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Evening star., 1898-09-06
IN JUSTICE WHITES PLACE.
POSITION On the Peace Comm mission Of
fered to Another.


There Is no longer a reasonable doubt
that Justice White has declined the ap-
pointment of peace commissioner, and it is
understood that he refrains from making
public announcement of his action at the
request Of the President, who desires an
opportunity to make another selection
without being beset by applicants for the
important place. 1t is intimated that a
very early announcement may be looked
for in fact. there Is reason to believe that
the President has already made tender of
the commissionership to some person, and
is now awaiting an acceptance before MAX
ing public that fact. At any rate, arrange
ments for the departure of the peace COM
mission on the 18th instant from New York
are being pushed. Acting Secretary Moore
with the assistance of Mr. Macarthur Is
giving up great deal of time to the coIlec-
ton OF documents and charts needed by the
american commissioners in their work and
the subjects likely to arise in connection
WIN the hnal peace negotiations are re-
celVlng the closest study at the hands of
these gentlemen. Especially is this true of
the Philippines, which promise to be the
ootie OF contention before the commission,
anu consequently Acting Secretary Moore
is deVot1ng the best share of his attention
TO that phase of the subject.
In order to establish q clear understand
ing or the scope of the commissions pow
efS II Is stated, on authority, that this body
Is not in any sense judicial, but purely dip
lomatic Therefore, it is incorrect to as
sumo, as some of the newspapers have
Done, that a deadlock" may be expected
In the course of the negotiations. The pro-
cedure will not be of a character where
numerical voting strength will determine
any proposition, but the commissioners on
each side are expected to act as separate
units, ana should differences arise they
must be settled by the ordinary course of
Olplomatc negotiation
Evening star., 1898-09-06
MANY MEN DESERT.
Regulars Escape From MOntauk
Fearing Return to Cuba.


Fearing Rcturn to Cuba.
CAMP WIKOFF, September 6.-General
snafter, who is now in command here, has
stated unofficially that portion of the
Porto Rican troops which are now on their
way to New York will come to Camp WIKI
off and are expected to arrive tomorrow or
Thursday.
More desertions are reported today from
the ranks of the regulars. This is due To
the announcement that a portion OF the
regulars are to be sent back TO Cuba for
garrison duty. There is strong sentiment
among the regulars against returning to
Cuba on account of the killing climate
there
General Shafter is giving special atten-
ton TO the numerous desertions and the
dissatisfaction among the volunteers at not
being sent home. He has not yet indicated
what he proposes to do in either case. but
he is expected to take some decided action
before the day is past.
Deaths in Camp.
The following deaths occurred at Camp
Wikoff last night and this morning:
Alfred Gardner Company 1, sth Ohio
Volunteers, pneumonia
William H. Farley, Battery G. 4th Ar
tillery, consumption.
James c. Brown, band 4th Infantry, ty-
phoid fever.
John C. Quinn. Company L. 1st Illinois
Volunteers. pneumonia
William Leininger, Company c. Sth Ohio,
cCnyulsions.
There are only s91 men in the general
hospital today, which is a low figure.
There have been many furloughs and con-
valescents have gone home. There are
four convalescent wards without patients.
One hundred and fifty men in the hospital
are down with typhoid fever.
One hundred men left camp on the morn
ing train today furloughs. Fifteen ty-
pboid patients were taken to New London
on the Red Cross boat Red Cross.
The Sth Ohio Volunteers were scheduled
to leave Camp Wikoff this morning but
owing to conflict in orders did not go
Until pm.
1t seems that on last Thursday the Sec
retary of War directed the Sth Ohio to 20
to Columbus, and furloughed it for sixty
days. On Saturday last, when the Presi-
dent vas al the camp, Col Hard in COM
mand of the regiment, pointed out to him
lent to separate the regiment into two sec
tions in New York, one to go by the Penn
sylvania ard the other by the Erie railroad
instead of sending the regiment entire by
one road, the second plan permitting the
various companies to drop off at their own
towns in Ohio. The President turned to
Secretary Alger and asked him to give or
ders following the suggestions of Col. Hard
which the Secretary said would be done.
The orders undoubtedly Were issued. but
the train arrangement has been made by
the chief quartermaSter of the eastern d.
vision in New York to have the Ohio men
go by Columbus and the second order was
delayed in reaching the quartermaster
The probabilities are that the 1st Illinois
men will go tomorrow.
Evening star., 1898-09-06
CAPT. j. {. GILMORE HERE.
He Has Not Fully Recovered From
Fever Contracted In Cuba.

