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Evening star., 1900-10-06
GENERAL COUNCIL PROPOSED.

Matter to BE Considered at Meeting Of
Catholic Archbish0pA.
One Of the most important questions to
be considered by the American archbishops
at their meeting in Washington next week,
1t Is said. will be the advisability of con-
vening a general council Of the Catholic
Church In this country at an early date.
Sixteen years have elapsed since the last
.plenary council was held In the United
States. 1t was convened under Cardinal
Gibbons direction at Baltimore in Noyem-
Der, 1884. 1t is stated that the Roman au-
thorittes believe that another general meet
ing Of American prelates ought to be held
coincident with the opening Of a new CEN
tury, and as Baltimore has been the field
of all the Episcopal councils in this coun-
try since October. 1S29-when Archbishop
Whitfield held the first-the see of Balti-
more probably will be chosen as the loca
ton for the next meeting. 1t Is the mother
see OF the Union. having been founded No
venber q, 1889, and originally embraced
the whole American republic.
1t Is learned that at least ten of the
American archbishops will take part in the
meeting here next week.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
COL. LANCAsTER,s DEATH.
Was a Victim to Hardships and Ex-
pOsure of the Spanish War.

Was a Victim to Hardships and Ex-
posure of the Spanish War.
Lieut.. Col James NJ. Lancaster, Sd Artil-
lery, who was we'll known in this city, died
at his home at Fort Monroe last evening
as a result of hardships and exposure dur
ing the Spanish war in the West Indies.
He was graduated at the West Point Mill
tary Academy June II. 1862, and served
with the Sd Artillery in the Army of the
Potomac during the war of the rebellion.
He was brevetted captain In March, 1865.
for good conduct and gallant service dur
ing the war. In 1867 he was aid-de-camp
to Gen. Hooker, and he had several terms
of service in this city. He was at Wash
ington barracks from November. 1885. to
April, 1898, and was there again from Au-
gust. 1898. until May. 1899. For time
and Florida and Porto Rico, and became
lieutenant colonel Of the Sd Artillery in
August last.
Col Lancaster at the outbreak of the
Spanish war was on duty with the Light
Artillery Battalion and was stationed at
Tampa bay, Fla He went thence to San
tiago, Cuba. during the siege of that place,
and was present at the capituiation of the
Spanish army. The artillery battalion to
which he was attached and which he COM
manded then took part in the Porto Rican
campaign under Gen. Miles His battalion
marched across from Ponce to San Juan
over the military road and took part in
the actions of that campaign. The last
days march before reaching San Juan
Major Lancaster contracted tropical fever
and was invalided home. From that time
he has never been well man. He was
able for a time to perform light military
duty at his station, Fort Monroe, bat in
the last few months his health failed quite
rapidly, necessitating his taking leave of
absence from which he had returned only
short time before his death. He was
considered among United States army off,
an authority on the subject of light
artillery. He is survived by his wife.
The funeral service with military honors
will take place at Fortress Monroe tOmor-
row. He will be buried at Arlington Mon
day. The services will be conducted by
the Rev. Father Bart Of st. Matthew's s
Church, this city
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Stocks We're Steady Despite Adverse
Bank Statement.
BETTER FEELING As TO STRIKE
Fear of Scare Over Politics Dur
ing the Month.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, October 6.-The tone Of to-
days stock market was steady, in spite OF
an unfavorable bank statement and mod
crate realizing in the specialties. The coal
shares hesitated for time, but good buy
ing was reported In all the prominent is
sues Reading was strong and Pennsylva-
MIA held the bulk OF yesterdays advance.
The strike is gradually working around to
basis of settlement, and present differ
ences are mostly confined to details Once
this matter is disposed OF, the coal shares
VIII De in conspicuous place in any ad
vance which may occur in the market.
The Pacific shares were Irregular, but the
buying in Union Pacific was very good and
the reported profit-taking by the pool was
not In evidence. The Steel stocks were ir-
regular under professional trading fears OF
dearer money counteracting in some degree
the reopening OF furnaces and the prospects
for larger buying orders. The Traction
stocks have taken better position during
the week, but around the best prices some
lQuida ton was in evidence.
The conservative opinion of the market Is
that an undertone of comparative strength
will prevail for time. but that buyers
should be prepared for lower prices.
Politics are certain to make frequent
fluctuations until the first of the month at
least and traders are anxious TO get prices
down from the present level. On the de-
cllnes the best stocks are likely to find q
willing market, and it is possible that in
side interests have already determined upon
q point at which they will support prices.
There Is plenty that makes for hope and
confidence in the future. but there Is no
incentive to hasty action. The market IS
not likely to move up rapidly under exist
Ing conditions, and waiting insures safety
even though higher prices should be paid
later for a decreased risk.
Commission houses have increased their
business slightly during the week and re-
port the presence of demand on a scale
down London has bought about 10000
shares during the last two days, partly to
cover short sales for Berlin and partly for
the long account
There Is no evidence of scare, but the
bank statement suggests q money furry
Wmch may work against such issues as
have not a stable loan value.
The loss in lawful money during the week
has been S5,152 800 in specie and 50 Sd 400
In legal tenders a total OF $S514 700
This loss exceeded yesterdays estimate by
more than $4,000. 900. The loans have been
decreased $661, ,9OO which, In view of the
larger speculation, is encouraging. The de-
posits are smaller by 81. .496 600 and the cir
culation has been increased S2451OO.
The net result of all changes was to cut
the surplus reserve holdings in half the
decrease In reserve being ST, 7OO,7OO and the
total remaining surplus being S52i1 800
This reserve Is above last years holdings at
this time but coupled with the retrench-
ment incident to a presidential campaign
can scarcely fail Of greater reflection in in
terest rates.
Evening star., 1900-10-06

