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killed by n HaIY-Arm Hook.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 13.-A fatal
sparring match occurred here Thursday
night. The principals were Privates O'Shay
and Collie of the Eighth United States In
fantry. stationed here. In the first round
O'Shay struck Collie half-arm hook be
low the ear, killing him instantly. The spec
tatorS saw that Collie was dead before he
struck the floor. o Shay is under arrest and
will be tried for murder.
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Miss Anderson Won.

CINCINNATI. March 13-The six-day
women's bike race. two hours nightly,
closed tonight. Miss Anderson, the in
vincible Swede.' won by half a length Miss
CLAW finished a close second and Miss
Allen came in third about four lengths be-
hind. each making 229 miles and 10 laps
The other two scored as follows: Eeyes
la miles and laps; Berry, l55 miles and
Ia
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The German-Americans won an interest
ing game from the Social Turner's on the
German House alleys Friday night and re-
turned the compliment paid them by the
Turner's led the first half of the game. their
opponents rolled a steadier game and won
the game by 40 pins. Had the Turner's not
lost their courage in the last three innings
the result might have been different AS il
was. the boys who ought to wear their
crimson colors swelled their lead 35 points
and pushed the Socials back into fifth
place. The COMMUNICATIONS by winning
moved. UP, and are now tied for third place
with the All-Americans. Hall and Marion
did the best bowling for the German-Amer-
leans and Zwicker and Loos carried away
the honors on the side of the Turner's. The
scores follow:
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street corners and In the saloons and the
members of the Legislature. which Is sun
in session, do much talking on the hitting
ability OF Fitzsimmons and Corbett. and
they also use much valuable time in dis
cussing. out al the Statehouse. right and
LETT hooks. shOrt-arm 1abs and straight
leads. The hotbed of all this sporting fe-
Yer, however. il the penitentiary. just
southwest of the town. Some three nun
dred convicts are confined there and many
OF them. being engaged in outdoor work.
nave several times seen COrbett pass the
place on his daily run. and nearly every
day they see Bob Fitzsimmons. with his
aggressively red hair and his startling blue
sweater, 20 past on his way to and from
the city. They have caught the prevailing
sporty TO the best of their ratiOns OF to-
bacco. their half holidays and every priv
ilege which the rules of the institution will
ailow them 20 stake on the result OF the
battle on the 18th. Their betting is all the
more fierce because there is no possible
show Of their being able 10 witness the
penitentiary said this morning that the con-
NictS or the penitentiary We're about equal
~ d1EiI2d between COrbett ard FitZsim-
mons ana that there are men In the place
who, il their favorite is beaten. will go
without tobacco for the next three years.
This mornings train brought only the
usual number of people who have reached
here every day this week-less than dozen.
No specials are expected in before Monday
night or Tuesday morning, and the largest
number Will not come before Wednesday
morning.
II is not known definitely how many
seats have been sold. but telegraph
and letter orders are received in every
mail, and il is believed from present
indications that seven thousand people will
witness the fight. not as many as has been
anticipated by Stuart. but enough to pay
the stake money and a large part, if not
all, OF the expenses.
FitzsiInmons has selected l.. NJ House
man, OF Chicago, as timekeeper for the
fight
The big gong which is to sound the
rounds was put in place this morning. For
many years il has been in use i'm a mine
at Virginia City. giving signals for the
lowering and hosting of cars.
The gloves with which the battle is to
be fought were brought TO Dan Stuarts
office to-day by representatives of Corhett
and titzsimmOns, Brady acting for the
former and Julian for the latter Brady
threw down Corbetts gloves first. Julian
looked them over carefully and pronounced
them all right. They were then weighed
and found be of the stipulated weight.
Julian then produced the gloves FitZsim-
mons will wear and Brady went over them
with great care. They were found to be
correct in all particulars. Both pairs were
turned over TO Referee Sler. who locked
them in Stuart's safe where they will re-
main until the day of the fight.
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Died while ON His Engine.

COLUMBUS, March 13.-Charles Brown,
locomotive engineer on the Little Miami di-
vision OF the r., G., &. * ST. l.. Railroad
died to-day on his passenger run between
Columbus and Cincinnati.
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=. -. MEDDIS.
AuCtiOIASe

Armstrong, secretary; w. Il. Shilling.
treasurer. The committee will meet the
second and fourth Friday evenings of each
month in the office of the assistant adju-
tant general in the Statehouse.
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e resolutions adopted last
wrote 4o2 words I'm Minute.

