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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
LLOYD COMMITTED TO JAIL
Punishment Istsd Out to the Nan Who
Stole Law Books.
Plea Made by the Accused That He
Was Out Of Work and
Hungry.

Thomas w. Lloyd, who was arrested yes
terday, today pleaded guilty before Judge
kimball Of stealing a law volume from the
law library of Congress. and was given the
maximum sentence. eleven months and
twenty-nine days in jail
Mr.. George F. Curtis, custodian Of the
law library, stated that the robberies of
books from the Capitol have been going on
for long time, some of the most costly
volumes having been taken. In one in
stance a book which cost the government
$500. and cannot be replaced because it is
now out OF print. was stolen. and another
one which cost $40 was stolen. The ag-
81 egate of the thefts would, he said, reach
many thousands of dollars.
So annoying had the larcenies become to
those in charge that when the congression-
al committee investigated the conduct of
the library some months ago Mr.. Curtis
asked that steps be taken to check the
book from the library give a receipt for
it. and when he returned it get back his
receipt. From some cause, however, which
cannot be clearly explained, the committee
took NO action Mr.. Curtis suggestio l.
and the depredations continued.
Several months ago suspicion began to at
tach to Lloyd, and a watch was set to
catch him. He, however, skillfully eluded
the net until yesterday, when one of the
attaches OF the library noticed that Lloyd
when going away from the building seemed
to be of abnormal size about the waist.
The matter was at once reported to the
off1cer in charge, who sent Capitol Police
man Adams after Lloyd and arrested him
short distance away. Upon being taken
back to the library Mr.. Curtis had a talk
with Lloyd. The latter confessed, telling
where he had left the books for sale, and
upon visiting those places several volumes
were recovered by Mr.. Curtis. Other books
which had been stolen by Lloyd were found
in his room.
Upon being questioned by Judge Kimball
as to his reasons for stealing the books,
Lloyd said it was because he could get no
employment, and was hungry.
Judge Kimball asked Lloyd If he did not
lose his position in the library because of
drink, and he admitted that such was the
case.
In passing sentence the court said he re-
garded the crime of which Lloyd had
punishment and he then imposed the
penalty above stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
JUDGE PVGH's TRIAL DAY.
Three PolAee0eA Before Him ON {
variety Of Charges.

Three Poa&eeAeA Before Him On a
variety Of Charges.
There we're three cases tried before Judge
Pugh today. the first involving charges
against Detective B. T. Rhodes. 1t was
alleged tina: he had given aid and advice
to Victor Goyer to the detriment and dis
advantage Of Mrs. Dora weisser. The COM
plant Was made by Mrs. weisser. VINO
keeps a boarding house at No. 1924 Bright
wood avenue.
Judge Pugh inquired I'm what manner
the officers conduct had resulted In any
disadvantage to her. and she said she did
not know
There's nothing in this case" remarked
the judge, and the detective was told that
1t was not necessary for him to make a
statement.
The case Of Policeman J. w. Burroughs
of the third precinct, against whom there
was a charge Of failure to pay an alleged
Indebtedness OF $40 to DIR. John A. Nc
Lean, a dentist, was next called.
Not guilty was the surprising plea of
the officer. for Judge Pugh held a copy of
Judgment against him for the amount
mentioned and costs.
The policeman thus called upon ,or
an explanation. declared he had paid :he
bill in full and showed a receipt which so
stated.
The account. he said. was contracted be-
fore he became member of the police
force, and this, Judge Pugh said, settled
the matter. for a debt incurred before he
had become a policeman could not be con-
sidered.
Mounted Policeman William H. West
was charged with having failed to pay a
debt after making promise to Major
Moore that he would do so.
The bill was a balance of $3.50. and he
owed 1t to a blacksmith for shoeing his
horse. He said he had done the best he
could with the means at his command. His
promise to settle the account next pay day
was satisfactory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
LINE AND STAFF DISPUTE.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Con-
stdering a Way Of Settling IL.

