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Evening star., 1895-08-30
Washington Stock Exchange.

sales-regular cail-12 o'clock m-washington
and Georgetown Railroad rights, $500 at Ii8;
5000 at las. Washington Gas. 25 at so; Is at so.
Government BOLds.-U. s. As. registered, il2i.
asked. u. $. Is. 1925, 12s bid. U. 5. 5s, 1904,
ll5l4 bid l16 asked.
District of Columbia Bonds-2Oyear fund IS, 1O3
bid. 20 year fund Gs, 112 bid. Water stock Is
1901 eurrenty lis bid. Water stock Is, 1903 cur
rency, 1l6 bid. 3.65s. funding, currency, 1O9 bid
SIS, registered, 2-l0s. 100 bid
Miscellaneous Bond. Washington and George
town Railroad conv. 6s, 1st. $50 bid, l65 asked
Washington and Georgetown Railroad conv Gs I'd
15O bid. 165 asked Metropolitan Railroad conv t,s
1917 bid. Belt Railroad 5s. 81 bid, 81 asked
lexington Railroad Is. 100 bid. Columbia Railroad
is, ll2 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, series
A. IL bid bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, series
123 bid U. s: Electric Light conv. IS, 124 bid
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone IS 100 hid
American Security and Trust 5s. +. and A., 100 bid
American Security and Trust IS, A and O., 100 bid
Washington Market Company LIST 6s, IlO bid
Washnston WWashnston Market COMPANY imp s 10 bid
sonic Hall Association os, 100 bid Washington
Light Infantry 1st Is, 100 bid.
National Bank Stocks.-Bank of Washington, $50
bid 800 asked; Bank Of the Republic. $50 bid.
Metropolitan. 2s5 bid, $40 asked Central. 27O bid
Citizens. 1870 bid. Columbia, 100 bid, 40 asked
Capital. lis bid. West End, Jog bid Traders.
l0S bid Lincoln, 100 bid. Ohio. SO bid.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companiss.-Natfonal Safe
Deposit and Trust, 100 bid. 130 asked. Washington
Loan and Trust 121 bid. 126 asked American Sc
eurlty and Trust 40 bid 144 asked. Washington
Safe Deposit, 50 asked.
Railroad Stocks.-Washington and Georgetown,
260 bid, $50 asked Metropolitan, 81 bid. Colum.
bia 80 bid. lexington, Is bid.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-Wsshington 0aA,
Evening star., 1895-08-30
Nc RED FLAG ALLOWED.
Mayor Swift of Chicago VIII Not Al
low 1t in a Procession.

Mayor Swift of Chicago VIII Not Al
low 1t in a Procession.
CHICAGO. August 29.-The red flag
which was to grace the procession to be
made Labor day in honor of Kier Hardie
the English socialist, will not appear, as
Mayor Swift today issued positive orders
against its being carried through the
streets. The mayor ordered Oscar Neebe.
Michael Schwab and other socialist leaders
brought to the city hall, and warned them
against any attempt at display of the So
cialist emblem.
The socialists have the flag ready, and
say they will fly it at the big cpen-air dem
onstration Sunday, at which Hardie and
John Swinton are to be present as guests
and speakers.
The Sunday demonstration is projected
by the socialistic labor party for the pur-
pose of opening the fall campaign for the
elections to the drainage board.
Police Inspector Fitzpatrick, in speaking
of the matter. says: THE socialists will
not be allowed to unfurl any purely red
flag on the streets, and doubt if they will
be allowed to unfurl 1t at the grove. The
socialists have not applied for a permit to
march, and without such authority from
the city they could not march at ALL If
they apply for a permit the red flag busi-
ness will be settled then and there. The
exact attitude of the police, however, will
have to be governed by the Instructions
Of the mayor and chief"
Evening star., 1895-08-30
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Changes In the Health ORc,

