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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
Decidedly Stronger Tone to the Whole
Stock List,
ADVANCE In THE STEEL ISSUES
Sugar Also Showed a Marked
improvement Today.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, March 3I-Today's market
was strong in tone and liberal in volume
London sent over higher range Of prices
ana advfces from that center were ex-
tremely confident. The breadth OF the
market during the week has attracted wide
spread attention, and the public Is becom-
Ing more interested in prices Realizing
sales have been large, but no significant
declines followed.
Holders refused to sell even at the higher
prices, because of the lack of any definite
occupation for the funds realized The low
priced shares have been put upon the divi-
dend list in many instances and others are
approaching that distinction. Even at pres
ent prices there is value left and holders
refuse to sell in consequence This group
closed about top prices and no selling be-
yond the taking of speculative profits is
reported. The older dividend payers are
well bought, but there is less Of an attempt
to make them features
Stocks like Pennsylvania. New York Gen.
trail and the Changers are in demand by in
vestors and are going gradually forward
through the lasting medium of a decreased
supply.
Rumors of an early settlement OF the
western labor troubles had a beneficial In
fiuence on the Steel stocks. The street has
been prepared for activity in this group for
some time, but ths movement has been
dWarfed by the persistent selling by Chi.
cago.
The settlement of the grievances at that
center. coupled with an important confer
ence OF Steel interests next week would
supply the necessary incentive to higher
prices. Federal Steel and American Steel
and Wire were active features in today's
trading.
The Sugar situation is involved in nys-
terry, and considerable surprise seems to
that company.
iRumors of an early reconciliation of the
contending factions are numerous but are
officially denied by the American company
However this may be, something of great
Importance has developed within the last
forty-eight hours. and the tape would indi-
cate That the development has been favor
able to the American company The stock
was erratic today. but between the extreme
prices there was an excellent buying de-
mand. The war in the trade is not over
but II is quite probable that 1t will end alb
ruptly in the near future
Inc bank statement was better than had
been expected. and served to give fresh
impetus TO the market. The banks have
gained S5,943,9OO in lawful money and have
added si,IOo0O to their deposits An in
crease OF S3.2SO.90O in loans reflects the in
creased activity in the stock market This
increase is extremely small Considering the
recent daily volume of business.
An Increase in reserve of 81 OlS SO fs tho
net result OF all changes, bringing the sur
plus reserve up to So, 1886. 100 With the
April disbursements at hand, the new coal
schedule operative. easy money and a set
Element of the strike situation the ad-
vances in the market would seem to have
been supplied with further expansion facili-
ties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
sTABBING ARRAY.
Ernest Rodgers, Colored, In Custody
of the Ohicers

Ernest Rodgers, COlOred, In Custody
of the OMcers.
Ernest Rodgers. -eolofed. driver of mail
wagon. was arrested this afternoon by De-
tective Eyser 4nd licked up at the first
precinct station on charge of stabbing
Charles johnson. also colored. It is alleged
that he cut Jahnsonin the abdomen, in
flicting dangerous swound. The trouble
occurred near the Center market on 3
street this afternoon. and caused consider
able excitemenE Aiarge crowd gathered
about the men, and Rodgers was soon in
custody. 1t is alleged that he used knife
and then threw the weapon over the iron
fence inclosing the Smithsonian grounds.
The cause of the trouble Is not known. 1t
was reported this afternoon that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
PRESIDENT COLOMBO RESIGNS.
Outcome of Recent Troubles In italian
Chamber of Deputies.

outcome OF recent troubles In Italian
Chamber of Deputies.
ROME, March 31.-Signor Palberti, the
vice president of the house. took the chair
at the opening of the chamber of deputies
today and announced that Signor Colombo
had resigned the presidency, and that the
other officials attached to the presidency
had also resigned.
After a speech delivered by Signor
Ciolitti, the former premier. who urged
Cancellation. the chamber adopted mo-
ton submitted by the premier. Gen. Pei
loux. making the election of president of
the house the first business of Mondays
session
The sitting today was calm, though the
socialists were eXultant at the resignation
of Signor Colombo, which, with the with
drawal of the decree law, they attribute to
their uncomprornisiag obstruction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
Grain, Provision. and Cotton Markets.


BALTIMORE, March 8l.-Fiour steady, unchang-
Sd; receipts, rs $40 barrels exports. s9oo barrels
steamer No red 6ssaas5s; receipts. 3264 BUSH
els; e1postss 81 $50 bushels; southern wheat by
sample, 70a75H; DO. on grade, T1a75. Corn frmer;
spot, March and April. 42Aas3; May. 4Sa43ts
steamer mixed, ASa42; receipts, I4s. $50 bushels
exports 226,549 bushels; southern white corn, 431
aa4h; do: yellow. A3a44. Oats firm: No. white
3oasols; No; mixed. 2sa2sn. Rye dull; No. 2
No. I timothy $ls.50. Grain freIghts hrmer; steam
70 Liyerpool per bushei: 4Ad. May: Cork for or
cheese Arm. lnchanesd. Butter, fancy cfeamery.
25a26. Eggs, 12a12k.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
Chicago Theater Burns.

