Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEFT SUNDAY. not P 5, Avesoe, corner 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. Sew York Office, 38 Potter Building. ‘Tue Fvexive hm is served to sub<eribers in the city by carriers. on their own account, at 10 cents ‘week. or $4c. per month. Copies at the counter Bieonts ech. By matl~aaywitce’ iy the, Caled a Canada—postage prepsid—3s0 cemts per SaToRDaY QuINTUPLE SHEET STaR $1.00 per year: Cent The Office, = wastagten, D. ©. tered at the Post at Wi Me ae second-class mail matter.) Rates of atvertisine made known on applicstion Vor 83, No. 20,763. he £vening Star. Not Yet Oertain That the Admin- istration Will Escape Censure. TRYING 70 CONTROL THE DEMOCRATS. Mr. Morgan's Course Displeasing to the President. THURSTON’S ERRAND. eleventh hour, implied a recommenda- by Congress in accord- administration’s policy. with it is an absolute certainty will be taken by Con- absence of no direct approval of Mr. Cleveland’s attempt luokalani back on the throne, it the desire of the administra- fect silence should be observed Cleveland's action, and that Stevens should be censured. The com- & i Fa tr R I i i : ie z tie | irl REE 8 power. While it is possible that the House may follow, the lead of this committee, it is not probable, the disposition on the part of leading members of that body being to restore Lilivokalani was wrong in itself and liable to be extremely injurious to the party if the question is permitted to be- come an issue in elections to come. Talking of an Open Attack. The advisability of making an open and aggressive attack on the administration has been very seriously discussed among demo- rats in both houses of Congress. There is ample warrant for the statement that had not the plans of the administration failed, Mr. Cleveland could not have escaped cen- sure by his own party. It is very commonly said among democrats in Congress that the discretion of Mr. Willis in refraining from a course of conduct which he was warranted by his instructions in, following saved the administration from serious disaster. Par- tisan feeling naturally disposes the demo- cratic legislators to screen the democratic administration as far as possible however much they may disagree with its policies, and the fact that the attempt to restore the queen hes been abandoned te seized upon by them as an opportunity to avoid direct an- tagonism to the administration. They are encouraged to this by the fact that they have positive assurance that no further at- tempt is to be made to restore the queen, and that in turning the matter over to Con- gress the President and Secretary of State have called a halt to executive action in the matter without authority of Congress. Mr. Morgan and the President. It is understood that Mr. Cleveland is Greatly dissatisfied with the course that Mr. Morgan has followed in the Senate and 1s apprehensive lest some action unfa- vorable to the administration come from the Senate investigation. The sudden de- parture of Minister Thurston for Honolulu is a thing which somewhat annoys the ad- ministration. It is said that they are un- certain as to the object of his visit to Hawali and that they suspect that his de- the result of a conference with certain Senators, among them some ts, and that the purpose is to have @ permanent form of government establish- ed in Hawaii at once and to gather testi- mony in the form of affidavits and perhaps to bring witnesses here to defend the action of Minister Stevens and attack this re the Senate commit- Mr. Cleveland, it and even ence on the part of democrats to ie any investigation of this matter. He is said to regard with great disfavor and — = course followed by Senator Morgan, that it will amount to an attack on the administration. MOVING BRONZE. ‘The Statue of Gen. Scott Found to Be Shifted From Its Place. Startling as it may seem, it is a fact that the equestrian statue of Gen. Scott has been recently in some mysterious way moved out of position. The matter was brought to the attention of Col. Wm. Wil- son, commissioner of public buildings and grounds, a few days ago, In an anonymous communication. He went out and looked at the statue and didn’t notice anything wrong with it. The matter worrted him, nevertheless, and he ordered a careful ex- amination to be made. The result was un- mistakable evidence that the mass of bronze, weighing 12,000 pounds, had moved on its pedestal, five inches to the north and one inch to the west of its original position. The change had not affected its equilibrium in the least, and the statue was in no dan- ger of falling, unless the movement should continue. It was decided best, however, to put it back where it belonged. This was successfully accomplished this week by a large force of men, with the aid of jacks. Massive bronze bolts were utilized in se- curing the statue to itr granite pedestal,and | nothing short of an earthquake will move it again. It is impossible to explain the action of the statue. There are all sorts of theories, but the one to obtain the most credence is that the statue was forced out of position by the flerce hurricane that vis- ited the city in