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Evening star., 1900-01-18
WILL MEET WITH DEMOCRATS.
Decision Of Executive Committee of
the Monetary League.


DENVER, Col. January 1S.-The eXecu-
tive committee of the Monetary League
has decided to hold national convention
at the same time and in the same city as
the democratic, silver republican and popu-
list conventions. The object of the league
Is to write the financial plank OF the demo-
cratic national platform.
The following national executive commit
tee of the league has been announced by
Judge A. W. RLcker: Judge Moses Hal
lett, Gov c. s. Thomas, Justice L. NJ Cod
dard, Mr.. T. H. Patterson, Judge c. T.
Thompson, Sena or O1car Reuter-. Thomas
Tcnge. Geo. o. Merrick Mayor H. V. john
son. j. N. Stephens. all of Denver: Gov. w.
A. Poynter of Nebraska, Gov. ]. H. Hosg
OF Texas W. c. Hall of Salt Lake; Frank
Z. brennan of Illinois. John c. Stal}cup of
Tacoma and A. w. Rucker.
The officers are Judge Rucker. president;
IL. V. Johnson, treasurer, and j. N. Steph-
ems, secretary. President Rucker is in cor
reSpondenCe with friends of the cause in
this country and England. and he believes,
from the letters arriving from England,
that the Boer war will be the solution cf
the silver question. He believes that on
account of the scarcity of circulating medi-
um. Great Britain will be obliged by the
overwhelming sentiment of public opinion
to reopen the mints of India to the free
coinage of silver.
Evening star., 1900-01-18
washington Stock Exchange.

Sales regular cali: y O'Clock nj $ & is oou,
F.n sSo os # s. st e sss at o
at 1913 osI TssstGn s g g at at BE e et
lean Graphophoue preferred Is at 12s.
District of Columbia Bonds.-3.6os, 1924, funding,
lis bid
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Metropolitan Railroad 5s.
123 bid. Metropolitan Railroad cert indebt A, rs
asked. Columbia Railroad 6s, 13l asked. Columbia
Railroad I'd mort; 5s l09 bid. Washington Gas Co.
ts 1l2 bid. U. s. Electric Light deb. imp. 6s, los
bid, lii24 asked U; s. Electric Light cert indebt,
Telephone IS. ios bid chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone con IS. 1O6 asked. American Security
and as Is 100 Hs a p
'l2h bid. Washington Market Co estn; tn 6S ll2ia
bid Mas"nis Hall sh Asseeaesp 80 ,o b ss 100 bid
National Bank Stocks,Bank Of washington, S29
sa 9ss% Sd aaa st sa 3 20 SS
Second 15o bid. Citizens. $50 bid Columbia; 1S3
bid 6apta 1sG sid w %est sa End M bid Trad
Safe Deposit and Trust COMPANIES. National Safe
Deposit and Trust o ~ M bid ass asked ton
turity and Trust, 1876 bid, 200 asked. Washington
Hin insurance stoeks.-Firemeu's, so bid franklin
20 bid Metropolitan 50 bid oor'STani ora ,S % bid
bid asked. Peoples, ga bid, 6Is asked. Com
mercial 4 bid, asked
100 asked. Columbia Title. As bid, asked Wash
ington Title, 81 bid. District Title, 3A bid. 3a4
asked.
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction OH bid, 9IN
asked. City and Suburban, 2o bid Georgetown and
Tenleytown, i5 bid.
Gas Stocks.-washington Gas .53L bid 535s ask
ed Georgetown Gas, 80 bid.
Telephone. Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac GO
bid, 65 asked. Pennsylvania, IS bid.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Linotype. 1876
bid, 1854 asked. Lanston Monotype, 10 bid, 153.
asked American Graphophone, l1a bid. IL asked.
American Graphophone preferred u bid. l2& ask
ed. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. % bid "a asked.
Washington Market, 1S bid Lincoln Hall, 65 bid.
sEx dividend
Evening star., 1900-01-18
LOCAL BILLS INTRODUCED.
Proposed Establisbmcnt of a United
states Art Commission.