CHICAGO, March 13.-Isaac s. Dement,
of this city. cha npion shorthand writer.
broke his previous record OF S97 words by
writing 402 words in one minute ut Quincy
tonight.
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While at the Detroit meeting last week
Manager Watkins had talk with Frank
Shiebeck. VINO is anxious TO play with
Grand Rapids this season. He was with
Leadley when the latter was connected
with the Detroit League team years ago,
and wants TO play under him again. Then,
too, Shiebeck lives in Detroit and is anxious
To be nearer home. He told Watkins THAI
he was determined to play nowhere but at
short this season, as that was his strong
suit, and he could not do himself justice
in any other position.
Evening star., 1897-02-17
CHARGED WITH LARCENY,
4 Young Woman Accused of Stealing
Jewelry.

Jevelry.
Miss Bessie Stacey, a well-known and at
tractive-looking young woman, who re-
sides at 9io K street. spent last night at
the sixth precinct police station, on New
Jersey avenue in charge of the matron.
Mrs. Mcleod She was charged with grand
larceny. This afternoon she was driven to
the clerks office of the Police Court, where
she was released on bail. Spencer Neryis
becoming surety in the sum of 81 600
Miss Stacey, shortly after 3 o'clock yes
te1day afternoon. 1t Is charged, entered the
1eWelry establishment of Harris & Shafer
On pennsylvania avenue between 18th and
Eth streets. and asked to examine some
rtrgs and other jewelry.
The clerk who waited on her detected the
fair customer in the act of purloining sew
eral articles, ard she was detained while
Detective Mattfngly. who had been sum-
moned was on his way to the store. II
is claimed that gold watch. costly ring
and valuable pin, belonging to Harris
& Shafer. were found in the possession OF
Miss Stacey.
Miss Bessie is the adopted daughter of
Mrs. Stacey, a widow, who has lived at
945 K street a great many years. coming
to this city originally from Knoxville,
Tenn. where the family is highly regarded.
1t Is believed that the defense to be Of
fered in behalf of Miss Bessie is that she
was not responsible for her actions, being,
not perfectly hypnotized, but nevertheless
practically completely under the control of
young man who had Influenced rer to
evil
Evening star., 1897-02-17
Good Effect of a Better Feeling
Abroad.
EXTENT OF TEE COUNfRY'S EXPORTS
Nothing New in the Conditions to
Influence Stocks.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star
NEW YORK, February IA continual
tion OF the improvement in the foreign
markets. which was SO manifest yesterday,
was apparent again today. and British
consols were further advanced on the con-
tinued belief that a satisfactory solution Of
the Cretan question will be reached The
market for Americans, however, was a lit
tie lower, which was reflected in the local
market in a deer eased figure for initial
quotations.
Among the influences in the market the
figures representing the country's export
and import trade for January should be
considered. Although the outward trade of
the United States last month has been once
or twice exceeded in the nations history.
Il is still remarkable. The imports during
the present period, however. should not
be overlooked. The manufacturers and
traders are all taking advantage of the OPP
portunity under the present tariff to our-
chase abroad. and in cognizance of this
fact We may note the strong rate of foreign
exchange.
The upward tendency of stocks yesterday J
was undoubtedly due to the covering Of
short contracts There is nothing new in
the conditions to influence stocks. and as
soon as the short interesI has been cur
tailed the market will assume its natural
the early trading. commenced to sag, with
all TIE activity in the induStrials. In con-
trary 10 ting rest Of this list Tobacco.
which the shorts took control Of increas-
ing The price from e.? TO ~ 5-S. Their. is
nothing new IN the company's affairs to
warrant .he rally, the shorts being in stru-
mental In the rise.
The trading in Manhattan today was
characterized by the same feverish con-
ditions. Speculation as regards the next
dividend of this stock seems to have been
definitely settled in the street. they having
come to the conclusion that at the next
meeting of the directors the rate will be
reduced to a four per cent basis. The
statement of earnings for tine December
quarter, the most profitabl one i'm the year.
was certainly a dsagreeable surprise TO
the friends of the company.
The selling of the stock has been by
strong parties, and it is believed that i'm
portant inside holdings have been marketed
in anticipation of the inevitable reduction
of the dividend.
The failure of small bank the Mer-
chants National Bank of Jacksonville Fla ,
was announced shortly after the opening of
the exchange.
The foreign exchange market is un-
changed today, and is still in the same
quiet state. A better feeling regarding the
political situation abroad has stayed the
advance in rates. which remain unchanged
to a fraction lower.
The market continued to sag up to de-
livery hour. when prices commenced to i'm
prove little, closing firm, but with a
reduction for the day.
Evening star., 1897-02-17
wIPING OUT THE SALOONS.
Washington to Adopt the Dispensary
Liquor System.

