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Evening star., 1898-05-21
CONTEST OVER A CHILD.
Foster Parents Decline to Surrender
1t to the M0fher

Little John Collerd. alias John Kelly, for
whose tiny form a writ of habeas corpus
Issued on the 18th instant from the Su-
preme Court Of the District, was brought
before Judge Cole in Criminal Court No.
today In the arms Of Julian b. lie Preux.
VINO loves the pretty child as if he were
his own son. Accompanying him were his
wife, Mrs. Bette LIE Preux; his two grown
daughters and four other ladies in tasteful
summer costumes.
Mrs Collerd. the chfld's mother. who has
not held him in her arms as such for two
years and more, sat on the other side of
the court room, handsomely dressed in
black, with anxiety plainly to be seen upon
her countenance. She claims the child now
because she loves him, she says, and saws
she Is able to support and rear him as he
should be.
fhe LIE PreuXs, on the other hand. say
they have had the little one three wears.
and that he is now a part of their life They
are resisting, with all the means In their
power, the mothers demand for her bow.
Judge Cole decided, in view of the pend
ing Canty trial, that the case would better
lie over till the latter part of next week.
the Date for hearing to be determined later.
In the meantime the child remains I'm the
custody OF the lie Preuxs. Already seven
affidavits have been filed on the part of
the petitioner. and the case promises to be
an interesting one.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
FOR A PENSION FUND.
The House Bill in the Interest uf
Policemen and Ffremen

Nho Ircmen.
The report on House bill 103SI relating to
.ne policemen and firemen's fund of the
District, which has been submitted to the
House by Mr.. Cowherd, says:
The law creating a relief fund and nro-
viding for the pensioniag of police and fire.
men is found in the District approximation
Dill OF the Forty-eighth Congress ~. s.
Stat, vol. %, p. 3l6).
Alter some years experience II WAS
FOUND that the funds provided for as above
were not sufficient to meet the drafts upon
me same, and In the Fif.y-fourth Congress
~. o stat. vol -, p. i0D II was further
iiiei =. .ISa ss.seu by the following enactment:
provided, That hereafter the Commits
sioners OF the District Of Columbia are
hereby authorized and directed to deposit
win the treasurer of The United States
5ohce Court, a sum sufficient to meet any
oenclency in the police fund or the fire
men relief fund
Inc income from this last source of rev.
enae varies greatly and as the reports from
the court for the present year show a
largely diminished revenue. it is feared the
rene1 1und may at any time prove INSULT
ctent The present bill proposes to remedy
This by taking from the District funds
derived from liquor license a sum subj
cient to meet any deficiency .net NAV ;.rise
~ aiso provides a pension in proportion
to the position the pensionar held in the
service at the time of his discharge for
DISABILITY or retirement.
ihe bill fixes age limit of sixty years
at Wnicn persons in the service may be
retired, and gives them a pension upon
sucn retirement. provided ther. has been
continues service for twenyy years This
requires five years longer service 10 obtain
a penslonable status than the present law
Inc proposed bill reduces the size of the
pensions that may be granted from sou, as
IL no" STANDS, to one-fourta of the salary
received by the party at tn, TINA of his
aeaih or discharge for disability or retire
III there is any apparent injustice in the
SIZE Oh the pension that will be received
under this bill 10y the firemen in compari-
son with the police, it is due to the fact
that the salary of the fremen is lower
.,ah rs paid In the police service. although
the work is more dangerous and no ;ess
arouous. Should the salaries in these de-
partments be hereafter more cquitahIy ad-
Justed, the amount thereafter paid TO PEN
| sloners under this bill would be proportion
ately changed
Evening star., 1898-05-21
FIRST MATRON,
Mrs. Glenn to Go to the Front With
the Boys.

