Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1898, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1898-12 PAGES. given such new glory to our and luster to the American name, has not been a party nor an administration of partisanship, but of patrioti:m. Our Presi- lent, serene, ent, sagecious, sympa- great, been the nation’s chief as opposition rest upon is sothing but tor democratic They may denounce protective will care. ‘They have than the Chicago thousands of is nd alarming doctrine n, It has upon it t of popular de: = politi can Prous nd enlarging mercial na- of the m of govern- classes, our unconstitutional and nd “our executive for s when we are hold- only as models of 1 peoples, but have rms to are for wrder, liberty and we en ut other item which and eth re trying £ ssue of the democratic the glory, the which an with td only for th ath which are y the democra has en reduced so low in_ of proper subjects for political div us to need to rely upon yellow fever litera your eyes to the heights where, nius of American lib- © pregnant with pro- unkind; to fresh fields on of American trade and for the invest- wider scope for rican young men npses of the Ameri- er the oceans; mer- plied manifold in the © world; with a navy large trong enough to enforce our and the rights of Amer and as efficient! s of the govern- army large enous w ut putting the ad- of quick a udden wa of cur foreign diplomatic ser- a footing commensurate with our nee. so that it to seek for z a those only who vate income sufficient to Ament avroad ary attached to New Statesmanship Demanded. The country a smanship mands now w to Ame state po t plans tropic they Era. on will And so this nation enters uy ern others. ty, but i at w duties 3 g00d ler our ry for our ge licenses have been issued as ws White—Geo. B. mpkins; Henry Getlings and Ella E. Hglof! and Mary V. and Minnie M. Lewi: Poland and Valley L. Coffman, Tg imsr Brightel and Ada Hayward W. Lillian John Culley Jon Georgiana Roge nd Cornelia E. Loy and Mamie Williams a Required to Pay Alimony. Justice Cox today signed an order re. ring Charles E. Tippett to pay to his wife, Henrtetta Tippett, the sum of $12.50 Per month as alimony during the pendency of his suit against her for divorce. DISTRICT'S LAW SIDE Attorney Thomas Files Annual Re- port of His Office. CASES TRIED AND ON DOCKET Recommendations Made for Amend- ments to Existing Law. WORK OF POLICE COURT The annual report of Mr. S. T. Thomas, the ttorney for the District, covering the ‘al year ending June 30, 1898, was filed with the Commissioners today. The report is an unusually voluminous one, giving in detail the operations of the attorney's office. It shows that there is but one Dis- trict © now pending in th: United States Supreme Court, five in the Distriet Court of Appeals and fifty-two cases against the District on the law side of the District Su- preme Court, twenty-eight of these arising out of the results of the flood in the city in 1ss0. During the year twenty-two cases inst the District, in the District Supreme Court, were tried or otherwise disposed of, and nineteen new actions instituted. The report is as follows: Number of Opinions. ‘There were 480 official opinions given the Commissioners during the year, being an increa of thirteen over the previous year. During the year of this report twenty-two cases against the District, in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, were tried, or otherwise disposed of. There were nineteen new actions brought against the District during the year under consideration, one being in trespass for al- leged Injuries to real property and eighteen were to recover damages for personal inju- ries received because of alleged defect in the streets and sidewalks of the city. There were brought during the year twenty-five suits in equity against the Dt trict for the cancellation of arrears of eral taxes, where tax deeds had been ée- livered, and relief was sought under the ion of the Supreme Court of the Dis- that trict in Brewer's case (5 Mackey, 274) a tax deed made in pursuance of a unpaid taxes of a certain the property to the purchs ed of the lien of all taxes remaining and unpaid at the time of the sale. annual loss in the revenues of the District will cease in April, 1899, Congress, by act approved February 28, 1898, in re- ion to taxes and tax sales, having en- «| that no tax deed “shall be issued un- ny taxes, costs and ® the District, of whatever na- hall have been paid in full.” Were seven suits in equity for in- n brought against the Comm reliet. a mandatory injunct zt. McBride) to compel the removal of a fruit stand from the publi reet at the en- trance of the Zoological Park. The court granted the injunction, and the defendant d to the Court of Appeals. Amendment Suggested. m (Ross et @ re 174 ca in certiorari to assessments for special improve- Of these only four were brought quash reass ents. In this connec- tion 1 would suggest that the act of Con- gress of April 24, 1896, authorizing reas- sessments in certain cases perhaps needs mendme act provides for reas- sessment in all cases where general taxes or assessments for local improvements y be auash by the court by reason of an imperfect or erroneous description of lot, or bec the tax or a: rent not bee authen ated by the proper ective return of service any technical reason t of the public authori- or make the improve- of which the assessment etc. Mr. Justice Supreme Court of the Di in the case of Wise agt bia, and also in proceedin nt in was