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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-19
MINERS GRIEVANCES.
Claim Employers Have Not Lived Up
to Agreements.

NEW YORK August 19.-Several grew
ances of miners who claim thai their en-
ployers have not lived up to the terms OF
the anthracite strike commission In all It's
details. were presented to the board of
Cancellation of the commission here today
The first matter considered was COM
plant from the employees of the Exeter
colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany. They claim that they are not re-
ceiving pay according to the terms of the
anthracite strike commission This matter
vas referred to the company for formal
answer.
The next grievance received was that
made by the Pennsylvania company against
it's employees at the Barnum colliery, near
Pittsburg Pa. The men went on strike
several weeks ago because, they claim the
scales on which their cars are weighed are
not in good working order.
They assert that their checkman found
that the scales weighed about 900 pounds
short in a car Of three tons, and that this
shortage made a difference in their earn
ings of about 81. 10 a day on full Shift OF
seven cars.
The company, on the other hand, insists
that the scales are in good working order.
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Opening Today Was Active
and Irregular.
GRANGERSWERE HEAVY
q. S. STEEL PREFERRED SUP.
PORTED, "PENNsY" ADVANCED.
Only Feeble Fluctuations in Prices
Outside of Specialtiss-General
Dullness-Slight Rally.

NEW YORK, August 19.-The oneninp
stock market was active and very irreRu-
lar, gains and losses occurring in the
same group. Canadian Pacific advanced
s, but the grangers were rather heavy.
United States Steel dropped VI on the ex-
tension OF price-cutting in the trade. Met
ropolftan Securities advanced u, and Met
ropolitan Street Railway fell u. Mexican
Central rose q. and Denver and Rio
Grande fell as much
Support was offered in United States
Steel preferred and Pennsylvania was lift
ed vigorously to above 12l. Smelling,
Metropolitan Street Railway. Mexican Cen
trail and National Railroad of Mexico sec
ond preferred gained about point, and
Kansas City Southern preferred " Sugar
was then forced down rs, and United
States Steel preferred yielded u under la
night. The whole market then reacted and
became irregular.
Prices made only feeble f1uctua lions out
side of specialties. and the market became
very DUH. Southern Pacific sagged to "a
below last night, and Manhattan rose l.
The stocks and bonds Of the Mexican group
were strong. the stocks rising from l to 2
points. Pacific Mail gained "a, Iowa Cen
trail preferred L. North American IA and
United States Realty IA Chicago In
dianapOliS and Louisville preferred drop
ped I. Bonds were firm at noon.
The market receded again on moderate
offerings, and then made slight rally.
The decline carried down Louisville and
Nashville, st. Paul. Wabash, Minneapolis,
st. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie. Colorado and
Southern first preferred. Consolidated Gas
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chemical preferred
about point
The small rally was short lived and
prices sagged back to the low level almost
Immediately. Erie fell * under last night.
and Canadian Pacific and the local trac-
tons lost all their gains. The trading was
dull and embarrassing.
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Contributions to War Fund.
SIX PRISONERS ESCAPED.
Attempted General Jail Delivery al
Camden, N. J.

CAMDEN, N. j., August 19-In an at
tempted general jail delivery in the Cam
den county Jail today six prisoners escaped
from the institution and are still at large.
The bars in the front window were filed
Off and all the prisoners would have made
their escape had it not been for "trusty
who gave the alarm. The jailers. with
drawn revolvers. finally forced the prison.
ers back. but not before six had got away.
Among those who escaped is Alfred Har-
vey. colored. who was nearly lynched yes
terday because OF an attempted assault on
a little white girl.
A general alarm has been sent to the
Philadelphia police officials, and the au-
thorities of this city have every available
policeman searching for the escaped men,
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SENATOR HoAR,s CONDITION.
Passed Comfortable Night-Holding
His Own, Though Weak.

