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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
ALASKAN OFFICIAL ARRAIGNED.
Grand Jury Makes Serious Charges
Against Government Agent.

Axainxt Government Agent.
JUNEAU, Alaska, June 6, via Seattle
Wash June 12-The grand jury of the
United States district court for Alaska has
made a sensational report on the conduct
of educational matters in Alaska. The re-
port saws that between 1884 and 1897, In
elusive $415,0O0 was appropriated by Con-
gress for education in Alaska, which, II II
had been judiciousy expended, ought 10
have provided school system commensu-
rate with the requirements, and would have
done SO had not the general agent OF edu-
cation wasted money in useless jaunts and
in the establishment of schools at places
where but few white people lived.
The report accuses him Of making raise
statements in his official reports and con-
cludes by asking the Secretary of the In
terror to relieve Alaska of this official
Comment of Commissioner Harris.
The government agent Of tn. bureau of
education in Alaska is DR.. Sheldon jackson.
Commissioner Harris Of the bureau Of edu-
cation, when shown the dispatch from
Alaska, expressed the opinion that it was a
sensational canard. The bureau, he said,
had been having some trouble about school
matters at Juneau and Skaguay, but they
were minor difficulties and easily adjusted.
bI JdChSOH, He Sdlu, Is ldl ISlitcNSd IL oii'
the south eastern part of the territory,
where the dispatch originated, and seldom
visits that section. The department had
received a number of complaints against
DR.. Jackson, but when investigated 1t was
shown they were prompted by an evil class.
The doctor, he said, had been rather strict
in his Interpretation of the prohibition law,
and in that way had incurred the enmfty of
the lower class. Referring to the elegram,
he said he did not think the grand jury
ever made such a report. The dispatch, he
pointed out, did not specify which jury 1t
was, and there were two now in Alaska.
Perhaps one Of the enemies of DR.. Jackson
had gotten on one of the juries, and had
stated boastingly that the jury was hot
after Jackson.
OF course, it was within the province of
the jury to Investigate the school system,
since grand juries repre- the people. and
are bound to obey the directions of the
court II the jury has made the report at
tributad to 1t, he thought 1t was made to
the judge, who promptly pigeonholed 1t, as
educational matters did notFcoucern him.
Commissioner Harris did not think any
thing would ever come Of It.. OF course, If
there was sufficient evidence to warrant an
investigat ton, ths department would most
certainly inaugurate one. Ha desired to
say, however, the departneI5tt hid the
greatest confidence in DR.. JacKson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12

Officers of the infantry arm, recently pro-
NOTED, have been assigned to regiments as
follows:
Captains-waiter H. Gordon, to the 18th;
Stephen M. Hackney. to. the 9th; George
W. Martin and E. A. Lewis. to the 18th;
Samuel A. Smoke, to the 5th; F. d. Evans,
to the 18th.
First ifeutenants-H. B. Fiske, ID. E. w.
Lyle and Bryan Conrad, to the 18th; Moor
N. Falls. to the 18th. and p. E. n walker,
to the Sd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
EASY DAY FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Few Visitors of the Official Class Mt
the White House.

President Mckinley had a comparatively
easy day in the matter of visitors. There
were plenty of the unofficial character but
the official class was small in number. The
lobby near the Presidents office was well
filled with those awaiting any opportunity
of seeing the chief executive.
Representative Grosvenor was the first
visitor. He called early and remained for
a few minutes. Senator Spooner was next.
The senator will leave New York Wednes-
day for Europe, accompanied by his fam
lily. They will remain abroad until Au-
gust.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
No Coquetting With POpulists.
WAITING ON LONDON.
Canadians Said to Have Agreed to
American Proposition.