levie Cole of the { Colum ground t nary notice, of or a defective pre- intention to make the ect of which the orig- notice, was impo: has held «ment act did not contem- of the want of such pre- or of a defect in such no- - want of a sufficient prelimi- y the Commissioners of inten- an improvement was jurisd the phrase “or for any ther than the right of horities to levy the tax or rovement,” contained in the plate tance. not conte: = one of sub: have taken the opinion of the sen tr cases, but th s0 ve that T ¢ not to do so. Power of Compromise. Several instances have again come under my ebservation where District revenues have been lost because of the want of power in the Commissioners to compromise tax cases. There would be no loss to the District if the Comm in se to compromise, since the utute authorizing reassessments provides est only from the date of the re- jons for the number five the excise board, to compel of retail Hquor licens and in andamus was refused. The against the Commissioners suance of building permits. eight cases brought against before justices of the peace The District of Columbia brought an action before a justice of the peace against the Washington Gas Light company to recover the statutory penalty or iaferior gas, but at the request of the joners the case was continued, and t company given an opportuni- nt et during the year. There were 178 tax deeds prepared during the year of this report. There were 260 lunacy proceedings during the year, being an increase of 121 over the revious year. Of this number 191 were by jury, ten cases were continued, ‘s abated by death of the alleged cs, in five cases the alleged lunatics found not to be insane, and fifty-two awaiting trial. There were also sons committed to the Commissioners, under sec- ) of the Revised Statutes United States. The expenses in ‘ases will be materially decreased by sion in the deficiency bill approved 1888, which declares that thereafter art, in all proceedings in lunacy i by the Commissioners. were during the year six proceed- =s to condemn private property for public tut re were 141 Northern Liberty market claims against the District examined, and the testimony closed before the auditor of Supreme Court of the District during y stion. Very many sittings were had fn these cases for the purpose of taking testimony. The sessions occurring twice a week, and lasting often ali day, have added very materially to the labors of this office. It is gratifying to note that Con- gress adopted the recommendation con- tained in my last report that jurisdiction be conferred ou the Police Court to tssue of fieri facias on forfeited recogni- By act of March 3, 1898, Congress conferred upon the Police Court power to issue executions on forfeited recognizances, and enacted that thereafter all writs of fieri faclas and other writs of execution on- judgments of the Police Court be directed to the United States marshal for the Dis- trict of Columbia, instead of, as formeriy, to the major and superintendent-of police. This act will relieve the latter official of much labor for which his office was not equipped. i have the honor to renew the recom- mendation contained in my last report that the city ordinance against wasting Poto- mas water (Webb's Digest, 411) be extend- ed over the entire District. Congress has in some measure, by the act of July 1, 1808, entitled “An act to vest ip the Commissioners of the District of Co- lumbia control of street parking in said District,” supplied a remedy to prevent the occupation of public space for private business purposes. When this subject is regulated as contemplated in said act, it is believed the mischief will cease, and that it will not be necessary for the Com- missioners to apply to the courts for man- datory injunction to compel the removal of private business occupations from the pub- lic streets. The Insurance Laws. Our law in regard to insurance remains in the same condition as it was at the time of my last report. There can be no doubt that existing law on the subject (24 Stat., 366) needs reform. Especially is this so in regard to life insurance on the assessment plan. A bill “to regulate insurance in the District of Columbia and for other pur- poses” was introduced in the Senate on May 18 last. This bill, known as S. 4625, was on June 16, 1895, reported by Senator McMillan with amendments, but owing to matters of greater importance pressing upon Congress it did not pass. This meas- ure should be brought to the attention of Congress again early in the coming session. My recommendation that the law in_re- gard to the judicial expenses of the Dis- trict be changed, contained in my last re- port, was approved by Congress and a clause inserted in the deficiency bill pro- Viding that the District of Columbia shall not, after July 7, 1898, be required to pay fees to the clerk of the Supreme Court of the District on instituting suits, or to the clerk of the Court of Appeals, or to the United States marshal for the service of process. I am informed by the clerk of the Supreme Court of thé District that this provision places the District on a better footing than the United States is in regard to fees, and that the result will be, perhaps, to make a deficiency. While in my judg- ment the District, in view of its present ar- rangement as to the disposition of its reve- hues at the Treasury Department, is enti- tled to be placed on the same footing as the United States, it is not entitled to be in @ better position in regard to its judi- cial