Evening Star Newspaper, October 5, 1898, Page 2

THRAHVENING! STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1898-16 PAGES, FIRE. ef clean linen for the beds He had never seen a bed in mp Wikoff was beside a staz- hy pond was read to the wit- . Wheeler said this well was 4 yards but that matter had arefully and it w: no danger of co ry gineers thought the location one, and did uot think there could be any leaking from the lz into the well, et least for a year. One of eers: thought it $s not a perfect arrangement, but all the oth were satisfied with it. Even if there kad becn leakage he thought the filteraticn through the soil through which it would have had to pass would rendered it harmle He had ex- location of this well very care- as satisfied that it was a per- > one. charge that ambulances were used at Camp Wikoff by visitors, friends of the officers, looking around the camp called to Gen. Whe attention. replied that he had lances were so used and had given an or- der against such p . and he thought there was no repetition of it. been 1 Rev. Dr. Newton Contradicted. The statement by Rev. Dr. Heber Newton out the bad conditions at Camp Wikoft was read to Gen. Wheeler. The witness said there was no reason fcr the severe charges abcut the lack of care for the sick at his camp. Of the criticism that camps for the reception of sick soldiers should have been provided long before the return of the troops. Gen. Wheeler said that such action would not have been recarde the country as bus ike. the way the war was precipitated upon the try, and said that when ent to le to anticipate that they wouid return so scon. y left for Cuba, he said, Gen. Miles had addressed @ officers and told them that they would probably be in Cuba twe years. That was what they expected Dr. Connor asked Gen. Wheeler whether it was expected that yellow fever would | break out in Cuba. The witness said yellow fever was ex- pectec “The medical officers,” he said, “gave us to understand that th) per cent of the army would have to go through yellow fever and that quite a percentage of that number would di Testifying regarding the quantities of sup- plies at Montauk, the wi Ss said were at the camp 10,00) common tent: hospital tents, flies, 10,00) wall and 1,000 wall fies. ““How large an have supplied was asked. He replied that th to supply an z The witne whether he hos tents army ordinarily?" would those tents Gen, Wheeler tentage was sufficient #).04*) soldiers S case, a surgeon in the regular he could | ha tor to with ention 1 heard the possible t make out for that od Ir evidere: the st and partment, in t from Sur- very effort nte Ket such qu: fused to go wmen nur’ incon ea given the “rs had never heen done. en made of ‘emp Wii ler sald that he aght such charges had been made with best intertic want to "he said, “that especially and the me}, too, were actuat-d very best impulses in making tacir visited th uffering, and t larger of sickness from the wa- anc for other reasons, and ir staterrents helHeving that ¢ y weuld d to investiga 2, might result in preventing camp and thoagst S asked w fficiency and t ting men ether he d servic to military cler replied that he had not. S> 5 appoiatments good ones, and the Capt sold iekness as t arly 1 o'clock when Gen. Wheel- finished h 3 Gen. e the var investigating commission embled at 2 ¢ clock Gen. H. V. Boyn- placed on the stand, and tesiife? regardin: Cemp Themas, Chickamau7a Park, He said ke had gone on duty there July 8 as an army officer, and iater to leok after the er st recently was placed In com- nd of the camp. en. Boynte: id that the largest num- Ler of volurteers'in camp there at any one time was abeut 56,00). He did not know the exact number. He was asked by Gen. McCook to de- scribe the character of the site in reference to its mse as a camp for a large number of soldiers. General Boynton replied that the location ton was mori id that ambu-! He referred to | there | was regarded as one of the most healthy in the country. The park commission had had as many as 2k) men employed there at one tims, and had operated for seven years, yet they had never had a case of typhoid feve: among the men. One con- tractor, who ha worked there two ‘ars: and employed 2300 men, had experienced no typhoid fever among his men. He re- garded the place as an unnsualiy healthy one. General Boynton gave the statistics to show the healthy character of the coun- ties in which Camp Thomas was located. He described the topography ot the pari and the character of the ground. The water for the camp was from three sources—tha river, long-established springs ard artesian wells. Thirty-six wells were bored, nin2 of them being bored during | Gen. H. V. Boynton. | the first years of the establishment of the | Park. and others rapidly as pe known that the tr There wer? five svrings § | they had heen there ever had been established. At treovs had been camped hese springs go: one ¢ | went dry. He sescrit | pipe system which provi | nishing t camp with river w | This river water, he said, | with an jai ere. the park, and