Cn0nRes In the Health O1hCC.
1t was exclusively stated several lays
ago in The Star that DIR. Austin O'Malley,
medical sanitary inspector of the health
Office, would resign his position at the end
of the month. and that DIR. John E. Wash
would be appointed to the position. Furtl-
er. that the meteorological part OF the Of
fee would be separated. These changes
were made today by the Commissioners
DR.. r. d. Boss was made temporary med
ical sanitary inspector during DIR. Walsh's
absence in the arctic regions with the
Peary relief expedition. DR.. G. c. Clarke
has been appointed physician to the poor,
vice Boss, transferred. and DR.. Edward NJ.
S40O per annum.
Washington Asylum.
The annual report of the intendant Of the
Washington Asylum for the last fiscal
year shows that during that period the
institution maintained 522 persons in the
workhouse per day. In the almshouse
there were 1G1 on nand at the close of the
year.
Harbor Master.
Harbor Master Sutton in his annual re-
port to the Commissioners recommends
that $4,000 be appropriated for the pur-
chase of new iron harbor boat. OF the
5000 appropriated for clearing the river of
ice last winter SS.4S2.69 was expended.
Authorized Dentist.
According 10 the annual report of Secre-
tary Schooley of the board of dental sur
seons twenty-five applications for certif-
Gates were received, all but one of
which were issued. There are now in the
city PAT legally authorized dentists.
Evening star., 1895-08-30
ELOQUENTLY SENTENCED.
Judge Wound Up His Hfgh-Falutfn'
speech With n Brilliant Hit.

Judge Wound Up His High-Falutfn'
speech With n Brilliant Hit.
From the ST. Paul Pioneer Press.
North Dakpta's Col. Pluminer was in st.
Paul the other day telling stories. He tells
one about a judge that was shaken from
North Dakota to Mexico. and the people
down there, who tired of conducting their
own hangings, gave him a welcome and
filed him up seven times a week. One
night, after playing poker all night on the
losing side of the table, he walked into the
court with his hair pulling. He made up
his mind to surprise the Mexico boys.
There was poor greaser to sentence for
murder, and he let him have all he knew
right and left for an hour, and wound up
by saying:
But hope is not for you. For you the
zephyrs will not successfully combat the
ice king: the prairie will not endue its car
pet of glory, and the little brook will never
go singing and bounding on its way to the
sea for the delectation of your soul; never
again will the mountains assume their
green crowns, and blossom for you. Jose
Marie Jararo, for
He looked about him. and saw the crowd
in court was staring at him wild-eyed:
they had never heard him in that strain
before. Most of them thought he had gone
mad.
This won't do" he thought to himself.
''These people will think I am crazy. I'll
let 'em down easy" He fixed his eye again
on the prisoner.
These things are not for you. 1 say: for.
Jose Marie Jararo, you will not be in 1t. 1t
is the sentence of this court that on next
Friday you be hanged by the neck until
you re dead-cusS your Mexican hidc!'
There was a sigh OF relief from the
crowd. The Judge had saved himself by q
timely return to the vernacular. And Col
Plummer's auditors were SO wrapt up 10
the story that they didn't hear the susgest
ton for an extra session.
Evening star., 1895-08-30
PROFESSIONAL READERS.
Gauntlet Of Thought Critics Which
Every Book Hna to Run.

Gauntlet of Thought Critics Which
Every Book Has to Run.
From Harper's Round Table.
Very few publishers have either the time
OF inclination for personal reading of
books in manuscript. and fof this work they
employ skilled readers, upon whose judg-
rent they can rely. Some houses thus re.
tain as many as six such readers AMI very
often manuscript book must pass through
the hands IF all these, taking its turn with
scores Of others. before a decision is reach
ed concerning 1t. Each reader hands in q
written opinion as to its merits and demer-
its. its chances of success or failure. Some
times. il these opinions are conflicting, the
publisher hands them all, together with the
book In question. to a seventh reader-a
sort of court of final appeal-and requests
him to write an opinion on the opinions.
Even if all the opinions are favorable, the
publisher may still refuse to bring out the
work in question.
There are a hundred good rcasons for de-
clinirg t. publish a book, and the manu-,
script must run the gauntlet of them all.
lar to something else already in hand Its
principal characters may be too young OF
too old. 1t may not he in certain pub
lisher's peculiar line, or II may contain
sentiments of which he does not approve.
He may have already accepted as many
books as he cares to issue in that year.
This one may be interesting, but badly writ
ten, or 1t may be beautifully expressed and
as dull as dish water. Thus an endless list
of mays" Ifs" and butts" present them
selves, by any one of which the fate OF the
look may be Influenced. The one question
to which they all lead is: "Will it pay? If
so, we will publish it: il not we won't.
of course, publishers and publishers
readers sometimes make mistakes concern
ing the value of book, and decline one
that, in the hands of another publish .r. or
brought out at the authors expense
achieves a tremendous success. In fact
there is hardly a popular book about which
some tale of this kind is no. told.
Evening star., 1895-08-30
HAS AN EvENrFUL HISTORY.
The Steamer BawnmoOr, Which Has
Been Wrecked.

