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TO AID THE SCHOOLS
Virginia Will Devote Poll Tax to the
Purpose.
ACTION OF SUFFRAGE COITM
Means Half Million Annually for
Public Education.
OTHER CONVENTION NEWS
Sptp-Ial igipateh to The EvenIng Star.
RICiIMONID Va.. July I.-By a vote of
11 to 1l) the suffrage committee today de
cided that the poll tax of $2 already agreed
upon shall be divided equally between the
state and the county in which it is cel
l..,etl. The entire fund is to be expended
in the improvement and maintenance of
the.' public schools. The average vote in
Vrglnia for the past ten years has been
ab."ut :25.@i#%1. With the imposition of the
1-11 tax the rate will be reduced to about
2.''0 Thi.s will give over $000) an
nually to the schools of the state.
Th. advowates of the prevailing senti
nm i.t ir. tho committee said that with the
pr.s-nt am.ount appropriated for schools
irwreased isv the poll tax fund. Virginia
would hav' the best and most efficient sys
t.rm of publie instruction in the south.
Th- .cmmi:tt' 11n elucation. with this ad
!itional mney to draw fram. will provide
f.r ma comnpi t. reorganization of tte public
schis. Th- closeness f the vote in the
*mmitte, was occasisned from the fact
ttat many of the nembers held that 50
nts of the tax shoiuld be given to the re
t e::nties for e neral expenses.
This f!:rd. it w:as urged. couxld be best
.exjpnied in the improvement of the public
r 'ats
repayment Proposition Lost.
Aftar the cmmittee had decided upon
th d b of the poll tax Delegate
Mor.- prsei that prepayment of all
tixes. stae and federal. be made a neces
.ary f.at ,. Mr exercisng the right
s.tirag-. He spoke at sonie iength on
th- subsject. and urged that the wealthy
tax dodger shoull be made to subscribe to
the same rule that is proposed to apply Za
the poor voter.
Mr. Moore was strongly seconded by
Delegate Hamilton of Petersburg. Mr.
Flood opposed the proposition, claiming
that it would be an unjust discrimination
against the property owners of the state.
H- said that the law already made the
payment of taxes compulsory, and that the
propos-tion of Mr. Moore was useless.
Delegates Lindsay and Anderson con
curred in the latter opinion. The propost
tion was lost by a vote of 14 to 5. The
next proposition that will be considerid by
the committee is the property q'ualitication.
A total of ninety members were on hand
when the convention met today at noon,
and for twenty-five minut-s the members
dliberated. The attendance of visitors
was much larger today than for some
time.
Virginius Newton of Richmond and Car
t--r Glass of Lynchburg were reported con
tined to their homes by illness, and leaves
-f absence were granted them for one
week.
President Goode called the body to order
l'romptly at noon. prayer being offered by
it.- Rev. Dr. John Pollard of the Baptist
Church.
President Goode laid before the body an
inirtaton from Lee Camp of Confederate
Veterans to visit the portrait gallery at
th-ir convenience and to attend the meet
ings of the camp. and, on motion of Sena
tbr Daniel. the invitation was accepted
with thanks.
Queations of Population.
Mr. Moore of Fairfax, from the begisla
tive committee, said the committee had re
clved from the superintendent of the c, a
sis advanced reports of the last census in
Virginia by cities and counties. giving the
population between races. On his motion
the informnation was ordered printed for the
use of the convention.
Mr. An-lsrson of Rockbridge offered a
resolution calling on the auditor for infor
nation as to po)pulation of cities and coun
t-s of the wtate for the years 1AW0, 1.470.
1Sd, 1,in) and 1'00, together with the
aniount -,f personal and real property own
-. by whites and blacks, and 'the total of
tax.-s paid by the races. Th.e resolution
was adopted. Nir. Anderson stated that
th.- information was for use in apportioning
r%.- nbrs -f the legislature.
Mr. Hunon of Fauquier. from the judi
-tary ( smmittee. pr.es-nted a statement giv
itsg the cost of the present judiciary of the
sit.. It was ordered printed.
Cout of Civil Cases.
Mr. Hunton presented and the convention
a-sl-ted a reinsotian calling on clerks of
c urts to furnish the secretary of the con.
vention with the cost of juries in civil
cases tried and other expenses incident to
such trials. The clerks are to make item
ized statemcnts sf the amount paid judges
an~d cream'snwealth attorneys in the follow
ling co)unties and cities: Alleghany. Bu
chanan. 4ampb-tll. Greenesville, Henry,
I Is-of- Wight Mlatthews, Northampton.
P'rince G.-orge. Pulaski. Shenandoah and
bothamiston, Lynchburg, Norfolk, Ports
im.uth and Radford.
Moore Steals a March.
Thelegate T. L. Moore of Montgomery
St sle a matrch on the democrats teday by
prsonting a resolution on the fellow-ser
vants' doctrine, as laid down by the pres
s-nt court of appeals. The resolution re
cites that corporations have rights which
sh-ouild be maintained and respected, and
that labor has equal rights which should be
pr ote'cted by law.
The preamble recites that the decisions of
ths. court of appeals are repur-nant to the
public good, and concludes that the doc
trine of fellow servantcy as now establish
ed in this state by the decisions of the
supreme court of appeals be. and Is hereby,
abolished: that suitable constitutional pro
visions be made that will foreve'.r prevent
the re-establishment of the fellow-ser
vantcy law as now administered by the
courts in this state, and "that In framing
this prov.ision of the constitution it shall
be made so explicit that nothing shall be
left to the uncertainty of legislative enact
mnent."
The conv.entio~n adjourned at 12:23.
SIPPLE% FOR PHLRLPPiNES.
Transport to Take Lummber and For
age Freom Puget Sound.
SEATTLE. Wash.. July 16.-The trans
port Algoa, chartered on tonnage basis by
the quartermaster, to carry forage to the
Philppines. Is expected to arrive In Port
Townsend tonight. She left San Francisco
Saturday. The Algoa is to call at Port
Blakely and Port Gamble prior to coming
to Seattle. She will take on .Wf.n'Oi feet of
lumber at -ach place for the orient. Ar
rivng here Saturday the Algoa will load
3,000u tons of hay and grain for Manila.
