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FINANEEAND TRADE
Market Marrow and Changes
Insignificant.
PRICES HOLD STRONG
SMALL VOLUME OF BUSINESS AND
GENERAL LIST srAGNANT.
Special Stocks Responsive to Buying
and Selling orders-soms
EARLY Gains.

NEW YORK, May 28.-Opening prices IN
the stock market swung narrowly from
last nights level In both directions with
none of the leaders showing changes In
excess of ". Realty preferred rose V, and
St. Louis Southwestern preferred fell u.
The opening hestancy was of brief dura-
ton. the entire market rising in sympathy
with the demand for Amalgamated Cop
per. U. s. Steel preferred. Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific and st. Paul. The first
named gained IN. but other improvements
did not exceed moderate fractions. BUSH
ness contracted on the rise, but the mar
ket held firm up to IL o'clock.
Business fell to such small volume that
any wide movement OF prices was imprac-
ticable. The early gains were not fully
held. There was gain of In Northwest
ern preferred and of 70 in Realty preferred.
and Detroit Southern preferred fell Bonds
were steady, i IS
Special stocks made a decided response to
small buying and selling orders, but the
market generally was at standstfll. Hook
ing Valley preferred rose rs, and Anaconda
and Smelling common and preferred " to
1h. st. Louis Southwestern preferred ran
OF TX, and the second mortgage bonds
points. Realty preferred got back below
yesterdays closing on realizing
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Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

In spite of Tie large Withdrawals of cash
from local financial institutions to meet
the annual real estate tax due this month.
1t is estimated the deposits are going to
show little, II any. decrease. This Is due
in part to the tendencies which mark gem
orally the financial situation throughout the
country-of conservatism In loaning money.
The disposition to finance new enterprises
and to expand along other lines has seldom
been characteristic of the financial market
in year OF q presidential election. This
ouadrennial period forms no exception to
the rule.
Mr.. #. C. Stevens the president of
the Citizens Bank, who has just re-
turned from a trip in the middle west,
states he found in the various cepters that
the bankers were well supplied with money.
business Is, he states, rather quiet. but a
greater activity may be expected as soon
as the uncertainty as to the result OF the
political control Is cleared up. He is OF the
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THEANNUAL EXERCISES
MANASSAS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT.

The tenth annual commencement Of the
Manassas Industrial School for colored
youth will be held Monday. May 80. at
the school at Manassas, Va, when the fol-
lowing named pupils will graduate, having
completed their four years course in Eng
lish. mathematics and industrial work.
The members of the class of 1904 are:
Miss Susie Alice Brown. Thoroughfare, Va;
Miss Annie Brown, Alexandria, Va; Miss
Martha Alberta Brooke, Delaphane, Va;
Miss Annie Maud Cheviss. Alexandria, Va:
Miss Arrah Chinn, Agnewville. Va; Miss
Mary Elizabeth Haynie, Lillian P. O., Va;
Miss Bertha Fauntleroy Jeffries, Mark
ham, Va. Miss Margaret Catharine Lind
sey, Washington, D. c.; Miss Nellie Blanche
Martin, Alexandria, Va: Miss Florence
Missouri Naylor. Bull Run, Va; Miss Lucy
Beverly Robinson. Manassas, Va; Miss
Queenetta Adeltha Wilkerson, Manassas.
Va; Mr.. Charles ]. H. Walker, Orange c.
H., Va; Mr.. Howard James Wildly. Avalon,
Va. The program of the day will open
with an inspection of the farm, shops and
the Industrial exhibit OF the pupils work
in carpentering, blacksmithing. sewing.
cooking and laundering. At 10 am. the
Alumni association will meet.
Program Of Exercises.
The graduating exercises will be held In
Hackley Hall. the building donated by Mrs.
Frances E. Hackley of New York city. The
program, interspersed with music, will be
as follows. Invocation, Rev. NJ. D. VIII
Hams: salutatory. Queenetta Adeltha Will
kerson; grafton, Howard James Wildly; val
edictory, Susie Alice Brown; presentation
of diplomas, Carroll D. Wright. Washing
ton, D. c.; address to graduates, Robert
H Terrell. Washington, D. c.
The annual meeting of the board of direc-
tors for the election of the officers will be
held at $3.50 pm. The present officers are
Mr.. Carroll D. Wright. president; Rev.
Walter H. Brooks, vice president; Rev. j.
III. Bradford, secretary. and Rev. H. H.
Warning of Alexandria. Va, treasurer. The
management of the school is in the hands
present of PROF.. E. W. Brown, chairman;
Rev. H. H. Waring. Mr.. George c. Round.
Mrs. z. B. Dodge, secretary; Rev. M. d.
Williams, Miss Jennie Lean, financial agent,
and DIR. w. 8. Montgomery.
The school year just closing has been the
most successful IN the history of the school,
ir is claimed and much credit is given Prof.
William C. Taylor and Mr.. John c. White,
principal and assistant principal, for their
faithful and intelligent devotion to duty.
While not normal school and not aiming
tc fit pupils for the specific line of teachers
duties, the graduates OF the Manassas
school easily ;,ass the local teachers ex-
aminations and many are now employed
In teaching in the public schools throughout
the stata. Miss Jennie Dean, the founder OF
the institution and its financial agent, has
returned from her northern trip for the coli
lection of funds, where as usual she NOT
only secured the money. she went Tor, but
won many friends for the school who recog-
nize thu value Of just the work being done
at Manassas.
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BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
Ideal Weather and Fast Track Make
Good Race Likely.

