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Evening star., 1900-04-26
Better Tone to the Stock Market
Today.
GOOD SHOWING OF EARNINGS
Present Strength Not Regarded as
a Permanent Advance.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK. April e6.-London prices
were again above the local closing parity
and encouraged a further rally in the
active list, the short interest covering
literally
American Sugar was forced up sharply
under the influence of several mysterious
conferences between representatives Of the
American company and the independent
refineries. The latter interests denied the
rumors relating to a settlement Of the
trade war, but the American company Off
cials refused to discuss the subject
The advance yesterday was put down to
the covering OF a line OF seaA9 shares of
short stock, and considerable volume Of
today's buying was credited to purchases
against previous sales. There is something
more than a covering movement in prog
ress. however. and the popular view is that
sugar is being used to revive the entire
list
Railroads showed more snap than at any
time Tor several days, and sentiment was
again more confident as to their future.
The days reports of earnings were unani-
mously in favor of values liberal increases
being reported from all sections Atchison
reports a net increase of S527 49, for the
month of March and Nashville and South
ern report for the third week of April
gains OF s4S535 and S36, ISL. respectively
Earnings on the Pacific properties are all
good and this group has lost few friends
during the recent decline. The buying has
been good ana fully capable Of holding out
against professional raids.
Pennsylvania railroad was bought in
round amounts and in all the neighborfng
investment shares the demand was decided
ly better than at any time during the week
The recovery in prices today must not be
taken as an indication of any sustained
movement however. the breadth of the
market not being equal to such a task The
decline has been stayed, and the idea that
the steel stocks would force a eOllaDse in
the entire market has been set aside Raj
lies are quite as certain as declines in the
present condition of things. and the best
view is that ultimate results will be most
prohtabie in the long account
Gold exports are to be counted in as i'm
portant hostile factors and the growing
prominence of politics will operate to the
same end. There will be frequent periods
or disbursement, but unless the depress-
ing party can get earnings reversed money
rates nigh and a panic among the tin-box
owners the declines will be brief as to dIra-
ton. however liberal they may be IN
amount.
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TO BE A FREIGHT TRANSPORT.
The Missouri Condemned for Use AS .
Hospital Ship.

hOSp1lA1 SNIP
The hospital ship Missouri, which was
fitted out at New York about year ago
for use in the transportation of sick and
wounded soldiers from the Philippines to
San Francisco, has been condemned for
that purpose and has been turned over to
the quartermaster's department for use as
an ordinary freight transport on the Pacific
coast.
The vessel is now at San Francisco, and
the work of removing her hospital appa-
ratus and fixing her ur as freight steamer
will be done there under the supervision
Of the depot quartermaster. The Missouri
was purchased by the government from the
Atlantic Transport line during the Spanish
war and did good service in bringing home
sick and wounded soldiers from Cuba and
Porto Rico Since then she has made the
trip from New York to Manila and then to
San Francisco. She accomplished that
voyage without any serious mishaps, not
withstanding the constant friction between
the navigating officers and Major Arthur,
the medical officer in charge, but on her
arrival at San Francisco it was found that
she required such extensive repairs and
alterations before she could return 10 Ma
Iila for another load of invalids that +.
was deemed advisable to abandon the pro-
ject and rely instead upon the regular
transports for the conveyance home of the
Evening star., 1900-04-26

