Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1898, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1898-12 PAGES. MORE MUSTERED OUT ee eee ‘Volunteer Organizations to Leave the Ser FOURTH CORPS 10 GO 10 HUNTSVILLE ice. Troops Not Needed in Porto Rico to Come Home. DEPARTMENT NOTE: WAR today for mustering amed volunteer organt- na volunteer light batteries. v teer light batter- t batteries. eer light batterie: r light battery. nteer cavalry. unsylvania volunteer cay- York volunteer cavalry. uri Light Artillery. nt, Hiinois Volunteer Infantry. Voiunteer In- onsin From Porto Rice. Issued directing Gen. from Porto Rico all seeded for servic designated sembarkation in the United Xamination of eral si It is desired to secure a at the same time one home been mbarkation can take place at Without any cela: h as occurred at Montauk Point. It is expected that seme of troops to be sent heme from P will sail to or tomorrow. ‘Ihe first arrivals will be landed at New York city. Moving the Fourth Corps. The following has beep posted at the War Department toda: WASHINGTON, August 2: Gen. pinger, Huntsville, Ala. You will give orders for the removal of all your corps now at Fernandina to Huntsville at or This mévement should be expedite s be By order « etary of War. ORBIN, Adjt. Gen. About ten days ago orders were issued by the War Department for the removal of Gen. € command—the 4th Army Corps andina, Fla., to Hunts- ville, Ala. Influences were brought to bear to prevent the execution of the order, and it was suspended pending further investi- gation. The orders have been renewed and in- structic t to Gen. Coppinger to hasten the mov at of the troops. It is said at the War Db. nt that there will be no » execution of the or- nger now has in his corps 9,000 m Assignment of Brignde Surgeons. Newly brigade surgeons have nted At Montauk Point, L. 1—Major Ira C. Brown, Major Simon P. Kramer, Major Sgpuel W. Kelley At : de Cuba—Major John G. Davis J. J. Achinard. At hickamauga A jor Charles Adams, Major Oscar Le Major John L. Macumber, Major Bial Bradbury, Major Heary H. Lee. . Ludiow Ordered Here. Brigadier General Wm. Ludlow, United States volunteers, now at New York, has been ordered to this city Captain John B. Kerr, 6th Cavalry, has dered to New York city and to report erson to Ferdinand W. Peck, commis- for the Paris exposition, for to the exposition. nel Andrew G. Hammond, Ist Cox Volunteer Infantry, will proceed Tenn., on official instructions from ssistant Surgeon A. R. Booth ates army, will proceed at onc and report in person to the gur- of the army. Frederick M. Al assistant ad- al, United States volunteer ported to the adjutant general o: will proceed to his home and await further orders The following name: sting assistant sur- geons, United States army, will proceed to Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa., for assign- ment to duty: D. Grealish, Frederick H. Mills, H. M y ant Surgeon Azel Ame: . will proceed to New city transportation te “ Porto Rico, for duty errs Ac Assistan 31 is R. P cival will ; 11 A, Al, Falls Church . Acting D. -H. Lamb will proc Myer, Va., for dut By dir of the President, First Lieu- tenant Charies J. Bailey, 1st Artillery, will return to the University of Vermont, Bur- i resume his duties as pro- ary sclence and tactics at Major George W. H. Stouch, chief com- ry bsistence, will visit Greeley, Contins onville, Lucerne, or Long- Colo., for the purpose of inspecting tence stores. M. Cleland, additional pay- relieved from duty in the of the Missouri, and will proce to Chicago, Ill, and take station there. Major Ralph Hartzell, additional pay- Master, is reliev from duty in the depart- n Colorado, and will proceed to and take station there. leave of absence granted Captain A. Dapray, assistant adjutant gen- ne month on surgeon's ility, Munson, assistant sur- ed from duty in command of ambulance company of the 4th and will proceed to this city Army (¢ Hart, 1st mteer Infantry sident, Regiment is, by di- honorably dis- ant E. W. Ames. asststant nois Volunteer Infantry, ts juty with his regiment, and this city and report to the ral for orders. md Lieutenant Frank R. McCoy, 10th Cavalry, will proceed from Lewistown, Pa., to Montauk Point, Long Island, N. Y. Fir nant John J. Pershing, quar- rm n Cavalry, will procee to this city 1 report for temporary duty headquarters of the army. A. D). Niskern, commissary of sub- now on y ‘ampa, Fla., has dered to proceed on transport 1, and superintend the distribution of under the direction of the officer ward, to the Cuban Havana, and, on return to his preper statio Maj. Jno. E. Woodbridge has been or- Gered to Fort Myer, Va. Maj. D. €. Payton been ordered to Camp Meade, Midd'etown, Pa. Capt. Edward R. Hutchins, commissar, of subsiste United States Volunteer: is relfeved a duty with the 24 Army Corps, and preeéed at once to Tampa, Mileage for Officers. By Girection of the Secretary of War officers traveling on government transpor:s, where subsistence is not furnished, will be paid mileage at the rate of 4 cents per mile, and paymasters’ clerks traveling un- Ger Ike conditions will be paid at the rate of 4 cents per mile. suntiameieests eet ETE Sa tructions to Military Commissions. The Secretary of State has practically completed the instructions to the military commissions which are to have direction of atfairs in Cuba and Porto Rico pending the evacuation of the Islands by the Span- ish fore Within a few days everything is expected to be in readiness for the de- parture of the commissioners early in Sep- mber. | DEATHS FROM ICE CREAM/MET AT Three Have Occurred at Middletown, N.Y., and More Are Expected. A Score of Persons Are Il1l—Ptomaine Poisoning is the Cause Stated by Physicians. MIDDLETOW. August 