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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
RAvAaEs OF THE PLAGUE.
DR.. Wyman Sends Surgeons to Cebu,
Philippine Islands.

The surgeon general Of the marine hos
pital service, DR.. Wyman, has sent two
surgeons and pharmacist to Cebu, Philip
pine Islands, because Of the outbreak of
plague there. A cablegram was received
from Surgeon Heiser at Manila announcing
plague at Cebu and asking for surgeons
and a pharmacist
Plague and cholera continue to infest
many localities throughout the world and
to cause thousands of deaths
During the period from the LIST to the 7th
of August there were registered in the
whole of Egypt fourteen cases Of plague,
with eight deaths.
During the week ended July 10 there were
registered in the Bombay presidency Of
British India 2,457 cases Of plague, with
1877 deaths.
In Nagasaki. Japan. according to an off,
cial report dated June 80, plague has been
stamped out. During the months of April
and May over 10000 rats were killed.
In Cape Colony, British South Africa,
during the period from the 18th to the 18th
of June the following cases were registered:s
Port Elizabeth, one case; East London, one
case; Queenstown, one case. Plague rats
continue to be found in Port Elizabeth
Queenstown and King Williams Town.
In Calcutta during the period from the
9th to the 18th of July fifteen persons died
OF plague and thirty-fve persons died of
cholera.
According to weekly bulletin regarding
cholera in Syria, Turkey. the disease con-
tinues to spread. There have recently been
registered 1881 fresh cases and ], JIG deaths
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
Washington Stock EXCHANGE

sales,,regular call u o'clock m-United States
at w Street Hsst1 a, 4;
1 wsS n at 49, So Sa At 1S9 Ws:hnsOn
100 At So Anssicsn e saa Is at 4.
AR Rsisasa GRFs anSs Pfd, 80 At 9.
ileH bid. Metropolitan RAILROAD s., cert indeb S
Ss.s indebt 1osN bid ies asfed o SialIGaa
ra.d Sc 81 BID 12A ASKED Cou%Ss
% @ " ssesa Ca. Co. a.,
~ bid United States Electric Light deb ,m nsp g.
103 bid. 104k asked. United States Electric fixht
assed '1S
Market CO: list o. 1Os bid Masonic Hail Hssocia
d iSa o. do2 bid. Washington Gas cert. 11s bid
Safe Deposit and Trust stocks.-Natiopsl Safe
Iasn and aad iss BID 10
Security and Trust. 200 bid, 22s asked American
7s saa 1fr Is sa S as s:
ar hs1j,o, Mas9as:on ssyiSss -''
ri, sd Co. pfa 80 BID soA asked; Tie washington
j, National Bank stoess;1sanf q Washington. 40
sns See 3D. 49, be 300
tai ,es BID 1sS Sid ineon IL, c Ed
Bank. ia bid. 1875 asked. o'"'
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's Is bid, 30 asked,
Franklin. ~ bid, s. asked. Metropolitan, 60 bid.
Corcoran, 70 bid. Potomac, 81 bid. 60 asked Ar.
tional Union. ! bid. Columbia, 10 bid. II asked
Rigg.. bid. Peoples. bid. asked. CONNER
Title Insurance stocks.-Heal Estate Title 30
bid, 100 ASKED Columbia Title. bid, Az asked
Washington Title, bid. ~ asked.
Telephone and Graphophons Stocks-Chesapeaks
and Potomac, S6 bid. II asked. American GRAPHIC
phone phone com. p 3D. y .sIrd American GrsDho-
Gas Stocks.-W.shington Gas, coy bid, 90 asked
Georgetown Cas- 10 BID.
Type Machine Stocks.-sMergenthaler Linotype,
Ill bid. 172M asked. Lanston Aonotype, bid, 8
asked.
Miscellaneous stocks.-cresne Con. Copper o.,
163S bid. % asked. Washington Market, 10 bid.
NoE1plk and Warrington Steamboat, 220 bid. J.
MssuT Dove. iSO bid. Rssiu Appfaial Aseacy.
20H Gid.
S1x. d:y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
NOT MUCH HARM LIKELY,
Secretary Shaw's View Of Effect Of
Banks Reducing Circulation.

