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TRACK HEAVY AND SLOW,
Raw Weather Kept Many People
From Benning.


RACE TRACK. BENNING, d. c., April
4-The cold. threatening weather WAS re-
sponsible for a decreased attendance at the
Benning track this afternoon, the seventh
day of the spring meeting Of the Washing
ton Jockey Club. The track was heavy,
much more SO than yesterday, and slow.
The fields in the six rIces, excepting that
I'm the fourth. were small The regulars.
however, were out In force and speculat-
Ing was heavy. At post time, first race
the following had been scratched: The
Rhymer in the first, Rlghtaway and Mir
acle ii in the second: Souprep Ten Up,
Anna Darling and Cherry Wild in the
fourth. and Charawind in the sixth
First race. five and half furlongs-
Scorpio. first: Lexington Pirate, second;
Charley Moore, third. Time, LIP
Starters in the first race-Lexington Pr
rate .(Wonderiy), to /; Eioim q. Slack.
10 to 1: Charley Moore (Vandusen) 8 to S;
Roysterer ct. Burns}, to 1: Barney
Stone (Blake). 40 to L; Scorpio Gandry), 4
to I.
Entries for Tomorrow.
The following are the entries for tomor-
row: .-.-.
First race; six furiongs Give entriese
Magic Light, 11S; Soorpio, 122: Moor, IS;
Nitrate. 1O1; Robert WNddeIl. 1O5
Couple Scorpio and Moor as GouRhacre
entry.
Second race: maiden two-year-olds; half
mile eleven entries)-Serpent. 1O7; Fill
form. LOT; Ski Runner. 1O7: The Hartford,
1O7: Mott Neata. 107: Maru, 1O4; Grail, IO4;
Red Damsel, I04; Warm Time, 1O4; Miracle
II, 104; Owletta, 1O4.
Couple Maru and Grail as Goughacre
entry.
Third race. selling: seven furiongs (ten
entries)-Ruth Parks. 100; Alard, 1O8:
Thoroughbred. 100; The Rogue. es: Dandy
Boy, 81: "Scurry. los; ~Rabunta, 95; Beau,
95; luminosity. 90; "Curtsey, 81.
Fourth race, selling, seven furlongs, four
teen entries-Gold Fox, 40; Scorpio, 112;
Momentum, 10; Speedmas. 107: Toluca,
los: Gwynne, 81; Chas. Estes, 81: Cuiras-
sier. 96: Back Talk, 95; Give and Take, 90;
Modelmo, 80; Island Prince, 90; sAlthea,
80: stony Licalzi. SO.
Fifth race, maiden, seven furlongs, ten
entries-False Alarm, 10; Rough Rider,
no: Princess Aurora, los; Checkmate, 90;
Guatama. SO; Anna Darling. 81 Mowitzka,
81: Cherry Wild, 81: Handvice, 80; Irene
Lindsay. 81.
Sixth race. selling. mile and a hundred
yards. four entries-kirkwood, 10: Beau,
Ideal. 1O7; Charawind. 105; Scurry, 3d.
Apprentice
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Allies in fssinG Celebrate His Promo
: !. ton 70 Major General.
INVITED &c MANY RECEPTIONS
He Seems 70 Be the Most
Pofutaf Man in China.
DUE 10 HIS PERSONALITY

