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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-reguiar call-12 O'Clock m.-Capitai Trac-
tion II at ISls; 30 at %; 20 at 73A; 20 at 1884,;
Potomac Telephone, 1 at 6Ok Mergenthaler Limo
type, at 1924; 10 at Leg: 10 at 1872: 10 16I !.
10 at 1914: 10 at 16lA: 10 at l6lh: at 1917
10 at 1915: 10 at 16ih; 5 at 1915; 10 at 1873
American Graphophone preferred. at 144. Pneu-
matte Gun Carriage, 100 at 81 cents; 100 at 81
CENTS 100 at IS CENTS leo at s. CENTS CENTS 100
cents; loo at IS cents; leo at 50 cents: loo 81
District of Columbia Bonds-3 e5s funding cur
Miscellaneous Bends.--Metropolltan Rallrcad 5s.
A.. l15 bid Metropolitan Railroad certiicates Il
us bid. 122 asked. Belt Railroad 5s. 81 hid Ecx-
ington Railroad Us. 100 asked. Washington Gas
Company IS. series B, ii5h bid. t. s. Electric H i
Light debenture imp; loi bid, LOG asked chesa-
can Security and Trust 5s. F. and A. 100 hid
American Security and Trust SIS. A. and o.. leo
bid. Washington Market Company LIST 6s, ITO hid
Washington Market Company imp. Gs. 10 bid
Washington Market Company ext Gs, ITO bid
National Bank stocks.-Bank Of washington. 2s5
bid Metropslitan slo BID. Central l4o hid. 13s
lao bid csens i4e hd Gos s9 sa se e'f ss
Capital. l2c bid. West End 100 bid los asked
Traders, 100 bid. lo4 asked Lincoln. III bid.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National
and Trust Ia bid 1876 asked Americans secnr 2I
bid.
Insurance Stocis-FfIemen's 30 bid. Franklin
37h bid. METROPOLITAN. 20 bid Corcoran. IS bid
Potomac. IS bid, Arlington. lis hid. German
American. 1S5 bid. National Union o bid II
asked. Columbia. 10 bid. IL asked. Riggs bid
Peoples, bid, Q asked. Lincoln. ga bid. Com
mercial, 4 bid
Title Insurance stock.,-Real Estate Title. x7o
bid. Columbia Title. AZ bid 81 asked Wash
fngton Title. bid. District Title. 2 bid. asked
Railroad Stocks-Capital Traction. x13L hid
.3% asked Metropoittan. 40 bid. l25 asked. Co.
In NH Gled
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-Washngfon Gas
AN bid. AZ asked. Georgetown Gas AZ hid. u.
g. Electric Light x10o hid. 10l ssked
Telephone Stocks.-Chf sapeake and Potomac foiL
asked. Pennsylvania, 81 bid. Is asked
Miscellaneous Stocks. - Mergenthaler Linotype
x161l bid. 1914 asked. Lanston Monofype l4E
bid. 1914 asked American Graphophone. IS bid
13x hsked. American Grapbophone preferred 1sS
bid. is asked Pneumatic Gun Carriage. 30 bid
IS asked Washington Market. 10 bid. Great
Falls Ice. no bid 125 asked.
xEx div.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
BANKS TAKE ACTION.
Preparing to Meet Provisions of Wal
Revenue Bill.

10 meet fFONlsLOhS Oh w ar
Revenue Bill.
A meeting of the representatives of the
national banks, the trust companies and
the banking houses of the city was held
yesterday at the Metropolitan National
Bank to consider, what action, if any,
should be taken toward adopting uniform
plan of carrying out the provisions of the
war revenue bill, as far as they relate to
banking. A committee was appointed con-
sisting of Charles ]. Bell >of the American
Security Company, chairman; George II. B.
White of the National Metropolitan Bank,
John Joy Edison of the Washington Loan
and Trust Company. James NJ. Johnston of
Riggs National Bank and George c. Hen
ming of the Traders National Bank, to
consider the matter and report at an adj
journed meeting which will be held Mon
day.
ly affect banks are those which require
a 2-cent stamp to be affixed by the public
to all bank checks and 2-cent stamp on
every hundred dollars of the face of notes.
A penalty of 500 is imposed in case a check
is accepted by any bank without a stamp
being affixed.
1t is probable that the government will
as was the case when this tax was imposed
during the last war, issue books of checks
with the stamps printed on the face, and
sell the books for the face value of the
stamps. 1t is not likely that such books
VIII be in readiness when the law goes
into effect the LIST of next month, and so
every person who, after that date writes
check will be obliged to affiX stamp and
write IN 1t their initials and the date so
as to cancel it, 1t is not at all unlikely
that many of the banks will employ per-
sons to sell the stamps within the bank
buildings for the accommodation of Gus
toners.
There is a provision of the new law
which requires that stamps shall be at
tached to all memorandum of stock sales.
as wen as to every transfer of stock.
The Washington stock exchange has re-
ferred this matter to its governing COM
mlttee for the purpose of securing some
Uniformity of action on the part of the
members. 1t Is expected that the comn,;t
tee will report next Tuesday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
A WAR 5:::c;0 j j
Continued from First Page.)

