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Evening star., 1900-05-10
Baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE: II M May 1O-Flour steady: western su-
per, S22oaS325; do extra, s.. 4aaSa.Ss: do fam
lily, 3d. lSaSa5o: winter wheat patent 50 s0as3 *
spring do, 50 IaaSi; spring wheat straight So asa
Wheat dull and lower; spot and May, 71Ia7IH:
July July n7saIlT; ,n steamer No red, 65a.a6s; re-
67a73: do. grade, 8sa72 Corn very dull: srot
and and May, 42'sa4S; June. 4sA asked July, 43ssa
43ss steamer mixed. 4l5sa42; receipts "a 2D5 busb
els; exports 1O2 s57 bushels southern white and
yellow yeiL corn; 44a4S Oats firm; No. white, 30a
5o12i No mixed, 27Aa2SA. Rye dull: No 2
nearby. 81 nominal; No. western, 81 nominsi.
Hay steady; No. 1 timothy, S1z. Grain freights
quiet, unchanged Sugar, cheese, butter and eggs
Evening star., 1900-05-10
Washington stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call, IL O'Clock m-Frremen's In
s at s 80 @ at s g at ss pFa1Sf Feope 81 fns 4s
INSURANCE. 40 al 9S Capital Traction scrip. $40 at
ies capital traction 10 p at ioss e 3 at AID ias Is
at 1Ss nSs @ 10 at ios' 20 at lG3A % at IoSa' 100
at lo3>s. MergenthaIer Linotype, 10 at IsOi 10
az 1901; 10 at lse. 10 ST 1904. 10 at 1eox 10 at
100. 10 at 1905. American Graphophone preferred
81 at LISI4. After call Citizens National Bank
Is at 1eo. Capital Traction, 20 at Iosa.. Potomac
l2!2, SO at I2la. Mergenthaier Linotype 10 at lso
at l9o 10 at 1895. 10 at 1885, 10 at 1sgs..
oorrection-1o Meryenthaler reported after caII-
yesterday at 1913. should have been 1909
I2o bid.
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Oapltal Traction Is, 1864
122 asked Metropolitan Railroad cert indeht, A,
40 bid Metropolitan Railroad cert indebt., b. I'D
ooumba Rard ID mort g. los pa bid if2 asked asked
Washington Gas series 4, 6s- IL bid. 10 asked.
u S. Electric Light cert. indebt 6s 105 bid IiO
asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone IS, lo4
los bid. 1o6 asked. American Security and Trust
Is, 100 bid. Washington Market 1st es, ITO hid.
Market extn. Is, lilo BID. Masonic Hail Associa-
tion 5s, los bid American Graphophone deb. IS.
National Bank stocks.-Bank Of Washington, ass
Sd bd 400 asked & MstrSEosaa e2' bid -, centss 200
lso l bid bid ct1ens ieo =, BID s3S asked & Columbia
liz DS lso asked Is BID Bsst US as Eed
Lincoln. 1i5 bid. Us asked. ''''-'
Safe Deposit and Trust tompanfes.-NatiOnal Safe
Deposit and Trust, 1872 bid. 135 asked. Washington
Loan and Trust, 156 bid American Security and
Trust; 1873 bid. Washington Safe Deposit. 70 bid,
50 asked
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's 30 hid Franklin,
40 bid Metropolitan, so bid Corcoran 90 oid
Potomac. 7s bid; Arlington, Il4o bid; German,
asked Columbia, 125s bid. Riggs, bid sIs ask
ed: Peoples, o. bid, 6. asked. Commercial, 4
bid, IA asked. Colonial, Ito bid.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title So bid,
s. asked. Columbia Title, AZ bid, asked. Wash
ington Title, 31a bid. District Title, 3la bid.
asked.
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction, 1885 bid, 103a
asked. Capital Traction scrip. Ioa bid. lo7 asked
City and Suburban. % bid, 80 asked Georgetown
and Teneytown, Is bid.
Gas Stocks.-Washington Gas 81 bid, 54Is asked
Georgetown Gas, 55 bid
Telephone Stocks--Chesa peake and Potomac, 6lL
bid. 65 asked. Pennsylvania 81 bid.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Linotype, 100
bid, 1905 asked. Laaston Mo3otype. 12S bid, 12%
asked. American Graphophone, u bid. 12l asked
American Grapbophone preferred, x12s. bid 1917
asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. 10 bid, y asked.
ton Steamboat, 155 bid, 40 asked.
x Ex. dividend.
Evening star., 1900-05-10
NATIONAL CONVENTION, A. O. H,
Today Devoted to Hearing the Re
ports of Com mfttees

