Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1898, Page 2

THE EVENING sTAR, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1898-12 PAGES. ~ * of | “HECK OFF THE DEAD 3panish Prisoners Who Die Going to Ships Marked Alive. PASSAGE MONEY PAID FOR CORPSES ———— Shafter and His Staff Leave San- tiago on the Mexico. THEY SAILED YESTERDAY ee eS SANTIAGO DE CUBA, August 25 p.m.—The Spanish transports San Fran- af- in- San Augus d Colon left thi on for Spain with 4,568 Span: cisco. ne cluding fifteen officers and their families and four priests. Bight men died on the to the ships. Thi s were “check<d off” as pa: seng ats that there have been many in of this during the em- barkation « aniards, the transporta- us being enabled to collect z readily man- inspection of the tion company the when bidding adieu to 3 and men who were leavi ered, we yield with honor to selves and to Spain. Whatever may be the future of Cuba, history will preserve the story of your heroic and noble deed in this country. We regret our failure end its cost in treasure and in blood, but you have nobly fought and nobly lost. Shafter and Staff Sail. Gen. Shafter and his staff sailed this af- ternoon on the United States transport Mexico. His departure was not marked by cial incident. On arriving at Montauk Point he will go with Maj. Wiley to Wash- ington to meet President McKinley and Secretary Alger, afterward proceeding to San Francisco. Col. Green of Gen. Shafter's staff and captain of the signal »$ will remain for another ten days, or until he is relieved by Capt. Leigh, who with :ifty-nine men of the signal corps is expected! on the Seguranca. Maps and charts have been prepared for a military telegraph and telephone ¢ between Santiago, Guantanamo, Baracoa, Segua de Tanamo and San Luis, all garri- son points, and Captain Leigh will begin the work of stringing the wires as soon «s he arrives. On the recommendation of Washington a tank of exchange will be established here. The scarcity of small coin is a great i ecnvenience and a cause of much troub! among the soldiers neal merchant. One result is exorbitant price: ‘Phe transport Roumania arrived toda: from Ponce. Yesterday the transport Or: ziba left for Porto Rico. The Berkshire, with 350 convalescents from Siboney, sailed for Montauk Point today. She was soon followed by the Berlin, with General Bates and his staff and the ist Minois Infantry. Yoral's Farewell. General Toral visited General Shafter Wednesday afternoon and bade him a brief, but impressive and formal farewell. The hospital ship Bay State sailed Wed- nesday morning for Montauk Point, having on board 100 sick of the 62d and 49th Mas schusetts regiments. One death occurred before sailing. z "Dr. MeCloud, a clergyman of the Philade!- pbia Christian commission, has been en- gaged in locating the graves of the Ameri- can soldiers preparatory to returning their remains to the United States. : Gen. Wood wili turn the hospital service over to the local authorit ‘The condition here “is more satisfacto im- provements have been made. The business men of Santiago and plant- ers In the vicinity of the city have insti- tuted a movement to Induce Gens. Ge reia and Castillo to permit the c n soktiers to return to service on the p'antations. Th ig a good season for agricultural products if the work begins soon. _ Z Of the patients left at Siboney 100 are in a critical condition. Toral, Sai tary ——— EFFORT TO SAVE ANDERSEN. His Counsel Argue for a Writ of Habeas Corp! to Stay the Hanging. ORFOLK, Va., August 26.—Norris and Miller, who were primarily attorneys for John Andersen, under sentence to be hang- ed today for murders on the schooner Olive Pecker, applied yesterday evening to Judge Waddili of the United States district court at Richmond for a writ of habeas corpus to way the execution, announced to take place ptween 2 and 6 p.m. today, basing their claims upon the assumption that Judge Goff exceeded his legal powers in passing sentence upon a man who was not allowed his choice of counsel. Judge Waddill arrived here rather late today and went to the United States court room, where he heard arguments this after- noon. Whether he will grant a stay of exe- m cannot be known until later in the Ev is ready for the execution nd the condemned man has not been ap- sed of the latest move in his behalf. Andersen's Murders. ndersen was born in Hanosan , twenty-eight years ago. He was cc of the s mn Pecker, which sailed from Boston in e fall of 1897, with a targo of lumbe for South America. T! rouble which culminated in the tragedy vegan after thi ner left port. Ander- ven, as it ward made apparent, the captain of scalding the swore at the trial that tened to throw him over- board, and that he lived in daily fear of * e. He ered r tman was, and, y the latter, took up a nich there w in t him dead on Saunders. in ome down. at the mate meant e shot him. and > crew testified that An- m to throw the bodies mate overboard, to oll fire the ooner. = frenzied cook, at compelle the men sub- of the crew United States en, John LL! ew March, Martin st Dios Hanial, who were ted. ' They aboard the United States brought to Norfolk and trial, charged each with mur- rned state's evidenee and e Swede was left The Lancaster, h brought the prisoners 3 came into Hampton Roads a days ago and Jay @ anchor there few —— Oakland Items. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. OAKLAND, Md., August 26—The town ccuneil has adopted a resolution authoriz- ng the mayor to offer D. E. Offutt, the wher, $13,000 for the eieetric light plant. Offutt accepts the offer the town neil will provide for issuing bonds. Captain Clover, United States navy, com- mander of the Bancroft, which was engag- ed in the Havana bleckade, has joined his family at their cottage at Deer Park. > Wire Drawers’ Strike Ending. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 26.