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Evening star., 1898-07-08
Washington stock Exchange.

Notice.-On motion the exchange decided TO I'd.
journ over Saturdays during the months Of July,
Saies-reguiar caII-l2 o'clock m.-cspitaI Trae.
ton, ! at 49, Wsshingotn Gas, l at 47s: Ian.
Graphophone, 100 at Is. loo at Is. 35 at lS.
American sa car Graphophens & pfs 50 at lsH loo a;
Traction, at 73.
District of Columbia Bonds. - Fund. currency
Miscellaneous Bonds : Metropolitan R.R IS.
1851 bid. Metropolitan r. r. cOnv. 6s. lis bid.
debtedness. A, 1lo bid. Metropolitan R.R. GER
tihcate Of indebtedness. B. IO7 bid, los asked.
5s 40 bid, 80 asked. lexington R.R. es, IS bid,
Wash Gas; Co, ser A, es. 1i21a bid WASH Gas
de6enture @ ii imp, 100 bid. io5 asked cbesapesEs
and Potomac Telephone IS. l0s bid American q
Security & and Tst rus & S. and A, s 100 bid oa ansT s,d
Washington Market Go. LIST es. 11o bid. Washing
ton Market I Co imp sS es II 10 bid MS Wsssns,on
National Bank siocks.-Bank Of Washington. 2ss
Farmers and Mechanics $50 bid. Second, las bid
Citizens. lao bid. Columbia; 12o bid. Capital.
80 bid 10S asked. Lincoln, l12 bid. lis asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. : National
and Trust. i2Tas bid, 12s asked: American Sc
curity and Trust. las bid Wash. Safe Deposit.
Insurance stocks.-Firemen's, 27 bid. Franklin,
37& bid Metropolitan, 81 bid. Co:coran, 50 bid
American Is 1ss bid Nnon @ bid co
iumba, 10 bid, IL asked. Riggs. bid asked.
Peoples. bid. asked. Lincoln, e& bid Com
merciel, bid
Title Insurance Stocks.-Reai Estate Title 20
bid Columbia Title, 'sS bid 81 asked. Wash.
Railroad Stocks--Capital Tracticn Co, 724 bid,
1914 asked. Metropolitan. l2l bid. Columbia. IS
bid, rs asked
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-wash Gas, z7%
bid As asked Georgetown Gas, 40 bid U. s.
Electric Light EEL bid, 1004 asked
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac, so
bid % asked. Pennsylvania. 81 bid. 45 asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks. - Mergentsaler Linotype,
1s1 bid Islz asked. Lanston Monotype. is5s bid.
15x asked Amer Graphopbone. 127k bid l3h
asked. Amer Graphophcne, pfd.. 13@ bid. II
asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .27 bid. 80
asked. Washington Market. 10 bid Great Falls
Ice. 10 bid. 125 asked. Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat. KOS asked.
xEx. div.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
NEWS FROM MARYLAND.

Cardinal Gibbons Entertained ut
Cumberland-Capt.L Lowndes' Recruits
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, July 7.-Richard
@. Kerens is entertaining at Elkins, W.
va Cardinal Gibbons and Bishop Dona-
hoe of Wheeling On Tuesday these gem
tlemen, with Gov. -Lowndes, were dined
here by General Manager G. L. Bretz of
the West Virginia Central railroad.
Among the Washingtonians at Frostburg.
Md, for the summer are Miss Williamson.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Heiskell and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Hall and family, Miss
Mamie Williamson, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. h.
Jennings and family. Mrs. Blandford, Miss
NJ C. McNeeley, Mrs. G. McNeeley, MIR.
and Mrs. C. w. Huske and family, MIR.
and Mrs B. R. Anderson, Mrs. Skinner
and niece.
Capt Charles T. Lowndes, son of Gov
ernor Lowndes. who has been out on a re-
crulting trip for the 1st Regiment, has Sc
cured 139 men. He needed only 122 to COM
plete the complement of the I'd Battalion,
and the remainder will go to fill the quota
of the 1st Battalion. Capt. Lowndes, 1t is
believed, will soon be promoted to the
majorship of the I'd Battalion.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
SIGNING BILLS.
The President Goes to the Capitol
This Afternoon.

