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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02
Washington stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call. - o'clock m.U. S. g, eou-
loss. National safe Deposit and Trust, at ls4h,
at ls4. al 134 - at 13!as. Capital Traction
20 at 1885. 20 al 1885. 70 at loSas 20 at 1o3ai.
loo at 1886 loo at 1oi, 100 at lo4 100 at 1o35s.
so 52A. Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 1s9. 10
at 1s3ls, 5 at ls9la, at 1sY, 10 at ls91: 10 at
After call-taital Traction. loo at l0i. 400 at o4.
loo at 104. 100 at 104 70 at 1u4 70 at ~ at
1O41a, 100 at 1Oiia. 100 al l049s MergenhaIer
Linotype. 10 at i9o1a; 10 at I9ola,, ~
funding 1O2 bid as. 1901. water stock, lO2 bid.
3.65s, 1924. funding, III bid.
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Capital Traction As. 1851
bid. I07 asked. Metropolitan Railroad 5s. l2p bid,
~ asked Metropolitan Railroad cert indest. 4.
los bid Columbia Railroad Is, 1e2 bid, Columbia
Railroad I'd msrt is ill1H hid lls ASKED Wash
series b. is, 115 bid. U. $. Electric Light deb
imp. is. loll4 bid. 100 asked U. $. Electric Light
and Potomac Telephone 5s. lob bid. ChesaI'eake
and Potomac Telephone con. IS; 100 bid. 1853 ask
Market imp; 6. lla,, bid WashIngton Market
los bid. III asked. American Graphophone deb.
5s; 100 bid Anasostia and Potomac ;,s q, bid ~,
Farmers and Meehani,s', 200 bid bid Second, ls3 bid
bid West End. III bid i2o asked Traders',@i25
bid 1876 asked. LINCOLN. 115 bid;
ton Loan and Trust, 1864 bid. 16O asked. Ameri-
can Security and Trust, 1879 bid
Insurance Stocks.-Firemens, % bid. Franklin,
80 bid. Metropolitan, so bid. Corcoran. SO bid
Arlington, j 10 bid. German American. 30 hid Ma
tional Union. IL bid Ii asked Columbia. 12A bid.
IA asked Riggs, 81 asked. Peoples ga bid, 6K
asked. Commercial, 81 bid.
Title Insu ance Stocks.-Real Estate Title. so bid,
s. asked. Columbia Title, ~ bid. asked. Wash
ington Title, 3A bid. District Title, 81 bid
Railroad Stoeks.-Captal Traction. 1923. bid. 403M
asked. Capital Traction scrip, 1O6la bid lot asked.
City and Suburban. 331a bid. Georgetown and Ten
leytown, Is bid.
Gas Stocks-Washngton Gas. 52ss bid, 525s ask
ed. Georgetown Gas. 81 bid.
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac, SO
bid G. asked.
MisceIlaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaer Linotype 100
bid 1901. asked Lanston Monotype, Jpn bid 12A
asked American Graphophone, x11s bid, 11N ask
ed American Graphophone preferred, l. bid, 12N
asked Pneuma tie Gun Carriage, .16 bid, 20 asked.
washington Market Il bid. Norfolk and Washing
ton Steamboat, 1856 bid, ITS asked
Z Ex dividend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02

Mr.. Robt J. Wynne of the standing COM
mittee of correspondents. The program
provided for arrival in Philadelphia at IL :33,
where the visitors were met by the citizens
committee and driven to Convention Hall.
Lunch was served at 1 O'Clock. and, after
calling upon Mayor Ashbridge, the party
took an afternoon train for washington.
Those who went were J. H. Aubere. st.
weston News: S. W. Blythe. New York
World; L. w. Busbey, Chicago Inter-Ocean
w. Bell. Philadelphia North Americans
A. Breckons. Denver Republican; F. w.
caldwell. Boston Journal; Otto Carmi-
chael Detroit Journal; Chas. Campbell.
Philadelphia Inquirer; j. J., Dickinson.
Washington Times: E. G.. Dunnell, New
York Times: l.. Garthe. Baltimore Ameri-
can; II. Hall. Pittsburg Times; c. A. Ham
iton. Brooklyn Times: J. S. Henry. Phila-
delphia Press: E. Heiss. Pittsburg Dis
Landon. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune;
r. L. O'Brien. New York Evening Post:
n. o. Messenger, Washington Evening Star;
w. G. Nicholas. Indianapolis Journal; F.
Starek, Cleveland Leader; f. c. Snyder.
Omaha Bee; F. f. Sullivan, Chicago Chron-
icle; J. S. Van Antwerp. Philadelphia Bull
ietin; H. l.. West, Washington Post; r. j.
Wynne, New York Press: r. l.. Fearn.
New York Tribune: Roy s. Drake. Cleve-
land Press: j. Syme Hastings, Washington
Times: Albert Ferguson. Bradford Record;
Charles Edwards, Houston Post; c. A.
Luhnow, Chicago Post; Otis l.. Colburn,
troit News; III. G. Kemp. Baltimore Sun;
L. J. Gibson, jr, Philadelphia Press; Chas.
Mann and II. A. Preston, sergeants-
arms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02

