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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26

Examinations to Be Held in Cities in
the West.

The director of the census today issued
instructions concerning the dates and places
OF holding examinations outside of the Dis
trict of Columbia for positions in the CEN
sus bureau. The examinations in Washing
ton will close September 10, and no more
examinations will be held here until after
January L LcXt.
Daily examinations, Sundays and holidays
excluded, viii be held in other cities, as fol-
lows: Cincinnati, beginning October 3 to
October IA; Chicago, from October II until
November /; ST. Paul, from November ;
until November IL; Omaha, from November
IA to November -; st. Louis, from Noyem-
Der % to December ); New Orleans, from
December to December 10; Atlanta from
December 10 to December u
Arrangements will be made later on for
eXaminati lions to be held at some point on
the Pacific slope.
Only those applicants will be admitted to
the examinations who present d written
notice from the census office TO report to
the examiner. The notice will contain ac-
curate data as to the location of the ex-
aminer and the hour the examinations open.
1t is the purpose of the director to give APP
plicants thirty days notice of the date they
are to take the examination.
September IL Examiner Powell will leave
with his corps of examiners, when week
will be devoted to the eXamina ton of appli-
cants from the New England states.
At the present time there is eligible
list OF some $40 names, which represent
about 30 per cent of those who have taken
percentage of those who pass will be much
greater in the west, and before the bureau
is ready to begin active work there will be
sufficient force available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
POLICE COURT BONDS.
Judge Scott Would Not Accept One
From a bonding Company.

This afternoon in the Police Court, Judge
Scott decided that he would not accept the
American Bonding and Trust Company Of
Baltimore on a bond of $500 in a case of
alleged threats Luther B. Longshore an
attorney, required to give this amount
of bond, and Attorney Darlington, his coun-
sci, asked that the company mentioned be
accepted
Mr.. Laskey. for the prosecution, objected
to the acceptance of the bond, for the rea-
son that 1t was not real estate bond. He
further said that the rule of the court re-
quired a r. al estate bond.
Mr.. Darlington said that in the race track
cases such a bond was accepted He would
not say that an exception was made in that
case because some of the defendants were
nCn-residents. In this case the defendant,
he said, is resident of the city, and he
thought he should not be Disseminated
against.
Judge Scott said he knew nothing of the
exception to the rule in the race track
cases. He overruled the motion of coun-
sci to accept the corporation on the bond,
and required g. real estate bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
Marking as IL Treaty Port,

The Department of State has received
dispatch from Minister COnger, at Picking,
stating that the Tsungli Yamen recently
Informed him that they1 had decided to open
Marking as ! treaty port ard to establish d
custom house there for the collection of
duties on the LIST of April and further, that
the minister superintendent Of southern
trade had memorialized the throne suggest
ing the appointment of d Taotai as super
iHtendent of customs, to which the Tsungli
Y&mCn gave their consent. 1t was found
however. that the time fixed foc opening
Marking as L treaty porr was nearly up,
and as al the pSce5Siry arrangements
could not be made in time, th- minister
superintendent CT southern trade teleSra PHI
cd the YaT7en that the date fo- opening the
port had been changed 10 the 1st of May
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26

Abducted ChiId's Guardian and a
Detective Start for England.

BALTIMORE, July 26-Another chapter
in the abduction case of eleven-year-old
Gladys Perot from her paternaI GRANDPA
Their. William III. Perot of this city, by her
mother, the divorced wife of William Y
Perot. began late last night, when the
child's guardian, accompanied by City De-
tective Albert, left for New York to take
passage for England. They will sail today
on the Majestic, the detective bearing a
commission from President Mckinley to
represent the United States government
during the extradition proceedings. Neither
the State Department officials nor the Bal
timore police have been informed up to the
present time that the Dominion liner Cam
broman, on which Mrs. Perot and Gladys
sailed from Montreal ten days ago, had ar
rived at an English port. She is being
watched for, however, by English detec-
tives. and upon her arrival Mrs Perot
will be arrested Professionally under the in
dictment for abduction issued by the Bal
timore courts.
Should the woman relinduiSh possession
of the child, the charge will doubtless be
dropped; otherwise a legal battle will fol-
low, which, Mr.. Perot's lawyers assert, can
only result in the woman being eXtradited
and brought to Baltimore to answer the
charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
Naval Orders.

