Evening Star Newspaper, June 14, 1898, Page 2

pred by the troops. Contractors were also | permitted to bid for supplying beef on the { block at such places and such quantities as might be required, and for supplying the entire army at all points occupied by it in Cube = Opening the Bids. ‘The proposals were opened at 11 o'clock this morning in the office of General Eagan at the War Department, in the presence of the representatives of firms who submitted bids. There were over thirty bids in all, showing a large variance in prices at which firms 1 furnish beef on the block ani dressed, and many of them are so complt- cated that it will require careful examina- tion to determine the relative merits of each. The figures in many of the bids were amusing, and in one case a firm asked over 49 cents per pound for supplying dressed beef. Others again were quite low, the prices varying considerably, according to condition amd place of delivery and whether dressed or on the block. As Gen. Eagan fy anxious to hurry neat supplies to the troops now on their way to Cuba the mat- ter will be taken up immediately and he hopes in a day or two to have the bids 4 in such a manner as to be able d the contracts. Among the firms which bid today were the following: ©. McClure, San Antonio, Tex.; J. E. in, Nashville, Tenn.; Wm. M. Rice, m, Tex.; R. E. McCaleb, North Car- ; Borden and Borden Li tock Com- ston, Tex.; J. Summerlin, Bar- Fulton Bros. Tampa; W. H. t. Fla.; Robert Wills, ; Wm. T. Clark, Washington, D. C.; den, New York; E. H. MeCaleb, 2w Orle ttoir jardner, ston; J. ns Galy RH. union stock yards of Baltimore; dard of Washington; H. B. Cul- Armstrong, Peck & Cv. Nelsoa, Morris & Co. of zo; Armour & Cq, Chicago; Swift & Chicaso; United Dressed Beef Co., New York; John C. Bidl> & Co., Norfolk. The Plan of Campaign. There is absolutely no apprehension at the Navy or War Department that a Span- ish w -l of any character will be en- counte y tha transports on their ntiago The opinion Is expressed War Department that the transports bebly not arrive off Santiago Le- fere y morning, as they will not at- ten.pt to make a fast sail. It is anticipated that the first thing after the landing of the troops steps will be proceeding to any extent in the campaign, to assemble as large a force as possible of insurgents, and to organize them into outing parties to operate against the irregular. and bands of busz- ashington; las, Yexas; r ves: te s th whackers, which it is now known will hava to be contsaded against, so as to clear the way for the operaticns of the invading army. 2 this way the insurgents can be of real service, and it is practically the only as- ance of great importancé which they render. Their familiarity with the try and the methods of warfare which the Spanish have evidently adopted will en- able them to protect our troops from har- assing embushes. The two squadrons of Wood's rough rid- ers, who were taken dismounted, will also be available for scout duty, their lack of familiarity with the country being provided against by a detail of native scouts. Th ars who have been used to In- dian warfare will prebably adopt the meth- ods which experience has taught them to i in dealing with savages. It is to the department that the Spanish place any reliance upon their ability et our army in war in an open fight nd a siege, but that they pro- pt the method which the tnsur- cessful of distrib- omparatively small bands of guer- throughout the island lay am- to shoot down pickets from un- rillas bushe der co The the to es horrible m: mutilation of the bodies of rines who were ambushed of barbarism which might i as placing the operations anish outside the pale of civilized in this military men recognize barbaric spirit that inspirea the Maine, and it 1s realized d who may be placed at the are likely to be treat- n the dead. four ws a Well be re of thy warfare concerning this mutilation of well be made the subject to the powers as a viola- warfare were it the policy t to recognize the inter- Kn government in this war. sentations are not Ikely to he ernme any for uch r Made, bowever, as this government dves rot i d to invite fe n intervention in any way. nor to give any excuse for !t to be The knowledge of the savage panish will merely : our own conduct and as at we cannot rely on civilized a barbarous soldiery which; racted struggle of the Cu- dence, whetted its a by the murder of women n and defenseless old men. It nely warning. that the fall of Santiago lily after the landing of the t it is not intended that any such ade as will subject our i ambush, and give oppor- is of barbarity. will be rral the entire a that viclaity, so that when there shall not be left 4d any wandering bands attack exposed outposts and tions. ee FIGHTING EVERY DAY has to « Spanish Attack the Marives at Caime- mera in Force, YORK, Jun A special dated a Mole St. Nicho- . reports that there was a of the Spanish attacks f marines landed there on | un Hayt said to have lasted aii | night, Camp MeCalla and acked by greatly su- anish. i States battle ship Texas, the 1 and the collier Aba- throug Crest 5 ted the marines by directing a t and particularly the ounters, en the movements of yrks. Evening World from Nicholas says the auxiliary cruis- Louis has arrived there from Guan- h place she left at 3 o'clock the day afternoon. The marines who Were at Caimanera were when the St. ft hard at work throwing up works hilltop 1 strong fortifications on hind the promontory where s will be placed for better protec- f the force. Spanish Base Shelled. Three miles to the eastward of Santiago there was a Hittle fis! age, where a considerable force of Spanish troops