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Evening star., 1899-04-17
Washington stock Exchange.

N i NiiIssIresuar call, II O'Clock m.-Metropoitan
Us, $1,000 at 1O9 Loco at io9 81 200 at 100 81 Soo
at l9s Capital Trnetion. 70 at gOIa ~ at 9i. IS
905e 70 at 9oJs, 10 9o5s. 10 at 81, ~ al ~ N
at 81 70 at 81, 20 at 81, 100 81 70 at 81 10 al
Gas. 10 at 90. 25 at 5sa4. 10 at 5S4t Ianston Mon
otype 90 at 1875. . at 1875, 100 197s 10 at ig7
100 at 30 100 at 20 800 at 2Ois 500 AT a6I''
American Graphophone, 100 at I3N. American
lumbia Railroad 5s, $500 at IOg. Lanston Mono
type, at ~, 100 at 204. Capital Traction 40 at
District Of Columbia Bonds.-5s, 1888. 20-year
funding 100 bid Is, 1901. water stock, IO5 lid.
Miscellaneous Bonds. Metropolitan Railroad IL,
II bid Metropoiitan Railroad conv. It's. 29O bid
ll3 bid. Metropolitan Railroad cert indebt b.
lib bid: l17ts asked, Columbia Railroad I'd mort
road as, loIl2 bid. Washington Gas Co. series A,
s. ll5 bid Washington Gas Co. series b, 6s 115
bid Z s Electric Light deb. imp. 6s, 122 asked.
e. 3 Electric Light cert. indebt., 6s, Kl20 asked.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone IS, I0S bid.
ington Market Go. LIST Is, los bid washington Msr
& set CO e. imp mp S Ss lSs bid Washngton Market 90
bid American Graphophone deb. 5s. 1O12, bid.
81, National Bank stocks-Bank of WASHINGTON. $40
Farmers and Mechanics, 1870 bid. Second l5O bid
ana hsn a IsS S bid ws Columbia e l52 "a bid lss asked
bid Lincoln: 119 bid, 121 asked
safe Deepest and Trust Companies National Safe
and Trust, 1853 bid i55 asked American Sec1TitW tV
Deposit, 55 bid.
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's 33 bid. Franklin
4S bid, 50 asked. Metropolitan, 40 hid. CorcorRn
90 bid Potomac, 40 bid. Arlington, 1876 bid l5O
asked German American, 210 bid. National Union
Ia bid. Columbia, 1874 bid, 13% asked. Riggs
50 bid, S% asked. Peoples, 6k bid, 6E asked
Lincoln x11Ss bid, 11N asked Commercial, Az bid
Title Insurance Stocks.-Rea Estate Title. IS bid
100 asked. Columbia Title, SIS bid. 5si asked Dis
trict Title, bid, asked.
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction Co. eO5k hid
91 asked. Metropolitan. 226 bid, 229 asked 90,
lunlbia, las asked. City and Suburban, Sc bid 42
asked
Ga1 and Electric Light Stocks.-Washington Gas
5s& bid, 5s* asked: Georgetown Gas, so bid US.
Electric Light 150 bid.
Telephone Slocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac, x74
bid, so asked
Miscellaneous Stocks.--Mergenthaler Ianotyne
1907 bid, 19oSs asked Lanston Monotvpe 20ik iSd'
American Graphophone. 13st bid 1875 asked Amer.
lean Graphophone preferred l4A bid, l4Js asked
ington Market, IS bid, rs asked. Great Falls Ice.
As bid, 16o asked. Norfolk and Washington Steam,
boat, 102 bid
xT,x dividend.
Evening star., 1899-04-17
DECREE SET ASIDE.
Rehearing to Be Given Mrs. Virgins
D in Suit for Divorce.

