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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
Washington stock Exch.urc

sal nai,esIIeguiar caf l. O'Clock mt $ b, regis
,,h, fip' q, loDs. IhesaEeAkc and Potomac T,l-
Trust, 10 at l4e. Lincoln Fire Insuransse - a.
NJ 11alhtal Traction, ~ at sSis, at So, / at
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isn,ot!pe' 100 ai 1904. al l9Oi= 10 Is,l > al
nneuhalc %un Carsiase, loo at II cents, loo At Il
District of Colombia Bonds.-,s .o-y.ar r,,,,,,...
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Miscellaneous Bonls-MetropoIIts psur.,.s :,
LA a., ea, 70 asked Metropolitan Railrcad cunr
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10 ASKED Columbia Railroad "a Iaurt. Is lost
6s, 10 hd. Washington tias Company serirs !. Is
10 bid. L. 5, Electric Light de-. imp. l0s nd
American security aud Trust IS 100 bid. W5S5,1 ,
Ton Market Company list g., MS bid wasiinetnn
Market Company aAtn. Gs, lI5 bid Masonic hsii
Association 5s no bid. American Grapbopi,aoe
National Bank Stocks. Hank of Washington. 30
bid Metropolitan. Si2 bid. Central it8 hid
Citizens, 1870 bid. Coinnbia lS9 hid Capitai III
bid. West Fad. 81 hid. Traders IO2 hid 10
Safe Deposit and Trust Coinianies .-NatI,nal SAT.
Deposit and Trust, IS bid, lf6 asked. Washington
curiiy and Trust. 1856 bid. Washington safe DE.
80 bid. IS asked. metropolitan. 40 bid Corroraa'
90 bid Potomac, CD bid. Arlington. 125 bid. Ger.
1po nh- N0tonal I mon. 10 odd.
Columbia, 10a4 bid. llls asked. Riggs. -, bid. !
asked. Peoples. bid asked Lincoln nIOJs
bid los. asked. Commercial, bid.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title IS bid
IS asked. Columbia Title. bid SIX asked Dis
trict Title, bid. asked.
Railroad stocks.-Capitai Traction Company. -
bid ssh asked Metropolitan la bid. Columbia
Is bid. 20 asked. lexington. 40 hid
Gas and Electric Light cks.-washington Gas.
- bid, 81 asked. Georgetown Gas. 5Ols bid L. 81
Electric Light lS3 bid lao asked.
Telephone Stocks.-1 hesapeake and Potomac 90
bid: % asked. fennsyivania. b bid 81 asked
Miscellaneous Stcchs.- MergeRthaler LinotrIe $50
bid. 1897 asked LanstoD MoDOtype, 1885 bid III
asked. American Graphophune 12lS hid 1871 Hsk-
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asked. Pneumatic I'm Carrinse. 40 bid, Al asked
Ice, lis bid f25 asked.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
ANNUAL ELECTIONS.
Various Corporations Choose Officers
for the Next Twelve Months

The board of directors of the Washington
Lean ard T'ust Company met this after
noon and elected the following officers:
John Joy Edison, president: John A Swope,
vice president Ellis Spear, second vice
president; Andrew Parker, treasurer: Rob
ert A. Chester, assistant treasurer; John L.
Weaver real estate officer; John B. Larner,
general counsel, and A. S. Worthington and
j. j. Darlington. advisory counsel.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Capital Traction Company was held
today at the union depot in Georgetown.
The reports of the various officers were
received. and the old board of directors
was reelected, being George T. Dunlop,
Charles G. Glover, Henry Hurt, John G.
Parker, John r. Mclean, Edward J. Stell-
wagon and William Mance. The directors
MT at o'clock this afternoon and re-
elected the present officers of the company
for the ensuing year.
AT the annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Georgetown and Tenieytown
Railroad Company. held this afternoon,
directors were elected follows: O. T.
Crosby, Chas. A. Lieb, H. d. Miriek, H.
Bradley Davidson, F. c. Stevens, V. B.
Deybar, l.. +. Hall, W. s. Terry and Jas
B. Lackey.
AT the first annua! meeting of the stock
holders of the City and Suburban railway,
held this afternoon, the following were
reelected directors: Nicholas F. Bond, o.
It. Crosby, r. c. Dawson, Thomas j. Hay
ward, H. A. Parr. John Ridout, John S.
Shea W. Kesley Schoepf and H. p. Scott.
The annual election of a board of truS-
tees of the Peoples Fire Insurance Com
pany was held yesterday at the company's
Office, ;s26 Pennsylvania avenue southeast,
and the following were elected: Joseph W.
Alderton. Aaron S. Caywood, Allen c.
Clark, Floyd E. Davis. John F. Donohoe,
Henry F. Getz, John E. Herrell, Benjamin
F. Leighton. John Miller, A. NJ. McLachlen
Charles II. Parker, George R. Repetti
Henry X. Simpson. Ernest G.. Thompson
and Martin l.. Weifiey. The board organ
lied by the reelection of the following:
President John E. Herrell; vice president,
Benjamin F. Leighton; secretary, Henry X
Simpson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
TO BE TAKEN TO MEXICO,
Remains of the Late Ambassador to
BE Removed Tonight.