Interesting Statistics of the Recent
Census OF Cuba.

The third and last in the series of buhe
tins of the Cuban census made by Gen.
Sanger has just been issued. II is devoted
to the subjects Of citizenship. literacy and
education. and the prime object of making
feet Of the proposed election law, which
lIpiled tlle suffrage To Cuban citizens able
L. read and write.
The bulletin reveals the fact that the to-
tai number Of males Of voting age in Cuba
being ~ ,.sf; 20 per cent of the total
population. or just l PER cent less than the
proportion in the United States. The white
voters born in Cuba made up 40 per cent
of the whole number. 3o.3 per cent being
Cplpred and nearly all of the latter Were
born in the island. it appears that fully
Seven-tersths of the potential voters in
Cuba were native-born. y; per cent We're
born in Spain and 1.6 per cent in other
countries. AZ the date of the census 16. 500
persons had not returned their citizenship.
These Were nearly all of Spanish birth. and
might elect whether To be Cubaus or re-
main Spdnards. The total number of
males Of voting age who could read was
2ut's;1, little less than half the total
number Of males of voting age. Less than
half the voters in Havana city who can
read and write are of Cuban birth but in
the province of Puerto Principe such Cuban
Nterate voters number thrce-fo ms of the
voting population: in I'inar del Rio the
proportion is ~ per cent. in Matanzas 81
per cent. in Santa Clara &; per cent and in
Santiago 80 per cent
One of the last tables IN the bulletin
shows that X per cent of the population in
Havana are makes of voting age % per
cen. III Santa Clara. 21.5 per cent in Ma
ianZas. - per cent in Pinar del Rio 81
per cent in Puerto Principe and 22 per cent
i'll santiago
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Realizing Was the Feature Of the
Day in Stocks.
GOOD BUYING OF BURLINGTON
Prospect Of Dizziness During the
Political Campaign.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. June 2.-Today's stock
market was given over to a considerable
degree to realizing sales by room traders
Commission houses had little new business
even in the investment issues. The fact
That London will celebrate the Whitsuntide
holiday on Monday discouraged the usual
bidding up of prices at the end of the week
The continent has been a factor in this
weeks market. taking liberal amounts of
the Pacific shares. but as this buying Is
done largely through London the holiday
may delay the demand for this group
Judging from the Developments of today,
the public has not come into the market
except for less than a half dozen issues
The buying of Burlington has helped the
entire Granger list during the week but
realizing sales today resulted in lower
prices. At nearly every point the market
was inclined to draw away from offerings
me changes were not material but they
show the narrow limits of the present move
ment- A considerable short interest has
been driven out of the market and this sup
port is of course less of a factor. Largo
traders continue to even up accounts and
prepare to leave town for the vacation sea-
son. There would seem to be little to pre-
vent the market from drifting along as it
did fortnight ago. rejecting only the
small gambling of room traders. The pub
Tic Is not buying. but 1t is encouraging 10
note that few sales are to be traced to tho
tightening of strong boxes.
There is unusual confidence in the better
class of stocks. and the presidential cam
palgn will have to take most serious turn
to force out stocks that paid for. The
prosperity of last year has resulted In re-
ducing the floating supply of stocks in
wall street, and professional selling can
not be carried to the extent it once was
simply because the borrowing supply is re-
str!cted. The risks of short selling espe-
claliy in dividend-paying railroad shares,
has been almost doubled on this account
Recognizing this fact. the selling which
may be expected during the progress of the
ca mpaiSn VIII De done cautiously and fire.
qrent rallies are likely to arrest the down.
ward movement.
The coming week will dispose of the ulles-
ton of the next dividend on Atchison pre-
ferren and the American Sugar Comrany
may give out something definite of The. di-
vicend project. These events and the ad-
Icurament of Congress may have some In
fiuence on prices. but there is not likely to
BE- more than a furry. unless Sugar should
develop some surprises.
The bank statement reflects a gain of
s4.l4LWp iii lawful money and an increase
Of SI.ii! $50 in loans. This latter increase
is probably due to the financing of the
Third Avenue bonds. An increase Of SILL
''l4.9D in deposits demands about two
thirds of the gain in lawful money for the
new reserve. The latter item is increased
sl.31o,93o. however. bringing the total sur
plus above legal requirements up to $50.
122, 30.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02

