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The record-union., 1899-12-20

Almost at this moment the cheers Of
the American troops rushing into San
Mateo were mingled with the rifle vol
leys. After the fight six stalwart cav
alrymen forded the river to the town,
carrying the litter on their shoulders,
the staff preceding with the colors, and
a cavalry escort following. The troops
filed bareheaded through the building
where the body was laid, and many a
tear fell from the eyes of men who
had long followed the intrepid Lawton.
The entire command was stricken with
grief, as though each man had suffered
personal loss.
Owing to the condition of the coun-
try, which is impossible as far as vehi-
cles are concerned, the remains could
not be brought to Manila to-day.
Mrs. Lawton and the children are
living in Government residence for
merly occupied by a Spanish General.
San Mateo lies between high noun
tain behind and a broad, shallow
stream in front, with wide sand bars,
which the insurgent trenches and the
buildings command. The Americans
were compelled to ford the river under
the rice fields and volleying across pre-
paratory to passing the stream that
General Lawton was shot All except
the officers were behind cover. A staff
officer was wounded about the same
time, and one other officer and seven
men were wounded.
After three hours shooting the Fill
pinos were dispersed into the noun
tains.
Colonel Lockett took command when
General Lawton fell.
OTIS CONFIRMS THE NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The War
Department tonight received the fol-
lowing official confirmation of the kill
ing of General Lawton near San Mateo,
Luzon:
Manila, Dec. Doth
General Lawton, while engaged in
driving insurgents from the San Mateo
section of the country northeast of Ma
Mia, was killed instantly at $3.50 yes
terday morning A great loss to us and
his country. OTIS"
It was learned at the War Depart
ment that instructions had been re-
ceived last night from the President to
prepare General Lawton's commission
as a Brigadier General in the regular
army, to fill one of the existing vacan-
cies, and the Adjutant Generals clerks
were at work on the commission when
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Democratic National Committee.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Jones, Chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, has issued a call
for meeting of the committee to be
held at the Raleigh Hotel in this city
on the I'D of February next. The pur-
pose of the meeting is to fix time and
place for holding the national Demo-
cratic convention next summer.
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Glucose Trust Case.

SPRINGFIELD Ul), Dec 19.-The
Supreme Court to-day denied a re-
hearing in the case, of Harding VS..
American Glucose Company, known as
the glucose trust case, and the case will
now be taken to the United Stats SUI
Supreme Court.
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The Plymouth steams Into Port.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-The Fall
River line steamer Plymouth, which
was ashore on Ricker's Island last
night, arrived at her dock in North
River early to-day under her own
steam, and landed her passengers with
out any further mishap
The record-union., 1899-12-20
Cave-in in a Cement Mine

KINGSTON IN. Y. Dec. ia cave
in occurred in the cement mines of the
New York and Rosendale Cement
Works at Rosendale this morning. All
the men were rescued. Thousands Of
tons of rock and dirt caved in, carry
ing down buildings and machinery.
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Rubin Defeats Conroy.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19-Gus Rubin,
the Akron, o., giant, who has aspira-
lions for heavyweight championship
honors, defeated Stockings" Conroy of
Troy, N. Y, in seven rounds before the
Broadway Athletic Club tonight.
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Melville to be a Rear Admiral.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The Presi-
dent to-day sent this nomination to the
Senate:
Navy: Captain George W. Melville
to be Engineer-in-C Chief of the Bureau
of Steam Engineering Department of
the navy, with rank of Rear Admiral
The record-union., 1899-12-20
Michigan Legislature.

LANSING (Mich.), Dec. 19.-Tn the
House to-day the Committee on Judi
ciary reported on the join resolution
providing for an amendment to the
State Constitution permitting the pass
age of an Act changing the taxation
of railroads from specific, as at pres
ent, to general taxation upon their
value. 1t was reported without recon-
mendation. The resolution will require
sixty-seven votes in the House and
twenty-five in the Senate to carry Gov
ernor Pingree's political enemies are
working to defeat the resolution in the
House, but say if it gets through thera
they can. stop it in the Senate.
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Franco-China Difficulties.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-It is as
serted at the State Department that
our Government has interfered in no
degree whatever between France and
China in connection with the pending
difficulties between those two countries.
1t is positively denied that either
through Mr.. Porter or any other person
has the United States addressed any
communication to the French Governs
ment for an explanation of its action.
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The Case of Senator Clark.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections
to-day agreed to take up on Friday.
January 9Th, the protest against the
continuance of Senator Clark of Mons
tana to occupy his seat in the Senate.
No decision was reached in the Scott
case. The Quay case was not consid>
cred In committee.
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DEADLY FLAMES
AT new YORK.
Two Early Morning Tenemsnt-Ho
Fires
Result in at Least Seven Deaths and MinJ
Persons Seriously Injured.

