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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Washington Stock Exchange.

sales-regnlar call. u o'clock noon.-Capital Trac-
and # sf
Insurance. 20 at q. Second National Bank at
at w at SS at ess So s sSS e |
100 at PAS buyer 1O). After call-U. s. Electric
ses at as
Copper, 200 at 241s. Realty Appraisal and Agency
G fS,ez at ss 90 Msrgenthaisr 1notyge 70 at 1s
Railroad. Bonds.-Capital Traction Railroad Is,
indebt. A. los BID ios asked Metropolitan Rail Rail-
g. lis bid rs ASKED cou6Sa Raroad "a
mort; Is. 1o5 bid. City and Suburban Railroad 5s
Washington Railway and Electric Company 4s.
Miscellaneous Bonds. Washington Gas Company
Is. ser. A. 107 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s,
imp g. 1o7 bid 1os asked United States E,ee-
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s. 1858. bid,
1917 asked. Washington Market Company LIST IS,
American Graphophone deb. IS, 90 bid.
Safe Deposit and Trust Stocks.-NatIonal Safe
and a s aslsd @
surty and Trust, 2is bid, 225 asked. Washington
d 80 aS
Railroad Stock; Capital Traction Company.
washington Railway and Electric Company com,
National Bank steeks.-Bank Of Washington. 40
bid. $50 asked. Metropolitan. 600 bid. Central,
800 bid Farmers and Mechanics', 300 bid. Sec
ond 1ss bid &. Citizens, PEI bid; Columbia. 1876
ers'. 145 bid. 155 asked. Lincoln. 125 bid. Riggs,
7GO bid.
Insurance stocks.-Firemen's, 2sX Did, Franklin,
50 bid, IS asked. Metropolitan. Is bid. 90 asked.
Corcoran. II bid. Potomac, 63 bid. 20 asked. Ar
lington. 80 bid, IS asked German-American 2y5
1d b Ni'I e .s Sao nts BIG G asked
bid, asked Commercial, bid. Colonial, 95 bid,
107 asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title. % lid
Columbia Title, ~ bid, asked. Washington IT,
tie, 2A bid. 21s asked.
Telephone and Graphophone stocks.-chesapeake
and Potomac, 45 bid, 4S asked. American GRAPHIC
phone. COM, bid. AZ asked. American Graphic
phone, pref, 8 bid, 8 asked.
Gas Observation-Disclosures Gas. slA bid. Sc asked
Georgetown Gas, Is bid.
Type Machine Stocks. -Mergenthaler Linotype
lslS bid 1s1X asked. Lanston Monorype. 10s bid,
lOA asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Greene Con. Copper Co.,
24A bid. PAN asked. Washington Market, 1871
bid. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, zoo bid.
J. Maury Dove Co.. 125 bid. Realty Appraisal and
Agency Co., 20M bid, 234 asked.
sE1- dividend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
CONTRACTS AW ARDED
PRELDKINARY TO CONSTRUCTION
OF FILTRATION PLANT.
Two Successful Bidders in Washington
Richmond Firm to Do Excavat-
ing and Concrete Work

With the approval Of the Secretary OF
War. General Gillespie. chief Of engineers.
today awarded contracts for the construc-
ton OF the filtration plant for the city of
Washington. as follows:
Cowardin. Bradley. Clay & Co. Of Rich
mond. excavation and concrete work at
their bid Of $3.50 694.
The Brennan Construction Co. of Wash
ington, steel and cast-iron pipes and drain
age system at $225. 535
L. e. Smoot OF this city, sand and gravel,
at $4S7. 1855.
The total amount of these contracts Is
u. N5.OS4, and represents the cost OF the
plant with the exception Of $256 600, to be
being within $500 900 less than the avafla-
BILE appropriations The work Is to be in
augurated at once and completed by De-
cember 81, 1904
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Grain, Provisions and Cotton Market.
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, April Flour dull unchanged:
receipts, II $50 barrels; exports. 264 barrels Wheat
dull: spot and April 77lsa71X; May, I7f.a7s; July,
4.975 bushels; southern by sample. 7sa7Sh Do on
grade 7aAa7SA. Corn easy; spot, 4Slsa4sNs: April
4SAa4SA; May, 4Sa4SM; steamer mixed, 44Ihai4X: :
receipts 7ss bushels; exports sls 2a9 southern
white corn 4oais; do yellow, 47Aa4s- Oats hrm:
No. white 421sa4S; No. mixed, 41a4lI; re-
eeipts. Is 052 bushels. Rye dull and easier: No 2,
81; No. western, IS: receipts. 2.2S1 bushels ex-
ports, "a. 2S6 bushels. Hay steady. unchanged
Grain freights dull: steam to Liverpool per hushel
!Hd April Cork for orde.s.. per quarter, 2s. I'd.
22a23 fancy creamery. 2sa36: fancy iadle, 1sal9;
fsnsy roll l7sis: good roll. ie.l1 store-pseked.
firm. unchanged; large 14a141l;~ medium l4sssi * :
small. 14ha14&. Sugar Arm. unchanged; Ane and
course grAnalated, 6.OlA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Breeding Horses in Tennessee.