NEW YORK, May GA notable array
of horses was announced for the Brooklyn
handicap today and the track and weather
conditions could scarcely have been better.
Among the probable starters are Irish
Lad, winner of the race last year. and OF
the recently run Metropolitan handicap;
Africander, winner of the Suburban handi-
cap and of the Lawrence Realization races;
McChesney, the idolized westerner; The
Picket who won the American Derby last
season at Chicago; Claude, winner OF sew
eral derbies as a three-year-old; Rostand,
winner of the Excelsior handicap; Hermis,
Highball and others scarcely less famous.
An enormous crowd on the grounds of the
Brooklyn Jockey Club for this race is ex-
pected and the morning conditions Indicated
a multitude exceeding anticipations.
Because of the closing of pool rooms
throughout the country the number Of peo-
pie coming from outside points to see the
handicap was greatly increased. Fearing
possible congestion of transportation lines
and desiring to look over the course and
perhaps have an early sight Of the racers.
the crowd began to gather early, ana De-
fore noon the attendance had already reach
ed well up into the thousands. More thou
sands continued to pour through the gates
and a record breaking attendance seemed
assured long before the hour for the first
race
The distance for this famous race is one
mile and a quarter, and its value to this
years winner Is about $4,000.
The probable starters, weights and jock
eys are as follows:
McChesney, 129. Spencer: Hermis, 127,
Redfern; Buttons 1O9 Phillips: Africander.
126 Odom; Irish Lad, 125. Shaw; The Pc
ket, 119. Helgeson; Savable. 119, -; Run
nels. 116. ONell; Short Hose, 118. Wonder
"; Hurstburne, III, J. Martin: Mizzen, ia.
Bullman; Proper, ITO. Lyme; Eugenia
Burch, no. Cormack; Highba1l. 105. Fuller;
Claude, IO5, DAILY: Rostand, 102. j. DAILY;
1I4h~o H. Nrd
92, ]. Jones; IIlyria, 50, Dreamer; Tobog-
gan o. Burns
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WILL BE RELIEVED.
Rear Admiral Cooper Desires to Give
Up His Command.

At his own request Rear Admiral Philip
III. Cooper will be relieved from command
of the Asiatic station In the early fall, with
a view to his retirement in the near future.
He will be succeeded in command of the
Asiatic feet by Rear Admiral Yates Stir
ling, now in command of the cruiser squad
ron of the Asiatic fleet. and next in COM
nand to Admiral Cooper.
Rear Admiral Cooper relieved Rear Ad-
miral Evans a few months ago, but has
been on the Asiatic station since January
1903. He is not quite sixty years Of age
He entered the Naval Academy from New
York In 1850, and was graduated in 1868
He served on the steam sloop Richmond
and was In the battle of Mobile bay in
August, 1854. He became a captain in 1894
and rear admiral in 1902. He was superin-
tendent of the Naval Academy from 1894
to 1898 He was put In command of the
Asiatic fleet in March of last year He has
had nearly sixteen years sea service, and
II Is understood that his desire for retire
ment is due to impaired health.
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CHURCH REUNION TALKED.
Presbyterians at Buffalo Have Full
Discussion.

