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Evening star., 1899-01-30
The Boilers of the Topeka in Bad
Condition.

Information has reached the Navy De-
partment that the sunboat Topeka is Grip
pied, and has been obliged to discontinue
her cruise in the West Indies. The news
came to the department from San Juan.
Il was stated that the boilers of the Topeka
are in very bad condition, and that the
vessel has been sent ia tow of q collier to
Norfolk for necessary repairs.
The Topeka was purchased In April last
for s11u, ,32T from the Thames iron works OF
London. and was intended for use on the
Cuban blockade She vas built In 1881 and
was purchased on account of her cheapnsss
and also to prevent her being acquired by
the Spanish navy. Although slight small
er than the gunboat CaStiue she carries n
similar battery and is rated at the sal me
speed. Notwithstanding her present dis
foled condition, she Is considered a fine
snip and capable of efficient service The
contract price Of the Castine Was xSIS 500
very nearly double the cost Of the Topeka.
Evening star., 1899-01-30
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, January 30.-Flour dull; wes,sr.
super. 81 ioax2. 40; do extra, 81 S,ux3 so: DO fam,
ny. ss Soass 70 winter wheat; patent ST. sasi TO-
spring do, sias42 2o spring wheat straight "a f5s
S; Ssa; receipts 1901 barrels: exports. SIS barrels
W neat unsettled and lower: spot and Inonth 1oiZa
agas February. I9i1s794. March slas1i! Ma
81 .tasl y; steamer No red 7Ga.a17: rrceints al
SsI busheis exports. 32, ,0JJ bushels stock sa5 ga
ssnes; ssnnl sass 600 bushels southern wheat by
and easy: spot and month"; 40-a4 a4CaS: Fshrnarr NJ
aioA March. ~: steamer mixed ,sI,a!siz: re-
ceipts, ZzagZs bushels; exports. 2l2 2;6 hnsheIs
stock 1856 66l bushes; sales $3.50 bushels: south
ern white corn So aio; do. yellow. 36lLa3s tlat :
firm; No white. 35a35t; No. mixed 81 salss !:
tecetp.s @ 3Z'e bushels; exports, none; stock 2e0
4oi bushels Rye easier; No. 2 nearby e.: M 2
western 6iis; receipts Ia COG bushe $: exports 70
800 bushels; stock. los. .6s6 bushels Hay quiet /:
H 40. timothy: siIsslI so Grain freL:ts. nothing
aohE II. parcels or steamers; steam TO Liverpool
per hushei. Esd. February: Cork FOR orders. ner
Quarter. Ss 6daSs- 1lsd January; Ss Sd. Felrr-
ary sugar strong: granaiaed SOS. Butter steady.
fancy creamery. aa2l de- imitation 17aIs. do Ia,
die, IA; good lsde. l3: store-Tacked llal2; rolls
laais: Eggs firm; fresh; 1sc per dozen Cheese
steady: fancy New York. %. large. llaIli.: do m
medium 11Aa11ls; de-, u, small 1lisaIi2. Let
tuce. 81 .c5a$l SO per bushei haskell. whlsky 81 40
nS1.3f per gallon for anissed goods in carleads-
Si.3aasf3S per gallon for jobbing lots.
Evening star., 1899-01-30
SICK MAN Doing WELL.
Probable Recovery of Rev. WfiibanL.
From Attack Pf Smallpox.

Rev. Alexander Willbanks, the colored
minister, who hasithe smallpox, is reported
to be doing welko7 While he is still in a
serious condition. he's shows signs of i'm
provement and it is thought he will re-
cover. The Willbanks children have beep
vaccinated a second time 1t is alleged
that there was neglect on part of the
school authorities, in that the children had
not been vaecinated before they were per-
mitted to attend school.
The younger as well as the older members
Of the WHibanks family are still ouaran-
tined in their house in South Washington
One of the children Is sick, 1t was re-
ported this afternoon hut the exact nature
Of the ailnent is not yet known.
A case of smallpox is reported at Harper.s
Ferry. The patient Is a boy about eight
years old. who consrarted the disease in
Norfolk When the boys grandnother
learned that there was smallpox in Norfolk
she went there and took him home. He
WAS taken sick on the train just after
leaving this city. and now. it is stated, he
has the disease the grandmother dreaded.
Evening star., 1899-01-30
FINANCE AND TRADE
Stocks Opened Rather Irregularly in
New York Today.
PUBLIC DISPOSED 10 WAIT
Strong Demand for Both Northern
and Southern Pacific.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT
Special Dispatch 10 Tho Evening star.

