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Evening star., 1898-10-20
Washington stock Excbonue

SaIes-regular oall-12 O'Clock m-Belt Railroad
2s, 800 at 81; Capital Traction, 20 at 7sS 20 al
l. $ Electric Light, at IIl4. 10 at II2 J II
liz; American Graphophone preferred. Il at las,
loo bid. Is, 3O-year funding los bid "a Ioo1
water stock, los bid; S.65s. finding I16I. hid.
lis bid Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s I25 hid
l26 asked Metropolitan Railroad cert indaht. a.
1l5 bid. Columbia Railroad Is IFS bid I25 ASKED
Belt Railroad 5s, 80 bid. So asked lexington Rail
A. 6s ia bid Washington Gas Company series M
Us, ia bid. Q. 5. Electric Light deb imp. l05
bid. American Security and Trust IS. 100 bid
Washington Market Company LIST Gs, ll5 bid Wash
ington Market Company extn. 6s. lis bid Nsse,nIc
Hall Association 5s, los bid.
National Bank Stocks.-Bank of Washington 2p5
bid. Metropolitan. 3l6 bid. Central, I46 bid
Farmers and Mechanics ls2 bid, ISs asked Sec
bid, l45 asked. Capital, 125 bid West End, sO
bid. 95 nsked. Traders. 100 bid. Lincoln lis bid.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. Safe
Deposit and Trust ll2 bid, 1853 asked. Washing
Security and Trust, $50 bid. Washington Safe De
posit, so bid.
Insurance stocks.-Firemcn's 2s bid Franklin.
80 bid Metropolitan, 20 bid. Corcoran. 81 bid.
Potomac, 60 bid Arlington, 127 bid. German
lumbla II bid. II asked. Riggs * hid. asked.
Peoples 5A bid. asked. Lincoln, 1OIs bid, IOs.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title, rs bid
Columbia Title, ~ bid: asked;
ttallroad Stocks-tapital Traction Company, lSA
bid, 1sl2 asked Metropolitan l23 bid, 126 asked
Columbia, 20 bid rs asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks--Washington Gas
x4S bid, 40 asked. Georgetown Gas, IS hid. as
asked U. s. Electric Light, Ill bid. 1l2 asked
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac x45
bid. Pennsylvania, IS bid, IS asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler IInotype
lS4L bid lSG asked. IAnston Monotype il md III
asked American GraphophoTt, 1875 bid, Ia asked
American Graphophone preferred, 1s4 bid, I5L ask
ed Pneumatic Gun Carriage, II bid. WashInyton
Market, 10 bid. Great Falls Ice. 125 bid Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat, 93 bid, % asked
xEx dividend
Evening star., 1898-10-20
Germany's Small Apple Crop.

Germany is about to have an apple crop
smaller in quantity and poorer in quality
than has been gathered in recent years, ac-
cording to United States Consul General
Frank Mason at Frankfort. Cider apples
this year command three times the usual
price, he says, and no cider will be made
outside of Wurttemberg. Even cooking ap-
piles of an inferior grade are now selling at
Frankfort from 8 to 8 cents per pound.
This deficiency is said to extend more or
less generally to France, the Tyrol, Bo-
hemia and northern Italy, so that the con-
ditions favor a large Importation OF Ameri-
can apples Whether this will be practica-
BILE or not will depend upon, first, the sup
ply in the United States, and second. the
spirit in which the German officials enforce
the inspection law. Mr.. Mason believes in
view OF the uncertainty of the trade that
the future development w., be more in the
direction of dried and preserved fruits than
OF fresh fruits imported from the United
States.
Evening star., 1898-10-20
CATHOLIC YOUNG MEN.
Program of the Twenty-FOurth An
nual Convention.