On motion of Attorney ]. J. Dolan. solic-
itor for the petitioner and for reasons
brought to the attention of the court, JUS
tice Cole late Saturday afternoon directed
that his decree of the 18th instant divorcing
Margaret Virgins from John Virgins be
vacated.
This action was taken after the receipt
by Justice Cole of communication signed
by ]. F. Collins. The writer called atten-
ton to the decree granting Mrs. Wiggins'a
divorce, and stated that if the divorce had
been allowed on the ground of desertiOn
something was wrong. 1t was declared by
the writer. of his personal knowledge, that
the parties to the suit had resided together
for six years past, and if there had been
any desertion it must have occurred only
during the past two weeks The additional
statement was made that the letter was
written in the sole interests of morality and
!.H-.
Justice Cole conferred with Attorney Do
Ian. and the conclusion was that further
testimony should be presented in the case.
In order to admit this testimony 1t was
necessary to set aside the decree granting
the divorce.
To a Star reporter Attorney Dolan stated
that the fact that Mr.. Virgins called at
the house where his wife resided could have
no effect on the fact of desortion. He will
at once introduce additional evidence in
support of Mrs Virgins contention. The
setting aside of the decree, according to the
attorney. was mere technicality, in order
to permit the Introduction of additional
testimony, and was done with his consent.
Evening star., 1899-04-17
OFFER MADE FOR GAS STOCK
Circular to Be Distributed Among Share
holders Of Washington Company.
Belief That All Lighting Concerns in
District Are to BE Under
One Management.

1t is understood that circular Is being
prepared which will be sent to the stock
holders Of the Washington Gas Company,
stating that an offer has been made for the
purchase of as much as may be offered of
the stock of the company, and requesting
that the stockholders give notice of their
Willingness to sell. 1t is not known exactly
what has been offered for the stock, but
1t is understood that $50 per share is the
price that has been determined upon be-
tween the prospective purchasers and the
stockholders holding a control of the stock
Some disposition, however, it is thought, is
to be made of the surplus, but whether that
will be represented in the price paid for the
stock, as was done in the sale of the Metro
politan and Columbia street railways, or
whether there is to be a distribution of the
surplus through the medium of an extra
dividend, has not, it is said, been fully de-
termined
A fact of some significance in this con-
nection and one which created a good deal
of comment in financial circles today, was
the notice that the books for the transfer
of stock. which were to have been closed
Saturday, would not be closed, a circum-
stance which, it is said, has never before
happened in the history of the gas COM
pany. Heretofore it is stated, when the
time came around for the payment of the
dividend the books have been closed at a
regular date without fail.
Question of Dividend.
1t is inferred from this change that the
question Of the amount of the dividend to
be declared has not been determined. In
other words, those who are conducting the
deal for the sale of the company are not
decided whether to have an extra dividend
or whether the amount that would be dis
tributed by such dividend be added to the
purchase price of the stock.
1t is said that Mr.. John c. Bullitt of
Philadelphia, a director of the company.
and one who represents what are known
the Philadelphia interests, has taken an
active part in the negotiations which have
resulted in an understanding to sell with
those owning a control of the stock. 1t is
the supposition that he is identified with
the same interests represented by Mr.. Fred
erick c. Stevens. and it has been thought
all along that Mr.. Stevens was the pros
pective purchaser of the company, and that
it is the purpose to operate all the lighting
concerns of the city under one manage
ment.
Evening star., 1899-04-17
SITE SELECTED.
School Building to Be Constructed on
Kenyon Street.

