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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-15
THE COURTS
EQUITY Court No.i-Judse Cox.

Equity Court No.f-Judee Cox.
La Fetra agt. Danenhower: restraining
order returnable 18th instant. granted
May agt. May; time to file transcript Of
record enlarged. Riquard agt. Baldus: sale
by trustees allowed Matthews agt Mat
thews; divorce granted. Haines agt Todd:
security for costs ordered. Barbour agI.
Price; pro confesso against certain de-
ferdants. In re estate of James Ryan; VIM.
H Shipley appointed committee. In re
Harry c. Greer, alleged lunatic: Martha d.
Greer appointed committee. Cutter ag-.
Metzerott; pro confesso against certain de-
PENDANTS. Mver agt. the Geo. w. Scott Co:
report of assignee referred TO auditor
Clabaugh agt. Darlington; leave TO amend
bill granted, and E. r Hay appointed
trustee to release trust. Dodge agt Dodge;
appearance OF absent defaadent ordered.
Fegan agt. Cannon: Oh. Heurich Brewing
Co. made party complainant
Circuit Court No. 1. yudye Cox
Z. Gormsn agt Richmond and Dsnville
Railroad Company: bill of exception signed.
Manning, Maxwell & Moore agt. SomerviIls
& Sons; deposit for costs returned. c. N.
Armstrong agt G. Fritsch: motion for judg-
ment overruled c. @. Ringwalt agt. l.. c.
kengla: judgment by default. j. Van Ness
Phillips. II. Feise. II. A Linger. E. S. Y.
Pattee and H. Browning agt. District Of
Columbia: judgments IN certiorari. ]. F.
Manning agt H J. Elliott: demurrer to
ond and fourth pleas. J. ID. Watkins agt.
A. @. Mounet ct al; order allowing motion
TO amend.
Criminal Court No. /, Judge Cole.
United States egt Thos. ]. Edmonston.
larceny; plea of not guilty. United States
agt. John Brown, larceny from person: for
fixture OF recognzance set aside upon Day.
ment Of sl3.25 cost and plea OF not guilty.
Probate Court. Judge Cox
Estate Of Charles Ebel; final account Of
administratrix passed ami approved Es-
tate of Joseph f. Cottrell; will probated-
Estate OF James K. Moses; will fled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-15

The net cash In the treasury is sl27, l62
AL, Of which s65,94S,524 represents the gold
balance. The gold reserve has been stead
lily climbing upward for the past month.
On August it reached it's lowest point in
the record Of the department, So, I39. JOu
Since that date 1t has increased about
So,WD.tSo and the increase has largely al
layed the fears of treasury officials. During
the past week it has increased over ST. 100
COO. This increase is accounted for by the
surrender of gold voluntarily by banks and
its exchange for small notes. During the
past week $2l6,OO have been so exchanged.
The balance of the increase is due to tn
purchase of bullion at Helena. Denver and
Charlotte, n. G. The large increase in the
output of gold in Colorado and Montana
piles up the gold reserve. as 1t finds its way
directly to the assay office of the govern
ment.
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DISPUTE OVER SEALS.
Bill OF the North American. CONNER
cfal Co. Against the Government.

cfa1 Co. Against the (sOycrnment
NEW YORK, September 15-In the United
States circuit court today the North Ameri-
can Commercial Company put In its answer
to the claim of the United States govern
ment for $13O, $3.50, on account of alleged
breach of contract, and handed in a bill
to the government for s2S3, 725 for alleged
loss of profit arising out of the same con-
tract.
The agreement In question was entered In
to between the Commercial Company and
the United States in March, 1890. 1t gave
the company exclusive right to catch seals
about the Islands of st. George and St.
Paul, in Alaska. for which the United
States was to receive an annual rental of
100000 for twenty years. and 1892 for each
seal captured in addition to a revenue Of
81 for each seal sent here by the company
The government alleges that the company
caught 1880 seals during the first year, for
which 1t demands S57, ISL, in addition to the
10000 for rent.
The company says that Iart of these
skins were caught by the natives and ship
ped by the company, which never was al
lowed the exclusive right, guaranteed in
the contract They offer ST., UUU. the amount
of the revenue tax. and no more. The COM
pany alleges that 1t had right to seize
$4,000 seals the first year and 100000 each
succeeding year, but while the negotiations
with Great Britain were pending ii was
prohibited from catching any seals, and
thus suffered a loss of $2S3, I25 1t wants
to be reimbursed
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Quarter of a Million Dollar Fire at
Scranton.
EXCITING FALL OF THREE FIREMEN
Fears for the Entire Business Sec
HARD WORK OFTHE FIREMEN

