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Evening star., 1897-05-19
MAKES A. GENEROUS OFFER.
Rockefeller VIII Give $2JO,OO0 t
Baptist Home Mission Society.

Rockefeller VIII Give $2JO,OOO to
Baptist Home Mission Society.
PITTSBURG. Pa, May 19.-The most i'm
portant of the May anniversaries Of the
Northern Baptists began this morning,
when President H. K. Porter of this city
called the American Baptist Home Mission
Society to order for its sixty-fifth annual
meeting About 1,O0O delegates from all
parts of North America were in eheir seats
when thecopNentton opened. After bidding
the delegafesd welcome, he briefly referred
to the Offer obJohn D. Rockefeller to give
$500 toi cfear the society of debt IL
similar amount was raised before July l.
1897 Mr.j EnHter said that while the
amount was NIT vet in hand, 1t would be
before tina. dase named.
The report Of the executive board. which
was thent rkt4d by Chairman Harrison.
stated th4t fhR fiscal year ending Nav 81.
1887, hads beent the most perplexing in the
history of the society. The year began
with debt Of $50, 6,2i5.41. and with a scale
Of expenditures considerably In advance Of
the anticipated receipts No new work Of
Importance w&s undertaken, and ratrench-
ment wastmade where advisable. The new
plan of. 0p-oRfration with the white ara
colored RRptiffs Of the south, which went
into effect in 1866 in North Carolina and
Alabama. dhad been extended to South Gar
oiina and VtHBinia with most hanny snd
benefciah Fe4glts. The number Of cfI.rchas
aided by gifts and loans during the vasr
was ninety-Qne. 's''
Evening star., 1897-05-19
TWO CONDUCTORS MISSING.


were Delegates to the Convention NJ
the D. II. &. at hos Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Cal. May 1O-Cornelius
Curran OF Baltimore and c. e. Dunn of
Huntingto2. Ind. both delegates to the
conductors convention. have mysteriously
disappeared. leaving absolutely no clue to
their whereabouts. Curran, who was ac
companfed to this city by his wife and two
children. left his apartments at the Clifton
House early Monday morning, telling his
Vile he would return about noon. She has
neither seen nor heard from him since. and
as ne had on his person $1l0 and a gold
watch, grave fears for his safety are enter
tained by his family and friends.
Dunn. who II also married, but unaccon,.
panied ny his family. disappeared about the
Hotel Before leaving he deposited his
valuabies With the proprietor Of the hotel
The police have been diligently searchinr
for the missing men. but no trace OF them
has been found.
Evening star., 1897-05-19
SENATORS IN COURT.
Trial Of the Base Ball Players for
Violating Sunday Law.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. May 19.-The at
tcrneys of the Washington and Cleveland
base ball players. who were brought into
the police court today for playing ball on
Sunday were treated to a surprise.
Judge Soldiers. counsel for players, filed a
motion to quash the proceedings, when
Judge Fielder called the cases up. This
was promptly overruied, as was also the
demurrer. Then q written demand for a
separate trial and a trail by jury in each
case was presented and promptly granted
by the court.
This was entirely unexpected by the at
torneys for the players, and for few
minutes they seemed rather crestfallcn.
Judge Soldiers then asked permission to
withdraw the demand, but Prosecutor Ken
nedy objected and
Judge Fielder refused to consent The
attorneys then requested that Jno. Powell
be tried first. and the other cases be con-
tinued until more distant date. This the
prosecutor acceded to as a matter of cour-
tesy. and Power. case will be commenced
tomorrow afternoon, while all of the other
cases were set for July 10.
Evening star., 1897-05-19
AT THE, WHITE HOUSE
The President Erected BY = Luge Humber
Of Callers
Defesatsh Of German Luthera.s-
Presenting sthe Claims ana Quali-
acetfo4s of Candidates.

