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Evening star., 1900-02-14

sales.regular call. p o'clock M. S. 3s. regis;
Potomac Teiephone con. on IS. $500 at ioI,. IS 900
at 1o4a4 5000 at 1o4ai Columbia Title Insurance,
er Linotype, 10 at i99Is Lanston Monotype 10 at
l3,2 American GraPhophone, 100 at llh. Aft .r
ansto1 Mopotrra Fe 10 ar Is Captsf Trsctss AZ
100 at 9l-s, ~ at sli2- American Graphophcne 100
District of Columbia Bonds.-365s, 1924, funding,
liz bid
Miscellaneous Bonis-Netropolitan Railroad Is,
ndebt., A, ITO bid. 116 asked. Metropolitan Rail-
TSSd cert n indest @ III B. u, 10 bid JIG asked Columbia
"a mort S., 10 bid. IL asked Washington Gas
RE es b. d. lis bid e. eetre eht Sas deb 20 n
C. ~ ~ as: asked Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone e.
Tepsne Sd s. fss n hid a asked and
Security and Trust Is, 100 bid. Washington Market
90 m S SS Mafef 6o MARKET a1fn C. c. R
bid Masonic Hall Association IS, lo7 bid Ameri-
can Rao BaaE SfosBsDk ses oS Of Washington
Central, iSs bid Farmers and Mechanics, as bid
asked Columbia, lS5 bid. Capital, l4o bid West
asked S LiDeain n@ e ia Asf BID l2s asReG 10 O'u
Safe neposit and Trust Companies-National Safe
Loan and Trust Isl bid, loo asked. American Sc
curity and Trust, i96 bid zoo asked. Washington
Insurance Stocks.~Firemen's, 80 bid. Franklin.
40 bid. Metropolitan 81 bid, 80 asked. Corcoran,
fisls "a q bid, IS asked American. 2io bid.
National Union, liz bid Il asked. Columbia. 12i
bid 1917 asked. Riggs, bid, 81 asked. Peoples
81 bid. 65s asked Commercial, bid, asked.
Colonial. lo7 bid, l12 asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title So bid,
80 asked. Columbia Title, IN bid, asked. Wash
ington Title 34s bid. District Title, 3l4 bid.
Railroad Stocks.-Oapital Traction, y1ls bid, siH
asked. City and Suburban, 251a bid. Georgetown
and Tenleytown, Is bid.
Gas Stocks.-washing Gas, 54H bid SAX ask
ed. Geo getown Gas, IS bid
Telephone Stocks-Chesapeake and Potomac, 6S
bid. ~ asked Pennsylvania. 3s bid As asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Linotype.
1891 bid, 1891 asked. Lanston Monotype, 13k bid
13&i asked American Graphophone, IFS bid, 11~
asked. American Graphophone preferred, .1lN bid
II asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, % bid, .23
asked. Washington Market Il bid. lincoln Han,
65 bid.
SEX. dividend
Evening star., 1900-02-14
REMEDYING DEFECTS,
WOrkmen Engaged I'm Repairs on the
Post Once Building.

Quite force of workmen We're on duty
at the Post Office Department this morn
ing making good the defects in the build
ing. They first tackled the roof which has
been leaking badly during the recent heavy
rains and which some time ago manifested
its poor construction by dropping a section
through the big skylight of the city post
Office. The Post Office Department will be
obliged to go down in its pocket and pay
the expenses of the work. as the Treasury
Department declines to pay out any more
money for the big building
A reporter of The Star visited the roof
this morning and found about a dozen
workmen creeping over the big roof look
ing Tor trouble. And they found all they
We're looking for, and a little more. Many
leaks were discovered, and it was found
necessary, to insure the safety of the IN
terror wire screens, to wire each one sepa-
rately to the iron supports. These wire
screens are just below the big glass roof
and are supposed to catch any glass thai
debris.
1t has been found upon examination that
tney only rest upon the small iron supports
OF the construction and are not otherwise
secured. In some instances there is only a
small bearing, and the natural contraction
OF the metal from cold reduces this sup
port in some instances (as was evidenced
by the accident of some weeks ago) as to
make 1t dangerous. After the workmen
II is Asserted there Will he
no danger from falling screens, for il is the
purpose of the officials to have every screen
secured But there will always be liability
to leaks, although the workmen are taking
on the copper strips and puttying every
plate of glass separately
mere Is sun great element of danger in
the big glass skylight which forms the roof
OF the city post office. This, too, is provided
with interior screens of similar construction
10 the one on the roof. The danger how
ever Is from flying glass. Every day or SO
there Is a scurrying among the clerks as
the flying glass comes jingling down One
OF the workmen on the roof this morning
dropped a putty knife and il went sailing
through the big skylight, carrying with ii
mass of glass, which the screen because
of its wide mesh was unable to hold. For
tunately, no one was injured, although sew
eral clerks working in the neighborhood of
the accident were frightened
A lady dropped her pocket book recently
and 1t broke the glass just the same. These
upon the clerks who employed in the
city post office.
Several other improvements are taking
place throughout the building to remedy
existing defects. Storm doors have been
round necessary to keep out the cold on
tne 1lrst noor, and a number of new radia-
tors nave been put in the rooms But even
theSe do not keep out the cold. which comes
tnrouSn the badly constructed windows
Inc Post Office Department proposes to
make the necessary repairs now wherever
they are found. In case there is not enough
money to do the work. Congress will be
asked Tor an appropriation. and from the
looks or things an appropriation will be
necessary.
Evening star., 1900-02-14

