Evening Star Newspaper, November 15, 1898, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR: TUESDAY , NOVEMBER 15, 1898-16 PAGES. have it w efficle done. If it had 1 have work a5 well as tt should y were asked the w nstruction luring times > H ructiur as | ntry | 3 to do troubl had no oppert ility deve vr Turning Over mrad. { | Gen. T h reported in } news" Gen. Shafter had of command ever to Gen. Breckinri wanted to know if ci Er idge i that he would t 4 put tu Gen said ne did mimaterial to that the if Ge sech conv not do so ge thought erly conducted. | ¢ property. ee Property and Franchise Disposed of atiu ic Auctioa Se CROSBY THE PURCHASER a the Only One, Was $350,000. COURT MUST CONFIRM OSCAR 1. His Bed, . The Belt railway, its franchises and prop- erty of all kinds, was sold at public auc- | tion this afternoon to Mr. Oscar T. Crosby, | whese group of street gathered in front of t bid we 0,000, There was quite a railroad men and others e main entrance to any at llth street himsel the office of the com oe and Flerida avenue when Mr. Charles C. rice of the inspector | nuncansen, the acutioneer, began at 2 Yelock to read the advertisement of the ‘s Evidence. ; = Bs sap i States | = the group were Mr. O. T. Crosby, Mr. sgl jowdy, United States | prederick C. Stevens, Mr. M. M. Myrick a retired, who served as first lieutenant nd Mr. W. Kesley Schoepf of this city, th infantry during the Santiago | representatives of the City and Suburban and since August 5 as master of | fatlroad; Mr. Bond of Baltimore, of the de. ati Caan «| Same compeny, and Mr. Carswell and Mr. ation at Camp Wikoff, Montauk { m6 Comte Baltimore, formerly Interested aced upon the stand. | ip the road; Mr. Chas. J. Bell, the president a good deal of complaint | of the American Security and Trust Com- ! en made regarding the raiirvad on| pany, the trustee of the property; Mr. Were taken to Camp Wi- | Nathaniel Wlison and Mr. Aldis B. Browne, the road had done good|aticrneys of the trust company; Wm. A. 1 that when supplies were | McKenney, the trust officer; Mr. R. D. ually from a day to a} Weaver, G. B. Coleman of the Metropolitan them in the camp. Theedelay | company s frequently caused » goods being | Mr. John R-dout, ‘the attorney for the t off at wrong stat receiver of the road, Mr. A. S. Worthing- ton, forme-ly counsel for Belt boadhoiders n | ard other department would ness ster’s Under Ue order of the court, only those who had dey ) were entitlea to h facilitated. bid. Mr. Cre as the only one thus en- Dr. Mag = tilled, and no other. bid made. He eS amr enen Sa Comms Aitior. started the b:cding at $$50.000, and it was Dr. G. L. Magruder ¢ wred | knocked down at that figure. ‘The saie the commission and testified con- | must now be ccnfirmed by the court. cerning the condition he found at Camp Al- when he made t was on Jun ting ice cre: His casions first v 14 nis W Was very noticeah!: her and The and one case y were not than twenty yards. T said that on one of these that men © very un- jd that they could not get ts we x- by ar er that > quench rsty on this fact the Ist Ro speciai ‘onducted. He allowed by the n was more | yeclal hospital Bad Condition Outsi le the Hospitals. r. He said fully 50 pe Alger was utside their Dr. Conn-F ask d the vieinit frem ne of Fal fact tha shall« bel than en cam nk water w ve < of Camp Alg August, but > ecdingly small Weaver Testifies. At 2 jock Dr. Wm. G. Weaver of Wilkesbarre, Pa. was placed on the stand During the war Dr. Weaver was assistant sure urgeon of the 9th Per s. is rex- imer M ar t removed to Cam 7 was in the 3d Bri- gace of sion of the 3@ Army : i they had 600 cases of typhoid s regiment and 2S or 30 deat c who came from Wilkes The sanitary con- f a Park s & utward ap- very bad wi i oper had hospital at they were to se hasa t. as it was th they ir fi at did regiment the drugs y quantitte we wer le ampl say quantitt< wlication for nec = aia ule som: he ¢ mn 108,00 regimen was w to the DROWNED. Way Russia. November 15.—The chona, at Velictusiing, number of people and e stream. Twenty Thin Ice Gives on a River in us were drowned ast ‘Transportation to Their Homes. tary of War has announced that al orders 114, of August 9, 1808, empiate that sick and wounded soldiers transportation to their actual without rd to their places of t reg: enlistn Maj. Archinard to Go te Cub Major J. J. Archinard, brigade surgeon, U. 8. V., now at Santiago, has been or- ered to duty at Havana, Cuba. Lee Ret a Co! urns to Chicago. Colonet J. G. G. Lee, assistant quarter- master general, has been ordered to resume his duties at Chicago as chief quartermas- ter of the Department of the Lakes. tee Thousands of situations have been ob- tained through the want columns of The} Star. allowed pcsited with the truste> the sum of $5,000. an entirety lleges, J was insured for $55,000. Terms of Sale. Under the terms of the sale no one was to bid unless there was first de- Make winch ez lemon" | tc was aiso required that within five days fe the camp. He | after the sale is ratified by the court the Was being guarded to | purchaser must pay the sum of $30,000 in using the water, be- | addition to te emount of the Geposit. The sale was made in accord. with a nee decree of the Supreme Court of the District American Security and Trust ee, to offer for saie as rporate rights, priv- nehises, rights of way and prop- 1, personal and mixed, of the Be.t ee ‘The lines of the company consist of about fifteen miles of single track, beginning on Ist street west at the point of intersection with Maryland avenue in front of the Capitol, thence north on Ist street and New Jersey avenue to G street, thence to 4th Street, to P street, to ith street, south on Jith street to E street west, on E to 14th street, to B street south, to Virginia ave- nue southwest, thence to Maryland avenue and Ist street west, to the place of begin- = fr ning. Also along O streét between 4th and 11th streets, also north on 11th street from P street to Florida avenue, also at 1th and streets, thence east along E to 9th street, thence south on ‘th street over the tracks of the Metropolitan Rallway Company to atside of the he said, the con- | Louisiana avenue and along We eee ie s were r houg ey | the intersec with the main line on 12th id hav sae te ; | Street. south on 12th to B street, where it wats eae intersects with the main line at 12th street. . “cautions neces- | also at 1th street and Virginia avenue in th of a camp be scuthwest, along 11th to Water street and nd at Camp | aleng Wat et to Tth sireet, and thence nue and B N street south, also at Ohio avi lith street, south along 14th street to street. Real Estate Included. In addition to the trackage. the property offered for sale included also the following real estate: Stxteen thousand and fi square feet at the southeast-corner of 12th and V reets, partially improved; 36,000 are feet at the southeast corner of 31 Canal streets southeast,. being the formerly d as stables, and all square t dith stre and Florida containing 89,00 square feet, where ces and stables of the company ar: ding to the provisions of the bill which becam> a law dune 21 last, any cor- porat operating a street railroad in the District was authorized to purchase the erty and franchises of the Beit rail- and such corporation -so- purchasing can operate the property and franchises a a part of its system. In the'event the pur- chaser is a person or persons they shall enjoy the iprvileges and franchises hereto- fore conferred on ‘theBelt railway. ‘The law further requires the purchaser within BELT RAILWAY SOLD ‘Couteces AND STATIONS Representatives of the Agricultural Branch in Session in Washington. Annual Meeting in Washington of the American Association — Papers Read and Reports Submitted. Every other year the Association of American Agvicultural Colieges and Experi- mental Stations meets in Washington. Last year Minneapo‘ls was the scene of the con- vention. This year the delegates meet in this city, and this morning the convention was called to order by President H. C. White of Athens, Ga., at Willard Hal. ‘There was a large attendance of delegates from all parts of the United States. The report of th> executive committee was submitted by Dr. H. H. Goodeil, chair- fnan.. Special reference was made in It to the annual annuity passing under the name of the Morrill fund, and Dr. Goodell explained its provisions. He spoke of th2 detail of army officers to colleges. He said the law provided that such de- tails of officers shall be agreeable to the authorities of the different institutions. This had been disregarded, and he recom- mended the whole subject of details be care- fully reviewed and colleges receiving officers on their faculties as one of their number be allowed a choice {n the matter. The secretary and treasurer, Edward B. Voorhees of New Brunswick, N. J., made his report as treasurer. The disbursements during the year amounted to $907.71, and the receipts $1,463.75, leaving a balance of 6.04 in the treasurer. Condemns Foot Ball. President Alston Ellis of the Colorado College then read a lengthy paper on col- lege work. He scored the system of athletics in col- leges and characterized the foot ba:l game as cn a par with prize fighting. He re- ferred at this point to an alieged disgrace- ful prize fight in Nebraska, and when he tad concluced, Delegate W. C. Stubbs of Nebraska defended the state against the charge and inc dental.y cxp.essed the b.- lief that the remarks of Mr. Eth aih letics did not meet with the indorsement of the association. Chairman John B. Smith read a sclentific report from the committee on entomology. Among other reports read were hanic Arts,” W. S. Aldrich, West Virginia; ‘In- dexing Agricuitural Lit re,” A. C. True, Washington, D. C.; “Methods of Teaching Agriculture,’ J. H. Connell, Texas; “Engi- reering Experimental Stations.” C. _ Murkland, New Hampshire; ‘“Nomencia- re.” H. P. Armsby; “Graduate Study at Washington,” C. Northrop, Minnesota. The Paris Exhibit. Chairman Armsby of the commiitee on collective station exhibit at Paris exposi- tion In 1900, read the report of that com- mittee. While the committee has made considerable progress in maturing its plans, it has not been in a position to ask the sta- ticns to go to the expense of preparing ma- terials when it had no positive assurance they could be exhibited. —_—»—_——_ THE STUDENTS OF BIRDS. Meeting of Sixteenth Congress 0° American Ornithologists in This Sity. Men and women who study and write about birds gathered in the lec’uve ha'l of the National Museum at 11 o'clock this morning to the nuxber of fifty, incindi g¢ some of the most emincnt scientists in tha branch. The occasion was che sixteenth congress of the American Ornithoiogis's Union, and the sessions wiil continue, day and evening until