Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1898, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, ‘OUrOBER , 1BV8—-14 PAGES. Rev. H. L. Duhring; “Right Methods in the w of Sunday’ School nistitutes,”” Mr. 3 Thomas; closing words the the di on ; Offertory, prayer and under the chair- has been ape tality of the yan's Auxilingy. i fe ger f the unying trienn yoman’s auxilliary to the ms. The headquarters of g the conve mn will of J Church. will have nurs daily 16th street 2 the church sgiving service of the xiliary will be held in Trinity 3d and C st northwest, on Ay Next at 940 a.m. At this servi united offe be made. I tly © of the auxiliary will the for nnial ge! teh will throu, i will be ration of the holy € mat , in the follewing chu: and H streets northwest) (G near isth str northwe @d and C treets northwest), and A eels southeast), near I et northwi and Incarnation (2th and N streets northwest). Thus opportunity will be gtven to all members of the auxil- ary desiring it to receiv» early in the morning. Those availing themselves of his opportunity are asked to occupy the galleries of Trinity Church at the later service. Missionary Sunday. October 9 has be sigrated by Bishop Satter! sultation with the general m nary board, ~s missionary Sunday in all our churches in Washington. At the iphany there will be a sermon in the morning by the Rev. Dr. Wm. R. Hunting- ton of New York, with offering for dio- esar missiors. In the afternoon the American Church Missionary Society wil urth at 4 o'clock, will be discus: 30, there will be a meeting under the auspices of when distinguis Kers the a e offering will be will yorts of the m ch in this and foi upon its i . the missi when the Rev. and the bishop of eg or of the Livi John's Sunda rector of it. of the will entertain institution in attend. vention »ker y evening, Oc- The Opening Sermon. rmon will be delivered by 2 of Missouri. They are a: © bishops in rotation according ind to Bishop Neely of Maine properly belongs this time ut unable to do it, and therefore act. Bishop Whipple > house of will chairman and probably in the nop Williams, tk he will act ————__ + + COL. HARKIES A VERY SICK MAN. Other District Officers at Asheville Are on the Mend. Special T 2 Eve >., October 4 H. is St FILLE, Colonel the Ist rs, whe D has serio’ 1 for a i d. nS an advanced Harries is not the physi- nor is his mail delivered he will be to be The condition of is all that could with slight fe W. Herron © recuperating from Cuban ailments. eee MAKING WAR ON USURERS. Gow Stephens of Mixsouri Louis Officials In LOUIS, Mo., Police Commis Police & war on and St. erested 3.—Governor ioner Hawes and Campbell, who have in- the usurers of this e returned from New York, where the t to see officials of the Western Union Telegraph npany and get them to rescind a rule under which employes were rged when with a garnish- &T. Step! Chiet augurat city, a ot we served years employes of the telegraph com- well those of railroad at! cone n Louis, have suffered from the exorbitant interest charges mack by so-called “money sh for 1 7 some cases as high as 40 per cent per by those luckless borrow money. This had it is said, more up trying to pay interest committed sui- the telegraphers of St. Louis usurers, and now ty en taken up in this ner Harry B. Hawes, who announces that ny of the usurers proper ©: ented, free of rge. t is stated that w went to New York failed to secure a com- the party that plete annullment of dismissal of offe a promise the rule calling for ding employes, they hat it would be used he most flagrant cases. putcome of the fight is looked to terest, as its results may be far- ng. = = ANXIETY AT PEKIN. Foreign Fleets Assembling at Tien- Tsin and Marines Ordered Ashore. The Ss ry of State today received a om Minister Conger at Pekin, serious danger yet; consider- ; tor future. Foreign fleets n-Tsin. Some ministers er- to Pekin for legation n advices received at showing the exist- point possible for Is Select-d Itfmore and the Ealti- ‘ond the Pang-ho n which Pekin is situated, but the ¢ of smaller proportions, may be ach Tien. eighty miles above h of the river and about the same «low Pekin. The officials keenly et that there is not now on the Asiatic y lght-draught gunboats of the which could ascend the river © Chinese capital. Wu, the Chinese minister, had re- eived no news regarding the fate of tha eror of China up to 2 o’clock this af- on. His information In regard to the ‘porte: death of the emperor {s only such he has secured from newspapers. H. does not credit the report, however, he- Heving that had such an event occurréd he and the ‘te Department here would have ‘been trformed of it. THE DISTRICT DEBT Annual Report of the Sinking Fund Operations. TOTAL REDUCTION. ACCOMPLISHED Condition of the Police and Fire- men’s Pension Funds. SS THE TREASURER’S ESTIMATES ——— The report of the treasurer of the United States on the sinking fund and funded debt of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1808, ended June 3), shows that by the cperations of the sinking funds the net reduction of bonded debt was $611,600 and of the annual interest charge $21,442, The ) per cent ten-year funding bonds issued under the provisions of the act of March 3, 1891, to the amount of $2,800,000, have all been retired, the last call maturing July 1, 1898. The amount of these bonds retired during the fiscal year was $610,700. The appropriation for interest and sinking fund for the 7 per cent water stock bonds is paid wholly from the revenues of the water department. The amount of these bonds now outstanding is $343,000, of which »00 are due October 1, 1901, and $14,900 July 1, 1903. By the operations of the sinking fund for this loan, bonds of the old funded debt, amounting to $342,950, have been retired, leaving a balance of $50 un- invested. If a $# bond can be purchased with this balance, the bonds retired will equal in amount the water stuck bonds outstanding and no further appropriation will be required for this sinking fund. The interest accumulations on the bonds of the old funded debt retired are available to pay interest on the water stock bonds, and will amount during the fiscal year to $17,985, 1 amount required for interest Thé difference between the: —is all that is required to be trom the water fund for this appropriate account. Reduction of the Debt. On Juiy 1, 1878, when the duties of the sinking fund cemmissieners of the District were transferred to the treasurer of the . the funded debt of the Dis- mbia and late corporations of ngton and Georgetown amounted to United State: The debt has since been de- the of the sinking fund and otherwi by the issue of $1 ) of the cent bonds, making a net reduction ) and of the annual interest 7. ‘The funded debt now 110, of which $14,224,100 are 3.65 per . The balance remaining on tho first day of July, 1597, of the principal of the Gebt incurred for increasing the water npply was paid in full. The trict has now paid to the United States on this unt 31,1 -76—_princi- pal, and $ for interest thereon. After adjusting the account of mone venced by the United State: ment to the appropriation, during the fiscal r N08, th> United States is Indebted to the District $1,670.42 on this account. The ct appropriation act, approved June 8, authorizes and directs the Secre- f War to resume work on the Aqu t tunnel, and reappropriates the bal- ¢ remaining of th> appropriations for z the water supply. to be advanced the revenues of the United States, subject to the conditions of the unt, created by the of July H > an equal © surp! enues of sinking fund office, $3, and sinking fund on 025. taxes received during $1,806.13 in cash. provided for the balance of the 8 per to the payment of which pecial taxes were pledged, the treas- urer renews his recommendation of last year—that he be authorized to return to the District Commissioners the tax lien cer- ifcates now held by him as a security for payment of these taxes—and requests s of a bill to accomplish this and also authorize him to deposit in the treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia in their general account all in his hands derived from this over and above the amount re- uired by him for the payment of 8 per nt certificates called for redemption in ). Under the head of “Guaranty fund under contracts” the treasurer reports receipt of retentions from District contractors 383.- 742.17, Investments at the request and risk contractors, $56,150 in bonds. leav- ing a balance of $223.50 uninvested. Settlements with contractors during the year Involve the return of $23,050 in bonds and $4,313.24 in cash, representing reten- tions amounting to $31,401.54. the Receipts for account of the metropolitan police relief fund were $25,161.28. Payments for the retic’ lies were 325,282. Receipts for aceount of the firemen’s re- Nef fund were $10,160.47 and payments for their reiief were $9,035, Disbursements during the year aggre- gate $1,450,544.4: : =. Securities in care and eustody of the office amount to $5,441,25 The report of the transactions of the of- fice show quite an ext business of varied and di of policemen and théir fami- This Year’s Operations. The first quarterly report of the District funded debt for the present fiscal year Was made today. It shows that the funded debt has been still further decreased. The total amount now is $15,888,600. + COLORED MINERS DRIVEN ow, Alarming Conditions in an Indiana Mining Town. CINCINNATI, Ohio, October 3.—The Com- mercial Tribune’s special from Washing- ton, Ind., says: This city ts in a great state of excitement. One hundred and fifty ccal miners from Pana, Ill., came hero yesterday afternoon and met at the fair srounds with the home union miners and organized. At 10 o’cloek last night they got together, and, masked, they visited all the shacks where all the colored miners live. About fifty of the negroes were cor- rated and at the points of pistols were driven out of town. One negro refused to go and the miners fired on him. He bas not been found, and may be killed. The police could do noth- ing. The masked miners took the town. The chief of police, Call, turned in the fire alarm and called the citizens to assist in keeping the peace. Several are deputized, and if there is a new outbreak of trouble much bloodshed is Itkely to result. Ate late hour last night the streets were crowded with people. The masked men have hid themselves, possibly to make an attack on other negro shacks. There are possibly fifty negroes who declare they will die before they leave town. So See HOLLINGSWORTH AT LARGE. Sheriff and Posse After Rev. Webb's Slayer. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oétober 3.