lower court confirmed an assessment MADE
by the jury upon the property of the ap-
pellants for alleged benefits accruing from
the extension and the opening of certain OF
the streets mentioned in the act.
The Commissioners were informed by Mr.
Duvall that the Court of Appeals in the
case decided yesterday held to be unconsu-
tutional that provision of the law proVldlng
that of the amound found due and awarded
as damages for and in respect of the land
condemned for the opening of said streets
not less than one-half thereof shall be as
sessed by the jury against the pieces ana
parcels of ground situate and lying on eacn
side of the extension of said streets, and
also on all or any adjacent pieces or parcels
of land which will be benefited by the open
ing of said streets.
The appellate tribunal Mr.. Duvall further
stated, held that Congress cannot and could
not arbitrarily fix the amount of benefits
to be assessed against adjacent land. and
that when it did. in the act referred to, hx
the amount of damages to be assessed as
benefits at not less than one-half. it ex-
ceeded its constitutional authority
Assessments CncOiiectibie.
1t is understood the Commissioners have
been advised that the effect of the Court
of Appeals decision yesterday will be to
render uncollectible all assessments made
under the act above mentioned and all
others containing the objectionable proVis-
ion and to postpone further proceedings in
Spch cases uAtll CltneT lne 1llleu HolatS'
Supreme Court reverSeS the court OF APP
peals or Congress amends the existing laws
by so changing the provision as to make IL
conform to the ruling of the court. 1t
is also understood the Commissioners nave
directed Mr.. Duvall to note an appeal to
the United States Supreme Court. 1t Is be.
lieved, however, that meantime they Will
invite the attention of Congress to the
courts decision, and probably recommend
the prompt passage of an amendatory act
There was another ground on which the
Court of Appeals based its decision against
the constitutionality of the act which was
the absence from it of any provision for
providing notice of the proposed condem-
nation proceedings to parties Interested Inc
court held that there was nothing in the
suit to justify the omission of ordinary
personal notice nor was there anything IN
the circumstances of the case to warrant
its omission.
Evening star., 1900-04-26
THE QUEEN LEAVES DUBLIN.
Starts for England With Her Rela.
tivea at Noon Today.

DUBLIN, April 26.-Queen Victoria and
the Princesses Christian and Henry of Bat
tenberg left the vice regal lodge at noon
and drove to Kingsbridge station. on their
way to Kingstown and England. Large
crowds at every point of vantage gave her
majesty a loyal farewell.
The train started for Kingstown at 1890
amidst the heartiest demonstrations. Enor-
nous numbers of the people had preceded
the queen to Kingstown and occupied the
piers and other places from which the royal
yacht Victoria and Albert was visible. A
memorable demonstration occurred as her
majesty, attended by a brilliant suite,
boarded the yacht, which steamed seaward
at lis pm. amid the firing of the royal
salute by the fleet and hearty and pro-
longed cheering from the throngs lining the
waterside.
Evening star., 1900-04-26

The officials of the Indian bureau do not
attach any Importance to reports OF an in
surrectionary spirit among the Sioux OF
North Dakota. They say no reports of i'm
pending trouble have come from there, and
none are anticipated. The Indians, they say,
have no just cause for complaint. as every
treaty stipulation has been complied with.
1t Is discretionary with the government to
give to the Indians money obtained from
the sale of hides, and it is said at the de-
partment that slight disagreement which
came up in regard to this question about
four months since was satisfactorily settled.
1t Is not known here whether or not the In
dians have recently been obtaining money
from the sale Of hides.
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MEAT FOR GEN. OTIS MEN.
Two TrainloadS shipped From Chi
cag0 Last Night.

CHICAGO, April 2G.-Two special trains
left Chicago last night on the Santa Fe
railroad hauling thirty-eight Armour re-
frigerator cars which carried 100000
pounds of timed and Grated bacon con-
signed to the American soldiers in the Phil
ippines. The meat was prepared under
federal government inspection and by a
formula furnished by DR.. Salmon, chief of
the bureau of animal industry at Washing
ton.
This shipment constitutes forty-five days
rations for the entire army of the Philip
pines. The meat will be shipped from San
Francisco about May 3.
Evening star., 1900-04-26
BAY STATE REPUBLICANS
MEET IN CONVENTION TO SELECT
DELEGATES.
Platform IndOrses the Administration
and Demands Good Government Tor
Our New Possessions.