—The strike of the wire drawers at the American wire works may be settled within the next few days. There are strong indications that the big contest. which for some time as threatened te extend to every mill ef e American Steel, and Wire Company, soon be a thing of the past. STRIKE OF TELEGRAPHERS; Lieut. Pierson Gives His Version of the Controversy. the Necessity for Organiza- Explal ing the Bureau and Says His Ac- tion Was Approved. Trouble has occurred in the telegraph office of the War Department, with the result that several of the operators have resigned. Those who resigned are Chief Operator L. M. Smith, Assistant Chief Operatcr Samuel C. Wheeler, Preston B. Duff, M. H. Weber, Robert Burns, W. A. Cole, G. M. Dorsey and A. S. Groves. They did not consider that they were properly treated by —.eut. Charles O. Pierson of the signal office, who is in charge of the office. One of the operators made a statement of their grievances, which has been pub- lished. It was, in part, that they were promised promotion, extra pay for over- time and given to understand that they would be taken care of when the war was over. “Of course, we have received neither, but our chief grievance is against the chief of the corps, Lieut. Pierson. “The men were supposed to work the regulation hours, as other government em- ployes; but each day, especially during the rush, every man orked several hours overtime every day, but no extra _com- pensation was allowed, in spite of Lieut. Pierson’s promise that such would be the case, and this is another of the. chief rea- sons why the men have all resigned. Had we been working for any of the commer- cial companies we would have been paid #4 cents an hour.” The Other Side. The other side of the case fs contained in a statement made to a Star reporter by Lieut. Pierson, with th2 approval of Act- ing Secretary Meiklejohn. “The facts are simply these: In the or- ganization of the force of the telegraph office of the War Department at the com- mencement of the war new conditions con- fronted the department. Through the fore- sight of Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn an equipment had already been established, but the force had to be provided. At first two operators were employed, but as the business increased the force was also in- creased. Within a few days a schedule of hours was made, giving to the operators employed on the day force nine hours’ la- bor, while those at night worked seven and if hours. he men were first employed, with one or two exceptions, at $1,000 per annum. Not considering this sufficient compensation for the labor performed, upon my presenta- tion of the facts to Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn, he agreed to an increase to $1,200 a year, with the distinct understand- ing that in lieu of this increase there was to be no further discussion as to the hours of employment. Later on there was an- other outbreak, the claim being made that under the law the government had no right to make the hours of employment longer than eight hours. “Again I appealed to the assistant secre- tary, and he consented to the employment of extra operators, which enabled me to place them on an eight-hour schedule for the day, with the same hours at night, i.e., seven end a half. Later on another protest was made against Sunday work, and the fact that the hours of employment were more than those called for from the aver- age government clerk, and so it went, grievance after grievance, until the matter reached a crisis, which resulted in the resignation of S. C. Wheeler, W. R. Cole and P. B. Duff, operators. Promise of Promotion. “Referring to the promise of promotion, extra pay for overtime, etc., It is to be said that when these gentlemen entered the employment of the government I stated to them that if they remained during this crisis, were faithful in the performance of their duties, that I would do my best to see that they received consideration at the hands of the government, and upon pre- senting this matter to the assistant secre- tary of war he informed me that while he could give-no assurances, he would promise that all meritorious cases should receive corsideration. “In the matter of pay, it is to be stated that the $1,200 per annum more than com- pensated them for all the extra hours, in- volved working every other Sunday, holidays, etc., for while it is true they were allowed extra with the other telegraph ccmpanies beyond the regular hours of em- pioyment, it is c!so true that their com- pensation with ihese companies was at a salary of $000 pec anrim. “With reference to the ‘leak’ to which they refer, the charge is made today that ene of the number did disclose the con- tents of an important telegram, but the official reporting the matter to me, not de- siring to deprive the individual of employ- ment, and thinking it may have been due to a slight indiscretion, and that a warning would be sufficient to prevent a repetition, desired that no further action be taken and the matter was dropped, and it is to be said that from that time no further leaks were reported, the party having taken warning.” In regard to the charge that men were Gropped without a day’s notice, it is to be said that at the time of the suspension of hostities two of the members of the force who had come-in but recently were fur- loughed. Since that time there has been but one dismissal. ss “In the matter of Samu2! C. Wheeler the least said the better. grievance came from the fact that the day prior to his resignation he had been reduced from the pesition of assistant chief operator to an operater at the desk. This reduction in rank, for it is to ke said it carries with it no extra compensation, was brougat about through the gross abuse on his part ef the brief authority with which he had been clothed. “In conclusion it is to be stated that the me of Mr. L. M. Smith, chief operator, was used without his authority. “So far as the personal question is con- cerned, that does not figure with me. It was simply a matter of business.” TESTING UNION LABOR LAW. A Member of the National Association of Stationary Engineers Brings Suit. CHICAGO, August 26.