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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
EFFECT ON sUEZ CANAL.
Possible Results Of Building the
Panama Waterway.

The possible effect of the construction OF
the Panama canal on the business OF the
Suez canai is referred to in a report to the
Department of State by Mr.. Ravndel, Un1teo
States consul at Beirut, on the Suez canal.
"The traffic passing through the Suez ca
nal" says Consul Ravndal. has up to the
present time been constantly increasing.
The transit receipts for 1901 amounted to
s19,515,11616 Gan increase over 1900 Oh
81, s97. SSs SO, and were higher than In any
previous year since the opening of the
route Whether the canal will. however,
continue to receive growing share OF the
tonnage of the carrying trade to the orient
is a proposition affected no less by the
Canadian. American and Panama routes
than by the Bagdad, trans-Caucasian ana
trans Siberian railway schemes. 1t Is be-
lieved that the Suez canal interests, while
naturally concerned about the competition
which is springtng up in all directions, re-
gard the situation without serious misglv-
ings.
Even if the main path to the orient
shall be found to lie across America. the
canal has the Persian gulf, India, West
Australia and the east coast Of Africa
from Beira Che port Of Rhodesia) to sua-
kin, in the Red sea, to guarantee Its future
trade. To supply the growing needs OF
these and other east African ports, includ-
ing Djibuoti, Mombasa, Zanzibar, Dar-es-
Salaam, etc, the German and Austrian
Lloyds are increasing their fleets, and Mr..
Chamberlain, in speech at Mombasa, re-
Gently announced the speedy inauguration
of another direct line of steamers sub
sidized by the British government. To ia
cilitate rapid transit, the canal has quite
recently been supplied with four new light
houses. In considering the chances of the
Suez canal route, one must not fail to
attach due importance to the work OF de-
velopment now being performed in Az
riCsl,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
Washington Stock EXCHANGE.

,sales-Reguiar call, - O'Clock m-Capital Trac-
way and Electric As 5000 at 77 GOAT at H H7
$500 J. at 77 Capital Traction, % at Is5A, II at
H. # Fire Baes q W " 70
H. Washington Gas % at 9oA, q at soA Mer,
gton Street Railway and Electric IS 81 Sa a.
f 15%; s., o9S at 7S ooo at tn Mergenthaler
at spS F
Is a :, ssM 8 Eat At ss7, s 81 ss 8 & + ''.'
106& asked. Metropolitan 5s 100 bid. 123 asked
Metropolitan cert. indebt., 4. los bid, los asked.
Columbia 8s, 11s bid. 12O asked. Columbia I'd mort
5s, LOT bid, 100 asked. City and Suburban 5s, 90
ton Railway and T Da IS asEed
Miscellaneous Bonds...Washington Gas Is, A, 100
e sss des e Gas g. g. o bio So 1 bid s
Electric Light cert. indebt.. 6s, 104 bid. Chesa.
ps S. bid
sonic Hall Association IS, 102 bid. American Graph
oph Nss deb, deb Ss, IS bid:
ed saaSfGs aess ana
Washington Savings Bank, 1o5 bid. Ito asked. 'A''
asked. washington Hallway and Electric. pref ,? :,
Az bid, 43 asked. Washington Railway end Flee
National Bank ks oe of washington
bid, 4S5 a asked Mstropoltan; $50 bid 500 esked
second bd 1856 assed ceas 3D.
asked. Columbia, 2O5 bid Capital. 100 bid. Trad
ers', 1854 bid, 16o asked. Lincoln, 100 bid. Riggs
$50 bid.
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's, 26h bid, % asked
Franklin, 4s bid, So asked. Metropolitan, rs bid
90 asked. Corcoran, % bid. Potomac, e. bid, &c
asked. Arlington, '31 bid, IS asked. German
American 29O bid. National Union, ~ bid, ask
ed Columbia 11% bid. 12h asked. Riggs, 50. bid
Peoples 81 bid, asked. Commercial, bid. Co
lonial, 100 bid, 100 asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title, 90 bid
100 asked. Columbia Title, Az bid, AZ asked
Washington Title, bid, 2A asked:
Telephone and Graphophone StOcks.-Chesapeake
and Potomac. 45 bid. 4s asked American GRAPHIC
phone, com, 81 BID ID, ~ asked American GRAPHIC
Gas cks.-Washington Gas. 80 Did, CO.'S asked
Georgetown Gas, II bid
Type Machine Stocks.-Mergenthaler Linotype
10A asked.
Miscellaneous -Stecks.-Greene Con. Copper, t22st
bid. 22s asked. Washington Market, 1G15 bid
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, 215 bid 22S
asked. j. Maury Dove Co., $50 bid, 1876 asked
Realty Appraisal and Agency Co. 201a bid, % asked
"Ex-dividend. New stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
LEGAL TON OF COAL.
Corporation Counsel Gays It Consists Of
2.24O Pounds.

