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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-02

commissioned officer was suddenly nab
bed, and so was wagon load of forage,
going off to a neighboring ranch at
o'clock in the morning. Meantime the
men noted that their coffee and rations
were better and more bountiful, and SOL
diers are quick to receive impressions
that come by way of the stomach. 1.-The
new captain is knocking out the old
abuses, said they, and it was wonder
full how soon the ex-doughboy made his
way into their good graces. There had
been some disposition on the part Of
the wits in other companies to refer to
Barclays men as the Parsons Own"
when it was announced that the cap
tain had attended the chaplain's even
ing service, but even that was begin
ming to die out, when all of sudden it
was noised abroad this evening that the
redoubtable Bralligan had been felled
by single blow of that Quaker fist.
Brayton was fairly quivering with
excitement this night Of nights and
could not sleep. He longed to see his
captain and hear his version of the
affair, but the door was tightly closed
instead of being invitingly open. and
he dared not intrude. Not one word had
been said about the matter at the ma
jor's, but Brayton knew it would soon
be known even to the officer in COM
n1and. So long, however, as it was not
reported to him officially Frazier would
probably let the affair take its course
Bralligan deserved the kpockdoYn, and
doubtless would be glad enough to let
the matter end there. But, thought
Brayton, If he should demand satisfac-
tion and Barclay s religious or conscien-
tious scruples were to prevent his &C
ceptance, then comes my chance, " for
the youngster himself proposed to take
it up. He had no scruples. He had been
longing for chance to kick that cad
Bralligan for over a year, and after all
it was Barclay that got it.
Eleven o'clock, and Barclays light
still burned. Eleven-thirty, and still,
reading or writing, the captain seemed
occupied in the old poker room, and the
door remained closed. Once or twice
Brayton heard him moving about, and
in his own excitement and interest the
boy found it impossible to think of any.
/ SA4Ae8 C4COs WCANO " CAOCA CfA1l6- ut
was beginning to undress and prepare
for bed, still uneasily watching the
light shining through the crack Of the
door, when his sraining ears caught
the sound Of a football underneath his
window. 1t Itopened ON the yard, and the
sill was only five feet or so above the
ground. A hand was uplifted without
and tapped gently on the sash, and az
Brayton drew aside the curtain Harry
Winn's face was revealed in the moon.
light.
"Come to the porch in 'front.', - be
muttered low. "I must speak witt
you
Brayton was out on the dark piazzs
IN half minute. He found Winn nerv
ously pacing the boards.
II told my wife had to come ont
and think quietly awhile, {" he said a,
he extended hand to his silent class
mate. "She heard of this-this damna
bic business almost as quick as it hap
/ pened. That girl of ours hears every
timing and tells anything. There's nt
doubt ahOut it. / suppose. You wer,
{ theres You heard it at once, didn't you
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-02

Don't take any other brand OF
-four as Just as good" but in
sist on having Blue Ribbon. 2s-6t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-02

The next thing Brnyton knew he was
as deeply interested as his captain, and,
10, other men came to look and wonder
and go of shaking their heads-those
Of them who were Of the MullAne per-
suasion sneering at those "book gen.
erals, while others, like Blythe, pulled
up a chair as invited and followed the
junior captain through his modest ex
PLANTATION with appreciative eyes. Those
were days when there was all too little
time for study and improvement, thanks
to the almost incessant Indian scouting
required, but here was Worth, q big
post, and here was a four troop battal
ion with a gentleman and not a bad
soldier at its head, and it had not oc-
CURED to him to teach them anything
or to require Of them anything beyond
the usual attention to stables. troop
drill, and an occasional parade. II his
men were reasonably ready to take the
field in pursuit of Kiowa. Comanche or
horse thief, and to furnish escort for
ambulance and train when the disburs-
ing officers went to and fro, that was
all that could be expected Of him or
them in those halcyon days And now
"this blasted doughboy substitute" had
come down here and was proposing to
stir them all mp, make them all out $50
many ignoramuses, said Mullane.
"Bedad, the thing is revolutionary !"
And that was enough to damn it, for
revolution is thing no Irishman will
tolerate, when he doesn't happen to be
in 10 himself
Still another thing had occurred TO
make Barclay something apart from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
THE ASSISTANT ASSESSORS
Terms of Present Officials Expire the Firs;
of August.
Considering the APP
pOintments-Gossip Concerning
Possible Selections.

