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Evening star., 1902-08-26
CLUB HOUSE FOR SAILORS.
Movement, Begun by Capt. McCalla
Near. FulfIlment.

SAN FRANCISCO. August 26.-The move
ment in behalf of the establishment of a
club house for United States sailors at Val
lejo has progressed so satisfactorily that
the committee in charge felt justified in
having design prepared of the building.
1t will be situated on a lot opposite the
Mare Island navy yard, on land purchased
for that purposer with the prize money OBJ
tanned by Capt. B. H. McCalla of the
United States navy, during the Spanish
American war, which was set aside for this
object. Among the benefactors to the VAL
lejo Club for sailors have been Col R.
Thompson of New York and Henry Phipps,
Well-known friend of mariners. The build
ing will be 100 by so feet, three stories high
and arranged as model club house, with
every modern convenience.
Evening star., 1902-08-26
R. r. DoHER7Y BEATS WHITMAN.
Wins Three Out Of Four Sets in
s Finals.

NEWPORT, Rs Z, August 26.--The finest
kind of weathefs prevailed today for the
final event in fhe national lawn tennis
championship, and the Casino grounds
were earlNs througed by an eager, expect
ant crowd. D.
Before the game began the betting was
4. to I in fsvor 98f whitman.
The question Wlhich English player would
meet Whitman had been in doubt until the
men cameTout for the warning-up just be-
fore play 5was bsgun. The result was not
long in doubt, 1t was seen early in the
form today, a1d. save at intervals the Eng
Hshman DID ALMOST as he pleased.
In the first set Whitman got but one
game. He braced and won the second set,
6-3, and showed good work In the third,
taking four games but Doherty won.
Whitman had no speed whatever IN the
fourth set, and Doherty won easily.
Summary:
Championship singles. final match.
r. F. Doherty beat NJ. D. Whitman, 6-1'
80, Ga, 60.
In order to win the title of champion of
America, Doherty will have to meet and
defeat Larned, the present holder OF the
title = 49,
Evening star., 1902-08-26
MANHoLEs AND COVERS.
President of c. and P. Telephone Com
pany Objects to Standard.

L. N. Bethel. president of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company, has writ
ten to the District Commissioners on the
subject of standard manholes and covers
He says his understanding is that the En-
gineer Commissioner has recommended as
standard, cover with an opening of
twenty six inches, and that in special cases.
upon application being made therefor, COW
ers with thirty inch openings will be au-
thorized.
ITO avoid delay" says Mr. Bethel, II
send this communication in advance Of
presenting formal application, to request
that thirty-inch openings be authorized on
the main trunk subways to be constructed
on 14th street, X street and 18th street as
shown on our general plan, and at points
where these main trunk Subways are Joined
by spurs.
This may appear to specialize a large
number of manholes to be constructed un-
der the general plan for this years work
but you are aware that because of our in
ability during the past several years to
construct any subways the plans for this
year call for relatively large proportion of
main trunk subways. For the reasons al
ready urged, our engineers are of the opin-
ion that manhole openings less than thirty
inches in diameter along the main trunk
subways at the junction points referred to
would be seriously Objectionable
LAS we are desirous of beginning work at
the earliest possible moment, we hope that
this request will have early and favorable
action"
Col. John Biddle, the Engineer Commits
sioner, after considering the matter, has
forwarded the papers to Commissioner Mac
farland with the following recommendation
Twelfth street up to r street and r
street between 18th and 18th streets might
seem to be special cases account of the
location OF exchanges, SO that this per-
mission I recommend be granted, and es-
pecially as there are no car tracks on 18th
street. On 14th street north Of r street,
do not recommend thirty-inch openings
unless some other reason can be shown.
This street being very much travelled and
having street cars on it, large manholes
would be a very decided injury to the street
'On r street the situation does not seem
to be very different from that Of a number
Of other streets in the city and to grant
the permission would amount to allowing
thirty-inch manholes throughout the city.
II wish to emphasize my position that
there is no objection on my part to man.
holes of any siZe provided the necessity for
them can be shown. This has not been done
up to the present. Every manhole, of which
there are necessarily many in the city, is
an inconvenience and source Of danger to
the public. These increase as the size in
creases and therefore should be kept to the
minimum necessary for the proper opera
ton Of the various systems
Evening star., 1902-08-26
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, August 26.-Flour dull, unchanged;
receipts, 1880 barrels exports. 7i3 barrels
Wheat dull; spot and August, T3f.a74 September
I3ssa73S; October, 73a73ls; December 72AaT2Ss:
steamer No. red al 1isa7IA; receipts, 81, ia bush
els; exports, none; southern by sample. 6Sas4;
southern on grade, n%a744. Corn dull; new
old November AZ; year, 45lzaI5Si: January, ass
asked; receipts, 9g7 bushels: exports. none south
white corn. 65a66; southern yelow corn 68a67.
Oats frmer: No. white, 39a40; No. mixed, 32a
32L; receipts ~. 16S bushels exports, none. Rye
irmer; No. 2. SO; No. western, 5Ta57Iz; receipts,
1000 bushels: exports none: Hay quiet and easy:
mixed toldl, $3.50. Grain freights slow,
changed. Butter firm, unchanged fancy imitation,
fancy roll, 16a17; good roll 10: store packed l4a
Ia Eggs firm. unchanged: fresh. 19aeo. Cheese
small, l0Aaloh. Sugar firm, unchanged; fine and
coarse granulated, any.
Evening star., 1902-08-26
Trial of the Tuscarora.