Thursday. It was apparent that the public is taking some interest in the sessions, because ladie~ were present wearing stuffed birds, and és feathers in their hats, and when th: attention of the secreatry was called to the fact he remarked: to us.” Dr. C. Hart Merriam of the Agricultura Department called the convention to order and announced the election of the following officers at the meeting last evening at, hix President, Robert Ridgway of onian Institution;vice presidents Hart Merriam and Chas. B. Cory: Johin H Sage. and treasurer \Wwm. Dutcher. These, with the” following med, constitute the council of ten: C. F tchelder, Witmer Stone, Ruthven Deane. Jonathan Dwight, jr. Dr. A. K. Fisher L., Stejnejer and Frank M. Chapman “They don't belong Cc. Dr. secretary, besides these the active members present as follows: Dr. ENiott Coues, J. A. Al- len, F. Lucas, J. C. Merrill, E. W. Nel- sen Richmond and T. S. Robert Dr. Merriam announced that the se will be held frem 11 o! every day int sions lock till about 5 p.m National Museum, exec tcmorrow. when in the afternoon the eting will occur in the Central High chool Hall, kindly tendered by Schoo! uperintaadent Pow at the ( 1, and in the evening smos Club hall, corner of Madisa: place and H street. © year after the ratification by the court of t to equip the road with the un- derground electric similar to the one in use on the Metropolitan road. parasites THE LAST RITES. stem, Faneral Services Over the Late Col. Funeral servfres over the were held at All Souls’ Charch, 14th and L streets, today at 11 o'clock. The Rey. Robert Colyer of Boston officiate sisted by the Rev. E. B. Leavitt, p: All The Remains Totten. late Enoch Tot- attended by of Washington, the of the church being completely filled the friends of Mr. Totten, including preminent in official life and in legal circles. The floral family fill an services r of were a large residen’ offerings 1 the chanc und the casket. from friends of the 1 and were barked ur Members the Supreme Court of the Uni tes, the District Court of Ap- peals and the District Supreme Court were present, and the Loyal Legion wa’ ° represented. Many members of the Bar Association of the District attended. The honorary pallbearers were Justic> Justice Richard Alve McComas, Justice David c. Bradley, Jerem! Harlan, Louis E. Justice A. Justice Brewer, Wilson, R. Ross Perry, W. D. Gen. Absalom Baird and Capt. C. The Loyal Legion also sent a committee of four, consisting of Col. Woodward, Col. Hopkins, Maj. Bates and Capt. Schofield. Interment was made at Rock Creek ceme- s private. The Distetet Supreme Courts at the cliy hall took a recess after meeting this morn- ing. in order that the judges and attorneys might attead Mr. Totter’s funeral. The Court of Apreals met and adjourned out of respect to the memory of both Mr. ‘Fotten and judge Montgomery. Interment at Watertown. The body of Mr. Abial Frost, late book- keeper at the Riggs House, who committed svicid> by jumping from the Aqueduct bridge yesterday, will, this evening, be sent to Watertown, N. Y., for interment. es Maj. Taggert to Come Here. Maj. E. F. Taggert, commissary of gub- sistence, U. S. V., now at Fort Thomas, Ky., has been ordered to this city for duty. +2 +_____ Commixsioner Ross Improving. District Con.missioner John W. Ross, {t -as reported this afternoon, still continues to improve in health in a very marked de- gree. He has hopes to be able to sit up this afternoon cr tomorrow. —_-.——_ Death of Mrs. Micou. Mrs. Mary J. Micou, mother of Mr. Ben- jamiaf Micou, d ir this @.ty this morning. ‘Ihe funeral will take place from the res- idence of ex-Secretary of the Navy Her- bert tomorrow morning at 9:45 o'clock. : —_— Baltimore Glass Factory Burns. BALTIMORE, Md., November 15.—The extensive factory of the Carr-Lowry Glass Company in Westport, a suburb of Balti- more, was completely destroyed by fire shortly after 4 o'clock this morning. The loss will reach $125,000 and the He stated that many papers had heen forwarded with letters to be read, and that this wouid be done at the Wednesday af- ternoon session. President Ridgeway then took the cha and Harry C. Oberholser opened the gram with a talk on “The Birds vada.” “The Moult of Passerine Species in the Vicinity of New York City” was the titie of a paper read by Dr. Jonathan Dwight. ir. Y pro- in Ne- ene een Capt. Shunk for Maniia. Capt. F. R. Shunk, Corps of Engineers, on duty at the Military Academy, has been ordered to duty at Manila, in the Philip- Conference on Civil Service Rules. he civil service commission and officials of the Treasury Department had a long conference today on the subject of changes in mint regulations applying to promotions, appointments, ete. A plan of registration instead of examinations was agreed upon. It was also agreed that there should be some exemptions from the civil service. ‘The regulations which were agreed upon wi.l be submitted to the President for his ap- proval or disapproval. property | UNCLE PULIFARY -TRIALS. nual Report of the Judge Advocate Senepal of the Army. The report ofoGen. G. N. Lieber, judge advocate fene¥al, for the year ending August 3f shows that’ there has besn & total of 1,880 (gourt-martials during th> year. Of these, three were officers of the regular army afd twelve officers of volun- teers. Of the ebilisted men ther2 were con- victed, 1,143 > r Buiars; acquitted, 94; con- victed, volunteers, 