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Government Bonds,
PROPOSALS ACCEPTED.
Award of Contracts for the Liz hitting
of


The District Commissioners have accepts
ed the following proposals for street Hghts
ing, opened July 30. 1898:
Proposal of the Washington Gas Light
Company to furnish and maintain 1900 or
more gas lamps east of Rock creek at ths
rate of $50 per lamp per annum.
Proposal of the Georgetown Gas Light
Company to furnish and maintain 800 or
more gas lamps west of Rock creek at tina
rate of $50 per lamp per annum.
Proposal of the Potomac Electric Power
Company to furnish and maintain 30 or
more incandescent electric lamps at ths
rate OF SO per lamp per annum and los
incandescent electric lamps i'm lexington
at the rate Of so per lamp per annum l:S2
or more electric arc lamps east of Rock
creek at the rate of s91.25 per annum.
proposal of the United States Electric
Lighting Company to furnish and maintain
twenty-four or more electric arc lamps west
of Rock creek at the rate of "a cents per
lamp per night, and 442 electric arc lamps
east OF Rock creek at the rate of - cents
per lamp per night
The District Commissioners have directed
that gas lamp be erected at a3d street
entrance to alley in square II, Georgetown;
estimated cost, So, chargeable to approD,ia-
ton for street lighting
A w. Dow, inspector of asDhaits and c.
ments, District of Columbia has been di-
rected by the District Commissioners to
attend the joint meeting of the American
Chemical Society and the American Associ-
alton for the Advancement of Science TO be
held In Boston, August 21 20 -, said Jour-
hey TO be without expense to the District
of Columbia.
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Washington stool. Exchange.

Sales-regular call-12 O'Clock m-U. S. IS. W.
l.; 81 600 at los. Z. s Electric Light 10 at
american GraPhOphone preferred, Al at 1871; 10 at
l3l2. After call-W ashington Gas 6 al Az Met
ropolitan Railroad. at I2I
District of Columbia Bonds-3 65s funding cur
rency. 112Is bid. ~
Miscellaneous Bonds-Metropolitan Railroad rs
10 bid Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s lis bid
metropolitan Railroad certificates of Indebtedness
\, 1l2 bid Metropolitan RAILROAD certificates of
indebtedness, b. 1903 bid. Columbia Railroad Is
ington Railroad Us. 100 bid. Washington Gas Com
pany Us, series \, lib bid. Washington Gas Com
pany Gs, series b. 11S bid. Z. S Electric Light
deb imp. los asked. Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone 5s. lob bid American Security and
Trust 5s 100 bid. Masonic Hall Association Is
100 bid.
bid. Metropolitan, 305 bid. Central 40 hid.
Farmers and Mechanics. $50 bid. Second 40 hid
Citizens, 1871 bid: Columbia. 1870 bid Capital.
lis bid. West End. So bid. 80 asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust Ccmpanies-NationaI
Safe Deposit and Trust. 112 bid. lis asked. Wash
ington Loan and Trust, 126 bid. American Secllr-
Insurance Stoeks.-Firemen's &c bid. Franklin
81 bid Metropolitan, 40 hid Corcoran. 50 bid.
Potomac, 60 bid Arlington. 12i bid. German
American. ls5 bid. National Union, 10 bid. Co
lumba. 10 bid; Riggs, IA bid. asked. Peoples,
81 bid Lincoln. 919 bid. Commercial bid
Title INSURANCE stoeks;.Real Estate Title. Il
bid Columbia Title, a. bid.
Railroad Stocks-Capital Traction. % bid 20
asked; Metropolitan, 12o bid. Columbia, 73 bid,
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-washington Gas.
A bid AS asked. Georgetown Gas 4s bid. u s.
Electric Light, 1o23s bid. 1o3A asked.
"a, telephone ocks.mChesapeake and Potomac, 50
Miscellaneous Stocks. = Mergenthaler Linotype,
1s0 bid. 1917 asked. Lanston Monotype I6Ia bid
American Graphophone preferred xls bid 1885.
asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. .26 bid. 81 asked.
Great Falls Ice, ITO bid, 125 asked Norfolk and
XXX div.
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DISTRICT STREET EXTENSION.
Report of w. Il. Richards in Charge
of Department.

