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r- ?- = < >u innnufactures- Mr. Tleyburn, chalr 11. i is: Ualllnger, Allt ? Smoot. ? On the Judiciary?Mr. Hoar, chairman; Pl.t it of Connecticut. Cl.uk of Wyoming. Fairbanks. Nelson. McComus. Depew. Mitchell. On military affairs-Mr. Hawiey. chair man: Proctor Warren. Quarles. Scott, For sket Al(?r. t>n mines and mining- Mr. Scott, clialr lumi: Stjwart, Hanna. K^jriis. Heyburn. On Mississippi river and Its tributaries Mr. Nelson, chairman; Dolliver, Millard, Hopkins Oti naval affairs?Mr. Hale, chairman; Perkins. Piatt of New York. Hanpa Pen row. Ualllnger. Burrows. Oil organisation. ?. on duct and ? xpenditures of lite executive departments?Mr Quay, chairman. Wetmore. Ilrverldge, Allison, Al lee On Pacific Islands and Porto Rico?Mr. Foruker, chairman. Dopew Wetmore, Fos ter of Wsshington, Mitchell, Roams, Bur ton On Paiillc 1 allroids- Mr. Doliiver, chair man Fi ye, Stewart. Millard, KittreJje. i >11 pa I -nts Mr Killreilge. chairman; Mc Coinas. Mi-Cumber. (Tipp. On pensions- Mr M< ('umber, chairman; Hi ott. Foster ut Washington, Burton, Burn ham. Alger. Ball, Smoot. On the Philippines M-. Lodge, chairman; Hale. Pri -tor. Beverldge, Burrows. Mc Conias. Dieiritji. Long On post offices and post roads?Mr. Pen rose. chairman; Dolllrer Lodge, DiwrMlp. Mitchell. Proctor. Burrows. Scott, Burton. tin printing?Mr l'latt of New York, chairman; Klkins. On private land claims?Mr. Hale. Kean. Gamble. Burton I >n |?rivlle|ri'-< and elections?Mr Burrows, chairman: Hoar Mi<'nm?s. Foraker. Dc jn \\ Itcverldge Mlllngliam. Hopkins. i >n public buildings and grounds Mr. Fairbanks. chairman; Warren. Scott. Quarles. Mif'um.ier, Wetmore. Quay. On public health ami national quarantine ? S|n> Hier. Depew Ball, Heyburn. T*?ng. On publls lands-Mr Hanshroufrl^, chair man. Nelson Clark of Wyoming. Hani. Ken ins. G.nmble. Burton. Dietrich. Fulton. on railroads?Mr. Clark of Wyoming, chairman: Nelson. Hawliy. Bard. Allee. Ank? nv. Smoot. Oil the revision of the laws of the I'nlted Stales? Mr Depew. chairman. Prootor. Ful ton. Heyburn. Long On revi 1 u11 >i: u y claims?Mr. Piatt of Connecticut; Alger. Ball. On rule*?Mr Spooner. chairman; Al drlclt. Hour. Klkins On terriiuries Mr. Beveridge. chairman; Dillingham. Nelson. Hard. Quay. Burnham, Kean on transportation routes to the seaboard ?.Mr iiambic, chairman; Clark of Wyo ming. I'ei kins. Ball. Allee. On the 1'niversdty i f the I'nlted States Mr. Lung, chairman; Frye, ..etmore, Burn ham Dillingham. Drydcn, Allison. To investigate th.e condition of the Poto mac river front at Washington?Mr. Mil lard. i halrman; Fry, Beveridge, Allee. On woman suffrage Mr. Wetmore. Bard. Mitchell. < ?n additional ccommodatlons for the T.ibriii \ of Congress Mr. Cullom, Allison, Mitchell. on transportation and sale of meat pro line!.- Mr. McCumler. Quarles, Ball. On the five civilized tribes of Indians? Mr Dietrich. Kittredge. Burrows. tin Industrial expositions Mr. Burnham. chairman; llawley. Ilansbrough. Dodge, Clapp. Alger. Fulton. On national banks- Mr. Kearns, chair man: Penrose. Ankeny. 'I'o Investigate trespassers upon Indian lands Mr. Dietrich, chairman; Heyburn. On examination and disposition of docu ments?Mr. Alger, chairman: Kean, Hop kins On ventilation and acoustics?Mr. Ball, chairman; Gallinger. Gamble. < 'ti standards, weights and measures? Mr Smoot. chairman; DoIIlver, Long. SENATE INQUIRIES. Post Office Corruption Will Be In vestigated. Ti e tlrst move made in the Senate in re lation to an investigation of the Post Of fice Department by Congress was by Sena tor Carmack today Mr. Carmack Intro duced a resolution providing that the com mitter on organization, conduct and ex penditures of the executive departments of tin- Senate be instructed to make in quiry Into the conduct and expenditures of the Post Office Department, especially in rcs|?ct to any charge of corruption, ex travagance and violation of law In the af fair- uf that department. 'I" committee is Instructed to make a re pot l>' Ma> 1. 1004. and suggest a bill to correct any abuses that may lie found. 'l it. re ulutlon, under the rules, will go over until tomorrow, when it will coma up for action. This move was expected by re puh'i.-i.ns of the Senate and coming from Mi Carmack Its interpretation is that po litieil . 'pital is to be sought by an airing of matters that already have been exposed in ti- IV't office Department r ie resolution will go to a committee and Mr. Carmack will be calle 1 upon to give re.i si ins why such an Inquiry should be en ter 11 into. Unless he can show ground fin the carrying on of an investigation by the Senate :'n a way to accomplish soma thing in add.tion to what has already been done by the investigation that has been cat t ied on in the depirtm nt itsel' it is not likely to be reported. In Interest of Temperance. A mass meeting in the Interest ot tem perance was held yesterday afternoon in the First Congregational Church, under the auspices of the W. C. T. I*. Among those who spokt were Mrs. Crafts. Miss Clar.i Barton and Mrs. Mary H. Hunt. Mrs Hunt predicted that the child is now horn who shall see the last saloon disappear from the cities of the country. She declared it was inevitable that the traffic should find eventual destruction. The credit for this outcome she gave to the campaign for education instituted and conducted by the W. C. T U.. through tin efforts of whose members the In jurious effects of alcohol upon the human svrtern are now required to lie taught In forty-live of the states of the country. Assistant to Rabbi Stern. T! e Klghth Street Hebrew Congregation ha - l i.ied to call Rev. Dr. Abraham Si Diun .11 assistant to Rabbi Stern. This de cision, which wis foreshadowed recently in Ti . St. !. was reached yesterday, as far as II ? Itourd in charge can decide, it Is belli veil to be certain that the congrega tlon will satisfy the choice. Sacrament Administered. 1: ? p Curtis of Baltimore administered the ?..!