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Evening star., 1899-04-19
Washington stock Exchange

Sales-Regular call II O'Clock n-Columbia Rail-
5000 At los. West End NatioHsi Hank, 10 al st
IIs1s, IL at 12O. Traders National Bank. at III
nR Ioo and nd & a o 70 at at III, sI 500 cPn .P 3
~ .1 faetiS ~ &c S1 ~ % at 81 70 at 81 20 at 9l
10 at el1, at s17s % at sl4. so at si%. 20 al
BIS Metropolitan Railroad, 20 at 22s. 20 at s2s
at So Is at 5ss Is at 5st' Is at sss merre1 S ~
at s L5SP g a o at lS SS1Ss e
13S loo at 1885, 100 at 1875. American Grapho-
MeTgenthaler Linotype. at l9l, 10 az 1904 10 at
1901, at 1908. Mashiugton Loan and Trust, 20
at l57. Lincoln National Bank at 12O. Wash
District fS Of + GoG@bia g & Bonds-5s, 1899. sO-year
funding DIN M ea % asfsd sstff STOCK los bid
Miscellaneous Bends.-aietropolitan Railroad IS,
Metropolitan Railroad cert. iBdebt., A, iI2 bid
Metropolitan Railroad cert; indebt,. ,, ll2 bid:
I'd mort 5s 100 bid 1os1s asked City and Sub
urban Rsilroad Is. lo5 bid; Washington Gas Co.
6s. 115 bid. o.. J. Electric Light deb. imp, 6s
llT4 bid, 121 asked. U. $ Electric Light cert in
Telephone 5s 1oS bid: American security and
Trust is, 100 bid Washington Market Co. LIST De,
los bid. washington Market Go. imp. es los bid.
Washington Market 90 extn. 6s, los bid. Masonic
Hall Association 5s, los bid American Graphophone
National Bank stocks.-Bank of Washington. $40
bid: AetrSiss1issn, % ssn 4So bid Central, $50 hid.
Citizens. l61 bid Columeia. $50 bid Capital. I25
bid BID wsst a61 End ilsA bid Traders. lao bid i25
Safe Deposit and Trust Csmpanles.-National Safe
Deposit and Trust. ls0 bid, 1856 asked washingto ton
Loan and Trust, 157 bid. leo asked. American Sc
surity and Trust, 100 bid. 300 asked Washington
Safe Deposit, 90 bid
Insurance Stocks.-Firepen's. 80 bid. Franklin,
fs bid, So asked. Metropolitan, 50 bid. Gorcoran,
90 bid. Potomac 20 bid Arlington. 1894 bid.
German American. 40 hid. National Union iiE
bid bid Columbia, 1s% bid, Is% asked. Riggs. 50
bid, S& asked Peoples 81 bid, 6z asked. Lin
coin. 1iE bid. 12s asked. Commercial, "A bid.
Title Insurance Stocks-seal Estate Title, So bid.
Columbia Title, 5A bid 5A asked District Title,
2ls bid. asked.
Railroad Stocks.-Captal Traction o.. siz hid,
glh asked. Metropolitan. 227 bid. 2esA asked.
Columbia, las bid. las asked City and Suburban,
20 bid, s2 asked
Gas and Electric Iaght stocks.-washinston Gas
s,S& bid, 5ss4 asked. Georgetown Gas, 20 bid
u. s. Electric Light, $50 hid
Telephone Stoeks.-Chesapeske ana Potomac, xTSs<
bid, rs asked. Pennsylvania. 40 bid
Miscellaneous Stocks-Mergenthaier LipotyDe
1907 bid. 1905 asked. LAnstoa MoDotype 20 bid
.o% asked American Graphophone. 13H bid. l3a.
asked American Graphophone preferred lsiS bid
ls1s asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, Al BID AZ
ASKED Washington Market, Il bid, IS asked.
Great Falls Ice, las bid, 160 asked. Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat, 102 bid.
xEx dividend.
Evening star., 1899-04-19
MEDAL AWARDED.
Mr.. David Gill HOnOred by National
Academy of Sciences.