Secretary Shaw, who has been giving Sc
rious consideration to the question, has
taken no action today looking to disciplin-
ing the national banks that are now reduc-
ing their circulation that they may get pos
session Of their bonds to sell at the prevail
ing high prices for government securities.
He has been studying the matter since he
got back to Washington Saturday night
from New York, where he went to meet
Mrs. Shaw and his two daughters, who
have been abroad.
Secretary Shaw, it Is readily admitted,
has no way of Influencing the banks that
have no public deposits, and which, conse-
Quently, are not bothered with any fear
that the Secretary will take deposits away
from them. 1t is this class Of banks that
Is reducing circulation as we'll as those
that have deposits. 1t Is said to be quite
likely that Secretary Shaw will permit the
situation to drift along as it is for the pres
ent, without undertaking to put the
screws to national banks that are hurrying
to get their bonds to put on the market.
banks are making such a rush to reduce
circulation at this time when all the money
in circulation Is needed during the crop
moving season. He does not think 1t pos
sible, however, that a great deal Of damage
can be done. owing to the existence Of the
100000 limit for retirement each month.
That limit will be reached this month
long before the end of the month. Another
thirty days will then elapse before there
can be another reduction.
The fact that Secretary Shaw has been
giving to national bank depositaries some
Of the surplus funds In the treasury re-
Gently has much to do with the retirement
of circulation. Since September / govern
ment bonds have been pledged at the treas
ury to the amount Of s.. 1892, 500 to secure
deposits made with banks by the Secretary.
OF this amount $JOOO was put up by one
of the st. Louis banks named to receive
the $2,50O,0O0 which the Secretary an
nounced he would place with the banks of
that city. The other four banks that were
named have not qualified by putting up the
bonds. Whether they have been unable to
obtain the necessary bonds or whether they
did not feel that they needed the deposits
Is not officially known here.
Secretary Shaw has made no announce
ment of his plans as to continuing the de-
&c sit OF government money with national
banks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
ALLEGED DISOBEDIENCE.
Edith Edwards Committed to Care Of
Children's Guardians,

A ten-year-old colored girl, who Is known
as Edith Edwards, but whose right name is
said to be Dean, was committed to the
board of children's guardians permanently
by Judge Scott of the Juvenile Court this
afternoon. The girl was taken to the Ana
costa substation Saturday morning by
Mary Edwards, colored. her foster mother,
who resides on Edwin avenue, Hillsdale.
The woman told the police that the little
one was disobedent and would not stay at
home and that she wanted them to take
charge of her. The girl was sent to the
house of detention, where 1t was found that
she had several wounds on her body. When
questioned the child said that her mother,
she calls Mrs. Edwards, had set her on
a red hot stove some time ago because she
was bad.
The board of chldrens guardians was
notified, as was also Agent McGlue Of the
Humane Society The latter visited the
Edwards woman, who said that the little
girl was placed in her charge about eight
years ago by her mother, Mrs. Dean, who
lives in Virginia. She denied that she had
ill-treated the girl, and claimed that the
wounds were the result of assesses
DR.. Wall. one Of the police surgeons, ex-
amined the girl and pronounced the wounds
as having been caused by a burn. Nothing
has yet been done in regard to the alleged
inhuman treatment to the girl by the wo-
man pending an investigation by the board
of childrens guardians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
FINE MARKsMANSHR.
Accurate Shooting With Great Rapid
ity From Battle Ships.

Rear Admiral Taylor. chief Of the bureau
of navigation, has received a report from
Rear Admiral Barker, commander-in-chief
of the North Atlantic squadron. showing
that the records made by the Kearsarge.
Alabama and the other ships of the
squadron, with the exception of the Chi
cago, in the recent target practice was ex-
cellent, and in many cases broke all records
#" Bulls eye and target hits at the rate of
1.26 each minute from her 13-inch guns are
declared by the officers Of the Alabama to
be the woodworking record made by that
vessel
Approached in the excellence Of their gun
merry only by the men of the Illinois. the
men of the Alabama were congratulated by
the flagship at the close of the work. and
the fleet awaits the official figures showing
the standing of the competitors.
Built to be fred at the rate Of one shot
every two minutes. the gun crew of the
Alabama handled the action Of the 13-inch
guns so that two and a half hits have been
made in that time. The highest Individual
honors go to Seaman A. Brightup as gun
pointer At his post In the after turret he
made four hits in two minutes and eight
seconds. the target being 600 yards away
and the ship steaming at an eight-knot
rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
SIR THOMAS IN UTICA.
Knew Nothing Of the Unpleasant Story
Circulated

