Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1898, Page 2

w : THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY. Pototodoihess “Your Store”--The Bon [arche--“Your Store”=-Fhe Bon Marche--“Your Store”--The Bon Marche. 2 : CH 14, 1898-16 PAGES. rons for Ire. Ib. Mints, Jelly’ Beans, Fig Pulps. Cocoanut” Bonbons, 1 RS: tergreens, Cream — Chocolates, Pralmes. Nonpareil Chocolates, Creun Peanuts, Burnt Peanuts, Fruit Jellies. Corianders, tache Mints, Bonbons of all finvors. These are the finest grade Confectionery. 40c. Candies -= Lic. Ib! A royal treat for every “sweet tooth”—over 75 different kinds of 4oc. Confectionery offered our pat- Cream Win- Pis- made- The reductions made will be of the most sensational character! Cream Dates, Chocolates, Cream Embroideries to Be Really Sacrificed! 19,000 yards of Embroideries—manufacturers’ tion. Men's 12%. White and Colored Bordered Handkerchiefs, hemstitched, for Te. 12%e. and Ue. Ladies’ Scalloped Bordered Ze. Ladies’ Handkerchiefs, including those with Mexican drawn work, for 19¢. And Toilet Articles. Woodbury’s Facial Soap. Woedbuary's Facial Cream. 18e. boxes Soap. Uoney, Elder Flower, Brown Windsor. oJ Infants’ Wear. 50e. White Silk Caps—for. 29e. White Silk Caps—for. 8c. Colored Silk Cape—for. 48c. Colored Boucle Saps—for- 30. Infants" Kid Shoes—for $1.98 White Eiderdown Coats—for. DOE DOOD OOO DODD Oh Or OHPOr PD PDIODGOGDHD HOLD POPO POPU DP OPO POHOH) “Your Store.”’ Almost half price for these sev- eral lots of Handkerchiefs! Thank the Rebuilding Sale for the reduc- samples—newest patterns—all perfect, 41% to 8 yards in length—in Natnsook and cambric inser- tions and edges. These are worth from 8c. to $2 yard. The 4%-yard strips are to be sold— 30c. to 40c. grades go for.. Goc. to TSc. grades go for.... ‘80e. to $1 grades go for $1 to $1.25 grades go for. $1.25 to $1.50 grades go for.. $2 to $2.50 grades go for... Hemstitched and Lace-edge Handkerchiefs for “Cuts” in Neckwear. 25e. Mull and Net Ties for. 2c. Boys’ Windsor Club Ties for. 25e. Boys’ Windsor Ties for. . 12%e. and 15¢ Ladies’ Linen Collars for. lle. box We. French Rice Powder for. Be. 2e. Tooth Brushes for... Oe. illi i i Bebe a ae * | Millinery Trimmings. Se. Tar Soa) ae. “y Cs 19. Clover, Poppies, Carnations, Roses, Fo- $1.00 to $1.75 Hot-Water Bags, warranted 1 Hage wad "Datehow toc. Be ~-14e, bunch. year, F to 4 qts.. seers Be. 25¢. Crushed Roses—all shades—6 in bunch —fer... Be. Sweet He Rose Peus, ropes and Violets—for. 25e. White and Furple Violets—6 do 19c. American Beauty Rosebuds and Foliage —for... . Foliage, in bex for. oc. Ostrich H 3314 to 50 per New ’98 Styles Suits, Skirts & Waists. Plaid Roman Stripe Black and changeable Taffeta Dress and Shirt Waists in latest styles, plain, tucked, etc., worth $5 to $3-98 DESO so etic circ New 1808 Shirt Waists, 30°: worth 59c. and 4gc....... Choice of Shirt Waists in black, plain and figured brilliantinee, checks, eloths, in different colors... Brocaded Satins and Procaded Gros Grain Skirts, full latest style, pleated bac ete. “Regular price, $8 and $10. Black and Navy Cheviot Serge Suits, fly- front Reefers, new short lengths, new skirts, Jacket sateen lined, skirt, worth §10.. cireulars ‘ort! Lot of Bicycle Skirts, vided, lack and novelty. $5.00 oe and di- bh . $3.00 Pruning the Prices of the Trimmings. A lot of Jet and Fancy Trimming, 1 to 2 inches wide, usually soid for 39¢. 23C¢. 48c a yard... 3c. 1 lot of Narrow Colored Fancy Bead Trim- i Ie. mings, usually sell for 12%c. and AN EVENT OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO WASHINGTON SHOPPERS! REBUILDING SAL The growth of this business demands additional space and extensive alterati a. shortly to be including the addition of the floors over the Lincoln National Bank—thi bidding adjoining. With the dirt and dust accompanying the building~ operations—comes the injur} {@ the stock. This loss we intend forestalling by holding a Clearance Sale that will affect every department in the house!! cent reductions! Less for Fine Laces. sofb loch, ,Black Silk Russian, and Tosca Net cover eases. jar : Oc. Sarde nee fen 208 wihd®t of Black” Silk, Insertions, 1 to — taches vide, used as trimming. Boe. to B9e. regular price. ----.8,-23C- yard. 1 lot ‘of French Valenciennes Lace, — inch ide, 12-yard pieces. 