-ASsiStaut secretary HOOSeven Ton.
stdering a Way Of Settling IL.
Acting Secretary Roosevelt is known TO
be giving consideration to a plan for set
Ting the lamertable controversy between
the line and staff of the navy
The plan, of course. will have to be adopt
ed by the Navy Department and enacted
into law by Congress. The proposition, It
is said, involves the amalgamation of the
line and engineer corps and the ultimate
dissolution of the latter. Existing condi-
lions. however, will not be changed.
The officers at present in the engineer
corps with the possible exception Of those
VINO have just entered that branch of the
service, will remain as engineers. The
same Is true of those who are now line OIL
GERS, but it is proposed to change the
course or study at the Naval Academy 81,
as TO give every cadet a thorough and
practical knowledge of steam engineering
winch will be equal to that which is now
impaired to the engineering cadets. There
VIII be no line or engineering branch. and
upon graduation the men will be assigned
below at the engines. There is to be a
corps OF passed assistant and chief enpi-
neers. the members of which shall yolun-
teer TOT the duty after having reached the
craze OF lieutenant, Junior grade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Eugenie's "Grandson."
From the Philadelphia Record.

Ex-Empress Eugene recently arrived in
PGris. to be pr esent at the examination of
her grandson at the Military Academy of
st. Cyr. Those who have seen the future
officer of ertiliery say that he locks very
much like his father. Prince Louis, who
was killed In 1879 by the Zulus. The young
man is now nineteen years old, and goes
by the name of Wallie Kelly. His history
Is interesting. His mother was a daughter
of a London tailor. and a teacher by pro-
fession. 1t Is claimed that Prince Louis
and Miss Kelly were secretly married, but
there Is no proof of this. Miss Kelly SUBJ
sequently became the wife of gardener,
and is now living in Australia. Upon the
death of her son, the ex-empress placed
her grandson at school in Paris, whittier
she frequently goes to visit him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Spotting Tobacco Leaves.
From the Hartford Post.

This summers tobacco crop in New Eng
land Is likely to produce a papery. light
bodied leaf of smaller size than usual. The
buyers ordinarily regard such as unde-
sirable and find it difficult to market it
readily for wrapper purposes. As a result
sporting Of tobacco in the field is now
going On extensively. The idea in spotting
the tobacco is to initiate the Sumatra leaf,
v hich Is quoted at a higher price.
Yankee ingenuity comes to the fore, and
one Connecticut tobacco raiser offers to
place in the hands Of the farmers a perfect
formula and apparatus for yielding spots
restricting knowledge to the Individual
With two-thirds of the crop spotted. and
In many hands. Connecticut tobacco will
sell better. the raisers say, than Sumatra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
q GRAIN.
BALTIMORE Markets.

BALTIMORE. Nd, Augast 21.-F7our firm un-
changed-receipts. II .ss7 barrels: exports, 2,l7p
turrels; sales, *75 barrels. Wheat strong and
higher-spot and month, sl.06ssasl o6Is: September
el067ea$ ON; steamer No. red el.0s4sasl 0s,l
STOCK, "a. $40 bushels: sales 1900 sushels =
southern wheat b. sample. $l.O2asi .07ls: DO on
grade $1.Oia&l.01- Corn strocg-spot and month";
S5AAS5h; September, s5xass: steamer mixed, :ss
33h-res eipts. 1A3073 bushels; exports. 42.57 bush
saatlsern white corn, IS; do. yellox. a5as6. Oats
steady-No. white. new, 2Shac&: No. 2 mixed
stock l1E.lel hu.hcls- Rye stroag ard hisner-
No. ns.rssy. ozsSzh; No. western. % bid-re-
ceipfA. ASH bushals: exports. nnn-. stork lsa2z
bushels. Hay Hsm--ci1ice Timothy, $13afl3. 80.
Grain he1ghts rathsr Quiet, unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Washington Stock Exchange.

