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2 they admittedly could not tolerate the re- ‘apse into anarchy of an island placed un- ier their supervision and direction. American Commissioners Firm. “Notw these striking objec- ms, the American commissioners persist- i in their refusal, and officially declared ted States cannot be considered with sovereignty that they missioners) could i standing hat the nvested According to im- e declaration. n ve been able to collect in unconnected with either 2 to weight. the refusal of not of so positive a ight secm to arati mal is this declared that st, but of ven me es have They therefore that the war nd they now ng to be inv “aha they would give ving conquer andizement. ves the appear- Her ring nation. they to accept that capacity of b would be inconsistent of humanitarian disi al to the honor of Ame: Willing to Make Concessions. “The United States quite comprehend that the firm refusal tu aecept sovereignty Goes not exchide obligation, on the footing of justice and equity, to make Spain real concession as to financial burdens which would be crus if she were saddled with the whole Cuban debt. We may be certain that on point the Americans will be Ss inflexible than on the principle of sov- The proof, 1 am told, that the tes are disposed to meet Spain able fashion ty that the Spanish mers, who would not at first ac- itation to dine with Gen. Horace 1 the end of the conference, have pted # of the United States here think ave been better if they had pro- and if, instead of con- tly, the Wasaing- rankly accepted so’ n Cuba with all the rights and volved.” ndent of the D; an equ commis: pt an in Porter un y Mail says “I hear that the peace problem w be settled per cent America assuming the ( loan of 1886, w AIM OF THE SPANIARDS. View Taken by Officials of Yester- day's Proceedings at Paris. hoped, though hardly expected officials here that yesterday's proceed- ogs before the peace commission at Paris marked the high tide of Spanish opposition and that from now on the Spanish commis- rs will gradually retire from their ex- je position. I nized that their ack upon the American position was greatest and by is ree cleverness nion prevails t the Spaniards pathies of of vealing to the the mating s to work upon r European nati fish interests of the bondhelders, not only ef the holders of : bonds, which i be rendered al- most valueless sh the American con- tention prevail, bu o the holders of Spanish secu h would be Iy effected by else the island will be left without zed as bei ention of ter, accore be expe ernmen’ protesting destructic to the U1 f the 3 Cuban “ Consider pon equities Eke these ha great weight with intern: is, but back of it all ts ap- eyes of the officials here, a intluence not so uch the as the gov- directly. cal Obligations in Cuba. has never been question he © status of municipal and other io- obligations upon Cuban asset eeds of the bonds iseued by th based esumably gone to has never been con- re for an instant that these ob- should be repudiated. Whatever 2 of he negotiations at Was recognize THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1898—i4 PAGES. DIVIDING THE WORK|THE DEAF AND DUMB/RAILROAD GOSSIP!DR. MAUS TESTIFIES/PORTO * RICO OURS) FINANCE AND TRADE ee Discussing the Labors of the Indus- trial Commission, SENATOR KYLE CHOSEN ee Permanent Quarters for Delibera- CHAIRMAN tion Selected. ee MEMBERS EXPRESS VIEWS The industrial comm! o’ciock this morning in the room of the House committee on appropriations at the upitol and continued the consideration of s work of organizing. The mecting was nducted with closed doors and continued until about 1 o'clock, when a recess of an hour was taken for lunch. There were present at the meeting this morning Senators Kyle, chairman, and Mal- lory, Representatives Livingston of Georgia, Otjen of Wisconsin and Gardner and Messrs. Smyth of South Carolina, North of Massa- chusetts, Conger of Michigan, Harris of Chio, Harris of North Carolina, Ratchford of Indiana, Philifps of Pennsylvania and sion met at 10 Farquhar of New York. he committee on organization, ex-Rep- resentative Phillips, chairman, expected to report a recommendation for the appoint- ment of a secretary ot the commission, but the number of applicants and the very great amount of political influence that had been exerted for this place had complicated the matter of making a selection so greatly that the committee could reach no conelu- sion, and upon their recommendation the commission decided to allow the appoint- ment of a secretary to lie over until after the veassembling of the commission, about November 15. In the meantime the work of the secretary will be performed by Mr. Farquhar of New York, a member of the commission. Permanent Quarters. The committee on permanent quarters reperted In favor of renting five rooms, ene a@ small one and the others commo- dious ayartments, in ihe Bliss building, on B street between New Jersey avenue and 1st street northwest. One of these rooms is really a smali hall and will give ample om for commission meetings. Other rcoms will be used by clerks and stenogra- phers and for the storage of documents. They are located on the second floor of the Bliss building, and were formerly occupled by the Bliss School of Electricity. The commission voted to rent these quarters for which they will pay $5 a month, which includes heating and gas. The Bliss build- ing is but a couple of minutes’ walk from the Capitol, which will make the head- quarters easy of ace to senators and representatives who are members eof the ccmmission. After the transaction of this business a Permanent chairman and first and secona airmen of