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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-03
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call-12 o'clock m.-Ameri-
can Security and Trust 5s. $1,000 at 1O2.
Washington Loan and Trust, . at 49, Capi-
tai Traction, lW at T5; n at 10. Metropoli-
tan Railroad. 10 at 1O2.
Government Bonds.-U. S. As, registered
HOS bid, Ill asked. U. S. Is, coupon, l1l.s
bid. U. s. As. 1928, 120ls bid, III asked. u.
S. 5s, HIS bid.
District of Columbia Bonds.-2O- year Fund
IS. lO4 bid. 3U-year Fund. gold Us, Ill bid.
Water Stock currency Is. 1901. 116 BID
Water Stock currency Is. 1893, lis bid
Fund. currency 365s. Ill bid Reg. 2-los
3kS, 100 bid.
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Metropolita Rail-
road conv. Us, 1l6 bid, III asked. Metro
poLtan Railroad IS, lUI bid. Belt Railroad
IS, IS bid. lexington Railroad is. 100 bid.
Columbia Railroad Us, 1llh bid, ia asked.
Washington Gas Company, ser. A, Us, H.
bid. Washington Gas Company, ser. b. U.s.
113 bid, lis asked. Washington Gas Com
pany COW. Us. la bid, l35 asked. United
States Electric Light conv. 5s, Us bid
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 97ls
bid, lU2 asked. Amer.ca Security and Trust
is, F. and a., lGu bid. American Security
and Trust rs, A and o., 100 bid. Washing
ton Market Company LIST Is, 10 bid. Wash
ington Market Company imp. lis, 10 bid
Washington Market Company eXten. Us, 10
bid. Masonic Hail Association IS, 1913 bid
Washington Light Infantry LIST Us, 100 bid.
National Bank Stocks.-Bank of Wash
ington, $50 bid. 800 asked. Bank of Repub-
lie, 40 bid. Metropolitan. 2S5 BID, 800 asked
Sehtidi, -'u p.u. al iiieis anu hcSHa-i4tS :,
$50 bid. Second. 134 BID, no asked. Column
bia, $50 bid, 40 asked. Capital, 1l6 bid
West End, 106 bid. Traders. 100 bid. Lin
coin, 9S bid, 10i asked. OHIO, So bid, 80
asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust Compan:es.-Na-
tional Safe Deposit and Trust, 1I9 bid, 126
asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 1l3
bid, 125 asked. American Security and
Trust 1879 BID. Washington Safe Deposit,
90 bid, 10 asked.
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction Com
pany, "a bid. IS asked Metropolitan, 102
bid, 1921: asked Columbia, 40 bid. Belt,
80 asked. lexington, 30 asked. George
town and Tenallytown. 30 asked.
Gas and Electric Light, Stocks-W ashing-
ton Gas. 40 BID. Al asked. Georgetown Gas.
bid, lbs asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Firemens, 35 bid.
Franklin, IS bid. Metropolitan. IS bid. Cor
coran, 80 bid Potomac. 6S bid, 10 asked.
Arlington, lao bid. German American, 100
bid. National Union,10 bid, 121a asked. Co.
lumbia, Il bid, 1Sla asked. Riggs, rs bid,
S1s asked. Peoples. 5l2 bid, q asked. Lin
coin, ~ bid, asked. Commercial, AZ bid.
Title Insurance StockS-Real Estate Title
1O7 bid, 116 asked. columbia Title, ~ BID
~ asked. Washington Title, asked. Dis
trict Title, s bid.
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylyania. 81 bid
Chesapeake and Potomac. 80 bid % asked
American Graphophone, 81 bid, Az asked.
Pneumatic Gun Carriage, % bid, 80 asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Washing.on Mar
ket IA bid. Great Falls Ice, 125 bid, 155
asked Bull Run Panorama, 25 asked.
Lincoln Hall, 60 bid. Merganthaler Limo
type, 217 bid, 225 asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-03
ABOUT POOL ROOMS.
Judge Miller Expresses His Opinion
To-day.

