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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18

Officers recently appointed have been as
signed to regiments as follows
Second Lieutenant Fred. E. Buchan to the
9th Cavalry; Second Lieutenant A. H.
Bishop to the I'd Infantry; Second Leuten-
ant A A. Parker to the 24th Infantry.
Lieut.. r. o. Richard, volunteer signal
corps now at Fort Myer. Va, has been or
dered to duty at Angel Island Cal.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Robert NJ. En-
ders, ST., now at Little Rock, Ark, has
been ordered to accompany the 32d Infan-
try to Manila.
Maj Edward T. Comegys. surgeon, has
been directed to close the medical supply
depot at Atlanta Ga. and to assume
charge of the general hospital and supply
depot at Savannah. Ga, relieving Maj. D.
NJ. Appel and Capt H. d. Snyder of the
medical department.
Maj M. c. Hutchins, quartermaster, u
S. W, has been ordered from New York
to Boston on business connected with the
establishment of camp ground at South
birmingham, Mass, for the accommodate
ton of the 10th Infantry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18
DEATH OF EDWARD HAYES.
He Was One of the Oldest Clerks in
the Post Office Department.

He Was One of the Oldest Clerks in
the Post Office Department.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
WARREN, Ohio August 1S.-Colonel Ed
ward Hayes, here for the reunion of his
regiment the 10Th Ohio V. V. L.,
died suddenly at the Park Hotel today
Colonel Hayes was twice treasurer of Trum-
bull county, and for nearly twenty years
has been in the Post Office Department at
Washington.
Colonel Hayes was the third Oldest clerk
in length of service in the Office of the sec
ond assistant D.. stmaSter general The
Clerks of that office Wal assemble after i
o'clock this AFTERNOON, TO take appropriate
action on his death. He.left here a week
ago in company With his wife to attend the
reunion of his regiment, He was in I'M
usually good health then. the news of his
death today being great shock to his
friends. ar
Colonel Hayes was seventy years old at
the time of his death. He leaves a widow
and one daughter, who, is now in Canada
| on vacation. His remtfins will be inferred
at Burg HILL Ohio. his gold home. Colonel
Hayes a member of both the Grand
Army and the Loyal Legion. His home
here was at 1927 kslin Avenue northwest.
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. August 1s.-Flour firm, unchanged;
receipts. 1903 barrels; exports, 81, 25 barrels
Wheat firm; spot and the month, 715sa7e; Septem-
her, 72saa7Z5s; October, 74a7iA: December. TIA
bushels; exports 10000 bushels southern by sam
pie 63a73ti; do. on grade 69laa72a4 Corn steady
mixed. spot and the month. 351aas5ja; September
and October. 35ha351s: November December.
new DID, 32asa32a. January, 32Ea32ai; steamer
mixed, 34a34A; receipts III bushels; exports
2G5, l62 bushels; southern white corn 4aa40!S do.
yellow. i0a iola. Oats steady: No. white, new,
2Ga2612; No. mixed, new. .. sales. Rye firm /;
No. nearby, 52a53: No. western, IS. Hay
barely steady: No timothy, old. Sll.50 asked;
new, Sl4.50aS15. Grain freights very quiet; steam
to Liverpool. per bushe gid, September Cork for
orders, per quarter, u.s. 412d.a3s. 3D., September.
Sugar strong, unchanged Butter frm unchanged.
Eggs firm, unchanged. Cheese steady, unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18
SAYS HE SHOT LABORI.
Man Giving the Name Of GlOrOt Sur
renders to Police.


RENNES, August 1S.-The man who at
tempted to murder Maitre Labor. leading
counsel for Captain Dreyfus has been ar
rested at Dol. in this department His
name is Giorot he is native of the depart
ment of CoteS-du-Nord, and has confessed.
Glorot was arrested because he said in a
Cabaret yesterday:
Il am the man who shot LabOri''
The police, it is said. believed the
prisoner Is only lunatic a drunkard,
DESTROYS of attracting attention, and his
so-called confession may turn out to be
nothing more than an empty boast. The
police. however, are investigating the re-
cent movements of the prisoner.
Maitre LabOri Not So Well.
RENNES, August 1S.-Maitre Labor was
not so well this afternoon. He overtired
himself yesterday, and today he was only
allowed to exercise for half an hour. which
he spent in the garden. His wound is no
worse. but he is suffering from nervousness
Confirms Schneider's Denial.
PARIS, August 1S.-The Figaro today
publishes a communication from Count
Paul Esterhazy, the Austrian charge DAFT
flares at Paris. confirming the Schneider
denial printed by the Figaro yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18
STEAMER NORFOLK IN STORM.
Steering Gear Carried Away on Her
Last Trip.

