Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1898, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1898-14 PAGES. DISTRICT TROOPS sige Four Companies Mustered Into Uncle Sam's Service. 10 CAHP ON VIRGINIA SOIL Remaining Companies of Regiment Still Short of Men. HUSTLING FOR RECRUITS Up to 3:20 o'clock this afternoon the fol- lowing companies had been mustered into the Ist Regiment, District of Columbia Volunteers: Company F, Capt. Otto F. Simondson; Company A (Emmet Guards), Capt. Harry Walsh; Company B, Capt. W. T. H. King; Company G (Morton Cadets), Capt. F. S. Hodgson. These companies are now in the service of the United States. They are all quar- tered in the armory of the National Guard, over the Center Market. Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock these four companies, under command of Maj. Urell, will leave the Pennsylvania depot for Falls Church, where they will go into camp at the point recently ed for the mobiliza- tion of the volunteer army. Maj. Urell will be mustered in this afternoon for this pur- pese. It was the intention of General Harr to have the troops go into camp on a g¢ ment reservation within the limits the District, but permission could not be secured for this purpose. As fast as the other companies are mustered in, they will be sent to the camp at Falls Church. Will Receive Equipments. will be properly equipped e tonight and early tomor- Those m2n that are not be filled out in camp. Com- pany F is already equipped for the field. When this company was mustered in it was in heavy marching order and ready to move at a moment's notice. The other companies are made up largely pf recruits, and they are not even fully provided with uniforms, to say nothing of Buns and «he other necessary parapher- nalia, knapsacks, haversacks and canteens. Biankets have not as yet been furnished to the men. Busily Reeruiting. In the meantime recruiting in those com- panies thai are short the necessary number of men 1s going on. The armory has been the same been the case every day this week. cers and men have been rushing back forth ali day trying to get recruits. early morning the examining surgeons have been kept inspecting these men desir- ing to en More than fifty per cent of the men ex- amined have failed to pass. It is said at the armory today that the examination has been even more rigid than heretofore. Out of batches of ten and twenty men only two and three were able to pass the ordeal successfuily. The Morion Cadets have been waiting for muster since 10 o'clock this morning. of mpanies Tow morning. equipped cene of busy activity that has onti- When the members of the company left the armory last night there were eighty-five men who promised to appear for muster This mort this morning. , however, sev- iled to show up and the y. All day the officers stling for recruits, but it was o'clock that the last man was eral of the men f lertons were then mustered into the Ist Regiment of Volunteers, being the fourth company to be sworn in. Company About Ready. It is m L, Capt. Geor in an probable that Company © W. England, will be mus- this afternoon or tonight. This company at 2-30 o'clock, only needed five men to have the necessary number, and the officers and members of the com- pany are working hard to get this number. The balance of the companies which will make up the regiment need from to twenty me: h in order to piete their ranks. It is estimated this afternoon that one hundred men will have to be secured to make up the regiment. Some of the con panies have in burg. blished recruiting stations eorgetown, Anacostia and Bladens- One company will upen up a cruiting station in Alexandria to; z The physical examinations, tered late as stated, it was a no- Where it is expected gecured. have been very rigid today. ticeable fact that a number of the members ef ths guard who have been rated as ath- letes, who have been prominent members ef the foot bail, base ball and basket bat! team wh boxers have -scored successes nd wrestlsrs have been un- ble to pass examination by the surgeons, while others who looked as if a strong gust of wind would blow them away have gone through with flying colors. Rivalry Betwen Companies, There has been great rivairy between the rarious officers and men that will compose the regiment in the matter of securing re- its. tside as of each company quarters is a ign stating that recruits are wanted, the bridge is lined with those on the lookout for any poor civilian who turns up oks large ven the slightest bit anxious to front. He is grabbed and hustled t one side and then the other, Hy succeeds in impressing upon S that he is only looking for a quickly released with dis- He gust. > Penusyivania Troops to Ge to ‘Tampa. MOUNT GRETNA, Pa., May 12.—The 4th Regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, head- quarters Marietta, Pa., and the 16th Regi- headquarters Oil City, received orders today. They will leave at $ o'clock tonight for New York rre embark on steamers for The 3d Regiment of Philadelphia w soon afterward. oe Temerario Takes to the Woods. Argentina, May 12 do gunboat Temerario > Aeronaut Baldwin Engage RICHMOND, Ind. Prof. John E. Baldwin, the aeronaut of Dalton, this count has received official notification from Gen. Greely to be in readiness to ac- cept a call from the signal service corps as a balloonist. —__-_ California Red Cross Soctety. SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.