Ex-senator. Blackburn Of Kentucky pai1
his respects to President Mckinley today.
They were members of the ways and means
committee Of the House together and per-
sonally are good friends. Mr.. Blackburn s
interest is now in the coming state demo-
cratic convention Of Kentucky, to be held
June 2. The ex-senator will dominate the
convention. and promises a silver platform
on which to make the fight this year: He
says he is confident the democrats will win
Senator Blackburn was at the White
House shortly after President Mckinley
was inaug"rated. He had not been there
before for three years.
Senator Mason made a social visit to the
President with Mrs. Judge Florin c. Col
Inns and Mrs. Bass wife of State Senator
Bass of Chicago.
Representative Hemingway of Indiana
presented James B. Gamble and Jesse Weik
OF Indiana. Mr.. Gamble wants to be col
lector of customs at Sitka.
Civil Service Commissioner Proctor had
an interview with the President. A men,
Der of the cabinet yesterday asserted that
the President would make no changes in
Senator Pritchard and Representative
Pierson of North Carolina recommended to
the president today the appointment of H.
d Harkins Of Asheville as collector of in
district. ~ ~ o'''''
Col. Pat. McCaull of Virginia saw the
PRESIDENT and had pleasant talk with
MN. Col McCaull has an application in
ZOE good consulate. and may land
Recorder of Deeds Cheatham called cn
the President
Hooert Taber and his wife. formerly Julia
MarioWe' were callers. and were pleasantly
received by the President.
German Lutheran Visitors.
Fifty ministers of the German Lutheran
synod. which has been In session i'll Balti-
more, were received by the President They
were headed by Rev. Frederick Brand of
Pittsburg
Callers md Candidates..
Judge o. NJ. Denny of Oregon, who has
been presented by western republicans for
minister TO China, was at the White House
with Senators Mcbride and Wilson. 1t Is
limited that the mission has been promised
elsewhere
Senator Deboe and Representative Colson
Of Kentucky presented W. A. Gaines, Leslie
Combs and j. L. Bosley. Gaines wanted
to be recorder of deeds and then filed ap-
plication for register of the treasury.
Senator Deboe was given to understand
today that the register of the treasury is
going to another man, but the President
said he would take care of Gaines, who Is
prominent colored republican. Mr..
Bosley would like to get treasury auditor
ship.
Senator Deboe is said to be still urging
c. E. Sapp for collector of internal revenue
Of Louisville. 1t is stated that Senator
Vest and other democrats would defeat the
nomination of Mr.. Sapp because Of his con-
nection with the A. P. A. This may pre-
vent the nomination of Mr.. Sapp.
Evening star., 1897-05-19
A VOICE FROM THE DEEP
Bottle Picked Up Bearing Message From .
Lost Vessel.
First Tidings Of Steamer Manistee,
Which FOundered I'm q Gale
Fourteen Years Ago.

BAYFIELD,, Wis. May 19.-Five miles
south of this harbor, half imbedded in the
sand on the beacfQ James Taggart, lum-
herman, discovered the first message from
the forty PERSONS who peIished in the wreck
of the steamer Manistee nearly fourteen
years ago. 1t was a note carefully inclosed
in a heavy glass bottle. The writing had
faded with the lapse Of years. and the
glass of the bottle was worn thin with its
constant beating against the sandy shores
of Chequamagon bay. The message on the
note was as follows. ''''
November, 1888
LIEF. Bayfield, at 10 pm. just in sight
of Michigan light house. We may not sur
vive the storm. Heavily laden and hard to
turn in the storm.
CAPTAIN MCKAY,
Steamer Manistee."
The writing had faded so as to be almost
illegible. There is general impression In
this town that the message is genuine. The
action OF the sand and waves on the bottle
shows that 1t had been tossed around the
beach for a long time. The faded writing
also proves eoncl1sively that the note was
Tot written few weeks or months ago for
the purpose of a hoax.
The Manistee was a wooden steamer and
was owned by the Lake Michigan and Lake
Superior line and traded between Chicago
and Duluth. On the night she went down
she was on the way from Bayfield, to On
tOnaSOn, on ner trip to Chicago. 1t was to
have been the last trip of the season and
Ii was late IN November. A north gale be-
gan shortly after the steamer left port and
the weather was bitterly cold. the thermom-
eter registering near the zero mark.
The fate of the Manistee was never
known The steamer City of Duluth of the
same line left Bayfield, just ahead of the
lost ship. and for a lorg time that night
saw her lights. When last seen she was
Clear of the group of islands at the mouth
OF the bay. known as the Apostles. When
the non-appearance of the Manistee made
the officials of the line anxious a searching
expedition was fitted out.
The only result of this was the finding of
some wreckage from the lost boat Out of
the forty persons on board when she went
down no one was left to tell how the steam
er sank, nor were any bodies washed
ashore.
With the exception Of the floating wreck
age, nothing was ever found from the
steamer until Taggart picked up the bottle
"A belief has been general that the ma
cnlnery OF the steamer gave out that night
IN the gale and the spray had frozen over
the rails of the life boats so that it was
Impossible to lower them to save the crew
ms is further strengthened by the fact
that the City of Duluth went through the
gale all right. The cargo of the Manistee
was largely mill stuffs and therefore sbs
COULD not nave been overdeep in the water
Evening star., 1897-05-19
MIR. LYMAN'S NEW OFFICE.
Now Chief of the Stationery Divf
sion, Treasury Department..

