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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-26
PLANS OF BOGR ENJOYS
They Will Leave for a Tour Of the
Country on Monday.

baltimore. Philadelphia. and Boston
Among the Cities to lie Frs. WIS.,
fted-Lnter They Go to the Middle
Wcst-Grntcful for Their Rcccr,-
ton in the Nations Capital.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-26
THE SUFFERERS IN INDIA.
An Appeal for Aid Issued to the Poo
pie of the District.

The Commissioners yesterday issued an
appeal to the citizens of the District OF
Columbia in behalf of the victims of the
famine in India, as follows:
To the People of the District of Columbia:
An urgent request has been made to the Com
nissioners for assistance from the District OF CO.
lumba in the work of relieving the famine
stricken people OF India
The Commissioners feel that it is only neces-
sary to present this appeal to the attention of
the people of the District, who have unfailingly
and generously responded to every call that has
been made upon them for the alienation OF dis
tress, to secure prompt and liberal response.
Contributions will be received at the business
Offices of The Times. the Evening STAR" and the
Washington Post"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-26

DR.. and Mrs Alexander Graham Bel
will sail fer Europe June 6 to spend tha
summer in travel abroad.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-26

Mr. and Mrs Theodore Barnes have is
sued cards to the marriage of their d2ugh-
ter, Beulah Benton. to Mr.. George A.
Weaver. on June 6. at $3.50 o'clock, 2,53
Thirty-second Street.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-26

Mr.. Robert Mazet. of New York, and his
bride have been making a short visit to
Washington. While here they were the
guests of Prof and Mrs. Andrews
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-26

Mr.. Warren Fairbanks. Of Springfield.
Ohio is making a short visit to his par
ents, Senator and Mrs Fairbanks
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-26

At the luncheon given by Mrs. john H.
Miller. of Second Street northeast. in honor
of visiting Shriners and their wives from
Pennsylvania. the guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. Rulaf Fuller Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Bee
be. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. B. Hunter. Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas w. Main, Mrs. A. C.
Sweet, and Mrs. Sherwood.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-26

Mrs. Horstmann will close her Washing
ton residence next week. and with the
Misses Horstmann will go to their summer
place at Deer Park
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Cotton will spend
the summer at East Gloucester. Mass.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-26

Mr.. Henry White. First Secretary of the
American Embassy at London. has sailed
for Europe. to join Mrs. White. who is
again seriously ILL.,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-26

NJ. de Wollant. First Secretary of the
Russian Embassy who will be in charge
during the absence of the Ambassador
who. with Miss Cassini, will sail for Eu-
rope June 5, will probably spend the early
summer at Bedford Springs. He will be
accompanied by Mrs. de Wolant. who is
translating one of her husbands works
from the Russian.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-26

that the consumer suffers
in pocket if not in health
by accepting cheap pow
ders as substitutes for
Royal Baking Powder.
Evening star., 1900-10-16
Wasbfnston Stock Exchange.

