Evening Star Newspaper, July 19, 1894, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1894—-TWELVE: PAGES. - avers pitza.| Ayer’s Pil Is ner) Received WORLD'S FAIR Highest Awards At The World’s Fair Divecrnas As The Best \PRIZE MEDAL a Family WORLD'S | mm | Physic. tired taking the large old-fashtoned grivice pills. ‘try Carter's Little Liver Pills and take some co.ofort. A man can't stand everything. One pill a dose. ‘Try them. SHE MODERN MIRACLES OF HEA! WHICH ress fodisputably perfermed by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills should receive the closest tnvestiga- ties by alck people and thelr friends. ja23-tu&thly EER eae rare “Flot eather Comforts.” ce Shaver - - = 35c} exican Hammocks, 73¢.) , wn Tan alaned, Wenided odtee sad ose, 5c. ft. : bat good service giving quality. {opkins, on oth St., iat er 2 SE AB honest man's promise fs fust as good H here as cash. 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Heller, 720 7th St. eee = Sa = Flavor all your cold drinks with ten to fifteen drops of ANGOSTURA BITTERS, to keep free summer diseases and all sorts of indigestion. MEANING OF ANTIQUE. The Word Defined by the United es Castom Officials. From the New York Mail and Express. ‘There are many curfous features of cus- tom house law. Some of them are in the statutes, others have been established by the decisions of the courts or the practice ef the Treasury Department. The common law of England has been known for three bundred years as “the perfection of rea- son.” A good deal of the present custom house law of the United States might be well called the perfection of eccentricity. An instance was brought out a few days ago when the officers seized a valuable col- lection of old English sliver plate,which Mr. J.R. Willis, the London representative of R. Hoe & Co., has sent over as a gift to Mr. Hoe. Mr. Willis knew that collections of antiquities were on the free lst, and as this was a collection of antiquities he in- voiced the plate accordingly. But the customs officers discovered that | some of the piate was produced later than 1700. Mr. Willis aid not know that any- thing manufactured in 1699 is antique, in view of the customs laws, but that an ar- ticle just Itke {t and equally incrusted with the marks of age, but made in 1701, fs modern. How this distinction grew up is & good tilustration of how custom house law {s made. Eight years ago Mr. Mat- thias H. Arnot, a wealthy citizen of El- mira, purchased a lot of paintings by old masters at the sale of the Duke of Hamtl- | ton’s great collection. The custom house Aisputed his entry of the lot as antiquities, and Mr. Arnot cbntested the matter in th¢ éourts. The question was settled by an eement betweeh the lawyers that the ores wptgh dated farther back tian 700 should ee and wee oO} or a er tare iB pack aly Mle BN of the Treagury , adtepted the rimenr precedent, ahd Incgrporated it into thé un- written lav by a detision establishing 1706 as the line of demarcation between antique ang modern. and in the McKinley bill it | Mie uit nothel stdelg Which many private | eitizen$ hav¥$ éfdduntered tn purchasing antiquities undet the supposition that they | Were safe in the protection of the free list ig the fact that ft ts only Chom agp os of an- jaities that are free. Single an iqutties | ve to pay duty. A Union squaré ae | dan ofperienca of this kind when they | ported the celebrated Mexican sun god opal to put thei; f ibit at the world's fair. Th bougn is ¥ EApee8. ahd @htered it a9 an a » but £61 eigity: id that | ab it was alone a duty of sev: ousah dollars had to be paid. If any cl — dit 4 trash made before 1700 had been brought in with it there would have been no ducy. g ‘ei | hercdethtotartent. 1 bo EGGS FOR THEQUEEN Tt Caused an International Contro- versy in Honolulu. THE BRIMISH MINISTER AFFRONTED He Demanded an Apology Through the Government. WHAT CAME OF PSS Sate ee IT ALL There is an old saw to the effect that it +s dangerous to count one’s chickens before they are hatched. Sometimes it isn’t even chickens that come out of the eggs, but rerely has a setting produced more curious and unexpected results than one has done in the Hawailan Islands, the latest addi- tion to the ranks of republics. According to mail advices just received from Hono- lulu, a comedy kas been enacted in the home of the provisional government that would do credit to the imagination of any dramatist. This time a modicum of trouble was hatched out for the British representa- tive in Honolulu from a batch of fresh-lald eggs that was sent to the deposed queen. Even at a@ distance of many thousand miles the situation on the islands seems ridiculous in the extreme. The whole trouble grew out of a humorous editorial prirted in the Pacifie Commercial Adver- User of Honolulu. According to this publication the reason for sending Admiral Walker with the U. S. S. Philadelphia to Honolulu grew out of @ necessity of watching the subtle diplo- macy and strategy of Maj. Wodehouse, the British minister. This strategy, sald the Commercial Advertiser on June 18, consist- ed simply in supplying the deposed but voracious queen with fresh eggs at stated intervals. The “giving of aid and comfort” to the chief enemy of the Pekin gov- ernment in this manner, it would appear, was looked upon by some of Honolulu's leading lawyers as a seditious proceeding. Furthermore, the suspicious public mind thought it detected something symbolic of the incubation or hatching of conspiracies. Continuing, the Advertiser said: “But it has become a question of inter- national law, inasmuch as Maj. Wodehouse has for some weeks summoned the vast bower of the British navy to the execution of this contract, as any one would see, if he observed the stately tread of a red-coated marine in t] back yard of his premises in the hotel yard. There could be no h- ble need for the services of such a mill ry force, unless it was t fuard against the Stealing of the major’s chickens by the depraved members of Mr. Dole’s cabinet. ‘No reasonable person can object to the =. Deane to = ambitious 0, in a leult political dance, kicked too high, and came down rather un- in. arecetaty, never to rise “In the sensitive state, however, lee mind the m: erious visits’ of Mine ‘odehouse to Washington Place are mis- understood. They are undoubtedly confined to the settlement of disputes regarding the Premed Ler apne