Mrs. Glenn to Go to the Front With
the Boys.
Mrs. Susan A. Glenn, widow of a soldier
and mother of volunteer in the Ist Regi-
ment, District Of Columbia Volunteers, has
resigned her position in the Pest Office De-
partment to go to the front with her son.
She is a member of the Woman's Patriotic
Industrial Relief League, and the first
woman to be appointed matron of a re,i-
ment. Mrs. Glenn is a well l-preserved
woman Of fifty, a person of fine physique
and the mother of four children
Two daughters remain at home to devote
their services to the Woman's Patriotic In
dustrial Relief League. The league is now
organizing a relief corps of women to send
to each Of the various regiments to darn.
mend and wash for the soldiers. They are
expected, by looking after the sanitary con-
ditions, to keep the men out of the hospi-
tails. No woman under thirty-fve or over
fifty-five will be permitted to accompany a
regiment, and they must be women of ire
proachable character. Widows and moth
ers of volunteers preferred.
The outfit of Mrs. Glenn as matron of a
regiment will consist of black alpaca
and black silk skirts: blue and black shirt
waists; rubber cloak: two sets of black
underwear; broad-sole walking shoes; one
rubber pillow; one rubber and flannel blan-
ket, hammer, shawl, belt, bag and a soft
fedora hat. -
quantity of articles. such as disinfectants
CASTLE and laundry SOAP combs, pins
needles, letter paper. envelopes postage
stamps, pencils. darning cotton, patches
thread, buttons, scissors, mustard and vas
cline. The league is row manufacturing
and filling small bags with the articles
enumerated above, for distribution among
the soldiers. ~. -
Evening star., 1898-05-21
WORK OF -FOUR MONTHS.
Report OF Episcopal Eye, Ear ans
Throat Hospital.

A report has Just been made nv r. Oliver
Belt. secretary OF the medical staff. to the
board of governors of the Episcopal Eye.
Ear ard Throat Hospital detailing The
work done at the institution during the
first four months OF the pre- esent year end
ed April 30
The report Is as follows:
During ttis period 2.030 visits were made
by patients to the dispensary divided
among three departments, as follows: Nis-
its to the eye department 913: visits TO tie
throat department, 7e3: visits to the car
department, 32i.
These visits were made by .sso different
patients, of whom 294 were white and a36
coiored. and were follows: Patients to
eye department. 344; patients 10 throat de-
partment, Us, patients to ear depa rfment
IS -
Seventy-one patients have been received
INTO the hospital, - being free paticn.s and
s. pay patients. the aggregate number OF
Gays spent by patients in the no spital beng
@6S From the pay patients S57i..yo have
been received for room rent, an average uf
VIA per month. The sum of 81 Is has
been collected for the hospital since Jan
uEry /, 1898
Ninety-two operations have been per
FORMED during these four months I,uriny
the frst twelve months STA visits were
made by 1.333 patients, and 2UJ operati ,ns
were performed The various rienomina-
Icns represented in those treated from
January l to April 30 were as follows. ..
BGptfsts, 139; Episcopalians. 1876: Meth
odlsts, 20; Roman Catholics. SO: Presbytc-
rams %: Ccngregationalists, 6: Hebrews.
d. FRIENDS. i; Lutheran, l. Christian I !.
hot given or no church, 43.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Weakness in London Did Not Affect
New York Stocks.
MARKET RELAPSED into DULLNESS
War is the Only Hindering InfIu-
ence to Better Prices.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK. May 2L-Yesterday's prices
were practically duplicated this morning
ana made to serve as the markets estimate
OF prevailing values. The uneasiness re-
nected In the London market was ignored
to a considerable extent. but the impatience
to hear from the Atlantic fleet checked
trading.
The absence Of new business was not con-
sioered TO be a circumstance of any i'm
portance, a just regard for caution suggest
ing postponement Of extensive risks
The meeting of the two fleets is looked
upon as being among the probabilities OF
the next Few hours, and once the conflict
Is ended the market is expected 10 resume
It's upward course under renewed impetus
Confidence IN higher prices for invest
IN ,ieill ISSUES is easily explained. IL the week
~ trade reports are allowed 10 figure i'm
the calculations al their full value rieavy
trade balances, enormous bank cIeartngs
ana unusual railroad activity insure IN
ors leasing merit "A abundant goli supply
and cheap money in quantity equal 10 The
needs or all contemplated enterprises are
factors OF especial Significance
Inc influential market interests which
were credited with last summers advance
are fully aware Of the superior adyantayes
refected IN the seasons outlook Ii is
reasonably safe to assume that the prices
ior the year will be made to reach a limit
TIC uiSn record Tor and
that a permanently higher level will be ss-
tabiished for all the stock of the well
managed properties. The granger issues.
wlth Burlington liable to lead In extent of
the fluctuations, are looked upon as certain
leaders OF the new campaign.
The backing and filling relative to the
settlement of the tobacco schedule in the
new revenue bill suggests an early oonsum-
NATION of the much-talked-of deal with the
manufacturing interests. The advance in
plug tax ra es TO 16 cents per lOp pounds is
thought to have brought that belligerent
interest to the terms offered by the Amerf-
can company, hence the present Willingness
TO have the original 12-cent rate restored
In American Sugar and the Tractioa is
sues there are especial forces at work
which seem certain to bring about a reVo-
lutlon In present market prices. In couse-
qIence of this view there have been sew
efal important buying movements detected
IN sources generally conceded to be among
the better informed.
The weekly bank statement reports an
increase OF S.a1S.o25 in reserve and an in
crease of 81, 261 go.
The lawful money holdings have increas-
ed something over $1.WD.0W, the bulk of IL
IN specie The loans show an increase of
S',Soi,SU over last week. and from this the
best evidence Of financial and commercial 4
confidence may be drawn. New business Is
opening up ard business houses are no
longer timic about the outlook Let the
war end and the business community will
attract attention by reason Of its unprecs-
dented activity.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Real Estate Transfers Church Ser
vices-Other News.

