Evening Star Newspaper, November 2, 1898, Page 2

SHE ARVENING, SEAR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1898-14 PAGES, RECORDS OF EXCISE BOARD. TO MUCH RED TAPE Gen. Sanger Criticises System of Issuing Army Supplies. BAD SANITATION AT CHICKAMAUGA | —__-—_—_— Decrease in Namber of Applications for Liquor Licenses. The records of the excise board show that up to this morning just fifty less deal- ers have applied for licens>s than applied up to the same date last year. Up to No- ven ber 1, 1897, there were 694 applicants for licenses for the year ending th> Sist ultimo. Of these 547 aj for bar room licenses and 147 for wholesale licenses. Up to this morning 644 applications for licenses for the year ending October 31, 1899, had been filed, of which 547 were for bar room licer ses and 147 for wholesale licenses. These figures show that last year ther? were just twenty-six more applicants for bar room or retail licenses and twenty-four more applying for wholesale licenses. This differ=nce is accounted for by including ap- Ss which were rejected last year, awals and a neglect of some of the in business then to put up the fee Tenewal of their licenses. Of those who obtained licenses last year, ht who conducted retail places have so failed or neglected to apply for a re- p. | newal of their licenses, and ten wholesale men have also failed or neglected to do Division Hospitals Were Overcrowd- ed Through Mismanagement. —————— TYPHOID I THE CAMP of the b thi | so. Of course, those GH parties who have tivision ¢Am} | so far applied for licenses will be permit- ated, being | ted to continue in business while the excise mild not be | voard has their application under consider- fe pam eI C ation, but upon a rejection of an applica- ig, Ser ciabegneteregpectd tion, ‘under a recent Tuling of the attorney s de es or the Distr et, the dealer must at once » up his business year the revenue from liquor. li- enses amounted to about $250,000, which sum will be reduced this year by the fact at fifty applications have been made ‘or licenses up to date, although, of cours of » and thes« | applications may be filed at any tim>. kamauga the control of my di- CONFESSES WRONG DOING. an ory m from = : Henry Hoffer in Court on Charge of False Pretenses. in the dock of Judge Kimball's court this nto a disser smpiex system of our ee eee morning sat a good-looking young man agement which led} med Henry G. Hoffer, against whom the division hos- | ‘ber arge of false pretenses. ‘The of typhoie. | ompt that he had obtained $1.70 : sidered the weak | rrom Howard C. Hughes, a merchant at No Camp ie Rad Sat ics P atrece novthwest tereines collected x. of wh uch, ] ™eney for Mr. Hughes, and in making his and had plenty to eat turns had ineluded an alleged worthle Teo Many Hucksters. “heck. aie Stee! Gl icenses About a year ago the young man cam: ere from Baltimore and opened a. collec- i He met and consulted Inspec. or Mattingly, who gave him some advice {offer called on the afterward od san frequent intervals. Ye me yunded by a mi n and said he had been wron Xnowing Detectives Gallaher and McNamee the in- the : Huidekope wanted him on the charge stated t Dr. Griffith was unnecessar pector detained him. 1. ifith i ed that a Attorney Siiler: peared for the de- diagno: malarial fever wa: endant and waived an examination. The reality noid fever. An engineering ofh- | “2se was sent to the grand jury. Bono cer examined Chickama vas fixed at $300. the intake was | —_— water b FLAG AT HALF MAST. Gen. Sa —= fribute by Commisssioners to the te Gen. West. The flag on the District building terday and this morning at half mast as a mark of respect to the memory of the latc 3 Will be ¢ Maj. Creze, quartermaster at eaves for Cincin Gen. Joseph R. West, formerly a Distric er high medical off- | ~ : 2 paneer ‘attention | CoMmissioner. Appropriate res - said. “I don't know | -ribute to the deceased were adopt I saw a great deal of Dr. | day afternoon by the board of District Com- » came through our divis- ioner: neral services were held this morning woul, ht Chick over the remains the ce of a place a camp hac aughter of the deceased w. M been taken and pure Wood, 1809 Riggs place Rev. Dr. Harding 4f St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church officiated. The services were private. The COLUMBIA ‘TENSION. | interment w Arlington. RAILROAD E Seg ee Committed for Ninety Day “Found repeatedly drunk on D northwest,” was the charge re William Clancy in Judge Scott's court this morning. Im guilty Way Secured When One Section ix Condemned. Right of small Jemnation is to determine ng the front of the Ruppert on pleaded the man. price of a bed.” 1 letter cz was what Tiers on the build last nigh north We haven't any money to spare,” said ad, and when it is | one of them, who notic at the applicant ¢ an agreement with the | og under the influ m an America t help me 1 get money pped the men a second em when they refused to . Md., Rev siding elder, presiding. A re . s. L. V. Allen of Ar- Va.. for an increase in the appro- n to widows and orphans of deceased ers was adopted. Subdistricts were ton, Baltimore 1 as follows: elegate were ington, D. C elder delivere in which he s of W presiding f Rev. H. H. Gray je Church, me ly defe i discontin' Md Fle IN BROKLAND. FATAL Athert Krara Dies—ilis Alma Dable Badly Pather and mee stitution reported. - Profanity Adds to Penalty. Kate Cumberland became quite angry fi the Police Court this morning when Judge orgs A-| Scott held her guilty of a charge of va- Krara | grancy. She indulged in con ble pro- Were so badly | sanity, which ended in the