Mr. VIM. p. Richards, in charge of The
District street extension department. TO-
day submitted. to the Engineer Commits
sioner a report of work in this department.
for to fiscal year ended June 80. 1898.
After citing the proceeding un5er the
highway act already familiar TO the pub
lie, Mr.. Richards said:
Section number four (the county east
of the Anacostia river) has been studied
curing the year in the same manner as in
section three, with even a more liberal
treatment as TO general plan and Local.
of streets. Some five or six plans have
been prepared on typographical maps en-
larged from the coast survey sheets TO a
scale of one inch to two hundred feet. The
best features of these separate plans have
been embodied in one plan which is now
ready to be reviewed by Mr.. Olmsteac.
after which it will be completed and sent
to the highway commission.
The maps that have been sent to tha
highway commission have been drawn on
sheets "A by 30 inches. giving details as
to lots and blocks, each section covering
thirty forty sheets. These plans have
all been prepared in duplicate, one copy
being retained in this office.
THE preparation of the plans has occa-
stoned a thorough search of the records as
to lots and property lines and set of maps
drawn to a scale of loo feet to the inch
the property OF this office. and
cover almost the entire District. They are
the most complete maps, as to details. yet
made of the county. and ii is desired TO
finish this set during the coming year.
Some work has also been done in fixing
grades of subdivisions and of new high
ways in the sections now of record.
Future work. An amendment to the
highway act passed by Congress in June
of this year has annulled all of section one
within subdivisions and further directs that
a revised plan shall be made for that part
of the section outside of subdiy isions
THE revision of section one and the com.
pletion OF section four will cover some six
or seven months work 1t is then intended
to make a revised and complete study OF
street grades over all the sections. USING
the large scale maps of this Office and tn.
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DISCUSSING LIPTON'S CHALLENGES
English Comment on the Pr0nosad
America's Cup Contest

LONDON, August 4.-The papers are ac
lively discussing Sir Thomas Lipton's chaI-
ienge for the Americas cup The Daily
Chronicle says:
The approval of the Royal Yacht Suuad
ron Is doubtful. The squadron authorities
desire conditions attached to the challenge
which will inevitably appear ungracious to
the American people. Apparently the Earl
OF DInraven is not without a voice in tba
matter, although it is difficult to see wnere
ms claim comes IN. Some people think the
claim lies with the American people ON
Lord Dunrayen for an apology which has
never been given"
The Daily Telegraph says: >"Bygones
should be bygones. Let us start with a
clean sheet 1t is in this spirit that every
one Will consider and applaud the challenge
SIT Thomas Liptons popularity in the
United States will doubtless do much To
smooth away difficulties, and there can he
put little doubt that the Royal Yacht
squadron will approve the challenge, When
the challenge has been accepted the build
ing OF the yacht will be commenced"
The Cowes correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph says: "Yachtsmen feel that an
alteration. should be made in the conditions
under which the race is sailed, and. if that
IS possible, they would all be glad should a
contest occur
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A DISSENTING VIEW,
Response to Request for Suggestion
Concerning Safety of Public.

