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Evening star., 1896-10-08
AUXILIARY NAVY.
The Ships Classified According to
Dfmensi0ns. Speed, &c.

Inc Shaps ClNnst6ed According to
Dimensions. Speed, &c.
An interesting statement has been pre-
pared at the bureau of ordnance. Navy
Department. regarding the vessels Of the
merchant marine which have been ac-
cepted by the government as the nucleus
OF an auxiliary navy for service in de-
tense OF the country in time of war There
are thEty-one of these ships. and they
comprise the finest American ships engaged
in oceanic commerce and passenger trans
portation. Their Incorporation into the
naval service as a reserve fleet will add
materially to the strength and efficiency of
our offensive and defensive capabilities
afioat Each vessel has been classified
according Ito its dimensions. speed and
the facility with which 1t may be con-
verted into an auxiliary warshp. The
statement, prepared under the direction of
Captain Sampson. chief of the bureau,
| also shows the proposed armame mt of each
ship. Most of them will carry guns of
four-inch and five-inch calibers. while some
six-inch rifles Each ship will have a
secondary battery of machine guns and
| six-pounders.
The Principal Ships.
The following list includes the principal
| ships of the auxiliary navy and their ar
| mament
International Navigation Company-St.
Louis and St Paul, eight six-inch rifles.
| four machine guns and four six-pounders;
Paris, twelve six-inch rifles, six machine
guns and six six-pounders; New York.
twelve six-inch rifles. four machine guns
and six six-pounders.
Pacific Mail Company-Newport, eight
four-inch rifles and eight machine guns
Columbia, six five-inch rifles and six ma
| chire guns; City of Para, eight four-inch
| and eight machine guns.
Red ID Line-Caracas, Philadelphia and
| Venezuela, eight four-inch rifles and six
| or eight machine guns
New York and Cuba Mail-Orzaba, Yu-
! nuri, City of Washington. Saratoga. Sen
eca, Yucatan, eight four-inch rifles and six
| or eight machine guns; Seguranca and
| Vigilance, six five-inch and four four-inch
rifles and four one-pounders and three
machine guns.
| United States and Brazil Mail-Advance
and Alliance. six five-inch rifles and six
machine guns.
Two additional ships are the Lampasas
| New York and Cuba Mail, which will carry
| each six five-inch rifles and six machine
| gLrs. All of the above ships are on the
Atlantic coast. The following are the
| principal vessels on the Pacific side which
| have been chosen for armament at gov.
| ernment expense in the event of war:
| city of Sidney, six siX-inch rifles and ter
| six-pounders and two machine guns; City
! of Peking, six five-inch rifles and twelve
| six-pouncers: City of Rio, eight four-inch
| rifles; Peru. nine five-inch rifles and twelve
| eight machine guns: San Jose, San Bias
| and San Juan, six fcur-inch rifles and 81,
machine guns; Acapulco, eight four-inch ri
| hes and six machine guns.
Evening star., 1896-10-08

This afternoon about 30 o'clock a Ger
man band stopped in front of the hotel at
New Jersey avenue and ID streets to sere-
made the proprietor, but the sweet strains
had anything but a soothing effect on Dan.
Johnson's horse. The horse became fright
ened, and breaking loose in part from the
wagon. the animal did piece of high kick
ing, which caused a stampede among a
number of eXpressmen and pedestrians
Finally the animal was captured, and then
the crowd gathered about to see what DAM
age had been done. The expressman
mourned a loss of about 81, hut the MEN,
bers of the band did not offer to repair the
damage
Evening star., 1896-10-08
HER EYE WAS BLACkED.
A Wife Who Asks Legal Separation
From Her Husband.

: Mrs. Florence Cox appeared at the city
hall today with a shockingly bruised and
discolored eye. which. in a petition filed
by her attorney, Mr.. W. p. Williamson,
she alleged is the result of an assault COM
mitted upon her yesterday by her husband,
Frank II. Cox.
This is the second time within a year
that Mrs. Cox has applied for divorce. The
2Gth of last February she filed petition
for such relief, accusing her husband of
adultery. The case was set for trial last
June, when, explains Mrs Cox, her hus-
band by promising to reform induced her
to dismiss the suit and return TO him. Yes
terday, she alleges, he made a most brutal
assault upon her with a pot filled with
hot coffee. striking her full in the face,
backing her eye and badly oruising and
cutting her face.
Evening star., 1896-10-08
Warrington stock Exchange.