addition of sixty moved to Freed- days to the penal imposed. of thirty s already ahe ct Policeman Melicn arrested the woman, Mrs. Krara bav-| whom he had seen in the “division” in- Aina he city and Mr. | texicated severel times during a week. ng at work in the yard near continually drunk,” the officer penilicen Gece lek, onal he ‘and she’s in the habit of going in ie toe t s and making herself at home. Oniy eee 1 few nights ago she entered the he f es. The little nd was found with her com- was some moments Lefore om on the third floor.” nearc by Mr. Krara, who | The ollicer also told the court that she e y Was out in a hack last night with a man r nied what | Who seemed to have been drugged. y inte the | When Kate's time to make a statement hich meanw also taken | came she admitted she had been in the fought the desperately. | habit. of getting drunk, but denied the tely Officer H. ¢ other statements affecting her character. dhe. wit Tam not a vagrant,” she di n putting out th. get money from my parents in } - discovery was then that She admitted a recent arr nd said her Krara and the two child vncle paid her fine. It was after she had Lurned. Drs. Williams a beer sentenced that she became loud and t ary “ssi fre profane and attempted t the fur- were taken to Fre s Hospital, | niture. e th house ——_ Bringing Back Soldiers’ Remains. ie thts afternoon | phe following me: sage has been received t ns. The condi- " s reported at 2445 | at the War Department from General ok to be unchange Wood at Santiago de Cuba: ———_ “Transport Panama sailed yesterday NO (Monday) with remains of following named: Captain W. M. Dickinson, Lieutenant Den- nis M. Mitchie, 17th Infantry; Lieutenant Thomas A. Wansboro, 7th Infantry; Ser- geant M. D. Russell, Ist Voiunteer Cavalry; Privates Fred B. Taft, Silas Undergraves, Junior F. Hakenson, Harvey Randall, W. ©. Green, J. C. King, 2d “Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry; C. Cullman, 4th Mich- igan Volunteer Infantry: Privates A. Geis- man, Sidney A. Schoffield, 7ist New York Volunteer Infantry; Private John Nikoden, Ist Illinois Volunteer Infantry; James W. Wheeler, 2d Massachusetts Volunteer In- fantr) DISAGREEMENT. Statement Regarding the Recent 1 vestigation at Richmond. t of a disagree- Office Department vice mis: nm over the of the charges in the Rich- mond post office is denied by the civil serv- fe@ authorities. Two repre: atives of the om were sent to Richmond to in- vestigate the charges. They found a post office inspector already at work looking into the matter for the Post Office Depart- ment. There is a rule in the Post «fice z is @ rule Late 1 Orders. Department which prohibits employes from 5 - discussing with any one charges under in- | Commander C. H. Stockton has been or vestigation dered to duty at Newport, R. L, as presi- ‘This made it impossible for the civil serv- | dent of the Naval War College. ice inspectors to do anything until the post | Lieut. Com. C. K. Curtis has been ordered office inspector had completed his work. | to the Norfolk navy yard immediately. When this was done the civil service com-| ‘The following named officers of the navy mission went to work. It is understood | have been honorably discharged: Lieut. R. they found nothing irregular, but have |H. Miner, Lieut. 'T. H. Gignilliatt, Naval agreed to give the matter further attention | Cadet G.'Miller, Mate J. M. Murray and ata later day. { Assistant Engineer J. E. Johnson, jr. commi: + e+ CAMPAIGN FUNDS Effort of the Civil Service Commis- sion to Secure Evidence. VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW SUSPECTED Clerks Believed to Have Been So- licited at Their Office: WHAT MR. PROCTER SAYS The civil service commission is making an effort to secure further information 1e- lating to the recent actions of certain poii- ticians in soliciting subscriptions for cam paign purposes from clerks in the vacvieus executive departments. Recently the chairmen of two repuluican state committees, those of Ohio and Penn- yivania, have communicated with a num- ber of government clerks asking that they contribute to the funds of the orginza tions for the prosecution of the ¢ The solicitation of these subscript open violation of the law when munications are addressed to ihe com clerk: their places of employment in the zovern- ment buildings, and the commission anxious that the clerks who have i: imi- portuned thus shall inform it of ail the faci he law bearing upon this offense has never been tested for the reason that the commission has been unable to prove that campaigns have Dui d= is cont proof the tried in the im past ed to the mmmis: f it can s be suce can ourts ihe chief difficulty in the way of th resecution of the offenders is che inavility sommission to locate the clerks who been asked for contrib In where the letters ublic the names of the been withheld for reasons anexplain: bie to the commission, and it 13 exu rous that sume of these clerks si ~ their identity, so that ampie nd can be secured for criminal prose- cutfon of those whose signatures the vers bear. Zi What Mr. Procter Says. In discussing the subject with a Star re- porter Mr. Procter, president of the civil vice commission, said: “if these clerks to whom letters are be- ing sent would come to the Commission end aid us by giving us their names and rela: ing 2 circumstances we would be able evel made nave been , piish a great deal toward putting a sop & t Violations of the aw. ‘The uroubie we have experienced, however, 's inat the clerss, while making public some of the tacts ch case, refrain from com- ing out in the open and preferring charg