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ARMY Orders.

Lieut.. Edward p. OHern, ordnance de-
partment at WATERFOWL, Mass, has been
ordered to temporary duty at Fort Grebel,
X. l., in connection with the repairs to the
armament at that post.
Captain l. w. Rand assistant surgeon,
has been relieved from duty in the Philip
pines and ordered to Fort Hancock, N. j.,
relieving Captain d. c. Howard, assistant
surgeon, who is ordered to Manila. p l.
Lieut. H. A. Weber, assistant surgeon,
has been relieved from duty in the depart
ment of Cuba and ordered to the Philip
pines.
Capt. j. II. II. Peshine, 18th Infantry, at
Fort Slocum. New York has been ordered
to join his regiment in the Philippines.
Lieut.. A. p S. Hyde, 18th Artillery, has
been assigned to duty with Siege Battery
o, 18th Artillery, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Assistant Surgeon II. E. Warren has been
ordered to recruiting duty at Denver Col.
Lieut.. E. W. Perkins. Sth Infantry, has
been ordered to report to the army retiring
board at st. Paul, MINI. for examine ton
First Lieut. George DEC. Catlin, ID In
fantry, has resigned his commission as cap
tain in the AID Volunteer Infantry.
Lieut.. c. f. Hawkins. 18th Cavalry, has
been ordered to join his troop.
First Lieuts. E. d. A. Pearce, 9th Artillery.
now at Thomson. Ga, and e. H. Cooke,
10th Infantry, now in this city, have been
assigned to temporary recruiting duty at
Philadelphia, under the orders of Mai D. ].
Craigie 18th Infantry.
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Non Waldcrsec Reported killed.
DRIVING AWAY MOSQUITOES.
4 Simple Remedy Employed In South
America,

Consul Plumacher at Maracaibo says in
a recent report to the State Department
that a simple remedy against mosquitoes
employed in several places in South Ameri-
ca is well adapted for protection against
the pests in temperate zones The remedy
consists simply in planting the castor oil
plant, or Palma Christi" around the
house and premises. There are several va
rieties of this plant, but only two in Ven
ezuela-one with brown nuts and the other
white in color with kernel tasting like
the fresh almond. In South American
countries it is tall tree and perennial in
its nature, but in temperate and colder eli
mates the plant seldom grows over height
Of four or five feet. Consul Plumacher
says his personal experience bears out the
claim that mosquitoes will avoid places
where the castor plant grows. 1t seems
that the smell of the plant is disagreeable
to mosquitoes and other insects.
My residence. says Consul Plumacher,
lis surrounded by plantain and banana
trees. and | have been much troubled In
the past by the great number of mos
quitoes which gathered between the leaves.
Following the example of the old settlers. l
planted the castor seeds, which grew in
profusion, and there are now no mosquitoes
to be found among the plantain and ba-
mana trees. although 1 keep the ground
well irrigated. BY keeping branches and
the seed of the plant in rooms the mos
auitoes are driven away from the latter"
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CLAIMED BY DEATH
Gen, &. N. Batchelder, Retired Army
Officer, Passes Away.
FORMERLY OF ARMY OF TIE POTOMAC
Received a Medal of Honor for
Meritorious Service.
S K FITCH OF HIS CAREER