The terms of the District board of assist
ant assessors will expire the LIST of August.
and it is understood the Commissioners by
whom they are appointed, will in a day or
two take up for consideration the question
OF reappointing the members of the board
or making a new board in whole or in part
The members of the board, who also act
as the excise board. are appointed for a
term of four years, or until their success
sors qualify, and each receives an annual
salary of SO 600
The board as it exists today is composed
of James A Bates who is chairman of the
board of assessors; S. T. G. Morsell and ].
Harrison Johnson, who serves as chair
man of the excise board. Mr.. Bates is re-
ported to be republican. Mr.. MorseIl
gold democrat, while Mr.. johnson is said
to be a silver democrat
The Commissioners, it is understood, have
received so far few applications for APP
pointment. although quite number are on
lille from those who applied four years ago.
Daniel Murray, a well-known colored man,
is reported to be strongly backed for
place on the board. and it is claimed that
he is the originator of the bill providing
for the board of permanent assessors.
1t Is also claimed by his friends that he
was promised the place four years ago. Ex-
Senator p. b. S. Pinchback of New Orleans
put for some years a resident of the Dis
trict is another colored applicant for a
place on the board. Oscar A Stevens is
also an applicant, and ii is said that Dr. A
F. Pardon, while not an applicant. would
not refuse to accept an appointment
NO one DOUBTS that the present members
or the board are DESTROYS of reappointment
Mr. W B. Bryan was prominently men,
TONED for place on the board four years
ago, and 1t is believed he is one of the most
faNorably consider ed men for appointment
now. having the confidence of the business
community and teing regarded as unusual
ly well qualified for the position.
1T Is but just to the present board to say
tfat the Commissioners lave been assured
personally and By letters, by many citizens
that their reappcintment would meet with
general favor. Nevertheless, il is believed
that there VIII be one or more changes
made in the board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
TAKING AWAY THE MINES.
Whenever Possible They Are RemOv-
ed without being Exploded.

Gen. Wilson, chief OF engineers, has re-
turned from a visit 10 New York harbor,
where he went to witness the explosion of
some Of the submarine mines forming part
IF the defense of New York harbor and
which are now in process of removal 1t
vas deemed best in the Interests of safety
TO explode the mines III that harbor and
Ting of six mines. The apparent delay
vas due entirely to the amount OF ship
ling passing near the mines and the dis
-egard Of the shippers of the danger sig
nails TO keep at a safe distance. The con-
sequence was that the field was clear only
Tor short time at long intervals and IN
5ne or TWO cases the mines were exploded
when sChOOners were so near as to be
BADLY shaken up by the marine upheaval.
There are about fifty more of these mines
yet to be removed from the paths OF navi-
cation in New York harbor. but the off,
Gals dc not anticipate that their removal
will be attended by as much difficulty as
las been experienced with those already
exploded. Gen Wilson says that the work
- progressing satisfa ctOrily and as rapid
y as the commercial conditions OF the
raT!ous harbors will permit. Wherever it
IS possible to do so. the mines and work
ing apparatus are removed intact, so as
20 permit of their being reset in the future
IN case necessity for such action shoul1
arise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
Settlement of Anthracite Rate Wan
Has a Good Effect.
An ADVANCE is BEING FORCED
Cheap Money and Speculation Fol-
low Bond Allotments.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK. July 26-London cables re-
hected an irregular market for the inter
national Issues, declines varying from Il to
y per cent dominating. The settlement Of
the anthracite rate war had a beneficial in
huence on foreign sentiment. however. and
except for the dulluess there is no incentive
to concessions
Locally. the early tendency was toward
proht-taking for time but as was the
case yesterday, the market soon broadened
TO the proportions equal to the forcing of a
general advance. Sugar hesitated after its
sharp rise Of nearly per cent yesterday.
but good buying finally appeared and prices
were advanced per cent from opening
figures
This recovery helped the entire market
Reports of rain in the west had bene-
hcial influence on the grangers, the en-
IRE group being strong at substantial adj
vances. Northwestern, with its excellent
record for earnings far in excess OF current
dividends. moved up easily under a mod
crate demand. st. Paul again crossed par
and the securities OF all the better ruanag-
ed properties gave indications of increas-
Ing interest on the part OF conservative
investors.
-iuCh cOilIllctlIg argument TO the
progress of the northwestern rate war ss,-
tiement was heard. but the impression pre-
Valls that some progress has been mad, TO.
ward definite agreement on this subject
Conditions along the lines of the granger
ROADS are such as to insure an effort 10
make the most OF them The shares of
the recently reorganized roads which aie
paying or approaching dividends are being
taken up from time TO time and looked
upon as the coming features Of the market
Ihe present movement is confined largely
to the specialties, hut this action is a GUS
tomary incident TO general advance The
BOND market acts well, but is less of a
feature now that some life has been in
1ected into the miscellaneous security de-
partment.
Cheap money and the speculation almost
certain to follow the final allotments OF
the new government bonds should make an
active fail market
Ihere Is no longer any mistrust Of the
future. ana the financial community Is be-
coming reconciles 10 the belief that a new
ana unfamiliar range Of prices is shortly
TO be established. The final hour was
given over TO trading. which was conceded
to be better than any of recent date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
THEIR RoDIEs BROUGHT HOME.
Mr.. Fish ut Fort Monroe With Those
of His Son and CaHron.

