Evening Star Newspaper, December 10, 1897, Page 2

m= our PADADT or-Tesr - rato een -THE EV ENING- STAR, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1897—16 PAGES. read from the platforms adopted at repuo- lican national conventions for twenty rears in support of his contention. Hayes, Garfield, Harrison and McKinley all stood for the law, and the President's last utterance in its favor had received the overwhelming approval of republican press of the countr: Mr. Johnson declared that the enemies of the law dare not attack it openly. They heped as “the friends of true civil service reform™ to tear it wn piecemeal and do cevertly wnat they feared to attempt di rectly “Do you favor life tenure in office?” ask- ed Mr. Pearson rom) “I do in the service,” replied Mr. nson, emphatically. “I believe that the “cs are public trusts held by the people no deserve them: that they are not owned w by politicians to be u for rewarding their friends I believe any bright bey. r Matter how humble igin, who doc not happ sa pe pull, should be allow renstrate his fitness fe office m » offices ought not to be © happens to cor used to shay candidate to some votes whic appla ‘~ Sinterment. i 3. demo- in faver expenditures. that th non the hout ¢ howed a re of postal reven nelusive of postal r . he thought. _ ™ out that the showing of a cy under the Dingley tacift lew after its was fully felt, was npn the preposition of an inc of S50.000,000 in expenditures. He said that nticipated a it. If there = jacrease of expendi- he said. eal year, no inerease than would be nortr ed Ur nt to meet >a surplus ; into the question of went extensi ting imports before the Dingley law went irte effect, skowing that tnere was immense loss of revenue to the nt by these anticipatory impori:- tions und that this fully warranted the estimates given by him of what the new law would produce under normal condi- tiens. MR. GAGES CURRENCY PLAN. Be Embodied in Several Bitlis. Tt was stated in reliable quarters about Hix Views t the Honse of Representatives today that Secretary Gage had made his purpose to embc4dy his financial view t to cove special ¥ would go hefore the House rg and currency, and committee on ways and ittee had mey coms Secretary to present the phases of financial 4 his recen my 0 ut the sul sane uson ther when it session, tween Mr. tirmen of s com- bi felt that it initial rab invitation Gage to prese mmendatic Connecticut was Iker to submit ary. As 2 result ame generally und-r ry that the with the ree neial reform, but would net bills Was asked as to the re- at he could not say what ald « mine to do. ‘The i received the invitation of the on banking and currency with and had sa’ > committee at Mr. Gage did not out to framing one or move bill ssion Mr. Hill received Secretary has ui considerat eral bills covering the several phases of finan ubject. the ry concludes to ac that the bills reiating ng the public debt and pl: on cirenlation would go to means committee, whi establishment of small Pe ot this: to | said is refund tax and a ymraunities, allowing circ value of bonds dey i ses directly connected with | business would go to the commit- on banking and currency. e+ NEEDS OF THE DEPARTM Repres tives Hold a € ference With Seerctary Wilson. ommittee on agriculture cail- retary Wilson of that department ¥, and had an informal chat with reg. x the eeds of the deg ry went over way wheat particu! fe sreased appropriations. to the lack ef wea- in the northwestern ‘There ts a larse gap the He bureau s ations do exist. It was expiained t they w especialiv needed in that region, as th r z ; lown t and | it is approach that the i alifornia have peen i Value to te fruit The cold snaps heels of nori wes “id. Especially is this the rape grow who are erabled to cover up their grapes and save them from the frost. The Secretary is of the nion that still greater good wouid result by the establishment of a number More ef stations. pout te which he called their at : the need of an increase ot Pprovriations for microscopically exam- ts. This will require a good-sized ox the examinations or in- have to be made in the packing t present there is net near m rt Fr tak purpe ner Germany at the pre. American beef, though Ger- <es pork from this country. It is r that if the microscopical examina- tions carried on extensively that ' ose countries can be induced to meat preducts. It will be n en this on a large seal ° supply can equal the demand this gets to be the ca As a mat- ter of fact, although a number of deaths have oceurred in Germany from trichinae, ©. 