of the eggs daily de- and the rec Sective ca ‘lama: made for de- * said the article in conclusion, lack of dignity in setting Ad- er to watching. Maj. Wode- like asking a eye on @ mouse. eS Sone toew his The itish Ministers Complaint. Maj. Wodehouse, who evidently might Dlead guilty to the usual British inability to see a joke, forthwith proceeded to rise up on his ear and then to stand on his dig- rity. He at once wrote to Mr. Francis M. sreecire minister of foreign affairs, com- plaining that he had been grossly insulted and demanding that the paper in question led to publish an immediate apol- ogy. Minister Hatch, who probably owing to his name did not like to get mixed up in a matter cf eggs for fear of conse- quences, wrote « diplomatic letter to the editor, in the course of which he said that a foreign minister accredited to a gov- ernment only, and has no right to have dealings of any nature with the people among whom he dwells, or any class of them, or to take any part in domestic pcli- Ucs. Any sort of communication with the enemies of the government with which he has established diplomatic relations, or with those plotting against it, would justify his immediaie removal ‘from the country. On the other hand, the government near which he resides has the Correlative duty of pro- tecting such minister and of shielding him from newspaper attack. “The tone of the article in question tends to hold thls gentieman up to public ridicule and cannot be sanctioned by the govern- ment. I have to ask, therefore, that you extend an apology to Maj. Wodehouse.” The Editor's Apology. Editor Castle came back again and threw a few more eggs. Admiral Walker, he said, “was supposed to be watching this economical exchange in the interest of the United States, while the presence of the red coat, the supernumerary of the drama, was accounted for on the theory that he was to keep President Dole, who had al- ready stolen a kingdom, from winding up his predatory career by the theft of the fruitful chickens which laid the eggs which sustained the queen. There was no inten- tion in this unpretentious little sketch to defame any of the three princtpals, ia dent Dole, Admiral Walker or the British minister, none of them have feit them- selves aggrieved, save the last named only.” Like the sting of a wasp, the apology, such as it vas, came at the end of the ar- ticle. “We learn with the most profound regret that our late observations on the subject of fresh eggs have been misunder- stood, and we hasten to extend to the rep- reset tattves of her Britannic majesty the assurance that these observations were never intended to reflect upon his character as a gentleman or a diplomat.’ What Grew Out of It. That it is advisable not to count one’s chickens before they are Hatch-ed was proved beyond a question on this occasion, as was developed in some correspondence that was read by the minister of foreign affairs at the meeting of the councils of the Hawaiian government. As showing from what trifles important events may row, it may be said that the outcome of he whole affair was that a request for mission to land the sailors from a Brit- ish man-of-war for the purpose of drilling was refused by the Hawalian government, though the courtesy had just been extended to the Philadelphia and to a Japanese ship in the harbor at Honolulu. Furthermore, the Attitude of the British minister toward the provistonal government was called into question, and, altogether, her majesty's represents has gg laced in & mos! awkward predicament. The sequel to the story may well be looked for with interest. Minister Hatch sald that what had led up to the correspondence was a call made on him by Minister Wodehouse. The first let- ter wag from the minister of foreign affairs to the British minister, and read as follows: “Referring to our conversation of this morning, when I called upon you to state that the government considered the present occasion (you having called upon us to pro- | tect you In respect Co a newspaper attack) a fitting one to urge you to express more clearly and definitely the nature of your re- lations with this government and your at- titude toward the same, and tn which you stated that you had recognized the presen eora as the de facto government o: he country, but mae nable to make any urther aie ent In régatd to your posi- ott and, feferring to the fact t you had been accredited to the former govérn- fnent, that you desired to remain 'n a strictly neutral position and that you had refrained from attending any of the govern- ment inctions held by this government, erpécially the opening of the constitution: convention, for thé reason that you coul not do so without taking sides afd depart- ing fromm your pos{tloA of éstrality: and, sitively Gd {pn reply to my quéstion, Inyin, that you have maint any o clay a iudkala: f ce thas i 1 i form mé whether I have ¢oi hy ufidef- stood you and am to take the foregoing as the correct efpression of your position and views on this @ubj . A piece. ‘The three other letters were esting. The first, from Minister dated June 20, said: “Permission having been granted by the ally inter- Vodehouse, = provisional government to Rear Admiral Walker, U. 8. N., to land men from the U. S. ship Philadelphia for the purpose of drill, I have the honor to-request that the same mi ‘ileges may be extended to Capt. Rooke, . N., commanding H. B. M.'s ‘ham- pion.” The next letter was in reply to that of Minister Hatch, and said: “I cannot see any reason for further or public declaration of my position toward the Hawatian rro- visional government, nor can I discover any cause for dissatisfaction with the ‘attitude of reserve’ which I have hitherto main- tained, and which attitude, I may add, has received the approval of her Britannic majesty’s government.” The correspondence was closed by a let- ter from Mr. Hatch, minister of foreign af- fairs, dated June 23, and addressed to Maj. Wodehouse. It sald: “As you do not question the accuracy of my statement of your remarks at our last interview and do not modify them, I am compelled to refer to what you then said for the explanation of what you name your ‘attitude of reserve.’ This attitude, as ex- plained by you, is so extraordinary that it cannot be lost sight of on an occasion like the present, when the matter of granting an extreme favor is under consideration, the carrying out of which on your part might be subject to grave misconstruction in the public mind, in case there should be the slightest doubt as to the nature of your relations with the government. I regret extremely, therefore, that ycur inability at this time to make such full and satisfac- tory statement of your attitude as would put all doubt at rest compels the govern- ment to refrain from entertaining your re- quest for permission to land troops from the Champion for drill.” —>_—_ A FIGHT AT BLUEFIELDS. Masqaito Ind Attack the Nicara- ugnans in the Night. The steamships Gussie and John Wilson, which arrived at New Orleans yesterday from Bluefields, Nicaragua, have brought an account of the fight there which re- sulted in the defeat and retreat of the Nicaraguans. The fight oceurred on July 5, when a steam launch towing a sailing yessel went from Bluefields to the bluff where the Nicaraguan garrison was sta- tioned. The sailing vessel anchored on one side and the launch approached the bluff, having apparently only two or three per- fons on board. As it came near the bluff, however, a galling fire came from the launch, two of the Nicaraguan soldiers being instantly killed and several wounded. A party of Indians and Jamaican negroes, headed by an American, then descended from the launch and attacked the surprised Nicaraguans, while a second party from the salling vessel, also headed by white Americans, took ‘he Nicaraguans on the flank, completely routing them, and they fied, leaving their guns behind and several Krupp cannon. Altogether five or six Nic- araguans were killed outright, but none of the cking party was injured. Clarence Restored. The victorious Indians and Jamaicans then returned in boats to Bluefields, where Robert Clarence, the chief of the Mosqul- tos, who was recently deposed by Nica- ragua, was restored and installed the head of the government. There was some little firing in Bluefields upon the return of the victors, in which a Nicaraguan woman w killed. The residence of Gen. Locayo, t Nicaraguan commandant, wi fired into. Gen. beza, who was in command in absence, appealed to Capt. O'Neill of the United States man-of-war Marbie- head for protection, but t. O'Nell de- clared -that. his vessel there for the protection of Americans and American roperty alone, and he could not inter- Fore fn local affairs. Gen. Cabeza and staff then left for Rama, leaving the Indians in full control. American Ma s Landed. Capt. O'Neil at once recognized the new government, with Clarence at its head, and landed sixty marines to protect American interests. It 1s generally understood in Bluefields that the entire revolution was planned and executed by the American colonists there. who did not like Nicaraguan rule, and that the Indians and Jamaican negroes were armed by them to make the attacks, the arms coming from New Orleans. The lead- ers of the attacking party are well known to be Americans, but thelr names were kept secret. Capt. O'Neil had warned the Amert- can colonis'; against this action, and ad- vised them not to mix themselves up with lceal politics. The attacking party captured a splendid lot of guns, ammunition and cannon at the bluff, and the arms were sufficlent to. pro- vide every man on the resérvation with a gun. The Nicaraguans declare that. they will return and recapture Bluefields, but as they will have to do so by boat, and as the natives are weil provided with cannon so as to prevent any landing, it is not thought likely that they will do so. The Marblehead was the only vessel at Fluefields at the time of the coup d'etat. ‘The British having left, it was proposed to surrender the captured arms to Capt. O'Neil, but this has not yet been Gone. —-— --see If Soldiers Were B From the Spectator. If there is not scme latent but fatal de- fect in Herr Dofe’s system of making a sol- dier bullet-proof, the result of warfare will be a very remarkable one. Since the object of war is to kill. 0 place hors de combat” is only a less crude way of putting the fact —new ways of killing infantry and cavalry will have to be devised. The chances of hitting men in the face at long distances with rifle fire will not be good enough. But the only way of killing effectively that will remain open will be artillery fire, close com- bat with the bayonet and clubbed rifle—pre- ferably the latter, as the culrass will make the bayonet difficult to use with effect—and riding men down by cavalry charges. The first of these, artillery fire, has hitherto been regarded as of comparatively little im- portance tn the matter of killing. It ts often declared, indeed, that the chief effect produced by the guns is the moral effect. Though not many are killed, men do not like to be within range of artillery. Possibly, however, the effect of artille: fire could be increased. In any case, an since everything ts relative, the fact of t falling off of efficiency in rifie fire must increase the importance of artillery fire, It ig obvious, however, that the chief eftect of bullet-proof soldiers on the circumstances of a battle would be to increase enormously hand-to-hand fighting, means an advantage to the strongest and most athletic force. Now, !¢ will be geen from the bare enumer- ation the changes which seem likely to follow ema ee soldiers, that a great advantage will be given to England. Bullet-proof cuirasses will give an ad- vantage to the nation which gan only bring 8. small number of troops into the field. jut that nation is England. [t will increase the importance of artillery. But this should be in favor of England, for, though we have not the conscription, and so cannot et men in large quantities, we can manu- ‘facture as many guns as we Choose. Next, the revival of close combat ought to be in our favor, for the Englishmen are certainly better at the rough-and-tumble of close fighting than their neighbors. The infantry are naturally more hardy and more athletic and the cavalry a if not theoretically better riders| more capable horsemen. An Englishman 1s more likely to get his horse to 46 the impossible than a Frenchman or a German. let-Proof. —-s0¢ Extravagant Mill Girls, From Lippincott’s Magazine, In the great carpet mills of Philadelphia, where, it 13 claimed, mere carpet is made in @ single ward than {n the whole of Eng- land, the actual competition of women with men {!s a marked feature; in many cases they earn equal pay for