Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1897-12 PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE|K'LLED 8Y A TRAIN/SUCCEEDS MR. BRUCE Two Men Killed by Explosion in Jersey City Acetylene Works. a CAUSED BY A BOILER BURSTING Fire Spread to Acid Tanks, Causing Them to Explode. ge C WORKS SHAKEN UP —e ELEC Rl NEW YORK, December of explosions at the I lene Liquifying Com A succession ted States Acety- in Jersey City wo lives and § ‘The dead are tant engineer. of » to the works. nly three other employes in the time of the accident and they received more or less injuries. Their names are Fred Burr, Fritz Epzol amd Charles White. James Leeb, who was work a block away, was badly in- s half eee of the boiler. of the boiler tore the from a troiley car some It is said that the firs rs distance 2 exp! and as the fire the various acid tanks there was ing reports. Nearby as the Central Railroad bursting, instances. jar, cu ing the electric lights in various buildings te Max Grim window and body rn to pieces. The body ot Assistant Engineer Fowier was found in the ruins of the wrecked building. > D AT $1,000,000. y and Many Injured at land Fire Last Night. AND, Ohio, December 24.—A de- ed LOSS ESTIMA’ One Fatal lev CLEV h oc t shows that the loss, if any- ed $1,000,000. iients was unusually heavy, one man, Lieut. Wm. B. who fell down the elevator Iready died. lents were: Fireman John Hubner, roken; Fireman T. F. Kane, ernal S; Hoseman John Billers, Emma Valdoski, hurt by a tpt. Henry Hanks, an James Richard: come by ke; John Waffle, badly in- jured interr tric light- | blown through a} | mu Wesley McBride, Wife and Ohild Run Down at Crossing. All but Little Girl Dead—She Lies at Hospitai in Critical Condition. WILMINGTON, Del., December 24.—Mr. and Mrs. Wesley McBride of Stanton were- Killed and their daughter Carrie, aged six years, fatelly injured this morning at the Stanton crossing of the Philadelphia, Wil- mington and Laltimore railroad, five miles below this city. They were driving to the Wilmington market at the time with a load of produce, land started to cross the railroad tracks just as the Washington and New York ex- | press, due here at 2:55 o'clock, reached the station. The locomotive plunged into the vehicle with dreadful effect. Mrs. McBride was in killed and her husband so badly hurt that he died in a few minutes. ‘The little girl was terribly injured and will die. The horses were also killed and the wagon torn to fragments. The bodies of the two victims were brought to the morgue in this city, and the child was taken to the Delaware hospitat. M McBride's head was crushed to a “iy; her left leg broken in three places, i her ieft arm in two places. She was also otherwise injured. Mr. McBride's head was also badly crush- ed, the scalp being torn open and the skull fractured in several places. His left arm was also broken. arrie Mcbride, the child, had her right leg fractured and her scalp torn. She was etherwise hurt, but to what extent cannot ned until she regains conscious- Mr. and Mrs. McBride were not regu- lar attendants at the Wilmington market, but rted early this morning with a load of poultry and eggs for the purpose of do- ing some Christmas busines: The night was cold and a high wind was blowing. The wagon was closed up as much as pos- sible to protect the occupants from the wind and cold. This probably prevented them from having a good outlook and ob- serving the approach of the train, the diffi- culty being inerceased by seme freight cars on the siding. KILLED WHILE HUNTL Hammond, Ind., Frank ‘Turnquist CHICAGO. Dec way home from Henry Schneider found the in a thicket near Hessv south of Hammond. ‘G RABBITS. Authorities Believe Was While on their se, Otto and body of a man Ind., about two The man had | been shot through the hand, head and left shou and the indications were that r was done. The body was identified night by the relatives of the dead man a rank Turnquist. Teriquist’s watch a chain were m nt of the fire was a run- 1 at the bar had been broken from the of the ch in a button- hole of the v poin ene ~ and re All the ind ed £0 conclu to hat the Hammond authorilies at once called upur Sheriff Hayes of Lake county for tne use | of bioodhounds in tracking the mur- 1° rer. Turnquist, in comp: of anoth nan, Whose nume could not be learned, left PARDOVED BY | home last Saturday morning to hunt rab- — bits in the vicinity of Hammond. Turn- Christmas Gift ta . Allison May | quist, it is said, had considerable: money Have © with him. tG c See on of Sunbury convicted last BANKER DOBSON ARRESTED. March of fraudulent u: sentenced to serve We of the mails, and eighteen months in the erm penitentiary, was today pardoned by President McKinley. Warden Wright of received a telegram from 3 neral McKenna about saying to pardon Allison as a from President McKinley. howe . at the pardon S Allison is lying in the penitentiary, critically ill ion. a TURNER OUT OF THE CONTES Ashley M. Gould Now Has Walkover or Speakership. ecial Dispatch to The Evenin; BALTIMORE, Md., December 24.