Evening Star Newspaper, October 14, 1898, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1898-16 PAGES. ret th: ten ree tor wh aus | govern return tion at knew th he ded some q in the Dr. instanc regard United tr { (here ss tone) berg h # Dr. ¢ Son Dr. Seaman. alar form to th Dr. ¢ He ¥ Dr. Seama; r= tors or nurses in these hospita! Dr. Seaman: ndation, bility for any supplies re ause he was told by respon- that they could not be filled. s had been made verbally. asked the witness if he did s easier to make out writ- s on the government officers t he wanted than to go to relief so- end the Red Cross to get them. id it was er to get them from Cross, but that he got them there he could not get them from the k it quisiti me ‘So far as you know, no in your district in Porto ived commutation of 60 cents a ck men?” s right adjourned untit tructed to nis examina- . Dr. Seaman for # continuation of that time. Rather Stormy Scenes. testimony was continued at rck. witness was asked if he the amount of meat ration given in sh army in India. Dr. Conner e fact was that in the English army Tt meat ration was four ounces less than American army. the examination of the witness pro- quite a stormy scene took place. voaner asked a question regarding upon whom responsibility should be s replied: m to be inclined to take up your I have I wish to have answered. ues n reply to another question the witness said when he left Porto 1 between three and rour thousand sick men Rico there were rommand of 10,000, mner—“Did you personally see any ces of neglect on the part of the doc- Doctor. I wish to say in to the medical department of the Sta I have nothing but com- and I kave had nothing. T be he men down there are doing: the witness spoke in a very loud ‘the best they can, and Gen. Stern- as done his duty. ‘onner: “Was there any drunken- n the part of the medical officers in Porto Rico?” Dr. Seaman: “Where does the responsi- failure cf your efforts to get tonne answer that I answer by asking stion.” anted to know if the conyalescents supplies en- auit it w Il you ple se answer my have answered your question as T think fit. Dr. Conner—“Is that your answer?” e Dr. Seaman—“It is my answe: 5 Dr. Conner—“Then let it go on the rec- s ough.” Cross 10k—"Don’t get excited, doc- Ire: ad had t Obdar: th msib ing on the insist t -man supplies | im struc | what | dent's u make req- The K. Hii Hill w w The terday adj ta rd to his fai men ary had Jin lations uk, with the the tnot m Capt. f star within y Dr. Si ed thr them.” 1 this from trinki with Lieut. | mn general, Maj > Maj. Birm a that if t pital the r said that when quisiti he could not he sick to eat. Was that because they did money or the authority to to know Written Requisitions Needed. c we will he character to insinuate that he atte case n sp Eighteen months ago se charge weapon: term of ve to take you out. paman said the questions had been administration. vernor Reaye! “We are investigat- e facts are trying to fix re- bility. u are represented as an of more than ordinary abil- ask you any question that not be asked a gentleman, and I hat you maintain yourself as a gen- or take the consequenc I do not you to answer me as you have an- a swered Dr. Conner.” : SCCRtS ELURE tx Wouldn't Criticise Superiors. it you allow the | When asked who was responsible for any harge to eat|failurs at Porto Rico, Dr. Seaman de- clined to reply. He said as long as he had his shoulder straps on he did not propose icise his supsrior officers. erner Beaver said he need have ear of that, that no harm would come “Dodg# then read the President's ions to the commission, and_ said 1 would receive the Pros * Sata he liad heen seca that the interview pub- had been got from hi He had not wished the d been thrust upon him. of the witness then cc isked the witness whether he pt. Adlen, quartermaster in . an effic cer. swer this ques; wh or_not eff He continued to ¢ n conchided, nt. Hill Catied. Lieutenant Frank Lieutenant luty itnexsex Will Be Prote ting commi: in to wit- ion in regard giving Du has pa commission that used to their in- the t be official standing w: commission has writt = he may assure wit- i have no fear of the nd that the commissi see that all Witnesses are protec! Adjutant Geaeral’s Orders. commission devoted its session yes: afternoon orders by the nt ger ting to the landing Shafter's troops in Cuba. The at General Miles ation of the I the battle of § go and beginning Was an appar- bet we “ne rat apaign. ‘The vuthority mpaiga. tha sneral ud disabled the command » troops should devolve upon Genera! and upon the next in command of the disability of both Shafter ler. e+ TROUBLE WITH INDIANS, KS Gaston Thinks Troops Will Needed in Okiahom Be ione ‘ough Washington y n which was not p way to Huntsville, where his regiment has nd they ¢ jben ordered. The principal duty of Capt. have had. They | Gaston's command has been guarding the nt of supplies. | captured Apaches, which have been in the for the want of | t > 1 . Vieinity of Fort Sill for thirty years. Capt. ks In says sh terms of the Apach- they are