She wilt take on a part of her government
load at Tacoma and will sail within a week
or ten days.
EPWORTH LEAGI ERS GATHR3G.
Speeial Trains Pouring Inte the Cem-.
venSle City.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16-SpecIal Ep
worth League trains arrived at half hourly
intervals throughout the day. AUl of them
were behind schedule time, owing to uan
avoidable delays, but It is confidently ex
pected that nearly all of the delegates wili
reach here befor, the opening of the con
vention on Thursday. The Los Angeles
section of the great chorus, numbering 7110
singers, arrived shortly after midnight, and
will participate in the concert tonight. The
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania delegations,
the latter traveling in a fine train of Pull
anaah, reached their destination early this
snorning. The Pennsylvanta"* will be
given a reception at the First Methodist
Church tomorrow evening. Over 3.000 dele
gates from Oregon and the Pacific north
wrest are due to arrive today. The arrange
intents for meeting and providing accom
nodations for the visitors are working
without a hitch, and all indications point
to an enthusiasei and harmonious conven
eam.
CLASH DETWEElN OFFICIAS.
Philippine Previnelal Geverner to
Make Statement-..=ainm Crimi=als
MANILA, July 16.-L Phelps Whit
marsh, governor of Benguet province, wh
was recently ordered to Manila for Inved
gation of certain charges against him, is
writing a statement in his own defense for
submission to the United States commis
sion. denying some and mating explana
tions of others of the allegations against
him. Whether or not he is exonerated. it
in considered that it will be difficult for
him and Otto Scherer, secretary of the
province, together to govern the province
successfully, the two officials having clash
ed.
The insurgent General Gebarro. with sev
enty men. has surrendered to the authori
ties at Legaspi. Albay province.
Gen. Aquino, who has been proved to be
responsible for the murder of five captive
soldiers of the twelfth United States In
fantry, has been sentenced to imprison
ment for life.
Many native murderers have been hanged
or imprisoned.
MEXICAN TRAIN ATTACKED.
Seven Men Killed-Rurales Parafng
the Ogenders.
ST. LOUIS, July 16.-a special 'to the
Globe-Democrat from Cordova, Mexico.
says:
A train on the Vera Cruz and Pacific
railroad was attacked recently by a large
force of armed men at Tierra Blanca. a
small station. Seven men on the train were
killed. As soon as news of the attack
reached Cordova a force of rurales was
sent to the scene and is now in pursuit of
the mob. The cause of the attack is not
known here. It Is said to have been made
by men who were formerly, employed In the
construction of the road.
TO ATTRACT HIS ATTENTION.
Freneh Woman Used a Revolver Near
X. Bandina's Carriage.
PARTS. July 16.-P. Baudin, minister of
public works, was shot at while driving to
a cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace to
day. The author of the attempt upon the
life of M. Baudin was a woman, who was
accompanied by a ten-year-old child. She
approached M. Baudin's carriage and sud
denly drawing a revolver, fired at the min
ister. M. Baudin was not hit and proceed
ed to the Elysee Palace.
The woman was arrested and gave her
name as Olgewska, and said she lived at
Nanterre. Madame Olgewska asserts that
she had no intention of hitting M. Baudin,
but that she fired her revolver in the air
to draw attention to an alleged grievance
of her husband. Her husband is described
as Count Olgewska, a naturalized French
man, holding a government receivership in
the neighborhood of Paris. He believes he
is being deprived of money due him by the
ministry of foreign affairs.
WHOLESALE KILLING.
Pitched Battle Between Mexican and
Negro Railioad Hands.
HEREFORD, Texas, July 16.-Word
reached this place yesterday of a pitched
battle and wholesale killing, between Mexi
cans and negroes who are working on the
new Rock Island extension in Mexico. 100
miles west of here. The trouble originated
in the killing of a Mexican by a negro
some weeks ago. The authorities under
took to arrest the assailant, but his friends
interfered and they were obliged to with
draw. Last week some thirty-five or forty
Mexicans armed themselves with Win
chesters and went after the negro. A bat
tie took place. in which fifteen negroes
were killed and several wounded. The
casualties among the Mexicans cannot be
learned. The trouble occurred at Spencer's
railroad camp, near Liberty, N. M., In a
sparsely settled portion of the territory,
where police officers are few and the law
is not rigidly enforced.
GOLD FROM THE KLONDIKE.
Shipments Already Reach W5,00O,000
Late Advices From Dawson.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 16.-Late advices
from Dawson, under date of June 28, state
that the gold shipments to the outside this
year have amounted to $5,000,000 to date.
Over $3,000,000 of this sum went down tle
Yukon and is going out by the way of St.
Michael, and the balance has gone up the
river.
The Bank of British America is this year
shipping down the Yukon and the Cana
dian Bank of Commerce is shipping in the
opposite direction. These are the only
banks doing business in the camp.
News has just been brought from the
mouth of Hootalinqua river by steamer
that a placer strike has been made on Lake
Creek, a tributary to Lake Teslin, the
source of the Hootalinqua. No particulars
have bten received.
Hams. potatoes. cream and all kinds of
fruit are selling in Dawson at exceedingly
low rates, and traders are losing money.
Cherries, peaches, apples and other fresh
fruits are plentiful.
Wesley Brawdy. aged twenty-two, was
swept from a raft on the Yukon river a
short distance above Dawson last we'ek
and drowned.
J. W. Lowes. a native of Toronto and a
resident of British Columbia. was drowned
near Big Salmon a few days ago.
Orin D. Merryman, a native of Marys
ville, Mo.. was accidentally drowned at
Eagle July 2 by the capsizing of his canoe.
CON VICTED AT LAST.
Notorious Wyoming Sheep Stealer
Who lisa Had Fourteen Trisis.
