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Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The holders of the ten-twenty 8 per cent
bonds OF the Masonic Hail Association have
been notified that the association will exer-
else its option of paying off the bonds. On
the LIST OF August upon presentation to the
Columbia National Bani. they will be paid
with interest. The total issue Of these bonds
rs $4,000. They will. however. be exchang-
ed for those Of a new issue OF ten-twenty
per cent bonds. II desired by the holders. In
ether words 1t Is proposed to refund the
cebt represented by these bonds in another
issue hearing 4 per cent instead Of s. The
outstanding bonds were issued on the list
of August, 1888. and carry the option OF be-
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Greatest Battle Yet Taken
Place is Reported.
LIAO-TUNG PENINSULA
BETWEEN MAIN ARMIES OF
KURoPATKIN AND KUROKI.
Russian General Personally in Com
mand-Significant Speech to Troops
-Rumors of Severe Reverse.


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK June IA cablegram from
Shan Kwstn says: Probably the greatest
battle yet fought on the Lioa -Tung penin-
sula has just taken place. the main armies
of EuTopatkin and Kurok having been en-
gagged The principal fighting was in the
vicinity of Hai-Cheng. and while details are
lacking, there are reports of severe reverses
and heavy losses to the Russians.
Kuropatkin Personally in Command.
A cablegram from Paris says: A dispatch
from St Petersburg says 1t is reported
there that Kuropatkin is commanding per-
sonally the army that was sent south for
the relief of Port Arthur. but is being
compelled to retreat rapidly.
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his larnyx was removed on account OF can
GER He was sixty-seven years old. ana was
the first president of the Bricklayers and
Masons' Union of Annapolis. He left wife
and seven children.
Three hundred and twenty-four candi-
dates have reported for examina tien which
begins tomorrow.
Mr.. George Donald Riley. who had prev
iously passed his mental test. took his ply
steal test today and failed on his eyesight.
He is the son of Mr.. Elihu 8. Riley OF An
napolis
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ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.
Raymond Sweeney Loses His Life in
Little River.

News of the drowning Of Raymond
Sweeney who is about twenty years old.
in Little river opposite Georgetown this
morning has been received by the police.
1t is stated that Sweeney and several
young companions were making an at
tempt to swim across the river when the
current, which is strong at this point, swept
Sweeney off his feet and he was drowned
before assistance could be given him.
George Turley and Charles Williams. who
were passing at the time. took the body to
the morgue.
The coroner rendered a verdict of acct
dental drowning. and the body was turned
over to Undertaken Mccarthy Of George
town to be taken to Sweeney's homo at
RosSlyn, Va.
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ing plI1 off at any time after the lapse OF
ten years. They mature four years hence.
| They are secured on the property known as
The Masonic Temple at the northwest cor
ner OF 9th and + streets. which is owned
by the Masonic Hall Association. In add-
ton To the bonds the association has a
stock issue amounting to SlGpo upon
which IS paid 4 dividend of > per cent.
Henry Orth is the president OF the associa-
ton ami Philip f. Larner the secretary.
itai stock OF the American National Bank.
II is understood that the matter
has not as yet been taken up
by the board OF directors and II may be
that such course will not be decided upon.
An order of the court approving the sale
of the Sun building to the bank Is being
published and upon the expiration Of the
thirty days required for such a notice the
way will he clear for the formal transfer
of the property.
1t is expected that It will be possible 10
begin the proposed alterations in the first
two floors of the building. which will Ia
used by the bank, about the first OF Au-
gust, and the new quarters will be ready
by the opening OF the year.
The trading In the bonds of the Washing
ton Railway Company at today's meeting
of the stock exchange resulted in exhaust
ing the supply of bonds that were for sale
at I6A. The closing bid on the call was
t6&. with a the asking price Sales were
made at 1871 and 76a! amounting to $1,000.
After call 763s was bid.
The aggregate OF the safes of Capital
Traction stock was in excess OF what tho
record of the transactions on the exchange
has shown for some time past.
The stock was offered at l22L. coming
down to that point from 1879. and finally,
when the asking price reached l22. IL was
bought at that level as rapidly as II was Of
fered Some 80 shares passed In this way
from one broker who was the seller of the
entire lot to another broker. who was the
buyer and when this vein exhausted
the bid repeated and advanced to 122h.
but without result. At the close the stock
was offered at 122ss. with To- bid.
There was no gas stock remaining for sale
at 5TI after the trading was finished. Tho
total Of the sales was Do. and when these
were gone there more stock for sale
at that level. although the bid was con-
tinued. At the close the asking price was
51ia. The bid of SIX was renewed after call
without result.
Like Capital Traction and Gas. the deal.
irgs in Mergenthaler were quite large.
aggregate of ~ shares being reached. The
first sales were made at 1T3Ts. the stock
being offered at ia. and the last sale at
113Ss The intermediate transa ctions were
separated in price by only eighth Of a
point At the close the stock was still Of
fered at 1I3es, with 1874 bid.
One lot of 100 shares of Lanston COM
prised the dealings in that stock The ask
ing price was 10 and the bid ran from to
9k. At the latter point the sale was made
and then the bid was 9as for fifty shares
with the asking price 9Ss. At the close the
bid for 100 shares was 9ls and the asking
price 10.
Ten shares of National Safe stock wers
for sale. 80 was the asking price. and the
best bid was 149
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GERMAN ESTIMATE OF JAPs.
Correspondent Says They Are Superior
to Any European Soldiers.

