Evening Star Newspaper, July 17, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. "AR BUILDINGS, AT THE ST. Pounsylvanis Avenne, corner 11th-8t., by nol The Evening Star Rewapeper Onmpeny; & 3 KAUFFMAN! Pare iaenctne dab Few York Ofc, 88 Potter Building, scr Stinson Tae Evextxa Stan is served to subscribers in the Py Satyr, om al own sceoant. ae 10cont Deg ‘madi~aayhere in the United States ot oe ber month. Seek. oF cents each, Conada—postage Satvapar witTEADAT Quaacr ne 30 cents ‘San 81. MEET Stan 81.00 per year: atl i $27 All mail subscriptions must be paidin sdvance. Rates of advertising mad» known on application. Che Zoening Star. Vor. 83, No 20.626. WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1893. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. eT WasmiNaTON LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION DOLLARS. vision of the U.S. Gover: Orvanized under act of Concressand under the etper- mment, Has for sale real estate notes and bonds which pay 5 and 6 per cent per Sear, and which are as safe investments a government bonds. Those sre sold ‘many amount at par and accrued in- terest. Interest paid on savings deposits. ‘Money loaned. Acts as executor, trustee, ko. Sate deposit bores rented. avit-te —y Tigu RITE CATHEDRAL — A 4 ‘oe Sop, fo. Xi bo ‘aol Forshee pets: MP pps. tor : grit: , Secretary. SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL. — ENG st 7:90 o'clock. Business generals it ROBERT BALL. 3 Degree, Registrar. ALL THE MEMBERS AND FRIENDS: the Gupday schoo! of the Lincoln Sdemariel © 45 tional ith and R ste. are invit the fuperal of Howard M. Quander, ember, at 3 o'clock TOMOKKOW (Pucsday) EVES- ae bh RS. Xe, s ‘rom the above panied cht Mit, Bayt. C. C. JOBNSON, Secs. yur trade card st the door. o order of the axecrtiv SH Lb. EMERY, Secretary ET ON THE RIGHT TRACK The Siattice Hees oot W. 8. TERT (Sen's Belouginan), 625 Ps ave. S317 HOME, SWEET HOME. Don't think of the “1 "either « botel or boarding house. as Tt isa ibil- baths. Gers and weil send a juxina "Surv. TO-KALON WINE CO., G14 14th st. nw. Televbone, 908. 715 BTV DorLans aN costs” Is the penalty when cyclinte are arrested for riding at ne. Good for the next thirty days. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. 00. pit 1325 14th stn. w. THE COPARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE eon. . Walker and ser F GEORGE § WALKER, CASPER F- GHIER: — HOUSE FOR $100—AND REN’ Chariton Heights is not only a summer resort. Ite climate is equally sslubrious im winter. It is just the place for = suburban home all the year around. We have lett but s couple of those little gems of homes we are selling at $2,000 and 82,100. Payable, $100 down: balance, $20 per month—a low rent. : Better call atonce, JAMES E. WAUGH, Owner, 10 F ST. ¥.W. iS RING AT ONE-FOURTH OFF. re Just getting in “‘ship-shape.” To lot. of Summer Sui a have marked them a fourth off, Our 86 Trouserings for 3 Qur $25 Suitings sor 818.75. | Yet we don't reduce arantee of satintaction ons © Faep GSECHED Cate 7 “Reon'a), Pa b dy13-6t Bae” 8 CENT Discount on Dia MONDS, WATCHES, ETC. (Our entire stock of Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry ode sold during mest tei Gage at 99 per cont dis- jyle3t 1229 Penn. ave. ae ae FACTORY, 908 Fst. THIS 1S TO Give NOTICE TO MY ropes Hse ta wenerally that E tie Ly, Thave Seva ose BETTER ase Sammer beverage than PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALR, ‘Equal to tmported Ask for it at your Grocer's, Druggist’s or Restaurant, (@rerder from the manufacturer. \ SAMUEL C. PALMER, < (USD st aw. Depots: 11068 Sz sta. we mam .N BROS’. STUPENDOUS OFFER. ‘Our whole stock of Men's Fancy Cassimere, Cheviot Worsted Suits and Psnts, and all Children’s Suits Sithout reserve. fo de sold this week at a discount of ‘Bib per cont og recuiar marked prices. EISEMAN BROS, End 7th st_n w. been “‘chopped™ to 9550 for s choice. Every piece of goods in our house is in- cluded in this ‘‘clesring out” sale. Leave ‘the cut, St and finish to us—it'll be RIGHT. MERTZ ond MERTZ, Modern Price Tailors, 906 F st. nw. m Bae Aon” SETTING A specialty of our Factory. BR HARRIS & CO., Manufacturing Jewelers, Cor, 7th and Daw, REN YOU DONT ENOW yor want = prin set ap" ‘Year it and youll be vrowl ot Our typonottare afb all experts, sitistuction st jum ‘all on ue rewult. ° fou McGILE bk WALLAGE, Printers, mye 1107 E ST. ¥. Ww. oR better service than in the ‘Took over your stationery ‘season. Anil see if it doesn't need replenishing. ‘PRINT| RON & ADA! eon MS ities hw. Phone %0. 2 T. KEEN, TAILOR, myo3m 1312 ¥ STREET. ‘Erne book and Job print Fe _Televbone 6a. Pies ifs & st. n. w. FENDERS, Fixtures, &c. ImDIEN aty’ are in the Stationery line. EASTON & RUPP, Popuiar Stationers, 421 LITH ST. (Just above the avenue.) Jus a sy17 = ARE THESE FOR LOW PRICES! jurner Gas Stoves now..... S-burner Gas Stoves now. All $5 to $7.50 Tennis Rackets now......82.50 Adjustable Wire Window Screens..... Wire Screen Doors... Fully Guaranteed Lawn Mowers... 