against the writers of the letters. Of course, it useiess for us to attempt to prosect one until we can identify of the communications, and have been unable to locate the ri nu: jar any one who has received them. we In discussing the subject the other day ome one remarked to Me that perhaps the erks refused to disciose their identity for the reason that they would be persecute by politicians and perhaps lose their pos: tions. Now, 1 will guarantee any govern- ment clerk who comes to the comm: facts before u: s ged from his department as a cons: ce, to give him employment in our e or in some of the other government departments. But he will not lose his , neither will he be persecuted. The on will protect him if any attempt to harrass him or oust him from service. i wish that some of thes cerks who have been receiving letters ask- ributions, provided, of course, jon they e becen addressed to the recipients at their departments and not at their ces of residence, would come to the comn om and tell us all about it. Then we could accomplish something looking to the abolition of tius practice. The law on the sul should, be enforced, and if, proper proof couid be obtained it’ could be enforced strictly and the guilty persons punished. The clerks ought to help us.” The La and Penalty. The iaw relating to the solicitation of campaign funds from government emplo: mn 12 of the civil service act, which provides: No person shail in any room or building ed in the discharge of official duttes ny officer employe of the Unite tes or in any navy yard, fort or ars preter y Manner whatever or receive contribution of money or any other Z of ve.ue for any political purpose Whatever.” The following penalty is provided for a Violation of the law: oceu hat any person who shall be guilty of violati provision of the four forego- ing shall be deemed guilty fa nd shall, on conviction . be punished b: fine not exceed- or by imp! ooment for a term ree 3 . or by such fine at both, in the diseretion POSTAL CLERKS ORGANIZE, Movement to Increase Facilities of Railway Mail Serviec. railway mail clerks of the third di- held a meeting last evening at the post office, in rooms of the chief ex- uminer, to effect a permanent organization to co-operate with th3 national associa tion, and ask Congress to provide for a re- classification of the service and to prescribe £ employes. it is said, has there been slation in regard to th> railway ice, while the service has more than quadrupled in impertance and magni- tude since that year, and, the service was graded to the then 2xisting conditions, it is wholly inadequate, it is believed, to The vision city present requiremer In the third division, comprising the states of Maryland, Virginia, West Vir- North Carolina and th District of bia, there are cver half a thousand under the superiniendency of Chas. Vickery, and ut their meeting last 1 Mr. Jchn i. ident and Mr. on ocity secre- s The vie> presiients ed by the cicrss in their re- who will have the power to meetings in the cities of Washington, altmore, Hagers own, raftcn, Ma tin: burg, Richmond, Lynchburg, Greensboro’ end Wilmington. he general public, it is believed, under- s the vital importance of the United railway mail service and will favor ctment of any law by Congress to its improvement. The Post ofiice Department recommends the legis- lation proposed by the National Association of Railway Mail Clerks, and the business public will be asked to use its influence with Congress to pass this measure. ee Ree east ae BANDS ORDERED TO PLAY. w. evening these clerks elect Gra of North Cai Davidson of a tri ng Muste Provided for the Police and Firemen’s Parade. Commissioner Wight has been notified by the commandant of the Marine Corps ard by the commanding officer at the Washing- ton baracks, respectively, that orders will be mage directing the Marine Band an that of the 4th Artillery to participate in the annual parade of the District police and fire departments at 8 o'clock next Mon- day afternoon. The Marine Band will prob- ably head the police department and. the 4th Artillery musicians will head Chief Parris’ fire fighters. The Commissioner today issued a number of invitations to prominent people to wit- ness the parade from the reviewing stand in front of the White House, from which the Preside at will review the parade. pebceotte tata The Postmaster General's Speeches. Postmaster General Smith leaves tomor- row night for Wheeling, W. Va., where he 1s scheduled to make a campaign speech Friday night. Saturday night he will speak at Cincinnati. These two spseches «re the only ones he will make before the election. —$__—$_+o-—_____ If you want work read the want columns of The Star. NEGRO REGIMENT IN REVOLT. Sixth Virginia Object to Having White Officers Over Them. DETROIT, Mich., November 2.—A special to the Evening News from Camp Poland, Knoxville, Tenn., says: The Sth Virginia, a negro regiment, campe@ within a quarter mile of the 3ist Michigan, mutinied to@ay because white ot siperseded negro of- ficers, who had under pressate. The 31st was o: out (o quell the di turbance. q st ‘The regiment stagted on the double-quick for the negro. but was stopped by orders from ers, and sent back to camp. The sToes are ‘leying with the white offices 3 es oe WANAMAKER $UED FOR SLANDER. Complainant is Thomas M. Robison, Formerly State Printer. PITTSBURG, Pa. November 2.