Five Charred Bodies, Three Menu
bers Of the Same Family, Taken
From the Ruins OF One of the
Buildings, While q Woman and
Her Little Son We're Victims OF
the Second Fire.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-17
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-reaular cali. u O'Clock m.-u. $. s. cou-
pom; 500 at l0Sia SO at loSh. Metropolitan Rail
road IS, $1,000 III Llnston Monotype, 100 at
1Iai, 100 at lI2i. American Griphophone - at
lsh. 100 at l37s Pneumatic Gun-Carriage. 100 at
re, 100 at PC. After call-Capta Tract. N, at
District of Columbia Bonds-6s, 1902, so-year
a.65s 192i funding. iI6 bid
Miscellaneous Bonds. Metropolitan Railroad is,
debt a, lis bid Metrnpolitan Railroad cert. in
debt. b. lis bid Columbia Railroad Is. 49, bid.
bid. City and Suburban isailread IS, i10% bid.
Washington Gas 90. series A. Us. los bid. Wash
Light deb imp, 6s. i16ls lid. 100 asked L. S
Electric Light cert. indebt-. lis. ll6k bid 40 ask
American Security and Trust is, 100 bid Masonic
Hall Association Is. los bid. American GRAPHIC
phone deb. 5s 100 bid. Ana-ostia and Potomac Us,
National Bank Stocks Bank of Washington. $50
Farmers and ieehancs 200 bid. second, 100 nd;
Citizens, 10 bid. Columbia; $50 bid Capital 10
asked VIII Iaa End i e. b G rr ssG us bid i'
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies National Safe
and trust an 1sp bid 20 asked i Security
and Trust. 1919 bid Washington Safe Deposit. ID
Insurance Sto,ks-Firemen's s5 bid. Franklin,
~ bid. Metropolitan. 30 BID, 30 asked, Corcoran,
60 bid: Potomac, e6 bid IS asked. Arlington, lo3
tional Union. 12l2 bid. II asked. Columbia. Il hid.
Rigs; So bid psopls,s, 81 bid asked Lin
Title Insurance Stocks.-Co,umbia Title, ~ bid.
asked. District Title, bid.
RAILROAD StOcks-Capital Traction. 81 bid. 9f's
asked. City and suburban, Is bid Georgetown and
Tenleytown. IS hid
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-Washington Gas,
56is bid, 81 asked. Georgetown Gas, 90 Did, 70
asked.
Telephone Stocks Chesapeake ind Potomac. 1914
bid, 7sts asked. Pennsyivania. ~ bid, so asked
2o45 DID, a0ols asked. Ianston Monotype. 17ts bid.
17at asked American Grsph' phcne, 1917 hid. 1871
I4N asked. Pneumatic Gin Carriage. % bid. %
as ked Washington Market. Is bid. Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat, 110 bid.
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POTOMAC RIVER HARBoR LINES.
Plans Approved by the Secretary of
War and Are Now Law.

Secretary Root today approved the plans
of the Potomac river at this city laid down
On the map prepared by Maj c. f. l.. B.
Davis. Corps of Engineers. in 1885, and
subsequently revised and approved by
Lieut. Col. Charles j. Allen, Corps of En-
gineers. during the current year Col. Al
len is now in charge of the Potomac river
Improvement. and Maj. Davis performed
that service in the year 1895. The map pre-
pared by the last named officer having been
peers; the Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia and the Secretary of War, is now
the law of the land. and will govern in all
questions affecting the harbor lines of the
Potomac river in this vicinity.
The map describes bulkhead line along
the water front of the city of Washington,
on the Washington channel between
Long bridge. at the foot of l4th street west
and the junction of the Anacostia and Po-
tomac rivers, off the lower end OF the
ance with the recommendations of the en-
giner officers. SO much of the wharf line of
the Anacostfa river as lies south of reserva-
ton No. Omitted States arsenal grounds)
Will also be regarded as a bulkhead line
subject to such notifications as may here
after be found convenient and economical.
IN the construction of a sea wall in order
that the triangular area thus inclosed may
be filled in as contemplated by the plans for
the Improvement of the Anacostia river
IheSe harbor lines are established under
the provisions of section IL of the river and
harbor act. approved March g. 1899. They
nave oeen heretofore described in The Star.
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JIMINEZ LEAVES HAVANA.
His Destination is Supposed to he
SantO Domingo.