the same work. In these mills the burfers earn from $6 to $104 Week. They work from 7 in the morn- ing till 6 at ooh os ae bare for ner. wi oh ve a 101 an get Tool ‘bon for $3 a week, leaving quite a wide margin for dress or for gav- ings. It would of great benefit to them ib they the hable of sratem- @ $30) 6) ew ye oyer by ft 1 ly ft meric itt * tf ; Haren fad thie are gn : a ily, a atic savin: ‘7 Sak 1 He e génerall: mn thi } ited savin, nd this , ta Sy met peepusna at TBE. ie e, Dowever, ang it ip ho arte Hi § t ve lage. rs : rs Hi if unpsual for the rt 0 wi ime they are t little sum may id away. ony ar i eet thér rt sey oe e mill workers. y the thost expensive meat (16 and 18 cents p und), and pay extravagant sume for early vegetables, ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS oot What is Going on in a Thriving and Grow- ing Qity. Local, Person: and Society Notes of General Interest—A Glove Contest Tonight. This evening there will occur a match for points between Stanton Abbott, the Ight-weight champion of England, and Johnnie Young of Brooklyn, N. Y., the 130- pound champion of America, who will meet in a fifteen-round glove contest. Young was in the city last’ evening punching the bag, &c, at Mr. Henry's Theater, while Abbott remained over right with friends in Washington. Both men are confident of victory. Preliminary to this contesf* Hite Peckham of this city, who has met and vanquished all comers up to the present time, and is open to meet any man in America. at 135 pounds, will mect Billy Earnst of Brooklyn, Y., a 135-pound man, im a six-round contest. Rev. Charles E. Woodson, rector of Em- tanuel Church, Franklin, Va., offered his resignation to the vestry on Sunday morn- ing last, which caused much surprise and regrct among the congregation, of which he has been rector for the past five years. Mr. Woodson married a daughter of the late Col. Turner W. shby, and is a brother-in-law of Mr. Hubert Snowden, city editor of the Alexandria Gazette. In the corporation court Wednesday Jas. Brown, colored, was convicted on a charge of shooting Catharine Timbers, also col- ored, and sentenced to a term of eight years in the nitentiary. ‘Albert Wood, Charles Jackson, Edward Jamieson and James Timms, all ¢olored, were sent to the penitentiary for two years each for robbing Sefer Blouse, a saloon- keeper, at the head of King street. Mr. Wesley Davis, while at work in the saw mill of Messrs. Smoot & Co., had the arteries in his left wrist lacerated by a molding machine. Drs, Gulick ard O’Brien vendered surgical aid, after which he was moved to his home, on Wilkes street. His condition is regarded seriou: Judge Norton yesterday granted a charter to the Hot Springs Medical Company, with capital stock of $25,000, divided into shares of $100 each. Mr. Murray Kellar is president and G. H. Norton agent in this city. A Jarge force of workmen are en- gaged in bullding a new bridge at the en- trance to the barge slip of the B. and O. railroad at the foot of Wilkes street. The work of raising the sunken steamer City of eating ton t the ship yard ts progressing rapidly, and it expected she will be floated in a few hou The naire of the schooner Ellen Tobin, which has been thoroughly overhauled at the ship yard, has been changed to Mary E. Curtis, and she will hereafter hail from Richmo! v instead of New York. She = leave for the first named city in a few jays. New horses have been tried by the Hy- drau'ion and Relief companies for thrae days past, the wardens having suddenly decided that they desire to fill up the much needed wants of our crippled department, and last evening a Washingtonian animal was purchssed for the Hydraulion com- pany. Health Officer Parvis‘has issued a notice to the effect that @ final inspection of the second ind third ‘wards will be made on July 23, and all pérsors found maintaining nuisances on their premises, or allowing their gutters to remain foul, will be dealt with according to ‘law. Wholesale prices of ‘western meat have receded to the prices at which it was sold prior to the recent :strike. Messrs. Wheat & Suter have sold to F. H. Huneke a house and lot in the subdivision in the northwestern section of the city. Capt. Joshua Ellis’ tug. the Eva Belle Cain, was yesterday lMbeled by A. J. Ches- hire, the engineer, for wages due. The demolition of the two old houses on Prince street in which Father Caine con- ducted St. John’s Academy previous to his having received holy. orders was menced today, preparatory to the erection on the site of two handsome dwellings by Mr. Charles King, the well-known grocer. Messrs. Clarke & Harris will do the brick work on the new butldings and Mr. Joseph Rodgers the carpentering. M, F. Whalon attacked Patrick Murphy on est near King street with a hammer yesterday, and excitement ran high until Whalon was arrested and locked up. He ‘as dismissed this morning, as the charge was wi‘hdrawn. Mary, widow of Miles Murphy, died at her residence, corror # Washington and Wolfe Streets, Wednccada7 morning, after an ill- ness of some months. . Wednesday was the thirty-third anniver- sary of the battle of Blackburn’s Ford, the first time the seventeenth Virginia regiment wag under fire in the late unpleasantness. W. G. Rogezs will spend a short vacation at Atlantic City. Stephen Hubbard, president of the New York Police Society of Christian Endeavor, visited Alexandria yesterday while on his way home from the Cleveland meeting. On Sunday next, at Grace Episcopal ChureH, Rev. Clarence E. Ball, the rector, will deliver a sermon before Grace Chapter, Brotherhood of St. Andrew. Subject, “Strikes and Their Moral Aspect.” George Johnson, colored, who, on July 9, hired a@ bicycle from George Ayres of this city and failed to return the same, was cap- tured last evening in Washington and brought to Alexandria. He was held for the grand jury in police court this morning. The Old Dominion base ball team of this city will cross bate with the Rockville (Md.) team this afternoon. On Monday next the Pecks of Georgetown and the Old Domin- fons of Alexandria will meet on the grounds of the latter at New Alexandria. Washington parties were in the city yes- terday looking for a suitable bulldi: in which to ‘ablish a large laund: te is understood that should a suitable bullding not be found, they will erect one upon one of the numerous vacant lots here at an early date. Harvey