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Evening star., 1898-11-04
APPOINTED RECEIVERS,
Examiners of the Tradesmen'S ami
the German Banks

Owing to the decision of Judge Lacombe
of New York that an execution can be
levied against the assets of a national
bank in the hands of the controller of the
currency at any time prior to his formal
appointment of a receiver, and to the fact
that suits are being prepared by others in
New York against the Tradesmens Ma
tional Bank and in Pittsburg against the
German National Bank for ,he purpose Of
levying execution and judgment which
would, if Judge Lacombes decision is uD-
held, prefer certain creditors TO the dam
age OF other creditors unjusty, Mr.
Dawes, controller of the currency today
appointed the bank examine of Pi-ts5urg
and New York temporary receivers of the
German National Bank of Pittsburg and
the TraSesmens National Bank of New
York k,~respectively.
TINS action on the part of the controller
VIII not interfere in any way with the eff
forts of the officers of these institutions
to put these banks into condition for volun-
tary liquidation, and the controller an
nounces that he will consent to the volun-
tary liquidation of these institutions and
will discharge the receivers when assured
of the ability or the banks to meet their
Obligations in full, as promised by thef;'
committees now making efforts to put the
banks into condition justifying the con-
troller in asserting to liquidation
Evening star., 1898-11-04
DEATH STANTANEOUS
Robert Atkinson Killed While Performing
Heroic Deed
Rescues a Child From Danger and
Becomes Himself a Nictim-Re-
sided in Warrington.

| Robert Spry Atkinson of 2453 18th street
| northwest, this city. while attempting 70
| rescue a little girl from beneath the feet
| of runaway horse was instantly killed
yesterday afternoon on the Pimlico road
near Arlington, Baltimore county Md MIR.
| Atkinson succeeded in saving the little
! child by grabbing her and throwing her out
| of the way. In doing so, however he lost
| his balance and was unable to avoid the
| wildly rushing animal.
| He was strack and knocked down and
| tralnplcd by the horse while both wheels
| OF the wagon attached to the frightened
animal passed over his body The youns
| man was picked up in Il dying condition
| and removed to a nearby house where he
| expired before medical aid could be SUM
! fnolied.
The news of Mr. Atkinsons heroic ,leath
| was not received in Washington until late
| th1s afternoon: Ff:enf fs with whom he
| roarneu at 24S3 18TH street were first in
lor.ned OF the terrible accident by re-
! porter for The S;ar
They had received a letter from him We'd
: nesday IN which he stated he would return
| TO the city last night When he failed to
| p pu. III an appearance some alarm was felt,
Dut TINS soon passed away as II was
thousht he might have decided to remain
over IN Baltimore, where he had been on a
Visit, for another day or two
! 1oung atkinson went to Baltimore last
Sunday. He has many friends and ac
euaihtances III the neighborhood of the mon
umental city, and often journeyed over to
see them. He was but twenty-seven wears
OF age and had until recently been employ
ed oy W oodward & Lothrop later serving
with Saks & Co. Saturday evening he re-
signed his position with the latter firm to
embark in business for himself opening a
cigar store in the Equitable building
Ills native home was in Queen Anne's
county, Nd, where his remains will prob
ably be taken for burial. He was unmar-
rled. His father survives him. Many warm
IFlendS Will mourn his loss.
FROM the meager details of the tragedy
received in the city it seems that the ac-
cldent was all over in an instant. Mr. At
klnson was walking along the Pimlico
road, toward Arlington, having friends at
that place. He noticed a little child play
Ing on the thoroughfare and moment
later noticed a horse frightened, attached
TO light wagon, coming down upon the
little tot at terrific rate of speed.
Without a moments hesitation he sprang
to where the little curly-haired girl was
sitting all unconscious of her danger He
reached her just in time to seize her in
both hands. and with Superhuman ef-
fort almost throw her out of harms way
Fhe animal was upon him, however, in an
instant, and Mr.. Atkinson was seen to fall
under the steel-clap hoofs. The accident
was witnessed by a number of persons
and was a heart-rending spectacle.
Evening star., 1898-11-04
Sons and Daughters of Maine