—The chamber of commerce has held a special meting in aid of the Red Cross Society of California. | CHASED BY A SPANIARD. German Steamer Rickmers Fired on by a Torpedo Bont. HALIFAX, N. S8., May 12.—Captain Brunst of the German steamer Sophie Rickmers reports that while crossing the Newfoundland Banks he was chased by a Spanish warship. The latter was very speedy and fired three shells at the Rick- mers, but the latter being an 18-knot boat and the weather becoming hazy she got away. Captain Brunst says the Spaniard was a tcrpedo boat with three funnels and was very low in the water. The Riekmers pro- ceeded to New York. + IS SAN JUAN BEING BOMBARDED? Rumor to That Effect Comes From Istand of Martinique. NEW YORK, May 12.—A special from Fort De France, Martinique, says that an American squadroa of nine ships is bom- barding San Juan, Porto Rico. >-— CALIFORNIA WHEAT CROP SHORT. Yield Will Not Be More Than One- Tenth Average. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 12.—Re- perts frum Associated Press correspond- ents in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, the great wheat-growing sections of the state, say that the wheat crop will be almost a total failure this year. In Sacramento and adjoining coun- ties the outlook is decidedly gloomy. Wheat has not yet headed and most of it will be cut for hay. ‘There is a general belief that there will not be enough wheat this year for seed. Enormous quantities of corn are being brought from Kansas and Nebraska to feed stock. Advices from Stockton state that not more than 10,000 tons of wheat will be harvested this year. The normal yield is from 100,000 to 125,000, In Fresno and aGjoming counties the wneat crop is re- garded as a total loss. -~ WORLDLY AMUSEMENTS TABOOED. Resolution Introduced by Virginin Delegates to Baltimore Conference. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ALTIMORE, May 12.—Worldly amuse- ments are to be tabooed by members of the church if a resolution passes the general corference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South which was introduced by delegates from the Virgiria conference. The memorial makes provision for the addition of a chapter to the discipline forbidding the members of the church from indulging in worldly amusements—such as dancing, card playing, horse racing, attending thea- ters, circuses or horse races or joining clubs which furnish intoxicating liquors to_ member: The memorial states that for the first offense there sha'l be a private reproof by the pastor, afterward exhortation by breth- ren and lastly expulsion, according to the manner adopted by the church in cases of morality. nd that the report of the mine the articles of re- 2d not changed the articles of faith, had only made them conform to the opted the but original draft, the conference report without a dissenting vote. ‘onference decided to combine the offices tor and secretary of the Epworth , the league organ, and providing for aying the exper from the book fund. During the discussion it was developed that the league has a membership of 000. ————— ‘TORPEDO BOATS OFF ANTUCKET. They Were Not Americans and Might Have Been English. NEW YORK, May 12.—The British steam- er Menantic, which arrived today, reports that two torpedo boats were passed near Nantucket Shoals yesterday. Captain Mann said: “At about 1 o'clock in the morning of May 11, in latitude 40.50, longi- tude 6S, a long. low-ly craft was seen approaching under the shadow of the Me- rantic’s smoke. It came along rapidly and was seen to be a torpedo boat. She flashed a light on us and crossed under our stern, going to the E., and fired a rocket, ‘hich was answered to the southward by dot and dash flashes. The night was too dark to distinguish nything or determine the nationality of stranger. At daylight, about twenty "8 east of Nantucket Soutn Shoal light- another torpedo boat was seen in the f the sun, which dazzled the water too much to make out her color. She was one of the destroyer class of torpedo ca nd a very large boat with one funnel. were mounted on the bow. She ap- red to be one of the recent English t: of torpedo destroyers, and I am sure there is no vessel of her class in the American ntic ran close to the lightship on Nantucket and reported the presence of the torpedo boats. es FATAL FIRE AT CHICAGO. Two Killed and Four Wounded in a Boarding House. CHICAGO, May 12.—Two persons were killed and four injured in a fire which de- stroyed a three-story boarding house at 225 Lasalle avenue, at 4:30 o'clock this morning. The dead are: John Connell, found on the third floor burned to a crisp. William Collins, roommate of Connell, badly burned. He died in a few minutes after being taken out. ‘The injured: Capt. O'Connor, hands and face burned. J. M. Reed, hands and face burned. Walter Pike, jumped from the second story window; back sprained and badly burned. Dr. J. W. Cox, hands and face burned. Several other peiscns in the boarding heuse had narrow escapes. ——___ COL. TORREY’S ROUGH RIDERS, Rapid Progress Being Made in Rais- ing a Regiment. CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 12.—Col. J. L. Torrey, who has be2n authorized to raise of the regiments of rough riders, has ened headquarters here and 1s making rapid progress in raising his regiment. He has five complet? troops ready for service in Colorado, Nevada, Utah and Idaho, and recruits enough in Wyoming to twice fill or the quota of seven troops assigned to Wyo- ming. Permission has been obtained from the War Department to extend th2 height limit for cavalrymen, so that recruits over six feet tall may be accepted. The troopers are to be armed with Krag- Jorgensen carbin>s and revolvers, and will curry no sabers. The finest horses in the west are being selected fer mounts. eee Walsh Will Join Wood's Cowboys, BOISE, Idaho, May 12.