1 by eating raw pork, not one of them attributed ica. members of the committee signified t any which came tr j Nomination LATE NEWS BY WIRE Effect of the Election of Judge Barley. —- . HOW REGARDED IN RICHMOND Considered as a Victory for the Gamblers. ACTION CONSIDERED ASSURED a Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., December 10—The st over the Alexandria and Fairfax ip, it is understood, is practically . and there is Mttle doubt now that C. Barley will be chosen. This is thought to be a step toward victory for the sporting people, including the managers of St. Asaph’s race track. The impression prevails here that some of ngest supporters of Mr. Bailey are rested in racing in Alexandria county. Senator Boykin of Isle of Wight and S. Brent of Alexandria wrote a letter to Joseph C, Willard of Fairfax, member of the louse, and who is in charge of Judge Love's fight fer the judgeship, agreeing to leave the matter to Senator Mushback. If he would second the nomination of Barley, Love's supporters would support that gentleman, or if he would second the ot Love, Barley’s supporters would vote for Love. Mr. Willard declined to agree to this, and Senatcr Mushback announced today to one of his friends that he wouid support Bar- ley. The interest in this centest was greater than any other on account of the fact that the diction of the judgeship included St. ph's race course and some of the gamblirg dens opposite Washington, which Goy. O'Ferrall has so long made war on. Se MRS. McKINLEY SINKING. Abner Thinks the End is Very Near. CANTON, O., December 10.—Mrs. McKin- ley, at 10:45 o'clock, was still living, but still growing weaker. It is not thought that the end will come for some little time, and some of the younger members of the family have left the house for a little exer- cise in the open air. The President rested only a short time during the latter part of the night, and resumed his vigil in the sick room during the forenoon. He remains almost constantly at the beds and always within cail at a mo- ment’s notice. Her Son Mr, Abner McKinley at about the same time suid his mother was sinking ve rapidly, and that the family could not hop. for a mtch longer delay of the final a VER FOR A SKY-SCRAPER. rn Building in Chicago a Finns Failure. O, December 10.— » Tuley to- nted Vi Mec receiver fur Galena Trust and Safety Vault Com the corporation owning the on Clark and Monroe acl Green- & Co., and the concern. n fully years several is valued — LEADS A WOMAN DOUBLE LIFE. Feastuck Mad Ideas of Her Own on Mnirimony, SAN FRANCISCO, December 10.—A most peculiz of a woman leading a double to light here when Henry M. of this city, had his Wm. Wristland art A Mes. tck married his wife at Los Angeles in 1880. He m his city in 18% with wife and little boy. Four years af rd he learned by cident that his wife had married his own brother, Frank Fru- stuck. He secured a divorce for cruelty, in order that the facts should not come out. The woman constantly saled to him for aid and also to see her little boy, and as his brother had dicd she finally in- duced him to remarry her last Jun Frustuck had a friend named Wm. Wri land, who owned a yacht in which he t parties out on the bay. He invited Mrs. Frustuck several times to go with him. Finally, in August, the yacht, Wrist nd Mrs. Frustuck disappeared. ‘The band made a search for his wife and finai found that she had been married to Wrisi land at Martinez in August. The woman had taken his child, so he kidnaped it and gave it to his mother. Then he had the woman and Wristland arrested. = ESCAPE OF NARROW WORKMEN. Twenty Buried Under Debris From a Collapsed Building. MILWAUKEE, W Twenty men were buried under debris by the collapse of cast house No. 1 of the Illinois Steel Company's plant at Bay View, at 2 o'clock this morning. Fortunately only viously hurt, the others es- aping with a few scratches and bruises. The seriously injured are John Hesiak and Thomas Kowalski. But for the fact that the roof is of sheet iron and did not fall flat on the ground all would have been killed. > THIEF Had $10,600 Worth of Jewels in His Possession When Caught. LYIMORE, December 10.—The rn Mr. Isaac E. Emerson, president nerson Drug Compan: and com- mander of the Maryland Naval Reserves, at No. 25) Eutaw place, was entered last night and diamonds valued at nearly $10,- 009 were stolen. After a desperate strug- the thief was captured as he was leav- ing the house. The prisoner was searched and the diamonds found in his pockets. He at first said his name was Smith, and afterward told Captain John Baker that it was John Davis, twenty-nine years of age, and that he was a stenographer. All of the diamonds were identified as her own by Mrs. Emerson, excepting three stick pins and a silver bracelet, which vere later identified by Mrs. Kate Henkle- man, who lives at No. 2304 Eutaw place. The police also found $152.02 in the prison- December 10.— DIAMOND ARRESTED. Bs. dence of of the er’s pockets. Of this sum, $70 is supposed to have been stolen from Mrs. Henkle- man, and the balance from Mrs. Emerson. —_— > STRONG DESIRE TO KILL. Henry Nesbit’s Thirst for Blood Main- tained to the End. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. IRWINVILLE, Ga., December 10.