to Porto Rico, a, new squadron, to consist
of some Of the vessels at Hampton Roads
and some from Sampscn's feet, will be
sent forward to attempt to meet Admiral
Camara somewhere hear the Canaries. If
this fleet is unable to whip the Spaniards
it will be able to annoy them and to pre-
vent their getting toward Cuba and Porto
Rico until the plans now at work are car
ried out. Camara is reported to have a
number Of ships with him. ten or twelve,
but not half that number are fighting ves-
wells. A new squadron, composed of the
Minneapolis and other flyers, would be suf-
ficient to annoy and worry Camara and
threaten the Canary Islands. By sailing
almost Immediately this fleet would get to
the Canaries almost as quickly as Camara.
No official will admit that this scheme is
in contemplation, but the fact that Camara
must be handled in some way, and the
more quickly the better. lends strength to
the idea that he will not be allowed to get
near Porto Rico without having trouble. -
Another Call for Volunteers.
One Of the questions considered at the
war council was the ACCESSIBILITY of a call
for additional volunteers. The concensas
of opinion is in favor of an increase in the
army as the best method of enforcing the
speedy termination of hostilities. No de-
cision was reached as to when or how
many troops shall be called, but the i'm
preston prevails that those points will be
determined inside of the next few days. It
Is understood that the matter hinges en-
tirely upon the result Of the expedition to
Santiago. 1t Is said at the Navy Depart
ment that General Skaters expedition will
arrive at Santiago either this evening or
tomorrow. 1t followed the eastern route
by way Of Camp Mason.
The lending of the troops will be covered
by SIMPSONS fleet and the Cuban troops
under Garcia and Rabbi. in accordance with
the plans formulated by General Miles be-
fore his departure from Tampa. The plan
is to first gain possession of suitable points
near the main place Of landing for the es-
tablishment of artillery to cover the main
debarkation. Officials calculate that I'M
less there is unexpected resistance the
landing can be effected within ten or twelve
hours after the arrival Of the expedition.
1. is proposed to erect pontoon bridge
pier for the landing Of the troops, but in
case that is impossible on account of the
fire from the Spanish soldiers the troops
will be expected to land in the surf, pro-
ceeding that is rendered possible by reason
Of the shallow shelving beach. Reports re-
ceived at the Navy department indicate
that the Spanish troops at San Juan de
Porto Rico are,strengthening their fortifi-
cations and defenses generally with a view
to giving the Utited states troops destined
for that point p waHm reception. Army
officers now appreheDd that there will be
more difficulty In enecting the capture Of
that port than was anticipated before the
plans of the S0ver9hent became public
property. M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
AN OLD STORY REVIVED.
spanish Claim That Cubans Are Jeal-
Gus of Our Intervention.

Spanish Claim That Cubans Are Jenl
Gus of Our Intervention.
MADRID, June 1S.-A Havana dispatch
to the semi-official Pals says:
General credence attaches to the report
That serious discussions have broken out
among the rebel leaders, some of them in
slstlns upon remaining neutral and others
preparing to fight the Americans from fear
OF annexation and American tyranny"
Another dispatch from Havana saws the
Guerra Marina publishes a number of doc
Ements, including a letter from Maxine
Gomez to the Cuban junta in New York.
protesting against the Intervention of the
United States" The paper thereupon saws:
Intervention, in its present violent form,
IS repugnant to the majority of the rebel
chiefs, and is distasteful to the mass of the
Insurgents"
Conference With British Ambassadors.
There is considerable comment here to-
day over long conference which has lust
taken place between the British ambassa-
DOR to Spain, Sir Henry Drummond-Wolff.
and the Spanish minister of war. Gen.
Correa.
The newspapers of this city today pub
hsh the text of a manifesto from the in
habitants of Catalonia, of which Barcelona
is the capital, in favor of peace between
Spain and the United States.
Sent to London, Too.
LONDON, June 1S.--A dispatch to the
Times from Havana says:
There is a decided tendency toward rec
onc1liation manifested by large section
of the insurgents who mistrust American
Intervention.
A proclamation has been issued con-
trolling the sale of provisions and fixing
the food tariff"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18

