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THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, iol == corner 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't : es at where in the United ‘Postage prepaid—30 cents per SATURDAY QUINTUPLE SHEET Star 81.00 per year: with foreien postage added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Offices at Washington, D. C., | as second-class mail matter.) oe j @@" All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. | Rates of aivertisine made known on application. WILLIS DOES NOT ACT. Latest Intelligence From the Ha- LILIUOKALANI PAYS HIM A CALL But the American Minister Fails to Return It. AN UPRISING QUELLED. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23.—The steamer ‘Aiameda, from Honolulu, was sighted at 6:30 o'clock this morning. Upon her ar- rival here it was learned that up to the time tee Alameda saijied Minister Willis had made no intimation to the government as to his instructions. The United Press correspondent at Hono- lulu, writing under date of the 16th in- stant, says: As yet Minister Willis has made no in- timation to this goverrment of any special communication with which he may be charged. Nor is it known that he has any. The city is daily alive with Tumors of the minister's intentions. These are traced to royalist sources. Three days ago the ex-queen made a brief call upon the American minister merely to pay her respects, as Mr. Willis subsequent- Jy stated. Up to this time Mr. Willis has mot returned her visit. On the same day a committee of the ‘American League tendered a reception to Minister Willis, at which he delivered an address, in diplomatic, but agreeable and encouraging terms. A phrase implying that his action was limited by specific instruc- tions was construed by royalist adherents as meaning that he had positive orders to restore the queen and the royalists appear- ed on the streets in a more boastful and ag- &ressive mood. Preside Dole Receives the Admiral. Admiral Irwin and staff were officially re- ceived by President Dole on the lth in- stant. Three organizations supporting the government, the Annexation Club, the Citizens’, Reserve and American League, have separately published _ resolutions Strongly reiterating the demand upon the government to remove all royalists from public office and replace them with men of known loyalty. Additional force is lent by @ formal remonstrance to the government, from officers of the national guard, pointing out that in case of any attempt upon the Seat of the present government, the pres- ence in the government buildings of officials strange who sympathize with the enemy hopegeaea endanger the safety of the troops and be subversive of morale and discipline. The majority of the ministers and sons of missionaries are, therefore, quite tender in their feelings toward native Hawaiians. | They are decidedly averse to dismissing the royalists from offices iong occupied by them and on which they depend for sup- port. Henee this disagreement with the supporters of the government. Suspected Uprising. On suspicion of an intended rising of} the queen's supporters thirty sharpshooters were added to the forces at the executive building during last night and volunteer companies were notified to be ready for call There is no denying the fact that the royalists have been in an excited state of mind since the arrival of Minister Wil- lis. Today is the birthday of the late King dKalakaua, which fact adds to the royalist feeling. A brief Auckland telegram to the effect that President Cleveland is drafting a mes- Sage to Congress in favor of restoring the *Hawaiian monarchy” causes consternation among the Americans and corresponding exultation among the British and other roy- Blists. The former cherish the hope that American public opinion will effectually Support an opposition in the Senate to the President's policy. Sy noon the Americans had generally fecepted the opinion that the telegram was & Reuter blunder and unworthy of credit. What the Atameda'’s Passengers Say. Only two passengers from Honolulu ar- Fived on the Alameda this morning. They were the Longee brothers, divers, who left | this port for the purpose of assisting in raising the wrecked steamer Miowera. hey report everything quiet on the isiands, without any signs of impending trouble. Owing to a case of measies on board the ‘Alameda the passengers were not ailowed to go ashore. Some of the officers of the steamship State, however, thas trouble is expected, and that it may momentaruy appear. A threat made some tUme ago that in the €vent of the deposed queen imsisung upon her restoration she would be assassinated is again freely made. M. bornett, a passenger from Auckland, toid the Unite tative that he learned ¢ correspondents in Jionolulu that tue feeling im iavor of an- hexation is positive and widespread. it is aiso stated tnat the marriage o1 Princess iKatuiant and young Mr. Davis, a son of the princess’ guardiaa, 1s among the proba- Balities. Auother officer of the ship, whose name, jous Teasons, 1S not given, says Une mists are considerably irritated fauure of their efforts to secure gnition m the Cnited States. ‘ims ng is intensified by tne queen's per- sistent statements that the day ot ner res eration is at hand. in fact, ine discontent vn tne part of the annexauonists is so Pronounced that tt is beuevea it will cul- qainate shortly in some overt act. Repairing the Miowera. With the morning tide of the 12th instant | the Canadian-Australian steamship Mio- wera was pulled off the reef into deep Water. She was towed inside the harbor in the afternoon and moored wesi of the Fhiladetphia. The divers report no frac- tures of plates or opening of seams on her bettom or indentations. Her rude und rudder will be replaced by a k company. it was feared t nes might have been injured by six weeks’ burning the reef. On turn- ing them by hand on the Hth they were found arently in sound condition. As soon as all the necessa repairs are Maude the Miowera will proceed under her ewe steam Ww San Francis Action of Annex: At a recent meeting at Honolul mexation club adopted resolutions “view! . the an- as with alarm