Interest In the breeding Of horses in
Tennessee. which has been on the wane for
several years, Is fast being revived" said
G.. c. Goldsmith OF Nashville to q Star
man at the Raleigh. THE rearing Of
standard bred trotters had been found UNI
profitable and little interest was taken In
1t. but inquiry from eastern horsemen has
put life into the industry. A few years
ago Nashville was one Of the leading points
for standard bred horses. Now the horses
are reared and sold outside. Agents from
New York. Boston and Washington are
constantly coming to Tennessee in search
Of horses with good knee action. This
class Of horse Is now a fad in the east and
Tennessee horses are considered to be the
best. Knee action is to some extent nat
ural in horses but 1t must be developed by
course Of training to become natural.
Many of the breeders have arranged to
take up rearing the trotter and it looks
as If the trotter Is once more to rule the
day, and no place on earth Is more suitable
for his development than Tennessee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
JOHN RYAN'S MEDAL.
Awarded Him by King Edward, but a
Question Whether He May Take It.

The question has been raised as to wheth-
er John Ryan. coal passer in the United
States navy. may accept silver war medal
recently awarded him by King Edward of
England for his services as member Of the
Canadian Scouts in the Transvaal Orange
Free State and Cape Colony campaigns, In
the absence Of a special act of Congress
waving the constitutional prohibition
against the acceptance by American officials
of gifts from foreign potentates. The case
has been referred to. the judge advocate
general OF the navy for an opinion. 1t Is
somewhat complicated at this time by the
fact that Ryan. who is attached to the
monitor Puritan. is reported as being a
''straggier;" that is. 2 nan-yho has over
been absent long enough to be olassed as a
deserter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
sHAMRoCKs IN A sQUALL.
New Defender Behaved Well, Old Boat
Lost StaysaiI,

GOUROCK, Scotland, April Rain was
falling over the Clyde this morning. and
the two Shamrocks remained at their moor
ings.
Later the weather cleared somewhat
Racing canvas was bent on both yachts
and they set off on what promised to be a
splendid fresh weather trial. AS the two
boats were fetching out of the shelter of
the bay a hard. westerly squat staggered
the boats and laid them nearly fiat A few
minutes later the gear of the Shamrock
Is staysail carried away, and the sail went
down with a run. The Shamrock III stood
the test handsomely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
DIR. HUNTER HEARD,
Secretary Hay Decided Not to Reopen
the McNallY Case.

DR.. Hunter. formerly United States min
lister at Honduras and Guatemala, was
again at the State Department today.
where he saw Secretary Hay and renewed
the charges he has tried to get before the
department alleging conspiracy on the
part OF United States Consul J. J. McNally,
formerly United States consul general at
Guatemala City and now United States con-
sui at Liege. Belgium. as one of the results
of which Fitzgerald was killed. The Secre-
tary heard DR.. Hunter, but when he had
concluded he. while promising to consider
the case, reached the conclusion that the
minister had made no new presentation OF
facts that in the slightest degree affected
the departments original decision as to
where the blame lay. So the case will not
be reopened and Mr.. Mentally will not be
disturbed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
BRITISH EMBASSY HOME
RUMoR OF A CHANaK m THE
LOCATION.
Current Gossip Has It That the British
Government is to Buy
Oak Lawn.

rumor was. In circulation today In well
informed real estate circles that Oak Lawn.
the large undivided piece Of acreage prop
erty at conneeSifut Id. Florida avenues.
had been sold. together with the land
adjoining on the north. known as the
Lansburgh property. According to the same
authority the purchaser. was the British
government. and it. Is Bald to be the purpose
to erect on the premises a new building for
the use of the British embassy.
Oak Lawn contains between eight and
nine acres, and 1t is said that the price
was = a square foot
The adjoining tract. which also extends
from Columbia road through to 10th street.
contains between two and three acres, and
the price Is understood to be 81 per square
FOOT The combined properties have an
area OF between eleven and twelve acres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Personal Mention.