BOSTON, April 26-The republicans OF
Massachusetts today elected delegates and
aiternates to the national republican con-
vention in Philadelphia. OF the 1854 'iele-
gates entitled to seats there were l,2of
present Congressman F. Fl. Gillett, the
permanent chairman of the convention, de-
livered a long address The platform,
which was presented by Attorney General
knowlton. was adopted unanimously
Platform of 1896 Indorsed.
The resolutions affirm adherence to the
platform of the St. Louis convention of
1896 and congratulated the country upon
the rejection of free silver coinage and the
Endorsement of the gold standard
They pledge the republican party ito
support such amendments to the banking
laws as will provide flexible and suffi-
cient medium of exchange, to the end that
capital may obtain fair returns; that Amer
lean commerce may be enlarged, and that
labor may be assured of steady employ
ment and of the largest possible share in
the fruits of our expanding trade
Relative to combinations of capital for
industrial and commercial purposes the
resolutions declare that whenever they be-
come destructive of the rights of citizens
they should be suppressed by adequate
statutes enacted by the legislatures of the
states by Congress if the resulting evils
are beyond the power and jurisdiction of
the states.
As to New Possessions.
As to the inhabitants Of the islands ae-
quired by the treaty of Paris, the resOlu-
tions say:
mo greater trust than the uplifting and
the educating of these defenseIess people
has been imposed upon the United States.
| The republican party believes it to be the
| high and solemn duty of the nation to
| accept and execute this trust, with all the
| responsibilities It involves by retaining the
| islands, and by providing for their ade-
quate government upon the principles of
| liberty and humanity"
| The resolutions further declare that the
| interests of an expanding commerce i'm
| peratively demand the construction of an
| ishtman canal and the laying of Pacific
| cable. and that Congress should offer by
| appropriate legislation such reasonable pro-
| lection and encouragement to American
| shipping as shall revive, build up and
| strengthen our merchant marine, expresses
| hearty and unqualified Endorsement of th'
administration of President Mckinley" and
| urges the nomination of Secretary of the
Navy John D. Long for Vice President.
| The delegates-at-large were chosen by
acclamation. as follows: Senator Henry
/ Cabot Lodge of Nahant, Samuel W. Me
Call of Winchester, VIM. B. Plunkett o
| Adams and Walter Clifford of New Bed
| ford. The alternates are: Col. George r
| Jewett of Salem. Alfred E. Rose of Lowell
| DIR. Samuel E. Courtney of Boston ant
Henry P. Field Of Northampton. This con
| Guided the business of the convention.
| Congressman Dolliver of Iowa made
brief speech, and the convention ad
| journed.
Evening star., 1900-04-26
SEIZURE UNLAWFUL.
Decision Affecting Custody of Goods
in COnstHbIe's Hands.

In the case of Hip. Chong Lung & Co.
agt. S. b. Callahan. constable, tried in Cir
cult Court No. l, before Chief Justice Bing-
ham and jury. a verdict for the plaintiffs,
awarding them the custody of certain goods
seized by the constable and 500 damages in
addition. has been reported. Constable Cal
lahan seized the goods of the firm upon
writ Of attachment issued against Hip
ChOng Lung. 1t held that the seizure
was not in accordance with the garnishment
and was unlawful. Attorneys Thompson
and Laskey appeared for the plaintiffs.
Evening star., 1900-04-26
baltimore Markets.

receipts. 6,22S barrels; exports, 1889 barrels
Wheat dull; spot and April, 7lAa71N; May, 71Ha
113 July, 721Sa72A; steamer No. red, 66az a61;
receipts, 1891 bushels; southern wheat by sample
6sa727a; do. on grade, 67aa71s, Corn strong; spot
asked: steamer mixed 44isn4tI.: receipts. go s9s
bushels; exports, las IA bushels; southern white
3oa3O1s; No. mixed. 27sia2sA. Rye dull: No
nearby, 54; No. western, 5za5S Hay weak No.
timothy, $3.50. Grain frcights quiet; steam, 20
Liverpool per bushel, AID. May: Cork for orders
per quarter, 3s. 7lzd May. 3s. I'D June. Sugar
cheese and butter firm, unchanged. Eggs, 12Izc.
Evening star., 1900-04-26

The last lecture of the season, under the
auspices of the National Geographic So
ciety. will be given tonight, when DR.. H. c.
Frankenfield of the weather bureau lee
lures in the Columbian University on the
Floods of the Mississippi" Dr. Franken-
field has made a special Investigation, and
hence is able to speak with authority on
the subject. He will describe the principal
floods OF the past century and explain
what means are now adopted to protect the
surrounding country from a sudden rise
The lecture will begin at S:15 pm
Evening star., 1900-04-26
Entered of Record.

A certificate of Incorporation of the Fire
Destroying Company of Washington, D. c.,
was today placed on record. The incorpo-
rators are j. NJ. Davis, W. w. Heron and
]. S. Waring.
The International Press News Assocta-
ton today placed on record a certifica te
of increase of capital stock from s., 900 20
$4,000.
bill OF sale was placed on record this
afternoon by which Albert e. Acker sails
his interest in the drug firm of Acker &
Affeck. 1i29 Pennsylvania avenue to Philip
J: Aneck, Jr., the consideration being
s4.537. 30.
Evening star., 1900-04-26
ASKS FOR A SHORTER CREED.
Presbytery at Lima. Ohio. Petitions
the General Assembly.

