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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
THE NEW CURRENCY BILL.
1t Is Thought That the President Is
Somewhat Dissatisfied with 1t.

Speculation continues to be INDUCED in
respecting the character of the bill framed
by the House caucus committee on the cur
rency at its recent sittings in Atlantic City.
Every member of the committee is still
maintaining the strictest secrecy about the
bill.
An interesting r. Fort was in circulation
today that the President is dissatisfied with
some features of the bill and that the
committee may have to go over 1t again
before meeting the sena tors in conference.
Representative Henderson. chairman of
the committee. and Representative Babcock
explained the bill to the President few
days ago. and since then the report has
gone out of the executives disapproval of
some of the features.
Il Is not known what the objectionable
section Is but the inference is that the
bill goes to greater lengths in the direction
of banking and currency reform than the
President desires. His own Views upon the
subject have been plainly defined in two
annual messages, and 1t was thought by
many that the limits which he set would
be observed by the caucus committee. Ii
they have been exceeded. that may account
for his reported disapproval of the bill in
its present shape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
Stocks Dull and Market in Hands OF
Professionals.
VIEWS ON new STEEL TRUST
Crop Reports UnfavorabIe to Some
Of the Changers.
I ii f GIN ERAL MARKET
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK. May 5.-Thcre was no sig
nidcant changes IN underlying conditions
this morning and prices again fluCtuatci at
the whim of the professional element LON
don cables reported steady market for
Americans al that center. and the closing
prices We're about at the best for the day
Much discussion was heard as to the ca
pacity of the street for financing new en-
terprises, The oversubscription to the cop
Per consolidation, resulting in probable
allotment Of less than ~ per cent OF the
amount asked for. has stimulated confidence
In the success OF pending ventures.
The new steel combination, with a cap
ital OF possibly five millions no longer lacks
possibility What VIII h. accomplished by
the new undertaking cannot he determined
but experienced interests predict such an
economic saving as 10 insure fair return
10 shareholders. Conservative interests
point to these enormous capitaiizatiOns a.
the sources from which the market will I'm
the long run receive the shock which VIII
end the upward movement for an indefinite
leriod.
While this view is pretty generally tu-
dorsed, there is a feeling that thr danger
limit has not yet been reached. This posi-
tton is justified by the almost unanimous
confidence i'm continued prosperity In all
the more prominent industrial trades The
OVERRIDING OF the advance L. expected. but
tie buying indicates that Il is not consid-
cred an immediate danger. Purchases arr
therefore being made. with an idea of
transferring the risk Immediately ~
profit.
The passing on Of the securities In such
rapid manner narrows the process down 10
one of dexterity.
The game is played on the basis ~ a
penalty for permanent ownership. lew
lndusutals undoubtedly possess much merit
but there are many which are selling a.
prices which can be justified only by fu-
ture developments of most gratifying
character
The railway list was dull and Irregular.
and earnings Were not wholly in sympathy
with higher prices. Missouri Pacific re-
ported large decrease and Atchison l.
generally conceded to be sufferer in a
lesser degree. Crop damage I'm Atchison
territory Is operating against Improvement
in its shares. Union Pacific issues have
been hqufdated on several occasions dur
ing the week, and have at other times sui
fcTeG from neglect.
Burlington sold eX-rights today and ruled
at prices equivalent to an allowance of
about per cent for both rights and divi-
dend. This was short, WAS to have been
expected, judging from the selling Of thu
rights. from , TO d during the last ten days
The closing hour was dun and given over
TO the evening up of traders contracts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
GOLD MEDALS FOR HEROES.
Recognition OF Rescuers of Americans
by Brave EnKiishmen.

The President has presented gold medals
to the following persons of the British S. S.
Primers Point for their heroic services in
efrecting the rescue of the master and crew
of the American schooner Angie l.. Green,
December 7. 1898: John Davies, first OFF,
Ger: Carl Huriin. boatswain; Albert Sim
mons. seaman: C. Mackay. seaman; George
Smith. seaman. Christian Petersen. car
penter.
The President has taken the same action
regarding the following persons OF the Brit
ish S s Eric in recognition OF their rescue
of the captain and crew OF the American
schooner Bertram n. White, December =,
1898: Thomas Thistle: Daniel Hughes.
boatswain; Charles w. Levrick, seaman;
Frederick Westfeid. seaman; John Snike,
seaman.
The President also presented gold medals
TO the following persons of the British S. s.
Orthia for their brave rescue of the captain
and crew OF the American bark ST. Lucie.
wrecked at sea November % 1898: Andrew.
Malcom Reid chief officer; Hugh Gray car
penter: James Halden. boatswain: Harry
Gordon. seaman; Joseph ArwoodsOn, sea-
man: II. Hensen, seaman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
PROF. LANGLEN'S AIRSHIP.
The Craft Nearing Completion Mt
Quantico. Va.