SCRANTON, Pa. September 15.-The
most extensive fire. in point of loss, that
ever VISITED this city broke out early this
morning in the business section. When the
flames were brought under control, at 10
O'Clock. the loss had reached, at q con-
sentative estimate. $25O,0OO.
For a time IL was thought that the entire
busir ess section Of the city would be de-
stroyed. ....... H..
The fire was discovered in the basement
Of Mathews Brothers wholesale and retail
drug house, 80 Lackawanna avenue An
alarm was sent in. and when the four COM
panies of the district responded the build
ing was a mass Of flames. and had spread
to No S16 occupied principally byJGross &
Foster, one of the largest dry goods stores
in the city.
Another alarm brought six more COM
panies to the scene. The fire continued to
spread. and at o'clock a general alarm
brought the entire fire department of the
city into service.
When the flames were under control Nos
316. 3lS and 30 Lackawanna avenue were
completely demolished. Nos. 80. 3D. and
324 were Quilted and the stock of No. 314
badly damaged.
At o'clock three firemen fell through the
roof of No 316 Two landed on the first
Moor and one went through to the base
ment. They were extricated by ropes a
Few seconds before the walls collapsed.
Charles +. Beckett was seriously Injured
internally. The losses so far as can be
learned are as follows: No. 32O. Matthews
Bros, owners and occupants; stock, So, 900;
building, S1O,UO. No. 322, NJ. Norton paper
dealer; stock. $4,000; building, $1,000. No.
324. F. l.. Crane. owner and occupant of
three upper floors: stock. unknown; build
ing. Sol,UD. b Langtield. first floor, mil
linery goods; stock. 5000. Nos. 316 and
31S, owned by DIR. Henwood; building, S25,-
coo. First floor, Gross & Foster, dry goods
SlOoVO. HenwoOd az Wardel, dentists; I'M
known. Dewitt, photographer loss I'M
known No. 3l4, Williams IL Bro, toys and
confectionery; x5UD
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ALEXANDRIA COUNTY.

The school board Of jefferson district of
the county has completed the election of
teachers Of the county for the incoming
year as follo.ss: Miss Margaret Buckley,
for Hume School (white), No. 4: Miss NJ F.
Grigg. for Ruffner School (white), No .:
Miss Hattie ]. Jackson, for Scott School
(coloreD. No. 3; Mr. A. 7. Shirley. for JEFF
ferson Scnool (coloredl No. 1.
The lawn party given by the Methodist
Church. near Arlington, last Wednesday
evening. was quite a success, over sl2O
clear money being made for the church.
The successful bidders for matchmaking
the public roads of the county have COM
menced their work. and are progressing
The county treasurer is now busy COL
Letting taxes. He vim ,have to make his
final report to the next meeting of the board
of supervisors, and those persons who ne
gect to pay by that time will be returned
delinquent, and theig lands advertised and
sold under the laws of the state.
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A KNOWN QUANTITY.

1t is the practice of The Star to
print on Saturday a sworn statement
of its circulation day by day for the
preceding week. 1t would seem self
evident that the advertiser is entitled
to this protection. Below will be
found the statement for the week just
past.
The average circulation exhibited
Is believed to be much more than the
combined circulation of the other
washington dailies. and fully five
times that Of its afternoon contem-
porary.
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Damages Asked for Being Driven
From u Position.

BALTIMORE Md, September 15.-The Sec
ond trial of the suit of George w. Lucke
against Clothing Cutters and Trimmers'
Assembly 1901, Knights of Labor, for $1,000,
has begun in the court of common pleas
He alleges that owing to a threat made by
the assembly that his retention would re-
suit in a general boycott against mis- en-
ployer's firm. the latter dismissed him. AL
though willing, so he claims, to Join the as
sembly, his application was denied on the
ground that too many union men were al
ready out of work. The assembly main
tains that Lucke did not properly apply for
membership. The case will be continued
Monday.
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THE GOLDEN CROSS.
Installation Of Mrs. Maddux q
warder of the Inner Gate.