60c. piece 39c. each. regular price. 1 lot of French Valenciennes Insertions, 1 inch wide, 12 yards in a piece. 39¢. each. doc. piece the regular pric in edges and inser- Reg- . 5c. yard. 1 lot of Torchon Laces tions, 1 to 3 3 Inches wide. 1 lot of White Goods, including Dimity, n, Crose-barred Muslin and Lace uslin. Regular price Se. yard. Sale price... QC. yard. India Lin at ™ Se. and 1 TERS French Nainsook, 40 sells for 50c. yard. > cial sale price ....s:2-- inches wide. age. yard. Silk Nun's Velling— deep hem—that _ pre- {lous to now sold tor $1 for Veils ALL-SILK GROS GRAIN RIB- BON—3 and 3% In. wide. larly sold from 15¢. to 18¢. yd. All-silk Roman Stripe Neck Ses Sweeping Reductions All Over the House! ADF DAD AIOE, We are offering our $1 Gloves now for 69c! And these are genuine $1 Gloves, too, in Diack, white, tan, red, brown, navy and green —warranted perfect—and a good enough glove $a oniens_auy one who buys it. All $1.00 Gloves, im the latest i at : ee SI15 The “‘Cluze Patent Thumb Gloves’ are in- cluded in this offer. Every pair fitted. Umbrellas Lowered! 24-inch Gloria Umbrellas, with natural wood handles; steel rod; close roiling. Regul. Peteey Wes oe. eae nt AQC. Gents’ 28-inch Gloria Umbrellas, very close- rolling, with steel rod: handsome line of Urince Reg- of Wales and Opera hook handles, ular price, $1.50—for.. 26-inch best Gloria Silk Uwbrellas, with silk case and tassel: fine line of natural, with ster Ung trimninge: Dresden Imported ‘rubber avd French horn handles. Regular $1.98 (Sy y and $2.48. o» PELES Jewelry Department. 0c. Jeweled Hat Pins for. Se. 39e. . Genuine Cowhide Belts for. . Gilt and Silver Shirt Walst Sets. In the Stationery-- 1c. Falcon Pi Se. Pencil Tabl Se. Ink Tablets. Se. Carter a Sta 5 1 24 Sheets Paper Ie. boxes, 24 Sheets Pi 80 Sheets Paper and Env Reductions in Books. 1,000 paper 73 Latest iews of Washington, 2,000 Bound Books, handy classics, usual ily Ses Sores: -12e, ee 1897, Harper's Round Table, Mrs. Parker's $1.00 Cook Book. Odd Corsets. Odd Corsets—not all sizes of any one kind—. Lot of 50 gray- 9c. Coraets $1.00 Corsets for. for. And all selling records have bee 2d Spring Showing Of Millinery! TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, Greatest of all our exhibits of MARCH, 15th amples of those across-the-sea designers in Paris whom the rest of the world acknowledge as forer In trimmings for Hats and also untrimmed Hats—a large as- sortment to pick from and less prices than you've ever known will Newest of effects in Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons, Hat Or- prevail. naients and Chiffon Trimmings. a a a ——=——' Your are requested to 16th 17th. =| call. ——=-,NO CARDS. Spring Millinery. Exquisite ex- en ae ee a a ae most in millinery making. We Sell Dress Findings and Linings. Not for profit, but for the accommodation of customers. are skeptical as to that statement—note the prices we quote—not a yard of goods in this department wholesale cost! “Twill Covered” Feather K Velveteen Binding: , 18e. dozen, 3 for......-.-. Cotton, 200 yards, 18. dozen, yard piece of Bone Casing for. . 9-yard_picce’Prussiar Binding for lve. Seamless Stockinet Drees Shi ickel-plated Shears. 7. issors, all eizes, every pair guaran- +-2le. pair 3c. Fast Black and Tan Darning Cotton. tc. ball 2c. Ladies’ Satin Belt Hose Support- erm 15e. pai: Hose Support- ers. Bey 10e Mohair Corset Lacers, 5 yards long. Large Spools Basting Cotton, 10c. doz.1c. lf you is sold a cent over the actual 2c. Genuine Herringbone Hair chth, 16 in. wide, gray or black. 166. xa 2de Genuine French black or gray. 18 Inches. . 2le. yd. Wc Black and Colored Niles! oA TST PENNE RTT ... Tige. yd. 1?