Capt j. c. Gilmore, assistant adjutant
general of the 5th Army Corps, who served
on the staff of Gen. Shafter during the
entire campaign at Santiago. and is now
on duty at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point.
came over to Washington today to see his
mother, who is very Ill. Capt Gilmore is
particularly well known In this city through
his service with the 4th Artillery at WASH
ington barracks, and at the White House
on state occasions.
During his service in Cuba he was strick-
en- with the climatic fever in a mild form,
and has not yet entirely recovered from
the effects. He will remain here q few
days in the hope that his mothers condi-
tion will improve.
Evening star., 1898-09-06
PROGRESS IS SATISFACTORY.
Senator Gray Speaks of the Work of
Canadia n = A me rican Commis.ian

Senator Gray of the joint American Cana
dlar commission arrived in Washington
thls forenoon and called at the State De
partmcnt. The senator expressed himself
AS satisfied with what has been so far ac-
con pushed by the commission. He pointed
out That there We're no less than twelve
subjects before the commission, any one
OF which was probably of sufficient i'm
portance TO fully employ commission in
It's settlement The two weeks of the ses-
sion just closed in Ottawa were conse-
queEtly fully consumed in the bare ex-
animation of the extensive list of subjects.
The commission is TO meet in Ottawa again
on the 10th instant, and Senator Gray be-
neves that ii is entirely possible for the
work to progress far enough to enable IL
10 have something substantial to report to
Congress when 1t assemblies next Decem-
ber.
Evening star., 1898-09-06
VIII Return to Former stations.

Some regular army officers who were re-
lieved from their regular stations tempo
rarily in order to accept higher positions in
the volunteer service. have been asking
whether they will continue in service at the
higher grade when the regiments in which
they are serving are mustered out The War
Department has decided that such officers
return to the grade in the regular army
which they vacated. They will report for
assignment when the regiments with which
they have been serving are finally mustered
out.
Evening star., 1898-09-06

Destitution and Suffering Reported
Imminent at Dawson.

Consul McCook reports to the State De-
pertinent from Dawson City. under date
of August 4. 1898, that prices for provisions
are very high, exceeding by 25 per cent these
of last year, and lodging is hardly to be
had at any price. Outsiders. he says, cam
not realize the conditions. Destitution and
suffering are imminent for many unfortu-
nate prospectors. who are unable to get
away No one, he continues, should go to
the gold fields without a couple of thou
sand dollars and supplies for two years
The output OF gold has been exaggerated
fivefold.
Evening star., 1898-09-06
THE STAR BY MAT.

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed TO
them to airy address in the United
States or Canada. by ordering It at
this Office. IN person OF by letter.
Terms: 13 cents per week; D cents
for two weeks. or SO cents per
month. Invariably in advance. Sub
scribers changing their address from
one Post-office to another shoCld
give the last address as well as 5he
new one.
Evening star., 1898-09-06
HAD NO SIGNIFICANCE.

Secretary A1Eer Surprised at the In,-
portance Ascribed to His Call ON MIR.
Sherman.
Secretary Alger was very much surprised
this morning to see the degree of import
ance attached in some quarters to his call
of last evening upon ex-Secretary Sher-
man. He said that learning that Mrs.
Alger had not visited Mrs. Sherman since
the return of the latter to Washington, he
simply directed his carriage to be stopped
at the Sherman home on his way to Gar
field Hospital and paid his respects to his
late colleague, while Mrs. Alger saw Mrs
Sherman. That was all there was to the
call, which had no significance
Evening star., 1898-09-06
REINFORCING THE PACIFIC STATION
1t is Believed That Several Warships
VIII BE Sent There.