the Chinese system of reckoning time is
pick at that. The census bureau has COM
piled. distributed here. in circular form. an
elaborate table for converting Chinese dates
into their English equivalents. Each EMU
merator in the Chinese quarter will he sup
piied with one of these circulars Every
9hinaman knows the year, the month. the
DAY, and even the hour of his birth. but
not even an educated Chinaman would find
Il easy TO translate the knowledge into En-
slish. Time In China Is counted. not by
the Gregorian calendar, but in two ways.
First, by cycles Of sixty years. and.
secondly, by the reigns of the successive
emperors. The Chinese year may nave
twelve months and consist OF 354 or go
Gays. or it may have thirteen months and
consist of :lS3 or 1884 days. In order to
bring the calendar year into accord with
the solar year. an extra or intercalary
month Is inserted every second or third
year, and this extra month is known as
the second third month" or the second
sixth month, etc, the case may he.
rms Is the Misunderstanding proposition
that those enumeratorS assigned to the Chi
neSe quarters must wrestle with. To make
matters easier for the enumerators the gov
eminent requested WI Ting Fang. Chinese
minister to publish a proclamation in the
Cfinese language to his countrymen. ey-
planning the objects of the census He did
50 through Ho Vow. Chinese consul gen
eral at San Francisco. and Chow Tszchi
Chlnese consul in this city. The proclama-
ton has been distributed among the Chi
nese quarters in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02
COL. SUTTON Acquitted.
Michigan Militia Officer Who Was
Charged With Fraud.

LANSING. Mich, June 2.-Colonel Eli r.
Sutton of Detroit, regent of the University
of Michigan and a prominent republican
politician of the Pingree following, WIS
acquitted today of complicity in the state
military clothing frauds on account Of
which various members of the state mill
tary board and himself had been indicted.
The jury considered the case only an hour
and forty minutes. Both Sutton and his
wife burst into tears at the announcement.
Sulton's counsel also wept and Mrs. SUIT
ton kissed each of the jurors
Colonel Sutton. although not a member of
the military board. was closely associated
with Quartermaster General White ana
Inspector General Marsh, as friend and
legal adviser. and he admitted having adj
vised the sale of the states goods, which
We're afterward sold back to the state in a
fraudulent manner. The trial of Cen
eral Marsh for alleged fraud and embez-
element resulted in conviction. and he has
an appeal pending. General White fled to
South Africa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02
Model Camp Near Rochester, n. Y.

Pursuant to Instructions of the major
general commanding the army, camp ito
be as nearly model one as practicable)
will be established in the vicinity OF Koch
ester, N. Y, and the following mentioned
troops will proceed to the camp for the
purpose of participating in the parade in
cident to the reception in that city of Maj
Gen. E. S. Otis, u. S. ", June 10 next:
Light Battery NJ, 18th Artillery, from
Washington barracks; two batteries of the
9Th Artillery, from Fort Hamilton; one bat
terry of 9TH Artillery, from Fort Wads-
worth; Mai. ]. b. Burbank and one battery
of 9TH Artillery from Fort Hancock: head
quarters, band and three companies of 10Th
Infantry, from Pattsburg barracks; one
company of 10Th Infantry, from Fort On
tario: two companies of 18th Infantry, from
Madison barracks; two companies OF 10Th
infantry, from Fort Columbus. The
strength of each battery of heavy artillery
and each company of infantry will be not
less than eighty enlisted men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02
vARIAG's SATISFACTORY TRIAL.
Russian Cruiser Maintained 22-KnOt
Speed Under Ordinary Draft.