BOSTON. May 10-The national conven-
ton OF the Ancient Order of Hibernians
was resumed today In Fanueil Hail. The
session was devoted to the reports of COM
mittees on military affairs. foreign rela-
tons. ritual and resolutions. Many of the
reports brought out spirited discussions
but finally the reports were adopted The
convention adjourned at noon to participate
in an excursion down the harbor as guests
of the city.
At this evenings session a time will be SET
for the election of officers and the consid-
Grafton of claims of the various cities
which are anxious to have the next conven-
ton
Evening star., 1900-05-10
PLAN FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Pilgrimage to Begin June IT Under
Auspices of Alliance.

TOLEDO, Ohio, May 1O.-Arrangements
have been completed for the international
Sunday school work pilgrimage that is to
continue two months and embrace eleven
western states and British Columbia in its
scope. The International Sunday School
Alliance will be represented by Marion
Lawrence of Toledo. who is secretary OF
the International Sunday School conyen-
tion; Prof. E. o. Excel of Chicago. the
Rev. Alexander Henry of Philadelphia. the
Rev. E. 8. Lewis of Columbus and Robert
E. Bonsall of Cincinnati
The purpose is to strengthen and review
Sunday school work, especially through
state organizations. and to help and en-
courage Sunday school workers in the
northwest. The party will start the last of
this month and up to June II will visit
points in North and South Dakota Minne-
sofa, Montana, Washington, Oregon Colo
RADIO and British Columbia
Evening star., 1900-05-10
THE HOUSE.

Before the consideration of the Pearson
Crawford contested election case was re-
sumed today the House adopted the follow
ing resolution reported by the foreign af-
fairs committee in lieu of a resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Kahn CCaI):
Resolved. That the Secretary of the
Treasury be requested to furnish the House,
If not Incompatible with the public inter
ests, all the Information in possession of
the treasury in relation TO the immigration
of japanese laborers during the last two
years: what the probabilities are as to such
immigration for the ensuing year, what
methods have been taken to enforce the
laws excluding contract iabOrers by the re-
turn OF Japanese laborers and the punish
fnent Of those unlawfully making contracts
for Japanese iaborers'
The debate on the election contest was
then resumed, and Mr. Pearson the CON
testant. was given fifty minutes in which
to address the House in his own behalf.
Mr. Pearson had a large chart erected IN
the area in front of the Speakers chair.
which. he claimed illustrated the mann r
In which the black vote in his district lad
teen suppressed
Mr.. Crawford's Case.
Mr Pearson was followed by Mr. Craw-
1erd, the sitting member who defended his
right TO the seat in an hours speech Mr.
Crawford declared that 2eo,ooe persons in
lhe nlntn North Carolina dist rfct were o,,
trial today. They had a right to saw who
should represent them in the House. Prior
10 this election Mr.. Crawford said no man
had ever charged fraud in the ninth con-
gressicnal district Of North Carolina But
Mr. Pearson. he said, seldom knew defeat
He charged that Mr.. Pearson had so Trim
med his political sails that he had rot los,
vote In a national election since 1880
when he voted for Hancock. He voted for
cleveland twice, said Mr.. Crawford land
supported me against Senator Pritchard
WREN | defeated him in 1892"
hlie referring to Governor Russelrs at.
tack upon Mr. Pearson. Mr.. Grosyenor of
Ohlo interrupted TO ask if the Democrats of
North Carolina had not threatened 10 inn
peach Governor Russell
Ihat is an assault upon the Roysrpor n,
my stat. which l resent replied Mr
Crawford. t'ii-
The logic OF what I desire to knou, -
this, continued Mr.. Grosvenor n.u,as -,
Governor Russelrs attack on MIR Paa 80, sOs
made during the adjournment of the Iat,iH-
lature TO conctliate the democratsP''
Il object. retorted Mr. Crawford .ato
my time" e" III
In concluding, Mr. Crawford said address
ing the republican side. II shall await yony.
verdict, conscious that you can do me M
hold" s'''A
Mr. Linney for the Contestant.
Mr. Linney CN.C) concluded the debere
with speech in favor of the claims Of the
contestant
Later Mr. Linney produced some figures
to show that it was the black districts
which returned democrats to Congress- not
republicans.
Evening star., 1900-05-10

