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Evening star., 1896-07-27

Electric Light 10 at IS. metropolitan Railroad a
Government Bonds.-U. s. As. registered. 1O6 bid
10. asked y. $; Is. coupon, 1o7h bid, 10sls
IS. III bid. 112 asked
district of Columbia Bonds.-oo-year Fund. 5s.
currency IS, isOs. 1io bid Fund. currency ssss, .
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Metropoitan Railroad 5s,
lo7 bid, I1o asked MetropoIitan Railroad conv. es.
asked lexington haraad ss 90 lid IS Ds asie 80
Golumbia Raiiroad g. lls% os asked I'D Washington
Gas ser ss ios bid chesspeshe aoa
and Trust s: +. and A. loo bid; American se-
ton Market Company 1st 6s, los bid washington
Market Company imp. 6s. lO6 bid. washington
Market Company S eItsn. ;s 6s LOG bid Masonic Hall
~ National Bank stosks Bank Of Washington go
poltan, $50 bid, 800 asked. Central 275 bid 500
asked Farmers and Mechanics. 40 bid, 1876
lumba. 10 bid Capital 10 bid West Yes P:n End ios
asked Traders, 96 asked. Lincoln 100 asked
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.-Natonal Safe
Deposit and Trust. l2o asked. washington Loan
and. and Trust rus III. III asked American Security and
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction Company, 6,
fS, eid @ asked i iMetPopoitan P Io4 bid lo7 asked
asked. Georgetown and TennaIlytown. - asked
Gas and Electric Light Washington Gas,
- DFl, 70 asheu ieorgetown Cas- 40 bid Uni
ted States Electric Light 97h bid. 9SLs asked
50 bid. Metropolitan 6S bid Corcoran, 10 bid
Potomac, 50 bid, "A asked. Arlington, 125 bid
asked. Columbia. IA asked Riggs IA bid. 81
asked. Peoples: bid, asked. Lincoln, 81
asked. Commercial. asked ' o1
hid Ti'e assr1 Estate Title
ington Title, 2 bid WASH
Telephone stocks;-Pennsylyaniaa as bid. 80 asked.
Chesapeake and Potomac, '57 bid, % asked Amer
lean Graphophone. AZ bid 6A asked American
Graphophone. pfd, 13 asked Pneumatic (;nn Car
rage 10 bid. 20 asked ~
Miscellaneous St0cks.-Mergenthaler Iinotype
ll1la bic, 12l asked Lanston Monotype 4 bid q
asked Washington Market, 141s bid. Great Falls
Ice. 10 asked. Lincoln Hall, 90 asked
sEx div.
Evening star., 1896-07-27

From the Cincinnati Christian Standard.
The receipt of The Washington Evening
Star from July to IA. inclusive. containing
the report of the international convention
OF Christian Enieavor is hereby acknowl
edged with heartiest thanks. The Stand
ards representatives have furnished so
much material that 1t has no room Just now
for anything from different source but in
the weeks to come the treasure furnished
by The Star will be drawn upon as occasion
demands. There is little doubt that this is
the most elaborate report Of q religious
convention which has ever been made The
initial number, July S, gives eleven fun
pages to the convention. No report Of the
great political conventions recently held
was as full this one Of the worlds En-
deavor convention. 1t speaks volumes for
the enterprise of The Evening Star, and Is
yet more significant Of the growing in
fuence OF religion In public affairs. The
next best thing to enjoying the convention
will be a lessurely reading OF the immense
report of the same. The Star offered to
send ths series of papers to any address In
the United States and Canada for 10 cents
1t is to be presumed that the offer holds
coed until the supply is exhausted.
Evening star., 1896-07-27

CHICAGO. July ga conference Of the
executive boards of the Wholesale Grocers'
Associations Of the states OF Illinois, Michi-
gan. Ohio. Indiana. Kentucky. Wisconsin
and Minnesota was held today. The con-
ference was presided over by H. P. Sanger
OF Detroit. president OF the Michigan asso-
citation. The purpose is to secure an agree
ment on the prices. credits and general
business methods among the wholesalers
OF the territory embraced in the several
associations. An effort will also be made
to correct the evil of freight allowances and
the collections Of accounts by drummers,
Evening star., 1896-07-27
WILLIAM HENRY SMITH DEAD.
Formerly the General Manager
the Associated Prcss