VANCOUVER. B. c.. June 23.-According
to Otto Won Gottberg. war correspondent
for the Lokal Anxeiger OF Berlin. who is re-
turning homo On account OF Ill health. the
japanese are superior to any European
army forca in an interview he said: ia
pan wants Korea. The official statement
given out that the mikado merely wishes to
secure a protsctorate over Korea Is only
diplomatic excuse. Every prominent Japa-
ness government and military Official from
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REFUSED LIQUOR LICENSE.
Drowning at Cumberland - Death O
Former Resident.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd. June q, 1904.
Judge Henderson. in a lengthy opinion.
refuses to grant the Tri-State Amusement
Company a license to sell intoxicants at
a carnival to be held here next week under
the auspices Of the latter.
There are now at work ON the Wabash
connecting link between Cumberland and
Cherry Run 5000 men.
Joseph Nield was drowned in the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal here yesterday. He
was twenty-six years old and a Baltimore
and Ohio shop employe.
Word was received here Of the death OF
George Charles at Shipman. Ill. He was
the founder Of the Cumberland Daily News
and the father of Albert Charles. secretary
and treasurer of the Cumberland Steel
Company.
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Secretary Taft to Visit Harvard and
Yale.

Secretary Taft will leave here Saturday
for New York. He has an engagement to
deliver an address before the Harvard Law
School at Cambridge on the 2Sth instant
and at the Yale University at New Haven
on the 10th instant. At the Yale com.
mencemenf Chief Justice Arellano OF the
supreme court OF the Philippines will re.
ceiyed the degree Of LID and Mr.. 7. II.
Pardcde -Tavero,, a native member Of the
Philippine commission, the degree Of d.
A II il expected that ex-Secrefary Root
will be present on that occasion.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Baltimore Markets.


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE Nd, June 23-FLOUR-Quiet un-
changed; receipts, 3,197 barrels.
WHEAT-Steady; spot, contract. LOCAL O2H |;
asked; July, s3haS3%: August. S3ta asked;
steamer No red SASSY: southern by sample,
6Oa1 02; southern on grade, S0a1 o.
CORN-Dull: spot. 52a52k; June. 52a52H; July,
623sa52h steamer mixed, 48a49h; receipts, $3.50
bushels; southern white corn, 5Oa56a; southern
yellow corn, 50a56a
OATS-Steady; No. white. 481sa47; No 2
mixed, 44a44E; receipts. 10. 712 bushels
RYE-Dull; No western, 10 asked.
HAY-Steady unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Quiet.
BUTTER-Firm; fancy initiation. 19r2 20; fancy
creamery. Aa25: fancy ladle. bale: store packed,
12a13.
EGGS-Firm, IT.
CHEESE Steady; large. 9aS14: medium. U,sa1O;
small, 10Aa1OH.
SUGAR-Firm; coarse granuIated. s. 10; fine. 5 TO-
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Judge Against Proposed Railway Loa:

NEW YORK. June 23.-Justice Green
baum in the supreme court today handed
down a decision in the suit Of Walter 8.
Johnston against the Norfolk and Southern
Railway Company and other defendants.
enjoining the defendants from placing q
mortgage Of $4,OOO,O0O on the property of
the Chesapeake Transit Company.
Justice Greenbaum says: The circum-
stances disclosed in the affidavit all tend to
show that the proposed loan is not intended
to be made in good faith and for the best
interests Of the company. but it for some
Interior purpose. and that the welfare Of
the company will best be subserved by re-
straining the present management at least
during the tendency of this action and from
carrying into effect the contemplated mort
gage loan"
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Movements of Naval Vessels

The gunboat Annapolis left Yokohama
yesterday for San Francisco.
The Justin has arrived at Cavite. the
Castine at Gibraltar. and the Cleveland at
Tangier.
The naval tug Rocket. temporarily sta
toned at the Washington navy yard. has
returned to her regular station at Nor
folk
The Brutus left Chefoo yesterday for
Chemulpo and the Villalobos left Hankov
for Ichane
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HARvARD's CLASS DAY.
First Ball Game With Yale Today at
Cambridge.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. June 23.-Fair
weather greeted the college base ball en-
thllsiasts today who were looking forward
to the home athletic event Of the spring
the first base ball game between Harvard
and Yale.
Last night ard early today hundreds of
people arrived from points outside who
came not only to attend the game. but also
to take part in the Harvard class day ex-
ercises tomorrow. The Yale team. which
arrived last night, rested we'll at a Boston
hotel and seemed in excellent condition for
the afternoon contest.
The Harvard players. despite the loss of
Pitcher Walter Garrison, were confident
OF playing fast base ball
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BIG RUSH OF TEACHERS.
Gathering at st. Louis for Great Edu-
cational Meet

ST. LOUIS. June 23.-Ths teachers have
begun to gather for the great convention of
the National Educational Association. A
special train Of seven cars. loaded with
California teachers. two hundred teachers
from Iowa and forty from the state of
Washington. has arrived.
The rush Is such that 1t has been de-
cided to increase the reception committee
to 300 members to look after the incoming
delegates. Preparations are being made
at Music Hall. the union station and the
Christian Endeavor Hotel for assigning and
directing the visitors to their rooms.
Booker T. Washington, who is to be one
of the speakers. has been honored with a
special pass by the Worlds Fair Company.
The convention will begin Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-23
End of tho Pitcher Case.

Lieut. Col. william L. Pitcher, 18th In
fartry. has made a supplemental statement
to the War Department regarding the cir
cumstances attending the breaking Of his
engagement to marry Miss Carolina Har-
rold. a clerk in the War Department. This
statement is said TO be regarded as salts
factory and it is not likely that any dis
ciplinary measures will be deemed neo-
esSary.
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JAPs EFFECT CONJUNCTION.
Russians Have Withdrawn From Old
Positions to Stronger Ones.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. June pa cablegram from
Tokyo says: Dispatches received here to-
day announce that the advance guards of
the armies of Generals Oku and Nodzu have
effected conjunction near Kaiping. The
Russians have gradually withdrawn from
their old position to stronger positions ex-
tending from Kaiping to Haicheng.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-23
LONE BANDIT HOLDS UP STAGE
Nine Passengers in Idaho Forced to
Give Up Valuables.

SILVER CITY. Idaho. June 23.-A lone
bandit with shot gun held up the out
going stage to Murphy. near the summit. a
few miles from this place. Nine passengers
were forced to alight and give up their
valuables. The robber then demanded the
mail sack. which he ramsacked. The stage
driver was then ordered to drive on.
The robber wore black mask and his
shoes were covered with cloth. to prevent
leaving a track. A sheriffs posse is In pur-
suit.
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ATTEMPTED 10 WRECK TRAIN.
Serious Charge Made Against a New
Haven Man.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, June ga warrant
for the arrest Of Michael ]. Sullivan on the
charge of attempting to wreck q train on
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad at North Haven. on May 80. was
taken to New York today by local de-
tective. Captain .1owles Of the local de-
tecttve bureau said that Sullivan was being
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Canada Southern Dividend.

