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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-01-24
director Of Bureau Of Republics

WASHINGTON, Jan. -. --dene!"l N"s
sell Hastings. formerly OF ONO, o"t nov w
living at Northampton. Mass. mas oee'' :.
chosen for appointment as director ., =,
the Bureau OF American KepuOi'cs' "
succeed the late Joseph Smith. Genera.
Hastings during the Civil war wae
colonel Of the presidents regiment
Evening star., 1899-04-07
CENSUS SUPERVISORS DISTRICTS,
MIR. Gannett's Plan of Dividing the
Country.

A plan for the division of the country in
to supervisors districts for the purpose of
the twelfth census was submitted bv Mr.
henry Gannett, geographer of the census
and adopted by Director Merriam today.
Ihe census act provides that the whole
number of supervisors districts shall not
exceed 800 and that wherever practica bile
the boundaries of these districts shall con-
form to those of the congressional districts
The number of congressional districts is
'ioi to which must be added eight territo-
rial districts, including one for Hawaii and
TWO for Alaska. The number of districts
TO be saved by consolidation is therefore
slxty-five. In the interest of the enumera-
ton, ii has been deemed advisable TO eff
lsct sucn consolidation where the popua-
tion is denser than the average, rather
nan IN sparseiy settled regions. -'-.=
The following is the number of districts
allotted TO each state and territory: Ala
bama, 8; Alaska, q Arizona, /: Arkansas,
q; California, &; Colorado. >: Con.
nectlcut, 1; Delaware, 1; District of
Columbia, /: Florida 9: Georgia
II; Hawaii, 1; Idaho, L. Illinois
10; Indiana, II; Indian Territory l: Iowa
u Kansas, Z; Kentucky, IL; Louisiana, 6;
Maine, =; Maryland, I; Massachusetts. l.
Michlgah, Il; minnesota, I; Mississippi, 4;
Missouri l3; Montana, l; Nebraska, g. Ne
yada, L; New Hampshire, /; New Jersey
q; New Mexico,1; New York, 10; North Caro-
INA, .; North Dakota.1 ; Ohio, 10; Oklahoma l I;
oregon. 2; Pennsylvania, 10; Rhode Island
l: South Carolina, q; South Dakota ..
tennessee. 10: Texas, 13; Utah. 1; Vermont
l; Virginia. 10; Washington ?; West Vir-
einia, 4; Wisconsin, 8; Wyoming, 1.
Evening star., 1899-04-07
EaitlmOrG MarISefx

BALTIMORE, April Flour quiet. UNCHANGED.
ssies i Sd2l barrels; exports 15,532 barrels;
month"; 751aa753.; May 76a 36l JuIT sis @sLaS am
sIs sIsler nsr, NJ red Ila711 receipts, ysI bush,
ai @ sfo9o bushels; stock, 2ss 32i bushels:
ma;h aSss do on grade 1&a75E Corn easier spot and
sit,na oSt2a.s May Ss1a3SL june 39Is asked
els exports II ~ bushels; stock, Los SS6 bush
Sdles lo,g1O bushels; southern white corn Il
aSktu' 90 yellow, 81 asked. Oats duh; No .
WHIT Saa3a12; No. mixed, 3ea33 receipts is PSI
pushes' exports none: stock, 232 15i bushels. Rye
Y35a 19a receipts 20 bushels; exports none stock
ID it9 bushels Hay firm No. / timothy, sIa50a
30. GfalL lreights steady, more doing, unchane-
eu. Sugar strong; granulated 5.33. Butter steady
uhchahgeo Eggs frm unchanged. Cheese firm and
box. - ~
Evening star., 1899-04-07
Washington Stock ESchaupe

