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Evening star., 1894-12-18
Gossip Regarding the Coming Divi-
dend Of Chicago Gas.
SUGAR SALES FOR INSIDE ACCOUNT
A Falling Off in Value Of the
Changers.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, December 1S.-Stock fluc-
tuations were dominated throughout the
day by the pessimistic room element, frac-
tionaI concessions following as matter OF
course. There were no new developments
to influence prices. the absence of outside
buying being the principal incentive to re-
duced values. Activity, in purely rela-
tive sense centered in sugar and Chicago
gas, on the three preceding days. In
the latter stock the covering of shorts was
the feature, and resulted in a gain of 5-S
per cent from initial figures. The old
rumors relative to next months dividend
were all withdrawn, and assurances that
the usual rate will be paid in cash substi-
tuted. Brokers active in the recent de-
cline were noted among the more con-
spicuous purchasers this morning. In the
absence of official figures it is difficult to
account for the feeling of apprehension
on the subject OF the next disbursement
to the stockholders of this company.
Sugar opened off fractionally without ap-
parent reason, rallied a half point and
finally sold down l per cent on sales
credited to inside account. Ihe condltlon Oh
the sugar trade is discouraging, and while
it is idle to suppose that the refneries are
being operated at any significant loss, the
management is rarely thwarted in an at
tempt to depress prices when the absence
of any demand for the product Is assigned.
Should the demand arise, as 1T must sooner
or later it will not be difficult matter to
designate the source of the greatest supply
In the railway list the narrowness of
speculation was more pronounced than
elsewhere, many of the stocks properly
classed among the active securities not
opening during the first two hours of busi-
ness. The coal stocks in particular were
neglected during the early trading, not
withstandng a general feeling of bearish-
from an Improbable handling of their
product. The Changers attracted some at
tention and conceded value for prominence
in every instance. The movement in val
ues being entirely professional in char
acter was not significant, as conditions do
not warrant anything more than moder-
ate reaction. The prospects are not fa>'
ever, until the yearly balance sheets are
compared and the outlook for the ensuing
twelve month compared.
The market for sterling and continental
bills opened dull and steady, without any
important change in actual conditions. AS
there is no fast ship sailing before Satur-
day, the question of gold exports Is tenn
porarily disposed of, and no estimate Of the
probable eftiux is as yet obtainable. The
trading of the last hour was dull and un-
changed in character.
Prices were at the lowest point of the day
during the early part of this period, but raj
lied fractionally on final dealings. Sugar
prices but was sold down promptly on or
ders executed by the brokers active earlier
in the day. With the exception of Chicago
Gas. the effect of the days trading on all
active stocks was generally unfavorable to
values.
Evening star., 1894-12-18
THE DEAD LETTER SALE.
1t Was Continued Today With About
the Same Results as Yesterday.

That curious institution known as the
annual dead letter sale Of the Post Office
Department was continued today at the
auction rooms of Thomas Bowling & Com
lany on Z street, and attracted a crowd
of several hundred people, some of whom
came from mere curiosity, while others
were On the lookout for bargains, which
might or might not be run in as Christ
mas presents later on. When the auction
was resumed at 10 o'clock this morning the
list had been disposed of as far as article
1905 in the catalogue, with several thou
sand still to be taken up. The auctioneer
went through the list with the least pcs
sible. delay, and the rapidity with which
lots were bid up was enough to take away
the breath of any one not accustomed TO
Washington auction rooms. The parcels
sold today differed not at all in character
from those of yesterday, and were made up
for the most part of collections as varied
as the widest nightmare could conjure up.
From a mouth organ to a damaged dress
waist, dog collars, secondhand corsets,
neckties, photograph albums, apparently
as many kinds of articles there were
packs sges, little of everything, and, the
most curious feature of all, the fact that
nothing went without a purchaser. There
that sc me one would buy it at some price
in the hope of getting his moneys worth
some way or other. The prices averaged
very much as they did yesterday, any,
where from quarter to five times that
amount, but usually in the neighborhood of
had reached parcel 1000 in the catalogue,
ard was going ahead at a good, steady
pace that gave promise of passing the 1000
mark before very long.
Evening star., 1894-12-18
DENIES 1T ALL.
Miss Graves Has Something to Say
About Riley.

