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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24
TROUBLE ON THE TEXAS.

Secretary Long States That There
Was Nothing Approaching Mutiny.
The judge a6yocate, general of the navy
has received the records of the court-mar-
tial which tried elefen Of the sailors Of
the Texas on charges of Striking person
in the navy and "eohduct to the prejudice
of good order. and discipline" Three of
the men were acquitted and the remainder
were convicted.I Those acquitted were Jas.
Fancy, coxswain; JOAN. Ronayne, ordinary
seaman. and william Mccullough, appren-
tice. The men convicted were F. L. McIn-
tire and Charles F. Burke. landsmen; Mich
ael Byrnes aid Jos.1 Murphy, appren-
tices; Homer e. Lloyd and Alfred Schaefer,
seamen and Thomas Cronin and William
H. O'Neail, coal passers.
They were sentenced to Imprisonment for
terms ranging from SIX to eighteen months.
The Navy Department designated the naval
prison at Boston as the place Of confine-
ment.
Secretary Long and the judge advocate
general Join In the statement that there
was nothing approaching mutiny aboard
the Texas. Nor was any one fatally in
tured on the ship. The affair grew out Of
the effort of the master-at-arms to arrest
a drunken sailor at Grassy bay, Bermuda
several weeks ago. The men convicted en-.
deayored to free the prisoner from the
master-at-arms and a marine sergeant and
in the scuffie the former was cut about the
head Captain Gibson had the men placed
under arrest but there was no opportunity
to try, as required by the regulations. owing
As soon as the ship arrived at Norfolk
however, Admiral FarQuhar, upon the cap
tain's report, ordered a court-martial with
the result above noted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24
GOLD STANDARD IN INDIA.
Interesting Facts Disclosed in Consul
General Patterson's Report.

Interesting Facts Disclosed in Consul
General Patterson's Report.
GAS the question Of the free coinage of
silver Is still under discussion In the United
States" says Consul General Patterson, at
Calcutta, in a recent report to the State
Department, sit will be interesting to know
the course that has been taken by the gov
eminent of India in the past on this ques-
tion.'
In 1893. the consul states, the minis Of
India, that had been previously open to the
free coinage of silver, were closed. except
to such coinage as was required by the gov
eminent to supply the currency for the
business Of the country. Since that time
the exchange value of the rupee has fluc
tuated greatly, although its value has been
practically fixed at Is. 4d go cents)
Statistics show that the closing of the
mints and the consequent enhancement of
the value Of the rupee have not retarded
the export trade of India as was predicted
by those who opposed the gold standard
policy. A measure passed on the 18th of
September last made gold legal tender in
India. 1t was commended that in making
the sovereign legal tender gold would be
boarded and fail to reach the government
depositories, but the result has been d.
rectly opposite, and the latter have been
nearly swamped with it.
BY the action Of the government India,
now having a gold standard, will soon be-
come gold currency country. The fact Of
her having been such vast reservoir for
silver, and Of her now being declared out of
the list of silver standard countries must
says Consul General Patterson, have an
important influence in deciding the fiscal
policy of other countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24
Army Orders.