Sales-regular cal-12 o'clock m.-washinston
traction Is, 5000 at ioe. $500 at ioe Capital Trac
tion, 10 at I01s.. Washington Gas, Is at 53Ia
at s at ISL at ise at i 10 at s 10
at 1914; American Graphophone Co com, leo at
io lss at lo loo at lo 100 at 10 100 as 10
1Oh After calI-Mergenthaiar linotype at isli..
10 at J., Isl % + at los 10 At op,, y
20 at 1ola. 90 at Io1H, 20 at 1olA.
sess. % is24. A. funding. midi ieo ibid bid. wafer 'A ioS 0'a
Miscellaneous Bonds.-capitaI Traction Is. 1o5g
coll. 41se, IS bid, 60 asked Metropolitan RAILROAD
IS: 100 bid Me'ropoltan Railroad cert: indebt., A.
100 bid. Metropolitan Railroad cert. indebt B. log
bid. Columbia Railroad 6s. lit hid. Columbia Rail-
eS road I'D; I'd mort 90 6s s. 9s bid s Electric Lgh.
debt. 6s, 1o2 bid 1O6 asked. chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone IS. leS bid, bid Chesapeake and Poto-
lean Security and Trust IS, 100 bid washington
Market Co, eItn. 6s, 40 bid Masonic Hall Asso-
eiafiSa @ ss a aoS bid American Graphophone deb. S.
National Bank stocks.-Rank Of Washington, $50
second bid tIasn ise BID csnmSis SiS Iis lss
ers'. 40 bid, 1ao asked Lincoln. 118 bid, 1so
Deposit and trust 1887 sd iao asked %ashae safe
ton Loan and Trust. 157k bid. American Security
n,, and Trust s iSs Did, 1884 asked Washington Safe
=, Insurance stoeks..Firemen'., 80 bid Franklin,
es bid. Arlington 12n bid. 40 asked German
american 200 bid National M Union, 10 bid. 12ll
ed Peoples; 81 bid, 81 asked. Colonial, i05 bid,
ils s.,s asked ommsrss ssasi q bid asked
ed Columbia Title. ~ bid. Washington Title 2
bid. District Title, 3h bid '
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction 1Ol& hid 1oIzk
asked Capital Traction scrip 106 bid I06la asked
City and Suburban. % bid. 81 asked.
Gas Stocks.-Wsshngton Gas 1897 bid 53lx ask
ed. Georgetown Gas SO bid -'
Telephone Stocks. ks.-Chesapeake and Potomac 90
bid x6S asked. Pennsylvania 35 bid
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaier ISnotvpe IeI
bid islh asked 1Anstou Monotype. 11h bid I2k
asked American Gfaphophone COM 10 hid IoE
asked american Graphophone pref. l0H hid, I0E
asked Pneumatic Gun Carriage. .l2 bid, Is asked
Ell. dividend. " ~
Evening star., 1900-10-16
PROBABLY FATAL BURNS
LITTLE MARY CHAPMAN PLAYED
WITH MATCHES.
Louisa Lakewood, COlOred, Becomes a
Victim to the Deadly
Gasoline.

Two patients are lying at the Emergency
Hospital suffering from burns received to-
day which. 1t is believed by the physicians,
must necessarily prove fatal in each case.
The first, Mary Chapman. was taken to the
institution this morning shockingly burned.
She Is the four -year-old daughter of Susie
Chapman. living at No. II O'Brien's court,
near 21st and, F.. Streets. The mother left
her alone In the house this morning while
she stepped out 9a a brief errand The
child got hold of some matches and ignited
them. and when Mrs. Chapman returned
she found her babys garments in flames
They were extingushed but not before the
unfortunate 4t tie sne.w terribly burned
The other suffereg3is is Louisa Gatewood a
coiored girl. nineteen years old. who Was
employed q cook by Palermo Guiltana
who keeps a7Jfruit. and candy store in q
frame establishment at the junction of
Pennsylvania avenue with Washington Cir
cle The woman. it is understood was re-
plenishing a stove with gasoline when the
fluid exploded Her, clothing was abIaz "a in
an instant and the premises were set af1re
as well. She ran out in the street where
sho feN and the fire in her clothing was er
tinguished, and she was then removed tn
Emergency Hospital where the serious char.
acter Of her injuries was realized. Mean
while the fire in Guiliana's establishments
had spread, and the rear portion was eutted
before 1t was put out, the loss being esti-
mated at $500.
Evening star., 1900-10-16
CHANG YEN HOON EXECUTED
ONE OF THE ABLEsT AND MOST
PROGRESSIVE OF CHINAMEN.
Was Formerly Minister to the United
Sfates-Victim of the Em-
press DOwaGer.