—Benja- n L. Turner today formally withdrew om the contest for the speakership of the house sates in a letter addressed te ¢ s of the legislature. ‘The indications all point to the election of Mr. Ash M. Gould of Montgomery county as speaker, without any serious op- position. Several prominent county members of the heuse who were in town today express the opinion that Mr. Gould wouid win the fight and announced thetr intention of voting for him. Star. membe a COLORADO'S TRIBUTE TO LI “OLN. Proposal to Build Monument on Top of Mount Lookout. DENVER, Col, December 24—Formal steps have been taken kere by the incor- poration of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Association for the estabiisnment of a suit- able monument to the martyred President in Colorado. The site selected is the mit of Mount Lookout, in the Ar! valley. A copy of th ticles of incor- porati ill be forwarded to Washington, with a petition to Congress for a grant of the site seiected. —» RUSSIA BUYING SUPPLIES. French Cruixer Ordered to Get Ready for China Station. N. W., December 24.—Tne n gevernment has entered into com- munication with the government of New South Walks, with the ot ject of procuring shipments of meat to Viadivostock. s. —A special dis- French cruiser ed to prepare for S cruiser of and 1v,0u0 in- carries UWwo 7.6- inch 1 d.crinch quick-liring guns and . small quick-liring guns. ROAT Go THE FALLS. pur x Complete Wreck ‘Tow Boat (isburg, Va. PITTSBURG, Pa., December 2 boat He ‘The tow went over the dam at Lock Monongahela river, about this morning, and was com- The crew of eleven men, Klein, the father of the ple hn owner, were thrown into the ere re d with difficulty. Al from the intense cold, and it in will die from the exposure. FOUR CHILDREN SUFFOCATED. Were in the Attic of a House Which Caught F PHILADELPHIA, Pa., December 24.— Four children named Malbelski were suf- focated by smoke this morning in an at- tie room occupied by the family at No. 17 Christian street. Their parents were both away and the house caught fire from an overheated stove, and before the little ones could be rescued they were rendered un- conscious by smoke, and all were dead when carried out of the house. The names of the children were: John, aged seven years; Constine, aged five: Mary, aged three; Kaswara, aged one. The fire was quickly extinguished and the pe- cuniary loss is slight. a Schooner Samuel Hall Ashore. CAPE HENRY, Va., December 24.—The three-masted schooner Samuel Hall Capt. Mumford, from Wilmington, N. C., to New York. loaded with lumber, went ashore at Chicamicomico life-saving station between 4 and 5 o'clock this morning. The crew of seven was saved. The vessel is in good condition, but probably will be a total loss. He Is Charged With Obtaining Money Under False Pretenses. NEW YORK, December 24.—Franklin K. Dobson, a banker and broker of Portland, Ore., has been arrested here on request of ; the police of that city, who prefer the charge of obtaining money under false pre- tens against him. ‘The accused says that the arrest is in the nature of persecution by a client who seeks to recover $150 lost in speculation through him. Dobson was held in $1,000 bones. aa MISS HERBERT AT REST. Remains of Ex-Seeretary’s Daughter Interred at Montgomery, Ala. MONTGOMERY, Ala., December 24.—Ex- Secretary H. A. Herbert and his son-in-law, Mr. Benjamin Micou, and Mrs. Micou reached here this morniug at 1 o'clock in a private car on the delayed Washington express. They brought the remains of Miss Herbert for interment here today. A large number of relatives and friends were wait- ing at the station for the arrival of the train. The casket was in a private car, and was covered with large numbers of the most beautiful floral emblems. The remains were taken to the residence of Mr. R. G. Banks, on Moulton street, and were interred in the family burying ground at 11 o’civck. Miss Herbert spent the early part of her life in this city, und was especially lcved and admired. The Secretary has the sym- pathy of all Alabama in his sad bereave- ment. Se DUTY ON FISH LIVERS. Canadian Product der McKi NEW YORK, December 24.—Gen. Wilkin- son of the board of general appraisers handed down an opinion today in the case of fish livers that establishes a precedent tn favor of the American product as against the Canadian output. The case on which the decision was based was that of B. F. Pike and W. A. Colby of Eastport, Me. They imported a lot of fish livers, and under the Dingley bill, which prescribes that ii Sstines, inleguments and sounds of jot Exempted Un- fish are admitted tree, claimed exemption from duty. The collector of the port assessed the per pound and the firm appealed. of appraisers upheld the coi- lector, hoiding that fish livers did not come under the construction of intestines, invegu- sand scuads. This decision, s I be apt to raise the price of cod live r — ight Mail Boxes Robbed. OS WEGO, N. Y.. December 24.—Eignt Vnitea States mail boxes in this city were broken open and rubbed of their contents i night. No clue to the robbers. gee Wife Murderer Hanged. RICHMOND, Va., December 24.—Peter Coleman, who murdered bis wife at Old Church some months ago, was hanged at llarover Court House today. The execu- tion was quiet. Death was almost instan- taneous. — Asphyxiated by Ga: NEW YORK, December 24.—Otto Stef- fens, a young German who came from Phil- edelphia on Wednesday, was found dead in his room at a lodging house in this city today Asphyxiation by gas was the cause of his death. There is nothing to tndi- cate that the man intended to take his hfe. ee Dervishes Defeated by British. SUAKIM, December 24.—The native levies of the Kassala garrison surprised a Derv- ish post at El Fasher, on the Atbara, on Wednesday, and drove cut the Dervishes with great loss, capturing the post, a num- ber of camels, a quantity of stores and many cattle.« Two Dervish emirs were killed. The Dervish post at Asabri has also been Invested. a= Disastrous Blase at Paterson. NEW YORK, December 24.—Fire in the business portion of Paterson, N. J., de- stroyed property of the value of $50,000, about equally divided between the building and the stock tenants. a Fire at Everett, Mass. EVERETT, Mass., December 24.