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Evening star., 1899-03-15
Washington Stock EXCHANGE

Sales-regular call, IL O'Clock m.-Columbia Rail-
30 a, 'si So99 at Il0 Commercial Fire Insurance.
~ ~ a. - capital Traction, 20 at sil ) al "a ~
S. 100 90 az a s. d a. w9shng,on ss Gas 100 Is at
At s 100 at y 5s ' 80 az Ss 10 at 5s 100
lssa, is 1S 19 "a at Is7 70 at isS 10 At iss 10 at
AZ iss 10 1s7 at Isl. - Pnesms,ic at tun 1ss 10
rage, @ 100 at 45e 100 at a5c., 100 at i5c 100 at
4se 100 at SOC Great Falls Ice o n5 a. i lo9 at
I9 I9o IL at 49, After call-American Graphophone.
az az @ az ~ M metropolitan Railroad Us, 81 900
u District of Columbia Bonds year Fund IS.
currency s.e5s. III bid, Ils asked. u"1
mi Miseelaneous Bonds..MetropolItan Railroad 5s
es 200 bid 2i2 asked fs,TSd Rar%Sd %
inaept iaet a. 10 bid Metropolitan Railroad Cert
hden, Ina To b. lls asked Columbia Railroad 8s 129
1897 bid 40 asked. City and Suburban Railroad
5s; 10, bid Washington Gas Company ser A, es,
us bid United States Electric Light Deb. Imp.
Is, ll6 bid, 12I% asked. United States Electric
and Potomac Telephone SIS. 1857 bid. American
Security and Trust As. 100 bid. Washington Mar
Company Imp, 6s los bid washington Market
Company Exten, 6s, los bid. Masonic Hall AS
sociadion ar 2s lOe Did. American Graphophone Deb
National Bank stocks.-Bank of Washington. $40
Farmers and Mechanics. Is4 bid second. I4s
bid. Citizens: 162 bid. Columbia 14o bid. Capt
ers'. 100 bid Lincoln. li7Is bid
p Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National Safe
Trust 149A bid. American Security and Trust. liz
bid Washington Safe Deposit, 55 bid
Insurance Stocks-Firemen's % bid Franklin
43 bid. Metropolitan, 75 bid. Potomac 65 hid
Arlington. 1891 bid: German American 100 bid.
National Union lOiL bid. Columbia u bid Rigrs
sA bid, 81, asked. Peoples. 5% bid 6H asked
Lincoln liz bid. Commercial, bid
Title Insurance Stocks.-Iieal Estate Title 80 bd
90 asked. Columbia Title, 5ls bid, 81 asked. Dis,
trict Title, hid.
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction Company, xs3ss
bid, S4h asked. Metropolitan. POS bid 2i5 asked
Columbia, 122 bid, 12s asked. City and Suburban
Al bid, 43 asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-washIngtou Gas.
5sh bid. ssh asked Georgetown Gas, e0A bid,
L. 5. Electric Light, 146 bid
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac 20
bid, 81 asked Pennsylvania. 3S bid.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mercenthaler Iinotype,
1S7h bid, 1s74 asked IAnston Monotype ISL lid
10 asked. American Graphophone u bid. IS asked.
American Graphophone preferred l2is bid, 13 ask
Washington Market, 13 bid. Great Falls Ice II9
102 bid.
xEx dividend.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
SALE OF A MAIDSTONE.
Auctfoned on to Highest Bidder for
G6Sx so,

