NAMING THE STREETS Formal Action Respecting Thorough fares Outside City Limits, UNIFORM SYSTEM ESTABLISHED Certain Highways to Be Named for Distinguished Americans. NUMBERS AND LETTERS The District Commissioners today took formal action in carrying out their ex pressed intention of adopting a scheme of uniform street nomenclature for all thor oughfares outside of the city limits. The Commissioners are without authority at present to extend their system into the city proper, but believe that Congress will take some action looking to that end in the near future, provided, of course, the national legislators look upon the step as advisable. The plan of naming the new streets in the county and of changing the n:\mes of those now existing north of the boundary to con form with the new thoroughfares has here tofore been detailed in The Star. The for mal orders issued on the subject today by the Commissioners are as follows: 'Tnder authority of section 5 of the act approved March 2, 189.1, to provide a per manent system of highways for the Dis trict of Columbia the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to name all streets, avenues, alleys and reser vations laid out or adopted under the pro visions of this act, and under authority of the following clause in the District appro priation act, approved June 30. 185)8: 'That the Commissioners of the District of Co lumbia shall hereafter have the power and authority to change the name of any street, road, avenue or other highway whenever any two of such highways have the same name,' the following system of naming is adopted for the highways in the District of Colombia outside of the limits of the city of Washington: "North and south streets will be desig nated by numbers, the present city system being extended into the county. "East and west streets will be named for distinguished Americans. Taking East Capitol street as a dividing line, and run ning north, names of one syllable will be used, arranged in alphabetical order. Upon completion of the one-syllable series a two syllable series will begin, and upon com pletion of this a three-syllable series, until the northern limit of the District of Colum bia is reached. The Alphabet Km ployed. "East and west streets in the county south of the line of East Capitol street wlH be named with the letters of the alphabet. Upon completion of this a series of one syllable names of American cities or prom inent geographical objects, arranged in al phabetical order, will be started, and so on, until the southern limit of the District of Columbia is reached. "A minor or place street will be designated a "place" and will bear the number or ini tial of the nearest parallel main street be tween it and the Capitol. "The broad diagonal highways will be designated avenues and will be named alter the states and territories of the Union. "Streets which are irregular in direction, or curved to an appreciable extent, will be termed 'roads' and will be named after some prominent local feature in '?heir vicinity, or other distinguishing designa tion. "A map will be prepared, showing the names for highways adopted under this order, which, when approved by the Com missioners of the District of" Columbia, will be recorded In the office of the sur veyor of the District of Columbia. "A list will also be printed, for general distribution, showing the names if high ways as they now exist and the new names adopted in lieu thereof under this order. "The new names shall take effect on the date the map above referred to is recorded In the office of the surveyor of the Dis trict of Columbia." Proposed Lint of \aiiien. Mr. W. P. Richards, the assistant engi neer in charge of street extension matters, has prepared a list of names to be used under the new system of nomenclature. A provisional list has been in mind some time and has been printed in The Star. It con tains the names of practically all the most eminent Americans since the foundation of the republic. There has been one import ant change in the list heretofore under consideration. It was suggested by Com missioner Macfarland that in the two-syl lable division there should be a street named for former Governor Alexander Shepherd of the District. The other Com missioners readily agreed to this, and what was to have been Sherman street, will now be designated as Shepherd street. The thoroughfare named for the District's for mer governor, who 13 niiw a resident of Batopilas. Chihuahua, Mexico, will be one of the finest in the northern section of the District and will extend as a broad baml from the east to the west boundaries. It will take up a number of existing streets, all being merged Into this one thorough fare. The Commissioners, and the residents of the District in general, have sought for some time some means of perpetuating the name of Governor Shepherd in some Dis trict institution. It was suggested that a school building might be named for him. but the Commissioners were bound down by the precedent of naming school build ings only for those prominent residents of the District who had been called from their earthly labors. It was suggested that a circle In the city might be named for him. The action of the Commissioners in applying his name to one of the prin cipal thoroughfares under the highway ex tension system, it is believed, will meet with general approval. Tfie street will stand as an indestruotlble monument to Governor Shepherd's work in the capital of the nation. Oltjeot In View. The Commissioners, in replacing the name ! of Shepherd for that of Sherman, have no ! intention, it is stated, of slighting in the 1 least degree the memory of that famed sol- i dler. His fame has been made secure In many ways in the capital, not the least of which is the great bronze statue now being molded for erection in