CASPER, Wyo., July 16 -Manuel Ar
menta has been convicted here of stealing
sheep. He has been tried fourteen times
in three counties for larceny. In these
trials he has cost the state $100,000. He
and his followers are said to have driven
the range cattle business out of this sec
tion. He is a half-breed Mexican and
makes his home Just south of the Hole
in the Wall country.
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KANSAS NOT RUINED.
Farmers Who Have Stored Corn Will
Not Be Crippled.
TOPEKA, Kan., July 16.-F. D. Coburn,
secretary of the state board of agriculture,
does not share in the general opinion that
ruin will come upon Kansas as a result of
the present dry spell. The damage to hay
and corn has been serious, but the defi
ciency will be nearly made up by the great
crops of Kaffir corn and alfalfa that. have
been raised.
Mr. Coburn states that there are over
900.000 acres of Kaflir corn and alfalfa in
the state which have not been materially
affected by the dry weather. In addition
to this there are 40.000,000 bushels of old
corn in the farmers' hands. This of itself
Is nearly a fourth of the average crop.
The farmer who has stored his corn for
thc last two years will not be seriously
crippled.
Disastrous FIre at Wichita.
WICHITA, Kansas, July 16.-Fire today
destroyed the packing plant of Jacob Dold
and Sons in this city. Four large buildings
were burned, together with about seven
million pounds of meat in process of prep
aration.
The loss is estimated at $650,000; insur
ance about $-400,000.
Four men were severely hurt by a fall
ing wall.
Later estimates placed the loss at $1.
000,000. Employes numbering 350 are
thrown out of work, but, it is said, the
plant will be rebuilt at once.
Spontaneous combustion is supposed to
have started the lire, which originated in
the lard house. Although every effort was
made to check the flames they continued
to spread and, after four hours, the entire
plant was in ruins.
Death of Mrs. Hay.
Mrs. Ann Virginia Hay, wife of William
J. Hay and mother of Colonel Edwin B.
Hay, the well-known Washington attorney,
died in this city yesterday. Funeral serv
ices over her remains will be held at her
late residence, 1727 T street northwest,
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. The in
terment will be private.
His Fine Paid.
Edward Hancock, who was fined $22
today. upon his confession of several
thefts from the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company, came into court later
in the day and paid the amount of the as
KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS
TRUMLM MW THE MACHINE
AD I13PWiNDENTS.
The Memoval of Ceoeetor of Internal
Sevemue Sapp at Louisville a
Direct - Issue.
What are known as the machine repub
licans of Kentucky and the other members
of that party, known as the independent re
publicans, are each putting on a smiling
face and makeing certain strenuous appeals
to President McKinley. and while the Pres
ident is holding his peace the breach be
tween the two factions Is rapidly assuming
the nature of a bottomless pit.
To the outside world the ght presents a
situation of unique Interest, as the inde
pendent movement partakes in a striking
manner of the nature of the McLaurln
contest In South Carolina, and Is being
opposed not by democrats, as In that In
stance, but by the old republican machine
of the state. The latter claims the indul
gence of the President because-of past ef
fective work, and the former presents a
new growth along lines which It is under
stood the President has quietly indorsed.
The Direct Issue.
The direct issue between the two factions
is whether Charles E. Sapp, Internal reve
nue collector of the fifth Kentucky district,
shall continue to hold his office or be re
moved. Mr. Sapp Is conceded to be the re
publican boss of Louisville. and a power
throughout the state because of his thor
ough understanding of machine politics.
Two years ago he successfully warded oft
an attack on his official position by the
civil service commission, which made. a
report to the President that he was using
his office to further his own political inter
ests and to influence elections, contrary to
the spirit and letter of the civil service
law. This recommendation, however, the
President has as yet not acted upon, al
though it was again called to his attention
at the last cabinet meeting held at the
White House. Still further emphasis was
laid on the matter a few days ago when
Representative Boreing, republican, from
the eleventh district, went to Canton to
urge the President to turn down Mr. Sapp
and appoint J. A. Craft to succeed him.
Mr. Craft is considered in every sense to
be a prototype of McLaurin. so far as pol
itics is concerned. He has receutly bolted
the gold democratic organization in Ken
tucky and is considered a valuable acqui
sition to the ranks of the growing inde
pendent republican party.
To. Appeal to the President.
Since Mr. Boreing went to Canton pre
dictions have appeared in Kentucky news
papers to the effect that Mr. Sapp's days
were numbered as a beneficiary of the gov
ernment. This claim has aroused Mr. Sapp
to action, and It is understood that Senator
Deboe and Representative Irwin of the
Louisville district will each make pilgrim
ages to Canton in the near future and en
deavor to convince the President as to the
inadvisability of taking action in the Sapp
matter. If tha President ignores them al
together Mr. Sapp will continue in office.
as there is no expiration of his term, and
unless a successor is appointed he will con
tinue to draw his salary.
In the meantime the Louisville election
Is drawing near, and also the elections for
members of the state legislature, whlich
will elect a successor to Senator Deboe, and
upon the skillful manipuation of the mat
ter will largely depend the result In these
elections.
John W. Yerkes, internal revenue com
missioner. is being placed by his friends
in the column against Sapp. Mr. Yerkes,
however, is maintaining a silence on the
subject which he declines to break.
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A WORTHY ASSISTANT LOST.
Gen. Gillespie's Tribute to the Late
Wnm. J. Warren.
General Gillespie. chief of engineers, has
issued a circular announcing the death of
Mr. William J. Warren. chief clerk of that
office. He gives a brief sketch of his offi
cial life and pays the following tribute to
the deceased:
"During Mr. Warren's long public service
he was untiring in the discharge of his du,
ties and faithful to every trust committed
to his care. With his appointment to a
clerkship in this office he brought with him
a ripe experience, and the administration
of affai:s under his direction was eminent
ly satisfactory to his official superiors,
while his intercourse with those serving
under him has been characterized with im
partiality and with a kindly spirit which
evoked the admiration of all with whom he
came in contact.
"He was a gentleman of the highest char
acter, and in his death this office loses the
services of a valuable and worthy assist
ant."
