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Evening star., 1898-11-17
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
Su'scom missions Appointed to Have
Charge Of branches of Inuuirr

Charge of branches of Inquiry.
The industrial commission at its meeting
today appointed the following subcommis-
sions, to have charge of the several branch
es of the investigation:
Ag1iculture-Messrs. Harris (Ohio), chair
man; Kyle Mantle. Gardner, Conger
Manufacturing-Mcs Smythe chair
man; Penrose, Livingston, North, Faruu-
har.
Mining-Messrs. Daniel, chairman; Often,
Bell, Ratchford, Farquhar.
Transportation-Messr Phillips, chair
man; Mallory, Lorrimcr Harris North
Caroiina), Kennedy.
The Secretary, Mr.. p. II. Donnelly. and
the chief clerk, Mr.. William E. Sackett
were sworn in this afternoon. MIR. A p
Cunningham has been appointed chief mes
senger to the commission.
Mr.. Donneliy Is president of the labor
commission of Illinois and has lately been
engaged IN commercial pursuits. Mr.. Sack
cit is a newspaper writer of New York, well
known through his editorial and political
work on the New York Herald and the New
York Times.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
FIRST PREFERRED STOCK SOLD.
Last Obstacle to Reorganizatio, of
baltimore and Ohio Removed.

BALTIMORE. Md, November 1.-THE
last obstacle to the reorganization of tho
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has
been removed by the sale of the first pre-
ferred stock of the company, pooIed with
the Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company
OF baltimore, by the Johns Hopkins Uni
yetsity. state of Maryland. and others. The
purchasers are the managers of the New
York reorga nization committee.
The deaf has been closed and the stock
Will be delivered at once. The suits pensitng
IN the United States court in Baltimore and
IN the Supreme Court of the United States
growing out OF dispute as to the status of
the stock. viii be discontinued and the re-
Organizatlon pushed with all possible haste
Inc negotiations were consurnmated i'm
New York yesterday. The deal has been in
progress for about two months The num-
Der OF shares pooled with the MereantiIe
Trust and Deposit Company was y osn
shares out of total of O0eo shares The
other 5.Oee shares had already assentes 10
the terms offered in the plan OF reorgani-
xation.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Naval Orders.

Lieut.. G. c. Clay has been detached from
the navy yard, Washington, and ordered
home.
Lieut.. A. c. Parsons has been detached
from the bureau of equipment and ordered
he me.
Pay Inspector l.. A. Frailey, now at the
Washington navy yard, has been trans
ferred to the bureau of supplies and ac-
counts. Paymaster R. NJ. T. Ball has been
detached from. the Washington navy yard
and ordered TO the Chicago December l.
Paymaster l.. Hunt has been ASSIGNED TO
duty as paymaster at the Washington navy
yard.
Ensign G. B. Terrell and Assistant En-
gineer NJ. H. Gerry have been honorab bly,
discharged.
Evening star., 1898-11-17

The Work of the AngIo-American
Comm missiOn.

The joint session of the Anglo American
commission today was the longest held
s'nCe the sessions began in Washington.
This led to the inference that the two sides
had made sufficient progress on their reci-
pTCcity lists to permit joint discussion of
the articles on which reciprocal tariff re-
Guctions will be made. The joint session
went over until tomorrow, and the Amer
lean and British commissioners held sep
arate conferences to determine their fur
ther course before the joint commission
senator Fairbanks stated at the close of
the meetings that il was still too early to
make any anne Uncement on the status OF
the work. except that it was progressing
sa tisfac torily.
Evening star., 1898-11-17

velop as soon as he returns. Yhe reason
for the minister's departure is that he re-
Gently demanded from the SiaInese govern
kok river and the release of several An
amites and Tcpgkinese from prison. This
demand was natly refused by the Siamese
government, much to the Indignation of the
minister He thereupon left Bangkok on
the pretext of accompanying his wife home
In consequence of illness.
Corea Against Foreigners.
YOKOHAMA, November 17.-Advices re-
ceived here from Seoul say that the Corean
government has issued orders that foreign
ers are to be stopped from trading in the
Interior. 81
1t is stated on good authority that the
firm of Boyer & Peacock have agreed to
make loan of 15,ooo,ooo yen to two Japan
ese railroad companies.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
CAMP MEADE EI-ACJAIE,D
Last OF the Troops Leave for the
south To-day.