—The Ferry street car house of the West End Street Railway was destroyed by fire to- day, together with ninety electric cars. The loss on the building is estimated at about $30,000, and on the cars at $120,000. | cated befor Thomas H. Wright Today Appointed a School Trustee. WAS INDORSED BY COLORED LEADERS Is an Employe of the Department of Justice. MAN OF ENERGY AND ABILITY a Thomas H. Wright, colored, was today appointed by the District Commissioners 43 a member cf the board of public school trustees, to succeed ex-Senator Blanche K. Bruce, who resigned some time ago. The appointment takes effect from today. The appointment of Mr. Wright was urg- ed by Bishop B. W. Arnett of the A. M. E. Church, ex-Senator Bruce and other in- fiuential colored men, who called upon the District Commissior ers yesterday afternoon to ask for the appointment. At their in- terview with the Commissioners it is under- stood that it was stated that the - Presi- dent had authorized them to say that Mr. Wright's appomtment would be pleasing to him. It was also said that_the President had pleasantly remarked that he hoped the appointment would be considered by Bish- op Arnett, who is from Ohio and an old friend of the President, as a Christmas remembrance. As Commissioner Ross has charge of all public school matters, Commissioners Wight and Black, it is understood, hesitated to act in the matter during his absence, and they made the appointment, it is said, only after receiving assurances from the White House that it would be very gratifying to the President. Mr. Wright a District Man. Thomas H. Wright is a District man. He was born in the District and has lived here all his life. He is nbxt to the oldest clerk in the Department of Justice. He was .ap- pointed to a clerkship in the department in 1870. Since that time he has had charge of the docketing and filing in the bureau of claims. His work is of importance and he is looked upon as one of the most trcsted and valuable employes of the gov- ernment. Mr. Wright has long taken an interest in District matters. He is president of the slored Sunday School Union, a trustee of the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, as well a superintendent of that church and chairman of its financial committe He was president of the Odd Fellows’ Hall Association and inaugurated the movement which led to the erection of the new and beautiful building of that order on M street between 16th and 17th. He delivered the dedicatory address in 1893. A Property Owner. Mr. Wright owns property in the District. His nome is at 916 2uth sireet. He was edu- d during the war, taking ad- van of all the facilities then furnishe 1 by the District schools. He was a pupil of Superintendent George F. T. Cook. Mr. Wright was selected, it is s: cause of his known ability, progr and energy. a, be- jiveness a RELIEF FOR THE KLONDIKE. Government Agents to Start for Lap- land for Reindeer Tonight. The prelimiraries of the Klcndike relief expeditions are being rapidly arranged by the War Department. Lieut. Devere and Dr. Jackson were busy this morning mak- ‘ing final preparations for their trip to Lap- land and will start for New York tonight, in order to sail on the Lucania tomorrow rorning. Secretary Alger has cabled to Mr. Kjellmann, at Alten, in Norway, to contract for 500 head of reindeer in advance of the arrival there of Dr. Jackson and Lieut. Devore. This was done to save time, so that all will be ready for the final pur- chases and the shipment of the animals when Lieut. Deyore and Dr. Jackson arrive at Alten. Lieuts. Preston and Ryan of the 9th Cav- alry have been ordered to take charge of the pack trains which are to be gathered up from points in Wyoming and convey them to Vancouver barracks. Secretary Alger believes that these trains will be of great use In getting supplies through to the interior of Alaska. They will be pushed forward as rapidly as pos- sible and without waiting for the arrival of the reindeer at Skaguay or Dyea. It is hcped that by a proper use of the trains a large amount of feod supplies can be got- ten safely through White Pass and placed in a camp to be established there, which will afterward be used as the starting place for the reindeer trains. If this calculation proves to be well founded, the reindcer will find a comfortable corral ready for them when they arrive in Alaska, and can be so used to great advantage. There is a dispo- sition just now on the part of the officials ho ure arranging the pians for the expe- ditions, to abandon the Dalton trail route and instead to take to the route by way of Lake Lindeman. This would involve the use of the frozen river for a large part of the route, but this is believed to be feasi- ble. pt. Brainard, who is now_in Chicago, has been telegraphed to remain at that place until advised of the results of the department's efforts to get food supplizs through public advertisement. The sub- ence department is now preparing a schedule of what is wanted, and this will be put in the form of an’ advertisement ard responses invited by telegraph from hidde Thirty days will probably be the limit of time allowed for the completion of deliveries of tne food. —_——— --e+______ Lake Tahoe Forestry Reserve. SACRAMENTO, Cal., December 24.— United States Forestry Agent Allen, who was recently deputed by the commissioner of the general land office to examine the region in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe, with a view of setting aside for government for- estry reserve, has filed his report. He rec- ommends that the reservaticn be made to include the keadquarters of the American river, the Cusumnes and the upper Truckee river. ee State Senator Mahoney Dead. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., December 24. State Senator Jeremiah H. Mahoney died last night from the effects of a cancerous growth in his throat. He was born in Buf- falo, N. Y., where he was once city super- intendent of streets. He was prominent in San Francisco polities _ Se Steamer James A. Carney Ashore. BREAKWATER, Del., December 24.—The steamer James A. Carney, from Mobile for New York, went ashore on the beach op- posite the Marine Hospital last night. She is lying easy and will probably float with high tide, if the wind moderates. ——— Pension Reform Newspapers. From the Cincinnati Times-Star, There ts a growing disposition shown by the great newspapers of the country to purge the pension list and make it a roll of honor. Amcng the leading papers noticed in one day to contain an argument in favor of an amended law to stop the abuse of the system were the New York Sun, Herald, World, Journal, Times, Post and Tribune; Philadelphia Public Ledger, North Ameri- can, Bulletin, Record and Press; Boston Herald and Globe; Pittsburg Post and Press; Buffalo Courier-Record and Com- rercial; Syracuse Post, Rochester Herald, Troy Times, Brooklyn Eagle, Springfield (Mass.) Republican, Albany Journal, Wash- ington Star, Newark Advertiser, Portland Oregonian, Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin, Chicago Times-Herald, Record, {nter Ocean, Post and News; Detroit Journal and Cincinnati Times-Star. Thirty-seven of the greatest papers in the country in one day spoke in favor of pension reform. All of these sre published or circulated north of the Mason and Dixon line, and but nine are politically opposed to the republican party. WHITE HOUSE Ue Ohinese Affairs Discussed by the Cabinet Sale ee Informal Discussion of the Question of the Far’ Eeat—Announcement on ite AT THE 1 ardons. The cabinet meeting today was somewhat of a Christmas gathering, a reunion of the heads of the administration for the purpose of looking back over the work of the year that Is gone. The gathering was a happy one, ang there was apparently nothing for the cabinet officials to regret of the work done by them during the year. Chinese Affairs Discussed. Few public questions were touched upon. The situation in China was informally talk- ed over, the understanding arrived at be- ing that this country has no interest tn what is being done by the European powers except to see that our treaty relations with China are not imperiled. These treaty re- lations protect American citizens in their business and ownership of property, and so long as Rusela, Germany or any other ccuntry does nothing’ to endanger these re- lations, the United States does not care what results from, the intrigues of the Powers. This policy has been foreshadowed, and was expected by all the members of the cabinet, who had not given the :natter careful consideration. Secretary Sherman walked more spright- ly this morning on leaving the cabine: ses- sion than in weeks. ‘He greeted the White House attaches in the most pleasant man- ner, and they all wished him a_happy Christmas. The Secretary's face did not give evidence of any burden in the way of a contest with the European countries for slices of Chinese territory. Senators Nelson, Burrows, Cullom_ and Fairbanks constituted the lst of official callers. A delegation of G. A. R. men of the department of Texas called to leave indorsement of the candidacy of Maj. J. W. Burke for collector of internal revenue of the third district of Texas. Maj. Burke is a brother of Maj. J. B. Burke of the Dis- trict. Christmas Presents to Prisoners. The President today granted the follow- ing pd¥ons, which will go to the convicts as Christmas presents: Wm. E. Burr, convicted in Missouri in 18% of violation of the banking laws- and sentenced to five years in the Missouri penitentiary. muel Dunean, convicted in Ken- tucky in March, 1897, of passing counter- feit money and sentenced to cighteen months in the Ohio penitentiary. Junot D. Buxton, convicted in Minnesota in September, 1896, of embezzlement of funds from the Minneapolis post office while cashier, and sentenced to three ygars and six months in the Minnesota pe tiary, jeorge W. Shepperd of robbing a post offic June last to two years’ Towa. penitentia William W. Shepherd, convicted at the same time of the same offense as his brother and sentencyt to two years. Dan Parker, convicted in Wyoming of robbing the mifls and attacking a letter ier, and sejtenced in IS91 to life im- nment in the” of correction at Detroit. " Hamilton R. ‘Noryéll, convicted in New York of embe%zling’ money order funds and sentenced if May last to imprisonment for one year ahd ‘six months in Albany penitentiary. "? A. C. Allison,*convieted in Pennsylvania of fraudutently‘using the mails and sen- terced to eighteen, months in the Alle- gheny penitentiary, onvicted in Towa nd sentenced in imprisonment in the use WITH SECRETARY The President Will Stand by Mr. Gage, Not . Woloott. ‘ IN ACCORD The positive statement is made that if it comes to a question of discarding Secretary Gage or Senator Wolcott the President will break with Senater Wolcott. He will not approve any fight which Senator Walcott or his friends may make on Secretary Gage and will discountenance as far as possible any controversy which might lead to un- pleasantness between his friends or harm to the republican party. Presi@ent McKinley or