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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
Washington Stock EXCHANGE

saiesmregulsr call, IL O'Clock m-U S. rs. regis
i iSSSa $50 at JOSS u S. coupon, $3.50 at
West End National Bank, 10 ar i2i%, 10 at 10 20
at at 10, 10 at 10 at 125. Columbia Fire Insur-
y ~ - at DIS % at 9l&. q at gl%, y at 81 x
- ps af ~ sl at 9i MetTopolitan Railroad At
%, 20 at 81 % at %, % at 3D. at so Chesa-
P peak. and Potomac Telephone at 20. Merger
at l92l 10 at 1872 10 at 1872, u at 49, 10 at f9 =
ansf ST Mo9otype 100 at 20 90 at 20, so 20 10
phone T6I io 100 at iS American Graphophone prefer
Capital Traction. 100 at 9IH 100 at 9lIS 10 ar
"a 10 at 91a. West End National Bank, at
District Of Columbia bonds.-5s 2O-year funding
Joe bid as. 1901, wster stock currency, loo bid.
3.65s, funding currency, III bid, IIe asked
Miscellaneous bonds.-Metrorelitan Railroad IS
~ bid Metropolitan Railroad oonv. Is. 22T bid
Metropolitan Rsilroad cert. indebt A. Ii2 hid
Metropolitan Railroad cert indebt, b. ii2 bid
Columbia Railroad ss Iz7 bid. Columbia Railroad
urban Railroad 5s. 107 bid IO91s asked. washing
ton Gas Co ser. A. Us, lis bid. Washington Gas
Light deb. imp 6s 1iT bid. III asked TSitaS
States Electric Light cert indebt 6s ZIG hid
liof4 asked Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
5s, 10S bid: American Security and Trust As 100
nd Washington Market Co. LIST 6s los bid
ngtoa Market Co extn 6s ios bid Masonic 6Is Ea
Ass9ci s Ss, los bid American Grapbophone deb
National Bank stocks.-Bank of Washington, $50
9ia. metropolitan, 43o bid; Central. 15O bid.
EdIhers anu MECHANICS. 100 bid Second, 1JO bid,
Citizens. 40 bid. Columbia. 152 bid 100 asked.
Capital. 126 bid. West End 1245s bid, 125 asked
Traders. 122 bid, 125 asked. Lincoln. 122Is bid,
125 asked.
Saft. Deposit and Trust Companies. National sato
Deposit and Trust, 1870 bid. Washington Loan ana
Trust, xl50 bid. 15Sk asked American Security
and Trust, 175 bid Washington Safe Deposit 90
bid. - w
Insurance stocks.-Firemen's 81 bid. franklin
~ bid 50 asked. METROPOLITAN. so bid Corcornn
60 bid. Potomac 20 bid. Arlington, 40 bid Iso
asked. German-A American, 21o bid. National In
ion, IL bid 13 asked Columbia, 13ss bid IL ask
ed Riggs, sA bid sa asked. Peoples. az MD
81 asked Lincoln, liz bid 121s asked. Oonmer.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title 90 hd
100 asked Columbia Title, 50 bid, 5lh asked Dis
trict Title, 2% bid. asked.
Railroad Stocks.-captal Traction Co., 9lIL bid.
9lS asked Metropolitan, 22T% bid POS asked
Metropolitan Trust Receipts .27 bid. Columbia
las bid City and Suburban 20 bid Ala asked
Georgetown and Tenleytewn. Il hid.
Gas and Electric Light stocks.-washfngton Gas.
5ss bid, 90 asked Georgetown Gas, SO bid US
Electric Light. $50 bid. -
Telephone stocks--chesapeake and Potomac. rzs
bid Pennsylvania, Al bid
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Ianotype
1914 bid. 1872 asked LAnston Monotype 20 MD
2oh asked American Graphophone, 49, bid I3x
asked American Graphophone preferred la, bid,
IAN asked Pneumatic Gun Carriage SO bid "A
asked. Washington Market, Il bid, 10 asked Great
Falls Ice. 15o bid. l60 asked. Norfolk and WASH
ington Steamboat, 102 bid
xEx dividend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
DREYFUs EXPERTS DIFFER.
Conflicting Views ns to Authorship of
BOrdereau.