25—Ice cream prepared mon extract pur- chased from alesman a few deys ago f th of three persons, and a of others are sick, and more fata are expected. The Ceaths are: Mrs. Herrman M rie, New York Mrs. William Seder N. Y. Robert Jones, a farmer, Greenfield, Ulster county. The dangerously sick are: H. J. Harding, New York; Herman Ausdereh, Mount Ver- non; Mark Holmes. New York; Mrs. Sny- der and daughter Lcuise, New York; Mrs. Hanson, New York; Mrs. C. E, Allen and two children, w York; Mrs. D. A. O3- born. Newburgh; Mrs. Katharine Taylor, Fhiladelphia, Pa.: Miss Alice Cleaton Brooklyn, N. ¥.; Ot itert, New_York H. A. Stuthoof, Brooklyn, N. Y.: Weber, N York: Mrs. Ar’ 3, Floyd, Ward and Edward, : Mr. and Mrs. William 613 9th ave- of Mount Verncn, living near These arly all summer guests at Arthur Jones’ cottages at Green- ficld, which is about five miles from Moun- taindale, and the propr 3 parents and his family. The ice cream was on dinner, and ab 9 o'clock tha: Seder w: with ausea. after others e similarly attacke by midnigh two cottages wer with th De Te F: lette of Mountaindale wa summoned, and he diagn the cases as ptomaine poisoning. He called Dr. Mun- son of Woodbourne, and the two have worked in . Mrs. Seder day, Mrs. Michaelis W early this morning Ro Curlette believes six more deaths will oc- cur. z pee SECOND LIEUTENANTS ASSIGNED. Distribution ot Those From Civil Life. The following assignments of second leu- tenants recently appointed from ctvil life (to rank from July 9, 15US), are announced: Appointed First Artijlery—William F. Stewart, jr., Battery A: Charles H. Whipple, jr., Bat- tery B; Hudson T. Patten, Battery C; Earle ©, W. Tann Battery H: Frederick W. Phi terer. Battery I; Robert H. C. Kelton, Bat- tery L; Elmer J. Wallace, Battery M. Second Artillery—Carroll F. Armistead, Battery B; Winfred B. Carr, Battery C: Rush S. Weils, Battery G; B. Martindale jr., Battery H; Edward Carpenter, Battery I; Henry T. West, Battery K; Henry J. Hatch, Battery M. Third Artillery—Oliver L. Spaulding, jr. Battery A; Lyman M. Bass, Battery B; Guy T. Scott, Battery D; jr., Battery E; Harry L. Henry M. Boutelle, Bat jam, Battery I; Conr d Kim Fourth Artillery—Hansc Henry C. Evans James, Battery G y H; 1H. Henry M. Lanza, Bat- y L. . Black, Bat- tery A; Percy Poe Bishop, Batte ‘C; Charles S. Haight, Batters Charles P. auikner, Battery G; Herbert J. Brees, Battery H; James B. Mitchell, Battery L; George William ery M Fifth Artiliery—Joseph B. Dou; tery A; William R. Doores, Battery Morrell M. Mills, Bat! ; Woods Hocker, Battery ( I; John R. Procter, P. Wilbur, Sixth A; Harrison Hall, jr, Battery K; attery L. Artillery—Wright Altred A. St Smith, Battery | arbird, Battery B; Wiiliam M. Copp, Battery E; Charles R. Lloyd, jr., Battery I; James E, Howell, Battery K: William F. I Battery L; Ward B. Pershing, Battery M. Seventh Artillery—Peter Battery A; John C, Gaouf Robert R. Wallach, Bat He Geary, Battery G; David Mc' a H; Arthur F. Cassels, E yf; C. Stuart Patterson, jr., Battery K; Ralph P. Brow- er, Battery L. First Infantry—Campbell B. Folwell, Harry Downes, Courtland Nix: n King, William Knight, Edward E. Harry E. Whit- Second Infantry—Charles R. Hic Jamin H. Watkin: Raymond Sheld: Third Infantry. ‘enney Ross, John Hannay, Frank S. Burr, Charles C Fourth Infantry. n W. Glidden, Frank Halstead, Louis Hill, Ward Che- ney, Frederick G. Knabenshuz, Mark Wheeler. Fifth Infantry—E. James Williams, Ger- ard Beekman Hoppin, Alfred B. Maclay (since resigned), James Leonard Graham, William C. Clarke, $r. Infantry — Frederick Marshall ¢ é Seventh Infantry—Benjamin J. Tillman, John F. B. Mitchell, jr. Eighth Infantry— 8. Wagner, Gaston § Parkins. Ninth Infantry—Ww! ry F. Dalton. S. L. Price, Henry Turner, Edwarh W. liam K. Naylor, Har- Tenth Infantry — George J. Holden, George de G. Catlin. Mieventh Infantry—Edgar A. Macklin, Edwin Chase yt, James M. A. Darrach, bam. elfth Infan James Edw ence A. Curtis. Thirteenth Infantry—Harold rowsmith, Pt Clifton C. Ki Fourteenth Infantry—Joseph Allen G. Wright. Fifteenth Infantry—Louis Ss. ir. m H. Williams, - Barnett, Laur- EB. Smith, {. Shaffer, mney. L. Gilbreth, D. Rucker, M. Walker, am R. Webb, John Philip E. wu J. Toffey, jr., David B. Mulliken, Staniey H. Ford. Seventeenth Infantry—Chorles F. Hum- pbrey, jr., Arthur Cranston, Frank Has- gaurek, Irving J. Carr, Robert O. Van Horn. Eighteenth Intantry—Bryan Conrad, Moor N. Fall heteenth Infantry — Edward Croft, Watts C. Valentine. Twentieth Infantry—Jz Henry C. Bonnycastle, Georg: H. Knox. Twenty-first Infantry—Georg> C. Martin, Carl A. Martin, Adolphe H. Huguet, Ed. ward A. Bumpus, Charles R. Ramsay. = Twenty Infantry Robert R. Nev: Campbell, Ivers W. Leonard, 3. Parrott. Twenty-third Infantry—William A. ber, Robert M. Brambila, Macnab. Twenty-fourth Infantry—Daniel F. ler, Roberc Frith, Donald Stanley Howla Twenty-fifth Infantry—Thomas J. Pow- ers, jr, John N. Straat, jr., Archibald I. Harrison. Lie- Alexander J. Kal- MeNulta, ———_—--+—_______ BIG FIRE NEW Yor» Flames Seemed to Threaten an En- tire Block of Houses. NEW YORK, August 25.