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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
kLONDikE MINERS NEED CHARITY
Representative Coming to washing
ton To Ask Aid of Governments.

SEATTLE. Wash, January 9.-According
TO late 1dvices from Dawson the United
States government will be called upon to
relieve INDECENT miners in the KIondike.
The Nugget, under date OF December 10
Says there a strong movement on foot at
Dawson to send representative to Wash
ington for the purpose of enlistiug the
United States government in the cause nf
aiding in remedying the great distress
which prevails among the miners of the
Yukon The hospitals are overcrowded
with indigents and the financies of these in
sritutiOns will not allow of any more
wholesale charity.
The Yukon council declares itself already
out of funds 10 care for the INDECENT sick
Donations for the care of the sick come
In regularly but in small amounts. while
at this present moment nothing less than
ShWo per month will come anywhere near
taking ordinary care of the poor fellows
VINO are Without money. Scurvy has made
Its appearance and none but those connect
ed with the hospitals know of its extent
The distress here has outgrown the char
lily OF the place and nothing less than S2,p =
go Will relieve the distress Of this winter
ROOD Is here in plenty but il takes money
70 ouy IT. memorial will be sent To
washington asking Congress To help
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
baltimore Markets.

BALidAORE, January 9.-Flour dull: western su-
per, S22,aS2.6O; do extra, 81 65aS3 Is; do family
S5.5oaSS-oo: winter wheat patent. So 7oaS3 rs:
spring do, So I5aS3.95; spring wheat straight So 50
aSS 20; receipts, 3S, s3 barrels exports a barrels
Wheat hrmer; spot and month. f6l4a762s; Febru-
AIRY, l6$ial1; steamer No. red, 73a73A receipts
~, 494 bushels exports, Al ,i20 bushels: stock
~, lSo bushels; sales. 1000 bushels; southern
wheat by sample. 10a77; do. grade. 73Isa76IS
Corn dull and steady: spot and month 40ssa4Oi5
February, 40s4 a4o3s; steamer mixed 374a3Tl5; re-
ceipts, 5o3 l36 bushels, exports, l60,042 bushels
stock 1901 125 bushels; sales, 5000 bushels south
ern white and yellow corn 3SaAl. Oats steady: No.
white 341s sales; No. mixed, 32l2 bid: receipts
i9ol bushels; exports, nome stock, 207 0i6 bush
els Rye firm; No. nesrby, 59h: No. western,
81; receipts 10,394 bushels; exports none; stock.
33o, 2s5 busheLi: Hay firm; No. L Timothy, 5000
bid. GraiE: freghts quiet; steam to Liverpool Der
bushel. 3ad January; Cork for orders, per quarter
IS. 6da3s. I'D. January, 3s. Cd. February. Sugar
strong; granufated, sos. Butter steady; fancy
creamery, pc; do. imitation, 17a1se.; do ladle
be-; good ladle 13a14c.; store-I packed, 12al5c
rolls, 1Sa15c, Eggs firm; fresh 22a23c. per dozen.
Cheese steady; fancy New York 90 large, J1allK;
do. medium, 11Aa11h do % small. IIna1IS,
Lettuce, 81. 25aSl50 per bushel box. Whisky 81 %
aSi 80 per gallon for finished goods In carloads
81 .31as1.32 for jobbing lots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
PREFERS THE UNITED STATES.
Member of Fourth L. s. Volunteers
Tires of Cuba

A member of the 4th United States Regi-
ment of Volunteers, now stationed at Man
zanillo. Cuba, has written, under a recent
date, to his friends in this city, expressing
the hope that the regiment will soon be
ordered to return to the United States.
Among other things, he said:
Thanksgiving day passed. and We had
for breakfast, bacon, bread and coffee; for
dinner, bread coffee and bacon; for supper,
coffee, bacon and bread, We read of tur-
keys being sent to the troops in Cuba, but
all we saw ware turkey buzzards. Well,
we let them pass and looked forward for a
merry Christmas, and what We had was
as usual-for breakfast salmon, bacon and
coffee and some delicious hard tack; for
dinner Stewed tomatoes, bread, coffee and
bacon; for supper, bacon. bread, coffee and
corned beef, which We enjoyed very much.
There are a great many boats coming
into ManZanillo. but instead of bringing
supplies for us to eat, they bring strings of
implements for us to work with and we are
all hoping that the next transport that
comes into Manzanillo harbor will be the
one to carry US back to the United States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
ASSOCIATIONS NEW HOME.


