Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1898, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1898-24 PAGES. A NEW BATTLE SHIP The Wisconsin Added to the Ameri- can Navy. CHRISTENED BY MISS STEPHENSON { Thousands of People Witness the Interesting Event. DESCRIPTION OF THE SHIP SAN FRANCISCO, November 26—At the on fron works today another great merine fighting machine was added to the already large fleet of Pacific war vessels. The vessel which slid from the ways today was the battle ship Wisconsin, the largest of the vessels built for the United States government by the Union iron works. The launching of the big vessel was effected witheut a hitch, and she now floats calmly on the waters of the ba: Thousands of people the plunge from Gifferent points of vantage and the plat- form especially set asid» for the guests of the Union fron works was crowded to its full capacity. The Wisconsin delegation of “christeners” were given the places of honor upon the platform with the repre- sentatives of the state, the city and the great fron works responsible for the safe Geltvery of the craft to the government. Preparing for the Launching. Wor an hour before the plunge a large force of workmen tore away chock after chock which supported the vess*l, and they finished their work almost to the minut> of the prescribed time for the launching, leaving only on> chock to restrain the mon- ster, and this was the support that little Miss Lucile Gage, daughter of the gov- ernor-elect of the state, had been assigned to remove by means of a guillotine and the inevitable electric button. At a given sig- nal the little miss pressed the button and th» crash of breaking timbers announced to the thousands of anxious spectators that the vessel was about to leav> the ways. Slowly the iron monster moved tuward the bay, and all eyes turned to watch Mies Eilzabeth Stephenson break the botti> of champagne upon the bow of the v. Just as the mass of iron and steel to the water Miss Stephenson raised the rib- ben-badecked bottle and oroke it upon the nose of the vessel. The roar of applause which greeted the final act was almost deafening. ‘The vessel gathered momentum as she pro- ceeded to the water, and after leaving the ways, floated calmly aiong until brought to @ stop in the basin, where the work of completing her will go on. Presentation of Flag. Prior to the launching a national flag, measuring twenty-seven feet long and four feet wide, was presented in honor of the Wisconsin. The flag was the result of the combined effort of 300 children of the Irv- ing M. Scott public school, who, at the sug- gestion of their teachers, commenced work upon the flag on October 25 of this year. Following the presentation of the fi the following poem, “To the Wisconsin, was tread by Miss Clara Iza Price, its au- thor: Ge forth, name. The wav -s of the sea to breast; Leap out, ike a line from a life-bark flung ‘To the billow’s waiting crest. They charge “Stand firm, stould a foe draw nigh"— As firm as the pine-clad hills Of the state whose name thou bearest—her boast The training of mighty wills. Stand firm as her shores by the lake waves lashed, Ice girt us the years roll by— Flcwer decked when the sun laughs out in thou ship with the well-loved spring birds northward fly, 1 as the eagle skims the blue— brave and free © to might, a menace to wrong, Wherever thy path may be. Ten thousand hearts with hopes leap high, Wisconsin, for thy w Sail less, swiftly. p Thou giant armed in Claim foremost place on hi Thou proof of finite skill; Go safely forth, thou gallant bark, Man's trust, beneath God's will. UNION OF TITLE COMPANIES. Proposition in ¢ f the Real E: and Columbia. It ig stated that the consent of a major- tty of the stcckholders of the Real Estate ‘Title Insurance Company has been obtained to the carrying out of the plan mentioned several weeks ago in The Star of consolidat- ing that company with the Columbia Title Insurance Company. The capital steckof the first named company is 2.000 shares of the per value of $100 per share, and it Is said that a trifle over 1,000 shares will be voted for this plan when it is baught up, as is expected will be the case at the next meet- Ing of t vckholders of the company. —— COMMISSIONERS ADVERS' idly forth, ory’s page, Will Not Permit Kailway Tracks on Aqueduct Bridge. Replying to Mr. R. H. Phillips, manager of the Washington, Arlington and Great Falls Railway Company, who informed them that he would-be giad to have them recommend to Congress that a single track be permitted across the Aqueduct bridge, the Distric: Commissioners today informed him that they are very much opposed and will never consent to having any tracks laid om the bridge itself. Mr. Phillips was further informed that the views of the Commissiorers were ex- Pressed in a hill presented to Congress au- thorizing his road to construct at the side of the Aqueduct bridge such structure as was necessary, on which tracks could be laid, allowing his road to enter the city, and that the Commisstoners are yet of the same opinion —— Granted a Divorce. A decree was signed today by Judge Cox in Equity Court No. 1, granting Katie L. McGuirk a doviree from Arthur J. Me- Gutrk. Mrs. McGuirk charges that her husband deserted her in June, 1893. —— Death of Sister Evangelista, @ister Evargelista, who way for so many years a teacher at the Holy Cross Acad- emy and had a wide acquaintance amongst the friends of that institution, died lu Sunday night at the mother house of the Holy Cross Order, St. Mary's, Notre Dame, Indiana ‘The deceased sister had been in delicate health for a x time and aer death was not unexpect- ag eae Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following. White—E. L. Keys and H. B. Knox, both of Baltimore, Md. Colored Nathaniel Keeling, jr., and Annie Roach; John M. Anderson and Moselle Johnson: James O'Neal! and Maggie News; George W. Christopher and Carrie Willis Jobn E. Toomas and Matinda Early. ao ee Seldiers on Furlough. A party of four members of the Ist Regt- ment, U 1 States Volunteer Enginec with whom is Sergt. F. W. Albert of Com- pany E. arrived im the city this morning from Ponce, Porto Rico. ‘The regimert ar- rived at New York Thursday on the trans- port Minnewaska. The men are on sixty days’ furlough, and will remain in Wash- ington a greater part of that time. They will return to New York at the expiration of the furlovgh to be mustered out. > Ciwit ernors in Cuba Resign. HAVANA, November 26.