Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1898, Page 2

THE EVENI G STAR, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1898-16 PAGES. 1, and ga men sick on fi wit being fi sommodations f any « up ping car accom- m, properly ¢ ors, nurses and Investization of Complaints. made to you @ hospital trains? ness stated that there had beea One instance was that of a regiment. Telegrams came to 1 of the train siating that men ing and that the surgeon in charge a to tet them be put off at he rouze. It was found by the wit- the surgeon had acted wisely, and ¢ « fact he was sicker than any of his mon. He died subsequenily. Dr. Apple reiterated here his former sta to ment that he had seen every train that came into New York. a “Did you find in any of those trains ev!- dences of neglect? “No, sir. took a typewritten letter rican National Red Cross So- commission's possession, and from it he said: ery ail over the camp sake, get us out of here.” o Miami.’ * was very a the witness. the clim: ng. Tr is, “For This re- uncomfortable ther Dr. Apple the in summer was i think It wise to encamp men in ~ the summer tim continued on the stand after ‘fhe Ships From Cuba. r was about to the asked, not expecting an sffir- dismiss reached New York from time you were there, I ‘The Mis- the Obdam hen lo the consitio: upon a of these t it was ledge of t » suffering cf the « nt of want of stance i the following W. Burehel!, 4 4 Pa ave.; Jaines D. Emm rim v1 O MeCormi McAliis chwad: POLITICS IN INDIANA ee Considerable Excitement at Capitol Over Next Senatorship. PROMINENT MEN IN THE RACE Perry Heath is Counted Among the Dark Horses. ae THE OTHER CANDIDATES es of fhe Eveniug Stax. DIANAPOLIS, December 7, 1998. So far as Indianapolis Is concerned there 1 excitement and in- ear, is now more politic terest than at any time during the except the last few days before the e tion, and it even equals those days. This excitement ymes from the approaching session of the general assembly and the selection of a successor to Senator Turpic. The republicans, having a majority in each house, will be able to elect whoever gets the caucus nomination: but the exciting question is who will get that nominaticn? 1 wo years ago Senator Fatrbanka had it all his own w but even then three other distinguished gentlemen came out for the prize, and cach made a gallant "ght. One was W. R. McKeen. the most prominent railroad man in the state; ancther was Judge Taylor. and the otler was Gen. Lew. Wallace. Falrbanks had begun early—in fact, so far back as 1890. Then the repub- licans were in a hopeless minority, but he began to look ahead to a time when they would have control og the legislature ard he shaped his course fer that made friends hh the members and with those members i the future. & grew in fav beth with volit'cians and h the people. In 18 che repu ried the day, but th He then saw that the fruttion of hi was nig! nt he became more active than When it came time to nomiaste candi- dates for the general assembly in 1 saw to it that his friends were che a5 Many districts as pe ale, and Jeng before the clection It was settled that he won'd ree the nemina: : but this did »t deter McKeen, Taylor and Wallace from entering t ring lidates. They « 1 out headquarters h ad pursued fight to the last; unter. Far nks won in Became € didates Anew. ylor and Wallace at once annor a at they would stand for the race in 1808. begarr active: work tv of the s tte, but when the breezes brought news of the war with Spain General Wal- lace announced that he would the race for the purpose of encoriz prvice in the field. He did not ger a » in the field. but has maincaiaed that $ declination was i before the field. in the , announced hi 1 was followed Posey. state int did not negt themselves It has been t to when Idom that rssed tl offe ee more at one time office from ume party @ mau who would make re among men of intel- speak- of all po- : one with He ts one of the ables > Gen. Har- he ablest ¥ Indiana. J Haniey h of a pat nt. but E I mever € e Wuntil his nomination for Con- rapidly 21 1 the 7 sa mand polit swe at all political s been mu iJonger in poll- sa man of dignified bearing and nt in his r he ranks among th 1 on the floor of t yund to be an a debater. In 188 he served a short time in Congress, having been elected to fill out th expired term of € Hovey. Living in the “Pocket,” h 0 nto the energet raember ueus with th. support of th ui enthusiastic n that section. The Pocket Never Had a Senator. The “Pocket™ has never had a senator. In fact, the senatorial history of Indiana has been confined to a ve arrow radius. In- fana has cxisted as a state two rs, but during that Ume no senator has ever been elected who lived more than sixty miles rth of Indiar John Pettit served a part of a term fay- ette, Graham Fitch a_p: term from Logansport, and Danicl D. Pratt a full term from the same place. .All the others from the ¢ tral or southern u ate. In t early x ville and Madison were the politic ers from which senators were taken, but for many y Indianapolis and Terrc laute hav monopolized the Pocket™ has produced many Offutt, wit Tes M ost: John H. ers, ISG Demonet, 204 Lath ry W. igan, A. Dell- Julia ‘f Mor Might Interfere With Negotiations. enant om 4 $200,000.00 for indig f that su erfere wi <8 in Par made to t 1 been offer- belie diated to i firm the skepticism of ecting th an nited States in en- ar to