NEW YORK, June 28.-A semi-annual
dividend Of IN per cent on the stock of the
Canada Southern railway was declared to-
day making total OF ~ per cent on this
stock for the present year. an compared
with 3 per cent in 100A
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Rumored Jap Defeat.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

NEW YORK. June q. 1904.
A cablegram from st. Petersburg says: A
rumor ID current that the advance guard
OF the Russian army under Count Heller
has defeated the japanese right flank In.
the direction Of Feng- Wang heug.
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Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption Ssi3. Gc5: government receipts
from internal revenue. So15. J6i: customs,
s973. 12I: miscellaneous, S5S.6i0; expendi-
lures. 81 10000.
Available cash balance. Si63 633. JlG.58.
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New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1419 F st. members New York
stock exchange. Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board of trade.
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Eleven Brokers' Firms Lose Phones

NEW YORK. June 23.-The telephones Of
eleven firms. members OF the New York
stock exchange. were ordered out Of the
exchange today by the exchange authorities
for alleged connection with members of the
consolidated stock exchange. No public ex-
PLANTATION was given. and the firms affected
refused to discuss the matter.
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RUSSIANS IN FRONT OF KURoKI
Occupy Towns on Main Road - Cos
sacks Hover Near.

IN THE FIELD Gen. Kuroki's head
cuarteIs). via Fusan. Korea. June - de
layed in transmission).-The Russians are
still occupying the towns on the main road
in front Of Gen kurokrs army with con-
siderable force of men. but during the past
few days there have been no encounters OF
Importance.
Maj Gen Mistchenko is in command Of
the Russian forces in the vicinity of Stu
yen. Small parties of Cossa cks hover about
the Japanese lines of communication. but
the damage they have inflicted amounts to
little. Now the heavy rains have ceased
and the country has dried UP QUICKLY.
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TENNESSEE MERCHANTS LOSS.
Held-Up by Two Masked Men ant
Robbed of $4,000.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. June pa telephone
message from Millington, a small village
near this city, today says that ]. G. Ligon.
a merchant Of that place. has been held up
by two masked men and robbed OF more
than 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-23
Attack Jap Outposts.

Russians from Samimak attacked the
Japanese outposts in force yesterday. APP
parently for the purpose of testing their
strength.
The Russian force consisted of two regi-
ments of cavalry. one OF infantry and one
battery OF artillery. The enemy were de-
feated and retired toward Shintailing: they
are supposed to have sustained consider
able loss.
On the Japanese side Maj. Kubota WAS
killed and nine men were wounded
n party of foreign military attaches
which was on a visit to the outposts prob
ably witnessed the fighting
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TO SUCCEED CALDERON.
DR.. Flmore Appointed Peruvian Min
lister at Washington.

LIMA, Peru, June 2S.-Dr. John Frederick
Gilmore has been appointed Peruvian minis
ter at Washington, succeeding Manuel AL
yarez Calderon, who has resigned.
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ANOTHER DETERMINED ATTACK
Combined Land and Sea Assault on
Port Arthur

CHEFOO. June $3.50 p.m.-It is re-
ported here that the Japanese made de-
termined attack upon Port Arthur from
land and sea yesterday. June % and also
during the night. Two steamers just ar
rived passed Port Arthur at l o'clock this
morning. some distance off shore. The cap
tains. both reliable men. say they did not
heaS any firing at that hour
Jap Party Reaches Chemulpo.
SEOUL Korea. June 23-G pm-The Jap
anese government steamer Manchu. with
members of parliament. foreign correspond
ents and officials on board. arrived at Che
mulpo last night The visitors landed to-
day and were greeted by Acting Minister
Haghiwara. They will be received at
luncheon tomorrow by the emperor.
Appointed to Supreme Command.
TOKYO. June 2}-11 a.m.-The MARQUIS
Oyama formerly marshal and chief of the
general staff, has been appointed to the
supreme command OF the imperial armies in
the field. His chief OF stan will be Lieut.
Gen. Kodama, late chief of general staff.
Their positions vacated on the general staff
In this city will be filled by Field Marshal
Yamagata and Maj. Gen. Nagaoka.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-23
Fairbanks Nominated.