Prof. S. P. Langley, secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution, is very busy man
just now. The airship which is being con-
s,ructed according to his pans and under
his personal direction is nearing completion
at Quantico. Va. and. it is said will be
given trial trip within very short while.
The details for this trip nave not been com
pleted by any means, and II is not known
as yet whether any one will be passenger.
The ship is being built with the appropria-
ton of S2J.ooO made by Congress for ex-
perimentS in aerial navigation under the
direction of the War Department Prof
Langley makes constant visits to the work
shop down the Potomac, and il is there the
trial trip Will be made. The greatest Sc
crecy is being observed by all concerned in
the building of the craft. ana Prof. Langley
does not talk on the subject.
The new ship is being constructed upon
the plans followed in the construction of
Prof. Langleys first machine which flew
successfully for distance of one mile
There was no one in the car TO keep the
fires in the furnace going. and with the ex-
haustion of the already generated steam
the craft glided to the earth again. The
Potomac is very wide at Quantico and il IS
there the launching pier will be built Prof
Langlcys ship must be in motion before il
is Self-sustaining.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05

Pay Director Kenny to BE Paymnster
General of the Navy

Pay Director Albert S. Kenny, who sue
ceeds Pay Director Edwin tSewart as paw
master general and chief of the bureau of
supplies and accounts stands No s in
hneal rank in the pay corps and is general
ly regarded aS one of the most competent
officers in that branch of the service. He
was born in Vermont and entered the navy
from that state as an assistant paymaster
March 10, 1852. He served with credit
throughout the war of the rebellion, and,
by gradual promotion. reached the highest
grade in the pay corps, that of pay drec-
tor, in September. 1897. Since June, 1896
he has been general storekeeper for the
Navy Department at New York. and had
considerable to do with keeping the navy
amply supplied with food clothing and
money throughout the critical period of the
Spanish war His total service in the navy
covers period of nearly thrty-three years
of which about twelve and One-half years
were spent at sea. He has a good record
and his friends predict that he will main
tain the high standard of efficiency for
this branch of the naval service establish
ed by the retiring paymaster general, Ad-
mra Stewart. Under the terms of the
personnel law, the paymaster general of
the navy has the rank and title of rear
admiral of the navy and the pay of a
brigader general in the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
GEN. BATES ON CUBA,
Expresses Himself as Much Encour-
aged Over the Situation

Brig. Gen. John c. Bates. L. S V. who
was recently detached from the command
of the department of Santa Clara Cuba
passed through the city today on his way
to San Francisco. where he will embark on
the troorship Sherman on the 22d instant
for service with the army in the Philip
pines
Gen. Bates is very much encouraged over
the situation of affairs in Cuba He says
the troops there were never in better
health than at present and expresses the
opinion that they viii suffer no more from
climatic conditions during the coming sum-
mer than troops usually do in the Rio
Grande country. The improvements already
made by the Americans in Cuba he SAYS
nave already shown good results from a
sanitary standpoint. These improvements
with others already under way and In con-
temptation. will, in his opinion, make the
Island of Cuba, which is already one of
the garden spots of the world habitabIe at
all seasons of the year. He predicts
great future for the island when the re-
forms instituted by the American people
have been fully established.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
BOARD OF TRADE sHAD BAKE.
Arrangements Perfected mt Meeting
Held This Afternoon.


