Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1898, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY 9 SOLDIERS IN WRECK One Killed, Two Fatally and Several oe eR Seriously Wounded. ie sul skews iets tne caer ACCIDENT WAS NEAR CHATTANOOGA Regiment of Prominent Young Men of St. Louis. pe ee eee AR DEPARTMENT ADVISED ———— as CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 21.—One man is dead and two fatally injured as the result of a wreck this morning on the Chat- tanooga, Rome and Southern railroad be- tween Chattanooga and the volunteer camp at Chickamauga. The dead and injured all belonged to the Ist Regiment Missouri Vol- unteer Infantry. The list of fatalities is: George Walker, artificer, dead. Alfred M. Lane, private, both legs broken; will die. Harvard Barlaski, private, leg broken; in- ternal injuries; will die. E. R. Richards, first lieutenant, Company H, was badly cut about the arms and shoul- ders, and many others were badly but not fatally injured. In addition to the list of injured given above, the following were badiy wounde R. H. Feideil, private; badly hurt zbout the body. Private broken. Company D, Ed Lavingsburg; three ribs Newspaper Man Hurt. William Moffatt, a Chattanooga Times re- porier; badly injured about the body. The names of a number of other wounded can- not yet be secured. Jack McCade, a sec- tion hand, was killed by a passing mili- tary train just a few minutes before the casualty to the Ist Missouri train. ‘The train on wiich the most damage was done was carrying the Ist Missouri from Chattanooga to the park. The last car of this train was loaded with horses of the officers. Th2 military train was standing on the Chattanooga, Rome and Southern track, Just beyond the crossing of the Belt line, about a half mile from Rossville. It was crashed into by the regular south-bound Chattanooga, Rome and Southern passen- ger train. It is said that there was no fagman on the military train. Th: sheck was very severe. The locomo- tive of the regular train was jammed into the horse car and completely wrecked the eage car, which was the next one for- ward. The man who was killed and those badly injured ware all on the horse car. Everything was done to stop the passenger) train when the other was seen, but it was going at too great speed. The engineer, W. C. Whesler, stuck to his post to the last end escaped with only a maimed ankle. He and his fireman were at once arrest- ed and placed under a squad of soldiers. They are gravely censured by the soldiers for rum so rapidly with a special ahead of them. All the horses of the officers, valuable animals, were killed. The for- ward coaches of the military train were badly shaken up, but no injury was dore any one in them. The damage woull have been much greater had the train not been made up in exactly the reverss of usual order If it had gone out in r order the sleepers would have been in the Year, and the officers who %c:upied them would have been killed instead of the herses. The wounded. about twelve in all, were at once taken in charge by Surgeon Wills of the Ist Battalion of tne regiment. Col. Edwin Baldorf, the commander of the regiment, is doing everything possible for the sufferers. Lieut. Col John Jacob As‘or of New York and a number*of other officers were on the regular train, but were not injured. Flower of St. Louis’ Young Men. ST. LOUIS, May 21.—The 1st Missouri Volunteer Infantry, whose train was Wrecked. near Chattanooga today, is a St. Louis regiment. It is compesed of the flower of St. Louis’ young men, who, to the nember of 1,050, responded to the call of Presid2nt McKinley for volunteers. Thurs- day evening the regiment, under the com- mand of Col. Edwin Baldorf, left Jefferson barracks, near this city, over the Jilinois Central railroad, in three seciions, for Chickamauga. Upon recsiving news of the disaster, re- Suiting in the death and injury of a num- ber of the Missouri soldiers near Ch: nooga today, Secretary Alger sent the fol- lowing telegram to Maj. Gen. Brooke, ng, at Chickamauga: WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21. “Asscciated Press reports disaster to the 1st Missouri Volunteers this morning near your camp, reporting death of five men end injury of several others. The Secre- | tary of Wer directs that every care be taken of the wounded and that the dead be buried with all the honors of war, and immedia ss taken to prosecute the railroad responsible for this disaster.” — The Bell om the New York. NEW YORK, May 21—Private advices received here by officers of the 7th Regi- ment, N. G. S. N. Y¥., disprove the pub- lished statements that a movement was ingtituted on the cruiser New York to re- turn the bell presented to the cruiser hy the 7th Regiment. ee ge To Bulid a Road in Alaska. SEATTLD, Wash., May 21.—Contracts have been let for the construction of a railroad from Skaguay to Lake Bennet, via the White Pa: It is said that work will begin at once. ——— Society Belle a Lawyer. OAKLAND, Cal., May 21.