Thomas H. Herndon and Pomfrett l..
Herndon partners under the firm name Of
Ihe Herndon Hardware Company, having
their principal place Of business at Bir-
mingham, Ala, this afternoon, in the Dis
trct branch of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, filed petition in
voluntary bankruptcy. Their Joint SUM
mary of debt is stated to be So, 76311. while
the Individual summary of debt of Thomas
II. Herndon is given SS15 30. and that
Of Pomfrett L. Herndon as s4,G4O10
Evening star., 1900-05-10
Strength of the League.
CHANGES AT GOVERNORS ISLAND,
Gen. Merritt Leaves and Gen. Brooke
Takes Charge.

NEW YORK. May 1O-Maj Gen. Wesley
S. Merritt left Governors Island today on a
leave of absence to make a trip.t to Europe
He sailed on the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse. with Mrs. Merritt and a party of
friends, on a tour that will consume most
of the summer. Gen. Merritt virtually
severed his connection with the depart
ment of the east. and. in fact, the regular
army, when he left Governors Island to-
day, although the date of his retirement.
by reason of the age limit, will not be
reached until June 49, His aid. Lieut.. T.
Bentley Mott, sails on May % to assume
the duties of military attache to the
United States embassy at Paris
Maj. Gen. John r. Brooke, who has been
assigned to the department, to succeed
Gen. Merritt as the commander of the de-
partment Of the east. will take charge to-
morrow
Evening star., 1900-05-10
DIVERSION OF THE WATERS.
Great Britain May BE Invited to Partf
cipate in a Commission.

today acted favorably on the joint resolu-
ton authorizing the President to invite
Great Britain to join in the formation of an
international commission, four from each
government. to consider the diversion of
waters along the boundary of the United
States and Canada. The inquiry is designed
particularly to ascertain the effect on the
level of the great lakes caused by improve
ments at the Welland canal, Sault Ste. Ma
rie canal and the Chicago drainage canal.
The inquiry covers the entire lake region
including all the waters Of the lakes and
rivers whose waters flow by the river St.
Lawrence to the Atlantic ocean.
The joint resolution has already passed
the Senate.
Evening star., 1900-05-10
New Yacht Club Iucorporated

Articles Of Incorporation of the Capital
Yacht Club were this afternoon placed on
record. The incorporators are Thomas M.
Exley, Ernest C. Ruebsam, George H
Bright, Edwin 8. Exley, Arthur C. Rauter-
berg. Emory A. Bryant. Leonard Huntress
Dyer, Charles c. Wilkinson. W. Ashby
Frankland. Otto E. Braitmayer, H Joseph
Doyle, Charles w. Parker Charles A Prem
tiss, John Oliver Moque, John A. Colds
borough. P. c. Deardoff, William c. Bailey,
John E. Taylor, Daniel H. Fowler and
William J. kettler ir
Evening star., 1900-05-10
Indicted by the Grand Jury.

