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Evening star., 1901-05-31
SHY OF AMERICAN MARKET
BRITISH VIEW OF WALL STREETS
RECENT FURRY.
A Financial Collapse Which the Eng
lish SpeculatOr COntemplates With
UnwOnted Equanimity.
From the London Express.

From the London Express
"It is the Yankees who are doing the
sweating this time.'' was a financier's la
comic summing up of the collapse In the
American railway market
The British public has Of late rcligiously
abstained from dabblir., in American rail-
way shares. Hitherto there has never
been an American boom in which it has
not meddled to its own ruinous loss.
The publics method of speculation Is as
immutable as the laws of the Medes and
Persians. 1t Is to buy at the highest price
and to sell at the lowest. or as near the
lowest as may be. When prices In any
market have been bounding up for weeks
or perhaps months the public begins to
take a platonic interest in that market
Prices go still higher, and, reasoning that
the more they rise the more they are like
ly to rise, the innocents commence to buy.
Then comes the fall and now, arguing
that the more prices fall the more they
are likely to rise, the unfortunate specula-
tors hold on until they are shaken out at
panic figures.
But successive Yankee boor,s have been
too much even for the British public with
its peculiar financial logic. It has so often
relieved American financiers Of their
shares at fancy figures and sold them
back to them again at Knockout prices
not be prematurely inferred that the mem
bers Of the public have grown wiser for
all time. Nothing Of the kind has hap
pened. for they will certainly succumb to
the allurements Of booms as vet unborn.
Lucky and Otherwise.
But they are shy of the American mar
ket, and it is an edifying fact shat the ad-
vance in American railways that has had
more solid justification than any other
of recent years has been sedulously avoid
ed by amateur spectators or Ibis side Of
the Atlantic. In the words Of an Irish
member of the stock exchange: 1.-THE
British public has lost all the money 1t
might have made"
A few years back the prices of American
railway shares were abnormally low But
the public does not care to buy shares
Evening star., 1901-05-31

was one of these men. Yesterday Detec-
tive Brown put men enough on his car to
buy every strip of tickets he had taken
from the Office, and then employed another
assistant to buy still another strip of tick
cts. This strip was counterfeit, and Ingley
was arrested, as stated in The Star yester-
day.
The cablegram from Glasgow stated that
the plates could be obtained by the Wash
ington authorities and would be brought
here or could be sent for.
Still Investigating.
Until cablegram was received by the po-
lice today the officers of the Washington
Traction Company believed they had ap-
pretended in the arrest of the Ingley
brothers the only ones connected with
the ticket swindle. General Manager Full
Ter said, however, that it is possible others
are involved. and the investigation will
not be stopped.
Ingleys statement that he had been dis
posing of counterfeit tickets for about
year leads the officers to estimate that he
could have sold something like 1900
tickets in that time
Evening star., 1901-05-31