—The explosion of a large ammonia tank used in the mak- ing of artificial ice set fire at an early hour this morning to Jucob Hoffman's Crescent Brewery, a five-story brick structure at Nos. 206 and 208 East S5th street. ‘The flames spread with marvelous rapidi- ty, and the Central Bottling Company's plant, of which A. Wolff is the proprietor, at No. 202 East 55th street, soon caught fire. Within a very short time the entira bleck surrounded by 34 avenue, 54th street and 55th street seemed to be Joomed. ‘The surrounding tenements, all filled with sleeping people, next ignited, and the be- wildered tenants began to pour out into the streets by the hundred. Alarm after alarm was turned in by the police and the earlier arrivals of firemen, until four alarms had sounded, and eighteen engines and five hook and ladder trucks were on the scene. As a precaution, several ambu- lances were called from Bellevue and other hospitals. Many thrilling rescues of frightened men, women and children were made by the firemen. At 2:30 a.m. the fire was under control. The loss is roughiy estimated at $300,000. | While there is no Knowledge of joss of life. : it Is not improbable that there were some fatalities. Hawaiian Commission Reached Des- tination August 17. TOOK OATH OF OFFICE THE NEXT DAY Senator Cullom Was Elected Chair- man by His Associates. COURTESIES FROM DOLE ae SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 5.—The steamship Moana arrived here today from Australian ports via Honolulu. An Asso- ciated Press correspondent writes from Honolulu under date of August 18, as fol- lows: The congressional members of the com- mittee to report on a form of government for the territory of Hawaii arrived August 47 on the Mariposa. The three commissioners met President Dole and his cabinet at the executive build- ing by appointment. The compliments of the president and his colleagues had been sent to the United States senators and the representatives earlier in the day. Took the Oath. Today the commission met at the home of Justice Frear to qualify as members by taking an oath. As sccn as the members were regularly list2d the commission pro- ceeded to elect a secretary, a stenographer and a sergeant-at-arms. Senator Cullom is chairman. The men for the clerical po- sitions and the sergeant-at-arms have been brought from Washington. As soon as the formalities at the resi- dence of Justice Frear were finished, the four other members of the commission adjcurned to the ball of the house, the old thrcne room In the executive building, and there held the opeaing business sesston. This week the commission will visit the island of Hawail. They will be on the big island six or séven Jays. The commission will later make trips to Maui and Kauai and may also visit Molokal. Sessions in Private. Senator Cullom sald that the the commission would be priv: ing when there were bearings. When indi- viduals or delegations wish to present views or open up discussions, either in per- son, by spokesman or by attorney, the hall will be open to all. The senator gave the impression that hearings would be granted to all having any reasonable claims. The work of the commission will not be ofa ret nature, but it is felt the busi- hess can be transacted more expeditiously Gnd better in every way by having closed doors. - It is likely, according to Senator Cullom, that there will be prepared by the com- mission one organic act corresponding to the constitution of state, describing the territory, the manner, method and lim- ltations of legislation, "This organic act will be sup; ented by many congress- ional laws bearing upon customs, land, tax- ation, the judiciary, ete. Is is by no means contemplated that there shall be any radi- cal changes in the system here. The Co Ission's Scope Senator Morgan, in an interview, said: “As to thy scope of the commission's work? That is rather a leading question, but I can answer it by referriag you to the Newlands resolution. We shall keep within the bounds laid down in that reso- lution, and, mark you, we are not going to make any new laws for you, or institute any radical changes. Our dutizs ars large- if not wholly, advisory, and wa shall fine our work as much as possible to that lne. Speaking of the work of the last legis- lature the senator said, referring especie ly to the loan act: It does not follow that such a law uld fall through. ‘The United States has assumed $4,000,000 of your debt, but there is nd Feason why you are stopped from incurring any more. We have allowed ail the territories to pass laws authorizing the suing of bonds for internal improvements, subject, of course, to congressional super- vision, and I know of no reason why Ha- wail should be excluded from doing s0. The United States having assumed the bulk of your debt, you should be in better financial condition than most of the terri- tories, and you understand that hereafter any laws you pass will be subject to thé approval of Congres The steamship Lakme arrived today, bringing Maj. Langfitt’s 3d Battalion of the 2d Regiment United States Volunteers. There is soon to be telegraphic communi- ihe islands of this group. A cable connecting the islands with one an- to be laid almost immediately. One of the duties of the engineer corps that is now here—the 3d Battalion of the 2d Regiment, United States Volunteer En- gineers—will be the construction of an in- nd cable system. The fact that the government intends to proceed at once with the work is pretty conclusive that the franchise for a cable from the coast to Honolulu will not be long delayed. essions of te except- ee ARRIVED MONTAUK. Eighth Ohio Has Reached There With 3OU Sick Men, AKRON, Ohio, August 25.—Mayor Young of this city today received a telegram from Lieutenant Colonel Dick, steting that the Sth Regiment had arrived at Montauk. Three hundred men are sick, one died en pute and ninety sick men were left at Santiago. SPAl People Think Santino Should Have Held Out Longer. MADRID, August 25, 2 p.m.