DESERTIONS FROM THE NAVY.
Many Enlisted Men Tired of Their
New life on Shipboard.
It is reported that many enlisted men of
the navy, chiefly landsmen, have deserted
from the warships at the New York navy
yard within the past week or so. Most of
the desertions are from the training ships
Dixie and Buffalo. which are fitting out
for long cruises, but there has also been a
number from the receiving shIp Vermont.
Landsmen generally desert because they
find their first experience on a warship not
altogether to the liking, while veteran
jackles frequently overstay their shore
leave and are afraid to return to their
shIps. The punishment in such cases is
somewhat severe. Sixty-one men attached
to the Dixie were reported absent yester
day. Just how many of these have actual
ly deserted cannot be determined until the
leaves of absence of all have expired. An
investigation of the matter shows that
many of the sailors gained their liberty by
scaling a 12-foot wall on the Clinton ave
nue side of the navy yard during the night
time. A lot of lumber piled against the In
side of the wall enabled the deserters to
reach the top and then drop to the ground
on the outside.
PRESIDENT'S COURSE JUSTIFIED.
Many Innocent Lives Saved in
* China.
It Is now apparent from mail reports
w hich have just reached the State De
partment from China that it was solely
through the moderation and humanity ex
ercised by the United States representa
tives at Pekin, by the President's direction
in the early negotiations for a settlement
of the Boxer trouble, that a .number of
innocent lives were not sacrificed. These
reports show that a more sober and pains
taking inquiry has developed the fact that
some of the Chinese officials supposed to
have been connected with the Boxer out
rages, whose capital punishment was de
manded by the foreign ministers, have been
proved to be entirely innocent of the
charges made against them. In many other
cases proof has 'been adduced that the of
fenses with which the Chinese officials 1dere
charged were not nearly so grave as was
at first supposed by the foreign representa
tives in Pekin. Therefore it is regarded
here by officials as a matter for congratu
lation that Messrs. Conger and Rockhll
moved with deliberation and acted as a re
straining influence in the matter of punish
ments, for not only were these lives saved,
but, under their infiuence, the whole list
of capital sentences was reduced from ten
to four, and mitigation of other offenses
was obtained.
Rasena Yasey Missing.,
Inquiry has been made of the police con
cerning Ransom Yancey, colored, sixty
years old, of Danville, Va.. Relatives of
the man, who live In Baltimore, in a com
munication to the police department, Lives.
the information that Yancey was last seen
at the Pennsylvania railroad station in this
city about two weeks ago, when he was
sick. The police fail to flnd that they had
cared for such a man, and there is no such
person In any of the local hospitals.
Nx-Senator Pugh Better.
Former Senator Pugh of Alabama, who
has been quite ill at his residenc, in this
city. Is reported to be very mnuch better to
day. He is reasting easily and showiog a
aily =ain in =ith.~e
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Best Europei# pystems Carefully
THOROUGIfiL UP TO DATE
Lieut. Col. Wantnae, the first repre
sentative of the Japanese army to be ac
credited to Washington as military attache,
arrived today an1 reported to the Japanese
legation. He is a type of the Japanese of
fcer, of'stocky build, wiry and alert. Al
though not serving in the recent military
operations in China, he was there during
the Japan-China war, and witnessed the
heavy fighting around Port Arthur and
Wei-ha-wel. When ;een at the Japanese
legatidn today he gave an interesting out
line of the development of the modern Jap
anese army and its fighting organization.
Best Systems Copied.
"The present miliary system of Japan is
thoroughly modern," said he. "and is sim
ilar to the best European systems, those of
Germany being followed to a considerable
extent. The present system was adopted
some twenty-five years'ag3, and has grad
ually been perfected, until there In not a
remnant of the old native fighting forces.
The peace footing is from 70,000 to 80,000
men, with a war footing about double that
number, and reserves which can be called
upon to an almost unlimited number. The
army is divided into thirteen divisions, with
a general in command of each. We have
three field marshals-yamagata, Prince
Komatsu and Oyama-whose duties are
chiefly of an advisory character, and are
not directly connected with the service In
the field. Besides these we have three gen
erals of high ranI-Nodzu, Sakuma and
Kuroki-who take part in military affairs,
and are superior to the generals of division.
"Our military administration Is much like
that in European and American armies.
The headquarters staff has general charge
of military information, and concerns itself
with the larger queqstions of warfare, strat
egy and plans of campaign. The war de
partment carries on the administration of
the commissary and other branches, there
being no distinction in our service between
the commissary and quartermaster depart
ments.
Most Modern Equipment.
"The Japanese troops are armed and
equipped with themost-modern devices of
warfare, the latest rapid-fire inventions be
ing added about thhre-.bears ago. The prin
cipal fieldpiece Is a five-inch gun, and with
this are mountala guns and rapid-fire
pieces. Our rifle is distinctively a Japanese
weapon, made in tiur own arsenals and
combining the best features of the other
most effective- weabmja. It is breech-load
ing, the opening of the breech expelling the
exploded shell. tNo6t 6ily are our rifles and
other small arms made at home, but all
the heavy gunswtare lfiow being manufac
tured in Japanese amanais. The arsenal at
Tokyo furnishesi4herifles and ammunition,
and the other at-Osakm turns out the field
guns, mountain agunsmand seacoast batter
ies. We have tdop smokeless powder,
which is used fbr ri e fire as well as for
ordnance. 1
WelI-Drlle4 Soldiery.
"Our soldiers -are yell-drilled, and ex
perience has shown t em to be capable, of
great mobility. The Fegular uniform is a
dark blue, withOvarfwus colored stripes to
designate the Inantry, Artillery, cavalry,
engineers and cojmis.ary. The troops re
cently sent to Iin -were furnished with
a white linen ifoin in order to with
stand the heat, but f has developeo that
white made our Maerk donspicuous mark.
and the,color wil prvbAbly, give why to a
Ineutral gray. The 'menserving in China
are also turnighed with a head-covering to
keep off 'the rays Of the sun.