Special Dispatch 10 Tho Evening star
NEW YORK. January a0-Thc opening
of todays stock market WAS jUst the re-
verse Of last Mondays excited scramble
for all classes Of securities praftIng bv
the hardships of THAI occasion, out-of-town
operators did not send in unlimited orders
hu' held aloof until the probable course of
the market became outlined.
rregularity was conspicuous feature Of
the opening hour, foreign houses trading
both ways and traders following their ex-
ample
The Northern Pacific issues were opened
up at an advance of per cent as the result
of the land decision, ana the volume Of
business i'm them Was unusually large. The
eacoutaelng prospects OF the common stock
as a dividend payer are attracting a re-
ildtkably good Investment demand TO those
shares
Union Pacific Issues were sold by London and
traders because of the prospeS OF a delay
IN increasing the dividends. This DELAY in
no way reflects on the earnings Of the prop
erty, but is merely the prCha bic outcome OF
conservative policy.
Manhattan was disposed to yield to profit
taxing. inspired by the presumption that
the proportions OF the recent rise about
hsSouhted immediate Improvement.
Ihe other municipal railway issues moved
purpose.
The few details of the Central Pacific
plan Tor paying its indebtedness TO the gov
ernmeHt which have found publicity have
inspired confidence In more favorable terms
than were originally considered proha ble
Ihis fact has attracted attention to the
stock of the company and also TO Ssouth heln
Paclfic because of the common manage
ment.
The latter stock sold up 2l2 per cent un-
der good demand credited to inside In
terests
The buying of Pacific Mail while not
especially aggressive. was called good The
usual early weak demand for Panhandle
appeared in an advancing market this
morning. The stock. AS heretofore Was
supported at the advance
American Sugar was strong under a good
demand In which a moderat te short Interest
was represented. The Federal Steel shares
particularly the preferred stock. were in
good demand by inside interests Action on
the preferred dividend will be taken In a
few days and higher prices are conhdently
predicted. '
The new steel and wire issues were in
Sood demand on the curb and are aynect.d
10 De regularly listed at an early dav
Iaken as a whole. the general market
was more commonplace than any of rs re-
cent predecessors. and commission houses
were not altogether on the buying side OF
the situation. This difference Of opinion Is
welcome condition and should opera 90
against OVERRIDING the market
Evening star., 1899-01-30
SMITH AGAIN ON TRIAL
Second Appearance in Court on the Charge
of Murder
His Case Remanded From United
States Supreme Court on Excep-
tiOns Taken by Counsel.

The second trial of Edward Smith. color
ed, indicted for the murder, the 18th of
November. 1897, of Edmonia jackson, was
begun today before Justice Cole in Criminal
Court No. l. Assistant District Attorneys
Joseph Shillington and John E. Laskey APP
pear for the government. Attorneys War
der Voorhees, and f. s. Key Smith repre-
senung the defendant. The panel was ex-
hausted before Jury was secured, so the
matter went over until tomorrow addition
al talesmen to be summoned in the mean
time
1t is alleged, and the defendant was con-
Victed under the charge last February,
that Smith murdered Edmonia jackson
in house in Madison alley, between E
and F, 1st and I'd streets. The body was
not discovered until November 10. 1t is
the belief that during the time intervening
between the date of the murder and the
time of the finding of the body Smith slept
regularly in the room with the remains.
a hatchet, 1t was charged, was the weapon
used in committing the murder The house
was entered by the police and the crime
diS'ot ered as the result of a report from
nslShbors, whose suspicious had bsen
aroused because of the non-appearance of
the woman at her accustomed places.
Exhibition of Indifference.
When sentenced March last by Justice
Bradley in Criminal Court No. ?, to be
hanged. Smith gave a most remarkable ex-
hibition of cool Indifference on most SOL
emn occasion. He demonstrated that he
was utterly careless as to the fate in store
for him, in fiippant tones thanking the
court Tor liking the day for his execution.
In connection with the cases of William
Strather and Charles Winston, the case
OF smith was carried to the Court of APP
Of ho
United states. on the question of the right
OF the jury, under the new law to qualify
a verdict of guilty in murder case with
lhe words without capital punishment ;"
BY direction of the highest tribunal in the
land the condemned man was granted a
new trial.
smith today presented an appearance
very much improved over that of a year
ago. He has grown a moustache and
wears a neat suit of clothes with linen
snlrt. collar and dainty tie. He was deeply
interested In the proceedings today
Point OverruIed.
AS one Of the talesmen today was about
TO be excused for cause" on the ground
that ne expressed himself as opposed to
capital punishment. counsel for the defend
ant raised the point that as a ruling had
been had that juries in murder cases NAV
quarry Nerdicts of conviction so as TO make
the punishment not capital, talesmen even
though they express themselves as opposed
to capital punishment, should not be ex-
cused Tor cause. Justice Cole took the
opposite view and an exception was noted
Smith is the man who just prior to leay-
ing the jail the morning his first trial be-
gan attempted to murderouSly assault John
Nelson. one of the most important witnesses
LOT the government. The Watchful eve and
prompt and decisive action of Deputy Mar
shal Springmann prevented Smith from in
hicting serious injury on Nelson.
Evening star., 1899-01-30
THE CAPITAL TRACTION COMPANY.
Annual Report of Operations Submit
ted to the Senute ~--