sion, Treasury Department.
Mr.. Charles Lyman has been appoint
ed chief of the stationery division of
the Secretary's Office, Treasury De-
partment, vice Mr.. Rhodes of Massa-
chusetts. recently dismissed for 'inatten-
ttcn to duty" Mr.. Lyman has been in
public life long time. and Is probably one
of the best-known civil service reform
advocates in the federal service. Many
years ago he was assistant chief of the
Natfonery division. under Mr.. Sturtevant,
who lost his place under the last demo-
cratic administration. Later he was chief
clerk of the treasurer's Office. While there
he conducted most Of the examinations in
the Treasury Department, and showed
scch aptitude for that work that In May,
der the CIVIL service commission. He
served IN that capacity until April, 1886.
when he was appointed q member of the
civil service commission. He afterward
mained in that office until May, 1885, when
he resigned. since which time he has been
engaged in private business.
Having served In the Union army during
the war, he was eligible to reinstatement
In the classified service under rule Of
the civil service rules. Secretary Gage
made requisition on the civil service COM
mission for his appointment as chief of
the stationery division. and it, therefore,
became necessary for him to take the
same medicine he had so often adminis-
tered to others, In the shape OF an exam
ination to test his fitness for the office.
The examination was made by Mr.. Jud-
sen, examiner for the Treasury Depart
mert. under the direction of the treasury
hoard on promotions. consisting OF Messrs.
Vanderlip. swayze and Brackett. He
passed the ordeal with flying colors. maxi
ing record Of 9S.47 per cent out of DOS
sible 100. sss E
Evening star., 1897-05-19
WOMEN IN THE PARADE.

Feature of the Coming Recert,o, O.,
w. >. Bryan in Cleveland.
special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CLEVELAND. Ohio. May 19.-Part of ths
irosran Of the Bryan meeting here June 2
is parade in which women Will march
A feature Of this political pageant win he
the appearance of sixteen women dres..d
IN ,aa snver and one In gold. The women par
eeipatlne are members of the Bryan Wo-
mans League Of Cleveland.
Evening star., 1897-05-19
FOOTE WILL NOT COMPETE,
Former Tennis Champion Cannot Z
ter for New England Cham pionshi

Former Tennis Champion Cannot En-.
ter for New England ChampiOnship.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. May 10.-Arthur
E. Foote, formerly intercollegiate tennis
champion. has cabied to his parents in this
city that he will not enter the tournament
for the New England championship. sched-
uled to begin on the grounds of the New
Haven Lawn Club next Tuesday. Mr..
Foote won the New England trophy Gun.
Valued at $RU. for two consecutive years.
anu needed but one more year to hold 1t
permanently.
he has. however. been in France on busi
ness since last summer, and cannot com.
pete, although till recently he intended tn
England champion 90 A>e"
Evening star., 1897-05-19
WE'RE EATEN ny C.xx,..s

