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Receivers Amounted.

After hearing arguments today upon the
rule to show cause why a receiver should
not be appointed in the case Of Louise Brig
mole against William A. Kimmel. to take
charge Of the property known as 1900 YER
non avenue, Justice Hagner. in Equity No.
/. granted the petition Of complainant and
signed decree appointing Wilton j. Lam
bert and H. Prescott Galley receivers to
manage the estate pending action at law.
BY the bill of complaint 1t was contended
that the complainant had recently purchas-
ed the property from Job Barnard and an
other as trustees at a price Of over 81 600,
but 1t was alleged the defendant Kimmel,
who. 1t was said. had given the mortgage
under which the trustees sold. refused to
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sible after their arrival in the city. The
headquarters of the conference are in a
parIor on the second floor of the hotel, and
were today visited by large number of
the delegates.
Among the prominent delegates to the
conference Who are in the city today are
Mr.. John Nj. Glenn of Baltimore, Nd, pres
ident of the conference; President d. c.
Gilman of Johns Hopkins University, DR..
II. B. Russell. Mr.. VIM P. Letchworth Of
Buffalo. Mr.. VIM. Howard Neff of Cincin-
natl, DIR. Geo. +. Keene of Rhode Island.
Miss Maria NJ. Love of Buffalo, Mr. Michel
Heymann of New Orleans. Mr.. Hastings
II. Hart of Chicago. Miss Isabel c. Bar
rows, Gen. Roeliff. Brinkerhoff of Mans
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OBSERVANCE OF FLAG DAY.
Messrs. Macfarland, Bell. Edison and
Others Call n Meetinx.

Others Call n Meeting.
Mr.. Henry B. F. Mcfarland. president of
the board Of District Commissioners, and
Messrs Charles ]. Bell, John Joy Edison,
president of the Board of Trade and S. w
Woodward have issued a call for a meet
ing Tuesday afternoon, May IA, at o'clock
at the Board Of Trade rooms in The Even
ing Star building to consider the question
of a suitable observance by the citizens of
the District of Columbia of Flag day, June
IA. The call is also signed by Henry w
Samson Of the Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution secretary. The
meeting Is to be held at the suggestions Of
the Sons of the American Revolution, and
the idea is that some public meeting or
demonstration should be held. For many
years past the day has been celebrated by
the children of the public schools. interest
ing. programs of patriotic songs, recita-
lions, etc. being rendered at each school
building An effort will be made to more
enthusiastically interest the general pub
lie in the observance and to provide this
year as well as in the future some sort Of
public demonstration.
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BROKERS GO DOWN IN CRASH.
Charles II. Sickles and A. +. Field.
Make Assignment.

Charles II. Sickles and A. +. Fields
Make Assignment.
NEW YORK, May 3.-The assignment Of
Charles r. Sickles, stock broker, is an
nounced.
Charles r. Sickes is the sole member of
the firm According to a rough estimate
made by the assignee the liabilities will
be $So,ooo. while the assets will be fully as
much, II not more. Mr.. Sickels failure is
attributed to the slump in the stock mar
ket and to the failure Of his customers to
make good the margins on certain stocks
he was holding for them. He was a mem
Der of the consolidated exchange. and when
the settling hour came this morning at the
exchange he found himself unable to make
payments.
The failure of A F.. Fields, also a mem
Der or the consolidated exchange, was later
announced. The amount of the failure has
not yet been made public
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current year. and that 10 per cent Of the
receipts during the year be paid to the
pie of the archdeaconry of Washington.
Addresses were made on the need of Japan
for Christian influences by Rev. Mr.. Cor
reil a former missionary. and on the OPP
portunities for missionary effort in the
Philippines by Chaplain c. c. Pierce. q.
s. A. who said many of the natives were
eager to embrace Professionalism. and had
already left the Catholic Church. Revs.
John London of st. Mary's county and Rev.
T. r. Baker of Silver Springs. Md, re-
counted the work in their localities.
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SHIP CAPTAIN DROWNED.
Fell From Gang Plank While Coin
Aboard His Vessel.

