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Evening star., 1899-03-20
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call. IL o'clock m-Washipr,oo
I'll T,Ie Insurance ls5 capital Tfsctio1 10 al
eots; ~ at -, % at ST. city aud Suburban KaiI.
50 at g. washington ah sSrEssUTn GsS s. az san and
i, 81 al sss; 10 ar ssh, % Al 5sA. Mergenthaler
Ia. American tirsphophone preferred al iais
ioe I,,anla.le n M Gun carrage loo at ioc los i0c
100 at 41c. After eall-r S. 8s, coupon. 81 900 at
lOl&. 500 AT 1O7@. Metropolitan Raiir,iad Is
SZV" at l2ll2. CelumbIa Railroad 5s, 81 600 al
District Of Columbia Bends.-2O-year Fund. 5s
currency seSs. III bid lses iis asked ' ''@ f""a
,.S Misctsianeous Bonds MetropoIitan Railroad 5s,
u al DBL 6td i2s asked Ms,repolisan Railroad eony
indeet' a. Ia hid Metropolitan RailFead cert.
IN tnde15 1ds b b. lls bid l2o asked Columbia railroad
mort. rs. los's hid, no asked. city and suburban
Rsilroad SIS, lo7la- bid, Washington tias Company,
ser r.. as, li5 hid. United States Electric Light
des imp. ss i2s asked United states Electric
Potomac Telephone IS. l03 hid American Security
and Trust As; loo bid; washinstSn Markei Com
l@p s. los . bid ia wssS1s1 Msss %, Market
los bid. American Grapbophone deb. 5s 1Ol bid
National Bank Stocks-Bank Of Washington. s40
bid Metooim,,sc mscioSi Sss bid o &c Central 159 bid
bid. Citizens, IG0 bid; Columbia. 14e bid. Capt.
tai, IsI bid bid, West End. ,o41S hid. lo5 asked.
safe Deposit sud rrast Comyssnies. National SAFE
Deposit and 5, Trust rs lid. lss asked washingion
Security and Trust. is5 asked
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's 30 bid Franklin,
an hid. Metrois,litan, Is bid. Oorcoran IS bid.
Potomac. x6it bid Arlington 13s b;d. Tao asked.
German Americaa, Jas bid. National gn5a8. 1oH
bid Solumbia, II bid. l3 asked. S:Sss. s% bla,
S% asked Peoples. 9 hid. GIE aske; fArcoin 1lIs
bid, II asked. Commercial 4 bid
Title insurance Stocks Real Estdte Title. So hid
bid
Railroad Stocks:-Captal Traction Company, xss
BID eJts asked. Metropolitan, 21gi hid. 221 u ask
ed, Columbia, l2o bid. i35 asked. City and Sub
urban. 40 bid. Az asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-Wa shiaKtou Gas,
5sls bid. 5sls asked. Georgetown Gas. 81 bid. US
Electric Light. 130 bid
Telephone Stocks.-Chesape aud Potomac 5s
bid. Pennsylvania IS bid
miscellaneous Stocks-Mergenthsier Linotype,
xlsS4 bid, fs5 asked Lanston Monotype, Is hid,
ls* asked American Graphophone, 12H. bid, l21
asked. American Graphophone preferred, 12h bid:
1SA asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. 20 bid, Al
asked. Great Falls Ice, 40 bid, $50 asked Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat i02 nd 12o askcd.
xEx dividend
Evening star., 1899-03-20
TO PREVENT YELLOW JACK.
Seven IasDectOrls of Tropical Fruit
Ports Appointed.

