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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-11
MASTERING VOLUNTEERS
Great Progress Being Made in the
sVaridus States.
Minnesota Reports That Her Full
auoteFofNmeer' and Men
is Complete.

Reports received at the War Department
show a continuation of the rapid progress
being made In the mastering in of the vol
unteers. Among the advices received I'M
der yesterdays date are the following:
Colorado-One regiment mustered
lowa-Twelve regimental surgeons mus
tered.
Minnesota-The mastering officer reports
that he has completed the muster Of the
quota of the state army. its strength being
12s officers and $3.50 men.
New York-From Camp Black the report
comes that the list Regiment of New
YORK Volunteers has been examined and
mustered; strength, ~ officers and 964 men.
The regiment awaits instructions.
Rhode Island-Twelve companies Of The
1st Rhode Island Volunteers reported COM
p!ete; 43 officers and $40 men.
Wisconsin-Reports one complete three
battalion regiment, with three battalion ad-
jutants, will be mustered into service to-
day.
Other adyices which come to the War
Department are as follows:
Colorado-The governor reports that the
state regiment will report wherever and
whenever it may be ordered.
Wyoming-A battalion of infantry mus
tered into the service consists of four COM
panies of 81 men each, with full COM
plement of officers
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TOPEKA OUT OF DRY DOCK.
Rapid Work Being Done on Ships fol
Auxiliary Navy.

NEW YORK. May 1.-THE recently ac-
quired cruiser Topeka, which arrived here
ten days ago, was taken out of dry dock
at the navy yard today. She has been
thoroughly overhauled and painted from
keel to truck. A large force of mechanics
is at work mounting her first and sec
ordary batteries.
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie was towed
over to the Cob dock today, where the fin
ishing touches are being put on her. and
she is expected to sail early tomorrow.
Everything on board the monitor Nahant
IS in perfect order. and that vessel awaits
Instructions, and she Is ready to sail at q
moments notice.
The st eam yacht Aileen has been placed
in dry dock. The Viking, Restless and the
Spia are ready to leave the yard. and are
aitng orders.
Another vessel, the Harlech. a collier ar
rived at the navy yard early today. She is
one of the most recent purchases made by
the government. but from whom she is
bought could not be ascertained at the
yard.
The converted yacht Free Lance went
into commission today in command of
Lieut.. J. C. Hanus. This vessel Is to be
used for the harbor patrol, under the Girec-
tion~of Admiral Erben, and will be manned
by men from the I'd Battalion, Brooklyn
Naval Militia.
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GERMANY WANTS MANILA
Said to Pe Preparing Protest Against
American Occupation.

LONDON, May ia story is published
here to the effect that Germany is actively
preparing to signify her disapproval Of a
lasting occupation Of the Philippine Islands
by the United States. The German consul
at Manila is said TO have been instructed to
make representations to Rear Admiral
Dewey differing materially in character
from those of the representatives of other
powers.
Very heavy claims, it is said, ara being
encouraged upon the part of Germans who
have suffered from the bombardment of
Cavite and Germany, it is further asserted,
proposes to obtain control of the Philippine
Islands, guarante eing the payment of
Spain's indemnity. 1t is believed this plan
is acceptable to Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria, and it is understood to have been
passively accepted, by France, which coun-
try is so strongly interested financially in
thu rehabilitation OF Spain.
Spanish As Go Up in London.
LONDON. May 11.-Spanish As are now
quoted at 3424,, against 1914 at the opening.
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COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS,
William Ii. Todd Succeeds Dorsey
ClaGett.


President Mckinley this afternoon sent
to the Senate the nomination of William
B. TODD to be collector of customs for the
PORT of Georgetown. He succeeds Mr..
Dorsey Clagett, who was appointed by
President Cleveland.
William Il. Todd is a member of one of
the oldest and best-known families Of
Washington, the homestead being a large
structure at the corner of Sd anu G streets.
His father. who also bore the name Will
liam g. Todd, was representative citizen
of the national capital and was largely in
terested in real estate. Mr.. Todd, ST., died
about twenty-five years ago.
The new collector was born in this city,
and with the exception of two years spent
in Ohio as receiver of a national bank, has
resided here all his life He attended the
Maryland Agricultural College, receiving
his diploma in 1868. He then took the
course at the Harvard Law School, gradu-
ating in 1867.
Since that time he has been engaged In
the practice of law. reaching a high place
in the profession. Mr.. Todd is a brother of
Mr.. T. H. G. Todd, a prominent business
man of this city. He has two sisters, Mrs.
John ]. Knoxs widow Of the well-known
controller of the currency, and Mrs. b. U,
Keyser. widow of the receiver of the Ger
man-American Bank. He married Miss
Tallmadge of Troy. N. Y, and has one
child, William b. Todd. jr.
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Washington stock Exchange.