The National Academy of Sciences, which
is in session in this city, today awarded the
fifth Watson medal to Mr.. David Gill. her
majestys astronomer at Cape of Good
Hope. The comforting of this medal is a
distinction attained by few scientists. 1t
was founded and is awarded in cases of
discovery, invention applied work in as
tronomy of sufficient importance to attract
the attention of the whole scientific world.
Mr. Gilrs honorable work was in perfecting
the application of the heliometer to as
Economical measurements.
A business meeting of the academy was
held at II o'clock in Columbian University
building. Aside from the awarding of the
Watson medal, the academy elected six
members of its council. as follows: Prof.
Simon Newcomb of this city, Prof. 8. p.
Langley of the Smithsonian Institution
Arnold Hague, George J. Brush, H. p.
Bewditch and John s. Billings.
At this afternoons meeting. which began
at O'Clock and was presided over by Pres
ident Wolcott Gibbs. Mr. Charles d. Wal
colt read an interesting paper on the sub
ject of Progress in Surveying and Protec-
ton of the United States Forest Preserves -
who read a learned essay on The Result
ing Gitferences Between the Astronomic
and Geodetic Latitudes and Longitudes in
the Triangulation Along the Thirty ninth
Parallel"
The academy will give reception this
evening at s o'clock in the auditorium of
the Columbian University. Tomorrow
evening Prof. AIexa nder Graham Bell will
entertain the members at his home.
Evening star., 1899-04-19
FINANCE AND TRADE
Granger Shares in Good Demand In
New York.
IEDUSTRIALSN DISFAVOR WIfHBAEKs
Market Lacks Some of Its Former
Breadth.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, April I9.-The tendency of
prices this morning was again somewhat ir-
regular. but there were no stocks pressing
Tor sale. and in few instances some cover
ing was in progress
London, after opening around the local
closing parity, advanced from a TO u per
cent, but was not factor in the trading in
this market
Early buying was confined largely to the
granger issues. Burlington advancing Ia
per cent under a demand divided between
the two accounts. The entire neighboring
list advanced sympathetically, but the buy
ing was largely professional in character.
The market lacks some OF its former
breadth. and advances fail TO hold for any
considerable time. This fact is due in some
measure to decreased commission house
inquiry and TO a better organized trading
element, which has revived operations for
small profits in the short account.
The grain roads were sold for this ac-
count on the publication of the government
crop report. and while no considerable i'm
preston was made on prices. the turn on
the short side has resulted in a more gem
erai Willingness to initiate those trans
actions.
Real owners show no inclination to re-
duce their holdings, but the absence of an
active demand has made the market less
one-sided in its trend.
The buying on declines is said TO be bet
ter in character than the selling on the ad-
vances, but this is merely a matter of opin-
ion.
The pool stocks are given good support
from time TO time. and in a few instances
some new buying is noted. The purchases
of several round amounts of Colorado Fuel
during the day were for rather strong and
experienced interests
The new smelling company found bet
ter market for its shares although the de
mand was largely speculative and based on
the idea that the syndicate would bring
Its securities out at as high a figure as
possible. The preferred stock was bought
for investment by certain interests familiar
with the profits of the smelling industry.
Taken as a class, however. the banks con-
tinue to require wider margins for the in
'dustrial ISSUES and discourage the business
still further by demanding high rate of
interest
The market whole is feeling the IN
fuence of what is perhaps nothing more
remarkable than a normal breathing spell.
If crop reports are not what they should be,
If money refuses to become a known guam
tfty for another fortnight, prudence at this
time will be entirely justified. The market
will not be injured by waiting, but the oper-
ator who refuses to may be.
Evening star., 1899-04-19
EXTRA PAY ON DISCHARGE.
Decision of a Point of Interest to tn
Navy.