the commission were Chairman, Senator e chairman, ex-Representa- second vice chairman. Repre- e Gardner, rope of the Work. nator Kyle then asked members of the nission to express their opinions re- ng the scope of the work to be carried Mr. Phillip: id he thought the labor Ss of all the European countries m gar on. la va- v of ag the condition he aim of the law creating the commis- was to secure recommendations and upon which the various states might and not with the purpose of legisiation by Congress. of Massachus« suggested the commission efully limit the »e of the examination, or ne fearzd ‘he kk would not hav ch favorable re- = would be desire A. Smyth of Sout manner In which color2d labor the south is encroaching upon white la in the mills and in the mechanical trade but offered no special suggestion in conne Carolina spoke in with tnis subject. er members expressed their opinions ding the scope of the commission's ded to divide the work br under the heads of im- migration. manufactures, agricul- ture and business, as contemplated in the t under which the work is being carried on. It is probable that at the mecting of the comm! n this afternoon committe:s will be named for taging up the work un- Ger these different heads ‘The commission met again at 2 o'clock and continued proceedings with closed doors. ssion this afternoon appot consisting of Messrs. Conger, chairman; Harri Carolina and Ratchford, t of the branch of the inve R It ts expected that ure, immigraiion, labor and manufactures will holding prot. in order th: abiding sioners with greater exped! Presidential Action Not Expected. Pi t McKinley wili not return to Washington in time for a cabinet meeting Fr Consec y official and ma N go « is not cabinet tscussion of the « 1 Tuesda leved by uation in Parts those wh position of the > prace ttitude have ke President that the pr Spanish pea as of } for imme ad- ce in im, and paniaris con en with pe with the time has 1 for to ce Then the Pres eclde on the steps to be taken = to th American Day es almost » President of the doings of tne on, and the President has efved full news of a he last few day: Spanish Quibbling ar Lop- the Apected. he quibbling of the Spaniards on every was expected when the American mmissioners left here, and they went way from the President with the know!- sige that they would probably be detained Paris a long time and would finally have resort to the good old American habit f “calling” the enemy. This will be done he hand of the Spaniard has been jayed, and not before. Diplomacy Ul be allowed to have its way as long as hought proper before more precise meth- is are brought into use ny officials in Washington believe the t ards are attempting their old game of ying to tnvolve the European countries some way or other. They hope for re. we through the powers. They know itate action by this country be regarded by Europe as the buli- f a weak country by a strong, and athy would be created for the len f The administration suspects this intent and will do nothing to aid the Spantards. So far as con be learned here, the powers ve ceased to take any extensive interest what happens to Spain, as long as there S ho extortion and no action reflecting up- Europe. Thts indifference of the powers ust not be changed, is the opinion of off- cials here. That explains why there will be no haste tn Paris unless on points which Judge Day considers beyond the range of dispute, rms of the protocol. ted before adjournment today. OHIO STATE TICKET SAFE. Republican Plurality Estimated at From 10,000 to 15.000. Special Dispatch to The Evening Sta COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 18.—The heavy registrations so far have caused politicians to raise their estimates of the total to be cast at the coming state eleciton. At the were over This bemg an a he campaign zeneral notion was 800,000 votes would be cast. tion indicates that it will 209,000. vote last a presidential election there millicn votes cast in Ohio. “olf year’ in Ohio politi a very quiet one, the not more thun The regist be well up to It will probably be at least 875,000, The petitions for the state ticket of the three minor parties Indigate that the com- bined ngth of these parties will be about 30.000, That leaves about 845,000 votes to be distributed between the two great partl! ‘There a takable indications that the anti-Harna republicans will not support the republican state tcket. The vote of this taction wil’ follow closely that cast in the Jegislative elections last fall, in watcn publican plurality was but little more oO in the state. » repubi will haye the advantage r enthusiasm and the soldier vote owever, but this will by no frely the defection of the vote. Allowing to each of s t.ctors in the campaign its pre fect it seems likely that the republican state tieket will receive 430,000 and the democratic 415,000 of these votes. Kinney, for secretary of state, heading the rerubl te Ucket, will run behind his ticket, so that the head of the republican et will probably have not more than 10,000 or 12,000 plurality, or nearly 20,000 less than Busbnell had last fall. otwithstanding the overturning of poli- ties in Hamilton pcunty, it is generally be- lHeved that both the first_and second dis- tricts will go republican. But’ four districts are generally regarded as likely to change political complexion. The republicans ex- pect to capture the third district, defeating such as have been settled by the Representative Brenner. "It seéms likely that they may do so. The democrats. expect to capture the ninth district (Toledo), and they probably 1 succeed. They also claim the eighth district, but it seems impossible that