District of Columbia Bonds.-aa-year
Fund. rs, 101 bid. 3o-year Fund. gold Gs.
10 bid. Water Stock currency as 1891.
10 bid. Water Stock currency as. 1:'3 Ill
bid. Fund. currency 3.6as. 1o3 bid.
Miscellaneous Bonds-Metropolitan Rail-
road as. 1o2 bid. Metropolitan Railroad
conv. Gs 1ui bid los asked. Belt Railroad
Is 81 asked lexington Railroad 6s. 81
ask I'd. Columbia Railroad Us, 113 asked.
Washington Gas Company. ser. a, 6s, Jos
bid. Washington Gas Company, ser. B. ds.
100 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Is lO1 bid. American Security and
Trust IS. F. and A., loo bid. American Sc
curity and Trust rs. A. and o., 100 bid
Washington Market Company LIST Is. 16
bid. Washington Market Company imp.
Gs JOG hid. Washington Market Company
exten. is. 106 bid. Masonic Hall Associa-
ton rs. 102 bid.
National Bank Stocks.-Bank of Republic.
2iO bid. Metropolitan, 215 bid. Capital, liz
bid. ia asked. West End, III asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. Ma
tional Safe Deposit and Trust. III asked.
Washington Loan and Trust. 10 bid. 115
asked. American Security aud Trust, 145
asked. Washington Safe Deposit. 20 bid.
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction Com
pany. 62 bid. 10 asked. Metropolitan, 100
asked. Belt. IL asked lexington. Is asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-Washing-
ton Gas. 40A bid, AZ asked. Georgetown
Gas, 10 bid. United States Electric Light
90 bid. 9S asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Franklin. 33 bid. Met
ropoltan. 90 bid. Potomac, 63 bid. a. asked.
National Union, IA asked. Columbia, IA
asked. Riggs, 71s bid. asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate
Title. 10 asked.
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvania 30 bid.
Chesapeake and Potomac. 81 bid, 6S asked.
American Graphophone 57s bid. 6iz asked.
American Graphophone. pfd.. liz asked.
Pneumatic Gun Carriage, IL bid. % asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.--Mergenthale Lin
otype, 11o bid. 115 asked. Lanston Mono
type. 3 bid. Washington Market l. bid.
Great Falls Ice, .130 asked. Lincoln Hall,
30 asked.
Evening star., 1896-10-08

A general court-martial has been appoint
ed to meet at Fort Monroe, Va, for the
trial of such persons as may be brought
before it.
The detail for the court is: Major John L..
Tiernon, 1st Artillery; Captains James NJ.
Ingalls,, 1st Artillery; George &. Green
ough. 4th Artillery; Louis V. Caliarc. I'd
Artillery; Lieutenants John P. Wiser, 1st
Artillery; Samuel E. Allen, 5th Artillery;
Willoughby Wake. 5th Artillery: George
O. Squier, I'd Artillery; Arthur w. Chase,
I'd Artillery; Andrew Hero, jr., 4th Artil-
ierY. Judge advocate.
Evening star., 1896-10-08
FOUR TICKETS IN TEXAS.
Republican Factions Have Come To-
Eether In the Matter of Electors.

Eether In the Matter of Electors.
DALLAS Tex. October S.-The plenary
committee Of the republican party Of Texas
has put out a full presidential electoral
ticket, headed by P. B. Hunt and George
@. Clifford. electors-at-large In the strug-
gle for delegates to St Louis last March,
resulting In two state conver tions at Aus
tin, kno %n as the "Cuney'' and Grant
conventions. each faction nominated two
presidential electors-at-large. and the
plenary committee karnon!ze1 matters by
selecting Nominee Hunt of the Grant
convention and Clifford of the "Cuney"
convention. Thirteen district electors ap-
proved wer, all nominated by their respec-
tive district conventions, with the excep-
ton Of Col Robert F. Campbell of Ell Paso
in the thirteenth or Jumbo district, who
was substituIcd by the committee for j.
@. Lowden of Abilene. who as national
bank director was found ineligible All of
the ffAsen electors named are well-known
and pronounced republicans. There are
therefore four full-fedged electoral tickets
in the field in Texas at this date-republi-
can, populist, free silver democrats and
gold standard democrats.
Evening star., 1896-10-08
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. October S.-Flour firm. un changed
receipts, %, 466 barrels; exports, 19.264 barrels:
sales. $50 barrels Wheat frmer-spot and month,
ceipts. 1924 bushels; exports. l1S000 bushels:
N-rl 341.47S bushels: sales, 5000 buShels-sou:h-
Wheat lay sample. Ila73S: do. grade. 70i a
73H. Corn strons-spot and month. 2Sl4a2Sas
Novemhei and December, new and old. 2sisacS,s
January, 2S.Sa29: steamer mixed, 261aa26a,-ra-
ceipts. SD.6sS bushels; exports, 20s302 bushels;
stock. 1.143. .504 bushels; sales. $4,000 iusb"ls-
Oats steady-No. white. 2a26: No. mixed.
2la2l h.receipts. so, 7Sl bushels: exports. None;
stock. 7I6.G:S6 bushels. Rye quiet and steady-No.
nearby, 33aiO; western. 4llaa42-receipts 5.3gs
bushels; exports. 1870 bushels: stock. 1881
Gran freirhis very drmestaam s to hiyer,oo Uei
Dushel. AID. November and December: Cork for
orders per quarter. As I'D a4s.3d October. Suga,
STEADY. unchanged Butter and eggs firm. un
changed. Cheese very firm. unchanged Whisky
unchanged.
Evening star., 1896-10-08
ABOUT T401.OOO.
Police FiSures i'm Regard to Late
Storm Damage Here.

