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Evening star., 1898-09-27
REPLY TO Mr.. THOMAS
By Majority of o. S. Electric Lighting Com
pany Directors.
They Ask the Stockholders to Sus-
penn Action Until They Can Answer
the Presidents Circular.

The following circular has beep sent N
the stockholders of the L. s Electric
Lighting Company, in reference to the one
ISSUED by Mr.. y. a. Thomas, the president
of the company, extracts from which were
published in yesterdays Star:
Doubtless you received a circular letter
from Mr.. a. A. Thomas, president of the
L. 5. Electric Lighting Company, dated
September 22, 1sas. asking for your proxy
TO vote the stock standing in your name at
the annual meeting of the stockholders, to
be held November Q. 1898, when directors
for the company for the ensuing year will
be elected
"a majority of the members OF the board
of directors who have served during the
past year would ask that you suspend iudg-
ment and action In relation to the matters
presented in the circular letter of Mr.
Thomas. and that you withhold your proxy
until you receive and consider a communi-
cation from your board of directors, which
is now being prepared and will be mailed
to you on September IS, 1898.
THE full board of directors of the COM
pany. including the president, is thirteen.
and you will observe that eight of its mem
bers address this to you"
The circular is signed by the following
with the titles as given: James l.. Norris
lrst vice president. director and member of
lIie tASCullNt anu DullQlng committees. w
III. Slater, director and member of eXecu-
tive committee; Samuel ]. Butterfield d.
rector and member of the auditing COM
mittee; John Cammack, director and MEN,
Der of the building committee: Chas. C.
Duncanson, Clarence f. Norment, Chas.
Werner, Geo. w. Pearson directors.
The other members of the board are A.
A. Thomas, Stilson Hutchins. Seymour w
Tulloch, George w. Gray and Thos O.
Hills. 1t is stated that the latter owing to
Ill health, is not able to take any active
part in the work of the board
Evening star., 1898-09-27
PEARRE NOMINATED
Choice Of the Republican Convention
at Oakland, Md.
CHOSEN ON THE FIRST BALLOT
He Was the Compromise Choice
of the McComas People.
MIR. GOULD WITHDRAWS
snacial from a stan Correspondent.

Special from n Stan Correspondent.
OAKLAND. Md. September 27.-Geo. a.
Pearre of Allegany county was niminated
for Congress by the republican convention
today on the first ballot. The convention
met after its adjournment at Frederick,
where over Loo ballots were taken with
out result Last night the delegates gath
cred here and began serious effort to un-
tangle the deadlock.
To some extent the fight had resolved
itself 10 a contest between Senators We'll
lingtOn and McComas. The Wellington in
fiuence last night centered on Milton G.
Urner of Frederick, while the McComas
contingent was divided between Ashley
Could of Montgomery and Col. Pearre.
Conferences followed between the Pearre
and Gould people and when the convention
met there were rumors of an arrangement.
Col Rouzer of Frederick the chairman
of the convention. called the body to order
al II o'clock. and the roll call was imme-
diately taken. AIlegany cast six votes for
Pearre, Frederick county voted six votes
for Urner. Garrett county cast its three
votes for DR.. RavenscrOft.
Mr. Gould Withdraws.
When Montgomery was called Ashley
Gould arose, and in an eloquent and i'm
pressive speech withdrew from the contest,
ard requested his delegation to vote for
Pearre. Tae four votes of Montgomery
were then cast for Pearre. amid scene cf
wild excitement. Alexander Hagner ther,
in a graceful speech, cast Washingtons
five votes for Pearre, making the nom1na-
ton. Frederick county changed to Pearre
before the vote was announced, making the
ballot: Pearre II; Ravenscroft, 3. George
A Pearre was theTeupOn declared the nom
iree and was carried to the platform,
where he spoke for ten minutes, paying an
eloquent tribute to the other candidates
who had baan before the convention. The
convention then adjourned. having been il
session a little over half an hour.
TOM c. MOVES.
Evening star., 1898-09-27
WILL GO ON RETIRED LIST.
Gen Graham VIII Retain Comm,,u,,
lntll Camp Meade Is Given LIN