Fell From Gang Plank While Going
Aboard His Vessel.
PHILADELPHIA, May Capt. r. E.
Nennlng- of the British steamship Wingrove.
which arrived here from New York on May
., fell overheard this morning and was
drowned The body was recovered by the
harbor police.
The Wingrove was loading for Mediter-
ranean ports.
The Wingrove halls from London Capt.
NenNng lived at Bristol, England, and was
about thirty years of age. In company
with the second officer ne was walking up
the gangplank. which had been rendered
slippery by the rain. and as he attempted
TO reach the deck he lost his footing and
plunged into the water. His cries for help
aroused the crew, and every man on the
vessel jumped overheard in unavailing
effort to save the captains life.
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ODen to the Public,

All the general meetings of the confer
ence here will be open to the public. and it
is desired that all persons interested in the
subjects to be discussed should be present
The many interesting papers that are to be
presented have been prepared with the
greatest care. and it is believed they will
call forth the greatest interest and will be
an important contribution to the literature
on the questions considered.
The initial meeting of the conference will
be held at Foundry M f. Church this
evening. The meeting will be opened with
remarks by Mr.. B. 7. Janney. chairman of
the local committee and an address Of well
come will be delivered by Mr.. Henry b. T.
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John w. Douglass,
secretary Local Committee.

Mcfarland, president Of the board of Com
missioners Of the District. Secretary Ly-
man J. Gage of the Treasury Department
will also deliver an address Of welcome on
behalf of the President of the United
States. Addresses will then be delivered
by Rev. S. G. Smith. ID. of ST. Paul,
MIMI on The Heart of the Problem and
by Mr. Jacob A. Riis of New York
Business Meeting Tomorrow Morning
There will be a business meeting of the
conference at $50 o'clock tomorrow morn
irg, when committees on organization and
on time and place Of the next meeting Of
the conference will be appointed. At 10
o'clock a meeting will be held to consider
the subject of juvenile reformat tories, to be
attended by superintendent only At II
o'clock there will be meeting of the COM
mittees on organiza ton and on time and
place of the next meeting of the conference.
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PRESIDENT SEES THE SIGHTS.
Afterward Attends a Reception at Los
Angeles, Cal.


LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 9.-After
breakfast at the home Of Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis, President Mckinley and his
party were today escorted in carriages
through the pdfks and the resident section
of the city. ii
Shortly after IL O'clock the party took
position at the. head Of the floral parade. in
carriages Faithfully decorated with nat
gan to move.
The weather gas nat all that could have
been been desired. fit I'M fpite of this the pa
held in southern California. The streets
everywhere thu President and his party
were given theStnost Enthusiastic greetings.
Later In the day the President visited the
soioiers nome at Santa Monica. and was
gwen an enthusiastic and cordial reception
oS the veterans. The President delivered a
plauded.
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DELEGATES ARRIVING
The National Convention Of Charities
and Corrections.
CITIZENS TO RECEIVE THEM
Commissioner Macfarland and Sec
rotary Gage to Speak.
BIG ATTENDANCE ASSURED

There is every indication that the nation
al conference of charities and corrections
will be an extremely successful gathering.
OF the 600 delegates who are to attend the
conference 100 had arrived at noon today,
and reports indicate that the gathering
will be very large one. Delegates are all
expected to call at the headquarters of the
conference in the Ebbitt House. where it Is
desired they shall register as soon as pos
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, May 9.-Flour unchanged; receipts
II, 137 barrels; exports 5S2 barrels Wheat unset
tied and lower: spot and the month, 7SAa1SN !,
June 7Ilsa77%; July, 74t.a741s; steamer No red
1ahalS&: receipts. =. 2sS bushels: southern by
sample. I2a7SA: do. grade, 76sia79H. Corn
easy; mixed spot, the month and June. 49a sDH:
July. 49za49lI: steamer mixed, 4Sa1Sk receipts
low, 5oa50h. Oats flrm No. white, 3SiSasi; No
mixed. 311ea32; receipts, 40 sos bushels. Rive
qaiet: No nearby, 5ss59; No. western. 59alo:
receipts .695 bushels. Hay firm: No. / Timothy
$iaa$l75o Grain freights weak. not much de-
mand. unchanged. Butter frm. unchanged fancy
imitation 17als: fancy creamery. 20. fancy ladls,
15aiG; store packed, 11al2,
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LONDON. May 9.-The third day of the
amateur golf championship contests at St,
Andrews was marked by atrocious weather.
H. II. Hilton. the present champion. easily
won his match in the fifth round, but
SCotland's hope. A l.. Aitken, was defeat cd
by John Graham of the Royal Liverpool
Club by two holes.
The others entering the scmi-finals are
Horace Hutchins of the North Devon Club
and ]. l.. Low of the Royal and Ancient
Golf Club. three Englishmen and one
Scot ClImau.
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Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today as
follows
l.. H. Selah, three-story brick dwelling at
II Sd street northeast; cost, So 800.
Riggs estate and H. c. Enrich, three
sheds at X street and Virginia avenue
southeast; cost, $3.50.
George Schafer. two-story frame dwell
ing, at 1907 NJ street northwest; cost 81 600
r. f. Mooney, conservatory in rear of
1449 Huntington place northwest; cost, $3.50
Wash. T. Nailor. repair fire damage to
cost, 500.
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TIER SOCIETY,
Election Of Officers Will Re Held Thf.
Afternoon,

