Evening Star Newspaper, July 21, 1894, Page 2

LATE NEWS BY WIRE Rumored Declaration of War Be- tween Japan and China. THE FRENCH ANTI-ANARCHIST BILL Rumors of a Marine Disaster Off France. MURDER IN GLASGOW LONDON, July 21.—A dispatch received fro: Shanghai says that a rumor is in cireulation there that war has been de- @lared between China and Japan. ; AGAINST THE ANARCHISTS. Second Clause of the Bill Passed by ‘ the French Deputies. } PARIS, July 21—The chamber of depu- ties today adopted the second clause of the | anti-anarchist bill, providing that anarch- ist trials are to take place before a correc- tional tribunal, composed of judges, in- stead of being tried by juries. Tie vote was 830 for the clause and 176 against it. SUNK OFF THE FRENCH Coast. Re; rt of an Exte: j ter. » BREST, France, July 21.—A large steamer is reported to have been sunk off this port. 'No particulars have been received as to ame or nationality. lve Marine Dis- New Yorker Murdered in Glasgow. « GLASGOW, July 1.—John Sinaamon,whose | @Adress is given as 192 East 2d street, New ) York city, was found murdered in an alley ‘ef this city last night. | Twelve men and women have been ar- , Fested on suspicion of having been connect- @1 with the affair. Rifle Shooting for Prizes. LONDON, July 21—At the meedng of the National Rifle Association at Bisley Camp today the St. George's contest was ' won by King, with a score of 77. $ Scotian? won the national challenge trophy by a score of 1804, + The queen's prize was won by Private Rennie of the third Lanarkshire regiment, ‘With a score of 283. j Petard Exploded in Rome. ROME, July 21.—A petard was exploded this morning near the British embassy. No @amage was done. ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTED. ‘A Man Tries to Kill the Representa- tive of the French Presiden: { PARIS, July 21.—During the funeral ser- ices of M. Leconte-Delisle in the Church ,of St. Sulpice today, a man attempted to stab M. Dutaigny, who represented Pres!- “dent Casimir-Perier at the obsequies. The (Plan Was arrested and Js believed to be a " ic. The Dakotah Was Beaten. KINGSTOWN, Dublin Bay, July 21.—The Lilith today beat the American-built Dako- ‘tah by a mfnute in the race of the ten- ‘yaters. Tue Lilith throughout most of the "race led the Dakotah by nearly twenty ‘minutes. a ee. a KERWIN WAS ACQUITTED. ®he Mystery of South Jersey Still Unsolved. WOODBURY, N. J., July 21.—The jury ta the case of Patrick Kerwin, charged with «the murder of Charles Gans, came into ecurt at 10 o'clock this morning, after hav- (img been out seventeen hours, with a verdict ef “Not guilty.” Kerwin was tmmediately released from @ustody. He was soon surrounded by the friends who have stood by him while the terrible charge hung over his head, and Bhowered him with congratulations. The trial lasted two weeks, during which time pert testimony of every sort has been in- aced. It was alleged by the prosecution that *@ens and Kerwin, while drinking with some Pompanions st a hotel near here on Jan- 2 of this year, quarreled, and that Bes «the Dela as killed and his body thrown into re river, where it was found afterward. Kerwin admitted < with Gans, but denfed having « to do with his death. Gans’ mys- ce was for a long time uth Jersey. The mystery ened by the finding of a body in t which was positively identitied by 3 ives as that of the miss- n afterward proved to be of another person. ieee TERRIFIC GAS ¥ PLOSION. Five Persons Injured at Lynn This Morning. Mass., July 21 and perh: 3 severely urt by an explosion on , about 4 o'clock this morning. Whe building, ch is a six-story brick strecturc, ef water gas in the Strout build ut $5 Q -r break was discovered in the Block about 3:30 and the alarm given. Mr. , the owner of the building, ar- y, and with Officer Arthur Mcer Thomas Craven, Watehman agles and Fireman Samuel Preston @ntered the building and proceeded to the @Mices of the Lynn Electric Company,where Gre was discovered. Nagles carried a lantern, and as goon as stepped Into the offices a loud explosion urred. All of the men were knocked wn and covered with glass and debris. ery window in the building was blown dut and most of the partitions on the floor Where the explosion occurred were blown wn. Another policeman, seated in the trol wagon in front of the building, was wh across the street, but escaped serious jury. Mr. Strout’s clothing caught fire @nd he was badly burne All of the injured me: were removed to hospital, where {t was found that Wells Strout were seriously and perhaps fa- ly injured. Both are badly cut and ed and have sustained internal injuries. @ others are cut and burned, but no lous results are anticipated. The fire extinguished without trouble. ——~___. GENUINE BULL FIGHT. hey Fought at Beaver Dam, Ohio, Until One Was Killed. LIMA, Ohto, July 21.—At Beaver Dam last evening there was a genuine bull fight. © farmers living In the neighborhood Quarreled. One had a Durham bull, and the other a Jersey bull. For some time past they have indulged in a great deal of ban- fying as to who had the better animal It was finally arranged that they pit the bulls against each other In a ring on the fain street of the town. After an hour d a half of fighting the Jersey bull came ut victorious, having killed his opponent. th were terribly cut up. ALL QUIET AT BUTTE. The A. R. U. Men There Vote to Re- sume Work. DENVER, Col, July 21.—A special to the Rocky Mountain News from Butte, Mont., ays: The local A. R. U. men on the North- @rn Pactfic today voted almost to a man to feturn to work. The men on the Union Pa- effic and the Montana Union still hold out, ut will probably return if assured that ey can have their old positions. There is no trouble of any kind at Butte. SPOKANE, Wash., Jity 21.