nearer civilization ow than many of the tribes which have been cared for by the government, but not | by the army aston thinks that troops will be eeded to prevent trouble by the Coman- sand eee After Eighteen Months. eral colored men at 18th and L streets , and soon after leaving the loon ng place was a row. One shot jred. Kichard Johnson, who was in arged with having fired city soon afterward, and ast night that Policeman itnesses explained to morning what hap- t at the time of the nitted that he was in the row 1 he rd the piste) shot, but did row Who use » weapon. Judge asked him why he ran and after- left the cliy. He denied that he ran, id he did not leave the city until the Gctober. Then he went to hi in Virginia to bury his father. T Was satisfied of the man’s guilt, the being the carrying of concealed and sentenced him to fail for a x months. Dr. Conner asked the witnes: » did nee, ft know’ tual eid ocean ta oes Verdict of Aequitial. requisit in writing in the army, if he | = the case of William Reed, who was waited: theta atlmddad® to placed oa trial this afternoon in Criminal ‘The witness replied that he thought ne | COUrt No. 2, charged with violating section adeeeih te i nought O° | 4745 of the Revised Statutes of the United ad use't “ne proper means to get the things States, Judge Bradley directed that the jusy he needed, and didn’t make the written [return a verdict of acquittal. were | WAR BONDS IN COURT Proceedings to Enjoin the Secretary of the Treasury. . PETITION OF NEW YORK SUBSCRIBERS Answer Filed by Secretary Gage Upon Issue Raised. THE HEARING TODAY Arguments were heard this afternoon by Judge Cox in Equity Court No. 1 in con- nection with the petition for an injunction filed by George B. Wightman against Ly- man J. Gage, in his capacity as Secretary of the Treasury, and the Produce Exchange Trust Company of New York. As stated in detail in The Star at the time the peti- tion was filed, September 30, Mr. Wightman. secks to enjoin the Secretary of the Treas- ury from Issuing any bonds of the $200,000,- 000 3 per cent popular war joan to provide Ways and means to meet war expenses to any persons other than a number of indl- named in his petition. ractically merged with the injunction uring was the petition for mandamus, also filed September 30, by William H. Wharton, one of the alleged subscribers nemed in Mr. Wightman’s petition, seek- ing to compel the Secretary of the Treas- ury to issue certain bonds that the Secre- tary had refused to issue. Th» injunction petition being filed in the equit of the court and the mandamus petition the law side, the matter was to the attention of Cole, in Circuit Court No. 1, by counsel. Judge Cole suggested that Judge Cox dispos> of both matters, and the latter consented to do so. The peution are represented by Attor- new John G. Carlisle, the interests of the Secretary of the Treasury being looked af- ter by the United States attorney for the in this morning called Judge Dist of Mr. Henry E. Davis. The latter is assisted by Mr. C. M. Brune of the office of the solicitor of the Treasury Department It was a d that the injunction case fully cc d the mandamus case, so the proceedings are based principally on the Attorney Carlisle read the peti- f Mr Wightman ar. who heretofore published He was followed by Attorney read the reply of Secretary Secretary Gage'’s Answer. his answer the Secretary of the asury denies on what he states to be information and belief that each of the persons referred to in the petition for in- junction, in fact, severally for himself on subscribing for hi the amount name, signed ths sub: retary further avers sigratures of the pre either forged or fictittc Continuing, the Se in conformity to the s ment circular 101 he ed subscriptions from the people of the United States for 1,000,000 of the bonds of the 3 per cent loan to provide ways and means to mset the war exp He receive set opposite criptions. The that many of th ons named were s forth that of depart- . he says, the apparent sub- the persons here 2 apparent subscriptic t number of sub a part of a & real and apparent, received by him in + sponse to ilar 101, and the course of 258 of the Treasury Department was as the subscriptions were received were acknowledged and allotmeit © perfunctorily out from the department on a blank In the a is stions, etary, ving ed by the receip. from one source udividuai subseriptions for £0 € the Treasury D-part- secretary of the treasury, the of July last, ad- dressed iuce Exchange Tr Compan w York city a communtca- tion calling an explicit statement to | the effect t these subscriptions were solely nterests of th signing the cription blanks neither the trust company nor any other institution or person has an ulterior inter- the su st in “In the unable to make such a s' nunica- tion conclud: to re- the turn Reply Kecelved. received to the communication to hay fol- been a in submitting subscrip- tions, are not for our own account, thes. » for account of the various » subscription papers we have forwa |, and are not for the ulte- rior advar of ourselves or