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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17
Washington Stock Exchange

pom $500 at isR D ssss siooS at ISL sa,..
trtct Title Insurance. 20 at 3%. Capital Traction.
70 at s15s. Washington Gas, 80 at 53ls, at 81. I
Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 100 at % cents 100 at y
District of Columbia Bonds.-3.s5s, 1924. funding.
1lsl2 bid, 1l9 asked.
Miscellaneous Bonls.-Metropolitan Railroad IS.
123 bid, Us asked. Metropolitan Railroad cert. in
debt, B. lis asked. Columbia Railroad Gs lsl ask
asked. Washington Gas Go. series A, Us, l12 bid.
Washington Gas Co. series B. Is. 112 bid. L. $.
Electric Light indebt.. Is. lI5 asked Chesa-
peake aud Potomac Telephone IS lag bid Ameri-
Market Co. LIST IS, ILL., bid. Washington Market Co.
imp. 6s liz bid. Washington Market Go. e1tn. Gs
American Graphophone deb. 5s. 100 bid.
National Bank Par Of washingte1 81 80
Farmers and MechariSs', 200 bid. second. $50 hid
S cir NJ li s did Gc SI SS bid capital s
sbid. 1a$ asked. Lincoln, 10 bid, 122 asked.
psndst sS T ahd S ia rs asked sse
Loan and Trust, 165 bid. l69 asked. American Sc
Surity and Trust 1875 bid. 200 asked. Washington
Insurance stocks.-Firemen's 80 bid. Franklin.
Is SG s m sSed sa
Union 10 bid Columbia, - bid Riggs, bid. 0
asked. Peoples, Ga bid, e5s asked. Commercial.
Title Insurance stocks.-Real Estate Title IS bid.
nston tide G'S Sd Dstc II i Ea se d s MRs9
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction 9l19 bid 80
Tenleytown Is bid.
Gas Stocks.-washington Gas '531a bid 53s. ask
ed. Georgetown Gas, IS hid.
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapcake and Potomac, g.
bid Pennsylvania, 80 bid, as asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.--Mergenthaler Linotype.
1914 bid, 1851 asked. Lsnston Monotype. l5sS bid,
lJss asked. American Graphophone. lis bid II
asked. American Graphophone preferred, 12It lid.
12s. asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, % bid. -
asked. Washington Market, Is bid. Lincoln Hal,
Is bid.
.Ex dividend.
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FINANCE AND TRADE
Improvement in Stocks Over News
From South Africa.
INDUSTRIAL LIST BENEFITED
STANDARD Railway Shares Showed
More Conservative Tendency.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch t" The Evening Star
NEW YORK. January 11.-Encouragfnr
developments in South Africa inspired a
more hopeful tone in the speculative mar
kets this morning. Foreign houses reported
an increased demand for stock. and prices
showed an unmistakable willingness to re-
spond. The improved position of the Brit
lsh forces was the only official news of any
Importance. but the gloom was materially
relieved The more decisive intelligence is
expected to follow within few days.
AS heretofore. the local market recovered
under the influence of the changed tenor OF
foreign cables. The character of the bus
mess was largely professional and the vol
ume of trading but little superior TO that
yesterday, except In the specialties.
During the morning an article in local
pape- stating that the Third Avenue rail-
road was in need of money started fresh
selling of that stock
The price declined sharply and made the
entire traction group more or less sympa-
thetic for a time. Later in the day a for
elgn banking house without important Ger
man connections was said to have financed
the entire floating debt of the company.
thereby removing its affairs from the list
of disturbing factors
United States Leather was active and
sAO"tu tilt presence OF experienced ma
nipulation. Standard Oil brokers vera
credited with the bulk of the buying. and
the street was inclined to expect a con-
siderable movement in advance of next
months meeting.
American Sugar was advanced largely nv
the short interest, and in the same man
ner American Tobacco was in better de-
mand at advancing prices.
outside of the industrial department. the
market movement was more conservative.
although the tone was strong. All of the
railway shares found a ready market and
the supply was not large. The Pacific
stocks and bonds We're in better demand
and there can be little doubt of the pres
ent preference for this group of stocks
The earnings of these shares are abundant
ly equal to dividends on the preferred
shares and modest disbursement on the
common.
The speculative possibilities are most at
tractiVe in the latter shares
Inc movement upon which the spring
market may rest for its real force is that
winch circumstances should evolve from
trunk Line conditions and merging prof.
ects 1t is admitted that New York Central
ana PENNSYLVANIA form the logical basis
Tor such movement.
Inc management of these roads have
done more during the last few months to-
ward settling the traffic problem than all
OF the recent associations combined. Ship
pers are daily giving evidence Of this fact
since tour of the various offices now r.-
SUITS IN having the same rates quoted i'm
every instance.
Money was offered freely and loaned at
) per cent This is as important as show
ing the conservative basis of present trad
ing as II Is in its ordinary Interpretation
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COL. BYRNE ROUTS FILIPINOs.
Surprised a Camp, Killing Thirty
Men, Including n General.