—First Lieut. R. D. Walsh, 4th Cavalry, U. 8. A., stationed here, and now acting as mustering officer for Idaho volunteers, has received a dispatch from Colonel Wood of the cowboy regiment offering him a captaincy. It is understood he will accept. Wood knew him in Arizona during the Geronimo war, where he (Walsh) distinguished himself as a tireless, resourceful campaigner. « es Charleston to Start Saturday. SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.—From pres- ent indications the cruiser Charleston will be ready for an early start on Saturday. Her stores are going on board, and the sup- ply of ammunition for Dewey's fleet is be- ing rushed into her magazin Many prominent citizens were present, all religious creeds being repres:nted. A com- mittee was appointed to collect $10 from cach member of the chamber of commerce, which will smount to $4,900. Contribution aggregating nearly as much mor have al- ready been made. ——__ Canadian Troops for the Yukon. VANCOUVER, B. C., May 12—Two hun- ired Canadian troops have arrived here on ‘heir way to Alaska to assist the mounted ce tn protecting the Yuxon country. Sackeen river route wil leave next Saturday via the | do so, I may then ask for a receiver for pier seer ror Monnett Denies a Rumor. Special Dispateb to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 12.—Attorney General Monnett said today that it was not true, as reported from New York, that he was preparing a petition asking a re- ceiver for the Standard Oi! trust. “Et is possible,” said he, “that as a result of the contempt proceedings against the company now pending the court may ap- potat two trustees, under the general stat- ute, to wind up its affairs, ee trust” ‘manders of some of the scouts, FIVE DIE IN ACTION (Continved from First Page.) the gunboat Machias died there short, afterward. < . At 9-75 p.m. yesterday the Hudson, with the dead bodies and some of the wounded, started for Key West, arriving here at 8 o'clock this morning. Lieut. Bernadou, commanding the Wins- low, was wounded in the left leg, but not seriously. Lying in the cabin of the Hud- sen this morning, he received a reporter of the Associated Press and told the lat- ter the story of the fight. He sald: Lieut. Bernadon’s Story. “We went into the harbor under orders. The torpedo boat Winslow was the worst injured. She had five of her men killed, and I don’t know how many injured. “The Winslow was ordered by the com- mander of the Wilmington to go into the harbor of Cardenas and attack the Spanish gunboats there. We steamed in under a full head and were fired upon as soon as we were in range. The Spanish boats were tied up at the docks and had a fair range The batteries on shore also opened on us, and I think we received most of the fire. I don't khow whether any one was hurt on the Wilmington or on the Hudson, but I think not. “I have no fault to find with the Wins- low’s crew. They acted nobly all the way through. fell at the same time. We were standing in a group, and the aim of the Spanish was perfect. The shell burst in our very faces.” Dead at Key West. The dead and wounded brought here by the Hudson were taken in small boats to the government dock. This was the first news of the engagement to reach Key West. No time was lost in attending to the wounded. A quick call was sent to the Marine Hospital and an ambulance came clattering down to the dock. The éead were taken to an undertaking shop and the wounded were conveyed to a hospital. In the meantime, the news had spread and crowds gathered about the dock, but there was no sort of a demonstration. The success of the American ships in every ac- tion thus far has been so overwhelming that it is hard to realize that death has at last come to some of our men. Ensign Bagley about twenty-six years old, and while the fleet was station- ed here h2 was one of the most popuiar men on us. was in the service. The news of his death came a3 a terrible shock to all who knew him. ‘Torpedo Crews First to Fall, It has always been a foregone conclusion that the torpedo boat men would be among the first to fall, as their work is most dan- serous, but in spite of this, when the fleet Was stationed here and changes in assign- ments were frequently made, all the young men of the service were eager for torpedo boat dvty. The Hudson shows the effect of the fight. Her smokestack is punctured with bullet holes and her cabin and decks are smash- ed and splintered. Well Known at Annapolis. ANNAPOLIS, Mad. 12,—Ensign Worth Bagley was one of the best-known men who ever came out of the Naval Acad- May emy. Ensign Bagley graduated finally from ademy in June last. He was a bright and capable man. His local fame here was chiefly on the athletic field, being the fuil the ac back of the academy eleven, and he played in the series of West Point and Naval Academy games. FIRST VICTIMS OF THE WAR. Mr. Pepper's Story of the Fight at Cardenas Yesterday. Special From a Staff Correspondent. KEY W , Fla., May 12.