Brig. Gen. Richard n. Batcheder. United
States army, retired, died this afternoon at
2:1o o. clock, in his apartments at the Rich
mond Hotel annex, where he had been ill
for several weeks past. General Batchelder
was formerly quartermaSter general of the
army. having been retired from active serv-
ice in 1896.
He was born in Laconia, n. H. July 81.
1852, and made a meritorious record during
the civil war. He entered the volunteer
service as a lieutenant In the LIST New
Hampshire Infantry. being commissioned
May ., 1861. He was appointed captain and
assistant quartermaster in August of the
same year. and was promoted to the rank
OF lieutenant colonel and quartermaster in
1865, reaching the grade of colonel in 1864.
AT the close of the civil war Gen. Batch
elder entered the regular army as captain
and assistant quartermaster He received
a number Of brevets during the war. the
highest being that Of brigadter general, all
being conferred for faithful and meritorious
services
During that conflict he served with the
It'll Brigade, Army Of the Shenandoah, and
afterward became quartermaster general
CT the Army Of the Potomac. and accom-
plshed his most signal work in keeping
the army well supplied during the cam
Falgn ending at Gettysburg, successfully
bringing up miles of army trains under
continuous fire, and receiving a medal of
honor for this service.
Gen. Batchelder was present at the bat
ties of Balls Bluff, Fair Oaks, Seven Days
Fight. Antietam, Fredericksburg. Chancel-
louisville, Gettysburg, Mine Run. Wilder
ness. Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, siege of
petersburg and the capitua ton of Apo
mattox Court House.
Nature of Fatal IlHess.
General Batchelder had been i'll of angina
pector.s, and his condition previous to the
holidays was quite serious. He rallied
however. about Christmas, and there were
strong hopes felt that he would recover.
A relapse came, however, from which he
had not the strength to recuperate.
Since his retirement, about four wears
ago. he had made his home in Manchester
N II. He came to this city in December
and was ailing when he arrived here He
was accompanied by 4 nephew Mr. Henry
c. Quinby of New York, who remained with
him until his death, and has been most So
icltous in his attentions to mis- uncle
General Batchelder was in the habit Of
spending his winters in Washington and al
ways liked to be here when the social sea-
son was on and official life active. He
enjoyed the friendship of large circle of
leading people. He was a member of the
Metropolitan and Army and Navy Clubs
reSDectively
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ENJOYS MEET DAILY
But Little is Done Toward Settlement
in China.
ANOTHER PUNITIVE EXPEDITION
Rumor That Count Won WaIdersee
Has Been Killed.
NOT CREDITED IN BERLIN

PEkIN. January 3.--The foreign minis
tiers meet almost daily, but nothing has
been decided yet regarding the discussion
OF details of the demands of the Join, note
with the Chinese plenipotentiaries. 1t is
probable that the first meeting between the
ministers and the Chinese ENJOYS will be
held at the Spanish legation.
Col. Tulloch. with force Of Baluchis, a
detachment of Australians and Il company
of Japanese. is about 10 START on a punitive
expedition to kao-l-ying from which place
shots were fired at a patrol. the officials
sending insulting messages to the allies on
December II. The sending of the eNpedi
ton is looked upon the correcl thing, de-
spite the acceptance of me joint note by the
Chinese
Sir Ernest Satow. the British minister, is
convalescent and hopes to resume his du-
ties in short time.
Won Waldersec Reported Killed.
BERLIN. January with reference to
the report that Count Won Waldersee has
been killed by an officer of the allied troops
it is semi-Otficially declared that a rumor
to that effect has been current for a week
past, but the government has no corrobora-
ton of 1t. Count Won Waldersee reviewed
the British soldiers January l.
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Mr. Pcttigrew Propo.es Cen.ure.

Senator Pettigrew today introduced the
following resolution in the Senate: Re-
solved. That the Senate hereby expresses
its condemnation of the refusal of the Sec
rotary of War under whatever influence
to send to the Senate copies of papers
called for by its resolution of the 18th of
December. 1900, requesting the Secretary
of War to send to the Senate the report of
A. L. Lawshe in relation to the receipts
and expenditures in Cuba. as in violation of
his official duty and subversive of the
fundamental principles of the government
and of good administration thereof
Consideration of the resolution was post
pOned until tomorrow.
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GLU1TING THE WORLDS MARKETS.
Remarkable Extension of the Beet
Sugar Industry.

The remarkable extension of the beet
sugar Industry is Cutting the markets OF
the world. says United States Consul
Hughes at Coburg in communication to
the State Department. The European pro-
duclng lands are Germany. Austria, Rus
STA, France Belgium, Holland, Sweden,
Denmark. Servia. Bulgaria, Roumania,
Switzerland Italy, Greece and Spain. Per-
STA is just entering the field, and Egypt IS
waking up to the fact that her soil ,s
adapted to the cultivation of the beet. The
United States says the consul, is pressing
them all. with Argentina and Chile trying
to follow in her footsteps.
Spain of late years has taken great inter
est in the industry. In special report on
the sugar industry of that country Consul
General Lay at Barcelona states that the
output of the beet sugar mills of Spain
for next season is estimated to be more
than double the actual requirement Tor
home consumption. The question as to
whether the surplus can be advantageously
exported without the help of government
bounties Is engaging serious attention. 1t
is feared that even with the aid of boun-
ties such as are granted in other countries
Spanish sugar would not be able to COM
pete in a foreign market.
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EX-NAYOR SNOW LOCATED.
He Fled From McnctOn. \. b.. in
1892.