| Major John T. French. jr., quartermaster.
| United States volunteers. now in this city.
| has been ordered to Portland, Me- to as
| sumo charge of the construction of public
| buildings at the army post in that city.
Assistant Surgeon H. l. Harris. at Wal
ker, Mimi, has been ordered to Fort Smell
ing. MINI.
| An army retiring board has been ap-
pointed by the Secretary of War to meet
| at Manila, Philippine Islands for the ex-
animation of such officers as may be or
| dered before it by General Macarthur.
| Brigadier General Robert H. Hall, United
States volunteers, is president, and Captain
| J. A Irons, 10th Infantry. is recorder of the
| board.
Major B. D. Slaughter. additional pay
| master. United States volunteers, has been
| ordered to St. Louis, Mo-, relieving Major
| ]. D. Houston. additional paymaster,
| United States volunteers, who is ordered to
Dorchester Mass.
The following named officers have been
| ordered to examination for promotion: Cap
ta!ns r. d. Potts. Sd Artillery; Constantine
Chase. 4th Artillery; Frank Thorp. 9th
Artillery; w. P. Van Ness. 1st Artillery;
H. W. Hubbell, list Artillery: w. F.
Stewart, 4th Artillery, and Peter Leary. jr..
| 4th Artillery; First Lieutenants H. C.Clark,
| 25th Infantry; G. w. S. Stevens. 9th Artil
lery; H. C. Schumm. I'd Artillery; J. L.
Hayden and ]. T. Martin, LIST Artillery; r.
P. Davis, I'd Artillery: Writ Robinson, G.
| F. Landers, A. NJ. Hunter. E. NJ. Blake and
W. E. Ellis. 4th Artillery; G. w. Gatchell,
and o. I. Straub. 5th Artillery; E. T. VIII
son, Sd Artillery; L. G. Berry, 18th Artillery;
Second Lieutenants H. w. Butner, William
Forse. Sd Artillery; W. $. Eolkmar. J: G.
Johnson, J. B. Mitchell. 4th Artillery; w. e.
Cole, A G. Jenkins, R. E. Wyllie. W. F.
| Stewart. jr.; H. T. Patten, F. w Pnisterer.
| R. H. c. Kelton. LIST Artillery; L. c. Brown
| and Malcolm Young. I'd Artillery: N. q.
| Spinks. E. H. Martin. J. B. Douglas. Har-
rison Hall and ]. r. Proctor. Jr.. 9TH Artil-
| lery: Henry L. Newbold. H. L. Steele and
P. C. Hains jr.. ID Artillery.
Capt. George o. Squier. Volunteer Signal
| Corps. has been relieved from duty in the
chief signal office in this city and ordered
| to Governors Island. N. Y.
| Capt. E. NJ Weaver. jr., list Artillery. will
proceed to Wilets Point, New York, about
| the 1st of June for the purpose Of examin-
ing the submarine mine plant and material
| at that post.
| Acting Assistant Surgeon ]. H. Holloway.
at the general hospital, San Francisco has
! been ordered to Seattle. Wash, for duty on
| the transport Rosecrans. to relieve Assist
| ant Surgeon R. E. Caldwell who is ordered
| to San Francisco for assignment to duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24
Washington stock Exchange.

Sales-regular .al - o'clock m.-U. 8. g. regis
CITY and sahurban Railroad. 2s at go loo at 81
Washington Gas Is at 53ls, g at o3s. 30 at So 25
ISL IS at is5s. at 1ssas Is at i, at
1888. at 1856, 10 at ISL, 80 at 1879 Lanston
IS American Graphophone 10 at liz.
District of Columbia Bonds.-3.65s, 1924, funding
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Capital Traction As. 1865
bid; 1o61s asked Metropolitan Railroad 5s lao bill
seH cert nd b.
bid. 100 asked Columbia Railroad Gs. 123 bid. Co
% Sn Ra as : 90 mort 11 s wasbs s
Gas series B. Gs. ITO bid. u S. Electric Light deb.
e m % s a95 3 los o. s
and Potomac Telephone IS. 1O4 bid Chesapeake and
Potomac Tsspa9ne con S. l bid a. lo ask
too Market LIST Is, LIP bid. Washington Market
g. LIP bid ar ,s si1 s.
ed American Graphophone deb S. 100 bid: ..-
National Bank 90 Of ,ig sSs
bid. Farmers and Mechanics 2lo bid Second. 100
sd 5 49, S %est End ls2 BIZ bid c1 Yia
asked. Traders. 125 bid, 1876 asked. Lincoln. 11s
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.-National Safe
Deposit and Trust 1Ss s bi ia '$th asked Washing.
ton Liam and st iss pa Wss ssE Amsran
Insurance stosks..,;Firemen's. 81 bid; Franklin.
g BID. Potomac. q b, bid. Arlington las asked.
s a.ssa sq = PA Sd sss y "a
bid. 81 asked. Peoples. 6a BID asked. Com.
asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title. soh
bid, IS asked. Columbia Title, ~ bid. asked
Washington Title, 81 bid. 4h asked. District IT,
Raiiroad Sociological Traction, 1929 bid. 1Oess
asked Capital Traction scrip, 106 bid, 1864 asked.
City and Suburban. 81 bid.
Georgetown Gas, 81 bid.
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac, 81
bid. "a asked.
Miscellaneous neutrality-suspicious. Linotype. 1855
hid 1S5ss asked. Lanston MonOtype, 12K bid, 13M
asked. American Graphophone. 11H bid. IL asked.
American Graphophcne preferred. y bid 10 asked.
incton Market, IL bid Norfolk and Washington
Sfeamboat $50 bid, It's asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24
LUTHER LEAGUE CONFERENCE.
Closing Day of the Meeting Devoted
to Literary Subjects.