expenses, and the provision in the act above referred to ought to be modified ac- cordingly. Recommendations Renewed. I renew my recommendation in regard to the inspection of lumber. I believe the Commissioners should be authorized to make suitable regulations on the subject. I also renew my recommendation that Congress should confer upon the Commis- sioners power to remit fines and to grant pardons for offenses against all municipal laws and ordinances. As it is, the Commis- sioners have power only to remit fines and grant pardons for offenses against the old erdinances of the city, the late levy court and the acts of the late legislative assem- bly. Such a power in the board of Com- missioners would save frequent applica- tions to the President. The act of Congress of 1987 restricting alien ownership of lands in the territories of the United States should be repealed as to this District ‘There were 13,170 cases tried on the Dis- trict side of the Police Court during the year under consideration, being a small in- crease in the business of that court as com- pared with the last year. The fines recelv- ed in District cases amount to $27,192.03, being also a slight increase as against the amount received last year. —_—> SOLDIERS ON THE SICK LIST. Condition of the Brave Boys of the District Regiment. The sick roll of the District regiment is gradually growing smalier and hopes are hearty that it may seon be a thing of the past. Inquiries by The Evening Star today resulted in the following reports: Warren Stanley Reed of Company K, 1st District Regiisent, is seriously ill with ty- phoid malaria at the home of his parents, No. 940 27th street northwest. He is at times unconscious and none except those attending him is permitted to see him. Private Bernard E. Mead of Company D. C. V., is slightly improved, but still li in a dangerous condition. His case was one of the most serious contracted in Cuba. us Mallet, Company . Private Louis Narci: I, Who was dangerously ill of typhoid te in the hospitals at Tampa and Fort Mc Pherson, Ga., is convalescent, and is now recuperating on the farm of his uncie, Mr. Greenbury Chiswell, near Poolesvilie, Mont- gomery county, Md. Private L. A. M yso, Company RB, is stili confined to his bed at his home, 1700 1st street northeast, and there has been but little change in’ his condition. He is ex- ceedingly weak. Lieut. C. Fred Cook, whose recent illness Was 2 matter, of much concern to his friends, is at Deer Park recuperating and at last accounts was slowly improving. He expects to go to Atlantic City for a wi sojourn before he returns home. is Smith is still very ill at M Street. His broth- er, Private C. Maurice Smith, was slightly better toda Private J. King Marks, Company F, who had a relapse, is reported as improving very slow Private Guy Eichelberger, is pronounced by his physi valescing. Private James P. Gaddis of the ame company is also better. The fever been broken in each case. ivate W. H. Barstow, jr., Company D, Capitol street, has had a re- a very serious condition. arren F. Reed, Company K, of 1 street northwest, is suffering from Cuban fever. He is confined to his bed Corp. John Bresnahan, Company L, 8 Company G. jan to be con. A. who has been suffering from fever at his parents’ since the improving he home, 424 M street northwi return of the regiment, is now owly, and his physician thinks will be in a condition to see his com- s and friends in a few e John N. Browing, is improving at his street northwest. Sergt. Fred A. Cusick, who has been so dargerously ill, passed a very restless night, and his condition today is extremely precarious. Sister Beatrice of Providence - Hospital reported today as follows: Company residence, No. 21 s are doing v Three soidiers were discharged terday. Private Joseph R. Draney of Company C, who left City Hospital, Boston, September 3, greatly improved, is now in New York Ce, Hospital, threatened with typhoid e Wm. T. Baum of Company L, who has been ill with typhoid fever at his residence, 824 4th street northwest, is said today to be improvin, ———— ALLEGED MISUSE OF FUND: Suit Against Guarantee Loan and Trust Company and Others. Charles H. Perry today entered suit against the Guarantee, Loan and Trust Company, a corperation; Kate Farr, Geo. A. Farr, her husband; James B. Somervi! and Charles J. Govern, trustees, alleging that on the 18th of November last Fred- erick W. Reynolds, acting as secretary of the defendant ccrporation, obtained from the complainant the sum of $400 for the purpose of settling a matter which was in litigation regarding a piece of real estate beionging to Perry. It is alleged Reynolds agreed to advance certain other sums of money necessary to clear the Utle, and Perry was to give a deed of trust on the property to secure the Guarantee Loan and Trust Company, in tever sum the com- pany should have advanced in the further- ance of this purpose. It is further alleged that Secretary Rey- nolds did not apply the money or any parc of it to the purpose for which it was in- tended, and that no sum of money was ever advanced by the defendant corporation for the purpose agreed; but that through the neglect of the defendants the real estate was sold at trustee's sale and was lost to the complainant. Further complaining, Mr. Perry declares that Reynolds, acting as secretafy of the defendant corporation, leaned the $400 ob- tained from him to the defeadants Kate and George Farr, taking their promissory note, which was secured by a deed ef trust on property in East Deanewood. The complainant asks that the assets of the defendant, the Guarantee Loan and ‘Trust Compaay, may be applied to the pay- ment of his claim, or that a resulting trust in the note and deed of trust mentioned be declared in his favor, and that the de- fendants Kate and George Farr be enjoin- ed temporarily and perpetually from pay- ing any money tosthe defendant corporation or account of the note and deed of trust. ee Changes tn Quartermasters. CHICAGO, September 22.