Real Estate Transfers Church Ser
vices-Other News.
A number of real estate transfers were
recorded yesterday affecting property In
the West End. Louisa Hill. after securing
a quit claim to lot 4, block A, of the Reno
subdivision from Ariana Doves. sold the
property and a portion Of an adjoining lot
to John F. Scott and Chainey e. Scott. The
consideration named is nominal.
Edwin Forrest and J. Holdsworth Cor
don, trustees, have sold to John Curtin
lots 26 and 33 and portions of lots q and
81 in square 1918; also lot 35 and a portion
of lot SO, in square 1217. The consideration
is placed at s7,043.36 The property en-
braces the whole of the north side OF Olive
street, with frontage on 27th and 18th
streets. The property in square 12f7 is To-
Gated at the northwest corner of Olive and
27th streets, running east to Rock creek.
Charles H. Ruth has bought of Albert b.
Hines lots 20l and 202, in square 1854. No
price is named. The property is located in
the square bounded by P, G. 33d and 34th
streets.
Charles o. Sayers has sold to Callahan
Keane part of lot 81. square 1862. The
property Is located at the northeast corner
of 27th and o streets. No price Is named.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, d. D., will
preach in the West Street Presbyterian
Church tomorrow evening at o'clock, ex-
changing pulpits with the pastor. Rev. w
c. Alexander, D. D.. who will deliver the
sermon tomorrow evening in the First Pres
byterian Church.
Rev. DR.. ]. B. Stitt. pastor of Dumbarton
Avenue NJ. E. Church, will deliver a SER
mon tomorrow morning on, Making Ready
for Distinguished Guest" In the even
ing the subject of the sermon will be Saw
anarola."
Only one mass will be read tomorrow at
st. AIMS Church. Tenleytown. and that at
s o'clock In the morning.
William Polk. young white man. who
was employed by George T.. Shannon a
milk dealer. was arrested yesterday even
ing by Policemen Brown and Connors upon
warrant sworn out by his employer,
charging him with larceny. 1t is alleged
that Polk. while on the milk wagon, failed
to make returns for s. 40 worth Of milk
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Washington stock Exchange.