> sacrament to a large class, com p< se,i nlults tni children, at St. Mat thew s Church. Rhode Island avenue, yes terila\ afternoon. Baltimore at San Juan. T Navy Dep irtment has been notified tl.at i . ruiser Baltimore arrived at San Jiatii today to take on coal. Statehood for Oklahoma. Si tor Quay today introduced a bill gi.it tit,k statehood to Oklahoma. The bill is t ? -ame which was Introduced In ttie ll<> NovemlK-r is t Delegate McUulre. Return of Persian Minister. Date Khan, the Perslon minister, ha- leturned to this city for the winter, arte! a prolonged absence spent In visiting Son i American countries on official busl Ui Four Ballots Without Result. Tie Iowa delegation in Congress took four ballots today on candidates for federal .ittdgi tin- the northern district. No selec tion v. - m vle. and the caucus adjourned until tomorrow. Senator Fairbanks to Preside. Arrangements have been made for Sena tor Fairbanks to preside this evening at Nation.! R]lies Armo-y U|K>n the occasion of ? lecture on "Th? Fiddle and the Bow," b> Governor Bob Taylor. Will of Frederick W. Collins. The will of Frederick W. Collins of 1304 T street, who died suddenly last Saturday, was filed today for probate. His wife. Aruie Collins. Is named sole beneficiary iitd e.M-cutrix. The will was executed Au -t i ijuri. PLEDGE OF PANAMA France's Foreign Minister Makes ExDlanation. SOME APPREHENSIONS IN THE BEGINNING, BUT THEY WE BE DISPELLED. Then Had Only to Follow Example Set by United States?Greeted With Cheers. PARIS. November 23.?Foreign Minister Delcysse addressed the chamber of depu ties today in reply to questions regard.ng foreign affa.rs. He opened with a s:ate ment with reference to a Panama question, and said: "I.am asked for Information concerning the "notion of France. Here is what has been done. Having received notification that Panama hail constituted herself an Independent republic, we had only to con sider, once she had fulfilled the necessary conditions for tha ma.ntenance of order, what guarantees she offered. Not Without Apprehension. "From the French point of view we have not been without apprehension for some time. It has been said at Bogota for sev eral months that the decision of the Colom bian government prolonging the canal con cession was open to dispute, and that in 11)04 the concession might be declared to have lapsed. "If this theory had ever been put for ward officially we would not have accepted it. It was our strict duty to demand froni the republic of Panama assurances that all French Interests, including the canal con cession, be respected. "This assurance lias been given us In de cisive form, the following being the textual form of the promise: Panama's Definite Pledge. " 'The republic of Panama solemnly, ex pressly and definitely pledges itself to vigi lantly protect French interests and to maintain and interpret in their widest sense the contracts made before November 3. which, referring to the isthmus, follow the transmission of sovereignly and bind the republic of Panama. "All these contracts are maintained, nota bly the contract prolonging the conces sion until 1910.' " M. Delcasse continued: "I'nder these conditions we had only to follow the example set by the I'nited States and permit our agents to enter into rela tions with all the agents of the new re-, public." The declaration of the foreign minister was received with applause. RECOGNITION OF PANAMA. Emperor William Gives Directions to German Authorities. BERLIN. November 23.?Emperor Wil liam has directed the German authorities to officially recognize the republic of Panama. An announcement of the recog nition of the new state is expected daily. Nothing has been arranged for the em peror's winter vacation in a warmer cli mate. He has simply said that after Christmas he wishes to go south for awhile. It is considered likely that lie will go yachting in the Mediterranean. DEATH LIST TWELVE. Three Others in Critical Condition as Result of Explosion. DUNBAR, Pa.. November 23.?Another of the victims of Saturday's explosion at the Ferguson mine died today, making the total dead twelve. Three others are In a i ritical condition and will probably die. Exploring parties again entered the mine today to search for thf' man who is still missing. The coroner will not begin his investiga tion until the injured are able to appear at the inquest. WANTS SOUTHERN OFFICES. Bill in Virginia Legislature Aims at Enforced Removal. Hpeclnl Dispatch to The Kvillii'tf Star. RICHMOND. Va., November 21?Dele gate E. C. Folkes of Richmond announced in the legislature today that he would of fer an amendment to the public service corporations bill defining what constitutes the "principal office" of such a corpora tion. The effect of the adoption of the proposed amendment, as Mr. Folkes stated, would be to require the Southern Railway Company, under the terms of its Virginia charter, to remove its headquarters from Washington to some Virginia city on pain of forfeiture of its state charter. Mr. Folkes' amendment will define the "prin cipal office" to be that point at which the presidents and auxiliary offices and cleri cal forces are located. WANTS LEGAL ADVICE. Reference of Papers to Corporation Counsel Suggested by Auditor. Auditor John R. Garrison has written to the District Commissioners inviting atten tion to the award to the Colored Union Be novolent Association In the matter of the widening of the Adams Mills road, and suggests that the papers in the case be re ferred to the corporation counsel for an opinion. In his letter to the District au thorities, Auditor Garrison states that the award to the Union Benevolent Association for certain land designated as parcel No. 1, amounted to $.'{.033 and that the further sum of $.*>00 was awarded to the association for damages by way of allowance for the cost expences of removing from the plot of land mentioned, thirty-seven bodies and the reinterment of the said bodies. The parcel of ground is located near the Zoolog ical Park, and for many years was used as a cemetary. When the widening of the Adams Mill road was undertaken it was found necessary to cut through the old burial ground The auditor incloses with Ills communi cation a copy of an agreement filed In a similar case in.which it was necessary to remove bodies from a'nother portion of this ground that had been taken for park pur poses. a report of the award of the com missioners. the order of the court confirm ing the award, and a certificate of title by the Washington Title Insurance Com pany. Mr. Garrison states that "The certificate of title furnished by the Washington Title Insurance Company shows that the title to this land secured by the Pnlon Benevolent Assix-iatlon by deed dated April 1. 