warder of the Inner Gate.
At the meeting Of Meridian Commandery.
United Order Of the Golden Cross. last
evening. Noble Commander Newman w.
Wilkerson presided. Deputy Grand Com
mander Oscar T. Towner Installed Mrs.
Sarah Z. Maddux as warder of the inner
gate. Brief speeches were made by Noble
Commander Wilkerson, Samuel f. Maddox.
ST.. Oscar T. Towner. Edwin F. Higgins,
ID. w. Heck, Mrs. Mary A. Keck, Miss
Lauretta Henricks and others. on the sub
ject of securing a larger attendance at the
meetings Of the commandery, and Samuel
E Maddox. ST., and Mrs. Mary A. Keck
were appointed a committee for that pur-
pose. to serve during the present term.
Under the good OF the order Knight Maddox
read an original poem entitled Golden.
setting forth the fraternal features of the
order
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sentative of the long-suppressed flower
county democracy, now seeking to assert
itself as an important influence In the poll
tics of the district. 1t is calculated that
Mr.. Settle will receive between 5000 and
300 of the votes cast in Oldham. Owen
AMI Henry counties, leaving 1000 or more
to be divided between Mr.. Owens and Col
Dreckinridge. MFR. Owens ices not expect
to get over ID of this remnant and Col
Breckenridge counts on receiving from 200
20 SD. -
In the five bluegrass counties MIR. Settles
vote will be very light. averaging from 12D
10 200 IN all except Fayette in which Lex
hgton is the controlling factor.
In the other four blue grass counties,
Scott. Bourbon. Franklin and Woodford
casting about 500 votes. Mr.. Owens has.
apparently. a decided advantage over Col
Breckenridge. while in Fayette. which is
the coloners home. and the chief seat of
the powerful political machine supporting
him, the chances seem to favor the success
Of the ''silver-tongued' orator.
Mr. Owens will carry Scott his own
county. by a handsome plurality. from 1000
to I.2DO certainly. In the others he hopes
to make gains enough to overcome the lead
obtained by Col. Breckenridge in the other
end of the district. Fayette county re-
mains the most uncertain quantity in the
contest. for on the proportion In which the
$500 democratic votes here are divided will
hinge IN great measure the result of the
election.
The polls are to close at o'clock, and as
communication Is easy In this portion Of
the district 1t Is expected to have pretty
complete returns before midnight.
A very full vote is being quietly polled in
this city. and both sides still express great
confidence of victory. A characteristic fea-
ture of the day Is the prayer meeting.
which Is being held under the direction Of
the Ladies' Anti-Breckinridge Association
Of this city. In which many leading clergy
men have agreed to take part. 1t is evil
dent indeed, that even IL Col. Breckin-
ridge receives the nomination today the
fight against him on moral grounds will
not be abandoned.
The republicans are ready to nominate
against him Col Henry Clay Mcdowell a
descendant of Henry Clay, and the present
owner of Clay's famous country seat, Ash
land. Col. Mcdowell Is a conservative re-
publican Of the highest personal character.
and will receive the full vote of all the re-
spectacle element In the district IL Mr..
Owens Is nominated there can be little
doubt of his success at the November cleo
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baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. September 15.-flour dull. unchang-
~ Receipts 1Siss barrels; shipments, 800 bar
r-ls; sales. 800 barrels. Wheat dull and steady
s!9t, ai3sa.o S.,pten,l.r, si9ano5. urio,er. .Ssa
33l2 Dec.nher 5Issaas May. .Ss1 asked Steamer
No red. 52l.-rrr -pts. 30. .s's bushels; stock.
l,2s5.osO bushels: sales. 5s.tssD bushels milling
wheat 10y sample. 56a5ail. Corn duh spot, so ,
bid; September, 5sis hid: year. ~ ask.d-receipts
I'D bushels; shipments. "a bushels: stock. 6s.wS
bushels; southern whit. rorr 6latii southern vel
low corn. tSs63is Oats sfeady-No. = white west
ern. 3oa35i2; No. mixed western. 3Sn33ls-r
ceipts. s2e4 bushels: stock. :3l .3i4 bushels. Rye
strung NO. =. 53-recspts. l.o6l bushels: stork
l3.2i5 bushels. Hay steady good 10 choice timo-
thy, Sl2.JosSl3.@. Grain fr"ights quiet. unchaI.g
ed. Sugar butter and eggs hrm, unchanged
Cheese firm and active unchanged.
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Odd Fellows at Chattanooga

Special Dispatch t. The Evening Star.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, September 49,
The appeal committee Of the Grand Lodge
Of Odd Fellows. which is now in session at
Lookout Inn. has fifteen appeals to dispose
of. Delegates from various parts of the
country are beginning to arrive, although
the Grand Lodge does not meet until Sep
TENDER Is. About 800 odd Fellows have ar
rived; 5000 or 10000 are expected. A hand
some high arch Is being erected across
Market street by the city In honor to the
Grand Lodge.
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ABANDONED PROSECUTION.