slics-resulsr eali-1a o'clock m:Iwssh,nston
at 80 Ss at american GrapbophoSe Ieo st i
Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 100 at 43 cents. After
psee1 e Columbia M pyp ss run
reney. ii2.a bid, ia asked.
11S bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s. ll9Is bid
Meropoiitan Railroad certificates Of Indebtedness
A., III bid. MetIopoIitan Railroad certificates Of
Indebtedness, b. l07 bid. Columbia Railroad 6s
us bid; l22 asked Belt Railroad 5s, rs bid. Eek
nst0n a. kITssd s s % bid SS Gas
pany 6s, series B. ll3 bid. q. S. Electric Light
GeSe1urs imp 100 %, bid Id Chesapeake and PS,o
Trust IS, + and A, 100 bid American Security
snd Trust Ss A and la leo hid
ket Company imp. 6s. 10 bid. Washington Mar
ket Company ext IS, II obld Masonic Hall Asso-
National Bank stocks.-Bank of Washington. 2s5
Farmers and Mechancs Is0 bid Secoad, i42 I'D
Citizen ,a, % Iio bid G,lumhla I3I bid. Capital.
loo bid Lincoln. 1l2 hid.
Safe Deposit and Trust Compnnies.-Natlonal
Loan and Trust. I2G hid. American Security and
Trust. 1so hid wsshltgton Safe Deposit. so lid.
81 bid. Metropolitan. 10 bid. Corc,run. SIS hid
Potomac. s. bid Arlington; rs hid; German
lumbia. 10 bid. Riggs, bid. ~ asked. Peopie's.
bid; 6 asked. Lincoln; o bid. 6ommercIal. ! bid.
bid. Columbia Title. AK hid. 81 asked. Washing
ton Title, 2 bid; District Title. bid.
asked. Metropoli an x1I9 bid. Colombia as hid,
IS asked. lexington. bid.
Gas and Electric Light tStocks.-washington Gas
4s& bid. 47a. asked. Georg-town Gas, 43 hid. u.
8. Electric Light. ssA bid. 30 asked.
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvnnia. IS bid. 45
asked
Miscellaneous Stocks. - Mere, nthaler Linotype
144A hid 144Hs asked. IRnston Monotype 15ik
bid. 16k asked. American Grsphofhone. i4is hid
sia y ASKED I ..ss s%rrfsn nn NJ n.
~ asked. Washington Market. 10 hid Great
Falls Ice. 115 bid, 125 asked.
xEx div
Evening star., 1898-05-21
SUSPECTED OF THEFT.
Andrew Weldon ArraiRncd in ca
ON Grave Charge.

Andrew Weldon Arraigned in Court
ON Grave Charge.
Andrew Weldon, who lives on Union
street southwest, was complained against
in Judge scott's court, today. under the
vagrancy act it being alleged that he was
found on 7th streeth under suspicious cir
cumstances. oi .sh1
This man was standing over a drunken
man." said witness, .'and saw him have
his hand in the man's pocket. When Wee
don got up he had q green bill in his hand. -
Another witness said he saw Weldon
STOPPING over the drunken man, but he did
not see him take anything.
Weldon denied the charge. He told the
judge that he and a ynan named Downs
had bought a boat and-fshing outfit Mr..
Downs bought th7ee. 4pints of whisky to
take down the river
I'VE drank the whisky said the prisoner
''and then Mr.. Downs save me a dollar to
get some more whiskFsf This is the dollar
they said I took. but Il you send for MT.
Downs he'll tell you that was given the
dollar"
did you ask the officers to summon Mr..
Downs?" the court asked.
mo. SIR" he answered. "I don't know
enough about law for that"
Weedon said he had hVed in Washington
for about forty years. and had never 6een
in trouble but once before.
A sentence of thirty days In default of
bond was imposed.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
For a Change I'm Trustee.

Mary NJ. Butler mas brought suit in
equity against John H. Smyth and William
Mayse, jr., trustees, and Nancy Park An
ME West and John H. West. She seeks to
have Smyth and Mayse removed from the
trusteeship of lots Il and IS. Garfield sub
division. alleging them to be non-residents,
and to have others appointed. She also
seeks the sale of the property under a deed
of trust to satisfy a note held by her
against 1t, which is said 20 be long over
due. The defendants have admitted, by
answers. the Justice OF her claim, and sub
nit to the issue OF a satisfactory decree
r. Linkins is solicitor for complainant
Evening star., 1898-05-21
AP EAL TO CUBANS
Spanish Ask Them tn Make Common Cause
Against Us.
Nothing Heard as to ResuIt-MOntser
rat Back at Corunna-OvatiOn
to Officers and Crew.

