Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1898, Page 2

2 'HE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1898-12 PAGES. TEDDY’S TERRORS Sixteen of the Famous Rough Riders in Town. FRESH FROM THE FIELD OF CARRAGE Officers Business Mission, “Boys” Seeing the Sights. on VIEWS OF THE CUBAN WAR Sixteen of Roosevelt's Rough Riders in town, and there'll be a hot—but ‘that's y for another date. Five of them are officers. here on business, and the ctrers. boys.” as their superiors declare, come along to see the sights he any broncho busting?” Ted- it. Sherrard Colema: quartermaster. 49 to bust.” smil- yronzed “terror,” indi- ngness to do if there was any- ven “high privates” p Willies.” “Happy “Mustang Mikes’ and tenden- Whooper-u neho Bills” and so far as temperaments neerned, but all these here today avow that only one, “Bill Wood, njoys a sebriquet and he is “The ho Buster” of the regiment, famous horsemanship and haridhood. party opping at the Eb- and more are expected th are the first of the “Riebrs nh Juan, sit, Washington, many of them atill bear banda over h | but not whole. The officer: their fatigue uniforms, and the men— some of them—wear the yellowish-brown kaki and cthers the regulation blue. They ire al! hardy fellows, tough as pine knots ine specmens of manhood. Sat on the Curb. “Tnis ts too soft for me,” said ‘Treoper Lowitzki, as he sat on the cushioned seat of the Bbbitt Horse coach drawn up at the «rb this morning. think I'll sit down on the curb.” And on the curb he sat, and enjoyed it, too, while he told of battle to an_open-mouthed bell boy That's the caliber of all of them. None ts looking for a soft thing, and they got just what they wanted at San Juan “I wouldn't take anything for my expert- ence.” satd Lieut. Coleman to The Star re- perter. San Junn Hill. passed our expectation in every way We saw every phase of battle, and the run up the hill at San Juan cannot he described. WILL GO REPUBLICAN What Auditor Timme Says of the Coming Electioa in Wisconsin. May Be a Slight Falling Off in the Vote, but No Doubt as to the Result. Mr. State Ernest G. Timme, auditor for the nd other departments, has returned to his desk after a visit to Wisconsin, in which he observed the conditions, political and otherwise, existing in that state. The campaign in Wisconsin this year,” said Mr. Timme to a Star reporter today, “is of unusual interest for an ‘off year,’ on account of the United States senator- ship which is involved. Several candidates will comé before the legislature, and it is too early to predict who will be successful. We are confident, however, that the sena- tor will be a republican, for we propose to elect 2 republican legislature. ‘There is no question that the republi- ‘ans will carry the state. It is possible that the vote may be reduced under the vote of the last election, due to the possible apathy of republicans. Therein lies the only danger to the republicans. Our peo- ple are so confident of republican success they may cause the party to lose votes from the stay-at-home element on election day. Business and agricultural conditions are good in Wisconsin. The farmers are not complaining, and the merchants report that trade is increasing. “The people of my state are not carried y all this talk of hardships in the ¥. There are too many old y=terans of the civil war there. They know what real nip is, and when the boys come und with their complaints, the old fel- lows laugh at them. The vet2rans will counteract the trouble which might be threatened by the complaints of the volun- teers.” ————_+ e+ _____. FRUITS SE TO GERMANY. Exporters Should Observe Foreign Law to Obtain a Harket. John A. Barnes, United States consul at Cologne, writes the State Department, un- der date of August 9, calling attention to objections raised to the manner of prepar- ing American fruits for the German mar- ket by the local authorities of the town of Neuwied. “A large importer of American fruits in this city,” he says, “has received and dis- posed of over 100,000 marks’ ($23,800) worth of American apricots alone during the past year. Until recently, this class of fruit has been exempt from the attention and criti- cism of German officials; but a few days @g0 this importer, with many’ others, was cited to appear before the local authoritie: of Neuwied for the purpose of a discussion and explanation regarding the preparation Roosevelt says he had to run to get out | Of American apricots which were being pees Fe ae Pa ut | sold there. af bis men’s way, and that’s about true ‘This fruit has been received for the most The boys needed no urging. Roosevelt's pact from New York city, Chicago, San «scape from death was a miracle. He was) Ftancisco and San Jose: “Many samples © vhere and seeme See nave re been taken from the k rywhere and seemed bullet proof. I| acaters b police officials of Neu sometimes think he was foolhardy. He | foe anal ‘This has resulted in the P scratch across his hand. I| covery that these apricots had been treated battle and wa. hy, who is here But let me tell rong pressure to I'm « demoers t vernor or any T offiee, every time. fighter for n and that's why t lize f Cok is a nia es in this city. He will stay + Y nd then adjusting his accounts a piece one pock: of arm. (and the name and broke the ed t has | saw it n. Ob, the fight was} Start and nobody had to eng su lawyer and school su- t N.M., and when he to t the Ss str, he of »p- ue “AC geht whe and each sand Will oO STRIKING MINERS MARCH. No Trouble Occurred, wever. in Consequence at Monongaheia, Pa. INe LA CITY, Pa., September of their num- r the e striking from marching About seventy- ed by Nati 3 band. ral and a squad s » work and n. troubt organizing progress fourth pool They have roal will be loaded to the third pool, and as * no effort will be made these mines. as oS NON-UNION KEPT OUT. Pieree Fight Between Them and Strikers at Cleveland, Ohio. mb ly. of mpt of a party non-union men enter the merican Wire Company to- 4 Strike has been on for som hed battle took plac the non-union work- $ and slung sh hile no o Ss were was seriously of men were severely r into voring from entering the sed in i for a mass of rug- proach dispersed. Only arrest w # not get in t The non-union men PRESIDEN RESIGNS. Philadelphia Street Railway Presi- dent to Be Succeeded by Elkins. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., September 19.— John Lowber W today resigned the presidency of the Union Traction Company, in America with a preparation of sulphu- rous acid, which, it appears, is in direct Violation of a siatute of the German law. “Persons interested in the sale of Amer- ican fruits here strongly desire to remove all reasons for these investigation: nd have requested me, through the D-part- ment of State, to call the attention of the American shippers to this conditi fairs. and to the absolute 1 staining from the use of or any such preparation, in the exportation of fruit to this market. in this practice will un- nth ich fruits from Germany. 2 must be given to the German laws. American dealers are still shipping to this 7 lices which have been ames. This process has strongly condemned by the German t, and the sale or handling of prepared interdicted by law. violations are suictdal in their effects maging to the several branc American p: sulphurous equence comp » have decid uiphurou 1 is not th. It is sufficient for 1 to know that the orbids the sale of such fruit, and that upreme duty consists in the strict en- pucat “e the law as he finds it upon the tute books. the cor merican fruits are r fruits found far sup+rior to in this market that it asy matter for them to de, without a resort to which tend to discredit them.” SUBURBAN PROPERTY PURCHASE. Mr. 0. T. Crosby Buys a Home Site on the Loughboro’ Road. In real estate circles there is something more to talk about Just now than “pros- pects," as sales are being consummated and inquiries are being made by intending purchasers. The topic of gossip today was the reported purchase by Mr. O. T. Crosby of a portion of the tract known as Dum- blane, which is located on the Loughboro’ road, west of the Tenleytown road. Mr. Crosby is well known as the president of the City and Suburban street railroad, for- merly the Eckington, as well as president of the Potomac Electric Power Company. It is said that it is his intention to erect a residence on this site for his own use. is slated that the value of the land pur- ed was $40,000, but it is not known exactly how many acres were included. The y formerly belonged to the Patten To the south on the same road is entrance to “Westover,” the country place of Mr. Charles C. Glov SS ONLY ONE TRANSPORT AVAILABLE. News of Sending Troops SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., September he news received from Washington today to the effect that five regiments now en- amped in this city had been ordered to Manila created much excitement, The Associated Press bulletin announc- ing the decision of the department at Washington said that arrangements for the transportation of the troops were in progress. A call on the merchants’ ex- change elicited the information that the only vessel available for transportation +s not already otherwise engaged is amer Centennial, and she has been 1 by the government on two occ ne steamers City of Peking and the City of Sydney, former transports, are here, but are being prepared for their former com- mercial duties. > Government Receipts. Government receipts—From internal reve- customs, $542, expenditures, 0 miscellaneous, 060,000, os No News of the Murder. In response to an inquiry on the subject the representative of the United States at Constantinople has informed the State De- partment that no intimation has reached there of the killing of the consular agent at Candia, Crete. e+ Fatal Fire at Elmwood, N. Y. SYRACUSE, N. Y., September 19.—Seven buildings in Elmwood, four miles from here, were burned to the ground early to- Say, and two men, Frank Harvey and George Strauss, -were burned to death. The men were guests of the Sheppard Hotel. ‘The loss will amount to $20,000, with $10,000 insurance. —— the corporation that controls all of the street car lines in Philadelphia. It ts be- eved his successor will be George W. El- ins, a son of William L. Elicins, one of the principal stockholders of the company. The directors, at the meeting today, decid- ed upon an assessment of $5 a share upon all stockholders, making $17.50 paid in on a Dar value of $50. Death of a Distinguixhed Surgeon. EVANSVILLE, Ind., September 19.—Dr. Abraham M. Owen, a leading physician and surgeon of this state, is dead of heart dis- ease. He was a native of Madisonville, Ky., and was forty-nine years old. He was one of the organizers and one of the first officers of the Pan-American Medica! Asso- clation. DEATHS AT CAMP MEADE| TQ) Ge@°TO MANILA|REMov Recent Arrival of New Troops Increases Cases of Fever. Second West Virginia to Take Part in Unveiling a Monument at Gettysbarg Tomorrow. CAMP MEADE, Pa., September 19.