CAMP MEADE. MIDDLETOWN, Pa.
November 1I-Gen. Young and staff left
this afternoon for Augusta, Ga, which will
b. the headquarters of the ID Army Corps
until the troops are shipped to Cuba This
completes the movement of the corps to the
new camps in Georgia and South Carolina.
The commissary and quartermaster de-
pots and wafer tanks will be left standing
uhul II Is determined whether permanent
barracks shall be established here or the
troops shall be returned next spring il
Trey are not forwarded to Cuba sooner
The sick Of the command who arr in CITY
h'SpitdLs are being furlOughed for thirty
days as fast as they are able to travel
alone, and at the expiration of their fur
Tough they Will report to their company
CummaLQers.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
IN FAVOR OF BANkHEaD.
Alabama Delegation VIII Support
Him Against Bailey,

MONTGOMERY, Ala. November 1.-THE
Alabama congressional delegation met here
anu decided 10 put forward Representative
John II. Bankhead for the democratic lead
erShip OF the next House This means that
the contest for the complimentary vote for
speaker 10 be given by the democrats will
De between Mr.. Bankhead and Mr.. Bailey
OF Texas. Mr. Bankhead's friends saw that
n VIII get the votes Of all the eastern
democrats and a majority from the south
Atlantic and gulf states
Evening star., 1898-11-17
TRANSPORT SAILS FOR crB.
Berlin Will Take Mrs Wood and
Some Cmbnn Refu.ces

NEW YORK. November 1.-THE United
states transport Berlin. which was 10 sail
yesterday afternoon for Santiago. San Juan
and Ponce. only got away today. On board
O: her were large number of passengers
including Mrs Wood, wife of General
Wood governor of Santiago province
There are also a number of Cubans return
ing 10 their homes from which they were
driven during the insurrection, many of
whom. through their poverty are heino
FURNISHED free transportation on the trans
port except for ratioEs. for which they pay
81" per day.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
PORTO RICO.
Mr. Carroll, Special Commission
Has Returned and VIII Report

Henry X. Carroll, a special commissioner
of the Treasury Department, has returned
from Porto Rico, where he made a careful
examination into the civic conditions on
the island. He had a long talk this morn
ing with Secretary Gage. Mr.. Carroll will
prepare report his trip. Mr.. Carrolls
home is in New Jersey. For number of
years he was associate editor of the Inde-
pendent, religious paper published in
New York.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip will leave
in a few days tor Porto Rico to study the
financial situation on the island.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
A Board of Survey,

A board of survey, to consist of Brig.
Gen. S. S. Sumner, U. S. "; Maj Charles
A II. McCauley, quarrermaster, and Capt
Frederick Fuger, 4th United States Artil-
lery, has been appointed to meet on board
the steamer Oiivette, now lying at Phiia-
delphia, Pa. for the purpose of inspecting
the damaged property on that vessel and
recommending it's disposition
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Honorabsy Di.charged.