the presence in the advisory council ef one or more men who are not! in sympathy with the annexation mov ment. and urging in case of fature ack tions to that body, or to the executive couneil, that nominations to it may preced us for w leneth of time sufficient ion to be mad= 2s to the polit wiews and antecedents of candidates.” The resolutions further det ‘al unce any and ali propositions looking to a 1 al com- promise which shall have for its object uence the temporary or permanent re: ration of the Hawaiian throne fux moral and physical 1 to all Lena's OF men that may enlist in such Le ‘The American fiuential part of has made its wi “Whereas we firmly believe that 1 e y eve arse mount of money is now being paid out fa laries to officials whose y to the ting government ix more than doubted finds its way into royalists hands, where — Che Evening Star. 83, No. 20,737 WASHINGTON, D. ©, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1893—TWELVE PAGES. it is used to the injury of the present gov- ernment; “Resolved, That the American League hereby protests against the continuance in | office of all those whose loyalty to the pro- — government is not beyond ques- Wants the American Policy Announe- ed. * | The Hawaiian Star in an editorial, under the caption “Time for a Response,” says: It is now over ten months since the pro- visional government of the Hawaiian Is- lands asked the American government a fair question and there has been no answer. For nearly a year and for no obvious cause the peopie of these islands have been kept in a state of suspense, which has been, and is yet, detrimental to business and immigra- tion. “Even the coming of Mr. Willis has not thrown any light upon the matter of annexation. We submit that this reticent policy on the part of the United States has be2n and is unfair and unjust to the gov- ernment and the people and especially to American interests in these islands—inter- ests that have a right to look to Washing- ton for a ready ear and a helpful hand. We submit that every day which is al- lowed to pass without the announcement of Mr. Cleveland's policy is a day which adds to the sense of injury under which all the people of Hawaii are smarting. Let us have an end of this business soon. That is the common hope of the royalists and annexationists also.”* — "Ss MURDER. A Story Revealed With Bearing on Dan Cough! CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 23.—A morning paper says that the grave in which the assassins of Dr. Patrick Cronin had planned to bury their victim has been discovered. The grave is just large enough to admit the trunk in which the murdered wan was taken from the Carlson cottage, and it can be seen today. The wind and weather have not yet filled up the hole dug in the earth. It was visited yesterday. Cornected with this grewsome spot is a story never before told and one that will | doubtless have important bearing on the trial of Daniel Coughlin, now engaging the attention of Judge Tuthill. Besides this the location of the grave clears up an im- portant incident of the early Sunday morn- ing drive of the murderers in their frantic efforts to dispose of the trunk and its awful contents. The grave is situated in a dense and jonesome wood near Northwestern avenue and Graceland avenue, which is in the extreme western portion of Lakeview, the is in which the corpse of Dr. Cronin was found. The catch basin from which | the corpse was taken is on Evanston l|avenue north of 59th street, considerably [nearer the city and the Carlson cottage | than the site of the grave. | The discovery not only corroborates the | stories told by residents of the neighbor- | hood that they saw the wagon containing | the trunk and corpse in various parts of | Lakeview west of Ashland avenue, but | furnishes the explanation that the mur- derers were en route to the prepared grave jin the wood when seen, but either lost | thelr way or were frightened into turning ck. DR. CRONT About two weeks before the tragedy a | farmer living in the northern suburb chanc- ed to be near the scene of the grave dig- | ging, when he saw a buggy containing a | Woman and two men stop 100 yards away from where he bad stopped to ‘est. One ef the men jumped from the vehicle with a shovel in one hand and a bundle done up in a newspaper in the other. ‘This man sealed a fence and disappeared in the ad- joining wood. An hour passed and the man reappeared with the shovel, but with- out the bundle, and the three drove away. The watcher noticed the grave digger’s features, and his description satisties the police that the man was “Cooney the Fox,” the uncaught conspirator. The farmer searched the wood and discovered a hole seven feet deep. Lying near it was a blue biouse and a pair of overalls. His testimony will be presented at Cough- lin’s trial, as well as other new evidence. it would have been given at the first trial, but the farmer did not associate what he saw with the Cronin murder until months afterward, when he saw, in the city, the woman who had been in the buggy with | the two men end was told by a friend that she was closely allied to the men charged with the murder. egies CONFIDENCE ON BOTH SID PHILADELPHIA, Noy. 23—There is no change today in the Lehigh Valley strike situation so far as Philadelphia is con- cerned. he labor leaders are as san- | guine as ever and the railroad officials re- iterate the assertion that the road will soon be in operation. The hiring of non- union men by the Lehigh Valley was con- tinued today. A motley crowd surround | the “recruiting” office, 141 Swansick street, and one of the brotherhood officials who was on the scene declared that none of the applicants were at all fit for the service. S. E. Wilkinson, grand master of the Brotherhood of ‘Trainmen; A. B. Youngson, ssistant grand chief of’ the Brotherhood f Locomotive Engineers, and P. H. Mor- vice grand master of the trainmen, ft this morning for points on the Lehigh Valley system. They ts of the strikers and endeavor to make > organization more compact. J. J. Han- | rahan, vice grand master of the Brothe | hood of Locomotive Firemen, will probably | leave later in the day on a similar mis- | sion. | Order