Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1889, Page 1

Vo. 75—No. 13,092. SPECIAL NOTICES. ; OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, of Washington, gay, 1, e Board on the pur- ‘oo made after the ‘By_order of <7 WASHINGTON, D. 0, JULY 31, 1889. ‘Secretary. NOTICE —There will be'e Me ssal,35- | of Whe Storkholiers of THE LIQUID PURTETING EN BUILD- | COMPANY at the office of GEO: G. SCHKOEDE TION OF WASH- ‘80. Parties holdi haconeatal Phile- ihe stock placed in theif including “4 mouth, aust 7, avec.) Hove Wek) Biterich se restaae | Steranh mr blvd wis Sib vi ine ‘$. Treasurer, | 1t* FREDERICK DIETZ AND FAMILY. john E. Herrell, = > 7 Mickenzicl WASHINGTON, D. 0, ne: C.C ‘The coy ip existing between C. F. Geo. KR, Repetti, and BE. Hendrickson, under the firm name Win. Hi Col ©. F, WILKINS & CO., has been this day dissolved Govt. Printing ‘Director, 910 Penn- mutual consent. Purties indebted to the late firm wit ther member. ‘Ivania ave. s.¢.; Charles A. Stockett, Adjt.Gen Office, ew 3 Tints ae: Soro B. E. HENDRICKSON. 619 F st. a. . Secretary, 503 1% st. a. <a BOO! SUBSCRIPTION 1 cori Steck of “THE ee 'S FIRE IN- Be NCE MPANY OF THE Dj yh ” a new com! r, with to be: Set i will be opened ‘on 3 MONDAY, July wing viz: 6, Sister, SiO'and i? Petinayivania ave. se | Sener ren se doko ‘Do: oe gaemapamegs for this delightful excursion” La les expecta es Books will remai S75 atti daly 31. 1889, inelu- | ft For circulars and comp! WARREN CHOATE? sive. tal stock © 0. on _Sy31-3t* 130736 F st. ‘ON AND AFTER AUGUST 1 DR. HAM- Be teh BNDeach can be found at 007 isth et, n.w.; office hours. 9 to 10 a.m,12 to 1 p.m, © to pm. South Washington office, 8 to 9, 2 to 4 p.m., aa t Wale cntigr of Board of tT LS G. TER, President. i zd. TelonTos, Vice President. . DUNCANSON, JOHN H. O'DONNELL, 3. C. SP Apen. wae “e LING) pe xO. AMES L. BARBOUR, RICHARD E. PAIR [OHN FE. BEALL, CHAS. H. P: SALE OF PANTALOONS.—IF ) SPECIAL WM, WITTHAFT. Jy 20,27 7, ‘you wish spair of Pan! we can save you money. 330 GEORGE SPRANSY, 434 7th st. nw. eS De FAR RAL R WASHINGTON, D. C.. JULY 30, 1889. wy A ea re DIsULUTION OF PAKTNENSHIE: Aca gt Ferland CH 06 rman Duding. | HIRICGAROS tod Tas nich ifoe ke a = = firm name of WM. H. RICHARDS & CO., Wood aud Coal Dealers, at foot jd st s.e. and in Anacostia, is this day Jux 267 919 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. WM. H. RICHARDS, 3¥30-3t* JAS. H RICHARDS. 13 E e = SPRING LEAP TEAL WE HAVE IN STOCK, ALL TOLD, ABOUT 150| Jy30-5t IS DELICIOUS AND INVIGORATING. PIECES FRENCH SATINES. WE WANT TO CLOSE THEM. THE DESIGNS ARE GOOD, THE STYLES | >-———Yew sTonE. EXCELLENT. CLOSING PRICE, 20c. pee IN SCOTCH AND FRENCH GINGHAMS WE CAN | NEW GOODS. SHOW 150 PIECES OF ALL ve ia —, WOOD MANTELS. WANT TO CLOSE THEM AND MARK! THEM AT PRICES THAT WILL MAKE THEM SLATE MANTELS. MOVE RAPIDLY. IT WILL PAY YOU TO CALL TILES AND GRATES. AND SEE THEM. M. ROCHE, 50 PIECES WHITE GOODS. WANT TO CLOSE} RP AAS THEM. FORMER PRICE 20 AND 250. HAVE RE- DUCED THEM TO 12%. PER YARD. A RARE CHANCE TOGET A GOOD WHITE DRESS FOR A SMALL CONSIDERATION. 50 PIECES ENGLISH DIMITY STRIPES, WHITE GROUNDS WITH SMALL COLORED STRIPES. OFFER THEM FOR 1230. IT WILL PAY ANY SHOPPER TO"LOOK AT OUR REMNANT COUNTERS. ALL KINDS OF REM- NANTS AT VERY LOW PRICES WILL BE DIs- PLAYED ON OUR CENTER COUNTERS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IN WHITE GOODS WE HAVE VICTORIA LAWNS, TNDIA LINENS, BOTH PLAIN AND HEM- STITCHED. WELTS, ALL KINDS. BATISTE DE PARIS. FRENCH MULLS WaINSOOK. PLAIN, STRIPED AND PLAIDS. PERSIAN LAWNS. SWISS MUSLINS, PLAIN AND FIGURED. WE HAVE TWENTY PIECESOF EMBROIDERED SWISS, CONTAINING 43g YARDS, FOR WHITE DRESSES. HAVE MARKED THEM AWFULLY CHEAP. ABOUT 80 GENTLEMEN'S NEGLIGE SHIRTS REDUCED; WANT TO CLOSE THEM, SO HAVE MADE THE PRICE LOW TO MAKE THEM MOVE RAPIDLY. 30 PIECES OUTING CLOTHS, BEAUTIFUL DE- SIGNS, AT THE LOW PRICE OF 12% CENTS PER YARD. ONLY 20 DOZ. GENTS’ PLAITED SILK HOSE LEFT; THIS 18 THE LAST OF THESE GOODS WE SHALL HAVE. CUSTOMERS OWING BILLS WILL PLEASE CALL AND SETTLE, AS WE ARE COMPELLED TO CLOSE ALL BOOK ACCOUNTS RELATING TO OLD BUSINESS BY MIDDLE OF AUGUST. . << FRESH HAVANA AND KEY WEST CHAMPAGNE WINES, THOMAS RUSSELL, 3 Dr. J. KR. Bromwell has removed his office and residence from 1138 to 1147 Conuecticut avenue. ‘Telephone call 903. 