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Evening star., 1903-08-03
Information Wanted.

dispatch was received at police head
quarters this afternoon asking for informa-
ton concerning George Lee who died at
Manchester. Mass. last night 1t was
stated in the message that Lee had been
employed in this city in the stable Of J. A
Donovan. near 10Th and NJ streets north
west. The police learned that Lee. who was
colored man about fifty years old. had
worked at Mr.. DonOvan'S stable. He had
a wife in this city, the police were inform
ed, and had lived at the house of Mr. Han
son. 1872 18th street. Further efforts are
being made by the police to locate relatives
OF the dead man in order to advise them
what To do with the body.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
License Clerk Donovan at HOSPITAL

Mr.. William j. Donovan license clerk in
the office OF the collector of taxes. is a pa
tient at the Emergency Hospital. He is
suffering from trouble with his lungs which
was probably caused by illuminating gas
He was found unconscious in the bath room
at his home. 1918 o street northwest, about
10 o'clock yesterday morning. His condi-
ton was regarded as critical when he
reached the hospital but he was soon re-
stored to consciousness. This afternoon
at the hospital it was stated that the pa
tient was suffering from bronchitis and 1t
Is expected he will recover In a few days.
All that the sick man remembers of his ex-
perience Is that he went to the room to take
bath. When the house was reached by
Dr. Dunn he found there was an odor Of
gas in the bath room. The gas Jet was
lighted. but not gas enough had escaped
to cause an explosion.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
Washington Stock EXCHANGE.

Sales-Regular call. IL O'Clock m-Capital Trac-
ls2 10 at 17S Greene Copper, Afsr
neton Gas. at 90. ~ '-'' at ILL., WASH
Railroad Bends.Ic.p,tal Traction 4s. 1904 bid.
Metropolitan cert indebt.. 4. ios bid. Me Metropei s
tan cert indebs =: los bid los asked. Columbia
City and sahare.n . 81 ba an.esstla 's and ps
toniac s.. 81 bid. Washington Railway and Elec-
Miscellaneous Bonds.-washington Gas ss, series
A., A., 1oSf bid W.shinEton Gas g.. series B; lo3A
h 1S% s..sd sess fst ds dsD limp s' los bid
s. IS IS ss 'is asked Masonic Hail Association
Safe Deposit and Trust stocks.-NationaI Safe
nspGst and i.s 3D. +S asked Washing
n Msns sssk. 's s.aa Trust ,ss BID w 30 %
ss$ ss!ss: ss,;ss 81 'es asked Wash
asked Washington Railway and Electric. pref.
SO bid Washington Railway and Electric, com,
BID $50 500 S IS
sd 3D. aa? s s
sa pa liz SS m ssP Ss 1S BID S%
in.uisnee stSsis.fi5snen: 8 bid. 50 asked.
man 2ss 1ia - % union. 81 a.lss
bid. 9n asked. Peoples. bid. eX asked. Com
mercial, 5 bid, 5N asked.
Title insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title, 63h
bid. 95 asked. Columbia Title, ~ bid, asked.
Washington Title. ~ bid, 3 asked.
and Potomac. 30 bid, s9S asked American Graph
ophons. com. 81 bid ~ asked. American Graph
Ophone, pref, asked -
Gas stochs.-washingtou Gas. $50 bid. 5ok ask
ed: Georgetown Gas. 70 bid
ITO bid. 171A asked. Lanston Monotype. bid
81 asked.
Miscrllaneous Stocks.-Grsene Con. Copper, 1911
bid, 70 asked. Warrington Market IS bid. Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat, 215 bid. 240 ASK.
Cd. J. Maury Dove, $50 bid. Realty Appraisal
Agency. 20 bid,
sEx-dividsnd.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
Stocks We're Rather Sluggish
and Weak.
PACIFICS FREELY SOLD
ENTIRE WESTERN GROUP SUE.
FERED DECLINES.
Toward the Close the Market BecamS
Very Dull-General Market
Reports.