Mr.. Piatt "f Connecticut today introduced
bill in The Senate 10 restrict the grounds
Hf divorce. &c in the District Of Columbia
and the territories. 1t provides that in the
District and territories divorce b. granted
only On the ground of adultery during mar
E-age- and IN such case only The Innocent
Ptrty can remarry- Legal separation can
he granted for drunkenness. cruelty or de-
sertiou-
MI Mcmillan today reintru.iuced in the
senate The bill introduced by him in the
last Congress for the establishment ,f an
,1I"Orlatt asylum in the district Of C,niurr-
b.a '' O''''ii-
Mr. WetrGore. by request. introduced in
the senate a bill to establish an arr cnrn-
mission nf The United States. IN. commits
sion l. 10 be for the purpose of securing
th- highest degree Of excellence in ali
works ut art hereafter purchased nv ~.
government IL is 10 be composed Of the
president "f the American INSTITUTE of Ar
thtrctS- th- president ~ the National
so'uIptuT" Society and the preSid4Dr of tba
National Academy Of Design. together with
TWO other citizens OF the United states 70
he appointed for a term of SIX wears by ,bf.
President Of the United States
Notice Of amendments TO the urgent 5.f
clency hlll have been given in the S,naI.,
pS NJ tHiIinSer. 'ppr"priating $500 for
material for binding important written roo.
ords by The treasury binJi,,rv and nv Nj
I"iiF"Sr setting asid" SlusD of The mn.
tAP"A1'i appropri@tiu for the consrrrc-
ron "l = bridge across Rock Creek ON tbe
I4ne "I ;tChuSettS aVenll, for cost, T.,
'uTred IN proceeding in th.- S,,,r,,,,
Court Of the District of CnIumb,a ~ ~ ~
d''Inn the land for the extension ~ M,s,...,
tHHSf'ts avenue across the valley of Rock
creek and To provide fo.Iinps for III -.
bankneutS which may be ,,t.cs..s., ~ q.
connection Herewith. which proceaii,e-s
arr authorized by the amendment
Evening star., 1900-01-18
AWFUL DEATH OF A MINER.
Enf0mbed in Mine He Dies Slowly
of Starvation.

POTTSVILLE, Pa, January 1s.-The body
of William Galloway fire boss at the Kas-
ka William mine of the Dodson Coal Com
pany. who was entombed on December Is.
was recovered today. The search for Cal
loway alive was persistently continued un-
til after the lapse OF days II was concluded
he must have died. His entombment was
due 10 fall of coal while he was INSPECT
ing the mine workings. While he lived
Galloway kept a diary on sheet iron with
piece of chalk. and subsisted on the
Oil in the lamp until ii was exhausted
Galloway wrote on a plank on the side
of the chute which the fall occurred the
following words:
Il am in the chute No III
tSlSned) WILLIAM GALLOWAY
fhis was clue to his Whereabouts ana
the rescuers worked more diligently than
ever, and before the body was found thes.
words were discovered written on sheet
IRON on a brdttice door. They were ad-
dressed to his wife:
think am gone. Good-bye jamie Re-
good boys, Guy and Willie. / don't think
you VIII see your father any more | think
this is Wednesday"
1he hgures =. = follow. What they have
reference to none can conjecture Ii is be-
ileNed he lived but three days His body
lay PROSTATE In the chute.
Evening star., 1900-01-18
THE MOLINEUX CASE