since park p tim: ce the ere had any » dry at any time, the fon, When one spring for a time od the pumping and urnisned dea of having it in any’ emerge 1 particularly for supplying the 10,00¢ 15,00) horses in the camp and for washing purposes. It regarded good for \ drinking pury but 5 provided to | relieve the wells and springs, which were wanted for drinking purposes. Secretary Alger's Reply. Secretary Alger today showed the Presi- dent his reply to the six q fens pro- led to him by the war investigating | ission. The reply to the questions has | ‘mt to the commission. It covers | fully every question asked is evidently | satisfactory to Secretary Alger as well Corbin was tary Alger the pllowing six 0 it fa, or that ned until the go campaign de AMpa ected as the base hy were summer nville ‘orto pS organize ‘ampé Rico the troops trans- rkation at not for several ATED. | Cheive of Sixth Mar;land District Democrats for Congress, Speci atch to The HAGERSTOWN, adjourned democratic conven bled today in the Opera Chairman Ferdinand ny county, Md., Oc! House Williams ‘siding, 10 € for Congress from the rict of this state. An ate call of the counties was made, n presenting a candidate but | bh, through Edwin L. Mitchell, } nted the name of T. A. Poffenberger | of Washington county. This was seconded | heartily by Col. Buchanan Schley, followed by Blair Lee, and others on the part of Montgomery county. The nomination was finally ma | clamation and the candidate to the hall and accepted | speech. | Mr. Poffenberger, the nominee, fs here, of name rrett, w e by ac- was escorted the same in a young man and a member of the Washington county bar. He first came prominently into the politics of this county by the gallant fight made two years ago against Cul. Bu- chanan Schiy for d which resulted in his nember of the state central comm! he warmth with which Col. Schley, who, it is conced. ed, controls the present convention, secon: ed Mr. Poffenberg nomination indi that harmony prevails in the part that the candidate wil! poll a full vote. SPANISH GUNBOATS SOLD. anctioned by Spanish Government— Sagasta Discusses Situation. MADRID, October The government has sanctioned the sale, to South American republics, of the Spanish gunbeats lying in Cuban waters. A newspaper having declared that Major General Merritt has asserted that the Philippine Islands must be annexed to the United States, Premier Sagasta, in an in- terview, has replied, saying, he does not be- lieve the statement attributed to the Ben- eral, which, he adds, is not in conformity with the peace pratocol. ———— Col. Harries Improving. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ASHEVILLE, N. C., October 5.—The con- dition of Col. Geo. H. Harries is somewhat improved today and hope is entertained that a decided change for the better will soon occur. All thé othér District officers recuperating in Asheville are on the mend. fer fur- | HEARD GEN. MERRITT [ONE HUNORED DRowneD American Peace Commissioners Dis- cuss the Philippines. UNFOUNDED REPORTS FROM PARIS No Indications of a Failure of the Convention. ADMIRAL DEWEY’S VIEWS PARIS, October The United States peace commission held its usual session to- day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The commis- sioners continued the conference with Ma- jor General Merritt and practically con- ciuded an extended canvass of the Philip- pine situation. The members of the commission refused to disclose the views of General Merritt or Admiral Dewey in regard to the policy to be pursued toward the people of tae Philip- ine: PiNothing could be l rned as to whether the genera had recommended the retention or the evacuation of the Phil- ippine Isiands by the American forces. But, it developed, that Admiral Dewey handed General Merritt a communication setting forth his judgment on the subject, and that the general submitted this to inc commis- sion with reports from the American mill- tary officers at Manila touching on the condition prevailing in tie tsiands. General Merritt concluded with a decla- ration of his judgment in the matter, and it may be said that he avrived in Parly hoping the United Stat>s commission would press for the possession of the Philippine archipelago. It is also true that the dispositioa of the troops in the Philippine Isiands before Gen- era! Merritt's departure was such an] was 30 ordered as to warran: the view that a large or complete holding of the Philippine Islinds by the United States was contem- plated. Two Spanish senate sterographers will arrive here from Madrid »n ‘Thursday, their presence having been requested by Senor ontery Rioz, who, Idition to being president of the Spanish_peace ecmmisaion, is also president of the Spanisn senate. Purely Imaginative Stories, Tt can be stated on authority that the various stories that have been published in relation to the work of the peace commis- sion now in Paris, wherever they assume to indicate a failure of negotiations, a re- newal of hostilities and the dispatch of a naval force to the Spanish c: are pure- ly speculative. As