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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales. regular call. IL O'Clock m:
st R:r sss q = ss Il i5sS 4
!ss ssa' sss ssSps ss
i 10 al IS I 70 Il 80 At ,2 % at i2 At
% ae q i z a 20 70 1t at la FL u
p e at Az and
way and Electric com, 100 at I0H. Colonial Fire
p Insurance COMPANY 10 at 100. Chesapeake and
Is at ssa at 8 4 ST. e 4sS at w ss
Argsnsnaler LINOTYPE at 1874 10 at 1861
After can Mergenthaer Linotype, % at 1se1s
,o asilro s BonsICapital Traction Railroad 49,
I2o bid. 12s asked. Metropolitan Railroad cept
i i A. 1o5 bid. 100 asked Metropolitan Rail.
1umba Railroad S. lis bid, 10 asked St Columbia S
Railroad I'd mort. 5s 1O7 bid, 109 asked City and
tomac IS. 90 bid. The washington Railwa n1 and and
E Miscsi, Company IS; Tx bid 7s asked.
B 100 bid United States Electric iPht de 3D.
trie Light cert indebt 6s, 1o4 bid. Chesapesse
and Potomac Telephone IS, 1867 bid. 1864 asked.
Masonic Hall Association IS, 1O2 bid. American
Graphophone deb. IS, 95 bid
and Trust $50 bid washington loan s sns
Trust "a q. BID 21s asked American security and
1os asked washington SAVINGS aR9 stq sass
1O5 bid. ITO asked. -'""A'
bid 124 asked The Washnsto1 Ra~ Dmpa aSi
7S "a ksiixsy and Electric Company com.
National Bank Stocks.-Bank of Washington 425
bid 40 asked. Metropolitan, ego bid, 500 asked
Central. 300 bid; Farmers and Mechanies', 800
bid. Second, 146 bid, 1853 asked Citizens. t229
bid Columbia. POS bid. Capital, 10 bid. Trad
ers, 159 bid. Lincoln, 1870 bid. Riggs 625 bid,
so asked. '
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's 261k bid, % asked.
franklin, 4S bid, IS asked. Metropolitan IS bid.
ssLe ed1eo rDrt0n bid 90 bid 20
American. 200 bid. National Union, TX bid, o
asked. Columbia. liz bid 12h asked Riggs. s&
bid Peoples. 6a bid. Z asked. Commercial,
bid Colonial. 95 bid 40 asked.
-, Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title, 92
Washington Title, bid, ~ asked.
Telephone and Grephophone Stocks-Chesapeake
and Potomac, 40 bid. 4S asked. American Graphic
phone Com. 3h bid, AZ asked. American GRAPHIC
phone Pref, x75 bid, 81 asked.
Gas stocks-washiDgton Gas, ssas bid. ssN ask
ed Georgetown Gas, rs bid
Type Machine neutrality-suspicious. Linotype,
bid, 1Oh asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Greene Con. Copper Com
pany, 22h bid, z2h asked. Washington Market,
161a bid. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, zoo
bid, go asked. ]. Maury Dove Company, 13J bid
1875 asked: Realty Appraisal and Agency Company.
20h bid. % asked.
sEx. div. New stocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
FOR DISTINCTIVE PAPER.
Bid Received From tho New York and
Pennsylvania Company.

Commissioner YerkeS Of the internal reve-
nue. bureau this afternoon opened bids for
the furnishing OF the distinctive paper used
by the internal revenue bureau for the
printing of internal revenue stamps. There
was only one bidder, the New York and
Pennsylvania Company. and its bid was
ITO cents pound.
From 100000 to ]. 25O,OOO pounds Of the
paper are used in a year. and the bid
opened today is for the paper for the next
fiscal year. beginning July 1, 1903. The
same company had the contract for fur
nishing the paper for this fiscal year, and
has had the contract for ten years past.
The Post Office Department yesterday
opened bids for furnishing specially manu-
featured paper for the printing of postage
stamps for the next fiscal year. 1t is said
to be likely that the New York and Penn
sylvania Company will secure the contract
for this work. which 1t has had for ten
years and had before the bureau Of en-
craving and printing began the printing
of stamps for the government.
Only about 10000 pounds Of paper are
used for postage stamps.
The bid for internal revenue paper is 4-lO
cents pound less than for this fiscal year,
as the government is now paying 5 LILO
cents pound for the paper from which are
printed internal revenue stamps.
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FIGHTING FOREST FIRES.
Citizens Of Southwestern Pennsylvania
Have Strenuous Task.