Special Dispatch to The Evening star
NORFOLK. Va, August 1S.-The storm
which has ragged here for three days past
has spent itself and appears this morning
to have passed over Only a light wind
prevails, although the rain still falls at in
tervals. The only boat which arrived this
morning, the steamer Norfolk of the Wash
ington line, met the storm at 3 o'clock
this morning. Her steering gear was broken
and she was steered in by hand. No other
damage was sustained, although the pas
sengers We're badly shaken up. All boats
will. it now appears, leave on schedule to-
night.
Little damage done in this harbor by
the storm, but it is believed that many
wrecks may have occurred on the coast.
Communication with the latter has been
cut off since yesterday, when the last wire
to Cape Henry went down. The storm
changed it's course in the night and Is now
moving southwark. 1t is central now at
sea about off Hatteras.
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VIGILANCIA SAFE IN PORT.
Ward Liner Arrived at Nassau Las1
Evening".

NEW YORK, August 1S.-The Ward line
officers have received dispatch from Mas
sau, Bahama Islands, saying that the
steamer Vigiiancia, which sailed from here
Wednesday. August ., for Mexican ports
via Havana, where she was due last Sun
day arrived at Nassau last evening: all
we'll and the vessel in good condition. The
Vigilancia sailed for Havana at o'clock
this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18
CHICAGO TROUBLE REFERRED.

1. L. L. Convention Leaves the Mat
ter to Executive Council.
DETROIT, Mich, August 1S.-After an
exceedingly stormy executive session of
over three hours. the International Typo-
graphical Union today decided to leave the
settlement Of the Chicago difficulty in the
hands of the executive council The coun-
Gil was empowered to proceed to Chicago
investigate the difficulty and take whatever
action was deemed necessary The oues-
ton is whether extreme measures shall be
resorted to in unionizing all the allied pri1Sf-
ing trades in Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18
Jehu Baker Still Very Ill

CHICAGO. August 1S.-A special to the
Tribune from Belleville, ILL.,. says:
The condition of Jehu Baker is little
changed His fever has abated somewhat,
but he is extremely weak and his hearts
action is faint. With the exception of one
or two old friends. callers are not permit
ted to see him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18
Singular Request.

A bequest. somewhat out Of the ordinary.
was called to attention today in reading
over old win on file in the Office Of
Register McGill. The testator directed that
My clothing i to 60 to those that they
1T"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18

President Mckinley has pardoned Simon
Toleposh. an Indian boy. convicted in tho
Indian territory last year of larceny and
sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
The boy Is seriously Ill. He Is said to be
the ChCctaW nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18
Date Set for Saell'a TriaI.

70 1t is announced at the office of the United
States attorney that the trial of Benjamin
H. Smell, indicted for the murder of Lizzie
WeiSenberger, has been set for Monday, the
9th day of October next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18
TROOPS GOING 70 TRANsvAAL.
British Forces Are Being COncen-
trated on the Frontier.

CAPE TOWN. August 1S.-Military con-
ungents are daily leaving here and other
cities for the Transvaal frontier, and re-
cruiting is actively proceeding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18

Furnished by w. b. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers, 1419 F ST., members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs La
denburg, Thalmann & Co., New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18
Government Bonds.

Lord DunbOyne II Dead.
LONDON. August 1S.-Lord Dunboyne il
dead. He was born In 1889.
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and a half hours. was visibly distressed
He had occasional attacks of coughing but
managed to continue. Colonel JouauSt not
showing any inclination to suspend the ses-
sion of the court in order to give him need
ed rest.
The witness then turned to the newspaper
attacks on Dreyfus, saying that the infor-
nation regarding the bordereau contained
in them convinced him that they had been
inspired by some one closely connected with
the Dreyfus affair.
FOrbiddeS to Investigates,
They could not, he added, be attributed to
the Dreyfus family, while they contained
expressions familiar to Patty de Clam,
whom il would be interesting to hear on
the subject
He next said he asked permission to in
quire into the sources OF the articles, but
was forbidden To interfere in any way
whatever.
Describing his interview with General
Gonse, September ID, Picquart said:
When 1 asked General Gonse for Per
mission to continue the investigation in
sisting on the danger of allowing the Drey-
fus family to proceed with their investiga-
ton alone, the general replied that 1t was
impossible. in his opinion. and in the opin-
ion of General dc Bolsdeffre and the minis
ter OF war, to reopen the affair. When
pressed the point, in order to make General
Gonse understand that nothing could pre-
vent its reopening 1t if he could believe
| Dreyfus was innocent, General Gonse re-
| piled:
If YOU say nothing, nobody will know
. General l replied. firmly, what you
| tell me is abominable. l do not know what
| L shall do But L won't carry this secret
| with met" Great sensation)
| i at once left the ROOM" added the wit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18
The Prisoner Interested.