The District Commissioners, finding
themselves hampered by a clause in the
charter of the lexington and Soldiers
Home Railway Company, now the City and
Suburban Railway Company, which re-
quires the tracks of the company to be
located "along and wholly outside the Bum
ker Hill road on land to be acquired by
said company by gift or purchase, and
made a part of said road" they have re-
quested Senator Mcmillan. chairman Of the
Senate District committee, to assist them in
securing an amendment of the law
While they believe this provision of the
law was proper for the protection OF the
road when undertaken, it is not believed by
them to be necessary now. AS the track is
to be reconstructed, the Commissioners be-
lieve better results could be secured by
placing the track in the center of the road
way than by requiring that 1t occupy its
present position along the north edge of
the roadway.
Evening star., 1900-02-14
FRANCE SHORT OF SOLDIERS.
This Years COnscriptiOn Shows ,
Large Falling on
ce Pail Mall Gazette.

Paris Correspondence Pail Mall Gazette.
The conscripts belonging to this wears
contingent are now rejoining their resepc-
tive regiments, and yesterday and TODAY
Paris has been afforded the rather pic
turesque spectacle of the departure of the
bleus. as the young soldiers are popularity
termed. Squads of young fellows in charge
of corporal or a sergeant are to be met
with at every turn and corner AS they
march through the streets they present any
thing but military appearance, for they
are all of them still in their civilian clothes,
and the infinite varieties of costume make
up very motley picture. Most Of them
carry little hand luggage. made up in
the main of provisions given them by
friends to cheer them on their route Not a
few have screwed up their courage for the
ordeal that awaits them by coplous liba-
tions, as the result of which they exhibit a
merriment that is noisy If a little forced
AT the railway stations. which are specially
guarded for the occasion by small detach-
ments of soldiers, the animation is great,
since the number of conscripts contributed
by Paris is nearly 10000, and the most of
them are seen off by their friends.
The total number of conscripts this wear
shows a reduction of nearly 1900 on that
of last year. This noticeable drop has
caused some uneaSneSS in France, and eff
forts are being made to account for it in
as satisfactory way as possible. The fun
damental cause of the diminution is doubt
less due to the stationary state of the popu-
lation, but 1t is also fact that there has
been a special cause at work this year.
The medical examination of the conscripts
has been far more severe On this occasion
than for several years past. In 1894 Gen.
Mercier, alarmed at the dwindling of the
annual contingent, ordered the military med
ical boards-the conseiis de revision as they
are termed-to pass men who though they
would not be fit to make active soldiers
might yet be utilized for duties that do not
involve actual fighting. Their presence in
the ranks would thus set free a number of
men capable of going to the front, but
whose occupation would make them non
combatants IN the event of war There have
since been complaints that some of the men
passed the result of Gen. Mercier's in
structions suffered in their health in conse-
quence of their Incorporation. NJ. De Frey
cinet in response to public opinion, decided
to return to the old system. and the mill
tary doctors have, therefore, had to show
themselves much stricter. The resulting
deficit that has to be faced Is, however, a
serious matter. especially there is little
hope that 1t will disappear in the future.
Evening star., 1900-02-14
PICTURE OF OLYMPIA.
Presented to Admiral Dewey by Mr..
Edward Moran.