The Steamer BawnmoOr, Which Has
Been Wrecked.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 29.-The
steamer Bawnmoor, which was wrecked
yesterday near Marshfeld, Oregon, left
san Francisco two weeks ago with tre-
nendous deck load. 1t was generally stat
ed on the water front that with such a
heavy weight SO far from her keel she
could not he safely handled in a storm.
She went to Portland with oil, after which
she went to Comox for coal.
Capt. Alexander Woodside said the dey
before starting north that the deck load on
his vessel would hot bother him in the
least. as he could put six hundred tons of
water ballast into tanks in her hold If it
was necessary to steady the Bawnmoor.
The Bawnmoor has had sensational
history since she came to this country. The
steamer was built in 1889 at Dumbarton
and went into the freighting business be-
tween Liverpool and the River Platte. She
came to the Pacific coast under charter to
carry coal for John Rosenfeld & Sons, and
went to Nanimo. The steamer arrived in
San Francisco for the first time January ),
1898, and soon after that Capt. Woodside
was involved in labor troubles.
AT Nanimo the sailors tried to kfdnap
some of the Bawnmoor's men. Capt. Wood
side went after the kidnapers, and lodged
several cf the leaders in prison.
In June of that year thirty pounds of
dynamite in valse was found III the
Rawnmoor's hold. A cooked revolver had
been set SO that the rolling of the vessel
was apt to discharge it, and with it the
dynamite. Scarcely mad the Bawnmoor es-
capped this plot tnan more dynamite was
placed in her hold.
This second batch was discovered while
the steamer was at Nanimo, and was turn
ed over to the British Columbia authori-
ties. On Saturday, the Sth of the following
July, the Bawnmoor went on the rocks in
fog. precisely as she did this time. She
struck near Point Cordet on the Mendo-
cino coast, and came near sinking.
Advices from the wreck of the steamer
Bawnmoor near Bandon, Oregon, are that
twenty-eight of the crew of thirty were
taken OF in safety. One of the crew was
killed and another fatally injured. The
steamer will be total loss as she is lying
on the rocks in a heavy sea and pounding
to pieces.
Evening star., 1895-08-30
NEWSPAPER MAN AS DETECTIVE.
How an Escaped Murderer Was Re-
captured.