:
Mr.. A. b. Duyail the corporation counsel.
has rendered an opinion to the Commission
ers in regard to the question submitted by
the sealer Of weights and measures in the
matter OF the sales Of camel coal In the
District. Sealer Haskell stated that this
coal is purchased by dealers at 1900 pounds
to the ton. and they in turn retail 1t In the
same manner. claiming, however. that the
purchaser Is receiving 1900 pounds and not
ton. 1919
I'm other words" says Mr.. Duvall. "the
purchaser orders a ton Of coal. but receives
from the dealer 1900 pounds. The sealer
desires to be informed as to the legality of
such procedure. The act Of Congress for
the appointment of a sealer and assistant
sealer of weights and measures is silent
upon the subject of the number Of pounds
to ton of coal. but an ordinance of the
late corporation of Washington provides
All coal sold in the city shall be sold by
weight at the rate of 224o pounds avoirdu-
pois to the ton The act Of the late legis-
lative assembly approved August %, 1871.
provides that Coal shalt be sold by weight.
and 2-240 pounds shall be the standard for
a. ton, by which the same shall be weighed.
Section 3711 Of tha Revised Statutes of
the United States, amended March 10. 1898,
relative to the purchase of coal for the
coal shall consist OF 2, 24O pounds. All legis-
lation upon the subject, municipal and gov
ornamental alike. requires that a ton of coal
shall contain 2, 240 pounds.
Il am of opinion that the dealer when he
sells. ton of camel or any other coal is
required to deliver 2,240 pounds, and the
fact that when purchasing by the ton he
receives less than 2.24O pounds per ton is
immaterial.. If the dealer desires to sell
1900 pounds of camel or any other coal he
may do so upon its being weighed as pro-
vided by the act of March 2 1895; but when
he sells ton of coal the law requires him
to deliver 2,240 pounds"
Commissioner Macfarland has moved that
the opinion be approved and that 1t be
brought to the attention of dealers in can
mel coal by the sealer of weights and
measures,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today as
follows:
The Catholic Missionary Union, one four
story and basement brick building Bunk
er Hill road, Catholic University; cost $780,
coo.
Rev. j. P. Manley for st. Vincent de Paul
Church, one stone and brick church, corner
of South Capitol and M streets southeast;
cost, $4,000.
Llewllyn F. Davis, two three-story and
cellar brick dwellings, 3343 and 3345 Piney
Branch road, Mt. Pleasant; cost, SIS 900.
A. e. Randle, two two-story frame dwell
ings, Nichols street, Randle Park; cost,
$4,000
Henry S. Selden. one two-story and cellar
frame dwelling, 4419 9Th street northwest
Petworth; cost. 5000.
Eugene Belts, one two-story and base
ment brick dwelling, 1924 K street north
east; cost, $1,SOO.
M. Jarbeo. repairs to 80 G street south
east; cost, $500.
8. A. Coombs. repairs to 42s 400 4a2 and
ABA 61x street southwest; cost, 800.
w. v. Mahoney, repairs to 439 Jefferson
street, Anacostia, d. c.: cost, $780,
DR.. L. w. Glazebrook, repairs to 2022 P
street northwest: cost, $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
Perseverance Lodge Meeting.

A meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No.
2, I. o. G. T., was held Saturday evening
at Scottish Rite Hall. Mr. A. H. Frear,
the newly elected chief templar, presided.
Attention was called to the birthday party
which will be held this evening at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs Frear, 223 sth street
northeast. Lodge Deputy I. L. Corby an
nounced that the membership banner had
been won by the lodge at Tenleytown, and
should be delivered to that lodge with
appropriate ceremonies Thursday even
ing, May 81, was named as the date of
the presentation.
Lieut.. John c. Daley, chairman of the
committee to arrange for a reunion of
former members of Perseverance Lodge,
reported that an ample program and re-
freshments would be provided. Treasurer
Rollfe submitted his report for the past
quarter, showing the finances Of the lodge
to be in excellent condition.
The good of the order program consisted
of the following numbers: Piano solo, Mrs
Corby; recitation. Mrs. J. B. HilIman: song,
Miss Gladys Wilkinson: recitation. Mr..
Wilkinson: song, Mr.. Seaman: sing. Mr..
l. L. Corby; song, Miss Willard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
WRECK OF THE VERA CRUZ.
Perplexity in Official Circles in Regard
to Its Passengers and Intentions.

