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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
DISTRICTS HEALTH.
An Exceedingly Low Death Rate Has
Prevailed Lately

Prevailed Lately
There was decline in the death rate
last week, Notwithstanding the severity of
the weather." says Health officer Hammett
in his weekly report. Prom 21.5 in the
previous week II fell to 1877 for the total
population. Thirty three of the decedents,
being well nigh one-third of the whole, were
persons over sixty years Of age. This gain
in the health conditions was mainly owing
to the improvement among those suffering
from lung diseases and typhoid fever, and
the noticeable feature thereof is that it
occurred in the face of the present grippe
visitation. From this influenza six deaths
were reported as against four the week
preceding. The indications are, that while
there are quite a large number of cases Of
this malay, especially among school chill
dren in some sections, 1t has not yet as
sumed an epidemic form. There were nine
new cases of diphtheria reported, with four
deaths. and three cases of scarlet fever with
no death therefrom. 1t was observed by
the medical officer in charge of the diphthe-
ria and scarlet fever service that a total
cessation of reports of scarlet fever cases
occurred for some days during the late fall
months. Its sudden temperance after
such cessation would seem to indicate that
the scarlatina germs can maintain their
dangerous vitality for quite lengthy periods
outside and independent OF the human
or destroy all articles of clothing, especially
those of wooden texture, everywhere that
this malady has prevailed. The other dam
gerous diseases are almost wholly in abey-
ance, while typhoid fever and malarial all
ments are at a minimum.
with so low a death rate. with infant
mortality much below the normal and vio-
lent feve-s in allegiance. the general health
of the city may be considered not only ia
vorable. but even excellent for this season
of the year"
The report shows:
Number of Deaths 1OS: white, 70: colored,
80. Death rate per 1000 per annum: white,
1872; colored, 20S. Total population, 1871.
Twenty-seven were under five years Of age
twenty-five were under one year of age and
thirty three over sixty years Nineteen of
the deaths occurred in hospitals and public
institutions.
The principal causes OF death were: Diph-
iberia. 4; consumption. IS: typhoid fever, g.;
mnlarial fever, 1; pneumonia, q congestion
Of the lungs, 4; bronchitis, 4; kidney d.
seases. 8: meningitis, 1 cancers, A; influenza
(grippe), 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20

Government Bonds.-U. s. IS, registered.
iS01' 10 10 Dla' IA asked. U. s. Is. coupon.
district Of Columbia Bonds-2O-year fund
2s, IO6 bid Water stock Is. 1901, currency,
ITO ITO DID 3O,year fund Is, gold. 1l4k bid.
water stock IS. currency, 1903, I20 bid.
3.Oos, FUNDING, currency 1851 bid
Miscellaneous Observation-Disclosures and
georgetown r. r. cow. 6s. LIST, 145 bid, IGD
asked. Washington and Georgetown r. r,
Gony Us, "a, las bid, 16O asked. Masonic
Ma Mal Association 5s, 102 bid. Washington
Market Company LIST 6s, 1O5 bid. Washing.
ton Market Company imp. Is, 1O5 bid.
washington Market Company ext Go 100
bid, Jos asked. American Security and
can Security and Trust 5s 1905, F. and A.
100 bid. American Security and Trust IA
1905, A. and O.. 100 bid. Washington Light
Infantry LIST Us. 95 bid. Washington Light
Company 6s, series A. 12l bid. Washington
Gas Company 6s series b, 121 bid, Wash
ington Gas Company cow. Gs, 1876 bid. Eek
ington r. r. 6s, 100 asked. Chesapeake
asked. Capitol and North o Street r. r.
5s, 90 bid, 1O2 asked. Metropolitan r. r.
conv Is. 1O1 bid, l04 asked. U. s. Electric
Light cow. IS, 10S bid.
National Bank Stocks.-Bank of WASH
ington: 300 bid. Bank of the Republic 225
bid Metropolitan. 260 bid. Central, 265 bid.
Second. 132 bid. Farmers and Mechanics.
175 bid. Citizens. 40 bid, 1T5 asked. Co.
DIi SdplCdl, 1lU DID. west
End 95 bid. 40 asked. Traders 100 bid.
Lincoln, 90 bid. 95 asked. Ohio, s. asked.
Railroad Observation-Disclosures and George
town, 300 bid, 1876 asked. Metropolitan, 75
bid Columbia. 90 asked. Capitol and North
0 Street, % asked. lexington and Soldiers
Home Is asked. Georgetown and Tenally-
town, 80 asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's. 3S1s bid.
40 bid. National Union, IS asked. Arling-
ton, $50 bid, 100 asked. Columbia 13x bid
14% asked. German-American, $50 bid,
Potomac, So asked Riggs. 81 bid, IA asked.
Peoples 5 bid, 81 asked. Lincoln, Tss bid.
asked. Commercial. 5A bid So asked
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate tt
tie, 112 bid, 125 asked. Columbia Title Z
bid IA asked. Washington Title, bid,
~ asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-washing-
ton Gas, 4SA bid, 511A asked. Georgetown
Gas, 81 bid. IS asked. U. g. Electric Light
"11O bid. 11S asked.
Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvania, Al asked
Chesapeake and Potomac, 4S bid 49A
asked. American Graphophone, bid, on
asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks-washingt on Mar
ket, IL bid. Great Falls Ice. 40 bid. Bull
Run Panorama, 30 asked Pneuma tic Gun
Carriage, 10 asked. Lincoln Hall. 100 asked.
Inter Ocean Building. 100 asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust Communicative
tional Safe Deposit and Trust Company. 1915
bid, 100 asked. Washington Safe Deposit,
1O5 asked. Washington Loan and Trust
1O3 bid 112 asked. American Security and
Trust, 1871 bid, 1872 asked.
Eek dividend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
HE WANTS A CHANCE.
Col. Hoge Calls at the State Depart
ment With Friends.