BALTIMORE. June 1S.-Flour dun unchanged
receipts, $50 barrels; exports. IL barrels: sales
100 barrels Wheat weak and lower-s,et anl
month, s2lsas2%; July 77ga7s; August 81:
steamer No red. 75-reeeipts. IL O45 bushels
exports, 16. 12s bushels: stock 296.Sss bushels
sales Sa 10000 bushels-sonthern wheat by sample.
and month. 35Esa35h; July 35Na35N: August
sss sAe September; s6isa3sN: steamer mixed,
o49saS4kx-receipts, u S5I bushels: stock S3T loJ
bushels; sales leo bushels-southern white corn.
80; do yellow, sS1sass Oats steady-No. white,
S1aS21s; No. mixed. 30a3oh-receipts 5,e2i
Rye dull and lower-No. 2 nearby 475; No.
western 5o-recefpts. ,4S9 bushels; exports none:
stock, l15,z14 bushels. Hay steady-choice timo.
thy. $12: 5oas13.00. Grain freights dull-steam to
Liverpool per bushel. 2lad June: Cork for orders
per quarter. 3s July. Sugar strong unchanged
Butter, eggs and cheese steady. unchanged Let
tuee-$1 25a$l.50 per basket. Whisky unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18

Barnacles On a Contact Mine Saved
Her From Destruction.


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
OFF GUANTANAMO HARBOR, June 1G.
via Port Antonio, June 17.-Oelayed in
transmission).-The mine whose anchorage
became entanglsd in the propeller of the
cruiser Marblehead, when the vessels were
returning after today's Commandment of
the forts at Caimanera, was of the contact
variety. surrounded by six plungers, either
of which, when struck. are supposed to
break a glass bulb containing illuminate
Of mercury. decorating 142 pounds of gun
cotton The mine covered with bar
nacles. which interfered with the action of
the plungers, not allowing the piunger to
break the bulb, thus saving the ship and
crew.
The soldiers of the garrison driven fron
the fort yesterday have been stealing to-
ward Camp McCalla, but our marines are
strongly eptrenched now, and their insur-
gent allies are proving valuable skirmish-
ers. They have shown the marines how to
build cool tents of palm branches and to
preserve themselves from the effects of
the climate Distilled water Is supplied
from a ships condenser. During the day-
time the heat is intense, but the nights are
as cool as in New York In October. ard
only two cases of sickness have been re-
ported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
TO SUCCEED CAPT. HEYL.


Oh the Local
BY direction Of the President, First Lieut..
William H. Allaire. 2Sd Infantry. has been
assigned to duty as adjutant general of the
militia Of the District of Columbia, in which
capacity he succeeds Capt. C. H. Heyl, 23d
Infantry. who has been assigned to duty in
the office Of the adjutant general at the
War Department.
Lieut. Alaire was born in Arkansas and
appointed to the army from Illinois. He
entered the Military Academy July 1, 1878,
and graduated July 1. 1882 He was as
signed to the 23d Infantry. and has remain
ed with that regiment ever since. He
reached tile grade Of first lieutenant July
15. 1880. and in the ordinary course Of
events will be made a captain in short
time. Omcers at the War Department ac-
qnainted with him cay he IL one Of the best
men IN the service. and that he win prove .
valuable acquisition to the local military
organisation. His regiment has bsen sta
TONED at Fort Ringold. Tex. for several
years. and has recently been ordered In the
neid to take part In the operations against
the Spanish army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
decentralization.

David Laurencg cha3}nnbers Of washington,
who has just COMPLETED his sophomore year
at Princeton. was awsFded the Francis Bid
die sophomore essay prize and ths class of
1870 sophomore English prize at the Prince
ton commencement "wednesday.
Mr.. Walter Paris the artist. viii leave
early in the wsek for Ipswich. N. H.. where
he will spend most Of the summer. He pro-
poses being In Washington again about the
end of October.
Lieutenant Weinhelmer Is ordered back IN
his company, 9TH U. 81 Infantry, now in
camp at Fredericksburg, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
Unable to Comply.