NEW YORK. August 3.-Dealings were
very small at the opening In Wall street to-
day and price changes were uaimportant IN
the leading stocks. Tho market generally
showed steadiness and there were sharp
fractional gains I'm Mexican Central and
Realty preferred. Amalgamated was slight
ly easier. but the speciaties were otherwise
neglected.
Prices were inclined to yield In the early
dealings. Rock Island. Atchison and Union
Pacific fell off fractions. but there were no
offerings of consequence elsewhere. \ few
advances of note occurred In the inactive
quarter. including Az In Minneapolis st.
Paul and Sault Ste. Marie preferred and
lax In Realty preferred. Corn Products
preferred and North American. Kansas
City Southern declined He. and Minneapolis.
St Paul and Sault Ste. Marie /.
Dealings in stocks during tho forenoon
were the smallest Of the year and prices
cid not move perceptibly except In few
cPsns. Metropolitan Securities rose 2is:
New Haven. 2. and American Woolen.
~ Virginia Carolina Chemical lost Ia.
Rubber Goods preferred l point. and
Realty preferred lost its rise. Bonds were
duh and irregular at noon.
Traders offered the Pacifcs more freely
and lowered Union Pacific /. TO 1874 West
ern stocks generally sold OFF additional
fractions. and there We're also losses of l
to IA in Sugar. Ice preferred and Railway
Investment preferred Pullman and Ten
nessee Coal We're lifted n point.
Missouri Pacific became more prominent
In the downward movement and lost Is.
making the second only of tho representa-
tive stocks in which the days movement
got near a point. Minneapolis. ST Paul
and Sault Ste. Marie preferred reacted
2ia and Hide and Leather preferred lost a
point. The general market continued al
most ltfeless. but was somewhat firmer at
> clock
Evening star., 1903-08-03
Mr.. Howe Totten Badly Bitten

About 7 o'clock last evening at Boyds.
Md. Mr.. Howe Totten. young lawyer
we'll known in Washington. in attempting
to part two of his immense great Dane
dogs, which were fighting. suffered very
painful injuries by getting his hands In the
mouths Of the dogs. The full extent Of his
injuries cannot be determined. His right
wrist was badly chewed. and several
fingers Of the left hand were badly lac
Grated. 1t was necessary to pour cold
water on the dogs in order to part them.
Mr.. Totten Is a popular young man, who
resides at Boyd's in the summer with his
mother Mrs Mary Howe Totten. in their
beautiful country home, Winderbourne.
Mr.. Totten is the president of the Anti
Bursting Pipe Company of Pittsburg. He
came to Washington for treatment last
night. and is in the city today. He Is we'll
with the exception Of his mangled hands
which he has to carry In a sling.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
CAPT. BoARDMAN's TRIP.
1t is Thought That It Relates to Inves-
tigation of John Wesley Stewart.

Capt Boardman, chief of detectives. was
not at his desk today. and Sergt. Carter
was acting In his stead. 1t Is said that he
went to MoundsviIle. w Va, last night on
important business IN connection with a
case under investigation. 1t is believed
that he Is looking for information as to the
time John Wesley Stewart was released
from the prison. Stewart. as heretofore
published in The Star, led at his home
near Accokeek. Prince Georges county,
Md. in May, and since that time the police
-of Anacostia received information which
led them to believe that he killed Kate Jor-
dan in II. H.llSdale the night before Christmas.
Word came from the MOundSville PRISON
that Stewart was not released until five
days after the Jordan murder was COM
mtted
Statements of people who knew Stewart
indicate that there was possibility Of a
mistake on part of the prison officials.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
Government Bonds.
Baltimore Markets.


Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE. August 3.-FI4OuR-Quiet winter
extra 81 &sS3 10: winter clear, 81. .40aS} 90 WIN
ter raight. 50. 70aS3 81 winter patent, 81 g5a
81 10: spring clear. $3.55as3 10: spring straight,
81 2baS4.3o: spring patent 81 i5aS Io receipts.
L.. ,55 barrels; exports. 81. l45 barrels.
WHEAT-Firrner; spot contract, Eaa, aS0: spot
No , red western. 81 ASIA August .9;. sso: Sep
temter. so*.aso1s; December. s2Ia; steamer No. 2
red. 75t.a75tl. receipts, 81 St5 bushels: exports.
5000 bushels; southern by sample, 62aso; do. on
grade, 76aSO.
CoRN-Easy SPOT. 55I2a55a.; August, 55ita55a.:
September. 56La!6N: steamer mixed. .3i "a 534
receipts 1s 275 bushels; southern white corn. 55a
5s: do. yellow. a5a59
OATS-Steady; No . white 33a39l~; No. 2 mix
ed 3sa88L2 receipts %. 10s bushels.
RYE-Firm No. 2. 10; No. western. 80.
HAY-Du and easier: No. timothy. $l9: No.
clover mixed, $l550aSl6.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-R Rates steady; steam to Iiv-
erpool per bushel. ll2d. August; Cork for orders,
per quarter IS. Sd. August
BUTTER-Tnchanged.
EGGS Unchanged.
CHEESE Unchanged
SUGAR-Unchanged.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
The Papal Election.
From the London Spectator.

The papacy is still a great living force in
politics. and in spite of the mass of tradi-
tions with which he Is bound down. each
successive pope usually contrives to make
his personal character and opinions felt.
The statesmen Of Europe are always,
therefore. excited about the succession and
rumors are circulating about this and that
pressure which is to be applied to the con-
clave. some dreaming even that the four
"yetoes' may again be used against in
dlvtdual cardinals We disbelieve most of
these stories. and think that the conclave.
meeting In full liberty. will choose the man
speedily. but they will not be fettered
Evening star., 1903-08-03
RIOTING AMONG ITALIANS
Forty-Five Of Them Under Arrest in
Buffalo

BUFFALO, N. Y, August "A riot
broke out in front Of the Niagara elevator
on Ohio street today and as a result forty
five Italians are under arrest. and detec-
t1ves are looking for more. No one was
hurt although scores OF shots were ex-
changed.
The fight took place between the en-
ployes of the Niagara elevator and Ital-
ians who are employed at the plant OF
the Buffalo Union Furnace Company 1t
Is said 1t was provoked by an employe of
the Niagara elevator, who shouted derisive
epithets at the Italians as they were pass
Ing along the street.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
Russians Still Making War
like Preparations. ,
WAR EXPECTED SOON
BOTH EMPIRES HAVE SQUADRONs
WATCHING EACH OTHER.
The Situation In North China is Re-
ported to Be Very
Grave.

VICTORIA, B. c., August 3.-Omcers OF
the steamer Tacoma. which has arrived
from Yokohama, report that Russian
agents are buying up the large orders OF
bean cakes at the Japanese ports and stor-
ing provisions and war munitions at Port
Arthur. Troops were also being hurried
westward and war was expected to occur
at any time.
An idea Of how serious the steamers Of
ficers regard the situation is shown by the
fact that the first inquiries they made when
the pilot boarded the vessel here was to
ask II any ulttmatum had been sent or war
declared.
The Tacoma brought news to the effect
that three Roman Catholic missionaries
have been murdered by Chinese insurgents
at Pinh-li. in shansi province. The re-
naming missionaries and their families,
escorted by Chinese troops arrived at Hsun
Yange. whence they took passage for
Hangkow.
New Comet Discovered.
Shiro Inou Yenouie. Japanese astrono-
mer. has discovered a comet in the
Cygnus constellation, not far from the
Lyra. moving northward.
The Japanese telegraph companies have
consented to the lowering OF the telegraphic
charges on messages between Nagasak and
Hong Kong for the Pacific cable.
The Russian Asiatic squadron has been
ordered to assemble for maneuvers in the
vicinity Of Vladivostock.
The Japanese standing squadron Is now
engaged in summer maneuvers off Hoko-
saidO. Thus says the japanese Herald.
the main naval forces Of Japan and Russia
are naturally attracted to northern
waters.
Marquis Ito's Way Made Clear.
TOXIC, July 1s. (via Victoria. B. c..
August 3.-The way of Marquis Ito. who
has been made president Of the privy coun-
Gil. Is cleared for his ascendancy in the ma
tonal council. Count Mutsukata and Mar
quis Yamagata have been made privy coun-
cillors. i
The appointments. which were impress
sively conferred by the mikado were un-
expected by the two latter. we'll as by
the Japanese public.
The Importance Of the recent cabinet
changes lies In the elevation of Marquis
Ito to a position where he will be removed
from the disabling Odium of party manage
ment, and be able at any time to take the
reins.
The so-called domestic crisis" transpar-
emily made to seem like a ministerial
squabble. is believed to be carefully ar
ranged precaution against Imminent war.
kilograms published in the japanese
papers within the last few days from North
China, show the situation to be threaten
ing
Evening star., 1903-08-03
Call Of Citizens Alliance in
Denver.
TO DANISH AGITATORS
MEN ARE ADVISED TO RESIST
SUCH ACTION.
President of Alliance Replies Sharply
and There is Prospect Of
Trouble