Capt. J. W. Collins, chief engineer Of the
revenue cutter service, and board Of en-
gineers will leave Washington tonight to
test the final trial trip of the cutter Tusca-
rora. which has just been completed by the
Trigg Shipbuilding Company of Richmond.
The cutter left Richmond today for New
port News, and will be boarded there to-
morrow by the engineer officers. The trial
calls for eight hours run at sea from New
port News. The preliminary trial of the
vessel some time ago was satisfactory to
the officials of the cutter service, and 1t is
believed the las. trial tomorrow will prove
satisfactory. The vessel is the first one
ever built for the revenue cutter service at
Richmond. When completed it will be sent
to the great lakes for service. 1t will be
price for the Tuscarora was $157, 900.
Evening star., 1902-08-26

pany with Nelson. After the arrival
Nelson and La Fontaine had conversation
which was overheard by the witness. He
said that Nelson spoke to La Fontaine
about discontinuing the bus to Jackson
City. The latter asked when, to which
Nelson replied, From now on Both men
appeared angry. but left together, witness
said The fire started ten minutes after
this conversation. In addition to the house
in question witness stated Meyers place
and the club house were in operation In
Jackson City July IA.
Under cross-exa nina ton witness said that
the premises about the burned houses were
brightly lighted by electricity, rendering
difficult any clandestine movement about
the place.
Henry Clayton. a colored waiter at the
club house, witnessed the fire. He saw an
angry conference between Nelson and La
Fontaine- The former left, going to the
policy shop He stayed there three or
four minutes, witness said and when he
came out the building was on fire.
About 1 o'clock recess was taken for
lunch and when court convened again La
Fontaine was on the stand.
William J. Smiths Statement.
The testimony of one witness, a man CIV
ing his name rs William J. Smith of Wash
ington, was heard late yesterday afternoon.
On direct examination he said he had been
employed for some time prior to the burn
ing of the houses In Jackson City as driver
of bus from Pennsylvania avenue and
1312 street to the south end of Long bridge.
John Nelson and John Tighe were among
the passengers the night of July IA. The
latter occupied a seat on the box with the
driver. They boarded the vehicle, witness
stated, about 10:30. When Jackson City
was reached the two men left the bus,
Nelson going first. From his seat Smith
saw the pair approach the frame building
of Foster & Sanderson. They were about
twenty yards from the witness. who stated
that he heard Nelson ask his companion if
he had any coal oil. Tighe replied no. but
suggested that Nose" had some. Smith
then saw the two men enter the house. A
little later he drove his team to a nearDy
shed where he had a good view of the
premises. A few minutes passed and he
saw nothing more of Nelson and Tighe.
Then the house burst into a flame.
The substance of Smiths testimony was
unchanged by the cross-examination. The
bus was stopped running to the gambling
houses after the fire, but since then he had
received pay from Foster. Prior to the fire
he was paid by a man named La Fontaine.
He denied knowing anything about the ma
ture of the business conducted in the burn
ed houses. saying that he had never been In
any of them, and also denied having ex-
pressed belief in the innocence of Nelson
Evening star., 1902-08-26
FRENCH TREATY QUESTIONED.
That of August 12, 1853, Said to Be
Unconstitutional.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 26.-The
United States courts have been called upon
to determine the constitutionality of GER
tain provisions Of the treaty between this
country and France, proclaimed August II,
1858. The issue has arisen out of the i'm
prisonment of Francois Leberne, a French
sailor, by Chief of Police Whitman, in COM
plance with the request of French Consul
General Henry Dallemagne who invoked as
authority a clause of the treaty named.
which confers exclusive jurisdiction over
French merchant vessels on French consul
lar officers.
Ex-Governor James H. Budd, at the re-
quest of the Sailors Union, applied to
Judge De Haven in the United States dis
trict court for a writ Of habeas corpus for
Leberne on the main issue that the treaty
under which he has been arrested and is
now confined IS contrary to the Constitu-
tion of the United States The writ was
granted and made returnable tomorrow
morning. r. -
Evening star., 1902-08-26
BAPTISTS MEET.
Twenty-Sixth Annual Session of Mt
Bethel Association.