—The news- papers say the general public display con- siderable disgust at the hasty surrender of Santiago de Cuba, since hearing the stories with regard to the adequate defensive con- ditions prevailing there, told by the re- poiriated soldiers who arrived yesterday at Corunna by the Spanish steamer Alicante. There have ‘been six deaths among the rewurned soldiers since their arrival, and many others are feared. A Special commission is now meeting to de upon the question of quarantine. The military authorities have begun the distribution of arrears of pay to the pa- triated troops. > ISIDENT'S TRIP. Will Leave Here Saturday Moraing for Somerset, Pa. The President expects to leave here Sat- urday morning for Somerset, Pa,, to spend Sunday with his brother. He will stop half an hour at the camp at Middletown, Pa. ———_—__ ++ ______ MARGARET SCOTT'S DEATH. Alleged to Have Been Gaused by Wounds Recently Received. Acting Coroner Glazebrook will hold an autopsy tomorrow morning of the body of Margaret Scott, colored, who died on Au- gust 23 and was buried in Mt. Vernon cem- etery. Her body will be exhumed this even- ing for the purpose of the autopsy. It is claimed by the woman's friends ‘that her death was caused by wounds which she re-- ceived June 20 last at the hands of Bootsy Ross, colored, who is now serving a sen- tence of eleven months and twenty-nine’ days in jail for assaulting her. It is alleged that dur} with tl Woman Ross side wo eo Ross, and the case is causing much com- ment in the third precinct, where the al-| occurred. leged diffteulty it dan- | ie now alleged that it led to her | Policeman Pat O'Brien arrested | HONOLULU | FEEDING THE HUNGRY [PENSIONS oe _ 3 SENT AWAY mange Caring for the Soldiers Passing | Over $669,000 Paid Out to Persons Through the City, eee in Foreign Countries. WORK DONE BY BENEVOLENT WOMEN | OVER FOUR THOUSAND CONCERNED What is Being Done’ Along Mary- land Avenue. MORE MONEY eae eS Is NEEDED Soldiers who pass through this city on their way home hungry and thirsty or too ill to eat the food provided for them on the train have reason to bless the good women who have struggled during the past two weeks to care for them as well as they could While their trains’ waited at the sid- ing or stopped for a few minutes on the track as they have come up Maryland ave- nue. A couple of weeks ago a number of the people living along or near Maryland ave- nue southwest had to face scenes of suffer- ing unknown to the people in other parts of the city. Trains coming in Maryland avenue would stop a few minutes or half an hour. They were laden with soldiers either convalescent and’ weak from late ill- ness or burning with fever—some stretch- ed on their backs debilitated from other diseases. In many instances thes been without food for twenty-four how! or the food available for the sick ones was not of such a character as to enable them to eat it. It was this silent appeal to the sym- pathies of women living near Maryland venue that gave rise 0 three flourishing institutions in that neighborhood for the furpese of caring for. the soldiers whi they Were passing through the city. No’ this work is under charge of the Society of the Red Cross ard the Ladies’ Aid As- sociation of the United States Pension Office. The Beginning, Two weeks ago Mrs. Sarah Cornwall and Mrs. Helen Hecht, living at 926 D street Southwest, having had these scenes of suf- fering before them for some time, began to care for as mary of the men as their resources would allow. They subscribed Uberally themselves, took up a collection in the immedfate neighborhood and proceeded to turn thelr home into an emergency hos- pital and hotel. ‘they began their work by having some of the soldiers come to the house as the train Stepped or by carrying Such food as they ceéild provide to the train. One day they fed twenty-five sol- diers and the next day they were able to Trovide for seventy-five of them. But the Work was far beyond the power of a few individuals to perferm, Some days several thousands of soldiers came through the city in a condition calling for assistance. When the work had reached this stage the Ladies’ Aid fgsociat fon of the United Btates Pension Office was formed, and in beginning active opé: utilized the servic ations the association % of the ladies whose self-sacrifice had allgwed them to begin the Work. Miss Ida M. Neufleyer was placed in charge of the work, und besides Mrs. Cornwall and Mrs. Hecht,she has been a: sisted by Mrs. Kate Zgr, 430 loth street southwest; Mrs. Cartie A. Dent and Mrs. Barbara Roth, 434 10th street Southwest, and Miss Sallie McCoy, 37 I street south: east. In addition 9 the,above, good old ‘Aunt Frances," a cologed woman, who lives in the neighbarhoad, and who has seen more than threg scoye and ten years, volunteered her seryiges, and she has work ed from early in the; mofping until late at hight supplying freshi,¢ ‘ge. Busy Daytand Night. One night she was'kept yp until 2 o'clock a.m. in performing this work, and all the while her little homg at 418 loth street has been neglected in every way in order that she might care for the soldiers. All the ladies doing this work are busy day and night. Frequently they have had to leave heme after midnight or before dawn in order to get food and coffee to the sol- rs. 4 After the work came under the charge of the Ladies” Aid Association mentioned, Po- tomac Hall and the third story of’ the building in which it is located, at the cor- ner of Lith and D streets southwest, was hired and there the work has since’ been done. A wash room is provided there, Where the soldiers may bathe their faces and hands, after which they enter the hail filled with tables and benches and are given sandwiches, coffee or tea, crackers, toma- toes and other fruits, and milk. The tables are laid with paper plates and tin cups are provided. Such soldiers as can walk from the train are invited to this dining hall, while milk is carried through the cars to the sick who cannot leave their beds. Since the work has been taken in change by the Ladies’ Ald Association, which is row providing money with which to carry it_on, Major E. R. Campbell