a matter of fact, the commission has not progressed so far with i ork as to warrant the attempt to draw a sound concluslon as to the outcome. It is not even possible to predict the length of the session with a reasonable assurance of accuracy. The proceedings may last one month or three. That will depend en- tirely upon the view taken by the Ameri- can commissioners of the situation in Paris. If they are convinced that the negotiations are being conducted with sincerity on the part of the Spanish commission, there will be no effort to force them beyond reason. But if it should appear that the Spanish position is not subject to change; that it 1s irrenconcilable with the American de- mands, and that the Spanish, knowing this, are simply drawing out the proceedings in length, our commissioners are likely to be promptly recalled, and this state of affairs may be found to exist at any moment, either within a week or three months, which seems to be the limit of time allowed in any calculation. Spain Knows Our Demands. ‘The Spanish government is now fully’ in- termed, through its commissioners, of the exact extent of America’s demands. Wheth- er these are absolute and not subject to abatement cannot be ascertained here, for the responsible officials declar2d that it would be extremsiy bad policy to make any acmis: on this point. But the imprer- sion in official circles is that the conditions © absolute in their general scope; yet may be opportunity for slight amend- rs of details. The fact that “2 commissioners are even w calling upon the government herv. for detailed reports of (Mesrs of the army and vy who have been at Mantia and are sup- posed to he acquainted with the situation taken as evidence to bear out thts umption, for supposing that these mat- of Jetails had all been ‘rrevocably de- termin=d upon, it would scarcely be neces- sery for the commissioners to delay their proceedings while waiting for these "re- ports. Importance of Subig Bay. F Very naturally, Admiral Dewey is one of tke most trusted counsellors of the Ameri- can commissioners, and that, too, notwith- standing the Par! fresh from Manila, miral is tant many thou: information as he hi been able has already been dispatched to th missioners in mailed reports, and in fact that Gen. Merritt is in ad- while th> and mi tien to this, the authorities here cabled certain extracts from the admiral's cbservations, which are believed to be of special inp nee just row. lt is believed that, with his usual mod- ty r has refrained from e ing ‘any opinicn upon the very point as to the extent of the American de- mands in the matter of territory in the Philippin He has not directly suggested that ihe whole group be taken, nor that our claim be limited to Manila bay and the ccnuguous territory, but he has called at- tention to one very important considera- tion, which has seemed to escape general ebservaticn up to this time, and which has been ‘aid before the American comm sioners. That is, t with all the advar tages in a commercial way pos Manila the place is indefensible big bay be also held by the United Stat particular bay is, on the whole, re- being superior from a strategic ¥ to Manila bay, and the Span- ish government has evidently been of the same mind, for before the outbreak of hos- tilities it was about to embark upon an ex- sive scheme of defensive works in Su- + o+— ARTER'S CAS The President Expected to Tuke Ae- tion Soon, It is expected that the President will act on the long-delayed cas? of Capt. 0. M. corps of engineers, before his de- » for the west next Monday. Capt. r was court-martialed for serious ir- regularities in the government work at Savannah, and was senten: it is said, to dismissal and impr The delay im action in his case is said to be due to the efforts of bis friends to obtain a re- mission of that portion of the sentence in- volving imprisonment. ree COLLIS MAKES THREATS. GEN. Mayor Van Wyck Answers That He Will Do His Duty. NEW YORK, October 5.—General C. ‘T. Collis, former chief of the city’ works department, sent a letter to Mayor Van Wyck today concerning the alleged frauds in the old department of public works. The letter from General Collis reads: Robert A. Van WycN;tayor of the city of New York: Sir: I concede your right as the execu- tive of this municipality to expose any malfeasance in office which comes to your knowledge, and as a citizen I will commend you for it, but if directly or by innuendo, and without foundation, you give pain. to those who are near and dear to me, I will seek a remedy by the nearest possible course, (Signed) CHAS. T. COLLIS. The mayor read the letter just before a meeting of the:-board of estimates, Then he gave out the following statement: Regardless of the threat contained in this letter from Mayor Strong’s commis— sioner of public works, the present mayor of New York will continue to do his duty in reference to the rottenness in the old.de- partment of public works and In reference te every other matter that may officially conie before him. .