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BOER LAAGER TAKEN
CoL Pilcher Reports a Victory North
west of Belmont.
CPURED FORTY PRISONERS
Gen. French's Victory at Colesburg
Officially Confirmed.
STILL SHIF1LLING THE CITY
LONDON. January 2.-The war office has
received the following from Cape Town.
under t.-day's date:
"t'0. 'ilcher reports through the officer
comma nling at the Orange Itiver:
"'I have .cmpletely defated a hostile
cemmand at the Sunnyside laager, this day,
January 1. taking the laaeger an] forty
pris.on,-rs. e-sides the killed and wounded.
eur casuiltis are two privates killed and
Lieut. Al. wounded. Am encmp-sd at
iover Farm. twenty miles northwest of
Belmont and ten miles from Sunnyside.' "
A dispatch from the Associated Press
representative at Dover Farm. dated Janu
ary 1. says:
".A mocumed force. corsisting of 100 Cana
dinns ,f the Toronto company. and *;0)
Queenslanders. cmmandId by C.. Rick
cids, two guns and a h-rse battery under
M1aj. de R. ug-mont: fo rtv munted in
r; rtr v unde r Lie u. Hyan and 310 of the
t - rn wall .ight Infartry. the whoie com
nanded by 4'col Iilich. r. left Belmont yes
t. rda at n....n n a march westward. ccv
'rme twenty miles before sunset. The'
fr.c ncamul,d at o-ks Farm. where the
t .cps were w,-icrmed enthusiastieally.
Doer Pedition Approached.
"At #- o'cloc.k this morning the force np
Icr. ach-d a spot where a langer of the
Btc ers was rep'orted. Col. Pilcher. on ap
prc-aching the positi-.n. which was a line of
strong kopjes. detached Maj. de Rougemont
with the guns. Toronto, and mounted in
1:.nitrv T- w.ork toward the right, making a
turtmtg mocement himself with the Queer:s
liriders toward the socuth positiocn.
"The maneuver was a complete sulccese.
The fritish shells were the first indication
.f the preserce of the trops. The Beers
left their laager and opened fire. but the
Queenslanders compieting the movement.
th.- laager was captured. with forty pris
on-rs. The British casualties were two
men k 11-1. three w,,unded and one missing.
The whole f rcc wtorkedl admirably. The
tw. men killed belonged to the Queensland
ceontingent.'
French'* Victory Confirmed.
The success of Gen. French's column Is
at length c.ntirmel ocfficially, the war office
this afternoon issuing a dispatch from
Cape Town. Monday, January 1. as follows:
-French reports at 2 p.m. today from
Coleskop. by heliograph, as follows:
" 'Leaving at Rensburg, holding the en
emy in front. half of the 1st Suffolks and a
secttion of the Rotyal Horse Artillery. I
started thence at 5 o'clock in the after
noon. D-cember 31. taking with me tive
squadrns of cavalry. half of the 2d Berks
and eighty mounted infantry (infantry car
ried in wagocns). and ten guns.
"I halted for four hours at Maid-)r's farm,
and at 3:*e this mornirg occupied the kopje
overlooking and westward of Colesberg.
The enemy's outpests wer2 taken com
ptletly by iurprise. At daylight we shelled
the laager and enfiladed the right of the
nc ny's position. The artillery fire in reply
was v, ry hot from a fifteen-pounder using
royal laboratory ammunition and other
gun. We silenced the guns on the enemy's
right flank. demonstrating with cavalry
and guns to the north of Celesherg. toward
the junction. where a strong laager of the
enemy xas holding a hill. and a position
southeast of Colesberg. as far as the june
tioen. Our position cuts the line of retreat
via the road and bridge. Some thousands
of Boers with two guns are reported to be
retiring towa-,l Norvals Pont. All Reming
ton scouts proceeded toward Achterland
yesterday morning. Slight casualtieshout
three kille.1 and few wounded. Details
later."
Not Wet in Colemberg.
Brief Independent messages from Rens
burg filed the evening of January 1. sup
plement General French's dispatch but
slightly. According to them the British
were still shelling the Boe(-r position at 5
'-iek -M.nday evening and expected to
entser Colesberg today.
The British losses were three men killed
and seven wouneAi. N,, offiers were killed
or wouni-.l The Boers are supposed to
have suffered heavily frcm the accuracy
of the British artillery fire. Gen. French's
statenment that the Be-rs were using a fif
un ulunier and Woolwich ammunition
en;dentlv refers toc one of the British guns
captured at Stormberg.
The Ber strength in the engagement
with Gen. French was estimated at from
-1"M, ta 7.40Je men.
I-at for military Service.
Sir Charles Howard Vincent, colonel of
the Westminster Volunteers, has failed to
pass the medical examination necessary t.
qualify him to Command the city of Lon
dcon infantry division bound for South Af
rica. The command of this corps must.
therefore, be given to another. Harry Me
Galmont, the sportsman. has been ordered
tc South Africa with the Warwickshire
militia.
Mr. George Lynch, the newspaper corre
Sponrdent, who was captured outside of
Ladysmith and imprsonedl at Pretoria. has
been released and has arrived at Lorenzo
Maruec.
Sir William Thomson has been appointed
-nsulting surgeon to the British forces in
S.u:h Africa.
n;.:ieral White reported, under date of De
:--ml-r 31, that the number of cases of
lys. ntcry and fever is increasing.
WANT TO FIGHT FOR THE QU'ENF.
E-iizree of Brilh Columbia WIll Or
ganize a Corp.
VANCOI'VER. B. C.. January 2.-Con
sidierabl.- cdisappointmentt has beetn caused
throueghoucet this proevince by the failure of
the cdomilnicon government to Include in the
seccnd t 'ancadian regiment for South Africa
ac campancy frcom BrItIsh Columbia. Promi
ncent citizens cof Vancccuver have decided to
railse a ccrps o~f 145 mounted infantry, pro
eidincg h. rses and defraying all expenses.
At a meeting called by Mayor Garden It
was decided teo try to induce the govern
ment toc accept thIs corps.
Three hcundired applications have been
re"-evcd frcom yccung men of this city and
d!ietrict. All are skilled hocrsemen and gocod
rifle shots, and many offer to provIde their
ewn rmounts and equiipmenets.
FAtORABLE PRESS C'OMMENT.
Londen Papers Pleased at the Reeat
British VictorIes.
