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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09

London Correspondence Philadelphia Times.
In the morning, from 10 Till -, about
Achilles statue cluster the bicyclists
greatly outnumbering nowadays the riders
i'm famous Rotten Row. Bicycling women
IN EnSlaIsd 10 NE are a complete failure
The majority of them look ugly sit badly,
have no sort of style and are painfully
wholly in the management of their ma
chimes. Once in a while you see a smart,
wen set-up Girl whose coat does not
Wrinkle at the back and whose skirt does
hang well on either side of her wheel but
IL Il a rare circumstance Most of The
dresses strike me as being badly made
they seem TO want finish. I,nglishwomtn
IN my opinion, should leave bicycling TO
Americans and Fr"nchwcmerl and stick
TO Their own unequaled exercisc-that of
lllirE. An EnSlIShwoEsan. be she pretty
or ugly, %ounG or mi3dlc-aEed, always
looks her best on horse. She seems
TO be part OF the animal, and is just as
clean, Well-groomed and dainty looking on
horseback as she is disheyelcd and badly
put together On a bicycle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
FINANCE AND TRADE
Fractional Concessions Throughout
the Speculative List.
WAITING FOR THE ST. LOUISPLATFORH
Sharp Decline in Sugar the Most
Noteworthy Feature.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, June 9.-There were few
incidents In today's stock market capable
OF relieving the monotony established by
ltS immediate predecessors. Fractional
concessions Dredominated in all depart
ments. increasing skepticism as to the po-
iitlcal outlook bringing latent pessimism
10 the surface. Activity would have BEEN
dfsadvantageous under the circumstances.
Washington advices contained no desira-
Bile facts. and the presumption prevails that
adjournment has been delayed too long tc
operate as an incentive to improvement.
The announcement Of the st. Louis plat
form Is more important than all the expect
ed developments of the near future and
intervening events are likely to attract but
passing notice. The market will be benefit
ed by this document in direct proportion to
the neglect of silver. straddle will de-
ceive no one but the instructed delegate
from a silver state.
The market for foreign exchange was re-
ported to be firm under a somewhat re-
duced supply of bills. The larger foreign
houses, while generally expecting a re-
Sumption OF specie exports, have made no
arrangements for such action as yet. Poll
ucs are credited with effecting the trans
actions in continental business for reasons
similar TO those prevailing locally.
A sharp decline in American Sugar was
the most noteworthy feature of the day. a
the account of a broker frequently used by
INSIDE interests. An accident TO the gentle
man IN question, which may possibly pre-
vent MS active participation in business
LOT me time being, was assigned as a mo-
tive for the movement
Tennessee Coal and Iron was weak. under
What appeared to be liquidation of long
holdings. No unusual developments Were
assigned in explanation of the decline
In the railroad list the securities of
Northern Pacific We're prominent at de-
cEnes from the opening level. The ne,.es-
sity for the payment of a second INSTALL
ment of the recent assessments sufficiently
explains this movement. In the Granger
group concessions ranging from !. to IL
per cent Were recorded. The sudden SCI
back In Wheat detractci from the feeling
OF confidence inspired by.yesterday's adj
vance in the Chicago markets.
The declaration of the regular dividend
On Manhattan and the executive commit
tees Recommendation Of he regular diyi-
dend on Western Union were among The
most important results of the several di-
rectors meetings. The trading of the last
hour was extremely Gull and insignificant
in character
The railroad list almost uniformly re-
nected net declines for the Gay.
Sugar was especially weak during This
period. selling down under the previous low
level under volume of business about
evenly divided between the two accounts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09

a timely and Useful hand book is "All
the Republican National Conventions"
which has been compiled and edited by
Henry II. Smith. eN-journal clerk, House
of Representatives, and author of the
Digest and Manual of the House of Rep
resentatives, L. s"
There does not appear to be anything
essential lacking in this pamphlet. 1t con-
tains careful, and accurate sketches of the
ten conventions, and presents Herewith
the platforms and tabulate1 statements of
the votes. The figures have been verified
and the probabilities of error reduced to a
minimum The popular and electoral votes
by states. with other interesting political
Gata are included in the l23 pages OF facts.
Valuable at all times as a reference work
1t is especially valuable now. II Is for
sale by Robert Beall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
THE SANDY STRING TRAGEDY.
Sam Budd Gives an Account of the
Fatal Fight.