Storm Damage Here.
The police are still at work footing up
the losses sustained by the recert storm
In doing this work they are making house
to-horse visits, that the final report
will show the actual amount of damage
done the city. Reports were received from
four precincts today. the second, third
fourth and seventh, showing in these pre-
cincts aggregate damage Of $l72,GD2, or
sl5,9aS less than the amount estimated by
the police two days after the storm, when
at St33,:TU.
The amounts reported today is divided
among the precincts as follows: Second,
2l,34l; third s41 2SS; seventh, s77,5SS, and
eighth, ST., i:'j 1t is thought the corrected
list of the entire city will show loss of
something like sH0,GUU.
Evening star., 1896-10-08
Change of Naval Ordnance Officers.

The term of Capt. w. T. Sampson as chief
of the naval bureau of ordnance will cx-
pire in January next, and the general un-
derstanding is that he will be succeeded
ty Captain O'Nell, now attached to the
Washington gun foundry. 1t is said that
Captain Sampson does not desire Il re-
appointment, but prefers the command Of
a ship. Lieutenant Mason has been de-
tached from duty at the Indian Head prov
ing grounds and ordered as executive of
the Brooklyn. He will be relieved at In
dian Head by Lieutenant Commander Cow
den, recently IN command of ne Pinta in
Alaskan waters.
Evening star., 1896-10-08
NEW YORK REPUBIICANs.
Convention of the State League &
Clubs.

Convention of the State League of
Clubs.
SYRACUSE. n. V, October s.-The State
League of Republican Clubs of New York
began it's annual meeting today in this city
There was a large attendance George e.
Green presided.
Letters of regret were read from ex-Gov-
ernor William Mckinley, National Chair
man Hanna, ex-President Harrison. Speak
er Reed, Senators Allison and Quay. and
ex-senator 7. c. Platt. Mr.. Mckinley
wrote:
THE fact that circumstances constrain
me to adhere to the rule I laid down at the
opening of the campaign to remain at my
home. will. am sure, be taken sufficient
explanation why / cannot accept the invi-
tation. But 1 avail myself of the opportu-
nifty to make acknowledgment of my deep
appreciation of the loyal. enthusiastic and
effective service of the league in the repub-
lican cause"
Your convention Will meet within a
month of one of the most important alee-
tions our country has ever held, and l am
confident that the result in the empire state
will be greatly promoted by he thorough
and unselfish work of the great volunteer
army of the republican party enrolled un-
der the banner of the league
Mr.. Platt. in his letter. takes Issue With
| the proposition cf Senator Hin and other
of the gold standard democrats, that the
| campaign be fought on state questions.
| The real issue, he said. was that of ma
| tional honesty, of currency that represent
| ed actual value.
| Gen. Harrison mt Home.
| INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, October Sex.
| President and Mrs. Harrison arrived home
| at D,on today, over the Big Four route
| An impromptu reception was given Mr.
/ Harrison by the three hundred people
| gathered at the station. A speech wa:
called for and Mr.. Harrison responded.
] RegistratiOn in st. Louis.
| ST. LOUIS, October S.-That the peopl,
| of ST. Louis are unusually interested in the
! political issues of the day cannot be ques
| toned. On the first day of registration
| over $4,000 voters registered. This is mar
| velous, when it is known that the tota
| vote of ST. Louis in 1892 was only litti,
| over 1000. The election commissioners be
| lieve the total registration this year viii
| be over 100000.
| Fusion In Missouri.
| ST. LOUIS. Mo-. October S.-Pursuant te
| a call issued last week the populist state
| committee met today to remove from the
| state ticket Sheridan Webster, The candi
date for auditor. who is charged with de
Sertion. 1t is thought that the place will
be left vacant in order to carry cut tn,
scheme of fusion with the democrats.
Evening star., 1896-10-08

