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Evening star., 1899-02-06
FINANCE AND TRADE
Stocks Opened Weak, but Recovered
at the Close.
PEACE TREATY WAS A FACTOR
Good Buying of the Specialties
Was a Feature.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. February 6.-Opening prices
this morning reflected the weakness caused
in London by the developments over Sun
day, but in most instances initial prices
were the lowest for the day. The Philip
pine incident was generally construed to be
an argument in favor of the ratification of
the pending peace treaty, and owners OF se-
curities were not disposed to sell at the de-
cline.
For the greater part of the day the
market was dull and showed unmistak-
able evidences of desire to proceed deliber-
ately until Washington should send out
definite information on the peace situation.
While little that was definite came into the
street. the feeling of confidence increased
toward the end Of the noon hour.
The shares usually descrIbed as special
ties because of personal influences which
attach thereto were marked IN without
regard to the main movement. Consoli-
dated Gas for example, gained , per cent
under what was called good buying and
was disposed to ignore the prudence which
depressed prices in other parts Of the lis..
St. Louis and Southwestern preferred
was the leader of the low-priced shares
advancing steadily under a good demand
from sources in position to judge most
accurately of the pending benefits. The
common stock advanced easily in SYM
pathy with the preferred shares also, as did
the bonds of the company
The high-priced shares were last to move
in the advance. except New York Central,
which held firmly throughout the morning.
These shares hold well at a level which is
scarcely justified by existing conditions
but the fact that ready market is always
found inclines shrewd observers to the be-
lief that recent talk of Vanderbilt consoli-
dations is not wholly without a basis of
fact. however premature the disclosure of
that basis may have been.
Pacific Mail after period of weakness,
was bought with renewed confidence by
some of the larger houses. Once the treaty
is out of the way the subsidy bill is eX-
p7cted to be given favorable attention. and
this measure is of vital concern to the
properly mentioned. Rival companies may
spring into existence. as the result of such
a law, but a company already equipped
and with an almost expert knowledge OF
the field can be relied upon to get its full
STARE of the benefits TO be derived
American Tobacco was weak for a time
as th3 result of rumors relative to the sll-
perior generalship of one OF its rivals in
purchasing a prominent plug tobacco plant
As the market rallied these shares Joined
the upward movement.
The final hour was given over to a rather
confident buying movement. Traders
bought stocks on the treatys prospects,
and the larger commission houses were
moderate buyers Both accounts were rep
resented in the final dealings, but profit
taking made up a larger percentage of the
sales than did contracts for the short ac-
count.
Evening star., 1899-02-06
WILL COST AMERICA DEAR.
Spanish Minister'S Opinion Regard
ing the Philippine Islands.

MADRID, February 6.-The newspapers
here today publish an interview with a
minister who declared that the Philippines
the Filipinos are not SO susceptible to
brfbes as the Cubans."
The minister is quoted as adding: 1.-The
Americans will repulse any attack on Ma
Mia, but such victory will be of no ad-
vantage to the United States If the insur-
gents embitteIed by defeat will be less
disposed to make an arrangement, and the
struggle will go on in the Hinterland, which
will be very unfavorable TO the Americans
who are absolutely incapable Of mountain
warfare
THE situation Of the Americans is very
critical They will be compelled TO grant
independence to the Filipinos in spite of the
fact that they will thereby bring upon
themselves the worlds ridicule"
The minister also expressed the belief that
the rupture at Manila would influence the
United States Senate, because the anti
annexationists will point out that the an
nexation of the Philippine Islands will de-
mand enormous and uncalled for sacrifices
of men and money"
Continuing, the minister said: THE rebels
therefore, have shown cleverness in choos-
ing the eve OF the ratification of the treaty
for an outbreak. 1t is very regretable that
opening of hostiliues will necessarily aggra-
vate the situation of the Spaniards In the
Philippines"
Evening star., 1899-02-06
STILL WITHOUT FUNDS.
Commissioners Appeal for Money for
Removal of Snow.