%c. Fast Black Figured Silesia "vice Black and Colored’ Percal Been Blac ‘olored Percalines Ge. 124ge. Black and White Linen can ae Soe eeeeeensesees MOC. 5@. Se. Black and Colored Rustic Peron Une, 36 Inches widens ne ere 5 - Fast Black an Ines” for oe - The. rd. rt linings . * z 18e. Roman Striped Prin am for skirt lining... 2.2... 12%. Figured Percaline 3 4c. Best Dressmakers’ Cembrie... 19¢. Black and White Percasilk karg-wide Lining Lawns—20 differ- nz I4e. Striped Taffeta Lining tor. 116. We Muslin Underwear Sale--still on n surpassed by this greatest of sales. D yard -. 22 | ee mast. 45c.|Chemise, were dsc. Xue. | Gowns, sete see. | Skirts, za on’naa | Gowns, rat es GAN t bee Sed iden ae eee LIC, Corset Covers, Corset Covers, Chemise, spe Drawers, ——_ ook Hath TMA EO I, mE 08 col 2 Hat Items-- pave at one — B0c. aplece. Bi sae cs : 23° Chemise, Corset Covers, 5 F ha Chemise, EEDA SEAS FSSA SAS POF SESE OF SHS PSEA SAS FDIS AS ES HO HOES SHOTS ISA SES PSEC FO SES ESE SHOES EOE OPO POE OPOEO EO EOS PSPSPS OS OSS POSSESS OPO OFS FOS AUTHORITY GIVEN!WAR SHIPS BOUGHT | escrigeo ey mr. pRocToR Mr. Chandler’s Resolution Adopted by the Senate. —_— MAINE DISASTER INVESTIGATION Indemnity for Spanish Treatment of Bolten and Richelieu. poet ae WITHOUT DEBATE PASSED A beautiful, tender and touching prayer was delivered by the chaplain of the Sen- the opening of the Senate today in memory of William E. Spencer, journal clerk of the Senate, who died last Friday morning A bill extending for one year the time within which the Pittsburg and Mansfield jlroad Company fs authorized to con- struct a bridge across the Monongahela riv- ate at lution offered last Thursday by Mr. Chandler (N. H.), authorizing the com- mittee on naval affairs to send for persons and papers in the course of the investiga- tion of the Maine disaster was adopted. Almost immediately afterward Mr. Allen ») inquired of Mr. Chandler what the naval affairs committee had done regard- ing the investigation of the Maine catas- trophe as provided for by his resolution of several weeks ago. Mr. Chandler, in reply, called attention to the absence of the chairman of the naval committe>, Mr. Hale, and disclaimed any desire or intention to speak for the com- mittee. He said, however, that as yet the commitice had taken no action regarding the investigation b2yond presenting and sec he passage of the resolution au- x committee to proceed as a Hie expressed the opinion that the of the committze would be to wait tion and findings of the naval court inquiry. He called attention to the in- « fact that naval courts have no under the law to compel wit- stify or to punish them if they therefore, that the naval its investigation, » be empowered to force testimony from witnesses or suffer a penalty for re- tor advised as to whether the S committee will make an in- of the Maine disaster?" in- All epared io speak for the com- mit ed Mr. Chandler.“ lutic it, places an injunc the to conduet an investigation, and the re: ago is jon agreéd to a few minutes with that injunction. This which { do not think ought to d in public. I desire to com- from braska for his aining from dis- report on the army ap- resented by Mr. Quay to. nder unanimous consent, tha 4d th: following measures: act to permit the use of the y through public lands for tram . canals and reservoirs; to provide for tion of a public building at Provi- at a cost not to exceed $1,2400,- e to rank ex-Cadet Engin>er Paimer; permanently locating the capital of the territory of New Mexico at ta Fe: granting te the Kettle River y Railway Company a right of way through th2 north half of the Colville In- dian reservation, in Washington, and re- lating to leases on the Hot Springs rescrya- tion. At this point Mr. Lodge (Mass.) of the fereign relations ccmmittee called up the joint resolution for the relief of August Bolten and Gustav Richelicu. The resolu- tion as reported from the foreign vela- ticns cemmittee is as follows: “That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby. empowered to take such meas- ures as in his judgment