Mr.. H. Colbran, president of the Midland
Terminal road of Colorado. mas gone to
Corea, as the representative Of Ameri-
can syndicate, to inspect the gold fields q
that far-away country. 1t is the desire of
the King of Corea to open up the gold
mining industry of his domain. His plans
are extensive ones and require the outlay
of several millions of dollars on the part
of The American investors to push their
project through. 1t will be necessary to
build a system of railways and to erect
stamp mills. The head of the Corean mon
archy has been especially anxious to in
duce practical mining men to enter his
kingdom, and it was largely for this rea-
son that he granted to Mr.. Coiibran and
his associates this concession.
Evening star., 1896-10-08
Col. Wilson Has Done All the Repair
Work Possible Vow.

In a special report to the chief of engi-
neers, Col. John NJ Wilson. The officer
in charge. says tnat no work is in pro-
gress Under the projects for the repair
ard enlargement of the government print
ing office and that no further operations
are contemplated until the public printer
thinks that they can be undertaken with
out interfering with the important work
committed to his charge. During the past
month the remainder of the cast iron hang
ers for electric cables for the building re-
Gently erected on the site of the old stables
says that all operations at the building
have ceased, 50 far as as his office is con-
cerred, ana that no further monthly re-
ports will he made until new work is COM
menced There is still available for work
under the approved projects about S2S..,G,
under the appropriation acts of August Is,
1864, and March ~, lS35.
Evening star., 1896-10-08
Mrs, Ferguson's VIII.

The will of the late Agnes Ferguson
dated October 3, 1891, and filed today
names Stephen Ferguson. the husband of
the testatrix. as executor. To him is given
her real estate, house on Fayette street.
Georgetown. for life. At his death the
daughters Of the testatrix, Sarah Jane
Chamberlain and Blanche r. Ferguson are
10 have it as tenants in common in fee
simple. The residue of the estate is given
to the two daughters
Evening star., 1896-10-08
CONNECTICUT GOLD DEMOCRATS.
President Cleveland and the Indian
nPOlis Platform IndOrped.

President Cleveland and the Indian
nPolis Platform IndOrsed.
HARTFORD. Conn, October S.-There
were about 800 delegates to the national
gold standarD democratic state conven-
ton here today when the call to order was
sounded by William ]. Mills of New Haven
a former member of the state central COM
mittee, who resigned at the New Haven
convention Mr.. Mills introduced ex-Gov.
Thomas NJ. Waller as temporary chairman.
The appearance of Mr.. Waller was the
signal for long continued applause. His re-
remarks elected numerous cheers
At the conclusion of Gov. Walters ad-
form was submitted and adopted. 1t con-
cluieS as follows
We heartily indorse tie administration
OF President Cleveland, and We especially
approve his firm support of the public
credit and his exemplification Of the Monroe
doctrine. We, the national" democracy OF
Connecticut, unre5e ryedly and unqualifledly
II dorss the platform and candidates Of the
II dianapolis convention and commend these
canGAiates Of the rational and state ticke is
to all voters who desire to adhere to the
principles of true democracy"
The convention placed in nominate
presidential electors and full state ticket
and also indorsed the nominees for Con-
gress, state senators and judge of probate
selected by the several caucuses- The
state ticket is as follows: For governor,
Joel 4 Sperry: lieutenant governor. VIM.
Waldo Hyde; secretary of state. Julge VIM.
Belcher: state treasurer, George II. HoyI:
controller. Hobart Curtis. The following
were nominated for Congress: First dis
trict. f. Henry Hyde: second district, II
Holton Wood: third district. Henry w
Hammond: fourth district. Morris W. Sey-
mour.
Evening star., 1896-10-08
GREW TEN INCHES.
Rcma rknblc Feature of the Four
Weeks Illness of a Boy.


Weeks' Illness of a Boy.
The recent death Of William McAllister
a sixteen-year-old boy, at the home of his
parents in Takoma, has been the subjec,
of considerable comment among the resi-
dents of that vicinity. 1t is reported thai
during his illness of four weeks young
McAllister grew ten inches In height. TIL.
cause of his death is attributed to an alb
cess of the brain, resulting from severe
blow with a stick, received when the de
ceased was mere child.
A Star reporter who made Inquiries
among the physicians at the Emergency
Hospital this afternoon regarding this in
stance of sudden and unusual growth
learned that the case was one of very
great rarity. Several of the physical ms
failed to place any credence in the report
One of the house staff, however renen,-
stances Of which were similar to that OF
McAlliSter.
Evening star., 1896-10-08
REGISTRATION IN MARYLAND.
1t Is Believed to BE Equal to That o1
Last Year.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, October S.-The reg
istration of voters in the state has closed,
and while in the city the result fell consid-
erably short Of the police census, it is be-
lieved that the heavy registration in the
counties will bring the total above the
number qualified last year. Both Chair
men Talbot and Wellington declare their
satisfaction at the result and the reform
ers express great qualification at the out
come, as it Is believed that little, IL any.
fraudulent registering was attempted
w lille both sides profess coIIlIuence as to
the outcome of the election, the enthusiasm
of the democrats is in strong contrast with
their manner month or 50 ago.
Evening star., 1896-10-08
Patents Issued.

