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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15
SUPPLIES FOR TREASURY.
Contract for New Sewerage System
Awarded. Also.

The Treasury Department has let to
James F. Nolan & Sons of this city for
$25436 the contract for putting in a new
cast-iron sewerage system for the treasury.
The contract is to be completed November
/, 1904, and is to be done before the begin
ming of work on new ventilating system
that is to be installed at cost of $4,000
for which plans are now being drawn.
The American. Ice Company has been
awarded the contract for supplying the
Treasury Department with ice during the
coming fiscal year, The price per 100
pounds Is fixed at 151a cents for manufau-
tured ice and 20 cents for Kennebec ice.
The contract for furnishing 11,0OO tons
of bituminous coal for the next fiscal year
has been let to the Smokless Coal Company
of Buery,'<W Va, at $3.O5 per ton. The
anthracite coal is to be furnished by John
P. Agnew at the rate of $685. per ton for
furnace coal
w. M. Gait & Co. and c. F. Wilkinson
have been awarded contracts for supplying
the department with forage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15
Southern Veterans Elect Officers.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 1.-THE Unit
ed Confederate Veterans today elected the
following officers:
Commander-in Lieutenant General
Stephen d. Lee of Columbus, Miss.
Commander of the Department of North
ern Virginia General G.. Irvine Walker OF
Greenville s. c.
Commander of the departn ent of Tonnes
see, Gen. Clement A. Evans of Atlanta, Ga.
Commander of the mississippi de-
partment, Gen. W. L. Cabeil OF Dallas.
Tex.
Chaplain General Jones' report of the
beard of trustees of the Battle Abbey dealt
with the financial condition of the Abbey
and the Underwood suit, and was substan-
TALLY as given out by the committee Mon
day night
Gen. Clement A Evans of Georgia read
the report of the historical COMMITTEES.
which said the south was now assured or
fair treatment in the history and that the
youth of the country would not grow up
under a false impression. The report was
adopted ...' -.-.. $3.50
The committee on resolutions then pro-
scented its report
1t disposed of the permanent reunion city
question by recommending that the re-
union meet from place to place yearly as
has been the custom. LOUISVILLE, N.Y. was
chosen as the next meeting place
A part of the report favoring the mixing
of medals for the women OF the south Wds
unanimously adopted.
resolution favoring the erection AZ
Richmond Va, of a home for needy con-
federate women was adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15
PLACED UNDER BOND.
William Mcdowell Held for Action Of
15''- Athe Grand Jury.

John Green! colored, twenty-seven years
of age, aga 'patient at the Emergency Hos
pital with Painful stab wound in his side.
inflicted, It Is alleged by William Mellow
ell. coloreu, OF No. y Defrees street north
west. last night. 1t is charged that Nc
Dowell Also attacked his wife. Lena Nc
Dowell. with the same weapon. pocket
knife. but fortunately she was only slightly
hurt, and was able to go to her home after
receiving hospital treatment
Mcdowell Was arrested by Sergeant Lob
man and Poficeman Tompkins and locked
up at the second precinct police station A
charge Of Fma3<ing an assault with a danger
Gus weapon WAS lodged against him in the
Police Court today. He waived a pre-
liminary herring and was held under $500
by Judge KdHibalh to await action by the
grand tufy. ioLater in the day Prosecutor
Given was informed that Green's condition
was regarded as serious.
He Immediately notified the officials at the
city hall to increase the bond to 81 500
The trouble occurred near the corner of
9th and L streets northwest early In the
evening and Green made his escape, only
enjoying liberty for short time, however.
when he was apprehended and placed under
arrest q :, 49,
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Opening Figures Show Small
Gains Today.
LONDON PRICES HELPED
FEW LARGE OPERATIONS SWAY
ED THE MARKETS COURSE.
Coalers Inclined to Be Heavy-Bonds
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Selling
Of Southern Pacific.

