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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07

Health Officer Woodward today sent to
the Commissioners letter that shows the
necessity of providing a hospital for the
care and treatment of persons sufferin.,
from contagious diseases.
VIM. II. Henson, colored laborer, apple
for treatmen at the Emergency Hospital
yesterday morning. An examination of the
case at once revealed symptoms of diph-
iberia. not sufficient, however, for a posi-
tive diagnosis. There being place in the
District of Columbia for the accommoda ton
of such cases. pending the result of an ex-
animation the patient was allowed to leave
the hospital He had no home.
When the true nature of the disease was
determined at the hospital the physician in
charge of the case at once began a search
for his patient, without success, however
until he returned to his office, when he
found him waiting there for his return. He
was taken at once to the Emergency Hos
pital to wait until arrangements could be
made for his accommodation elsewhere.
Later in the evening, through the courtesy
of DR.. ]. w. Bovee, attending physician
Washington Asylum, the case was trans
ferred to the one-room building maintained
at the institution for the accommodation of
contagious disease cases. The transfer was
made last night, but according to DR.. Wood
wards letter the patient had, since leaving
the Emergency Hospital in the forenoon,
walked the streets for hours and ridden Cor
some distance in street car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
Warrington Stock Exchange.

Sales-reguar call-l2 O'Clock m.-Rank of Wash
e. Electric ri Light Gsp at 2 Eas'"n ss@ at 10
Government BondscU s. Is registered, HON
a N sstf fo BID ii s ssSsi T. 81 SD 1904
pist5lst of Columbia Bonas..eo year fund IS. loi
Is. 1901. currency lls bid. Water stock Is. len3,
bid SIS, resstsfcd siSs, 100 bid currency ~
Miscellaneous Bonds. Metropolitan Railroad cow.
a H Belt ss St 3 81 MI"f ns
inston Railroad Is, 100 bid; Columbia Railroad
rSny ts' series 3, liz bid washington Gas Com.
Light eonv S. rs bid Chesapeake and Poonae
Telephone 5s ~ bid American , Security and
can security and Trust ls. A. and o., loi bid los
asked Washington Market Company LIST Us, 10
S Market company Company ea
bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s. 103 bid. WASH
Saton i Bank stosks"Bsnk Of washington Is.
Sid 300 asked d. Rank Of the Republic 30 go bid
fs1RSRe and Nee seA sscand sa bid
1+o asked. Citizens, l2i bid Columbia. 100 bid,
,oS Sd Io4 asked Se VII IS. IS Sa
safe Dep@sI, and Trust COMPANIES. National Safe
Loan and Trust 1ls bid. 122 asked. American Sc
s.rity and Trust lao bid l42 asked Washington
Railroad stccks.~capital Traction Company. 70
e s IS bid be s asked De tasa s
asked Georgetown and Tennally town. 35 asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-Washington Gas,
45La bid. Al asked. Georgetown Gas, As bid. u.
5. Electric Light 125 bid 125t2 asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Fremen's, 80 bid. AZ asked.
Franklin, IS bid. Metropolitan, 6s bid. Corcoran.
20 bid. Potomac. 65 bid, 10 asked Arlington;
40 bid German-A american, 1G0 bid. National
Union, 10 bid, 12l. asked. Columbia, ~ bid 49,.
asked Riggs. bid. SiS asked Peoples, 81. bid.
5%. asked. Lincoln, IA bid, asked. Commercial.
Az bid.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title. 10T
hid ll6 asked Columbia Title, bid, asked.
Washington Title. I asked. District Title, bid.
10 asked.
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsyyania, 81 bid. Chesa-
peake and Potomac. 30 bid. 80 asked. American
t;raphophone 81, hid. Az asked. Pneumatic Gun
Carriage % bid, IS asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks Washington Market, Is
hid Great Falls Ice. 125 bid l35 asked. Bull
Run Panorama ~ asked Lincoln Hail. 80 bid.
Merrenthaler Linotype. 90 bid. go asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
A Big Drop IL Tobacco Trust
This Morning.
PASSING DIVIDEND ON COMMON STOCK
Other Industrial Shares Sympa
thized in the Decline.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch 70 The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. December THE unprece-
denied action of the American tobacco man
agement In notifying Shareholders that the
regular February disbursem .nt on the COM
mon stock will be omitted and that the
preferred stock alone will participate In
the next division of earnings. resulted in
sensational decline Of nearly twelve
points in the price Of the former this morn
ing. This declaration Of policy In advance.
only one-Gdrd of the dividend period having
elapsed. fs most unusual, and will tend to
penetrate public mistrust Of Industrial
stock issues.
The street was uniformly Indignant at
what on the surface appeared to be .
thorizing the action had exclusive advan-
tages.
The most significant fact incident to this
action is that the trust has openly declared
its Inability to further withstand the at
tacks of the powerful Independent manu-
facturers and continue dividends. Thu
money usually applied to dividends on the
common stock is to be used In defrayfng
the expenses Of a fight for corporate exist
ence and to force q culminatio of un-
profitable hoStilities. I: is estimated that
one and q quarter millions will be added
TO the surplus by the proposed process, and
withheld temporarily from stockholders.
Should the future fulfill the present ex-
pectatlons OF the management, yescerday'S
action will be considered the most polite
device recently introduced into speculation,
but should disappointment result, the ori2f.
raj estimates of the action will serve as a
warning against the investment of sim
gle dollar in such Industrial combinations,
The remaining Industrial shares were
naturally sympathetic, with the course OF
the active member Of the group. but all
things considered. were well supported Su-
gar sold up IA per cent on good buying
an advance in the refined product assisting
the movement. The closing of the books for
the dividend next Friday is relied upon, in
Some quarters as an event likely to re-
verse the present upward tendency
The railroad list was dull, ss has been
the case throughout the week. an advance
OF nifty C, hts per ton in anthracite coal
rates to the west being the one important
news item Of the day.
The bank statement reflects no signffl-
cant changes. the loans being practically
stationary, and the recent loss in specie
resulting from the gold movement having
been made up by receipts from the inte-
rior A moderate Improvement in the sup
ply OF commercial bills is relied upon to re-
drce next weeks specie exports, but the
season for paying semi-annuaI dividends is
close at hand, and a brisk demand for for
eign accommodations is therefore likely to
hold rates up to firm level. Should the
speculation in the industrials become moro
conservative, stagnation can he little more
than averted during the balance of the
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
Raising the Level of Lake Erie