The first meeting OF the Association of the
Sons and Daughters of Maine for this sea-
son will be held in Maccabee Temple on 9th
street northwest between E and F streets
Saturday evening, the 9TH instant. 1t is ex-
pected that this opening meeting will be
well attended by both members and friends
of the associa ton.
Ihe executive board will have some propo-
s1tions to present In relation to the securing
of quarters better adapted to the wants of
the organization, whose members are proud
OF the allegiance they owe to the good old
pine tree state. There will be a short en-
tertainment, consisting of both musical and
literary selections
Evening star., 1898-11-04
MRS. ANNA HICKIN ARRESTED.
She is Charged With Obtaining Money
Under False PretcHses.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, November A come
Iy young woman, Mrs. Anna Hickin, was
arrested here last night on the request OF
the chief of police of Norfolk on the charge
of obtaining money under false pretenses.
that she did not mind going back to Nor
folk but that she would rather die than to
have her people in Washington know any
thing about it. The woman has been rep
rosenting the Imperial Publishing Company
of Philadelphia for some weeks in the ca
pacity of employing agent. She travels
about the country appointing local agents
in the various cities.
1t is alleged that she has required the
LEGAL agents that she appointed to deposit
certain sums of money with her as secur-
ity and in payment for outfits, and that she
used the money thus obtained for her own
benefit. She claims that the money that
she had taken for her own use was simply
what due her as salary The accused
says she has done nothing wrong and that
she can easily clear herself of the charge
against her.
A letter from the Philadelphia publishing
company to a gentleman in Norfolk stated
that the woman mad been employed by that
company, but that at present she was not
connected with it. She will be returned
to Norfolk today.
The name of Hickin does not appear in
the city directory.
Evening star., 1898-11-04
WILL LIE IN HAMPTON ROADS.
The New York VIII Shortly Sail for
Newport News.

1t is said at the Navy Department that
the New York, the flagship of the north
Atlantic squadron, will proceed from New
York to Newport News as soon as she is
pi ovisfon9d and supplied. AT Newport
News the. vessel will coal and then lie at
anchor in Hampio Roads. awaiting orders.
Commodore Phtip, commanding the north
Atlantic station during Admiral Sampson s
absence. will lie aboard the New York.
Probably other vessels of the squadron
will be gathered in the roads, in view OF
the fact that this is a capital place, stra-
logically, for the dispatch of a flying
squadron In any direction at short notice
1t is said at the Navy Department that
this movefis also in conformity with the
usual witHer policy of the department,
the warmer climate of Virginia making the
sailors more comfortable aboard the steam
ships than they, would be in the north.
1t was also stated that there is at pres
ent no intentiou. Of dispatching war ships to
Cuba il 5ddition to those already there.
Evening star., 1898-11-04
PRNAyEs MAILING CARDS.
An Effort to Have Them Included in
the Foreign Mails.

An effort is being made to get the Post
Office Department to authorize the use Of
private mailing cards for foreign mails
Under recent act of Congress- private in
dlviduals are permitted to provide private
mailing cards, which are carried the same
as regular postal cards for one cent This
system prevails abroad and the English
government permits their use in the foreign
mails. Some time ago i similar effort was
made, but at that time the Post Offi:e De-
partnent decided that there was no war
rant Of law for 1t.
AS is well known, foreign postal cards
cost two cents e*ch. If the new order is
promulgated private mailing cards may be
sent abroad II twc-cent otaftp Is affixed.
1t is understood the department is now
satisfied there ample la " under the act
of Congress TO include fo-aign postal cards
in the private card idea, and the promulga-
ton of tho order, now before the PostmdS-
ter General, is only a matter Of 4 few days.
This matte. was recomrlendec in Ine last
annual report of the thlrd assistant post
master general, who believed at ne time
that act of Congress would be required
to carry out the itsca-
Evening star., 1898-11-04
Ex-secretary Lannon'S Visit.