Nonnrmntf"n of Report COncerutn~
en'ensfefn and His Companion.
DAN FRANCISCO. May I9.-The bripan-
.ihe Gaiiiee. which arrived yesterday from
idhlti. brought confirmation of the rews
Una, young Lichtenstein. the wealthy En-
gHShman. had been killed by cannibaIs on
me santa Cruz Islands The Officers 70
cei' ed the story from a vessel that touch-
ed at Papete. "' ''ueh-
Nothing is known as to the identify q,
al the same time anu ea'en
Evening star., 1897-05-19
WILLIAM THORNE DEAD.

Was a Prominent Abolftionist-Con-
nected With Underground Railway.
WEST CHESTER. Pa, May 19.-J. Will
iams Thorne. who was conspicuous in the
ranks of the abo,itionists. died at his home
IN salisbury yesterday. aged eighty-one
years He was prominent agent in the
work of helping runaway slaves into free
dom by means of the underground railway.
Some years ago Mr.. Thorne's land inter-
ests led him to locate in North Carolina
where shortly after he became a member
OF the legislature. During his membership
OF that body he was most vigorously and
persistently attacked by the southern MEM
bers.
Evening star., 1897-05-19
naItimuore Markef..

BALTIMORE. May l9.-F7our Inactive and frm~r,
unchanged-receipts i0.61S barreis exports. 1855
lerrels. Wheat duh and easy-srot and month.
7sAa7 a7st: July, StM asked; August. T2Hs asked-
veceps. S,Ge9 bnshels; exports none: stock, 49,
Corn steady-spot. 505sa30H; month. 2gtsas0; June.
2ka2Y&; July: 2y5ss19h: steamer mixed 27Ila
21-receipts q. y! hussels expnrfs i6S y7i husi-
els; stock 62i .0iS bushels: salss. 3600O buxhels-
southern white corn. -: do. yellow. a. Data arm
ceipts, 0,fll hushels: exports. nane: stock 0O628
bslsheis. Rye weak-No. 2 nearby, 3o14a 40 No. :
western. 4oaa0H-receipts, Ion lpasheis: exports
lone: stock %. 500 hushels Hay stessly-cssice
tinothy, 1SSoAe14.0o. Grain freishts veg qaiet.
unchanged sugar steady. unchanged Butter weak
sech.nsed EkEs and ciisess steady. unchanged.
Whisky Wnclrang1l
Evening star., 1897-05-19
FLOOD LOSSES s1a,soo.on,.

Eeifef at New Orleans That the D,,
ger Point Has Passed.
ST LOUIS. Mo-, May IA speciaI tn tho
Rsrublic from New Orleans, La. saws. 7,
is thought there will be no further damage
doGe by the overflow.
Tine losses in Louisiana are estimated at
*.f5tu"; in Mississippi at $S,5m,OOO. end
IN Arkansas at si.25O.OOO or a total of Sl3.-
JSlGD. not serious a loss as In MANY
previous years of overflow. when the river
was not nearly as high as it IL now
Evening star., 1897-05-19
COAT MAKERS JOIN THE STRIKE

Prospect That 5000 Operatives Will
he Out This Week.
PHILADELPHIA, May 10.-The coat
makers branch of the Garment Workers
uricn, to the number of I'D. Joined the
garment workers strike for an increase in
wages this morning. Several branches of
the union also decided last night TO 1oin
in the strike. and meetings will be held
This afternoon and evening by other
branches OF the organization. 1t Is be-
heved that unless the contractors accede
to the demands there will be from 1000 to
$3.50 garment workers on strike by the
end OF the week.
Evening star., 1897-05-19
ROW IN THE RANKS OF THE A. p. A,
Eighteen Councils in Mfsxouri md
Kansas Under SuspcnxiOn.