—Miss Rachael Vrooman, a society belle, been admit- ted to practice law before the supreme court. She graduated with honors from Hestings College of Law, and now isa fully accredited member of the bar. Her fath- er, the late Attorney Vrooman, was one of the mest prominent attorneys of California. estate, which his daugh- ter proposes io manage he: E ee Legion of Loyal Women. The success of the at home given last Monday eve i by the Legion of Loyal was shown by the interest taken cellent program prepared by Mrs. The company was favor- ed by Estelle Calver, Mrs. Keene, Rev. Dr. Couden, Mr. Gee. C. Ross, Mrs. Hayward, Mr. Caiver, Mrs. Hazard. ‘tress, Mr. Morsell, Miss Lil- Miss Nellie Koechiing and Death of Rachel Lew! Miss Rachel Lewis, an estimable colored Woman, died at her residence ezrly Thurs- day morning after an affiction of paraly- sis sirce July last. She had a second stroke of paralysis Tuesday, and lay un- conscious unti! her death. Her funeral will take place from Zion Church, F street southwest. Sunday, May 22, at 1 o'clock. ‘The deceased was for a long period cf years in the employ of ¢x-Secretas Joan G. Carlisle. ss > Maryland Post Offices. Lucy M. Herriman has been appointed postmistress at Chaptico, Md. vice Matilda V. Love, deceased. Mrs. Jennie Finkle has been appointed postmistress at Eastport, Md., vies) Henry sworn to Is a bona fide one It {s easily possible for a news- Paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of papers to newsstands, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, judge by rescits, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper. Cireulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, May 14, 1998. MONDAY, May 16, 1998... . TUESDAY, May 17, 1998... WEDNESDAY, May 18, 1998. THURSDAY, May 19, i893. FRIDAY, May 20, 1895. 42,150 35,598 -35,059 Total Daily average... seveees 35,006 I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- Tesents only the number of copies of THE EVEN- 1NG STAR circulated during the six secular daya ending Friday, May 20, 1998—that is, the num- ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furnish- ed or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted are returnable to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this twenty-first day of May, A. D. 1998. JNO. C. ATHEY, Notary Public, D. C. —- Se APPEAL TO CUBANS Spanish Ask Them to Make Common Cause Against Us, Nothing Heard as to Result—Montser- rat Back at Corunna—Ovation to Officers and Crew. LONDON, May 21.—A dispatch from Madrid to the Evening News says the Spanish ministers declare nothing 1s offi- cially known of the result of the negotia- tions which have been going on with the Cutan insurgents in order to induce them to make common cause with the Spaniards against the Americans, though some of the ministers claim to believe the negotiations will succeed. Continuing, the dispatch from Madrid says it is hinted that the negotiations of Senor Leon y Castillo, the Spanish ambas- sador at Paris, to which much importance is attached, are with the Cuban represen- ve at the French ca tained that the submission of the insur- gents to Captain General Blanco wouid =e- move ail pretext for American interven- tion. The general belief that there is some ground for the hopefulness existing has led. to a recoyery of prices on the Spanish bourse. All securities have risen. Gold is now at 85. : Montserrat Reaches Corunna. CORUNNA, Spain, May 21.—The Spanish auxiliary cruiser Montserrat arrived here unexpectedly last evening from Cienfuegos, having escaped the American blockading ships. Large crowds of people thr@nged the quays, and the members of thé crew received an ovation when they went ashore. ‘The people embraced the captain and offi- cers of the steamer. Popular demonstra- tions followed throughout the city. The commander of the Montserrat declared that he was not charged with any mission, and said he was not carrying dispatches, but the Spaniards claim that he ts patriotically concealing the facts in the case. The Montserrat is to be sent to Ferrol or Cadiz in order to have her guns mount- ed. A big fete is being organized here in honor of the officers and crew of the Mont- serrat. Claim Blockade is Ineffective. MADRID, May 21.—The newspapers here are using the assertion that the Spanish auxiliary cruis2r Montserrat “thrice ran the blockade of the Cuban coast” as the text for the articles claiming to point out that the blockade is ineffective. It is asserted here that the Montserrat landed fifteen million pesetas, a thousand soldiers, 100 guns, 15,000 rifles and a quan- tity of ammunition in Cuba. a For a Change in Trustee. Mary M. Butler has brought a suit in equity against John H. Smyth and William Mayse, jr., trustees, and Nancy Park, An- nie West and Jehn H. West. She seeks to have Smyth and Mayse removed from the trusteeship of lots 57 and 58, Garfield sub- division, alleging them to be non-residents, and to have others appeinted. She also seeks the sale of the property under a deed of trust to satisfy a note held by her against it, which is said to be long over- due. The defendants have admitted, by answers, the justice of her claim, and sub- mit to the issue of a satisfactory decree. R. Linkins is solicitor for complainant. —._—_ Oficial Orders Issued. The District Commissioners have issued the following orders: That B street northeast, between With ani I7th streets, be graded by the chain gang. cost chargeable to appropriation for grading streets, alleys and roads. That 2 feet of 12-inch sewer be con- structed at the intersecticn of 16th street and Kenesaw avenue northwest; estimated cost, #40; chargeable to appropriation for suburban sewers, 1898. That Chas. A. Muddiman, E. D. Slat- tery, jr., John T. Neumeyer and Winfield S. Martin each be registerea and licensed as a mastem plumber and gaslitter after filing proper bond. That 300 feet of 6-inch water main be