—J. D. Hollingsworth, who shot Rev. A. C. Webb and his son, E. J. Webb; Jesse Hig- gins and James Vincent in Cannon county on Saturday afternoon, is still at large. Rev. Mr. Webb died three hours after re- ceiving the wound. E. J. Webb was wound- ed in the head and is perhaps fatally hurt. Jess: Higgins’ wound will prove fatal. James Vincent was painfully wounded. The sheriff and a posse are in pursuit of Hollingsworth. Hollingsworth, after fir- ing at the party, who had assembled to at- tend a sale of property to him and. whieh had been l2vied upon, ran to the Ac. foods, and shot Higgins and E. J. Webb as they were pursuing him. ; STRAINED RELATIONS All is Not Pleasant Between Judges Scott and Kimball. The Latter Takes the Former's Seat in the United States Police Court— An Interesting Conflict. It has been reported for a long time past among those whcse business calls them into cloce relationship with the Police Court that the relations existing between Judges Scott and Kimball have been strained, but the crisis came today in a mcst unexpected manner. Owing to the way in which Judge Scott's commission is worded, the latter has ever since his appointment regarded himself as entitled to preside in the United States Franch of the Police Court. The documert states specifica'ly that Charles F. Scott is appointed as successor to the late Thomas F. Miller. The latter, as is well known, sat on the bench of the United States branch for a long time previous to his death. It will also be remembered that there was an interregnum of a few days following the expiration of Judge Kimball's term and his reappointment, and the appointment of Judge Scott having been made and his commissicn issued in the meantime, it is claimed by some that this makes Judge Scott the senior In office, and by right en- titled to preside in the upper court. Judge Kimball did not, however, agree with this view of the subjcet, and an agree- ment was reached by which during the en- suing three months Judge Scott would hold the upper court and Judge Kimball the lower, at the expiration of which tlme the judges were to change positions, which they did This arrangement was continued until the Ist of the present month, when Judge Scott, who presided upstairs during the previous three months, did not change with Judge Kimball, as was expected. This morning Judge Kimball reach2d the upper court room in advance of Judge Scott, and. seeing the vacant chair of the judge there, took possession of it. Judge Scott arrived & moment later, and, seeing that Judge Kimball had taken his place, went down to the District court and presided there. As to what followed when the judges met reports differ, but it was stated this aft2r- noon that Judge Scott had gone to the attorney general's office with the intention of acquainting that official with what had transpired in the matte ps es BRYAN PROMOTED. a Lieutenant in the Fourth Regiment of Immunes. The President today commissioned Sergt. A. H. Bryan of Company D, 4th United States Volirteers (immun: , to be a sec- ond lieutenant. This regiment is under or- SERGT. Commissioned Lieut. Bryan. ‘e to proceed to Cuba. and it of the first organizations to participate in the occupation of that isl- and. Lieut. Bry is the son of Capt. H, T. Bryan, the foreman of the governme: printing office. Lieut. Bryan is also the grandson of E. G. Hipsley, president cf the eld Town Bank of Baltimore. He is the r cipient of hearty congratulations upon his promotion from his friends in Washisgton and Baltimore. nd Lieutenant Willlam Peacock, also a District man, been promoted to first leutenant by the President. He is in the 4th Regiment. a COLORED BOY'S WOES. Sheds Tears at the Prospect of Pun- ishment. A small colored boy named Robert Hen- derson shed many tears in Judge Scott's court this afternoon, for past offenses, as well as for prospective punishment, for his mother declared in unmistakable terms that she would not spare the rod. It was charged that the boy had thrown stones and filth in Moy Jim's laundry on 6th street. Moy claimed the offense was com- Mitted about 8 o’ciock Friday night, at which time the boy’s mother declared her son had been asleep for fully one hour. “Judge,” said the mother, “Chinamen cer- tainly are peaceable people, and they don’t trouble nobody. I gives them just the same dues that I does a washerwoman.” “Then you have no iil feeling toward the Chinamen?" queried the court. “Indeed, “I ain't,” she replied likes ‘em.”” The boy denied the charge, and the judge warned him against future repetition of ‘cause 1 the offense. | Mrs. Henderson. promised that she would use switches freely on the boy, and would keep him in the house at night. In consideration of her promi her son was relvased. Lees PHILADELPHIA CRICKET MATCH. English Eleven Must Make 89 Runs to Win Out. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., October 3.