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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-10
Washington stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call, II o'clock m.-washington
Gas, at oo12- American Graphophone preferred,
District OF Columbia Bouds.-tis 1902 so-year
funding, Jog bid Is. 1901, water stock, l07 bid.
3G5s, 1924, funding, l1G bid, lis asked
Miscellaneous Boads.-Metropoii- an Railroad SIS
10 bid Metr'IVlitan Railroad cert indett., A.
indcbt., b. lI7Is bid, l2O askeL Columbia Hailroad
Is 1S21s bid, is5 asked Columbia Railroad I'd
Railroad IS. Ill bid Washington Gas Co. series
A, Is, l0I bid, Washington Gas Co. series b. Is,
bid. 10 asked, L.. S. Electric Light cert indebt.
6s 1l5 bid. 10 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac
Trust Is, loo bid. Washington Market Co. LIST Us
Ito bid Wasf -nSton Market Co. imp s. lio bid
Han Association 5s, los bid. American GRAPHIC
phone deb 5s, leo bid. Anaecstia and Potomac 5s
National Bank Stocks-Bank OF Washington. 3aa
bid. metropolitan. 49, bid Central 100 bid
Farmers and Mechanics, 100 bid Citizens. 170
End, 122 bid. Lincoln. 125 asked.
safe DEPOSIT and Trust Companies National safe
Loan and Trust, 15s bid. American Security and
Trust, ia2 bid. Washington safe Deposit, Gs hid
INSURANCE Stoeks.-Firemens. 50 bid. Franltiin
g bid bid Metropolitan = bid; 20 asked corcoran
asked, German American, 20 bid. National Union.
Ia bid, u asked. Columbia, u bid, IS asked
RIGGS, bid. Peoples, 6ls bid, SIS asked. Lin
Title Insurance stocks-columbia Title. 81 bid.
Railroad stocks.-capital Traction o., 94ls bid,
SIS asked, Georgetown and TenleytoTn, rs bid
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-N ashington Gas.
o5la bid, 5594 asked Georgetown Gas, 80 bid, Us
Telephone stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac, 7s
bid. IS asked. Pennsylvania, ~ bid.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthalcr Linotype,
lsls asked. American Graphophone. ISz bid. 1917
asked; American Graphophoae preferred. .l3 bid,
Fsked Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, lily
Eek dividend. TEX rights.
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sCoURGE HAS RUN IT'S COURSE.
No New Cases of Yellow Fever ut
Hampton Today.


Hampton Today.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, August TO-
There were no new cases of yellow fever
and no deaths reported at the Soldiers
Home at Hampton today.
Speciai Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK, Va. August 10.-Conferences
are in progress today between the boards
of health of Norfolk and Newport News,
the state quarantine board and the sur
seons of the United States marine hospital
service relative to the modification of the
quarantine regulations. The fever Is effec-
tually confined to the home and most of
the sufferers are approaching GONZALES
cence.
General Mcmahon of the board of direc-
tors of the national soldiers homes says the
last new case reported Monday is doubt
full one, and symptoms are not marked.
He believes the scourge will have disap-
peared within another week.
Two Deaths at Santiago.
The adjutant general yesterday received
a cabiegram from General Brooke at Ha-
vana reporting the death at Santiago of
two civilians of yellow fever on August Z.
Surgeon Vickery at the Soldiers Home at
Hampton, Va, today reports to the sur
geOn general that "ali is going we'll and
there are new cases. He says there
have beel two deaths, but not from the
fever.
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PRIZE OF 100000.
Competition Invited for New Life
saving Device

II
Saving Device.
The State Department is drafting, a noti-
hcation to be communicated to the various
foreign governments of the world, an
norncing the competition for new life
saving device for prize of 1000, pro-
vided by the relatives Of the late Anthony
Pollok of this city. The money to be thus
awarded is memorial to Mr. and Mrs
Pollok, both Of whom lost their lives last
year in the Beurgogne disaster Mr..
Charles j. Bell of this city is the American
administrator oftthe estate.
Mr.. Pollok had much valuable property
in France and other parts of Europe, in adj
dition to his handsome holdings in the
United States. The representatives of the
relatives of Mr.. Pollok have been in COM
mnnication with the State Department au-
thoIities.
The department will lay the matter be-
fore the various foreign governments that
the Information may be disseminated
among the inhabitants in the way that
may seem to be best, and that the competi-
ton for the rich prize may be in no wise
limited.
The details of the matter will be placed
in the hands of Lieut.. W. F. Sims, naval
attache at the United States embassy in
Paris. The prize will be awarded during
the Paris exposition. Mr.. William Ker Of
this city will act secretary of the COM
mittee for the United States. The competi-
ton promises to be a large one, and the
results will be of great value to the entire
world.
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ASKS FOR A REPLY.
Commissioners Fail to Respond
Official Communications.