Col J. Hampton Hoge, the ca1led-back
consul to Annoy, visited the State Depart
ment yesterday afternoon for the purpose
Of demonstrating to Secretary Gresham the
falsity of the charges filed against him dur
ing his absence. He was accompanied by
Senators Daniel and Hunton and Repre-
sentative Marshall of Virginia, and they did
most of the talking. The result of the con-
ference will not be known for several days
yet. Col Hoge is confident that he can
clear himself of the charges and he says,
81 will do so IL 1 have a chance and am
rot. like Robert Emmett prejudged. And
have some charges to make, too" said the
colonel. significantly, land they will show
character of those who made the accusa-
ton" More than this he did not care to
say at present while the matter is before
the State Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
APPROACHING A CRISIS.
The Naval Force mt Rio il Being
Gradually Increased.

As indicated in yesterdays Star. the ad-
ministration has decided to increase our
naval strength in Brazilian waters. AS a
step in that direction, Secretary Herbert
yesterday directed the U. S. s. San Francis
CO. at Trinidad, West Indies, to proceed to
Rio without delay. The distance between
the two ports Is not very great and it is ex-
pected that the San Francisco will arrive at
Rio in about a week. Secretary Herbert de-
clines to say what has occurred to require
an increase of the fleet at Rio, nor will he
admit that the New York is also going
there. That sucn il the case Is the general
belief Of naval officers, and 1t receives
strength from the fact that orders have
been given to hurry up the torpedo outfit Of
that vessel This outfit is at Newport and
will be transferred to the ship at the earli-
est opportunity.
The naval force OF the United States in
the harbor OF Rio consists of three vessels,
the Charleston, the Newark and the De-
troit. under command of Capt Picking Of
the first named, who succeeded Rear Ad-
miral stanton when the latter was detached
for saluting the insurgent Admiral slello
These three ships, all Of recent build, would
Seem to be sufficiently imposing for the as
surance OF protection to American interests,
but the United States government has been
placed in the possession OF information
which IL considers trustworthy, that Peixoto
Is weakening and that the success of the in
surgents means probable re-establishment
OF the monarchy. There are said to be rea-
sons why the administration would depre-
cate such a termination of the present
troubles in Brazil and that its plan of max
Ing naval demonstration at the Brazilian
capital at the present critical era in its
history Is for the purpose OF peacefully pre-
venting such result The administration
may have peculiar ideas about republics in
the Pacific ocean, but II Is believed to be
sound in the opinion that monarchies shall
never be allowed to again obtain foothold
on the western continent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Mrs. Williams PenxfoncJ.