—All trains on e main line and branches of the Northern cifle are now moving on schedule time. vision headquarters have been perma- Bently moved from Sprague to Spokane tally injured and | naged und the loss | THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1894—TWENTY PAGES. SHIPPERS ARE INDIGNANT Aileged Bit of Sharp Practice by the South- ern Pacific. Plan to Have Goods Sent Over the Sunset Route — Keeping the Central Pacific Tied Up. SAN FRANCISCO, July 21.—The Exam- iner says today: A sensation in local railroad circles has been caused by discussion of what was cun- sidered a plan devised by the Southern Pacific to skim off the cream of the freight bus fer the Sunset route, in which Huntington, Crocker, et al. are interested, to the exclusion of the Central Pacific line, in which the government of the United States and divers stockholders and bond- holders are interested. Although the Central Pacific line has been open for passenger trains for several days, business men have been notified that no freight could be sent over that road further than Sacramento. The result has been that all inerchandise accepted for transcontinental teansportaticn has been subject to the end that it shall go by the way of the Sunset route, through Mojave, El Paso and New Orleans. “The object of the managers in this char- acteristic piece of business is easily compre- herded,” said a railroad agent. “The South- ern Pacific owns the through line from this city to New Orleans, on which it gets all the money that is paid for frelghts from San Francisco to New Orleans. 1t is quite a different thing when the Central Lucifle Une ts considered, for then the Southern Pacific managers, at the best, are only in- terested in the travel to Ogden, so the gov- ernment-aided road is given the go-by for the benefit of the Sunset route. It ts to the interest of the Southern Pacific managers to have freight sent via the New Orleans line, and for that reason the Southern route was thrown open first. “As a general rule, business men of San Francisco dislike to have products trans- ported by the Sunset route on account of the excessive heat of the deserts through which the road runs. “It is therefore dificult under normal con- ditions to turn shipments that way, but a great many merchants became weary on account of the long strike, and when tney saw an opening they started their merchan- dise eastward, preferring to take the chances of damage by heat rather than to wait indefinitely for the Central route to open. It is know that New York shipments were sent by the way of New Orleans, b- caus the Southern Pacile company sald St did not know when the Ogden rouie would be open. “The business men of San Francisco are not the only sufferers by this bit of sharp Practice. It cuts out from participation in the freisht business of California all the lines having western connections at Ogden, and their agents are not slow to express themselves in forcible language on the sub- ject. The roads most affected are the Union Pacific, Denver and Rio Grande, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the Bur- lington route, the Chicago and Northwest- ern and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa- cific. All these roads_are In good running order, and they feel the injustice that is done to them by diverting the business that would naturally go their way.” —_—>—_ DRANK LEMON EXTRACT. Grocers Afraid to Sell It Now With- out a Liquor Licens: WEBSTER CITY, Iowa, July 21.—George W. Ellsworth of Eldora drank forty-eight bottles of lemon extract in this city in a period of time covering three days and the only result that is noticeable from it is a serious headache. The affair has caused a commotion, and a chemical analysis of the lemon extract sold by grocerymen in all the grocary stores of the city disclosed the fact that 9% per cent of the contents of the bottles was alcohol. The grocerymen, fearing they will be as- sessed the $900 tax under the Martin law, have placed their lemcn extract on a shelf, and it is impossible to buy any at present. wera LABOR LEADERS IN SESSION. Meeting of the Executive Board of the K. of L. CHICAGO, July 21.—J. W. Hayes of the executive board of the K. of L. arrived in the city today, and jolmed the five other members of the board, Messrs. Sovereign, Kenney, McGuire, French and Martin, at the Sherman House. The board went into session at the hotel at 10 a. m. The meet- ing was called origirally for Omaha, and the board will leave for that city tomor- row, after some busiress pertaining to the labor trouble in Chicago has been dis- posed of. President Lyman J. Gage of the Civic Federation has appointed the following committee to arrange for the proposed labor conference in this city: A. C. Bart- lett, E. G. Keith, Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mervin Hughitt, M. J. Carroll, George R. Peck, J. J. Ryan and A. W. Tindall. —_.___. PUGILISM AT NEW ORLEANS, It Has Been Revived by the Legista- ture'’s Neglect to Act. NEW ORLEANS, July 21.—Prize fighting has taken a new lease of life in this city since the recent legislature refused to pass the bill prohibiting glove contests in tls state. Three fights are scheduled to be pulled off in the near future. The first fight which will take place ts to be between Andy Bowen and Jimmy Carroll. They will fight for a purse of $1,500 on August 8 at the Auditorium Club. On August 22 Jack Dempsey and Billy McCarthy will meet at the same place for a purse of $2,000, and on August 14 Jack Everhard and Stanton Abbott will meet at the Olym- pic Club in a twenty-five round go for ». The Olympic Club intends to make a bid for the Corbett-Jackson fight as soon as the proper time arrives. ‘The club will offer $25,000 for the fight, a sum which will also be offered by the Auditorium Club for the match. —— OFF FOR BLUEFIELDs. The Big Cruiser Columbia Sails Away to Look After American Interests. The cruiser Columbia sailed from New York for Bluefields at daybreak this morn- ing. The orders were received on Wednes- day by Rear Admiral Oscar F. Stanton, the commander-in-chief of the North At- lantic squadron, who is aboard the flag- ship