Col. Jared A. Smith, the United States en-
gineer stationed at Cleveland. said yesterday
concerning the proposition of Senator Brice
that the level of Lake Erie be raised by
means cf dam at Buffalo: 1.-The scheme
is entirely practicable. and 1 have thought
for some time that it ought to be carried into
effect. l have not studied the matter, but
there are no engineering difficulties in the
way. This country and Canada would have
to reach an agreement in the matter. The
expense would be very small compared
with the widespread results and the level
could be raised three feet or fifteen feet, as
desired
The amount of loss this season owing to
vessels running aground at the head of the
lake and to the necessarily decreased car
goes is very heavy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
Mondays st. Asaph Entries.

First race. four and a half furlongs, sell.
irg-Chillon, IntiEidad. Pathway. no; The
Moor, Little Joe, Criterion, Lady May, Bris-
coe, Lucille, Tartar, Westover, Surprise
1O7
Second race, six and a quarter furlongs
selling-Tommy Brophy, Kerry Cow, Dart
Lilipute, 10s; Gaiety, Pink H., German
Cuckoo, Pomona Belle, Matte Chun, DIR.
Reed. Memo, 105.
Third race, half a mile two-ye3r-old
maidens, selling-Austins, 102; Torresdale
Mullaghmora, Vincent 100; NJ. d. R., Miss
Blarch r., Hands Off, DR.. Ashe, The Kite
Genesee II, Gasconge, Iouquita, 81.
Fourth race, mile, selling-Avon, Lento,
Fox Glove, Jim Donlen Tartuffe, Hammie,
Reform. Electro, 10; Irish Pat, Luke Rich
ards. 1O2.
Fifth race. six and one-half furlongs,
selling-WaIcott, Tribute, 1o7; Juanita,
Elizabeth, 1O5: Balmoral, Bronston, Clau-
rece, Valkyrie, 1902; Lady Richmond, 100.
Sixth race, seven furlongs. selling-Leigh,
Doc Birch, Top Gallant, DR.. Helmuth,
Cheddar. Devisee, Mote, Van Dyke Red
Star, Geo. Hakes, Fassett. Busirus, 1O5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
DANGEROUS FOR FIREMEN.
Flames in a Building Containing q
Large Amount of Powder.

