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Evening star., 1898-12-17
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOwN.
Local Items Gathered West of RocL
Creek.

John Stevenson, a native of Stevenson
station. Va. and for some years resident
or Georgetown, died this morning at
Georgetown University Hospital after a
very short illness, death being attributed
TO heart failure. Mr. Stevenson was feel
ing Ill yesterday, and entering ODonnelr )
drug store at sd and O streets, was per-
mitted TO lie down a couch in a rear room
becoming no better after resting nearly all
uay' he was taken to the hospital in the
evening in the patrol wagon. He soon be-
came unconscious. remaining in that state
until he died. The deceased was a drug
clerk by profession, and was employed for
many years by Mr.. Thomas Cropley of NJ
street. He was a grandson of Mr. James
Welch, sr., for many years a prominent
miller i'll this section.
Rev j. S Duxbury OF Pittsburg, Pa. who
Is In the city. will occupy the pulpit at the
row at the evening service
At the West Washington Lutheran
Church the services tomorrow will be con-
Quoted by Rev l. Oscar Mosher of the
senior class of the Gettysburg Theological
Seminary. The services will be held at
II O'Clock in the morning and at 73o in
the evening
Prof Armand Gumprecht. who for many
years has been the organist at Trinity
Church. has resigned the position, and ac-
cepted d similar position at St Patrick :
Church. on 10th street between F and G
streets.
The first service of the season for men
only will be held tomorrow evening at st
Johns Church. Rev. F. H Barton the rec
tor. delivering the sermon.
complimentary Christmas entertain
ment will be given by the pupils of Miss
Florence Regina Kramer which will be
held Friday. December 23 at . o'clock
in the afternoon, at ST. AIMS Hall
Tenleytown. Miss Kramer is graduate of
Mrs. f. l. Hailmans kindergarten training
school of La Porte, Ind.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
WITH6RAW BY PAYNE
Bill Extending United States Laws to
" Il * Hawaii.
Consideratienaof the Indian Bill Be-
gun byd the House Of
Representatives.

At the beginning of it's session today the
House OF Representatives passed the bill
granting right of way through the San
francisco forest reserve to the Saginaw
Southern railroad of Arizona
Mr. Payne (N.Y) called up the bill ex-
tending the laws of the United States re-
eting to commerce, navigation and mer-
cnant seamen to the Hawaiian Islands
Mr. McRae sought to have the bill amend
ed so as to also extend the provisions of
the act of February 26, 1885, prohibiting
the importation of contract labor, but Mr..
Payne moved the previous question.
Ihls motion was lost, and Mr.. McRae
then introduced his amendment. He assert
ed his conviction that the law concerning
contract labor was just as important to the
islanders as any other.
Mr. Payne then made the point that the
amendment was not germane, and was sus-
tained by the chair
Mr.; McRae appealed from the decision,
ana Mr.; Payne moved to lay the appeal on
me M, table; BE This motion prevailed-65 to "A
MI. McRae then asked for the ayes and
noes, ana Mr.. Payne, rather than prolong
'he controversy, withdrew the bill.
The Indian Bill.
Inc House then went into committee of
the whole for the consideration of the In
uiah appropriation bill. Mr.. Sherman On.
~ explaining the provisions of the bill,
SAID that while the appropriation was in
excess OF the estimates, no items were ap-
pTopriated that had not been approved by
the executive authorities. He said the
principal increase was for the Indian
schools, more than 81, 100000 going for that
purpose This amount did not include con-
tract schools, as the question of sectarian-
Ism was completely eliminated. Nor did
tnese ngures include the New York and In
dian territory Indians, whose education is
PAID for out of their own funds.
Mr. Little (Ark.) spoke in commenda ton
legislation in it. He felicitated the Con-
sress especially upon the fact that the
question of sectarianism had been entirely
eliminated from the appropria tion bills He
also gave notice of an amendment provid-
ing money for the education of the white
children in he territory. The children there
were entirely without means of securing
schooiing, and the country must either
educate the children or allow them to grow
up IN ignorance as outlaws.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Washington Stock Excb,n..