Seven inspectors of fruit ports on the
Central American coast have been appoint
ed under the surgeon general Of the United
States marine hospital service and will al
once report for duty at these stations. The
seven ports referred to are: Belize, British
Honduras: Livingston and Port Barrios
Guatemala: Ceiva. Honduras; Blue Fields
Nicaragua, and Port Limon and Bocas del
Toro. Costa Rice. These the ports from
which most of the bananas used in the
United States are secured. 49,. ...4s .
The appointment of these inspectors does
not indicate alarming conditions, but is
merely precautionary measure. for the
purpose of preventing the unnecessary de-
tention of fruit vessels after they reach
American ports. detention of a few days
might result in the loss of a valuable cargo
of fruit or of a large part of it. For that
reason the surgeon general has instructed
these inspectors to report Immediately any
suspicious case of yellow fever located in
the ports under their charge.
In case thsre should merely be a sus-
picion of yellow fever fruit vessels viii be
loaded at the ports from lighters and the
cre ws not allowed to go ashore. In the event
that any case of weH-defined yellow fever
should be discovered, no vessel would be
allowed to land in this country from such
port.
Th. latest official sanitary report issued
by Surgeon General Wyman in relation to
Havana shows very fair health conditions
in that city. The report of the United
States sanitary inspecto tor at Havana for the
week ended March 10 showed the annual
deeth rate per thousand to be 81 % There
wera no deaths from yellow fever or small
pox iii the week, but there were three
deaths from gastric fever and one from
bcrras fever recorded. These cases were
suspected as possibly being yellow fever.
On March 10 2e0 passengers were moving
to and from the city daily
Evening star., 1899-03-20

the 21st of May. where Riley. Mahaney and
a dozen others were celebrating the launch
ing Of O boat.
The witness served ont beer from keg
and he remembered giving from four to six
cups of beer to Riley. When the men left
the shed Mehaney was drunk, according to
the witness, and Riley had irnbibed spfti-
cient to make him drunk Riley and Ma
haney appeared to be on the best of terms
Policeman Sanford. a brother-in-la of
the defendant, testified that at o'clock the
morning following the cutting. Riley was so
drunk that the witness found IL impossible
to awaken him as he lay in a cell at the
precinct station house.
Policeman Hutchinson, who was at the
station when Riley was brought in, told the
Jury that 1t was the plain the man had been
drinking.
Sergeant Daily, the next witness. testified
that he had occasion to visit Rileys cell
the morning after the cutting and found
Riley in an Intoxicated stupor.
Frank Kiernan was called to state that
the relations Of Riley and Mahaney had
always been of the most friendly character.
This closed the testimony for defense. and
the government was introducing evidence
in rebuttal when The Stars report closed.
Evening star., 1899-03-20
Sugar Was Again the Feature Of the
Stock Market.
OPENED VERY STRONG, BUT BROKE
A Bullish Tone Pervaded the En-
tire List Today.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Specisl Dispatch To The Evening Star
NEW YORK. March 2a.-In the London
stock market this morning British cansoIs
were firm, but the biggest business done "a
that exchange was In Americans. all OF
which showed exceeding strength. and gains
OF from 4 to y were recorded.
Atchison preferred and Northern Pqcifi,
preferred were the strongest features being
aggressively strong on combined buying To-,
continental and British investment accounts.
In the New York stock market the npcn-
ing was very strong. especially 80 In the-
industrials. sugar. for instance opening
l1I to 1so. after closing Saturday at 172
Brooklyn rapid transit was another fea-
ture Of the opening. The close on this
Flower specially on Saturday was lI35s
the opening figures this morning were lGli.
to 1i9ls.
Tennessee coal aud iron opened up at
an advance of ! per cent. at - The
strength and advances in the general list
naturally enough Invited very heavy real
izing sales by those who bought on the
weak spots Friday and Saturday. and the
reaction this selling caused extended prac-
tically throughout the FIRST hour.
The strength of Sugar stock however,
which advanced to ls2h. and evidences of
good buying at various points in the list,
prevented the reaction from extending ma
terialiy After the first fifteen minutes there
were some wild fluctuations i'm BROOKLYN.
Rapid Transit. Sugar American and Com
tirientai Tobacco common stocks The rally
in American Tobacco was strong and left
the price of that specially not much changed
from the best The standard stocks wers
steady to firm, without much feature In the
early dealings.
Toward noon the market became very
strong again, the upward movement being
led by sugar. Tennessee Coal and Iron and
New York Central stocks. The entire list
showed u good, strong undertone. due Il
was rumored. TO the story that the Wander
bilts are TO control the Union Pacific sys-
tenn. This, however. was not the only fac
tor In the bullsh feeling. as some Of the
leading houses of the street We're quoted as
looking for higher prices this week and
backing their opinions by very liberal Dur-
chases during the day
This was especially the case I'm regard to
Tennessee Coal and Iron. Another big fac
tor in helping the hull market thai now
seems starting up for a bis spring rise was
the general belief that easy money would
statements be the rule from this out The
wonderful prosperity of the entire country,
as shown by the enormous increase of
business in all lines Of industry. IL well
demonstrated by the statistics appearing
almost daily in the newspapers Of the
United States is strong foundation for
the bulls to build upon.
In the late trading Sugar had another
sharp reaction. selling below 16q. but the
general list, for most of the active stocks.
was well held AT only slightly lower rie-
ures.
Evening star., 1899-03-20
THE RAILROAD DEAL
Another Conference About the Metropolitan
Road Sale Held Saturday.
1t is Believed Substantial Prestess
Has Been Made-RumOrs About
the Gas Company.