commissioners Fail to Respond to
Official Communications.
Attorney General Griggs today sent to
the District Commissioners the following
self-explanatory letter:
ION the 10Th ultimo I made an oral re-
quest, through the chief clerk of the de-
partment. which he repeated in writing on
the I'd instant, asking that the Capital
Building and Repair Company. the pur-
chasers OF the old building of the Depart
ment of Justice, who are now engaged In
tearing 1t down, be given permission to
place barricade across the sidewalk in
front of that building and to extend it as
far as the north line of the car track IN
Pennsylvania avenue, or as near to that
line as will prevent vehicles from passing;
also that permission be given to place a
roof over the step leading to the building
next on the east of the old department
building, as protection to people going in
and out of 1t. These requests were not
made Because of any apprehension Of dam
ger from the methods employed in taking
down the building, but becatse it is posi-
bic that at almost any time a sudden wind
storm. such as that which occurred within
the last week, may cause damage.
L will be glad to have a reply to these
requests a your earliest convenience"
Col. Clay, the chief clerk Of the DEPART
trent of Justice, says a rope stretched ten
feet from the building,is not sufficient pro-
lection.
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PENSION ROLL, DECREASING.
Facts to BE Rrought Out in Commits
sfOner Evans Report.

ucts 10 re Wrought Out In Commits
sioner Evans Report.
The forthcomHg REPORT of the commits
sioner of pensions will be a document of
unusual INTEREST," FROM advance sheets of
the report 1t was noted today that the total
number of pensioners ~en the rolls June 80,
1899. was 991,5la. decrease OF 2,195 over
the number for|,1sss. The important fea-
ture of this statement is that the pension
roll is growing-le less. notwithstanding the
fact that during the year 37,o77 new pen
sions were granted. During the year s4,345
pensioners were, dropped from the rolls
because they had gone to Join the great
majority and S.S41 were stricken from the
list because OF remarriage minors attaining
their majority, failure to claim pension and
other causes. making, total of 43, 1856
dropped from the rolls during the year.
Under the general law there were 1.412
claims filed and 1904 allowed There were
q. lS4 original widows claims filed and 4,246
allowed.
The war with Spain brought a total of
1896 claims, of which number but 295
have been allowed.
Under the act of June q. 1890 original
invalid pensions to the number of 6 $50 were
filed and 20, Gal allowed There were Ii, $40
original widows claims under this act filed
and 1878 granted. Out of "a, $50 applfca-
tons for increases under the general law
q, 46O were granted, and out of "a, TO appli-
cations for increases under the act of 1890
2o,G03 were granted. A reorganization shows
that out of a total of 111,3S7 claims filed
s9,054 certificates were issued The total
pensions paid for the year amounted to
s13S, 253. 922. 81, leaving a balance in the
treasury out of $40, 600, 900 appropriated of
81, S57. 1879.
During the year 60 attorneys were disbar
red, 10 suspended, 2 dropped and one appli-
cation for admission to practice revoked.
The total number of attorneys standing dis
barred July /, 1899, is /, 1853
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-10
ORDERS ISSUED.
superintendent of Police Calls Atten.
ton to Violation of Law.

superintendent of Police Calls Atten-
ton to Violation of Law.
Major Sylvester, in an order to the mem
bers of the police department today, called
attention to the fact that the drivers OF
vehicles and riders of bicycles are flag
rantly violating the law which requires
them to keep to the right. In this con-
nection Major Sylvester also calls atten-
ton to the reckless driving and riding
at crossings. He directs that the officers
on duty at crossings pay more attention
to these matters, and advises them that il
will be to their advantage to do so.
In another order the chief of police di-
reefs the officers to stop the flying of kites.
Complaint has been made against persons
who amuse themselves in this way. and as
1t Is violation of law some prosecutions
may follow If the offense is repeated.
Policeman Patrick Creagh of the mount
ed squad, ninth precinct, is made the sub
ject for another order. He captured Ben
jamin II. Smell, who killed Lizzie weisen-
be rger The order of the major conVeying
the recognition of the department for the
ofhcers promptness in making the arrest
says that his activity was in line of good
service.
Another order relates to the arrest of the
ten colored men for the alleged feloniouS
assault on Miss Dora Linkins. Lieut.. Hol-
llnberger is told to convey to Policemen
AIS, Rheinhard and Lake the compliments
of Major Sylvester, and assure them that
the department appreciates their active
service in the case.
Members of the detective corps are re-
minded of the necessity for searching all
persons arrested by them and taken to
headquarters. This order does not relieve
the officers in the precincts of any duty in
connection with the matter.
Another order issued today calls atten-
ton of the men on post duty to what Is re-
quired of them and still another is intend
officers pDmnly a N
rules when answering roll call and march
ing from the stations.
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DAY OF SKIRMISHES
No Engagement of Importance With
the Filipinos Today.
GEN. OTIS ORDER CLOSING PORTS
Four Gunboats Bombarded San
Fernando Last tuesday.
SHERIDAN SAILS FOR HOME

