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2 —S— THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1898-12 PAGES. RATES FOR ’PHONES|AT THE WHITE HOUSE/STARTED FOR FUSAN ———— Issue Between C. and P. Company and Its Patrons, = HEARING BEFORE JUSTICE HAGNER aa Test Upon Contention of James F. Manning & Co. IN COURT ———> PROCEEDINGS »phone Com- act of Congress xing the maximum and exchange begun shortly this morning in Equity ociate Justice Hagner 1 up this morning, a deci- a sion of which will affect all the cases al- ready in court and those that may be in the future, is that of James F. : & Co. of 1th and H str north- »mplainants seek an injunction the telephone company from in accordance with the ss. Manning & Co., her complainants against the ake and Potomac company, are rep- nted by Messrs. Birney & Woodard J. J. Hemphill. Mr. Birney read the jaration in the suit, showing that the phone company had been tendered » in advi ce payment of quarter rental under the new law. The ten- or was refused. Mr. Jere M. Wilson, attorney for the de- fendant company, read the lengthy answer and attached affidavits filed by his client. yment a $12. year’ in this answer it fs a d that the new w affects only the telephones furnished for public servic et ni fu to private parties at the rates fixed new law without great loss to the ecmpany. A corpulscry compliance with law would be a virtual confiscation of company’s property, it is ther al- i. Thus the ground is taken t w is a violation of the four! aS to the Constitution, and should be di elared unconstitutionai. The alfidavits read were from employes of the telephone com- pany, tead! to stow that the company cann ui on redvced expenses, to patre fire alarm, to the prejudice of its service s Presideat Samuel M. Bryan of the Che: ke and Potomac Company was an in- lisener. Mr. Birney's Reply. addressed the cour’ nat the affidavits submitted by fendant should not be considered wi declaring the d bad the right to answer them. He sald that the injunction d should be grant- ed ad not answered .ny of the allegations made in the original Here Mr. Birney offered in evidence an uffidavit made by himself concerning the telephone hearing before Congress and what was brought out at that tim Counsel for the defendant company ob- jected to this, saying that the complainants had no right to supplement their bili in this manner. The affidavit was admitted with the understanding that the defendants shall he allowed to reply to it with a counter affi- davit. The affidavit of Mr. Birney show he ed the congressional inves 2 : ney for the Telephone Subscriber: on. It appeared from the te that the Chesapeake and Poto company is a licensee of the American Telephone Company, which is the owner of more than one-half the stock of the local he local company is coummeven ° ording to the schedule h The capital stock of the Ch nd Potomac company was, shown 00, of which $750,000 belongs to of Columbia part of the bus- total amount of cash from this fon of the exist- $ iness ontributed to the construc g telephone plant in Washington wa It also appeared that in the seven years nding December 31, 1897, the amount taken from receipts in the District of Co- lumbia for payments of dividend on the <apital stock was $138,750, and that the sur- s earnings during that period were $24 being in excess of all expenses, in- charges and dividends. The Rates in Other Cities. Mr. Birney gave the result of his corres- pondence with other cities in regard to the prevailing there. It appeared that In case where a competing telephone had established itself the rates of charges, as well by the lcensee of the American Beli Telephone Company as by the competing company, are far below the tates charged In this city, and are only rarely in excess of the rates fixed by the 2, est every company act of Congress of June 30, 1895. Many in- stances of exceedingly low rates by t Bell mpanies are quoted. The case Detroit, Mich., is especially pointed out. It is a city of 205,000 population as against 190,000 In Washington. Each city requires @ portion of the wires to be underground. In Detroit the Bell exchange has 2.200 sub- seribers and the rates are for business phones $36, for residences $24 per year. In Washington the existing rates reach a maximum of $125 a year for business phones. It was argued by Mr. Birney that with the reduced rates the business of the hone company would greatly increase. Birney was citing authorities when a oc Mr. recess was takem at 12:30 oc! Cltes Authorities. The hearing was resumed at 1 o'clock, Mr. Birney continuing to quote fram court jectstons in cases similar to the present suit: One hour was consumed in this, and t 2 o'clock an adjournment was taken until omorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. ©. T. Thomas, attor for the Dis- trict, was present at the hearing, following the case closely in all its d 2 eases g ers TAKING AWAY THE MIN Whenever Possible They Are Remoy- ed Without Being Exploded. Gen. Wil chief of engineers, has re- 2rned from a visit to New York harbor, he went to witness the explosion of on, ere some of t marine mines forming part xf the defense of New York harbor, and h are now in process of removal. It s deemed best in the Interests of safety > exp! e mines in that harbor and rarly the entire day was occupied in se ng off six mines. The apparent delay vas due entirely to the amount of ship- ing passing near the mines and the dis- egard skippers of the danger sig- t a safe distance. The con- @ field was clear on long intervals and in the mines we: exploded were so near as to be up by the marine upheaval. are about fifty more of these mines ved from the paths of navi- New York harbor, but the offi- ot anticipate that their removal tended by as rmuch difficulty as yerienced with those already Gen. Wilson says that the work satisfectorily and as rapid- commercial conditions of