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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
GEOGRAPHIC soCIETY's EXCURSION.
4 study In the Field of Monticello and
Charlottesville.

The famous yearly field day excursion of
the National Geographic Society occurs
this season next Saturday. May 16, AMI
Charlottesville. Va, ard Monticello. the
hCme of Jefferson, are the objective points
of visitation and study. An incident of
the day also will be a brief call at the
University of Virginia.
A special train on the Southern railway
will leave the Pennsylvania station at D
am, stopping three minutes al Montpelier
station for distant view of montpelier
the home of Madison. and reaching Char
lOttesville at noon. The literary exercises
will take place at Monticello. where MIR.
Gardiner Hubbard. president of the society.
will call the society to order at las pm
An address of welcome will be made by
Mayor Patton of Charlottesville, TO which
President Hubbard will respond. Dr. RAN
dolph, rector Of the University of Virginia
Will speak There will also be an address
by Postmaster General Wilson on 'Jeffer-
son al HCme;" BY Prof. MCGEE. on "Physi-
ogJdphy of the Charlottesville Region: -
by Prof. Goode. on "OId AIbernarle in the
Revolutionary PERIOD" by Prof Thornton
on ''Spottiswood's Journey Across the Blue
Ridge.
After the speeches the party will leave
Monticello at pm; arrive University of
Virginia at pm; take dinner at Union
station at 4:3O to J:4J PIN: leave Charlottes-
willie for Washington at q pm. and arrive
In Washington at pm.
The society has extended a cordial invi-
tation to the members of the scientific So
cieties represented i'll the joint commission
oil the Association for the Preservation of
virginia Antiquities, of the Sons of the
American Revolution, of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, and of the CO.
lumbia Historical Society, to join in the
excursion on the same terms as members
of the Geographic Society. The itinerary
schedule prepared by Lieut.. HAYDEN sec
rotary of the society. presents a fine topo-
graphical map of the Charlottesville region
and full particulars of the journey, with
also quite chapter of interesting his
torical data of the section. These pro-
srsms can be obtained from Mr. HAYDEN,
and the Daughters of the American Reyo-
luton will find them at their HEADQUARTERS
in the Loan and Trust Company's building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
GRAN
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, May 11.-Flour dull, unchanged
receipts, S,254 barrels; sales $50 barrels. Wheat
dull and lower-spot, 69i4: month, 6Si,aGS7t; June
and July. 6sa6S1sreoeips, 1885 bushels; stock
3l5,1I8 bushels-sonthern wheat by sample. 72a73
do. on grade, 69a72 Corn easy-spot and month
S4a.aSo; June 49, a351s July, a5lsa3aas: steamer
mi mil sslaa3%s-receipts. S;lsS bushels; stock
white corn, 30 do. yellow. 35a35Is. oats firm
No white western, 25aia26; No. mixed 10. 24lb
els. Rye quiet but firm-No. .. 41a42 nearby; 4Sa
a westernnIeceipts 1888 bushels; stock. 10 sos
bushels. Hay quiet but steady-choice timothy
$17OOaS17.5O. Grain freights GuietNsteam to Liy
erpool per bushel % .a2hd. June; Cork for orders
per quarter, 2sIhd May. Esd. June. Sugar
frm-fancy creamery. 16al7; do. imitation. Bali:
DO. ladle. II: good ladle 10a11; packed SalO
New York. 90 pounds lO14a101s; do IS pounds
1OAa11. Whisky. 1.S0al 81 per gallon for finished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
boilers on a Mississippi Boat Ex-
plode.
She SANK In LESS THAN 4 MINUTE
Three Persons Dead and Eight
More Missing.
SU RVIV ORS PICKED UP