—Pri- vate Philip Baker, Company A, 12th Regi- ment, died today of typhoid fever in the Red Cross hospital. Corporal Ira Keck, Company F. 10th Ohio, died last night of typhoid fever at the Ist Division hospital. Colonel Kreps received word from Carrier, Jefferson coun- ty, today that Private Gilbert C. Freck of Company I, 15th Pennsylvania, had died during the night. Lieutenant H. B. Coxe, quartermaster of the Mth Pennsylvan Regiment, is critically ill at the Harrisburg hospital. The recent arrivals of new troons in camp from a distance have served to increase the number of fever patients. Two New York regiments from Cam> Black have the greatest number ef sick. The Red Cross Wards have been cnlirged to accommo tte fifty more typhoid patients. Fifteen fever nt to St. Joseph's Hospital, today, and tomorrow twer wiit be taken to Leb the Red Cross ho: engage l caring for fever pa 8. Chief Surgeon Girard has given orders that hereafter the religious denominations of the soldiers admitted to hospitals must be ascertained, in order to summon a min- ister of their faith when there is a certain- ty of death. The chaplains are doing ef- fective work among the sick in the hos- pitals, The 2d West Virginia will tomorrow march to Gettysburg to assist in the un- veiling of a monument. It will be gone two weeks. The 12th Penrsylvania Regiment left for home this afternoon, and the men were beside them- selves with Joy over the prospect of get- ting out of the service. Gen. Gobin’s bri- gade, the 3d of the Ist Division, ex- pects to be ordered to Cuba among the first. Since the men realize that they are to go to Cuba they are becoming reconciled to the situation, ard there is 10t so much complaint. Deaths at Camp Wikof. CAMP WIKOFF, Montauk Point, l. L, September 19.—The deaths reported from the general hospital today were: Austin Dunlap, Company L, 3d Regular Cavalry, who died from the result of in operation for tyacnia. petients were Lancaster, fiv John Lander, corporal, 2ist Infantry, dys- entery. William H. Brown, 9th Massachusetts; dysentery. Dr. Senn, assistant surgeon general, who has been here for several weeks, left to- day. Dr. Greenleaf suc is Dr. Senn in the hcspital here. There are 721 pati inthe general hos- pita!. This Increased mimber is due to the tact thet the patients from the divisiona: hospitals have been all mov™ to the gen- era. her nital. The stcamer Shinnecock took 300 sick to New York today, and the yacht Red Cross took fifteen sick of the 9th and 2d Regi- ments of Massachusetts to New London. A large number of men left on furlough today. Three new wooden hospital buildings are being put up, as it Is believed that many of the sick patients cannot be moved for some time yet. The question of sending Gen, Wheeler's cavalry brigade to Huntsville, Ala., hi caused numerous Messages to be exchanged between Gen. Wheeler and the War D:»- partment. Gen. Wheeler says he does not know just when the cavalrymen will be moved from Montauk, but h> expects that they will be ordered away by the first of the month. Gen. Wheeler, who fuily expects to re- turn to Cong: will resign from the army service early in Octobsr. He says he will do what he can for his men in the way of heving them located in a healthful camp before he leaves the servic Review at Camp Hamilton, LEXINGTON, Ky., September 19.—Pri- vate J. H. Whalen of the Sth Massachu- setts died at Camp Hamilton today of ty- phold fever, making the sixteenth death. Breckinridge reviewed the troops an immense crowd today. cretary Alger will review them tomor- row. There have been frequent clash s between colored immunes and white soldiers, and serious trouble is feared. ae RELIEF OF THE NEEDY. Interesting Phaxes of the Heart Work of District People. Investigation into cases of District sol- diers and their families who may be re- ported as being in need of assistance 1s being carefully and quickly carried on by the subcommittee of which Mrs. F. W. Dickins is chairman, and emergency cases are immediately relieved. The inquiries of Mrs. Dickins and her co-laborers have de- veloped considerably less necessity for re- lief than was expected. Accordingly, ‘Treas- urer Edson has decided that no more con- tributions will be necessury to the relief tund, which will aggregate in round fig- ures, when all sources of supply to it are considered, abowit $4,000. The employment vureau, under direct!: of Mr. Simon Wolf's committee, in the At- lantic building, is stil open, out th. clerk in charge has very little to do. A. Gude & Brother have given employment io one Dis- trict soldier, but there .s no record of any other on the furloughed list being employ- ed. If any who were sent cat with com- mittee credentials did secure work they not reported to headqui dmirable work of feeding U.e sol- passing through Washington, which n prosecuted with such succ ion Office Ladies’ Relief Associa- at Potomac Hall, corner Maryla’ b tion ave concluded ue and 1th str ts no more troops The concert which was recentiy gi the Grand Opera House for the benefit of this noble project netted the handsome sum of $614.65, which has been turned over to the treasurer of the assaciation. >-— May Get Hix Release. Garfield Williams, colored, was convicted Tuesday last before Judge Kimball of stealing a suit of clothes from Arthur Simms, also colored. The latter was not in court, but Eliza Simms, wife of Arthur, positively identified the clothing as that of her husband. ‘This afternoon Daniel Queen, colored, appeared at the detective bureau with a pawn ticket for the goods and demonstrated to the satisfaction of the au- thorities that the clothes never belonged to Simms, but were placéd in pawn by Queen. Meanwhile Queen’s property has been turned over to Mrs. Simms. Officer Stew- art, who arrested Williams, has been noti- tied to recover the clothes from Mrs. Simms and bring the latter and the goods to head- quarters. At the trial Williams neither de- nied nor admitted the charge, and