have the impres- at, after having forced t $29,000,000, we ptopose io ,000, 000. eaty t be signed to- however, is not owing to ween the two commis- of that conver of Signor Oj nish commission, arty to t! be signed the American arrangements to i ringing Kans str, I had al nore thought of get- ried today when T went to bed last an Ihad of shooting myself,” said Frank Provost of Kansas City, Mo., wh« be to Judge Herr of Kansas City yesterday for,a marriage license r I got up this mornin ‘the weather was so bad t! “Bu at = my sweetheart, we decided to She had the blues also.” Judge Herr smtled and asked the Drospective bridge, who was Mary Baker, also of Kansas City, Mo., if such was the ease. She answered in the affirmative, and after the license was issued the judge per- formed the ceremony which made them man and wife. Probat men, such as Proiit, Owen and Nib! none ever reached the S Thi: adds to the strength of Col. Pos! During the campaign the name ber of other gentlemen would + ally heard in ci ction with the vided the ans were but none of pounce himself as a of Governor Mount heard than any other. de a succe ful race Iministratior governor had | » and able, and hi friends naturi 3 te him as a_possi- ble knowing that the office of : oftcn sought only ¢ rat in the Senate Major ¢ le, so Jong the mem- of Cor nth district, was also frequentiy mer 4. W. D. Owen, secretary of 5 who served four terms in € also a proposed lark horse. S. Heath of the Post Office Department had many admirers, but none were openty in the field. he result of the clection had hardly been n announced until a crop of candidates bega to count chances. Among these Albert Bev- eridge was the first to announce himself. is the weakest of the active candidates, notwithstanding his intellectual strength. Feeling Against Indianapolis, There seems to be a feeling against elect- ing a second senator from Indianapolis, and this operates against any chance Bever- idge otherwise might have. The bulk of the legistative vote which elects a senator comes from the northern part of the state, and if it were not that this vote is divided between Taylor, Hanley and Steele, would control the caucus. It cannot be united upon either of the three, and that increases Posey’s chances. If Posey, on the other hand, abandons the race the most of his strength will go to Hanley, but Posey and Hanley combined cannot control. If Ta: lor gets out of the way Steele will be the beneficiary largely, but he must draw strength from the central and southern portions to win. If Steele retires his sup- port will be divided between Taylor and Hanley in about equal portions. So it will be seen the question is a complicated one, but as it stands the chances are that Steele and Posey will lead the others. —.—_—_ CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP National Convention to Be Held in This Oity Next Week. Addresses on Suffrage, Civll Service Reform and Conditions in New United States Pos: ions. Great interest is developing in next week's convention, which deals with the two new problems, “What are we going to do with our new islands?” and “What are they going to do with us?" ‘The question of restricted suffrage, already raised by the Hawaiian bill; the elvi! service ave: tion, made critical by a great increase in the civil list and the President's expected order; the bull-fight Sunday; the govern- ment opium monopoly in the Philipplne: the new hearings of the Chinese exc.usion law; the army “canteen; the question whether prohibition can be maintained im Alaska and extended to our new islands— these and other moral questions raised In part by the war fave led a dozen great reform societies to call this conveniicn. ‘The convention will also deal in two ses- sions of Thursday with “Mainiand prob- Jems,” Including the question whether Con- should admit a polygamist to us from Ut Twenty-six speclalists of temperance, Sabbath ‘cbservance, c.v-l service. Mormonism and o.her reiortas, tt is announced, have positivey agreed to make the addresses announced—Gen. s being the only one conuitional, because of ine indications are that thers will be so large an aitendance that an extra church for overflow and a larger hall are being ar- ranged in reserve should the weather be i Hie enough to bring the whole num- rc anticipated. Besides the signers to the call, previously publisned, the following important additions have been made: J. H. Leiper, secretary Pennsylvania Sabbath As- sociation; Mrs. Wellington White, secretary Woman's National Sabbath Alliance, and J. F. Hill, secretary Presbyterian Permanent Temperance Committee. Fouowing is the official up-to-date pro- gram Tuesday evening, Decem son Dingley presiding—7: vice, Rev. Wallac? Radcliffe, D. ington, D. C., 7345, addr of presi , “Christianity and Citizenship,” pk D. Bristol, 0.D.; 8:30, “The New hip in the New Centur rong, D.D. Musical leade . Graham, Lockport, N. Y. izer Wednesday morning, Decem» themes, “Suffrage and Civil Servic: Mr, S. M. Cooper, Cincinnati. pre- o'ciock, i will introduce the su d Suffrage for Our I 10, Gen, C. H. He |, Chicago, Civil, Service Reform a Related to Our New ui, zing Forces,” Washington, D. above tepics under Wednesday rnoon, Ri Byron » presiding, theme, “Moral Condi- as in New Islands and Proposed . devotions con ‘anter, D.D Civil for Our Islands, . Kneeland, D.D., and er, D.D.; 3:10, “What Can Ba Done by Na- tional Laws to Develop True Homes in Our Spanish Islands?” Mrs. Varillo F. Cox, Mrs. Wellington White; 2:30, reports of exact moral conditions in Alaska (Dr. Sheldon Jackson), Philippines, Cuba (Scnor Gonzala Quesada, charge d’affai republic of Cuba, will speak, also Gen. Garcia, if suf- ficiently recovered), Porto Rico and Hawali; 30, ion of foregoing topics und minute rule. dnesday evening, theme, “New Drink Problems,” Mr. Jas. L. Ewin, presiding.