The directors and the shad bake commit
tee on dinner of the board of trade held
meetings this afternoon at the board rooms.
and the finishing touches were given to the
arrangements for the shad bake at Mar
shall Hall tomorrow. The reception COM
mittee will meet on the Manchester tomor-
row at 1880, a quarter of an hour before the
steamer leaves, and systematic it's work.
The excursion committee is very active in
its labors, and several new converiences
and comforts are promised to this years
excursionists. The representation of the
executive departments of the government
among this years guests will be conspicu-
ously large, every department sending a
distinguished delegation.
Owing to the fact that Congress Is not in
session, there will be a smaller number Of
senators and representatives than is Gus
tomary at the shad bake. but nevertheless
Congress will have reasonably large rep
resentation, including Senator'S Thurston
and Stewart and Representatives Mercer.
Richardson. AcClsary ord White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
MAY GO IN DOMESTIC MAIL
Incorrect Statements Regarding the Atkin-
son Documents.

Assistant Attorney General Tyner denied
emphatically to "a reporter of The Star to-
day the published statement that he had
advised against the of the domestic
mails to Atkinson and his seditious docu-
ments He said that Il telephone message
had been received from Joel Grayson, the
clerk in charge of the document room of
the House of REPRESENTATIVES. yesterday,
asking whether an order had been issued
prohibiting the use OF the domestic mails
to the documents in question. The message
SET forth that numerous requests had been
received from representatives, and senators
for copies of the documents, and Atkinson
himself had asked whether they could be
sent through the domestic mails. The mes
sage closed with a request that the 2nswer
be sent by mall. =
General Tyner. after stamping the pub
lished statements as untrue, had read to
the reporter the reply he sent to the clerk
of the document room.
The letter was to the effect that the Post
Office Department had taken no action
whatever in relation to the use of the do
mestic mails by Atkinson. The only action
that had been taken was to telegraph to
the postmaster at San Francisco directing
him to intercept all of the mail Intended
for the Philippines conveying the Atkinson
documents. The reply closed with the
statement that the domestic mails could be
used. as no order had been issued forbid
. ding it. ~ -
The House and Senate document rooms
have ceased sending out the Edward At
kinson literature.
Mr. Atkinson's pamphlets were made pub
lie documents by the Senate, and as such
were entitled to distribution.
AS soon as the action of the government
declaring Mr.. Atkinsons Illumination OBJ
jectionable was made known the Senate
officials promptly stopped further distribu-
ton of the documents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
Baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE, May 5.-Flour firm unrha nged:
ceps IL 49I barrels exports, none: sales 800 bar
rsis- Wheat duit and lower; spot and month, I47s
aI9; Jun 1l14aT5; July, >I5a75H steamer No. 2
red 69saio: receipts, 10,42s bushels; exports
stock, 81 l6o bus heels; sales. 200 bushels; south
eru by sampe, 70aT6; do. grade 7OI4a75b,.
Torn easier; spot and the month. 3I%a3S; June, 31s
a3I Is; July, IS; steamer mixed. 36a36li; receipts
l51, $50 bushels; exports, 26S 6J7 bushels: stock
ISs. 132 bushels: sales, 2iS. 00 bushels: southern
white. 3oa35es; No. mixed, 32a32l2; receipts
is iSs bushels; exports none; stock 2i5,063 bash
els. Rye easier; No. western. 63Ls; receipts IA
4fS bushels; exports none; stock, liS,9ts bushels
Hay firm; choice Timothy, $3.50 asked. Grain
freights, rates steadily held; steam TO LverrsoI
per bushel, 2isd., May; Cork for orders per QUAR-.
ter IS. ID, May. Sugar strong, unchanged But
ter steady, unchanged. Eggs steady, uncllance,
Cheese quiet. unchanged. Lettuce, Toe ash per
bIlshel box. Whisky unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
CENSUS REAU QUARTERS.
Director Merriam May Contract for n
New building