The District Commissioners, being with
out dollar with which to carry out the
provisions of law requiring them to remove
snow and ice from the streets, crossings
and cutters, as was explained in The Star
last week. today again addressed COM
munication to Congress asking for an
emergency appropriation of 5000 and
Commissioner Wight went to the Capitol
to explain matters.
The usual appropriation for this purpose
81 600, was exhausted early last month, and
thereupOn the Commissioners acquainted
Congress with the fact, praying that the
sum of 5000 be at once granted them
with which to do the work. The latter
part of the month Congress voted them
just one-fifth of that amount which sum
was exhausted by the snow storms of last
week, whereupon an appropriation of 50, 900
was again promptly asked. Today's letter
was made imperative by the snow storms
of this morning and the night previous re-
sulting in probably the heaviest fall of the
season.
To remove the snow after such a fall
costs the District, it is estimated by Mr.
Warner Stutler the superintendent of
street cleaning, much more than 81 600;
more like 5000 if the 100000 square
yards of street area are cleared of snow
Even with the lighter fall of last week it
was not possible with the sum of 81 600
to remove 1t from more than the main
business thoroughfares Under a ruling of
the Treasury Department, the Commission
efS are not permitted to use any of the
street cleaning sweeping funds for the
removal OF snow and ice, and until Con-
greSs acts they will be utterly poWerless
no matter how filthy and unhealthy the
city may become in consequence.
Evening star., 1899-02-06
REPORT on HOWARD AVENUE.
Commissioners Views of Bill for Its
Extension

The following report was made today by
the District Commissioners to Representa-
tive Babcock, chairman of the House Dis
trict committee on House bill 11165 to eX-
tend Howard avenue:
Two maps are submitted herewith, the
small one showing, in red, the portion of
the ground which it is proposed to take for
extending Howard avenue-this map shows
its relation to the adjacent streets and
shows that there is but a small portion
necessary to make the connection to the two
parts; the larger map shows the ground
more in detail upon a larger scale, from
which it will appear that the ground named
in the bill forms but a single lot being lot
No. 130l2 The number of square feet in the
lot is 6,t62 ii, so that the bill evidently
ccntemplates a price OF 81 per square foot,
which is higher than the lot is actually be-
Heyed to be worth.
1t is considered inadvisable, as a prn-
clple, to make an appropriation larger than
the actual value of the land, as the owner
would demand, or the jury would be in
cliEed to award the full amount of the APP
preparation.
1T is believed by the Commissioners that
% cents per square foot is full value for
the land in question.
"As the street will take up the entire
lot il is not believed that the District will
ever secure this extension by dedication"
Evening star., 1899-02-06
baltimore Markets.

dsaa.I bAaI1MoRE February e.-Flour dull and lower;
do f supes' 5osSz6o do extra, 81 65asS 10;
aSs;S9; sisf. sEPing do ss.s9as4Io; spring wheat.
stralgh1 ~ so; receipts, 14f barrels; ex-
ports port % 800 lsrrels Wheat depressed and lower;
spos ana month IS7saI4; March, 747sa75h; May,
.oaios; steamer No. red, II; receipts "a 06f
bns6e; bbnshes; exports 1900 bushels; stock se3,2o2
g grade ala14; Corn fairly steady; spot and month,
SSSS!3aSsN; March SsNaS9s; steamer mixed, asa
SSN; receipts, lS5, ,23S bushels; exports I65 l4l
bushels: stock. 2 2es 25s bushels; sales. 900
bushels; southern white and yellow corn, S71aaiO.
Oats arm; No. 2 white, S5lsa36; No mixed, 8slsa
81 receipts 3,4li bushels; exports. none; stock,
285, o92 bushels. Rye steady; No 2 nearby, 61A
No. western e3Hi receipts, 5s6l bushels; eI-
ports, none; stock, i4sl57 bushels. Hay dull; No.
i timothy, S1laSIl.50 Grain freights very quiet;
steam to Liverpool. per bushel, 24sd February;
Cork for orders. per quarter, Sc. ABS 3D. February,
s.. March Sugar strong; granulated. sos, Butter
sseada' ss az Ianey creamery Soa2l do mitatio1 Ia
Rs rolls; 12sIs; Esgs firm; fresh. is per dozen.
do, 81 medium II Ha1lis; do, % small, 11iaa1la
Lettuce, 81 25aSl so per bushei box. Whisky, Si30
a$1 81 per gallon for fnished goods In carloads:
u .32aS1 .Sa per gallon for jobbing lots.
Evening star., 1899-02-06