—Marsha! Blanco, the retiring captain general of Cuba, will @eliver his command to General Castella- nos, his successor, today. The civil governors of the provinces of Santa Clara and Matanzas and the mayor ot Havana have resigned. BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION, A reference to the statement be- Jow will show that the circulation sworn to ts a bona fide one. It ts easily possible for a news- Paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in orier to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of Papers to newsstands, whtch are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, judge by rescits, and bogus circula- tionr don't give them. The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any Cieculation of The “Evening St SATURDAY, November 19, 1998...... MONDAY, November 21, i893. TUESDAY, November 22, 1998. WEDNESDAY, November 23, 1895 THURSDAY, November 24, 189s. FRIDAY, November 25, 139s. Tot: Daily average... I solemnly awear that the above statement rep- Tesents only the number of copies of THE EVEN- ING STAR circulated during the #1x secular daya ending Friday, November 95, iS98—that is, the num. ber of coples actually sold, delivered, furnish. edor mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subacribers, and that none of the copies ao eounted are returnable to or remain In the office anseid. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this twenty-sixth day of Nevember. A.D. 1398, JNO. C. ATHEY, Notary Pubiic, D. C. NO RACES TODAY ents at Benning Postponed on Ac- count of the Weather. Owing to the inclement weather, today’s races at Benning were postponed until Menday. Entries for Monday. First race, mile ard one hundred yards; selling; twenty-one entries—Dan Rie Blueaway, 106; Harry Crawford, Chara- grace, 100; Campania, Bona Dea, $4; Mar- | stan, Squan, Wordsworth, Endeavor, 99: Beau Ideal, Taranto, Talisman, 105; L. B. the Winner, 102; Trillo, 100; Charley Rosi Peat, 111; Plantain, 86: Nigger Sab: ; Fleeting Gol ond race, tw E -year half furlongs. seliing: tw wo entri: Phillidore, Coquina, Miss Smith, Kilarms 91: Savilla, Susie M.. 86; i ze Lerdor, Ben L Bondman, A 94; Animus, Exile, %; Dr. Vaughn, 98: North land, Fav Commoigne, »dymenia, 10: sina, 10. Third race, steeple chase, handicap, 2 five entries—Decapad, Trillian, 1 . 140; Beval ; Ben Bolt, 125. . maid six furlongs, nine Booker, Belvonia, St. Death, Vincent S.. Dutchess An- nette, Lady Vaughn, Tankard, 1% Fifth race, two-year olds, selling, six fur- longs (fourteen entries)—Leando, Vignette, 5, Col. Tenny, Tip Gallant, Tophet, 10 Francis Booker, Lady Brattan, Tyran, 9 Dr. Parker, 110; Passaic, The Gardner, Mee- 102; Ree Mitchell, Lady Dora, ixth race, five furlongs—Deceptive, 100 Rhodymenia, 100; Dr. Vavghan, 100; Mar: lander, 100; Fair Revel, 107; Dogtown, 1 Teller, 104; Princess Indis Quetn Beau 104; Sagacity, 104; Fetiche, 10- Red Gidd, 104; Tankard, 10 i ; King Meneik, 110; Athy, 11 ; Little Land, 112; Gitty, 112 412; Walkenshaw, 115; Stachelberg. 11 Master James, 115; Astrose, 100; Bastian, Philae, 99; Lady Exile, 97. >——— Foundry Employes of the G. P. 0. Phanksgiving eve a number of the em- pioyes of the government printing office spent the evening at dinner at Martin Cur- tin's on North Capitol street. About thirty covers were laid. The stars and stripes and chrysanthemums, with foliage plants, formed the decorations of the dining hall The committee in charge consisted of Messrs. James F. Shannon, R. A. Slater, John Dunlop, W. J. Slater, Barney Collins and J. A Cunningham. Mr. James 2; Tappa ; Edna Ma. non, toastmasier, opened the evening with a few appropriate remarks. Among the invited guests were Messrs. Alex El- Hott, Doc. O'Brien and Thomas McNulty, Mr. Arthur Delevinge of Baltimore and Mr Jes. Dierken. Among those who rendered selections during the evening were Messrs. ‘Thos. McNulty, Arthur Delevinge, Robert Lowry, Mr. Walsh and Mr. John Colnan. ee Hearing Given. The District Commissioners will give a hearing at 11 o'clock Tussday morning to all persons interested in the biil to regulate the practice of dentistry in the District. — Injured by a Fall. A man who gave his name as Kingsle and who said he lived at No. 437 Jacks street, Anacostia, feil at the southeast cor- ner of 7th street and Pennsylvania ay. nue about noon today and cut his head severe- y. He was sent to the Emergency Hos- pital. > — A Church Luncheon A luncheon for the benefit of St. Michael and All Angels’ Church will be held at U14 F street northwest next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. from 12 to 2 p.m. The ladies having the affair in charge promise # good bill of fare and excellent service. Se eggs Wife Petitions for Divorce. Eva A. McCauley, through Attorneys Wil- liam B. Reilly and William A. Cook, this afternoon instituted suit for divorce against Thomas E. McCauley. In addition to a divoree Mrs. McCauley seeks alimony, and an injunction to prevent her husband from anunoy.ng, harassing, vexing or visiting her during the pendency of the suit. ee Transport Arrives From Manila. SAN FRANCISCO, November 26.—The transport City of Para arrived today thir- ty-one days from Manila via Nagasakl. Among the passengers were Major Chas. Whipple, Capts. W. Tucker, A. Belford, W. Gadsby, Lieuts. C. Williams, N. Hunt: and E. Paxon and forty-four privates. —— After Brazilian Trade. Consul General Seeger, at Rio de Janeiro, reports to the State Department that the Germans are triving to capture the trade ¢? Brazil. He says that plans are being made by the Germans to colonize in the Iguassu region, to build railroads, tu ob- tain concessions of land, etc. A new line of direct communication has ‘beer estab- lished between Germany and Paraguay. Volunter Officers Discharged. The following named officers of the vol- unteer army have been honorably dis- charged: Major Frederick Bostwick, addi- tional paymaster, U. 8. V.; Major Lewis C. Balch, brigade surgeon, U. S. V.; Lieut. William H. Dunn, 4th Virginia Volunteer infantry; Chaplain George 8. Sexton, Ist Texas Volunteer Infantry, and Lieut. Frank U. Adams, 2¢ Illinois Volunteer Infantry, | viste (of the transfer agent, the superintendent of | Office. OCCUPIED AT LAST The City Post Office Will Be in Its New Quarters Tomorrow. LAST MAIL FROM @ STREET TONIGHT ing, delivery, registry an] money order visions. T= space known as the “ccurt in the new building contains as much as 20,000 square fes rnd the mailing and livery divisions —alon> 2 occupy it. s before exnlAinedth> money order and rex- istry divisfpns aif¥ the other rooms will be located oulgide the court. Electric Lights Tested. The elecfric ifghts were tested at 4:20 o'clock yegterday evening. The {llumina- tion was BHilliaH@ and satisfactory. ‘There was a distinguished party present, includ- Ing Secrefgry Gage, Assistant Secretary Spalding, -Supertat=ndent of the ‘Treasury Description of the Space Provided for Permanent Use. PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS With the dispatch of the last western mail from the old city post office in the Union building, on G street, at 11:20 o'clock tonight the operations of the mail facill- ties of the national capital will cease at that spot and work begin in the quarters in the new city post office building on Pennsylvania avenue designed and pre- pared for the purpose. Thus the public hopes and anticipations that have heen so frequently elevated in the last two years only to be knocked galleywest again by unexpected delays and changes will be realized, and Washington will have, it is hoped, a post office worthy of it. The work of removing the records, fur- niture, stores, etc., from the old building to the new has been progressing rapidly since Wednesday, and while it will naturally take some time to get everything settled to the complete satisfaction of the clty post office people in their new quarters, there will be every facility for the same quick and care- ful and thorough transaction of this most important part of the business of the people of the national capital apd of the govern- ment of the whole people which is centered here. Pcstmaster Willett has, as well known, exerted ev-ry effort to have the original plens for the assignment of the city post office in the new building carried out. and if they have been changed in several r>- spects the inconvenience that may result therefrom will be attributable to other scure2s, The increased area which will be given by th: floor space in the new building will greatly aid in the transaction of business and make it considerably easier for the clerks and employes, who have been rather cramped for room in the past few years. A Change at the Last Moment. The city post office will occupy the entire first floor of the new building, except the rooms at th2 southeast corner of the puild- ing, south of the cashier's room and cast of the malling division and platform. These fine apartments were assigned early in the week to the third division of the railway matl service, whi is a part of the g=neral ost office, under Division Superintendent Vickery. This division occupied rooms in the Union bullding, acjoining the city postmaster's room, an in another part of the building was a dormitory, containing a score or more cots, which were used as occasion might require by railway mail clerks. Whether there will be such an appendage to the division in its new quarters has not yet developed. The assignment of the remainder of the first floor is unchanged in any material sense, although the occupancy of the rooms above mentioned will require other pro- being made for the accommodation second class mail matter and the superin- | tendent of mail equipment for the city post Mezzanine Floor Unfinished. The mezzanine floor atove the main floor will be also occupied by the city post office when it is finished. It is now incomplete end as the building is being finished irom the top down it is problematical to judge when that part of the city post office will be in readiness. The office also occupies | about one-third of the Lasement, although it Is very probable that when a big rain comes thére will be a question about its eecupancy. Entrance to the city post office will be on Penn: vania avenue at present, as tne Lith ard 12th street entrances are not com- pleted. At the northeast corner of the building on the first floor, that is, at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and llth street, is City Postmaster Willett’s room, and next to it the room occupied by Assistant Post master Wilson. Contiguous to these reoms will be elevators, yet unfinished, for the accommodation of the large office force on the upper floors and for the public. The ele- vators will be accessible from the 11th street entrance, which is immediately ad- jacent to them. South of the 1ith street entrance is Cash- Jer Tulloch’s division, equipped with all modern fire ard burgiar-proof apparatus The room and vaults are incased Iu steel and the enormous stock of stamps, stamped paper, envelopes, ;ostal cards, etc., amount- ing in value to hundreds of thousands of dollars, is rendered free from all possible loss or ruin. ‘Nhe receptacles for the sup plies and the cash room files are also of steel. The Several Divisions. At the northwest corner is the home of the local meney order division, next to which are more elevators, alse unfinished. South of the elevators is the 12th street en- trance, to be available to the public utiltz- ing the money order and registry systems when it is open. The official mail division, having super- vision of mail for the various departments and bureaus of the government, and the congressional mall division, are also s!tu- ated on the first floor, in the rear of the large court. This court is to be occupied by the two main working divisions of the office, the mailing and delivery. The receipt and 4 patch of mails are conducted by these di- visions, and they are so situated as to com- municate divectly with the rear platforms, at which the numerous mail wagons receive and deposit their pouches. The registry division, placed at the south- west corner of the building, at 12th and C streets, will also have easy communi- cation with the rear platform. This divi- sion shins all the revenue stamps of the Treasury Department, having®a value of many millions of dol'ars annually. All the postage stamps printed by the bureau of engraving for the entire postal system also pass through