This afternoon in the Police Court Judge
Miller, in dispcsing of a case involving a
charge of keeping a disorderly house. de-
bounced in the severest terms imaginable
pool rooms in general and a certain class
of them in particular
"If had my way" the judge said, there
would not be a single pool room left in the
city at shutdown, for they are the worst
nrisanoeS in the city
| George Lacy colored citizen, was de-
| PENDANT in th,. case. and the charge was
! that he had kept a d.sorderiy house. His
| PC oil room is on street at the mouth of
! . street sley.
| Dr. Lare of the Central High School was
a witness in court, and he complained that
| the place was the worst kind of nuisance
| so far as the school children were con-
! cerned. Persons living in the neighborhood
| also compaine d, and Sergeant Dunnigan
| and Policeman Auldridge. who made the
| raid. told of their observations about the
| place.
Lacy, in his own behalf, claimed that he
| did the best he could TO keep his custom
| CTS quiet. but this the court decided would
not relieve him of his responsibility. The
! il dge told him that it was his duty to keep
| them quiet.
The jury returned 4 verdict of guilty, and
| recommended the defendant to the mercy
| of the court
| Napoleon Bonaparte." the judge told
Lacy, could not keep quiet place at the
| rclSh of street alley. Loafers who do
nothing but loaf will gather at such places
| and many working men, as soon as they
| get dollar, will run to them to spend it.
"When it comes to a question of school
i house against pool ROOM" the Judge con-
| tirued, "tf POOL room has very little show,
and must expect less than it really GETS
1.-The District takes this mans money for
| license" remarked counsel, land II there s
any disorder an officer should be detailed
! there
and" added the judge, Il don't know
| what in the world the District means by
| taking money for such a place."
| In conclusion the judge said he was salts
| fed that it was not the defendants inten-
| ton to keep a cisorderly place. but the dis
| order is the result of his being unable to
| conduct the business.
| A fine of so was imposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-03
THE BOND BILL.
1t is Introduced Today in the Form of
an Amendment.

1t Is Introduced Today In the FORM OF
an Amendment.
Senator Proctor reintroduced into the Sen
ate today bill introduced in the last Con-
gress by Mr.. Harris which provides for con-
tinuing a system of trunk sewers in the
District of Columbia, for completing the
system of sewage disposal, and to protect
against floods. The bill provides that the
treasurer of the United States shall carry
out the provisions of an act entitled An
act to lay out system of highways in that
part of the District of Columbia lying out
side of the cities, approved March ., 1898.
The bill authorizes the Secretary Of the
Treasury to make available without delay
sum not to exceed $2,650OOO. The bill
formerly introduced by Mr.. Harris fixed
the sum to be expended for this purpose at
$l.15OO0O and further provided that it should
be expended by the Commissioners Of the
District of Columbia
In order to secure money necessary to de-
fray the cost and expense of works author
lied by this act the treasurer of the United
States is authorized to cause bonds of the
District of Columbia to be prepared in de-
nominations of $4,000, $1,000. s1O0 to he
amount of s7.5O0,COO, bearing date January.
1896, and to be payable fifty years after
date. bearing interest at ; per cent per an
mum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-03
Anti-SalOOn League.

The Anti-Saloon League last night elected
delegates and alternates for the national
anti-saloon convention. to be held the 18th,
18th aud 18th of this month in Calvary
Baptist Sunday school house and First
Congregational Church. The election re-
suited in the choice Of Mr.. Jas. l.. Ewin
and Rev. Waiter H. Brooks as the dele
gates, and Albert E. Shoemaker and Mrs.
H. A. CLEARWATER as alternates. 1t was
announced that Rev. Luther b. Wilson.
DID,, president of the Anti-Saloon League.
mad already been chosen delegate to the
convention by the Washington District Ep-
worth League; Mrs. Margaret b. Platt:
sec ond vice president, by the District OF
Columbia w. C. T. u. and John S. Black
ford, treasurer: and MIR. A. N. Garfield by
the District of Columbia Grand Lodge
of Good Templars; Mr.. Jesse c. SITTER de-
cIines nomination on the ground that he
expects to be appointed to another body.
and Mrs. CLEARWATER also declined nominal
ton, but was elected delegate notwith-
standing this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-03
MRS. SLACK IN TEARS.
Robert Neville's Affidavit Presented
This Afternoon.