Formerly the General Manager nj
the Associated Press,
CHICAGO. July 27.-William Henry Smith
died at his home in Lake Forest, at 3:3O
this morning. He had been sick for severa,
days. having had pneumonia
The funeral will take place at 3:15 We'd
nesday afternoon.
VIM Henry Smith was born in Columbia
county. N. Y. December 1, 1893. His mar
ents moved to Ohio. where he had the hest
educational advantages the state afforded
He was school teacher for a time and
rext tutor in a western college. Later he
became the assistant editor Of a weekly
newspaper in Cincinnati. At the age Of
twenty-five Mr.. Smith had risen to the DO
sttion OF editor. At that time he was also
doing work for the Literary Review. At
the beginning OF the civil war he was en-
gagged on the Cincinnati Gazette and took
an active part III raising troops and for
warding supplies, and, through the medium
OF the press, did much to strengthen the
government. Largely instrumental In max
Ing John Brough governor Of Ohio he after
ward became the governors secretary. and
later was elected secretary Of state bein1
reelected in 1866.
Mr.. Smith retired from office and became
the managing editor of the Evening Chron-
icle. He was obliged, however. to desist
from such exacting work on account of i'll
health. In 1870 he became manager Of the
western Associated Press, having head
quarters In Chicago. Several years later,
upon the personal request Of President
Hayes. he accepted the Office Of collector of
customs ut Chicago. During his term Of
office he was instrumental in bringing about
many needed reforms in the customs de-
partment.
In 1888 he again became actively engaged
in Associated Press work, and in January
of that year he effected q consolidation Of
the New York and Western Associated
Press, taking the managership of the united
systems.
Mr.. Smith was student Of historical sub
jects. and was the author Of THE ST. Clair
Papers," two volumes, Cincinnati, 1882 He
was also the author Of the biography of
Charles Hammond, wrote several pam
phlets and had contributed frequently to
American periodicals. While secretary of
state Of Ohio he founded q department of
archives, a matter which had been wholly
overlooked since the admission of the state
and he succeeded In recovering many yalu-
able papers which are now on file in the
state house at Columbus. BY his inyestiRa-
t1on in the British museum he brought to
light many unpublished letters OF Washing
ton to Col Henry Bouquet, and showed
that those which were published by Jared
Sparks were not given correctly.
Mr.. Smith also wrote a Political history
of the United States and a life Of the late
President Hayes. as the literary executor
of the dead President.
Mr.. Smith retired from the management
of the Associated Press in March, 1893, and
since that time. until his Illness had en-
ployed his time in literary work.
Evening star., 1896-07-27
RESTRICTING GOLD EXPORTS.
Success Of the Bankers Plan TO Con-
ceded.

NEW YORK. July "a.
The committee OF seven appointed at the
recent meeting Of exchange bankers to de-
wise plan for the prevention OF gold ex-
ports during the rext ninety days, today
presented a complete report to the full body
body at meeting held at the Offices of
j. p. Morgan & Co. The plan was pro-
ounced effective and was unanimously
adopted and the committee discharged. The
plan Will take effect Immediately. A mem
ber of the firm OF J. p. Morgan & Co, said
10 public statement could be made at this
time.
Deposits by local banks at the subtreas-
TRY foot up $375.OO and swell the grand
aggregate to s1SO15NO0
Evening star., 1896-07-27

William Baker. a farmer who works near
Benning, but whose home Is at Twining
City, likes his beer, and every Saturday
right, he says. he gets a whole keg of the
beverage at the brewery because 1t is
cheap. Saturday nights keg of beer got
bim in trouble. and today he found himself
in the Police Court charged with keeping a
6isorderly house. while his wife, Annie
Baker, and a neighbor named Annie Ward
were charged with fighting. William told
ence week. The Judge thought his wife
was partly responsible for the disorder
at the house and imposed a fine of only
while fine Of So was imposed on Mrs.
Ward
Evening star., 1896-07-27

The Secretary Of the Treasury has finally
passed upon the last Of the cases under the
sugar bounty refund act, involving the con-
struction Of that act, and there Is now no
obstacle to the settlement Of the remainder
of these claims on the basis Of 64 cents on
the dollar, which is as much as the Ave mil
lion appropriation will prorate among the
claimants.
The Secretary affirmed the decision of the
commissioner OF internal revenue, rejecting
certain claims on the ground that the
lice ensees were not the producers of the
sugar, as required by law.
Evening star., 1896-07-27

