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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-05
M S 81 N G M A N
John 7. Barber Being Anxiously Sought by
His Wife.

John T. Barber has been missing from
his home, No. 634 NJ street southeast, since
Tue sday, and it is thought by his wife that
he may have been foully dealt with.
The missing man was a member of the
who is now looking for him here. Spe has
two children. While at Fort Sill. Okla
hcma. Barber was injured about the heal.
and it il thought this may have something
to do with his absence.
He came to Washington after his dis
charge from the army, and 1t was thought
had secured a position in the pension
Office or stated so to his wife.
Tuesday morning. the last time his wife
saw him, he left home. stating he was go
ing to the pension office. and would draw
his money that day. The wife is a total
stranger here. and is without funds. She is
terribly shocked over the affair.
No Such Pension EmplOye.
1t was stated at the pension department
today that no enc by the name of Charles
c. Barker was employed there or had been
there, and reference to the blue book did
rot disclose the name. Mrs. Barber. with
her two children. boy and girl, were at
the building today making inquiries. Mrs.
Barber stated that her husband had told
her he had been employed there temporar-
lily at .ypew-iting. hut such was not the
CO Sc.
She was referred to the United States
pension agency, near the pension office,
but could learn nothing of her husband
there. She was greatly distressed and can
give no theory as to her husbands where
abouts. Barber has been in the regular
army, but his name is not on the pension
lists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-05
NEEDS OF THE SCHOOLS.
Annual Estimates of Board of Trus.
tees, Covering S1,4OO.75l

The board Of trustees of the public
schools today submitted to the Commits
sioners ali dstintat tie of the amount required
for the next fiscal year.
A total appropriation of s1.4OO,751 is
asked. Thisfis divided follows:
Salaries, superintendents and officers,
s9.9o0 salaries, teachers, $7s4,175; salaries,
janitors including janiter Of Minor build
ing, $40, 1885,, =,
Night schools. e salaries and contingent
expenses. $S70o;s rent, including Minor
building. $1;aR30si
Repairs. $4,000; Industrial instruction.
$4,000; free text books, $4,000; contingent
expenses. $s0.oOo.;u fuel. $1,000; water filters
and flags, $1,000, furniture for new build
ings. $4,000; new buildings and additions
to buildings, sa0ssOOO.
The new buildings asked for are as fol-
lows: One eight-roCm building and site in
the northwest, $4,000: one eight-room
building to replace the Mccormick school,
10000; one four-room addition to the Biz
ney school, $4,000; one manual training
school building and SITE for the first eight
divisions, $15O,0OO; one manual training
school building and site, ninth. tenth ana
eleventh divisions, 100000; one four-room
building and site, at Twining City, $4,000;
ore four-rootn building on Grant road, s12,-
900: one four-roem- addition to the Benning
white school, $1,000; one eight-room build
ing and site in the ninth division, $4,000.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY CONVENTION
Organ fxntion Effected and COMMITTEE
APPOINTED to Transact Business.

Organ ixn ton Effected and COMMITTEES
APPOINTED to Transact Business.
Special From Staff Correspondent.
ROCKVILLE, Maryland. August 5.-The
republican county convention met here at
u o'clock and waj called to order by Gen.
Allan Rutherford, chairman of county
committee.
All of the thirteen districts were fully
represented. Nh. Chas. F. Kirk was unan-
inlously elected temporary chairman. f.
H. Miles and Louis Hill were chosen as
secretaries. After receiving credentials
from the various districts. there being no
contests. the temporary organization was
made permanent.
Upon motion of Ashley NJ. Gould the
following committee was selected for the
purpose of reporting the list of nominal
lions to be made by the convention: First
district. H. H. Griffith; Second. W. W
Dronenberg; Third. ]. F. Browning;
Fourth. Carey Kingdom; Fifth, Jno W.
Lancaster; Sixth. Jas. Purden; Seventh
Daniel A Grovenor; Eighth, Chas. F. Kirk;
Ninth, Allan Rutherford; Tenth, Capt Jno
Mcdonald; Eleventh, A. c. Brown;
Twelfth, Jno. r. Mount; Thirteenth. Tom
c. Noyes.
The convention then took recess for two
hours to give the committee time to re-
port. The convention was harmonious.
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SILVER ON A SLIDE.
Narrow Escape From Being Over
whelmed by Il Metal Avalanche.