The following named officers of the vol
unteer army have been honorably tlischarg-
ed: Capt. Joseph B. Foraker, jr.. assistant
edjutant general; Capt. Charles E Cabell,
conmtssary of subsistence: Capt Frank L.
Polk, assistant quartermaster; Second
Lieut.. Walter c. Hartridge, I'd Georgia In
fantry; First Lieut.. John Bauder, I'd IlIi-
nois Infantry.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
To ReAunae BaSiuesx

: The T1oga National Bank of Owego, NJ
y, has been ordered to resume business.
The bank was recently placedsin the hands
OF rsceiver, owing to the suicide of the
cashier and supposed shortage of funds.
The examination Of theS controller of the
currency SHOWS that the banks condition
is satisfactory. Senator Plate is president
of the bank
Evening star., 1898-11-17

In no other city I'm the world can
households and families lie SO gener-
ally reached by single medium ot
advertising ms can those OF washing
ton through the columns of The Even-
ing Star. As business brfnsers The
stars advertisements are without n
parallel.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
TAKEN INTO COURT
Warrants for the Arrest of the Jockey
Club Managers.
TEE BO0KMhKBRS ALSO INCLUDED
All Charged With Violations of
Law Against Gambling.
PROBABLY A TEST CASE

Warrants are being prepared this after
noon at the direction of United States Dis
trict Attorney Henry E. Davis, directing
the arrest of the officers of the Washing
ton Jockey Club. officials of the racing
track at Benning and some fifteen book
makers who have been doing business
there during the fall meeting of the Jockey
Club inaugurated Saturday afternoon last.
The warrants will charge a violation of
the gambling laws of the District and the
persons arrested will be brought into the
Police Court Saturday morning for a pre-
liminary hearing.
The warrants will be issued by Mr. Davis
upon application of those giving the names
of alleged violators of the law.
1t is alleged in behalf of the jockey Club
managers that the informants include dis
grrntled followers of the races who were
unable to get sanctions from the Jockey
Club for fall meetings this year, and also
proDrietors of a number of nearby pool
rooms where bets are laid on races all over
the country. These men, it is said, have
enlisted the aid of several prominent peo-
pie in their complaint against the betting
at Benning.
Work of Detectives.
Upon the opening day of the Benning
meeting a number Of detectives were at
'iic tidCh SScIIIIIS tnG les OF the Iay r.
Of odds who had established themselves in
business. On several previous occasions
prosecutions have been instituted against
TIE Benning bookmakers but. it is claim
ed. the latter have invariably won their
cases.
The future course with regard to the mat
ter to be taken by the prosecuting authori-
ties will be determined Saturday morning
when the prominent officers of the club and
the ''bookies are brought up in the Police
Court. Those charged with violations of the
law will be represented by counsel and if
the cases are pushed the Benning people
will make a strong fight.
Will Settle Legal Point.
The statement is made that the present
prosecutions will definitely determine the
legality of the present scheme of betting at
race tracks n the District OF Columbia
Assistant District Attorney Baker will
have charge OF the prosecutions. The names
of those to De arrested were not divulged
at the office of the district attorney this
afternoon.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Fartaer sic.< Leave

The leave of absence granted Col Edgar
R. Kellogg, 9th United States Infantry
(brigadier general. U. s. W, has been ex-
tended one month on account of sickness,
Evening star., 1898-11-17
Entitied to Trave, Paw.

Sergt. Allan Lefort, Battery A, 4th United
States Artillery, now III this city, has been
discharged the service of the United States
This soldier is entitled to travel pay.
Evening star., 1898-11-17
To Repert for

Capt. Moses @. zalinski. assistant quar-
termaster, U. s. A.. has been ordered to
proceed at once from New london. Conn.
duty.
Evening star., 1898-11-17

Steamship Arrivals.
Al Bremen-Lahn. from New York.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-21

told them that had got tired of their slow
ways and had made arrangements for the
sale of the rights on my own account. They
smiled loftily and said that other Ameri-
cans had tried the same bluff game upon
them and it wouldn't work. They added.
however, that there was to be meeting
that afternoon of the men who had been
thinking Of going into the deal. and that,
II wished, could go before them and tell
them what had just said. had Hooley's
letter in my pocket all the time, but had
not shown it.
1.-The men In the meeting were not dis
posed to place any greater credit in my
story, but was firm. ! told them that they
must decide at once. because had another
purchaser. AT this there was a general
smile. for they knew had been in London
but four days. who Is the man.? they
asked. / declined TO tell them, but said
that 1 would give the information to our
brokers, In whom they had the greatest
confidence. II these brokers said l was
right In my statement, then they would be-
lieve 1t also. 1 took one of the brokers into
side room and handed him Hooleys let
ter. 1t almost knocked him speechless. He
asked permission to show It to the members
Of the meeting and after little consent
ed. That did the business. They agreed to
buy all the European rights and they paid
Then 1 went to Hooley and offered hin,
$1,000 for his work, but he refused to take a
single penny. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Real Life Insurance

