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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09
Washington stock Exchange,

Sales-regular call, L. O'Clock Undergraduates
Linotype, at 1861. 10 at 1864. 10 at 1884,. at
ls67A at lsGa., at 1s7. Lanston Monotype. 81
at lily Pine Imatic Gun Carriage, 200 at Is. Aftsr
call-oapital Traction, so at l02h.
District OF Columbia Bonds.-7s, 1901 water stock
l02 bid 3.6Ss. 1924; funding. 40 bid
bid. 1917 asked. Metropolitan Railroad 5s 1901,
bid. Metropolitan Railruad cert. ndebt A. los bid
Metropolitan Railroad cert. indebt Is. los bid. Co.
lumbia Rair ,ad Is. 120 bid Columbia Railroad "a
Railroad So. f04 bid, 107x. asked. L. $. Electric
Light deb. imp. 6s, 104 bid. Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone IS. los bid American Security and
Trust As. loo bid. Washington Market LIST 6s, 100
bid.
National Bank Stocks--Bank Of Washington 3e0
bid. 400 asked. Metropolitan. 625 bid. Central 200
bid. Farmers and Mechanics. 80 bid. Second 155
tall 40 bid. West End iI6 hid lis asked Trad
ers'. ls5 bid. Lincoln, lis bid
SAT. Deposit and Trust Companies. SAFE
Trust, I58 bid 15s asked. American security and
Trust 1870 bid. Washington Safe Deposit. 10 hid.
Insurance StOcks.-Firemen's 80 bid. Metropo-
tan. IS bid. Potomac. 6S bid. National Union. 10
asked.
Title Insurance Sfocks.-Real Estate Title ss ask
ed. Columbia Title. Az bid. asked. Washington
Railroad Stocks-Capital Traction. 1O2L bid. l02S,
asked Capital Traction scrip. 1854 lid 100 asked
City and Suburban. a5 bid, 81 asked. GeoreetOwn
Gas Stocks.-washington Gas SIS hid 53Ss ask
ed. Georgetown Gas. 80 bid.
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac. 90
hid.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler LLnotype 1877
bid. iSS asked. IAnston Monotype III bid IFS.
asked. American Graphophone com. 1IiS bid. IIS
asked American Graphophone pref. 12A bid. 10
Washington Mrrket. Is bid. Norfolk and washing
ton Steamboat, l55 bid. lis asked.
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New Field Artillery.

The Secretary Of War has approved the
recommendation of the board of ordnance
and fortifications that there be no further
action. for the present, in providing new
field artillery. The ordnance bureau of the
War Department had made provision for
200 3-inch field guns. 100 to be manufac-
tured at the Watervliet arsenal and 100 by
contract. Bids had been received for max
ing the guns and for furnishing forgings to
the arsenal for other guns. The action of
the Secretary stops the awarding of these
bids. The board of ordnance and FORTH
cations claimed that the type of gun was
not the best and. although it has not yet
recommended another. 1t is expected that
at meeting on August q, at Sandy Hook
upon. There has been quite a controversy
over this subject between the ordnance bu-
reau and the board of which Gen. Miles is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09

He VIII Probably Start for Washing
ton Next Thursday.

CANTON. Ohio. August 9.-When Presi-
dent Mckinley leaves for Washington next
week It will be for an absence of several
weeks from his Canton home. Mrs Nc
kinley expects TO accompany him. They
probably will start from Canton next
Thursday.
On Saturday a reception will be rendered
/ 80 Cuban school teachers visiting In the
United States
On Sunday the President and cabinet will
attend memorial services for the late King
Of Italy. President and Mrs Mckinley
probably will remain In Washington the
greater part Of the week and will go d.
rect from the capital to Chicago to attend
the O. A r encampment. From Chicago
they Will return to Canton and probably
remain here until the second week in Sep
t"mber. when they will go to Somerset.
Pa. TO attend the wedding of Mabel Nc
kinley. the Presidents niece, to Dr. Her
man Baer
Beyond that the plans have not been def
nliely arranged but 1t is probable the Pres
1tent Will be- In Canton at least a part of
the time between that and election day
Col and Mrs Myron T. Herrick of Cleve-
land Will visit the McKnleys before their
departure for Washington
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TO FILL TONNES PLACE.
POpulist Executive Committee Meet
Ing in Chicago Today.


