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Evening star., 1898-05-16
RISE IN PRICE OF BREAD
Advance to Six Cents Per Loaf Takes Effect
Today.
Bakers Say It IL Entirely Due to High
Prices in Wheat-JOc Letter
Blamed

AS forecasted in The Star of recent date
the price of bread in this city was raised
today from ) to cants loaf, the extra
cost, usual. falling the consumers,
the poor householder who is forced to buy
a loaf at a time. The bakers claim that
the advance was made necessary on ac-
count of the unprecedented raise in the
price of flour.
One of the firm of Behrens s. Son, bakers,
on E street between 9th and Tth streets,
said to a Star reporter today:
"Three weeks ago a meeting was held of
twenty-one of the principal bakers in the
city. l attended it. An effort was made to
have the price of loaf raised then l cent
I protested end did not think it was proper.
Other meetings were held for the same
purpose, the last one of which l did moi
attend.
Il received notice from one of the princi-
Pal bakers in the city, telling me had bet
ter agree to raise tn, price, intimating, If
did rot do so. the price would be dropped
and l should suffer the consequences. Even
then | refused to accede, and the price was
not raised, though the price of wheat really
warranted it. When wheat reaches S1.25
bushel, making flour .25 or more a barrel,
it is necessary to raise the price of bread in
order to make good margin of profit
Monday wheat was at s1.IO bushel, as can
be seen by the reports.
Tuesday 1t had reached $1.15, and We'd
nesday it had climbed up to S1.S5 bushel,
which was the highest point reached.
There is no occasion for its b,ing up so
high, for there is plenty of wheat in the
country. 1t is all due to Letters invest
ment. There is no real reason whatever.
On the Defensive.
One of the proprietors of the Havenner
bakery. when seen by The Star reporter in
regard to the raise, acted decidedly on the
defensive He did not care to be inter-
viewed on the subject he said. He finally
admitted that the price of a loaf of bread
had been raised from to cents.
He said he had no explanation 10 offer at
first but finally brought forward the Gus
tomary excuse for the raise i'll price of
bread-that flour was away up. and the
baker no matter how charitably inclined
he might be, could not afford 10 bake bread
so it would sell at > cents a loaf. He could
not explain why there was such raise in
the price of flour, and said ne had nothing
whatever to say, after having said why
the advance was made.
Views of Others.
Other bakers admitted that the raise had
been made, and said it was due to the high
price of flour alone. They claimed that
loaf of bread weighing the regulation six
teen ounces of good quality could rot be
baked to retail for cents
A flour dealer asserted that there had
been raise of s2.25 barrel in the price
of flour such as is used by bakers since
the middle of January.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
DID NOT DELAY MESSAGES
Statement of Manager Of French Gable at
Martinique.
He Says Captain Cotton Refused to
File Dispatches With French
Company.
Copyright. 1898, by Assoc.as ted Press.)


FORT DE FRANCE, Island of Martin
ique, May 16.-The manager here of the
French cable company explicitly denies the
statement that dispatch was filed by Cap
tain Cotton of the United States auxiliary
cruiser Harvard and was delayed twenty
four hours at st. Pierre, this island.
The manager explains the matter as fol-
lows: Captain Cotton presented himself
at the office of the company at st. Pierre
and asked by what cable line cable mes.
sages We're transmitted to. Washington
When he was informed that such messages
went by way of Fort De France and Hay
I'll he refused to give us his dispatch be-
cause Spanish torpedo boat was at that
moment at Fort De France. Not taking
into account professional secrecy, he told
the American consul in the presence of NJ
La Lung under these circumstances he pre-
1erred to give his dispatches to the Eng
lish company. in spite of the delay of twen-
ty-four hours which they would have to
submit to on account of accumulation of
business on the lines of that company.
protest all the more against the state
ments made. We leave our office open to
midnight or l o'clock in the morning when
necessary, while the West India company
closes at O'Clock in the evening. local
tlIne, and also because we do everything
possible to be agreeable to the American
government. forwarding its messages very
rapidly when we have any
Il have obtained the following statement
on the subject, signed by the United States
consul at st. Pierre and by Capt Cotton of
the Harvard:
ITO whom it may concern:
Il certify that the agent of the French
company at st. Pierre, Martinique. has
never stated to me that dispatches from St
Pierre, Martinique, to New York, United
States of America. would have to suffer
delay of twenty-four hours
(Signed) GEORGE L. DART
United States Consul.
"(OITON. Cantain Harvard,
Evening star., 1898-05-16
Industrial Institute Closing Exercises
The Langston Industrial Institute of New
TO SELECT COAST DEFENDERS.
New Board of Inspection Organized Mt
New York Today.