4-qt. Ice Cream Freezers. GrDON'T BE MISLED! Remember that our prices for Gas Ranges include the setting up, making connections, &c., and, con- ‘Sidering the value they represent, are the lowest ever quoted. The best, lanrest and most complete Gas Cooking Ranges are the “FIRE KING.” $18, 620 AND 22 EACH SET UP. Get the best always! We are sole agents for the Fire King. BAHBER & ROSS, COR. 11TH AND G@ STS. X.W. “*DENSMORKE” NEWS. ‘The Carnegie Steel Co. use “Densmore” Typewriters—over fourteen of them—they use them hard and frequently. ‘Let us show you thetr tes- “*Carnegie.” timonial. We are sole D. “Carnegie.” C. agents. COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO., 627 Est.n w. & D. EASTON, Pres (1y17] RF. CROMELIN, Sec. = ‘ seseeg, 3237 PAL AVE. dy17 The weather fa likely to be cenevally Fatr and ee er nine” . SCHOONER “*McGRE," Capt. F.C. Woteom, AND SCHOONER “BERTIE,” Capt. G. W. Twigo, At Riley's 11th street wharf with cargoes of dry bright heart lumber for us to be eld at $1.15 PEE 100 FT. WIP yow read tt in our “ad. tre 90. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, “Lumber, Millwork and Builders’ Hardware.” Cor. Oth and X. ¥. ave.nw. sy1T B50 ND COMFORTABLE HOME, aw 'aB, over? home comfort, can be found ti TEL RANDOLPH. “it's not soard ished. “rome: " Splenaia “tie. ets moderate. Call or write. HOTEL RANDOLPH, 19044 8 syi7tt THE COINAGE COMMITTEE. Ne Probability That Mr. Bisnd Will Be Displaced as Chairman. There is nothing in the talk of Mr. Bland being turned off the House committee of coinage, weights and measures and Bourke Cockran be- ing made cheirman in his placo. There aro several reasons, it is said, why such a direct affront to Mr. Bland and his silver friends will not be given. It is not essential to the repeal of the Sherman law that the chairman of the committee should be an anti-silverite. ‘The repeal of that law, if accomplished, will be with the assistance of conservative silver men. To take the chairmanship away from Me. rin 080 Bland, who is the recognized silver leade the House, would, it is argued, be a purp less act of aggressive hostility, not against the Sherman law, but against the silver men themselves, and, instead of assisting to the pur- in view, would provoke bitterness and Brin about a more acrimonious fight than the simple queetion of the repeal of the Sherman Jaw could excite. The policy designed to be followed is one of persuasion and conciliation toward the moderate men who have heretofore stood by silver. A good many members who now propose to vote for the repeal of the Sher- man law would not, it is said, able to do so if the degradation of the silver leaders and an unqualified condemnation of silvor as currency were involved in the repeal of this law. It is possible that Bourke Cockran may be made chairman of the committee pn banking and currency, ¥hich will probably be a more STILL AT LARGE. The Chances Are That the Ross- lyn Murderer is Safe, TALK OF LYNCHING. Remarkable Utterances From a Virginia Official on the Subject. A DETECTIVE’S NEW THEORY. ‘The murder mystery deepens. Each day of failure in the search for the murderer of Veteran Swift reduces the probability of suo- cess, Every clew, whether it promised much or ttle, has been trailed down and proved to be worthless, ‘The wearisome and fruitless hunt is disheartening. The men engaged, though, appear determined and persistent, ‘They want the murderer for more than one Teason. They are full of state and county pride end they look upon the murder as a re- flection on themselves, They are anxious to impress on everybody with whom they talk that if is not the Virginia element which is responsible for the lawless deeds enacted on ch: Virginia side of the river, but the scum drawn thither from the District. important committee during this Congress than it usually is, but it is not likely that he will sueceed Mr. Bland as chairman of the coin: committee. It has been whispered that Mr. Cockran, since he has msde friends with Presi- dent Cleveland, has got the idea in his head that he would like to be chairman of the committee on ways and means, of which com- mittee he was a member in the last House. There is no chance, however, of his having such | an ambition gratified. Mr. Wilson of West Vir- | ginia will undoubtedly bechairman of that com- mittee, ———__-e Disinfecting the Yellow Fever Vessel. Surgeon General Wyman of the marine hos- | pital service this morning received a telegram | from Sargeon Yerry at Cape Charies,Va..stating { that there were no new cases of yellow fever on the Darpa, and that the patients at the quaran- ‘ine hospital were improving. The ballast from the vessel was discharged yesterday. All the compartments of the Darpa have