"I have not hadwtbe-lkood forttne to see
any of the American troops serving in the
east, but we hearimuch of them, and the
reports are always favorable as t6 their
splendid appearance, courage and fighting
ability. I am gladsto.say, too; that there
is the most friendly feeling between the.
Japanese and American soldiers, and this
has frequently been shown during the re
pent co-operation of the allies in China."
LEAVES OP ABSENCE.
Repoirt of Apportilonment to Per
Diem Employes.
The committee apidinted by the Distzlct
Commissioners to apgp rtion leave of ab
sence with pay to per diem employes, con
sisting of Dr. W. C: Woodward. the health
officer; Mr. Warne1 Stutler, the superin
tendent of the street cleaning department,
and Mr. Moncure 'HBn'ke of the engineer
department, has -submi~tted its report. The
District appropriation act of March 2, 18956,
provides "that the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia are authorized here
after, In their discretion, to grant leave of
absence, not to exceed thirty days to any
Individual In any fiscal .year, to regular em
ployes appointed directly by the Commis
sioners and paid out of general appropria
tions, and whose service is continuous, but
who receive per diem compensation." The
committee recommends as follows:
"That each such employe who was em
ployed one year or more prior to July 1,
19)01, be granted ten days' leave of ab
sence with pay; that each such employs
who was employed more than six months
but less than one year prior to July 1,
1901, be granted six days' leave of absence
-with pay, and that each such employe who
has been in the service six months or less,
but who was appointed prior to July 1,
1901, be granted one day leave of absence
with pay." ._____
ESTIMATES OF ENGINEERS.
Money Needed for River and Harboc
Improvemnents.
The annual reports of the engineers In
charge of river and harbor workc began to
arrive at the War Department today.
Heretofore the estimates and recommenda
tions of the local engineers have not been
made public until the estimates were sent
to Congress, but this year this restriction
was removed.
The annual report upon the imnprovement
of the Hudson river and the harbors there
on. of the rivers ggd igrbors In northeast
ern New Jersey. on Laeng ,Island sound, on
the southern shonooiLong Island and of
Harlem and East alvere was the first to be
received.
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INSPE0'4IOW'N~ CUBA.
Board of Oean 'Appointed to Meet
atrloNman
A board of oflcJis, ogonit Lieuten
ant Comnmander Ltuclen Young, United
States navy, Captain 4jhauncey B. Baker,
United States infantry, chief quarterma..
te', and First Lieutenant Rush S. Wells,
8th Cavalry, has Jbea.erdered to meet at
Havana to inspect t~le lighters Mocha and
Bartley, now seggi the harbor of Ha
vena, and to rep4 Uppn their unsuitability
for the public serfce. The board is to fix
the minimumu pricki u which the govern
ment should offer thefor sale.
Another order from tie department of
Cuba directs Major Harry F. Hodges, Corps
of Engineers, chief eagineer of the depart
ment, to proceed to rne Drovinces of Sian
tiago and Santa Clara-to examine all school
houses and public works at. such points as
shall be indicated- to bimi by the military
governor.
Dr. West But Little Dettes-.
Dr. G. W. West, the phyaician who was
recently stricken by the heat and removed
to the Columbian University IMnsntta2, re
mains there withopt very much chang, for
the better being percept~ble in his condi
tion. He was repoiad yesterday as being
in a eritical sofltia but today it -was
~tated at the hqspial that there bad been
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
SLOP =1111 UOUNDD TO SAYE
Em POI SINKING.
Spelaga Leak in Dee Water- senee
set Vig3ant to Have
New Rudder.
As the little sloop Ersie, laden with SCr
iron. from .Quantico for Alexandria. was
coming up the river yesterday morning it
was discovered that she was leakinr rapid
ly. The pumps were rigged and an effort
was made to free her with them, but the
water continued to gain, and to keep her
from sinking she was run in the shoal water
upon Greenway flats until she grounded. An
examination showed the water was coning
In around the center board well. and the
leak was caulked. The sloop was then
pumped out and arrived at Alexandria yes
terday evening. Her cargo Is censigned to
Drituse & Co.
When the harbor police boat Vigilant was
hauled out on the marine railway of the
Winship, Meredith ,Company at George
town, a few days ago, it was discovered
that the stock of her wooden rudder was
badly broken, so as not to be worth the
cost of repairing. It has been removed ana
Harbormaster Sutton has given Messrs.
Wm. A. Moore's Sons of Alexandria, the
contract to build a new rudder of iron.
This will be completed and ready to go in
position by the time the work on the en
gine is completed, so that the broken rud
der will cause no loss of time in having
the Vigilant ready for service. It is ex
pected she will go into commission again
about August 1.
The fish market at the 11th street wharf
was but scantily supplied with fish this
morning, and the varieties on hand were
few. The demand was excellent, and prices
have advanced generally. This morning
gray trout sold at $5 to $6 per barrel; blue
fish at 8.c to 9c. per pound; rock, pan,
Sc. to 12c. per pound; rock, boiling, 15c. to
18c. per pound: white perch. 5c. to 10c. per
pound, catfish, 15c. to 20c. per bunch; eels
and yellow perch, 15c. to 20c. per bunch.
and carp, 15c. to 20c. each. Hard crabs
are in demand, and are selling at $1.50 to
$2 per barrel, according to size.
The Passing Craft.
The two-masted schooner Emily E. Bur
ton has sailed for Walkerton, Va., and lbill
load lumber there.
The steamer E. James Tull. with a cargo
of about 60,000 feet of pine lumber from
Aquia creek, has arrived in port for T. R.
Riley, Church & Stephenson and others.
The schooner John R. P. Moore, having
completed the unloading of her cargo of
-lumber, has sailed for Norfolk to reload.
The longboat Lottie Carter has arrived
in port with a cargo of cordwood from the
lower river for Messrs. Carter & Clark.
The schooner C. J. Howeth has been
docked at the wharf of Wm. A. Smoot &
Co. at Alexandria to unload a cargo of
grain from the lower river.
