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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
Washington Stock Exchange.

Government Bonls.-U. S. As, registered. 1O5y
bid, lV612 asked 4. :. 4s coupon, lU6S. hid, los
asked. Z. ). As. 1923, 115 bid. Z. s. IS. 1904.
11oI. bid, III asked.
District of Columbia Bonds-2oycar fund is r0l
bid. 3oyear fund 6s, gold, l05 bid. Water stock
Is, 1901, currency, 10 bid. Water stock IS 1903
currency, III bid 3.65s funding, currency, 100
bid.
Miscellaneous Eonds.-Metropolitan Railroad IS,
1902 hid. Metropolitan Railroad conv. Gs ltrs bid
liz asked. Metropolitan Railroad Certificates OF
Indebtedness. 100 bid. lexington Railroad ts rs
asked. Columbia Railroad It's, 10 bid. lib asked
Washington Gas Company 6s series A, los hid
Washington Gas Company 6s, series ID, 100 bid
American Security and Trust 5s. f. and A. loo bid
American Security and Trust IS. A. and o.. 100 bid
Washington Market Company LIST Is. l07 bid.
Washington Market Company imp 6s, 1oI bid
Washington Market Company ext: Gs, l07 bid.
Masonic Hall Association 5s. 102 bid
National Bank Stocks-Bank OF the Republic,
2+0 bid. Metropolitan. 295 asked. Farmers and
Mechanics, l73 bid Capital, ll2 bid West EDd
Ill asked. Lincoln, 1o5 asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust ComIpanies. ashington
Security and Trust, 142 asked
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction Company, 'J6Ia
bid Metropolitan 10 asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-Washington Gas.
5. Electric Light. 81 bid. los asked.
Insurance StoCks-Franklin. 80 bid. Columbia.
10Le bid, 1871 asked. Riggs rs bid. Peoples, 3
bid G asked. Lincoln. bid.
Telephone StocksLennsylvania rs bid. Chesa-
peake and Potomac. sc bid, GO asked. American
tiraphophonc, 5ls bid 81 asked. American Graph
ophone, preferred llis asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks-Mergenthaler Linotype,
los bid, ia asked Llnston Monotype, al bid, 81
asked. Washington Market II bid. Great Falls
Ice, 1871 asked. Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat. 81 hid. Lincoln Hall, 30 asked.
Sex div.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
CALDER FOR SMALL ARMS.
Another Movement for Uniformity T.
the Army md Navv

Another Movement for Uniformity In
the Army and Navy.
Again the suggestion has been made that
steps be taken for the adoption by the
army and navy Of uniform caliber for
small arms. and 1t is said that Assistant
Secretary McAdoo Of the navy has prom
ised to bring the matter to the early at
tention of the President. The arguments
advanced in support Of the adoption of a
uniform caliber for both branches of the
military service are that in time of war the
army and navy must necessarily be thrown
together in service; that if they have rifles
of different calibers interchangeability of
ammunition Will be- impossible; that such
interchangeabflity is. desirable. even nee
essary, in war; and that uniformity can be
brought about only by some vigorous course
on the part Of the President. It viii be
suggested to the President that he conyoke
a board composed of an odd number of
army and navy officers and expert civilians
and give it explicit. orders to adopt one
caliber for the two services and that upon
the receipt Of the report the finding be an
proved and directions given to employ this
one caliber for both branches
1t is believed by ordnance officers that
this course would be effective in achieving
the object in view. Many officers of the
army and navy have privately EXPRESSED
the opinion that it is folly to have one bore
for the army and another for the navy, and
they have become much more outspoken
than ever during the past few weeks. Since
the adoption by the navy of the 23S caliber.
steps have been quietly taken by REPRESENT
alive men in both branches OF the service
to induce the authorities to adopt a uniform
caliber for both, selecting one or the other
forts will meet with success remains to
be seen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Major Aliens Report on It's Condition
During Last Month.

