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Evening star., 1896-12-23
MAY BE A TIE-UP.
Possible Trouble the West End
Street Railway of Boston.


BOSTON, December 23.-The conductors
and notormen of the West End street rail
way have voted to demand the formal
recognition of the Conductors and Motor
mems Union. In case recognition is not ac-
corded by Il o'clock tonight the men say,
the road will be tied up.
At the headquarters of the union it was
learned that the employees of the road have
another and more serious grievance in the
refusal cf the officials OF the road to make
the usual agreement as to scale of wages,
hours of work. &c.
At noon the result of a ballot of the en-
ployes was made l.nown, which showed
a large majority in favor of tie up. AS
soon as the result was declared the execu-
tive committee decided to give President
Little until 3 o'clock this afternoon to
sign an agreement.
If no intimation is received from him that
the agreement has been signed, committees
at that time will start out for the various
division headquarters and order tie-up, 10
take place early tomorrow morning.
The West End directors were in session
this forenoon. President Little says that
he has received 10 communication of any
sort from any organization of the West
End employees, and is not aware of any con-
templated strike.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
Wash hingtOn Stock Exchange.

Sales-rgular cau-12 o'cl"ck m.-washingtnn
Gas, . al 40; 10 at -; . AT -: American Graph
. AT ~: at ~. Laaston Monotype. 100 at 6%
District of Columbia Bonds 2oyear fund IS. 1893
as, 1901. currency. Io9 hid. Water stock as 1898
currency, 10 hid. s.65s, funding, currency. lo6
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Metropoltan Railroad IS,
112 asked. Metropolitan Railroad Is III
of indebtedness liz bid. Belt Railroad IS. ca hid
~ asked. lexington Railroad Gs, - bid. ~ asked
ington Gas Company 6s series A, ll2 bid WASH
ington Gas Company 6s. series Il, ll3 bid. Chesa
Security and Trust 5s, r. and A. 10l bid
American Security and Trust 5s A. and %, lol
Washington Market Company imp. Us. las hid
Washington Market Company ext. Is. los bid Ma
sonic Hall Association 5s, l"3 bid.
National Bank Stocks.-Bank Of Washington. $50
bid. Metropolitan, $50 bid. 300 asked. Central
asked. Second, l2s bid. I4o asked Citizcns,
Ii3 bid, 1so asked Columbia: il5 bid. Capital.
w bid 100 asked. Lincoln. lo2 bid, los asked
and Trust. lis bid. 125 asked American Security
and Trust: lS9 bid. las asked. Washington safe
Railrcad stocks-capital Traction Company 81
bid. o2ls asked Metropolitan. loS hid. lo1 asked.
Gas and E1cctri. Light Stocks. Washington Gas,
s Electric light. .slIs bid. 80 asked.
Insurance stocks.-Firemens. - hid. franklin.
SO bid. Potomac. 65ls hid. Arlingion, 40 asked,
National Union. bid, IL asked. Columbia, II
bid. IA asked Riggs, 1is hid. Peoples. hid.
lincoln. s1s bid. asked. Commercial AZ bid.
5l4 asked.
Title Insurance Sto.ks.-Real Estate Title. lis
asked Columbia Title, 6A asked. Washington
Title. 6ll asked.
Telephone Stoks.-Pennsy lyania. IS bid 80 asked.
Chesapeake and Potomac. 5sl. hid 90 asked. Amer
lean Gnphophone: 'sss hid. sa. asked American
Graphophone, preferred, 9is bid. IL asked. Pncu.
matte Gun Carriage. rs bid II asked.
Miscellaneous Bonds - Mergenihaler Linotype,
lst.prE l.il -Ead ga
bid asked. Washington Market. II hid. Great
Falls Ice. lis hid. 125 asked Norfolk and WASH
asfel
Eek div.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
A. NAVAL CONFERENCE
Leading officials Discuss Plan of 0Hense
and Defense.
Some of sThSt Who Took Part-what
e..t
VIII Be, Done If the Emer-
sf-.
,Gency Arises.