is It was used as a kind of base RECRUITS COMING Regiments at Camp Alger Reosiving Additiona: Volunteers, INCREASING 1) MAXIMUM STRENGTH The Liquor Question Giving Trou- ble to Officers. COL. GIRARD’S STATEMENT Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. CAMP ALGER, Va., June 14, 1898. Recruits have been pouring into Camp Alger in groups of ten or twelve all morn- ing, looking to the increase of every com- mand to its full strength. Details for the purpose of securing the additional men needed left the camp at various times last week, and reports have been received from them meanwiile, indicating that the work was easier than first expected. Not all the men most recently enlisted will reach the camp before the end of this week, but the greater number, coming from the nearby states—New York, Pennsylva- nia, Ohio and Virginla—will have reported and have been enlisted into active service by tomorrow night. Liquor Still Occupying Attention. Liquor still occupies the attention of Provost Marshal Volrath. Suspicion rests on several stands in Shantytown, but the provost marshal’s aids have something more than suspicion marked“ up against certain visitors. Col. Girard’s Statement. Col. A. C. Girard today gave the reporter a statement for publication in The Even- ing Star, which was as follows: “The alleged conflict between the regi- Mental surgeons and myself,” says Col. Gi- rard, “is not on the increase, as reported. ‘Tae reporter was misinformed, if the fol- lowing letter of the ckief surgeons of di- visions, who are volunteer surgeons, ap- pointed by the President, and gentlemen of high standing in their states, can be given credence to. They wrote it at the request of the chief surgeon to the surgeon gen- eral to contradict the impression which had got abroad. “ “Surgeon General, U. S. A.’ “pir, we would respectfully express our opinion that, although in the past misun- derstandings have existed owing to failure to comprehend the intention of Colonel G+ rard, at present we believe that the great majority of the regimental surgeons and the regimental commanding officers, who have had the medical affairs of the com- mand properly explained to them, are now satisfied that Colonel Girard has done not only all in his power, but has succeeded be- yond expectation, considering the difficul- ties he had to contend with.”” “This was signed by Chas. B. Nancrede, major and chief surgeon, 3d Division, 24 Army Corps; Leonard B. ‘Almy, major. and surgeon, 2d Division, 24 Army Corps; Hen- ry Allers, major and surgeon, 1st New Jer- sey, in charge of Ist Division, surgeon offi- cei Maj. Allers, who has been acting chief surgeon, Ist Division, since its organiza- tion, signed the paper during the tem- porary obsence of Maj. Cook, who, since his return, has expressed his approval of the letter in the following terms: “f fully concur the above letter. ““GEORGE COOK, “ ‘major and Chief Surgeon, “2d Division, 2d Army Corps.’ h standing in their states of these gentlemen is vouched for by the fac’ that Maj. Nauride is professor of surge in the University of Ann Arbo: |. Alney is a brigade surgeon in the National Guard of his state and a surgeon of high repute and Maj. Cook has been surgeon general of the Nationai Guard of New Hampshi A Counter Statement. In answer to this one of the regimental surgeons in camp, whose name, for obvious | Teasons, cannot be used, submits this state- ment: “The conditions that formerly existed in the division hospitals became camp talk, and so found their way into the paper: Whatever trouble that has occurred has arisen from the efforts of the surgeon-in- chief to enforce orders commendable neith- er to one’s sense of military duty nor to one’s sense of professional propriety. The regimental surgeons now smiling at the improvement ted in the div: sion hospitals as a direct result of the agi- tation to which Colonel Girard refer: > ET MEETING. SHORT CAL No Material Change in the-Situation Develop The cabinet session today was short, last- ing a little over an hour. Secretary Long is improving, and was able to walk better today. He attended the meeting. The meeting did not develop any ma- terial change In the situation. No news, it is said, was presented from the Paliippine: Cabinet cfficials do not believe that Aguin- aldo, the insurgent chief, will attempt to mzke too many claims or to give trouble to the pessession of the tslands by Uncle Sam. He and his men have been fighting Span- ish oppression and taxation, and will be satisfied to liv2 under a fair government which will not grind them down. It is thought that Aguinaldo will be given a wood local position when General Merritt takes: charge of affairs. Cabinet officers see nothing to indicate the early close of the war. Some of them are privately vexed with delays, but admit that time must be taken. It is now admit- ted that as soon as operations in the West Indies are concluded Spain will be attacked at home if she shows an inclination to con- Unue the war. a MONTGOME: IRES ON FORTS. Her Shots Fell Short, However, and Did No Damnge. (Copyright, 1898, by the Asscdfated Press.) HAVANA, June 13 (Delayed in transmis- sicn).