—The international cricket match between the Gentlemen of Philadelphia and Captain P. F. Warner's English Gentiemen Eleven, which began Friday, was concluded this afternoon. When stumps were drawn Sat- urday afternoon the Philadelphians had finished their two innings for a total of 290 runs, 143 in the first inning and 147 in the second inning. The Englishmen had scored 133 in their first inning and had lost four wickets in their second inning for 69 runs. This made a grand total of 202 for the Englishmen, with six wickets yet to fall, the Britons thus being obliged to make 89 runs to win the match. Play was re- sumed at 2 o'clock this afternoon, with Bosanquet, who had scored 14, not out Saturday, and Winter at the bat. —— DEATH OF E. A. SAUNDERS, Millionaire Merchaut of Richmond, Va., Passes Away. Special Dispateh to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., October 8—Fi, A. Saunders, millionafre merchant, died at his home here last evening shortly after re- turning from a mountain resort, where he was taken sick a few days ago. He was sixty-eight years old, and conducted one of the largest wholesale grocery houses in this city. He was also a member of the firm of E. A. Saunders & Co., lumber deal- ers, New York. —_—_-—— VON BUELOW NEED NOT EXPLAIN Emperor William Has Issued No Or- ders to the Minister, BERLIN, October 3.—A_ semi-official statement issued by the Cologne Gazette denies the assertion made in French news- papers that the German minister of foreign affairs, Baron von Buelow, has been com- manded by Emperor William to furnish the French government with friendly explana- tions as to the role of Col. Schwartzkoppen in the Dreyfus affair. _The Cologne Gazette adds: 3 “Now that the revision has been entered upon, Germany has. less ground than ever to depart from her attitude of reserve.” [WARRANT FOR QUAY Pennsylvania Senator Charged With Conspiracy Regarding State Funds, HIS S0N AND OFHERS ALSO ‘NAMED Trouble Avisbs Gver the Affairs of Defungt People’s Bank SENATOR |IN PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA, Pa.; October 3,—Offi- cial confirmation was. given this afternoon to the rumors which havé been in circuta- tion since last night that warrants have been issuad for the arrest Of United States Senator M. S. Quay and others prom!nent in state politi¢s, charging misuse of state funds. ! District Attorney Graham this afternoon stated that warrants had been issued charging United States Senator Quay, his son, Richard R. Quay, ex-State Treasurer Benjamin J. Haywood and Charles R. Mc- Kee with conspiracy with the late John 8. Hopkins, formerly cashier of the People’s Bank, to make use of the state’s funds in stock speculation. The affidavit upon which the warrants were sworn out was made by Detective Myers, who is an attache of the District attorney's office. Hopkins ‘Committed Suicide. Hopkins, who is named in the affidavit, committed suicide in March last, an exami- nation of the bank's condition then made showed that the bank's assets were im- paired. The bank at once went into liqui- tion, and President McManes obligated himself personally to protect ail creditors. At that time the deposit of state funds amounted to $505,000, which amount has since been paid into the state treasury by Mr. McManes. omas A. Barlow was appointed re- ceiver of the bank when it closed its doors. Mr. Barlow is also assistant district at- torney, but District Attorney Graham to- day stated that the prosecution had origi- ed in his office, and that Mr. Barlow in his capacity of receiver had not in any way been instrumental in bringing the charges The warrants were today placed in the hands of the Pinkerton detective agency for service, Senator Will Accept Service. Senator Quay arrived in the city from Washington today. When seen at his hotel said that he came here to permit the ice of any summons and to answer any made against him. He refused to the matter, SS STORM AT ATLANTA, SEVERE Whole Southern Coast Swept by Wind and Rain. ATLANTA, Ga., October 3.—A_ severe rain and wind storm, presumably a branch of the great blow of last night on the At- lantic coast, passed ever Atlanta early today. The wind fram the east had reach- ed a velocity of forty miles an hour. No damage was dohe in’the city, but the wind served to make communication with the coast almost impossible. Superintendent Stephens of the Union said today that Jac again entirely Cut off from the rest of t was secured early this , but iti worked only spasmodic: time. Ti Ss but one wire m Charleston to Savannah, and that un- bie. Interruptions occur’ frequently in ferent places showing that the storm is still on. é No word of pny foss of life along the Auantic coast has yét reached the city. Bark Driven Ashore. CHARLESTON, 8/C., October 3.—The bark Wandering Jew, from Philadelphia, hound for New Orleans, wus driven ashore the sale of yesterday and sunk on Long Jand Beach. ‘The captain and crew were ught to Charleston today in the tug Harlin. br Je Damage at Port Royal. Representative Ellott of South Carolina, who is in Washington, today received a private telegram stating that the hurricane at Port Royal yesterGay was very severe, but giving Ao particulars of damage. eaten NEWS OF CAMP MEADE. Secund Corps Not to Be Moved Until Cold Weather. CAMP MEADE, Middletown, Pa., Octo- ber 3.