LONDON. May IA dispatch from
Madrid to the Evening News says the
Spanish ministers declare nothing Is off,
cially known of the result of the negotia-
tons which have been going On with the
Cuban insurgents in order to induce them
to make common cause with the Spaniards
against the Americans, though some of the
ministers claim to believe the negotiations
will succeed.
Continuing, the dispatch from Madrid
says it is hinted that the negotiations OF
Senior Leon Castillo. the Spanish am5as-
sador at Paris, to which much Importance
is attached, are with the Cuban represen-
tative at the French capital. 1t is main
tained that the submission of the insur-
gents to Captain General Blarco would re-
| move all pretext for American interven-
ton.
The general belief that there is some
ground for the hopefulness existing has led
to recovery of prices on the Spanish
bourse. All securities have risen Gold Is
now at S5.
MOntserrat Reaches COrunna.
CORUNNA, Spain, May 21.-The Spanish
auxiliary cruiser Montserrat arrived here
Unexpectedly last evening from Cienfuegos,
having escaped the American blockading
ships. Large crowds Of people threnged
the quays, and the members Of the crew
received an ovation when they went ashore
The people embraced the captain and Off
GERS of the steamer. Popular demonstra-
| tions followed throughout the city. The
commander of the Montserrat declared that
he was not charged with any mission, and
said he was not carrying dispatches, but
the Spaniards claim that he Is periodically
concealng the facts in the case.
The Montserrat is to be sent to Ferrol
or Cadz in order to have her guns mount
ed
big fete Is being organized here in
honor of the officers and crew of the Mont
scrrat.
Claim Blockade is Ineffective.
MADRID, May 21.-The newspapers here
are using the assertion that the Spanish
auxiliary cruiser Montserrat thrice ran the
blockade of the Cuban coast" as the text
for the articles claiming to point out that
the blockade is ineffective.
1t is asserted here that the Montserrat
landed fifteen million pesetas, thousand
soldiers. 100 guns, 1900 rifles and a guam
tity of ammunition in Cuba.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Joseph McArdle's Funeral.

The funeral of the late Joseph p Mo-
Ardle, who was killed by contact with a
live wire in a manhole while in the emnloy
OF the United States Electric Lighting Com.
pany, at 14th ard X streets. "Wednesday
afternoon. took place this morning from
st. Matthews Church. At r meeting q.
the executive committee Of the company
resolutions of sympathy were passed. and
superintendent NARROW was directed to
make the necessary funeral ARRANGEMENTS
The body of the young man was buried at
Mount Oliyet,
Evening star., 1898-05-21
The Scipi0 and Apache.

A large steamer recently purchased by
the Navy Department has been officially
named "Scipio" For some unknown reason
the naval authorities desire to prevent pub
lie knowledge Of the identity of this vessel
and the purpose for which she is designed.
1t is believed, however, that she is intended
either as a collier or as troop ship for
use In connection with the proposed mill
tary invasion of Cuba.
The tug j. ID. Jones has been renamed
Apache" in accordance with the policy of
giving Indian Eames to all such craft
Evening star., 1898-05-21
DR.. Diaz an Interpreter.

Rev. A. ]. Diaz, DID,, who, before his
Punishment from Cuba about two years
ago, charged with giving aid and comfort to
the insurgents, was pastor OF the only
Protestant Church in HAVANA Baptist
Church-has secured an appointment as in
terpreter on the staff of Mai Gen. Miles.
and will accompany the general to Cuba
DR.. Diaz was born in Cuba and educated in
the United States.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Legion of Loyal Women.