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S6S2.SO.
The story of the recent sale at auction
in Loudoun county. Va. of a stone with
alleged curative properties. once the prop
erty of Ferdinand Fred a German whose
today by Star reporter, who Investigated
of Fairfax county.
The stone is known as the Loudoun mad
stone. and its apparently wonderful cures
are numbered by the thousands. 1t was
obtained, It is alleged, from the Indians
by Ferdinand Fred. who settled in Loudoun
county not far from where the battle of
Balls Bluff was fought in the civil war.
There is no lack of faith in the stone
among those who have investigated. Many
have come thousands of miles to have it
applied, while on several occasions, ii is
said, the stone has been conveyed to a dis
tance by member of the family and its
application proved beneficial especially in
cases of dog, cat and rattlesnake wounds
The estate of the Fred family went into
court last fall for final settlement. and
there was considerable litigation over this
stone, which Fred had especially stipulated
in his Will should be kept in the family and
its use given free.
Judge Nicol decided in the course of the
proceedings affecting the Fred estate that
the stone should be sold, and it was bought
In by an heir for $50. 1t was auctioned off
again Monday, and was bought by DIR. Tur-
ner of Snickersville for $6S2. 80. 1t is said
there were several bidders from elsewhere,
put the feeling. was so strong against al
lowing the stone to go out of the county
that only heirs of Fred were bidders. Some
encyclopedias have a history of this stone
Which has long been considered a remark
able one.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
The Moorish Tea Drinker.


The Moor is the strangest tea drinker
from our point of view, although no doubt
at one time the Russian, with his notion of
lemon instead of milk, appeared sufficiently
peculiar to our ideas.
The Moor, however, not only has a pecu-
liar taste, but a peculiar ceremony in his
imbibing of the celestial beverage.
In the first place, when tea is to be drunk,
the servant brings the teapot which he
sets down with great pomp beside his mas
ter, who always presides over the drinking
Then the servant fetches the urn of boil
ing water, the teapot is rinsed, the tea is
put in, the pot is filled with water in the
same way as we do.
Then after a certain number of minutes
the pot is opened, and the froth which has
risen to the surface is SKINNED off and
into the pot is crammed as much freshly
grown mint as it will hold.
Then handful after handful of sugar is
added to the contents of the pot, and 1t is
allowed to stand for a little while longer.
The master pours out a little of this weak
tea, which, of course, is highly favored
and drinks it in order that his guests may
be sure it has not been poisoned.
The stranger who is invited to drink tea
must consume three cups, which is the
regulation quantity to be swallowed by
those to whom the Moor would do honor.
three cups of minted tea with an accom-
paniment of cakes which those who have
tasted them declare are made with rancid
butter.
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nobody had seen Mrs. Smith give ham the

nobody had seen Mrs. Smith give ham the
p Poiicemsa Dasan testified to finding tho
weapon aSH pain ticket on him.
'cealed weSponsy
For the efenA Emma Pratt, eolored, liv-
Ing at - e ytrset southwest. was ex-
amined. She. testified that during the lat
ter part OF January Mrs. Smith called at
said she Beard Mrs. Smith ask Johnson If
ne WouhSget Der soma poison. She told
him she WantedAit for rats, and afterward
she said ste haH had some trouble with an
old lrishman. aAd she wanted it for him.
Agnes Butler. daughter of the preceding
at her mother 'sShouse on one occasion.
Defendant ON the Stand.
Johnson when sworn in his own behalf.
told the court and jury that he had served
time in the penitentiary
For the very same thing as this" re-
marked Prosecuting Attorney Mullowny.
For putting a spell on a woman and rob-
bing her.
trouble she had with other servants, and
asked him to get her some poison. She told
MIN she wanted something that had no
taste 70 II. SO she could put 1t In tea or cof-
zee he asked who she wanted it for, and
she toid hfm she wanted 1t for Paddy and
Josephine. Defendant said he refused to
get her poison, and 1T was for this that she
had him arrested.
He said he loaned Mrs. Smith SO on the
watch and she afterward gave him the
watch, as she did not have the money to
watch.
The defendant was on the stand when
this report closed, '.-
Evening star., 1899-03-15
MEMORIAL TO A VOLUNTEER
Monument to BE Erected in Honor of
III. ID. Thompson.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md. March 15.-Citi-
zens of Hampshire county, West Virginia.
have raised fund for a handsome moniI-
nIent TO be erected at Three Churches, that
county. few miles from Cumberland, in
memory Of Holland D. Thompson, a young
law student OF the University of West Vfr-
ginia, who enlisted as a private when the
war broke out and was transferred to the
hospital service.
He died from fever while en- route home
on the relief from Porto Rico and was
buried at sea His father Is j. w Thomp-
son. wealthy farmer of Three Churches
The design for the monument has been Sc
lected- 1t Will be handsome shaft Of Yer
rs mt granite. thirteen feet high. and be-
sides detailing the young mans death will
bear the inscription: Erected by some
OF those wf,o appreciate self-sacrifice and
heroisIn-' There VIII be appropriate un-
yelling ceremonies Ii is proposed to make
the day general holiday in Hampshire
county.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
School Building. Located.