Mr. Jose Romero. nephew of the late
Mexican ambassador, Senior Romero, will
leave Washington tonight to convey the
remains of his uncle to the City of Mexico,
Mrs. Garcia and Miss Guadalupe Avendano.
the sister and aunt of the late ambassador
not being well enough to undertake such a
long journey possibly within a month or
TWO. President Dlaz requested Mr. Jose
Romero to accompany the remains to Mex
leo, where all the honors of a national fun
erai await its arrival.
The Mexican government has arranged
for private car from this city. and at the
border a special funeral train will convey
the distinguished dead across Mexican soil
to the capital city.
AT each town in its progress commission
erS and special delegations will be in wait
ing to do honor to the dead.
1t is supposed that the body will lie in
state at the national capitol in the CITY
of NJ sxic0, for a day or two prior to the
funeral. The interment will be at the spa
cious family vault in the Dolores cemetery
TO the building of which the late ambassa-
dor gave his entire attention during his
four months stay at his home last sum-
mer and fall.
Mr.. Jose Romero has acknowledged by
letter in tn name of all the relatives of
the late ambassador, the numerous letters
and kilograms of coincidence sent them.
He now expects to return to Washington
within a month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
CHANGE IN BILL.
Supplemental Report to He Made to
Correct Verbiage.

1t Is understood the District Commits
sioners will submit to the Senate District
committee supplemental report on Sen
ate bill 1881, providing for the extension
OF electric lighting conduits in the District
Their attention has been called to the fact
that the bil provides that within one
year after the passage of this bilr' no
person or corporation shall maintain or OPP
crate overhead wires in the District under
a certain peaalty 1t is contended that if
the bill becomes law, as it thus reads.
there VIII be no prohibition of overhead
wires one year after the passage of the
measure, and in their expected supple
mental report II IS understood the Commits
sioners will invite the attention of the
committee to this wording. with a sugges-
ton that the bill be amended so as to pro-
hibit overhead wires one year after its
passage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
OFFICERS AT ODDS
Naval Personnel Bill the Subject of
Their Contention.
Line ARRAYED AGAINST STAFF
Revival of the Controversy Threat
ems Fate of the Measure.
SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS

The fight over the naval personnel bill
has broken out afresh among the officers
of the line and the staff, and the chances
of its enactment at this session are said so
be exceedingly slim. After an apparent
agreement between both branches of the
service for many months, a serious rupture
has been precipitated by number of line
officers. headed by Capt. CroWnnshield,
chief of the bureau of navigation, who are
now openly opposing that provision of the
bill providing for the amalgamat ton of the
engineer corps. which confers (even by i'm
plication) positive rank the officers of
that corps, thus putting them on equal
ity in every respect with the officers of the
line. This has always been serious hone
of contention but was until lately supposed
gineers as the only possible means of Sc
curing legislation for the betterment of the
naval personnel generally.
Regarded as Unfortunate.
The revival of the contest on this point
is regarded by the advocates of the bill AS
particularly unfortunate just on the eve of
the consideration of the bill in Congress.
The engineers do not want the work and
responsibility without the rank, and the
line officers are not willing to make that
concession. Both factions are at work
among their friends in the national legisia-
ture, and tho influence against the bill in
its present shape is SO strong that it's adj
vocates will have hard time in securing
favorable action upon it.
Proposed Solution.
There was a conference of prominent ma
val officers at the Navy Department today
in the effort to escape from the tangle into
which they have gotten respecting the bill.
1t is realized fully by the majority of the
officers that anything like substantial dis
agreement among themselves will certainly
operate to prevent the passage of the pend
ing bill for the relief of the navy which
represents the results OF ten years hard
work Consequently it was with feeling
OF relief that some of the officials received
a proposition on behalf of a section of the
star officers this morning to amend the
paragraph which is believed to confer pos
tive rank upon the staff as to provide
that staff officers shall not hold command
from the line. Whether this amendment
will or will not be acceptable to all the ele-
nents interested in the bill cannot be fore
told, but 1t is evident that great pressure
is being brought to bear to secure its ac-
ceptance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
NEW STAMPS FOR CUBA,
Appropriate Designs Desired for the
Various Denominations