LIMA, Ohio. April 26-The Lima presby-
terry, at a special meeting, decided unani-
mously to ask the general assembly to
adopt a short comprehensive creed. stating
the belief and the teachings of the Presby-
terian Church. The presbytery embraces
thirty-three churches and is the first in this
synod to take such action.
Evening star., 1900-04-26
STEEL PLANT SHUTS DOWN.

Between 300 and 400 Men Thrown Out
of Employ ment.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, April 2S.-The local
plant of the National Steel Company has
been closed under orders from the general
offices, the reason assigned being to make
extensive repairs. Between 800 and 100
men are thrown out of work Two weeks
is given as the duration of the shutdown.
The local officials deny that the shutdown
is due to the condition of the markets.
Evening star., 1900-04-26

Chicago Union Machinists VIII Take
No Part in 1t.

CHICAt5O, April 70.
The long-talked-of boycott of the Dewey
celebration by organized labor took form
today. The executive committee of district
of the International Association of Ma
chinists issued an edict today declaring the
promoters of the celebration antagonistic
to union labor and ordering members of the
union to take no part in 1t.
Evening star., 1900-04-26

Ex-City Chamberlain of EImira
Charged With Grand Larceny.

EGMIRA, n. y, April 2G.-Frank E.
Bundy, ex-city chamberlain and the de-
feated candidate for mayor on the demo-
cratic ticket in the spring charter election,
has been indicted for grand larceny in the
first degree, and embezzlement and falsi-
flying the city books.
Bundys bail has been increased from
$4,000 to $1,000. 1t is now thought that
the report of the expert accountants ex-
amfning his books will show a shortage OF
about 100000.
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Body Found Floating in River

The body Of a man, as yet unknown, was
found floating in the Eastern branch at 8
o'clock this afternoon. at a point near the
foot Of South Capitol street.
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sick and wounded in the Philippines in all
cases where such removal was considered
Necessary.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1419 F St, members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs La
denburg. Thalmann & Co., New York
Open. High. Low Close
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CABINET MEMBERS IN BOSTON.
They VIII Speak at the Manufacturers
Banquet.

BOSTON. April 26.-The federal express
from Washington, which arrived here this
morning. brought Secretary of the Treas
ury Gage. Secretary of War Root and Sec
retary of the Navy Long, who are to speak
at the manufacturers banquet here to-
night.
Evening star., 1900-04-26

One man was blown alomst to atoms and
six men injured by an explosion of blasting
powder and dynamite at Larimer, Pa.
Tuesday night.
Evening star., 1900-04-26

VIII of BENJAMIN Harris Contested.
Robert Harris, son of the testator, this
afternoon flied a caveat to the will of Ben
jamin Harris, deceased. The usual grounds
are alleged.
Evening star., 1900-04-26

Prof. A. K. Spence, professor of Greek
and French at Fisk University, is dead.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-04
J,,ordinary Announcement

4 a.. Mr.. Broqun suas one of the lucky at
e.ts at one of the greatest sales that eOer
IA .r,cs on the American continent tn SILKS.
ms Goods. Beloav are exact copies of the
.scsments from, the Ne1u York papers of this
gsdrfal great sale:
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-24
PORTUGUESE WOMAN FOUND

Wailuku, Dec 22.-On the 18th inst.
when Louis Won Tempsky and his men
returned from a days outing in the
wilds of Haleakala slopes, they were
told that certain Portuguese lady, the
wife of one of the cowboys on the
ranch, had been killed by frisEy
horse.
Mr.. Won Tempsky and a number OF
his most trusted men set out during
the dark in search of the missing wo-
man, and after a fruitless and weary
search of many hours the party re-
turned.
Last Wednesday morning the wn-
man came back from Honolulu IN
charge OF one her relatives who found
here on board the steamer going to
Honolulu to enjoy life at the metro
polls.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-24
TO AMEND THE TREATY
FURTHER CHANGES ARE
PROPOSED BY SENATE
Prospect That Great Britain Will Not
Accept, but she will be Given the
Opportunity to Reject
Proposals.