Secretary Gage himself, does not believe that Senator Wol- cott has attempted in any direct way or in- tentionally in an indirect way to give the impression that there is an issue between the two men which will have to be settled by one or the other losing -the friendship and good will of the President. The stories which have been circulated indicating that Senator Wolcott and his friends have insisted to the President that Secretary Gage is following a course which will disrupt the republican party, and which must be discontinued, have been read with some tnterest in cabinet circles, but have been looked upon as not having any real foundation. Since the newspaper talk on the subject it is believed that Secretary Gage has given the President to understand that if he (the Secretary) is in‘any way embarrassing the chief executive it is only necessary for a hint to cause the head of the treasury to no longer prodvce that embarrassment. It is also knowa from the relations be- tween the two men and the confidence which the President imposes in Secretary sage that the President will stand by Si 1etary Gage. He may not, and probably does not, fully indorse the curreney views of Secretary Gage, but he is so fully con- vinced of the sincerity of the man that as between Wolcott and Gage there can be no question. One of the closest friends of the Presi- dent said that one thing to be admired in him was that he hated a “sycophant.” His closest friends are those who frequently differ with him on .the details of questions of national importance. One thing which is said to have made the President so firmly attached to Secretary Gage is that the latter has opinions of his own and exercises a freedom of nis own in the management of his department and in his views on questions which come be- fore the President and cabinet. ee Canada's Woes, From the Torontu Mail. lf the Ontario government had no other sins but its pro-Amerjcan policy to answer tor, that of itself “should be enough to make it dread the day of reckoning. That has been too flagrantifor the people to for- give. By the government, the Michigan saw mill intergsts. gre maintained in a practical monopply,ofqtie business of man- ufacturing into Junsbex the pine logs taken eff the Crown {gnds, pf the Georgian bay district. The monopoly Mr. Hardy in erfect now declares tobe ygsted in the Michigan lumbermen. The result of it is that our ovn big mills age signding in gloomy idle- ness, while the logs, from the richly tim- bered country afout them ere floating past te previde work and profit % the mills across the lake, 1d Even more vejpable-in the long run will prove another monopoly which this gov- ernment has conferred on friends across the lire. This igjthe control of the Niagara water power. It would, especially in these days of electricity, hard to over-prize the splendid Teaoureaiwe had on our bank of the Niagara.. When Lord Kelvin looked upon tke marvel of force he prophesied tkat it would soon be supplying energy to @ vast number of the greatest centers of power in the world. In this provinoe, in the settled parts of which no coal lands have yet been found, its development would work an industrial revolution. But the Ontario government has put its develop- ment beyond the contfo] of the province. It has handed over the,franchise uf the Canadian Falls of Niagara to an American ccmpany. For a century of this progressive age the province must permit one of its greatest and most valuable natural powers to be controlled. by a foreign corporation, which {s thus in a position to levy what ax it pleases on Ontario industry. ——————_++e—____ William Schoentunk Dead. BERLIN, December 24.—William Schoen- lank, the consul general of the Central American republics,.i8 dead, . - OBSERVING THE DAY How the President and Cabinet Will Spend Christmas. PLANS OF LEADING OFFICIALS The Occasion Will Be a Quiet One at the White House. CLOSED TO VISITORS — The White House will be closed tomor- row, and the President will spend the with Mrs. McKinley and his nieces, ¥ Barber and Duncan, away from his bus: ness office end “he importunities of offic seekers. But for the death of the Presi- dent's mother and his cousin, the White House Christmas festivities this year would have been in keeping with the spirits of the young people who are domiciled there. As it is, however, the day will be without festivities of any Kind. Those mentioned and a few friends will be present at the Christmas dinner. Mr. Abner McKinley and his family are away from the city, and will not be here for Christmas. The usual big turkey from Rhode Island has arrived, and will be a central dish of the White House table. The President and family may attend church during the day. Secretary Gage will spend the day at home with his family. He remained at the Treasury Department this afternoon long after all the clerks had gone from their desks, Attorney General McKenna will Christmas turkey with his family, there will be no festivities. Supreme Court Justices. All the justices of the Supreme Court have remained in the city to spend Christ- mas time. Justice Brewer left town to speak on Forefathers’ day at one of the many gatherings of that kind, but ne will be at his home here tomorrow. Mr. John Russell Yourg, librariarf of Con- gress, will spend the day with his family at their home in Washington. Mr. Thomas G. Alvord will remain Washington witi his family Representative Dalzell remains in Wash- ington through the recess and will spend Christmas at his residence on New Hamp- venu eat and in Secretary of the Interior left this afternoon for