MONCTON. n. B.. January AFTER an
absence of more than eight years, James
McCready Snow. mayor of this city, who
disappeared in July, 1892. leaving no trace
behinS him. has been heard from. Through
a letter received from him it is learned that
he has been living III Key West. Fla. Be
sides being mayor of Moncton Mr.. Snow
was prominent in the insurance business,
and soon after he went away it was found
that his affairs We're heavily involved. the
Bank of Nova Scotia holding about $1,000
OF his paper. An effort made to locate him
was without success. 1t is said that none
of Shows relatives knew what became of
him until the receipt of the letter from
Florida.
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Suit Against Railway.

Suit at law to recover damages in the
sum of $4,000 was instituted this afternoon
by Frederic B. Nichols against the Southern
Railway Company and the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. 1t is alleged that the
Sd of last October, while the plaintiff was
a passenger in a car of the Southern Rail-
way Company, near Waterloo, Va. COLI
sion occurred, in which the car referred to
and train Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company figured. AS a result. it is de-
clared, the plaintiff was painfully injured
He is represented by Attorneys Davis and
Tucker
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an hour and quarter, and her examina-
ton was most rigid.

ton was most rigid.
Miss Nellie BOOz Testides.
Miss Nellie BooZ. a sister of Oscar, told
her version of Oscars appointment to West
Point, his treatment there, as shown In let
ters he wrote to her and his physical condi-
ton subsequent to his resignation. All OF
this did not differ from the testimony of her
parents except that she wen. more into de-
tail She told how she had attempted to
get the names of his alleged prosecutors.
She offered him So for each name. but he
resented the offer, saying he would not dis
grace the academy.
The sister said she saw in newspaper
year ago that two cadets, named Lane and
Bender. were expelled from the academy
for tampering with the records. She told
Oscar about it, and he said the academy
was we'll rid of them, as they had held his
hands on a galvanc battery. Miss Booz
said Oscar told her that he had been
"braced." He always threatened with
being called out to fight II he did not do
what he was told to do by upper class men.
Oscar told her. she said, that the cadets al
while lie was on guard. They were jealous
of him, she said, because he got along so
well.
Miss Booz said she was disappointed when
Oscar was appointed ii cadet. She had
hoped he would take up the profession of
medicine. He was too sympathetic for
soldier she thought.
Miss BooZ then submitted several letters
and extracts of letters sent to members
of the family from Oscar. five exhibits in
all. The committee decided to withhold
the letters from the pubic until it could
consider them in executive session. This
was done at the request of the family. as
they contained some personal matters
which in NJ way related to the investiga-
ton
Popular Elsewhere.
The sister said Oscar had told her he
would not again undergo the treatment he
had received at West Point for $1,000
At all other schools Oscar had attended,
she said. he had gotten along very well
and was popular with the students. At
West Point all was different. After he
was called out to fight he was called cow
ard and ''goody goody." He was always an
noyed by the upper ciassinen. Oscar char
acterized the upper class men as "brutes,
''bUlles and "tyrants.' Miss Booz had
appealed to her father to expose Oscar 5
statements, but he refused to do it.
Miss Booz said she saw scars on Oscars
feet while he was ill in bed She felt sure
that they the result of burns from
hot candle grease. Oscar. in letters. had
told of being pulled out of bed while in
camp and of having hot candle grease
poured on his feet while he was asleep
Al 20 the committee took a recess until
o clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-04

Organization of the Bureau mt The
Hague.

Assistant Secretary of State Hill has
sent to Congress an interesting dispatch
from the United States minister at The
Hague, Mr.. Stanford Newell, giving the de-
tails of the organization of the permanent
court of arbitration created .. The Hague
conference. Mr.. Newell states that the
administrative council Of the court made
up of the twelve foreign ministers from
the nations party to the compact. met De-
cember and adopted a budget amounting
10 4?,.Jop norlns. The premises No. II
Princegracht, one of the fine Old mansions
OF The Hague. was secured for the perma-
nent location of the bureau, and this will
be suitably equipped for business purposes.
The share Of the United States in the first
budget is s1,6iO.
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CASHIER sHOTwELL MISSING.
Examiner Going Over Accounts of
Ray County. Mo-. Bank.