MANILA. August 10.-Official reports re-
ceived here from the scene of the recent
fighting with the Filipinos say the day was
spent in reconnaissance. during which the
American troops found a few of the enemy.
But there were no engagements of import
ance. battalion of the 18th Infantry,
under Maj. O'Brien, advanced very close to
Angeles.
The major reports there are about 80
insurgents there. a battalion of the 18th
Infantry made a reconnaissance in the di-
rection cf Porac, but the enemy there scat
tered. The main body of the American
army is at Calulum- The line has been
immaterially changed since the advance
was stopped yesterday. and now includes
the towns of Guagua and Santa Arita.
Otis Closes Ports.
Major General Otis today issued an order
closing the ports in the hands of the in
surgents to inter-island traffic. Aguinaldo
issued decree July p. dated from Tarlac
closing the insurgent port to vessels flying
the American flag and inviting vessels IN
der other flags TO visit them.
Vessels under foreign flags cannot traffic
with these ports without running the
blockade.
The gunboats Concord, Yorktown. Callao
and Pampansa bombarded San Fernando
uSoNaS- Ing Allp4llOS Itpl4eu Win can
non and musketry for an hour and then
fled TO the hills, the gunboats firing on
them with their machine guns until the
rebels disappeared
The bombardment was continued for
some time atterward and many houses
were riddled and destroyed, but the town
was not set on fire.
The gunboats did not land men The
rebel losses are not known
The United States transport Sheridan
sailed for home today with 66T men of the
south Dakota regiment, 800 Of the Mime
sofa regiment and 205 men discharged from
various organizations.
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COMPLAIN OF PERSECUTION.
MormOns Declare Their Oppression is
Due to Politics.


Due to Politics.
LONDON, KY, August 1O-At the Nor
mon headquarters here the Mormon trou-
bies in the southern part of the United
states are partly ascribed to their recent
successes, but chiefly to their political op-
ponents, who wish to see Utah reduced
again TO the position of a territory"
Elder Anderson claims wonderful sue
cesses lately in the southern states. He
says:
over hundred branches were founded
IN 1888 The outbreak is distinctly polit-
zeal They do not attack our doctrine. and
cannot dispute the good we do We have
established branches in places where hith
erto there has been neither church nor
chapel There is a widespread i-Mor-
mon organization. We rarely prosecute
disturbers Justice is justice, and we like
to get it, but our instructions from Salt
Lake are to avoid prosecution wherever
possible. Even when the police chief of
Lincoln advised prosecution we declined"
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YESTERDAY ENGAGEMENT.
Gen. Otis Reports MacArthur's Move
ment Very saccesSfuI.