— Half-past on o'clock, praise service for Mar- ev. J. H. Leip- national blessings, led by R D. Power nd Percy §. Foster; 7:45, “Army Can- teens,” Mr. Joshua Leverin, 0, “Can- teens in Soldiers’ Homes,” Mrs. E. M. ‘Thacher; 8:25, “The Ellis Bill,” Mrs. Mar- garet Dye Ellis; offertory; 840, “Naw Anti- Saloon Problems,” Rev. Howard H. Russell, D.D., field sec-etary, National Ant League, Columbus, Ohto. Thursday morning, December 15, Mr. Charles Lyman presiding--10, devotional service: d by Rey. J. Fred Helisse 10:15, arette La’ Mrs. E. B. Ingalis, St. Louis, N. W. C. T. tendent department of narcott “The Me ‘e of Mormonism,” G Eaton and others. Thursday afternoon—Theme, ‘Mainland Problems,” Mrs. Clinton Smith presiding— devotions, Rev. Teun Hamlin, D. D., shington, D. C.; 2:10, “Need of a Better National W bbath Law for th Capital; 20, “Citizenship From a Bible Point of View,” Major George A. Hilton; 2:40, “The Legitimate Bobby.” Mrs. Mary H. Hunt; discussion of foregoing themes, Rev. Walter H. Brooks, D. D.; 3, ‘The Need of Better Legal Quarantine Against the Transmission of Evils,” Anthony Comstock; 3:40, ‘'Prac- " Rev son and Rev. Wilbur F. Thursday even presiding— “Divine Guidance in Na- tional His * Rey. Walter H. Brooks, D. D. (it is requested that churches which do not give up the prayer meeting for the convention service use this topic. Conven- tion speakers will be supplied to those who so request, as far as possible); 7:40, “Spain and Her Lost Colonies Prof. W. Edwin Priest (illustrated by stereopticon), no chil- dren under sixteen admitted; 8:40, “Our Duties to Childhood in Our New Islands,” Mrs. Mary H. Hunt; 9:20, concluding ad- Beveridge is « young lawyer, and has been the “boy orator’ of Indiana.’ He is a popu- iar member of the Marion Club, a strong political erganization of this eity, which aspires to be the republican Tammany of Indiana, and the club is pushing Beveridge. He has never held office, and his only claim appears to be his ability to make @ pretty speech. Maj. Stecle # Candidate. Major Stecle has announced himself as a candidate, and has actively entered upon the work of securing support. The mafor is exceedingly popular in his district. He is an astute politician, and knows all the ins and outs of politics. As a member of Congress he has been more fortunate than any other Indianian in securing places under the government for his constituents. He has also done much to forward the material interests of the stato. verner Mount has declared that he would not be » candidate; that the people elected him governor, und he desired to $s such, serve them ut he also says if the i him he could not fuse it. General Wallace also says would not refuse, but will not ask for Owen and Heath are still dark horses. sing the situation but one thing t, and that Is no one of the overtops the others. Taylor will have the support of the northeastern part of the state, Hanley of the northwe: ern, Posey of the southeastern, and Steele of the gas belt. Beveridge will get some of the members from this county, and one here and there from other parts of the state. Beveridge is the only one who has a boom engineered» by a newspaper, and his hoom is mainly confined to the News of this city. It is not only possible, but it fs probable, that the caucus will not be senatorshiy wes han well r he able to agree upon any of those who are’ openly candidates. In that case the chances are they will turn to Mount, al- though Heath and Owen will have friends. So far as personal magnetism is con- cerned, and the power to win votes, Taylor dress by ex-Senator Blair. — DISTRICT NATIONAL BANKS. Increase in Loans and Discounts $742,989.71. Reports have been received by the con- troller of the currency from all the na- tional banks in the District of Columbia under the call for a statement of thelr con- dition at the close of business December 1, 1808. The number of banks reporting December 1, 1898, was 12, as compared with 13 in 1897, the National Bank of the Republis having gone out of existence. The aggregate changes in the principal items of resources and Mabilities on De- cember 1, 1898, as compared with the re- turns on December 15, 1897, are as follows: from nati sfate banks and bank: arplus and other profits. Circulation .... Due to national and state banks and pankers. Individual deposits. . U. S. government deposits Bills payable and redis- counts . Pr Total resources. ++ 3,490,829 28. . ‘The average reserve heid by the banks in Washington in 1898 was 34.35, ag compared with 34.15 in 1897. The average reserve held by the one bank ‘In Georgetown in 1898 was 45.15, as com- pared with 40.76 in 1897. The gold holdings of the banks, including gold treasury certificates, in 1898 were $1,739,677.50, as compared with $1,202,293.50 in 1897, showing a net increase in gold hold- ings of $537,384. 