any other interest.” Continuing his answer, retary Gag! ays that, accepting the statements of the | defendant, the Produce Exchange ‘Trust Compan S$ true, the department sent to the individ Is in question allotment no- in the usual form, many of which, vr, were returned undelivered, by on of the inability, as reported by the post office offictals in the city of New York, tices to find the persons to whom they were ag- dressed. Suspicions Aroased. The return of the allotment notices hay- ing aroused the suspicions of the depart- ment as to the good faith of the subserip- tlons, states the Secretary, an investigation was instituted and had by the department, in the course of which many persons, in- cluding the complainant in the at issue, we mined, and the of which investigation was that the ip- ns Were found and adjudged to have been made not in good faith, but with a view to > intent of the I: lation the bonds in this, that the ney onsideration in procured or caused to be procur- ed the apparent subscriptions of the cer- tain persons referred to, with the Intent and purpose of having the same inure to his individual benefit. Upon the ascertain- acts set forth, concludes the tary in his answer, the subscriptions ordered to be canceled. Court Reserves Decision, After the reading of the petition and an- swer, the case was briefly argued by At- torneys e and Davis. Judge stated that he would take the matter un- der consideration and announce his decision later. ore wer eg a New Officers of Christian Chureh, NEWMARKET, Ont., October 14.--At the quadriennial conference of the Christian Church of America, in session here, the following officers were elected Rev. O. W. Powers, president; Re Burnett, secretary, and the Revs. Com- Staley, Jones, Dunlap, Millard, and Whitaker, vice presidents. A. Palmer of New York was ap- pointed convention treasurer. —~—— Sarthquake Shock in California, VISALIA, Cal., October 14.—An earth- quake felt here rocked houses on thei foundations, broke crockery and aroused many people. JF. ee Ordered Before a Retiring Board, Capt. William H. Rexford, ordnance storekeeper, has been ordered before an army retiring board at Springfield, Mass., for examination for retirement. z eee eee = Gen. Sumner May Go South. Gen. Sumner, who received his pro- motion for gallantry in the battle of Santi- ago, will soon ve sent to one of the corps in the south and given command of a divi- sion. Gen. Sumner is at present chief mus- tering officer for Pennsylvania, but was at the War Department yesterday and ex- pressed his preference for service with the soldiers. ee Divorce Granted. A decre? was signed this afternoon by Judge Hagner in Equity Court No. 2, grant- ing Michael W. Samelsberger a divorce from Ruth Samelsterger because of im- proper conduct on the part of the latter. NEGRO MINERS TO GQ BACK. Strikers at Vfiden Have Imported Men Under Control. SPRINGFIELD? Ill, October 14.—All the negro minets frov# Alabama who came to work in the Chfcago-Virden Coal Com- pany's minéS at Virden, with the exception ci a few who went north on the train from Springfield, are in’ Allen’s Hall, the head- avarters of?the Idéal miners’ union in this city. Policemen “are guarding the hall. Mayor Whétler $esterday afternoon had the streets ‘clear@4 of miners for several blocks fromthe W4ll. The negroes number 106. oe 2 it was unitérstod@ that the negroes would be shipped Back té! Alabama last night, but it was not lone. “Adjutant General Reese stated last’ night/that the federation of miners refused to Have anything to do with the transportation of the negroes from here to their homes; that the stato had no au- thority to send them away, and that the authorities were in a quandary. The funeral of Edward Walsh, one of the Springfield miners killed at Virden, will eceur today. In order to prevent any dem- onstration against thé negroes by_ the miners, Troop B of Bloomington and Troop D of Springfield, 1st Mlinois Cavalry, and Company F of the Sons of Veterans, Mac- comb, were retained here. —— eS THAT SUPERB CHARGE. An English Correspondent Praises Our Boys at Santiago. From the London Times. Once clear of the woods, the only course left open for the Americans was to charge up the hills and turn the Spaniards out of the trenches. The fighting qualities of the men were here shown at their best. There was very little attempt to preserve any or- der or keep regiments separate. Indeed, I think only one regiment, the 16th Infantry, kept together and went up the hill in any- thing like regular order. The remainder made their rush with only the idea of reaching the Spaniards. There were two distinct positions to be taken, the first, the San Juan House, on a grassy hill some 300 yards from the edge of the woods; the secs ond, the line of rifle pits on which two for- Utled houses formed the central points, and which afterward became the lines of the United States troops when Santiago was invested. To ask infantry soldiers to charge up to trenches over open ground when the enemy is securely protected and armed witha magazine rifle means that