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Evening star., 1899-09-21
ODD FELLOWS PRIZE DRILL
Thousands Witness the Patriarchs Militant
Exercises at Detriot.
The Contestants Present a Brilliant
Scene in Their Pictur-
esque Uniforms.

DETROIT, Mich, September 21.-The
first clear, bright Weather of the week was
furnished today for. the occasion of the
prize drills of the Patriarchs' Militant d.
vision of the Odd Fellows. The contests
were held on the Detroit Athletic Club s
field, and were witnessed by thousands.
The evolution and sword drills of the pur-
ple-plumed cantons made picturesque
scene from all view points. Each ended by
a halt and salute before the judges.
The prizes drilled for aggregate 5000.
The contestants were divided into three
classes. Glass was composed of cantons
numbering twentyfour men and three Off
GERS each The following cantons entered:
Muncie of Muncie, Ind; McKeen of Terre
Haute, Ind; Lincoln of Syracuse, N. Y;
Lucas of Toledo.
Glass comprised cantons composed of
eighteen men and three officers. The fol-
towing drilled in this class: Oswego of
Oswego, n Y; Victoria, St. Thomas, Ont:
Akron, Akron, Ohio; Erie Buffalo; Col
Fenton, Flint Mich
Glass G, cantons composed of twelve
men and three officers. had the following
entries: Syracuse. Syracuse, n. Y. Hamil-
ton, Hamilton, Ont; Newbauer, Hartford
City. Ind
The judges were Major w. T. Witherell,
L. 5. A, retired; Capt. Gen. w. II. Ellis
and Col. George Hatch of the Knights
Templar.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge today def
nitely postponed a resolution permitting
members of the five civilized Indian tribes
in Indian territory to become Odd Fellows,
providing they had no taint of African
blood. A resolution providing that at the
next session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
representatives be paid only actual travel
ing expenses instead of 10 and IL cents per
mile met a similar fate.
Evening star., 1899-09-21
IN DEFENSE OF DIR. HUNTER.
Wife of Minister to Guatemala e,
plains Certain Charges.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, September 21-Mrs.
w. Godfrey Hunter, wife of the United
States minister to Guatemala, arrived here
today from Guatemala. In speaking of
the charges which American citizens in
Guatemala are said to have filed against
Minister Hunter, she said:
Il know nothing of any charges against
my husband. l am confident that there
can be no reasonable grounds for COM
plant at the administration of affairs in
Guatemala as conducted by DIR. Hunter
The report that he is Interested in certain
deals with government officials of Guate-
mala is without foundation There is no
truth whatever in the story The founda-
ton OF the whole thing lies in the fact
that when the present president of GlIate-
mala came into power he found his coun-
try in debt So0.Go0000. Much of this was
owed to Americans, Germans and English
men
The president is making every effort
amount of claims, but so far he has been
able to accomplish but little. 1t is un-
reasonable to expect that all the Ameri-
can claims would be paid before the Brit
Ism or German creditors are considered
even We're the treasury of the country
fuI Yet many Americans expect Dr. Hun
Ter to have that very thing done When
they ma that no money is as yet forth
coming they are inclined to make com
plants"
Evening star., 1899-09-21
ELECTIONS IN PORTO RICO.
Governor General Davis Prescribes
Qualifications of the Voters.

The War Department has received copies
of the general order issued by Gov. Gen.
Davis of Porto Rico prescribing the manner
in which municipal elections shall be held
i'll that island. The Australian ballot is
used and great care is taken to make the
elections fair and above suspicion. The
qualifications of voter are that he must
be bona fide resident Of the municipality,
twenty-one years Old, d taxpayer or else
able to read write, and a resident of
the island at least two years. In determin-
ing the ability to read or write any stand
ard book or newspaper may be used by the
Loard of registration.
The order referred in particular to the
election te be held at Ajuntas. but the reg
ulations will probably be permanent. The
first election a Ajuntas was declared void
by the governor general for the following
reason. specified in the order.
1T appears that during the noon hour
on the day of the election the various
boards of supervisors adjourned for break
fast, suspending the election for a certain
period of time. removing the ballot boxes
from public view and carrying them to
private houses and hotels, where the su-
rervisors were taking breakfast"
Gen. Davis states that while satisfied that
no corrupt practices We're attempted, yet in
order to remove the least vestige of sus-
picion new election will be held
Evening star., 1899-09-21
PREPARING ESTIMATES.
District commissioners at Work Upon
Annual Report.