the agi »us harbors will permit. Wherever it to do so, the mines and work- atus aré removed intact, so as of their being reset in the future essity for such action should e+ SPANISH STEAMERS’ SAFE CONDUCT, de Luzon and Isia de Pai Go From Cadiz to Santiago. GIBRALTAR, July 26—In accordance with instructions received from Washing- ton, the United States consular agent here has Issued safe conducts to the Spanish steamers Isla de Luzon and Isla de Panay, we Cadiz, to proceed to Santiago de “uba and return to Spain with the surren- lered Spanish troops. y to The Reported Landing of General Miles Disoussed by the Cabinet, Secretary Alger Said He Had Re- ceived No Word From the General. Members of the cabinet, which held its regular meeting today, say that it is unlikely that General Miles and his ex- pedition landed at Ponce, Porto Rico, as announced in dispatches, none of which were official. In fact, General Alger, Sec- ‘tary Long and the President do not be- lieve that General Miles landed at Ponce unless he desired to make a feint. General Miles and Secretary Alger had a full understanding as to the landing place before General Miles left, and it can be said without question that Ponce was not the place agreed upon. Three places are said to have been selected for landing, and General Miles was given the choice of these. They are said to have been Guanice, Fajardo and Fuejes. A fine mfli- tary road runs from Guanico to San Juan. Ponce Too Far From San Juan. The cabinet discussed the matter today. and the unanimous agreement was that Gereral Miles will land at the best place. If he went to the port of Ponce at all it was for the purpose of deceiving the enemy, and he at once withdrew his forces. Ponce, it is said by cabinet officials, is too far away from San Juan to be satisfactory as a landing place. A march of seventy- five or eighty miles across the Island of Perto Rico would be a fearful undertaking in this rainy season, it is said. Many miles by sea, with difficulties in landing, would be better. Secretary Alger stated to the cabinet that he had no word from General Miles, and that it was doubtful when he would hear from the American commander, owing to the remoteness of cable stations. It is said that the report of Admiral Sampson was not discussed at the cabinet meeting. Neither was the question of the promotions to be given Sampson and Schley. Affairs in the navy are running so smoothly that Secretary Long remained but a short time in the cabinet room. At- torney General Griggs was absent. Secretary Day said that no peace pro- posals Fave come from across the water, and the war goes on without cessation of preparations. Silver Dollars in Santiago. The cabinet did not discuss the matter of Santiago merchants declining to accept silver dollars at their face value, but Sec- retary Gage and the President talked this over yesterday, coming to the conclusion that the Spaniards wiil have to learn with time that the silver dollar is as good as any other dollar. It is thought they will learn this and take silver dollars. hay long been accustomed to the an silver dollar, which circulates at They look at the dollar of that Mexii fifty cents. country and at the dollar of this and can- not understand the difference in their velue. In a short time American bankers will begin to do business in Santiago. They will accept the dollar without question and that will show the Santiago people some- thing. + WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE. The French Ambassador and Secre- tary of Legation Take Part. Shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon M. Cambon, the French ambassador, accom- panied by the first secretary of iegation, went to the White House for a talk with President McKinley, remaining some tite. Secretary Day was already-at the White and participated in the conference. Have Actually Been Opened. ‘Thece {s reason to belleve that at last the initial steps have been taken for open- ing negotiations for peace. At this. mo- ment it is possible to learn none of the details of the project, nor even t> obtain official confirmation. —— DEMANDS THE ENTIRE AWARD. Italian Admiral Formally Not the Colombian Government. ROME, July Admiral Candiani, it is announced, in a dispatch received here from CartLegena, Colombia, formally de- manded on Saiurday last that the Colom- bian government accept President Cleve- land’s award in the Cerruti case in its en- tirety and to guarantee its full execution. ‘Tne Italian admiral insists upon a deti- nite reply in twenty da: In the mean- while the Jtalian warships will visit other Colombian ports. ge WILL SEIZE THE VESSEL. Government No Responsible Debts of the Seller. Assistant Attorney General Boyd today instructed the district attorney for the southern district of New York to proceed to take possession of the Minnewaska, a transport purchased by the United States from a man named Baker in Baltimore. The Minnewaska has been seized and Is now in possession of the sheriff of New York, upon attachment proceedings begun by Schwatzchild and Sultzburger of New York. his firm claims thet Baker by breach of contract for carrying beef has involved them in a loss of $1,500,000, The Department of Justice holds that the United States having purchased the ship is entitled to its possession and has noth- ing to do with other contracts by Baker. The ship is wanted at once for transport service. It is probable that the United States marshal with a squad of soldiers will take possession of her immediately. for MISS SCHLEY SENT AWAY. Sp in Orders Her to Leave the Coun- try Forthwith, LONDON, July —The papers here con- tnue to confound Miss Jes Schley, daughter of Mr. Charles Schley of Milwau- kee, a cousin of Commodore Schley, with Shafter. Schley recently arrived in Madrid on a peace mission, without the approval of her father, but neither the queen regent nor any responsible person would receive her. It was added that she will probably be requested to depart as soon as possible. A special dispatch from Madrid this morn- ing says: “Miss Shafter” has been request- ed to leave Spain forthwith. gee In Readiness for Embarkation, FERNANDINA, Fia., July 26—The 34 Ohio Regiment and the 2d Division Hospital ‘rps arrived today from»Tampa. The st Florida is holding itself in readiness for embarkation. ed Sylvester Scovel on Board. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NORFOLK, Va., July 26,—Sylvester Scovel, who fs reported to have slapped General Shafter’s face at the formal sur- render of Santiago, because he was or- dered back into the Mnes, is a passenger on the Hudson, which arrived last night, | but is under guard, it is understood. BeBe becky ‘Two Children Aphyxtated. PHILADELPHIA, July 26—Annie and Bessie Baivley, aged five and nine years, respectively, were asphyixiated by illum: inating gas early today, at the home of their parents, No. 2552 North Warneck street, this city. Prince Henry of Prussia Making a Corean Port. RUSSIAN MEN-OF-WAR FOR MANILA Japan Also Heavily Reinforces Her Philippine Squadron. ORDER FOR CO-OPERATION BERLIN, July 26.—A dispatch from Kiao Chou today announces that the German warship Deutschland, having Prince s.enry of Prussia on board, started for Fuscan, Corea, on July 25, yesterday. LONDON, July 26.—A special dispatch from Shanghai says four Russian men-of- war have left Port Arthur, and it is sup- posed their destination is the Philippine Islands, Another special dispatch from Shanghai says the Japanese warships Woshino, Chin- Yen, Itsukushima and Sai-Yen have been hastily dispatched to Saseho to reinforce the Japanese squadron there, making it the strongest on these waters. It has been or- dered to co-operate with the British and American admirals in the event of interna- tional complications. While the dispatch does not explain the matter, it is inferred the squadron fs de- sired to be in readiness for Philippine op- erations. Saseho is a port in southeast Japan, and is near Manila. Japan’s warships which have been ordered to Saseho are strong modern vessels. The Chin-Yen was -cap- tured at Wei-hai-Wei from the Chinese. She is a battle ship of 7,380 tons, and car- ries four inch Krupp guns’ and two 5.9 guns in her main battery. The Itsuku- shima is a protected cruiser, and carries one inch gun and eleven 4.7-inch guns in the main battery. The Woshino is also a protected crulser. Her main battery con- sists of four 6-inch guns and eight 4.7-inch guns. The Sai-Yen was captured from the Chinese at Wei-hai-Wef in 1895. Her dis- placement is 2,320 tons, and her armament consists of fifteen guns. Approves Our Program. LONDON, July 26.—Sir George Syden- ham Clarke, the expert on naval tacties und imperial defenses, writes to the Daily Graphic today strcngiy approving Ameri- can annexation of Hawaii and Porto Rico. He says: “It is for the best interests of the world that any canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific should be controlled by the United States, and, whatever attitude the European powers may take, foreign in- ‘terferen-e in Central America is out of the question, because the interests of the United ates and Great Britain in the fi e 1 will be paramount. herefore Lord Salisbury’s policy to- ward the United States is w manlike The letter was evoked by an article in the Daily Graphic calling attention to the l of England's traditional policy to rent the United States from acquiring c sical positions in the Atlantic and the Pacific, enabling it to control the pos- sible cana The Daily Graphic, in an editorial this morning said it agrees with Sir George Sydenham Clarke, but is curious to know what induced Lord Salisbury to adopt an attitude which has so much facilitated tie success of the United State —_——-—_—_ AN UNFOUNDED REPORT. ise and states- No Attempt in Vera Cruz to Organize an Invasion of the United States. In a telegram dated at the city of Wash- ington on the 1st instant, and published in the New York Herald on the following day, it was ated that Captain Argudin, General Blane aid-de-camp, and Lieut. Velasquez of General Pando’s staff, ar- rived at Vera Cruz of the steamer Bergen and were inciting the Spanish residents in Mexico to organize an invasion against the United States frontier towns, and were trying to make Vera Cruz the base of their operations to send provisions to blockaded ports In Cuba, and that the above informa- tion had been received from Vera Cruz. The attention of the Mexican government having been called to the above supposed information by the Mexican legation at Washington, an investigation was had of the matter, and it was ascertained that no such report as the above could possibly have been forwarded from Vera Cruz, and that, as a matter of fact, the supposed in- formation contained in the above is not true. ee ENLISTMENT RETURNS NOT MADE. Why Some States Appeared to Fall Below Their Quota. The War Department feels that it has reason to be gratified with the results ob- tained under the first and second calls for troops by the President. The statement issued last night shows that practically all the states have supplied their quotas called for in these two calls. [t is explained that the discrepancy between this statement and the one published a week ago, which caused so much criticism and pnt several States, including Massachusetts, Nebraska, North Carolina and some other southern states in the unenviable position of having contributed sonly a mail number of the troops called for in this case, was caused by the fact that these s: have supplied what appears to be deficiencles since the date of the first reports, which formed the basis of the first statement. On this ac- count a number of telegrams and letters were received at the War Departmert, protesting against the invidious reflection upon these states represented