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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-31
HOW ABOUT THE CHIMNEY QUESTION:

You break a good many do you not?
Have you tried our special brand of
oil finished flint glass chimneys?
We have all sizes and they cost about
the same as the common glass.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-31

va,g.,
IMMENSE ALTERATION SALE!
The Greatest Manufacturers OF
sA, 4.5o and So Mems Shoes Known

Before L. B. Kerr left for Europe it was
once be made in the store. Accordingly, it
is necessary that the goods must be sold to
make room for the workmen. To do this
he directed that an Immense Alteration Sale
be commenced at once. Anything and
everything will be sold at much lower fig
ures than the same goods could possibly be
purchased elsewhere. This will insure bar
gains in every line to ALL
l.. B. KERR
Queen Street Importer
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-31
MACHINE OILS

No. and Engine Oil, VS. Lard Oil,
in tins and barrels.
Sperm Oil in tins and barrels.
Meats Foot OIL Carbolinium.
Coal Tar. Axle Grease. Best Refined
Tallow. ....
Cotton Waste. Varnish of all Kinds.
Packing, Asbestos, Soap Stone, Sheet
Rubber.
Pipe Covering, assorted sizes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-31

The above are only a few Of the many
articles we keep constantly in stock,
and our prices will stand competition
with any other dealers.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-31

While you are investigating the prop
critics of this oil, you will be interested
in our Lamp Stock.
We have a very neat metal reading
lamp with shade for s1.95, which will
give as much satisfaction as the regu-
lar student lamp.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-31
PAINTS IN OIL

PIONEER AND HUBBUCK'S WHITE
LEAD.
BOILED LINSEED OIL.
RAW LINSEED OIL.
WHITE ZINC IN OIL AND JAPAN,
ASSORTED COLORS.
ADAMS FLAT PAINT BRUSHES, 8
TO 5 INCHES WIDE.
ADAMS vARNIsH BRUSHES, AS
SORTED SIZES.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-31
E()(JENE!
What Is 1t?

EOCENE is an illuminating oil that
gives beautiful white light, and burns
without any odor. Come in and see a
lamp burning kerosene and another
Eocene and note the difference. This is
the first lot imported to these Islands.
We have it for sale and it costs very
little more than kerosene.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27
Generally Higher Prices in Stocks at
New York Today.
ONTARIO AND WESTERN A FEATURE
Steel Shares Made Sharp Advance,
but Reacted Slightly.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, February 27.-Trading in to-
days stock market was mainly in the in
terest of higher prices, and realizing sales
did not avail against good demand from
commission houses.
London bought and sold but was regard
ed as moderate buyer on balance The
foreign demand was particularly conspicu-
Gus in Ontario and Western. local houses
having large buying orders in the London
m"~ket
This property is expected to go through a
process of readjustment which will add
materially to its value in the stock market
and give it more prominent place as a
coal road The best houses in the street
nave been taking the stock in round
amounts for several days and are disposed
to regard the movement being in its
initial stage only
Rumors that Metropolitan Traction would
absorb the Sd avenue line were freely cir
cuiateo. and gave rise to the presumption
lHat stock issue would be used to finance
me transaction. This view was accepted in
explanation of the recent advance in the
price Of thesa shares
In the industrial department American
Steel WIRE was feature selling up over
TIL under a spirited demand and reacting
later about IL per cent The enormous
Noiume or business for which contracts
nave already been signed leads to TN. con-
SieSioii Intl tne common stock of this COM
pany can begin dividends as promptly as
the preferred. The trade reports are prac-
tlcaliy unanimous in giving preference to
the future prospects of the iron industry.
Earnings were in the main favorable dur
ing the day, those Of st. Paul for the
month of January showing an increase of
s25l,eoo in net being particularly satisfac-
tory.
Inc afternoon market was influenced
faVorably for a time by more hopeful adj
vices from the Philippines
The street has been disposed to look upon
the coming adjournment Of Congress as a
FACTOR of more immediate significance than
the political situation in the east Last
weeks late cables from Manila had in
splred certain degree of caution In conser-
vative circles. and today's more promising
reports were unusually acceptable.
The basic conditions are generally be-
Heved to be satisfactory, and shrewd judges
OF the market are confident of an improv-
lns situation il overspecuiation in the
EeWly incorporated industries can be
averted. Lower prices are likely to follow
realizing sales from time to time but on
the way down good market is expected
The lower level So Cceasioned is not likely
TO cause any alarm. because the money
realized from the sale of one group will be
applied to purchases of another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27
GIVEN Up FCR THE PRESENT.
Secretary Ayers Trip to the West In
dies Abandoned.