NEW YORK, June 15.-Opening prices In
the stock market today showed small
gains over last night, and the higher prices
In London this morning helped the ad-
vance. Missouri Pacific led. with a gain of
r. Otherwise the gains were limited to
small fractions There were some very
heavy blocks of Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific transferred on the advance.
Heavy operations in few stocks swayed
the course of the general market, but the
movement was narrow outside of the pivot
al stocks. Proft-taking in Metropolitan
Street Railway, which cost it q, turned the
market downward, but later rise to SSs
of Union Pacific carried it back to the open
ing level Southern Pacific gained Is.
Metropolitan Street Railway, however, re-
manned heavy, as did Reading. General
Electric sold ex-dividend and eX-rights at
152 to 1j31e, compared with 15Sls last night.
The rights brought 5lsa5k. Reading second
preferred, Kansas and Texas preferred and
Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis ad-
vanced 1a1A, and Railway Investment
fell l.
The coalers were inclined to be heavy.
and when the rise in Union Pacific paused
Reading receded n under last night. Man
haitian lost as much. A sharp reaction fol-
lowed throughout the list Southern Pacific
dropped back to half under last night.
Union Pacific reached H. Prices steadied
at or slightly below last nights level
Rumors of new capital issue by Southern
Pacific to fund it's floating indebtedness
were held accountable for the activity in
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. Bonds
were irregular.
The reported plan to issue preferred stock
of the Southern Pacific led to enormous
selling of that stock, which dropped to 49,
1t had sold at 1885 in the forenoon and
closed yesterday at 47%. Other stocks
weakened materially in sympathy. st. Paul
Pennsylvania Reading and Chesapeake and
Ohio losing a point net and reactions In a
number of other stocks reached fully as
much.
Heavy buying Of Southern Pacific rallied
1t to 46a4S7s and the market generally raj
lied about half. At l O'Clock the pres
sure against Southern Pacific was resumed
and it dropped to below 46. carrying the
general market down with ii again.
Declines from asst nights level reached
* to Ia in Metropolitan Street Railway,
Metropolitan Securities, Erie second prefer
red and Wisconsin Central preferred. The
market became very dull and the price
movement somewhat confused. Southern
Pacific sagged again and Union Pacific rose
to near the best.
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SUICIDE BY DROWNING.
Another Takes Corrosive Sublimate by
Mistake.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CUMBERLAND. Md, June 15-Mrs. Mar
tina Eisel, aged thirty-fve, wife of Adam
Eisel, committed suicide at her home near
Frostburg this morning by drowning in
small stream. Grief over the recent death
of her son Is said to have prompted her
act.
Geo. w. Ordner, aged sixty-two, a clerk in
the Baltimore and Ohio freight, office this
city, died this morning in fl ont of Skaters
drug store here. Some time before he pur-
chased two packages at the drug store. The
contents Of the one he had intended to
take hismself, while the other, corrosive
sublimate he was to use about the house.
Later he returned to the drug store and
said he had taken the corrosive sublimate
by mistake and that a doctor should be
sent for He was dead before aid could be
administered. He leaves a family 1t is
generally suspected that he committed sui
eide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15
Courts Not the Only Guardians.
NEW PERSIAN MINISTER.
The Shah Appoints Successor to Gen.
Khan

Khan.
Mr. Pearson, United States minister to
Persia has informed the State Department
that the shah has appointed Mumtaz-ul-
Mulk minister of Persia to the United
States to succeed Gen. Isaak Kahn. The new
minister is forty-o years of age, and Mr..
Pearson says has had considerable expert
ence in diplomatic affairs.
From 1878 to 1882 he studied French and
international law In Paris when he was at
tached to the Persian legation. On his re-
turn to Teheran he was made chamberlain
and Interpreter to his majesty the late
Nasereddin Shah. He was consul general
in Tifiis from the middle of 1898 until the
end Of 1899.
On vacating that post he was appointed
chief of bureau in the ministry for foreign
affairs. having charge of the business of
the United States and the Latin countries
in Europe. Mr.. Pearson says that the new
minister is a gentleman of high family con-
nections, amable disposition, of business
habits and patriotic defender of the inter-
ests of his country. He is first cousin Of
his predecessor in Washington, Gen. Isaak
Khan.
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SORTIE BY THE NOVIK.
Russian Cruiser Energies From Port
Arthur Harbor