George H. Bridgman of Kingston, ia
maica, and Burd Cassel of Marietta, Pa,
are at the Shoreham
William C.. Redfield of Brooklyn and J.
H. McNulty of Chicago are at the Airing
ton.
Walter Goodman of Cambridge, Mass,
and F. L. Emery Of Boston are at the New
Willard.
George B. Epstein of San Antonio, Tex,
and ]. NJ Gallagher of New York are at
the Raleigh. ,
VIM. Widmayer OF Brightwood Park has
gone to Tarpon Springs Fla. to visit his
friend. G: r. Gleason. Mr.. Widmayer will
be gone for six weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01

longs-Sourire, 90. Cannon. to 1. won: The
Brown Monarch los. Fisher. to and 3
to 3, second: Interlude, 1Oo. Hack. Is to 1.
third. Time. O.5s. Geo. r. Harrison. ST
Racine. Symphony and Fortune Hunter
also ran.
Fifth race selling. seven furlongs-Star
and Garter, So, McCafferty. to 1. won;
Carroll D.. 1O5. Miles, to 3 and to 5.
second; Imperious 1O4, Waterbury. to 1,
third. Time 1.32 3-5. Brisk Jove and
Lord Advocate also ran.
Sixth race. mile and a sixteenth-Hist
80, Dreamer. to I. won; Duke of Kendall
%. Redfern. o to 10 and out. second; Blue
Victor lis, Mulholland, 10 to 1, third.
Time, 1.54. Lucky Day also ran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Strike on Lake Steamers.

BUFFALO. N. T., April 1.-Unless the
conference to be held today between the
Marine Firemen. Oilers and Water Tenders
Association and the Lake Carriers Associa-
tion results in a satisfactory agreement be-
ing reached the opening of navigation at
this and other ports on the lakes will be in
definitely delayed. The propellers, Luzon
and Fancy were prepared to leave, and
would have started at daybreak tomorrow
but their men have left them, and they
will be unable to get away.
I'VE have been called out by the national
officers" said representative of the local
association this morning. land until we are
notified to the contrary will remain away
from the boats until our demands are
granted"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
LEAD THE UNION.
The Iron Industries of the State of
Alabama.

ALABAMA.
Many people are of the opinion that
the iron industry of Alabama Is Of COM
paratively short life. while as matter of
fact 1t began in the old southern state
nearly century ago" said A. J. Franklin
of Mobile to a Star man at the Shoreham
1.-THE first furnace ever operated in the
state was located in Franklin county and
was located there in 1912. The furnace
was constructed of limestone lined inside
with fire brick and was in the shape Of a
cone with the base down, and the main
furnace is standing today as 1t did nearly
century ago. The fuel used in melting
the ore was charcoal and many of the
charcoal beds can now be found in the
vicinity. The forests nearby show every
indication that the first growth of timber
was cut down to furnish fuel for the fur
mace. Old pieces of kettles and other house.
hold utensils are scattered throughout the
fields In the neighborhoOd Of the furnace
which shows the kind of wares made
there. Il -..--
To-day Alabama La the leading iron In
dustrial state in the Union, with a trade
increasing as each year goes by"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
MOVEMENT ENDORSED.
New York Residents Approve Efforts to
Reorganize Red Cross.