The initial session of the twenty-sixth an
nual convention of the Mount Bethel Baptist
Association convened in the Second Baptist
Church on Sd street between H and
streets northwest this morning at shortly
after IL o'clock. with about seventy-five
delegates from Virginia, Maryland ard the
District of Columbia present. The sessions
will he continued this afternoon, tonight
and tomorrow and Thursday
Rev. w. B. Johnson, pastor of the Sec
ond Baptist Church. called the convention
TO order and the opening hymn was rem
dered- Rev. George H. Harris, pastor of
Jerusalem Baptist Church of Georgetown,
read the scripture lesson, fourth chapter
of st. PauIs letter to the Ephesians. At
the conclusion of the reading prayer was
9Fered by Rev. Mckenny of Baltimore:
After the singing of another anthem II
VIII Trust in the Lord" Rev. George H.
Harris of Jerusalem Baptist Church of
Georgetown preached the introductory ser
mon taking his text from II Thessalon-
lanS. second chapter and fourteenth verse
Rev. W. B. Johnson welcomed the dele
gates to the annual meeting with appro-
pirate remarks. his address being responded
to by Rev. George W. Lee, pastor of the
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church.
REPORTS were submitted by the modera. tor
Rev. H. H. Hickson of Virginia. advocating
the erection of suitable buildings on the
extensive tract owned by the association in
the state named for the aged and INDECENT,
and by the secretary, r. b. Page for the
past year.
The choice of officers for the ensuing year
resulted In the reelection of the entire old
board, as follows: Rev. W. H Hickson Of
Comorn. Va, moderator: Jones Watkins of
Baltimore, vice moderator; r. B. Page of
Oak Grove, Va, secretary. and Bassett
Bumray of Matthias Point, Va, treasurer.
The recent death of Rev. Hamilton of
Steelton was referred to in feeling ad-
dress by Rev. n. A. Marriatt
The session adjourned at o'clock and re-
convened at $50. Tonight's session VIII
convene at o'clock
Lunch was served in the Sunday school
room by the ladies of the church
Evening star., 1902-08-26
Charged with Passing Bad Checks

Capt Boardman received a letter today
from Charles Elton, chief Of police Of Los
Angeles, CAL, asking that the local officials
look out for and arrest Edward Davidson,
who is wanted an that city on charges Of
passing worthless checks for large
amounts. A letter from William J. Sulli-
van, chiefeof detectives of Louisville, was
also received. tn which 1t is stated that a
man known as e. M. Moncrief, who is
reported to be Davidson. Is wanted
there for passing an alleged worth
less check for 800 on citizen. This check
was given on the Second National Bank OF
this city and spurported to bear the sigma
ture Of the firm of Ridenour & JenRs, pub
fishers of the Army and Navy Register. In
California, it is alleged, Davidson repre-
sented himself as an inspector of the in
ternaI revenue department.
Evening star., 1902-08-26
OUR TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
Official Reports Indicate American
Goods Are Popular.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Tuesday, August 12.-
The official report on Russia's foreign trade
for the first four months of 1902 shows the
American importations to be virtually the
same as in 1900, apparently indicating that
Russian buyers have become fully con-
vinced it is better to buy American ma
chinery, in spite Of the discriminating duty
against It.
The comparative figures for 1900. 1901 and
1902 are. respectively, $S,9S0,0g0, 81. 1oSO00
and 1913, 500 In the meantime German
and British imports have fallen, their fig
ures being s34.O81, 500, sS2, ZIG, 500 and $30,-
297, 900 and $15064, 900, 81, ,317.OO0 and s10,-
ZOO. The whole import has continued
falling. so that the share of America is
relatively larger than in 1900. The exports
continue to increase
Evening star., 1902-08-26
Case Sent to Grand Jury.