Secretary Alger has abandoned his pro-
posed trip of inspection of the military
posts in Cuba and Porto Rico, for the pres
ent at least, and has recalled the invita-
lions issued to the members of the con-
gressional military committees to make the
trip on the transport Berlin, which is sched-
uled to leave New York on the 9th proxi-
mo- The official explanation of the change
of plans is that the present condition of the
army reorganization bill and the large
amount of work which will devolve upon
the War Department in the event of it's
passage make 1t ineXpedient for the Secre-
tary of War to leave the city for the
length of time required for the trip. 1t is
said at the War Department that the ADAM
donment of the trip not due to the
criticisms of the newspapers against what
was described as a pleasure jaunt at gov
erument expense, but was solely on account
of the unusual pressure of public business.
1t is also stated that it was not intended
to charge the government with the
penses of the trip, notwithstanding it was
to be made wholly in the interests of the
pubic service. Secretary Alger was also
Influenced in the matter of postponing the
trip by the illness of his sister, Mrs Pike
who. although considered out of danger, is
still in serious condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27
Washington Stock Exchange

Sales-rcgnlar call. L. O'Clock MI 8 Electric
10 At 22o, 20 al 2o 10 at 20 At Do 49, al a
10 at i12 10 al lis, 10 at lis. Chesapeake ana Po
tomac Telephone, at 5sI4. Mergenthaler Limo
Afrer eallU. $ Electric Light cert 81 900 at i 800
M ctr Railroad conv. Gs, s1Ooo at 2eo
District OF Columbia Bonds.-5s a0-year funding
funding III bid. liz asked. S'o'A io' DID, S.e's'
M, Miscellaneous Bonds..Metropolltan Railroad SIS
Is. 2'ls bid, 20 asked Metropolitan Raiiroad cert
indebt:. b, 100 asked. Columbia Railroad Is II IL
bid $50 asked. Columbia Railroad I'd mort Us.
ries A, Is. 10 bid Washington Gas Company Sc
Ties b U.s. l20 bid. O. s Electric Light deb. imp.
Ia asked. Chesapeake ard Potomac Telephone IS
los bid. American Security and Trust a. 100 bid
Washington Market Colnpsny imp. g. ia S I'D
Washington ten Market Company extn. 6s. III bid Ma
Graphophone deb 5s IOl bid 'Nef'e''n
II, National Bank stoeks ks OF washineton als
Farmers and Mechanics, 1so bid. Second. ii5 bid.
GitizeGs. 100 bid, Columbia, lbs bid. Capital. lbs
bid, West End. SIS bid 100 asked. Traders, ilsl,
Safe Deposit ard Trust Companies-Natonal Safe
Loan and Trust, 145 bid. American Security and
Trust, les ed' l75 asked. Washington Safe De-
Insurance Stocks.-Firemens IS bid Franklin
ssIs bid = asked eIetropolitan 70 hid, 50 asked
bid. 1875 asked German American, 1876 bid Ma
tional Union loh bid Columbia, IL bid Riggs.
SIS bid. S1a asked. Peoples. 81 bid. Lincoln Io&
bid, los asked. Commercial, bid.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title, 50 bid
asked.
Railroad Stoeks.-Capitai Traction Company. s55s
bid. SGL asked. Metropolitan x2s24 bid 32T asked
Columbia, x11S bid, 1l9 asked City and suburban
35 bid, SO asked. Georgetown and Teuleytown i
bid.
Gas and Electric Light Stoeks-washington Gas
54li bid. Georgetown Gas, SPA bid. L. s. Electric
Light, 40 bid.
Telephone Stecks.-C Chesapeake and Potomac rs
bid. 60 asked. Pennsylvania. IS bid, so asked
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Iiuotvpe
1SSH bid. 1s9 asked. Lanston Monotype I9is bid
1873 asked. American Graphophone l3 bid I3;S
asked. American Giaphophone preferred Is bid ii
asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. 81 bid 36 asked
Great Falls Ice. lis bid. 125 asked Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat 101h bid.
xEx dividend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27
AMENDING JURY LAW.
Lnte Enactment Causes a SurpIuSage
of Talesmeu.