__| Later Reports« From Storm-Stricken Dis- es Several Smal] jslands Along Florida Coast Were Swept of Their Inhabitants. = SAVANNAH; Ga., October 5.—News from the storm-stri¢keti_ districts along the coast is coming in gradually, and it ts probable that a hundred;lives have been lost. News by way of aoboat which arrived today is that fifty pedplé Were drowned at Fernan- dina. 5 From Campbell Island, inhabited by about ferty colored people, it is reported that all but three were drowned. At Bruns- wick four people‘ fost their lives, and at Jesup, 100 miles from the coast, one man was killed in. a,building blown down by the storm. At Sterling Station. At Sterling station Charles Wright, a merchant, reports the disasters from the flood great to lives and property in the rice field portion.of Glynn and McIntosh. There are a number of small islands at various poinis around Brunswick, Fernan- dina and Darien. on which small groups of families live. It will be some days be- fore accurate reports are heard from these points. ; \t Darien the wafer is reported high and the town badly damaged. There are many rumors of loss of life, but all of the re- ports thus far received are believed to be exaggerated. Many of those who bring news left the scene of the storm during its height, and consequently cannot be expect- ed to give accurate information. The dam- age by wind and rain has been enormous and extends inland one hundred miles in some cases, Damage to Shipping. The damage to shipping is enormous. Near Durien the schooner Blanch Hopkins collided with a small schooner, the Minnie, and sunk her. The Minnie had on board 3,000 pounds of dynamite. At Fernandina the tug Gladiator is said to have landed in the midale of the town. Mrs. Lucy Carnegie’s magnificent yacht Dungeness is badly damaged. The Cumber- land Island pilot boat Maud Helen was landed high on a bluff in Burbank’s yard. The schooner Edia and Emma, with a cargo of coal, 1s on shore at Jekyl Island near Charleston: The Jekyl Island Club launches landed in the club house yards and the water has destroyed considerable of the club's property. From Sapelo Island, the rational quaran- tine station near Brunswick, nothing has been heard. : Summer Resort Cottages Wreeked. On St. Simon's Island, along the beach, lined with summer resorters’ cottages, the tide wrought devastation, Reports are that all the cottages have been wrecked. St. Simon's mills and other property on the opposite end of the island are not badly damaged, being protected by the timber lands. THE COLUMBIA RAILROAD Stockholders Anthorize an Issue of Half a Million Bonds. A meeting of’ the ‘stockholders of the Co- lumbia Railway Company was held yester- day to take into consideration the extension provided for by_the’recent act of Congress. A large majo¥ity of the stock was repre- sented. It was unanimously voted to accept the provisions 6f ‘the bill and to construct the extension thefeby, authorized. The extensio will be from the present terminus, 15thstreét “east, along Benning road and the Race Course road to a point a little east of Deanewood, thence under the tracks of the Baltimore and Potomac and the Baltimore and Ohio railroads to a. point on the eastern boundary of the trict, to connect with the Chesapeake Beach road, which is being con ®ructed and will soon be completed. Another Line. Another extension to be made within two years from the date of the passage of the act will be from Deanewood or Watts creek along the Anacostia road to Kenilworth. The directors also decided to equip their present road from the treasury to 15th street east with the underground electric n like that in use on the Metropolitan In order to meet the estimated cost of the ange of motive power on their pr ad, the acquisition of the right of for the proposed extensions and the cost of construction equipment of the which will be a fotal of about sev in length, the stockholders authorized issue of $500,000 of 5 per cent. gold payable in 1914, secured by deed of ton all the property and franch > company. Fer the Stockholders. It was resolved that the s' should have the first opportunity to seribe for the bongs at par, and that the bonds not subscribed for by the stockhotd- crs within thirty days might then be sold at not than par. A statement of the earnings of the road, gross and net, was exhibited to the stock- holders, from which it appeared that if the receipts from the sting road con- tinue what they have been, the increased interest on the first mortgage bon and the interest on the proposed issue of bonds, and the dividends at the rate now paid can all be paid out.of the earnings of the city end of the road. Rights of way, except in respect of one or two tracts, have been secured, and it is expected that the Work of construction will ay be begun immediately. es A UNIQUE TESTIMONIAL. Autograph Book Giyen hy Bond Em- ployes to Mr, Vanacrlip. Assistant Secretary Vanderlip has re- ceived a unique testimonial from the em- ployes of the treasury who were engaged on the work of the war loan. It is a splen- idly. bound bodk: containing ‘the auto- graphs of those who