AT recent conference of leading officials
Of the Navy Department arrangements
were considered for plan of naval offense
and defense, in accordance with the long,
established policy of the department. Al
though the conference had no direct rela-
tion to the possibility of war with Spain,
there is no doubt that some thoughts on
that point were in the minds of the officials
in discussing general naval policy. All
the officials assert that there was nothing
significant in the conference.
Those Who Were Present.
There were present at the conference on
Friday last Rear Admiral Francis NJ Ram
say, chief of the bureau of navigation;
Rear Admiral Francis NJ. Bunce, command
ing the North Atlantic squadron; Capt. VIM.
L. Sampson, chief of the bureau of ord
nance; Capt. Henry C. Taylor. president of
the Naval War College, and Lieut.. Com
fnander Richard Wainwright, chief of the
bureau of naval intelligence.
They were called together under this spe-
cial order, issued on August 10 last, by
Acting Secretary McAdoo:
Plans for the defense of the coast. pre-
pared at the Naval War College. will be
considered and revised by a board COM
posed OF the commander-in-chief of the
North Atlantic station, the chiefs of the
bureaus OF navigation and ordnance the
President of the War College and the chief
lnteligence office, and then submitted to
the department.. Plans approved by the
secretary will be filed in the office of the
chief intelligence office"
Result of the Conference.
Inc result of the conference is an official
secret and can be no more than surmised
unless and emergency should arise which
would disclose the plans agreed upon. 1t is
SAID that the plans considered were these
drawn up during the sessions of the War
Coiiege held for three years past. They in
ciude the plans for the defense of the coast
from delaware to Cape Cod. from Cape
Goa TO the Penobscot, Delaware and Chesa-
peake bays; from Cape Hatteras to East
port, Maine. comprising the three sections
aiready named: of the southern portion of
the Atlantic coast of the United tSates and
OF the gulf coast and its vicinity 1t is
also said that the board considered the dis
trlbution and the operations of the vessels
Oh the North Atlantic squadron in case
war should occur. and discussed the
strength of the navy, including the ships in
commission and those now laid up, as well
as the auxiliary navy composed of mer-
chant steamers converted into cruisers.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
NEARLY ESCAPED.
Jail Prisoner Used IA Rope. hut Was
Caught.

Yesterday afternoon one of the Jail pris-
oners came near making his escape. and
would have succeeded had it not bean for
the quick and effective work of Captain
Fl. Fl. Smith, ore of the Jail guards. The
prisoner, George Hewlett, was at work
doing some painting and the rope used in
connection with the -scaffolding he used to
lower himself TO the ground. The only
thing that was between him and the free
air was a large pane of glass. and this he
smashed in order to get outside the bars.
Captain Smith knew there was something
wrong when he heard the glass smash,
and hurrying from the building he reached
the parking in front just the prisoner
had landed there and was about to make a
bold break for liberty. A loaded revolver
held to his face had the desired effect, and
the man who had been a fugitive only for
a few seconds. was returned to his cell
In sliding down the rope he had painfully
injured his hand He will now serve the
remainder of his six months sentence
without doing any work
Evening star., 1896-12-23

donate fer the occasion. but this year she
was urable to DO so. being want herself.
The parent thought the goods Godsend.
At the Blount school, in which Supervisin<
Principal Janney mas his Office the dona-
tions were very liberal. There are 10
sc cholars in the building. and they gave as
large variety of eatables as any of the
other schools
The santa Claus Club Fund.
Besides the contributions of supplies
made at the public school buildings, many
subscriptions have been received at The
Star office today to the fund of the Santa
Claus Club. The subscription list will be
held open for the benefit of those who seek
a ready way of contributing to the poor at
this season. The money will be expended
under the direction of the supervising prin-
OF poor children. Subscriptions have been
,-ad follou-s.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
Saving the Bas,
THE BARROWS CASE.
POstpOnement of the Hearing Until
Monday.

The hearing in the matter of the petition
of Superintendent Robert G. Callum of the
District Messenger Company for the re-
lease by habeas corpus proceedings. of
Frank Barrows from the District reform
school. set for today, was postponed by
Chief Justice Bingham this afternoon un-
til 10 o'clock next Monday morning. The
postponement was made because of the
illness of Mr.. A. A. Lfpscomb of counsel
for Mr.. Callum.
The boy was committed to the Reform
School by Col. Cecil Clay, president of the
board of trustees, and II is understood that
the school authorities will submit that he
was committed upon testimony which sat
isfied Col. Clay that the boy is incorrigible.
and that the commitment was made at the
request of the believed custodian or guar
dian of the boy. The school authorities
Will also. it is said, deny the alleged un-
constftutionality of the law authorizing
such a commitment.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, December 23.-Flour firm. un-
ehanged-receipts, 14,0e5 barrels; exports, 5O,007
barrels sales. 100 barrels. Wheat inactive and
hfgher-spot, 91Aa92; May, SSa4aS9-receipts 1000
bushels; exports. none; stock. S53.646 bushels.
sales, 5000 bushels-southern wheat by sample.
92a9i: do grade, SSHa91h. Corn strmy-spot
..slaa2SN; year. 27I4a27S; January. 27asa27l,:
February, 2!7sa27k: March; 2sa2st; steamer
mixed, 2sa25k-receipts, 129, 139 bushels: EXPORTS
e6.s1I bushels; stock. 1884. .7G4 bushels; sales
log. 900 bushels southern white and yellow corn
22hA27h 0e quiet and steady-No white, Pa
%; No. mixed. 22.za23-receipts. 102 S35 bushels
exports 204 1s0 bushels stock, 1.243. .14s bushels
Rye hrm-No. nearby, 41a42: western, 43-rp-
ceipts 20 l94 bushels exports none; stock la3 Ss5
bushels Hay quiet-choice Timothy. 3-50a$14.00
Grain frelghts dali, unchanged. Sugar steady. un-
changed Butter nrm unchanged. Eggs stendy,
unchan&ed. Cheese nrm. unchanged. Whisky un-
Evening star., 1896-12-23
Verdict for Railroad.