Robert Neville's Affidavit Presented
This Afternoon.
When counsel for Mrs. Slack had conclud-
ed the reading of her answer and the dep
osition attached to it. counsel for Mrs. Per-
rine requested them to read an affidavit Of
Mr.. Robert Neville. because his testimony
had been submitted in the proceedings In
New Jersey. -<'-'-f
The affidavit of Mr.. Neville showed, said
Mrs. Perrine's counsel. that during the VIM
ter of 1928 Mr.. Collier of New York gave
a stag dinner at the Shoreham: that about
8 o'clock in the evening. while the men were
smoking and drinking coffee. also wine. Mrs.
Slack, accompanied by female friend, en-
tered the private dining room; that she re-
manned two hours; that Mr.. Neville left the
room for some time: that when he returned
tears; that she explained that she was sick,
and that at her request Mr.. Neville took her
home in cab.
1t was also explained by Mrs. Perrine's
counsel that during his testimony Mr.
Neville was asked il he could swear that
Mrs. Slack was sober, when he replied: II
could not swear that she was sober. nor
have 1 any reason to believe that she was
drunk, but she was evidently sick" Mr..
Neville declined to state who Mrs. Slack's
female friend was. but he stated that he
did not see Mrs Slack drink anything on
the evening in question.
Counsel for Mrs. Slack declined to read
the affidavit just then, but they stated that
they would later show the court that Mr..
Collier was a friend Of Mrs Slack, and
hearing that he had broken his arm. her
visit was made solely for the purpose of in
quiring as to his condition.
Mrs. Slack's counsel then proceeded to
enlighten the court as to the proceedings
had in New Jersey by reading the very
voluminous record of those proceedings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-03
The Presidents Message Quietly
Received in Wall Street.
INDUSTRIAL ISSUES AGAIN THEFEATURE
Speculation in Sugar Trust Wa
Most Prominent.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, December 3.-The Presi-
dents message was generally well received
in financial circles, but beyond fractional
advances and a strong speculative under
tone, no significant action based thereon
was apparent.
The industrial Issues were again the most
conspicuous features of the trading, the
well-distributed advices to buy them for an
Immediate advance having been acted upon
to the point of overreaching
The early trading in Sugar was most lib
eral in volume, the execution of a fifteen
thousand share order being responsible for
a general demand from the ROOM and an
advance of 1 per cent from particularly
strong opening. At the advance however,
brokers active in the recent covering move
ment were noted among the sellers, orders
of this character representing both the
long and short account.
The nine-point rise in this property may
be attributed to we'll organized raid on
an undesirable short interest, and now that
a wholesome reduction of that interest has
been accomplished its action should be-
come more conservative. The various pre-
dictionS of an extra dividend, while melting
purchases during the enthusiastic period,
could noe be reconciled to the logic of more
rational moments.
A per cens decline in American TOBACCO
was recorded during the first half hour of
trading, the pending injunction proceed
ings in this state being urged in justifica-
ton of the attack.
The domination of the market by the
volatile industrial issues is by no means a
desirable feature of the present situation.
The small fractional gains recorded in
the railway list, generally less thar II per
cent, were due to purchases by traders,
who, as class, have abandoned the short
side of the market for the present.
The coal shares, Delaware and Hudson
especially. and the entire granger group
were most favored in the buying.
The engagement of a half million gold
for shipment to South America tomorrow
was announced during the day, but no ac-
CITRATE estimate of the outflow to Europe
at the enc of the week is as yet obtainable.
Prices shaded off during the last hour on
sales made largely in the interest of the
short account.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-03
THEY WANT 4 CONVENTION.
Raising Funds in ChicagO-St. Louis
Subscribes $25,OOO.