state In the Union. while Massachusetts,
comes next. with not quite 349 inhabitants
to the square mile. New Jersey. with a lit
tie more than $50 Inhabitants to the square
mile In 1900. Is the third state in point. of
density OF population, while Connecticut,
with somewhat more than 1S1 Inhabitants
to the square mile. occupies fourth place
Four other states have more than 100 in
habitants to the square mile in 1900, name
1y. New York. with 1926 inhabitants: Penn
sylvania. with 1401 inhabitants: Maryland.
with 1905 Inhabitants, and Ohio, with 1O2
inhabitants to the square mile.
Sparsely Populated Territory.
Alaska has, on the average, but one
tenth Of person to the square mile in
1900. and, similarly. Nevada has only four
tenths of person to the square mile.
wyoming has not quite one inhabitant to
the square mile in 1900 while Arizona has
an average to the square mile of IL inhabi-
tants; New Mexico of 1.6 Inhabitants, Mon
tana of Ii inhabitants, and Idaho of 10
nhabitantS.
The newly acquired territory of Hawaii
shows an average density of population in
1900 Of not quite "a persons, ranking in this
respect between Maine, with 23.2 persons,
and Arkansas, with 247 persons to the
square mile
Oklahoma Carries the Banner.
Among the several states and territories
Oklahama shows the largest percentage OF
Increase since 1890. The next largest per-
centage OF increase since 1890 is found in
Indian territory. The increase in the popu-
lation Of the first-named territory was 1915
per cent, and in that Of the last-named ter
tory 117.6 per cent.
The increase in the population Of Idaho
was S27 per cent; Montana 70.3; North
Dakota, 81; Wyoming 47.9, and Wash
ington, As per cent.
Nevada is the only state which shows
an actual decrease in it's population since
10 of Sp
is shown by Nebraska, this being less than
one-half Of 1 per cent. The population Of
Kansas shows an increase of only per
cent; Vermont, 3.4, and Maine, 5 per cent.
Evening star., 1901-05-31
THE REGENERATED SOUTH
REPRESENTATIVE CURTIS HOPES
McLAURIN WILL WIN.
Says 1t II Contest of Progress
Against Century-Old Ideas
Politics In Kansas.

Representative Charles Curtis OF Kansas
left for home yesterday. representa-
tive of The Star, who met him at the rail-
read station, asked him what he thought
about the contest in South Carolina be-
tween Senators Tillman and McLaurin-
Il hope McLaurin will win replied Mr..
Curtis, emphatically. While l do not in
dorse all of his sentiments, several of the
principles for which he stands appeal to
me strongly, as they ought to us all It's
a contest with progress and advancement
on the side and retrogression, craw-
fishing back into old days before the war,
standstill and sitting policies on the other.
What TiIImanism Means.
'Tillmansm means just what he asserts
back to the days of the old century. No
industrial expansion, no industrial increase
OF wealth, no advancement in principles.
political, industrial otherwise; nothing
new, same old story. nothing new. Just
peg along with the old mule, plow the
corn, pick the cotton, stand still and let
the rest of the people get rich. and the
rest of the country expand, build up and
grow wealthy.
It's a good thing that such sentiments
do not rule in the United States outside Of
his section. If they did, we wouldn't need
to import into the state of Kansas 10000
men to help the thousands already there
harvest the wheat crop this year, which
will be the largest we ever had. Accord
ing to Tillmanism, this is all wrong. We
mustn't advance. We should remain in
the buffalo and prairie dog stage forever.
McLaurin's PrincipIes.
"McLaurin Is a brave man. He Is also a
bright man. A man has got to be both to
advance such views as he expresses in the
rock-ribbed democratic section in which he
lives. They already say he will be defeat
ed. New ideas and principles don't digest
well there. 1 hope he comes back to the
Senate. He has shaken up the dry bones
and scattered the dust and mold Of steel
bound conservatism in a way that hasn't
been witnessed in the south since the war.
He wins admiration for the courage of
convictions, at least.
"The position of The Star on the question
Of the new south is sound and in accord
with twentieth century ideas. The turtle
shell Of conservatism which keeps that fer
tile part OF our country backward Is bound
to be pierced some day. In one respect
McLaurin is a sort Of Moses. His un-
dertaking to lead his people out Of the past
into the brilliant light Of the advancement
of today along industrial lines Is big one
II the bulrushes of the south conceal a few
other little Moseses let us hope they will be
discovered"
Kansas Democrats Having Hard Time.
I'VE are having little quiet fun out in
Kansas over the plight of the democrats
and the populists. Under the new law they
must unite upon q name. The democrats
want 1t their way and the populists wish 1t
theirs. Between them they are having
hard time Of 1t. 1t doesn't make any diff
ference what name they choose. The re-
pubicans control Kansas, and the other
factions will continue to play second fiddle
ing We were never so prosperous as we
are now
Evening star., 1901-05-31
LOOK OUT FOR ODELL
NEW YORK WILL PUSH HIM FOR THE
PRESIDENCY.
State Senator COggesshall Talks About
Political Conditions in the
Empire State.

