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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-26
satfsfed.

"But, Jimmy, you want to die and
go to heaven, don't your
ct did once, but don't now"
"WhyY"
"'Cause 1 got a job with the gate
keeper at the baseball park, and that's
good enough for me."-Cincipnati Com
mercial Tribune.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-26

Prisoner-You needn't be so rough
with me. If it wasn't for people like
me you fellows would all lose your
Jobs.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-26

Just returned from a triumphant conquest of Europe, whe
THE BEST DRILLED SoLDlEl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
Washington Stock EXCHANGE.

:, sales-Regular call. - o'clock noon-washington
Wassnf EaaW Gss es si8S at
i II, at 1872 70 at 4sozs 10 at 49, 10 at 4so,
After call.Washington Street Railway Is, 81 ,Oc0
coupon s. SO at a1 1o7 wssSiOston
Street ,t- Railway pref; 100 at ssh,
1o714 asked Metropolitan IS, III bid: Metropoii,
tan Ss Pe 49,
6, III bid. 12i asked. Columbia IS, 1917 bid.
City and (. s,s g 90 BID and 20
1ss NJ r. Ga, series
u T. Electric Light deb imp. es. Iosh ia. Ai .. s.
and 1as Ss
1oe asked: Washington Market LIST Is. 10s bid.
Safe Deposit and Trust stocksNNational Safe
Ssp a and Tss &c q asked
Security and Trust cert 155 bid, ITO asked. Wash.
sssse los . %ssan aot
ings Bank, 1851 asked. Home Savings Bank. 135
Railroad stocks.-Capital Traction, 1241l bid, 125
asked: Washington Railway and Electric pref.
80 bid. 80 as asked; Washington Railway and Elec-
National i.ani stocks-Bank of Washington. 40
bid MetsGpsitsn 500 b. bid Central s9o bid
Citlzens. 2s5 bid. Columbia. IFS bid. Capital.
1876 bid Traders. 141 bid. Lincoln. 100 bid.
Riggs. $50 bid. $50 asked American, ia bid, 125
asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's. % bid. 80 asked.
Franklin a bid. IS asked. Metropolitan. 90 bid.
ington. s1N bid. German American. 245 bid. Ma
tional Union, eh bid: asked. Columbia, eh BIZ,
asked. Commercial. bid. 81 asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title. 80
bid, 95 asked. Columbia Title, bid, AZ asked
Washington Title. bid. asked.
Telephone and Graphophone Stocks.-Chesapeake
and Potomac, IS bid Al asked American Ora pho-
phone, CON-, 81 bid. ~ asked. American Graph
ophone, pref, bid, asked.
Gas StOcks-Washngton Gas, 59Z bid 59X ask
ed. Georgetown Gas, 10 bid.
Type Machine Stocks.-Mergenthaler Linotype
asked
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Greene Con. Copper 1914
bid 1875 asked. Washington Market, 10 bid. Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat, go bid. J. Maury
Dove 100 bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
Professional Buying and Sell
ing of Stocks.
THE CHANGERS LOWER
SLIGHT CHANGES FROM YESTER-
DAYS CLOSING PRICES.
Liquidation in Iron, Steel and Copper
Shares-Fractional Losses in
Standard Railroad Issues.

NEW YORK, September 9.-The depres-
decline In consols and the disturbed eastern
situation was reflected to a moderate ex-
tent in the local market at the opening.
All International favorites except Atchison
opened slightly lower, but offerings were
rather moderate. Atchison made a slight
gain on short covering, but did not h a 1t
long.
Prices fell slowly on a renewal OF yester-
days professional selling of the grangers.
Liquidation also broke out in the iron and
steel stocks. Amalgamated and Tennessee
Coal losing 1 and Colorado Fuel points.
Losses In the railroad division We're frac-
tional aside from ST. Paul and Denver and
Rio Grande preferred. which yielded a point
each Third Avenue and International
Power fell 9
Further inroads were made on prices be-
fore the selling ceased. but none of the
standard stocks were affected much. Buy
Ing of the local traction group started a
rally, but the general list did not recover
1ully. metropolitan Street Railway adj
yanced 2a, touching 115. and Metropolitan
securities gained "a. The bond market
was quiet and heavy at noon.
Transactions were printed on the tape
only at long intervals and these showed
only trif1ing variations In most cases Met
ropolitan Street Railway reacted IN from
Its best price and Metropolitan Securities
2h.
Stocks were held more firmly during the
afternoon. but there was not enough de-
mand to cause any material price change.
The market averaged close to yesterdays
final prices, and some of the specialties
clined points and Locomotive and Erie
second preferred /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
Western Golf Tournament.

