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Naval Orders.

Commander c. c. Bowman has been Or
dered to report to the Secretary of the
Treasury for duty as inspector in charge of
the 9th lighthouse district.
Commander G. 8. Richman, retired, to
the command Of the Southery at Boston,
September 10.
Lieut. Commander H Morren from a
course of instruction at the Newport War
College to the New York navy yard.
Lieut.. Commander r. NJ, Doyle from the
Boston navy yard and to the command of
the Culgoa, the 18th instant.
Lieut.. II. ]. Ziegmeier from the Boston
navy yard to the Culgoa as executive Of
ficer.
Lieut.. E. W. Eberle from the Indiana to
the New Yory navy yard as aid.
Lieut.. G. S. Lincoln from the bureau of
steam engineering, Navy Department, to
the Culsoa.
Lieut.. A. ]. Hepburn from the Albatross
to home and wait orders.
Midshipman B. A. Long from the Olympia
to the hospital at New York for treatment
Sailmaker H. Hansen, retired, from the
naval recruiting rendezvous at Chicago to
home.
Mr. Fred L. Fishback, private secretary
to Secretary of the Navy Moody, has re-
turned to this city with his family from a
stay Of several weeks at Cape May, N j.
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RETURNING TROOPS.
Arrival Of the Transport Buford at
San Francisco.