—John C. Whistler, a stationiry engineer employed by the con- struction company now building the big 3¥th street intercepting sewer in this city, has begun’a suit in the United States courts which will test the constitutionality of the city ordnance requiring all work done by and for the city to be performed by union labor. Whistler is a member of the National As- sociation of Stationary Engineers, a body not affiliated with the Federation of Labor, and, according to the latter, is a non-union man. In the city’s contract with the con- structior company is the regular clause providing that only union labor shall be employed and declaring the contract Hable to forteicure if non-union labor is used. According to Whistler's complaint he has keen notified by his employers that unless he joined the union he must leave their employ. The sujt asking that the city au- thorities be enjoined from demanding his discharge resulted. His demand is based on the plea that the ordinance is unconsti- tutional, and if enforced would deprive thousands of men of work. ———— TO BE MUSTERED OUT. The 22d Kansans and int New Hamp- r shire to Leave the Service. Orders were issued today for mustering out the 224d Kansas Volunteer Infantry, new at Middletown, Pa., and the Ist New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, now at Lexington, Ky. The first named regiment is ordered to Topeka, Kan., and the other to Concord, N. H. —_——_++2—_____ Threshing Machine Explosion. EUGENE, Oreg., August 26—By the ex- plosion of a boiler of a threshing machine on the farm of J. F. Kirk, near here, one man was killed. two fatally and several others more or less hurt. Torpedo Bont Towed to New York. NEW YORK, August 36—The United States gunboat Wampatuck, towing a tor- pedo boat, name not ascertained, passed in Sandy Hook at 10:05 a.m. They com, from Hampton Roads. A navy yard tug ‘passed out Sandy Hook et the same time, bound east. * ADMIRAL SCHLEY COMING. Expected to Arrive This Afternoon at 4:10. NEW YORK, August 26.—Admiral Schley went to Washington today, taking the 11:15 train over the Pennsylvania railroad at Jersey City. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 26.—Ad- miral Schley passed through this city this afternoon on his way to Washington. Dur- ing the few minutes the admiral was in Broad street station a number of railroad employes and others crowded around him and greeted him enthusiastically. All were anxious to shake the hand of the naval hero, but some of the engineers and fire- men hesitated about offering him their hands, saying they were too much soiled. “That makes no difference,” said the ad- miral, and all were given a hearty shake. Admiral Schley is expected to arrive at 4:10 this afternoon to confer with the Pres- ident In regard to the duties of the com- mission appointed to superintend the evac- uation of Porto Rico by the Spanish army. Mr. Williams of this city has sent a fine cane to the Navy Department for presen- tation to Admiral Schley as “the hero of Santiago.” The cane is of hickory and contains carvings {ilustrating the naval history of the war. The work was done by Mr. Williams with a common penknife and occupied four days. It contains a rep- resentation of a battle ship and the nation- al coat of arms, together with the presenta- tion inscription and the words “Remember the Maine.” The cane will be presented to Admiral Schley when he reports at the Navy De- partment. ————_—_+0+_____ TO RETU TO THEIR OWNERS. The Navy Department to Give St. Paul and St. Louis. Arrangements have been made Navy Depictment for the return of the steamers St. Paul and St. Louis of the American Line, whick were converted into auxiliary craisers for service in the war with Spain. They have been ordered to the navy yard at League Island, Philadelphia, for restoration to the condition In which they were when turned over to the govern- ment. The two other vessels of the Amer- ican Line chartered by the government, the Yale ani Harvard, formerly the New York and Paris, are now in use by the War Department for the transportation of troops. They will also be restored to the steamship company as soon as they can be put in condition. It is said that these ves- sels wero chartered by the govern: @ cost of $20,000 a day. Eseries —————+-e+____ ENTERTAINING THE FARMERS. An Up the by the Interesting Gathering at Agricultural Department. The members of the State Farmers’ In- stitute of Maryland, which has been in session for some days past at the Mary- land Agricultural College at College Park, Md., were entertained at the Agricultural Department by Secretary Wilson today. Secretary Wilson visited the Agricultural College yesterday and extended a warm personal invitation to the members to come to Washingtcn and see for themselves the inside workings of Uncle Sam’s big bu- reau that is devoted to the interests of the farmer, and as a re: the department was teday an object lessun for some 350 vis- itors. 4 Mr. Hill, the editor-in-chief of the de- partment, in charge of the bureau of pub- lication, together with other heads of bu- Teaus, saw to it that the visitors were well cared for, and that all the interesting things connected with experimental work as well as the routine work of the depart- ment were pointed out. Acting under Sec- retary Wilson’s instructions the employes for the time belng became a sort of recep- tion committee and devoted themselves to showing the. visitors around. The party was entertained at luncheon, the tables be- ing spread under the sweet-smelling trees near the museum connected with the de- partment. W. L. Amoss, the director of the institute, and Captain Sylvester, the president of the Maryland Agricultural Col- lege, accompanied the party. —_—____+ 0+ —_—____ PROPOSE TO CONTEST. the Heirs of Robert Beall File Caveat Against His Will. Mr. William J. Beall, a nephew of the late Robert Beall, today, through his attorney, Thomas M. Fields, filed a caveat in behalf of himself and the sister and niece and another nephew of the deceased, against the probate of the paper writing offered as the last will and testament of Robert Beall, and against the granting of letters testa- mentary in the estate. The grounds of objection are given briefly as follows: “e “First—That the paper writing was not executed in due form of law by the said Robert Beall as and for his last will and testament. “Second—If the said paper writing was executed by the