497; acquitted, 126. Gen. Lieber repomingyds an increas? in his de- partment to-dpyble its present force, in order to jpcet the necessities of the larger army whigh has, be2n called into service. Durirg the period covered by the report there were 450 dhiisted men of the reguiar army dis*hargéa@ pursuant to senienc> of general -eourt-miartial, 123 of these dis- charges being tor minor offenses on proof of five or more previous convictions. The number of men of the voiunteer army discharged pursuant to sentenc> of general ccurt-martial up to August 31, 1808, is 4. The total desertions were 176 regulars and eighteen volunteers. The number of desertions for 1898 is less than during any year sinc2 1804, when they numbered 518. At the last session of Congress an act was passed amending the act establishing the summary court, making it applicable in time of war as well as in time of peace, and abolishing the field officer's court. The summary court ts now the regular perma- nent Inferior court-martial, both in time of Peace and of war. It is believed that the present act will meét every possible require- ment, There has also been issued a new ex2cu- tive order fixing the limits of punishment, in which certain important amendments of the order previously in force hav? been made. Se “These two measures,” says Gen. Lieber, have been adopted in order to remove de- fects in the system of administration of military justice which the experience of the army had pointed out. The system is now on 2 good footing, with one exception. This exception is the lack of power on the Part of courts-maffial to compel civilian witness2s to testity. There have hereto- fore been. failures of justice on this ac- ccunt, and during the present year a gen- eral court-martial sitting for the trial of an important case has heen shut off from material evidence by the refusal of civilian witnesses to atswerIegal questions. 1 is to be hoped that Congress wil! afford some relief—if not by giving general courts-mai tial the power topunish for contempt, at loast in such other, form as may be deemed best. I shall at the proper time invite at- tention to this mattgr separately. e+ REGISTER . LYONS’ Now Waiting on “Spain for a Check on Indemnity Certificates. The annual report of Judson W. Lyons, register of the treasury, has been made to Secretary Gage. ‘The intercsting ‘statement is made that the United States is now waiting on a check from Spain to pay the interest on “Spanish idemnity eertificaics.” ‘The his- tory of this is as follows REPORT. Under a conyention between the United 6, States and Spain, concluded at Mad February 17, 1844, a commissioner was a pointed, who awarded to certain c’ against Spain the aggregate sum ¢ $00.28. The claims’ fr question arose he Seizure of, Vessels and cargoes belongs ing to Amefigan eltizens by privatecrs, or from the gelzuré and coniiscaticn of the ame in ‘a ports of Sp in and {ts colonies. n each d¥se the Spanish courts has ap- proved of Such ation. j The treaty wag, intenced to cover “!aims remaining “unsettled at the date of the prior treaty of Fgbruary 22, 1819, or which nad arisen’ since’ that date up to the date of the signing of the conyention on F ruary. 17, ASG Tp ctfimed tobe a fut set- dement of. all Glain™ of whatever class, denominatign,or prisin then, at issue. Si ble legislation fr garnying oui t was enaeied: by, ,Congress in. an proved Jue,7, 4Sd6- ‘The [hited States agreed toy regeiye andiransmit to ‘he proper pagties such amount of principal or interest @s; might be forwarded by Spain. ; ay $ ; The sum,of $24,502 hasbeen received an- nually, throughsehe -Departrent of State, ng the ho dirs installment and divided pregrata a. his stock; The, Oftyceghth has not yet beenupatde or, | The installmept. ig,dugs3}ut nothing has neen heard from Spais. |The full story of ne certifigates, bas beens written in The Star. es ee > WHIST “NODES. Sp eernekarensra adi © ew Mork Whisters Defeat the Celebrate@ Easton Quartet. ‘The fifta. match for the American Whist veague tsephy, p'ayed in Boston: last Sat- arday night between the American and New York whist clubs, proved almost a waik- iaver fdr the visitors, the score being 28 to vin their favor, The New York quartet has been considered “one the strongest in ot che eountry for, the past three years, but | chat it. would make such a great showing against the Pyramids, a3, the Boston four is known, was.not looked for, A majority of the experts predicted a close game. The Americans were made-up of H. H. Ward, L. M. Bouri, M. L. Messer and C. L. Becker. ‘The New York fout comprised J. B. Elweil, A, E. Taylor,,J1- B. Newman ana J. E Faber. 5 : ee : The whist rooms of. the Capital Bicycle Club bave been renovated and now look spick and span, mew paper being put on he walls and a coat of paint to harmonize colors added thereto. The furniture has also been brightened up and increased, and the home of the experts is now comfortabie for the winter. The first of a series of games will be inaugurated Thursday night by “The Kenmores’” .on North Capito! street. Nine tables are expected to aecom- modate the number, of payers who want to participate. Small, priges will be gi for top scores, and rexreshments wiil low. compass whist — Mra. Stevens President W. ST. PAUL, Minn.; November 15.