November, 1891. The statue is very much expose¢ and undoubtedly felt the full force of the wind on that oc- casion. Col. Wilson said to a Star reporter today that he felt very grateful to his anonymous correspondent for calling his} attention to the matter and added that he| would like to thank him in person if he would make known his identity. oe EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY. The Prestdent’s Christmas Gifts to Several Convicts. The President today distributed several Christmas gifts in the shape of executive clemency to eleven U.S. convicts. Pardons Were granted to James Gosnell, convicted fm South Carolina of violating internal rev- qmue laws; Chet Palmentier and Jos. P. | Barton, convicted in Utah of adultery; ; Isaac A. Stanley, convicted in Ohio of vio- lating banking laws; Richard J. Meany, convicted in the District of Columbia of as- saulting Policeman Terry; Wm. W. Palmer, convicted in Wisconsin of an assault; Wm. G. Jones and Stephen S. Barton, convicted in Ctah of adultery; John Swallow, con- Victed of manslaughter in the Cherokee Ration, and A. W. Neff, sentenced Decem- ber 9, 1803, to thirty days in jail and to pay fine for embezzlement, “committed in im the cas f John W. Pt 1 case 0! lohn B tts, sentenced im April last to two years in the Missouri penitentiary for breaking into a distillery fn Chicago, the sentence has been com- muted to one year’s imprisofment. Hs Will Hoist His Flag in the North Atlantio, The Kearsarge to Be His Flagship— He Will Return Later to the South Atlantic. Orders have been issued for Acting Rear Admiral O. F. Stanton to assume command of the North Atlantic squadron at once, and with that object in view he has been ordered to proceed without delay to San Domingo and hoist his flag on the U. 8.8. Kearsarge, which is now en route to San Domingo to look after American interests sald to be jeopardized by revolutionary pro- ceedings in that republic. Admiral Stanton will take passage on the steamer sailing from New York, and he will join the Kear- sarge at San Domingo. In addition to his flagship Admiral Stanton’s fleet will include for the present the Vesuvius and the Cush- ing. The Miantonomoh, Marblehead, Mont- gomery and Castine will probably be as- signed to the home station in a short time. The fact that the Kearsarge has been se- jected as the flagship of the North Atlantic, instead of the New York, is taken by some raval officers to emphasize the report that the latter vessel is being prepared for serv- ice in Brazil. In view of her size and power she will undoubtedly be the flagship of whatever siation she may be assigned, North Atlantic, South Atlantic or European. The probabilities are strong that she will be assigned to one of the stations named, rather than to the Asiatic or Pacific. But for the troubles in Brazil the chances are that she would have been ordered to re- Neve the Chicago as flagship of the Euro- pean station. The San Francisco, now en route to Rio, with Rear Admiral Benham on board, will be the flagship of the South Atlantic sta- tion so long as she remains there. That will depend altogether on the progress of events in Brazil. She will return to the United States as soon as “convenient,” probably in the spring, and Admiral Stan- ton. will then be transferred to command of the South Atlantic station, from which he was summarily detached after a few weeks" service, because he saluted Mello, the insurgent. ————___. THEY STAND BY MR. GAINES. Colored Ministers Reiterate Their In- dorsements Despite the Police Report. A number of ministers of colored Bap- tist churches of the city expressed much indignation today over the police report made to Maj. Moore r2flecting on Rev. J.W. Gaines, who has been making collections for the benefit of the poor. Rev. Walter H. Brooks, pastor of the Nineteenth Street Bap- tist Church; Rev. Bishop Johnson, pastor of the Second Baptist Church; Rev. S. Geriah Lamkins of the Salem Baptist Church and Rev. J. A. Taylor of Shiloh Church called at The Star office this morning and de- clared that all the colored Baptists would indorse Mr. Gaines, and testified to their belief that he was worthy and doing a good work. Rev. Dr. Brooks made a written statement as follows: “In spite of the fact that the police of the third precinct give Rev. John W. Gaines a bad name, I believe that he is doing a work and reaching a class of poor iored people, who too often ask for bread where they are given a stone.” Rev. Mr. Lamkins signed the following statement: “I reiterate with emphasis my indorse- ment of Rev. J. W. Gaines, who is a con- sistent member of the church of which I am pastor, and who, to my best knowledge and belief, is a Christian and a gentleman. He is doing a good work for the cause of God and humanity.” Astin. AES BE MR. MEANY’S PARDON. The President’s Remarks in Granting It at This Time. Among the pardons granted by the Presi- dent today was one to Richard J. Meany of the District of Columbia, convicted of lar- ceny and assault and sentenced September 1%, 1803, to 120 days’ imprisonment in the District jail. In his indorsement of the ap- plication the President says: “Granted. I understand this convict’s