1t Is understood there was a meeting Sat
urday Of the representatives of the Metro
poiitan street railroad and the prospective
purchasers, and that an understanding was
reached dn regard to the sale OF that prop
erty. 1t is stated that the price finally de-
termined while apparently different from
the one settled upon at the former confer
ence held the latter part of February, as
stated in The Star at the time. is practi-
cally the same. However, the Information
in regard to the price is not very definite,
and. in fact there is nothing positively
stated except that the meeting was held.
and that such progress was made toward
an agreement 1t is thought there is very
little doubt that a deal will be consum-
mated in the near future.
On the local stock exchange the quoted
price has nearly regained the figures Of
three weeks ago. After having gone back
from s226 per share. which was the highest
point. to about $3.50. the stock has been
slowly recovering and Saturday jumped up
to s22o. Today this advance was maintain
ed, although but little stock was sold on
the stock board.
1t is also understood that the sale OF the
Columbia road will also he effected at the
same time the deal with the Metropolitan
goes through.
There is no change in the opinion enter
tained in financial circles that the prospect
Gently acquired a control of other street
railroad property in this city and also of
the electric lighting companies.
According to the current gossip of the
street the deal mentioned some time ago
to involve a change in the control of the
Washington Gas Company in the interests
mentioned above Is practically completed
and some go as far as to say that arrange
ments have been made for the transfer of
the management Of the company to the
owners.
Evening star., 1899-03-20
AsAcosT.A. All, AND POTOMAC RAILWAY.
ArranEeIHents' BeinG Made to Put It's
B6ndss son the Market.


Special Dispatch fS1 The Evening Star
BALTIMORE Md, March 2O.-The con-
soiidation Of the Belt and Anacostia rail-
ways of Washington. d. c., under the
name Of the Aaacostia and Potomac River
railway is progressing rapidly. The legal
examination is now being made by the
Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Company,
under the direction of it's counsel.
President Robert c. Davidson of the Bal
timore Trust and Guarantee Company said
today that he expected the legal details
would be cofnpteted by April l, and that
of the securities probably by April Is. The
bonds will be offered Jointly by the Balti-
more Trust and Guarantee Company ana
the United States Mortgage and Trust Com
pany of New York. The rehabilitation of
these lines will develop a large territory in
the capital, which has hitherto suffered
owing to the lack. Of modern rapid transit
facilities. - W -
meeting 1.-THE Stockholders of the An
acostia and Potomac Railroad Company
will lie held Aurii Cat the office of the
company, 1417 6 street northwest, for the
election OF directors There, will also be
considered and acted upon the purchase re-
railway, the reconstruction and equipment
of the Anacostia and Potomac River Rail-
road Company, the issuing of the stock and
such bonds to be secured+by mortgage for
purchase, reconstruction and equipment,
and the increase of the capital stock and
the number Of. directors of the Anacostia
and Potomac River Railroad Company.
Evening star., 1899-03-20
ruE LATE EX-SENATOR. WALSH.
Won Esteem During HIS Service In
Congress.