self. Mr.. Hickman, you recognize the So
lemnity of the occasion do you not?''
Yes, answered the letter-boX man.
And. being a man of years and discre-
tion you understand the consequences of
perjury-the punishment 1t incurs?
II do
You realize fully the awful consequence
which may follow to this defendant if you
do not now speak the truth?'
Il do
Now. I want you to state to me under
the SolemmtE OF your oath whether or not
there Is any promise. expressed or implied,
to you. or any reward of any kind or de-
scription held out to you as the result of
your testimony in this case?''
Absolutely none. I don't expect any re-
ward. and l don't want any
Have you any reason to believe that YOU
VIII secure any reward or any gratuity of
any KIND on account of your testimony in
this case?"
No. sir
DO you realize how vitality important it
sand when 1 say that l want you to look
deep in your conscience-have you any
doubt in your mind. any doubt whatever,
as to the defendant being the man who
rented that letter box from you as H. c..
barnet: II you have any doubt in your
nina. anything on your conscience now is
dorbt?"
None whatever"
IF you have any doubt now is the time
to speak of 1t. and if you have made any
mistake whatever-even the slightest-now
is the time to correct it
have none. l have no doubt at all.
men Detective McCafferty came to me
ana appealed tc me as solemnly he could.
and begged me to make no mistake, l had
no doubt. and l have none now
The recorder-tVery well; you may step
aside"
Evening star., 1900-01-18
CABLE TO MANILA.
Representative COrIiss Introduces n
BILL for n GOxermment Linz

Representative Corliss of Michigan has in
trcduced a bill for the construction and
operation under the government of the
United States Of America of a cable be-
tween this country, Hawaii, Guam the
Philippine Islands and other countries.
The bill is substantially the same as that
of last year for government cable except
that the feature of a cable commission is
eliminated, and. the President is empowered
TO determine the route, the maintenance
operation, &c. of the line being placed
under the control of the Postmaster Cen
eral. the Secretary of War and the Score
tary of the Navy.
The bill appropriates $J0o.000 and limits
the cost of the cable to SS.Mlo.oon. Authori-
"a ton is given the President to arrange
with Japan and China for cable landing.
points.
Evening star., 1900-01-18
he Navy Department to Economic
In the Nnt1cr of TNpeNriters.

The Navy Department today formally in
iiated its policy Of procuring typewriting
machines in large numbers by advertise
nent. instead Of making purchases in the
open market. as heretofore. Makers of the
highest grade machines are invited to sub
nit proposals. to be opened at the Navy
department February B. for supplying
about -" machines. more or less. to be de-
lIyered at points to be designated by the de-
partment.
1t is expected that this number will SUD-
ply the needs of the navy until the end of
the present fiscal year. and the terms of
The advertisement vii admit of the supply
OF other departments of the government
under its conditions and prices If the heads
of the departments see fit to take advant-
age of it.
1t Is expected that a great economy will
result: some calculations even placing the
reduction in prices of typewriting machines
10 follow as low as fifty per cent.
Evening star., 1900-01-18
THEY DO NOT WANT BRYAN,
Maryland Democrats Table Motion to
Invite Him to AnnapOIis.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
STATE HOUSE, Annapolis, Nd, January
1S.-The democratic house of delegates to-
day refused to consider resolution inviting
William Jennings Bryan to address the
general assembly of Maryland. The reso-
luton was offered by Mr. William Willis. a
member from Talbot county, who was the
free silver candidate for Congress in the
first district in 1898. The resolution was
referred by a large vote to the committee
on federal relations, where it is expected
that it will sleep through the session
Mr.. Willis presented the resolution for
the express purpose, he said, of putting the
democrats on record. Mr.. Bryan will speak
in Baltimore on Saturday next and Mr.
Willis hoped that he might be induced to
extend his visit and come to Annapolis next
week and address the general assembly
He and other Bryan democrats here are
much disguised at the action of the House
today in referring the Bryan resolution,
and thus killing it without an opportunity
for discussion by the members who IA
vored its passage.
Evening star., 1900-01-18
Steamship Arrival.

At New York. Lain. from Bremen.
Evening star., 1900-01-18
REGISTRATION OF LETTERS.
IN Important Change in the system
Put Into Operation.