whelmeO ny u Me1al lAV0l0ncne.
There was a heavy slide Of silver in the
big vault of the United States treasury the
other day, and six mon who were at work
therein at the time had a narrow escape
OOO, 900 III silver dollars in the vault, having
a total weight of 1850 tons, being at the
rate of 80 tons for each million dollars
This vast treasure is being counted as an
incident of the transfer of the office of
treasurer from Mr. Morgan to Mr.. Roberts,
and it was while this work was in progress
that the silver avalanche occurred.
The silver Is stored in bags, and as fast
as the bags are examined and their contents
man to another and piled i'll long rows from
floor to ceiling. While engaged in this
operation the other day one of the great
piles became unbalanced and toppled over
There were six men in the vault at the
time, and they barely had time to get OUT
side the vault before the great mass
tumbled down where they had been at work
and scattered silver dollars thousands deep
on the floor. They burst from the bags and
tumbled and rolled in all directions Be
You'd the destruction of the bags no damage
was done. The work of the count was con-
siderably delayed, however, inasmuch as It
took nearly an entire day to gather I'M the
silver coins and count and put them back
into bags.
One of the old employees of the office sail
today that such accidents, while not nm
common, were always attended with more
or less danger, and the men who are en-
gagged in the work We're always cautioned
to exercise the great care.
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THOMAS MARTIN ARRESTED.
He Stole Silver From the Bags BeiDG
Weighed at the Treasury.