3y20-1m* EQUITABLE a BUILDING ASSOCIATION, “EQUITABLE BUILDING,” 1003 F ST. ASSETS 81,044,781.37. Subscriptions for shares in the 17th issue received daily at the office of the Association, Equitable Build- ing, 1003 F st. ‘Shares are @2.50 per month. 1.000 advanced on each sbare, Pamphlets explaining the objects and advantage of the Association are furnished upon application. Office hours, from 9a. m. to4:30p.m. On the first Wednesday in each month the office will be open from to S o'clock p.m. Advances will be made promptly at 7 o'clock, THOMAS SOMERVILLE, Pres't JNO. JOY EDSON. Sec'y. = THE MORGAN Leon ah co. i corporat rectors. JAMES, F. HOOD, PLINEY M HOUGH, ALBERT W. BINGHAM, JOHN W. MOKGAN, DAVID D. STONE. John W, Morgan, Manager. respectfully makes known to the public ‘that, with greatly increased facili- ties for Laut business, he is now prepared to do the best work at popular prices. Filtered water used. Allorders promplly executed. Delivery wagons, to ali parts of the city. 517 9thst.nw. Telephone, 439-3. my3t Coupon books containing 100 tickets, transferable, on all lines of the Herdic Coaches, for sale at the {'soflices, 10th and C sts. xe. and 1912 Eat. W. M SHUSTER & SONS, 34 —_— BOARDS AND BOARDS!!! LUMBER VERY Low aT SIXTH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE. ¥.W. GOOD VA. BOARDS AT $1.25 PER 100 FEET. ibis Lumber is clean, bright and of any width and 326 Waar Ove Praxs Azz Our departure from 7th street will soon take place; the handsome eight-story stone and iron building on the corner of 13th and F, now in course of construc- tion, will be, when finished, one of the most complete Dusiness houses of the kind in the city; with a present stock of over $100,000 worth of Carpets, Furniture, and Upholstery Fabrics, of which not a single dollar's ‘Worth will be taken into the new building. the ques- fion arises what shall bedone with this stock? The euswer iseasy. Todispose quickly we must sell low, ud this is what we propose to do. On MONDAY MORNING, July 22, and continuing roughout the week: Parlor Suits, Sive pieces, covered in best silk plushes or French tapestries, $57.55 per suit. Cheap at #90. Solid Oak Chamber Suits, $22. Keduced from $35. Solid Oak Chamber Suits, #30. Reduced from 845. Solid Oak Chamber Suits, $45. Reduced from $65. Solid Cherry Chamber Suits, $6U. Reduced from e982. Solid Walnut Chamber Suits, $9Q Reduced from 9145. 919 PENN. AVE. §.W. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, _3y6-3m___Dealers in Lumber and Mill Work. G>T PRICES, Bor THE Lowest. ‘Gas Fixtures and Lamps, Good Assortment. Chandeliers, Rochester Lamps, &c. Call and examine, C. A. MUDDIMAN, _3y23-3m 1206 F st. , THE REMAINDER OF SLATE MANTELS, GRATES AND SUMMER PIECES must be closed out at once. “Prices less than one- half former retail price.” Goods stored until pur- chasers are ready to use them. 4. F. MANNING, 3y9-1m 1: ave. n.w. Po ge myn oF 3 he gg etd other securities, tho- OC whois etc tam <—S HIGH GRADES OF LUMBER OF ALL KINDS. Firat Quality Florida Pine Timber on wharf which I will sell and deliver in quantities to fore lent and Heavy HARD WILLE DO YOU NEED aN Extension Table? Hat,Trec? Sideboard? or an Easy Chair? Writing Desk? or Office Table? If so, the prices ‘will make you buy. CARPETS. . , CARPETS. Best Brussels that-were 1.45, now 90c. Best Brussels that were $1.10, now Se. Best Body Brussels that were $I, now 75c. Best Tapestry Brussels that were $1, now 65c. Best Tapestry Brusale that were 85c., now 55. Best All-Wool Ingwains that were 75c., now Sic. : ‘Medium Quality Ingrains that were 65c., now 45c. Ihave s cargo of First amber. T, Jy29-3t_ FRA! ELECTION FOR TWELVE ‘Potomac Insurance Com- one D.C., will be Tiekompeng t2ie" NOSDAY. Aveust Bl bath MAYHEW PLATER, Secretary. 25,000 SHIRT ORDERS TO DATE!! In connection with above we have determined to sell sur stock of heavy Turcoman Curtains as viz: an ‘We will sell next week 3,000 Kitchen Chairs at 15¢., 100 Woven Wire Mattresses at $3.25 Hair Mattresses; 40 pounds, $8.85; 100 Large Miter Rugs at $1. rolacleas ; from rome Peet Se ee 3019-2m_ Washington News and Gossip. anni DEW UE WE WY OIAHAVIVWVAIVAT VT VAY SIVHASHHVWWNIISSAFHWReHEQAsaD WANTED (Rooms), WANTED (Lots). Wouv ANY COAL ETHEL EEE ELE Goverxmext Recerers To-Day.