this division, for dispatch to the various post offices. The division also comprises a subpostal card agency, and is the supply point for fifteen different states, Pennsylvania and New Jersey hav- ing been added to its st since the contract for printing postal cards was transferred from Castleton, N. Y., to Piedmont, W. Va. Plenty of space has been afforded the di- vision for the proper handling and prompt dispatch of this valuable matter. The sub- postal car] agency, however, will be loca- ted in the basement, under the registry di- vision. Convenience of the Public. In the front part of the building will b= the bureau of information, the general de- livery windows and the windows for the sele of stamp supplies, and “drops” in which the public may ‘leposit letters and other mail matter. In the bas>ment the letter carriers will have, one of these days, a spacious “swing” or lounging room, provided with the neces- Sary toilet appointments, lockers, etc. The mailing, delivery and registry divisions wil) likewise have tollety and lockers in the basement. ‘The work shop also wi!l be located in the vasement. - ‘ Improved Conditions, Figures obtained by The Star show that the entire first floor of the old post offica contains but 20,000 square feet, while th> area of the first floor »f the new building is 48,000 square feet. The following tables gives an approximate idea of the accommodations possible for the mailing, delivery, registry and money or- der divisions in the old building as with the condition of affairs in the new: Malling division. S.csa PN ies, 11,420 4,900 1,410 Wallace ls, S¥perintendent Fourchy of the new. post ice building, Postmaster Willett;. ~ Postmaster Wilson, Cashier Segmoun;W. Tulloch, and-all were more thaaP pi with the ‘exesllence of the lightin§ arrahgements. The dynamos ae Yet in“place in the building. but he cur tis supplied by the United States Blectric Lighting Company temporarily. The party made a visit-to all the parts of the building devoted to the. city post amMice. and much satisfaction was expressed at the arrangements. S It Might. Have Been Gas: While Postmaster Willett is dumb as a Cone river oyster cn the subject the in‘er- esting fact has leak<d out that there wore very strong probabilities early in ‘the pres- ent week that thé city post office force would be competed to do its work tem- porarily by the fitful gieams of gas. Ver- haps the powers that be who destred to observe the eternal fitness of things recog- nized that the clock tm the tower was wound by hand, and that consequently such a modern thing as electricity would be out of place: until compulsion put it there. Mr. Willett, ‘ft ts said by the little birds who know all things, knowing that the electrie machinery was not in place yei. made # request for authority to engage a temporary current from the United States Electric Lighting Company. In response to this, so twitter the birds, the General Post OMce Denartment authorities replied that they would prefer that gas should be used, as it would be cheaper than electricity. Then it was developed that there were no gas fixtures in the bullding, that there were pipes galore and all that sort of thing, but not a bracket, or a jet, or a six-foot burner, or tip or any other sort of thing required to give effulgence by means of the etherlal essence of coal—or petroleum or the other thirgs used in the creation there- of. Hence, so sing the snow birds, the current was contracted for, and Secretary Gage and party were therefore given the pleasure yesterday, as deszribed above. Furniture of the Feudal Age. ‘The general. impression prevalling that everything in {he new city post office in the way of furniture is spick, span and new is erroneous to an emphatic degree. The fact is that in the many loads already taken and yet to be removed are numerous desks, chairs, hat racks, tables, letter press and typewriter supports of almost ancient man- ufacture, whose constant use in the Unton building and before that in the Seaton building has marked them with the cracks, tears and abrasions of age and wear, and the incongruous: effect they will have in their new surroundings will maturally cause remark an@.speculation, but It is sald that in “thirty days" everything will be spick, span and new the way of furniture. see Sa THE CHINESE WAKING UP. Clubs for the Defense of the Empire Reing Formed. From the Nogth Chinm Herald. The Engifsh are great on clubs, but the Chinese can beat them in that line. Since the war with Japan the breaking out of clubs hus téken {Me form of an epidemic. OF the more eyhemeyal organizations, the most noted was the Referm Club, which gave um- brage to thé government and hastened its own death by demanding a free constitution and an elective’ parliament. Another formed about the game time still exists under the curious title of a School for Shame. Its prime obje¢t is to,exciie a proper state of feeling in view of China’s humiliation at the hands of htr neighbors, beginning with the islanders onethe east. A more formidable society is new lnoming on the \erg@ of thecuture. It ears he name of Pao-kuotful, “ar Patriotic Associacion. The aecoumt of its origin, as given by one of its members. is as follows: A squad of German soldiers having made their way to Kaomi, a town adjacent to Kiao-Chou, some of them entered the temple of Confucius, b off an arm of the sage and carried tt away as a ‘rophv, destined.‘o feure in a Berlin museum, ‘Thi: was irore than “ hinese pride could sand. The story was indus- triously circulated among the scholars of the empire assembled for the triennial met- ropolitan examinations. Rushing together like the silversmiths of Ephesus, they an- nounced that their religion was in danger, not from missionaries, but from the vandal- ism of German soldiers. The greased car- tridges which lighted the fires of the great mutiny in india because they were supposed to be designed to break down the native castes were not quicker in arousing popular indignation than thts broken arm of Con- fucius. A petition to the throne was drawn up, in which the signers pledged their lives, for- tunes and sacred honor to aid in sweeping the country of its foes. The next step was to organize, and this was done by the adop- tion of a constitution consisting of thirty articles and twenty-five by-laws. The por- tentous document, however, says nothing of the broken arm of Confucius, who might now very prudently wear the famous gown that had one sleeve shorter than the other, but begins by saying: “This patriotic club is formed for the defense of the empire, in view of the fact that our territory is daily sliced away, the powers of the government daily circumscribed, and the people more ppressed (by whom?).” In the cond article it eltes a decree issued short- ly after the late war, which calls on the na- tion to prepare itself to avenge the past and to safeguard the future, using a Chinese classic phrase wiich might have been bor- rowed from Virgil’s vanquished bull, which lay on stony ground and chewed the cud of bitterness until able to humble his ad- versary.. The three things to be defended are “the territery, the people and the re- ligion.