congress.
Ex-senator Patrick Walsh of Georgia,
who died yesterday morning, held his seat
in the United States Senate about eleven
months. having been appointed to fill the
unexpired term OF Senator A. H. Colqutt
shortly after the latter's death in 1894. 1t
had been the desire of Cow Northen of
Georgia to appoint Speaker Crisp OF the
House Of Repra asentatives to this place. but
a caucus was held by the democrats of the
Hol Sc, who Joined in prevailing upon Mr..
Crisp to forego the honor OF a seat in the
Serate at that session of Congress because
of. the important lsgisla ton that was un-
der consideration.
Mr.. Crisp was prompt in declining the
appointment, and Mr.. Walsh, then editor of
the Augusta Chronicle, was named in his
place, it being understood that he would
not be a candidate for election before the
legislature, which was soon to meet.
Mr.. Crisp was Endorsed by his party In
primaries and enough members of the leg
islature were instructed to secure his cleo
tion to the Senate. There was. in fact, no
Opposition to Mr.. Crisps election, Mr. Walsh
only preventing the consummation of this
plan.
Mr. Walsh was, very naturally, little
heard of in the Senate, his short term of
office not allowing him opportunity to take
any prominent part in the affairs of that
body He was regarded as a man of abiI-
ity, and he made many pleasant acuuaint-
ances while here. The only speech he made
in the Senate treated on the natural re-
sources of Georgia, with which subject he
was extremely well informed.
Evening star., 1899-03-20
DEVELOPMENTs EXPECTED SOON.
End of the Trouble With FiiipinOs
Looked for Before Long.


Important developments are expected in
the situation in the Philippines within the
next few weeks which it is hoped will re-
suit in the termination of the troubles with
Aguinaldos rebellious forces. Several days
ago Secretary Alger notified Gen. Otis that
1t was desired TO relieve the volunteer
troops from further duty in the Philippines
as soor possible, in order that they
might be brought home for muster out.
General Otis replied that he would take
immediate steps for compliance with the
desires of the department. He said. how
ever, that the volunteers were filled with
patriotism. and had no desire to leave the
islands until they had completed the work
of esta bishing the sovereignty of the Unit
ed States over the late Spanish possessions.
He added the significant remark that the
situation might be relieved, il not entirely
controlled, by the United States forces
within the next three weeks.
Although he did not outline his plans it
is understood that it is his purpose to con-
tinue his aggressive campaigns, and he will
push his operations into the interior so
vigorously that the Fiipinos will be COM
PEELED to surrender and acknowledge the
complete sovereignty of the United States
over the entire archipelago
Gen. Otis is evidently planning another
blow at the insurgents, with a view of
Fastening the ending of the rebellion in
Luzon before the advent of the rainy sea-
son. This is clearly indicated by his own
dispatches and the press dispatches from
Manila, to the effect that another column,
in addition to that of Wheaton's. is being
formed under the command of Gen Lawton
and that it will be pushed rapidly forward
northward from Manila, SO as to inclose
between the two columns the largest body
of insurgents remaining in the vicinity.
Evening star., 1899-03-20
KEY TO MAINE DISASTER.
Capt. Huston Thinks He Has Found
the Mine Wire.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March .0.-A local
paper prints a story that the location of
the keyboard by which the Maine was
blown up in Havana harbor has been found
by an American engineer officer.
The story is that Capt. II. L. Huston Of
the volunteer engineers, who entered the
service from Cincinnati, and who had been
assigned to the duty of cleaning out the
fortihcations of Havana. had discovered In
the gun room of the Quartet de Fuerste a
wooden box or hut, in which he found a
gutta pereha tube containing one large cop
per wire and several smaller wires.
He also found evidence of keyboard
having been torn away. Capt Huston had
confided his discovery to Mr.. Warren J.
Lynch. newly appointed general passenger
agent OF the Big Four, who WAS visiting
Havana. and said he was about to trace
the wires TO prove his theory that the
Maine was exploded from that point.
The wreck of the vessel can b. seen
from this gun room. not more than a hum
dred yards distant.
Ths room itself was in a part of the pris-
on to which access weA only allowed To .
few officers
Evening star., 1899-03-20

