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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
Estimate of TomorroW's Gold Ex-
ports.
SHARP ADVANCE IN CHICAGO GAS
Effect of the Decision of Judge
Showalter.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, December 6.-Actual en-
saeements of gold for export tomorrow ag-
gregate $2Go0,UO0 and are subject to fur
Their additions before sailing hour Part of
the consignment will be made in gold bars
purchased ir the open market, but the
larger portion is represented by coin with
drawn from the subtreasury. The federal
gold supply will be reduced by this effluS
to a point % per cent below the recognized
standard, circumstance revivlng the sub
ject of a bond issue and the urgent need
of remedial legislation. The prospects of
the latter are decidedly unfavorable, and
the amount of tension necessary to force
the former is an unknown quantity.
Judge Shewa1ter'S decision in the injunc-
tCn proceedings against the Chicago Gas
reorganization committee, in which the
legality CT the proposed plan was fully sus
tail ed, resulted in sharp advance in the
price of those shares during the initia.
trading. Last nights closing bid was 81 SIS
but the demand from the short Interest,
was so spirited that opening prices this
morning were reported at 81 IL to 60 1-2,
five thousand shares being traded in be
tween these extremes.
Considering the substantial nature of the
advance a liberal reaction was generally
predicted, but with the exception of a mo
mentary return to first figures. the price
was wei sus tanned throughout the day
The decision is an important victory TO,
the reorganization committee. and opens Z.
way to a more complete development of thu
Well-known earning capacity of a valuabI.
plant.
The trading in Sugar was again of a
character similar to that of the preceding
days of the week, the buying being OF
round amounts and from sources best abb
to Judge of actual value. The outcome OF
the discussion relative to increasing the
rate of the German expert bounty is being
carefully watched, as this subject has
come TO be regarded as more threatening
to the profits of this company than is any
thing within the range of probability near
er home.
The short interest in American Tobacco
was responsible for some activity and a
temporary advance In the stock of that
company The ralIy.ng power of the stock
IS not consistent with the liberal proportions
of the decline, and sentiment is conse-
Quently unchanged.
The trading of the last hour was moder-
ately active and in a majority of in
stances at the -highest point of the day
The inside Industrial interests were active
IN advancing the prices of their specialties,
the outstanding short interest supplying
the bulk of the demand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06

First race, four and one-half furlongs,
.laidens-Jimmie Lambly, 112; Bloodstone,
l10; Clovis, loT; Volcanic, 101: Jerome, 1OI
Mistletoe. 1O1; Mss Tristan. 10I; Scataway,
1o1: Mullaghamore, 1o3; Genesee II, %;
NJ. d. r.. -; Hands OFF, %: Miss Lewis, 81;
Ida May, 81: TJrresdale, 81.
Second race. seven-eighths mile selling
Conrors, l07 Prince klamath. 1O7; Doc.
Birch, lnI: india Rubber, lOI. Lento, 1OI;
Eddie NJ iUI Quarternaster, 1oI: Billy
Boy, iDI: Pickaway, ipi; Marguerite H.,
1ni; BusirIs, 1pi; Hazel 1o+; Harry NJ,
1o4; FraHk L. darf. lpl: Marguerite, 1o4.
Third race, Hve-e;ghths of mile, selling
Cockade, 1o.,: ForaSer. 1ol: Drumstick. 10l
Dana, 49, Mohawk, rs; Kitty Van. NJ: Cody,
9S; QLilla. ~; Lura rs; Redowa, 9S; Harry
ke:ster, .S; Jews Harp. 9S; Dorcas L., IS;
Bl.linasloe, 9S; Arda. -.
Fourth race. Sin ami Il quarter furlongs
se!liuS-Dart, l12: Naicott 100: Ills Grace
102 Markstone, 1O2; Jersey, 1o2: Trouble
102: Foxglove, 1O2: Rolla. 30: Fredericks
80: NenLshurg, ~: Matte Chun, %; An
drews. %; Vent, o. Miss Elizabeth, 81 :;
Periit!y, ST.
Fifth race ene-half mile-Columbus 11g;
Berwyn, ii9: The Moor, llJ: Deceitful, 113;
Fatal no; Eclipse, -Jr., l0i; Pembroke, %;
Ga5conge, NJ.
sixth race, six and one-half furlonos.
seiling-Chiswick. H.: Fagin, 100: Solitaire,
1911; Grand PriX, lUi; DriZzle 102; Lewiston,
81; Dillon j., ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
Illegal Carriage Blocks.
THE FAT CAPTAIN.
Why Such n Parsonage Is Not Desir.
able in Command of Company.