said Robert Beall he was not at the time of such execution of sound and disposing mind and capable of exe- cuting a valid deed or contract. “Third—If the said paper writing was ex- ecuted by the said Robert Beall such exe- cution was procured by the undue influence of the beneficiary or executor named there- in, or both of them, or of some other per- son or persons.” The caveat states further that if Mr. Beall exe ited the will such execution was obtained by fraud practiced upon him by the person named as beneficiary or execu- tor, or by duress applied by such person, and, lastly, that he was then and there mentally oblivious of the purport and effect thereof and of what property he owned, and of those related to and dependent upon him, and was otherwise wholly lacking in testamentary capacity. With the caveat was filed a motion for the appointment of a collector for the es- tate pending the contest of the will. Mr. Beall was the well-known book dealer and citizen who died several weeks ago at Providence Hospital. In the will filed shortly thereafter, dated April 8, 1898, and made at the hospital, he bequeathed all of his property to his friend, Miss Mary P. Brown, the nineteen-year-old daughter of Wm. A. Brown, formerly of Indiana. The property was to be hers solely and abso- lutely and without the intervention of a guardian. H. B. McDonald was named as executor. The contest promises to be very interest- ing, as both parties to the controversy, it is said, are determined to fight to the last. The Beall estate is valued at many thou- sands of dollars. —————— THE PRESIDENT ACCEPTS, He Will Attend the Chicago Peace Jubilee With Gage and Long. CHICAGO, August 26.—The Times-Herald says: President McKinley has accepted the in- vitation to attend the peace jubilee to be held in Chicago tn October. He will possibly be accompanied by Ly- man J. G&ge, Secretary of the Treasury, and Johu D. Long, Secretary of the Navy. —_-— Steamer Badger Comes From Cuba. VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass., August 26. —The United States auxiliary steamer Badger, from Cuban waters, passed is port at 7 o’cleck this morning, bound for Boston. eens Gunbont Uncas at New York. NEW YORK, August 26.—Th> United States gunboat Uncas passed in Sandy Hook at i a.m. She came from Hamp- et ‘The Comanche at New York. NEW YORK, August 26.—The Unitea States transport Comanche arrived this morning from Montauk. She landed 590 officers and men of the 25th Infantry at Montauk from Santiago. —— + Colorado Prospectors Missing. RIVERSIDE, Cal., August 26,—George Engike and Peter Edmiston, who left here over a year ago to prospect on the Color: @:sert, have not since been heard from.” NEARLY ORGANIZED Work Progressing Rapidly for Our Regiment’s Reception. eee SR NSS cate FORMING S88 COMMITTEES Energetic Men “Devoting Them- selves to Achieving Success. DEVELOPMENTS TODAY With such capable,heads directing such willing and eager hands it is scarcely neces- sary to state-that the arrangements for the reception to the District Volunteers are being moved along at a rapid pace. Dis- trict Commissioner Ross and Major Rich- ard Sylvester, chairmen of the committee on arrangements, had a conference this morning and the selection of the members of the various committees was so far pro- ceeded with that they will be announced tomorrow, and it is probable Chairman Syl- vester will call a meeting of his committee tomorrow night. Mr. John Joy Edson, chairman of the finance committee, arrived in Washington last night and conferred with Messrs. Ross and Sylvester today. All three gentlemen expressed much. gratifica- tion at the general and generous interest being taken by the community in the ad- mirable enterprise, and all felt assured that the result would be in the nature of an ova- tion which would be memorable to all con- cerned. With his usual foresight and keen appreciation of the fitness of things, Maj. Sylvester has already drawn up a plan for the details of the reception, which, when made known to the public after submission to the committee, will unquestionably meet with universal approval. _ Of course, the plan is subject to modifications and cannot be developed at tills time, but the few gen- tlemen who haye seen it, and all of them are experienced in the arrangement of similar affairs, are loud in their praises. There Is a general feeling among the gen- tlemen having charge of the work that the future of the men composing the regiment should be looked after in addition to giving them a royal, rousing homecoming. The wish is expressed that the reception fund will grow to such proportions that a hand- some surplus will be left after all expenses are paid. which may be devoted to assist- ing any of the soldiers, wko, on being mus- tered out, may be urable to find immediate employment. It is pointed out that many of the men who erlisted in the District reg- iment were mechanics engaged in outdoor occupations who; if mustered out in a few weeks as expected, will be unable to secure work until the spring comes, It is not im- probable that a movement may be 1n- augurated having in view the retention of a battalion of the rggiment in service until next March, to be composea of the men who may not have resources to fall back on before next spring. It was pretty-welk decided today at the conference between Mr. Ross and Major Sylvester to send a-committee to Montauk Point when the District troops had as- sembled there {6 as¢ertain their wants as well as to secure: the:views of the men upon the question of, the reception and the shape they would prefer it to take. Major James E. Bell was one'd? Major Sylvester's callers and will probably be°chairman of the com- mittee suggestéd. «a Maj. Sylvester, stated today that he pro- pesed to recommend. to the District Com- missioners a change in the police regula- tions so as to pérmit'service in the Ist Rex- iment, Districtrof Columbia Volunteers, to be regarded as;@, preferred qualification in appointments to the metropolitan police feree hereafter. agg Commissioner *Réss today recelved the following additicnak subscriptions to the find being raised to.defray the expenses of the reception ana 5 The Bvening Star A. T. Britton Jchn H. Wilkerse . Willian’ Dickson: . - 5.00 r. Ross will turn the money over to Mr. John Joy Edson: me : Soin Seg as ALGER GRANTS FURLOUGHS, Sends Thousands From Montauk to Make Room. NEW YORK, August 26.