—Major General Graham says that until cold weather sets in the 2d Corps will not be moved from Camp Meade. He_ does not want it sent south until the mild weath- er ceases here. Hg is confident that when the troops here are moved they will go di- rect to Cuba, and does not expect that move before November 1) Thirty of the 24.West Virginia Regiment, that marched from Harrisburg to Gettys- burg, were stricken down, and were brought to the 2d Division hospital here today by Chaplain Kelley. The regiment will leave York on Eriday and reach Har- risburg again on Monday. Major Charles C. Wiley started for Pitts- burg this afternoon to muster out the 18th Regiment. The Red Cross Society sent a hospital train here today from Philadelphia, and took away forty-eight typhoid patients, Hereafter no sick mew will be allowed to be sent to hospitals unless on a regular hos- pital train, owing to the fact that men sent singly have been taken ill on the cars and have had nobody to care for them. General Oates has returned to the com- mand of his brigade from Alabama and Colonel Glenn of Pittsburg goes back to the 14th Regiment. The 15th Pennsylvania has been relieved from provost duty. Two battalions of the Ist Delaware left this morning on two sections for Wilming- ton to be mustered out at the expiration of a thirty days’ furlough. Companies A, B, G and M will be retained in the service to fill the state's quota in the volunteer ser- vice. ee MINERS ARE QUIET TODAY. Rioting of Last Night Not Resumea at Washington, Ind. CINCINNATI, Ohio, October 3.—Advices from Washington, Ind., today are to the ef- fect that no renewal of last night’s riotous proceedings has occurred. It is understood that the men who drove the negro miners from their homas last night were mostly miners who had, been discharged from these mines some time agd, and had since been employed at Bana,'“Ill., and elsewhere. ‘There is no confirmation today of loss of life in last nigit’s ayroceeding. faa Poe. eam eed RESULT,,OF ;A QUARREL, James Smith’ Fires Number of Shots at, Chag. Lillie. As the result of a quarrel, Charles Lillie, @ colcred cook employed by John Nelson in Jackson City, wyis shot last night by James Smith, also cglor2d, Although Smith emptied four barrelscef two shotguns in the direction of* Lillfé, and fired five car- tridges of a .38yalibar pistol, his aim was so bad that Lilliq escaped injury except that scme small shot were found in his body and one pistolaball etered his back. Lillie was brought to the Emergency Hospital, where he recetved medical attention. Smith walked away unmolest:d, —>+— “Many Applications for Office. Through the White House and Treasury Department are being received hundrads of applications for positions which will soon be ppened in Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines. So far few positions have been given in any of*thesé possessions, but hundreds will soon be opened, and it is not thought they will be under the civil service. The President will make the appointments direct. The largest number of positions will bs in the internal’ revenue and cus- toms service. Customs offictals will have to be appointed at every’ port in each of the ! new possessions. lerease, $6 to $8, and Caroline M. Fieids, $8. FIGHTING YELLOW FEVER No Official Report That the Conditions at New Orleans Are Worse. Disposition ef the Force of the Marine Hospital Service—Extra Surgeons Obtained. Marine hospital officials say there is noth- ing official to bear out rumors that the yellow fever condition at New Orleans. is considerably worse than has been reported. These rumors have reached the bureau here and haye caused some uneasiness, but there has becn nothing confirmatory of them. The surgeon. general's latest bulle- tin shows twelve cases and two deaths up to date. it is realized by the officials that there is a natural tendency in afflicted localities ta keep the reports down to the lowest limits, in order to avoid the scare and the com- mercial blockade which ensues when the situation is understood to be serious. At the same time the Louisiana authorities heve be2n keeping the officials here well advised of the progress of the disease, re- porting new cases, and ‘explaining’ the elaborate system of quarantine and care but in force, oo . The surgedn general~has supplemented the Jocal corps of physicians with an una- sually large number of federal surgeons. At present the Marine Hospital staff at New Orleans consists of Surgeon Carter, Past Assistant Surgeons Wasden, Mag> der and Stone, Assistant Surgeons Lums- den and Clark and the official regularly at- tached to the Marine Hospital at that port. Not far from New Orleans, at Franklin, Surgeon Kalloch and two hospital stewards are at work. Assistant Surgeon Lavender is at Baton Rouge, and Assistant Surgeon Cummings at Jackson. By this disposition of a large staff of federal surgeons the authorities here feal that everything possible is being done to cope with the disease. Passed Assistant Sur- geon Cobb, with four assistants trained in yellow fe’ work, has been given charge of the district comprising Taylors, Orwood and Oxford. Dr. Stimson is at Fulton, Ky., in charge of train inspection service in Mississippi and western Tennessee. He has twenty-five men under him. At Chattanooga Assistant Surgeon Oak- ley, with a corps of sanitary inspectors, is in charge of the train inspection through northern Alabama and entering Chatta- nooga. Dr. Porter is at Atlanta. The surgeon general received a report to- day from Harriston, Miss., stating that yellow fever of a mild type had appeared there. QUARTERS AT OAKLEY PARK. Proposition to Lodge 5,000 There This Winter. A delegation of Cincinnatians appeared at the War Department today to make a prop- osition in behalf of that city for quartering 5,000 troops during the winter. months. The delegation was headed by Robert West, president of the chamber of commerce; William McAllister, vice president of the chamber of commerce, and included Messrs. F. Foulds, L. Daniel, D. W. Campbell, John Kries, John C. Jones, B. W. Yale and Messrs. Davis and W: born, Some time ago, at