Why Such n Parsonage Is Not Desir-
able In Command of n Company.
From the Chicago Evening Post
join the militia, If you wish to- my
boy" said the old man In his kindly way.
but don't get into a company that has a
fat captain
Il don't see what difference that can
make" returned the boy. DO you mean
to contend that a fat man can't be a good
soldier?"
well. not exactly that, my boy ex-
planned the old man; but in some ways
you will find the thin man or the man of
medium build preferable. Didn't ever tell
you of my exper;ence?'
Never
"Ah, that explains your doubts. then.
You see, once had an ambition to wear a
uniform and march behind 4 band, just like
you. and l joined a company that unfor-
tunately had fat captain. No one thought
CT the captain particularly at the time the
company was organized. but we all learned
to look out for SUCH trifies later. While We
were in the armory it was all right, and
every thing always passed Off satisfactorily,
but when We began to drill out of doors
ali, then we found how serious a matter
drilling with fat captain was"
But why?" asked the boy. You haven't
told me that yet
He'd lose his breath just at critical mo-
ments. He'd start us out at double time
and then get so winded himself that he
couldn't stop us. Of course We would have
to go en-. We were too well drilled to stop
until we received the order to do So l re-
member once he started out lost his
breath. was unable to order halt or to
keep up with the column and We ran three
miles before We stopped"
What made you stop them" inquired the
boy.
I'VE ran into stone WALL" replied the
old man promptly.
Pooh! Why didn't you scale It? You
We're nice kind of soldiers, you were
If I'd been your captain I'd have court
nart.aled the whole lot of you for dis
obedience of orders"
Then the old man looked at the boy. and
the boy looked at the old man, and a
chasm seemed opened up between them.
They were no longer friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
4 VANDERBILT COOK.
RecOllectfOns of John L. Blair, the
New Jersey Millionaire.

RecOllectiOns of John I. Blair, the
New Jersey Millionaire.
From the Boston Globe.
How did l Gene to build my first rail-
road? Well, that's a long story" said John
l. Blair. the Oldest living railway builder.
"YoI know I got my start a country
storekeeper, and along in the twenties
had six or seven stores scattered about in
New Jersey. l was selling a lot of goods.
and making money.
but it cost q lot to haul goods from
New York to my stores, and 1t was con-
slant study with me how to reduce the
transportation expense and shorten the
time required by the methods of those days.
my first efforts in that direction were
in cooperation with Commodore Wander
bilt. He was in the boat business then, and
I paid him good many dollars for freight
age.
lone year he had strong competitor for
the business in the person of Gov. Ogden,
ard freight rates were cut away down. 1t
was that year that I got the better Of the
commodore. Either he didn't know or had
forgotten that had so many stores, for he
said to me at the beginning of the season
that he would contract to boat all my stuff
across New York bay for so.
did take him up? Well, 1 don't think
I need answer that question; the goods
were brought over all right and l paid the
$40 and no more. But Vanderbilt didn t
try to back down. He made no fuss what
ever though l sold several boat loads of
gee ds before the season was over
"a bargains bargain. John L. said
the commodore one day. and when l give
my word l keep it, but I'd like to know
when you are going to get through deliver
ing goods to my boats.
That's the kind of man l always found
the commodore-be was just plain Cornell
to me then, thougll-whenever he said he'd
do thing he did it.
81 liked Cornelius, and liked Mrs. Van
derb,t. She was real sensible woman and
a mighty good cook. They kept boarding
house alongside their warehouse on the
pier next to Ogden's warehouse. where
buyers and workmen could live while wait
ing for or hauling goods.
Before the steamboats, We're put on the
trip from New York to Elizabethport was
frequently drawn out, because of light or
adverse winds, and sometimes meals had to
he served on the boat. Mrs. Vanderbilt had
to cook those meals herself, and l enjoyed
her cooking many times.
"She cooked on the first steamboat her
husband put On the route, too, for though
the trirs were not then so long, a man
could save time after busy day buying in
New York to eat on the boat.
Il was the first Steamboat that ever
sailed from New Jersey across the bay and
to EliZabet hi CRIT, and Mrs. Vanderbilt gave
us an exceedingly good meal on that occa
son"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
A Movement Started by Senator
Sherman's Friends.
POWER TO DBTAIN LANGERMAN
Residents Of Oklahoma Anxious for
Statehood.
MARYLANDERS AT ATLANTA