There is considerable mystery In official
circles of the Treasury Department today
relative to the wreck of the Vera Cruz III
Saturday in Ocracoke inlet, North Carolina
The life-saving service has received num-
Der Of kilograms from Its officials at the
Portsmouth. N. c.. life-saving station, near
which the vessel was wrecked. The crew
of this station rescued the crew and pas
sengers of the Vera Cruz. Newspaper teie-
grams from Beaufort. N. c.: say that the
Vera Cruz put into Ocracoke inlet with
local pilot to secure water. A mixture OF
official and unofficial kilograms reaching
the immigration service, the revenue cutter
service and the hve-saving service today
state that there were $50. some kilograms
say 500 Portuguese immigrants on board
the Vera Cruz, and that they have been
landed in a starving condition at small
towns near the life-savfng station An
other telegram says that the revenue cut
ter Boutwell, has secured the immigrants
and is taking them to Newbern or Beau
fort. The immigration officials. from the
meager information In their possession, are
disposed to look upon the Vera Cruz as
vessel engaged In trying to land POrtu-
guese immigrants in violation of the i'm
migration laws and to escape the head tax
of s. Ocracoke inlet, where the vessel
went ashore during a gale, Is many miles
from any port of entry for immigrants.
The presence of the vessel In the inlet
creates suspicion in the minds Of 1mm1-
grafton officials, If 1t Is true, that there
were a large number Of immigrants on
board, as represented. One telegram states
that the captain of the vessel has dis
appeared inland and this adds to the con-
fusion.
The register of foreign vessels in pos
session of the life-saving service does not
show that there Is any Vera Cruz large
enough to carry $50 immigrants or half that
number, and there is believed to be mis-
take somewhere. The register shows that
Vera Cruz III Is small Portuguese vessel.
It's tonnage Is 1873, and 1t Is a half brig. 1t
has been in business between Cape Verde
and New Bedford. This vessel left New
Bedford for Cape Verde last October. and
newspaper Geographic reports say the ves-
sci was on Its way from Cape Verde to
New Bedford when wrecked. The largest
OF the foreign vessels bearing the name
Vera Cruz has tonnage of less than 800,
far too small to accommodate many tmmi-
grants, and there is believed to be an ex-
aggeration of the facts somewhere.
Treasury Department officials are await
ing detailed and accurate information. II
1t can be shown that the vessel was bring
ing immigrants to this country and trying
to land them at some remote spot to es-
cape the head tax and immigration laws
the vessel will be coniscated and its OFF,
GERS prosecuted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
CLOSED UP TIGHT.
Wildwood Resort Not Open to Visitors
Yesterday.

After very busy week at Wildwood,
yesterday was one of the quietest on record
at this resort. Every door was locked and
bolted Saturday evening at shutdown and
ingress to any OF the several buildings was
impossible at any time from the closing
hour until o'clock this morning. Not a
drop of liquor was sold yesterday, and not
even water for drinking purposes could be
obtained at the resort, unless the sparkling
waters of the Sligo were utilized.
One lone car operated throughout the
day, the other cars being withdrawn. Trips
were made every half hour from both ends
If the line. During the morning hours the
traffic wah heaviest. conveying picnic par
ties to different points along the line. where
the day was spent In the woods Today,
however. the conditions of yesterday were
transposed. and activity and hustle once
more greeted the EYE and the conditions
of last week were Ipreyalent again.
1t is understoodio however, that amuse-
ment features will soea be added to the
place and the groundsuthrown open as a
summer resort during the evenings as long
as the hot weather continues. The equip
ment has not as yet been installed, but will
be, it is said. as soon saal things round into
shape and the. necessary improvements to
the buildings and EroAnas are completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
TO RECOVER RoLALTY.
Graphophone Company Defendant in
Suit for $4,000.