Maj Gen. VIM. NJ. Graham. United States
Volunteers, commanding the 2d Army
Corps, comprising the troops encamped at
Norr1stoWn. Pa. will go on the retired list
or the regular army with the rank of brig
adler general. tomorrow. by operation of
Jaw on account OF age. He. will continue
IN MS present command, regardless of this
ract. however at least until the abandon
ment Of Camp Meade on account of cold
weather.
His retention on active duty in the vol
unteer service, under the circumstances is
IN accordance with recent opinion of the
attorney GENERAL to the effect that the
statutes for the compulsory retirement Of
officers OF the regular army in their sixty
fourth year do no inhibit the further sery
Ice OF such officers in the volunteer army
war with Spain
Evening star., 1898-09-27
Baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE September 27-Flour dull un.
changed-receipts Is AL bushels; exports ~ bush
els; sales. 800 bushels. Wheat friner-spot and
month d2zas2l2; October, 7lZaTIZ: December
10Ndal; steamer No. red G6Ss a67: receipts 49,.
fSl bushels exports, none; stock GG4 t53 bushels;
sales. $4,000 bushels; southern wheat by sample
oSaI3h; do. on grade, 6SAa72&. Corn hrmer-
spot. month and October. S4a34A November 3iE
aS4la; new or DID November or December a3=sa
331s; steamer mixed. 3Sa33A; receipts AZ 297 bush
els; exports, 122.5Tl bushels stock 2gl 492 bush
els sales. 101 900 bushels; southern white corn
Soa5o5a; DO yellow, 36a37. Oats irm-No. white
western, 2Ila2s; No. mixed do, 25a25k: re-
eeipts, 50;62l bushels; exports. none; stock SIS
443 bushels. Rye frm-No. nearby. 81; No 2
western, 52% receipts, IL 4so bushels: exports-
none: stock. 112.534 bushels. Hay-very hrfn on
good gradss-No. ] timothy s1Oss1050. Grain
freights very firm, unchanged Sugar strong ur
changed. Butter steady. unchanged. Eggs firm
unchanged Cheese steady. unchanged Lettuce
IS cents per bushel box. Whisky unchanged
Evening star., 1898-09-27
JARVIS RELIEF EXPEDITION
The Arrival of the Party Mt Poin,
harrow Was Most Timely.

BafrO" '" as Most Timely.
First Lieut. D. II. Jarvis and Second
Lieut.. E. p. Bartholf of the revenue cutter
Bear have arrived here from Seattle,
Wash, to report to Capt. Shoemaker of the
treasury upon the expedition which went
to the relief of the ice-bound whalers last
winter. They have submitted reports of
the overland expedition of which they had
charge and also brought with them the
official report of Capt. futile of the Bear.
The report of Lieut.. Jarvis, who COM
mandcd the overland expedition, the most
perilous feature of the succor extended to
the shipwrecked whalers, is dated Point
Barrow, Alaska, August l6.
Lieut.. Jarvis, tells of the arrival of his
expedition at Point Barrow March 20 and
finding on shore one hundred officers and
men of the shipwrecked vessels. The ra-
tions had been apportioned among the men
to last until time to get out, but there
would have been starvation on the appor-
tionment.
After speaking Of the bad condition of
the men, Lieut.. Jarvis says: 1.-THE allow
ance of meat sat all points was short and
inadequate and wholly dependent upon the
success of the hunters, who were kent out
for deer as late as June and for duck and
eggs when they arrived the last of Nav
This stock was too short and too preca-
rious and was increased by killing 1SO of
the reindeer brought with the expedition
The daily allowance was increased from
one-haf pound ~ to one and one-quarter
pounds per man.
1t will be remembered that the overland
expedition, straysling through the arctic
regions. drove a herd of deer for the pur-
pose of furnishing relief to the whalers
"The arrival op the overland expedition. I"
the reportslcoueiudes, when things were
taking such g SERIOUS turn, was most time
ly.. Your orderS1and the orders of the de-
partment were fHlly carried out and Moth
ing was left unSone. The difficulties and
dangers ofBtravdi in an arctic winter were
met and overcome without accident or
mishap." &c 10
Evening star., 1898-09-27

An Elephant Plant In Bloom md 81
Peach Tree BlossomfnS,

There is an elephant plant in full bloom
at No. 233 Massachusetts avenue north
west. The plant Is owned by Mr. VIM. H.
Walters and is only two and half years
old As the elephant plant does not usual
ly bloom until 1t is six year old, Mr.. Wal
ters' plant is attracting considerable ar
tention, it being also the only plant In tho
city in bloom at this time
Mr.. F. H. Martin, who resides at No 1907
7 street northwest, has on his premises =
peach tree bearing seedlng peaches whic n
weigh four ounces. The crop is a good one
ana VIII yieid a large supply of fruit, as
the tree is beginning to blossom for a sec
ond crop.
Evening star., 1898-09-27
Colored Troops En- Route Home.