San Francisco, He at once trans- mitted them to Capt. George W. Sumner of the Columbia, and Thursday and Friday were passed by the crew in coaling the vessel and in taking on stores. The last farewells were said yesterday, and by sun- down all was ready for active service in the tropics. Pilot Butler was taken on board during the night. At 4 o’clock the anchors were lifted and th big cruiser dropped down the bay. A barge with the appropriate name of “Black Diamond” was made fast along- side the ship yesterday, and Jack tars were busy filling willow baskets holding about a@ bushel with broken soft coal. The full baskets were passed to a line of men on a staging and dumped into chutes which passed from the side of the vessel to the bunkers. The openings of the chutes are near amidships and are on a level with the lowest line of port holes. Four were in use all day. Within the hold of the Colum- bia_a second detail of men stowed the coal in_the bunkers. Coaling is dirty work. The dust begrimed the white sides of the cruiser, settled on the guns and soiled the clothes of the men and officers. Yasterday afternoon the Columbia was not fit to receive visitors, but just as soon as her bunkers were filled the men were or- dered to “clean ship,” and befcre was once more the immaculate ve which crew and cfficers are so proud. The capacity of the Columbia's bunkers ts 2,453 tons. With this amount of coal she could circumnavigate the globe at a speed of nineteen knots an hour. Only 600 tons were taken on board this time. The cruiser is the festest in actual service. Her trial record is 22.81 knots. The main battery consists of one 8-inch two 6-inch and eight 4-tnch guns, all of the rapid-fire class. Her secondary battery {s composed of twelve @-pounders and four 1-pounder rapid-fire guns and four gatling guns. She carries a crew of 41? men. AGAIN THE VIGILANT The Britannia Defeated in Dublin Bay by Over Three Minutes. FAST SAILING OF THE AMERICAN The Spectators on the Cliffs-Given a Fine Sight. LUCK OF THE TWO BOATS KINGSTOWN, Dublin Bay, July 21.—The American sloop Vigilant and the British cutter Britannia started this morning on their tenth race, with the score standing 8to 1 in favor of the Prince of Wales’ yacht. The wind was light, and the course was the some as yesterday—from the east pier to and around Rosebeg buoy, thence out to sea and arqund the Kish lightship; from there back toward Bray Head and around the Mvglins, and from those rocks back to the pier; three times around this course completing the total distance of fifty miles. The prize competed for today was $300, given by the Royal St. George Yacht Club. The attendance was not so large as yes- terday, but large crowds weré present to cheer the racers on, and a great fleet of Steam and sailing craft was gathered in and about the harbor prior to the start. Both yachts left Kingstown at 9 o'clock this morning, in hese heh been a a few limirary spins, wit! e view of testing caus and tecling the wind. The breeze, however, was not of the description to raise the hopes of the supporters of the American yacht, It was distinctly Britannia weather, but some black-looking clouds in the north- west, from which light airs were coming, raised the hopes of better racing weather before the cont: was decided. The starting gun was fired at 10:56 a.m., Greenwich time. By this hour ti breeze had hardened somewhat, and things looked brighter tor the Vigilant. Both yachts came down on the line on the starboard tack very prettily, with jack- yarders and jib topsaiis aloft. When they Stayed to take the line the isritannia was close on the mark, with the Vigilant slight- ly behind her on the weather quarter. ‘The Start. ‘The racers crassed the line as follow: H. M. 8. 10 56 10 10 56 20 ‘The Vigilant made a strong effort to work up on the britannia’s weather beam, where- upon a desperate piece of lufting followed, and was watched with great interest and much excitement ashore. Both yachts ran far out of the course and were pointing almost back to the shore. When about a mile up the bay the Britannia’s helm was put down and she bore away, with the Vigilant’s bowsprit over her quarter. When they squared away for the run to Resebeg buoy the Britannia was a length ahead of her opponent. The breeze, by this time, was again tender, and when spinnakers were set the Vigilant Was traveling close on the Britannia’s star- beard quarter, looking as if she was coming through the Britannia’s lee. But a drop in the wind brought them al- mcst to a standstill. When the yachts’ sails began to fill again they were nearly on the original course, and the Vigilant crept slow- ly up until she was abeam of her rival. Then the American yacht forged ahead, gradually increasing her lead as they made for Rosebeg buoy, which mark the Vigilant left a length and a half ahead of the Britan- pia. Passing the first mark, Rosebeg buoy, on the first round, the Vigilant had a lead of &4 seconds, The Britannia, however, on the reach to Kish lightship, in a light wind and under jib topsails, was drawing up on the Vigilant’s weather, and the American yacht was obliged to luff in order to try and prevent her passing. This maneuver, how- ever, failed, and two miles from Rosebeg the Britannia was broad on the Vigilant’s weather and drew steadily ahead. The breeze had improved outside the bay and both yachts were going along grace- fully. The Vigilant, when about two miles from Kish Hghtship, again pulled up on the Britannia, and, passing through the Britan- babe weather, soon pushed her bowsprit in ont. A fresh southerly breeze paid them off slightly as they were laying for the Kish lightship, and the Vigilant was again im- proving her lead. Both racers downed their Jib topsails when nearing the lightship, but the breeze chang- ed to easterly before they arrived at the mark, and paid them off again. The Vigilant’s Big Gain. The second mark, the Kish lightship, on the first round was passed by the