LONDON, January 2.-While the after
teoon newspapers are disposed to overrate
the brilliancy of General French's suiccess
It will dcoubtless have a good moral effect
and. if promptly followed up, a.s seems
likely froem the fact that Remington's.
gulides are already advancing on Acihter
tang, it may result in securing Norval's
Pont bridge, thus gaining an important
strategic advantage, as thence General
French wIll probably be able to threaten
Bethulie bridge, whIch is the main line of
retreat for the Boers facing General Gat
acre.
Other official dispatches, dated January 1.
gay General Methuen's position is un
changed.
TOLEDO EIBERMIAMeS WELL AmmeDa
Dave 7,60 Riflee With Whleh to Ai-s
Englaa's Enemales.
CHICAGO, January 2.-A speelai to the
Time.-Herald from Toledo says:
It Is etated that the HItbernian. of Toledo
have 7.000 stand of arms reedy fog' use in
case trouble breeks Out in Canada, and at
a. demonstratiou. to be held next week, the
umembers of the society wilt pledge their
moral suppeort to the Boers and the Ca
mei== in case they decide to throw off
the Britiah yoke.
-Tile .... bare bee= sto...a mus....
pinees since !he cosing days of the civii
war. when Fentan excitiment was rampant.
and they have been recently hauled out
and made ready for warfare. The rifles are
of the old army pattern.
German cruiser Off to Delagoa ,By.
ItERIAN, January 2--The German sec
or':-class cruiser Schwalbe has left Dar
t s-Salaam. a ses port of Africa, twenty-five
Miles south of Zanzibar. for Lorenzo
Nlarlues.
GIVEN GOVERNMENT FUNDS
Bank Depositories Salected by the
TreaaBry.
Treasurer Roberto Says That Every
Applicant for Internal Revenue
Funds Has Been Allotted a Share.
Ellis H. Rcberts. treasurer of the United
States, announces that the distribution of
the internal revenue collections is going on
according to the original plan, and prob
ably will he completed to the first group of
:alditional depositary banks in eight days.
ie says:
"Every application for a shate of these
deposits has been accepted, and no restric
tion has been set on the amourrt of bonds
placed as security by any applicant. When
the depositary bank was already the recip
ient of Internal revenue collections. it has
been permitted to retain the deposits up to
the amount of its pledged bonds. In cases
where th- rate of exchange rendered trans
f, r- to New York a burden the funds have
been assigned to banks in the same city or
in neighboring localities. With these ex
ceptions. the internal revenue collections
have been ioncentrated in the National
City liink. New York, for convenience of
distribution.
"Every day these collections have been
distributed in installments of $Fotax to the
several depositary banks in the ratio of
their honls to the total amount pledged.
BY this p)rocess the small banks first re
eeived their quota, and funds remained In
the Nation itl City Bank only as the distri
bution went forward.
"The second group of deposItary banks is
now taking form, and will he treated in all
respects In the same way, and will begin
to receive moneys soon after January 14)."
The first group, completed, is as follows,
with names and locations of the banks.
and the amount of bonds pledged by
each:
City National Bank. Selma, Ala., $50.000;
Bridgeport National, Bridgeport, Conn.,
$70.104: Citizens' National, Bedford, Ind.,
.s,:o; Cap' :al National. lndianapolis. $.,m
*0si; First National, Madison. Ind., $-10000;
Se cond Nati< nal. Vineennes. Ind.. $0.qo.:'
First National. *Chicago. $:tf0"0; Metro
Politan National. Chicago, $50.4%; Union
National. Chicago. $:Mia,io:; National Bank
of Commerce, Wichita. Kan., 01.txx): Fay
cite National. Lexington, Ky., 5t0.uti:;
New Orleans. National. New Orleans,
$10,i55; National Shawmut. Boston. S.
4010; National Hide and Leather, Boston,
3740.01S: Merchants' National, New Beel
ford, $100,0tio0: First National. West New
ton. Mass., S111".t00; Detroit National. De
troit. 510s.(st0; Fourth National, Grand
Rapids, $iio.ogso: First National. Min
neapolis. $1lxi.uuqo: National Bank of
Commerce, St. Louis. $410.4)); Mer
chants-Laclede National. St. Louis.$100.t00;
Third National. St. Louis, $ti.tijiu; Conti
nental National. St. Louls, $7:50.0111: Nation
al Mechanics. Baltimore. $45.45t): NaUonal
Exchange. Baltimore, $50.0M1I; Merchants'
National. Baltimore. $15l.x10i; First Na
tional. Frostburg, Md., $.40110; City Na
tional, Buffalo. $t15i,i51; Nassau National,
Brooklyn. $.',t0i; National City Bank of
New York city, $4,#551.ixi0; Hanover Nation
al. New York city. $1,91.5it; American Ex
change National, New York city, $t.tui;
Chase National. New York city. $l.M1.M5I:
Astor National, New York city. $:.10.000;
National Bank of Commerce, New York
city. LiSttitNM: Lncolrn National, New York
city, $2-5,41Mt; First National, New
York city. $1.500.0t10; Seaboard Nation
al. New York city, S2tUU.oiM: Nation
al Bank of Norwich. N. Y., 31(54,(550; Flour
CIty National. Rochester. N. Y., $0,(nM);
Atlantic National. Wilmir.gton, N. C., $7,
No: People's National. Barnesville, Ohio.
$1S0I.4u1; First National. Barnesville. Ohio.
$140.1,1; Ohio Valley National. Cincinnati.
W:10,11;: Third National, Cincinnati, $175,
0s110 Northe:n National. Toledo, $7ayss;
Citizens' National, Zanesville. Ohio. :
Valley National, Chambersburg. Pa., $:,-f.
41s1: First National. Canton, Pa., S-Mj.'si:
National Bank of Chester Valley. Coates
ville. Pa., tU1.54: Delaware County Na
tional. Ches:-r, Pa.. 31s).4o: Harrisburg
National, Harrisburg. Pa.. $l0.4(1; Farm
ers' National. Kittanning, Pa., $2355.01:
Lebanon National. Lebanon, Pa., $5sI.oxsi;
First National. McKeesyort, Pa.. $501lt54;
Second National, Pittsburg. $251).fxi): First
National. Pittsburg. Pa.. 315,4MM: National
Exchange, Providence, R. .. Sft411t0; Nor
folk National. Norfolk. Va.. 11140,0A): Na
ti.nal Bank of Virginia, Richmond. $141101;
Planters' National. Richmond. $110.4%0): Na
tior.al Bank of Commerce. Tacoma. Wash.,
)-OAsrn30; Rock County National. Janesville,
Wis.. V01.ins); First National, Sistersvi e.