How an Escaped Murderer Was Re-
captured.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, August 29.-W. B. Robb,
young newspaper man, and VIM. j.
Feaga, private secretary of Representa-
tive G. L. Wellington, last evening cap
tured VIM. Mulligan, who is charged with
murder, and VIM. Laing. charged with lar
oeny, who escaped from Jail Monday night.
These young men located the fugitives at
Magnolia, W. Va, station on the line
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, about
fcrty miles east of here, and, Disgusting
themselves tramps. took a freight train
and upon coming upon the escaped pris-
oners, placed them under arrest and, STOP
ping freight train. placed them in a
caboosc and brought them to this city, and
lodged them in Jail. The remaining three
prisoners who escaped are still at large.
Evening star., 1895-08-30
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, August 23-Flcur dull unchanged
receipts, s:3S9 barrels; shipments. li.Ol4 barrels;
sales, $50 barrels; Wheat hrmer-sp and month,
Gi@a6i4 Septs mher. Giha64ls: October. 65haG5R;
Dec ember, 6I1aa6IA; steamer No. red. cia8lI4-
receipts, 1886 bushels; shipments, 64.OOo bushels;
stock 10o S bushels; snles. bushels; SOUTH
ern wheat by sample. 6+lsa66: do. grade, 62a65.
Corn frm-spot and month, 4sa43A; September,
42lsa October. 4l1s bid: year, 35sa35's; Jam
l7,22S bushels; stock. 6I.I3S bushels sales 26ooO
bushels; southern white corn, 43: do. yellow 4sA.
OATS quiet and steady-No. white western, 28iaa
stock, 1883 bushels. Rye weak-No .. fire
ceipts, PA bushels: stock, 1882 bushels Hay
nrm.choice Timothy, $1,000 Grain freights dull
and lower unchanged Sugar weak, unchanged.
Butter steady. unchanged Eggs firm, unchanged.
Cheese firm unchanged
Evening star., 1895-08-30
Maryland Democratic State Con .
mittee in Session.
PROMINENT POLITICIANS CONFERRING
Mr.. Hurst Expresses Confidence in
the Result.
REPUBLICAN ASSERTIONS

Spec ial Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. August 29.-The dem
ocratic state committee met at the Car
rollton Hotel at noon today. and large
number of prominent politicians from all
sections of the state were present for the
meeting. The scene about the hotel cor
ridors this morning was one of some activ-
ity, but in point of attendance did not ex-
ceed the thrcns attracted by the conven-
ton last month. 1t was the original in
tention of Chairman Talbot to call the
meeting week from today, but the signs
of discomfort among the anti-Gorman
members of the party and the general
lack of enthusiasm over the ticket induced
him to change the date for today.
Mr.. John E. Hurst, the nominee for gov
ernor and Charles Crothers. for attorney
general. attended the meeting of the COM
mittee today, and were generally assured
that they would be triumphantly elected
in November. Mr.. Hurst appeared san
gGiEe of the success of the ticket, which,
he said, he confidently expected to see win
the election, and he declared himself to be
not in the least alarmed at the indications
of large democratic vote for Lowndes.
Senator Gibson and many other county
leaders are on hand, and vigorously deny
any possibility of the election going to the
republicans, although they admit the proba-
biiity of more severe fight this year than
usual.
The truth is. the county democrats ad-
init that the situation is critical, and only
the most heroic measures can prevent the
election of Lowndes Notwithstanding the
assertions of the democrats, the republican
leaders claim that Mr.. Hurst's friends fully
realize the gravity of their situation, and
they say that the announcement that Sena-
tor German is personally to conduct the
campaign, the fastening of the day set
for the meeting of the committee and ether
signs Of uneasiness are more significant
than their loud declarations of success.
The republican headquarters were filled
throughout the day, and the usual indica-
fons of activity prevailed Congressman n
Wellington and the other leaders were
keeping a close watch on the democrats
Evening star., 1895-08-30

From the Westminster Gazette.
The most popular Christian name in Aus
tria, according to the last census, is Frans
F'rancis). There are no less than 1884 900
of the male subjects of the Emperor Fran
els Joseph who bear this name. The next
in popularity is Johann. There are In
round numbers 1,3SO.O00 Austrian Johns
The third is Josef also one of the names OF
the kaiser; the Josephs of Austria number
1,0S5.000. Fourthly. come the Leopolds.
:S4. 600: and filthy, the Wenzels, 4iS,OOO.
The female Christian name highest in
favor in Austria is Anna, which is borne
by 1,1S0,0OO; this Is followed by Maria,
with ,G52, 600. and Elizabeth, with 100000
representatives.
Evening star., 1895-08-30
MAYOR BECKHAM RESIGNS.
Ill Health Causes Him to Retire From
Office.