The proposal of Brice 6, Lipscomb to sell
a site on Kenyon street. Columbia Heights.
for the eight-room public school for the
seventh division was today accepted by the
District Commissioners. The site is about
300 feet east of 18th street on the south
side of Kenyon street It has frontage
of 100 feet on Kenyon street by depth of
156 feet, and the price to be paid is go
cents per square foot. or 81, $50. Before the
Commissioners decided to accept the prop
erty they were assured by Messrs. Br1ce &
Lipscomb that the new owners of the
Brightwood Railroad Company have de-
cided to relinaush their right to construct
an undergr ound electric railroad on Ken
yon street. The company, it is stated, has
until the 7th Of July in which to take ad-
vantage of this right, but the Commission
ers have received it is said. written as
surance from President Stevens that the
company has determined to give up the
idea of constructing the railroad on Ken
yon between 1th and 14th streetS
1t is expected that the Commissioners
will shortly take up for consideration the
offers of sites for the colored manual train
ing school and for the four-room school in
Takoma Park. Just now they are endeav-
oring to secure, through private negoia-
tions a site for the chemical engine house
to be located in Tenleytown, having reject
ed all proposals received. They will be
glad to receive proposals from any one haV-
ing property in Tenleytown or adjacent
thereto
Evening star., 1899-04-17
CITY AGAINST RAILWAY.
suit to Compel the Laying of I'M
proved Rails.

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April IA special
term Of the circuit court for this city, Judge
c. T. Nicol presiding, was opened at 10
o'clock this morning. The principal case,
and the one for which the session was
called. is that of the city council of Alex
ardria against the Washington, Alexandria
and Mt Vernon Railroad Company.
This is "A suit brought by the city council
To require the defendant company to lay
new and improved groove rails on King
street between Royal and Fairfax streets,
in accordance With an ordinance passed by
the council last fall. The railroad company
refused to comply with the ordinance and
Corporate attorney Gardner L. Boothe
applied 10 Judge NicOl, at Manassas, for a
writ of mandamus to compel compliance. e.
and after several hearings Judge Nicol
ordered issues to be framed for trial by
jury.
The jurors were summoned from Fairfax
county. Attorney Boothe represents the
city. while the railroad company is defend
ed by Attorneys jeremiah Wilson and A. A.
Lipscomb of Washington and Attorney r.
Cation of this city.
The issues are read before the Jury were
in part, as to whether the rail now In use
is an obstruction to traffic; whether it is a
rail of approved pattern; whether it was
laid with the approval and knowledge of
directing its removal is necessary for the
proposed improvement of King street At
tOrney Boothe opened for the city and out
lined his case. Mr.. Cation followed for the
defendant and spoke at some length. About
l o'clock the court took a recess.
Evening star., 1899-04-17
MAIL POUCH ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Two Notorious Thieves Arrested in
New York city.

NEW YORK April LIT was learned to-
robbers of mail pouches. They are said to
be notorious They We're arrested in this
city Saturday. The last robbery credited
to the men is the theft of a registered mail
pouch at Buffalo early this month. They
give their names as Albert E. Bell. twenty
nine years old. of London, Canada, and
Frank H. Smith, twenty-five years old, of
Chicago. They will probably be handed
over to the Buffalo authorities.
On Saturday Smith went into a jewelry
store in this city and bought a pair of dia
mond earrings for S215. He gave in pay
ment draft for s425.61 on the First Ma
tional Bank of Waverly, n. Y. After buy
ing he said he would call later and get the
change.
The jewelry firm discovered that the
draft had been t1ien al Buffalo on April
S. Smith and his companion were ar
rested.
When searched several drafts and checks
on banks in this state We're found on the
men. In a trunk was found the full uni
the mail pouch robbery at Buffalo. Checks
and drafts to the amount of $4,000 were
also found.
Police Captain MeCluskey said that Bell
was arrested March 10, 1894, for having
a $1.2uD check. stolen from a mail pouch
and said to be owned by a Maiden lane
merchant. He served a term in Elmira
The police say that Bell was also arrested
in Kansas City for mail pouch robbery
and served three years. Smith is said to
be Chicago crook who has done time in
St. Louis
Evening star., 1899-04-17
Prof. Atwater Again.
TWO DEPARTMENTS ELIMINATED.
REORGANIZATION of the Military Gov
ernment of Cuba.