Board Tof Managers of Y. VI. c. A.
Pleased with Purchase.
At the Imitation of President Redington
of the Columbia ATHLETIC Club Mr.. Wood
ward, president of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, and other directors have
inspected the building of the C. A c. They
were greatly pleased with what they saw
and delighted with the splendid arrange
ments and eq Uipment afforded by the build
ing.
The full membership fee for the associa-
ton has been placed at $12 per annum. pay
able in advance, and although great press
ure is being brought to bear upon the board
of managers to maintain the $24 rate now
charged by the club. payable in monthly in
staiiments OF 81 each, it has been decided
that in order to carry out the purposes of
the association the full membership fee
covering all the privileges of the building
will be held at the low figure of S12 per
year.
1t is apparent that the expense of running
the association will be very large, but the
board expects to secure such large mem
bership by making the fee reasonable that
these expenses will readily be met.
The board expects those who desire to
join the association to make their applica-
tons at once. Every applicant will have
to be formally elected to membership and
unless applications are sent in early this
cannot be done prior to the removal to the
new building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
Washington stock Excbapya

SALES regular call, II O'Clock m.-Wasbin,.t,,r
Insurance - at lob Capital Traction . at ~
49, 49, az ~ Washington Gas, - at 52l. 100 al So
100 . at 1870, % at 1891. Pneumatic Gun Gr ~ AZ
lp az II cents 90 at A. cents 100 at Al CENTS Ia,
eali-Washington Gas. 100 at 52a. MSs,in.,,'I
Loan and Trust, 10 ut 49, Mergenthaler LinotTp.
District Of Columbia Bonds.-5s. 2o-vear r,,,,,,,,
f"D pa. as; 1901 water stock los bid Us
N. Miscellaneous Bonds.-NIetropolitan Railro,d -
iIG pa Pa - asked Metropolitan Railroad COW Is
debt. A, 120 bid. Metropolitan RaiIro,J t I I
DIT, l.. us hid. Columbia Railroad, e,s lasis IA
70 asked: Washington Gas COMPANY Series ~, ~
10 bid Washington Gas Company series n q, ia
aIeake and Potomac Telephone 5s IoS nd AInari
,ah security and Trust 5s, 100 bid. Washington
Re Company imp Gs, us bid. Washington MaTLrt
COMPANY to ehin ts' 10 bid Masonic Hall Assocla-
non 10. 1S' 10 90 American Graphophone deb IS
National Bank stocks- Bank Of Washington. 30
Farmers aud Mechanics, lso bid. Second tx IA
bid West To End nlp $ G bd ISs sd Capital ~
'is: !, no 0 asked lincoln 10 bid, lis asked
Deposit and Trust, IA bid, liG asked wasting I'm
Loan and Trust l37 bid, l3s asked American 81
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's ~ bid Franklin
81 bid. Metropolitan 20 bid Corroran 55 Ia
American, 200 bid National Union 10 ia ', Ca,,n
biz, log bid liz asked. Riggs. ~ hid s asked
asked Commercial bid @ i-' II
little Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title * a L.
ed Columbia Title, As bid, Us asked. District
Railroad Sterks--Capital Traction Conpaay ~
bid, MS asked. metropolitan las bid 15sliL ssl1
Columbia; 65 bid, 20 asked Bckington. z2s lid
Gas and Electric Ldgst Stocks. -Washingtun 81
5ZA bid, 52% asked Georgetown Gas AZ la
L. :. Electric Light, l26 ibid. u-
Telephone Stseks.-ohesapeake and Potomac 20
BID % asked PennsS lyania, 80 bid, so asked
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Tipotvu.
!Ssss bid 1870 asked Lanston Monotype I5is bid
1914 asked. American Graphophone. l3sk Tia I2r
asked: American Graphophone preferred l3lf hid'
II asked Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 80 Ind as
asked washington Market, II bid. Great Pals
lee. lis bid. 125 asked ~
xEN diYidenn. z First assessment mia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
BAILEY DECK Err EXECUTED.
Negro Who Was Sentenced for Murder
of His Wife.