Party of Republican Politicians Leave
Chicago for De kaIb.

CHICAGO, October "a party of repub-
lican politicians left here this morning on
q special train for De kalb, ILL.,, to meet
Gov. Roosevelt and escort him to this city
where tonight he will speak in the Coliseum
under the auspices of the Hamilton Club
In the party Were Senator Hanna, Vice
Chairman Payne of the republican national
committee. National Committeeman Stew
arr. E9-ers and New, Perry S. Heath
Chairman Rowe and various members of
the republican state central committee and
half hundred members of the Hamilton
Club. The governor will speak at De Kalb
and on arriving at Chicago will be met by
a mounted regiment of Rough Riders who
e will act escort.
- DE kALB. H., October 6.-Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt and party arrived here shortly
after noon. They were driven to the home
OF Col. Isaac Elwood, where luncheon was
served. Senator Hanna. National Commit
teemeu kerens and Stuart and Perry S.
Heath met the governor. The party was
escorted from the station by the local re-
publican organizations.
Governor Roosevelt rested for time at
the Elwood residence in preparation for his
afternoon speech here and at the Chicago
Coliseum tonight.
A stop of fifteen minutes was made dur
ing the morning at Dixon, H.. where Gov
Roosevelt addressed a large crowd.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
''Doc" Champion Shot Under Circum-
stances Not Developed.
FOUND TODAY IN AN old ice HOUSE
Dead Mans Widow Makes State
ment to Police.
CASE BEING INVESTIGATED

Doc Champion, white man, aged for
ty-ffye years, was found about 12:3o o'clock
today at the old storehouse of the lndepen-
dent Ice Company, about quarter OF a
mile west of the AQueduct bridge, IN
dying condition. The man was hastiiy
brought to Georgetown and taken 10 the
Georgetown University Hospital. An ex-
animation there revealed the fact that the
man had died before reaching the institu-
ton The body was taken to the seventh
precinct station house, and later removed
to the morgue.
Several shots were heard prior to the dis
covery noted coming from the direction of
the ice house and John Heath, VINO lives
on the bank of the river rOwed across to
discover their cause. He found Champion,
as stated. and, seeing that he was wounded
and still breathing, notified the police.
Champion was alive when placed In the
patrol wagon.
From all indications it is declared by the
police to he clear case of murder, and
while the officers are confident they know
the name of the man who did the shooting.
they will not divulge it. Champion was
shot three times. One bullet penetrated
the brain and two others lodged in the
body.
So far as known 10 one saw him at the
ice house. which has not been used for sew
eral years. The building is a landmark m
that section of Georgetown. When Heath
reached the scene there was no one In
sight. and a rigid search failed to reveal
the whereabouts of the pistol with which
the shooting was done.
Mrs. CromptOn's Statement.
1t Is stated that Crompton had had some
trouble with his wife. 1t Is believed by
the police that he visited the Ice house
in the hope OF meeting her there. Some
one made the statement to the police
that the wife was seen running from the
ice house toward Georgetown and it is pre-
sumed the man who did the shooting ran in
the opposite direction and was not dis
covered.
Later in the afternoon the woman re-
ported TO the station. and admitted to the
police that she witnessed the shooting,
which, she said. done by Clinton Grey,
who lives at Antietam. Md. 1t was sup
posed he Immediately started in the direc-
ton of home. and in an effort to capture
him policemen We're sent up the canal.
some on bicycles and others by the Great
Falls railroad, in the hope of heading him
off.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
WHEN RIOTS BREAK OFT.
Order of Gen. Davis Defining Soldiers,
Duties In Porto Rico