WORCESTER. Mass. August 10.-Sen.
ator Hoars condition showed slight I'm
provement today. He passed a comfortable
night. according to his physicians. and was
resting quietly at O'Clock this morning.
Later Gen. lockwood Hoar gave out the
Following statement regarding the condition
Of his father:
me senator has had comfortable nigni
and is holding hts own though he is very
weak. The chief cause for anxiety Is a
trouble with bis left lung which caused hi;
prostration at. the end of last week. This.
however. develops but little. and II 1t can
pc controlled and lie can retain his strength
foI the next two days there will be a
ground for hope"
Dr. Warren r. Gilman, one Of the attend
ing physicians. said: Yesterday certain
symptoms In Senator Hoar's condition that
nave caused alarm were somewhat I'm
proved. stu. the senator Is very weak
man: and 1t is indeed uncertain whether he
Will be able to rally
At noon today lockwood Hoar Issued
the following bulletin:
The senator is asleep and has had q
fairly comfortable day. He is holding his
own"
Senator Hoar Is suffering. 1t Is believed,
from postomatic congestion of the left
lung. due to impaired heart action. and the
beiief Is general that chances for his re-
covery are less than they were early this
morning. Doctors who have had Similar
cases say that the general breaking down
OF the senator physically. WITH the con-
gestion of the left lung. is a bad omen. and
they say that his chances for recovery are
very slight unless the lung clears imme-
diately
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CHINA TO BE RESPONSIBLE.
Peaceful Settlement of the Shanghai
Dispute Expected.

PARIS. August 10-The report that the
Japanese consul at Shanghai has been or
dered to inform China that she Will Do
held responsible for the disarmament OF
the Russian cruiser Askold and destroyer
Grozovoi II officially confirmed. WeL-ln-
formed circles have no doubt that China
will fulfill her obligations and then con-
slider that the presence of numerous war
ships of various nationalities at Shang-
hal is sufficient guarantee that japan Will
not attempt to violate the neutrality OF
the port
ST PETERSBURG August 10. - The
question of the disarmament Of the Rus
sian ships at Shanghai Is. it is understood.
being settled on the spot by the taota1
and the consuls of Japan and Russia This
matter is not expected here to lead to the
extreme measures threatened at Tokyo.
in view of an authoritative statement
made to the Associated Press that the
Russian government was reconcfled to
the disarmament of the cruiser Askold
and the destroyer Grozovof.
Shanghai cable dispatch, August Is,
says: Upon the recommendation of the
chief of the customs the taotai of Shang-
hal will allow the Askold and Grozovoi to
remain in port until August g. when one
days notice to leave or disarm will be
given them. The arrival of Chinese mem
of-war is expected. The chief engineer of
the customs department reports that the
Russian vessels are not seaworthy. The
repairs being made by the Russians on
the Grozovoi will be completed in about
ten days. 1t is uncertain when the re-
pairs to the Askold will be finished. There
is no uneasiness here, although the stu
alton Is thought to be acute. The foreign
consuls are determined to preserve the
neutrality of the port.
A Picking cable dispatch. August 10.
says: The Chinese authorities here stead
lastly refuse to talk concerning the situ-
alton. The rumor that Japan has sent an
ultimatum to China regarding the Rus
sian ships at Shanghai is strenuously de-
MED at the Japanese legation here, where
1t is said this matter will be settled
amicably so far as China and Japan are
concerned, although no conclusion has
yet been reached. The members of the
foreign board are comforting constantly
with the ministers here of Russia, Japan,
France and GERMANY
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Large Share in the Proceedings.

The District has large share In the pro-
ccedings of the adjourned session of the
national encampment of the Union Vet
Grams Union. which had been held In Chel-
sea. a suburb of the hub.
The encampment placed itself on record
as strongly opposed to the Gilett super
animated bill
Mr.. +. A. Fenton of the District of CO.
lumba was chosen second deputy COM
mander. Daniel w. Gould OF Chelsea. who
was chosen deputy commander led the east
ern forces of the union, In the trouble In
CURED several years ago, when General X.
St q. Dyrenfortt OF the District of CO.
lumbia was national commander.
Although Commander Hart of the depart
ment OF the Potomas will not return home
until tomorrow. District G.. A K. head
quarters was closed today.
The headquarters OF Kit Carson Post No.
.. at the Hotel Lexington and of the Old
Guard at Arcade Hall are still the rendez-
yous of many District visitors. X. T. s.
The commanders-in-chi were selected IS
follows: William X. COngdon. Providence r.
l.. III. G. Speelman. Cincinnati Ohio. and
Newton j. Mcclure OF indianapolis Gen
r. NJ. J. Reed of Philadelphia was elected
chief-of-stafr.
"A new constitution was adopted by which
a greater distinction Is drawn between the
military and civic branches of the order.
On the question of uniform the new consti-
tuition provides that in those states where
II Is lawful to carry arms. the reserves OF
the Sons OF Veterans shall adopt the uni
form prescribed for the army OF the United
States. In other states the reserves will
wear a plain blue uniform with the but
tons covered with braid
The convention adjourned sine die.
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NEXT MEET AT NEW ORLEANS.
Pythians Decide Upon Southern City
for 1905 Encampment.