W. Va., VA.SIAA); National Exchange, Whelt
ing. W. Va., $101SoMo; Continental National,
No w York. N. Y., S.,iK00; Western National
New York. N. Y.. 3-701.4M); Bank of Com
merce National Association, Cleveland,
Ohio, $100ilm). Total, $17,644.4s00.
WORK BY CONGRESS.
Not Much Expected to Be Done This
Week.
It Is anti ipated that very little will be
done by Congress during the present week.
Meeting tomorrow, the rest of the week
will be consumed in adjournments, while
the committe -s get to work on matters be
fore them. The House has nothing ready
as yet The committee on appropriations
has done nothing during.the recess, the sub
committees even not'having been appointed.
t)their committees have their work yet all
before them, and the Roberts case is not
yet ripo for action by the House.
Probably the first thing done by the
House after reconvening will be to pass a
hill making provisions for an army de
ficiency of about $51,4i00,Jm While the bill
has not yet been prepared by the commit
tee on appropriations, it Is known just what
has to be provided for, and it will take a
very sho~rt time to get it In shape. It is
possible that the democrats may make the
consideration of this measure the excuse
for speeches en the subject of the cost of
war and against milltarism, but most of
that sort of discussion will be reserved for
the regular 'irmy bIll.
It will be the purpose of the managers of
the House to advance the considleration of
appropriation lills and all other matters
this session as rapidly as will be consistent
with proper consideration so as to make
the session as short as practicable,
While the desire for a short session is
strong. however, it is the design of the
majority managers that the motto of the
session shall be caution. It is the inten
tion that abundant tIme shalt be given for
the discussion and consideration of all im
portant matt-.cs that require careful con
sideration.
For Instance, the shipping bill, known as
the Hanna-Payne hilt. has been expected by
some to be rushed through Congress In a
great hurry, .
It may be safely paid, however, that
while a shipping bill will pass the House,
and probably be got through the Senate,
the subject will be very fully and carefully
considered by the House before action Is
taken. Ample tIme Is expected to be given
In committee for the study of the subject,
and when the bill comes up in the House
abundant time wIll be given to the analysis
of the measure In all Its details. ard full
opportunity will be given for discussion
and amendment, so as to avoid there being
anything concealed in it which would not
bear daylight scrutiny. It Ia not Intended
to run the risk of grave error through too
much desire for haste.
So many other important questions await
ithe action of this Congress, which It might
be unwiae to deal with hastily, that the
general policy of free debate and opportu
nity for amendment will be adopted with
respect to all such quetiona,
TIRED 0OF BEING QUOTED.
Senator EMana Cosmplala of Liberties
Taken by the Press.
Spedal Dispatch to The Breasg Star.
CIEVELAND, Ohio, January 2.-Senator
U. A. Hanna. in the course of an interview
today, gave expreeaion to Is opinion of the
newspapers which are quoting him so corn
atantly. "They ought to let me alone," de
cdared the smeno. "It I. Hannia this and
Manna that. The Ohio papers are as bad
as the New York paper.. Gentlemen of the
press forget that I am a amember of the
United States Berneten and that position cer
tanly1 sl arr... dig..it- with I."
MR. OSBORNE UNEASY
Distriot Attorney Fears Molineux's
Counsel Has a Surprise.
TRIES TO FORCE WEES' HAND
That Adams Letter is a Sort of
I
Irritation.
CORNISH ON THE STAND
NEW YORK. January 2.-Wit'h the open
ing of the forty-seventh day of the trial of
Roland Burnham Molineux for the alleged
murder of Mrs Kathertne J. Adaans. on
December 28 18, but little apparent pro
gress, aside f.om the examination of ex
pert handwriting witnesses, had been made.
The defense asserts shat the prosecution
has not yet proved the d'eath by poison of
Mrs. Adams. although Dr. Wendell C. Phil
lips, who attended both Barnet and Cornish,
testified that It was nis opinion that they
both suffered from mercurial poisoning and
that the death of Barnet and Mrs. Adams
was caused by the same poison.
It is almost a foregone conclusion among
those most interested in the trial that the
defense has some sort of surprise in store.
Assistant Distrwt Attorrey Osborne, for
the state, who has been heretofore so san
guine as to the result, and who has con
ducted his case with a great deal of assur
ance. djes n1o* admit that such can be the
case, bat it is apparent, nevertheless, that
he is more watchful of the legal tactics of
the jef-nse 'han he had been before.
Tryinst to Force Defenne's Hand.
Wilh the tnstimony of John ). Adams,
secretary of the Knickerboeker Athletic
Club, and Harry S. Cornish, already intro
duced, he has given the appearance of
wanting to force Mr. Weeks to bring out
whatever surprise he has in store.
Ever since the letters of John D. Adams,
which Mr. Adams asserted from the wit
ness stand had been stolen from his posses
sion, and which he begged the court to ex
clude. but which were introduced by the
defense an-1 marked for identification. Mr.
Osborne has been uneasy. What the con
tents of those letters are no one can tell.
They were placed in the custody of the
ecurt, and Mr. Weeks asked that no one be
allowed to see them.
That feature concluded the examina
tion of Adams, who was followed on the
stand by Cornish. The latter's direct ex
amination was short. and he was soon
turned over to Mr. Weeks for cross-exami
nation At the adjournment of court on
Friday afternoon last.over New Year.Cornish
was on the stand, under cross-examination
by counsel for the defense, which was re
sumed today.
Witness' Memory Refreshed.
Mr. Weeks started in by questioning
Cornish about the testimony he gave in re
gard to his return home from the club on
the night of December 27, 1898. Cornish
t<.day said that he returned home a tittle
late that night. Mr. Weeks asked who
had suggested this testimony since his ex
amination last week, and Cornish replied
that it was not the result of a suggest-on,
but that his memory had been refreshed by
a man namsd Harry A. King.
"You have testified that you took broma
seltzer on or about Thanksgiving day be
fore this?"
"Yes."
"Where did you take It?"
"In the club."
"Who made It?"
"Myself."
"Did you read the directions on the bot
tle?"
"There was no bottle."
Cornish said that his stomach was feel
ing bad and he asked the bartender for
something for It. Some dry bromo seltz-r
was put in a glass for him and he mixed it
for himself.
"You have been twenty years interested
in caring for athletes?" asked Mr. Weeks.
"Yes."
"And you never recommended anything
to them for a bad stomach?"
"No."
"How did you know it was bromo-seltzer
you trok?"
"I was told so."
"You ilid not notice any peculiar taste
about It?"
'No."
