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PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Many POstmasters' Names Sent to the
Senate,

The following nominations We're sent TO
the Senate today by the President:
Postmasters: Alabama-Lorena Hays.
Cullman.
California-John. W. Wood Pasadena:
John W. Lloyd, Portersvflle: George F.
Beales. visslia: Thomas F. Griswold CO.
VIVA: Lewis A. Croft, Los Angeles.
Connecticut-WiIliam H. Kenyon. Moo
sup: Augustus c. Using, Danbury.
GeorSia-William L. H. Henderson. Ok
ford: Wallace Peddicord. Fort Valley.
illinois-Benjamin F. Shaw. Dixon; VIM.
A. Mcknight, Alexia: August ]. Beger.
Nauvoo: Henry J. Cheesman, Princeville:
Isaac w. Parkinson. Stockton.
lndiana-Je. Sc S. Birch. Oxford: Henry
NJ Pickerl Argos
1owa-William David Junkfn. Rock Rap
ids; s. F. keabes. Pella: F. A Christen-
sen. Lake Mills: Charles L. Hartinger. AL
den; William c. Marsh. Aurelia: Yelling
ton II. Gowdy. Corwith; Gilbert Knudson.
Jewell: Lars f. Bladine Marathon, George
s: Crandall. SchalIer; Caleb H. Wicker
sham. West Branch.
Indian territory-William L. McWflliams,
Miami.
Kansas;-Henry s. Mueller sedgwick
H Massaehus e.hs-, Hammond,
Sun.
Mafne-Jonathan F. Jefferds, Livermore
'oHIi NJ InurlOuSn. Fort Fairfield
Eldridge H. Bryant, Machias.
Michigan-Harlow d. Wells, Ysilanti:
Bangs F. Warner. Paw Paw; George Pres
ton. Grass Lake
Minnesota-John Y. breckenridge. Pine
CITY: Fred N. Corey. Elk River: Ole c.
Enge Gilmore: Hakon E. Glasee Lanes
boro'.
Decentralization H. Condit, Canton.
North Carolina-1saac H. Lutterloh San
ford. ' ''''
North Dakota-Joseph Fowles. Milton
New Hampshire-George A McIntire.
Milford; Charles E. Russell, Lakeport,
Territory of New Mexico-Thomas w.
Collier, Ration.
New Jersey-Charles c. Jessup, Wood
bury.
New York John Head, Wappingers
Falls.
Oregor-George F. Merriman, Medford.
Observation-Disclosures Weyand Beaver:
Thomas II. Williams, Mount Carmel:
Everett William Greene Patton.
South Dakota-Patrick VI Carr. Elan
dreau.
Utah-Robert Murdoch. Logan
Observation-Disclosures Riel, Burlington.
War-And a number of nominations for
promotion and appointment in the regular
and volunteer army.
Treasury-Louis J Winston of Missts-
sippi, to be collector of customs for the dis
trict of Natchez Miss
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spect superior to the fleet of the enemy,
including protection against gun fire, but
If the shore batteries which took part in
the engagement are to be considered, their
relative protection and theoretical eff
cheney probably more than counterbalances
this difference in relative efficiency of the
fleets. But the question now suggests
itself whether this is the proper way in
which to determine the relative strength
of the opposing forces. Granting that in
number of guns theoretically capable of in
fiicting injury upon the opposing forces and
in the number of men engaged. the enemy
may be held 10 be superior. is not this
purely theoretical superiority?
After the Battle.
Il ask this question in view of the fact
that when the battle was over the enemy's
vessels We're either all destroyed or cap
tured and the land batteries We're all
si1enced. and this with very heavy loss in
killed and wounded, whereas en- our side.
according To the report of Admiral Dewey
made on the 18th of May. lS.sS, to the Secre-
tary of the Navy. there were none killed
and only seven men slightly wounded,
whilst or squadron was practically in as
good condition as it was before the battle.
Certainly, if VT may be permitted to judge
by the results, ii seems to he demonstrated
that the effective superiority was all on our
side.
In making this suggestion |, of course
do not in the slightest attempt to discount
the daring and gallantry of our forces:
neither commodore. officers nor men had
any right to believe. nor did any one be-
lieve otherwise than that they were taking
the most perilouS chances and going into
the veritable jaws of death: and if this case
Is to be decided ON the question purely of
the gillantry and heroism of our forces
concede without argument that they are
entitled to the larger bounty claimed. but
1t can hardly be said that that element is
the only one to be considered. In fac-, 10
go back to the statute upon which this
claim is based, it is a cold question Of the
relative strength Of the opposing forces,
and the foregoing suggestions are made
purely with reference. | have said. to
that statute.
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Washington Stock Exchange,