NEW YORK. January 9.-Bailey Decker
colored. was put to death by electricity in
Sing Sing prison today for the murder of
his white wife. The current was turned on
at 11:22 and at 11:2I he was pronounced
dead. Two shocks were given him. After
the current had been turned on the mask
fell from the dying mans face. Otherwise
the execution was success.
The crime for which Bailey Decker was
executed today was committed on May %
1888 His wife was pretty white woman
the daughter of Jason Luke of Perth Am
boy. Decker, who was an oysterman and
worked only occasionally, was jealous
of his wife and in drunken rage went to
his home from a saloon in TottenviHe. Mrs.
Decker had retired and fled from the house
dressed only in her night gown Her hus-
band followed her, and, catching up with
her. shot her in the back. After leaving
the body lying in the road Decker fired a
bullet into his abdomen with the intention
Of committing suicide, but he recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09

Capt. E. p. Howell of the war investi-
eating commission called at the White
House this afternoon for a conference with
the President. Captain Howell says the
commission will be able to make it's report
to the President by the last of this month
If the question of chemically treated beef
had not come UP the commission would
have had its report ready by the 10th of
TINS month. 1t is understood that the COM
mission is thoroughly satisfied that there is
nothing wrong in the handling of beef and
It's preparation for the army. and that they
would not have followed the question but
for the clamor which certain testimony had
caused. Captain Howel.'s opinion on the
subject is tnat nothing worth attention has
developed on the subject.
over 5000 typewriter pages of testimony
have been taken by the commission during
the hearing. This has been partly re-
viewed. The commission has been at work
on its report for some time, and Is held
back from finishing only by the desire to
complete the testimony in the beef ques-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
FINANCE AND TRADE
Strong Bull Tone to the Stock Mar
ket Again Today.
AfCHISON AND SUGAR THE LEADERS
The Railroad Shares Generally
Were in Good Demand.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT

Special Dispatch to The Evening star
NEW YORK. January 9-The volume Of
commission business during the opening
hour this morning reflected the presence
of an active public demand for securities,
and moderate amount OF conservative
realizing. BOth processes were entirely
natural and not wholly unexpected The
market has long since passed beyond the
stages where the desire TO take profits il
productive of apprehension
The acceptance Of profits offered on the
tape does not reflect adversely upon the
general character Of the situation. II is a
mere reflection OF prudence and the wis
dom which argues Tor series Of moderate,
reactions which hurt no one rather than
one reaction OF such radical proportions as
to overthrow confidence.
London bought and sold during the morn
ing. but the later trading I'm the foreign
markets reflected extreme buoyancy in the
American department Advices as TO cor
tain German aggressions disturbed the
price Of consOls for a time. but. all thinrs
considered. the foreign situation is favor
able to the local markets.
The Flower stocks and American Sugar
were made the leaders in today's markets
and all responded easily to the demand.
@A''ili7'u preferred was taken In round
amounts up To 10. an advance Of 3 per cent
from the opening level This movement
was pretty generally predicted in circles
c.osely related To the buying interest men
toned and met with little opposition until
after the noon hour. Traders took advan-
tage OF the strength in AtchisOn To offer
down prices elsewhere in the interest OF A
reaction, but were only moderately sue
ceSsful.
II is significant commentary on the gen
eral market that enthusiasm fades with
lower prices. There is no heart in the de-
pressing tactics, and interest in an aa-
vanced state Of development Invariably at
tends an upward movement.
The Pacific issues. Pacific Mail. Southern
preferred and Tennessee Coal and Iron We're
an IN good demand during the opening pc
rod- Big -Four was noticeably strong dur
ing the day also under the influence Of
rulnurs relative to closer relations with
neighboring lines
a : per cent advance I'm the price OF
American Sugar was one Of the fnter.stin..
developments OF the day. Two factions
were al work in this movement. the buying
party enjoying a temporary advantage. on.
OF the bcst-knOwn sugar houses in n
street fought the advance agEresslvely. hut
all offerings Were readily taken by brokers
Teplts anting a strong professional trader
A ten-point advance from current prices
was predicted by the buyers of this morn
ing. but such "A movement. II is believed
would be in spite OF existing conditions ra-
Their than because OF them.
The industrial department as a whole
was inclined Ia some irregnlarlty. hut this
fact il explained by the determination Of
the leaders to make the railroad shares the
real 'pacemakers' of the immediate fu-
ture
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
THE MARINE CORPS BILL
Provisions for the Reorganization of This
Valuable Branch Of the Service.
Now Under Consideration by Naval
Committee of the HGuse-Favored
by the Navy.