the plot of ground just south of the treasury building. An important intermediary street will be named for General Sherman, also. What is now known as Sherman avenue in the northern section of the city will become a part of 10th street extended under the new system. Explaining the working of the new sys tem more explicitly, it may be stated that what is now A street north will become Ames street once the limits of the city are crossed. In time the Commissioners hope' to have their system of one-syllable names nf I-' 1 'p 1 ? c,ty a11 greets north jI kust Capitol street and the correspond lng line in the western section of the citv In this way the designations of northwest una northeast would be done away with. It would simply be necessary to state the number of Ames street, and add as a pre fix or suffix "east" or "west." In the else of Ames street there would be no West ,8trf,et- A better example might be cited in II street, which, under the new system, would become Hayes street There will be both an East Hayes and a West Hayes street if the plan Is ever adopted by Congress for application to the city. South of East Capitol street and in the southwest also the lettered system would bo main tained. Under this scheme the prefixes north and south would no longer be neces sary. But this feature of the case has not yet been reached, and the Commis sioners while laying a proper foundation ror the future use of the names in the city itself are confining their attentions to the streets that reach beyond the city limits whir, tKMaie some day to be opened effect hiShw*y act is carried Into full Northwest of Boundary. The new system will have the greatest importance probably In the subdivisions of Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant and the surrounding subdivisions northwest of the Boundary. In these sections there are many streets which in a run of six or eight blocks have as many different names at tached to them. These will be changed so that a street may be found to run true all the way across the District. The Commissioners, as stated In their or ders today, will make announcement of the names of the new streets officially as soon as formally adopted. The list which En gineer Richards has submitted la as fol lows: One-syllable streets?Ames, Blaine, Clajr, Dix. Eads. Foote. Grant. Hayes. Jay. King. I,ee, Meade. Nash. Ord. Polk, Quarles, Rusk. Scott. Taft, Uhl. Vane, Wirt, Yates and Zane. One-svllable places?Ashe, Bell (Brown), Chase, Dodge, Ernst, Field, Gates, Holmes (Hoe. Howe). James. Kent, Low, Meigs, Neal. Orth. Pierce, Quayle, Reed, Swain, Todd. Ure, Vail (Vroom), Wayne, Yost and Zahm. Two-syllable streets?Adams. Bryant, Cal houn, Douglas, Evarts, Fulton, Garttefild, Hamlin, Irving. Jackson, Kearney, Law rence. Monroe. Newton. Otis, Perry, Quln cy. Randolph, Shepherd. Taylor, Upham, Verplanck. Webster, Yancy, Zeigler. Two-syllable places?Alcott (Astor, Al len), Benton. Channlng. Dana, Edwards (Edmunds). Freemont. Glrard, Hooker, In galls, Johnson, Kendall. Lamar (Logan), Manning. Newcomb. Osgood. Putnam, Owlntard, Rogers. Sherman. Tyler. Upshur, Vlckers, Warren. Yeaman, Zullck. Three-syllable streets?Allison, Buchan an, Crittenden, Decatur, Emerson, Farra gut. Gallatin, Hamilton. Ingraham. Jef ferson. Kennedy. Longfellow, Madison, Nicholson. Oglethorpe. Peabody. Quacken bos, Rittenhouse, Sheridan, Tuckerman, Underwood, Van Buren, Whlttier. Three-syllable places?Audubon, Butter wcrth. Cameron, Davenport. Everett (Edi son), Fessenden, Garrison. Harrison, Iver son. Jenifer. Kingsbury. Llnderman. Mont gomery Nicolay, Overton, Patterson. Quit man, Robinson. Stevenson. Tarkington, Underbill, Venable, Worthington. The adoption of the new system of no menclature has been a work to which Capt. Beach, the Engineer Commissioner, has given much time and thought. The matter comes under his supervision. TO SUCCEED LORD HERSCHBL. Evidences That Lord Pauncefote May Be Named. There are evidences that in case the ne gotiations for the resumption of the work of the joint high commission prove suc cessful. the British government may con sider the advisability of naming Lord Pauncefote to succeed the late Lord Her schel as head of the delegation represent ing British and Canadian Interests. The commission deals with the many border controversies long existing between the United States and Canada, and the Canad ian officials have naturally felt that they had a more direct Interest in its work than the imperial authorities. But in order to give an imperial aspect to the commission, Lord Herschel was named to co-operate with the Canadian authorities. Since his death no one has been named to succeed him. and the matter is still in abeyance owing to the doubt as to whether the work will be resumed. The recent tendency has been toward settling the several contro versies through the usual diplomatic chan nels, instead of by the commission. In case Lord Pauncefote is designated on the com mission he will combine the functions of an ambassador in close and constant com munication with the authorities here, and will have the advantage of participation in the work of the commission. MEXICO'S ATTITUDE. Not Likely to Take Up the Cause of Chile. It is understood that the Mexican author ities here have given rather pointed evi dence that they do not wish to take up Chile's cause in the controversy as to whether arbitration shall be broadly dis cussed before the coming Latin-Amencan congress. The Chilean minister recently addressed a note to Secretary Hay, stating that if the plans of the congress were changed so that the arbitration question would be brought in without limit, Chile would reserve the right of determining hereafter as to whether she would be rep resented. The request was made that this position of Chile be communicated to the government