nual Convention.
The twentyfcurth annual convention of
the Catholic Young Mems National Union
convenes in this city on Tuesday next and
will last two Gays. The Carroll Institute is
affiliated with the union and the sessions CT
the convention will be held in the institute
hall. The building is being handsomely Dec
GRATED in honor of the event
This meeting will bring to the capital
many of the best-known and brightest
young clergymen and laymen of the church.
The Catholic Young Mems National Union
Is composed of young mems literary socie-
ties throughout the country, and numbers
about $4,000 members. The object of the
union is the fLrtherance of practical Cath
ollc unity and the moral and intellectual
advancement of its members; the fraternal
union of all associations aiming in what
ever way at the spiritual intellectual and
neral Improvement of Catholic young men,
and the mutual enlightenment and assist
ance resulting from such union; the priv
llege secured to each member of being re-
celFed as guest by any society in he
union or as rember by transfer.
Ihe Carroll Institute is actively at work
Perfecting arrangements TO fttingIy enter
tain its visitors, and the program mapped
out for their entertainment is an interest
Ing one. Tuesday, October %, after solemn
high mass, at st. Patrick's Church, at 9.:,0
am, the convention will be called to order
in Carroll Institute hall. At pm an en-
tertainment at the Institute will be held.
after which lunche on will be served
Wednesday morning and afternoon ses-
siCns of the convention will be held and in
the evening a public reception will BE- ten
dered the delegates.
Thursday morning the delegates will visit
the Catholic University, and IN the after
noon take a trip to Mount Vernon
During the convention the following pa
pers will be read and discussed: "America
the Land of Genius by James Joseph
Brown. A. M, NJ. D., of Brooklyn, n. Y:
Catholics and Peace" by a representative
of the archdiocese of Boston; Leo KILL
Arbitrator Among Nations by a represen-
tativs of the archdiocese of New York
''Orestes A. Brownson," by a representative
of the archdiocese of Baltimore.
Matters Of much Importance to the Ma
tional Union will be considered during the
sessions.
The local committee of arrangements
comprises: Ed. J. Hannah, chairman: H.
w. Sohon. vice chairman; Franz H. Rodg-
way, secretary; James F. Shea. treasurer;
L. F. Buckley, Rev. E. A Hannah. DIR. j.
H. Burch A. c. Joy. Matthew Brady, ]. NJ.
Mckee NJ. ]. Colbert, Robt. Mcdonald, Jas
]. Collins, DR.. C. E. O'Connor, Jos. I. DAILY
John Quinn. Daniel Donovan, r. E. Sulli-
van, r. F. Downing. Thos o. Varnell John
A. Eckert, j. F. White, Chas. ]. Govern, P
s. Warren, John NJ. Henderson.
Evening star., 1898-10-20
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, October 20.-Flour firmer;
western super, s.. 35aS2. 40; do. extra s.. 7Ja
S3. 10; do. family, $3. i5a$3 so; winter wheat
Patents, S3S5aS4 TO- spring do, So 95aS4 20
new; spring wheat, straights, S365aS3. 81
new;-receipts, IL .4SS; exports, %, 753; sales
800. Wheat strong and higher. Spot and
month, 161eaI6ss; November, 762sa7641; De
cember, I6i2aI69s; steamer No. ., red, 72a
I2A;-reCeipts, 1910; exports, 15S31U:
stock, 1,1SI ,137: sales. 144.0O0; southern
wheat. by sample. 7la7I12; do. on grade,
'2aIl. Corn strong and higher.
Spot and month, 312sa3I3s: November,
81 1sa312i new or lido. November or De-
cember, 37ssa37Ss; January, 375sa315s; Feb
ruary, BIZ bid: steamer, mixed. 36&. as7
Receipts. 74,693; exports, Ill ,s09: stock.
l.O35,oS3: sales, 27,oO0. Southern white
corn. 3l12a3S: do, yellow, 3Sa3s1a.
Oats tirmer; No. white western, 29Iba
30; No. mixed, do, 2S: sales: receipts,
S45S3; exports none; stock 366, ,39I.
Rye strong and higher; No. 2. nearby,
5f; No. = western, Sc: seceipts, 26, 49, ex-
ports none: stock, 36S 935
Hay firmer; No. 1 timothy $40. 50aSl1.
Grain freights active, good demand for
steamers. Steam to Liverpool, per busheI
Cd, November: 3D., December; a. January
Cork for orders per quarter. As Cd, Octob-
err; As. 3D., November; As. lid, December.
Sugar strong, unchanged.
Butter steady. Fancy creamery. 21a22:
do. imitation, 11a1S; do. ladle. l5aI6: good
ladle. 13al4; store packed, I2al3
Lettuce unchanged. Whisky unchanged
Evening star., 1898-10-20
LUTHER LEAGUE OFFICERS
e"eden's Bishop Opposed To fb.
world League Proposition