Charles c. Riley, the young man who
was sent to Jail for one year minus day
by Judge Miller. yesterday for the cow
ardly assault committed on Miss Blanche
Graves, as printed in yesterdays Star,
was greatly surprised at the sentence he
received. He had expected a penitentiary
sentence, but under the charge filed in
the case Judge Miller gave him as much
time as he could. When court was over
the young prisoner was handcuffed and
sent down. where he will not have an
opportunity to injure another person for
some time.
Miss Graves, as printed in yesterdays s
Star, denied the truth of the remarkable
statement made by Riley.
Il became acquainted with him last sum-
mer," she said to a Star reporter today,
'and thinking he was a gentleman l al
lowed him to call. Soon afterward. how
ever, / learned something Of his true char
acter and my mother ordered him to keep
away from the house.
Then he began TO annoy her and he also
threatened to shoot her, but she thought
he was only jesting and paid no attention
to him. She attributes the Sunday night
assault in front of the Central Union Mis-
sion to jealousy, and says she was never
his sweetheart, and that she did not go
with him, as he said she did. Concerning
the statement that she went down to Jail
to see him, she says there is no truth in it,.
Evening star., 1894-12-18
FELL FROM THE WINDOW.
Mrs. GirOuard Sustains Painful In
juries This Morning..

This morning there was scare at the
chemical laboratory of the Agricultural
Department, when Mrs. Girouard, who is
employed there. fell from the window, a
distance of about twenty feet, to the
ground. Mrs. Girouard, who is about fifty
years old and lives at AT Maryland avenue
southwest, was cleaning the windows at
the time of the accident When she fell
the clerks in the laboratory expected to
see her picked up dead, but she was not
unconscious, although painfully injured
The first precinct patrol wagon was sent
for and the injured woman was taken to
the Emergency Hospital, where it was
found that she had sustained painful in
juries to the back. 1t is not thought that
her injuries are serious.
Evening star., 1894-12-18
Washington Stock Exchange

sales-regular call-12 o'clock m.-washington
Loan and Trust, ! at l22, Columbia Railroad, 10
at 5s12 T. s. Electric Light, at 12SIa; 3 at
Government Bonds-U. S. IS, registered ia bid.
U. $. IS, 1Is,5 bid.
District of Columbia Bonds-2o-year fund 5s, 100
Is, 1901, currency, lis bid Water stock Is. 1908,
currency, l25 bid. s.65s, funding, currency ii4is
Miscellaneous Bonds Washington and George
town Railroad COW. Us, 1st, 1873 bid Washington
shs railroad son s o 1 m Sd
RaoPa nd o GS bid Ra5aa @
Gs series A, lis bid Washington Gas Company
es. series B; II II bid. Washington Gas Company
phone 5s, 100 bid, 13s asked; American security
curity ard Trust 5s, A. and o., 100 bid Wash
lngton Market Company 1st 6s, los bid. Wash
ington Market Company imp. 6s los bid. Wash
Hall Association IS, 1O3 bid. Washington Light
Infantry 1st IS, 90 bid Washington Light Infantry
National Bank Stocks Bank of Washington, 900
bid, $40 asked. Bank of the Republic, 26o bid, 200
275 bid 300 asked. Farmers and Mechanics 1870
bid, 200 asked: Second, 1871 bid l47 asked. Citi-
Capital 115 bid. West End, 100 bid 112 asked
Traders, lo2 bid, 1l2 asked. Lincoln, a5 lid
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. Safe
Deposit and Trust, 125 bid. Washington Loan and
Trust, 120 bid, IL asked. American Security and
Trust, 1874 bid, 1877 asked. Washington Safe De-
posit, 100 asked
Railroad Stocks.-Washington and Georgetown,
$50 bid $40 asked. Metropolitan, 80 bid, 30 asked
Columbia IS bid 65 asked. Belt, 1S bid, 30
asked. lexington, 33 bid.
Gas and Electric Light stocks.-washngton Gas
46st bid 4S asked Georgetown Gas, 80 bid. U.
s. Electric Light, 12s bid, 12S1a asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's, 80 bid, 10 esked.
Franklin, 40 bid, IS asked. Metropolitan, GS bid.
Corcoran, 81 bid. Potomac, 20 bid Arlington, LAG
bid, 1856 asked German-American, 1G0 bid. Ma
tional Union, 12a4 bid, 1917 asked. Columbia 13
bid, 15h asked. Riggs, o7A bid. ~ asked. Peo-
ples, 51a bid, SIS asked. Lincoln IA bid, asked.
Commercial, AZ bid.
Title Insurance stocks.-Real Estate Title. 10s
bid, 11S asked. Columbia Title, bid. Slz asked.
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsy lvania 35 bid, so asked.
Chesapeake and Potomac, so bid, IS asked. Amer
lean Graphopbpne, Az bid. 51s asked. Pneumatic
Gun Carriage,L % bid.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Washington Market. 10
bid. Great Falls Ice, 100 bld 145 asked. Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat, 95 bid Lincoln Hell,
s5 bid, 100 asked Inter Ocean Building 90 asked.
MergenthaIer Linotypa. LBS bid, 1o0 asked
Evening star., 1894-12-18
SALE OF EDGEWOOD,
The Home of the Late Salmon p. Chase
to BE Sold.