Ex-Secretary of War Daniel Lamont
vice president Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road, and another official of that road
were in the city yesterday in connection
with Northern Pacific affairs. The main
business was the securing Of greater con.
cessions from the Post office Department
in the way of enlarged postal service on
that line, including contracts for larger
cars in part of the service. The PROPOSE
tions to this end were discussed with Post
master General Emory Smith and AS
sistant Postmaster General ShaIlenberger
and their feasibility will be inquired into
Evening star., 1898-11-04
Washington stock Exchange

pst, Sale, regular ean-l2 O'Clock m-Metrupolitan
Kaliroad d convertible Is $1,000 I27 seller To-
10 at l21. Georgetown Gas 3 al 81 Tanst,I
MSs"notype; at IA. After caIl-Captai Tractirn,
District of Columbia Bonds -5s. ao-year funding
@ aop bid; Us, 80 year funding. l05 bid. 7s Is0i
Miscellaneous Bonds. Metropolitan Railroad rs.
llS bid Metropolitan Railroad ctry Us I2T nd
~ bid. Metropolitan Railroad cert indebt. b ia
Dlo oDlqmbia railroad ts, 10 bid Belt Iailroad
bid. Washington Gas Company Series Is iIg iYt
bid ll6 asked Washington Gas Company series d.
os ia bid 5. Electric Light deb. imu.. Iai
Sid Sid- Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone IS. los
bid. American Security and Trust rs 100 bid
ington ,I Market Company imp. es, us bid. wsslI-
lngton Market Company e1tn- 6s, lis bid. Masonic
National Bank Stocks.-Bank Of Washington ans
bld Metropolitan, 81 bid Central, IId hn.
ond. las bid Citizeps', II5 hid Columbia. rs
bid Capital, 125 bid. West Ed. ~ bid ~ aska4I
safe Depost t Oa and % ns9G IiS bid l2s asksd
Deposlt and Trust ll0L bid Washington Lean
and Trust, $50 bid. washington safe Deposit 50
Insurance Stocks Firemen's, Is hid. Franklin,
KS bid. Metropolitan, 40 bid. Corcoran - hid
American, 1870 bid. Natiorai Union 10 hid CO.
Peoples, 5ls bid, 6 asked Lincc,n' ioi. bid. 6om.
meTclal "a bid, 5 asked
Title Insurance Stceks.-Real Estate Title, 75 bid
Railroad stoeks...Gapttal Traction Company. 7sx
Columbia. IS asked. lexington. S hid
Gas and Electric Stocks Washington Gas 4sa.
Telephone stocks -C5esapeake and Potomsc =,
bid. Pennsylvania, IS bid.
bid, 1s6 asked. Lanston M' notype, l3la bid Amer.
lean Graphophone, l212 bid, IL asked. American
matte Gun Carriage IL bid washington HS Marker rRe
Il bid. Great Falls Ice. ia bid Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat 50 bid, 100 asked.
Evening star., 1898-11-04
PRESIDENT WILL REVIEW THEM
The Fourth Ohio Volunteers VIII
Reach Here TOmorru,H.

Colonel Colt, 4th Ohio Volunteers, has
telegraphed the War Department an
nouncing his arrival in New York Private
Avery L. Bentuer, Company K, died and
was buried at sea. Two other men are
sick and the remainder of the command is
in excellent health. The 4th will disem-
bark today, and leaving New York at mid
night will arrive here tomorrow and be re-
viewed by the President
NEW YORK. Nov vembec 4.--Tha transport
Chester, which arrived here last evening
off Sandy Hook, came up the bay today
There was on board the 4th Ohio Infantry
Col. A. B. Colt commanding. The Chester
was met down the bay by The government
steamer General AiCfgs. which took off
three sick soldiers. Arthur p. Bagby Com
rany NJ; George ~. Hill, Company X, and
Forest s. Briggs, Company II. They are i'll
with typhoid or malarlal fever. Col. Colt
said his regiment had enlisted 1323 men
and fifty-three officers. Of these 101 hay.
been furioughed, thirty one discharged and
twenty-one lied. Col. Colt said the ~egf-
ment had suffered very little in comparison
with other regiments.
Evening star., 1898-11-04
RESULT OF A RAID,
Three Col0red Women Charged with
Illegal Liquor Selling.