Sales; Regular cal, IL o'clock MI. $. Is regis
f 5eTed. i $iooo at 1914 C2lumbi Railroad 5s 81 ls 5
~ o' to'' $l;VD al 100 Traders National Rams fn
at = Columbia Fire Insurance. 100 al M IN,
fon ION ERE Insurance, 100 at liz, 100 at IIIs CAP
~ ttscu"n 20 al 81 > at ". 70 AT alL - a.
VI 10 at sl& 70 at 3lS. 20 at 9lN 2o a. ~ -
az a5 az ~; 10 at 81 20 at so- =? at yo4, - at so.
100 at ", loo at 81, 10 at 9lSs 10 at 9iSs Metro
poiiaa R ia & 1ar9ad 10 az 25. 10 at 2225s. at 22aa
10 ~ - 10 al 222i2. 10 at .2I 10 al .a2a, 10
az az 2A T 10 al 22 Alers s.nthller Linotype 10 at
i 10 s ~ ss az iSS 10 az 1ss 10 at lSs, 10 at 1ss
& i&spe, az, az ~ American GraphOphone, loo at 1884,
at IA. American GraILoIhone prefesred sf A. f. -
i.o i"S al a, ia ! at l4ls Pneumatic Gun Carriage
After call.Capta Traction, II at 9lis. II ar eiss
toium"ia kaiiroad 5s $1,000 al 100. Merrenthalsr
District of Columba Bonds5s d ~ isaa Is aess sa.va,r
funding, 100 bid IS; 1901, water stock, los bid
Miscellaneous Bonds-Metropoii,a Rat,roaa -
100 bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv ss 22S hid
ha Railroad 2d mort 5s, IOSJs bid iGan Sslad
Washington Gas Company ser. A. 6s. fI5 rid
United States Electric Light deb inn a. 'i:e I9a
asked United States Electric Light CERT indebT
phone 5s lO4 bid American seT,t and st Ies E
100 bid Masonic Hall Association 5s los bid
National Bank Stoeks.-Bank Of Washington, go
Fsrr,oIl P}d: MetroPoItan 42e bid Central i5o bid
bid Columbia, l4O bid. Capital. isO bid West
Ind End. III bid; i15 asked. Traders I2I bid. i25
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.-NationaI Safe
Deposit and Trust, 100 bid, l32 asked Washiprtan
Loan and Trust Isl bid, 1856 asked. American ~
S1rity and Trust, xlT5 bid, 2co asked Washington
Safe Deposit. 50 bid.
Insurance stocks.-Firemen's. 80 bid Franklin
46a2 bid, 80 asked Metropolitan, 70 bid Corroran
90 bid. Potomac, 81 bid. Arlington. l35 hid M
asked. German-American. 2lO bid. National T'nian
III bid, 121a asked. Columbia. l3 bid. I3Ls asked
Riggs, bid, 81 asked. Peoples, 6H bid, Z asked
Lincoln. xll@s bid, ll4s asked. cotnrnerciai. "a:
bid, 5 asked y Ssi,r rs
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title IS hid
100 asked. Columbia Title. 5ls hid asked Dis,
trict Title 2l5 bid. asked.
Railroad Stoeks.-Capital Traction Cnnpsny 9Iss
bid, 9lA asked. Metropolitan. 222s bid 2225s
asked Columbia, 140 bid, las asked City and
Suburban, 40 bid. Georgetown and Tenallytoyn
Is bid s'A'
Gas and Electric Light StOcks-wa asbingtou Gas
2lf bld as asked Georeetown Gas, 90 bid
United States Electric Light. $50 hid
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac "a
bid, 10 asked Pennsylvania 40 lid -
Miscellaneous Stocks. - Mergenthaler Iinotype
isss bid, iss4 asked. Lanston Monotype isx
bid, 10H asked. American Graphophnne f3yx rid
"a asked. American Graphophone. pfd. I4L mid
l4N asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage 40 bid al
asked. Washington Market 10 asked Great Fails
Ice, 40 hid 100 asked. Norfoik and Washington
Steamboat, 102 bid
xEx dividend
Evening star., 1899-04-07
READY TO BE LAUNCHED.
New Torpedo Boat Waiting for Ice to
Go Out.