Capt. w. H. Whiting has been detached
from command of the Boston on the Asiatic
station and ordered home.
Lieutenant Commander f. NJ. Hughes has
been ordered to the command of the Bos-
ton.
Lieut.. G. w. Williams has been pro-
NOTED.
Lieut. w. w. Fl. Gilmer has been de-
tached from command of the Potomac and
ordered to the Franklin.
Lieutenant Commander j. H. Sears has
been detached from the torpedo station at
Newport and ordered to the bureau OF
equipment for compass instruction.
Lieut.. c. p. Eaton. from the torpedo sta
ton, Newport. and to duty as steel inspec-
tor at South Bethlehem, Pa.
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CONVICTs IN A STEEL CAGE.
Four IncorrfGibles in Ohio Peniten
tiary PLACED in Duress

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 26.-The four in
corrigible convicts, Ira Mirlat Otis Hurley,
John O'Neill and John Atkinson, in the Ohio
state prison have been placed in a steel
cage, which has just been completed for
their special benefit. The prisoners are
known as the prison demons. Each one
has shot or stabbed a guard two since
his incarceration. They are all life men,
and, though subjected to the severesApun-
ishment, absolutely refuse to work
Though the warden does not admit it, ii
is believed the men will sooner or later Kill
each other. Marlat fought like a maniac
against being put in the cage, and it re-
quired six men to control him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
MAUNA LOA STILL IN ERUPTION.
Three Columns of Lava Flowing
Down the Mountain.

VICTORIA, B. c., July 26.-The Port AL
bert has arrived from Honolulu. When she
left Mauna Loa was still in eruption. Three
streams of lava were flowing down the
mountain and one was within ten miles of
Hilo.
1t was stated that case of bubonic
plague developed aboard the Nippon Maru.
A Chinaman died q few days after leaving
China. His body was cremated in the ships
furnace. in order TO destroy all danger of
infection.
The Weyfield came into Honolulu as the
Pors Albert was leaving. loaded with horses
and stores for Manila. The City of Column
bia sailed for China July l.. The Port AL
bert leaves today for Seattle, where she Will
be fitted up transport to carry cavalry
horses to Manila
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NO MORE TROUBLE EXPECTED.
Clay County, Kentucky. Feud Has
About Run Its Course.

BARBOURVILLE, Ky, July 26-After
spending four days in Clay county studying
the feuG situation, during which time he
interviewed the Whites, Towards and Phil
pot leaders, State Inspector Lester has ar
rived here to talk with members of the
Baker faction, who are here attending cir
cult court. The governors messenger call
ed on Jim and Wiley Baker in the Bar
bourville Jail and heard their side of the
trouble. The Bakers are still very bitter
toward their enemies in Clay county, but
Indicate that they will not be the first TO
start trouble when they return home.
Judge Lester is of the opinion that no
more soldiers are needed in Clay. and that
no Immediate trouble between the factions
Is imminent. In coming over from Man
chester to London Inspector Lester took the
road through that part of the country
where the Philpots and Griffiths live He
talked with number of the leaders of the
former family and all expressed the opin-
lon that there would be no further trouble
Several members of the Griffin family are
preparing to leave the country for good
One or two of them have disposed of their
small farms at a sacrifice in order to be
able TO do so.
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OPPOSITION SURPRISING
French Do Not Appreciate What They Gain
by the New Treaty.
Only the Expressed Wishes OF the
President Prevented Failure
of the Negotiators.