—The W C. T. U., on first ballot, elected Mrs. L. M N. Stevens of Maine, president, she reveiv- ing 317 of the 356 votes ca It pays to read the want columns of The Star. Hundreds of situations are filled through them. jis, WIFE “IT’S PRETTY NiGH OUT o, s1GHT.” RAILWAY POOL BILL|FINANCE AND TRADE! Petition for Its Passage to Be Presented to Congress. Influence on Business Interests— Prominent Railroad Operator in Favor of the Law. A petition which will have the backing of very influential interests will, at an carly period in the coming session of Congress, probably during December, be presented to it, asking for the passage of a pooling bill for the benefit of the railroad companies throughout the country. These interests will, it is understood, include not only the owners of the railway properties them- selves, but likewise of a great number of commercial bodies in various parts of the Urion, but more especially in the cities of Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. It is the general opinion among commer- cial interests the country over that such an effort, if within reasonable bounds, will not be opposed by either the trading cen- ters or the people generally. It is believed that the interval between now and the in- troduction of an amendatory bill will wit- ness such a complete demoraiization in transportation affairs that the country at large will acquiesce In any equitable change of the law which promises to make steady the unbalanced conditions. Particularly pronounced, it is thought, will this sentiment be among all those ele- ments which are in anywise affected by transportation rates, to which a uniformity of rates is absolutely essential to success- ful trading. Many of the men best informed in com- mercial circles claim that an allowance of Pooling among railroads would inure to the benefit of all tradesmen alike, because it would establish a uniformity in rates sufficiently stable to be used as a basis in calculations. In order to make this pooling beneficial, however, it will be nec- ary to subject it to rigid restrictions; such, in fact, as will check all efforts to return to the alleged abuses which be- came the immediate cause of the inter- state commerce law. Views of a Railroad Man. One of the most prominent railroad men in the United States, who is also a high of- ficial in one of the great trunk lines, said: “While the Trunk Line Association has not done very much in securing the objects for which it was organized, I know, 2s a business man, of enormous benefits that have accrued through it not alome to the railroads, but to shippers and manufactur- ers. These benefits were enjoyed nearly up to the time of the Supreme Court decision in the transmissouri case was announced. “Of course, when that decision was made known it weakened our influence, and rail- road employes became imbued with the idea we had no right to control their ac- tion. As a matter of fact, ever since that time rates ali over the country on every important item of rafiroad traffic have been demoralized. This has been particularly the case with the rates of transportation of the enormous volume of agricultural products shipved to the eastern cities and to the seaboard for export. “The absence of profit or a minimum of profit, If at any time in the last fow yea there has been a profit on the volume of traffic carried by the railroads to the sea- board for e much embar- rassed the rai . which have not found it possible to make up out of their local trafic for the losses sustained in andling the through export traffic. And it is unfair, not to say unjust, that railroad companies should be permitted to continue to cnt each other’s throats by handling ex- port traffic at rates be’ow vith the ex- peetation of making up their losses, or revide means to pay interest and fixed charges, out of local traffic. Fach particu- lar traffic. whether local or through, shoul? ae be made to bear its proper part’ of service rendered in moving it. Need of Governing Tribunal, “It seems impossible for railroad comp: nies to make a necessary and proper ad- fustment of their charges without some legal guthority or association or tribuna? {which should have for its object the pre- vention of ruinously low rates by competing on the enormous volume of bu the rn seaboard for e when it must be apparent that losses oc ring in must be made up fr: ev other source. Such a. condition of affairs could not take place in England, because there is a respect for vested rights there. A com- pany coud not get a charter there if it were shown that it would s inter- fere with vesied rights. He is n tection for such rights. The more man can show that he wants to cut th other fellow’s rates the more rapid he is ting his authority. ‘The only relief that, I suppose, we ean expect is in the form ef a pooling law, 0”- erated in conjunction with or mder the su ervision of the interstate commerce com mission, In the meantime there Ss ne donbt that a sti demora ization ir will ens nothing to rom m P time ahez is concerned, thin my know ver comp! nd inte! ng ns of the y have ne entirely a yetition, their best. they have offered out a measur of pretection. “A pool. properly framed and put unde the supery sammission hi n of the interstate commerce would serve to protect not on'y railroad companies themselves, but thr ub'ic in equal proportion. And there ear he no doubt whatever but what such a jay would do more to strenethen the valve of Americ: rites of al kinds tha mything T imag