RICHMOND. Mo, January "A. NJ.
Fowler, president of the Ray County Bank.
stated this afternoon that Cashier John W.
She twel, jr., has been missing since Mon
day last. and that state bank examiner Is
going over the books What shortage, if
any, may exist, will not be known. he said.
Until the bank examiner has finished his
work. Mr.. Fowler stated. however, that
the Stockholders of the bank had held a
meeting and subscribed sd 900 to cover any
shortage that may be found. The business
of the institution continues usual.
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To Amend National Bank Act

Representative Payne of New York has
introduced a bill amending the national
banking act SO as to permit national banks
to become depositaries for receipts from
duties and imports in Alaska. the Hawaiian
Islands and other islands under the juris-
diction of the United States, and also to be
financial agents Of the government in re-
spect to these islands.
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Promotion of Corporal steunenberu.

Corporal Steunenberg Of Troop A. 18th
Cavalry. who was yesterday nominated as
a first lieutenant of volunteers, Is a broth
er Of Governor Steunenberg of Idaho, who
suppressed the serious miners riots in the
Occur d'Alene district many months ago.
Lieutenant Steunenberg is now with his
regiment in the Philippines, and it is said
that his prom otion is due entirely to his
military services and efficiency. The 18th
Cavalry is the only volunteer cavalry regi-
ment in the army, and it was recruited al
most entirely from the volunteers in the
Spanish war serving in the Philippines.
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OF Uns0und Mind.

After hearing this afternoon Justice
Cole signed orders declaring the following
to be Of unsound mind. They were COM
mitted to the Government Hospital for the
Insane for treatment:
Joachim j. II. Schultze, Thomas c. Kell,
Solomon Grant Seth l.. Clark, Andrew J.
Heilbrun and George Weber.
The proceedings against Henry Jennings
were dismissed, he having improved very
much of late, so the court was informed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-04

LONDON, January "A choking. brown
log enveloped London for several hours
this morning. causing great inconvenience.
There Were many collisions in the streets
and several casualties. Thousands of out
door workers were compelled to suspend
TIER labors, the railroads experienced de-
lay in train arrivals and river triffic was
COmplctelN stOpped.
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Killed by Premature Blast.



FREDERICK, Md, January John Me
Bride, boss quarryman at the Montevue
quarries, was almost instantly killed by
premature blast yesterday evening while
getting out stone. Mcbride had drilled the
hole which he filled, with powder and was
tamping 1t with stick, when the eXplo-
Sion occurred.
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COMMANDER OF THE ILLINOIS
Not Yet SelectedCapt. Evans Likel.
to Succeed Admiral SchIey.


to Succeed Admiral Schley.
1t is reported that the battle ship Illinois,
rapidly nearing completion al the shipyard
az Newport News. will be READY for her
builders trial trip about thu middle of Feb
ruary. This trial would have been made
before but for the delay in the delivery Ct
armor. Considerable interest attaches to
the trial of the Illinois, as the prediction
has been made that she will exceed the
speed record made oy eithe' the kearsarge
or the Kentucky.
Capt. Robley B. Evans, who has been
me rt:oned as the probaole first commander
ot the Illinois, Is more likely to succeed
Rear Admiral Schley In command of the
South Atlantic station.
Admiral Schley will be detached in a few
months in anticipation of his statutory re-
tirement in October. Capt. Evans is lear
tire top Of his grade. and will become a rear
acEllral in a short time. AS sucl he will be
entitled to more important command than
that Of single vessel 1t Is said at the
Navy Department that no one has yet been
selected for the command of the Illinois.
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, January 4.-Flour firm, unchan sed
receipts, 7.b49 barrels; exports, Is .331 barrels.
airy. 77a77A: March. 7sAa7Sh; MAY. oAaSON;
steamer No. red !S*a7aK; receipts, q, 466 bush.
els exports. 60025 bushels; southern by sample 20
ai6s; do. on grade. 74ssa76k. Corn arm; spot and
January, HNa42: February. Hxa42i4; March. 4"a
bushels: exporta. 239, $50 bushels southern white
corn. 42Ha4Sz do: yellow. 41ha42k: Oats steady;
No. white 32a32x; No. mixed, 26a281k; re-
ceipts, 1854 bushela Rye dull: No. nearby. 90;
No. western: 81 ); receipts. 2.e4s bushels. Hay
unchanged. Sugar arm. unchanged. Butter. eSss
and cheese STEADY. unchanged.
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Southern Pacific lOnds