may be necessary, to obtain the indemnity from the Spanish government for the wrongs and injuries suffered by August Bolten and av Richelieu, by reason of their wrongful ar- rest and imprisonment by Spanish author- ities at Santiago de Cuba in the year 1895; and to secure this end he is authorized and requested to employ such means or exer- cise such power as may be necessary.” ‘The resoluticn, to which objection was - mate a few days ego, was passed without debate. at Qua: afterw p.m. the Senate, on motion of Mr. went into executive session, and soon acd aéjourned. (Continued from First Page.) cinity. When the vesselsleave that section the War Department will furnish a detach- ment of troops. Th> exact details of the plan have not been agreed upon. Acquisition of the New Cruisers. The two Brazilian @ssels acquired by the United States will be extremely useful additions to the United States navy in either war or peace. They are steel, sheathed and coppered, with twin screws, and so will be the first of the cruisers in our navy to embody that most useful fea- ture of naval corstruction, sheathing, for which Chief Constructer Hichborn has so earnestly worked for so many years past. He finally succeeded in having some of the smaller gunboats constructed on this principle. ‘The Amazonas is rated at 3,600 tcns dis- placement, with an indicated horse power urder natural draught of 7,500, whi calculated to develop twenty knots’ Thus while the ship is about the s the Charleston, she is much faster. Her armament is also much more formidable, rot so much in caliber, for the main bat- tery is made up of six 6-inch guns, but these guns, as well as the 4.7-inch guns, are of what is known as 50-caliber length, giving them an untsual range and power. In ad- dition to this she has ten six-counder quick-firing guns, four one-pounders, four Maxim machine guns and two boat or fleld guns. The torpedo tubes are three in numn- er. ‘The coal capacity is $50 tons, giving her an effective steaming radius of 8,000 knots, # most valuable feature, inasmuch as 1t “subje would enable the ship to cross and recross the Atlantic without coaling. Such sels used as commerce destroyers would be vastly more effective than what appear to be more powerful crafts because of their ability to get along on long cruises with- out touching in at neutral ports to coal, and thus exposing themselves to capture. ‘The cruisers carry no armor in the ordi- nary sense, but their machinery is _pro- tected from the fire of guns by an arched steel deck just below the water line, vary- ing in thickness from 1.2 to 3.5 inches. The battery has an unusual train, being ar- | ranged to fire three ahead and three astern of the principal guns. Movement to the Const. The War Department is perfecting ts plans for the movement of infantry and cavalry troops from interior posts to the newly established fortifications along the ' atlantic and gulf coasts, where they will be employed in assisting the artillery gar- risons recently established at the various coast defenses. Satisfactory arrangements have been made with the representatives of various railroads for the transportation of the troops and their accouterments. Bat- teries of artillery, sixty men strong each, ' will be transferred from Fortress Monroe to each of the following named points: Fort Caswell, on the Cape Fear river, Ga.; Tybee, near Savannah, Ga.; Fort Morgan, near Mobile, and Sheridan's Point, on the Potomac just below Washington city. A battery will be sent from Fort McHenry, Baltimore, to a point on the Delaware river below Philadelphia. It has been arranged at the War Depart- ment that all volunteer soldiers who may be added to the army shall be armed with the latest improved Winchester rifle of 30 caliber. This arm was selected for the rea- son that it would be more serviceable in the hands of inexperienced troops than the more complicated Krag-Jorgensen rifle of the regular service. Money Wanted Wy Secretary Alger. ‘Two estimates of appropriations to meet