Rep- resentative Lybrand can be defeated there. The republicans are making a hard fight to capture this twelfth district, but the chances are decidedly in favor of the re- election of John J. Lentz, the present demo- cratic congressman. —<—_—_41 Opinions by Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals met today, after a recess since the 7th instant. A number of cases were argued. Shortly before.3o'clock the court handed down an opinion in the case of Samuel R. Church agt. the United States om the relation of the Fidelity and Deposit Company, a proceeding for man- damus. The appea' was dismissed, with costs, the opinion-being owritten by Mr. Chief Justice Alvey. The appeal in the case-of Augustus C. Taylor agt. the Mutual District Messenger Company was alse dismissed, in an opinion prepared by the chief justice. Other opintons will be announced | this afternoon. > late Annual Report of the Columbia Institution Submitted. STATISTICS «AS 10 THE PUPILS Instructions in Speech and Speech Reading Given. ESTIMATES FOR NEXT YEAR The annaal report of the Columbia Insti- tution for the Deaf and Dumb to the Se retary of the Interior was made public .to- day. This is the forty-first annual report o: the institution, and is made by Dr. E. M. Gallaudet, president. It says: The pupils remaining in the institution July 1, 1897, numbered 103; admitted dur- ing the year, 41; since admitted, 40; totai, 184. Under instruction since July 1, 10 males; females, 74. Of these 127 have been in the college depertment, representing 28 States, the District of Columbia and Can- ada, and 57 in the primary department. A list of the names of the pupils connected with the institution since July 1, 1897, will be found appended to this report. Good Heaith Has Prevailed. The great convenience and value of our hospital rooms, which were provided in our new dormitory, were again made evident during the past year. One case of typhoid fever, having its origin outside of our prem- ises, and several cases of measles were treated most comfortably and successfully. With these exceptions, good health has pre- vailed throughout our large household dur- ing the year. Instruction in Speech. Dally instruction in speech and speech reading was given by experienced teachers to all pupils of the Kendall School who showed any signs of improvement. Auricu- lar work was carried on with three of the Pupils by one of the normai students with considerable success. A section of one class recited its lessons orally every day. The time of instruction of all the classes in articulation was lengthened. In the college, daily drill in very small classes was offered to all students, and about 80 per cent wire glad to avail them- selves of the opportunity to preserve and improve their speech. The work was carried on by four regular teach with the aid of the five members of the normal class, in a successful man- ner. Auricular training given to six students, five of whom were «bie to use their power of hearing to a considerable extent in everyday life. Many of the students of the college re- cited orally in their class wo The Normal Department. The m2mbers of the normal class, five in number, completed the usual course satis- tactorily. They were given a knowledge of the sign language, the manual method, thorouga instruction in speech teaching, and practice in tzaching both orally and b means of the manual alphabet and signs. The young men were required to conduct chapel exe 8 and to give lectures in igns to pupils of the Kendall School. They mst and discussed various well-known methods of teaching among themselves, and, in short, prepared themselves to enter into any school as capable teachers. At the end of the year the class pr>sented theses on “A method of educating con- genitally deaf children.” All the members of the class have s2cured eligible positions as teachers of the deaf. Estimates for Next Year. The following estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1000, have already been submitte: For the support of the institution, Includ- ing salaries and incidental expen: for books and illustrative apparatus, and for general repairs and improvements, $67,000, repairs to the buildings of the insti- tution, inciuding plumbing and steam heat- ing apparatus and for repairs to pavements, 000, Medals From the Columbian Exposi- tion. In our thirty-seventh report the fact was stated that awards had been made to the institution by the world’s Columbian com- mission. The diplomas and medals have been re- ceived, and the awards are as follows: To the college—Award: First, the model of the statue representing the elder Gal- laudet teaching his first deaf-mute pupil symbolizes the beneficent introduction of the deaf-mute education in America; sec- ond, the college is the only institution gi ing this advanced grade of instruction to deaf-mutes in the world; third, for evidence of good attendance, thorough work and excellent results in preparing deaf-mut for success as write: editors, law. architects and teact as well as skilled artisans in various Industrie To the Kendall School—Award: evidence of a well-equipped school for manuel, elementary and s ondary instruction. Articulation and Hp reading are given constant and careful at- tention. Shows deaf-mute VOORHEES RESI Gov. Speaker Watkins Legislature Will Succeed. TRENTON, N. J., October 18.