During Last Month.
Major Charles ]. Allen of the Corps Of
Engineers. who is in temporary charge Of
the Washington aqueduct and accessories
during the absence Of Capt. d. D. Gaillard,
reports to the chief of engineers the con-
dition of the water at various parts Of the
system during August. as follows:
At Great Falls-Very turbid, three days;
turbid, two days; slightly turbid, one day,
and clear, twenty-five days.
At the Dalecarlia receiving reservoir ef-
fluent gate house-Very turbid, one day;
turbid. two days: slightly turbid, one day,
and clear, twenty-seven days.
At the distributing reservoir effluent gate
house-Very turbid, two days; turbid three
days, and clear, twenty-six days. The
water level In the distributing reservoir
varied only between 1853 feet and 146 feet
above the datum plane. Current meter
tween the two reservoirs during the month
for the purpose of determining the CO.
efficient c in the formula VIC YRS, and
will be continued this month
Good progress is reported in the project
for increasing the water supply of the Dis
trict by raising the height of the dam at
Great Falls and strengthening the con-
duit to withstand the increased pressure
Five hundred and forty-three linear feet of
dam were completed during August of
which 300 feet were in the Maryland chan
mel and 243 feet In the Virginia channel.
The total length Of dam completed is 2.1S7. 8
feet. West of the western shore of the
Maryland channel the dam has been raised
to a reference of 1905 for continuous
distance of 1913 Geet, and rip-rap reyet-
ment has been laid for distance of GS1 &
feet. Beginning at the east shore of the
Maryland channel. the dam has been raised
to reference 1903 feet for distance of 400
feet. and rip-rap revetment has been laid
for distance of 563 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
DOUBTFUL WESTERN STATES,
Mr. Dynum Says Harder Work VIII
he Needed There.


he Needed There.
NEW YORK, September 15-W. D. BY
nrm of indianapolis, who fs in this city to
organize the campaign for Palmer and
Buckner in the east, has arranged to open
Headquarters In this city In connection with
the state committee. Gen. Charles Tracey
OF Albany will pre- badly be il charge
Il am somewhat surprised at the result
In Maine said Mr.. Bynum to a reporter
Il hardly believe that any of our western
states will furnish such complete surprise
next November
In fact, while 1 believe Bryan will be
hopelessly beaten, yet the hardest kind of
work Is necessary to drive the false senti-
melt for which he stands out of the public
mind. A number of the western states
for instance. Illinois. Indiana, Ohio, Mis-
souri, and Michigan-are still to be classed
W ,ne doubtful column, and we look to the
east to make Bryan's defeat certain
Mr. Bynum has secured Madison Square
Garden for next Tuesday night, and there
Generals Palmer and Buckner will open
me campaign in the east. Secretary Car
Isle and other gold democrats are also
expected to speak at that meeting.
General Powell Clayton Of Arkansas,
when seen by a reporter of the Associat ted
Press at republican national headquarters
today. said of the result of the Maine
election:
The battle was fought on the ground
selected by the enemy and the glorious vic
tory far exceeded our most sanguine ex-
Pectations, as did the Vermont election.
The result seems to indicate that large
number of democrats must have voted the
republican ticket and that there was yery
large number of quiet votes cast by men
VINO think deeply, but say very little
think it clearly shows that SURPRISES
OF the same character will be found to come
from all of the states in the Union next
November" AVA
DO Sou think that it will have such an
eIect on MI: Sewal as to make him with
NO. don't think So" said the general
DO not see anything for him to do but
stick to his ship and go down with If.
Inat IS what ! would do were 1 in his
place. His withdrawal would nut tn
democratic party in a very peculiar posi.
ton. as it would place them clearly in the
populist ranks "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
A Floating Feast.
rom the Philadelphia Press

From the Philadelphia Press
In sailing along the coast north of Cape
Hatteras the crew Of the steamer Earn
dale say the vessel passed the carcass OF
dead whale about 60 feet long. Capt.
Lougharne. VINO was on watch at the time,
noticed black object several miles ahead,
directly in line with his course. When he
looked through the glass a second time he
saw 1t WAS moving object, and as he clos
ed upon 1t he was surprised to see thou
sands of birds, including turkey buzzards,
hen hawks, vultUres, sea snipes, water ca
giles and crows, feasting upon the putrefy-
ing carcass.
The birds, the crew say, were so numer-
GUS that they resembled moving cloud
close to the seas surface. Hundreds We're
feeding at time, and occasionally they
would leave the carcass and fly away a
distance, only to return again and gorge
themselves. The sailors were of the opin-
ion that It was a sperm whale, killed in
northern waters by whalers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
Baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE September 15.-Flour steady. IN
changed-receipts, 1880 barrels exports, ls5 bar
rels; sales, lao barrels. Wheat easy-spot and
meath. 62An62H: October, 63ha63A,; December.
6iIsaG5: steamer No. red. 57lia57&-recepts,
49, i6 bushels; exports. none: stock, ,2a7, 81
bushels; sales. 1000 bushels-southern wheat 10y
sample, 6laa4: do on grade Goha63l2. Corn
stcady-spot and month. 25i.a25a4: October. 26i a
26%s: November and December. new and old 26sia
81: January, 2Ia.a215s: steamer mixed, 2liaa2la.-
receipts, 1880 bushels; exports, none; stock.
1,3a9,sli bushels; sales. 2o.ooo bushes-southern
white corn. 26i.a27la: do. yellow, 27a2s. Oats
frm-No. > white, 2ia25: No. mixed, 2ll5a.2-
receipts. 10000 bushels: exports none: stock 1g7-
40 bushels. Rye frner-No. nearly, S5a3G:
western. 6l2a3aureceiPts. 1884 bushels; exports.
none; stock, 5000 bushels. Hay quiet and steady
choice timothy. $1,000 Grain freiglIts steady.
unchanged: Sugar steady, unchanged. Butter and
Whisky unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
PENSION PROSECUTIONS
Additional Gases Of Alleged Violations of the
Pension Laws.
A Notary Public Made to Appear for
Trial Before United States
Cemmissioner Mills.