Washington is still waiting on London in
the matter of modus vivendi relative to
the Alaskan boundary. Indirectly the In
timation has reached here that the Cana
dians, to whom the last American PROPOSE
ton was referred, have consented to its ac-
ceptance by the British government, but
officially nothing is known here of such ac-
ton. The point at issue last Saturday was
trifiing involving possession OF strip OF
land not much more than half mile wide,
and not bearing upon the tide-water ques-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12

The eNacI price paid for these various
properties can in many cases only be es-
tina ted. The figures below give The best
estimate obtainabie of the amounts paid, in
each instance, for the whole as a control
Of the stocks. In the cases of the Metro
p0litan mad Columbia Companies IL is as
sumed that every share of stock was pur-
chased. which is not entirely accurate. 1t
= further assumed that a control merely
Of the $1,000 shares of the City and Subur-
ban Company was secured by the pay
ment of par. which is $50 per share. Ii is
also concluded that all the stock of the
Potomac Company was taken at par.
In several instances the purchase money
ior a property included the outstanding
bonds, anG ~ this way Implications result
In the appended table. For these and other
reasons the totals given can be considered
as largely approximate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
NAVAL PROMOTIONS.
Advancement of Officers Announced
at the Department.

at the Department.
The promotion of the following named
officers was announced at the Navy De-
partment today
Iiau+enant commander-H. Morrill,.
Ijeutenants-M l.. Miller ]. F. Hubbard,
w. II. Crosse, c. B. Morgan, G. H. Britain,
F. Marble w. w. Bush, II. w. Jones. c. II.
HAYES. j. s. Mexican, o. W. Koester, F. b.
Barret. H. G. Gates, A. l.. Weston, a.
Rust. C. N Mccormick, E. w. Eberle. A.
HI. Robertson, E. H. Duren, c. Davis, H J.
Zeigmeier. ]. V. Chase. N. T. Holmes, w.
K. Harrison, G. G. Mitchell, P. Williams.
c. A. Brand c. N. Ofey, G. B. Bradshaw.
w. ID. McDougan, J. p. Patton, w. D..
Pratt, N c. Twining, r. II. Jackson, IL. Q.
Stickney. E l.. Beach, j. H. Reid, c. F.
Hughes. H. K Benham, S. S. Robinson, G..
N Hayward L. H. Chandler and ]. r. Mar
veil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
LENTZ BEATEN AT COLUMBUS.
He fs Stin In the Fight for Demo-
cratic Nomination.

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. June II - Though
Overwhelmingly defeated in the primary
elections in this county Saturday night Con-
gressman Lentz says he will not drop the
fight for the democratic nomination for
governor
Col. James kilbourne of this city who is
his most prominent rival for the nonina-
ton. secured all but one delegate in this
county, but two counties, Mercer and Hard
in, instructed for Lentz Saturday. Lentz
claims that the local democratic machine
brought about Saturdays result. He also
claims that the machine" was operating
in the interest of Jno. r. Mclean, whose
candidate is c. n. Haskell of Ottawa and
that Kilbourne Is only run as a decoy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
DIR. jackson Promoted.

The District Commissioners upon the
recommendation of DIR. William c. Wood
ward. the District health officer, have pro-
NOTED DR.. Virgil B. Jackson. substitute
physician to the poor. to be physician to
the poor. at $50 per month. vice DR.. E. E
Richardson, resigned, the promotion to
take effect today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
Indictments Reported.

The grand jury this afternoon reported
the following indictments: Charles Wash
ington, assault with intent to kill: Henry
Clark, housebreaking and larceny; George
Minor, n0usebreaklnfg: Frank Fitzgerald,
larceny from the person; Joseph A. Rose,
larceny from the person
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12

peal from the decision of the Audiencia,
which shall be final. --'t
XIV. When a city property, on the rent
Of which the creditor, in accordance with
the provisions of article III Of this decree
has a right to collect interest, may be occu-
pied by the debtor or by any other person
or may be attached by another creditor
without the right of preference, the credit
or shall be able to exercise the rights which
the law gives to him to have said estate
placed under judicial management in order
that it may yield the proper revenue"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
THE STAR BY MAIL.

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed to
them to any address in the United
states or Canada, by ordering Il at
this office. in person or by letter.
Terms; 1S cents per week: - cents
Tor two weeks. or 80 cents per
month. Invariably in advance. SUBJ
scribers changing their address from
one Post-office TO another should
give the last address as well as tho
new one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
Portrait of Commander HawIey.