—John Wanamaker, who is making a tour of Beaver county today speaking at Roches- ter, New Brighton and Beaver Falls, was served with a summons of trespass in slander when he stepped from the train at Rochester. The plaintiff is Thomas M. Robison, formerly: state printer at Harris- Wanamaker recently criticised his management of €hé*state printing office. The summons is ¥eturnable the first Mon- day of December. + CHARLES Baum aAssSIGNs. Prominent Merchant Takes Steps for Benefit of Creditors. | An assignment for the benefit of his creditors was this afternoon placed on re} ord by Charles Baum, who for many yea past has conducted & dry goods and fur- nishings establisyment ‘at 416 7th street. Meyer Cohen ani gary Strasburger are named as assignees: © See Mr. Baum explai at his assets amount to $217,400. TheSe-inblide the stock car- ried in the 7th street Store, shares of stock in a number ef ‘corporations and Mr. pecs interest im. a certain deed of as- sig n Nvolving real estate valued at $154,000. The liabilities are said to foot up to somewhere in the neighborhood ot 3175.00. Of the liabilities, $114,500 repre- sent notes secured by deeds of trust on teal estate. The assignees, Messrs. Cohen and Stras- burger, took charge of the store on Tih street today at noon, closed the doors and rosted notices to the effect tnat the es- tublishment Would remain closed until a complete inventory of the siock is taken. When this work is completed it is expceted an assignees’ sale will ve inaugurate, or the entire stock sold in bulk, #3 may be hercafter determined. When scen by a representative for The Star this afternoon, Mr. Straspurger de- clared that as yer it was hard (o tell just what will be done with the stock. Cus- pomers, he said, who purchased articles before the store closed and who for any reason want the gooda exchanged, will be accommodated as far as possible when the house is reopened. A majority of the em- ployes of the establishment were excusid until further notice, oniy those being re- tained who will assist in pies the taking of Mr. Charles Bai ? : c pean um, it was stated, has at his home for a weck past. ————— CRITICISES A JURY. Prosecuting Attorney Pugh's Excep- tions to ‘a itécent Verdict, _ Prosecuting Atigryey Pugh severely crit- icised the verdictrof a.jury in a recent trial of a liquor case when talled upon this after- noon to argue avother similar case before the Police Court; The matter on trial was a charge against;Wm. Crowley, a former saloonkeeper, for violation of the Sunday law. Mr. Crowley kept a place on North Capitol street near thé government printing office, and, it is said, two policemen saw several, men in @ shed in the rear of..the saloon drinking beer a recent Sunday. it appeared from the évidence offered by Mr. e for the défendant that the beer was ken into the sed! from the outside and s not sold t them by Mr. Crowley. Counsel for the defendant insisted that the government shodid argue the case, : Mr. Pugh, who’ had previously remarked that a defense did’ not scem necessary fn this court to get a verdict of acquittal from a jury, arose and told the jury that he had but a few words to say. Referring to the verdict rendered in the Cafitz case yester- day, he said the jury had arbitrarily disre- guided the evidence of the government. - “And in my qpinion,” he said, “the jury had its verdict made’ up before the case was tried.” He declared that there was no excuse for the verdict, which was rendered by a Jury that was sworn to “well and truly try and a true deliverance make.” There was no Substantial proof offered by the defense, he declared, and yet the jury simply file the room and returned the verdict against the law and the facts. Sp said aking of his own duties, the law required him to nts Were given fair tri to present the government's . but is required to capacity. He was frank enough to admit that in Mr. Crowle ase there was a serious doubt as to his guilt, and he would therfore abandon it Under the directions of the court the jury returned a verdict of acquittal. is not de of tin a dual GOVERNM INANCES. Public Debt Increased Over Forty- Three Millions in October. The monthly statement of the govern- ment receipts and expenditures shows that the receipts for the month of October amounted to $39,680,051 and the disbur: monts $53,982,276. The receipts from cu toms amounted to §1 against $9,713,494 for October, 18% internal reve- nue, $2 11, against $13,614,872 for Oc- tober last year; miscellaneous, $1,718,305, against $1,063,017 one year ago. The in- crease in receipts for the month as com- pared with October, 1807, amounted to about $15,250,000. During the four months of the present fiscal year the receipts ex- ceeded those for the corresponding period in 1897 by over $60,000,C00, treasury statement of the public debt shows that at the clese of business October 31 the debt, less net cash in the treasury, amounted to $1,110,966,922, an increase for » month of $43,487, This increase is accounted for by the issue during the month of about $36,680,000 of the new 3 per cent bonds, and a decrease of about $7,238,000 in the cash on hand. The entire amount of the new loan so far taken up in the monthly statement ts $179,309,180. ‘The debt is recapltulated as follows: In- terest-bearing debt, $1,026,766,960; debt on interest has teased since maturity, 246,870; debt bearing no interest, $383, 191,367; total, $1,411,205,197. is amount, however, does not include 631,933 in dbruiftéates and treasury notes outstanding; wich are offset by an equal amount of gashnén the treasury held for thelr redemptjn., # The cash in thé treasury is classified as follows: Gold, $276,824,071; silver, $506,- 929,775; paper, $55,529237; bonds, deposits in national banky digbursing officers’ bal- ances, etc., $96,546,31%; total, $933,249,307; against which there ame demand