the instance of General Miles, the War Department sent invita- tions to several of the leading northern cities to submit propositions for the recep- tion of troops in winter camps in their vi- Ss the purp to sift out the » located and muster out tho: whom Was not desirable to n in the serv while placing the remainder in most health. ful surroundings. The Cin i people this morning offer- ommodations for 3,000 men $1,000 a month at Oakley Park, pro: ig buildin, water, light, etc The local had made a favorable report Troops quartermas. upon the case. ret Se ry Alger listened to the represen- tations of the committee and took the proposition under consideration. ———___+ e+_______ CAUGHT BY PENSION OFFICIALS. Two Men Arrested Charged With At- tempted Fraud. The officials of the pension office have ef- fected the arrest of Frank A. Anderson, or a man who calls himself by that name, who has been impersonating a special examiner in Washington county, Md. The man rep- resented that he wi empowered to in- crease or decrease pensions, and collected small sums for such work from a number of pensioners. He has served a term in the Allegheny, Pa., penitentiary for a similar offense, and admits having served a term in an English penitentiary. He was a drummer boy during the civil War, and obtained a pension upon affidavits which were subsequently pronounced for- series. He 'S arrested in Washington and taken to Hagerstown, where he was held for the return of the grand jury at Baltimore. A man who claims his name as Golden, and who has been impersonating a special examiner in West Virginia, has been ar- rested for violations of the law of 1874, im- personating a government officer. He will be given a hearing at Parkersburg, W. Va., shortly. It appears, in addition to imper- sonating a government officer, this man pretended to be a relative of Mr. R. A. Golden of this city, and has caused certain parties in West Virginia to ship produce to the local merchant. COL. DICK’S CHANCES GooD. He is Backed by Numerous Guber- natorial Candidates, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 3.—Politicians here expect that the republican congres- sional convention in the ninetzenth district tomorrow will nominate Col. Charles W. F. Dick. His nomination is being urged by mapy candidates for the republican nomi- nations for governer n2xt year, for the reuson that they recognize in him'a danger- ous rival for that nomination who would be sidetracked if he got this congressional nemine tion. —__-—__- Charleston Wants Some Warships. Representative Elliott of South Carolina called at the Navy Department today to request that some representative American warships be ordered to Charleston, 8. C., to take part in the peace jubilee there on the 24th instant. Secretary Long was not able to say what the department would be able to do, but made a general promise that some ships would be sent if possible. + 0+_____ A Much-Surprised Pensioner. There 1s at least one pensioner in the world who has no cause to complain. It 1s Wm. H. Shorb, late of Company G, 55th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. In 1880 he applied for a pension, and after the usual course of procedure was allowed $4 per menth—a half rate—for a wound in the shoulder. The rating was wrong, as the applicant was a second lieutenant at the date he was wounded. But he never knew of the mis- take and drew the $4 a menth regularly. A claim was recently filed by the pensioner under the act of June 27, 1800, and the pension office went ahead to prove the claim. The soldier’s record at the War De- partment was examined, and then it was found a mistake had been made. Although the applicant was entirely ignorant of the facts and had niade no application to have the error corrected a new certificate was promptly issued, giving him $8.50 a month and arrears. The arrears due on this cer- tificate amounted to $1,700. The pensioner resides at Decatur, Ml. May Cash Pension Vouchers. According to a recent order of the Post Office Department postmasters may here- after cash pension vouchers. This will re- dound to the good of the old seldier, who in some localities is competied to pay a dis- count to have his ch: cashed, Local Pensions. Pensions were granted today to the fol- lowing residents of the District of Colum- bia. George Hammett, $6; HenryT Caton, increase, fui. $12; John. T. Thompson, :n- FINANCE AND TRADE Tobacco Took Another Tumble This Morning, but Reacted Later. WHOLE LIST RESPONDS 10 ADVANCE Market is a Waiting One--Outside | Interest Lacking. GENERAL MARKET REPORT Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 3.