CHICAGO, December Capt. D. Wood,
attorney, who is lifelong friend of Senator
John Sherman. has returned from Ohio and
is authority of the statement that there is
we'll defined sentiment in various parts of the
country in favor of the Ohio statesman for
President in 1906 Capt. Wood says: Il can
say that We have this assurance, that Sen
ator Sherman VIII not enter the scramble to
contest for the nomination. The move OF MS
friends to have his name presented to the
convention will be dignified and becoming
colored man from the south could with
propriety arise in that convention and nom
mate him, for one of our main contentious
Will be that he is a man of the nation, and
not of any particular state This thing is
sure-the next national convention Will be
asked to consider his claims. and we can
but believe they will be treated with the
utmost consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
ESCAPE WAS VERY SIMPLE.
The Jail Guard Left All the Doors
Unlocked.

The Jail Guard Left All the Doors
Unlocked.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
MARLBORO, Md. December 6.-The two
prisoners Joseph Johnson. and Charles TIL
man, who escaped from the jail here We'd
nesday night, have not been apprehended
Nor has any information as to their where
abouts been received. 1t Is supposed that
they will make tracks for their homes. Both
of them live with their parents, one near
Suitland and the other near Bowie. The
sheriff's deputies have both of these places
watched.
Jail Guard William S. Jarboe gave to The
Stars representative the following account
of how they effected their escape: Il have
in my charge a crazy man confined In one OF
the cells He was disturbing the other pris-
oners, so l went up on the second moor 20 MS
cell to quiet him. l called these two boys,
who were in an adjoining cell. AS they made
no reply looked in their cells and discover,
ed that they had fled. Upon investigation
found that had neglected to lock the cell
door OF the Jail and as 1 never locked that
ing about the furnace being filled with coal
for the night I had to come out the front
door of the Jail and 1 never locked that
while / am around the Jail, they had every
thing their own way and walked out the
door while l was In the cellar, jumped the
back fence and made good their escape.
Johnson was committed on a charge of
rape and TillInan on charge of larceny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06

WHAT OTHERS WANT.
Some of the Things We Send to Far
Of Parts of the World.

From the New York Times
That some of US who are cooped up in
offices overlooking City Hall Park know
very little sometimes about what Others
want in other parts of the world, and
what We are able to send to them. is sug-
gested by glance at the exports from the
port of New York. Taking, for instance.
some familiar articles in the stationery
trade, the list for one week recently shows
that we sent eleven cases of playing cards
to Brazil. Cuba. Chile, Christiania and New
Zealand, and PIG cases of slate to the Brit
ish West Indies. New Zealand and Rotter-
DAM 1t is apparent that Rotterdam has
boom in states, because she has taken
1S2 cases. Forty-eight cases and packages
of toys were sent to the British West In
dies, Central America, the French West
Indies, Hull, Haiti, Liverpool. London,
Porto Rico, Rotterdam and Venezuela.
Seven cases went to Hayti, and 1t is rea-
sonable to suppose that the children there.
and in other places, will enjoy during the
Christmas holidays the wonderful things
that We have created.
The time for celebrations elsewhere must
be near, because we sent 211 cases and
packages of fireworks and firecrackers to
the British West Indies Hayt, Peru Bra
I'll, Venezuela, Dutch Guiana and Colom-
bia. Brazil must be preparing for some
thing immense, having taken 130 packages
OF fre-crackers. If 1t is to be on account
country will make some noise, too. she
having taken ffty-one packages. Brazil
took, also, a case of umbrellas and a case
of paper caps. The latter, perhaps for the
celebration. Twenty-tbree cases of cray
ons We're sent to Bristol Copenhagen.
Hamburg, Mexico, New Zealand and Ven
ezuela; six cases of musical goods went to
the British West Indies; ten bales of wall
paper are to be used in Mexico. and Co.
lombia took case of artists materials.
Bicycles and typewriters. with supplies
and materials, are sent everywhere now
adays During the week referred to we
sent forty-eight cases and packages of BIZ
cycles and materials to Liverpool. Porto
Rico. the East Indies, Central America, the
British West Indies, Copenhagen, Ecuador,
Brazil. Florence, Cuba. Genoa, Hamburg,
Havre, Rotterdam ST. Petersburg and Ven
ezuela, anu 2S3 cases and packages of type
writers and supplies to Brussels, Berlin.
Glasgow. Bremerhaven, Genoa, Hamburg.
Berwick. Havre. Liverpool, the British
West Indies. London, Rome Brazil, Mexico
and Southampton. This distribution covers
wide field, ii will be observed, but II ID
only little bit of the business of the port
of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
Gnayved by Rats.