The bodies Of Capt. Allyn Capron, IT,,
and Sergt Hamilton Fish, heroic Rough
Riders, who met death in the first furious
charge at Santiago, are once more on the
soil of their beloved country. Mr. Nicho-
las Fish. who, accompanied by Messrs.
Cooley and Burton of New York, went to
Cuba on the hospital ship Solace three
weeks ago TO claim his dead, returned yes
terday to Fort Monroe aboard the army
transport Hudson with the bodies. Early
this morning the body of Sergt. Fish was
brought Ashore and placed aboard the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk train for
New York. arriving there this evening
1t was expected that the body of Capt.
Capron would be brought to Washington
on the Norfolk boat arriving this morning,
and was to have been taken to Undertaken
Birch's esta blishment, In Georgetown. The
body was not shipped on last nights boat,
however. and up to this afternoon it was
not known whether the body will be
brought by train later today or by the boat
tomorrow morning.
The family had arranged that the fune-
raj should be held at IL o'clock tomorrow
from St PauPs Episcopal Church. If the
body is sent to Washington by tomorrow
morning the funeral VIII occur at that
hour. Inter1nent will be made at Airing
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26

Why Some States Appeared to Fall
Below Their Quota.

The War Department feels that K has
reason to be gratified with the results OBJ
tanned under the first and second calls for
troops by the President. The statement
issued last night shows that practically all
the states have supplied their quotas called
for in these two calls. X Is explained that
the discrepancy between this statement
and the one published a week ago, which
caused so much criticism and pH. several
states, including Massachusetts, Nebraska
North Carolina and some other southern
states in the unenviable position of having
contributed 'oniy small number Of the
troops called for in this case. was caused
by the fact that these states have supplied
what appears to be deficiencies since the
date of the first reports, which formed the
basis of the first statement. On this ac-
count a number of kilograms and letters
were received at the War Department
protesting against the invidious reflection
upon these states represented as being
short, but the department has shown that
in most cases the apparent shortage was
brought about through failure of certain
officials to make the proper returns of
their mastering operations, rather than
from the failure of the states to supply
the troops called for. Upon the whole, The
department is highly gratifed with the
success attending the two calls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
ESTABLISHED AT CHICAGO.
Opening of n Naval Recruiting Sta
ton in the West.

While engaged in making a tour of the
western lake cities recruiting sailors for
the navy, Commander Hawley, in charge of
that work, succeeded in obtaining the con-
sent of the Navy Department to his propo-
sition for the establishment of permanent
naval recruiting station at Chicago. the
only one in the middle west This station
opened for business yesterday in rooms in
the Masonic Temple, obtained by Com
mander Hawley before he left Chicago on
his return to Washington. 1t will be in
charge of Lieutenant Commander Holman
Vail. and he will have associated with him
Surgeon Moore and Chief Engineer Borth-
wick, both retired officers, and Boatswain
Hudson. The plan of operations is to re-
cruit at Chicago and as soon as forty or
fifty men have been enlisted to send them
TO the nearest navy yard where they may
be needed, in charge of one of the officers
named. Permission has been given to the
commanding officer Of the United States
ship Michigan. now at Erie. Pa, to accept
recruits as long as the present war con-
tinues but beyond this the navy will do no
more recruiting In the west unless some
unforeseen emergency arises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
Warrington stock Exchange