Special Dispatch 70 The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Md. June 9-Coming so
close upon the Buxton tragedy, the murder
near Sandy Spring has excited the COM
munity to an unusual degree. Samuel
Budd today made the following statement
OF the affair: Il attended the meeting at
Sharp street Church on Sunday; was sit
ting alone on the fence when the quarrel
started. 1t was about 2OO yards from the
church l heard a crowd haIlooing ard
went to them.
Tom Carter called Howard Thornton n
liar, and Howard called him another
saw Perry Acorn and Archy Hopkins Gem
ing toward the crowd. Alccrn said: Where
IS the - OF Il - and drew Il receiver.
Hopkins said 20 Thornton: What are Won
going TO do with that raz0-? Hopkins
struck Thornton. Thornton threw os:t his
arm and cut Hopkins across the breas, and
shoulder with = razor. Hopkins picked I'D
half a rail and struck al Thornton. Thorn
ton ran. followed ny Archy HOPKINS, Per
ry Aicorn. c. Hopkins and Henry Hopkius
Alcorn grabbed a stick Of cord wool and
hit Thornton back of the head Thornton
fell, and Arch Hopkins kicked MIN in the
head and said. You of a - Won ont
me. ana I'll Kill you Then Acorn struck
Thornton and Knocked him down. Hop
klns was kicking him, while AIcJ~n wis
hitting him with a club. As thev walked
away, AlcCrn says: Must | 20 back and
nHlSh the - Of a - Alcor2 said Ii the
= Niger can get off with what | put on
MS mead he gets away with me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
MR. HAMA DEPARTS.
The Mckinley Head9uarters Trans
ferrcd 10 st. Louis.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CLEN EI-AND. June 9.-When the II 80
tram pulled out of the union station this
afternoon people noticed that there was
private car attached. bearing the name OF
the PENNSYLVANIA company. 1t proved to
be the property of NJ. \. Hanna, and it
was headed for st. Louis. Senator Red
fell Proctor Of Vermont, Mr. Ahrer Nc
kIn.ey of New York. General Osborn of
Boston, Colonel Herrick and Sylvester T.
Everett. the delegates from the twenty
first district; George f. Matthews OF the
Buffalo Express, and Wallace Rice OF the
Chicago Tribune were the guests of Mr.
Hanna At Crestline William Hahn men,
Der Of the national republican committee
from Ohio. joined the party.
Joseph Manley. who is guarding the Reed
interests. passed through the city early
this morning, headed for St. Louis. He did
not stop.
No demonstration whateve. attended the
departure of the Hanna party. Mr. Han
ma had previously announced that the trim
would not partake Of the characteristics Of
a triumphal march, but would simply be a
journey which would he devoted to hard
work. and lots Of it. The Mckinley head
quarters may now be said to be transferred
from the Perry Payne building in this city
TO rooms 81 and 81 at the Southern Hotel
In 81. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09