were empioyed up to September 5. Thé imS¢ription in the book is as follows: , 05 a= : “The :undersigmedivemployes on the war ican of 1898 wikht#ananifest by this sim- ple testimsataf ithe, appreciation of the kind and courtéus,ffeatment uniformly re- ceived at the. hands:tof: Assistant Secretary of the Treasusly ‘F. A’ Vanderlip, under whose guidance! have been engaged on the stupendd§s gtk now about to close. “As their labars age almost over, this op- portunity is songht 20 express their wish that the futuretofstWe assistant secretary may be all of prosptity and happiness.” Mr. Vanderlit® hagd*sent to cach of the signers the foRowmng? Which is in the na- ture of a souvefiin: OF = “I wish to thank you for the pleasure you have given me) byawriting your name in the volume vet @ memorial of the work we have togéfher done on the war loan of 1898. ook will be highiy prized. 3 vats “Much of the: supeess-of the work was due to the earnesy,and. zealous efforts of the temporary forge, pf Which you were a Weiady bef. wishea Zp, with you always.” A smatl force of employes is still en- gaged in winding up the work of the bond issue. Naval Officers Discharged. ‘The following named officers of the navy have been honorably discharged: Lieut. Robert S. Sloan, Ensign D. C. McDougali and Past Assistant, Engineer G. W. Camp- bell. : —__+4+__, Havana Substituted for Tampa, Havana, Cuba, has “been selected as a depot for the purchase and shipment of subsistence supplies, and Tampa, Fia., has beer, Giscontinued as @ depot of that char- acter. | Etsiness in Washington by 4 part in many hot LOOKS BAD FOR QUAY FOUND DEAD IN BATH TUB Telegram From State Treasurer Read at Hearinc Todav. - LOAN 70 SENATOR'S SON URGED A Promised Deposit of State Funds if Loan Was Made. DETECTIVE DiD NOT _——— PHILADELPHIA, October 5. — United Stetes Senator Quay, Richard R. Quay ani Charles MeKee of Pittsburg were <his wf- ternoon held in $5,000 bail each to answer at the next term of court on the charge of cerspiracy in using “the state funds le- pcsited in the People’s Bank for their in- dividual profit. The hearing of U. S. Senator Quay, his son, Richard R. Quay, and Charles H. Mc- Kee of Pittsburg, on the charge of using state funds in the People’s Bank for specu- lating purposes for their own profits, was begun before Magistrate Jermon at city hall shortiy after the noon hour today. The case had attracted great attention, and the hearing room was crowded witn prom- inent politicians, lawyers and others. It was the general expectation that a hearing would be waived and the case be disposed of in a few minutes. This, how- ever, proved to be an incorrect theory, as counsel for defendants made a hard fight on the point of insufficient evidence to es- tablish a prima facie case and combatted the prosecution at every point. At this writing, 2:45 p.m., the hearing has not been concluded, and the defense is us- ing every endeavor to force the prosecution to show who had instigated or inspired the charges. In furtherance of this object Rufus E. Shapley and A. S. L. Shields, counsel for defendants, ende: red to have called as a witness Detective Myers, who had made the affidavit upon which the warrants of arrest were issued. District. Attorney Graham, however, claimed that he had other evidence to es- tablish a case and reefured to call Myers. He celled Receiver Barlow and Teller Tebor of the People's Bank, who testified to having found certain letters and tele- &rams in the desk of C: jer Hopkins after the latter’s suicide, which documents it was claimed implicated the defendants in a conspiracy with the cashier for the use of the finds. Certain memoranda of Cashier Hopkins Was presented, and against the admission of this evideuce defendant’s counsel made strong objection. The district attorney finally presented as evidence ‘he letters and telegra The first letter presented was one from State Treasurer Haywood to President McMzanes of the People’s Bank. The letter was dated July 25, 1896, and informed President McManes that $500,000 of the commonweaith’s fund would be de- posite] In the bank the following week, provided Richard R. Quay was permitted to borrow $100,000. A telegram dated a week later, from Haywood to Cashier Hopkins, was next presented, which notified the latter of the letter to the president of the bank. Evidence was presented to show that the loan to Richard Quay had been made. Cross-examination elicited the fact that the loan had been canceled the bank gone into lauldation, which was in Mare! last. Other letters and telegrams were read, several of which were from Senator Quay to Cashier Hopkins directing him to buy or sell certain shares of stock and giving Girections relative to the transfer of other stocks through the broker firm cf George A, Huhn of Philadelphia. It was shown that the promised deposit referred to by State Treasurer Haywood was made, $500,000 being deposited on Au- Bust 1, 1896, and $100,000 on August 3. Request to Buy Stocks. A telegram was produced from Haywood to Hopkins dated November 1896, re- questing him, if