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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
INTERESTING CASE DECIDED
Within the United States" Construed by
the Acting Postmaster General
Mr.. Heath Holds 1t Applies to Terri
tory Temporarily or Permanently
Controlled by Government.

While not acknowledging the territory of
the Philippines as a possession. it is the
policy of the Pos. Office Department at
least to grant to the citizens of the United
States residing therein all of the privileges
of possession This was manifested today
in an opinion rendered by Acting Postmas-
ter General Heath, in the case involving
the right of the director of posts in the
Philippines to transmit to the Librarian of
Congress articles for copyright.
Director Vaile refused to accept such
matter, because of what he considered a
specific law against such a thing, and the
matter was taken to the Post Office De
partment for final action. Mr.. Heath in
his opinion says that under the laws of
the United States citizen can apply for
and obtain copyright registration without
regard to his present temporary re sidence,
and If such citizen is residing at the pres
emit time in the Philippines, the title Of
his work is recorded under date of receipt
The principal question at issue, however,
was the right of Director Vaille to accept
mater for copyright and transmit the same
to the librarian of Congress under cover
of penalty envelopes.
Acting Postmaster General Heath quotes
the law in the case, and says poStmaSterS
can exercise no option in the matter, but
must accept and forward it. The only
point upon which a construction is really
required is whether the words cor deposit
mail within the United States cover all
sufficiently broad to apply to post offices
in the Philippines. In his Judgment, he
says. they are. The words deposit in the
mail within the United States cover all
the territory owned by and in possession
of the United States, which the
United States may be exercising perma-
nent or temporary control
He sums up the entire matter by saying:
First. A citizen of the United States who
is at present residing in the Philippine ISL
ands may secure copyright from that
point.
Second. A citizen of the United States,
being entitled to a copyright, may deliver
his matter to a postmaster exercising his
office under authority of the President of
the United States, and obtain a receipt
therefor and such postmaster shall send
it by mail under cover of penalty envelope
to the librarian of Congress at Washing
ton, D. c."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
CAPT. CARTER WILL APPEAL.
His Counsel Serves Formal Notice In
Court Today.

NEW YORK. October 2}.-Gen Burnett,
United States district attorney and Lieut.
Col Jno. w. Clous, judge advocate of the
department of the east, appeared in the
United States circuit court today and hand
cd up a formal order for the remanding of
ex-Capt. Oberln NJ. Carter to the custody
of the military authorities
Abram j. Rose. counsel for Carter gave
notice Of his intention to appeal the case
to the United States circuit court of ap-
peals. which will convene on October il
He submitted two sets of papers, one in the
nature of appeal from the decision of Judge
Lacombe. and the other a motion for a
writ of error. stating that he had not
definitely decided which form of motion to
follow. He asked that the order remanding
Garter to the custody OF the military au-
thorities direct that the prisoner should not
be removed from the Jurisdiction of the
court pending the argument on appeal
Col ClOus said that he was authorized to
say that the military authorities did not
contemplate any removal of the prisoner
pending such appeal Carter will therefore
remain in custody on Governors Island
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
Late Army Orders,