Judge Kimbalfs court room presented the
appearance of wholesale liquor establish
ment this afternoon, when Prosecuting At
torney Pugh announced that he was ready
to proceed with three liquor cases. The de-
PENDANTS in the cases were Adelaide Smith
Patsy Grant and Eliza johnson, coIored
women. whose homes are on Pomeroy street
near Freedmen's Hospital. Sergeant Nc
Taggart, with Policemen Kelly. Brennan,
Hall. Hile and Draeger. made the raids one
Sunday morning and arrested the defend
ants and took possession of the liquid evil
dence found in the houses.
Mrs Smith was the first defendant placed
on trial, and Attorney Peyton, represent
ing her, entered a plea of not guilty. In
his opening to the Jury counsel said he
would show that no liquor was ever sold
in the house. The liquor found there ne
said, was the property of club of young
men. who bought 1t for use on Labor day
He said the police made the raid Sunday
and deprived the young men of the use of
it.
Policeman Brennan told the jury that
during the past year he has seen beer wa
gons stop in front OF the defendants house
and the drivers deliver beer These deliv-
erleS he said. were usually made on FRI
days He had seen people go into Mrs.
Smiths house sober and come out drunk
Witness was not permitted to tell of COM
plants made by women about their hus-
bands going to the defendants house. He
however, pointed out beer. whisky and gin
that had been found In the place
Policeman Hile gave similar testimony.
Bought Three Bottles of Beer.
Mary Morris testified that she was In the
defendants house on the third Sunday in
August and bought three bottles of beer
What did you pay for the beer?"
"A quarter"
What did you do with it?'
Carried il home to my husband"
Mrs. Morris said she had bought nothing
in the place other than the three bottles of
beer.
Further questioned by Mr.. Pugh. witness
said she had been in there on other oc-
Casions, but she did not care to tell it all
She said she had been In Mrs Smiths
house with her husba nd four or five times
and had bought liquor. Sometimes she paid
for the drinks and sometimes her husband
paid for them. Witness usually drank a
bottle of beer. and her husband sometimes
drank whisky.
How much whisky did he get?' asked
counsel
'One of those small glasses" was her
answer. and 1t made him crazy"
The case was on hearing when this re-
port closed.
Evening star., 1898-11-04
NORTH CAROLINA SITUATION
Prospect Of Equal Division Of Congressional
Delegation.
Democrats to Get Three. the Republi-
cans Three and POpulists
Like Number.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