the cost of the recently authorized addition of two regiments of artillery to the army were sent to Congress today by Secretary Alger. One was for a supplemental esti- mate of $491,164 for the appropriation for the pay of the army for the next fiscal year and the other was for a deficiency of $154,- 170 in the current year appropriation to defray the added expenditures for the re- mainder of this year. 4 Vessels to Be Brought Herc. Secretary Long said this afternoon that two cruisers had been purchased from the Brazihan government, but refused to state the cost or give any other details. The ves- sels are the Amazonas and the Abreuail, building by the Armstrongs of England. Arrangements will at. once be made for their transfer to the United States. It has been inaccurately stated that one of the vessels is the Admiral Bleu. Her actual name is Abreuall. > —_—____-e-+__+___ His Becognizance Forfeited, Alexander S. Sigmund, indicted for at- tempt to. commit arscn, was called. for trial yurt No. 1. to respond, and Chief Justice Bi fected that his recognizance be forfeited. The Vermont Senator Tells of Conditions in Cuba. A Long Conference With the Presi- dent in Which His Recent Ex- perience is Related. Senator Proctor arrived at the White House a few minutes before 1 o'clock, and just after the departure of Secretary Alger, who probably arranged for the visit. A! visitors were dismissed and Senator Proc- tor at once entered upon his story. At the regular hour for the President's lunch, 1:20 o’clock, the two men went down stairs, and Senator Proctor continued his story while lunch was being partaken of. The conference continued after lunch, and was one of the longest yet held on any at the White House. Senator Proctor talked to the President on all the conditions of the island which came under his observation. H> told of the starvation and destruction everywhere visi- ble; of the operations of autonomy; of the pesitions of the Insurgent and Spanish armies. ~ How much further the Senator went is rot known, but it is believed that he add- ed a plea for the settlement of the war by early intervention. He certainly believed in such action before he left here for Cuba, and all he saw there is said to have added te the intensity of his belief that there should no longer be delay. a TROUBLE IN HALEY’S BAND. Leader Declares He Has Not Resigned His Position. Mr. Will A. Haley of Haley's Washing- ton Concert Band, in talking of the trou- bles which have recently arisen in the or- ganization, said to a reporter for The Star today: “The whole trouble arose from the fact that I severed my ccnnection with the Washington Musical Assembly and joined the Columbia Musical Protective Union. I found that the Washington Musical As- sembly was allowing some of its members to cut rates and obtain employment at al- most any figvre, and at the same time re- quiring other members of the assembly to live rigidly up to the rules. I demanded that this matter be set straight, and upon receiving no satisfaction I concluded to resign. I learned also that“a secret boy- cott had been placed against my ban men playing with me being told that they need not expect engagements from other leaders. “Then, too, there is a disposition to treat theatrical managers in Washington dif- ferently; some b:ing required to live up to the rules of the union, while others were winked at in their violation of the same rules.” Mr. Haley said it was his purpose to in- corporate the band at once, and it would im th2 future be on a better footing than it had ever been before. He has not resigned as leader and has never considered such a thing. “The band is of my own organization,” he said, “and I shall always continue to employ m2n to play with me as long as I keep tne organization going.” The band will hold its usual rehearsals in the armory of the National Rifles, he said, to which the public is always wel- come: This afternoon articles incorporat- ing the Washington Concert Band will be las ae LATE NAVAL ORDERS. Transfers