menf very Successful.
General Otis today cabled the War De-
partment the following report of yester-
days engagement:
MANILA August 10.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
'MacArthur's movement yesterday very
successful; serves TO Gear country rear and
left and right of insurgents: has advanced
north TO CaluIet. siN miles from San Fer
nando. whence he is now accommodating.
His casualties, five killed. twenty-nine
wounded Officers wounded, Major Braden,
Captain Abernethy, 36th Volunteers, leg
and arm, moderate: Lieutenant Williams.
51st Iowa, thigh. moderate These troops
operated TO left ana rear, toward Santarita
MacArthur's advance under Wheaton and
iAScum consists 9th, Eth. 18th. part of I'D
Regiment ana portion DIST Iowa. Move
ment very difficult on account Of mud and
surface water Macarthur reports insur-
gent loss 1U1 killed. some 300 wounded
They Were rapidly driven northward, and
last evening apparently abandoned Porac
line, where they blew up powder works.
(Stgned) OTIS.
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, August 10.-Flour dull unchanged
receipts, 6,ii5 barrels; exports, IL 500 barrels
Wheat very quiet: spot and the MONTH 70laaIoss ;
September, 1la7ih; October, 727ss72l5: December'
I5t2 asked steamer No. red. 66lSa66s.; receIDts
io,2I bushels: exports. $4,000 bushels: southern
by sample, 51al1; do. on grade. 6saTl. Corn very
quiet; mixed, spot, 3eiaa361s: the month 3easGl5
September and October. 352. a36: November or De,
eember, new or old 33a331s; steamer mixed 34ISa
S4A receipts, BIS! bushels; exports, iO2 81
Dusheis; southern white corn 39a4o; do. yello,y
SstsaS9. Oats duh ami easy; No. 9 white 2iIIa2S:
10 10. mixed, 2ol.ae5 Rye firm No, ? nearby ia
%. NO western 81 Hay firm No. tiniath nv
si95eaSlS Grain freights quiet; steam 30 liver,
pool, per hnshel Sid, September; Cork for orders
Per quarter, IS. 3D.. August. Sugar strong nm
changed. Butter steady, unchanged. Cheese active.
unchanged Eggs firm, 13aI3A
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TEST OF AUTOMOBILE.
Anticipated Introduction of Machine
in Postal Service.

Mr.. James E. Bell, superintendent of city
delivery of the city post office, and Mr.. II.
c. Wilson started this afternoon at 3
o'clock on test ride in an automobile
buggy manufactured by the American Eiec-
trio Vehicle Company of Chicago. Post
master Merritt is Planning to have the auto
mobile introduced for the collection of mails
throughout the city and District, believing
there will be considerable saving. as well as
greater expedition. A thorough test will be
given the Chicago machine. The concern
is represented in this city by Mes5rs. Tall
madge and Wilson. A run of thirty miles
will be made in the city and over several
country roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-10

Archbishop Chapelle, apostolic delegate
for Cuba and Porto Rico, accompanied by
Bishop BIenk, head OF the diocese EN-
bracing Porto Rico, called on Secretary
Root today and an extended conference re-
suited. Both of the visitors asked to be
excused from discussing the purpose of
their call upon the Secretary. The arch
bishop had recently seen President Mchin-
ley, and it was inferred that this call Was
to further discuss the general measures of
cooperation by which the Catholic au-
thorities have acted with the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-10
STILL At WORK ON DOSsIER.
NM. ChamOine and PaIeoIogue BE
fore the Dreyfus Court

RENNES, France, August 1O-The rnem-
bers of the Dreyfus court-martial TODAY
took the testimony of NM. Chamoine and
Paleologue. The former was examined
from $50 to $50 am. and the latter was
On the stand from $50 to Has am. when
the court adjourned until tomorrow. when
it will conclude the examination of the
secret dossier.
Col Jouaust president of the court-nar-
tial, on leaving the court today, said a
pubic session would take place Saturday
The police adopted the same methods of
precaution as yesterday, and there was
only the smallest gathering of spectators
capt Dreyfus was allowed to walk to and
from the Lycee without his usual escort of
TOUR or six gendarmes. Only captain of
gendarmes was with him, and this officer
walked few steps behind the prisoner.
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LAKE STEAMER SUNK.
John &. Trevor COiIidcs With Another
Whaiebsck and Sinks.

DETROIT. Mich. August 10.-The whale
back steamer John Z. Trevor of West SUI
perior lies sunk in the ST. Clair flats chan
mel. the result of a collision with her own
tow, whaleback No. 13l. The Trevor and
tow Were bound down with iron ore, as was
the steamer Crescent City of Duluth Both
were trying TO pass the steamer Empire
city, which was bound up. In the mix-up
the Crescent City yeered about and struck
the whaleback tow line, swinging the Ire
FOr so that she lay across the channel.
W lille in that position the Trevor was
struck by No 1Jl, which cut a great hole
IN the steamer side The crew was easily
rescued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-10
MORE TALK OF BOYCOTT.
Cleveland Strikers Have Spotted
Those Who Attended a Meeting.


CLEVELAND, Ohio, August TO- - The
street car strikers and their sympathizers
propose to boycott every man who attend
ed the business mems meeting, held at the
chamber of commerce yesterday for the
purpose of adopting measures to stamp out
the boycott.
Petitions have been drawn up and will
at once be circulated, 1t is stated, with
view of putting the plan into prompt OPERA
ton. P
The petition sets forth at length that in
asmuch as the rich men propose to crush
the Workingmen in their effort to better
should be boycotted.
over 500 leading business men attended
the cnamper or commerce meeting and
ADOPTED resolutions condemnng the boycott
ana subscribing a large sum to assist In
ferreting out street car dynamiters
fhere was marked increase In the num-
Der of passengers carried an Big Cansoii-
dated cars today.
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OPPOSED TO AMERICANS.
Cubans in Havana Put All Obstacles
in Their Path.