of Mexico. The communica tion was duly sent to the Mexican authori ties here. It appears, however, that they do not feel warranted in receiving notice as to Chile's course of action except through the regular channels of diplomatic communication between ( hJle and Mexico. For this reason the notification has not gone forward to Mexico, and it is under stood that a suggestion has been made that it would be more appropriate for such communication to be made direct to Mexico. AUDITOR PETTY'S RESPONSE. Submit* a Statement ReKarding Con troversy Over Accounts. Mr. J. T. Petty, auditor for the District, today submitted to the District Commis sioners a lengthy statement, giving his ver sion of the controversy which recently arose at the District building in regard to per diem employes, and with especial ref erence to the street cleaning department. Mr. Petty's communication is an exhaus tive review of the whole situation, covering about sixteen typewritten pages. The Com missioners today declined to give the let ter out for publication, saying that the matter was one with which the Commis sioners should deal exclusively. Mr. Petty's letter, It is generally hinted at the District building, is a statement in his own behalf in view of the accusations which have been published to the effect that he had passed heretofore pay accounts for workmen who had not performed a full day's work, as prescribed by law. It was said that Mr. Petty had passed accounts of this kind in the past, but had held up a recent account in the street cleaning de partment. Mr. Petty, it is understood, quotes from records to fully sustain his position in the matter from first to last. He takes issue with the committee which submitted a report recently to the effect that two or three per diem employes in other departments had received pay for full time when they had in reality worked but a fraction of a day. Mr. Petty denies that the facts substantiate any such state ment. He declares that the case of the clerk in the street cleaning office Is the only one on record, it is said, where pay was allowed for a full day when only a portion of the day was actually included in the time of labor. Mr. Petty gives the record of the clerk in the street cleaning office in full. In regard to the Sunday work, for which It was alleged pay had been allowed in the street cleaning department for many years past. Mr. Petty is understood to have sub mitted signed statements by the former su perintendents of the department to the ef fect that no pay was received for work not actually performed In full. SUIT FOR PARTITION. Large Amount of Realty Involved in Proceedings Instituted Today. A large amount of local real estate is involved in a proceeding In equity for par tition instituted today in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia by Wal ter A. Johnston, Lizzie S. Johnston, Mary Ada Cowles and Walter C. Cowles, through Attorney Walter A. Johnston, against Caldwell S. Johnston, Laura Anella John ston and fourteen other defendants. The property consists of the estate left by Hor ace S. Johnston, who died November 8, I 1888. He was the father of Walter A. Johnston and Mary Ada Cowles, who are named among the comidainants, and of Caldwell S. Johnston, Laura Anella John ston and Kate A. Bastlnaelll, who are named among the defendants. The estate comprises 4SW Pennsylvania avenue; 102, 101, 106, 108 and 110 4% street; 480 Mary land avenue southwest, 200 4Vi street south west, 2114 and 2116 F street, 625 2lst street, 2510 Pennsylvania avenue; 1, 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 Johnston's court, between 21st and 22d. E and F streets; 2100, 2102, 2104, 21<>6, 2108, 2110, 2112. 2114, 2116, 2118, 2120, 2122, 2124, 2126, 2128, 2130 and 2132 Virginia avenue; 2101, 2103, 2105, 2107, 21 warned- to look out for the departure of men for this plant. It is feared that aa^attempt to start the mill will suredy resuU,in tj?uble, as the strikers have always threatened it, and the tradi tions of this town of many strikes are such wnsideratfon!'"* ^ *? n<>t reCelV6 mUCh Heading StrtkV About Over. READING, 1*^5., A^fgust 7.?The strike of the Reading railway Tsh&p hands, it is be lieved, is practical!^ tfver. Superintendent of Motive Power Pi-ince said to a commit tee of Reading business men. who called upon him in reference to the strike that the company will have'no further confer ence with the men mi strike, and it re mains with those who wish work to ap ply as individuals at the company's office. The company regards all the strikers as no longer in its employ. Many new men *^Jie en Put to work and many of the strikers have gone back to the shops. Su perintendent Prince says that In some de partments, notably the freight depots, the company has no place, for any more hands. Strike Order Read at Cleveland. CLEVELAND, August 7. ?The general strike order issued by President Shaffer was received here early today by Vice President Ward of the Amalgamated As sociation advisory board. Immediately upon the receipt of the order-Mr. Ward sent out a call for a meeting of all mem bers of the organization in Cleveland for 10 o'clock this morning. At this meeting, which was largely attended, the strike order was read and plans discussed for carrying out the instructions of Presi dent Shaffer. No. further attempt was made today to resume operations at the plant of the American Tin Plate Company. The offi cials of the company declared, however, that the plant would be running within a very short time. It is reported that the company will endeavor to secure non union men. do let at Wellsvllle. WELLSVILLE, Ohio, August 7.?Wells vllle is very quiet today and ther? is no semblance of trouble of any kind. The plant is now working six mills. The news of President Shaffer's strike order was received last night. It will not affect Wellsville in the least, unless it is enlarged so as to take in all allied trades. Eighteen men are expected here from Scottdale, Pa., this afternoon, Their ar rival will put every mill in the plant to working on full time. Miumlllon Men Will Not Strike. MASSILLON, Ohio, August 7.?President Jenkins of the local branch of tha Amalga mated Association says the men of the local mill will not strike. "We have sign ed a contract for a year," said he, "and we cannot possibly cease worK." The lo cal mill is owned by the Republic Iron and Steel Company. Will Dlnregard the Order. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, August 7.?Offi cials of the Ohio plant of the National Steel Company""hhve-announced that their employes will piy no attention to the strike order of President '^Shaffer. The plant, which is non-ijnum, ^employs 3,000 men. ii" ? ? DENIED ATP Rl&SIAN EMBASSY. ??ji in Report of Discontinuance of Treaty Negotiations fiitli Germany. BERLIN, August ^?The officials of the Russian embassy here deny the report printed by tlfe K6enlgsberg Allgemeine Zeitung that j!Jl. ?>ewitte, the Russian finance minister, ha#. Instructed the Rus sian representativesIn Germany to dis continue their.^ preliminary work on the commercial treaties* IOWA sf AT^ti: CONVENTION. ?r Republican Organisation Meeting at Cedar Rapids Today. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, August 7.? Chairman Weaver of the state central com mittee called the republican state conven- i tlon to order at 11:15 o'clock this morning. Rev. S. M. McCoFmick of Cedar Rapids of fered prayer, at the conclusion of which Chairman Weaver introduced as tempo rary presiding officer. J. C. Davis of Keo kuk. Mr. Davis, in accepting the chair, delivered an address which was frequently interrupted by applause. The roll of congressional districts was called to secure the names of the mem bers of the various committees and at its conclusion, a recess was taken until 2 o'clock. . ? ? FEARS AMERICAN COMPETITION. British Consul at .Marseilles Sees Loss of Coal Trade. LONDON, August 7.?The British con sular report regarding trade at Marseilles, issued this morning, declares that the most vital recent development, from a British viewpoint. Is the determined attempt of the United States to obtain a monopoly of the coal Imports at that port. The report fur ther says it is still too early to say how much of the general activity in Marseilles in the future will b6 due to American en terprise and energy, but It is certain that a large share of the future trade and com mercial activity, both at Marseilles and in the south of France generally, will be ab sorbed by the United States, and a consid erable portion of it at the expense of the united kingdom, unless British traders wake up to the danger and fight it by com bination. . "A great coal combine Is contemplated, the report adds. "Without it American coal will surely share the market, but will not be able to entirely oust British coal. It would simply be a question of freights and quality, both of which are against the United States, but the proposed combine looks dangerous." Lieut. Commander Creaap Dead. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. PORTSMOUTH, Va., August 7.?Lieuten ant Commander Cresap, U. S. N., one of the most popular officers in the service, died this morning ?t the naval hospital In this city. He has been hopelessly 111 of blood-pcrlsonlng fojr several weeks. From the first his physicians had but little hope for his recovery. The manner in which he contracted the JataFomalady was peculiar. He was treating- a**dorn and abraded his foot. The dyei"firom "4iis sock worked Into this slight wound artiS blood poisoning set in He leaves feT%rtfb%nd three sons. ^ Hi ? Rallway"|^?e4 'or Damage*. Lizzie J. Magle tttte afternoon Instituted proceedings at the Supreme Court of the Distric|7?M$Qlumbla against the Baltimore and QfriOnRailroad Company to recover damages In the sum of $10,000. It Is alleged that^ th^'Jl2th of last January the plaintiff proceeded by train operated by the defend*# this city to Brent wood. Md. Byreasoo of alleged negligence of the defendawfc charged, the plain tiff, while alighting at Brentwood, was thrown from the platform to the roadbed of the railroaa^upon the rails, and was rendered uncM&cWss and painfully in jured. As a revolt' B# the occurrence, it is alleged, the plaintiff has become perma nently lame and disabled. She Is repre sented by Attorneys Sellhausen and Sulli van and Douglass and Douglass. To Attend Austrian Maneuver*. Lieutenant Colonel William R. Livermore. Corps of Engineers, military attache at 1 Copenhagen, Denmark, has been author ized by the War Department to attend the coming maneuvers of the Austrian %rmy, provided there Is no , objection on the part of the Austrian government to his presence on that occasion. . ,, a saw i Col. Ward Bemea His Duties. Colonel Ward has returned to the e!ty after a few days' absence, and has resumed the duties of adjutant general of the army. KNIGHTSTEMPLAR PROGRAM FOR THE CONCLAVE AT LOOSVILUHI THIS MONTH. Six Hundred Stalwart Kentacklaaa a - Committee to Receive the Viiltlng Brethren. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. August 7.?The offi cial program for the twenty-eighth trien nial conclave of Knights Templar, to be held here the last week of this month, was issued today by the executive committee, which has had over 100,300 to draw on to make the features of entertainment attrac tive. The week will open Sunday with pub lic worship at the Broadway Methodist Church, conducted by Very Eminent Sir J. W. Cox of Washington, Iowa, grand prel ate of the grand encampment. Monday will be devoted to receiving at the depots and escorting to quarters all arriving commanderies. The escort com mittee is made up of six hundred stalwart Kentucklans. Monday night will witness the inaugural of festivities in the formal opening of headquarters of the Grand Com mandery of .Kentucky in the custom house with a reception. This Is a function that will be repeated each afternoon and night during the conclave, four hundred well known Kentucky matrons and their daugh ters serving on the reception committee at each one. Tuesday the big parade will take place. At night there will be a reception at the Masonic Widows' and Orphans' Home; an entertainment at Confederate Hall, fire works and the first of a series of excur sions up the Ohio river. The competitive drill, the first since the San Francisco conclave in 1883, Is sched uled for Wednesday at Churchill Downs. The five prize trophies, costing over $7,000, to be awarded were put on display by local jewelers today. Commanderies from San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Cincinnati, Parkersburg, W. Va.; Pittsburg and Wash ington are entered in the drill. Four United States army officers will act as judges. On Thursday night the grand ball will be given at the Horse Show building. Mrs. J. C. W. Beckham, the governor's wife, will be one of the matrons of honor. Friday will be devoted to side trips through Kentucky, to the blue grass region and Mammoth cave. ALLEGED SECESSION. Movement for a. Sew Organisation of Machinist* at Buffalo. That a movement has been Inaugurated by some of the machinists In Buffalo to start a new machinists' organization was admitted today by President O'Connell of the International Association of Machinists. Vice President Mulberry of the association is now in Buffalo looking out for the Inter ests of the machinists' association. Mr. O'Connell said he had little knowledge of the secession movement and denied that any special agents had been sent from this city to disband the lodges. According to Mr. O'Connell, Lodge 330 of Buffalo is work ing in harmony with the international as sociation, but a portion of the members of Lodge 245 of that city Is seeking to set In motion a movement for a new organiza tion. "If Lodge 245 Is In a movement for seces sion," said Mr. O'Connell, "it is in contra vention of our laws. Our vice president now there has been instructed to see that the Interests of our association are not lost sight of. There have been no threats of secession received from other points." BODY OF WALKER RECOVERED. Jury Returns a Verdict of Accidental Drowning, The body of Richard P. Walker, a resi dent of this city, who lost his life by drowning last Sunday at Chesapeake Beach while endeavoring to recover the hat of a friend which had blown off into the deep water at the end of the pier, an account of which was printed in Monday's Star, was found this morning at 9 o'clock by John Arth. a member of Haley's Band, and George Wallace, an employe of the beach. The place where the body was recovered was about four miles south of the beach, in water about a foot and a half deep and from fifty to sixty feet* from the shore. About fifty yards from the place of the finding of the body the hat of the unfor tunate man was picked up. The condition of the body was good. At the Inquest, which was held this morn ing, George M. Handy, a nephew of the de ceased, stated that Mr. Walker had been for several months suffering with heart trouble. It was thought that the exertion of the swimmer was too great for the fee ble condition of that organ and this, It is believed, was the main cause of the fatal accident. The Jury returned a verdict at 12:30 of accidental death by drowning. ORDER AMENDED. Posey Wilson's Term in Jail Limited to Thirty Days. By an order received by ma'l this after noon at the city hall from Justice Brad ley of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, who is summering at East hampton, Long Island, It is directed that the order passed the 30th of last month, adjudging Posey S. Wilson to be In con tempt of court and directing his arrest and commitment to jail, be amended by maklng the term of the imprisonment thir ty days from the date of commitment. Wilson, It will be recalled, wa3 ordered by Justice Bradley to show cause why he should not be adjudged in contempt for failure to obey an order of the court re straining him from annoying his former wife, Mrs. Augusta E. Wilson, who had ob tained a divorce from him. The rule was returnable Monday of last week. Wilson ignored It and the following day the order adjudging him in contempt and directing his commitment was signed. The evening of Tuesday of last week, Deputy United States Marshals Turner ami Cusick ar rested Wilson while he was in the writing room of the Rlggs House. It is said a dangerous looking dirk knife was taken from the prisoner. After reaching the jail Wilson, it Is al leged, was for a rhort time obstreperous. He Is said to have ripped his bed open, scattered the straw contents about and misbehaved otherwise until tae officials of the institution found it necas-sary to hand cuff him and string him up to the ??ell door. This treatment settled the trouble. The term of Imprisonment -thirty days?' will expire the 20th instant. Supposed Mad Dog Killed. About noon today Officer J. E. Joyce of the ninth precinct shot and killed a "tramp" dog, supposed to be mad, oppo site No. 1024 Bladensburg road. Previous to being killed the. dog had bitten Albert Malley, aged seventeen, of 626 Callan street northeast, on the left hand. Malley was given surgical attention. The body of the animal was sent to the Department of Ag riculture for experimental purposes. Order Amending Appralsor's Verdict. In the matter of the extension and widen ing of Sherman avenue, Justice Clabaugh, on motion of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, today ordered that the verdict of the Jury of