—Internal revenue, $330,421 customs, $779,559, To-Day's Box Orrenrias aggregated $2,100, as follows: Registered 4s, $500 at 128; regis- tered 4348, $600 at 1063¢; coupon 4: $1,000 at 10636. Serine Tue Restexation of Postmaster Paul of Mil- waukee, whose administration of the civil service law was criticised in the recent report of the civil service commission, has been re- ceived by Postmaster General Wanamaker. Vinorsia Postaastens.—W. B. Yost has been appointed postmaster at Graham, Tazewell county, Va., and Calvin Forbes at Purcellville, Loudoun county, Va. Cuarces Acatxst Cuter Hussey.—The s0- licitor of the Treasury is now considering the propriety of taking legal action against Mr. John B, Hussey, chief of the pension division, third auditor's’ office, who is charged with fraudulent use of the files of his office, it ha’ ing bgen alleged that he had improperly fu nishe official information to outside parties concerning pending cases. Mr. Hussey, who is still retained in office, has been seriously ill since last April, He dénies the charges. Paestpent Harnisox, Cardinal Gibbons, Sec- retary Windom, Major Hill, Stephen B, Elixins, Lieut. RM. G. Brown, U.8.N., and Private Secretary Halford were guests ata dinner given by ex-Senator Davis at Deer Park last night. Secretary Windom will return to Washington to-morrow with the President. The President last evening commuted the death sentence of Martin, the Arkansaw murderer, ‘Tue Prooram For THE Prestpext’s Tarp to Boston -has been finally arranged. He will leave Washington at 9:40 o'clock Tuesday morn- ing, August 6, on a special car attached to the regular limited train over the Pennsylvania road, arriving in New York that afternoon. After dinner in New York the Fall river steamer for Boston will be taken. The 7th wil! be spent in boston, where Mr. Walker Blaine wiil* take charge of the presidential party, leaving with them the next morning for Bar Harbor on a special train. Navat Onpens.—Assistant Surgeon P. H. Bryant has been ordered to temporary duty on the iron clads at Richmond, Va, District Prxsioxs.—The following-named pensions have been granted to residents of this District: Original invalid—Thomas Boyne. Increase—James H. Birch, Richard Markham, Patrick Bowler, George’ Taylor. Reissue— James R. Royce. Szcretary Tracy and Commodor® Sicard, chief of the naval bureau of ordnance, leave this afternoon for Bethlehem, Pa., where they will inspect the construction of armor plates for the new cruisers by the Bethlehem iron works, Secretary of the Navy and to the attaches of the office Capt. George Dewey, his successor as chief of the bureau of equipment and recruit- ing. Commodore Schley takes command of the Baltimore to-morrow. Movements or Tur Micuicanx.—Information was received at the Navy department to-day of the arrival at Sault Ste Marie on the 27th inst. of the steamer Michigan, Henry F. Picking, commander, She was to have departed Mon- the 29th, for Lake Superior. The Mich- = represents the U.S. navy on the great es. Tue Prooram or THe Concert to be given by the Marine band at the Capitoi this afternoon is as follows: March—Juno, Williams; Fantasia— The Merchant of Venice, Pensute; Overture Morning, Noon, and Night, Suppe; Invitation la Valse, Komance—Image of the Rose, Weber (by request); Grand Selection—Paul Jones, Planquette (first time in America); Galop—San Facon, Hitz. Tue Arpiication FoR Parpon in the case of E. L. Harper, of the Cincinnati Fidelity Na- tional bank, has been referred to the Attorney General by the President, together with all the paper.. It will probably be disposed of before anotler week, Pensonat.—T, Boetwick and R. T. Cather of New York, and J. B. Scott of Georgia are at the Arno.——L. Howland, H. Adams and W. Red- dall ot New York, and 8. Armistead of Phila- delphia are at the Riggs.—R. Long, RL, Morgan and Hon. Jno, 8. Wise of New York, N. Hord of Indiana, H. Howson of Philadelphia, A. Radfoid of Virginia, and D, Bean of In- diana are at the Ebbitt.-—L. L. Thompson leaves this evening for Atlantic City, N. J.