—Acting Governor Voorhees today sent a telegrara from Philadelphia, saying that his resig- nation as senator from unton county is on the way to the office of the secretary of state. Speaker of the House Watkins, who will become acting governor when the formal resignation of Mr. Voorhees shall have been received, came to Trenton today to take his new oath of office. He came in accordance with instructions received 1a night from Acting Governor Voorhees taat the resignation of the latter would be filed today. Mr. Watkins is now a: iting the arrival of the resignation, and as soon as it is r ceived he will be sworn in as acting gove nor by Chancellor McGill, who is. sitting in the court of chancery. a GOING TO THEIR POSTS. f New Jersey Urigadier Generals Cole’and Oates in the City. Brig. Gens. Nelson Cole and Wm. Cc. Cates, igned to command troops at Athens, Ga., and Gen. G. W. Davis. who is to command the 2d Division, 24 Army Corps, at Greenville, 8. C., were in Was ington today, on their way to their respec! ive places of duty, to arrange for the re- ception of the troops. They were in co! sultation with officers of the War Depart- ment during the day regarding the details of the movement of troops to the southern camps. ++ American Flour in Japan, According to figures tra:smitted to the State Department by Consul Gowey at Yokohama, there has been an astonishing inerease in the imports of American flour in Japan. In 1892 the total import of that flour was 1,002 pounds, but in 1896 the business had swelled te a total of 22,000,000 pounds, with a marked increasing tendency. During 1 the quantity of imports slightiy fell off, but the value increased $86,183, as compared with the preceding year. ————_—+ e+ ______ Chestnuts Ground Into Flour, The bureau of foreign commerce of ‘he State Department has just begun the pub- lication of a series of speciai reports from consuls of various countries on “Nuts as Food in Foreign Countries.” The first re- port, issued today, deals with the nut as used for food in France and gives first place among them all to chestnuts, which, according to Commercial Agent Griffin, is made into bread by the mountain peasantry after being dried and ground into flour. The poor people during the fall and winter often make two meals datly from chest- nuts, which, in goof seasons, sell as !ow as 1 cent a pound retail. Capitalists Are Said to Have Recently | Army Surgeon Describes Conditions Inspected the Capital Traction. at Jacksonville Hospitals. CONSOLIDATION IN THE FUTURE) MEN GENERALLY WELL CARED FOR Addition to the Number of Trunk Stregt Lines Here. = < AS TO THE BELT ROAD . One of the®.current items of gossip in street railroadgircles is to the effect that recently a number of capitalists from other cities inspected the plant and line of the Capital Traction Company. What the pur- pose of the visit was is riot definitely known, and those who are prominent in the affairs of the company are not credited with knowing anything more about the matter than outsiders. It is thought quite possible that no special significance need to be attached to the affair, as it is not un- common for people who visit the city to ex- amine into the practical workings of the street railroads here, for there is no doubt that those of the lines here that have mod- ern equipments compare favorably with those in any other city in the country. A few weeks ego when the capitalists who are interested in the City and Suburban street railroad came here to look over th properties ond franchise of the Belt rat read, pending the purchase of a control cf the bonds of the road, they also examined somewhat inte the condition of some of the other companies in this city. Every in- stance of this sort is looked upon by some as only another indication of the coming consolidation of the principal street rail- Tcads in this city. It is believed by an creasing number of men who have give the subject consideration that it is only a question of time, and that not so very Jis- tent in the future, when practically all the railroads of the District will be, if not ua- der ene management, yet in such relation one to another that all the lines will be operated as one system. Trackage Arrangements, It is believed that if the law requiring street railroads to make trackage arrange- ments is decided by the court to be opera- tive a long step in that direction will be taken. A case is now pending before the District courts to test whether this law can be carried out, and if the decision sustains the law then the railroads will have the right to use the tracks of other roads. Up to this time there have been what are known as two trunk lines of street railroads in this city, the Capital "Traction and the Metropolitan; but now all the ar- rangements having practically been made for the building of the eastern extension of the Columbia railroad, which will carry that road to the bounds of the District, and the work of equipment is now in progress of the City ahd Suburban, formerly the Eckington, as a modern street railroad, it may be said that there are four trunk lines. The latter read will connect the country at Hyattsville and beyond with the center of tHENCIEY taste ay About the Belt Ratlroad. It is expecting’ that those controlling the City and Suburban will also purchase the Belt railroad, but that road, like the 7th street line of the Cepital Traction and the Georgetown “ends! of the Metropolitan and Capital Tra¢tion, have no outlets beyond the urban limits, Th suburban roads in the localities referred to, namely, the Great Falls and the Georgetown and Tenleyitown and the Brightawood, stop at the city bounds, and, passer gers are compelled to leave the cars aad enter another line and pay anothe erin order to be carried to the center of the city. Trackage arraugemenis, as understood, will make it possible for the cars of one company io run over the tracks of the oth- er, thus giving the continuous service for one fare from the District bounds to the residents in those