7 55,380 00 289,978 16 2,084,705 96. ‘BST,2ES 80 72,900 60 MILLER (INTHE LEAD ———— Twanty-Two Miles Ahead of Waller at Noon. Fierce Struggle” Between the Two Plucky «Riders for First Pigce in’ Contest. (ieee NEW YORK, December 9—The siruggle between Miller and Waller for the first place in the six-day bicycle race continued all night. Miller was leading at 2 o'clock this morning, Bat at 5 o'clock Waller was five miles aaead, having taken advantage of Miller's rest interval. Neither Miller nor Waller bad taken any rest to speak of up to 7 a.m., Miller having contented himself with only twenty-four minutes between 4 and 5 o'clock, and Waller having been on the track practically all the time since 1 o'clock. his “off” interval being but for a moment to arrange some part of his wheel. Pierce, on the contrary, took a rest of nearly an hour and a half between 4 and @ o'clock. Seven o'clock found the three men fighting gamely. Miller had been mak- -ng desperate efforts to catch Waller, and for sever continuous tenths of the mile at one time he had kept the crowd, which was larger than usual, in a continuous up- roar of applause, yelling and stamping, by saining on Waller a tenth of a mile, or one lap of the track. Wailer did not let him do this without working hard for it. ‘There were other signs that Waller was wearing out. Twice within a few minutes he fell on the track, once taking Miller with him, and the second time causing Ste- vens to take a somersault over him, No one was seriously hurt. Waller got another fall shortly after 8 e'clock that wouid have put any ordinary man in the hospital. His wheel wobbied, while he was half asleep. He fell off and shot against the inside railing, breaking the stout seantling, At almost the samc moment Aronson fell about fifty feet behind Waller and smashed the railing into which he ran. Waller was carried across the ring and his three train- ers examined him for bruises. He was found to he very slightly hurt, and he. in- remounting and conunuing a ne sisted on race. Aronson was also unhurt, and went at {t again, leading in the sprintiny Schinneer dropped out of the race at am., with 1,284 miles and nine laps to his credit. His wife and his physictan advised him not to return. Schinneer said the bid spill he was in on Monday haa injured his knee cap, and that if he continued riding bis leg might he stiff for lite. Julius, who had been off the track for a long rest, returned about 10 o'clock. Hale took a rest of more than an hour. His trainer said he was changing the gear on his wheel to a smaller one, and that Ha! would return to the track. t noon Hale would he unable to continn are sore and his stomach out of order, may be Indtced to go on the t t2 p.m. wer Pierce, 1,607; Albert, 1,480.3; Lawson, 1,484.6; ronsony 1,490.9; Nawn, 142 F wR; Turville, 1,114.6 — “> a PATRONAL FEAST o —s2se. Services in Gelebrwtion at Catholic Antversity. The feast.of the Immaculate Conception is the Patronal’ Peasteday at the Catholic University, and-yesterday it was observed with more tham usual solemnity. The ec- casion was an academié one at the unive sity. and the professors attended the re ices in their acarlemie roves. The proces sion to the chapel was formed in the low hall of the Catdwelt building, and was under the direction of the marshal of the srsity, Dr. Charles P. Neill. The lay led the procession, and were fol- told his trainers that he His hands He Julius, Day. d in the foflowtng order: The students of the Holy gs College, the students of the Ma qMege, the students of St. ‘Thomas’ Colicge, the clerical students at Caidwell Hall, the presidents of the dif- forent colleges, Very Rev. PJ. Pranciscus, J. FE. Sollier, SM. .$. Pl; Very Rev. Iv.F. , D. Ds; the faculty of law, with Dr, Robinson; the faculty philosophy, with their dean, Dr. Pace faculty of divinity, with their dean, Dr. Shahan; Dr. Dante) W. Shea, general se retary, and the rector of the university, After taking the places assigned to them in the chapel by the’ marshai, the pontifical mass was celebrated. The officers of the mass were: Right Rey. John M. Farley, D. D., auxiliary bishop ef New York and a trustse of the university; Very Rev. P. J. D. D., viee rector of the unive: James B. Hayden of Albany and . Stephen C. Hallissey of Springfield. vs. Louis O'Donovan of Baltimore and John A, Ryan of St. Paul, Minn., were masters of ceremonies. Tha choir, in William J. Higgins of Phil- organist of the university, selected for the occasion—th? Glo etus and Agnus Dei were from Mercadanti’s mass and the Gloria and Creed were Gregoriz The offertory and the Ave Maria were very weil sung by Mr. N3il P. Brennan of Thomas’ Colles The sermon wa . Creagh, D. D. at the university. Dr. Creagh said In every science there are certain basic principles which no one can afford to dis regard who aspires to accomplish enything of real or permanent worth. Attempts to explain operations of nature or to develop philosophical systems without due ragard for fundamental traths always result to the adelphia, rendered exceptionally fine music, preached by Rey. John professor of common law Among other things, the confusion of him who would work in this way. But it is even more essential that we never lose sight of certain funda- mental truths of Christianity if we would successfully systematizs our lives on the lines laid down by Christ and followed by Mary, since in religion we have no essen- tial growth, no fear lest the next age cor- rectly condemn as untenable what w2 now erect into dogma; wheteas in science and metaphysics