Have Strenuous Task.
JOHNSTOWN. Pa. May 12-Without
stop for sixty hours. exhausted and cholked
with smoke, the lumbermen and mountain
GERS of Cambria. Somerset and Westmore-
land counties are praying for rain to
Quench the forest fires that have been rag
ing for week. By almost superhuman ef-
forts of the inhabitants. and with the aid
of fire companies summoned from Altoona
and Johnstown. the villages and mills at
Dunlo, Vintondale and Twin Rocks have
been saved. On the Laurel HILL In West
moreland county, several houses have been
burned. and loss Of life was narrowly
avoided Guards surrounded the Cone
maugh Powder Company's plant at Sew
ard to prevent the flames reaching that es-
tablishment.
The relays Of mountaineers and lumber
men work about two hours each, when a
new body Of fire-f1ghters takes the place Of
each retiring brigade.
LATROBE, Pa. May 1.-THE most de-
structive forest fire in years Is sweeping
the ridge and threatening the destruction
of Waterford and Laughlinstown.
The fire commissioners have large force
of men fighting the fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
NEW ELECTRIC ROAD
CONSTRUCTION ACROSS PENNSYL-
VANIA AVENUE BRIDGE.
Plan Of East Washington Heights
Traction Company, Headed by
Mr.. A. E. Randle.

Mr.. Arthur E. Randle, president of tho
East Washington Heights Traction Rail-
road Company. notified the Commissioners
today that he was ready to begin construc-
ton of the electric railroad across Pennsyl-
vania avenue bridge, and was prepared to
make the necessary deposit. For ten years,
it Is said the Havemeyer syndicate and the
New York and California syndicates. which
have over half million dollars invested In
the eastern section Of the District, have
tried to get the right to run an electric
railway across the Pennsylvania avenue
bridge. They claimed that bridge was wider
and stronger than the Anacostia bridge.
the latter having a double track on 1t, and
over fifteen hundred teams a day cross it.
while only two hundred day cross the
Pennsylvania avenue bridge. Congress- how
ever, refused the syndicates the right to
cross the Pennsylvania avenue bridge with
an electric railroad.
About year ago Mr.. Randle, who built
the town of Congress Heights. and also the
electric railroad leading to it, bought the
land along Pennsylvania avenue for mile
distant, consisting Of over 5000, 600 feet Of
ground. He then bought controlling in
terest in the charter Of the East Washing
ton Heights Traction Railroad Company
and of the charter of the Washington and
Marlboro railroad, and succeeded in con-
vincing Congress that 1t was to the interest
of the District of Columbia to develop the
eastern section Of the District. The only
way 1t could be done, he said. was by an
electric railroad across Pennsylvania ave-
nue. bridge.
The Commissioners. it is stated. recognize
that that section had made no progress
since the refusal to authorize an electric
railroad across Pennsylvania avenue bridge.
Therefore, in the interest of that section,
they recommended and Congress granted
the East Washington Heights Traction
Railroad Company the right to run an cleo
trio railroad across Pennsylvania avenue
bridge. and the material is on the ground
to commence construction of the railroad.
1t is understood that 1t is Mr.. Randle's
intention to make connection between the
Capital Traction Company and the Chesa-
peake Beach railroad. and also with the
Washington, Annapolis and Baltimore
electric railroad at Benning, and to give
the Point Lookout railroad route into
Washington over Pennsylvania avenue
bridge
BY act of Congress the East Washington
Heights Traction Railroad Company is
given free transfers over the Capital Trac-
ton railroad to any part of Washington.
On the other hand. the Capital Traction
will have the three railroads named as
feeders when the new railroad is completed
and connections made
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MAY MAKE EXHIBIT
WASHINGTON MAY HAVE PAVIL
ION AT Sc. LOUIS.
Commissioner Mcfarland Says the
Matter Will Soon Be
Considered.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 12.-It is likely that
a considerable number Of American cities
will maintain a municipal pavilion as part
of 1.-The model city," or install municipal
exhibit as part Of the general exhibition OF
the Louisiana purchase exposition The
committee on legislation has begun a move
ment to induce the municipal law-making
bodies to make appropriations to this effect.
New York city already has made an appro-
priation of $4,000.
Boston is at work on q similar appropria-
ton, and preliminary steps have been taken
In Washington, D. c. Secretary Charles E.
Reeves Of the committee on legislation has
addressed to the mayors of the twenty-five
largest cities Of the United States letter
urging that each city make representative
exhibit as a part Of the general municipal
exhibition. It Is the purpose of the EXPOSE
ton to install the most comprehensive mu-
nicipal exhibits possible, illustrative OF the
civic development and progress Of Sc
lected number Of the largest cities In the
United States.
Commissioner Macfarland. president of
the District board, stated this afternoon
that nothing formally has come to the
Commissioners with regard to establishing
municipal pavilion for the District at the
st. Louis exposition. Mr.. Mcfarland has
received an unofficial intimation that steps
will shortly be taken by the exposition au-
thorit1es to present the matter in definite
shape. It was desired to know whether
the matter would be considered. Mr.. Mac.
farland assured the gentleman with whom
he was in communication that the Com
missioners would gladly consider the propo-
sition.
Whether the District will be represented
in the manner indicated in the above dis
patch remains to be decided after the def
mite proposition has been received. If an
appropriation is required the matter would
have to go before Congress. 1t is possible,
however, that in connection with the gov
eminent exhibit and building at the fair
the District may be able to secure q repre-
sentation with the other cities without
special appropriation.
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Building Permits.