HAVANA, August 11.-JimineZ, who as
pires to the presidency of the republic of
Santo Domingo, left here today for Bata-
bano. There he will take Il steamer for
Santiago de Cuba. 1t is said he received
CT BILE dispa tches from friends in Santo Do
mingo previous TO his departlI,. He was
accompanied by two friends. They were
I'll unarmed. A private yacht, which has
been placed al the disposition of Jiminez,
will meet him at or off Santiago, but jim
inez would Ittt give the name Of her
owner. -"
JiIn.nez says he will unite all the Island
of Santo Domingo under one government,
which will be greatly to the advantage of
all parties as it viii mean the formation
OF a strong administration. He adds that
there are plenty of honest and competent
men to fill the posts under him.
JimineZ asserts that the present condi-
ton of affairs in Haiti. which country is
bordering on a revolution, lends Itself to
the idea. u
Jiminez's son will remain in Havana. in
order to wind up his affairs If his father
is successful fh his SantO Domingo eXpe-
dition his son viii shortly join him.
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OFERHAULING THE WHITE HOUSE.
1t Is Believed That the President Will
BE Back by September L.

1t is not definitely determined that the
President will return to Washington by
September /, but the belief at the White
House is that he will be back by that time.
III he remains away until the LIST he will
have had month on Lake Champaign
Since the presidential family has been out
of the White House the annual houseclean-
ing has been in progress. Every room in
the house has been given an overhauling
and repairing, renovating and painting have
been extensively carried on
me Presidents room, the one occupied
by him in b .siness hours, Is being repaint-
ed and put in neat shape. The three parlors
nave also been overhauled AS heretofore
stared, the blue room is to be completely re-
modelled. Workmen began on this several
months ago and are still engaged.
The east room is open to visitors but they
hnd everything turned topsy-turvy, owing
TO the annual overhau,ing. The three big
chandeliers. each containing 800 pieces of
cut glass and yards of German silver, have
been taken down and thoroughly polished.
only TWO of these have been put back and
the workmen are engaged in putting the
other together.
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TO DECLARE SALE VOID.
Proceedings to Prevent the Execu-
ton of a Deed.

A bill in equity, asking the court to de-
clare a certain sale void and to restrain the
trustees serving in connection Herewith
from executing deed, was filed this after
noon by Felix l.. Rosenthal against Albert
A. Wilson and John b. Larner trustees
1t is explained that July 1, 1897, Kate L.
Osborne, the owner of the property in ques-
ton, executed deed of trust to the de-
PENDANTS. as trustees, to secure the pay
ment of S10,5O0 to the Washington Loan
and Trust Company. Afterward the COM
plainant took a second deed of trust for
$3.50 on the same property. The sale of
the property took place yesterday, under
the first deed of trust. the purchase price
being $1,000 The complainant alleges that
the price is inadequate, and asks the court
to set aside the sale, restrain the defend
ants from executing deed to the purchas-
er and to appoint trustees representing
both trusts and direct another sale of the
property This is designated as 1906 HOS
and lilo Yale street, and is declared to be
fully worth $1,000. Wolf and Rosenberg
are the solicitors for the complainant.
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BALTIMORE. August 17.-F1our quiet unchanged
receipts. 1G,fS5 barrels; experts I,S22 barrels
Wheat frmer: SPOT and the month. 7lNl72; Sep
lIh steamer No. red 6oa6S.s: receipts. 81 295
bushels; exports, 1900 bushels; southern by sam
pie 61a13; do. grade 6Ja721a. Corn uuiet
mixed, spot and the month, 35Eai5N September
and October, 35ha35l&; November or December
new or ODD 3212a32ti; Jannl-y, o.ksa.s.a steamer
mixed, 34a3ia; receipts. 1e2,a11 bushels; exports
3tS,511 bushels; southern white corn, 4oa+0ia: do
yellow, i0a iOta. Oats steady: No. = white new
26a281a; No. mixed, new, 25 bid. Rye firmer
No. nearby, 52i33; No. western, 5S. Hay easy
No. timothy, $3.50 asked, old; Sill 5uuS15 fer
new. Grain freghts eontinac daIl; iates inclined
TO be easy; steam to Liverpool, per bushel. sud,
SeptemDer Cork for orders, per quarter IS Sd abs
Cd, September. Sugar strong. unchanged Cheese
steady; large, 1ohai0lz; medium, 1O7sal0ss: small
imitation, Halls; fancy ladie l5a16 good ladle Is
ali; store packed. FALL; rolls, 12a1I. Eggs firm,
unchanged.
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WORK ON CENSUS BUILDING
1t May Not Be Completed Before
January