—Captain Leon- ard A. Lovering, now stationed at Fort Sheridan, has been ordered to Fort Wayne, Mich., to relieve Captain Samuel A. Smoke, assistant Quartermaster of United States volunteers, in charge of the post there. CROQUEE ANNUAL TOURNEY the Schedules of the rneen. Interest in the Contest for First Divi- sion Me Victories of Yester- ee da: — “other Notes. The rain wich fell this afternoon did not interfere at a with the players in the an- nual touriamé@nt of/the District of Columbia Croquet Association, which is now going on at 9th street and Rhode Island avenue, and unless there is a material increase in the rainfall this evening the games which have been scheduled for tonight will be played. It is now confidently predicted that the players of the first and second divisions will finish up all their games by tomorrow afternoon, but the third division games will in all probability stretch out into next week. Should the weather preclude any possibility of play this evening, however, this estimate will, of course, be erronevus. As play progress2s interest in the win- ner of the medal for the first division in- creases. W. H>Wahly-defeated Strong last night in a long drawn-out but exceedingly interesting game by three wick>ts. This places him at the head of the list with Dur- yea, each having won six and lost none. This tie will be broken tonight, however, the weather permitting, when Duryea and Wahly will come together for a game. This contest will undoubtedly be the star at- traction of the. week, and will bring out many enthusiasts. Duryea has been pla ing in splendid shape, whils Wahly has been going along at his customary gait, winning games in his easy fashion and showing evidences of much improvement in steadiness. The game should be a brilliant one from ev2ry standpoint, and will doubt- less satisfy the expectations that have been raised by the fact that it is to break a tie between these two Washington 2xperts. Strong and Wably. The game last night between Strong and Wahly was replete with brilliant shots, and although it Jasted from a little after $ o'clock until 11:05 o'clock, interest did not lag at any time. The two games played late yesterday af- ternoon by Duryea and Strong for the Van Wickle badge, now held by Duryea, praved to be victories for the former. Mr. Van Wickle, the donor of the badge, was an in- terested spectator of the contests. This makes the score: Duryea, 2; Strong, 1. The winner of the medal must make four out of seven. Two more games will be played this afternoon, the weather always per- mitting, and it is hoped by many thai Strong may win one in order to proiong the match and make more interesting games possible. A game that excited much interest was played this afternoon by Yost and Hall of the second division, and was in progress when this report closed. Yost was started in the third division, but in his first game shut out his opponent in thirty-five min- utes, and was transferred to the second division, where le has won two games and lost none. Hall is probably the cracit player of the second division, and has a record of four won and none lost. Yost made some remapkabie shots during the progress of thé game and seemed to have the advantage at the last writing. It is predicted by many that should he win from Hall he will win the medal for the cham- pionship of the secpnd division. The Third Division. Baker seems to have the advantage in the third division.so far, although he has a number of games yet to play. His record is five won and none lost. Next to him Stauffer has three won and none lost, while H. Wahly has four*won and one lost. The rd for the third division is so incomplete yet, howevtr, that it is almost impos- sible to predict the ‘winner. Wahly’s victory over Strong last night puts the latter at a disadvantage in the try for the medal, as it gtves him a record of five won and two lost, and it is hardly to be expected that ¢itiey Wahly or Duryea will fall down to that gxtgnt before the end of the ch. The honor of first place lies clearly between Duryea and Wably and in all propability the game between them scheduled for tonight will decide the mat+ ter. : The Score. ‘The score at a late hour this afternoon stood as follows: First Division. Wi L. Ww. L. Bean - 1 5 |veasey . Bb 4 Bryant . 6 8 |Wahly,W.H. 6 0 Duryea + 8° 0 lAvery |. 2 65 Holden - 2-5 [Williams 0.) 40 3 Sissecn » 2 7 |Harris .. 0 6 Strong -...... 5 = 2 Second Division, W.. Le. L. Catlin . 2 1 \Hickman . 6 Coleman 3 1 {Yost 0 Cooper 1 2 | Peck 1 Dudley a2 6 [pamaids 2 Hall 2. 4.0 Third Division, W. L. ea Baker oO. 88 Morris. 2 ae Stine 1 Stauffer g 0 ‘Thornton » 3 Wagoner 1... 