Todny's Departmental League Game.
The Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
and the Light Infantry teams. the great
rivals of the season Of '95. will try con-
clusions at National Park today. The In
fantry team has lost the services Of Smith.
who has gone south to play professional
ball. but the boys promise to give a good
account Of themselves. and will try their
utmost to lay the laurels of the Bureau
team In the dust Ladies are admitted free
to all games Of the Departmental League.
and as the game promises to be more than
merely interesting. a good attendance is
looked for.
Evening star., 1896-07-27
Incendiarism SUSPECTED.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 27.-The
handsome stone Methodist Episcopal
Church at Willow Grove Montgomery
county. Pa, was entirely destroyed by fire
at o'clock this morning. The fire is sup
posed to be the work Of an incendiary, as
flames of mysterious origin had been dis
covered twice before. The loss, which is
heavy, is covered by insurance.
Evening star., 1896-07-27
GRAIN RATE WAR.
The Next Cut Will, 1t Is Believed
End the Fight.

End the Fight.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July 27.-The grain
rate war. which has been waged for the
past week. will, according to the state
ments Of several leading traffic men of this
city. practically be concluded when the
next cut in 1ates is made This, 1t Is an
tictpated, will occur within few days at
most. One of the active lines wired from
Chicago to its local representative asking
what rate would be required on wheat to
hold the Chicago market as against the
southern ports.
The reply was that It would require a
rate Of cents per 100 fiat. 1t is believed
that such rate will be put in. possibly to-
day.
The rate is less than actual cost. and 1t
Is thought none OF the lines Will care to
maintain 1t for any great length of time.
When business Is done at a loes it will be a
matter Of a short time to get managers In
conference for adjustment. 1t Is useless
- .He n-asart time to discuss compromise.
It Is stated the fight Is to q finish.
Evening star., 1896-07-27
Killed by a Gas Explosion.

ASHLAND, Pa. July 27.-An explosion
of gas occurred at West Bear Ridge col
liery today, instantly killing William
Quinn, fire boss, aged thirty-three years,
and Michael Bazzle. single, aged twenty
three years. Two foreign laborers were
also injured The cause of the explosion is
unknown.
Evening star., 1896-07-27
Died in HI. Railway Berth.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. July 27.-Mr. E. w.
Hutchins Of the millinery firm Of Osborne.
Hutchins & Hunt Of this city died in his
berth on a sleeping car on the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton train near Toledo last
night. His wife heard him gasping, and,
going to him. found his breathing his last.
He had recently had fall from a street car,
and 1t is thought that might have been the
cause of his DEATH
Evening star., 1896-07-27
Victim of Religious Mania.

PASSAIC, N. J.. July 27.-Religious mania
caused William Carroll. aged twenty-six
years. to commit suicide at the home Of his
mother, on the Boulevard. He had been
acting strangely. and late yesterday after
noon he bade his folks goodbye He then
went to his room and took dose Of cyanide
of potassium. He left a letter, in which
he had stated that God had forsaken him,
and he had nothing more to live for.
Evening star., 1896-07-27
Pcdalcd Another Century.

The following members Of the Columbia
Athletic Club, Faber, Stevenson. R. CIVIL
Jams and Ed. s. Byrnes, made another
century run yesterday to Baltimore and re-
turn, putting in the 100 miles by riding in
the vicinity of Baltimore and returning via
the Laurel road. The boys were paced by
Williams, and made the trip in nine hours
and thirty minutes. The following were
una ttached. with the exception Of Sam
Barnhardt, who Is one Of the Queers: &.
NJ. Coon. Luther Fridley. J. Mackaver and
swift Billy O'Connor.
Evening star., 1896-07-27

From the Denver Active Member
1t is seldom that we attempt to publish
the Active Member without using some
original matter. but In this number we win
devote the news columns entirely to re-
priI ting extracts. clipped from The Evening
Star OF Washington. d. c.. which paper de-
voted vast amount of space in Its issues
OF July 5 to IA to reporting the information
al Christian Endeayor Convention Wh.+
We are able TO present here is but a sam
pie OF what The Star contains, and those
desiring full and interesting account of all
the convention sessions would do well to
send 10 cents to The Evening Star. wash
ington. d. c. By SO doing you will doubtless
learn more Of what transpired than had
you been there in person.
Evening star., 1896-07-27
PERHAPS A MURDER.