the commanding officers must have very great faith in their men. ‘Buc how much more must this be the case when your men are dismounted cavalry, armed only. with carbines. Cavalry and infantry in this case never faltered. They made their charge, gained the trenches, and wrested them from the Spaniards. These trenches were wonderful- ly constructd for defensive purposes, being fully five feet in depth, two in width and cut out of hard, gravelly soil. What saved the Americans in the Tush was that, in- stead of these trenches being at the edge of the comparatively level space on the ridge, they were too near the crest, and the men in them were’ unable to fire down on the advancing foe for nearly the whole length of the last 200 yards. That this charge was a magnificent exploit nothing that may be said ‘in criticism can alter; that the Spaniards had not expected it was evident from ‘fhe confusion that oc- curred in their ranks when they saw the Americans coming up the hillsides. After all the obstinate defense they had made while the United States troops were ad- vancing they‘now ‘bandoned these lines of trenches without ?ittempting to hold them by hand-to-hand fighting. a THEIR WAY. “WORKING? How Some Boys Pay for Their Edu- cation at College. From the Chica; CwMnicle. It is a prevalent, that the days #helfone ex through colléker™ ré over. Ways are just as plentiful today aS” they were twenty-five Marl’ #go, and'tté earnest stu- dent will fin@'themi? There fs always a col- ony of such in’ 0, and ‘a sort of Ma- sonry existsdamvhg” them, whereby a new- comer is lookef*after ty hél fds enough work to be hdeendént.: A’ yourg man has more opporttnities#than a wimah,' but there are places férthéttarnest' woman, too. The most covetel occupattohs are as cor- respondents .@fothecity daily papers, but a ce Ativglysfew ean-be'tis employed the majority, haye to turn thelenhands to the next thing 4fhat comes to them. From twelve to fifteen teach’ night school. Sev- 1 teach in tHe publig schgols, in daytime and do their: upiversity work,-in_ after- noons evenings to secure ‘their de: of D.D. and A.M. “About a scofe carry dail. papers, which them from $2.48 to $3. ber week, but #8! this is not suffcient to meet all thelr expenses they must do some- thing else besides, ané they do it. About a dozen have lamp routes, which occupation ys $20 and $25 a month. ‘This is not ag Work as some may imagine it to be. the hours are easier than they we: ears ago. A few are so fortunate as to find wark in the evenings in the City Library. Some attend lawns in the summer and tyurnaces.in the winter, earning as much. as 3) and $10 aweek, By having several of each to. caro for. Some act as waiters at clubs and restauzants. Some solicit adver- tisements and sopte'are book agents The divinity students pay thelr way after the first year by preachtig In small towns near Chicago. Several employ their leisure hours in “tutoring! less brillant students than themselves, making’ a fine income. Two young men made as‘high as $1,200 th one year tutoring.’ One student is a’ mem- er of a city orchestra, which pays him $12 week. A few arg.employed-in the univer- sity post office, which pays: about 20 eents an hour. A messenger system employs a number about two @ours each daily, and some do clerical work for our’ professors, though here the ladtes are given the prefer- ence. iim As has been said, avenues for women are not so plentiful, yet there are a few. Sev- eral are teachers~in the night schools of {the city, and several are housekeepers for professors and small clubs of students. A number are doing clerigal work, and a few do Hbrary work. Spme work in the city telephone exchanges from 5 o'clock p.m. to 19 p.m. This last is extremely hard on the student, but with some it is that or do without the education, and-so the former is chosen sats © "’ students are the best, stand highest in their 8, highest In all the athletic sports, consequently highest in the respect of their fellow students and the faeulty. The first student to matrieulate at the new univer- sity at Chicago was one of. these earnest young men, who had his way to make. One of the associate professors, Dr. L., was a student at the old uni¥ersity who gained his education by all kinds of work. He had a “lamp route” for eight years. One of the finest American actors, who is billed to play in Chicago this winter, was one of these students. soe Seminary. Banquet. After preliminary. services at St. Paul's Church, the lummM of the General Theo- logical Semtriary participated in a banquet at the Ebbitt’Hou¥t. It was the triennial reunion of the alymni, and almost every alumnus in the city was present. At every convention of the3Episcopal Church the seminary hoids its reunion, and the one last night wis In ‘many respects the most successful ever help. Earlier in the etening preliminary serv- ices were cotfuctéd at ‘St. Paul’s Church, in which Rev. Mr. Keller, assisted by Bis op Seymour df Sp: fees preached. Bish- op Gillespi of Michigan acted as toastmas. ter at the bdhquet.. Bishop Satterlee, Dr Brand Mfrylan ‘and others spoke. T Miss ‘Shani¢y‘s Condition. The condition-ef: Miss Shanley of the a collision MSnda¥,afternoon, is somewhat improved. Later developments show it was a United States Express Wagon, and not an Adams Express wagon, that caused the collision. The motorman and conductor of the car say the car was. not going at a high speed at the time. —_-—- Base Pali:Games Postponed. PITTSBURG, | P: October — 14.