At meeting Of the District Commission
ers today it was decided to locate one of
the new public school buildings of the sew
enth division in the territory bounded by
l4th stret on the west, 7th street on the
east, Lanier and Purner streets on the north
and Yale and Bismarck streets on the south
1t has been suggested by Mr.. Ellis Spear
OF the school board that the new school
building for Takoma Park be located in the
territory bounded by Blair and Piney
Branch roads and Vermillion and 9th
street extended. but the Commissioners de-
ctded to hold the location of this school in
annoyance, pending a conference asked by
the Takoma Park Citizens Association.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
ITS PUBLICATION PREVENTED.
Digest of Report on Alaska Neglected
by Congress.


Considerable regret is felt In the War De-
partment at the failure of Congress to pro-
vide for the printing of a digest of the
various official reports on Alaska which
has beer prepared and was all ready to go
to the printing Office when Congress ad-
journed The volume as prepared has less
of the dry, statistical appearance of gov
ernment report ard more of the attractive
style of an authentic volume of travel
sketches than anything that has been put
out by the department in recent years. 1t
is a comprehensive abstract of all the offi-
cial reports on Alaska from Schwatka down
to the present day, and is profusely illus
trated.
There is no probability now, however, Of
the book getting to press before well into
the next session of Congress. By that time
there probably will be a mass of new ma
terfal to add to 1t, as there are three new
government expeditions to start out shortly
for this golden corner of the United States.
Capts- Glenn and Abercrcmbie are now un-
der orders to proceed to Alaska to prose-
cute the search for an all-American route
to the Yukon and Copper river regions
They proba bly, will start in thirty days.
and 1t is understood that Capt Ray, who
has been ordered home from Porto Rico
Will be sent Into Alaska again on q govern
ment mission.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
Dullness Tending to Weakness in
New York Stock Market.
LOWER PRICES IN RAILROAD SHARES
American Tobacco Showed Con-
siderable Strength Again Today.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. March 15.-Today's market
was another repetition of professionalism
and the irregularity incident to a decreased
public interest.
The London market was without special
feature. fractional declines prevailing in a
majority OF the active shares.
Commission house business declined TO
small proportions and the stocks which
have recently been most in favor were al
lowed to decline in sympathy with the gen
eral market.
The selling of Atch4son was resumed
after the first few minutes Of trading, and
the price forced down fractionally below
the low level of yesterday. Earnings and
crop prospects were offered in justification
of the decline and London's failure TO re-
purchase was also a deterrent influence.
The selling of the steel stocks was quite
liberal at times and prices yielded easily
after the period of strength which was re-
corded right at the opening. Considering
the profits reflected in current prices for
this latter group. the selling OF speculative
holdings is not unnatural. While positive
weakness was apparent during the noon
hour, the action of the Granger stocks at
tracted attention by reason of their resist
ance to pressure.
The steadiness of Burlington and st. Paul
Tor a time served as warning to traders
WHO were operating IN the snort account
Dizziness followed at the extreme declines
In almost every instance, but this condition
was produced more from a lack of aggres-
siveness on the part of the selling party
than from any positive interest in the long
account
Manhattan was a feature of the day by
reason of its weakness, the offerings being
influenced by the predicted effects of the
new stock issue.
In Brooklyn Rapid Transit the demand
was more aggressive than elsewhere. the
price being advanced nearly per cent un
der good inside buying.
The same confidence which has always
been feature of the buying in these
shares does not decrease at the new high
level
American Tobacco was kept up by the
same devices hitherto so conspicuous in this
advance. but the volume of the business
was today attracted to Continental To-
bacco, which was traded in for the first
time in the unlisted department..
Holders who had made purchases on the
curb were willing to sell at the initial
prices and recession of about per cent
followed rather persistent offerings
The market outside of its specialties was
almost wholly lacking in interest The
best judges of conditions are disposed to
move cautiously.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
Army Orders.