Acting Secretary Allen said today that
the Navy Department had not yet deter
mined finally upon sending reinforcements
to the Pacific station. However, as that
particular station. formerly well supplied
with ships, had, since the withdrawal of
the Oregon and the dispatch of other ves-
sells Of less formidable character, been left
with an almost insignificant force, 1t is to be
expected that the Navy Department will
Evening star., 1898-09-06
Second Instead of First Mustered Ont.

At the instance of the persons most di-
fectly concerned, the adjutant general of
she army today ordered the I'd Regiment
of North Carolina Volunteers, now at st.
Simons Island, Ga, to Raleigh, N c., to
be mustered out, instead of the 1st Reei-
ment of North Carolina Volunteers, which
had been originally selected for disband-
ment.
Evening star., 1898-09-06
CERVERA TO COME HERE.
Spanish Admiral May Arrive Tomor
row From Baltimore.

Spanish Admiral May Arrive Tomor-
row From Baltimore.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK, Va, September 6.-Admiral
Cervera and Lieutenants Angel Cervera
and Gomez arrived here this morning on
the Bay liner Alabama, from Baltimore
They visited their wounded comrades at
the naval hospital and arranged for their
transportation to New York. on Friday
next.
The admiral and party will return to
Baltimore tonight, thence Immediately to
Washington, New York and Portsmouth,
N. H. They will sail for Santander on the
steamer City of Rome on Saturday next
Evening star., 1898-09-06
WILL BE BROUGHT BACK,
Bodies of Those Who Fell in Porto
Rico Cuba.

The soldiers who fell in Porto Rico or
Cuba will rest finally in American soil.
This information is conveyed by telegram
sent to Madison, Wis, by Governor Scho-
field, who is now in Washington. In full
the dispatch is as follows:
The government has arranged to bring
home the bodies Of soldiers deceased in
Cuba or Porto Rico. The War Department
informs me nothing will be done about this
until all the troops now in the service are
properly cared for"
Evening star., 1898-09-06
Bayard's Condition the sap,e.

DEDHAM, Mass, September 6.-The con-
dition of former ambassador Thomas F.
Bayard. who is seriously Ill here, was un-
changed this morning
Evening star., 1898-09-06
SECRETARY DAYS RETIREMENT.
Will Go to the State Department Only
to Say Farewell.

to Say Farewell.
Secretary Day will probably not resume
the discharge of the functions of Secretary
OF state, and it may be assumed that his
connection with the department save in
the CAPACITY of peace commissioner ter
minated when he left Washington for Ohio
recently. Still upon his return to Washing
ton II Is expected that he will go to the
State Department for the purpose of bid
ding farewell to the e,npIoyes
Evening star., 1898-09-06
Government Receipts.