NEW YORK, January 4.-Subscription
books for the slO.ooO,OoO of Southern Pa
cihc Company IL per cent gold bonds
were opened at 10 o'clock this morning at
the banking house of Speyer q Co, and
closed almost Immediately thereafter. the
loan having been several times oversub-
6cribed
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Gov. Stephens Messaye.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. January f.
When the legislature met a noon today the
message of Governor Stephens was read in
both houses. 1t was a document of over
.5.ooo words, in which means of increasing
the state revenues. chiefly through fran
chise taxation, were thoroughly discussed
by the governor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-04

CHICAGO. January 4.-Joseph SchweIr
pushed John Korda into the lake from a
pier at the foot of Michigan street last
night and then ran from the scene. leaving
korda to drown. He was rescued from the
water by workmen from q nearby factory
Schweir was arrested. He was surprised
to learn that Korda was alive and con-
fessed to IN attempt on the mans life.
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Locomotive Boiler ENDlOdek.

DUBOIS. Pa. January 4.-B. f. Masters,
an engineer Of Newtonburg. and John Mill
er of Dubois were instantly killed today
and a fireman named Patrick was probably
fatally injured by the explosion of a loco
motive boiler near Mckee's Mills this
county.
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Harvard May Get. Prof. Wheeler.

special dispatch to the Philadelphia
Press from San Francisco says: A citizen
Of Stockton. who recently returned from
Berkeley brought the information that
there was a well-defined report at the col
lege town that President Benjamin Ide
Wheeler of the University of California Is
to return east shortly and become presi-
dent Of Harvard
1t Is known that President Eliot of that
college Is to retire very soon owing to old
age,
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Earthquake shock i'm MISSOURI.

ST. LOUIS. January 4-Telegrams to the
Post-Dispatch from Nevada, Eldorado
Springs and Appleton City. Mo-, say a dis
tinct earthquake shock was felt at those
points at 9:12 pm. yesterday. At Eldorado
Springs window panes were broken and
other slight damage occurred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-04

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, January 4.-The deal for
the purchase OF the new race track site on
Delmar boulevard just beyond the city lin
Its, has been closed by John G. Celia of
Chicago and Joseph Adler Of Fort Smith,
Ark. The price is given at 100000. The
new jockey club to be organized by L. A.
Celia, Sam Adler and c. A. TILES and cap
italized at $15OOOO. probably will open the
new track about May l.
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CAPTURED BY MARINES

ADMIRAL Remey Reports an Engage
ment, With Favorable Results.
The following dispatch was received at
the Navy Department this afternoon from
Admiral Remey:
MANILA, January a.
Bureau Navigation. Washington:
AN attack the morning of the Sd by
the 4th Infantry. marines of navy at Ca
wife Viejo resulted in the capture of one
lieutenant colonel, two majors, five cap
tains. one lieutenant, forty-dght private in
surrectos and four ladrones REMY"
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Carson to Have a Prize Fight

CARSON, New, January 4.-Dan Stuart.
the prize fight promoter. has authorized a
statement that he will pull off a big fight
in this city between May 20 and June 10.
the fight to be for the heavyweight cham
pionsh!p. He said that the report that
Jeffries and FitzsimmonS had been WATCH
ed was no surprise to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-04

William T. Johnson, indicted for en-
bezzlement, failed to respond when called
for arraignment today before Justice Cla-
baugh in Criminal Court No. l. His sure
ty bond was thereupon declared to have
been forfeited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-04

Cable advices received at the State De-
partment today from Minister Loomis are
of disquieting character. The department
declines to make public the details, but 1t
is surmised that there is a possibility of
resistance on the part Of one of the asphalt
companies to the legal processes of the
Venezuelan government that may result
seriously.
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London Financial Circle. Une..v.

LONDON, January 4.-The course Of the
stock exchange here today indicates keen
anxiety prevailing in financial circles
Nearly all the houses are lessening their
commitments and preparing to meet the
next settlement, January lB. Fear exists
as to the effect Of the recen. London and
Globe crash.