30 Out.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BATH, Me-. April THE torpedo boat
Dahlgren, which has been built at the Bath
iron works. will be launched as soon as the
ice leaves the river. A few days will place
this ocean greyhound, built to cut through
the sea at 3O12 knots or better, in readiness
to make her maiden plunge. The contract
price for the Dahlgren and her twin sister,
the t. A. NJ. Craven, which will be launch
ed little later, is s192.00 each.
The boats are 110 feeE long and the bows
are shaped like huge knives. The powerful
engines on board will develop as much
horse power as those of the ram Katahdin,
which weighs 1000 times as much The
plates of the boats are only 3-16 of an inch
thick, and every part of the craft is gal
vanized. The work having been done cold
adds greatly to the cost. The torpedo boat
OF twenty-five years ago, with its spar tor
pedo. was a diminutive affair and had a
speed of only twelve or thirteen knots. In
1877, however, plans for these boats called
for length of 65 to 100 feet and a speed of
from eighteen to twenty-one knots. AS
the demand increased the builders gave
special attention to the reduction of weight
and the increase of boiler and engine effi-
cheney. as is shown today in the two boats
at the Bath iron works. whose hulis, with
httings. weigh fifty-five tons while the
machinery weighs eighty TONS
Evening star., 1899-04-07
MIGHT GO TO ENGLAND |
Talk of Warships Being Sent Across the
Atlantic.
Admirals SchIey and Sampson Spoken
of as Commander, with Probable
ity That 1t VIII BE the Latter.

Since the suggestion was made some
months ago that the Navy Department
should re-establish the European squadron
under command of Admiral Schley, and in
clude among the vessels to be detailed to
that station some of those which took a
distinguished part in the great naval bat
tie of July g. the municipal authorities of
some Of the English ports have invited the
department to send the ships to these
places. promising royal welcome. The
department, however, has been unable to
carry out it's plans for the imm mediate es
tablishment of the European squadron,
owing, 1t is explained, in the first place,
to the necessity of dispatching most of the
smaller vessels of the North Atlantic squad
ron to reinforce Dewey's fleet and in the
usual annual spring and summer maneu-
Vers of the North Atlantic squadron. The
extreme Importance of these maneuvers
was so thoroughly demonstrated by the re-
suits obtained during the Spanish-American
war that 1t is believed to be unwise to
omit them for even one season.
Now 1t Is suggested that If the European
squadron Is not to be re-established it may
at least be feasible to send some of the
crack ships of the North Atlantic SQUAD
ron across the Atlantic on a visit of cour-
tesy to the English ports as soon as the
maneuvers now in progress in the Car;b-
had an opportunity to refit The execu-
tlon OF this plan would involve putting
either Rear Admiral Schley or Rear Ad-
miral Sampson in command of the flying
SQUADRON, with the chances strongly in
favor of the selection of the last named.
1t may be stated, however, that the sug.
gestlon mas not so far taken anything like
of1clal form, and it was said at the nayiga-
tlon @ bureau today that it was very unlikely
that 1t would come to anything
secretary Long has acknowledged the re-
celpt OF the invitations from the British
municipal officers, gracefully expressing the
thanks of the department for the cOmnli-
ment conveyed and promising that the
shlps should touch at the various ports in
the event that they are sent to the Euro
pean station.
1t may be noted that the Navy Depart
ment Will move very deliberately in or
deflng any such movement of the ships of
the North Atlantic squadron. If they were
dispatched as projected, only to English
ports the event would have a deep inter-
national Significance, and would be likely
TO cause irritation among some of the con-
tlnental powers that are already deeply
asltated over the existing entente between
the United States and Great Britain.
Evening star., 1899-04-07
THE HORSELESs CARRIAGE,
Lines of Such ConVeyances PrOpOsed
to Be Established.

The Washington Automobile Company,
which was recently organized to do busi-
ness in this city; proposes, it is stated, in
addition to supplying cabs and carriages
for service, to Also secure an equipment
of large carriages or vehicles capable of
carrying fifteen or: twenty persons. The
latter are to be run on regular routes over
the streets of the city, in the same fashion
as is now done wifi the herdics
These horseless carriages, as they are
termed, are operated by storage batteries
of electricity.
They are in use in other cities as public
cabs and hacks ande also for private use.
1t is not known. when the vehicles either
for this service or for use as cabs and
hacks can be obtained. but it is thought to
be quite probable that they win be intro
duced some time during the summer
No definite route Or routes have been de-
termtned upon as syet. although it is be-
Heved that, natugally 18th street will be
selected as one f'ithe' thoroughfares for
the proposed service. 81 ---
Evening star., 1899-04-07
COMBINING THE ROADS.
Papers Put ON Record at City Hall
Today.