A law suit begun by an insurance COM
pany for the return and cancellation of one
Of its policies on the allegation that the
holder Of 1t is pursuing course of life
which threatens to speedily terminate his
existence suggests the, possibility of new
features of life Insurance. If 1t is to be
given to the insurer to determine, for In
stance, the brand Of breakfast oatmeal
which will prolong to the farthest possible
moment the life Of the insured, alert adver-
Users of food products will undoubtedly
seek to become contributors to the reserve
and surplus Of our great insurance COM
panies. On the other hand, what comfort
II will be for the man Of weak will who
may, be fond Of cucumbers not properly
sanitated to be able to insure In company
which will step in at time when the per-
nicious appetite is about to get the best
of him and prevent his destruction. In the
Same way the cure Of such bad habits as
sitting In draughts. sleeping on the back,
riding cheap bicycles and a multitude of
others,may be left to the companies.-Phil-
adelphia Times.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-21

Not only were the Para receipts less than
in the preceding year. but the end of the
year shows the smallest visible supplies of
Para grades reported for great while. On
July !, 1894, the worlds supply was esti-
mated at $3.50 tons, from which time there
had been a decline until, on July /, this
year, only 1906 tons were available, or
little more than one months consumption.
To those who associate the size of stocks
and rate of consumption with the cost of
rubber it will not be surprising that in
stead of declining, as SO many manufac-
turers had hoped prices have been tending
upward all the while. and even now show
no signs of Improvement
1t is not intended here to give rise to any
alarm. There is no cause for panic when
new permanent conditions are taking shape
slowly and gradually, such rs might exist
in view Of sudden acute change in the
market. The permanent condition to
which we allude is a higher standard of
cost of crude rubber, and the problem of
manufacturers it how so adjust their bust
ness to 1t. Higher-priced rubber, while
emphasized by last years limits to the
Para market, is not due alone to the COM
paratively short crop. AS already shown,
the deficit us compared with the previous
crop was only sixty tons. which means that
the product of 1s97-9S was, with one ex-
ception. the largest crop yet gathered. 1t
was larger by 2790 tons than the crop of
1866, and 1900 tons larger than the one
before that. 1t is not unreasonable to ex-
pect that the product of the year now open
ing may be even larger than anything In the
past. 1t having been. as we have seen, I'M
usual for any year to show a decrease.
But, at the same time, no reason is appar-
ent for predicting a falling off In the de-
mand for rubber, and so long as consumers
crowd the producers, as they have done
since the summer of 1895, low-priced rub
Der Is out of the question.
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BUTTER-Extra local 32-ounce squares