—The United States crutser Montgom- ery, at about 4 o'clock this afternoon, ap preached nearer than 1s usually the case t> the Santa Clara battery, and fired three shets at Punta Brava. The first shot was fred at 8,000 metres and the others were fired at 9,000 metres. The Montgomery then resumed her place in the blockading line. Her projectiles {Il very near the battery. A Spanish battery east of Morro Castle fired one snot at an- ther American warship. The German warship Geir arrived at Cian- feugos on Saturday last. The British steamer Myrtledene left Isa- agua for Halifax on Friday last with vags of sugar, a large quantity of manufactured tobacco and seventezn pas- seng-rs on board. Advices from Matanzas just recelyed say that on Saturday last over 200 insurgents, commanded by Bermudez and Aguila, made sn attempt te enter Cumanayagua, prov- ince of Matanzas, and succeeded in burn- ing some houses, but the insurgents were repulsed with loss, including one captain— Morrison—one Heutenant and one private killed, and a sergeant, a corporal and nine privates wounded. The Spanish had nineteen men wounded. The same force of insurgents was after- ward encountered on Saturday and Sunday last and the Spaniards claim they dispersed them with a loss of twelve killed. The in- surgenis are also reported to have carried away many of their wounded and to have of operations for attack on the American positiors. but yesterday, the dispatch says, the Boiphin shelled the place and prac- tteally destroyed it From the Dolphia's deck the Spaaish- soldiers could be seen running in a panic in all directions. ————_— TROOPS TO SAIL TOMORROW. Thirty-Five Hundred Men Go Aboara ‘Transports Today. SAN FRANCISCO,-Cal, June 14.—3,500 Soldiers «mbarked today on transport Sieamers which are to take them to the Philippine Islands. It is gensrally expected that the fleet will shil tomorrow. abandoned a quantity of property which they looted at Cumanayagua. The local guerrilla force of Las Lajas, province of Sahta Clara, it is announced officially, has been engaged with, and has dispersed an insurgent force, which left eight men killed on the field. a Senators Take the Lend. Two games for one admission and the fact that it was ladies’ day attracted quite a large gathering to National Park this af- ternoon. Evans was put on the rubber by Manager Doyle, and Hughes by Hanlon. At the end of the first inning the score was 4 to 0 in favor of Washington. Pe 3 oTHE, EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1898-14 PAGES. A RINGING SPEECH Representative Grosvenor Speaks for Annexation. THE HAWAIIAN DEBATE RESUMED He Protests Against Partisan Con- siderations. MR. DINSMORE ANSWERED The Hawaiian debate was resumed in the House of Representatives today with a ringing specch by Mr. Grosvenor in favor of annexation. He held the attention of the House throughout his remarks, and Was warmly applauded at the conclusion. “I propose to address myself for a few m:oments to the consideration of the que: tion involved in the pending resolution, said Mr. Grosvenor. “I do not believe that this question can with propriety or with patriotic devotion to duty be made a party question; and therefore I shall make no appeal to any member on this side of the House to waive his personal judgment be- cause thig is or has been or may be a measure indovsed by a party platform. The Acquisition of Territory. “From the beginning of the government down to the present time we have had stormy controversies over the question of acquisition of territory. Starting out with the proposition that there could be no ac- quirement of territory except by treaty, Mr. Jefferson with a bold admission that he had no constitutional right to do what he did, made the splendid acquisition that more than any other act of his administration made him great in the annals of his coun- try. “It ought to be said, however, that the first President of the United States was assailed by the same theory of politics that we have had recently proclaimed on this floor, and when the title was settled to the great northwestern territory where free- dom was first esiablished by law and out of which five magnificent states of the Union have been carved, the same question that has been made so eloquently and for- cibly on this tloor was made in opposition to the acquisition of that splendid terri- tory. “Take the may of the country and im- agine, if you can, the opponents of this system of expansion having carried their views into the executive action of the coun- try, and you will discover a United States lmited by the Ohio river on the west and by the line of Kentucky down to the point where we strike the Louisiana purchase. And every foot of this mighty domain that has been added to the map of my country by the successive acts of Washington and Jefferson and their great successors has been acquired over the protest and the learned disquisitions upon constitutional law of a great body of men holding the Same sentiments that we have heard here during this debate on this’ floor. “There is no power expressly given to the United States in the Constitution to acquire territory by conquest. It is not stipulated in the Constitution of the United States that we can acquire territory. And yet gentlemen come here and say that they will select out acquisition by treaty, acquisition by conquest and stop there, and deny to the general government the power to acquire territory by any way not specifically named in the Constitution. That is the old contest between a strict construction of the Con- titution and a liberal construction of the ‘general welfare” clause of the Constitu- tion. It is the same thing that at one time arrayed a mighty party in this country against the constitutionality of the appro- on of money by Congress for the im- ment of rivers and harbors. » arguments, just as pote of learning and eloquence, » for a quarter of a century upon the floor of these bodies to show that be- cause it was not written in the Constitu- tion that it w: 11 and legitimate to ap- propriate improvement of rivers and harbors, therefore under a strict _con- struction of the Constitution we could not appropriate a dollar of money for that pui pose. And that was over and over and over again reiterated in the political platform of those days. The Right in the Constitution. 