—Both games to be played ere today between the Chicago aad Pittshurg clubs haye been pestponed on account of cold. PHILADELPHIA, October 14.—Brookiyn- ‘Philadelphia games today postponed on ac- count of wet grounds. It matters little what it is that you want— whether a situation or a servant—a “want”: ad. in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. Business Hi#h Schbol, who was injured in | Paris. -auk. MILITARY IN A PLOT Its Object Was to Overturn the Pres- ent French Cabinet. A BONAPARTE PRINCE INVOLVED The Discovery Causes Uneasiness in London and on the Continent. EFFECT ON BERLIN BOURSE Se PARIS, October 14.—It is announced here this morning that a military plot against the government has been discovered. The Rappel, Aurore and Petite - Republique Francaise publish almost identical sto- ries on the subject. It appears that the plot was discovered by a general holding an important position. The plotters were to have taken action on Saturday, during the absence of the minister of war, General Chanoine. It further appears that when the govern- ment was warned of the plot the ministers were not surprised, having already ob- tained information regarding the consp!- racy. The Matin says the plot was not in favor of one of the pretenders to the throne of France, who has been talked about for some time, but was only for the purpose of changing certain officials of the govern- ment without touching the president. M. Brisson Not Surprised. The premier, M. Brissin, was among those who were not surprised when notified of the plot. He promises to take action in the matter. ‘Tho government officials here refuse to furnish any information regarding the dis- covery of the plot, but it Is rumored this afternoon that the conspiracy involved Prince Louis B. Bonaperte, who is a col- onel of Russian Lancers, and in whose favor his elder brother, Prince Victor Bon- aparte, recently resigned the leadership of the imperialist party. It is added that cer- tain political personages handed the pr mier important documents, including a ci- pher dispatch compromising certain mili- tary men. The minister of war has recalled his an- nounced inteation of leaving Paris. Regarded Seriously in London. LONDON, October 14.—The situation in Paris is regarded in well-informed quar- ters here being more serious than at any time since the commune. The St. James Gazette this afternoon says: “A military revolution, however peaceful, which replaces the Brisson cab- inet with the nominees of the generals, would imperil the relations between Eng- land and France almost to the breaking point. The semi-ofcial and partly inspired Paris papers are still pretending that nego- Uations are proceeding between the two sovernments, and France believes it, al- though everybody in England knows the Statement to be ridiculous. Even suppos- ing Major Marchand is unconditionally withdrawn from Fashoda, the ditficulties with France will in no way end. Behind it lies the whole question of the Bahr el Ghazal, the richest prize in the Soudan.” Berlin Bourse Affected. BERLIN, October 14—Business on the bourse today had an unsatisfactory tenden- "y, owing to the disquietude prevailing in ———. GARCIA’S MISSION DENIED. Interview With His Aid-de-camp— Death of Lieut. Pullen. HAVANA, October 14.—Cosme de la Tor- riente, aid-de-camp and secretary of Gen. Calixto Garcia, is quoted in an interview as saying that the general has not accepted any post from Gen. Lawton or the cther American officials; that it is not true he is making a tour of the eastern part of Cuba. advising the disbanding of the Cu- ban army, and that there is no truth in the statement that Garcia is going to the United States for the purpose of end.-avor- ing to raise a loan, which he has no au- thority to do. eS se statements are considered among aniards here as indicating Garcia's titude toward the United States and e future of Cuba. Lieut. Pullen died of yeilow fever at the Tortugas Islands. Stenographer Dalbey was remov real d today from the Trotcha Hotel, at Vedado, the headquarters of the American military commission, to the Quita del Rey Hospital, suflering from malarial fever. eee MOTHERING FLEDGLINGS. A Man Tried It, but Starved the Lit- tle Family. Prom the Indianapolis Ne One would hardly believe that the ordi- nary work of Mother Robin is enough to wear out the patience and endurance of an able-bodied man, yet such appears to be the case. A man who doesn’t in the least mind traveling over the golf links hours together, relates his experiences try- Ing to play mother to a nest of little robins, who, by some accident, had been deprived of their rightful mother’s care. He dili- gently