Acting Assistant Surgeon A. w. Barber.
L. S. A, has been ordered from Cheyenne
TO Fort d. A. Russell, Wyo., for duty, to
relieve First Lieut.. L. 7. Smith. assistant
surgeon. L. S. A. who is ordered to report
in San Francisco for duty.
Lieut.. w. F. Mohr. Both Volunteer In
fantry. has been relieved from recruiting
duty and ordered to report to his regimen
tai commander at Vancouver barracks, for
duty
Mai. c. A. Williams, 18th United States
Infantry, now in New York city, has been
ordered to report there for duty with the
Attn Volunteer Infantry until its arrival in
Manila, where he will rejoin his regiment.
The orders of September %. relating to
Capt. j. c. Sanford, corps of engineers, L.
s. A. have been revoked and instead he is
to proceed to this city and take station
here reporting to the chief of engineers L.
S. A. for duty.
Capt. Walter F. Randall 9th Infantry.
United States Volunteers. having rendered
his resignation, has been honorably dis
charged from the volunteer service of the
United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
Baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE October 23.-Flour easier: western
super, S22oaS2.35; western extra, 81. 40aS 81 30:
western family, So. 25as3.55; winter wheat patent
81 65aS3S5; spring wheat patent, 50 75aSi; spring
rels; exports. 1870 barrels Wheat iirmer: spot aud
the month, 70l2a7OAs; November, TAIL; December
I2isaI3; steamer No. = red, 66a6SI.: receipts - :
G03 bushels; southern by sample, 65a71Ia: do. on
grade. 6lt2a11. Corn strong; mixed, spot and the
3Sa3sA: November or December. or old. 36a. a
u; January, 36Aa3I; steamer mixed, 37a3TL; re-
ceipts, s,242 bushels; exports, 3iS PCS bushels
southern white corn, 40aiI; do yellow. 40Ika4l
Oats quiet; No. white, 30a31 No. . mixed 2sL
asked Rye steady; No. nearby, 5Sa59: No 3
western. 63k Hay quiet and steady; No l tim
othy. Sl5.50aS16 Grain freghts quiet and easy !:
for orders, per quarter, IS. 9da4s. October IS cd
AIS. November. Sugar strong; fine and coarse gran
ulated 539 Cheese firm; large. l3al3l4 medium
13a13l2: small. 13Aal3&.. Butter firm; fancy
creamery, "a; fancy imitation, 19a2o: fancy ladle
lIalS; good ladle 49, store packed 14al5; rolls il
all. Eggs firm; fresh, 1Sal3 per dozen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
ESCAPED IN THE DARKNESS
Posse Fails to Capture the Doniphan,
Kan, Robbers
Robbers Crept Through the Line of
Guards at Night and
Escaped.

ATCHlSON, Kan, October 23-Notwith-
surrounded the island between Atchison
and Doniphan all last night the two ban
dts who on Saturday night killed one man
and wounded another at Doniphan, and
duplicated this crime near here yesterday
escaped before daylight. The robbers c-ept
through the line of guards some time dur
ing the night. and. stealing a team of
horses. escaped in the darkness.
The body of Policeman Robert Dickerson
who was killed near the leg harricade made
oy the robbers. was recovered about ;
O'Clock this morning. pool of blood
badly wounded. Hundreds OF men are
searching for the bandits today. The ban
dts seem to have provided themselves with
plenty of ammunition, and they are cool
and accurate in the use OF their Winches-
tiers.
Two robbers Saturday night shot and
Killed one man and wounded another in a
store at Doniphan. which they later rob
bed. Yesterday the desperadoes ambushed
and killed a policeman and wounded an
other man, both members of POSSE pur-
suing them. Last night the robbers were
surrounded six miles north of Atchison
and an attempt to arrest them will be made
at daylight. The dead are:
John Brown. Doniphan
Robert y. Dckerson, Atchison
The wounded.
Charles Kuchs, Doniphan.
James Hayes. Atchison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
Order SuSDended.

Until further notice the order directing
the removal of the country people and of
others who have been in the habit of ex-
posing and selling their products on the
sidewalks adjacent to the Riggs market
will be suspended. AS stated in Saturday
Star, the police department. the result
of a number of complaints received by the
Com missioners. elected the people from the
sidewalks on p and 18th streets.
A number of the dealers affected called
upon Commissioner Wight today, request
ing that until the complaints received have
been fully Investigated, and the market
people have been given an opportunity to
be heard, the order of removal be suspend
ed Mr.. Wight agreed to do so, and not UNI
til the Commissioners have finally acted in
the matter, if at all, will the order of re-
moVal be enforced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
AFTER AMERICAN PULP.
English Paper Manufacturers Coming
Here to Inspect Plants.

CHICAGO. October 23.-The Times-Herald
says: S Chase Phillips of London who is
interested in paper and pulp manufacture
ing, is in this city. He is in America to
make arrangements for the forthcoming
visit of sixty English pulp and paper man
ufacturers and proprietors of newspapers
They will come next June, and will inspect
the pulp plants of the United States and
Canada.
Mr. Phillips explained that hitherto the
English paper mills had gotten their pulp
from Scandinavia. Now they are looking
to Canada and Maine. One hundred thou
sand tons of American pulp would be taken
by England this year. and he estima ted
that In two years time the figure would be
increased to 100000 tons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
PROF. WORCESTER At ANN ARBoR.
En- Route Here With Interesting Data
Regarding Philippines.