MANILA, January 17.-Col. Kobbe, with
the 4Sth Infantry, sailed on board the trans
pert Hancock today, with gunboats escort
ing. The objective of the force is prob
ably the important islands of Samar and
Leyte, which the insurgents hold.
The American blockade and the levies of
the Tagal army have caused great suffer
ing among the people, and hundreds of per-
sons are in an almost starving condition.
The Tagal general Mauricio recently
landed at Negroes from the Island of Panay
and requested a conference with Col
Byrne He proposed chat the insurgents
be let alone and spernitted to wear side
arms and uniforms in the towns until the
war in Luzon was ended when they would
surrender. Col. Byrne refused to agree to
this, however, and said they would be con-
sidered bandits and shot if they were
found armed. Col. Byrpe surprised the in
surgeon. camp the same night, and scattered
the Filipinos killing thirty of them, in
GLIDING a generalT j
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--NO <
ARMY TRAVEL RATION.
Secretary Root Makes a Decision in
Regard to 1t.

The Secretary of War has made a de-
cfsion i'll regard to the army travel ration
which is Of interest to troops in the field
1t provides for the issue of certain articles
in lieu of all components of the ordinary
ration when troops travel otherwise than
by marching or when for short periods they
are separated from cooking facilities and
do not carry cooked rations. The travel
ration. per 100 rations, is composed of 112I.
pounds of soft bread or 100 pounds of hard
bread, 10 pounds of canned beef, So one
pound cans or 10 three-pound cans of
baked beans, pounds of roasted coffee
and 10 pounds of sugar.
After troops have been subsisted upon
the travel ration for four consecutive days
they may be allowed canned tomatoes in
addition at the rate of one pound of to-
matoes per man per day When they ar
rive at their destination or reioin their
station, subsistence upon the ordinary
ration will be resumed Immediately, and
the travel rations remaining on hand in
good condition, which We're issued in ex-
cess of the time actually consumed by the
journey, will be exchanged by the COM
missary for the regular ration issued at
the station.
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE January 1I.-F1our easy; western
super S225aS235; do. extra. 81. 81 80: do fam
lily, S3-1saSS 4o winter wheat patent So Goa So 49,
spring do. So. 15aS3.90 spring wheat straight So IS
$3.50; receipts Ss barrels; exports, ii gsT bar
rels. Wheat easy; spot, 09isa6gfs: month, Gaia
GyI4; February, 69IsaTols; May. 72a72H: steamer
No. red. 65a654 receipts. 6.102 bushels: exports
5000 bushels; southern wheat by sample. Carl do.
on grade 6GaI0. Corn firmer; spot and month s7ss
aits x: February, 3dAa3s; March, 3sa3Sl.i steamer
mixed 3Ga3G3s; receipts el3. I03 bushels; exports.
34S.ol1 bushels: southern white and yellow corn,
3is.a:Is Oats dull: No. white. 30A a3ost; No. >
Mixed 2sa2sle. Rye dull; No. 2 nearby. 5l No. 2
western. 80. Har quiet; No. timothy. $3.50 ask
ed Grain freghts dull, unchanged. Sugar strong
unchanged. Cheese firm. unchanged. Butter firm;
fancy creamery. 25a26; do imitation 21a22; do Ia
die. l9a20; good adle 11a1s: store-packcd, l6aIS;
rolls, lIals. Eggs hrrn, unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17