A good deal of surprise has been caused
in official circles here by the unexpected
opposition developing in France to the rat
ification of the reciprocity treaty just nego-
tiated by Mr.. Kasson and Ambassador
Cambon. 1t is not deemed eXpedient now
to make public the details of the conven-
ton, but it can be stated authoritatively
that in the opinion of our own officials the
French have driven hard bargain in max
ing the treaty. They have secured more
advantages than they had any jus: reason
to expect at the beginning of the negotie-
tons. Several times during the progress of
the negotiations it seemed that the end
would be failure, owing to the extent of
the French demands in the matter of con-
ceSSionS, and that success was ultimately
obtained Is owing to the fact that the ne
Sotiators felt bound to observe the behest
of the President and make a treaty at all
hazards.
Do Not Appreciate COncessiOns.
1t is suspected here that the French peo-
pie are not aware of the actual value of
the concessions they have obtained and
there is reason to believe that when the
champagne makers learn the amount of
bcleft they are to receive the opposition to
the contamination of the treaty will be at
once transferred from France to the United
States.
The statement made yesterday by M. Del
caSse, the French minister for foreign af-
fairs, that the treaty contained the favored
nation clause is said to be misleading 20 the
pubic, for what it does contain in that di-
rection is special provision in the case of
certain lines of articles of import; that If the
rate of duty is reduced below the figures
stated to any other nation, then France shall
have the same rate But this provision is not
general, and applies, stated. only to GER
tain specified articles. 1t is believed that
under this head, however, the French
champagne growers will profit, for while
the treaty itself does not give them the rate
desired, yet they may probably profit by
the low rate just given to the Portuguese
makers of sparkling wines.
influential Opposition.
1t is appreciated here that the opposition
in Paris comes from a very influential quar-
ter The Republique Franchise, which
makes a bitter attack on the treaty, is di-
rected by NJ. Meline, former premier, and
one of the most capable leaders in French
politics. In particular he represents the
peaSantry and the gentleman farmer class
of the country districts, and his leadership
of an opposition indicates that the treaty
will have a difficult course before it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
CHINA-JAPANEsE TREATY.
Hitch in the Negotiations Over Cues
ton of Finances.

PEKIN, July 26-The Japanese admiral
and four officers from the squadron at
Ta-ku, gulf of Pechi-li, have arrived here
to visit the Japanese minister. Prince
treaty negotiations, but there appears to
be a hitch in the negotiations with regard
to the measure of financial control to be
accorded Japan in return for reorganiza-
ton of the Chinese army by Japanese Off
Gals.
In high Chinese circles it is believed
that the difficulties cannot be surmounted
Prince Ching and the dowager empress are
the principal advocates of the treaty. 9th
ers. though approving any ARRANGEMENT
that would be likely to secure China from
foreign aggression, are fearful that the
treaty might involve China in serious COM
plications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
FROM WORDS TO BLOWS.
Some Results of Discussion to
the Democratic Primary Contest.

tne contest.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, July 26.-Mosby Butt
Jas. Lowe and Peter Ricketts, engaged in a
political discussion here yesterday after
noon, and, disagreeing upon some matters
relating to the democratic primary contest,
got into quite a serious alteration The
trouble eliminated in big rough-and -tum-
BILE fight, during the progress Of which John
A. Selby a stalwart deputy sheriff. appeared
upon the scene. Selby succeeded in placing
the entire party under arrest and. present
ing them before Justice Scheirer, that func-
tionary fined each offender s. and costs.
In default of payment of fines they were
all committed to Jail for thirty days.
Upon reaching the confines of the Jail
Selby and Ricketts, got into a dispute of
some kind and Ricketts, having leveled a
blew at Selby. the latter struck him a
severe lick with blackjack. Selby is a
man weighing about 800 pounds and Rick
etts is a spirited young fellow weighing
in the neighborhood of 100 pounds. Selby's
blackjack inflicted a severe wound upon
Ricketts, eye, from the effects OF which
and the serious squabble in which he was
engaged before his arrest, he is reported
to be in quite serious condition. c. X.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
WHERE is THE BABY?
A Puzzling Case Which the Police Are
Trying to Clear Up.