"That which you tasted on the morning
of December 28, did you notice a peculiar
taste about that?"
"No."
"Did you say to Mrs. Adams, 'That's all.
right?' "
"I did."
"After you had tasted it for her?"
"No. before. Her remark was the cause
of my tasting it."
Took His Meals at Different Places.
The witness said he took his meals part
of the time at the knickerbocker Athletic
Club and part of the time at his apart
ments about the date of Mrs. Adams'
death.
"Now, Mr. Cornish, why did you select
a room in West M4th street when your busi
ness was so far away?" asked Mr. Weeks.
"No particular reason. I asked Mrs.
Adams to look around for me and find a
room. I was tired of living at the club."
"Did the selection of that room come
from the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Rogers
also lived In West 84th street at the same
time?"
"No."'
"Did you ever call on them at 19 West
h4th street?"
"When did you live in this street?"
"In October. 181.0."
"Dii vou ever meet Mr. Rogers there?"
"No."
"Did you know that they were separated
at that time?"
"No."
There ensued a discussion between wit
nos and counsel as to what Cornish learn
edi of the separation between Mr. and Mrs.
Rogers. Cornish asserted that he could
not remember when he got this informa
tion. 'Mr. Weeks questioned Cornish about
his birth and the positions be occupied up
to the time he came to New York, Cor
nit'h said he was married in Hartford, and
wint to Chicago in 18931, his wife joining
him later and remaining there until lie
left. His wife procured a divorce in March.
l1st1. He had known a Mrs. Small who
died In 1894; he was never known as Mr.
Small. He. could not be positive about the
Gate when he first met Mrs. Small, Her
real name was Mrs. Patterson.
Relations With Mrs, Smnall,
Mr. Weeks went on with a searching ex
amination as to Cornish's relations with
Mrs. Small. The witness said he had not
known her husband. He had her sent to a
hospital before she died, and be paid
for her burial. In answer to one of Mr.
Weeks' questions Cornish replied, with irri
tation, "You ought to know all about that,
The physician told your detective all about
it."
Mr. Weeks stopped and looked at the wit
ness for a moment.
"You seem to know more about this than
I do."
"Yes, The physician told me all about it."
"Then you had occasion to go out to Chi
cago and inquire about these things?"
Cornish hesitated a moment. "Yes, I
have been out there," he replied at last.
Mr. Weeks asked Cornish if Mrs. Adams
had had any breakfast on the morning of
December 28, 1898, when she took the sup
posed bromo seltzer, He said he thought
she had taken nothing.
Cornish was again taken over the story
of Mrs. Adams' illness at the fiat the morn
ing of December 28. He said he stood by
his statement that he had not thought, up
to forty-eight hours afterward, that an at
tempt had been made to poison him, al
though he toight have said to the hail boy,
when he told him to go fetch a doctor,
"That some one was poisoned."
Hie could not remember Dr. Hitchcock
having said to him, "This is a golden op
pottunity for you to get even."
Geldsbereugh makes Past Tim.
PORTLAND, Oreg., January 2.--Tte tori.
pedo boat Goldeborough was given a second
builders' trial yestenlay by' the WQIft a
Zwto~er tron wjrke. The amohinsy worked
perecty, ndduring an eight-minute run
she steamed at *,he rate of thirty-two miles
wer hour against a two-enll.e urrent.
CHAPELLE IN MANILA
Arrival of Catholic Archbishop Causes
Uneasinesa Among Filipinos.
THEY FEAR HE FAVORS THE FRIARS
Their Re' bilitation Likely to
Caus erious Trouble.
THE RUioRS CIRCULATED
MANILA, January 2,-Archbiahop Cha
pelle, the pes-l delegate tO the Philippines,
arrived here today oi'the United States
transport Sherman, which'sailed from San
Francisco December 8.- .14e will lodge in
the house, formerly occupied by Charles
Denby of the Philippine advisory corimis
sion.
This action on the phrt of Monsignor
Chapelle settles the contest between the
various friar brotherhoodi in Manila, who,
separately, have been using their Influence
to obtain the privilege ,of entertaining the
archbishop and the'Rev. Pather McKinnon,
late of the California Volunteers, and now
a regular army ctaplain, who was also a
passengeron the Sherman.
It is said that the friars are striving to
secure Monsignor Chapelle's ear for the
'purpose of securing better protection for
indivellual interests.
Question of the Brotherhoods.
The arrival of the papal delegate directs
attention to the question of the church and
the brotherhoods in the Philippines, includ
Ing the matters of deciding the brother
hoods' claims to real estate and other prop
erty. of the church receiving state support,
and of the re-establishment of Spanish
curates in native parishes.
By the appointment of Monsignor Cha
pelle as the successor of Archbishop 'No
zaledas, the Filipinos. and Spaniards feel
that steps will be' talccn in these mn
mentous matters which may bring infinite
good or evil to the Islands. Consequently
Monsignor Chapelle's-actions will be closely
uatched and fully discussed.
All classes of the brotherhoods are anx
ious to send representatives-to the parishes
in the provinces Pecently occupied by the
Americans. This 'matter will soon be
brought to Monsignor Chapelle's attention,
'and his aid in this connection will be so
liited.
tna:mueh as the question of the expul
sion of the brotherhoods from the islands
and thrfieelon of the people from-tite al
leged injustice of members of -the orders
has always bee'W declared to he, the prin
cipat cause of the revolt of the Filipinos
against Spain's sovereignty, long-time resi
dents of the islands declare that if the
friars are returned to their former parishes
the natives. seeing them-'return under
American administration. wilt surely attack
and kill them andotherwise cause disorder.
Rumors Regarding the Archbinhop.
Revolutionists having started the rumor
that Monsignor Chopelle ipitends eventually.
to recommend thta'pointment of Father
McKinnon as arjhbis lp of the Philippines,
the latter's defmise of his brotherhoods in
the American newsptDers has been trans
lated and cirtulatcd among the natives for
the purpose, it 4e'deckired, of showing that
Father McKinrWn wiM. support the brother
hoods if he is slect -
Such statements as. these create uneasi
ness among the natiVes. which ig increased
by recent newstrecelged from Spain to the
efTect that MonsignoryChapelle will support
the brotherhood 4
The Tagalogs. it is declared, have become
more embittereq. aga st the church since
Archbishop Nosaled r excomrabnicated an
insurgent oriest.and it is said the number
of Protestant na'rriags among the natives
continually. inegases.