Capt. Walter S. Schuyler. 9TH L. S. Cav
airy. has been ordered to join his troop in
Porto Rico upon his muster out as colonel
of the 203d New York Volunteer Infantry.
Capt. Frank L. Dodds, 9th U. s. Infantry,
has been relieved from duty as acting judge
advocate, Department of the Gulf, and or
dered to report for duty with troops en-
route for the Philippine Islands
The following assignments of officers to
regiments have been made: Lieut. Col. AL
mond B. Wells, 20 the 9th u. s. Cavalry:
Major Earl ID. Thomas, to the Sth u s.
Cavalry; Capt. Samuel D. Freeman to the
9TH L. s. Cavalry; 1st Lieut.. Julian r.
Lindsay. to the 10th Cavalry.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
CRY Is CELEBRITY OR DEATH
Agencillo's Secretary, SixtO Lopex,
Discusses Situation at Manila.

NEW YORK, March 15.-Sixto Lopez.
the secretary of AgonciIlo. the representa-
tive Of Aguina4do. leader of the Filipinos,
with Dr. Jose Lopsada. a member of the
Filipino junta- sailed for Southampton to-
day on the American liner ST. Paul They
refused to discuss national affairs within
the jurisdiction of the United States. bur
said that they were sorry that the Ameri-
cans. who boast So much about freedom.
are trying to make their poor people
slaves"
The F'ilipinOs were fighting for liberty
lCng before the United States came into
existence, remarked Lopez. land they are
not going to give up the battle because the
taskInaSters have been changed from Span
iards 10 North Americans. Our cry is lib
erty or death
Evening star., 1899-03-15
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, March I5.-Fiour dull UNCHANGED
receipts, 1891 barrels exports, 80 barrels; sales
10y barrels. Wheat dull and easy: spot and month
No. red, l0ka7USi; receipts, 14.0i4 bushels; ex.
ports 942 bushels; stock, 1872 335 bushels; sales
do on grade, 1Ia75. Corn steady; spot and month'
31Aa3fSs; April 379ia377s; May, 3Stsa3S5s; steam.
er mixed, 3519a35a receipts 2s9, S57 bushels; ex.
ports, 72,s57 bushels: stock, 1573 622 bushels
sales, 81. 600 bushels; southern white and yellow
corn 31a3S. Oats dull; No. white 35a35I5: No ;
mixed, 321aa33; receipts p ,537 bushels; exports
none; stock, I0,4S5 bushels. Rye steady; No
nearby, 591aa60; No. western, g.; receipts 34j
bushels; exports none; stock, 1851 bushels Hay
firm; No. l timothy, Si1.50 bid. Grain freiphts
steady, demand small. unchanged Sugar strong
unchanged Butter steady, unchanged. Eggs firm
unchanged Lettuce, $2.25aS2.5O per bushsi boy
Whisky unchanged.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
Blank Ammunition Allowance.