| One of the measures proposed was to in- stitute in all meetings of the central and af- filiated clubs a system of preaching, con- fessedly borrowed from the west. On this subject a by-law prescribes that the texis for discourse shall be confined to ‘themes relating to the preservation of the state, the religion, the people and the race.” The race referred to is not the whole human race, but that portion of the yellow race or that branch of {t which flourishes on the mainland. The thing to be sought with all diligence is to preserve it from contam!- nation by intermixture with races of 2 lighter shade. This branch of the subject is ceriain to offer unlimited scope for vitupera- | tive eloquence of the Chou-Han type. Ef- forts are to be made to extend these clubs to every town and hamlet in the empire. Any wind is better than a dead calm, but the extension of these clubs is much more likely to make a lively time for misstonaries and thejr converts than it is to check the zeal of the molars in quest of objects of antiquarian thterést. ~t—2—s00. An ‘&bsti¢d Proposition. “Brom the Sprii “Unton. The C.) Post is excessively rabid on the négfd question. It ts not sat- isfied with atonstit:1ttonak amendment dis- franchising *fgriorant negroes, but would have the Unftéd( States Ccnstitution’ 30 amended a3'80ex@lade “all peaple from the elective franehisé! not entirely of, or within a very closed of, Caucasion blood.” ‘The proposigten' i absurd, of course. The peeple of thé netth would probably rejoice to support a@-a@mendment to the national | Constitution_excluding the fgnorant of all races from the éléctive francisise, and then to reduce the representation in Congress proportionately. The north is not im any mood antaggpiati¢oto the-seuth, but it does resent the rderous conduct of a few whites, w! shame upon‘thousands of good men of the south, and it does ob- ject to having the negr> population used as a basis for..congressional representa- tlon, and “then excluded -from elective fran- chise. That is not fair-play. » The moment: a. young croced@il> breaks its shell it is to all intents anj purposes as active as it 's at any tim during its life. It will make straight for the water, even if it be out of sight and a gov distance off, and it will pursue its prey with cagerness ‘and-agility during th? first hour of its free existence. <3 re The patent laws of Japan afford little pro- tection to foreign manufacturera ‘or in- ventors. A native may patent any trace- mark of a foreigner if the patent be taken out befor: the real cwner as moved in the Matter. Then the only course open te the owner is to buy from the native the right to use his own trade-mark tn Japan. DR. TERRY TESTIFIES He Thinks Everything Was All Right at Camp Alger. WOULD NOT TASTE THE WATER Did Not Care to Take Any Per- sonal Risk. , —— NURSES ON THE STAND a eee NEW YORK, November —When the war investigating commission met today Dr. M. R. Terry, surgeon general of the National Guard of the state of New York, was asked to tell all he knew about the various camps he visited. Dr. Terry be- gan with Camp Alger. The site was a good one, he said, and everything apneared to be in good condition. The water was clear in appearance, but it had a bad odor. It was analyzed, but with what result he did not know. He found the camp of the &th New York Regiment at Chickamauga in a very in- sanitary condition. The camps of the 9th and 12th New York were in good condition. In the course of his remarks he stated that the water there appeared to be clear, but he was not certain as to its salubrity, be- cause he did not taste it. “Why did you not taste the water, doc- tor?” asked Dr. Connor. “I don’t see why I should take any rivks,” retorted the witness. Dr. Terry said that the Sternberg Hos- pital at Camp Thomas, under the charge of Surgeon Major Hoff. was in excellent condition, and the best of order prevailed. The sick were given every attention, and everything that could be done was done for them. The Camp at Huntsville. In speaking of the camp at Huntsville. Ala., Dr. Terry said that he met Col. Duffy, and beth he and the officers end men of bis regiment appeared to be in excellent cendition. Col. Duffy, he said, did all he could for his men, and there was very lit- tle sickness. Dr. Terry said he visited the hospitals in Porto Rico—the government hospitals and those conducted by. Miss Chanler and other charitable women. Except at one govern- ment hospltal at Ponce, where there wax one physician to do the work of several, all the hospitals were in good condition and well served. Speaking of the hospital ship Relief, Dr. Terry sald he thought Dr. Nich- olas Senn should have been consulted with reference to operations. Mrs. L. W. Quintard, who was at Camp Wikoff from August 17 to September 15, in charge of the paid trained nurses at the general and diviston hospitals, testifled as to such conditions at the hospitals as have come under her observation. At first she sald there were not sufficient nur: but later, when the extent of the emergency became apparent, there was Dienty of nurses. At first there were only two nurses to a ward, with thirty or forty men. There was very little food for th sick in the early days, but that, she understood, was the fault of transportation. Mrs. Quintard sald she considered the many discomforts experienced by the pz- tients in the hospitais were due to the rapidity with which th: sick poured into the