From the St. Louis Glo5e-pcmocrat.
Since Mary Bird, the bindeTy girl, fell
down the elevator shaft at the Fox & Cur
ran printing house. 401 North Sd street,
one night last week. 1t has been learned
that she is in danger of blood poisoning
from the bites of rats.
Mary Bird tainted on the third floor of
the printir establishment, where she was
employed, at o'clock in the evening. She
relied over the ledge of floor and tumbled
hes dong down the shaft. When she struck
she rec eived internal injuries. Besides.
both arms were broken and a leg fractured.
She lay where she fell for ten hours, I'M
able to move or call fer help.
The rats ran ebout and played in her
hair and her dress; but mot content with
this, gnawee IT her flesh, and their many
teeth marks on her face ard limbs show
where they Toasted on her while she was
living and conscious of her position.
While she was lying there, unable to
move a muscle. could not turn her head
away, she saw the rats creep across the
floor. approach and even bite and gnaw at
her flesh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
FILTERS FOR DRINKING WATER.
Great Need for Care in Their Con.
struction.

From the Popular Health Magazine.
Water filters should be so near perfect
that the dangers of impurities and disease
germs passing into the water should be re-
dCced to a minimum. The Germans seem
to take the greatest interest in the purity
of their drinking water and the efficacy
of their filters. The Prussian medical de-
partment tested during a period of three
years, at varying times, filters made on
the Pasteur model and as a result Of this
work 1t was shown that filters. to be kept
pure, must DE sterilized by boiling at least
once day, and IL used during the whole
tW enty-fcur hours they must be sterilized
twice day to prevent the passage of germs
through the fiitering substance. Only few
of all those tried stood the test. This whole
subject shows that the time during which
the sale of inadec late filters or of filters
offered under unfounded claims will lie per-
m!tted is rapidly drawing to an end The
interest which public health holds in the
matter is such that materials for purifying
water, like those for nourishing and healing
tine body. must be sold for what they are or
rot at ALL If poor filters are on the market
they should be withdrawn and only the re-
liable ones exposed for sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06

Through Attorney Alexander Wolf, Mrs.
Augusta koehler, the mother of Clara
koehler, the little girl who was killed sew
eral weeks ago by being crushed under a
9th street car near 9th street and Florida
avenue today secured an appointment from
Judge Hagner as Administrative of her
daughter. 1t is understood that this step
was taken that the mother of the child
might file a suit against the Metropolitan
n :Iroad Company for 10000 damages be-
cause of the death of the little one, the
mother intending to claim that the child
was injured through the negligence and
fault of the company in failing to equip its
car with proper Tenders Cd ..-'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
H,,ses in the Canyas,
IN the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
An Italian sea captain. Clio Batta Vasallo
of Genoa, has made a very interesting
innovation in the use of sails of ordinary
sailing vessels. He claims that the force
of wind cannot fully take effect in sail,
sinces the air in front of it cannot properly
circulate in the inflated part, and remains
stationary Immediately in front of part of
the sail proper; He avoids this stagna-
ton of air, as he calls it. by the appica-
ton of a number of small holes in that
part of the sail where the depression is
deepest wher it is filled These holes are
reinforced like a buttonhole, so that they
will not tear out.
Trails made in various weathers nave
resulted as follows: With light wind a
boat with ordinary sails made four knots,
while the new sail increased the speed to
five and quarter knots. In fresh breeze
the respective speeds were seven and eight
and three-quarter knots, ard in a strong
wind they We're eight and ten knots per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
FOR CHICKEN FEED.
Horses Purchased for 81 Per Head and
H.. Slaughtered.