NEW YORK, October 2O-At the sessio,,
OF te Luther League today officers were
elected fCr the current year as follows.
President. c. F. Eilert. New York (ra-a1.o,
ed); grand secretary. NJ. c. Olsen Cbicago
re-eieciedJ: assistant general secretariss
= = Hrauer. Buffalo. y. Y, and George NJ
Jones. heading, Pa: treasurer. Cornelius
IchiGfut- Washington. W d. c.; literary sec
retary. Rev. Charles l.. Frey. Lancaster
"a assistant literary secretary Rev z.
il Schmure of Ohio
Inc uei1gates from st. Paul. MINI, pre-
sented request that the next convention
De heId in that city. This was referred tn
the executive committee
The committee on the worlds Iea,,,.
which was appointed two years ago 1, ,ha
convention held at Chicago. repovted that
they mad communicated with the beads Of
the league in fve different countries o. ~
subject Of worlds league. The I-ufberan
bishop OF Sweden threw cold water on tba
project 50 Tar as Sweden was Concerned
saying that he did not think the nroiesi
would be favOrably received in thai co,I5tr
ana referred the projectors to Germany
Inc bisnop of Sweden sent his good viii 70
the convention. ~
II was suggested that a delegation oy
n1teen I-utherans be selected TO 90 10 En-
rpe TO interest Lutherans in the diHeran.
countries on the subject OF e worlds
league.
A suggestion was made that a cabIegrarn
De sent 10 Emperor William of GERMANY
Expressive Of the high regard of the con-
5endon FOR his work In the church and
uso Tor his efforts in Palestine.
Evening star., 1898-10-20
He Caught the Shin,

From the San Francisco Chronicle
one of the passengers on the steamship
City of Peking went to a lot of uselass
trouble to secure passage on the steamer
On the morning OF the date of sailing this
passenger took a trip outside the CITY and
returned to his hotel apparently too late
to catch the steamer, on board of which
his baggage was slowed away Learning
that the steamer was little late in start
ing, he ordered hack and prepared for
rush to the Mail dock. He paid his hotel
bill, but in taking his hand out of his
pocket pulled the contents with it and scat
tered coins of various denominations all
over the hotel office floor
Il have no time to pick them up." hea
said, and rushed to his carriage, while the
call boys indulged in a scramble for the
money.
Arrived at the Mail dock lie found the
steamer had just pulled away. He teIe-
phoned to the tug office ordering tugboat
to be in readiness within a few minutes
and then drove down the water front to
join the tug. He boarded the tug followed
the Peking and reached her Just as she
dropped anchor off Lime Point, disabled
During the two days the Peking remained
in port he was the only cabin passenger
that did not avail himself of the oppor-
tunity 10 speld few more hours ashore
Evening star., 1898-10-20
migration TO Siberia.

From the st. Paul Globe
Russia is pushing the Siberian railway
across the continent with all the energy
her immense resources permit. While the
larger purpose is to consummate the policy
steadily pursued for more than two CEN
turies of getting access to oceans, the no
less important purpose of filling the great
interior spaces with producers is not lost
sight Of Hand in hand with railway ex-
tension goes land occupation. To overcome
the obstacle raised by the poverty of the
peasantry the government has made ex-
traordirary cheap rates of transport. The
immigrant is carried 100 miles for S1.J0,
1000 miles for S2.1o and 1900 miles for
$3.50. His household goods and implements
are carried loo miles for 25 cents a hun
dred, 1000 miles for 43 cents and 1000
miles for SS certs. In addition land is
given and sustenance granted until crop
can be raised.
Evening star., 1898-10-20
PROF. J. NJ. GREGORY DEAD.
Was a Member of the First Civil Ser
vice Comm missiOn.