ANN ARBOR. Mich. October 23-Prof.
Daniel Worcester of the Philippine COM
mission arrived at his home here last
night for one days stay en- route from
Vancouver to Washington. where ne will
present his report to President Mckinley
He refused TO divulge anything bearing on
the report. saying it must go to the Presi-
dent before it is given out for publication.
Prof Worcester has taken about 300 pho
tographs in the islands. but refused to re-
lease any of them for reproduction, say
ing: They may be made a part of my
final report. Many of them show the pres
ent state and methods of cultivation of the
rice and sugar fields of the Philippines
Ihs government is entitled to the exclusive
use of such photographs as it sees fit TO
appropriate"
From this statement it is presumed that
Prof Worcester has been engaged in gath
ering data and Photographic evidence of
the agricultural resources of the Philip
pines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
The Enormous Fire Waste.
From the New York World

During the last score of years we have
pretty nearly rebuilt our cities, and all our
building has presumably been done under
improved methods looking to the reduction
OF the fire danger to minimum. During
the same period We have in every way
strengthened our fire departments and spent
millions in chemical and other fire-extin-
gushing apparatus.
Nevertheless. the underwriters announce
that during the first nine months of 1888
the fire losses in this country and Canada
exceeded those of the corresponding period
last year by more than S10.000,000, and ex-
ceeded these of the first nine months of
1897 by more than S19,000,o00
What does it mean? What remedy is pos
sible? These are questions that the fire I'M
derwriters, whose business has been done
al a loss this year, are deeply interested in
answering. But their interest, though more
immediate, is not more vital than that of
the country. This enormous fire loss is
precisely much deducted from the ma
tons earnings. 1t is a mulct upon pros
perity, sheer waste of wealth. To stop
1t is the common inter est.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
TO RECEIVE GOV. ROOSEVELT.
Elaborate Preparations Being Made
by Cumberland Republicans.

Special Dispatch t, The Evening Star
CUMBERLAND, Md, October 2S-The
r. publicans here are making elaborate prep
aIations for the reception of Governor
Roosevelt on Wednesday, The committees
are leaving no stone unturned to give the
governors itinerary the greatest publicity.
The mining companies will arrange to per-
init the miners to greet Col, Roosevelt at
the various mining towns where the train
will stop. He will spend an hour in Cum
berland, and will speak for forty minutes
in the Academy of Music.
The democrats hope to have IsidOr Ray
ner. their candidate for attorney general,
later on, as counter attraction. They say
he made such an impression when he APP
peared here few days ago that his return
would insure him audience of n least
1000 people.
The Frostburg republican club has been
organized, with William E. Noel. president:
John Fl. Weigand. secretary, and Noah
Hendley. treasurer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
REVOLUTION IN COLOMBIA.
Insurgents Capture River Steamers
and Burn Bridges

CARTAGENA, Colombia. October %
News just received here shows that the
revolution Is general. The insurgents have
taken river steamers and have armad
them and burned railroad bridges The
government is arming and dispatching
river steamers with troops government
commissioner has arrived here.
NEW YORK. October 23-The Western
Union Telegraph Company has issued the
following notice:
Censorship has been established at PAN
anna and Buenaventura on all kilograms
for Colombia. The Colombian government
advises the Western Union Cable Com
pany's central cable office to refuse mes
sages for Cartagena. BarranquiIla, Cucuta
Ocana and Bucaramanga for the reason
that the telegraph lines to these stations
Will probably be down long while"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
Commission Wrisht's Remarks.

Carroll d. Wright, United States commits
sioner of labor, spoke on the same subject
as Mr. Smith, and offered number of
suggestions for overcoming the difficulty.
He said in part
The first method which would naturally
suggest itself is that of memorials to the
governments of different commercial coun-
tries. with view to securing by the GOV
ernmentS themselves a reorganization of
their classification of commercial statistics.
Experience shows that there is not much
to be hoped for from this method.
Nevertheless, this congress might join
its efforts to those of the international
statistical institute and other scientific
bodies. Should this method not be deemed
wise or hopeful of advantageous results,
the whole matter of classification must be
left either to private enterprise or to the
scientific work to some department of the
governmental service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
MONEY ORDER SYSTEM
Annual Report of the Superintendent Sub
mitted
Increase During the Year of Both
Foreign and Domestic Orders
Saving i'm Printing.