ted to the Senate. .0~-
The report 'of the Capital Traction Com
pany for the year ended December Il, 1898.
was placed before the Senate today. The
report contained a statement covering the
expenditures made in installing the Under
ground electric system on the several lines
of the company. Which were previously op-
Grated by cable.
Receipts during the year including a
balance on hand January l. 1895 of $40
I1745, amounted to 81 ,013 ,354. AZ, and there
was balance on hand December 81 1898
of S64.S36.ts'. The receipts follow: Pas
senger, SS32, 1904; freight s77G45; mail.
81 40; advertising. Ss,b0I.52; track rem
! tails, s4597s; rent of land and buildings.
81 1860; bills receivable 725o: received
from Georgetown extension account 81 =
6I1.13: manure, S1sG45 sale of horses. S2s,-
22450; sale of old lumber. $2S4- 50; sale of
real estate, 81 o9; ticket exchange, So
137.
The expenditures are under the following
general heads: Maintenance of way and
structures, SI3 81 maintenance of
equipment. $ZS,21o36; conducting transpor-
tatfon, SG6,52S.90; car service. s254 22.5 -: A:
general expenses. S113,s5747; dividends.
S263,!Sil interest, SD ,59T u; tax for special
policemen. 81 ;so7 80: taxes, s51 .57s 3s: bills
payable. s27 1900: expended on account of
electric installation, S31 ,3lSI7.
The disbursements for the electric in
staliation account were 81 .236, 291. IS. OF this
amount s4'S, SD. 16 was for underground
construction and 500. .53S. A for car equip
ment.
The company has, 514 passenger cars and
sE3 electric motors. The number of pas
sengers carried was u 21o, SD. The total
operating expenses exclusive of taxes and
interest, were $a3l.8g79. During the Year
there were injured more OF less 102 pas
sengers, five employees ard forty-one other
persons.
The list of shareholders shows that the
stock or the company is held by III per-
sons.
Evening star., 1899-01-30
FOR REMOVAL OF SNOW
amount of Money Appropriated Re-
iieVed to BE Insuaicienf

Inc approval by the President Saturday
afternoon OF the urgent deficiency bill pro-
'ioeo me District Commissioners with the
sum Vi Si,o" with which to remove snow
ana ice. This amount is just one-6f1b Of
that asked for by the Commissioners a,5
in the opinion of Mr.. Warner SutIar tbs
superintendent of street ceanine will ta
just about sufficient to meet the exnansas
Incidental to one heavy snow storm In
deed, as Mr.. Stutler has pointed out more
than once to Congress, there have been
snow storms which cost the District nora
Shah Si'No each, so that the sum provided
pE the urgent deficiency bill cannot be de-
pended upon to any great extent and. in
the event of a heavy fall of snow another
amount would be required to meet suhse
Quent expenses
Evening star., 1899-01-30
DEFENDANT MIST APPEAR.
Belief That FaIk's Petition VIII Re-
quire His Pcesence

In connection with the motions for a new
fiai ana IN arrest of judgment filed by At
torheF EDWIN Forrest in the case of Maxi
itiIIlah w Falk, District Attorney Davis
this AFTERNOON stated 10 a Star reporter
tnat he is positive Justice Cole will not en-
tertain the motions unless the defendant
appears in court. Falk is A fugitive from
justice having departed from the f,risdio-
tion OF the court while his trial on a cbsr.e
of adultery was in progress last week The
trlal was continued. Falk not being present
or represented by counsel. and a vertlict of
guilty was returned. According to Dis
rlct Attorney Davis the Supreme Court of
tne 1hhted states has ruled that motions
such as those in question shall not be en-
tertalned un.ess the defendant appears in
Evening star., 1899-01-30
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEAL
Current Gossip as to Identity Of the
Purchasers. i.
SENATORS SMITH AND GORMhN NAMED
Names Said to Have Been on
Check and Agreement
r A I l. R o A D STO CK