HAVANA August 10.-The Heraldo com
plains of the difficulties which it alleges are
put in the way. not only of American doc
tors and lawyers, but of Americans in every
branch of business, claiming there is a
seeming intention to discourage anything
likely to do the country good. In conclu-
sion it says:
We cannot understand this feeling of
hostility against the citizens of nation de-
sirous that Cuba take her rightful place in
the commercial world.
The Diario de la Marina favors the idea
of establishing a boys reforInatory school
for the street arab OF Havana and for the
education of children of local criminals.
A new custom house is to be built al
Cienfuegos.
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NEW YORK POLICE NEGLIGENT.

Not Recovering stolen Property Like
in Former ears.
NEW YORK, Augusts10-When the Ma
yet investigating comrhittee resumed its
session today Me-. Moss. counsel for the
committee. said the only book furnished
by Capt. McCluskys detective bureau show
ing robberies was record of property re-
covered. A copyScof this book was put in
evidence by counsel. The record showed
that property from all over the United
posed of in pawnshopsf and other places:
that in 1888 theTe was $4,000 worth of
stolen property rscovered by the police and
vear s1ia Y. 0o0 o"msss eh aa thus far this
been recovered and returned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-10
CHARGED WITH COMMUNICATING.
j. c. MeKibben, Alias Scott, Arrested
at Pacos. Texas.

Ell PASO, Texas, August 10.-J. c. Nc
Kibben, alias VIII Scott. VINO was arrested
at Pecos, Texas. by Secret Service Agent
Burns. has been brought to this city and is
now confined in the county Jail. He was
taken before United States Commissioner
Saxton and a warrant sworn out by Agent
Burns, charging him with printing, photo
graphing and making $40 Webster head
treasury note, Jackson head So and $50
note on the Hanover National Bank of
New York.
his preliminary bond was fixed at So ,OOO
Besides the photograph materials found
when arrested, Mckibben had a quantity
of bond paper, cut to proper note size, as
well as large quantity of inks. Mckib-
ben denies doing wrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-10

DIES MONIES. Ia, August 10.-A private
cablegram received from Col. Lopez of the
5lst Iowa at San Fernando, gives the fol-
lowing list of men wounded in yesterday 5
battle: A NJ. Staten, leg, severe; Peter j.
Harris, Company c, in chest, severe: Sec
ond Lieut.. Lamont 4. Williams OF Shen-
andoah, both thighs, moderate: Harry P
Bernholts, Company NJ leg, severe; j. F.
Stewart, Company E of Clarinda, side,
slight.
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smeIters Con.snu. str,L.

DENVER, August lo.--The Denver Smelt-
eImen's Union has voted almost unani-
n-ously 10 continue its strike until the
American Smelling ana Refining Company
shall agree TO pay the wages awarded by
The state board of arbitration. The two
large shelters in Pueblo, as well as two
in Denver. are closed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-10
Local Pensions.

Pensions were issued today to the follow
ing residents of the District of Columbia:
John H. Rose. increase $14 to SIT; William
Lewis. increase 50 to SIG: William B. Rapp,
ment. Sc; Henry H. Smith, So: James
Kelly, increase So to So: Sylvester G. Park
err SO
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BURGLARS SHOOT TWO MEN.
Deputy Sheriff and Waterman
Wounded Mt Bourne, Mass.

BOURNE, Mass. August 1O-Deputy
Sheriff Edward H. Burgess of Monument
Beach was shot by burglars here early this
morning, and his wound is considered dan
gerous.
Stiliman Smalley. Waterman at Buz-
yards Bay. who had come 10 Bourne to as
sist the deputy sheriff, also was shot, but
was only slightly hurt. 1t is believed that
the burglars who did the shooting were
also wounded us blood spots were found OIL
the road in the vicinity.
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Boycott the Tobacco Trust.

speclaI Dlsl'3fch % The Evening Star.
RICHMOND. Va. August 1O-The Cen
trail Trades and Labor Council last night
unanimously adopted u resolution to boy
colt the products Of tobacco trusts. and
calling upon all members Of labor organlza-
lions in The state To act similarly. The Cen
trai Council includes delegates from all the
unions in the city.