The schooner Freddie L. Hamblin from
this port passed through the Dismal Swamp
canal yesterday, en route to North Caro
lina.
The schooner Thomas B. Travers arrived
in port yesterday with a full cargo of pine
boards from Norfolk for T. W. Smith.
The large schooner Francis M., now load
ing on a cargo of soft coal at Georgetown
for a New England port, will, it is expect
ed, be ready to sail tomorrow.
The steamer Kent came Into port yes
terday from the lower river landings. She
brcught up a heavy freight of berries, eggs,
stock,'&c., for the local merchants.
The United States revenue cutter Holly
is again in port and is lying at the wharf
foot of 0 street southwest.
The cargo of lumber on the longboat Five
Sisters is consigned to Messrs. Church &
Stephenson.
The schooner Oakland is in port with a
cargo of cordwood for the local dealers.
The two-masted schooner Federal Hill
has been docked at the wharf of Herbert
Bryant at Alexandria to discharge her
cargo.
The sloop Banston is at Reardon's wharf,
Alexandria, loading a cargo of bran and
mill feed for Accomac county. Va.
The schooner Wm. Marshall, with a car
go of 1,400,000 lathe from St. Johns, New
foundland, for Johnson & Wimsatt, arrived
in port yesterday evening In tow of the. tug
Wm. H. Yerkes, Jr.
Harbor Master John R. Sutton yesterday
evening sold the small boiler and engine
which came out of the harbor police boat
Viglant at public auction for $305 to -a
local firm. Other material was also sold
for about $00 additional. The price brought
is largely in excess of what Commodore
Sutton expected to obtain.
FOR EXAMINATION.
Judge Names Physicians in Number
of Lunacy Cases.
Justice Bradley of the Supreme Court 'of
the District of Columbia this afternoon
designated and appointed physicians to ex
amine the following persons who are al
leged to be of unsound mind: Catharine W.
Clapp, Sarah R. Davies, Patrick W. Doyle,
Nathan T. Sinn and Frederick Rest, all
white, and Dennis Johnson, Esther Edward
and William Os'tard, colored.
The orders appointing the physicians are
based upon petitions filed by the Commis
sioners of the District of Columbig.,
through Attorney A. . Leftwich Sinclair,
which are in the usual form.
Justice Bradley will hear testimony in
support of the allegations of the petitions
'Friday afternoon next at 1 o'clock, in the
room of Circuit Court, No. 2, cIty hail.
The sanity of John A. Russell, Adalaide
V. Hall and Mary E. L pton will also be
inquired Into by Justice Bradley Friday.
These cases were called before Justice
Hagner Saturday last, but were continued
until Friday of this week.
All the persons mentioned are now in the
Government Hospital for the Insane await
ing the judicial inquiries.
Dr. Berryman's Condition Favorable.
Dr. Rosel Berryman of Baltimore is at
the Emergency Hospital recovering from
an operation performed there a few days
ago for localized appendicitis. Dr. Berry
man was visiting Dr. John B. Mullins of
1518 H street northwest last week when he
was suddenly stricken with the ailment
and It was thought advisable to secure
treatment at once. An operation for appen
dicItis was accordingly performed by Sur
geon In Chief Vaughn of the Emergency
staff. Late this aftehnoon Dr. Berryman's
condition was imported as improved.
Will of Willian L. Warren.
The will of William I. Warren, dated Oe
tcher 8, 1889, was filed this afternoon for
probate. His estate is left to his wife, Ed
wardina Simms Warren, who is named ex
ecutrix.
-Transfe? of Eaty.
By deed recorded today,- Edward J. Stell
wagen and Charlotte M. Stellwagen, his
wife, under a deed of trust from Francis
G. Newlands, conveyed to Mabelle Swift
Moore, lot 17, square 158, fronting about
eIghty-two feet on- the south side of Mas
sachusetts avenue between 17th and 1.8th
streets. The consideration was $37,422..
Funeral of Ferdiand Uehreeder.
The funeral services over the body of
Ferdinand Schroeder, the cavalryman who
died suddenly at the Cosmopolitan Hotel
Sunday night or yesterday morning,
as published In yesterday's Star, will be
held in the chapel at Lees undertaking
establishment at 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon. The body will he buried at Arling
ton.
Nearly Five Hundred- Patents Issued.
Patents were today Issued to the number
of '5, in addition to which there were Is
sued thirty-eight designs, fifty trade marks,
twelve labels an'd four prints. Of the pat
enta and designs, 471 were issued to cit
Isens of this country and sixty-two to for
eiges The people of New York received
eighty-three patnsad designs; Pesyl
vania, fifty-two; New Jersey and Ohio, sach
thirty-two;- Iluinois forty-three. The Dis
triet of Columbia received five of the pat
ents and designs.
'Er. Langley Daes Well.
Mr. Len=ily, appointshant een of thse
-esu eois, who bade anperatina for
app ilane pelmndd, last giay, Ia 4
isg weil, ae ankwabie syangien hairig
td~evasa l a Missa. - .
Aibet U , *mMe 9ha to Compe
JeIU rAimbaO to Aet.
A proceeding said to be entirely novel i
character was instituted this afternoon in
the Suprem. Court et the District of Co
lumbla, when Albert S. Trundle. through
Attorneys Douges@ & Douglass and
Levi David, pettAmed for a writ of pre
oedendo adjudicium to be directed agaist
Ivory G. Kimball, In his capacity as a
judge of the Poie Court of the District
of Columbia. Justice Bradley. to whom the
petition was presented, signed an order
directing Judge Kimball to show cause the
22d Instant why the writ should not Issue.
The writ Is desired in order to compel
Judge Kimball to proceed to judgment. ac
cording to law in the case. of the District
of Columbia against Albert S. Trundle.
now pending in the Police Court,
It is set forth that the 27th of last month
the petitioner was charged in the Police
Court with "cruelty to animals." He plead
ed "not gulty" and demanded a trial by
jury. Acting upon legal advice, he says,
he has not worked the horse that figures in
the case since the 28th of June. He con
tends that his arrest was unwarranted.
and that he is ready and anxious to pro
ceed to trial.