— Dr. Chas, H. Koones has gone to the shores of the Chesapeake for a ten days’ . A. Cook of Lock Haven, Conn., Geo. T. Gaines and of Florida, W. W. Holliday of Wilmington, Del. and Geo. H. Dawes and wife of Norfolk, Va., are at the St. James.—-R. T. Phillips and F. Weems of New York, and Mrs. Glenn Hilton of Hun’ , W. Va, are at the Hotel Jobnson.—Mr. K. F, McMillan of the interstate com will leave B New York are at “Trouble at the New Naval Observa- tory.” To the Editor of Twn Evenrxe Sta: You Commopone Sciex to-day introduced to the | WASHINGTON, D.C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1889. THE SEIZED SEALER. The Important Seal-Fishery Question Again. THIS GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINED ATTITUDE IX THE MATTER—THE STATE AND TREASURY DE- PARTMENTS AGREE IN ENFORCING TRE LAW— THE QUESTION OF JURISDICTION. ‘The State department has not as yet received any demand for the release of the Canadian sealing vessel Black Diamond, which, as before stated in Tae Stan, was captured in Behring sea by the American cutter Rush. Doubtless such a demand will be made as soon as the British government has had time to know of the capture officially. Such a demand will not be complied with. The United States government now has a policy with relation to this question; the law as found on the statute books will be executed, and the chances are that there will be as many seizures made as there is occasion for. No very serious trouble with Great Britain is auticipated, though it is thought she may make @ demonstration for effect. SEIZURE OF THE BLACK DIAMOND. The steamer Dora, arriving at San Francisco from Behring sea Monday night, brought a de- tailed account of the seizure, and also reported the revenue cutter Rush to have been in pur- suit of six other vessels at the time of the steamer’s sailing. The Black Diamond was overhauled by the Rush on July 11. When ordered to heave to the captain of the sealer refused to do so, but quickly complied when the ports of the Rush were lowered and the guns runout, Capt. Shepherd and Lieut. Tuttle went aboard the sealer and found 103 seal skins, She was then taken in charge by the Rush and sent to Sitka. ‘The captain of the Black Diamond said that when he left Victoria he had been ordered not to pay any attention to the demands of the American cutter ifoverhauled, It is reported that the Canadian sealer Triumph, which was released after being overhauled, had 800 seal skins on board, but they were buried in salt and escaped the search of the revenue cutter’s officers, The Canadian authorities are reported to be very much worked up over the capture. AUTHORITY FOR THE SEIZURE. These seizures are made under the proclama- tion of President Harrison issued on the 23d of March, declaring all persons caught violating the United States statutes by fishing for seals in Alaskan waters subject to seizure, forfeiture and other punishment provided by the law. THE QUESTION OF JURISDICTION. This brings up the question again of the jurisdiction of the United States over the waters of Behring sea, which was raised under the former administration—with the exception that now the State department is prepared to maintain our right to those waters. As is well known, when Mr. Bayard was at the head of the department he was not satisfied as to the validity of our claim to this jurisdic- tion and the administration was not prepared to sustain the Treasury department in its effort to enforce the law. Now there is nothing in the policy of the State department that po sth the Mieaskry in the execution of the law. It has been said that an agreement had been entered into between the United" States and Great Britain for the protection of these seal fisheries, in common cause, There is nothing tothat. The United States maintains its juris- diction over those waters as of right. If Eng- land persists in disputing it, that is a matter yet to be settled. WHY THERE WILL BE NO SERIOUS CONPLICT. It is not likely, however, that serious conflict will occur, for the reason that it is to the interest{not only of the United States, but to Great Britain and all other great commercial countries, that these seals should be preserved from the slaughter of piratical sealing crafts, The United States protects them against our own and foreign = alike. It isnot thought at all