Shooting at Colored Picnic I'm
Maryland.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ODENTON, Md. July GA disturbance
occurred Saturday at colored picnic at
Gambrirs Chapel between two brothers,
named Daily. Howard Gibson approached
them. when VIM. Daily shot him in the
mouth and escaped. Gibson is supposed to
be fatally wounded. He was taken to the
Baltimore hospital
Evening star., 1896-07-27
Large Corn Crop In oklahom..

Ell RENO. o. T., July 27.-Corn this year
in Oklahoma will be so plentiful that it
probably will not bring more than cents
bushel. Aside from few districts where
the crop was injured by hail an unprece-
dented average yield is reported, and 1t is
thought that theraswill be a surplus of al
most half RAillion bushels in the terri
tory to ship. mo
Evening star., 1896-07-27
Mr.. Vanderbilt 1mprox,nr.

NEWPORT, R. l.. July 27.-Dr. McLane,
who came on from New York with Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, states that the patient
was very comfortable this morning, and
there were no signs of any ill-efrect as the
result Of the trip up the sound. DR.. NC
Lane asserts belief that Mr.. Vanderbilt's
Improvement will now be very rapid.
Evening star., 1896-07-27
Stabbed by a Fellow Druggist.

CAIRO, ILL.,, July 27.|I N. Coffee. pres
ident Of the state board Of pharmacy. was
stabbed and killed at IL o'clock last night
while on his way to take 4 train or SPRING
field to attend a meeting of the board, by
DR.. Crabtree, in front of the latter's drug
store Crabtrce is in Jail. Coffee was stab
bed twice with a dagger; one thrust reach
ed the heart. Both men were prominent
dr,lgeists
Evening star., 1896-07-27
HAI.F-BREEDs DIsFRANCH1sED.
They Say They VIII Vote and Trouble
IL Threatened.

GUTHRIE. Okla, July N.-About two
weeks ago the commissioners appointed to
investigate Usage citizenship recommended
that ever 100 half-breeds should be stricken
from the rolls. but they submitted separate
reports. not being able to agree upon the
lists. Secretary Smith has rot yet passed
upon any of these reports. but the council
OF the Usage nation, controlled by the full
bloods. has. in special session. passed an
act OF disfranchisement for all the half
breeds so reported. The half-breeds de-
clare their intention of voting at the cleo
ton August 3. and trouble will likely oc-
cur
Evening star., 1896-07-27
The Campaign in Ohio.

CHICAGO. July 27-Charles A.. Kurtz.
national committeeman from Ohio, is au-
taority for the statement that the republi-
can campaign will be officially opened at
Columbus. Ohio. on August IL. On that
date great ratification meeting will be
held. and 1t is expected that Major Nc
Kinley will be present to make the first
speech Of the campaign.
Evening star., 1896-07-27
A YoathfnI Desperado.

ST. JOSEPH. MO- July 27.-John Toms,
a youthful desperado of this city, is at
large in the vieinity Of Dearborn. He has
caused the officers Of that town no small
amount of trouble number of deputy
sheriffs having putin solid week hunting
him. At one times one of them corralled
him in a cornaeld. but Toms held the off,
Ger at bay witt, shotgun. and has since
successfully resisted arrest He is wanted
for highway robbery.
Evening star., 1896-07-27
BIG FIRE AT BELFAST.

Property Worth a Million and . Half
Destroyed.
BELFAST, July Z.-The Harland &
Wolf and Workman & Clarke ship building
shops and their contents have been almost
wiped out by fire. The conflagration started
in the establishment of HaFland & Wolfe
and spread from that to the Workman &
Clarke Company.
1t was estimated that the loss at the ship
yards would be 81, 500. 900. The property de-
stroyed was partly insured.
Evening star., 1896-07-27
Young Couple Killed InstnntIy.

MALONE. N. Y, July 27.-While Levi
sancomb and Nellie Bushy. aged respec-
lively eighteen and sixteen years, Of Cha
teaugay were returning to that village
about 10 o'clock Saturday night, they were
struck by an engine on the Central Ver.
mont railroad. they attempted to cross
the track. Sancomb and Miss Bushy and
the horse they were driving were instantly
killed
Evening star., 1896-07-27
Visible Supply of Grain.