been closed until today, when the ship was thoroughly dis- infected with suiphur dioxide, bichloride of mercury being freely used. ms International Engineering Congress. ‘The international engineering congress, which isto be held in connection with the world's fair at Chicago, will open on the Sist instant, It will cover all the flelds of engineering except electrical, which is to have « special congress. ——_-+e— Colombia and Cigarettes. The Departmeat of State is informed by Minister Abbott that the Colombian govern- ment has by decree of 1893 reserved to itself ‘the right after August 10 next to import fine- cut tobacco and cigarettes and to manufacture rettes from foreign and native tobacco. | is decree prohibits individuals from engag- ing in this business, ‘The reason for this state of affairs is the inade- quacy of the vagrancy law. Constable Cornell told a reporter for Tux Stax this afternoon that = would ‘bet the foul crime was perpetrated the river. It was not the of Rosslyn who did such awfal deeds, but their visitors. He said thet eo that could be done toward the capture of the culprit was being done, and thst when they got the evil doer, and they felt positive they hel the right man, he hoped that the wretch might not be itted to reach the jail at Alexandria. He did not believe that the People of the county would permit it. is a general fecting that there is al- ready in existence the nucleus of s mob, the skeleton of a mob organization which could be given effective shape the very instant that the ap] ts made. Strong anti-mob pre- cautionary measures should be taken now. Although time has already worn off the keen edge of the sensation, the current of excitement is still deep and strong. In the condi- tion of public sentiment there is imminent dan- ger that a fatal mistake may be made and the wrong man | If the people onco get it into their heads that the guilty man has been arrested nothing will convince them to the contrary. If an attack by mob be made the officers will be too much in sympathy with the uprising to offer very ce. Tho statement of Constable Cornell warrants this bolief. Some sober-minded people are advising care and caution, and telling their neighbors to go ahead slowly, but they find in- attentive audiences. Lynch is in the air. All clues thus far found have been exhausted. They have led to naught. The officers are scenting around for a trail in wild and aim- less way. The search is not being conducted methodically. ‘The sheriff and deputies are displaying great yr and energy, but for all that man bunt is being conducted on an eccentric bests. The law and the criminal sre farther spart than ever, and the gulf widens. A New Theory. Detective Burrows of Washington pre- cinct No.7, and who bas been taking intense interest in the case, believes that if the murder was committed by but one person, as is be- lieved, the perpetrator will ‘not be think that the case was such a cold-blooded murder as has been on the basis of the indications point this way. The deed man and the negro with whom he was seen on the fateful day had an altercation and the negro hit his companion with a stick, commonly carried in the country. So far as he could see the wound in- flicted in the back of the head was not of such a terrible nature as had been, by some, described. It was bad cut, made by an ordi- narily vicious blow. Tho ugly bruise behind and back of the right ear he thought had been caused by the fall whon the old man was hit. He thought that the negro ny took fright and ran and __ that deceased crawled from the roadside into the clump of bushes and undergrowth wnore his body was found. Ho did not think that rob- dery was the Loca ge the man did not act wl live as possessed any earthly goods, confessed to several people that he was very poor and in search of a pen- sion and of work, and then his pockets did not appear to have beon tampered with when they were ox at the inquest. He did not ee an thivk that it was a murder in cold blood, because if the negro bad been so fiendish he would have completed his work. As it was the old man must have lived at least two hours after having been struck. He thought that the broken twigs ‘thet pointed » from the road Passage into the gulch indicated the pathway of « crawling body rather than that of » straggle be- tween two men. The man who committed the deed must have had considerable of start, for purstit in all directions was begun very’ toon after the ghastly discovery was In Sore Need. Officer Nelson Wallace of Rosalyn, who is also a colored man, says that he had a long talk with Mr. Swift on the morning of the murder. Tho deceased accosted him and complained of hav- ing hurt his arm badly by 9, reosnt Tho lame member hung limp at his ‘side and the hand was bruised somewhat scratched. Deceased told him that he was from Connecticut, and said that he lately