—Secretary Alger resumed his work of investigating the af- fairs of Camp Wikoff today. Among the first things he did was to give attention to granting thirty days’ furloughs to the men of the 7lst New York Volunteers and the 2d Massachusetts. General Alger told the commanders of these regiments to make out the Ust of all men who were able to leave camp so they can depart fcr their homes as soon as pos- sible. The 7ist men will go by train to New York, while the larger number of the 2d Massachusetts mén will probably go by boat direct from Montauk. ‘The Rough Riders are also to be granted furloughs, and so will the Michigan vol- unteers, At the expiration of their furloughs the Tist men will not return to Camp Wikoff, but to Camp Black to be formally mustered out. The 2d Massachusetts men will re- port at South Farmington for mustering out after their furloughs. Some of the sick men in the hospitals who are able and willing to be removed to their homes will be included in the list of those on fur- lough, General Alger has given notice that sick regulars will also be allowed to go home on furloughs, so that within a few days thousands of the men who are now in camp will be away to make room for those now on the transports in Fort Pond bay waiting to come ashore, and those expected on transports yet to come from Santiago, including General Shafter and his staff. General Alger said he did not know when he would leave, as he wanted to see things in better shape before he went away. Gen- eral Alger while making his rounds made a careful inquiry into routine affairs, and as to whether a sufficient supply of ice and milk had been received at the hospitals. When he found what he considered neg- lect anywhere he plainly called to account tkose responsible. —__>+—_ BANK STRANGELY ROBBED. Louis Detectives Discover Thief’s Novel Method. A St. Louis bank of prominence has been systematically robbed for several inonths, and according'to ‘the best information ob- tainable its losses Will reach into five fig- ures. The ravhe Of‘ the bank is withheld by request untif the ‘full extent of the loss- es is known. {7 Private detectives were placed on the case first, but their “woft was so unsatisfactory that Chief Dgsmgnd and his men were called in. As a, resujt the home of one man is being shadowed. ‘The cashier told:Chief Desmond that he first discoveredothe:ioss on June 2, when he found a bagdm the vault that had been emptied of its;contqnts—$500 in silver. Af- ter that there were numerous and system- atic robberiesgobutithe offender could not be captured. .{here was no evidence that the time lock or steel walls had been tam- pered with. f.. tac After much experimenting the police ar- rived at the method by which the vault was robbed without, being entered. At the bottom of the steel walls there is a space of half an inch before the concrete floor is reached. By putting a hooked wire through the bags of. coin may be reached and drawn to the opening, where a knife would St. a easily lay the contents bare, to be sifted through. * —— Detailed as Interpreter. Capt. Juan 8, Hart, 1st Regiment United States Volunteer Infantry, has been de- tailed as interpreter for the commission of evacuation in Cuba, and has been ordered from Galvapion -to,teport, to Gen. Wade in this city. eae oe Cal on the President. Mr. Charles H. Brooks, grand secretary of the G. U. O. of O. F., accompanied by Mr. J. RF. Browne and seventy-five dele- gates to the convention of the Household of Ruth, now in in this city, called at White House. to to Sich the HS otee toy ee eee, CLAIMS OF TWO WIDOWS. Problem With Which the Pension Of- fice is Wrestling. The pension office is wrestling with a difficult problem, which is the basis of an interesting story. It is an application of two widows for a pension, and the depart- ment has never had such an intricate prop- osition to deal with. Two friends from the same town enlisted in 1861 on the same day and at the same place. In fact, they went into the service together. One shortly after enlisting was discharged on account of defective eyesight, but the other went to the front. When time came for crop planting the one in the serv- fee induced his friend to take his place while he went home and planted his crops. But the soldier never returned to his regi. ment, and his friend continued in the serv: ice, answering roll call in the other’s name. He served throughout the war. Both men left widows and both widows want a pension. The relict of the one who was discharged but still served for his friend claims the pension because her hus- band rendered the service, while the other claims that the records show her husband to have been the one who enlisted and served. It looks as if both claims will be rejected. The one who really served has no military record and his claim cannot be proved, while the one who deserted is left in a worse predicament. It is possibie that a special act of Con- gress will be necessary to pass the claim of the one who, notwithstanding his dis- charge, still served his country. OO CUMBERLAND NEWS. Murder Comés to Light After Eigh- teen Years—Arrest of Fugitives. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., August 26.