CHICAGO August 9.-The executive
committee OF the populist national commit
tee met here today to take action in re-
gard to the vacancy on the presidential
ticket OF that party caused by the with
drawal of Charles A. Towne, whose formal
declination of the vice presidential nomina-
ton was announced yesterday. 1t was at
first intended to hold the meeting this
morning. but on account of non-arriyal Of
Chairman Marion Butler the meeting was
postponed until later in the day.
1t was hardly expected. however, that any
formal action will be taken this afternoon,
as several Of the members OF the commit
tee wish to have further conferences with
Towne and Bryan.
1t was the generally expressed opinion
among the members of the committee that
the meeting will result In the Endorsement
Of Adlai E. Stevenson.
Fusion in Idaho will also come up A
strong effort will be made to bring about
fusion In state tickets of the democratic
free silver republican and populist parties
In that state The members of the commit
tee called Secretary Walsh and Vice
Chairman Johnson Of the democratic ma
tionsl committee during the day.
The members of the executive committee
present were: Secretary ]. A. Edgerton.
Colorado: ]. A. Edmiston. Nebraska: Jas
b. Weaver. Iowa. Senator Vim. " Allen.
W. Way. Washington: Eugene Smith, ILL
nois: Harry Tracy. Texas; Robert Schill-
Ing. Wisconsin. and ]. NJ. Bowler. Mime
sofa
Senator Butler was expected to arrive
late this afternoon.
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VERY HOT WEATHER
Nine Deaths and Many Prostrations
in Chicago Yesterday.
GREAT MORTALITY AMONG HORSES
Estimated That 1000 Perished
From the Extreme Heat.
MARRIAGES ARE POSTPONED

CHICAGO. August 9-An past records
for Iong-corit. nued hot weather in Chicago
have been elualed during the present week.
ard when today'S tempera. ures have been
taken ii IS more than probable that new
record Will have been made For five days
the mercury has risen well above the "
mark. and with no relief in sight the
weather man is willing to risk his reputa-
tiun on the prediction that II will again
soar above that figure today.
The city has not suffered from such
long continued spell of extremely hot
weather since the summer Of 1S.2- In July
of that year the thermometer for Ave con-
serutive ,iayS registered temperatures
above ~ degrees. The maximum tempera-
ture at that time however was % degrees.
while last Sunday the "a mark was reached.
The average temperature this time has been
higher than during the hot wave of 1892.
chicago Is really experiencing a record
breaking periud OF hot weather of the con-
tinuuuS performance variety
Vine Persons Die of Heat.
Nine persons died from the effects of the
heat in the twenty-four hours ending at
midnight. The Frustrated numbered over
thirty of whom several will not recover.
The poor people in the tenement districts
suffered terribly, and in these congested
rest on fire escapes. steps. porches and
observation-disclosures they could find repose.
A visit to the parks late last night revealed
the fact that hundreds of people had made
their beds under the trees. finding the
pent-up Enclosures Of their homes unen-
durable.
II IS estimated that 1000 horses were
killed by the heat.
There were some instances where persons
attempted to end their lives while in a
crazed condition due to the heat. A pa
thetic case that of young girl seven
teen Years Of age-Else Mitter-who drank
carbolic acid and died In agony before med
Teal aid could be given her. Many team
sters were overcome as they drove through
the streets.
Weddings Postponed.
Even weddings were postponed by reason
OF the heat. John D. Colbert was to have
been married yesterday to a young lady
living In the suburbs OF Oak Park.
Colbert came to the conclusion at almost
the last moment that 1t was entirely too hot
for the ceremony, and early IN the day, ac-
corGiing TO the statements of his friends, he
- trted to Oak Park TO arrange a postpone
nent- The bride to be would not listen to
ear for the city to obtain the marriage
license Before he reached the city he was
overcome by the heat and fell unconscious
He will Recover. and the wedding will occur
at some future date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09
CORRUPT CUBAN JUDICIARY.
Press Unanimous In. Criticism an
COndemna tiOn