YICKSBURG, Miss, May 1.-THE large
tow boat Harry Brown, upbound. exploded
her boilers twenty-five miles below this city
at II 80 last night; she was a complete
wreck, and in less than a minute sank out
of sight.
The tow boat Wash Ponshell brought
bodies and survivors to this CITY, arriving
at o'clock.
Capt.John Kahn, master; Dennis J. Lomey,
second engineer. and Dan Kahn. pilot, who
were injured. are in the hospital here. Pat
Norman, Derby Fitsmorris, first mate. and
First Engineer VIM Dougherty, We're lost.
The latter's body was recovered.
The Brown was bound up with a tow of
empties. When the explosion occurred she
broke in two. OF her crew three are here
dead. eight are missing and the captain
and four others are here bodily injured.
The Ponshell picked up and landed the
survivors. Many were slightly hurt. The
chief engineer and head pilot are missing.
PlTTSBURG, Pa, May 1.-THE Harry
Brown was owned by W. H. Brown & Co.,
the extensive coal operators Of this city.
and was one of the largest tow boats in the
country. 1t was valued at $4,000, and was
not insured.
The Associated Press dispatch from Wick
burg was the first intelligence Capt. Sam
Brown had of the explosion. A short time
ldteE ne TeCeiVeu a Telegram stating tEaI
the explosion had completely destroyed the
boat killing three men Instantly and injur-
ing number of others. Several OF the
crew were missing.
He said the Brown had a crew of TWEEN
ty-eight persons as follows:
Captain, John Keim. Pittsburg; Engin-
eer. W. Dougherty. Pittsburg; second en-
gineer. Dennis Storey. Cairo; mate, Dad"
FitZmOore, Louisville. steward Frank
Adrian. Cincinnati; pilots. Norman bravo,
Pittsburg; Daniel kaine, Louisville; fire.
men, Patrick Kaneff. John Joyce. James
Sheehan, Thomas Judd. all of Pittsburg.
There were also on board two cabin boys
and a chambermaid from Pittsburg; four
frsmen and a number of roustaoouts,
whose names are unknown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
Three Death Claims,

IN addltlon TO these amount, three death
claims are included. at 5000 each, making
$4,000 in all. and bringing the grand total
OF the appropriation up to $l59, 500 These
sums for deaths are to DE paid as follows:
To Nina A. K.me, sole legatee of Arthur
j. Kline. 5000; to Mrs. George R. Bald
win, sole legatee of David Henry Porter
Brown, 5000, and to Julia Muller sole
leSatee of VIM. Schneider, 5000
Should any Of the persons named die be-
fore payment to the parties specified in
the bill and amendment the Secretary of
the Treasury is directed to pay the amounts
allowed to the personal representatives of
the persons so dying. Ee is also directed
before paving over to the parties, entitled
to it the money allowed under the act to
require them, in consideration of the
amount allowed, to release, discharge and
free the United States from all claim, de-
mand or damage by reason of any injuries
received or losses sustained in the disaster
The COmmission's Report.
The report presented with the bill cites
the law creating the joint commission, and
after noting the appointment of Senators
Harris, Faulkner, White, Mcmillan and
Henderson. and Representatives Maddox.
Brookshire, Piggott, Daniels and Upde-
graft, continues: 1.-The commission SO an
pointed have from time to time since the
appointment carefully investigated the Ford
Iheater disaster and unanimously reached
the conclusion that by reason of the fact
that in the contract for removing the un-
derpinnng of said building no provision
whatever for snoring up the building dur
ing the excavation was made and the
fact that no provision was made for expert
superintendent, the building at that time
containing about 500 government clerks.
that in equity and justice the government
should compensate the sufferers in that
disaster for the injuries sustained by them
The commission have also, after reaching
this conclusion, investigated each individual
case.
THE commission has taken evidence In
each individual case, and made a typewrit-
ten abstract thereof thus reducing that
which seemed material to the smallest
compass. These abstracts In alphabetical
order are appended to this report, and the
commission find that in equity and Justice
the government should appropriate and
pay to the several parties mentioned the
respective sums set opposite the name as a
compensation for the injuries sustained by
them in the disaster. During the present
Congress three additional death claims
have been made, which have been exam
ined by the commission. and the commits
sion find that in equity and justice the gov
eminent should make compensation in
these three cases, believing their deaths to
have teen CAUSED by the disaster"
The survivors of the fall of the building
who are named in the bill and amendment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT,
Adverse Report.