BUFFALO, May 26-The great question
overshadowing In Importance all others
the proposed reunion of the Presbyterian
Church of the United States and the Cum
berlsnd Presbyterian Church. which or
ganized as a separate body in 1910. was
the first order of business in the general
assembly of the Presbyterian Church OF
the United States today.
Not since the day when the vote was
taken in 1901 on the revision of the con-
fession of faith of the Presbyterian Church
has there been such interest manifested In
any question as that Of the proposed re-
union. The discussion promised to be q
struggle between President Francis L. Fat
ton, on one side. and President James u.
Moffat on the other, a renewal OF the old
struggle between the liberal and conserva-
tive elements in the church. DR.. Monat
will be supported by DR.. r. F. Coyle Dr.
c. A. Dickey, DIR. j. r. Calhoun ana o.hers'
and Dr. Patton by DIR. Henry c. Minton,
DIR. John Fox and others.
DIR. Patton contends that the confession
Of faith. as to it's Calvinfstic doctrines. IS
the same as when the Cumberland Church
went out In other words. the revision OF
three years ago did not revise in the sense
Of changing anything. He will en1eayor
to show that the confessions of the two
bodies differ materially, and that doctrinal-
ly the two churches are so far apart that
1t will be dangerous to attempt union
at this time.
DR.. Moffat and his supporters will argue
that the revision did revise, in that mis-
understandings were removed Inc am
biguity of the old confession has been taken
away, and the language of the present
creed Is such that 1t is understood by the
members of the Cumberland Church ana
that they accept 1t as 1t Is. and are ready
to unite on the basis of the revised con-
fession. Other considerations will be urged
by those favOring union.
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ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Anti-Saloon League to Prosecute Vfo-
lators Of Liquor Law-Other News:


Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, May Is, 1904.
There is understood to be an excellent
prospect that Rockville will soon again
have its streets lighted by electricity. At
the invitation Of the council several repre-
sentatives OF electrical supply firms visited
Rockville today for the purpose of inspect
ing the plant, which was disabled by ire
several years ago, with a view to submit
ting estimates of the cost of placing 1t In
working order. In company with the mayor
and members of the council the visitors
carefully examined the plant, and, while
they did not give any figures as to the
probable cost of the proposed work, they
intimated that everything could be placed
in first-class shape at a comparatively
small cost.
When the estimates are received the mat
ter will be given further consideration by
the mayor and council. and If the figures
are not too high 1t is thought the work Will
be done at an early date. Since the f1re at
the powerhouSe the town has been lighted
by gasoline.
The reported fragrant violations of the
local option law along the Conduit road on
Sunday last was the moving cause Tor q
conference this morning in Rockville OF
several of the Anti-Saloon League officials.
1t was learned that not only was intoxt-
eating liquor dispensed with holiness, but
that gambling games Of various kinds were
in operation and literally patronized.
What was decided upon at the conference
could not be definitely learned. but 1t is
understood it was determined to take I'M
mediate action looking to the prosecution
of all who were In any way responsible for
the conditions mentioned.
States Attorney Robert B. Peter and Mr..
Asa M. Stabler, president Of the Antf-Sa-
loon League, also held a consultation this
morning. Mr.. Peter stated that he will
heartily cooperate with the league In Its
effort to enforce the law, and gave 1t out
that In all cases in which convictions are
had he will insist that house of correction
sentences be imposed. his opinion being
that such sentences in few cases will ac-
complish more than anything else toward
breaking up violations of this law.
Mr. Frank Higgins, attorney for the
guage in speaking of the reported doings
along the Conduit road. These speak
easy people," said Mr.. Higgins have had
ample time to become familiar with the
provisions of the new and very stringent
local option law, and If their disregard of
the law lands them in the house of correc-
ton they can blame no one but them
selves"
The county commissioners of this county
have adjudged Lewis s. Nicholson to be of
unsound mind, and have directed that he
be committed to Springfield Hospital
Sykesville, for treatment at the expense
of the county.
Miss Viola Gilliss has resigned as princi-
pal of the public school at Cropley, this
county.
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TENNESSEE NOMINATIONS.
Democrats at Nashville Complete State
Ticket.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 26.-When the
democratic state convention reassembled
today the effect of the long session last
night was manifest in the reduced attend
ance.
The nomination of the candidates for
state offices was proceeded with, and the
following were nominated by reclamation:
Secretary of state, John w. Morton.
Controller, Frank Dibrill.
Treasurer, Reau E. Folk.
Railroad commissioner, B. A. Enloe.
The following names were presented for
delegates-at-large to ST. Louis: Senator E.
w. Carmack Newton H. White. Judge John
X. Shields. Judge John r. Bond, w. 8.
Morgan and James M. Head.
The platform adopted last night COM
mends the administration of Gov. Frazier
and indorses the Adams temperance law,
renews allegiance to the fundamental prin-
ciples of the party. demands reformation
of the tariff and investigation of the post
office and other alleged frauds in the de-
partments at Washington.
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Virginia Bank Consolidation.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK, Va, May 26.-The merger be-
tween the National Bank of Commerce and
the Citizens Bank, two of the largest
banks here. has been officially declared off.
The syndicate with the Citizens Bank and
the Carolina Trust Company, Jointly inter-
ested. has bought controlling stock of the
Citizens Bank held by the National Bank
of Commerce. and Citizens Bank and Vir-
ginia Carolina Trust Company will CONSOLE
date. The National Bank of Commerce will
erect the largest Office building in Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-26
Carving Mails in Alaska.