Patents have been issued this week to
the following Washington inventors: Henry
II. Bliss for mining machinery. Henry A.
jackson for a kitchen table. William b.
Hollowell for a design for fan for a sew
ing machine.
Evening star., 1896-10-08

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. October S-A meet
ing of the democratic state central COM
mittee will be held in this city Saturday
when the question of fusion with the popu-
lists on the electoral ticket will be settled.
In case of satisfactory steruls Nas,.r
Workman Sovereign of the knights of La
Dor Will no doubt have place on the fusion
ticket
Evening star., 1896-10-08
President Cleveland Buys Farm.

1t is reported from New York that Presi-
dent Cleveland is not going abroad with his
family at the expiration Of his term on the
4th day of next March, after all. He has
purchased about sixty acres of land at
Hampstead, L. l., and in the early spring
a modest little cottage will be built there.
The land Immediately adjoins that of ex-
Secretary w. c. Whitney. and is within
half a mile of the summer house o (ned by
E. d. Morgan. ex-commodore of tie New
York Yacht Club.
Evening star., 1896-10-08
Justice Harlan a Guest

CINCINNATI. Ohio. October s.-The Ohio
Commandery Of the Military Order of the
Loyal Legion at its meeting had as a guest
Associate Justice Harlan Of the United
States Supreme Court. who is in the city on
judicial business.
Evening star., 1896-10-08
Identified the BODY.

WOODBURY., n. j.. October S.-The body
of the man found in the Delaware river on
Friday last has been identified by ]. E.
Prichard of Philadelphia as that of his
father-in-law. William Stahby who had for
81 me time resided at 41S Bardison street,
Baltimore, Md.
Evening star., 1896-10-08

LAKEWOOD, n. j., October S-Mrs.
Cleveland wife of the President. ia spend
ing the day here at Edgemere. the cot
tage of Francis p. Freeman. She arrived
on the morning train over the Central rail-
road from New York, and will return to
the city by the afternoon train.
Evening star., 1896-10-08
UTAH's NEXT SENATOR.
Resolutions of the Salt Lake County
Republican,.

SALT LAKE. Utah. October s.-The Salt
Lake county republican convention has
nominated a county ticket and candidates
for the legislature. This county furnishes
nearly one-tkird Of the members Of the
legislature. and the action may have an i'm
Evening star., 1896-10-08
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening. the highest
and the lowest and the closing prices Of the
New York stock market today. as reported
by Corson & Mccartney, members New
York stock exchange. Correspondents,
Evening star., 1896-10-08
TEMPORARY STAND COLLAPSED.
Several Persons Injured ut a Bryan
Meeting Rt Hammond, Ind.

HAMMOND. Ind. October S-Timbers
giving away In u temporary stand erected
over the fountain basin at Central Park
where William Jennings Bryan spoke last
night. resulted in panic. in which several
women We're painfully injured and half 4
hundred drenched in the chilly water The
badly injured are: Mrs. Charles A. Cleve-
land. Babe Leonard Sims Mrs. Henry
Lundt. Mrs. Oscar A. Krimball, Miss Annie
Weaver. Mss Ethle Howe.
The stand was crowded witn women and
children waiting to get a glimpse Of the
presidential candidate. Some one, eager to
keep up the enthusiasm. shouted: There
he comes,'
rush was made for the platforms and
elevated places. During this the structure
which was made of two-inch planks
;hrown loosely over ordinary building
toists. gave way and a score OF people
we're plunged into the basin. In the panic
which followed women tainted and chill
dren Were trampled upon.
Order was restored before Mr.. Bryan and
his party reached the grounds The ply
;sicians who attended the injured are OF
the opinion that no fatalities will result
Evening star., 1896-10-08
The Gas Report.
Bryan and Maryland.

Mr.. Harry c. Rountree. president of the
Alpha Bimetallic League of Baltimore.
called at democratic headquarters today.
Mr.. Rountree says that Bryan will certain
ly carry Maryland.