LOUISVILLE, KY. August 19.-The Su-
preme Lodge knights Of Pythias, today de-
cided to hold their next biennial encamp-
ment In New Orleans. New Orleans won
by vote of 90 to Al. The encampment
will be held the third Tuesday in Septem-
Der. 1906.
The Supreme Lodge has adopted new uni
forms and equipments for all officers of
the Pythan army except general officers
and the officers Of the general staff. The
uniforms adopted are practically the same
as worn by the officers of the United States
army. 70
The full dress uniform for all regimental
officers and members of the rank has been
discarded. The regular fatigue uniform
must be worn by all companies organized
and mustered in from and after the pro-
mitigation of the revision of the rules and
regulations
The changes do not meet with the an
prevail of the uniform rank as an entirety.
and had 1t been left to their vote they
would not have been made The ruling NJ
the supreme assembly. however, is Anal
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Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets
Baltimore Markets.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star


BALTIMORE Nd. August 19.-December wheat
went up to 1.11H today an advance of cents
over yesterday. The market opened strong, No.
red selling Mt 1.09h, an advance OF cents a
bushel over the sales Of yesterday. Steamer No.
red sold today at 1.02h bushel. The market for
western also frmer today. due to reports OF
the spreading of rust. Wheat has been firm and
advancing for the past few weeks, due to reports
Of short foreign crops and damages to the growing
wheat crop. The market for southern corn was
also strong reaching 1.O5 on grade
FLOUR-Firm, unchanged; receipts 5,746 bar
rels exports, 1903 barrels.
WHEAT-StrOng; spot, contract. 1.O7ha1 .07N /;
spot, No. red western, 1-09ha1 00A; August.
1:O71sa1 .O7N; September. 107Aal. 0S; October.
LOCAL .O9A; December. Liz; steamer No. red.
1OOlsa1. COY; receipts. Is $50 bushels; exports.
49, O4O bushels; southern by sample. 7Oa100 south
ern grade 94a1 .O5.
CORN-Duli; spot. 5711a57R: August. 57laa57%
September. IS; year, 53a53A; steamer mixed, 54isa
54k; receipts, GAS bushels exports. 22 bushels
aouthern white corn, 6sao6; southern yellow corn
OATS-Steady; new. No. 2 white. 3sa381s; new.
No. mixed S6ls; receipts. 1925 bushels.
RYE-Firmer; uptown, No. western. u; re-
ceipts ,492 bushels.
HAY-Firm, unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Quiet unchanged.
BUTTER-Steady; fancy imitation, i7alS; fancy
creamery, 10; fancy ladle. 14a15; store packed,
EGGS-steady. 10a20.
CHEEsE-Firm; large. shasx; medium. 0asx;
small. ehask. ,... Al. -.
$40
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U. s. ATTORNEYS RECORD.
More Than Four Thousand Prosecu-
lions During Year.

The annual report of Morgan H. Beach.
United States attorney for the District OF
Columbia, has been completed and for
warded to the Department of Justice. Ii
sets forth the following:
Number of criminal prosecutions COM
menced during the fiscal year ended June
30. 1904. i.267. of which q were post ONCE
cases.
Number Of criminal prosecutions termi-
mated during the same period. 4.247. Of
which 10 were post office cases. or these
3,174 were convictions. 1853 were acquittalS
and us were nolle pressed, discontinued %
Q1ashed.
Number of criminal prosecutions pending
July 1, 1904. S6S
Aggregate amount of fines. forfeitufe0
and penalties imposed druing the year.
e05. 206.50.
Amount realized on fines, forfeitures ana
penalties imposed during the year, $A-
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WILL KEEP HANDS OFF.
National Committee Not to Interfere In
New York Trouble.

