Evening Star Newspaper, July 26, 1894, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1894—-TEN PAGES. President's position in favor of free raw materials, his letter of 1887 and other pub- Hic utterances up to his mesvage to Con- ka at the opening of the present session. ‘onstantly, Mr. Vilas declared, Mr. Cleve- land had insisted upon this principle. It was everywhere proclaimed by his ers to be the first step in the en- ‘hisement of labor from the thraldom unjust taxation. Could it Possible, he @sked. that any one supposed he had aban- doned the principle that lay at the nase of support alleged change of heart? Mr. Gor- maa himself had no personal testimony to otfer. He called on Mr. Vest, who offered conversation—hearsay testimony that would have been excluded in any court of justice. He had no personal testimony. The dis- Senator from Arkansas, whose labor ‘In behalf of this bill had earned so much respect from his colleagues, testified that he had personally talked with the President about the Senate bill. Did Mr. Jones claim that all the details of the bill had been laid before Mr. Cleveland? Neces- “ath te siecaienia ly the general prinet upon wi the amendments were made. With regard to Mr. Gorman’s charge had been founded the testimony of Mr. Jones was clear that the President, whenever coal and iron were mentioned, expressed the hope that they woud be made free. Was there ony one desirous of doing open ‘end free justic: to the President? Who,after reading Mr. Jones’ own statement, would mot say that Mr. C’eveland had never fai- tered in his urgent demand for free coal and free iron ore? THE HOUSE. ‘There was a very slim attendance of members today when the Speaker called the House to order and the Rev. Mr. Par- son of the Lutheran Church offered up the Prayer. Mr. Hatch (Mo.) moved that the com- jaittee on commerce, to which the “pure food” bill has been referred, be discharged from its further consideration and that it be referred to the committee on agricul- ture, of which he is chairman. The point of .2a_quorum was made, but a quorum appeared on the roll call and the motion was agreed to. The report of the conferees on the Met- Yopolitan Railroad Company of Washington bUl was made by Mr. Richardson (Tenn.), and led to some very sharp remarks, during which Mr. Heard (Mo.), chairman of the District committee, accused Mr. Cannon @th) of uttering @ falsehood. ——————-2-_____ CAPITOL TOPICS. To Tax Indian Lands. ‘The House committee on Indian affairs teday considered the bill to tax Indian lands held in severalty, where the Indians have the same privileges as white citizens. It ts advocated by western men. A Legal Bi. A bill has been introduced by Delegate Joseph of New Mexico to give United States missioners sitting as courts for the trial cases in the territories all the powers ef commissioners of circuit courts of the United States. 2+ Army Orders. First Lieut. Tracy C. Dickson, ordnance tment, will be relieved from his pres- it duties at Fort Schuyler, New York, and will report in person to the command- ing officer Springfield armory, Springfield, Mass., for assignment to duty. Leave of absence for one month is grant- e@ Capt. Jerauld A. Olmsted, ninth cavalry, Tecruiting officer. v2 of absence for twenty days ated to Second Lieut. Henry D. T ir. third artillery. The leave of absence granted to First orb, Cc. P. Townsley, fourth artillery, is tended twenty days. Leave of absence fcr ore month is grant- ed to First Lieut. W. R. Hamilton, fifth grtillery. 4 Leave of absence for one month is grant- to First. Lieut. Adelbert Cronkhite, fourth tillery. we Leave of absence for one B. month; is grant- ed to Second Lieut. T. Lamoreux, fourth is artillery. 4 Second Lieut. Frank H. Lawton, twent; firgt-infaatry, is relieved from duty as mbet “of “the general court-martial at ttsburg barracks, N. ¥. Leave‘of absence for one month ix grant- ed to Second Lieut. George C. Saffarans, sixth Infantry. The leave of absence granted to First Lieut. Benjamin H. Randolph, third artil- lery, is_extended twenty-one days. Leave of absence for twenty days is granted Second Lieut. Jay E. Hoffer, ird artillery. - Naval Ordera. *Cofiiiviafiter G. W. Wille has been de- tached. from. the torpedo station and de- tailed as naval secretary of the light house Beata’ ts succeed Capt. R. D. Evans. Ba- gign S. E. Kittelle detached from the Chi- ago and ordered home on three months’ leave. Commander W. H. Bronson detach- @d from command of the Detroit,at Norfolk, and granted one month’s leave. Lieut. C. o. — ordered to the New York navy ya ee Oe Philadelphia Mint Site. De. Eugene Townsend, superintendent of the mint at Philadelphia, had a conference ‘with Secretary Carlisle yesterday in regard to appointments at the mint. Incidentally the