sr 1anc ss eastern ofh S s ounce
EGGs-is@l9c per DOZEN eastern, 171s@
cHEEsE-Martin's New York cheddars
l3c; California half cream, per h., 10c;
cast full cream, per h., 111sc: California
P0w rsyr or r ANCHOR per H. rs; DO Young
b., l5c; domestic Swiss. per lb., zoe. ~
POULTRY-Per dozen: Hens, 4C015. 50 ;
young BOOSTERS, 4.0oet5 $50; old BOOSTERS, 400
$50; sr ooa, &. 2oosSo; flyers 27Sds7S;
.Ogl1e; geese. apiece, 75c1l.N:
POTATOEs-Burhank sOc01.00.
EEGETA Az ldG S.Be c per loO lbs. SOC;
lbs, SIC; chiless, dry, string, 1.ooa1:1O; Mex
can, pcr h., SOC; green, per h., sc; gar
lie, 5gsc; onions, 7Od7oc; do. green. per
p paT Ss so s Ssop Sox s'0
GREEN FRUITS-Strawbe berries, COM
mon, 5@6c; do. fancy, 9@l2c blackberries,
5g6c; nraspberries, box. Ease; figs. @,ib.
pums. per box, 5oasoc; pears, Bartietts,
per box, s5dS0c; nectarlnes. per box, SOC
grapes, per crate, 65Q75c; apples, white,
4OcM1.00; do. red, 1.25@l.3O.
200; 4-crown l.. l.. clusters, 100; 3-crown
LII, per box, 1.35; 2-crown, loose, in sacks,
per lb:. &c; 3-crown. loose in sacks. per lb.
'@6c; 4,erown, per pound, 51aQ6c.
ial kettle rendered lard, 7hc
CITRUS FRulTS-Valencias. 2.25a2. 40
,ured, i.ooa5.oo grsea lemons, sooas5o;
DRESSED MEATs-All. per ID: Beef,
No. 6S c G n9 A 81 hnd bs 81 No
loc; veal, 7%5]sc; mutton. ne lamb. Sc:
spare ribS e.; pork t , 15c
hogs, 4lsc; lambs, per head, 1.50M225; sheep,
iHoNEY ' AND BEEsMipAxA III sH in
BEANS AND DRIED - PEAs et Pi soo
3.25 Lima, a25M35O; Lady Washington. 2.S0
peas. 2.75@s.oo; black-eyed beans, 800; gar
500; lentils, Gaiifornia, 3.5QQ40O. o,,,o,,
CURED MEATS-Rex hams, 9hGlOhc:
picnic hams, Sic; No. 2, sac; select mid
clear bellies, 1920 av., SIC; dry salt clears,
$40 ay. 77sc; salt clear backs. TIC.
T pAIE9 FRUr Is; 2@Sse sun dried
sacks. per. lb., 5%Q0c; evaporated fancy.
case; apricots, new, lie; choice, eqsc
nReeIaa S7e fen
9a1oc; prunes. choice, boxed. sasc; sacked,
4@6c; dates. 7hQsc; silver prunes. choice,
sack. 7AGsc; boIes saloe; figs. California
b., 5a5Nc; California fancy, per h.. 7h0
1Oc; Imported Smyrna. 121sd15c.
NUTS-Walnuts, Los Angeles. SAFE; pa
per shells, 12Q13c; hard shell, 7@Sc; pecans.
Sq12c; filberts, 12G12iSc; Brazils. 11Qlsc;
pInons, 1O@llc; peanuts, eastern. raw. 641
&c; roasted, 8@JSlac; California. raw. 405c;
roasted, 616@7c
MILLSTUFFS-Flo local mills, 4.6O
per bbl.; Stockton brands, 465; Oregon, I. 50;
eastern, 6.O0@6.75;. shorts. ton, local, 200;
per 100 lbs, LIS: feed meal per 100 lbs, 10;
bran, per ton. 1000; graham, per 100 lbs,
2.10.
17.00GlsOo oat, 17.00420.00; alfalfa, baled.
r. 50@18.00; loose, 1900.
GRAIN-'Wheat, No. {, 1.6O: No, 2, -;
corn, small yellow, 125; large yellow. Lis;
barley, common, 1.25.
HIDES-Dry (as they run), 14c; do. kip.
l1kc; do. calf, 15c; bulls. lei: salt steers,
lla@5lac; do. stays and bulls, 3hQ4c; cows,
61a0I7c; sheepskins, 5M7c.
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HOOLEY'S NAME SETTLED 1T
English Capitalists Brought to Time
by Showing a Letter From Him