—The auxiliary tug Hudson this morning brought in the first American victims of the war. They lay on her deck covered by the American fiag. Their lives were sacrificed off Carde- nas yesterday afternoon in an engagement in which the torpedo boat Winslo’ the gunboat Wilmington and the auxiliary tug Hudson took part. There are three Spanish gunboats in Cardenas harbor. One of them ran out and the Winslow followed her well in shore and fired after her. Then the masked bat- teries on shore fired. The Winslow replied, and the Wilmington also opened up on the shore batteries. The firing was general for several min- utes, the shore batterles having good aim. Finally a shell struck the Winslow in her boilers. The explosion was terrific, and the vessel was disabled. Ensign Worth Bagley was killed with two members of the crew and several were wounded, resulting in the subsequent death of two more. Lieut. Bernadou, who was in command, was wounded, receiving a splinter. The Wil- mington and the Hudson both perceived the disaster, but it was impossible for the Wilmington to run in shore so far. The Hudson made a plucky run, under the fire of the batteries, which had not been si- lenced, and towed the Winslow out of danger, while the Wilmington kept up its shelling of the shore batteries. Ultimately these were silenced. The engagement be- gan at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and lasted thirty-five minutes. Eight-inch shells were used by the Spantards, and they employed smokeless powder. Several houses were set on fire by shells from the Wilmington, and when the Hud- son came away, bringing the dead and wounded, half of the town seemed to be in flames. The Hudson was scraped by two or. three shells, but was not damaged. PEPPER. The President's Sorrow. President McKinley expressed the deep- est sorrow at the loss of life on the Wins- low. The news affected him greatly. The first news reached him through the press dispatches. He éagerly read every line of these. Some time later Secretary Long went to the White House with the official news of the fight and the killing of the Americans. The general beltef is that the bombard- ment of Cardenas was by orders from the Navy Department, and that the object was to clear the vicinity of opposition to the larding of United States troops. ++ No News of an Engagement, Several telegrams were Fecelved at the Navy Department over night, supposedly from the West Indies. None of these was made public by Secretary Long, but it was stated that they contained no information of an engagement between Admiral Samp- son’s squadron and the Spanish forces, either or forts. It 1s belfeved that they siply reports from the com- The men who were killed all” WAR REVENUE BILL Important Changes Made by the Senate Finance Committes. LITLE OF ORIGINAL MEASURE LEP? Bonds, Time ‘Certificates and For- eign Tonnage Tax Eliminated. GREENBACKS AND SILVER ee The Senite committee on finance today at 12 o'clock began what it was hoped would be its last meeting on the war revenue bill, the measure having been prac- tically completed at yesterday’s meeting. The bill as presented to the committee to- day shows almost 200 amendments and fully half of it is original matter. The most striking features are the omis- sion of the provisions for bonds and time certificates and for a tonnage tax on for- eign shipping which the bill carried when it passed the House. These are all stricken out, not a trace of any of them being left. Next in order of importance are the pro- visions for the issuance of greenbacks, *>e coinage of the seigniorage and the. -axs tion of corporations, inserted at the in- stance of the democrats with the assis‘ ance of Senator Jones of Nevada, and for an inheritance tax placed in the bill by the joint effort of the democratic ators and Senators Jones of Nevada and Wolcott of Colorado. Sliver Seigniorage Coinage. The secigniorage provision authorizes the Secretary of the Treasiy to coin not to exceed $42,000,400 of silver immediately and to issue certificates based upon it. The greenback section is an authorization to the Secretary of the Treasury to issue during the next fiscal year to defray the expenses of the war with Spain not to exceed 150,000,000 in United States legal tender notes. They are to be redeemable the same as the greenbacks now in circu- lation. Taxation on All Corporations. The provision for the taxation of corpora- tions enumerates railroads, street rail- roads, sleeping cars, canal boats, steam- boats, express, telegraph, telephone and insurance companies of all kinds, including life, fire and accident; gas, electric light, electric power and steam heat companies, and also sugar and petroleum refinerte: To these specifications is added a general ion for taxing ‘‘all corporations. ate on all is made one-quarter of 1 per cent of the gross receipts. A penalty, fine or imprisonment, is imposed for evad- ing the tax. It is made the duty of the managers of such institutions to make re- turns of their receipts monthly. Legacies of Over 35,000 Taxed. ‘The tax on legacies is made on a double sliding scale, the rate increasing with the amount of the bequest, and also being gov- erned by consapguinity. No legacies be- low $5,000 are taxed, Those between $5,000 and $250,000 are, taxed at the rate of 75 cents for every .$10)) in cases where the beneficiary is a lineal descendant or an- cestor or broth+¥ or ‘sister of the testato The rate is augmented as the beneficlary is removed in relationship until it reaches $5 on the $100, where he is a stranger. The tax Is increased on larger legacies. Those made to husband or wife are exempted from the operations of the act. Bankers and Brokers. The tax on bankers is leveled at the raté of 3100 a year on all banking institutions which have a capita! stock of $59,000, and #2 is added for each additional thousand dollars of stock. Brokers are assessed at the uniform rate of $50. There is also a tax on pawn brok- ers, insurance agents and on the properties of theaters, circuses, bowling alleys, etc. The tax on board of trade and exchange operations is made at the rate of one cent for each $100 to be ri nted by memo- nda, and brokers evading the giving of these are liable to be made the subject of criminal proceedings. —____—_-e—______ PRESIDENT TO THE METHODISTS. an Letter From Bu more Conference. BALTIMORE, May 12.