was In town he always visited him. Mr..
Deylin said that he had TO doubt to
the genuineness of the signatures. and
supposed that the witnesses had attached
their names on some occasion when they
were all at Judge Hollis house.
Mr.. John B. Randolph was then called to
the stand. He is a clerk in the war De-
partment, having been there for thirty
years He said that he was familiar with
the signatures of both Gems. Grant ana
Sherman. He said that he was conhdent
that their signatures as witnesses 10 the
alleged will were not genuine.
On cross-examination Mr.. Randolph said
that he first made comparison of the
signatures without being directed 70 DO
so by any ore. In his opinion. 1t was
very poor attempt at General Grants sig
nature, and he pointed out number of the
peculiarities in the generals handwriting
that were lacking in the signature i'll dis
pute. The signature of General Sherman,
he said. was also defective in some OF
its essential details.
Mr.. J. OF. Mccarthy, an elderly gentle
man, who styles himself artist in PEN
manship, testified that he was familiar
with Mrs. Sherman's handwriting, having
first seen it in 1871, when letters of con-
graduation were addressed TO the pope
MIR. Mccarthy is an irrepressibie son OF
Erin, and when objections were made to
some of his statements he paid no atten-
ton, but went right along. His conyersa-
ton was tinSed with a strong brCSue, ana
as a witness he eated great deal of
eied to find some way of making him stop,
and then things went more smoothly. The
best he could say, however. was that as
compared with the signatures of Mrs. Sher
man he had seen, the on the alleged
will did not look as il it was genuine.
Mr. Henry a. Whallon. for thirty years
q clerk in the War Department, and
familiar with Judge Hollis signature for
years. was called as a witness. He said
that. in his opinion, the judge never wrote
his name as It appears the alleged will.
The answer was stricken out, however. be-
cause on crOSS-examiEation 1t developed
that the witness was not qualified to teSti
fy on the subject
At this point the court took the usual
midday recess.
Mr.. Holt Cross-EIxamincd.
After recess Mr.. Wash. Holt again took
the stand and was Cross-exa mined by Mr..
Butterworth. He was questioned as to
Judge Hollis early life. as he knew the facts
Of his career. The INCIDENTS in connection
with the witness first meeting with Judge
Holt We're all gone over again. The witness
said that at the Old homestead in Kentucky
he and his wife together owned about $40
acres Of this Judge Holt bought and gave
them 20 acres. Judge Holt also expended
cor siderabla money on the place.
At one time Judge Holt gave witness
wife $4,000 in bonds.
In this way the better part of the after
noon was taken up the Cross-examinatioa
finally coming down to the time OF the
that was made for a will. bat nothing of
material Importance developed in addition
TO what came out on the direct examina-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
A BIG WALNUT LOG.
Worth Small Fortune-Tree Said TO
BE the Largest Ever known.

he inc KNOWN.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer
The largest walnut tree or Jog in eastern
Kentucky, and perhaps in the world, still
lies OF the mountain 81 le four or I've miles
from this place, and is as yet unsold. al
though thousands Of the same Kind have
been taken from these parts. The tree in
deed, is quite a giant, and is worth a good
sum Of money, and would have been mar
keted long ago but for the location, being
far upon the mountain side above the ceie-
brdted yellow rock" cliffs almost out of
reach of anything. Fifteen years ago, be-
fore the worth Of walnut lumber was
known in this country, thoughtlcss bee
hunters located swarm of bees far Up in
It's massive branches. and obtained pc:Tnis-
sion from the owner to fell il 10 the
ground. 1t took good aXmen one whole
day to loosen it from the stump. The hees
were found 10 he pouring from large limb
or branch 100 feet from the ground, the
branch itself being almost as large IS ary
oil the trees growing around in the forest.
SeNenty-eiSht pounds Of choice honey was
taken from the limb Then the men pro-
cSeded TO measure the tree, and from ac-
tual inca suremerts found il to be nine feet
IN diameter at the place where il was CIT
from the stump and exactly leo feet TO The,
nfat limb. The bark on the log is SIX
inches thick, and now the only aDDca..a ace
of decay is IL the falirg of Of the Lark.
Some years ago Philadelphia capitalists
Undertook to purchase The log, and offered
the owner a fine farm in the llue grass
part OF Kentucky for it, but from un-
known reasons they did not trade. Now II
is said that lumber company from Wash
lnSton city VIII soon purchase The log and
VIII pay a handsome sum of ,a5acy for il
If they should buy it. it is a question how
tney WI! move it from its long resting
place above the impenetrable ledge Of yell
low marble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
Decorating Confederate Graves.

Special Dispatch 20 The Evening Star
STAtNTON, Va, June 9-Today the
thirty-fourth anniversary of the battle of
Port Republic was celebrated here as the
day for decking the graves of the 1000
confederate dead buried in Stanton Thorn
rose cemetery, removed from the fields of
Port Republic, Cross Keys, Piedmont and
Mcdowell. long procession of civic
societies, confederate veterans, the Stone
wall Brigade Band and local military and
the Shenandoah Valley soldiery, under Col
q. B. Roller, led the way to Thornrose
The soldiers monument was wfeath he'd with
roses, and the battle flags, wrought by ]
Il. 3. Stuart Chapter of Daughters of the
confedcracy. fiuttered over the graves
Miss Sallie Conrad Fauntleroy a niece of
Conrad. racited Father Ryan's "Furl That
Tanner" Prayer was offered by the Rev.
Nj L. Wood and Judge Il. T. w Duke of
Charlottesville delivered an ELOQUENT and
patriotic grafton.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
PETERSBURG, Va, June 9-Since the
war the 9th of June has been observed as
memorial day, as it commentaries the first
attempt made by the federal army to can
ture this city. The observance today CON
sisted of parade of the Petersburg Grays
lire department and civic societies Cen
Cullen A. Battle of North Carolina, an off,
Ger in the army of northern Virginia, made
an address, in which ne said: 1T Is glorious
10 Ole for ones country. Better a thou
sand times better. to have crossed over the
river with jackson than live to be an
apoIoSist OF the cause for which he died"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
Once President,
FIUm the New York Sun.