Confirmation has been received here OF
the execution Of Chang Yen Hoon, the for
mer Chinese minister to the United States.
Chang was a loyal adherent Of the emperor
and a warm supporter of the 1atter's reform
movements. When the empress dowager
supplanted the emperor two years ago he
was banished to Nebradoe. but through the
Intervention of the American and British
ministers his punishment was commuted to
banfshment in the distant province OF Kash-
garia. 1t now appears that the empress
dowager, taking advantage Of the late reign
of terror at Pekin, and knowing Chang's in
fiuence with the emperor. ordered his exc
cution by decapitation.
A report that he had been executed
reached here some months ago. and this
had been authenticated from several
sources.
Chang was considered by those familiar
If not the ahlest. man in China. He had
been decorated by the Queen OF Great
Britain and tie emperors of Russia and
Germany.
He was pre-eminently the most liberal and
enlightened Of Chinese statesmen, and had
his life been spared till the occupation of
Pekin by the allies he doubtless would
have been recalled and have taken an ac-
tive part in the pending negotiations and
In the future government of China. He was
executed July 20.
Minister Chang Yen Hoon is well remem-
bered in Washington, where he held prom
inent place in the social life of the capital.
The Chinese legation was at that time liv-
ing In Senator Stewards house Dupont
Circle. which has always been Familiarity
spoken Of as Stewart Castle. There the
Chinese minister entertained extensively.
Evening star., 1900-10-16
Shelter PetitiOned For

A petition, signed by Mrs. Sarah 8.
Sampson and fifty or more others, was pre-
sented to the District Commissioners sew
eral days ago, praying that permission be
granted for the erection Of shelter similar
10 police call-box at the southeast cor
ner of H and 18th streets. Such permission.
the petitioners stated, they asked in the in
terests of humanity and for the shelter Of
the transfer agents of the Metropolitan
Coach Company from the inclement wealth
of winter. The petition was referred to
Capt. Beach, the Engineer Commissioner,
who has immediate supervision of the mat
ter, and he has recommended to his aSso-
ciates that the petitioners be informed
that the Commissioners have refused SINH
lar applications for transfer sheds or shell
ters at other points in the city and they
therefore cannot consistently grant their
request"
The recommendation of Capt. Beach, 1t
is expected. will receive the approval Of his
associates.
Evening star., 1900-10-16
For an Additional Bridge.

The District Commissioners were called
upon today by a delegation of property
owners and residents interested in the erec-
ton of an additional bridge across the
Eastern rench. Mr.. A. E. Randle headed
the delegation, which comprised Messrs,
Robert Cook, r. B. Howison, Andrew
Boyer, D. D. Stone, w. p. Hartley, w. E.
GUIDE, James Martin and James NJ Mckee
Mr. Randle explained that they had called
for the purpose of asking the Commission
ers to insert in the estimates they are pre-
pairing an item of $4,000 toward the con-
struction of a bridge across the Eastern
branch at the foot of 1st street west This
site, he explained has been approved by
the engineer department of the army, and
he suggested that the amount desired could
be most advantageously applied to the con-
struction of an earth embankment from the
Anacostia side of the stream to it's chan
mel. Such an embankment he added, would
form an eddy which would collect the
earth washed down the stream and in that
way go far toward reclaiming the flats.
The bridge will cost when completed about
S250,0O0 and Mr.. Randle said that there
can be no doubt whatever of the pressing
need and necessity for it's erection.
Mr.. Cook confirmed all that Mr.. Randle
said, adding that he and the other people
interested are sure the Commissioners ap-
preciate the Importance of the project.
The Commissioners, remarking that the
hearing, because of it's briefness, was a.
model one. stated that they will do the best
they can In the matter.
Evening star., 1900-10-16
Army Orders.