UTICA. N. Y. September 14.-Sir
Thomas Upton and his party arrived here
on a special train from Racquette Lake
about midnight last night Sir Thomas had
been spending a few days at Camp Kulkare
with Timothy L. Woodruff. On the way
down Sir Thomas was taken violently Ill
with indigestion. A Utica physician was
summoned and worked over his patient
about six hours. and then accompanied tho
train to Syracuse.
The private secretary to Sir Thomas John
Westwood, authorized the statement that
the baronet had not received any invitation
from the Seawanhaka Corinthian Club, nor
had the Earl and Countess OF Shaftesbury
so far as he knew. He had heard nothing
about 1t whatever until he had been In
formed Of the story by a reporter. The
date of the dinner was on date when 1t
was known he would be in the west, and IL
any invitation to the dinner had been re-
ceived 1t would have been necessary to de-
cline it. He will not return to New York
until September 81. and will sail for Eng
land on the 23d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
TWO MORE SURRENDER.
Huntington and Mcclellan Latest tc
Give Up Their Liberty.

NEW YORK, September 4.-Isaac Nc
Giehan and George H. Huntington of the
Columbia Supply Company. who were in
dicted in Washington. D. c.. in connection
with the postal scandals, surrendered them
selves to United States Marshal Henkel In
this city today.
Bench warrants were issued for Hunting
ton and Mcclellan last week at the time uf
the arraignment of George w. Beavers on
the Washington indictment.
Mr.. Mcclellan did not seem to be at all
perturbed over the charges against him.
but Mr.. Huntington. much older man.
was plainly disturbed, and paced the floor
nervously. Former District Attorney JAS
H. Ridgeway OF Brooklyn appeared as their
counsel.
The warrant upon which the two men are
held charges them with having in the city
of Washington unlawfully conspired to-
gether with August w. Machen and 9TH
ers to defraud the United States out Of
the sum Of 30 cents for each and every
package box to be furnished to the Post
Office Department under a contract with
the Columbia Supply Company, and with
having given to Machen 800 in pursuance
of this conspiracy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
ROUGH AND TUMBLE.
Thos. Carter Objected Strongly to
Being Arrested.

Thomas Carter, colored, resident Of
Brookland. tied his horse to a lamp post
on the Bunker Hill road yesterday after
noon and refused to unhitch 1t when told
to do so by Policeman Charles H. Bradley
He demonstrated with the officer and de-
clined to accept an invitation to accompany
the guardian Of the peace to the station
house. The latter found 1t necessary to
use force, and there was soon conflict
between the two. both rolling on the ground
together At one time Carter was on top
OF the officer and made an attempt to take
the latters revolver from his hip pocket
but was only prevented from doing SO by
the officer using his baton on the colored
mans head.
He was finally subdued and escorted to
the station hous. where he left $40 security
for his appearance in the Police Court to-
day to answer to charge OF assault
Judge Scott after hearing the testimony
OF q number OF witnesses decided against
Carter and advised him to obey policemen
iE the future. In view Of the fact that he
had been badly punished by tho ofncers
baton the court only imposed tins Of 40
The fine was paid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
CHILDREN CAUSE FIRE.
Played With Matches on Third Floor
of Dwelling

Children playing with matches caused a
slight fire in rooms occupied by Harry
Herbst on the third floor Of Coz d street
northwest shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning. Robert. a two-year-o child Of
Herbst, was badly burned, and Is in a seri
Gus condition at the Emergency Hospital,
although 1t has a good chance to recover
The fire was discovered by Precinct De-
tective Laurence O'Dea o fthe sixth pre-
cinct who sent a telephone message to
No. ii Engine Company. The f1remen re-
sponded promptly, and the blaze was ex-
tinguished before any damage resulted.
After telephoning to the engine house
ODea rushed into the house, where he
found the little one in flames. Hastily re-
moving his coat he wrapped 1t about the
baby and smothered the fire, but not be-
fore the child had been badly burned on
the abdomen and about the legs. He sum-
moned the ambulance from the Elmer
gency Hospital and pending its arrival
bathed the burns with soothing lotions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
PRESIDENT EXPLAINS.
Complication Over Yacht Club Dinner
Was Magnifled