Mr.. Edward Moran. the widely known
marine artist, today presented to Admiral
and Mrs. Dewey a handsome picture of the
famous Manila flagship Olympia. done on
canvas in oil The big fighting machine,
that has won such place of glory in con-
temporaneous naval history. is represented
in Mr.. Moran's work as she appeared when
conveying the admiral back to his native
shores. The battle dress of somber gray
and black has given way to the garb of
peace, and the Olympia is ploughing along
the foaE-crested waves. a ship of dazzling
whiteness The home-bound pennant trails
far astern. The picture is VERY effective
and IS carefully executed.
The presentation took place this morning
a the residence of the admiral at 114T
Rhode Island avenue. the ceremony being
one of strict simplicity and assured SINGER
ity- There were present Mrs. Dewey. Mr.
and Mrs Moran, Mr.. and Mrs. f.. II. Tai
bot, Mrs. Washington Mclean and Capt
Lambert OF the navy, the commanding Off
Ger of the Olympia.
Evening star., 1900-02-14
THE NEW DREIBUND,
Association of Germany. England and
the United States.


From Ainslees Monthly
The association of the German empire.
the British empire and the United States
for purposes of mutual advantage is the
greatest guarantee of peace the world has
ever had. The united power of the three
nations, even without Japan and Italy-I
say nothing about Austria -Hungary-is so
preponderant that war against them would
mean the annhilation of the French and
Russian fleets, and even though French
and Russian armies shoud-which is more
than doubtful-be victorious on land, 1t
would be a barren victory, and they would
IN the end, be obliged to capitulate to the
powers that control the sea Even if war
We're a possible contingency, the stake for
which the Germans who would have to
bear the brunt of it, are playing is so tre-
mendous as to Justify their taking the risk
with the assurance that war is out of the
question. Germany cannot hesitate. On the
one hand is sure prospect of commercial
progress, which will cast into the shade
the brilliant record made by the German
empire in the past thirty years; on the
other is uncertainty and doubt.
There are many in Germany England
and the United States, as well as else
where, to oppose the undermining of the
world, many in whom the spirit of anarchy
is IS SO strong that they prefer feudal world
In which petty states are allowed to per-
petuate misgovernment, many who decry
commercial civilization and fight with
words for what they term the rights of
barbarism, many who object to a world
peace obtained by means of an interna-
tional policy. But their protests will grow
fainter and fainter as civilization, confident
In its "eorganizing ability, fertilizes the
desert and brings plenty where poverty was
before, substitutes systems of imperial JUS
tice for petty tyranny. teaches millions to
know necessities they never dreamed of.
and shows them how, by patient work, to
satisfy the new wants, educates them men
tally, uplifts them morally and puts them
into vital touch with the rest of human
kind
Evening star., 1900-02-14
FINANCE AND TRADE
Strong Opening in Stocks Followed
by Irregularity Later,
HEAVY OFFERINGS ON ADVANCES
The Big Interests Not Ready to
Sustain Higher Prices.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, February 14-Early trad
ing in today's stock market was mislead
ing inasmuch as the activity and prices
OF that period We're not sustained in the
later dealings. During the first hour there
was some good buying. and stocks were
being inquired for by commission houses
and representatives of investment inter-
csts, The buying Of Baltimore and Ohio
forced a.sharp advance but the supply of
stock soon became superior TO the demand
and decline of per cent followed
mon Pacific, in lesser degree. reflected
similar conditions. but was sustained by a
strong clique. All the shares in tue middle
class were strong and weak by turns, but
became dull at the low levels instead of
inspiring liquidation. The public demand
comes only in spurts. and this fact bro
longs the professional dominat ton of-f,Sices
There Is an apparent willingness to buy
ana the market is undoubtedly in a IRE
sponsive state. but there is a desire to wait
until the so-called big interests take a more
definite position.
II has been said. until the saying has be-
come monotonous. that these interests
would force prices up In order to realize on
present holdings. Thus far the LIQUIDATION
mas not reached the volume which would
indicate that the Influential interests had
agreed that the zenith had been reached
The buying has not been large enough 10
Indicate the presence of concerted de-
naand outside of few specialties. The
public is consequently holding aloof and
waiting for some overt act Of sufficient sig
nif1cance to inspire action.
The currency bill comes up tomorrow. and
that may help the situation. Commission
houses, at least, expect that it will. The
market has the capacity for standing firm
under attack. and this is symptom of in
creaslng strength as rule. The local sit
uation, the gas fight and the traction mud
die are tending toward Improvement and
definite progress in these matters would
help the entire market.
Third Avenue declared a dividend of /
per cent on its shares today, the stock SELL
ing off after strong opening on mixed
dealings. The Consolidated Exchange con-
tlngent again sold Sugar in liberal volume
forcing the price down about per cent
from the buoyant level of the forenoon.
The iron and steel works showed some
profit-taking, but became dull at the de-
cline.
Money was abundant at 21a per cent. and
there is 40 concern on that score Rail
road earnings were good and there was
nothing decidedly adverse in any Of the
days developments. The market is in a
rut and needs a surprise to force it out
Evening star., 1900-02-14
CAPT. BEACH's VIEWS.
In Favor of Reclatming the South
Side of the Avenue,