DENVER, Col. August 3.-The Citizens
Alliance of Denver has issued a call for
mass meeting at the Denver chamber OF
commerce for tonight, with the implied
understanding that action will be taken to
out of town certain agitators who
have been conspicuous in the recent labor
troubles in Denver.
The printers union, In resolutions adopt
ed at yesterdays meeting. has expressed
the intention Of it's members to oppose
the alliance to the utmost.
The resolutions Of the printers state that
the attitude of the alliance is fraught with
peril to the liberty of the people and Is an
incentive to lawlessness. The Topographic
cal unions condemn such steps as out
rageous and anarchistic in the extreme.
concluding as follows:
Resolved, That we warn members OF
the Denver Citizens Alliance against TAX
ing such action because of the cOnse-
quences that will follow. and further. urge
any member of organized labor assaulted in
such a manner to protect himself to the
fullest extent.
President Craig Talks.
President ]. C. Craig of the Citizens
Alliance said today that he believed that
the action of the Citizens Alliance OF
Idaho Springs, in expelling the union
miners who were accused Of completely
In the blowing Up Of the Sun and Moon
converter, would be commended at the
meeting of the Denver alliance. called for
tonight. but that no radical or unlawful
action would be taken. He expressed In
dignation at the action of the Denver Ty-
biographical Union in adopting resolutions.
warning the alliance against following the
example OF the Idaho Springs alliance.
1T Is not the intentiOn,' said Mr.. Craig.
''tO drive any one out of Denver. But in
Idaho Springs the situation was different.
for these men and others had been making
threats for months and finally resorted to
dynamite. l believe the community not
only say ed considerable expense but also
prevented the sacrifice OF many lives by
their action, and therefore 1t should be
commended.
President Craig said further. that a reSo-
luton would be introduced tonight to ask
the police to enforce rigidly the law against
carrying arms. He added that his own life
had been threatened. but that he had no
fear of violence.
Letter From Sheriff Sandberg.
A communication was received today
from Sheriff Sandberg of Idaho Springs,
by a committee Of the miners. who were
expelled from that town in answer to a
letter sent by them to the sheriff. in which
they notified him that Governor Peabody
had advised them to apply to the local au-
thorities for protection. Sheriff Sandberg
replies that he intends to maintain law and
order in Clear Creek county without fear
or partiality to any persons or class
Evening star., 1903-08-03
GOV. ODELL IN DENVER.
Calls on Gov. Peabody and Drives
About the City.