Raising Funds in Chica gO-St. Louis
Subscribes $25,OOO.
CHICAGO. December IA local paper
says:
w. j. Campbell. member of the republican
national committee, will leave for Wash
ington today. He will remain there until
after the meeting of the national commit
tee next Wednesday. Mr. Campbell said
last night that he felt quite confident the
rational republican, convention would be
held in Chicago. ]. Irving Pearce, who
has charge of the work of collecting the
fun d Of slOO,OOO for the convention, says
that good progress is being made, and the
prospect for securing the amount was en-
couraging. The members of the Subcom-
mittee appointed by Mr.. Pearce. began So
Letting subscriptions yesterday Mr.. Pearce
believes a sufficient amount will be pledged
by Wednesday to justify the general COM
mittee in guaranteeing the entire fund, if
such action should become necessary. He
has not yet selected the committee, which
Will go to Washington to present the claims
of Chicago. He thinks a large committee
Is unnecessary.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, December "a mass
meeting of prominent business men was
held at the Mercantile Club for the purpose
OF making arrangements to secure one or
both of the two national conventions for
st. Louis next year. Twenty-Five thousand
dollars were raised for that purpose, and
fifty thousand more will be subscribed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-03
LOSS OF HALF A MILLION
Fire in the Wholesale District at In
dianapolis
Narrow Escape of Some of the EN-
pl0yes-InsuRcien Water Supply
Three Alarms Sounded.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind, December ga
fire in the heart of the wholesale district
today destroyed property valued at a half
million dollars. The northeast quarter of
the block bounded by Meridian Mary
land, Georgia and Illinois streets, was
completely laid in ruins. Seven or eight
great business establishments We're burned
out.
The fire began in wholesale grocery
store of Schnull & Co., Nos. So to 6S South
Meridian street. At $50 O'Clock the third
floor of the building fell in, and the heavy
stock that was piled on it was carried to
the first floor. The flames at once broke
out, and from the beginning the fire spread
in all directions. The employees all got out
without serious injury. though some of
them mad narrow escapes.
Before the department arrived the entire
block was doomed. Great clouds of black
smoke were pouring out of every window
in the building and by the time water was
turned on the whole interior was ablaze.
There was much inflammable matter in
the stock carried by the company and the
fire burned fiercely.
There was an insufficient supply of water
and the weather was bitter cold. A second
and a third alarm was turned in. and in
twenty minutes after the floor Tell all the
available men and apparatus in the depart
ment were engaged in fighting the fire.
The ten streams of water that were
turned on the burning building from front
and rear did not seem to have any effect On
the fire, which passed to the building ad-
joining on the south, occupied by Far
banks, Morse & Co.
Before o'clock this building was on fire
and 1t was certain that the fire would go to
the alley on the south Il spread with such
rapdity in that direction that the occu-
pants of the buildings did not have an OPP
portunity to remove any of their goods, not
even their books and papers. The water
poured on the Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
building did not have any effect against the
strong wind that was blowing from the
north. and soon after . O'Clock the last
business house between the fire and the
alley-that occupied by Ward Brothers.
wholesale druggists. took fire.
At noon, when the fire had been placed
under CONTROL but was stil tiercely
turning, the burned territory extended from
No. 81 to a. The following firms We're burn
ed out: Schnull & Co.. wholesale grocers:
Ward Bros, druggists; Fairbanks, Morse Il
Co., scales: Eckhouse Bros, liquors; Wood
ford & Pohlman. liquors; Indiana Coffee
Company; Hildebrand Hardware Company.
The buildings were all brick and four sto-
ries in height a number of accidents oc-
Cured. Several 1iremen were carried down
by falling wallsi Two of them, who have
been taken to the hospital. it is believed
will die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-03
A Reported Ultimatum at Constan-
tinople.
ENGLAND GIVES TURKEY FOUR DAYS
With or Without Permission An
other Guard Ship Will Be Brought.
APPEALS OF THE SULTAN

CONSTANTINOPLE. December Q, via
Sofia. Bulgaria, December st is reported
here this afternoon that after the meeting
of the ambassadors, Sir Philip Currie. the
British ambassador, notified the Turkish
gCverr ment that If the firmans asked for
were not granted by Saturday next a Brit
sh gunboat would be sent through the
straits of the DaTdanelles, without the sui
tan's permission. to act as an extra guard
ship in the Bcsphorus for the protection
of the British embassy. -
Efforts to obtain confirmation or denial of
the report have proved futile.
The British ambassador, Sir Philip Cur
RE, has been NEST active since his return
here from London. and in addition to at
tending all the meetings of the ambaSSa-
doris. he has made person al calls upon sew
eral of them, and. it Is understood, has
discussed the situation in detail and from
all StandDointS.
The sultan, finding his appeals to the
powers were in vain, has been making the
strongest personal appeals to the different
sovereigns Interested, to induce them to
withdraw their demands fer the extra
Suardship. pointing out. as usual, that it
would be serious blow to his dignity, and
that it might cause not only the most seri-
Gus rioting in Constantinople, but ex-
tended outbreak upon the part of the Mus
sulmans generally.
1t is almost certain that at this juncture
not one of the powers is DESTROYS of being
compelled TO seriously intervene in the af-
lars of the Turkish empire. Russia could
hardly do so otherwise than by land and
winter is approaching rapidly, which means
the most extreme difficulty in moving
troops. and Great Britain is hardly pre-
pared to act alone. unless under extreme
rrovocation. Such provocation, it is be-
iieved, the sultan will take care not to Of
fer if he can help it.
The work of Strengthening the fortifca-
items of the Dardanelles continues night
and day. The soldiers are busily at work
throwing up fresh defenses, and the most
busy scenes are witnessed from the en-
trance of the Dardsnelles to the other side
of Gallippli. In addition. the Bosphorus en-
trance of the sea of Marmora is being
placed in condition for defense. Many
torpedoe5 nave been sunk in both passages.
and this work Is being pushed with aston
ishing vigor.
Cable dispatches from Rome and Berlin
also state that England has given Turkey
until Saturday to agree to the coming of
another guardship.
The Turkish minister here has Communi-
Gated to the state department cabiegram
received by him from the sublime porte to
the effect that the American missionaries in
Turkey have been given the greatest pro-
lection. and that sufficient troops have been
fl rnished to guard them from the attacks
of the Armenian rioters. The missionaries
thems elves have expressed to the imperial
authorities their gratitude for his protec-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-03