CLEvEEAND' Ohio. September 27-The
9th United States Infantry, the colored
regiment ushichsfought so galantly and
conspicuodsly at the battles of San Juan
Hill and Santiago, passed through Cleve-
land over the, Nickel Plate railroad late
last night, en- route from Montauk Point to
army posts in the far west. The train was
in two sections. the first carrying a portion
of the regiment en- route TO Fort D. A. Rus
sell in wyoming. The second section had
the remainder of the regiment, bound 70.
Fort Douglas, Utah. Aaj. Markley, who
on this section The men, one ana all,
claimed they were being excellently treated
by the government and always had been.
A number Of those wounded at Santiago,
who had recovered, were on the trains.
Evening star., 1898-09-27
Discussed by the Cabinet
Assign for Benefit of Creditors.

meyer, trading Bullock G. Waltemeyer,
at No. 800 Pennsylvania avenue, and deal
ing in hats and gentlemen's furnishings
this afternoon filed a deed of assignment
to John j. Dolan for the benefit of their
creditors. Assets are given at $71647, while
the liabilities amount to SS36.4
Evening star., 1898-09-27
Dangerously Ill.

James A Evans, the son of H. A. Evans
of 2009 Sth street northwest, is dangerously
Iii of typhoid fever in a Philadelphia hes
pital. He is a member of Troop d. 9Th U.
s. Cavalry.
Evening star., 1898-09-27
Two Unknown Men Drowned.

NEW YORK, September ga sail boat.
p containing two unknown men. capsized off
Liberty Island this morning and both men
were drowned.
Evening star., 1898-09-27
Government Bonds.

If you want. anything try an ad. in The
Star. II anybody has what YOU wish, you
will get an answer.
Evening star., 1898-09-27

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1421 F ST, members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs La
denburg, Thalmann & Co.. New York.
Evening star., 1898-09-27

Steamship Arrivals.
At New York. Deutschland, from Ham
burg. lsaE 81
Evening star., 1898-09-27
Effect of Closed Sessions.

Both republican and democratic poll
ticians agree that any attempt of the COM
mission to hear testimony with closed doors
would have a very Injurious effect on the
administration, as it would be regarded
throughout the country, especially by the
opposition press, as an attempt to sup
press the facts.
The fact that closed sessions have been
held up to The present time has been only
natural, for the reason that the commits
sion has merely been engaged on the work
of mapping out course of procedure
Discussed by the Cabinet.
The work of the investigation commission
was informally discussed by the cabinet
today, all of the members heartily approv-
ing the Presidents address to the commits
sioners last Saturday, in which he charged
them with the duty of making the inquiry
searching and exhaustive, and pledging
them his assistance n procuring evidence
from all official sources.
Evening star., 1898-09-27
SCOPE OF INQUIRY
Continued from First Page.)

names of any officers or enlisted men who
may be charged with misconduct in
competency, addressed to the secretary of
| the commission at Washington, ID. c.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14
Wonderful, Strawberry Plant.

Henry Gehbauer, an attache of the
Standard Oil company of New Orleans,
brought to The Times Democrat Office re-
Gently strawberry plant that was won
der to behold. 1t had clustering about the
stem l2 berries, by actual count, and was
still blooming, which tho owner said
would be kept up In rapid succession for a
month yet. This plant came from the
truck farm Of George Stoelzel Of Long
Beach, Miss, who was until three years
ago drayman In this city. He concluded
TO take to farming, and, going to the piny
woods at Long Beach, he cleared little
spot OF ground and started to raise small
fruits. Now he has three acres of as fine
fruit az one ever chances TO see. This
strawberry plant Is one Of the most re-
markable ever seen In this section, and
Mr.. Stoelzei reports that he hes plenty
more just like IL. This specimen Is a cross
between Mitchell's Early and the Hoffman
variety It IL said to be moro productive
and harder than either Of the originals.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14
Every Man His Own Life Preserver.