NEW YORK, August 19.-The democratic
national committee has not been asked
to interfere In the Murphy-McCarren dis
agreement in Greater New York. nor Will
1t take up the matter If 1t Is asked to do
so.
A member of the committee said today
that McCarren had been regularly selected
by the state committee and that 1t was
not in the power of the state chairman
nor the national executive committee to re-
lieve him. McCarren has announced that
he will not resign as executive chairman.
The members of the state committee are
disturbed at the constant attacks upon Nc
Carren by Murphy. but see no way to ac-
cOmmOdate the matter.
1t Is believed at state headquarters tha1
the dispute will be over after August ~,
when the primaries are held.
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WILD WHEAT SCRAMBLE.
Excitement Continues in the Chicago
Market-Advance in Prices.

CHICAGO, August l9.-Wheat shorts and
commission houses led another wild scram-
Die to buy here today and the price of Sep
TENDER advanced to 1881, with December
up to 1G9A.
September corn was steady at "a to 5i1a
but declined under local long and COM
mission house selling to 53Ts.
On a calamity market today September
wheat sold at 1l01a. December at 112k and
May at 1147s. AS compared with last
nights close. today's high figures represent
advances of 4c.. &c. and 51sc. and 44a5as re-
spectively. for the three deliveries Heavy
straw, but not pint of grain in the
shock" Not 100 bushels plump wheat on
1000 acres Large parts of many fields
in such condition that they are considered
worthless ard The worst crop failure
ever experienced We're the walls from the
Minnesota and Dakota wheat fields that
sent traders wild
The close was strong. Aa1sc. under the
top for September. December finished
1alssc. and May &c under the highest
poipt for the daE
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THE ARMY UNIFORM.
War Department Order Regarding
Troops in United States.

According to an order issued at the War
Department today all the troops serving
in the United States. excepting the Artil-
lery Corps. will be equipped with the full
dress uniform, consisting of dark blue
caps with bands, dress coat, new pattern;
collar ornaments; breast cord, and until
exhausted. with trousers Of the pattern
in use prior to the adoption of the new
uniform.
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Employees and Hungry Idlers
Pursue Steers.
LEADERS VISIT YARDS
CALL OUT OF TRANSFERS NECES-
sARY TO WIN STRIKE.
ENJOYS Of Labor to Go to other Cities
to Report Condition. Min
ers' Grievances.

CHICAGO. August 19.-Packing house
employees and hungry strikers Wed with
each other in a steer hunt that extended
throughout the night. following the riot
precipitated by the appearance OF eleven
runaway beeves from Morris & Co.'S plant
in the district west Of the stock yards last
evening Today the carcasses of four were
accounted for Little beyond the hoofs and
horns remained to tell the story, and there
was an ample beef supply in many home
to which such a luxury has long been a
stranger.
The fate of five Of the remainder is still
in doubt only two have been rounded
up and driven back to the yards. Scouting
parties representing both the big packing
firm and the hungry throng that battled
with the police secured the prairies south
and west of the yards all night. and when
the latter located it's prey the creature was
slain and disappeared as though by magic.
The herd was valued at upward of $1,000.
Recording Secretary SnaEahan of the
packing house teamsters union declared to-
day that in his opinion 1t would he nee IS
sary TO call out on strike all teamsters con-
nected with delivery to Or from retail mar
kets in Chicago. He said he believed this
would have to be done to win the strike.
Labor Officials at the Yards.
President Donnelly and Vice President
John Eloersch of the Butchers National
Organization made a tour of the stock
yards.
II passed an hour mingling with the
throng of non-union men preparing to enter
upon their days work." he said.
They are a hard crowd and we have
nothing to fear from them permanent
factors at the yards. The majority are
negroes. and some of the types l saw sug-
gested southern convict camp. The
white men are nearly all Greeks.
President Donnelly announced that labor
leaders will be sent tomorrow to Kansas
City, st. Paul and st. Joseph to report local
conditions to the strikers there. Donnelly
will himself go to East St Louis. and then
to Indiana, where he will meet President
Mitchell of the miners, and expects to re-
ceive financial support.
Disposed Of Story.
Nat c. Murray of the government Blu
reau of Agriculture. who is gathering sta
tistics at the yards. disposed of the story
of Victor II. Metcalf's presence in Chicago
as an indication of federal Intervention. by
declaring that Mr.. Metcalf simply passed
through Chicago yesterday without visiting
the yards any other point save the two
passenger stations neceSsitated by his trip.
Swift & Co. have ceased to house women
strike breakers within the stock yards.
The other firms continue.
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LEIsHMAN SENDS A NOTE.
Expresses to- Porte Hope He Will Act
Promptly.