The Commissioners have allowed a pen
sion Of $50 a month to the widow of FIRE.
man Zadock Williams, who lost his life in
the service.
More Money for the Schools Wanted.
committee representing the board of
trustees of the Industrial Home School,
composed Of Messrs. J. Ormand Wilson,
Dr. NJ. d. Peck and Mrs Kate Barlow,
had hearing before the Commissioners
this afternoon with reference to an increase
m the appropriation for the support OF that
school. 1t was stated that the school would
have deficit of $1,000 for the year.
A Specimen street.
The Logan County Asphalt Company of
Russellville. KY, has written to the Com
missioners. asking permission to lay a
specimen Of its bituminous sandstone pave
ment in this city. The company offers to
lay a pavement under the direction Of the
engineer department. and IL at the end of
two years 1t is not found satisfactory in
every respect the company will restore the
street to its original condition.
Plumbing Regulations.
Capt. Powell. the Engineer Commissioner
today laid before the Commissioners a
letter from Capt. Derby In reference to
paragraph 80 of the plumbing regulations
providing that no excavations shall be
made in the streets between November
and March ! for necessary repairs.
Capt. Derby says the number of unem-
ployed in the city is so unusually large
that 1t would seem advisable also to allow
all the laboring work to go on that pos
sibly can be done without unreasonable
inconvenience to the public.
He therefore recommends that special
authority be granted the permit clerk to
issue permits as usual at other seasons
throughout the whole of the present winter.
Paving an Alley.
The health officer has recommended the
paving of the alley in square $50, under the
provisions of the compulsory permit system
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
STATE BANK TAX.

Curious Tnhgle of the House Com
mittee on banking and Currency.
1t II a curious sort OF tangle that the
committee on banking and currency have
got into over the repeal OF the tax on state
banks. The entire subject was referred to
a subcommittee composed of Springer. Hull.
Warner and Cox, democrats and Hender-
son, republican.
This subcommittee entered earnestly into
the work, and it came to a conclusion and
formulated a bill repeating the tax under
certain restrictions. This bill was supported
by Warner and Hull, Springer taking no
action in its approval or disapproval. Mr..
Cox filed a minority report, embracing the
idea Of a clean repeal Of the tax without
any limitations.
In considering the report before the COM
mittee the report of Cox was adopted as
the views of the majority of the committee.
Then motion was made to report the bill
favorably to the House. This motion was
lost on tie vote. Then the committee
adopted the first section of the bill reported
by the majority Of the subcommittee but
on motion to report this to the House IA
vorably was defeated. This motion was or
dered reconsidered and so it stands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
COLONIAL FIGHTERS.
Their Descendants Celebrate ThefI
Deeds I'm Loving Memory.

Their Descendants Celebrate Their
Deeds I'm Loving Memory.
The Society of Colonial Wars held its flrs'
banquet at the Cochran last night. 1t was
in commemoration of the twenty-eighth an
niversary of the great swamp battle in the
reign of naughty Injun Phillip. Colonial
ancestry is one Of the requisites for admis-
sion to the society, and all those present
about twenty, had 1t. They were happy
and jovial crowd. AS a preface to the feast
officers for the ensuing year were elected as
follows: Governor, Rear Admiral Francis
Asbury Roe. United States navy; deputy
governor, Charles Edward Coon; lieutenant
governor, Pay Director James II. Wat
mough, United States navy; secretary, Capt
Oscar Fitzalan Long, United States army
treasurer, Joseph Frederick Batcheider
registrar. Albert Charles Peale, NJ. D.; his
torian, Samuel Moore Shute, d. D., and
chaplain, Rev. James Owen Dorsey.
/. The banquet hall was radiant with electric
light flowers and the insignia of the order
Admiral Francis r. Roe said some nand-
some words of welcome and said good
deal about the high caste Indians OF King
Phillips age Charles h. Coon responded to
the toast, The Society OF the Colonial
Wars" He outlined the aims and history
of the society. Mr.. A. Howard Clark talked
on the Great Swamp Fight" Gen. Joseph
{. Breckenridge responded to 1.-The Society
of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Gen. A. w. Greedy spoke on ancient Amer
lean history, and Commodore Richard w.
Meade brought up the rear of the process
sion with a scintillating speech.
Those present were Admiral Francis As.
bury Roe, Charles Edward Coon, Gen-James
II. Watmough, United States navy; Gen.
Richard Napoleon Batchelder. United States
army; Joseph Frederick Batckelder. Charles
Edward Cooke, Edward Augustus Moseley.
Samuel Moore Shute Gilbert Thompson.
Henry Dearborn Saxton, James Bowen
johnson, Frank Birge Smith. Gen. Walter
Wyman, Prof. q. Brown Goode. Commodore
Richard Warsaw Meade, United states
navy; Alonzo Howard Clark, Arthur Keith,
George Cotton Maynard. Gen. A. w. Greedy.
Gen. Breckenridge and Mr.. e. l.. Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
Covering Of Shorts Causes Prices to
Advance.
DSHILLERS TAKEADROP0 -FOUR POINTS
improvement Throughout the Reg.
ular List.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS.
pecial Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1O.-The covering of
short contracts by bear traders resulted in
higher prices at the opening Of today's mar
ket. London waa dull at q slight advance
from our closing with the exception of
Atchison, which was IL per cent lower. A
few small selling orders comprised the only
business for foreign account.
Distillers succeeded New England as the
leading bear card and was sold freely for a
loss OF 4 per cent to "a.
The publication Of the treasury report in
terrupted the decline and a rally to 26 1-S
was recorded later in the day.
Chicago Gas gained l per cent on early
trading to Is SIS but succumbed to bear
tactics finally and sold down 1-S per cent
to 63 IL.
General Electric sold up 1-2 per cent to 80
and then fell or to 80 "a on moderate deal
ngs.
In the regular list prices were all better,
although the shorts are entitled to the bulk
per cent to 90 rs. Burlington gained "a to
"a 3-4 and Rock Island gained per cent to
81 5-S. Western Union advanced ! per cent
to SO ga, ex-dividend 1 IA per cent. Lake
losses to 124. New England was active
again and advanced 1-2 per cent to 81 1-2.
Liquidation, for the present at least is
apparently over AMI all rumors of the SELL
ing of long stock by the present manage
ment of the road are emPhatically denied.
There is considerable diversity of opinion
concerning the ultimate fate of this prop
erty. and while rumors of q receivership
have not been veriied many incline to the
belief that they are not wholly without
foundation.
The foreign exchange market developed
no new features and prices remain practi-
cally unchanged around 4S5 1-2a4SS. There
are indications of an easier market for the
present and the supply Of bills, though
small, Is quite up to the demand. Money
on call Is freely offered at 1 per cent and
time accommodations continue to run from
1-2 to per cent.
The clearing house statement reports OK
changes, So llS,3S6; balances. S. 433. 1885, and
the subtreasury's debit balance, S5l5,y63.
The following dividends were declared to-
day: Canada Southern ! IL per cent regu-
lar and IL per cent extra; Michigan Central
per cent regular and IL per cent extra :
Lake Shore regular serni-annual dividend OF
3 per cent. and New York Central quarterly
dividend OF IA per cent
Rumors OF a receivership for Atchison
We're in circulation during the afternoon.
but the price Of the stock was not material
ly affected.
The entire list sold or during delivery
hour on selling by the room ana most OF
the early gains were lost. Rallies serve to
attract renewed selling and are consequent
ly short lived.
The closing was dull at net losses for the
DAY IN most instances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
MRS. WILLIS WAS SURPRISED,
She Had No Idea People Were So
Civilized I'm Hawaii,