NEW YORK, May 16-The board for the
inspection of vessels for coast defense
l,a troll is being organized today under or
ders from the Navy Department.
The officers composing the board are
Admiral Henry Erben, president; Lieu
tenant Comniar der J. D. ]. Kelly, Lieu
tenant Christopher Burns. Chief Engineer
Ro5ie Ma, al ConstructorW. Steele and W.
c. Mintoyne. The clerk of the board is
Acting Carpenter J. Burton.
The board VIII get to work as quickly as
possible, to secure suitable vessels for tire
kind cf work Eeeded.
Captain Re gers. president of the recently
disbanded naval auxiliary board, has been
assigned to the command Of the protected
cruiser Philadelphia at the Mare Island
navy yard.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
WHAT IS SENIOR rOLo AFTER.
Canadian Government Orgnn Dfspos-
ed TO Question Ills Prcsence

TORONTO, Ont, May 16-The Globe
government organ), eomme menting editorlally
on the stay of Senor Polo Bernabe in
Canada, says:
With Canada's limited diplomatic expcr-
fence there Is a feeling of hesitation about
pronouncing positive opinion as to the
propriety of the continued stay of the ex-
minister in Canada. But some light NAV
be thrown on the question by asking what
would nave been thought in Spain and
throughout Europe if the American minis
ter to Spain, after receiving his passports,
had remained in Portugal instead of COM
ing home The proceeding would have been
regarded as very Unusual, and would have
occasloned good deal of comment and in
quiry. and probably a demand for expla-
nations.
What are the cx-minister and his staff
doing here2 Is a very natural question to
ask, and they can hardly complain if the
commonly accepted view is that they must
be here for the urpose of obtaining infor-
nation that may be of use to Spain"
Evening star., 1898-05-16
RUSSIA BUYING GOLD.

Belief in England That the Metal VIII
Be Higher.
LONDON, May 16.-The St. James Ga
zette in it's financial article this afternoon
says:
Russia today Is said to have completed
the purchase OF the ovhole of the recent ar
rivals of gold from ths cape. Such trans
action Is exceptional, as q considerable time
has elapsed since Russia entered the Eng
lish market. With 4 new buyer in addition
to the United States gold should shortly be
highsr.
1t is thought Russia will buy frequently
hereafter. If SO, it will be another indica-
t.on of the direction of the political wind.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
Senator sewen Declines.

Senator Sewell of New Jersey, who was
appointed to be major general in the vol
unteer army, has declined the honor. This
action Is due to the belief of the senator
that in accepting commission in the army
he would be compelled to resign his posi-
ton in the United States Senate. AS Sena-
tor Sewell was appointed from civil life
the expectation Is that the vacancy will be
filled in a similar way. The senator has
also been assigned to the command of the
troops to be concentrated at Washington
and his retirement will necessitate new
selection for that command.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
OFFICERS ARE INDIGNANT.
They Resent HcfnH Forbidden to Dis
cUss Naval Topics.

Naval officers are indignant over an or
der just issued by the chief of the bureau
of navigation prohibiting them from con-
Versing with newspaper men on any topic
relating to naval affairs. They regard it
as rejecting on their integrity and discre-
tion.
number of them were bold enough to
say that II was merely intended to cover
indiscreet admissions made by members of
the war strategy board to personal frienus
outside the service concerning the plan of
operations against the Spanish fleet and
which had gotten into the newspapers in
that irregular way. One said That if the
deliberations of the strategy board became
public it must have been because some
member of the board had been indiscreet
enough to talk about it.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
Launch of the Alabama.

The battle ship Alabama will be launched
at Cramps ship yard. Philadelphia, next
Wednesday. and will be made as private as
it is possible to make 1t. A small party
from Washington will attend the ceremony.
including such naval officers as can get
away for the day, The ceremony of chris
tening the vessel win be performed by Miss
Morgan, a daughter OF the senior senator
from Alabama. She win break the tradi-
tional bottle of champagne across the prov
of the vessel as she descends from the
ways into the water. 4
Evening star., 1898-05-16
MIR. SHERMAN TO GO TO ALASKA.
EN-Secretary of State VIII Take Trim
for His Re:Itb,

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CIEF ELAND. Ohio, May Ex-senator
Hanna leaves this afternoon for Washing
ton In an interview the senator impaired
the interesting bit of news that former
Secretary John Sherman would sail the 1st
of June for Alaska. The trip would be
taken for the benefit Of his health Con-
tnuing, MY. Hanna said: Secretary Sher-
man resigned because he saw the momen-
tcus questions of the war were arising
and feeling that in view of his falling
health he could not do the country justice,
decided to resign"
Mr.. Hanna says the war is costing the
government million dollars dag, and
that as soon Sampson defeats the Span
lsh squadron an army OF 5000 will be
landed in Cuba.
Evening star., 1898-05-16