A life-size oil painting of Commander
John NJ. Hawley, in full uniform, including
the magnificent sword presented him by the
Naval Reserves Of Chicago. has been place
In the office Of Secretary Long, on view. 1t
was painted for the Reserve Association, to
perpetuate the recollection Of the services
to that organization by Commander Haw-
ley during the late war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
Condition Favorable

The condition Of Mr.. W. A. Mcfarland.
superintendent of the District water de-
partment, who was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis yesterday, was reported this
afternoon to be very favorable, and his
complete recovery is said to be assured
The operation was performed at Providence
Hospital by DR.. James T. Kerr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12

BUFFALO, N. Y, June 13-Gesrge H.
kinter, Christian Science healer, and
James c. Saunders Charged VIII man
slaughter In the case Of seSen-1 -1ear-old
Ralph L. Saunders, the son q III latter
defendant, who died at the fesidence OF
Capt. semple of the 18th UnitA8 Stkfes In
fantry at Fort Porter on MaN2 a q pneu-
monia, while under the care u Kinter,
were held today by United EtztSh Commits
sioner Robinson for the Unified States
grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
Naval Orders.

Lieut. F. Swift has been ordered to Wash
ington for examination for retirement.
Lieut.. T. p. Magruder has been ordered
to the Naval Academy.
Lieut.. j. A. Bell has been detached from
the navy yard, League Island, and ordered
to the Asiatic station, per Soiace
Lieut.. n. l.. Miller, to the torpedo station,
Newport.
Lieut.. z. T Witherspoon, from the Alli-
ance to steel inspection at Marshall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
The McClelI.n Held in au.ranti.e

A dispatch received at the War Depart
ment announces the arrival OF the Nc
Clellan at San Juan. Porto Rico. She has
been held up at quarantine owing to two
suspicious cases Of fever on hoard, which
1t is feared may be yellow fever. The Nc
CieiIan went to San Juan fnlm SANTIAGO
and the Porto Ricans are afraid OF yellow
fever from that port. y4e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
BRONZE TROPHIES OF THE WAR

Guns Erected at Entrances to the
War Department Building.
Four big bronze guns, captured by the
army in Cuba and Porto Rice, have been
put in place on the east and west fronts of
the State, War ard Navy Departments
building. The pieces are excellent speci-
mems of the gun founders art. bearing the
Spanish coat-of-arms and quaint inscrip-
tions and are conspicuous ornaments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
Estimated Purchase Price.
The following is an estimated purchase
price for the properties:

Those who have given attention to the
sl heme Of financiering these properties lay
emphasis on the fact that about S1.5u0 goo
should be allowed for the proposed improve
.nents And II is further estimated that the
cost of placing the securities will amount
10 over a million of dollars.
1t is stated that subscriptions for
The bonds invited by the three bank
ing houses which are to place them already
aggregate three times the amount of the
proposed bond issue.
The banking houses which have taken the
bonds are the United States Mortgage and
Trust Company, KountZe Bros. and Brown
Bros, all of New York city. Ii will be
..oted that these bonds will bear AZ per
cent interest while the bonds of the city
and Suburban and the Anacostia roads bear
> Der cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
A Local Pension.

Jeremiah Flynn, an inmate Of the Sol
diers' Home, was today granted a pension
of 24 per month for injuries received in
the war with Spain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
Government Reeeipts.

Government receipts from internal rave
nue. today, Sl.515.919; customs s62, 1856; mis-
ooasaneous, ao', ,94S. Expenditures.$ 81, 76O. .00O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
A soldier. Death at san,,.xo.

sOtdfer'h Death At ShntfaGO.
Gen. Brooke. at Havana. has notified the
department of the death of Private William
Cooney, Company A, 5th Infantry, at San
tiago on this 9th instant from intestinal
gangrene.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
Organization of Recently Acquired
Railroad and Lighting Companies.
PROPOSED ISSUE OF STOCK and BONDS
Tables Giving information in Re-
gard to the individual Properties.
L II E TOTAL MILEAG

The company which is to be organized for
the purpose Of purchasing and owning the
shares OF the recently purchased street
railroad and electric Lighting properties
will be known as the Washington Traction
and Electric Company. The capital stock
Will be Sl2,cO0ooo, and the authorized is
sue Of bonds will be S20.ooo.OoO. bearing AZ
per cent interest. OF the bonds only ST.
t2OUo0 will be issued at this time, leaving
the balance in the treasury for the retire
ment of the bonds OF the individual com
panies as they mature.
According to the table given below there
are 1iG miles OF single track of street rail-
road in the new system, but according 10
a statement claimed to be of actual sur
veys there are l55 miles Of single track.
On this latter basis. the proposed capitai
cation is S22o, go per mile. as the total capi-
tai of the new system, including that OF
the City and Suburban. is S}5.:,ya.on.
Compared with the only other street rail-
road system in this city. the Capital Trac-
ton, the results are as follows:
There are thirty-siX miles o. single track
in the Capital Traction system, ana the
capitalization is Sl3.'ssaVH, which is at the
rale of $;6l III per mile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
Outstanding Bonds.

