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New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
RAILROADS..
PENNSYLVANIA
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=
STATIONS foot OF West Twsn,y-third Street and
rxTn. pesbE9ssss and cortlandf Streets.
GSFsIa9ss Cor, s'Esfds is ave ths
1sr nasea
Cars New YoTS :, P,tsu to tTS BPifs Pa96 70
ssiess9s, 20 coaches 10 PIStsburg. -
PESs7 5E7riG5if in6 cisvflaaa Com
ag Pinas csvsanG SGHf ol: s5a
15S p VI: THE PENNsYLVAN1A 1g sPEc1A1.-eo-
s.6h g or Pullman aim Ss snan
Tos Na11s AED 7s cfd:nhe sT hoGls and Ioavs1
ai'Af1 81 fouls Sh tsSf f%PREo RPinf ps,.bg
s Va 0Tilss Hs ssensadosS sf aS0ls vaag gfs Roats
o'2S 2S.5c p; VI WESTERN ExPREsst~For Chicago For
ss Be- cFis PIES Rlssssz x.e1 ana
Manees M eETEG fPE G;yfahs AZ f5eeEf eEfNciSS1 Ex
ssiGsfR95s GsT6aHd qs4 Thf snf 6iHTf'fH
Ia 1snsi SS s,3 . Is Dining Car DssbT?s-sE and Co5f
66Hs 6G gaining GsT o SaT 1bsiSTosss! SSs anu
aTor frfet snd bn,; 22% 0ng5ss5aS4ai 6 as9 as Dnag
bi6asE abai5E csT Car 9G5. = P ,62 % - e ca Psa'
and DiniSa SaF g 25 congressicnal Lin is an S
s asss ce5i ca s 81 Dining :, Si5 6 niess 1Ss niAS e
geb7 bHEN d RAILwAY.-Express BIS. AS p m l-iO
ATLANT5G II N g, L1NE-E1prsss s2s n and g. Is
AIR El..d aEB "A daily sas
NORFOLK oFd ok AND WESTERN RA1LwAY.-For Memphis
55: = & o5Iio RALWAT-755 n WAY week
11 IOINI COMFORT and NOEtF OLH--'-'~ a. i-
-MIeek-days and SIS .. n. daily. -,
s1.So IL SIIf-9-55 n and 25o p m u-sSs,
PsT1ory P1ays 10 a. m Through Yesthnsd LIsn PsTt
sIs ana Standard Coaches on WeeA-iSS
SosSbesK sboKns Gar ParIor Cars Dining Car ana S'11S
E- APE ~, M f.--I255 2. m. weekdays. -. 49,.
west Iwenty-thfrd Street Station) s55 a m 11lo;
dI9 saturdays only. 25. 2.55 3 25 4l0 A.91 an9
200 p n weekdays. Sundays. 7S5, 9.25 a. m = %
m um Desbr1sses ard Cortland Streets, 5SO 80
m I--9 l20 Saturdays only, 23O SlV 8 - . ~
~. dIlq 100 p m weekdays Sundays sIo. S.4S
FOR PHIiADELPHIA.
o. - (De:orosses and Cortlandt Streets 61D IN oa
coo 30 Dining Can (9.55 Penna Limltec) ~ ~
,nsorqses and Cortlandt Streets lO2Ol DINING carr
5DSS dining Csrl IL a 55 Dining caI9; 10
oACttnS SaFl 2lO Desbrosses and Cortlanit SJtssts
20 20 325 Dining Can. 3 IS. .. % 9DSing ing
e53pp' % Dining carr 555 Dining Can. I-ta .
20 P M y 10 night sundays 10 10 ,'I .Ro
ooachesl ., s55. 9 - Dining Carl eSS Clinnited1
lu,, DINING Can m. II s. dining CaTl- ISo
aoo22 DINING Carr 80 Dining Carl, T5S. SIS 500
- = 70 p. N, y 10 night
IlSket ees Nos 46l 1895 1884 and 261 Broadway:
~ Fifth Avenue Cheow 23d ST.; Astor House West
IWenty-thrd Street Station. foot OF Des-
presses and Cortardt Streets; Court Street SEQ Fulton
street SS Broadway and Pennsylvania Annex Station.
l5rookyn station Jersey The New York Transfer
Corpary Will call for and check baggage from hotels
end residences through destination
Ielephune 4 Eighteenth Street. for Pennsylvania Rail-
road Cab Service.
J. B. HUTCHINSON P WOOD
General Manager Passr
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
LrrERrooL COTTON MARKET.