Speed Under Ordinary Draft.
PHILADELPHIA. June 2-The Russian
cruiser Variag. which left Cramps ship
yard last Tuesday for her builders trial
at sea, returned to this city today after
having been given satisfactory test. The
big warship was tried out in every con-
ceivable way, and not one weak spot was
in her engines and boilers. On her speeu
trial the cruiser developed speed of TWEEN
ty-two knots an hour, under natural draft
and with one of her boilers out of use. The
contract calls for twenty-three Knots an
hour, and while that speed was not at
tanned, the Russian officers and the builders
OF the ship are confident that she can
cover fully twenty-four knots when put
under forced draught The vibrations of
the vessel were hardly perceptible during
the speed trial, and her steering under full
head of steam was perfect
On Wednesday and Thursday the cruiser
was given a twenty-four-hour run up the
coast, during which time she maintained a
steady twenty-one-knot gait.
The Nariag was also severely tested as to
her construction by the firing of every gun
that she has as heavy battery any
warship of her type af1oat. The twelve e.
inch guns were fired in all directions. sin
gly and in pairs, while the 15-millimeter
guns on the port side, four in number Were
fired simultaneously. The ship stood Inc
strain well.
The Variag will have her official trial in
July, and will be ready to be placed in
commission late in August
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02
March Imports ut Havana.

The division of customs and insular af-
fairs of the War Department made the
statement today that the total value of
merchandise, gold and silver, imported into
Havana during the three months ended
March 81, 1900, shows an increase of So
915, PSI over the same period in 1899. The
statement was also made that the total
value of MERCHANDISE imported into Ha-
vana during the month of March, 1900, was
81 1888 226. The farther statement was
made that the total value of merchandise
from the United States during the month
of March, 1900, was nearly as much as the
total value imported from all other coun-
tries combined.
The imports by countries during the
month of March, 1900. were: From the
United States, Sl.77e,754; from the Argen-
tine Republic Sc $50; from Colombia, South
America, SIT 2SS; from Ecuador $10,25S;
from Honduras. $26.S2O; from Mexico,
S191 .93S; from Peru, 1444; from Porto
Rico, $13i GA: from Santo Domingo, $42;
from Uruguay, $141,971: from Venezuela,
GUM, $25,3:,3; from Denmark, $3.50; from
England. s597 SIG: from France, SIZE, 40;
from Germany. $176.o35; from Holland,
$50 .TSs: from Italy, II, s02:= from Norway,
$2T 500; from Spain. $ISE93l; from Switzer-
land. 81 800: from China. 81 1907, and ffom
Japan. $500.
The imports for January, 1899 were 81
4O4 $50; for January. 1900, 81 ,J43 ,564; for
February, 1899, S2.S74.D65; for February,
1860, So 3c9 SOS; for March, 1899. So 1872 ,U.a5 /:
for March, 1890. - yS3S.22&
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CONGRESS OF PUBLIC AID.
Suggestion of Delegates to Represent
District at Paris.

The president of France several weeks
ago extended to the city of Washington an
invitation to take part through delegates
representing the city, in the congress Of
public aid, which is to be one of a series
of official conventions. or congresses, to be
held in Paris during the exposition there
this summer. The invitation has been ac-
cepted by the District Commissioners on
behalf Of the city, and today Commissioner
Macfarland recommended to his associates
that the following residents of Washington
be appointed as it's delegates. and that
they be requested to act in that capacity
a recommendation which. 1t is understood
Mr.. Macfarland's associates Will approve:
A. Graham Bell, R. Ross Perry, Beriah
Wilkins W. c. Whittemore, Suson
Hutchins, Thomas Wilson, c. w. Needham,
J. Howard Gore, Mrs. Stanley Matthews
and Mrs. Mary Howe Totten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02
THE PRINCESS ARIBERT
SHE IS EXPECTED IN THIS CITY THIS
AFTERNOON.