—The conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, morning, decided, after ple discussion, to proceed on Mon- day next to the election of two bi other officers of the general conference The following letter was read today from President McKinley, in acknowledgment of the resolutions adopted by the conference on Tuesday, in which the course of the President and his advisers in regard to the Cuban question was indorsed and the moral support of the conference pledged to them: “Executive Mansion, Washington, May 7, 1805. “My Dear Sir: Your letter of today, em- bodying a copy of a’ resolution recently adopted by your conference has been re- ceived, and the President has noted its con- tents with pleasure. “Permit me to assure you, and through you the members of the conference, of the President's sincere appreciation of this cordial expression of commendation and good will. “Very truly yours, “JOHN ADDISON PORTER.” ae eager Government Receipts, National bank notes received today for re- Formal Reply demption, $180, government receipts from customs, $371,757; from internal reve- nue, $6 792, and miscellaneous, $39,119; ex- penditures today, $2,713,000, ————_-— Charleston Off to. Relieve Dewey. It is said at the Navy Department that the cruiser Charleston will probably leava San Francisco this evening for the relief of Admiral Dewey at Manila. ——~—+- ©. +-_____ Diplomatic Calls on Secretary Day. Secretary Day had an unusually large number of diplomatic callers today. Among the number were the British ambassador, the French charge, and the ministers from Belgium, Peru, Japan, Gyatemala, Austria, Mexico and Colombia. Austria- B@ery’s Attitude, BUDAPEST, May 12—It was announcea in the Unterhais today that Austria-Hun- gary does not *hink-it necessary to issue @ formal declaration of neutrality in the war between Spaingmd the United States, Divorer In the divorcé* Samuel Kees agai Cex, in Baul tae to grant the wife ings instituted by Janey Kees, Judge No. 1, today decided lvorce on her cross- bill. The decreé to dips! by th eet igned by the court Our Wheat @ Safe Defense. world ts btadl % erly for the United States supply of eee, So long as this shall be the condition of Burope, there is little or no dange: ceneerted hesiile movement See bt country. —————e-_____ 2 Dinctpline. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. Probably Weyler and that ambassador at London ‘wil ‘no gpamist much to say now about the “lack of dis, eipline on American wi: * but will make a little inquiry as to the whereal of the discipline on the Spanien vessene a. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS, Well-Known Men Made Majors and Inspectors General, U. S. A. The President today sent these nomina- tions to the Senate: War—To be inspectors general, with rank of major; Captains Jesse M. Lee, 9th Unit- ed States Infantry; Henry C. Ward, 16th Infantry; George 8. Anderson, 6th Cavalry; Earl D. Thomas, Sth Cavalry; Alexander Rodgers, 4th Cavalry; John M. K. Davis, ist Artillery; James Parker, 4th Cavairy; Philip Reade, 3d United States Infantry; Thomas M. Woodruff, 5th Infantry; Benja- min H. Cheever, 6th Cavalry; Stephen Y. Seyburn, 10th Infantry; Stephen C. Mills, i2th Infantry; Herbert J. Slocum, 7th Cav- alry; Harry C. Benson, 4th Cavalry; Wil- liam P. Duvall, ist Artillery, and G. Creigh- ton Webb of New York; Russell B. Harri- son of Indiana. To be assistant adjutant general with rank of major—Captains Walter S. Schuy- ler, Sth Cavalry; Louis V. Caziarc, 2d Ar- fiery: William W. McCammon, 14th In- antry; James S. Pettit, Ist Infantry; Al- fred C. Sharpe, 22d Infantry; Hugh L. Scott, 7th Cavalry; Edward Davis, 3d Ar- tillery. First Meutenants—F. S. Strong, 4th Ar- tillery; H. H. Sargent, 24 Cavalry; C. R. Edwards, 23d Infantry; S. D. Sturgis, 6th Artillery; S. Reber, Signal Corps; ‘also Campbell E. McMichael of Pennsylvania, George H. Hopkins of Michigan and John A. Logan, jr., of Ilinois. To be quart2rmasters with rank of major —Capts. Charles G. Penney, 6th Infantry; John W, Summerhayes, Samuel R. Jone: Medad C. Martin, Oscar F. Long, Guy How- ard, Frederick Vonschrader, J. E. Sawyer, Frederick G. Hodgson, James B. Aleshire, Thomas Cruse, all assistant quart2rmasters: First Licut. Eugene F. Ladd, 9th Cavalr and William A. Wadsworth of New York. To be assisiant adjutant generals with the rank of captain— First Lieut Erasmus M. Weaver, jr., 2d United States Artillery P. Fremont, First Lieut. Francis ited States Infs ‘st Lizut. Charles N. Truitt, 2ist United States Infantry First Lieut. Edwin St. United States Artillery. First Lieut. John H. Beacon, 3d United 3d J. Greble, 2d t Lieut. Harvey C. Carbaugh, Sth United States Artillery. First Lieut. John B. McDonald, 10th United States Cavalry. First Lieut. Charles G. Treat, 5th United States Artillery. First Lieut. John A. Dapray, 23d United States Infantry. First Lieut. William F. Hancock, éth United States Artillery. First Lieut. William H. Smith, 10th United States Cavairy. First Lieut. John F. Morrison, 20th United States