The Columbia -Theater, one Of the oldest
and most popular play houses in the city
of Chicago. was destroyed by fire yesterday
afternoon. entailing a total loss of s19O, 900.
The fire was discovered in the laundry of
the Iroquois Club which occupied apart
ments on the sixth floor Of the building.
1t is supposed that some hot Goals dropped
from the stove to the floor. The flames
spread with great rapidity, and within ten
minutes after the discovery OF the fire the
theater was beyond saving
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
Cornell Alumni Reunion,

The Washington Alumni of Cornell Uni
versity has arranged to give its annual
dinner Thursday. April ;. at 80 pm, at
the Shoreham. President Schurman will
be present The Cornell nine will play
Georgetown on that date. and 1t is expected
that the members will be guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
Attempted Suicide,

Mamie Thomas. coored, eighteen years
old, living at No. 1909 18th street north
west, was taken to the Homeopathic Hos
pital this afternoon by the police She
drank carbolic acid. the police report, in an
effort to end her life. 1t is stated that she
will probably recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
MAY kIDNAP FINLEY.
Kentucky Democrats Said to BE
ShadOyving Him In indianapolis.

ShadOvvinE Him In Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 31.-It is
believed by prominent residents that Ken
lucky democrats are here waiting favor
able opportunity to take Charles P. Finley,
ex-secretary of state of Kentucky, and
carry him to Kentucky to be tried for COM
plicity in the assassination of Senator Goe-
bel. Finley Is known to be in conceealment
here. He has been at the residence of the
sheriff part of the county jail, here. The
be resisted, and that if the two factions
meet there will undoubtedly be bloodshed
in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
Favor the Mu..Ie Order,

Communications were received today by
the District Commissioners from Mrs. Mar
garet Virgins Of 1903 I'D street and Mr..
John McPhaul Of Brookland, expressing
the hope that they will continue the order
requiring dogs when running at large to
believe the protection or children demand a
continuance Of the order
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
LOOKS LIKE CASE OF MURDER.
Body of n Man Found Floating at
Brooklyn Dock.

NEW YORK, March 31.-The body of
man was found floating in the river at the
foot of South tth street Brooklyn, today
with his legs closely bound with rope.
The police believe that it was murder
committed for robbery and this belief is
sustained by the fact that nothing was
found on the body but a bunch of keys.
The man was about thirty-five or forty
years old. five feet seven inches in height.
His clothing was of good texture. There is
no clew as to his identity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION,

A reference to the statement be-
low will show that the circulation
sworn TO is a bona-fide 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. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31

grows out of the insurrection in the Philip
pines?" asked Mr.. Hemenway.
Il do. replied Mr. Richardson. but the
Instruction grows out of the empire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
A Bit Lazy.

From the Indianapolis Journal
One-"Have you any idea of the houra''
The Other-"No. 1 have killed so much
time lately that ] am ashamed to look
clock in the face"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
New Trial Granted.

:. Justice Cole, In Criminal Court No. 2. to-
day granted a new trial in the case of John
Frederick and Samuel Hnl. recently con-
victed Of robbery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York stock Mark

New York Stock Market
Furnished by w. 3. Hibbs & Co. bankers
and brokers. 1419 F st. members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La
denburg. Thalnann G. Co., New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
The Way 1t Works.

young man. don't you know you spend
| too much money on the theater?"
Yes, know; but am too poor to ever
get any passes.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31

Mr.. A A. Lfpscomb followed in the same
line. eloquentiy advocating the sending Of
an instructed delegation. Six men should
be sent who are not afraid to say In adj
vance what they propose to do, and who
will pledge themselves to represent the
wishes of the people. His reference to MFR.
BRYAN as the man whose nomination all
loyal democrats wanted was erected with,
applause, and he closed by saying:
They are traitors to democracy. seeking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31