New York, where he will spend the helid:ys with his f He will not return until next Wedn The Postmaster General will spend the s home in Baltimor stant posimaster gen- Christmas with his tead in Iilinois. retary of the in . Dav terior, will Christmas turkey ai his home in this M 3 acting commissioner of patents Washington Commission land ofti in this ¢ Judge the so spend his Christmas in rt Hermann of the genera! » will spend the day at his home tyan, the will a end stant secre his Chris: interi s city, co} > holii . Be general, will remain in W nt postmaster shington during the holidays. Mr. B sistant postm eral, and Merriit, the third assistant post eral, also expect to remain in V during the holidays. The commi witl spend nis ¢ ington with his wife, from her home in The Speaker and ys in Wast- ntly arrived Tenne: Speaker Reed has remained in the city since Congress entered upen the holiday re- cess and will spend his Christmas here. Representative Dingley will spend Christ- mas in this city with his wife and daugh- ter, who are in Washington with him Senator MeMillan will spend Christmas ith those members of his family who re- side here. It has frequently happened since Mr. McMillan has been in the Senate that he has had his children with him on these occasions, but this year no one will come from Detroit for the day. Commissioner Butterworth in Georgia The commissioner of patents, Maj. But- terworth, will spend his Christmas holidays in Thomasville, Ga., where he is at present recuperating his health. Assistant Secretary Vanderlip has gone to Chicago to remain until next Monday. —_—__+- e+ Mrs. Booth’s Condition Critical. NEW YORK, December .—Mrs. Bal- lington Booth, who is ill in this city, passed a fairly comfortable night, but there was no apparent change in her condition this morning and she is still in a critical state. > Dervishes Oppose British Advance. CAIRO, December 24.—The dervishes have left Shendy and Metemmeh and are merching against the Anglo-Egyptian forces, with Berber as their objective point. > Dr. Stephen Conger Drops Dead. NEW YORK, December 24.—Dr. Stephen H. Conger, ene of the most prominent citi- zens of Sumurit, N. J., dropped dead in the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western rail- road waiting rcom at that place today. Dr. Conger was seventy-six years old. One of his two sons is the Rey. Sydney Conger of Wyoming. N. J. es Gold Tide Flows This Wa NEW YORK, December 24.—Heidelbach, Ickleheimer & Co, announce that they have $500,000 in gold leaving London tomorrow ‘consigned to them. — Convict Stabbed by Fellow Prisoner. BUFFALO, N. Y., December 24.—Harry Kings was fatally stabbed by a fellow con- vict at the Erie penitentiary yesterday and died today. Frank Carr, a United States prisoner from New York city, convicted of passing counterfeit money, was the assail- ant. _————— Blow at Oleomargarine. LINCOLN, Neb., December 24.—Before aGjourning the State Dairymen’s Associa- tion adopted a resolution condemning state officials fcr permitting the use of oleomar- garine in state institutions, reciting the fact that its manufacture is no longer per- mitted in Nebraska, and that it is a foreign substance brought into competition with home dairy products. ———— Pack Train Starts for Alaska. CHEYENNE, Wyo., December 24.—The army pack train has left here for Alaska, twelve packers and sixty-two mules form- ing the outfit. Before leaving the packers’ wages were increased from $50 to $150 a month, and the chief packers’ wages from $150 to $250 a month. See Bank Examiner Busy. The bank examiner and his assistants were busily engaged today in going over the books and accounts of the Chestnut Street National Bank. The examiner de- clines to make any statement regarding the assets and abilities of the instution, but says he will furnish a complete statement when his investigatian shall have been com- pleted. Every effort is being made by Pres- ident Singerly and the directors of the bank to adjust the accounts of the bank in such manner that creditors will receive every dollar which is due them. Following the meeting of the directors of So en a conference of the officials of the bank with representatives of a number of financial in- stituuons of the city, at which was dis- against tne bank. The conference is in session at this writing. ‘The trust has about 3,200 differ- the bank has out | helped he j regarding WAS CAUGHT SHOPLIFTING Woman Richly Dressed and Wearing Valua- ble Diamonds, ~ Confesses te Inspector—Financial Straits and Desire to Make Pres- ents the Plea. A young woman, richly dressed, who was wearing several hundred dollars’ worth of diamonds on her fingers and in her ears, was arrested about noon today by Dete tives Helan and McNamee for alleged shoplifting in the Palais Royal. and when taken before Inspector Mattingly she con- fessed her guilt and said her name was Mary Thompson. She told the inspector that her husband is a salesman the road. The fair prisocer told the officers that he came here from Boston several weeks ago, and had taken the goods from the store because she wanted to give presents to a number of friends. This, she sald, was her first offense, and she was driven to it because of financial reverses. on When the detectives met her on the street, near the Palais Royal, aad informed her that she under arrest, the woman had very little to say. The action of the efficers was a complete surprize to her, but she did not seem to be agitat Her rest changed her appearance very little, if y, and she was inclined to be indignant more than to show fright. But she rm turned to