The District Commissioners are busily
engaged in preparing their estimate of the
expenses of the District government for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1901 This
estimate must by law be filed with the
Secretary of the Treasury by October l.
and the Commissioners for several days
have been at work on It until late in the
afternoon.
They have made considerable progress,
but they desire it understood that at most
they can increase the total amount of the
expenses for the coming fiscal year by
about S50O,OOO over the total amount appro-
priated by the current District appropria-
ton bill.
The Commissioners are of the opinion
that the cost of the extension of the streets
provided for in this bill will amount to
about 5000 600
This item must be taken into account by
them in preparing their estimates for the
coming fiscal year, and they have found
that the revenues of the District, eSti
mated will allow them to increase the
amount provided by the current District
appropriation act just about S50o,0o
They know by experience that Congress
does not allow the appropriation bill to ex-
ceed the revenues of the District. and for
that reason they will cut their estimates
accordingly. They will, however, be
abled to provide for an increase in the po-
lice and fire departments and In some
others. but not, of course, to the extent
they had hoped.
Evening star., 1899-09-21
HARD BLOW FOR CROKER.
Sheehan's Triumph Regarded AS Be
ginning the Boss Fail.

The New York Tribune of today says:
Politicians Of this city were busy talking
yesterday about the victory of John c.
Sheehan in the ninth assembly district. His
success at the primaries on Tuesday in the
face of frauds. trickery, police intimda ton
and the influence of the TamInany adminis-
tration which We're united against him, was
spoken of freely an indication of the bo-
ginning of the downfall of Richard Croker
dictator. The politicians have never
doubted that the vindictive aud determined
attempt to turn down Mr.. Sheehan as the
leader of the ninth district Tanlmany or
ganization was not only inspired but also
ordered bY Mir. Croker. The .lelals of M
Croker after he discovered how strong was
the sentiment in the district organization
in favor of Mr.. Sheehan have not fooled the
politicians 1t was declared b. maly of
them yesterday that when dis-r < leader
could openi.r defy Croker and maintain his
control Of the district organization in such
Il contest a. the primaries Vas waged in
the ninth district on Tuesday, the power of
the boss to dictate had been broken
The immediate effect of Mr. s5heehan's
victory, II Was said. would be to weaken
Mr.. Croker; Influence not only IN the Tam
many orsauiIation, but also u the demo
cratic organization of the STATE. If one
Tammany district leader can defy Mr.
Croker and whip his forces IN a primary
election: another district leader can do the
than through love for him. Many Of the
Tammany district leaders are said to be
jealous an | cpvious of Mr.. Croker because
OF his great increase of wealth and his Way
of using power to enrich himself and his
family His efforts to extend his 5wer to
the democratic organization of the state
have been watched with alarm by such
leaders as ex-senator Hill and Hugh Nc
Laughlin, and there have been indic ations
that they were combining their forces 10
relegate him to the background.
\ q ti,n of M ,r,s,
ness with the voters at the democratic
primaries was given by the victory of Isaac
A. Hopper in the thirty-tirst district Chas.
Welde. the Tammany leader who was de-
feated at the primaries in the district on
Tuesday by Mr.. Hopper, is close friend
of Croker, and he has allowed much OF the
management of the district organzlt to
go to Ie1s" F. Meyer, Croker's business
partner. Nj. Hopper made his contest for
the leadership of the district organization
Win the full understanding tnat he was
against Meyer and Croker and in favor of
John G Sfeehan. 1t was significant, also
that wherever there were contests at other
democratic primaries in the city on Tues
Gay there was expressed u sentiment of on
position to Croker rule.
Evening star., 1899-09-21
ADMIRAL HOwIsON SAILS.
Will Not Reach New York in Time to
Interfere With Arrangements.