Taylor and Harry Davis, colored, committed to the chi gang yesterday, made their escape in @ few hours. It a pears to be ag easy to escape from the chain gang or the jai) lately as it 1s to get @ glass of water. ‘eed of this Mr. Shirley King and a Miss city won the medal in the fifal dancing contest of the season at Riverside Park last evening. The party which left here Sunday for a trip up the canal on the steam yacht Americus arrived in Cumberland yesterday, and a telegram from that point announces that all are well and enjoying themselves immenrely. John McKenna left yesterday in the inter- est of the Alexandria marble works on a oy to the marble quarries of Vermont. iss Mary M. Carne, accompanied by ker niece, Miss Cecilia Ficklin, are spending a short vacation at Piney Point. the well-known drug clerk, home on South Washing- ton street by an affliction of the right leg and ankle, from which he has been suffer- ing for time. His physicians fear the leg will have to be removed. Rev. H. H. Fohes of Montross, Va., is visiting Mr. B. A. Mullen, his brother-in- i jaw. John A. ey and family left this morning for the Sweet Chalybeate Springs, to spend the remainder of the heated term. The family of Rev, C. B. Ball will spend the remainder ofi the summer season at White Hal], near Round Hill, V The regular monthly meeting of Alex: dria Council of the National Union will be held this evening if' Good Temp! Hall. Travel on the electric line was blocked about half an hour yesterday by one of the cars jumping the track at the curve on the corner of Cameron and Columbus streets. Mrs. Thomas Coffin has returned from a visit to Gaithersburg, Md. J. B. Cockey and family of Avendale, Ala., are visiting friends in Alexandria. Three negro tramps were arrested near the Sepa ee ht and were sent to the chai ing this morning. Wilmer comp has gone on a visit to Trappe, Talbot county, Md. Thus far there have been no applications for the civil service examination for, clerk and carrier in the Alexandria post Joffice, which will take place in the custonf®iouse rocm of the post office building on August 11. Application cannot be made after the 24th instant. —_——__—_. New York's Suspected Blueconts. Patrolman Jeremiah 8. Levy of the High Bridge station, New York city, who was ar- rested Tucsday on the indictment for bribery found against him by the grand jury, was arraigned in general sessions yesterday. His bail was fixed at $5,000. he trial of Capt. Doherty and Policemen fy, Mehan and Hock, on charges made Ogainst them, growing out of testimony ven before the Lexow committee, will commence at police headquarters today, SENATORS HILL AND BRICE. What They Have to Say About the President's Letter. The President's letter to Chairman Wil- son caused intense interest among the Sen- ators, although gererally they were very much averse to saying anything about it. Some of the opinions of those who would say anything are: Senator Hill—“I prefer to say nothing at this time as to the propriety or wisdom of the letter. It comes rather late and may complicate the whole situation and defeat all tariff legislation whatever. If the President instead of writing a let- ter had exercised his influence to assist me in getting votes for free raw material when I was making the fight therefor in the Sen- ate, the present unfortunate complication might have been avoded. I trust that there will be more votes now for free raw mate- rials when I bring forth the proposition again in the Senate, which I expect to do. ‘The skies are brightening.” A Remarkable Course. Senator Brice: “I think it remarkable that the chairmap of the House committee on ways and means should have had such a letter read. It is of course unparliament- ary here for us to discuss a proceeding in the other House, but some wicked republl- can may bring it up in a way to force us to do 80. “So far as the sugar schedule is concerned it ig the admiaistration schedule, and if the Administration does not want it we may take the House bill on the sugar question. It 1s the fabric of the bill as a whole that we are concerned with.” Senator Murphy—“I do not care to criti- cise the President. We will answer the President with our votes.” Ought to Be Resented. Republicans were far more willing than the democratic Senators to express opinions on the subject. Their estimate of the letter, with exceptions, was fairly summarized in the words of Senator Hawley of Connecti- cut, who said: i se the greatest mistake ever made by a President of the United States and ought to be resented.” A Shock to Senators. The letter of Mr. Cleveland to Chairman Wilsor. was received as a shock by Sena- tors. In the first place, the idea of the ex- ecutive criticising one house to the other struck most of them as inappropriate. This impression was more payticularly fixed upon them because of their being the ones criticised. There was evidently much feeling on the part of those most open to the President's criticism, and some who agreed with the epirit of the letter, thought Wilson should not have read it in the House. On the House eide the letter was commented on by Gemocrats with unstinted praise. On every hand democrats talking together declared it to bean admirable letter and opportunely appearing. ——_____+ e+ TEN GRAINS OF MORPHID Henrietta Sadler Took Her Own Life Last Night. Henrietta Sadler, a young white woman, deliberately ended her existence last even- ing at the residence of her sister, Sarah J. Tibbett, 206 East Capitol street, by the use of morphine. The deceased had been in ill health for a number of years, and twelve months ago came to Washington from South Carolina, hoping that the change would prove beneficial. Such was not the case, however, and as the young woman gradually grew worse, she e despond- ent. On one ocasion she informed her sister that she intended killing herself should her sufferings continue. e Miss Sadler failed to appear at breakfast this morning, aad when looked for, her dead body was found in her room. With it was @ note stating that she had swallowed ten grains of morphine. On a chair were the clothes which the young lady had picked out to serve as her burial attire. The coro- ner viewed the remains today, and gave a certificate in accordance with the above facts. A CRAP EXCURSION. Combination of Dice, Knives and Sunday School. Glymont is now a favorite place for col- ored