william E. Jordan. South Washing
ton notary public. was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Samuel c.
Mills this morning on two charges Of hav-
Ing taken the Acknowledgements of Adolf
Plus Eckloff and Claudius B. Smith, who
are United States pensioners. to vouchers
emitting them to draw their pensions be-
fore the day established by the law. Mr..
Jordan was represented by Mr.. Samuel
Maddox and the two pensioners were pres
ent as witnesses. At the request of the
defense postponement was granted until
2:30 o'clock this afternoon, and at that
hour the hearing of the case was COM
menced. Mr.. A. H. Semmes appeared for
the government. and at his suggestion the
trial of both the cases was proceeded with
simultaneously. The examination was COM
menced by the placing in evidence Of the
vouchers alleged to have been fraudulent
ly prepared and the hearing was in prog
ress when The Stars report closed.
These cases are the same in character as
those which have been recently prosecuted
before Commissioner Mills by the pension
officials, and in which the accused parties
have been placed under bonds for the ac-
ton OF the grand jury.
Under the law voucher of a pension
must be acknowledged before a notary on
the day when pension payments begin, or
thereafter, which this year was September
4. If the pensioner files a certificate made
out on September 3. but dated September 4,
or thereafter, he is amenable to the law.
and the notary who takes such an ac-
acknowledgement is also held guilty.
A great many notarieS decline to disre-
gard the law by taking Acknowledgements
in this manner, and 1t is said they are sub
jected to serious loss because other notar-
les adopt different course. The present
prosecutions have been brought there
fore, by the pension Office because of it's
determination to stop the custom, and the
announcement is made that all pensioners
and notaries found guilty of disrcgarding
the statutes governing pension vouchers
will be vigorously prosecuted.
Justice A. E. l.. Reese, who is the old
est notary in the District Of Columbia, has
been charged with the same offense and
will be given a hearing before Commission
CT Mills on Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
Wills Filed.

The will Of the late assistant secretary of
the Smithsonian Institution. DR.. George
Brown Goode. was filed this afternoon 1t
is dated September II. 1891. and makes his
widow. Sarah F. J. Goode. sole beneficiary.
Mr.. Goode is also appointed executrix
The will of the late Nora c. Young dated
June Is. 1892. was also filed this afternoon.
To her daughter. Anna NJ. Young all bonds
OF the United States Electric Lighting Com
pany are given, the residue of the estate
being equally divided among all of the tes-
tatrix's children. Peter H. Hill, a son-in-
law, is named as executor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Grady Likely to Temporarily Preside
at Buffalo.
INDICATIONS POINT TO HARMONY
Possibility of a Discordant Note
Admitted.
THE NEW YORK DEMOCRATS