Adverse Report.
Adverse report is made by the Commits
sioners upon the proposed amendment to
House bill $40. which proposese the repay
ment Of one-half of the amount Paid by
persons who have had artificial stone or
granolithfc payements made in front of
their premises.
Railroads Complained OF.
At the morning session of the board of
Commissioners today the Commissioners
gave an audience to the railroad commit
tee Of the South Washington Citizens As
ISOLATION. The committee presented two
grievances. First, 1t wanted to know why
the Anacostia railroad had abandoned that
part OF its route between I'd street and the
7th street wharf. For several months not
car had been run over this part Of the
route, and the patrons of the road were
much Inconvenience thereby. The route
was an important one, said the citizens.
and there was no good reason why Presi-
dent Griswold should be allowed to violate
his charter obligations. The Commission
ars replied that they had sought by the
passage OF bill to get authority to en-
force charter obligations, but the bill up to
this time had failed to become a law With
TINS bill law. 1t would be an easy task
Tor the authorities to impose fines for vio-
lations of charters, and compel the rail-
strictly.
The committee then called attention to
the practice of the Pennsylvania railroad
In switching its trains and cars on Virginia
avenue to the detriment of the public
crossing the tracks. Virginia avenue at
az street was constantly blocked by shift
ing trains. and ii was no unusual sight to
see twenty-five teams waiting to get across.
This constant shifting of trains was a
great nuisance The through trains mada
no delays 1t took them scarcely half a
minute to pass that street. 1t was the
shifting from one track to another and the
sance
The Commissioners promised to look into
the matter and communicate with the rail-
road people to see IL anything could be
done to remedy the nuisance.
The committee was composed Of 7 y
Prout, chairman, and Andrew Archie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11

LONDON. May Ill ]. O'Kelly. Parnell-
ite. member of parliament for North Rose
common. asked the government in the
house of commons today if representations
had been made to Spain in order to obtain
communication of the sentence of death
imposed upon Gildea, described as British
subject. one of the men captured on board
the American filibusterinS schooner Com
peutor, off the coast of Cuba
MI Curzon. parliamentary secretary for
the foreign office. said the matter had rails
ed important questions of policy ard in
ternational law. and he asked Mr.. O'Kelly
10 repeat his question tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
SIX sc. ;HOLAR SHIP
Another Evidence of the Generosity of the
Colunbian University.
College DoorS Thrown Open to Quail
fed High School students of
Both Sexes.

The ambitious students who compose the
graduating classes In the Washington High
Schools are looking forward with eager
interest to the approaching examinations
for the six scholarships in the Columbian
College which are to be awarded this and
each succeeding year to the members OF
those classes and will be divided among
those classes in proportion to the number
of pupils in attendance on each. Three
scholarships will be awarded to male and
three to female students, and the awards
Will be based on competitive examina-
ton. In no case however, will a scholar
ship be awarded to q candidate whose ex-
animation average is below 80 per cent.
The scholarship will be open only to such
students as shall, upon entering the Co
lumbar College. pursue the full course,
classical or scientific, which takes four
years.
The candidates this year will be exam
ined at the university building May 2S and
- The schedule for the examinations
will be as follows:
May y. 900 to 1890 am. English: 1920
to 200 pm. Greek, solid geometry; 200 to
$3.50 pm, French. chemistry.
May 9-9:OO to 1890 am, German: 1890
am to 300 M, physics; 1870 to 200 pm,
The division of the scholarships among
the various high schools will not deprive
any of, them of scholarships. The Central
High School by reason of its greater num-
Der of scholars and it's higher curriculum
will probably secure the majority of the
scholarships, but even if but one scholar
enters from each of the others and passes
above so per cent, each will receive
scholarship. The granting of the scholar
ships. which are i'll addition to the Kendall
scholarship. means that the Columbian
University proposes 20 encourage Wash
ngton youth in the public schools by Civ
ing Way thirty years of tuition each year,
the six High School scholarships repre-
senting twenty-four years, while the Ken
dali Is for six years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
CAPT. FIEBEGER'S PLACE
No Thought Given to Selection of His
Successor Here.
Not Believed at the War Department
That Four Engineer Officers
Arc Needed.