An important change in the system Of
registering letters in this city was put into
operation by Postmaster Merritt on the
10th instant which will undoubtedly prove
70 be Of great convenience To the public
Heretofore il has been the rule. under the
oriers Of the Post Office Department, to reg
ister letters only at tha main post office or a
he postal stations throughout the city-a
rule which sometimes resulted in hardship
Now. under the change made by the post
master. letters can be registered not only
al the post office and stations but through
Letter carriers while on their delivering or
Collecting trips
For the present the new system is in
Tended to apply only 10 the residence parts
"f the city. II it works well it may eventu-
ally b. extended 10 the business community
Evening star., 1900-01-18
GIVEN a YEARS TIME
Claims for Cotton Taken During the
Civil War.
Southern Senators Express Them
poets of the Davis Bill.

Southern senator's express themselves as
hopeful over the prospects of securing leg
islation during the present session of Con-
gress looking to the refunding of money
paid into the treasury of the United States
as the result of the sale of cotton captured
by the federal forces. There was originally
nearly S30,e0000O of this money but por-
ton of it was paid to the owners of the
cotton soon after the close of the war. The
remainder was left in the treasury and has
remained there ever since. Senator Money
who is giving especial attention looking to
the reopening of the subject, says that the
sum left amounts to about sl1, 1,o00.00O
A bill introduced by Senator Davis gives
one year additional time for proof of such
claims before the Court of Claims 1t has
been favorably reported by the Senate COM
mttee on claims, and Senator Money
thinks the outlook very good for favor able
action. Most of the claims are held in the
southern states.
Southern Claims Commission.
Mr.. H. A. Taylor assistant secretary of
the treasury. has issued an official circular
on the subject of the claims. Taylor gives
an interesting review of the transactions
of the treasury for nearly thirty-seven
years In conclusion, he says:
by the terms of section . of an act ap-
proved March 3, 1871 16 Stat. SD, three
commissioners We're appointed to receive,
examine and consider the justice and valid
ity of such claims shall be brought be-
tore them of those citizens who remained
loyal adherentS to the cause and the gov
ernment of the United States during the
war, for stores or supplies taken or fur
nlshed during the rebellion for the use Of
the army of the United States in states
proclaimed as in insurrection against the
United States This commission came to
be known as the southern claims COM
mission. 1t expired by limitation of law
March 10, 1880, when its last report to Con-
Sress was made. 1t appears from this re-
port that there were filed with the COM
mission 22.29S claims, amounting to $780,
25S, 15044. and of this amount there was
allowed S4,636, ,52O69.
Claimants had eight years after the pas
sage of the law to file and perfect their
claims, Congress having extended from time
pears from the report that in $3.50 cases no
evidence whatever was taken by the claim
ants and their claims became barred by
section of .he act of June Il, 1873 Go
Stat. 1868. These claims are not in this de-
partment, but remain in the files Of the
House Of Representatives,.
The creation of this commission Is an
other evidence. in addition to those before
noted Of the liberality of Congress in pro-
Viding tribunal to adjudicate the claims
or loyal citizens whose property was taken
by the Union forces in the states in insur-
rection.
The Treasury Department has now no
authority to consider and settle cotton and
war claims, and relief, if any, must be af-
forded by Congress
Evening star., 1900-01-18

From the Minneapolis Times
Not to be decorated with a jeweled chain
marks maid or matron as de mode. How
ever. the old-fashioned teweled chain will
not do this season. The new ones are of
some dull metal the prettiest of Etruscan
gold, with jeweled slides. Some Of the
handsomest chains have oval links, others
are finely woven, several of them being
pulled through the jeweled slides side by
side. giving the effect of three or four small
chains of the same workmanship worn to-
gether. and held in place by the slides.
Swinging from the chains are all sorts of
fantastic pieces of jewelry. pretty French
woman. who has come to New York for the
gay season, wears a handsomely wrought
black cat, which is the latest good-luck
charm in Paris Other fashionable women
wear bats of gold and transparent enamel
or a vinagrette of curious workmanship. A
scarabus is also an effective bangle, and is
frequently supplemented by second BAN
gle. huge pear-shaped piece OF the matrix
turquoise.
Evening star., 1900-01-18

He Discusses Education at a College
Meeting in Birminsh ham.