The District Commissioners recently ad-
dressed a circular letter to the presidents
of the various street railway companies
calling their attention to the verdict of
the coroners jury rendered in the inquest
held on one of the victims in the accident
last month on the line of the Capital rail-
way near Anacostia.
The Commissioners invited such SUCCESS
tions as the heads Of the companies cared
to make looking to the better protection, il
possible, of the public. Today they re-
ceived a communication from Mr. r. u.
Weaver, president of the Metropolitan RailO
way Company, in which he says the acci-
dent referred to has application to the
conditions under which traffic is carried on
on the Metropolitan railroad, as in the first
place there is no steep grade, such as the
one or the Capital railway, and the brakes
Used on the Metropolitan cars are sufficient
to control them.
He protests against this accident being
made the pretext for any restriction of the
right of the Metropolitan company TO do
business it has been doing for the past
thirty years. The further claim is made
that any regulation by the Commissioners
limiting the number of passengers would
be unreasonable, and IL is claimed that
such power is vested only in Congress.
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Camp AIser.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
1 am surprised at the government max
ing so many changes with Camp AIger
and now to esderqthe camp to be ahan-
doI.ed on accountslU unhealthfulness is a
slur which / think the inhabitants should
strongly resent. although to the majority
the change of campf will be the removal of
a nuisance. <-iS
The causes 9f typhoid are now we'll de-
fir ed some OF which are deprivation of
food. unhealthy food and change of cli-
n ate 1.-THE germ may be dormant I'm the
system). MOST of 9these troops no doubt
during the exciterie mt of enlistment had
irregular meals. chen they were rushed
through ON tfaiDss long delayed, with no
adequat.. sustenanbe prepared for them,
for many thousands passed through Alex
andria positively starving. At camp there
was mix up" of commissariat arrange
n. ents and the men unnecessarily rationed
en- a war or famine basis. totally different.
presume, THAN they had been accustomed
to- and the camp, instead of being for mil
itary duty and training was turned into
mammoth ice cream garden.
Was this conducive to heaith9 Was
Falls Church to blame for this? Falls
Church will suffer. for the name will be
associated with typhoid all over the Union.
Will any statistieian note the route of
citions. passing through any surrounding
city (hot weather, and consuming large
quantities of water, and give us the
chances OF injection?
Why not give the men an intestinal anti
septic? There are many prophylactics that
could be suggested. and move each street
a reasonable distance from the water, all
though 1t is not usual for surface water 10
contaminate a Virginia well. and have the
sanitary arrangements still further OFF.
using unslacked Hme. A little exercise will
do the troops good
I. AMBROSE THOMPSON.
Alexandria, Va, August 8, 1893,
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Eve men and four correspondents and to-
6ay he brought his command on along the
Ctuado road as far as Adjuntas. The road
rises west of the Cayey range, and is
Tough. but practicable for cavalry and in
fantry. If it is found passabe at UtuadO,
light column of troops may be pushed
across to the north coast and strike in on
San Juan on the left flank. But # Gen
Brooke is successful IT is probable that
Gen. Otega will find Aibonito untenable, in
which case the whole of our army. after
effecting junction. will move on the main
road.
Enemy in Full Retreat.
Gen. Stone met with most enthusiastic
Welcome from the natives in the villages
and towns through which he passed. Wo-
nen and children strewed the streets with
flowers. and. as he passed. houses and
town halls flew homemade American flags.
Behind him moves c Company of the I'd
Wisconsin Regiment under Lieut. Bodiner.
The enemy numbering about 100. proceeded
him The enemy has for hours been II full
retreat. Our advance has not been extended
beyond Juan Dias. though accommodating
parties have touched Coamo.
Gen. GarretsoE's brigade and the batter
-es are camped just beyond Ponce.
y geua-aI advance will not he ordered
until all of Gen. Miles plans are perfected.
but when the advance is once begun it
viii be very rapid.
The fleet will lombard San Juan and
make other diversions to keep the enemy
busy at every point
In the harbor of Ponce and at Arroyo. on
beard ship. are the I'd Illinois. the LIST Ohio,
he 4th Pennsylvania. the 9TH and 18th
regulars and the 32d Michigan.
There are constant alarms at the out
pests. but there has been no fighting as
vet.
Friction Between Officers.
BOSTON. Mass. August "A special
cablegram TO the Journal from Ponce,
Porto Rico. says:
A tremendous sensation has occurred in
the 9Th Massachusetts Regiment, which is
In Gen. Garretson's brigade. The friction
between the line officers of the regiment
and the officers of the brigade. which has
been growing ever stree the command left
Cuba. reached its climax Monday when
Col Woodward. Lieut.. Col. Chaffln, Maj.
Taylor Chaplain DOusseault and Capt.
GoodeIl of Company resigned their COM
missions.
The exact reason which prompted them
TO take this action is not at present known
The cause must have been serious indeed.
The designations leave Maj. Charles K.
Darling in command of the regiment.
The matter has heen fully reported to
Gen. Miles and rigid investigation has
been ordered. By military law to resign IN
face of the enemy means a cOurt-martial.
No Report to the Department.
1t is stated at the War Department that
no information has been received up to
this time concerning the reported serious
friction in the 9th Massachusetts Regiment,
now serving in Porto Rico, and the resig-
nation Of a number of the regimental off,
rers Under the circumstances, the depart
nent officials decline to discuss the report
ed friction. and they convey the idea that
they have no knowledge of what has led
up to it.
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DIMES POURING IN.
The Navy Department the Beneficiary
of an Endless Chain

Dimes have been pouring into the Navy
Department upon Secretary Long, contrib
utei by patriotic Americans who want to
build battle ship to replace the Maine
Somebody the Secretary does not know
who. started endless chain TO this end.
end the Secretary Is doing his best TO break
the chain To such of the contributors as
give their addresses he is returning the
money. with a note informing them that he
mas no authority under the law TO receive
II, and that the object seems TO be other
wise provided for, as Congress has specif-
lcalIy appropriated money for the construc-
tion Of another battle ship TO be known as
the Maine 49,
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VALDEZ GLACIER VICTIM.
Nearly Every Bone in FIeming's Body
Broken by a Fall.