Worknen are hurrying the building of
the new census office at LIST and streets,
and already there is evidence of the big
structure. Already the walls on all four
sides have been started, and on the B-street
froGt the beams for the first floor of the
administration building are in position
1t is the desire of the director to have the
building ready for occupancy in December
but 1t is not thought possible to complete
the building before January, and it may be
FEBRUARY before the furniture Is in posi-
ton.
Ample provision is being made for the
comfort OF the clerks, anu, while the new
building VIII be plain in style. it will be
substantially constructed, with good light
and ventilation.
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| be secured unless the court-martia1 had
been shown the secret documents which 1t
| had been agreed to submit to the court.
| The colonel next declared that In 1894 he
| did not know the contents Of the secret
! dossier, but he believed. like all other OIL
GERS, that 1t contained frightful proofs
| against the prisoner When he became ar-
| qualnted with its contents. however, he
| found that his earlier Impressions were
entirely wrong" prolonged sensation.)
Picquart then recalled the vehement pro-
| tests of innocence which the prisoner had
not ceased to make during all phases of the
! degradation. The witness declared he was
quite ignorant of the confessions Dreyfus is
alleged to have made to Capt. Lebrun-
Renaut.
Continuing. Col. Pcquart defended him
self against the charge that he had always
directed his efforts toward the rehabilitation
of Dreyfus He said he had only directed
the Investigations made to that end when
he became aware that the writings Of Es-
terhazy ard the bordereau We're Identical
and that consequently the charges against
Dreyfus no longer existed.
To Confront Du Patty de Clam.
During the course of his deposition. Col.
PicGuart asked to be confronted with Major
Du Paty lie Clam and to be permitted Ito
deal with some of his pecu.iarities' when
Patty de Clam is in the witness box.
Next the colonel examined the bordereau
and declared Dreyfus could not have dis
Closed part of it.
Regarding the Madagascar note the wit
ness disputed It's value, and said he did not
believe it was confidential note He add
ed that if Dreyfus, in his capacity of d
probationer. had asked him for the note
he would have handed 1t 10 him immedi-
ateiy. Therefore he. Picquart, was unable
to understand the sentence in the bordereau
reading
This document was very difficult to OBJ
tain"
Colonel Picquart then declared he had
never seen Dreyfus copy the smallest doc
ument in the war office. In the opinion of
the witness the department where the Dor
dereau was discovered ought to have been
searched when the discovery was made
This, ne explained, was the department in
which Patty de Clam worked, and that was
the department which was working on the
plan of the concentration OF the troops
and the Madagascar expedition. He added:
1t was in Major Du Patty de CLAIMS de-
partment that the search should have been
made. or, rather in his private ROOM
where he worked quite alone" (SensationD
Patty de Clam, continued the witness had
been guilty of grave imprudence In having
contrary to the regulations. had confidential
documents copied by simple secretaries
non-commissiOned officers and even private
soldiers. whereas the custom is that such
work should be done solely by officers.
Later on the witness said he wondered if
it was not to avoid the risk of punishment
that Patty de Clam advanced the date OF
the reception of the bordereau at the intel
ilSence department. as to make it prior
to the date OF his Patty de CLAIMS arrival
in the third department (sensation)
AT II 40 am. the court adjourned for the
day
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Redeemed His1RolI of Money.

James Brown a cook on the cunboat Pc
trel, had S3,QDO whdn he was discharged
two years ago. He put it in belt which
he wore around his waist; next to the skin.
He had spent a great deal of 1t when he
re-enlisted for the war with Spain. While
stationed in southern waters last year he
went in swimming with his belt on.
This, with cooking Evers a hot stove,
caused the gum in LIS belt to stick to the
rolls of bills, resulting in a mass Of stun
which did not resemble money. Brown sent
the mass Of gum and paper to the redemp-
ton division of the treasury. claiming that
he had $175 in the roll. An expert finally
pnrayeied the roll and found 1t to contain
g .. Brown. has been paid this in new
bills. I.
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GIFT FROM MISS HELEN comm
HAS PRESENTED Photograph and
SfereOpticOn to the Hartford