—At 11 o'clock this morning the trap was sprung their inteation of making the appropria- tion in accordance with the wishes of the Secretary. —_———_-e-_______ Eastern Branch Bridge Estimates. Speaker Reed today received a communi- tion from the Secretary of War trans- mitting the report of the survey for a bridge across the Eastern branch of the Potomac in line with Massachusetts avenue -xtended, as authorized by the act of Feb- ruary 17, 1897. The chief of engineers rec- ommends a steel truss bridge. resting on masonry, to cost $441,200 without a draw- bridge, and $476,545 with the drawbridge. —_e = Gem. Weyler, former captain general of sow, Says he considers President McK1n- ley’s “hostility to be the most glorious compliment” which could be-paid him when “coming from “Spain's mest dangerous. en- emy. pie a which launched Henry Nesbit, colored, into eternity. Jim Harrington was the victim whose death was thus expiated. The cause was jealousy of the smiles of a black amazon, who stood in the crowd today to watch the fate of her former lover. Before the black cap was placed over his eyes, Nesbit spoke ramblingly, declaring that the white race had always been friend- to him, while he owed all his trouble to numbers of his own race. “If I should get clear,” said he, “I would kill nine negroes. Nesbit has quite a record as a desperado, and nine homicides are laid to his charge, all of whom were members of his own race. In fact, he seemed to be afflicted with @ mania for killing negroes, and always prided himself inthe fact that he “was a Megroes looked “upon his “erection” wink deep satisfaction. bam ZANOLI LOST MANY WIVES But He Was Always Oonsoled by Their Life insurance. New York Barber Under Arrest for Fraud, and Police Suspect More Serious Crimes. NEW YORK, December 10,—Charles Zanoll, the barber who yesterday pleaded guilty to defrauding an insurance company, and who admitted that since 1883 he had collected insurance on four wives, one mother-in-law, one daughter, and one em- ploye, was arraigned in police court again today on the charge of being a suspicious person. He was remanded until tomorrow to give the detectives on the case time to thoroughly investigate his record, and as- certain whether the lives of all these peo- ple, whose insurance Zanoli obtained, were lost through natural causes. The charge made by the insurance company will not be pressed until this curious sequence of deaths has been thoroughly explained. anoli S$ very pate when in court today, but behaved in a secif-possessed way. He asserts that all the persons on whose lives he collected insurance died from natural causes, but admits collecting $355 on an in- urance policy taken out in his own name after he had represented to the company that the de: of an emplo; named Schmidt was himself. While prosecuting his insurance business Zanoli sometimes traveled under the names of Braune and Suhmer. The police have many theories and strong suspicions of foul play, but no definite evidence has yet been procured to warrant the charge of murder. When Zanoli was searched $1,000 in bills and a bank book with an account of $500 in it were found on him. He aiso had a re- volver, which he said he carried to protect himself against some one who had threat- ened to kill him. He refused to tell the name of this person. >— CHARLES FLEISCHMANN DEAD. Prominent Business Man and Politi- cian of Cincinnatl, Ohic CINCINNATI, Ohio, December 10.—Chas. Fleischmann died at 4:30 a.m. today, at his home in Avondale, from paralysis. The stroke, which was the second he hus suffer- ed, came at 2:30 o'clock Thursday morning, and he never regained consciousness. Mr. Fleischmann was born In Hungary in 1834, and came to Cincinnat! in 1868. The found ition of his great fortune was laid by the invention of patented machinery for use in distilleries, His business interests were various and nifold. Until recently he was president of the Commercial Tribune Company. He Was also president of the Market National Bank. He had an interest in the rf, and was the employer of the famous m: jockey Tod Sloane. Mr. FI ed two terms as senator in ¢ jature trom this district. He held a num- ber of offices h as fire commissioner nd trustee for various associ societies. His wife and two sons, Julius and Max, and one daughter, Mrs, C. H. survive him, es TRUST COMPANY WINS AGAIN. forcing Ordinance Stand: December 10,—The o ppeals in an Indian sed t ndian: trom the order Judge Showalter enjoining the enforce- ment of the S-cent fare ordinance. ‘The cese was one in which the Central Trust npany of New York, in a bill filed federal court at Indianapolis, as or an injunction restraining the enfor ment of the -cent fare aet passed by legislat of Indiana last Mare 4 ust company is the mortgagee for a 000 Lor ued by the Indianapolis car lines. CHICAGO, court United on opin ended down today in th ent fare city of 1 disny in reet sieges FOG CAUSES A COLLISION, ats Crash y York. NEW YORK, December 10.—A heavy fog hung over the waters surrounding Manhat- tan Island during the early hours of today. Vigat.un was considerably impeded, but only one accident was reported. The ferry beat Hudson City, from the Desbrosses sip, and the Chicago from the Cortlandt street slip, of the Pennsylvania line, col- ed at Jersey City. The guard rails on both boats broken and the few pas- sengers on board frightened. The damage uflicient to cause the boats to be When the sun came up the fog spelled. Together at ———— DURRANT’S TIME GROWING sHORT. Prospect That He Will Be Hanged Early in January, FRA ‘0, December papers in the Durrant hav It expected t the be sentenced for the third time on day and will 1 ged on the first jay of the new year. It is a singular fact that of the 1 pndemned murder now awaiting tion in San Quentin, three—Allender, Ebanks and Durrant—kil ed two persons each. — PERSEDEAS FOR SPALDING 10.—The been filed murderer t Chicago Ex-Banker, Who is Undef Sentence for Embezzlement. SPRINGFIELD, I, December 10.