sa,es-rer,,lar c.,l--,o o.,.,o., - e..
Carriage. loo at q, cco,S ann,... Is aai r. Gun
AT Ia n m I6 a a, III A-A"S'"~ 'ion"tsIe, ivo
District az GoI1mh,, - Rsnas aa-,. ,,.,
loI bid. so-year Fund roId "a lis la una M
Md ',,I'.S.' Ia" oia' fuhd' currency S1s, III
Hs,ai,s NJ. a.,
ia b,J Ms,rox.Is,a p ns,u railroad o.
Mrtnonoitan Rsilr..a c.rs,r a eons os. ~ 'ha-
A lI5 i,id N.,ra,,;, pi, 81 ,nneeu'Tih'7 -.
in.,,, no naa. ietr1potan Railroad Certificate Of
a.Io5 - -, ipoi2 pld belt Iaiiroad os, ~
pm..s 81 ,on isshfoaa U, w asked Columbia
ser A. q I'm ia oi% as,,,g,.n Gas Csnany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
DAck AGAIN IN THE SERVICE.
Reinsfat enaent of Miss SydnOr, III
az sts Army Nurse.

Reinsfatenaen of Miss SydnOr, nm
~ -!ts Army Nurse.
The reinstatement of Miss Ellen F. Sgd
nor n the government printing office is
particularly interesting from the fact that
it was through the influence brought 10
bear upon the President by Senators Hoar,
Lodge and others that permitted such a.
tionc through an amendment of civil serv-
ice rule IN. which Mr.. Mckinley ordered
just before leaving the city.
The rule as amended permits the re-
1nstatement in the classified service of
army nurses on the same terms as ex-sol-
diers. Miss Sydnor was a nurse during
the war, and as such was stationed at
Winchester. Va, her family being stanch
unionists during the war. with the result
that they lost their home and property
through their loyalty. Miss Sydnor was
removed from the government printing Of
flee September Z. 1894.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
WILL BE INVESTIGATED.
The Case of a Captain Said to Have
Ignored Quarantine Regulations.

The Case of a Captain Said to Have
Ignored Quarantine Regulations.
Surgeon General Wyman has referred to
the bureau of navigation the case of the
captain of the steamship Romola, said to
have entered the capes outside Norfolk
without reporting for quarantine inspection.
The case will be investigated, and If need
be prosecuted.
The officer of the quarantine service at
Old Point Comfort reports that the ship
entered direct from MADEIRA, but unofficial
reports say she first touched at Philadel-
phia in which case a second quarantine
inspection would not be necessary. There
is no infection at Madeira, but this is one
Of the cases in which the marine hospital
service enforces the quarantine laws
rigidly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Bail Not Satisfactory.

Counsel for Mildred Campbell, the col
ored woman committed to Jail early this
month by the coroner to await the action
Of the grand jury on charge Of having
been responsible for the death of Mrs
Abbie Comphoer. through the performance
Of criminal operation. yesterday after
noon made another unsuccessful attempt
to secure the woman's release on bail.
They offered as bondsmen Martin "
Webb and VIM. H. Horseman in the sum
Of $500. but they were not satisfactory
to the district attorney, and Judge Bradley
refused to accept either of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
FILED A CAVEAT.
Mrs. Annie Lester Proposes to Con-
test Her Husbands Will.

Mrs. Annie Lester PrOpOses to Con-
test Her Husbands Will.
Amelia E. Lester today. through her at
torneys, Messrs. Tallmadge A. and Will
ton J. Lambert. filed in the Probate Court
a caveat to the will of her husband. the
late Morgan HI. Lester, who died in this
city in May last. The caveat alleges that
the pretended will is not the real last will
and testament Of Morgan H. Lester, and
that if executed at all was procured by the
undue influence, opportunities and threats
of one Mary E. Williams, some other
person or persons. at present unknown to
the caveator, and prays that the paper
writing may be refused probate and that
Proper issues may be framed and certified
to the Circuit for trial by jury.
The will in question bears date June 2.
1892. and purports to leave the entire es-
tate. said to be worth about $4,000. to
Mary E. Williams, a sister of the tcstator.
while it is alleged that Mr.. and Mrs. Les
ter We're not married until February, 1897.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
The Permit Denied.