set to work digging angle worms, and supposed that he was fulfilling his whole duty, when one of the poor little songsters died. Upon examination of the body, which was reduced to skin and bone, the foster narent eame to the conclusion that it must have died of starvation. Deeply grieved at his shortcoming, he re- doubled his efforts, determined to at least save the other tw It was not long, how- ever, before a second one died, evidently of the same malady. The good man then resolved that whatever the third one died of, It should not be starvation, and tock off his coat and went to work in earnest. He kept on with the diet of angleworms until he found that his one little bird was corsuming from feurteen to eighteen yards of anglewornms a day. This was too much for his patience, and he proceeded to sub- stitute the more easily managed dlet of bread and milk, and other delicacies, which were, however, not nearly so much to Miss Robin's taste. Wanting to discover whether he had been catering to a family of abnormal appetites, cur friend took to watching the methods of a real motter bird, and found that she fed her young every two minutes. He then consulted the learned books upon birds and discovered that fourteen yards of worms a day, with meals every two min- utes, is the average rate of feeding Nedge- lings. He has, therefore, quite decided that he does not care to take up raising birds Ly hand as a business. These little creatures have to eat not only enough to “grow on,” but enough to dress on, and a fair propor- tion of their food goes into feathers. Then, too, the temperature of birds 1s very much higher than that of human beings, and they require fuel in proportion. ie eat eee See MR. BAILEY WILL RAISE TROTTERS. Democratic Leader in the House Leases a Stock Farm. LEXINGTON, Ky., October 14.—The May stock 4arm near this city has been leased by Representative Joseph C. Bailey of ‘Texas, to be used for breeding trotting horses. The farm will be superintended oy Allan, formerly trainer for Major P. P. Johnston. It is expected that Bailey will make his permanent home here. —__.—_—_ California’s Big Bird. From the Cleveland Leader. The South American condor is no longer the king of flying birds. The rare California vulture, which is now only to be found in the Cocopah mountains, holds the honor. It stands about four feet high, though It ts neither as weighty nor as strong as many birds of smaller size. It has much the same appearance as the turkey buzzard. Years ago the California buzzard was quite pientiful, but poisoned meat intended for animals led to their extinction. It is for this reason that the eggs of this bird are now more valuable than those of the great There are fifteen perfect specimens of the latter known, while only two eggs of the California vulture are preserved. CHARGED WITH ASSAULT. Colored Man Arrested at Hyattsville— Barron-Keyworth (¢ Special Correapondence of ihe Eventn, HYATTSVILLE, Md., October 14. 180s. Atway Johnson, colored, was last evening near Chillum by Vincent on the charge of feloniousiy saulting Carrie Gust, also colored. He was arraigned before Justice Bailey of Blai burg, who held the man in $50) b: ar was taken to Marlboro’, where the grand jury indicted him. Robt. W. Wells, assistant counsel for the defense in the case of State agt. Barro who ts charged with the killing of Howar Keyworth at the Pan Electric House, Bl densburg, July 6, yesterday made a tion at the circuit court of Prince ¢ county for a postponement of the » for thirty days. Judges Merrick and Crane, who were present, took the matter under advisement, and ill confer with Chief Justice Biscoe Saturday next, when the Matter will be decided. A_letter was submitted from ex-Senator J. 8. C. Blackburn, in which he stated he would gladly assist the defense, but would not be able to do so on account of previous engagements. It is intimated that if the court should refuse a postponement the de- fense will be compelled to ask for a change of venue from this county. The court house at Marlboro’ was crowd- ed yesterday to hear the issue of the day discusssed by Representative Sydney E. Mudd. Dr. John Waring was c! the meeting, and was assisted b; W. Clagett. Addresses were also made by Senator Weliington, George R. Gaither and Thomas Parran. ———— SHERMAN’S CONDITION. MRS. She is Somewhat More Comfortable, but is Critically M1. Mrs. Sherman, wife of ex-Secretary Sh man, who was stricken yesterday morning with paralysis, was thought this morning to be somewhat improved. She is more comfortable, having regained some ability to move. She ‘s not able, however, yet to talk and her condition ts still regarded .s very critical. od BOLD DEER AT MOUNT DESERT. Law Protects Them and They Have Become Very Bad. From the Chicago Ch-ontele. The hunting season in Maine opens on October 1, but the deer herd on Mount Desert will not be molested, because there is a special law which forbids the hunting, killing, or taking of deer on the island for a term of five years. A few deer are un- doubtedly killed each season, but without the facts