such growth and such con- demnation are never impossible. One of the fundamental spiritual truths, the preacher declared, the acknowledgment that » weak socially and individually; the of our soul structure must be laid deep in a humble recognition of our im- potencs. . ‘This principle of diffidence in our own powers is, however, one which man without grace-given enlightenment finds most dif- ficult of acceptance on account of humani- ty’s wonderful achlevements in the pas Man is apt to charish @ confidence in him- elf; and especially in-his powers of mind and will, which is horne out neither by religious teaching vores by the experience of our race. > Continuing, he desertbed the condition of man before the fall, and then referred to the awful effect! of ‘original sin, which robbed man of @Il his preternatural en- dowments of immortality and power and knowledge, and shut him out from the supernatural lité“of gtace and glory, leav- ing him subject’ to manifold evtis. Tho 2special causes éf man’s moral weaknéss the preacher found in the wounds of ignor- ance and concupiscenee, which, according to the teachings of our faith, affect every individual member of the. human family. The Blessed Virgin was, by the wonderful mercy of God, miraculously delivered from the dire effects df this-law, Turning, then, t6 the experiences of man- kind, he referred’to the gradual deteriora- tion of spiritual’strength which followed on the fall, with the result that faith and religion are now les8 potent determinants of thought and action than they were imme- diately after the fall. Striking 2vidences of this deterioration previous to the coming of our Lord were given, and the fact was insisted on that even now it is possible for individuals to @rift far from God through native weakness, and for society to minister to the machinations of our an- cient enemy as he plays upon our racial weaknesses of mind and will. Our intellectual triumphs give us just cause for pride, but the presumption ‘and dogmatism of schooldom and its short- sighted arrogation of the right to pass upon the cononicity of universal truth, clearly show that the primal curse has not been canceled in so far as it effected a wounding of our intellect. Besides the regular members of the household, the rector entertained at din- nar Right Rev. J. M. Farley, D. D.; Right Rev. Thomas O'Gorman, D. D., bishop of Sioux Falls, S. D., and emeritus professor of modern church history at the university; the deans of the faculties, the members of the apostolic delegation, the presidents of the religious colleges, Rev. A. L. Magnien, 8.8. D. D., and the Rey. Father Hannan of Brookiend. Benediction of the bless:d sacrament was siven in the evening at 6 o'clock. eee GUY ©, BARRON ACQUITTED Jary in Keyworth Murder Cane Re- turn a Verdict. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., December 9.—The case of Guy C. Barron for the murder of Walter H. Keyworth was closed at 4 o'clock yes- terday evening, and given to the jury. They retired to their room, and after a consulta- tion of about four hours returned a verdict of not guilty, and .se prisoner was dis- charged. The outcome of the trial was re- ceived by the many friends of Barron, who were in waiting, with Memonstrations of joy. Shortly after the verdict the entire party took 2 train for their homes at Hy- attsville. AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA Two-Year-Old Child Meets a Horrible Death This Morning. Inspection ot Fire PI by City Of- ficialsx—Jail Property Transferred — General and Personal, Evening Star Bureau, No. 727 King St. Bell Telephone No. 106. ALEXANDRIA, Va.. December 9, 1898. A horrible accident occurred about 9 o'clock this morning in a house occupied by a colored family named Dudley, No. 618 South Fairfax street, during the absence of the older members of the family a lt- tle child, Minnie Dudley, being burned to death. Tho child was only two years old and was dead when found, her clothes be- ing almost completely consumed and por- tions of the body being burned to a cris The child's grandmother, wife of Jam Dudley, had uo one to leave in the house while attending to her duties where she is employed, and upon returning home was the first to discover what had happened. The police were informed and Coroner Pur- vis notified, who decided that an inquest was not necessary When seen thi morning by a Star re- porter the Dudley woman told all she knew of the unfortunate affair. She supposed that the little girl had wandered into the Kitchen, and coming in contact with the hot cooking stove her clothes had become Ignited. She further Said her daughter Nannie Dudley had left the child upon the grand- mother’s hands for support, and had been absent in Washington for about a year. On one occasion, the Dudley woman stated, she had gone to that city and was assisted by the police department there in bringing her daughter home. She had been, she said unable to keep young woman at home. She blamed a ceriain local policeman for her daughter's misconduct. Fire Plog Inspection. Mr. Harry Burke, secretary of the board of fire warde and Engineer W. H. Wood of the Columbia fire engine company made ye It is reported that several plugs are in a bad cond n. Many were found to be leaking and in need of packing, and some were discovered to be defective some distance below the surface. The ¢ amin: tion is in line with Engineer Wood's