two yachts with the Vigilant in the lead. The Vigilant, at this early stage of the race, not only held her lead in the light weather, but she had increased it by four seconds, lead- ing the Britannia by thirty-eight seconds against thirty-four at the first mara. The Vigilant came away fast cn “uz reach to the Muglins, with big jib topsail pulling svlendidly and the wind freshening. he American yacht, as yesterday, gained o1 the reach to the Mugiins, and the spin- naker booms were out as they wore round the mark. The Vigilant was smarter with her spinnaker, having it out as they passed the markboat, while the Britannia did not handle hers until she was some distance past. The wind had drawn around to the west when the yachts were half way to the home mark, on the first round, but soon after, it changed to the eastward, and the Vigilant took a better advantage of the last change and moved along more speedily than the Britannia. The first round was be cor acrtn oe follows: M 8S. Vigilant.. 410 obs Britannia. fe 1 46 2 At this stage of the race the Vigilant had a lead of four minutes twenty-two sec- onds, having gained two minutes fifty-four seconds on the last leg. The Vigilant was cheered heartily as she completed the first round and started on her way to Rosebeg, with the Britannia well astern. The captain of the Vigilant gauged the ebb tide, en route to Rosebeg buoy, better than the captain of the Britannia. The Prince of Wales’ cutter, consequently, was carried further southward, and in rounding the mark was a long v.«y behind the Vigi- lant. At Rosebeg buoy, on the second round, the Vigilant had increased her lead by thir- teen seconds, and led the Britannia by four minutes thirty-five seconds. Lessening the Gap. The Vigilant changed her big jib topsail to a smaller one for the reach to Kish lghtship, but the Britannia’s sails were not touched. The cutter got the better breeze on this leg and diminished the gap between her and the American sloop. At Kish lightship, the second mark, the Britannia had pulled up considerably on the Vigilant, as the sloop led only 2m. 28s. at the lightship, as against a lead of 4m. 35s. at the Rosebeg buoy, showing that the Britannia gained Im. 57s. on this leg. After rounding the lightship, it was a free reach in a steadier southerly breeze, until the racers were about half way to the Mug-' lins, when both yachts were almost be- calmed until they Were again sent on by a southerly air. The Britannia was well favored under the circumstances, so that when a westerly air carried the yachts out of the calm patch, they worked down on the starboard tack, to fetch the Muglins mark, with the Bri- tannia broad on the Vigilant’s weather beam. And when the yachts stayed to port, when a long distance south of the mark, into which position th had been driven by the tide, the Britannia had taken the lead. It was impossiblé to time the yachts when they rounded the Muglins mar on the second round, owing to the lengthy detour which they had taken on account of th tide. A strong puff caught both yachts as they made for the home mark, in order to com- plete the second round, and they presented a grand sight as they both heeled over under the influence of the breeze, showing their polished hulls as they drove along the rut water. The Vigilant, however, had the Britannia safely under her lee and was sailing very fast, and pulling ahead of the cutter. Jib topsalls were hauled down on nearing the commodore’s boat, but both took a hitch in order to make the mark boat, at the end of the second round, which was finished as follows: Vigtlant 5 Britannia 41702 The Vixil two- A KNOWN QUANTITY. It is the practice of The Star to print on Saturgay q sworn statement of its circulation day by day for the preceding week. It-would seem self- evident that the adyertiser is entitled to this protection.- Below will be found the statdmeny for the week just past. The average circulation exhibited is believed to be tuph more than the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies; and fully five times that of its afternoon contem- porary. — Circulation of The' “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, July 14, 1 sess MONDAY, EDNESDAY, July 13, 1894. THURSDAY, July 19, is94...... FRIDAY, July 20, isva Total. tees eeeresececers cones ROR B2T Daily average... Sesceaneen -33,808 J solemnly swear thaf the above statement rep- Tesents only the number of copies of THe EVEN- ING STAR circulated during the six secular days end- ing Friday, July 20, 1994—that is, the num- berof coples actually sold, delivered, furnished ormailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide Purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies 80 counted were returned to or remainin the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashler Rvening Star Newapaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to tefore me this twenty-first day of July, A. D. 1806. CHAS. W. DARR, Notary Pubile, D.o. thirds of the race was over, had a lead cf 1m, 17s. on the Britannia. An Exacting Time. After the Vigilant’s misfortune off the Muglins in allowing the Britannia to over- haul her, it was but natural that the great- est excitement prevailed ashore and atioat as the two yachts raced up to and over the home mark and commenced their broad reach to Rosebeg on the final round. Both yachts got the full benefit of a strong northwest wind and the Vigilant fairly reveled in it, and romped along at a rat- tling pace, while drawing rapidly shesd. Main sheets were let away and spinnaker booms were out to port for wearing round the mark. The Vigilant seemed to fly along, her speedy going being quite a revelation to the Dublinites, who had judged her vy the per- formance yesterday, and excited universal admiration. At Rosebeg buoy the Vigilant had, on the first leg of the last round, gained 21 sec- onds on the Britannia, her lead at this point being 1 minute 38 seconds, us against a lead of 1 