the idea that he had taken a position for
case he could have secured more from his
party when thrift would follow fawning."
He said he believed that the battle in Ma
Mia was but the beginning. and If the
treaty was ratified war would follow for
years. costing lives and millions upon
millions in money.
Mr.. German referred to what had been
done with China regarding the immigration
to those islands. and now eight years later
we take islands which will be but step
ping stone for the Chinese to the United
States. He predicted that within four
years the people would resent the action.
He said that in connection with the Phil
ippines it was proposed to increase the
army to 100000 to keep in control and po-
lice the United States. He protested
against 1t.
What spectacle it has BEEN" said Mr..
German, ito sea the President of the
United States, kindly, gentle and partisan
as he is in his swing through the south
giving expression to the sentiment to the
confederate dead which was so grand, and
then asking for 100000 men to keep their
descendants in subjection.'
At the conclusion of Mr.. Germans speech
Mr.. Davis moved an executive session. Mr..
Wolcott wanted five minutes to reply to
Mr.. German, but Mr.. Davis would not
yield, and at 2:15 the Senate went into
executive session for final consideration
of the peace treaty.
Evening star., 1899-02-06
THE SITUATION IN CUBA.
Gen. Lee to Establish sanitarfum on
Isle of Pines

HAVANA, February 6-Gen Fitzhugh
Lee, accompanied by his son, went TO the
Isle Of Pines yesterday to inspect its sani-
tary conditions, with the view to establish
a military sanitarium there. He will return
about the middle of the week
The Havana police are drilling regularly
four hours a day, and there is a great i'm
provement in their bearing The uniforms
for the 1st Battalion have arrived here.
Former Police Superintendent McCullagh
expects to return to the United States on
February 10.
Maj. Gen. ]. Warren Keifer commander
of the 1st Division of the 7th Army Corps,
returned here yesterday from Guines, where
he has been obtaining data referring to the
reorganization of the local civil administra-
tion.
When tho Spaniards left here they COM
pletely dismantled the arsenal and repair
shop of the ordnance department, with the
result that many laborers have been out of
employment since January l. The laborers
determined yesterday to parade the streets
and go to the headquarters of Gen. Ludlow,
the governor of the department of Havana,
Tor the purpose of appealing to him TO give
them work. The parade started two hours
late. and when the laborers arrived at Gen.
Ludlow's quarters at pm. he had gone
our driving. Among the crowd, which by
that time had grown to about GOO persons
were several who began making incendiary
speeches, referring to the alleged insulting
treatment which they have received at the
hands of the Americans. They were
promptly Quieted by their more sensible
companions. The parade will be repeated
next Sunday.
Evening star., 1899-02-06
The Sending for the Baltimore

1t is a matter of some regret to the War
Department that there is no communica-
ton between Manila and Iloilo by cable.
Naval officers who are in close touch with
the situation say that the dispatch Of the
Boston to relieve. the Baltimore is not an
indication that all is quiet at Manila, but
that the admiral would probably want the
Baltimore at the point of activity because
of her superior shelling ability The run
from Manila to Iloilo is $50 miles, so that
it will take almost a week for the vessels
to exchange stations
The departnent-has been making prepa-
rations for cstble Communication between
these two chief Cities in the archipelago
for some time past and the Panama, now
at New York, is being fitted out as a cable
ship to be dispatched to the islands. 1t
was reported two weeks ago that she
would be ready roy sailing in month"; but
it was said at the department today that
it will be month longer before she can
start This delay Is now deeply regretted.
as the need for cable work in the islands
has been repeatedR urged and as often de-
layed, 81, at
Evening star., 1899-02-06