sen- tence will expire in a few days, and inas- much as there are features of the case that raise a doubt in my mind as to his guilt of the charge of unjustifiable assault, I have concluded to pardon him.” This is one of the cases with which Offi- cer Terry was connected, and it is un- derstood that the shooting proclivities of that officer are the features in this case that led to the President's doubt as to the Propriety of Meany’s conviction of assault. ——_- oe + ____ THE CLERKS HAPPY. They Were Paid Off and Given a Half Holiday. All the executive departments were de- serted this afternoon under the orders au- thorizing the excuse at noon of all employes who could be spared. The departments were constructively open as usual. All the employes were paid off today, and lots of Christmas money was put into active circulation. ——————_o_____ ONLY A PROTECTORATE. Sele Solution of the Hawaiian Ques- tion in Mr. Edmands’ Opinion. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.—Ex-United States Senator Edmunds was interviewed today on the Hawalian question, and he expressed his views quite freely. He de- clared that the appointment of Mr. Blount as a special agent of the President was illegal and unprecedented. When asked how he thought the difficulty could be adjusted,Mr. Edmunds said: “That question is difficult to answer. The matter will require a long time in which to ad- just it, and looks now as though it will never be definitely decided unless a pro- some other government establishes a pro- tectorate over the island. The provisional government appears to be firmiy intrenched in its possession of the governing power.” — > SUPT. BYRNES’ PLAN. New York Police to Be Asked to As- seas Themselves for the Poor. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Superintendent of Police Byrnes summoned all the Inspectors and captains before him today and laid be- fore them nfs plan for helping to relieve the suffering poor by contributions from members of the police force of one-half of one per cent of their monthly salary. The captains will lay the matter before their men, and it is likely that the plan of the superintendent will meet with success, >. “MONSIEUR” WANTS TO RESIGN. The Paris Executioner is Warned Against Guillotining Vaillant. PARIS, Dec. 24.—Deibler, the public exe- | cutioner, otherwise known as ‘Monsieur de Paris,” has received many letters stating that if he executes Vaillant, the man who threw the bomb in the chamber of deputies, he will be blown up. Deibler evidently fears that these threats wilt be put into ex- ecution if he guillotines Vaillant, and he hes asked to be allowed to give up his po- sition. —_—_ Forecast Official Clayton Resigns. BOSTON, Dec. 23.—-H. H. Clayton, fore- cast official at Boston, who has recently been under investigation, has sent his resignation to the department at Washing- “layton was suspended pending the hoa Fesumea Siz duties De- Clerks Will Not Be Quartered in the Old Theater Building UNTIL FURTHER CHANGES ARE MADE Secretary Lamont Will Refer the Matter to Congress. THE OPINIONS OF EXPERTS. “There is no purpose or disposition on the part of any officer of this department to quarter any of its clerks or employes in any building not determined to be ab- solutely safe. On that point there is no question for uneasiness. The $6,000 ap- propriated by Congress for repairs to the old Ford’s Theater building has been ex- pended under the direction of the chief engineers of the army, as directed by the law, and the building has been restored to the condition it was in before the com- mencement of the improvement in pro- gress at the time of the accident, with some consequent strengthening of its foun- dations. While it is probable that it would serve its former purpose, the commission of experts appointed by the department to examine and report as to the safety of the building find that certain additional work should be done before it shall be oc- cupied by clerks, This report will be re- ferred back for an estimate for the cost of this new work, and when returned the matter will be submitted to Congress for its direction as to further alteration.” The above statement was made by Sec- tary Lamon: tc a Star reporter today in response to an application for permission to see the report of Col. Elliot, |. Adams and Capt. Knight of the engineer corps in regard to the stability and safety of the Ford's Theater building. Declined to Give Out the Report. The Secretary declined to give out the re- Port or to say anything more in regard to its contents than is embodied in the above statement. He considered that a complete statement of the situation, telilng not only what the experts had reported, but what ‘was proposed to be done in the future. Al- though he did not say so to a Star reporter, it is known that Secretary Lamont is dis- Pleased that Col. Elliot should have said anything about the report before he (the Secretary) had had time and opportunity of reading it. Mr. Entwisle Emphatic. “Yes, it is true that the old Ford’s Thea- ter has been condemned by the commission of army officers, the supervising architect of the treasury and myself,” said Building Inspector