The transport Buford has arrived at San
Francisco with the following military pas
sengers: Eighth Infantry, headquarters,
and ID and Sd Battalions, 4S2 enlisted men
and the following officers: Col. Dougherty,
Chaplain Colbert, Captains Kennedy, SIAM
per- Miller, Norman, Bell. Stewart; Lieuts.
Faulkner, James Hunt, Christie, Caziarc.
Anding, Murchison. Murphy. Halpin, Ad-
ans; Companies E and +, 18th Infantry,
with 143 enlisted men and following off,
GERS: Captains Uline. Brooke and Lieuten-
ant Kanbenshue; Company G. 25th Infan-
try, 1O3 enlisted men and Captain Kirkman,
and Lieutenants McNab and Como. Other
passengers included Lieutenant Colonel
Duncan. 18th Infantry; Majors Laggett,
21st, and Gardner. 18th; Captain Davidson.
5th: Lieutenants Roach, 10Th; Baltzell. 9Th;
Hadsell. 18th, and Densmore, 10th: Majors
Metzger and Brewer and Captain Southall.
medical department: Contract Surgeon II.
c. Smith. ten enlisted men, eleven casuals
and short term men. ninety-two sick, five
insane, five prisoners and sixty-six dis
charged men. -..t .s,.
The War Department is advised that the
transport Sherman sailed from Manila, Sep
TENDER 4, for San Francisco, Cal, with %
sick. 100 casuals and Il discharged soldiers.
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Government Bonds.
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. Nd. September s.-FIour dull
winter extra. 10; winter clear. 3-20a3 30;
winter straight, 33Ua3.50; winter patent. 3.foa
3so; spring clear 3.10a33 30; spring straight. 80
$40; spring patent. 15a4.oo: receipts, Is, lG.
barrels; exports 1344 barrels Wheat dull and
lower-spot. September and October. 1lkallM: De-
cember 711saT1M: steamer No. red. 69a69s: re-
ceipts "a G95 bushels; exports. 16 600 bush as;
southern by sample. 65as2: southern on grade. 90
a72. Corn dull and lower-uew or old November.
47lh; year 43s, a44; January 43h asked; receipts.
B. TSs bushels; exports none; southern white corn.
65a61: southern yellow corn. ess10. Oats quiet
AL bushels: exports. none. Rye firmer-No. 2.
So: No. western. aIa57h; receipts. 10 232 bush
I7.oO: No 1 clover mixed. 15.00aI5 50. Grain
freights quiet, rates fairly steadysteam to Liver
pool. per bnsheI.. ND. September; Ctrk for or
ders per quarter, Is. 3D.. September Butter Arm.
Iuciapsed-fancy imitation. I7als; fancy cresm-
cry Iaa2a; fancy 1adie. 16a1T: fanny ril, I4a16.
good roll. 1sal5:' stvre packed. i3ai4 Eyes firm
narhanged--fresh. 81. Cheese steady. TN hanged
large, l0Mai9A; medium. l0isal0&: small 10sas
lak. SUGAR arm. unchanged; nne and course gran
ulated, A1lh.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Rai If" s. sSs At los Metropolitan RsIirosd
at AL l29E Peoples Insurance, 80 at Ioels. s. at
10 r. 1s ~ I.G'ygs 70 a.
2s s;s 100 at %. loo at 2s5 After caii-Gno on
type 70 at 10 at 1so at ise. 10 at 1sa 1S
Railroad Bonds-Capital Traction Railroad a
los bid Metropolitan Railroad IS. IISE. bid. i1sE
10! bid. 100 asked. Metropolitan Railroad, cert
indeet, b, l0I bid 100 asked. Columbia Railroad
asked The washington Hallway and p Electric ndc
Company As, 50 Did, &c asked
o. MISCELLANEOUS Bonds-Washngton Gas Company
Us, ser A. lilo bid Washington Gas Company 6s
ser ser b ITO BID United States Electric Light deb
Telephone 5s, 1924 bid. 1oz asked. American Sc
Ssurity and Trust 4; loo bid Washington Market
tion 5s; loi bid. American Graphophone deb S.
Safe Deposit and Trust Stocks.-Nationai Safe
Deposit and Trust, 40 bid Washington Loan ana
Trat. go bid; go asked American security and
posit 56 bid Union Trust and Storage, 1o5a4 bid.
Washington Savings Bank. 100 bid Ito asked
1851 bid l26 asked. The Washington Railway and
Electric Company pfd, 81 asked. The Washington
National Bank stocksMBsni Of Washington. $40
bid. Metro"litan. 100 bid. Central. go bid.
Citizens, $50 bid 1888 asked. Columbia, 100 bid
Capital. 1850 bid. West End, 1876 bid Traders
1870 bid, lo5 asked. Lincoln, 124 bid, 135 asked
Riggs, 725 bid, us asked.
Insurance Stecks.-Firemen's % bid. 80 asked.
Franklin, 49l2 bid Metropolitan. 15 bid. 90 asked.
Corcoran, - bid Potomac, e. bid. Arlington, 30
bid. 30 asked. German American, 265 bid Ma
tional Union az bid, asked. Columbia, IL bid,
IL asked. Riggs. bid. ss4 asked Peoples. 8 bid
asked. Commercial. bid. Colonial, 80 bid, 100
asked.
Title Insurance stoeks,-Real Estate Title 50
bid, 81 asked. Columbia Title, AZ bid, asked.
Washington Title bid, asked.
Tell nd sran tl1,n SffckS hasa
and Potomac, As bid, 46A asked. American Graph
ophone CON-, ~ bid. asked. American GRAPHIC
phone pfd., 81 bid. 9A asked.
Gas Stocks. Warrington Gas, 70 bid, 75s asked.
Georgetown Gas, IS bid.
Type Machine StOcks.-Mergenthaler Linotype,
1917 bid. 1S33s asked Lanston Monotype, II bid,
12& asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.--Greene Con. Copper Com
pany. 2Sx bid. 20 asked. Washington Market 16
bid. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat $50 bid
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AIM EVIDENTLY POOR.
Heavy Expenditure of Ammunition
in the Venezuelan Hostilities.

Commander John A. H. Nickels, the COM
mander of the gunboat Topeka. which has
just returned to the United States from
duty in Hayti and Venezuela, was at the
Navy Department today to consult the Off
Gals there in regard to the fitting out Of
his ship for wireless telegraphy experiments
in Chesapeake bay. The Topeka is now ly-
ing at the Norfolk navy yard and will be
fitted up with wireless masts, and expert
ment with the shore stations at Annapolis,
and perhaps with other points on the Allan
tic coast at which the navy has established
wireless stations In attempts to signal
from out at sea to the shore and vice versa.
Commander Nickels did not care to dis
cuss the situation in Venezula, which he
has had a good opportunity to study while
cruising along the coast near Caracas, ex-
cept in general terms. When ne left Ven
stationary. Castro's army was in the field.
arrayed against the revolutionary forces,
but In the vernacular there was nothing
doing"
The commander spoke laushingiy Of one
night when a large party Of revolutionists
descended on Puerto Cabello and met about
an equal number OF government troops, and
an apparently fierce fight, in which several
thousand rounds Of ammunition were spent
took place. The crew Of the Topeka were
prepared to look for q long string of dead
laden wagons next day, but morning
brought word that there had been no fatal
tiles
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COMMANDER McCREA's VIEWS.
He Thinks Loss Of Bunboat Will
Clarity Situation.