as being short. but the department has shown that in most cares the apparent shortage was brought about through failure of certain officials to make the proper returns of their mustering operations, rather than from the failure of the states to supp’y the troops called for. Upon the whole, the departinent is highly gratified with’ the success attending the two call. ———_—-» ESTABLISHED AT CHICAGO. Opening of a Naval Recruiting Sta- tion in the West. While engaged in making a tour of the western lake cities recruiting sailors for the navy, Commander Hawley, in charge of that work, succeeded in obtaining the con- sent of the Navy Department to his propo- sition for the establishment of a permanent Q recruiting station at Chicago, the only one in the middle west. This station opened for business yesterday in rooms_in the Masonic Temple, obtained by Com- mander Hawley before he left Chicago on his return to Washington. It will be in charge of Lieutenant Commander Holman Vail, and he will have associated with him Surgeon Moore and Chief Engineer Borth- wick, both retired officers, and Boatswain Hudson. The plan of operations is to re- cruit at Chicago and as soon as forty or fifty men have been enlisted to send them to the nearest navy yard where they may be needed, in charge of one of the officers named. Permission has been given to the commanding officer of the United States ship Michigan, now at Brie, Pa., to accept recruits as long as the present war con- tinues, but beyond this the navy will do no more recruiting in the west unless some unforeseen emergency arises. 2 + Personal Mention. Gen. Clay of the Department of Justice and Dr. Geo, Henderson have returned to the city after spending two weeks of de- lightful reereation at trout fishing in the Alleghany mountains. They camped on the Cranberry river, W. Va., which fs sur- rounded by a wilderness in its virgin state. ‘The nearest house to their camp was seven- teen miles away. They found the speckled trout in great numbers and caught some very large ones. Mr. George F. Ormsby is In the Virginia mountains at the Jefferson Park Hotel near Charlottesville, TRANSPORT HUDSON ARRIVES oe Will Have to Remain in Quarantine Five | Dafs in Ham pton Roads. No Yellow’ Fevér Aboard—Wounded Officers Received Proper Attention and Comforts on the Way. ia 1 Special Dispatgh to The Eventing Star. NORFOLK Va.):July 26.—The arrival of the big trasportt Hudson in Hampton Roads from Santiago has excited more than ordinary interest, inasmuch as those on board are mostly officers of the regular and volunteer army who are wounded more seriously than any who have yet ar- rived in these waters. The Hudson came in flying the yellow flag, and was directed to an anchorage near the quarantine ship Jamestown. Dr. Pettus, the marine hospital surgcen in charge of Cape Charles quarantine, at once boarded the Hudson and remained on her for several hours, not because there is any yellow fever aboard, but on account of the strict quarantine laws regarding the arrival of ships from infected ports. The Hudson will have to remain in quar- antine five days, unless in the meantime she is ordered further north. The condi- tions aboard the Hudson are vastly dif- ferent from those on the Seneca when the latter came here. The Hudson ‘8 a very large vessel, and there was no crowding, the wounded having the best att2ntion that could be secured outside of a hospital ship. Perhaps the most serious case on board is that of Captain W. S. Warrener, 2d Massachusetts Infantry, wno is hot through both lungs and whose chances of recovery are slight. Lieutenant Colonel J. T. Haskell, 17th Infantry, has a fractured knee cap an] his jJert arm is paraiyzed. Lieut. Col. Jacob H. Smith, 2d Infantry, is shet near the spine, but with good nurs- ing will pull through. Maj. K. J. Eskridge, 10th Infantry, is also shot near the spine, which has caused a pari paralysis of the left leg. Maj. Sumner H. Lincoln of the 10th In- fantry has a bulfet in his right thigh, the latter being fractured. : Second Lieut. B. H. Wells of the 2d In- wound in the left hip. Cadet E. E. Haskell of the Military Acad- emy, who was an acting lieutenant in the Rough Riders, is shot through the intes- tines and a difficult operation will have to be performed in order to save his life. Second Lieut. Oscar D. Hapgood, 2d ¥ Sachusetts Infantry, is shot through the right lung. Private Kenneth H. Robinson of the Rough Riders is badly wounded. He is shot in the left breast, and a Spanish shell from one of the guns of Cervera’s ships mounted on land tore away a piece of his left hip Joint. Of course, the sooner the men are re. moved to a land hosp the better treat- ment they can receive and the better are their chances of -recover: here is quite a heavy sea in the Roads, and every time the Hudson rolls it causes the patients much pain. At all events, it is feared it will be many long days before the patients recover and can be removed to their home: First Lieut. J. R. Shannon, assistant sur- geon United States army, is in charge of the wounded, and with his assistants. will give them evefy aftention so long as they remain on the Hudson. ————— SWALLOWS “DEADLY DOSE a v John E. Satterfield Makes An Attempt Upon “His Own Life. Is Discoversa and Conveyed to Hox- pital, Where Active Work Saves Hiim—-H& Regrets, John Edward Satterfteld, a tinner, forty- one years ofd, atteniptéd suicide about noon today by swallowing a quantity of landanum. It ‘is said he had been on a spree for about two weeks, and this is what caused him to take poison. When found and taken to Providence Hospital by the police he gave his name as John Edwards, but’ gave his proper address, No. 322 Penn- syivanla avenue southeast. The doctors at the hospital worked on him for about two hours, and now he is free from the potson. Satterfield is an expert at his trade, but last winter he was out of employment. His wife