localities, as is now en- jJoyed by those who live along the Chevy Chase branch of the Capital Traction road, and will be enjoyed by the residents along the proposed routes of the City and Sub- urban road and the Columbia railroad. Not a Stub End. It Is not believed that the managers of the City end Suburban if they purchase the Belt will be content to allow that line to remain practically a “stub end” at 11th street and Florida avenue, as the 9th street line of the Metropolitan and the 7th street line of the Capital Traction now are For this reason the opinion is generally held that as soon as the control of the Belt passes to the City and Suburban and the equipment of the road is completed seme arrangement will be made by which a connection will be established with the Brightwood, thus providing the outlet to the north which it {s believed will seem to be desirable. If trackage arrange- ments are possible, then the connection between the Belt and the Brightwood can be easily shed over the U street line of the Capital Traction road. ge ee IMPORTANT TO RESIDENTS. Decision by Justice Cole Affecting Houneholders, Judge Cole this afternoon, in Cirenit Court No, 1, made a ruling of considerable importance to residents of the District of Columbia. The case at ue involved the property rights of a widow, who, as a householder and head of a familly, earns a livelihood for herself. Judge Cole held that a levy in the case at issue was illegal and unwarranted, the plaintiff being entitiled to the exemption laws. The matter was an appeal from a ruling, last spring, by Justice of the Peace Luke C. Strider, the case et the time attracting much otice. The suit grew out of a levy made by Constable Salter and Attorney Paul dur- ing Christmas week of last year on the household goods of Mrs. Vicanza Ramondl. A Mrs. Canatello had secured a judgment against Mrs. Ramondi, a widow, for $20 for an alleged assalut on her child, and the levy was made to recover the amount. it was testified that Mrs. Ramondi had been deprived not only of her furniture and the greater part of her wearing ap- parel, but the bed-on which she slept as well. Attorney Campbell Carrington, whose attention was Called to the incident, was convinced that’ Mrs. Ramondi was being treated wrongfully, and at his own ex- pense appealed the ‘case. z YELLOW FE Bark tor ' Baftimore o GHavana, The mariné HUSpital service last night received the foll§Wing cablegram from Dr. Brunner, sati{tary’ inspector of the marine ‘hospital seryjce #ationed at Havana: “American{barlgi Maryland for Baltimore has developed five cases yellow fever and three death in-Havana. Have advised that vessel at 40 Tortugas quarantine. The master pf ¥essel protests. Unless protest ove af, more yellow fever will develop en rput¢ to Baltimore. Officials of the marine hospital service said that they could not prevent the Mary- land from preceeding to sea from Havana, but that if ghegshould sail for Baltimore she would be held up at the Cape Charles quarantine statfdn and not aliowed to pro- ceed further. > © . : Surgeon Murray of the marine hospital service reported that he had visited Meridian, Miss., and found only two cases of yellow fevers Three light frosts have fallen there during the past three days. 7 Gen. Wilson om, His Way to Lexington Maj. Gen, James M. Wilson, who suc- ceeded Gen. Bregkimmdge in command of the Ist Army Corps, passed through here yesterday on hig fWay:to Lexington, where he will assume tommand: The ist Corps will be transferred to Georgta in a few weeks and will be eventually distributed in Cuba and. Porto: Rica, ’ Se eee os Aocal: Pension. 2 Mary. A. Camper of titis city has ‘been’ granted a pension of $8 per month. ER ON BOARD. Sails From Fever Brought to Camps by Troops From Outside. FALSE STATEMENTS DENIED JACKSONVILLE, Fla., October 18.—The war investigating commission began the ex- amination of witnesses at Jacksonville to- day, using the office room of Gen. Dodge's private car for this purpose. Col. Louis M. Maus, chief surgeon of the 7th Army Corps, was the first witness sworn. He is a regu- lar army surgeon and has occupied his Fresent position practically throughout the history of the camp. He said there was only a small field hospital when he arrived in May, and there were very few sick men. Sickness developed very slowly and there Was very little of it until July. He said that when the order came for the establiskment of division hospitals there was some delay in getting supplies, such as tents. He made his requisitions on Tampa, but finding that all efforts there were directed to getting the expedition off He. made his requisitions upon Washington irect. After this they were promptly filled. There was no suffering among the sick. Still, they did not have the-luxuries at the beginning of the war that there were in the latter days of it, ‘‘Nor,”” added the doctor, “do I think that the history of the world has ever seen a parallel to our present care of the sick.” Taking up the present condi- tion of the hospitals, he said there were 300 trained females nurses now at work here. He said the employment of these nurses had proved entirely satisfactory. No Expense Spared. Replying to a question, Dr. Maus said that after the first few days there had een exceptional promptitude. He had never £een such utter disregard of expense in caring for sick soldiers. As a matter of fact, the troops had a greater allowance of rations than they could use or dispose of in any way. He aiso said the Red Cross Society had given so much that it was often unnecessary to ask the government for supplies. There had been no restric- tions in the matter of fitting out the camps. He thought typhoid