posure. but nevertheless continued his
duties and was not put upon the sick re-
port
The Battle at San Juan.
He admits he was ignorant OF the confer
ence held by Shafter and his generals on
the Both. but Shafter explained this by
saying he understood Wheeler was sick
and his physician had advised against let
ting him know Of the proposed battle the
next day. Notwithstanding this. General
Wheeler says. he learned that active prep
arations were being made for operations.
and at daylight on the next day he rode to
the front and exercised command.
He tells of the various orders be gave 10
General Summer and his reports to Shat
ter Of what he was doing. which supports
his contention. He tells of the weakness oil
the line at San Juan, and says that many
officers insisted that the ridge could not De
held. and he learned the same statements
had been made to Shafter Says Wheeler:
81 did everything in my pewer to DIS
courage this feeling and told those Who
came to me that the enemy had fled from
us at La Guasimas, and that we had driven
them from their Notifications on San Juan
ridge; that they would expect VS. to take
Santiago the next day; that there was no
possible danger of their making an attack
upon that night. and that II they did We
could hold the ridge. The ngnting
was more or less severe during the day. but
by night we were well intrenched and re-
garded our position as impregTabie-
Emphatic Against Retreat.
In the same way General Wheeler says
the statement that he had told General
Kent of his desire to retreat was absolutely
untrue adding: 81 was emphatic and posi-
tive and earnest against retreating the time
We took San Juan Hill until July III. when
Sa autiago surrendered
He attaches General Kents denial of this
same statement along with considerable
other evidence of the same character. He
says the publicity of the errors he seeks to
correct has brought to him many offers
from army officers. familiar with the facts,
to write him on the subject In rcfutation,
and he adds, in the shape of an appendix
to his own reports, q number OF letters
from such officers He quotes General
LawtOn in letter to himself pronounc-
ing his tWheeler's) history OF the campaign.
very just and accurate description of
what occurred and he quotes Governor
Roosevelt as follows:
Il have read Bonsal's book and ii makes
me extremely indignant. He seems to have
selected you as an especial object of attack.
OF the Guasimas fight he knows absolutely
nothing
Evening star., 1899-03-20
WILL CONE IN FEW DAYS.
Mr.. SpOHord Hears From Libra riar
Putnam.

The new librarian of Congress. Mr.. Put
nam. has not reported for duty. He was
absent from Boston from Monday to Satur-
day last. and did not receive the notice of
his appointment until the latter date
He telegraphed at once his acceptance.
Assistant Librarian Spofford received let
ter today from Mr.. Putnam in which he
stated that, owing to the late receipt of
the appointment and the absence in the
south of the President, ne could not fix the
time when he would relinquish finally his
labCrs in Boston.
He wrote that he expected however to
come here in few days to confer infor-
mally with Mr.. Spofford concerning the IL
brarianshp. '@'#..'
Evening star., 1899-03-20
Baltimore Markets.