laid in Center street, between Oak and i4th streets northwest, including one fire hydrant. ’ That upon payment of the principal of the water main assessment against lot 15, block 21, Le Droit Park, the interest and penalties be remitted. That 268 feet of Ginch water main be laid in the north side of C street, between 36th and 37th streets, and the fire hydrant at the northeast corner of 37th and C streets connected therewith, — Burial of Miss Carrie Steele. The body of Miss Carrie Steele, who com- mitted suicide Thursday afternoon by jumping from a railroad train near Wil- mington, Del., as published in yesterday's Star, was brought here yesterday after- noon. Undertaker Clements took charge of it and made the necessary preparations for burial. This afternoon the funeral of the unfortunate young woman teok place. bocy was interred in Rock Creek cem- = FOLLOWING THE FLAG District Regiment Reaches the City: Once More. LEAVES FOR THE SOUTH TODAY Greeted by Friends and Saluted by Cheers. THE PARADE AND REVIEW ——— Shortly after noon the boys of the ist Regiment, District of Columbia Volunteers, were loaded on a special train at Dunn Loring, Va. The boys were given their midday mess before boarding the train. Three special trains were necessary to move the troops. They were loaded on by battalions. The 1st Battalion in the first section, the 2d Battalion in the second sec- tion and the 3d Battalion in the third sec- tion. As the train pulled out the boys were given a rousing cheer by the 8th Ohio Regi- ment, which had escorted them from camp. The trip to Washington was made in about forty-five minutes, and the boys showed great anxiety to reach Washington. When the train reachod the north end of the Long bridge, at the foot of 14th street, they were unloaded. The regiment was im- mediately formed and Col. Harries mov2d them to the white lot. They will remain on the white lot until 3:45 p.m. At this hour they will march to the corner of 17th street and Pennsylvania avenue, wh2re the march in review will begin. They will march through the White House grounds in col- umn of fours, and President McKinley will review them from the portico. Such mem- bers of th2 cabinet as may be at the White House will review the parade with the President. When they leave the White House grounds the regiment will march down th2 avenue directly to the B. and O. depot, where they will take the train for Chickamauga, the first section leaving at 7 p-m., the second section at 7:10 and the third section at 7:20 o'clock. The Arrival Here. Notwithstanding the uncertainty of the time of arrival of the trains bearing the District of Columbia Volunteers from the camp, there was quite a large crowd as- sembled along the line of Maryiand avenue from 9th street to the long bridge to wel- come the soldiers home from their short stay In Virginia and cheer them on their start for tne camp in Tennessee. The train came in sections, the first reaching 9th street and Maryland avenue shortly after 1 o'clock, while the second section did not arrive until about 2:30. Th2 camera fiends were out in full force and the trains and men were photographed fully fifty times. Many of the soldiers were anxious to send Messages to their homes, and messenger boys were in gr2at demand. Mothers, sis- ters and sweethearts were largely in evi- dence, and there were some touching scenes when gray-hairsd mothers embraced thcir boys, as glad to see them as if they had been on the battlefield and had returned home in safety. Relic hunters were also in evidence, but the small boys got the larger share of the relics in the form of big cakes of hardtack. “Mister, give me a piece of hardtack,” could be heard at almost every window of the cars, and young America’s wants were fully satisfied. The soldiers disembarked and formed in companies for the march to the White Lot, with as much order as any company of reg- ulars could possibly have had. There was not a break in their move- ments, nor was there any delay experieno- ed in forming lines and marching’ through Scuth Washington to the place of te porary encampment. One of the soldier boys brought over with him a little shaggy dog, and the canine, already known as the company’s mascot, will be taken as far on the jour- ney as possible. « Some Sad Scenes. The regiment arrived from Camp Alger a few minutes after 2 o'clock, but instead of going to the White Lot direct stopped in th2 shade near the bureau of engraving and printing, south of the Washington monu- ment. Hundreds of people, mostly women, were assembled at tne White Lot to see their brave soldier boys once more before they go to the war. It was some time before they discovered that the troops were lying just beyond the hill a few squares away. The first to get a suspicion that they were waiting in the wrong place hurried toward the monument, cutting across lois and not minding the grass. This first movement started the whole assemblige in motion, and soon there was 2 long fine of women—mothers, wives and sweethearts —hurrying across the parks in the hot sun. The soldier boys, relieved of their burd2ns, lay under the trees or stood in groups keeping up a merry front. Those whose mothers or sweethearts had found them wore happy smiles. Those whose loved one had not yet found them looked ex- pectantly in the direction of the ever in- creasing throng that came trudging across the lot. It was a scene of emotion. were trying to appear brave. Brave boys were