The following tab.e shows the ou.stand-
ing bonds cf the various ccmpanies at their
face value. and also the single track mile
age, the latter being taken. far as prac-
ticable. from the ofIicia. reports and esti-
mates being made Of sections OF roads
not included in these statements:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12

The debtor SHAH Institute the interiocu-
tory proceedings within the period of ten
days after the summons, or after having
received due notice of the ruling ordering
that the rents or products Of the rural prop
erty in question may be proceeded against.
XIV. In the proceedings mentioned In
the preceding article. there shall be no sp-
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-22
The Smart Young wife.

Young Mr.. and Mrs, Smith were pre-
pairing to make visit to friends for
few days. Their baby was only 3 months
old. but was an important member OF
the family just the same Mr.. Smith
was up stairs and Mrs. Smith down
stairs, putting on her things and get
ting ready to start. Chubby, " she called
out to her better half on the floor above,
"please bring me my glovesl They are
lying on the dresser. And bring me my
overshoes and veil and that hatpin lying
on top Of the chiffonier and few Of
those animal crackers for baby, and
DON forget the baby's toothbrush.
Poor hubby had hard time finding
everything his wife wanted. He was a
long while making his appearance and
finally his wife called to him. "What
is keeping you, dear?''
ooh, that COMPOUNDED toothbrush for
baby have everything but that. "
Then Mrs. Smith laughed. "You silly
duck" said she, Ibid you not know
that l was only joking? The baby,
bless her dear little heart, hash tooth
to her name.
That was why hubby got so mad and
''said things as he was coming down
stairs. A man never likes to have joke
played on him by his wife. -Pittsburg
Chronicle
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-22
Once Wealthy. Vow PenniIesS.

Bridgeport, Conn, May 22.-Mrs. Car
oline Cox, 70 years old and who was
once worth $70,000 was taken to the
almshouse by a sheriff who had served
a writ of execution on her property
Many years ago Mrs. Cox, who was
then a widow and wealthy, answered a
personal paragraph in a New "~Iork
newspaper and later married the man
who had inserted it. On their wedding
tour Cox persuaded her to raise $1,000
by giving a blanket mortgage on all
her property to N, s. Wordin of this
city. He took the money and went to
California, where he secured a divorce.
Mrs. Cox is now absolutely without
means. The property which was mort
gagged is on State street and Washing
ton avenue both fashionable residence
thorOughfares. Last autumn fOreclos-
ure proceedings were brought by the
mortgagee, and the time for redeeming
the property has just expired. Mrs.
Cox has no children and no relatives
living.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-22
A Real Bottomless Pit.

Few indeed are they who have pene-
trated to the innermost recesses of Will
lis cave-4ao the great rotunda where
the icy water of the "big spring" takes
leap into the midnight blackness Of
the "bottomless pit. =" The entrance to
the cave is at the summit of hill near
Versailles, Ind.
Rider Haggard, in his imaginary pic
lures of underground horrors, has told
nothing that would equal the true story
which single misstep would furnish
in Willis cave A stream of water
pours from the rock, and, pursuing a
devious underground channel for a
quarter of a mile, energies into vast
chamber with a slanting, slippery floor
inclining to sink hole in the center.
Down this hole the stream pours and is
lost forever. By means of ropes and
weights the sink hole has been sounded
to a depth of 400 feet, and still the
bottom has not been reached. The room
is surrounded by a narrow ledge OF
rock, on which daring explorers have
made complete circuit. One step off
the ledge upon the slippery floor would
mean almost instant death in the bot
tomless pit.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-22