The annual report of the superintendent
of the money order system has been sub
mitted to the Postmaster General During
the year 1896 new offices have been add
ed. total of 29,007, so domestic orders
were issued, which is an increase of 1909
I!2 over the previous year. An aggregate
of 96S,501 international orders were issued,
which was an increase of 1877 over the
previous year. All these money orders ag-
gregated 1924, 95S, 1863 II, an increase of 500
1874, 472.31 over last year. Another state
ment is included showing that the increase
in money orders issued during the past two
years aggregated s37, 235917. The earnings
for the year from the money order system
was $1,591 .63S 16, an increase over the pre-
ceding year of s395,O04.31.
War Tax Paid.
The war tax on the orders issued was
SOS. $500. all of which Vas paid to the in
ternal revenue service. The amount of for
elgn bills of exchange purchased during the
year was S7,464. s20.ST. The amount of the
drafts drawn by postmasters on the New
York office was Sic. $50 Oo5.91, which is an
increase of $3.50, :}S7 24. An interesting
statement of the working of the money
order system in Cuba Is appended, and
shows that the amount of orders paid.
drawn in Cuba, amounted during the year
W S-,otD,VJb---, anu the amount OIL bEuero
issued on Cuba was SO 1864. The work
in Porto Rico in this branch of the service
also shown in another table. The amount
of orders paid, drawn in Porto Rico aggre
gated S409, 1852, while the amount of or
ders paid. drawn on orders on Porto Rico,
was S13, 1913.
Saving in Printing.
The report shows that the contract for
printing was made at saving aggregat-
ing 10 per cent on a majority of the items
The report also shows that the domestic
service was established in Cuba and Porto
Rico under this division; that the money
order offices all over the United States
cash pension checks. and. further, mentions
the fact of the new form of money order
introduced.
In another part Of the report it is shown
that the number of money orders issued
since the system was established is 404,-
9SI.ISI amounting in. money to SO 1856 AL,
17S.2O The report recommends a reduction
of fees for the sale of money orders and
ends with the interesting statement that the
average money order issued during the year
was for N.2S, an increase of 40 cents over
the previous year. 1t is pointed out that
with only few exceptions the average de-
creased every year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
Reform the Game.
Pittsburg CONNER, nj Gazette,

From the Pittsburg CONNER, lui Gazette.
Played as it should be- foot ball is a sport
that brings into play the manly qualities
of skill and muscle. Such sports Americans
have always encouraged, because they
found them irresistibly interesting. AS a
people, we go in for athletics. and foot
ball is as athletic as anything we know of.
But very few persons will care to see many
repetitions of a game where carrying the
killed and injured off the field is con-
spicuous feature. If the promoters of the
sport will eliminate the danger to the par
Elephants they will benefit both the players
and the public. Honest encouragement
cannot be given and should not be asked
otherwise. free fight is always a dis
gushing spectacle; manly contest always
an inspiring one. Don't abolish the sport,
but reform it. If. as some maintain, the
rules are all right, see that the rules are
needed. If new regulations are needed,
make them, and then see that they are
enforced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
Delegates to Commercial Congress
Show Their Importance.
PRESENT DIFFICULliiE;s ii. COMPARISON
H. l.. Smith a9d8t' c r. Wright
Urge Unifolimm Systems.
GEN. B1NGHAM'S@ ADDRESS