A last nights dispatch from Havana saws.
Inc United States transport Crook which
Will leave for New York tonight will have
on board Col Edgar Dudley of Johnstown.
n. Y. Judge advocate general of Cuba.
who has received two months leave of
absence on account of ill-heaIth, and the
remaining battalion of the LIST Infantry
and Battery F of the I'd Artillery, consist
ing Of 533 men and thirty officers.
The press unanimously criticises and con-
demns what 1t terms the corrupt condf-
ton Of the Cuban judiciary system. Bold
charges have been made by the newspa-
pers that judges and other members of
the courts have been receiving fees for
cases coming to trial in the courts and
which they themselves have to decide.
The Post and Lucia agree with the pol
ICY of Governor General Money In regen-
Grating the administration of Justice modi-
flying the procedure in force and making
careful selection OF members of the 1u-
dietary.
The Post charges the Cuban Judiciary
tending over the entire system, SO perfect
that corruption is conducted with ahso
lutte safety" and adds:
There are members of the courts who
retain their law offices and leave the af-
fairs of the Offices to those who were their
clerks before they were on the bench
These clerks arrange the details of repre-
senting the old clients Of these Judges and
arrange the fees. etc In this way a Judge
upon the bench decides a case at issue
while really representing one of the par
ties to the suit. and the result may be
Imagined in each instance in which this
Is the case"
The resignation of the late secretary of
Justice. Senior Barrerio, is generally at
tributed to lack Of moral courage to en-
force reform in this particular issue and
not 10 fll-health, as reported On this
account. except by certain Interested in
dividuals. his resignation and Gen. Wood
acceptance thereof are looked upon with
great favor by the populace here and in
other districts throughout the island. DR..
secretary Of justice. is looked upon as az
gressive and competent and as not being
subject to the judiciary trust Influences
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09
BRYAN STARTS FOR CHICAGO.
He Talks of His Plans for the COMING
Campaign.

INDIANAPOLIS. August 9-w ]. BRYAN
and A e Stevenson. with families and
friends. departed for Chicago at l1:43 m.
today. The Bryan family were entertained
last night at the home of Mayor Tasgart
Mr. Bryan drove to the Grand Hotel shortly
after ? o'clock He was soon surrounded nv
crowd He had nothing to say as to the
probable influence OF the notification meet
ing IN the Indiana voters. He regarded the
meeting as the opening of the national
campaign for his party. Discussing his
plans for the immediate future, Mr.. BRYAN
said:
Il have two more notification speeches to
make. my letter OF acceptance to Issue. a
speech at Grand Army encampment and a.
speech somewhere Labor day L don't
know, however. where / shall speak Labor
day | have promised to come here for the
II Getting of the National Association Of
Democratic Clubs in September and shall
he present
He would not say whether he will tour
The country during the campaign as he did
in 1875.
A fair sized crowd congregated along the
streets leading to the depot to see the
party off for Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09
STEVENS DEFEATS WREN.
Two Sensational Matches at the
Meadow Club Tennis Court.

NEW YORK, August 1.-TWO sensational
matches We're played this forenoon on the
courts of the eMadow Club at Southampton
in the semi-fnal round of the Long Island
lawn tennis championship tournament
Richard Stevens of the Hoboken Cricket
Club won a decisive victory over the former
holder of the national championship title,
Bob Wrenn. in three holly contested sets
W. A. Larned defeated George L. Wrenn
jr.. and the final match in the singles will
be played between the two winners Larned
and Stevens.
Stevens gave splendid exhibition of his
wonderful ability at passing. He shot the
ball through Bob Wrenn's court so swift
iy that 1t was by the former champion be-
fore he was ready to return.
Wrenn performed brilliantly, but no play
er could have stood against the game as
played by Stevens. The match between
Larned and George L. Wreen, jr. was
hotly contested point by point, but the
struggle was only another Indication of the
real form of the prime favorite OF the ten
mis- courts.
Gentlemens championship singles, semi
final round-W. A. Larned defeated George
L. Wrenn. jr.. 90. 60: Richard Stevens
defeated r. D. Wrenn. 80. 81, Ga.
This afternoon the semi-flnal ma tches in
the championship doubles will be played.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09
MoNoro5aEa 1NpANAMA.
Interesting RepoFtby Consul General
Aiudger,