By direction of the Secretary of War, in
view of the present increased size of COM
panies. troops and batteries of the United
States army, the allowance of blank am
munition prescribed by firing regulations
for small arms, 1898, is increased as fol-
lows:
For each company OF engineers and in
fantry, each troop of cavalry and each bat
terry of heavy artillery such an amount of
rife and carbine blank cartridges as the
organization commander may deem requfs-
lite, not exceeding 5000 rounds, and in ad-
dftion for each troop of cavalry such an
amount Of blank revolver ammunition as
may be required not exceeding 1900
rounds.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
Personal Mention.

Ex-Attorney General Harmon is in the
city. He came here to argue case before
the Department of Justice
Major Sylvester. superintendent of police,
who went to Atlantic City several days
ago in order to secure needed rest, re-
turned last evening, and today resumed his
official duties, much benefited by his brief
vacation.
Mr.. W. S. Wells has been appointed
chief engineer of the Southern Railway
Company, with headquarters in this city.
succeeding Mr.. c. H. Hudson, recently re-
signed.
Major ]. T. Kirkman is on leave, visiting
his family at No 1529 Corcoran street.
His regiment. the 18th Infantry is under
orders to start for Manila as soon as trans
portation required is in readiness.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
Quarantine of the Michigan,

The detention of the Michigan of the
transport service at the Georgia state quar-
antine below Savannah is giving the War
Department some concern. The ship has
now been held up for four days and is
thus prevented from returning to Cuba and
bringing back more troops. 1t is feared
that the delays which will occur in the
southern states will greatly hamper the
return of troops to this country. The
weather is yet too cold to bring the troops
10 northern climate. and they must be
landed at southern points during April
Evening star., 1899-03-15
Two More Regiments Ordered HON.

Orders have been issued for the lst Texas
Volunteer Infantry to proceed to Galveston
for muster out, and for the I'd Louisiana
Volunteer Infantry to proceed to Savannah
Ga, for the same purpose. These regiments
are now in Cuba, and will be brought home
on the first available transports. AS has
been already stated. all the volunteer
troops serving in Cuba are to be brought
home and mustered out within the next two
months, with the exceptions of the engineer
and immune regiments, which are to con-
t1nue garrison duty on the island until
other troops can be sent to their relief.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
VIII Study Our Methods.

Lieutenant Vitale, military attache of the
Italian embassy has been granted permis-
sion by the War Department to accom-
pany troops from New York to San Fran
cisco and thence to Manila, and to remain
with the army during the campaign in
the Philippines. He desires to study for
his government the American method OF
hand and sea transportation of troops. and
10 observe campaign methods in the is
Evening star., 1899-03-15
Hurt by n Falling signboard

NEW YORK, March 15.-While the
crowds from Brooklyn bridge were passing
through Center street this morning an
enormous galvanized sign was blown from
the top Of a building TO the street. Half a
hUrdred persons lifted it and found Charles
d Baker, typesetter of Brooklyn lying
Unconscious under il. He was dragged out
His back Is thought TO be broken. His con-
JitiCn is serious.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
Gold strike i'm California.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-A letter
TO the Examiner says that the residents OF
The mixing town of Hayden Hill. L9ssen
county, in the extreme northeastern pOr-
tton OF the state, are greatly excited over
an exceedingly rich strike of gold ore The
vein is about fifteen inches wide about
tyenty-nine feet from the surface and II
IS said prospects from 5000 to ST., 200 per
ten.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
DANGEROUS GANG CAUGHT.
COunterfeiteIs Run Down i'm Boston
by the Secret Service.


Chief Wilkie of the secret service says
that the arrest of ten counterfeiters in
Boston last night disposes Of dangerous
gang of counterfeiters. He believes that
nearly every member of the gang has been
corraled.
Nearly year ago counterfeit $2 and s.
notes were found in circulation In st.
Louis. They were lithograph counterfeits
and were of a dangerous kind. A Sicilian
named Lobue was arrested for circulating
them. After this the secret service grad
ually traced the gang to New York. and
several months ago arrested twenty-five
persons charged with being engaged In
counterfeiting. Sixteen were convicted.
Traces of the remainder of the gang were
next found in Boston, and the arrest OF
ten Sicilians resulted. two being women.
The secret service finds that Sicilians are
naturally inclined TO counterfeiting, and II
they indulge in crime at all often follow
that branch.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
Deaths of Troops In the Antilles.