liabilities outstanding amounting to $633,011,122, leav- ing a net cash balance In the treasury of $800,288,275. =a +—_____ Volunteer Qfiicers Discharged. The following named‘officers of the volun- teer army have bgen yonorably discharged: Maj. J. M. G. Woesuty, chief surgeon, U.S. V.; Capt. William H. Lamar, U. 8. V. Signal Corps; gi. ohn Carr, ist Wash- ington Volunteer Infantry; Lieut. Moorhead, 24 Arkansas Infant N. Wilson, 4th Ilinois: Infantry; ‘Lieut. W C. George, 3d Mississippi Infantry; Maj. William H. Stillwell, additional paymaster: Lieut. Samuel C. Davidson, ist Washing- ton Infantry. — A Rural Post Office on Wheels. A post office on wheels ts the innovation the Post Office Department ts about to try in the vicinity of Westminster. Md. A pos- tal wagon will be used to collect and dis- tribute mails, and farmers will be invited to provide mail boxes along the route from which the collections can be made. The wagon will be fitted with money order and registry mail facilitles. ee Thousands of situations have been filled through the want columns of The Star. ll Se Looking Forward to Vast Expendi- taree in Cuba, UNCLE AM EXPECMED 10 PAY BILLA Commission te Be Appointed for Sale ef Government Lots. The attorney for the District, to whom ‘was referred the Senate resolution cre- e@ting a commission for the sale of United States lots in the District, has reported to the Commisstoners that in his opinion the resolution is in goed form, and will, if enacted, accomplish the purpose desired. Th? resolution, which was introduced the 2d of last July by Senator Gallinger, is ax follows: “Whereas it appears from the records of the War Department that there are at the Preseat time 1,176 lots in the city of Wash- Stock Markets Depressed and Prices of Stocks Lower. é indienne DUE HERE T0 THE ELECTIONS Improvements That Will Cost in Europe the Condition is Due to Millions. ington claimed as the property of the Sc United States. Therefore, Resolved by the War a Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress as- sembied, that a commission, consisting of the Secretary of War, the Attorney Gen- eral and the Secretary of the Interior, be, and is hereby, appointed to dispose of such jots as may be found by the said ecinmis- sion to be the property of the United States in the city of Washington, the proceeds to be turned into the treasury of the United States,” Before being referred to the attorney for the District, the resolution was referred to Mr. Matthew Trimble, the District assessor, who reported as follows: “In regard to the resolution, I have the honor to suggest that there are probably a large number of lots in this District to which the United States has never relin- quished its title, but by some means were listed for taxation on the official records The innocent purchaser, not acquainted with the doctrine of ‘caveat emptor,’ acting in good faith, improved the property, after many years of open and undisturbed occupancy, presumed the title to the same was unquestioned. These parties should ATTITUDE OF THE NATIVES GENERAL MARKET ieee REPORT (Copyright, 1898. by Charles M. Pepper.] From a Staff Correspondent. HAVANA, October 29, 1898. Havana has reached the acute stage of political discussion when it is thought prop- er to criticize one’s friends. The business men aré fretting, the Cuban patriots are worrying, and the Spanish classes are find- ing fault. The oniy persons perfectly sat fied are the Spanish officials, who are still sontrolfing and pocketing the revenues of the government. This unrest is natural and inevitable, but it should not be taken as too significant. When the first troops are tanded the feeling will be more calm. If a warship drops anchor in the harbor there will be something like public rejoicing. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, November 2.—A depres: and disinterested tone in the foreign se y markets had an adverse influenc local trading this morning. outlook on this side and the war prepara tions in Europe were the factors behind the decline in the prices. A decreased volume of real business and the rather pessimistic attitude of the local professional element were Influences quite equal to forcing a re- action in the general market The railroad list was unusually dull and whatever changes were made in the prices of standard shares were directly attributa- ble to want of interest. The desire to wait for a solution of much of the prevailing p. ari. on The political Whatever events lead to the flag raising | Rave Some relief, and although not entitled | litical mystery is preventing the employ will be follow “4 Sai se they | tO any legal redress, the governmen:, in | ment of funds otherwise destined to find Say Sune en pieeeure peenec ae view of its long neglect in enforcing its | their way into the stock market. The rea= uit the dangerous undercurrent which | rights, should at least admit that the citi- | sons for the dullness being entirely logical, comes from the presence of such a large | zen had acquired en equity which should | :here is no disposition to construe prevail- number of Spanish troops who are making | be recognized. 