subject of the selection of a mint site Was brought up, and the Secretary assured Townsend that the site question would be disposed of during the present week. —s A Computer Wanted. The United States civil service commis- ston will hold an examination on August 7 to fill a vacancy in the position of computer in the hydrographic office, salary $1,000 per anrum. The subjects of the examination, in addition to the clerk-copyist subjects, will be algebra, geometry, trigonometry. logarithms and adjustment of observation: hose Wishing to compete should file appli- Gations at once. Residents of the District Columbia will not be admitted. nor eoheenae Target Practice Extended. ‘The small-arms targ+t-practice season for batteries C (Strong's) and D (Leary's), fourth artillery, at Fort McHenry, Md., has been extended to August 15. ——_-e. Fourth=Class Postmasters, ‘Thirty-one fourth-class postmasters were appointed today. Seventeen of these were to fill vacanciés caused by resignations, thirteen by removals, and one by death. . o— . Preasury Receipts. : National bank notes received today for Fedemption, $511,049; government receipts, from internal_revenue, $651 $550,748; miscellaneous, $20,950. ai — -o Kellogg Declines to Respond. “Ex-Gov. Wm. Pitt Kellogg of Louisiana Writes to. the sugar trust invertigating com- Mittee from Torontc that he has informa- wm that would throw light on the subjects ¥ are pursuing, aud he ts unwilling to Kup his summer vacation to come to ‘ashirgton. ———_——_-e+_____ Seal Fishing Inapectors. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has recom- fended to the House an appropriation of $1,500 tor two imspectors to be stationed for @ months at San Francisco and Victoria, B. C., to see that ships licensed to carry on I fishing have complied with the regula- s. Under the rezulations for carrying out the Paris decision entries of all catches ve to be made in the ship's books sub- itted for inspection before cargoes can be landed. ¥, Cadet Appointments. Cadet appointments to the United States Military Academy were issued last week op Timothy M. Coughtan of New city, Thomas J. Ba New York city; George nw: dant ce Case ton, Texas; Samuel O. Wofford of Athens, Texas; ane B. Knapp of Bement, lil. —_———_-e-___ Co}. Edw Herrick Castle died last evening in ‘icage of old age. He was born to in Amenta, N. Y. Col. Castle war one time general western agent of the 2 railroad. i ‘The flour and grist mill of #Senjamia odman, at Langhorne, Pa., operated by ‘codman Brothers, was tota! destroyed fire ti morning. Origin unknown. ‘#8 $100,000; covered by insurance. LATE NEWS BY WIRE ———_ + The Bad Condition of the Cruiser Charleston. ees FOR GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN A Woman Assaulted in New York by a Negro. 3 A. R. U. CONVENTION ——. CHARLESTON’S BAD CONDITION. The Corroded Keel Bolts Are Being Renéwed. SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.—The Examin- er says: Just why there should be so much secrecy in and about the stone dry dock at the Mare Island navy yard, and on board the United States cruiser Charleston, which rests on its keel within the dry dock, has teen the subject of much wonder. The real caus? is the fact that the keel of the cruiser has been found to be in a bad condition, 2nd serious consequences were unly averted by the discovery of the trouble by the naval constructor. The keel bolts or rivets have become corroded and eaten away to a depth varying from one-eighth to one-half of an inch directly amidships, and in some in- stances is so bad that on picking away the cuter rust water from the inner hull comes dripping through upon the workmen. Corroded rivets which passed their time of usefulness can be found fully one-half the length of the keel. The exact cause of the corrosion is a question of opinion among naval people. There ave those who.claim it to be due to inferior material used in the rivets, while others proclaim it to be the result of inattention and insufficient amount of paint to properly protect the rivets from the action of the water. __ Despite all the’ secrécy’ exercised these facts have come to light, and at present a foree of riveters is working overtime boring out the rusted and houexcombed rivets and replacing them with the best steel obtain- able. It is now ‘acknowledgé# that the dis- covery made on the Charleston will cause naval inspectors to‘more thoroughly inspect the keels of ships on their going into dry dock, and it is more than probable that the Charleston will be returned to the navy yard after a short cruts¢, when all her keel rivets will be removed and new ones put in. oo ASSAULTED AND QUTRAGED. A Negro’s Cruel Work im the Heart of a Great City. NEW YORK, July 26.