The details OF another horror on the VAL
deg glacier, in which Frank c. Fleming of
Chicago lost his life. are told by returning
Copper river miners now on the steamer
Oregon at Departure Bay
In dangerous place near the glacier,
just after his father had warned him 10 be
more careful, Jennings foot slipped and
he fell 200 feet. Nearly every bone IN his
body was broken and death was instan-
taneous The remains were recovered and
buried nearby. The victim was twerty-
two years of age.
1t is. supposed that Fleming and his
father were among the unfortunate rros-
pectors who have found Copper river a
country full of hardship and little gold ard
were returning to civilization.
The glacier. on account of warm weather
Is most dangerous, and only experienced
mountaineers are able to cross it safely.
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CAPT. LAMB RENoMINATED.
Third Virginia District Convention
Unanimously Chose Him.
h to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
RICHMOND, Va, August 4-The third
district convention net here at noon to-
day and renominated Captain John Lamb
fo- Congress by acclimation.
c. 4. Boyce was made temporary chair
man and H. VI. Smith, jr., permanent
Chairman and ]. W. Gordon secretary.
The resolutions reaffirmed the Chica go
platform, and pledged to the administra-
ton, without regard to party affiliations
the support OF all patriotic citizens in the
Pre- secution OF the war with Spain.
The convention was harmonious and en-
thusiastic-
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Ordered to Pompton Lakes.

The lieutenant colonel and Sd Battalion Sd
New Jersey United States Volunteer Infan-
try have been ordered to proceed from Fort
Hancock, N. j., as soon as practicable to
Pompton Lakes, N. J., reporting upon ar
rival to the regimental commander for
duty.
The battalion will be accompanied by its
proper field, staff and medical officers and
non-commissioned stan officers, and will
take its entire equipment of camp equipage.
The quartermaster's department will fur
nish the transportation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-04
Editor Harden's appointment.

Mr. Edward w. Harden. formerly finan-
ciai editor Of the Chicago Tribune. has been
designated by Secretary Day to study and
report upon the general financial condition
OF the Phiippine Islands, the banking sys-
tenn, the character of the banking business
transacted, the kind of money in circu :,
ton, the general condition of exchanges
the rates OF interest and kindred subjects
Mr.. Harden is at present in Manila hay
ing gone there on the "McCul.och" with
Admiral Dewey's squadron.
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BATTALION OF HAwAIIAss.
Gen. Merriam Authorized TO Organize
One if Ii is Desired.

Gen. Merriam, commanding the depart
ment of California. has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Adjt- Gen. Corbin:
The President directs that IL any of tho
military forces of the Hawaiian Islands
desire to become a part OF your volunteeF
army that you are authorized to organize
not to exceed one battalion of infantry,
naming the officers and causing the officers
and men to be mustered into the service
and have them to report to Col Barber
for duty"
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GRAIN
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. Md, August 4.-FIour quiet,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1859 barrels; exports,
70G barrels; sales 800 barrels Wheat firmer
spot. 7Sl4a7S3s: month 72Aa721s; Sepetm-
Der, 711ea11A; steamer No. red, 71La7I%-
receipts. Hiss bushels; exports, 1872 900
bushels; stock. 437.G55 bushels; sales 1900
bushels-southern wheat by sample. 65a73lh;
do. on grade, 70Aa73H. Corn strong-spot
and month. 37a37k; September, 374a37lk;
steamer mixed S8a36k receipts 46. 666 BUSH
els; exports. none: stock. 700.147 bushels;
sales. 1000 busheis southern white and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-04

yellow corn. 80. Oats easier-No. 2 white
western. 321saS3ia; No. = mixed. 3la3llR-
receipts, 1874 bushels; exports. none; stock,
6l.154 bushels. Rye steady-No. . nearby,
Al: No. western. 49-receipts. 5.l27 bush-
els; exports, none; stock. 81 ~ bushels.
Hay. good demand for the better grades
No. l timothy. s12aSi2J0. Grain freights
inclined to be weak, unchanged. Sugar
strong? unchanged? Butter? steady? un-
changed. Eggs firm, unchanged. Cheese
steady. unchanged. Lettuce, Joa75 per
bushel box. Whisky unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-04
Wait Awhile.