Duri1 the progress of the count and
Weighing of the silver in the vaults OF the
treasury tt DAY incident to the transfer
of the government funds to the new United
States trea-urer a colored laborer named
Thomas Martin Of this city, engaged in
handling of the bags. was arrested upon
charge of abstrs citing silver from the
vaults.
1t transpires that a shortage of $40 was
found last Monday in the weight of one Of
the bags. Another shortage of SIS was
found today, and as Martin was suspected a
watch was put upon him when he left the
vaults during the noon rest. After leaving
the vaults Martin went into the sub-base
ment, where there is pile of firewood, and
hid the SIS among the sticks. AS soon as
he had left the cellar the light was turned
on and the money discovered.
The case was put into the hands of Chief
HaZen of the secret service, who placed
him under arrest and took him to his Of
flee, where he made written confession.
Slugs of lead were put into the bag to
| balance the weight of the coin distracted.
Martin has been a helper at eight reweigh-
ings for the treasury cash, and never be-
fore has been suspected of wrongdoing.
The whole amount taken was s2S, Of which
Martin had spent $780, the remainder be-
ing recovered. The penalty in this case is
a term in the penitentiary of from one to
ten years and fine Of not more than
fD,VOU, OT UOtu
Marlin made the following confession I'm
the presence of Assistant Treasurer Melne
Chief Hazen and Mr.. Barker of the secret
service:
Il got the lead used by me from a man
on 18th street near s, in this city. 1t was
lead pipe. and 1 paid 20 cents for it. got
it within the past ten days. 1 cut the lead
myself and carried it around in my pocket
until used. l cut the lead with a pair of
shears. which shears are at my house.
1 cut this lead purposely and got the cor
rect weight of the dollars / had distracted,
or as nearly as 1 could guess it. On Mon
day. when the vault was open, I had this
lead with me in my pocket. I put some
pieces Of lead in the bags and took out ten
silver dolalrs. I spent the ten dollars in
market, or nearly all of it, and used some
of it in buying some goods.
Il gave the money to a lady friend of
mine to buy the goods. I put some lead
in the bag from which took the old money
to make up the difference in weight. The
bag on pile of bags. and, after TAX
ing he coins out and putting the lead i'm.
tied the bag up again."
l make the above statement of my own
free will and accord without any promise
of immunity whatever from any one
Martin was committed to Jail by United
States Commissioner Mills this afternoon
in default of 5000 bonds.
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sales-regular call-12 O'Clock m.-Pn4umatic Gun
81 sn SS at q cents iSS at 81 cents iSo
80 cents. After ca!l-Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 500
District OF Columbia Bouds.-co-year fund IS. 1ol
bid ,o S9ysar fund Ss gold liz bid Water stock s5
5a ss funding stss4 % 49,
Miscellaneous neutrality-suspicious. Railroad SIS.
liss asked Metropolitan Railroad certifcaies Of
indsbte.iness a, los bid: Metropolitan Railroad
Columbia RailIoad 6s; liz hid Washington GAS
e. series s. l1S bid u, Westminster Gas
Light debenture imp. loo bid chesapeake and 20:
tSmae Telephone s. los bid Mashns,on Market
Sompsns imp. 6, los BID washington Market Market
Ts E a. os S Sa bid a
and Trust S. A y, and %. o. 100 bio Masonic Hall
National Bank stocks.-Bank of Washington, 200
hid saGs Of she hd Republic 2oe bid rs aas6
and Ieshanic.. is bid second IS" So bid. ' cis
1ens'. i32 bid. Columbia. l25 bid. Capital. lis
asked iSs 3D. 81 asked 20
Deposit and Trust, IFS asked. washington Loan
and Trust. l1sH bid. l21 asked. American secur-
Railroad stocks.Lhpital Traction. SAX bid Met
ropoltan, 1I6 bid, 11S asked.
BID ea CAV. S ca;
S. Electric Light, 81 bid.
S BID psto@ac, 81 BID y asked Arlington. iss
bid Iso asked -, National union Io.s bid e asked:
asked. Peoples, 5 bid. Lincoln. SX Bill, "
Title Insurance. s.ocff.. " Estate Title, 20
bid 1OS asked. Colupbia Title, hid.
Telephone siocks Pennsylvania. IS bid. Chesa-
Graphopbone. bid. 9H asked. American Graphic
phone. preferred. 10 bid. Pneumatic Gun Carriage,
% bid. 100 asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks. - Mergenthaler Iiaotype
1917 bid 10 asked. Lanston M0notypc 10 asked.
Washington Market 70 bid Great Falls lee. rs
It'd l2S asked.
xEx div
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Rumored Attempt to Gust Governor
Bushnell.
RESULT OF LATE LYNCHING
Report That Effort VIII Be Made
to Impeach Him.
DISCRED1TED AT COLUMBUS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 5.-Informa-
ton comes from Urbana that secret meet
ing of prominent citizens was held there
last night at which the advisability of
bringing quo warranto proceedings in the
supreme court against Governor Bushnell
to GUST him from Office was discussed.
The charge on which such an action will
be based, if it is decided to bring the suit,
will be neglect of duty en- the part of the
governor in that he failed to send addi-
ticnal troops to Sheriff McLain to protect
the negro prisoner Charlie Mitchell at the
time of the lynching six weeks ago.
They will endeavor to show that the gov
ernor's Office was in possession of full in
formation regarding the situation here on
the afternoon preceding the day on which
Mitchell was hanged, and that a request
wss made then not to send more troops
here. in order to give the people an oppor-
tunity to do with Mitchell just what they
afterward did do.
No decision vas arrived at but the cues
ton will receive further attention, and II
is not at all unlikely that such a suit will
be filed.
Also Heard in Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Ohio August 5-A dis
patch from Urbana, Ohio says the feeling
there is SO strong against Gov. Bushnell fo~
attempting to GUST Mayor Ganson and
Sheriff McLain that there is serious talk
of instituting counter proceedings to GUST
Gov. Bushnell, on the ground that he failed
in his duty to furnish the necessary militia
force to suppress the mob.
Whatever has been done in this direction
has not been made public. but there is no
doubt of deep feeling in the matter, that
may take this form of expression.
Discredited at Columbus.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 5-The report
from Urbana about ousting Gov. Bushnell
Is regarded here as idle talk.
The governor himself is i'll at his home in
Springfield.
He can only be impeached by the House
of Representatives, and must be tried by
the Senate.
The legislature will not be in session m
til the first Monday in January next, unless
convened by the governor, and he is not
likely to convene it to try himself.
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terday he received similar shock. His
hand was burned and the right side of his
body. He fell to the ground and landed on
his feet being unconscious for several min
utes, but was finally resuscitated. bearing
the marks Of the narrow escape. Ii WAS
his orinion that the current was not suf-
hc.ent 10 kill Ware though the fall accom-
plished the fatal result.
He thought that a man while uncon-
scious from an electric shock might be
Killed by the force of such a fall, even
though it was not enough to kill a per-
son, Or even seriously injure one. without
the shock being received
The only portions of Wares body that
are burned are his hands, several large
blisters showing the force of the current.
His fingers are not at all sirged. On top
of his head was a nasty abrasion. caused
by the fall. but outside of these there were
no other marks visible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-05
CHANGE IN POSTAL CARDS
A Departure Announced in Their Size and
Appearance.