appraisers be amended. By the verdict 6,000 square feet of lot 10, block 18, Todd and Brown's sub division is assessed for benefits to the amount of $500, solely In the name of John Finn, owner. In lieu of the assessment, the amendment provides for the following: North one-third of lot 10, $166.07, John Finn, owner; mjddle one-third of lot 10, $166.67, B. F. Morrison, owner; south one third of lot 10. $166.67, R. O. H. Roberts, owner. Charged With Housebreaking. Francis Williams and Isaiah Davis were arrested this afternoon by Detectives Boyd and Hartigan, on the charge of breaking into the cafe of the Hotel Gordon and steal ing $6. The case is set for a hearing Fri day In the Police Court. Additional Policeman Appointed. Upon the request of James S. Hood, presi dent of the Pacific Office Building Com pany, and with the favorable recommenda tion of Major Sylvester, the Commissioners today appointed John Trader additional private of the police department for a term of three years, 'for duty in and about the Pacific building. ? THE BOARD OP SVROEONS. Rerlml ?f rjlMualoa of Police and Ptro Ufpartmeat OMetali. The third complaint, within two weeks, regarding the services rendered by the board of police and flre surgeons of the District has Just been registered with the District Commissioners. Major Syl ?? aster, i the superintendent of police, has forwarded to the Commissioners a report from Lieu tenant Moore, commanding the sixth pre cinct, In which he states that Police Sur geons Vale and Marbury were both out of the city the morning of August 8, when j their services were needed for Desk Ser geant Rollf. After some delay. Lieutenant Moore says, the services of Surgeon Burch were secured. Major Sylvester calls the attention of the Commissioners to the fact that the leave of absence granted Dr. Vale did not begin until August 5. while his services were in demand August 3 The Commissioners have noted the complaint, and will take it Into consideration with the others they have received In regard to the work of the surgeons. The Commissioners received today a com munication from Surgeon Burch of the po lice and fire board, asking that he be granted leave of absence from August 15 to September 15, inclusive. Major Sylvester has approved the application so far as his department is concerned, with the proviso that Dr. Burch shall make arrangements with some one to look after his work while away. Chief Engineer Dutton of the flre department says that If Dr. Burch intends to secure a substitute he has no objection to the leave being granted. LATE EXAMINER HEISIXG. Efforts In Progress by the Police to Locate His Relatives. From the examination papers on file with the civil service commission. It was learned by a Star reporter this morning that Franz I. Heislng, the assistant examiner In the patent office, who died last Friday at Providence Hospital, and whose remains are held at Lee's undertaking establish ment, was a native of Weidenbreck. West phalia province. Germany. Mr. Heising states in the history he has written of him self, which is Included In those papers, that he came to this country In 1S90 to learn the English language. At the time of his death he was sixty-five years old. For the twenty years previous to his com ing to America he was in the coal business with his brother In his native town, and he left his brother in the business wh^n he came here. The account of his school ing and previous experience shows him to have been thoroughly qualified for the work he was doing. One position he held before go ing Into business with his brother was fore man for an engine building establishment, where he said he had charge of construct ing the largest stationary engines ever built. The police, in their endeavor to communi cate with the relatives of the dead exam iner, took from the papers the namas of the references Mr. Heising gave of per sons who knew him in Pittsburg. Major Sylvester has communicated with these gentlemen, but their reply is that they know nothing of Heising's family. The ad dress in Germany was given to the police today, and a letter will be written there. Unless the body Is claimed in a short time It will be Interred in a local cemetery. Should the effects of the dead man not be sufficient to defray his funeral expenses, clerks In the patent office will see that his remains are given decent burial. DIFFERENCES ADJUSTED, Liability for .tllegred Damage to Street Railway Tracks. The District Commissioners have finally settled the difference arising between the Capital Traction Company and J. K. Mur phy, the contractor who constructed the Tiber creek and New Jersey avenue high level intercepting sewer, over the re pair of the street railway company's tracks. The tracks were quite badly damaged by sinking at the point where the big ditch was dug beneath them Just south of the Capitol grounds. The Traction company submitted a claim for $1,774.87 to Contractor Murphy, covering the extent of the repairs the company had made. Mr. Murphy ob jected to the bill, claiming It was exorbi tant. The matter was then placed before the District Commissioners for settlement, and an extended hearing was had, at which all the parties at Interest were present. The damage and repairs were thoroughly dis cussed. The Commissioners arrived at the conclusion that Contractor Murphy was responsible for the damage, and should have placed the tracks in their original con dition. Today the Commissioners notified the parties that they had concluded that the amount due the Capital Traction Com pany should be $1,512.92. This the Commis sioners will pay, and will withhold a like amount from the balance due Mr. Murphy on his contract. There are several other claims pending against the same contractor for alleged damage to various underground construc