DENVER. August 3-Governor b. b.
Oden of New York and party, who have
been making pleasure trip In the
west arrived in Denver this morn
ing. They visited the capital. where
they exchanged greetings with Governor
Peabody and other state officials and
held an informal levee. From II to /
O'Clock n reception in honor of General
Greene police commissioner of New York,
who is one of the party, was held in the
Loyal Legions rooms. and General Greene
met General Irving Hale and other former
comrades in the Philippines.
This afternoon the party enjoyed a car
riage drive about the city. Governor Odell
goes direct to New York from Denver. leav-
ing here this evening over the Burlington
road
Evening star., 1903-08-03
COTTON MILLS SHUT DOWN.
Price Of Raw Material Too High for
Manufacturers,

BOSTON. Mass, August 9.-Additional
cotton mills in New England have decided
to curtail production or close down. The
mills of the Russell Cotton Manufacturing
Company at Middletown and Higganum.
Conn, have closed for an indefinite time
on account of the raw cotton situation.
The Libby and Dingley Company Of Lew
iston Me. is closed this week The Nashua
and Jackson companies of Nashua. N. H..
will stop their mills the last week of Au-
gust and the first week in September for
repairs, changes. etc.
The extent of the curtailment in Fall
River this week Is about 1000 spindles
in ten mills. The yarn mills will stop
Thursday night and parts of other cor
porations will ..lJo be stopped.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The changes that have taken place in the
quotation prices Of standard securities as
the result of the liquidation that is In prog
ress in the stock market is of interest to in
vestors Some stock brokers. proceeding
on the assumption that the downward ten
dency has about reached an end. are calling
attention to the prevailing prices as COM
pared with those Of a year ago. Such a
comparison brings out the fact that in what
Is called standard railroad bonds the de-
cline has varied from 2h per cent to 10 per
cent. while in railroad stocks Of the same
grade the depreciation has gone all the way
from 81 per cent to 10 per cent.
The special Importance of this compari-
son is the change that has taken place in
the rate Of interest. Naturally as the quo
tation value Of the securities has fallen
Off the percentage Of interest which they
yield has appreciated The return in in
terest at the present prices Of the bonds
and stocks of the class above referred to
ranges from 3.S5 per cent to 535 per cent
on bonds and from $40 per cent to 4.51 per
cent on stocks. These figures which have
been carefully prepared. show plainly the
effect Of the shrtnkage in the prices in the
rate OF interest. An appreciabls advance
in the income producing character of stocks
and bonds has, therefore. taken place.
The question of Importance is as to
whether the present range Of prices is to
continue or whether there is to be return
after the process Of liquidation Is complet-
ed. There Is quite a general opinion among
men who are supposed to have good judg-
ment in such matters that the rate Of in
terest is not likely soon to return to the
basis OF year ago In other words. the
income producing value Of money is to
improve and It Is believe" that 1t will be
possible to get a higher percentage from
tirst-class bonds-then 4 per cent and less.
From the present point of view a per cent
basis for money In this country does not
seem as imminent as it did year ago.
The licenses required by law for fire In
surance agents. brokers and solicitors have
been issued by the insurance commissioner
for the current year. and are being issued
as rapidly as applications are made. Some
weeks ago the licenses for the last year
were sent out. that the work Of the in
surance Is now UP to date.
new feature Of the annual report OF
the insurance superintendent for the Dis
trict, which is now being prepared, will
be detailed statements Of the condition of
all insurance companies licensed in the Dis
trict for the year ending December 81
1902.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
NAME WAS THOMAS.
Pension Papers Oh tie Body Found
Near BeltsviAe, Md.

The name on the pension papers taken
from the pocket of the eoat found not far
from where the body of man was dis
covered in the woods near Beltsville some
days ago, as printed in Saturdays Star.
was Richard Thomas and. not Thompson
as the local police were Informed. The coat
is of the material the same as the trousers
worn by the dead man.: The papers show
that the man was a private In Company u
18th Regiment. u. s. A. His pension Ger:
titicate Is numbered 236SS2 and his voucher
number is 68O42 The papers show that ne
was pensioned in 1880 for rheumatism anG
resulting diseaseB
Evening star., 1903-08-03
SEATTLE MILLIONAIRE ROBBED.
Thomas n. Lippy Brutally Assaulted
and Tied to Stairway.