The programs for the closing sessions of
the annual meeting of the American Thera-
peutfc Association were somewhat disar-
ranged today. The business meeting which
was to have been held this morning for the
reception of committee reports, considera-
ton Of new and unfinished business and the
election of officers, was postponed until this
afternoon and was in progress without re-
suit so far as the selection Of officers was
concerned when The Stars report closed.
DR.. Francis H. Miner of this city gave
demonstration of hypnotism. with view of
demonstrating its therapeutic value during
the morning. The subject was a blonde
youth, who seemed to be entirely under the
operators control. but no novel features
were shown DR.. Leon l.. Solomon Of Louis
Alcohol
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CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Prof. j. II. George Elected President
by the Trustees.

CHICAGO. May 9-Prof. J. II. George Of
Montreal has been elected president of the
chicago Theological Seminary by the trus-
tees, The seminary has been conducted
under dual system heretofore. The con-
trolling bodies have been the board of d.
rectors and the faculty.
DIR. George was born and educated in
Canada, going to Boston for the finishing
of his education. He was pastor of the
First Congregational Church in st. Louis
for seven years, Three years ago he be-
came principal of the Congregational de-
partment of the Montreal College
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POPULATION OF MARYLAND.
Director of the Census Announces 1T
"a 1,1SS,O44.

Director of the Census Announces 1T
"a 1,1SS,O44.
The director of the census today an
nounced that the population of Maryland
is 1.1Ss.O44 making a decrease of zoos
from the original figures on account of the
recount in St. Mary's, Charles and Anne
Arundel counties The director says: The
greatest Iaxity was shown in several dis
tricts in not counting people in their dis
trcts, and the accommodation showed a
large number of people not enumerated at
the proper time and place. So far as the
census office is concerned its work is fin
ished. The Attorney General his rep
resentatives will indicate what further &C
ton If any, has to be taken"
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DEATH OF CHARLES G. SEYMOUR.
Chicago Newspaper Man Dies of Con-
sumption at Ell Paso.

CHICAGO, May 9.-Charles G. Seymour,
a weil-known Chicago newspaper man,
died shortly before midnight last night at
Ell Paso Texas, Of consumption. The re-
mains will be brought here. Mr. Seymour
began his newspaper career on the old
Chicago Times about twenty years ago,
Afterward he was connected with the Chi
cago Herald as news writer and night edi
tor. When the Chicago Chronicle was es-
tabIished he Joined the editorial staff OF
that paper. His brother. Horatio W. Sew.
mour, is publisher Of the Chronicle.
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CHINESE BRIGANDs ROUTED.
Driven Back 1pto Kwans 81 PROVING
With Heavy LOSS

PARIS, May 9-An official dispatch from
Tonquln announces that a band of Chinese
brigands, from the province Of Kwang-si
recently attacked the French post at Ling
Ian Qin-anO, and drove out the garrison
killing five and wounding seven men. A
few days later the brigands attacked the
French post at Soogiang, but were driven
off, leaving thirty-three killed The band
finally, May 2, was driven back into
kwang-si with heavy loss: Ten French
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Business Meeting Tomorrow


Major T. E. True, depot quartermaster
here, has asked the steamboat and rail-
way lines for bids for transporting the
I'D Company of Coast Artillery, consisting
of three officers and eighty-three enlisted
men, from Fort Monroe. Va. to Fort Por-
ter or Buffalo. N. Y. The movement Will.
it is expected. be made by way of this
city. and the troops will leave Fort Monroe
SO as to arrive at Buffalo not later than
Nav IL
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THE EASTMAN TRIAL.
Experts On Bullets and WOunds-De-
Tense Rests.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, May 9-After an
hour spent in producing experts on leaden
bullets, chemists and army surgeons IA
miliar with bull let wounds. the defense in
the Eastman murder trial rested it's case
today. The rebuttal of the government
was short and confined to an attempt to
discredit the testimony of Colonel Dimon
of Lowell as to the identity Of the fatal
bullet. II
The court took a recess until tomorrow
morning, when. the arguments Of counsel
will be begun. 90
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COAL MINERS MAY MARCH,
Secretary Hartleih Again Tells Their
to He Ready.