Sales-regular can-12 O'Clock m-u. s, 3s sIoo
AL at Io6.2' slo0 at lo6% American security and
80 70 at 50, 20 at 81. 80 SsIs 10 at SsR. WASH,
ais1Sa CAS- % at SoL. Mersenthaler Linotype 10
American An Graph"phOne a, l34. After cal.6ap3i
as fsi fFac5ioa "a ~ r. - at ss 10 at ss4. Washington
District of Columbia Bonds.-5s, 2O-year funding.
loS s,,h hld S.6os, funding. III bid.
III bid l2S,. asked, Metropolitan Railroad conT.
6s Jag bid IA asked Metropolitan Railroad cert
indebt, A. lis bid Metropolitan Railroad cert in
debt. b. lis bid. Columbia Railroad 6s' ia hid
80 asked. Belt Railroad Is, As bid. Washington
Gas Company series b: Gs, 124Is bid. L. S Ele,-
nS tTis Light Light deb imp lO5 bid American security
ana Trust 5s 100 bid. Washington Market COM
pany LIST 6s 115 bid. Washington Market Cop,1sn,.
mp, imp; Ss' 10 bid. Washington Market Company
bld. American Graphophone deb. 5s, 100 bid 1d5
National Bank stoeks.-Bank of Washington. 800
Farmers and Mechanics Is7 bid. 1874 asked. Ser Sec,
bid Capital IDS bid West End 50 i0a bid ~ ask iGs
ed; Traders. lO2 bid. Lincoln. 1Is bid Ia0 asked
Deposit and Trust, liz bid, 1l4 asked. Washington
Loan and Trust. 129I3 bid. 1870 asked. American
Security and % Trust 1921 bid. lso asked Washing
Insurance Stocks Firemen's, 2s bid Franklin.
SO bid Potomac, 90 bid, Is asked Arlington. IL IL
hid. l2s asked; German American, 200 bid. Ma
liz asked. Riggs, ~ bid, s asked Peoples 5si
bid, 81, asked. Lincoln. los bid. lOlz asked Com,
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title So bid
30 asked. Columbia Title, bid. 81 asked
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction COMPANY xSSIS
bid ssAs asked Metropolitan, I423s bid l44j5 ask.
ed Columbia, 6 bid 10 nskei.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-Washington Gas
90 bid. 5S asked Georgetown Gas As hid.
Telephone Stonks-Chesapeake and Potomac, 81
bid 5s asked Pennsylvania, 3S bid 80 asked
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Linotype,
x1s6 bid. 1854 asked. Lanston Monotype i5% bid
16 asked American Graphophone. l3s. bid, I3IS
asked American Graphophone preferred, Il bid.
l4Ss asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 30 bid rs
asked Washington Market, II bid. Great Falls
Ice, 12o bid l25 asked. Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat 90 bid
xEx dividend.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Held Oh Charge of Arsor

Mrs. Susan Johnson an elderly colorad
woman, who lives in Hillsdale, was given
hearing in the Police Court TODAY on a
charge of arson 1t was charged that she
mad burned house In Hillsdale which she
had sold to Wallace Moore The night ot
the 9th of this month the house was de.
stroyed by fire
1t is said Mrs. Johnson objected to giving
possession of the house, claiming she had
only sold the ground. Mr. Moore said he
was to have been given possession of the
house three days after the fire occurred
Mrs johnson. he added, told him she
would move the house from the ground.
One witness told the court that Mrs. John
son had her things packed I'D when he
reached the house, and another woman
said she saw her come from the house
about ten minutes before the fire occurred.
She saw lighted lamp in the house.
Judge kimballp thought the grand jury
should investigate the case and held the
woman in $500 security.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
FREE ENTRY OF EFFECTS.
Restrictions i6f Courtesies TO Di.tiu-
=. Ehished Persons

A practice has existed for many wears
under which the Treasury Department has
issued instructions 10 collectors of customs
TO extend special courtesies to certain per-
sons upon their arrival from foreign ports
Ihis privilege was originally granted only
TO principal members of the diplomatic
corps and other high officials of foreign
nations, and to other persons entitled. un-
der some peculiar conditions to considera-
tion.
Inc demand for such courtesies has con-
stantly grown in extent and the practice
has afforded ground for protest against its
discrimination between private citizens.
Ihe Treasury Department has recently re-
ceiVed information which shows that the
safety of the revenue requires a return to
the original purposes of the usage.
The chief officers of customs have there
fore been instructed that the extension of
special courtesies to arriving passengers
Will hereafter be limited follows:
To foreign ambassadors ministers
charges d anafras, secretaries of legation
and high commissioners.
To similar representatives of this gov
ernment abroad returning from their mis-
sions.
(Al the above officers are entitled by in
ternational usage to the free entry of the
baggage and effects of themselves, their
families and suites. without eXamination.) }
10 such high officials of foreign govern
ments as shall be the subjects of special
instructions from this department.
To invalids and their companions, to per-
sons arriving in charge of their dead or
summoned home in haste by news of affiic-
tion or disaster, special courtesies may be
extended whenever authority in each case
has been received from the department.
No requests for special courtesies will
hereafter be granted except under above
conditions. Secretary Gage says that II
has also been found imperatively necessary
in the interest of the revenue to withhold
the issuance of passes on the revenue Ves-
sells which carry the boarding officers 10
their assigned vessels. and that such pass
es will no longer be furnished except under
the restrictions above set forth regarding
cOurteSieS.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
COLLECTION OF FINES.
New System of Payment by Police
men and Firemen.