LIVERPOOL, May l6.-The telegraph Of
flee at the Island OF Grand Canary, near
the center of the Canary Islands. the chief
city of which is Las Palmas. has been
seized by the Spanish authorities. All tel
eSrams except the barest commercial mes
sages have been stopped.
Evening star., 1898-05-16

Cause of Death Could Not BE Dis
covered by Coroner.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND. Nd, May 16-The body
Of an unknown young white man, poorly
dressed, was found this morning in a box
car of an incoming train from the east and
coroner's jury returned verdict of death
from unknown cause
Boating on the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal has greatly frightened, as a result
of contract to deliver 10000 tons Of coal
al Washington navy yard.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
A Regiment OF Immunes.

The regiment of immunes, organized by
Lieut. Duncan Hood, son of Gen. J. B.
Hood of the confederate army, has been
accepted by the President. 1t will be en-
camped and organized at Abita Springs
about thirty miles from New Orleans
This is the first regiment of immunes to
be accepted under the recent act of Con-
gress. 1t is made up entirely Of residents
of New Orleans.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
Terror Still ut Martinique.

ICOpyfight, ISJS, by Associated Fress.)
ST. PIERRE, Island of Martinique. May
16.-The Spanish torpedo gunboat Terror
which has been undergoing repairs at Fort
de France since she arrived there with the
Cape Verde fleet, under the command of
Admiral Cervera, will probably leave that
port today. Nothing appears to be known
regarding her destination.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
Rise In Price of Bread.

NEW YORK, May 16.-The price of bread
was raised one cent a loaf by nearly all the
bakers in the city today as a result of the
great rise in the price of wheat.
For weeks there has been a continual de-
crease in the size and weight of the loaves,
but there was no agreement among the
bakers to increase the price A meeting of
the largest bakers at the Grand Central
Opera House decided upon the advance.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
Rumored Fight ut Cardcnnx.

a dispatch from Havana via Madrid yes
:erday says: Three American warships
have rebombarded Carderas with shell and
have destroyed the British consulate. The
Americans attempted to land men and am
munition when the cannonade was the hot
test. The Spaniards, drawn up on shore
replied hotly to the American fire, inhicting
severe loss on the enemy. Seven Spaniards
were wounded Z"
Evening star., 1898-05-16
Official Orders Issued,

The District Commissioners have issued
the following orders:
That sewer along the line Of alley in
square 237 be replaced; estimated cost
s1OI
That the proposal of Gleeson and Hum
phrey to substitute number 80 Kelsey fur
mace for number "a, in the engine house on
Sth street between d and z streets north
west. for the sum OF Si2.OO extra, be ac-
ceoted.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
Cannot Give War News.

Secretary Gage has issued the following
order regarding war news in his depart
ment
"All officers and employees in and under
the Treasury Department are hereby for
hidden to furnish information on matters
pertaining to or bearing upon the conduct
of the war, to any person or persons. ex-
cept by authority of the Secretary of the
Treasury"
Evening star., 1898-05-16

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. May 16.-The
Charleston is still at Mare Island The
vessel is ready to put to sea at a moments
notice. but no ene seems to know when or
dsrs to sail will he received. It is gen
orally understood. however, that she will
Get away some time tomorrow.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
BALANCE SUBSCRIBED.
Amount Necessary for Purchase of
Bishops Residence.

Bishops Residence.
The five thousand dollars needed to SUP
plement the $4,000 provided by the diocese
CT Washington Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, for the purchase of residence in
this city for the bishop, have been raised
by private subscription Last Tuesday, as
stated in The Star. Mr.. John Taylor Arms
as the representative of the trustees of the
diocese. purchased, at private sale, the
residence, 1407 Massachusetts avenue
northwest, occupied by the bishop. The
price was $4,000. and the additional amount
having been secured. it is expected the
transaction will be closed in day or two
and deed placed on record transferring
the property.
AS the money is all In hand. the entire
consideration will be paid in cash. The So
900 was subscribed in about week
Evening star., 1898-05-16
SEVEN DIE IN A FIRE.
Mnterie st. Joseph at st. Hyacinthe
Goes Up in Flame.