Minister Takahira this morning received
cablegram from the foreign Office at To-
kyo stating that the Russian cruiser Novik
emerged from Port Arthur yesterday and
attacked number of Japanese torpedo
boat destroyers off that port. The COM
mander of the destroyers endeavored to en-
tice the Novik into chase, but the cruiser
followed only a short distance and then re-
turned safely to port.
The Novik is 3,OOO-ton protected cruiser,
fleet and seaworthy, but of light draft COM
pared with the big Russian battle ships
now in Port Arthur, and she has been, ac-
cording to the advices received at the Jap
anese legation here, making trips out of
Port Arthur at frequent intervals In the
past few weeks through channel which
the Japanese considered impossible for
the big battle ships. The announcement
that the entrance to Port Arthur is now
open is regarded here as accounting for the
many reports coming from ChefOO Shang-
hal, Niucnwang and other places in the vi
cinity of Port Arthur of great explosions
at that place, for it is believed the Rus
slams We're exploding the Japanese mines
by cOuntermining.
The naval experts here, on the slight ba-
sis of the reports so far received Of the
naval battle in the straits Of Korea. be-
lieve that the Russian naval commanders
are making a desperate effort to combine
their fleets at Port Arthur.
The Japanese legation has received the
following cablegram from Tokyo, dated to-
day:
Admiral Togo reports that our torpedo
beat flotilla proceeded to Port Arthur on
the night of the 18th and succeeded in lay
ing mines at certain points and safely re-
turned. About noon of the 18th, when our
second destroyer fiotilla and three torpedo
boat fotillas were bombarding the enemy
on the shore near Shampingtao for the pur-
pose of facilitating the reconnaissance of
our army the enemy's cruiser Novik, with
ten destroyers, came out from Port Arthur
and sharp firing was exchanged Our flo
tillas tried to entice the enemy by grad
ually retiring, but at pm. the enemy
withdrew. No damage done to our ships.
Our cruiser Chitose heard explosions and
sound of heavy firing at pm. of the same
day in the direction of Port Arthur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15

European Russia. shows that Kuropatkin
now has almost 100000 troops. irrespective
of frontier and railroad guards. and that
probably he has an effective army of 100000
men at LiaoIGng.
Cen, Dembowski is a distinguished STRAIT
war and was commander Of the grenadier
corps after the war. Later he became head
Of the Paul Infantry School. and held that
position till two years ago. Since then he
has been on the personal staff Of the war
minister.
Skrydloff's Movements.
No information l. obtainable here regard
Ing the reported engagement between the
Russian Vladivostok squadron and jap
anese squadron in the Korean straits. But
1t Is quite likely that a naval fight has &C.
CURED or is about to occur. Vice Admiral
Skrydlofr has left Vladivostok with the
armored cruisers Gromoboi Rossia and Ru-
rik and some torpedo craft AS this fact Is
already known abroad the Associated Press
betrays no confidence of the authorities
here In making this definite announcement.
Sortie by the Novik.
If the report that the Russian protected
cruiser Novik made sortie from Port Ar
thur yesterday is true 1t demonstrates that
the entrance Is Free and doubtless was pre-
liminary to the egress of the whole squad
ron for the purpose of effecting juncture
with SkrydloTs squadron. The news of
decisive sea battle may, therefore. arrive at
any hour.
Before Admiral Skrydloff left Vladivostoh
the Russian protected cruiser Bogatyr,
which went on the rocks off Cape Gamova
was hauled off and towed into the harbor
of Vladivostok. She is now in dock there.
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ST. PETERSBURG EXCITED.
Recent Land and Naval Fights Inten-
sify Interest.

ST. PETERSBURG, June Is, 80 pm
Not since the war began had such excite
ment been apparent at the war and naval
ministries as reigned there today. With
the encounter between the opposing fleets
imminent and heavy fighting in progress
south of Vafangow Liao-Tung peninsu-
la, about fifty-five miles north of Port
Arthur, and along the line established by
the Japanese, reaching across the PENN
sula from Pitsewo to Port Adame) news
both from the land and sea was awaited
with feverish anxiety.
The general staff believes that the Jap
anese force which attacked Maj Gen.
Gerngross division Yesterday was the
advance force of Gen. Nozu's entire army
of nearly $1,000 mer.
Gen. Baron Stakelberg, who commands
the LIST Siberian Corps, is personally di-
recting the operations at the front, but
1t is believed that the major portion of
his corps is too far north to render ef-
fect1ve support.
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FIFTEEN STARTERS IN DERBY.
Chicago Racing Official Says There
Will Be No Interference.

CHICAGO, June 15.-Secretary James
Howard of the Washington Park race
course, today made the following author
itative statement of the attitude of the
track officials regarding attempts to inter-
fere with the race meeting. which will begin
Saturday with the American derby as the
feature event Secretary Howard said en-
phatically:
There will be no trouble at Washington
Park derby day. There will be no disorder
and no interference with guests AS usual,
the arrangements for preventing the slight
est disturbance will be ample. The force
for that purpose on derby day will consist
of 352 Pinkerton men. with an addition or
80 policemen"
Secretary Howard says the indications
are that there will be fifteen starters N
the derby.
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Personal Mention.