trying to seem indifferent. The mothers, wives and sweethearts fluttered between the emotions cf sadness and pride. Courage, hope, ambition and the solemn consciousness of the uncertainty of the parting were shown on the faces of the young soldiers. ‘The women folks sat on the grass by them and opened boxes of lunch and then could not eat, but watched their boys, now and then reaching out to touch a sun- burnt hand. Sad women Se The Scipio and Apache. A large steamer recently purchased by the Navy Department has been officially named “Scipio.” For some unknown ‘reason the naval authorties desire to prevent pub- Uc knowledge of the identity of this vessel and the purpose for which she is designed. It is believed, however, that she is intended either as a collier or as a troop ship for use in connection with the proposed mili- tary invasion of Cuba. The tug J. D. Jones has been renamed “Apache,” in accordance with the policy of giving Indian rames to all such craft. ——~-2+____ Dr. Diag Interpreter. Rev. A. J. Diaz, D.D., who, before his banishment from Cuba about two years ago, charged with giving aid and comfort to the insurgents, was pastor of the only Protestant Church. in Havana—a Baptist Church—has secured an appointment as in- terpreter on the staff of Maj. Gen. Miles, and will accompany the general to Cuba. Dr. Diaz was born in Cuba and educated in the United States. —__-e—____ Soldier Under Serious Charges. NEW YORK, May 21.—Eugene Harding, private in Company I, 1st New York Vol- unteer Infantry, was arrested at Camp Black, Hempstead, L. I., today, on the Sac es See eee grocers (oe Middietown, N.Y.” ss —_+.—__ Sent te Reform School, Garfield Coleman and NO ASSURANGE FROM REED evar Unoertainty About @ Special Rule on Ha- bt His Vote the-Deciding One im the Committee-Inspatience Among the’ Republicans. 5 a The advocates-of the annexation of Ha- wail have not yet been able to get any as- surance from Speakét Reed that a special rule will be reported’ from the committee on rules for the consideration of the reso- lution. The difficulty of the situation 1s that in order to get the rule reported from the committee it must be voted for by Mr. Reed himself, who'is‘one of the most de- termined of the opponents to annexation. There are five metibers of the committee, including the Speaker. Two democrats are opposed to the rule. Two républicans are in favor of reporting’ tt. In order to get the report the Speaker's vote affirmatively must be had. The question is whether from party con- siderations he can te induced to vote against his convictions, on the theory that he would not thereby be voting for annexa- ticn, but simply to permit the House to get at a vote on the question. The advocates of annexation think that he will accom- modate himself to the overwhelming sen- timent of the republicans of the House and vote for the rule. But while they are wait- ing, without any sort of assurance, valua- ble time is being lost, and it is fully real- ized that if annexation is to be defeated it will be by the proeess of consuming time. A great deal of impatienca Is therefore b2Ing manitested among republicans in the House and a propositign is being consider2d to elther have a petitjon signed by a ma- jority of the Houst, éomposed of republi- cans, and presented to the committee on tules, asking for action, or =Ise to have a republican caucus called to pass upon the question. Either of these methods would almost certainly result in bringing the ques- tion to favorable action, and one or the other will probably be resorted to if a r2- port from the rules committee is not had early next week. The situacion, with re- gard to the passage of the resolutions if a vote can be had,is that a very large majority of the members of the House will vote for the annexation resolutions, and nearly two- thirds of the Senate will vote the same way. Therefor> tne adoption of the resol-itions is certain if a vote can be had. The hope of the oppcesition is to delay the vote until everything else is out of the way and then to secure an adjournment b2fore the vote is taken. The War Revenue Bill Involved. In the parliamentary meneuvering ‘hs question and that of the war revenue bill are said to be becoming involved, the op- ponents to annexation desiring a vote on the revenue bill beforé'the House takes up the Hawaiian question, or else designing to prolong the discussion of the revenue bill in the Senate to hold it inthe wav of the Hawaiian resolution, if that resolution is to be passed by the House. On this rep- resentation of the case it is urged that for the House ta pass-the Hawaiian reso- lutions now would be to endanger or at least to delay the reyenue measure. Yet, on the other hand, it is said by some of the friends of Hawaiian annexation that action on the. revenue measure can- not be hastened'by “holding up the Ha- walian resolutions, and that they will ins upen a course being followed which will give -he resclutions a fair show. ‘They feel warranted {n iuzjsting on this by the acknowledged fact that a large majority of both houses favor the resolutions. he Debate on) the Revenue. Present calculations: are that the debate on the revenue measure in the Senate will run on during al of rext week, and that a vote will be haG earjy in the week fol- lowing. It is generally conceded tat there are enough votes seeured Yor the srovision for thé issuance of bonds’ to insure its adoption. It fs possible that the amount