possible, to buy 100 shares of Metropolitan railway stock at 110, 109 shares at 109, 100 shares at 108, 100 shares at 107 and 100 shares at 108. ———+ CONFIDE: or Agoncillo Not Dissatisficd With the Nesult of His Visit Here. Felip> Agoncillo, the envoy of the Philip- pine insurgent leader Aguinaldo, and his secretary, Senor Lopez, called at the State Department today and left cards for S ary Hay, p for Paris to lay claims of the insurgent gov- erpment before the peace commission. They made ro attempt to see Secretary Hay, an Gid not se him. It is understood that they have conducted the principal part of their correspond Sta TESTIFY SUCCESS. with the President them’ that the would have to the question whether they shall be granted a hear befor? that body looking to the recognition of the claims of the insurgents in the fu- ture government of the Philippine: Agoncillo and tary will spend a day or two in Philadelphia an New York before their departur ce Senor Agoncilio has made the fc statement with regard to his m sion itse tis a mistake to say that we are dis- d with what been accomplished Philippines since we have in Washingion. While have not on ned all that could have been d 2 by government and cur people, we are fully satisfied, and it can be said truth- fully that we haye accomplished many of the purposes for which we were sent. “We are highly pleased at our reception and believe now that the Americans have a better understanding of who the Philippine people are and what they desire, which is absolute independence. We have been treated with courte and I must say that my report to my people and to President Aguinaldo must be all praise for the Amer- icans. “We shall go to Paris and there lay our claims before the commission. 1 am con- fident cf success, and believe that the in- dependence of the Philippines is assured. We have been greatly plcased and aided by the reports which have come in since our arrival here from the American officers in Manila. I think they are favorable to our people, and are, of course, bound to have a great influence upcn this country. They bear out the statements 1 have made. “When the Paris peace commi:sion has mA&d> its decision as to the disposal of the Philippine Islands we shall return to Amer- ica and Washington with our present repre- sentative in Paris and establish a junta, similar te that maintained by the Cubans here, if our independence is net accorded us, and a legation if that which we hope for is granted us. Of course we are in no position to contend against so powerful a nation as the United States, but we will never lay down arms against Spain until she recognizes that we are no lorger her subjects.” Treasury Agent Murray Paralyzed. FORT COLLINS, Col., October 5.—Joseph Murray, special agent of the United States Treasury Department, in charge of Priby- lof Island seal fisheries, has been pros- trated by a stroke of paralysis here. At- tending physicians state that the chanees of recovery are slight. The Treasury Department today received a telegram announcing the death, at 10 o'clock last night. of Col. Joseph Murray at his home in Fort Collins, Col. Col. Murray was the chief of treasury agents in charge of the seal islands in Alaska, and recently \ Teport is | S.uco' bushels; southern wheat by Well-Connected Englishman Dies in St. Louis Hotel. ‘Wm, Strutt, a Son of Lord Delper, Nephew of Earl of Danwore. ST. LOUIS, October 5.—Mr. William Strutt, avout twenty-five years old, son of Lord Belper of Kingstcn, Derbyshire, Eag- lord, and nephew of the Earl of Du.amorc, a Scotch peer who Is a lord in waiting 1 Qveen Victoria, was found dead im the bath tub in his epartinents at the West End Hotel at § a.m. today. His body wes entirely sudmerged in the water that fille the tub. The last seen of the young man w o'clock Monday afternoon. It is n known what caused bis death. The rains have been removed to the morgue to await the inquest. Discovered by His Servant. The remains were discovered by Herman Alweise and Lottie Piper, man and maid servants, respectively, of the young man, who occupied a suite of apartments on th» fifth floor of the f jonable West Enc Hotel. From its condition the body must have been in the tub for some tin The hotel people were immediately notified, and the coroner took charge of the remains for the purpose of learning tne cause of death The Countess of Dunmore, who is stopping with friends in this city, is an aunt of the dead man, She was notified of his deat whereabouts are kept a sec could be learned from her concerning Mr. rutt. She attended the Veiled Prophet’s ball last night. Deceased came to this city August 15 and tcok apartments at the hotel where lied. He was here apparently cn a pleasure and sightseeing tour. Died of Heart Disease, A prominent citizen with whom but as her t nothing the de- ceased dined recently is of the opinion that Mr, Strutt died of beart disease. The man. he said, was traveling for his health, and he thinks the shock received In taking a cold bath had a fatal effect. —_——. TRADESM THE Suspension Caused by Action