William Herbert Smith of this city,
through Attorney A. S. Worthington. to-
day instituted proceedings at law In the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
against the American Graphophone Com
pany to recover $4,000.
Mr.. Smith explains that by assignment
for a good and sufficient consideration he
is the possessor of all right, title and inter-
est in an invention of process for making
graphophone and monograph records. The
defendant, 1t is declared, agreed that in
the event certain tests should prove salts
factory it would use the invention In the
manufacture of it's records and pay therefor
5000 in cash and royalty OF 1 cent each
for every record made by the use Of the
process upon the "P" cylinder with a roy
atty on other blanks at a rate to be agreed
upon.
ii AS royalty of 1 cent per record upon
100000 graphophone and photograph rec
ords alleged to have been made by the
American Graphophone Company upon the
blank known the opp cylinder by the
process covered by the patent assigned to
Mr.. Smith he claims $4,000, and as royalty
on 100000 records made on blanks other
than the Up" cylinder he claims 1900, a
total of $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
APPEAL I'm MERGER CASE.
Record Received In the United States
Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Of the United States
today received a. transcript of the case OF
the United States against the Northern
Securities Company. known as the merger
case. on appeal from the circuit court for
the district Of Minnesota at st. Paul. to-
gether with transfer Of the case from
the lower to the higher court. This action
has been taken in accordance with the pur-
pose OF the counsel of the Northern Sc
curities Company to have the case tried In
the court Of final resort.
In the ordinary course OF events this case
would not come up for argument TOT at
least a year. 1t is probable, however, that
in view of the unusual interest attached 10
it. and the fact that an early determine
ton of the matter will be desirable TO
allow the Attorney General to act In otner
cases that may arise involving the same
point the court will be asked to advance II
on the docket. A.,
The court has adjourned over untll the
18th instant, on which date the Attorney
General may make some request IN reid-
ton to the case. ~,
The docket covers almost 1,IO0 printed
pages and is confined largely to the test-
mony, Ex-Attorney General Grisgs'
Francis Lynde Stetson of New YORK - w.
Bum. George B. Young and NJ. y. Grover
enter their appearance as counSei IoI .he
company AS the call of the docket mas
been suspended for the present term the
case cannot be called before next octooef'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
SALE OF WOOD ALCOHOL.
Question Regarding Rights Of Grocers
Referred to ATTORNEY.

The Commissioners have referred to the
corporation counsel the question as to
whether or not grocers shall be allowed the
privilege of selling wood alcohol. which Is
regarded as q dangerous poison. The mat
ter came up on letter of inquiry from
John H. Nagruder Of Connecticut avenue
and M street who stated to the Commits
sfoners that he had many calls for wood
alcohol, and in each case had to send to a
drug store for the liquid. Wishing to pro-
tect himself as well as his customers. he
asked If grocers might sell the alcohol. The
matter was first referred by the Commits
sioners to DIR. Woodward, the health officer,
who reported that the inquiry may have
been. suggested by the terms OF the law
regulating the practice of pharmacy in the
District of Columbia, approved June 10,
1878, or by the law relating to the sale of
intoxicating liquors. approved March 5.
1893. The law regulating the practice of
pharmacy provides as follows:
That 1t shall be unlawful for the pro-
prfetOr of any store or pharmacy to allow
any person, except a registered pharmacist,
to compound or dispense the prescriptions
of physicians, or to retail or dispense poi
sons for medical use, except as an aid to
and under the immediate supervision OF a
registered pharmacist --=--> -.
Commenting upon this; DR.. Woodward
says k...5 .. Il :, =. t..;-5.v -.
although wood alcohol is now recognized
as a poison, 1T would appear from the fore
going statement that it's sale by a grocer
would not be unlawful unless 1t were sold
for medical use. So far relates to the
excise law it may be stated that wood alco-
hol is a product of fermentation, and is,
moreover, intoxicating: but it is not an or
binary ingredient of Intoxicating liquors.
It has been used. however. by individuals
as substitute for intoxicating liquors. al
though with occasional disastrous results,
producing blindness of longer or shorter
duration, sometimes permanent. 1t is re-
srectfully recommended that the determine
ton of the question whether the sale of
wood alcohol by grocer is violation of
the law regulating Intoxicating liquors be
referredsto the corporation counsel"
I'm view of the Importance of this mat
ter" says Commissioner Mcfarland, in re-
viewing the papers, II move that 1t be re-
ferred to the corporation counsel" The
other Commissioners have approved this
course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
White-Claud N. Kerr and Mary L.
Rhodes, both of Luray, Va; Samedore Pc
trelli and Josephine Bonavires; John D.
Spaight and Katie H. Williams; James H.
Kelly and Florence E. West: Harry Leddon
and Carrie 8. Jett. both of Stafford Court
House. Va: Christian B. Ardeeser and
Mary E. Crawford: Robert L. Wilson of
Vicksburg. Miss. and Ida 8. McClelland of
Mobile. Ala: Cincinnatus w. Tyler and
Alice V. Grady. both of Richmond, Va;
James A. Gibson and Margaret C. Butler.
Colored--Parker West and Lizzie Mar
shall; VIM. A. Minor and Anna. NJ. Farley:
VIM. Misher and Mary E. Brown; Andrew
Payne, tr., and Florence johnson; David
W. Boyd and Susie r, Reed; Samuel Bet
tiers and Betty Morris
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
OFFERED TO MIR. HOLLIS.