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Dec. CA letter
from Hawaii to Mrs. George H. Mead, from
members of her family there, has an interest
ing bit Of intelligence. This is a quota ton
from the letter:
Mrs. Willis told me herself how over
whelmed with surprise they were at finding
community here equal to, if not far ahead
of. any city of its size in America in Gull
ture, refinement etc.
why, you have no idea," she said, "of
the dense ignorance that exists in America
in regard to these islands. told Mr.. Willis
that Mrs. Dole was a lady who would grace
the White House quite as we'll as the lady
who now reigns there or any other, and
that is saying a good deal
Mr.. Willis said as much and more show
ing how strongly he was impressed with
the character of the people in power He
was led to believe that few low class
whites and beach conbers' had done all
this business of purloining the queens gov
ernment.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
WRECKED THE "ELYER.v
Rear End Collision on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad.

TOWANDA, Pa, Dec. 20.-The Lehigh
Valley might flyer westbound was wreck
ed at Homets Ferry, near Towanda, at 2
o'clock this morning. The train had been
blocked at the station and had Just started
again when fast milk train crashed into
its rear. the engine blowing through the
rear sleeper.
The engineer of the milk train was I'M
able to stop in time to prevent the collision
One passenger received slight injuries
Traffic was delayed five hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20

December, 64hae4ss; January. 641ka64z:
May. 7oAa7ot; steamer No. 2 red. 6lasl1k-
receipts, AGA bushels; stock. 1898, 1886
bushels; sales 107. 600 bushels; milling wheat
by sample, 65a6o1. Corn steady-mixed,
spot 42ha421i; December, 41ssa41h; Janu-
airy. 41ssa41x; February. 41Aa41S; May, a
bid; steamer mixed. 401ea41-receipts. SO.
sSs bushels; shipments, 25,714 bushels;
stock. 693. 987 bushels; sales, 1000 bushels;
white corn by sample. 40a43; yellow corn
by sample, 40a421a. Oats inactive-No.
white western. 35 asked; No. mixed west.
ern, 34-stock, 137. 597 bushels Rye dull ana
easy-No. 2, 50a51-receipts, 400 bushels;
stock. SO. 47s bushels. Hay quiet-good to
choice timothy, $145Oas15.5O. Grain freiehts
steady, unchanged. Butter steady-cream-
cry, fancy. 29a3O; do. fair to choice, 25a2I :
do. imitation. 24a25: ladle, fancy, y; go4d
to choice, 19a2O; rolls, fine, 21a22; do. fair
to good, 19a2O; store packed, 16a17. Other
articles unchanged.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2O-Virginia consois:
threes, 371s; Baltimore and Ohio stock. Il
asked; Northern Central stock. D1z BID;
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern nrsts.
1O4k bid; Consolidated Gas stocks. 54ha5o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
DIR. Boynton Out of Harms Way.