Entwisle to a reporter of The Star this morning. “It was a unanimous verdict, and, strange to say, although the examinations of the building by the army officers and Mr. Clark and myself took Place at different times and neither side knew how the other was going to decide, yet both of the reports were substantially correct. Within the past two weeks I have Personally made two thorough inspections of the building, going from the roof to the cellar. It only tool one inspection, how. ever, to satisfy me that the lack wall was unsafe. Why, we found it had sprung four imches and a half and the floor beams were detiected from five-eighths to three-fourths of an inch apart. .And this, it must be re- membered, without any weight upon them. So it was decided that before the building should be occupied the back lis would have to be taken down and the floors re- constructed on new beams. The trouble with the floors seems to be the enormous weight of the concrete upon them. The underpinning in the basement was an ex- cellent job and no fauit was found with it. I have no hesitation in saying that I con- sider the building at present unsafe and un- fit for occupancy by human bein; Col. Wilson Won't Talk. Col. Wilson declines to discuss the Ford's Theater matter. “I have put the building back in the condition it was before the ac- cident, according to the law,” said he to a Star reporter today, ‘and that's all I care to say on the subject at present.” or NORTH CAPITOL STREET EXTENSION Prospect Hill Cemetery Directors Will Watt for the Jury’s Awards. The long-pending struggle over the open- ing of North Capitol street through Pros- pect Hill ccmetery, which has become fam- ous as the “little German cemetery” throughout the land, and the adjoining Bar- bour estate, seems now in a fair way to terminate in a victory for the friends of the street extension, the board of directors of the cemetery having decided to suspend fur- ther hostilities pending the result of the jury proceedings under the bill just passed by both houses of Congress, as they believe that a fair award of damages may be ac- cepted as satisfactory by the lot holders of the cemetery. The bill in question provides condemnatory proceedings in the case of the Barbour estate, and should the Prospect Hill people accept the terms offered them the fight will be practically at an end. In discussing the probable outcome of the proceedings provided for by the bill witha Star reporter, Mr. George Wagner, one of the board of directors of the cemetery, said: “My fellow members upon the board agree with me in believing that the Com- missioners, who seem really as desirous as their predecessors to carry the opening of the street to a successful conclusion, will offer us a fair and impartial jury to con- sider the award of damages. But we have learned to understand the tactics of the syndicate which has brought the fight upon us so thoroughly that we consider this the very last moment of all when we should be caught ‘napping.’ We shall, on the con- trary, strain our eyes to watch every speck on the horizon, and should the jury fail to satisfy us the fight will be continued by us to the very last. The bill just passed by Congress promises our lot holders adequate compensation for valuable charter rights and very valuable property to be taken from them, and we can afford to abide for the present by the terms of it, until we can determine upon the acceptance or rejection of its results.” —.>__ Deputy Register Smith Resigns. Mr. Harry H. Smith has resigned the of- fice of deputy register of the treasury, to take effect early in January, and it is ex- bected his successor will be appointed in a few days. Mr. Smith was appointed by President Harrison and has proved an etfi- cient official. He performed the duties of register for a long time during the Illness of Gen. Rosecrans. Considerable friction has arisen between Register Tillman end Deputy Smith, and they have tiled all sorts of charges against each other, with the re- sult shown in Mr. Smith's resignation. It is said that Mr. Smith intends to oress the principal charge he made against Mr. Till- man, that of offering to sell zhe tarmers’ alliance vote, first to the republican party and then to the democratic party. eo Fourth- as Postmasters. The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was 59. Of this number 33 were to fill vacancies caused by death and resignation and the remainder by removals. The De appointments were as fol- n lows: Branchville, Arline P. James, vice . C, James, dead; New Alexandria, Ger- rude M. Waters, vice F. P. Waters, re- The Attorney General Returns. Attorney General Olney has returned from a flying visit to Boston. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1893-TWENTY PAGES. MR MILLS IS NOT PRIVILEGED. He Surrenders His Permit to Oarry a Pistol. He Says the Publicity Given the Mat- ter Was Unpleasant and Defeated His Object—Other Pistol Permits. A young man, nervous and excited, en- tered the Police Court today, holding in his hand a lengthy legal paper, bearing evi- dence of its having been issued from the Police Court. He walked to the counsel table in Judge Miller’s court and, holding in his hand the paper, made known his de- sire to say something. The young man was Mr. Charles H. Mills, son of Senator Roger Q. Mills, to whom Judge Miller had issued @ permit to carry a pistol to protect his father, against whom threats had been made because of his position on the silver question, as published in yesterday’s Star. “I came here this morning,” he said, “to surrender the permit granted me a few days ago by your honor to carry a pistol for thirty days, and I also desire to ask that the bond be canceled.” “The bond will be canceled,” interrupted the judge, “‘upon the return of the permit.” Still holding the permit in his hand, Mr. : “The unpleasant notoriety given the affair through the public press has utterly defeated the purpose in view and made matters very unpleasant for the family. “The publication of the fact that the per- mit was issued,” he added, “has given everybody notice that I have been given a permit to go armed to kill for thirty days and has made it exceedingly unpleasant for me. Now, that it is generally known that I am permitted to go armed, the consum- mation of anything I might desire to do is prevented and [ therefore wish to sur- render the permit.” Mr. Mills then handed over the permit to Deputy Clerk Harper and the judge made an order relieving the bondsman of his Hability. Now Mr. Millis is on the same footing as other citizens so far as carrying @ pistol is concerned. Three Permits Issued. it was stated yesterday that the permit issued to Mills was the first permit issued under the new law. It appears upon in- vestigation of the record that three such permits have been granted and consequent- ly @ number of citizens go armed by author- ity of law. in order to get such a permit, however, it is necessary for the applicant to make some showing before one of the Judges of the Police Court that circum- stances require the particular individual to carry @ weapon of some sort about him. in all cases of permits granted the weapon has been a pistol. ‘Ihe law gives the judges of the court permission to grant such per- mit for a period of not more than one month at any one time, and this upon sat- isfactory proof to him of the necessity for the granting of such permit, and the bond must be approved by the judge. This bond 1s @ guarantee that the person will keep the peace save in case of necessary self de- fense. A breach of such condition is rea- son for forfeiture of the bond. As stated, only two other permits have been granted by the court. One was grant- ed to Mr. Henry Wells, president of the Hydraulic Brick Company. He lives at 1502 17th street northwest, but his frequent visits to the brick yard in Virginia renders it necessary, so he thinks, to be ready to protect Aimseif in case he is attacked. Luke J. Kearney, grocer, who lives at 1160 15th street. is the holder of the other per- mit. George J. Kasterday is surety in the former case and William A. Manogue is bondsman in the latter. THE NEW THEATER BUILDING. It in Proposed to Get Up a Petition of Property Owners in Opposition. This morning Professor Montague and Treasurer Martin of the Columbian Univer- sity had an interview with Commissioner Ross in reference to the proposed erection of a theater building on H street between 23th and 14th streets northwest. They stat- ed that they came to present a protest on the part of the Columbian University peo- ple, and wanted to know if the majority of all the owners of property in square 250 and 251 had been obtained by Mr. Albaugh, the purchaser of the property. They were in- formed that the majority had been obtained in square 251, but of the forty-nine owners in square 250, only twenty-four had been gotten, lacking one for a majority. Then they inquired of the Commissioner if any signatures could be withdrawn from the ap- Plication made by Mr. Albaugh. Mr. Ross said that under the recent ruling of Attor- ney Thomas that no signatures could be withdrawn. At the request of the visitors, a delay of several days was granted in or- der to allow them to secure a petition of residents and owners protesting against the erection of a theater building. pom oe THERE MAY BE A BATTLE In_ Honduras, as the Revolutionary Forces Are in Motion. Promise of a battle between the opposing forces in Honduras is given in a dispatch received at the State Department this morning from Mr. Young, the United States minister to Honduras and Guatemala. Mr. Young’s dispatch follows: “The Hondurian revolutionists are ad- yancing from Nicaragua on Honduras. The Hondurian army is in motion (to meet the reyolutionists).” . The United States has two war ships in the vicinity, so that American interests are assured of protection. The Ranger Joined the Alliance at La Libertad today. a The Columbia Accepted. The Secretary of the Navy, on behalf of the government, has accepted the cruiser Columbia, the fastest and probably the fin- est cruiser In the United States navy today. The acceptance is preliminary only, how- ever, as the vessel has still to undergo a final trial. of forty-eight hours’ service at sea, during which her armament and sea- going qualities will be severely tested, be- fore she can be added to