Infantry. First Lieut. Benjamin Alvord, 20th United States Infantry. First Lieut. Henry C. Cabell, 14th United States Infantry. First Lieut. Godfrey H. Macdonald, 1st United States Cavalry. First Lieut. William H. Johnston, 16th United States Infantry. a First Lieut. John L. Sohon, 20th United States Infantry. zrote Hutcheson, 9th United t James K. Thompson, 234 United States Infantry. : st Lieut. Carl Reichmann, 9th United es Infantry. . Cornelius De W. Willcox, 7th tes Artillery. Willard valr A. Holbrook, 7th L. Michie, 2d Unit- Devere, 23d United States Infantry. First Lieut. Lucien G. Berry, 7th United States Artillery First Lieut. John E. MeMahcn, 4th U. 8. Artillery. First Lieut. T. Bentley Mott, 7th U. S. Artillery. First Lieut. Sam'] Seay, jr, Mth U. 8. Infantry. First Lieut. Robert G. Paxton, 10th U. S. Cavalry. First Lieut. Robert L. Huwze, 6th U. 8. Cavalry. Joseph Benson Foraker, jr., of Ohio. Bradley Strong of New York. To be assistant quartermasters, with the rank of captain: First Lieut. Chauncey B. Baker, 7th In- fantry. First Lieut. Cavalry. First Lieu First Lieut. Ul Infantry. Hiram E. Mitchell of Oregon. John B. J>ffery of Mlinois. William D, Jenkins of Texas. Benjamin Johnson of California, James R. Hosmer of New York, William A. Harper of New York. G. H, Holden of Minnesota. H. W. D. Nicholson of the District of Co- lumbia. Thomas H. Cavanaugh of Michigan. Elias H. Parsons of Utah, 1 C. McDowell of Tennessee. rancis M. Schreiner of the District of Jumbia. Arthur Thompson of New Hampshire, aarles M, Augur of Colorado. m K. Alexander of Virginia. Ball of Ohio. Abraham S. Bicknam of Ohio. George G. Bailey of New York. Edwin F. Barrett of Minnesota. Britton Davis of Texas. C. B. Worthington of Iowa. Beverly A. Read of Texas. Harry S$. Frederick Buhor of District of Columbia. Haldeman P. Young of New York. Ambrose E. Gonzales of South Carolina. Lioyd Carpenter Griscom of Pennsylva- nia. ‘To be commissaries of subsistence with the rank of captain: First Lieut. Ell D. Hoyle, 2d United States Artillery; First Lieut. Parker W. West, 3d United States Cavalr; First Lieut. Omar Bundy, 3d United States Infantry. First Lieutenant Elmore F, Taggart, 6th U. 8. Infaniry. First Lieutenant Alexander R. Piper, 15th U. 8. Infantry. Second Lieutenant Harold E. Cloke, 6th U.S. Artillery. Richard W. Thompson, jr., of Indiana. Dani2l Van Voorhis of Ohio. E. B. Fenton of Michigan. Samuel B. Boots of Ohio. John F. Jenkins of Wyoming. Lee Linn of Indiana. J. M. Simeral of Nebraska, John W. Lytle of Pennsylvania. William A. Tucker of Tennessee. ‘Theodore B, Hacker of Tennessee. M. M. Marshall of Iowa. R. H. Beckham of Texas. Frank H. Lord of New York. John H. Earle of South Carolina. James H. McCleary of Texas. ‘Thomas C. Catchings, jr., of Mississippl. Jay Cooke Third of Pennsylvania, — Ohio Republican Convention. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 12.—Chairman H. M. Dougherty of the republican state cen- tral committee, issued his call yesterday for a@ meeting of the committee to fix the time and place of the state convention. The meeting will be at the Neil House here at 2 p.m., May 18. —— Navy Personnel Bill Agreed To. The House committee on naval affairs unanimously agreed today on the person- nel of the navy bill, and it will be reported to the House in a few days. ———_-e+____ Personal Mention. Howard G. Young, son of Mr. John Rus- sell Young, ,resigned his place in the weather bureau last Monday, and left for San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday night, to join his trecp, the “Rough Riders,” under LAeut, Col. Roosevelt. ——__ e+______. John Noonan’s Will, ‘The late John Noonan, by his will, which has been filed for probate, bequeathed the greater part of his estate, including con- siderable real estate, to his wife, Anna Noonan, during her life time. Wiiliam P. Charles C. Walcutt, jr., 8th Julius A. Penn, 2d Infantry. s G. McAlexander, 13th Cullinane, a of the testator, is also _subs' rovided for. Mary A. MeMehon, & daughter of the deceased, is named as executrix. > Preparing for Canty Trial. >, ANOTHER RUMOR EXPLODED. No European Protest Against War in the Philippines. It was stated authoritatively today at the State Departmertt that there is “no truth whatever in the London newspaper allegation that three of the European am- bassadors had made friendly representa- tions to the United States against an ex- tension of the war to the Philippines. No representations whatever in that line have been made to the State Department. a ARMY HEADQUARTERS. Arrangements for Their Management During Gen. Miles’ Absence. During General Miles’ absence from Washington army headquarters here will remain for a few days in charge of Captain Davis, 3d Artillery, at present a member of General Miles’ staff. Captain Davis will, however, only retain charge of headquar- ters for a few days, when he will be suc- ceeded in that duty by J. D. Morton, now chief clerk at army headquarters. Upon being relieved Captain Davis will join General Miles at Tampa, again at- taching himself to his staff. Of the em- ployes at army headquarters here General Miles takes with him three clerks—John Wahling, N. E. Dawson and A. €. Foote— with three messengers—Thomas Morris, I. W. Scott and J. H. Williams. That will leave five clerks and three messengers for headquarters here. Chief Clerk Morten is to be made a cap- tain in the regular army and an assistant adjutant general. He is of large military experience, having entered the service es a private in 1870, enlisting in