did sewing und supported him, and as soon as he got employment this summer, it is alleged, he squandered his money in beer For several days he has spent of his time with companions drinking beer and whisky, his wife says, and has not been accustomed to return home until about 12 o'clock at night. All day Sunday she said he was with some men, and they had ral kegs of beer. 2 2 Quarrelsome Mood. When h> reached home yesterday he was inclined to be auarrelsome. He was in a fighting mood, and had a desire to demolish all the household effects. Realizing that she was going to haye trouble with him his wife left ths nouse and spent the night with relatives. When she returned to the house today she learned that he had gone away early in the morning. She knw nothing of her husband's attempt upon his own life until a Star reporter called at the house. She went at once io Providence Hospital to see the sick man. H» was led from the ward to the hall by one of the nurses and he seemed, to her view, as if he were more dead than aliy2. “What have you been doing, John?’ the wife asked him. Regrets His Failure. “I'm sorry I did not succeed in what I undertook,” was his response, “If I hadn't opened my mouth so soon all would have ben over in a few minutes.” Then the sick mun buried his face in his handkerchief, sobbed a little and soon he renewed the conversation expressing sor- row at his failure. Satterfield has spent most of his Ume in Southeast Washington ‘during the past two weeks, and this merning he was found in an alley in rear of Pennsylvania avenue southeast between 8th and 0th sircets. Some children passing through the alley noticed him lying rear a shed, and think- ing he had been overcome by the heat they told several pedestrians whem they afterward met. Those wn) went io the al- ley and saw hi als@ saw a botde marked “Laudanum,” with she skull and cross bones on the label-,, When questioned the man admitted tha. fp iad taken some of the poison, anif wHé>citizens proceeded to walk him and keep ?ife im nim until the arrival of the polietipatrot wagon. “I wanted to skill, myself" he said to Fo- liceman Vansant, wno was in charge of the wagon. : He gave no reason!#or Such a desire, and demed that Ins was drunk. The wegon made a quick;,frip,to.the hospital, and when the inst{futio WAS reached Satter- field was fast *tosif® consciousness. The doctors took Him -tst'a cool room in the cellar and were soon at work on him. He will probably not be eleased from the hos- pital until tomorrow NAYAL OupeERs. Commander‘. L“Tanner, retirea, has been ordered to duty fn the bureau of equipment. . Lieut. J. A. Bell has been detached trom the East Boston and ordered to the New York navy yard. Lieut. H. W. Harrison and Chaplain Joseph McIntyre, when discharged from treatment at the Brooklyn hospital, will be given two months’ leave of absence. Pay Inspector J. H. Stevenson, retired, has been ordered to the New Hampshire, sd ble fs in connection with the accounts of auxti vessels. Ensign We V. Pratt..has been or€ered to the Mayflower, Past Asistant Engineer A. G. Night, to the Can is; Assistant Pay- master I. V. Smith, to the Apache, and Past Assistant Engineer A. D. Ostiander, to the Mohopae. Gn ry is doing well, having only a flesh } STREET RAILROADS) THE ASSISTANT ASsessoRS/ FINANCE AND TRADE Efforts Being Made to Enforce the Trackage Laws. EXACT WORDING OF THE ACTS Policy of Extending City Facilities to Suburban Residents. THE PENDING CASE ee It is expected that in the course of @ week or so an answer will be made by the Metropolitan Railroad Company to the pe- tition of the Brightwood Railroad Com- pany asking the court to arrange the terms upon which the law of Congress can be carried out which requires these two companies to make trackage arrange- ments. The law under which the proceedings of the Brightwood Company are instituted received the approval of the President nearly four years ago. At that time the underground system had not been put down on the Metropolitan railroad, and so it was not operated by the same mo- tive power, as was the case with the Brightwood road. A year later, however, the 9th street line was finished as far as Florida avenue, and thence by a new spur to the head of 10th street, leaving un- touched that section of the line to the 7th street road and thence north from Florida avenue. The portion between 9th and 7th streets was operated by a shuttle car. The Brightwood and the Metropolitan roads were not then connecting lines, and for this reason the provisions of the law, it was claimed, did not apply. At any rate, nothing was done until the last session of Congress, when the Metropolitan Company proceeded to complete its 9th street line to its property on the 7th street road. By the end of last May the physical connec- tion of the two roads was completed. The Law on the Subject. The law of August 2, 1894, on this sub- Ject is given in full, as follows: “Section 5, That the Metropolitan Rail- road Company is hereby authorized and required immediately to make reciprocal transfer arrangements with street railroad companies whose lines now connect with its lines and to furnish such facilities there- for as the public convenience may require. Upon the completion of the undergrounée electric system provided for in this act the said Metropolitan Railroad Company is hereby further authorized and required to enter into reciprocal trackage arrange- ments with connecting roads. The sched- ules and compensation shall be mutualiy agreed upon between the said Metropolitan Railroad Company and the companies with whese lines it connects, and in any case of failure to reach such mutual agreement the matters in dispute shall be determined by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia upon petition filed by either party: Provided, That every street rail- Way company in the District of Columbia whose lines connect or whose lines