of Railway Telegraphers, has gone | to Washington, D. C., to confer with D. G. | Ramsay, grand chief of the order, on the | Lenigh Valley situation. Mannahan this morning received the ing disvatch, dated ‘Te Haut from Eugene B. Debs, president of American Raiiway Union “Have been absent from ‘the city, and have just learned the cause of the strike | and the issues involved. Manager Voorhees | is making more history of the kind that | bas made his name infanwus since the | Buffalo outrages upon the switchmen. If the men do not stand solidly together to | resist his autocratic encroachments, they | will know what it is to hear the crack and feel the sting of a heartless master’s lz | From th ad ‘They who are not y and the man who, contest for ail that distinguish ‘man from the slave, will not stand | by ers on the Lehigh Valley, is to- | tally destitute of principa! or manlines: and unfit to claim the title of American | citizen. In heart and soul and conscience | lam for you in this { JOINED BY YAQUI INDIANS. Mexican Insargents Gaining Strength e Fighting. Reports are *Yaqui Indians of the north- jera portion of Chihushua have joined the | rebels and there appears to be foundation for the rumor. The Indians are very bit- ter against the Diaz government and never r = l reach the scene { during the pr and it is almost certain that a battle will take place. The revoluti determined to slaughter | the . thinking that a decisive vic- 1} add hundre n the American side, Troops at Columbus hav- ct. Mexican sympathiz- the line are ecting their move- are encamped in Grande country from which it will be aimost impossible f. | the troops to disiodge them. Th. | equipped for 2 winter campaign | ———__ Returned Home. Alberto Min ey are well nt who | landed at New returned home, on the ground that he came to this country under ¢¢ ct _with his brother, who lives in California. The Swiss minister became interested in the case. vill direct the move- | | A. D. Thurston, deputy grand chief of the is of recruits to their | ding the | TWO CE) ‘AN INCOME TAX, pace eatgeeaes The Question Being Discussed at the Treasury Department. pena “RRs Tt MAY BE MADE A SEPARATE BILL. Sos Ae a The President Not Yet Decided as to His Course. oe LATEST SUGAR PROPOSITION. Ba Sa Representative McMillin of Tennessee, Representative Tom L. Johnson of Ohio | and Mr. Thomas G. Shearman of Brooklyn | were closeted at the Treasury Department | for some time today discussing the question of an income tax. A stenographer was present and notes were taken of the discus- sion, to be presented to the ways and means committee to aid in the consideration of the question of an income tax. One of the propositions now advanced, and which is receiving some consideration, is to make a separate issue of the income tax plan, detaching it entirely from the tar- bill to be reported from the ways and means committee. This plan is said to have some advocates, while others maintain that the income tax, if it is decided upon, should be incorporated in the tariff bill and made @ part and parcel of the democratic policy of raising revenue. it was said today that there is a possi- bility of the President submitting a special message to Congress upon the income tax Proposition. It is reported, however, that the President is still undecided about the Policy to be pursued in this matter, and is not ready at this time to take any pro- nounced stand in the premises. The Latest Sugar Proposition. The latest proposition regarding the sugar schedule and the one likely to be adopted is to maie the duty ad valorem instead of specific. The rate will probably be 25 per cent, which will amount to one-half a cent @ pound on two-cent sugar, and one cent a pound on fine sugar worth four cents. The advocates of the ad valorem system claim that it will prevent any inequality and in- justice in the levying of the duty on dif- ferent grades of sugar, and put an end to the puzzling questions of classification which have arisen under former tariff: and led to repeated charges of fraud New York and other of the more promi- nent eastern commercial centers. It is also argued that it will impose the same rate of tax on the sugar of the poor as on that of the rich, instead of a constantly rising rate, which results from the specific duty, as the sugar grows poorer in quality. | The revenues under this duty will be about $30,000,000 a year, without, it is be- lieved, increasing the cost of the article to the consumer. TO MAKE REPARATION For the Outrage on an Unofending Chinaman in the South. ‘The details of the outrage perpetrated on an unoffending Chinaman on the border of North Carolina and Tepnessee as be- fore the State Depa by Mr. Yu, the Chinese minister, disclose such fens- ible brutality that it is probable immediate reparation will be tendered by the United States to the Chinese government, Several weeks ago Ling Gun, a Chinaman engaged in the laudry business with a fellow celes- tial at Asheville, N. C.. withdrew his share ot their joint capital, amounting to about 250, and started for Johnson City, Tenn., to enter into business for himself there. He went directly to Paint Rock, the con- necting point of the Richmond and Danville and East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railrbads, which is on the line between North Carolina and Tennessee. and there he left the train, it is sald. on account of the inability of the conductor to under- stand what he wanted in regard to his train fare. A few days later Mr. D. W. Allen, a citizen living in that vicinity, wrote to the mayor of Asheville that the Chinaman had been seen in the woods there. and that he had been beaten and was almost nude and appeared to be In a demented condition. He was wild, apparently, and would flee from those who tried to approach him. It was known that two fellows named Ward and Morris of that section had been seen beat- ing the Chinaman with an ax. stones, ete., after robbing him of his money, and that they had then set some dogs on him who tore his flesh fearfully. He could not speak or understand English. It is the general opinion of the people in that neigh- |borhood that he wandered off into the mountains