Messrs. Albert A. Wilson and John B.
Larner, trustees, will sell this afternoon,
at public auction, '.Edgewood," the prop
erty near lexington owned by Mrs. Kate
Chase Sprague. The sale will be made to
secure an Indebtedness of about $4,000.
The estate comprises thirty-two acres.
partly improved. and 1t Is expected that
not less than $4,000 will be the final bid
for it. But the trustees will not be sur
prised If a price far exceeding that sum is
secured.
1t was stated this afternoon, however,
that a private bid of 100000 would be SUBJ
mitted to the trustees, and that they
would be asked to postpone the sale at
public auction this afternoon until after an
opportunity had been given them to con-
slider the private bid. 1t Is said that one
or more real estate syndicates are anxious
to secNre the property, although the
names of the prospective bidders have not
been made known to the trustees. 1t is
stated that the trustees have received
numerous inquiries concerning the proper
ty, and bidding on 1t Is expected to prove
unusually brisk and determined.
Evening star., 1894-12-18
w AN T A RAIL LROAD
East Washington Citizens Talk to the
Commissioners.
All in Favor 0fTa Proposed Belt Line
in Their r{SectiOn-Rail-
road Facilities.

The Commissioners this morning heard
those persons Interested in Senate bill
$3.50. ITO incorporate the East Washington
Belt Line Railway Company" The incor-
porators of the proposed road were rep
resented by DR.. H. l.. E. Johnson, Henry
l.. West, Calderon Carlisle, DIR. w. P. c.
Hazen, f. p. Weller, r. NJ. Larner and
Oscar Luckett.
Mr. Calderon Carlisle set forth the mer-
its Of the bill. He said it was designed to
furnish East Washington with transporta-
ton facilities and serve much neglected
section. The route had been selected with
much care, and it was believed it would
better subserve the interests OF the people
in that portion of the city. The incorpo-
rators had not met any opposition what
ever; on the contrary, every one was In
favor of it.
In that connection monster petition
bearing the names of a number of property
owners and residents along the route pray
ing for the building Of the road was sub
mitted. In reply TO question, Mr.. car
Isle said the road would be built immedl-
ately after the granting of the charter.
Mr.. II. l.. West said the necessity for the
road was manifest. Over In East Washing
ton nobody could get anywhere convenient
ly. People living in Trinidad could not get
to the navy yard without going almost
three times the distance over other rail-
road lines. A north and south line of rail-
read would be a great Improvement. The
incorpCrators had assurances that every
bond issued to build the road would be
taken up at once. In fact, one capitalist
was willing to take all the stock.
Mr. West called attention to the fact that
there were eleven public school buildings
situated along the route with over oOOO
children in attendance, and these would Re
greatly benefited. Mr.. West said he had
talked with several members of the Dis
trict committee, and they were all heartily
in favor Of the scheme.
Commissioner Truesdell said there was
no doubt that a north and south street
railroad in East Washington would be a
great advantage.
Dr. II l.. T.. Johnson also set forth the
many conveniences the building of the
road would insure to the citizens In the
eastern section of the city.
Commissioner Powell suggested that IL
would be better to come up 14th street
from / in lieu of 18th street. The in
corporators present agreed to the amend
me mt. The Commissioners expressed them
selves heartily in favor of the proposition,
and the bill will be favorably reported by
the board.
Mr. Nj. /. Weller said he owned property
along the proposed route. He was In Ia
Vor of the road because 1t would, in the
first place, benefit his property. Then the
road was much needed in the eastern sec
ton, for II was a much neglected section
in the way of street railroads.
Evening star., 1894-12-18
SETTLED THE DIFFICULTY.
And Now the, Police Are Looking for
n Man.