The Anacostia and Potomac River Rail-
road Company today became the owners of
the property of the Belt Railway Company
by deed from the American Security and
Trust Company, trustee, for $3.50, 900. The
new owners Immediately placed on record
a deed of trust to the Baltimore Trust and
Guarantee Company to secure the payment
of an issue of bonds aggregating 100000,
payable April 1, 1919, with ) per cent inter
est, payable semi-annually. The trust COW
ers all the property rights and franchises
of the Anacostia and Potomac River Com
pany, which now includes the lines for
merly operated under the names of the
Belt Railway Company, the Capital Rail-
way Company and the AEacostia Company
Lots 4 and ., in square 304, situated at
11th and V streets northwest, where the
stables of the Belt company were located,
are not included in the trust.
Evening star., 1899-04-07
Successful Bear Raid on the Stock
Market Today.
SHARP BREAK IN MDUSTRlALS
Easy Money Restored Some Con
fidence Toward the Close.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. April THE outcry against
the industrial corporations inaugurated by
the banks a few weeks ago reached a Cii-
max in todays stock market Prices were
curtailed rapidly under the influence OF
intense excitement, and an utter rout Of
thinly masked spectators was accomplish
ed during the forenoon
The decline started after a rather COM
monplace. though sensitive, opening The
industrial department first gave evidence
of a general desire to take profits, and the
railroad list reflected the condition of the
market only to the extent of extreme dull
ness
The movement in the Flower stocks had
become evident toward the end of the FIRST
half hour. Federal Steel issues broke sharp
ly for declines of more than 3 per cent, and
all the iron and steel Issues came I'm for
sympathetic movement. Brooklyn Rapid
Transit opened of at lis and declined for
a maximum loss of about - per cent. the
injunction against the so-called Nassau
deal being dissolved during the weak period
and helping to force a sharp rally of 10 per
cent. International Paper, Pressed Steel
Car and the whole list OF industrial corpora
lions, which had been moving about vio-
lently all morning. rallied sharply with the
traction stock named.
The railroad list came in for q consider
able share Of pressure later. and all classes
Of properties suffered substantial reac-
tions Investment issues and low-priced
shares alike reached points per cent from
the opening level.
The large interests in the market never
abandoned their specaltles, but bought con-
servatively on a scale down. During the
period of greatest pressure no attempt was
made to stay the decline, except in the
manner indicated, but once the pressure
was released the prices of the active issues
We're forced upward.
One of the ging events Of the day
was the Offering Of large sums in the loan
crowd by one of the most conspicuous
houses in the street. Several millions of
dollars were offered b. brokers down to
per cent as an evidence of the existence of
borrowabie funds.
The days movement was aimed at doubt
tul collateral, and has not impaired values
even though prices have suffered. Interests
which have not been seen in the street
since the high level was reached were
Eotei among the buyers today, and several
issues Were confidently bought on the
theory that they were selling at bargain
prices.
The trading element did not recover from
Its scare entirely. and argued that such a
market as that OF today would not imme-
dlately give way to one of continuous nd
vance. The opinion toward the close of the
day was pretty general that next weeks
market would record a sharp recovery To-
morrow's bank statement is likely to be
moderately favorable.
Evening star., 1899-04-07
OFF TO JOIN SAMPSON,
Massachusetts Sails From New York
to Trinidad Today.