At the suggestion of Justice Andrew G
Bradley Of the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Senator Faulkner has
proposed an amendment to the sundry civil
bill. providing as follows:
THAT any jury summoned for service in
any OF the circuit or criminal courts may,
with the concurrence of the justice pfesll.
ing in such court, be used for trial Of is
sues in the Orphans Court"
The law passed at the last session of
Congress providing for the trial of issues
in the Orphans Court by jury makes it
mandatory that such jury shall be specin-
cally summoned for the purpose mentioned.
Justice Bradley presides in Criminal Court
No. as well as in the Orphans Court.
When he is presiding in the Orphans
Court the jury in Criminal Court No = is
necessarily idle. Therefore. it is claimed
the special jury summoned for the Orphans
Court is unnecessary. in view of the fact
that ii is possible to make use of the juries
summoned for the criminal and circuit
courts, as is now done in lunacy proceed
ings. Furthermore, the doing away with
the special Jury for trying issues in probate
would result in the saving Of considerable
expense to the government.
The first jury for Orphans Court work
was summoned to serve during February
but was excused without sitting in a single
case as the arrangement of business was
such that the jury could not be made use
of. AS. it is stated, there can be no objec-
ton to the proposed amendment from any
source, and especially in view of the fact
that ofttimes great difficulty is experienced
in completing the jury panels, the sugges-
ton of Justice Bradley will, in all proba-
bility, be adopted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27
ENLIST Then AS REGULARS.
Gen. Wbeel<r's Suggestion Regarding
the Recruiting of Natives.

Maj. Gen. Wheeler called at the War De-
partment today with a suggestion looking
to the utilization of many OF the troops who
are to be added to the army under the
terms Of the pending Reorganization bill in
the regular establishment instead of in the
volunteer branch. The compromise meas
ure permits the President to recruit such
portion of the $4,000 volunteers to be added
to the regular army in time of emergency
from the natives of the islands of Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines as he may
elect. Gen. Wheeler argues that these men
can be brought into much higher state of
efficiency and be made of greater value to
the military establishment if Incorporated
ir the regular army instead of in the vol
unteer branch.
The status of Gen. Wheeler himself Is
said to be such that he must take some ac-
ton toward choosing again between the
army and Congress within few days 1t
is believed at the War Department that il
he retains his army commission after II
o'clock on the 4th of March, next Saturday
he will forfeit his seat in the House of Rep
resentatives for the ensuing two years
under the ruling of the judiciary committee
to the effect that by holding such COM
mission an officer surrenders his seat in
Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Selections for POstmasterships Sent
to the Senate.


The President today sent the following
nomina lions to the Senate:
Postmasters-Connectic II. Dim
mick, Wilimantic.
Maryiand-J. II. Holzshu, Cumberland.
observation-disclosures B. Crockett
Northeastern; Francis NJ. Brown, Wey-
mouth.
New Hampshire-N. A. Cram, Pittsfeld;
John H. Mcintosh, Canton.
New York-Herbert b. Easton, Catarau-
gus; B. B. Ball, Montour Falls Joseph f.
Cole Perry: Genevieve French, Sag Har-
Dor; Louis Laferrander, Sayville; Z. L.
Wilcox. Tieonderoga.
Pennsylyania-Jesse RanSberry, East
Stroudsburg; James s. Kennedy, Grove
City; Gustayus G. Schrink, Pottsvitie;
Frank w. Daniel, Shamokin; c. H. Beall
Uniontown.
South Carolina-Samuel T. Pointer, Spar
tanburg.
observation-disclosures NJ. Spalding, Gold
endaie; George Sinclair, Ritzville; II. j.
Nicely Wilbur.
Kansas-Henry Plumb, Peasanton.
Michigan-Wm. r. Cook, Hastings; Mar
tin n. Brady Saginaw, West Side.
War, infantry arm-To be captain Rich
ard r. Steedman, nth Infantry. to date
from April 20, 1898: also some minor pro-
motions in the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27
TO GO To PORTO RICO
Change of Plans of the Board of In
sufar AdNisers,