9 ail along the line there has been a growth of constitutional construction which sulted, so far as territorial acquisition is erned, in this: That the power of Con- gress being sovereign over the terriiory of the United States, ard this being a soy eign nation, it has inherently self-sustain- ing power—the right to do any act not prohibited by the Constitution which in the Judgment of Congress is beneficial and necessary for the preservation, the growth, the development and the prosperity of the country. There is a platform that suf- ficiently covers the ground of this argu- ment for my purpose. It not being forbid- den that this joint resolution shall be ef- fective and operative, I assign it to the powers in Congress covered by the general declaration of the Constitution that gives to the general government the power which I have already described. “I regret, therefore, that there should be any attempt made here to make this a po- tical question. It does not affect the passage of this joint resolution. It cannot turn back the clock of the age that is striking, that America is entering upon the dawn of a new epcch in its history. No party organization can turn back the hands upon that mighty dial. No puny declaration of a party platform can turn aside or silence the voice of the Ameri- can people upon this mighty question. Therefore I shail address myself, in the few moments that I shall occupy, not to an appeal to republicans and not to an appeal to democrat “If I wished to pave the way for ‘the utter annihilation of the democratic party as a political organization, if I had the power to make and select issues on which and under which and through which that party ehoulé go to an oblivion that the ages would never break the silence of, I would ask them in this heroic hour to plant themselves as a party organization against the pathway that the people of the United States have srdained to travel and whicn with the mighty tread of an Irresistible host they aze traveling. Mr. Dinsmore’s Argument. “Mr. Speaker, I listened with great inter- est to the very able speech of the gentle- man from Arkansas (Mr. Dinsmore) on Saturday, and while he made but one new proposition, but one point that has not, as I have already snown, been repeated year after year as these instances have arisen, he spoke so earnestly and go ably that I was attracted to his argument and fcllowed it carefully from the beginning to the end. I shall not attempt to reply to the detail of his argument, but I was struck very forcibly by his proposition, which he made with so much emphasis in answer to the general argument upon this side which he anticipated that there was at this particular time a military necessity for the acquisition of the Sandwich Islands for the military and naval purposes of the United States. “I had never heard the suggestion made before, and as I listened to him, going fcrward step by step to demonstrate that there were two harbors away up at the ex- treme nortifwest that were situated upon a shorter route of travel from the United States to Hong Kong, I was greatly inter- ested; and finally when hé demonstrated the fact to exist that it was something like eight hundred and sixty miles shorter from San Francisco by way of Unalaska to Heng Kong and hence to Manila, and then came back to speak of the character of those harbors, I was greatly surprised and greatly Interested. “And as he proceeded to demonstrate the resuit which he had worked out, I began to wonder if there was not some answer to that. I could not deny his statement as to distance. I could not deny his statement as to location. I could not deny any state- n.ent.that he had made, and it was the de- duction that he had drawn from the dem- opstrated fact that I felt must be answered by the discovery of some new fact, or my side of the case would be found in a difi- cult position. I applied to the Navy ‘De- partment, and through the Secretary of the Navy to the hydrographic office, and finally to one of the highest authorities in the United States upon this subject, @ man well known to all of us, a famous man in this country, famous in this particular sec- tion of the I refer to Commander Melville. Those gentlemen have written out for me some comments upon the propo- sition made by the gentleman from Arkan- sas,-and I t! they will be quite as in- teresting to the House ahd to the people of the country as was the very interestt: demonstration made by the distinguish gentleman from Its Only Merit Was Shortness. “In order that these documents may more fully meet the question, I will say that I Propose to show by them that while the distanc2 is correctly stated by the gentlo- man from Arkansas, while all the material facts are exactly as he gave them; the de- duction that he drew from the facts that he stated is whélly wrong, because of ad- ditional facts that he did net State, end which, of course, I will assum? that he Was not fully advised of. The proposition struck me as very wonderful in this, that I knew that no merchant ship traveled that route, and I knew the general proposi- tion that the commercial marine of the world se2ks the best lines of travel. Noth- ing is left that is not discovered by them. The steamship lines that depart from New York to all parts of the world, changing their courses under the conditions of the different seasons and the storms and th> winds, nevertheless always find the best Ines and go where the shortest routes are, in connection always, however, with saf2ty and comfort. And