OLYMPIA. Wash. February 17.-Wash-
ington is on the verge of wiping out all
her saloons and wholesale liquor houses
that governing the sale OF liquors in South
Carolina. The dispensary law, known as
the Cline bill, passed the house by a vote
Of Al ayes to 80 nays. much to the sur
prise Of the house itself.
The measure was supported by nearly all
Of the middle-of-the-road populists and by a
few silver republicans.
The proposed law puts full control of the
liquor traffic in the hands of the governor.
but eliminates from the South Carolina
law the profit system. The governor ap-
points state commission. which in turn
appoints county commissioners, and they
in turn appoint local dispensers of all
liquor being handled through the state
commission with a sufficient profit at
tached to pay all expenses of the different
boards and dispensers. No liquor Is to be
sold at retail to be drunk upon the premj
ses. and minors or drunkards are prohib-
tied from receiving 1t. 1t Is to be sold only
in quantities not less than a pint nor mora
than five gallons.
The promoters are now confident the
measure will pass the senate.
TOPEKA. Kan. February 1.-THE fight
In Kansas for resubmission of the liouor
question Is apparently lost In the state
legislature The house sitting as a com
mittee Of the whole had recommended the
adoption of joint resolution for the re-
submission of the question to the neonIe
In the form of constitutional amend
ment The resol Ltion then came I'D in the
regular order. but failed Of adoption bv a
vote OF " ayes to 60 nays, failing of the
required two-thirds majority of eighty-five
votes. Resubmissionists acknowledge their
defeat.
Evening star., 1897-02-17
Washington Stock Exchnuue

Sales-regular call-I2 O'Clock mIU = .s ,,
road g. at 1Ii Ms,rSps,an MrsSli5an kai ksiI
10 road certificates, $50 at lbs. Washington Gas 5
Gun Carriage. 1Oc at 1sG loo at .s5 2to an sn
100 100 at at 1T; lSe Go at It lsS 100 at 100 at Isl
I0o at l31. Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 12iN !:
~ ~ at l2i% Is at l2th: 10 ut Iai: 10 at 12i.:
After ca!i-American Graphophonc. SO ut OK. W"
District OF Columbia Bonds.-2O- year funs, 5s. I03
1901. currency: lii bid Water stock Ss i.Ssk is
currency. 1llE bid. s.6os, funding currency. iSS1
Miscellaneous Bonds. Metropolitan Railroad Is
aalQH bid Il2 asked Metropolitan Railroad cons s
indebtedness. 10 bid Belt Raiiroad 5sl ~ la M =,
asked lexington Railread 6s, IS bid. II asked d.
ington Gas Company 6s, series A, ll3 bid. wash
% ington Gas Company Us. series b. ia bid Chesa-
can Security and Trust 5s, f. and A. I0a h,d
american An Security and Trust 5s. A. and o., 100
Washington Market Company Sp st &C. e ~, tSs Sis Sia
washington Market Company ext Is. ios bid. Ma Ma.
National hank stocLs.Bank % a ',% Of w,sn,n-on 90,
bid, bid, 80 asked. Metropolitan. 2s5 bid Central
Second IS. 1 SI% iiS asseS i,xsa iIs sa 1
bid bid. c%Smbia %aa, u 125 bid Capital 40 bid iso
Safe Deposit and Trust Companes tfonsi % Safe
ams1isaS asainT'sa Security hGsn
Ind nsiI, Trust s & iss bid, l45 asked Washington Safe
-, Railroad siocks,-capitaI Traction Company. So
Did. % asked Metropolitan, 1O6 bid. Ito asked
Columbia, Al bid
Gas and Electric Light tStocks.-washin,tou Gas.
~ bid, 10 asked. Georgetown Gas, ~ lid u s.
Electric Light. IS bid. 81 asked.
~ Insurance stocks .Firemen's. 20 bid. 10 asked
rranklin, SS bid. Metropolitan. 20 bid, 90 asked
COrcoran, 81 bid Potomac, 6S hid. Arlington IL,
bid. i4o asked German American. 1se lid. Ma
lS asked. Riggs. ~ bid. SH asked Peoples, 81,
bid, ~ asked Lincoln. S1s bid, SIS asked. Com
Title Insurance stocks.-Real Estate Title. DIG
bid. lO7 asked. Columbia Title, bid asked
asked. ~
~. Telephone to'ks.Pennsylvanin. 3s bid. so asked
chesapeake and Potomac. 55 bid, 60 asked Ameri-
can SSsapssp0ns y. b.d asked American
Miscellaneous Stocks. = MergenthaIer Linotype.
d2SH bid 12fA asked. Lanston Monotype. OK bid,
" asked. Washington Market, II bid Great
Falls Ice. 1ls bid. l25 asked. Lincoln Hall, 90
sEx div.
Evening star., 1897-02-17
THE RUBBER TRUST.
Examination of Charles n. Flint, the
TPNnRurNP.