the United States navy. This trial must necessarily take piace within the next four months, Not a Good Outlook. The United States consul at Kingston, Jamaica, reports to the Secretary of State that the outlook for placing American flour upon the Jamaica market is not favorable under existing conditions. He adds, how- ever, that the people are ready to eat American flour if it can be given to them better and cheaper. es To Utilize the Flats. The United States fish commission is look- ing toward the Potomac flats for future use in propagating fish. This morning Dr. Mc- Donald of the commission showed Commis- sioner Ross a sketch plan for the utilization of the flats for fish raising.. The plans are not fully agreed upon, but the idea is to have ponds, roads and buildings placed on the flats, which will add much toward mak- ing them attractive. ——— Dr. Leon’s Application for Bail. This morning Dr. Edward Leon, indicted for murder, was brought before Justice Cole, and Col. W. A. Cook asked that bail be fixed and accepted. The court; how- ever, postponed his decision as to whether bail should be taken in the case till Tues- day next. Dr. Leon is charged with the murder of the unnamed child of Estelle E. Beach at 1133 6th street southwest on October 31, premature birth being produced by an operation performed by him on Oc- tober 2). Released. N. ¥., Dee. 23—John J. Vail, ex-cashter of the defunct Commercial Bank of Brook! who was arrested on a charge of perjury, was this marning re- leased on $40,000 bail. WERE BURIED ALIVE. Disastrous Cave-in at the Home- stead Works. FOURTEEN MEN WERE ENTOMBED. Taking Out the Survivors Who Were Injured. DISAPPEARANCE OF NINE. HOMESTEAD, Pa., Dec. 23.—In an exca- vation for a new furnace at the Carnegie steel works, at this place, in which fourteen men were working this morning, five men were entombed by a cave-in; one was dead when taken out; four were very badly in- jured and may die, and the remaining nine cannot be accounted for. The men in the pit were Hungarians and Slavs. The names of the dead and injured are: John Kennedi, aged thirty-two years, lived at Munhall, married, leaves a wife and four children; killed instantly. John Norosk, aged twenty-eight, lives in Homestead, leg broken and injured internally. Chas. Mar- gin, lives in Homestead, lower limbs in- jured. John Harco, aged thirty, lives in Homestead, both legs broken. John Gad- see, Homestead, married, two children; head cut and injured internally. Gad- see cannot recover and it is feared one or two of the others will die. Hee, ‘The jured men were taken to homes 7 soon as they were secured. The pit in which the men were imprisoned under several tons of loose dirt is an excavation for a new furnace in the open hearth de- partment. It was 20 feet deep and almost finished. There were fourteen men in the gang and about 1:30 o'clock the alarm was given that all were entombed. The of John Kennedi, who worked on the iold, midway in the pit, was found first. Ropes were extended from the top and a number of men descended and began the work of rescue. One by one the injured me. were taken out. Five men out of the fourteen were accounted for. The search continued until daybreak, when owing to the danger of another cave-in, the work was a rm cope can brace hanging walls of earth. ot is thought possible that the nine miss- ing men climbed up the wall und tn their excitement fied. Carpenters are erecting braces to the wall. When this is completed the work of cleaning out the pit will be re- sumed. oie ESTEAD, Pa, Dec. 23.—The four men rapected this morning as seriously in- jured in the accident at the Carnegie Steel rks will recover. ihe ober nine men who were working in the pit when the cave-in occurred have also been accounted for. They jury, escaped inji but were so badly frightened that they ran to thelr homes and remained there. —— NOT TO BE SHOT. False Report Regarding the Fate of 3 Ship Owners at Rio. LONDON, Dec. 23.—The correspondent at of the Westminster Gazette says that he is authorized to deny the story that Abraham and Solomon Benchimol, steamship owners of Rio Janeiro, had been sentenced to be shot by President Peixoto for allowing insurgents to travel on their ships. A Manchester firm representing the Ben- chimols stated last evening that up to last Saturday they had received reassuring news from the Benchimols and that there was no cause for anxiety regarding them. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—The Herald's cable from Bahia, Brazil, says: News has just been received here that a battle has been fought between the loyal and insurgent forces near Boa Vista, The result has not yet been ascertained. The Herald's Montevideo special cable says: News has just been received here of a fight which began on Wednesday between the government troops and the insurgent forces from nta Catharina. Gen. Sarat’ men had joined with those under Salgado, making a total of 8,000. ‘The fight took place in Itajahy, the insur- gent eon — = = Gens. Pinheiro, , Luna and Martins. gree ts to the latest reports received here the rebels had lost 400 men, but had the gove>nment troops so badly penned in that surrender seemed unavoidable. The rebels are well armed, having lately received 2,000 rifles and guns brought down from Rio on board the Aquidaban. * The Republica is taking on coal, and is al- most ready to sail. It is rumored that she 1s coming to Montevideo to fight Peixoto's squadron gathering here. One of Mello’s steamers, the Urano, is now blockading another town called Itaja- hay, a small port commanding the state of Parana, and an important railway line. Another of Mello's steamers, the Meteoro, is reported ashore at Barra-Itapaby. While she was reconnoitering the harbor entrance she ran aground, and the government force of artillery there, which has forty guns, opened fire upon her and kept up the can- nonade till her crew were all killed. ESS REI TOO ROUGH FOR A BATTLESHIP. The Resolution Had to Put Back te Queenstown for Repairs. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 23.—The twin-screw first-class battleship Resolution, which left Plymouth on Monday last for Gibraltar to join the British Mediterranean squadron, put back to this port today. She encoun- tered a severe storm in the Bay of Biscay and made very heavy weather of it. Huge seas boarded her and swept her decks. Life lines were rigged, but despite this precaution one of her crew was washed overboard by a comber that came over the bow -and was drowned. Several other members of the crew were injured and the ship was considerably 5 The Resolution is of 14,150 tons displace- ment and under forced draught her engines are of 13,000 horse power. She was built in_ 1892 at Yarrow on Tyne. LONDON, Dec. 23.—A dispatch from Vil- lagaroida, on the Bay of Arosa, Spain, an- nounces the safe arrival there of the gun- boat Gleaner. She will proceed tomorrow for Gibraltar. The admiralty has received no details of her experience during the gale she encountered in the Bay of Biscay, —_.-—_, 800,000 OUT OF WORK, Reports From 119 Cities Throughout the Country. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Spectal telegrams to Bradstreets, received yesterday from regular correspondents and others at 119 cities throughout the country, show that there are wage earners in enforced idleness at the present time numbering more than 801,000, and that there are dependent for support upon these idle employes of indus- trial and other establishments, more than 1,396,000 persons. The reports are summar- ized as follows: Unemployed. Dependent. 6,200. 2 66,200 250,400 563,750 | Pennsylvania 1449, | Central Weste: -443,310 Northwest . :175,300 | Pacitic Coast Southern . Burning of a Theater. WOODSTOCK, Ont.,Dec. 23.—The opera house here was burned last night. The Frank Tucker company was playing at the theater, and the audience had left only an hour before. It is supposed to have orig- inated from a gas explosion. Loss, $30,000. TWO CENTS. | ments will be found om Page 3. The Authorities More Than Ever Opposed to Winter Racing. If a Test Case is Really Wanted Mr. Birney Says He is Willing. Beyond the general statement of the man- agement of the Ivy City Jockey Club that racing will be resumed at the track on Tuesday next, there is nothing new to be said of Engeman’s endeavor to make the national capital the scene of winter racing. The proposed resumption of racing may or may not be attempted; very many are of the decided opinion that it never will be at- tempted, but if it should be, the wholesale THE WY City RACE TRACKITHEY WILL DINE On Christmas Day, Thanks to the Generosity of Mr. Staples. SANTA CLAUS CLUB AND THE POLICE Bring Together a Deserving Throng of Poor Today. TONS OF HAPPINESS, raid promised by District Attorney Birney len. upon everyone concerned in the matter will surely be made, says that official, and in the prosecution, which will at once follow, Mr. Engeman and his associates will be given the appearance before a court of law which they claim they have been so long seeking. Referring to a statement of some of En- geman’s friends that the government feared to allow a test case to be made, District At- torney Birney stated to a Star reporter that he had not the slightest fear as to a deci- sion being made unfavorably to the conten- tion of the government, and remarked that if Mr. Engeman really desired a test case to be made, he had only to attempt to re- sume racing at the Ivy City track or at any other within the District, and he would quickly accommodate Mr. Engeman and his associates. A Wholesale Arrest. “But,” significantly remarked the district attorney, “it must not be understood for a| Moment that I would content myself with arresting but one man, for I wish it dis- tinctly undecstccd, as I have frequently ex- plained before, that I will arrest every per- son concerned the moment racing is re- sumed. They will be promptly and vigor- ously prosecuted, too. The Ivy City people can therefore have a case instituted against them at once if they will do that, but they must fully understand and realize that I would not by any means rest there, or that I would permit a continuation of racing Pending a final dectsion in the matter by the Court of Appeals.” This willingness on the part of the dis- trict attorney to accommodate the Ivy City management by