Circulation of The "Evening Star"
SATURDAY. March a. 1900 ................ 80 1884
MONDAY, March II, 1900 ................ Sc 440
TUESDAY, March %. l90O.... ...,3 Sc 1913
"WEDNESDAY, March u, 1900 ...... .... Sc 1857
THURSDAY. March o. 1sO0............... sc $40
FRIDAY, March 30, 1900. ..,...... ..... - 81, 3IA
-. 2O2, 237
i solemnly swear that the above statement
represents only the number of copies of
THE EVENING STAR circulated during
the six secular days ending Friday, March
80. 19oo-that is, the number OF copies
actually sold. delivered, furnished or mailed,
for valuable consideration to bona-fi6ie pur-
chasers or subscribers. and that the copies
SO counted are not returnable to or remain
in the office Unsold.
J. WHIT. HEBRON,
Cashier. Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
thirty-first day OF March. A. d. 1900.
ZEN. c.. MeQUAY,
Notary Public. D. c.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-18

and gold. On the way up this great
RIVER for hundreds of miles gold is
said to be washed from the sands of
tributary streams, and as China's west
ern and southwestern provinces of SEE
chuen and Hunnan are reached the
most promising region OF the land is
brought to view. The Chinese have a
proverb that you will l:ever find bad
ly dressed man in Szeciiuan, meaning
that the natural wealth is SO great that
all the people are well to do. The same
may be said of the adjoining province
of Yunnan, which is more tropical in
character, but closely completes with
SZechuan in variety of minerals and
output of its mines. Little is known,
however, of the actual condition of the
mines in Yunnan, owing to it's distance
from the centers of trade and foreign
influence and the difficulties of travel
and transportation. But the mines of
this province are said at one time to
have given employment to 10000 900
men, for the vast resources include
coal, iron, copper Sand quicksilver, be-
sides minor products. In the tin mines
of Kuo-chiu alone, according to a re-
liable statistician. more than 100000
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-18
THE TERRIBLE KNour.

Russia is pre-eminently the country
wherein prevails the belief that cor
poral punishment for lawbreakers is
far more effective in it's results than
any other form of punishment it is pos
sible to administer.
Soldiers, prisoners and peasants sell
dom escape it for more than month
at times though numerous ukases or
dain that army men shall not be treat
ed to the rod except by decree Of court
martial. The cruel subofficers and Off
GERS, craving an outlet for their inher-
ent brutality, find ways and means to
circumvent the czar's orders. Soldiers
whom they dislike or who are too poor
to pay for decent treatment are simply
placed into the second class, and a sec
ond class soldier may be cudgeled with
out let or hindrance. To cause a SOL
dier's degradation it is only necessary
for petty superior to state that the
man has been impudent to him.
| Every peasant, his wife and children
may be sentenced to 15 blows by the
village council, while the higher impe-
rial officials may beat them as much as
they like. In a single district 1,164
peasants were caned lawfully last year;
how many received beatings offhand, OF
course, it was impossible to learn.
| In the cities official cudgelings are
less frequent than in the villages, but
every employer can have his apprentice
birched by the police for the asking, or
he can do the birching himself if he
feels like it.
+! In numerous rural districts wholesale
canings are in order whenever the tax
paying season arrives. Often the head
of the village council attends the tax
collector on his rounds and whips the
peasants who don't pay.
In European Russia alone 1000 per>
sons die under the cane every year,
while 10000 are crippled, and great
many succumb to blood poisoning after
being punished with canes or switches
previously used on other persons.
The knout has three thongs of leather
as thick as finger, yard long and
cut triangular. The thongs are often
braided, increasing their capacity for
inAicting ragged wounds.
The executioner holds the knout in
both hands, dragging the long thongs
upon the ground between his legs. At
a given signal he raises it toward the
top of his head by a vigorous move
ment. and then instantly draws it down
toward his knees. The thongs fly whis-
fling through the air and, descending
on the body Of the victim, Irvine around
it like hoops of iron. The sufferer wears
only a pair of linen drawers and lies on
his face on a frame diagonally inclined,
his hands fastened to one end and his
feet to the other end. BY these means
his body is so drawn out that he is abb
, solutely incapable Of making single
movement, yet when the fearful whip
touches him the poor wretch bounds up
as if struck by powerful electric cur
rent
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and individuals will be utilized, thereby
opening up hitherto unknown and I'M
developed regions.
There is little doubt that the rights
of foreigners in China secured to them
by existing treaties will not only be re-
affirmed, but extended by negotiations
with China in the near future, though
even by the former official acts they
We're well protected. Foreigners were
permitted to navigate the rivers and
to wander at will throughout the en-
pire; but in the interior, especially in
the province of Human. travellers and
prospectors found great deal of oppo-
sition, in some cases being roughly
handled. Theoretically, the foreigner
has every right to locate and exploit a
mineral vein, but actually he will al
ways encounter some objection which
will render that alleged right nuga-
tory. The, foreigner is supposed to
stick to the settlements assigned him
in the treaty ports, and when found
wandering about the country is al
ways liable to be set upon by a rabble.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-18