Thirteenth Minnesota Infantry, 1,245
Lieut.. Cal. John H. Friedrich.
First Montana Infantry 9S5, Col. Harry
c. Kessler
First Neb. Inf, 963, Col. John B. Bratt.
First N. D. Inf, 669, 1t. Col. w. C. Free
man.
Second Ore. Inf, 1,241, Col. owen Sum-
mers.
Tenth Pa Inf, TO, Col A L. Hawkins.
First S. D. Inf, 9S9, Col. A. S. Frost.
First Tenn. Inf, ,230 Col VIM. c. Smith
(died).
First Wash. Inf, !. 1.121, Col. j. H. Wholley
First Wyo. Inf, 315, Major F. NJ. Foote
Total volunteers, 1886.
Fourteenth L. S. Infantry, ], ,122, Lieut..
Col. c. F. Robe.
Eighteenth U. S. Infantry 1,147 Col. ID.
D. Van Valzah.
Twenty-third Z. S. Infantry, 1,127, Lieut..
Col ]. W. French.
Grand total, 1892
No Advices of Renewed Fighting.
Up to o clock this afternoon nothing had
been received at the War Department from
Gen. Otis to confirm the impression gained
from Admiral Dewey's early morning dis
patch that fighting was still in progress in
Manila today. There is considerable diff
ference or opinion on that subject. Gen.
Corbin and other army officers are strong
in the belief that Gen. Otis gained a de-
cisive victory over the Filipinos Sunday
morning, and that there have been nc
open hostilities since. Although no official
information on the subject is obtainabIe
at this writing the impression prevails
that the character of the instructions to
Gen. Otis will depend entirely upon the
action of the Senate in the matter of the
peace treaty.
Evening star., 1899-02-06
THE sTRINGING OF WIRES.
Manager CaIIum Defends the NJ. ID.
VI. Company.

Manager Callum of the Mutual District
Messenger Company was seen today by
Star reporter with regard to the alleged
Illegal stringing of wires with which the
company was charged by District Commits
sioner Beach in report quoted In The Star
last Saturday.
Can the District officials mention more
than two cases Of complaint" said Mr.. Nc
Callum, where our wires were concerned? !?
IL not, why should it be made to appear
publicly that there are numerous COM
plaints?
"As concerns us the greatest and most
numerous complaints of our citizens that
nave reached us are that we cannot furnish
them our service because of not being al
lowed to run wire. Such reputable citizens
as Admiral Selfridge, MIR. B. II. Warner
Mr.. VIM. E. Curtis and others have been
refused our service, although our wires are
across the street from them
Our men are required to act as gentle
men and as such will defend themselves
when insulted The inspectors would do
we'll to remember this. We hope no per-
sonal feeling will prevail"
Evening star., 1899-02-06
REPORT ADVERSELY.
Commissioner Oppose Bill for Inn
proving south Carolina Avenue.

Adverse action was today recommended
by the District Commissioners on Senate
bill 5252 for the Improvement of South
Carolina avenue. The Commissioners eX-
plain that upon all previous bills of this
character they have reported adversely,
upon the ground that a schedule of streets
to be paved has been established for each
section, which schedules they believe are
arranged very largely in the order OF i'm
portance and merit. As a matter of policy
they regard II very inadvisable to create
custom of providing for the paving Of
certain streets by Individual bills, instead
OF taking them up in the regular way in
connection with the District appropriation
bill.
They believe the adoption of such policy
would result in a great deal of trouble TO
congress and to them, many parties in
dinerent sections of the city and District
would secure the Introduction of bills for
their particular streets If they thought such
plan of action would be countenanced.
The Commissioners are also of the opin-
lon that there are many more streets in
thu southeast section more in need OF
Improvement than that part of South Caro-
lima avenue mentioned in the bill
Evening star., 1899-02-06
Washington Stock EXCHANGE