the tm- pression among the officials is that while Williams did not steal the clothes for which he was convicted, he stole a suit about the same time that Simms’ goods disappeared, and really thought he was being tried for a different case than that then before the court. it is expected that as soon as the matter is straightened up Williams will be re- leased from jail nd Submits the Proof. Mr. E. B. Cottrell, who spent some weexs curing the summer in Canada, exhibits a photograph of himself holding a large fish in confirmation of some fish stories which he found beyond the borders of the United States. ——— Croquet Tournament Begun, Play was begun today in the fifth annual local croquet tournament on the courts at Rhode Island avenue and 9th street north- west. Games in the third division are to be played on the 12th street court, near P street. Games are to be played at night by electric light. —__ Arrival of Minister Loomjs. NEW YORK, September 19.—F. B. Loom- is, United States minister to Veneaguela, was a passenger on board steamer Abydos, which arrived from Venezuelan ports to- day. Orders’ Isslea fo Troops at San _ Francisco, LARGE INCREASE IN THE GARRISON Depetnent Gificials Deny Any Significance in the Order. 37 SIZE OF GEN. OTIS’ FORCE eae ‘The following order was issued today: Adjutant General's Office, WASHINGTON, September 19, 1898. Commanding General, Department of Cali- fornia, San Francisco, Cal.: With the approval of the acting secre- tary of wac, the 5ist Iowa, 20th Kansas, Ist Tennessee, 1st Washington and detach- ments of 2d Oregon, Volunteer Infantry, now at San Francisco, are hereby relieved frem duty in the department of Californis and will proceed to Manila, Philippine Is- lards, reporting upon arrival for duty to the commanding general United States forces at that place. ‘The quartermaster’s department will fur- nish the necessary transportation, especial care being taken to provide ‘sufitcient space; and the subsistence and medical de- partments are charged with providing am- ple and suitable supplies to insure the com- fort, well-being and health of the troops en route, By command of Mafor General Miles. (Signed) H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant General. It is stated at the War Department that no exigency has arisen which makes it _nec- ecsary to send the troops now at San Fran- clxco to Manila, and that the order issued tcday is simply carrying out th> general pian of the department regarding garrisons for the new possessions. It is said that the general plan of garrison duty includes 20,- 00) men for the Philippines, 12,500 for Porto Rico and 60,000 for Cuba. This has been under contemplation for some time. Th» troops to be sent to Manila uncer the order issued today will fill the complement for that station. The troops woul] have been sent before, It 1s said, 2xcept that they were awaiting the return of the trans- perts. It is not expected that troops now at Honolulu will accompany these to b3 embarked at San Francisco. It is Mkely that more troops will be sent to Honolulu in the near future. Reinforcements Increased. The War Department this afternoon amended the orcers relative to the dispatch of reinforcements to the Philippines so as to increase the number by 1,161 privates and thirty-six officers. These are made up of four companies of the 23d Infantry and recruits for the 16th Pennsylvania, ist N braska and Ist Colorado. These troops made up the expedition under Gen. King which recently left San Francisco on the City of Arizona for the Philippines, but was stopped by the department's orders when iwo days out, and returned to port. < exe CITY AND: SUBURBAN EQUIPMENT. Bids Being‘ Opened in Baltimore To- day—Suit Against B. and 0. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., September 19.—Bids for equipping the @ity and Suburban, for- merly the Eckington and Belt line street railway, were opened at the office of its at- torneys in this city today. No award was made, althougit several bids were filed, and the list of bidders will not be given out until late this afterhoon. ‘The contract will not be awardgd until later in the week, The Mercantile Prust and Deposit Com- pany today Ynstitwted: suit by its attor- neys to forcefgse ‘the mortgage of 1887 on all the propaity Ofte Baltimore and Ohio Railway Coofpany. sf Merce oa The’snit was_brought fn the United States circuit court, and fhe.by) alleges insolvency on the part of the cgmpany, to the detri- ment of the interests’ Of the bondholders under the mortgage, ‘The bill also asks the court to order the sale of the property and ivers from the perform- any further acts to the detriment alue pending the litigation. ‘The suit is really brought on behalf of the Balti- more and Ohio reorganization committee for the purpose ef making the bondholders parties to the reorganization scheme. asec Killed by a Falling Derrick. NEW YORK, September 19.—While a gang of laborers were at work this morn- ing on the new Athletic Field, adjacent to the Franciscan Sisters’ conyent at: Peeks- kill, N. Y., a large derrick fell and crushed several of the workmen. was instantly killed. Foseph Nolan's left leg was so badly crushed that amputation was necessary, and it is feared that he will die. Michael McCabe as badly injured. Mr. Bayard'’s Condition Unchanged. DEDHAM, Mass., September 19.—There Was practically no change in the condition of Mr. Thomas F. Bayard today. He pass- ed a fairly comfortable night and was rest- ing weil at noon. Patrick Moran —~<—_—— Private Marston Diep Unexpectedly. LANCASTER, Pa., September 19.