probable that Great Britain would make any dispute of our jurisdic- tion over Behring sea if it were not for the effect upon the fisheries question on the east coast. They merely want a grievance to hold be as an off-se to ours so that they can say: “We'll settle both questions at once.” Even if the United States made no claim to jurisdiction over Behring sea it is thought that all nations would unite in suppressing the seal- ing that is done by poachers, and no nation but ours would undertake to capture seals, THE SITUATION 18 THIS, The only time that the sealscan be taken without devastation to the breed is when they are beyond all question within the jurisdiction of this country; that is, within three miles of the shore. The only time foreigners would have opportunity to capture them would be when it were a crime to doso—when they were with young. ‘To prevent their free taking at such time would be to soon destroy the breed, a thing no coun- try wants done. The American vessels are the only ones that could do legitimate sealing even if Behr‘ng sea were regarded as high seas. So ndMther nation can claim to have an interest in these fisheries. Our jurisdiction over Behring sea does not extend our seal fisheries, It merely enables us to protect the seal against destruction by poachers of our own and foreign nati The State department will not admit of any question as to real pepeoete They hold that to be fully established, and the seizures are made with the full warrant of the administra- tion, in compliance with our law. It may be that Great ‘itain will send war vessels to protect these piratical sealers, and that they will commit some overt act. If so, there would probably be trouble, for it appecrs to be uset policy to maintain our right in Behring sea as in any undisputed jurisdiction, THE STAND OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Assistant Secretary Batcheller, talking with Srar reporter to-day, said that the Treasury department had no part in the political or diplomatic side of the question, They found the law on the statute books, he said, and it was their duty to enforce it. Moreover, the; had the proclamation of the President, whic! announced that it was the purpose of the ad- ministration that it should be enforced, “I don’t see how there can be much trouble about it,” he said, “for no nation can fight to throw these fisheries open to destruction. The commercial interests of the world are too seri- ously involved. A great commercial nation like England could not afford to have this destruction go on. The protection we give is for the of the whole world. The habits of the seal are well known. They make three visits to these islands. On the last visit, when they are not bree or with young, they are We limit the number that may be im any one year and provide that male shall be preserved, only 5 cent of the catch being allowed to be of that sex. | Another prominent official intimated that the case of the seizure and search of the Triumph, which was afterward released because no seal skins were found on board, might be a more ition published yesterday on the first page of ‘Tux Stan, under the heading of “Trouble at the New Naval Observatory,” a statement personal to me, wholly ex parte afd grossly erroneous, as it will be very easy for me to establish, ‘CO | Your sense of justice will indicate the propri- | , Telegrams to The Star. THE BLACK DIAMOND SEIZURE. —o——— Indignant Canadians Call It Piracy. LAST NIGHT’S SEVERE STORM. Great Damage in New York and New Jersey. A DOUBLE HANGING TO-DAY. One Criminal Slips Through the Rope. a en . THE BLACK DIAMOND SEIZURE. Canadians Call it “Piracy” and are Indignant at the “Wanton Intrigue.” Toroxto, Ont., July 31.