tions, principally conduits. ? Building: Permits Issued. Building permits were issued today as follows: Washington Jockey Club, four one-story and loft stables at Bennlng. Cost, $0,500. Mrs. Mary A. Dove, two-story brick dwelling at 101 U street northwest. Cost, $3,500. Morgan R. Goddard, store front and show windows at 3001 M street northwest. Cost $2,500. ' John A. Hughes, brick addition to 1245 20th street northwest, cost, $2,000. Francis A. Lutz, repairs to 1451 Bacon street northwest. Cost, $1,000. Estate In Controversy. In the matter of the estate of John T. Saffell, deceased, William A. Young, a legal nephew by half blood of the decedent, to day* petitioned the Probate Court to require Charles H. Saffell, administrator of the estate, to show cause why his papers as such should not be declared null and void and his appointment canceled. Justice Clabaugh directed that the rule to show cause Issue, returnable the 10th Instant. John T. Saffell died the 23d of last mantli He was unmarried and his father and mother were dead. It is stated that Charles H. Saffell, the 31st of July, In fil ing his request for papers of administra tion, did not mention the name of William A. 1 oung, nor any one of his sisters or brothers, although he knew them well, and In orjler to obtain papers of administra tion had a waiver of citation signed by only three of the heirs. ??> Grain, Provisions sand Cotton Markets. CHICAGO, August 7.?Grain: _. . _ . Open. High. Low. Wheat?Sept 70 71% 09% Dec 72%-% 73V>-% 72V Corn-Sept 5B% &7%^ Dec 57% 51) % Oats?Sept 84% 86% Dot? ? ??? ? CHICAGO, August 7.?Provisions: Open. High. Pork?Sept 18.85 13.85 Dec.......... ..... ..... Lard?Sept 8.60 8.60 Dec ........,i , ????? Ribs?Sept 7.80 7.80 Doc.... .... NEW YORK, August 7.?Cbtton: _ . . High. Low. Close. September 7.02 7.06 7.01 7 00 7.10 7.16 7.07 7.15 December 7.13 7.15 7.10 7.15 January 7.15 7.22 7.14 7.20 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE^ August 7.?Flour firm, unchanged; receipts, 30,724 barrels; exports, 25.680 barrels. Wheat strong and higher; No. 2 red, spot, the month and September, 74%a74%; October. 75Via 75%; December, 77; steamer No. 2 red, 71Via7l2* receipts, 349.353 bushels; exports, 324,793 bushed; southern by sample, 65a75; southern on grade 71a 75. Corn dull; spot rfnd the month, 58; Septem ber. 58%; steamer mixed, 57; receipts, 2,496 bush els; exports, 15,172 bushels; southern white corn. 62a63; southern yellow corn, 60a61. Oats steady No. 2 white, old, 44a44%; new, 43a43%; No. i mixed, old, 41%a42; new, 40%a41; receipts, 18,056 bushels; exports, none. Rye firm: No. 2 nearby, 55; No. 2 western, 56; receipts. 9,301 bushels; ex ports, none. Hay firm: No. 1 timothy, $16a$16.50. Grain freights very dull, unchanged. Butter firm unchanged; fancy imitation, 17al8; fancy cream ery, 21a22; fancy ladle, 16al7; store packed, 12a 14. Eggs firm, unchanged; fresh, 14. Cheese firm, unchanged; large, 10%; medium, 10%; small, 10% Sugar strong, unchanged; fine and coarse granu lated, 5.55. Government Bonds. . BM. Asked. 2 per cents, registered 107% 108% 2 per cents, coupon 107% 108% 8 per cents, registered, 1908-1928.... 108% 109 3 per cents, coupon. 1909-1928 108% 109 4 per cents, registered, 1907 Ill 119% 4 per cents, coupon, 1907 lit H8% 4 per cants, registered, 1825 137 188 4 per cents, coupon, 1996 1ST 199 9 per cents, registered, 1904 107% 109% 5 per cents, coupon, 1904 107% 109% FINANCE AND TRADE Strike Order Did Not Have Much Effect on Prices. TONE WAS RATHER BULLISH Steel Issues Particularly Were in Good Demand. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, August 7.?The issuing: of the much-discussed strike order failed to cause alarm In speculative circles this morning, opening prices being the lowest for the day In most instances. Tho docu ment which has been the main reliance of the selling party seemed to lack force and was regarded rather as an appeal for aid. The opening of another mill as non-union seemed to indicate a slight advantage in favor of the United States Company. Pears were materially reduced and the strike was looked upon as likely to revert to the conference stage again. As a mar ket factor It failed to deter buying to the extent noted yesterday. The buying went into the properties in which the largest short Interest was known to exist. Chi cago houses bought the granger shares against previous sales, and there was a dis position to regard the crop news as having been overestimated. The government crop report, due on Sat urday, is now expected to show a fair corn crop in districts heretofore reported as a total loss. The damage along the Atchison lines, for example. Is less severe than at first reported1, and it was confidently stated that earnings for the present year would not suffer noticeably. Some rather good buying went Into Atchison Issues during the day. and a moderate short Interest covered. The Union Pacific meeting tomorrow Is expected to confirm recent advices of an unchanged dividend. There may be a better statement of earnings made than seemed possible last week, and the short interest covered a considerable volume of stock In consequence. The declaration of a 2% per cent semi-annual dividend on St. Lawrence and Adirondack, the initial dividend for this company, resulted In a rise of per cent today. Realizing sales around the top prices forced a moderate recession. The Steel stocks and all the Industrials were steady to strong under dealings In which commission houses took part. Pub lic Interest Is lacking, but there are evi dences that some important developments are to be announced early In the fall. In anticipation of such announcements there is concerted action among the ?argor in terests looking to ease in the money mar ket. Prominent financiers express confidence In a plentiful supply of funds during