may hereafter connect with the lines of any other street railway company is hereby subjected to the same requiremen:s as tu transfers and trackage arrangements, and upon similar conditions, as in this section provided in the case of the Metropolitan Railroad Company and the lines - ing therewith.” ay cert Supplemental Law. A law which may be looked upon as sup- plementary to the one above given was enacted cn the lith of June, 1896, and is as follows: Provided, That the fifth section of the ac: of Ccngress, approved August, 1894, re- lating to reciprocal trackage arrangements by the Metropolitan and other railroad companies, be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding the following thereto: Prcvided, That any suburban Street rail- road company in the District of Columbia intersecting or connecting with any urban Street rallroad may have such reasonable number of its trail cars drawn by such urtan railroad company over the routes of such urban railroad for the transportation of through passengers, as shail nat, in the judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, be to the undue detri- ment of such urban railroad company. The Schedule, kind and number of cars to be drawn, compensation therefor, and all other matters relating thereto in the event of such railroad companies being unable to agree between themselves shail, from time to time, cn petition of either railroad com- pany, va decided by said Supreme Court: Provided further, That in no event shall no railroad company be entitled under said law providing for trackage agreements or under the provisions of this act to collect fare except for such passengers as board cars upon their own line: Provided further, That this provision shall not be construed to affect rights heretofore acquired either by contract or under any order of court made under authority of law. -——— INJURIES WERE FATAL. Frederick Hanneman Dies at the Emergency Hospital. Frederick Hanneman, the ironworker who was struck by a derrick and knocked frcm a wall at the Hotel Raleigh yester- day afternoon, and seriously injured, died at the Emergency Hospital this morning about 10 o'clock. He was injured about the head and his left arm was broken. In- ternal injuries were also incurred. This afternoon the body of the dead man was remcved to the undertaking establish ment of Geier Bros. on 7th street. Tne ccroner was notified, and he may possibly hoid an inquest tomorrow, or he may give a certificate of accidental death. ee DROWNED IN POTOMAC. Mack Blackford; Laborer, Loses Hin Life by Accident. Mack Blackford, a colored laborer, was drowned in the river near the stone quar- ry, this side of the Chain bridge, this morn- ing. Mr. Jefferson Hughes, foreman of the quarry, reported the fatality to the police. He said the colored man was running to get away from the quarry before a blast was made and accidentally went overboard. The men employed at the quarry were un- able to rescue him and the crew of the police boat will drag for the body. THEIR BODIES BROUGHT HOME, Mr. Fish at‘Fort Monroe With Those of His Son and Capron. The bodies of Capt. Allyn Capron, jr., and Sergt Hamilton Fish, heroic Rough Riders, who met death in the first furious charge at Santiago, are once more on the soil of their beloved country. Mr. Nicho- las Fish, who, accompanied by Messrs. Ccoley and Burton of New York, went to Cuba on the hospital ship Solace three weeks ago to claim his dead, returned yes- terday to Fort Monroe aboard the army transport Hudson with the bodies. Early this morning the body of Sergt. Fish was brought ashore and placed aboard the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk train for New York, arriving there this evening. It was expected that the body of Capt. Capron would be brought to Washington on the Norfolk beat arriving this morning, and was to have been taken to Undertaker Birch’s establishment, tn Georgetown. The body was not shipped on last mght’s boat, however, and up to this afternoon it was not: known whether the body will be brought by train later today or by the boat tomorrow morning. The family had arranged that the fune- ral should be held at 11 o'clock tomorrow from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. If the bedy is sent to Washington by tomorrow morning the funeral will occur at that hour. Interment will-be made at Ariling- ton. —_~-+ 0+ -____ Secretary Day Returns. Secretary Day has returned to Washing- ton from a short visit to Atlantic City. Terms of Present Officials Expire the First of August. Commissioners Considering the Ap- pointments—Gossip Concerning Possible Select The terms of the District board of assist- ant assessors will expire the Ist of August, and it is understood the Commissioners, by whom they are appointed, will in a day or two take up for consideration the question of reappointing the members of the board or making a new board in whole or in part. The members of the board, who also act as the excise board, are appointed for a term of four years, or until their succes- sors qualify, and each recsives an annual salary of $3,000. The board as it exists today is composed of James A. Bates, who is chairman of the board of assessors; 8. T. G. Morsell and J. Harrison Johnson, who serves as chair- man of the excise board. Mr. Bates is re- ported to be a republican, Mr. Morsell a gold democrat, while Mr. Johnson is said to be a silver democrat. ‘The Commissioners, it is understood, have received so far few applications for ap- pointment, although quite a number are on file from those who applied four years ago. Daniel Murray,a well-known colored man, is reported to be strongly backed for a place on the board, and it is claimed that he is the originator of the bill providing for the board of permanent assessors. It is also claimed by his friends that he was promised the place four years ago. EXx- Senator P. B. 8. Pinchback of New