SHAMOKIN, Pa, May 9.-Secretary Geo.
Hartlein of district No. today issued an
official bulletin to all miners advising them
to pay no attention to reports that plans for
the proposed invasion Of Harrisburg were
abandoned, and stating that until the state
senate passes the bills reported favorably
by the committee on mines and mining and
Governor Stone indorses them the men
should be ready at any time for orders 10
mobilize.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-09

Sergt. Abraham L. Riley, 4th Battery,
Field Artillery, at Washington barra cks,
and First Sergt. Edward A. Gehrmann 9Th
Company, Coast Artillery. at Washington
barracks. have been ordered before board
at Washington barracks, composed Of Capt.
c. d. Parkhurst, Artillery Corps; Lieut.
r. j. Tlmberlake, jr., Artillery Corps. and
Lieut.. Fox Conner, ordnance officer. for
examination for appointment as ordnance
SergeantS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-09

Mai. Eugene F. Ladd. 9th Cavalry. who
filled the important office of treasurer Of
Cuba for many months during the military
occupation Of that island, is on visit to
this city. He has been assigned TO duty at
New London and will shortly leave for that
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-09
Chairman Committee on Bridges.

field Ohio: DR.. Fred III. Wines. Mr. Alex
ander Johnson of Fort Wayne Ind; Mr..
Vim. r. Stewart of New York. and Mrs.
Emily F. Williamson of Elizabeth, n. J.
This evening at { O'Clock there will be a
reception at the Ebbitt House to the visit
ing delegates by the local committee on
arrangements. of which Mr.. b. T. Janney
Is the chairman, and Mr.. John W. Doug
lass
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deliver possession. on account OF which
e1ectmeht suit had been instituted at law
By the order the receivers are empowered
to compel the payment OF rent
The complainant was represented by At
torneys Lambert and Baker, while Attor-
ney Samuel Maddox appeared for the de-
PENDANT
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sat as a Mission Board,

AT the evening session the convention sat
as board of missions, Bishop Satterlee
presiding. report of the board of man.
ayers showed according to Treasurer w
u. Baldwin, expenditures during the year
OF 20 io3 oil. with A balance on hand of
s4sSsf. The report contained a resolution
Which was adopted, authorizing the board
10 appropriate 5000 for work during the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-09
Ex-Chief Clerk stock. Dead.

Word has been received here that Fred
erick A. Stocks. formerly chief clerk of the
Treasury Department. has died at Blue
Rapids Kansas. where he had been en-
gagged In the banking business.
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Enjoyed q Banquet.

The delegates gathered around the BAN
quet board last night at the Cochran Hotel
DIR. H. H. Barker was POSTMASTER, and
toasts were responded to as follows: THE
American Therapeutic Society,"" DR.. Will
cox; "Our guests" DR.. Easton; The Wash
ington Therapeutic Society,"" DIR. Winter;
"American medical colleges Dr. Sat
terthwaite: American medical journals"
DR.. Coley; proprietary medicines" Dr.
Stewart. Others present were Drs
Barnes. Leech, Miner, Atwell. Comisky,
Houghton, Poole, Reyburn. ODER, j. n
Hall. II. A. Hall. Solomon Morgan, Dew
ries. Sprigg. Kelly. Lemon. Chappeile
Thompson. Mclean, Kolipinski and II. L.
E. Johnson,
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Fire I'm BOstOm.

BOSTON. May 9.-FTre on the upper
floors Of the double granite building Nos
523 and 525 Washington street. adjoining
the Boston Theater. searty today caused
damage to the amount az SO. GOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-09

Messrs. King Brothers of Kings Palace
this afternoon reported at police headquar-
tiers that some time last night the show
case in front of their store was broken
open and goods valued at nearly 500 were
stolen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-09

Mr.. w H Singleton of the auditing COM
mittee reported that the accounts of the
diocese had been kept accurately. Mr. w.
W. Burdette. for the trustees, reported an
increase of s2465.17 in the Episcopal en-
dcwment fund. The chancellor was direct
ed TO have Cancelled II possible any taxes
that might be levied gainst Emmanuel Mis-
sion in Anacostia, and the treasurer. Mr.
Seymour w. TullOch, was authorized 10
borrow money In order to anticipate col
lectionS in order that creditors of the con-
vention might not have to wait for sums
due them. y request of Mrs. W. A. MeIoy
Tor 800 additional for the diocesan library
was referred to the committee on WAYS
and means Mrs. Mary F. Case, treasurer
OF the Prisoners Aid Society. reported re-
ceipts during the year OF 500, besides
clothing, and disbursements of SJtjoo7
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York stock Market.