Judge McComas today, in the case of
William Howard and his wife. Laura ",
against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company, directed verdict for the COM
pany.
Mrs. Howard, November is, 1886, pur-
chased a ticket at Louisville. KY, for this
city On the way here the sleeping car
which she occupied left the track and fell
down an embankment, she sustaining in
juries which permanently crippled her. She
thereupon sued the company, claiming $50
coo damages
The company pleaded that the accident
did not happen on its line and that it
could not, therefore, be held liable. Judge
McComas, after lengthy arguments on the
point. sustained the company's contention
and directed verdict in it's favor.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
WEARS An OLD NAME.

An AristOcratic South CarOlinian
Charged with Taking a POcketbOOk.
E. Brooke Sigh. said to be member Of
one of the best-known families of South
Carolina, a lawyer. a delegate to the re-
cent national republican convention at ST.
Louis. candidate for Congress in his ma
tive state and later an employe of the ma
tional republican committee in this city,
was placed on trial before jury this af-
ternoon in the Police Court, charged with
the larceny of $s4 from Mr.. Richard +.
Black. a clerk in the Treasury Department
and a student at the law department of
Georgetown University.
1t was charged that Friday last Sigh
took a pocket book containing $34 from Mr.
Blacks room while the latter was asleep.
In his defense Sigh admitted that he
went to Blacks room, but denied taking the
money.
The case was given to the jury few
minutes before 3 O'clock
Evening star., 1896-12-23
STOPPED on THE BRINK.
Narrow Escape of Southern Rail-
way Train.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, December 23.-A
passenger train on the Southern railway
due here at an early hour this morning.
had a narrow escape from destruction at
point near Ironddle. about twelve miles
east of Birmingham. The train was run
nirg at the usual rate of speed when, upon
approach a short trestle the engineer
discovered that rail had been removed
from the structure, presumably by would
be robbers. The air brakes were applied
ard the train stopped in time to avoid a
terrible catastrophe, the engine however
sCing partly over the break in the rails,
but remaining on the trestle
Southern railway officials claim that no
one the tram injured in the least
ana that the delayed train has reached
BIZ IminSham without further mishap.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. December %
Assistant General Superintendent VAUGHN
of The Southern railway says that the re-
port sent out by the Associated Press Is
correct No one was injured and the train
went into Birmingham without great de-
lay.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
BAIL INCREASED.
Judge bingham Acts In the Bateman
81 - CuSe.


81 - Case.
Chief Justice bingham this afternoon not
only refused to release VIM. Fl. Bateman,
the alleged directory swindler. on bal in
the sum of sfo00ssi but doubled the amount.
The applic$aohs was made by Attorney
joseph shiiifigtofi, but 1t was opposed by
Assistant District Attorney JefTords. who
explained to the court that he was about
to ask that the bail fixed by the Police
Court-S1, ,Oe0-be increased. Mir. Jeffords
said that he had been advised by the New
Jersey authorities that Batcman has been
indicted in that state for similar offense,
and also that he had jumped his bail
Although Mr. Shillington denied that
Bateman had jumped his bail in New Jer-
sey, the court said that he would refuse
the application, and would also increase
the amount fixed by the Police Court to
$1,000 Mr.. Shllington said he was unable
to give that amount at present, although
he might do so later.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
Calling Gun on Its Way.