Orleans, but for some years a resident of the Dis- trict, is another colored applicant for a place on the board. Oscar A. Stevens is also an applicant, and it is said that Dr. A. P. Fardon, while not an applicant, would not refuse to accept an appointment. No one doubts that the present members of the board are desirous of reappointment. Mr. W. B. Bryan was prominently men- ned for a place on the board four years ago, and it is believed he is one of the most favorably coisidered men for appointment now, having the corf.dence of the business community and being regarded as unusual- ly well qualified for the position. It is but just to the present board to say that the Commissioners Lave been assured, personally and by letters, by many citizens that their reappeintment would meet with general favor. Nevertheless, it is believed that there will be one or more changes made in the board. >— NO LETTER FROM WILLIAM. German Semi-Official Denial That One Was Given the President. BERLIN, July 26.—It is semi-officially an- nounced that there is no foundation for the report that Dr. Von Holleben, the German ambassador at Washington, has presented to President McKinley a personal letter from Emperor William. Se Held for Trial. Hugh Hayes, who, as heretofore stated in The Star, is charged by Officer Owens with assaulting Miss Ada Littleford in Pen- cote woods last week, was this afternoon arraigned before Judge Mills. By advice of Hayes’ attorney, Lawyer Sillers, the de- fendant asked for a jury trial and was held in $300 bail for court. ——.—__ Dispute Leads to a Blow. Henry Van Horn, proprietor of a drug store In Georgetown, was this afternoon fined $5 by Judge Mills for assaulting Oscar Omohundro during a dispute over the pay- ment of a milk bill. The fin® was paid. wane es Boy Charged With Theft. Andrew Green, a fifteen-year-old colored boy, was arrested here today by Officer Sullivan charg:d with stealing a horse from Samuel Hughes at Lakeland, Md. The boy was found about the Center market at- tempting to seil the horse. Later in the Gay he was turned over to Constable Ben- sen of Princ? George's county for transfer and trial. a Criminal Cases Postponed. Justice Hagner, being busy in Equity Ceurt today, the criminal cases that were to be tried went over until Thursday, and the petit jury was excused until that time. ——_—- — Husband's Charge Ag: at Wife. Mrs. Louisa Nicolaides was this after- nocn held in $200 bail for trial before a jury iu the Police Court to answer cherges of having assaulted and threatened © hus- band, Kimon Nicoleides. Mrs. Nicolaides was defended by Lawyer Campbell Car- rington. Counsel for Mr. Nicolaides said his client had no desire to punish his wife by law, bit wented protection from the latter, who nad, while in a frenzy, broken up the complainant’s business, end had also assaulted and threatened him. —— Disbarred Practice. The Secretary of the Interior has ordered that John Palmer of Hampton, Va., be not recognized as attorney or agent before the department. —_—_—_+2+_____ Lieut. Hobson May Go Home. It is possible that Lieut. Hobson will visit his family in the south before returning to Santiago to supervise the raising of the wrecks of Admiral Cervera’s fleet. The Navy Department officials expect he will leave New York on the wrecking com- pany’s vessel next Thursday. Last Friday when he reached here Secretary Long, af- ter receiving his report on the urgency of expedition in the wrecking work, urged him to go home for a brief rest. Lieut. Hobson, it is thought, may make a flying trip for this purpose, but has been reluct— ant on account of the urgency of his du- ties, which may yet prevent him from go- ng. ———— Former Representative Sweat Dead. PORTLAND, Me., July 26.—Lorenzo D. M. Sweat, who represented the first di trict of this state in the 38th Congress is dead, aged eighty years. 1n Congress, Mr. Sweat, a demccrat, representing a district normally republican, was an active sup- porter of the Union cause in the civil war, and of the Pacific railroad projects. —+—__ Armed Canadians Not to Attend. OTTAWA, Ont., July 26.—The state gov- ernment of Massachusetts has informed the Highland Cadets of Montreal that they can- not attend the Scottish gathering at Bos- tcn, on the 15th of September next, carry- ing arms, because of an old statute of the ccmmonwealth of Massachusetts which for- bids it, But for this the state would be giad of their presence. —___ “Li Houl Wants to Abdicate. LONDON, July 26.—A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle from Shanghai says that Li Hout, the King of Corea, desires to ab- dicate and to take refuge at the British consulate at Seoul. The British consul, however, declines to receive him. ee Renomination of Mr. Ermentrout. READING, Pa., July 26.—Congressman Daniel Ermentrout was yesterday renomi- nated for Congress by the democratic con- ferees of Berks and Lehigh counties, which compose the ninth congressional district. + -—. Grain, Provisions and Cution Markets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. GRAIN, on Close. = 35 85) 20% Eo 962 UE 7% 9.75 62 5.62 S6T 5.70 552 5.52 76 6.78 Sel SH 5.82 5.85 itaken up from Settlement of Anthracite Rate War Has a Good Effect. arsenite AN ADVANCE 18 BEING FORCED Cheap Money and Speculation. Fol- low Bond Allotments. eee enen vee Seong GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 26.