New York Residents Approve Efforts to
Reorganize Red Cross.
Below Is a copy of statement signed by
prominent residents of New York. indorsing
the plan for a reorganization Of the Red
Cross:
1.-The undersigned persons who In times Of
previous activities and during the war with
Spain have been associated with the Ameri-
can National Red Cross. desire to state that
in their judgment the financial arrange
ments Of this organization need reorganiza-
tion In order to merit the confidence Of the
American public.
'.They most heartily indorse the efforts
now being made by some Of the prominent
members OF the Red Cross In Washington
to thoroughly reorganize that association
and to provide for q careful and business
like administration Of Its finances Henry
G: Potter, Spencer Traslx. Robert c. Okden.
Howard Townsend. Elizabeth Mills Reid.
Samuel Woolverton. F. August ,Schemer.
horn. A. 8. Solomon, Gustav H. schWab.
Mr.. Simon Wolf, when shown the ahova
this afternoon. said:
There are number Of members of the
Red Cross In Washington cooperating with
persons interested in New York and other
cities In the effort to reform the business
methods of the Red Cross At no time
has there been any desire to asperse the
personal character of Miss Clara Barton
1t Is the persons who surround her and
have been using her as shield to shift
responsibilities whom we are after
Inere Is no clique, as has been init
mated The persons who are interested in
having the Red Cross conducted strictly
on business principles are not paid officers
of the society. They are vitality inter-
ested In having the good work Of the Red
Cross go on and are willing and anxious to
contribute to such work.
They are DESTROYS only that those who
receive and disburse the funds that come
into the treasury Of the society shall make
statement Of what Is done.
Miss Barton is eighty-two years old
She has accomplished much good 1t is
the desire of those who are so interested
In the success of the. Red Cross that she
be honorabiy retired with an annuity, and
that the work shall be placed In the hands
methods"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today as fol-
lows: ~
Levi woodbury.. three three-story and cell
lar brick dwellings. 1915. 1917 and 1919
Rhode Island avenue northwest; cost. s25-
COO
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company
repairs to 2O1. 203 and 2Oo East Capitol
street southeast: cost, $4,000.
Robert McQuiston. one twO-story frame
dwelling. northeast corner OF South Dakota
and Myrtle avenues. Woodbridge; cost,
5000.
John Cook. repairs. near Brightwood ave-
nue. and Piney Branch road; cost, $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
MONETARY CONFERENCE.
It is Thought That Nessrs. Conant an
jerks WIN Re Commissioners.

The selection Of the United States COM
missioners to the International monetary
conference which Is to tx the ratio between
gold and silver for colonial purposes Will
be announced as soon as Secretary Shaw
returns to Washington. It Is understood
that Charles A. Conant Of Massachusetts,.
= wellknown writer on economic subjects.
will be one of the commissioners.
1t Is also understood that Prof. J. B.
jerks Of Cornell University. who has al
ready conducted an extensive inquiry for
the War Department into the financial and
economic conditions Of China. the Philip
pines and the Straits Settlements. will
probably be one of the United States repre-
sentatives at the monetary conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Naval Orders.

Assistant Surgeon NJ. v. Stone. to the
Naval Hospital Mare Island, Cal, for
treatment.
Paymaster II. p. Ash has been commits
stoned a paymaster in the navy. with the
rank Of lieutenant.
Carpenter o. C. Jones, from duty at the
works of Neafie & Levy. Philadelphia, Pa,
to Washington. ID. c.. for examination for
retirement, then home and await orders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Duck Shooting in Ohio.

1.-The duck shooting season has opened up
in Ohio and large numbers Of the luscious
birds are being killed." said F. H. Rawlins
Of Toledo to Star man at the Metropolt-
tan. The country around Port Clinton.
which is the greatest duck hunting ground
in the state. has been the rendezvous for
sportsmen since the season opened on the
18th. Large quantities of the marsh lands
are owned by rich hunting clubs. which are
the wealthiest hunting clubs in the United
States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Col. Howze's Case Considered,

Secretary Root today considered the
charges against Lieut.. Col. Howe, which
have recently been made Of alleged abuse
of Fflipinos in 1899. The judge advocate
general of the army has made an invesu-
cation of the charges. and heard the reply
of Col. Howe. and the whole case was
submitted to the Secretary today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Army Orders.

Second Lieutenant c. E. T. LuH 18th In
fantry. has been transferred to the artillery
corps and assigned to the 3Oth company.
Second Lieutenant Charles F. Herr, 10th
Infantry, has been transferred to the 4th
Infantry and ordered to Join his company
In the Philippines.
First Lieutenant Harry s. Rowland. 18th
Infantry, has been transferred to the 23d
Infantry. and viii accompany that regiment
to the Philippines.
Capt Edward b cassaft. 1sth Cavalry,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
List of Debtors Filed.