of bonds authorized by the Senate will be less than that in the House bill, but it iz said that if this proves to be the-case the amount carried by the House will he in- and serted by the conference commit will be agreed to by the Senate. It is that all the republicans, Senator Mant the silver republicans and four or tive dem- ocrats will vote to give the Presi therity to issue bonds if necessary. — FIRST MATRON, Mrs. Glenn to Go to the Front With the Boys. Mrs. Susan A. Glenn, widow of a soldier and mother of a volunteer in the Ist Regi- ment, District of Columbia Volunteers, has resigned her position in the Post Office De- partment to go to the front with her son. She is a member of the Woman's Patriotic Industrial Relief League, and the first woman to be appointed matron of a regi- ment. Mrs. Glenn is a well-preserved woman of fifty, a person of fine physique and the mother of four children. ‘Two daughtérs remain at home to devote their services to the Woman’s Patriotic In- dustrial Relief League. The league is now organizing a relief corps of women to send to each of the various regiments to darn, mend and wash for the soldiers. They are expected, by looking after the sanitary con- ditions, to keep the men out of the hospi- tals. No woman under thirty-five or over fifty-five will be permitted to accompany a regiment, and they must be women of irre- proachable character. Widows and moth- ers of volunteers preferred. The outfit of Mrs. Glenn as matron of a regiment wilt consist -of black alpaca and black silk skirts: blue and black shirt waists; rubber cloak; two sets of black underwear; broad-sole walking shoes; one rubber pillow; one rubber and flannel blan- ket, hammer, shawl, belt, bag and a soft fedora hat. Mrs. Glenn will alao take with her a quantity of articles, such as disinfectants, castils and laundry soap, combs, pins, needles, letter paper, envelopes, postage stamps, pencils, darning cotton, patches, thread, buttons, scissors, mustard and vas- eline. The league is row manufacturing and filling small bags with the articles enumerated above, for distribution among the soldiers, aes SS SUSPECTED OF THEFT, Andrew Weedon Arraigned in Court on Grave Charge. Andrew Weedon, who Hves on Union street southwest, was complained against in Judge Scott’s ours. today, under the vagrancy act, it being Alleged that he was found on 7th strett*umder suspicious cir- cumstances. obs old “This man was’standing over a drunken man,” said a witngss, “4nd I saw him have his hand in the mgn’a pocket. When Wee- don got up he had # green bill in his hand.” Another witness’ said he saw Weedon stooping over the @run man, but he did not see him take § ng. Weedon denied. the charge. He told the judge that he and @yman named. Downs had bought a boat-anéfishing outfit. Mr. Downs bought thfee:fpints of whisky to take down the river. “We drank the whisk¥}” said the prisoner, “and then Mr. Dawns:@ave me a dollar to get some more w! This is the dollar they said I took, bu. you send for Mr. Downs he'll tell you that I was given the dollar.” r. “Did you ask the officers to summon Mr. court asked. Downs?” the don’t know ‘Weedon said he had Ved in Washington for about forty years, and had never been in trouble but once before. x sentence of thirty days in default of A bond was imposed. ‘i Wayland Seminary Commencement. ‘The annual musicale of Wayland Semi- nary will be given Monday evening at 8 o'clock in Coburn Hall The graduating exercises will take place at the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church’ Wednesday evens ing at 8 o'clock. © 6 21, 1898-24 PAGES. LANDSMEN GUESS Efforts to Penetrate the Designs of the Spanish Admiral. NAVAL GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK Tricks to, Throw Americans Off the Scent. A DASH FOR HAVANA Several days ago, in speaking of the mys- terious movements of the Spanish fleet, Secretary Long said that the opinion of one well-informed man was as good as that of another. This has come to be accepted, and the landsman speculates as freely and with as much belief of success as the best- posted naval official. This speculation is always rife at the White House and is in- dulged in by all classes, from the most prominent senator down. A hundred unofficial views were launched at the White House today as to the Span. ish and American fleets. A majority of these are that the Spanish fleet has not re turned to the Cape Verde Islands 4d will not do so until it makes a direct attempt to reach Blanco with relief. The Latest Trick. The consensus of opinion is that the Spanish announcement of the arrival of the Spanish fleet at Santiago was made with the deep-laid idea that the American government would send both Sampson and Schley in pursuit. When these fleets had Started for Santiago and were well on their way the Spaniards would drop far down to the south of Cuba, beyond possible reach ef discovery, until the Americans had pass- ed, wher they would make a quick dash for Cienfuegos, again eluding and mystify- ing the Americans. At Cienfuegos the probability of detection would b2 minimized, as the nearest cable station is Key West. The probability is that Blanco has known of the presence of Sampson and Schley at Key West, and that he shrewdly anticipa’ their immedi- ate departure for Santiago. He could hav2 wired Admiral Cervera nis opinion and ad- advised him to make a roundabout dash for Cienfuegos. Of course there is a speculative story that Cervera