LArsrpoel. July u ! rn.--Cotton-Spot in fair de-
i5 =. prices i-lse higher; American mideling fair
-ss%o; good middsing, 52d niddIing. 1-l6d: low
se s5hg Sl-32d; good ordinary, 2I-32d ordinary
TIE sales OF the day were 5000 bales. Of which
.efe Tor speculation and export and included 1900
s-an Futures opened steady and closed very steady;
leAn nliocng z 0 G July ( 57-eaa4 5s-64d buyers;
&c august, 55-6494 56-e4d buyers; August and
ssesssrt zs6sGA z9zd sellers September and Octo-
.os se-54c buyers: October and November 21-Sig
buyers November and December. 24-s4d buyers
and January 22-6znz 23-64d sellers: January
81 sssefaaTy, 22sfd sellers; February and March
7es ~S-tsd value March and April, 2i-e4 buyers.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
ROYAL BLUE LINE.

FOR BALTIMoKE AND WAsHINGToN-tsso
Liberty Street only sDaily fDaily eespt sun
day. SUNDAY only tPaTlor oaly VIA TanaSua-
saturdays
Offices; Liberty St Ferry South Ferry Astar House
llS 26l 4S4 1870 1855 Broadway ls2 9Th Ave. 25 Union
West l53 East l9Ath St, 273 West l25th
Columbus Ave. New York; Court s. 34i $50 Ful-on
s.. BROOKLYN. AS Broadway. WILLIAMSBURG New yorx
Transfer Co calls fer a-i checks baggage estnafsor
W. Q. BESLEt1 NJ
General Manager General Pass'r
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13

tne oats belt prompted unloading Of accounts
i..a a deeIlnes IN price. particularly the later
I.SIlioHs Temper sessonable
nee and gave promise Of continuing high for some
Gays Local sales were 10000 bush No closed
10: 40 :" -5-sc: No white 60d60sc No white, soc;
each Lli1ed ooq5fe track white 5Sd6Sc, and No white
ee21ps oi962e. RYE-Market steady No Western.
ana NO western 65 lse both afoat; state rye,
Ooa1t1c. No rfrzI
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
NAVAL STORES.

Iae market tor spirits turpentiHe vas steady with
prices UNCHANGED AID demand moderate. Rosn steady
tor low grades firm pses good call for ali
sooo graees. Tar was firm and unchanged We quote:
SPIRITS TCRPENTINE-ON bbis 47ikc: machine.
bhls. - @'
TAR-P1Ee. bbls. 50 To- oil, bbls 81 %
AslSconanon 70 good ned 81 57iz: D. 81 62lk
". g 30; =. SO 20; " c, 81; " W 81 u. " 9 90
STOCK on HAND.
sr. .s % $50
o
NIE1Eon. July l2-sPirits turpentine-Receipts. 1873
casks Resin steady. 81 10GSi receipts, ls2 bbis
Crude tuen.ine s. 81 80 81 60; receipts I51
bnts Tar firm e 50: receipts. 81 bbs
chsrles'on. July 12Turpentne and rosin unchanged.
ssFsrnah. July I2-TurDentlne dull z5c: receipts 1885
ens Se h5ls Posin-Receipts 4304 bbs; sales
sz2 bales: exports. 4.72s Quoted: A 2. c. 81 IS;
y 81 %: z 81 -. F 80. 81: H 20: / 50 05:
X s. IS; y 50 %; y. So 45: 9. IS 80; " W. So s5
->on1cn July i2Turpentine-SpTlts, 5as I'D Rosn-
@fssT1ean strained IS Sd: fDe, es.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
New York Central Route
BETWEEN
NEW YORK, Boston
AND NEW ENGLAND
Via Springfield and the
AND kVRkNV RAVFRnkn