Major Earl D. Thomas. 5th Cavalry, has
been detailed to duty connected with the
purchase of cavalry horses for the troops
at Fort Myer. He will assist the depot
quartermaster in this city In the inspection
of the horses
Capt. C. r. Noyes. 9th Infantry. now in
Chicago, has been ordered to join his regi-
ment In Chra.
Officers recently promoted have been as
signed to regiments as follows: Lieutenant
Colonel Jesse M. Lee, to the 9th Infantry,
vice Brnkerhoff. retired; Major w. j. Tur-
ner, to the 9th Infantry, vice Booth, trans
ferred to the 18th Infantry; Major Frank
Taylor, to the 18th Infantry, vice Lee, pro-
NOTED. Major Turner has been ordered to
duty with recruits, to sail on the kilpat-
rick for Manila, where he will join his reg
iment.
First Lieutenant Thomas F. Schley. 23d
Infantry, has been ordered to examina tion
for promotion. After his examination he
will be relieved from duty at Columbus
barracks, Ohio, and will report for duty at
Fort Douglas, Utah.
Capt. J. Y. Nj. Blunt, assistant quarter
master, volunteers, having rendered his
resigna ton as a volunteer officer, has been
honorabiy discharged.
Evening star., 1900-10-16
Strong Undertone to Stocks Devel-
oped by Liquidation.
GOOD BUYING OF UNION PACIFIC
Coal Road Shares Also Taken in
Round Amounts.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, October 18-Opening prices
this morning showed irregular advances
from last nights closing level. London
sent over higher range Of prices. but was
not a factor in the late trading.
Commission houses inclined to the belief
that a reaction was due after yesterdays
sharp rise and advised proft-talking in
several stocks. In spite Of the selling which
followed the market remained strong and
showed a strong undertone throughout the
entire morning. Orders under the market
were numerous and every concession found
ready demand.
In Union Pacific, for example the deal
ings were on ar unusually large scale. and
sellers found no difficulty in disposing of
1000 and S.O00-share lots. The changes In
price were almost always for the better
after the marketing of these large lots.
Accumulation of this stock has been in
progress for a fortnight, and the purchas-
ers are not OF the class to take such risks
FOR small profits. Earnings are behind the
movement, and some extravagant claims
are made as to the ultimate high point
Norfolk and Western was In good de-
mand and the buying of all the anthracite
coal roads was called good. The strike is
said to be certain Of settlement during the
present week. and a profitable season for
the transportation lines seems to be as
sured.
The Steel stocks showed a desire to take
prohts upon recent purchases. but there
was the customary evidence of inside buy-
ing. The demand for this group Is CONF
dent. but the manipulation is not in The in
terest of making 1t the feature of the mar
ket.
The present program Is clearly based upon
the railroad list as legitimate background
Tor Improvement. Those who propose Ilak-
ing campaign in the steel stocks first
create demand in the better class OF rail-
roads in order to make the whole market
strong. The new industrials can only go
with the market at best, and any attempt
TO force them up without regard for con-
ditions generally must fall
The traction shares are strong on the
prospects for the passing of political at
tacks in the near future This prospect is
reassuring in some degree but after this
the question Of economies must be consid-
cred Manhattan is solving the latter prob
lem and Brooklyn Transit will begin to do
SO shortly, il present rumors are we'll
founded
The entire market presents an unusual an
pearance in view Of the coming elections.
Strength Is shown even in the very presence
o. man openly hostile to the prosperity
or the roads, whose securities are being
bought on large scale and at advancing
prices. Confidence in the political and f1nan.
clal outlook. is growing. The public is not
IN the market, but 1t admits the wisdom of
present arguments. Today's business did
not equal that of yesterday as to volume
ana gains were not uniform but the fact
that the day passed without significant
INCUBATION is encouraging.
Evening star., 1900-10-16
Man Loses His Life Escaping From
Burning Building.
EIGHT OTHER PERSONS INJURED
Result of an Explosion in Detroit
Shoe Factory.
WITCHELL SONS COMPANY