From the San Franc Chronicle.
A horse slaughterng establishment has
been located on the suburbs. of Oakland,
and the attention of the county sanitary
officers will be called to the nuisance with
in a few days. What were once the
stables of Goldsmith Maid, Occdent, Thad
Stevens, Mayflower, Santa Claus, Harvest
Queen, Alameda Maid and a host of other
equine celebrities of twenty years ago have
been converted into shambies where daily
are killed and dressed the refuse stock
that finds its way to "poundmasters
corral or is sold for want of use
Those engaged in the slaughter made no
conceament of their trade when approach
ed yesterday by a Chronicle reporter with
n proposition to purchase a few herd of
stock. Two men We're seen. They gave the
names of Charles Edwards aud Thomas
Woods. The latter is a coiored man. Ed
wards explained that the price of horses
which thev used was 81 head. He sAd
the horses were slaughtered to be sold for
chicken feed as to the flesh, while the
hides. hoofS and hair were disposed of for
other purposes There We're few animals in
the corral yesterday. and Edwards remark
ed that they made their purchases in small
quantities only.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. December 6.-Flour quiet. I'M
chaned-r eipts. 1910 barrels; shpm nts. 1910
rrreis: safes. 100 haIreE. Wheat sttady-spot
ard month. 6i3i s6G: Nay, 63aia,G; Steamer No. =
I'd. G2tia63 rer ipt., lIl:5 bushels; stock, Az
% iush.ls: sal $. 900 bush is-,outh wheat
10y sample. 6,iaGI: do. grade. 63l.a66tz. Corn
as!n.sEot, %s3sa 81, yysar 33;SassE; !anuary.
steamer Mixed 3.lAa3 receipts. IlO.O67 bush
els: shipments. 214.aIi bushels; stock. l.2i0.3Il
bushels sales. 1900 .shels-sonthrrn white corn.
white western, :4I4a2.: No. mixed. % asked
receipts, 1910 bushels: stock. 220o3I bushels.
Rye in,ctive-No. =. Ia - nearby: HAS western
receipts. I3.733 Lush *; stock. 1o2 l23 bushels.
Hay firni-choice timothy. S1".oo. Grain freights
steady and fiirlv active. unchanged. Sugar firm.
nnchtnctL. Eutttr active and iirm-fancr crciIl-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06

Mrs. Della Stewart Parnell is row lying
in Trinity Hospital. New York mental and
physical wreck. She thinks she is on her
Eay to Ireland to see her famous children
for the last in1e, and then 10 return to her
native land, where she may depart in peace
Her days seem to be numbered. Her eye
are weak her right side is almost paralyzer
and the effort she made to come dow
stairs to the reception room of the hos
pf,al was almost too much for her Vet the
old lady says she hopes to make a visit 10
ireland once more before she dies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
NOT ALWAYS ATLANTA.
Was First Named After Il Pretty
Georgia Girl.

From the Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta wasn't always called Atlanta.
When that city was in it's babyhood it
was called Marthasville, in honor of the
pretty daughter of Wilson Lumpkin, at
one time governor of Georgia. Mr.. Lump
kin bought the land on which Atlanta now
stands for the purpose of getting a south
ern terminus for the Western ard Atlantic
railroad The governors associates wanted
to call the new town Lumpllin, but he
strenuously opposed it. Marthasville was
chosen then in honor of his youngest
daughter For several years the town bore
this name, and then it was changed to At
lanta. BY an odd coincidence, the young
woman in question bore this second name.
too, for her full name was Martha Wilson
ATLANTA Lumpkin. She has since added
that of Compton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06

Judge Hagner, in the Probate Court today.
refused to admit to probate as the will of the
late George T. 7 rks who committed suicide
here the 25th last month. certain memoir
anda found he safe of the deceased re-
speeding the disposal of his estate. The
court. however, granted letters of admins
tration TO Frederick r. Parks, brother
upon bond of $1,000. The personal estate
was stated 70 amount to 5000, including $40
In bank: $50 in cash and $500 in jewelry and
office furniture. The next of kin are Annie
p. Mccoy, a sister: William S. and Frederick
R. Parks. brothers, and Alice NJ Parks, a
half sister