the coming season and see no reason for delay ing certain railroad enterprises which have been kept in the background during the vacation season. Rumors of a possible gold shipment later in the week failed to find reflection In the course of prices. The outflow, should It happen at all. will reflect a special transaction and should cause no concern. Commission houses of some prominence Incline to the view that the present drawbacks to an active market will be removed much earlier than the pub lic expect, and that a big demand will set in for the Issues concerned In the commun ity of ownership plan. However this may be. there has been but little liquidation during the last fort night when the character of the news is considered, and the support has been of the best. The strike order goes into effect and the crop report is published after the close of business on Saturday. It will be Interesting to see which account will be the more nervous over that period. ? ? m FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. New York Stock Market, furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers and brokers, 1419 F St., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La* denburg, Thalmann A Co.. New York. Open. Hlch. Low. Hflw. Amalgamated Copper? 1109* 111?* 110% 111% Amer. Car A Foundry? 27% 28% 27% 28% Am. Car A Foundry,pfd. 81% 82 81% "2 American Sugar? 181 133% 131 182% American Tobacco- - - - - Atchison....... 70*4 72% 70J* 72} % 72U 70% 72% >2 94% 48% 94% % Atchison, pfd 93! Baltimore & Ohio? - 94} Baltimore A Ohio. pfd... BrooklvnRapid Transit- 78 74 72J* 78% Chesapeake a Ohio 43% 44 43% 44 Chicago. B. A Q? - ...? - Chic, a Northwestern...- 190 190 190 190 C.. M. and St Paul - ISM* 167% 1S5% 157 Chicago, K. I a Pacific- 186 188% 186 138% Cmc.A G. Western......? 21 22 21 22 Col. Fuel and Iron 90 92 90 9i Consolidated lias... 218 218 -18 218 Con. Tobacco- - ?- ?? Con. Tobacco, pfd? - - Delaware* Hudson 157 168% 167 158% Erie 35% 36 86 Erie, 1st? 63% 64 64 General Electric? 246% 247% a*d% 247% Illinois Central 148% 144 144 Louisville a Nashville? J00% 100?* 99*.* Metropolitan Traction?^63% 164 168 164 Manhattan Elevated?4*15% 116 H4 116 Missouri Pacific ? 95% 96% 945/ 95% M.. K. *T., pfd 62 62 futf 51% National Lead Co 19% 19% 19 19% New Jersey Central- ... - New York Central 150 151% 151) 151% N Y.,Ontario * Western- 81% 82% gi% 32% Northern Pacific? - Northern Pacilio, pfd? -. . - Pacific Mail 37% Pennsylvania tt. K? 142 People's (jas 113 Phlla. a Rearflng.lst 76% Reading 2nds Reading t orn Southern Pacific? Southern Railway? Southern Railwav. Dfd Taxas Pacific lenu. Coal and Iron Lnion Pacific Cm on Pacific pfd? 87% U 3. Leather . 12% U S. Leather, pfd 79% V.S.Rubber ? .. - U.8 Steel? ?? 40 U.S.Steel.Dfd- ??? 89% Wabash pfd? 37% Western Union TeL...... 90% Washington Stock Exchange. Sales?liegnlsr call, 12 o'clock m.?Capital Trac tion, 1 at 102V4, 15 at 102. Washington Gas, 5 at 60, 10 at 60. Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 167, 8 at 167. 10 at 167, 6 at 167. After call-Union Trust and Storage Co., 0 at 109. U. 8. Registered 3s, $2U,000 at 10814. Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 167. District of Columbia Bonds?3.65s. 124 bid. Miscellaneous Honda?Capital Traction 4s, 108 bid, 108*4 asked. Washington Traction and Elec tric Coll. 4>^s, 04W bid, 06 asked. Metropolitan Railroad 5s, 116 bia, 120 asked. Metropolitan Rail mad Oert. Indebt., A, 105 bid, 107V4 asked. Metro politan Railroad Cert. Indebt., H. 105 bid, 107^ asked. Columbia Railroad 6s, 117 bid. Columbia Railroad 2d mort. 5s, 110 asked. Washington Gas Co. 6s, series A, 107 bid. Washington Gas Co. 6s, series B, 107 bid. U. S. Electric Light Deb. Imp. 6s, 100% bid. U. S. Electric Light Cert. Indebt. 6s, 106 bid, 10644 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 6s. 103 bid. American Security and Trost. 100 bid. Washington Market Co. 1st 6s. 110 bid. Washington Market Co. Imp. 6s, 110 bid. Washington Market Co. Extension 6s, 110 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 109 bid. American Graphophone Deb. 5s. 100 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies?National Safe Deposit and Trust, 145 bid, 153 asked. Washing ton Loan and Trust, 17144 bid, 175 ssked. Amer ican Security and Trust, 215 bid, 230 asked. Wash ington Safe Deposit, 60 bid. Union Trust and Storage. 109 bid, 10H44 asked. National Bank Stocks?Bank of Washington, 875 bid, 425 asked. Metropolitan, 725 bid, 800 aaked. Central; 230 bid. Farmers and Mechanics', 280 bid. Second. 165 bid. Cltlsens', 165 b'd. Oolum bla. 170 bid. 180 asked. Capital, 155 bid, 170 asked. West Bid, 119 bid, 127 ssked. Traders', 132. bid. Lincoln, 11944 bid, 125 ssked. Railroad Stocks?Capital Traction, 102% bid, 102% asked. City and Suburban, 25 aaked. Insurance Stocks?Firemen's, 25 bid. Franklin, 40 bid. Metropolitan, 75 bid. 80 asked. Corcoran. 63 bid. Potomac, 70 asked. Arlington, 26 bid. German American, 225 bid. National Union, 8 bid, 8% asked. Columbia. 10 bid, 11 asked. Rlggs, 7 bid, 8 asked. People's, 6 bid. 6V asked. Commer cial, 4 bid, 5 asked. Colonial. 115 asked. Title Insurance Stocks?Real Estate Title, 80 bid, 95 asked. Oolumbla Title, 4% bid, 5% asked. Washington Title, 3% hid, 4 asked. District Title, 4% bid. _ _ Telephone Stocks-Chesapeake and Potomac, 88 asked. Gas 8tocks?Washington Gas. 59% bid, 60)4 ask ed. Georgetown Gss, 65 bid, 73 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks?Mergenthaler Lin bid, 108% asked. Lanston Monotype, 14% bb asaed. American Graphophone Com., 8% asked. American Grapbonhone Pref., x9% bid, 10% asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .06 bid, .10 ask ~ dividend. Ik and Typhoid Among Genua Tteepk. TIEN TSIN, August 7,-Thara Is mortality from malignant typhoid ferer among the German troops hart.