now unjustly detainedlby the military au-
thorities of Great Britain. in disregard of
fore, d i
Resolved. by the Senate of the United
States. That thes President is hereby re-
quested to send to the Senate, If, in his
opinion, not incompatible with the public
interest all information in possession of
the State Department relating to said al
legged seizure and detention, and also to in
form the Senate what steps have been
taken In requesting theyrestoration of prop
erty taken and detained as aforesaid"
1t was then determined that when the
Senate adjourned today it be until o'clock
tomorrow.
Mr., Pettigrew resolution. calling for in
&c 1atlon from fte Secretary of War as
to the fiscal operations lin Cuba. introduced
yesterday, was passed without debate.
A Dill relating to Cuban vessels, reported
pS the commerce committee, was called
up by Mr. Berry and passed.
The Financial BILL
At , o'clock the financial bill was laid be-
fore the Senate. Mr.. Aldrich. chairman of
the hnance committee, said he deemed it
MS DUTY TO ask that some time now be
hNed for final vote on the measure and
suggested Thursday, February l.
MI Jones tArk.l objected to that date.
as the time would be too short for a full
discussion of the bill He said. however,
that FEBRUARY 10 would he satisfactory.
II was nnally agreed that the vote should
be taken February 10: that two days inter-
venlnS should be devoted to ten minutes
DEBATE on amendments in the bill; that the
measure should be considered on each leg
lslatlVe day after o'clock pm.
Mr.. Teller then addressed the Senate on
the financial bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17

British Warships lowering Around
Mouth of Mississippi.

NEW ORLEANS, January lit is stat
- herr tFat there are British warships
within easy reach of the Mississippi as
signed Ju the duty of escorting the mule
transpu when they shall have been load
IL with animals at New Orleans for South
Africa The presence of the warships in
the gulf waters is said to have been
brought about by advices received at the
British war office I'm London to the effect
that two old hulks had been fitted out by
Am'rican sympathizers with the Beers
with the avowcd intention of capturing
and sinking the mule transports as soon as
they left the mouth of the river on their
voyage across the Atlantic.
These advices, it is said were cablcd
from London to Capt. Marsham, in charge
If The buying Of mules in this country for
The British army Capt. Marsham Today
admitted that there We're British warships
within easy call Of the rivers mouth. and
while not absolutely denying the fact that
lie Had received Information of the alleged
l;"er expedition in the seas, he reasoned
against the possibility of the expedition be-
ing i'll existence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17
WEBSTER STATUE INvEIII>G.
Flag Screening the Figure to BE
Drawn by GRANDDAUGHTER.

The formal acceptance of the statue of
Daniel Webster. presented to the United
States government by Mr.. Stilson Hutch
ms. will take place tomorrow The Score
tary Of the Navy has been designated by
the President to accept the statue on the
part of the government
The ceremonies attending the presenta-
ton Of the statue will begin at LAFAYETTE
Square Theater at 10 o'clock, after which
the party Will proceed to the site of the
statue. at the intersection of Massac husetts
avenue and 10th street, where the work of
art Will be unveiled. Mrs Ronaparte n
granddaughter of the Massachusetts states
man. Is to draw aside the flags that are
now about the statue
Senator Lodge will deliver an grafton on
NebSter In the Lafayette Square Theater
1t is expected the Senate and House will
arrange to meet a l o'clock instead of
noon tomorrow In order that senator's and
representatives may attend the Ceremonies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17
Army Orders.

Captain John Baxter, jr., assistant quar-
termaster of the army, now at Uniontown,
Pa, has been ordered to relieve First Lieu
tenant Thomas B. Lamoreux at Baltimore,
Nd, as disbursing officer Captain Baxter
will also take charge of the construction
work on the defenses in Baltimore harbor
Lieut.. Lamoreux will return to his proper
station at Fort McHenry, Md.
Capt. Alfred s. Frost, 22d Infantry, has
been assigned to duty as acting inspector
general, Department of Texas.
Lieut.. Joseph F. Gohn, 14th Infantry, has
been ordered to accompany recruits from
New York to Manila, P. 1.
Lieut.. T. A Roberts. 10th Cavalry. at
Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, has been ordered to join
his regiment at San Antonio, Texas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17
GOING TO AFRICA TO FIGHT.
Passengers sail on St Paul En- Route
to the Cape.

NEW YORK, January 1.-THE steamship
. Faui. which sailed for Southampton to-
day. had ON board a number of men who
are en- route To South Africa To do some
hShtlng Among them was F. r Burn
ham. scout who has seen much service
~ the English service. Mr.. Burnham was
with Lord Roberts when the latter was
serving in India. When Roberts was called
u another position Burnham left the serv-
ice and went 10 Alaska He has been
there ever since When Lord Roberts WAS
appointed u command in South Africa he.
sent Tor Burnham. and the latter is going
post haste to the TransyaaL
Captain K. f. Harris and his son FeIix
from San Antonio. said they Were going
al the way To Africa TO get in the scrap .
They would not say which side they are
going I" night FOR. as that might interfere
with TER getting to South Africa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17
BI NDE>R TO BE RELEASED.
German Steamer Seized by British
Contained No Contraband.