the big store with the detectives and went in the private room where there was a colored woman to search her. The colored woman, who was placed there to do this work for the office looked in as- tonishment when she saw that she had to search a woman who was so finely dressed and who wor? so many handsome jewels. Results of the Search. The search was rewarded by the finding of two silver-back brushes and a comb to vote paper and a pair of suspender garters. Mrs. Thompson, as she gave her name, re- mained si trade, and when first questioned name she refused to give From the store she wa: tective Helan to headquartet ofticer and Inspector Matt with her. For some minutes them nothing, but finally admitted taken the artic and gave Later on she gave the name d been last night in one of cting in a manner which m, and she was followed ad been statea by one in the stere that she elf to some article, but the Waiker to whom the clerk made complain did not feel as if he wanted to take the chance of arresting her. She was too well dressed for him to be- lieve the story, but he had her watched, and she followed to a house on 1 street northwest between H and I ‘This morning she returned to or stores, and was again closely one of the floor walk she wis foliowed to anothe tectives were told of the alleged m of which she was said to have the big stores, attracted atten: und watched of the cler it | n the officers had wa mer for a few minutes, satistied there could be no m placed her under arrest. nken to the Station, From headquarters the er was en to the first prec ot , Where w arched by the matro dditional was recovered. the arrest of the woman was com- , but noth- ing Wh municated to the several big stores some of the clerks and floorwalkers remembered having seea her One of them remarked that if the shoplifting business was kept up there would soon be no room in the stores for customers. More arrests for al- leged shoplifting have been made this season than usual, the police and ¢ siderable property has been recovered, —— FOR CUBS POOR. Secretary Sherman Appeals to the People of the United States. The Secretary of State has issued, in the name of the President, an appeal to the people of the United States in the suffering poor of Cuba for food and supplies. Contributions may in care of Consul General Lee, Havana. ——_—_—__- e-—_____ A Degree of Latitude Far North. From the Dagens Nybeter, Malmo, Sweden. A great undertaking—namely, the meas- urement of a degree of latitude in the polar regions! leading to a more exact knowledge of the earth's form, appears to be on the eve of accomplishment. The solution of this question has long been the cheif aim of Swedish polar explora- tion, and negotiations have been going on for some time past, with most distin- guished authorities abroad, with a vi to securing the co-cperation of other coun- tries. The earliest behaif of be sent preliminary investigations this question were carricd out by the Spitzbergen expeditions of Is6i and i564, under Prof. Torell and Baron Nor- denskjoid, and Pref. Rosen later on draft- ed a ¢etailed plan for the Swedish i emy of Sciences, Prof. E. Jaderin has now proposed to the academy that it shculd make arrangements with the gov- ernment for a preliminary expedition to be sent out to Spitzbergen next summer, and that Russia should be invited to ce operate in the final measurement of a degree in 1899 and 1900, ‘The task of the preliminary expedition, which it is intended should start in May and return in September, would be to comp’ete the investigations already made as to facilities for the necessary trian- gulation, to reach the summits of hither- to unclimbed mountains and to set up signal posts, ss Webster Davis, assistant secretary of the interior, will address the Rhode Isiand Business Men’s Association on its ninth annual banquet, New Year night, on “Good Citizenshi The other speakers will be Governor Dyer and Senator Aldrich. ——_—____-e-—___—_. Baltimore Marke BALTIMORE, December 24.—Flour inactive, nn- chunged—receipts, 11,120 barrels; exports, 66, barrels. Wheat strong—spot and month. 99'%4av0%: January, 99},099%; May, 96 bid; steamer No. 2 red, 933jeyt—receipts, 51,736 bushels; exports, 55.- | 991" bush: tock, 1,307,185 bushels: sales, 26. bushels—southerr wheat by sample, #42100: do. on grade, 943a96%. Corn firm—spot S54; December. new eas “ 3303344: February, steamer mix. 314gu31%—receipts, 182,741 bustiels; exports, 219, 879 bushels; stock, 720,769 bushels; sales, 9.000 bushels—southern white’ and yellow’ corn, Oats steady—No. 2 white, 29129%; No. 3 mixed ‘2iu2i%4—recelnts, 23,489 ‘bushels; ‘exports, none: Stock, 426,573 bushels. Rye firmer—No. 2 ‘nearby, 62%; No. 2 western, 53% sales—receipts, 8.354 bushel exports, none; stock, 324.906 bu Hay ady—choice timothy, 13. Grain freigh: very dull, unchanged. Sugar strong, unchanged. Butter quiet, unchanged. nd cheese steady, unchanged. Whisky unchanged. ——.—__. Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. Bid, Asked. 2 per cents, registered. 90% 4 per cent, cou [ou iii 4 per centi 22% 13 4 per centi 2 18% 129 Ber cont coupon of 1904. 118g itt Der cents, < 5 per cents, registered of 1004...... 114% 1141 Currency 6 ‘per cents of 1898....... 1 Currency 6 per cents of 1808. ——— Grain, Provisions d Cottom Markets Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers 1 and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, a 2 Co., New York. ee . x RY 3 S03 at 2” aig 33 = Rian High. Low. Close. 