Disturbing Elements. “This is an e1ormous coun s much to be dene elopment in the gri to be done to attract money for this de velopment some means must be devised f¢ tuieting the element shington th: it seems to me, exists ys for mischief— the unscrupulous politician and the dem: sogue. “But this cannot be managed unless th: conservative commercial minds of the cou try endeavor to counteract these eleme: in Congress. Unttl something of thi ture is done there will continue a certatr amount of uncertainty among investments in this country. No railroad man, to m3 ne. ay of knowledge, has even objected to the closest scrutiny by the interstate commerce com- mission of any pooling law that may be au- thorized by Congress, and they only want fair dealing between themse!ves and the commercial public. “'fke decision of the United States Su- rreme Court is far reaching, involving the industries quite as much as the railroads. But it effectually prevents any co-opera- tion among the railroads. Indced it would seem that if even two subordinate freight agents should come together and agree not te cut rates it would be a violation of the anti-trust law as interpreted by the Su- preme Court.” = COMBINE OF BIDDERS. Mail Contract Men Trying toe Evade P War Tax on Bonds. The Post Office Department has discover- ed the existence of a combine of speculative maii-coniract bidders looking to control of the bids and evasion of the 59-cent war tax imposed on their contract bonds. ————_+2+______ Washington Saengerbund Ball. National Rifles’ Armory was last night the scene of the annual grand ball of the Washington Saengerbund. The dance be- gan at 9 o'clock, with Donch’s orchestra furnishing the music. Supper was served shortly after midnight. The affair was the usual Saengerbund success, and all preseni spent a most enjoyable evening. The com- mittees in charge were composed as fol- lcws: Amusements—A. F. Jorss, F. Altrup, F. Bcherich, A. Lepper, W. F. Mayers, N. Nathan, W. Berens, jr; W. Hannemann, W. F. Lutz, Sol. Minster, Sam Sawtell and Karl Xander. Floor—F. Altrup, F. C. Berens, B. Kuebel, Ernst Ruppert, W. Dench, Alvin M. McNish and C. F.’ Wid- meyer. eee ts Gen. Gordon Ordered Home. Brig. Gen. W. W. Gordcn, U. S. V., now in this city on leave cf absence, lias been ordered to his home at Savannah, Ga., to await orders at his own conveniciice. ————— = ES Ge Se Atchison Preferred Takes Another Advance in Price Today. STEEL ISSUES WERE WEAK London Was a Free Seller of Rail- way Shares. GENERAL MARKET Se REPORT Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. | NEW YORK, November i3.—The course of prices in today’s stock market reflected the combined influences of new buying and a gradual realizing of profits. The early London cables reported nominal fractional changes and a further selling of speculative long stock. Laier Paris advices and the more pacific European political outlook resulted in a moderately strong closing on the London curb. The market reflects the customary approach to an equilibrium which follows a considerabie advance. but the failure to add to the previous high level is in no wise an adverse comment on the main situation In some quarters the movement in the currency and foreign exchange markets, coupled with London's seling and the exigencies of the closing months of the year, are factors prompting a certain de- gree of speculative coution, The buying of-the general market is of such a character that there can be no longer any Gcubt of the substantiai features ef the demand. During the realizing periods o# the last few days several hundred thou- sand shares have changed hands, elther a ret advances for the day or at immateria! net declines. The movement in prices is not: just at this time entirely uniform, but there few naturai situations which will allow a uniform degree of improvement The special features in today’s were Atchison Preferred and the indus:rial issues. In the first-named the buying was most confident in character, and individual iransactions exceeding ‘two thousand shares were reported with more than us frequency. The prospect of a moderate dividend and a material reduction in necessary exper tures are the motives behind this demand. The official trading in the Federa: Ste issues for the first time In the regular way was followed by a moderate reaction ‘7 price. This result is not a novelty, but in this particular instance there was a pretty gen eral belief that the price would be advan: marke ed in order to attract outside attentic: to this giant corporation. The granger shares were active, and dur- ing th> greater part of the day very strong. Rock Is.and arouad 108 and Burlington at 11% found a fair volume of stock King a market, but as on previous days, all fe rings were taken at a fractional de- cline. Sugar and Tobacco were strong and weak by turns, the manipulative interest com- ing to the front with the necessary sup- port whenever needed. An advance in Metropolitan Tra etion was credited to strong financial interests who rely upon a material increase in the com pany’s reserves from the improyvemen now under way. During the late trading’ some further tendency toward realizing was in progress, but the market was fully equal to this test of latént strength. —- + FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. New York Stock Open. 1235 37 223g Market. High 123 Low American Spirit : 124 American Spirits, pid. eTican Sugar... yAcco.. Atchison... 