—Pri- vate Albert Marston, Company L, 9th Mas- sachusetts Volunteers, dicd at St. Joseph's Hospital today from typhoid fever. His home was in Boston, Mass. Mar- ston’s father visited his son yesterday and Started for home last evening under the belief that his son was rapidly convalescing. Hitch in Disarmament Plans, CANDIA, Island of Crete, September 19. ~The disarmament of the Mussulmans has teen delayed, Djevad Pasha, the Turkish military commander, demanding that the arms be delivered on board a Turkish war- ship. Admiral Noel, the British naval com- mand insists that they be handed to a British guard. CANDIA, Island of Crete, September 19. —Edhem Pasha, the Turkish governor, just had a proclamation publicly read, ‘say- ing that by order of the sultan al! arms must be surrendered to the committee formed for that purpose. The surrendef* has already begun. There is no disorder. > Strike Over Reduction in Wages. FITCHBURG, Mass., September 19, — About 340 employes at the factory of the Iver Johnson Arms and Cycle Company struck today’ beewuse of a reduction in wages which Went into effect at the shops. It is stated by sevéral of the workmen that all receiving ver $) per week were given notice that tHéir Wages would be reduced considerably.‘ The ‘exact amount of the re- duction was fipt qiade public. Fatal Kfot.9t a Christening. are “thel UNIONTOWN, Pa., September 19.—A Polish christening at Banning, a mining set- tlement nea:*here;™last night, ended in a free-for-all) Aghb! ie and clubs wege fregly used. One man was Killed and fi¥é others injured. The man fies Perunko, a delegate to the National the injured Known. The partici- pants in the jeg, fied and the police are —j———— Hearings Discontinued. engaged in the preparation of their annual estimates, which they are’ required by law to submit to the Secretary of the Treasury compelled to discontinue public hearings, and to deny themselves to visitors after 1 o'clock p.m. daily until further notice. Must Represent All the Cubans. Frem the Louisville Courier-Journal, The Untted States is not going to turn ferent corps of the insurge®f army. There is no reason to believe that such an elec. tion would represent the wishes of all the be eminently unrepublican. No doubt there are many Cuban leaders who are eager to taste the sweets of office, but they will i which knives, pistols killed was ¥ Slovak Union. The names of now after th As the Commissioners of the District are on or about the Ist of October, they will be es over Cuba'to a president elected by the dif- people of Cuba; besides, the method would have to moderate*their tience for a time. Provisions of Bill to Govern Unsafe Build- ings and Uncovered Wells Commissioners to Ask for Legis! ion Upon the Subject—Draft of the Measure, The Commissioners of the District have under consideration the draft of a bill designed to authorize them to re- move dmngerous or unsafe buildings and parts thereof, as well as the covering up of uncovered wells, cisterns, ete. on unin- closed lots in the city and more densely populated suburbs. At their request, the attorney for the District has prepared the draft of the bill to be submitted to Con- gress for passage. The proposed measure provides “that if in the District of Columbia any building or part of a building, staging, or other structure, or anything attached to or con- nected with any building or other structure shall from any cause be reported unsafe the inspector of buildings shall examine such structure, and if, in his opinion, the same be unsafe, he shall immediately noti- fy the owner, agent or other person having an interest In said structure, to cause the same to be removed, made safe and s or that the same be removed, as necessary. The person or pers fled shall be allowed until 12 o'clock noon of the day following the service of such notice in which to commence the securing or removal of the same; and he or they shall employ sufficient labor to remove or secure the said building as expeditiously can be done; provided, however, that in a case where the public safety requires im- ate action, the inspector of buildings enter upon the premises with such orkmen and assistants as may be neces- sary, and cause the said unsafe structure to be shored up, taken down, or otherwis: secured, without delay, and a proper or boarding to be put up for the protection of passers-by. Farther Provisions. The biil further provides that when the public safety does not, in the judgment of the inspector of buildings, demand imme- diate action, if the interested party or par- ties shall refuse or neglect to comply with the requirements of the notice given within the time specified, then a careful survey shall be made by three disinterested persons, one to be appointed by the Commissioners, one by the owner or other interested per- son and the third to be chosen by the two, and the report of said survey shall be re- duced to writing, and a copy served on the owner or other interested person. And if the owner or other Interested party refuse or neglect to appoint his mem- ber of the beard of survey within the time specified in the notice to him then the sur- vey shall be made by the inspector of buildings, and the person chosen by the Commissioners, and in case of disagree- ment they shail choose a third person, and the determination of a majority of three so chosen shall be final. It is still further provided that whenever the report of any such survey shall declare the structure unsafe, and the responsible party shall for three days neglect or refuse to cause it to be taken down or otherwise made safe, the inspector of buildings shall make it safe or remove it, and the inspector shall report the cost and expense of the work to the Commissioners, who