00 8 Walton 2 Ores: Wably, H.... oO 4 SEVENTH OHIO STARTS HOME. All Other Troops Now at Fort Meade Will Remain, CAMP MEADE, Middletown, Pa., Sep- tember The 7th Ohio started teday for Columbus, where they will be mustered cut. ‘This is the last movement away from camp. All of the other regiments will be kept with possibly one exception, that of the 14th Pennsylvania, which, it is rumor- ed, will be ordered to Pittsburg for muster cut. Col. Glenn, ‘however, says be knows nothing of the muster out of his com- mand. Surgeon Charles R. Parke of Scranton was today placed on trial before a general court-rartial charged with refusing to accept descriptive lists from patients at the division hospital. Parke is defended by Gen. Gobin and Assistant Adjt. Gen. Nor- ris. The first thing they did was to knock out two of the members of the court-mar- al who had not been detailed. Surgeon Stringfellow of the 4th Missouri is the com- plainant in the case. It Is not believed that Parke will be convicted. Private George W. Hoffman, 2@ West Virginia, died teday of typhoid fever. His mother will take his remains to Tunnell- | ville for burial. Wm. M. Brown of Com- pany C, 201st New York, died in the hos- pital last night of typhoid. His mother ar. rived in camp to oat him, but her boy had been dead an Jour wien she reached the hospital. She not know he was ill. There is no Verification of the story that barracks are te besérected here for winter quarters. The soldiers will be sent to Cuba and Porto Rico as sgon as the climatic con- Gitions will allow. — > FEVER AT JACKSON. YELLOW One Case Reported Today—Thirty in Defentfon Cump. JACKSON, Miss, September 22.The board of health officials announced this morning that dhe c#se of yellow fever had appeared in thé deftntion camp, located at the old Mary «Holmes College, about two miles northwest ofmthe city. The patient is a white wonjan, named Clara Reese, who lived just acrots the’ street from the bulld- ing where the ‘man’ Kilgore died. She has been isolated and under close surveillance for forty-eight hours ard the case is diag- nosed as a very mild one. The detention camp now contains thirty people who have been exposed and is sur- rounded by six guards. The cordon was doubled immediately after the announce- ment of the case, and there is little danger of a spread. —_—_.—_— SEXTON STARTS HERE TODAY. a Commander of the G. A. R. Ready for the Investigation, CHICAGO, September 22.—Col. James A. Sexton, commander-in-chief of the G. A. ‘R., and a me of President McKinley’s War Department investigation commis- sion, will leave today for Washington. His departure for Washington is in response to a request that he report at the Executive Mansion at Washington at 10 o'clock Sat- urday for the first session of the commis- CHECKING CHINESE IMMIGRATION. An Important Raling by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary of the Treasury today made an important ruling, in which he holds that Chinese consuls in foreign coun- tries. are not authorized to issue certificates to privileged classes of Chinese entering this country. In a circular issued to all officers of the customs attention is called to an opinion of the acting attorney general, in which it is held that “there is no author- ity in existing laws under which consular officers of China in foreign countries may issue to Chinese subjects of the exempt classes the certificates prescribed by section 6 of the act approved July 5, 184, relating to the exclusion of Chinese." Customs of- ficers are instructed as follows: “The practice which has heretofore ob- tained of accepting such consular certifi- cates will be discontinued and Chinese sub- jects of the permitted classes coming into the United States from China, and those coming from other foreign countries, in which they are residents, must produce, under the treaty.of 1894, the certificates of the governments of such countries, and not the certificates of consular, customs or other subordinate officers of China. “All rulings heretofore made in conflict with the foregoing are hereby revoked.” The effect of this ruling will be to pro- hibit the entry into this country of the privileged classes except upon presentation of certificates issued by the imperial Chin- ese government, and in view of the fact that the government has never issued cer- tifieaies of this character it is believed that comparatively few Chinese, even of the exempt classes, will apply hereafter for admission, - : + «______ DISEASE SPREAD BY FLIES. A Scientific Investigation of Prev lence of Typhoid Fever. A scfextific eommission, consisting of Major Lee, Major Vaughn and Major Shakespeare of the medical department of the army, which has just concluded an in- spection of several of the southern camps, has made a report to the War Department to the effect that flies were responsible to a large degree for the prevalence of typhoid fever among the soldiers. The commission visited the camps at Jackson- ville, Huntsville, Fernandina and Chicka- nauga, and found many cases of typhoid fever in cach. After investigation the com- mission concluded that the fever had been brought in by the soldiers from their state camps. The members are unanimous in the opinion that the flies found by the mil- lion in all the camps were responsible for the prevalence of typhoid fever, and they present many facts to support this conclu- sion. In their report it ig stated that the flies fed off the fecal matter from the hos. pitals and then at meal times shared the hardtack and bacon of the soldiers. While feeding off the fecal matter of the hos pitals, the fly picked up, on his hairy little feet, infinitesimal particles containing the germs of typhoid fever and deposited them en the soldiers’ hardtack and bacon. One fly could do little harm in this mat but with millions of them there was combined strength enough to convey a sufficient quantity of germs to inoculate