Speaking to reporter of The Star of the
action of the Senate today in requesting
the District Commissioners to furnish a
statement as to the value of the property
on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue
between the Peace monument and 18th
street. together with the rental values Of
the buildings, Capt. Beach, the Engineer
commissioner; said he is in favor of any
thlng which tends to reclaim the south
size OF this thoroughfare. He said the work
Q OF preparing the statement desired by the
senate Will devolve upon the assessor of
the District or upon the board of assistant
tude.
In this connection Capt Beach said he
IS IN favor Of placing the proposed munich
pau building on Pennsylvania avenue and
ne suggested two sites. The first, square
80 bounded by 1st and I'd streets and
fennSylvania avenue and street. opposite
the Botanical Gardens. The other is com
posed OF squares bounded by 9th and 10th
streets and Pennsylvania avenue and
Louisiana avenue. Either site, Capt, Beach
believes. would be an ideal one convenient
to the street railway lines, and both could,
ne thinks, be advantageousIy used
Evening star., 1900-02-14
HAVE No OBJECTION.
Comm issiOncrs Approve Bill for In
Cooperating TeIephone COMPANY

Representative Babcock. chairman of the
House DISTRICT cpmrnittee,> has been III
formed by the District Commissioners that
they see no objection to House bill 2I9s. to
incorporate the Columbia Telephone Com
pany. They are. however. of the opinion
that snecial provision should be made for
regulating the construction of conduits and
they have. therefore, recommended that a
section, TO be numbered is. be added TO
the bill, and that the number OF section IS
be changed TO ~.
The section which the Commissioners
recommend be added provides: That the
Commissioners Of the District of Column
bia shall require all conduits laid under
tho authority Of this act to be laid under
such conditions and regula tions as they
may prescribe. and 50 located and con-
structed that they will form a part of a
general subway system which may here
after bs constructed. and the plans for
which the said Commissioners are author
lied to prepare; and such general subway
or conduit system shall contain the wires
of said telephone company under such regu-
lations and at such rate as said Commits
sionerS may prescribe
Evening star., 1900-02-14
Favors Seizure of Railroads.

After a heated debate the resolutions COM
m!ttee last night decided to report in favor
of government ownership of railroads. and
for their seizure on paymentS of actual value.
and without payment for 'watered stock
or other fictitious values" There was a
sharp discussion in the committee and
several tilts between members brought on
by an effort to make the platform read as
II had been drawn up. that the government
shodid seize the railroads on payment of
ac,ual value. and without payment for
franchise values"
cutting out the words franchise values" ;"
inserting instead the phrase 'watered stock
or other fictitious Values
The committee also unanimously favored
direct popular legislation as means of
obtaining the result.
Resolutions introduced yesterday morning
by Judge Fleming of Kentucky, and
adopted by rising vote. strongly con-
demned the currency bill now before Con-
gresS- The resolutions declare that the
bill, If passed. will .'enthrone the money
"hgarchy. establish a continental bank
uLst. enslaVe the people and destroy the
republic to the end that free government
may perish from the earth"
y committee to prepare a memorial to the
United States Senate against the bill was
provided for. and the people of the country
houses and other public places 10 protest
against the nlea sure.
Immediately after the adoption of the
Fleming resolutions Amasi Thornton Of
New York notified the presiding officer that
he would refuse to deliver the speech for
which he was scheduled. Mr. Thorn
ton made no statement on the floor Of the
conference regarding the matter, but in an
interview later he explained his reasons for
refusing /" take further part in the confer
ence. Il was assured he said. THAT this
was TO be a non-partisan gathering. | had
that assurance over the signature of Presi-
dan .Ty = Ia 49,; 7
and am certain that he does not approve
of the partisan resolution against the cur
rency bill. Mr.. Lockwood was not present
when the resolutions Were adopted, and II
he had been they might have met a differ
ent fate. | have positively refused to ad-
dress the conference and will not be fur
ther identified with it, as I consider that
today action makes it a partisan gather
ing
Evening star., 1900-02-14
CLAIMS HEAVY DAMAGES.
Suit in Which Public Printer is Made
Defendant.