Kansas Under Suspcnsion,
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, May 19.--The Republic
this morning says: tremendous sensa-
tion has been produced in the ranks of the
American Protective Association in every
section OF Missouri by the suspension of
eighteen councils of the order in St. Louis
and Kansas. for participating in the recent
rump convention held in this city under the
Misrepresentation that it was a regularly
called state council of the organization.
In addition to this half-a-dozen of the
most prominent members of several of the
suspended councils have been individually
suspended and will have to answer to
charges before the regularly constituted
authorities
Evening star., 1897-05-19
OSCAR WILDE RELEASED.
Says He VIII Continue to Write Owe
His Own SIGNATURE

His Own Signature.
LONDON, May 19.-Oscar Wilde, VINO
was sentenced on May 25, 1895. with Taylor
a companion, to two years Imprisonment
at hard labor. after having been convicted
OF immoral practices, was released from
prison this morning.
Wilde. who seemed to be enjoying robust
health, goes to Paris Immediately. He in
tends, however, to return to this CITY to
engage In literary work. He says he does
not intend to hide his identity, but will
write over his own sigma ture
The Pail Mall Gazette this afternoon ave
that ore of the first acts of Oscar Wilde
on regaining his freedom was to refuse
tl'uo Tor a story Of his prison experiences
Evening star., 1897-05-19
RED MEN IN CoUNcII.
virginia Order Opens Its Flfty-Fir.t
Session mt Staunton.

sHf8Anl0 OtdeF Upena Its Flfty-Firat
SessiOn mt Staunton.
Special Dispatch to The Evening star.
STANTON. VA. May 19.-rhe flfty-first
Grand scouncil Of Virginia, Improved Order
Of Red Men. met here today, large num-
ber- Of delegates being present. The ses-
sions VIII continue two or three days. I'M
portant netters to be considered are q
plan by which the death benefits In lodges
OF smaller n embership may be made equal
to benefits In large lodges, and q scheme
to establish q widows and orphans fund.
Grand IrcOhonse Judge r. T. Daniel Of
Georgia, the chief officer OF the order In
the limited States. will speak at q public
session tonight. and the StofeWan Brizade
Band viii give a concert to the visitors
Evening star., 1897-05-19
LIBERALS TRUCE ENDED.

Ex-Premfer Sagasta Annouucc. :.
Policy of Future Opposition.
MADRID. May 19-Ex-Premier Sagasta
the liberal leader. at a meeting last even
ing. made violent attack upon the gov-
eminent He declared that the truce grant
py the liberals was ended that the
policy of the government was dana..,o,,s
end that 1t must be vigorously opposed.
Evening star., 1897-05-19
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening. the highest
and the lowest and the closing prices of the
New York stock market today, repor. &c
by Corson a. Mccartney, members New
York stock exchange. Correspondents
Messrs. Moore & Schley. No. 80 Broadway
Opcn. High. Low. Close.
Evening star., 1897-05-19
Kentucky Convict Escapes.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
FRANKFORT. KY. May 19-Thomas Sim
clair. convict bookkeeper. who testified to
changing figures In his lumber reports which
defrauded the state out of $19000 escaped
last night In some unaccountabIe way
Efforts are being made to catch him. but
Il Is said he was furnished with money and
clothing on the outside and Is now In ar
other state speeding his way westward.
Evening star., 1897-05-19
In Favor of siclkles.

The Senate COMMITTEES ON foreign relations
today agreed to favorabiy report the NOM
nation OF Stanton sickles to be secretary
Of the American legation at Madrid.
Evening star., 1897-05-19
Government BOndS.
Quotations reported by Corson & Macart-
ney, bankers.

Grain and Cotton Markets.
Furnished by w. b. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1l2I + ST., members New York
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs.
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York
Evening star., 1897-05-19
Pranting 0ace Reanst.teme.t..