New York Central & Hudson River r. R. Lssses3
42d Street New York. follows.
1900 A NJ. +i2n0 noon. 400 NJ sII:00 p NJ.
arrive Boston $50 = N. $40 P NJ. 1000 p NJ, 6:l5
A NJ
Leave Boston T9-GO 4 NJ. t12-O0 noon. -s.oo p.
-ll1o p N arrive New York. $50 P. ". $40 p. NJ.
1000 P. NJ. s:I+ a II.
New :-sin fo- MsL1e Resorts Springfield worces-
arrives Portland & a. Poland Spring 10 40 Fockfs-i
1890 4. NJ. Bar Hsrb0r 200 p NJ
T1chefs az New York Central ticket Offices 2ls
Broadway srd at Grand Central station,
a II SMITH GEORGE n DANIELS
General Superintendent General Passenger Agsnt
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13

Cofee Ro--Coftee market nTm; No Rio 1880;
s&change II sd receipts 1900 oass cleared toT the
stock 10000 bags santos-Coee market dull; good
Santos 4Slo0; receipts 10000 bags stock 744O00
bags Hamburg-cofee market opened UNCHANGED; a
5O net unchanged pfg higher; sales $4,000
bags HaVre-coffee market opened firm, franc high
er: AZ II N advanced y franc sales. 1900 bags
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13

Cash quotations follows; Flour quiet, steady
winter patents 65ds3 70; sraighs SO 20dS3 co. spring
patents So 5Oq$3 5 sraghts g SqS3 4O bakers s. 80
No 3 spring wheat, t2qIac; No red. 16+c; No
No white 54a54&o; No white 5sG54c; No rye
s2c; Aaxseed 81 so: No Northwestern 81 6 prime
timothy seed. s. "a; pork. per boil SIS bOuSls So
per Sll 35 short ribs sides uoosel SO TO
SO dry satA9 shoulders lhoxed 50 sgS9 So short
clear sides boxed SlI 2jdSll S7e whiskey. basis Of
hishwints 81 80 on The Produce Exohange today the
butter market hrm, creaneres. lsp2l c.; datries
l7ql9i:c Cheese steady, 1oql0s.c- Eggs hrm, 17'4c
Duluth. July l2-whest-Cash No hard 79lsc. No
tmber, i4c Manitoba. No Northern cash I69sc, No
Northern. 75}5c. Oats-September. 32ize
Mnvaukes July l2-wheat lower: close: No North
ern 7Sc. 40 Northern. 76477c; September 53lac Rye
nrm: No / sc. Barley firm; No .. 72a72i=c; sample.
6a05'sc. Corn-Septemeer. soc
Minneapolis July l2.-Close: Wheat-July TSi4 GTS2sc:
September Il = al SC track. No hard sic. No
Northern. 19c. No = Northern. 11so
Philadelphia, July 12--wheat quiet but steady, con
tract grade July. TSQIS@4c- Corn steady, No yellow
for local trade T2T13c Oats steady; No white clipped.
steady. extra Western creamery %; DO
nearly prints 23c Eggs steady fresh nearby, i92c. loss
on Western zoe loss of, 60 Southwestern. 1tc loss
New-York fuu creams prime small 1o@c; % tar 70
good o. Gfur Refined unchanged Receipt
Flour bbs and L1l1o0 n in sacks; wheat $1,000
bush. corn 500. oats. 9 500 shqmtrts-Nheat. 1000
bush 5OGo, oats 5000.
-. Louis. July l2.-CI3=e: Wheat lower: No : ret,
cash, T1Nc, September 5lc; December f3c; 10 hard
761I7c Corn lower No cash. 62@sc: septembsE aa%c
December q sc. oats lower; No cash. 54c July sc
September. 2944c, No white Sec
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
TIE STATE OF TRADE.