Admiral Howison reported to the Navy
Department today by cable the departure
of himself on his flagship. the Chicago,
from Barbados for New York. 1t Is just
possible for the ship to cover the distance
between Barbados and New York, about
1s00 miles. at her ordinary cruising speed
by the 29th instant. There is reason for
the belief however, that Admiral Howl
sons movements will be timed as not to
interfere in any way with the prearranged
program for the naval demonstration in
New York harbor in honor of Admiral
Dewey, and that Admiral Sampson will be
left in undivided command of the naval
forces on that occasion.
The naval ceremonies take place on the
Goth instant, and the indications are that
Admiral Howison will not reach New York
until after they well under way, and
probably not until after their conclusion.
In that event the officials of the Navy
Department will be relieved of much en-
harrassment, inasmuch as We're Admiral
Howison present he would naturally re-
lieve Admiral Sampson of command, and
his flagship, the Chicago, would have the
place of honor at the head of the line. in
stead of the flagship New York, as now
arranged.
At least such would be the natural result
of his presence at the Dewey demonstra-
tion in the absence of specific instructions
to the contrary. That such would be the
case Is uue 10 lHe ldct THAT AuIillI dl I1o"l-
son is Admiral Simpsons superior officer
by virtue of seniority, and in naval usage
the officer of highest rank is always in
command unless there are specific orders
to the contrary.
In order to avert the possibility of a hitch
In the arrangements in case Admiral Howl
son should arrive at New York before the
commencement of the naval ceremonies,
Admiral Sampson has been authorized, it
is said, to notify Admiral Howison that he
will exercise command on that occasion by
special instructions from the Navy Depart
ment. The impression prevails, however,
that there will be no necessity for such
notification. the chances being that the
flagship Chicago will not arrive in time to
take part in the naval parade. She will
probably get there in time. however, to
permit Admiral Howison, who Is an init
mate friend of Admiral Dewey. to meet
that officer in New York before his depar-
ture for this city.
Evening star., 1899-09-21
GEN. HARRISON'S ARGUMENT
says Great Britain Advanced Her
Bounds arica Into NenczueIn

dispatch from Paris, September %
says: Before the Anglo Venezuelan bound
ary arbitration commission today EXPIRES
ideut Benjamin Harrison continued his ar
gument in behalf of Venezuela
He said that both sides admitted there
was common. coterminous boundary be-
tween Guiana and Venezuela; that any idea
of space in which Great Britain could ad-
vance was allen to the views of her minis
ters and TO those expressed in the dipIo-
matte correspondence; that the "agrres-
stve surveyor" Sir Robert Schombur.k
had advanced the English boundaries and
that Lord Salisbury and Sir Richard Web
ster had advanced them farther
General Harrison said that If Dor;,,
Point Were left in other hands than those
OF Venezuela a dangerous and unwhole-
some situation would be created both for
Nenezue'a and Great Britain
Evening star., 1899-09-21
CLEVELAND In ROLE OF LECTURER.
Ex-President VIII Discuss Political
Science at Princeton University.