This Afternoon.
The President went to the Capitol today
to sign bills that were passed last evening
He signed a large number of these bills
which include a number of pension bills.
Among those n easures that received his
signature are the following:
To regulate the construction of barbed
virs fences in the District of Columbia.
For the preservation of public peace and
protection of property in the District of
Columbia.
Making appropriations to pay session en-
ployes of the House of Representatives.
Amending the criminal laws of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Authorizing the reassessment of water
main taxes in the District of Columbia
To incorporate the Washington and Uni
versity Railroad Company of the District
of Columbia.
Joint resolution relating to electric light
wires west of Rock creek
To increase the number of quartermas-
ter sergeants in the United States army
10 correct an omission relative to officers
OF the StanS of corps commanders etc
10 build church on the West Point mill
tary reservation
To reimburse governors of states and ter
ritories for expenses incurred by them in
aiding the United States to raise and or
sanize and supply with equipments the vol
urteer army of the United States in the
existing war with Spain.
Authorizing the President to restore Mai
Joseph W. Wham, paymastsr, u. s. A, to
his former rank.
providing steam fog whistle at the en-
trance of Muskegon harbor in the state of
Michigan.
To correct the naval record of George
c. Sherrard.
Providing for the transfer from the cir
cult court of appeals of the ninth circuit
Cra1rrt @f ,t1;,. u.
from the district court of Alaska
Granting a right of way through the
Plke's Peak timber land reservation.
Fixing the pay end allowances of chap
lains in volunteer regiments
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Prelude to a Decisive Step in the
Philippines.
SEE WANTS 4 COALIEG STATION
Anglo-German-American Agreement
May Be the Outcome.
A DIPLOMATIC CRISIS

Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star.
Copyright, 1881
LONDON, July 3-Derelopments Of high
International import may be expected in
the Philippines within the next few weeks.
Information reaches me today from a
high London diplomatic quarter that the
unprecented action Of Germany in marshal
ing her whole eastern squadron at Manila
is the prelude to decisive step.
My informant, who cannot well be misin-
formed, says that a decision has already
been arrived at in Berlin to occupy one of
the Philippine Islands as q coaling station
in the far east. which, the kaiser said re-
Gently, was vital to Germany's position as
a great power.
Prince Henry's Decision.
Further decision as to exactly which
island shall be occupied and the exact day
of the occupation awaits Prince Henry s
arrival at Manila, whittier he Is now
bound, but at most 1t will be only ques-
ton of weeks.
My subsequent inquiries in other we'll
informed quarters Indicate that Germany 8
creation Of a coaling station at the Phil
ippines is confidently expected in German
diplomatic quarters,
The British government can hardly be
unaware of these German diplomatic ex-
pectations, supported as they are by naval
preparations.
The question Of pressing moment is what
England and America mean to do when
Germany shows her hand.
The kaiser'3 preparation to land German
troops at Delagoa bay, ostensibly to pro-
tcct German interests in the Transvaal,
provoked England Immediately to create a
lying squadron. AS President Kruger said:
''The old woman at Windsor sneezed, and
where was Germany tken2''
The Outcome.
But strong pro-German pressure has been
brought to bear on the foreign Office of
late in connection with the large British
mining concessions in the Shansi province
o: China.
Russia having, through Belgian syndi-
cate, secured the Pekin- -Hankow railway
concession, mas shut Shansi out from it's
natural outlet via the Yangtsi river, and
the British capitalists, therefore, are anx-
icus to join hands with Germany to secure
an outlet via the German province of Shan
trng 'Ai %
VIII this lead The British foreign office
to acquesce in German designs on the
Philippines? Will America concur? If so,
MIR. Chamberlain's Anglo German Ameri-
can understanding may soon become anac-
ccmplished fact Sc
Evening star., 1898-07-08
baltimore Marketa.

BALTIMORE. Nd, July 8. = Flour dull un-
changed ed-reeeipts,. 1888 barrels; exports e.s7s
barrels. Wheat stsonssspot. SAY bid month. ssls
No. 2 red. 79a59A-receipts. Ii $40 bushels; ex-
ports none; stock. 1s4. $50 bushels; sales s9. 900
grade. 79as5 Corn steady-spot and month. s5.4
as5ts; August. 36s 36k; September. 3zhas7i4:
exports, 6s.571 bushsls; stock. 1,995 e47 bushels
southern white and yellow corn. 81. Oats steady
No. white 29ha3ux: No. mixed, 26jza27-re-
ceipts. cess bushels; exports. $4,000 bushels;
stock 2i6. 100 bushels. Rye stsady-No. nearby,
06S bushels. Hay quet and steady-No. timothy
$115oa$l2 Grain freights, dull unchanged. Sugar
stronger. unchanged. Butter steady, unchanged.
Eggs frn unchanged Cheese steady, unchanged.
Lettuce. 81 foa$1.2b Dor baskss. Whisky. un-
Evening star., 1898-07-08
CUPID MAKES A CAPTIVE.
Capt. Hall of the U. 8. Volunteers Be
comes a Benedict,