SURPLUS,"tJT SA1ONTHS
Qovernment Receipts Largely Exceed Ex
Denditures,
The treasury comparative statement of
receipts and expenditures' for the six
months of the fiscal year shows total re
ceipts of $284,7.1,494 and expenditures of
$2;3,76r.,500, a surplus of more than $21,
00.,00. At this rate the estimate of Secre
tary Gage of a surplus for the year of $40,
0W0,0 will be reached.
The receipts are not likely to grow much.
and will probably continue at about the
rate 'which has prevailed during the past
six months, but it is Impossible to estimate
the expenditures, a great deal depending
on how much the-.1xDenses In the Phillp
pines are going to be.- -
For the six months. of the fiscal year 1899
the receipts were V-15,94t,8Wl, and the ex
penditures $329,4i1,3l1, showing a heavy de
ilit. it will be se-en, hdwever, that the
receipts for the last six months are nearly
$44p,0(0m.0I greater than for the correspond
ing six months. This increase has not been
be'ause of unusual reasons, except several
million received for the sale of the New
York custom house site.
An idea of the increase may be gained
trom a comparison of the sources of reve
nue. For the tirst six months of the tiseal
ycar which ended June .30, 18.), customs
brought in $96,045,839, against $113,M),470
this year: internal revenue, $138.394,:9,
against $152.301,:;5 this year; miscellan
cous, 311,521,710, against $18,1U11,798.
This furnishes the increase. The decrease
in expenditures is, of course, due to the
close of the war with Spain. Despite the
thousands of troops now in the Iteld in
the Philippines, the expenditures are 'mild,
compared to the cost of the heavy armies
maintained until the resumption of peace
relations with Spalin.
The expenses of the War Department are
running from $l11,000,900 to $12,tssst0 a
month, against $I1.,000,00i 0 to $5,M),O10 a
rnonth for the six months of the last tiscal
year. The monthly expenditures now are
about $7,000K,000ii eaeh month more titan the
normal before the war wIth Spain began.
The receipts for the month of December
were $46,759i,104, and expenses $i0,14559
the largest surplus for any month of the
fiscal year. By sources the receipts were
as follows: Customs, $19.120,88S4; Internal
revenue, $25,075,574; miscellaneous, $2,562,
645,
BALTIMORE .AWD OHIO BILL.
Draft of Memagnre forw Aholition of
Grade Crossings.
Mr. Geo. B. I ~~pof local counsel for
the Baltimore gp Q~4 Railroad Company
stated to a repor ,r The Star today that
he expects to haid .terthe District Commis
stoners In a daftr two a -draft of the bill
to be introducgi hif1lngress authorizing
the company tWadlsh t-rade crossings.
The main feature at the Baltimore and
Ohio Company's plans, as heretofore stated
in The Star, ~ Ig Vtlt-andl it. is under
stood that the r4 tes to. the city are prac
tically those desIibSintrhe Star several
l1.onths ago. It is also understood that
when the bi llhanggto 'the Commnssion
era it will represenrtr tel Nacticable pum'
poses plans satisfactory to them. as it Is
stated there are now no points of materlaL
difference between them and the compa'nyt
in the matter. Should the Commissioners
discover any matters not entirely satisfac
tory to them-itiis understood the company
stsands prebared to go change the language
of the proposed andasure as to meet, their
approval.
SilversvaN@'-9ttn.
Joseph I!l. ?arsons, Uiving at 244 H street
northeast, reporte4 to the police today a
,ro~ary comitted on- the Blaltimore and
Ohio railroad between Johnstown and this
city. A bex contnigabdlut 31O worth of
uilverwar~e was rskru. The stelen artiles
incluid. 1mives, forka, espoons, napkin rings
and other articledsbetah up #duld-go to coo
plete a dining roomn set.
Deere. of Diverde Greated.
Justice Barnard late tWe after'noon slgned
a decree granting Arthu% E. arl a divons
fernit Ale H FurnL.
THE NAMES SIMILAR
Dress-Cutting Episode in New York
of hocal Interesta
MAN CHARGED WAS NAKED KAI KREBS
Description Corresponds With That
of Alleged Offender Here.
OPINION OF THE~ CASE
A dress-cutting episode of comparatively
recent occurrence in New York is being in
vestigated by the local police and court au
thorities in the belief that some light may
be thrown upon the same vandalism which
has been rampant in Washington during
the past few months. The police are espe
cially interested in the New York case,
inasmuch as the name and description of
the party arrested there and charged with
the crime, it Is alleged, corresponds largely
with the young German arrested last week
in this city for a lIke offense. Whether or
not there is any connection between the two
occurrences-whether or not both offenses
were committed by the same person-is the
object of the investigation that has been
set on foot.
Assistant District Attorney Pugh, who
has charge of the prosecutions In the Po
lice Court, stated td a Star reporter today
that he was convinced the crime in New
York and the recent skirt slashings in
Washington are the work of the same in
dividual, who is evidently affected with a
mania for destroying women's outer gar
ments.
Max Kreb?. a German bartender, employ
ed at present by the Washington Saenger
bund. is under charges of destroying pri
vate property in cutting the dress skirt of
a lady last week. and is out on bail. At
the time of his preliminary hearing he de
manded a jury trial, and retained Mr. C.
Maurice Smith as counsel. The date of his
trial has not been fixed.
His Arrival Here.
Krebs, according to all accounts obtain
able, came to Washington about six
months ago anG first found employment at
a restaurant. Later he met some of the
well-to-do German residents of Washing
ton,. and a place was found for him at
the Saengerbund hall. Of innocent and
youthful face and bearing, he has not the
appearance of a man inclined to malice,
and those with whom he has been thrown
in contact since his arrival here all testify
that he is an honest, hard-working Ger
man boy, who speaks but little English.
Krebs has stated, it is said, that he came
to Washington directly after his arrival
in this country.
Information has come to the police, how
ever, that a young German named Krebs
was arrested In New York city December
22, 1898. charged with skirt cutting. His
arrest followed a series of despoliations of
women's garments in the metropolis that
had set the women in that city in a fright.
When arrested the man gave his name to
the New York authorities as Herman Max
Krebs. He said he was a German, nine
teen years of age and could speak but a
few words of English. Upon being searched
Krebs was found to have a new penknife
in his overcoat pocket. In his possession
was also found a pass signed by the prefect
of police of Dresden. bearing date of Sep
tember 21, 1897. Later among his effects
the police found a photograph of the young
man represented as playing the violin.
Several pawn tickets were also upon his
person.
The New York Case.