Buffalo July I2-Flour steady. wheat-SprfnE unset
led spring No Northern. sic asked. carloads winter
No red offered S34c Corn-OHerngs light; No =
yellow. Tie No do. Tol4c No corn. I0i+c; No do
6oAe. osts-onerugs light; No white 5s1se; No DO
5ec: No 2 mixed. SIC; Nc do. 5Sc, Rye-No ], e3+c
asked Canal freights STEADY.
Chicago July I2.-The leading futures ranged f-l-
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
Gteamboais.

STEAMBOATS,.
lQ\uJS u NJuG NEW ENGLAND.
FALL. RIVER LINE. via Fall River and Newport Leave
Pier 10 y. R., foot Warren Week days
eays at $3.50 ?. Steamers PURITAN and PLYMOUTH.
Orchestra each
-.tt'. IpFNCE LINE via Providence. Leave Pier IS
r, foot Murray St Week only 500 Steam
ers CONNECTICUT and CITY OF LOWELL. Orchestra
each.
sToNINGToN LINE via stoningtOn. Passenger service
temporarily discontinued.
NORWICH LINE New Iondoa. Fishers Island. Ston-
irgton. Watch HII Narraganset Pier Block Island.
wiSh. Worcester Boston North East Steamers
CITY OF WORCESTER and MAINE. Leave Pier ga
y. R, foot Spring ST, week davs only at ?.
NEW HAVEN LINE for New Haven New Britain, Mert-
den. Hartford Sprin geld and the North From Pier 25
z r., foot Peck Slip Week eavs: str. RICHARD PECK
leaves 800 ,. c. H NORTHAM. 1900 midnight.
Sundays. RICHARD PECK Tvs $50 a (ast 21s.-st..
s;45). returning due New York 500 .. m
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
BALTIMORE B. aRI0 RAILROAD

LaCkawanna Railroad.
Leave New York. foot Barclay and Christopher Srx
1s.uO a M.-FOr EnShaUtor and > racu5e-
A M.-For Buffalo Chicago and ST. LoulA
sl.&O ? M.-FGr Buffalo ard Chicago
x2O0 p M--PocOno Mountain Special
T4:OO p. M-FOr Scranton and Plymouth.
'6.iO p N.-For Buffalo and Chicago
M-FOr Utica. Oswsgo. ithaca and SufAlo
900 A-For Buffalo and Chieaso-Througa sss,s
open 8 P. II -.
Broadway Ger Howard St 7. is5 Broac-
way Cor ash St: Broadway. " 7; sSs Fultcn St.
Brooklyn. sDaiy. tDay. except sunday xFrfcays ana
Saturdays
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13

MGMTAyK sTEAMB0RT COMPANY
LTD.
For Block Island. r. l.; Orient Greenport
Shelter Island Southold and
Sag HarbOr. L l.
Steamers viii leave New York Pier IL z R. foot
Wall week days. excepting Saturdays $50 p NJ
Saturdays P NJ Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays
steamer VIII net stop at SoutHoli-
ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO BLOCK ISLAND-On Sat
urdays during July and August
Montauk Steamboat Co.'S line will MOntauk
with L r r train leaving New York. 34th ST. 90
Wall St, 100; Flatbush Ave. Brooklyn
l:io r ". arriving Block Island ZOO p NJ
Mondays the '.ShfnneCOck''
II. r r.. al 500 A NJ ret Fning leave sag Harbor
500 F. NJ Excursion tickets good only GATE Sold
going returning by 81 Going by and re-
turning by L. / r. same day. $500.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
Nn~@Nnln EMEMnMn nv

GATSNlll EVENING llNE.
For CaskII CatskiU Mountain Points. Hudson and
Rerkshires. CoNsack and landings Steamers
every week day. Pier -. y. r. 2 ".
18Th 81. p NJ.
Extra boat Saturdays COnteoral from Pier 43, " r..
80 ana West i29th St, l.5O p. Nj. for CatskN.
Hudson by and Maiden.
Ptsl Noun ain Boston & Albany. and
Albany & HGdsoA railroads.
Cairo Pa!cnvl!e, Otis summit, Ea!nes
Corners and TauuersyiIe
Dining Rooms Main Deck
DESCRIPTIVE FOLDER MAILED FREE.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13