the 2d Cay- alry. He served in Montana in most cf the Indian campaigns from 1870 to 1875 He was then attached to the 2d Artillery. Gen. Sheridan detailed him as an orderly to attend him at Chicago, and when the army headquarters was removed to Wasii- ington Mr. Morton came here with Ger Sheridan, and in 1884 was appointed chief clerk at headquarters, which place he now holds. oS THE HAWAIIAN RESOLUTION, Uncertain Situation in the Senate in Regard to It. It is regarded as certain that the House will pass the Hawaiian annexation resolu- tion next week, after considerable opposi- tion. The situation in the Senate is very uncer- tain. It is apparent thet a strong majority of th> Senate is in favor of annexation, and that the resolutions are stronger in that body now than heretofore. A number sof senators who were opposed to the an- nexation treaty have been convinced by the recent developments on the Pacific that it is of the utmost importance that we should have a mid-Pacific station. The practical certainty that we will hold? the Philippire Isiands renders it necessary that we should have the Hawaiian Islands. A few men in the Senate, however, who have been the leaders in opposition to the annexation of Hawaii, are still very deter- mined, and it is possible that they may take advantage of the exigencies of the situation with respect to revenue and other measares necessary to war conditions to coerce the Senate in this matter. Notwithstanding this character of opposi- tion, and the fight that has been renewed by the sugar trust, it is believed that th resolutions can be got through Congress before adjournment. seh —-e-— POSTPONED ANOTHER DAY. The Eckington and Soliders’ Home R y Bill in the Senate. The consideration of private pension bills consumed nearly the entire morning hour in the Senate today and prevented the further consideration of District of Colum- bla street railway bills, When 2 o'clock arrived Mr. Kyle asked that the labor aroi- tration bill be taken up, and Mr. McMillan, chairman of the committee on the District of Columbia, said he would not object to that being done provided the railroad bills could be taken up and disposed of immedi- ately after the routine business is tran- sacted tomorrow morning. There were quite a number of people in the Senate galleries, interested in the Eck- ington and Soldiers’ Home railroad and cther biils, and general disappointment Was expressed that such legislation had to be postponed another day. Sa A Noteworthy Point. From the New York Tribune. It is interesting to observe that while an- ti-annexationisis are agreed that the ac- quisition of Hawaii would fatally weaken this country from a milita and naval point of view, the men who have led armies and commanded fleets declare, with impressive unanimity, that the possession of the islands would greatly strengthen us, and is, indeed, essential to our safety. +eoe ——__ Spain’s Tardiness. From the New York Commercial Advertiser, Stories that Spain 1s willing to surrender Cuba remind that Spain's concessions al- Ways come too late. She must surrender more than Cuba. Probably events have gone too far in the Philippines for their res- teration to Spain. P2rhaps next week it will be too late for her to keep Porto Rico. Sometimes it is not enough to yield; one must know how to yield at the psycholog- ical moment. ——__ +e —____ Education and Patriotism. From the Hartford Ccurant. Ther2 is something radically wrong in the education that educates the patriotism out of an American. Whatever it may do fer his scholarship, or his taste, or his siyle, it has cobbed him of his birthright. it has robbed the couniry too. The coun- try is entitled to the .oyaity and loving service of all her children. ———~»++e—___. Too Costly. From the Savannah News. Each shot of the long-range guns on the big Spanish warships ccsts in the neigh- borhood of $800, Spain is not in a fiuan- cial condition to waste $800 shots in bom- barding $200 towns, hence a number of the nervous little places along the coast may rest easy. —____+ e- —___ Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, May 12.—Flour quiet and arm, un- changed—spring wheat patent, $7.00a$7.50—re- ceipts, 7,687 barrels; exports, 2.478 barrels; sales, 450 barrels. Wheat dull and jower-—spot and month, 132013244; July, 112 asked; August, 111 asked; steamer No. 2 red, 128a128i4"—receipts, 54,- 731 bushels; expo ts, 96,000 bushels; stock, 766,004 bushels; saies, 13,0v0 bushels—southern wheat by sample, 13uai%3- do. on grade, 128%alX2%. Corn quiet—spot, 414041%; month, 414a41%; June, 41adly; “July, 41304144; steamer mised, 40150 —receipts, ‘28,705 bushels; exports, 289,837 busheis; stock, 610,615 busbels; sales, 58,000 bash- els—southern white corm, 42: do. yellow, 42a . Oats easfer—No. 2 w: 38%4a89; No. 2 mixed, | 85!4—receipt ‘exports, uone; ‘stock, 545.085 Imishels, Rye dull and lower— No. 2 nearby, T3ya74; No. 2 western, 75%—re- colpts, 60,919’ bushels; ‘exports, none; stock, 185,- 803 bushels. Hay firmchoice timothy, $13.60 bid. Grain freights quiet, * une! |. Sugar strong, unchanged. Butter steady, unchanged. weak, unchanged. Cheese steady, 3 $1.50a$1.75 per basket: Whisky un eat goatee Government Bonds, stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co, New York. FINANCE AND TRADE Prices of Stocks Fell Off Today Un- der Realizing Sales. iia ce MARKET RELAPSED INTO DULLNES* There Was Fair Buying on All the Concessions. apie GENERAL MARKET REPORTY ie - eiee Se aaee Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, May 