The complainant against this Herman
Max Krebs was Mrs. Catherine Nelson of
50 East 129th street, New York. She had
noticed a tall young man, fairly well
dressed, she testified, following closely be
hind her while she was in a store engaged
in Christmas shopping. She turned to ask
him what he meant, when she discovered
her silk skirt was cut in several places.
The young man started to leave the store,
but was caught by two floor walkers, who
held him until the police arrived. The
young man gave his residence as the lodg
ing house at the southeast corner of Hous
ton street and the Bowery.
Krebs was identified at police headquar
ters in New York as the young man who
had been arrested there December 5. 1897,
on a charge of picking pockets at the Eden
Musee. He admitted he was the original of
a photograph in the rogues' gallery, and
claimed to be a civil engineer by profes
sion. He was held In $1,000 bail to await
trial.
Just what -he final disposition of the case
was the Washington police have not del
nitely ascertained as yet. They have com
municated wlh the New York authorities
on the subject and will probably be fully
informed.
"The similarity of name and offense,"
said Prosecuting Attorney Pugh this after
noon. "gives rise to the belief that there
may be some connection between the Wash
ington Krebs and the New York German
boy of the same rame. There is not one
link In the chain. so far as we are at pres
ent informed, that does not draw one to
the same conclusion. It would seem to he
convincing, and I l.elieve something inter
esting will deveop from this inquiry."
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
Proper Path of Steamers on the Poto
mac Determined Legally.
In the United States court for the east
ern district of Virginia, In session at Alex
andria, today Judge Edmund Waddill ren
dered an opinion in the admiralty case of
the Washington Steamboat Company
against the steamer Newport News, decid
ing in favor of the respondent.
Judge Waddill's opinion was: First, that
the libellant failed to establish the exist
ernce of a custom for steamers descending
the Potomac between Washington and
Alexandria to take the Maryland instead
of the Virginia side of the channel.
Second. That the ColumbIa ferry boat at
the time of the collision was navigating
the wrong side of the channel,
Third. That the preponderance of evi
dence showed the Columbia and not the
Newport News to have been otherwise in
fault in causing the collIsion, and that
therefore libellant cannot recover.
A decree dismissing libel, with costs, was
entered.
The suit grew out of a collision which oc
curred in September, 18117. between the.
steamer Newport News and the ferry boat
Columbia in the Potomac near this cIty,
The Washington -Steamboat Company
brought suit for. $12,000 dangges. The case
has been in court for a long time..
GOVERNMENT OF HAWAII.
ForeIgn Relations Committee to Cern
aider Senator Onleon's BHii.
The Senate committee on foreign rela
tIons will meet .tomorrow to consider the
bill providIng a government for the Ha
waiian Islands. Senator Culloin, the author
of the bill, said today that he hoped it
would be reigirted soon, and that as soon
as possIble after the action of the commit
tee he would ask the Senate to take the
bill up for consideration.
So far as has been made known, there Is
no general opposItion to the bill, but somne
of its features will be antagonised. A few
senators are urging that the measure be
amended eoas. to leave the customs laws
applying to the islands as they now stand,
to omit the prov'isioa for a delegste In Con
grese for the present, because of the pos
sIble elffo of his premens. upon leglatioan
In the lferest of P ro Rico, and possibly
in the Interest of tePhilipptna to say
nothing of Cubs.
WI-ES UILED FOR PROBAT3,
Ds, ejtt Cemmels es El. Emtate to
The will of the late Elliott 0o066 wan
filed this afternoon for probate,. It was
signed the 5th of last month, as the teata
tor was sbout to undergo an operation an
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltinere., The
a'tate of the t.aater i. beat+he. tm.
widow. Mary Emily Coues, who Is named
sole executrix.
The will of George I. Marshall. dated No
vember 21. 1985 and naming his widow,
Mary E. Marshall. beneficiary and execu
trix. was also filed this afternoon.
Near relatives of the testatrix are named
beneficiaries in the will of Eliza J. O'Neal.
dated September 9. 1895, and placed in the
hands of the register this afternoon.
Thomas S. Gartrell and Isaac L. Johnson
are appointed executors.
AN IMPORTANT RULINcU
Oourt of Appeals Gives Opinion Vacating
Certain Order and Proceedings.
Defendant Permitted to Renew Motion
to Set Aside Writ-Parsons
Against Hill.
In the case of Joseph H. Parsons. appel
lant, against Alice S. Hill. the Court of Ap
peals, in an opinion written by Mr. Justice
Morris. this afternoon remanded the cause.
This was done with directions to vacate
or rescind an order vacating an alias writ
of summons issued in the cause and to
vacate all the orders and proceedings had
In the cause subsequent thereto; also with
directions further to permit the defendant
to renew her motion to vacate the alias
writ, If she so desires, and a motion to sup
port by proper proof and thereupon to take
such further and other proceedings In the
cause as may be in accordance with law
and not inconsistent with the opinion of the
Court of Appeals.
"This cause co-nes here by special ap
peal," the opinion states. "and the question
involved in it is one of considerable im
portance in the practice of the law in this
District under existing conditions."
On the same day on which the declaration
in the case was filed a summons was issued
requiring the aefendant to appear in court
to answA. The summons was returned with
the indorsement that the defendant could
not be found. Nothing further was done
for nearly two years. when another sum
mons was issued and served.
The defendant moved to vacate the sec
ond or alias summons on the ground "that
the same was improvidently issued, since
the original summons Issued in the cause
was not legally and duly continued. and
that, therefore, there had been a discon
tinuance of the said cause," This motion
was allowed by the court, and the second
or alias summons was accordingly vacated.
Plaintiff's Motion.
The plaintiff then in turn moved for the
allowances of continuances from the date
of the original summons; for judgment for
want of a duly verified plea, and for judg
ment by default. The motions were de
nied. A special appeal was allowed.
"We are advised that in the present case
the alias writ of summons which was actu
ally served upon the defendant was vacat
ed by the court below," says the Court of
Appeals. "upon the ground that there had
been no actual continuances entered in the
case-that is, that there had been no actual
and continuous issue of successive writs,
and not because there was proof of any
actual discontinuance by the plaintiff when
it was open to him to have a writ issued
which would be effectual to bring the de
fendant before the court.
"No proof of such actual discontrhuance
seems to have been offered or required, and
it seems to us that, In the absence of such
proof, the victim of the writ of summons
was not warranted by what was understood
to be the existing practice of the court as
determined by its own rules of procedure.
Common Law Suits.
"Suits at common law, which have been
duly commenced by the filing of a declara
tion and the issue of process thereunder,
cannot thereafter be permitted to remain
Indefinitely within the control of the plain
tiff alone. The suit should be effectively
prosecuted in good faith, or dismissed. Due
diligence in such prosecution Is an essential
requirement on the part of the plaintiff.