SEATTLE. Wash. August 3.-Thos. II.
Lippy the Klondike millionaire. was con-
fronted by two masked burglars in his
home on returning from church last night.
He was beaten on the head with a revol-
yer and was bound. gagged and tied to
post of the stairway. servant girl. who
had previously been surprised by the bur-
glars and tied to the stairway, witnessed
the attack on her employer.
Lippy was robbed OF two gold watches
and $14. all the money on his person. His
wounds are considered serious.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
ERROR AS TO CASHIER BROCK.
Never President Of American Bonding
Company Of Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. Md. August "A press
dispatch. which was dated Doylestown, Pa.
July 80 and printed in Pennsylvania papers
Of July 81, contained a statement that
Cashier Brock of the suspended national
bank Of Doylestown was the president OF
the American Bonding Company of Balti'
more. and that the defunct bank "holds
many of the bonding company's securities"
This statement was erroneous, there being
no foundation of fact for 1t.
Baltimore is the home Office OF the Amer
lean Bonding Company, all Of its general
officers are citizens Of Baltimore Mr.. Jas
Bond being the president.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
Held Under Observation,

William w. Owens. a machinst, living
at 923 Sth street southeast, was taken to
the Washington Asylum this afternoon to
be treated and held under observation. He
was examined by the police surgeons, who
failed to find him a ft subject for the
asylum. 1t was upon their recommends
ton that he was sent where he can be
observed by the doctors for several DAYS
Evening star., 1903-08-03
Punishment Of Midshipman Frv.

hidshpman Hugh c. Fry OF North
Carolina. who recently assaulted waiter
with glass at Annapolis. has been SEN
fenced TO receive fifty dement's. and to be
confined on the prison ship Santee for
TWO months. He recommended for
dismissal. but the sentence was mitigated
oy Superintendent Brownson. out of con-
sideranon for the midshipInan's youth and
tnexperience.
Evening star., 1903-08-03
Accidents,

Contusions. sprains, fractures and dislo-
cations are among the everyday accidents
which It is useful to know how to properly
treat. These. together with many others
of like nature, are fully described in AGO.
dents.' one of the series of medical hand
books being issued by the Mutual Life In
surance Company of New York. The book
Will be sent ON request TO any who address
the home office OF the company New York
city
Evening star., 1903-08-03
Fight With Water Pitchers.

Mary Carter and Mamie Breen, colored.
engaged in an alteration about noon today
in Van court southwest. The result was
that the women had to be taken to the
Emergency Hospital for treatment Water
pitchers were used. the police report, and
the women were cut about the face and
head
Evening star., 1903-08-03
Awaiting the Decision.

The arbitration committee is now waiting
almost AT the door OF the public printer for
his decision, and IL IS understood that the
members are ready for another move the
moment they are advised of his action in
the case. Several days must elapse before
they can make this. for Miller will this time
have To- be given ample opportunity To dis
prove the charges with which he Is con-
fronted in The letter OF the public printer
There Will not he another dismissal beca use
he was expelled from the bookbinders
union
Evening star., 1903-08-03
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Figures Issued Show an Increase in
HemberShip.

PATERSON. N. J.. August 3-The Rev.
DR.. w. H. Roberts. stated clerk Of the
general assembly. has issued the figures OF
the Presbyterian Church for 1903 The most
striking feature is the falling OF in the
number OF ordinations. The number was
80 In 1898. but there were only 1S4 this
year. or 81 fewer than the ordinations for
1902. when the number reached 238. The
total membership. however. shows steady
growth. 1t was 975 ST. In 1898. and at pres
ent is 1906. AT.
In finance a steady growth Is shown. For
home missions the amount given last year
was 81. .293. .321. the largest in the history OF
the denomination. The amount for foreign
missions nearly equaled the record. and
was SOooS9. There was given to colleges
100000, and the Los Angeles general as
sembly cost SOL 400.