young English reporter from q New
York paper who was sent TO interview
Rutherford b. Hayes on the occasion Of
one Of his visits to the metropolis, afforded
a good story. Mr.. Hayes had at that time
left the White House and was a private
citizen. The reporter was a new importa-
ton, very green about things American and
with only a hazy idea as to Mr.. Hayes
identity. When told to interview the eX-
President on the subject of chicken raising
he repaired to the hotel whore the dis
tnguiShed visitor was stopping. Mr..
Hayes received his visitor and chatted
with him for half an hour on various sub
jects, and among other things he assured
his visitor, laughngly, that he had gone
Into chicken raising a business. When
the Enslishman arose to go he said: by
the way, Mr.. Hayes, L want my report TO
be accurate and would you mind telling
Of what you were once PRESIDENT" "Oi
the United States. sir!'' replied Mr.. Hayes,
and when the EnElishman arrived at his
office he told the city editor that Mr..
Hayes was a great wag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE June 9.-FloIr inactive, UNCHANGED
-receip;s 7,SSs barrels; shipments, l72 barrels;
G,ls bid; July and August, 6+iil6iss; September
6i12 askcd-receipts, 1000 bushels: shipments
nine; stock, "a, 1,3 bushels; sales 5000 bushels
southern wheat 10y sample, GGd57; do. on grade.
G2t4a'i.aa Corn eRsv-spot and month, 32La322t
July. 33a23ii; steamer mixed. 81 L4a3lI a-reccpts
5,sJa bushels; stock. LOCI so bushels sales 5000
bushels-southcrn white and yellow corn, 81 Oats
steady No. white western. 2.I125i5; No. > mixed
do 23ka233. receipts. 2G.sGa bushsis; shipments
5000 Bushels; stock, 0.l53 bushels. Rye quiet
ana seadY-Nn. 2. 81 nearby receipts. 3.Ol4 bush
els; stock. 2S,SiS bushels. Hay arm, good de-
mand for choice-choice timothy, $500 Grain
fr''ghts dull, offerings only Moderate unchanged.
Sugar steady, unchanged Butter steady-fancy
Creamery lG1lGlg do imitation 13dl4; do. ladIe.
IL; good ladle, l0al1: store packed, 9a1O. Eggs
weak fresh, H. Cheese steady, unchanged whis-
Ky unchanged.
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HANGED ON ONE sCAFFoLD.
Execution of Three English Murder
crs Ia NesyGntc Prison

LONDON, June 9.-Threc men, Nilsson,
oWler and Seaman. We're hanged in New
gate prison here at o'clock this morning
On one scaffold- The execution was private
and death was instantaneous
Nilsson and Fowler are known as the
Muswen Hill murderers. They were con-
Tlcted OF burSiariousIy entering AIusNeIl
tIouse: tetherdoWa, Muswel Hill, Febru-
Ery is last. ard numbering MIR Henrr
Smith. the occupant
seaman was a Whitechapel murderer
Chless there Is change in the arrange
menus MIS- Dyer the baby farmer, con-
Fictei of numbering a number of infanIs
VIII d. hanged at the same place tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09

Special Dispatch to The Evening star.
CtIBERLAND. June 9.-The fourth an
nual Maryland state Firemen's Association
ccrveHes in this city tomorrow, and will
be III session three days. The city is al
ready assuming scene Of great activity
and hustle. The convention will be opened
in TIE Academy of Music by Mayor Mel
Hngsr- About sixty fire companies from all
sectors Of Maryland, PENNSYLVANIA and
West Virginia will be in attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
Small Blaze.