—Mrs. Fein, a white woman, the mother of a family, was beaten, robbed and outraged in this city yesterday by an unknown negro. The negro, who is still at large, entered her rooms in the lat- ter part of the morning when she happened to be alone, tied her hands, bound her by the neck to her bedstead, struck her sav- agely in the face, tore her rings trom her fingers and outraged her. The negro on entering her room demanded 10 cents. Mrs. Fein was frightened, but remembering that there were hundreds within sound of her voice to protect her, nerved herself to refuse and prepared to scream. : The cry was stitled by the- long black fingers, that quick as @ flash encircled her throat. The negro pushed her back to the next room-~her.bedroom-—threw her on the floor and with his disengaged hand pulled a long knife 4rom «bis. clothes...‘Then with both knees planted on the woman's stom- ach he hekt the poiat of. the..nife to her Ups and threatened to kill her instantly <f she moved. *=** wns tua ws Hanging from the bed room door was a long reller “towel.” "The<negre*reach~d it without fetting*go of the woman, “aud, with his teeth and one hand, tore it in two. With one strip he firmly bound the woman's hands behing her back. The other he wourd around he¥ néck and motfth’AN tied the ends tightly’ to one ot the legs of the bed. This acted) both as-m gng-and: fetter and effectually prevented Mrs, Fein making the least resistance. The more she pulied away the tighter the folds saclnaes her neck. If she persisted she! wOtild” Mok herself to death. “PFteadwh Cruelty. For pure wartonness, theyblack miscreant struck her once, twice and again fairly on the mouth, ‘wittMall*ttie térce he could put into the bloyy,,.Before.the negroteft he tore th> woman’s rirgs from her fingers. She had two—ote Wds the plain gold band her husband had placed there at thétr marriage. With ft went a bit of the flesh.of the finger. Then, although the fainting woman could not move a.muscle; the negro bound her legs so tightly that the cord cut, in great furrows. As:.he- was passing out of the kitchen door he turned and said: “You would not give-me 10 cents, eh?" The woman was fcund shortly afterward by her little daughter. In a few minutes the whole neighborhood was in a state of the wildest excitement. A lamp post would have taken the place of a southern pine if the negro had been caught just then. ene NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR. of Wisconsin Name Major W. H. U MILWAUKEE, July 26.—Maj. W. H. Up- ham of Wood county was nominated for goverr or today by the republican state con- veation on the first ballot of the day and the seventh of the ccnvention. ‘The dele- Sates assembled at 11 c’clock. and nd time was kst in resuming the struggle over the gubernatorial nomination, interrupted by last evening’s adjournment. During the night the strength of several of the candi- dates whose chances were deemed but slight had crystallized for Upham. The ballot re- sulted: Upham, 246; Haughen, 99; Schofeld, Blackstock, 9. Kidd, 3, Upham's nomination was made unan- imous. A committea. .was- appointed to notify Maj. Upham of his nomination, and he appeared before the convention’ and made a speech of acceptance. He spoke earnestly of the-demands of the country for prctection of manufacturing industries, and predicted a clean and decisive republi- can victory in Wiszonsin in November. Judge Emil Baensch “of Manitowoc county was nominated for leutenant gov- ernor on the secon formal ballot. ballot was Baensch, 254; Copeland, 61; Stone, 27; scatteriiiy, %! The nomination was made unanimous. The convention then took a recess tfif'2:30 p.m. A. R. U. CONVENTION To Be Held in Chicago to Consider the Late Strike. CHICAGO, July 26.—Thé difectors of the A. R. U., at a mesting-today,.issued a call for a convention of the union, to be held in Chicago Thursday,’’ “Atgust 2. President Debs and his associates, who were released frem custody yesterday, were in attend- ance. Debs said that-the convention will decide whether the sirike shall be contin- ued, extended or declared off, and that until the meeting is held no definite, action will be taken. ——_— a The Wellman Party. COLORADO «SPRINGS, Col., July 26.— Mr. A. W. Wellman, a brother of the ex- Plorer, does not credit the rumors that the crew is lost. He says-that the: story’ that Prof. Oyen was found on Danes Island without sufficierrt* food and medicines is absolutely without foundation, as his broth- er stated in nis last letter that they had left the greater part of their supplies with Prof. Oyen, id that the ex; mr would i forward as far as possible, but that hould they get caught inthe ice they could follow ind the ed; with their sledges and do until they reached the provision depot. Prof. Oyen would not re- main on Danes Island if he considered the expedition lost, or if the advance party had exhausted their stores, but~would make some effort to get relief to them. Ee aa Sutctde of a Merehont. SAVANNAH, Ga., July 26.