1, therefore, suggest that | ing inaction into a radical defect in. the the joint resolution be amended by adding the following: ‘Provided, That if any such lots be found to have passed by tax title or otherwise, to a private individual, the equities of such individual shall be first determined by said commission, and the meney value thereof shall be credited to the owner or owners of such equities ovt financial outlook of a more or less favorable na- tive to the prospects for harmony in the sugar trade were circulated during he morning. Most of these reports ho visible progress toward getting out. The period of peril for Havana and for Cuba is during the next few weeks. With the knowledge that American control begins December 1 kept inflexibly in view the period will be passed safely. Delay beyond ihat date fixed would mean complete de- moralization, indicated absolute harmony between some of the concerns supposed to be rivals of the it- American Company and that company of the proceeds derived from the disposal | self. This condition may become. a Looking to the Fature. of said lots. 5 ee tainty, but there are grave reasons While th anal .| In his rcport the District's legal adviser | doubting its immediate approach entire busine nants of Havana und the | qos, after indorsing the resolution: short interest, however, was made to cover usiness community are impatient] “«1' think, however, that it should be | even in the face of a market otherwise out and even abusive in its criticism of the | amended so as to provide for the equitable | of sympathy with an advancing mo’ United States, a disposition has shown itself | claims of individuals, 225 eee good | ment. 5 ‘ : amon; ’ ill faith, purchased at tax sales lots belonging | American tobacco was active and ex- g ong them which will call for a hint that it to the United States, and have made im-| tremely irregular. The in le and pu y is not agreeable to the American people. | provements thereon. The proviso proposed | professional interests were given comp! This ts to shift all the responsibility for the | by the assessor is in good form, and, im | jurisdiction over the price of this particular future on the temporary military govern-] my judgment, should be added as an | property. ment which will be established. In talking | amendment to the resolution. So amended, The Federal steel issues were opened the joint resolution is entitied to your favor- able report to Congress.” BONDS AND STOCK IS! with these Havana merchants I have been struck with their belief that the city and the island are to become wards of Uncle ‘am, and that they will be relieved of their share of political responsibility. They have the same notion in the indefinite ideas held by them regarding annexation. This is almost invariably true of the Spanish class- es, and it fs also true of a considerable number of Cuban planters. In some way the delusion has taken holé of them that the United States is going to govern Cuba at its own expense for their benefit. Any trained observer can come to Cuba and In ten days originate a plan of public improvements or internal development which, under the most favorable conditions, Mt will take ten years to carry out. Because of the investigations made by the numerous American commissioners who are down here in one capacity and another—I don't know what the total has now reached—this impression of a vast expenditure of money under the direction of the United States has become widespread. As the revenues of the island will be limited and as years will be needed for tts complete industrial recuperation, the expenses for all these ex- tensive improvements would have to be borne by the United States. It would be equivalent to assuming a future Cuban Gebt as great as that which Spain has un- successfully tried to saddle on the Paris peace commission. well up to recent high prices, but attracted a fair volume of realizing sales from sources heretofore conspicuous in the advance. The very comprehensive features of this company’s character and its glowing divi- dend prospects are relied upon to develop a good market for its shares, once the in- centive to activity is supplied. As seemed likely several days ago, the market has been rarrowed down to the industrial shares and a few specialties in the general list. The bond market is the only inflication of actual investment, and this fact is being pointed to by conservative interests as the true source of real business. Whatever may happen in a purely routine way, such as increases in earnings and the like, will be made secondary to next Tuesday's elec- tions results. Foreign holdings are concerned in the coming e‘ection result as well as those ¢ home investors, and many of the bugab of the last campaign are too vivid to ir vite continued holdings, should they be vived. The street is discussing politics and not finance at this juncture, and such a condition is not one likely to attract new business. Authority Conferred Upon Washing- ton and University Ratiroad. Under the provisions of the act incorpo- rating the Washington and University rail- road, the District Commissioners have au- thorized the road to issue bonds and stock to the amount of $175,000, the road to be of double track construction, as provided for in the estimates. The route of the road, the motive power to be electricity, is as follows: Beginning at or near the intersection of Tenleytown road and Quincy street, west on Quincy to 44th street, to Vallejo street, thence west to 47th street as far as Flint street, and west on the latter as far as the bounda: outh on Boundary avenue to 48th street, to Brandywine street, thence east to 47th street. The act of incorporation also provides that the company must sell six tickets for a quarter, and limits its business to the carrying Of passengers. The company’s issue of stock and bonds fs limited to pur- poses of construction and maintenance. Sway BUYING CHEROKEE LANDS. s —— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Open. Market. High. Low. Close. American Spirits... Havana Improvements. ‘American Spirits, pf ‘By Ry BY pie 3 aS 4 can St 4, ov After the American military control is They Could Be Sold Only to the Gov- SR 140K iss established the revenues honestly collected ernment. Atchison . 