"~At "NiS t7iudiIN interested. OF The
latter Generals BiIot and Zurlinden were
III iull uniform. General MERCER was at
tired IN civilian clothes. Near them sat NJ
Bertullus, the examining magistrate who
gave such strong testimony for Drevfus
yesterday. Madame Henry widow of Lieu
tenant Colon Il Henry who YESTERDAY taxed
NJ Bertul!us with being a Judas was not
present
Concluding his examination of the secret
oosSier. Colonel Picquart explained how he
mac acquired tho conviction that the borde-
reau was written by Esterhazy. and how
he ascertained that the ant!-Dreyfus nronfs
were worthless. He began by detailing how
ne first learned of the existence of Ester
hay and his efforts to discover something
about him.
Inc witness earnestly asserted that the
hrst occasion on which he saw Esterhazy' $
name was when he read the address of the
Petit Bleu. He said he was not acquainted
with Esterhazy and never had Esterhazy
watched.
been made to prove the contrary and to
Show Picquart knew Esterhazy before the
discovery OF the Petit Bleu.
The colonel emphasized this point, with
the view, explained. of showing how
certain newspapers had trayestied the
facts. and he created mild sensation by
adding:
Il shall have occasion to point out other
and similar examples"
The witness then rebutted the charges
against him Of unnecessarily DELAYING the
prosecution OF Esterhazy. He said his OBJ
ject to avoid arousing suspicion in
regard To officer who. perhaps was en-
tirely innocent.
What mistake" he added, would
have been averted in 1884 had they acted
in the same way in regard to Dreyfus"
This remark caused murmurs OF approval
in court.
What the witness gathered about Ester
hays character. he continued. created the
worst impression upon him. but he learned
nothing 10 connect Esterhazy with any act
Of espionage. Therefore he did not men
ton his suspicious. An agent, however
was ordered to watch Esterhazy. who had
Completely compromised himself through
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-24
MAY SUE GERRY AGENT ALLEN.
Lawyer Butler Says the Stones Have Clear
Case for Damages Against Him.

Lawyer Butler Says the Stones Have n Clear
Case for Damages Against Him.
Olive Augusta Stone. the 31-year-od imbe-
ellie woman whom James Allen. agent OF tho
Gerry society on Staten Island. took from the
home OF her mother. Mrs. C. NJ Stone. at IL
Central avenue. on Wednesday night. is again
with her mother and rests in the small alcove
in the basement OF the house from which she
was removed so unceremoniously. Neither
the agent nor the stone family took any fur
Their steps In the case Yesterday. Allen was at
the First District Magistrates court at New
Brighton yesterday morning obtaining sub
pPnas ior witnesses to appear this morn
stSne wefm snrs Hsrs for
idiot or imbecile.,' viii have hearing
before Magistrate Croak. Allen says he has
subppnaed witnesses who will give testimony
justifyng his act. He will await the outcome
OF this action. he says. before taking any
further steps in the matter. Lawyer Herman
s. Butler, counsel for the Stone family, said
yester day that action against Allen Is contem-
plated.
Do you intend bringing a damage suit
against Allen Z" asked the reporter.
can say nothing definite at present" he
replied, but there may be something more
than that. Nothing will be done. however.
until the action Of Allen against Mrs. Stone Is
finished"
Mr. Butler said that the Stones had a clear
case for damage suit on account OF Allen 8
alleged Intrusion.
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ally did BY stating that he never owned the
property, II was owned by his father In. la ".
the late Robert j. Livingston. who leasedHt to
st. Luke's Methodist Episcopal Church at
small rent, with the proviso that the lessees
should pay all taxes and rates; 30 the exemp-
tlon accrued to the benefit Of tho church. On
the tax books the properly 10 accredited to
business and handled the papers in reference
70 the property II now belongs TO Mr.. Gerry
In 1895 the Tax Commissioners assessed the
property at $4,000. "A to the law eKemptinR
tho property from taxation. subsequently
passed. Mr.. Gerry said positively that he knew
nothing OF II and that he was not instrum entail
in securing its passage. The exemrtion hene-
flied not the owner. but the church which
leased the property. The investigation will
be continued on Friday.
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entitled to name one person as watcher or
challenger TO be present In the polling place
at the, next primary, provided q petition
dates be iled with the Secretary OF the com.
mittee. under whose jurisdiction the said
primary is to be held. and provided that only
one challenger shall be allowed to represent
all the candidates on any defeated ticket.
Chairman Baldwin submitted minority re-
port recommending that the present officers Of
the County Committee resign at once and now
officers be elected. His report was defeated
by a vote Of IL to 2.
The following resol utions were then adopted
Il. That the, Chairman OF the Organization!
Committee shall appoint a subcommittee Of
eight including himself. which committee shal
visit Jersey City. Hoboken. Bayonne, North
paciiy, soidiry and organize the members Of
the party in those sections where 1t may DO
found necessary, acting In conjunction and in
harmony with the Local COMMITTEES and In
county Committee on May II, 1890. and re-
port In writing to this committee for further
consideration and action.
q. That Anal action on the report TO be made
by this committee to the County Committee
be deferred until after the receipt OF the report
Of the subcommittee provided for in the
~ That when this committee adJourns it
be to meet here on Friday. Aug. %. 1899. at
4. That the action 80 far taken by this com
obtain the benefit of criticism OF any plans thus
far prepared and adopted. and enable the mem
bers Of the County Committee to be familiar
with the snbjeet matter, thereof and able to
vote inteligently upon the final report OF the
committee when presented. A.
"5. That the Executive Committee OF the
cial m Getting Of the County Committee tor Fri
OF this committee"
It was nearly midnight when the meeting
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-24
NEW YORK's OLDEST RESIDENT.
Mrs. Fanny Il. Hart, Who Has Lived Here
% Years, Seems to Deserve the Title.