OYSTER BAY, L. l.. September 14.-By
authority Of the President the statement
was made today that the complication
which arose over the Seawanhaka -Corin-
THAN Yacht Club dinner had developed
from a misunderstanding. The President
explained to Colgate Hoyt. chairman Of the
board of trustees of the club. that he could
not attend large formal dinner, as by so
doing he would be unjust to many friends
and organizations whose invitations to
similar affairs he had been obliged to de-
cline.
The President further wishes 1t to be
known that he did not In the remOtest way
object to the presence of Sir Thomas Lip
ton at the dinner. He wrote a personal let
ter today to Mr.. Hoyt, stating his position.
In that letter he informed Mr.. Hoyt that
he not only had no objection to the attend
ance OF Sir Thomas Upton at the dinner,
but that as a member Of the club he would
be glad to see him there, II Sir Thomas
could make 1t convenient to be present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
Poor Bank Statement of Sat-
urday Affected Prices Today.
BONDS IN SYMPATHY
BALKAN SITUATION CAUSED UN-
EAsINESS AND SELLING ORDERS.
market Heavy. and Lifeless During
Most Of the Day, Showing Little
Evidence Of Support.

NEW YORK. September l4.-Iead.ng
stocks We're under pressure at the opening
on renewal of Saturdays selling inspired
Ny the poor bank statement and the over
sunday developments In the Balkan situa-
uon. Foreign selling caused some local fol-
lowing In the International group. and Of.
ferIngs were rather large in special stocks
Amaigamated Copper lost a point. and ST
Paul and Missouri Pacific nearly "a much
Selling orders became more general and
the entire list was affected by the weakness
OF United States Steel. which dropped to
l9as. new low record. Western stocks
were pressed for sale on reports OF unfaver-
aole weather conditions in the northwestern
gram section. and declines followed Of IA in
Atchison and Missouri Pacific. of 1ss in st.
Paul and of 1 in Union Pacific. Other
losses included a point in New York Gem
tral, Reading, Tennessee Coal and Brook
lyn Transit
Buying orders were more abundant I'm
the second hour. and there were some good
fractional rallies in the standard stocks
Colorado Fuel advanced 81 and reacted 2
points. a number Of inactive specialties
declined from l to points. Near noon
the market became heavy again and fell
on 10 the lowest under selling OF the trans
continental stocks
The bond market was weak in svmnatbv
with stocks
The market showed little evidence of
support, and the apparent absence OF in
side backing caused aggressive selling by
the bear operators Large blocks of stocks
came out at different points and losses
were extended throughout approximating
2 points in Missouri Pacific. ktchison pre-
ferred: Wabash preferred, Now York Gem
trai. Manhattan and Amalgamated. United
States Steel held well around 20 with trad
ing large.
Selling ated In some stocks while 1t
was continued with moro yigof In others.
Amalgamated and the Southern and South
western railroad stocks fell slightly lower,
while the grangers and local fractions ruled
steadisr. Business was in larger volume
than the recent average and quite we'll dis
tributed through the usual run Of active
stocks.
Today's Government Receipts,
National bank notes received today for
redemption. s1,oO5 434: government receipts
from internal revenue, 1851, 7ss: customs.
623,1S9; miscellaneous. s81,3S2 Expendi-
lures, 81, $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
HORRORS OF EXPLOSION.
Details Of Awful Tragedy Aboard the
Cruiser Olympia.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, September IA
Late details of the horror aboard the
United States cruiser Olympia at the navy
yard In this city late Saturday night do
not detract from the first shocking infor-
nation of the death of the two men and
the injury of three others.
One of the victims of the explosion died
yesterday at the Naval Hospital. He was
First-class Apprentice Seifert OF Philadel-
phIa, as was Corporal of Marines Yerkes.
Yerkes was killed instantly when the bar
rel o falcohol blew up aboard the ship. He
was struck by one OF the flying barrel
heals, both of which were blown out by the
force of the explosion.
After the funeral services at the hospital
tonight, conducted by the chaplain of that
institution. the remains will be forwarded
to Philadelphia, accompanied by mill
tary escort, an unusual honor for men OF
the rank of the dead An investigation Is
being conducted at the yard today to de-
termine the responsibility for the entire
tragic affair. but the report Of the board
will be forwarded to Washington before
any information is given out.
That the entire fourth division of the
ships company was not blown into eternity
or burned to death Is the wonder Of the
day. The division was standing at quar-
tiers within a few feet OF the barrel when
the explosion came.
Seifert was standing in the ranks, while
Master-at-Arms Curtis, assisted by Corp.
Yeager, was pouring, for safety's sake. the
contents of the contraband barrel Of alcohol
that had been found on the dock into the
vat provided for inflammable liquids.
A sailor whose name is not known came
by at the time with the lantern which is
used by the maSter-at-arms in going
through the ship at night, and 1t Is believed
that the fumes from the barrel Of alcohol
were ignited by the flame.
At any rate there were two terrific eX-
plosions, the deck and three Of the men in
the ranks were covered with the blazing
blue flames, and Corporal Yeager lay a
blazing heap on the deck. while Seifert.
wrapped in flames dashed frantically down
the companionway to tho scuttle butt,
where the drinking water is kept. He
plunged in and the flames were extin-
guished. but not before he was burned al
most beyond recognition. He was removed
to the hospital, where ne fingered in great
agony until yesterday morning. when he
died
Yeager was blown against the side of the
ship and fell to the deck blazing mass.
He was dead when the flames were extin-
guished.
Master-at-Arms Curtis was burned about
the head and face, but he was about yes
terday and today, and 1t Is thought that
his injuries will not prove serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
WARM WELCOME.
Philip Rideout Was Arrested on His
Arrival