—A special dispatch to the Empire frpm Ottawa says: “The latest account of piracy by the United States author- ities in Behring sea continues to be much dis- cussed in official circles, A’dispatch has been received at the fisheries department from Mr. Baker, M.P., giving additional particulars of the seizure of the Black Diamond. It appears that the vessel was seized when 70 miles from land. Mr. Baker says that a strong feeling of resentment and indignation has been engen- dered among the inhabitants of British Colum- bia by this wanton outrage and that a meeting of citizens of Victoria is to be held to express their iudignation. This dispatch was under consideration by the council yesterday. Until the official report is before the government no action can be taken, and the minister of cus- toms accordingly telegraphed to the collector at Victoria to forward full particulars without loss of time. Collector Hamly’s reply was re- ceived by Hon. Mr. Bowell last evening, but it appears that the information which he has to give is no fuller than that already published. es WASHINGTON’S ANNEX. Senator Hiscock Calls Upon the Presi- dent at Deer Park. Dern Pang, Mp., July 31.—Senator Hiscock of New York arrived here early this morning and after breakfast hadan interview with the President, The Senator is a member of the committee tosecure President Harrison's at- tendance at the international exposition at Buffalo in eos ere but this morning's inter- view did not relate to that subject. Other members of the committee are Representative Farquhar and Mesers. Edmund Hayes and John Scotchard, They will see the President this afternoon and present a formal invitation to him to open the exposition on September 3. If that is not practicable they will seek to have him present at a later date. Mrs. Harrison will hold a reception from 4 to6 o'clock this afternoon. —— R LORD RANDOLPH RIDICULED. He is Called a Hack Politician of no School. Loxpox, July 31.—The Standard, incomment- ing on the-speech made by Lord Randolph Churchill at Birmingham last night, rails at him as a hack politician of no school. It says he has not the same opinion on any political subject for six consecutive weeks. The Times and other papers also ridicule Lord Randolph’s speech, ae ae MRS. MAYBRICK ARRAIGNED. She Pleads Not Guilty to the Charge of Poisoning Her Husband. Lrverpoor, July 31.—Mrs. Florence Eliaa- beth Maybrick, the American who is charged with having killed her husband, Jas. Maybrick, by administering arsenic to him, was arraigned for trial to-day. The court room was crowded with people anxious to hear all the details of the case. When called upon to plead the in- dictment the prisoner replied “not guilty.” mera nasil GOSSIP OF EUROPE, Large Amount of the French Pool Tax— Decline in Russian Petroleum. Lonpow, July $1.—The French minister of the interior has just paid over to the municipal outdoor relief fund two-thirds of the proceeds of the 2 per cent tax on the receipts of the mu-* tual pools at the Longchamps, Anteuil and Vin- ciennes race tracks. The amount is $180,000 for the twenty months since the tax was imposed, representing the enormous aggregate of $13,- 500,000 which has changed i pba irae three race courses, not including bookmakers’ transactions and private bets, in two seasons of racing. The failure of the Naphia wells in Baku dis- trict and the later discovery of an immense falling off in the petroleum product of the whole vil-bearing country in the Caucasus hay- ing caused sharp decline in Russian securities, holders who understand how large a propor- tion of the government's income has heretefore been derived from petroleum are anxious to sell, and the Rothschilds of Paris, who sent a representative to Baku to investigate, are re- rted to have disposed of all their Russian Poldings on the strength of his report, which they received several days before the facts were made public. —_— Indians Call on Gov. Lee. Ricumonp, Va., July 31.—Among Gov. Lee's callers yesterday were delegations represent- ing the Pamunky and Mattaponi Indians, who came to have a talk with him about certain rights possesssd by these tribes on their reser- vation. It seems that none but those who are of pure Indian blood or a mixture of white and Indian blood have any right under the treaty to reside on such reservations, and the del tion called the attention of the governor to the fact thut there are now on their reservation persons who have negro blood in their veins and are not entitled to reside on the reserva- tion accor to the law. The governor as- sured the Indians that he would the mat- i a Swear genrmaal and Hw Bred all ri possessed by them un be accorded them, . gle Deh 2 The Mission Runners Killed. ity 1 d, variety store; Adam nd : i] Great Floods in New Jersey and Ni York States. PROPERTY DESTROYED To THE EXTENT OF THOUSANDS O¥ DOLLARS—WASHOUTS ALL TRAFFIO IX SOME PLACES—SOME REPORTED TO RAVE BEEN LOST. New York, July $1.