BUFFALO, ". Y, September 15.-Chair-
man Hlnkley of the democratic state COM
mittee reached the city today. He init
mated to an interviewer that his participa-
ton in the state convention tomorrow
would be limited to calling the delegates to
order. The committee will meet tonight to
decide who shall be presented for tempo
rary chairman of the convention and to
transact other business. Senator Thomas
F. Grady in all probability will be the tenn
porary chairman.
There are contests to be settled as to the
delegations which shall represent Monroe
and Wyoming counties. For the resi- eX-
cept as to Clinton, Ontario, Oneida and one
Dutchcss county district, the delegations
are instructed for Endorsement of the work
of the democratic national convention at
Chicago. Thus there Is only a possibility
that there VIII be a discordaat note in the
convention when the time shall come for
the formal vote upon the question of in
dorsing Bryan and Sewall AMI the plat
form upon which they stand.
There has been shadow of fear on the
part of those who are in the convention
pilot house that some champion of gold
would arise in the convention tomorrow
from among the handful of uninstructed
delegates and destroy the una1imity OF the
proposed Endorsement, but of his there is
small likelihood In fact. 1t Is said 10 De
probable that before the convention assem-
bles two of the delegations alluded to above
will vote to act with the maiority.
Mayor Malloy of Troy, who was yester-
day thought to have an assured hold upon
the succession to the state chairmanship,
has a rival today in the person of Elliot
Danforth of Chenango, the New York MEM
her of the Bryan and Sewall notification
committee. and who presided at the Madi-
son Square Garden meeting when Mr..
Bryan was officially informed of his Selec-
ton by the Chicago convention.
In spite of his repeated declarations that
he is not and will not be a candidate for
governor, the boom for Frederick Cook
of Rochester continues well to the fore.
AS to John Boyd Thacher's chances it IS
recalled that two years ago, when it had
seemed for some time that he was likely to
be the nominee. Tammdny stepped in and
placed Senator Hill at the head of the tick
ct. With this experience and in view
of the fact that Tammany has not yet de-
clared itself. it is too early to predict what
will be the fate of the Albanan's hope for
political prefernent.
\ new name mentioned today is that of
Judge Mayham of Schoharie McClel-
land of Westminster, Ridgway of Kings.
and ex-Nayor Ryan of Syracuse are the
leading candidates for the nomination for
lieutenant governor.
Former STATE Controller Frank S. Camp
bell will probably be chosen as national
committeeman in place of William F. Shee-
han.
Congressman H. H. Rockwell of Chemung
has been slated for permanent chairman of
the convention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
SPEAKING IN KENTUCKY.
Mr.. bryan Leaves for n Trip Through
the State.

Mr.. bryan Leaves for n Trip Through
the State.
LOUISVILLE, KY, September 15.-Wil-
liam ]. Bryan, the democratic presidential
candidate, left Louisville this morning at
7:3O o'clock for the blue grass region of
Kentucky, and will make speeches en- route
at La Grange. Eminence, Versailles. Md
way and Lexington, completing the days
speaking at Maysville, KY. At Versailles
Mr. Bryan will be the guest of Senator ].
c. 8. Blackburn.
Mr.. Bryan retired Immediately after his
third speech last night, and would see no
one AS consequence, he got good
nights rest, and left this morning very
much refreshed. Before leaving he ex-
pressed himself as highly pleased with his
Louisville reception.
FRANKFORT. KY. September 15.-The
pilgrimage of the democratic nominee for
the presidency was continued through
Kentucky at 7:45 o'clock this morning. The
same special car used yesterday was taken
by the party, and on board managing the
tour was Urey Woodson. national commit
teeman from this state. There was no
demonstration Of any kind when Mr.. Bry-
an left Louisville.
On board the train were reception COM
mittees from Eminence and Frankfort, and
at every place other reception committees
their towns. There were short stops made
at Anchorage, Boards and Pewee Valley,
where the candidate shook hands with
these gathered about the train. The first
speech made from the platform Of the car
was at Lagrange, and in 1t Mr. Bryan ask
ed the people to take the interest In the
campaign which its Importance justified.
This campaign, he said, was OF the great
est Importance to this country, and the
paramount issue, the money question, de-
served the deep study of every one. He
ted the people he was glad to meet the
Kentuckians. and that his reception every
,I,rr1 bod oil hut hn had
found out that his visit was unnecessary.
as the silver sentiment predominated be-
fore his coming.
He was cheered and applauded wildly by
the 100 people present. After leaving La
grange, Engineer Ben. Schultz of the Louis
Vile ard Nashville train, to which the car
was attached. gave Mr.. Bryan one Of the
fastest rides he has had on his entire CAM
paign, sending his train along at tribe
over sixty miles an hour.
AT Eminence 1t had started to rain, but
1000 of the citizens Of Henry county had
hocked about a little speakers stand. to
which Mr.. Bryan was taken. Here he gave
ten-r1inute speech, devoting himself for
the greater part to answering the state
ment made by his opponents that in con-
sequence of the much greater production Of
silver than of gold the white metal had de-
preciated ard would depreciate in value.
He admitted that the production Of silver
had been three times as great In the last
twenty years. but he said that in the last
five years the production Of gold had In
creased more rapidly than the production
of silver. and that the gold price Of silver
bullion had fallen more than at any other
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15

They Will Play Their First Game Mt
PHILADELPHIA Friday.

