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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
Lafe Naval Orders.

Lieutenant Comm ander w. H. Beehler
has been detached from duty in the office of
naval intelligence, Navy Department, and
ordered to duty naval attache at. the
embassies and legation at Berlin, Rome
and Vienna, relieving Commander F. NJ.
Barber, retired, who is ordered to return
to his home in the United States.
Commander w. Goodwin has been de-
tached from the Southey, when put out of
commission, and ordered to command the
Abarenda; which is under orders to take
coal and supplies to Apia, Samoa
Commander j. F. Merry has been de-
tached from command of the Arethusa and
ordered to the Boston navy yard.
Surgeon II. G. Boyer, from the Amphi-
trite to the Wabash, relieving Surgeon H.
L. Law retired, who Is ordered home.
Surgeon ]. NJ Edgar, from the Cincin-
natl to the Richmond
Paymaster w. B. Wilcox, from the
Monadnock to the hospital at Mare Island
for treatment.
Lieut.. w. F. Fullam, from the Naval
Academy to temporary duty in the bureau
of equipment.
Lieut.. H. NJ. Hodges. from the Arethusa
to the Ranger.
Lieut. E. v. Roberts and Ensign H. e.
King have been honorably discharged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO.
Shock Most Severe Ever known In
That Country

CITY OF MEXICO. January 25-In point
or duration the earthquake Monday even
ing was the severest ever known in the his
tory of Mexico The movement began in
the City of Mexico at 500 o'clock. The os-
cillatiols We're from northeast to SOUTH
west. and lasted one minute and fiftv-s;x
seconds Three minutes later came a COM
panion shock. which lasted five seconds
also oscillating northwest and southeast
The movement made a perfect cross.
The earthquake was felt over the entire
republic, and 1t had general movement
from the Pacific to the Atlantic. It reached
Colima at 5:07 o'clock. oscillating from ca
to west. 1t lasted one minute and twenty
seconds 1t reached Vera Cruz at b.1S
o'clock. and the oscillations were from
south to north. lasting ten seconds.
Many houses were cracked in this CITY
Some were entirely ruined Fully a dozen
walls were crushed and broken in the Ma
tional Palace.
A two-foot iron pipe, carrying water from
Chapultepec to the city, was broken In
seven places. Intense cold and other phe-
nomena followed.
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Washington stock EXCHANGE

Sales regular call. II O'Clock m.-Columbia Rail-
at l2's, After call-Metropolitan Raiirosd 10 az
District of Columbia Bonds.-5s. 2o-vear rnna,n.
funding. 1l6 bid -'O Oiu' o'o's'
Miscellaneous Bonis-Metrorolitan RAILROAD k
12ll2 bid. Metropolitan Railroad eony fs La Ma
100 asked metropolitan Reilroad cert. indebt a.
lis hid, 100 asked Columbia Railroad rs I'D hi3
Columbia Railroad 2d mort 5s lO9i4 lid ioa7S asa
ed. Washington Gas Company series A a. ~ Ms
y asked Washington Gas Company series r. 6s
10 bid; Z. 5: Electric Light deb. imp. los bid
peake and Potomsc Telephone IS. I0S bid. kmerd
can can security and Trust 5s 100 bid. Washington
ket Company imp. 6s us bid washington MARKET rSs
Company extn. 6s lis bid. Masonic Hail Assoris
ton IS 10 bi1 American Graphophone deb IS
National Bank Stecks-Bank OF Washington. 300
Farmers and Meehanics 1so hid second. is5 ia bi
Citizens. 100 bid Columbia. 139 bid Capital l24
bid, 40 asked. Lincoln. 1854 bid, l2o asked -''
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National Safe
Trust xl39 bid. 143 asked. American Security and
Insurance stoeks.Firemen's. Is bid. Franklin.
50 bid. Potomae. 60 bid Arlington 10 bid. Ma,
Riggs. ~ bid, asked. Peoples. 81 bid. 8 asked.
Lincoln; loA bid ~ asked, Commercial bid.
So asked Columbia Title, ~ bid, 81 asked. Dis
Railroad Sociological Traction oomranv c,zs
bid, sly asked Metropolitan. l55 bid. Isl asked.
Columbia 40 bid lexington, zl0 bid. C,aorR etouD
and Tenleytown, bid.
Gas and Electric Light stocks.zlwashingten Gas,
Electric Light. 149 bid 1872 asked. "
Il lephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac na
bid, 80 asked Pennsylvania, IS bid. so asked
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Iipotvne
ISIS bid, lss asked Lanston Monotype, ITJs bid
1875 asked American Graphophone, IL bid l2Is
asked. American Graphophone preferred l2N bid.
1874 asked Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .8s bid. 30
asked Washington Market, ID bid Great Fails
Ice, lis hid, rs asked. Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat 100 bid.
xEx dividend. zFirst assessment paid.
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DEFENDS THE DADDY CONTRACT.
Havana Editor Says 1t Met Urgent
Hygienfc Needs.