of General Interest to the Service. Commander W. I. Moore has been or- dered to duty at the Bath iron works; Lieut. Commander W. L. Field to tempo- rary duty as supervisor of New York har- bor. The leave of Lieut. J. N. Jordan has been revoked, and he is ordered to the Newport torpedo station; Assistant Paymaster D. Potter to the Katahdin. Pay Inspector G. A. Lyon has been or- dered from duty at the Navy Department to charge of navy pay office, Philadelphia; Pay Director R. Parks, from Chicago pay office to Washingtcn navy yard, relieving Pay Inspector E, Putnam, who ts placed in charge of Baltimore pay office; navy yard to command the tug Leyden. ‘The leave of Lieut. J. P. McGuinness has ben revoked, and he is ordered to the Inde- pendence; Paymaster’s Clerk J. Brooks, to the Columbia. = | Th terday. ‘castle, This fim friendly harbor. afternoon from. READY TO BUY BOATS Naval Board’ Organized to Select Auxiliary: Cruisers, CAPTAIN FRED, ROGERS PRESIDENT Placing the" Big: Guns in Position at Sandy, Hook. WOMEN ARE SENT AWAY Sects NEW YORK, March 14.—The board o: naval experts to select auxiliary cruisers for the United States navy met for organt-| zation today in the Havemeyer buiiang, | where the bourd has secured temporary quarters. Permanent quarters will be taken later, as the, board will have a great amount of work to do here. The new board supersedes the office of United States inspector of merchant vessels, which has heen held by Lieutenant Commander J. D. J. Kelly, in this city since May of last year. Commander Kelly is a member of the new board. Power to Pre-Empt Vessels. A member of the board said today that it had power to pre-empt any vessel that had been constructed under the subsidy of Congress and was engaged in carrying the mails. All vessels will be carefully ex- amined, and no worn out hulks will bo accepted. “We can easily secure a fine fleet on both coasts,” said tis gentleman. “Those that have been voluntarily offered to the government will be first inspected. We will have no difficuity in getting all the vessels of the highest class we need, from ocean-going tugs to fleet liners like the vessels of the American Line.” The special board organized with th> seiection of Capt. Frederick Rodgers of the naval board of inspection and survey as president; Lieut. Sargeant, recorder of the beard of insp2ction, as. secretary, and Lievt. Commander Kelly as adviser. It was announced that all meetings of the beard would be secret. After organizing, the board adjourned. Arrangements were mad2 to inspect the American liner $t. Louis, which is now in port, and the Ward line steamers today. Defenses at Sandy Hook. The 300 artillerymen ordered from Fort Hamilton and Fort ;Wadsworth to Sandy Hook were transferred to that latter point tcday. Under the dfrection of army engi- neers, hundreds of soldiers and workmen are busy mounting gung, building ramparts and laying other defenses at the Hook. Not sinc2 the civil war has such activity been seen there. : A train of twenty-one cars, each loaded with a twelye-jpchsteel mortar, is lying on a siding near thé,fortifications. It ar- rived yesterday from the Watervliet arse- nal. The work.of erecting mounts for the mortars is being s Many mortars are already In place. They are out of sight, in, deep pits, in batteries of sixteen each,,andycannot be reached by an enemy’s gung, except by shell. The pits are surrounded by -2eavy masonry covered by layers of congreteand faced with slopes o? and, e disal iS guns are sin- ilarly concealeds; Omythe seaside the great fortifications ane. hardly noticeable. Dozens of eight, ten,and twelve-inch steel rifles are at thejHook ready for mounting, ‘When the engineers.are through the forti- fications will be meng the strongest in the world. = Women and ‘Chfifdren Sent Away. All, women apd en under sixteen years old have besm ordered from the Heok. The wives of‘tnany of the workmen left yest re = _—>—_—_. WILL TAKE POSSESSION, Flag to Be Hoisted.on the Brasilian Ship at Newcastle, England. Orders -have been sent to Commodore Howell, commanding the Buropedn station, to send a force of men from the San Fran- TO INSPECT WEST POINT. Appointment of the Board of Visi- tors. The President today appointed the follow- ing named gentlem2n as the board of vis- {tors to the United States Military Acad- emy, West Point, N. for the present year: Mr. Walter L. Bouve, Hisham, Mass.; Mr. William T. Faircloth, Goldsboro, N. Mr. George R. Peck, Chicago, II Dr. Wili- . Webb, Shsiburne, Vt.; Mr. William P. Walton, Greensboro, Ala.; Gen. Simond B. Buckrer, Rio, Hart county, K: and Mr. Alex. W. Hoffman, Buffalo, LUNCH HOUR CURTAILED. Effect of New Departmental Regula- tions. The legislative, executive and judicial ap- propriation bill, as it went to the President, contained provisions of especial interest to employes of the government. It specifical- ly provides that employes in the executive departments shall work seven hours daily, so that if the custom of devoting half an hour for lunch be continued it will be nec- essary to extend the hours of o'clock, or to begin work at Term of Admiral Matthews as Chief Will Expire Tomorrow. The term of Rear Admiral Matthews as chief of the bureau of yards and docks, Navy Department, will expire tcmorrow, and there is consid2rable specu- letion ip naval circles as to the name of his successor. So far as known, no selec- tion has yet been made, but it is believed that the President will b> prepared to make the appointment before the close of the week. Admiral Matthews will retire for age in the fall, and in the interval it is be- lieved he will be assigned to duty as presi- dent of either the examining or retiring board in this city. ——— GOV. TYLER’S MESSAGE. Taken to the White House by Repre- sentative Otey. Representative Otey of Virginia called on the President this morning at the request of Governor Tyler, to say that the people of that state will rally at the first call in Gefense of the country’s honor. Government Bonds, Quotatiuns reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. Bid, Asked. 2 per cents, registered... + 8%. 4 per cents, coupon of 1907. 5 tH 4 per cents, registered of 13 110 4 per cents, conpon of 1925. 121 4 per cents, registered of 121 5 per cents, coupon of 1804 114 5 per cents, registered of 1904 111 Currency 6'per cents of 1899. 103 —_ Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st.. members New York slock exchange, correspondents, Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalman & Co., New York. GRAD pen. High. Low. Close. 104% 104.” 10d Wheat—May. July 88. Corn—May 30% iy. 31 Oats—May 26 July Bate . 2 Sah PROVISIONS. Open. “Hi gerge Sabababed fs pees ease NATIVES FAVOR ANNEXATION. Ben Cluf, Jr., Talks of the Sentim: in Hawatlian Islands. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 14.—Ben Cluff, jr., president of the Brigham Young Academy, at Prove, Utah, has just return- ed from a visit to the Hawaiian Islands, where he went at the solicitation of United FINANCE AND TRADE Prices of Stocks Took a Sharp Turn Upward Today. — + WAR SCARE HAS BEEN DISCOUNTED ‘Srokers Take a More Hopeful View. of the Future. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ee Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 14.—The panic symp- toms of Saturday gave way to more opti- mistic reasoning this morning, prices in consequence reflecting substantial gains the closing level last week. Initial igures were uniformly higner, the extremes of improvement varying from % to 4 per cent. London cables reported a higher range of prices in the American market as the result of a belief that Saturday's decline was not warranted by the facts, and that the chances for immediate hostilities with Spain were limited. The eastern situation was unchanged, and this fact contributed slightly to the mcre contident undertone in the European markets. Spanish 4 per cent bonds were quoted at 4, a decline of 3 per cent since the mid- dle of last week. Engagements of $2,250,000 go:d for import from Kurope