John Milton Gregory. Ii. D., who was
one of the first United States commission
ers under the present civil service law, and
who was for thirteen years president of the
University of Illinois, died at his home in
THE Concord yesterday at 1890 pm
DR.. Gregory was born in Sand Lake,
Rensselaer, county. n. Y, July 6, 1922 He
was descendant of Henry Gregory, who
came to Boston from Nottingham, England,
in about 1885. DIR. Gregory graduated
at Union College In 1916, at the head of his
class, and spent TWO years in the study of
law. He then became a Baptist clergyman
and was for a time pastor of a church in
Akron, Ohio In 1852 he was appointed
principal of a classical school at Detroit
Mich. In association with President Eras-
tus o. Haven of the University of Michi-
gan and Prof. A. s. Welch of the Normal
School, he established in 1854 the Michigan
Journal of Education.
AS editor of this periodical he became so
widely known among teachers of Michigan
that he was chosen superin tendent of pub
lie instruction Of Michigan in 1859 and was
reelected twice, declining a denomination
in 1854.
In 1863 he accepted the presidency of the
Kalamazoo College and thence was called
to organize and become the first president
OF the University of Illinois, which was es-
tablished at Champaign, H., in 1867, under
government grant and with state aid but
resigned in 1880 because OF Ill health. While
he held the office of president he had served
as United States commissioner to the
worlds fair at Vienna in 1873, as commits
sioner from The state of Illinois to the Paris
exhibition of 1878, and as member of the
board of judges in the educational depart
ment Of the centennial exhibition in Phila-
delphia.
When the Pendeton civil service act was
passed in 1882 President Arthur appointed
DR.. Gregory Dorman B. Eaton of New
York and Judge Thoman of Ohio as the
first commission, and bore a large part in
the important work then done by the COM
mission.
After his retirement in 1885 Dr. Gregory
spent number of years abroad, collecting
material for a work on sociology which
was never finished, owing to his falling
health.
DR.. Gregory took an intense interest in
social questions. He was the first president
of the Civic Center of Washington. He
was for a number of years before his death
vice president of the American Society of
Religious Education, and took an active
part in its operations. He was II member
of the Association for Reforming Spelling
of the American Association Of Social
Science and Of the National Health Asso-
citation. He had contributed largely to ed
ucational and literary periodicals, and of
recent years has been in wide demand as
a lecturer. He was professor emeritus
of the University of Illinois
Evening star., 1898-10-20
COMMAND OF 9TH CORPS
The Detail of General Greene is Only a
Temporary Arrangement
Gen. Lee Detained by His Wife's ILL
ness-Plans for Departure of the
Troops for Cuba.