Secretary Herbert says that DR.. Boynton.
the eccentric American who created "A SEN
sation at Rio some months ago by attempt
ing to destroy the warship Aquidaban. now
that he has arrived in the United States
will be allowed to go about his business.
MY only intention with regard to him, -
said the Secretary, was to keep him from
doing harm in Rio and involving the United
States. Now that he is removed from the
place where he could cause trouble / have
no further intention to keep him in Gus
toby"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
Assassination ATTEMPTED.

The Secretary Of State Is Informed that an
attempt was recently made to assassinate
President Henreaux of San Domingo and
that further trouble is feared. Orders have
accordingly been issued for the U. 8. g.
Kearsarge, now at New York, to proceed
at once to San Domingo for the protection
Of American interests. The duty of DESTROY
ing dangerous wrecks on the Atlantic coast
has been assigned to the Vesuvius
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
Commfssious Tssued.

The President has issued commissions to
officers of the National Guard of the Dis
trict as follows:
Daniel L. M. Peixotto. to be adjutant of
the first regiment of infantry with rank of
captain; Andrew w. Kelly, to be quarter
master of the first regiment of Infantry
with the rank of captain. Edgar A. Shii-
ling. to be first lieutenant company n.
second battalion of infantry; James NJ.
Fairly. to be second lieutenant. company A,
third battalion Of infantry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS,
To Extend North Capitol Street.

To Extend North Capitol Street.
Just before the Senate went into execu-
tive session this afternoon the House bill
extending North Capitol street to the Sol
diers' Home was taken up and passed with
out amendment.
District Committee.
The House District committee held a
meeting this morning, but, owing to the fact
that none of the subcommittee had any
business to present. no bills were acted
upon. This is the last meeting of the COM
mittee until after the holiday recess.
The Thatcher Manuscripts.
Senator Mills. from the library comittee,
today reported adversely the bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the purchase of the his
torical manuscripts lately compiled by
Erastus Thatcher relating to the District
Of Columbia, the city of Washington and
the towns OF Alexandria and Georgetown,
including the museum Of public buildings,
&c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
Disastrous Runaway.

This morning about 10 o'clock there was
an exciting runaway near New Jersey ave-
nue. and H street. horse attached to a
wagon belonging to f. J. Sacks ran away
and threw from the wagon the driver John
Elder. colored, and two friends Frank and
John Adams. All the men were injured
but Elder was able to look after his team
The other men were sent to the Emergency
Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
A Related Dispatch.

The U. S. consul at Bahia, Brazil, reports
under date of November 20 that the states
of Bahia and Minas Garea- remain loyal
to the present constitutional government
Of Brazil. and that there hos as yet been
no disturbance to bugineSs on account of
the troubles at Rio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
A BRILLIANT METEOR,
Residents of Petersburg Say That 1t
Resembled a Ball of Fire.

Resembled a Ball of Fire.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
PETERSBURG, Va, Dec. 2O-A brilliant
meteor was witnessed here this morning
about o'clock. 1t resembled a ball CT
fire the size of a large cannon ball. Those
who witnessed it say it was a most mag
nifeent sight, and that the meteor left a
zig-zag path in the sky, which TASTED fully
half an hour. 1t disappeared in the south
west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
District Committee.
Free Bread and Soup.

Jordan's cafe, 517 9th street northwest,
will furnish free to the poor soup and
bread from to IL o'clock this evening" to-
morrow evening and Friday evening. Par
ties applying should bring their own ves-
sells
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
Eleven PardOns.

The Secretary of the Navy has directed
the pardon Of eleven prisoners at the naval
prison at Boston before Christmas day be-
cause of good behavior during confinement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-20
Chicago Grain ana Provision Markets.
Reported by Silsby & Co., bankers and
brokers' METROPOLITAN Bank building.

Range OF the Thermometer.
The following were the readings OF the Their
mometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a. m,
26: 2 m, 80; maximum, 80 minimum, &c