Ill Health Causes Him to Retire From
Office.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 20.-Mayor
John G. Beckham, who has been in ill
health for some months past, today ten
Gered mis- resignation as mayor of the
city, to take effect at once. The following
letter to the president of the common coun-
Gil explains itself:
Alexandria. Va, August %, '95.
Hubert Snowden, president common
council, Alexandria, Va:
Dear Sir: 1 desire to tender my resigna-
ton as mayor Of the city of Alexandria,
to take effect at once. I would thank you
to communicate with the city council at
your earliest convenience. My health is
such that find it impossible for me 10 at
tend to the duties of the office. Thanking
the people for their confidence shown in
me. l am, very respectfully yours,
JOHN G. BECKHAM.
Evening star., 1895-08-30

= Hs5s BID so asked Georgetown Gas, 50 bid.
Insurance Stccks.-Firemen's, IS bid Franklin,
40 bid Corccran, SO bid. Potomac, 65 bid. Ar
l65 bid. National Union. 10 bid. Columbia, IS
BID. Riggs. ~ bid. sh asked Peoples, 5h bid.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Reaf Estate Title, 106
bid ll5 asked Columbia Title, bid, asked.
District Title, ID asked.
Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvania 81 bid Chesa.
peake and Potomac, 55 bid. American Graphnphone.
pid "a asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, %
Miscellaneous Stocks. Washington Market, -
bid Great Falls Ice, 139 bid. 40 asked. Mergen-
thaler Linotype, 1870 bid, 1877 asked
Evening star., 1895-08-30
What Mrs. Throckmortcn snys.

Mrs. Throckmorton refutes the state
ment that there was at any time estrange-
ment between her family and Judge Holt
She said to Star reporter today that the
1nost cordial relation existed between them.
Judge Holt was a visitor to her house at
least twice week and her granddaughter,
Miss Josephine Throckmorton, frequently
spent portion of the day reading to him
when he became feeble.
Mrs. Throckmorton said that at one time
for period of several weeks Judge Holt
was confined to his room by an attack OF
erysipelas He was peculiarly sensitive
ABOUT mis- appearances. she said, and would
elbow no one TO see him except the coored
servants who attended upon him, not wish
ing any one else to see the Disagreement
OF his lace caused by the erysipelas. Dur
Ing that time some one of Mrs Throck-
morton's family would call at the house
every day to make inquiries about the
Judge, and would get messages from him,
but 1t was only after the erysipelas disap-
Feared that Judge Holt would receive them.
Evening star., 1895-08-30
Punishment for withho1d,na . VIII,

'"shheht Tor Withholding n VIII.
"Apropos of the Holt will incident" said
a citizen with legal turn of mind. to a
Star reporter today, 1.-The law is quite def
mite about the Withholding or destruction
of wills.
First, Any person to whom a will has
been delivered for safe custody, and who
either alters or destroys it, or wilfully Sc
cretes it for the space of six moalhs after
the death of the party, &c, shall, upon con-
Ftction, be sentenced to such punishment as
is inflicted by law in cases of grand lar
cery'
Grand larceny in the District is punish
ed, for the first offense, by not less than
one nor more than three years imprison-
ment; for the second offense, not less than
three nor more than ten.
"Do you wonder that the party who had
the possession of the will lately presented of
Judge Holt printed the address to the
register to prevent discovery?
Second If any person having the pos
session or custody of will or codicil shall
willfully neglect to deliver the same to the
register, &C., or to some executor named in
the will, for the space of three months af-
ter the death of the testator, the person so
offending shall be subject on conviction in
a court Of law, to such fine as the court
shall think proper
You see that the party who had the will
might get into trouble IL known. In the
Holt case 1t looks as If the delay might as
well have been accidental as wilful''
Evening star., 1895-08-30
ACCRETION LAND.