PARIS. April 21-The Figaro. continuing
its publication Of the testimony in the
Dreyfus revision proceedings before the
court OF cessation. prints the evidence of
NJ Bertillon. the handwriting expert, who
gave the reasons which led him to consider
that the bordereau was forged by tracing
the words, and pointed out details In the
writing that Were common TO the bOrdereau
and TO the handwriting of Madame Drey-
fus. and also TO that OF the brother of the
prisoner. Several words he showed to be
absolutely Identical. NJ Bertillon also ex-
planned the points which led him 10 regard
Dreyfus the author of the bordereau.
When BertillOn was testifying before the
COurJ-martial Dreyfus exclaimed:
oh. le mnnstre, Tu mas done vue
recrire.' cob. the monster, Then thou
CyOu) saw me- write it2'D.
After this exclamation Dreyfus ceased to
follow the testimony.
NM TOysOnniere and Charavay the ex-
Ftrts. testified To the similarity of the
writing of the bOrdereau and that of Com
mandant EsterhaZy while NJ. PelIetier. an
other expert. energetiCdlly insisted the
handwriting was not that of Dreyfus
NJ Colbert Of the Bank OF France teSti-
fed 10 a similar effect. and expressed his
conviction that the handwriting was that
Of Esterhazy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
TRIAL OF MRS. GEORGE
Several Witnesses Give Testimony Favor
able to the Defense.
Mrs. EckrOate's Husband Testified as
to Her Being Addicted to
Use~Of Morphine.

CANTON. Ohio. April 21.-IR the George
the woman who testified that she had seen
and recognized Mrs. George in the act of
firing two shots into Saxton's body. testi-
fled that his wife had been using a white
powder, presume. to be morphine, for the
last twelve years. He said it made her
6rowsy and irritable.
F.. ]. Schlabach. a druggist. testified to
having sold Is ounce bottles of morphine
10 Mrs. Eckroate at intervals of a week
or two. Harry Taylor testified to Mrs.
George and Saxton going to Allegheny in
March. 1896
Fred P. Shanfeldt and Alexander Carver,
druggists. also testified to selling morphine
to Mrs. Eckroate. Former Policeman Fl. A.
Small was prevented from telling about
finding Mrs. George in the Saxton block
after midnight one night.
Miss Fife Darr told of seeing Mrs. George
near the Lineman House about 7:20 o clock
on the evening of Saxtons death, and Mrs.
Elite Fink testified to seeing Mrs. George
at that house during the day and leaving
it at $50 pm; also to the presence of
burrS and Spanish needles in the yard.
An effort was made to prove by County
Commissioner ]. b. Summer that Mont Has
Ter. brother of former Policeman Hasler
had sought to have county commissioners
offer a reward for the finding of the revolv-
er, but the testimony was excluded.
Former tenants of SaXtons farms testi-
fed to Mrs. George going with Saxton to
the farms a number of times. Alice Mand-
bauSh testified to having often Mrs.
Abthouse enter the SaXton block in 1896
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
Old Officers Reelected.

AT the annual meeting yesterday of the
stockholders of the Lanston Monotype Com
pany in Leesburg, Va, the Old officers were
reelected as follows: President, J. Maury
Dove: vice president, George E. Hamilton
secretary and treasurer, B. F. Cole; direct
ors, B. F. Cole, ]. Maury Dove, w. H.
Goodby, George E. Hamilton, NJ. J. Wine;
j. c. Mahen, H. II. Hoeke, Tolbert Lans-
ton, and W. E. Strong.
After the meeting the affairs of the COM
pany were discussed and the general Senti-
ment seemed to be that if it was the de-
sire of the New York interests that the ma
jorfty of the members of the board of di-
rectors should be from that city, no OBJ
lection would be offered to the change being
made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
Frogs as Weather Prophets.