12% will be enough to clean up the city of Ha- = antes 2 See forma- | Atchison, pid. 2B vana. They will also Jastify putting errs |, The Interior Department has no informa- | Atchison. pid-——— =. rid Nee : a ¥ putting some | tion regarding a reported project for buying | Bairinore & O! : ay ousand men to work on local improve- | up the lands of the Cherokee Indians in | Brooklyn Rapid Trausit. Canada Southern.... Chesapeaxe & Ohio C., C. C. & 3t. Lou: Chicago, B&Q...) Chicago& Northwestern Chicago Gas... M. & St. Pani rents. which will in reality benefit the whole island. Presumably the same policy will be follcwed at Matanzas and other large towns. ¥ hat an indication may be given of what can be done im the future. either under an independent gov- Indian territory, and the authorides say that the Cherokee nation could not sell its lands save to the United States govern- ment. The project was mentioned in a di: patch from Wichita, Kan., saying it was ernment or under the protecting authcrity | Teported that Mr. Rockefeller had joined | Chicago, R. 1 & P of the United States. What a larse with a syndicate to buy the whole Chero- | Chic 5t. P.M. &O ment of business men in Havana n kee nation and let the Indians leave the | «hig. & G. Western | Consolidated Gas... Del., Lack & W..- Delaware & Ludson learn is that Morro Castle “grant-{r hundred million themselves as the do not know that raising of country. not the the fla beginning is nid,” or a subsidy of two or three of dol Cuba, with Arlington—H. G. Bradlee, Boston; H. H. Treadwell, New York; G. M. Adam, Akron, General Ei os Lilinols Central . sons ‘s | Ohio: J. C. Martin, Atlanta, G Lake Snore. will be doing about ed | Metropolitan—E. B. Holman, New York; | Louisville & ¢ a Re aiecnea tines Testes an | Metropotttan. ‘Tractic tiem Havens nll woe leaned a8) B. Becker, Philadelphia; W. A. Handley. | Nenwutan mera troops, as we for the vd Of the in- | Roanoke, Ala.: F. Pratt, Boston. Musourt Facile habitants, Tt is in a fearfully dirty and | National—F. G. Mears, Baltimore: A. L. | Mo K.& 1 pid... unhealthy condition. Probably in five years | Butler, Pittsburg, Pa.; A. A. Herbert, New | 3 it can be pat in good sanitary condition | yor, permanently. For the pr inst = « ° N. ¥. the $22,000.00 which it to be ex-| _Raleigh—W. R. Peters. Rochester, N. Y-:] Noithern Pac pended, $1,000,000 would ans The other | J. A. Davidson, Chicago; H. T. Burns, New | Pacitic Mail. $21,€90,000 would be put to ter use out | York. hula. & Head Tare ee outa eo ocvelop asricul” |) (Regent-J..J. Hamilton, New Work; H. |jpemee ny Fee nase a pits “© | R. Smith, England. Texas Pacific term. and if 31,000,000 should b: nt in Riggs—W. G. Chidley, Floriday J. M.] Yenu. Coai & [rot cleaning up the city Havana would scem so | yiiehe Ohio Talon Pactae much like heaven in comparison with what 2 : Union Pa, , pid. U.S. Leatner, pfd US. Rubper’. Rubber, vfd.. Shoreham—J. M. Sherwood, Por: Va.; M. C. Alford, Lexington, Ky Cohen, Atlanta, C . James—C. A. Glover, Lansing, Mich.; mouth, J.C. it now is that everybody would feel him- self in paradise. The burning questi as it is cailed here, the “palpitati ” 3 - os st « * pi'what shall be Gone with it is more in. | WT Blodgett, “Hartfora, Conn: J. N. | Wemery Eat. Structive than the political disputes. E on ee ene en Poderal Goosen Bim 8 gla |. » Ssenoee )” ia Cubans Accepting the Situation. Wellington—J. L. Johnson, Philadelphia; | Am. Steel and Wire pia. 3 The attitude of the Cubans remains ex- = fig gs iott, Bombay; A. R. Keller, | A. S. Wire. 30x pectaat. The wisest of them are ac “AS Nard’ “3. p: ons sie a = 2 ard’s—J. Dadie, Chicago; W. H. Les- Washington Steck Exchange. the proscamuwhich beeing with! the’ Amer | ile News Nees (S949 aN Ounk, Watsons | sis oeeaar canes sigiees gece eto ican military occupation. It is with a defin- | Tex.; C. R. McMullen, Philadelphia. pon, $1,000 at 105: lumbia National Bank, & ite reservation. They expect ultimately to IES 18s.” American phone, 50 at 12h, 100 at at 1 Ww 2 2 » form an independent government. I @o not Boston Case Goes to Jury. Carag tt Te MOO et EEG. 200 ot think when the time comes for a decision Arguments were concluded, and the case | , District of Columbia Bonds, ts, 20-year fundinz, f i 4 Are’ ie oo 100 bid. Si-year funding, 105 bid. Ts, wel, there will be much difference of opinion on | of George H. Boston, colored, charged with | water stock les bal 3.G5s, funding, 116% bid. that subject. violation of the pension law, given to the | . Miscellaneous Bonds. Metropolitan Ratitoad, Ss, ry ae yithout a country,” s: Nea Tet 2 LIS bi Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s, Y Gapania & anee inoue ase ni eae ae jury shortly before 3 o'clock this afternoon. | iid, "12715 asked. Metropolitan Ratlrond eort. tat is annexation, bu: recognize that T-stana | 2°? age has been on hearing for several | debi... A. sopoitian Railroad ‘cert ine 2 ic oe jays before Chief Justice Bingh ~ | debt, road @s, 118 bid. almost alone’ among my people. I hated | Ga¥8 béfore Chief Justice Bingham tn Crim- } debt. Ue Fekington Hallroud Ge, Spanish rule, but did not think we could 2 10) bid. % weries A, Os, make out much better by ourselves. 1 ——->—— lig bid. ts, thought we might accept what Spain offer- Appeal Case en Trial. 