The success of the at home given last
Monday evening by the Legion of Loyal
Women was shown by the interest taken
in the excellent program prepared by Mrs
Emma E. Myers The company was favor
ed by Miss Lillian Estelle Calver, Mrs
keene, Rev. DIR. Couden. Mr. Geo. C. Ross
Mrs Hayward, Mr. Calver Mrs. Hazard
MISS Won Entrees. Mr.. Morsell Miss LII
Miss Grace Ross.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Death of Rachel Lewis

Miss Rachel Lewis. an estimable colored
woman. died at her residence early Thurs
day morning after an affection of paraIv-
sis stree July last. She had a second
stroke Of paralysis Tuesday. and lay un-
conscious until her DEATH Her funeral
will take place from Zion Church. F stre.t
southwest. Sunday, May -. at i o'cIock
The deceased was for a long period of
years in the employ Of ex-Secretary Jo,n
@. Carlisle. ~
Evening star., 1898-05-21
burial Of Mis-. Carrie steele.

The body of Miss Carrie Steele. who COM
mitted suicide Thursday afternoon by
jumping from a railroad train near VIII
mington. Del. as published in yesterday 8
Star. was brought here yesterday after
noon. Undertaken Clements took charge
OF 1t and made the necessary preparations
Tor burial This afternoon the funeral of
the unfortunate young woman took place
The bocy was interIed In Rock Creek cem-
etery.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Hotel Arrfyala.

Raleigh-B. o. Prentfss and wife, New
Haven; w. H. Mead. Detroit: c. W. Daily
and wife. West Virginia: James Atweil
Pittsburg: Calvin Stewart, Seattle; w. E.
Clark. Newark; w. ]. Parker, New York
George Campbell, Charlotte, n. c.
Ebbftt-H- X. Sanborn Chicago: T. A.
Miller, U. S. A; A. ]. Richards, Wey-
lei A. Minachol, New York: Ambrose
Swasey, Cleveland
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Society Belle n LAWYER

OAkLAND. Cal, May 2l--Miss Rachael
HrooInan. society belle, has been admit
ted to practice law before the supreme
court She graduated with honors from
Hestings College of Law. and now is a f,,,v
accredited member of the bar Her faith
er, the late Attorney Vrooman, was one of
the most prominent attorneys Of California
he left valuable estate. which his daush-
ter proposes 90 manage herself
Evening star., 1898-05-21
BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION,

A reference to the statement be-
low will show that the circulation
sworn to Is a bona fide one.
1t Is easily possible for q news
paper with an elastic conscience to
swell its legitimate circulation enor-
mously, in order to deceive adver-
tisers, by sending out thousands Of
papers to newsstands. which are re-
turnable, and which are in fact re-
turned. but nevertheless are in
cluded in what purports to be an
honest statement of circulation.
Intelligent advertisers, however,
judge by resclts. and bogus circula-
tions don't give them.
The family circulation OF The Star
is many thousands in excess of any
other Washington paper.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Send to Reform school.

Garfield Coleman and George Landon.
colored boys, plesded guilty today to
charges Of housebreaking and were sen-
fenced by Judge Bradley. In Criminal
Court No. z. to the rsforn school until
twenty-one years OF age.
Evening star., 1898-05-21

NEW YORK. May 2l--Private adyices
received here by officers of the 7th Regi-
ment, N c. s. n. Y. disprove the pub
hshed statements that a movement was
Instituted on the cruiser New York to re-
tie 9TH Regiment -
Evening star., 1898-05-21
To Build u ROad in Alaskn-

SEATTLE, Wash. May 21-Contracts
have been let for the construction Of q
railroad from Skaguay to Lake Bennet. via
the White Pass. 1t is said that work will
begin at once
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Soldier Under seriou. Cbarre.

NEW YORK. May 21.-Eugene Harding
private in Company I. LIST New York Vol
unteer Infantry, was arrested at Camn
Black. Hampstead. L. l.. today, on the
charge OF emhezziing 81 500 from his form
er employers. Snyder & Fancher, whoIesaIe
grocers. OF Middletown, N. Y.
Evening star., 1898-05-21

Lucy NJ HERMAN has been appointed
postmistress at Chaptico. Nd. vice Matilda
v. Love, deceased
Mrs. Jennie FfnkIe has been appointed
postmistress at Eastport, Md, vic, Henry
c. Barnes. resigned.