or into some dense thicket and there died from sheer exhaustion and pain. or that he was hunted up by his brutal a: sailants and finished and his body sunk the French Broad river. n Ward and Morris and another man suspected of complicity have been arrested and are in jail, while search is being made for the body ~ + os ANOTHER BIG VESSEL Is New Rendy to Be Growing Na The Navy Department has been informed that the cruiser Marblehead, sister ship to the Detroit and Montgomery, is ready for her official trial. A naval board will be ap- pointed in a few days to determine by a practical test whether she meets her con- tract requirements. It is expected that she will be tried in the open sea early next month. The Marblehead was taken out to | Sea for a short spin Tuesday. Those who } made the trip were Commander Charles O'Neill, the vessel's future commander Lieut. Commander Bowman and Chief En- gineer Kearney, who are also assigned to | the vessel; Chief Engineer Cleasmar, Passed Assistant Engineer Carr, N. F. Palmer of Palmer & Co., the engine builers, and Aller- ton Loring of Boston, representing the con- stors. The Marblehead went out about ded to Ow twenty miles t ndy Hook, and there Was no hitch of any kind. No estimates of speed were made. ‘The Marblehead is now at her dock in New York and will remain there until she starts out for her official ; trial of speed, which, it is supposed, will place over the usual course in ‘Long Island sound, near New London. ———_—_+-e+___. NO SLAP AT MARTIN In the Removal of the Postmaster at Kansas Clty. ‘The statement from Topeka, Kansas, to !the effect that the removal yeste-day of Postmaster Thorras and the appointment Jof A. J. Arnold was regarded there as a “slap” at Senator Martin, because of his opposition to the administration's financial policy, is disavowed by the depa-tment ofti- clals. Postmaster Thomas was removed, it is said, solely because of questionable con- | duct in regard to the removal of a large |number of clerks and carriers. Senato> Martin was sume time ago notified of the intention of the department to remove Thomas and Arnold was one of the men whom Martin suggested as Thomas’ suc sor. Yesterday's action was taken svie! for the good of the service, and it will be | adhered to. ee tae Naval Orders. | Assistant Surgeon M. W. Barnum has been detached from the Richmond and or- | dered to the Kearsarge. Assistant Surgeon M. R. Pigoot is transferred from the Kear- sarge to the Richmond. Surgeon A, F. gruder has been examined by * m board and granted sick leave. i iff bill and incorporating it in a separate ; } |guns in the loyal forts. | | way of relieving the distressed. | the good | | i POSTSCRIPT WAS SHE RESTORED? a Liliuokalani Expected to Be En- throned Last Tuesday. WHAT A HONOLULU LETTER SAYS. Minister Willis May Have Accom- plished His Mission. NEWS AT ee SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23.—According to a letter received from a prominent resident in Honolulu, the queen expected to be re- stored to the throne on Tuesday the 2ist instant. INSURGENT MONITOR SUNK. One of Mello’s Fighting Ma: ines Goes to the Bottom, Interest in the Brazilian situation was in- tensified here today by reports of an im- portant engagement between the contend- ing forces at Rio, with disastrous effect on both sides. The following brief cablegram was receiv- ed by Acting Secretary McAdoo last night: RIO, November 22. Secretary Navy, Washington, D. C.; Monitor Javary just sunk by gun Brazilian fort, (Signed) PICKING. The Javary, although disabled, has been of great service to Admiral Mello, because of her heavy armor and guns. She was designed for a speed of 11.2 knots, but it is understood that owing to the disablement of her machinery it was necessary to tow her about the harbor with a tug. In this way she was used effectively as a floating battery, but of course it was difficult for her to so maneuver as to escape severe pun- ishment at times from the heavy Krupp From the meager statement of fact contained in the cable- gram it is supposed that her sinking was the result of an accidental shot, probably a shell finding its way through a weak spot and bursting in the interior, rather than as the outcome of a severe and prolonged at- tack upon her. The Javary was an iron monitor, 240 feet long, 58 beam and displacing 8,700 tons. She had an armor belt of twelve inches in thickness, and her turrets were thirteen inches thick, the armor backed by of jnine and three-quarter inches of oak. She | was a twin-screw vessel, drawing eleven feet five inches of water, and of 2,500 horse power. She had an antiquated but very powerful battery for a ship of -her size, made up of four ten-inch Whitworth muz- zle-loading rifles, six five-Inch breech-load- ing rifles and machine guns. The fact that Capt. Picking makes no mention of the fall of Fort Lage, which is reported in the morning dispatches, leads naval officers to doubt the story. av RED ce Rae WORLDS ¥ AWARDED AT Ds F. Exhibitors in the Ethnological Sec- tion W WI Recet men A list of the awards in the department of ethnology of the world’s fair has been re- ceived in this city, showing the following of local interest: Mrs. Virginia M. Wilson of Washington, collection of laces; James B. McGuire of Indiana, portrait of Americus Vespucci; Peabody Museum of Archacology, Massa- chusetts, archaeological collection; Ameri- can Museum of Natural History, New York, plans and views; Bureau of American Re-. publics, Washington, Columbian historical objec s and customs of Latin Americans, and relief map showing line of inter-continental railway; Albert Rosenthal portraits of members of Continental Con- gress; G. Rrowne Goode, Washington, map of places in United States named after Co- lumbus; Lieut. Roger Welles, jr., U. SN. Orinoco ethnolpgy; Lieut. R. E. Peary, U. rth Greenland ethnology; Ernest New Jersey, skeleton in reconstructed grave; Stuart Culin, Pennsylvania, Chinese printed books; A. R. Tisdale, Illinois, Ama- lecit_ and Micmac Indian ethnology; Lieut. W. E. Safford, Jiverus and Japeros gar- ments; Sheldon Jackson, Alaska, Alaskan ethnology; W. K. Moorehead, Ilinois, Ohio archaeology; Lieut. F. A, Sawyer, Amazon