CINCINNATI Ohio. May 24-On the
closing day of the fourth national confer
ence of the Luther League the exercises
on the program. to have been conducted by
C. Olsen of Chicago. were abandoned, and
the league met early for the regular As
cenSion day services of the Lutheran
Church, conducted by Rev. c. F. Steck of
Springfield. Ohio, and c. 3. Dessert of
Lima. Ohio.
Afterward Dr. S. S. Waltz of Louisville,
fraternal delegate from the general Luth-
eran Synod. presented the greetings of
the oldest Lutheran body in America to
which President E. F. Ebert of New York
responded for the Luther League of
America
A symposium on league topics and courses
OF reading was given by l. S. Runyon of
New York. Rev. Charles L. Fry, the lit
erary secretary. and others. Addresses
were delivered on church expansion abroad
by Rev L. B. Wolfe of Guntur. India. and
on church expansion at home by Rev. J.
Z. kunZman of Pittsburg
Inc election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President. W. c. Stoever. Philadel-
phia; treasurer Adolph C. Close, Cleveland;
assistant general secretary, c. G. Grauer,
Buffalo: statistical secretary, c. K Hun
ton. Columbus. Ohio: literary secretary,
Charles l.. Fry, Lancaster, Pa; assistant
literary secretary. George H. Schnur Chilli
Go,he, Chio' executive committee. +. F.
Filert. New York: ]. A. NJ. Zeigler, Gin
cinnati: NJ. c. Olson, Chicago; Cornelius
Eckhardt, Washington, d. c.; l.. L. Smith.
Strausburg, Va; John F. Dinkey, Roches-
ter. n. Y; S. G. Weskotten Brooklyn;
Charles Steele, Sunbury, Pa; Luther NJ
kuhns, Omaha, and F. A. Hartranft, Phila-
delphia.
After deciding to make the general sec
retaryship a salaried Office, the executive
committee was authorized TO fill that place
E. F. Filert, who has been president for
five years. ever since the Luther League
was founded, declined reelection
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24
MGR EASE OF WAGES
ASKED FOR WOMEN LABORERS IN
THE DEPARTMENTS.
Charge That an Ex-COnErcssman II
Lobbying for the Purpose
for Pay.

The House committee on labor today
took up for consideration the bill to in
crease the rate of wage for unSkilled labor
on government work to 81 day.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith appeared before the
committee in behalf of the women who
work in the bureau of engraving and print
ing plate printers assistants. She said
they receive only S1.25 a day for perform
ing work which is very arduous and re-
sponsible. She demanded that the rate be
increased to 81 day.
Working Over Eight Hours.
She said the women in the bureau Of en-
craving and printing were being worked
more than eight hours day. She propos-
ed to visit the district attorney and see If
the authorities cannot be indicted for vio-
lation of the eight-hour labor law.
Chairman Gardner of the committee said
that the pending bill would not affect the
classes Of women she represented. and it
would be necessary to draw another bill
1t was agreed that the committee should
meet next Thursday to further consider the
subject.
During the meeting today Mrs. Smith
read copy of a letter which she had writ
ten to Speaker Henderson. demanding that
a well-known ex-representative from a New
York city district should be debarred from
the privileges of the floor Of the House of
Representatives because he was lobbying
for pending legislation.
Charged With Lobbying.
Mrs. Smith said this ex-representative
had engaged to lobby for bill to Increase
the wages of the women of the government
printing Office. He was to receive 5000,
and had already been paid $500 She had
demanded the return of the $500 to the wo-
men who had paid 1t, because she had been
told by the public printer that there was
no increase of wages this year.
A member of the committee said that II
she could furnish evidence of what she had
charged he would demand the withdrawal
of the ex-representative the first time he
appeared on the floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24
DISCUSS THE MEAT BILL
CHICAGO PACKERS DIVIDED IN
THEIR VIEWS.
Some Say 1t Will BE Great Blow to
the Packing In
dustry.