Government receipts from internal rev.
enue today. s1,752, $40; customs. $67s. .as1
miscellaneous, sI5,254; expenditures, ST.
227. 600.
Evening star., 1898-06-13
OHIO STATE CONVENTION.
Senator Hannn's Friends Insist on
Absolute Control.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. June 13.-Chairman
Harry NJ. Dougherty of the republican
state central committee said today that
unless opposition should be made to Sena-
tor Hanna as temporary chairman of the
republican state convention next week, he
would retire from the presidents chair
when the permanent organiza ton was
made. If the enemies of the senator mani
fest any opposition to him. however, his
friends would insist upon making the sem
ator permanent chairman.
II Senator Hanna is not made permanent
chairman, that honor will go to Represen-
tative w. s. Kerr of the fourteenth district.
1t is reasonably certain now that the
state ticket nominated by the republicans
will be as follows: For secretary of state,
Charles Kinney of Portsmouth, the incum-
bent.
For supreme judge-Wm. T. Spear of Co.
lumbiana, the incumbent.
For clerk of the supreme court-Josiah 3.
Allen of Athens county, the incumbent.
For state food commissioner-Joseph e.
Blackburn Of Belmont county, the incum-
bent.
For member of the board of public works
VIM. Hahn Of Muskingum county.
The last is the only nomination about
which there Is room for reasonable doubt.
fer, besides Mr.. Hahn, j. T. Robinson Of
Seneca and w. G. Johnston Of Summit are
candidates for the nomination.
Evening star., 1898-06-13
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call-l2 O'Clock m.-Calital Trae-
iG9s: 10 at les: 10 at iGe: al 10; 10 al ia! a!
10 at 1t0. American Graphophone. 10 at 49,.
40 eenrs After easpaI Traeos ri seHss m al ic8 & a
District OF Columbia Bonds.-3.65s, funding. cur
Miscellaneous Bonds-Metropoltan Railroad IS.
lis bid Metropolitan Railroad cony. Ga. 12O bid.
Metropolitan Railroad certificates OF Indebtedness,
indebtedness. b. los bid. Columbia Railroad es.
lis bid; Belt Railroad IS. IS bid, SO asked Eek.
pany es. series A. ia bid WashinstSn S ias COM COM
pany Is, series B. ia bid: .. $. iIlectri. Light
and Potomac Telephone IS, los bid American Sc.
surity and Trust IS. F. and A.. loo bid: American
inston Market Company imp es iio bid. WASH WASH
sonic Hall Association IS, ios bid washington @ ton
Light Infantry 1st es 80 bid.
bid. Metropolitan 31o hid. Central I40 bid l5S
asked Farmers and Mechanics, lsO bid. second.
Tradsrs' loo bid. Lincoln. inc bid. ieo asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust. lis bid washington
Loan and Trust. l27Is bid. iSo asked Americas
Security and Trust. $50 bid Washington Safe
Insurance stocks.-Firemen's. 20 hid. FrankIl7.
Potomac, 50 bid Arlington. lis lid German % nan.
American. ls5 bid National Union. bid. IL
7ls asked. Peoples s bid. Q asked. Lincoln. es;
bid 9N asked. Commercial bid
bid Columbia Title. az hid. Washington Title,
bH,;,dDa BID District sst.I Title BID. 2 asked:
"a asked Metropolitan, l2o bid. LIS asked. Co
lumbia, 76 bid. so asked.
Gas and Electric Light Siorks.-Washingtnn Gas
sfs. bid. 4Sis asked. Georgetown Gas. ~ bid. u.
s, Electric Light. IoIx bid. 1oa asked.
Telephone Stocks.--t,hs sapeske and Potomac 81
bid: Pennsylvania. IS bid. 45 asked.
Misct llaneous Stocks. = Mergenthaler linotype
100 bid. 10 asked. Iansten MoIrotypc. IL biI
american Graphophone. x.13 bid. Il asked. Amer
Lean Graphephone preferred, !13h hid. IS asked.
Pneumatic Gun Carriage. .35 bid, 40 asked Wash.
11o bid 125 asked.
xEx div. lex rights.
Evening star., 1898-06-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Before proceeding with the Hawaiian de-
bate the House today passed Senate bills
granting American registers to the steam
ships Victoria. Olympia. Arizona, Column
bia. Argyle, Tacor a and Arcadia.
Mr.. Newlands (Nev) then addressed the
House In advocacy of annexation. The
pending resolutions were introduced by
him.
He was interrupted by Mr. Cannon QIl.)
who presented and asked unanimous con-
sent for the passage Of an emergency bill
to appropriate $473. .151 now carried by the
sundry civil bill. to pay the Bering sea
awards, but Mr.. Bland (Mo) objected Mr.
Cannon. explaining the necessity for ac-
ton, said the time for payment would ex-
pre- Friday, and the sundry civil bill
would not pass before that day.
Mr.. Newlands then proceeded with his
speech, which will be found in another
Mr.. Bell (Col) followed. opposing the
resolutions. He attacked the existing re-
public as being an oligarchy, and the offer
Of the islands for annexation as being
made by few, and in utter disregard Of
the wishes OF the vast majority of the peo-
pie who reside in the islands. He contend
ed for the right of all people to be goy-
erned in accord with their Will Contin1,-
ing, Mr.. Bell argued that the population
was undesirable, and that the location of
the islands in the tropical cline made 1t
unlikely that people resident there would
ever be desirable as a component element
of Amrican citizenship. The conduct of
An erican missionaries and others who
have gone to Hawaii was attacked as hay-
ing resulted in successful conspiracy to
deprive the natives Of their property and
in the island was commented upon as a
drawback to annexation.
Evening star., 1898-06-13
BIG TUMBLE IN WHEAT
Due to Joseph Letters Unloading His Big
Holdings.
1t is Said the Banks Will Take
Care of His Cash
Sales.