General Davis, commanding the depart-
O. ment Of Porto Rico. has issued a general
order defining the duties of the troops In
that department in the case of local riot
or other disturbance. 1t is as follows:
All officers and men are enjoined to alb
stain from any participation in or connec-
@tion with local political controversies and
from visiting political club rooms and Do
litical meetings.
'All officers and men are to be encouraged
In efforts to secure recreation. amusement
and exercise, but when the occasion rises
that may result in their being called out for
emergency service under arms IL Is the duty
of every man to repair to his quarters or
accustomed place where his commander
may be able TO find him on the shortest
notice
while it is hoped that occasion will
never arise for the active intervention Of
troops in local riots or disturbances yet
the possibility of the arrival of a contin-
gency requiring such Intervention must ever
be kept in mind and provision made for
the most prompt action.
&c. y. 12J, c. s., these Headquarters. de-
scribe and define the circumstances and
conditions under which the troops may and
may not be used in cases Of local disturb
ances OF the peace. but this order omits TO
lay down rule OF action in the case of in
divtdual officers or soldiers who off duty
find themselves in the immediate presence
or vicinity of riots or other lawless assem-
blages. That all persons in the military
service In this department may have a
definite duty assigned to them In cases of
local street brawls or other disturbances
partaking of the character of riots or
which are likely to lead to such disturb
ances OF the peace, IL is hereby ordered
That when any officer soldier of this
command finds himself in the Immediate
presence OF or has knowledge Of a local
riot In his vicinity in which considerable
numbers or the people are taking part and
nrearms are discharged, such officer or
soldier will Immediately repair to his bar
racks. tent. Office quarters and there
remain within call of the commanding Off
Ger or the commanding general until the
Evening star., 1900-10-06
DUEL ON MOVING TRAIN.
Two Tramps in Fatal Encounter on
Top of Coach.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, October Con the top
of a Chicago and Alton passenger train
moving at the rate Of forty miles an hour
VIM. Burke of this city and an unknown
man fought duel to the death yesterday
The two men were beating their way to
Chicago. After the train left East ST
Louis the stranger drew a revolver and de-
manded Burke 5 money. Burke refused to
comply with the request and grappled with
his antagonist. During the desperate strug-
gle which followed the unknown man shot
Burke in the side, but the latter finally
managed to push him from the top of the
coach He was picked up with his skull
crushed in and otherwise horribly injured
and oarely alive. Burke will recover
Evening star., 1900-10-06
cossErX ArfI,yEs HAVE 271.
There HavetBee&f47I Members Elected
to Parliament.

There Have'Bee6n47I Members Elected
to Parliament.
LONDON, October Cup to this time All
members have besa elected to parliament.
as follows: z II
Conservatives. 271: unionists, At; liberals
and laborites,i ,iB9; nationalists, GA.
The liberals Captured a seat in Westmore-
land. where. ASir Joseph Savory, conserva-
tive. the former iond mayor of London suf-
fered defeat Sir Robert Reid. liberal. who
was connected with the Venezuela arbitra-
ton, was reelected for Dumfries by a
slightly decreased majority while the lib
eral imperialist. H. III. Asquith formerly
home secretary),s was returned from East
Fife with double his previous majority. The
minfSterialist gains remain twenty-three,
and the opposition now has won sixteen
seats. n-ysist
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Warrington Stock Exchange.

sa spai End % At
1915. ct lslE, : at Isl Z. Pneumatic tian Car;
Capital Traction, 20 at loI1s, / at 102 Pneu-
matte Gun Carriage, 100 at 1s. 100 At .1s, 1000 at
OF IS ae isos syear
funding; s 1 lo4 bid Is 1901; water stock. 1o1 bid.
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Capital Traction IS. 1o5H
bid, 1864 asked. Metropolitan Railroad os I2I bid
Metropolitan Railroad cert indeSs. i, 1o7 bid Co. CO.
lumbia Railroad es, IL bid Columbia Railroad I'd
ss io5 bid bid @ ioa asked es ohesapeaie sad ed PStp @
mac Telephone 5s, lOs bid &C Chesapeake and Poto-
seesy s0n and = 100 bid washH
ton Market 1st s. 40 bid. Masonic Hall Assocla-
tionn IS. 100 bid. American Graphophone deb. IS,
National Bank stocks;-Bank Of WASHINGTON $50
bid MetrSpStan s' o9 bid IT., Central lSs 49, bid bid
Citizens, ise bid Columbia, iss bid % cspitai 10
BID bid End ,5 ,lsa ~ bid III asked Traders s0
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies-National Safe
Deposit and Trust, 1884 bid; Washington Loan and
Insurance Stock. .Firemsn's 50 bid. Franklin.
American 1873 bid National StE Gnon 10 BID bid.
e s cisa,af ffs fs sa de$
mercal. bid. asked
Title Insurance Real Estate Title. So ask
ed: Columbia Title. ~ bid. Washington Title. 2k
bid. District Title. 81 bid:
asked Capital Traction scrip lot bid. City and
Gas stocks Washington Gas, 53h. bid, 63N ask
ed. Georgetown Cas- so bid.
Telephone Stecks.-Chesapeake and Potomac, 70
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Linotype,
1sON bid. 1Se asked. Lanston Monotype. 11h bid.
ioss asked. American GraphOphons pref. liz bid.
IL asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .12 bid, .l5
A,x1s y Er dividend.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Alleged Embexxlement.