report, reg tly published in The Star, in which the condition of plugs w: ctihed as be- ing bad. Transfer of Jail Proper In the clerk's office of the court yesterday the deed cor jail property on North St. Asaph street to the city was The county authorities have the p' of ai to this until Janue ying the expense thereby incurred. ‘The court house, as before any he equa county. Stated, id at auctio; ul valuation, td the city and Brief Mention, | St. Paul's Chapter of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew held its regula meeting last night at the church hall. Mr. J. J. Green, who had been elected director at a recent mecting, presided. Mr. George H. Evans, the secretary, was also made treasurer. Mrs. Jane E. Bladen, aged eight -four years, died last night at the infirmary. The remains were embalmed and will be for- warded to Philadelphia tomorrow morning for interment. The deceased was a native of this city. The A. O. H. Society of St. Mary’s Church will hold @ meeting in the church next Sun- day at 0 o'clock, at which officers will be elected. The Young Men's Lyceum committe: arrangéments contemplates holding enter- tainments in the near future for the benefit of the lyceum. Rey. Father W. Gaston Payne of Warrenton, Va., is to be among the speakers. Mr. Thomas Chauncey and Miss Edith Hutchins were married in this city at 8 o'clock last night. Rev. T. B. Reveille offi clated. After the ceremony a reception ws held. There were no cases before Mayor Simp- son in the police court this morning. ee SWALLOWS LAUDANUM. Samuel G, Young Attempts to End His Own Lite. In an attempt to end his life Samuel G. Young, who was for some years quite prominent in musical circles of the city, drank two ounces of laudanum last night, shortly before 10 o'clock. The deadly dose was disposed of in his room at No. 1907 N street northwest. Young was taken at once to the Emergency Hospital in an ambu- lance, and, after three hours of hard work, was brought out of danger by the hospital surgical staff. This morning he was quiet and resting easily, being on u fair way to complete recovery. For some time past, it is sald, Young, who is quite prominently connected in Washington, has been drinking heavily, and has been in a morbid frame of mind. Dur- ing this time he has committed many acts incompatible with good citizenship. Shortly after his arrival at the hospital last night a detective from headquarters put in an appearance, having in his possession a war- rant for Young's arrest. The charge was forgery, and the warrant was sworn out by a well-known firm, who had cashed, it is claimed, a worthless and forged check. eee ee NINETY DAYS IN JAIL, Wearer of Army Uniform Sentenced by Judge Kimball. William Davis, a young man wearing an army uniform, called at D. E, Dakin’s bi- eyele establiarment, on New York avenue, Wednesday, and wanted to sell a bicycle. He was willing to accept a small amount for the wheel, and Mr. Dakin suspected something wrogjg. When he telephoned to police headquarters Detective Muller re- sponded, and placed the young man under arrest. To day in Judge Kimball’s court Davis made a deniul of the charge against him—the theft of the bicycle. He claimed he had bought the bicycle for $1.50 from an unknown man. When questioned by Judge Kimball he said he was a member of Troop E, 3d Artillery, and was on a six months’ sick leave. He said he was making his way to his home in Springfield, Ill. Inquiry was made at the War Department and it was learned that the young man’s mame does not appear on the records. Judge Kimball sentenced him to ninety days in jail. ———— To Inspect the Renovated Mobile. Major Hopkins, milltary aid to Secretary Alger, has left Washington for Savannah to take passage on the transport Mobile for Havana. The Mobile is the first of the big steamers to be fitted out specially as a transport, and it is the object of Major Hopkins to make a thorough inspection of the workings of the vessel on her urst voyage, in order to profit by the experience to make changes that may suggest them- selves in two transports now being fitted out at Cramps’. SSS. —————————— FINANCE AND TRADE Decidedly Buoyant Close to Today's Stook Market, SPECIALTIES WERE THE FEATURES The Flower Group Led in the Advance Prices, GENERAL MARKR&T REPORT Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, December 9. — Opening Prices this morning refizcted the presence of a considerable volume of commission orders, and in several instances this de- mand was especially enthusiastic. London sold some stock during the opening hour, but the local demand was fully up to the task of absorbing thes? offerings. Holliday dullness fs apparent in the London mar- kets, the derar# for home shares haying decreased naticeably. Phe strengcs the local bond market continues to be a feature of more than or- dinary significance. Good investment bonds are scarce at anything like desirable premi- ums and the market is being careful watched for indications of favorable velopments in connection with the priced issues. ‘ Recent announcements of the improve- Tent in Missouri Pacific's financial con- dition, followed later by the payment of its entire indebtedness to Mr. Sage, found prompt reflection in the market for its sev- eral bond issues. Dealings of th eral character advanced prices cent In consols to 6 per cent in collateral trust 5's. The price of the stock was also advanced 2 per cent, thereby giving to Mi souri Pacific Issues a most satisfactory prominence in the day’s business. low- southern white corn, 86a; de Onts dvll-No. 2 white, 33 300 asked Pts, 4,209 bushels; $1,105. bushels sles; Mo. 2 ve @, S8y-—receipts, 17,152 els; exports, wone; stock, 218.066 imshels firm) —No. 1 tmotby bid, | aater, som strong, Eggs firm. nt Whisky up 2 per couts, mgtstered “ee T cents, registered, 1908-28. | LOS TN, Per cents, per cents, 5 per cents, registered, 1425, coupon, 1925... . cexistetvd, 1904. , coupon, 1904... 