SAILS regular call. IL O'Clock m.-oolumlau Rail
trust o. n sg ~ ia at l9s National Safe Deposit and
80 loo at S. q s5 at IS s27 at af' S. 30 al al
thaler Linotype. 10 at 1854 10 at fs5s 10 ar fsG
hSSn s so N91e9ype. S at 1s. 100 at ISIS 100 at
p District OF Columbia Bonds-5s. 2o-year funding
fUd, fVU pld' Is 1sol water stock los bid. 8.65s
mi Miscellaneous Bonds.-Metropolitan Railroad 5s
eS oS' 51d' ~ asked Metropolitan Railroad conv
cert indebt, A, 125 bid. Metropolitan RaiircSS
eerf; saiI lnde6t.. b lis bid; 1901 asked Columbia
os. l0ss bid, 1895 asked. City and suburban Rail-
fSad fsl rs IS leTta bid Washington Gas series A. as
Electric Light cert ndebt, to7 bid, 1oSls asked d
AmericaIfse rity and Trust SIS, loo bid WashinG
ton ton Market "a lst m es 10 bid. Washington Market
bld. Masonic Hall Association 5s los bid. Amer
lean GraIh9Phone deb 5s. 1ol bid, 1o5 asked.
bid. Metropolitan. s75 bid. Central. ls0 bid
Farmers Farmers and MeehaGiss $50 bid Second, las bid
bid West End 95 bid, IS asked Traders' li2
big Lincoln l15 bid.
Deposit and Trust, ll71s bid, lis asked. Washing
ton Loan and Trust, 20 bid.
american, 100 bid National Union, 10 bid Co Co
ed Peoples 81 bid, asked. Lincoln, loY bid,
Il 1if,s assed fos,,ys0ca oo@asssisl sFal bid
IS asked. Columbia Title, 45s bid Ok asked Dis.
trict Title. 2Ia bid, asked "
Railroad Stocks.--Oapital Traction Company, s5ss
bid, 50 asked. Metropolitan, 1854 bid 1s6lz asked
asked. ~ u' %
Gas and Electric Light tstocks.-washington Gas.
81 bid, 63 asked Georgetown Gas 5Oi5 hid ri 81
Electric Light, 15o bid, 152 asked -
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac b-Ik
bid, 50 asked Pennsylvania, IS bid so asked
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Iino.vne
1854 bid, 1861 asked. Lanston Monotype ISik hid'
American Graphophone, 1875 bid, Is asked Ameri-
can Graphophone preferred, x12L bid. Pneumstie
Gun Carriage, "a bid, 40 asked. Washington Mar
ket, l8 bid. Great Falls Ice, lis bid Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat, 100 bid ~
xEx dividend.
Evening star., 1899-02-06
BOOKED FOR TWO RESPONSES.
Senator-Elect Scott to Address Manu-
facturers in New York.

Commissioner N. B. Scott of the internal
revenue bureau, senator elect from the
state of West Virginia, will address the
board of trade of the glass and crockery
manufacturers of the United States at a.
meeting to be held at the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel in New York Wednesday evening
He has also accepted an invitation to at
tend banquet to be given by the cigar
manufacturers at Delmonico's in New York
the evening of the 21st instant and will
respond to the toast THE Internal Reye-
nue." February 25 Mr.. Scott will be a guest
at a dinner to be given the peace commits
sion by the Ohio Society in New York at
the Waldorf
Evening star., 1899-02-06
WILL MAINTAIN NEUTRALITY,
Attitude of Foreign Governments in
Case of an InsurrectiOn.