Joseph O. Hanson. jr., was today ar
raigned in the Police Court before Judge
Kimball on the charge Of embezZling $1S.U9
from the Chicago Portrait Company. 1t
was alleged that he admitted being short
about $50 in his accounts, and his counsel,
Messrs. Campbell Darlington and James L.
Pugh jr asserted that the criminal prose-
cution was brought to collect civil debt
The case was still pending when this re-
port was closed. The particulars Of the
charges made and of the arrest have been
already printed in The Star.
Evening star., 1900-10-06

people OF California desire to retain the
trade Of the orient. which has already
proved 50 valuable to them: they want the
Nicaragua canal built just as soon as the
United States government can build It. they
are generally In favor of the theory of pro-
lection as applied to fruit, lumber and wool.
and. above all. they want no cessation of
the busy days OF the present, which are in
such marked contrast to the times OF terri
BILE depression which prevailed from 1893 to
1897. J. d. WHEI.PLEY,
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Sacred Musicale.

The choir Of the Westminster Church Me-
mortal, Mrs. Frank Byram organist, has
prepared a special praise service for tomor-
row evening. Miss Florence Stevens will
be the violinist: Mrs. Thos Stephenson.
Miss Jessica Tabler and Messrs. w. H.
Butterworth and Harry White, respective
ly. sOlOiStS,
Evening star., 1900-10-06
WILL INVITE SPONSORS,
Decision of Executive Committee
knights Templar COncIave.

LOUISVILLE, KY, October 6.-The exec
utive committee OF the twenty-eighth trien-
NAL conclave, knights Templar of Amer
ica to be held in Louisville August 81 to 80
1901, has decided to ask every grand COM
mandery in the United States to select a
woman OF its state sponsor to accom-
pany the commandery 10 Louisville No
c"nclave since the first one in New York
in 1916 has had spOnsors
Evening star., 1900-10-06
woman,s Pres. Association.

The regular monthly meeting of the Wo-
mans National Press Association was held
last evening in the parlors of the Riggs
House Mrs. Carrie Blakeslee Humphreys
Of Carson City. New, was admitted to
membership. At the close OF the business
session open meeting was held and re-
ports of summer outings given by Mrs.
Colby, Mrs. Scott, DR.. Burritt, Miss Mick
ley, Miss Abraham, Mrs. Sperry and Mrs.
Willard.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, October 6.-F1our firm. unchanged;
receipts. 10.022 barrels: exports, SAG barrels
Wheat hrmer; spot and the month, 75ssa75&: No
vember, 17a77h; December 7sMa7sN; steamer No
5000 bushels: southern by sample 70a76la: do. on
grade 74l4a7sH; Corn steady; mixed: spot. a; the
ber or December, old. 4ONa41: January, 4oH
a40s steamer mixed. 46: receipts. 53, sos bushels;
4s; do. yellow. 47a47h. Oats steady; No. white.
x7na2s: No. MIXED 5Aa2oH: receipts. 540os
steady; No. 2 nearby. 81; No. westemt a2l4s53:
receipts % 2S7 bushels; exports, s67 bushels Hay
very dull; steam to Liverpool per bushel Id 0cto
ber Cork for ORDERS per quarter. -. 4kd. October
unchanged.
Evening star., 1900-10-06

Lord Roberts Says He Now Has 10000
PrisOners.