2... Atehison, pfd. Atchison’ Adiustineuts . Baltimore & Chio....... Brooklyn Rapid Transit. anada Southern Chesapeaxe & 0: Coa St. Ls go, B&Q. gos Northwestern Chicago 5 CM. & St. Pani chicago, it 1. & Pacitic. Ne ot. P.M. & O. aig eG, Consol:da Delaware & b aso Den. & Kio Grande, pfd. ine ‘electric. new ineis Central .. vite & Nashville ropohtan ‘Iraction Manhattan Elevated . issouri Pacitie M.K. & V., pfd. ational Lead Co. New Jersey Central. York Central. | thern Pacitic Northern Pacitle. pfd.... Pacine Mail... vivid. & Keading southern Raiiway (mon F pfa. 1. >. Leatner, pfd_. Rubber. Ruvber, pfd.. wy abas.l, pid. Western Union sees American Cotton Oli. Federai Seel.. - iedera! Steel, pfd.... A. 5. Wire..... Ps Steel and Wire pfa. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales lock =m. regular exll—1 t Riggs Fire Insur: pital ‘Trac Gas, 7 at 1 at 1SD%. <0 at 14. “Ame District of G 100 bid. 6s, B0-y stock,’ 108" 116 bid. Is.—Metropolitan Ratlroad 5s, Metropolitan Railroad. cony. @. Metropo:itan Raflroad cert ALL bid.) Metropolitan Railroad cert. in: B17 vid, 120 asked. Columbia Raflroad 6s, Belt Kail . 49 bid. Eekingtow Rail: 100 bid. on Gas Compan 116 wid. Gas LU, ie Light deb. 105 asked. sapeake and 1 103 bid. “American Secu Washinzton Market Com, Ist Gs, 115 bid. Wasi agton Market Company Imp. 6s, 115 bid. Washing ton Market Company extn. Ge, 116 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 108 bid.” American Grapho- 100 bid, 103 asked. pgyitiqual Bank Stocks. “Bank of Washington, 295 una ty acd Trost Metropolitan, 320 bid. Central, 146 bid. Fariers and Mechanics’, 185 IST asked. Sec mid, 145 bid. Cittzens”, 143 bid. Columbia, 13! id. Capital, 125 bia. Traders’, 100 bid. Lincoln, «d. {e Deposit and Trust Companies.—Natio Deposit and Trust. 111 bid. Washington 1 ‘Trust, 125 bid, 128 asked. American Securi Trost 3 ston Safe Deposit, anen’s, 27 hid. "Franklin, ppotitan, 70 bid. Corcoran, S4 bid. Potomac, 58 bid. Arlington, 120 bid. Ger- man-American, 190 bid. Natdonal Union, 10 bid. Columbia, 11 bid, 12 asked. Riggs, 7% bid, S ask- ed. People’s, 5% bid, G asked. Lincoln, 10% bid. Commersial, 4 bid, 5 asked. Tide Insurance Stocks.—Real Extate Title, 75 bid. Columbia Title, 474 bid, 5% asked. Railroad Stocks.— Capital Traction Company, 79% pid, 79% asked. Metropolitan, 128% bid. Colum Ma, 6 bia 75 asked. Hekington, 17 bid. Gas and Electric Ligbt Stocks. —Washington Gas, 49% bid, 50 asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid. U.S Electric Light, 1:15 bid. Telephone Stocks.—Che and Potomac, 51 bid. Pennsylvania, 37 bid. Miscellaneous Stocks.—Mergenthaler i 185% bid, 185% asked. Lanston Monot: ‘bid. oR: 13 1434 asked. American Graphophone, 1334) asked. Americar Graphophone preferred, asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .17 ton Market, 12% | reat Falls Ice, asked. Norfolk and ington Steamboat, 93 bid, ~00 asked. —ES Baltimore Markets. ‘Wa fancy creamery, 22228; fancy imitation, 18; fency ladle, 15ai6: good ladle, 12014; store packed, 12813; roll, frm—fresh, 21a22. Cheese b a 5 small, 10%9a10%. sky une changed. Lettuce—-T5as0c. jer beseel box. ——— Government Bonds. Bid. Asked. 105% th 1y ua registered, 1935, - coupon, 19. 4 per 5 per cents, 5 per cents, 6 per cents, Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1419 F st, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La- nburg, Thalmann & ( CHICA Wheat—Doe. May, Dec May Oats—Dec.! May OHICAC Pork Corn Lani i J Ribs—T Jan. NEW YORK, No Decomber.. January... Merch. May: ALLEGED GIFT ENTERPRISES. Warrants Issued for Managers of Local Business Houses. Proceedings were instituted in the Police Court this afternoon against John Ranzeli, representing the Merchandise Investment Company, charging him with conducting a gift enterprise. The Information against him was filed by Prosecuting Attorney Pugh cn the oath of Detective Frank Baur. The company occupies Room 13 in the McGow- an building. at No. 629 F street northwest, and by a system of selling books containing upons, it is said, customers are told that they can get stoves, hats and dry goods worth $3.50 for the expenditure of only 15 cents. Each book contains fine coupons are sold at coupons, and 15 cents each. ler of the book sells these cou- are turned in by the al holder of the book is entitled to the goods. The warrant was fssued under ction of the Revised Statutes relating to District of Columbia, which prescribes penally of violation to be a fine not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment in jail not less than one nor more than six months, both, in the diseretion of the court similar information was filed against arry King er of King’s Palace. In this case it is alleged that “premium stamps” are given to purchasers. Detec- tive Baur went to the store this afternoon and purchased six collars. The young man in store gave him a book and five stamps. The stamps, it is said, are similar to those ased here a year ago by the Na BALTIMORE, November 15.—Flour quiet, changed— . 