NEW YORK. September 15-Australia's
team OF cricketers reached this city on
board the steamer New York from South
ampton today. Their coming is primarily
for the purpose of retrieving the defeat
which they sustained in 1893, when they
met the Philadelphia eleven. Fifteen men
comprise the antipodean party, among
whom five were among the team who
played here five years ago. All are in
prime condition. and. having defeated the
professional players and the all-England
eleven this season. they feel confident of
winning back the laure1s of which they
were plucked by the Quakers.
They will play their first game at Phila-
delphia Friday, and on September % and
"A they will try conclusions with the Ber-
gen Point team on the New Jersey Ath-
letic Clubs grounds. A return match with
the Philadelphians will be played on the
grounds of the Merton c. c., at Haverford,
October 2. j and 5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
DELAY Is EXCJsABLE
When Strikers Prevent Work From
Being Done.

81 PAUL. Mimi, September 15-That
ueiay IS excusable when caused by strikers
illuminating those who would take their
places, Is the conclusion of the United
states circuit court of appeals in the case
of the Empire TRANSPORTATION Comnanv
appellants. vs. the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron Company. appellee. A
Shipment CT coal could not be unloaded
WITHIN the time specified in the charter.
and damages were asked but the court
holds the delay caused by the strike of
the employees of the charterer without
grievance or warning and the Organized
ahd successful effort on their part to pre-
vent by threats Intimidation and ,,io,anc.
otner laborers who are willing to do go
and from discharging from a vessel" is
excusable. and the charterer is not liable
for damages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
MEETING OF THE POWERS.
Discussing Action for Protection at
COnstantinOplc.

Copyright. 1896. by the Associated Press)
CONSTANTINOPLE, September IA, via
Sofia, Bulgaria September 15.-The ambas-
sailors of the powers held a meeting today
in order to lay out plan for measures for
the protection of the different embassies
and the foreign population generally in the
event of 4 renewal of the disturbances
here The plan is understood to include
the united action of the suardshi2s of all
the powers. each ship being assigned GER
tain position and men to be landed at a
given signal to protect threatened points
The defenses of the embassies will also. it
Is rumored, be considerably strengthened
by en- increased number now guarding
them and by other precautions which will
tend to make them capable of resisting at
tack for considerable time.
1t IS also reported that in possible con-
tinsercies number- Of. additional war
SHIPS Of the powers will reinforce the
guardshiPs now doing duty in these wa
tiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-15
BRITISH BUSINESS MEN.
special Meeting of the Association of
Chambers of Commerce.

Chambers of Commerce.
Copyright 1896, by the Associated Press)
SOUTHAMPTON, England, September
1o.-A special meeting of the Association of
Chambers of Commerce of the United
Kingdom opened at Hartley Hall here at
I'D o'clock this morning, with Sir H. STAFF
ford Northcote, NJ. P, president, In the
chair.
The president, in the course of his OPEN
ing address. said that he hoped the visit
or Ii Hung Chang to England would re-
suit In benefits to British trade and COM
MERGE.
The program of the meeting, which will
last today and tomorrow. contains twenty
resolutions introduced by different cham
bers of commerce of the United Kingdom
some of which touch upon American and
Canadian interests.
For example, the London chamber pro-
poses that the congress shall declare that
the time has now arrived when her ma
jesty's government may properly consider
the desirability of appointing competent
officers to the more important colonies for
the purpose of reporting on their agri-
cultural, commercial, mineral and indus
trial development, such officers to be paid
out of imperial funds.''
The executive council of the associa-
ton will move memorial to the secretary
of state for the colonies, urging his atten-
ton to the slow progress made in carry
ing out the request of the Ottawa con-
vention for cable communication between
the colonies and the mother country as
to the substituting line of steamers be-
tween England and Canada
The Bradford chamber wants to intro
duce the American &c. o. D." system
into the British parcel post. The Leicester
chamber urges the adoption Of the metric
system. The Wolverhampton chamber COM
plains that freight rates between the
United Kingdom and South Africa are
higher than they are between South Africa
and the United States by the same steam
ers. and demands that the United King
dom shall be put on the same level as the
United States