James E. Bailey, thirty-three years of
age, lineman by occupation, residing at
312 NJ street southwest, waived an exami-
nation in the Police Court today on a charge
Of assaulting George Gosneu with dan
gerous weapon, while near the corner OF
32d and NJ street, about 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The police report that the men
had an argument and that GosnelI was
stabbed several times in the side and breast
The amount of bond was fixed at $500 until
the case is called by the grand jury. Cos
nell is forty years of age and resides al
1894 jefferson avenue northwest.
Evening star., 1902-08-26
Washington Stock Exchange.

t,sa ,salesoRsgqar 50 call l2 O'Clock rac-
10 a Mest 81 END Masnhson BSnh 9 1 Ga $40 %
iss5sr 1ss 10 nGR st &c., 10 10 at At ls s 10 at Isl % 10
asnstSn MsG,notgpe 100 at l2 100 at I2 After
Railroad BondsNcapiital Traction As, JOS bid.
Metropolitan 5s, 1lsas bid, I1s94 asked Metrcpoli-
Cert. Indebt: 5s, B. 1oss bid Columbia Is, i2s
Bis sd 100 Columbia Sid ss S1 bid bid City and
The Washington Railway and Electric Co. As, 50
Misceifaneous Bonds-wasbington Gas Co. os, se-
ries A, 1o7 bid. Washington Gas Co. 6s. series Il.
BID Electric sht Ssr CERT fS Ind i@p ss ,SS S S6
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, IO3 bid, 1O5
Mspes Security S and % ns d s
Han Association SIS; lo4 bid American Graphic
Safe Deposit and Trust stocks-NationaI Safe De-
R9s and md bIS M s sta bid WashnECn Loan and
Trust go bid washington safe Deposit % q bid, SR
Unien Trust and Storage. loS5s bid, 1914 asked.
washington Savings Bank 100 bid 10 asked m
e. ns s The bS s sssa snTs ss vs.
National Bank Stocks-Bank of Washington, 37s
BID aso 200 bid
Snd' 10 bid CT Citizens s, $50 bid c9lgmbIs M @ IsS
sa i'G Sf bid Tsst IS sS
bid lss asked si Rigs 1sS bid 77S "a asked &c
Corcoran 20 bid. Potomac, 62 bid. Arlington, 30
bid, 301a asked. German American, 265 bid. Ma
tional Union, ~ bid, asked. Columbia, 11li
bid, II asked. Riggs, bid. Peoples. bid, 6si
asked. Commercial. bid. Colonial, 90 bid, 1l6
asked.
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title, 81 bid,
"a asked. Columbia Title, 4La bid, asked. Wash
ington Title bid, 3la asked.
Telephone and Graphophone Stoeks-Chesapeake
ard Potomac Telephone, As bid, 463. asked. Amerl-
can Graphophone Com 54s bid. 6 asked. American
Graphophone Pref, S1s bid, 10l4 asked
Gas Stocks-washington Gas, 75ll bid, 75ls ask
ed, GEORGETOWN Gas, IS bid.
Type Machine Stocks-Mergenthaler Linotype 1s7
bid, 1S7 asked Lanston Monotype, Il bid, I2H
asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks-Greene Con- Copper Co..
25% bid, q asked. Washington Market 10 bid
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, $50 bid.
Evening star., 1902-08-26
OVERCOME BY GAS.
Capt. Jerry Gibson, a Marylander, in
Critical Condition.

Capt. Jerry Gibson of Oakley, st. Mary's
county, Md, was removed to the Emer-
gency Hospital this afternoon from Mades'
Hotel, at Pennsylvania avenue and Sd
street northwest, for treatment He was
in an insensible condition from the effects
of Illuminating gas he had inhaled DR.
Battle attended him at the hotel and ad-
vised his removal to the hospital. He had
not regained consciousness at 3 o'clock
Evening star., 1902-08-26
Building Permits Issued

Building permits were issued today as
follows:
cellar brick private stable, rear 1417 I
street northwest; cost, $1,000
Warren E. Sullivan and sister, brick addi-
ton and repairs, 461 Blair avenue, Takoma
Park; cost, $3.50.
c. M. McClay, repairs, 42s 4th street
northeast; cost, $50.
Evening star., 1902-08-26
Slight Fire.