Damages for the Great JOhnstOwn
Flood Not to he Sought.
JOHNSTOWN. Pa, September 15-After
the great flood a frLd Of LOO was raised
by business men here to pay for the pre-
limnaries toward II stituting suit for dam
ages against the South Fork Fishing Club,
on account of the feed. A fee of 81. 900 was
paid to lawyers for an opinion. which was
not favorable. and at a final meeting last
night the idea of bringing suit was wholly
abandoned. and the remainder of the fund
turned over to the hospital. This will end
all further though, of claims for damages
as number of individuals who had thought
of bringing suit will now give 1t up
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Locomotive Firemen.

HARRISBURG, Pa, September 15-The.
convention Of the Brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Firemen today unanimously adopted
resolutions sustaining the position of Vice
Grand Master Hanra han in the American
Railway Union strike of June and July in
advising members of the brotherhood who
went out on strike through sympathy not
to work with non-union men, ..-...
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PHILADELPHIA. September 15.-The
body Of Wallace G.. Porter, aged thirty
five years, was found in a room at the St
Charles Hotel today. Porter had been
dead about twelve hours. having committed
suicide some time yesterday by shooting
himself. 49,
Porter comes Of good family his father
having been a liquor merchant on Sd street
below Arch street. Porter's brother could
give no cause for the suicide
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DUEL FATAL TO THREE.
Two Texas Editors Meet and Draw on
Sight.

WACO. Tex, September 15.-At Gate
Vile. the terminus of the cotton belt 43
miles west of here. today fatal street
duel took place between ]. T. Goodman
editor of the Peoples Voice. and b. G.
Armstrong. editor Of the Star, both weekly
papers.
The duel grew out Of a personal contro-
versy in the papers over the Ed. Cash
lynching a few months ago. The two men
opened fire on each other just as they met
in front of Goodman's office.
The latter was shot through the heart,
and Armstrong through the bowels both
dying at once. ]. q. Beemen, a bystander.
was fatally wounded in the neck by a stray
shot. All leave families. and were well
known In this section of the state. e "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-15
The Chess Masters Tournament.

LEIPSIC, September 1.-THE following
are the final scores in the international
chess masters tournament: Tarrasch
Is IL; Lipke. Ii: Techman, r. Blackburne
and Walbrodt divide the fourth and fifth
prizes, each With score of ii IL games
and Marco and Janowsky divide the sixth
and seventh prizes, with 10 IL games each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-15

5k bid 5Is asked Lincoln, 7la bid. s,isked. Com
mercial. o asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Reai Estate Title, 10
bid. Columbia Title, ~ bid District Title, 20
bid. IL asked.
Telephone stocks PENNSYLVANIA ~ hid Chesa-
peake and Potomac 81 hid. 54is asked. American
GraIhophone, 3l2 hid. Pneumatic Gun carriaee.
IS ibid, 80 asked
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Nashngton Market. y
bid. - asked. Great halls Ice. 1870 lid. lJo asked.
1'ull Run Panor anna, 20 asked Norfolk and WASH
ington Steamboat. ~ hid Washington Brick Ma
chine. zoo bid. Lincoln Hail. ~ lid. 100 asked.
lnter-Ocean Building, loo asked
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Sent Back to PennsyIyanla.

Upon the requisition Of Gov. Pattison of
Pennsylvania VIM. Brewer was today sur
rendered to Robert G. Jones. agent for the
state upon the order of Judge Cox. Brewer
Is wanted IN Pennsylvania on q charge of
horse stealing.
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Grnnled a DiNorce.