ever reaching the knowledge of the game wardens. Since the law went into effect two or three years ago the deer on Mount Desert have been rapidly increasing, until now the island abounds with these wily creatures. The farmers have already begun to regard the deer as an unnecessary evil, and com- plain that they enter their fields and dam- age their crops. In several instances the town officials have been notified of dam- age done to crops by deer, and compen: tion has been demanded. As the deer have never been hunted t..ey have become quite tame and bold enough to make frequent raids upon the farmers’ fields and gardens. Some of the animals even mingle with the cows and sheep and have got on friendly terms with the dogs. The farmers, no doubt, find it convenient at times to kill a good fat doe, but do not boast of it, for fear of being prosecuted and fined by the wardens. Farmer Walls, who lives down at Otter creek, was surprised to find a handsome doe in his barnyard one morning this sum- mer. The doe was standing contentedly in the midst of the cattle and did not appear to be frightened when Walls entered the barnyard. The deer had come up from the pasture and into the yard with the cattle on the previous evening unnoticed in the darkness. When the cows were turned back into the pasture the deer followed them. A few days later, when Mrs. Walls was washing out some clothes in her kitchen, she was startled by the same doe poking her nose through the half-raised window. Farmer Wallis, who was in the stable, heard his wife scream, and, going to her assistance, drove the visitor away. Two fine-looking deer held up a coaching party on the ocean drive one day last week by planting themselves directly across the road and refusing to move until forced to do so by the whip of one of the coachmen. The odd-looking wagons of the tourists, no doubt, fascinated the animals, while the pleasureseekers were more than delight- ed to see their first wild deer. The deer on Mount Desert are being pre- served chiefly for the benefit of sportsmen who visit Bar Harbor and the adjoining resorts, and who will find excellent sport and good shooting when the five years’ close time has expired. AFFAIRS Diphtheria Under Control — Improve- ments Under Way. The diphtheria in this section, which has been the cause of much concern to the rcsidents, seems to be under control. The physiciens interested in the case have been following out the directions of the health department, and this is one of the reasons for the check put upon the disease. While the number of cases has not diminished, yet the condition of the patients seem to be considerably improved, and the number of deaths from the disease have been re- duced to a minimum. In the schools of this section the utmost precaution is observed in regard to this disease, and all of the pupils protected, as far as possible, by the school authoritle: The reign of typhoid fever seems to be alro on the decrease, though there are sev- eral new cases on hand, with no more deaths since the last published accounts. So far ar can be learned there nas been only one new case of typhoid reported this week, which is extremely gratifying. Th residents of Georgetown are at a loss tu count for the prevalence of both typhoid ard diphtheria at this season of the year. The sewer depariment of the District government is making a number of much- needed improvements in the sewerage sys- tem of this section, especially In the chang- ing of the catch basins. The old-style ba- sins, which were only seen in Georgetown, are being removed. Those at the northeast and northwest corners of 32d and P sireets have been taken up, and more modern sewers have been built, which are even with the curb- ing. The old sewer at 32d and Q streets is also being improved the same way, and an entirely new basin is being built. The catch basins at 32d street and Dumbarton avenue are being rebuilt. is SST Seen in Catalogues. From the Philadelphia Prees. A delightful story is told of a bookseller’s catalogue, in which the following entries appeared: Pattl, Adelina, Life of. “oyster, how to make. This case is fully paralleled in the latest volume of the “English Reference Cata- logue,” a very important bibliographical publication, where the following entries ap- pear: Lead, Copper. Metallurgy. Kindly Light, (Newman). —— Poisoning. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, October 14.—Flour dull, unchanged aaecelnts, 16 07 barrels; exports, 26.163 barrels; es, 150 barrels. xports, 124.000 bushels; stock, 1.118.427 bush- sales, 35,000 bushels; southern wheat by sam- ple, 6673; do. on M%. Corn strong— t ‘and month, Suyassies Novenber: aouasey 5] a month, ; November, Sh; Rew or old, November or December, Sia. dau ary and February, 435; steamer mixed, 341.0 Bite; receipts, “99.337 bushels; exports, 443, 732 bushels; stock, 979,953 " bushels; | sates, 10,000 bushels; southern’ white corm, 35a, 36; do. yellow, '36a36%. Oats firm—No. 2 Western, 28a28t4; No. 2 mixcd do., 26ia7 ceipis, 16,615 bushels; exports, none: stock. bushels. “Rye easter—No. 2 ‘nearby, 514; No. 2 western, 53%; receipts, 10,644 tmshels:" exports 68,571 bushels; stock, 236.224 bushels. Hay fitu— No. 1 timothy, $10a$10.50. Grain freights firm— Steam to Liverpool, per bushel, 5d. November. 