1870. Is doubtful in form, and It is question able whether it is sufficient to vest in the trustees of the association a fee simple title. It further sets forth the fact that there is pending equity cause. No. 24.170, averring said association to l>e an unincor porated association and praying that its affairs be settled, etc. "Being informed that it Is a matter of importance to the District of Columbia that a prompt settlement of the award be made, in order that the District may secure pos session of the land at an early date, I sug gest that the papers inclosed be lefer/ed to the corporation counsel in order that some plan may Le arranged whereby the amount of tile award referred to can be de pcsltod either in the registry of the court. In connection with the equity cause pre viously mentioned, or In the treasury of the I'nited States. In accordance with the pro \1sior.s of chapter 15 of the c de of law for the District of Columbia." Von Waldersee's Brother Dead. BBESLAU, Prussia. November 23.?Vice Admiral von Waldersee. brother to Field Marshal von Waldersee. died yesterday at MieaendOrL MADE ANJNSLAUGHT Republicans Attack Cuban Annexation Resolution. SENATOR PLATT'S PLEA ISLAND, HE DECLARES, OUB ! NEIGHBOB, NOT OUB WARD. Mr. Lodge Apprehends Bad Effect From the Introduction of the Measure. The republican leaders of the Senate made an onslaught today on Senator New lands' suggestion to Invite Cuba Into the United States as a state. The debate was opened by Senator Hale of Maine, who moved to reconsider the reference of Sena tor Newlands' resolution to a committee. With that motion as a hook upon which to hang a few remarks, Senator Hale pro ceeded to deliver a vigorous denunciation of the proposition to annex Cuba. As he proceeded the attention of other i republicans was aroused. 8enator Piatt of Connecticut, chairman of the committee on relations with Cuba, author of the famous Piatt amendment, and one of the leaders of the administration party in the Senate, spoke earnestly and almost passionately against the introduction of the resolution. He expressed the hope that the time would never come when Cuba should be admitted into the union and declared that the best Interests of both nations required that they should remain apart. He de plored the offering of the resolution at this time on account of the effect which It might have upon the Cubans, leading them to believe that there was sentiment among the American people and with the Amer ran government In favor of annexation, a senti ment which he insisted did not exist. Senator Lodge joined in deprecation of the Newlands resolution. He also voiced the hope that Cuba should not become a part of this government, and regretted that the introduction of a resolution In the 8enate might be taken by the Cubans as an Indication of a sentiment In this country. When he concluded Senator Spooner took the floor and was ready to Join In the general expression of republican opinion when the debate was drawn to a conclusion by the presentation of the re port of the committee on committees. The Cuban matter went over temporarily and at another time will be brought up again and debate resumed. All of the talk today on the republican side gave the impression of a studied at tempt by the administration leaders in that body to reassure the Cubans, to dis avow any intention of a desire to inter fere with the autonomy of the Cubjui re public and to manifest only the kindest solicitude for Cuba's welfare. When the list of'committees was read Mr. Morgan (Ala.) took the floor and said that he did not regret being removed as chair man of the committee on interoceanlc ca nals. He then discussed recent canal af fairs at some length. When the Senate met Mr. Cullom (111.) presented the report of the committee on foreign relations on the bill to carry into effect the Cuban reciprocity treaty. The bill wenit to the calendar. The Newlands Resolution. Mr. Hale (Maine) then moved to'recon sider the vote by which the Newlands reso lution for the annexation of Cuba was re ferred to the committee on relations with Cuba. He made the motion the basis of a. speech in opposition to the policy proposed by the resolution, saying that this country had already declared Its policy with refer ence to Cuba by enacting the Teller resolu tion Into law. By that vote we had. he said, bidden Godspeed to Cuba in setting up a government for itself, and for himself he had been agreeably surprised by the progress made by Cuba, in the right direc tion. He spoke in commendatory terms of the peaceful attitude of the present Cuban ad ministration and referred to the economic and honest conduct of the fiscal affairs of that government. He had observed In the newspapers that the Introduction of the Newlands resolution and its reference to a committee had occasioned anxiety in the island, and he did not wonder that this was true. All the element of discontent in the I island would, he said, indorse the Newlands measure, and among these he Included the j old Spanish element in Cuba and American I investors there. It might be said that the Newlands reso lution is only an Invitation, but granting this to be true, it is still a fact that wo j are not in the habit of extending even In vitations to other countries. We woyld not, for Instance, extend such an invitation | to Great Britain for the uniting of Canada to the United States or to Mexico for such a union. In this connection Mr. Hale said Incidentally he had no doubt that there were men present who* would live to wit ness the annexation of Canada to the United States. He closed by urging the Senate to take no step to clog progress In Cuba. Mr. Newlands Speaks. Mr. Newlands (New) expressed gratlflca-, tion that his resolution should have so early attracted attention. He agreed with Mr. Hale In much that he had said con cerning the program of Cuba, and tho char acter of its people. Still It was a fact that Cuba had been compelled to confess her in ability to cope with other nations 111 busi ness affairs. He also referred to the con