minute 17 seconds upon com- pieting the second round. Once around the Rosebeg buoy the Vigi- lant fairly flew along and every roment widened the gap between her and the cut- ter. The sloop seemed to be moving along at a steamboat speed, and nearing the Kish lightshtp she seemed to have matters all her own way and to be about to wallt away from the Britannia as she pleased. At Kish lightship the Vigilant was looked upon as being a sure winner, as she Lad a lead of 8 minutes 58 seconds on the Prince of Wales’ yacht. The breeze, how- ver, slackened when the sloop was about mile from the mark. But the Bricaunta suffered the most’ from this falling off in the wind, and both yachts were carried southward by the ebb tide, being forced to tack to port in order ‘to lay the Muglins The Vigilant Wins. The Vigilant won. The times of theitwo:yachts at the finish were: Vigilant 6h. 45m. 8s. Britannia se 6h. 48m. 42s. The Vigilant won by 3m. 35s. without counting the time allowance, said to be 1m. 10s., which she allows the Britannia. — +. BIRMINGHAM’S BIG FIRE. A Loss of $250,000 Caused by the Flame: BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 21.—The tm- mense four-story building occupied by the Perry & Mason Wholesale Shoe Company and Stowers Wholesale and Retail Furniture Company, {s in ashes, The loss on building and stock amounts to $250,000; insurance unknown. The Caldwell Hotel, the handsomest building in the city, six stories high and supposed to be fireproof, is also totally de- stroyed. It ts valued, with {ts furnishings, at $550,000 and had an insurance of $175,000. It was owned by the Caldwell Company. ‘The Perry & Mason bullding was owned by J. W. Johnson of New York, ex-president ot the Georgia Central railroad. The fire spread with marvelous rapidity. The guests of the hotel were gotten out by the fire escape and down ladders of the fire department as rapidly as possible. Later —The following are the principal fr dividual and insurance: Caldwell Hetel, destroyed; loss, $450,000; in- su ‘eon building, $150,000; on furniture, $18, on guests’ effects, $000. John W. Johnson, loss on building, $40,000; insur- ance, $20,000, — Hawkins, loss on buiid- irg, | $4,000; Insurance, $20,000... Stowers Furniture and Hardware Company ; $16,000; insurance, $8,000, Perry & lo: . $35,000; Insurance, $20,000. ercer, loss on building, $50,- Shoe Co. Mrs. Harry } ; Insurance, $30,000, Some twenty or thirty smaller losses of from $500 to $2,000 each will make a total Joss of $650,000 or $700,000,and_ the insurance $200,000. ea: OF THE SEALS. Result of Proper Regulations of the Industry. SAN FRANCISCO, July 21.—Col. B. T. Hall, assistant United States treasury agent, who, for a year past, has been sta- tioned on St. George Island, Bering sea, to look after the seals, ts in the city. He says about 2,500 seals have been taken from St. George Island this year, and enough more from St. Paui to make up the quota of 7,500 permitted killed by the government. “I think the seals are now increasing in these no~hwestern waters,” said Mr. Hall, mviaged properly, there will be rienceforth we will take 20,- (00 a year. We can kill this number, and yet have an abundance to spare.” ge ages TO OPPOSE CAPT. WISE. INCREASE Judge ‘zram Out for the Congres- stonal Nomination. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va,, July 21.—The oppost- tion to Representative George D. Wise for’! the nomination in this congressional dis- trict reached tangible shape this morning, when Judge John H. Ingram of the hustings court of Manchester announced himself a candidate for the honor, subject to demo- cratic indorsement. | Capt. *. ise reached the city this morning ‘from Washington, and held a reception, many-of his friends call- ing and assuring him of their support. The announcement of Judge Ingram cre- ated some surprise, as his name had not been mentioned. He will get Manchester's delegation, who have already announced their opposition to Wise. The fight is now on in real earnest. Col. Allen’s Attempted Sutcide. BALTIMORE, July 21.—A special to the Sun from Asheville, N. C., says: Col. Law- nee Allen of the sixty-fourth North Caro- lina regiment in the late war, attempted suicide in jail yesterday morning by cutting the veins in his right atm. He had been jailed on a charge of check-raising in Gra- county, where he recently taught s Drink brought on his troubles. He will recover. = Fell Into the Coal Bunkers. NEW YORK, July 21.—A firemen on board the steamer Scandia, from Hamburg, fell from the deck Into 6ne of the steamer’ coal bunkers at 3 o'clock this morning, whjle she was lyIng at quarantine. The mah’s skull was fractured and he died in a few moments. He was about thirty-five years old end a native of Germany. ONLY THE HOUSE But One Branch of the National Legislature in Session. DISMISSED RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS Pos The Bill for Their Restoration Up for Discussion. OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED There was a very slim attendance of mem- bers when the Speaker called the House to order today. Mr. Bowers (Cal.) demanded the regular order, which was the resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution providing that Senators shall be elected by the direct vote of the people. Although a two-thirds vote is required for treasures amending the Constitution, the pending resolution was passed, 137 to 49—13 votes to spare. The announcement of the result was re- ceived with democratic applause. ‘The House disagreed 2 the Senate amend- ments on the Indian appro; tion bill, and Messrs. Holman, Aller and Wilson (Wash- ington) were appointed conferees. To Reinstate Railway Mall Clerks. The bill to repay to West Virginia the di- rect tax levied by the act of August 5, 1861, had the right of way, but this right was transferred to some day next week, and the bill for the reinstatement of clerks dis- missed from the railway mail service be- tween March 15 