RALEIGH, n. c., November 2, 1898.
The claims of the three state chaiTmen as
to the congressional election in North Car
olina are yet conflicting, particularly as
between the republican chairman, a. E.
Hoiton, and the democratic chairman, +.
VI. Simmons.
Hoiton says he adheres to his original
statement, that a solid anti-democratic del
egation will be elected. Simmons says he is
absolutely confident that the democrats will
make gains, and that they will elect four
representatives.
Populist State Chairman Cyrus Thompson
declines to be interviewed for any newspa-
per or to make any statement save to an
audience from platform; but Secretary
Aver says the fight in the seventh district
is a hard one, and that he cannot name the
winner. He says he considers the second
district in doubt. This is rather odd in view
of the fact that the democrats will put up
no candidate there and that many, if not
most, of them will not vote for Lloyd, the
populist candidate.
The tickets in the field are as follows:
First district-Harry Skinner, popuist,
fusion candidate; John H. Small, demo-
cratic; Joshua Whedbee, Independent re-
publican.
Second district-George II. White Color
ED, republican; ]. b. Lloyd. populist.
Third district-John E. Fowler (populist,
fusionist; Charles r. Thomas, democrat.
Fourth distrIct-J. ]. Jenkins (popuiist,
fusionist; John w. Atwater, independent
populist; democratic support to be given
him.
Fifth dstrict-Spencer B. Adams (republi-
cam, fusionist; William W. Kitchen, demo-
crat.
Sixth district-Oliver H. Dockery Gree
silver republican,, fusionist; John D. Bel
lamy, jr, democrat.
Seventh dstrict-Morrison Fl. H. Caldwell
(populist, fusionist; Theodore F. kluttZ,
democrat.
Eighth district-Romulus Il. Linney (re-
pubncan) fusionist; Edward F. Lowell,
democrat; John NJ. Brewer, Independent re-
publican.
Ninth dfstrict-Richmond Pearson, re-
publican; William T. Crawford democrat;
George Z. Boggs, populist.
Anti-democratic majorities in 1896 We're:
First district. Skinner. 5,044; second, White,
1910; third, Fowler, 5,453; fourth, Strowd,
1 Ji2; sixth, Martin, 4S16, seventh, Shu-
ford, 1878; eighth, Linney, lab; ninth,
Pearson, 1 $50.
Democratic majority, fifth district
Kitchen, 1,69l.
The best estimate or forecast which can
be made up to November 4 is that the
democrats Will elect three congressman, re
pubicans three and populists three.
There appears to be little doubt of the
election of Skinner, White, Fowler and
Jenkins. The odds that the democrats
will elect Kitchen, kluttz and Bellamy, or
Crawford Linney will most probably win.
1t is said by fusiOnists that Pearsons de-
pendence is upon Mitchell county, while the
fate of Caldwell depends upon Catawba
county vote.
Evening star., 1898-11-04
GEN. WHEELER AT MOBILE.
He Receives Ovation From His
Alabama Friends

MOBILE, Ala. November 4-Gen Joe
Wheeler and staff. consisting of Capt. J.
r. Thompson, aid Major II. S TurreII,
surgeon, and Major Chas- Z. Penny. chief
quarteTmaster. arrived from Huntsville to-
day and were met by a committee The
party joined the Mobile and Ohio officials.
mayor and local military officers or a pri-
Fate car to Chronicle where Gen. Wheeler
VIII inspect the proposed site Of the arJny
Sanitarium.
The progress of the general through the
streets was continuous ovation From
the car he made short address. The pur-
port OF the address was the future # Ala
hama and southern states IN cous.ner,ial
relation with the territory whisb the
United States has acquired by 'fg,ce OF
circumstances The general holes :, pub
and will be rendered a banquet,
Evening star., 1898-11-04
TROOPS FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
One Woman Went Out on Transport
Pennsylvania.

SAN FRANCISCO. November 4.-The
transport Pennsylvania. with the 51st Reg
iment of Iowa Volunteers on board, sailed
last evening for Manila The regiment
numbers 1,02S officers and men, and the
transport is in charge of Col. Loper. Since
the Iowans came to San Francisco deaths
and discharges have reduced the ranks of
the regiment by over 300 men. One woman
went on the transport, Mrs. Williams, the
wife of Chaplain II. p. Williams, who had
been granted permission to accompany her
husband to Manila, and awaited herself of
the advantage.
Capt Hays of the ST. Paul. lately arrived
from Manila. says the stories of sickness
in that city are greatly exaggerated. The
majority of these on the sick list are not
very bad. and there are not more of them
than there were at the Preside when all
the troops were there.
Evening star., 1898-11-04
A GENERAL ORDER ISSUED
No Special Inspection of Work on the Post
Office Building.
Supt. FOurefe Told to Report Bad
Work as He Found It-Nr. SpauId-
ing's Statement.