NEW YORK, April THE World says:
The Massachusetts, will sail from the
Brooklyn navy yard this morning to join
SIMPSONS squadron at Trinadad On the
arrival of the Massachusetts the squadron
Will proceed to Southampton, England.
When the North Atlantic squadron left
this country 1t was expected to return
on May 1. Since then the plans of the
government have been changed and the
fleet will remain in English waters until
August /. This is the first visit of Ameri-
can battle ships to England. and the Brit
fsh government already is preparing to re-
ceive the squadron in a manner which will
do much to increase the friendly feeling
between England and the United States
The Duke of York was commissioned re-
Gently an honorary captain of the British
navy, and will personally welcome the
American warships.
The North Atlantic squadron is composed
of the flagship New York, Capt Chad
wick; the Brooklyn, Capt. Cooke; the Mas
sachUsetts, Capt. NicOll Ludlow; the In
diana, Capt. Henry Taylor.
Evening star., 1899-04-07
STORM OVER BRITISH ISLES.
Steamboat Service Across the English
Channel Greatly Delayed.

LONDON. April IA heavy storm which
IS sweeping across the channel is delaying
the steamboat service between Great
Britain and the continent. a number of
fishing smacks have been wrecked and
others are missing.
fierce gale is also sweeping the Irish
coast, causing considerable destruction to
property.
The British ship John Cooke, Captain
Magee. which arrived at Limerick on
March 6, from Portland Ore, has been
badly damaged by breaking from her moor
ings during d fierce hurricane at midnight
last night, and colliding with and sinking
a smack and also damaging another vessel
The Norwegian bark Bonita, Captain Jen-
SEN which left Cardiff on January 30 for
Bahla, and which put into Baltimore Ire=
land. on February 8, waterlOgged, has heen
driven the rocks in Baltimore harbor
and badly damaged
Evening star., 1899-04-07
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Chairman and Secretary of Democratic Com
mittee to Meet This Evening
City Ticket for Primary Election to
Be Then COmpIeted-Genera
and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 727 King Street,
Bell Telephone No. LOG.

No 72T King Street,
Bell Telephone No. LOG.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April I, 1899.
Oscar Carter. chairman of the city demo-
cratic committee, and Gardner L. Boothe,
secretary, will this evening make final ar
rangements for the democratic primary to
be held the 10th instant.
Mrs. Collins Buried.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles Collins took
place this afternoon at o'clock from the
family residence, No 315 South Pitt street.
Rev Thomas E. Carson of Roanoke, Va,
formerly pastor of the NJ. E. Church South
in this city, conducted the services. The
pallbearers We're Messrs. William Phillips
Harry Appich, Henry X. Field, A. A War
field, Park Agnew and j. Summers. Inter-
ment was made in Bethel cemetery.
school Board Meets.
The city school board met last night and
the resignation of Mrs. Charles Appich as
teacher in Lee School was accepted. There
were several applicants for the vacated po-
stion, among the principal being Miss
Mamie BontZ and Miss L. Pearl HOFFMAN.
After several ballots Miss Bontz was
elected.
General and Personal.
The Columbia Steam Fire Engine Com
pany held its monthly meeting last night.
An invitation from Rev. ]. Ernest Thacker
to attend special services to be held in the
Second Presbyterian Church Sunday even
ing, the 10th instant, was accepted. The
invitation to enter the Columbia in the fire
engine contest to be held in Westminster,
Md, June was laid over.
civil service examination for the
grades of clerk and carrier under the postal
system will be held tomorrow morning at
3 O'Clock in the post Office building.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Wilson took
place from st. Mary's Church yesterday af-
ternoon, Rev. Father H. J. Cutler officiat-
ing.
The regular monthly business meeting of
the Epworth League M. E. Church South
viii be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock in
the Washington Street Church.
Alleged MurderOus Assault.
James Smithers, an acting constable of
Alexandria, appeared at the police station
which occurred the previous night, OF
which he was the victim His story
is that as he was walking down
South Lee street, between Duke and
Wolf streets, about S o'clock Wednes-
day night, he was suddenly attacked
by two unknown men, who knocked him
down, the blow rendering him unconscious.
When he regained consciousness, he says,
he was in the northern section of the city
with the two men standing over him. They
soon made off, and Smithers, with his head
and face fearfully bruised and covered with
blood, managed to drag himself to his
ed that his aSSailantS had robbed him of
about IS in cash.
There is as yet no clue to the identity of
the thugs. Smithers states that he was so
stunned that he could not tell whether they
were white or colored. The police are in
VeStigating the case.
Evening star., 1899-04-07
FOR 4 RAINY DAY.
Wife's Savings the Means of Wealth.
erins n Financial Gale.


