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Evening star., 1901-05-07
Another Sensational Bulge in North
ern Pacific Common.
ADVANCE OF q POINTS TO l5O
Considerable Liquidation in Other
Parts of the List
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. May 1.-opening prices this
morning reflected considerable irregularity,
and this characteristic was dominant
throughout the day. Some rather wild
speculation in evidence at various
times and the street was utterly dazed with
the hasty buying OF a few stocks in which
mystery seemed to he the chief incentive.
The London market was made strong pre-
sumaby by orders cabled from this side.
and attempt made to force Union
Pacific into the forefront of the advance.
This stock showed an advance of over
per cent in the London market and opened
higher here.
The real leader OF the market however
was Northern Pacific. The common stock
OF the latter company made a sensational
advance OF % points yesterday. about q
OF which We're conceded in the opening
price this morning. From this low level.
however. the price was again advanced
2S points to 1oo. The trading was furious
unlimited in volume and almost unprece-
dented in result
Rumors Of a corner were circulated early
in the day and predictions OF $50 were free
ly made. Later In the day STORIES OF all
kinds could be heard in explanation of the
advance, but the one generally accepted v a.
that contest for control was In progress
Mr.. Hill was reported To be threatened
with the loss of control and the consequent
undoing of his northwestern enterprise.
Such result could only bring disaster to
the community of ownership idea. since il
would indicate a lack Of harmony on the
part OF the millionaire interests. To an
taSoniZe the Hill-Morgan combination on
any symptoms of internal friction even
would lead to a series of cross purposes
which would undo in one way or another
all the good that recent expedients have de-
vised.
The exchange of the preferred stock for
the common was again suggested as a pos
Slbility, and duplication OF the BurlnE-
ton deal with Great Northern standing
alone as a guarantor was also talked of
in some quarters. None of the officers
could be seen. and conjecture alone re-
mains to explain the enormous demand.
The market outside Of Northern Pacific
was rather commonplace. and was in
clined to shade off under realizing sales
The southwestern group Was strong and
weak by turns, and no one Ventured to
predict the time of publication Of the CON
solidation scheme. Union Pacific was
strong under what was said to be good
vance in Southern Pacific Were heard i'm
various quarters. The Industrial market
was heavy and the fractions showed no
signs OF beginning the much predicted ad-
vance.
Liquidation was pronounced under cover
of the strength in the more active shares,
and surface indications seemed to favor a
declining market. Such advances as have
been scored lately cannot fail TO inspire
caution in the more conservative quarters.
and many commission houses advised
standing out Of the market to await de-
velopments. The trading towards the end
of the day indicated very clearly a growing
mistrust Of the general market.
Evening star., 1901-05-07
ANOTHER STRIKE on d., l.. AND w.
All the ShOpmen at Scranton Went
Out Today.

SCRANTON, Pa, May 7.-Another strike
of Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad employees precipitated here at
noon today by the refusal to grant the
quest of the workmen for a nine-hour work
ing day at the present rate of wages. A
grievance committee of twelve men, repre-
sentfng the machinists, waited upon Super
lntendent of Motive Power Lloyd and re-
quested the concession He refused the de-
mand, report was made by the committee
and the men decided to strike at once. All
the men went out, including machinists,
blacksmiths, boiler makers and helpers, en-
gne wipers and laborers, to the number Of
800 Word of their action was sent to all
other men in similar occupations along the
line from Hoboken. n. j., to Buffalo
These with the shopmen who struck on
Saturday for the reinstatement Of the man
Hicks. discharged at Dover, N j., make
nearly 1000 Lackawanna men on strike in
Scranton.
Evening star., 1901-05-07
FIXING RESPONSIBILITY
EXPLOSION OF THE MAINE BEFORE
JUDICIAL TRIBUNAL
Question to BE Decided by the
Spanish Treaty Claims
Com m missiOn.