had been introduced to the camp by Mississipp{ and Virginia troops. Shallow wells and surface drainage had done much to increase the scourge, but he was confident that the regular water supply of the city had not been in any sense responsible for it. He also thought the flies had done much to disseminate fever. From the begining very strict attention had been given to san- itation tn camp, but despite this care ty- photd fever did break out and had become the principal sickness there. Dr. Maus said he had found it difficult to prevail upon surgeons in the volunteer service to learn the adn.inistrative duties of their positions. As a matter of fact these duties were ex- tremely onerot and for this reason the volunteer physicians were not so efficient as they should have been. Often, also, in the early history of the war, some of the volunteer regimental surgeons had been found negligent in the matter of inspection. but later on sanitation became the princl- pal duty of everybody about the camp. Visitors a Source of Trouble. Much trouble had been experienced in keeping the public from the hospitals. In many cases they had surreptitiously car- ried food to the sick. Dr. Maus also dwelt upcn the newspaper reports of the suffer- ing in the camp, saying they had generally grown out of exaggerated statements from the men themselv Dr. Maus said that in the history of the camp thre had been 284 deaths out of 31,000 men, end that about 80 per cent of the deaths had been from fever. He thought the fever was now decreasing. He mentioned one instance in which s>- rious sickness had followed the use of tainted meat, and said he had hearé of a few other instances in which poor meat had been issued. Saill, these cases were rare, and no more frequent than should be expected. Dr. Conner questioned Dr. Maus about the acceptance of outside ald, and quoted a report from Col. Guild, inspector general, saying that but for the action of the Red Cross Society the sick would have been without essential supplies for two months. Statement is False. “That statement,” said br. Maus, “is ut- terly false. The government would have supplied them if the Red Cross had not. Dr. Maus also denied the truth of a stave: ment made by the governor of Iowa thit there was only one nurse in charge of six- teen typhoil ‘patients. He said, however, that the nurses sent by the governor of Icwa had been accepted not becau: the government was negligent, but because they could be utilized. He assented to a proposi:ion by Dr. Con- ner that the government should take care of its sick and not depend upon outs tributions. He said also, in reply to D: Conner, that flies disseminated dixetse wi sulla theory, but he thought it a very prob- able one. ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE. MANY Serious Condition of Affairs at Camp Meade, Pa. CAMP MEADE, Pa., October 18.—The epidemic of homesickness is increasing. Yesterday the 1st Rhode Island Regiment was paid, and today one-third of the men were reported as missing without leave. In the Ist Maryland forty-six out of one hun- dred reported for guard duty, and seven- teen in one company were missing. Witk the excepticn of the Pennsylvania regiments cates of absence without leave are increasing daily, and steps will be taken to prevent it’ by inflicting heavy fires. In the future furloughs will only be granted for the performance of some spe- cial duty, such as a commission to visit Washirgton to secure a discharge, or to attend a funeral at home. as tees AGED STOREKEEPER ROBBED. Four Masked Robbers Take $800 From William MeCulley. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMPERLAND, Md., October 18.—The home of William McCulley, ex-county com- missioner, resident at the Chesapeake and Ohio canal tunnel in this county, opposite Paw Paw, W. Va., was visited by four masked robbers early Sunday morning, who secured $800 cash. McCulley, who ts eighty years old, runs a small store near his residence. The men tore the bed cloth- ing into strips, with which thew bound McCulley, his wife and their two grand- children. They obtained the money from a bureau drawer, then unbound McCulley and forced him to unlock the store, where they helped themselves to wearing apparel. They escorted him back home and rebound him, and made good their escape. Mrs. McCul- ley after a time unfastened the strips bind- ing her and released the others, ——.—_—_. FIRED AT PASSING TRAINS. Dangerous Amusement Indulged in by West Virginia Volunteer. Special Dispatch to ‘The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., October 18.—A sol- dier of the 24 West Virginia Regiment, named McCune, returning to Camp Meade, while going east from Cumberland, spent the time in shooting out the car window at passing Raltimore and Ohio trains. Pas- senger train No. 1 and the. cabooses of freight trains were special targets, Jue was arrested at Martinsburg and taker® to Berkeley Springs for trial. The alleged erlme having been committed in. Morgan county. He is in jal). ae. eae —— : A Local Patent. A patent was issued today to Louls_C. Witkowski of this city for lubricating. and | Flags Raised on Public Buldings and Forts, SALUTED WITH NATIONAL SALUTES Occupation of the Island Now Complete. a QUESTION OF CITIZENSHIP The United States is now formally in pos- session of the Island of Porto Rico as sov- ereign. The War Department has received the following: SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, October 18, 1895. Secretary of War, Washington, D. C. Flags have been raised on public bulld- irgs.and forts in this city and saluted with national salutes. The occupation of the i tand is now complete. (Signed) BROOKE, Chairman. A