Rabbi Lewis Stern of the Washington He.
brew congregation was today informed by
the District Commissioners that they can
not comply with his request for the re-
moval of four trees in front Of the new
temple. on 9Th street. The Commissioners
explain that the trees are fine Norway ma
pies and are very ornamental. They will.
however. direct that the trees be trimmed
so as to interfere as little as possible with
the view of the edifice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
RUssINs NEW AMBASSADOR.
Count Cassini Arrives and VIII he
Presented Next Week

PRESENTED Next Week.
Count Cassini, Russian ambassador to
the United States. arrived In this city last
evening, accompanied by his daughter.
Miss Cassini and will present his creden-
tials to the President early next week.
Count Cassini IL one OF the foremost
diplomats of the world, and will prove a
valuable addition to the diplomatic corps
Of this capital. He 10 tall. distinguished
locking man. with a gray mustache and
piercing eyes. He Is just from Paris, where
he represented his country as ambassador
for several years. Mr.. De Woliant, who
has been Russian charge d'anaires here
since the departure Of Count Cantacaxune,
will take trip to Russia as soon as the
new ambassador Is fairly Installed in or
fee. He viii be accompanied by his Amer
lean bride. formerly Miss Tisdeu Of this
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
Ribot Fails to Form Cabinet

PARIS. June 1S--After consultation with
NM Peytral. Sarrien and Dupuy this
morning. NJ Ribot Informed President
Faure that he Is unable to form cabinet
TO succeed the Meiine ministry. President
Faure accepted the latter's resignation on
June Is. Wednesday last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
Conference Reports Adoptea.

The conference report on Senate bill GA
for the removal of abandoned street rail-
way tracks, was adopted in the House to.
day.
The conference report on the Belt railway
bill was also adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening the bign-
est and the lowest and the closing prices of
the New York stock market TODAY as re-
ported by Corson & Mccartney members
NeW YORK stock exchange. Correspondents.
Messrs. Van Embuygh q Atterbury No ,
Wall st - 49, =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18

To Confer ON Highway Extension.
The House today agreed to conference
on the highway act. Mr.. Babcock, Mr.
Curtis OF Iowa and Mr.. Richardson we're
appointed conferees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
GhAlN
Memor,aI to D,. To.er.

The new public school building At the cor
ner Of 24th and streets has. by direction
of the District Commissioners. been named
the Toner. In memory of the late DIR. J. n.
Toner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
Grain, Provisions and Cotton Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers. 1927 F st., members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs.
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION.

A reference to the statement be-
low will show that the circulation
sworn to Is a bona f1de one.
1t Is easily possible for . 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 results, 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. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18

soemnIy swear that the above statement rep
resents only the number of copies of THE EVEN
ING STAR circulated during the six secular days
ending Friday, June II, 1sss-that is, the mum.
Der OF copies actually sold, delivered, furnish
ed or mailed, for valuable consideration to bona
ode purchasers or subscribers, and that none Of
the copies 30 counted are returnable to or remain
in the office unsold.
j. WHIT. HEBRON,
Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
eighteenth day of June, A. D. 1885,
JNO. C. ATHEY,
Notary Public, d. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18

"uoh OF Tne "Even1ng star"
SATURDAY, June II, 1885, 81 84A
MONDAY, June ID. 1898. ...................32.29 1917
AeIobA L. JUNE Il, ioso.. ....3x,4 $40
WEDNESDAY. June Is, 1885,. ,21I
THURSDAY, June 16, 1893. 32,3O2
FRIDAY, June IL, 1898. ...-...............32,13 9
lotai... Observation-Disclosures. 1913
Daily average. ,eO5
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-17
EVENTS IN THIN WEST
TORPEDO BOAT fARRAGUT NOT REJECTED
I.Iured I'm a street Car Accident Wanted
for Grand Larceny wster Plant
for Denver.