excursions, and almost every day a | Sunday school or other organization takes advantage of the opportunity to spend a pleasant eveiing at this river resort. Yes- terday there was a Sunday school excur- sion given there, but the Christian influence hal no effect on the “crap” and “sweat” games either on the beat or grounds. J. H. Jaekscn, the watchman, did not seem anx- fous to interfere in the matter, and Sam Jones, the “banker” of the game,had things all his own way until one of the parties hat reason to complain about the manner in which the game was conducted. This was on the homeward trip of the boat, and dur- ing the fight Sam used a knife on the other man in the fight. Fortunately, the blade of the knife entered the man’s leg, and did not do much harm. The ofilcers of the boat could not let so serious a fight pass un- noticed, and so they had Sam turned over to the police when the boat reached the = last nig ‘he case was discussed In Judge Miller's court this morning. Sam told the court that he paid the watchman $1.50 for the privilege of running the game, but this Was denied by the watchman, although he did not explain why Jones was permitted to Tun the game until the fight took piace. Judge Miller said he would guarantee that Sam would run no more games this excursion season and gave him sixty days in jail. —___. A Country Tr Columbia Division, No. 8, Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias, on Tuesday evening, under command of Gen. John E. Smith, marched from its ‘mory on llth street to Pennsylvania avenue and 17th street west, and there took coaches for Virginia, where they were entertained by Capt. owns. The country residence of the cap- tain was decked out with bunting, and the lawns were bright with multi-colored lights. A collation was served, and several floods of oratory indulged. A section of the Marine Band furnished the music. Capt. Lowns welcomed the command to his home in a neat address, which was responded to in a fitting manner by Gen. John E. Smith. After the feast of food came the flow of words and the burst of song, and among those who made speeches were Sir Knights George W. Heisley and Thomas Hall. >—_ He Has Disappeared. Poyd Sankey, sixty years old, who occu- pied a room at No. 811 11th street, has not been at his lodging house for a month, and his relatives are unable to account for his atsence. The missing man’s brother is a | Presbyterian minister in Rochester, N. Y. A year ago his wife died and not long after- ward he lost one of his children. The loss of these members of the family caused him to became despondent, and through the influ- ence of Senator McPherson he secured a position in the treasury as a watchman. It was thought that the change would benefit him, but as he was unable to perform his duties he was discharged. After leaving his Jodging house he was seen in the Smithsonian grounds and show- ed signs of despondency. The police are rot looking for him. It is said that he has two sons in Kansas. ——— Laid Over Until Tomorrow. At 8 o'clock Senator Voorhees called up the message from the House insisting upon its position on the tariff bill, and asked that it be laid over to be taken up tm- mediately after the reading of the journal temorrow. This was agreed to. Mr. Hill gave notice that he would move to instruct the confer of the Senate to place coal 4 iron on the free list, and would make a@ speech on that subject. No New Developments. There were no special developments to- day in the matter of the controversy be- tween Japan and Corea so far as the United States government is concerned. There are two American wer ships now in the harbor of Sear Corea, ‘ell ‘em ‘will probably be able to enforce the (ere administ on in ae “ige yi nt! cy a serious ese arg itimore and th Monpeact, Becretary ig still confined to hit room at the ington with a severe at- tack of summéf ¢om; laint. The monitor Miantonomoh sailed from Boston today for Newport. Be eRe SATOLLI AGAINST SALOONS The Expulsion of Liquor Dealers From Catholic Societies. Appeal From Bishop Watterson De- nied by © Apostolic Delegate— Most Important Dec! Mer. Satolli, the apostolic delegate, has just rendered a decision of importance which is calculated to delight the friends and confcund the enemies of the temperance cause tn all its aspects in this country. It presents a strong and unequivocal condem- nation of the liquor traffic, especially as it is carried in the United States, and ap- Proves of the expulsion of liquor dealers from Catholic societies. This remarkable decision of the represen- tative of the holy see was called forth by an appeal from the ruling of the Right Rev. John A. Watterson, D. D., bishop of Co- lumbus, Ohio, and was made by one of the societies within his jurisdiction. The judg- ment is unequivocal in its nature and cap- able of but one interpretation, sustaining in every way, as it does, the ground assumed by the bishop. The history of the contention, which was ultimately placed before the apostolic dele- gate for final and authoritative determina- lion, is interesting, and the facts concerning it are known to but few. Lenten season Bishop Watterson, who is one of the most ardent temperance reform- ers in the Roman Catholic Church, address- ed a letter to the clergy of his diocese to be read before their several congregations. This letter dealt wholly with the temper- ance problem, and in the course of this pas- torgl communtcetion Bishop Watterson said: Bishop Watterson’s Utterances. “I hereby withdraw my approbation from any and every Catholic society or branch or division thereof in this diocese that has a liquor dealer or saloonkeeper at its head or anywhere among its officers, and I suspend every such society itself from the rank and privileges as a Catholic society until it ceases to be so officered. I again publish the condition, without which for some years I have declined to approve of new societies or new branches of old organizations in this diocese—namely, that no one who is en- gaged either as principal or agent in the manufactuie or sale of can be admitted to memi hip. You will make this rule known to the organizations in your parish and have {t faithfully ob- served. It is sure, however, to commend it- self to every right spirited and healthy as- foclation of Catholic gentlemen. “If there are saloonkeepers in your parish who call themselves Catholics and yet