Goes Up in Flame.
ST HYACINTHE, Quebec May 1G.-A
disastrous fire occurred here early today
when the Materie st. Joseph was burned
causing the loss of seven lives and the in
jury of number of the inmates, of whom
there were 200 in the institution, by jump
ing from windows. There are also five per-
sons unaccounted for. The cause of the
fire is unknown. The dead are:
Two boys named Beauchemen.
Sisters Alexandrina, Phiiomena and Des
Agnes.
Mrs Guertin, boarder.
Mrs DR.. Chagnon of Fall River, Mass
The missing are:
Marie Millotte. servant.
Nofiette Meunir, servant.
Mrs Eerthiaume, boarder.
Sisters Bouvier and Auge.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
To Command the Philadelphia.

Capt. Frederick Rodgers. who has re-
Gently rendered such excellent service as
president of the naval auxiliary board, has
been selected to con- maEd the cruiser Phil
adelphia, which Is about to be put in
commission at San Francisco, with a view
to immediate service with Admiral Dewey
at the Philippines.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
CARTEL HAS BEEN ARRANGED,
Spanish Officers to- lie Exchanged for
Captured Correspondents.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
KEY WEST, Fla. May 16.-The United
States tug tncas, which was sent to Cuba
under the command of Lieut.. Brainard to
arrange for the exchange of two Spanish
prisoners for the two American newspaper
correspondents. said to be Charles Thrail
ana Hayden Jones, who were captured in
flhar DEL Rio during the Gussie expedition
last week, returned today bringing word
that while the correspondents had not yet
been released, an exchange has been ar
ranged.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
NATIONAL BANKING BILL
A Brief Measure With an Extensive

Representative Walker of Massachusetts,
chairman of the committee on banking and
currency, introduced bill today to 80
change the rational bank act as to secure
people in all sections an equal opportunity
to freely use paper money"
1t is his former bill made very brief, and
Mr. Walker will press 1t in the House i'll
antagonism to the bill reported by his COM
niittee the result of the work of a spe
clal subcommittee.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
Capt. NJ. G. Bauer Dead.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LOUISVILLE. Ey.. May 16-Captain
NJ. G.. Bauer. chief secret service agent for
Kentucky, dropped dead this morning near
the custom house, ,.pf apoplexy. He was
in the service for twenty years and had
rade some of the most notable captures
in the history Of the service. He captur-
ed more famous counterfeiters than any
other agent. He ran down the notorious
Brockway counterfeiter gang In the west
and Miles Ogle now in Columbus prison.
He was fifty years old.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
AIphonso XIII Ordered Away.

NEW YORK, May 16.-The British steam
ec Earnwood, which left Barbados May G.
arrived today. She reports that on HAY 3
the Spanish transport Aiphonso XIII, With
800 troops on board put in at Barbados.
but was ordered to leave again by the
authorities.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
Steams hip Arrivals,

At Bremen-Brcnen. from New York via
Southampton.
Al New York-Obdam. from Rotterdam:
Cevic. from Liverpool; Karamania, from
Naples
At P!ymouth-Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse
from New New for Bremen.
At ladelphia-Pennland. from Liver.
pool
Evening star., 1898-05-16
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening, the high
est and the lowest and the closing prices OF
the New York stock market today. as re-
ported by Corson e. Mccartney members
New York stock exchange. Correspondents.
Messrs. Van Emburgh a. Atterbury. No. 2
t-ali
Evening star., 1898-05-16

The Legion of Loyal Women will be at
home this evening at 419 10th street.
No. engine com pany responded about
g o'clock last night to an alarm of fire
turned in because of the explosion of q
lamp in the house of Thomas Downey. No.
1921 "A street southwest. Damage to the
amount Of SIS was dcne.
Evening star., 1898-05-16

Admiral Kimberly's New Duties.
Rear Admiral L. A. Kimberly, retired.
has been ordered to serve as a prize COM
mission er at Portland Me-
Evening star., 1898-05-16
Government Bonds,
Quotations reported by Corson & Macart-
ney. bankers

Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets
Furnished by W. 3. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1922 F St, members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs.
Ladenburg. Tnalmann G. Co., New York
Evening star., 1898-05-16

The SPEAKER then laid before the House
message from the President vetoing a
Dill conterTing upon the Court Of Claims
lhe jurisdiction to retry the case of rep
fesehtatIFes OF Isaac p. Tice against the
United States. broJ ght in ITI3 10 recover
:Z1.pr the alleged value OF certain meters
TO measure the qUahty and strength of
distilled spirits.
Interest attached 10 the message chiefly
Because Of it being the first veto MESA ge
ever sent by President Mckinley to the
House.
The President was sustained without n
dissenting vote, 1S3 members voting.
Evening star., 1898-05-16
STATION SUES HETTY GREEN.

Z HIltU STATES Consul
COTTON. captain Harvard"
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SChley
Has
Bottled Up
CERVERA.