Considerable excitem ,nt was occasioned
in the confer of the city about AS o'clock
this afternoon by a report that Kernan's
Theater was on fire. Several steam fire
engine companies hurried to the scene
with their apparatus, but ar investigation
showed that the fire was cor fir ed to pile
of rubbish in a small wooden shed in the
rear of the theater on b street. The blaze
which 1t was thought was caused by spur-
taneous combustion, was extinguished By
the firemen without using their e!:gtaes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
Judged by Their Associates.

Advertisers in The Star are
pleased with the company they
are in. They know it is bene-
fit to be with the live, successful
merchants and the successful
ones are all in The STIR. A
reputable advertiser knows that
it does him no good to be found
IN poor company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
Collecting Money.

Chief Paris of he fire department said
this afternoon that woman, unauthorized
has been collecting money in the neighbor-
hood Of lexington, claiming she was get
ting it for Mrs. Mulhall. widow Of one Of
the victims Of the recent fire. The woman
he says, promised to make returns Of her
collections several days ago, but she had
rot yet made a report. He says he hopes
she will be given no more money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09

MINIATURES. Wis, June 9-At meet
Ing of the city council held last evening a
EceHt fare ordinance was passed, there be-
ing only four dissenting votes Thirty DAYS
time is given in which 70 allow the com
paHy to print Communication tickets and
make arrange mgnts for carrying out the
terms of the ordinance. The company Will
carry the matter to the courts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
She Was Stabbed.

This morning about o'clock Catherine
Shreeves, colored, twenty-five years old
who lives at 400 Oak street. was sent to
Freedman's Hospital for treatment. She
was stabbed in the left side, so the police
report, by Frank Brown, who has not been
arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09

So soon as the contested election case is
disposed Of in the House this afternoon Mr..
Babcock will present to the House the
agreement Of the conferees on the Ecking-
ton railroad matter. 1t Is expected, al
though 1t is not cert1in, that the agreement
will go through without any great amount
of ODD osition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
NO HEARING TOMORROW.
Judge HcndcrSon's Advice in I'll,
HuNton Case

Special Dispatch to The Evening; Star.
&OCkFll-LE. Md, June BY advice of
Judge Henderson TO the sheriff. no prelim-
mary hearing will be given Neale and
randolph, the accused assassfns in the
Buxton case, at this place tomorrow. as
heretofore arranged The coroner's Jury
Will hear further evidence at Gaithers-
hirS thursday and return a verdict in
the ca SO. The prisoners will not be brought
here unless their presence is demanded by
the jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
Two Congressman Rcnominated.

PITTSBURG, Pa, June 9.-At the Allie
gheny county republican convention today
Mr. John Dalzell was renominated for
Congress for the twenty-second district
and Mr.. VIM. A. Stone for the twenty third
district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09

P. S. Talbert of Lexington, KY, has been
appointed captain Of the watch, Treasury
Department, vice S. X. Radford, appointed
captain Of the watch at the bureau Of en-
craving and printing at an increased sal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09

The police of Barcelona have not can
tured the man who threw the dynamite in
to religious procession on Sunday. hut
they have captured anarch!stic literature to
prove the existence of a widespread plot to
create reign of terror in different Euro
pean centers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
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. Mossrs
Moore & Schley. No. 50 Broadway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL,
An Agreement Expected to BE Rench
cd Today or Tomorrow.

Mr.. Grout, one of the House conferees on
the District appropriation bill, this after
neon at o'clock stated that the House
conferees were expecting to be summoned
at any time for further conference on the
bill. Mr.. circuit seemed to think that an
agreement would be reached this afternoon
or tomorrow morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 9.-The demo-
cratic county convention of Anne Arundel
county met today and passed resolutions
in favor of ex-senator Moss for C,ongresS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
Grain and Cotton Markets.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs G. Co. 1921 F
street, members New York stock exchange,
correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thai
mann & Co., New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09

type, rs bid, SIS asked. Washington Mar
ket, IL bid. Great aFlls Ice, 100 bid. 100
asked. Lincoln Hall, 90 asked.
Eek. div
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THE HOUSE.

When the House reconvened this morn
Ing at 10 o'clock the legislative day of Sat
urday was still in existence. There was n
fair attendance Of republicans, hut the
democratic benches were a barren waste
Less than half a dozen of the minority
were on the floor. This refusal on the part
Of the democrats to attend the session grew
out OF the determination of the majority
to consider the contested election case of