came into possession of such eviderce as he thought would secure for him a pen- sion. He said that he had no place to spend the night, and was in sore need of medical treatment, especially on account of his arm. Wallace directed him to spply to the officers of the seventh precinct for aid and that they would see that he got ororything that was necessary. Swift then told him that had applied for aid at Fort ‘Myor, but that a sentry had driven him away. At the fort he had tried to explain his unfortu- nate position, but nobody would listen to him, and finally «soldier on duty rudely drove him away. Wallace’s attention was then diverted, and the next he saw of the old man he was trudging along the road ‘uat leads to Falls Church. A few hours later he heard the report of the finding of the body. To Be Released. Geo. Edenborongh, s colored man who was arrested Saturday on suspicion and committed to jail at Alexandria by Squire Trout, will probably be set at liberty today. There is absolutely nothing on which to hold the man, except that he talked o great deaj about the murder and that the man whom he had seen with Swift had at onetime tried to rob him. Constable Cornell is anxious that the man be released and returned to Rosslyn, so that if a capture be made Eden- borotigh may be on hand to aid in the indenti- fication. ‘The theory that Swift was killed by the negro harp and banjo player who was seen around Rosslyn for several days prior to the crime and has not been seen since is the generally accepted one. The finding of the peculiar of wire, sald to be rect, in the paket of the coat which was near the body gives probability to this theory. At present the pros- pects of @ successful issue of the hunt are gloomy. Another Suspect. Officer Curren yesterday arrested a colored man who gave his name as William Hall and his residence Philadelphia, on suspicion of being the murderer, he answering well the JOHN BURL TESTIFIES. He Tells the Grand Jury About the Ford's Theater Disaster, He Also Talks tos Star Reporter and Gives His Personal Experience on the Day of the Frightful Accident, John Burl, the colored laborer whose testi- mony, as heretofore stated in Tux Star, the grand jury were anxious to hear before con- cluding their investigation of the Ford’s The- ater building disaster, on the 9th of last month, was well enough to appear before the grand jary this afternoon. Burl is the man who dug the earth from beneath the pier, which ie gen- erally su) to have been the immediate accident, resentment of the indictment the the arraignment F at tho pleas ure of the district attorney. No trial {s.posstble much before October next, although it is the intention of District Attorney Birney to call the caso for trial at the earliest practicable moment. Before the case comes up for trial it is more than probable that a flerce legal battle will take over the indictment, For, however care- it may be drawn, it will bardiy meet the approval of the attorneys for the indicted par- fos. ‘This legal battle may be begun when the partios are called on to plead to the indictment, or may plead then, waiving ‘the right to sul juently withdraw their pleas and demur. The latter course, as it spriny the objections of the defendants to the indict ment upon the prosecution at the last moment, will probably be the one pursued. A Talk With Burl. In conversation with a Star reporter Burl, who is quite an intelligent man, stated that he went to work in the excavation at the Ford’s Theater buil the Wednesda} the eccdent Y Bret ‘and told coding accident. ‘From _ the I was shy of the work,” he explained, the other men digging there and the’ brioklay- rs, too, that I didn’t lke the looks of things ‘The first I noticed, and Inoticed it the vory day I went to work, was that one of the brick arobes wascracked. But the other men snd the bricklayers said = that «= {twas - an old crack, and said there warn't no danger. | But, aa Isay, { didn't like the looks of things, no matter what they say, and, to tell you the truth, air, thought that it wasn’t so He theorizes & quarrel He thinks|to the tafe as they say; cepecinlly, as next day a great Jot of dust and dirt came down from the arch.” Referring particularly to the morning of the disaster, Burl said: “‘A short time fore the crash came I bad gotten through di Ging the earth from | undernee ge’ matting bate under it around with my pick and shovel, on 10th street, when the bricklayer, I doesn’t ow his" name, says: ‘I. beliove this arch is giving’ way.’ With that, sir, I turned ‘round quick to look at the arch, the one I hed just been digging under. And'as I turned ‘round the arch opened and the floor Le- gen to cag. With that, sir, I yelled as hard as I could, ‘It’s falling, it’s felling,’ and started down one of the archways to the back of tho building. But, Lord bless you, sir, I hadn't got the words out of my’ motth before there was # terrible crash and the kind of dust Tover sew. Iwas standing right at the mouth of the archway, and one hit mein the chest and another one hit me in the back, knocking me to my knoes. “Bat rough all the dust I could see at the end of the from and was only through the miraculous care ‘of the Lord that I got out. At lesst, sir, that's the only way I can explain ft “When I the end of the archway,” continued Burl, “I climbed up the ladder alley.’ Thon I see the folks at the windows trying to get down. $0 I pulled the ladder up and helped put it up to the second story for the clerks to come down. But I didn’t stay ‘round there very long, for I began to feel the effects of the ‘bricks what struck me, and I bad lost my het, so the sun and the blows of the bricks to sioken me. I went right home, but went down to the build- ing the next day. "I didn’t see much, however, for they wouldn't let me in the building.” Burl said that at the time of the accident he was working for Mr. Pullman, the exce- vator, and had beert working for him since then,’ excepting the ten days he bad lost by sickness. He said he did not tell Mr. Pull- man of fears respecting the work at the Ford's Theater building, but was certain that all the bricklayers and laborers there know af his fears. On the morn- ing of the accident he did not see Mr. Dant there, but he did see him about there the day before. genres THE NICARAGUAN REVOLUTION. The U. 8. 8. Alliance Ordered to Proceed at Once te Corinto. As predicted in Tux Stan, telegraphic orders have been sent to Commander Whiting, com- manding the U.8.8. Alliance, nowat Callao, Peru, to proceed at once with that vessel to Corinto, the port on the west coast of Nicaragua nearest to Leon, where the latest revolution is at its height. Commander Whiting is instructed simply to use all possible dispatoh in going co Corinto and to protect American interests there, It will take at least » week to make the trip. ‘Phe Charleston and the Yorktown, now fitting out for service on the Pacific station, will be ready to start in a few days. It is probable that one of them will be ordered to touch at Greytown, on the east coast, on the way down, in order to inspect the situation with a view to tature action. A Dictator Prociaimed. Secretary Gresham has received a cable mes- sage from Minister Baker, dated Managua, Nio- aragus, July 16, saying: “The Nicaraguan President and minister of foreign affairs are still in privon et Leon. A meeting of the cabl- net proclaimed Zavalla dictator. Jority of Ricaraguans support the govern- —___-e+—____. REMOVING THE MODELS. ‘How the Work of T:ansportation is Being Don The work of removing the models from the patent office corridors to the Union building was commenced this morning by the contract- ors. As every one knows, the models are ex- hibited in large glass cases, and there area great many pieces in each case. The contract requires that the cases shall be set up in the Union building, with the models safe and sound inside, in the same condition that they were at the patent office. The contractors first removed the models, piling them in big dry goods boxes and putting inside a label showing from which case the arti- cles came and the shelf on which they were ‘When the contents were thus removed the cases were taken being then ready for transportation to the new quarters. The next step was to get the stuff from the ‘third story of the patent office into the street. Au inclined plane,a kind of toboggan » was constructed from the G street pavement to edouble window in the third story of the build- fing. Thon a big sled was made and rope at- tached to one end. The boxes and plese of the cases were stacked on the sled ani oe bottom oad did the rest. At the of the boxes wore loaded into wagons, the Union buildi ‘William has conferred the description given of the last man seen with deceased. Emperor decora- ton of the black eagle upon Count Botho cu Rulenberg, Prussian minister president, A large ma-| ing line HERDED LIKE CATTLE. Terrible Condition of the Cells at the Police Court. STIFLING, FILTHY DENS. Judge Miller Says the State of Affairs is an Outrage. CONGRESSIONAL PARSIMONY. Fifty-six prisoners sweltered in the three Police Court cells this morning, where, sccord- et | ing to the keeper of the prison, the heat was 80 intense that one could hang a hat in midair. ‘The floors of the cells ware wet from the warm hydrant water furnished to quench the thirst of the prisoners, and the steam coming from the doorway was forcible reminder of cholera germs. Before going off on his summer vacation Judge Kimball reminded the building inspector that there was no ventilation in the oell rooms and asked that the matter be remedied. Noth- ing, however, has been done, and with the large number of prisoners to care for in such & place this condition not only causes