Miss Helen Gould has presented to the
training ship Hartford, which is to round
the Horn from San Francisco this fall with
crew of 300 native-born Americans, with
monograph and stereopticon. The pre-
sentation was made through Chaplain R. E
Steele, who has conducted sailors bethels
at Brooklyn, New Orleans and various
other cites. He believes that through the
agency OF these instruments much instruc-
ton and entertainment may be accorded to
the sailors during their long cruise, and it
was through his agency that the donations
were made.
captain j. NJ. Hawley, who is to COM
mand the Hartford, is very much pleased
with the character of the recruits who were
obtained 1t was his idea to secure them
from the middle west, and confine them
TO natiVe-born Americans. Most of the 300
We're recruited at the lake cities Cleveland
Detroit ana chicago, but others were OBJ
tanned at st. Louis, st. Paul and as far
west as Denver.
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verdict will be rendered as In the previous
cOurt-martial.
ANOTHER FORGERY DISCOVERED.
"

ANOTHER FORGERY DISCOVERED.
Austrian Military Attache Repudiates
Letter Attributed to Him.
PARIS. August IA special edition of
the Figaro. fIst issued. exposes another
alleged forgery Ing the Dreyfus case, by
publishing tie following telegram from
Ems:
The letterIf November 80 1897, a atl
uted to me, and reproduced in the Figaro
of August 49, 1859, is Il forgery.
"(SigneD Schneider
The letter referred to was one In whlcn
Schneider, the Austrian military attache
at Paris, was alleged to have said SCHWARTZ
koppen and Panizzardi, respectively. the
German and-4taiiaR; attaches. were trying
to make out that if was not Qreyius VINO
is giving them Information, and adding that
he had no belief in these protestations.
NJ. Cavaignac, former minister of war; IN
his testimony, made great point OF this.
Barrfcades were erected at both eXtrelni,
ties of the Rue Chabrol this afternoon, ana
the police We're constantly engaged IN re-
pulsing crowds
NJ. Guerin frequently appeared at WIN
dow earnestly regarding the approaches,
as though expecting "a rescue.
A band of anti-Guerin demonstrators was
followed and roughly handled by band OF
anti-SemteS, whose enthusiasm for Guerln
ia becoming SO fanatical that they are max
ing Il list of all who dare to insult him.
The latter's lives are considered to pc en-
dangered.
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Property Owner. Must Decide.

In response to the petition of I. H. Tay-
lor of 81 Q street and others for the con-
struction Of cement walk on the north
side of Q street between LIST and North
Capitol streets, the District Commissioners
have replied that they do not deem 1t ad-
visabic to take any action in the matter
unless the owners OF at least q majority
of the property abutting the street in ques-
ton join in the request for the improve
ment. The petition as presented does not
represent more than one-thfrd the property.
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Porto Rico Relief Fund

Mr.. Charles J. Gill acknowledges receipt
of the following subscriptions to Porto
Rico relief fund:
r. b. Donaldson, $50; w. B. Powell, $40;
w. T. & w. A. NICK, 81; ]. r. E., 81; c.
j. Bell, SO; q. G. Fraser, SO; Jane g.
Fraser, SD; L. S. Brown, So; l.. j. Gage,
500; E. A. Root, $40. Total, $194.
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Walter Burton, manager of the Metro
politan Hotel. in this city, this afternoon
filed petition in voluntary bankruptcy
The summary of debts is stated to be $780,
G3692. 1t is explained that portion of
the Indebtedness consists of promissory
notes given by the firm of Crosby, Burton
& Co. on account of the purchase price of
the National Hotel. Attorneys H. G. KIM
ball and Jesse Potbury represent the petit
toner.
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JEHu BAKER VERY ILL.
Former Representative From Illinois
Down With Malaria.

BELLEVILLE, ILL.,, August 17.-Jehu
Baker. who represented the twenty-first
district in Congress three times. twice
a republican and last democrat-popu-
list and was eight years minister to Ven
ezuela. is critically i'll at his home here.
Mr. Baker. who is seventy-eight years
old. was taken sick last Friday with
virulent type of malaria, with compica-
tions of the stomach and heart
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GUERIN STILL HOLDS OUT.
President of Anti-Semite League Still
behind BarriCade.

PARIS, August 1.-THE president OF the
anti-Semite League. NJ Guerin. Is still hold
ing out at the headquarters of the league
where he barricaded himself and defed ar
rest on Saturday last, when an attempt was
made to arrest him.
Eight of his typesetters came out of the
barricade today and surrendered themselves
to the authorities. They were taken to a
police station. There were a few slight
demonstrations in the streets in the neigh
borhood, but they were easily Quelled.
Another attempt made by M. Iasies to
mediate between NJ. Guern and the govern
ment has failed.