Considerable interest has been aroused
by the announcement of an extraordinary
method devised by French doctor where
by every one may become as he will,
his own life preserver in case of an
accident at sea. The inventor does away
with all artificial belts and other floating
appliances. He proposes, In word, to
initiate the cellular texture beneath the
human skin on the breast, which, If filed
with air, forms a natural pneumatic belt,
by the aid of which one cannot only float
oneself but even support another body
Although sounding impracticable, this is
far from being SO. 1t has proved that
man weighing about 100 pounds needs
only about 200 cubic inches of air within
his body In order to float with his head
above water. This amount of air is easily
inserted into the hollow space beneath the
skin by means Of an aseptic syringe Even
simpler is the use of hollow needle and
thin rubber hose Is inches long, into
which this needle Is inserted. A little
aseptic cotton placed In the open end of
the rubber hose Is ali that is required.
The skin is simply raised, the hollow
needle introduced into IL and then the
other end Of the rubber tube Is taken into
the mouth and the mans own breath
blown into 1t. Two deep respirations
which are blown into each side of the
breast would prove amply sufficient to
boat man however heavy.-Cincinnat
Enquirer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14
Washington Widows.

/ like gratitude. / like to hear of
grateful people, and an anecdote heard
recently of one Washington man has
pleased me immensely. He has recently
married the widow of very wealthy
gentleman, and on the proceeds of the
transaction he has built handsome
house. When the house was finished
and the moving into it was accomplish
ed, the wife and her mother fell to dis
cussing just where they should hang the
portrait of the former husband. They
had just decided to hang it in small
room OH the second floor when the new
husband came in and heard of the mat
ter.
Hang him up stairs" he said
"No, stree. No, stree. That man was
my benefactor. owe everything have
to him. He shall hang in the place Of
honor"
And husband No. now smiles down
from over the mantel in the drawing
room.
But that makes me think of another
Washington widow who has recently
bestowed herself and her belongings on
a second husband.
"It's SO fortunate, said she to me.
"My first husbands last name began
with w, you know, and 30 does my
second husbands first name. All Mr..
WIS handkerohiefs are just the thing
for Willie. and haven't even had to
have the initial on them changed. -
Washington Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14
n.w General Joe Wheeler Wa. Captured.

General Wheeler had a most exciting
service throughout the war. He has told
me how his horses were shot under him
again ami again and how he escaped
without injury, although he always
rode at the head Of his troops. OF all
the commanders under jefferson Davis
he stuck closest TO him. He was with
Davis when the cabinet moved from
Richmond to Cokesborough, N c., and
he then had eight brigades of cavalry.
He told Davis that the soldiers consid-
cred the war was over and that he had
trouble in holding his troops together.
Davis did not agree with him, and he
ordered l6, 600 horseshoes sent there to
equip his troops for flight through the
south.
A short time later, however, when he
got ready to fly, Wheeler was about the
only commander who could get soldiers
to go with him, and it was little Gen
eral Joe who followed the Confederate
president with troop of 800 men,
Davis and his cabinet soon saw, how
ever, that their hope was forlorn one,
and they sent orders to Wheeler to dis
band his troops and take care of himself.
This Wheeler did and short time later
was captured by the Union troops and
was sent with jefferson Davis north to
prison. Alexander Stephens and Post
master General Reagan were taken with
him, and ON the way north General
Wheeler says that Stephens thought he
was going to sure death. He said as
much to General Wheeler, and the gen.
eral replied, well, Mr.. Stephens, if
this is to be your fate, what must be
that of President Davis?" Alexander
Stephens raised his hands and replied:
"Oh, don't speak of that His fate is
too horrible to consider" General
Wheeler said he had no idea he would
be killed, and the way he joked about
the matter of their joint imprisonment
Mortified Alexander Stephens. - st.
Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14
A Career Started.

II have been thinking for long time, 4"
she said with a serious expression which
contrasted strongly with her usual airi-
ness, "that / ought TO have some serious
purpose In life. So / have decided to 20
into literature.
You intend to pursue 1t seriously, do
your
Yes, indeed. I've bought lovely
Louis XVI desk and I've got some of the
most exquisite stationery you ever saw
Mother gave me gold pen and mother
OF pearl penholder and / have just the
prettiest silver inkstand-all covered with
hligrco work, you know"
You are certainly well equipped"
Yes" she replied serenely. 1--WE got q
splendid start. All / have to do now is to
sit down some time and think up piece
to write. Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14
A Curious Incident.