suffering to the prisoners, but makes the task of caring for them an unpleasant one to the officer. The court officers do their best, to get the prisoners out of this place of torture as carly as possible by making out commitments in cases of those convicted and sending them off to the jail or work house as soon as there are enough of them to make ®losd for the prison van. In this way the number of occupants is lessened and those who are left get the benefit of atmosphere = shade better than when e cells are overcrowded. During recent weeks the num- ber of female prisoners bas largely increased, and with them come infants, some only a few months old, and others boys and girls several years old. ‘There is no special ion made for such persons, and the young ones have to suffer for the wrong-doing of their parents, Tn these colls there is an odor which, per- haps, is not to be found in any the city, and it ts only = few feet ‘office, although no ing z Inara iver sadaentneenteon af (Gee tiers? breeding place and made « report thereon. ‘As heretofore stated, there aro three cells at- PINCHING THE BANKS. Why the Subtreasury Paid Ont Gold for Drafts. It Will Force Them to Secure Small Notes im Large Quantities From the Treas- ury and Pay Geld for Them. "The action of the subtreasury of New York in giving gold in payment of drafts preseuted by banks, the motive for which is » mystery to the bankers them- selves, isdue to orders from Washington. To the average banker it seems rather strange that when the § reasury appears tobe in need of gold they should be paying out to a sub- treasury such aconsiderable amount as was paid out Saturday when the banks would have preferred more convenient currency for current business. A considerable effort is being made by the financial agents bere to disoover the mode Dehind these payments. private sourees partment is fying of the searcity of a1 rency for internal business to pinch the banks as the banks bave pinched the government by storing gold. The banks are greatly in need of email ills for current business trans- action and for use in, the agricultural Aistricts, ‘The theory is advanced that, if they cannot get what they need of this sort’ of cur- rency by any other means, will have to make terms with the treasury which would in- volvo their exo! gold or gold certificates in large quantities for notes and certificates of I Ser dey it afford to it i it can roy oeie ane Grafts presented by the banks, if, by so ne can cutoff the soures through which the banks would get their small notes and put them to sufficient inconve- nience to them toterms. The banks under- want small notes and certifi- paying for in gold, and it fs the theory of the department that by them pretty close they can be ‘this. very le that the issue of gold certidicates will not be resumed if the gold reserve gets above a hun- dred millions, as it ie not clear that the law is mandatory in juiring a of this iaoue after ii has been stopped by of the reserve falling below a hundred Following is Saturday's treasury statement compared with that of July 8: Gold ocin and bullion, less certificates, July tached to the conrt, and on several occasions as | $1,494, ‘many as 100 prisoners have had to spend sev- eral hours in them. Prisonors are brought to court as early as 7 o'clock in the , and it often happens that they don’t all get away until after 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Herded Like Cattle. . Today the heat was so intense in the celis that the prisoners removed what clothing they could, and many of them sought the cooler st- mosphere of the sweat boxes by stretching fist out on the floor in the water and filth which necessarily follows the spilling of water in the cella when it fs passed through the iron grating for the prisoners to drink. Such was the condition of affairs when a Star reporter wont to the cell room this morning. The three small windows in the outer wall were open, but did not afford much relief. All jor were complaining of the intense hest, and were giving vent to their feelings by saying Fortunately for ers court was over by noon today, and Shey got away from the building in season, so that torture were not as long as on some other occa- sions. An Oatrage, Says Judge Miller. Judge Miller has now taken the matter in fend, and be says that he will have proper accoramodations for them if there is any possi- Dility of such a thing. “f think it 6 one of the first daties of Con- gress to provide @ proper place for these unfor- tunates,” he said to a Sram reporter this morn- ing. “Something ought and must be done to fix the place so that there will be no Geurens toate said the j ‘that “Ty's an outrage,” , “that per- sons should be punished before their trial and conviction. It is, of course, necessary to in- carcerate persons with offenses, but it is also the duty of the government