Governor Benjamin B. Odell, in my judg-
ment, will be William McKinley's successor
in the White House, said Henry j. Cog
gesshall of New York at the Arlington
Hotel today.
Mr.. Coggesshall is the most prominent
survivor of the old Conkling stalwarts. He
is a native of Oneida county, and was rec
ognized during COnklings lifetime as one
Of his ablest lieutenants. He has record
of over twenty years continuous service
in the state senate of the empire state.
PLAT and Odell are not at loggerheads,"
Mr.. Coggesshalf added, emphatically. "They
are friends, and l am confident that they
will continue to be; but Odell wears no
mans collar and never did. He is making
record as governor of the empire state
that his friends are justly proud of and he
Will have to be considered by any one who
contemplates going seriously into the busi-
ness of presidential slatemaking. He meas
ures up fully to the presidential size. He Is
clearly In that class
No Odell Boom.
Understand me, 1 am not launching an
Odell boom; that would be premature at
this time. 1 am merely stating few facts
that are potent to the close observers in
New York and which will, believe, become
so to the majority Of the people of the
country in the near future.
Gov. Odell will unquestionabIy be re-
nominated and reelected a year from next
fall, and unless something unforeseen oc-
ours he will have the unanimous support
Of the New York delegation at the republi-
can national convention In 1904"
What about Roosevelt?'
Roosevelt is a good man, but Odell, If
he lives, will be the choice of the New
York delegates to the republican national
convention in 1904. Backed by the empire
state, which. by the Way will have thirty-
nine electoral votes in the next electoral
college, Odell will certainly become for
midable candidate for the presidency. l
am not going to indulge in predictions, but
my confidential advice to all those who are
scanning the political horizon is: Look out
for Ben. Odell."
Evening star., 1901-05-31
COL. YOUNGBLOOD RESIGNS.
He VIII Leave the Treasury Depar
ment June 15.

He VIII Leave the Treasury Depart
ment June 15.
It is stated on the best authority that
the resignation of Col. Youngblood Of Ala
bama as auditor for the Treasury Depart
ment has been rendered. to take effect June
Is. 1t is understood that the chief cause
for Col. Youngblood's retirement is a dis
agreement with Senator Hanna, dating
back to the campaign of 1896.
1t is possible that other provision will be
made for Col. Youngblood, but some state
he has received an advantageous business
offer which he may accept. 1t is also
stated that the factionalism in Alabama
among the republicans is one Of the causes
for the change in this Office and 1t is in
sisted that the President intends to pursue
policy as regards southern offices which
will be calculated to discourage iactional-
ism In the republican party by disregarding
those who promote It,
Evening star., 1901-05-31
Protest Against Cement Sidewalk.

Messrs. B. H. Warner and C. B. Pearson
have written to the District Commission
eers protesting against the laying Of a
cement sidewalk in front of lots 8, 4 and 8,
block 4. 8. P. Browns subdivision Of Mount
Pleasant, the east side Of School street.
They say there is no necessity for the So
called improvement as nobody resides on
the property in question and nobody can
get through the street beyond this prop
erty. They say they will be glad to have
the sidewalk laid in the event that School
street is opened as public highway Capt.
Newcomer. the assistant to the Engineer
Commissioner, has recommended that the
cement sidewalk and curb ordered be laid
in front of lots and 4, so as to give ac-
cess to the school on the east side Of the
street. and that a curb alone be laid in
front of lot In connection with the pro-
way.
Evening star., 1901-05-31
WORK OF PAVING.
to Be Improved With
Asphalt and Granite.