Sales-regular cafl--I2 O'Clock m-CapitaI Trac-
at a.. Mergens heir Linosspe, 10 at I44; 10 at
la; 10 az La; 10 at la; 10 at l43k. American
lefenTed h at rs is e at i5s a. i5 PneS
matte Gun ca r, ,p sf 81 cents . ,,s,,
Miscellaneous BUnes.- MetIopo titan Railroad IS.
lis bid. Metropelitan Railroad COW. SIS. 1Is bid.
Metropolitan RailrSad rtiacaios of Indebtedness.
A, liz bid. MetropJli al Railroad certificates OF
Indebtedness, =. Iio ma. M ssked; Columbia
40 bid 60 asked. lexington Railroad 6s, e3 bid.
Gas Ca. cS%pany e SERIES sss: II bid
T. $. Electric Light debenture imp lo2 bid
American Security and Trust IS =. and A.. 100
hid American security and Trust IS. A. and O..
hid washngtcn Market Company imp. Is. ITO
bid Washington Market Company ext IS: no
ington Idgh, Infantry LIST 6s, 90 hid.
National Bank stocks,Bank Of Washington. :s5
Farmers and Metharics'. iso bid. Second. G 40
bid. 155 asked Citizens 14o bid Columbia, 100
asked Finders 100 bid. Llneein 10 bid bid. liz IL
Safe Deposit and r.ust Companies. National
washington Loan and Tasi. rs Id, $50 asked.
Inns france stocks.-Firs mems 10 bid Franklin.
81 bid. rspcLtan 40 hid. Corcoran. IS hid.
American ne iss Sid Ns Ss ~ n, assea
bid Columbia. 10 bid, Riggs; bid. Peoples,
81 ia. bid asked Llne'ln' bid, Commercial ss
Title Insurance S.ccks.-Real Estate Title "a
bid Columbia Title. "a bid. 81 asked. Washing
ton Title. bid District Title. = bia.
Railroad Stecks.-Cap tai Tact FAX hid IS
asked Metropolitan 1I9 hid. III = asked CO.
lumba, "a bid. 80 asked. Belt. asked. Erking-
ton. bid
Gas and Electric Light Stocss-washngton Gas.
4G1 bid. 47a asked, Gecrgetown Gas, Al bid. q.
s. Electric Light, Ssh bid. .s9ls ed
Telephone Stocks. -Caesapeake AMI Potomac 81
bid IS asked. Pennsylvsufa, ss hid as asked
Miscellaneous Stocks. - Mergen haier Linotyre
1855 bid, l44 asked LAnstGa A.notsTe Isz. hid
16S asked American GIaphophsne. IL hid I5l
asked. American Giaphophone. preferred xIs bid
16 asked Pneumatic Gun Carriage 80 hid 81
asked. Washington Market, IL bid IL astea
Great Falls Ice. 10 bid. 12s asked.
XXX div.
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Prices of Stocks Advance on Pros
peot Of Peace.
INTEREST NOW IN BOND ISSUE
Belief on Stock Board That War
is Nearly Over.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Special Dispatch to The Fv,ning Star.

Special Dispatch to The Fv, ming star
NEW YORK. May 1.-THE course OF
prices in todays stock market indicated tho
presence of pronounced conviction that
peace with Spain lacked little more than
an arrangement OF details Tha reason for
this conclusion is found in the fact that
the Spanish fleet has withdrawn TO home
waters. and that a granting of Americas
| requests is being strongly urged by CONT
rental powers
The payment of interest on Spanish bonds
is believed to be an expenditure of money
borrowed with the assurance that the war
would be speedily terminated. Large fnan-
ciai interests encouraged reasoning Of this
character. and were conspicuous buyers on
every concession
During the opening hour there was a
| tendency toward lower prices. sugar and
tobacco being freely offered. Buying orders
were Immediately sent I'm to turn the mar
ket from its reactionary course, and by
midday net advances varying from 1 to 2
Fer cent were recorded.
War news is likely to yield its present
prominence TO the war revenue bill, now
lending in the Senate
The passage Of a bond bill is essential to
the success of the present campaign OF I'M
N-H'NAA'' c. - atSo d InOItrale reluCtl IN
IN certain taxes upon the products Of the
larger industrial corporations.
Inc tobacco clause is attracting especial
attention. and is dividing inter est with tie
consolidation scheme
The leading interests in the market are
disposed TO regard the outlook as being
favorable TO the ultimate success of the
several plans now Ringing upon legislative
contingencies.
The granger shares continue to be conf
gently bought because of Inc certainty of
enormous increases in earnings once the
carly summer cereal movement begins
These shares are being accumulated by
the strongest interests in the street and
every small road in any way likely to be
Denehted by handling OF the surplus
freight. finds ready market FOR its sha- :
4 ne roads interested in northwestern traffic
and especially those which began the ad-
vance by discountirg the klondike move
nent. share in the general strength but are
no longer the first choice of cautious Suy-
ers.
Interest in the shares is likely to be re-
NINed later on, however, after the NOR,
active granger issues have been advanced
ID the predicted levels
American Sugar and Metropolitan Trac-
Ton were only moderately strong the
strength Of the general market alone hold
ing them UP to fractional gains
The volume Of the later trading was i'm
proved noticeably, and the prices recorded
during this period were at the highest
point of tne day. Atchison preferred and
Rock Island Were bought in round amounts
toward the c.ose of the day.
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ORDERED TO OBEY DEWEY.
philippine Insurgents Placed Under
Direction of American Admiral.