890 832 8.T ass dsr te ior COTTON, sie ore et Be ss Se: bas te oa re} FINANCE AND TRADE Unusual Ante - Holiday Strength Shown cn the Stock Exchange. SPREET RAILWAYS LEAD ADVANCE Grangers and Coalers Also Record Substantial Gains. ———-_+ GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Se ny Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, December 24.—Decreasing fears of dear morey and the determination © restore trunk line rates had a beneficial Influence on stock values this morning. While the market betrayed the pry characteristics of ante-holiday trading there seldom great strength evolved from such a minimum volume of business. Advances of considerable propor- tions were recorded in many instanc Manhattan and Metropolitan Traction lead- ing, as in previous 4 The demand for the latter continues good and there are growing indications of ac- tivity on the part of large interests who prefer waiting until after the holida The certainty of municipal favor, coup! With important combinations, is attracting buying by a class of operators who are rarely in the dark as to future intentions and possibilities. The strength in the street railway shares very naturally force covering elsewhere, so that the entire mar- ket had an undertone of strength quite out of proportion to the total dealings. The granger issues, with Burlington lead- ing at a fraction over par, were all well taken as the result of the belief that pres- ent prices are but an installment on the advance contemplated early in the new custom- been share: particularly Reading and eloped considera- Lie strength and responded quite easily to the demand The activity of an operator identitied largely n the summer advance in Sugar mvited buying by a following which met with some succ Uc ss by pursuing similar tac- a few months ago. Tt ear operators, while divided on the merits of the stock in the face of growing competition, all agree that it responds more sily to buying than to selling. This fact is too significant to need further inside ex- janation. The market may be gen liy described as being full of specialties, the complete je- velopment of which hinges on the success of a around the last of n ing pe squeen the mo~ ment ther n event, lut prudenc The bank usual, il money, A great measure to ments. An increase of ni ans, is due to the rve is decreased h reduces the little rarely w atement, reflects ah all in Jeg: holdings » the larg- use, this “r small, Sits sig- ause of the foreign credits not yet reduced to any consic e dei The engagement of $4",0m) gold for ship- ment to the United States indi r clearly, however, the growing re cf the wisdom of an increased re: >—_— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, ognition erve. The following are the opening, the high. est and the lowest and the closing prices eZ the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondent Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadw American Spirits. Atnerican Spirits, p American Sugar Atchison ............. Baltimore & Oni0.. Bay State Gas... Canada Southern. canada Pacifie. 20, KT. & Pacific Chicago, St. Paal, M.&0 Consolidated Gas. Del. Lack & W . Delaware & Hudson Den. & iio Grande, ptd Ene ages General flectri Uhneis Centrai. Lake Shore. . Leu sville & Nashville. »eiropolitan ‘Traction, Manhatian Elevated Michigan Central Missouri Pacittc National Lead ‘National Lead Co.. New Jersey Centrai . New York Ci Northern Northern Paci Ont. & Western. Vacic Mati...... Phila. & keading. Puluman P. ©. Co. Southern Ky., pfo Phila ‘Traction ... ‘texas Pacttic. Tenn. Coat & Union Pacite Western nion Lei. Silver... wt 124%; 100 a S$, 16 at 47; 10 20-year fund 5s, bid. 3 r fund 6s, gold, y, 114 bid. 's Bonds.—Metropolita: tropolitan Railroad Lae 5 asked. Metre 1 Railroad certific of indebtedness, A Metropeiiten Railroad certificates of B, 115 bid Belt jon’ Railroad Ae, 96% 120 bid, 122 asked. Washington Gas Company 6s, series | A, Washington G: Company 6s, series B, U. S. Electric Light ‘benture imp. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone American Security and Trust 5s, F. bid. American Security and Trust & 100 bid. Washington Market Company Ist 6s, 110 bid. Washington Market Company a és, 110 bid. Washingion Market Compsny ext. 110 bid, Masonic Hall Association 5s, 107% bid. Washing: ton Light Infautry Ist €8, 90 bid, 100 asked. National Kank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 27% bid, 300 asked. Metropolitan, 308 bid, 320 asked. Central, 260 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 bid. Second 140 bid. Citizens’, 135 bid. Co- lumbia, 130 bid. Capital, 120 bid.” West’ End, 103 bid, 10% asked. ‘Traders’, 95 bid. Lincolu, 106 bid. Safe Deposit and Trost Companies.—Washington Loan and ‘Trust, 121 bid, 125 asked. American Secarity and Trust, 147 bid. Washington Safe t, g road Stocks.—Capital Traction, @2% bid, 62% asked. Metropolitan, 120 bid. Columbia, 63 bid, aniced rc) Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 46% bid Georgetown Gas, x40 bid. U. 8. Elec: trie Light. x87 bid, 109 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 30 bid. Franklin, 38 bid. Metropolitan, 65 bid. Corcoran, 56 bid. Potomac, 64 bid. Arlington, 133 bid, 147 asked. German-American, 185 bid. National Unien, 1 bid, 12 asked. Columbia, 12 bid. Riggs, 7% £% asked. Rom ae » Dh bid. 6 asked. Lincoln, % bid. 10 |. Commercial, 4 bid, 4% asked. Title Insnrance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, x85 bid, % asked. Columbia Title, x4 bid, 54 asked. “yelephone Stocks. “Ponoayivaniac, 40" Bids 48 el tocks.— wanta, Bg Bigs and Potomac, 6 bid, 70 asked. American Graphophone, 10 bid, 10% asked. Amer- Eeumat Carriage, .$4 tie riage, 44 ‘Stocks.