Decision of a Point OF Interest to the
Navy.
L. p. Mitchell, assistant controller of the
Treasury. has decided that extra pay on
discharge to the temporary force of the
navy in the war with Spain is to be COM
puted at the rate of pay which the officer
would have received had he continued in
service in the same status with relation to
duty as he was in at the time of his dis
charge.
IAN officer detached from sea duty and
ordered to his home is thereby placed on
waiting orders upon arrival at his home.
and If discharged without assignment to
other duty is entitled TO extra pay only at
waiting orders rates"
The cas4 was that of Cornelius c. Bill
ings, an ensign. who served on the steamer
Cassius during the war, and who was de-
tached from that vessel in December. and
told to proceed to his home in Vermont to
await orders. The contention was that the
order to proceed home was a part of the
order of proceedings for discharge from
the service. and that Ensign Billings should
be considered discharged while on board
the CaSsius, emitting him to sea pay.
Evening star., 1899-04-19
Baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE, April 19.-Flopr ern. rro,.,,o,.
Ispts: tesSlo barrels; exports 10 299 barrels
snd soo barrels Wheat strong spot the mont,
1aii 1i ..ay ana June 1SAa7s5; steamer No red
hns3a, receipts 9,650 bushels: exports, 5000
D,fsheis stock 1888. 454 bushels sales 80 900 bush
eS,, es, southern by sample 72a79; do on grade IA
hid? Sofh nrIner; spot. 42ia bid; the month 4OI
o1, u nay oS4a.9ls; steamer mixed, 401saiO5i re-
stiFks ,dSoi2 bushels; exports, 5tG, ,o64 bushels
s.oek, 100 499 Bushels sales 5000 bushels south,
eIn S whils corn 43; do. yellow, 42k Oats steady
No. WhIte, 5oaa51s; No. mixed 321bas3: re-
eelpts; lon92 bushes; exports. none stock no 692
pss,arn eye nse nrner; No. nearby, 50 asked; No.
o sa oz receipts. none; exports none: stock
s1;Hsi Dusheis Hay firm; choice timothy S12 JOa
Shs, 1fain irelshts demoralized. rates nominal un-
cilhhseo- sugar strong. unchanged. Butter steady
nhchaaged Cheese hrm and active unchanged
Eggs nrm lSal31s per dozen. Lettuce, 1.75aS2 per
oushei box Whisky steady, unchanged
Evening star., 1899-04-19
DEFENSE HAS ITS INNING
Testimony Favorable to hrs George Given
to Jury.
Witnesses Discredit the Evidence of
Mrs. Eckr0ate, Who Says She
Saw the Shooting.

CANTON, Ohio, April 19.-In the trial to-
day of Mrs. George, for the murder Of Geo
d. Saxton. Mrs. Huth was crosS-examinet
in regard to the delay to the street car or
which Mrs. George rode the night of the
tragedy.
Jacob Adams testified to passing a mar
on Lincoln avenue near the Aithouse resi-
dence shortly before the shooting. Further
south he passed Saxton and spoke to him
Adams. in cross-examination, was some
what confused on the time of incidents he
related, but partly explained this by the
difference between sun and standard time.
He also said he had talked about dozen
times with Andrew Wieland about what he
related in testimony. Weland Is a private
detective.
Former Mayor Rice testified to observa-
tions showing that cherry tree 1nterferes
with the line of vision between the window
where Mrs. Eckroate claims she saw the
shooting and the Althouse steps.
f. D. Bomberger testified to the same
observations.
George Fox testified regarding the same
observations and measurements. Frank
Hildenbrandt said he was the first to reach
Saxton's body. He heard a groan and
found the body, after striking match.
He said the night was dark and misty.
An electric light shed light on the upper
part of the steps, but none on the body. He
said people could not be recognized
Upton Shutz testified to darkness; that
foliage cf the trees was heavy and the
burdock burrs were numerous along a
vacant lot in West Tuscarawas street.
George SWEET gave similar testimony.
Former Constable Adam Jackson said he
had been asked to put Mrs. George out of
Saxton's block and that he was present
resses for state said threats were made
and that no threats were made.
Evening star., 1899-04-19
LOOP At MT. PLEASANT
0spital Traction Company Asks Permission
to Construct One.
Course to BE Followed According to
In support OF Request.