44d. December; for orders, per quarter, 48. 4Ud. a 4s. Gd. October, 4s. 3d. November. Sugar strong. unchanged. Butter steady, unchanged. Exes firm, unchanged. Cheese steady, unchanged. Lettuce unchanged. Whisky unchanged. ee Government Bonds. white 955 2 per cents, 3 per cent 3 per cen 05% 4 per cents, 11 4 per cents, 1124 4 per cents, 127% 4 per cents, 127% 5 per cents, ad 5 per cent a i [FINANCE A ND TRADE The Stock Market Closed Dull#®* day With Lower Prices, POLITICS THE CHIE BEAR FACTOR Fear of Adverse State Legislation to Corporations. ———— GENERAL MARKET > REPORT Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 14.—The volume of ess in today’s stock market decreased noticeably and was decidedly pr in character. The London market securities was reported be fat, American department did tue flecting the local tende: Efforts to nr new apprehension as outcome of the elections were plentiful and had tomary ef t of deterring purch: Profit-taking, the usual week-end policy of t the room, was in progress, particularly in the Pacific issues. The demand on concessions was f{u!rly g00d, however, and fractional declines only prevail The granger shares were given good sup- pert, and found a fair demand in sources counted among the more conservative of the semi-professional class. Western pclitics and fears of anti-corpor- ation legisiation during the coming scasua are beginning to attract attention as a yos- sible source of difficulty later on. To w extent thi fears are justified it course, impcssible to ¢ hot unlikely that they are b re to be well prepared for any such emergency The profits now accruing from revived prosj not to t k- lessly face of mm Phe nh may reduce reven tC which is behir uttilude can fail to produce good res: season. Should at fears prove been ill-founde closing of the should reflect. a increase in rits of the better raged railroad tracts in features of covering of sh an Slgar was on2 of the the rly morning. Buying of the same cha acter continued during a greater part of th fay and serv to confuse be sit tion as to developments in the rate It is clearly apparent that the indepen companies are as as ever, that the contempia: ppaign has a fi aban co stock represents a willingness to take profits in the face of the strength else- where What looked Ike long selling of Ameri- can Topacco was trading in these tenti¢ The gain in progress, but the attracted little at- utside of the manipulative clique. hour was given to rath 1 selling in certain sections of the mar- . the weakness in Sugar being ascribed var to carry long stock over the end week. The entir relapsed into dullness and shaded off fractionaily. A dull and narrow market seems likely to con- nue during the balance of the month, > FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. final o Open. High. ‘an Spirits. 13g an Spirits, p zt 5 an Sugar. sy American Tobace Sis rr ison, pid. diustments. chesapeane & Ohio ©..C. & St. Louis Chicago, B&Q Chicago’ Chicago Gas. C. M. & St. Paul. ear Delaware & Hudson Den. & Rio Graud Invis Ceutral Lake Snore........--- Louisville & Nashville Metropolitan Trae’ Manhattan P Missouri Northern Pacifl Pacific Mail... Phila. & Keading Southern Railwa Southern Ry., pfd Texas Pacitic Tena. Coal & Irom. Union Pacitic...... Union Pacitic, pfd. U. >. Leather, ptd. US. Rubber. eRubber, ptd..... Wabash, ptd Western Union Tel. Il. Steel Bt 1bxdiv. Washington Stock 112 o'clock m. Capital T hankce. Sales—reguls Riggs Fire In- ance, 100 % 15 ut TH. 20, ar District of lw Wid. 6s, yolitan Kail . Metrupolitan Ral Metropolitan Depeait Trust. wid, Title Columbia Title, 4 Railroad Stocks. Si asked. s.—Real FB: bid, 5 asked. 1 Traction Company, opolitan, 124% bid, 1 mbin, 70 bid. pon dd Aght Stocks Washington © Did, 483i; acked. Georgetown Gas, 48 sl ‘Teleph Locks, ee ike and Potoma 50 ennsylvania, 37 bid. “MNitacellancous Stocks. -Mergenthaler LAnoty rs bid, 186 asked. Lanston Monotype, 15 bid, 15% asked. American Graphopho 13%, bid, 14 asked. ‘American Graphophone preferred, 14% bid, 15 ask ed. Pneumatic Gon Carriage, .15 bid, .25 asked. Waspinzton Market, 10 bid. eat Falls 1 118 bid." Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, 97 asked. xEx dividend. —_——__—_. Grain. Pro: nd Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1419 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents"Messrs. La- denburg, Phalmann & Co., New York. ae Low. Close. Wheat—-Dec 65 64 May. CO, Oe Corn—De BI4 «30% 23\_ 2tle 2B PROVISIONS. High. Low, 797) 7.82 9.22 9.00 4.92 4.82 5.02 490 407 64.67 4.80 45 High. Low. os 5.21 5.30 (5.26 5.35 581 543 5.38 May. 52 8.47 Mrs. SchaenecRer to Read. In the list published of those who are to conduct the readings for the blind at the Congressional Library the name of Mrs. A. Schaenecker was misprinted. Mos. Schaenecker will attend at the library and officiate the 29th instant.