"If that due diligence is wanting, effect
should be given to the rule of law that
works a discontinuance of the suit. But
under the code of procedure of the Su
preme Court of the District, that question
of due diligence is a question of fact to
be shown to the court by proper proof.
This was not done in the present case; and
we think that it was error to vacate the
writ without such proof."
ACCEPTS THE CALL.
New York Minister to Become Pastor
of Local Chureh.
A dispatch from New York conveys the
information that Rev. John Van Schaick,
Jr., assistant pastor of the Church of the
Universalist Divine Paternity of that city,
has accepted the offer of the pastorate of
the Universalist Church of Our Father in
this city, located at 13th and L streets. 0
Dr. Van Schaick came to the Church of
the Divine Paternity in New York a year
and a half ago from the college of Empo
ria, Kan., where he filled the chair of his
tory. He Is a native of New York state
and a graduate of Union College of the
class of 1894.
It is expected that the new pastor of the
Church of Our Father will occupy the pul
pit in this city next Sunday, althouFh he
may be delayed In winding up his clerical
affairs in New York. He succeeds Rev.
Leslie Moore, who is now in Boston. The
pastorate has been vacant for some months.
The special musical program arranged for
last Sunday by Director Beatty, but which
was postponed, will be rendered Sunday
evening, the service beginning at 7:3M
o'clock.
THE ROBERTS CASE.
Committee to Resume Its Sessions
Next Thursday.
The Roberts committee will resume its
sessions next Thursday, but it is not likely
that there will be further examination of
witnesses unless Mr. Roberts should intro
duce some. The committee has developed
the polygamous relation of Mr. Roberts by
the testimony of the witnesses heretofore
called.
At Thursday's session Mr. Roberts will
be permitted to make arguments in his
own behalf if he desires. It is probable
that a report will be made to the House by
the midle of this month, and there is rea
son to believe the majority report will rec
ommend that Roberts be excluded from
the House, and that he be not permitted
undcr his credentials to exercise any prima
facie right of being sworn in. Whether the
report will be unanimous is open to doubt,
as three of the members of the committee
are not counted on as positively favorable
to the course .indicated, and'this may re
sult in the submission of a minority report.
The minority view. if submitted, will prob
ably deal with the primia facde right to be
sworn in on credentials which are regular,
and will recommend that Roberts be sworn
in and thereafter expelled.
A vote is likely to follow the latter part
of- the week, and the chairman will prob
ably be authorized to draw the report and
present it to the House. Mr. Tayler and
Mr. McPherson of the committee were in
conference today, examining lair books and
precedents, with a view to getting up the
report.
Baltimore Markets.
BALIMORE. Jame 2.-4laur dll, nehssgpd;
receipts, 38,700In tirels; esports. 10,720 barrels.
Wheat firmer; spot and month, T7Ij71; Inekemary.
a7;Ms 75 l76%i; smern Ka., 2 red. 66%a
; 4,296 bniB; seutbsin wheat by
iumpla e. ; dso. em e 1. 1%, Ohen rm
e; -pt'amd flseth, g~5
-ac,52S i me.mi -an -
mouthern white and o ms st
aoe atise; IeA 2 - mited,
28% sales, e l1; Ha s i~y5;Bsi,
wstetern, , Ha steady to biGem 1Um ,
ism mi erqit meha-aI
..ao 30;% =n bna;
frsh -0. me desma...
... m .. -- u~.. n. !
I per- inbtm.MW........ 11d 100
ipren,.....114 35
I por tets, ....
E per e,......
I e ete 3M5w. ........~ W
FINANCE AND TRADE
Stronger Feelung in Stocks at Be
ginning of New Year.
EASIER IAET RATE EIIM
American Sugar, Leather and Rail
road Shares in Demand.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Speciel Dispateh to The Eveling Star.
NEW YORK, January 2.-The local
stcck market opened strong in spite of a
icck of uniformtey In London-s trading.
The sentimental influence of having passed
the first of the year had more to do with
the advance than any other one factor.
The large disbursements which have been
made are not yet in the market. but the
certainty that they will add to the floating
supply of money has added wonderfully to
the confidence In recurity values.
The reasesembling of Congress and early
action on the currency and subsidy bills
helped the situation and some buying was
Inaugurated on the theory that such legis
lation would counteract any influences of
a disturbing character likely to come into
play.
The undertone of the market reflects a
willingness to buy stocks on all recessions.
There are so many orders under the mar
ket that a decline may be essential to th*ir
execution.
There is a feeling among good judges of
the situatio, that prices should advanen
later on, but that present purchases ruay
have to wait on profts. This theory keeps
interest 1-. the market up above the aver
age and Insures support when the decline
does come.
Foreign war news is dreaded in some
quarters largely because it is th, most
likely source of disappointmert. The
larger interests are not wilting to delay
activity on that acount. however, and every
local incentive will be made much of In the
hope of securing an advance prior to the
reopening of an active Transvaal campaign.
The steel stocks were kept strong under
a good inside demand. accompanied ty a
reported scarcity of the product in the
northwest.
This group of stocks Is earning money,
and some good dividends are expected on
the common shares during the year.
American Sugar was strong on rumors of
the passing of the critical stages of the
mythical rate war. There are many buy
ers of this stock who conside- an advancOe
in price as being due solely to the whm
of inside interests and in no way depend
ent upon rival reilneries or their attitude
toward the American company.
Leather was again said to show activity
on the part of the Standard Oil party. and
in some quarters a repetition of Its recent
flight is predicted.
The railroads were in good demand, the
Pacific shares in particular attracting much
favorable attention. The buying of those
issues is based on earnings and the cer
tainty of dividends. Nashville is earning
a comfortable dividend on its stock, and
higher prices are likely whenever the gen
eral market is sympathetic.
Money rates have not settled down as
yet. today's loans varying from 5 to 11 per
cent.
11TNANCIAL AND COMMERCIAr..
New York Steak Earket.
American Cotton OIL... . IR% Low. (11.