In the future, after the next issue of
postal cards by the Post Office Department,
a noticeable charge will be found, as re-
CARDS their size and appearance.
There will be two sizes Of the cards, both
smaller than the one in use at present
one OF them will be about quarter of
an inch narrower than the present SIZE to
be used by merchants and others who de-
sire to send the cards to customers or
friends inside of envelopes. The other card
Will be an inch smaller one way and three
quarter of an inch another than the ones
to be had now.
They will be most convenient for index
ing purposes, for librarians or others.
Designs to BE Different.
The designs on the cards also will be diff
ferent. The larger one will have different
lettering from those used now, as will the
other, and will have the head of Jefferson,
the same which is made use of now.
The smaller card will have a. vignette of
the head of John Quincy Adams, whose face
has never been put upon paper issued by the
department before. The general appearance
OF both cards will be greatly improved, it
is thought.
Proposals will be opened at the depart
ment August IS for the printing of the
cards.
Character of the Contracts.
This contract runs about four years, and
amounts to about 100000 a year. This
year prospective contractors will be re-
quested to submit samples of paper of their
cwn, which not only may meet the stand
ard required by the government, but which
it is hoped may develop something better.
About 5OOOOO,0GO postal cards are used
by the people of this country each year,
and the contract is made out for about
2,OOO,OG0,0OO for the four years. The pres
ent contractor is c. c. Woolworth. Castle
ton, N. Y, and the price paid Is little
less than 80 cents thousand cards, at
which price there is a small profit.
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ALASKAN POSTAL FACULTIES.

Gold Seekers VIII BE Cheered With
Occasional Letters From Home.
The hosts that have migrated to the
Alaskan and Klondike gold fields during
the past few months will not be wholly
without postal facilities during the coming
winter. Tbare will be one round trim a
month to CirclenCity until July 1 of next
year. This monthly service began OH the
1st of last. month. and, while no route is
specially designated. it will be via the Chill
koot Pass. NThissservice carries only letter
mail, no provision being made for other
classes of matter. Heavy mail has bean
carried so star under contract for five
steamer trips. Wis Yukon river and the last
of the five aripdswill be started from San
francisco about September /, It is douht-
full whether the last expedition can nro-
coed all the way. for in the latter ,parf of
September the Il Yukon is usually frozen
over. The fourth expedition CARRYING the
mails oyerb this course is now en- route.
The CONTRACT allows the carriage of mails
to the extaht Of 1--WE tons in Weight anS
by the time the mails now on the wav
reach he,sCentnal City district and are
forwarded into the diggings into which the
rush has been made the prospectors will
be well supplied with reading material
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-05

three years1of Age. Curtius, whose pupil
he was. mentioned him rrofusely in his
works, and everywhere in terms of pro-
found respect.
He' was born in Oberlin, Ohio. in 1874.
After graduation in 1863 he visited Europe
and studied/for Several years at the Uni
versfty Of Leipsic. In 1896 he became q
professor at the University of Tennessee.
He left that inssitution to accept a pro-
fessorship in the University of Cincinnati,
and later was called to a chair at Yale.
After brief stay there he accepted the
professorshts atlHarvard, which he held
up to the time Il his death. His writings
Greek grammar, q work on Greek versifica-
ton in inscriptions, published in 1884. and
a large number IL volumes of the ancient
classics which he edited. AS an editor he
editions of the cisssics were widely used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-05
TWO WILLS SUBMITTED.
Last Wishes of Julia a. Kellogg and
Emma Murray, Respectively.

Emma Murray, Respectively.
In the office of the register of wills this
afternoon the last testament of the late
Julia A. Kellogg. dated March g. 1896, was
filed for probate. The will directs that GER
tain stocks. bonds and securities trans
ferred to the testatrix by her sister, Fran
els Lucretia Thomas, shall be disposed of
strictly in accordance with the will of the
latter.
House No. 1910 1 street. together with
the contents and the lot. is bequeathed to
II nephew of the deceased. Sanford Cobb
kellogg.
After disposing of certain silver ware
and household effects to relatives, and
$1,000 to Julia Augusta Kellogg, the will
provides for the division of the remainder
Of the estate equally among Elizabeth
Homer Kellogg. Lewis Southwick KELLOGG
and Ellen Wheeler Shipper. Sanford Cobb
Kellogg. United States army, and Charles
w. Tillinghast are named as executors.
By the will of the late Emma Murray
lated July p, 1897, and also filed this af,
sernoon for probate. dwelling house in
Lynchburg, Va, is given to George w
Scott. brother OF the deceased A num-
Der of small requests are made Augustus
A. Murray and William A. Wells are named
as executors.
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baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE, August 5.-F1our firmer-western
SUPER 81 10aS2 rs; do. extra. So l0asS 50: do
lily, $il0a$l 20; winter wheat patent. si.5eas4 75:
spring do, $4.65a$4 IS; spring wheat straight,
81. 4Oa$4. ~ -receipts 6.56s barrels; exports ga
barrels; sales, 40 barrels. Wheat unsettled and
lower-spot. s61sas6as; month, $751; hid; Septer.-
Der. s4EaS4a.: steamer No. red. s3l.asJ~ -rc-
"eipts, ll5,4l5 bushels: expats Isl SIS bushels.
stock, ,435, s5l bushels. sales. 13o.Od0 bushels
southern wheat by sample, s0aSs: do. on grade
s4lzas71. Corn quiet ard easier spot, 32a.aae7,:
month"; 32ha32%; September, 3iza32; steamer
mixed. 30i4-receips, 1sl,747 bushels; EXPORTS
l6s 800 bushels stock 56l 1873 bushels sales loI
90 bushels southern white corn, 35 do. yellow
35a36 Oats nrm-No. white, 21a27ls y; No. 2
mixed, 23l2a24-recepts. 2,l69 bushels: exports
none; stosk 90522 bushels. Rye lower-No. =
nearby, 46aa47; No. western, 47a47h receipts
4:ofS bushels, EXPORTS none; stock II 3s5 bushels
Hay steady-choice timothy. Sl3.50asl40o. Grain
freghts steady. unchanged Sugar firm. uncha nged
Butter quiet, unchanged. Eggs firm. Unchanged
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THOUGHT 1T WAS FOULTZ.
Crowd Attracted by the Arrest of g
Lad Named Adams.