The little coiored church at Bennins,
near the public school building, was the
scene of a lively encounter last night be-
tween two young colored men named Thos.
Scott and Thos. O'Dell, alias Rats" These
young men are employed at the race track.
and 1t is said that they are in love with
the same girl. Owing to this fact, they
have not been on the best terms lately,
and last night they settled the trouble
When the young men separated Scotts
face was covered with blood, and it was
discovered that he had been cut over the
eye. ODell escaped and is still at large.
1t is thought that he is barefooted for the
police found his shoes where he had left
them. Soon after the affair happened 1t
was reported that the victim was dead, and
a general alarm was sent to the police,
with q request that the officers look for
the fugitive.
Dr. Walters dressed the wound. which was
not considered serious, but today the pa
tient was so much worse that the police
ambulance was sent out to convey him
to the hospital.
Evening star., 1894-12-18

More Southern Newspapers Enlnrging
Their Telegraph Service.

More Southern Newspapers Enlnrging
Their Telegraph Service.
AS is becoming customary another mem-'
Der of the Southern Associated Press has
abandoned that organization and made
contract for the service of the Associated
Press. Now 1T is the Roanoke Times, the
leading paper in that section of Virginia.
The Associated Press serves papers in
Richmond. Norfolk, Petersburg, Danville
and Roanoke. completely covering the
news field of Virginia.
Mr.. r. U. Park, chief operator of the
Southern Associated Press at Atlanta, has
resigned and accepted a position with the
Associated Press at Chattanooga.
The Vicksburg Commercial Herald, the
oldest morning paper in Mississippi. has
abandoned the Southern Associated Press
and signed a contract with the Associated
Press for ninety years. The Commercial
Herald will receive full leased wire ser
vice.
ATLANTA, Ga, December 1S.-The Co
lumbus, Ca, Ledger, the only afternoon
paper published in that city, has signed a
contract for the Associated Press service
and began receiving that service today.
Evening star., 1894-12-18
baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE, Nd December 1S-Flour dull, un-
changed-receipts, 1S,012 barrels; shipments, 15S
barrels sales, $50 barrels. Wheat easy-spot.
591a; February, GoAa6O9; May, 62Aa621a steamer
No. 2 red, 55aa55ss1recePts, 1885 bushels;
stock 1,075, AGA bushels; sales $4,000 bushels;
56a59. Corn weak-spot, +s4a4S1a; year, 49Aa
491a; January, 4S7sa4e; May, 52a52A; steamer
mixed, 47Aa4715 15Lreceipts 50, 9S5 bushels; stock,
9l1, $50 bushels; sales, $4,000 bushels; southern
white corn, 451aa49; do. yellow 451sa49. Oats
quiet, but frm-No. . white western, 3Sa
3s1a; No mixed, 5a351a-receipts, 7,213 bush
els stock, 1T5,551 bushels. Rye dull-No. 2 So
receipts, 500 bualels; stock 10 2i6 bushels Hay
strung-good to choice timothy, Sl2 JOaSf3. 80.
Grain freights dun, unchanged Sugar quiet, I'M
changed. Butter and eggs steady, unchanged.
Cheese firm, unchanged.
Evening star., 1894-12-18
BOARD OF TRADE.
An Important Meeting This Evening
contagious Hospital Site Committee.

Business men will assemble. at Wizards
Hall tonight at 7:3O o'clock, the occasion
being the monthly meeting of the board of
trade. Matters of current interest and i'm
portance to the District will come before
the board for consideration. Among these,
the civil service question with reference to
the District government is expected to re-
ceve its share of attention at the hands of
the board. Rev. DIR. Hamlin will also pre-
sent the subject of the Memorial Society of
the District, which has for its object the
preservation and opening to the public of
places of historic interest, in which our
city Is so rich.
President h. ii. Warner has appointed,
at the request of the committee on appro-
priations of the House of Representatives,
the following named as committee to
confer regarding the location Of the Hos
pital for Contagious Diseases: DR.. l.. t.
Sewers, Dr. w. w. Johnston, DIR. G. Z.
Magruder. Col. NJ. M. Parker, Charles B.
Church, Thos. w. Smith. b. III. Warner,
Thos. ]. King, Henry A. Willard
Evening star., 1894-12-18
The Gordon Cnse,

The Gordon divorce case Is not yet ended,
for arrangements are being made to have
one branch of 1T discussed in the Police
Court. Lawyer Lester, who figured so
prominently in the case, and who was vim
dicated of charges made against him by
Gordon. will, it is reported, swear out war
rants for some of the parties connected
with the case and then some of the divorce
evidence will be ventilated in Judge Miller ;
court
Evening star., 1894-12-18
Sued for Damages,

Thos. B. Ferguson. as the administrator
and personal representative Of the late
Mrs. Jane Byrd Ferguson, who was killed
a year ago today by a cable car near the
Baltimore and Chic railroad depot. this
afternoon entered a suit against the WASH
ington and Georgetown Railroad Company
claiming 10000 damages. Mrs. Ferguson's
injuries and death are alleged to have re-
suited from the carelessness and negligence
Of the defendant company.
Evening star., 1894-12-18
At the HOsDital.