Building permits were Issued today as
follows:
P. d. Riordon, brick addition and repairs
to 1855 ~ street southwest; cost $1,000.
James Cardinal Gibbons, brick addition
and repairs rear Of st. Augustine's Church.
10th between L and NJ streets northwest:
cost 5000.
Lille M. Wrenn. one two-story frame
dwelling, Brothers Place, Randle Park;
cost 81 500.
George Pitt. one two-story private brick
stable, rear of 1727 7th northwest; cost
Zoo.
Carl Hoffman,. brick addition and re-
pairs to 1916. 1913 and 1920 Grant street
northwest: cost $780,
Mrs. Agnes Downey, repairs to 112S North
Capitol street northwest; cost $45.
Francis Whom, brick addition and repafrs
rear OF TT 18th street northwest; cost 300
Charles Werner. repairs to 40 9th street
northwest; cost $780,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12

sanity. After the appointment of Drs. A.
F. Kilbourne of Rochester, Mimi; Michael
Campbell Of Knoxville, Tenn. and @. A.
Smith of Central Islip. L. l.. as commit
tee on nominations, large number of
new members were admitted, and the reg
istratfon took place. The session was
brought to a close by the address of Pres
ident Blumer
The topic, prevention of insanity and its
relation to marriage, was thoroughly re-
viewed and explained In the address. Re
cess was taken about O'Clock. and. after
luncheon. the membership repaired to Co
lumbia Theater IN attendance upon the
opening Of the medical congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
ADVERSE TO PANAMA TREATY.
Newspapers at Bogota Try to Influence
Public Opinion.

COLON, Colombia. May 12-Newspapers
just received from Bogota. the capital, con-
tain articles adverse to the Panama canal
treaty, and private letters from Bogota Of
recent date, referring to the growing oppo-
sition there to the treaty, affirm that even
a certain number Of the government Of
fcers are wagering in their adherence to
the treaty, and prophesy It's rejection by
the Colombian congress in its present form.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
PITCHED BATTLE IN CHURCH.
Anti-Clericals Prevent Priest From De
Hvering His Discourse.

PARIS, May 12.-There was a small riot
today in a church at Aubervilliers, vii
lage five miles from here Father Coube,
a prominent Jesuit and author. was an
nounced to deliver discourse and a large
crowd of anti-clerica1s made a demonstra
ton against him, during which M. Tory,
editor of a socialist organ, Interrupted the
speaker.
A pitched fight followed inside the church.
Fists, canes and chairs were used and the
Able Valadier was struck in the face with
q cane and felled by blow from chair.
Fifteen of the rioters were arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
PROMINENT MAN ARRESTED.
James K. Wales Charged With Embez
element at Toledo, Ohio.