—Today'’s stock market was again under the influence the industrial department, activity center- ing largely in American Tobacco and Su; The former property declined 4 per cent during the opening hour, as the result of a marketing of long stock and the uncovering of stop loss orders. At the decline buying against previous sales came in volume, and forced a sharp rally. The demand on the 8 point advance from 113 was both Mb- eral and persistent. * How much of the new “buying was in- spired by un actual desire for ownership is, of course, problematical, but the decline has been temporarily stayed, and to the profit of the general list. Sugar was marked up under the influence of buying for both accounts and was mod- erately active at the advance. The improv- ing tendency in the two active issues, coupled with a fractional advance in the London market, had a benefictal influence on the: railway list generally. In the Pacific issues some rather good buying was encountered and there seemed to be no disposition to Hquidate the hold of the larger speculative cliques in the issues. The prospect of a moderate divi- dend on Northern Pacific common during the winter and an increase in the rate on Union Pacific preferred serves to hold prices well up to the recent level. The Granger issues improved fra also, and at times some rather good of this group was reported. The general speculative situation is in a waiting condition, and a public demand and not increased merit is essential to higher prices. The professional following which advanced prices during the summer have taken profits and will onl: ume new en. S when the publi OWS a BT ire to buy than at present The evils of one profes: loading upon another were too vivid in the recent decline in To encourage imitation in the railroad ¢! Marginal operations always reach fonally uying: proportions and net handsomer re when the sales are made to cash pur- chasers. The appearance of a legitimate demand is the one thing essential to protracted deal- ings of the imitation variety. Recent fluctuations and the general de- sire to have the congressional e'ections out may combine in delaying the from non-professional looked upon as li points, and a better demand from row on would not be surprising. The money situation is not a deterren there is influer.ce to new enterprises, and little skepticism in the matter of di Activity in ercial centers during th» present breathing spell in the stock mar ke should be duplicated in financial cir- slater on. There is little confidence in te continued advance, however ming of the narrowness is ¢ ined improvement. There nditions to warrant appre and patience at this junctur 0 be tended with pre able later in the season. ps age FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Open. Wy immed aulte Market. High. Low. Close 13 38 American Spirits. American Spirits, American Sugar. American hison, pid. : Atchison’ Adiustments.. Baltimore & Ohio. Brookiyn Rapid Trausit. Canada Southern. Chesapeaxe & Onto. C. & St. Louis | Delaware & Hudson...) Den. & Rio Grande, pfd. Brie so General Electric, new... Iilinois Central Lake Shore... Louisville & Nashville: Metropolitan Traction: Manhattan Elevated. Miseourt Pacifi jew Jersey Centr: w York Central. Northern Pacific, pid. Pacific Mail. Phila. & Readi Southern Rail Southern Texas Pacific Tenn. Coal & Iron. Union Pacis. Union Pacitic, pfd U.S. Leather, pfd U.S. Rubber. 36% BY. + B95, Rubber, pfd. we Priv) ot 100" Wabash, pfd 25 20% © Oy B07 Tel..... 903; 90% 90% 905, Newson General Electric, Ail. Steel... Washington Stock Exchange. Sales-—regular czll—12 o'clock m. Railroud 5s, $1,000 at 120, $1000 ai 1 Fire Insuran 734, Ww Spaced neoln 100 at 10%. Capital Tracticn, Sie, 20 at %, 10 at 76, 20 at Me Buble di at ics Columbia f . Mergenthaler Linotype, 5 American Graphophone, 5 at lye ~20-vear fund 5s, Water = 115 bid. pase scellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Rallroad 5s 119% Did, 120% asked." Metropolitan Rallrine sone 6s, 125 bid. Metropolitan Railroad certiticetes indebtedness, A, 114 bid. Metropolitun Iallv certificates of indebtedness, B, 112 bid. Cotun Railroad 6s, 118 bid. Belt Railroad 5s, 45 hid asked. Eckington Railroad 6s, 100 bid. Washing. ton Gas Company 6s, series A, 114 bid. Wash ton Gas Company 6s, series "B, 115. bid. U.S Electric Light deb. imp., 100 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 103 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, 160 bid. Washington Market Cou pany Ist 6s, 115 bid” Washington Market Colm. pany imp. 6s, 115 bid. Washington Market Com. Dany ext. s, 115 bid. Masonic Hall Association 186%. District of Columbia Bonds 100% bid. 30-year fund 68, gold, 106 bid. Stock 7s, 1901, currency, 108 bid. 3.658, fu 56 108 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Wa: 7 bid. ‘Metropolitan, 312 bid. ‘Centeah saa” ae Farmers and Mechanies’, 180 bid, 190 asked. Soe. ond, 145 bid. Citizens’; 145 bid. Columbja, “13% bid. Capital, 123 bid.” West End, 90 bit) lo. asked. er’, 85 bid. Lincoln,” 115 bid) 122 asked. Safe Depostt and Trust Compant Safe t and. Trust, 1: Loan and Trust, 125 bide 130 weken curity and Trost, 150 bia. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 28. bid. 38 bid, 45 asked. Metropolitan, 70 bid. Corsaren, 52 bid. Potomac, 58 bid, 65 asked. Arlington, 120 bid, 140 asked. German-American, 190 bid. 290 asked. National Union, 10 bid. Columba. 10%, bid. Ay eg 10s bane “1h eee yee 5 5 |, I |. Com- mefelal, 4 Bid. eel eaeiners itle ‘Insurance Stocks.—Real e 70 bid. Columbia Title, 44 bide 3% coker, TU Rallroad Stocks.—Capital Traction, 75% bid. Washington 130 asked. American Se- Franklin, and Potomac, 50 ed. — Mergenthaler Linotype, Lanston Monotype, 14% hha Graphopbone, 14 bid, Preferred, 14% bi 15 14% asked. Pneumatic Carriage, .20 b asked. Great Pulls lee, 115 bid, 153 schon Now. folk and Washington Steamboat, 97 asked. 2 per cents, 3 per cents, 3 per cents, 4 per cents, 4 per cents, 4 per cents, 4 per cents, 5 per cents, 5 per cents, 6 per cents, BALTIMORE, October 3.