may attempt to g2t to Havana it- self, but this would not be as likely as a dash for Cienfuegos, unless made by a northern route. Between Cienfuegos and Havana is the Yucatan passage,- which is closzly guarded. The Spanterds could not get to Havana oy this reute without de- tection, and would have to fight. After getting to Cienfuegos the Spaniards could quickiy umoad and could be away again, with chances in their favor of not beirg quickly dise red. A Dash for Havana. To escape the American squadron mak- ing for Santiago by th northern route and to get to Havana the yndertaking would be far mere risiy for Cervera. He would have to sail far north of Cuba until he supposed the Americans had raced by, and then make a dash for Havana, before which he would encounter the big mon- itcrs, if they are not at the Yucatan pass age. The attempt to rush past the moni tors would be the most desperate in the war, but it would be easier to fight them ané@ run into Havana harbor than to do the same thing with a fast moving squad- ron which could quickly close in on the Spaniards. Once in Havana harbor it is recognized that the American squadron would have uphill work against the Spanish fleet and the forts. Might Go to the Bahamas. Some well informed people express the belief that Cervera will next be heard from in the neighbornood of the Bahamas, by which time he thinks both Sampson and Schley will be near the easiern end of Cuba. From the Banamas rvera would attempt the dash for Havana narbor. He would not encounter serious opposition if this theory is correct unt] he ran against the monitors off Havana. Five or six days would elapse for a game of tas kind to be played out to success or deieat. Cervera put into Santiago simply to find the lay of the land. It is not believed that he landed supplies for Blanco at Santiago. It would take weeks for these supplies to reach Havana, if they ever got there through the swarms of insurgents on the eastern end of tue fsland. It is said that if Cervera has gone back to Cape Verde it is for one of two reasons. The first would be to secure reinforce- ments before again showing himself in southern waters. The second would be to get ready to fall back to Spain so as to al- low some of the ships now there to leave for the Philippines. The belief is expressed today that if the Cervera fleet goes back to Spain another fleet will certainly be sent to the Philip- pines. ‘his fleet, owing to delay here, might stand a chance of overcoming all that has been dene by Dewey. ———— AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN. Real Estate Transfers—Church Ser- vices—Other News. A number of real estate transfers were reeorded yesterday affecting property in the West ind. Louisa Hill, after securing a quit claim to lot 4, block A, of the Reno subdivision from Ariana Doves, sold the property and a portion of an adjoining lot to John F. Scott and Chainey E. Scott. The consideration named is nominal. Edwin Forrest and J. Holdsworth Gor- don, trustees, have sold to John Curtin lots 26 and 33 and portions of lots 27 and in square 1215; also tot 35 and a portion of lot 36, In square 1217. The consideration is placed at $7,043.36. The property em- braces the whole of the north side of Olive street, with frontage on 27th and 28th streets. The property in square 1217 is lo- cated at the northwest corner of Olive and 27th streets, running east to Rock creek. Charles H. Ruth has bought of Albert B. Hines lots 201 and 202, in square 1254. No price is named. The property is located in the square bounded by P, Q, 33d and 34th streets. Charles O. Sayers has sold to Callahan Keane part of lot 54, square 1262. The property is located at the northeast corner of 27th and O streets. No price ts named. Rey. T. DeWitt Talmage, D. D., will preach in the West Street Presbyterian Church tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, ex- changing pulpits with the pastor, Rev. W. C. Alexandg, D. D., who wil! deliver the sermon tomorrow evening in the First Pres- byterian Church. Rev. Dr. J. B. Stitt, pastor of Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church, will deliver a ser- Ison tomorrow morning on.“Making Ready for a Distinguished Guest.” In the even- ing the subject of the sermon will be “Sav- anarola.” Onty one mass will be read tomorrow at St. Ann’s Church, Tenleytown, and that at 8 o’clock in the morning. William~ Polk, a young white man, who employed by George T.. Shannon, a was milk WORK OF FOUR MONTHS. A report has just been made by EF. Oliver Belt, secretary of the medical staff, to the Doard of governors of the Episcopal Eve. Ear ard Throat Hospital detailing whe work done at the institution during the first four months of the present year end- ed April 30. The report is as follows: During thas period 2,090 visits were made by patients to the dispensary, divided among three departments, as follows: Vis- its to the eyo department, 912; visits to the throet department, 793; visits to the car department, 324. These visits were made by 329 Jifferent patients, of whom 294 were white and 236 colored, and were as follows: Patients to eye department, 344; patients to threar de- partment, 128, patients to ear department, Seventy-one patients have been received into the hospital, 29 being free paticn:s and 32 pay patients, the aggregate number of days spent by patients in the hospital being 968. From the pay patients 35) F been received fer room rent, en aver: $144 