of the pension office, and late commanding the 4th Battal- ion of the District of Columbia National Guard, has been at the hall constanily, do- ing m work to make ‘the efforts of the association a suecess. Train Load Today. Early this morning @ train passed through the city carrying more than 200 sick sol- diers, all of whom were provided with fresh milk. During the time this work hag been in progress over 10,000 soldiers, many of them sick, have been given food by this body of energetic women, none of whom has any member of her immediate family in the war at the present time. ‘The trains usvally stop -but a very short time, and the work has to be done quickly. On one oceasion tresh milk was supplied to 50) soldiers within half an hour. The need for this werk was never greater than at present, and any subscriptions for paying exp2ases incurred will greatiy as- sist in providing the soldiers with food. Very similar work is being done by the Society of the Red Cross at Y15 and 61s Maryland avenue southwest. This work was also started as an individual enter- prise. Mrs. L. E. Pond lives at 915 Maryland avenue, and with Miss E. M. Gillespie and Mrs. M. G. Fletcher began feeding the sol- diers as best they could. Now they work under the direction of the Red Cross. Mrs. Electa E. Smith is also engaged in the work at 616 Maryland avenue. Mrs. Comp- ton and Mrs. Reese began looking after the soldiers ard now they too have the Red Cross flag flying over their home. The Red Cross is expending. $200 daily at these two houses. Besides previding food for the soldiers, they carry the sick men fans, en- velopes, paper and’ feneils, with which tc write to their homes, and pillows for those who are not provided:with them. Plentiful Sdply of Food. All day today trains were passing along Maryland avenue, and whenever one stop- ped with a load of séldiers ‘a plentiful sup- Ply of good food was taken to the hun- gry men. apie Hight car loads of;goldiers bound for the north went through .the city at 12:30 o'clock today. Thew were. fi Chicka- mauga Park, and a large: number of them were sick. They -had -been -provided with money with which t® purchase rations on their way home, but there was lttle op- portunity for them to buy anything. ere Pa THE CoUuRYs, Equity Court No.“1—sibtice Bradley. Andercon ag, aadeeeee testimony” ‘be- fore Ruttledge Willson taken. Smith agt. ing auditor's report, al.; decree for mandatory injunction. Cireult Court No. 1h Riggs National Dank set ones jan; leave to withcraw original note uj Silng copy. “portage ast. Rd a al; e 0 vacate jud of dismissal ane ae Thorwen ertz; judgment ppointment; of Frederick ‘Hanneman; istration granted to Wm: B. Reilly; $1,000. Estate of ae Einott; pioat ae publication. Estate James N. z petition for letters é7 administration fled. | this afternoon the juvenile Loose Methods Give Opportunities for Fraud. THE COMMISSIONER’S CLAIM ——— The United States last year sent to for- eign countries over $669,000 in pensions. This is an increase of over $50,000 since and was divided among 4,371 persons. An examination of the methods employed in pensioning foreigners who served in the federal army discloses a condition that js subject to the severest censure. Briefly, the authorities have no jurisdic- tion over the foreign pensioner, and there i3 every opportunity for fraud—fraud that the government cannot detect, cr having unearthed is powerless to punish. A case in point illustrates the conditfon. In a small suburb of Glasgow lives a man who served for three months in the civil war as a substitute. He learns or the g>n- erosity of Uncle Sam and files his claim. The department here looks up the military record of the claimant and proves the case. But the most valuable avidence of all the evidence the medical examinacion fur- nishes; who is to supply that? Through our consul a physician iy called in, makes the examination and the claimant gets his pension. Jt is said that not a single in- stance is recorded wh2re the medical testi- mony proved insufficient. It ig not to be expected, it is held, that the local medical man will make out a poor case against the claim- ant, especially when he is acquainted with him, and is of the same nationality. And so the im is passed after awhile, and the foreigner gets the pension. But after that the department loses juris- diction. He may die ang his relations con- tinue to furnish the fulse vouchers. ‘The department cannot punish, It has no juris- diction. Examination Before a Board. It is claimed that if thése applicants were required to submit to an examination by a regular pension examining board and present themselves in person to the con- gular agent every month much of the danger of fraud would be avoided. Only a short time ago the commissioner of pensions directed his examiners to forego the examination of the foreign cases before them until after the pending cases of our soldiers at home had been settled. One of these cases was responsible for a revoca- tion of his orders by the department. It was that of a sailor, who had served in the rebellion for a time and returned to Scotland. In 1876 he hurt himself on a fishing smack in Scottish waters, and now claims a pension therefor. The claimant's attorney leerning that Commissioner Evans had set aside all foreign claims, appealed the case and was sustained. Commissioner Evans in his letter to the Secretary of the Interior on the case said: Commissioner Evans’ Reasons. “Congress saw the excesses and the abuses to some extent in our pensioning those living abroad, who could not be found in this country, and accordingly took a most radical step by stopping payment for a time of all those pensioned under the law of 1890. “The attorneys point out to you how