A . Wire................. 49 W;, 4pfZ
Am. Steel &Wire pfd..... 90 91' gO gli
American Sugar. - 2P/ 1 5 127 154
American To baco....... vil. 162% 9".1
Atchison---....... - 1,. 20%
Atchison, pfd.-----..-- 68 62 a
Baltimore & Oho. pidl.. 4 77% 6 7
altimbore&Ohio w1. 57., as i4X g rp
Brooklyn-Rapid Tranait...719 71% 68 7
(.heeapeake&ObIo... 31% S3L, 3i S14
., C. C. & St. Louis...... 6ni " 61 i
Chicago, B. & ....... 122% 124% 122 12' .2
Chic a Northwestern... 161 365 163
Cmcag Gas ----106 10sg4
C.M. and St. Paul.....t.. is l1g% 17 IgM
Chicago It. 1. & Pacie.. 107 108 i, Los
Chic., St P . & 0...... ....... .
Chic. & G. 1e04e4 r-- .. 15
C-onsolidated As .......... 192S 1923 4 11/
Con. Tobacco-..-......... 33i, 3 9 35
Con. Tobacco, pit.-... g7 87
Delaware a findson-..... s 118% f 1 187
Yederal Steet.......... _ 4j "1 6
'ederal Steel. pfd .... 75 76 74
General Electric........ 122- 15 _ I 125
Illinois Central ........ 11* 113 113 ~ II
LAouivie & Nabrille... -5% 81% wi 125
Metropolitan Traction... 17614 179 1741t l77
Manhattan Elevated.- 7V9 900i 96t4 1%
Missour' Pacific............ 4114 481V 401 43
M.. K. & T.. pfd....... 33% 341, 33
National Lead C....- 5l 2
New Jerany CentraLl.. H87 ,l ils 111
New York CentralX-rta. 1 132 138 gI
Northern Pacitic............ M 54 5
Northern Paciic, pfd. 74 747 -3" 741
Pacific MIaI...:. ....- 41
Pennsylvania it. R.I31% 182 1U I 1
Reading, lst pfd. 53 5wl 53 564
Southern Pacific.... 3 V 37 k
Soutnern Railway....... 124 12% 12 12
Southern Railway, pfd. 54h .5 54% 55%
Texas Pacific ..... 15 161/ 15 16
Tenn. Coal and lroun..... s 87 W-' 8
Union Pacia .. ..47. 48!,
Union Pacific, pfd.... 7 7.1 76
U i. Leatner, pfd..... 75 ,47 7
U.S. Rubber................ 423% 44 4 W
Wabash. pd........ ....... 21 21 21
Western Union Tel.. 85 1 1 85
Colorado Fuel and Iron 4 44 45
Ontario & Western 22% 232
Washligtem Steek Eachtage.
Sales- lar call. 12 o'clock ta.-West Eal Na
iknai lBa, 10 at 117. 15 at 117. 10 at 117%. Ie
tomiac Fire Insu*ane,, 8 at *71. Mergenthaler
LInotype. 10 at 30. 10 at 20 seller 2D. 5 at 2w.
District of Columbia Boad&.-4e, IV02, 30-year
ttdtng. 103 hid. 76. 1901. water stock, 104 bid.
3.65s. 1924. funding. 118 eId. 12D asked.
Miscelafouas Ioinds.-Mletropolitan Railroad bs,
123% bid. 126 asked. Met itan Railroad cert.
lndebt.. A, 111 bil. 116 ask . Metiopoitan Rail
road art. tndeit.. H.111 hid. 116 askl Columbia
Railrad On. 1Z bkl. 131 asked. Cotumia Itattread
:d mort. Us. 107% bid. 110 asked. City and lub
urbas iatiroad As. lUM hid. Washigton Gas C.
series A. 61. 110% bid. Washington (las 45,. series
Rt. 6s. 110% bid6. U. I. Electric Light dleh. imi. Es.
1151% bId, t16 asked. U. 8. Electrie lIAiht cert. ia
dlebt., Es. 10ll bid. 116 asked. Chesais'ake and ile
toomac 'Telephone Is. 1(d3 hid. Chesapeake and Poto
mac Telephmone eon. Is. tot bid. 141s% aske.d. Amuer
lca. Security and Truat 4w. 100 bId. Washiingtons
Miarket Co. 1st 41. 111 hid(. Washingtoo Market Co.
imp. E,. 1l1 bId. Washington Market Co. ext.. 6S.
111 bid. Manic Hall1 Asa,,eiation Is. 1054 till. 112
asked. American G;raphoiplaone deb. 04. 100 hid6.
National Bank Stoeks.--Bank of WashIngton. "350
bld. 400 asked. letr~iooltan. *550 bid. Ceutrat.
*180 bid. Far'uers lld Mlechaais-, *210 h.1d. See
ond, *156 hid. Citizeas-. 165 bid. Columbia. *t5t
bid. (ip.al *135 bidl. West End. *117 bid. 1.21
askedI. Trder,'. *123 bid. Lincoln, *117 bid, 123
asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust (tmwae.-Ntional Safe
Deposit and Trust, 13ll hid. 122% asked. Wasing
too Less am Trust, 162 bid. 14%' asked. Asseri
can Security ad Trust. *1196% bid. Washinsten
Safe Depnslt. 70 hid. 5|0 asked.
Isuranee Stocks.-Firemen'a, *32 tid. Franklin.
42 bid. Mletropoltan, il bild. toreorna. *'I0 bidl.
Potomac. *77% L:1d, 78% sked. Arlingtos. 147 h
152 sked. Gee'man-American, 200 id. Na
Utnili. *141% bid. 13 asked. (Monmbla. 13 tbid. 14
asked Rigg, *89% hid. U5 skd. Peoaple's. *6% bid,
7 asked.
'Title Insurance Stads.--Real Estaste itl. 'IS
bed. 100 s=it Columbia Tis, .4% bid. 5% asked.
Washtagtem Til, 3 bid.
Ratagll Stock.--Caital Traction. *R% bid, U',
asked. City and Suburblan, 35 sked. Geerstews
snd 'lealeytown. 15 Ild.
Gas Stocks.-Wa-biartea Gas, 55 bil. 56% asked.
Georgetown Gas. 55 i'ld.
TelephneStocks.-Chesspeake and Potomac. 56
bid. Pe aaia. 38 bid. 47 asked.
Miscellaneous Utocks.-Mergeathajer U~nnt. , 1906
bMd, 190% ask. Laustee M-tp. 1 . bid.
Americas Guapbophoe. 12Mbd. 13 asked. Aumert
can Gaenn--- 1f~e~2% lEad. Pneumatie
Gua .2rra 1 tbil .5 sked. Waskiagtes Mar.
je.*1 4 aked. p.~mab Hall, 5 bid, 70
Wurnihed by W. 3. ins a Co., baskea
and brokers. 145 F at.. ammah's New Yak
dsannery. Tieasa. a Co., New~Tork.
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