and May 1, 1889, was taken up. Under the special order adopted for this bill, the previous question was to be or- dered at 4 o'clock. The bill provided that the Postmaster General may reinstate without examination or certification by the civil service commis- sion any person who was dismissed from the railway mail service between March 15 andi May 1, 188),or who was dismissed from the service after the last-named date upon any order made prior thereto. os! Bynum (Ind.) spoke in favor of the Mr. Reed’s Views. Mr. Reed of Maine contended that the railway mail service had been benefited by the reinstatement of the old republican employes who had been displaced by the democrats appointed by Mr. Cleveland. The order of Mr. Cleveland placing these new appointees under the «vil service commis- sion a few days b the expiration of his term was actua ay by a partisan desire to keep the in . ug administration from restoring the men unjustly dismissed. Mr. Bynum inquired whether there was any difference between Mr. Cleveland’s ac- tion in placing the railway mail service un- de> the civil service towar® the close of his term, and the action of Mr. Harrison in placing the letter carriers under the civil service just before Mr. Cleveland's s2cond term began. Mr. Reed replied that he knew nothing of this, but if it was so, it was nothing more or less than following in Cleveland’s foot- steps. Praise for Civ Service Commission- ers. Incldentially, Mr. Reed paid a high com- pliment to Commissioners Thompson and Roosevelt of the civil service bureau. Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) also opposed the bill and eulogized the civil service method of making appointments. Mr. Pendleton (W. Va.) asked Mr. Grosvenor whether he thought he could pass the civil service ex- amination. “I think I could,” replied Mr, Grosvenor, “if the gentleman from West Virginia ask- ed the questions.” (Republican laughter). Mr. Everett (Mass.) opposed the measure. While the dismissal of R. M. S. employ, by President Cleveland was undoubtedly a wrong, it is impossible to right cne wrong by committing another. The whole thing was a legacy from the dying spoils system. While the bill under consideration pro- vided that the R. M. S. employes dis- missed by President Harrison should be reinstated only when a vacancy occurred, he feared that vacancies would be made. A Retallatory Measure. Mr. Hepburn (Iowa) also opposed the bill, partly because it looked like a retaliatory measure. “A few days ago the President attempted to usurp the legislative powers of Congress,” he said, “and now this seems to be_an attempt on our part to usurp the President's appointing powers.” ——__-e+____ ALIEN IMMIGRATION TAX. What Representative Meiklejohn Says im Regard to His Bill. Representative Meiklejohn, speaking in re- gard to his providing for a tax of $100 each alien immigrant, said today: “When the population of this nation in- creases by more than half a million of for- eign immigrants annually the limitation of foreign immigration has become a question of national importance. We have developed our natural resources and sustained the standard of American wages through the levying of a duty on manufactures of for- eign labor. “Wages are subject to the law of supply and demand, and Wage earners are as much interested in preserving our field of labor for the American wage earner as the pro- tection of the products of his labor from the competition of the foreign manufac- turer. The policy of placing a duty on im- portations of the product of foreign work- men at a rate sufficient to equalize the dit- ference between our domestic and foreign cost of labor has established an incompara- ble scale of wages in this nation for our wage earners, and which, in my judgment, can only be maintained by extending the same beneficent policy to the immigration of foreign laborers. “The bill which I have proposed exempts all relatives of any American citizen or any person who has declared his intention to become such, who may desire to immigrate to the United States, while a duty of $100 per capita is levied upon all other alien im- migrants. avery citizen, whether native or foreign born, is alike interested in keeping from our shores the class of immigration which this measure would prohibi THE WITNESSES DEAD. Attempts to Explain the Disastrous Chicago Explosion. By direction of the Secretary of War, Capt. Rogers Birnie, ordnance department, has gone to Chicago and Fort Sheridan, Ill, for the purpose of making a technical examination of the field artillery ammuni- tion, carriages and equipments of the light batteries at those places, under special in- structions from the chief of ordnanca In addition to the services mentioned, Capt. Birnie has also been specially instructed to make a thorough investigation of the recent terrible caisson eaplosion at Chi- cago, in which four men were killed and twenty-three were wounded. Gen. Flagler is confident that the explosion was in no wise due to the ammunition, and says that he has no plausible theory as to the cause of the explosion. ‘The only persons who could possibly have thrown light on that point are dead, and all the inanimate evidence was entirely de- stroyed. He is considerably puzzled in re- gard to the accident. The caisson is an air- tight box, and is nearly waterproof. locked, except in time of need, plain how the powder could plodea. Gen. Flagler recalied a similar a) aster, which took place in the fall of 1861, in front of the White House, by which two men were killed and several wounded. It was never discovered how the explosion had been brought about, and It ts the opin- ion of ordnance officers that similar results will meet the investigation which the ord- nance department has put on foot. oe A Speak Easy. W. J. O'Donnell, a resident of the county near the Sold‘ers’ Home, was tried in the Police Court yesterday and convicted of keeping a “speak easy,” and today Judge Miller “ined him $250 or sixty days’ impris- onment SOME INDIGNANT CLERKS Expected to Be at Work at 8 O'Clock. War Depariment Employes With a Grievance—No One, Howeyer, Will Talk Out. Say They Are There {s considerable suppressed indigna- tion among the clerks and other employes of the engineer's bureau of the War De- partment because of an order issued by Gen. Casey about a week ago. This order requires the employes of all the offices of the engineer's bureau to be at their desks at 8 o'clock in the morning, there to remain, with the usual noonday recess, until 4:30 in the afternoon. Just why the order was issued 1s not quite apparent to the empioyes, although it is claimed by them that it was made so as to cover up the inefficiency or beckwardness in work of a single division of the bureau. But, however that may be, it is contended by the employes of the bu- reau that the order is not only unfair, but that it is a great hardship, especially or those who live out of town. It is also said that after Teaching the office in the morning most of the employes sit with idle hands for an hour or more, awaiting current work. Many of the out- of-town employes find it impossible to ob- tain breakfast before leaving home, be- cause of the early departure of trains, which place them at the office at 8 o'clock. and they are then compelled to go hungry until the noonday recess or obtain permis- sion to go out from the office for a bite of something. Because one division of the bureau is behindhand in its work, the other employes of the bureau argue, is no reason why all the other employes should be com- pelled to do extra work. It is said that Secretary Lamont is unacquainted with the true situation, and it is explained that the disgruntled employes fear to utter a word of complaint, especially at this time, when every employe feels that the slightest com- plaint, however just and reasonable, might be made a ground for dismissal. A Star reporter called at the engineer bu- reau this afternoon to investigate the mat- ter. Gen. Casey was rot in his office, and all hie assistants said their lips were sealed by the following p:cvision of Secretary it’s reorganization order of May 15 ‘No information, written or oral, shall be directly or indirectly communicated re- specting the business of the department, or any of the records pertaining directly or in- directly thereto, to any person whatsoever not on duty in one of the bureaus of the department, without the express authority of the chief of the bureau concerned.” None of the officials of the bureau would even admit that the hours of labor had been increased, and corsequently no expla- nation of the order could be obtained. INDEPENDENTS IN THE FIFTH. Another Party Looming Up in Barnes Compton’s O14 District. An independent political eonyention for the fifth congressional district of Maryland has been called to meet in this city July 25 at 450 Pennsylvania avenue. The call, which is signed by E. M. Burchard of Hyattsville, T. Canfield Jenkins of Po- monky, J. T. Diggs of Charles county, Jos. Kalb of Catonsville, Frank W. Maisel of Baltimore courity, W. 8. Branson of Forest- ville, Joseph A. Niles of Laurel, J. H. Williams of Bladensburg, Amos Garrett of Glendale, Sherman Riffinback of Seabrook and a number of others, recites that legisle- tion in behalf of the class which does not labor has reduced the nation, in a time of profound peace and universal plenty, to a condition bordering on anarchy, and de- clares that the representatives in Congress exhibit indifference to the existing condition and impotence regarding a remedy for it The call ts addressed to those who are dis- satisfied with the present conduct of ef- fairs, and who do not propose to Incorpor- ate in their political creed a cowardly sub- mision to injustice. It ts declared t\ the convention is not called in the interest of any clique or party, and {ts action will be —- wholly by those who choose to attend. —__-.-_—_ THE COURTS, Equity Court No. 2, Judge Hagner. Hurdle agt. Hurdle; commission issued. Colonial Beach Improvement Co. agt. Som- erville; sale ratified nisi. Barbour agt. Gor- don et al.; Craig & Harding allowed to in-| tervene. Western Electric Co. agt. Poto- mac Electric Co.; date and mode of sale fixed. People’s Fire Insurance Co. agt. Hall et al.; pro confesso against defendant, Cal- | laghan. Young agt. Kelly; paymezit funds to Trustee Brandenburg ord Martin agt. McPhe: pro. 0 against defendant, Sinclare, and app nee of absent defendant . _ Anheuser . Thacher et hearing of motion for injunction fixed September 25, 18M, and defendants re- Strained @s prayed. Circpit Court Ferr agt. H No. 1 agner —— No Rezcing The people of ly annoyed t ed industrial ar t- ‘4 of side the river as they have for some | weeks, and the relief ca ause © Judge Miller's decision yesterday. A few of ° e and . of them had som ¥ articles which they endeavored to sell, but, 40 far as the police could ascertain, none of them did any beg- wagon was at the Center market this morr as usual, and Lieut Amiss’ officers watched them, intendin srrest those found begring. There was no begging done, however, but the men made a few purchases and left. Today was a dull one in Pythian encamp- ment circles. Saturday usually {s in this re- gard, because of the private matters which the committeemen have to attend to. The citizens’ executive committee will meet on Menday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The report of the auditing committee will be possibly FINANCE AND TRADE Practically No Feature in Today's Speculation. SUGAR STRONG THROUGHOUT THE DAY How the Proceedings in the Senate Are Rega:ded. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS apmenncaete Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, July 21.