cession of the privilege granted to the United States for erecting fortifications on Cuban soil, and to our supervision of the foreign lelatlons of the island as well as of the conduct of its sanitary affairs, and said that as a matter of fact Cuba had already assumed the attitude of a ward of the United States. He also advanced th? ar gument that in asking a reduction of the .luty on Cuban products exported to tho United States Cuba was making an excep tional request, and he thought we should respond by offering political rather than commercial union. For himself, he had had in mind Cuba's interest in presenting the resolution, and ' he wanted It understood that he represent ed no Spanish dons or American specu lators. He had offered the resolution in no spirit of spoliation, but because he had believed that the measure would appeal | to the good sense of both the Americans and the Cubans. ' Mr. Newlands said that he had provided for the attachment of Porto Rico to Cuba as a county or province, in the conviction j that such a union would give the smaller island a stability of government which It could not otherwise secure. Mr. Morgan said President Roosevelt had Hsed his official position to advance his per- I sonal views. One man in the presidential office might be able to crush all opposition, but it remained to be seen whether he could crush the statutes of Congress. The President had appealed'to party prejudice, and In doing so showed strong symptoms of heart failure. Progress of the Cubans. Senator Piatt of Connecticut, in the course of his remarks, said: "1 can scarcely find words to express admiration for what has been done In Cuba up to the present time. I would. If it were proper, desire to eulogize not only the president, but its leading men, its legis lature and Its citizens for what they have shown to be the dearest thought of their lives?the establishment of a good, sound, honest republic. I "They had the pride of nationality and I the love of lilwrty. They had the ussur I nnce that the United States was their friend?love of liberty, pride of nationality, reliance upon the United States?were three strong foundations upon which to build the new republic. "It has !>een said that Cuba Is our ward. If that be so. more reason that we should not carry this Invitation to our ward If she were our equal In strength, power and ability to maintain herself perhaps she would not misunderstand an Invitation of this sort, but if she regards herself as our ward she would not mistake when she sup posed an invitation of this sort meant something more than an invitation. "But. Mr. President. I think that our re lation with Cuba has been misunderstood. I do not think we are exercising any pro tectorate ovor^uUt. I do not think we JT? ?ven con*??ted ourselves a guardian ot Cuba nor made "hgr our ward. I do think that we Tiave dfrn* what was best both for the i nited States and Cuba. President Mc Jk'JV.TJ the real relation which Hhculd ex Jut between us and Cuba In these few words epigG*91 matically. tersely, com Wen #' W** and we sh?1J frtendiMp'of the United States for 1 n.ot * ??l9?h friendship. It la un; selfish. And It will be to the everlasting ITlory of the United States that for the first .time In th? history of war. In the his tory of nations, ?he exercised her power for purpose* or fwtndship and not for pur poses of aggrandisement. There la no .. spectacle In all history. We are proud of It, and have a right -to be proud r.Li^ T? noJ l8t "* mar 'hat magnificent *>y raising the suspicion anywhere on the face ot tMsiearth that we Intended nr anS'0?!! either by Implication or any other way." Cuban debate concluded at 2:10. and Air. Hale presented the list of committees as agreed upon by the republican and dem ocratic caucuses.' Mr. Xorgan on Canals. Mr. Morgan, who then addressed the Sen ate on the canal ^question, discussed the President, who had favored an Isthmian canal, and said he. fpllowed many republi can Presidents on this subject, as well as officers of the army and navy. He said, sarcastically, that he had no doubt a canal could be built at Panama, because the President had said so." , r- Morgan criticised the good faith of the President in not enforcing the Spooner Presideftt, he said, had complet er ,1'\?amPaiKn against that act by having ? r? Vta*' s'?n a treaty with "somebody from Panama." Ho said the President had Known- of the uprising on the Isthmus be fore it began, and had stood ready with armed ships to protect those engaged in It. DISMISSED THE WRIT JUDGE SUSTAINS GOVERNMENT IN RUNKLE CASE. Defendant, Indicted With Beavers and Machen, Had Resorted to Habeas Corpus. NEW YORK. November 23.?Judge La combe, In the United States circuit court today, dismissed the writ of habeas corpus secured in behalf of Maurice Runkle, the New York merchant Indicted in Washing ton, together with August W. Machen and A. F. McGregor, charged with conspiracy to defraud the government through the sale to the postal department of leather pouches. The claims made In behalf of Runkle weie identical with those raised and passed upon in the George W. Beavers case, the principal one being that w>iere an accused was arrested in a district other than that in which the Indictment was returned he was entitled to have the government pro duce in the district wherein the arrest was made, "evidence of the crime," required by the federal statute* Wise's Novel Contention. The practice hat) been for the government to produce its witnesses from the district wherein the lnfflctment was found, and sub ject thim to the cioss-examinatlon of the accused's counsel.' ' In the Beavers case Assistant United htates Attorney Wise made the novel con tention, which was sustained by Commis sioner Hitchcock, United States District Juoge Holt and ITnitgd States Circuit Judge I-acombe, that thfe certified copy of the in dictment was the prima facie "evidence of the crime* required by statute, the Idei.tlty of the accused having first been established. ' ' A Probable Appeal. In dismissing tlie Runkle writ of habeas cc-rpus Judge. tacoVnbe again sustains Mr. Wise. The writ .Was evidently asked for. hoover, to furnvtfi' the accused with the proper material with which to appeal to the United States 8?t>reAe