Insurance 100 at 49,; Capital Trae;ion 80 at %.
American Graphophene, 100 at IL After cail-D. Z.
Capital Traction. Is at % 50 at 81 10 At W.
District of Columbia Boads.-6s. 1902 30-year
, Cos. Ia24. funding lis bid. NJ 'iO
N! Miscellaneous BoDis.-Metropolitan RAILROAD IS
!-Jis bid, ls6i2 asked Metropolitan Railroad cert
indeht., A, 10, bid lis asked Metropolitan Rail
Railroad r. ias lid lsi ascd Cs@ba RsIDasS
I'd mort IS los bid IIoI@ asked Washington Gas
Co series A. 6s. Ii2ls bid. Washington Gas Co.
imp Is, lIS rs ASKED L $ Electric Light cert; in
ephone as. 1gS did, 104 asked Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone con, is, loi hid, 1OGls asked.
ton Market Co. LIST Gs 1lo bid. Washington Market
Co imp, Is, ITO bid: Washington Market 20. exin.
liz asked; American Grapbophone den IS. loo bid
National Bank Stocks.-Bank Of Washington a55
bid. Farmers and Mechanics 200 bid second i55
bid Citizens. i65 bid: Columbia, 1as hid. Capt
,al, 1873 bid. West End, 1l73 hid. 100 asked.
Traders, Us bid, 1870 asked Lincoln, 1I9 bid Ia5
Deposit and INust, Us bid IS3 asked washington
Loan and Trust, l6iI2 bid, 1865 asked American Sc
Safe Deposit, 70ls bid 80 asked.
INSURANCE Stocks.-Firemeu's % hid. franklin
60 bid. Potomac. .76 bid, 7sIs asked Arlington,
Ibid I!3 hid laS asked German American $50 bid
bid l5ss asked Riggs. bid 81 asked. Peoples
bN bid 6ts asked CJmmerdi Bl. hid. asked
Title Insurance Steks.-Reai Estate Title. - hid
lol asked Columbia Title. AZ bid asked. Wash
iRSion Title, 81 bid. District Title, ga bid 81
asked.
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction. % hid. 92Ik
dss.ed- Georgetown and Ten.eytoNn. Is bid.
Gas Stoks.-Wasiingtcn Gas .sals bid 81 asked
Georgetown Gas. 10 hid
Telephone Stor ks.-Chesa peake and Pntomnc SO
bid. 81 asked. Pennsylvania rs hid ~ asked
Miscellaneous Stoeks.-Mergenthaler Linotype.
21O4o bid 2bOst asked. Ianston Monotype. Is bid
15& asked. American Graphopho1e, IL bid. IaS
asked. American GraphoI,bone preferred l2N hid
Pneumatic Gun Carriage, - bid "a asked. Wash
ington Market. IA bid. Lincoln Hall e. bid.
SEX dividend.
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INTERESTING CUSTOMS QUESTION,
Inquiry if Electricity Transmitted
From Canada Ii DutiahIe

General Spaulding, who is in charge of
customs affairs for the treasury, was re-
Gently asked the question whether cleo
tricity transmitted across the river at Nj
agara Falls would be dutiable. The ques-
ton was hypothetical one. and General
Spaulding may not answer it, but the per-
sons interested have asked to be allowed to
submit briefs. They hope. it is said to Sc
cure an expression from General Spaulding.
inasmuch as it is possible that an electric
plant may be established on the Canadian
side which will furnish electricity to the
American side.
Some years ago the Treasury Department
is said to have decided that natural gas
conducted from the Canadian to the Ameri-
can side was not dutiable by reason of the
fact that it could not be classed as an ar
tcle. Should the real question ever be pre-
scented to government officials and it should
be decided to impose duty the question of
inspection by customs officials and deter
mnaton of the quantity and value export
ed from the Canadian side would prove Of
great interest
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Marriage Ljcense..