knowing as I thought I knew, as I readily ascertained at all events, that no commercial trafile was carried by way of these northern harbors, I thougnt there must be a good reason for it. “I had some knowledg> of the course of the vessels sailing in connection with the Canadian Pacific railroad from Vancouver, and I knew that they even traveied further scuth than Honolulu, and I discovered fur- ther without much trouble that until the gr2at development of the commerce of the Sandwich Islands the rapig lines of trars- portation from our Pacific coast to Asiatic perts never touched at the Sandwich Is- lands, but that they kept over some three or four hundred miles south of Honolulu. “Later on, when the traffic of those islands began to develop, they mad> a defluction to the north, costing them some more miles of travel, but never did they go by way of the northern line which is described in the papsrs I have here. The reason of it turns out to be that that line of travel furnished no inducement to the mariner excepting the shortness of the distance, but there are existing upon that line of travel absolute obstacles that cannot be overcome.” The letter of Commodore Melville: was then read, refuting Mr. Dinsmore’s argu- ments. SUIT FOR DAMAGES Executor of Attorney Claughton Sues Rail- toad Company. Claimed That the Lawyer's Death Was Due to Negligence of the Corporation. ‘The suit of Rudolphe Claughton, adminis- trator of the estate of Hierome O. Claugh- ton, against¥the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company, claiming $10,000 dam- ages, was begun in Circuit Court No. 2, Justice McComas, this morning. The liti- gation is the; result of the accident at Deanewood on, the Baltimore and Potomac railroad in whieh H. O. Claughton and Miss Villa C. Custis were killed August 20, 1897. The administrator is suing the railroad for the statutcry amovnt of damages. Franklin H.s: Mackey appeared for the plaintiff and Messrs. Enoch Totten and J. S. Flannery for the defendant corporation. A jury was hosen as follows: Andrew L. Payne, Thaddeus F. Hall, Warfield Simpson, Walter Burgess, Geo. T. Pad- gett, Clarence E. King, James ‘Trimble, Wm. H. Roberts, George Cornwall, Rich- ard Gasch, Chas. T. Lowell and-Fred. 8. Young. After the jury was sworn and seated Mr. Mackey, with the aid of a chart, ex- plained the cireumstances of the ident, and declared that it was due to the. fact that the gate‘at the grade crossing was left open negligently by. the railroad icom- pany. Mr, Totten Controverts. Mr. Totten In turn, addressed the jury and controverted the statement, declaring that the accident could have been avoided had the late Mr. Claughton used due care in crossing the railroad. He said this is particularly true, as at Deanewood the! are double tracks, and that for a distance of a quarter to one-half a mile each way there is an unobstructed view of the track: ‘The first witness was Chas. H. Van Hook, a surveying engineer, in the employ of the District, who Identified the chart or draw- ing upon the wall above the jury box as having been drawn by himself. He then explained the relative positions of the tower house, platforms, tracks and gates, and gave the measurements as taken ty him. John K. Graeme, a photographer, identi- fied photographs of the scene of the acci- dent which had. been made by him. A little humoy was interjected by Mr. Totten’s question of the witness. “Did Mr. Mackey tell you to have that chicken taken in the picture?” He pointed to the figure of a chicken in the fore- ground of the photograph. “I object. That's fowl,” Mackey. A fat spectator in the front row nearly had an apoplectic fit from restrained laugh- ter. replied Mr. Operator Thirles a Witness, James E. Thirles, operator in the tower at Deanewood, was called next. He testi- fied that he has been there for two years doing day work. He was not in the tower at the time of the accident. He had been relieved by the night operator. The lat- ter has since then enlisted for Cuba. His name {s Levi Baker. Mr. Totten objected to questions concern- ing the gate. He said he admitted that the gates were open at the time. “I will show that they were open through the negligence of your corporation,” added Mr. Mackey. “‘No-o-v-o! was the long-drawn-out mono- syllabi¢ reply of Mr. Totten. Mr. Mackey then went on to explain that he proposed to show by the witness that the operator in the tower had too much to do, and that the raflroad company endan- gered life by permitting such a condition to continue. He said he would show that there was work for at least two men joint- ly to do. Ross J. Sellman, called next, a livery sta- ble keeper, testified that he knew Mr, Claughton, and often hired him horses and vehicles. He was not in the city on the day of the accident. He said he knew Mr. Claughton to be a good driver of horses and to be careful about it. The horses in the buggy on the day of the accident were a pretty fast team. They obeyed the reins. One was sould old, the other five. “They coulgp’t make three miles in a mi larly, asked Mr. Totten. “Could they go a, mile in three minutes was the coungel’s Bex question. Witness could not say just how fast they could go. Théy had often been driven to- gether. After a A conference,was Heid yesterday afternoon on the Eckington 4nd Soldiers’ Home and the Belt railway bilis. The conference be- tween representatives of the Senate and House remained in®session over these bills about two hotrs, ‘end at the end of that time reached an, agreement. As agreed to the bills contained a clause repealing the authority which was given the Chevy Chase Railway Company several years ago to purchase any