—Henry Wills of Hyndman, Pa., has been in Cum- berland probing the alleged murder of Hiram Imes, his wife's father, in this city in January, 1890, with the view of secur- ing the arrest of the guilty persons. Mrs. Wills, then five years old, says four men stabbed her father to death and threw his body in the canal. They secured $8,000 and went west with the child, threatening to kil! her if she ever revealed thelr act. The affair preyed upon her mind so much that she concluded to tell all, which she did a few days ago, despite the fact that one of the alleged murderers now lives near her home. He has embraced religion, and it is said that at experience meetings he in- dicates that he is holding something back that is troubling him. The body of’ Imes was found in the canal at the time of the alleged murder, but the impression was then that he was drowned. Oliver Barnes, who shot his cousin Frank Barnes at a datice near Flintstone, this ccunty, making a dangerous wound, was caught in this city yesterday, and lodged in jail. Bert Montgomery, a printer on the King- wood Journal, has been lodged in jail at Oakland, Md., charged with the murder of James Bissett at a dance at Bloomington last October. + Sergeant Walter P. Beltz, who was shot in the fight before Santiago July 1, has ar- rived at his home tes It had been re- rted that he was dead. Pair, John M. Heynolds, ex-assistant sec- retary of the interior, has returned to his home at Bedford, Pa. after a sever mcnths’ visit to Arizona. : Private William Cramer of the 6th Cav- alry, son of J. H. Cramer, jr., of Piedmont, W. Va, cannot be found. His father searched for him at Montauk Point, where the regiment is at present, but failed to find trace of his son. It is thought he is sick and may have been left in Cuba. The War Department has instituted search for him. Colonel Thomas B. Davis, the capitalist and brother of ex-Senator Henry G. Davis, has been elected mayor of Keyser, W. Va.. to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Meyor W. M. Welsh. —_.—__ AT ALLENHURST. Mayor Benjamin’s Big Excursion to the Texas. Special Correspondence of The Evening ‘Star. ALLENHURST, N. J., August 24, 1898. The most delightful experience enjoyed py hotel guests and cottagers tere was the big excursion arranged by Mayor Ben- jamin to the battle ship Texas. It took fourteen cars to carry the merry towns- people, for nearly everybody went, and the result was practically a deserted village until they returned. At Atlantic Highlands the party boarded the Cectral railroad propeller steamer Monmouth, and, after making an inspection of all the ships at anchor, the party drew alongside the Texas. Mayor Benjamin had received a special invitation for the visit, and after his subjects had trooped aboard the big fighting ship they set up a loud call for Capt. Philip. When that officer appeared Mayor Benjamin made a neat speech, and at its conclusion presented the captain with a huge cake, which had been especially prepared for the occasion by the chef of the Allenhurst Inn. The top of the cake bore a representation of the Texas, and around it were the upturned hulks of de- stroyed Spanish men-of-war. Capt. Philip, in return, bade the guests to make them- selves very much at home, and nearly every one curried away some souvenir of the very enjoyable visit. —-_—_ WITHOUT INFORMATION. University Officials Know Nothing of Published Rumor. A New York paper of today says: “Archbishop Ireland is to be made a car- dinal. Information to this effect was re- ceived from Rome today by members of the Catholic University, and, while no au- thoritative statement has yet been made by the Vatican, it is considered here that the honor will be conferred in the immedi- ate future. “In this way Pope Leo XIII intends to ex- press publicly his appreciation of Arch- bishop Ireland's efforts for the prevention of war between Spain and the United States. The pope will make the mark of his favor all the more emphatic by per- sonally conferring the red hat on the arch- bishop.” Inquiry was mede today at the university by a Star reporter, and he was informed that no one there knew anything concern- ing the rumor. ———_—_ Suit for Damages. Lincoln Fitzgerald has entered suit for $10,000 damages against the Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway Com- pany. The plaintiff alleges that he was a passenger on one of the company’s cars July 3 last. Through the negligence of employes, he declares, the car was brought into collision. He was thrown to the ground and his arm was broken in two places. Messrs. A. A. and J. M. Lipscomb represent the plaintiff. SS Proceedings in Divorce Suits. In Equity Court No. 2 today Justice Brad- ley dismissed the rule against Louis A. Reinberg, who ts suing his wife, Nora, for divorce, compelling him to show cause why he should not be adjudged in contempt of court for failing to pay alimony as ordered during the pendency of the suit. 5 Justice Bradley also overruled the motion to strike out of the files the answer of the defendant in the divorce proceedings of Mary M. Keleher against Jas. T. Keleher. Soe ee Solicit Use of Public Reservation. Mrs. Lizzie W. Calver and Mrs. R. D. Mussey of the Legion of Loyal Women called upon Cormissioner Ross this morn- ing and requested permission to use the public reservation at 9th strees and Mary- land avenue southwest for the purpose of erecting a tent as a place of refreshment and welcome to the soldiers of the- army passing through the city on their return. home and to northern camps. Mr. Ross nas submitted the matter te Col. Theodore Bingham, who is in charge of public build- ings and grounds, asking that officer if per- mission may be granted for the purpose indicated. —__. Resisting an Officer. James Martin, alias William Hurdle, who is sald lo be an escaped prisoner from th> work house, was today sent to jail for thirty days by Judge Mills for resisting Of- ficer Neikirk while the latter had him un- der arrest for disorderly conduct, ALL ANXIOUS TO MOVE FINANCE AND TRADE fessional Demand Made Sharp Advance in Union Pacific. PROSPECT FOR THE GRANGER ISSUES Troops at Camp Alger Eager for Transfer to Middletown. Gossip Concerning Muster Out of Regiments—Review by Gen. Gobin —Private Gay's Case. Pronounced Tendency to Sel! Bonds and Invest Funds in Stocks. Saaremaa GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. CAMP ALGER, Dunn Loring, Va., Angust 26, 4808. Brig. Gen. Gcbin, in conversation with The Star reporter this morning, said he had not received any information pertain- ing to the movement of the troops under his command to Middletown, Pa., nor had he received any definite instructions rela- tive to the mustering out of the regiments Special Dispatch to The ing Star. creer NEW YORK, Aug Th nee in in his division. = London's prices on the curb ht and ‘The