to provide for them a place that is healthy and wi no unnecessary torture will be inflicted. While the present celis are much better than the old ones that were in the basement, they are far from what they ought to be,although would not give us what we wanted at the last session. “What is wanted are cells and more of them, and they should be better ventilated. ‘Then in connection with them there should be Teoma to be used a a sort of s howee of deten- jon, and then, too, there . place where prisoners could cea ey ee selves in a condition to render them ablo when they appear in court for “When Congress convenes 1am going to urge upon that body the necessity of making these ~ The Judge today addressed feBeattn Oftcer Hammett a letter requesting ton the court building and ells be made with a view to determining what remedial or precau- tionary measures should be taken, and in this connection Judge Miller says he intends to see that the cells are fumigated often enough to healthfal, Deputy McCaffrey’s Plan. Deputy Marshal James McCaffrey, who has charge of the United States prisoners, says he goes to the cells only when he is obliged to go, because of the sickening and unbealthful jor. “Tknow of no reason why the cells should not have been better ventilated when they were constructed,” he said toa Stan reporter. “My plan to remedy the ovil is to add another story for the United States prisoners, who are tried in Judge Miller's court on the upper foor, and putting in proper ventilating nfs.” Concerning the statement from Building In- spector Entwislo to the effect that the ventila- nwasall right the deputy marshal said: “Brerybody does not with him on his ideas of ventilation, and eee in for the way in which many the build- have — berm the court.”’ ‘Concerning Mr. McCaffrey's proposed he explained how a large amount of time would be saved by having the prisoners on the floor with the court, and this improvement would also give an additional room for the use of the clerk's office. Humanity in the Dust. “I wouldn’t go in the cell room for a month's salary,” was what Prosecuting Attorney Mul- lownoy said about the place. “The only thing that would ever take me there would be to go for humanity’s sake. If some poor unfortunate, made sick by the foul atmosphere, needed as sistance I would go and help him, andI will eay this that I always make it a point to get them out of that place when it isin my power to do so.” Policeman Patrick Madigan, who has charge of the prisoners, looked as sick as some of those who were packed in the sweat boxes. He was in his shirt slecves and was trying to keep cool by the aid of his hat, which he was using for a fan. “‘It's-terrible,” he said, “but we've got _ven- tilation now,” and he smiled, as he pointed toa hole a been broken in the skylight. In it there sre four openings small size, oy this is not in the cell room at all. It ‘fs in the corridor, and there is ‘a door between the two places, which, however, is kept open by the officers for the sake of the prisoners alone. The officer explained that the Closets, one in each cell, had ventilating pipes, but heavy iron doors to conceal them are always kept closed by the the smell from the ol: Jo tor the offioer to water the prisoners and he lot the females have free socess, te, the 8, $96,048.91; aly 18, €98,876,969; increase, United States notes, less certificates, July 8, 20,584,418; July 15, $22,267,171; increase, $1,682,768. National bank notes, July 8, $3,979,369; July 15, €8,721.285; decrease, @258,084. Bilver dollars and bullion, , less certificates, aay hg 0O 16 28s July 16, 06,109,252; increase, Cash in treasury July 8, $27,523,881; July 15, @130,476,077; inerease, 246. ‘Deposits in national banks July 8, $12.024,- 867; July 15, $11,645,424; decrease, $879,443. omens aaa ‘Less $10,000,000 8, 300,000¢600; July 18, 100,000, Net cash aly 8, $89. 942,121,501; increase, @2,572,808. see ae ee SECRETARY HERBERT'S TRIP. ‘He Left on the Dolphin This Morning to In- spect Naval Stations. Secretary Herbert, accompanied by Miss Her- bert and his naval aide, Ensign Wood, left here at 10 o'clock thia morning on the President's yacht Dolphin for a visit to the naval stations at New York, Newport, New London, Boston and Portsmouth, N. H. They will also make « reserve July 000. 