w. ]. Hilands sat on his porch on Satur-
day afternoon and talked about his friend
Ernest T. Hooley. the London promoter.
"Hooley will come out all right and with
in the next six months, too" said Mr. Hi
lands. HE is not a dead cock in the pit
by any means. Only day or so ago had
letter from Dobson, his private secretary,
who said that after everything was paid
up Hooley would be worth $l.5OO, Co., per-
haps $2.00O000. That's more than enough
for man of his ability to start in with to
make another big fortune. OF course 1t
is nothing to what he once had. They used
to quote him at $40, 0O0. 600, and from what
know that sum is not far out of the way.
II made his acquaintance In a peculiar
way" continued Mr.. Hilands. 1--WE had
secured the European rights for a rubber
tire for baby buggies and the like and had
placed the sale of these rights In the hands
of a firm of London brokers. They were so
slow in the matter that our option was IN
danger of running out before anything
was done. So had 1t extended for short
time And went over to London to look after
the affair myself. l found our agents ex-
celent people, but additionally English In
their conservatism.
IT looked over the situation and thought
that If 1 could get Hooley interested all
would go we'll But how could reach him?
Unless you had made arrangements you
could not get beyond the boys who stood
on guard. But was not to be put Off In
that way. When one boy was parleying
with me slipped past into the secretary's
room. Here found most agreeable fell
low, who told me to see Mr.. Hooley. /
talked with him for about half an hour.
outlining the plan of our patent. I told
him that II could not make 1t appear a
good thing to Mr.. Hooley In ten minutes
would not bother him any more. Upon this
agreement the secretary went in to his
chief and brought back an answer that
Hooley would give me just fifteen minutes.
Then was shown into another room,
where Hooley soon met me.
"About the first thing he said to me was:
You wrote me congratulatory letter af-
ter 1 had formed the Dunlop Tire company,
did you not, saying it was the greatest
financial achievement Of modern times? I
said Yes L thought So added Mr.. Hoo
ley; 4 remember the name Then he
plunged into business and instead of CIV
ing me a quarter of an hour 1t was fifty
minutes before he babe me goodby. And
then It was only to make another arrange
ment with me for the next day. That time
he did me a great favor. He wrote me a
letter with his own hands. he didn't dictate
1t. This letter was to Lawson the author
ity on horseless carriages and man Of
great wealth. Mr.. Hooley told him of this
company Of ours and said if Lawson would
take one-half the stock he would take the
rest. Now said Hooley, with smile.
take this letter and show it to your brok-
ers and think It will bring about what
you want. If 1t doesn't will take the in
terest 1 have stated and know Lawson
will follow. I think 1t is good thing, but
II lie rather small for me to float
Then went down to our brokers' ]
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CHICAGO MARKET
Prices and Prospects of the Trade In
Cereals

CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Wheat traders had
nothing but bearish news to begin with, but
the opening prices were a shade higher than
were current at last nights close. The ap-
parent strength was Of short continuance.
Prices of the active futures got to half
cent below the highest notch of the opening
In about ten minutes and ssc under Fri
days closing rates. The influencing factors
were both of foreign and domestic origin.
Quotations for Liverpool were I'D down
for September and Nd. for December The
Italian crop was estimated at from 116, 000,-
900 to 100 100000 bushels, compared with g2,-
900, 600 the previous season. The most strk-
ing item of news from domestic sources was
that Minneapolis and Duluth received 1876
cars, against las the preceding Saturday
and 245 cars the corresponding day in the
year before. The spring wheat market was
very unsettled IN the car LOTS crowd, and
much of the days receipts being tough and
damp, it was difficult to get buyers to make
any kind of a respectable bid for such. The
close was 11sG1ssc lower for September and
NC for December.
Continued fine weather, a slow shipping
demand and the weakness In wheat had
bearish influence on corn. The general
state of the market was easy although De-
cember increased its lead over September
slightly as the result of rather extensive
changing transa ctions commission houses
taking December and selling the nearby
delivery. September lost &c.