comes a benedict.
Capt. Chas. H. Hall Of the Virginia vol
unteers was made happy today, when he
stood before Justice w. Carroll Mattingly,
holding the hand of Millette H Lantery,
and heard the magistrate pronounce them
man and wife. When the President called
for volunteers Hall and the young lady
were living in Fauquier county, Virginia,
and had concluded that they would cast
their lots together. But Hall was SO filled
with patriotism that he concluded he would
enlist. He left home, but did not carry
his heart with him, for Miss Millette held
it with the cords Of love. Soon the captain
was given to understood that he might go
to the front, and he decided that he would
leave his name with his girl in the old
dominion. and so Miss Lantery, being
agreed. came here and this morning was
with the captain. A friend procured the
requisite license and the couple went to
Justice Mattingly and were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony. Now Capt. Hall
is receiving the congratulations of friends
and when he goes to the front he will be
able to sing: "To fight for my country
and you, dear"
Evening star., 1898-07-08
NO PEACE OvERTUREs,
but the Government Would Not he
Surprised to Receive Them

surprised to Receive Them.
1t can be stated authoritatively that no
overtures toward peace have yet reached
the government At the same time cabinet
members look upon the situation as having
more factors conducive to peace than at
any time heretofore. It would be no sur
prise If peace overtures came to the gov
msnt any moment, either directly from
Spain or through some intermediary This
Is felt to be 50 imminsnt that it leads to
numerous rumor5 that actual overtures
have assumed shape, but these reports are
premature. and are based on expectations
which have assumed no tangible form.
This is not only the official statement Of
government authorities, but the same view
Is taken at the British French, German
and other foreign embassies and legations.
where 1t Is stated that the peace movement
has not assumed definite form, but that all
circumstances tend in the direction of a de-
sire by Spain to terminals the conflict.
None of the foreign representatives has yet
received instructions to act In that direc-
ton.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senators Morgan and Allen Oppose
Adjourn

The galleries Of the Senate presented a
brilliant sight at the opening OF today's
session They were packed TO the doors
with <sauonal Educational Association visit
ors. z large majority of whom were women.
Rev DR.. B. L. whitman, president of the
Columbian University. invoked the Divine
blessing.
Mr.. Allison reported from the committee
on appropriations the House resolution pro-
yidinS for final adjournment at 2 o'clock,
and urged its passage
Mr. Morgan (Aia-) opposed the proposed
adjournment, maintaining that it would be
far more desirable for Congress to take
recess until the first Monday In September.
&r. Morgan said: There Is absolutely no
necessity for an adjournment at this time
1t Is hasty. fmproyident and dangerous
etsp. Thus far the President has not indi-
Evening star., 1898-07-08
Coal Going to Manila.

NEW YORK, July SIT was learned to-
day that 10000 tons of coal are now on the
way to the Philippine Islands, where 1t vii!
be transferred to the bunkers of Admiral
Dewey's ships
The first consignment left Philadelphia in
May. The greatest secrecy was observed
for fear of the spaniarda. The second con-
signment followed from this city In June.
The third consignment left Baltimore on
June IS. and the last lot OF 5000 tons
cleared from this port on Wednesday last
Evening star., 1898-07-08
To inspect Camp Alger.

Lieutenant Colonel Chas. Smart, deputy
surgeon general, has been ordered to visit
Camp Alger, Va, for the purpose of maxi
Ing careful inspection of the sanitary con-
dition of that post, giving special attention
to the water supply and to the etiology of
cases of typhoid fever occurring in that
camp. He will make his report to the Sec
retary of War.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
NO BARRED WIRE FENCES.

The House Bill Prohibiting Its Use
Passed by the Senate.
The Senate has passed Senate bill 1915,
relieving Mary J. Cranston, wife Of VIM
M. Cranston Of the District Of Columbia.
from the operation Of the act to restrict
the ownership of real estate in the terri
tories to American citizens.
The Senate also passed House bill 92O4,
prohibiting the use of barbed wire fences
within the fire limits of the District of Co.
lumba. No such fence may be maintained,
according to the bill, in the District out
side the fire limits except by permit from
the Commissioners.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
A SPANISH PRIyArEER.
No Credence Given" Report That One
is on Bfltfsk5 Columbia.