The receivers Of the Capital Savings Bank
have filed in court a detailed list of the
debtors to the Bank and the overdrafts.
Most of the debts are characterized by the
receivers as worthlesS, The overdrafts
amount to SOS. 90 considered good. 81. 543. 40
considered doubtful ana -, se4 IL considered
worthless. ~-'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Capt. Glover to Sail SATURDAY..

Capt. Richardson Clover. United States
naval attache at London. who Is in Wash
hgton on flying visit. expects to sail for
his post next Saturday. The captain has
been very busy man Of late collecting a
vast amount of technical naval iuformatio
for the general board and the bureau Of
naval Intelligence. He says that King Ed
ward has entirely recovered his health and
Is In the best physical condition that he has
been in for the past many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Great Year for Wheat in Kansas.

This will be a great year for wheat in
Kansas, the prospects are better at this
time than they have been before in years."
said j. T. James of Topeka to Star man
at the Ebbitt. Reports from all sections
show that the crop has come through the
winter in excellent condition and that there
is now plenty Of moisture, while the fly has
not done any damage. In most of the
counties In the state the acreage is larger
this year than last"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Petitions in Bankruptcy.

Frank P. Nolte. engaged In the paper
hanging business. today fled petition in
voluntary bankruptcy. His summary of
debts is stated to be o.535.s7 and his as
sets, $4.014.45.
petition In voluntary bankruptcy was
also filed today by Valentine Waller,
merchant of 1890 to 1910 18th street south
east. He states his summary of debts to
be $9.S11.82, and Ais assets, -, A00. 30.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
OUR EXPORT MOVEMENT.
Review Of the Worlds Commerce for
1902.

What has come to be regarded as one of
the most valuable Of goveI7m publica-
tfons Is the Review Of the Worlds Com
merce for 1902, by Frederic Emory, chief
of the bureau Of foreign commerce, which
was issued at the State Department today.
In his letter Of transmittal to the President
Secretary Hay calls attention to the salts
facory result derived from the efficient CO.
operation Of the consular service with the
bureau OF foreign commerce
Ground for substantial announcement
Is found by Mr. Emory in the permanence
of the export movement of the United
States in manufactured goods, and the sue
cess Of the American competitor in the
markets of the world mot only" he says
has the foreign customer been tempted
into buying from US at cut prices but he
has been SO impressed by the superiority
of things American to bid against the
domestic purchaser, thus demonstrating the
fact that the export trade was to become
| a staple factor of the country's industrial
and agricultural prosperity"
While there has been a subsistence Of ex-
port activity in certain lines of goods in
which the home demand has increased Mr..
Emory finds a gratifying symptom in the
fact that there has been no general neglect
of the foreign market for home orders. AS
result of the economic movement which
has shown itself In the creation of vast
consultations of capital, with a CORE
spending increase of productive energy,
Mr.. Emory says period Of overproduc-
ton may be expected, which will afford a
large surplus of manufactured goods for
export.
But whether overproductfon shall result
from overstfmulation Of our industries or
from a diminished home consumption. a
solution Of the difficulty Is to be found in
the assurances from consuls throughout the
world Of the success attending the Amerf-
can invasion. even in such unprogressive
regions as Turkey, East Africa, China and
Corea, where American manufactures show
q steady advance and increasing popularity.
To that fact rather than to any diversion
from the home market Of our manufac-
turers' efforts Is due the recovery in the
export OF factory products In 1902.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Mrs. PeppIer Insane.

NEW YORK. April Mrs. Peppler, the
woman who claimed to be the wife Of VIM.
J. Peppler. who was shot and killed, 1t Is
alleged. by W, E. Dobson. last Monday
was removed from the. house Of detention.
where she was. being. held as q witness Of
the shooting. to the Bellevue Hospital to,
day. Doctors who examined the woman
reaction. OF the shock caused by the trag-
edy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01

Capt. Barclay Reports for Examination
Captain Charles J. Barclay, on duty at the
navy yard. Boston. reported at the Navy
Department for examination for promotion
to the grade of rear admiral. He L. under
orders to assume command of the navy
yard, Puget sound. and will proceed to that
station in a short time.