DETROIT. Mich, October 16--An explo-
sion Of rubber cement in the basement of
four-story building at Is Jefferson avenue.
occupied by Witchell Sons Company, Linn
tied manufacturers of Elk shoes. at 11o
pm today. resulted in fire which cost
the life of one man and injured eight others
four of whom were girls. The fire spread
with such rapidity that the employees were
compelled to jump from the upper stories
The dead man, whose name Is lreson'
Jumped from a third-story window ana
struck sign on the front of the building
breaking it loose and carrying down sew
eral others who had crawled out on the
window ledge to which the sign was fast
ened He was so badly mangled by falling
that he was scarcely recognizable.
Following is the list of dead and injured :
Dead-Ireson-
Injurei-Jennie McTaggart, skull frac-
tured, internal injuries. probably fatal.
Charles OConnor, leg broken, burns about
body.
Joseph Pullare. laborer. scalp wound and
bad bruises.
c. H. DessoteI, broken leg. scalp wound;
condition serious.
Minnie Corbett burned about arms.
Damien Cardinal.
Mabel Straight, burns.
Evening star., 1900-10-16
COERCION CRY RAISED.
Circular Issued to Democratic Clubs
by Chairman Jones.

CHICAGO, October 16-Chairman James
X. Jones of the democratic national COM
mittee and VIM. H. Hearst, president of
the National Association Of Democratic
Clubs, today issued the following circular:
ITO the Democratic Clubs:
In the free exercise of the right of suf-
frage lies the safety of the republic. Every
patriot, every honest man. is interested in
the preserving this right at all hazards
Will You, therefore. every man Of you
please report promptly to one of u.s. every
Instance coming to your knowledge of any
attempt to coerce or tntimidate any voter
by any employer, whether a single person.
a company, or corporation and whether at
tempted by threat, by the pretense of Or
ders received condition. the election
of Mckinley. or otherwise? Every such
offender deserves like Cain. to be a fugi-
tive and vagabond' on the face of the
earth. and the public ought to know who
they are. JAMES K. JONES,
''WM r. HEARST"
Evening star., 1900-10-16
COMING HOME
Capt. Henry Leonard to Sail TOmOr-
row From YOkahama.

Capt. Henry Leonard to Sail TOmOr-
row From YOkahama.
Letters have just been received here from
Capt. Henry Leonard, United States Ma
rine Corps, of this city. who was severely
wounded in an engagement before Tien
Tsin on July 13 last, and who. in conse-
quence, sustained the loss of his left arm
and for some time thereafter was very Ill
al the hospital at Tien Tsin. These letters
were written at the United States naval
hospital at Yokohama, Japan, where he
has been under treatment since September
13, and the last of them Is dated Septem-
ber %.
Capt. Leonard states that he is rapidly
recovering from the terrible effects of his
wounds; that he is regaining his strength
and takes exercise every day, and that he
receives at the hospital every care and at
tention which could be asked. When his
last letter was written he expected to sail
for the United States on the Japanese mail
steamer Hong Kong Maru. which is sched
uled to leave Yokohama October IT. 1t
was possible, he said, that he might leave
earlier.
Evening star., 1900-10-16
MIR. STEVENSON VERY TIRED.
Reaches Democratic Headquarters In
New York About Noon.

NEW YORK. October 16.-Mr. Stevenson
arrived in Jersey City at 11:21 am. today
He was accompanied by Judge Howard
Carrow. whose guests he was at Camden
yesterday. Harry f. Paul and Ralph Con-
gers were also in the party. Senator keys
met Mr. Stevenson and the other members
of the party and accompanied them TO
carriages which were in waiting and which
conveyed them to the democratic state
headquarters on Washington street, where
they made a short call before proceeding
to New York The vice presidential candi-
date was app,auded by the crowd in the
railroad station as he passed from the train
to the carriage.
The train on which Mr.. Stevenson jour
neyed from Camden to Jersey City made
short stops at Burlington Bordentown,
Trenton and Newark, and at the latter
place Mr.. Stevenson made a four-minute
speech to a crowd that had gathered at
the station to see him. Mr.. Stevenson ar
rived at the Hoffman House, in this city,
at 12:35 o'clock pm. accompanied by Judge
Carrow. John b. Stanchtield, candidate for
governor, and Senator Mackey, nominee for
lieutenant governor. They were received by
Richard Croker, Senator Murphy, Dr. Cos
by. Senator McCarren and others, after
which Mr.. Stevenson was shown TO his
room. Mr. Stevenson said he was greatly
fatgued.
Evening star., 1900-10-16
RESCUE OF RUSSIANS
PROTECTED FROM BOXERS AND
CHINESE SOLDIERS.
Minister Allen Reports an Act of
can Mining Company In COrea.