CorrespondeneeSpf the Associated Press.
PEk1N, February 1.-THE past week has
practically BEEN devoted socially in Pekin
to General sGhaHee in honor OF his promo
ton to-. the rank of major general in the
regular army. The American camp at the
Temple Of Agriculture held reception in
his honor at the club; at which every Of
ficeT and American civilian In Pekfn was
present to Congratulate him, and a good
deal OF enthusiasts was .displayed.ss>s -
United States Minister and. Mrs. Conger
gave dinner party Saturday night, Feb
ruary y, In General Chaffee's honor. after
which there was smoker at the American
Club, which was pretty generally attended
by foreign officers Owing to the dinner 1t
was lateibefore Neneral Chaffee put in his
appearance, shortly after II o'clock. AS
soon as It was known that he was coming
through the >sStes preparations were made
to receive him IN: style and an international
guard OF shopor was formed. the command
ing oihcer Of which was-the British Cen
erai Richardson,-the band playing Hail to
Good Fellow: Us
General Richardson Led Cheering.
General Richardson led the cheering
which followed the closing bars Of music
and which was long and pronounced, and
General Chaffee was evidently, although
very pleased, :visibly affected. Fully four
ffths of the British officers from the Tenn
pie Of Heaven were present, quite number
OF German officers including members of the
held marshars staff, and scattering Of
French and Japanese
The French minister and Mrs Pichon
gave luncheon party In Gen. Chaffee's
honor Sunday. and several other dinners
and receptions have been and still are pro-
1ected for week to come.
The enlisted men of the command are
unfeignedly delighted over the promotion
To them Gen.: Chaffee is the exemplifica-
ton Of all that q, good soldier should be-
Another thing which pleases them is the
fact that he was once an enlisted man him
self and, In consequence. it is also looked
upon as an honor to the enlisted men of
the army that one who was once an enlist
ed man himself Should mount the ladder Of
military renoKn and succeed from the low
est to the highest mark.
1t Is doubtful, il there Is any man in
Pekin today SO much thought of. liked and
respected by the peopIe of all nations as is
his military fanR, his nationality, or even
bis personal appearance but is due, as one
Of the niinisfe NJ said few days ago, to the
sterling weethi sef the man himself, his
great heaEtadnsss and his sound, common
sense. }SE sfos
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Stocks Took Another Great Boom in
New York.
BROKERS FULL OF BUSINESS
Unable to Attend to the Wants
Of Customers.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. April 4.--Initial transactions
in today's stock market were excited and
confused The volume OF business equsled.
and occasionally exceeded. the capacity OF
both commission houses and the exchange.
The floor members of the larger firms
were deluged with orders, and In many
Instances buying orders were refused, even
from old clients. Specialists accepted bust
ness with the understanding that they
would do what they could, but would not
be responsible for defective execution.
In some instances orders given prior to
the opening were not reported until the
final hour. AS the result of such condi-
tions the price movement was wild snd
erratic. Many houses were pronouucedly
optimistic. but advised caution because the
market defied analysis and accidents might
hoppen.
Deals were reported In all sections. but
the only known transaction OF this char
acter was the ,BuriIngton-Northern Pacific
combination. and these stocks were given
excellent support. Rock Island was ad-
vanced to 155 under an exceedingly nervous
demand. and rumor had IL that Missouri
Pacific was In quest OF the property as a
necessary addition to the Southwestern
deal, No confirmation Of the rumor and no
plausible explanation OF yesterdays NJ
vance was given.
The price broke under 150 under q big
realizing movement, but was checked by
new buying by strong houses
N
were marked up under an enthusiastic de-
mand, and rumors Of a more liberal offer
for st. Paul were reflected in higher
prices for those shares. Every Investment
stock on the list was advanced substantial
ly under a splendid demand. So easy WAS
the response to the buying that the street
Is forced to the conclusion that brokers are
no longer carrying the income-bearing
securities Of the country. However this
may be. the demand at present is superior
to the supply.
Erie was strong and gave evidence of
good support. as did the Reading shares.
The coal properties are not in first place.
but there are evidences of an intention to
put them there later on. Atchison issues
were taken well and there is a growing in
clination to expect per cent on the COM
mon stock next month. Colorado Fuel
was a feature of the steel group. sellingsup
under a big demand from inside sources
The strike differences win soon be out OF
the way and dividend on the common
stock will follow. There has been a tenn
porary delay in the new Southern Steel
deal. and the stocks Interested reflected
the halt by a slightly lower range OF
prices.
Amalgamated Copper was strong and
there were several attempts to start an al
vance in Sugar. The banks have lost
money to the interior during the week and
some gold to Europe but have gained at
the subtreasury. Money over the holidays
was In good supply at per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
OFFICE BUILDING PROJECT
STRUCTURE TEN STORIES IN HEIGHT
To BE ERECTED.
Steel Frame. Outer Walls to BE
of Granite, LiGht-COIored stone
and Brick.