26,525 barrels: rels. Wheat dull—spot, 714a71i¢; November, Tin 71%; December, 73%4a72%; FTI ATNG: Steainer Nc 2 red. GTHa6TIG: receipts, ‘84,542 bush- els; exports, 8,000 bushels; stock, 1,722,088 bushe!s; sales, 29,000 bushels; southern by’ sample, 66272: do. on grade, G7a71%. Corn steady at decline—spot, Sbia37; November, 30%37; December, 3Ta3s'4; © or ‘otd, November or December, 36%037; Janu: ary, 36)a86%: February, 36%; steamer mixed, 315 834%; receipts, 56,494 bushels; exports, 4.541 bush- els; stock, 1,573,927 bushels; ‘sales, 2,000. bushels; southern white corn, 34237; southern yellow corn, 35a36%. Cats firmer—No. 2 white, 31; No. 2 mix ed, 23) :_receipts, 32,451 bushels; exports, none: stock, 120,550 bushels. Rye firmer—‘o ? neem y, 55%: No. 2 western, 57%; receipts, 27,673 bushels; exports, 117.285 iusheis; stoce, IW1s¥ oosaee. Hay dull—timothy, $102$10.50. Grain freights quieter, rates fairly steady—steam co Liverpool, per bushel, unchanged. Sugar granulated, | 5.2014; fine eranulated, 5.20%. Butter steady— ticnal Trading Si mp Company, when two its were convicted of violatiag the them. = were given to the officer from which the name “National Trading” had been obliterated, but the fifth one had not been touched. The book contained the printed information that the arrangement Ss owned, controlled and issued exclusively by King’s Palace Botn warrants were placed tn the hands of Detective Baur, and he was notified to have the defendants tn court tomorrow. eS SARATOGA WINS FIRST RACE. Attendance at the Benning Race Track Today. BENNINGS RACE TRACK, D. C., No- vember 15.—The third day's racing of the autumn meeting of the Washington Jockey Club drew quite a large crowd to the Ben- ning track this afternoon, the attendance of ladies being also larger than usual. The weather was desirable and the track show- ed improvement. The club has decided to have next a full steeplchase for hunter gentlemen riders, and quite a large field is expected co start Mt. Washingtcr and Miapah were seratch- in Retter o the first rece, seven furlongs. The Saratoga (Oleary), 10 to (Cunningham), even, second; ys (Clewsen), 2 third “§ to 1, Entries for Tomorrew. First ri six and one-half fur? lengs.—E aie, WS; Duore, De- atte, 118; General Mart Cary, 105; Lady Lindsey, 197; Exception, 9h. Second race, two-year-olds; five-eighths -—Rose May, Mazie, Clapuap, Village Pride, Miss Smith, Tryan, Lady Bratton, Leon D'Or, Mechanus, Champion, The ardener, Roysterer, Passaic, Elierdale, Judgé Magee, 11¢ Thrd race, three ears-olds and up, thr f hs of a mile—Lalloutte, Floraline, imperator, Takanassee, Leneocyte, |34: Judge Wardell, 102; Chefiilfe, 104; Protms. L hand, Tappan, Le: Winner, 10 Also eligible to start in the order named ny of the above scratch: Black Dude, 1 Fleeting Gold, *Campania, %; Tarato, 107, Tabourette, 106; Klepper, 104, *Apprentice allowance claimed, Fourth race, two-year-olds, six and a half furlongs—Tophet, 10%; Champion, Compen- sation, *Leande, Dr. Parker, | % Strangest, Tryshena, 100; Animus, 105; *.ip Gallant, 8. *Apprentice allowance claimed Fifth race, three-year-olds, one and one- sixteenth miles—Nosey, Blueaway, 108; Maurice, 116; Chargrace, 105; Peat, 113: Her Own Three, Mr. Steffel, 100; Tatanto, 6. ington Pirate, The if ——— Single Taxers. At the regular monthly meeting of the Washington Single Tax Club in the Hut- chins’ building this evening, Mr. Charles Newberg will present a paper filustrated ith charts, showing the injustice and @ ntages of ‘the di is- ct taxation and che ad advantages and justice of a direct tax upon land values. ——— Harvest Home Fest An entertainment will be given at National Rifles’ armory tomorrow and Thursday evenings by Lincoln Woman's Relief C and Lincoln Post, G. A. R., for the benefit of their relief fund. Tae decorations of the hall will be attractive, and good music and literary features each evening will interest all who attend. There will be dancing from 10 to 12 o'clock. The Old Guard will present in uniform. The object of this novel entertainment is a worthy one, and should app al to the pub te, Which 4s usuaily responsive to all objects having in view care and benefit of the needy. Lunch will be served Thursday from 12 to 2, and din- ner from 4 to 7 Wednesday and Thursday, = The Choice Wi From the London Mail. Senator Hoar’s pronouncement against imperialism is not likely to turn Mr. Mc- Kinley and his cabinet back from the course which they are following with the approval of America. It is now too late to declaim against the annexation of Porto Rico and the Philippines. For good or for evil the United States have made their choice—and -there is every indication that the cholce will be for good. The sayings of George Washington cannot suffice for all time as the rule of political wisdom, ———__<»ss An Excellent Example. From the Providence Journal. Lucheni, who killed the Empress of Aus- tria, was tried, convicted and sentenced in one day. In the United States the ex- perts in insanfty wou'd probably have re- quired at least a week for their testimony. Can there be any doubt in such a case that the Swiss courts set ours an excellent ex- ample? ———__+ e+ _--____ The Defacement of the Rhine. From the. London Globe. Lovers of the Rhine, whose banks for too long have been a favorite hunting ground of the advertiser, will be glad to hear that the people of Bonn, even at this time of day, are taking steps to save some of the river's beauty from further disfigurement. Like many other movements of a similar kind, however, the action is too late to be really effective. The growing trade of Scuth Germany, with its factories and its steamers, has combined with the advertis- ing Goth to strip the Rhine of her beauty. ‘Be for Good.