The Secretary Of War today issued orders
for the reorganization of the military de-
partments in ;S,ubap in accordance with the
changed conditions resulting from the de-
mobilization of the volunteer troops on that
island. Up to this time there have been
six military departments in Cuba, copsti-
tuting one military division, under COM
ters at Havana g.. ......-. ...-.
Under the orders issued today the number
Of departments is reducsd to four, the two
eliminated being the department of Pinar
del Rio, commanded by Brig, Gen. Has
brouck,, and the department of Matanzas
commanded by Brig Gen. Bates.
The department of Pinar del Rio is con-
solidated with the department of the prov
ince of Havana, and Brig. Gen. Lee, now
commanding the latter department, is as
signed to the command of the two depart
ments thus combined. The department of
MatanZaS is consolidated with the depart
ment Of Santa Clara, and Brig. Gen. Will
son, now in command of the last named de-
partment,. is assigned to the command of
the new department. No change is made
in the department of Santiago and the de-
partment of Puerto Principe. Brig. Gen.
Wood will continue in command of the
former department and Brig. Gen. Carpen-
ter in command of the department Of
Puerto Principe. General Ludlow will re-
the, city of Havana, and General Chaffee
and General Ernst and the other officers
on the staff of General Brooke will con-
tinue the performance of their present
duties in connection with the military gov
ernment of Cuba. -
Evening star., 1899-04-17
Strong Bear Sentiment Prevailed on
Today's Stock Market.
DISAPPOINTMENT TO PURCHASERS
IndustriaIs and Flower Stocks
Points Of Attack.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE market this
morning was largely professional and
lacked the snap that was expected to fol-
low Saturdays bank statement.
London prices were fractionally higher
nut the business from that center was not
OF sufhcient volume to influence the local
trading. The clique properties were ex-
pected to make further rapid strides to-
ward higher prices. but the controlling in
terests were not active in advancing their
specialties. Traders We're consequently dis
appointed with their early purchases and
sold stocks rather freely during the after
noon.
i ms selling was allowed to proceed with
OUT attracting any spe ,ial interest from tho
more influential sources. There was IitfIe
ilquiaatlon, however, except OF ;raders'
loIdlhSs, and the short sales were general
- ~ cIeuIteu 20 Mr. keene. Crop conditions
@ WE urged In explanation of these sales,
put the stocks most sensitive to the move.
meht nave little immediate concern p-ifb
agricult Iral conditions
floNer stocks, which were favored In m.
opehlhs trading, yielded easily during the
ir ,ater Selllng. Iron and steel issues. which
nave the beEefit OF an unusual trade conIi-
eF H. sold on under the professional selling
OF 'he room. but il was not apparent t,at
any significant holding was marketed
ne activity in the tobacco Industry had
Ihade Continental Tobacco an eXsar,fo,aI
tEEorite IN certain quarters Of the market
@ @nut the demand was literally sunnlied
& &.iIat purchases We're restrained from fur
tier ventures. ~ iui
w nile the time for the full ,narka; ID
NeIoprneht OF these shares NAV NOT he on
portuhe there is every prospect of higher
pliceS once The entire market is in symDa
my with such movement
Manhattan, Brooklyn Rapid Transit and
lne municipal railways generally wern tr
reg uIaf under mixed volume of business
IN the railway Inst the same irreg,,Iar >
tendency was apparent owing largely To n
lack OF commission house inquiry.
The short interest WAS a triaa r,o,,, ~,
sresslVe than heretofore and there NJ
some manifest willingness to have this sali
ing extend TO such proportions as v,ould
Justify an upward movement later i'm The
The main situation is full of encourage
nent but the uncertainty of the crnp ont
ipoh Is Ior the present sufficient excuse for
ueldy IN buying, except where great dis
crlmlnation is exercised. Materially lower
prices are not likely. and purchasers who
hesitate at all do so in the hope of getting
only slightly better bargains.
Money conditions are on the whole con-
slderably Improved by comparison with last
week, but the fluctuations in interest rates
Will continue for perhaps another fortnight
at least
Evening star., 1899-04-17
MRS. STARRING'S SUIT.
Secures Writ in One Case, Files
Amended Bill in Another.