HAVANA, January 25.-Senor Rivero,
editor of the Diario de Ia Marina. has sent
the following statement TO the Associated
Press:
The information concerning the Dady
contract received yesterday has caused
surprise In Havana. The city council con-
tracted freely with Dady, IN view of the
urgent necessity for the sanitation of Ha-
vana. The contract legally created a mu-
tual obligation between Dady and Havana
The Dady company does not claim money
from the council, which, under the contract
emits 44fty-year bonds, which in no manner
interfere with the municipal treasury. 1t
appears that the secretary of justice lat
torney generaD passed only on the Legality
of the contract. His declaration that the
sanitation of Havana was not urgent Gre
ates profound surprise. The hopes of the
people, in this respect. are shattered. They
had an idea that, thanks to American inter-
vention, the hygienic condition of Havana
would be rapidly improved.
"(Signed) RIVERO"
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YOUNG WOMAN DISAPPEARS.
Her Brother Regards Her as slightly
DemeHted,

Mr.. Charles NJ. Franklin of Lynchburg.
Va, this afternoon called at police head
quarters and requested the help OF the
authorities to find his sister Lizzie, a young
woman aged about twenty years.
Mr.. Franklin said his sister not long since
entered Providence Hospital with view
of becoming trained nurse. 1t was soon
seen that she was not suited 10 the posi-
ton, he said. and in response to letter
from the sister in charge of the institution,
who said Miss Franklin was too frail for
the duties of nurse he came to Wash
ington today for the purpose of taking
charge of her. After leaving the hospital
Miss Franklin and her brother went to the
Metropolitan Hotel, and the former was
left in a parlor for a few minutes alone.
When Mr.. Franklin returned she had dis
appeared. Mr.. Franklin regards her as
slightly demented, and It was his opinion
that she would try to get a place to work.
as she wants to make her own living De-
tectives were assigned to investigate the
case
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FINANCE AND TRADE
High Prices Continue to Prevail on
Wall Street.
COAL STOCKS ACTIVE AGAIN
Sharp Fluctuations in Price of
Metropolitan Traction.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT

special Dispatch &c The Evening Star
NEW YORK, January 25.-The settlement
In the London market was watched with
considerable interest by local operators
this morning. Lower prices prevailed for a
time in the foreign market, hut later trad,
ing reflected a general recovery The heavy
realizing Of the past two days had inspired
spirit OF conservatism among the more.
deliberate traders. but the evils which were
rated among the probabilities failed to ma
terialize.
The market was comfortably full of COM
mission orders during the morning and it's
capacity to absorb stocks was apparently
unrestricted
In a few instances the demand was even
aggressive. There is nothing in the pres
ent situation which inspires reactionary
argument so much as the fact that prevail
ing prices are entirely novel and reflect
such substantial Improvement over the
level of recent unfavorable years.
The financial coalition does not warrant
apprehension, except 10 the extent THAI m
terror points may suffer from the influx OF
currency TO local Institutions. II is diff
cult to trace accurately the effects OF this
movement and to distinguish between the
commercial and speculative application OF
the funds so forwarded. There can be no
doubt however, that such fears are based
on contingencies and not on existing condl-
tons.
The leaders of the present movement are
as fully advised OF basic conditions as they
are of the forces which inspire a riotous de-
mand for the properties included In con-
solidations and ike personal influences.
A dangerous popularity In one group Is
adroltly directed by the simple process OF
emphasizing the merits of another This
device was successfully employed in todays
trading
The lower priced shares were taken up
and made 10 reflect substantial gains. Ches-
apeake and Ohio was in good demand up
TO 80. after protr4cted period of neglect
Chicago and Great Western was more &C
tive, and the buying OF IL was liberal I'm
volume and reflected definite purpose.
Atchison issues and all the Pacific prop
critics Were taken by commission houses
and responded willingly to the demand.
The coal stocks were higher and the buy
ing in them came from sources most likely
to be advised of recent plans relative 20 the
proposed return to business methods IN
handling the commodity from which they
take their name. The iron and steel issues
were also in better demand and evidence OF
an intention to bring them forward was
demonstrated.
Metropolitan Traction was the feature Of
the days market in point of fiuctuation.
The price of the stock easily crossed 200
and was not met with any realizing at the
price, as had been expected. Five points
additional were added under a good de-
mand from sources most intelligently equip
ped on the subject Of this company's fu-
ture. Manhattan and Brooklyn Rapid
Transit shared in the movement inspired
by the first named street railway. The lat
ter property and nearly all of the Flower
issues showed signs of new business.
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Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, January 25-Flour quiet unchane.
ed; receipts, 1882 barrels; exports 20 barrels
sales, 700 barrels. Wheat inactive and frmer: SPOT
and month, THAT'S: February, 77asa77ls: steamer
No. red, a4l4al4Ss; receipts, 1925 bushels; ex-
ports, none; stock, S9S, 1876 bushels; sales n 900
bushels; southern wheat by sample, 72a7s; do on
grade, 7412aII12. Corn dull; spot and month"; 4o,sa
4o12 February, 4oasa 4034 March, 4laflX; steamer
mixed, 3SAa3ss receipts, 151 571 bushels; exports
bushels; southern white corn 3s14 a40s. do yellow
3Sa40l2. Oats nrmer; No. white, IS sales: No :
mixed, S21; receipts, 66S6 bushels; exports none.
stock, 2e3 ,541 bushels. Rye easy; No. hearty
61la No. western, G3Si; receipts q, I60 bushels
exports, none; stock, 120. SU7 bishels Hay Arm
No. / timothy, $11as11.50 Grain freichts VERY
dull demand small, rates easy; steam to Liyeruoof
per bushel Sd. February Cork for orders per omar,
ter IS. Gd-aSs. IT'D January; 3s 3D. February.
Sugar strong, unchanged Butter steady uuchang-
ed. Eggs firm, unchanged. Cheese steady upchang-
ed. Lettuce unchanged. Whisky unchanged
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Abolition of Grade CrOssiuRs.

Messrs. Frank Hume and VIM. j. Frizz IL
of the railroad committee of the board of
trade had a conference with District Com
missioner Wight today upon the subject
of the abolition of grade railroad crossings.
They afterward stated they were much
encouraged by what they learned from
Mr. Wight and from outside sources, ex-
pressing the opinion that bill or bills will
be introduced in Congress in a few DAYS
authorizing both the Pennsylvania and Bal
umore and Ohio companies to so recon-
struct their roads running into the city as
10 90 away with all grade crossings.
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COMMISSIONER pECK's MOVEMENTS.
He Will Visit Cincinnati and Dayton
| Then Come Here.

CHICAGO, January 25.-Commissioner
Peck Of the Paris exposition commission,
with Director McGibbons of the department
of exploitation and Director Capehart Of
the department of liberal arts, will leave
for Cincinnati tonight, where Mr.. Peck
will address the National Association of
Manufacturers. Assistant Commissioner
General Woodward will meet the party at
Cincinnati and will also be one of the
speakers
Mr.. Peck and party will go thence to Day.
ton, after which the party will proceed to
Washington and appear before the appro-
priatton committee of Congress. They ex-
pect to be absent about week.
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No Election at Dover.
Kean Formally Elected.

TRENTON, N. j., January 2o-The two
branches of the legislature met in joint
session today, and after the reading of the
journal Of the two houses on yesterday s
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Injury Results in Commissions.