From the New York Herald
Have you seen the little weather frogs?
They are knowing little chaps and can al
ways tell when it is going to rain and
VIXEN 1t Is going to be fine. and if you will
purchase a couple of them, just for com
pany for each other you will never be
caught out in the rain without your UNI
brelia These little weather prophets are
newcomers in our land. being German i'm
n. grants. They have been shown for a few
days in a large bird store
When 1 saw them the LITTLE frogs We're
rerched on two sticks, which ran across a
gIass-sided affair, like aquarium box
These sticks were almost at the top of the
box, which was about half filed with clear
water.
The majority of the little fellows We're a
duh brown. very nearly the color of the
stick on which they sat- and a few were
between green and brown. These frogs are
really tree frogs. and have the faculty of
changing their color to match the object
upon which they are perched.
They receive the name of weather frogs
because they jump into the water upon the
approach of rain or bad weather, end come
out again when the weather shows signs of
changing to clear. When full grown these
tiny frogs are LITTLE more than an inch in
length.
In captivity the weather frog is kept in a
glass jar or globe, which Is covered on top
with wire screen. Water Is put in the
bottom of the jar. and at a convenient
hight stick is placed for the little frog
to jump upon.
The frog is fed on flies in summer, ard in
winter on meal worms. Its food must be
alive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
Dizziness Was the Feature of tbs
Stock Market.
PROFESSIONAL TRADES IN CONTROL
Some Short Selling Which Ma,
Produce a Reaction.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. April 2l.-Today's sock
market exhibited the same lack OF new bus
mess as that Of previous days this week.
ana prices were allowed TO move about
irregulsrly In consequence. London cables
reilected declines extending to one-fourth
OF per cent in most instances and the
only interest in Americans conferred in An
aconda shares.
The room was disposed 10 sell the Grang-
er stocks for a time, and the IMPRESSION
prevails that the short interest in these
properties is approaching the proportions
which may Justify rally on the first good
news
The bank statement is likely TO be moder-
ately favorable. and this may supply the
incentive necessary to a rally.
The dullness is more or less welcome in
commission house circles, brokers being
given chance to become more thoroughly
familiar with their accounts The cessa-
ton of buying reduces the concern as TO the
course of the money market, because few
new accommodations are asked
The Industrial shares meanwhile can go
forward in the commercial markets ana
have better reason perhaps for returning
as factor In the stock market. Numerous
contracts are coming ir to the various
offices of the new iron and steel combina-
tons. and this business is now approaching
the stage at which 1t will show in cash
resources.
The banks are interested in the course
OF these issues and are more than willing
to have their misgivings overcome With
the high priced railroad shares selling at
investment prices, the banks are likely to
be confronted for the balance of the sea-
son with collaterals possessing considerable
speculative merit Higher rates may he.
demanded, but traders would hardly cuIa-
plain II the rate would only insure the
necessary accommodation.
The low priced railway issues and the
iron and steel shares are most discussed in
trading circles, and where new commit
ments are contemplated this group is the
usual subject of the proposed demand.
Inc coal stocks and southern and south
western properties gave occa SIGNAL evil
dences OF accumulation, but ii IS evident
that no special advance is to be urged until
the market becomes more sympathetic.
Dullness in its present form is frequently
overcome by a preliminary reaction. but in
this instance 1t is difficult to find any sig
nificant Endorsement of a belief ia lower
prices.
The last hours trading was professional
and represented the usual evening uD Of
contracts The larger interests bought a
few of their specialties and gave notice
that no decline of rate was to be allowed
Proiit-taking in some Of the newer enter
prises was in evidence during the final
dealings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
200. 900 Miles by Rail.

From the Denver Republican
The man with the big ticket is in town.
Though that sobriquet may not mean much
to the casual listener. to any old conductor
on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad 1t means but one person, w. s.
Chenoweth. This nickname arose from the
fact that Mr.. Chenoweth was the first pos
SCISSOR of a mileage ticket in the world
That was nearly forty years ago." he
said yesterday, when / was travelling for
an insurance company. 1 wanted a rate
less than cents mile. and / went to the
Chicago offices of the c.. b. and O. and
told them The manager said he thought
he could fix me up for $50 so that 1 should
He took sheet OF foolscap paper and ruled
1t into columns. one for the name of the
place l started at, another for the place
got on at and place for the conductor to
sign his name in. On the top of the who e
thing was a written agreement of the rate
| was to have. 1t was not a big thing
when l started, but 1 went on l had 10
paste on extensions for the conductors to
sign their names on. That thing grew and
grew till at last 1t was about ten feet
long. 1t became too troublesome to carry,
so / sent it back and had 1T renewed. II
Travelled my time out on 1t 1t would GER
tainly have become twenty feet long,
During the twenty-eight years that Mr.
Chenoweth travelled for the insurance COM
pany he averaged 5000 miles year. MAX
ing the astonishing total of 700 900 miles
He has become 50 used to going about from
place to place that he finds it impossible
TO stay at home He says ii is bad for his
health and makes him get thin, so he still
keeps up his peregrnations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
LOOT FOR Mr.. CROKER
Continued from First Page1