NEW YORK. July 2.-The visible supply
Of grains Saturday, July 25. as compiled by
the New York produce exchange, is as fol-
lows: Wheat. 47.142,O00 bushels; increase,
3s9.OOO bushels. Corn, S,S10,OoO bushels: In
crease, $4,000 bushels. Oats 65Yi 600
bushels; decrease, 100000 bushels Rye. l.
$4,000 bushels: decrease, $4,000 bushels,
Barley. 10000 bushels; decrease, s,O0
bushels,
Evening star., 1896-07-27
Loss of the Drummond C..t,.

LONDON. July 27,-The board Of trade
has decided that the loss Of the steamship
Drummond Castle Off Ushant on June 16,
resulting in the drowning of about $50 per
sons only one passenger and two sea,nen
being saved, was due to the fact that she
was not navigated with proper seamanlike
care in view of the prevailing conditions,
Evening star., 1896-07-27
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., 1896-07-27
Cnse Nolle Pressed.

Della Ryan. the old white woman arrest
ed several days ago on a charge Of coun-
terfeiting, and who was declared mentally
unsound by the jail physician. was today
released from Jail. District Attorney Birney
having nolle pressed the charge.
Evening star., 1896-07-27

BALTIMORE, Nd, July 27-Flcur frm-westcrn
sup.c 81 sOa$2; DO: extra, $256aS2 G5: do. family
tsnSS ~; winter wheat patent, s.. 4Ou$3 g. spring
d. ~ oOa$51S; spring wheat straight, So 15a&3 so
.rsceipts 14.OS4 barrels: exports, none Wheat
arm-spot and month, G27sa63: August 62ha62N;
Evening star., 1896-07-27

DAYTON. Ohio. July 27-Rev. W. L.
Hypes. DID,, a Methodist Episcopal min
lister, member of the Cincinnati confer
ence, and wen known in Ohio, died at his
residence, this city, late last night
Evening star., 1896-07-27
Ships Promised Spain Said to Have
been BOUGHT by America.

MADRID. July 27-It is announced here
that the shipbuilders OF Genoa have re-
pudiated the contract which their repre-
sentative made with the Spanish govern
ment to furnish the latter promptly with
two cruisers Of 1000 tons. Great excite
ment prevails here, as 1t Is added that
these vessels have been purchased by the
United States.
Evening star., 1896-07-27
SENIOR CANOvAs THREATENED.

The Spanish Premier Insulted by an
Apparently Insane Man.
MADRID. July ia man. believed to be
insane. forced his way today into the pres
erce Of the premier. Senior Canovas del Cas-
tillo. and insulted and threatened him. He
was promptly arrested.
Evening star., 1896-07-27

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. July 27-While
watching game Of ball yesterday Oscar
Gilchrist was struck in the eye by a foul
fly with such force that the eye was
knocked into q pulp and fell out OF his
head. It rolled down over his cheek and
fell on the ground.
Evening star., 1896-07-27
Grain and Cotton Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co, 1921 F
street, members New York stock exchange
correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg. Thai
mann & Co., New York.
Evening star., 1896-07-27

SWANSEA. July 27.-In the race for the
gold cup here To-Day Ailsa beat Britannia
Satanita and Caress. Meteor carried away
her topmast and gave up the race,
Evening star., 1896-07-27
EXCITEMENT AT MADRID.

It is stated the fight is to q finish.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-02-27
WALLER A FREE MAN.
He Is Released From Prison-win Join
ats Family.

His Family.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-Secretary
Olney received a cablegram to-day
from Ambassador Eustis, announcing
that Waller, the ex-consul at NADIA
gascar, was released from prison to-
day. 1t is expected that Waller will
join his family in the United States.
AS Waller is entirely destitute of
means, Ambassador Eustis has been
authorized by Secretary Olney to pro-
vide him with transportation to the
United States He has been in prison
for nearly year, having been ar
rested on the 9th of March last, in
Madagascar, and afterwards being
kept in confinement in the military
prison in France. The authorities
here feel that they have reason to be
gratifed at the outcome of the case,
which, as revea led by the correspond
'ence on the subject. came nearer
than the public was aware at one time
of leading to severance of. diplomatic
relations between the two republics.
The point at issue was not whether
Waller was guilty of the offense
charged against him, but whether the
government had the right to insist
upon satisfying itself that the Ameri-
can citizen had had justice.
The Waller family announces that,
upon Walters return from France,
they will return to Kansas, and will
live again in their old home in Kansas
City, Kan.