l.. P Mitchell the assistant controller of
the treasury. has rendered a decision that
the director OF the census is authorized to
enter into contract for the rental Of quar-
ters for five years This decision ii is
thought. means that Director Merriam will
enter into contract by which a new build
tEg will BE- put up suitable to the ulrposes
~ the census bureau The decision is la sod
on the following letter from Director Mer-
ram.
i desire. on behalf of this bureau IN on
ter into contract for the rental Of onar-
tiers for this Office for a term of five wears
II Is absolutely requisite in order 70 ohtnjn.
IT"ner offices and buildings for our pur-
poses. that We engage capitalists to CON
StrGct for US buildings suitable, for 90 ~.
lnS on the census work In order 70 ar
CoEpiish this it il necessary that the Iii
rector shtil enter into an agreement TO rent
any tCItlng that may BE- agreed uDon &c
-Nit'tie Tor our purposes for a term of moi
tess tH,n i've years | desire to have YOU
t'NlSe me- whether or not there Is ANYTHING
~ ,hN trhSut act or IN the statutes of the.
Onijei states which bars my entering into
an agreement as stated above provided ~
i iOr the best interests OF this goyar,me,r
Ia my Judgment. to do 50 u =
Assistant Controller Mitchell reviews tho
laws covering the question and then saws.
In the above quoted sections or tba ra,-
sus act are found authority to conrracr for
the rental II buildings In the Disfr{rt ~
tvium'ia' Jhus meeting the requirement
OF the act ~ March :. 1871 and ais, an an
preparation adequate to its fulfillment a
required by section 3Ts2 Of the Rey;sed
Statutes. Since the appropriation l. made
available until exhausted. the provision OF
section 3Sf9 as 70 fiscal years is not aDpli-
cable Ii should be understood however
that that section fOIhids any contract in.
Tcsving moneys not appropriated so that
when any contract for rental is made nv
YOU under the authority Of the present Ia "
adequate part of the appropriation
therein made must be retained 10 meet
payments thereunter.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05

beth s for over twenty years. His illne -.
a complication of ailments. principally kid
ney trouble, it is stated. was not regarded
seriously by him until few days ago. ow-
ing 10 his great energy and desire to be
about in the interests of the institution. as
had been his custom for many years.
Thursday he consented to take 10 his bed
and receive outside medical attention and
Or w. w. Johnston was summoned.
DR.. Goddtng'S family is in attendance at
his bedside. and his cousin. DR.. W. W.
Goddlng of Boston, Mass. arrived today.
Sketch of His Career.
William Whitney Godding was born at
Winchendon, Mass. in 1881. He received
the degree of bachelor of arts from Dart
mouth College, n. H. in 1854, and that
of doctor Of medicine from Castleton Medi-
cal College in 1857. Afterward he engage ID
in general medical practice for two years
and then became assistant physician in the
New Hampshire State Asylum for the In
sane, WHERE he remained for three years.
when. having married he resigned from
the hospital to re-engage IN private practice
at Pitching. Mass
In 1868 he returned to the specially OF
mental diseases in the capacity of assist
ant physician III the Government Hospital
for the Insane al Washington. and after a
service of seven years in that institution
he was promoted to the SUPPLEMENTARY Of
the Massachusetts Hospital for the Insane
at Taunton. Having spent the same time
as superintendent at Taunton that he had
as assistant at Washington, in 1877. upon
the resignation of DIR. Charles H. Nichols.
he returned to the government hospital
and took the place of executive and medi-
cal head at that institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
PernOnaI Mention.

Commissioner John B. Wight returned to
the District building today, after an abb
sence of a week.
Mr.. John A. Muse has just returned from
his former home. Baltimore. Nd, where
he has spent ten days.
Major Sylvester, superintendent of tina
police department. who went to ST. Louis
last week to attend the funeral of his moth
er-in-iaw, returned home last evsniug and
resumed his duties At headquarters today,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
DR.. GODDIkG'S ILLNESS
Superintendent of Hospital for the Insane il
Critical Condition.
Physicians Believe There Is No Hope
of RecOvery-His Family
at His Bedside.

DR.. William Whitney Gcdding. the second
superintendent of the Government Hospital
for the Insane, and acknowledged % be one
of the foremost medical experts OF the
United States is, late this afternoon, lying
critically i'll at the institution. and it is
believed there is little hope of his recovery.
DIR. Godiing is sixty-eight years OF age,
and has been superintendent of ST. Eliza
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
Prussian Commissioner Leave

The royal Prussian commissioners on in
suranee. after concluding their business
with the German embassy and State De-
partment. have gone TO Albany to meet
Gov. Roosevelt. after which the conferences
with large insurance concerns will begin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
Foreign Journalists Here.

Representatives of the Berlin, as well as
the London press. are passing through here
en- route to Samoa. DIR. Genthe of the CO.
tognr Gazette, Of the powerful infiu-
ences in German politics recently started
for Anita
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
Successor of Col. Funston.