BOSTON, September S.-CommanderH Henry
McCrea OF the gunboat Machias, now at the
navy yard here. who recently was in Hal
tian waters in charge Of the United States
interests. was asked today for his opinion
on the situation there. Commander McCrea
was much interested in the reports of the
sinking Of the Firminist gunboat Crete-a-
Pierrot by the German gunboat Panther
He said:
From the newspaper accounts, I presume
the orders OF the German commander were
to seize the rete-a-Pierrot and prevent
further Interference with innocent foreign
commerce and to sustain the position that
the Crete-a-Pierrot had no right to seize or
search foreign merchantmen since the Fir
minist government had not been recognized
as beliigerents."
Continuing. Commander MCCrea said that
In his opinion this incident means that the
he thought the Firminist government would
have no means Of transporting troops by
water from one part Of the island TO
another.
In naval circles here il is pointed out that
the United States government protecting
other interests. as it does. has to be care
full. as the Firminists might become sue
ceSsful and might eventually have to be
recognized II is stated that should Cape
1aitien be taken by Gen. Eirmin's force
they would control two-thirds OF the island
By request of the Navy Department. Com
mander MCCrea will go to Washington in a
day or TWO to talk over the Haitien situa-
tion with the authorities.
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REMAINS BURIED HERE.
British Government Prevents Admis.
sion of Body of Can't. Cooper.

Because the British government will not
permit the remains of fever victim to be
landed in its possessions, the body of Capt
Patrick c. Cooper late commander Of the
United States transport Kearney,. whose
home is in Belfast Ireland, was this after,
noon at $50 inferred in Mount Olivet Gem
etery. Capt. Cooper died August % at the
Providence Hospital of typhoid fever, which
he contracted while in Cuba. He came to
Washington as the commander Of the trans
port Kearney, arriving here about August
II. He had been sick during the voyage
and Immediately after he reached the city
went to the hospital
The body Of Capt. Cooper was turned over
to Undertaken Joseph A. Repetti immedi-
ately after death, instead of being taken to
the morgue. as was enormously stated. Mr.
Repetti notified the police of Capt. Cooper's
death, and they in turn communicated with
the mother of the deceased, and took
charge of his personal effects. An answer
was received from the dead mans mother
requesting that the body be held until rela-
lives could come to this city to prepare it
for burial.
Two brothers of the deceased, William
and John Cooper, came, arriving in this
city last Friday. 1t was their purpose to
take the body back to their native land
but upon being Informed that the English
government would not permit it they de-
cided to have the burial take place in
Mount Oliyet cemetery: Rev Father Gal
Ion of st. Peters Catholic Church officiated
at the ceremonies. Capt Cooper was only
twenty-seven years old. His mother four
brothers and three sisters, all of whom live
in Belfast, Ireland, survive him. He was
not an enlisted man of the army, but had
been employed by the War Department for
four years.
Among his personal effects were found
$500 in cash, d draft for $500 on the War
Department for pay, bank account in
New York and titles to considerable prom
erty in Cuba and lower California
On motion Of Attorney A. Leftwich SIM
clair. Justice Anderson. in the Probate
Court today appointed Major Richard SyI-
vester, superintendent of police, administra-
tor Of the estate of Captain Cooper Mrs
Cooper. mother of the deceased, formally
requested that Major Sylvester be appoint
ed by the court to administer the estate.
It consists Of the property above enumer-
ated.
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STEAM ENGINEERS, CONVENTION
Sixth Annual Meeting Convened at
Pittsburg Today.

PITTSBURG, Pa, September S--The
sixth annual convention OF the Interna-
tionai Union of Steam Engineers. composed
of the marine, stationary and hosting en-
gineers of the United States and Canada,
convened here today with 10 delegates
present. The first session was devoted to
the work of organization. Among the SUD-
jects to be considered will be extending aid
to the striking miners, the esta blishment OF
a fund for accident. sick and death bene-
fits and the ACCESSIBILITY of urging the adop-
ton of laws requiring men employed about
boilers to take out licenses. The conven-
ton will also be asked to take action re-
fuSing to accept any of the miners strike
fund in aid of the engineers locals that
have gone out in the anthracite districts.
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YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS.
Four Lads Before the Juvenile Court
This Afternoon.