garments; D. W. Bertolette, Llinois, Upper Paraguay ethnology; the state of New York,Iroquois village of bark; state of Ohio, maps and drawings, state of Nevada, fossil foot prints; state of New Jersey, colonial exhibit; state of Pennsylvania, natural his- torical collection; State Historical Society of Wisconsin, copper implements; state of Del- aware, colonial exhibit; state of Maryland, colonial exhibi ate of Rhode Island, co- lonial exhibit, state of Massachusetts, co- fonia! exhibit; city of Philadelphia, | por- traits, liberty bell, &¢.; United States Na- tional Museum, model of Pueblo of shongravi, Arizona, ethnological exhil arcus Benjamin, Washington, por- members National Academy of A. Spofford, librarian of Con- R. maps, charts, &c.; State De- historical objects, papers and personal relics; the Numismatic and Anti- quarian Society of Philadelphia, collection of medals; Tiffany & Co., New York, ar- chaeological collection; George Kunz, New York, precious stones with folk lore signifi- cations; W. E. Curtis, Washington, exhibit in “La Rabida,” illustrating time of Co- lumbus; University of Pennsylvania, his- torical exhibit and miscellaneous collec- ion; Drs. Billings, District of Columbia, and Bowditch, Massachusetts, composite photography; Prof. Fredk. Starr, Jilinois, photos of North American Indians; Frank H. Cushing, Washington, Zuni games; Au- gustus Heaton, Washington, historical picture; Cora K. Curtis, Washington, porce- lain bust of Columbus; Francis Colton, Washington, portrait of Vespucci; Fred. A. Ober, ‘husetts, photographs; Lieut. F. J. Alaska entomolo- New York, various Riley, Washington, collection «: insects. rocks, cA of i Relieving the Distressed. “In His. name.” A noble-hearted lady visited a provision store on F street today and after leaving an order for some good, substantial groceries to be sent to a desti- tute family on G stree whote these three words: “In His name” on a slip of paper to be inclosed with the goods. She paid for the provisions with pennies and_nickles, which she said had been contributed by her Sunday school class. The lady did not give her name. The family she was help- ing was entirely destitute, but very worthy. Their trouble came when the husband re. cently lost his position. There are scores of needy families in this city and if the example of this good lady would be fol- lowed by all our churches just think what great good could be accomplished in’ the Won't all classes try tion “In His ae teachers and their what they can do in that direc name?" — Branswick Yellow Fever. BRUNSWICK, Ga.. Nov. 2%.—One new Ma- | case of yellow fever is reported today, Ar- ‘al | ton Gelow. white. Three discharged, all colored. No deaths. CONDITION SERIOUS. Willis Washington, the Victim of Officer Terry’s Pistol. |THE VANDAL BURGLARS RESTING. A Woman Imitator is Held for the Grand Jury. i Sees ROBBERIES I ATELY REPORTED | pcatase The shooting of Willis Washington, color- ed, by Policeman Terry at an early hour | yesterday morning was the chief topic of conversation in the police stations last night. The matter was also discussed among the citizens, and while many persons deplored | the affair, there were also many who were | not slow in condemning the action of the officer, and asserting that the case should be treated like any other shooting. The question of justification will of course be determined when the case reaches the courts, In event of the victim’s death, the coro- ner’s jury will have to pass upon the cause, and whatever may be their finding, the grand jury will take a hand in the case. In the first place, no one questions the res- pectability of the victim, nor his right to be upon the street at the early hour in the morning that the affair happened. That he was on his way to work is not disputed. On the other hand, the policemen were in citizens’ clothes, and Washington had no | means of telling whether they were citizens | about to assault him or whether, as he | Supposed, they were doctors. Thinking as | he did, he ran in the direction of his home, and would have reached there in less than two minutes’ time had not the bullet from the policeman’s pistol laid him low. The @fficer’s partner, Policeman Steur- mann, did not shoot and he told a Star re- porter yesterday that he thought the case looked bad for his brother officer. As stated in yesterday's Star Officer Terry was re- quired to remain at the station virtually under arrest, although his name was not put on the blotter as peing charged with any offense. Later in the day he was su: nded from duty, pending the outcome of The affair. As tated yesterday, Officer Terry was tried only a few weeks ago on a charge of using his pistol while in pur- suit of a colored man charged with a mis- demeanor, and Judge Miller held him guilty hi In dealing with t the judge laid down the law concerning t use of the pistol by policemen and com. mented on the case in question. He gave the officer a warning and said he hoped that others would also profit by what he said. When Major Dye was chief of police he issued an order to the members of the de- partment calling their attention to the use of their pistols. The order was intended to (serve as a warning against the improper use of the weapons, and not many months ago Major Moore issued an order calling the attention of the officers to that issued by Major Dy Pit le Condition. Willis Washington, the victim of the po- liceman, is in a pitiable condition. He is suffering intense pain and when the doc- reach he invariably pleads with them to do something for him to ré- lieve his suffering. Dr. Kerr, assisted by Drs. Pyle and Sillers, performed an opera- tion "yesterday and discovered that the bul- let had been split by coming in contact with the spinal column. They succeeded in finding a piece of the lead, but owing to the patient’s condition they did not at- tempt to find the larger piece. ‘The patient stood the operation well and seemed much stronger than the physicians had anticipated when they had finished. Warrants Sworn Out. Washington's brothers visited him at the hospital yesterday and expressed their in- dignation at the action of the officer. They called