Position as Umpire in Germany's
Claims Against Venezuela.
NEW YORK, May I.-Presdent Roose-
welt has rendered to Frederick w. Hollis of
this city the position of umpire to act in
the settlement of the claims of Germany
and Italy against Venezuela. Under the
terms of the settlement effected by Min
lister Bowen fixing of all damages for Ger
many was to be left to one person repre-
senting Germany and another representing
Venezuela, with an umpire to be appointed
by the President of the United States; and
similar method Of arbitration was to be
adopted in respect to the Italian claim.
1t is as umpire in each of these arbitra-
tons that President Roosevelt has solicited
the services of Mr.. Hollis. The question of
preferential treatment of Germany, Great
Britain and Italy is left to The Hague
court. Mr.. Hollis has the offer under con-
sideration and has not yet decided whether
he will accept or not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
REMAINS UNIDENTIFIED.
Body Of Man Killed by Cars Buried al
Public Expense

The body of the unknown white man
whose mangled remains were discovered
Saturday morning beside the track of the
Washington Southern railroad. near the
south end Of Long bridge, was inferred
yesterday In Alexandria county at the pub
lie expense, according to statements from
the county received at Alexandria this
morning. He was about thirty years of
age and was dressed in a neat suit of
clothes, but there was nothing about him
to reveal his identity.
Soon after his discovery as reported to
the coroner the remains were removed to
the county almshouse, where efforts were
made to ascertain his name. His head
was crushed and one arm and leg were
severed from his body.
When description Of the dead man
reached Washington it was suggested that
the remains were probably those of Ed
ward Osterman of Washington, aged TWEEN
ty-seven years, who has been missing from
his home for several days. but a closer
investigation by friends of Osterman con-
WINGED them, it is said, that the report
vas incorrect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
FUNERAL OF FRANCIS A. LUTz.
Services at Residence, Interment a
Oak Hill Cemetery.

The funeral of Mr.. Francis A. Lutz, who
died at his home, No. 1451 Bacon street
northwest, Friday morning, took place from
his late residence this afternoon at 2
O'clock Rev. Frank NJ Bristol, pastor of
Metropolitan M. E. Church, assisted by
Rev. Hugh Johnston. a former pastor of
the church, and now pastor Of the First
Church Of Baltimore. Md, officiating. In
torment was made in Oak Hill cemetery.
The pallbearers were selected from among
the lifelong friends of the deceased and
were Mr.. A. A. Wilson, Mr.. George w.
Pearson, Mr.. William H. Hoeke, Mr.. A. G.
Duvall, Mr.. John S. Swormstedt and DIR.
M. M Mofftt The services were private
only the relatives of the family being pres
ent.
Mr.. Lutz was a prominent member OF
Metropolitan M. e. Church. He devoted
much of his time to the accomplishment OF
good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
CAUSING CONCERN.
overcrowding at the Naval Training
Stations

Overcrowding at the naval training sta
tons along the Atlantic coast Is causing
concern to the Navy Department. There
has been considerable sickness among the
men recently, and 1t is feared in some
cases it has been the result Of overcrowd-
ing. There have been cases Of diphtheria
at Norfolk and Newport, meningitis at
League Island and scarlatina at New York.
The department has determined to relieve
the congestion by quartering the overflow
in tents. Two hundred tents have already
been called into service at League Island.
and similar steps will probably be taken at
New York At Norfolk tents have been
satisfactorily used for several weeks.
Several ships are shortly to go into COM
mission, and that will furnish further re-
lief. The Yankee, Dixie and Cleveland will
take their crews from the stations that are
most crowded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
Forest Fires Near Johnstown.

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, May 11.-Ffremen
called from Johnstown to protect mills and
other property from forest fires on the
mountain to the south of here have returned
home, leaving their apparatus with the lum-
bermen for use in case the flames again
break.
At Lanfair they saved the mills and lum-
Der of Kuhns and Goodwin. The populace
We're on guard all of yesterday and at
Dunlo and other points guards are main
tained to give warning in case the fire ap-
proaches buildings. Farm houses are
threatened on Chestnut Ridge. and unless
there Is rain soon great destruction of prom
erty seems inevitable.