all-absorbmg topic of conversation | active trading at that center today encour- is what regiments will be mustered out of | seq spirited commission house demand the service. The majority of the men, fully | in the local market this morning. ‘The 90 per cent, have had enough of soldier life, foreign transactions for the day were about and are willing to retire. The officers are r evenly divided between purchases and not—that is, the majority—in favor of be- | sales, ing mustered out. A great number of them | During the early morning purchases of dislike to relinquish their salaries, it is said. Cons2quertly they are making a fight to have their organizations retained in the service, and, it is alleged, are using the Pacific stocks were the feature of the foreign demand, but at the advance profits were taken on the bulk of the eariier pur- 5, chases. In spite of this selling, th prices their influence on the men to that end. for the Union Pacific issues were well us. When the troops of this division will be | tained, the demand for the common stock ordered to the Pennsylvania camp is a being especially confident. question which is almest as freely discuss- | Rumors of a i per cent quarterly dividend ed as the chance of the regiments to he | on the preferred stock gained some cre- sent home. dence in the board room and the price ad- Reports from Thoroughfare Gap state | vanced sharply under the influence of a that there are still six regiments there. If professional demand. such is the case, and it has taken three |! divid The meeting to act uct on this dividend has not yet f ; Weeks to move two regiments, January 11s | however, and the announcement has no the estimated date for the first regiment of mdation beyond a possibility. Should the command to start for Camp Meade. } the original intention of making the fret The men are desirous of going, and that | disbursement at the rate of 8 per cent pr quickly. ‘The excitement of moving would | vail there is every reason for believing break the monotcny of camp life and give | that the stock will make a record of 4 per the men something outside of the ordinary | cent for the full year. reutine duty of camp life to think about. The Northern Pacific issues were given sood support, the common stock selling up over 1 per Cent from yesterday's prices. Atchison preferred. Southern preferred and stocks of this cl re expected to fad a good market from now on. The Granger issues were in good demand Review Tomorrow. The review of the Ist Connecticut and 3¢ Virginia Regiments will probably take Place tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock on the parade ground of old Camp Alger. The signal company attached to division hend- | take the moat Of thar tivinmn eee quarters will be reviewed with the Connec- }] Should these issues come to the front as ticut and Virginia troops. the actual leaders of the market a new Gen. Gobin watched these two regiments at their brigade drill this morning. and ts highly pleased with the showing mace br high level for th certainly follow. The advance in American Sugar and To- entire list would alu pst the men. If the weather is not favorable | bacco was credited to the covering of a tomorrow afternoon the review will be | large line of short stock, the active buying again postponed. 5 for the account of a prominent operator, The body of Private George Purucker of | known to ave recently entertained views Company F, €0th New York, who died in against further advance, giving rise to the tke Ist Division hospital yesterday morn- | presumption that coverlas wasin prosress Se pee buried this after- | ‘rhe settlement of the tobacco war, it is on in the National cemetery at Arlini y thoi ake the . EG Se ot y now thought, will make the stock of that 0 of the 65th Ne York conducted the service: The general court-martiai in the case of Private Floyd W. Gay, Company F, sth company yield a good return at I>. An journment of the Minnescta Iron consolida- tion proceedings until next Tuesday gave New York, charged with robbing the mails to a -bellef that some difficulty had will within the next few days pubvish its | UeeR encountered, which might upset the findings. The general opinion is that he — - 4 oe This ey meres wa: ‘ ficially has received a severe sen Ae |] declared to have no foundation, however, eget pier but the real cause of the day was kept Captain Not to Blame. Information has been recelved that the official order printed in yesterday's issue of The Star under the heading “Private Wells’ Trial,” censuring a Virginia cap- tain for not having all his company records complete and clear, has been called by the captain to the attention of his regimental commander. It has been called also to the attention of division headquarters, and the understanding is that an order will at onc: be published vindicating the censured cap- tain, whose record for discipline and the management of his company affairs is en- trely indorsed by his immediate superiors. secret. One of the principal developments of the day was the extensive realizing in the bond market. Prices stood the pressure remark- ably well, but there is a pronounced ten- ency to take profits already accrued in ne bond market and put them into stocks. The bond market achieved prominence for the double reason that the revenue tax did not operate against it and because money was 89 cheap that investments were ost forced into that department. The case with which stocks are advan) ing and the low prices of certain issues whose merits have been kept in the bag! ground, are now offering superior indu The muster roll and written daily reports, | @€Mts to the owners of idle funds. Mone it is said, show the absence and final drop. | fates mey advance temporarily ai any Ping of Wells from the roll as a deserter, | time mow, but suck a movement must, im the natural order cf things, bring us gold from Europe to counteract the ordinary interest consequences. ————— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. and these records and others could have been introduced had not the captain been away on leave of absence when the court convened. —_—__ APPLIES FOR DIVORCE. New York Stock Market. Mrs. Abby Davison Begins Proceding Open. High. Low, Close, Against Her Husband. American Xpirita.. Mx 15 alae Mrs. Abby E. Davison this afternoon en- | American Spirits, pra. 41 a sat econ wat 3 American Sugar... .".. 