Mary Williams. the fourth daughter of
Mr.. James H. Williams Of 6O6 East Capitol
street to take the smallpox. was not so we'll
this afternoon. and DR.. Elliott felt a little
anxiety concerning her condition. The other
patients are doing nicely, however, and be-
ing at the hospital they were able to get
the benefit Of the sunlight and fresh air
today.
Evening star., 1894-12-18
1T IS DECLARED VOID.
Berliner Patent of the Bell Telephone
Company.

Company
BOSTON. December lS.-The United States
circuit court in the case of the United
States against the American Bell Tele-
phone Company has handed down de-
cision declaring the Berliner telephone
patent void.
There were two grounds on which the
government attacked the Berliner patent,
and on both grounds the court decides
against the company. The first ground OF
attack was that the patents issued have
been wrongfully delayed by the telephone
company, working through various pro-
ceedings of the patent office.
The second ground was because sub
stantialiy the same patent or patent sub
stantially covering the same invention was
issued ir 1880 to Emile Berliner.
The company has the right of appeal to
the United States circuit court of appeals
Evening star., 1894-12-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,

The following are the opening. the high
est and the lowest and the closing prices
of the New York stock market today, as re-
ported by Corson 4 Mccartney, members
New York stock exchange. Correspondents
Messrs. Moore & Schley. No. 50 Broadway:
Evening star., 1894-12-18

counting az present for the simple purpose
OF constituting . quorum any representa-
tive who IL present and declines TO vote
Is too well established to be now disputed.
The power was declared TO exist under the
prdinayy principles of parliamentary law
as early "a 1883 In the state senate of New
York, and the ruling then made was sub
SeQuSntly adopted by Speaker Reed in the
House OF Representatives In 1890. and the
prscttos has since been quite generally fol-
lowed, while the principle has been ex-
rressly recognized and incorporated in diff
1ersnt forms In the standing rules of the
present and former House of Representa-
tveS, and tho constitutionality Of such
rules has been affirmed by decision OF
the Supreme Court of the United States"
Mr., Hin cloeed by declaring that no silly
CRY Of gag law" should prevent amend
fment to the rules.
At tho conclusion of Mr.. Hills speech
Senator Harris gave notice that he would
oan up the shiloh Park bill tomorrow, and
Mr. Turpie resumed his speech on the Mic
aragua bill.
Evening star., 1894-12-18
Chicago Grain and Provision Markets
Reported by Silsby q Co, Bankers and Brokers.
New York Cotton.
Range Of the Thermometer.

HNnEc OF the 1nermOmeteF.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau today:
am, 80; 2 p.m., 10; maximum. 40; mini
mum, 81.
Evening star., 1894-12-18


for inconsistency in now supporting a bill
which contained provision for the repeal
of the 10 per cent tax on state banks, a meas
ure which he had earnestly opposed less
than six months ago.
Mr.. Springer insisted that he did not op-
pose the repeal Of the tax on state banks
as separate measure, but when made
part of general system of financial re-
form he considered 1t safe, although he
was frank to say that he would prefer
simply national bank circulation.
Mr.. Walker In Opposition.
Mr.. Walker (Mass), who is in charge Of
the opposition to the measure, then took
the floor He began with a statement of
the essence of the Baltimore plan. The be-
ginning and the end of that plan, he said
was TO give the national banks power to
withdraw their United States bonds from
their assets up to 30 per cent. 1t afforded
rot shadow of relief and did not deserve
a moments consideration.
Again, the bill presented by the Secretary
OF the Treasury was an amazing scheme.
Bread had been asked and stone given,
hSh and scorpion.
The bill had not a feature that could be
enacted except after remodeling without
endangering the financial interests of the
country. Mr.. Carlisle had drawn the bill
over night. He described the peril of the
present condition of things in the banking
world. the dangers that threatened. Yet
ne said, the committee on banking and cur
renoy had dawdled away its time until
this undisested scheme of the Secretary Of
The Treasury had been thrown into the
been brought into the House without O sin
gle change. Such action was amazing. He
had no words to express his opinion Of the
action Of the committee
Evening star., 1894-12-18
Queen ANNE
Cologne, SOC. bot.
Gut Glass Bottles.

Three hundred (3Oo) styles, from SO
cents to $40. Cut Glass Pungents,
'''''' Sterling Tops, from 40 cents up