per month. The sum of $2,258. s been collected for the hospital since Jan- very 1, 1898. Ninety-two operations have formed during there four the first twelve months made by 1,333 patients, and operations were performed. The various denomine- ticns represented in those treated trom January 1 to Aprii 30 were as follows: Baptists, Episcopalians, odists, 95; Roman Catholics, 82 rians, 23; Congregationalisis, 3: Friends, 1; Lutheran, 1, not given or no church, 43. > FOR A PENSION FUND. been per- oaths. During visits were The House Bill in the terest of Policemen nnd Firemen. The report on House bill 10381, relating to the policemen and firemen's fund of the District, which has been submitted to the House by Mr. Cowheri, says: “The law creating a relief fund and pro- viding for the penstoning of police aud fire- men is found in the District appropriation bill of the Forty-eighth Congress (U. 8. Stat., vol. 23, p. 3 “After some years’ experience it was found that the funds provided for as above Were not suflicieat to meet the drafts upon the same, and in the Fifty-fourth Congress {U- 8: Stat. vol. 29. p. 40% it was further mereased by the following enac:ment: “Provided, That heroafter the Commis- sioners of the District »f Columbia are hereby authorized and directed to depe with the treasurer of the United State: cut of the receipts {rom the fines in the Police Court, a sum sufficient to meet any deficiency in the police fund or the fire- men's relief fund.’ “The income from this last source of rev- enue varies greatly, and as the reports from the court for the’ present year show a iargely diminished revenue, it 1s feared the relief fund may at any time prove insufil- cient. The present bill proposes to remi this by taking from the District. fun: derived from liquor license, a sum sui. cient to meet any deficiency tazt may =rise. it also provides a pension in proportion to the position the pensioner heid in the service at the time of his discharge for disability or retirement. “The bill fixes an age limit of sixty years at which persons in the service may be retired, and gives them a pension upon such retirement, provided ther» has been continues service for twenty years. This requires five years’ longer servic» io obtain a pensionable status than the present law. The proposed bill reduces ih size of the pensions that may be granted from $00, as it now stands, to one-fourth of the salary received by the party at th» tims of his death or discharge for disability or retire- ment. “If there is any apparent injustice in the size of the pension that will be received under this bill by the firemen, in compari- son with the police, it is due to the fac that the salary of the firemen is lower than is paid in the police service. although the work is more dangerous and no iess arduous. Should the salaries in these de- partments be hereafter more cquitahly ad- jJusted, the amount thereafter paid to pen- sioners under this bill would be proportion- ately changed.” ——_—_—_-e—_____ CONTEST OVER A CHILD. Foster Parents Decline to Surrender It to the Mother. Little John Collerd, alias John Kelly, for whose tiny form a writ of habeas corpus issued on the 16th instant from the Su- preme Court of the District, was brought before Judge Cole in Criminal Court No. 1 today In the arms of Julian B, Le Preux, who loves the pretty chiid as if he were his own son. Accompanying him were his wife, Mrs. Bettie Le Preux; his two grown daughters and four other ladies in tasteful summer costumes. Mrs. Collerd, the child's mother, who has not held him in her arms as such for two as, years and more, sat on the other side of-| Geneval the court room, handsomely dressed in black, with anxiety plainly to be seen upon her countenance. She claims the child now because she loves him, she says, and says she is able to support and rear him as he should be. The Le Preuxs, on the other hand, say they have had the little one three years, and that he is now a part of their life. They are resisting, with ail the means in their bower, the mother’s demand for her boy. Judge Cole decided, in view of the pend. ing Canty trial, that the case would better Me over till the latter part of next week, the date for hearing to be determined later. In the meantime the child remains in the custody of the Le Preuxs. Already seven affidavits have been filed on the part of the petitioner, and the case promises to be an interesting one. a Joseph McArdle’s Funeral. The funeral of the late Joseph P. Mc- Ardle, who was killed by contact with a live wire in a manhole while in the employ of the United States Electric Lighting Com- pany, at 14th ard K streets, Wednesday afternoon, took place this morning from St. Matthew's Church. At a meeting of the executive commit:ce of the company, resolutions of sympathy were passed, and Superintendent Marlow was directed to make the necessary funeral arrangements. The body of the young man was buried at Mount Olivet. —_——_—_ Hotel Arrivals. Raleigh—B. O. Prentiss and wife, New Haven; W. H. Mead, Detroit; C. W. Daily and wife, West Virginia; James Atweil, Pittsburg; Calvin Stewart, Seattle; W. E. Clark, Newark; W. J. Parker, Nw’ York; George Campbell, Charlotte, N. C. Ebbitt—H. K. Sanborn, Chi¢ago; E. A. Miller, U. S. A.; A. J. Richards, Wey- mouth, Mass.; J. 5. Brown, Nashville; Dan- fel A. Minachol, New York; brose Swasey, Cleveland. ——.—_—_ Balttmore Markets. TIMORS, , May 2i.