shall as- sess the amount thereof upon the lot of ground whereon the structure stands or stood, and unless the assessment is paid within ninety days after notice it shall bear interest at 10 per cent per annum until y be ns so noti- may paid, and shall be collected as general taxes are collected here; but ssess- ment shall be without prejud: to the right which the owner may have to recover from any lessee or other person liable for repairs. Specific Section. The fourth section of the bill is as fol- low That the existence on any uninclosed lot or parcel of land in the city of Washing- ton, or its more densely populated suburbs, of any open or uncovered well, cistern, dan- gerous hole or @ ation, is hereby de- clared a nuisance dangerou: and limb, and any person owning a lot or parcel of land in said city or said suburbs on which such a nu exists, who shall neglect or refuse to abate the same to the satisfaction of the heaith officer, after days’ notice from him so to do, shail, on conviction in the Police Court, be puntshed by a fine not exceeding 420 for sach and every day he or she fails to cemply with such noti And in case the owner of any uninclosed lot or parcel of land in the city of Washing- ton or its«more densely populated suburbs on which there exists an open well, cistern, dangeros hole or excavation be a non-res- ident of the District of Columbia, then, after public notice by the health officer, given at least twice a week for one week, inin one newspaper published in the elty of Washington by —_ advertise- ment describing the property, — spec- ifying the nuisance to be abated, then if such nuisance shall not be abated, within one week after the expiration of such notice the Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Combis may cquse the lot or par- cel of land on which the nuisance exists to be secured by ferces or otherwise inclosed, and the cost ané expense thereof shail be assessed by sald Commissioners as a tax against the prorerty on which such nui- sance exists, and the said tax so assessed Il bear interest at the rate of 10 per cent per annur until paid, and shall be carried on the regular tax rolls of said Dis- trict, and be collected in the manner pro- vided for the collection of other taxes.” awe Steamship Arrivals. At New York—Furnessia, from Glasgow; Bovic, from Liverpool. ee Desirable to Stop Clamor. From the St. Louis be-Democrat. A genuine examination of the measures taken to prepare the army for its work in the recent war will be desirable, whether undertaken by a commission designated by the President, or by Congress, or both. The investigation will not lead to the results hoped for by those whose partisan clamor on the subject is intended to influence the approaching elections. No reasonatle per- son believes that the government Las stum- bled into an extraordinary series of vic- tories through corruption, neglect and in- competency, as charged by Gov. Stephens of this state and other politicians of the same class. The energy and success of the administration throughout the period of hostilities is beyond question. But the health of the troops at the front and In the camps has been a matter of grave concern, and the methods of supplying the army have been the subject of numerous charges. That there was wanton neglect is not cred- thle. A few individuals in an army of over 200,000 may have ignored their duty, but zealous effort was the rule in the Various departments. In no previous war was there such a general shifting of camps and ex- tension of hospital facilities for the treat- ment of sick soldiers and the building up cf those who were exhausted by a tropical campaign. —_++2—____ More Work for Our Warships. From the Providence Journal. There was, of course, only one reply to make to the impudent refusal of the porte to be held responsible for the American losses during the Armenian troubles. But i! is to be hoped that the incident will not end with the protest of our government against this interpretation of duty toward a friendly power. The time has evidently come for a demonstration which will show that we are thoroughly in earnest. We have a number of warships which can soon be made ready for a Mediterranean trip, and their absence in the pleasant task of training their guns on a Turkish port will not endanger ¢ur own coasts in the least. ——__ + «= —____ A Chance for Our Good Offices, From the Philadelphia Record. Chile end Argentine aré undoubtedly the two most progressive of the South American republics. They are divided by @ natural mountain boundary; but they calnot agree as to the precise place where the line should be drawn, and Argentine is-too confident, either of the rightness or wrongfulness of her claim to submit it to arbitration. It ts quite possible that @ war may result, and altogether certain that there would follow a deplorable set- back for advancing civilization in South America. Here is certainly an opportunity, and good reason, for friendly remonstrance on the part of the United States, AL OF DANGER|CUBAN CAMPAIGNERS| FINANCE AN Condition of District Soldiers Who Are on the Sick List. | teports From the Bedsides of the { Boys Who Are Suffering From Climatic Diseases. The Star is in receipt of many expressions of approval upon its course in ascertaining daily the condition of the sick District sol- diers and publishing the same. The have, of course, in the aggregate thousands of friends aad acquaintances who are thus kept posted abcut them. The follow will be found the result of The Star's in- qviries today -Sergt. Geo-ge E. Lewis, Company B. improving slowly, and his physicians now believe that his final recovery is a matter