An application has been filed by the Cap
ital Traction Company with the District
Commissioners, asking for permission to
construct loop at the terminus of the
compauy's 14th street line, Mt. Pleasant
II the permit is granted. and IL is more
than probable that it viii be. the company
will run its tracks from 14th street east
ward on Kenyon street to a thirty-foot
tract between Kenyon street and Whitney
avenue and 18th and 14th streets. thence
northward through the tract to Whitney
avenue, and then westward on the last
named thoroughfare to the existing tracks
on 14th street. just south of Park street.
1t is proposed by the company to purchase
the thirty foot tract from Mr. VIM. F. Mat
tingly, who owns two tracts of land lying
north and south of Whitney avenue. The
company will erect on the land purchased
by it from Mr.. Mattingly a passenger sta
ton.
Authority Claimed.
The authority of the company to make
these extensions is said to be found in the
act of Congress of May IL. 1862, incorporat-
ing the Washington and Georgetown Rail-
road Company. Section 10 Of that act reads
as follows:
And be it further enacted, That said
company shall procure such passenger
rooms, ticket offices, stables and depots at
such points as the business OF the railroad
and the convenience may require. And the
said company is hereby authorized to lay
stch rails through transverse or other
streets as may be necessary for the exclu-
sive purpose of connecting the said stables
and depots with the main tracks.
s"And the said company is hereby author
lied to purchase or lease such lands or
buildings as may be necessary for the pas
senger rooms, ticket Offices, stables and
depots above mentioned"
Favorable Action Probable.
The Commissioners have from time to
time received earnest complaints against
the practice of the company parking its
cars on 14th street, and they have been
very desirous of remedying the evil The
fact that the cars when parked on this
street interfere more or less with the quick
response of the fire engine company located
on 1fth street between Kenesaw avenue and
Kenyon street has also added TO the Com
missoners' desire to do away with the
practice and as it is said they have been
advised by their attorney that they are au-
thorized to grant the application of the
company, it Is not doubted that they will
promptly act fayorably upon it, 1t is also
stated that the company will, under the
same authority of law, ask for permission
to construct loops around their Ith street
and Navy Yard terminals
Evening star., 1899-04-19
Mr. Finn Defiant.
WASHINGTON GAS COMPANY.
Interest in the Negotiations for Pur
chase OF stock.

AA'eTest IN the NeSotfatiOns for Pur-
chase of Stock.
Interest is still manifested in the state
OF the negotiations which are believed to
be in progress for the purchase of the
stock of the Washington Gas Company. 1t
is now explained in unofficial Quarters that
the reason no further anriounce ement has
been made of the closing of the books for
the payment of the dividend is that it is
not the intention to pay dividend of any
nature.
When, stated in The Star, the notice
that the books for the transfer of stock
would be closed Saturday last was revoked
it was supposed that the determination
had been reached to declare an extra divi-
dend and hence the postponement of the
time for closing the books. Now, however
it seems to be the opinion on the part Of
some that no conclusion has been reached
in regard to the phase of the agreement to
sell which it is believed has been made
between those stockholders holding a con-
troll of the stock and representatives of
the prospective purchasers, who, by the
way, are said to be the same persons who
were prominent in closing the agreement
for the purchase of the United States Elec-
tric Company.
1t is not known exactly what the surplus
amounts to of the gas company, but it is
thought that if 1t was decided to dispose
of it in the shape of an extra dividend, it
would divide up something like s. per share.
Some think the allotment would be greater
than this, and the estimates range as high
as 81 par share. On the basis of the highest
and lowest of such estimates the surplus
amounts to about one-quarter of a million
and from that up to over a half a million.
1t Is though by the first of the month at
the fartheSt some definite understanding
will be reached by the parties to this trans
action,
Evening star., 1899-04-19
Secret Service Detectives Run n
Dangerous Gang to Earth.