AS predicted In Saturdays Star, Capt.
Gustav ]. Fiebeger, assistant to the Engl-
neer Commissioner of the District Of Co
lumbia. has been nominated by the Presi
dent to the more exalted and better paying
office of professor of military and civil en-
cheering at the Military Academy. There
is no doubt of his confirma ton, and in that
event the corps of engineers and the Dis
trict government will lose the services of
a valuable officer.
In his new office Capt. Fiebeger will have
the rank and pay of lieutenant colonel
for ten years. after which he will become q
full colonel for life, with pleasant resi-
dence at West Point.
Question of His Successor Here.
The question of his successor in the Dis
trict government has not even been con-
sidered at the War Department. so that it
Is useless to speculate on the subject. 1t
is more than probable that the office will
remain untitled. and that Engineer Commits
sicner Powell will be limited to two en-
glLeer assistants in the future.
There were never more than two assist
ants up to two years ago, when Capt Beach
was ordered here to assist in the extra work
connected with the construction Of the big
intercepting sewer.
No Need of Four Officers.
1t Is said at the War Department that
there is apparently no longer any special
necessity for four engineer officers under
the District government. and that the duties
devolving upon them will probably hereafter
devolve entirely upon Major Powell and his
two remaining assistants, Captains Burr
and Beach.
The present Congress has provided
great amount of extra work for the engi-
neer corps of the army in the matter of
Notifications and river and harbor work
drring the next fiscal year, and 1t is ex-
tremely improbable that any officer of the
corps can be spared for any detached ser
vice, no matter how important it may ap-
pear from a local standpoint.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
Resourceful Children.

Very early in life the child shows by many
indications whether he is to be a person with
resources or without them. What shall 1
do next?" Is a question familiar to mothers
from small boys and girls, who look de-
spairingly around their store of toys and
games, all Of which have lost their power to
interest and amuse. The child. who knows
what to do next and who is not dependent
on mother or nurse for continual suggestion
and stimulant. is the child who will probably
carry through life a certain power of enter
tanning and pleasing himself-a power well
worth having. We'll worth cultivating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
QUESTION OF VALUE.
The Government Said to Be Selling u
Lot for Less Tan Its Worth.

On motion of Mr.. Cullom. the Senate to-
day considered the bill authorizing the sale
of the title of the United States in lot .,
square lib, in this city, to Frank d. Orme,
on payment of a consideration of 81 1000
Mr-Allen asked for an explanation, and Mr.
Faulkner said that probably the title to this
lot had passed from the United States in
1872. but that there some question as
to the exact ownership, and this bill was
necessary to clear the title.
MIR. Allen said he thought no tide belong
ing to the United States should be sold ex-
cept at full value and lie urged that this
value should not be computed ON :he basis
of the real estate market in lS42, but should
represent that of today. Mr.. Faulkner read
a letter from District Attorney Birney on
the subject, but he failed to satisfy Mr.. AL
lens scruples, and on his objection the bill
went over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11

TOLEDO. Ohio, May 11--Toledo has been
selected as the point for the international
yacht race between the Lake Michigan
Yachting Club of Chicago and the Royal
Canadian Club of Toronto. The champion
ship will go to the winner of three in five
races. to be sailed August 81 and succeed
ing days. The city of Toledo puts up 81, 500
in gold for the winner. The event eXcites
great interest here. and Toledo will hold
high festival on the occasion, which will
attract yachting men from AN over North
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11

number 105, and the death claims in all
adjudicated aggregate 2i, making total
of 129 claims settled by the commission.
Thus tho injury allowances reported TO-
day average S,379, running from one at
$50 to one at 5000. the latter figure having
been chosen AS the proper amount to pay
for total disability as well as death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
NO TAWNEY BILL HEARING.
Two Clerks on Hand to Oppose the
Measure.

A hearing on the Tawney hill for the re-
tirement of government clerks was to have
been given by the civil service reform COM
mitt Of the House today, but the sickness
and absence of several members of the COM
mittee prevented.
Mr. Tawney was the only member of the
committee who appeared. w. F.. Carr and
Joseph Trainor of the sixth auditors office
appeared to oppose the measure. They
talked on the subject with Mr.. Tawney
for little while. but no hearing had
Mr. Tawney expressed regret that their
arguments could not be heard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
Request of the Committee.