NEW YORK, May ia copyrighted dis
patch TO the Evening World dated at Hong
Kong today, says:
The Philippine rebel chief. General Agui-
RADIO, has issued procla nation to the in
surgents at Manila to obey the orders of
Commodore Dewey and United States Con-
sui Williams.
killing stil goes on in the outlying dis
tricts, where the natives are reveEsing
themselves on the priests and local Spanish
officials. IN spite of the proclamation of
Aguinaldo
Wealthy Philippine families who ar leay-
ing Hong Kong for Manila daily appear
before Consul Wildman here and ask to be
allowed 10 take the oath of allegiance to
the United States. The powerful Cort,s
family insisted having their prayer for
citizenship telegraphed to President Nc
kinley. and offered their palaces in Manila
for ths accommodation of American Off
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CAPT. BURR TO ASSIST.
Frobabie keassiGnment to Ala thx
District COmmfssiOner.-

frobable REINSTATEMENT to Ala tho
District COmmissiOnerx
II Is SAID at the War Department that
capt. Edward Burr. corps of engineers
no" temporarily in charge of the Washing
ION aqueduct. will be detailed TO the addi-
tionai duty Of assisting the Commissioners
OF tha District Of Columbia. Can't. d. r
Gaiiiard, who was formerly in charge of
the Washington aqueduct, has been detail
ed to duty at the front as chief engineer
on the staff of Maj. Gen. Wade. Ii was IN
provide for this contingency that Cant
Burr was relieved from duty as assist Mt
TO the Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
,rict and placed temporarily in charge of
the aQueduct.
The assignment of Lieut.. Col William Al.
Black, Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict OF Columbia. TO duty with the army in
Tia field left Capt. L. H Beach as the only
engineer omcer on duty at the District
building. In order to give him necessary
assistance 1t has been practically decided
al the war department to raassign Capt
Burr 10 duty with the District Commission
ers. IN addition to his present duties. and in
that way prevent the possibility of en-
oarraSsE'ent In the administration CT The
affairs of the District government which
might otherwise arise in consequence of an
insufficient force. :"
The duties of the officer in charge of the
washington aqueduct are not very extern
<siye, just at this time. and will not inter-
fere with the performance of the additional
duties that Capt. Burr will be called upon
to perform. Inasmuch as he ranks Can't
Beach In seniority of appointment it is
probable that he will be designated as sct-
ing Engineer Commissioner during the alb
sence Of Col. Black, an absence which Is
not likely to be OF long duration.
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The following official changes have been
made il the Department of the Interior:
Office of the assistant attorney general
Appointment: George r. Ogden of Missou-
la Mont. assistant attorney, at 81 600 vic=
William NJ. Byrd of Alabama. resigned.
Patent Office appointments-Harry l..
Duncan of New York and Faust F. Cramp-
ton of Michigan, fourth assistant examia-
ers, 81 200: William F. Faustman of kew
York, messenger boy. $500. Resignation:
Harry Fl. Baithis OF Colorado, fourth as
sistant examiner, 81 200.
Pension oftice-Promotions: Thomas j.
Shannon of New York, clerk, 81 500, t.
principal examiner, 81 900; Albert X Arnold
OF New YORK clerk 81 400 to 81 coo; Mis-
Mary L. Hammond of Ohio and Silas Boycs
of New Hampshire, clerks, 81 200 to 81 400
James II. L. Eager of Pennsylvania, clerk.
$I,2oo to special examiner, $1,000; Calvin 5.
Montague of Michigan, clerk, $1,000 TO
81 ,2Uo; Gaylord Worsteil of Texas and Thos.
w. Wainwright. of Missouri, copyists $500,
to clerks 81 900; James Reed OF Pennsylvs,-
mia, Waterman. $40, TO sergeant of the
watch, $50. designations: William Nj.
ketcham OF New York. clerk, 81 600; Julian
A Turner of North Carolina. copyist. $500.
Geological survey-Appointment: Otto Ii.
Rynex OF the District of Columbia. assist
ant map printer, 81 per diem. Resignation;
William B. Corse of Virginia, topographer.
81, coo.
General land ofiice-Promotions William
NJ. Backus of Vermont, clerk. 81 600 to
81 500; Frank B. Walker Of Ohio. clerk
81, 400 to s1,Go0; Stephen W. Norton. jr., of
Kansas and William r. Staley of Michigan
clerks. 81 200 to 81 400: Rufus A. Suits OF
North Carolina and Steven W. Williams of
South Carolina, clerks, $1,000 TO 81 300: Jas.
Il. Tyler of Kansas and Anthony L. Rice Of
New York. copyists $500. to clerks, 81 900;
Walter T. Sinclair of Virginia and Ere 4
erick T Livings of Indiana, transcrihers of
records and plats. $500. to copyists. $500.
Louis l.. Robbins of Nyack, n. y, his
been reinstated superintendent of the In
dian warehouse In New York city, at 5000,
vice Henry ID. Graves, resigned.
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st. Louis Bakers Making Estimates
on a Big Contract.
MOVEMENTS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD
Three Regiments Of Pennsylvania
Troops to Go to Tampa.
THE SEVENTH NEW YORK