SAN FRANCISCO, July S.-The report
from Washington. that Spanish privateer
is lowering off the coast Of British Column
bia is not credited hsps.. Some time ago it
was reported that han named Brown
had cabled from victoria to the Spanish
authorities at Maarid aasking for letters of
maraus to fit odA a '1privateer and prey
upon the treasures ships coming from the
Klondike. At the timeothis was thought to
be merely an ADVERTISING scheme to revive
the waning interest In the Klondike gold
fields. and no traceS Ef Brown could be
found at Victoria IfaA Spanish priyatecr
is really cruisingyoff REitish Columbia she
will have rich picking.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
VESSELS FOR THE FLEET.
Two More VIII Soon BE Added tt
Those on Santiago.

NEW YORK. July s.-The converted
steam yacht Stranger will sail tomorrow
from the navy yard for Key West, and
later will join the feet off the coast of Gu
ba. The Strangers battery has been in
creased, and she now carries one IA and
two 6-pounders forward and two machine
guns aft. Several bags of mail matter for
the officers and men of the squadron and
land forces near Santiago will be taken
south by the Stranger.
The Siren is also under orders to sail
south, and she Will probably leave the
yard by Sunday.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
A SPANISH PRIVATEER,

Said to Be lowering OFT the Pacific
Coast.
The Navy Department has been informed
that a Spanish privateer carrying five guns
is lowering off the coast Of British Column
ria According to last accounts the priva-
teer was between Prince Charlotte sound
and Dixon's Entrance. Prompt ins.E actions
have been sent to the military authorities
of the northwest coast to prepare for
visitation.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
WILL PROBABLY RECOVER,
Lieut.. Col. MOsher Reported to !
Doing Fairly Well.

Information has been received at the War
Department in regard to the condition Of
Capt. Theodore Mosher of the 22d Infantry,
who has just been appointed lieutenant col
onel of the 1st District of Columbia Vol
unteer Infantry in recognition Of his gal
liant services in the attack on Santiago last
Friday. 1t was embodied in a cable mes
sage from Gen. Shafter sent in response to
a personal request from the Secretary of
War Gen. Shafter said that Lieut.. Col
Mosher was wounded in the abdomen, but
was doing fairly well. The attending sur
geon, DR.. M. w. Wood, says he will prob
ably recover
Evening star., 1898-07-08
CAMARA GOING TO SPAIN
His Squadron Has Re-Entered the Canal on
its Homeward Journey.
1t Had Been Outside the Three-MiIe
Limit at Sues Awaiting
the PelayO.

SUEZ. Egypt, July s.-The Spanish
squadron under Admiral Camara has re-
the canal on its way back to Spain.
Camara.s squadron had been anchored
beyond the three-nile limit, where it
awaits the Pelayo.
The admiral yesterday visited the gov
ernor and salutes were exchanged.
PARIS. July s.-A dispatch from Ismailia
says the Spanish squadron has re-entered
the canal on its way back to Spain.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
MAI. sTAHLMAN's FEE.
Senate Was Deceived by His Repre-
entations.

sentat1OnS.
The Senate committee on claims today
made its report upon the investigation by
the committee into the payment Of the
claim of the Methodist book concern and
the payment to Maj. q. B. Stahlman of
s1O0,sOO. as an agent in getting the claim
through. The committee finds that the Sen
ate was deceived by the representations of
Mr. Staklman and Messrs. .Barbee and
Smith, the book agents., but absolves the
Methodist Church South, as such, from
blame in the matter. 1t is also found that
no senator or representative in Congress re-
ceived any money in connection with the
claim The testimony taken was also made
public. The principal witnesses were Mr..
Stahlman and Mr.. Barbee.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
DARING CAVALRYMEN.
Major Bell Rescued Amid a Shower
of Bullets.