MmdS0n River by Day lfghG
PaIatial Steamers New York Albany of tas
HUDSON RIVER DAY LINE.
Fastest and finest river boats in the World.
Fer the Catkis. Albany. Saratoga points East
North an4 West Daily. except sunday.
Brooklyn Fulton ST. (by Annex) 500 A. II.
DesbTosseS ST Fler.--.------ 40
81
Landing Yonkers West Point. Newburgh Pough-
keepsle, Kingston Point CatskiL Hudson and Albany.
Through tickets 20 ell points sale
ofnces including those Of the New York Transfer Co
vho check baEg4ge from residence 10 Gestination
Morning an5 afternoon concerts. Fine restaurant
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13

Receipts Of breAdsus at interior points IN thousshGs
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
Railroads.

Trains arrive and depart from Grand Central station
4-d street. New YTrE. below:
Nor'n and westoound trains those leaving Gs.1
central station Al 2-15 80, II5O A NJ, 80 -
5c $50 Sl5. ll.30 P N viii stop at l25th 81 % re
tra4 Station
All southhound trains except 10th Century ard q
empire state Express and Nos. 80. 81 and 70 ~
stoP at -th - ter minutes before their arriving tir
Evening star., 1902-01-15
HALLUCINATION WAS FATAL,
Engineer Jumped From, His Train I'M
der Misconception.

PERU, Ind, January 1j,-As the result of
a strange hallucination, J. z. Sible, an old
and trusted engineer of the Wabash rail-
road, was fatally injured last night SibIe
was at the throttle of the big locomotive of
the limited which was laundering along at
a rate of forty miles hour. When the
hghts OF the town of Attica appeared the
old engineer gave a start and shouted to
Burt Frick, his sreman: Jump for your
life, Burt! The switch is turned
The sentence was not finished for in an
instant Sible had applied the safety brake.
reversed the lever and had jumped to escape
the specter his hafassed nerves had con-
Jured up The fireman followed but was
not injured. The train came to a stop and
Flick went back to find the engineer The
latter Jay on the roadbed, horribly injured
HIS skull had been crushed, and an arm
and leg broken, his ribs fractured and
MS spine injured. He was carried aboard
the train. Meanwhile an investigation
showed that there had been no danger to
the train The signal lights of the switch
showed an unobstructed path Sible was
brought to hospital here where he man
aged 10 gasp out his story.
According to Fireman Frick Sible has
Deen more or less nervous since he was in
a wreck at Lafayette some months ago
The passengers Were shaken up by the
sudden stopping of the train, but none of
them was injured
Evening star., 1902-01-15
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.

Selections Sent to the Senate Today.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Collectors of customs-Matthew B. Mac
Farlane, district of Tampa, Fla; Francis
L. Lee district of Galveston, Texas; James
J. Haynes, district of Corpus Christi,
Texas. ~.
United States circuit Judge, second jul
dicial circuit-Willam X. Townsend of
Connecticut.
United States attorney for western dis
trict Of Virginia-Thomas Lee Moore.
United States marshals-John Grant,
eastern district Of Texas; John F. Horr,
southern district of Florida.
Collector of internal revenue-Ben West
hus, first district of Missouri.
United States attorneys-David Patter-
son Dyer, eastern district of Missouri; Jo-
seph N. Stripping, southern district of Flor
ida; John Eagan, northern district of Flor
ida.
Pension agents-Edwin d. Coe, Mlwau-
kee; Hugh Henry, Vermont, at Concord,
N. H.
Registers of land ofices-walter G. Rob
Weekes, at O'Neill, Nebr.
Receiver Of public moneys-Henry S.
Chubb. at Gainesville Fla.
Surveyor general of F1orida-Edmund c.
Weeks.
Surveyor of customs. district of New
1ork-Silas c. Croft of New York.
POstmasters.
Mississippi-Michael J. Mulvihili, Vicks-
burg.
Delaware. Frank Reybold, Delaware
City.
Massa A. Foster, North
Brookfeld.
New York-Henry A. France, Far Rock
away.
Michigan-Frederick J. Mech, Charlie
voix; John w. Vance, Mt. Pleasant; Aaron
r. Wheeler, st. Louis.
Kentucky-Frank NJ. Fisher, PaducaIl
Kansas-Joseph E. Humphrey, Nickerson
Missouri-Ezekiel A. Sample. Frederick
town.
Nebraska-Otis D. Lyon, Sidney
South Carolina--Lewis N. Moore, Green
wood.
South Dakota-Frank L. Mease, Madison
John Se Reich, Scotland; John c. Mcmillan,
Virginia-John M. Goodloe, Bigstene Gap;
A. M. Stimson, Hot Springs.
West Virginia-W. l.. Irwin, Harpers
Ferry.
Colorado-Mark G. Woodruff. Amethyst
Evening star., 1902-01-15
PORTS CLOSED TO TRADE.
of Recent Disturbances
in Southern LuxOn.