John Elberth of No. 1898 Sd street south
west fell from a telegraph pole upon which
he was stringing wires about year ago
and fractured his skull. He was success
fully treated at the Emergency Hospital
and apparently recovered completely.
Later, however, he began to suffer from
epileptic fits. and yesterday he was at
tackled by a most severe one. He was
given treatment at the Emergency Hospi-
tai.
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SCOTT ELECTED SENATOR
Receives Forty-Eight Votes on the First Bal
lot at Charleston.
Formal Election of kean at Trenton
quay still Fourteen Votes
Short.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, January 25-N.
B. Scott (rep) was elected senator today on
the first ballot. Following is the vote:
Scott. 4s; McGraw 46; Golf. 1.
One seat in the Senate and one in the
House are vacant. Hunt voted first for Biz
zard and afterward changed his vote to
Scott. The announcement was received
with the widest applause Both senate and
house today accepted the resolution post
poning action in all fairly contested cases
until February 7, and suspending Senator
Baker in the meantime. This Is the result
of an agreement between the two parties,
and leaves the republicans a majority of
three on joint ballot.
Quay is Fourteen Votes Short.
HARRISBURG, Pa. January 25-The re-
suit of the seventh joint ballot for United
States senator today resulted as follows:
Quay, 104; jerks, 70; Dalzell. IL; Stone, q;
Stewart, s; Huff, 5; Irwin, 2: Tubbs, q;
Rice. 2; Grow, /; Markle, 2; c. E. Smith.
l; Addener. 3: Frank M. Ritter, 2. Total.
234; necessary to a choice, 11S. Paired IS.
No election.
No Election at Dover.
DOVER, Del, January 25.-The thir-
teenth and fourteenth ballots for United
States senator were taken by the Delaware
legislature in joint session at noon today
and resulted as follows: George Gray
(dem), Is; ]. Edward Addicks (rep. union).
10: Henry A. Dupont (reg. rep.) IA; Irwin
Handy (silver dem.), 5; absent, s. total
vote. 40; necessary to choice, 25 No
election.
After the fifteenth ballot, which showed
no change, the joint assembly separated
until tomorrow.
Kean Formally Elected.
TRENTON N l. January 21-The two
branches of the legislature met in joint
session today, and after the reading of the
journal of the two houses on yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25

Mr.. Gear introduced a bill yesterday in
the Senate to amend the charter of the
Washington and University Railroad Com
pany of the District. The bill provides for
an extension Of the line of the company as
follows:
Beginning al the intersection of Connecti-
cut avenue and Philadelphia street wester-
ly on Philadelphia street to it's intersection
with the Tenleytown road; thence north
westerly along Tenleytown road to its in
tersection with Trenton street; theme,
westerly on Trenton street to 44th street;
westerly along Vallejo street to 47th street;
thence northerly on Nth street to Flint
street; thence westerly to Boundary ave-
nue.; thence southerly to 4sth street, to
street, 7st~rT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25

Edward Furman, through Attorneys
Wolf and Rosenberg, this afternoon petit
toned the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia to. legalize the changing of his
name to Morgan. 1t is explained that the
petitioner, after serving in the civil war,
returned to his home, but owing to differ
ences with his people became known as
Edward j. Morgan. He is now greatly an
noyed. so it is stated, in his business and
other intercourse with his fellow citizens
because some know him Furman and
others as Morgan. Therefore he wishes to
legally bear the name Morgan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
On Charge of False Pretenses.

Mrs. Eliza Devine was held in $500 Sc
curity for the action of the grand jury by
Judge Scott today. on a charge of false
pr4terses. She was accused by Edward
H. Gordon, grocer of obtaining $3.50 from
him by falsely representing that she was
the owner of certain furniture Bond for
her appearance was given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
Driving Park Association.

A meeting of the Brightwood Driving
Park and Trotting Association will be held
at the club house at 7:3o tomorrow even
ing, when the election of officers for the
ensuing year will be held. A proposition to
hold an early spring meeting will be dis
cussed, and also one to establish a circuit
including Washington, Baltimore, Philadel-
phia and Norfolk.
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SUBSTITUTE CENSUS BILL.
It Provides That the Bureau Shall He
Separate One.

The House committee on the census today
completed the substitute prepared by Mr.
Hopkins for the Senate census bill. A re-
Dort will be made to the House next week
and the bill called up for consideration in
the House at an early date.
The new bill makes the census Office a
separate bureau. and independent of con-
troll OF any head Of executive department.
The Senate bill PLACED the office under the
Secretary of the Interior. Supervisors of
census are to be appointed by the Presi-
lent. without confirmation by the Senate.
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Gen. waFker,s Coptest.

Gen. Jas. A. Walkef. member of the
House of Representatives from the ninth
Virginia district. has been taking deposit
lions in his contest fora seat in the next
House for two days in the office of ]. M.
Ricks, who conducted the examination of
witnesses in the generais interest Judge
Rea, who was retu1ped as elected was rep
resented by C. f. FrieyI former member
of the House.
The case SO far ~ dispositions in this city
are concerned, closed today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
EMERGENCY RATIONs.
4 Board Appointed to Examine. Test
and Report Upon Them.

and Report Upon Them.
A board of officers has been appointed 10
meet in New York city February 10 for the
purpose of examining, testing and reporting
upon the various emergency rations, as to
their adaptability for use in the army, and
to compare the present emergency ration
with those that may be submitted to the
board. The board is authorized, on applica-
ton, to make practical test of the various
rations with United States troops to be
designated when the board is ready to
make the tests. The detail for the board is
as follows: Col Charles A. Woodruff. as
sistant commissary general of subsistence,
u. S A: Lieut. Col. Charles Smart deputy
surgeon general, L. S. A, and Maj Louis
A. Craig assistant adjutant general, L. ).
V (captain 9Th United States Cavalry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
Appointments to Smallpox Service.