CHICAGO, June 13.-All interest on the
board of trade today centered in the do
ings of Joseph Letter and the results of
his famous big deal in wheat. A tremen-
dous slump in prices was generally at
tributed to immense sales for him. Accord
ing to one authority, Mr. Letter ordered all
his trades closed out at the opening of the
days transactions in the wheat pit, and
that at least 100000 bushels of wheat
were liquidated for him In the Chicago
market alone. The severest breaks in
prices, however, were in the northwest
where it was said Letter had his big lines.
Cash wheat in Duluth went off 10 cents,
and at Minneapolis, II cents Half an hour
before the close Letters sales in Chicago
to day were placed as high as 1OOOO,OO
bushels. His brokers, Allen & Grier trans
ferred June wheat to Armour and Septem-
Der to Lamson Bros
1t was reported that movement was on
foot among strong interests to take care
of cash wheat and that a meeting was IN
session at which this matter was under
consideration.
During the final moments of trading Jo.
seph Letter was at TIE Illinois Trust and
Swings Bank in consultation with his
father, Il. Letter. and others. Joseph
Letter said in -cply to inquiries that he
worid not make an az assignment; that his
citions had beer liquidated, and that his
cash wheat would be trusted.
Fifteen minutes before the closing Dell
rang on change the tickers had report
that Letters cash wheat would be trusted.
Il was said that the bankers who had made
advances on it had agreed to take care Of
it.
July wheat in Chicago today closed at
40 cents, against sc cents at the finish on
Saturday. At time today July was
down TO 10 cents. September closed at II
cents, loss of cents compared with
Saturday. During the day September went
as low as 69la cents.
Joseph Letter admitted to friends that he
lad lost money. Excitement on the board
ran high. Stories of financial trouble float
ed around concerning these who engineered
one of the greatest wheat deals in the his
tory cf the country gained circulation.
However, little crederce was given to this
feverish gossip a first.
Mr.. Letter was closeted with his father,
l.. Z. Letter, and when pressed to tell
whether the slump in the cereal had affect
ed his interests, frankly admitted that he
had lost money. How much he would not
say. He had not the time to go into de-
tails. Conferences were the order of the
day.
Letters wheat interests have been turned
over to a board of trustees, who will settle
up the deal.
This course was necessary account of
Mr.. Letters inability to put up margains
which were called for. He admitted that
his father had withdrawn his support.
Evening star., 1898-06-13
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE: June 18.-Flour dull-westcrn su-
pef, 50 4UaS3.6o; do. extra S3 90aS4. 6S; do fam
ny, S490a$o %; Writer wheat patent IS. 35aS5 as
spring do. S6.00aS625; spring wheat straight
50. $6.0o-receipts. 1900 barrels; exports I5
barrels: sales. GOO barrels; Wheat weak and lower
spot and month, 9oa95A; July. T95saSo; August
l711 asked; steamer No. red, s5aS5h- h-receipts,
2oc22 Ishels; exports. none stock. AS 212 bush
els; sales. $4,000 bushels-southern wheat by sam
Pile; ssa96; do on grade. ssa95A. Corn easy-spot
and month, 35Aa35as; July, 35Ssa35l5: August,
35X bid; September, 36l4a36ls: steamer mixed,
S44a34!s receipts, 25l 25l bushels: exports. ~.
S57 bushels; stock. l3is3 bushels; sales y 600
6usheisosouthern white corn. 3ei do. yellow. a5a
No. mixed do. 3o14a3l-receipts. 8.Cs6 bushels: !:
exports, 10000 bushels; stock. 305,s7s bushels.
Rye dull and lower-No. 2 nearby 49,; No 2
w swestsrp. ste SI.receipts 90 800 bushels; exports,
choice timothy. 2.5oas13.00. Grain freghts very
9uiet..steam to Liverpool per bushel. 3lld. June;
Cork for orders per quarter IS. July Sugar strong
.graIgqlated. o4sh Butter steady-fancy cream
die. Ii store packed 10a12. Eggs steady-fresh
1oh. Cheese gteady-fnncy New York. large. 9s
ek; do. medium, 9hn1o; do small. 1OhaioIL
Lettnee-s1. 2oasi: 50 per basket. whisky-sI 26a
27 per gallon for finished goods; 81 27a$l 2S per
gallon for tobbing lots
Evening star., 1898-06-13