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
White-F'rancis Michler and Marion Alice
Lowry; Frank y. FAINT and Annie Lucille
Hereford: Walter Gregg of Frederick
county, Md, and Cora Norris of Montgom-
cry county, Md; Edward l.. Brown of New
York city and Daisy a. Hudson of BaIti-
more, Md: George Caspar and Ida X. Rup-
pert; Anthony Il. Tysowski ard Florence
bearing: John II. Poor and Carrie Vaughn.
Colored-Wiliiam White and Julia Talbert:
Henry Campbell and Henrietta Peyton:
Sam Foster and Louisa Jackson.
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AMERICAN AID ASKED.
Citizens of This Country in SantO Do
minEo Fear France

SANTO DOMINGO, January 8, via Hay
tan cable.-It is reported here that the
Americans OF this place have asked the
government Of the United States not to al
low France to dictate terms for the Domin-
lean government An American warship
is expected here today
The French admiral and his staff were
officially received by President Jiminez to-
day.
While the officials here deprecate the
state of affairs in San Domingo, they have
not found it within their power to inter-
fere to prevent, at this stage at least, the
collection by the French naval officers of
what is here understood to be a Just debt
A fact that the late President Heureaux
acknowledged this debt and arranged to
pay 1t, an arrangement that was only mega
lived by his assassination, is regarded here
as sufficient to establish the liability of
the Dominican government. 1t is not and
never has been, the policy of the State De-
partment to protect American nations from
the consequences of such acts as these.
While it is well understood that there
may be a substantial difference in principle
between a national and private debt yet
our practice in this regard has been pretty
well established In the past, and San Do
minso has not for the first time in the pres
ent instance been obliged to settle such
dents under compulsion.
The MachaS has been ordered from San
Juan de Puerto Rico to Santo Domingo
and it may be that she has even now ar
rived at her destination. But 1t is ex-
pressly stated that her purpose is not to
interfere in the settlement of this contro-
versy between France and the Dominican
government, but solely to protect American
interests in the event of a hostile outbreak
1t is said at the State Department that
no appeal has yet been made looking to
our intervention. and if it should be there
is no doubt that we should be obliged to
decline until the debt is settled. Mean
WHILE in view of the report from San Do
mingo to the effect that President Jimi-
nez has succeeded in raising by popular
subscription a sum of money more than
sufficient to defray the debt to France, il
is believed here that the worst of the trou-
biz. is over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09

The case Of Blanche Riley, alias Mitchell.
for larceny. was called for trial in Criminal
Court No. l late this afternoon. The jury
had been sworn and the defendant arose to
make some statement, when. without
warning, she succumbed TO an attack Of
epilepsy. and fell heavily to the floor The
woman was removed from the room. She
gradually recovered from the attack The
incident necessitated an adjournment of
the court until tomorrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09

Senator Foraker has made number of
changes in his bill providing a government
for the Island Of Puerto Rico. One of the
most important of these is provision de-
filming citizenship in the island This pro-
vision grants citizenship to all subjects Of
Spain who were residents of the island on
the utt of April. 1899. and have continued
to he such, and who by the llth of April
next have not sgnified their desire to pre-
serve their Spanish allegiance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09

Senator Pettus today offered in the Senate
a resolution calling upon the committee
on the District of Columbia to inquire into
the manner in which preliminary examina-
tons in criminal cases are conducted by
courts or magistrates in the District of CO.
Iumbia: and whether, in such preliminary
examinations, evidence for the defense is
not allowed. and the said committee will
consider and report what remedy if any
should be provided by Congress
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HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
announcement Made of the Subdiy
siOns Decided on.


The following subcommittee of the
House District committee have been APP
pointed:
Judiciary-Mr Jenkins. chairman: Mr.
Smith, Mr.. Allen. Mr.. Cowherd, Mr. Sims.
Ways and means-Mr. Mercer chairman
Mr.. Jenkins, Mr.. Allen. Mr. Meyer, Mr.
Cowherd.
Education. labor and charites-Mr.
Pearre. chairman: Mr.. Sprague. Mr.. White
Mr.. Otey, Mr.. Clayton.
Street railways and streets-Mr Bah
cock, chairman; Mr.. Harmer. Mr.. Sprague.
Mr.. Pearre, Mr. Latimer, Mr.. Meyer, Mr..
Clayton.
Steam railwayS-Mr. Harmer. chairman
Mr.. Rabcock. Mr. Mudd. Mr.. Mercer. Mr..
Latimer, Mr.. Norton, Mr.. Otey.
lncorporations-Mr. Mudd, chairman Mr.
White. Mr.. Smith. Mr.. Norton, Mr.. Sims.
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baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, January 9.-Flour dull unchanged
receipts, 500 barrels; exports. 7.5Jl barrels
Wheat steady; spot and month, 6.aia70; February.
llaIlis; May. t34a14 steamer No. = red. G5Ea
69ss receipts. 6:a5 bushels: exports, 1900 bush
els southern wheat by sample, 6aa7l: do. on grade
6oa 40 Cora steady, spot and month, 3SssaSG=, :
February 36s.aS61s: March. 37IIa37as: steamer
mixed, So1sa3sTa; receipts 234.s65 bushels; ex-
ports l2o.oD bushels; southern white corn ;1a3s
do yellow, 3SaS9. Oats firm; No. = white 30Iya3l :
No. : mixed, 81, sales. Rye dull; No. . nearby,
81: No. western, SO. Hay firu: No. timothy
$l5: 5oaSl6. Grain freights, scarcely any demand
unchanged. Sugar strong, unchanged. Cheese but
ter and eggs firm. unchanged
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Estimated Deficiencies.