The committee in change Of the exercises
attending the unwilling of the Hancock
statue request that persons entitled to adj
mission to the grand stand take their seats
before the arrival of the military process
sion. which is expected to reach the statue
at 30 o'clock. An acquiescence in this
request will prevent confusion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
To Sell the Force Building.

The Senate this afternoon passed the
joint resolution introduced by Mr.. Lodge
directing the Commissioners of the District
to sell the property now occupied by the
Force public school, on Massachusetts ave-
nue. between 18th and 18th streets, and to
proceed to secure another site for the public
schools now located in that building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
FOR THE kREGLO FAMILY.
Subscriptions for It's Benefit Continue
to BE Received.

The tickets for the Kreglo benefit. which
is to take place at Aliens Grand Opera
House rext Saturday are being sold right
and left, and whenever a ticket has been
presented it has generally been followed by
settlement in cold, hard cash for the re-
lief of the unfortunate family. Mr.. Allen
donated the use Of his theater when the
benefit was first thought of, and Mr.. Harry
Park and Mr.. Byron S. Adams signited
their willingness to do the printing. The
talent who will participate are capable of
giving a concert that would draw a crowd
even though it were not for the object in
hand. and there Is every indication that
the people of Washington will respond just
as nobly to this as they have done in the
past to every other charity that has come
to their attention Those who will take
part IN the evenings Entertainment are
Prof. Rhodes, violinst; Miss Gertrude
RaVenburg, pianist: the Madrid Mandolin
and Guitar Quartet Harry Parks, the II
cyclst; Miss Rhodes. elocutionist and 9TH
ers, whose names are we'll known to every
resident of Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11

Senator Gallnger today, for Senator Nc
MILAN, reported favorably Senate bill zoos.
authorizing the employ of day labor
in the construction of certain municipal
buildings and works in the District of Co
lumbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
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 Messrs.
Moore & 'Schley. No 80 BroaCway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
The PreSident,s Caners

There were about a hundred persons.
mostly Of the fair sex, at the Presidents
reception In the east room this afternoon
These receptions are held every Monday.
Wednesday and Saturday at lis O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
A FINAL REPORT
Ford's Theater Disaster Commission
Completes Its Labors.
FULL LIST OF THE AWARDS MADE
How the Claims for Injuries
Were Investigated.
Observation-Disclosures REPORT

Very rearly three years ago. June 0,
$685. the old Ford Theater building on
10th street collapsed, killing over twenty
people and more or less seriously injuring
upward Of a hundred others, all employees
Of the record and pension division Of the
War Departme1 t. Last year Congress
paid S105O0O to the heirs Of twenty-one of
the victims, who had lost their lives either
Immediately or directly as the result of
the fall of the historic old structure. To-
day Senator Faulkner presented to the
Senate from the joint commission on that
disaster the final report, accompanied by
bill providing for the payment of all re-
naming claims, and also an amendment to
the deficiency appropriation bill for the
same purpose 1t is expected that the
amendment will be adopted, and If this is
done the payments will be made immediate
ly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11

SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 1.-THE
United States schooiship Essex arrived
here today and exchanged salu,es with the
ships and forts. The schoolship will re-
main here for fortnight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
Grain md Cotton Markets.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co. 1921
street, members New York stock exchange
correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thai
mann & Co, New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
Naval MOyements.

The Olympia, Detroit and Machias arrived
at Cheefoo this morning. The training ship
Essex, at Southampton, this morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11

Greater New York Bill Signed.
ALBANY. N. Y, May 11.-Governor Nor
on signed the Greater New York bill today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
Another Charge,

Inspector Hollinberger received informa-
ton from the police today that Ford had
killed a man in North Carolina before he
came here. This information came from
He is at present confined in the reform
school. and 1t Is said that his mind Is not
exactly right. The prisoners wife when
told Of this statement said she had never
in North Carolina 1t was before she mar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
subscriptions Mt The Star Office.
The Following subscriptions Cor the ben
eht OF the kresio family have been re-
ceived at The Star office.

Mrs. Harry S. Jones, jr, writes to The
star to say that she turned over to the
kreglo family Sunday the sum of SD she
had collected in very few hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-11
Amount Awarded

The lump sum appropriated for thu
claims for injuries is $144, 500, and is divided