CHICAGO. May A.-The passage of the
German meat bill by the buneesrath, which
now seems assured. since it has passed the
reichstag, is viewed variously by the Chi
cago packers.
Most of the packers have little hope of
any action favoring American meat until
Germany has tried the law for some time
Prices will advance soon as the law
goes into effect" said one packer. THE
stopping of imports can cause nothing but
an advance, for Germany cannot supply its
home markets. The poorer classes, of
course. will be unable to pay the increased
figure. The rich man will care nothing
about the prices. He will be able to pay
them When the German people understand
what the bill has done there will be a new
one. but political conditions are such that
there is no hope of US getting anything.
Il have not heard of packers asking for
any retaliatory legislation. For my part.
believe that the thing will settle itself, 1t
being so absurd a one that its operation
will convince the German people of their
mistake in cutting off their meat supply TO
please few agricultural districts"
Morris Eppstein of the German-American
Provision Company said:
The passage of this bill Is an outrage
against the American packer. American
goods are absolutely pure and wholesome
and should be permitted to enter the Ger
man market.
Il know the laboring people OF Germany
want our products. l hope to see the bill
killed by the bundesrath.''
Edward Tilden of Libby. Mcneil & Lib
by said:
Unless the bundesrath fails to approve
the bill the American packer will have
to find another market for 6O.000,OOO pounds
of sausage and canned meats. 1t will be
severe loss to many packers"
Robert MAR of the Thomas J. Upton
Company said:
1.-The bill is a severe blow to the Chicago
packers"
Germany has been a good customer of
ours in the way of lard and canned meats,
but has recently been a small buyer of
hams and side meats said Michael Cud-
ANY. I'm fact, England is and has been
our best customer. and her trade is worth
more to the United States in the meat
line than all the world beside. In fact
our trade with both Germany and France
has been light for some time, except in
lard and canned stuff. 1t looks very much
as though the agrarians had determined
to prohibit our meats and that they have
developed considerable strength"
mo, l don't consider it serious blow to
American packing interests said c. NJ
Favorite of Armour and Company in dis
cussing the action of the reichstag "While
1t is true that quite a little business is
done with Germany in the sausage and
canned meat way, it does not cut enough
figure to affect the markets in this coun-
try
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Mike Pelloma.
Albert johnson.
John VarauzSaug.
ga KEY Cnrnala
AGAINST ENGLAND AND U. s.
European Agitators Stirring Up Sen
timent In Brazil.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
Rio DE JANEIRO, May lit is assert
ed that considerable money is being spent
here by agents Of the Spanish, French and
German governments to cause to be pub
lished articles against the governments Of
Great. Britain and the United States.
The government has nominated COM
mittee to represent Brazil at Buffalo in
1901, composed of the Brazilian minister at
Washington, DR.. Assts Brasil; the consul
at New York, Xavier Fontoura, and sec
retary-probably the secretary of legation.
The French government has proposed new
conditions for establishing an entente cor
dale in regard to tariffs. 1t is thought,
however, that it Is only intended to kill
time in order to obtain better conditions by
a new budget law.
Manoel Gorostiaga, minister plenipoten-
tiary of the Argentine Republic, and DR..
Olyntho Magazines, minister of foreign af-
fairs, exchanged the Publications of their
respective governments of the treaty of
limits between the Argentine and Brazil.
The Brazilian and Chilean governments
have ratified the new treaty of eXtradition.
A London syndicate has bought the Paul
list railway, paying to the shareholders the
full value of their shares and a bonus Of
eighty mlreis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24
A NEW ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Organized Under New York Laws and
incorporated at Albany.

Incorporated at Albany.
A dispatch from Albany, n. Y, yesterday
says: A charter was issued here today to
the following as incorporators of a news
gathering organization to be called The
Associated Press
Stephen OMeara of the Boston Journal.
Adolph S. Ochs of the New York Times.
ST. Clair Mckelway of the Brooklyn
Eagle.
William L. Mclean of the Philadelphia
Bulletin.
Frank B. Noyes of The Washington Star.
A. H. Belo of the Galveston Daily News
and Dallas Daily News.
The membership of the corporation is to
consist of and to be limited to the propr-
etors Of newspapers 1t is to be purely
mutual and cooperative, to make no profits
and to declare no dividends. The corpora
ton Is not to sell news, but is to collect for
and to distribute to its members only. It's
operations and membership will cover the
entire country. One Of the tncorporators
said:
THE decision of the supreme court of
Illinois has swept away a number of fun
which we have been connected, and has
made it impossible for that organization to
go on and meet the needs or fulfill the de-
sires of its members. We have looked
about for some plan. and, in full accord
with practically all our associates. have
concluded to organize a new associated
press under the laws of New York. We
have in mind simply to carry into this new
corporation all of the principles that gave
character to the old one, to make no change
in the fundamental theories. to preserve in
tact all the rights of individual members
and in general to find more congenial
domicile than Illinois afforded. The men
engaged in the work of Incorporation are
simply acting trustees for their associ-
ates until the plan can be SO far perfected
herShip."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24
FOUR F'sHERMENDKowNes
TERRIFIC GALE SWEEPS NORTH
PACIFIC COAST.
Wind Reached a Velocity of Sixty
Miles an HOurSmall Boats
Caught Out.