CONgTANTINOPLE. August IS De-
layed). -Miniser Leishman has replied to
the porte's note. The American minister
takes note of the formal declaration of the
government to accord like treatment to
American citizens as to those OF other
powers regarding schools in Turkish terri
tory and expresses, , in his note the hope
that the porte Will not raise difficulties
over executing the promises.
The minister's reply ignores the porte,s
reservation relative to departmental for
malities.
PARIS. August ia dispatch to the
Temps from Constantinopie says that
man. originally declared the porte.s decia-
ration on the subject OF equal treatment
for the American schools to. be satisfac-
vague to permit the question to be consid-
cred settled, and an active correspondence
b stu being exchanged.
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Adjudged Insane.

marshals jury. sitting at the city hall
late this afternoon, adjudged John Will
Jams. Clement F. Wood. Hattie B. Ed
wards and Charles w. Jackson to be Of I'M
sound mind.
The jury reached the conclusion that
Harry Elmer and Homer Reynolds. against
whom lunacy proceedings had been lnstt-
tuted are OF sound mind.
The iunacy cases of Moses Solomon, ELIZA
beth A. Hall and George c. Reiser were on
hearing at late hour.
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TO FIGHT DESPERATELY.
Indications That the Russians Will
Retreat No Further.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, August ia cablegram
from Paris says: The st. Petersburg cor
respondent Of the Matin says EUROPA tkin
has informed the car that the forthcom-
ing battle south Of Liao-Yang will be Of a
most desperate and most sanguinary char
acter. This is known to indicate that the
Russians have abandoned their tactics Of
retreat
1t is reported that the Russian Baltic
fleet will be on its way to the far east be-
fore September l. Eleven transports load
ed with 65GGO tons Of English coal have
already sailed to take up station along the
route which Is to be followed by the fleet.
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PROMINENT EDUCATOR DEAD.
Death of Jos. B. Updegraff at Hagers-
town Today.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Nd, August 10
Joseph B. Updegraff, a prominent educa-
tor of western Maryland. died at his home
in Hagerstown today from throat trouble
and general debility. aged eighty-one years.
He was a native of Hagerstown and resided
here all his life.
He served term Of six years as deputy
clerk, and for a number Of years was princi-
pal of the Hagerstown Academy. In after
life he was at the head OF a school Of his
own. his practical ideas in teaching gain
ing him a wide reputation. Surviving are
his wife and one son, Joseph B. Upde-
graft, jr.
He was brother of William Updegraf,
a wealthy retired business man of Hagers-
town
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon-washington
Street Rwy. As, 81 900 at S3N 81 900 at S3N,
$1,000 at s3as. $1,000 at s3as. $1,000 at s3[.
81 900 at S3f, 81. 900 at S55, $1,000 at S3R<.
81 900 at S3h $1,000 At S3ss. $4,000 at s3Ia.
81 900 S3is
Washington Street Rwy. pfd.. Is AT 40
Traders National Bank. 30 1881.
Mergenthaler Linotype. 10 at 1s3. at 1856 10
at ls5, 10 at 49,. 10 at 49, 1856. 100 at 1871.
Lanston Monotype, 100 al ~. 100 AT sis. 100 at
9@.
Greene Copper, % at 14as
Washington Gas. at o1ia.
After call-Metropolitan National Bank. 10 at
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Companies Incorporated.

Certificates of incorporation of the fol-
lowing were placed on record today:
The Lawrence Oil Company. capital stock
$J0.00. lncorporators, George III. Corey
Eugene Schooley and j. L. Cohencious
The Wesford Big Muddy Coal and Coke
Company. capital stock. $4,000. Incor-
porators. +. o. Pershing and others
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Wild Advance in New York.

NEW YORK. August 19.-The wheat mar
ket here today was the widest yet seen on
the advance, not so much because of spec
ulative business. although that was large,
but on account of the extraordinary climb
of prices. SCATTERING all previous records
for the crop by cents a bushel. and fore
ing September here to Sl14b by midday,
practically cents advance over yesterdays
close. There was nothing for sale during
the forenoon except when holders took
profits and buyers of even small lots had
to pay sharp advances to get any wheat.