Mrs. Olivia c., Starring this afternoon,
through Attorneys !Fallmadge A. and VIII
ton J. Lambert;. filed petition for GER
tiorari against her former secretary, Geo.
Sladovich. asking the court to issue the
writ upon Justice of the Peace Anson S.
Taylor directing him to certify to the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia
all the proceedings had before him in the
cause of Sladovich against Starring.
The petition recites that George Slado-
vich has sued Mrs. Starring before Justice
Taylor for the sum of 5000, as compensa-
ton for his services as secretary; that the
claim is not a just one: and the plaintiff,
being a nonresident of the District of Co.
lumbia, the defendant moved the justice to
dismiss the suit for want Of a bond for
costs. This, it is alleged, the justice de-
clined to do, and therefore, 1t is said the
justice is proceeding TO try the cause upon
it's merits without authority, he not having
jurisdiction unless proper bond be filed.
Counsel for Mrs. Starring presented the
petition to Justice Bradley this afternoon
and ne ordered the writ to issue upon JUS
tice Taylor, as prayed
Mrs. Starring, it will be remembered filed
a bill some weeks ago against Mr.. Slado-
vich, asking for the issuance Of a writ of
ne -exeat against the defendant and the re-
turn to her by him of about $35, 600 worth
of valuable securities. which she alleged
he was holding to compel her to settle
demand on his part for $4,000, for alleged
services as her secretary. In that case the
writ was issued. and the securities by order
of court returned. .!The present suit before
Justice Tayordt Y said asss was for $500 as
her secretary, tand would have been tried
at 2.so o'clock this, afternoon but for the
issuance of thecertiorari.
Upon Mrs. -Starrings application to file
supplemental bill in the proceedings insti-
tuted by her against Mr.. Siadovtch the
7th of last FebrnarE for injunction and ne
exeat. Justicei Coy, this afternoon. in
Equity Court, Nod. authorized the filing
Of the bill The court also enjoined Mr..
sladovich from proaseding in his action at
law until aftepa bearing set for the 24th
instant. ,r,c-. .-
Evening star., 1899-04-17

Testimony on Which German Planter
at Samoa Was Arrested.

LONDON. April 1.-THE parliamentary
secretary of the foreign office, Right Hon.
William ST. John Broderick. replying in
the house of commons today to Mr.. Michael
Davitt, Irish nationalist, member for South
Mayo, said the manager of the German
plantation near Apia was arrested by the
senior British naval officer on sworn evil
dence that he was seen directing the ma
tives who ambushed the naval landing par
ties.
This action, Mr.. Broderick added, was
taken without the naval officer having an
opportunity of communicating with the
home government. In conclusion, Mr.
Broderick said:
Nv care informed that he was handed
over to the commander of the German war
ship Fake on the promise that he would be
detained on board"
Answerin a question regarding the CLAW
ton-Bulwer treaty, Mr.. Broderick remarked:
Communications regarding proposed
notifications of the treaty have been ex-
changed between Washington and London.
but no agreement has been reached. Under
the circumstances, 1t Is impossible to pre-
sent the papers on the subject"
Evening star., 1899-04-17
JUSTICE TO THE SOLDIERS
Those Fighting in the Philippines Given
War Pay.
War Department Holds That They
Are Entitled to the Benefit
of the Doubt.