interse=ting line of railroad. ‘The conference report will be made to the House of Representatives as soon as the Hawalian bil ts disposed of there. i PEELE 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 Hi TRUSTED IMPLICITLY| FINANCE AND TRADE Patent Office Messenger Scott How- ever, is Oaught Robbing Letters. SOME KEEN DETECTIVE WORK Patience and Shrewdness Are Re- warded at Last. OULPRIT CONFESSES es Daniel U. Scott, for fifteen years a trusted messenger in the office of the commissioner of patents, was arrested this morning by Post Officé Inspectors Maxwell aad Ow- ings, charged with stzaling, embezzling and destroying letters containing valvabie in- closures addressed to the commissiuner of patents. When confronted h the evi- dence Scott broke down and confessed, d2- claring this was his second offense. He was taken into custody and later will be brought before United States Commissioner Mills for a hearing. For over a year the Post Office Depart- ment has been receiving complaints from all sections of the country that letters aq- dressed to the commissioner of patents and ccntainirg money had been lost. Diligent search was made when the first complainis came in, but the number of cases coming from all sections became so large that the investigation tock so many ramifications that success seemed hardly possible. Chief Pcst Office Inspector Hamlet, when he came into office, inherited the case, and, additional complaints coming every now and then, made it important that some- thing be done to check the stealing, which was evidently well planned, and carried out by some one familiar with the contents of the letters. ‘The money inclosed to the commissioner came for the most part from inventors as government fees for their applications for patents. ‘Pwo Inspectors Assigned to Work. Chief Hamlet called Inspector Smith, in charge of the Washington division, into conference, and they decided to put the case in charge of two of thelr shrewdest inspectors. Accordirgly Inspector W. J. Maxwell and Inspector D. C. Owings were called into the case, and directed to spare neither time nor expense in ferreting out the guilty pagty who had caused the de- partment'so Much trouble. ‘They commenced first with an investi tion of the city post office, and there being so many clerks who handled the mail, it was necéSsary to devote a lar: mount of time in the investigation there. ming: satisfied that the guilty party w: tan employe of the Post Office Department they next turned their attention to the patent office and traced the mail pouch through the hands of several clerks, until finally it came to the commissione Implicit Confidence in Scott. Here Daniel Scott, a colored messenger, was in the habit of opening the pouch and slitting the letters. That is, h2 took a sharp knife and opened one end of the en- velope to facilitate the opening of the letter when it reached its déstination. The in- spectors were told of the implicit confi- dence all the emp.oyes of the office had in Scott. In their investigation the inspectors learned that the mail after it had been partially opened by Scott went to the dis- tribution division, Where it passed through the hands of five clerks, two of them ladies, before being assorted. ‘This involved a careful watch on all six of the clerks, and the inspectors worked diligently. At ncon when the clerks would go out they were followed and strong field glasses were used to note every move with- out attracting attention. Decoy Letters Sent. Nothing developed, and yesterday it was decided to set a trap for all six, and then by a careful search of their persons locate the gullty ore. The inspector mailed four letters to the commissioner of patents, each addr in a different handwriting and forged stamps of offices in differnt pz of the country. In two of the lette! bills had been placed, suitably marke ence of witnesses. A $1 bill, ¢ inclosed in the third Jette tile a half-dollar silver ptece was incios in the fourth. The letters were put in tue peuch to be sent to the commissioner of be: patents. Th ors went over to the department and waited for Scott to take the mail to the distribution division for assortment. A: © entered the de spectors follo The door closed, and then quietly, but firmly, told all the clerks to stand forward and put on the table In front of the inspectors all the money they had. They were also directed to remain standing. Scott Caught, Confesses. Scott, who was nearest the inspectors, was the first to compiy. He hurriedly ran his hand down In his pockets and with the mildest air of unconcernment took out what money he had. The first bill was one of the marked $5 greenbacks, and the sec- ond followed. The inspectors immediately picked up the bills and examined them. Yes, they were the two mailed a few hours before to catch the thief. “That will do,” said the inspectors. ‘The rest of you may go,” addressing the clerks. It was not necessary to say it twice. They were all gone in a moment, although it was thought the two ladies would swoon when it dawned upon them what had hap- pened. Then Scott owned up. He admitted when questioned that he got the two $ bills out of letters addressed to the commissioner of patents, and that it was his second offense. When asked what he had done with the letters he replied that he had destroy; them and thrown the particles in the waste box. Search of the box failed to disclose the letters, and then Scott admitted he had thrown them down the water closet. Belief That He Has Stolen Thousands. The peculations of Scott, the inspectors believe, have been going on for a long time, and it is estimated that he has stolen thousands of dollars. It