—Late reports state that Bloomfield, N. J., especially its business center, fs a wreck from the great floods, Stores and residences are flooded and thousands of dol- lars’ worth of property has been destroyed. One or two lives are reported lost. The brick row of buildings on the main avenne is badly inundated and may cave in at any time. Sting cared for by tle people. Many sre prisoned in their Lomessiong the river, to get out on account of the break of the dam. At Elizabe' converted that whole section of the city into a muddy lake, Houses were flooded and occu- pants were compelled to take refuge in the second stories. In the low section west of North Park street the flood was nearly five feet deep and many houses were badly wrecked. In East ge the third ward, south of the railroad, where there are many t resi- dences, was an open sea, fences, and all South Orange and the adjacent villages al South Orange an e nif lon; the line of the Delaware and Lackawanna road were all under water. Torrents poured down | the sides of the mountain and filled the valley | at an alarmingly rapid rate. The little bi | that flows from Maple Wood down the valley was a roaring river, carrying with it barns and outhouses and doing serious damage to the foundations of big residences. ,That part of Newark known as thy eck,” situated near the Meadows, was under water. In the upper part of the city many sewers overflowed, inundating the streets. It is roughly estimated that $100,000 will not cover all the damage done by the rain storm in Newark and Essex county. IN NEW YORK STATE. Word comes from Poughkeepsie that Ellis Corners, Ulster county, four miles west of Highlands, has been destroyed by a tornado. | Great fe was done to vineyards and / orchards, tthew Harcourt’s 10-acre vine-| dand a large apple orchard were entirely | way. John Nelson's frame house and \—about a mile from Harcourt’s vine- yard—were demolished. Mr. Nelson and wife were terribly bruised and cut. The tornado then struck two barns belonging to Mrs.Gowan and completely destroyed both of them, tore off the roof of Mrs. Gowan’s house, and crushed in the roof of enother house a short distance away. There were no other buildi to de- stroy north of Mrs. Gowan's, but as far as the eye could see it hadcut a swath two or three hundred feet wide, and in all its force on the mountains hills be; Said an eye-witness: “It looked to me as thongh the ‘clouds were bowling eo? the ground and I never heard such a frightfal, roaring noise. The downfall of rain was something like a deluge. The water seemed to come down in sheets and for a time nearly in- undated Se 2 Reports from Kingston, N. Y., state that river grape growers report that the vast grape crop is almost ruined. Considerable damage was done in a number of towns in New England, but no lives are re- ported lost. Boston escaped with only a shower. Land ‘slides and washouts occurred on nearly all the main railroads in New Jersey. The New York Central, New York, New Haven and Hartford, and Erie roads were also blocked by the floods, Great Damage to the Crops. Sr, Lours, July 31.—A very violent storm passed over New Madrid, Mo., and vicinity Monday evening, doing great damage to the cotton and corn crops. Two littie steamboats, the Arkansas City and Carl Schurz, lying at New Madrid, were totally destroyed. Loss, $14,000. Ware houses at Tiptonville and Luzelle landing were blown down. The Belleville Dam Gives Way. Newark, N. J., July 31.—The dam at Belle- ville, N. J., gave way this morning and the Erie railroad tracks have been washed away. | The second river at Belleville has overfiowed | its banks and the streets are all sinking. The cellars and basements of residences there are flooded and the people have taken to the roofs. There is dunger of the Fillbrook dam at Fill- burn breaking and the residents in the vicinity of the dam have moved their effects to the igh ground.“ The damage in Essex county ill reach $200,000. Er Fatal Boiler Explosion. Farrrrecp, Int., July 31.