carry on their business in a forbidden and disedi- fying way, or sell on Sundays, either openly or under any sort of guise or disguise, in violation of civil law, and to the hurt of order and religion and the scandal of any part of the community, you will refuse them absotution, should they, perchance. come to receive the sacraments, unless they promise to cease offending in these or of ways, and to conduct thelr business b = lessly if they can, or get out of it and keep cut of it altogether.” To many of the eons in the diocese of Columbus this attitude of Bishop Watter- fon seemed arrogant and unjust, and one of the societies there laid the matter formally before Mgr. Satolif. After a time the = tolic delegate returned an answer upholding the position of the bishop. But still the so- ciety was not satiefied, and it was sald that the delegate (id not understand the case, or he surely would not sustain a ruting which they believed was in direct opposition to persona! liberty. The bishop heard of the expressed discon- tent and asked another society to take the subject up and present it once more at Washington, agreeing himself to sign the appeal from Archbishop Satolli’s decision, in order that the matter might be presented in the strongest light possible and that there might be no mistaking the outcome. Archbishop Satolll's Decisi To this second appeal the apostolic dele- gate has just responded. His opinion re- affirms his first judgment, sustaining the Position of Bishop Watterson, and says: 1. Bishops have the right and duty guard faith and morals within of their dioceses. They are the divinely appointed judges in such matiers, and hence no. mere cociety or individual layman has the right to set such decision at de- to the ilmits flance. The mere fact that such decision | may be the cause of temporal loss does n Justify opposition, as. the temporal my give way to the spiritual good, and private good" must give way to public good. 2. The liquor traffic, and especially as conducted here in the United States, is the source of. much evil, hence the bishop was acting within his rights in sceking to re- strict it 3. Therefore, the delegate apostolic sus- tains Bishop Watterson’s action and ap- proves of his circular letter and regulation concerning saloons and the expulsion of saloon keepers from membership in Catholic societies. The Rev. Alexander P. Doyle of the Paul- fet Fathers, the general secretary of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Amer- ica, said yesterday that the declaration of the apostolic delegate in the case of Bishop Watterson is the most important ever pro- nounced by the church in this country, and he thought its effect would be far reaching. Never before in the history of the Catholic Church in the United States, he said, has such an unqualified principle on the temperance question been laid down. From the New York Sun. A shooting gallery peculiarity that has recently come into popularity consists in a very light and fragile ball of glass, or, in some cases, a hollow egg shell, suspended from a string. This always attracts the inexperienced marksman, because the na- tural destructiveness inherent in human nature causes him to prefer to shoot at something which he can smash rather than at a target that gets no harm from hig ac- curacy. Therefore, he wastes his three shots at 1 2-8 cents a shot, not on the tar- get, but on the svepended mark. And he neyer hits it. The experienced man tn rifie-range gun- nery wastes no time on the deceitful ball. He knows that it can’t be hit. Probably he knows it from experience, for it ts one of those facts that no man will believe until he has tried it for himself. The reason for it is that a very light hollow glass ball, or a blown egg, if properly hung on lender thread, will dodge any builet ever came from @ gun barrel. air it the bullet piles up in front of it blows the light mark out ef the projectile’s path until it has passed, after which the target ewi1 back to its original position. This is vefy | atin gad for the marksman, who, if he be good one, has the doubtful satisfaction of seeing the target execute three quick 4 at the aforementioned price of 1 2-8 cen’ per dodge. There ts nothing, however, so remunera- tive to the proprietor as these marks, for the gunners, provoked at their lack of success, will keep on and on and on trying to hit a mark compared to which a pin head would be a barn-door shot, they only give it up in @isgust when the cost begins to tell upon them, or when some wiser friend explains their }; of success. Two dollars is a cheap price to pay for the knewledge that one of these hanging tar- = 1s a better mark for a base ball than for a bullet. — Kelley's Mem at Clifton Forge. Gov. O’Ferrall of Virginia yesterday re- ceived a telegram from Clifton Forge stat- ing that Kelley's army of the commonweal, 125 strong, was encamped there, and that the citizens were greatly annoyed by the presence of the tramp The governor wired the commonwealth’s attorney of Al- Jeghany to strictly enforce the ¥ ney laws against the commonwealers, d to wire him at once in case the unwelcome visitoré became riotous or troublesome. If the army shows the least disposition to be- come disorderly the militia will be called out. To the Editor of The Breniug Star: Another reason why the names of clerks Gigmissed for go-called ineMictency are not published is because some of them are victims like the writer of this, who can furnish evidence of efficiency, but through connivance of wnderlings in power his rd wi t dowh purposely in order t6 Slemise Trop Te ition as @ cle sion Office, an iW the pen the departmen' yy algo vi civil service rules re- lating to ‘nion soldiers, x. During the last | intoxicating liquors | TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR SPENT $1,000 IN A DAY. . Couldnt Drink It Up Fast Enough a Began Tearing It. NEW YORK, July 19.—Edward Hanlon, @ miner from Pennsylvania, came here some days ago with $2,900 in cash, und went to live with his brother-in-law, Wm. Flynn, at No. 810 West 24th street. Hanlon would not trust banks and placed his money under his mattress. Yesterday Flynn took the money. The case was reported to the police, and Flynn Was tracked through the saloons on | the West Side. Every bartender had stories | to tell of the man who had been there buy- | tug drinks for everybody, Flynn was finally located in a Greenwich street saloon, how! ing drunk and tearing up bilis. He was arrested, and $1,837 was found on him. Thi reet of the money he had spent. He w: held for examination today and told the j Justice that he was too drunk to know whose money it was. a Deputics Enough, but No Men. ALTOONA, Pa., July 19.