copy of Gen. Brooke's dispatch wa sent to the President at Chicago immedi- 2tely upon its receipt. ADMIRAL SCHLEY'S RETURN. Work of the Evacuation Comm at San mn Ended. Rear Admiral Schley of the Porto Rican evacuation commission has notified the Navy Department that he expects to start for home next week, and will come to Washington for further orders. The cruiser Newark is now on her way to San Juan to relieve the New Orleans as Ad- miral Schley’s flagship, and he will proba- bly make the trip to the United States in that vessel. The New Orleans is now on her way to Philadelphia to take part in the peace jubilee. On his return to this country, Admiral Schley will receive an important shore as- signment, probably the command of the New York navy yard, which wiil be vacat- ed by the retirement of Rear Admiral Bunce, in December. It is understood that Admiral Schley would prefer an assignment to duty in this city, either as president of the light house board or of one of the standing naval boards. re PLUMBERS LICENSE! Decision by Commissioners Affec Their Duration. The District Commissioners today ap- proved a recommendation of the inspector of plumbing that those plumbers recom- mended by the inspector for licensing with- out re-examination heve licenses ¢’ ted them to run from May 1, 1898, to May 1 1008, upon filing proper bonds and register: ing. The Commissioners directed that suc plumbers be informed of their action and notified to file their bonds within thirty days from date of notice. In approving the recommendation of the inspector of plumbing, the Commissioners adopted a report made some ume ago by Captain Beach, the Engineer Commistoncr, in the matter. In this repert Captain Beach explained that the licenses of master plum- bers have been made to run for five years * The regulations do not expressly state, he further explained, that re-examination shail take place before the issue of a license, and that it hardly seemed adyis ble to him to require plumbers who have gaged in the business for several d who have passed a satisfactory tion, to be examined y five aS APPROVED AGENTS’ Final Outcome of Controversy Over Methodist War Claim. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., October 18.—The Holston conference of the M. E. Church South at Morriston has indorsed the action of Barbee and Smith, agents, with regard te the war claim. Dr. R. A. Price, editor of the Midland Methodist. who had condemn ed their action, then resigned. The incident grew out of charges of fraud in securing $258,000 damages from the government fot the use of the publishing house property auring the civil war. ——eEE— TABERNACLE SOCIETY. Archbishop Keane Delivers an Ad- dress Today. Archbishop Keane addressed the Taber- nacle Society at {ts twenty-third annual meeting, held in the banquet hall at the Shoreham at 12 o'clock today. The meet- ing was well attended. The president c the society, Mrs. Edward Douglas White, was present. Miss Wallace, the secretar; read the annual report of the finances, as well as some of the applications received for vestmeats and other articles from bish- ops and priests of poor missions and churches all over the country. Thirty-four of these requests are already on file, and besides about $50 on hand in the treasury, there have been received from Mrs. Thomas L. Ryan of New York, to mark her twenty-fifth marriage anniver- ACTION. sary, twenty-five sacred vessels and twen- ty-five vestments, with a number of other articles. During the summer vacation members of the society have made 1,000 pieces of linen. These articles constitute the stock from which the applications this year will be partly furnished. Last year 1,167 articles were distributed over twenty- four dioceses. Archbishop Keane, who founded the Tab- ernacle Society in ‘this city twenty-three years ego, spoke of the work, and urged the warmest co-operation of its members for the coming year. Rev. Fathers Mackin and Dougherty were also present at the meeting. The rooms of the Tabernacle Society are at the Milton, 1729 H_ street, where its work will be resumed Wednesday, Novem- ber 2. These rooms will be open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 to 2. Se MURDERED FOR THEIR MONEY. Wealthy Mlinois Farmer Wite the Victims. KANKAKEE, IIL, October 18.—Emil Chiniquy, a wealthy retired farmer, forty- five years old, and his wife were found murdered today at their home in Stanne, sixteen miles from Kankakee. Their heads were crushed in by some heavy instrument. Burglars had entered by a window. A twenty-year-old son of the murdered couple slept up stairs. He heard no noise. Chini- quy is believed to have had a large sum of money in the house. The coroner and de- tectives are investigating. ——— Emperer Reaches Constantinople. CONSTANTINOPLE, October 18.— The Emperor and Empress of Germany arrived here today. and His io Government Bonds. 2 per 3 per 3 per 4 per = per 4 5 per pad ceuts, coupon of 1004. . 1125 rency 6 per cents of 1809..... 1 Baltimore Markets. none; ‘stock, 1 ; Js—southern white corn, 36a36%; 3 pats fier Xo. 3 we western Xo. The Stock Market Was Irregular, Dull and Unsatisfactory. WHOLLY IN PEOFESSIONAL HANDS Industrials Showed Weakness and Railway Shares Were Strong. adi Misia GENERAL MARKE REPORT Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 18.