BIRMINGHAM. January 1S-Joseph
Chamberlain, the secretary Of state for the
colonies. presiding today at meeting in
the Mason University College here, referred
a variety of subjects. but carefully
eschewed the war. He emphasized the
necessity of specialized training and, re-
ferring to the deputation which recently
visited the universities and colleges Of the
United States and Canada. he said the dep
utatiOn found all classes of the community
there enthusiastic in the support of educa-
ton. which lacking in Great Britain
Mr.. Chamberlain said there vas no doubt
England had much to learn from Americ,
and unless she learned 1t quickly she was
bound 70 fan behind in commerce
Evening star., 1900-01-18
TO TEACH THE BELGIANS HOW.
American Electrical Workers to Go to
Plant in Belgium.

CHICAGO. January 1S.-The Western
Electric Company of Chicago today will
send seventy-two of its most skilled opera
tives to its plant in Belgium, which has
been furnished throughout with American
machinery. 1t is for the purpose of teach
ing native workmen the uses of this ma
chinery and the manner of constructing
telephone and other electrical devices after
American methods that the men are sent
The operatives have been guarant eed Amer
1can wages for year, by which time, it is
supposed, the native artisans will have be-
come sufficiently adept to carry on the
work.
Evening star., 1900-01-18
CHASE AFTER FIREBIGS.
Armed Posse Securing the Mountains
Near Sparta, y. j.

NEW YORK, January 1s.-A posse of
fifty armed men, having secured the noun
tains near Sparta. y. J.. since dusk last
night for. the hrebugs who made an at
tempt to burn the Sparta school house, re-
turned to Newton today without success.
The posse reported that they had had an
encounter with the firebugs ahd that shots
Were exchanged. They We're unable to cap
ture the men, who were in the Sparta
mountains. to which access is very difficult
Several attempts have been made recently
To burn the school house at Sparta. The
incendiaries made another attempt last
night. They soaked some woodwork with
oil. but before they had time to set
match 10 it they were discovered and pur-
sued
Evening star., 1900-01-18
LiPT0N ASKS MEMBERSHIP.
Famous Yachtsman to Join Chicago
Board of Trade.

CHICAGO. January 1S.-Sir Thomas ].
Upton, owner of last years America cup
challenger Shamrock, has applied for men,
bership in the Chicago board of trade. The
rules of the board require that applications
be indorsed by two members of the board
In Sir Thomas case John G. Hately and
Henry Botsford, wealthy packers, are spon-
sors.
Sir Thomas Upton has owned and op-
Grated a meat-preserving and pork-packing
Plant at the stock yards for several years
but heretofore has had membership IN
the board of trade. being represented by
managers of his Chicago office.
Evening star., 1900-01-18
Held for Trial,

Cornelius b. Collins, the Baltimore Jew
eler, who was arrested here by Detectives
Parham and Hartigan on charges of lar
ceny, preferred against him in Baltimore
was given hearing in that city before
Justice Grammar yesterday. William Chris
tie and Mrs. Lydia Maddox charged that
they gave the defendant watches to repair
and he failed to return the timepieces He
was held in 500 security for trial.
Evening star., 1900-01-18
THE: SENATE SECRETARYS SHIP.
Repre- sentative sherman Decides to
Remain in the House.

representative Sherman of New York
reached the city today and took under con-
sideration the offer which had been tender
ed him by Senator Platt Of the secretary
slip of the Senate.
Mr- Si--tnan. after weighing all consid-
tfatI"ns in the case. decided to decline the
offer and will remain in the House.
Il have declined. said he today, be
cause the people of my district have evil
denCed desire that l should remain in the
House..
The declinatiou of Representative Sher-
man is encouraging the friends of Gen.
CIarkson whose name has been brought
before the Senate republican caucus for
that place. Gen. ClarkSon was backed for
this place during the last Congress by the
late Vice President Hobart. who secured
signatures to Il paper indorsing his candi-
date.
Evening star., 1900-01-18
Accidents on RAILWAYS.