prose-uting them will hard- ly prove satisfactory to them, for the reason that not only would they be daily raided should they race pending a final decision by the Court of Appeals, but also because a de- cision from that court could under no cir- cumstances be obtained before the middle of February or the first of March. Bookmaking is Clearly Gambling. While it would be, of course, impossible to precisely predict what that court would Gecide, should the case ever reach it, the government can at least content itself with the reflection that Chief Justice Alvey of the court, in an opinion delivered from the bench of the Maryland court of appeals, ex- pressed himself as holding that bookmaking SS errs Sanity comme water ths tapal ition of gambling, and it is understood that in his opinion the learned justice de- clared that the law to prevent gambling on horse racing should be construed literally, that its attendant evils might be prevented. The touts, hangers-on, and other like characters which have, for weeks, infested the District are also was stopped, the men locked up, and yes- terday morning they were charged before Judge Kimball in the Police Court with be- ing suspicious characters. They stated that they had come here from Guttenberg and pnergers ay a —— followers of the races, and at there ing no probability of racing here, they had now realized that they must seek pastures new or starve. Judge Kim- ball sent them to the workhouse for two days, and told them that if, when released, they failed to leave the District at once and by the quickest route, they would be grrested and given the full penalty of the “a It is stated that should establish racing at Ivy py es next few days certain A false statement has been circulated that when the warrant for the arrest of Max Frank was presented to the district attorney he tore it to pieces and refused to recognize it. —_~— SEVERELY SCARED THE «| LUFFER.” An Interesting Diversion in Coughlin Trial. CHICAGO, Dec. 23.—There was another interesting diversion in the Coughlin trial when court reopened this morning. The latter part of it took place in the presence of the jury. “Let the jury retire,” were the first words uttered by Judge Tuthill. This time the jurors could guess the rea- son why. There was another prisoner in the court room besides Dan Coughlin. His name was John A. Bower. He was arrest- ed last night on the Clark street bridge while the Coughlin jurors were being taken from the court house to their hotel. He pushed his way through the Passing throng of people and when he got as near to the jury as he could with the resistance of the the guards, he shouted, “Give ‘em $100 each and | they'll let the poor fellow go.” Detectives who always keep near the jury on the way to and from the court house pounced on the ate sel was locked in a cell all night. a thill summ him and ‘notified hien ‘that ast nae ors be entered, returnable at 12 o'clock, requir- ing him to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court. Bower was thoroughly frightened at the predica- ment which his “break” had placed him in, and Ln camara _ ecgernd his any wrong intention. “I had no intention of bribing the jury,” he pleaded. “I am sorry I caused all this commotion. I could not bribe the jury if I wanted to. I had only $3.25 in my pockets, your honor, so help me God.” Head Baliff Newland asserted that the fellow forced a dozen passers-by into the gutter so as to get at the jury, and that his $100 remark was made directly at the jurors. Judge Tuthill ordered the prisoner to be wr and } Rage his statement. ttorney Wing interposed a suggestion that the jury should be present during the investigation and testify in the case. The suggestion was agreed to, and the jury filed into court. Judge Tuthill believed the prisoner's disavowal of any intention of tampering with the jury or anybody else. He so informed the twelve men in reciting the circumstance to them, characterizing the occurrence as an idle act of bravado or bluff. Then turning to the prisoner he administered a lecture, accepted his apology and told him to mind his own business in the future. The first witness called was Dr. James K. Egbert, who, as assistant county physician, in May, 1889, conducted the autopsy on the body of Dr. Cronin. His evidence was corroborative of that given by Dr. Perkins in regard to the condition of the body. ——-—— Presented to the President. Senor Hosea don Andrade, the newly ac- credited Venezuelan minister, was formally Presented to the President by Secretary Gresham at the White House today. that an order would | innocence of | Pe Looked Like Sante Claus. were going smoothly, and then for nearly two hours Mr. Staples and Mr. DeWitt, as- sisted by their wives, were taking tickets and sending forth the fowls, according to the numbers in the families. “How many in your family?” Mr. Staples would ask. “Six, suh, and fo" of “em is sick.” Daten capped the climax with Arteen batch imax “Is ae au the astonished asked. “Do you think that this enough for them?” and he pulled out fat turkey from the pile, and then Col. Staples is Busy. ful for the gift of a small chicken. He got a turkey. In addition to the