There is to be new set of stamps for
Cuba. Already the Post Office Department
has called upon the Treasury Department
to require the bureau of engraving and
printing to submit designs.
The department has several excellent de-
signs of its own, and if the bureau of en-
craving and printing does not improve M
on them they will undoubtedly be used.
For design of the one centayo staDap the
department desires to use the famous
statue of Columbus, now located in the
patio OF the captain generals palace at
Havana. 1t is colossal figure of the great
explorer standing on a square pedestal in
the short tunic costume of the times with
MS left hand resting upon a globe The
pose of the figure is easy and life like
For the two centavo stamp it is proposed
to depict a map of Cuba
The three centavo stamp will bear upon
It's lace a representation of the allegorical
figure of Cuba known as La Guiana"
and a very popular figure of the Cuban
capital
The five centavo stamp will show a mer-
chant vessel on the ocean, representing
ocean postage and emblematic of COM
merce.
The ten centavo stamp is to contain a
Cuban landscape showing the graceful
palm trees of the country and the figure of
d idfiiiei III the foreground ploughing in
the primitive style with oxen and wooden
piow.
There have been any number of sugges-
ions that the head of Garcia be used for
one of the stamps, but the department is
rather opposed TO the idea, which it is ar
gued would be disDieasing to a number of
the people on the island.
1t Is anticipated that the stamps above
enumerated will be sufficient for the present
needs of the island. Should other denom-
nations be required ii will be an easy mat
ter to get them up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11

law The charge was preferred against
him by Miss Annie Sullivan. Several weeks
ago she sworc out the warrant. and a post
ponement was rendered necessary by rea-
son of demand for jury trial.
Prosecuting Attorney Mullowny. in his
opening argument said he expected TO
prove that the girl was wrcnged under a
premise of marriage He also expected to
snow that Miss Sullivan went to the de
fencant and wanted him to marry her and
that he refused to DO So
on the other side Attorney Silers said
ne was confident his clients innocence
would be shown to the satisfaction of the
court and jury.
Gentlemen of the jury said the young
woman, Il IN sorry l have to caii upon
you Tor protection in this matter but
had no other redress
She then testified as to the circumstances
of the alleged offense.
lold ne sa.' when he was going to marry
your? Mr.. Mullowny asked
No, sir" she answered. He had pro-
posed and she had accepted. but no time
was fixed for the marriage ceremony"
Miss Sullivan was on the witness stand
whent his report closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11

this respect. He has been a consistent
politician, and very wise one, | might
add. In this fight for the nomination he
had perfect organization and no one
doubted his ability TO win after the first
skirmish."
saw that you were mentioned in con-
nection with the nomination. ventured the
reporter.
Yes, | fatter myself there are some
warm personal friends of mine at home who
mentioned my name, but they knew from
the beginning that | was not candidate
in any sense of the term. / guess | have
written hundred letters to friends and
others stating in the broadest possible Ian
guage that L was not a candidate. The
success of my friend Beveridge is very
pleasing to me, and the regular organiza-
ton of the state has triumphed. No, | do
not care to discuss the controversies of the
campaign. Indiana will be well represented
and the state will be proud of Beveridge."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
Acquitted of the Charge.