interesting ReDorfby Consul General
&udEcr:
United States Eons&l General Gudger of
Panama had traEsRseted an interesting re-
monopolies in that country He says:
1t is an interesting fact that the greater
part of the revenue OF this country is de-
rived from the, sale by the government to
private parties Of the exclusive rights to
carry on certain kinds Fof business.
Inc particular articles of trade for
which these monopolies are created are
those from which sure and high profits are
expected to be derived and for which there
Is a constant and steady demand in this
AS an example, ] mention the following
as the most desirable Commodities to those
seeking concessions: Tobacco. cigarette,
satt. matches, Ice, opium, beef. gambling.
The concessions for articles Of a decided
mercantile value cover the right Of i'm
porting. buying in the department and SELL
ing the article, to the exclusion of all COM
sale every year by the government and go
TO the highest bidder. generally for period
OF one year For 1Y00. the tobacco eonces-
sion sold for SIS, 600 (about $25 400 gold and
was divided into two divisions. The conces-
sion Tor cigarettes was sold for $4,000
tSl',Zoo gold to one.party and the conces-
s $40 an Tor tooacco cigars etc. was sold for
sion was also divided in , two parts The
lottery, which consists OF prizes and draw
1nss for which tickets are sold, brings the
government something like $4,000 (s1s, 800
gold per annum; while the right to carry
on gambling games, consisting of roulette
tables, dice tables, slot machines, wheels
OF fortune and other devices of this charac-
ter. was bought for $4,000 ($3O, 400 gold)
Ihus, the gambling right alone for the de-
partment brings the government annually
over 100000 $4,000 gold). 1t can readily
De seen how desirable these monopolies are
II they can be secured for anything like a
reasonable price. Salt. for instance, Is well
known to be an absolute necessity, and vet
the persons buying the salt concession have
complete control Of the supply, price and
grade OF salt to be sold in this market. The
same Is true Of matches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09
BRYAN AND SILVER.
Comment Among Democrats on the
Candidates. Omission.

hhAohA democrats on the
Candidates Omission.
The failure of Mr.. Bryan to make free
silver one of the topics Of his speech of &C
ceptance Is causing, comment among some
democrats who are not stirred UP over the
question of Imperialism" They say this
omission is equivalent to putting the silver
question so far in the rear among the dem
ocratic principles that it can hardly be
given any prominence on the stump; and
while this action may tend to please GER
tain sold-standards democrats, they fear it
will have still greater effect in cooling
the enthusiasm of silver men who still
cling to the hope Of Is to l.
1t is pointed OUT by the men who are
disappointed byIfMr. Organs omission that
there are manJsr democrats who are luke
warm on 'impeEialisrp' or who approve the
course of the aimintstration in its policy
of expansion that they will find it impos-
sible to go on the stump and talk at all.
They cannot c6hdemit expansion and they
do not regard the cry of imperialism
seriously. They feel that the trend of
events is pushing the, great issue of 1896
in the background. so that among the mass
OF the people a'failure to force free silver
to the front Will be- regarded as an EVIL
dence that 1t Is u dead issue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09
VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
Alabama and Wisconsin Nearly COM
Pletedy Progress on Others.


Admiral Hichborn, chief of the bureau Of
construction and repair. has issued state
ment concerning the degree of completion
OF the vessels now under construction for
the navy at shipyards all over the coun-
try. OF the big battleships the Alabama
and the Wisconsin are very nearly finished,
standing at % and "a per cent. respectively,
toward final completion. The Alabama.
building at the Cramp yards. is shortly to
have her initial trial trip. The new ILL.,
nois. building at Newport News, is "a per
cent completed.
Very little work on the six sheathed pro-
tected cruisers now building, has been
done. The Denver is the nearest COM
pIeted at 20 per cent, while no work has
progressed so far on the Galveston and
the Tacoma. The four monitors. Arkansas
Connecticut, Florida and Wyoming. are
each about half finished. OF the torpedo
boat destroyers, the Lawrence and the
Macdonough stand well toward completion
at 96 and "a per cent The torpedo boats
Stringham. Goldsborough. Bailey, Barney
and Stockton, are all set down at over 80
per cent completed. The submarine torpedo
boat stands at s. per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09
wAsHBuRN cRITICIsEs TowxE
Says His Withdrawal Was n Graxe
Political Blunder

Geo. F. Washburn. treasurer of the na
tional committee Of the peoples party. in
an interview in Boston yesterday. said re-
garding the withdrawal of Mr. Towne a
the vice presidential candidate of the peo-
pies party:
THE withdr1~al"of Mr.. Towne without
our party's consent is both humiliating
and embarrassing. To my mind it is a
political blundeE Had he remained our
vice presidential candidate he would have
attracted audiences second only to Bryan
himself and have held In line the popu,jst
vote web "a thu silver republicans
throughout the country.
Instead of simplifying things his with
drawal will compllcate matters and give
comfort to opponents. Our national
committee will meet at an early date and
I believe will i(acesS populist vice presi-
Dental candidate in fomination."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09
Ministers at Pekin Were Afraid of
Chinese Offer.