DIR. Patton in his opening address to
Princeton STUDENTS yesterday afternoon
spoke of the5chanses which have occurred
in the university during the summer
months. Heebffered heartfelt sympathy to
the professpf WHOSE mother died last
month, and f,p mentioning the death of the
late Henry s5M. Alexander. a trustee Of
Princeton for many years, he said: mir
Alexander u'as always identified with
/ inceton, and ins all my relations with
him, necessarily cl,ase.- as between president
and trustee. 70 can sfecaH none but the most
pleasant recetlectiRps.
DR.. Patton then announced the Che ice Of
Prof. S. r. Winans as dean of the uni
yersity and sfid o5 81 the .i, new dean: He has
those so neoessary qualities, tirmness and
kindness. l feel sure he will hold the love
and respect which you SO justly gave our
late DEAN"
The changes in the curriculum we're the
next topic in the address, and DR.. Patton
said they were all made in accordance with
make the Junior and senior years abso.u e.
ly elective, so thai d man may be unham-
pered in following the tastes which the
early years have aroused in him.
On the SUI lect of finance President Pat
ton mentioned the $f00 200 endowment of a
chair Al political science, which is waiting
thu choice of a suitable professor. He then
announced that $4,000 lecture fund in fn,s
same science had been given by STAFFORD
Little, the generous donor of Little Hail.
and that the f1rs> lectures would be deliver
ed in the second term of the present aca-
demic year by ex-Piesident Grover Cleye-
land. DR.. Patton expressed the gratitude of
the university toward Mr.. Dodge and his
son for furthering the interests of the
Y. NJ G. A. by increasing their euuipment
and buildings.
After pointing out the glorious past nres-
ent and future of Princeton ana welroms no
the entering class to their share in it. DR.
Patton dismissed the Students with a feY
words Of advice and exhortataorA
Evening star., 1899-09-21

After recess this afternoon Mr.. VIM. H.
Allen of Brooklyn, N. Y, an expert on i'm
migration and member of the Knights of
Labor, was examined by the industrial
commission. Mr.. Allen has been promi-
nently identified with labor movements for
a number of years.
He showed that the immigration of today
is in vital respects different from that in
the early days of the republic. Today, he
said, the immigrants live cheap and
vote cheap" and many of them come only
to hoard money for few years, after
which they return to their European
homes
Those men who intend to stay here are a
less evil than the best educated European,
who comes here merely for time in
which he saves money to take to his home.
The Chinese restriction act was passed
at the instigation of organized labor The
wealthy elements opposed the ideas Of re-
Striction.
Evening star., 1899-09-21
Washington Stock EXCHANGE.

saies-regular call, IL O'Clock m-U s. as. cou
a at 49, 10 " G cPt' Ds 10 aetsn m 5
10 at oaSp ao 10 at @ @ 10 70 at At o 49, 10 ,n
ston Monotype. 20 at 171s, 70 at 17A, 15 at 174s
100 at at l'as; American Graphophone preferred, .
30 at 921s, 30 at 49, 10 at 93. Mergenthaler Limo
type. 10 at ao3A. West End National Bank, 10 al
District of Columbia Ronds.-es, 1902. 3o-year
sudnf s i. jos fad;na bid Is iso water stock lo bid
Miscellaneous Bonds. Metropolitan Railroad 5s
i2312 bid, 100 asked Metropolitan Railroad cert
road cert ndebt., b, ia bid Columbia Railroad
Is. 1872 bid; 1s41; asked; Columbia Railroad I'd
Us, 114 bid. Washington Gas Co. series b. 6s III
bid U. s. Electric Light deb. imp. 6s, 1lela bid.
ton Market CO; ist 6s, Ito bid Washington Mar Mar
estn. Is. Iio bid Masonie Hall Assoeia ton IS, 1os
bid. American Graphophone deb 5s, 100 bid. Ana
National Bank stocksNBank Of Washington, s55
bid. METROPOLITAN. 4s5 BID $40 asked. Central,
bid, 1875 asked. Capital, 12s bid. West End, 1901
asked A' --'
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. Safe
Loan and Trust, lG1 bid. 1885 asked. American @
Security and Trust Trust. 1879 bid. .. -,
Sia 81 20 asked c5a1sn
80 bid. Potomac. II bid. Arlington. 1854 bid, I55
asked Gefman- American Zl9 bld National Union,
121a bid. Il asked. Columbia. 14l bid liM asked
Rigs bid. Peoples, 81 bid. asked Lincoln
14A bid. Commercial, bid, asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title, SIS bid
Columbia Title bid District Title. bid.
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction, s92Ia bid 93
asked. City and Suburban 37A bid, 39A asked
Gas and Electric Light Stocks Washington Cas-
56as bid, 56M asked Georgetown Gas, Is asked
u s. Electric Light. 40 bid.
Telephone Stocks,.Chesapeake and Potomac, rs
bid. Pennsylvania, 10 bid ltI1-, r,
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Liuotype
.2os1s bid; 20! asked. Lanston Monotype, 17a bid,
asked. American Graphophone preferred 1Sls bid
Pneumatic Gun Carriage .25 bid, .35 asked Wash
ington Market, 10 bid Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat 115 bid.
+Ex dividend.
Evening star., 1899-09-21
q. A. II. WILL NOT PARADE.
Officers Object to Position at the Ilea1
of Column.