The naval committee of the House of
Representatives is considering today the
bill which provides for the reorganiZa ton
of the United States marine corps, and if
the wishes of the Secretary of the Navy
and the other officials of the administra-
ton are complied with the measure will
be favorably reported at early day and
be passed with slight or no opposition at
the present session Of Congress The meas
ure provides for 5000 enlisted men, with
one commandant with the rank of major
general, one brigadier general five col
onels, five lieutenant colonies, ten majors
sixty captains, sixty first lieutenants, sixty
second heutenants, adjutant and in
spectOr with the rank of colonel, one as
sistant adjutant and inspector with the
rank of major. paymaSter with the
rank of colonel one assistant paymaster
with the rank of major, one quartermaster
with the rank of colonel two assistant
quartermasters with the rank of major and
three assistant quartermasterS with the
rank of captain.
There is very strong sentiment among
naval officers in favor of the organiza ton
upon the lines laid down in the bill and
they are using active influence to secure
its adoption. 1t is pointed out that the
British government is contemplating the
increase of the British marine corps to
10000 men, owing to the difficulty which
a. N1y toHli OIilS II WItH transporting SOL
diers OF the army to far distant points,
condition which exists in this nation at
present to a very emphatic degree 1t is
also pointed out that the substantial in
crease of the marine corps intended by
the bill now under consideration would
| eliminate the chances of clashing between
the officials of the navy and the army in
the settlement of the vital matters now
pending in the new possessions and de-
Tendencies of the nation In the remote
parts of the world, providing the navy with
powerful adjuncts that it could use to the
best advantage whenever the occasion
arose. Secretary Long has written a
strong letter in favor of the bill to the
House naval committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
PENSION LAW VIOLATIONS.
4 Postmaster Indicted and Two Al
legged Offenders Convicted.

Samuel NJ. Campbell, postmaster at Jen-
sOnton. Ky. being unable to furnish $500
bail, has been committed to Jail under an
indictment found by the grand jury of the
United States court at Lexington, Ky.
charging him with having forged certain
papers in the pension claim of Lydia A
Lanham of Washington county, that state
John Henry Milton, otherwise known as
Henry Davis of Burdett. Miss, forged affi-
davits with a view of obtaining a pension
from the United States to which he has no
shadow Of title and was convicted at the
United States district court at Vicksburg.
Miss. and sentenced to three years i'm
prisonment at Raleigh, n. c.
Ellen Johnson of Redwood Miss was the
widow of Moses Flowers a soldier but re-
married on March %. 1879. subsequently at
tempting to make the pension Office believe
that she was entitled to pension by false
ly swearing that she was still Flowers
widow. For this offense she was convicted
of perjury at Vicksburg, Miss, on Satur-
day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
Injunction Made Perpetual.

Justice Hagner this afternoon signed a
formal order granting a perpetual injunc-
ton in keeping with his opinion rendered
Saturday in the case of the Potomac Eiec-
tric Power Company against the United
States Electric Lighting Company and the
Commissioners of the District of Column
bia involving certain permits to recon
struct electric light conduits.
Justice Hagner announced that Monday
next he will render his decision in the case
of Lily Alys Godfrey against Stephan A
Dutton and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
A TRUE CASE OF RABIES
Valuable St. Bernard Dog of Mr.. Charles
Schneider the Victim.
CIeverIy Poisoned by Strychnine-Two
Other Dogs Bitten by the First Die
From the Same Dread Disease.

The popular impression that dogs become
afflicted with rabies only during the hot
days of summer has been proven erratic in
a most emphatic manner right here in
Washington. About fourteen months ago
Mr.. Charles Schneider, president of the
Charles Schneider Baking Company, pur
chased handsome St Bernard dog in New
York for S125. Just before Christmas the
animal was noticed to be acting queerly
and was chained up in the yard of his mas
ter at the latters residence on Park street.
Mount Pleasant. on the I'D of December
Mr.. Schneider asked DIR. Cecil French, the
specialist in canine diseases. to look at the
dog. When DR.. French arrived he found
the dog was suffering from well-deveoped
case of furious rabies. 1t was decided to
put him out of the way as soon as possi-
bic, but it was almost impossible to shoot
him with any certainty of killing him. and
a wound might have caused him TO break
loose.
1t was accordingly decided to try to
poison him and Dr. French, perceiving that
he snapped at everything that came within
his reach. secured a long stick. in the end
of which he stuck a pin. On the latter he
transiXed capsule containing five grains
of strychnine. DR.. French poked the stick
through the fence at the dog, who quickly
bit at it. AS his jaws closed on the end the
doctor quickly withdrew the stick, leaving
the capsule in the animals mouth. He i'm
mediately swallowed it. In eighty minutes
he was dead, only giving one convusve
spasm. Two other dogs belonging to Mr.
Schneider, who were bitten by the St. Ber-
nard, developed the disease Friday last
and are both dead from it.
There was no record of the st. Bernard
ever having been bitten. and in the opinion
of DR. French 1t is another of those cases
whose origin is obscure, where no direct
transmission of the disease by a bite OF
another rabid animal is apparent. and that
it would give force to the probability that
rabies, in the dog at least, can be acquired
by other channels, such. for instance. as
becoming inoculated with the virus through
a cut or wound, the virus lying around
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
QUiBBLING ON THE RULES
Mccoy Places Unusual Construction on
Clinch Clause.
Some of His Backers Are Afraid lie
Has Become Uneasy as
to Result.