baskets None of the regiments Jared bad
ly, however. for Washington seems to have
among Its pe2ple friends for everybody out
Tonight. uElessoaI signs fail, the camp
will be nearl9; void of shoulder straps. The
ladies. of one of the churches In the village
are give a. lawn party. At first the SOL
diers seemed to b. afraid of being over
charged, but they have since learned that
the ladies of Fans Church are more likely
to err on theeother side. The mere mention
of a lawn paRty h now sufficient to almost
empty the canp of officers.
Quartermaste ter's Bad Fortune.
Captain Barker, ,0puartermaster of the 9th
Illinois, has had the misfortune recently to
receive several loads of bad rations. Yes
terday he refused to accept 100 loaves of
bread on thef ground that it was moldy and
bad. The day before he accepted under
protest about 1000 pounds of potatoes that
have since spoiled utterly. Finally about
half the hardtack issued the regiment has
become mildewed.
A special car, containing the gifts of the
G5th's friends at Buffalo, N. Y, arrived at
Dunn Loring at $50 o'clock Saturday night.
Twenty-Five army wagons were busy a
whole day transporting the donations to the
quarters of the regiment. The car con-
tanned every possible comfort and much
that will be of use in helping the sick. Sur
geon Mead is delighted to find that the
gifts were so well selected.
Private John T. Gregg of the I'd Tennes-
see died yesterday morning at Fort Myer.
The burial took place at Arlington at
O'Clock In the afternoon. Private Gregg
had been at the hospital for some time suf-
fering from spinal meningitis.
General Butler is now installed as COM
missary officer Of the 1st Division. He has
been in camp since Friday, but not In uni
form. and took no part in the affairs or
his command
Major Guy Howard selected a site for
the branch post. office at camp and the
work of construction has been commenced.
By Thursday it is expected the postal au-
thorities will be installed and ready for
the transaction of business. They will keep
stamps and newspaper wrappers and
money orders sale, and be prepared
to register letters.
Ninth Battalion Made Happy.
The soldier boys of the 9th Battalion,
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, were made happy
Thursday evening by visit Of a delega-
ton from the Soldiers and Sailors Bene-
fetal Union," an organization of veterans
in Washington, who carried to the camp
tountifui supply of smoking tobacco, pipes,
paper, envelopes and pencils. just the
things their martial experience had taught
EN- would be most appreciated In camp
life. The delegation consisted OF Alex.
Freeman, president of the organization;
Charles B. Fisher, secretary; James NJ.
Butcher and Alex Oglesby. They were
cordially received by Maj. Young of the
battalion. and Hospitality entertained dur
visit for the same purpose. and the delega-
ttCn had its reward in the glad welcome
extended and the eager, grateful reception
Of the donations.