Plans have been prepared for an Office
building which the Messrs. Tyssowsk con-
template erecting at the northeast corner
of 18th and G streets northwest. II is in
tended to cover the entire site which has a
frontage of twenty-eieht feet on 18th
street and seventy-two feet on @ street.
The new structure will rise to q height OF
ten stories and will have a steel frame. the
outer walls being of granite IN the base
ment: stone OF light shade through the
first story, and the balance light-colored
brick. As the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has a leng-term lease on the first
floor, where its ticket office is located. the
consent of that corporation was necessary
before any change could be made. tenn
porary Office will be secured by the rail-
road company while the new structure Is
being put up. The arrangement OF the first
story will be made 20 suit the needs of
the company. There will be an entrance
in the new structure at the corner where
1t Is now. but that Will be only to the
ticket Office Of the railroad company. Ac-
cess to the upper floors will be from G
street. where there will be a lobby leading
to the elevator and staircase.
The entire 18th street front will be avail
able, as the present entrance &c the upper
floors in the building will not be retained
In the new structure All the railroad Of
hces will be together, with the exception
of private Office for Mr.. Colin Studs.
the passenger agent of the southeastern
district. which will he the east side of
the public entrance. hut connected with
the rest Of the suite by a private hall
way.
Owing to the dimensions of the lot and
the fact that il is. on a corner il is looked
upon as being especially desirable for the
location of such a building as proposed for
the reason that an interior plan is possible
which will make all the Offices front rooms
and the majority with southern exposure.
The design of this building. it is under
stood. Is being prepared by Mr. Bruce
Price, architect, of New York city. and the
new structure is to be handsome addition
to the facilities of this character in this
city. The same architect has prepared the
plans for the hotel building which as
stated In The Star, is proposed to be built
at 18th and II streets. where the Richmond
Hotel and the adjoining property owned
by the Pollock estate is located
With the financing of these enterprises
Westcott & Story. the real estate brokers'
are identified.
1t Is understood that the office building
VIII cost 100000. while nearly a quarter Of
q million Of dollars will be required for the
purchase of the ground that is contem-
plated to be occupied by the hotel building
and the erection OF the structure will not
leave large margin of million Of dollars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
INDEMNITYQUESTI0N
Ministers at Pekin LookingUp China's
Financial Resources.
MAY DEMAND $3.50, 600, 600
Some Of Them Opposed to Max
ing China Pay Cash.
TICE TO RI S S A

PEKIN. April 3.-The ministers are con-
sidering proposals submitted by financial
experts for the raising of sufficient
for the payment of the Chinese indemnity.
1t is probable that some arrangement viii
be arrived at on the basis of the scheme of
Sir Robert Hart. director of the imperial
maritime customs. which provides for the
handing of the salt and likin taxes over
to the maritime customs administration
and the levying of am annual house tax
equal to one-half a months rent, which, it
Is calculated, will provide 20.OO0.OO0 taels
yearly. sufficient to pay per cent interest
on 25O,VOOOO taels and clear the whole of
the principal in less than forty years
Two hundred and fifty million taels is
equivalent, roughly estimated. at f36.O0O,
O0N hut the total amount of the indemnity
is likely to be much more.
Some of the powers are greatly averse to
compelling China to contract a loan for
the payment of the, indemnity. 1t Is
thought that the increased cost of raising
money required in thar way is likely to
hamper the commercial Development of
China. and it is therefore believed to be
desirable to have money raised internally
In China
Formal Notice to Russia.
The Chinese government has formally
notified Russia that China. owing to the at
titude of the powers, Is not able to sign
the Manchurian convention.
1T is Chinas DESIRE" says the formal
notification "to keep on friendly terms
with all nations At present she is going
through period which is the most perlous
in the empires history, and 1T is necessary
that she should have the friendship Of all.
However much she might be willing to
grant any special privilege to one power,
when others object 1t Is Impossible that for
the sake of making one nation friendly she
should ALLEVIATE the sympathies Of all
others a. r.,
the matter definitely, and that Russia was
informally notified to the same effect
March %
Prince Ching asserts that every China
man except Lii Hung Chang was against
signing the convention.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says: The
correspondent Is Informed by trustwor-
thy authority that the Manchurian conven-
ton has not yet been signed. NJ Delcasse
the French minister of foreign affairs, Is
expected here about April 81
1t Is reported In Canton. China, that the
yiceroy has received telegram from the
court to the effect that a peaceabIe settle
ment of the affair Is impossible. The vice.
roy is described as much disturbed 10y this
communication.
LONDON, April 4.-'The Japanese press
continues very bellicose," says the Yoko-
hama correspondent of the Daily Mail
wiring yesterday.
Count Okuma formerly premier and
now leader of the opposition) declares in
must assert herself or the work of thirty
years will be lost. Corea he says Is not a
Russian chattel, and Russia's action Is a
direct challenge to Japan"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
SURFMAN EXONERATED.
InvestiHatfon of the Wreck of the
City of Rio de JanefrO.