1t having been brought to the attention
of Commissioner Wight that the fines i'm
posed upon the members of the police and
fire departments are paid without any di-
rection or system in the matter. he has
recommended to his associates that they
be paid to the collector OF taxes. 1t is,
therefore, understood that an order will be
issued by the Commissioners carrying out
Mr.. Wight's recommendation. In that event
the collector of taxes will. upon the pay
ments. give a receipt therefor to the MEM
bers of the two departments subjected to
fine and deposit all such amounts to the
credit of the fund for the relief of police
men and firemen, as is required by law.
the collector being furnished with a copy of
every order of the Commissioners imposing
fines.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
IN PINAR DEL RIO, CUBA.
Half the Population Has Been Killed
or Starved.

According to General Davis at Pinar del
Rio, terrible state Of affairs exists in
western Cuba. In telegram dated Pinar
del Rio December IA he says:
Arrived here last night; troops COM
fortably encamped; have all required sup
plies; have been received with greatest en-
thusiasm and rejoicing. Civil governor left
province when Spanish troops retired. The
aicalde called, rendered his services. A
small Cuban force is in town as police;
good order prevails everywhere Shall
raise nag tomorrow in presence of troops
and citizens. Treasury empty and only
means of replenishing it a system of taxa
tlon almost to verge of confiscat ton No
custom house in this province. Country of
great fertility and beauty, but ravaged
almost to destruction. Assured by respon-
siole citizens and foreigners that one-half
the former population has been killed or
starved to death. Col. Seyburn. with two
pattalions, at Guanajay. He is ordered to
occupy Mariel with a detachment No
sickness
Evening star., 1898-12-17
SEALED PROPOSALS RECEIVED.
Plumbing Repairs md Improvement
of Connections Avenue.

Proposals ware received by the District
Commissioners today for repairing the
plumbing of the Grant School and for the
imp ovement of Connecticut avenue west
of Rock creek. The proposals received for
the repair Of plumbing were as follows
William Rothweli, Sab; S. S. Shedd & Bro,
S5S5. 20, and L. J. Hannah. 1913.
For the Improvement of Connecticut ave-
nue. the following proposals were received
NJ. F. Tally, grading, 20 cents a square
yard; removing and replacing macadam. 60
cents; removing and replacing cobble
stones. 30 cents; removing and replacing 8
by - curbing, 20 cents, and removing and
replacing brick sidewalk, 20 cents. G. B.
Mullin, "a, 10 IS, II and - cents respec
lively. Crawford Paving Company, 81, So
-, - and - cents. K. G. Gummell. %, 60
1S II and l. cants. Washington Asphalt
Block and Tile Company, % 65, %, 30 and
2s cents. Lyon Bros, 30. 10, "a, 20 and 80
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Ready for Christmas.

Those who are not patrons of Reeves
general grocery store familiar with his
handsome place of business. located at 1909
F street. The choicest goods of every va
riety can always be seen displayed beyond
the large plate glass windows. Now Reeves
has a splendid display of candies and
fruit cakes, tempting to the eye and lus-
cious to the taste, which he is disposing of
to horde of purchasers for the HOLIDAYS
The candies and fruit cakes are all made
on the premises of the purest ingredients
The candies are sold at the popular price
of Al cents a pound and are put up I'm
fancy boxes. The fruit cakes are sold for
80 cents pound and are the very best"
Evening star., 1898-12-17
UNDERGROUND CONDUITS.
Bill for Extension in Hands of Com
missiOners.

The bill recently introduced in the SEN
ate by Senator Mcmillan providing for the
extension of the conduits and wires of the
two electric light and power companies of
the District has been referred to the Dis
trict Commissioners and the officials of
tho two companies will probably be given
a hearing on the bill next Tuesday. 1t is
understood the Commissioners favor the
bill. the provisions of which have been
published in The Star, and that the ques-
ton is being considered by them whether
it would not be well to amend the meas
ure as to require all companies, electric,
telegraph and telephone, to place their
wires underground, all to use, wherever
practicable. the same conduits. 1t is not
unlikely that the hearing to be given the
two electric companies on the bill will be
made a public one by the Commissioners.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Charges Against Policemen.