Court. PROMENADE CONCERT ONE TO BE GIVEN EVERY WEEK DAY IN SUMMER. Col. Symons Arranges for the Enter tainment of Washington inns? Parks Utilized. With the approval of the President and the Secretaries of War and the Navy, Col. Symons. the engineer officer In charge of public buildings and grounds, has arranged to provide a promenade concert in one or the other of the public parks of Washington on every week day next year beginning June 1 and ending October 15. The main features of the plan have been agreed upon but many of the details are not yet per fected. So far as arranged the services of the Ma rine Band, the Engineer Band at Washing ton barracks and the Cavalry Band at Fort Myer will be utilized for these concerts. ?Each of these bands will give two concerts each week or six in all, similar in general arrangement to the semi-weekly concerts now given during the summer at the White House and Capitol grounds by the Marine band. The question as to the places where these concerts shall be given is not finally set tled, beyond Colonel Symons' present in tention to have the Marine Band give one concert a week In the Smithsonian grounds and another In the White House grounds One of the other bands will probably be ordered to continue the weekly concerts at the Capitol grounds. No provision has yet been made for the remaining three secular davs of the week in each week, but it is Colonel Symons' desire and intention to locate the concerts In different sections of the District in order to provide as many people as possible with frequent concerts near their homes. Piovlsion will undoubtedly be made for the west end, which section has never been favored with regular concerts. There are a number of fine parks in that section of the city which would be available for the purpose. The idea of TTfakTrtg this arrangement for next summer sq far fhead is to give ample time for the construction and erection of the necessary tend stands. The District is a music-loyingl community, and Colonel Symons effort*,,to provide outdoor pleas ure for the stay-at-homes next summer will undoubtedly be highfy appreciated Sawed Prison Bars and Fled. TOPEKA. Kan., November 23.?-Albert Bigley. Grant Jones, Joe Dwiggins and Hayti \\ etherly. state prisoners, sawed the bars of the city prison early today" and vanished. Wetherly ?was recaptured. He said the wife of Albert Bigley slipped the saw with which the *ork was accomplish ed into the JaiJ Sunday afternoon. All of the men had I&elr eases set for hearing at the present term Of court Big Blaze at Knoxville. KNOXVILLE. Tenn., November 2.1.?Fire today destroyed four buildings and dam aged a fifth In the wholesale district ad joining the Southern railway's freleht depots. Loss. $50,000. Clarence Carson Badly Hurt. Clarence Carson, nineteen years old, was brought here this afternoon from Vienna. Va., suffering from Injuries to hfs face. He was driving two horses attached to a corn crusher in a field this morning, when he lost his balance and tell to the ground. The machine passed over him, breaking his Jaw bone and indicting several other gainful in juries to his face. He wa* brought here by friends and taken to the Emergency Hos pital, where be was given surgical atten Nine Spot Wins First Contest by Three Lengths. TRACK IS EXCELLENT HEAVY CARD AND FAIR SPRIN KLING OF GOOD HORSES. Scratches Comparatively Few?Balti more and Philadelphia Well Represented. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BKNNING RACES TRACK, D. C.. Novem ber 28.?A heavy card, with more than a fair sprinkling of good horses, served to draw out a crowd of fair proportions to the Benning track today. The track being -n such excellent. shape the scratches were few and far between. The two handicaps on the program proved the most attractive, as the class of horses engaged in them was better than in the other events* The good day experienced by the book makers Saturday acted as an incentive to draw additional pencilers to the line, and the letting ring today resembled somewhat thr opening day, when all the chairs wire occupied. The special trains from Philadel phia and Baltimore brought over large crowds. Following were the scratches bulletined at 1:45 p.m.: ? In the first, Fortunatus. Fuego. Blue Vic tor. Widow s Mite and Courtmald. In the second, Yellow Hammer and Cop pelia. In the fourth. Silver Dream. In the fifth. Pass Book. First Race. First race, mile and seventy yards?Nine Spot (Redfern), 4 and 8 to 8. first; Star and Garter (Callahan). 50 and 12. second; Miladi I.Love (Brunner), 15 and 6, third. Time, 1.30 8-5. Punctual showed in front to a good start and acted as leader until the turn into the stretch, when Nine Spot went to the front, winning by three lengths. Second Race. Second race, five and one-half furlongs Gold Dome (Fuller), 5 and 2, first; Gana nogue (Redfern), 4 and 8 to 5, second; Niskayuna (Hoar), 4 and 8 to 5, third. Time, 1.09 4-5. Gold Dome got away first and stood a hard drive in the stretch, winning by half length. Third Race. Third race, hurdle race, mile and a half? Trapezist (Jackson), 4 to 5 and out, first; Draughtsman (Mara). 3 and even, second; Meterolte (Dayton), 40 and 10, third. Time, 2.53. Hicks' Fine Ride. As was expected, the racing Saturday was crowded with interest from start to finish, the Jong shots bobbing to the front and the contests dawn the stretch being of tlie exhilarating sort. The big disap pointment of the day, to the talent but not to the public, was the running of the grand consolation. Lord of the Valley was picked as almost a sure winner, but Jockey Wonderly took him out in frfftit with Grazillo and the pair raced them selves into the ground by the Jime the stretch was readied. Hicks handled Or thodox with a master hand, reserving all his power for the run home, and when It came to the finish the little colored boy sailed to the front and won with plenty to spare. Bullman. on Robin Hood, also did some good jockeying, getting on the rail after the stretch was reached, and it looked for a time as though he was going to capture the prize, but the place was the best he could do. Orthodox on his last time out finished back in the ruck and the reversal of form caused lots of talk. Af ter the race Hicks was lifted into