It was a ma tier of current gossip in we'll
informed financial. circles today that the
fog which has involved the transaction of
the sale of a control of the United States
Electric Lighting Company is lifting some
what. According to this authority some
of those who represented or figured as pur-
chasers are now known.
1t has been claimed even by the officials
of the electric lighting company prominent
In the deal that they did pot know who are
the princip ,ls. Now, however, according to
common report. the check for S2o0, ,o0o which
was deposited in the Bank of Washington
10 the credit of the stockholders selling
their stock was signed by Senator Smith of
New Jersey.
According to the same authority, Sena-
tor Gormans name appeared on the agree
ment upon which the transaction was
based.
On the presumption that this informa-
tion is accurate, it is believed that the
future control of the United States Electric
Lighting Company will be in the hands of
men representing New York, and perhaps
Baltimore, capital.
1t Is even thought that Widener, Doan
and Elkins, who once purchased the control
OF several railroads, in this city, are also
Interested in this deal, and that. generally
speaking, what is known as the Standard
action.
But Small Part.
According to this view. the control Of the
United States Electric Lighting Company
is only small part of the scheme of COM
hination of interests In this city. 1t is be-
Eevcd the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany is to be united with its present rival,
and that the City ard Suburban Railroad
Company, as we'll as those lines which have
recently been acquired by Mr. Frederick c.
Stevens, will also be in the combination
1t is further believed that the attempt
made TO purchase the Metropolitan Rail
road Company is In the same interests. and
that the plan is to operate practically all
the street railroads of the city, as well as
the lighting companies, under one manage
ment
that the upward movement in the market s
quotations of Metropolitan Street Railroad
tompanyS securities was checked today
Saturday the convertible bonds sold for
$50, and the stock for $1sS and S1s9
Drop Recorded.
Today a convertible bond was sold for
s1s5, and while some 500 shares were held
at s1ss, there we're no buyers at that figure
After the calf on the local excha nge,
forty shares we're sold at 1888
1t is not known exactly what the reasons
are for this change II the direction of the
quoted values. which has had an upward
tendency for some six weeks past but it
Is supposed that there is some hitch in the
negotiations for 2 controlling interest in the
stock of the road.
1t Is looked upon as evident that the de-
Eland for what may be called the outside
stock has fallen off. There is no means
for the outside public to judge whether,
this will only prove to be a temporary
phase OF the situation or not.
Evening star., 1899-01-30

milwaukee journal Makes Positive
Assertion to This Effect.

MILWAUKEE. Wis. January 30.-The
Milwaukee Journal today says 1t can be
positively stated that Joseph v Quarles
will be the next United States senator from
Wisconsin, succeeding John L. Mitchell.
whose term expires on March 1.
The nomination will probably be made by
acciamatfon this evening at Madison, soon
after the republican caucus convenes
This development is the result of a con-
ference Of party leaders which has been
held in Milwaukee, and the announcement
that Quaries will be the next senator from
Wisconsin is made authoritativeIy.
Evening star., 1899-01-30
ORDERS NOT CANCELLED.
The Cruiser Philadelphia to Proceed
to Samoa.

Our government has not Cancelled the or
ders to the u. S. cruiser Philadelphia to
proceed from San Diego to Samoa to rep-
resent United States interests there. so that
If 1t is in contemplation to reach a Joint
agreement between the three powers in
terested in Samoa not to send war vessels
there such agreement will only apply to the
future.
Inasmuch as Germany has now one ves-
sci at Apia and the British government has
two, 1t would seem that there could he no
complaint the score of the presence in
that harbor of at least one United States
vessel roe y,r
The Philadelp;la was to have left San
Diego yesterday, but was detained bv the
non-arrival OF Chfefo7tngineer Bates, who
was ordered from the Texas at Havana
overland from New Orleans to the Phila-
ready reached the ship!
Evening star., 1899-01-30
Personal Mention.