It is further stated that Judge Kimball
has refused to give the petitioner a trial.
and sueh refusal is in effect depriving the
petitioner of the use of his property.
The assertion is made that the judge of
the 'Police court holds daily sessions, and
that it is provided by law that the peti
tioner is entitled to a jury trial. yet never
theless Judge Kimball refuses to try the
case, and says he is unable to give the
petitioner or his counsel any information
whatever as to when the same can be tried.
The petitioner therefore claims that he is
entitled to have the writ issue so that jus
tice may be done in the premises,
]ENCREASE IN PENSIONERS.
Over Four Thousand Names Added to
the List Last Year.
The following memoranda of the work of
the pension bureau during the past fiscal
year have been prepared
Appropriation, 1900, $144.000.000; 1901.
$144.000.000; expenditure. 1900, 3128.462.1.0.
65; 1901. $138.531,494.11; unexpended, 1900.
5, 537,80.35; 1901. $5.468.505.89: excess ex
penditure, 1901. 88,353.46. Number pen
sioners. 1900, 93,52; 1901, 997.834. In
crease, 1901, 4.305. Number deaths. 1900.
~5.800: 1901. 38,82. Increase. 1901. 2.273.
Claims filed for disabilities incurred in
line of duty from April 21, 198. to June 30.
1901, numbered 45,710; admitted to June 30.
1901. 7,096; adjudicated and rejected. 7.
059.
5
BuIlding Permits Issued.
Building permits were Issued today as
follows:
Merchants' Transfer and Storage Com
pany, fire-proof transfer depot, eight sto
ries, 920 E street northwest; cost. $115,000.
Theodore. A. Harding. three three-story
brick dwellings, 1721 to 1725 19th street
northwest; cost. $16,000.
Washington Sanitary Improvement Com
pany, four two-story brick flats, 47 to 53
Bates street northwest; cost. $15,000.
Harry R. Christie. two-story frame dwell
ing. Fulton street, Brookland; cost. $2,500.
T. Cannon. repairs to 806 8th street north
east; cost, $30.
Mrs. Mary S. Logan. repairs to dwelling.
13th ani Clifton streets, Columbia
Heights; cost, $150.
C. R. Truesdell. repairs to 1121 Harvard
street. Columbia Heights; cost. $100.
Prostrations From Heat.
James Higgs, colored, thirty-five years
old, living at 709 6th street southeast, was
overcome by the heat about 12:30 today
while working at Providence Hospital. He
was ill when his fellow employes assisted
him to the hospital building. The doctors
gave him prompt treatment, and he was
soon on the road to recovery.
J. P. Bond. a colored laborer, fifty-four
years old, was made ill by the heat about
noon today while working on C street
northeast. He was removed to the Casualty
Hospital, where the doctors found his con
dition was not critical.
William Robinson, colored, twenty-three
years old, employed as a laborer on the
Quarry road, above Georgetown. was taken
ill this morning from the effects of the
heat. He was given treatment at the
Georgetown University Hospital. His con
dition Is not serious.
Army Orders.
A board of survey, consisting of Colonel
John V. Furey, quartermaster's depart
ment; Major Henry B. Moon. 10th Infan
try, and Captain George McK. Williamson.
quartermaster's department, has been ap
pointed to meet at Philadelphia, Pa.. to
morrow for the purpose of reporting upon
and fixing the accountability for twenty
six garrison flag halliards which have been
carried on the return of quartermaster's
supplies of Lieutenant Colonel Charles A.
H. McCauley. deputy quartermaster gen
eral. and which were found to be short
when the property was turned over to Cap
tain Robert Sewell, quartermaster, U. S. A.
First Lieutenant Conrad E. Koerper. as
sistant surgeon. U. S. A.. recently appoint
ed. now in this city, has been ordered to
report for temporary duty at the Washing
toni barracks.
First. Lieut. Eleutheros H. Cooke, 16th
Infantry, has been relieved from recruiting
duty at Plttsburf. Pa., and ordered to join
his regiment at Fort Crook, Neb.
Orders from the adjutant general's of
fice directing First Lleut. Watts C. Valen
tine, 19th Infantry, to join his regiment.
have been revoked, and Instead he will pro
ceed to Philadelphia, Pa., for recruiting
durty.
Second Lieut. William S. Martin, 1st In
fantry, has been transferred to the cavalry
arm of the service, and assigned to the 4th
Cavalry.
Second Lleut. E. R. W. McCabe, 17th In
fantry. has been transferred to the 6th
Cavalry.
Captain W. N. Wright. at Philadelphia,
has been ordered to temporary duty at
Manila, P. I.
First Lieutenant Ernest L. Ruffner, as
sistant surgeon, reently appointed at Buf
falo, N. Y., has been assigned to tempo
rary duty at Columbus barracks, Ohio.
First LIeutenant G. H. R, Gosman, as
sistant surgeon, recently appoInted at
Brooklyn. N. Y., has been assigned to duty
at the United States Military Academy.
First Lieutenant Charles C. Geer, assist
ant surgeon, recently appointed at Belton,
S. C.. has been assigned to duty at Fort
McPherson, Ga.*
Naval Orders.
Commander W. Goodwin, has been de
tached from the war college and ordered
home, having been granted three monthe'
sick leave.
Lieutenant Commander R. F- NIcholson,
from the command of the Farragut to the
bureau of navigation, Navy Department.
Lieutenant Commande H. imaeiL from
the torpedo station to the Naval Aadeamy.
Lieutenant Commander W. 8. Hogg, to
the Washingten navy -yard on temporary
duty for ordance instructions and such
other duty as assigned.
Lieut. L. H. Chandler from the bureau of
ordnance to the command of the Bailey.
Lient M. La. BristoL, fromn the Massa
chusetts to command of the Farragut.
Lieut. J. M. Reeves, from the Tornedo
station upon completion of course to the
Washington navy yard.