Examination of Charles r.. Flint, the
| Treasurer.
NEW YORK. February 17.-Charles R.
Flints examination before the joint legis-
lattve committee on trusts was continued
today. Mr.. Flint Is the treasurer of the
United States Rubber Company. He ex-
rlained that the capitalization of the COM
panies consolidated by the rubber trust
was as follows: Elkan and Candee Rubber
Company Of New Haven. 10000: the Good
year Metallic Rubber Shoe Company, ST.
COOOOO; Meyer Rubber Company of New
Brunswick. N. j., $2OO,OO0; New Jersey Rub
Ter Company, organized 1870, 500, 900; New
Brunswick Rubber Company. $500, 900: the
american Rubber Company. Cambridge.
Mass. TOO0.OO; Boston Rubber Company
OF Boston and Chelsea. capital $3O0OOO:
Lycoming Rubber Company, slOO.WO: Rub
Der Manufacturing Company StO0ONO
Following this Mr.. Flint was questioned
as to the part he took in the organization
or the United States company.
He parried the question which was aimed
at extracting an admission that he was the
head of the combine and evaded the point
at issue.
Who preceded you as secretary"
John P. Townsend. president of the
knfckerbocker Trust Company
Witness said that when he accepted the
office of treasurer of the rubber company
he found that certificates were issued in
accordance with the law, and that emf
nent counsel had been consulted in every
move and transaction.
Asked II he brought the books of the
company and other data called for yes
terday Mr.. Flint said he had telephoned
the office of the company and done every
thing possible to procure the desired in
formation, but had not succeeded. He,
however, produced the certificate of Or
ganization, which was handed to Senator
Lexow.
DO you mean to be understood as say
ing that as treasurer of the company, you
have never made any effort to discover
whether proper price had been paid for
the properties and for which the s26OOO,
600 was issued?''
The papers were not accessible to me.
The appraising committee were men of
the highest standing and l had the ut
most reliance on their report
In reply to another question witness
said that the report referred to was stow
ed away in the archives of the company in
New Jersey.
Senator Lexow accused the witness of
drawing fine pairs" and demanded yes
or no. to the question as to whether or
not H. b. Hollins & Co., bankers had dis
tributed the stock through the regular
channels.
Evening star., 1897-02-17
GRAIN.
a MAD DOG Sc ARE.
Children Attacked by "a savage Amt
NAL I'm Georgetown.

There was a mad dog scare in George
town this morning. and tine people In
the. neighborhood are still apprchensive.
The whole trouble was caused by a young
bird dog. a setter of white with brownish
markings on the back and front part of
the body. The animal was seen on the
streets last evening by several policemen.
attention being particularly attracted to
him on accolnt of his pugnacioUs tenden-
cies In fighting with every dog that came
across his path
Even early this morning The dog was
seen roaming about. but nothing was
thought of IL until he attacked several
children. fortunately not iujurirg them
Around 10 O'Clock his forenoon the dog
appeared on Jefferson avenue coming
north from street. The little child of
Thomas Athey of loll Jefferson avenue a
well-knowl iceman, was standing in front
of ITS house locking into an Omen window
Luckily. to protect it from the cold and
damp, the mother had put on the child a
heavy coat Seeing the child. the dog ma lie
a bound for it. and jumped on its back.
Fastening its jaws on the child's arm and
endeavoring to bite through the coat sleeve,
The cries of the child drew assistance,
ana 1T the same time scared the dog
which let go its hold. staggered out in
the gutter and went at an uneven gait up
the street.
In front of house 1884 Jefferson avenue.
--''it ." tS,ot, 1NS-Near-OlI col
cfed child. Was sitting. his mother being
III Side the house getting ready to send the
boy on an GRAND. The dog jumped on th..
Child and attempted to get al his face, but
the child instinctively protected itself by
kicking his little feet. The dog seized the
feet and tore the shoes of
1t was still endeavoring TO bite the child
when the screams of the infant attrac ted
the attention of a colored man by the
name OF Briggs, who lived opposite lie
quickly crossed the street. kicked the dog
away. and then struck il with stone
Feeling certain that the animal was mad
he hit II several more times with stones
and Ell ded the existence of the brute.
After careful examination the child of
Mr.. Athey was found to be unhurt and the
little colored bog escaped with the same re-
suit. The dog was examined after being
Killed. and the tongue was found to be
black. This. with lis queer actions, gave
all the impression that the animal was suf-
ferins with rabies. The police started in TO
trace its actions. and the result was found
to be surprising.
The dog was seen on the streets last
evening. and IL is reasonably supposed that
he has gone around the streets of the west
ern section of the city for fully twenty
four hours. Though the animal did not at
tack any human beings, there Is no telling
the number of dogs with whom he came
in contact, and strict efforts wlil he maGe
by the police to locate all animals thong ht
to have been bitten.
Evening star., 1897-02-17
Major McKinley's Condition Pro-
nounced Decidedly Better.
Mr.. HANNA LEAVES FOR CLEVELAND
Col. Dudley Sees the President
Elect About Inaugural Matters.
WHO WERE OTHER CALLERS