The appropriations committee of the
House has received an estimate of a def
cheney appropriation of s6.117 for continu-
ing until June 30 next temporary force
in the Office of the first assistant postraa ster
general.
Also deficiency appropriations for the bu-
reau of engraving and printing amounting
to Size, 65s.50.
Also an estimate from Treasurer Roberts
asking for four more clerks a $500 and four
counters at S12o, to be Immediately avail
able.
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MAJORITY FOR BLACKBERRY.
bailOting Today in Both Branche. o,
kentucEN LeyisIature

FRANKFORT. KY, January a.-The
house today balloted for United States
Senator, with the following result:
Blackburn (democraD, 81; Bradley ire
publican), ~.
In the senate the ballot for Senator stood;
Blackburn, %; Bradley, H.
Inc Joint assembly will ballot tomorrow,
ana, on account of doubt as to whether the
pa1lot should occur today or rext Tues
day. the proceedings of today and tomor-
row Will be duplicated on the correspond
ing days of next week
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Vermont Avenue Extension,

Mr. Mcmillan, chairman OF. the commit
tee on the District of Columbia, introduced
a bill in the Senate today for the extension
OF Vermont avenue from the north line of
Florida avenue to the west line of Bright
wood avenue, the same to be in accordance
with the street extension plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09

Mr.. John Hamilton, secretary of agricul-
ture of Pennsylvania, was before the in
dustrial commission today and described
the condition of agriculture in the keystone
state. The claim had frequently been made.
ne said. that agricultural property of Penn
s!lVanla paid too large a proportion of the
taxes of the state. but he gave figures to
SHOW that such taxation is not excessive
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rcxa. to Go Out of Commission.

Rear Admiral Rogers and Capt. Robley
d. Evans. as naval board of inspection,
visited yesterday the battle ship Texas at
the Brooklyn navy yard After careful
inspection they decided to report in favor
OF putting the Texas out of commission.
When some minor repairs have been made
she will go to the League Island yard.
The Texas has been in commission since
1895
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09
SUPPOSED to Be Mnd.

A spotted bulldog, supposed to be mad.
created excitement on Nichols avenue near
Congress Heights this morning about q
O clock by attacking other dogs and fright
ening people on the road A citizen re-
ported the matter at the Anacostia police
station. In the meantime the dog had run
off and two policemen who searched were
unable to ind It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09
Leased to Transportation comranx

John W. Thompson. trustee, has leased to
the Washington Electric Vehicle Transpor-
tation Company the panorama building at
the corner Of 18th street and Ohio avenue.
The term of the lease is for three wears
from January /, 1a06,- with the privilege. of
an extension of three years. The lessee is
also given the privilege to purchase the
property during the term of the lease or it's
extension for the sum of $1Oe 600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09

Sergeant Eugene HILL Troop G. Sd Cav
airy, having been tried by court-martial at
Fort Myer, Va, and found guilty of drunk
enness on duty, in violation of the 3Sth
article of war, was sentenced to be reduced
to the grade Of private. The sentence has
been approved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09

Secretary Long has addressed "a letter
t. Senator Hale. chairman of the Senate
committee on naval affairs, explanatory of
The department. reasons for recommending
d Change in the existing law which will
permit the department to substitute stone
tor wood i'll thu construction of the new,
dry dock at the League Island navy yar,i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09
BANK MEETINGS.
Directors Chosen by Local Financial
Institutions,