CHICAGO. September 9.-The first of the
match play rounds of the third annual
western women's golf championship started
today at the Exmoor Country Club. The
pairings for today's play are: Miss J. A.
Carpenter Miss M. Warren: Miss Mabel
Higgins-Miss l. Parker: Mrs. W. A. Alex
ander-Miss s. Ainslie: Miss E. Congdon-
Mrs. P. Manchester: Miss NJ. Morris-Miss
M. Ainslie: Mrs. A. T. H. Brower-Miss T.
Robertson: Miss B. AnthonyMiss e.
Young: Miss B. Everett-Mrs. C. 8. Deering
The results in the first round of match
play which began this morning were as
follows:
Miss Mabel Higgins beat Miss 1. Parker.
up to play.
Miss Anthony beat Miss e. Young up
to play.
Miss Carpenter beat Miss M. Warren Z
up to play.
Miss Everett won from Mrs. Dering 2
up l to play: Miss Congdon defeated Mrs.
Manchester 2 up to play; Miss 8. Ainslie
beat Mrs. Alexander up to play,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
RAILROADS CRAMPED.
Heavy Traffic in the West Causes
Freight Blockade.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, September 9.-Advices Just
received from the west are to the effect
that traffic on all railroads Is so heavy
that cars are becoming scarce and conges:
tion Is reported at several points. The local
traffic Is SO great on some lines that no
statistics can be kept with regard to 1t. The
all round that they are not anxious to sell
their grain and are holding on to 1t for still
better prices. At Kansas City a freight
blockade has existed for several weeks.
Both the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
and the Rock Island roads have blockade
notices posted. The ST. Paul. Alton, Mis-
souri, Pacific and Frisco roads have also
been more or less congested. but now
getting clear of the blockade. The Atchi-
son, Rock Island and Frisco roads are short
of cars. The Frisco has an order in the
lines are doing immense business in
carrying grain. Galveston cleared 1852 900
bushels of wheat in August and New Or
leans S43, 600 bushels. This Is the best crop
year the south and southwest have had for
a long time. and this accounts in large
measure for the heavy traffic of the
railroads. Pittsburg is fully congested
on account of the heavy coal ship
ments to the northwest, and 1t is said that
only 70 per cent of the required number OF
coal cars are available. Neither the Penn
handle all the traffic offered.
Notwithstanding the favorable crop re-
ports, stock speculation Is lifeless. What
ever dealings take place are between pro-
feSSiOnalS; the commission house business
amounts to nothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09

prominent officers IN connection with the
Post Office Department indictments at
Washington.
United States Commissioner Charles g..
Hall said this morning that the arrests had
not yet been made. but when the bench
warrants were served the indicted persons
would be taken direct to Washington.
United States Marshall Black is out of
the city. gone. 1t is stated. to get the war
rants from Marshall McDougall at SYRIA
cuSe.
One of the parties said to be indicted this
morning brought an action for 900 dam
ages against the United States, through a
Washington attorney. charging the govern
ment with unlawfully retaining that
amount due him. on contract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
CONSULAR REPORTS
Say That Murder Of Christians in
Beirut Continues.