Washington. Dec. li.-The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations today
held a special meeting and decided to
recommend further amendments OF the
Hay Pauncefote treaty. The committee
adopted the amendment suggested by
Senator Foraker. which declares that
the y-pouncefote treaty supersedes
the Clayton Bulwer treaty. and also
strikes out OF the -Pauncefo'e
agreement article Ill, which permits
the submission of the Pauncefote
treaty to other powers and invites their
acceptance of II.
The action of the Committee Of For
eign Relations was taken after pro-
longed conference of Senators espe-
cially interested in the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty. The Republican members
announced that they were prepared to
amend the treaty on the lines Of the
Foraker suggestion; that they cod
sidered this amendment comprehensive
enough to meet all demands. and that
they would do no more. The Foraker
amendment was accordingly agreed
to. The Importance OF the treaty relat-
ing to pending legislation was con-
sidered and decision was arrived 1t
to press the agreement to vote II pos
sible. It was also decided that II
would be difficult to get 1t through
without still further amendment, and
the Foraker amendment was suggested
as meeting all objections. The Presi-
dent and Secretary Hay were also con.
suited with reference to the advisable.
ity of further amending the treaty. by
Senators Lodge and Foraker. who call
ed upon them before coming to the
capitol today.
Unless amended beyond any degree
proposed in the Senate by the respec.
tive leaders, and resolved into such
form as to make II absolutely dis
courteous matter to be communicated
the pending Hay-Pauncefote treaty
will be submitted to the British Gov.
eminent by the President. The com
munication will be entirely pro forma
for the administration has not the
slightest idea that the convention will
be adopted by the British Government
If this belief is well founded, then the
document will go into the limbo Of
treaties that failed of ratification, III
position comparing in some degree
; with the Olney-Pauncefote arbitration
treaty.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-24
WATER NOTICE.

In accordance with Section I, Of Chapter
XVI, of the laws of 1886:
All persons holding water privileges or
those paving water rates are hereby notified
that the water rates for the term ending
June 90, 1901, will be due and payable at
the office Of the HONOLULU WATER
WORKS on the Ist day Of January, 1901.
All such rates remaining unpaid for IS
days after they are due will be subject to
an additional ten per cent.
All privileges upon which rates remain
unpaid February IS, 1901, go DAYS after
becoming delinqlent), are liable to suspen-
sion without fur her noti;e.
Rates are payable at tn. office of the
Water Works in the basement Of Capitol
building.
ANDREW BROWN,
Supt. Honolulu Water Works.
Honolulu, Dec. 20, 1000 I7I7-Iot
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-24
Mark Twain Tells
of National Amity

New York. Dec. 13.-Winston Spen-
GER Churchill, NJ. p, war correspondent,
gave his lecture on the South African
war here last evening. He was intro
duced by Mark Twain, who began by
saying that although friend Of his
he did not agree with Mr.. Churchill as
to the righteousness of the South AZ
rican war. He then said that he had
for years preached Anglo-Americen
amity. He had helped the alliance by
impartial compliments. He added:
II have shown how America has
thrown her doors wide open to all
those that suffer and are oppressed
and who can put up $50 admission-ex-
cept the Chinese. We draw the line
there.
"And how unselfishly England has
wrought for the open door for all In
China and how openly and how piously
America has. stood for that open door
in all cases where 1t was not her own.
And how generous England has been
and America has been in not urging
China to pay fancy rates for extinguish
ed missionaries, like Germany does,
but is willing to take produce for them
tea and firecrackers and other things
why, Germany has made things so
expensive that China cannot afford
German missionaries any more, but has
got to wait until she is better fixed
financially. And how simply and sor-
rowfully and shamefacedly England
and America stood at Port Arthur
weeping while France and Germany
helped hold Japan and Russia robbed
her" D. .i'
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-24
Regulations Regarding the Interment Of
the Dead 10 the District OF Honolulu.

Whereas, that there having been no
place prepared for the burial Of the dead as
required by law at the expiration Of the
period set, October Ist, 1900, and an extern
sion Of time having been granted for such
special burial permit until cemeteries as
prescribed by law should be available, and
now that such feasible arrangements are
an accomplished fact, therefore,
Resolved, that no permit for interments
shall be granted within the city limits
except to those already possessing burial
plots.
This regulation shall 90 into effect from
and after the Ist day of January. A. D.,
1901.
c. B. WOOD.
President Board Of Health.
Honolulu, Nov. 7, 1900. I6o2-6w