A Claim for 600 Acres That is to Be
Tried Soon.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, August 29.-An i'm
portant case, involving the title to acere-
ton land, has been filed in the district
court here. When the government survey
was made bayou over $50 acres In extent
was found off the Missouri, some miles be-
low Sioux City. Meander lines were run
around it, and when the water was after
ward drained off settlers squatted on it as
government land. A. T. Bige!ow, who
owns land on both sides of ii, now asks
that the settlers be evicted, on the ground
that it is accretion land and belongs to
him This case will be made test.
Evening star., 1895-08-30
A LoDr sxvindliur Career,

KANSAS CITY, No.. August 29.-Jos. n.
Dubois, arrested in Cleburne. Tex. yester-
day. charged with swindling Goetz & Luz
ening of Milwaukee out of 5000 in 1882.
has a long record as a notorious swindler.
His operations extend over a period OF
years, and were always carried on under
the guise of a successful business man.
His principal headquarters at one time
were here. One day in the fall Of 1852 he
suddenly disappeared, and then ii was first
discovered that his defalcations in various
parts of the country footed up very close
to 5000. Among his victims are firms in
Boston, New York and Chicago.
Evening star., 1895-08-30
Unfounded Reports of Drowning

DETROIT, August 29.-The report tele-
graphed from this city to the affect that
the yacht Pilgrim had been wrecked in st.
Clair lake during last evenings storm,
and that twenty-five people We're lost, is
without foundation. The yacht Is lying
at her moorings in this city and has met
with no accident of any kind. The rumor
Is probably traceable to the accident oppc-
site Marysville CT ST. Clair lake last even
ing, in which four people were drowned.
SYRACUSE. N. Y, August 29.-The re-
port that three were drowned in
Onondaga lake yesterday during a storm
Is unfounded. No empty rowboat was pick
ed UP by the steamer. as reported.
Evening star., 1895-08-30

ARDMORE, l. r.. August 29.-The court
of claims of the Chickasaw nation has ad-.
Journed by limitation, having accomplish
ed but little, owing to conflicting laws fur
nfshed it. The most of the cases have
been referred to the legislature, which
meets at Tishomingo Monday next The
Choctdws have extended an invitation TO a
number of Chickasaws to meet with them
at Atoka on September to decide un
measures relating to the Dawes commits
sion The majority of the Chickasaws
are IN favor of an equal division of all
their lands
Evening star., 1895-08-30
AT THE ISLAND TRACK.

An Attractive Card Presented This
Afternoon.
The card presented by the Old Dominion
Jockey Club today was very attractive
one, In which were some of the best horses
at the track. The track was II. frst-class
shape. Weather clear and hot Attend
ance good. Five books were on.
First race, half mile, maidens-Mid Rose
Andrews, to l, first; Indian Girl. F'itz-
morris. 10 to 1. second; Archilies, Yetter,
to /, third. Time, AS IA.
Evening star., 1895-08-30
A Michigan Murder.

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. August 90
John Knutson was murdered by unknown
parties on Main street last night The
weapon used was a large revolver, fired at
close range the ball entering back of the
left ear. Knutson's money and other yalu-
ables were unt ntouched.
Evening star., 1895-08-30
To Set Aside n Deed.

A bill in equity was filed today by Nelson
Holland. trading as the Standard Radiator
Company of New York. and others. against
the Harrisburg Trast Company Of Penn
sylvania, praying that deed Of trus: Of
March "a. 1894. from Robert Leitch & Sons
in favor of the trust company for $4,000
be set aside, and the property mentioned
therein be subjected to the payment Of the
claims, aggregating $ll.l6S.SL
Evening star., 1895-08-30
Several Earthquake Shocks.

MEN1CO CITY, August 23.-There were
several light shocks of earthquake yester-
day and last night The subterranean
shocks continue at Piponet, ON the coast
of Oaxaca, and the sea is violently dis
turbed at each quake. and loud roarings
are heard under the water, frightening
fishermen.
Evening star., 1895-08-30

From It'd Bits.
Grant-"Can it be possible that Hawkins
Is in love with that fat girl? Why. she
weighs fourteen stone at least"
Hobbs-"No. 1 don't believe he's in love:
he's just infatuated"
Evening star., 1895-08-30
To Correct Title.

To correct title Eugene A. Fowler today
filed bill in equity against Giles F. Dyer
and others. The title in question is to
part OF lot 2 square Isl.