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, December 9.—Gralo x 8% Si ay Cora By By aR Ba Bt O84 a. ae , December %.—Provigioms Open Tigh” Low - 845 +» 937 THE SATURDAY STAR, Some of the Contents of the Literary Supplement Tomorrow. The literary supplement in connectt: with the Saturday Star this week will « tain an immense amount er in the jal articles of «ll . but all ap to the high standard which readers of The Star have Every will be er ed and reader will find plenty to his liking of the of good reading mat form of s sort come to expect taste every Following are but a few The buying of the traction issues attract- | features in tomorrow’ big paper ed unusual attention during the opening hour owing to sources from which the de- | srjoK TO SYSTEMS illustrat. mand came. Metropolitan was taken in | SfLCK TO SYSTEMS dillustrated) round amounts for an advance of 4 per Sterling Heilig sends a delightful lett cent. From this point a reaction set in, but doscithing & eat. Monte Carts the buying on all concessions was good. i cierto mehaehigst Brooklyn Rapid Transit was also in good and the efforts they make to bes demand, speculat and even Manhattan shared in the prosperity of its neighbors. In the street railway department the a tivity was especially confident, and ex for the occasional taking of profits « ulative holdings there were no ments of a reactionary character. An advance of 3 per cent in Americun Sugar was recorded during the opening hour on a good volume of business. The buying of these shares is divided between a speculative demand and the covering of an outstanding short interest. The covering movement has not assumed the proportions which usualiy follows such an advance in pric clusion follows that’ the shares is not to be whi An advance in American tobacco was re- corded during the first hour, but interest in the property lagged later in the ‘The trading during the last hour was ceptionally strong, especially for the sp clalties. The Flower stocks were the lead- ers during this period. Rock Island and Brooklyn Rapid ‘Transit being the features. ‘The strength of Rock Is'and was reflected in the Granger group generally and the Whole market was under the influence of new outburst of speculative optimism. all sides confidence in higher prices pre- i, and in many ances there were ndications of a a tradition and buy stoc for the coming holiday a te cut aw without season, rom egard game MAILED M( Mustrated The three new battle ships which are t be built for our navy will far excel auy- thing this country now possesses, THE COUNTS APOLOGY (ilustrated) A new short story by Robert Barr, whici tells In a charming way how the Coun of Winneburg made amends to the Arci bishop of Treves, CHRISTMAS GIFTS (Illustrated) A from New York that ts full of suggestions for dainty novelties re appropriate for the holiday letter timel; that son. KNEW “OLD HICKORY.” Interesting reminiscences of the State De} ent clerks, who has know many prominent men in his day. Nestor of THE BLACK DOUGLAS (llustrated). R. The ninth installment ef &. fascinating serial Crockett NEW YORK FASHIONS (ily FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, A timely letter from Gotham, which See full of matter of interest for women and spades eS ee aes suggestion for stylish, gowns. for Mrek American Spirits lz 124g sirls, American Spirits, pfd. American Sugar. MILLIONS INVESTED (Illustrated). American Tovace : - Atenison .... 2... Frank Carpenter describes the sheep Atchison, pfa.. - Argentine and the meth Atchison Adiuatients . Npeniink Wiuken wkcatn bb Baltimore & ric cl actin Brooklyn Rapid Tr: Canada Soutue: Chesapeaxe & Onio. IP IN LUNDON. c & St. Louis ; 20, B The regular weekly letter from Mr. L. 1 ‘nicago&Northwestera 2Chicago Gas... & 5t. Paul. Deimware & udson Den. & #lo Grande, pfd. brie. Z General iinois Central . Lake Snore. Loutevilie & Metropolitan ‘4 raction. Manhattan Elevated Missouri Hacigic. Mb. & I, pfd, National Lead G New Jersey Central New York’ Central Northern Pacine.. Northern Pacific, pfd Pacitic Mati... Phila. & weading Southern Kail w Southern Ry., pla. ‘Lexas Pacillc ee 4 32 of a? i Vaal Beebe! 8 : - aie BF 2 SEeiF Bee Moo will bi The Star's spectal correspondent, of unusual Interest, found to be HOW TO GROW OLD. Twenty-three of the most famous elder! men and women in the world tell how they have managed to get a9 far along life’s journey as they have. COLLECTING CURIOS. Uncle Sam's sailor boys often turn a tidy penny by bringing bome articles of value from foreign ports they haye vis ited. LABOR IN HAWAIL The contract system, which has 90 long been in effect, will soon be abolished, and employers ure already adapting themselves to the changed conditions. Tena: Gout a tron.