—Flour dull and lower—- $3.650$3.85; spring do., $4.250$4.40; spring’ wheat Straight, $4.00a84.20 boris, 18,722 barrels; ex- 700 barrels. Wheat di nd month, GS\ya08i,; November, r, © 139 barrels spot Decent BRAT uber Grain freights quiet id. Oy But tmitation or Wa gallon for | sbbing Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., t ore and brokers, 1419 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messts. La- denbdurg, Thalmann & Co., New York, RAIN High. Low ery BI 2» a1 Pork—Dee Jan. Dec Jan Ribs—Dee Jan Lard Month November. . December DEATH OF REV. JABEZ FOX. titizen and Mi Pires Suddenly. Rev. Jabez Fox died suddenly this morn- ing at his residence, £20 Indiana ave- nue. He was found dead in bed, and while, in one it was unexpected, still he 1 been a sufferer from heart disease for some time past, and death was due to that cau Funeral services will be h at the residence Wednesday afternoon Rev, Mr. Fox’had been a resident of this city for the past forty years, and was wide- Prominent ster Ex- sense, ly known in the Presbyterian deaom tion, in which he was a prominent minis- ter. He was born in Berk M . ad came to this city at s of the New Je a Church. He had made a previous visi hav sent as a missionary by the gene vention of the church. It was largely due te his devoted labors t a ehurch was ganized here dnd he was made its first settled pastor. He continued in the pastorate in this city until about the y when he went ned several years, ng and Scotland. On n to this country he went to Gal- vhere be established a few years he had spe south, preaching in s. He ad in this city. If he would have = RICE winters in thi ah and in ot! retained his b lived until ighty-one years of TO GROWERS. DAMAGE Storm on Southern Coast Has Dum- axed Crop 50 Per Cent. CHARLEST( C., October 3. night’s hurricane the storm of two weeks have done but snail damage to property in this vicinit the loss to growers w: Even ¢am- » great storm of " riously estimated by the planters and rice brokers that the loss will be from 30 to 50 per cent. The damage is entirely due to the high tides and easterly winds that have prevailed along the coast as a result of the storms, The tides hav pt the water in the fields for a week and the drains refuse to draw. The easterly wind serves to keep the water bac in the streams. Breaks in the € occurred in the Px Pou, Ashp vers, a these se by In some ¢ in sections are word has reac e from th and the extent of Late aval Orders. Capt. M. L. Johnson has been detached from comnané of the Miantonomoh and ordered to duty as captain of the Boston yard. Lieut. W. S. Seccombe has been ordered to command the Glacier, relieving Com- ander J. P. Merrill, who ts ordered to the ew York navy yard. Lieut. S. A. H. Debs has been detached from duty in the navy yard at New York and ordered to duty in ihe Bureau of nav- tigation Commander J. K. Wirn, retired, has been cetached from duty as prize commissioner at Key West and ordered nome. Chief Engineer J. Chasmer and Chief En- gineer G. W. Stivers will be retired during the present month on account of age, the fcrmer on the 11th ana the latter on the 12th instant. Lieuts. G. H. Norman, W. P. Stenson and Cc. BE. Fitch and Assistant Paymaster F. G. Crist have been honorably discharged. + 0+ To Command Brigades. Brig. Gen. Samuel Snyder has been order- ed to Huntsville, Ala., to take command of the ist Infantry Brigade at that place, and Brig. Gen. E. B. Williston has been ordered to Anniston, Ala., to take command of the 2d Infantry Brigade at that place prepara- tory to their transfer to Cuba. Brig. Gen G. M.-Randall, formerly on duty at Montauk Peint, has been ordered to take station at Knoxville, Tenn., report- ing to the major general commanding for assignment to the command of a brigade, —_—_—__+ + ______ Gen. Gillespie Here. Gen. G. 8. Gillespie, corps of engineers, who has been in command of the Depart- ment of the East, is in the city today in attendance on the meetings of the light house board, of which he is a member. Augusta, Ga., to Be Headquarters. It has been decided to make Augusta, Ga., the headquarters of the army corps which is to be stationed in Georgia and South Carolina. Augusta is found to be the most central point of the places named for camps. ————_+ e+_____ Breaking Up Camp Wikoft. When the 6th and 10th Cavairy Regi- ments leave Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, Probably tomorrow, Col. Young’s regiment of engineers will be the only military or- ganization remaining at that once popu- lcus camp. Col. Young will then be in com- nand of the camp. Hs has been instructed to take the necessary steps for the dis- mantlement of the camp and the preserv: tion of the camp equipage. —_—_o-—____ Admitted to Bail, Mrs. Johanna Walter, indicted for perjury and this morning committed to jail, was this atternoon admitted to bail in the sum of $00, with Fritz Reuter as security. —nnomee Surpect Pleads Gulity. Ernest Williamson was arraigned in the Police Court this afternoon as a suspicious character, and he pleaded guilty. He ad- mitted he had been taking cigars from stores, and the court imposed a penalty of $10 fine or thirty days on the farm. —_————_ To Be Dixbursing Officer, Lieut. Col. F. V. Jones, U.S. V., chief quartermas’er of the Gepartment of the lakes, at Cuicego, has been ordered to this city for duty as disbursing officer of the commissio2. Ordered to Take Station Here. Lieut. Col. Samuel Reber, United States Volunteer Signal Corps, has been ordered to take station in W: the pw Signal