In diplomatic quarters the view prevails
that all foreign governments will maintain
strict neutrality in case of an insurrection
in the Philippines, but that no formal proc
lamations of neutrality will be issued as
these would be indirect recognition of
the Fflipinos as belligerents.
This is the opinion among British, Ger
man and French diplomatic officials, and it
is in accordance with general custom The
several foreign offices had not UP to noon
today communicated with their representa-
uyes in Washington, and 1t Is hardly ex-
through these officials unless the foreign
colonies at Manila are In danger The po-
sition Of the foreign powers is looked upon
as analogous to that Of the United States
during Spains troubles with the Cuban in
SurgentS.
Evening star., 1899-02-06
TROOPS AT MANILA.
Revised Lissff e Of the volunteers an
rs Regulars,

REVISED Llst O the volunteers and
. Is Regulars. .,-.,-
The following isda revised list of the or
ganizations in the Philippines. together
with their strength and the names of the
commanding officers:
Troop Nevada Cavalry, 81, Capt. Fred M.
Linscott.
and D, California Artillery, 375, Maj.
Frank s. Rice.
A and b, Utah Artillery, s42 Maj. Rich
ard w. Young. :,
1st Wyoming Battery, IS, Lieut.. H. A.
Clark.
First California Infantry, 1.241, Col. Vic
First Colorado Infantry. /. 1871, Col. Henry
B. Mccoy.
First Idaho Infantry. e5e, Col. John w.
Jones. "a ;s-s cise
Fifty-first iowa Infantry, 995. Col. John
e. Laper.-
Twentieth Kansas Infantry. loss. Col.
Frederick Funston.
Evening star., 1899-02-06
BALLOTING FOR U. s. SENATORS.
No Choice Made Today at Harrisbura
or Dover,

or Dover.
HARRISBURG, Pa, February 6.-The
seventeenth ballot for United States sena-
tor resulted: Quay, 10; jerks, 8; Stewart. /.
Total, %. No choice.
DOVER, Del. February 6-The thirty
seventh and thirty-eighth ballots for United
States Senator taken by the legislature to-
day in joint session resulted as follows;
George Gray (dem.). IA: J. Edward Ad-
dies (union rep). IA; Henry A. Dupont (reg.
rep). 5; DR.. Joseph H. Chandler (reg rep.).
4; j. S. Willis (union rep.), 8; L. I. Handy
(silver dem.), 4. Absent s. Total vote. A.
Necessary to choice, %. No election.
The thirty ninth, fortieth and forty first
ballots showed no change except that Col
Duponts votes went to Willis. giving the
latter ten.
Evening star., 1899-02-06
Death From Natural Causes

Coroner Carr has decided that the death
Of James w. Farr, aged seventy-six, which
occurred yesterday at the home of the LAT
ter, No. 2929 18th street northwest. was
from natural causes, and that an INQUEST
was unnecessary.
Evening star., 1899-02-06
Gen. ReynOlds' Condition

Gen Joseph j. Reynolds is still tn a
serious condition at his residence, No 1901
s street northwest, there having been prac-
tically no change in his condition since he
was stricken with paralysis three weeks
ago.
Evening star., 1899-02-06
Capt. Phelps Ordered to Hav,n.

Capt Walter L. Phelps, assistant quar-
termaster, U. 5. ", now in this city, has
been ordered to Havana, Cuba for assign
ment to duty, under direction of Briya d,er
General Charles II. Humphrey. U. s. v, at
Havana
Evening star., 1899-02-06
DEATH OF COUNT Won cApR1yI
He Was German Chancellor Under
the Present EMPEROR

FRANKFORT. February 6-Gen Count
Won Caprivi the former chancellor of the
German empire, died this morning at Sky
rem, near Crossen, thirty-two miles from
here.
The general, who had been Ill for some
time past, died peacefully at 10 am
Evening star., 1899-02-06
Gen. Wood, at Santiago,

The adjutant general has received cable
message from Gen. Wood, commanding the
military department of Santiago announc-
ing MS arrival at Santiago ON the 4th in
slant.
Evening star., 1899-02-06
Grain, Provi.ions and Cotton Ma.,e..

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers, 1419 ST., members New York
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs La
denburg, Thalmann & Co, New York
(HtliAlnn ahr11ar
Evening star., 1899-02-06
Government Bonds,
More Messenger. Wanted.

The Secretary of War has asked an ap-
preparation for six additional messengers
for the War Department at s72o- per an
mum each.