the way {is open for your commissioner to en- large the pension business abroad, but they don’t mention that the law is not manda- tory. I have no Satisfactory means at my command to identify a claimant with the service when he lives outside the jurisdic- tion of the United States. “I have issued no orders on this subject, but I did instruct the medical referee last November to return some foreign cases in his division to the files until I was ready to consider them. This matter has been the subject of discussion here in the bureau among my most competent men and advis- ers, and I have had it carefully examined too, fram a legal standpoint, and Iam con: vineed that my jurisdiction is limited to the United States, although the gentlemen cite you or intimate what was done in the past. “I am clearly of the opinion that so long as we have over 600,000 claims pending in this bureau, claims of Americans, that live in America, that pay taxes in America, that fought to save America and wouli do so again if necessary—I say I am clearly of the opinion that if there should be any preference given it should be given to Americans first, and not to men who have been disabled years after they rendered a few months’ service at their choice, and, as I said, I cannot find any law that is mandatory on this subject to compel me to allow a case that is up on prima facie. ex parte evidence, without examining the merits to protect this government.” Amounts Sent Abroad. It might be interesting to know that Canada receives the greatest amount. It furnishes 2,192 pensioners, who received last year $332,000. Germany comes next with 632 pensioners, receiving $00,748.45. Then comes Ireland, with 428 pensioners, receiving $64,842. Mexico furnishes 112, who get annually $16,068.25. England has 320 pensioners, who last year received $48,470.25 from Uncle Sam. Even poor old Spain has seven pensioners, who collected $1,069.50 from the United States last year. —__-e-_______ MAY FAIL T0 AGREE. Difficulty Confronts the Quebec In- ternational Conference. QUEBEC, August 25.—The arbitration commissioners assembled for their first joint business meeting at the. parliament buildings today. The meeting was absolute- ly privete. Although little is said by the commissioners themselves, there is consid- erable discussion in the Canadian news- papers and among those indirectly connect- ed with the conference concerning two points upon which the commission may fail to agree. Statements and interviews have be printed in the Canadian papers to the ef- fect that the American commissioners will insist that the present preferential tariff of the dominion in favor of England must be done away with before any concessions ox the part of the United States will be made. Under the present considerations Canaca admits products from England at 25 per cent less than the duty imposed upon pro- ducts from the United States and other countries. Congressman Dingley has been quoted in the Montreal papers as making such a statement, but he denies having made such an assertion or ary other statement of like nature. It is said aiso that Sir Wilfred Laurier's position may become an obstacle in the way of the commission's success. The assertion is made that Sir Wilfred stead- fastly declines to consider the arbitration or adjustment of any one matter under discussion unless the Americans will agree ‘to a final settlement of all the questions. es STILL IN SESSION. Household of Ruth Continues Trans- action of Business, ‘The fifth triennial session of the House- hold of Ruth, which began in this city Monday, was continued today. pay a visit to the Grand sehold. ny ha others. ‘ Z the conclusion of these ceremonies he juveniles will retire and a large number of committees of the household, to serve for ensuing three years, will be appointed. it evening the members of the household mere given a picnic at Palace Park, 14th sireet northwest. —_+— For Letters of Administration. George D. Sudduth today made applica- tion for letters of administration on-the.es- tate of his orother, James N..Sudduth, who ecemmitted suicide some weeks ago near Glen Echo. The consent of the young man’s father, George A. Sudduth, to this arrange- | ment was also filed. —- THE CITY AND SUBURBAN! FINANCE AND TRADE A Promise That Work on the Eckingtoa Will Soon Begin. A Meeting Today—Committee Report on Floating Debt Delayed—Re- ceiver's Report Ready. A called meeting of the stockholders of the City and Suburban railway, formerly the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home railway, of this city was held at noon today at the company offices, 13th and D streets north- east. Nearly 12,000 of the 13,340 shares of the company were represented in person or by proxy. Among those present were Pres- ident 0. T. Crosby, who was chosen chair- man; Mr. Nicholas P. Bond of Baltimore, who acted as secretary; Mr. Thomas J. Hayward of Baltimore, Vice President W. Kesley Schoepf, Mr. John F. Shea, Mr. John Ridout and others. Mr. Hayward, President Crosby and Vfee President Schoepf constitute the executive commit- tee of the board of directors, which will have ‘control of the matters pertaining to the improvement of the properties, which include the,Eckington road in this city and District, the Maryland railway from the District line to Laurel, Md., and the Mary- land Traction Company from Ellicott City to Baltimore. Delay in the Report. The meeting was held for the purpose of recetving a report from the committee ap- pointed July 14, and consisting of President Crosby, Mr. Bond and Mr. George Trues- dell, to ascertain and report upon the float- ing indebtedness of the Eckington and Sol- diers’ Home Railway Company; but owing to the absence of Mr. Truesdell from the city