A gentleman had been staying on visit
with a certain baronet and when leaving
behaved very literally to the domestics,
having distributed among them more
than usual amount of money.
he was To proceed on his journey alone
on horseback, and just as he was putting
his foot In the stirrup TO start the groom
who assisted him and had been sharer in
his bounty contrived to approach him
closely and whispered, unperceived, this
startling warning in his ear:
See if your pistols be loaded as soon as
you are beyond the domain. "
The gentleman, while riding on, forth
with did so, and TO his astonishment found
that the charges had been withdrawn. He
at once reloaded the weapons, placing a
bullet in each. BY nighttime he reached
Workman heath, and on coming upon it
he was stopped by masked and mounted
highwayman, who rode up 10 him fearless
ly and leveled pistol at his head, init
mating that he must have his money.
The gentleman fired instantly in self
defense, and his assailant fell dead. To
gallop TO the nearest habitation and give
the alarm was the work of a few minutes
on the part of the traveller.
He returned within an hour with men
and lights to the spot, when, on taking
the mask from the bleeding corpse of the
highwayman, he, TO his horror, discovered
him TO be no other than the son of the bar
onet whose hospitality he had SO recently
been enjoying. This son had, of course,
been one of his friendly and social COM
panions during his stay.
An inquest was held, when it was found
out that 1t was indeed the baronet IS SON
a gambler ruined by play-who had been
in the habit of waylaying wealthy guests
as they departed from his fathers house. -
Strand Magazine
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

The numerous novels Of James Payn,
who died In England yesterday, were read
by the old and many of the new genera
ton Of novel readers, and excellent read
ing most OF those novels were. 1t Is sur
prising what invention, imagination,
knowledge of life and exact observation Of
character are found In q novelist whom
nobody ever ranked as better than second
class. The man who reaches and stays at
the head In the crowded race Of novellsts
has to have rare and surprising qualities
and perhaps little good luck. The fell
lows who are not the mighty master have
given and give the world great deal Of
pleasure. There is no hypocrisy about
their readers. Nobody pretends to read
them unless he likes 10 read them. Now
York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14


where did you get that fuzz on the mp
per lip old mani" asked the reporter as
the comedian came In with a heavy stride
WHAT This would DO mustachef The
doctor ordered It."
1.-THE doctor-what forf"
HE told me that a mustache was bene-
fetal to my eyes, and my eyes have been
so had OF late that j could see nothing but
my salary. SO am getting mustache,
and, on the level, my eyes have been
helped considerably. / can read signs now
that couldn't Blink at before, and when
look into the newspaper now can read
every adj Of Good comedian wanted with
out glasses. Bad thing, though, in one
way. They want black faced comedian
at SO-and-so's house, and when / asked
for the part they said / would have TO cut
of the mustache. Queer superstition, that
a black faced man mustn't have any hair
on his upper lip"
'Custom of the house though" said
the advance agent. "They want only
smooth shaved men, and there isn't an
employee OF that theater has a mustache
or beard"
"Old Jim Bailey OF the Barnum & Bal
ley show" broke in the ex-circus man,
had whim in the government of his
people that was peculiarly his own. He
would not engage man who carried a
cane and would discharge any employee
who acquired the habit of carrying one.
Straight goods. He fired some mighty val
liable men for that"
Wherefore was this thusi'' demanded
the proprietor.
why" explained the ex circus man,
"Bailey said that 1t was this way: "A man
who has cane has its care always on his
mind. He comes into the office and sets
that Internal cane in the corner. Then, If
you want him to do anything, TO go any
where, TO get any sort of move on him,
it's always, "Wait till get my cane" He
loses enough time in hiding that cane
where It won't be stolen and digging Ii up
again and generally chasing after 1t to do
large part of days labor"
"That must be the reason, said the ad-
vance agent, THAT Bailey turned me down
in 1888. / remember that was carrying
young tree when went to see him for
job"
II once knew a fine old manager, said
the comedian sententiously "who would
not employ cross eyed man under any
pretext. He said that a cross eyed man
might be all right, but he didn't look
straight"
And the meeting adjourned amid riot
and confusion.-Chicago Times Herald
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

A good story of President Kruger is
told in an article ON mining and Poll
tics In the Transvaal, in The National
Review. Some of the presidents young
relations applied to him for Office. He
considered awhile and said, II can do
nothing. for the high offices of the state
are in firm hands and for little clerk.
ships you are too stupid"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14
Editing by the Golden Ru,,.

A country editor puts the old question
In new shape and says to his subscrib-
ers: Brother, don't stop your paper
just because You don't agree with the
editor. The last cabbage you sent ne
didn't agree with us either, but we
didn't drop you from our subscription
list on that account. "-Gordon (Neb. y
Jourpal ~ $500