hospitals. “Did the doctors do their whole duty? Doctors With Little Experience. “Well, some of the doctors did their bes: but th-re were many of the contract doc- tors who had not had much previous ex- perience.” “There were very few supplies of any sort at first. There were no hypodermic syringes, no hot water bags and not cnough sheets. Later we had everything that was neces- sary. Colonel Forwood and Dr. Brown id all they could to e the work of the nursing force as efficient as possible.” Miss Alice B. Babcock cf New York, who went to Cuba with the Red Cross and re- turned to the United States with Dr. Lesser in the transport Concho and was assigned to duty at Cemp Wikolf, told of the voyage of the Concho from Santiago to Hampton Roads. There were six deaths aboard and the sick wanted for food and clothing. There were no delicacies aboard except those Mrs. Lesser had. Dr. Joseph Chmelicek, acting assistant surgeon in the army, who was assigned to a hospital at West Tampa, testifed that everything was done forsick soldiers. There were 476 sick and 9 female nurses “at West Tampa,” the witness said,“‘most of the sickness was due to the inexperience of the offlesrs, the ignorance of the men and the fact that all of them had more money than wes good for them.” —— THE CHASE COMET. Likely to Be More Opportunities to Observe It. The attention of the naval observatory officials was called this afternoon to the published statement in the morning pap2rs that Chase’s comet had been observed by Lick observatory. The comet was discov- ered November 14 at the Yale observatory, near the radiant point of the meteoric showers of that date. The officials were asked by The Star reporter if there was any ecnnection between these objects. ‘The information given was that the fact of there having been but two observations made it impossibie for astronomers to ar- rive at any conclusion in this regard. It was also stated that there are likely to be other opportunities to observe the Chase comet. al Ordered to Manila. Acting Assistant Surgeon M. A. Rebert, U. 8, A, has been erdered to proceed from York, Pa., to Manila, Philippine Islands, for assignment to duty. + 0+ An Educational Qualification Needed. From the Dallas News. ‘There should be about the ballot box some restriction, some protection fro: both imported and home-made illiteracy. The rule of exclusion should be applied regardless of the color of the voter. Under a wise and fair law of this kind many whites, without excuses for their refusal to take the free education offered them by the state, would be denied the privi- lege of suffrage. Under such a regulation nine in ten of the negroes of some commu- nities would not have been admitted to the polling booths at the time they were turn- ed in to vote down their old masters. The American people cannot afford to depend for their government upon the ignorance and prejudice of the country. It is hardly necessary to repeat that these low quali- ties are found in whites as well as blacks. ‘They are sometimes found in full measure in whites who dare fn a most high-handed manner to drive from the polls negroes bet- ter qualified to vote than themselves. There should be a general movement on the part of patriotic citizens of all classes to rid the country as far as possible of ignorance at the polls. It is a most dangerous weak- ness, by which the peace and stability of popular govérnment are seriously threat- ened. It is wonderfuily lucky for us that the daring efforts to secure the country for party uses by turning into the voting booths men who did not know “b” from bull feot have not resufted in some incur- able civil maladies. While the curses flow- ing from such attempts are coming home to roost it is quite in order for all hands to take home with them this question of ig- norance and debasement at the polls and dream over it. It is the gravest danger by which the nation ts threatened. ——_—__ + +2 Mr. Croker, Take Notice. From the Memphis Appeal. The democratic perty will appreciate it if Dick Croker will keep his nose out of the presidential contest. ——_ 0+ —____- John I. Proctor Dead. Mr. John I, Proctor, a well-known citi- zen, died last night about 11 o’clock at the residence of his son-in-law, Councilman Fred. Burrill, on King street. He was about sixty years of age, and was a mem- ber of R. E. Lee Camp, C. V., having fought through the civil war. COSTA RICA'S ATTITUDE. Iglesias Di: Nicaragua Ca: President Iglesias and party, accompa- nied by Colonel Carter, U. 8. nd Senor Calvo, the Cesta Rican minister, called at the State Department at noon today and spent over en hour with Secrctary Hay in his private cffice. The Costa Rican exec- utive called to return the visit the Sec tary of State made :o him at his hotel t) day after bis arrtval here. Usually foreign visitors are received in the diplomatic room, but that state apart- ment was too cold for even the most formal ceremony today, and the reception took place instead in the more comfortable office of the Secretary. President Iglesias improved the opportu- nity to make a full presentation of the at- titude of the government of Costa Rica in the matter of the construction of the Nica- Tagua canal. In doing this he made use of several maps and offictals documents which he brought with him from his hotel for the purpose of demonstrating the great natural interost that his country had in the successful com- Pletion of that vast project. The San Juan river, which is to form a large part of the Nicaragua canal system. Hes in its lower portion between Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and the Costa Rican gov- ernment claims that it has an equal right with Nicaragua in any disposition that may be made of this stream. This right w: recognized formally by the United States government in the drafting of the celebrat- ed Freylinghuysen treaty in President Ar- thur’s administration, by a provision for the issue of a certain amount of bonds to Costa Rica, and in subsequent bills con- sidered by Congress. The Nicaraguan government. however. does not admit the validity of this claim to consideration on the part of Costa Rica. The government of the latter was probably impelled to take steps to safeguard its rights through the peculiar claim of cir- cumstances leading up to the Cragin-Eyre