5 bid. ap... 100 tid, nd Potomac Telephone Ss, curity and ‘Trust Gs, 100 igo, M mpany Ist 5, 115 bid. Wash- ington Market Company imp. Gs, 115 bid. Washing: ton Market Company extn. Gs, 115 bid. Masoate Hall Association National Bank Stoci ed. You know the result. The insurgents burned my cane because they said I was a Cuban Spaniard, and the Spanish troops de- stroyed my property because I was Cuban born.” What this planter said The appeal of Thomas M. Fields and Therease Agnes Burke, alias Fields, from a judgment of Justice of the Peace 8. R. Church in’ faver of Wilhelmina A. E. Fields was placed in hearing late this literally true. Rank of Washington, 295 s u Me pol . 8 on T had been on his plantation when Spanish | afternoon before Judge Cole and a jury in | }Mt,, Atma, S17 bid. Central. 146 bid, soldiers were devastating one end of it and | Cireuit Court No. 1. ond, 145 bid. Citizem 145 bid. Columbia, 187 the insurgents were burning the cane at the pe re ete bid. Capital. 125 bid. West Bud, 89 bid. 9 asked other end. But his present isolation fs not so great as he feels it to be. The Cubans will not listen to him talk annexation; yet ‘Traders’, 100 bid. Lincoln, 115 bid, asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National Safe Movements of Warships. Deposit _and Trust, 110% Did. Washington Loan and The Hist has arrived at Santiago. The ‘Trost. 1 vid, 128 asked. American curity and they are ready to join with him in mea iladel, 150 bid. Washington Loan 2 s ures that will start his. plantation gol Topeka hae sailed from Philadelphia for | Trust, . Warhington Loan and Trust, 60 and give CED ana to the 700 hands who Si See ene eee Mk gi Rae yt 28 bid. 40% y worl . x89 bid. Metropolitan, |,“ Coreoran, 52 bid. Rormerty workon (neres ss Assistant to Building Inspector. | Potomac, 58 bid, Arlington, x19 bid. ‘mau Formation of Cuban Clubs. American. 1%) bid. National Union, 10 bid. Co. ‘The formation of a large number of Cu-| Mt: Charles A. Harkness was today ap- | inmbin, 10 bid, 11 asked. Riggs: 7% bd. § asked, assis People's, 5g bid, 6 asked. Lincoin, 10% bid. "Com ban clubs in Havana was at first looked | Pointed ake nes ty | aes PE - mercial,’ 4 bid. the District (Commnlestonere at “an lanmgal § sel, 7 aes tests, -ibeeh Mints Tea bias upon with distrust. Their ostensible pur-| salary of $1,000, . 4% bi strict Title, 5 asked. pose was to furnish food to the Cuban sol- po Ss nile) Stock Cavital ea yon pent diers pending disbandment. They have done Government Bonds. bid, 79 asked. Metropolitan. bid. ask- |. Col bin, 70 bid, 75 asked. » 5 . something of this kind, but their real pur- Bid. Asked. | “Gan amt Blectric Light Stocks. Washincton Gat pose was for political discussion. This dls- | 2 per cents, soninterer » RS gees | EM STE nated, Georgetown Gas, 30 bid.” U.S. has been less radical than was an- | 3 per cents, regist'd of 18 . 205% 305%, | Blectee ee " Ucipated. “Thus far the moderate Cubans { # Bet cents, coupon of 1806-25. 105g Tana Mm ho eee ee ‘S14 per cents, registered of 1907. 111 111%, | “Setacellantons MGHER.—Sherkenthaler Exwetpes, Sic have dominated the clubs. All classes will'}¢ per cents, coupon of 2907..../ 111% 212% | yen nue neoped” basaes Beeeeetge “abi eek ae be better off when they have their news- | 4 per cents, registered of 1925. 126% 127% | sacked tmerican Graphophons. loa bid, 12%. ask papers.. It seems not to be understood that | 4 per cents, coupon of 1925..... 126% 127% | ed. American Gi preferred. x13 bid. Pnew- in the last days of Spanish sovereignty the | 5 per cents, registered of 1904. 11M 112: matic Gan Carriage, -18 bid. .20 asked. Washing- Spanish Institution known as the press cen- | 5 per cents, coupon of 1904..... 111% 112i, | fon Market, 12 bid.” Great Falls tee. ina bid. 135 sorship continues. Where everything else de- | Girrency 6 per cents of 1800... tore ape meee Cnet, Oe, cays it flourishes. The Havana papers con- trolled by the Spanish classes cannot make known the views of those classes because the censor will not allow it. For the Cu- bans to publish a paper in these circum- stances would be a waste of type and ink. When the American occupation begins they will have plenty of journals to represent their opinions, and no matter what these opinions may be, the Cubans will all be the better for the discussion in which they are sure to indulge. I have noticed in other parts of the island, where Spanish sover- eignty is extinct, the Cubans have little sheets, sometimes published in the camps of the army. They appear satisfied with the opportunity thus given them to declare their sentiments and interchange views. While bitterness is shown toward the efforts of the Spaniards to keep control, it is a rare thing to find sentiments hostile to the United States. CHARLES M. PEPPER. age It pays to read the want columns of The Star. Hundreds of situations are filled —<——__ Grain, Provisio: nd Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers end brokers, 1419 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La- denburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. xEx dividend. Baltimore Markets. Foceipia, ‘BLED barrels; export, $26 tan sales, 100 barrels. Wheat dull_apor and month, 66 ipts,'1.34, 006 bushel exports, 88, ; recel bushels; stock, 1,545,052 bushels; sales, 90,000 bush- corn dull—spot and month, STigast% new or old. November or December, 36%a37: Janu- ary, 36%a36%; February, 37: steamer mixed, 30° 36%; receipts, bushels; exports, 107.1 basbels; stock, 1,354,618 bashels: sales. 3.000 busb- cls—southern white corn, Sa8T%4; new do., yellow, new. Onts firm—No. 2 white wert: No. 2 mixed do., 27isa2s; ae frm— No, “2 nearby. Stok" o3n:200 wushele, $ing10.50." Grain dull, parcel room Prlers, per quacter, , per cember