of the Clearing House Committee. In regard to the suspension of the Tradesmen’s National Bank of New York city, Acting Controller Murray made the following statement today: “The suspension of the bank was pri- marily due to the action of the clearing house committee, which, after an examina- tion into the affairs af the bank, notified | it that clearings for yesterday would be refused. Owing to the multiplicity of de- tails requiring immediate attention Na- tional Bank Examiner Kimball, in charge, has been able to make but little p ress in examination. The embarrasst of the bank seems to arise from a recent investment of some $400,000 in stock of and Jeans to the wool exchange and New York Wool warehouse, the former of which has lately suspended operations. A detailed expected from the examiner at the carliest possible moment.” e+ AGAINST COL. Said to Have Unnecessarily Blocked Rallway Traffic. Complaints have been filed at the War Department by the Baltimore and Qhio railroad that Col. Robert McGregor of the CHARG McGRE! Re. {th United States Cavalry transgressed his of authority much to the inconvenience that road while his regiment was pa: through Baitimore last week. It i that he stopped the train in wat. regiment Were passengers in ord*r to allow the trcops to take Junch, and refused to | allow the railroad authorities to transfer the train to a side track so as not to im- pede the passage of the regular trains on the main track. According to the stot Col. McGregor stationed guards around his train with orders to shoot anybody who attempted to interfere with it. Copies of the complaints have been torwarded to Col. McGregor for an explanation and fur- ther action of the Cepartmen: will depend upon his answer. If unsatisfactory, Col. McGregor will probably be ordered before a court-martial for trial on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gen- teman or of coréuct to the prejudice ef military discipline. NEW 10+ STABLISHMENT, Opening of Smoot, Coffer & MecCal- ley’s Store. A new establishment world of Washington was opened to the public uday at 1216 F strect. The firm is that of Smoot, Coffer & McCalley, all of whom were assoc‘ated with S. 1886 until his w Mr. Smoot acted as confidential ad- viser and attorney for Mr. Perry, closi up the estate at the latter's death. new store is a model one in many respects It embraces but one floor, and is one of the best lighted salesrooms in the city There is not a dark corner in it, the light g plentifully supplied by skylights. The s an exclusive line of goods, in- laces, neckwear, evening goods, no- gloves and umbrellas, 2s well Jsome line cf waists, dres: in the business goods, W and coats. For a number of these articles Smoct, Copper have obtained the ¢ & ta. specialty t carrying Ine of all th, t pertains to The stock is, of course, entirely of the newest of fall pa s the Season wears on new effects will be displayed from time to time, keeping it fully up to date. -_ Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Ve the o- ade unchanged Spot, month and Tatty: steamer 285 bushels; ex bushels; sales, sample, 63a68: October 5,—Flour dull, 8 bushels; exports, 57, els. Wheat dull aber, 8T%x6S: December, red, 62% 263; -ecelp 31,668 bushels; stock, Sz: ports, do. on grade. 63) firm—spot and month, : 374023%> new or old ror December, 323033; or mixed } receipts, 63,279 bushels; Stock, 1,099,311 bushels; ern White 4 (35%4n36. Onts firmer—No. wesferp, 25a: No. 2 mixed do., 26a26% . BEASE bushels, exports, nove hels, Rye easier No. 2 pearl 84; No. 2 wi . TO: velpt 23,038 bushels; exports, 42.857 bushels: stock th 281 bushels. Hay fir 1 timothy, $10a$10.50. Grain freights firm, ements very moderate— | steam to Liverpocl, . 4d. October. 4 November; Cork for orders, per quarter, 4s. 34. Oe. tober, 45 November. Sugar strong, unchanged. rao steady, aimee? Eges firm, unchanged. Cheese steady, unchanged, Lettuce’ utchansed Whisky unchang-4. — ————— Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. Gb. Hibbs & Co. and brokers, 1419 F st stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. L: denburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. bankers made an annual report on conditiens in the islands. He had been with the Treas- ury Department about ten years and had a host of friends in this city. He rose te the rank of colonel during the civil war. He was a blican ree of note and took in the west. GRAIN. Open. “High, Wheat—Dec 62 a May. 63% Corn—Der. 2055 May. 1% Oats—De- 21% Mayo yeas 23 PROVISIONS. Ope: High. Lo: é Tae 7. 89) 880 465 4.60 475 470 5.25 5.7 400 4.55 - High. Low. f 530 5.28 ae 535 5.32 - 3. 541 5.35 3 a 5.50- 5.45 oss 5 2 per cents, registered... 3 per cents, registered,” 198-1928. 3 per cent 4 por ceuts: 1907 4 ber sents, "egimtered: 4 per cents, 3995. . 5 per cents, 5 per cents, 6 per cents, shington. Indecd, it may | FINANCE AND TRADE Stock Market Was Irregular and it Professional Hands. PSS aan ome INDUSTRIALS} WERE = NEGLECTED noe Attention Now Turning Toware Dividend Earning Properties. = - = GENERAL MARKET REPORT == = 1 Dispatch to The Evening Star, W YORK, October 5.