Large Amount of Powder.
Fire broke out yesterday in the sixth story
brick warehouse building 271-274 South and
a37-543 Water streets. New York, occupied
by f. F. briggs and others. On the fourth
floor of the building fully $4,000 worth of
firecrackers were stored. These exploded
and made the work of the firemen danger
Gus. In the building there was stored over
Sl.Ooo,oO0 worth of merchandise In bond from
the East India and China trade. It is fully
covered by insurance.
The only way to reach the blaze with effect
was through the roof. and the work Of cut
ting that away, while underneath We're gun
powder and other explosives was extremely
dangerous. This did not deter the flremen
twelve of whom were set to work there In
very short time large hole was made and
a great pillar of smoke rushed out Into this
hole streams of water were directed and the
gunpowder was saved from the flames
The windows on the South street side were
also opened and streams from the water
towers played in on them.
1t Is believed that the goods stored in the
building have suffered much damage.
The loss on the building and its contents is
estimated atI $ESa000. much of which was
caused by water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07

Tharp. s12 r street northwest; Reuben
Taylor, 332 NJ street southwest; Theobald
J. Tally, manager of the Raleigh, 1117
Pennsylvania avenue northwest; Emile
Wagner 21O 9th street northwest; Ran
dolph T. Warwick, AS 18th street north
west; John We'll, AIT H street northwest;
Bertha Young, 456 Louisiana avenue north
west.
Reducing the Fee.
The Commissioners have issued an order
reducing the fee for exposing hay, straw or
corn in the hay market square. Hereafter
a charge of Is cents for each load exhibited
will be charged. Cards bearing copy of
the order were posted yesterday at the mar
ket.
Considering an Answer.
A special session of the board of Com
missioners was~held yesterday afternoon to
consider the answer to be made to the joint
resolution of Congress, in relation to the
commissioners action in clearing the north
side of B street between 7th and 9th streets.
They will rscite the laws of the District
bearing upon th&case, which 1t was their
duty to enforce The claims Of the market
company arc etsforth briefly and the an
swer made tteretd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
THREE ASPIRANTS APPEAR.
Renewed Interest Caused In the Mary
Innd SenntOrship Contest.

Innd SenntOrship Contest.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, Decembe~ THE en-
trance today OF three new candidates in
the republican senatorial struggle has
aroused the interest in the fight to still
higher pitch The latest aspirants are MIR.
Stephenson A. Williams of Hartford county,
who recently refused Gov.-elect Lowndes'
offer of the secretary Of stateShip. Con-
ttoller-s,ect Robert P Gormun of Wicomico
county. and ex-Congressman Henry Stock
bridge of Baltimore.
Senator-eect George Day of Howard
county, who defeated Senator German $
candidate for the upper house of the gen.
eral assembly, in commenting on the situ-
alton confronting his party, said to me
Star correspondent today: Il have been IN
town for about a week, during which time
/ have discussed the fight for the senator
ship with nearly every member of the SEN
ate and house, and in my opinion Mr. We'll
liz gton's chances are by 10 means as
bright as they are generally believed to he.
II believe that Mr.. James A. Gary has
an excellent chance of winning the fight
should it be decided to ignore the eastern
shore law. No man in the party deserves
the honor more than Mr.. Gary, and i be-
lieve he will give Wellington hot race for
the place.
In regard to the Legislation during the
session of the general assembly, while 1
recognize the good work done during the
campaign by the Reform League and indie
wishes should be to a certain extent re-
spected. still 1 don's think they should be
allowed to dominate.
The first duty of the republicans now
they are in power is TO themselves, and all
legislation should be undertaken with that
end in view. The claims of the reform
league, and our Independent democratic al
lies should be subordinated to the interest
of the regular republicans"
In speaking of the presidency of the Sem
ate Mr.. Day said "In my opinion. neither
Senator Bruce nor Senator ]. Writ Randall
will be elected. ] am confident that we
stall win the election in Carroll county on
the 21st, and that DR.. Weaver, our cand-
date there. will be chosen president of the
Senate"
Congressman Wellington left for his
home, in Cumberland this morning.
In speaking Of his candidacy to The Star
correspondent he said: Il am not in the
least alarmed at the statements of those
who oppose my candidacy. they are rear
ing lot of scare crows that / can afford
to laugh at. l am in this fight to stay, and
am convinced that I shall win. My can
didacy is growing stronger daily and 1 be-
lieve the efforts to oppose are mere bluffs.
undertaken with a view to exact promises
from me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
GRAIN
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. December Flour dull. un-
chnnged-receipts. IL, 13l barrels shipments, 5000
barrels; sales, 800 barrels Whea; firmer spot
and month: e6a6614: March. 7oa7oH; steamer No
5000 bushels: stock. 4sl 35s bushels sales $1,000
hushelsmsouthern wheat by sample Staff; do. on
grade, 63si a66t.. Corn strcng-spot, 3ta34s; year.
3is. as35s: January. 337sa34k; February, 3iI.a
34ys; March. 34t4a34ai: steamer mixed. 32iaa32as
receipts l+3:sll bushels shpme nts: i1o 10 bush
southern white corn. 33a34is; do yellow, 3sa34a,
Oats firm-No white western. HAY: No 2
mixed do, . asked-recepts. 2.OlI bushels: stock
222,2ls bushels Rye stendy,No. 2. Ala IS nearby;
tendency upward choice timothy. $3.50. Grain
freights firm. unchanged. Sugar firm. UNCHANGED
Butter active. frm-fancy creamery 26a21 do
imitation 2oa22: do. ladIe, IS: good lade, 1sa17;
| store packed. Falls. Eggs steady-fresh. %; cold
storage. 1Gai7; LINED, 10. Cheese steady, I'M
changed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
Death of Mrs. Daniels.