The board of insular advisers to the War
Department. consisting of Gen Robert p
Kennedy. Maj. Chas. W. Watkins and Mr.
Henry G. Curtis, leave here this afternoon
for New York and will sail on the trans
port OLDHAM direct for San Juan Wednes-
day morning. A radical change IN the plans
Of the board has been made. it being decided
70 c"ntine the present trip Of investigat ton
20 the Island of Porto Rico and not at this
time to proceed TO Cuba. as had been orig
inally planned The change of plans was
recommended by members of the board
themselves and approved by Secretary Al
ger. II was dictated by the different state
OF affairs existing on the two islands.
Porto Rico is an American colony and
It's people have been very solicilous for i'm
mediate reform of civil government They
have sent several populations here urging
expedition in bringing order out of the crude
conditions existing, and it is desired that
rs an American colony the island should be
rht on modern, systeu1tized basis at
once
The time 70 take I'D the revoTutionizin,,
81 conditions in Cuba. 50 far as the scope
Of The board extends. i believed 10 he MOI
quite ripe Affairs have not yet shaped
themselves in such way As To call out as
SUranceS OF the heartiest appreciation of an
immediate reorganization OF civic matters
and there is also the fact that the island i
Hot IN ta2 same political position as Porte
Rico-pdrt and parcel Of the United States
1" avoid any possible friction in carving
out the work of reform, the trip of the board
10 tuba has been postponed for the present
ana n" island will not he visited until after
Inc "oard returns here from Porto Rico
The board viii reach San Juan about Mo,-
day next. and while no itinerary has been
mapped out. every large city and many of
the smaller ones will be visited In all the
work there Will take ny between one an i
Nv" months and contcmplates close. study
or t-Nation, educational and municipal at
1tlrS generally There are many franchises
anu sanitation matters awaiting disposition
ana an immense mass Of papers are being
carried There will be no general report ON
thr work, save in the matter of institutfne,
a general system of taxation. which. in its
N"i ylh% forms, * largely based now ON in
comes on all other matters seUarate re-
ports are TO be- made. and after these have
been reported on the question Of Cuoan re-
FORM VIII he taken IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27
DEVELOPMENTS TODAY.
Health Office Discovers Two Addi-
tiOnaI Cases of Smallpox.

Two additional cases of smallpox were
discovered in the city today, and both in an
infected house, Tl6 list street southwest.
The afflicted persons reported today were
James Chapman. aged twenty-three years.
and Mary Robinson, twenty-four years of
age. both colored. This is the house from
which the Crawford boy was removed to
the hospital Saturday. Today's cases make
twenty-nine patients now under treatment
at the smallpox hospital and so far the
health officer. DIR. VIM. c. Woodward, is
able to ascertain. they constitute all there
are in the District. With very few eXcep-
tions the cases reported during the last
week originated i'm infected houses, so that
it can be said that the disease is being kept
in reasonable limits.
The work of VacCinating the occupants OF
the alleys and other lowly and poptllous To-
calities is being rapidly pushed by DR..
Woodward, and he is taking every other
precaution TO prevent any general spread OF
the disease. Acting upon his recommended
ton, the Commissioners today decided that
they will not release any prisoners from
the male workhouse until the health officer
certifies that the period of incubation has
passed. the prison being Yet in quarantine
because of the two cases discovered therein
several days ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27
INTERNAL REVENUE BUREAU.
Changes That viii Take Place in a
Few DuyS.

Senator-elect Scott will retire in few
days from the office of commissioner of in
ternal revenue, and Mr.. Wilson, who is
now assistant commissioner, will assume
the duties by appointment of the President.
1t is understood that Mr.. Wilson has recon-
mended Capt. Williams of New York as as
sistant commissioner.
Captain Williams is revenue agent and
has been in the service twenty years. The
West Virginia people are trying to secure
the place for Representative Miller of that
state. whose term a member of Congress
expires on March /. 1t is believed, how
ever, that Captain Williams will receive the
appointment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27
OUR SOLDIER DEAD.
Reports Received From Generals Otis
and Brooke.
The following telegram was received from