since pe committee was formed the other fiembers reported an inability to Make a statement, and this was postponed to a meeting to be held September S. The other businéss transacted Consisted only p the rea of the minutes of the méet- ngs held July 14 ana July 28, at thc it will bi rome besed that it was deci to purchase U roperties above enumer- ated and af the latter it was decided to in- crease the capital stock to $1,750,000 in shares of $50 each. Mr. Hayward’s Announcement. Previous to the meeting Mr. Hayward, who, with Mr. Bond, represents the syndi- cate of the Baltimore Trust & Guarante: Company, which will improve the Ecking- ton line, stated to a Star reporter that it Was the purpose to commence the work of ehabilitatio property by introduc- fig the Waaeee ttn Mapes QF gptrodue. alluded to the difficulties that had been con- fronted in overcoming the numerous ob- stacles in the way of going ahead with the desirable improvement, and expressed sat- isfaction that they had been successfully surmounted. “The men who haye taken hold of the property,” he said with emphasis, “are de- termined to make it valuable to the public as well as to themselves. They will have nothing to conceal. “The books and the business will be op I can assure you. The holders of shares of the Eckington and Soldters’ Home Company will be on the same ground with the others interested in the company.” Following the stockholders’ meeting the directors met for a few minutes. Receiver Schoepf announced that his report was ready save for a few minor matters that may be included in a few minutes, and it is probable that it will be presented to the court within the next few days, and all obligations against the Eckington whil it has been under the receiver's control be discharged, and the same action ordered regarding the receiver himself. > THE WRONG MAN. Gallagher Showed Foor Judgment in Man He Abused. Joseph Gallagher, a young man, who was under the influence of liquor, caused some excitement on Pennsylvania avenue near 12th street this afternoon. He was arrest- ed on a charge of assaulting Mr. F. H. Moore of 928 K street and held at the first precinct station. Mr. Moore was being waited upon by a bootblack near Edmon- ston’s china store, when Gallagher appear- ed and requested a cigarette and match. When he was not promptly accommodated he staried a fight, but he found Mr. Moore equal to the occasion. The latter, it is stat- ed, gave him a severe pounding and Gal- lagher finally went through a large plate glass window of the china store. Besides demolishing the glass Gallagher damaged & set of china that was on exhibition in the window. The damage amounted to alout $50. Judge Mills will settle the affair to- morrow. AH CUM ME. ‘The First Chinese to Draw an Ameri- con Pension. The pension office today pensioned Ah Cum, a Chinese subject and the widow of Pascal Martin, a sailor of the United States. This is the first Chinese subject ever pensioned by the United States. Al- most every other country furnishes one or more pensioners for Uncle Sam, but until today China was without a representative. Sailor Pascal Martin, after leaving the ser- vice of the United States, met the fair Ah Cum in Shanghai and said: “Come with me, fair queen, and I will make you mine.” Ah Cum came. She was not to be fooled into a sailor marriage, however, and was particu- lar, so the records show, to be married by a Catholic priest in Shanghai in 1885. The fact that she was a heathen preyed upon her mind, it is said, and thoughts of not benig legally united with the sailor hus- band haunted her. So she resolved to be married again. This time it was before the consul of Shanghai, and she was satisfied. Her Jackie died after three children had been born, and then, hearing from some kind pension attorney that the United States owed her a pension, she proceeded forthwith to collect the same. As a rule, the department will not accept foreign evi- aence, but the evidence in this case was so clear and conclusive that nothing else wes i Short | aes a ee ae Ae Seo Miss Mary er, J. W. Grant of Ten- to be done. The office of our consul con- tained the record of the marriage, birth of the children and death of the husband. The Navy Department supplied the service evidence and Uncle Sam has provided the pension. The widow will receive $8 per month and the children $2 a month each. —_—_—.—__ Ask for Accounting. Georgette A. Chamberlin and others, late this afternoon, entered suit in equity against Horatio Browning and a number of other defendants, asking for an accounting and to restrain the defendants from selling certain lands in Maryland which are part of the assets of John B. Scott, one of the defendants, who made an assignment on April 24, 1896, to Browning. The piaintiffs are Scott’s crediters. —— Artist Ernst Marjot’ Dead. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 25.— Ernst Marjot, the oldest artist in Cali- fornia, is dead, aged seventy-one years. He was born in St. Malo, France. —_>—— Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New Yor. « Stock exchange, corrempondents “Be7ers, Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., Ns»“York. es Low. Close. ot oe | | 2 per cents, cy per Soe ems. = pk a ii Me 4 per cents, 1% 112% 4 per cents, Tia) 4 per cents, etre ‘1s § per conta, a ag | ‘Manhattan Gains Two Points and Tobacco Five After Opening. THE PACIFIC STOCKS WERE STRONG Growth of Favorable Sentiment for U. S. Leather Shares. RE IS GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, August 25.