—There was prac Ucally no feature to today’s listless trading, final figures in no instance showing a vari- ance of more than 5-8 per cent from first prices. Many of the usually active stocks, including the Grangers and Western Union, remained stationary at opening figures. There was no trading outside of the local room element, and even this was unusually insignificant. The Atchison situation has become so complicated that some modifica- tion of the reorganization plan is considered among the probabilities. Foreign houses are sellers of the securities of this com- pany whenever the market will take them without substantially injuring their value. The present plan is likely to cause some Nquidation by timid holders, who are un- able to grasp its import, and are conse- quently anxious to avoid the payment of the proposed assessments. As elsewhere in this department, thé trading today ‘amounted to only a few hundred shares, and had no effect on the price. Missouri Pacific improved fractionally on the cover- ing of yesterday's short contracts. n cept less protection than was originally tendered by this body. Any material alter ation in either the text or import of tha. measure must be fatal to its passage. The provis'ons of ‘he Wilson Dil. were never regarded seriously, because of their ta radical ani experimental character. Until some decision ts arrived at there wih be littie interest taken in the daily fluctua: tions of the stock market. Distillers was sold down 11-4 per cent ov continuation of the movement begun earl: in the week in anticipation of « reduced tax on imported spirits, Chicago Gas was dull at a concession of 3-8 per cent. There is some doubt about th mayor's Veto being sufficient to prevent the passage of the recent ordinance granting @ franchise to a rival company. The changes ‘n the bank statement are unusvaliy small, and have-no significant features. The ‘statement in detail shows: ported by New York stock exchange. tr Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway Stocks. Open. High. Low. Close wig Wiig 102) we Tne To Se amd St. Pant, pi X. I. and Pacine Del., Lack. and W Dis. and Cattle Feeding General Electric .. Uimots Central. . Lake Shore. Ene...... 5 Loutsvilie and Nashvill Long Isiana Yraction. ew ork Central Y.and New Engi . ¥.. C. and St, an ad. mms. pra? - = 6 <8 Unt. and Western... - MY wy MY My Pacifie Mau > see © . Pha and eading : Pullman P. Car ¢ iny 160 5 - Ry ity lin» i By v6 ig 90 Wiscousin Ceuteal silver. : Wheat Corn—3u Oats—J Pork Lard S.Ribs New York Cotton. Month. on. High. Low, Close, ga CMH CSE EMF COD OST GST GM O5eS 69 68S 68D 695 694 6.06 72 7 Tu rendered and it is thought by some that perhaps the finance committee may also be able to make a report. oo Wi js a Divorce. Joseph Jackson was today made the de- fendant in a suit for divorce filed by Mtl- dred Jackson. They were married here Oc- tober 15, 1881, two children being born to them, one of whom, a four-year-old boy, is living. They lived together until Septem- ber 28, 18, when she charges that her hus- band deserted her. She asks that she be given the custody of the child. ae To Enforce a Lien. John H. Adriaans today filed a bill in equity against Isaac S. Lyon to enforce a lien of judgment of $100 for legal services rendered Martha Diggs. June 20, 1°92, the woman conveyed to the defendant her one- rinth interest in lots 16 and 19, Barry Farm, for the alleged consideration of $70, whereas the complainant states that her Interest was worth at least $00. He claims that the defendant is conspiring to prevent the satisfaction of complainant's lien by instituting a suit for partition. Mr. Robins. Gold Watch. Mr. Charles M. Robinson, who has been connected with the proof room of the gov- ernment printing office for a good many years, was surprised as well as gratified a few days ago by receiving a fine gold watch from his associates as a mark of their es- teem and regard. The inscription on the timepiece was “I8D4, Token of teem to cS M. Eevee from proof room employes, — : A Myrtle Street Complain A resident on Myrtle street complains that the street sweepers have not paid a clean- ing visit to that street for the past two months. Marriage License. The following magriage license was ts- sued today: Louts @sheuch and Alice J. Olives rae Len | —_~>_—_ Raltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, July 21.—Pibur steady, unchanged~ 444 barrels: ~—- x] barrels dectine steamer No. ; Jal cicn ‘ty, camgie, Blake; ‘0s sample, 3 ou grade, 53 asked. Oats oll and lower—No. 2 White’ western, 47a49; No. 2 mixed western, é5a47 —receipts, 6,670 bushels; stock, 17,083 bushels. Rye quiet—No. 2, old, 80; do.) new, 45n48—re- . 100 bui@els; stock, 3.872 bushels. Hi K- good to cholce | ttimothy, | $14.80a816. ts quiet- steam to’ LAverpoel ee yay rest anche firm. fa: s bushels; orn w Grain quart “Ta; good indies 12 Bg any & = ieal2. Eggs firm—fresh, 114% ud. Cheese tim, unchanged. — Arrested for False Pretenses. A men known in this city as Charles N, Richardson is under arrest In Philadelphia on a charge of false pretenses. Mr. William M. King of this cliy purchased from hint some days ago the right to sell a patent combiration step ladder, trunk and bag holder in the District of Columbia, Ohio, Maryland and Virginia. The price paid r 150. A week ago 125 of the articles aod have been delivered to Mr. King, but as they were not delivered the latter made an Investgation, and learned thet the same patent right had been sold to another person. Later an advertisement in a Phil- adelphia paper attracted the attention of King, who thought it was put tn by the man who, he charges, swindied him. Detective Wheeler, who Investigated the case, had also traced the missing man to Philadelphia. Word was sent to Superin- tendent Linden of the Philadeiphia police department, and this afternoon he informed Inspector Hollinberger that the men was tn custody. James Hill of Rhode Island is the patentee. Detective Wheeler will go te Philadelphia for the prisoner Monday. Range o! The following were the readings thermometer at the weather bureau todays 8 am., 77; 2 p.m., 89; maximum, 90; mini mum, 74