concession. This latter bestowal of the franchise to construct the canal, in the very last hours of the Nicaraguan independent existence, ignored entirely any claim on the part of Costa Rica to share in the benefits of the construction, and-mede necessary some ac- tion on the part of the government of that country. Secretary Hay has been giving the sub- ject earnest attention, even before he knew that President Iglesias was coming to Washington. He has !t in his power to bring about the recogai:ion of the consolidation of the three th American states, Nicarag: Honduras and Salvador into the republic of Central America, and his action in this matter watt have some influence on the value of the Cragin-Eyre concession, and a$ a secondary result, upon the Costa Rican claim to 2oasideration. Should he decline to recognize the con- solidation and insist on ho.ciug the state ot Nicaragua fully responsible for the acts of the independent nation of Nicaragua, the way would be left open to enforce the binding force of the concession of the present Maritime Canal Company, and con- sequently, by implication, to reflect cvpon the value of tne new concession. ++ RAILROADING IN CHINA. Its Difficulties and Humors Incident to Several Recent Riots. From the Loudon News, Mr. Cox, who was recently assaulted near Peking, has had many similar experiences during the dozen years he has been ratl- road building in the Chihli province, and has only extricated himself by dint of tact, pluck and good humor. He has practically for years carried his life in his hans. In 1890, for instance, during toods, a mob, led by the soldiery of Lutai, a military camp near Tien-Tsin,cut the railway embankment and destroyed seven miles of line, their offi- cers encouraging them, and the enlightened Viceroy Li Hung Chang. in his yamen, a few miles off, layin’ low and sayin’ nuffin’ The cause alleged was that the embankment prevented the flood water from running off, which, as there were fre- quent outlets, was utler nonsense. Pre- vious to that attempts had been made to wreck trains, and the lives of the foreign employes were constantly threatened. ‘The life, too, of the foreign guard on a train is not always a happy one. Manda. Tins’ servants without tickets take posse: sion of a first-cl. carriage, cat, drink and sleep in it. Perhaps they light a pan of charcoal to warm themselves, if the weather {s cold. Charcoal has certain as- phyxiating effects; the other passengers complain, and the servants have to be ejected. Too much violence might lead to a general attack on foreigners and another Tien-Tsing massacre, while too little would not be effective. The unhappy guard has to follow the “happy” mean between a good, hard push and a mild knock-down blow. There have, of course, heen many 1u.’i- crous, as well as dangerous, incidents on the North China line. When it was first opened Chinese weuld come to the booki office and try to bargain for tickets. When told the fare, they would offer half, and gradually raise their bid, much disgusted that they should not, in a business spirit, be met half way. One day a country gentleman, on his first ride in a train, seeing his house midway between two stations, flying past, del! erately opened the door and stepped out into space. At the pace the train was going a European would certainly have been killed, but the supple celestial, after a prolonged series of somersaults, was seen to pick himself and bundle up, dust his clothes, and set off home across the fields, much ased with his short cut and President seen the a the convenience of the “fire-wheel car- riage.” An unfortunate railway coolie, equally ignorant of the laws of mechanics, did not get off so well. Seeing two trucks coming at a snail's pace down a siding, he placed his foot on the rafl to stop them. To his astonishment, it was cut off, and he learned, like Stephenson's cow, that mo- mentum is made up of mass as well as ve- locity. But, in spite of everything, railways are bound to prosper in a country where trav- eling {s otherwise so slow and so difficult, carts and ponies in the north and boats in the south never doing more than thirty to forty miles between dawn and dark. —+2+—__ Spain and Her Foolish Policy. From the London Chronicle. ‘The United States is remobilizing its fleet. detaining at Rio the two battle ships that salied a short time ago for the far easy, and preparing for a naval concentration. That means that President McKinley be Heves it possible that Spain will yet break off negotiations in Paris, and that if ske dces America will immediately resume hos- tiliies. The latter course of action may be taken for granted, for what other course cculd America follow? But we do not be- lieve that Spain will follow such a prepos- terous policy. If she really proposes :o do 80 she will certainly consult some of the pewers first, and whatever power is con- sulted will assuredly urge her not to com- mit suicide. For no power in Europe, ex- cept Great Britain, wants to see an Amor- ican fleet in European waters. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, November 26.—Floar dull, unchang- - eie re 44,237 barrels; exports, 104 harreis. Wheat dull and easy—spot, mouth and December, Tl%a72; January, 73 asked; steamer No. 2 red, 68a O81; , 161936 bushels; exports, 12,000 bashels; stock, 1,713,634 bushels; 'sules, $,000 bush- els--southern ‘wheat’ by -sumple, Gsat2%; grade. GSiga72%4. Corn easier—spot, montli and De- do. or cember, 344a38%: new or ofd, November or De- (opher, SSusOmia: Januars, 3TAGN, Februagy, 27% bid; steamer mixed, 3603644; recel ele: exports, 128282 bushels; ies, $8,000 bushels—southern 39; do. yellow, 33238. Oats firm- Seiad: No. 2 inixed,, S1a31 bushels: exports. none; ‘stock, Ry dui! and eaty—No. 2 hearby,” 56%; No. 2 western. 584: receipts, 9,125 bushels; exports, none; stock, 167,793 busheis.” “Hay quiet—No. 1 timothy, $103 $10'90. Grain ‘freighta auict. ‘unchanged. "Sugar $ |. Butter firms, unchanged. Bags Sci scasaeea’ ieee aeons: eabsumeees Tee tuce—75 cents per bushel box. y unchanged. % — 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- denburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. CHICAGO, November 26.