a mag nificent floral horse shoe and carried in triumph to the paddock. The last race, which was \von by Circus, proved the most entertaining of the day on account of the humorous work of a mite of a jockey named Taylor, who was on his back. The little fellow started whipping Circus as soon as the barrier went up. and continued the punishment until the horse sailed under the wire a winner. All the way round the crowd yelled encour agement to the boy. "Give it to liim, kid! and "Come on, kid!" could be heard from all parts of the stand, and it is seldom a rider gets the applause that the little fellow did when he rode back to the judges' stand to dismount. The steeplechase proved almost a walk over for Imperialist on account of the ex cellent riding of the gentleman jockey, Dion Kerr of this city. Mr. Kerr carried his mount over the jumps with an accuracy that would shajne the average professional, and once the flat was reached the game old Imperialist simply romped away. Manilian kept in front most of the way. but at the finish found his master. R. B. Sack and Black Death both fell, but the riders got off with slight bruises. Only one favorite finished in front, and the bookmakers kept almost all the money turned into them by the betting public. Fire in the Club House. Yesterday morning, while a big crowd of visitors to the track were watching the trials of the ponies, a slight fire occurred in the club house, which was quickly subdued by Superintendent Strahan and several as sistants. The principal room in the club house was empty when a large spark from the open grate lire was blown onto the oiled floor and a sharp blaze quickly followed. Luckily the fire was discovered in time to prevent a conflagration, the damage done The Stewards of the Washington Club have introduced an innovation that is caus ing considerable talk, but by many it is be lieved to be a good thing. Hereafter there will be no exercise gallops between races, all the preparations being done in the morn ing The "talent" likes to look at its choice in action before the race is on and the no tice created something like consternation among the close followers of the ponies. Entries for Tomorrow. First race, handicap, all ages, six fur longs, Columbia course?Young Henry, 137; lee Water, 133; Foxy Kane, 129; King Pep per, 12(5; Elsie L.. 124; Locket. 118; Sais, 115; Longspur. 113; Miladi Love, 113; Labor, 110; Geneseo, 106; Alforten, 118. Second race, all ages, mile and forty yards, Columbia course?Sam Craig, llo, Faranlass. 115; Bassverine, 115; Master mon 115- Paget. 107; Mabon, 107; Bassanio, 107 Champjain. 90; longspur, DO; Rath owen 87; Brlarthorpe, 87; Pompano. 90. I Third race, steeplechase, four-year-olds nnd ud about two miles?Connover, lo8, ' Harrow' 148; Blackdeath, 147; Perion. 148; I Lepida. 148; Gascar, 145; Red Hawk, 1^8, John E. Owens, 155; Manilian, 158; Good n Fourth race having failed to fill, the en tries for the sixth race those drawn run nine as the fourth race. Fourth race, selling, all ages seven fur longs (Columb.a course).?Highlander. llo. Meistersinger, llo; Demurrer llo, Paul Clifford. 107; Any Day 8.; Mimon, 84, Sweet Tone. 84; Right and True, 9i. Fifth race, two-year-olds, six furlongs (Columbia course).?Tomcod, 108; Sais, 108; Reveille. 108; Gratiallo. 108; Fort Hunter, 108" Champlain, 108; Lord of the V alley, 108" Oriskany, 108; Dimple, 105; Burdette, 105; Clear the Arena, 105; Gold Breaker, 10Sixth race, selling, all agss, seven fur longs (Columbia course).?All ,Uold. no. The Major. 102; Sat.re, 110; Red Damsel, 107; Sneer, 00; Pleasant Memories, 88; Ban derilla, 89; Mohican, 87. Thomas P. Lsngdon Dead. BALTIMORE, Md.. November 23.? Thomas P. Langdon, a member of the wholesale drug firm of Gllp n, Langdon & Co. of this elty, died today from a compli cation of diseases. He had been sick about tour wM fifty years eld. Prices Shade Off, But Weakness Shown. No RALLY FOLLOWS FALL BTKXXi LEADS THE DECLINE, BUT RECOVERS. Southern Preferred Drops a Point?List Reveals Strength ? Call Money High. NEW YORK. November 21.?The stock market opened quiet and rather hesitating. United States Steel preferred and Sugar showed the largest fractional losses, while Southern Pacific and Pennsylvania moved as much in the contrary direction. Hut few stocks were dealt In In the early dealings and transactions were In rather small amounts. Selling orders predominated, but they did not damage values much. The pressing of the general market was fostered to some extent by the declifie in United States Steel preferred to The movement on the whole was narrow, and the market showed frequent rallies. Southern Itailway pre ferred declined a point, and Republic Steel preferred 194, while I'nlted States Steel sec ond 5 s fell off to"?>. Southern Pacific was in demand later, and touched 45. Other stocks also hardened a trifle. Prices rallied to a fraction al>ove last Saturday, United Stales Steel preferred sharing In the recovery. Local tractions were strong and made gains of 1 to 2. Snuff preferred rose IS. Continental To bacco preferred lost and Corn Products 1%. The market became very dull and hesitating at the rally. Bonds were Irreg ular at noon. Large amounts of Republic Steel pre ferred were ottered for which there was little demand, and the price was ccaied down steadily until It touched 5H, a loss of 4%. This and the advance in call money rates caused a contraction in the general volume of business, but there was no dis play of sympathetic weakness. Lead gained V*. and Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis 7. SIoss Sheffield Steel lost l*g. and St. Paul preferred 1%. Liquidation, bear selling and the execu tion of stop-loss orders carried Republic Steel preferred down 0 points in all. The demoralization in this stock was communicated to a less extent to other Iron and steel properties. Pressed Steel losing 214. the preferred and Sloss-Sheffleld Steel 2 and Republic Steel and Colorado Fuel 1. Sandard stocks meanwhile maintained a firm front, and the stability induced some later buying, which carried the Pa cifics to the highest. United States Steel perferred advanced to 31%. Minneapolis. St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie preferred moved up 2, Louisville 1%, Ice