LONDON, October "a dispatch received
from Lord Roberts, dated Friday, October
5, says:
THE number of prisoners captured or
surrendered is daily increasing and must
now aggregate nearly 5000 men.
'Commandant Muller has surrendered to
Clery and Commandant Dirksen and others
are on their way to Pretoria to surrender.
"A detachment of the London Irish en-
deavored to surprise party of Beers near
Bultfonstein October 4, but had to retire
after three hours fighting with six men
wounded. The Beers suffered heavily"
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Ocean Liners In Collision.
peciaI Dispatch to The Evening Star,

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, October 6.-The
big Chesapeake and Ohio steamer Kappa
hammock which came in last night from
Liverpool. was in collision at o'clock yes
terday morning outside the capes with the
Morgan line steamer Elmonte. A fifteen
foot hole was torn from the Rappahan-
nocks side near the stern and above the
waterline. Had 1t been a few feet lower
the vessel might have been placed in seri-
GUS jeopardy. AS 1t is, she can be easily re-
paired. Elmonte was not seriously dam
aged.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION.

A reference to the statement be-
low will show that the circulation
sworn to Is a bona-flde one.
1t Is easily possible for a news
paper with an elastic conscience to
swell its legitimate circulation enor-
mously, in order to deceive adver-
tisers, by sending out thousands OF
papers to newsstands which are re-
turnable, and which are. in fact. re-
turned. but nevertheless are in
cluded in what purports to be an
honest statement Of circulation.
Intelligent advertisers. however.
Judge by results. and bogus circula-
tions don't give them.
The family circulation Of The Star
is many thousands in excess OF any
other Washington paper.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Fingers Severed,

Charles May. employed by G. E.. Fantch.
Nos. 1411 and 1913 U street northwest. had
two Of the fingers Of his left hand cut off
by a jointing machine while at work this
morning. His injuries were attended to at
the Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Nominatesf for Conxre...

ROCHESTER,. N. Y. October 6.-The
democrats OF the thirty-first district have
nominated Martin s. Mindnich for member
of Congress.
COLUMBIA, 8. c.. October 6-The re-
publicans Of the sixth congressional dis
trict have nominated r. A. Stewart for
Evening star., 1900-10-06

CUMBERLAND, Md. October 6-Mrs.
George r. Jenkins was fatally shot in the
back yesterday at her home at Newburg a
few miles west of Oakland, Md. and her
husband IS under arrest for committing the
crime, although he denies it. The shot
lodged in the woman's lungs, and the doc
tors say death Is sure. The couple have
not been living together for some time.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Quarantine at Ell Paso, Texas.

Ell PASO. Texas. October 6.-The state
and United States quarantine officials here
are enforcing a strict double quarantine
against the yellow fever infected ports of
southern Mexico, and have orders to allow
no one to enter the state who has been in
the infected district until the time limit has
passed.
Evening star., 1900-10-06

The census bureau announces that the
population of Tacoma, Wash. Is 81. ia. as
against 360O6 in 1890. This is an increase
Of LIS. or Ala per cent
The population of Newcastle, Pa, Is 2S,-
309 as against II, 600 in 1890 This is an
increase Of Jig, 1885, or 144.30 per cent.
The population of Troy, N. Y, is 60 651,
an increase OF 305, or 5 per cent.
Evening star., 1900-10-06

Favor Change In Confession.
WINONA. Mimi, October 6-Contrary to
general expectations. the Winona presby-
terry has gone record as favOring q
change In the Westminster confession Of
faith.
Evening star., 1900-10-06

excitement, riot or disturbance is past
This requirement applies to officers and SOL
diers absent from barracks or camp with
leave, on pass or on furlough."
Evening star., 1900-10-06
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1419 F St, members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs, La
oenourg. Thalmann & Co.. New York
Open High. Low C5ose
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Steamship Arrivals.

At New York-Pretoria. from Hamburg.
At Queenstown-Umbria. from New York
fog Liverpool.
Evening star., 1900-10-06
Matr0n of Reform School.

The District Commissioners have ap-
proved the appointment of Mrs. Margaret
O'Brien as matron of the Reform School
for Girls, vice Miss Neale resigned. to take
effect the 10th instant
Evening star., 1900-10-06
what the People Want.

The republicans may lose congressional
district or two In California, but this will
not be due to any dissatisfaction with ma
tional politics. but will be due entirely to
local issues and local combinations. The
Evening star., 1900-10-06

solemniy swear that the above statement
represents only the number Of copies OF
THE EVENING STAR circulated during
the six secular days ending Friday. Octo-
Der s. 19OO-that is. the number Of copies
actually sold. delivered. furnished or mailed.
chasers or subscribers. and that the copies
so counted are not returnable to or remain
in the Office unsold.
J. WHIT. HEBRON.
Cashier, The Evening Star Newspaper
Company
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
sixth day Of October. A. D. 19O0
GEO. e. TERRY.
Notary Public, d. c.