upon Lawyer E. M. Hewlett, who is also a justice of the peace. This morning the latter went to the hospital, where the wound- ed man svore to a warrant charging the officer with assault and battery with intent to kill. The warrant was turned over to the police department and the officer will probably appear in court this afternoon or tomorrow and give bail. Servant Girl Held. During September last the house of Mr. Wm. P. Vandergrift, 511 Ist street north- east, was entered during the daytime and jabout $#) in money, a watch, a diamond taken. The loss of the things was discover- ed by the colored servant girl, Fannie Mil- burn, Upon an investigation of the affair by the detectives, it was intimated to the family that the girl was responsible, but the idea was scouted at by Mr. and Mrs. Van- gergrift, and the matter was allowed to rest for a while. Subsequently other articles were missed from the house, and a few days ago the girl was detected in the act fof stealing provisions from the house, and her arrest was determined upon, the girl mean- time having left the employ of the family. Yesterday Officer H. P. Barney of the ninth precinct arrested the girl, and after locking her up, searched her house in Click’s alley, between 6th and 7th and R and § streets northwest. All the stuff stolen from the Vandergrift family was discovered there, excepting the money, and also a consider- able lot of other goods, mostly silverware and plated stuff, amounting in all to several hundred dollars’ worth. The unclaimed stuff, including spoons, forks, knives, a water pitcher, two porcelain-lined dishes, mugs, sirup and milk pitchers and simi: lar goods were taken possession of. On) spoon is marked “J. C. P.,” another “H., and the dishes bear the name of “The John Shillito C makers. The goods are held at police headquarters for identification. Fannie was given a hearing in Judge Miller's court this morning, on a charge of grand larceny. She was held in $1,000 real estate’ security to await the action of the grand jury, Her husband was charged with receiving stolen goods and he too was held under $1,000 bond for the action of the grand jury. The Slasher Resting. “Jack the Slasher” has not been heard from for several nights, and the police hope that he has either left the city or that he is behind the bars, where he is forced to quit operations. Since the recovery of the clothing left at one place by the myster- fous burglar the officers have made a thorough investigation concerning their ownership, but nothing yet has developed. | The trousers were made at the establish- ment of a 7th street tailor, and from him | the officers obtained as nearly as possible the names of persons fer whom such cloth- ing had been made. Some of the clothing was made as far back as 1NW), but the of- ficers traced them back to colored persons |to whom they had been given, and in two | instances they even found the old suits. This part of the investigation was made | by Detective Boyd and Officer Horne, who served as a member of the detective ‘corps fer several years. The action of the mysterious vandal who has caused such a wholesale scare through- out the city recalls the action of John Jack- son, the “Ghost Burglar,” who operated here five years ago. His conduct in some | respects was similar to the slashing done j here during the past month. He was cap- tured by Detective Boyd after he had shot and seriously wounded Policeman She- han. Jackson is now serving twenty years, Although the “Slasher” has not appeared for several nights the female residents of the city are by no means over their scare and nervousness. Almost every night the tooting of whistles call policemen to resi- ring and a quantity of other jewelry were | dences, and in many instances the officers were requested to spend the remainder of the night in or around the house, but such requests are not granted, owing to the limited number of officers. Police whistles have been in great demand recently, as have revolvers, burglar alarms and other safeguards. It is stated that | many citizens who are obliged to be out late at night carry revolvers, and this fact was demonstrated the other night, when an offi- cer in citizens’ clothes stopped a citizen. The latter was making his way from the | house of a friend and the policeman evi- | dently thought he was only about the door or windows. When the citizen started out the policeman appeared, gave his order to | “halt” and asked “who are you?” “And who are you?” was the citizen's quick response, pointing his revolver at the officer. “I am an officer,” the latter responded, showing his badge. | Explanations were made and further | trouble was avoided. ‘Throughout the city persons are taking all sorts of precautionary measures against the possible invasion of their homes by “Jack the Slasher.” Chairs, washstands in many homes “Jack” would have things occupants have themselves imprisoned in their bed chambers. Silver ware and valuables of all kinds are taken from the lower parts of the houses jand put under beds and behind other ar- ticles of furniture. Many persons have been employed to watch dwellings, the number of private watchmen having in- creased several fold since the first appear- ance of the vandal. During the past few weeks Maj. Moore received numerous letters from per- sons who want permits to carry weapons, but that is not in his power. Such per- | mission can only be granted by the Police Court. and the law on the subject explains how it may be done. What makes the investigation to the po- | lice a difficult is the fact that, with the exception of the old clothing, there has been no possible clue left by tne burglars. Very little property has been taken from any of the houses, and none of it has been disposed of, so far as the officers have been able to ascertain. Many arrests have been made during the investigation. but most of the persons ar- rested have been released. Takoma Visited. The stable of Mr. S. S, Shedd at Takoma Park was yesterday broken into and some clothing of his hired man, George Bowman, was stolen, including an overcoat, five pairs of trousers, a lot of shoes, some shirts, and $3 in money. The report of the robbery gave rise to a rumor that the Slasher had |again visited the place, but on investiga- tion developed the fact that such was not | the case. Another Imitator. | Some person last night*entered the slaugh- |ter house of Mr. George Wells on the Con- |duit road near the distributing reservoir, and cut into mincemeat the four quarters |of a beef that had just been prepared for | market. The deed is supposed to have been |done by some imitator of Jack the Slasher. PERE LER IT WOULD MEAN CORRUPTI eressman Hilborn on the Effect of PORTLAND, Me., Nov. 23.