1t is said at the War Department that
there is no purpose OF making any change
in the command Of the 7th Army Corps,
which has been selected for garrison serv-
ice in Cuba. The detail of Major General
Greene to the command of the corps is
intended only as a temporary arrangement.
1t was necesstated by the absence of Ma
jor General Lee, who had been summoned
to Richmond in consequence of the seri JUS
illness Of his wife. Unless prevented by
that cause, General Lee will command the
army of occupation in Cuba. 1t Is possible,
however. n The event that the illness Of
Mrs. Lee should be prolonged beyond the
date set for the movement of the 7th Army
Corps from Huntsville, Ala to points in
Cuba. that General Lee may not be able
to accompany the earlier expedition. In
such case it is likely that General Greene,
as the next officer in rank, will have COM
mand of the troops in Cuba Such COM
mand, however, would continue only until
General Lee Is able to return to duty.
Satisfactory to Gen. Lee.
The situation is perfectly we'll understood
by General Lee and is entirely satisfactory
to him and his friends. The President
made a personal premise to General Lee
when he was last in Washington that he
should command the first army of occupa-
ton in Cuba. and there is no disposition
or intention on the part of the administra-
ton to make any change in the origila
plan. If General Lee is relieved of COM
mand of the 7th Corps, it will be only on
his own application. Enough is known of
General Lees sentiments on the subject to
justify the statement that he will not ask
to be relieved from military duty in Cuba
unless 1t becomes absolutely necessary by
reason of the continued Illness of his wife.
Major General Warren Keifer of Ohio
who has been attached to the 7th Army
Corps, Is now in this city on leave of alb
sence. 1t is understood that he desires to
return to civil life and that the War De-
partment has approved his request for hon
onarble discharge from the volunteer army
Plan of Embarkation.
According to the present plans of the ad-
miristration, the 7th Army Corps, now at
movement preparatory to their embarka-
ton for Havana and to other points in
Cuba selected for occupation by United
States troops The transportation of these
troops to Cuba will begin shortly after the
1st proximo. The present arrangement is
that the entire corps shall be landed on
Cuban soil in ample tina to put into IT,
feet the policy of the administration to
take possession of the Island of Cuba on
the 1st of December. Officials at the War
Department have no idea that the Spanish
authorities will offer the least resistance
to the peaceful execution of this plan, but
no secret is made of the fact that the army
will go to Cuba fully prepared to execute the
policy of the government by force of arms
in case such course is rendered necessary
by change in present Spanish policy of
evacuation and submission.
Evening star., 1898-10-20
Capitol EmpIoye Injured.

William MacCuiin. for a number of years
employed as a painter on the Capitol build
ing, fell a distance of fifteen feet this after
noon and was quite badly injured. Mr
MacCulin was engaged in painting the por-
ton of the main staircase east of the Cap
itol on which the cluster of lights is To-
Gated. He was standing on a ladder, which
slipped, and he was thrown headlong to
the asphalt pavement, striking on his head
The force of the blow was broken by his
hand. but he received severe scalp
wound.
After a brief examination of his injuries
at the Emergency Hospital, where he was
taken at once, 1t was not thought that he
had received fracture of the skull or any
internal injuries.
Evening star., 1898-10-20
DIED 70 EvADE- ARREST
Sensational Suicide of an Unknown in Omaha
Public Library.
Caught in Attempt to Rob a COIIec-
ton, He COOlIy Fired a Bullet
Into His Brain.

OMAHA, Neb., October 20-An unknown
man ommitted suicide at the public
library here, under mysterious circum-
stances, early today
Everything points to the fact that he
secreted himself in the building with the
intention of securing the priceless collec-
ton of coins in the Byron Reid donation
When detection and capture confronted him
he coolly placed revolver to his temple
and fired bullet into his brain. There Is
nothing by which the suicide may be iden-
titled. He was evidently Russian, and
some slight marks on the clothes would
seem to indicate chat he was a nobleman.
Early this morning the watchman noticed
the burglar alarms leading to the Reid col
lection ringing violently. An investigation
followed, and then the suicides weapon ex-
ploded and the man fell dead in the hall
in front of the watchman.
The door leading to the Reid collection
had been tampe1 ed with. This is the fourth
time burglars have attempted to rob this
collection The thousands of gold coins of
all nations it includes represent a large
fortune.
suicide was a large, fine-looking man. He
was not seen around the building previous
ly and the police can learn nothing con-
cerning him. He was probably forty-five
years of age, but there was nothing In his
pockets to indicate his identity.
The name John Schmidt was found writ
ten on the margin of a small map of
Europe found in one of his pockets. The
map was torn from Russian geography.
A pair of sun glasses, the case of which
bore the label Riga, Russia was also
found. On the corner of a pocket handker-
chief, in red silk, were embroidered the
letters -. K. RS g
The dead man. Judging from his clothing,
had not been I'M this country long. From
the quality of his wearing apparel and his
general appearance he was above the ordi-
nary station in life. Il.
Evening star., 1898-10-20
SENT TO THE PENITENTIARY,
George F. Anderson, Notorious
Swindler. Convicted in Baltimore