Judge Cox this afternoon granted a decres
Of divorce on statutory grounds in the case
Of Mary b. Mathews against Milton III
Mathews. The original petition was filed
March B. 1894 an amended bin being f,laa
on the 3lst OF May last. The parties were
married In Birmingham Ala, November IS
lNs2 Mrs. Mathews maiden name being
Tyree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-15

Among the passengers on board the Cm-
bria. which sailed today from Liverpool
for New York. were f. L. Godkin, editor of
the Evening Post: Rev. John Hall. DID,, the
Rev. Thomas Gaulledet, the Rev j. II.
Rylance, Oscar Straus. the Marchesa Pala-
vicino and Bishop J. F. Newman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-15

Three Days Festivities Opened
Throughout the Republic.
MEXICO CITY. Mex. September 1.-THE
three days festivities in honor Of the birth
day Of President Diaz and the declaration
of Mexican independence have opened
throughout the republic. The military pa
rade and sham battle on the plains Of Pc
ralvillo was one of the grandest military
pageants witnessed Cor many years.
At night the plaza of the government
palace was filled with thousands of people,
while the palace was thronged with the
nations elite. attending the president 8
grand annual reception.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

The following are the opening, the high
est and the lowest and the closing prics,
OF the New York stock market today. as l.
ported by Corson & Mccartney. membe
New York stock exchange. Correspondents
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JAILED ON SUSPICION. .
Four Men Involved in the Recent
Tennessee LynchfnH.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. September 15.-Frank
H. Berry Of Rosemark, Frank Tucker. VIM
@. Thompson and Jim Baker of Kerryville
were jailed this morning under indictments
for alleged completely in the lynching OF
six negro prisoners near Wilmington, on the
3lst of August.
The grand jury is still Investigating the
lynching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-15

FALL RIVER, Mass. September 15.-The
Spinners' and Weavers' associations both
held crowded meetings this morning. and as
result 5000 textile operatives of this city
are practically on strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-15

Peary's Expedition Entered st. Johns
HarbOr This Afternoon.
HALIFAX. N. s.. September ia dis
patch from st. Johns. N. F., says the Peary
expedition was entering the harbor there at
l 80 o'clock. " ..
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Congressman Tom johnson RenOmi-
mated.

| CLEVELAND. Ohio, September 15.-Con-
| gresham Tom. l.. Johnson was renominated
| for Congress by the twenty-first district
| (Cleveland) democratic convention today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-15

Rear Admiral E. Y. McCauley died yes
terday afternoon at Newport, r. l.. afte,
an illness OF several months The inter.
ment will be in Phiiadelphia
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Secretary Herbesrrt'. return.

Secretary Herbert has teegraphed the
Navy Department from Norfolk that he
Will reach Washington On the Dolphin at 3
o. clock this afterEo6h. -
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CONTROLLER Robert. to Mithdraw.

BUFFALO,, ". Y. September 15-The
Buffalo friends Of Controller James A. Rob
erts have decided to withdraw that gentle
nan's name from the can3idacy for gov
Hnor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-15

A temporary receiEer was today appointed
at Trenton. n. j. for the international
Stock Yard and 2batt3ir Company, lin
tied
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solemnly swear that the above statement rep
resents only the number 81 copies o, The EVEN
ING STAR circulated during the secular days end
ing Friday. September IA, lss4--shat is, the num-
Oerof copies actually sold. delivered. furnished
or mailed for valuable consideration, to bona nds
purchasers or subscribers and that none of the
copies so counted were returned to or remain In
the ONCE unsold.
j. +. NEwBOLD.
supt. Circulation Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
fifteenth day of September. A. d. 1894.
CHAS. w. DARR,
Notary Public, D. c.
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The recent shell tests at Indian Hes
by the ordnance bureau Of the navy have
been completed. Four ten-inch shells 81
cast Steel made by the Johnson Company
of Spuyten Duyvil, and two of forged stee!
made by the Midvale Company. were fire
at eighteen-inch HarveyiZed plate Com.
modore Sampson of the ordnance bure.
says that the shells proved highly salts
factory. and. although not expected {.
break the armor, stood up to the test " =
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DIR. LEON's BAIL.
Hearing ON the Motion Postponed
Until Tuesday Next.

The hearing Of the motion Of counsel of
Or. Edward Leon. charged with having
killed. by an abortion. the UNNAMED child
of Miss Estelle f. Beach. the 3fst Of last
october. that their client be admitted to
BAH. has been postponed until Tuesday next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-15

The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau TODAY:
s am. Sd; pm. So; maximum, 81; mimi
mum, 81.
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Judge Scully Of Chicago Dead.
Judge Daniel Scully died yesterday at
home. on Warren avenue Chicago. OF pne.
mOnia.