of a short time only. Musician Noble E. Dawson. jr.. ing from the fever at his hom boys see his friends. I Dawson of Company G, though w: out and around. Private L. F. Frech, Company F, is still seriously ill at Lis home, his condidon re maining the same. He requires the most czreful and tender nursing, and will in all probability be confined to his bed tor sev- eral weeks. Sergt. F. A. Crsick was a little betier this morning, having passed a more quiet and restful night than usual. Private Jaines M. Powers, who is sick at Bedloe’s Island, N. Y., is expected to be able to return to his home, No. 1505 Gales Street northeast in a few days Privat M. Chace, Company G. proving rapidly ate Joseph Ottenberg, Company F, of h street northwest is slowly improv His brother, Sergt. Cla uk, is is im- er Beatrice, in charge of Providence Hospital, sent the following information he Star this morning by postal “Three of the District of Columbia volun- teer boys have been discharged from the hospital; the others are doing very well. Chas. Kelley of Company A and Scoit Mon- 1oe of Company D were admitted Septem ber 17, suffering, from malaria. We have also two nurses from Fort Myer suffering from typhoid, sent by the surgeon general.” John N. Browning of Company B is slo: ly improving at his father’s residence, } 21_R street northwest. Thomas L. Milstead of Company C, who returned with the regiment from Montauk, was taken sick while in Cuba, but never went to the hospital. He managed to keep with the regiment. and on his arrival at his heme, 3126 N street, was taken sick, and has been confined to his bed with an attack of severe malarial fever. His condition is improving. Maj. Hine, who is slowly recovering from the very severe iIness he contracted in Cuba, and who has been confined to the hospital at Montauk for several weeks, was brought to Washington yesterday evening and taken to Garfield Hospital. Private Edward Buddington of Company D is very ill with malarial fever at Lang- den. It was believed for a time he would die, but there has been a slight improve- ment in his condition. Harry C. Sargent of Company D, Ist Dis- trict of Columbia Volunt-ers, is rapidly convalescing at Garfizld Hospital, where he was taken about a week ago, having had e relapse into the fever from which he suf- fered at Santiago. First Sergt. Edward L pany D, residing at Ni northwest, is very ill with malaria fever. Private W. E. B. Sachs, Company —, is in a very critical condition at his home on Marion street. Dennis Burns of 455 K street, a member of the District regiment, has been sent to Providence Hospital for treatment of what is believed to be typhoid fever. Corporal John A. Bresnahan, Company L, of 424 M street northwest, who was report ed as improving in Saturday's Star, had a relapse Saturday evening, the fever increas- ing to such severity that his physician or- dered absolute quietness. There was a slight change for the better this morning. Private John W. Maupin of Company G has returned to the city from Front Royal, Va., where he went immediately after reaching home from Montauk Point. His condition is greatly improved, and there seems to be no reason why he should not speedily recover frem the effects of his hard experience in Cuba. The young sol- dier nursed his brother | Scer: same company during his s after the latter's death before Santiago had his body brought home for burial. John is at his father's home, No. 228 East Capitol street. Private Walter A. Findley of Company B is still confined to his bed, but is much bet- Myers of Com- 1639 32d street and ter is at his mother’s residence, No. 1286 36th street. Private C. Maurice Smith was better to- day, but hi brother, Private J. Lewis Smith, is suffering from a severe retura of fever. Both boys are with their mother at ‘ street northwest. ate Bernard E. Mead, Company A, still lies very lil at his residence, 513 D street southeast. Private Joseph T. Stotsenburg of Com- pany L is improving rapidly from the feyer at his parents’ residence, iv0y South Caro- lina avenue southeast. Private John M. Watts of Company E is confined to bed again with fever at his heme, No. 236 13th street southwest. Private C. D. LaZelle of Company E was sent to his home, 1274 M street northeast, Saturday and is rapidly recovering. Private Frank L. Herbert of Company C is improving every day. He is at No. 701 Sth street northwest. Private Duncan Davenport, Company G, is rapidly improving, but is still conflend to his residence, Ni 10% I street northwest. Privates H. O. Weiss, Spencer D. Bliss and B. A. Reynolds are able to be out. Private E. A. Weiss is still confined to his home, 814 East Capitol street. He has had a return of the fever and has Leen a very sick man. He is somewhat better today. Private Jas. A. Thorpe ‘is quite sick at his home, 326 9th street southeast, with malarial or climatic fever. There a slight change for the better in the condition of Musician Madert. He is still very sick, however, at his residence in Mount Pleasant. Private J. Jett Pollock's fever has devel- oped into typhoid. Frank G. Schutt, jr., of the Ist District of Columbia Volunteers’ Band, is under the care of a physician at the home of hi nother at Cherrydale, Va., for pernicious dysentery, congracted on board the Hudson on his trip from Santiago to Montauk. a2 Capt. Marshall C. Rice Dead. SARATOGA, N. ¥., September 19.—Capt. Marshall C. Rice, ex-mayor of Jackson- ville, Fia., who has been here three weeks, died last night of Brigh’ disease. a Convicted of Robbing Mails. LONDON, September 19.