was com- paratively easy for him to*carry on his stealings. He disarmed suspicion by his long and faithful service, and the implicit trust the officials placed in him. His plan was to arrive at the office about an hour earlier than the clerks and open the mail. When he came across one with money in it he would abstract the letter, and, taking out the money, destroy all evidence of its receipt by the office. In this way he put the suspicion on the Post Office Depart- ment, and for a long time evaded appre- henston. ‘The post office inspectors regard his cap- ture as one of the most {mportant in recent years. They have no doubt Scott is respon- sible for all the stealings. ——_ To Answer Serious Charge. Julius Kissopky, a dealer in second-hand goods, was today held by Judge Kimball in $500 bail for the action of the grand jury to answer the charge of buying from Fred Washingtcn, colored, for $8, a diamond ring valued at $175, knowing that it was stolen. The evidence showed that the ring was stolen some days ago fr, the house of William George during TM absence of the tamily, but by whom has not yet been ascertained. —— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, June 14.—Flour dull and lower— Western super, '$2.90a$3.15; do. extra, $3.40434.15; do. family, $4.40u$4.75; winter wh $5.10; spring do. $5.25a$5.60; straight, $5.00a$5.25—recelpts, 7/220 barrels: e: ports, 3,270 barrels. Wheat unsettled—spot. 91%a 91%; July, 80%a81; August. 75 bid; steamer No. 2 3 pis, 26,57: Rone; stock, 358,361 r the in- bushels: Lusheis; sales, 19,000 bushels southern wheat by sample, 85a93; Oollapse of Wheat Market Affected Today’s Stock Market, LONDON BOUGHT ON THE DECLINE Bond Issue May Cause Tightness in Money Market. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 14—The collapse in the wheat deal had a disturbing influence rices again this morning, and moderate ligéidation was again in progress in certain influential quarters. The sevback in prices, noted yesterday, encouraged London somewhat, and foreign houses were moderate buyers in the local market during the early trading. The room element continued to sell, however, and the demand from abroad was once more chilled by the lack of local sy:npathy. The new government loan was brought forward as a moderate incentive toward a lightening of speculative burdens, but no one seriously believes in any disturbance to the money market from this cause, The supply of borrowable funds will be re- duced somewhat, but there is every conti- dence in a gradual reduction of cash hold- ings and a variation of 1 per cent in money rates would be considered unusually liberal, all things considered. The early decline of 1 per cent in Chica- go Gas had a bad effect on morning prices because of its supposed reflection of the financial attitude of the city from which it takes its name. Another element of dis- appointment was developed from the fact that whereas yesterday's sales for western account aggregated 70,000 shares, there Was no disposition to buy back the stocks ¥ except in limited amounts. Manhattan was noticeably stronger than the general market, and the usual rumors of a proposed squeezing of the short inter- est were circulated. The announcement that both Manhattan and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit would run over the bridge was made in market circl2s and helped the price of the elevated line The earnings of ths Brooklyn Rapid Transit are said to be rapidly approaching a 4 per cent dividend basis, and advantage will be taken of every favorable market condition to advance the price to a parity with other roads contemplating a similar disbursement. The yellow fever scare is less of a factor than it has been, and more routine matters are monopolizing specula- tive interest. The price of American sugar again in- dicated liberal selling by the principle speculative interest and the Hawaiian problem is coming to the front as one of the dominant factors in determining the market value of these shares. A feature of some interest today was the declaration of the regular quarterly divi- dend of 2% per cent upon the shares of the Mergenthaler Linotype Company, and an extra dividend of 2% per cent. The Boston price for the stock at one time reached 180, a new high level for these shares. The general market was dull during the final hour, prices ruling fractionally under the best for the da: aes Le NCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. FID The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of: the New York stock market today as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, ‘members New York stock exchange. Correspon:ients, Messrs. Van Emburgh & Atterbury, No. 2 Wall st. Open. High. 14% Tay 38 13936 Close lag 38 American Spirits... American Spirits, p American Sugar... American Sugar, pfd. 38 138y American Tobacco. 11035 American Cottou Oil Bis Atchison .... aes Baltimore & Uni WX Bay State Gas. 5 Ricago Gas. M.ASt. Paul 100% 76% Del. Lack & W . Delaware & Hudson Den. & Kio wranae, pra Erie. Generai Zlectne. Uhnois Centrat. Lake Savre. Louisviie w 3 Metropo!tan Traction, Manhatt Elevateu. Michigan Central. Missouri Paeiiic. . Nationa! Lead Co. Navena: Leau Uo. pra New Jersey Centrat. New York Ce Northern Pacitic Northern Pacifte, pfd: Ont. & Western Pacitie Mau. . Phila. & keading. Puliman P. ©. Co. southern Ky... ofa. Raila. Traction ... Yexas Pacitic.... 2. Tenm. Coai & iron. Union Pacific. Jnion Pacific, pta. ash, pid... Western Union ‘ei, Sliver...... ors Sanne eens Brooklyn X. Trausit. 51% SB 50M B13 Chig. & G Western... sy 14 lk ——— Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12_ o'clock _m.