TOLEDO, Ohio. May 12.-James X.
Wales, ex-deputy county treasurer. ex-
president Of council, recent candidate for
county treasurer and one Of the most gen
orally known men in Toledo, was arrested
today on a charge of embezzlement on COM
plant of former County Treasurer Joseph
L. Yost.
The specific charge is that Mr.. Wales
hypothetical 500 city bond with So &C
crued interest. The alleged offense Is
claimed to have been committed when Mr..
Wales was employed under Mr.. Yost as
deputy treasurer.
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Government Bonds.
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. Md, May 12.-FLOUR-Dull. un-
changed; receipts, II, 7s7 barrels; exports, b.4s4
barrels.
WHEAT-steady; spot. 7sAa79h: May. 7sNa
No red, 751aa7bN: receipts o. 40 bushels: SOUTH
79H.
CORN-Firmer; spot. 5oKa5OM; May, 5OHa50N;
June 49&a50; steamer mixed. 45xa45K; receipts,
30. S67 bushels; southern white corn, 46a52; south
ern yellow corn, 46a52.
OATS-Quiet; No. white. .40h; No. 2 mixed.
3715a3S: receipts, Is, 40 bushels.
RYESteady; No. e 56a561h; No. 2 western 5Ta
57h; receipts H. 100 bushels; exports, ssh BUSH
els.
HAYlSteady unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Quist, unchanged
BUTTER-Higher tendency. unchanged.
EGGS-Receipts moderate, unchanged.
CHEESE-Unchanged.
SUGAR-Unchanged.
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Death Of an Old Engineer.

CHICAGO. May 12.-Rynere van Sickle.
said to have been the Oldest living railway
engineer, is dead in the almshouse Of Win
nebago county, Illinois, at the age of nine
ty-six years. He was graduate of Prince
ton University, and after leaving school
had an engine on the old Bordsntown and
Trenton railway. He had lived In Rock
ford since 1854. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
Contract Awarded,

The Commissioners have decided to award
the contract for the police substation in
Tenleytown to Messrs. Burgess & Parsons,
bringing 1t within the amount of the an
preparation available. The first bid was
$26l In excess of the appropriation. One
steel cell has been eliminated. 1t can be
cured for the purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
Rev. Peter Anstadt Dead

YORK. Pa. May 12.-Rev. Peter Anstadt
D. D.. the Oldest minister In the general
synod of the Lutheran Church. died at
his home here today. At one time he was
Q member Of the faculty OF SusQuehanna
University at Selins Grove. Allied a nuIntt
at Gettysburg. ana for many wears Was
engaged in the publication OF church and
Sunday school literature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
Richard Henry stoddard Dead.

NEW YORK, May 12.-Richard Henry
stoAdard. the poet. died today at his res
idence In this city.
Mrs Stoddard died less than q year ago.
and his son, Lorimer Stoddard, ia also dead
fly left.
For a week past he had been confined to
his bed with rheumatism OF the heart and
ills Incident to old ago.
Mr.. Stoddard was born In HfqGham,
Mass, on July 2, 1924
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
Chicago Gambler BANKRUPT.

CHICAGO. May 12.-Geo. v. Hankins,
once known as the prince Of the sporting
fraternity of Chicago. and whose fortune
was accounted over $1,000, 0OO has been re-
neved OF debts amounting to SS14.618 by
that he had no available assets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
Prominent Army omcers Here.

Lieutenant General Sehofield retired. IL
on a visit to this city. and expects to leave
In a few days for West Point. N. Y.
Colonel Mills. superintendent Of the Mill
tary Academy. was at the War Department
today in conference with the officials re-
garding the projected improvements at
West Point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
RUSSIA AND MANCHURIA.
NJ. Plancon Declares the Country Open
to Foreign Travel.

III. 1IaHcuH OecIafes tue country open
to Foreign Travel.
PEKING, May 1.-THE Russian charge
d affaires. M. Plancon. has given reassur-
ances regarding Manchuria. He has issued
an official notice that all Manchuria is open
to foreign travel and adds that passports
are no longer necessary.
There were 800 Russian soldiers at New
chwang. who were removed about the date
fixed for the evacuation. and the same
number returned to Newchwang. It ap-
pears that the Russian force which return
ed to the Liso forts merely used the forts
as temporary resting places. while Journey
ing southwark to their station on the
peninsular.
The United States consul at Newchwang
has arrived here to confer with Minister
Conger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
Students to Take Strikers, PLACES

MELBOURNE, Victoria, May 12-Tbe
government has sent circular to emplov
ers Of labor asking for volunteers. who are
invited to state the capacity in which they
are prepared to serve during the railroad
strike.
One hundred and fifty university students
have been enrolled as a vigilance commits
tee to protect the men at work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12

Miss Mildred Saunders of 1925 street
~ nor nwest was knocked down by bicycle
In front Of Chase's Theater about o'ciock
yesterday afternoon, but was not injured.
Inc bicycle was ridden by George Smith
of 314 G street northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
DR.. Paul to Represent venezuela.