Policemen j FtrBruce of the seventh pre-
cinct, and John Boland of the ninth pre-
cinct. were before Trial Officer Pugh today.
Sergt. Bradley was the complaining wit
ness in the first case. He preferred charges
against Officer Bruce, alleging that h. en-
tered lunch room on 32d street about 4
o'clock in the morning and drank a Gun of
coffee remaining longer than he should.
In the case Of Policeman Boland Seret
Harry charged that he remained in his
house more than an hour when he should
have been on duty. He also charged that
he was in drug store at Benning more
than thirty minutes.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
WANT A TRUCK COMPANY.
Citizens of Columbia Heights Petition
the COmmi siOners.

the Com sSiOners.
Mr.. Leo Simmons, president of the Co
lumbia Heights Citizens Association, called
upon Commissioner Wight today for the
purpose of urging the erection of a house
and the establishment of truck company
in that section. The nearest company to
the locality is Truck B, New Hampshire
avenue and NJ street, and the run for that
company would, in the event of a fire in
Columbia Heights. Mt. Pleasant or Hol-
mead Manor, not only be practically all
up grade. but also an unusually long one.
The people of those suburban sections
believe that q truck company should be
established in that locality at the very
earliest day.
The District Commissioners, Mr.. Wight
informed Mr.. Simmons. agree with the
people in the matter and strongly urged
before the House appropriation committee
an appropriation for the purpose indicated
The House committee. however, failed to
act in the matter, and it is understood the
Commissioners will urge the matter before
the Senate committee, in view of the press
ing necessity for such a company in the
neighborhoOd and in the neighboring sec
tiOnS.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
CALLED on SECRETARY HAY.
Members of the Cuban Declaration n,
the State Department.

The members of the Cuban constitutional
delegation now in Washington in company
with Senior Quesada, called at the State
Department to day and We're in confer
ence for half an hour with Secretary Hay,
who denied himself to other callers for
this purpose.
The parties to the conference declined to
make any statement as to its nature. The
delegation has not yet fixed upon any date
for departure. and IS apparently waiting
in the expectation of learning something
more definite than is now known as to the
exact intentions of the United States gov
ernment before reporting to the Cuban as
sembly, which sent them to Washington
Col Garcia, son of the late Cuban gem
eral, is expected to arrive in New York
tomorrow from Santiago. He comes for
the purpose of taking to Cuba the remains
OF his father now in the receiving vauIt
at Arlington National cemetery.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, December 17.-F1our dull, unchany-
ed-recepts, 10, 703 barrels; exports ,260 barrels
January, 72a72A: May. -; steamer No. red GA
69l. receipts. 120,77S bushels: exports lI2 900
bushels stock, 1,152.213 bushels sales l30l
bushelsasonthern wheat by sample. 67a72ls; do on
grade 6Sa72. Corn easer-spot and month, 39Ia
ogt9; december, new or old, 3SS4 4a39; January 3S5,
a39; February, 39a39A; steamer mixed. 38il re-
ceipts, 1910 bushels; exports III .404 bushels:
southern white corn, 36l4a39A; do. yellow, 35ala
3sA. Oats dnli-No. white, 32l5; No. 2 mixed
BIZ bd receipts, Ii, ,993 bushels: exports none.
stock, 110,245 bushels. Rye firmer-No. 2 nearly
6S; No western, 60; receipts BIG bushels; ex,
dull-No. Timothy, s10J0as11. Grain freights
dull sales inelinSd to be easy-steam to Liverpool
ter, December. 4s. AIS. I'D; January, Is. sda8s
I'D; February, Is. Sd. Sugar strong unchanged
Cheese steady, unchanged. Lettuce unchanged
Whisky unchanged.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Gold Discovery in Colorado.
NtTIONAL LEAGUE MEETING.
BnltimOre-BrOOk1yn Deal VIII BE
signed This Evening.

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE annual
meeting Of the National League of Base
Ban Clubs. which began last Tuesday. will
probably he concluded this evening.
The articles of consolidation of the Bal
-imore and Brooklyn clubs have not yet
''reD signed. but there is no doubt that
the papers will be signed at d very early
date.
Tho Illness OF II. Won Der Horst of Bal
,imore and Charles Ebbtts of BROOKLYN
may cause a slight delay in completing the
necessary details. The Philadelphia gate
receipt question. which was under discus
sion yesterday. was not decided when the
meeting adjourned at midnight
il l. understood that ten out of the
'w-ive clubs have signifed their willing
ness 20 continue the present arrangement
'y which the Philadelphia club pays all
visiting clubs 12I2 cents for each person
who enters The grounds.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
CANAL FROZEN.
Early Suspension of TraHic-Other
News Items.