—J. W. Jago, formerly chief officer of the White Star Line steamer Britannic, and John Kynas- ton, who was third officer of the same steamer, both of whom have been convict- ed of robbing the mails on board 1 annic, were sentenced today, tie eight years and the latter to one year prisonment at hard labor. - Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1421 ¥ st., members New York stock exchange. correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. GRAIN. 9 AIS poned peepee ie BEE 2 per 3 3 ber 4 per a 3 per 4 per 3 per 5 per 6 per D TRADE Sugar Proved a Weak Spot in Today's Stock Market, LONDON WAS A FREE BUYER This Resulted in a Strong Opening on This Side. MARK - - teh t The Evening Star YORK, mber 19.—American urities opened strong and active in Lon- this morning, the Pacific issues being well in the lead of the other American stocks on continued buying for continental account. There were some good buying or- ders here, too, at the opening, an: showed an advance over Sa prices of from \ to 1g per o being Brooklyn rapid transit, which closed on Saturday, and opened this morning at GOL, The notable exception to the higher open ing here was Sugar. This stock svor its opening at 122%, about where it « Saturday, met with so vy orde:s and resumed Its downward « its extreme weakness In the first hoor a fecting the rest of the market, au @ general decline throughout th Some stop orders were reached ai about 11 a.m. At roon, under the lead of Toba oo, the general merket rallied slightly, became dull and heavy again in sympa with a further break in Sugar stock and a little furry in money, which loaned at 4% and 5 per cent. The rumors in th t on Sugar were that a bitterly wage s War and a possible reduction in th divi nd rate discoonte A good many people said sugar ” would de to buy and put away in a cate wage war, reduction of divid netwithstanding. In connecticn with this stock it Is to be noteworthy that although it during the past three weeks—sufte eline of some 25 pointa this has | complished not ofily without increasing the short interest, but apparently with an actual diminution thereof. London prices at 4 p.m. were from 4% tol per cent better than our market quotations, and afterward on the curb there were steady at nearly the best prices of the day—Pacific stocks being largely bought for Berlin aceouat In People’s Gas stock it was stated that papers in the gas matter were sent to New York on Friday, which, when certain sig natures are attached, will end the dif culties—the nature of the agreement, how- ever, is rot yet Known in the street At a meeting held in Chicago totay a di- vidend of 1% per cent was declared American nialt preferred stock, payai October 15 next . The following earnings were reported to- day for the second week of September Chesapeake and Ohio, increase, $24,802: Wabash, increase, $19,811; Louisville and Nashville, increase, $3.19; Missouri Pa- cific, decrease, $34,004 > Wisconsin ase entire list sald on Texas Pacific, de- de- Central, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. 7 Rigb. Low. American Spirits. fee 3 195g American Spirits, pt BOX 36K 8B American Sugar. °°) 129 tue 1167, American Sugar, pd... 110q log 10K American Tobacee. 18i Atchison ... 12% Atenison, pfa Bay 45 Cahada Southern bated Canada Pacine ee mesapeake & Ohio . C.C. & St. Louti chicago, B.&Q.. 7 UNICaROEN OL FaWestern. Chicago Gar © M.& St. Paul Chieago, Rut. & F; Consolidated @as_ Del. Lack @ W . Delaware & Hudson . Den « tuo range, pra Ene...... esi General Electre. Uhnois Centra. Lake snore. “ Louisviie & NasRvuie.. Metropolitan Traeti Mavnatian Rievatea Nichigan Cencra: Mixsouri Pacific. M.K, and T., pf auousl Lead 6 Jersey Central ork Centra. . Northern br Northern Pacifie, pfa. Ont. & Western. Pasifie Mau... Phila & keading. southern Ry.. vi ‘Texas Pacittc. Tenn. Coa: « iron. Union Pacine. U 8 Leather pt Wabash, pt...... Wheeling & Lake 5 Wheeling & L. E., pf Western Umion ie... Bmion Pacific, pra. Washington jock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—U, 8. as, $400 at 105%. Capital Traction, 5 - 8. Ble tric Light 1 104, 10 at District sluinbis Bond funding, 100%, bid. water st reney, 115 bid Miscellanesus Be Al 114 bid. B, 10 bid B, 6 me De, 115 bid. 1038 Bank of Washingt: bid, 330 asked. 115 bid, and’ Trust aud Trust, 112 Trust ‘Trust, 1 “iremen's, 45 asked in, SZ bid. Safe Deposit Safe Deposit ington 1 American Insurance Stocks. Franklin, 38 bid, 71 bid, bid. Ar lington, tional Union, 11% asked. " Riggs, 73 St bid, 6 asked. Commercial, 4 bid. Title Ini Did. Columbia Title, 4% bid, 5 asked Railroad Stocks.—Capital | Tracti x74 bid, 7! ked. Metropolitan, asked. 1 asked. Georgetown and Ten lestown, 25 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks. 48%, Did. 50% asked. 7 bid. Pennaylvaui Miscellaneous X185 bid, 189 asked. Lanston Monotype, American Graphophone, 1: phopbone preferred, 25 . Sie asked. 10% bid, Washington Gas, eorgetown 2 Did, 16h sapeake an id Mergenthaler vat, 90 bid. xEx dividend. — Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., September 19.Flour dull Western super, $2.25a82.50; do., extra, &2.600$3; do.. family, $3.25a$3.65; winter wheat. patent $8.15u83.05; spring do, $4.25a34.40; rt straight, $4534.20; receipts, 34,587 barrels; sales, 600 barrels, Pe; month, '6H%a70; October, ; cember, G8%a68%; steamer No. 2 red. Gs\nGd'y receipts, 46,604 bushels; exports, 76,610 bushel stock, 409,732 bushels; sales, 23,000 bushrls; sooth ern Wheat, by sample, 644 spring wh y 5 Stock, 1.328,316 ,006 bushels; southern whi'e cor, Outs firm —N. exports, 757 bushels. Rye titm—No. ;\No. 2 western, 51 2 nearby, receipts, 5,301 bushels firm |. Bd., October; Cork per quarter, 38. #d., September; Bx. O¢.. st ulated, 5.58. Butter 21; do., imitation, 168