ground that it was "a personal nature"
question. ia
He said the commissions paid to tho Tom,
many leader did not amount to $40 OoO a
year. but refused to say if thew Amounted
to $4,000. Mr.. Mazets order to answer
the question had no effect There was no
official record of the money paid to Mr.,
Croker.
Mr.. Croker was not Interested in anv his
mess propositions with witness excentinp
"a small interest, or his interest in the
United States Fidelity and Guarantee Com
pany." e 0'i
Mr.. Moss said: 1T ask you if Won ever
told Mr.. Croker F'gave' him to understand
that the MONEYS paid. him out of this bond
compay dipfiends" 'iiN
Mr.. Crokere9 might say that he under
stood that, and he really did so understand
It. said Mr.. Ffeetfafan. 'It really is divi-
bends on the business that was done. If
was not stock dividends; it was a business
dividend; thaticove4$ Mr. Croker
Amy Observation-Disclosures receiving such
dividends as thab?itasked the LAWYER
Yes. am, "ssaid 1.-THE witness.
Now, do you nfeaE1te say. Mr. Fraadn.n
that you told Mr. Croker that this money
You were giving hin4fwas given him nv ths
company" 10 al ~ "
Il have replied tn that. sir. Mr.. Croker
thought that--AIr.f Croker might have he
lieved that this wasGa stock dividend
But did yourgive him to understand that
1t was a stock diyidend?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
JACKIEs WANT THEIR DISCHARGE.
but the RaIeigh's Crew Must Receive
Some OvatiOns.

The Secretary of the Navy recently re-
ceived a communication from several mem
bers of the crew of the cruiser Raleigh say
ing that they had served over time and
were DESTROYS of receiving their discharges
Having faithfully served out our time in
the United States navy" they said land
thereafter volunteered our services indefi-
nitely for the duration of the Spanish
American war. we respectfully request that
you 1.-THE Secretary of the Navy take some
action that will eliminate in securing us
our discharges. Many of us have served
from six to fourteen months overtime and
expected when We arrived in New York
that We would receive our discharges Now,
sir. We are keenly disappointed that no ac-
ton has as yet been taken in this matter
and trust that you may appreciate our po-
sition and act in our behalf"
The case Of the men on the Raleigh Is
somewhat different from that of blue
jackets usually arriving home after long
foreign cruise. In ordinary cases all over
time men are promptly discharged upon
their arrival at the home port, and it has
been the practice of the department to re-
lieve all men on the expiration of their
terms, whenever possible, whether the yes
sci to which they are attached IS in home
or foreign waters. There are, however, in
the case of the Raleigh. special reasons
why the crew should be kept intact for
short time longer, regardless of the fact
that many of the crew have already over
served their time. These men were with
Dewey in the battle of Manila bay. ana are
the first of the heroes of that engagement
to return to the United States. The people
are proud of them on that account, and
naturally desire to show their appreciation
BY public demonstrations and in other
ways. They received an ovation on their
arrival at New York, and are booked for
a similar experience in Philadelphia, at the
end of next week, and also on their forth
coming visit to Wilmington, N c., and
Charleston, s. c. 1t is expected, that the
Raleigh will sail from New York for Phila-
delphia next Tuesday. and that she will
start for the Carolinas Immediately on the
close of the celebration in the Quaker city.
Her visit to Wilmington and Charleston
will be made in response to the almost
unanimous request of the people of those
cities, who desire to do special honor to the
officers and crew of the vessel named in
honor of the capital of the old north state.
In order TO permit of the execution OF
this program, the Navy Department is de-
sirOus of keeping the crew together for a
few weeks longer. Recognizing, however
the claims of the overtime men for their
discharge. arrangements will be made for
a compliance Herewith soon as it can
BE- done without materially affecting the
plans already made. 1t is said at the Navy
Department that although the Secretary
has not yet acted upon the applications for
discharge ne will do so as soon as posi-
BILE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
KILLED FOR HER MONEY
l,isErE
Brutal Murder, of 4 Woman Near Pana,
z Illinois.
-
e"'e" Z" inc Home of Her Sister
fn-Law ,sand Shot
....... g.. to p, Death.