LOUISVILLE, KY, December 23.-A spe-
cial to the Post from Mayfield, KY, says:
AT o'clock this morning a detachment
of thirty whites from Fulton, thirty miles
away, came into the city, armed to the
teeth. and prepared to resist the negroes.
Eddyville, Kuttawa, Wingo. Princeton, Pa
ducah and neighboring towns have been
asked for aid, and companies are being
formed at each of these places. The Sec
ond regiment Kentucky State Guard, at
Paducah. has been asked for a Gatling
this city.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
Capital Railway Company.

The Commissioners have recently had
brought to their attention the subject of
the charter of the Capital Railway Com
pany, which, it vas claimed, had been for
feited by the failure of the company to be-
gin operations. This is the Congress
Heights railroad. Application was recently
made for permits. and the Commissioners
anxious to get at the exact status of the
company, looked into the matter, with the
result that according to the last amend
ment of the bill the charter rights of the
company have net been forfeited.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
BRA An AT ATLANTA.
He Becomes the Guest of Governor
Atkinson.

ATLANTA, Ga. December 2;.-Wm. j.
Bryan arrived in Atlanta last night from
Chicago. AT early hour this morning
he was called on by Governor Atkinson
and escorted TO the executive mansion
where he will remain as the governors $
guest during his stay in Atlanta. large
number of prominent citizens CALLED Oh
him. and shortly after noon he was ten
dered breakfast at the Kimball House by
the Young Mems Democratic League.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
CHARGED TO THE CUBANs.
The Recent Demonstration by Spanish
Republicans.

MADRID December 23.-It is believed
that the band of men said to number only
ten persons. bearing a republican flag.
which was recently dispersed by gendarmas
at Novelda. province of Alicante. was
merely composed of bandits, although the
report is spreading that they were paid by
Cuban agents to provoke panic and divert
attention frC m Cuba.
In ministerial circles here 1t is denied
that the government intends to call out
fresh contingeDts of troops.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
no,h DueIli.t. Woun1ed.

STUTTGART. December 23-In a duel
with pistols fought near here today be-
tween Baron Won Wargerheim, secretary
of the German Legation at Copenhagen,
and Lieutenant Count Won Gyllenband: the
former was wounded in the kidneys, and
the latter in the abdomen. Both combat
ants were taken 10 the hospital.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
Mr.. Waller n Candidafe.

1t is announced that Mr.. John L. Waller
of Iowa is a candidate for recorder of deeds
of the District MI. Waller was the consul
to Madagascar -ufnder Harrisons admins
tration His receft confinement for eight
months in q Trench prison made him an
international character. 49,.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
CHICAGO RANKERS SURRENDER,
Charged With Illegally Receiving De-
pOHifs.

CHICAGO. December BE. s. Dreyer
and his partner. Robert Berger of the
banking firm of f. $. Dreyer Co., whic h
collapsed Monday as result of the clos
ing of the National Bank of Illinois, and
for whose arrest warrants " ere issued last
night. gave themselves up today. Ar
rangements had already been made for
bondsmen. and the two bankers were
promptly released.
Dreyer and Berger are charged with re-
oeiving a deposit on Saturday last know
ing their bank was in solvent.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
Punished for Assn ult.

In Goat alley. In the District Of Colum-
bia. on the 9Th day of December. 1885, one
Henry Fortune. colored, with force and
arms, assaulted an old colored woman
named Jane West by fracturing her skull
with a club.
-Four months" ruled Judge Miller in
disposing Of the case today in the Police
Court. and he added. eff prisoners were
required to work at the jail the sentence
would be five years"
Evening star., 1896-12-23
UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC ADOPTED.
Metropolitan Traction to Use Ii
Two New York Lineh.

Two New York Lines.
The directors of the Metropolitan Trac
ton Company of New York yesterday gave
orders for the equipment of the 4th and
9th avenue lines in that city with the un-
derground electric system. supplanting the
cable, which has been In use on these roads
for several years. This is extension of
the policy recently adopted by this COM
pany in its decision to equip the LennoX
avenue line with the underground electric
after an extensive trial of an air motor
The Metropolitan Traction Company re-
Gently leased the 4th and 9th avenue lines
from the Nanderbts.
1t is announced that work will be begun
as early as possible in the coming spring
and the anticipation is that it will be fin
ished before the end of the year 1897.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Sherman Avenue.

1t is evident new that Sherman avenue
will Lot be widened under the terms of the
current appropriation bill 1t will be re-
called Congress stipulated thar before the
appropriation should be available for the
work the owners of abutting property
should first dedicate the land necessary TO
the widening.
This the owners have refused to do, and
j. Is believed the appropriation for the i'm
nroYement of the avenue will lanSe
Evening star., 1896-12-23
Gravclins Streets.