large num- bers of the soldiers, ge eee DEED OF TRUST FILED. pital Railway Obligations Secured by Lien on Property. The Capital Railway Company this after- noon filed a deed of trust in favor of John R. Cannon and William B. Todd, transfer- ring to them, to hold in trust, all the tracks, rolling stock, car sheds, franchises. leasehold estates, power house and plant and all overhead and underground consiruc- tion belonging to the company. The deed is given to secure the full and punctual payment of thirty-five gold mori- gage bonds of $1,000 each, bearing date of August 24, 1898, issued by the Capital Rail- way Company pursuant to a resolution of {is stockholders, all payable on August 24, 1918, or at any time before that date after five years from their date, at the option of the obigor, at the office of the Washington Loan and Trust Company in lawful gold coined money of the United States, and terest in gold at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, payable semi. = In default of the 1 t of any of bonds for a period of sixty days after it maturity or any one or more semi-annual installment of inter for a period of thir- ty days after the maturity the trustees, at the request of a majority of the bondhold- ers, are to sell the property, which in the Meantime is to be used by the railway company. The deed is signed by President A. E. Randle of the Capital Railway Company. >— STORY FIV BUILDING. Structure to Be Erected at Once on Robinson & Chery Site. A five-story commercial building will be erected at once cn the site of the burned Robinson & Chery structure, corner cf 12th and F strees northwest. Mr. Henry Strong of Chicago arriyed in the ¢i this morn irg, and immediately communicated his purpose to his Washingtcn agent, Mr. Geo. E. Emmons. “The building will not be for offices purely for commercial purpos: Emmons to a Star reporter this afternoon. “Mr. Strong has not tect or determined hi - tecture. It will be five stories high. He is negotiating with Robinson & Chery to re- occupy it. We hepe to have the roof on be fore cold ther sets in. Mr. Robinson stated to the reporter thar he has not decided whether or not his firm py the rew strveture when erect ed, but has the matter under consideration The wreckise bas been cleared from the 12th street sidewaik, and Contractor King’s away the debris on the reet, preparatory to imme- diete rebuilding. —_—_—_—e-——_ 5 GEN. JACKSON CANNOT SERVE. Private Business Prevents His Aci- ing on War Commi: NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sep Jackson tolay seat a tele dent McKinley thanking him for the ten- der of a position on the commission to investigate the conduct of the war, and expressing regret that pressing private business compels him to decline the honor. eee ORDERED TO HUNTSVILLE. Two Brigades of Cavalry to Be Form- ed Under Gen. Wheeler. Maj. Gen. Miles has issued an order for the cavalry regiments now at Montauk Point te proceed to Huntsville, Ala, and, with the 5th United States Cavairy, now at that place, to constitute two brigades, to be uncer the command of Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, U. 8. V., who has been ordered tu take station accordingly. These troops will probably form part of the army of occupa- tion of Cuba, after the evacuation of the Spanish forces. ————— BELT LING EMPLOYES. Received Today the Money That Was Owing to Them. In accordance with the directions of the court in the Belt line street railway case receivers’ certificates have been issued for the amount of the indebtedness due the employes of the road. These certificates have been cashed by the American Security and Trust Company, and the proceeds, amounting to $4,883.19, were paid today by the receiver of the company to the men to whom it was due. ——— Authorized to Employ Clerks. The acting secretary of war authorizes chief mustering officers of states to employ two clerks, one at $75 per month and one at $60 per month, the latter to do the nec- essary messenger service. These men will be employed, when absolutely necessary, by the officers in charge of the work, and will be selected with a view to fitness only. ——___ 0+ —______ Judge McComas to Preside. Judge McComas will sit in Probate Court temorrew morning, the se&sion beginning promptly at 10 o'clock, instead of 11 o'clock, usual hour. ——— Ne Game Today. It was decided this afternoon not to play the Washington-Cincinnati game this af- ternoon, but to play two tomorrow. i FINANCE AND TRADE Stocks Were Generally Weak and Ir- regular, but Closed Steady. LONDON MONEY RATES RAISED Investors Holding Off to Await Result of Dividends. >. MARKET GENERAL REPORT Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, September 22.