PANA, III. April 21.-The mutilated body
OF MISS Jane Brunot, a wealthy woman of
advanced years., was found early TODAY in
well on the Brunot farm here and an
hour later the dead womans sister-in-1a
Mrs Anna Brunot; the latter's nineteen
sear-oia son, Henry and Frederick Sihlev
We're arrested. charged with the womans
murder
Miss Brurot lived at Danna Ind, and the
ponce declare was decoyed to the barn Of
her brothers widow and shot to death in
the garnet of the farmhouse The rnur7er
Is supposed to have been committed ahout
April l. The body was carried to the we'll
at night and was not discovered until To-
Gay. The securing of the dead Wouan's
property is given as. the MOTIVE for the
crime. " '"'
Had Dead Woman's VaIfse.
Miss Brunot is said to have taken TO the
Brunot farm valise containing $500 and
many valuable papers. Young Brunot ard
Slbley disappeared about April toll.
ing the vafise with them, according tn the
police, and have since made several sfror+s
10 get deeds and valuables from the dead
"omans sister, who lives at Danna Mis-
bruhot had not been seen since AnriI
ana two days search resulted in tho and
ing Of her body. '''''
MRS. Brunot is also charged with having
Killed with poison her husband two years
ago TO get ms life Insurance, and Young
Brunot and Sibley are thought bv rha an
thorities to be the rnlrderers of mrs NJ
mcintyre, who was robbed and killed at
Flatham in February ~ "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
Opinions Differ Regarding the senate's
It Attitude.
|OT BELIEVED. BE WILL Be SEATED
Special Session of the Legislature
Looked For.
SO M E POSSIBLE DEAL S

Opinions differ as to whether the Senate
VIII admit Mr.. Quay to a seat in thu Sen
ate on the appointm of the governor
OF pennsylvania. Practice is against his
belng admitted, 1t having been held here
torore that where the legislature had had
an opportunity to elect a senator and had
1alled to do so the vacancy thus left was
not sucn as the governor could fill. The
most common opinion is ;that this view of
the law will be adhered to in the case of
Mr.. Quay.
1t Is In the power Of each Senate to in
terpret the law for itself however, in such
cases, and majority could seat him. This
might come about through q. deal being
made In connection with the other vacan-
cles Ii presidents We're overturned it
would open the way for the filing of va
cancles, which would give the republicans
three senators and the democrats one,
which they otherwise would not have. In
view or this, political methods might OBJ
tam above strict construction of the law
ana the danger of endless compiled tons in
the future. - '|'."
The democrats are very anxious to have
the way opened for the appointment of
senator from Utah. This might induce
some or them to. vote with Quay's friends
10 seat MIN, as the cases would stand CD
HifiS'A AootiiiS, DIS lar as concerns the APP
pointment. 1t would follow, too, that the
governor OF California and the governor of
DelaWare might appoint sena tors who
would be Seated
On general grounds such radical change
OF position on the part of the Senate would
Involve complications in the future, which.
II IS believed, majority of the Senate
would hesitate to incur.
1t Is pointed out Furthermore that in
the case of Mr.. Quay the constitution of
pennsylvania. ereets barrier in addition to
mat OF the construction of the law by the
senate IN several cases. The constitution
OF pennsylvania prohibits the governor
from making appofIj tInents to the Senate.
me United States Senate in the cases Of
Mahtle OF Montana and others held to the
.neory mat the governor could not appoint
Mheh the legislature, being in session after
the vacancy Fad occurred, had failed to
eject. Mt Quay was one of those who voted
to sustain this theory:
me chances are that no Serious effort
VIII be made to seat Mr.. QUAY on the
Strength OF the governors appointment. but
that an extra session of the legislature will
pe called. and an effort be made to elect
MIN. His friends think this will succeed,
now that he has been acquitted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
Invited to Educational Convention.

A committee, consisting of DR.. William
I. Harris, commissioner of education;
President E. Dram Lyle Of the Millersville
Pa, state normal school, president of the
National Educational Association and DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler of New York
waited upon the President today, by ap-
pointment, to extend to him cordial invi-
tation, in case he is able to make the pro-
jected visit to the Pacific coast so to plan
of the National Educational Association, to
be held at Los Angeles, Cal, July IL, II,
IL and IA. 1t is expected that 1900 teach
ers, representing every section of the
Union, and every grade and form of educa-
uonal work, will be in attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
From the Philadeiphfd Worth American.

Z
1t will, of course. be in keeping with our
policy in the Philippines for our commits
sioners to meet in a. friendly manner any
committee of Filipinos that may call upon
them to discuss plans for the future GOV
eminent of the Islands. But it must be
borne in mind that the COMMITTEES now
said to be forming for. the purpose of con-
ferring with the American commissioners IS
made UP from that group of Filipinos
whose number was lessened a short time
ago by summary death inflicted by Agui-
naldo because peace overtures were sug-
gested. ..-,.-l-
The committee therefore, cannot he re-
garded as coming from Agufnaldo.. But il
1t did, our commissioners can accept no
terms short of unconditional surrender.
Our proclamation. is before the Filipinos.
II means what it says. There can be no
compromise The committee can discuss
matters with the commissioners. and per-
haps some points of the proclamation can
be made more clear, but until the remnant
Of the Filipino army throws down its arms
and submits to cur authority the war must
go on