benjamin Fawcstt was tried and acuuit-
ted this afternoon, in Judge Scott's court.
on charge of violating the pharmacy
laws. 1t was alleged that he compounded
prescription, not being a registered phar-
macist Policeman Wilson, who went to
the store with prescription and had 1t
compounded, told the court that man
VINO was pointed out to him as Mr.. Faw-
cett waited on him. 1t turned out that he
mad been misinformed. and that a regis
tered pharmacist named Daniel II. Thomp-
son really waited on him
The prosecuting attorney abandoned the
charse and as already stated the court
dismissed the case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
Government Bonds.
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE Md, January l1.-F1our dull un-
changed; receipts, Is. 904 barrels; exports g COS
barrels. Wheat firm; spot and month, 75l.a75-s;
rebruary l54a1s: steamer No. red 7alsa7a3s;
receipts 81. 26i bushels: exports 10000 bushels:
stock 1.2s6,0I2 bushels; sales 10000 bushels;
southern wheat by sample, ToaI6ls: do. on grade
s5af6- Corn steady: spot and month 4Oa JOIS: Feb
ruary 4oha 4os; steamer mixed. 37a37ls; receipts
24lofo bushels; exports 442 367 bushels; stock l.
white and yellow corn, 37Ha40h. Oats dull; No.
white, 34aS4La No 2 mixed. 32ia32ls: receipts,
24o bushels; exoerts, none; stock. DID 2la bush
els. Rye steady, No. 2 nearby. 59ik; No. 2 west
ern; 62; receipts. 5.ss2 bushels; exports. &C. 600
bushels; stock. Isl. 6iI bushels Hay firm; No |
Timothy, $1,000 Grain freights easy: steam TO Iiv-
erpoo, per bnshel, sgd. January; Cork for ORDERS
per quarter, Ss Cd AIS. I'D January, IS. Cd Feb
ruary. Sugar strong. unchanged. Butter steady.
unchanged. Eggs firm, unchanged. Cheese steady
unchanged Lettuce, s.. 2aa$l so per bushei box.
Whisky unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11

The charge of passing a worthless check
for s13.70, made yesterday against Frank
C. Oldham, who was arrested by Detective
Muller, was today nolle pressed by Assist
ant District Attorney Mullowney. Oldham
showed his innocence of any intention to
defraud. The check was given him in pay
ment OF debt, and he Endorsed it and
mad 1t cashed with a full belief as to its
peins all right. This was just before the
District regiment left for the war. and Mr..
Oldham, who was a member of the organi-
cation, went to Cuba and returned with
the command. He has been here since the
soldier boys got back and had heard moth
ing of the check until the warrant was
served on him. Mr.. Oldham's friends ex-
press indignation at the charge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11

The District Commissioners today SUBJ
mitted to Representative Babcock. chair
man of the House District committee. a
report on House bill 11159 to require the
Capital Railway Company to equip it's cars
wife safety brakes, recommending favora bic
action thereon after the making of certain
changes therein suggested by them.
The object of the bill is a good one. the
commissioners state. but they do not be-
lieve it 10 be advisable policy to require the
company to adopt a specific and patented
article and no other. Therefore. they
recommend that the bill be so amended as
to require the company to equip its cars
with the brake in question, or such other
which the Commissioners may consider to
be equally as good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
PRESIDENTS MESSENGER INJURED,
His Horse Fell on Him Near the Post
Office.

Edgar Beckiey, the mounted messenger
of the White House, sustained a severe
accident at the 18th street entrance of the
new city post Office this morning For
years Beckley has handled the White
House mails, going to and from the White
House on a horse. The horse stumbled
this morning, threw Beckley, whose foot
caught in mail bag, and then fell heavily
on the messengers left. side. Beckley was
taken into the first precinct police station
and was later sent to his home. A phys-
clan thinks ttat he is not seriously hurt
unless internal injuries develop. Beckley
complains of much pain in his side
Beckley was appointed a messenger at
the White House during the first admin
-istration of President Grant and has been
there ever since. He is one of the familiar
figures around the White House He is
over sixty years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
SPANISH WAR VICTIMS,
Gen. Joe Wheeler Makes n Feryid
Appeal for Pensions for Them,

Gen. Wheeler appeared before the House
committee on pensions today and made a
fervid appeal for special pension bill Civ
ing to the widows and relatives of those
who fell at Santiago and other battles Of
the Spanish war an amount commensurate
with the ga1lantry of those who lost their
lives. Gen. Wheeler spoke of the sacrifices
and hardships through which our forces
had passed, and in particular recited the
briiliancy of their move up San Juan hill.
He paid a high tribute to Col. Haskell. one
OF the officers who died after returning to
this country, and to Capt. Gridley of the
Olympia, Ensign Bagley, Col. Hamilton
Maj. Force, Capt. Dickinson and others
whose widows and relatives it is proposed
10 pension at sum greater than that al
lowed by the general pension law After
hearing Gen Wheeler the matter was re-
ferred to Il special committee to report a
general plan of dealing with the subject
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
A Possible Policy.
THE NEW SENATOR.
Mr.. Heath Says Pleasant Things
About Indiana's Representative.