BERLIN. January 1T.-An official tele-
gram from London says the British govern
Inent has declared that now the inquiry
into the seizure Of the Bundesrath is con-
'Lided her release may be expected imme-
d!ately and Il satisfactory settlement of the
pending difficulties may be regarded as Ger
Tain Measures. it is added, Will also be
taken 10 prcver recurrence of similar in
,-lueuts
The foreign office officials informed the
,YIrtSpnhi"Ht OF the Associated Press that
Great Britain admits that no confrabaTI
"t war was found on the Bundesrath and
promises that the steamer Will be released
I.cLE OF tomorrow.
HANEt RG. January IA cablegram re-
t-tFed by the owners OF the Bundesrath at
hamburg says all of the cargo of thar
steamer has been discharged and entirely
"S'ees with the manifest. The prize court
ii~ not yet rendered q decision
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17

BY direction of the Secretary of War, a
board of medical officers. to consist of First
Lieut. Jere b. Clayton, First Lieut. Rich
ard +. Strong, assistant surgeons, and Act
ing Assistant Surgeon Joseph ]. Curry, L.
. A. has been appointed to meet at one
OF the general hospitals in or near Manila,
fhlnpplne Islands, for the purpose of study
ing tropical diseases as they occur in those
islands The board will receive its in
structions from the surgeon general of the
army and VIII be under the immediate di-
rectlon OF the chief surgeon, department
of the Pacific
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17
ANOTHER BIG FIRE AT DAWSON.
Property Worth Half a Million Dol
lars Destroyed.

The steamer Danube, at Victoria, B. c.,
from Skagway, brings news that a large
part Of the business portion of Dawson was
wiped out by fire on the night of Wednes-
day last. A dispatch was received at Skag-
way on the same night. The loss will ex-
coed half million dollars There are no
names OF the buildings or losses.
The Skagway operator says that great
suffering would undoubtedly follow the fire,
as the temperature at Dawson was forty
degrees below zero, with the wind blowing.
The city is without the regulation water
supply. Dawson had a million dollar fire
less than a year ago. when the best por-
ton of the business district was destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17
OUR SAMOAN ISLAND
Work on the Coaling Station at Pago-Pago
Harbor.
To BE Model in Every Respect-A
Naval Officer ms
GOvernOr.

Now that the Serate has ratified the Sa-
mean treaty. Secretary Hay intends to ex-
change the Publications at the earliest pos
sible moment, thus confirming the title of
the United States to absolute ownership of
the Island of Tutuila. At this moment the
Navy Department is pressing vigorously
the construction of the coaling station in
the harbor of Pago-Pago. The work is be-
ing conducted by San Francisco contractors
under the inspection of Civil Engineer
Chambers, so far as the steel dock is con-
cerned. but in addition TO this, the Navy
Department itself is doing a great deal of
work in clearing up the site, erecting sheds
for coal, constructing a tramway and plac-
ing hauling engines and other devices in
tended to facilitate the rapid handling of
ccal and ships stores. for it is intended to
make this station a model in every respect.
Admiral Bradford's Interest.
Admiral Bradford. chief of the equip
ment bureau, has given special attention
to this subject. Some difficulty was ex-
perienced in securing suitable timber for
piinG. whereupon the admiral promptly or
dered Capt. Tilley of the Abaranda to go
abroad for the piling, and he picked up
what he needed in New Zealand Similar
ly some difficulty arose about the supply
of portable water for the station but the
a
lease for nominal figure upon the bed of
stream running clear back to the noun
tain.
Naval Governor.
While the President has not recently con-
sidered the subject of a government for
the island, it was some time ago decided
that if the naval goyernorship of Capt
Leary in Guam was a success something
of the same sort should be adopted for the
island of Tutuila. So far. Capt. Leary's
administration, while unique in some re-
spects. has given excellent satisfaction
Therefore pending action by Congress upon
the whole subject of insular government.
the senior naval officer at Pago-Pago will
look after the government, interfering as
little as possible with the natives so long
as they are well-behaVed. In this case
Civil Engineer Chambers is the senior Off
Ger on the spot, but when Capt. Tilley
who is now at Auckland with the Abaranda.
returns to Samoa, he will be in command
until some further order is made
1t appears that certain chieftains and
tribes living on the principal island of
upolo, now a German possession, claim a
form of qualified suzerainty over the tribes
on our own island of Tutuila, but it is not
believed that any serious complications will
arise~from this claim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17
Anxiety of the British Public Still
Unappeased.
ARTILLERY DUEL At RBNSBURG
The German Steamer Bundesrath
to Be Released
NO CONTRABAND ABOARD