In consequence Of recent disturbances
in southern Luzon, General Chaffee, COM
manding the division Of the Philippines,
has issued the following order, closing GER
tain ports In the Philippines:
Whereas large and influential number
of the inhabitants Of the provinces of Ba-
tangas, Laguna and Tayabas prefer to give
assistance in money and supplies to dis
turbers of public order. rather than aid
the military authorities with information
which may cause attacks to be made On
insurrectionists, or the arrest of such as
live in the barriOs as spies, it is ordered,
THAT all ports in the provinces of Ba-
tangas and Laguna be closed to trade. and
remain closed until further orders. and
THAT the payment of all rents by army
administration in the provinces of Batan-
gas and Laguna be suspended until fur
ther orders.
'In the provinces of Batangas and La
guna the oath of allegiance will be taken
at once by all municipal officials and mu-
nicipal police vino have not hitherto sub
scribed to the oath, on the pain of instant
removal.
Evening star., 1902-01-15

who helped to bring about the victory.
Among these were George Cromwell, Geo.
r. Manchester and Paul Armstrong They
are part of a party that came down to see
Mr.. Lassiter take the oath OF Office today.
The President complimented them on their
work in the recent campaign, and expressed
pleasure over the election of Mr.. Lassiter.
New Mexico Surveyor General
The President has settled the fight over
surveyor generals office in New Mexico by
deciding to appAint a new man. leaving
Quinby Vance, the present surveyor, out of
office. The nomination will be- made in a
few days.
Civil Service Amendments.
General Dyrenforth, commander of the
Union Veterans Union, and Israel Stone,
commander Of the G. A. R. Of the District.
talked with the President about some
amendments to the civil service rules ad-
vocated by them. At least one of their rec
concentrations was well received, and it is
thought the President will sign an order
making the proposed change This is to
amend rule 2 so as to give the widow of a
veteran equal right with veteran in pref
erence for reinstatement. The President
thought this would be fair and said he
would give the matter his attention.
Evening star., 1902-01-15
GORAAN's ELECTION COMPLETED.
Formal Vote of Maryland legislature
in Joint Assembly.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star
STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS, Md Ian
uary l5.-The election of Mr.. German to
the Senate for his fourth term was COM
pleted and formally announced today in
the Joint convention OF the general assem-
bly,, which met in the hall of the house of
delegates at noon. The vote of the two
houses yesterday was canvassed and the
onhclal announcement made that MIR. Cor
man. having received sixty-eight votes, and
Mr.. VIM III. Jackson, ifty-two votes. tina,
Mr.. German was therefore chosen TO r,.--
resent Maryland in the Senate of the
United States for the term OF six wears
from March 4, 1903, to succeed Mr.. George
L. wellington. whose term will then ex-
pire. The announcement was greeted with
applause, and a joint committee was
named TO notify the senator-elect of the
honor conferred. The joint convention of
the TWO houses then adjourned.
The committee TO notify Mr. German of
MS reelection to the Senate will perform,
tnat duty next Tuesday at pm. at the
Hotel Rennert in Baltimore. At the same
time the senator-elect will entertain Tho
members OF the general assembly at lunch
con.
Evening star., 1902-01-15
BOER WAR NEAR CLOSE.
stgnihcant Ctterance of British King
to Recruits,