—The Bank of England rate was advanced from 2ty to 3 per cent today. Notwithstanding higher rates for money in London, Americans there were active at the opening, with not- ably conspicuous buying of the Pacific is- sues. Berlin took Union Pacifle preferred stock freely up to 66%3—a gain of % over New York parlty—in anticipation of divi- end action here today. Denver preferred was also in fair demand in London. The New York market opened strong at advances ranging from %% to 1 per cent, the latter gain being scored by Manhattan, which opened at par. Sugar, after opening up % from last night’s close, was offered down by Content, a large trader in this specialty for himself and sometimes used as a broker by Keene. There was only slight resistance to this selling until it reacted to about 121%, where buying orders were met, rallying the stock to i Manipulation in Tobacco at opening car- ried tha stock up a point and a half, to 152%. This advance, however, was subse- quently lost on account of the drive at Sugar, and some realization sales through- cut the active list. Brooklyn Rapid Transit scored an vance of % at the opening over last night’s close, on official announcement of success of Nassau deal, but it, too, met realizing orders, carrying a decline of about one point. These profit-taking sales in the gen- eral market seemed natural enough, as {t Was very apparent toward the close yes- terday, when covering was going on, that a good deai of manipulation wes also be- ing done for the purpose of stimulating a fresh buying movement. At 1 a.m. Union F tle on liquidating sales by people who were afraid that a 1% per cent dividend on the ck would be disappointing. hough such action in regard to the dividend was very completely expected in advance. Commission business, too, was slack, and most of the trading was of a professional character. At il o'clock market dull at the decline. Considerable interest was taken in the U Meetings, to be held at 2 p.m. people hinting the action on dividends may be po-tponed. If it is the market is likely to be affected unfavor- ably. General expectation, however, is for a dividend at the rate of num. In the afternoon the market little strength, the entire Is rally. Western Union lool strong on good buying. $ in the general list, how to professional manipulation and cove ef shorts. One prominent trader, while bi ding up prices, was,it is though’ time selling through other br Pacific net earnings for six months ended per cent per an- showed a was ascribed June 20, 31,236,000. This is more than 1s Tequired for a 112 per cent divi¢ and It must be remembered that the company op- erated only part of the mileage of the tem, ax part was controlled by the re ers. The earnings on that part of the controlled by the latter, though they will accrue to the company in due time, do not rin the above statement of earnings. ago and Northwestern rallway re- ports increase ) for August. Read- ing for of $275.12: against $1 ” ea Northern Pacific for second week of Sep- tember shows in eof $56,045, or 10.4 per cent. While Norfolk and Western for same period shows decrease of St American Rell Telephone Company clared regular dividend of §% per he Westinghouse Company deciared quarterly dividend of 1% per cent on pre- : stock, payable October 1. Rock Is- ed a quarterly div of 14 per cent, payable November 1. Books close September 30 and reopen October 10. London 3 p.m. reports showed that the advance in bank rate general depression in the security market. There was, however, good continental buying of Americans, with the firmness of the Pacitic issues the feature. The action taken by the directors of the Bank of England in advancing the rate to 3 per cent was no doubt taken to curtail in a measure the importation of gold to this country, and may cause importers to procure some of the y metal from Paris and the continent, {f money contin- ues in fair demand here. ‘It looks, however, as if the vacuum here is steadily filling up. Bank of British North America has en- Saged $500,000 gold, and Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co. announced that they were im- porting $500,000 gold from Europe today. Bank of England has sold £105,000 gold bars and £165,000 American eagies for ship- ment to New York. — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, tock Market. High. Low. Close. New York Open. American Spirits........ American Spirits, pfd American Sugar... American Sugar, pfd American To Atchison . Bay State Gas... Canada Southern, Canada Pacific... Chesapease & Ohio. Chicago Gas... CM. & St. Paui Chicago, R. I. & Pacific. Consol. dated Gas. Del., Lack & W : Delaware & Hudson... Den. & Rio Graude, pfd. Ene. General Electric Iilnois Central. Lake Shore... Louisville & Nashvtll Metropolitan Traeti: Manhattan El Michigan Central ari Pacitic . & T., pid, Nationa! Lead New Jersey Central New York Central orthern Pacitic oethern Pacitte, pfa. Western... acific Mat Phila. & Read Southern Ry. Texas Pacifi : Tenu. Coal & Iron. Unton Pacific... U. Leatner, pfd. Wabash, pfd... Wheeling & Lake Erie Wheeling & L. E., pid... Western Union Tel. Union Pacific, pfa. = ot Am. Steel & Wire. pia) os 10g 106 Washington Stock Exchauge. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—U. §. 2s, cou- pon, $500 at 105%, $300 at 10514. Metropolitan Rallroud convertible €8, $1.000 at 125, $1000 at 225, Metropolitan Railroad certificate, B. $850 at 108%. Lincoln Fire .osurance, 160 at rae at le'y. Oapital Traction, 2 at 75, 1 at 75. Metro- 124%, 2 at 124%, Lanston Monotype, bophone, 100 at 13, 100 Politan Raitroad, 6 at 124%; Washington Gas, 15 at 48i4. 20 at 15%. American G: at 13, 100 at 13. 100 at 134. American Graphe, phone pf. 4 at 14 After call—Capital Traction, at 74. District of-Columbia Bonds.—e, 20-year funding, 100% bid. | Gs, 30-year funding, 106 bid. 7s, 190]. water stock, 108 bid. Misretlzneous Bouds.—Metropolitan Rallroad 5s, 119% bid. 121 asked. Metropeiitan Railroad conv. 6s, 124 did, 125% asked. tropolitan Raslroad ‘cert. indebt., A, 114 bid. Metropolitan Raflroad cert. indebt.. B, 208 bid. Columbia Railroad és, 123 bid, 125% asked. Belt Railroad 5s, 50 bid, 60 asked. Eckington Railroad 6s, 100 bid!" Wesbing- ton Gas Company, series A, 6s, 114 bid. Washinc- ton Gas Company. series B, 6s, 115 bid. 0. S. Electric Light deb. imp., 100 bid! Chesapeake and Potemae Telephone 5s, 168% bid. American Secur- Commny inp. tp 18 bd. Washington Market 7 Ma: ny extn. 6s, 115 bid. Masonic Hall Associ- ation 5s, 108 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 29) Farmers . 