preferred 1% and Consolidated Gas and Chicago Terminal preferred 1. General Electric fell oft ] M and N'ortli w estern preferred 4??. Nashville. Chatta nooga and St. Louis extended its rise to ten points and Metropolitan Street Rail way 3V4- Republic Steel preferred railled to 43 at 2 o'clock. Drops Eleven Points Since Friday. NEW YORK, Noveml>er 23.?A six-point 1 decline in the preferred stock of the Re public Iron and Steel Company on the stock exchange today, making a drop of 11 points since last Friday, was accom panied by various rumors concerning the corporation's condition. I It was said that a plan was uu*l<'r way I to secure additional working capital by issuing new bonds, but of this a leading | director said he knew nothing, neither j could he offer any explanation for the I severe slump in the stock. I The regular quarterly meeting of the | directors will be held in this city on Mon day next, and it is expected that some state ment regarding the company's affairs will then be Issued. % ' New York Stock Market. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers and brokers, 141!) F st.. members New York stock exchange, Washington stock ex change and Chicago board of trade. Open. High. Low. C1:M. Amalgamated Copp?r.. Mi's jS'a 9 Am. Tar .t Foundry 19,-j 19!-, 19l4 19S Am. Car A Foundry, pfd - American Ice 7Jh 7T* * i Ameiican 3 melting.....? 4o:!4 UVa *-;?? 41.; Am. Sineltlns. pfd._ - American Su?af 117 )17'4 117 117 4 Anaconda ....... ...... Atch., Top. ,t3. Fe - ?*> '? ' h '4 4 foJ-i Atch.. Top. .tS.Fe, pri 89K 8!?4 89V lialtimore .t Ohio.. '?&% 76 '<?> IB Ba'timore & Ohio, pfd - - Brooklyn Rapid Trail... S*? r>% -9% Canadian Pacific llWi 119<4 118?'!19>4 Chesapeake A Ohio?- 29's 30'4 29!* 30J-4 Chicago St Alton.. 31 31 3(Kf Ut 4 Chicago it Alton, pfd.... 70 70 70 70 Chicago Gr^at Western. 15!4 lf>7? 15'.? l-s7* Chi.. Mil. A 9t Paul 138 13% 137Si IS*'* I Chicago.. H. I. & P '.334 '??}* ? ?*, ? Colorado Fuel .fc Iraa... 28^ 28'a 27% 28^ Consolidated Gas. 17*'4 179 17s'4 179 Delaware it Hudson..?.. 156 155 155 155 Erie, common V6?4 ^'l4 Erie, 1st pfd 6f>V4 ,<f,4 1 *?'^ '<?4 Erie, 2d pfd W'i 4s!4 It*, General Electric 1M?B 154Js 153L 15:f!^ Illinois Central 129 129 12>-:,4 128>4 Louisville A Nashville.. 101*4 lf,3ls 1<'F4 103 Manhattan Elevated 13S'._, I ''It' ^ 13y|j Metropolitan .St. Kv 114 U6?H 114 1 V<% Ma. Kan. St Tex., pfd- 3ri .USh M 9W& Missouri Pacific.. T_ 90 0*4 V&/n National Lead. 13'4 '4 isis 14 New Y ork Central 117'4 117i^ 1 U?7a "7^4 N. Y., Out. A Western.. JO14 2V<1 20'4 20 U Norfolk it Western 65!s 55% 55% 55% Pacific Mail Steamship. 2>7<? 257J 25125 V? Benusvlvania II. K 1137H 111' h 1131 ^ 114% People's Has of Chicazo. J-87-g '.'4 \-.2 W-4 iKt Pressed Staal Car 27 27 2.V4 2OI4 Reading.. 40'4 41'? 40 il Reading, 1st pfd 75,'-. 75'^ 7f>Vs 75J4 Reading, 2d pld Republic Steel .t Iro-i... 6% r<~H 5J? 0% Rep. Steel & Iron, pfd... 47 47 40'4 40'\ Rubber Goods. 14% 11^ 14V, 1P? St Louis i. K.. 2d pfd. St. Louis Southwestern. lsjj i:v'i l:l!-4 la'-i St. Louis S. W pfd southern Pacific.. 44?-jJ 4-(4 44% ?i'4 Southern Railway.. 18'4 is1., is Soutliern Railway, pfj.. 74l.j 7r>L2 74'?J- 75(4 Tennessee Coat i lroa.. is 17*4 '.744 Texas i'acilic 23)4 Uuion Pacific 72% 73'4 72 73 L'niou Pacific, pfd? - United States Leather.. 7'Z '?% 7 7 U. S. Leather, pfd 77'4 77'4 77'4 77'-4 I'nlted States Rubber 9 y 9 9 United States Steel..._. 11 ll'/l 10>4 11% U.S. Steel, pfd n 52J-4 LV/? Wabasn - 1i>% l<>''i 19^4 1954 Wabasn. pld? _...._ 34V* :5'-4 4 :5'4 Western Union 84'4 Ml4 f*4l<i S1'4 Wisconsin Central.. lfi-VJ 17 I0J4 17 Mo.,Kan. A Tex., coin. 17 17'? 17 17V? eh., R. i. & p., pfd 59^ f>y'4 Wheeling A L. E., coin. Kansas City Soutnern? American locomotive.. 13'4 13'4 I4 I3J4 American l.oco., pfd.... 79 79 79 79 GOVERNMENT BOND? Bid. Aaked. 3 per eents, registered. 1008 lOTVi l"8Sj 3 ]!er <*nts, <-oupon, 1908 107ti 10?u. 3 per eenta, amnll, 1908 10G<4 4 Iier eeuts, registered. 1907 110U 111V? 4 per cents, coupmi, 11 M>7 ] lou] 111H 4 |>er cents, regiaterrd. 1925 134'* 1351/, 4 I>er eents, i-oupon, 192") 134Vt I35'4 5 per eents, registered, 1904 101'4 5 per eents. coupon, 1904 101 >4 2 per cents, registered 10>1V4 I0W4 2 per cents, fonpon 10?P , lOG ii D. C.'s 120 Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. CHICAGO, November 23.?Grain: Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat?May 78% 78^ 78V 7H%-H July 74><, 74S. 74'v'/. 74'! Corn-May 42>4 42H 4l\ 41%-% July 41T4 4214 41% 41N. Oats?May 3f.? 3*S July 33*4 33% 33'4 SS?4 CHICAGO, XoTember 23.?Provisions: Open. High. Ix??'. Close. Pork?Jan 11.40 11.40 11.20 lli2 May 11.50 11.52 11.35 11.35 Lard-Jan 6.57 B.57 ?.45 n.45 May 6.60 O.ttO 6.50 6. "4) Ribs-Jan 6.02 6.05 5.92 5 92 May 6.15 6.17 ?.0G 6.07 NEW YORK. November 23.?Cotton: Open. High. Low. Close. December 11.10 11.11 11.00 1100 jUSary 11.16 11.18 11.06 11.07 March 11-18 11-24 11.13 11 15 May 11.20 11.24 11.13 11.13 July. 11.26 11.26 11.14 11.15 Baltimore Markets. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. I BALTIMORE, NsfMUbat VUMJu ??hansfHl. receipt., 24.7W? barrel*. export*. 314 bar rel* WHEAT?TH*11; ?pnt AKlitrt, 84\aM: ipci No. Z red ?re?(rrn. fCit^aWH: Norenilier. M?in?r. P^?m tor. Jtnuajy. Wi4?86>?. Mar. ?M: Mean er No. 3 rM, T4%aT4U: rmlpti, ?.(*? bnMH; aouthern h? aampir. Tli V>. do. on grade. 7hK. C0VLN?Quiet; ?pot. old. 41l'%a50. (pot. new. 49V,; November. 4PVni); N>?caibrr new or old. 4W*a 4#1>: year. ; January. 47'4?4T\: afeamer mixed. 48.48H: receipt a. K* 4W> boabel*; oew south era white and yelfciw eorti. 4Sa4K OATS- Firmer: No. 2 white. 41 bid: No. > nix ed. Si) aalea; receipt!. 2.373 huahela. KYK-KIra; No X. WaMH. No S meatera. Mf A04; receipt*. 4. WW twahela. IIAY Kaaler. No. 1 timothy. *15 aakad; Ha. ? cloeer mlMwl. tlS.iUlaf14 liKAIN FKKIUUTS Very qolet; attain to LJTee pool, p?r bushel, Id. Nuvrmber, Cork for ariw% par quarter. 2a. fld. Norember. BIT"TKB T'nchanfed. ROU8?t'?c ha n*ed CHEESE- fnchaured. SI'tlAK -L'nrbanged. LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS. A bit of rhyme han been flouting about amonfc the members of the stock exchange recently, and, while the authorxhlp is un known. It Is attributed by some to an ex president of the exchange, whose pen has been known at times to move in rhyme. The verse is as follows: "Mother, may I pro in to swim? Yes. my darling daughte/: Hut don't go near Steel common stock. For it's terribly fuH of water.