ssles-resular calI-,2 o'c:o m.-NationaI Safe
Deposit and Trust; 10 at ll21a 10 at 1l2; 10 at
Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at t7eh; 10 at I7eSI
10 at ~; Is e, ct II american Grnphophone,
District OF Columbia BInds.-a 65s. funding cur
lls Did. Metropolitan Rail- DAD COW. es 100 bid
Metropolitan Railroad certificates Of Indebtedness
indebtedness. B. 100 hid C-i umbIa Raiiruad g.
100 bid Belt RS ilroad 5s so bid, IS asked. Eek
pany es. series a, 1l2 bid. Washington Gas Com
psny es series D; li2 bid U. $. Electric Light
and Potomac TespbOns Is los bid American s4Re se
CURLY and Trust IS, 100 bid. washiu gtou Market
Company imp Ss iio bid washnsion M srks
Company ext. is, ITO BID. Masonic Hall Associa >
ton 5s 1o1 bid Washington Lght Infantry LIST
National Bank stocks.-Bank Of Washington. 2sJ
e:d. Metrorolitsn. so5 BID Cenna,, I4) bid. l53
lao bid. Citizens, 14o bid. Columbia. 1871 hid
Capital. Ils bid. West End IS bid. IS asked.
Traders. 90 bid, los asked Lincoln, Il2 bid. 1Is
asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust Compsnies-NatIoraI
curity and Trust. 145si bid, I55 asked Washing
ton Loan and Trust. xl2e bid, 100 asked.
37t1 bid. Metropolitan. 40 bid. Cor,oran, SO bid.
Potomac. So bid. Arlington; I2I bid, 1856 asked.
u asked Columbia, 10 lid, 10 asked. Riggs. "a,
bid. asked, Peoples, bid. Lincoln. % bid.
Title Insurance s;ocks.-ReeI E.tate Title. Il
bid. Columbia Title. AS bid District Title,
bid. asked.
Railroad StOcks.-Capital Traction rs bid ~
asked Metropolitan 12O bid, 123 asked. Column
bia, az asked.
Gas and Electric L'gAt Stocfs.-wash ngton Gas
x4IA bid. 4S asked. Georgetown GEs ~ hid. IS
asked Q. s. Electric Light. zoos bid. lO2 asked;
Telephone Stocks.-Ch saps AXE and Potomac, x5i
bid Pennsylvania. 30 bid, 45 asked
Miscellaneous Stocks. = Mergenthal Linotype.
116A hid 111a asked. LanstOu MpIaotype l5J.
bid. 16as asked. mtrican Graphic phone. 12s4 bid.
American Graphophone preferred. isk bid; 1875
asked washington Market. 10 bid. Great Falls
Ice 10 bid l25 asked.
xEx div
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
AN UNFOUNDED REPORT.
No Attempt in Vera Cruz to Organize
an Invasion of the United States.

In telegram dated at the city of Wash
ington on the LIST instant, and published in
the New York Herald on the following
day. it was stated that Captain Argudin.
General Blanco's aid-de-camp, and Lieut.
Felasquez of General Pando's staff ar
rived at Vera Cruz on the steamer Bergen
and were melting the Spanish residents
in Mexico to organize an invasion against
the United States frontier towns, and were
trying to make Vera Cruz the base of their
operations to send provisions to blockaded
ports In Cuba. and that the above informa-
ton had been received from Vera Cruz
The attention of the Mexican government
having been called to the above supposed
information by the Mexican legation at
Washington an investigation was had of
the matter, and it was ascertained that no
such report the above could possibly
have been forwarded from Vera Cruz and
that, as a matter of fact, the supposed in
formation contained in the above is not
true.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
Government Bonds.
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE: July 2s-Fiour ds'i urchhnyed-
receipts, 1863 barrtls; exports T4g2 barrels;
sales, 20 barrels Wheat weak ard lywer-spot
and month. I3a73et August, 72$sa72Is: September
1o3 0os bushels; exports. 81 ot0 bushes: stock
400 543 bushels; sales. ISL ,0o0 busbels-sonthern
Corn strong-srot. 3s%a31; month. 3s3.a,sE; Au-
gcst, Spa39h; Sci TENDER, :ezs39E; st amer mix
ed, 3ta.a3s-receipts 81 52I Bushels: exports III
AS bushels; stock. 7s9 90 bush Is; sales SO. 900
bushels-southern white and yellow corn sla3a
Oats strong and hgher-No white 2sa3{: No .
mixed. 3ia32-receip.s. os5 husaeis: exports
name: stock. I34. $50 bushels. Rye easier-No 3
nearby 40; No. 2 ern. slL-receipts 1 rcG
bushels; exports. 17.143 bushels; stock 81 <{{
bushels. Hay fro ard fair demand for the best
gradss-Ne. 1 timothy. sI2.CoasI25o. Grain
freights no decided change-steam 70 Liverpool Der
trshei. I'd August. Cork for orders per Quarter
q. Cd. August, IS ays3d. s. ptember Sugar strong
unchanged. Butter s''ady. unchanged Eggs firm
unchanged. Cheese steady. unchanged. T.ettuct
changed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
Lieut.. Hobson May Go Home.