Mrs. Fanny Il. Hart, Who Has Lived Here
90 Years, Seems to Deserve the Title.
The family OF Mrs. Fanny auckland Hart OF
2O4 East Eighty second street believe that her
ninety eight years OF continuous residence
on Manhattan Island gives her undisputed
claim to the title oldest inhabtant" Mrs.
Hart recently suffered a stroke OF apoplexy.
but a rapid convalescence is surprising fea-
ture.
Mrs Hart was born on April II. 1902. in
Greenwich village. Her father was William
auckland. sometime Major in the British
Army and later a contractor and builder.
Upon her twentieth birthday Fanny auckland
was married to Levi Hart OF New Jersey. who
became Colonel. of the: Seventh Regiment in
1928 OF ten children by this marriage seven
survive Harry C. Hart. Tammany district
leader and u member OF the Municipal Coun-
ell. is a son. Mrs. Harris grandson. Ira Edgar
Rider: is private secretary to Borough Prssi-
Mrs: Harris memory T. marvellous, said
past. Only yesterday she recalled WILDLY the
details OF q trip from New York to Albany on a
calls too how how people Hooked to the riverside
to see Robert Fultons Clermont make her
trip ,o. otto, BEL, ma q, ,b. o,o,t.m.,, in
New York when Andrew Jackson vetoed the
bill for recharter OF the National Bank. In:
1872. when she was 10 years old. such az the
celebration In honor Of Admiral Psrry's vic
tory. she is fond Of dwelling upon.
Mrs. Hart tells how her family took alarm
at the yellow fever epidemic In her childhood
and retired. with such families as we're able.
the time that people made schooner trips to
New Jersey my grandmother lived In Rock
Hail. thesgrounds OF which extended from
the present ty-second street to Eighty
fourth street and from Second avenue to
Fourth Avenue 1t was fine country place
in those DAYS"
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Batteries of Artillery Ordered Home from
Porto Rico.

WASHINGTON. June 23.-Orders have been
issued by the War Department for the return
from Porto Rico Of three batteries OF artillery.
Battery b. Fifth Artillery. was ordered several
days ago to proceed to New York for assign
ment Since then Batteries and NJ OF the
Seventh Artillery have received similar orders
and left San Juan yesterday for the United
States Gen. Merritt. commanding the De-
partment of the East. has issued the following
order assigning the batteries:
Tho following troops soon to arrive in New
York from Porto Rico, W. l.. are hereby as
signed to stations as follows: Battery y. Fifth
terry {. Seventh Artillery. to Fort Adams, r. l.
Light Battery NJ. seventh Artillery, to Wash
ington Barracks. ID. c."
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He Served in the Civil War, the National
Guard and the War with Spain.