In Juvenile Court this afternoon four of q
number OF small boys who. II Is alleged,
were discovered robbing the cigar store Of
Joseph Hollis at Pill 10th street northwest
last night Were arraigned before Judge
Mills for trial. The four lads answered 10
the names of William r. Thoma. aged ten:
Frank Perroni. aged seven: James X Por-
ter aged fourteen, and Roscoe Jackson,
aged fourteen. The last two named are
colored.
Three Of the boys were captured last
night Immediately after the robbery, while
young jackson was arrested this afternoon
shortly before the case was called.
Several witnesses testified to seeing the
youthful Offenders in the vicinity of the
store. and Officer Leavell told of the cap
ture. The boys made various statements
OF the matter and the mothers OF three OF
tne poys made an appeal to the court in
behalf OF the prisoners.
The decision of the court was that the
three smaller boys-young Thoma, Perroni
and Jackson-be given over to the care OF
the board OF chldrens guardians and
young Porter was sent to the reform school.
The boys gave the police of the first pre-
ctnct an exciting chase when the officers
attempted to arrest them last night Shortly
before o'clock Officer Leavell was patroll-
ing his beat around the Center market
When he saw a small boy run through
LOUISIANA avenue from 10th street in the
surrounding
Smithsonian Institution
Inc policeman walked up 10th and saw
two more boys coming out of Hony's store
ana start to run in the direction of the
park He started at once toward the store.
but before he reached the place two more
boys dashed out of the building and ran
away. The policeman found one boy in
the store and paced him under arrest. This
was young Thoma. As soon as he had been
iodged In the station house the officers re-
turned to the scene and located the other
boys in the park. They scattered as the
omcers approached and three of them
quickly disappeared, throwing away tobac-
co, cigars, cigarettes, etc, as they ran
Ofhcer Simpson chased the smallest of
the band on a bicycle and the little fellow
kept In the tall grass, where the policeman
could not follow mounted. When the hoy
thought he had gone far enough into the
grass he would lie down and allow the
policeman to dismount and get almost TO
HIM. When Simpson was within reaching
again before the officer, hampered with his
wheel, could reach him.
ihiS maneuFer was repeated several
times through the park, and finally the
policeman placed his bicycle against a tree
ana nnished the race on foot, capturing
the youngster near the Medical Museum.
The fatigue of the chase evidently over
taxed the strength of the youngster' for no
sooner had the officer reached him than he
Lea IN faint in the policeman's arms
SIMPSON carried the boy to a fountain and
restored him to consciousness but the little
fellow was too weak to walk and had to
De carried to the station house Officer
captured his young prisoner who was COM
pleteIy exhausted by his exertions I'm try
ing TO escape. The trio were locked IN at
the first precinct
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Sinking of Pierrot Approved by Gov.
eminent

BERLIN. September S.-The marine min
istry has given out the following official re-
port of the sinking of the Firminis, gunbsat
Crete-a-Pierrot:
Captain Eckermann Of the Panther had
received orders to capture the piratical gum
boat Crete-a-Pierrot. The Panther went,
therefore. from Port au Prince to Gonaives,
where it completely surprised the Crete-a-
Pierrot. The German commandant sent the
following ultimatum:
Strike Your colors within fifteen min
utes and disembark from your ship without
undertaking any defensive measures what
ever, otherwise an immediate attack will
follow
THE Panther had already cleared for &C
ton. The Crete-a-Pierrot hauled down her
Tag within the allotted time and the crew
dfsembarked. The Panther then intended
to take the Crete-a-Pferrot In tow, but an
explosion of her after powder magazine
soon occurred which was evidently effected
by the Crete-a-Pierrot's crew. The explo-
Sion destroyed her stern and set the vessel
ON hre, rendering taking her In tow i'm
possible, especially as further explosions
followed. As this was regarded as hostile
act and as the guns afore We're stin In
condition, the Panther's captain caused the
forward magazine to be exploded through
cannonade. After this was exploded the
Crete-a-Fierrot broke up and sank. The
admiral was on board with the refels.
"Gonaives is in the hands of the rebels
English Press Comment.
LONDON. September S.--A few of the aft
ernoon newspapers in commenting on the
subject. seem to anticipate that the sinking
Of the Firminist gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot by
the German gunboat Panther at the en-
trance Of Gonaives harbor may prove con-
troversiai. 80 summary revenge for a
breach of international courtesy" says the
St. James Gazette, lis like breaking the
frailest butterfly on the largest wheel. Sup
posing the butterf1y's big neighbor takes
hand In the game, matters may be become
almost serious"
The Westminster Gazette, specializing on
the matter. hold that nothing in Monroe
ism prevents a big continental power from
boxing the ears of troublesome boy on the
other hemisphere, SO long as the big boy
does not proceed to eat or otherwise annex
the small one"
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MEDICAL CORPS CANDIDATES.
Examinations Begun by a Board Of
Army Orders