The question of how the Maine was de-
stroyed in the harbor of Havana and where
the responsibility rests for its destruction
will be adjudicated before a legally insti-
tuted tribunal of judicial character.
The Spanish treaty claims commission
having presented for its consideration two
claims for indemnity growing out of the
blowing up of the Maine, the whole ques-
ton will be opened up before that tribunal.
1t was probably not contemplated by any
one when Congress passed the act author
izing the commission and defining its pow
ers that this question would be brought
before it.
The filing of these claims for indemnity,
however involves the question of responsi-
bility for the disaster. and evidence upon
all phases of the case must be gone INTO IN
order that the claims may be passed upon
Ex-senator Chandler. who Is at the head
of the commission said to a Star reporter
today that it was strongly his impression
that the cases were properly before the
commission and that the whole case would
have to be gone into in order to determine
liability.
Mr.. Chandler said that until he read the
briefs it had never occurred to him that
that particular question was before it.
AS the case of the Maine now stands. the
universal assumption in this country is
that the Maine was destroyed through
treachery, and the calamity is credited to
a crime IhlS conviction was strong In
centive to the war between the United
States and Spain. By people a crime
is laid sat the door of Spain, though the
report Of the naval board examining the
wreck merely concluded that the explosion
was from the outside of the ship and did
not attempt to fix responsibility, and Spain
Indignantly repudiates the more or less di-
rect charge upon her national honor.
Now the question will be considered under
the rules of evidence by judicial tribunal,
a decision one way or the other being
reached.
1t will not necessarily follow, however,
that completely in crime will have to be
proven against Spain in order to affirm the
validity of the claims for indemnity, since
responsibility through lack of proper care
in assigning to the ship her anchorage,
without any criminality on the part of
Spanish officials, might be deemed sufficient
to warrant indemnity
A novel feature of the case Is that the
United States by the assumption Of in
demnity claims under the Spanish treaty
becomes the defendant In these cases, and
In the ordinary course of legal proceedings
would resist the establishment of the re-
sponsibility.
A decision adverse to the claimants in
this case, however, would serve as vind-
cation of Spain and remove one of the
popular motives for the war upon that
country which has already been concluded
disastrousy to the Spanish government.
Evening star., 1901-05-07
The First IrOnclad.

From the London Express.
The first ironclad, according to records
recently discovered, was not the Merrfmac,
but a ship built early in the sixteenth CEN
tury, when the Dutch were fighting for
their independence with Spain. The burgh-
ers of Antwerp built this first ironclad.
which was protected by heavy iron plates
nailed to it's sides. On the masts were
roomy platforms for sharpshooters.
With this terrible vessel the burghers
hoped to break the blockade-hoped it SO
confidently that they called the ship Finis
Belli, 1.-The end Of the war" But it proved
unmanageable, and shortly after being
launched ran aground on sandbar and
was then called Perditae Epensae, which
means "thrown-away money" Soon after
that the Spaniards won a decisive victory.
dragged off the maritime monster and re
named it Finis Belli for the war was then
indeed ended but unfortunately not with
the result the men of Amsterdam had so
confidently expected.
Evening star., 1901-05-07
Naval Orders,

Captain c. s. Radford. L. S. NJ c., has
been detached from the Office of the assist
ant quart termaster. Philadelphia and or
dered To this city for duty as assistant
quartermaster. marine headquarters.
Rear Admiral w. E. NJ Shepard from
the third lighthouse district to home on
waiting orders.
Captain W. NJ. Folger. to duty in charge
or the third lighthouse district.
Commander a. 3. Speyers. from the New
York navy yard to the Cavite station.
Medical Director f. II. Derr has been de-
tached from the Naval Academy and or
Gered home.
Lieutenant c. s Williams. from the Iowa
and granted one months leave
Surgeon F. w. f. Weber, from the San
Juan station to the Naval academy.
Surgeon &. ii. T. LOWndes from the Lam
caster 10 the San Juan station.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Z. s. Bogert to
the Lancaster
Evening star., 1901-05-07
This Age of Wonders.
From the Boston Herald.

rom t1trdlu
The fairy with the wonderworking wand.
the alchemist with his strange secrets. and
all that class of people, must now take
a back seat and let the scientist show us
trick that really means something. The
..teloptoscope." for which patents are now
pending, will it is said, make 1t possible
to transmit pictures in color by wire. all
the tints being properly reproduced II it
is desired to photograph the view repro
duced. all that is necessary is the placing
of dry plate on the receiver. By this
means photographs may be taken in any
part Of the world of objects in any other
part. Now that man can have his pic
ture taken by telegraph. 1t will soon be
possible, no doubt, for him to receive
hair cut, a shave and a new necktie by
rel phone
Evening star., 1901-05-07
SMALLPOX on THE EGBERT.