BERLIN, September "a delayed dis
patch from Constantinople to the Lokal An
zeiger (Which sometimes prints official
news), says:
Photographic consular reports received
here today CMonday) say that the murder
Of Christians in different parts OF Beirut
continues Disorder prevails and traffic Is
destroyed.
AT a meeting Of the consular corps 1t
has been decided to ask for the recall of
the vail, Richard Bey, through the en-
bassies at Constantinople and to replace
him by the vail of Syria (Nazim Pasha),
now at Damascus.
THE consuls also decided to call on Rear
Admiral Cotton for eventual protection of
the foreign consulates. which the latter
agreed to furnish. 1t is considered that the
Americans could land 500 men, Some Amer
leans, it is believed, have already landed.
The American ships are cleared for ac-
ton. Other warships are expected.
The tension between the Mohammedans
and Christians in Syria, which has pre-
vailed for long time. Is not connected
with the Macedonian movement"
The German foreign office approves Of
Admiral Cottons intention to land a guard
to protect the United States consulate at
Beirut, If necessary. and of his holding A
landing party in readiness to protect the
foreigners there. The officials here say 1t
would be just what the Germans would do
under the same circumstances
Nevertheless. the feeling in official quar-
tiers over the appearance of the American
ships off Beirut appears to be that 1t COM
plicates the Turkish situation because"
it is asserted, "a element has been
brought in, which acts independently of
the powers, now that the pressure Of the
powers Is more or less co-ordinated and
the porte may know what to expect.
But the American action is not easily
calculated. and will tend to excite the Tur-
kish government and add to the perplexi-
ties
Several of the German newspapers. while
rather restrained in their language, look
with dstrust on the presence Of the Amer
lean warships at Beirut, as likely to dis
turb the MuSsulmans.
Other papers, however, say 1t Is not fair
to ascribe the outbreak to the arrival Of
the Americans.
The Tageblatt says Admiral Cotton is a
cautious and reliable commander and not
headstrong. and compliments the tone Of
his reports to Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
BIDS FOR OUR TERMINAL.
Opened Today in Philadelphia-Awa
in Ten Days.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September GA
hundred and more bids from contractors.
representing every section Of the country
to build the Pennsylvania, Baltimore and
Ohio railroad terminal at Washington were
received, opened and scheduled by Chief
Engineer w. H. Brown at the general Of
fees of the Pennsylvania railroad here to-
day. 1t is expected that the number will
have reached 200 by the closing of the day.
A week or ten days must elapse before
Engineer Brown awards the contract for
the building of the station. which will be
the finest railroad terminal in the world.
Under the provisions of the act Of Congress
it must cost not less than 100000 and con-
form in architectural effects to the Capitol.
Congressional Library and other federal
buildings. The station will be used jointly
by the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and
Ohio railroads.
The improvements to be made at the ma
tional capital will cost the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company $500, 600. and the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company 81. 5OO,
600 The interim between the filing of the
bids and the award of the contract will be
spent in examining the bids and passing
upon the responsibility of~those making
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
LIFTING OF WAR CLOUDS.
Japan Sees New Light on Situation il
Manchuria.

LONDON, September 9.-The Japanese
legation here sees in the Russian concesS
sions regarding Manchuria the lifting Of the
war clouds in the far east. No confirmation
has been received Of the London Times
Picking dispatch saying that the Russian
minister there. in his note to the Chinese
foreign Office. engaging that New Chwang
and Moukden shall be evacuated by the
Russians on October s. undertook that
China shall be permitted to resume adj
ministrative right in the three provinces Of
Manchuria. under certain conditions, but
the report is regarded as well founded.
The Japanese legation says: Three events.
II the reports are correct, have occurred
which are calculated to simplify the situa-
ton, namely, the Russian terms which NJ.
Lessar has apparently presented mark the
abandonment of the proposals which the
powers found Objectionable: Russia has an
nounced her withdrawal from Manchuria
next month. and we believe she is sincere,
and negotiations are progressing between
Japan and Russia for definition of their
respective rights In Manchuria and Corea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
PIONEER IS DEAD.
Judge Flandrau Of Minnesota, an OLD
Indian Campaigner.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. September 9.-Judge
Charles E. Flandrau, one Of the most prom
inent pioneer citizens Of Minnesota, died at
his home in this city today. after an illness
Of some months Judge Flandrau was born
in New York in 1928 and came to st. Paul
in 1853 and began the practice of law. Pres
ident Pierce appointed him agent for the
Sioux Indians Of the Mississippi. and in that
capacity he gave constant aid to hundreds
of homeless refugees fleeing from the In
dams. He was a member of the first con-
stitutional convention. and later became as
ISOLATE justice of the supreme court
When the Sioux broke into fierce rebel
lion near New Ulm in 1862 Judge Flandrau
organized company, marching to the
scene. When he reached New Ulm he was
chosen commander-in-chief of the volunteer
force in the field. After a fierce fight. last
ing forty-eight hours. Judge Flandrau and
his band saved New Ulm from devastation
and its women and children from massacre.
Politically Judge Flandrau was demo-
crat and was the candidate Of the party for
governor in 1867.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
Fired and Deserted.