Work Is about to be begun on the Bla-
densburg road, which is to be paved with
asphalt and granite blocks, and the Com
missioners have been considering for some
days past the advisabiity of closing the
thoroughfare to traffic. There is consid-
cradle hauling over the road, however
and Engineer Commissioner Beach has rec
commended that a temporary driveway be
maintained on each side Of the road dur
ing the progress Of the paving. 1t is the
desire Of the Commissioners that as many
teams as possible shall use 18th street
northeast and the Mount Olivet road as
their means of ingress and egress to and
from the city. Especially is it desirable,
it Is stated, that funerals proceeding to
Mount Olivet cemetery should use 10Th
street. Attention will be paid to Mount
Oivet road to see that it Is In good condi-
ton to pass OYER
Evening star., 1901-05-31
Trying to Save the Corinthta.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 31-The Brit
ish steamer Trent (from Southampton, May
10, for the West Indies), which has arrived
here, reports having passed Point Gravois
Thursday. Work was then proceeding on
the wrecked Cunard line steamer Corinthia.
which, while on her way from New Orleans
for South Africa, with 1,4OO mules for the
British army, was wrecked on the Haytian
coast, last May. The steamer Bear was
alongside, pumping. The Corinthia stiu has
a heavy list to starboard.
Evening star., 1901-05-31
Grain, Provisiona and Cottor


BALTIMORE, May Sl.-Flour dull unchanged;
receipts, 21.372 barrels; exports. 6.s72 barrels.
Wheat sPst STEADY futures hrmsr a spot and o the
76A; August, 7Sssa75%; steamer No. 2 red. 743ya
rs; receipts 113, ,264 bushels; exports 2SO0O BUSH
781s Corn firm: mixed. spot. the month, June and
July, 47aa47ss; steamer mixed, 46tsa46% receipts,
white corn, 4sa49ls; do. yellow, 4saish. Oats
firm; No. q white. s31sa34: No. mixed, 31ha32;
Rye nominal; No. nearby, 5Sa59; No. 2 western,
59a6O; receipts, 1,647 bushels Hay dull and easier
No. timothy, S16a$16.5O. Grain freights steady
unchanged. Butter firm, unchanged; fancy imita-
ton, l7als: fancy creamery, 30; fancy ladle. I5a
16; store e-packed, 11a12 Eggs firm, unchanged:
fresh, 13. Cheese firm. unchanged: large o; me.
dium, oA; small, 9h. Sugar firm, UNCHANGED: ane
and coarse granulatetd, 5.65.
Evening star., 1901-05-31
Concerning Duplicate Tax Deed.

M. ]. Griffith. agent for John Carroll, has
written to the District Commissioners, ask
ing that duplicate tax deed be issued to
Mr. Carroll for part Of lot 3. in square S.
between G and H and 22d and 23d streets
northwest, as he has never received the
deed dated March 10, 1891, and recorded in
the land records. Mr.. E. G. Davis, the col
lector Of taxes, states that the records Of
his Office show that Neal T. Murray, at
torney for John Carroll received the deed
from the District attorneys office, March
TO- 1891.
Evening star., 1901-05-31

French Newspaper Man Reaches New
York on World Tour.

York on World Tour.
NEW YORK, May 31.-On board the
Hamburg American line steamer Furst Bis
marck from Cherbourg is Henri Durot,
reporter of the Paris Journal, who is try
ing for record trip around the world on a
wager between his paper and the Paris
Matin, which is represented by M. Stiegler.
who travels east. while Durot Is bound
west. NJ. Durot left Paris at 8 ain. May "a
and embarked on board the Furst Bis
marck for New York Tomorrow he will
start for San Francisco. where he will take
steamer for Yokohama. going thence by
rail to Nagasaki. then by steamer to Vladi-
vostock. From Vladivostock the route will
be covered by rail to Khabarovish thence
by steamer on the Amoor river to Stric-
tensk, where he will take train through
to Paris by way Of Moscow and st. Peters,
burg. M. Stiegler started yesterday from
Paris bound east
Evening star., 1901-05-31
Recommendation Approved