ASTORIA, Ore, May 24.-From reports
being received today from points along the
coast it is thought that more than four
lives were lost in yesterday afternoon
Storm The gale. which suddenly sprung
up from the southeast, was the worst tnat
ever prevailed on this part of the coast at
this time of the year in the history OIL the
weather bureau. The wind reached veiocl-
ty Of over sixty miles an hour. FISHERMEN
were everywhere on the river with their
nets out. AS the gale increased in intensity
the fishermen sought shelter, but four were
drowned The boats started to run for the
nearest port. leaving their nets behind. But
even this did not save them.
The first boat to go over was that OF
which Mike Pelloma was captain He was
thrown into the water and drowned. His
boat puller managed to cling to the keel or
the upturned boat until the life savers from
Fort Stevens reached him, and they then
returned and recovered the captains body
On their way to Astoria the life savers
picked up two fishermen who were clingfng
to the bottom of their boat. Hardly had
the Fort Stevens life-saving crew got into
the port when the Cape Disappointment
Hfe-saving crew came in with several other
men picked up and report OF two
drowned. So far as known, the drowned
are:
Mike Pelloma.
Albert johnson.
John VarauZSaug.
Sakey Corpela.
That this does not complete the list Of
drowned is almost certain, but the names
given are all those Of men whose bodies
have been recovered. 1t is reported that at
McGovern's Beach there are five upturned
boats washed ashore. Patrols are out
securing the river and even the bar for up
turned boats. The storm came so suddenly
that the fishermen had no chance to save
themselves. 1t is feared the loss of life
will be greater than reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24
DATE OF ADJOURNMENT.
Senate Agreeable to the Day Named
by the House.

The republican managers in the Senate
expect to be ready for the adjournment of
Congress ON the date named in the House
resolution-the 9Th of June The matter
has been discussed between the leaders on
both sides of the Senate and no disnosi-
tion to delay the adjournment beyond that
date has been discovered.
1t is merely question of being able IN
9ispose of all the appropriation bills by
that date. and the opinion is expressed by
chose responsible for these bills that there
will be no difficulty in getting them all
through by the 9th. 1t is the purpose to
do so If possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24
BALTIMORE IN THE DARK.
Electric Linemen and Arc Light
Trimmers Out ON Strike.

Electric L1nemen ana arc Liz ~
Trimmers Out ON Strike.
BALTIMORE, Md, May A.-Ths strike
of the electric linemen and trimmers in the
emp1oy of the United Electric Light and
Railway Company this city. which took
place on Tuesday, is still in full force and
seems likely to spread.
It is now said that all the Hnemen en-
ployed by the telegraph and telephone
companies here will take part unless the
dispute Is soon settled, and the city will
probably be without arc lights tonight for
lack of trimmers Many of them were not
burning night before last. and nearly all
were out at midnight last night for this
reason.
The company is making little progress in
filling the places Of the striking trtmmers,
and several fights have taken place when
attempts were made to put non-union men
to work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24

In the case of Benjamin Whips against
the District of Columbia, the defendant,
through Attorneys A. B. Duvall and Clar-
ence A. Brandenburg. has filed motion to
vacate and set aside the verdict and for a
new trial. The jury in this case returned a
verdict yesterday awarding the plaintiff ST.
500 damages, for injuries sustained in Sep
TENDER, 1896, by being struck by a certain
al paratus or device used by the District in
excav ating for a sewer under construction
on 27th street northwest. The plaintiff
claimed $4,000 damages.
1t is argued that a new trial should be
granted because of alleged errors of law
committed by the justice who presided at
the trial. and because the verdict Is excess
sive and not supported by the testimony,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24
Foraker to Nominate Mckinley.
,peciaI Dispatch to The Evening Star.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May Ex-senator
Foraker made the positive announcement
at Columbus today that he would place
the name Of President Mckinley before the
Philadelphia convention, indicating that the
proposal to have Senator Lodge or Senator
Spooner make the chief nominating speech
has been abandoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24
Militarx Academy Bill.

The military affairs committee Of the
Senate today concluded consideration of
the Military Academy appropriation bill.
The sections relating to the appointment
of cadets to West Point were modified so
as to eliminate the provision for two cadet
at large from each state and to increase
the number of appointments allowed the
President from thirty to fifty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24
TESTIFY AS EXPERTS.
Witnesses in Suit for Alleged In
fringement of Patent.

Arthur S. Brown Of this city and Com
mander Joseph Homer, late of the royal
navy, testified as experts today in Circuit
Court No. l as witnesses for the plaintiff
in the case of the Sir William G. Arm
strong Whitworth Company. Limited, of
Newcastle-on-Tyne. England. against Ad-
miral Charles ONeil. chief of the bureau
of ordnance; Alexander H. Mccormick of
the Washington navy yard and Command
er Edwin c. Pendleton. The suit is to re-
cover damages for alleged infringement on
a gun carriage appliance for which the
plaintiff claims to have an exclusive Amer
lean patent. The hearing will be resumed
Monday next.