—Congressman Hilborn of California is in this city confined to his room at his hotel on account of se- vere illness that attacked him while on his return to Washington from a visit to his birthplace in Minot. Me. In an interview yesterday on Hawaiian affairs Mr. Hilborn said: “While I have not been in direct commu- nication with my constituents since the latest phase in this perplexing question has been brough' ‘ it about. still I think they will merce of Hawaii are so largely identified ‘with those of San Francisco, and the re- |lations of the two places are so close, that in our state we can hardly realize that Hawali is a foreign government. Over 78 per cent of the agricultural lands in the islands is owned by Americans. and over :) per cent of her trade is with the United States and very largely with San Francisco. Thus you can readily see that our people are exceedingly sensitive about anything relating to the Hawaiian islands, es- lly to its governmental policy ‘The whole Hawaiian population own in_ turning over the control of Hawaiian of the landed interests, at the same time disfranchising Americans, French, landowners. The Haw, ifans are a fast disappearing people, content to live on other people's bounty, and it would be detrimental to the welfare of the islands to disfranchise those who are bring- ing it into an era of prosperity.” Congressman Hilborn, when reminded of dispatches from his district to the effect that a demand for the impeachment of President Cleveland was received with ac- clamation by his constituents, said: ‘That statement, of which I know nothing save what I have gleaned from the papers, is very significant of a very excited condition of affairs in California. The Statement, I believe, was suggested in the columns of the San Frarcisco Examiner, the leading democratic organ of our state. Now, the Examiner, for some time, has been’ vio- ple of the Pacific coast were offended at President Cleveland for not enforcing the Chinese restriction act, and the inference is, perhaps, obvious. “The people in California are not an ex- jeltable people, as eastern people would infer,” continued the Congressman, “and the demand of the great coast paper should not be taken as being an inflammatory demand.” Thovgh the California Corgressman did not express himself openly, and though he expressed a wish that the great interna- tional question would soon be amicably settled, with satisfaction to both countries, yet he said it was a palpable fact that Commissioner Blount, for whom Califor- nians have the greatest respect, was hood- winked in a certain degree in his estima- tion of the queen and that the wool was completely pulled over his eyes through the emissaries of this crafty woman. “It seems apparent to the people of Cali- fornia, and especially of San ncisco, whese business men travel back and forth between San Francisco and Honolulu, that the restitution of the queen means a reign of corruptive influence, dominated by the lottery and opium traffic, which for a time might swell the funds of the native govern- ment, but which must, sooner or later, re- sult In a complete dissolution of the native nea 88 ip pawatien Islands need a guardian and Californians think ¢ a Sam could fill the bill.” —_ oe , THE REVOLUTION OVER, The Mexican Uprising Was Merely a Local Affair, Senor Romero, the Mexican minister, in- formed Secretary Gresham yesterday that he was satisfied that the recent alleged revolution along the Mexican border is prac- tically at an end, a result to which the United States troops largely contributed. Senor Romero, in speaking of the latest uprising, says that it is the same sporadic outbreak which has taken place about this season of the year for the past five years, and that the action of the Mexican govern- ment and the government of the United States in severely punishing the leaders and followers of the outbreak of last December will prevent the present affair from receiv- |ing many recruits. The latest advices are that there ave twenty-five of the bandits on the American side of the river and about sixty on mixture of outlaws and smugglers, whose sole object is plunder, and whose talk of revolution is purely for effect. The govern- ment will put a stop to their marauding in short order. a Will Not Resign. Mr. Logan Carlisle denies the report that was in circulation to the effect that he is about to resign the position of chief clerk of the Treasury Department, to be succeed- ed by an elder brother. and other pieces of household furniture | are piled against doors and windows, and | his own way on the lower floor while the | fe eae Qurvrised at the action of} sent administration. Trade and com- than $200,000 worth of landed property on | the islands. I am now speaking from mem. | o1 you understand. Now, it would seem that the Americans ought to be consulted affairs to this element, which owns so little | lently opposed to the President, The peo- | the Mexican side. They are a: An men| Page 3. dex to advertise- will be found on STILL ARE WAITING For News of a Change in the Ha- waiian Government. Ae A DELAY NOW OF THREE WEEKS —_——_o——_____. Before It Can Be Known if Min- | ister Willis Has Acted. MR. THURSTON’S THEORY. es The tremendous news margin between this country and Hawaii is amply demon- Strated by the fact that the news of the report from Secretary Gresham to Presi- dent Cleveland favoring the restoration of the queen has probably not yet reached Honolulu. This report was published here on the morning of Saturday, the 1th in- | stant, but the first news of the formation of such a policy on the part of the admin- istration