Assistant Secretary Spaulding of the
treasury was asked today if he had Ill
rected that an investigation be made by
officials underf Aim. of the detailed charges
by former Superintendent Steward that
certain work on the new city post Office is
deficient and poorly done. He said:
General instructions were issued to Mr..
Fourchy,. the new superintendent, to OBJ
serve the work being done. and to exam
inc all the work that has been done. These
instructions were issued before Mr.. Stew
ards charges were made public No in
structions have since been issued. If Mr..
Fourchy finds that work has been dore
faultily he-Will report to that, effect, and
the errors will he corrected
General SptuIding-w asked if Mr..
Fourchy would examine the windows,
which, Mr.. Steward declares, will let in
rain and snow and the cold; whether he
would examine the alleged faulty sky!shts
and the many, other things charged. Gen
cral Spaulding repeated that Mr. Fourchy
has instructions to report ON any piece OF
work he does not think we'll constructed.
General Spaulding, however, reiterated his
belief, heretofore expressed in The Star.
that the building is as well put up as any
in the country.
Satisfied With the Building.
Il think it will be found that the build
fhg IS satisfactorily constructed, he said
Gen. Spaulding was asked II the serious
defects exist in the Washington building
that are charged, what was likely to he
the condition of public buildings through
out the country which are not directly
under the eye of the Office of the supervis
ing architect, as IS the case here.
We do not receive complaints about
other buildings he said. We have put
up fifty or sixty buildings in the last two
or three years. Some of them are in pro-
cess of erection Those at Milwaukee. ST.
Paul and Detroit each as large as this
here. We have no complaints from those
buildings. In addition to superintendents
We have inspectors who visit the buildings
and make reports
Many people say that the treasury Off
clals should have ordered Superintendent
Fourchy to examine the various charges
made by Mr.. Steward and to report upon
them. That would at least result in an in
VeStlgation of some kind. The mere express
sion of belief that the charges are not
true is not, they say, the proper way to
treat the matter
Evening star., 1898-11-04
NEW CONSUMPTION CURE.
Two Cases Successfully Treated by
DIR. Murphy's System.

CHICAGO, November DIR. J. b Muir
phys new treatment for consumption has
apparently worked it's first cures The pa
TENTS are William B. Purcell and j. C. Ed
wards, who have been undergoing the
treatment for little over three months.
The treatment is that which excited wide
interest when presented in a paper read by
DIR. Murphy before the American Medical
Association at Denver this summer
There are now between sixty and seventy
patients taking the treatment. The Cook
County Hospital for Consumptives. a char
liable institution, With accommodations for
$50 patients, which will be opened here
next week. will try the treatment on an ax-
tended scale.
Evening star., 1898-11-04
Late Army Orders.

Paymasters Majors Samuel S. Harvey
and John w. .Eplger have been ordered to
Porto Rico, ai.U g
Maj. Henry r.: Birmingham, surgeon, has
been ordered TO Washington as soon as he
can be spared in Porto Rico.
Maj. Henry HI Benham, ordnance officer,
has beenO ordered from Porto Rico to
Greenville.' Alas for duty with the I'd Di-
vision, I'd Army Corps.
Evening star., 1898-11-04
SOLDIERS GRAVES MARRIED
Effects of AstOr Battery's Dead Sold "a
Auction.

MANILA, September n. via San Fran
cisco, November 4.-Head boards have been
erected over the graves of the Astor
Battery dead who lie in the native cemetery
and their effects have been sold at auction.
bringing large sums. A coat belonging to
Private Dunn brought 500 and a tobacco
pouch NJ The money will be sent to
relatives
The German cruiser Princess Wilhelm is
now in the harbor
Capt w. Fl. Curry of Company B, 1st
Nebraska Regiment, has been made second
lieutenant in the 23d Infantry
Evening star., 1898-11-04
Ailments Were Not Barred.

The chargesb that the commissioner of
pensions chad, given instructions to his
chiefs toupaytmo attention to claims for
pensions founded upon rheumatism and
deafness have no foundation In fact. From
a persual of the certificates of pensions is-
sued during the last month 1t appears that
fifty-four were for rheumatism and thirteen
for deafness, One hundred claims of pen
sion for rheumatism and twenty-four for
deafness were>returned for additional evil
dence.