Naval Cadet James r. Gilmer of the class
just graduating at Annapolis has been or
dered to Manila. Mr.. Gilmer Is a brother
of Thomas W. Gilmer of the Treasury De-
partment.
Mr.. James Allen Rice. mayor of Canton.
Ohio, and his family are the guests of Mr..
Evanston Barret of Capitol Hill.
Mr.. John NJ. Brenner OF Dayton Oilia is
at the Ebbitt. a guest of his parents, Con-
gressman and Mrs. Breniler
Evening star., 1899-01-30

ernment from exercising at least temporary
sovereignty in the islands, with the inten-
tfon. subsequently, of allowing them self
government He believed that, of course, it
would be necessary for the United States
to exercise some sort of control over the
islands, at least for a time.
In Executive Session.
At pm. the Senate Went into executive
Evening star., 1899-01-30
Maximum Wages for Iahor

Mr. Jenkins has introduced a bill in The
House providing that lsborers on puhIic
works under the District government shan
be paid the maximum wages for such Ia
Dor In the District The Commissi,,rar,
shall also require all contractors on n,,ts1,a
works to pay the maximum rates
Evening star., 1899-01-30
Grain, Previ.ion. mud co,ton M.~

FURNISHED by w. b. Hibbs G. Co, bankers
ana brokers. 14l9 F St, members New yori
STOCK exchange. correspondents Messrs, la.
emnu.s, inaliiann & Co. New York.
CIIICAGO. Iamarx 90 cra...
Evening star., 1899-01-30
BALLOTING FOR SENATORS
No Elections Reached in Any of the Legisla-
lures
Little Change in the Situations ut
Harrisburg. Dover and Lin
coin, NeL.

HARRISBURG, Pa. January 3O-There
were only thirty-n:ne votes cast at teday's
joint assembly for United States senator.
Mr.. Quay received thirty-nve votes and
Mr.. jerks four Less than a quorum vot-
ing. there was no election. There were alb
sent and paired l46 Legislators the other
absentees being away without pairs
The eleventh ballot resulted: Quay 30;
jerks, /. No quorum.
Not q single vote cast for the anti
Quay republican candidates. Senator Finn
Of Allegheny and other leaders of this fac
ton are absent from the city, and will not
return before evening. Representative
Voorhees, of PhiladeiDhia was present a.
the session in Senator Quay's interest. and
Representative Hasson of Venango looked
after the democratic contingent. The indi-
cations are that nearly q full vote will be
polled tomorrow
No Election in Delaware
DOVER, Del. January 3o-The twenty
second ballot for United States senator,
taken by the Delaware legislature at noon
today. resulted follows: George Gray
tdemD, Ii; ]. Edward Addicks Cunion rep d..
II; Col. Henry a. Dupont treg. rep.), 5; J.
Chandler treg- rcp), 1: William c. Spru-
ance treg. repD, l; Anthony Higgins (reg
reDD. .: eS-Congressman J. $. Willis funion
rep). ]; Joseph l.. Tepham (unon rep. 1:
l.. Irving Handy (sil. uen.), j. Absent. s.;
total vote. A. Necessary to a choice % The
twenty-third and twenty-fourth ballots
were taken without result, after which the
Joint assembly adjourned until tomorrow.
No Change in Lincoln.
LINCOLN, Neb.. January 30-The
eleventh ballot for senator developed no
change in the relative position of the can
didates. There were several absentees,
which accounts for the decreased vote.
The result was: Allen (pop) 80; Hay-
ward, 81; Webster, 10; Thompson, 7; Field
D; Naston. IA. Reese, =; Foss. 2; Hipshaw
]; Lambertson, /; Van Dusen !; Cornish
|; Adams, l; Norris. ]: Valentine l.
Evening star., 1899-01-30
Government Bends.

Ihousands OF situations have been OBJ
sained thronSh the want columns of The
Evening star., 1899-01-30
Opposcd to an Army of lou. 900.


Some miner amendments We're adopted as
the reading OF the bill proceeded.
MIR Clark tMol in a characteristic speech
declared that there an epidemic of
hysieIia in the House and that u member
not seized with the maIady could not get a
hearing. The democrats should bc in favor
OF q war To- free a people; the r-puhca ms
were anxious Tor war To ensiaVe a I,8p,c
The republicans jcared when re drew a
picture Of the milharism nf the future.
Evening star., 1899-01-30
EFFORT 10 HAVE THEM COMMITTED
The House Resumes Consideration
of the Army Bill.
SOME MINOR AMENDMENTS

y House joint resolution authorizing the
Secretary Of War to admit to West Point
Military Academy as student Andres
Poute Rurgo of Venezuela was adopted
ar the op.n nng Of the Sznate's session to-
day.
y bill was passed authorizing the Mis-
spuri and Kansas Telephone Company to
construct and maintain lines and Offices in
the Pouca. Otoe and Missouri reservation in
oklahoma