** The directors of the Machine Composing Company elected Saturday Wilbur S. Scud der, the inventor of the machfne. president of the company. He takes the place of Mr. Lemon Q. Hine. who has planned to spend the winter in Nassau and other southern localities for the benefit of his health. The meeting of the ?tock exchange today was one of the dullest held for some time, and the trading done was unusually limited. There were really but two transactions made One wns (be nal -if J.'rfH) of gas certificates and the other a $1 Washington Stre?'i Railway bond Then wet ..tier sales recorded in the latter security, hut they represented purchases mtde *by the broker who offered the I Minds for sale. The rail -proceeded almost without Inter ruption. the bid ;.nd asking prion *oeing merely recorded. This lack of huyets and also of sellers has lieen characteristic ">f the business of the exchange for some days past, and is attributed to the condition ?if the general mirket. which symy.ith 'tienlly effects the local market, while the state ment Just made by the banks and trust companies show that the resources of those institutions are larger than they were two months ago. yet there is no encouragement offered to speculative buying, and money for such puriwses is not easy to obtain. The opening of the new exchange by t lie telephone company, which marks the close of one phase of the extensive improve ments now being carried out by that con cern, was reflected somewhat in the bid ding for telephone stock, which advanced from M to .*'.k with no stock offered. For ten shares tiie bidding ran as high as 3VH Some effect of the announcement made that an effort was being made to bring about the introduction of the Mergetithaler machines in the government piinting office is believed to have been shown in th^ better bidding for this stock. Starting at 181%. It advanced to IN-1,*, but no sales were made. The stock was offered at 183V Seventy-two and seven-eighths was bid for Washington railway bonds, but there was none for sale at less than 7'<. The statement was made that these bonds were being offered In New York at 72%. but that did not change the asking price here, which remained firmly at 73. Today's Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption. $5iM?.289. Government receipts? From internal revenue. $1 .UUtf.OoO; customs. $771.128; miscellaneous. IfU.tUO; expendi tures. $2,230.<Kir>. Washington Stock Exchange. Sale*? ItfKulnr rail 12 o'clock noon. Wnnhtnjrton Ga* cert.. ffiuu at 113%. After call.- Washington Street ltnllw.iv |?ref.# 1.1WHI at 73. r>.OUO at 7H. R.otJU at T.l. 10.000 at T8 UA1LKOAD BONDS. Hid. Aak*6. Capital Traction 4s In.Vi 107 Metropolitan f?i* 11" 119 Metr<?|MiliiHii fth. cert. 1 ndctit.. A. 102*4 107 Metropolitan cert. Indeht . It l(i.V< 107 Columbia ]]<t 120 Columbia 1t??; 1034 City and Suburban 5a KS Anarostin and Potomac Tig Ss ..... Washington Kwy. aod Elec. 4*? ... 7L'7h MISC'ELLANKlll'8 IiONr?S. WiihisgtOO On* tia. ?eric?* A la't Washington Chh Ga. series 11 lU'l Washington Ga# cert 113% IT5 U. S. Klectrie IJght cert, ind Ha... 101 ^ 1 <*?'!% C. S. Elect He Light cert. Ind. Oh.. i? > i HCI!4 Cheaapeuke and Potomac Tel. 5a... 10.V4 10f? Washington Market 1st 0s lo-H'^ Maseniv iiail Association iis ]i?2 SAFE IIKPOSIT AND TIM ST STOCKS. National Safe Deposit and Trust 14.% 1W Washington Loon ami Tmst. M 21# American Security ami Trust . . 200 21% American Secerlty and Tns <????! 171 180 Union Trust aid Storage 10."? 1 Wasliinrton Snviugs Brink jOS^ 110 Home Savings Hank 135 RAILROAD STOCKS. Capital Traction 122 123 Washington kwy. and E9n pnU M '? % Washington Rwj. aud Kl.?c. com... 11 NATIONAL BANK STOCKS. Btak of WsshingtoB Metropolitan. 4so Gen trill Farmers ana Mechanics' 310 ..... Sei'ond : 14!?: i ..... Citizens' 21U Columbia Itai Capital 175 Traders'..... 140 Lincoln 123 Kiggs WW SCO American US Itt INSURAN( *K STOCKS. Firemen's 20 SS Franklin 47 Mctro{H>litan 75 oorcoran 75 Potomac M Arlington........ 31 (>erman American 245 National Union 7Si Columbia 10% 12V? Itlggs . People's o Commercial ^ Colonial ?7Sr TITLE INSURANCE STOCKS. Real Estate Title. 73*^ ? ???; Columbia Title J** Washington Title - TELEPHONE AND GRAPHOPIHiNE STOCKS. <.'hesaiH?ake and Potomac 38 American ISraphopbone com 34 American Grapbopltone jiref 8 ? n GAS STOCKS. WHKhlngtoo G?s -jj'i Georgetown Gas Go TYPE MACHINE STOCKS. M<>rK<'D?linlt>r Mn<i?y|?e 1*2 1 Lanston Monotype * -a ? ** MISfKLl.ANKOt'S ST??'KS. Orerue Col . C?|>|xt t 'u 14 WuHliitiKtoii Muikft >?' ? Norfolk and WaKhlueton SUfainNutl. 21.3. J. Mitury ljj" Kfalty Appraisal Agency ?0,.j CANAL AMENDMENT. Circulation Provided for in Bill by Senator Fairbanks. Senator Fairbanks today introduced a bill to permit national banking associations to deposit bc-nds issued for the construction of an interooeanio canal to secure circula tion. It provides for the amendment of the canal act. so that "every national bunking association having on deposit, as provided by law, bonds of the United States, issued under the provisions of said act. to secure Its circulation notes, shall pay to the treas urer of the United States, in the months of January and July, a tax of one-fourth ol 1 per centum each half year upon the aver age amount of such of its notes in circula tion as are based upon the deposit of said bonds; and such taxes shall be in lieu of existing taxes on its noies In circulation imposed by section 5214 of the Revised Statutes." J. W. ECK'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH. Sergeant of Marine Corps on Duty af St. Louis. ST. LOl lS. November 23.?It developat today that the sergeant of the Marii^ Corps who was shot and killed in a mys terious manner last night is James W. Ki k. and not Ferguson, as at first r?? parted. He was here on recruiting serv ice. The police are as yet unable to soliQ the mystery of his death. Prominent Maccabee Dead. FLINT. Mich.. November 23.?George J. Siegle of Port Huron, supreme recoif keeper of the M ire thees of the World, d ?4 at a sanitarium here today, where ha MS been ill for a number ml weeks.