The Treasury Department this afternoon
announced the capture of the makers of the
most famous counterfeit money known in
recent years. This was the counterfeit of
the 500 bill containing the face of President
Monroe, and the counterfeit was SO dan
gerous as to pass in banks and subtreas-
uries in the country.
Fortunately. however, the bill was soon
discovered at the Treasury Department
here and Secretary Gage called in the en-
tire issue in order TO avoid the future cir
culation of these dangerous bills
From the first it was determined to run
the counterfeiters 10 earth, no matter what
the cost, and to do this Mr. Wikie was ap-
pointed the head of the secret service
bureau.
The cleverest detectives in the service of
the Treasury Department were put on the
case. and today al nounced that they had
solved the matter by the arrest of Arthur
Taylor and Baldwin S. Breven in PhiIa-
deiphia.
Both of these men were weIl-known en-
sIayers in Philadelphia, and at the capture
made today 1t was found that the two men
had been making other plates with the in
tention of entering extensively upon the
counterfeiting business.
Simultaneous with the arrest of Taylor
and BreFell the secret service men arrest cd
two other members of the gang in Lam
caster. Pa These men were VIM. M. Ja-
cobs and W. l.. Kendig.
They We're cigar manufacturers at Lam
caster and owned cigar factories
In conjunction with Taylor and BreyelI
the Lancaster men had been engaged in
counterfeiting revenue stamps, the plates
for which were furnished by the Phiiadel-
phia men. The cigar factories of Jacobs
and Kendg have been taken possession of
by the government as'sF
1t Is announced that there are absolute
cases against all four men, and all the off,
cials of the Treasury Department are being
congratulated on the capture of these men,
the most dangerous and clever counterfeit
ers In thirty years.
Evening star., 1899-04-19
NO VOLUNTEER ARMY.
Troops Authorized by Congress Not
to Be Called For.

A conference held at the White House
today between the President, Secretary
Alger, Secretary Long and Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin resulted in the confirmation of
the original decision of the administration
to refrain from availing itself of the au-
thorization conferred by Congress to Or
gGnive a volunteer army of 5000 soldiers
in addition to the present regular army.
General Otis latest cablegrani descriptive
of the conditions in the Philippines was
carefully considered, and IL Was concluded
to accept his estimate of the military needs
of the case, that, he has already in
dicated that his present army was sufficient
for the purposes he has in view, the de-
cision is tantamount to resolve to avoid
recourse to the volunteers.
Inquiry Made of Gen. Otis.
A cablegram was sent to General Otis,
however, called forth by the necessity for
Withdrawing the state volunteers from the
Philippines, again asking him whether he
would need more men after he has received
the reinforcemerts now on the way to Ma
Mia or under orders TO embark as soon as
transportation can be secured. General
Otis now has a force aggregating 1900 eff
fective men. Secretary Alger informed him
that the troops now on the way and to lie
ordered there would give him an army Of
about 30,O00 men, after allowing fo- the re-
turn of the state volunteers This IS be-
lfeved at the War Department to meet all
of the needs of the summer SEASON. % .
The matter of returning the volunteers
vas also talked over, and it was shown
that the department is arranging for their
return to the United States just as fast as
the necessary transportation can be Sc
cured To Gen. Otis has been left the Selec-
ton OF the organizations to be sent home
first, and it is expected thai. he Will follow
the plan he has outlined of relieving first
the men who have keen longest in the Phil
ippines.
Reinforcements Contemplated.
1t is intended 10 withdraw the 11th In
fantry from Porto Rico for service in the
Philippines, and to send three other regi-
ments now in this country to the Philip
pines as soon as they can be equipped and
transported there, though it is not believed
ttaf they will reach Manila for two or
three months. 1t is also stated that the
probable that some troops can be with
drawn from that island for service in the
Philippines. These large reinforcements
i OF regular troops are neceSSitated by the
enforced muster out of the volunteer troops
serving in the Philippines, aggrega ting
nearly 1900 men, The War Department
| officials Were feiuctantly compelled to re-
| call these troops in consequence of the pro-
vision of law terminating their services
! with the Close of the war with Spain
Evening star., 1899-04-19