—The stpreme court teday granted a writ of su- persedeas on the petition of ex-Banker Charles W. Spalding, recently sentenced to an irdeterminate term in the penitentiary for embezzlement. Motion for adm ever, denied. The ted for hearing at ion for bail was, how- case will be submit- the February term of the supreme court and an opinion is ex- pected by April. in the meantime Spald- ing will be confined in jail instead of go- ing to the penitentiary. > LOBSTERS FOR SALMON. Fish com From ins Inkes Transfer Atlantic to Pacitic. SAN FRANCISCO, December 10.—A car- Icad of Tantaug and egg-bearing lobsters ave arrived from Massachusetts and have been deposited near the Farralon Islands. ‘Phe fish commission car, which brought these out, will go to Anderson, Shasta county, where it will take on about six pillion quinnat salmon spawn from the Battle Creek hatchery. These are to be distributed in the upper Hudson river and in all of the streams in the northwestern states. > POST OFFICE CLERKS. Iassification Proposed by a Bill fm the House. A bill for the classification of post office clerks for the first and second class was introduced in the House today by Mr. Lorimer of Illinois. By its provisions those holding the office of assistant postmasters are to receive 50 per cent of the salary of the postmaster; second assistant, 30 per cent; secretary to postmaster, from $1,200 to $1,800; cashier, auditor, superintendent of mails, superintendent of delivery, super- intendent of registry and superintendent of money order, 45 per cent of the salary of the postmaster. Assistants of these last named and superintendent of stamp divi- sion, foreign mails, money order depart- ment, second-class matter and of rating, inquiry and supply department and inspec- ter of stations, from $1,700 to $2,400; book- keeper, accountant and finance clerk, $1,200 to $1,900, etc. : - This grading applies to all first-class offices. In second-class offices assistant postmasters or chief clerks are to receive from $900 to 50 per cent of the postmas- ter’s salary; and all clerks are to be ‘ap- pointed at $500 and faerenea apnually $100 until the salary is $1, r Re SPAIN WANTS A QUARREL That Country is Now in Exoeedingly Des- erate Straits, » a} Importance ‘of hk Conservative and Forbearing Course in Treating the Cuban Question, ——————— Some of the most conservative and re- liable men in Congress are discus#ng the Cuban situation—more properly the Spanish situation—very grayely, and say that they expect that before long the wisdom of the recommendations on the subject by the President in his message will be apparent to every one. They say that the situation is such as to render the most cons ative and forbearing course consistent with the dignity of this government the wisest and mast patriotic that can be followed, and that every effort should be and will be made to hold Congress down in the matter. This opinion is presented with confidence that such a course will hinder or re’ the independence of Cuba, but will as a bulwark of strength to this gov ment when the crisis arrives that pected. The dispatches from Madrid that Sagasta and the new Spani: cannot sustain themselves against popular antagonism to the autonomy and the expressions quoted from Sagasta’s speech on that subject were not unex- pected to the administration. The Pres dent, it is asserted, was not at the time of the writing of his message ignorant of the desperate position of the Sagasta minis- try, and it was realized that popular clamor against a policy of conciliation might at any time drive Sagasta to seek a quarrel directly with the United State: With such a prospect in view, It is regard- ed as of the greatest importance that this government should appear in the eyes of all nations as not the aggressor, but having been patient and forbearing even to an extreme degree. Attitude of the Spanish, One of the best informed and most con- servative men in the House said, in a serious private discussion of the situation today, that there was great probability that Spain would soon try to fix a quarrel upon the United States. “The Spanish,” he said, “are in desperate straits both at home and in Cuba. Cuban independence is now practically assured. The autonomy expedient is recognized as a failure even by Saga on account of the refusal of the insurgents to accept it and becaus of the urpopularity of the scheme amonz the Spanish themselves. It is a foregone conch that the cortes will not ratify the decree of autonomy, and it is re: that the very existence of the gevernment would be threatened ence in the policy. The belief is entertained that the Sagasta government will he driven to seek trouble with the United States in order to « popular condemnation at home and to avoid indicating ation pf defeat by the Cubans The admiptstration realizes that events are tending in that direction and the President foresaw the probability of it When he wrote his me: Spain cannot seek and could not get ssistance ot ny foreign government in her efforts to ue the i but the Spanish hopes that i ‘hited St could » placed in the of a sor d be drawn into the fight, putside ~ for Spain might be secured. It garded as probabl that pain will essive action elf, in the ab- sence of provécation from this government, | but in th ho foreign country could find an excuse to prrticipate a of Spain. It is for this r ministration tike: that all possibi