Cen Henry at San Juan, Porto Rico, re-
ports TO the adjutant general that Private
Ihomas A Pfeghaar, D, 10Th Infantry,
died at the general hospital at Ponce on
the 18th instant
Col Ray, at Guantanamo, reports to the
war Department that Artifcer George
Green. d. Sd United States Volunteer In
fantry, died March II from lobar pneu-
monia of the right lung
Evening star., 1899-03-15
An American Suicide at Bopota

Consul MacNally. at Bogota. has inform
ed the State Department that the consular
agent at Bucaramanga has teiegraphed him
that VIM Slederichs, citizen of the United
States, associated with Mecke & Co. of
New York, shot and killed himself AZ that
place on the 10th instant.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
Admiral Picking Going to Boston

Rear Admiral Hewison is to be relieved of
the command of the Boston navy yard by
Rear Admiral Picking. now on duty in
Washington. The flagship Chicago, now on
her way to Havana conveying the treasure
ship. is to return Immediately to Hampton
Roads. and Rear Admiral Hewison expects
to hoist his flag on her on the 25th instant
and sail for the south Atlantic station.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
Secretary Whites Wife Better.

LONDON, March 15.-Mrs Henry White.
wife of the secretary of the United States
embassy, who has been suffering from a
severe attack of influenza, is slightly better
today. Queen Victoria has telegraphed
from Cfmiez, near Nice, expressing sympa-
thy with Mrs. White and inquiring as to
her condition.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
PRESIDENT TAKES 1T EASY,
He VIII Not Be Disturbed by Ordinar
Routine Business,

Hc Will NOT BE disturbed by Ordinary
Routine Business.
THOMASV1LLE, Ga, March 15-Presi-
dent Mckinley began his vacation here by
morning Of complete rest
Assistant secretary to the President. Mr.
George B. Cortelyou said today that while
here no business will be brought to the at
tention of the President, unless some great
event IN Cuba, Porto Rico or the Philip
pines made 1t necessary.
1t Is probable the President will 20 to
Jekylx Island near Brunswick before re-
turning home, having been invited to do so
by ex-Secretary of the Interior Bliss
Evening star., 1899-03-15
CONDENSED LOCALS.

Mr.. Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, has returned
from Dover, N. j., where he went to adjust
a difficulty which had arisen between a To-
cal company and some of its employees. Mr.
Gonpers mission was successful
John Poindexter, a colored coachman in
the employ of a War Department Official
was in the Police Court today charged with
carrying a pistol openly with intent to use
it. Attorney Darlington, who appeared for
him, demanded a jury trial and the case was
continued.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
Additional Smallpox Cases.

Three additional cases of smallpox were
reported to the Alexandria health depart
neht this afternoon. The cases are two
colored women and colored man in the
house of Lawson Brooks, living near the
corner Of Fairfax and Cameron street
The premises are under quarantine.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
The Sick Statesmen,

Senator Jones of Arkansas rested quietly
last night. and his physician says he is pro-
guessing steadily.
Governor Fletcher of Missouri is still in a
critical condition, with no change from yes
terday.
Evening star., 1899-03-15
Not Very Remarkable,

From the Cleveland Leader.
A white man has appeared as one of the
leaders of the Filipinos. That is not
strange. They have had plenty of advice
and assistance from white men, most of
whom live in this country and are supposed
to be loyal Americans
Evening star., 1899-03-15
Steamer Stranded on Cape Henry

CAPE HENRY. Va, March ia large
unknown loaded steamer stranded about 3
O'Clock this morning abreast of the Cape
Henry Hfe-saving station nearly a mile off
shore No further particulars are obtain
prevailing