From the Detroit Free Press.
II don't suppose you have forgotten the
panic of 49," said Dodson ct certainly
have not, for / had that unlucky year i'm
pressed upon me in a way that will not
soon forget.
"You remember how money disappeared
when the crash came? Banks that were
fortunate enough to escape going down in
the general crash boarded their money and
refused to loan cent, even upon the best
security.
81 have always made 1t rule never to
talk business with my wife, and she, poor
woman, never knew. at the time the many
anxious days that l had, for | tried to con-
ceal my hopeless condition.
AT last it came To a point where I was
without even hope,aand staggered home
with bankruptcy staring me in the face.
l had made the fight and lost. and then.
seeing all the SAVINGS of q lifetime swept
away, I gave77up like a man doomed to
die DE and Knowing athntf no fate could ward
Il knew that my wife must be told so I
took her in my arms and broke 1t to her
as gently as possible,
and l began to feas that the shock had
been too much for hsr had told her that
II 1 could only raise a small sum it might
see me through the worst and enable me
FINALLY shestspoka; john she said T
have always had presentiment that some
day something, might happen. and when
ever chanced TO have a little money that
l thought l would not need 1 put it away
In one of Willie's discarded toy banks. +
haven't the slightest idea how much there
is, but have bsen adding to it for years.
l will get it and we will count it together
Il never knsw until that moment how a
man feels when he is reprieved under the
gallows
She placed the bank before me and 7
dumped the contents upon the table There
was total of 13 cents, mostly in pennies
1t was so comical that 1 had to laugh
But that laugh saved me. 1t drove away
the gloomy thoughts with which I had sur
rounded myself. and took courage again
to look the situation in the face and finally
Won out.
I am stiil paying my wife her usual al
lowance; but 1 haven't the face to ask
her if she is again putting aside for
rainy day.
Evening star., 1899-04-07
The Havana Police Force.
RECEPTION 70 SECRETARY ALGEH.
Head OF the War Department Pleased
with Porto Rico.

PONCE Island Of Porto Rico. April Z
General Russell A. Alser. the Secretary of
War. who arrived here on Wednesday on
board the United States transport ingalls,,
has met with an enthusiastic reception. He
VISITED the schools yesterday morning, dis
CtISsed island affairs with merchants and
agriculturalists at the principal club dur
ing the afternoon and attended Il banquet
a. the French Hotel in the evening.
The town : decorated in his honor and
last night il was illuminated The general
has had a delightful trip. is delighted with
Porto Rico. and leaves this morning across
the island rpa,d. and is 10 arrive at San
Juan tomorrow afternoon
Evening star., 1899-04-07
The Coming Trip of the Abarenda.

1t is said at the Navy Department that
the collier Scindia, now at San Francisco,
is to be extensively repaired. so that she
cannot be sent to Samoa or Manila for
several months at least. So far as the de-
partment knows, the collier Abarenda, 'at
Norfolk. is the only government vessel that
will go to Pago Pago. She is now loading
with some of the steel structural material
needed for the projected wharf and coal
sheds there, which have been manufac
tured in Pittsburg. 1t is said at the equip
ment bureau that she will be ready to sail
in a very short time. The Abarenda is to
remain at Pago Pago indefinitely as a sta
ton ship.
Evening star., 1899-04-07
Wants Right of Way.

The Columbia Railway Company this
afternoon filed a petition in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia asking
that proceedings be authorized 20 condemn
q right of way through certain land owned
hy James II. Savilie
The action Is in connection with the ex-
tension of The Columbia railway II Is ex-
planned that the railway officials have been
unable Z" come to an agreement with Mr.
Sarlle for the purchase Of the right of
way. and therefore the relief of the court
Is sought 10 have just compensation fixed