Chief Gunner C. H. Veable, retired, to
the Wasington navy yard.
Goverm-t Deeds.
3 per cets, regsteed,........... e
2 per cents, ........
coupron, ts, -Im190.l... imgg
4 pet ceats, rstsi199T...... 134
4 per coats, ce az.......... II'j
4 per cents, ..mlee~I......an
4 pe cents, euo,3 ......... 13 U
5 per ema, 200i. 6........~~u
U per coats, camps., ...........,
Grain. Prevea-u a Ctts.
GIAGO, Jet 1,-Ges
an000 Jtr14.-1assas
........... ..5 'QM Q* QM
NUW TOKg. J5* -GOti
...............T1
FINANCE AND TRADE
PmE E8iALk LEbag, O
An Attempted Raid on U. S Steet
Fails
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Special Dispateb to 11se Eveiig mtar.
NEW YORK. July 1&-n the London
stock market today American railway
shares, with the single exception of the
United States Steel steks, were strong.
Business In this department. however, was
light.
In the local stock market at the opening
there was a continuation of the bear cover
ing and a renewal of Inside buying, conse
quently another recovery In prices followed.
The railroad shares showed a tendency to
cut loose from the United States Steel is
sues, the recoveries being the most pro
acunced In the stocks which were the con
spicuous sufferers on last week's break.
Reports of showers and a much cooler
temperature generally in the corn belt
were the bull factors In the early trading.
In the railway list St. Paul advanced 2%.
Atchison 2V. Union Pacific 2V. Southern
Pacific 2%. Denver preferred 2. and a score
of other less active Issues advanced 1 per
cent or more.
In the industrial list Sugar rose 2 per
cent, notwithstanding yesterday's cut of
10 points in the price of refined sugar by
the Arbuckle Company.
Amalgamated Copper gained nearly 2 per
cent and People's Gas advanced over a
point. The local traction stocks were much
stronger in sympathy with the general
speculation.
General Electric and Continental Gas also
scored sharp advances. Just before the
delivery hour a determined effort was
made to break the United States Steel
stocks, two prominent brokers selling 5.000
shares each, but only one-quarter of t per
cent reaction followed these sails. It
looked at though this selling of the Steel
shares was engineered for the purpose of
affecting the general list to facilitate the
covering of short contracts by the bears.
If this was the object. it failed signally.
as the railway list remained steady. and
as soon as support was notlced In the
Steel issues the general market started
again on another rally.
In the late trading the market behaved
very well, and there was moderatc buying
of stocks by commission houses. something
that has not been In evidence for the past
three days. It looks as though the rally
ought to last a day or two yet, as there is
unquestionably a very large short Interest
in the market, and It Is not unlikely that
some of the larger bear operators turned
bulls yesterday when the market looked
weakest. in order to shake off some of their
"short-waisted" followers. The subtreas
ury was debtor to the clearing house this
morning for 2.O,000. of which V500.aiU was
Klondike gold. A president of one of the
anthracite coal roads said this afternoon
that he did not think the miners were in
sympathy with the firemen in the present
Reading strike. and therefore he does not
look for a protracted strike of the firemen.
Money loaned as low as 1 per cent. .
FIXANCIAL ASiO COMMECAL.
New Yek Steek Ma-red.
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.
'2%isa Wtr. Law- rvee
Amalgamated Cotper__ 1-112 11Vts
Amer. Car A Foundry... Il W
Am. Car & Foundry pfd. 82% 82 ;
American Rugar- .. M 1 1 1
American Tobacco. __ .... .
Atchison...... 72. .., ,7
Atchison. pfd ...... T 96
BalUm ore A OhioR...
Baltimore t Ohio. Did...
Brook lvnRapid Transit..
Chesapeake a Ohio.... .q 43
ChICAgo. B. & Q ............ .... .... .... ....
Chic.a Northwestern._ 19 195 198 19B
C. M. and St. Pant.. ....%.
Cnicago. H. I a Pacific.. 14k 141140 l40e
Cnic.a U. Western..... .. % L14
Col. Fuel and Iron.......... 9
Consoludated. ;a-........ 214 2 21 4
Con. Tobacc_............... .
Con. Tobacco. Md......... .
Dielaware & &eamn-.... Us &A us 6%
Erie...... ..........2....
Ere. 1st... . .. . ....
General Elec tr.e..... 4s 11hO 245 2
Illinois Centi......... 14 % 149 1 4
Iouisvillea Nashville... lg I ,
Metropolitan Tmetion..67 1 t I.n I
Manhattan glerated...... .16t ls 114 l7'
M.. K.aT..fd. . .. ....%
National Lead Co....... 19 19
New Jersey Central1....5 157 159 W
New York Central. 15.1. ..4 11 i
N Y. .Ontar:0o& Western. %31 0% 8
1%ortherni Pacefic..........
Northern Pacific, pfd..... g s g'g
Pacideu MaiL_. .........
Pennsylvania AL. iR... .. 5 12 14
People's Gas......-. .u I. 12% 14
Phila. a Reading.Ist . .. s7% 47A
Southern Pa~c18c...... ..~ 1
bouthern RlailwF--------- ~-.;
Stouthern Railwar. urd.. 4' S 5,
Texas P'acific..... ......U U
Lena. Coal and lron... 0 I% 57
I nmon Pacific.................~q
Union Pacifie p l..........
U S Leather .............2
U3 S. Leather, pil ..........1
U.S.Ruober ~. ,,l....1S 11
1 6? 6% U
Ex..dl9., 1%
1%Leato19a 195. 19 a 9
of oI ~Ot~56% 1%154% ~d
b~d.105%eske. 21nq/o T22%io s1% e2
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Marke ~. ., 11 bid U 94% 10s% sets
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Rate )eamt sa 5s 151%a 150i
Dspettsa Tr 10bI s W% s
Saima Rel te~.14s e43 W1 gmes
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tract. Oet Cluiaw .--3.N5, 9 34. h
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bid. 10% asked.4i Mhmctie, Iee
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