—Today’s stock market was irregular and to a constderaly degree professional. London traded Ways, but purchases slightly exc The industrial d»partment give den f having become me dominant speculative influence, and a tion ts turning to the merttorious issues in the general list. Earnings are to the front as the real ineonti mand, and there is little apprehen that uch influences will diminish materially Union Pacific reports for the six months ending June 30 a sury after charges, of $1,746, The stock was scarcely influ- enced by the anriouncement, although some rather significant buying has been noted for several days. M volitan ction was work 1 our sharply rts under the showing a large daily increase in earnings. influence Atchison pre amounts on rum: nuary, ed was taken in round ‘s of an initial dividend of such A series showings as © characterized this week's devel: ments should have produced even m¢ substantial results than those now flected, The room element, acting under mem- ories of last week's decline in Tobacco, is largely committed to lower prices. A re- dvetion in the price of refined sugars an¢ continued significant selling of the stock of th company helps to keep alive the belief in lower pr Sugar and Tobacco may, however, be allowed to go t respective ways with- ring the gene ry de out f a mom Americ al lst into more than un Stgar is in for a serious trade }contlict, as the active buying of Une raw Proluet by the new Independent refineries clearly proves Tw nt dividends on the com- mon * may shortly become interesting history ely, but, as in ail fights of this chara) a day combihation for mutual protection is inevitable. This day for s a moropoly as the American Sugar Company has been will not be recognized waitle {ts adversaries con- true business and the surplus of th few y ig An eariy promise {s consequently not looked for, mary very low figures are quoted maximum level of the decline. I: ts idle to predict prices for eks under any con- Citions, but if purchases are to be ayed because sugar may decline, the Jemand for stocks on a ale must wait The belief ebitity of one or twe stocks te creasing and those ay among the larger buyers active toda People’s Gas held its own very well. The Granger shares found support, and cessions only incre volume demand. Many would prefer to have elections out of the not from a fear of the actual, but of the predicted result The regular Monday smeetings of the Supreme Court will cause nervousness in ome quarters in which @ decision on the uitie Association case is feared Outside of the board room, however, con- ditions are encouraging, and only an’ a dent can destroy confidence in an er: Prosperity. The market may be a conflict ing one for a few weeks, but once the pri fessional side of it is eliminated as a fac the worst of its drawbacks will have by overcome. of ——— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. New York jock Market. Open. High. Low. Close. Tay 12s 1234 ‘ison, pid..22 222. ison Adiustments.. more & Ohio... Brooklyn Rapid Transit ‘wnada Southern...... Ke & Onio & St. Louis Sees orthwestern ko Gas... x *. M. & St. Paul... Chicago, 1. & P. zoe Chie st. P.M. & O hig. & « Consol Louisville & Nashvi Metropolitan Manhattan Ete: i Pac New Jersey ¢ New York Ce rthern Pacttic thern Pacitic, pid acitic Mail, i Phila. & Beading. Southern Railway Southern Ry., pfd Texas Pacitic.. Tenn. Coal & Iron..: Union Pa Union Pa. Washington Stock Exeh regular call—t1 “t y at 7 78%, 10 at ING, 6 at 1 can Grapbopbo: iv at 14, red, ranee at 13%, Graphophone p 144. After Call. Lincoln Fire In 3 /at District of Columbta’B 20-year funding, 1v0 bid. 6s, 30-year fui , 106 bid. 1yel, water stock, 108 bid. 3.05s, funding, 11 ¢ mas Bonds.—Metropelitsn Built asked ne Metropolitan Ratleoud com: vertible 6s, 125 bid Metropolitan Railrund cert indebt., A! 114 bid, Kran Raflrowd ee indbt., B, 113 bid. C Ma Kallroud Gx, 118 1) Beli Railroad 5s, ckington Railroad 100 bid. Washiny mpany, 114 bid. Washing’ - hy series : MS bid. U.S. E imp.. 100° phone Bs, 103. Hil Se, 160 Did. Wash 1S bid) Wa 6s, 115 bid. W extn. Gs, 108 bid. Bauk 15 bid 123 bid. t Ed. 90 bi < 100 bid. Lincoln, 11 posit and Trust Compante anand Trust, 125 bid, 130 asked. enrity and Trust, 150 bid. Washington Safe. De- posit, 50 bid. Insurance bid. Cele) Railroad bid, 78% asked sie. and Ele-tric Light Stocks. —Wasbington Gar, a. orgetown 48 asked. U8. Elec: trie Light, 105% 9id, 109% ‘asked. Telephone Stocas. Peake and Potomac, 50\% vid. Pennsslvama, 28 bid. 45 axked, Misceliancons Stocks.—Mergenthaler Linotype, 185% Md, 186 asked. Lanston Monotype, 14%} American Grapbophone, 13% Did. 14 asked. Amer ican Graphophone preferred, Gun Carriage, .15 bid. G 123 asked. Criminal © Arthur Bell, colored, was acquitted tn Criminal Court No. 1 this afternoon of t! charge of housebreaking. The district attorney has nolle prossed the following cases: Greely Diggs; John Jackson. alias Lafayette Moore, how: breaking; Louis Berkey, Bernard Whelan and Clarence Rone, larceny.