The Post Office Department has received
bids for carrying the mails from Valdez to
Tanana Alaska via Fairbanks and Cinema,
a distance of $40 miles and back, from Oc-
tober / to May 81 each year, from next Oc-
tober to May 81, 1906. The contract doubt
less will be let to Oscar Foote and Joseph
f. Grant of Alaska. whose bid, $21,945 a
year. or s1,372 round trip. was the lowest.
The only other bid was $50. 400 per annum,
or $3.50 per round trip, submitted by the
Northern Commercial Company of San
Francisco.
The contract Is one of the largest under
takings In theAlaskan service. The schedule
calls for twenty days running time each
way with a maximum weight of mail of
400 pounds each single trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-26
ROUGH ON THE NATIVES
SERIOUS CONDITION IN RUSSIAN
INTERIOR.
London Papers Print Stories Of Atroci-
tiesESuspects Hanged Without
Formality Of Trial.

A cablegram from London says: The
Standard prints a number OF mailed re-
ports showing a serious condition of in
ternal affairs in Russia. The Information
OF the writers evidently rests largely on
hearsay, but 1t harmonizes with numerous
other accounts appearing from time to time
in the European press.
They say that the recent disturbances In
Warsaw are rumored to have been followed
by wholesale executions by administrative
order without civil trial. 1t Is stated that
600 persons were hanged in Warsaw alone
There is frequent intelligence of persons
suddenly disappearing from various towns
presumably suspicion of being impli-
Gated in political plots.
Executions at Cronstadt.
There have been executions under mill
tary law at Cronstadt, 1t being alleged that
the persons executed were connected with
attempts to injure the forts. An informant
in Moscow says that he saw eighty collins
escorted by soldiers out of the city at dead
of night by an unfrequented road, which
was pdcketed by troops. The bodies are
presumed to have been buried In the woods
The writer says there Is nervous feeling
abroad Even the most sober minded are
drawing ominous conclusions from the sig
niflcant fact that the regiments stationed
in European Russia are being retained and
only reservists sent to the front.
The correspondent dwells at length upon
the stagnation in financial, commercial and
Industrial life. The concluding item of the
account is an official statistical report of
last years harvest, which In thirty-nine
provinces, inhabited by 67.O00,000 people, Is
described as middling or below mddling.
while in the remaining thirty-three prov
inces the best description Is above middling.
Nowhere is 1t good.
Optimistic Only in ST. Petersburg.
The writer winds up by saying that 1t
is only in ST. Petersburg among the prac-
tically irresponsible bureaucracy, which
really rules Russia, that attempts still
made to maintain optimistic views of the
progress and the end of the war, but the
progress of the war is a matter of pub
lie knowledge nowadays, and 1t is not too
much to say that the bureaucracy is now
on its trial before the enlightened public
opinion of the empire, and the evidence has
been dead against it from the outset.
The Odessa correspondent OF the Daily
Mail writes in similar tone. He says that
Russia is profoundly moved. Disquietins
reports arrive daily. now from Poland. from
Finland and from the Caucasus. The catas-
trophies on sea and land in the FAR east
are producing remarkable state OF ten
sion in the nation.
1t is reported from the same source that
the Russian artillery In Manchuria Is ad-
be INADEQUATE against the Japanese. whose
strength therein, both as regards emciency
and newness comes as disconcertlng sur
prise OF the 2S0 guns at Gen. huropat-
kiu's disposal fewer than half are OF later
date than 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-26
Dredge Contract Awarded.