Mr.. Francis ]. Kilkenny of the Office CT
the deputy controller Of the treasury sailed
from New York early this morning for a
two months stay in Europe. In addition to
travelling extensively over England, Mr..
Kilkenny will spend a large part Of his
time in Ireland his birthplace.
Maj. L. P. Williams, assistant clerk of
the Supreme Court OF the District of Co
lumbia, will return next Monday from a
brief vacation trip to Sandy Spring, Md.
Col. John Biddle. Engineer Commissioner,
left Washington for the Antietam battle
field this morning, in company with Gen.
Davis and number OF other army officers.
The party will spend the day looking over
the famous battlefield. under the guidance
Of Gen. Davis. Col Biddle- expects to re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15
AM1cABLY ADJUSTED.
District Likely to Acquire Webster
Property.


1t was learned late this afternoon that
the District will probably be able to ac-
quire, without recourse to condemnation
proceedings. the title to the property adj
joining the present Police Court building
on the east, on which the old Daniel Web
stef law building is situated. The District
proposes to purchase this property as a
site for the new Police Court building. and
for this purpose the last Congress appro-
priated 800.
Yesterday, it is understood. Mr. FAINT call
ed on Mr.. Sinclair and stated that he would
accept the Commissioners proposition. in
order to save the expense of litigation, etc.
1t Is believed that the District authorities
Under the circumstances will direct the cor
portion counsel to drop the condemnation
proceedings and purchase the property from
Mr.. FAINT upon the terms previously pro-
posed to him.
In view of this turn of affairs 1t Is sup
posed that there Will be no litigation in
order to obtain possession of the property,
unless 1t may be found necessary to enter
into amicable legal proceedings in order
to obtain a clear title to the property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15
SO MINERS REMAIN IN JAIL.
Many to Be Arraigned for Murder and
Inciting Troubles.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Col. June 15.-Since
the deportation last night of thirty-six
union miners there remain in the city and
county jails and the military guard houses
in this city and Victor about seventy-five
prisoners against whom no charges have
yet been filed. Many of these men will. 1t is
said. be charged with murder, rioting and
melting to riot. and some are held as wit
nesses. The district court is now in session,
but the criminal cases cannot come up I'M
til the next term in September, unless
special venire is decided on, and it is a
question whether the cases can be prepared
before the September term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15
GuNBoAr CHESAPEAKE DAMAGE
German Squadron to Disperse at Nor
folk-Vessels' Movements.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK, Va, June 15.-The United
States torpedo boat destroyer Macdonough.
doing dispatch service for the coast squad
ron now in Chesapeake bay out from An
napolis. reports at the Norfolk navy yard
that the gunboat Chesapeake Is damaged.
One of the vessels yards is broken. 1t will
probably be repaired on the arrival Of the
ship, which Is expected in Hampton Roads
tomorrow.
The German squadron, which has been re-
pairing at the Newport News shipyard for
the past fortnight, will dispense at once.
The gunboat Fake will leave tomorrow
for the Pacific by way of Cape Horn. The
Gazelle will sail Sunday for Germany to
discharge her crew. 1t is said she will not
return to the American station again. The
Panther will go to Annapolis July ! to pay
an official visit to the Naval Academy. On
returning here she and the Vineta will pro-
coed to the southern station on the Carib-
bean sea.
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CHARGED with Throwing Stones.

Harvey Perry and William Alexander
two small coIored boys. were before 1udso
KimbalI. in the Juvenile Court TINS aiter-
noon on a charge of throwing stones. b.
cycle Policeman CulIfnane reported that the
boys had for several days past Deeh anus
senger trains on the Pennsylvania railroad
as they emerged from the navy YARD tuh-
mel. After lecturing the boys. Judge KIM
ball fined them each IS, and directed tnat
thew should remain under the observation
of the board of childrens guardians Tor the
next six months In default of payment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15
Russian Naval Squadron Reported.
Engagement Off oki Island.
NoVIK MAKES A SoRTIE.
Jap Ships Retired to Lure Russians
Into Open Sea.