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
HAGERSTOWN, Md, December 16, 1s9s
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal is solidly
frozen over from shore to shore, with boats
ice-bound all along the line there being
twelve from the Williamsport level to -Four
Locks. The work of the ice breakers has
been suspended, owing to the continued
heavy freeze Of the past few DAYS Men
with unloaded boats have taken their stock
and gone to their homes. while those with
loaded boats remain aboard. AS soon as a
thaw comes and the boats shall have reach
ed their destinations navigation will be sus-
pended for the season and the water with
drawn.
The withdrawal of the water from the
fishermen and those residing along the
waterway. F. c. Kirkwood. secretary of
the Maryland Game and Fish Protective
Association, has given notice that no effort
will be made this year by the government
or the association TO seine the pools left
In the canal b. letting out the water nor
10 transfer the young bass to the Po-
tomac river. The difficulties and cost of
such undertaking Mr.. Kirkwood believes 10
be greater than the results warrant In his
opinion bass can be hatched kept a while
and ana then put in the river at far less cost
than seining them out of the canal
Peter McFarran. a veteran of the war of
the rebellion, aged eighty-seven years who
had lived as recluse for years in the South
Wednesday by party of deer hunters
ii. o Emmons. secretary of the Maryland
Antl-Saioon League, is in Hagerstown for
the purpose of personally aiding and lead
ing a crusade against the liquor dealers Of
This city and county. He proposes to go to
work Sunday next and will have arrested
All Vlolators of the liquor law. The an
nouncement of his intention has caused d
nutter among the saloon and hotel people
Eldrtdge Smith of Washington is negotiat-
ing with the Hagerstown Steam Engine
and Machine Company for the purchase Of
It's works with the view of securing a To-
cation mere for a manufacturing plant
Should Mr.. Smith be successful his estab-
lishment, 1t is said, will give work to 900
men.
Mrs. NJ. L. Keedy. wife of exMayor NJ
l. Needy. with her children, has gone to
ashington to spend the holidays with her
parents. the Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Stitt
Thlrty-seven of the printers of Haears
Town have formed a typographical union
with Fred Ludwig as president, and will
make application for admission to the In
ternatiOnal Union.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Circulation of The "Eveninx STAR

Circulation of The "Evening STAR"
SATURDAY, December TO- 1898. ,932
MONDAY, December 12, 1895. 80 1871
TUESDAY, December 13, 1898. 80, ,O21
WEDNESDAY, December IL 1885,. ..29, ,995
THURSDAY, December Is, 1898 s.... 3O,216
FRIDAY, December 16, 1895. 80 O94
1otdi -.....-......-......-.. lS6,OS9
Daily average. .....................3 81 ,O14
solemnly swear that the above statement rep
ressats only the number of copies of THE EVEN
ING STAR circulated during the six secular days
ending Friday, December 16, lsss-that s, the mum.
Der of copies actually sold, delivered. furnish
ed or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona
fde purchasers or subscribers, and that none Of
the copies sountsd are returnable to or remain
in the ofrce unssld.
j. WHIT. HEBRON,
Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
seventeenth day of December, AID. 1898.
GRENyILLE A. WHITAKER,
Notary Public. d. c.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Governing Vehicles.

Upon the recommendation of Commission
er Wight, the District Commissioners today
amended the police regulations by substi-
tuting the following for section 1 of arti-
Gle 3: Every licensed vehicle for the con-
veyance of passengers shall be considered
hack within the meaning of these regula-
tions."
The effect of the change, as stated by the
attorney for the District, is to eliminate
livery carriages from the operation of the
regulations, which, he states, is a proper
thing to do.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
SOCIALISTS MAKE GAME FIGHT.
But They Are in Minority in the
T.. of L..

KANSAS CITY. Mo. December IA for
-"ru hope was never bolstered I'D by more
matsh!ess cloquence than the socialist
among the delegates to the American Fed
Grafton of Labor put forth in behalf of the
principles which they believe orfer the true
relief from the grinding industrial condi-
I"nS and the oppression of capital at this
morning session. The federation is op-
meut OF any political party. and has voted
In each annual convention 20 this effecr
Democrats and republicans have given I'm
'nrtr efforts for their theories of govern
IneHt. but the socialtIes have not Each
year when the convention meets they are
Oh hand They realize that their WORK Will
b" in vain as far practicable definite re-
suits are concerned but they glory in the
agitation they cause and in the fact that
they make converts in secret.
The entire morning session TODAY was
spent along these lines.