1t is possible that Lieut.. Hobson will visit
his family in the south before returning to
Santiago to supervise the raising of the
wrecks of Admiral Cervera's feet. The
Navy Department officials expect he will
leave New York on the wrecking COM
pany's vessel next Thursday Last Friday
when he reached here Secretary Long, af-
Ter receiving his report on the urgency Of
expedition in The wrecking work. ureod
him to go home for a brief rest Lieut..
Hobson, 1t is thought. may make a flying
trip for this purpose, but has been reluct-
ant on account of the urgency of his du-
ties. which may yet prevent him from CO.
ing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
TRANSPORT HUDSON ARRIVES
Will Have to Remain in Quarantine Five
Days in Ham pton Roads
No Yellow Fever Aboard-wounded
Officers Received Proper Attention
and ComfoEts on the Way.


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK. va,stJuly 26.-The arrival OF
the big transportt Hudson in Hampton
Roads from Santiago has excited more
than ordinary interest, inasmuch as those
on board are mostly officers of the regular
and volunteer army who are wounded
more seriously than any who have yet ar
rived in these waters.
The Hudson came in flying the yellow
flag, and was directed to an anchorage
near the quarantine ship jamestown. DIR.
Pettus. the marine hospital surgeon in
charge of Cape Charles quarantine, at once
boarded the Hudson and remained on her
for several hours. not because there is any
yellow fever aboard, but on account Of
the strict quarantine laws regarding the
arrival of ships from infected ports.
The Hudson will have to remain in quar-
antlne hVe days, unless in the meantime
she is ordered further north. The condi-
TONS aboard the Hudson are vastly diff
ferent from those on the Seneca when the
latter came here. The Hubs on IS a very
large vessel and there was no crowdng.
the wounded having the best attention that
could De secured outside of a hospital ship.
Perhaps the most serious case ON board
Is that of Captain W. S. Warrener, I'd
Massachusetts Infantry, VINO is shot
through poth lungs and whose chances of
recovery are slight
Lieutenant Colonel J. r Haskell nth
infantry, has fractured knee cap AMI his
left arm is paralyzed
Lieut. Col Jacob H. Smith, ID Infantry,
is snet near the spine, but with good nurs-
ing will pull through
MAJ. X. !. Eskrdge, 10th Infantry, is
also shot near the spine. which has caused
partial paralysis of the left leg.
Maj. Sumner H. Lincoln of the 10th In
fantry has a bullet in his right thigh, the
latter being fractured
Second Lieut.. B. II. Wells of the I'd In
fahtfy Is doing we'll, having only flesh
wound in the left hip
Cadet E. e. Haskell of the Military Acad-
envy. who was an acting lieutenant in the
Roush riders, is shot through the intes-
tlnes ana a difficult operation will have to
be performed in order to save his life
second Lieut.. Oscar d. Hapgood I'd Mas
sachusetts Infantry, is shot through the
right lung.
Private Kenneth H. Robinson of the
Rough Riders is badly wounded He is shot
IN the ieft breast. and Spanish shell from
one OF the guns of Cervera's ships mount ed
on iahd tore away piece of his left hip
joint.
OF course. the sooner the men are re-
moved to land hospital the better treat
ment they can receive and the better are
their chances of recovery There is omit
heavy sea in the Roads. and every time
the hudson rolls it causes the patients
much pain.
AT all events. it is feared it will be many
long days before the patients recover and
can be removed to their homes
First Lieut.. j. r. Shannon, assistant sur
geon United States army, is in charge of
the wounded. and with his assistants will
give them every attention so long as they
remain on the Hudson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
WILL SEIZE THE VESSEL.
Government Not Responsible for
Debts of the Seller,

Assistant Attorney General Boyd today
instructed the district attorney for the
southern district of New York to proceed
to take possession Of the Minnewaska.
transport purchased by the United States
from man named Baker in Baltimore
The MinneWaska has been seized and Is
now in possession of the sheriff of New
York, upon attachment proceedings begun
by Schwatzchild and Sultzburger of New
York This firm claims that Baker by
breach of contract for carrying beef has
involved them in a loss of S1,JUDOOO The
Department of Justice holds that the
United States having purchased the ship
Is entitled to its possession and has moth
ing to do with other contracts by Baker
The ship is wanted at once for transport
service. II is probable that the United
States marshal with a squad Of soldiers
will take possession of her immediately