of Bullets.
A private letter from the field, dated
June %, tells of daring deed performed
by Captain Chas. G.. Ayres and Lieutenant
Vidmer, 10th United States Cavalry. On
the previous day when the rough riders
charged the enemy the regular cavalry
went to their support, and during the fight
Major Bell, 1st Cavalry, fell wounded In
advance of the lines. Captain Ayres and
Lieutenant Vidmer of his troop went to
his assistance, and amid a shower of bull
lets carried him to a place of safety. A
cable message of more recent date than
the letter says that Captain Ayres is in
good health
Evening star., 1898-07-08
Death of C. H. Hasker.
ispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
RICHMOND, Va, July sc. H. Hasker,
senior member Of the firm of Hasker &
Marcuse died today. He came to America
from Germany, and served as confederate
during the civil war. He was made lieuten-
ant on the ironclad Merrimac, and was in
the famous fight between the Merrimac and
the Monitor in Hampton Roads.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Speaker Reed, after an absence of several
days, appeared today in the House, and
when he mounted the stand to call the
House TO 'rder was applauded by members
of thu House, who were Joined heartily by
the crowd that filled the galleries. Hun
dreds of members of the National Educa-
tional Association were in attendance.
Mr.. Cannon Ull), chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations, presented state
niant OF the appropriations made by the
Congress to date.
Mr.. Sayers CTex.), the ranking democrat
OF the committee on appropriations, also
made statement and announced he would
print in the Record more complete analy-
sis of the appropriations mads by this Con-
greSS.
Evening star., 1898-07-08

Gen. George @. Montgomery was in the
city yesterday. He EXPECTS very shortly
to be given command. When he is two
Washington boys win be upon his staff
namely. Mr.. T. Wingfeld Bullock, young
est son OF tne iate rev. u. builock. and
Mason of Kentucky. Gen. Montgomery and
the young men are anxious to get to thu
front as soon as possible. Mr.. Bullock win
rank as captain and Mr.. Mason as lieu-
tenant. s,r4z.5s~.
Evening star., 1898-07-08
A COMPANY DIsGRACED.
California Volunteers Disbanded and
Sent Home by the Governor.

SENT Home by the GOvern0r.
OAKLAND, Cal. July s.-A sensation
has been caused in Camp Barrett by the
refusal of Company NJ of Woodland, Sth
Regiment of California Volunteers, to ac-
cept the officers appointed by Governor
Budd- Only seven men consented to be
mustered into the service of the United
States.
The goeyrnor at once ordered that the
men be deprived Of their uniforms and sent
back home In disgrace and the name Of the
company erased from the rolls Of the Ma
ttonal Guard
Evening star., 1898-07-08
Marine Corp. Lieutenant..

The President has appointed r. B.
Fauntleroy, Beverly c. Mosby, J. F. Nc
Gill, F. H. Deiano, C. A. Taussig and j.
c. Breckenridge to be second lieutenants
in the United States Marine Corps.
Evening star., 1898-07-08

Chairman Babcock and Mr. Richardson
of the House District committee were pre-
sented each with basket Of flowers today
by the citi2 ems Of Congress Heights Cards
attached to the baskets were addressed to
Mr.. Babcock the President of the United
States six years hence and to Mr. Richard-
on as the Speaker of the next democratic
House
Evening star., 1898-07-08
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening, the high
est and the lowest and the closing prices of
the New York stock market today as re-
ported by Corson & Mccartney, members
New York stock exchange. Correspondents,
Messrs. Van Emburgh & Atterbury, No. 2
Evening star., 1898-07-08
CAUSED A SENSATION
Diplomats in London Discuss Naval Attache
Oolwells Alleged Action.
II Report Is True He May Be Treated
Like Carranza and
fH Du Bose. si:.f

LONDON, July s.-The publication Of the
telegram alleged to havs come from Lieu
tenant Colwell, the United States naval at
tache here and said to have been addressed
to the Navy Department at Washington, in
which thu naval attache was placed in the
position of giving important information
from Madrid to the authorities at Wash
ington, has caused a sensation among the
diplomats here.
tache should communicate to his govern
ment matters considered as wholly belong
ing to the domain of diplomatic represent
atives. and 1t is freely predicted that If the
reports of Lieutenant Colwelrs alleged ac-
tivity in securing information from Spain
csn be proved, the Spanish ambassador will
be instructed to protest against his remain
ing hare, on the same grounds the Amer
lean protests against Senor Du Bose and
Lieutenant Carranza. formerly Of the Span
ish legation at Washington. remaining in
Montreal
Based ON MisapprehensiOn.
The London reports concerning Lieut..
Colwell are based on misapprehension aris
ing out of erroneous published reports that
It was Colwell who gave the United States
government Information that Spain would
sue for peace this week. The government,
as stated by the Associated Press, did re-
ceive such Information, but the inference
subsequently drawn by certain newspapers
that Colwell sent the dispatch was not
warranted.