That the trial Of Mrs. Cofdelia Botklf
n,r the murder of Mrs. John 7. Dunhln
OF Dover. Del. Will commence ga h'
day set. Dec. 5th. IL now assured
Al Lewiston. Mont. Wednesdly
rnufnsng. II. NJ. Moody was shot anu
Killed, the suppohthn beng inv W..
deed was committed by w. w. balE K
,yho has given Moody q hours IN Whiel
o. leave town. The hflcr. u y sail, hsd
been paying attention 70 BADGER WE
The steamer Moana arrived al san
asnnrssco from sydney. ABA and Hon.
pluiu "wednesday murmnE. The vessel
brought another cons gnmeni OF AUS,
trailan gold. The c1na eminent u
tanned In 100 strong wooden boxes
There were forty soldiers ABOARD
having cJ1ne from Honolulu.
Charles French. furniture dealer, and
Ttumas Harvey. head cook at Hole
GRIND. Great Falls. Mont. were eNlmlh-
ing revolycra Wednesday forenoon
that French had IN the safe. one
ss-cahber. was accidently DISCHARGE
and the bullet struck Harvey IN ihe
temple and passed through MS head'
ilaryoy V still alive.
irving NJ. scott 81 the uriun irln
Works. san Francisco, denies the STATE,
mcnt tint she torpedo boat destroyed
Farragut has been rejected ~ the
government. He says that uNing 90 =
head wind and ah tgh sea on her irial
Trip fell slightly below the required
sl.cd for a full hours run. Thcs, la-
verse conditions, he rtys, VIII DC iaAen
Into consideration and auuthcr fital OF
the vessel may be had.
The rosoe department, " San Fran
cisco has received dispatch from Mo,
chester. ". H., asking them 20 halh
Henry BlyIlle, alfa ltrgnrea, nlaa
Henry Beaumont, "a he ~ w'twed thure
FOR grand larceny. Diville was recently
arrested In San Francisco for awindhnE
several men out OF Considerable money.
Ilsn scheme was 10 visit his victim
and with the aid OF an accpmpllcc VINO
haa not yet been arrested. induce hHn
10 give up hls spare cash
An electric street car u abe Tacoma,
Wash, railway line was dernilod I'VE
miles from Taconti on the 81. Ellaco1m
mad Wednesday evening BY she c0n-
troller refusing 90 shut on the current
on a heavy down grade. The car WIS
smashed g. Hplnicrs by striking che side
OF a cut ten feet deep. through which
u was travelling. Seven pcuona were
aboard. and all received tnjurlcs, hut
Fay Roberts. moioruan. IL hurt the
worst. lie may lose leg. lie was
pinned under the wreck an hour.
United States Marshal idc was aboard.
and suffered slight cut and spraln.
city Engineer Hunter % Denver
has submitted a report 10 Mayor Nc
Murray shat water plant, nrgcr and
better that that OF the Denver Union
Water company. can be- BUN for So
700. 900 and the mayor recommends the
issvincc Of city bonds 10 the amount of
t0o0o,000 for that purpose. The ptnver
Union Water company some months
aro offered 90 sell its plant a. the city
for 1900 600 Engineer nunfer says u Sc
worth less than 1900 900. A very strong
movement In ttvor VI municipal owner
slhp ~ the watcrworia has been led BY
Mayor McMurray for the past two Or
three years.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-17
HOUR OF OPENING SCHOOLS.
Superintendent Millspaugh Tells Why and How
Il Was Changed.
undsr Resolution. first Third of Year
10 a. u.I second and Third. $50
a, M. aud Fourth atD,

Sal, Lake city. Nov. 10, 1885
To the Editor:
In several OF your recent Issues you
have taken up the question OF the hour
OF opening the public schools In the
morning. and criticised the board OF
education for not heedlng the demands
OF the Taxpayers for a later hour than
. a. m. rerml, me TO furnish you the
following facts;
1. For several years prior 10 April ist
OF last year the schools began az $3.50,
This hour was fiNud, after a careful
consideration VI the uibjret and after
receiving the opinion Ia reference 10 u
Of several physlclana.
2. A large majority OF the board OF
education. II not the entire board, were
then and afterwards satisfied that $50
was the proper hour for opening.
.. From the day on which $3.50 was
fixed as the opening hour, however,
Indications 81 dissatisfaction with u
were observed. These Increased until
protests from various parts OF the city
aud petitions calling for the earlier
opening were received.
4 Early in the present year u was
proposed that a determination Of pa
irons wishes In this matter should b.
made. Sothing ~ this sort was un'
derlAken, however, until about March
flrsl. when prominent lady. who has
several children 10 school, sought thi
opportunity OF obtaining vote ~ ihl
patrons through the school children
Accordingly the children OF all thi
schools were asked 10 consult ghelr par
tnts. learn their wishes, ana cast thell
volts as requested by them.
The results " me voting are set foril
In the following table;