The following appointments in connection
with the smallpox service have been made
by the District Commissioners: w. L. Har-
ries, W. p. Cissel, C. II. Evans and Nj. NJ.
Brown, watchmen, at 81 per day; Chas. F.
Smith and Wesley Smith, laborers, at Sl.25
per day, and Mary Grant, as laborer, at 81
per day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
Observation-Disclosures.

In the Senate whereby Mr.. Carter pro-
posed an amendment to House bill 1855,
providing that a Scent fare should be
charged on all the railroads of the District
of Columbia between the hours of and 9
am. and and pm.
Also that the Capital Traction and the
Metropolitan railroad companies be re-
quired to pay per cent of their gross re-
ceipts in addition to their other taxes.
which amount should be used for the con-
struction and maintenance of the public
library.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
Money Order system In cuba.

Postmaster General Smith has appointed
Edward Nj. Gadsden. who Is chief clerk
OF the money order system, and Frank E.
Waring the superintendent of the same
system. a commission to visit Cuba and
organize a domestic postal money order
system This will be established under
the division of posts, of which Mr. E. G.
Rathbone is director -I.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
GOnzaga College Banquet Date.

The students of Gonzaga College have de-
cided to give banquet on February Ii
next in the hall on 1 street between LIST
and North Capitol streets. This was deter
mined at a meeting recently of the stu
dents, presided over by Father Galligan,
president Of the faculty. The committee of
arrangements for the banquet is composed
of Messrs. Charles W. Handy, William r
Quicksall, d. OCallaghan, William l. So
lean, Alloy. l. Nude, II. q. Thyson, jr. and
J. Vincent Coughlan.
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ALL QUIET IN sULU ISLANDS.
Spanish Report Says Filipino Insur
rectiOn is Spreading.

MADRID, January 25.-An official dis
patch from the Sulu Islands, of the Philip
pine group, declares that all is well there
and that the Spanish occupation continues
Dispatches received by newspapers here
assert that the insurrection of Filipinos is
spreading considerably. A native regiment
which was disbanded by the Spaniards, it
is alleged, enlisted body in the service
of Aguinaldo.
According to figures published here, So
600 Spanish soldiers perished chiefly from
sickness, during the last campaign in Cuba
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RANCHMAN AND WIFE MURDERED.
An EmplOye Arrested and Charged
with the Crime.

BARR, Col, January 25.-The dead bodies
of Charles N. OHara and his wife have
been found in hole in one corner of their
rancho near here with their skulls crushed
They had been missing for several days
Frank Harold, who has been employed on
the O'Hara rancho is under arrest, charged
with their murder and r. j. McClury has
been arrested as an accomplice.
The suppositon is that the O'Haras were
murdered for money, which it is thought
they had received on the sale of a bunch of
cattle. When the fact of Harold's arrest
became known threats of lynching were
SO numerous that Harold was taken to
Brighton. where he is being protected by
a strong guard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-25
Precautionary Measure.

The school trustees of the jefferson mag
isterial district of Alexandria county have
decided to fumigate the school houses in
the southern part of the district, and use
every means in their power to prevent
any sickness being contracted by the schol-
ars attending those or any of the other
schools under control of the trustees
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JUDGE DAY AT JACKSONVILLE.
May Possibly Go on to Cuba for His
Health.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. January %
William r. Day, ex-Secretary of STATE and
president of the Spanish-American peace
commission. is in the city accompanied by
his wife. Judge Day is on a trip for the
benefit of his health. He will spend several
days in this city and will then go further
south, possibly to Cuba, for a short stay
before returning north.
He refused to be interviewed on the state
of affairs at Manila, but was much interest
ed in the Tuesdays dispatches which init
mate that trouble is impending there.
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Suspected of Insanity.

Frank X. Mahr. aged forty-two wears
was today sent to No 8 precinct STA
ton by Sanitary Officer Frank to await
an examination to his sanity Mahr.
who wandered into the detective bureau,
admitted that he is a hobo and came here
about three months ago on a freight train
from his former home in Jersey City, He
claims to be the inventor of an apparatus
Tor reducing the cost of electricity.