LONDON. January 11-Public anxiety re-
garding the advance on La,iysmith remains
uuapp.a< II. and the vague rumors that a
general Engagement is progressing. pur-
porting In emanate from Durham and
Pictcrmaritzburg. are based solely on the
belief that Gen. Bulers arrangements to
advance would he completed Monday or
Tuesday At the latest.
Th,- war office this afternoon posted this
notice,
The following telegram is the only news
which llJs been received in regard to Gen.
Buffers operations near Springfield"
Tn. telegram then proceeds to report the
death Of one private soldier at Springfield
Fridge camp January Il, and the wound
ing IF another in reconnaissance toward
m. TuSrla river. January 10
Report From Roberts.
Th- war office has received the following
dispatch from Lord Roberts. dated Cape
Town. January 10. evening:
''Ou tn, 18th the Beers made a determined
attack French's advance post. held by
The New 4 .sland Mounted Rifles. and a
i-tI, hment IF the LIST Yorkshires
Tn. B"rrs were IepuIsed. having twenty
killed, their 'fOunded estimated not less
rhan fifty The attack was preceded by a
nng-TanSC fire from one gun.
otherwise the situation is unchanged
General French's success. though conSoI-
iug to III. British. is recognized as being
only Il side issue. The country is grateful
L" learn that the British losses in this EN-
gagement were only SIX men killed and
live wounded
The news that two transports with troops
have been ordered from Cape Town to Port
Elizabeth indicates that substantial REIN
f,'rr"mert> arr on their way TO General
liruch-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17

Under recent decision of the Secretary
of War, officers of artillery when on duty
at emplacements may wear a uniform of
khaki or brown canvas, to be worn alone
or over the cloth uniform, according to the
weather
Non-commissioned officers and privates of
artillery. electrician sergeants and ordnance
sergeants, when at work or drill at the en-
placements, may wear the brown fatigue
uniform or the regulation khaki uniform,
as the commanding officer may prescribe,
rank to be shown by the usual cheVrons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17
Explosion on YACHT CApERoN.
Nine Wen ScnIded, Three of Them
Very Seriously,

WILMINGTON. Del, January IA tube
la the boiler of the government yacht
Caperon, lying IN the canal locks at Della
ware city. exploded today, scalGing nine
men. three of them SO seriously that they
may die These three are:
Capt George A C1eaver. horribly burned
about the face and body
Engineer John Swan. injured in the same
pianner, and Assistant Engineer Samuel
weaver burned about the body and legs.
The three also inhaled steam
The other six men sustained only slight
eurns and bruises. Only one man on the
boat escaped injury
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17

The Secretary of War today sent to the
Senate the draft of a bill prepared by the
Judge advocate general of the army, max
ing 1t a misdemeanor to refuse to obey a
subpoena from a court-martial. The bill
Is intended to prevent the failure of mill
tary justice by correcting what is believed
to be defect in the present law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17
Claims of Tennessee,

The Attorney General, sitting with the
Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary
of War, today gave second hearing to the
representatives of the state Of Tennessee in
the matter of the respective claims of that
state and the United States, against each
other, at which briefs on behalf of each
party were presented. The matter was
taken under advsement, and it is not ex-
pected that a conclusion will be reached
for a month or more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17

Mr.. Sam NJ Burdett of Chicago was. on
motion OF Senator Lindsay, this morning
admitted 10 practice as an attorney In the
Supreme Court of the United States. Mr..
Burdett will be one of the counsel for the
defense in the injunction proceedings in
stituted today by the state of Missouri
against the Chicago drainage canal Judge
m M Springer. former representative
frcm Illinois. will also represent the canal
commissioners in the case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17

The retirement of Major William H. H.
CroweH. 9th Infantry, upon his own appli-
cation, and after over thirty years service,
was announced at the War Department
today.
The resignation of Second Lieut.. Charles
s Foster has been accepted to take effect
January "A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-17
Capt. Jenery'. Gallant Service.

Capt. John B. Jeffrey. who was acting
quartermaster of volunteers. has been rec
commended for brevetship for gallant and
distinguished service in connection with the
In letter addressed to Quartermaster Gen.
eral Ludington.