Furnished by w. b. Hibbs & Co. bankers
and brokers 1419 L St, members New York
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs. La
denburg Thalmann & Co.. New York.
Open High. Low Close.
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THE BEHRING SEA DISPUTE
Russia's Side Submitted to Hague Ar
bftrQtiOn Court.

THE HAGUE. May 9.-Prof. T. NJ. C.
Asser. the Dutch member Of the permanent
arbitration court here, has received the
brief presenting the Russian view Of the
Behring sea dispute with the United States.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-06
SOUNDS At LONG RANCE.
From knowledge.

CURIOUS UNCERTAINTY As To HEARING THa1L
From knowledge
The last has hardly yet been said as to the
vagaries of sounds al long range. DR. Dawson
has contributed To- Knowledge a graphic rec
ord showing how al great many distant places
the minute guns fired at Spithead on February
/ were distinctly audiaIe-some of these places.
mainly lying To the north, being upward Of Il
hundred miles aWay-whiie at the same time
the sound waves IN the immediate neighboThoOd
oi SpIthead were almost or quite impercepuble.
Il has been suggested that the peculiar
Iuu9U oss f some OF the reports heard on Frbru-
ary ! may have been due to the discharge of
several guns at practically the same instant
This argument may he valid enough in the case
e independent but Simultaneous gun firing. bur
il IS only true IN a very modified degree in the
case OF the usual gun cotton fog signals already
spoken IF. and chosen by the service for special
penetration The explosion Of an eiSht-ounce
cartridge is certainly not nearly twice as loud
IS that Of four ounces while through interfer-
cnce or some other cause the firing OF two four
ounce cartridges in juXtaposition is not very
greatly louder than that OF one. on occasion
when experimenting on eChoes-I was firing a
number of these foss signals Singly-frOm the
clouds l designed to make sUperlatiVe dis
charge by firing nest Of many united together
II ChlrceI That l was able to explode this giant
bomb nearly over the racecourSe al Epson al
an altitude of about half mile the course was
deserted but the nature 81 lht Sfou4!u sV.iilSu
favorable for grand effect can oul state,
however that the resulting report ana subst-
qu ut echoes were under The circumstances us
appoint ne.
The audllility of the sound made by 4 bell is
SIN more uncertain than that made by a gun
Seamea lighthouse keepers and others whose
training makes tt n close observers constantly
jrsist this uncertainty On one 90
sion when making d balloon ascent from New
bury | caused the tenor bell OF Ihatcham
Church weighing upward of ton. and distant
a.,.el three II Us II WiudNard. 20 be set ring
iue as in peal Tn wins was llsht breeze
and the balloon uaintalEe- a-ttudeS N4TyIhS
I..t,,.een on thousand and three thousand feet
v-r tie hell was uaudibie 10 each and all OF the
! - ,,1,y.-,,.re in tha car Against this
nav he quoted a statement which have the
am boriry of Messrs MearS. the well known bell
Tnunders II appears that the tenor bell OF the
peal Of st. Bees, en- the coast OF CuInotrldHH'
for he,n heard at the top Of Scafeu Pixies. six
ten miles distant in u straight line. THIS -
certainly A record and must probably be largely
accounted for by the slope % the mountain
New-York tribune., 1901-10-06

Til EthandUne brought all the land rep6se.
Then sheathing the red blade
Ihat IN the battles hottest front had made
His enemies afraid.
king indeed, TO his high kingship true
Before all men he stood.
And like mighty prophet, with: Thus saith
the Lord"
Uphfted Truth and Justice TO their place;
And building on the base
OF Gods sure law his own.
Founded glorious throne
And so established for all time grateful peo-
pies good
Lord Of outIand foes! Tanner of heather
pride,
Far rolls the mighty stream OF waters wide,
With full majestic course,
That had in thee their living spring and
source.
For thou who badest stand
Walled cities and strong gates to guard this
land.