VIENNA. August 9.-The foreign office
has received the following from DR.. A. Won
Rosthorn. secretary of the Austrian-Hun-
garian legation at Pekin. dated August 4:
The AustroHungarian legation with the
archives. was burned June u. Since June
~ We. with the French detachment, have
been defending the French legation. which
has been bombarded by cannon and rifle
fire.
Part of their building was destroyed by
mines. We deplore the losses of Captain
Thomann and three sailors killed, and
Boyneburg and two sailors severely
wounded
Since July III the Chinese attacks have
not been severe. The Chinese government
wishes to induce us to leave for Tien Tsn
under safe conduct. but until now We have
not fallen in with this Offer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09

NEW YORK. August "a man. supposed
10 be Frederick Wendt of Baltimore, COM
mitted suicide In the North River Hotel
Barclay street. this morning by inhaling
gas
Nendt seemed to be in good spirits when
he retired last night. A servant found him
dead this morning, with both the gas lets
turned on.
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, August 9.-Flour firm unchanged
receipts. 1867 barrels; exports, 24O barrels Whea
frmer: spot and the month, 75a75L: September, n
a764; steamer No. = red. 73La73s. receipts 81 5si
bushels; southern by sample 67a76: do. on grade
7ia16 Corn dull; mixed spot and the month, 43 u
a4SS; September. 43ha431a; November Decem
Der. new old. 39ha394s; January. 39L asked
steamer mixed. 42ha42&: receipts. "a. 679 bushels
southern white 45a46: do yellow, 45a46. Oats
more active; No. 2 white, old. 2Sa2Sls new ga
Ply: No. mixed 20 bid. old; new. Is bid Rye
dull No. 2 nearby. 4Sa49: No. . western. so: re-
"eipts $50 bushels. Hay firm; No. i Timothy
Sl5.5OaS16. Grain freights quiet unchanged Sugar
firm, unchanged. Cheese firm. unchanged, with an
upward tendency. Butter steady, uncha nged. Egg,
weak, unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09
A Narrow Escape.

Mrs. Carrie D. Scott narrowly escaped
death last evening about 8 o'clock. She
was returning from trip with her son
on her bicycle, and. when on NJ street
near 31st street, in crossing the car track
some twenty-five feet ahead of a horse.
her wheel slipped. and before she could
recover the horse was upon her. Some
bystanders extricated her from under the
horses feet. while one held him by the
head.
The driver of the horse said he did not
know she was there" Mrs Scott was hit
by the horse in a dozen places, and the re-
suits, 1t is stated. may be serious She Is
resting easily today. Her escape from
death is regarded by many who witnessed
the accident as miraculous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09
Probably All Overcome by Heat.

Thomas Cook. forty years old, Of Upper
Marlboro, Nd. was overcome by the heat
on the street this morning. The police OF
the first precinct took him to the Emer-
gency Hospital for treatment.
Frank Toy. seventy years old. whose
home is at Lehigh. Pa became Ill at Penn
sylvania avenue and Al street this after
noon. The police took him to the Casualty
Hospital in the patrol wagon.
James A. Early. twenty-five years old,
living at Brandywine. Md, also became Ill
today while at market. He was taken to
the Emergency Hospital, where he received
medical aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09
PHILADELPHIA STAR SOLD.
Property Goes to W. c. Greiner In,
I11.5nO

PHILADELPHIA. August 9-The Even
ing Star. a daily newspaper Of this CITY.
in which the late John Russell Young was
financially Interested. was sold at auc-
tion today in order that a settlement of the
estate Of the late congressional librarian
might be effected.
The property was knocked down to VIM
G. GreIner OF this city. who bid Sl4 an
There was only one other bidder Mr.
Gretner bought the newspaper for a syndt-
cate. the personnel of which he would no.
divulge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09
Haiti to own Ga. Plant.

United States Minister Powell at Port au
Prince informs the Department of State
that the Haitian government has con-
cluded to furnish lights to its cities in the
future. and not to grant concessions for
this work to corporations. The government
will cancel all such concessions now ex-
tant. and pay the holders for their plant
and for such amounts for other purposes as
have been expended by them. The govern.
ment has also promised to introduce a sys-
tenn Of electric lights for the capital in the
early fall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-09

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
In behalf of the people of Takoma Park
and vicinity. allow me to extend to You our
most sincere gratitude for the manly way
in which The Star has championed the
rights of the people against the unjust dis
elimination relative to the proposed in
crease of street car fares on the Bright
wood division OF the big syndicates" road.
We do not want to see the road embar-
raised, and will do all We can to advance
Its interests. but at the same time we want
fair treatment, and We highly appreciate
what The Star has done TO aid us in Sc
curing it.
]. b. KINNEAR
President Takoma Park Citizens Associa-
ton.