prevent prove a supporter son that the ad- e position it d ts will mite ng by be ven re ne Opposition to the Spanish Minister. A story comes from New York t Spanish coleny that the question of the retention of S: Lome as the Spanish minister to the Uni ed States. Shortly afrer the assination city is div of Premier Canovas a petition was sent to Madrid asking for a strong suece to Senor De Lome. The petition was drawn So as to attack Senor De Lome ithout mentioning his name, and among ti orty prominent Spaniards who signed it were several frierds of the minister, who did see an atiack upon him in the appare harml recommendations. ‘The a strong bitterness among the fa The petition speaks of the d the American people for the succ+ ne Cubans and of the necessi Spain giv- ing “the United States stand that not only it know its own affairs, bui_ th d to govern them as tt ehoos The so-called ene! by Senors L. F. charge the min mies of De Lome are led j@ and A. Tattovull, who ter with lack of foresight and weakness, With permitting Americans a voice in Spanish and w'th bowing: to the Senate Thelr opponents are led by . Terans, formerly vice president of the spanish exchange. oe ANTIS CLAIM TWELVE VOTES Senator Hanna Counts Fifteen Majority on Joint Ballot. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 10.— ator Hanna's political future will bly be settled this week. The antis are counting their forces and will decide whether or not they will make a stand at the end of the week. The intis now claim twelve members. That is, there are twelve men who are willing to vote against Mr. Hanna if they are assured that such action will be successful in accomplishing his de- feat. If they are not made certain of that, none of them will commit political suicide. They do uot propose to vote against Mr. Hanna simply to-gratify any personal ani- mosity they may feel against him. Confident of Success, Here in Cleveland the friends of Senator Hanna are more confident of success than they ve ever been since election, and are claiming that they will have a majority of fifteen on joint ballot, in spite of the t that ihe three McKisson men on the legislative delegation from this county bave as yet not announced their intentions on the tenatorial question, and there is slill a grave doubt where the fusion mem- bers on the HamiJton county delegation will stand... a = There is a movement in the southern and central part ef thesstate to pass the dem- ocratic senatorial nemination to Mr. John R. McLean. W is himted that Mr. McLean will be a candidwtti for the presidency in 1900, and that he® believes the senatorial nomination toi be the first step necessary in the work of/gaining the delegation from Ohio. To thatiend’he proposes to keep up an organization in’ this state and hopes to have matters se/perfected that in 1900 when he needy the,Ohjo delegation, he will be in a position to get it. Guest of, Mrs, Hanna. Mrs. Calvin.§. Brige ts the guest of Mrs. M. A. Hanna. Mrs. Brice is chairman of the George Washjpgton memorial state committee. She addressed the women of Cleveland this afternoon and endeavored to interest thém fn”a plan to raise $250,000, to be used to erect a building to be known as the George Washington memorial, which it is proposed to place on land des- ignated by the first President as a site for a national university. = prob- —>—___ GIVEN FOR A POKER ‘DEBT. December i0.—In the Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans’ his- tory investigation: this morning, Col. J. N. Stubbs, grand commander, admitted that the two checks. Gr¢wp. to his..order by J.’ “W. Womack, and which are the basis @f}| ‘the investigation, were genuine. He Phe ,_they ip. tof r A PAINTER'S FATAL FALL Robert A. Pumphrey'’s Death Results From an Accident. Was at Work at a Second-Story W dow and Dropped to the Pave- ment—Skull Fractured, Robert A. Pumphrey, a painter, thirty- four years old, met with a fatal accident while working at No. 444 S street north- west, about 9:45 o'clock this morning. He fell from the second-story front window to the iron porch below, fracturing his skull and breaking his left arm. The police am- bulance happened to be in the vicinity of the house where the accident occurred, and the victim was taken to Freedinen’s Hos- pital. He died just as the hospital w reached. The deceased lived at No. S38 Armory street southwest with his wife, but had no chitdr His father was in the paint- ing business in this city more than thirty years ago, and two of the victim's brothe: survive him. One of them drives bake wagon and tt s in Pumphrey was working on a hot by Mrs. M. L. Heove and eceupied by Mr. and M I. Hampton. About two weeks ago Mrs. Hoover met the painter on the street, and his appearance caused the belief on her part that he was in n The iady offered him work cepted. wo days work painting four hon: and the latter was pl to such an extent t meney with which to care for his family. This morning when he appeared at the house ready for duty Mrs. Hoover noticed an improvement in his dress, and she w. more pleased than ever to see that the man to whom she had given employment had not thrown away his earnings. Heard a Noise. He went to the second story of the Hampton residence and started to paint the front window. Mrs. Hampton was In the dining room