180 bid. Second, 143 bid. Citizens’, 143 bid. Columbia, 138 bid. tal, 121 bid. West End, 88 bid. Traders’, 90 bid. ‘Lin- eoln, 115 bid, 122 asked. Gate Deposit and Trust Companies.—National Kinley this afternoon. The an army appointment for W! vera arrived here today. incidents worth noting in connection wi his arrival at the capital. Safe Deposit and Trust, 116 bid. Washington Lona and ‘Trust, 181 asked. Insurance Stocks.— Firemen 28 bid, 35 asked. Franklin, 37% bid. Metropolitan, 70 bid, 80 mak- ed. Corcoran, 52 Mid. Potomac, 50 wd.’ aning- 122 bid: German-American, 19) bid. National Ot, 10g Did. Columbia. 10% Did. Riggs, 7 . 7% asked. People’s, 54 bid, 6 ask . 10% did. 10% anked. Commercial, 4 hid. Title tus Real Bstate ‘Title, Colum 4 asked. pital Traction Company, Metropolitan, 122 bid, 12544 Light Telepbon re 12 American Falis Tee, ington xEx dividend. a Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, 2 September r 2a 147 erable: No. 2 mixed do. exports, none; ghee. verpool ber; Cork for orders, ber. Sugar strong, store. mfr active—fancy ) Large, 9tap medium, 94a10; do Toate’ 70 cents per bashel by sky unchange a ‘ain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co. and br 5, 1421 F st., stock exchange. corresp denburg, Thalmann & ¢ GRAIN Open. Wheat—Dee. 63% May. aM Corn—De 2% a1 Oats 20% 22% PROVISIONS Open. Hi Pork S17 #10 Lard 4.72 Bibs October November. December January 6 per CAPTAIN DAPRAY ASSIGNED Reports to Brigadier General Harries oj District Militia by Latter's Request. He is Made Acting Adjutant General- Significance of the Acting Seere- tary of War's Order. uy Infan’ by the acting secretary of war to report to Brigadier General Har- ries, commanding the District militia, for such duty as he might be assigned to per- form, The order was made in response to the personal request of Gen. Harries, who is a warm friend and comrade of Capt. Dapray, the latter when he reported to Ger today was at once igned to act ing adjutant generai of the I militia, in the abse f Lieut adjutant gene: ve. Capt. I pray is at the in the Ame building and taken up his work. It is je that he may also be assigne to duty ction with the muster-o' District Volunt of the Ist Regim . ignation, Department rm nizes Gen $s being still in com- mand of the National Guard. Lieut. Wm he 23d I H. Allaire of t neral of the Na adjutant al Guard © the District, will have « mu tering out of the District rm at the expiration of its two months’ furlough early in November Capt. Dapray is a native of this city, and was a newspaper man when he wad appointed, direct m civil into the army. He was mi) ry Sece of War S. B, Elkins, and has served aff of General Miles adjutant general of the Ist Di- Visicn of thi Army Corps, to which the District V rs were assigned during the war with Spain, at at Chicka~ a at the time the D: troops wera He is a very pi officer and will be of g Gen, Harries in reorganiz MORE ANIARDS Disposition to Quibble Over Publia Property. SAN JUAN, Island of Porto Ric tember 21 (delayed in transmissi Spanish transport San Francisco sailed for Spain today. There was a repetition of yesterday's scene, when the Asturias bat- . Sep- —The talion of Spanish troops marched to the whart for embarkation. Captain General Macias and his staff reviewed the departing soldiers who bade farewell to their sweet- hearts and wives. of the soldiers wept profusely, ar was quite @ pa- thetic aspect to the As the ship sw ng uway from the pler he soldiers on board of her raised a faint cheer, and the women pr« 1 to the sea wall, where they stood for hours wav- ing their handkerchiefs until the San ciseo was on! speck on the horizon. The Spaniards, at the meetings of th military comm jon, are raising many questions regarding the civii administra tion of the island and the disposition of public property; but the American com missioners refuse to discuss them, as being beyond their jurisdiction. Our commission: ers lisposed to allow the Spaniards ta carry off a lot of useless ojd material * a fight to retain it. rather than m: Lat steamer Supply The United here, bound for Santiago. ———— To Meet at Philadelphia Next. CINCINNATI, Ohio, September preme Council, Scottish Rite Masons, meet at Philadelphia next September. —_—_—_— Mr. Bayard Grows Weaker. DEDHAM, Mars., September 22.—Thomas F. Bayard passed an uncomfortable night, and was somewhat weaker today than he has been any time since his arrival here. seaieeresnt ees Col. Hay to Be Here Monday. NEW YORK, September 22.—Col. John Hay, former American ambassador to En- gland and recently appointed Secretary of State, said today that he would remain in the city until Saturday, and will report to the President on Monday next. tonSermnene’ 33 Maryland Men at the White House. Senator Wellington, Senator-elect Mc- Comas and Mayor Malster and Mr. Parr had a long conference with President Mc- were seeking iam Lay Pat- terson, which they wili obtain. ——— Cervera Reaches Madrid. MADRID, September 22.—Admiral is —Su- Cer- There were no Asks for New Trial. Motion for & new trial was today filed in the Police Court in the case of Isaac Ket- zen, who yesterday afternoon was convict- ed of receiving a bicycle which was stolen from Mr. Wm. A. Foy. Pending Judge¢ ‘Scott's decision Ketzen was released on bail