HALTiNOHE, March 20-F Flour dull; western Sill
Per N2A,aS2 40; do. extra. 81. 45aS3; do family
Sb.soaS5D: winter wheat patent, 81 65aS3 90
sprs e 10 S5oaA4 10; spring wheat straight, So 90
assn receipts. 1879 barrels; exports 90 bar
rris' s sales $50 barrels Wheat dull and frm; spot
and month firm, I2s4a73; April. T3IaaT3A.; MAY
d3a bid; steamer No. red. 6S3a ats; receipts 721
bushels; exports none: stock, 3965I6 bushels sales
iOO0 bushels; southern wheat by sample, 6Sa13
do ae on grade 6aa7S Corn firm; spot and month,
mixed 35i4a35%; receipts 1S2,O0O bushels; exports
a28lIo bushels; stock, 1,:,59, 659 bushels; sales
~ 900 bushels; southern white corn 37a3S do vel,
low, 3Ia3Iti Oats steady: No. 2 white, 34l%a35;
No. mixed a2s32i2: Receipts. 1850 bushels: ex
ports. hone: stock. 1sII31 bushels Rye dull: No 2
nearby aaaalls No. western SO: receipts. 1871
hushfsi exports. none: stock. 91 .594 bushels Hay
hrm; No: 1 timothy. $li. .5tas12. Grain freichts
very dull; steam TO Liverpool per basheI, Did
March; Cork for orders per quarter. 3s March;
q: io1Sd April, Sugar strong, granuated, 5.2oh.
Butter steady fancy creamery, 2la22: do. imita-
tion 1Sll9; do. ladle 15a16: good ladie l3alI.
sterr Pack. HalS; rolls. i2ala. Eggs firm Zee per
dozen. Cheese firm, sctiye: fancy New York 60
large. 12l4a12tss do. 81 medium, i2.Sal2a, do ~
small. 12i2al2%. Lettnee, 81 5OaS3 per bushel box
Whisky. 81 30aS 81 per gallon for finished goods in
carloads; sl3lasl.s2 yer gallon for jobbing lots
Evening star., 1899-03-20
stephen Barrows Buried.

The funeral of Stephen M. Barrows, a
clerk in the Treasury Department for over
thirty years. who died suddenly last Fri
day morning at his home. 1902 Sth street
northwest. took place this afternoon. Mr.
Barrows was born in Hebron, No., and
served In the 9Th Maine Volunteers during
the civil war. He WAS respected by all
who knew him.
Evening star., 1899-03-20
ANOTHER ALABAMA CYCLONE.
Two Boys Killed at Curry Plantation
I'm Chiffon County.

BISMARCK. Ala, March 20-A terrific
wind storm accompanied by rain and hail
passed through the extensive plantation Of
Samuel Curry, in Chiffon county, last night
Eleven tenement houses were blewn down
and two negro boys were killed Seventeen
other negroes Were injured.
Evening star., 1899-03-20
TENNESSEE RIVER RISING.
Now Five Feet Above the DANGER
Line at Chattan0Oga.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, March 26-The
Tennessee river is today five feet above the
danger line at this point. and is rising rap
idly. The official prediction Is that it win
reach 47.a feet, stage at which it will do
much damage. Farmers along the river
are suffering severely already large
number of local manufacturing plants have
shut down today on account of the flood.
Evening star., 1899-03-20
INQUIRY STARTED AT ST. LOUIS.
Col. darlington Makes Startling Dis
cOverfes Regarding Army Beef.


ST. I4OEIS,, Mo. March 2o.-The army
beef scandal has, reached StoLouis in the
shape of a quiet investigation for the pur-
pose of obtair,ing what available evidence
exists for use before the war board Of in
uuiry. Last, week Col. E.. A. Darlington,
one of the Inspector generals, was in the
city to see a number of prospective witness
es with the view OF ascertsining if their
Testimony would be material.
1t is unofIitialiy announced that the result
WAS more than startling. '''a 90 '"r-
Inspector General Darlington paid the
city a hasty visit and proceeded to Omaha,
where he is said to be engaged in obtaining
evidence germane to the points at issue
Friends of Gen. Nelson A. Miles have taken
up the work in ST. Louis started by Col.
Darlington. .-
Some fifteen or twenty witnesses have
been sounded, and, if rumors are true, their
testimony will prove highly interesting.
Most Of these men are ex-soldiers, who can
testify from personal experience as to the
quality of the beef served to their respective
regiments and companies -