~ 28 By [eV wivver evarrers. jaa BSy How the gypsies epend their time when ere: ie ta_weather Grives them from 1 US. uber... 45% roads. Rubber, pfd. 109 Wabvasn, pfd. 24) THREE KILLED, EIGHT WOUNDED. Western Union ‘ei. 95 Federal teel... ..! Blig Federai Sveel, ptd..020) ‘ American Cotton Oil $ A. >. Wire Rises 83% Am. Steel and Wire pfa. P04 IEXediv. 34. zkxidy. 1g. Washington Stock Exchange. fales—regulas call—12_ 9° —Metropol _ opolitan National Ba ou Loan and * Capital “aetvepeltian P roNl@fFopetitan 3 Dm, 10 at 140, t 140 (seder 10). Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at Lanston Monotype, 25 ut 15'g, 100 at 1545 in Graphophone, x1 Poeamati Hroad, 10 at 1: . 10 at 139 tselle 100 at 41 cents (sciler 30). After nd National Bank, 15 jergen- a Linoty 3 at 193, apey istrict of Columbia Bonds.—5s, 20-year funding, 100 bid. Gs, 30-year funding, 14 bid, wad vite stock, 11U is 85s, funding. 117 bt iscelinneous But Metropolitan Katlroad 122 123% asked. Metropolitan Railroad con’ 6s, 137 bid, .40 asked. Metropolitan Railroad cert. tndebe, fb US Bia. | Metropolitan ‘Hallroad cert, indevt., B, Columbia Rallroad 6s, 122 bid. Belt Ratlroad 3s, 45 bid. 50 asked. Wi = Gas Compa: Gas Compan: series A, Gs, series B," és, trie Light deb. imp., 106 e tomac ‘Telephone 5s, 103 bid. mn Security and Trust vs, 100 bid. Washington Marker Cons, pany Ist 6s, Ito bid. Washington Market Company imp. 68, 115 bid. Washington Market Compauy or tension Gs, 115 pid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 108 bid. ‘American Graph eh 18 ake. = Phophone deb. 5s, 100 bid! National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Was! . 2 bid. Metropolitan, 33835. bid, "Oenteat stan sia Farmers ai lechanics’, 185 bid, 194 asked. Sec- ond, 145, Citizens", 145 bid. Columbia, 138 bid. Capital, 125 bid. "West End, @1 bid, #5 ask- ed qiiuders'. 102% ‘bid. “Lincoln, 110 bid, 116 ed. Safe Deposit and Trust panies.— National S Deposit and Trust, 110 bid, 113 asked, Washingtos Loan and Trust, 128 bid, 180 asked. “American Se- curity and ‘Tru id. Washi s De fost) SO DM ington Safe I Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 28 bid. 29 did, 45 asked. “Metropolitan, 76 bid. 56 bid! Potomac, 58 bid, 65 asked. bid. 188 asked. “German-American, tional Union, 10 bid, 12 asked. Columbia, 1085 , 11% asked. " Riggs,” 71 bid, 7% asked. People's, Sig bid, | Lincoln, 20% bid, 108 risked. Commer: cial, 4 bid. fitle Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 80 b polumbia Title, 5 bid, 534 asked. sed coheane al Stocks “Capital Traction Company. x83, » ST asi letropolitan, 140 Wid, 1 jombia, G7 Bid, 7 ante ghleecme a jeetric it Stocks.— Washingt. 49% bid, 51 asked, Georgetown Gas, 50 bid. as Electric’ Light, 125 bid, 130 arked. ‘Telephone Stocks. and Potomac, 51 Franklin, id. | Corcoran rlington, 12 wa. ig; 60 asked. | Benimslvania. 3S bid, Miscellaneous —Merginthaler Linotype, 192 bid, 192% asked. Mi . 15, bid. 15% asked. American Graphopbone, 12% bid’ 12% ack! ed. American Graphophone preferred, 13 13% asked, Pneumatic ‘Gon Carriage. AN" bid, i Aak® ‘ashington ket, |, 15 awked. Great Talls Tee, 130 bid, 120 naked ~ ae xEx dividend. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., December 9.—Fiour qulet, un- changed—receipts, 16,251 barrels: iets, wast, We oa bia 5 bels stock, 1,887,180 bushels; auuthera’ wheat, by sample, tats December, new oF old, 2 5 Terrible Explosion at Dupont Powder Works at Wilmington. WILMINGTON, Del., Deceiber 8.—Three men were kilied and eight.injured, three of them probably fatally, by tye explosion of a press mill and four grinding mills in the Hagley yard of the Dupont powder works a few minutes after 10 o'clock today. The dead are: Robert MeTthenny, about forty- five years old, married, leaves a widow and four children; John Wright, about fifty years old, married; John Moore, fort rs old, marricd, leaves a widew and five chil- dren, The seriously injured are: Thomas McCann, aged thirty ye married; ohn Mulhern, aged thirty-five, married, jously burned; Samuel Stewart, aged forty-two, married; Thomas Knox, aged thirty, married; James McLaughlin, aged about forty-five; Michael Maloney, aged forty, unmarried. Of the injured men Stewart, McCann and Mulhern are in a serious condition. The explosion occurred in the press room of the Hagley, or lower yard works. A car joad of powder that was being wheeled into the room was accidentally overturned, and the car wheels running into the loose pow- der caused a friction that set the powder afire. The explosions quickly followed, all the powder that was In Lue press room’ go- ing off in the five successive detonations. The force of the explosion carried por- tions of the bodies acrots the Brandywine creek, a distance of 100 yards from the mill. . At the time of the explosion Moore, who is employed as a carpenter in the yard, was within a few feet of the press mill. The back of his head was crushed and he died a few minutes later, The shock of the explosion damaged prop- erty and shattered windows in all direc- tions. ———— NEWS FROM MANILA, of a Transport—Death of Private Baneil. MANILA, December 9.—The United States transport Pennsylvania has arrived here from San Francisco. Private Fred. Bancil of the 20th Kansas died of typhoid fever on board the traus- port Indiana and was buried ashore. The Army and Navy Club has been or- ganized here, | wits Colonel Smith of Calt- ‘ornia as 5 ‘The French transport Cachmtre has ar- rived here for the purpose of repatriating "co Kansas volunteers Janded today. THE Arri