The committee on streets Of Lanier
Heights Citizens Association, composed of
Messrs. r. L. Goode. r. I. Geare and A. NJ.
McLachien called, upon the Commissioners
this morning ito urge the graveliag of the
streets in that. subdivision, as well as the
laying of sidewalks on Poplar and Summit
avenues. They also urged :hat favorable
consideration obe, given the dill which au-
thorizes the eYtepfion of the Metropolitan
railroad up 18TH street through their sub
division
Evening star., 1896-12-23
Failure mt sioux City,

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, December 23.-The
Parsons -Belletier Dry Goods Company,
one of the largest houses of the kind in
Sioux City. did not open for business to-
day. The stock is in the hands of mort
gagees. The failure is due to insufficient
capital and the general stringency of the
times No local firms are affected
Evening star., 1896-12-23
DIR. RODRIGUEZ RECEIVED,
The President Recognized u New Gov
ernment.

President Cleveland exercised his prerog-
ative of recognizing a new government
without the knowledge consent of Con-
gress by formally receiving DR.. Rodriguez
as minister Dlenipotentiary and envoy ex-
traordina1y Of the greater republic of Cen
trail America. composed of Nicaragua.
Honduras and Salvador, whose recognition
has been withheld for several weeks await
ing investigaHonC as to the character of
the new republic.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
RACE CONFLICT LIKELY.
Armed Whites and blacks Pouring
Into Mayneld, Ky.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, December 23.-A special
from Mayfield KY, says: The chances for
Il race war here are good. Special trains
have brought armed negroes and whites to
town, and they are preparing for fight An
attack is hourly expected. Reports have it
that the negroes propose wreaking ven
geance upon those who lynched Jim Stone
and followed this by annoying colored fam
lilies who lived on The outskirts of town.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
Mr.. Hatch sim alive.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, December c3.-Ex-Rep-
resentative Hatch is still alive, but is
thought to be dying. His friends are gath
cred around his bedside. expecting every
moment to be his last. He Is totally par
alyzed. unconscious and apparently with
out pain.
Evening star., 1896-12-23

Paid for Board With Check That
Wns Not Good.

PHILADELPHIA, December 23.-Broker
Charles E. Lewis was arrested at his home
in this city today on the charge of SWIM
ding Hotel Keeper Alfred p. Crosby of
Troy. N Y. on a bogus check for S225
Mr.. Lewis stated at the magistrates hear
ing that he mad given the check for board
and received some cash in change, fully
believing that his account with the bank
on which it was drawn was good for the
amount. The magistrate held the prisoner
to await a requstion from the New York
authorities
Evening star., 1896-12-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening, the highess
and the lowest aid the closing prices of the
New York stock market today, as reported
by Corson & Mccartney, members New
York stock exchange. Correspondents.
Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 50 Broadway.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
GREETED THE POPE.
Cardinals and Prelates at the Vnti-
can.

ROME. December 23.-The pope received
In solemn audience today the cardinals and
pI Ielates, who rendered hiu the seasons
greetings The reception took place in the
throne room. His holiness appeared to be
in excellent health, and in clear voice re-
piled to the usual protests against the posi-
ton of the holy see. He asked what was
the use of laws for the safeguard and dig
nifty of the pope, when even his charitable
and 6isinterested idea of consoling the
Italian prisoners in Abyssinia had been
made a public target for outrage and
calumny.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
Sold at Auction.

Ratcliffe, Sutton & Company, auction
GERS, sold yesterday at public sale the store
and dwelling at the northwest corner of
New Hampshire avenue and street north
west to Mrs M. A. Jennings for $1,000.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
SHOT At THE RACE TRACK.
james Brown Killed by William
Montgomery.

montgomery.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE Nd, December 23.-James
Brown a race track follower of Washing
ton was shot and killed at Elkton this
morning by William Montgomery both
colored. Brown was snowballing in front
of Montgomerys house. Montgomery, an
gered, used a shotgun. He was promptly
jailed Browns parents live in Washing
ton His slayer pleads self-defense.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
Appropriation Bill. Aprroy.d.

The President has approved the general
pension appropriation bill and the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill.
Evening star., 1896-12-23
Ocean s,-amship. Arrived.

NEW YORK, December 23.-Arrived:
Rremerhaven, Antwerp; Kensington, Ant
werp: Anchcria. Glasgow.
QUEENSTOWN, December ga-Arriyed: :
Majestic. New York for Liverpool
Evening star., 1896-12-23
Gratn and COTTON Mnrket..

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs G. Co., 142l F
street, members New York stock exchange,
correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg. Thai
mann & Co., New York