The grand jury this afternoon reported
indictments as follows:
]. Harry Ward. false pretenses; James
w. Redmiles, carnal knowledge; Robert
Henderson. assault to kill: Davis R. Twy-
nam, larceny; Harry E. Morton, alias AL
bert Wagner. larceny; John warpole, alias
Noah F. Quigley, larceny; Lena Lawson
larceny; Eli Tolson, housebreaking; Rob-
ert Henderson, housebreaking; William
Snowden, Henry Henson and James Pat
ton, housebreaking; William Harris, house
breaking and larceny
Evening star., 1900-05-10
wOLCOTT FOR CHAIRMAN.
The Colorado Republican Conyentio,
Meets In Denver Today,

DENVER, Col, May 1O.-The republican
state convention met at the Broadway
Theater at III o'clock. Nearly all of the
counties were represented. State Chairman
A. d. Seaman called the convention to or
der and presented United States Senator
Wolcott for temporary chairman. Mr. Vol
colt was enthusiastically received. He snoka
a. some length upon the political situation
in the state and nation, highly eulogizjn.-
President Mckinley and indorsing every act
of the administration.
Evening star., 1900-05-10
Personal Mention.

Mr. Charles J. Hopkins has been appoint
ed to special duty In the Paris office of the
Columbia Phonograph Company Mr. Hon.
kins Is from Washington, but for some t;ra
he was assistant manager of the Columbia
Phonograph Company's Office in Baltimore
and Tor year past he has been in charge
OF that companys Office in st. Louis
Evening star., 1900-05-10
Secretary Henry White Here.

Mr.. Henry White, secretary of the
United States embassy at London is in
Washington, and called upon Secretary
Hay at the State Department yesterday 20
pay his respects.
Evening star., 1900-05-10
The President at For, u,.,

Instead of taking their usual ride around
the city this afternoon, President and Mrs.
Mckinley went to Fort Myer to witness an
inspection and drill They left the White
House about $50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1900-05-10
Maryland Postmasters,

The following fourth-class postmasters
were appointed yesterday in Maryland:
lakewood John Whelan; Pilot, w. L. Gross:
Barkley, N. A Smith
Evening star., 1900-05-10
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York stock Market

FURNISHED by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
ana brokers'. 1919 F St, members New York
STOCK exchange, correspondents Messrs La
denburg. Thalmann & Co. New York
,o Open. High. Low. Close
Evening star., 1900-05-10

The battle ship Massachusetts, has ar
rived at League Island navy yard, where
she will be placed out Of commission and
her officers and crew assigned to other
ships.
Evening star., 1900-05-10
BAKER REPLIES TO FORAKER.
Controversy Over Defeat of Clarke
Local option Bill.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, May 1O.-Rev. P. A.
Baker, president of the State Anti-Saloen
League, made public today his reply to
Senator Foraker in the controversy over
the defeat of the Clarke local option bill
He says in reference to Senator Foraker's
statement that he merely gave his opinion
against the bill that Senator Foraker called
up States Senators Harding and Middleton
by long distance phone the night before
the vote was taken and discussed the meas
ure with them. He calls MIR. Foraker's 3
attention to the fact that twenty-one towns.
recently added to Cincinnati without their
consent, most of them having been local
option towns, would now have Geo. B. Cox
government. with a saloon on every corner
and no redress against it in law.
Rev. Baker says ironically that of course
all these people Will be proud of the sena-
tor. who declares he Is glad he had hand
in 1t. He also says that in the seventy
second general assembly Senator Foraker
shook mis- fist in the face of the chairman n
of the temperance committee. and said the
Harris local option bill should not pass
The epithet of blackmailer, which Senator
Foraker applied to him, is. he says, suffi-
ciently modified to keep him out of the
clutches of the law.
Strength of the League.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CLEVELAND, Ohio. May 1o-The An
ti-Saloon League Of this state has de-
cided to make war on Senator Foraker's
reelection. The league has 1t in for both
Hanna, Foraker and the administration all
of whom are held Jointly responsible for the
defeat of local option in this state. The
strength of the Anti-Saloon League in Ohio
politics was shown in the recent guberna-
torlal election, when Judge John A. Cald-
well of Cincinnati ran 5000 behind Judge
George X. Nash for governor War will
be made on Foraker first because he comes
up first for reelection
Evening star., 1900-05-10
NO NEWS FROM ACCRA.