—Ten more dep- uties from Philadelphia on their way to | Ben's Creek to help start W. H. Piper & Co."s mines were stopped here yesterday | by their employers. After yesterday's ex- perience Piper & Co. have decided to sus- pend hostilities. They have a lot of depu- ties on hand, but no men who will work, . © Fires. WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., July 19.—Heavy | rains last night effectually extinguished the forest fires which have been raging for sev- eral days just out of the city and along the Eastern Minnesota tracks, Word has been received that several freight cars were burned near Hinckley yesterday evening. — Field Clear Mr. Tacker. { Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, July 19.—The report that State Senator H. D. Flood has with- drawn from the race for the congressional nomination in the tenth district against Representative H. St ated some surprise here. The former was backed by U. 8. Senator-elect Thomas 8. Martin. The action of Mr. Flood leaves the field clear for Tucker, who will undoubtedly be nominated on the first ballot. > — Fire at Somerset, Ind. PERU, Ind., July 19.—The town of Som- erset, southeast of here, was almost total- ly destroyed by fire today. The business portion of the town was destroyed, with @ large number of residences. lose 9 heavy, with small insurance —_ > Pen ing A. R. U. Men. KENT, Ohio, July 18.—Work was resumed at the Erie railway shops located at this place today. Thirty-five employes v-ho were members of the A. R. U. were discharged. The shops closed down about two weeks “go on account of the big railroad strike. —_———_—_ The New A ic Cable, HEARTS CONTENT, N. F., July 19— The new Atlantic cable is getting into deep water. The cable ship reports as fol- low “On board steamer Scotia, latitude longitude 40 39, July 19, noon.—Six hundred and eix knots of cable laid We Nave been paying out in a depth of 2.400 fathoms since yestel To hold back this heavy rope of cable takes @ strain of two and « quarter tons, which, at the speed we are running, requires the brakes to absorb 104 horse power. ———— Miners juced to @ ALTOONA, Pa., July 19.—A number of men who went to work in Mitchell's mines at Hastings, Cambria county, for 45 cents & ton, were induced by other miners to quit work today. —_—~— Federal Troops Leavy: CHICAGO, July 19, 1894 The federal troops moved out of the city today. At nom the ninth regiment from Madison barracks, New York, left on @ special train on the Lake Shore road. AR of the other troops marched to Fort Sherl- | dan and will reach there tomorrow. The | troops going to Fort Sheridan include fit- j teenth regiment and the details from Forts | Retlly, Brady, Leavenworth and Niodrara | About 100 Hollanders were intercepted on | their way to the Pullman shops today by a crowd of strikers. A free-for-all fight en- sued, in which no one was seriously hurt, | and after retreating the Holianders reached the shops in small groups and were put to | work clearing up the works. The affair | was the first case of violence that has oe | curred at Pullman proper. _ Warned to Stny Indoors. | OAKLAND, Cal., July 19.—Mayor Pardee | has issued a proclamation, in which he or- Gers crowds off the streets and requires that people keep in doors, leaving home | only in the pursuit of their legitimate busi- | ness. The reason for the proclamation is | Stated by the mayor to be a condition of | affairs in Oakland threatening the destruc- tion of property, disturbance of the peace, interference of travel by railroad trains and | the cessation of commerce, > — DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Tax Sale Certificntes. The House District committee has de- cide to report favorably the b‘ll for the relief of holders of certain District of Co- lombla tex-sale certificates. The only amendments are these pronored by the Commissioners, including specifically certain certificates, Hela Grand Jury. Stewart E. Shepherd, a young man charged with passing on John Nelson, « saloon keeper, a forged check for $7.50, w held in $4) security by Judge Miller tc@ay, —_——_— Army Orders. Leave of absence for one granted to Col. Samue) Breck, adjutant general. Leave of absence for granted to First Lieut. Dough, third artillery. Leave of absence for one month te granted to First Lieut. A. 8 Cummins, ad- jutant, fourth artillery. Leave of absence for month is granted to First Lieut. e W. Van Deusen, first artillery. Leave of absence for one mouth ts ranted to Second Lieut. William 8. Mc- ‘air, third artiliery. Leave of absence for fifteen days is granted to Capt. Henry W. Hubbell, first artilery. —— + e+ Indian Head Tests. The board of ordnance, which has been conducting the machine gun trial at the Washington navy yard, adjourned yester- month is assistant one month ts David J. Rum- on Geol day until Monday, when the tug will be ready to convey them to Indian Head. The Austrian Skeda gun will be the first tested at the proving grounds. poner te a In Jail Agein. Frank Nicholson, the man who walked out of jell a short time ago, is again an in- mate of the prison, but this time he will probably spend most of his time tn his ce]! instead of being what the jail officials call a “trusty.” Frank could not let liquor | alone long enough to go down the river on @ summer cuting, fought the when Plac- ea under arrest, he fought the officer. Po- lceman Haynes arrested him this time, and Judge Miller him sixty da; the pace Pa of this sentence he will have to spend a few days on the farm. ——»—— Peastons Granted. Among the pensicns granted today were the foliowing: District of Columbia —Renewal—Dauiel Smith, United States Solt * Home. crease—Thomas J. O'Callaghan. riginal widows, etc—Sarah BF. Van Do- ren. Mexican wer survivors.—Increase, John Hendley. | Maryland. —Original—Henry lL. Weaver | dec’d), Baltimore. Relssye—Valentine Grobaker, Baltimore, | Relseué—Chariles C. Krug, Baltimore. Original widows, «tc.—Barbara Bender, Baltimore. Original widows, ete.—Hester Warmk Owing’s Mills, Baltimore county. Original= Elizabeth Weaver, Baltimore, ,