—London came irregularly at the opening, but showed in- creasing strength later. Our market open- €@ strong and somewhat higher through- out. There was good buying of Manhattan, People’s Gas, Tobacco and the Grangers During the first hour Manhattan gained two points and Tobacco about five points cver last night’s close and held firm at slight People’s Gas rose a concessio! point and a half on renewed rumors of an early settlement of their troubles with the Indiana company. N. The Pacitics were stron fter opening steady at a over last night's closing, P. Common, se thre: of a point on good buy- ing by ix London was a moderate seller of various stocks. Commission houses were quc As being about equally divided, as r: buyers and sellers. After the first hcur, the general market became dull, and strong, with somewhat of. hardening tendency in most of the list, In securities, Denver St Gult az easily tne favorite, épenins &t 4% and, nder food buying, ose 4 pialy to 6% dur- ing the first hor and a half _—~ ThF exception to the general strength shown was Consolidated Gas, tinued weak and inactive, being to let it alone. Ss, The strength in Manhattan was attribut- ed to the jp sing short interest, as shown by the borowing of this stock last night. While ther new devel ments in this securi would encourag Investment buying, ‘the development of a large short interest and a temporarily active demand upon the loan crowd by the shoris would doubtless cause some further < vance. The earnings continue to decré with each week, notwithstanding fact that one of its strongest competitors is en- gaged in reconstruction work, which should help Manhattan, at least temporarily. There Was more strength manifest in th which the ten! iS special- ty today than for some time, and it was fairly active and showed a stronger tone throughout. Bet n the hours of 11:30 and 2 p.m there was no feature to the market except its extreme dullness. There was at no time any stock pressing for sale, and prices were held at practically top figures for the aay. The presence of prominent Tobacco offt- cials In St. Louls gave color to the oft- repeated rumor of a settlement being un- between the American Tobacce any and its rivais in the west, and the advance in the stock during the ‘early hours reflected the sentiment of the “in- on this specialty, which seems to e plenty of friends. There is a growing favorable sentiment for United States Leather stocks in view of the trade conditions, which show an ad- vancing tendency fn the pri and the existing differences 1 price, and that of the manufactured ar cle which, sooner or later, it is claimad, will mak-: itself manifest in’ appr2ciation of values for the stock. The market closed strong. — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. Open. High. Low. American Spirits... 14g 15K 14% American Spirits, pid 4 40 American Sugar... |, 314i American Sugar, ptd 116 American Tob: 14055 1B Po 5K 2 bt Chesapeuke 5 wx 7. CC. & St Louis.» Ay By onicago, B&Q... 116% 138% RICKgOe NOL TAW eSTErD 1355, 1865 nicage Gas. 205 105 © M. & St Paal Chie St. P, M. £0 Chicago, Ka, & Pacific. Chig. & G Western... Consolidated Gas. Del. Lack = W Léiaware & Hudson .. Den & io wrange, pra Generai iectne... 2; mois Centra: Lake sare. ee Louisville & NasRvuie.. Metropolitan ‘Traction. Mansatian Bievateu Michigan Cencrat Missouri Pacitic Nationa! Lead Co. New Jersey Ventral. New Lork Centra: Northern § Northern Pacific, Oni. & Western... Tena. Coa: & iron. Cnion Pacth Union Pacific, pi Westeru Union Lei. Am. Steel and Wire...) 3 ; 3 Am. Steel and Wire pfd. Wig 90g SPA BD Rabver.. : 45 40% 4b bs Rubber pt.. 1Wa3g 104) Washington Stockh Exchange. Sales—regular call—i2 o'clock _m.—Washington » GS at 48, 1 at 4 Lapston Menotype, 14 at 16. ' Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 100 at 25 ceuvs District of Columbia Bonds.—20-sear Fund. 5s, 100%, bid. 30-year Fund. gold 6s, 106 bid. Fund: currency 8.655, 115 = Miscellaneous Bouds.Aletropelitan, allroad ts, 119i, bid, 120 uaked. Metropalitan Railroad con 6s, 321 bid, 122% asked. Metropolitan Railroad cetttficate of Indebtedness, A. Lid bid. Metropol tan Railroad certificate of indebtedness, Ii.” Jt bid. Columbia Railroad ts, 122 bid. Belt Railro: 5s, 48 bid, 60 asked. Eekington Itailroad 6s, 10 bid. Washington Gas Company, ser. A. Os, 11 bid. Washington Gas Company,’ ser. B, 6s, 1 bid. United States Electric Light deb. imp bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone bs," 1 bid. American Security and Trust Bs, 100" bid. Masonic Hall Associat Ss, 108 bid. ashipgton Light Infantry ist 75 bid. ational Bank Stocks.—Hank of Washington, 250 bid. “Metropolitan, 06 bid. Central, 140 "Wi Farmers 2nd Mechanics’, 180 bid. Second, 14@ bid. Citizens’, 140 bid. Columbia, 122 bid. “Gayle tal, 120 bid. Lineoln, 115 bid, 117 sued.” Safe Deposit and “Trust ¢ Ne sional Sufe Deposit and Trust, 1 16 usbedy Washington Loan and ‘Trust, Americal Security and Trast, Insurance Stocks. — Franklin, ‘or: i ran. ron, 120 Wd. "Yep bid. “Nattonal’ Unlon, 10 ta. Me Did. Riggs, 7% hid, J asked. Peo Wid. Lincoln, 9% bid, 10 asked. Commer ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Mstate Title, 71 Did. Columbia Title, 4% bid, ol; anked. Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Company. bid, 74 asked. Metropolitan, 122 bid. Colvin! 7D asked. ' * Gas and Flectric Light Storas.—Wash*agton Gas, 47% bid, 48% asked. Georg=ty~r “ing” 4s bid, United States Electric Light, 3 ia’ ; Take and Potowee, Miscellane, Stocks.—Mergeathaler Linotyn 184, JE ed. Lanstyn Monutype, 16 Ms Zked. “American Graynophove, 125, Wie. 17" american Grapngunone, f4., 1% Us Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 20 25 waned. Grea Falls Ice, 112 bid, 122 asked. cereals Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Mé., August barrels; sales. §. We 2 red. 64 80,000 busbels; stock. gaat + exports, sales, $4,000 |, $28,172 tushels: wheat by sample, Gia7\,; do. om