The Princess Aribert of Anhalt, daughter
OF her royal highness. Princess Christian,
and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, will
be guest at the British embassy over
Sunday. Her highness will arrive this after
noon at 4 o'clock, and will be met at the
station by the British ambassador AS the
princess is travelling incognito as the Coun-
tess of Munsterburg, and may not desire
any social attentions at all. preferring to
give her entire time to Sightseeing Lord
and Lady Pauncefote will make no plans
for their royal guest until her wishes are
learned. 1t is not expected that her visit
to Washington will extend over few days,
as she IS going to Canada and has a great
deal of travelling in prospect before her de-
parture for Europe in July. She is accom-
panied by lady in waiting-Fraulein Won
Chappins.
Princess Aribert arrived from Europe
Wednesday and last night in New York
was entertained at a dinner and theater
party by Mrs Dunlap Hopkins, who had
been apprised of her coming to the United
States by Princess Christian, her mother
in Il letter received d week ago. Mrs Dun
lap-Hopkins has enjoyed the friendship of
both the Princess Christian and the Prin-
cess Arbert for the past nine years their
royalties being interested in the work of
the School of Applied Design for Women
in New York, of which the former was the
foundress. During subsequent visits to
England Mrs. Dunap Hopkins has been
the guest of the Princess Christian at
Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Park.
Princess Christian second daughter of
the queen, was the Princess Helena Au-
gusta Victoria. She married in 1866 Prince
Frederick Christian of Schleswig- Holstein,
and the present royal visitor Princess Ari-
bert, is her youngest daughter, Louise
whose marriage to Aribert, fourth son of
the reigning Duke of Anhalt, took place at
Windsor in 1891. Princess Aribert will be
tWenty-eight in August. Her elder brother
is in South Africa. 1t is her first visit to
this country, which has been undertaken
because she is fond of travelling and espe-
cially anxious to see America As she
is touring, therefore. entirely for pleasure,
it is thought unlikely that she will care for
any social attentions during her stay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02
Neutrality-suspicious. Going TO Europe

Washingtonians who will sail For Europe
on the American Line steamer st. Paul
next Wednesday, June 6, are Mr.. W. S.
Shallenberger, Mrs Shallenberger, Miss
Ella Shallenberger. Mr.. Robert L. Keeling
Mr.. Herbert Putnam. Mrs. H. NJ Totten
Miss lotion and Mr. Gerald Totten. Mrs
Evelyn Graham will sail Wednesday on the
Red Star liner Noordland
The bishop of Washington and Mrs
Henry Y. Satterlee and Miss Satterlee will
sail Tuesday on the North German Lloyd
snip Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. Among
the companions of voyage will be the Rus
sian ambassador. Count Cassini and his
grandniece Miss Cassini
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02
EMPLOYEES and Liquidation.

Senator Chandler today introduced in the
Senate a bill to discourage the organization
of employees i'll the civil service for the
purpose of securing legislation by Con-
gress The bill provides that employees of
the government shall not join organizations
designed or acting for the purpose of de-
vising originating, demanding or promot-
ing legislation by Congress the effect of
which will be to increase the compenSa
ton of such employees and they are pro-
hibited from raising money for that pur-
pose. all persons violating the provisions
to be discharged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02

Fitness of Census Office Applicants
Being Astertained.

Being Astertained
Examinations for positions in the census
are being held every day now. and upward
of fifty people present themselves for the
task. The large majority of. those exam
ined these days are for the temporary force
which is to do the counting of the popuia-
ton of the United States, and their services
will only be required about eight months.
At least, that is what they are told, al
though it is highly probable that those who
show the best adaptablity for the work and
prove themselves above the average in
clerical ability will be retained and trans
ferred to the regular force. This is the
reason that Director Merriam has insisted
upon an examination for this temporary
force. When the subject of providing for
''punchers'' for that is their official desig-
nationD came up the question arose to
the necessity of submitting them to a men
tai test. 1t was argued with some force
that in view of the fact that the work of
these people was merely mechanical a
mental test would be superhuous. The only
thing that seemed necessary under the cir
cumstances was to provide a young, active
force. Director Merriam. however, con-
cluded that it would be far better TO COM
bine Intelligence with youth in this work,
for he realized that many capable clerks
could be culled from this army of punch
ers." And SO the order went forth to Chief
Examiner CARRIER to make the eXamina ton
general 1t has been said that the examina-
ton of these people would be merely per-
functory, and that every would get
through. This. however, is by no means
the case The examination is just rigid
it has always been, and the examiners
quite as careful in the ratings. The same
questions in percentage and practical
arithmetic are being asked and the English
examination is even little more difficult
than heretofore. But even at that the
examination is practical and easy, and the
officials say there is no valid excuse for one
who desires to he clerk even for a day to
fail
The examinations these days are being
personally conducted by Mr.. j. w John
son of Iowa, under the supervision of Chief
Examiner CARRIER. Mr.. johnson is man
of considerable force and has the happy
faculty of fmpartlng knowledge. His ex-
PLANTATION of the exercises is complete and
lucid. He has been connected with the pub
lie schools of Iowa for fifteen years and is
practical educator. Added to this he has
degree from the State University of Iowa
and life diploma for teaching. Mr.. John
son is well known in his state the editor
of the Knoxville Journal and came to
Washington only at the earnest solicitation
of the director.
Up to date 4,192 people have taken the
examination. OF this number 25I6 have
passed and 22l6 have failed.