NEW YORK, September 9.-The steamer
Laurentian, which arrived today from
Glasgow. reports that on September she
fell In with a vessel on fire. There was
no sign of life on the craft. and the name
of the vessel could not be ascertained.
Some time later In the day the Laurentian
spoke the fishing schooner p L. Eads. from
the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. the
captain Of which said that the crew of
the burning vessel. fourteen in all, had
been taken Off the previous evening by the
schooner Blanche NJ Rose of Harbor Bre-
ton. c. B. The vessel, which was lumber
laden. was leaking badly and had been set
on fire by the master before being aban-
doned. He did not report the burning YES
sells name,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
HELD IN 81, 900 BOND.
Frank Tablet, Colored Youth,
Charged With Shooting Comrades.

Frank Tablet, Colored Youth,
Charged With Shooting Comrades.
With Frank Tablet. fifteen years of age.
who carried his fathers musket, as their
leader. Thomas Watkins. Stephen Ander-
son, Samuel Gordon and William Williams,
all colored and about the same age, went
on hunting trip yesterday in the marsh
at 18th and Il streets northeast As Frank
Tablet was The proud possessor of the gun
it was mutually agreed that he should be
the sportsman, while his comrades should
participate in the hunt as dogs" and as
such were to scare up the birds.
The boys we're enjoying their outing i'm
mensely and, despite their earnest efforts,
were unable to come upon a single covey
of any sort of birds.
Frank TabIett was not pleased with the
work of his comrades as dogs" and made
the fact known by pumping a load of shot
into their legs When opportunity presented
ITSELF Instead Of killing two birds with
one stone'' the .y1ungster broke the record
by bringing down. four boys with one shot
The injured boys were removed to the
Casualty Hospital where the shot were
picked out opthefr legs and they were sent
to their homes. I'm the meantime Frank
Tablet was apprehended by the police and
subsequently released from custody upon
furnishing bond In the sum Of 1000. The
case was not brought before the Juvenile
Court at today's session. but 1t Is expected
that 1t will be heard next Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
ESTIMATES SUBMITTED.
Appropriation Required by Corporation
Counsels Office.

SOuuSS1 OIuC6.
The estimates of the corporation counsel
for the salaries in his Office during the fiscal
year beginning July 1 next were submitted
to the Commissioners this afternoon. Cor
poration Counsel Duvall estimates the same
figures as current appropriation for himself.
$4,000. and his first assistant. Mr.. E. H.
Thomas, $500. For Mr.. A Leftwich Sim
clair, second assistant, Mr.. Duvall asks an
increase from 81. 900 to 81 800. He says the
increase indicated in the salary for this Of
fee should be made for the reason that 1t Is
one of considerable Importance. This assist
ant has to do with all matters relating to
taxation under the tax laws of the District,
insurance, etc He has charge Of all condem-
nation proceedings for streets, alleys, sewers
and other public purposes, besides rendering
assistance in the work of the Office gener-
ally.
Mr.. Duvall asks that the title Of the law
clerk" be changed to fourth assistant cor
poration counsel and the salary Increased
from s., 200 to 81 500. He also asks that the
salary of the stenographer be raised from
$720 to 81 200. An increase from 5000 to
$72O Is asked for the messenger. Mr.. Du-
vail concludes:
"The volume of work Of this office Is
steadily increasing We have during the
year introduced the card index and file
case system, whereby the Office work Is
systematized and improved. The work of
the office Is not in arrears"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
CAPTURED AFTER A CHASE.
Two Men Stole Pears In Virginia and
Were Punished in the District.

Were Punished in the District
Harry r. Thomas, deputy clerk of Alex
andria county, Va, and Morgan E. Veitch,
also Of Alexandria county appeared before
Judge Scott in the United States branch Of
the Police Court today as witnesses against
Robert Scott and Charles A. Speiss. who
were charged with stealing eight pecks of
pears and with fast driving across the
Aqueduct bridge last evening.
Mr. Thomas stated that he and Mr.
Veitch. his brother-in-law. caught the pris-
oners at his fathers orchard, short dis
lance from the Alexandria county court
house. with a wagon containing a barrel
nearly full Of pears, which he claimed the
two men had stolen from the orchard.
With the aid Of another gentleman MessrS.
Thomas and Veitch took the prisoners in
tow and headed for the county Jail.
When almost in front Of the Jail, 1t was
their horses and dashed down the hill for
the Aqueduct bridge. with their former
captors pursuing. The two men drove
furiously and refused to stop at the COM
mands of the bridge policeman, but clat-
tered on over the bridge to Washington,
where they were captured and locked up
for fast driving and larceny. Several wit
nesses corroborated Mr.. Thomas testimony.
Speiss denied that he and his companion
had stolen the pears, and protested that
they had been unlawfully arrested. The
court, however, took different view of the
matter, and fined them SIS each on both
charges, with the equivalent of spending
forty-1ve days in Jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
NE1GHBoRs QUARREL.
Aired in Police Court Today-Both
Families Admonished to Be Good.