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 1.-THE quarter
masters department of the army is nego-
tiating with bakers of this city to furnish
10000 loaves of bread day to the govern
ment forces encamped at various places
throughout the south.
Three propositions are under considera-
ton. One is that the bakers build a plant
at Chickamauga Park with a capacity of
GO,o00 loaves day and furnish bread to
the army at the market price. Another is
that the bakers turn the bread out of their
ovens in this city and ship it to the
army at Chickamauga, Tampa. Mobile ana
elsewhere The third is that the bakers
make the bread here and deliver it to the
trains. all responsibility for it's prompt de-
livery to the army to end when the bread
Is turned over to the railroad express
company. The last proposition was made
by the bakers a compromise between
the proposals made by the government rep
resentatives.
Pennsylvania Troops Move Out.
MOUNT GRETNA. Pa, May n.-Three
regiments of infantry will be the first COM
nds to depart from Camp Hastings, fol-
lowing the two batteries which went to
Newport News yesterday to guard the ship
yard there. The orders for their departure
have been issued, and 1t is thought they
will march within forty-eight hours. The
destination Is Tampa, Fla. The three regi-
n ents ray be composed entirely of Phila-
delphia soldiers. but this has not yet been
definitely decided.
More Indiana Troops Wanted.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May 11.-Governor
Mount today received an order from the
Secretary Of War directing him to prepare
another regiment for immediate service, in
addition to the two Indiana regiments al
ready designated to go to New Orleans.
The additional regiment will go 70 Mo
bile and will probably start Sunday. 1t
now appears that the departure of all the
Indiana troops assigned for duty will be
delayed several days.
Orders to Oregon Troops.
PORTLAND, Oregon. May 11.-Com-
panies A. Il, and D. comprising the first
battalion. second regiment, Oregon volun-
teers. have been mustered into the United
States service and tonight will leave for
San Francisco in command of Lieut.. Col
G. o. Yoran. The remaining two battalions
will leave Sunday night for Sar Francisco
Major Charles II. Whipple paymaster;
Major Charles E. Kilbourn, U. S. A, and
Lieut.. c. l.. Potter, engineer corps. L. S.
A, have received orders to proceed to San
Francisco preparatory to going to the Phil
ippines. They leave tonight.
BOISE, Idaho. May 11.-Company A of
Idaho volunteers has been mustered in.
Two or three more companies will be mus
tered in today AID all will be mustered in
before the end of the week.
NEW YORK. May 11.-Adjutant General
TillnghGst denied today the statement that
the 9TH Regiment N G. S. n. y. is to be
ordered out for active service at this time
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REVOLUTION IN ITALY,
Martial Law Declared in Various
Places Where Riots Occur