On the recommendation of Gen. Macken-
zie, chief of engineers. the contract for
building large hydraulic dredge for use
In the Delaware river improvements has
been awarded to the Maryland Steel Com
pany of Baltimore at Its bid of 1858, 600
which was the lowest bid received This
dredEe Will be the largest one of It's kind
ever built in the United States. 1t will be
30 feet long and 80 feet wide. and the
contract calls for its completion within
fourteen months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-26
1RoQUoIs THEATER STILL DARK.
Permission to Reopen Flatly Refused
in Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 26-Permission to re-
model the Iroquois Theater on plans sub
rntted to the building department has been
fatty refused by Building Commissioners
Williams on an opinion from Corporation
Counsel Tolman. Major Telman said the
theater would not be allowed to reopen I'M
til every provision of the theater ordinance
had been complied with, and intimated that
it might be found impossible to remodel
the interior of the playhouse to conform
with the law.
Mayor Harrison concurred In the opinion
he would close all theaters October 1 II
they failed to meet the reuirements Of the
ordinance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-26
Army Orders

Major Guy L. Edie, surgeon. has been or
dered to report to the surgeon general for
duty in his office. The orders for Major
Eide to go to the Philippines have been re-
voked.
Second Lieutenant Deshler Whiting, I'd
Infantry, has been transferred to the 9th
Infantry.
First Lieutenant Solomon l.. LETTERS, 7th
Cavalry, has been ordered to report at the
Washington barracks hospital for physical
examination.
Second Lieutenant Charles w. Harris
18th Infantry. has been ordered to treat
ment at the general hospital, Fort Bayard,
N NJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-26
Return of Secretary Taft.

Secretary Taft returned to Washington
last evening much improved in health as
a result of his two weeks outing In the
Adirondacks He spent long time in
conference with the President at the
White House this morning over matters
before the War Department. particularly
the Panama canal. and spent the re-
mainder OF the day at the War Depart
ment. disposing of mass OF routine bust
ness which had accumulated during his
absence
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GOVERNMENT BONDS
Baltimore Markets.
Special pispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, May 28-FLOUR-Quie uu-
changed receipts, 2,443 barrels; exports II, 962
barrels
WHEAT-Dull: spot, contract 1.02aa1 02g !;
spot, No. red western, 03a1 .O3A; May 1.02I5a
1.02A; July, 8S1a asked; steamer No. red. 921aa
92A; receipts, 2.644 bushels; southern by sample,
93a1 .03; southern grade, 93a1 .03
CORN-Steady; spot, 52ha52ss: May. 52taa52M;
July 63Eaa53A; steamer mixed, 5Oa50A; receipts,
4.043 bushels; southern white corn 51a58 southern
yellow corn, 51a5Sh.
oATS-Steady; No. white, ASH; No. mixed,
As sales; receipts 2.491 bushels
RYE-yery dull; uptown. No. 2, 77a7S; No. 2
western, 70 asked.
HAY-Easier: No timothy. 1880 asked No. 1
clover Mixed IA 50al500.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Dull. unchanged.
BUTTER-Flrm; fancy imitation, 1920; fancy
creamery, 25a28; fancy ladle 15a16; store packed.
12a13.
EGGS-Firm. IT.
CHEEsE-Steady; large. 1OAal01a; medium, 10E
ali; small 1111a11A.
SUGAR-Firm; coarse granuiated $40; fine. $40.
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Another smallpox Case.

The health officials discovered another
case of smallpox in the city last night. The
sufferer was Rachael Brodner, colored.
aged twenty-three years, living at 21S Ten
nessee avenue northeast She was re-
moved to the smallpox hospital 1t is sup
posed that the disease was contracted in
Alexandria, Va.
Walter Dorsey, colored. aged twenty-five.
was removed from the quarantine station
yesterday to the smallpox hospital, having
developed the disease under quarantine.
His home is at 206 B street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-26
American Shot in Paris.

PARIS. May 26.-The youngest son of DR..
John Evans, a leading American dentist
has been found shot. Evans, who was
twenty-five years old, had just returned
from Nice. to which place he had eloped
with South American woman who was
married and the mother of two children
1t is said this woman will be arrested on
the charge of murder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-26
Wages Voluntarily Advanced.

A dispatch from Pittsburg, Pa. says: A
voluntary advance In the wages of fiat
teners has been ordered by the American
Window Glass Company to take effect
June /. The % per cent reduction, which
went into effect March u, has been restored
and the straight Philadelphia scale will be
paid in the fiattening branch of the trade
at all factories now operated by the Amert-
can company.