Ophelia Brooks, young colored woman,
was locked up at the fourth precinct police
station last night by Detectives Peck and
Miller on suspicion. The officers called upon
her to explain the disappearance of her in
FAINT boy. Her explanation was not salts
factory to the officers and they locked her
up. Ophelia's alleged illegitimate offspring
was born June 2, when the mother was
living at I'LL Delaware avenue southwest.
A month later she moved to No. 461 Union
court, and it was at this house that the
officers found her last night. She protested
that she had merely given the child away
and that 50 far as she Is concerned the lit
tie is still alive. Several dead infants
have been found during recent days, but
so far as the police are concerned they have
no information concerning the identity of
them.
Even had the body been found, a post
mortem examination would have been nee
essary to determine the cause of death 1t
frequently occurs that the dead bodies of
infants are thrown away for the purpose
of saving funeral expenses. In the case
under investigation no such claim is made.
i The story of the affair learned by the police
is that the father of Ophelia Brooks first
child objected to her taking care of the
second infant and she concluded she would
give the boy away. She said she consulted
colored friend named Mamie Lewis and
the latter agreed to find a home for the
little one. Ophelia said she turned the in
FAINT over to Mamie Lewis and a white man
at AZ and NJ streets southwest about $40
o'clock on the night Of the 18th of this
month.
The Baby WINS Taken Away.
The white man, she said, was the driver
OF a carriage, and he drove off with her
friend and the baby. Where they took the
baby she told the officers she did not know.
but they promised that he would be given
a good home. The officers visited the home
OF Mamie Lewis and learned from her hus-
band that she went to Richmond five DAYS
before the time the Brooks woman claims
to have turned aYer7the infant to her. Mr.
Lewis said he had;bnever heard of the
Brooks woman. III s!of
Today the prisoner told an entirely diff
ferent story She named a white business
man as the father Of the child and said the
mans wife was9w with the colored woman
and white driver when she turned over the
baby The vehicle was driven to the ferry
wharf, she says ana she (Ophelia) follow
ed to see what was done. She does not
claim that the child was thrown overheard,
but she says the Infant was not in the
carriage when the vehicle left the wharf
Because of her conflicting statements she
is held until the EuesAon of the disposition
OF the child can besfurther investigated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
MESSENGER boys STRIKE AT END
Companies Affected Say They Have
All the Help They Need.

NEW YORK. July 26.-The messenger
boys strike has not been officially declared
of. for there is no leader or committee to
make such announcement, but the strike Is
at an end as far as mountaineering the
companies or there being any considerable
number of strikers is concerned. The bus
mess of the Postal Telegraph Company is
running smoothly, even in the banking dis
trict, where most of the trouble was ex-
perienced. General Manager Wilson of the
messenger department of the Postal Tele-
graph Company was still hiring few boys
this morning, although his Isis were about
full.
AT the main banking district office Of the
American District Telegraph Company, at
4 Exchange court, the entire force of boys
was at work this morning. but al the COM
pany5 office at 10 Broad street a few boys
were still out. The main office in the West
ern Union building seemed 10 be getting
along very well, despite the fact that a
number of the boys still refused TO work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
COTTON FACTORY PROPERTY.
Proceedings Begun Today by Miss
Garrett for Its Sale.

special plspatch TO Inc Evening Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 26-In the cor
poration court today Mary f. Garrett of
Baltimore, through her attorney, John NJ.
Johnson, instituted suit for decree for the
sale of the old building on North Washing
ton street known as the cotton factory.
Alice W. Garrett, in her right as trustee
Under the will of the late T. Harrison Gar
rett, is the principal defendant. The others
are Charles Mite, John W. GaTrctt, Robert
Garrett, jr, Charlotte Garrett, Mary E.
Felton, Ellen Thomas and Mary f. Gar
rett, all of Baltimore. The property under
litigation is situated between Ornoco and
Pendleton streets on Washington street. 1t
is an enormous building. the ground cover
ing nearly n square. In ante-bellum times
it was successfully operated as a cotton fac
tory, but for many years has remained idle
The property is very valuable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
Hearing in an Assault Case.

Harry Coleman, Frank Coleman and John
Nelson, all colored.4 and living on 9th street
near Florida avenuesnorthwest. We're this
afternoon placed en- trial before Judge
Scott. on the charge of assaulting Harrison
Robinson, also colored, on the night of
July II. Robinson testified that Harry
Coleman struck him on the head with
stone and John Nelson cut him in the face
with razor, and that he was SO badly in
jured that he was carried to the hospital.
where he remained for ten days. The case
was still pending when this report was
closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
LAWYERS AT OCEAN CITY,
Fourth Annual Convention of Mary
land bar Association.