Senator Harris Introduces n Bill Pro.
Viling for 1t.

Viding for 1t.
Senator Harris introduced in the Senate
today a joint resolution to extend the time
for making assessments of real estate in
the District of Columbia. The resolution
provides that the time fixed for the return
of assessments by section Z of the act
of August IA. 1894, providing for the as
sessnlent of real estate in the District of
Columbia, be extended to the first Monday
of April, 1896 for real estate in the present
city of Washington. and that the time
for returning the assessment of real es-
tate in that portion of the District of Co
lumbia outside the present limits of Wash
ington be extended to the first Monday in
September, 1896.
Also, that the time fixed by section . Of
said act for the meeting of the board of
equalization and review be extended until
the first lay in September, S:E. 50 far as
1t refers 20 the District of Columbia out
side the present limits of the city, and the
said board of equalization and review shall
complete its work before the frs. Monday
of November, 1896. This resolution is in
accordance with the recommendation made
by the District Commissioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-03
DISAGREEABLE FEATURES.
Citizens Speak OF Nuisnnccs in South
WnShin sytOu.

"NSnlEtstOu
Members of the South Washington Citi-
zens' Association met in the rooms of the
South Washington Athletic Club last even
ing and discussed the needs of that section
and how best to obtain them. The disease
breeding cesspool and deathtrap, also known
as the James Creek canal. came in for its
share of denuncation, and Chairman Ed
wards Of the committee on sewers and sew
age reported that the committee had agreed
to recommend suit against the District for
maintaining nuisance. In making this
report Chairman Edwards said that the
matter was discussed at meeting of the
committee held Friday evening. He re-
ferred to the many complaints, and just
ones, that had been made against this foul
place, and spoke of the case of Mrs. Cum
Minis, who was drowned there only a few
weeks ago. The committee, he said. had
&C nsidered this special case and was of the
opinion that Mrs. Thompson, the dead wo-
mans mother, had good suit against the
District.
Chairman Schaffer of the committee on
Huisances reported number of cases COM
planned of by citizens, and these complaints
will be referred to the health office
A letter received from the Commissioners
IN respof Sc to complaint against the BAL
timore ard Potomac railroad for obstruct-
ing the streets with cars was read In this
letter the Commissioners advised the asso-
citation that the fact of the tracks being
fenced did not Justify the company in max
ing freight yards of the public streets
There was discussion of the railroad
question, including the parking of the cars,
and Mr.. NJ j. Brown said he favored the
calling of these matters to the attention of
Congress. He favored the sending of all
important resolutions to the committees of
Congress in order that they may know some
thing of the needs of South Washington.
Other matters of interest to the citizens of
South Washington were discussed and dis
posed Of and the meeting adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-03
THE HIGHWAY ACT.
Important Amendments Introduced by
Senator Proctor.

Important Amendments Introduced by
Senator Proctor.
Senator Proctor introduced bill in the
Senate today to amend the highway act
of March 2. 1893. Section Is of the above
act is amended to read follows: That
one-half of the amount awarded by said
court as damages for highways or reser-
vations or part thereof established, as the
case may be. shall be assessed against the
land benefited thereby, and the other half
shall be charged against the revenues Of
the District of Columbia.
To enable the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia to employ special counsel
to assist in conducting proceedings under
this act, etc, the bill appropriates $4,000.
He also offered an amendment to provide
that the Court in Special Term may certify
to the Court of Appeals of the District of
Columbia for decision therein any question
of law that shall arise during any proceed
ings in said Court in Special Term under
this act. IL provides for the appeal to the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
of any questions of constitutionality in
volved in the case