Santiago, Cuba, May 22.-NotWith-
standing the inhammatory editorials in
the local papers, which indicate proba-
BILE disturbances and agitation by poll
ticians, little excitement is noticeable
here. The abolition of the supreme
court by order of Governor General
Brooke will, it is asserted, seriously
complicate judicial business. rendering
invalid many important decisions in
civil cases. The order is declared to be
inconsistent as it affects decisions al
ready made except in criminal cases.
The Cubans claim that their only safe
guard-the Spanish courts in the is
land and the Madrid supreme COURTS
now removed and that the salaries of
the Judges being abolished makes it
impossible for them to secure justice.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-22

/. The contest runs from March 10, 1899
till 10 D. m. on June 10, 1899, both dates in
elusive, and no votes received at this office
after the latter date will be counted. Contest
closes at 10 p. m. June 10 1899, sharp. Every
TELEGRAM printed during the contest will
contain vote.
.. No papers will be sold at our office for
Il IS than 1 cent each, excepting to our news
boys. Nopapers containg votes for this con
test will he printed after our regular edition
of June 10. Bear this in mind. The way to
W in this contest is to subscribe for the Iele-
gram at once and get your friends to do so
too. Then forward your votes for most pop
ular lady.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-22
Frick-CarneGie Combine.

New York, May 22.-Mr. H. c. Frick
has made the following statement: ITO
set at rest the many erroneous reports
regarding the capitalization of the pro-
posed new Carnegie Steel company l
desire to say that 1t will be distinctly
a home concern, embracing only the
Carnegie, the Prick and their allied in
terests and using Pennsylvania char
ter The capital will be $25O,OO0, 900, and
but one kind of stock will be issued,
fixed upon an investment basis, so that
the present management will take their
holdings in the stock of the new COM
pany"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-22
ConsumptiOn and Fresh Air.

1t is matter of common knowledge,
says an English exchange, that the late
Sir Andrew Clarke cured himself Of
consumption by living as much as pos
sible in the open air. The principle in
volved has since been generally recog-
nized by the medical profession, with
the result that the old bad practice Of
keeping consumptives in warm, stuffy
rooms has been almost entirely aban-
doned 1t is fresh air which is mainly
responsible for the cures worked at such
places as Davos, where the patients
spend IA hours a day out of doors,
breathing cold, bracing mountain air,
while they are exhilarated by bright
sunshine The result is that each dis
eased spot in the lungs is cut off from
the healthy tissue by ring Of stretched
cells across which disease germs can
not pass, and so the malady is arrested
until the strengthened body can over
coma it
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-22
Worse Than Not stopping.

An Englishman travelling in Mary
land had occasion to investigate the
running time of the trains that passed
through the small place where he was
stopping. Carefully searching time
table he found apparently that there
would be an express train due at 4
o'clock that afternoon. The English
man was on time with his grip, ETC..
and so was the express train. The in
tending passenger watched it approach
and thunder by the station at top speed
The traveller was annoyed. and, turn
ing to colored man who stood near
remarked
"That train didn't stopl'
mo, sir. d" replied the colored citizen
cheerfully "didn' ev'n hes tate. y
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-22
Incrense In WaReA.

Pittsburg, May PAN increase in
wages for $500 men was the result of
the annual prescription scale confer
ence between the American Flint Glass
Workers association and the Associa-
tion of Flint and Lime Glass Manufac-
turers, which has just adjourned. OF
this number 800 skilled Workmen will
receive an increase of 10 per cent and
5000 unskilled hands an advance in pro-
portion. The advance will go into effect
at the beginning of the next fire and
will restore to the men the wages they
received in 1892 and 1898.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-22
70 THE LADIES on BARRE.

] desire to sta,e that Mrs S York of
Barre has become my sole agent and
representative for the handling of my
Famous Toilet Preparations. Also the
said Mrs, York has taken thorough in
stluctions in the scientific treatment of
the Complexion as prac'ired by myself,
and all ladies desiring to improve their
Complexion should call and consult
Mrs. York as her qualifications are
worthy of the highest recommendations
which gladly give.
Yours in sid to a perfect skin,
NINE. LUCRETIA LARUE,
New York City.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-22
A Lucky Cross.

The Princess of Wales possesses a
cross which is supposed to always bring
good luck to its owner. twas formerly
the property of the king Of Denmark,
having been discovered years ago in the
grave of the beautiful Queen Dagmar.
Besides it's superstitious interest, it is
a fine work of art, and was given by
the king to the princess on her mar
rage day.