in the basement at the time, and a few minutes after Pumphrey ascended the stairs she heard a peculiar noise. “What's that noise?” her colored maid. othing, I guess,” was her answer. Thinking, however, that there was som thing wrong Mrs. Hampton went to the front door, where she witnessed the sho ing sixht of the dying man lying on the sidewalk directly in front of her nouse. Blood was streiming from his mouth and nose. Mrs. Hampton's screams aroused persons in the adjoining houses, and maid WeMt out to make the dying man xs comfortai 1 bout this time the police ambulance, in charge of Driver Oliver, stopped in front of the house. Two sick patients in the ambulance were taken out and seated on a doorstep and the ve- hiele was soon on its way to the hospital with the injured painter. When the doctors at the nounced the man dead the and the body was morgue. he Mrs. with the e advanced him work she was asked by hospital wagon tu’ taken to pro- 1 the Coroner Notiicd, rr was notified of the acciden a 1 the p of eighth precir ake an investigation. It is likely that no west will be held. ——— Mis > PROE A Hurt While Hz Navy Philip ties naling Departme) R 1 R. Alge Prof. mathem professor met Deps with emcon, He and Li wer cussing lopted by the i he was mak- ing, Professor Alger picked up a rifle ste ing near by, it. It con and it supposed that fact. ism, and was sup H fircarms in all conditions without danger to himself, so that the fact that the rifle was loaded did uot ¢ enter into consid- erati at ail. In some way, nox riments resulted in the un harse of Uke weapon. ‘The n casing of the window frame and oft several Il pieces ¢ the one of which, about two inches long, Struck the professor on the forehead, just above the r , Severing Lhe tem* poral ariery. havy, and to d began to manip 1 a live eartridg: ser was not aware ¢ is an expert in gun mech: tte is of yet explained, nis ex- ad Gis- struck bullet th chipped metal, vut. Dushiell was struck on the body 1 pieces of the metal, but was not hurt. Seeing his corapanion’s condi- he pressed bis finger to the wound, temporarily checking the flow of blood, and summoned assistance, The accident happened in the library ac joining the office of the chief of the bure Professor Aiger was carried to a sofa in the latter office and was soor the care of Surgeon General Van end Surgeons Boyd and Green, and den, assistant surgeon general of the s found t he was not so seriously EB as at first supposed, the skuil pot having been fractured, and the missile merely caused a severe laceration. The injured man responded treatment and was able soon after to D removed to his he b Hillyer place The affair created considerable ment among the employes of the State, W avy Departn as it was re- ported that had resulted fatally. ——-e+______ ARMY AND NAVY. Movements Warships—Late Orders Personal Notes. The battle ship Oregon has arrived at Bremerton, Wash.; the Petrel at Swatow, and the torpedo boats Dupont, Ericsson, Porter and Cushing at Jacksonville. Paymaster’s Clerk J. Hartman of the Raleigh has been appointed acting boat- swain in the navy. Licut. H. R. Hines has had his unexpired leave revoked, and he has been ordered to the branch hydrographic office, Savannah. Assistant Engineer R. D. Hasbrouck has becn detached from the Maine and ordered to the Puritan, Assistant Engineer D. R. Merritt has been detached from the New York navy yard and ordered to the Maine. Paymaster’s Clerk C. G. Cowie has been granted fourteen days’ leay Licut. Col. William A. Marye of the ord- nance department has been ordered to Richmond, Va., for inspection and delivery of projectiles, now being manufactured by the Tredegar Company. The leave of absence granted Capt. Rob- ert D. Read, jr.. 10th Cavalry, has been ex- terded seven days. Capt. Ira MacNutt of the ordnance de- partment has heen ordered to the Water- vliet arsenal, Watervliet, N, ¥., for inspec- tion of steel gun forgings. First Lieut. E. E. Winslow, corps of en- gineers, is at the Ebbitt on leave. Col. J. C. Sainoness, retired, is here for the winter. He is at the Oxford. Lieut. Bernard Scott of the Saratoga is here on leave. Ensign Victor Blue of the Naval Acad- emy is here for examination for promotion. He is at the navy yard. Paymaster C. W. Ray of the Lancaster is at 1200 18th street. Ensign Allen Davis of the Helena regis- ! tered at the Navy Department today. is at the Army and Navy Club. ——S REPORT OF REVOLT DENIED. He Advices From the United States Min- ister at Carac: The United States minister at Caracas has written to the. Secretary of State to deny the report that a revolt had broken out in Venezuela. Profound peace has pre- vailed there for several years, he says, and from. present indications will continue in- definitely. The clections passed off with- out the slightest breach of the peace. Gen. Andrade, a man-of high character, was chosen president, and. will assume next March... The able tia adds. that the AD cmette treme the business deprigt sion which has prevailed for the last - years. and month Mas ster ™ FINANCE AND TRADE! Bears Had Full Sway on New York | ipts, ART Hushels: export Stock, 1188517) bush mal 1 by snmp on firm December, 313, Stock Board. Saar ae Teas THE ENTIRE LIST HAMMERED DOWN 2-%. sts | tynshea London Selling the Only Reason | *" unchanged. unchanged, for the Decline. eee GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Government Bonds, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, December 10.