Families Admonished to Be Good.
A neighbors' quarrel was aired in Police
Court today when Charles Huntington, a
plumber, living at All Missouri avenue, was
arraigned before Judge Scott on a charge
of making threats of personal violence
against Mrs Rosa Barr, who resides next
door to the Dunningtons.
Mrs. Barr told the court: while I was
standing on my front porch last Friday
evening about $50 o'clock I heard Mr.. Dun
nington, who was on his front porch. tell
my husband that he had cowhided one
woman and that he would cowhide me. He
told my husband that he would have used
the cowhide on me that night but slipped
past the door too quickly. Mr.. Huntington
was talking in loud voice and curSing."
Milton Barr, husband Of the prosecuting
witness. corroborated his wifes testimony.
Mrs. Huntington then went on the stand
and denied that her husband had made any
threats whatever concerning Mrs. Barr. A
lady who state that she lives with the Dun
ningtons testified that Mr.. Huntington
used no threatening language.
When Huntington went on the stand to
testify in his own behalf he said: Barr
came around to my house Friday evening
and asked me If I had sent for him. I told
him I had not, but since he was there 1
might as well tell him that If he didn't keep
his wife's tongue Off my wife and my fami-
ly-1 can't and won't whip a woman-but
I'd whip him."
1t developed from further questioning that
differences have arisen between the two
families and that they are not friendly
toward one another. Several witnesses
were placed on the stand to testify to the
PENDANT, and the court dismissed the case
with an admonition to both families that
they should endeavor to live peaceably and
not interfere with the others affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-09
HE KNEW BENouE.
Side Light on Man Who Threatened
Secretary Hay,

Mr.. Simon Wolf of the firm of Wolf &
Cohen. lawyers, informed a reporter for
The Star today that several years ago he
had occasion to examine the papers in con-
nection with the claim against the German
government Of Francis NJ. Benque. the
man who was arrested in New York the
other day charged with writing threaten
ing letters to Secretary Hay Mr.. Wolf
stated that in October, 1895, the papers
were turned over to him as an attorney for
examination. with the view to beginning
proceedings for the collection of the alleged
claim.
The circumstances attending this Incl
dent. 1t is stated, were as follows: Mr..
Frederick Knoop of the record and pension
bureau of the War Department has an elder
brother engaged in business in Hamburg,
Germany. and while in that place Benque
became acquainted with Mr.. Knoop of
Hamburg. The matter of the claim was
mentioned frequently between the two, and
at BenQue's request Mr.. Knoop consented
to write his brother in Washington, asking
him to give the papers into the hands of
some reputable attorney here for an opinion
on his side OF the case.
The papers were turned over to Mr.. Wolf,
who looked into the case and wrote Benque
that his claim seemed to be valid. and that
upon certain conditions he would under
take to collect 1t. Considerable correspond
ence passed between Mr. Wolf and Benque,
and the latter sent the attorney another
large batch Of papers In connection with
his claim, but he failed to meet the condi-
lions imposed by Mr.. Wolf, and the latter
declined to have anything further to do
with the matter.
About year ago." said Mr.. Wolf.
'BenQue called at my office in person and
took possession OF his papers. l had no
further knowledge Of his whereabouts after
that until he was arrested in New York
the other day charged with writing threat
ening letters to Secretary Hay He didn't
start out in the first instance with an IN
sane idea that he had valid claim against
the German government but he really be-
lieved that his claim was just and he had
grounds sufficient to warrant proceedings.
From the papers in the case Benques con-
tention seemed plausible.
1.-The inattention of the German govern
ment to his claim may have acted on his
mind in such a manner that he lost his
mental balance, and became deluded with
the idea that the authorities Of this coun-
try and Of Germany were leagued together
for the purpose Of defrauding him OF dam
ages which he believed to be justly due
him."