PARIS, May 1.-THE correspondents in
Rome Of the newspapers of this city all
affirm a revolution in Italy is imminent and
that the popular rising. throughout the
country will rot long be delayed
The news causes great satisfaction here.
where republican Italy is regarded as the
natural friend OF France and as an enemy
of the dreibund.
ROME, May n.-Martial law has been
proclaimed In the province of Como
There was riottng yesterday at Novara,
IN Piedmont A mob there stoned the
troops who fired upon the rioters, wound
ing five OF them. An officer and some SOL
diers were injured.
BERNE. Switzerland. May 1.-THE rail-
road service with Milan has been resumed.
MESSINA, May 11.-Quiet has been re-
stored here.
LJNl mo, Italy, May HIN the rfoting
mere yesterday eight persons were killed
and thirty were wounded
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Presidential Nominations.

The President sent the following nomina
tons to the Senate this afternoon beside:
those of Collector Todd and Rear Admira
Dewey:
Elijah w. Adkins of Tennessee. to be
sur. surveyor of cus'om5 for the port of kaOx
vile, Tenn.
Norman B. scott'Sjr.. Of Maryland. to be
laval officer of customs in the district O;
Baltimore, Md.
To be collectors of MISREPRESENTATION F.
Stone of Maryland, for the district of Bal
timore, Nd; Christopher D. Jones of North
Carolina, district of Beaufort, N C.: Clar-
ence q. Smithers OF Virginia, for the dis
trict Of Cherrystone, Va.
Charles A. Leland, to be associate justice
of the supreme court of the territory of
New Mexico.
David S. Hooper of South Dakota. to be
receiver of public moneys at Pierre, S. D.
Joseph F. Doyle, to be postmaster at
Savannah, Ga.
Elon Obed Huntington of Minnesota. 10
be an assistant surgeon in the navy.
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WOULD BE USEFUL.
4 Signal Service Company Which
Was Not Organized.

Was Not Organized.
About three years ago a party of eight
or ten telegraphers in Washington. most
ly expert press operators, attempted to
organize a signal corps, which now would
be of some value to the army had it not
been discouraged.o' The party consisted Of
hardy cyclists, who took long Sunday runs
ard engaged IN athletics at their journeys
end, fitting them for severe work were they
called upon. The leader of the proposed
corps sought and obtained the advice and
assistance of the signal service officers,
who expressed hearty approval of the
scheme, but referred the organization to
General Ordway, then in command Of the
District militia. General Ordway, how
ever, discouraged such a corps as was suS-
gested by giving his reasons that as u
body the men could not be accepted, but as
individuals they could enlist in the Engi-
neer Corps of the District militia, and
necessarily be subject to the orders of the
officers of that branch. The present sys-
tenn of telegraphy in the signal corps was
to be improved upon by the use of re-
Gently adopted press code, which is twice
as rapid as any code of signals in the serv-
ice. To apply the innovation would require
harmonious work with field instruments,
including the wigwag and heliograph to
make the code practical in that sort of
telegraphy. In order to do SO the men
could not be hampered by officers who did
not understand the Improvement AS the
instruments required for practice were not
obtainabe unless enlisted in the militia
the project had to be abandoned The sig
nal corps of the District militia being es-
tablished could not be displaced by an
outside organization, was another reason
for disapproVal. Had General Ordway. 1t
is said, at that time foreseen the existing
war, he would have given the matter more
consideration, and the volunteer signal
corps about to be mustered in would have
u few more tried operators.
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Driver Connery Successfully Resists
m Attempted HOld-Up.

REDDING, Cal. May l1.-Just at dawn
an attempt was made to hold up the stage
running from Alturas to this place. When
about three miles from town the driver,
William Connery, became aware that some
enc was climbing on his stage from behind
AS the driver turned the would-be robber
fired point blank in his face, the bullet
passing through his cheek. carrying away
several teeth and a portion of the roof OF
his mouth.
A hand-to-hand conflict ensued, the driver
using his heavy whip. while the robber
shot three more times at his intended vic
tim. A second bullet grazed Connery's
face and third shot powder-burned his
neck The fourth bullet flew wild. Con
rery finally succeeded in forcing the robbe,.
to the ground and the stage horses dashed
harms reach. He is in a precarious condi-
ton from his wounds.
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Wills Filed for Probate.

The will of the late Catherine Kelly.
dated April % last. was this afternoon filed
for probate. The estate of the deceased Is
left to near relatives. William McGuin IS
named executor.
BY her viii. dated May 16. 1896. and also
filed this afternoon, the late Sarah E.
Judd directed that her estate be divided
in stipulated portions among near rela-
tives. John d. Bartlett and William d.
Writ are the executors named.