—The stock exchange transactions today represented | acy G per cents of 26% Bes large realizing in the entire list, with con- | Cucrency 6 per cents of 18 . sequently a sethack to the upward mov -: 2 nt. throughout th of one point, an TOO MANY DOGS, trading was quite nd the result is a loss din some stocks (wo. alth Officer's Opinion of Conditions in Disert The sei is reme ha as rted _ The selling movement that was started! sroaitn OMtecr Womles eee, yesterday by London continued very vigor-| jon that the does at big ly from that center today. The eariy ere aarti ‘ : : much freedom, and h : cables reported lower figures for American eee ae me » but the local market acted contra- | “°CUre par g eee areas dictory to these quotations, and oy F Kig canta © Sie oak ae higher. ‘This high n tor Ras SARS mea Gir EO Brokers] 700k cicantcas coll in| Same time advocate the levying of a high- ios apelin Saw ack . er tax on female dogs than on those of from opening quotations and encouras EEE PAAS are ene he ene wt Ree Pe gen realizing movement amongst the | ©#t time being equal. entire list, which continued throughout the] The health officer does not desire to be day understood as wishing to exterminate the There was no particular news on the! dog, but he feels that there are too many market, ane cally ence . “ Sees ty TO TTIne Bocally ito AnRinenoe) Vine for dhe ieinty OF he peuhe SbaK The reports of earnings for the first week | Many could be done away with. He also of December continue to keep up with the] feels tha: common « requires that previous weekly statements. the Jaw fn rela ould be Manhattan on realizing dgclined very | @2™mended in the 1 ed by him. cashaly Mion A0SSSiRo ROSIER: aks aonle Another thing which will probably figure there were a number of buying or- | Urse is that dogs of a dangerous kind « ders, and a recovery of half the decline | disposition shail not be permitted to run was scored. The decision of the appellate | @t large under any circumstances, and that court was expected today, but up to de-| When they appear on the streets they be livery hour it had not been received. As] in change of some responsible person and to what it will be there is not much | Securely restrained doubt. rae es orthern Pacific preferred was very avy throughout the day, but it was dur- ing the carly trading that the heaviest di cline was made on stop orders. an- nouncement of the dividend was expected GRAND LOU E ADJOURNS. District pod Templars Bring An- nual Sexsion to a Clone. The Grand Ledge of Good T: T today, and its non-appearance encouraged Sc the traders to let go. the District. of Columbia completed ics The transactions in Sugar were some- | thirty-second annual session yesterday what neglect the afternoon in the Sunday room of the industrial. fas Mt. non Place M. E. Church South. amongst After The Star's report of the aiternoon Ss great gar, how : session closed the al election of offi- trading that cers took pli » loss to the tellers Mr. Georg The foreign exchange m seat asl! gta tacky and unchanged. ‘There was a go past grand vice templar of Virginia, and of both grain and cotton bills, but th Miss Estelle Birch of Pioneer Lodge of 1 was lie chiefly from Falls Chareh, Va. itrage houses. The Pct as follows: Gran Previous to the close the market rallied a | chief templar, I H. Jones 0} little, but although regaining somewhat, | bia Loize: lor, Jesse C. 8 it closed with a loss f list of Columbia Lodge; grand vic ee ees Mrs. King of Friend NCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Sire SJ ving are ning, the high- | Sccretary Vill Lodge: grand tr xf Good Will Lodi tela lowest pri ¥, as re- members Correspont No. 59 Broa: Hizh. Low. Cio: Kk stock e: Moore & nge. Spu 3 2 Wi Spirits, pf Sones Mary Sugai - My gra Sugar, pid... rae P Tobacco”. 85}, Tacit 5 Setton i Star of Hope Ledge; grand mes: G. Cotton Oil > officers were, together with the Past nd Chief Templar A. E. Shoemaker, Canada Southern installed, Grand Secretary Hawx- Canada Paid ginia officiating as D. RL W Chesapeake & - M. Therne of Falls & St. Lous. aliing marshal, and Miss co. B&Q Seoee cle Birch Falls Church Se tae Ne Birch of Fal hurch, deputy marshal as installing agence Resolutions of thanks to the SM & St Pawson, officers of Mt. Vernon Church, eae lee and to the retiring grand chief templar, M& Alberc E. Shoemaker, for his kindness and eS estaing officer during the . animoust: adopted Delaware & Hudson committee was instructed Den. & Kio Grande, pfd zal “nt Erie... sin t .gue of the of Colur to appoint a delegation to represent the Grand Lodge at the session of the American Anti Saloon League in Columbus, Ohio, January 11 to 1, 1NMS, The Grand Lodge decided to require the officers to make one official visitation ouly a body to each subordinate lodge duri pmIsVIlle & N. Metropolitan ‘Traction.. naatian Elevated ‘higran Central Missouri Pacide Natio Natiouai Leaa Go.. pid the year. New Jersey Central... During the afternoon the convention New Ye niral.. ... listened to an eloquent sp from Mr. Northern Pacite, pid. JM. Thorne of Falls Chureh, and also an interesting address from the newly elected grand.chief templar, The session sed in the Grand Lodge degree at about 5 o'clock. > Ont. & West Pacitie Man. Phila. & Keading. an B.C. CO. Ry 21 ee ed Copy Filed. ted i copy of the will of the way yeth Matilda Forney, dated Au- with codi 1896, ells dated June 11, the original being fter- tiled noon with the register of wills here. The estate of the deceased included two properties in this city, one on Sth betwe E and F streets, and the other on 1h tween E and F streets. ck Exchange. ae o'dock m.