City of Rio de Janeiro..
The testimony taken at the investigation
authorized by the Treasury Department
into the circumstances connected with the
wreck of the steamer City of Rio de ia
metro on February %. 1901. to determine
whether the loss of life was due to any
neglect or failure Of duty on the part Of
the officers or employees of the life-saving
service, has been received and considered
at the department.
1t will be remembered that several days
after the disaster. and while the coroner's
inquest over the bodies of some Of the
drowned was In progress. Mark Ellingsen
a surfnan of the Fort Point 1ife-savi sta
tton, who was on watch in the lookout some
distance from the station between the
hours OF 4 and on the morning of the
disaster. during which time it occurred
was reported to have confessed that he
heard signals of distress and neglected to
telephone the fact to the station
The verdict of the coroner's jury, accord
Ing to the published accounts. held the cap
tain of the Inflated vessel and the bar pt-
lot who was on board responsible for the
loss of life. A similar finding by the board
OF local inspectors of steamers is said to
be the result of it's investigation of the
wreck
As soon as the report of Ellingsen's al
legged remissness was received he was sus-
under notice directed The testimony Is
yoluminous. but entirely exonerates Surf
man Ellingsen. and orders have been tele-
graphed to restore him to duty
1T is proved beyond question" the re-
port says. that at no time was any signal
made by the steamer entitled to be recog-
nized as signal of distress. This is shown
conciustvely by the testimony Of the keep
ers and assistant keepers on watch at the
Fort Point. Lime Point and Point Bonita
light houses. They all testify that It Is a
part of their duty, upon hearing any sig
nals OF distress. or when knowledge of a
disaster comes to them to inform the life
saving stations of the occurrence by alarm
signals agreed upon between the two SER
wees They have sounded that alarm sig
nal upon many occasions and the Iife-sav-
ing crews have always responded promptly
The evidence shows that they heard the
whistles of the Rio on the morning of the
disaster, as well as the whistles OF oft,er
steamers passing In ar ont. but none of
the whistles Were OF sucn a character as to
lead them to suppose that the vessel was
In trouble, and they have no doubt that
II any signals of distress had been made
they would have heard them and warned
the life-saving stations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
CUSTOMS COLLECTIONS.
Report of the Collector at San .Juan,
Porto RjcO

G. ". Whitehead, collector of customs at
San Juan. P. r.. recently submitted to
Governor Allen statement of imports and
exports for Porto Rico from May 1, 1900
to February %, 1901. This shows total
imports free of duty of $3.50, 212. of which
s3,o46.s52 was from the United States and
1890 from all other countries. The total
OF dutiabie imports was 81 522 24s. of which
s2,9O61J6 was from the United States and
s1.6l6G92 from all other countries On the
goods from the United States $196,37O in
duties was collected and from other coun-
tries sGl7, 4j9.
The exports from Porto Rico were So S14 :
Os3. of which 1880, 506 was sent to the
United States and s., 423 ,577 to other coun-
tries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
MRS. Palmer IN POLITICS.
Noted Chicago Woman Receives He
Alderman Sons Friends.

Alderman Sons Friends.
CHICAGO. April Mrs. Potter Palmer.
assisted by her sons, lAlderman-elect Hon
ore Palmer and Potter Palmer. IT.. enter
tanned the preefnct captains of the twenty
first ward and the officers and members of
the Tuscarora Club at the Palmer mansion,
on the Lake Shore drive. last night.
At the door, ofssthe, salon Mrs. Palmer
stood betWeaR her two sons and greeted
the pit men who had helped to make her
boy an alderfhan,Na Chicago. -a
The footmahf afe4he door called the names
in stentorian tones, and as each visitor
passed Mrs. Palmer shock mis- hand and
presented her seaas pronouncing the names
acquaintance viii every po1ittc.an, high
and low, of eKe tWenty-fit'at ward. :.
After speeches by Mayor Harrison and
others refreshments were served
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
{ Smallpox Case.

A new case Of smallpox was reported to
the health department last night from III
L street northwest. Investigation disclosed
the fact that Henry Brown. a colored man
about twenty-five years old, was suffer-
ing with the disease. Brown was removed
to the smallpox hospital, and the premises
were placed in quarantine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
Meteorological station Mt Taylor, Tex

Meteorological Station at Taylor, Tex.
Secretary Wilson has authorized Chief
Moore of the weather bureau to establish
full meteorological station at Taylor,
Texas The closing of the station at Pal
estine. Texas, is held in allegiance. The
people of that section have submitted pro-
tests against the proposed discontinuance
and action has been deferred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
Corean Mint Burned.

VANCOUVER, B. c., April 4.-News from
Corea says the mint buildings at Yong San
were destroyed by fire on March 8. 1t is
thought that the fire was incendfary, the
trouble eliminating in a strike of workmen
having recently occurred. The mint was
engaged in casting silver coins for the
Corean government, and It Is feared that
the loss suffered by the latter will be
heavy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
Restraining Order Continued.