—London cables re- flected an irregular market for the inter- national issues, declines varying from \ to % per cent dominating. The settlement of the anthracite rate war had a beneficial in- fluence on foreign sentiment, howe except for the dullness there is n: to concessions. Locally, the early tendency was toward profit-taking for a time, but, as wa the case yesterday, the market soon broadened to the proportions equal to the forcing of a general advance. Sugar hesitated after its sharp rise of nearly 5 per cent yesterday, but good buying finally appeared and prices were advanced 3 per cent from opening figures. This recovery helped the entire market Reports of rain in the west had a bene- ficial influence on the grangers, the en- tire group being strong at substantial ad- vances. Northwestern, with its excellent record for earnings far in excess of current dividends, moved up easily under a mod- erate demand. St. Paul again crossed par, and the securities of all the better mana, ed properties gave indications of increas- ing interest the part vestors. Much conflicting argument as the progress of the northwestern rate war se tlement was heard, but the impression pre- vails that some progress has been made to ward a definite agreement on this subjen Conditions along the lines of the granger roads are such as to insure an effort to make the most of them. The shares of the recently reorganized roads whic : paying or appreaching dividends are being time to time and looked upon as the coming features of the market The pr nt movement is confined largely to the specialties, but this action is a cus- tomary incident to a general advanc The bond market acts well, but ts less of a feature now that some life has been in- jected into tne miscellaneous sec urity de- partment. Cheap money and the speculation almost certain to follow the final allotments of the new government bonds should make an active fall market. There is no longer any mistrust ef the future, and the financial communi! y is be- coming revoncil to the belief that a new and unfamiliar range of prices is shortly to be established. The final hovr was given over to trading, which was conceded to be better than any of recent date, ea aree te aty FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, pr, and ntive nc on of conservative to New York Stock Market. Open. High. Low. Close. American Spirits... Ue Wg 1K American Spirits, pta. : American Sugar... 139% 188g American Sugar, ptd. 3 oy American Tobace 121% 12046 Atchison . By 1B Atcnison, p’ 25% By Baltimore & Unio... 14g 18 brooklyn R. Transit. Bay Canada Southern 53% Caunda Pacific. ..: = Chesapeake & Oni 935, 0... C. & St. Loui any vunicago, B&Q... "| 105 Jnicakos No tawestern. 19855 betel cM, & 09K Chic St. P., M&O S835 Chicago, Kus. & Pacitc. 6 Chig. & G Western. rt Consolidated @as. Lonsvilie & Nasneuie, Metropolitan Traction MannatianKievated. Michigan Cencrai.. Missouri Pacific. - National Lead Co... 2) New Jersey Central. . -New York Centrai... Northern Factac.. Unton Pacific, pta. .. Western Union fei, 1 Mt 100; 16 at 101. , IV at 176%; 10 at 176%: American Grapbophone, 9 at 12%; 25 at 13; 10 at 13. Disicict of Colambia Bonds.—8.65s, funding, cur- rency, 115 bid. Miscellancous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railrond fs, 136 oid. Metiopolitan Ralhoad conv. 8, 120 bid Metropolitan Rafircad certificates of tadebtedness, A. 114 bid. Metropolitan Rulroad ceitificates of indebtedness, B. 49 bid. Clumbia Railroad 6e, 120 bid. Beit Railroad 5s. 50 bid, (5 asked. Kck- iugton Ratiroad 6s, 101 bid. Washington Gas Com- pany 6s, series 4.112 bid. Washington Gas Com- y Os, series B, 112 vid. U. 8. Electric Light heature imp. 95 bid. 105 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Tele} 5s. 108 bid. American Se- curity and Tras 100 bid.” Washington Market Company. Ist €s, 110 bid. Washington Market Company tmp. Gs, 119 bid. Washington Market Company ext. 6s, 110 bid. Masonic Hall Associ tion 5s, 107 bid) Washingtun Light Infantry 1st 6s, 95 asked. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 285 id. Metropolitan, 205 bd. Cenna', 149 bid, 133 sked. Furmers and Mechanics’. 190 bid. Second, Did. Citizens’, 140 bid. Golumbia, 131 bid. 118 bid. “West End, 86 bid. 95 asked FY Cepttal, ‘Traders’, 96 bid, 103 asked. Lincoln, 112 bid, 118 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—National nd ‘Trust. x113_ bid. American Se- bd, 155 asked. Washing- ton Loan and Trust, x126 bid, 130 asked. Insurance Stocks. Fireme: bid.” Pranktin, bid. Metropolitan, 70 bid. “Corcoran, 52 bid 85 Arlington. 121 bid, 135 asked. American. 185 bid. National Union, # bid. 12 asked. Columbia, asked. Riggs, 7h, bid, 8 asked. . Big bid. Commercial, Title Insurance Stocks.—Reel E-tate Titie, T1 bid. Columbia Title, 4% bid. District Title, 2 bid, 3 asked. Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction, 73 bid, 74 arn ‘gt St Washngton Gas, 4 Did, 48 asked. Georgetown Gus. 48 bid. 58 asked. U. S. Electric Tight, 100% bid, 102 asked Telephoce Stocks.—Ch taprake and Potomac, x51 bid. Pennsylvania. 38 bid, 45 asked Miscellaneous Stocks. —Mergenthal r Linoty; 176% bid, 177% asked. Lancton Monotype. 157% bid, 16% asked. American Graphepbone, 12% bid. American Graphophone preferred. 15% bid, 135% asked. Pneamatic Gun Cairringe, 30 bid. 33 asked. Washingicn Market, 10 bid. Great Fal's Ice. 110 bid. 125 asked. xEx. div. a Government Bonds. ceats, registered... . cents, coupen of 19 7.. cents, feg stered of 1007. cents, coupon of 1925. cents, registered af 2925. cents, coupon uf 1004.. cents, registered of 1914... 6 per cen:e of 18.9 . 8. 3a, WL TL. per ber per ber ber per ber Pecrrr ers Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, July 26.—Flour dail. urchaaged— receipts, 15.673 ‘barrels; exports, 7.492 barrels; sales, v0 barrels. Wheat weak and Lwer—spot and month. 72a73%; August, 72%a72\%; Seprember, TIRATIK; ‘steamer No. 2 red, TouaT0—ccceivts, 108,003 “bushels; exports, 64060 ‘besues: stock. 499,743 busbels; sules. 151,000 busbels— southern ecm onteag * S09428); maonth, aoe strong—spot, mont 8%; Aue Kcst, 3004; Sejtember, 94as9%; st-vmer mix- ed, 37% a38—receipts, 54.521 bushels: exports, 171. 428 ; stock, "78089 buch Iss '58.000 Uushels—soutbern White and yellow corm, dlud2, —No. 2 white, 38a3%; No. 2 seme 2085 bushels: 2 by. 40; No.2 w. 51. Yi65 nearby, 49;° No. cm era, . Pastels: seat for the best Grain strong. frm, Whisky un