Gen. Shafter at San Francisco. has :loti-
fed the War Department that the trans
port Egbert. which has just arrived from
the Philippines, is in quarantine on account
of the development of a case of smallpox on
the vessel on its hOmeward voyage. The
victim was Private John Plugge, Company
F, 9th Infantry, who died the Jth in
stant and was buried at sea. Gen. Snafter
says that if no more cases develop, the
vessel will be released from quarantine to-
morrow. He says that the following named
passengers arrived on the Egbert: Majors
Ives and Swift, surgeons; Chaplain Mar
vine, Lieuts White, 9th Cavalry, Naylor.
9th. and Smith 17th Infantry; fourteen men
guard, F. 9th Infantry; one man, |. sd In
fantry; one sick soldier four hospital corps
men. thirteen discharged soldiers. thirty
eight general prisoners and twenty-three
civilian employees.
SAN FRANCISCO. May THE trans
port Egbert has on board the remains of
the following named soldiers, who died in
China:
MichaeI Bowler, Frank D. Thompson
Corporal Charles Cooper, Henry B. Shep
herd, Elmer Ingam, Capt. Richard Paddock
and Charles Erickson, all of the 9th Cav
airy: James H. Burke, Frank Clapin, Mich
ael NJ Evins, Robert E. Walsh. James l..
Hall, Ambrose Melauson, Sergt. John NJ.
O'COnnor. Samuel Womack. Joseph Knox,
morton Stalrnaker, Eugene f. Lyon Davis
McDaniels. Jake H. zimmerman. Walter
Allen. James A. Frick, John Knitter, Will
lam Harvey, Daniel Reasoner George Bell.
Harry Kirkland. Henry Murray of the 9th
Infantry: Paymaster's Clerk John B. Rodg
ers. Captain Davis. United States Marine
Corps: James Sayers, - Stevenson, John
P Sullivan. Peter H. Nelson. c. B. King,
Sergt John Tanning, j. W. Tuteker, J.
Kennedy. A. Turner R. E. Thomas. Harry
Fisher of the Marine Corps; Russell T. Ell
lott James c. Wilbur. Alfred Powers,
George c. Kaufman, Hugo c. Knaft. Ed
ward B. Mitchell. Leon Smith, Joseph Ly
ons. Daniel W. Simpkns all of the 14th In
fantry; Ira F. Davidson, Charles S. Solo
mon. Frank Wood, Edward ]. Jennings, c.
A. Britt, William Owens of the quarter
masters department. Capt. Henry J. Reil-
ly of the 9Th Artillery; John II. Ring, Hos
pital Corps; Thomas S. Karl, coxswain
United States navy.
Nearly all these men died from gunshot
wounds, while dysentery carried off the
others.
Evening star., 1901-05-07
STREET CAR STRIKE AT ALBANY.
About 1000 Employees of Union Trac-
ton Company Go Out.

ALBANY, N. Y. May THE employees
of the United Traction Company. which op-
crates the street surface car lines in AL
bany, Troy, Cohoes. Watervliet and Rens-
selaer, went on a strike at 4 o'clock this
morning. The car lines in the five cities
are completely tied up.
The strike was wholly unexpected by the
public The men want complete recogni-
ton of the Amalgamated Association of
Street Railway Employees. and the dis
charge Of seven non-union men employed
by the company. They also want extra
men paid the same rate per hour as reg
ular men. A modification of the duties of
conductors relative to the registration of
inspectors Is also requested. The strikers
who number about 1000, are orderly. All
sorts Of conveyances are being used for
transit purposes.
Evening star., 1901-05-07

The government of Prussia is in favor of
establishing public libraries according to
information in the possession of Consul
General Guentfer at Frankfort GERMANY
In report to the State Department Mr.
Guenther says that the latest plan recon-
mends movable libraries for the rural dis
tricts. while for cities permanent librar
and public reading rooms are to be main
tained. The government will give financial
aid. 1t is stated, and many districts have
already voted adequate approximations
Evening star., 1901-05-07
To Investigate n Mules Death.

Gen. Wood, commanding the Departm mt
OF Cuba, has ordered "a board of survey, to
consist of Maj. Damasco T. Laine, surgeon,
L. S. v; First Lieut. Frank r. Mccoy, 10th
Cavalry, aid-de-camp, and Lieut.. Evan H.
Humphrey, Tth Cavalry, to convene at the
city of Havana ito examine into and report
upon the killing of a mule the property of
the Island of Cuba and for which Mr.. b.
Weber, property clerk of the engineer de-
partment of the city of Havana, is ac-
roIpta
Evening star., 1901-05-07
C. H. Cramp Denies n Rumor.