Gen. Miles will move today
with 10000 troops and will move
on the Spanish like old Jack,
by taking them on the flank and
in the rear.
So we must all keep cool and wait
for results. We have 1000 Fans to
sell for 1000 cents, we have Ladies
Gauze Vests at s, 10 and - cents,
we have Straw Hats very cheap, We
have the cheapest Lawns in town, we
have a nice line Of Madras, we have
nice line Of India Linen; in fact we
have everything you want to keep
cool during these hot times. Our
trade is still increasing. We want to
double our sales of last year by giving
the people the best goods as the very
lowest prices. Keep cool. Respect
fully,
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

The following is the time oftralnsstopping
st Shenandoah junction, In effect May To-
1898:
RAsT-BoUND-
No. i4-5i0A. NJ. Memphis to New YORK.
Connection with n. 4 w. north.
No. SOLE A. NJ. st. Louis and New YORK
Limited Express.
No. le-l2I7 T.. NJ. Keyser and Baltimore Ac-
commodation. via WASHINGTON.
No. 6-S.0S p. NJ. Express. Stops on signal
No. l4-6.4l =. NJ Keyser and Baltimore Ac-
commodation. Daily except sun
day.
No. li5-6.Ii p. NJ. Sunday only, comes from
Martinsburg.
No. I6-9.OSP. NJ. Washington Express daily
wEsT-BoUND.
No. 1888 A. NJ. Baltimore and Cumber-
land Accommodation. Daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No lSI5-7.53 A. NJ. Sunday only. Only runs
TO Martinsburg.
No. lille A. NJ. Baltimore AMI keyser Ac-
commodation. Daily except sun
day.
No. l-5.Z7 P. NJ. New York and st. Louis
Limited Express. Connects with
y. & W. south.
No. 7-9.57 L. NJ. Baltimore and wheeling,
PittsbuTg Express.
No. iS-l2.ij A. NJ. Leaves Baltimore '.9S T.
VI. aud Washington $50 L. NJ, con-
Meeting with y. Il W. going south.
ID. 4. MARTIN,
Manager Passenger Traffic.
w.M. GREEN.
General Manager.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-07-28

The sympathetic tenderness of low
ing husband is everything to an exPec-
tant mother, especially during her first
ordeal. George Layton, Esq, Proini-
nent druggist of Dayton, o., gives the
following case:
A customer Of mine whose wife has used
four bottles Of Mothers Friend " before CON
fnement, saws, after seeing the effects Of the
remedy, that if she had to 90 through the ordeal
again, and there were but four bottles on the
market and the cost was 500 per bottle, she
would have them
Mothers Friend" is scientifically
compounded liniment which affords GER
tain relief in the various ailments pre-
ceding childbirth, and assures proper
elasticity to the cords and muscles in
volved in the final ordeal.
Mothers Friend" is sold by drug
gists, or expressed on receipt of one
dollar.
Valuable book, "Before Baby Is
Born" mailed free on application.
The BRaDFIELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta. Ga.
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No. runs daily between Harrisburg and
Hagerstown.
No. lO3 sunday only.
Daily.
Daily except Sunday.
ON Sundays will leave Phila delphla at
40 p. m.
Pullman parlOr car and through coaches
between HageIstown and Philadelphia ON
trains and 9 and through coaches between
Winchester and Philadel phia Oh trains and
T.
Connections for all stations on Cumber-
land Valley Railroad and Pennsylvania Rail-
road system.
.F.BOYD, Superintendent.
H.A. RIDDLE, GenlPass. Agent.
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GO TO
HODGES

for the following Goods. n you want to ge
satisfaction and save money:
GENTLE MEN'S BOOTS AND SHOES.
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S SHOES.
GUM GOODS OF ALI KINDS.
DOMESTIC DRY GOODS. NOTIONS.
HARDWARE, consisting OF
DRILL STEEL, BARRON, LOCKS
NAILS. HINGES. PAINTS. OILS Sc
VCEENSWARE, GLASSWARE,
GROCERIES. FRUITS, &c
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NORSETS, White and Colored, Corset
Ii Shields, braided, cannot break, very
~ pliable; Linen Collars and Cuffs. diff
ferent styles; Hamburgs Swiss and Nan
sock Edgings, Laces, FootingS, dotted
and plain Wash Net for Neckties, Veil
ings, Torchon and Linen Edges, extra
large size Hose for ladies in hot weather,
Hose for children from s cents to %
cents and yet little more of those
cheap Zephyrs left. Come get some, and
some of the Surgeons and Physicians
Soap, the best in the world they say, at
MISS ELLEN'S.