01' TUX co 1scP1 S7Se11e c11ezuc1ds
Mr.. Russell. our charge d'affaires at Car
acas. has informed the State Department
that DR.. jose de Jesus Paul has been APP
pointed representative OF Venezuela on the
mixed commission which Is to pass Or the
claims of the United States. DIR. Paul is
also Venezuelas representative on the
French-Venezuelan commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
Addressed by Cen. schwan.

Brigadier General Schwan. u. s. A.. re-
tired. made an address on military affairs
before the general staff of the army at the
Army War College building on Jackson
place this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12

The Star yesterday. at which time official
advices were not full. Since yesterday adj
vices have been freely received from gov
eminent representatives at North Carolina
points.
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SPECIALISTS ON INSANITY.
Session Held at Shoreham Hotel This
Morning.

The opening session of the fifty-ninth an
nuaf meeting of the American Medico-Psy-
Geological Association. beginning at 10
o'clock this morning was devoted, for the
most part, to the consideration Of the re-
ports Of various committees and officers
and the presidents address,
After calling the 100 delegates to order
DR.. G. Adler Blumer Of Providence, r, l..
the president, introduced Commissioner H.
B. F. Mcfarland, who extended cordial
greeting to the practitioners.
He said, In part:
ION behalf Of the executive government
and the 100000 citizens Of the District
whom 1t represents, I welcome you 70 the
national capital, and hope that you will
make 1T your annual meeting place. You
know personally from former visits it's at
1t which every good American has You
have special interest because of its scien-
tiflc institutions and treasures, and es-
pecially the Government Hospital for the
Insane, where our friend. DIR. Richardson,
is making such great success We are
proud Of st. Elizabeth and its superin-
tendent. We believe that 1t shows the
progress which you and those whom YOU
represent have made in the treatment of
the insane
1.-THE physician can do something, can do
much In many cases, now, for the mind dis
eased, and in the treatment of the Insane.
and especially the pauper insane, there has
been a revolution and a great advance We
are all interested, especially those of us
who have q governmental responsibility in
this important matter, which is more and
more important under the increase on the
one hand Of nerve wrecking conditions
and on the other Of greater altruism.'
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Mr.. Brigham Is Improving.

TOLEDO, Ohio. May 12.-Assistant Sec
rotary Of Agriculture J. H. Brigham arrived
at his home In Delta. Fulton county. from
the st. Louis exposition dedication cere-
monies iii with heart trouble. He IL much
better today. was able to walk into tn
village and drive out to his farm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers. 1419 F st., members New York
stock exchange. Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board of trade
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Gen. sternberg's Address.

Mr.. Mcfarland was followed by Gen.
George M Sternberg. surgeon general of
the army, retired, whose remarks bore more
particularly on the development Of insan-
ity in the army, and by Gen. Walter Wy
man. surgeon general of public health and
Marine Hospital Service. The latter, after
welcoming the visitors, reviewed the work
OF st. Elisabeth Asylum for the Insane,
located near this city, and explained nu-
merous observations President Blumer
assured Commissioner Mcfarland and Gen.
erals Sternberg and Wyman that the men,
bers Of his association were grateful for
the manner In which they were received
The actual work Of the session began
with the adoption Of the report Of the
committee Of arrangements, submitted by
DR.. A. b. Richardson Of st. Elisabeth
Asylum for the Insane. The assemblage
also considered and acted upon the report
OF the council; the secretary-treasurer, DR..
c.. b. Burr of Flint, Mich. showing bal
ance Of q 316.61 tn the treasury; and of the
editors OF the American Journal Of In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12

Steamship Arrival.
At New York-Cevic. from Liverpool.
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The Dividend Anticipated.

The general impression In local financial
circles has been for some time past that
the expected extra dividend would amount
to $50 per share.
1t is supposed that is why the stock on
the local exchange sold recently as high as
9512. Since that time, however, there has
been a steady decline, and today stock was
sold for $50.
AS is we'll known the regular annual
dividend paid is 10 per cent, which Is at
the rate of 81 per share. On this basis the
stock pays 4 per cent on $50 There Is a
now be the selling price of the stock.