were an-" rcunced during the day, and tnis practical emphasizing of our international financial condition aided the improvement in prices. Karnings were all satisfactory, and. noth- ing save the delay in the findings of the ceurt of inquiry #rd the political aspect of the situation were disturbing. The possibilities of the latter factor as a disquieting influence have been limited to a coi siderable degree by the recen: liquida- tion of weakly margined holdings. Strong financial interests weré noticed among the buyers today and were quoted as believing the market invulnerable against all probable adverse developments, except- ing some action equivalent to a declaration of war. However temporary its absence may be the war scare has passed out of the financial situation. ‘This statement does not preclude the like- lihood of lower prices than the best for to- day. A liberal short interest was made to cover on the ascending scale, and onc? this factor 1s eliminated a substantial incentive to higher prices will have disappeared. Pending radical developments the policy of the larger operators is likely to favor pur- chases on a}l concessions. ‘The renge of prices for some of the most desirable securities is admittedly under value, and declines are very naturally awaited by the far-sighted. Prices and not values have suffered by recent develop- ments. The buying of sugar, Metropolitan and Manhattan was credited to the short in- terest, and the urgency of the demand is reflected by the substantial changes over Saturday's prices. : + In the Granger issues the extent of the improvement was relatively as large, but the rebuying of long stock was a factor in ; these shares. St. Paul, for example, was 2 ceratent demand, the strong Standard following being reported among the errs ing element. ~ ington was exceptiona!ly strong also notwithstanding local effort in Nebraska to overcome the recent decision of the Su- ye Court. New York Central and the higher-priced 1 | 11,289 bushels; export none; stock, 26 ela. Hay firm—cholce timothy, Grain freights quiet, rates fairly 5 Li bushel ‘gran +, Baz ts 1; 40, imitation, 4; store Cheese jo. medi Fees New York, aviet—fresh. i doigatey. » heett Stall, Wigalely. Lettice—$1.50a81-75 per bus ket. "Whisky —€i.26a$1.27 per gallon for’ finished Erin, cw londa; $1.28n81 29 per gallon for Job- — > FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- perted by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, ays Van Emburgh & Atterbury, No. 2 Vall st. American Spirits... American Cettou Ol. Atchison .... wy nN WK WX Baltimore & Onio 6 6 6 16 Bay State Gas.. pk iebosd atibed? oy! Canada Southern ( sy ay Gh esapeake & Ohio. c.C. & St. Lous. . &Q. Delaware & Hudson Den. & Kio Grande, ptd Erie ..... . Genera dlectrie. Hlnois Centrai r Metropolitan ‘Traction. Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central... Missouri Pacitic National Lead National eau Co.. New Jersey Centrai New York Centrai Ww mat rooklyn K. Transit. Big = 88) eB Chig.& G Western... w* Ww ‘st fp Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 g'clock m.—Washin Loan and Trust, 10 at_ 127%. Capit: at 20 at 70%; 15 at 70%; 25 at o% at 70%. “Washington Gas, 4 at fe Electric Light, 10 at 103; 10 at 108; 10 at 1 10 at 1 0 at 102%. American Grephophone 40 at 155 at 15}. Pueumatic Gun Carriage, 100 at 41 cents, District of Columbia 101g 30 fundii bie —Metro; tan Railroad Sa, 117% Metropolitan Railroad conv. 4s, 117 bid. “129 asked. Metropolitan Railroad certiicates of indebtedness, A, 12v bid. Metropolitan Kuil- road certificates of indebtedness, B, 110 bid, 14 asked. Belt Raflroad 5s, 45 bid. Eekington Reil- road we 100 asked. Columbia Railroad és, Gas Com 6s, series A, ture imp., ike 2nd Potomac Telephone 5s, 1u2 curity and Trust 5s, F. and A, » A. 100 ‘bid. Washington Blarket Company tet a, American 200 bid. American Security and Trust 0. pt © bid, Railroad 81 asked. Metropolitan, |. -10 bid, 1 asked. tocke —Capital Traction, 70 bid. 70% bia, 70 bid. bid. Be oe