Several days ago application was made
to the Commissioners for permit to dis
pense from a wagon stationed at different
points about the streets lunches and eat
ahles for the benefit Of the all-nighters.
The proposition was to keep this wagon on
the streets from sunset to sunrise. 1t has
been found, however, that the Commission
ers are without authority to grant such
permission, because 1t would amount to the
occupancy of public spaces for private pur-
poses, and this is denied by the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Low Water Alarm.

An apparatus for sending an electric
alarm when the water in a boiler sinks to
the danger limit consists of a mercury
tube incased in metal fitting and attach
ed to the boiler by a pipe and elbow in
serted at low water level. Two platinum
wire ends are let into the sides of the tube
above the normal position of the mercury
one being attached to the fitting and the
other to the insulated binding screw at the
top, there being thus but one wire to the
bell and battery. Sc long as the water is
high enough it maintains its position i'm the
pipe and the mercury is kept below the
wire ends, but should the water fall be
low the line the pipe fills with steam, the
mercury rises above the wire ends, and an
electrical circuit is formed and the alarm
bell sounds continuously until the water
Is again above the danger line
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Breach inuthe sandy HOOK pen,n.u,o.

Gen. J. M. Wilson, chief of engineers,
has returned from Seabright, NJ. He
went there Thursday afternoon, and
yesterday held a public hearing on the
question Of closing the breach in the
,Sardy Hook peninsula. Congress appro-
priated $4,000 to close the breach IL it was
thought best by the War Department. Ar
guments were made for and against by
many people General Wilson will make
report to- the Secretary Of War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

Er4e Anxious to Meet Hawkins.
NEW YORK. August 21.-Frank 'Erne of
Buffalo is put with challenge to .Dar'
Hawkins 6e California. Erne will meet
Hawkips fpr twenty rounds at 128 pounds
beforei the Club Offering the best induce
ment9rf all "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening, the high
est and the lowest and the closing rrices II
the New York stock market today, as re
ported by Corson * Mccartney, members
New York stock exchange. Correspondents
Messrs. Moore & Schley. No. ~ Broadway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

Consul General Osborne Here.
Judge l. W. Osborn. Of Nebraska, the
new consul general to Apia, Samoa, was at
the State Department today receiving in
structfons. He will leave for his post
about September 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Best Ey1dence 81 sProsperttx.

McKEESP0RT. Pa. August 2l.-The
5000 employes Of the National Rolling
4iii Company at this place received notice
at noon today Of a 10 per cent advance IN
their wages. to take effect September /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

1t matters little what it is that you wan,
whether a situation or servant-a
want sd. in The Star will reach the
person who can fill your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Government Bonds,
Quotations reported by Corson G. Macart-
rey. bankers
Grain ana Cotton M.rket..

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1927 st, members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs
Lsdenburg. Thalmann & Co.. New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

II You want anything. try an ad. in III.
will get an answer. -. =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
One Marriage

One Marriage License Today.
A marriage license was issued today to
Kennie E.. Corban and Florence TAYLOR.
both Of Harrisonburg. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
soNA-rrDE CIRCULATION.

4 roference to the statement be-
low will show that the circulation
sworn to 10 4 bona fide one.
It 10 easily possible for a news
paper with an elastic conscience to
swell its legitimate circulation enor-
mously. in order to deceive adver.
tisers. by sending out thousands Of
papers to newsstands. which are re-
turnable, and which are In fact re-.
turned. but nevertheless are In
cluded In what purports to be an
honest statement Of circulation.
Intelligent advertisers however.
Judge by results, and bogus circula-
lions don't give them.
The family circulation Of The Star IL
many thousands in excess OF any
other Washington paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

solemnly swear that the above statement rep
resents only the number of copies of THE EVEN
ING STAR circulated during the six secular days
ending Friday, August 20, lssz-hat il, the num-
Der of copies actually sold, delivered, furnish
ed or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona
Hde purchasers or subscribers, and that none Of
the copies so counted are returnable to or remain
in the office unsold.
j. F. NEWBOLD,
Supt. Circulation Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
twenty-irst day of August, A. D. 1897.
HENRY E COOPER,
Notary Public. D. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