The following telegram was received from
Gen. Otis today:
MANILA, February 81 1899
Following deaths since last weekly re-
port. February Il:
Private James S. Morris, NJ, LIST Tennes-
see, variola; 18th. Chaplain John r. Thomp-
son. LIST Washington, acute interocolitis
Private William F. Stanley, f. LIST Mon
tana. rlalaIial fever Goth, Arthur Ramsey,
F., list Colorado. spinal meningitis: Robert
l.. Vaneman, l. 18th Minnesota, variola
Henry X. Saunders, f. 18th Infantry, dys-
entery; Dist, Corp. Harry r. l.. Stroud. l.,
1st Washington. dysentery; Private James
Ganong, d. LIST Idaho variola: 22d. Jacob
HUH, h, 18th Infantry variola; I'D An
drew c. Cole, d. 14th Infantry. variola: .
Adolph Agidius, F, list Idaho, dysentery
9th, Albert Havland. F, LIST Colorado.
variola Died of wounds received in action
18th, First Sergt. w. H. Cook F, LIST Ne
braska; 18th, Private Eli f. Clampitt. G
Sd Artillery: 10Th. John Sorenson. l., 1st
Montana; Dist. Edward Day, A, First Ne
braska; 9th. John Alley. ID. LIST Nebraska. ,,
Gen. Brooke's daily death list is as fol-
lows:
Renort deaths. 9th. Camp Columbia: :
First Lieut. s. F. Mcknight 9th Illinois
killed on railroad at Gines: Private Julian
Keller. G. I'd Louisiana, dysentery: Private
Gus Master. H, 10th Iowa, peritonitis.
Puerto Principe-Private James Coaiko
18th Infantry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27
THE TUATfoN UNCHANGED.
No Request Made for Recall Of ANY
Official Mt ABfa

The statement may b. repeated that up
to this moment there has been no demand
nor request from either our own govern
ment or that of Germany for the recall of
any of the officials at Apia who have been
Involved in the recent turmoils there The
state of the, case is exactly unchanged;
each sid has intimated to the other that
1t regarded the officials of the other as at
the bottom of the trouble The United
States has let the German government
know that 1t looked upon Consul Rose and
DR.. Raffei as disturbing elements, while
Germany has not failed to hold Chief Jus
tee Chambers responsible for much mis-
chief. Still, neither the United States nor
Germany has formally requested the wib-
draWal of thesa officials, though it is brob-
able that something in this direction NAV
follow. Both governments are awaiting
fuller reports from the island and as these
are distant about six weeks for mail pur-
poses from either capital it is not surpris-
ing that action in this matter is not hasty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27
Tr;aI of Frank Miles Resumed.

The trial of Frank H. Miles, indicted for
embezzlement in connection with the issu-
ing of tax certificates while he was an
en1ploye of the District of Columbia, was
resumed today before Justice Cole and a
Jury in Criminal Court No. l. A large num-
Der of witnesses Were put en- the stand
by the government to show that th9y had
secured tax certificates from Miles and
paid the fee therefor to him. This char
acter of testimony was followed by the ex-
animation of MIR. Lambeth of the District
Commissioners office. He testified at
length, setting forth that at the direction
of the Commissioners he had made an ex-
animation of Miles accounts and had found
that in many instances no accounting had
been made of fees received by him in pay
ment for tax certificates.
The expectation Is that the trial will be
concluded this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27
Trial of Bookmakers.

BY special arrangement with the court,
trial of the cases growing out of the book
making alleged to have been carried on
at the fall meeting of the Washington
Jockey Club, held at the Benning race
track, win occur Friday and Saturday Of
this week. The hearings are to take place
in Criminal Court No. 2. Justice Bradley,
presiding. Attorney Auerbach of New
York and Attorney Worthington of thts
city will represent the defendants, while
District Attorney Davis viii attend in per-
son in behalf of the government.
The defendants, each of whom is indicted
for violation OF the gaming law. are Will
liam ]. Connor, Charles Emerson, Edward
NJ. Gains and Max Klein. .-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27
FUNERAL OF :. II. II. WHITE.
Large Attendance az the Services
This Afternoon

The funeral OF the late George H. b.
White, cashier Of the National Metropoli-
tan Bank. was held at l O'Clock this after
noon Services were conducted by Rev.
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe AT the late residence
of the deceased, No. 14;s9 Bacon street Mt.
Pleasant prayer being rendered by Rev.
W. s. Hammond. DIR. Radcliffe made
touching references to the high char
acter and eminent qualities of the dead
man.
There was a large attendance Of the
friends of the late gentleman. including
delegation from the stock exchange. Acacia
Lodge. +. A. A. NJ. to which Mr. White be-
longed. was represented by {. w. Franz1ni
b. w. Fuller, ]. f. Hosford. r. X Helphen-
slime. H. T. Wheeler and s. T. Covert.
The pallbearers Were Messrs. l.. : Park
er, s. w. Woodward. S II. Kaufman
Henry A. Willard. John W. Thompson. Jas
+. Fitch. Nathaniel Wilson and William b.
Gurley. interment was made in Oak Hill
cemetery. where brief services We're also
conducted.