NEW YORK, January a-Some uneasi-
hess has developed among patrons of box
ing owing to the attitude assumed by Kid
Mccoy on the question of hitting in
ciinches. Mccoy says that under clause
IL of the articles which Sharkey and he
signed for the fight tomorrow night neither
can hit while the other has hold of him.
and that the holding constitutes a clinch
McCoy's position is said to be at variance
with an express understanding between the
two men at the time the articles were
signed, and, while agreeing with the letter
of the articles, is declared to be contrary
to their spirit. The verbal agreement. 1t Is
represented, was that man might hit so
long as both hands were free. That Mccoy
should have raised the issue almost on the
eve of the contest is regarded as an evil
dence of apprehension on his part that he
may not be able to cope with the ex-marine
at all points of the game.
If the articles are strictly carried out. All
a man will have to do when in tight place
is to place his hand on the others Shout
der and this would, according to the aFu-
cles, constitute "A clinch.
Insist on Verbal Agreement.
Sharkey and O'Rourke, his manager, say
they will insist upon adherence to the
verbal agreement, but Mccoy declared that
nothing but what is duly set forth in The
articles will go
George Considine, manager of Jim Cor
bett, who was a Mccoy admirer up to yes
terlay. has switched, and is now ready TO
bet on Sharkey.
while I have always been of the opinion
that Mccoy will beat Sharkey,' ConSidine
is quoted as saying. Il have changed my
mind. and now think that Sharkey will de-
feat Mccoy | am ready to bet 1900 10
81 900 that Sharkey will win, and | expect
to have no trouble in getting my money
covered.
The admirers of Sharkey are betting their
money on the sailor to beat Mccoy, but
they have given UP hope of getting any
better odds than 100 TO 80
Two Big Bets Made.
Tom O'Rourke has made two big bets.
The first one is with Joe Neudig, the book
maker. $500 to $1,000 on Sharkey The
other bet is with Con heefe of Boston at
the same odds and for the same amount
as the one with Vendg. Sam Fitzpatrick
has bet 81 600 even on Mccoy.
Mccoy quit training yesterday and VIII
come from Asbury Park to the Cadillac
Hotel in this city. where he will remain
until an hour before the fight starts.
Sharkey will only do light training today
and tomorrow, such as punching the bag
and exercising with the one-pound dumb
bells.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09

By the terms of an order signed today by
Judge Cox, in Equity Court No. l. Myer
Cohen and Henry Strasburger, assignees
of Charles Baum, were authorized to sell
the stock and fixtures in the store 416 9TH
street, as well as the leasehold interest in
the premises The assignees are directed
to first invite written bids for the purchase
of the stock, etc, and in the event of the
bids being unsatisfactory to reject them
and offer the assets at public auction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09

The meeting of the industrial commission
in the Bliss building today was devoted
to consideration of routine business mat.
tiers. Ex-Commissoner of Immigration
Stumph will appear before it tomorrow
and Commissioner of Education Harris on
the following day. Two lists Of questions
have been completed, the agricultural and
manufacturing, and they will be sent ont
to representatives of those interests some
time this week. The inquiries in relation
to commerce will not be completed until
representatives of the interstate commerce.
commission have had a hearing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09

The annual election of trustees of the
Washington Brick Company. held at the
office of the company, room t. No. 1920
New York avenue northwest, resulted in
the choice of the following: T. L. HoIbroek
Geo. H. B. White. c. ]. Bell, VIM f. Mat
tirgly, Nathaniel Wilson, D. S. Evans and
& P. Matrous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
To Entertain Peace Commissioners

The Union League Club of Philadelphia is
DESTROYS of entertaining the members of the
peace commission at a dinner in PhiIadel-
phia in the near future. This afternoon a
delegation, consisting of Joseph G. OAR
lington. president of the club Charles A.
Pugh, vice president, and c. Stuart Patter-
son, ex-president of the club, called upon
Postmaster General Smith. The latter es-
corted the gentlemen to the Senate where
he presented them to Senators Davis. FRYE
and Gray; Later they visited the White
House. where Judge Day is visiting the
President.