LONDON, June Is. 4:30 p.m.-A dispatch
to the Central News from Tokyo says:
While hotillas of torpedo boat destroyers
and torpedo boats were supporting the
military bombardment of the forts at Siao
Ping Tao Con the Kwan Tung peninsula
between Port Arthur and Port Dalny)
Tuesday morning the Russian protected
cruiser Novik and ten torpedo boat de-
stroyers made a sortie from Port Arthur.
The Japanese warships retired, endeavor-
ing to lure the Russians into the open sea.
The Russians. however. returned to the
harbor the same afternoon.
A fotilla of gunboats and mineships sank
a number of mechanical mines off Port Ar
thur on Monday night.
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. ST. LOUIS RAISES BONUS.
Preliminaries About Completed for
Democratic Meet.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. June 15.-What will
probably be the last meeting of the sub
committee on arrangements Of the national
democratic committee previous to the
national convention convened at the JEFF
ferson Hotel today Those present were:
James K. Jones of Arkansas, j. o. John
son Of Kansas, D. ]. Guffy of Pennsylvania,
James M. Head of Tennessee and William
J. Stone of Missouri. The members Of the
committee expressed satisfaction regarding
the progress of the arrangements for the
national convention to be held In the
Coliseum on July @. The $4,000 offered as
a bonus when ST. Louis was designated the
convention city has been collected and is
now in the hands of the national COM
mittee.
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THIRD MEETING IN 80 YEARS.
New England Entertains National
Charities and Corrections Meet.

PORTLAND, Me, June 15.-For the third
time in thirty years the national conference
of charities and corrections has come 10
New England to hold it's annual meeting
and tonight will open it's thirty-first yearly
session in this city.
President Jeffrey r. Bracket Of Boston
has arrived and fully 1000 visitors are ex-
pected before night, including representa-
tives from Canada, the south and the Pa
cifc coast.
Former Mayor Frederick E. Boothby.
chairman of the local committee, Will cali
the conference to order this evening ana
introduce Mr. James P. Baxter, mayor OF
Portland, who will welcome the members to
the city There will be other addresses and
responses and an informal reception will
then be held
The first national conference on the ed
ucation of backward, truant and delinquent
children closed this forenoon with sympo-
SUM conducted by Mrs. Fannie French
Morse At the close the members visited
the state school for boys at South Port
land
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15

welt For instance. in speech In Ne"
York on November II, 1902 he SAID:
"aTha General tariff policy to which, W tn
out regard to changes in detail, l believe
this country to be irrevocably committed IS
fundamentally based upon ample recogm,
ton Of the difference In labor cost mere anu
abroad.
And in hts annual message to the nrst
session of the Fifty-seventh Congress ne
said: a.
The first requisite to our prosperity -
the continuity and stability of this policy. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15
Ex-aov. Nash Seriously III.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. June 15.-Ex-G Governor
George K. Mash 10 IN q serious condition at
the Jeffersoh avenue home. He has lost
strength steadily the past two months and
has 1sufkeEed an attack Of heart trouble,
from which he rallied with great diaicuity.
He had been confined 20 his bed since Sum
day night and much alarm 10 felt at hts
present coAdition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15
Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets
Baltimore Markets.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. June 15.-FLOUR-Quiet I'M
changed; receipts, 1904 barrels.
WHEAT.Steady: spot. contract; iO2al o2L
f.02A, July, s614 asked; August, $50 asked;
No. red, Sal o.; receipts. 2A2 bushels;
southern by sample, Goal %: southern on grade.
coal OF.
CoRN-Dun; spot, 52ha52A; June, 52ha52a
5Oa5oA; receipts. 6,ss7 bushels: soSthsrn white
corn, 5oa57; southern yellow corn, 5oaS! !.
OATS-Steady; No. 2 white, 48l1a46E; No.
mixed, % sales; rsceipts, 5.s71 bushes.
RYE-Dun: uptown, No. western, 1gaSO
HAY-Quiet and easy: No. timothy, f5.oOal6O0;
No. clover mixed, II. 00a14.60.
GRAIN FREI6HTSCDun, unchanged.
creamery 24a25; fancy ladie. lDal6; store packed.
l2ats.
EG0SEFirm, 17al6.
CHEEsEsteady; large. s,1a1o; medium. ioKa
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Date Set for Weldon Trial.

Andrew Weldon, indicted for the murder
of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Rachel Ann
Beall, by shooting her, December II last,
will be placed on trial next Monday before
Justice Gould and a jury in Criminal Court
No. 2 United States Attorney Beach and
Assistant United States Attorney Null
lowry will conduct the prosecution. while
Attorneys Andrew A. Lipscomb and f. Ed
ward Mitchell will represent the defendant.