PHILADELPHIA, October 23.-With their
work now about half completed the mem
bers of the international commercial con-
gress today assembled in the convention
hall of the export exposition to listen to
papers dealing with the compiling of In
ternational statistics and with the COM
mercial situation in South Africa.
Representative H. II. Bingham of this
city presided. He congratulated the dele
gates upon having given their best thought
best judgment and best energies to the de-
velopment of the great idea of this con-
gress on international trade, and, continu-
ing, said:
AT the present time and for the next two
years the two branches of the government
will be in political sympathy and utilization
and during those two years the Congress
of the United States will be called upon to
decide tie most momentous question ever
presented to its consideration since the
adoption of the federal Constitution. We
confronted with the problem of the es-
tablshment of government in Porto Rico
and Honolulu, the establishment of indie
pendence and freedom in Cuba under
proper form of administration but there
will be no hesitation. Cuba shall have its
freedom and independence.
Flag VIII Stay in Philippines.
The Philippines have been given to the ma
ton by God for government and control The
flag has been placed there by Dewey, and
that flag will remain where it floats and it
guarantees the same liberty behind it in
the Philippines as it gives to the forty-tive
states Of this Union
Gen. Bingham referred to the joint none
tary commission appointed by Congress,
which he said is having its deliberations.
1t is republican commission, and its
port will be approved by the two houses
of Congress and will receive the sanction
of the President.
Mr. Bingham referred briefly to a number
OF other questions that will come before
he introduced H. Llewellyn Smith of Lon
don, who spoke on Uniformity in Trade
Statistics Mr.. Smith said uniform prac-
tlce in the publishing of detailed figures
showing the business relations of various
countries would be of great advantage to
commerce. He gave some instances of the
technical difference between the practice in
Eng and and the United States, explaining
the systems which cause these variations.
The systems in Germany, France and
other European countries are still differ
ent from those of the two countries men
toned, and he pointed out the difficulties
in comparison which these Emergencies
caused. He also showed that the different
systems useO caused error in COMPARE
son since the bases are entirely different.
In regard to the classification he gave three
main points essential. First, the great
classes in which the commodities shall be
grouped; second, the items which shall be
included in these classes; third the nomen-
value in which the statistics shall be ex
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
st. Clair Sentenced for Bignmy.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, October 23-Harry
F. st. Clair was today sentenced to five
years in Auburn prison for bigamy. ST.
Clair took his sentence calmly and cor
reeted the assistant district attorney as to
the number of his wives, claiming he had
married three instead of five women. He
also admitted that his real name is Frank
O Brien, and his residence Hamilton, Ont
He gave his age as twenty-one years, but
he looked much younger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
DEEP SHOWS IN THE WEST
Unusually Early Winter Weather Along the
Rockies.
Eight sheep Herders Perish In Mon
tana-NarrOw Escape of the
Deering Party.

CHICAGO. October pa special to the
Tribune from Helena, Mont. says The
northern part of the state is digging itself
out. of the snow. For four or five days last
ween snow came down almost increasingly.
At the town of Choteau county seat of Te
ton county, it was from ten to twelve feet
deep in drifts, and at least three feet on
the level. Old timers agreed that nothing
like this fall of snow has been seen in Oc-
tober for twenty years.
Il. T. Burton. president of the Burton
Land Company, who arrived here last night
from the blizzard-swept district, says that
the bodies of eight sheep herders have al
ready been found in Teton county, and fif-
teen other herders who are missing have
been given up for lost. He says the loss of
life will exceed twenty persons in Teton
county. and that 10000 sheep persisted in
the storm.
Narrow Escape of the Deerings.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Col, October %.
Information reaches here of the safe ar
rival at the ranch of Pat Sullivan, seventy
five miles from here on the White river of
&. W. Deering and wife. the millionaire
pillow manufacturer of Chicago, who, it was
feared, were hemmed in by the snow near
Hahn $ peak They left here the latter
part OF September on hunting trip and
were caught in the mountains by the recent
storm Twelve horses died of exhaustion
IN making the journey with the DeerlngS
through the snow to Sullvan's ranch. An
old resident of the Deep Lake region has
arrived mere and reports the storm the most
terrific in his residence in that section.
GraNe Tears are entertained for the safety
unprepared for the sudden change In the
weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23

Levi Tolbert, tried today in Criminal
Court No. 1 under al Indictment alleging
housebreaking, was convicted. He was re-
manded to Jail to await the further action
of the court.
A verdict of guilty was also returned in
the same court in the case of Ernest Bos-
ton, indicted for larceny from the person.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
CUBANs WARN THE sPANIARDs.
Will Boycott Them for Opposition to
Independence.

HAVANA. October 23.-The Patria today
says;
If the Spaniards wish to be friends with
the Cubans they will receive them, but the
Cubans will have an eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth. If the Spaniards wage
political war against the Independence of
Cuba, the Cubans can boycott them So
claly and economically Boycotting will
prove to be an invincibie weapon