coming generations. Or at any rate
that is the way they will put it,
The various a1lotments, as we know,
have already been made. and the only
differences now among the despoilers is
as to the relative value of their seiz-
ures. There is no difference of opinion
as to the value of China in it's entirety,
respecting the vast unexpected treas
ures in the bowels of the earth. All are
agreed that they constitute probably
the greatest unappropriated or uninves-
tigated body of mineral wealth in the
world. 1t may have been because of
this vast accumulation of minerals,
chiefly of gold, copper, iron and coal,
that China has held herself SO seclu-
sive, keeping foreigners from her inte-
rior provinces and jealousy guarding
the secret of her wealth. At least one
instance is on record of a viceroy or
dering the entire equipment of large
stamping mill. and at the same time
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-18

and iron that the northern provinces
excel. and in paper sent out by the
merchants Of Newchwang, in Manchu-
ria, they say: THE mineral wealth of
this province is great, for, besides gold,
lead and silver are also found, and
there are traces of tin, copper and pc
troleum. Iron abounds. Most impor-
tant, however, are the large deposits of
coal of various descriptions-anthr
semianthracite, bituminous, etc.-only
requiring machinery to develop a large
export trade and compete. in the Shang-
hal market with Tien-tsin and Japan"
Now that the economic alarmists are
predicting a shortage in the world s
coal supply, and there are indications
that England's output is growing less
year by year, 1t will be of interest to
note that in the single province Of
Shansi, lying contiguous to that Of
Chill, in which Peking is situated, 1t is
estimated that coal to the amount Of
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rt,r ,x,NG OF SPANS TUTOR.

81 :
In Madrid there has been good deal
of talk over the rise and fall of Colonel
Cirujeda, late professor to his juvenile
majesty King Alfonso XIII. Cirujeda,
who was only q volunteer captain IN
Cuba, distinguished himself in the
guerrilla warfare and, after having led
into ambush and killed the celebrated
Antonio Maceo, was promoted TO the
rank of colonel On returning to Spain
Ciruieda was received as hero, and
the queen regent appointed him as MIL
itary instructor of the king. AS the
colonel was a poor man and had
large family, this seemed great stroke
of luck for him. Unfortunately, he was
no courtier, and his manners-or the
want of them-soon gave effense. He
treated his Spupil like an ordinary re-
cruit. SO as to make him thoroughly
efficient soldier.
This, of course, did not do at all, and
the king both hated and feared him.
Recently affairs came to climax. The
drill hour came, and the king did not
appear before his instructor. Much dis
pleased, Colonel Cirujeda set off to
search for his pupil. Being met
by the queen, he inquired of her
where the little king was, and
learned that his majesty had been
sent to the country to play. Then
| Cirujeda, unable to hide his indigna-
ton. exclaimed, ut seems that they
want to make a shepherd of the king
| instead of soldier!" The next day CT
rujeda learned from the minister of war
that he was dismissed from his post as
military instructor to the Aing and he
was transferred to a small garrison in
J Andalusia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-18

preventing any foreigner from entering
his province, either to aid in establish
ing the plant or to inspect it after it
was set up.
An adequate conception of China's
possibilities in general may be obtained
only by a survey of it's climatic, geo.
graphic and geologic features, by which
we find that it can be roughly divided
into three zones, with different tenn
peratures, soils and productions. North
of the Hoang-Ho. or Great Yellow"
river, there lies the northern or cold
zone, with a climate adapted to the
harder cereals South of this river in
| it's general course lies the central zone
producing rice and wheat, also cotton
tea, bamboo, orange and sugar cane
The southern zone has hotter climate
and supports a tropical vegetation
along the coast.
| While there is an unequal distribu-
ton of minerals throughout the empire
| yet an unbroken metalliferous chain
extends from the northeast province of
Manchuria to the province of Yunnan
in the far southwest. To begin with
Manchuria: Its mountains have long
been known to be rich in the most val
liable minerals, particularly in copper,
lead and iron. In the valley of the Mo-
! no. tributary of the Amur, a great
deal of gold has been obtained by wash
ing with most primitive appliances, the
placers resembling in many respects
the original deposits discovered in the
island of Santo Domingo by Columbus.
A small company which was organ
lied few years ago exported gold to
the amount of $1.5OO.0OO, but the late
war interrupted the working of the
placers. and in the present disturbed
condition of the country it may not be
resumed very soon. Of silver there is
not much evidence in the empire,
though 1t has been found in Manchuria,
and a company was formed for work.
ing mines. According to recent con-
sular report, the export of gold from
China in a single year amounted to
S,511,T00 haikwan taels, or $6,316530,
while of silver for the same period
1,641 500 haikwan taels, or to the amount
of $1,214, 300, was imported.
1t is mainly in the production of coal