As result of careful consideration of
the question, the Secretary of War has Is
sued instructions for the continued pay
ment of the 20 per cent extra allowed en-
listed men iE time of war to all the troops
now serving in the Philippines, at least up
to the time of their muster out.
Under the law such extra pay is author
lied only during the existence or imminenee.
of war, and the impression obtained that it
ceased with the issue of the Presidents
proclamation announcing the re-esta blish-
ment of peace with Spain. While it is adj
mitted at the War Department that the In
surrection in the Philippines does not reach
the dignity of war, it is contended that the
soldiers who enlisted in the army for the
Spanish war are entitled to full war pay
up to the time of their muster out.
In support of this view of the case it is
stated that the enlistment of the troops
was in the nature of contract, all the con-
ditions of which hold good until it's termina-
ton. At any rate the officials of the de-
partment hold that the men in the Philip
pines who are riskng their lives in the
cause of their country are entitled to the
benefit of any doubt which may exist as to
their right to this extra war pay.
The payments will therefore continue to
be made as heretofore, leaving the ques-
ton as to its legality to be determined by
the accounting officers of the Treasury De-
partment when the accounts of the pay
The War Department occupies some
what singular position in this matter, in
as-muCh while 1t practically admits the
existence of war in the Philippines for the
purpose of paying the troops, it denies the
existence of a state of war in that territory
for all international purposes. The recog-
milton by the United States of a state OF
war in the Philippines would undoubtedly
justify the recognition of the belliSerency
of the Filipino insurgents by foreign gov
ernments, contingency which this govern
ment is exceedingly deSirous of avoiding.
The desire of the volunteers to return to
this country is evidenced in a report which
shows that of those who have been offered
opportunity to re-enlist, wi: the OFF, of d
bonus in travel pay of over $500, only about
per cent will accept. The volunteers, it
is stated. desire to come home by organize
tons instead of individually. Some dis
charges of individual soldiers have been
brought about by congressional pressure,
but, as a rule, General Otis has been dis
approving all applications for discharges
except in the case of sick or woL:ded and
disabled soldiers.
Evening star., 1899-04-17
IMMIGRATION Is INCREASING.
Foreigners Apparently Attracted by
Success OF the War With spain.

From figures To be obtained in the bureau
OF immigration. presided over by Commits
sIoncr PowGerly, it Is found that immigra-
tIou Is once more on the increase, and there
l. no way OF telling whether ii will again
decrease The increase dates from the
ending of the war with Spain. Foreigners
seem to have been attracted 10 the United
States by the fact that this country de-
frated Spain So easily OF course this is
mot the main reason for the increase. it IS
said. but 1t Is one OF the reasons which
started atr,sh the desire ~ come to the
IaItrd States.
The number of immigrants arriving in
this country took q big I-lI curing the year
l>!'s. There had also been Il decrease In
lN.I6 compared with previous years Com
missioner PowGer!y mad hoped that the
total iInH.s ,lJu vUJlG never increase over
tG- number iii 1891.
For JAe SIX months ending December 81
l>iHi, the total InmIg IgTHtIun to the United
states through car Own ports and those OF
Canada was lp1.Gs. of which 6.Jc were
males and 81 ,luJ females. For the FIRST SIX
months Of lSHI there was not much of d
decrease. hut the Gecrease during the last
SIN months Of the year vas heavy. For the
SIX months cudiUg December :. 1897 the
total rlu''-r ~ arrivals ~ 10 the
number of males being Il .2t;f and the fe-
males 4I:HH- The decrease over the same
period Of the previous year was ; 4}3
During III" six months ended December
~ ISIS, the Total immigration was ~ =
~. about 800" greater than the same
period OF tA- year before. and more than
1N"nn greater than the same period of TWO
years before The number OF males ar
irving for the six months mentioned was
'"s'i. females 5I.2IA. The great increase.
for that Teri'd began in August Of last
year. just about the time Of tn. announce
Tnent Of a cessation OF hoStilities between
Spain and the nitcd States
For the six months of 1851 Italy furnished
a larger number Of Immigrants than any
other country the figures for the principal
countries being Italy, ~ G1G. Russia. IL =
-, Ireland. lu.3'2, Germany 9.IS3. Sweden
G.s'J; Hungary. 5.~>I. and England. : 90
Germany. Ireland and Sweden furnish more
females than males in the number of their
immigrants OF the Irish immigrants 6911
Germany 4.S29