144i¢ 1467 144 146% ee for divorce against her husband, | American tugat, pla... Mee aie Le ite ‘dward T. Davison, who is a teacher of | American Tobaces. iat” 143% 145 dancing in this city. Mrs. Davison alleges | Sichisov . i, ee | that she and the defendant were married | £tt#0n, pra sid ia Bainmore & Vni0. January 25, 1893, at Calvary Baptist | Brooklyn R. Transit. Cig Church, by Dr. Samuel H. Greene, and that | ‘ada Southern med they lived together until July 15, 1895, when | {anda Pacitie.. 244 Davison willfully and without cause desert- 4 ed and abandoned her, and has since that J time lived apart from her. The petitioner declares that the defendant conducts a large dancing school, from which he receives quite a large income. She also alleges that he dresses’ well and from in- formation she believes he has ample means to make provision for their child, Charles Alan, who was born May 24, 189. Mrs. Davison also prays for an absolute divorce, and asks that the defendant be compelled to pay her a reasonable sum for the sup- port and maintenance of the child. L. Ca- bel Williamsen is the complainant's so- licitor. Chicago, & Pacific, Chig. &'G Western... ", Consolidated Gas. Del, Lack & W . regis & Hudson n & iw Urande, pid ene... a General decine Uunois Centra . Lake Suor as Lousviie & Nasnvuie Metropolitan ‘Traction, Mabaatian Bievated. Michigan Cenai.. Missouri Pacific. - Nationa! Lead Go. w Jersey Central. . New York Centra: dercthern Facihc.. Northern Pactfie, pta. Unt. & Western. Pacific Mau. .... Phita. & keading. southern Ry.. vl texas Pacine Tenn. Coai & iron. Omion Pacite... Union Pacific, pra. Western Umon tei. Am. Steel and Wire Ain. Steel and Wire pi Rubve Rubber pt.. ee Young Vanderbilt's Peril. Pluck and luck saved William K. Vander- vilt, jr., from being drowned yesterday in a squall in Newport harbor, where his half rater was caught in a nasty squall, and went over in a jiffy, tossing young Vander- bilt and his captain into the exceedingly rough water. They managed to right the little boat, and clambered aboard again, but twice afterward she was capsized. The pair clung to her like grim death, and at last managed to reach shore, greatly ex- hausted, but in safety. ————+e-—_______ Pleased at Coming of Peace. Marquis Santo Thryso, the Portuguese minister, and Senor Calvo, minister of Costa Rica, have expressed to the State Department the satisfaction of their re- epective government on the termination of the war with Spain. Washington Stock Exchange. Notice.—On motion, the exchange decided to ad- Journ over Saturdays during the months of July, August and Septeniber. Sales—regular call—i2 o'clock m.—United States 3s, $1,000 at 105. Lanston Monotype, by at 16, ee yee 50 at 16, 26 at 16 After call—Mergentbaler Lino- type, 2 at 185, An Inquest Decided On. As a result of an autopsy held today on the disinterred body of Margaret Scott by Dr. Sterling Ruffin, Acting Coroner Glaze- District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year Fund. be, 100% vid. 30-year Fund. gold s, iv6 bid. Fund: currency 3.658, 113 bid. Miscelianeont Bonds. 119% bi Metropol bid, 125 asked. Metropolitan ~ tnd. brook will hold an inquest tomorrow morn- | A, ‘114 bid. Metropolitan Kailroad cert. ind. By ing at 11 o'clock at the morgue. The au-]| 108 bid. Columbia Railroad Gs, 122 bid. Beit topsy showed the woman died of cerebral | Kilirvad Ss, 48 bid, G0 asked. | Wikington Itailrond bral | ge luz bid, 105 asked. Washingte hemorrhage, ser. A, Gs, 113 bid. Washington ¢ —_— —_> ser. B, 68, 113% bid. United 3: The highest inhabited place in the world | Of. np. #8 Bid. Chesapeake hone Ss, 102 bid. Amerizan Security and ‘Trast is the customs house of Ancomarca, in } s.1u0% bid. Masonic Hall Association fs, 108 Peru, it being 16,000 feet above the sea. bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 70 bid. i a Sd National Bank Stocks.—Bauk of Washington, 280 bid. Metropolitan, 305 bid. Central, 140 ‘bid. Grain, Provisions and Cetton Markets. | Farmers Mechanics’, 180 Did. Second, 140 bid. Citizens’, 149 bid. Columbia, ‘330 bid. ‘Capi- 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. tal, 120 bid. ‘West End, 5 bid, So asked. ‘Trad- ers', 95 bid. Linceln, 115 bid, 120 asked. Safe Deposit. and ‘Trust Companies. — National Safe Depusit and Trust, 113% bid, 116 asked, Washington Loan and Trust, bid. Americag Security aud ‘Trust. 150 bid. n. High. Low. Close. Insurance Stocks. —Firemen's, 27 bid. Frankl “Bs Gi% 63K BH | BTy bid. Metro Gorcoran, Bo aa! Sie ie G1 BI | Potomac, 59 bi lington, 122 bid. ‘German- = ep American, 185 bid. National Union, 10 bid. o- oe We jumbia, 10 bid. Rij %4 bid, 8 asked. People’s ibs 19H | 8, bid. " Lducoln, 9% bia, J0 asked. “Commercial, 4 bid. Title Insurance Stocks.—Reul Estate Title, 70 Tow. Close. | pid. Columbia Title, 4% bid, 5% asked. $3 8.82 Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Company, 78% SSS 887 | bid, 74 asked. Metropolitan, 122 bid, ‘asked. 5 8.07 =| Columbia, 75 asked. = Se Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, SS 47% bid, 49 asked. Georgetown Gas, 48 bid. #92 | United States Electric Light, 102 bid. Sow. Clan. ‘Telephone Stocks.--Cheanpeake and’ Potomac, 48 ts -is neous Stocks. — Mergenthaler Linot, B54 Rog | 284 Did. 185% asked. Lacaton onotype, 15% tia, B58 5.04 | Aled Ameria Gr wa de Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., August 26.—Flour quiet, un- 7.775 barrels; 4.840 Bepteminr” Biase Gasket, wou Tarhedy BRM | 2 ner com, 68,387 bushels; exports, 24,000 bushels; stock, bart 281 Dushels; sales, 04,000 bushels southern wheat | { Per conte, Ses ah aes wae [1 Se 4 ber cence, bushels; | § Per cents, a2 wits Garesey Hiock, $0.8 be Hay, dull—Xo. 1 timothy, | the Regular Army and Navy Union has an- steam to paatel "ined “Septemirs nounced a Cg Fquarcer, Angust; 38.2 ( ship in the aecngptemmer. cs bg Se one. Guring the Spanish-American war, whetha Kl