Major Sylvester. the chief of police, has
made statement to the District Commits
sioners showing the number of people killed
and injured in the District on steam railroad
lines between January %, 1899 and jan
uary IA. 1900 On the Baltimore and Ohio
read nine were killed and twenty injured.
On the Baltimore and Potomac, two killed
and twenty-three injured. On the Chesa-
peake and Ohio one was injured and ono
each on the Southern and Chesapeake Bay
roads. total of eleven killed and forty
six injured during the period mentioned
on five roads.
Evening star., 1900-01-18

Representative Burke of South Dakota
who took the matter of reinstatement Of
letter carriers to the President, has won
his fight, an order having been signed
further amending Rule TX of the regula-
ucns so as 10 permit the reinstatement of
letter carriers who Went out of the service
by a discontinuance of the free delivery
service.
Evening star., 1900-01-18
FRIENDLY TO THE AMERICANS.
Yaqui Indians, in Revolt i'll Mexico,
Issue PrOcla nation.

CHICAGO, January 1s.-A special to the
Record from FL Paso, Texas, says:
The Indians of Sonora, the only race in
all Mexico that was able to survive the
Spanish invasion and preserve its indi-
viduality, are making their last stand
against the Mexican government. Thus far
it seems the Mexican soldiers have been
found inadequate to cope with the Yaquis
proclamation has been issued by the
ruler of the Yaqui nation, addressed: ITO
the American People" and is in part as fol-
lows:
The Yaqui nation has begun its struggle
for independe nee. 1t will no longer tolerate
the Mexican army in Sonora. The nation
has established Il provisional government
the officers of which are at Bapispe In the
event of the triumph of the Yaqui people
over the Mexicars, no foreigners except
American born will be allowed in Sonora
for several years. The property and per-
sens of Americans in Sonora will be pro-
tected by the Iaquis in every way
Evening star., 1900-01-18
Death of Ora ha m IeupD,

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. F. +. Leupp
will sympathize with them in the aftliction
which has visited their home in the death
of their eldest son, Graham NJ. Leupp. who
passed away yesterday afternoon a the
family residence, 1913 10th street. Funeral
services will be held at he house tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock
The deceased had qualities of heart and
mind which won for him the esteem and
appreciation of an ever-lncrcaSing circle of
acquantances, and his death at the begin
ming of his career seems especially sad.
Evening star., 1900-01-18

Pensions were granted today to the fol-
lowing resi- lents of the District of Column
bia: Robert Dewar, 81; minor of Levi
Naish, $40; William A. Quackenbush, in
crease, S to sl4; William S. Frost increase.
sli to s17; Napoleon ]. Smith, increase, $50
TO $50; A. S. Burgess. increase, So to 81;
barbara Davis, s.; Alice A. Foley, s., and
Edward George dead, sl2.
Evening star., 1900-01-18

ST. JOHNS, N. Fy January 1S.-No addi-
tional facts In connection with the steamer
wrecked in St. Mary's bay have been de-
veloped today!'
The agents in New York of the German
American Petrolettm Company. whose
steamer Helgoland 3, Is supposed to be the
ill-fated vessel have telegraphed to the
German consHf here to ,n use every endeavor
to recover and bury the bodies from the
gagged to return to st. Mary's bay for this
purpose
Evening star., 1900-01-18
Dried Fruit for Switzerland.

United States Minister Leishman at
Berne. Switzerland. has cabled the State
Department that the Swiss government
has revoked former decision and gives
general authorization for the importation
of American dried fruits. 1t also author
lies the importation of fresh fruits, pro-
viiing they are examined at Basle and
found to be exempt from scale or other
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