—Flour fi hanged — Dorcel: ae bushels—roui ie com, 41;" do. yellow, 41. Oats quiet—No. 2 white, 38 34 aales—recelpts, "37 nominal; No. 2 mixed, exports, none; dull—No. 2 nearby: 2: bushels: Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers sartidete sd 1427 F st.. members New York st exchange, Ladenbi FINANCE AND TRADE Weakness in London Did Not Affect New York Stocks. War is the Only Hindering Influ- ence to Better Prices. ——-+__ GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ac sees Special Dispatch te The Evening Star. 21.—Yesterday’s prices m. NEW YORK, May were practically duplicated this and made to serve as the market's of prevailing values. The uneasiness re- flected in the London market was ignored to a considerable extent, but the Impatience to hear from the Atlantic fleet checked trading. The absence of new business was not con- sidered to be a circumstance of any im- portance, a just regard for caution suggest- ing @ postponement of extensive risks The meeting of the two fieets is lookod upon as being among the probabilities of the next few hours, and once the contlict is ended the market is expected to resume its upward course under renewed impeias Confidence higher prices for ning dimate ment issucs Is easily explained, if uhe week- ly trade reports are allowed (o figure in the calculations a their full value. deavy enermous bank clearings trade balane and unusual railrcad activity insure in- creasing merit. Am abundant gold supply and cheap money in quantity equal io the needs of all contemplated enterprises are factors of especial significance. The influential market interests which Were credited with last summer's advance are fully aware of the superior advantages reflected m the season’s outlook. It. is reasonably safe to assume that the prices for the year will be made to reach a limit well beyond the high record for "97, and that a permanently higher level will be es- tablished for all the stock of the well managed propert The granger issues, with Burlington liable to lead in extent of the fluctuations, are looked upon Tain leaders of the new campaign. The backing and filling relative to the settlement of the tobacco schedule in the new revenue bill suggests an early consum- mation of the much-talked-of deal with the manufacturing interests. The advance in plug tax ra es to 16 cents per 10) pounds is thought to have brought that belligerent interest to the terms offered by the Ameri- can company, hence the present willingness to have the original 12-cent rate restored. In American Sugar and the Tractioa sues there are especial forces at k which seem certain to bring about a revo- lution in present market prices. In conse quence of this view there have been sev- eral important buying movements detected in sources generally conceded to be among the’ better informed. _ The weekly bank statement reports an increase of $3,715,025 in reserve and an in- crease of $14,2 New business is opening up ard business houses are no longer timid about th: outiook. Let the war end and the business community will attract attention by reason of its unprece- dented activity. es FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market to@ay, as re- perted by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Van Emburgh & Atterbury, No. 2 Wall st. ‘Open. Tigh. sweet American Spirits....... 12 American Spirits, pfa. si American Sugar...) 124\ American Sugar, pfd.. American Tobacco. American Atchison Baitimore Den. & Kio Grande, Erie. Michigan Central. Missoari Pacitic. National Lead Co. New Jersey Centra: New York Centrai BK Western Union ei. 90 Brookiyn K. Transit. Chig. & G Western. cali— 12 o'clock m.—Wasi 47%. U. 8. Electric Grapbophone, . 100 at 4 call—Mergenthaler Linotype, 5 at 144%. District of Columbia Bonds.—-3.00s, funding, cur- rency, 112% bid, 114 asked. Met Miscellaneous 118 bid. Metropolitai litan Railroad allrwad conv. Oa, 119% olitan Raflroad certificates of indebr 1 Metro] iness, A, 117 bid. Metropolitan Raiload certificates of indebtedness, B, 107 bid. Columbla eo 118 bid, 122 asked. Belt Railroad 5s, 35 ington Rai 6s, 93 bid. W: pany Gs, series A, 112 bid. Washington pany 6s, series B, 113 bid. U. 8. Electric Ligut 100 bid. Chesapeake and Market Company Ist 6s, bid. Washington Mar- ket Company imp. 6s. 110 bid. Washington Mar- ket Gompany ext. 6x, 11 Obid. Masonic Finll Asso- ciation . 206 bid. Washington Light Infentry Ist Gs, 99 bid. * National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 285 M tan, bid. Central, 142 bid. 308 bid. Mechanics’, 180 bid. Second, 142 bid. ©. 131 bid.” Capital, asked. 140 bid. fo and Trus', ‘hi Loan and Trusi, 126 bid. American Security ond ‘Trust, 150 bid. “Washington Safe Deport! 50 Lid. Tustrance Stocks. 30 . Arlington. 135 bid. American, 185 bid. National Union, 9 lumbia. 10 bid. Riggs, 7 bid, 7 5 bid. 6 asked. Lincoln, 9 bid. Title Insnrance Stocks.—Real bid. Columbia Title. 4% bid, 544 ton Title, 2 bid. District Tiile, 2 Railroad Stocks. —Capi c fetropoll'an, x119 bid. Columbia, 75 bh . 8 bia. Gas and Exectric Light Stocks. —Washincton Gas, 47% bid, 47% axked. Georgstown Gas, 43 bid. U: 8. Electric Light, 98% bid, 99 asked. ‘Telephone Stocks.—Pentsyivania, 38 bid, 45 Miscellaneous Stocks. —Mergenthaler Linotype, 144% bid, 144% asked. Lenston MM i bid, 16% asked. American Grapbophone, 14% 15 |. American Graptoph ne preferred, x14! i Washington Market, 10 ‘hid. “Great 47 asked. Ws ton Mai Falls Ice, 115 bid, 125 asked. xEx div. asked. Washing- i