LONDON, January liking Edward has
given the royal Endorsement to the belief
current among the public that an early
declaration of peace in South Africa NAV
be anticipated. THE war might now be
regarded as approaching it's conclusion"
were the words used by his majesty TODAY
In addressing the officers of the guards
after reviewing a draft of 100 of the
Grenadiers. Coldstreams and Scots Guards
who start for South Africa tomorrow.
The kings speech, otherwise was not i'm
portant. His majesty was accompanied by
the Prince Of Wales, the Duke of Con-
naught, the Duke of Cambridge and lord
Roberts. surrounded by brilliant staffs. A
large gathering of privileged guests viewed
the function
Evening star., 1902-01-15
DEATH OF LIEUT.. FIsCUs.
Graduated In 1898 and Took Part
Three CampaiRnS

In 1898 and Took Part In
Three Campaigns.
The War Department is advised that
First Lieutenant William w. Fiscus, jr..
10Th Infantry, died Of cerebral hemorrhage
at Manila on the 18th instant. Lieutenant
Fiscus was native of Pennsylvania, and
graduated at the Military Academy in the
Class OF 1893. For one SO young he saw
considerable active military service. having
taken part in the campaigns in Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines. He was
recommended for q brevet as captain for
gallantry at Bocaua mountains In the Phil
ippines September "a 1899, and was COM
mended by Colonel ChildeFs. commanding
the 1st Tennessee Volunteers, Tor bravery
and GOODNESS during actions on the Island OF
Cebu. during the same month. He left the
Philippines in July, 1900, under orders for
duty at the Military Academy but after
serving there q year he was ordered back
to the Philippines at his own request, arriv-
Ing there IN July last. Referring to his
brief service at the Military Academy.
Colonel Mills. the perintendent, reported
to the War Department that Lieutenant
Fiscus impressed him as an earnest and
conscientious young officer.
Evening star., 1902-01-15
CONDOR MAY BE LOST
British Warship Overdue at Honolulu
From Victoria
WAS OUT IN ( FYPH DON
British Transport Lost in the Gulf
of Mexico.
SUSPICION OF BOER SPY

VICTORIA. 3. c.. January 15-Hope for
the safety of the British warship Condor Is
all but abandoned. Naval men here are
convinced she went to the bottom during
the recent typhoon while on her way from
here to Honolulu. The admiralty officials
will dispatch the Pheaton Saturday in
search OF her.
british Transport Lost.
NEW ORLEANS. January 15-It is be-
Ieved in shipping circles here that British
transport laden with American mules,
bound for South Africa has been intercept
ed and blown up by a Boer spy in the Gulf
Of Mexico or has foundered
A schooner arriving on the lower coast
reports hundreds of dead mules floating for
distance Of thirty miles This news has
greatly stirred shippers here who fear that
further desperate attempts will be made to
stop the export OF mules to Cape Town
The more conservative elements attribute
the floating carcasses to disaster to one
of the British vessels during the storms
that have been raging near the coast this
week.
Saw Dead Mules Afoat.
Dispatches from ouintana, Tex. which is
only short distance south of Port Eads,
say that the schooner Olga has put in
MatagOrda bay to shelter from the fierce
gale blowing on the gulf, and that Captain
George Peterson reports having seen long
rows of dead cattle and muI.s floating in
the water. He describes the range of the
dead stock as covering u least forty miles
Matthew Warriner of the Elder Demster
Steamship Company which furnishes many
OF the British transports. states that all
their transports have been accounted for
except one sailing from here three DAYS
ago They had heard nothing from her
The recent attempt TO blow up the British
transport Mechanician in this port is re-
called by those persons who incline to the
opinion that a British transport has been
ploWn up The attempt to destroy the
Mechanlcian was charged to Boer agents