The roll call on Vice President was &C.
cor dingly dispensed with and Fairbanks
was nominated by acclamation. after Sem
ator Cullom had Withdrawn Hit
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-10-26
Provisions Already Scarce and Railroad is
B|oCkdded With Eight Hundred
Cars of Freight.

now to be had at Goldfeld for
shelter. People are packed into
these and In dirt houses like sar-
dimes. Men pay seventy -ave cents
to 81. so to sleep In cot alongside
a dozen other men In the same room
or tent, and meals average seventy
Ave cents to al 80 apiece. The
supply Of provisions Is kept short by
the increased demand, aud should
the storms Of winter blockade the
railroad into Tonopah. the results
would be appalling.
The altitude of Tonopah IL 1900
feet, and this fact alone should be
sufficient to convince strangers
that 1t is no place to winter unless
they are prepared, financially and
otherwise.
There is no sewerage at Goldheld,
and persons returning from there say
that there Is stencil constantly
rising In the cpmp, that must sooner
or later cause disease. There is no
hospital or building In which the
sick could he cared for, and the
conservative element regard the
conditions now existing with alarm.
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LOOKING FOR GOLD
IN DEATH VALLEY

4 story of hardship and danger
aud Ultimate success In quest OF the
pot of gold that lies at the foot Of
the rainbow of the desert pros.
pector's hopes, 10 that told by Jimmy
Wilder, an old-time Nevada hunter
of the yellow metal. Wilder has
just completed a four. months pros
pecting trip through Death Valley
a trip In which he got close to the
border land of eternity, but which
wa, not unrewarded, rs he located
four mining claims about one
hundred aud twenty miles northerly
of the Salt Lake railroad route.
From these claims samples of ore,
said to run $4,000 per ton. were
obtained. 1t is asserted that the
ledge from which this ore was taken
10 two feet wide, says the Los
Angeles Examiner.
Wilder lost his horse on the trip.
aud WAS compelled to punch his
pack burro over one hundred miles.
ankle deep 10 sand, over sharp
volcanic rocks, and under q blazing
sun, on short rations OF water. The
skin was peeled from his face, neck
and hands, and he claims TO have
lost about forty pounds on the trip
lie states that Duke Morton,
another we'll known prosector. who
left Caliente in May, seventy i've
miles into Death Valley, aud that
Morton has located two claims
showing three foot veins OF gold ore
on the apex OF the mountain, and
that he will bring in about one
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-10-26

log. into lumber. which will be used
In tho construction OF the water
power plant. The company IL getting
everything ready to start up early In
the spring. II the weather permits
the new power plant will be built
this fall. There has been some
snow during the last few days, hut
Il IL not expected bad weather will
come for another month yet. He
IL having the remaining seven
claims of the Red Boy group
patented through the United States
land office.
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hundred pounds of ore, which will
60 into thousands of dollars per ton.
Two Indians, who guided Morton to
the claims, told Morton that Afty
miles northwest from the latter was q
cavern In what they called "black
rock" where chunks Of gold had
been found by two white men years
ago. and that their fathers had killed
the prospectors aud sold their gold
at Salt Lake for several hundred
dollars. The Indians would not
guide the prospectors to the cavern,
which they said was guarded by the
spirits Of the murdered men.
Wilder states that In his opinion,
Death Valley Is veritable treasure
land, which, when opened up by
railroads, will enrich tho country
million, Of dollars. There have
been reports brought into Caliente
at intervals by Indians Tor years,
and In every instance they come
from the direction Of Death Valley.
Another tale OF discovered desert
wealth, intertwinsd with details OF
suffering aud tragedy, Is cited by
Martin Ryner aud Nelson Standish,
who have located gold and aluminium
deposits In Death Valley, about one
hundred miles from the route of the
Salt Lake railway. The exact
location of the Ind Is, OF course. not
divulged, but that u must DO i'm
portant is indicated by samples which
show chunks of gold ~ large "a,
kernels of wheat all through the ore.
The discovery is said to consist of u
lve-foOt ledge Of free milling ore,
and the only obstacle In tho way Of
Its exploitation, say the dis
coverers, Is the apparent remoteDess
from water. Messrs. Ryner aud
Standish had serious time on the
desert aud we'll nigh perished from
thirst. They were two days abso-
lutely without water, under a
blazing August sun, on account Of
their burros tipping over their water
barrel at night. RyneT WAS nearly
blind when they got out OF the
dread waste, from the effects OF the
Q and storm which overlook them on
their last day. They found the
skeleton OF man on whose bones
the SKIN aud flesh had dried aud
baked into the resemblance Of al
Egyptian mummy. Three brass
buttons, such as are worn by United
States soldiers, were the only clews
of Identification, the clothing having
entirely disappeared. They buried
the remains near the camp, aud
named their claim dead Mans
Mins," after their Rruesome ind.