—A saw mill boiler exploded at Golden Gate, about 7 miles from here, last evening, instantly <r J Frank injuring Peters, a son of the proprietor, an Joe Wallace and Wm. Fox so badly that they ion being in inexperienced hands. ees News Notes From Norfolk. Norrorx, Va., July 31.—The whaling brig Eunice H. Adams arrived here this afternoon with 164 barrels of the vo! the vessel had | it) office to-day and republicans appointed to their | laces. Instractions were ald received from ashington i off to try and have the order countermanded. ———__— Emperor William Starts for An English Treaty With Japan. Lonpvox, July 31.—The British foreign office ‘WEIS TAKEN BACK 10 THE SCAFPOLD, THE ROPE sti A DOUBLE HANGING. One Dies Instantly, but the Rope Slips £ fF i ft Fa] i i i [ ; E ONE ‘The rope was both men shot down turned round and 5 i i g j f i E : & i ir BF, i : fi aan if df EF Hl 4 eect iFeF A moment lalter—about 2 o'clock in the morning—blows were heard by those on the lower floor. Those below upon reaching the second floor found Jones and Rosenburg |; dead upon the floor Mary J. Rannalis, left the city, ostensibly for Madison, Ind. It was announced that the; tended getting a shanty boat and float the river, buying provisions and coun’ duce from farmers along the river. original idea was never carried out will never be known, but on July 9, 1888, the hands on the steamer discovered “floater” near the water works and towed ashore. The following morning at 6 o'clock another body was found in the river, hat been weighed down with rocks their throats cut. These were identified as Meisner Green and Mary J. Rannalls, lerers, as they were last seen murdered ‘couple, They were clothing belonging to the Rannalis found im possession of Mrs, Smart. were duly tried and Mra. Smart was but Smart was convicted on in gee to imprison- sentenced to death in one and me nt in the other. Smart was pronounced dead at 6:18 and Dil- ger at624am. Their bodies were cut down at 6:28 and turned over to their respective rela- tives. al ‘nescioechaiinenineiene THE ROYAL GRANTS. The Bill Passes Its Second Reading in the House of Commons. Loxpox, July 31.—In the house of commons to-day the royal grants bill was taken up on the question of its second reading. The debate was uninteresting and uneventfal, and col- lapsed completely after a speech by Dr. Robert Wallace, Gladstonian member for East Edin- burgh city, when the speaker put the question. une! and he The speaker's action was declared the second reading of the bill carried. Mr. J. W. Phillips, liberal member for Mid- Lanarkshire, raised a point of order based on his desire to make a speech seconding a motion already d of, but the speaker ruled that he was too late and fixed the committee stage of the bill for to-morrow. panna ~cO Disappeared with $15,000. Kaysas Cirx, Mo., July 31.—Andrew ©. Drumm, who has full charge of the cattle commission business of A.C. Drumm & Co., has disappeared and 15,000 with him. can Fm rt The Dignity of the Throne. Loxpoy, July 31.—Mr. Balfour, addressing an East End delegation yesterday, maintained, with reference to the royal grants, that an ade- quate support of the dignity of the throne was agreeable to the mass of the people. + > Other Roads Will Meet the Cut. Crxcrxxatt, July 31.—The representatives of the roads affected by the recent cut by the Pennsylvania road to @5 fare between Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, and New Albany have determined to meet it, and have sent the neces- sary preliminary notice to the interstate com- merce commission. It will'take effect A) 2 It includes also a $3.50 rate between Chi- cago and Indi lis. The roads interested are the Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chi and St. Louis, the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, and the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago. The lasttwo named form the Monon route from here to Chicago. Various motives are assigned to the Pennsylvania for making this cut and refusing to give a reason to the roads in the Chicago and Ohio river division. Among them is that the will use this to aid in making low rates to the Milwau- kee G. A. R. meeting. ne Two Circus Indians Shot. Srezapor, I1t., July 31.—A row betweens negro named T. H. Tolliver and the Sioux i i i bas? | if i | | i it f