PHILADELPHIA, May 7.-The report
that the Cramps have demanded $4,000
from the Turkish government for breach Of
contract in annulling an order for a cruiser
Is emphatically Genied by the shipbuiding
firm. Charles II. Cramp said today:
"The report Is absolutely without founda-
ton. We have made no such demand"
Evening star., 1901-05-07
NO MORE BODIES FOUND.
Work of Rehabilitation Continue,
RapidIy at JacksonYiIle.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May mo more
bodies were found today. either In the
ruins of Fridays fire or In the ST. Johns
river. Intensely warm weather continues.
but the work of bringing order out Of con-
fusion and caring for the homeless Is be-
ing carried on systematically. Supplies Of
all kinds are arriving and being distrib-
uted.
A number of contracts for new build
ings have been let while the surveyors are
rapidly marking off the property lines OBJ
liberated
NEW YORK, May THE work of load
ing ten cars on float of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad with food, clothing and sup
plies for the relief of the sufferers from
the Jacksonville fire was begun today The
train will start for Jacksonville this after
noon, and the supplies will be rushed
through in quick time.
Evening star., 1901-05-07
Movements of Naval yessel..

Admiral Rodgers has informed the Navy
Department OF his departure today aboard
the New York from Colombo fo- Singapore.
The Iowa left Bremerton yesterday for San
Francisco. The Hannibal has arrived at
Boston. and the Zafiro at Hong Kong. The
training ship Dixie left New York yester
day for Santa Lucia. The Lancaster has
left Port Royal for Hampton Roads The
Monongahela, which has just arrived at
Yorktown. Va, will engage in target prac-
tice, and then proceed by slow stages to
Annapolis.
Evening star., 1901-05-07
RUSSIA AND GERMANY FRIENDS.
RumOrs of Strained Relations Dis.
credited in London.

LONDON. May 1.-THE rumors that the
relations between Germany and Russia are
strained on account Of Sights the part
of Count Won Waldersee are discredited at
the foreign Office. Though it is admitted
in Downing street that the majority of
powers are considerably irritated by the
field marshaIs numerous expeditions, it Is
not believed that this has led to any def
mite misunderstanding
1t may be authoritatively stated that If
the British diplomats had any reason to
believe the rumors of strained relations be-
tween Germany and Russia, it would cause
them no little satisfaction, and they would
not take the trouble to discredit them.
Evening star., 1901-05-07

Col. William z. Hall, assistant adju4ant
general, has been relieved from duty as
adjutant general of the Department Of the
Lakes. and ordered to Manila for duty
as adjutant general of the Division of the
Philippines. He relieves Brig Gen Thoma q
II. Barry. L. S. V, who will come home
and await further orders
Evening star., 1901-05-07
Standard OIL Dividend.

NEW YORK, May 7.-The Standard Oh
Company Of New Jersey has declared a
dividend Of $12 per share, payable June Is.
In March $40 was paid. Last years four
dividends were $50 in March, $40 in June.
s. in September and so in December. The
stock sold on the curb this morning at
$S42, the highest on record.
Evening star., 1901-05-07
Execution y Electricity Upheld.

BOSTON, May 1.-The supreme court to-
day rendered decision upholding the con-
stitutionality of the law which prescribes
execution by electricity in capital cases
The issue was raised in behalf of Luigi
storti is to be put to death the week be-
Storto is to be put to death the week be-
ginning May Il.
Evening star., 1901-05-07

The commissioner of the general land Of
flee yesterday afternoon denied the motion
of the East Kansas City Land Company
of Kansas City. Mo, for a review and
annulment Of the general land office de-
cision of last August, in what Is known
as the Mensing heirs case. involving sew
eral hundred thousand dollars worth of
valuable land within the city limits
Evening star., 1901-05-07
The Way of the TransgressOr.

The man who invented the gold brick
swindle and other devices of its kind. and
who is said to have gathered in a million
of dollars from the always ready crop of
fools. during career of forty years is
now dead in Chicago, and his friends are
collecting fund to pay for his funeral
The same amount Of ingenuity directed
along other lines might have placed that
man at the head of a syndicate and left
him with a fortune to spare
Evening star., 1901-05-07

BY direction of Secretary Root the I'D
Company of Coast Artillery viii be tenn
pOrarily relieved from duty at the Artillery
School. Fort Monroe, Virginia and will
proceed to Fort Potter. New York arriving
there not later than May l.. Student Off
GERS now attached To the company will be
detached, and other available lieutenants
detailed for duty in their stead
Evening star., 1901-05-07

rom the st. Louis Star.

Wash hington, d. c.. Is seriously consider
Ing the advisability of allowing policemen
to wear shirt waists while on duty during
the hot months. Perhaps it would be well
for the men also to wear short skirts. as
they are very light and comfortable. They
should be cautioned, however. about the
possessed of an artistic sense, they might
wear a turquoise blue collar with pea
green waist. Then strangers, on entering
the city, would form the mistaken idea
that they were in Italy.
Evening star., 1901-05-07
Policeman wigsias Dead.