Suit-at-law to recover damages in the
sum OF 10000 was instituted this afternoon
by Welker Given, through Attorney ]. Wal
ter Wheatley, against Frank w. Palmer,
the public printer. 1t is stated that some
time in March, 1892 the democrats in Con-
gress wanted literature to circulate for
campaign purposes. which they could get in
large quantities and circulate free. Henry
georges work on Protection and Free
Trade was selected and divided into five
parts and printed as the speeches of five
different men,
1t Is stated that after objecting to this
procedure, the republicans in the Senate
declared their intention of circulating in tae
same manner matter which would be IA
Vorapie to them. and selected Mr.. Given's
work on economic subjects for the purpose
subsequently, an investigation was had and
sucn circulation of documents was stopped
MI Given therefore sues the public prin-
Ter to recover 10000. Under the law, it is
stated, a judgment secured against the
public printer in a case of this kind would
be paid by the United States
Evening star., 1900-02-14
THE CENSUS BUREAU.
minatiOns for Positions to BE Sus-
pended for Some Time.


There will be no more examinations for
positions in the census for some time. How
long they will be suspended Is not known.
although the eligible list of those who are
TO be connected with the census is nearly
completed. Friday next the examinations
in Washington will terminate for a month
at least. On that date. Chief Examiner
CARRIER and his corps of examiners will
leave for Chicago, where examinations will
be held for a week. Here all those who
failed at the last examination will be re-
examined, together with the new candi-
dates recently named by the senators and
representatives in the west.
From Chicago the examiners will go to
Boston for week and end their trip in
New York with another week of examina-
tions. OF late greater percentage of
failures has been recorded than any time
in the past. This has been due to the ac-
tion of Chief Examiner CARRIER who COM
pletely changed the character of the ex-
aminatiOns. He found after some investi-
CATION that the regular questions in mathe-
matics were known to several of the
schools in this city which prepare pupils for
examinations, and that people We're getting
on the eligible list by passing examina-
tons without really knowing what they
meant.
This resulted in a complete change of
program, with the result that many of the
old questions have been eliminated In
fact, the examination now is more prac-
teal, and no one can possibly pass who
does not understand mai hematics at least
as far as percentage.
Some have charged Director Merriam
with purposely making the examinations
more difficult to prevent any more from
passing, but this is not so, since the eligi-
BILE list is sadly in need of more names and
it is feared the nina tions in Chicago,
Boston and New York cannot supply the
deficiency. Besides, the director has put
the matter of examina tions in the hands
of Examiner CARRIER, and he has made
quite name for himself since his connec-
ton with the census. He makes the aues-
tionS and marks the papers
Evening star., 1900-02-14
THE ANTITRUST CONFERENCE.
Plan for n National Organization
Drafted in Chicago.

CHICAGO, February 14.-At the opening
session today of the antitrust conference,
called by the American Antitrust League,
Prof. John r. Commons of New York was
the first speaker.
Geo. Fred. Williams of Massachusetts
presented the report of the committee on
rules in favor OF the ordinary parliament
tary rules The report was unanimously
adopted Louis f. Pest of Chicago reported
for the committee on platform and resolu-
items. He said the report of the committee
had been unanimously agreed upon and in
OF the committee. pIefacing it with a full
list of the committeeman.
An address to the American people on the
trust question. formulated by the resolu-
tionS committee. was read by Prof. Wills.
The committee on national organization
reported that it had considered ;he Qies-
ton of national organization and pre-
sented detailed outline for the same
NJ. l.. Lockwood was recommended for
president, II. &. Martin for secretary. G. T.
Bride for treasurer and ". Z. Fleming for
financial secretary.
After protracted debate the address to
the public on The report of resolutions COM
mittee was declared adopted. The vote was
not unanimous, however, many of the dele
gates maintaining that under the rules the
resolutions are entitled to two hours de-
bate.
]. Il. Sovereign. Arkansas, introduced
resolution. which was adopted denouncing
the antl-scalpiae bill as trust measure
and unjust.