CANTON, Ohio. February 17.-Dr. Phil
lips at IL 30 left Major McKinley's room.
much pleased with the improved coEdi-
ton of his patient.
Major Mckinley is decidedly better
he said ''and able to be out of bed today.
1 think he will be able to take drive this
afternoon. He will not. however. be able
to receive callers or do any work this
week"
National Chairman Hanna left for Cleye-
land at 1870 today.
Col. W. w. Dudley of Washington, on
behalf of the inaugural committee, ar
ranged here today that. except the recep-
ton committee. there will be no escort for
the Mckinley party from the train to the
hotel.
Chairman Hanna had nothing to say as
to his visit. He was in close communica-
tion with Major Mckinley. and all visitors
who wished interviews with the latter were
taken care of by Mr.. Hanna during the
morning. 1t is possible Mr.. Hanna may
return to Canton later in the week.
Col. Dudley said it was the original In
tenticn to have the Union Veteran Legion
head military escort, but Maj. Mckinley,
however, fully appreciating the honor of
the escort. desires little display as pos
sible preceding tie inaugural. He says.
remarks Col Dudley, he is as much pri-
vate citizen on March as he Is today, and
desires to maintain the dignity of the high
Office to which he has been elected. The
inaugural and reception committee VIII.
therefore. receive the President-elect and
family and escort them to their rooms at
the Ebbitt House.
Col. Dudley left at 1870 for Washington.
A gentleman who is in the city to see
Maj. Mckinley is w. c. Cox of Morrelton
Ark. He says the object of his visit is to
interest the President-elect in the ex-slave
pension movement, as proposed in Senator
Thurstons bill.
Mr.. Cox says there are upward of 10000
slaves in Arkansas and he represents about
5000 of them. He will probably not get to
see the President-elect for a few days.
Another visitor today was II. s. Diesem
of La Maure N. D.. an ex-member of the
state senate. Mr.. Diesem would like an
appointment consulate. He brings in
dorsements from Gov. F. A. Briggs, Lieut.
Gov. j. NJ Devine. eX-Goy. Roger Allin,
number of state senators and members of
the legislature and other prominent officials
and citizens of North Dakota.
Evening star., 1897-02-17
BOUND FOR CHARLESTON.
Secretary Herbert and Party to Visit
the Blockading Fleet.

A distinguished party will leave here this
afternoon to visit the naval squadron now
engaged in a sham blockade of the port of
Charleston, S. c. The trip will be made in
private car over the Atlantic Coast !ine
The party Included Secretary and Miss
Herbert, Mrs. Benjamin Micou, Mrs Rich
ardson Clover, Mrs. w. H. II. Souther.anI.
Mrs. George p. Harrison. ex-senator NJ c.
Butler. Col. 7. Stobo Farrow and Mr..
Lewis H. Finney. Secretary Herbert's pri-
v2te secretary. Attorney General Harmon.
Capt. Wintz of the British navy and Others
Will follow on E. later train.
The Secretary AMI party will arrive AT
charleston tomorrow morning at O'Clock
and after a short stay at the Charleston
Hotel will embark at ii o'clock on the
revenue cutter Colfax to review the feet
and visit the flagship.
returning at O'Clock. the Secretary will
hold reception at the city hall, and he
VIII make an address at the banquet of tn,
chamber OF commerce In the evening
Friday morning the party will drive abou;
the city and make calls. At night they will
atteEC a be II, given in honor of the Sec
retary and the officers of the fleet.