Many of the national banks of the city
| held their annual meeting and election of
directors today Directors of the different
banks were elected as follows:
metropolitan.
John T. Arms, Jno Joy Edison VIM. L..
Gurley, Jno. b. Larner. W. H. Moses, L. S.
Parker. Myrol VI. Parker. II. X. Willard,
Jas. B. Winner and S. w. Woodward
Farmers and Mechanics.
NJ. J. Adler. S. Thomas Brown. Chas. II.
Cragn. Geo. w. Cissel, y. b. Jackson. VIM
King. jr. J. Edward I.ibbey. Samuel c.
Palmer and Louis D. Wine. After the cleo
ton the stockholders and the depositors
enjoyed excellent banquet in the upper
floor Of the bank building.
Columbia.
Charles b. Bailey, W. E. Barker. John
Canmack. c. G.. Duncanson. A. F. Fox.
John A. Hamilton VI. NJ. Parker, George
Truesdeu, r. H. Warner 3. F. Saul, F B.
Noyes, o. G.. Staples, benjamin +. Leigh
ton, John A Swope, Thos. +. Waggaman.
Second National.
NJ G. Emery, Walter c. Clephane. W. W.
Burdette, George W. Pearson William F.
Mattingly, Charles Schneider. a. A. Thorn
as. E. F. Jackson, Simon Wolf. Samuel
Rieber. William V. Cox.
Central.
James 5. Edwards, Horatio Browning.
Levi Woodbury., John ". Schaefer, w X
Mendenhar. c. F. Norment, F. P May,
Theo. ]. Mayer, Edward Graves, d. b.
Evans Daniel Fraser
Lincoln.
W. F.. Abbott. c. II. Burgess, A. B. Cop
pes, W. S. Hoge. Peter Lattimer T. A.
Lambert, W. d. Sullivan. r A Walker,
u "a,
Archer, NJ. J. Colbert Floyd +. Davis
Ferdinand Schmidt, Arthur Peter.
National Bank of Washington.
Chas. a. James. Robert Portner, William
F. Mattingly. James l.. Norris. Clement w.
Howard. Charles L. White.
National Capital.
John +. Herreil, Thos. w Smith, Allen
| Q. Clark. b. b. Earnshaw, II. c. McCauley,
| Albert Garry. Samuel II. Walker, Geo. f.
Hardin. W. +. G. Hazen, Philo ]. Lock-
wood, W. H. NARROW. J. W. Whelpley, John
e. 1ost, j &. q. Gusts, Samuel J. Eberly.
c. c. Glover, Thomas Hyde. James NJ
Johnston. A. T. Brice, W j F'iather, r.
| Ross Perry.
Traders.
| E. +. Droop. Geo. c. Hcnning, w A
| Gordon. Isadorc Saks Emil G. Schaefer
| S. S. Shedd, Samuel Maddox, Emrnons s
| Smith, John 7. VarneIl. Beriah Wilkins,
| William H. Butler, William II. McKnew,
| Richard K; Pairo, William Barnum, Henry
| +. Blair
West End.
T. Z. RoessIe, W. r Wilcox John r,
| Carmody. ii. D. Mrich J. IL RaIston f.
| G. Stevens, W. B. Hibbs. c. p Williams, c.
n Lieb, II. Bradley Davidson, John II
Moore.
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GEN. coRBlN UNDEREsT1MArED.
LayvtOn Fund Now Promises to b.
Larger Than Was Expected.

Returns received by General Corbin this
morning indicated that he underestimated
rather than overstated the fact when he
predicted that the Lawton fund would
reach the noble proportions of SIS, 600 Cash
and checks to the amount of So, 500 were
received this morning, swelling the aggre-
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New Maryland POstmaster..

The following fourth-class postmasters in
Maryland We're appointed today:
Anthony, Matthew Carey, jr; Whiteiys-
burg, j. F. Holden
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Base Ball Meeting Postponed

NEW YORK, January 9.-The call for a
meeting of the Eastern Base Ball League
January IL, has been rescinded 1t is prob-
%.
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Ordered Here,

Mr. ]. c. Matthews, temporary cl-rk At
large In the pay department mas been
relieved from duty at Atlanta, Ga. and
ordered to this city to report to the pa.-
master general of the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-09
Ordered Here,

Second Lieut.. Herbert Mather of the Ma
rine Corps has been ordered to the marine
barracks in this city for instruction.
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Sent to Key West.

Batteries and n, 1st Artillery, which
were temporarily stationed at Fort Mouroe.
Va, haze been ordered to their permanent
station, Key West barracks. Fla