RedLstatements Of ex-Union saldiers In
the government printing once have been
made N follows: David Leonard, stsrso-
typer: Daniel W. Hopkins, watchman;
Francis Baxter. c0mpositor. y
Evening star., 1897-05-19

II you want anything. try an ad. In The
6tar. r anybody has what you wish. you
Will get an answer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-21
ELECTION WAS LEGAL.
Generals Opinion of tn,
Mendoza Trouble.

Attorney General Childs yesterday
submitted to w. w. PendergaSt, state
superintendent of public instruction,
an opinion as to the recent school war
in Mendoza township. It appears that
the serenely beautiful community that
rests under the formidable guns Of
Smelling year in and year out in abSO-
lutte security from foreign invasion has
been stirred to the depths of inter-
necine warfare over the election of a
certain school teacher, whose name is
not given in the letter of Mr.. Childs to
the superintendent, Charles A. Small,
the treasurer of the school board, was
not at the meeting where this teacher
was elected, although he was notified,
it seems. The other two members
elected teacher who is persona non
grata to Mr.. Small. He wants a new
deal, and wrote to the superintendent
to know what authority the other two
members had to elect the teacher. The
superintendent referred the matter to
the attorney general, who yesterday
replied, that on the statement of facts
presented to him, Mr.. Small should
have been at the meeting when it was
held, and no substantial injury seeming
to have been done any one, Mr.. Small
had no recourse that he knew of, ex-
cept to be present the next time
teacher is to be elected.
The state board has Endorsed the fol-
lowing normal school diplomas as pro-
fessional state teaching certificates:
For life: Mary M. Calhoun, Huda Marie
Carlson. Myrtle Marie Spencer, Johanna E.
Mcleod. For five years: Mary Frances
French. Luv;a Mae Barrett, Herman Held,
Josephine NJ. Mattson, Vidocq S. L. Owen,
Marie Anna Schmidt, Emma Anderson, Edna
Muriel Dawley, Dolie Bradley, Helen Louise
Bauman. Minnie E. Burton. All from Wi
mona normal. For life: Minna Rowena
Greaney. Lenore M. Roblee, Frank A. Wild
er Jr.. Ida Koch, Eta M. Hawk, Marie B.
Jackson, Addie May Hugunin, Clara A.
Pfreuemer Elenor L. Peterson. For five
years: Philip ]. Mccormick Hattie L. Crane
Sarah H. Halvorsen. Matilda McOuat Lydia
Schroer Rhoda E. H. Guthrie, Marilla Full
Ter. Ida B. Burghart, Anna D. Hensei, Annie
L. Parry. Amanda T. Rinkel, Jennie M
Grove, Elizabeth T. Keyson Minnie E. HAYS.
Angie K. Hern, Cora B. Webster, Annie IT,
Jones. all of Mankato. For life: A. E. Fritz.
Isabella Ness, Minnie A. Sweet Rizpah r.
De Laittre, Mary Sweet Stella Mary Jane
Elizabeth Nessel, Agnes M. Cady, Celia A.
Kimball, Eugene S. Foot Anna c. Grant.
Fanny M. Jodon, Louisa May Van Slyke.
Almah l.. Wright Mary R. Maybury, Nellie
c. Field Ellen M. Lindberg Fred Shadduck
Vattie G. Pratt. Miriam A. Smart. Albert
Linn Laurll L. Selsbee, all from St. Cloud.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-21
Som thing in This Name

Said an old traveller recently to a
representative of the National Hotel
Reporter:
Whenever travel between the East
and the West it is with a very decided
sense of relief and satisfaction that I
reach the four-track system of the
New York Central railroad at either
end Of the route. The four parallel
tracks of this great line give one
feeling of security and safety quite I'M
like that which may be experienced on
any other road. In addition to this
feeling of safety there is the added
satisfaction of the knowledge that
everything possible is being done for
ones comfort as well. The locomotives
are the finest ever turned out the cars
are models of comfort and elegance,
and the employees are invariably po-
lite and attentive. The title of 'Ameri-
cas- Greatest Railroad, which one Of
ten sees employed in it's announce
ments, is no misnomer. The New York
Central is just what it claims to be-"
National Hotel Reporter.