Circulation of The Evening STAR
SATURDAY, August II, 1897. 81, OS0
MONDAY, August 10, 1897. ................26,2 01
TUESDAY, August II, 1891. &c, 493
WEDNESDAY, August Is, 1881. 28,575
THURSDAY, August 10, 1897 26, $50
FRIDAY, August 70, 1891. .2s,293
IOtai -166sO91
Daily average. ,B15
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

Joseph Suell.. in charge of the baggage
car Of the New York train. was positive,
SO he testified. that the whistle was blown.
but he did not hear the bell.
Wardel Mackiin, head brakeman. didn't
notice the whistle. so he stated, but he
heard a bell ringing. He could not state
positively that the bell was on his train.
Joseph II. Cougle. hagman Of the train.
John e. Norwood. in charge Of the bag
w. Smith, colored, a wagon driver. were
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-12
REAK rLArFoKM sPKEcH.

While Mr. Mckinley was sailing
through West Virginia in his parlor
car on the c. & o. he made a few rear
platform speeches, where he could not
help it. At Handley, in the Kanawha
Valley. a curious crowd of men, women
and children collected and. of course.
the President was called on to come
out and show himself and address
them. But Mckinley did not care TO
bother with so small an assemblage.
and Uncle John Sherman stepped out
and spake thus:
ladies and Gentlemen. Boys and Girls.
I did not know there were so many peo-
ple in this part OF the State. You seem
prosperous and happy. We are Just going
10 a great stroll .n Tennessee. / wish you
all could go along, but We have not room
No doubt those folks who Cooked
prosperous and happy TO Sherman's
eyes. would have preferred to have had
Mr.. Mckinley address them with one
Of his last falls prosperity speeches,
but the President is lying low just
now. Or perhaps he had been inform
ed that at this very mining town of
Handley a reduction of twenty per cent.
in the wages of the miners was made
not very long after his Inauguration.
So. no wonder he preferred to let
"Icicle John" speak.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-12
IN .pRnrECr. COTTON.

The effort of the Senate at the be-
hest of a mistaken Southern Senator,
10 hoodwink the South into the belief
tina. it is getting a share of protection
by putting a 20 per cent. duty on raw
cotton. is as great a farce as the SINH
lar effort of the same buncoists to bluff
the farmer into believing he is getting
a share of protection by putting tarl1
on the wheat which he sells abroad.
The news of this extraordinary action
created surprise everywhere, because,
as the New York World says, this
country has been producing cotton in
such lavish abundance that its price
has sunk below the cost of profitable
growing. it has surprised most persons
TO learn that we have in import trade
in this staple In fact, we import cot
ton to the extent of s6,OOO,OO0 a year,
and the imposition of tariff duty upon
it promises harm in some of our indus
tries.
Most of our cotton is what is knCAn
as short staple On the Sea Islands of
the Southern coast we produce a very
fine long-fbred cotton Familiarity
known as Sea Island. We do not pro-
duce enough of this cotton TO supply
the demand of our own lace mills and
the like. and as the area in which 1t
can be produced is narrowly limited,
we are forced to import an additional
supply from India, Egypt and some
African countries other than Egypt.
The proposed tariff duty on this i'm
ported cotton will practically exclude IT.
II will benefit nobody here, but on the
contrary compel us to send abroad
much of our ordinary cotton now man
ufactured here, for lack of long staple
to mix with it. Under this duty-if it
is imposed-we shall not grow any
more Sea Island cotton than we grow
now. but we shall manufacture fewer
laces and goods of that character, en-
ploy fewer hands in some forty-odd
mills. and reduce our home market for
all the qualities of cotton used in those
mills"
There is no feature of the proposed
tariff which promises less of benefit
to anybody than this absurd cotton
duty