THE nomination of Beyeridge for the
Senate to succeed Senator Turpie is one
OF the very best that could have been
made said Perry S. Heath, first assistant
postmaster general, to a reporter of The
Star today. Il have known Mr.. Beveridge
for some years, and ] regard him one
of the brightest men in the state of In
diana In appearance he looks very much
like a boy twenty-four or twenty-five years
of age. He is thoroughly competent and
has fewer enemies than any politician !
know. His oratorical abilities are wonder
full. He is a ready and fluent talker, and
his superior intellect serves him we'll in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
TRANSPORTS TO GO TO MANILA.
Mobile and Mohawk Now Fitting Out
at New York

NEW YORK, January 1.-The United
states transport Mobile from Havana ar
rived here today, to fit out for conveying
troops to Manila. The Mohawk is also
being prepared for the same purpose.
Each of the transports will carry about
1,sU6 men
The names of these transports will be
changed before they leave port again. The
Mobile Is to be known as the Sherman, in
honor of the late General VIM. T. Sherman.
and the Mohawk, as the Grant, in honor of
the late General U. s. Grant. Another
transport, the Massachusetts, will have
her name changed to Sheridan in honor of
the late General P. H. Sheridan,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
WILL, FIGHT SHARKEY.
Fitzsimmons Wants the victoriou,
Sailor to Cover $4,000 In Sfake.-

Sailor to Cover $4,000 In Stakes.
CLEVELAND Ohio, January n.-Bob
Fitzsimmons declares that he will fight
Sharkey within any time after three weeks
from last night providing the latter will
put up a side bet of $4,000.
Il have always said 1 never would have
anything to do with him again." declared
Fitzsimmo4F II clicked him fairly in San
Francisco, andIt was robbed of my
money. Just let him cover my forfeit of
1000 that is with New York newspaper.
put up side bet of $4,000, and will make
a match with him any day. will lick him
to finish; you can bet on that. 1 have
him now just where I want him.
The champion admitted Sharkey was
better man than when he fought him in
San Francisco. but said he would have lit
tie trouble in putting him out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
Wishes Will BE Respected.

petition was recently submitted to the
District Commissioners by large number
of people who enjoy skating, asking the
Commissioners to prohibit the passage of
boats in and out of the bathing beach basin
during the skating season, and thus pre-
serve the ice. The Commissioners have
conferred with the owners of boats in the
matter and have been assured by them that
the wishes of the skaters will be respected.
The petitioners will be so informed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
NAVAL ENGINEERS.
Annual Election of the American
Society.

Society.
Inc annual election of the American So
oety of Naval Engineers was held last
'hght in the Office of the engineer-iu-chtef
at the Navy Department The following
o'ficers were elected for the coming year:
president, Chief Engineer Harrie Webster:
secretary and treasurer Chief Engineer A.
b. "iilitts; council, Passed Assistant En-
eineer C. A. f. King. Passed Assistant
Engineer W. w. White and Passed Assist
ant Engineer f. Thesis.
me society discussed plans for making
tne journal Of the society. which is already
recognized as an important tschnicai 80;
hcauon, OF even greater value i'm its future
issues, Inc prize essay competition will be
decided this year by a vote of the entire So
clety on the best original contribution TO
the journal. The financial con5i,;o,1 &c ~
society was reported as being quite graft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
LOCAL MEASURES IN THE SENATE
District Bills Introduced or Reported
Today

Today.
Mr.. Harris, by request, today introduced
in the Senate bill for the extension Of
Sherman avenue southwardly to Florida
avenue.
Bills for the extension of the GEORGETOWN
and Tenleytown railway and authorizing
the Belt Railway Company to construct
an underground electric railroad in the
District of Columbia were introduced by
Mr.. Harris. They are similar to bills in
troduced in the House on the 9th instant.
Senator Teller, from the committee on
claims. reported resolution referring Sem
ate bill 4344, for the relief of the trustees
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church at Ar
lington Heights. known as Hunters Chanel
to the Court of Claims
Mr.. Burrows, by request. introduced a.
bill to pay the heirs of Stephen Casey
s4,542s1, being balance claimed as due for
filling the White House reservation be-
tween 10th and 18th streets and south Of
the Executive Mansion in this city from
1868 to 1875.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
For a Municipal Court,

The attorney for the District has reported
TO the Commissioners that, in his opinion,
the bill, No. 1878, to establish a District
municipal court, recently introduced in the
House by Representative jenkins. is in
good form and has received the approval
OF the bar Association of the District. The
bill has heretofore been published in The
Star