Colonial Office 8Has No Conformation
Of oRepnfted Surrender.
LONDONs MaydO.-The colonial office has
no information confirming the rumor cur
rent in Accra yesterday that Kumassi had
fallen. .,so ;,
Evening star., 1900-05-10

A dispatch from Accra, Gold Coast, dated
May g. says: -
A rur1or is current here that Kumassi has
fallen. and it Is believed that the Akims.
Kwahus and Knoranzas are secretly ioinIne
the insurgents. e
The wires are down to Prahsu.
A dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica. yes
terday says:
The military authorities here today re-
ceived cable dispatch from the British war
office ordering all the available officers of
the West India Regiment to proceed imme-
diately by the shortest route to Cape Coast
Castle. to join the expedition against the
AShantiS
Evening star., 1900-05-10
Mr. I
ley for the Conte.tant

Mr. Linney CN.C) concluded the deba1e
with speech in favor of the claims of the
contestant.
Later Mr.. Linney produced some figures
10 show that it was the black districts
republicans.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-13
Al eysp<, old stoxv n~..,,,, :.

This Is the latest, and possibly the
best, story NSsch Sir Thomas Liptob =
telling upon himself. Recently sA
says, Il stepped into smoking cam
partment OF o Caledonian train. an0
was followed shortly by al. elderly lady
who carried a small and obtrusive dog.
This is a smoking compartment,
madam l said
1t is not tho old lady answered,
with asperity.
beg your pardon, / persisted
pointing to the legend on the window.
it is.
1 don't care, she retorted. AT amy
rate, never allow any one to smoke in
my presence
BY and by produced a favorite pipe
and began to smoke A moment later
the woman snatched the pipe from re
and flung it far out of the carriege.
Thereupon lifted the pet dog and
hurled him after the pipe. 1shs lady.
raved until the next station was reacli-
ed, when she had me srrestedl The ar
gument babe fair to last tcr several
hours, when the difficulsy was solved
by the arrival of the little dog carrying
the pipe in his mouth Rhiladelphia,
Record
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-13
Title Turned Down

"Ah, Count, is it you?" said the mill
ionaire, as he rose and extended his
hand. Il hope | see you well?"
You behold me in re grande health.
Let us now to business. / loaf your
daughter"
Yes; you love my Kathalene."
and l would marry her.
81 expect you would. HUGH much
rhino have you got, Count?"
"Rhino! Re rhinoT'
Money, greenbaeks, cash How
much can you settle on my Laug ater?"
But THAT is mercenaire. l do not
speak of money wiz my loaf. l loaf her
all my life, but l settle no money!
"Then we may consider you out of it
and my coachman in. He can settle
$1,000 on the girl and will continue to
drive for me at half wages. 'Scuse me,
Count but this is my busy day"
sThen my title and my loaf was
seorned|
you've hit 1t"
"And a coaehman-"
knocks down the persimmon and
gets the prize Ia. IA! Boy will show
You out, and the electric car in the next
street viii do for you with neatness and
dispatch. Washington Post
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-13
Chinese Language Is Logical.

Every word in the Chinese language
has logical reason for It's existence
and peculiar formation, and each word
consists of either one individual char
acter or number of them combined in
order to make a complete word. Take
the word field, a square divided into
sections or lots. When the word man is
written by the word field the eombina-
ton makes the word farmer, indicating
the avocation of man who is assoc
ated with fields and agriculture. Still
more suggestive is the Chinese word
for truth. sincerity, faithfulness, hon
esty. 1t is formed by the combination
of man and word. thus expressing
that that one form of honesty consists
in a man standing by his word. The
word for box is indicated by square
having four sides Of equal length, while
a prisoner is literally man in box,
a fact which is often grewsomely Illus
trated in China when criminal is SEN
fenced TO death, and is carried TO the
place of execution in square box
Ladies Home journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-13
TRAINED WILD ANIMALS
The Constant Peril to Which TheiI
Trainers Are Exaosed.