of Column.
A dispatch from New York says: Unless
the plans of General Charles F. Roe, chair
man of the land parade committee of the
Dewey celebration, are changed, the G. A.
r. organization will not be represented in
the parade
Joseph w. Kay, department commander
Of the New York Grand Army of the Re
public, sent a letter to General Roe yester-
day declining the invitation for number
of reasons. These are in brief that the G.
A. r. forces have been placed at the end of
the procession instead of at the head of
the column; that General Roe has taken
no cogniZance of Commander-in-chef AL
bert d. Shaw. ard has sent him no invita-
ton to any of the functionss that the in
vitation for the G. A r. organizations to
participate in the parade has been ex-
tended at second hand through Colonel H.
II. Adams, and that General o. o. Howard
has been placed in command of the G. A
r. forces on the day of the parade, con-
trary to the regulations of that organiza-
ton.
The decision to decline the invitation was
reached at a meeting held yesterday after
noon. Commander chief Albert D. Shaw,
Department Commander Kay, Past Depart
ment Commander Atkinson and Colonel ].
A. Goulden, chairman of the memorial COM
mittee of the G. A. R., being present.
This action has been contemplated for
some time, and the entire matter has been
placed before General Roe, who refused to
reconsider his plans. chief
Shaw insisted that the G. A. R. organiza-
ton should have the head of the line of
march, and should be under command of
it's own officers. He pointed out that Cen
era Howard, who had been designated to
command the forces. has no authority to
call out the posts, and that they could not
respond to his call even If they so willed.
The officials of the G. A. r. consulted
with Mayor Van Wyck recently, and he
expressed his approval of the change they
demanded. They referred the matter also
to Governor Roosevelt, and received teie-
gram from the governor stating that he
was in favor of the change and that it
should be made, as it would be one of the
most desirable testimonials of the feeling
toward Admiral Dewey, a member of the
G. A R., il he were escorted by guard of
honor composed of his comrades.
Chief among the reasons given by Gen
eral Roe in his final refusal to alter the
position assigned to the Grand Army was
that the parade would be in every sense
a military one, and that according to regu-
lations, such an unarmed body of men as
the G. A. r. cannot march before a body
of men bearing arms.
The G. A. r. officials. however, claim
that the parade is in sense a military
one but city one.
Evening star., 1899-09-21
DEMOCRATIC BLOWOUT IN TEXAS.
List of Those Who VIII he at Dallas
Carnival.