Four Hundred Houses burned and
Thirty-One Lives Lost

The Secretary of State today received a
telegram from Consul Ayme at Pointe
Pitre, Gaudaioupe. W. l.. saying that fires,
alleged to be incendiary. started at mid
night Of the 18th instant and destroyed six
teen squares in the vicinity of the Ameri-
can consulate. He says that 400 houses
were consumed. IL lives lost and 1900 per-
sons rendered homeless. The loss will ap-
proxinaate a million dollars.
The consul adds that the conhagration
Is out. bct great uneasiness prevails among
TIE people. The governor has arrived at
Pcinte Pitre with fifty soldiers.
Evening star., 1899-04-19
WILL SUCCEED GEN. HENRY.

Gen. G. w. Davis the Next Governor
of Porto Rico.
General George w. Davis will be the
governor general of Porto Rico to sue
ceed General Guy v. Henry. General
Davis Is at present on special duty
in this city as member Of the
board of inquiry examining into the
character of the arriy beef supply. Really.
he is attached to Major General Rrookes
command I'm the Department of Cuba, and
was in command of the military division OF
Pinar del Rio when detached. General
Brooke Is said to be reluctant to part with
him at this time.
General Henry applied for relief from
command of the Department of Porto Rico
on account Of impaired health, which would
make a summer sojourn In tropical cii-
mate after the hard service he has seen
for the past year a hazardous undertaking.
Evening star., 1899-04-19
Last Ballot at Hurri.burr

HARRISBURG, Pa. April 19.-The sew
enty-ninth ballot. the last to be taken for a
United States senator at the present ses-
sion OF the legislature was taken TODAY.
9no resulted: Quay TepD 90; jerks (dem.)
%, Jones repD, 3d. Total vote, 247 Neces-
sary to a choice, 1874 Paired or NOT vot-
ing, .. The legislature adjourns at noon
Evening star., 1899-04-19

They VIII Cost Less Than in the
United States

The Post Office Department has received
a eabiesram from Chief Gadsden of the
money order department of Porto Rico, an
hounclng the completion of the plans for
MAKING that office separate branch of the
service removed from military rule The,
new conditions will prevail tomorrow, when
the office will be formally opened. Under
the new arrangement domestic rates will
De charged. and strange as it may seem. a
person can buy a money order payable in
Porto Rico cheaper than for one payable
in Washington.
The reason for this is that on all local
money orders war tax stamp must be
afnxed. Cuba and Porto Rico are treated
as foreign countries in this matter, and as
the law does not provide for tax on inter-
national money orders they escape the tax.
Evening star., 1899-04-19
SITE SELECTED.
Location for New Masonic Templx
Agreed Upon.

The site selected for the proposed New
Masonic Temple Is on the east side of 13th
street between New York avenue and n
street northwest. 1t occupies the apex of
the triangular square overlooking the large
open space formed by the junction of New
York avenue and H street. and facing the
New York avenue Presbyterian Church,
which occupies the apex of the correspond
ing square to the west. 1t has a frontage
OF 80 feet ON 18th street, with an average
frontage of about lbs feet on both
New York avenue and 81 street, and
contains about 1000 square feet The price
agreed to be paid. It Is understood, Is S1f5..
GOO The sale was made through Mr.. o. i.
Pstney. real estate broker, the agent of the
principal owner of the property, who 10 q
Chicago man.