Mr. Horace N. Allen, the United States
minister to Corea, has reported to the De
partment Of State an act Of courtesy on the
part of the American Gold Mining Com
pany, operating the mines OF the Unsan
district in northern Corea. At the request
of the Russian charge Gaffaires at Seoul
the company placed their steam launch
Helen at the service Of a party of Russian
refugees and conveyed them from point
near the northern border OF Corea to the
port of Chinampo.
During the latter part Of the month OF
July, 1900. when the neighborhood Of Muk-
den. Manchuria, was in danger from attack
by Boxers. word was sent to the Russian
soldiers and railway employees to collect at
Lao-Yang. They attempted to do so. but
in small parties, they made for the direc-
ton Of Port Arthur or the Corean frontier.
The party brought by the Helen started
south and was constantly under attack
while en- route both by Boxers and Chinese
soldiers until 1t crossed the Corean border
near Wiju.
On arriving at that place there were but
hfty-six persons In the party, several haV-
OF the survivors twelve were either navvies
or engineers of the lesser class connected
with the railway, and one was woman.
The rest were Cossacks. Four were badly
wounded. a result Of gun or shell fire
and not of attack by stones, clubs or
weapons of barbarism. The wounded were
taken to the Russian legation at Seoul and
the unharmed were sent to Port Arthur.
The action of the mining company was
much appreciated by the Russian author
tiles. and a similar tender of services was
made to Japan and the other allied powers.
The company refused to accept pay for
Its services
Minister Allen says that the mining COM
pany operating a large district on the
northern border Of Corea, with more than
sixty European and American and some
5000 native employees, and possessing fairly
ample means of Defense is felt to offer a
decided safeguard to the China-Corea from
tier AT the same time should the Chinese
disturbances spread sufficiently these mines
might become desirable property to loot.
though al present august 16) there seems
to be no danger in that direction.
Evening star., 1900-10-16
NELSON Defeats McDUFFIE.
Breaks Record I'm Mile Motor-Paced
Bicycle Race.

CHICAGO, October 18-At the Coliseum
last night Johnnie Nelson of this city de-
feated Eddie McDuffie of Boston In a fifteen
mile motor-paced bicycle race The time,
21:36. breaks the worlds record for that
distance. which formerly stood at 28:34 %.
Nelson Won through sheer pluck In the
sixth mile his motor broke down, thus al
lowing McDuffie to gain a couple of laps.
Nelson, nothing daunted. stuck until his
second pace machine had been manned.
and after coming away again, set a pace
too not for McDuftie, and the Chicago boy
won by lap and three-quarters
johnnie Lake. the speedy amateur who
represented the National Cycling Associa-
uon IN the Paris races, set a new record for
the mile, indoors, in competition, making
the distance in 2:O6 is from scratch In the
mile handicap.
Jimmy Michael gave a clever exhibition
or motor-pace following. and set a new REQ
ord for the mile at lao, beating the pre-
vious record, 1:47 1-5. made by Arthur Ross
In Madison Square Garden last winter
George Leander, the Chicago amateur. In
MS hve-mile paced race against ORLANDO
Weber OF Milwaukee, set a new record for
the two miles, making the distance In
o:4S 90 as against Ross mark of 1852