Mrs. Julia Fraser Daniels. wife Of Mr..
Joseph d. Daniels, died last night at her
residence No. 3t2 NJ street northwest after
an illness of.eight weeks: Mrs. Daniels had
distinguished ancestry. She was niece
of the wife of Prince Lucien Murat and
grand niece of Gen. Thomas Fraser, who
was in the army of Burgoyne. She leaves a
husband, but no children. The funeral will
take place Monday morning at II o'clock
and the intern1Hfnt will be made in Rock
Creek cemetery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07

The report that Judge A. c. Baker of
Arizona had ruled that Pima Indians are
by treaty citizens OF the United States
has proved erroneous. The error was
caused by confusing the instructions prof
fered by the defendants counsel with the
instructions to the jury really given by the
judge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
Dead Love Was Revived.

John Cowlng, aged seventy-five, and
Martha Cowling, aged seventyfour, have
been married at Jeffersonville, Ind, by the
Rev. Mr.. Hutchiscn. The couple were d.
vorced several years ago, ard Cowlng mar
red again. His second wife died four
months ago. He and his first wife met the
old love was rekindled between the aged
couple, and they were remarked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
Pensions Allowed.

Maryland - Original widow, Sarah c.
Sloan, Denton, Caroline.
District of Columbia-Original, Albert H.
Chace, Washii- gton; JOHN Duncan United
States Soldiers Home, Washington
Virginia-Original, Isaac Allen. National
Military Home, Elizabeth City; John Hoi-
land, National Military Home, Elizabeth
City. Original widow, Mary A Hodges
Portsmouth, Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
WORKING FOR UNCLE SAM
The New Blue }. Books Long Roll o
Employees.
Upward of Twenty Thousand People
EmplOyeiH IN Government Ser
vice In Washington.

The first volume of the Official Register.
or Blue Book, for 1895 has just been pub
lished by the Department Of the Interior.
This volume gives the names of all persons
employed in the service of the government
except those belonging to the general pos
tai service. The state or country where
born, the state, county and congressional
district whence appointed to office, the
place where employed and the salary of
each are also given. The work forms a
large quarto volume of 1,22S pages, and
prepared index of which is given at the
end of the volume. An analysis Of the
work shows that 17,25S persons are en-
ployed in the government service in Wash
ington exclusive Of the employees of the
District government and in charitable in
stitutions) of whom 3.752 are females
tains the postal service. and will probably
he issued in February next. With the pos
tai service and the District government
employees there are fully 10000 persons in
W Washington who are in government en-
ploye. BY the usual rule Of five persons to
the family, it would appear that 100, 600
people in the Distriet-or one-third our
population-depend on Uncle Sans Golfers.
for support.
Where They Are.
Following. Is a statement showing the total
number of employees of the government in
Washington. This does not include the
employees of the District government nor
those under charitable, reformatory or edu-
cational Institutions:
Congressional empIoyas (not In clud;po
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07

A special despatch from st. Petersburg
saws 1t is reported that the Chinese govern
ment has asked the government of Russia
IL. in the event of being requested to do SO.
IL would send an army corps to suppress the
rebellion Of the Oungans. The rebels are re-
norted to have captured Lanchufu, 2,O1
men, thirty guns and large quantities Of
stores and ammunition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
Death of Rev. VIM. j. Stevenson,

Rev. William J. Stevenson, who was
stricken with paralysis in the pulpit of
Christ Methodist Episcopal Church, Phila-
delphia. Sunday. December /. died yester-
day at his home in that city. He did not
regain consciousness from the time of his
attack. DR.. Stevenson was admitted to the
Philadelphia conference in 1859. and has
Inington, Baltimore and other large cities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
HUFF WAS THE SUICIDE.
Veteran of the Navy Went Over
Niagara.

The mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of John Huff from the United States
Naval Home at Philadelphia appears to
have been cleared up, and his identity with
the man who some weeks ago jumped from
the Goat Island bridge at Niagara Falls is
established A letter from John A. Fisher
of the home says the description of the
suicide fits that of the missing inmate. HUFF
vas respondent. He had served forty years
in the United States navy and has sisters
living In Canada. No more is known about
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION.

"A reference to the statement be-
low will show that the circulation
sworn to Is q bona fee one.
1t is easily possible for q news
paper with an elastic conscience to
swell its legitimate circulation enor-
mousiy. in order to deceive adver-
tisers. by sending out thousands OF
papers to newsstaads. which are re-
turnable, and which are in fact re-
turned. but nevertheless are in
Guided in what purports to be an
honest statement of circulation.
Intelligent advertisers. however,
Judge by results, and bogus circula-
lions don't give them.
The circulation of The Star Is
many thousands In excess Of any
other Washington paper and is be-
lieved to be fully five times that of
any afternoon contemporary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
RoMERO's SCHEME REJECTED.
The Argentine Senate Refused to Ac.
cept His MITIGATION Measure.

The Argentine senate has rejected by
vote of 10 to 10 Senior Romeros unification
Hill, and passed Senior Pelligrini's bill.
Senior Romero will not resign in conse-
Quence of the defeat of his bill
Owing to the heavy deficit in the funds of
the republic, Senior Romero, the finance
minister. proposed large issue Of bonds
The principle of the scheme is unification of
the public debt, bonds to be floated to the
amount of $40,O00OO0 In gold. $500. 900, 600
to satisfy claims under the unification pro-
gram and slW,OG0oG0 to guarantee the pres
emit roper issue of the republic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
TERRITORIAL DELEGATES.
Their Committee Places Said to Have
Been Determined On.

The committee places which will be assign
ed to the territorial delegates in this House
have been decided upon by the Speaker after
a conference with the three delegates who
ar in the city.
1t IS not likely that Cannon of Utah will
serve as a delegate in this Congress, since
the territory is to achieve statehood and the
other delegates expect three or four commit
tee places each. Catron and Murphy, who
have asked for places on coinage, are free
silver men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
Capt. Bassett's Illness.

At 2:3O this afternoon Capt Bassett was
reported as still in a critical condition. At
II o'clock this morning he had slight rally
end seemed somewhat better during the
day, but no hope is entertained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07

The War Department Is Informed of the
death of Major J. C. Roche, retired, at Los
Angeles, Cal. Major Roche is well known
in this city, having been for many years
disbursing officer of the War Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
Their Salaries.

Their Salaries.
further analysis shows the number of
female employees in the various depart
ments receiving a salary Of 81, coo or more
per annum. Only three women have a
salary of S1,S0O, and of this number two
are employed in the Treasury and one in
the Post Office Department. A compensa-
ton of s1,6o0'is paid to forty-three women,
twenty-one OF whom are employed In the
Treasury Department, ten in the Interior
Department, six in the Post Office DEPART
ment and the balance scattered through
the other departments. There are two wo-
men who receive salary of 81 800 and
ninety-seven who are paid 81, 400.
OF this latter class the Treasury Depart
ment employs the largest number, viz:
Sixty; the Post Office Department comes
next with fourteen, and then the Depart
grade of $1,252 exists in the treasury, and
three female employees receive this amount
Twelve hundred dollars is the compensation
paid to the largest number of women, and
of this class Of employees, numbering four
hundred and fifty-two, the Treasury Depart
ments roll contains 'the largest number
namely, one hundred and ninety
The Interior Department stands next
with 136. then comes the Post Office De-
pa rtment with AZ, the War Department
with IA and the Depar tment of Agriculture
with %. The salary of SLIGO is paid to
only one woman, and she is on the Treas
ury Department rolls. With the exception
of the $1,000 lass, the largest number of
women in the employ of the government
receive $1,000 per annum. There are 29T
In this class and of this number 40 are
in the Treasury Department, Il are in the
Interior Department, IS are in the Depart
nent of Agriculture, 81 in the Post Office
Department and . in the War Department