OCEAN CITY, Md, July 26.-Maryland' s
seaside resort has been the Mecca for sew
eral days of leading members of the legal
fraternity, the occasion being the fourth
annual convention of the Maryland Bar
Association, which met here this morning
The trains today brought many more jurists
and barristers from all parts of the state
as well as a few of the leading lawyers
from beyond the limits of the common
wealth, who for two days will happily min
gle business and pleasure beside the At
lantic.
Routine business occupied the greater
part of this mornings session. The reports
of committees and officers. including the an
nual address of John 2. Poe, president of
the association this year, on Practical Pro-
fessional Ethics were listened to with
great enthusiasm. Preservation of the In
fiuence of the Legal Profession" an
address by c. Larue Munson of Williams
port, Pa, brought the morning session to a
close
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26

BALTIMORE Md, July 26.-Flour quiet and
steady ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, -. G63 barrels; eE-
PORTS :. $50 barrels. Wheat inactive and hrner-
spot and month, T21sa12A, Auguts, - ital2iai
September, 13l-aI3%,; steamer No. red. 90 "a
6gs4-receipts lC2. $50 bushels; exports 52.UOd
busheis-southern 10y sample. 63a73i.; southern on
grade 7OIaa13 Corn hrin-spct, the month aud
August 36I.: September, 1864 steamer mixed, 35-
receipts 1872 243 bushels experts liz 900 bushels
southern white corn, 4ol@a5l; southern yellow corn
4eIsa4I. Oats dull-No. white, 3Ol2a3l; No.
mixed. 29i2a3D. Rye dull and lower-N0. near
Nv Sd: No q western. IS asked. Hay nrIn-No. L
Timothy sl5aSl5.5o. Grain freights quiet, hut
firm. unchanged Sugar strung, unchanged. But
ter steady unchanged. Eggs steady, unchanged.
Cheese steady. unchanged
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AMERICAN CATTLE UNSUITABLE.
Cuban Farmer Says They do No,
Readily Aeclimatfxe.

HAVANA, July 28-Senor Escalante, who
claims to be practical farmer, has writ
ten a letter to the Diario de la Marina, in
which he takes the ground that the scheme
for importing $1,000 head of American cat
tie to the Island of Cuba is impractfcabie,
on account of the difficulty of acclimating
the animals The writer asserts that 40
per cent of the cattle thus imported would
Gle. The plan should be, Senior Escalante
says, to import cattle from other sources
than the United States. After the war of
1868 the Spanish government authorized the
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Seeking acknowledgements.

H. K. Chenowith, who collector of
the port of Nogales, n. NJ. and was dis
missed for taking some civil service ques-
tons and giving them TO his wife and
cousin. who were thus enabled to pass ex-
animation and be appointed is now in this
city, seeking TO be renstated The case
was investigated by Civil Service Examiner
Higgins, who recommended the dismissal
of Chenowith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
Presidential Postmasters.

The President today appointed the fol-
lowing postmasters:
Rhode Island. Warren, Benjamin B. Mar
TIM Virginia, Smithfield, Benjamin B. Gay;
Colorado, Fort Morgan, Frank z. Baker:
Kansas, Clay Center, H. c. Achanbach;
Mississippi Okolona, Irene Frazee Elliott;
Missouri, Cape Grardeau, August Vfer-
with; La Grange Benjamin c. Klufmeier.
Ohio Ripley, Jennie L. Gardner; South Car.
DINA, Marion, Leonard r. Owens: Texas
Floresville, Paul Neubauer
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MRS. RICH HELD INCOMMUNICADO.
Alleged Murderess is SuIlen and Re.
fuses to Eat.

Ell PASO, Texas, July 26.-Mrs. Rich
who is accused of numbering her husband
in Mexico, will be kept incommunicado
for a period of forty-eight hours instead
of seventy-two, as the law directs. Today
she will be arraigned before the judge. BY
direction of Governor Ahumada, the pris-
oner will be permitted to receive visitors
two days in the week, and accredited news
paper reporters at all times. The trial will
begin six weeks hence. Since being locked
up in Mexico Mrs. Rich has refused to eat
and is said to be very sullen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-26
POLICE ESCORT MESSENGER BOYS
Less LawIessness Attending the Strike
in Cincinnati Today.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 26-The mes
senger boys strike was continued today,
but the lawlessness attending it heretofore
was much lessened by more active work OF
the police. Several new messengers were
attacked and beaten early today but the
police rendered prompt assistance
Throughout the day policemen escorted
the messengers. and no crowds were al
lowed to collect. The newsboys' strike also
continued, the afternoon newspapers
have not yielded to their demands