DALLAS, Tex, September 21.-The fol-
lowing is a partial list of the democratic
leaders who have promised to be present
and speak at the national democratic car
nival, to be held at the Texas exposition,
October 2 and 8:
w. J. Stone, Missouri; w. ]. Bryan, Ne
braska; S. B. Cook, Missouri; NJ. c. Wet
more, Missouri; o. H. p Belmont, New
York; James P. Tarvin, Kentucky; presi-
dent of the League of Bimetallic Clubs of
the Ohio valley, Gov Charles S. Thomas.
Colorado; Gov. A. J. McLaurn. Miss ssipp
Gov. Dan w. Jones, Arkansas Gov. Lon V.
Stephens, Missouri; Gov. r. b. Smith,
Montana; Gov. Frank Steuneburg, Idaho;
exGov. 7. T Crittenden, Missouri; Gov.
John Lind Minnesota; ex-Gov. Alva Adams,
Colorado; eX-Gov w. NJ Fishback, Arkan-
sas; United States Senator J. II. Berry,
Arkansas; United States Senator ]. c. Nc
Laurin, South Carolina; United States Sen
ator F. NJ. Cockrell Missouri; United States
Senator n. c. Blanchard. Louisiana; Con-
gressman Champ Clark, Missouri: Con-
gresham c. f. Cochran, Missouri: H E
Benton, Missouri; Dorsey W. Shackleford
Missouri; 7. C. McRae, Arkansas; R. B.
Maddox of Georgia; R. A. Davis Florida
A. CASTOR, Pennsylvania; j. X. Hall, Penn
sylvania; Congressman Sulzer. New York:
J. A. Moon, Tennessee; J. d. Richardson,
Tennessee, and T. NJ. Jett, Illinois.
Richard Croker of New York and Mayor
vited to be present Gov J. D. Sayers and
every living ex-governor of Texas, the
United States senator's, the twelve demo-
cratic congTe ssmen and the state officers of
Texas have accepted Invitations
There will be two meetings each day one
in the forenoon and one in the afternoon
winding up with the dollar dinner on the
night Of tfe 3D.
moons of the I'd and Sd, and will make the
principal address at the dollar dinner.
Evening star., 1899-09-21
THREE DESPERADOES ARRESTED
They Attempted to Hold Up Lake
Shore Pay Car

TOLEDO, Ohio, September 21-Three
desperadoes terrorized a freight crew on a
Lake Shore train and tried TO hold up the
pay car between here and Wauseon la st
evening. Their names are George Merrill
and George Baker of Chicago and a man
named Fisher
Yesterday afternoon they attempted to
assault woman at Wauseon. They es-
capped on a freight train coming east On
the way Fisher was thrown off by the
breaking in two of the train. The others
compelled the engineer to back up and get
Fisher, who was seriously injured. Just
then the Lake Shore pay car came along
and they tried to flag it, but the engineer
would not stop
They were arrested when the train
reached Toledo Fisher was taken to a
hospital and the other two Were turned
over to the Wauseon authorities
Evening star., 1899-09-21

Chicago Platform VIII he Indorsed
and Mckinley Condemned.

BOSTON, September 21.-The democratic
state convention assembled here today for
the nomination of state officers and the
election of delegates to the national demo-
cratic convention. According to the pro-
gram of the managers the names of George
Fred Williams, w. S. MCNary, Callahan
and Alexander B. Bruce of Lawrence will
be presented for delegates at large. All
four favor the denomination of w. J. Bryan
for President
The committee on platform met early in
the forenoon and completed its work
The platform indorses the principles of
the last national convention and opposes the
policy OF the Mckinley administration in
the Philippines. The chairman of the plat
form committee is George Fred Williams.
Evening star., 1899-09-21

Platform Which Will he Adopted by
Nebraska Repuhlicnns.

OMAHA. Neb., September 21.-The hotels
were crowded today with delegates to this
afternoons republican state convention in
the auditorium at the exposition grounds.
The state officers to be elected this year
one supreme Judge and two regents of
the state university
The platform was practically settled ex-
cept as to verbiage before the convention
opened. 1t will be an unqualified indorse-
ment of the national administration. de-
clare for the maintenance Of the present
money standard and for such legislation
as will effectually protect and prevent
harmful trade organZa TONS.