—Gratin: , 1,612,598 bush- white corn, 36a wuggees SeRRE ShGabay “BEG*S/ ae 83 bauRT bRaREaY aaeee | FINANCE AND TRADE Stock Market Closes Strong After « Weak Opening, PACIFIC ISSUES BOUGHT FREELY —— Prospects Good for Better Prices in Future. —_-. GENERAL MARKET REPORT Special Dispatch to The Evening Star NEW YORK, November 26.—A profession- al and reactionary market for the first half of the session and a strong and more con- fident tone during the final hour about de- scribes today’s stock market. London's preference for American shares was again marked, but unfavorable weather at that cegier curtailed the volume of busines Foreign houses bought and sold in moder ate amounts, but the sales were solely tr the intrest of profit taking. Locally che business of the early morning was larsely professional, the commissto: house demand having fallen off noticeably A satisfactory bank statement and the rumored agree:ng of Spain's commissioners to America’s terms increased the volume of real business and closed most stocks at a net gain for the day. The combined local and foreign buying of Union Pacific issues had a substantial influence on the prices of both the common and preferred stock. The buying was ac companied by rumors that a dividend of 1 per cent would be pald on the common stock In addition to the permanent estab Ushing of the preferred on a 4 per cent basis. While recent earnings Indicate ar ability to carry out this program, the time for inaugurating the distribution must be sertousiy considered from the standpoin of policy. If the territorial dispute in the northwest is satisfactorily disposed of the Union Pa cific company can afford to deal as liberal ly with its shareholders as does the North ern Pacific. The buying of the stock, whict began anew in yesterday's market, was confidently continued today from sources in position to be fully advised of the pros- | pects In the case. All things considered, the week has been A severe test of the market's actual strength, and the result in the same com- prehensive view has been a success. The taking of profits and large speculative a counts has been accomplished without ex- hausting the demand, which has ail along honeycombed the market below the surface. Germany's tight money cundition of a week ago has been relieved by a wholesale selling of American issues through London. The home market has been broad enough to remedy its own ills as well as those of its neighbor instead of succumbing to the com- bined attack. Earnings and the prosp=ct of continued commercial and financial im- provement are factora which take the pres- ent market out of the category of common- place affairs Spain's actual submission or public ac- knowledgment of submission not to be avoided {s now considered likely on all sides, and the view is almost unanimous that a sharp spurt in prices will follow. The Federal Steel issues are among the many that would be made the most of un- der such a favorable condition. The bank statement shows a gain of $764,300 in lawful money, afi in legal tend- el The loans have decreased $2,345,400, and the deposits about $3,700,000, This lat ter item is considerably in excess of the amount required to make the statement ab- solutely consistent. The net result of changes, however, brings the total reserve holdings above the legal requirement up to $18,357,575. <a FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market, Open. High. Low. Close. American Spirits........ 1255 1218s 1 American Spirits, pfd-:: 35 55% 8 American Sugar.. 1M 12K IY TF American Tobacco. 34 1B. Big Atchison ... & WK 6K 16% Atchison, pfd : OR 46% 45% Atchison Adiustments.. 74ig 74% 7456 Baltimore & Onio....... Sig 6g Brookiyn Rapid Transit. iy 6S Canada Southern oe Chesapease & Ohio. By wig C.C. & St. Loui “iy 4 Delaware & Hudson Den. & Kio Grande, ptd Ene .. General Electri Ulinois Central . Lake Snore... se eee, Louievitie & Nashviile. Metropolitan ‘Iraction Manhatt. Elevatea . Missouri Pacific... M. K. & T., pid. National Lead € New Jersey Central...” New York Ceutral Northern Pacitic....°) Northern Pacific, pfa Pacitic Mail. Phila. & Keading Southern Kailwa Southern Ry., pta.- Texas Pacific. . ‘Tena. Coal x Tron... Union Pacific. Union Pacitie, pfd. U.S. Leather, pfd- U 8. Rubber! Rubber, pfd.- Wabash, pid Federal AS. ¥ -. Am. Steel and Wire p American Cotton Oi) 256 Cerne Washington Stock Eachange. Sales © call—J2 o'clock m.—U. S. 4s, regis- tered, it 111%. U.S. 3s, coupon, $100 at 205%, $100 at 105%. Capital Traction, 15 at 54, 10 at S41, 10 at S434, 20-at 54%, 20 at S64. D0 at S45, 20 at 54%, 20 at 84%, 20 et SI%. 10 at 84%. 10 at S336. 20 at 84%, 20 ar S4%, BO wt 54%, 20 nt SH, 20 at 8%, 30 at BA%. ler Livotype, 10 At ISS. 10 at IBSty, 10 at ISS%, 16 at ISS%, 10 at 1sS%. “Lanston M pe, 40 at 14%. After call— Lanston Monotype, 200 at 14%. District of Columbia Bonds. Ss, 20-year fund: Ky bid. 6s, 30-year funding. 105 bid. J, 190! ock, TOR bid. 7, 1608, water stock, 116 ial. Steel, pid. re fa. z bid. U.S. Electric Light deb. imp., 105%" bid, 110% asked. C e and Potomac ‘Telephone 5s, 105 bid. Americas Security anc Trust Sx, 100 bid. | Washington Market Company Ist @s, 115 bid. shington Market Company imp. @s, 115. bid. Washington Merket Company extn. fs, 115 bid. Mu. seule Half Association Ss, 108 bid. ‘National Bank stocks.“Rank of Washington, 29° Metropolitan, 325 wid.) Central. “146” bid Eud,.% asked. ‘Traders’, 102 bid. Lincoln, 112 Wid. 222 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 110% bid, 112 asked. Washing ton Loan and Trust, 126 bid, 129 asked. American Security and Trust,” 151 bid. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 28 bid. Franklin, 38 bid. Mi tan, 70 bid. Corcoran, 54 bid. Potoma-. 60 bid, 65 asked. Arlington, 128 bid, 1234 asked. German-American, 190 bid, 205 asked. Na- — Union, 10 ey ee ee i asked. es, 7 L, S asked. ihe" Me SE ial, 4 bid. ‘Title Insurance Stocks —Real ate Tithe 78 bid, % asked. Columbia Title, 4% bid, 6% asked. Die- — os asked. road Stocks. - ital Trsction Company, bid, 8% taked, Mettopalitans 190 bhi ee ies as le it Bt ~ Gms. 49% bid, Sou, va Na 8. Electric iy tis bid. ua Stocks. Chesapeake and omar, GR asked. Pennsylvania, & bid. Miscellaneous, Stocks.—M. Linotype, 185% bid. 189 axked. Lanston Monotype, is 14% asked. American Graphophone. 16% iad” asked. American Graphophone ‘ 15 asked. 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