696; July 15, rected Dr. Seuner, the commissioner of immi- gration at New York, to deport Joseph Holz- bauer, a native of Austria, afficted with favus, a loathsome disease, and Oalogero Castronovo, an Italian who violated the contract labor law. Holzhauer’s case is somewhat peculiar ee ae ee his fam- ily to America. residence here, however, availed him nothing in the consideration of his case, and his return is ordered on the ground ‘that he us likely to become a public charge from the ravages of favus. Holzbauer's wife and \perintend- holds that this is a violation of the law and orders Castronovo's deportation. The facts in the cages of Giovani Marincola and Francesco Beirvino, natives of Italy, are similar to those in Castronovo's case and thetr deportation is also ordered. Commander Dickins’ Detail. Commander Francis W. Dickins, now on duty at the Washington navy yard, has been ordered to the command of the train- ing ship Monongahela, relieving Com- mander T. A. Lyons, who has been condemned by medical survey and on sick leave. Commander Lyons met with two Salting inthe death of pjontiog bor and in an fe other in a coilision B ith ad a N in the harbor of ‘Fonda, The scandal arising from the in- ‘vestigation of these affairs has, it is thought, affected his health. Commander Dickins is the officer who acted as the special escort of the Duke of Veragua on the oocasion of his recent ‘visit to this conntry. ee os ‘The Choctaw Troubles. The Interior Department expects a further report insfew days frém Inspector Faison, now in the Choctaw nation, upon the troubles there. Press dispatches credit Faison with the statement that the condemned murderers were legally convicted. If I Faison reports that the mon were fairly fied and ‘con- victed by due process of law it is thought that the Secretary may abandon his ideas of clem- Closed His Accou: Maj. E. W. Halford, U. 8. A., bas practically cloved his scconnts with the State Department ae disbursing officer of the Bering sea arbitra tion commission aud will leave here ina few days for his new station at Omsha, Neb. Gen, J. W. Foster, the American agent, will act as disbursing officer of the commission from now ‘until the case is closed. —_—_—_—_-o-______. Maj. Halford’s New Assignment. ‘The order issued at the War Department in February last directing Maj. E. W. Halford, Paymaster, to report for duty to the command- ing general of the department of Dakota, for service at St Paul, Minn., has been revoked, ‘and he is ordered to duty in the department of the Platte, with headquarters at Omaha, Neb. See Personal Mention. Col. Guy V. Henry of Fort Myer left Fort ‘Myer today to sttend the funeral of his friend, Mr. A. J. Drexel, which takes place Tuesday, 10 a.m., in Philadelphia. N. T. ‘Worley, one of the victims of the Ford's Theater disaster, has so far recovered ss to be able to travel, and left last evening for the home of his ‘mother near east Tennesses. ee Three German anarchists named Muller, Pueckert and Erb have been expelled from Switserland by erder of the government WHO WAS TO BLAME? Court-Martial of the Officers of the Victorian TRIAL BEGUN AT VALETTA, MALTA Two Captains Objected to and Ex- cused From the Board. CAUSE OF THE DISASTER. ‘the surviving officers of the British battleship : fe F | i E: RRQds SSEEEF i aH He i i [pts Ha § B i f i i re f [ thi i Ef ¢ fee £ it i! h 7 i % uF H eet iL £ Et g f 5 wu “fy in the most convenient part of it, though one case, at least, the court has been specially permitted to sit on shore. They are public ex- bept to such persons as are to give evidence, They begin at noon, and continue, if necessary, from day to day, ‘They render the findlag ey pronounce sentence without first. submi it docky: ial order from the admirajty, to sit on Sore ca Fe tata Vee Fairfax such Bobert H. M. Molyneux, superintendent of Devonport dockyard, served. Under the same Se court is required to take the following 7 i swear that I will duly ad- minister justice according to law, without par- tiality, Fo or affection, and I do further of not leas than five ‘Yn the last century and at or more than nine officers.” have there seems to the 8 ae officer, who, asa itpotlon, ehdar sume onmreion, 8 mutiny of the Bounty. This wood, who, nevertheless, Gakaet) and in Bodporte Was posted in 1803, and was in 1816-46. Death Prevented him from getting his flag. ALL QUIET AT BANGKOK. Baxoxox, Stam, July 17.—Bangkok is oper to trade once more. All is quiet and the war, cloud seems to bave blown over. Admiral Hu- mann, the commander of thé French naval forces in the China seas, who came here te ne- gotinte © peaceful solution of the gnes tions which have been agitating France f £.. iy 8 i i ; | ? i f F i ' it | i i h i £ ekki Fi j i z' : ' a¢ if 5 f E a! rit HT F i i t E i s = i e a& i if i i £ Fi Hi i a i i é é I ! i f I i | New Yorx, July 17.—A Montreal special says: The third day's festiviues of La Union Nationale Francaise’s celebration of the enni- versary of the fall of the Bastile narrowly es- in ending in an awful fatality. ward of 10,000 persone were in Royal Mts Sees wand ome Between 4 5S o'clock the stand to the south of astage om which « gymnastic anda ete performance send when Cthout (weruing: and a panic eae tes FLOM CHAMBEEMAID TO BARONESS. Pretty Anna Witkower of Chicage Weds os Austrian Baron. Cmrcaco, July 17.—Pretty Anna Witkower was until Inst Sunday a chambermaid at the Palmer House. Now ehe is Baroness Soblbern,