A board of medical officers met at the
Army Medical Museum this morning for the
examination of class of ten candidates for
admission to the medical corps Of the army.
An equal number will be examined each
succeeding week until the present list Is
exhausted. A similar examining board is in
session In San Francisco.
There are about fifty vacancies in the
list Of assistant surgeons with the rank Of
first lieutenant. There are many candi-
dates. OF the number about forty will be
examined by the board in this city.
Col. Alfred c. Girard has been assigned
to duty as member of the board during
the absence of Lieut.. Col. J. Van R. Hoff.
who Is ordered to Fort Riley, Kan, to at
tend the military maneuvers.
Other medical boards are ordered to meet
here to examine four first lieutenants and
four captains in the medical department for
promotion.
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MR.. KNOX IN PARIS.
Attorney General Declines to Discuss
His Business There.

PARIS, September S.-P C. Knox Attor-
ney General Of the United States, who ar
rived here yesterday. is stopping at the
oHtel Ritz He declines to say anything
on the subject OF the negotiations for
clear title TO the Panama Canal Company's
property.
Special Assistant Attorney General Chas.
W. Russell, who has been here for some
time, went to England to meet Mr.. Knox
and communicated to him all the results
of his preliminary Investigations, SO Mr..
Knox comes to Paris fully informed on the
situation.
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JUMPED FROM MOVING TRAIN.
Herman Neuman Fatally Hurt Trying
to Escape Detectives.

NEW YORK. September S.-While on the
way to New York from Kansas City, Mo-,
in the custody Of detective, Herman Neu-
man jumped through the window of an ex-
press train going at the rate of fifty miles
an hour. at a point midway between Rhine
cliffe and Stattsburg, on the New York Cen
trail railroad. today, and was So badly hurt
that he will die. He was taken to hospi-
tai in Poughkeepsie. Neuman was employed
as q collector In this city for q brewing
company, and 1t Is alleged that a shortage
of $500 in his accounts was found Neu-
man left the city. During the course Of an
investigation the police declared that Neu-
man had committed bigamy. He was ar
rested in Kansas City and left there on Sat
urddy evening, in custody
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APPEALS FOR RELIEF.
Commissioner Yerkes Overwhelmed by
Letters Of INQUIRY.

Here Is sample Of the trouble that can
be caused to government bureau by any
enterprising person who invents scheme
to arouse the American curiosity:
A short time ago a guessing contest was
inaugurated as to the number of cigars on
which internal revenue was paid to the
government during the year 1901.
Since that time Commissioner Yerkes has
been having his daily mail increase with
requests for information, until at the pres
ent time he is receiving over fifty letters a
day on this topic alone
Today he appealed to the press of the
country for relief by printing the answer
IN the form of the following statement
showing by months the number of cigars
at s. per thousand on which the tax was
paid from July l, 1901, to August 1, 1902:
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Death Of John M. Sweeney

John NJ Sweeney died early yesterday
morning at the home of his mother. No
I'D Brightwood avenue. in the thirty sixth
year of his age. The deceased was a son
81 Mrs Johanna and the late Michael
sweeney. He was for some time a member
OF the local fire department and at the
lime OF MS death was a member Of the
F1remen's Relief Association of the Dis
trlct or Columbia. He was also a membe ar
or the Ancient Order of Hibernians No 4
Funeral services will be held at his
Late residence Wednesday morning at $50
o clock. Requiem mass will be celebratad
at the Church Of the immaculate Concep-
ton at O'Clock.