12—Confiicting news as to the movement of the Atlantic fleet and lewer prices in London encouraged som profit-taking in th> local market this mo} ing. Opening prices reflected fractional ¢ clines in most every instance, and subse- quent trading carried prices down from 1 to 1% per cent from the initial sale. The market relapsed into dullness at the decline, ard commission houses bought cautiously at every opportunity. In the granger shares profit taking was especially pronounced, London selling St. Paul and local houses realizing on Burling- ton and Rock Island. Some selling in the latter stock was credited to inside interests, but the rallies from the low prices were easily accomplished by very moderate pur- chases for accounts known to favor hi price, The effort to put the stock to par hi been discovered, there is considerable for sa tion under that figure. eral times during the day the price but a small fraction of fulfilling th’ diction, but the selling during the norning proved superior to the The caraings of the company tee of higher pric: nd thy is little Like MWhood of the stock being more than tem pol y checked by speculative conditi: Burlington main d its new level ev in the face of cons’ ‘able and these shares at their par val tined to lose their novelty the first the general market will admit of a fur- ther advance. The industrial shares were strong an# time weak by turns, and seemed to lack a def nite course of procedure. Suga: to- be were particlarly erratic, the manipulation was employed in sustaining rather than In advancing prices. Confidence in ultimate higher prices ex- ists on all sides, but there is an increasing spirit of conservatism among commission houses. This attitude of caution is inspirod entirely by the fact that prices have hed the naval triumph in th+ Philippines. per cen? would be ‘able idle money is known to be awaiting only such an opportunity for investment. The abundant cash holdings of the na- tlenal banks, as disclosed by the recent ro- perts to the controller, clearly indicate s-2 enormous, although temporarily inactive. motive power upon which the market may nd for future needs. The public 4c- mand for stocks is steady, if not liberal, and sooner or later will become g and dominate all other ula The action on the revenue bill is to bs as a factor. as its provis + a multitude of features of vital s nificance to corporations. The tax on corpcrate intere as upon the commodit corporations, will be a considerable to at least a few of the better known in- stitutions whose shares are listed Peace arguments are still in fores, but their significarce is restricted somewhat by the fact that those who indorse them e Lut a short time ago confident that war was improbable. eS FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the hieh- est and the lowest and the cloring prices of the New York stock market today, as ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Van Emburgh & Atterbury, No. Wall st. Open. High. Low, American Sprite... Wy 1% American Spirits, p a: a) American Sug: 5 - i meer, STAY American Sngar, pfd. 12 ne ie American To sw American Cotton O11 Atchison 3 Baltimore | & Oni Bay State G: Canada Southern. Canada Pacific. Chesapeake & Ohio... C.C.C, & St. Louis. B&Q... 113g F ae Paul. pfd... |. & Pacifi Chie St. P., M.&0.. Consolidated Gas. De}. Lack & W Delaware & fuason . Den. & Kio Grande, ptd Erie. - Genera a Ditnois Centrai. Lake snore. 5 Lousviie « Nashviie.. Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central Miasouri Pacific. Nationa) Lead Go. : National veau o.. pra. New Jersey Centrat.... New York Centrat. Northern Pacitic. Northern Pacific, pfd Ont. & Western. Pacific Mai Phiia. & keading. . Puliman PF. ©. Vo. Southern Ry.. ofa. Phila. Traction Texas Pacite. ° Tenn. Coa: & iron. Union Pacite. Union Pacific, Wabash, pd.’ Westeru Umon Sliver. Brookiyn - Chig. & G Western. ay 14% Soe Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—D. C. 8.6%, $300 at 113. Metropolitan Railroad certificate 1, 110; $300 at 110; $1,000 at 110; $360 at West End National Bank, 5 at 102) Capi-al Traction, 20 ut 75. Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 2: 144; 10 at 143%; 10 at 143%. Lanston Mono 100'at 16, 50 at 16; 56 at 16. American Gre 7 at 15%; 2 at 15%. Poem at 51 cents; 100 at 61 cent After call—Capital Traction, phone, preferred. 7 Gon Carriage, at 52 cents. District of Columbia Bonds.—3.65s, funding, cur Tency, 112 bid, 114 asked. Miscellaneous Bonds.— Metropolitan Railroad a, 118%, bid, 120 asked. Metropolitan Railroad cow Gs, 119 Bid. Metropeliten Railiond certifiert:s «t indebtedness, A, 117 bid. Metropolitan Ratios] certificates of indebtedn ss, B, 11) bid. Colnorbia Railroad @s, 119 bid. 122 asked. Belt Railront 40 bid, 60 asked Bekington Rallrosd Ge, 9% Washington Gas Company 6«, 8 ri A. 111% ‘he Washington Gas-Company @s. series B. 112% bil. vu. 8. lectric Light debenture imp.. 102 Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 56, 164 Di American Security and Trust 5s. F and A,, ite bid. American Sceurfty and Trust 5s, A. end O., 100 bid. Washington Market Company ist 6s, 11f Did. Washington. Market Company imp. 68, 11t bid. Washington Market ext. Ga. 11 Did Masonic Hall Association 5s, 105 bid. Wash- ington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 90 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 285 bid. Metropolitan, 207 bd. Central, 140" bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 bid. Secona, 140 bid. Citizens’, 140 bid. = sre 181 bid. Capital