—Waxhington Loan and Trust, 5 at Real Estate Title In- surance, 10 at Washington Gas, 9 at 48. at 48. "Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 16 at 17649, 10 at 176; 10 at 1 19 at 17544; 5 at merican Graphophoue, 5 at 13: 50 at 13. & American Giaphophone preferred, 10 at 4. ‘After call-U. 8. Electric Light. 6 at 103, District of Columbia Bords.—3.65s, funding, cur- reney, 113% bid. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad 5s, 118 bid. Metropolitan Railroad cony. 6s, 120 bid. Metropolitan Railrcad certificates of indebtedness, A, 117 bid. Metropolitan Railroad certifeates of indebtedness, B, 108 bid. Columbia Railroad 6s. 118 bid Belt Railroad 5s, 35 bid. Eckington Rail. rond 68, 85 bid. Washington Gas Compan; ries A.'114 bid. Washington Gas Company ries B, 114 bid. U. Electric Light debenture Imp.. 100 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 103 bid. “American Security and Trust 5s, 100 bid. Washington Market Company 6s, bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 105 bid.” Wasbing- ton Light Infantry Ist 68, 90 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 285 bid. Metropolitan, 310 bid. Central, 140 bid, Columbia, 130. bid. West End. 102 bid. 105. asked. i. Lincoln, 115 bid. 120 asked. nd Trust Companies. National Safe Deposit and Trust, 115 bid. Washiagton Loan and Trust, 127% bid. 130 asked. American Secur- {ty and Trust, 150 bid.” Washington Safe Deposit, Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 30 bid. Franklin, 28 "bid: Metropolitan, 70 Mid. Corcoran, 35. bid. Potomac, 50 bid. Arlington, 115. bid. German- American, 185. bid. National Union. 9 bid. 1 asked. Columbia, 10 bid. 11 asked. Riggs. 7 D4, 7% asked. Peopie's, 5 bid. 6 asked, Lincoln. 9%, did. 9% rsked. Commercial. 4 bid. Title Insurance Stocks.—iteal Extate Title, 72 bid. Columbia Title, 4% bid. 5% asked. Washing- ton Title, 2 bid. District Tiile, 2 Md. 3 asked. Railroad Stocks.—Capital, Traction, 17344 bid, 73% asked. Metropolitan, 120 bid, 125 asked. Co: lumbla, 76 bid, 80 asked: Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washingion Gas, 47% bid, 48 asked. “Georgetown Gas, 40 bid. U- 8, Electric Light, 10244 ‘Telephone Stocks.—Ci ke and Potomac, 54 bid. 56% asked. Pennsylvania, 38 bid. 45 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks. — Mergenthaler Linotype. 175% bid, 175% asked. Lanston Monotype. 1414 154 asked. American G.apb phone, "13 bid. wked. Amertean Graphophone preferred, "14 bid. 15 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 35. hid, -4 asked. Washington Market. 10 bid. 15 nsked. Great Fails Tee, 110 bid, 125 asked. xEx div. !Ex rights. Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, peo & Co., New York. . Be- Low. Close. 76 TT 8% TOK i 33% 23% 23% 2% 21% Low. “a 9.42 £0 9.00 5.70 5.72 582 5.82 S47 (547 oa ee 6 645 $3 ig RUDOLPH, WEST & ©0., 1004 F and 522 10th st, Substantial Aids to ome ought keep comfortable dur. rm weather. Lote of summor household needs here. We Pride curselves on carrying only of the most dependeMe makes goods —and selling them as low lower than cthers ask for “chea) grades Use Gas for Cooking. Cleaner. co: convenient r, quicker and more than’ coal for summer . Double. Nickel at sto. $1.00 e, Nic ke Lplated $1 .50 $11.00 2-bumer Fire King Gas Range, with bak ing and broiling ovens Fire King th » $12.50 ‘The ss with water $19.00 $13.50 3-bu Gas Range, ing and bri ing 0} 4burrer Fire King Range, with bak- and broiling ovens to have delicious en you bave your e famous Whit ntain and the Peerless Iceland I Gream Freezers and the ones we han- \e. So easy, so cheap, froven deawerte, wb 2quart Peerless Tce PRET $1.25 Lemna 61 48 Lr $1.82 A GOOD LAWN MOWER Will keep your lawns in perfeet con- ition and cost Mittie money. All our mowers have phosphor bronze bearings and best stecl kuives. A good 12-in. Mower, per for $1.95 GARDEN HOSE. 2 feet of good qual- ity Hose. ~ complete with coupling and pat- ent brass mozale....... Lawn warranted 1 $1.40 Rudolph, West & Co., 1004 F St and 522 10th. it Set a mame win water $20.00 ICE CREAM FREEZERS. Soteeteetestente, QONOOECOOOO09O9CGO0O rE ppines Wi ee 3 Ladies’ Ribbea Cotton Vesi—from the hest maker in the world—low neck and sleeve- OOO0OO a Es 12Ac. sate tuabersdow nook sae Serre a” 25C. Lawn Wreppers. Our price nd Vest—from the sleeveless—a quality such as is a os in antly 98c. for $1.25 kind. Cambric Gowns, $1. Lot of Ladies’ Fine Cambri se r price—sizes 14, only; beautifully trimmed with broidery and fine tueks. Regularly sold at $1.35. Our pric ng $1 English Long Cloth. You all know what English 1 fs worth—what do you think busing 1t tu I2-yd. pieces at t unheard-of price of. Ke loth colorings—can't cent ‘<8 then as specials we The $1.50 kinds for 79¢. The $1.75 kinds for 8yec. Handkerchief Specials. Ladies’ All Pure Li Hand-embroldered Handkerchiefs at... White & Redding,811Pa.Av it OEE GE EE EEEEP ELE KS EREEIVE ECO Men’s $3 Hand-Sewed Shoes, RUSSET, PAT LEATHER AND CANVAS. Equal to any of the $3.50 Shoes suld in the city. Ladies’ Oxfords, BLACK OR BROWN, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00. Robert Cohen & Son, 630 Pa. Ave. N. W. Established 1838. my10-3m,28 vw) Don’t Bake At Home. ‘There's no need of you working in a broiling hot kitchen such days as these. We'll save you all such disagreeable work. Let us know what Bread, Rolls, Cal and Pastry you want every day. We'll send everything—fresh—at convenient heurs. Drop postal or ‘phope. Krafft’s Bakery, 2 wegh og Jel4-t,th,s,20 “Straws” and j Summer Headgear’ here. Crash Hate and Caps, 50c., Te. ‘and We're sole District agents for “Knox” 1 Stinemetz,<, 1237 Pa ave. Jel4-204 SUITS CLEANED. IIIT