This afternoon quite crowd collected in
front of police headquarters, when Police
man Mcdonald reached there with q col
ored boy ramed James Adams, who had
been arrested for theft. People on the
street thought the prisoner was Dorsey
Foultz, the colored murderer. and when
This was rumored about the streets the
crowd increased.
Adams, who says he lives at No. 100
11tn street northwest, entered the house of
Mrs. Moore. No. 522 9Th street northwest.
and took a pair of shoes. He was pursued
as far as Balls alley by the officer While
endeavoring to escape he threw away the
shoes and bottle of whisky. His excuse
was that he went to the house to ask for
work. and as the door was open he walked
in and took the shoes.
The boy is held at the second precinct
station for a hearing tomorrow.
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uNEAsINEss AT CLEVELAND.
manufacturer Fear Another Short
age In Coal Supply.

age In Coal Supply.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. August Sleeve
land ccal men are viewing the coal strike
situation with much apprehension. They
are deeply interested in the mass meeting
to be held in the Clearfield district in Penn
sylvania. which the strike has not yet
reached.
Advices in Cleveland are to the effect
that De Armitt's mines are paralyzed. and
the feeling is here that there may be an
absolute tie-up.
Resumption of work by several of Cleve-
lands large manufactures will rapidly de-
crease the supply of coal in this city, and
much alarm Is felt. The Cleveland rolling
mill and the Union rolling mill, which have
resumed, are using 60 tons of coal per
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-05
CHARGED WITH EMBExzLEMExr

A Merchants Parcel Delivery Com
pany Driver Arrested In Bnlti,nore.
Richard West. twenty-five years old. who
was employed as driver for the Merchants.
Parcel Delivery Company, was brought
here from Baltimore this afternoon by De-
tective Carter and locked up. It is chars-
ed that he embezzled $2O.42 of the funds Of
the company When arrested he was wear
ing suit of clothes he had been given TO
deliver. He told the officer that he had
been drunk. and that he had no idea of
what he mad done. Judge Mills will listen
to his excuse tomorrow. 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-05
THE POTOMAC BOAT CLUB.


The Potomac Boat Club held its regular
meeting last night and elected twelve new
members, making sixty-seven new names
added to their roster this summer. The
club Is preparing for big regatta on We'd
nesday, August Is. and it gives promise of
being equal to any regatta held here in
years. Capt Warden is now arranging his
crews and there will be three Fights i'm one
race, six four-oared shells divided in divi-
sions. single shells and double outriggers
AS an amusement card there will also be a
canoe upset race and a swimming match
of 100 yards. President Jno. Hadley Doyle
was authorized to secure suitable prizes to
be given individual winners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-05
TIE-uP DID NOT MArER1AL1zE.
Miners Strike in West Virgins
Seems to Be ON the Wnne.

M1neFS' Sfrike In Wegt Viruinin
Seems to Be ON the Wnne.
WHEELING. W. Va. August 6.-At
Fairmont the tie-up. promised by Organizer
Rae. has not materialized, and aside from
few men at Ciarksburg there are no addi-
items to the strikers.
In Kanawha valley all but one mine are
working. On the Norfolk and Western
the strike has entirely disappeared.
Miners day Is being celebrated by labor
ing people generally in Wheeling and vi
entity.
cry. and have soliciting committees out
with wagons securing food. The people
are contributing literally. and Secretary
and Treasurer Lewis thinks they can hold
out another month at least