The District Commissioners have ap-
proved the recommendation of Charles B.
Ball. the inspector Of plumbing. that the
license Of Denis Keohane as master plum
ber be suspended for period Of three
months. Mr.. Keohane was recently re-
quested to make certain changes in some
spouting work he had previously executed
Mr.. Ball reported that the changes had
not been made, and the Commissioners ac-
tion followed
Evening star., 1901-05-31
SWedenbOrgian Annual Meeting,

NEW YORK, May 31.-The annual meet
ing Of the American New Church Sunday
School Association (Swedenborgian) began
today at the Church Of the New Jerusalem
Brooklyn. The president, the Rev. J. g.
Saul of Chicago, delivered an address on
"Teaching the Internal Sense of the Word t"
At the afternoon session Miss Ednah c.
Silver of Boston spoke on Sunday School
Festivals"
Evening star., 1901-05-31

Rev. j. D. Herben has accepted a call
to the Salem Baptist Church. on Cham
plain avenue northwest. this city. Rev.
Herben resigned his charge a year ago to
do evangelistic work, and during the win
ter conducted meetings at many Of the
churches Of this city.
Evening star., 1901-05-31
Sentenced, to Penitentfary.

Justice Barnard, in Criminal Court No. /,
has sentenced George Jackson. Thomas
Brown and Frank Dorsey. charged with
housebreaking and larceny to imprison-
ment for three years each in the peniten-
tiary at Moundsville. w. Va. An additional
sentence Of three years each was imposed
on Brown and Dorsey in another case.
Evening star., 1901-05-31
Recommend. Appointment.

Chief Engineer Dutton Of the fire depart
ment has recommended to the District
Commissioners the appointed Of Patrick B.
OConnor as private in the fire department,
vice Joseph T. Hopkins, removed.
Evening star., 1901-05-31
Mahlon Ashford's VIII,

The will Of Mahlon Ashford, dated March
8, 1882. has been filed for probate. His es-
tate is left to his wife, Sidney Ashford,
who is named executrix.
Evening star., 1901-05-31
Government Receipts.

Government receipts from internal reve-
nue. today were 81, COS. TO; customs, $751;
1852; miscellaneous. 1888, ,SS7; expenditures,
81 S15 900.
Evening star., 1901-05-31
Asks for DiY0rce.

On the ground of alleged desertion Anna
T. Jones this afternoon petitioned the Su-
preme Court Of the District Of Columbia to
grant her a divorce from Benjamin P.
Jones,
Evening star., 1901-05-31
Senator PIatt of New York Calls.

Senator Thomas C. Platt Of New York
was one of the Presidents callers this
morning He said he had simply called to
pay his respects.
Evening star., 1901-05-31

Sweden's New Minister of Marine.
STOCKHOLM. May 31.-Louis Palander
of Vega has been appointed minister of
marine, succeeding Gerhard Dyrssen, who
resigned May Z.
Evening star., 1901-05-31
New York StOc

New York Stock Market,
Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers. 1419 F St. members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La
Evening star., 1901-05-31
JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT.
Motions for New Trial Overruled in
TOwleA Cnae

Justice Clabaugh in Circuit Court No 2,
has oerruled motions for a new trial in the
cases vof Ofenstein against Towles and the
National Capital Bank against Bryan and
others. Judgment by default against Gill
bert B. Towles has been entered.
Evening star., 1901-05-31
le report continues

Excluding the District Of Columbia.
v hich Is in effect D municipality, Rhode
Isl and. with 407 Inhabitants to the square
mile In 1909. is tlss> most densely settled
Evening star., 1901-05-31