TOPEKA. Kan. May j.-Wilder s Met
calf Of Lawrence. junior major of the 10Th
Kansas Volunteers, was today appointed
by Gov. Stanley to succeed Col Fred Fun
Ston, promoted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05
VERDICT, NOT GUILTY.
Horace Russell Cleared by Jury O.
Charge of Larceny

The jury in the case of Horace Russell,
on trial for alleged larceny, in Criminal
Court No. /, retired at 1890 O'Clock this
morning and at $40 pm. returned verdict
of not guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05

FURNISHED by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers, 1il9 F St, members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs La
denburg Thalmann & Co, New York
CHICAGO May
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05

Senator Chandler said today that he did
not think there was any probability of an
extra session: that the question had been
gone over by senators just before adjourn
ment. and that it was the general opinion
that the military control in the acquired
Islands could properly be allowed 10 con-
tinue until Congress was ready to act in
the ordinary course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-05

o"ceTs Oh the society.
The officers OF the society are: President
George w. Melville: vice presidents. Chas.
NJ Jarvis. John c. Kafer, Walter S. Russell
+. ID. Meier. George s. Stetson and p. n.
Warren; managers. II. 8. Haines, Gus c.
Henn!ng. A. Wells Robinson, George Rich
mond. James b. Stanwood Harry II. SUI
plee. Edgar c. FELTON,. A. M Goodale and
r. II. Souie: past presidents r. H. Thurs
ton. Z. d. Learltt. John E. Sweet Colema n
Sellers. Horace See Henry r. Towne. Ober-
In Smith: Robert ". Hunt, Charles II.
Loring. Charles Il. Billings John Fritz
Worcester r. Warner and Charles WalIac &c
Hunt: treasurer, William H. Wiley: score
tary. f. r. Hutton.
As stated. the opening meeting will be the
reception in the Corcoran Gallery Of Art
next Tuesday evening. The gallery will be
thrown open at $50 O'Clock. The openine
address of welcome will be delivered at
S:45 o'clock by Col. T. A. Bingham, u. s. A..
in charge of public buildings and grounds.
Col. Bingham will make special reference
In his remarks to the Washington monu-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-04-11
The Case OF Cart. Cartar.

The Washington. ID. c., Times says
Capt. O. NJ Garter, OF the Corps of
Engineers was tried by a court-mar-
tial more than year ago and convicted
of the crime of embezzlement. The
sentence imposed upon him included
dismissal from the army, fine OF -, COO
and term in prison. He is still free
man, however, and continues 10 draw
his pay as captain. Carriers pull
seems to be powerful.
L have heard rumOr, said an
army officer recently, that the Presi
dent il going to act on the Garter case
very soon. but I can hardly credit it,
IL the President takes the matter up he
will be compelled TO approve the find
ings Of the court.martIal. The papers
in the case have been reviewed half a
dozen times by eminent lawyers, and
no ground has been discovered on which
10 set aside the verdict. Carter was
Justly convicted Even his supporters
do not have the nerve to dispute that
fact, but by permitting the long delay
in the execution Of the sentence the
President is virtually defeating the
ends Of justice. The effect is also very
demoralizing to the service. The Oar
ter scandal will be certain to figure in
the next Presidential campaign. The
Democrats will not overlook such cam
naipn material
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-04-11
Alser and Miles.

The Washington. d. c.. Times Of the
9th says Inc Miles Court of Enquiry
will probably make its report to the
President within the next two weeks
said an army officer today. 1t is con-
coded now that the Court will sustain
General Miles, although it is made up
OF officers who are personally unfriend-
ly to the old man. They would pre-.
fer to censure General Milesif possible.
The friends of General Miles have real
lied all along that in would be absolute
ly necessary for him TO prove his case
dozen times over in order to get YER
dict. and that is practically what he
has done.
1t must be perfectly plain to the
most superficial observer that after the
report of the Court has been submitted
the President will be compelled to act.
In other words, some one will have to
be punished. As it cannot be General
Miles, providing the Court OF Enquiry
find. as everybody believes that 1t will
that his charges have been sustained ,
the President will have to look in some
other direction. Unless all signs fail.
Alger will have to leave the Cabinet
Il is not likely that he will resign. He
would prefer, it is said. TO be kicked
out. But one thing is certain, and
that is that either Alger or Miles will
have to retire to private life as a re-
suit Of the Court Of Enquiry. | am con-
fident that General Miles will not be
the one 10 90 -