Charles L. Burns. senior Major OF the Twelfth
Regiment. n. G.. n Y has resigned his commits
zion and on Tuesday last he received his dis
charge from the State service. George Dyer.
Captain OF Company G. who served as Major
with the Twelfth In the volunteer service. has
been selected to succeed Major Burns
Major Burns 10 a veteran OF two wars. and by
a curious coincidence went into the United
States service on both occasions on the same
day Of the same month. He was first
mustered in on May 49, 1861. as a pri-
vate in Company c. Ssventy-ninth New York
Volunteers. Thirty seven years later. on
May Is. 1893. he became Major OF the
Twelfth New York Volunteers. His first
service lasted until Dec. Z. 1862. when he was
by wounds. but in October 1884, he went to
the front again as q private In Company F. Of
the Seventy-sixth New York Volunteers. and
remained until July IL, 1868, when he was
mustered out with the rank Of First Sergeant.
Ho Joined the Twelfth Regiment as private
the three men in the Board OF Officers OF ton
years ago who rose from the ranks When he
resigned he was the last one left in the regi-
ment. He got his first commission as Second
Lieutenant in January. 1870, became First
Lieptenant in the foll9%w owl June and Captain
Is. 1888. he was commissioned as Major.
He was with the regiment and in command Of
his battalion when 1t was called into service to
help suppress the riots which accompanied the
1892 and he was also cal ed out in Brooklyn
during the street car mems strike In the winter
OF 1894 Major Burns went with the regiment
to Matanzas. Cuba. last winter.
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TIE PRESIDENTS VACATION.
He Drives to Cheshire, Mass.-Watches tn
Young People Dance ut Night.

He Drives to Cheshire, Mass.-Watches the
Young People Dance mt Night.
ADAMS. Mass. June 23.-Prssident.M NC Kinney
and party spent a quiet day at the home of W.
u. Plunkett here to-day. The weather indica-
lions in the morning were not reassuring and
the party had to postpone.pans for outings.
Later the skies cleared and the younger men,
beers OF the party planned drive to the noun.
tain town OF Savoy. several miles uphill from
this place. The objective point was Hotel
Savoy. where trout dinner was had. Those
who took the drive were Miss Barber, Miss
Duncan. Miss Canedy OF North Adams. Miss
Wheeler of Smith College. Charles Stoddart Of
Greenfield. ". Caldwell Plunkett and Mr.. and
Mrs. Abner Mckinley. The party returned
early in the evening.
In the afternoon the President and W. B.
Plunkett drove to Cheshire. a village south Of
Adams, and were gone about an hour. Mrs
Mckinley. remained. at.the house, the weather
Ing the Assembly Club held tho first asse N bly,
and duncan. The event was attended by the
prominent young people Of Northern Berk-
shires. The pavilion in which the dance was
held was deliberately decorated with ever
greens and flowers and was illuminated with
a variety OF attractive lanterns
panied BY Secretary Cortelyou. were driven tc
the pavilion at Forest Park soon after dinner
Some time later the President. Mr.. and Mrs
Abner Mckinley and Mr. Plunkett drove to the
pavilion and remained q short time with the
young people. Mrs. Mckinley again remained
in the house on account Of the threatening
weather.
o-morrow the President will give a recep.
ton to the people OF Adams from to q O'Clock
Tomorrow afternoon it lie expected that the
President will visit the Memorial building. o.
which he laid the cornerstone year ago last
September. North Adamsis making exten
sive preparations for the visit Of the President
to that city on Monday afternoon. There vii
be parade of schcolchildren and other or
carnations which the President will rsvie "
after which the President will drive about thu
CITY
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WAR CORRESPONDENT IN BELLEVUE.
Has Been Smoking Cigarettes and Drinking
Strong Tea to Excess.

Anister Bigny. At years old. was removed to
Bellevue Hospital from the Mills Hotel in
Blocker street last night. At first 1t was
thought that he was suffering from malaria,
but after he had been in the hospital two
hours the physicians decided that his illness
was neuraBthenia.
Bigny has been in the habit OF smoking 100
cigarettes and drinking from fifteen to twenty
cups Of strong tea every tWenty-four hours.
He is the son OF Capt. John Bigny Of the Eng
lish Army. who was killed In the second Bur-
mese war Bigny was born In Calcutta. but
was educated In England and Switzerland. and
afterward studicd medicine at Heidelberg.
an expert linguist. speaking English, German.
Arabic. Greek. Russian. French and Hindo-
stance.
In the late war Bigny acted as news
paper correspondent in Gu ba. and " lille at San
tiaRo had n serious attack OF malaria. The
surgeons at Bellevue say that there Is bare
chance that he may recover.