The investigation.
To Detective Samuel Brown is due the
credit OF the arrests made yesterday. He
was put on the case about the first of this
month No one knew of his detail except
Major Sylvester, Captain Boardman and
General George H. Harries, vice presid ,nt
of the company.
When General Harries became connected
with the company in August of last year
he ascertained. through an examination Of
the controllers books, that something was
wrong in the ticket department He gave
orders to the ticket counters to make care
ful observations of the tickets received
This Immediately developed the fact that
from day TO day tickets were being received
that were not up to the standard. These
tickets were kept together until a consid-
cradle number had accumulated They
were then subjected to a careful exa.ni-
nation. 1t was found that they were bogus
The color of the green ink in which they
were printed was darker and the engraving
was poorer. The head on the ticket was
devoid of the finer lines and did not stand
out clearly. These differences however
were not apparent to the casual observer
An effort was then made to ascertain the
system being employed to put them into
Detective Brown, through closer obsery-
ance ascertained that the tickets were
being seid to patrons of the Connecticut
avenue line. Through employing persons
to ride and buy tickets he traced their sale
10 one or more of four conductors Insley
Evening star., 1901-05-31
Population In 1890.
Percentage of Increase,

Il
1t is set forth In ,the report just issued
that in the census report of 1890 there was
a deficiency III tho, enumeration of the
population in the southern states in 1870,
which not only gave an exaggerated rate
OF increase between 1870 and 1880 In the
population Of those states. but affected ma
terially the rate Of Increase in the country
at large.
Using It is said. the corrected population
for 1870, an Increase Of % per cent is
shown for the decade from 1870 to 1880. or
practically the same rate of increase that
was attained during, the preceding ten
years. There was an increase in the popu-
lation. Of the states and organized terrific
ries from 1880 to 1880 of not quite 25 per
cent, and from 1880 to 1900, as previously
stated, Of not quite q per cent
Growth of the District.
The report includes a table showing the
population Of states and territories as re-
turned in each census from 1870 to 1900. in
elusive. The population of the District OF
Columbia as given by the several censuses
Is presented as follows:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-20
TX. KING MILAN DEAD.
txilcd Former Konareh Of SeNia Pissed
Away at Vienna Monday

King Milan OF Servia, died at Wen
ma, Monday The remains will be in
TERED at Kronchol, sacred monasti:
shrine in Syrmia. Slavonia. with the
honors due q member OF the reigning
Gyuas:y.
Milan Obreroviich was the son of
Nilosch Ycphremovitch and was born
August p, 1854. On the assassination
oi his cousin, Prince Michael III. of
Scryia he succeeded. on July ?. 1903. as
Prince Milan ~, and on August ~,
1872 he personally assumed the reias
Of government Servia declared itself
a kingdom on March 8, 1882, and Milan
took the title OF Milan J. Milan abdi-
Gated March 8, 1880. proclaiming his
SON Alcxandcr king under a regency Ill
the attainment OF his majority Sore
time after he renounced the rights OF
his rank and nationality, taking the title
OF Count Takovo Later he returned 10
Servia and was nominal commander OF
the army
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-02-20
DECLINE 10 SUICIDE.
The Chinese rmp:ror WiIhdrtwi His Dca!h
Sentence of Guilty Boxers.

At least three OF the Chinese to whom
Emperor Kwaug Hsu sent a choice OF
methods OF suicide in pursuance ol the
demand OF the powers for their punish
ment with death. have declined to COM
ply and the emperor has withdrawn his
request that they should destroy them
selves. He now tclegraphs Prince
Ching that when he agreed to the JOINT
note it only required that the punish
mcnt should fit the crime, and he argues
that ii the worst OF the guilty deserve
death the others should be banishcd.
The foreign cnvoys, on the contrary,
say that even those who are least guilty
deserve death, and, as there is no worse
punishment, all must suffer the same
penalty. although il China should desire
to make distinctions regarding ,hc
crimes. she can sentence the worst eith-
cr 10 quartcring or to some other forms
OF Chinese execution Unless the court
changes its views no immediate settle
men, is possible.