John c. Rose. United States district at
torney at Baltimore, Md. reports that
Judge Morris has sentenced George F. An
derson, alias Frank Anderson alias Michael
Anderson, alias George F. Calkins, etc. to
three years Imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary on three of the cases under which
he was convicted last week for imperson-
ating a special examiner of the bureau of
pensions.
This man served a term of two years in
the penitentiary at Allegheny Pa. from
October 6. 1894. and on September r. 1896.
under the name of Frank Anderson was
sentenced to one year and two months i'm
prisonment for obtaining money under false
pretenSes.
1t appears that he was, at least, CLAIMS
10 nave been, admitted to practice as On
attorney-at-law at Jackson Mich, in 1870
He Claims to have crossed the ocean A
dozen times and to have represented a
client in claim against the English gov
Grnmeat, obtaining a judgment for e, 80
He aCmits that he then had trouble with
his client, and that he served four years
in the Chatham prison on a charge of forg-
cry.
There We're so many charges of false
pretenses preferred against this man by
the residents of the state of Michigan that
finding the climate in that state too warm
for MIN, he removed to Pennsylvania where
he committed a series of offenses for which
Afte- his release from the Allegheny pen
itentiary he came to Washington county.
Md, where he held himself out to be an
attorney-at-law anG a special examiner Of
the pension office. AS an alleged govern
ment officer he swindled every applicant
for pension and pensiorer that he could
get hold of, as well as the hotelkeepers
When the local authorities tried to deal
with Anderson on a charge of stealing his
clients effects he decamped going to Falls
Church, Va. where he held himself out to
be attorney. He was traced to that
place and from thence to Washington
where he was arrested and taken to Balti-
more for trial.
According to his stat tement he is the
identical person who served under the name
of George F. Calkins in Company B. 2Sth
Michigan Infantry, during the late war of
the rebellion. and he was granted a pen
sion under that name and on that service
on account of disability Varicocele al
legged to have been incurred while in line
of duty. While hs was in the penitentiary
his name was dropped from the pension
rolls for failure to claim for three years,
and after his release he filed an application
for restoration. during the investigation of
which 1t was shown that the original evil
dence upon which the claim was allow ed
was forged.
Anderson defended himself on his trial
showing profound knowledge. of the rules
of Criminal procedure. and he carefully re-
Trained from going on the stand, to III.
end that the government might not be able
TO put in evidence as to his previous con-
VIctlons. Mr.. Rose is being congratulated
upon the able manner in which he tried
the case and put it out of Anderson's pow
er' FOR the time being, anyhow. to swindIe
people.
Evening star., 1898-10-20
The Sick Volunteers.

Private Louis T. Frech of Company F.,
who has been dangerously Ill at his home.
$40 18th street northeast. since his return
from Cuba. is now en- the road to complete
recovery. He Is still confined to his bed.
His physician has allowed his friends and
comrades to visit him.
Ernest Selby of Company F, D. c. ". is
again very Ill of the Cuban fever at his
parents residence. 2018 H street northwest.
Evening star., 1898-10-20
Found in the Woods,

About 1920 pm. today John Weaver, aged
ffty-six, living at No. 3053 NJ street north
west, was found in pile of leaves in the
woods near the naval observatory grounds.
Weaver said he was taken i'll while walking
yesterday and fell where he was found, be-
ing unable to move further. He was sent
to the Georgetown University Hospital
Evening star., 1898-10-20
The Fields Case Again.

In connection with the case of wflheI-
nina A. E Fields agt. Increase Agnes
Burke. alias Fields. and Thomas NJ. Fields
In which Justice of the Peace Church
awarded the first named certain paintings
an appeal from the ruling has been filed IN
the Supreme Court of the District.