—U. 3. 48 G6 at 63 The will of the late Charles G. Davy, Mergenthater Linotype, 2 dated October 15, 1897, was also filed this District of ar fund Ss, 199 | afternoon. The entire estate of the dex bid, So-yerr fund bid, Water ster con is bequeathed a a az: Zs, 1901, carreney, ter stock 7s, daughter of the deceased, Catherine A. 111 bi ‘Ss, funding, currency, 114%; | Hopkins, is named as executrix. vid, 116 asked. > Miscellaneous Bends.—Metr polijan Ratiroad 5s, lt 1 + yk Tees itan Ra Ac dentally Shot. 6s, pid. Metropolitan Ita “a i Seager Indebicaness, ATS hide Stet opolitan Railroad | James Isaac, aged twenty-four years, certificates of indebtedness, B, 112 bid. Belt Ruil- | jiying at Bowie, Md. was today adn ad 5s, 70 asked. sked. ingten’ Railroad Gs, 85 bid, d és, 120 bid. to the Emergency Hospital for treatment 100 for two wounds which he received this morning. He was out hunting, and, while getting over a fence, the gun which he © 100 bid, d was accidentally discharged. ‘Ameriean Security a A100 td. | carried was a Nd. Washington iat Gx, io] The weapon contained two small hulle pees Company imp. ¢s, 1! one of which passed through a BS oe pone : part of the man’s neck, while the other ington ntautiy Im On, BO ld as imbedded in his arm, from which it Nation nk Stocks. — Buu oved after his arrival at the hos- bid. 300 asked. | Metropolitan, 298 bid, pital. The man's condition is not serious. i574 b Farmers and Mechanics’, Iso ed econd, 140 bid. Citizens’, 135 bid. Colum- 1io bid. Capital, 120 bid! West End, 104] WHHL Render Decision Monday Next. 105 asked. asked, "97 bid. Lincoln, 108 bid, genoa ies incotn. 108 Did | Argumerts were concluded by counsel to- Sw Deposit and Trust Companies.—National ew x y Ce t dige Cox, in fe Deposit and” Trust. 114% bid, 120 asker. | C&¥ in Equity Court No. 1, Jud bill filed the the hearing on the cros: American Security and Trust © Washington Loan and Trust, 120 bid, 125 asked American Security and Trost, 146 bid, 148 asked y a id ks.—Cs a ¥ bid, 65. , asked. Metromtitan, 120 bid, 133 asked, ‘Ceium, | tepresenting the bondholders of the Belt bia, 63 bid. 68 asked. Railway Company, asking a sale of thc fale eS Be ed read and the settlement of priorities. The Blectrig Light 102 bid too, naked, court announced that he would pecbably be prepared to render his decision in the matter Monday next. >—- les the Damnges. focks.—Firemen Metropolitan, r 56 bid Arlington, . 185. bid." Nations Bl dlumbia, 12 bid. 14 asked. Rigzs. 12 asked. Jury se "bid, Sj asked. People’s, 51g bid, 6 asked. ce Eneata; 9 bid. Commerctal, it In the suit-at-law instituted November et A SSS $5] 11, 1895, by Phillip R. Pulliam and his wife, bid, ked. Columb Tith Bly asked. at i Washington Tine: 22 Md Diarict Tie 2 bid.” | Elizabeth, against the District of Columbia, Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvania, _ 38 a2 f $2540, a kod. Che ake and Potomac, 65 bid to recover damages in the sum of $2 ican Graphopbone, x0% bid, 9} asked. a jury in Circuit Court No. 1 this after- Grapbophone, preferred, 10° bid. 11 asked. " we ® verdl heniing ihe matle Gun Carflage, Of bid, -50 asked. noon returned, a verdict : Miscellaneous Stocks. — Mergenthalér I‘notype, | plaintiffs damages in the sum of $1 139 did, 143 asked. Lansten Monotyp It was claimed that in August, 1v5, Mrs. 20 asked. Washington Market. + Falls Ice, 108 bid, 111 asked. Norfolk and Was! Pulliam stepped into a hole on 7th stre near D street, thereby spraining an ankle bey Steamboat, 100 usked. Lincoln Hall, a and straining the ligaments of one of her xEx div, a limbs. > —— Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets Estate of Thomas Darden. Furnished by W. B. Hibts & Co., bankers Judge Hagner this afternoon in the Pro- and brokers, 1427 F st., inemibers New York} bate Court granted letters of administra- Stock excharge, correspondents Messrs. | tion to James D. Darden, on the estate of Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. | +15 prother, the late Thomas Darden. The IN. ey Hiab. Low. Close. | court required that a special bord in the Rey Blk 91% | sum of $100,000 be furnished by Mr. Darden. oq 5 Thomas Darden died November 11 at Baltimore. He 29%-% | Johns Hopkins Hospital, 20% 228-4 2254 "| never married, and died without making 9 will, leaving, however, an unusually large Lox. Gose- | amount of property, both real and personal. 450 ose Surviving pim, of the immediate family, - 435 435 | are his brother, mentioned, and two sisters, : ———E Low. Close. January. neers 5.66 5.69 -1-5 A New Elevator Car. Hage wepppet hee. 574 B77 & new steel car, of the latest pattern, has po Na ited B80 SEL | been placed in'the southeast elevator suaft ate. be - . aig wenden Another is oar old car. new car being in the northeast corner:of the ‘Treasury.