was not sent away to Hawaii un- til the sailing of the Canadian Pacific steamer from Vancouver, B. C., a week ago today. This steamer carried the cur- rent newspapers and duplicates of Minister Thurston's dispatches. The next day the Monowai sailed from San Francisco with the original dispatches from both the min- ister and the Secretary of State. The for- | mer should have reached Honolulu today and the latter tomorrow. So that when the Alameda satied from Honolulu, the only intimation of what has been taking place here that could have been known there was contained in the imagination of Mr. Willis and those to whom he may have imparted the secret of his instructions. Presuming that Mr. Willis knew when he sailed what the administration was proposing to do, he has been enjoying a corner on the news all by himself over there. A Long Wait Now. Now comes the unfortunate part of the matter. Owing to the wreck of the Mio- | wera there is a gap in the service between San Francisco and Honolulu. The next ship from there is not due here until the llth of December. This vessel will teii the cale of how Hawaii has received thé news of Mr. Gresham's letter, and may bring some hints for the future action of the administration. So there will be no developments except such as may come from this end for eigh » unless some ent inat- viduals charter a swift steamer to run out to the islands for the sake of the news there may be found there. As to Mr. W is’ Instructions. The absence of any information from Hawaii tending toward a_ restoration strengthened the belief that existed today in the theory that Minister Willis either had no instructions to that effect at all, that the time has not come, or that he was given discretion to act only in case the public sentiment in the islands would ap- pear to warrant such a proceeding. The State Department folks seem to have lost all interest in the whole matter, so far as their public attitude goes, and were very nonchalant today when shown the news | bulletin from San Francisco announcing | that the flag of the provisional government Was still floating when the Alameda Secretary Gresham went over to the W. House soon after the news came, but | on a diplomatic errand. He merely | to introduce some visitors to the Presi- | dent. Mr. Thurston's Theory. The Alameda brought no news from Min- | ister Thurston important enough to be tele- | graphed across the continent. He received | his information today about the quiet state | of affairs in Honolulu from the newspa- per men, who have kept him very well in- formed of the facts that come their way. He thinks that there may be some news from alt by way of Auckland, New es, or possibly from Japan, be- fore the next ship reaches San ‘This would bring the first intimation of how Mr. Gresham's letter was received, possibly four Gays ahead of the American mail. No Change of Policy. There is good authority, however, for the Statement that the administration has not changed in the slightest degree its inten- tions respecting Hawaii and that it fully intends to give effect to the suggestion of Secretary Gresham, based upon Mr.Blount’s findings of fact, that the queen should be restored to her throne. That no open move in this direction has been made by Minister Willis up to the 16th instant is no matte? of surprise to the officiais who are acquainted with the nature of his instructions, for it is understood that it was not contemplated to | act with unseemly haste in the matter. Not the faintest indication of the means by which the restoration was to be achieved can be gotien from any informed official | source, so that the field left open to specu- latica is ample and the theories range from armed intervention by the naval forces to a plebiscitum, yielded by the provisional gov- ernment at the imperative instance of Min- ister Willis. 4 Popular Disturbance Counted on. Midway between these extremes stands the suggestion that the administration counts upon a popular disturbance in Hon- olulu as the result of the public announce- | ment of the wishes of President Cieveland. Then it is suggested, under cover of the protection of American interests that may be jeopardized by the unsettled condition | of affairs, the naval forces would be landed and take up their posts about as they were stationed at the time of the revolution. This would restore the status quo ante bel- lum as nearly as practicable, without direct interference with the existing gov- ernment, and if the royalists were in the majority, as Mr. Blount declared, they might proceed to replace their queen. This | rather ingenious theory is based upon the | Supposition that the United States gov- | ernment wishes the restoration to be ac | complished by the act of the Hawaiians themselves. ——_—. American Flour in Germany. In response to a demand for further In- formation on the subject, Frank H. Mason, consul general of the United States at Frankfort, Germany, has sent to the State | Department a report showing how far ex- isting conditions favor a more extended sale of American flour in the German mar- ets. es would seem probable, he states, that the lower and cheaper grades of American wheat and flour might prove more salable in that country than the higher qualities. o<—________—_ | Bidding on Guns. | ‘The makers of the Hotchkiss and Driggs- | Schroeder guns are the only bidders for supplying rapid-fire guns for the three new naval gunboats, bids for which were opened at the Navy Department yesterday. Ten six-pounders and eighteen one-pounders will be purchased. The Driggs Company made the lowest bid for the larger guns, and will probably get the contract for all of that caliber. For the one-pounders the bids were exactly the same, and the con- tract will probably be equally divided. btm taratn-ccrecsanlbtesin Called on the Preside Ex-Secretary Bristow and Mr. J. Pier- pont Morgan of New York secured an audi- ence with the President today. This was accomplished through the good offices of Secretary Gresham. He escorted them to the White House and introduced them to ithe President. The nature of their busi- ness was not divulged.

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