No. chemical company was called to the
premises of j. s. Topham, 1919 f street
northwest. about OILS o. clock this morning.
because of a slight blaze in the cellar. A
lighted match dropped on some waste
paper caused the blaze. Very little dam
aga was done.
Evening star., 1902-08-26
Blue and Gray Celebrate.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CUMBERLAND, Nd, August 26.-Today
about forty members of McNeill's Rangers.
a confederate command from Hampshire,
Mineral, Grant and Hardy counties, passed
through here en- route to California Pa,
where to morrow they will join in the re-
union of the Ringgold Battalion, their old
adversaries. Last year the RinggoId men
visited the Mcneil men, who held their
reunion at Moorefield, w. Va.
Evening star., 1902-08-26
Araa Woman,s Illness.

Lucinda Sergeant celored, ninety-three
years old, was taken Ill while on Washing
ton street. Anacpstia. shortly after noon
today. She was conveyed to her home on
Hamilton road In the patrol wagon from
the fifth precinct station house.
Evening star., 1902-08-26
Fourth-Class Postmasters.

The following fourth-class postmasters
were appointed today:
New fork-Glencairn, Chas. T Laughlin.
Observation-Disclosures Jos. A Hoyis;
Oak Hall Station, Lucy A. Kline.
Evening star., 1902-08-26
Boer Women and Children killed.

BLOEMFONTEIN. Orange River Colony,
August pa switch engine crashed into
train conveying refugees to Johannes
burg yesterday. The front cars were
wrecked and a number Of women and chill
dren were killed.
Evening star., 1902-08-26
For Benefit of Creditors.

The Potomac Shoe Company this after
noon made an assignment for the benefit
Of its creditors, naming James B. Green
assignee. The assets of the company
amount to 81. .930.S7 so It is stated, and its
liabilities 81 ,0465e.
Evening star., 1902-08-26
Mr.. Van schaack at The Hague.

THE EAGUE. August 26--Robert n. Van
Setback. treasurer of the Holland Society of
Chicago, has arrived here to visit former
President Kruger and the Boer generals.
Evening star., 1902-08-26
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
Gnd brokers, 1910 F St, members New York
stock exchange. Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board of trade.
Evening star., 1902-08-26
Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets.

One man was killed. three fatally injured,
and one seriously hurt by the explosion OF
the boiler of a big mogul engine at Mexico.
Mo. --fs--
Evening star., 1902-08-26
Overheard Word of Caution.

Walter H. Lovelace. residing at 1874 9th
street northwest, Washington, was in the
club house twenty minutes before the fire.
The building was twenty yards from the
house first fired. He saw several hackmen
and others. including the defendant, near
the premises. First saw latter coming out
Of burning house. He emerged Just after
the blaze was discovered. crossing the road
and finally went away. going in a west
eTly direction. Witness heard Nelson
tell Tippett not to go into the burning
house. he stated, and also heard La Fon-
taine say to Nelson: John. what are YOU
doing there?" Nelson. according to wit
ness, made the reply: You see what 1 am
doing, don't you2" La Fontaine asked: /:
Why didn't you tell me- so that 1 could
get my stuff out? 1 haven't done anything
TO you"
Without further questioning the witness
was turned over TO counsel for the defense
and was cross-examined.
Barkeeper's Testimony.
Stonewall Jackson Mann, who resides at
3S5 X street southwest. Washington. said
he was employed as barkeeper at the Jack
son City club house. The night of July Ia
he had ridden e the south end OF Long
bridge, he ss:s. on the regular bus in COM
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-01
COMPANY FORMED
To Develop stubblefieId's Wireless
Telephony.

Nathan Stubblefeld, the inventor
of wireless telephony, who went to
Washington several days ago on a
business trip, has returned home.
says the Murray Ledger. He ex-
pressed himself in an interview
with Ledger reporter as being
perfectly satisfied with his trip
East, and stated that he accom-.
plished everything he purposed
when heleft While in Washington
company was organized to put
his invention on the market, and as
a result Mr.. Stubble6eld, who is
associated with the company, will
leave within the next ten days, ac-
companied by his son, Bernie, who
goes with him as assistant electri-
ctan, to Charleston, S. c., where
they will put in his system between
Charleston and the Sea Islands.
The newspaper reports published
since Mr. Stubber6eld has been
East to the effect that he had been
offered 100000 for his invention is
without foundation and is denied
by the inventor, who stated to the
writer that to accept such a sum
for his invention after devOt1nU \
life time to perfecting it would be
equivalent to selling his birthright
for a mess of pOttage. He also de-
MES that he expects to move his
family away from Murray at pres
ent. He will go to Charleston and
put in a system there, and from that
place will go to New York and give
several demonstrations of his in
yention.