—In the London market this morning American issues w irregularly charged. St. Paul was firmer on increased traffic returns. Business there Was practically at a standstill, jobbers no- ticing that bullish enthusiasm displayed in the London market is not reflected In New York. The New York market developed irr larity this morning. and th» dealings lost nothing of ‘their prd¥essional character, The speculation in sugar stock was sus- tained by covering of shorts The manipulation in tobacco stock Was as erratic ever; the first price showed a loss of 7-8 and a further decline of 2 per cent followed. Later the price rallied to near the opening fig Federal steel stocks were somewhat re- actionary, and Hawaiian sugar stock lost over a point. The tndustrial Hist elsewhere was heavy. The anthracite coslers also were under pressure, The gereral railway list was firm, on reports of large traffic, while the frost at the south helped the shares of reads in that section. The general dispo- sition, however, among the traders was to lcok with favor upon the present situation, although acknowlecging that enough ur certainty still existed to restrain dealings. ronments old registered 4's ad- ad the coupons 4 were also vanced 1, uy %. Ratlryad bonds were dull and steady Authentic trfermation on American cco ix difficcit to obtain, The stock was Loutsvi! : inental Plug cco teal was off and t the Brown and Dremmond piants, recently acquired by the American Tol Company, will not de > affected by ing that the Cs sco the Ccptinental Plug Tobacco Com- was originally intended d sclely by the American ompany. ‘These two new additions to latter company, it is i, have en peid fo- by the issue of common stock in the Americ Cempany’s treasury. Amcricans in London during t were firm, with St. Paul the bears were selling Reading issues. It was rumored in financial circles there that Credit Lyonnais is about to a new Spanish loan. In the afternoon de ings a little rally developed in Sugar on announcement of an advance in the e of several grades of relied sugar, but the improvement quickly subsided on real- izing sales. The general list was vers the transactions being small and thefiuctuas S so narow that it is difficult to furra accurate opinion as to the immediate future of the market. Earnings—Deuver & Rio Grande, ma week of October, inc., $14,700; Wabish, inc, $6. ; Texas Pacific, inc., $20,111. —— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. Open. High. Low. Close. ican Spirits, <Sb Siar oak can Spirits, pfd..) 38 BR America| 184 Ame’ 15 Atchison... 12% Atchison, pfa.... By Atchison Adiustine! ee Baltimvre & Ohic “0 Brookiyn Rapid Tri 45g Canada Southern Chesapeaxe & Ohio... « & St. Louis ..- Chicago Gas... c. M. & St. Paul. Chicago, R. 1. & ‘Pacihi hie > M.40 .. hig. & G. Western. | Consol:dated Gas. - Del, tack & W......., Delaware & Hudson... Den. & Kio Grande, ptd fne....... General Electric, ne itinois Central ..., Lake Snore... Louisville & Nasi Metropolitan Tyaction.. Manhattan Elevated Missouri Pacific... M.K. & T., pfd National Lead Go. New Jersey Central. New York Central... Northern Pacitic.. Northern Pacific, pia Pacific Mail... 20... Phila. & Reading Southern Kaliway. Southern Ry pfd. . Rubber.. Rubber, pfa.. Wabash, pfd ane Westeru Union Tel... American Cotton Oil . Federal Steel... Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular eall—12 o'clock m.—Capital ‘Trac tion, 5 at 20 at American Graphopbon preferred, 10 at 14%. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, S00 at 16 cents. After call “American Graphoplone 100 at 13%, 50 at 13%, 100 at 13%, 100 at 12%, 100-nt 13%, 100 at 13%, 50 at 18%, 100 at 13i%e Chesapeake “and Potomac Tel Ss, $1000 at 100 103%. U.S. Bs, coupon, $500 at 105 8. Elee- trie Light, 10 at 1114. District of Columbia Bonds.—te, 20-veer, funding, 100 bid. 6s, 30-year, funding, 105 bid. ‘7s. 1901. water stock,'108 bid.” 3.65s, finding, 116% bid. Miscellancous Bonds Metropolitan Raiiroad’ Sa, JIS% bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s, 125 Wid, 126 asked. Metropolitan Railrond cert. indebt., Al 314 bid.” Metropolitan Railroad cert. indebt.” By 114 bid. Columbia Railroad 6s, 118 bid. Belt Rail rond 5s, 50 Eckington Railroad Gs, 100 bid. as Company series A, 6s, 114 bid) Wa: weries B. Os, 114 bid. ‘tmp. 102" bid, Che leploue Se, 103 bid, 105 Security aud ‘Trust’ 5s, 100’ hid. Company Ist 6 bid. Wash- ington M mpany imp, @, 115 bid. Washing- ton Market Company extn. 8, 115 bid. Masonic Hall Association Sx, 108 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, bid. Metropolitan, 315 bid. Central, 145° bi Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 bid, 19) asked. See ond, 145 bid. Citizens”, 145 bid. Columbia, 135 |. 145 asked. Capital, 125 bid. West End. 9) 88 asked. ‘Traders’, bid. “Lincoln, 115 bid, 122 asked. Safe Deposit and ‘Trust jen.—National Safe ‘omy 112 bid. Washington Lawn sit American Security and Deposit, 50 bid 28 bid. 45 asked. » bid ac, @ bid. Arlington, erman-American, 19) bid. 1 Deposit and Trust ‘Trust, 128 bid, ‘Prast, 150 bi Insurance 3 Metropolitan. fon, 10% bid. Columbia, 7% bid. 8 asked. Peop 4 bid, coin, 11 asked. Commercial, 44 asked, Title Insurance Stocks. Columbia Th Railroad Si bid, 78% ed. Columbia, 70 bid, Gas and Blectric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, x48 bid, asked. Geongeto Gas, 45 bid, 48 . 'U. $ Electric Light, 111 bid. 1 Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 37 Miscellaneous Stocks.—Merzenthaler Linotype, 18% Did, 1855; asked. Lanston Monotype, 24 bid. Amer- jean Graphopbone, 13% bid, 14 asked. American Graphophone preferred. 24% bid, 15 asked. Pneu- matic Gun Carriage, .i7 bid, 26 asked, Washing- ton Market, 10 bid. Great Fails Ice, 120 bid. Nor- folk and Washington Steamboat, 27 asked. xix dividend. —_-+—_ Grain. Provisio: dl Cotton Markets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1419 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La- denburg, ee eae New York. 1 Estate Title, 75 bid. 4. i i SERCEH &: Suey guages