From the Toledo Blade
The time TO wine and dine Admiral Ger
vera is after peace has been declared not
before. While he has a higher sense al
honor than most of his countrymen. n
must not be forgotten that II was not his
fault that he did not send our ships and
brave men to the bottom 1t is well to re.
member that Cervera is yet a prisoner az
war.
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Keep All the Philippines.
From the Chicago Tribune.


In discussing what disposal to make of
the Philippines some of the Presidents ad-
Visers are said to favor keeping only
coaling station and giving back all the
Islands to Spain. What good sense is there
III such plan? What was the use in send
ing Merritt and his army 20 Manilao Where
is the Justice, either to the insurgents or TO
dewey 5 heroes, or to the American or Phil
ippine people? The proposition will not
pear inspection, and the more closely it is
looked at the more like a shameful blunder
II appears.
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We Must Play Our Hand.

From the st. Louis Republic.
We are in this Philippine game, and it be-
hcoves us to play our hand out with nerve
and with a complete appreciation of the
tremendous issues at stake
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Secretary Ayers Statement.

After long conference with the Presi-
dent today Secretary Alger said that it
had been decided to at once begin the re-
mOVal Of troops from Santiago 10 Montauk
Point Practically all of the troops are to
be brought To this country to escape the
ravages Of yellow fever and other diseases.
The Secretary said that there are enough
transports at Santiago to bring 1000 men
home and that other transports would be
secured at once.
Colonel Hecker, who has charge of the
transportation bureau of the War Depart
ment, was sent Tor and gave his views TO
the President and Secretary Alger
The President does not feel that the great
majority Of the troops ought to be kept at
Santiago, and wants them speedily brought
home.
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August 4. 1898.

The following notice was posted at the
War Department this afternoon:
Adjutant Generals Office.
.a., August l. 1898
The Secretary of War has ordered Cen
eral Skaters troops relieved from further
July in Santiago. as fast as transportation
Can De provided and the transfer of Span
i=h TlIsoners viI admit of I duction of the
garrison Ships for the Spanish prisoners
will arrive as follows:
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A Double Responsibility.

Double Responsibility.
From the New York Tribune.
We must protect the Tagals from Span
ish vengeance well as protect the Span
iards from Tagal vengeance The Philip
pine problem, with its double duty, is on
the national conscience, and we cannot
cape it by simply loosing our hands We
might embark our troops and turn our
proWs eastward, but the guilt of any evils
stirred up by our occupation would follow
us home
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A Shrcwti PIan.


From the Utica Press.
The commission of Americans and Span
iards suggested by President Mckinley is
shrewd plan and prevents the lowers from
having a finger in the pie they had in
tended. The other questions involved in
the peace settlement are not difficult COM
pared with that of the Philippines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-04

Transports now at Santiago are as fol-
lows: Catania, 500 men: Gates City. 600
men; Grand Duchess. 1000 men; Miami,
tUD men; Matewan. 80 men, Vigilance $40
men; Oivette. $40 men; Berkshire, $50 men;
total, J.TIO men
These transports will sail for Montauks
Point. l. l., as fast as they can be com
fOrtably embarked
rest at Montauk Point will prepare
these seasoned troops for the campaign
against Havana, in which they will proba-
bly, take part. The first transport left San
tiago yesterday. The movement is expect
ed to be completed by the 10Th of the
ments, immunes. have been ordered to San
tlagO for garrison duty-the first has al
ready arrived. the others are being pushed
forward rapidly transportation can
b. furnished
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P R o AN D c o N
Some Press Opinions Upon the Terms of
Peace.
Shall the Philippines BE Held or Not
and What Shall Be Done
With Them4

Sober Second Thought on the Phillip
pines.
From the Philadelphia Press
President Mckinley has done the coun-
try great service in the past three months,
but there are few services of greater value
and far-reaching moment than the shrewd
policy under which he insures a sober Sec
ond thought on the Philippines.
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A Wise Step.
From the Boston Advertiser.

FTOII The BOSION AuYeTtlSer. :. -. :
The appointment of a commission to settle
the fate of the Philippines seems to be a
wise step on the part of President McKin-
ley. Until the victory of Admiral Dewey at
Manila the average American citizen knaw
little, if anything. about those islands on
the other side of the world