Trainers Are Exposed.
There is never a time in the life Of an
animal trainer when he Is absolutely
safe, bUt these men learn to forget
their danger, for it becomes as much
part Of their daily lives as eating or
sleeping Take the case of an elephant
man, for instance. One swing of that
huge trunk, one thrust of the big tusk,
or one misstep of the ponderous foot
would send him TO his death. There is
always within reach the power TO Kill
him, and often the desire, but he keeps
his elephants afraid of him all the
time. and they dare not do what they
might like.
The veteran elephant trainer who. has
benin charge Of the herds of BaTnum
& Bailey's circus for many years, is
said to have. accumulated enough Of
this worlds goods to be accounted. a
comparatively rich. man. Yet the love.
of his work keeps him at it year after
year, taking, his life in his hands, per-
haps a dozen times a day without the.
slightest hesitation. His usefulness~in
this work would end the day he showed
any fear of his charges, and vet he is,
no Drawer than you or | when other
animals are in question.
Perhaps the most interesting trained
performers. because of the apparent,
danger that surrounds them. are the
lions, tigers and 1eopards. one trainer
used to go in6o stesl.barred cage with
lions, tigers, and leokards. and make
them form pyramids. He would lie.
down on them, and take all kinds of
liberties with the dangerous creatures.
But there were invariably half a dozen
other keepers near the cage with raw
hide whips, hot, irons, and pistols close
at hand in case of trouble Even then,
there We're several instances-of the'ani-
mails turning on him, and in one case
that of the big lion Wallace the show
man had his arm badly injured before
he could be rescued
The secret of handling all beasts of
the cat species, so the animal trainers
say, is to keep them constantly afraid
of you. The instant they get over their
fear they will attack any one who
crosses their path. They. are all treaeh-
erous, too. and often gather courage
for an attack when the masters eyes.
are turned away from them, although
they world not dare to revolt If. he
faced them. The tigers are the worst
of the whole lot, too One never knows
wien they win get over their fear and
spring at the keeper from behind.
HarperS Round Table.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-13
Give Your Glasses q Bath.


Half of the people who wear glasses
and complain that their sight is grad
TALLY diminishing owe the idea to dirty
glasses" remarks an optician. 'Spec-
tacles and eyeglasses are as much ben
e4ited by bath now and then as people
are. 1t is strange how many people
there are who think that by wiping
their glasses now and then they keep
them clean. The fact is they want a
bath just as frequently as does a hui
man being. You see, it is this way:
The face, and especially the eyes, all
the time give off fine vapor. This
clings to the glasses and the dust col.
lects on them. As soon as they become
clean-that is, apparently oleani-the
wearer is satisfied.
80 the process goes on. But, while
wiping the glasses cleanses them, and.iS
necessary. bath is also required. Ey-
cry time the glasses are wiped a fine
film of dirt is left on them and this
gradually accumulates, and no wiping
will clean it off. In time this coating
gets quite thick enough to blur the Wis
ion, even though at a glance the glasses
may appear clean. When this occurs
the sight is diminished aud they come
to me or some other optioian. What
they ought to have done was, to give the
glasses a bath in warm water, we'll
scrubbing them with a small tooth
brush and soap and afterward wipe
them. This should first be done with
chamois leather and then with tissue
paper to polish them"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-11-13
Hard and Son water.

All cooks do not understand the diff
ferens elects produced by hard and
soft water in cooking meat and yegeta-
bles. Peas and beans cooked in hard
water containing lime and gypsum will
not boil tender, because these sub
stances harden vegetable caseine. Many
vegetables. as onions. boil nearly taste
less in soft water, because all the flavor
is boiled out The addition OF salt often
checks this. as in the case Of onions,
causing the vegetables 10 retain the Pc
culiar fiavoring principles. besides such
nutritious matter as might be lost in
soft water.