The case of Charles E. Wiley against
Marie Il. Marshall. to establish livery
mans lien. and to restrain Constable vir-
gil G. Williams. pursuant to- writ Of re-
plevin. issued by A 8. Taylor. justice of
the peace, from turning over the horse
Prince" the possession of which has
caused considerable trouble, to Mrs. Mar
shall. came UP before Justice Bradley to-
day. The court continued the restraining
order heretofore issued, and directed that
the control Of the horse be returned to the
constable for the time being, and that
Wiley give bond as required by rule OF the
court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
REV. JOHN JAspER.s FUNERAL.
Famous COiOred Preacher Laid +,
Rest at Richmond, ...s .

Rest at Richmond.
RICHMOND. Va. April 4-The funeral
OF Rev. John Jasper. the famous negro
preacher, occurred today at Mount Zion
Church. of which he was pastor The body
lay In state in the heavily draped church
all day yesterday. The services today were
attended by an enormous crowd A por-
ton of the edif1ce Is reserved for white
people, and many were present
Prominent among the mourners were
those whom the old man had antagonized
during his life. The services consisted. of
hymns. special music, Scripture lesson
ana TOUR eulogles on the several aspects Of
rev. Jasper's character. The congregation
ioiiowed the body to Han cemetery, where
ton 'e~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
Death of a Noted Chemist.

PHILADELPHIA. April 4.-Wnliam R.
Warner, a widely known manufacturing
chemist. died in this city yesterday. Mr..
Warner was the first man to manufacture
sugar-coated pills and to introduce iicorice
tablets. He was a distant relative Of
George Washington and his art collection
included over 100 portraits of Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
Quite. Collected From Pas.enr.r..

The Treasury. Department has made
comparison of customs duties collected
from returning passengers under the new
regulations at the port of New York and
under the old regulations. This shows that
from passengers who arrived on six steam
ers on popular lines from March q to April
f. 1900. the collections amounted to S2,6.y
On the same steamers returning between
the same dates of this year the collections
were SO. $50, an increase of s11, 1877.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, April FLOUR dull and unchans-
ed; receipts 16s barrels; exports as on barrels
Wheat unsettled and hower; spot and the month,
aoate1s; May, I6Aa161s: steamer No. 2 red 73%a
q; receipts. 20 4S1 bushels: EXPORTS 4sOI6 bush
els southern by sample. Tar; do. on grade 74aa
II Corn nrmer; Mixed spot, the month and MAY
aSlsa46s.; steamer mixed. 45An453s; receipts IO2
9IS bushels; exports. Y4. 4so bushels; southern
white and yellow corn, AN asked. Oats steady |:
No; z white. 33a34: No. mixed, 3la31M; receipts.
41.x1 bushels. Rye quiet; No. nearby. 81; No. 2
western, So; receipts, ,116 bushels. Hay firm No
1 Timothy, ST bid Grain freights very dull; no
demand; unchanged. Butter. eggs, cheese and
sugar firm and unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
THREE BYsTANDERs SHOT.
Fatal Result of Man Attempting
Shoot q Woman.

Shoot q Woman.
. SAN FRANCISCO. April 1.-TWO men
were fatally shot and one seriously wound
ed in saloon on Pacific street early to-
day. Joseph H. Cordes of Elmhurst shot
several times at a woman, but missed her
each time and struck three innocent by
ISLANDERS, all of whom were sailors. John
Carlson was the first to succumb. He died
shortly after arriving at the hospital.
Peter Sjorgren of the transport Indiana
was shot through the head and cannot re-
cover. Al. Stanley of the bark Harvester
was shot in thetbaek, but probably will re-
cover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04

Maria Graa. cqlored. forty years old,
dropped dead at. haS home, No. 8 Blagden's
alley about 1890 o'clock today. while in
the kitchen preparing dinner. She died be-
fore physician .Gquld be summoned, and
the case was reported to DR.. hewitt, the
gave certifieate OF death from heart dis
ease
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
ARTILLERY Sent to Fort Columbus.

The 18th and SD companies. Coast Ar
tillery. at Fort Hamilton, ". y. have been
ordered to Fort Columbus. N. Y, for tenn
porary duty, to atiive not later than the
9th Instant The SD Company. Coast Ar
tiIlery. at Fort Hancock, has also been or
dered to Fort Columbus. Mayor E. r..
Hills. Artillery Corps has been assigned to
the temporary command OF the post at
Fort Columbus