Policeman omer j. Virgins Of the second
precinct died at an early hour this morning
at his home, No. 225 North Capitol street,
after an illness Of twenty days, of bladder
trouble. Mr. Virgins was from Indiana and
at the time of his appointment to the force
in 1895 was a solGier at the arsenal He
was about forty-two years old and leaves a
widow. Arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been made. t2
Evening star., 1901-05-07
Another Big Fire at Dawson.

TACOMA, Wash, May THE steamer
Dolphin brings news of another Dawson
fire, with an estimated loss of $4,000.
Every building. from Gondolfos Point, at
the convergence of 1st and I'd avenues, up
to and including Fairchilds Hotel, was
burned to the ground
Evening star., 1901-05-07
New Zealand Wants to See the Brook
lyn,

Admiral Remey Is under orders to visit
New Zealand with the Brooklyn before re-
turning to Manila. This action has been
taken by the Navy Department in response
to an urgent request of the New Zealand
authorities that this now historic ship show
the American flag in their waters. The visit
will serve to strengthen the good feeling
already existing between the two coun-
tries. as the admiral. officers and crew Of
the Brooklyn are sure to receive a warm
welcome.
Evening star., 1901-05-07
Number of Chinese in California.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.-Ho Vow, Chi
nese consul at this port. replying to in
quiries by H. II. North, United States
commissioner OF immigration, estimates
that there are about 35, 900 Chinese in Cali
fcrnia-in San Francisco, $1,000: employed
in laundry business in California, 6UO0; in
San Francisco, 900.
Evening star., 1901-05-07
New Cable From England to German,

Work has begun on new cable between
England and Germany, according to COM
munication received at the State Depart
ment from Consul General Guenther at
Frankfort. Germany. The line will run
from Emden to Barton, and will be the
seventeenth cable to be laid between these
r.
Evening star., 1901-05-07
Major Wha ms Case,

An order was issued by the War Depart
ment today saying that by direction Of the
President the unexpired portion Of the SEN
tence In the case of Major Joseph w.
Wham. paymaster, United States army, as
mitigated and published in general orders
No. 20. April 8, 1895, from headquarters of
the army. has been remitted.
Evening star., 1901-05-07
Smallpox Among, Alaskan Indians.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, May THE
steamer Cottage City, arriving from the
north confirms the previous reports of
smallpox at Sitka, and also brings the in
formation that the disease is rapidly
spreading among the Indians. The Indian
village Is under strict quarantine, and it Is
estimated that there are over 100 cases
among the Indians.
Evening star., 1901-05-07
Christian Mission Beneat.

Arrangements have been made for an en-
tertainment for the benefit of the Home
ward Bound Christian Mission to be given
this evening at the First Presbyterian
Church, 4th street northwest, by the pupils
Of Miss M. Aurelia harrington. The enter
tainment begins at 7:30 O'clock and it is
said an interesting program has been ar
ranged for.
Evening star., 1901-05-07
Indictments Found.

Director Merriam has been formally nutt-
fed that the United States grand jury at
Baltimore yesterday returned indictments
against stephen Abel. enumerator for the
eastern half of the Leonardtown district
of St. Mary's county, against Daniel ].
Enwl.S. enumeratOr for the western h:.,f
the same district: against Carries II. Gu>-
ther. enumerator for the Valley Lee s,d ST.
George Island district of the same county,
against Philip I. Graves. enumerator for
the HillVille districts. and against Joseph
III. Ching. lawyer at IeonardtoWn. a
member of the republican state central
committee.
The indictment against Abel contains :;94
counts: that against Bowles. 1872; that
against Guyther 19s. and the Indictment
erl into three classes. The first class are
those charging the enumerator with having
returned the names of particular individ-
ualS having their place of abode in his
enumeration district the first day Of
June. 1900, when he knew they had not;
by the second the enumerator is charged
with having returned the same person
twice with an intent to represent the popu-
lat.On of the district to be larger than 1t
WAS, and by the third with having returned
persons as dodgers. servants etc, in fam
lies with which they had connection.
The Indictment against Ching charges
him with having aided and abetted the
euUmerators in making a fictitious return
and with. therefore, having made himself
Il general principal in the offense. He Is
charged also with conspiracy. There are
five counts in this Indictment.
The indictments are VoluminOus. the
weight Of the paper on which they are
printed being forty-eight pounds and the
number Of words is estimated at 5000