Philip Rideout. colored, twenty-five years
cid, who resides near the corner Of $50 and
Q streets northwest, arrived home this
morning after an absence Of several weeks
spent on the lower Potomac and Ches-
apeake bay In a sailing vessel. Detectives
Tyser and Weldon who have been awaiting
for his return we're Informed OF his arrival
and visited his home where he was placed
under arrest on charge OF grand larceny.
Rideout during recent months has been
employed at the home OF Miss Helen Sum-
merville. 1714 street northwest, as a gen.
eral utility man. During the first week in
August, 1t Is alleged that he visited the
house during Miss Summerville's absence
and removed 500 from a trunk in her room.
He is also accused of visiting there on an
other occasion and taking $12 from the
ssdeboard in the dining room. An addi-
ticnal charge of larceny was filed against
him. He will have a preliminary hearing
in the Police Court tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
TO DEFEND THE SENTRY.
District Attorney at Pittsburg Will
Look After His Interests.

At the request of the War Department,
the Attorney General has instructed the
United States district attorney at Pitts
burg 10 look after the interests OF the SEN
try OF the 9th Infantry, who shot and killed
William III, Crowley near the Allegheny
arsenal grounds last Tuesday. and defend
him before the civil courts IN case he is
put on trial The soldier has been turned
over to the civil authorities. Although the
shooting occurred outside the military reser-
walton 1t Is held by the military authori-
ties that 1t was Justified under the cir
cumstances, and that the soldier was act
ing within his purely military duties in
guarding the interests OF the government
1t Is alleged that Crowley was acting in
a suspicious manner on the reservation
and paid no attention to the sentry's order
to halt He was shot while running away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
FERDINAND HIDING,
Story That He is Promised a Refuge
by King Edward.

BERLIN, September 14.-An extraordi-
nary letter, purporting to have been written
by Bulgarian statesman. appears in the
Klene Journal. The writer asserts that a
subterranean passage leads from the castle
of Euxinograd where Prince Ferdinand
lives as though besieged, to the river.
through which the prince can escape by
water when convinced that his position is
no longer tenable.
1t Is added that the Princess Clementinet
mother of Prince Ferdinand. saw King Ed
ward at Vienna. told him tina. her son was
in a deplorable position and in danger Of
his life and begged the king to have a>ves-
sci in readiness to carry him away from
Bulgaria.
King Edward. it is further asserted. as
sured Princess Clementine that Prince
Ferdinand would always find an asylum in
England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
Proposed MOONLIGHT Excursion

Mr.. w. Calvin Chase. a member Of the
local bar, has issued 1000 invitations to the
colored members of the District bar and his
friends for a moonlight excursion tomorrow
evening at o'clock on the River Queen
The boat has been chartered by Mr.. Chase
and Prof. Edward Ambler's full string Or
chestra has also been engaged for the oc-
casion. The boat will go twenty-five miles
down the Potomac On the return trip the
boat will stop at Motley Hall, where
speeches will be delivered by Attorneys L.
NJ. King A. w. Scott, Thomas L. Jones and
r. r. Horner. ex-senator John P. Green.
Register ]. w. Lyons and others