—Max Kisen- mann, a well-i:nown clothing metchant,who falied a few days ago, took: morphine to- | day and is eying. * A WORTHY CHARITY. Subscriptions for the Fa: Dead Firemen. Mr. Allen L. Seymour, who yesterday tes- tifled before the special committee of the Senate to investigate alleg-d sugar stock speculations of Senators, etc., received a check for $25.80 for mileage and witnere fee. This check he indorsed in favor of Mr. Henry H. Smith, the clerk of the spe- cial committee, with the request that he give it to some worthy charity in this city. In a note to The Star Mr. Smith says: “Knowing of no more worthy charity at this time than the relief of those dependent on the brave firemen who died like heroes yesterday at their post of duty, take great pleasure in handing you said check as the contribution of Mr. Seymour.’ The following additional subscriptions for the benefit of the families of the dead fire- men have been received at The Star office: Heretofore acknowledged. 87 William Galt. A. Lisner. jes of the W. W. Rapley. O. O. Stealey. 5.00 Ww. J... 3.00 2.00 25.00 5.00 1.00 25.00 . 100.90 50.00 + 100.00 10.0 10.00 5.00 Cash National Metropolitan Fire In: Adams Express Company Great Falls Ice Company. George W. Driver. W. P. Chroniger.. Washington Gas Light Company. five furlongs—Kismet, first; The Swain, sec- ond; Lux, third. Time, 1.02 1-4. Second race, one mile and a sixteenth— Ramapo, first; Don Alonzo, second; others drawn. Time, 1.52 1-4. ‘Third race, U.S. Hotel stakes, seven fur- longs—Peacemaker, first; Dobbins, second; Domingo, third. Time, 1.20. Fourth race, seven furlongs—Liselg first, Miss Dixie second, Leonardo third. Time, 12 Fifth race, six furlongs—May Dent first, Mirage second, Achiever third. Time, 1.16. —>—— Syrian Temple Shriners. DENVER, Col., July 26.—The Syrian Temple Shriners from Cincinnati have gone on a 1,000-miie tour of Colorado in a special train, and other visiting Shriners scattered to points of interest or started homeward today. The next annual session of the im- perial council will be held the first Monday after the Knights Templar conclave in August, 1895, at a place to be selected by a committee named for that purpose. ——_—_ A Railroad Tie Up. Okio, July 26,—The Youngstown street railway is again tied up tight today. During the night some un- kncwn miscreant grounded the trolley wires in such a manner that the electri- clans of the company have so far been un- | able to locate the trouble. The company claims that the new men brought here to operate the motors are experienced hands, and that they are now in a position to run their cars if permitied to do so. 4 — The Street Cyr, Strike ° YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, July 25.—After a tie-up, lasting several weeks, owing to a strike of its employes, the Youngstown Street Car Company resumed operations today with non-union men. Trouble was. anticipated, and while nothing. serious has;| occurred so far, an outbreak may occur at: any time.: Ties were piled-on the track at: the western terminus of the road early in the day by the strikers, and cars stoned in the eastern part of the city,-but-.no ene was injured. ELMIRA N. Y., managers of Elmira reformatory, charged with neglect of duty in having failed to re- move Superintendent Brockway after the state beard of charities had convicted him of charges preferred by the New. York World, opened this morning before special commissioners appointed by Gov.. Flawer, » — The Anti-Anarchist Bill. PARIS, July 26—In the chamber of deputies today the government's anti-an- archist bill was adopted by a vote of 208 to 168. ——~ Chicago's Strike Damages. CHICAGO, July 26.—The first suit of the many that are to be instituted against the city of Chicago by the railroads for dam- ages incurred during the recent strike was filed by the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago railroad today. The suit will serve as a test case, and is for $5 damage to a freight car. —e- A Kentacky CARLISLE, Ky., July 26.—Shortly after midnight a mob here broke down the jail doors, took out Wm. Tyler, colored, and hanged him to the cross arm of a telegraph pole. Tyler had been put in jail to an- swer a charge of criminal assault upon a thirteen-year-old girl, whom he chok»d ard beat. —— Shipments of Gold. NEW YORK, July 26.—The firms or Lazard Freres and Heidelbach, Ickethetm- er & Co. will each ship $1,000,000 gold on Saturday's steamer. Sana Hot Wind in Nebraska. OMAHA, Neb., July 2 ‘An unprecedent- edly hot wind blew over Nebraska today from the south, doing irreparable damage to corn. The wind felt as though it came from @ furnace. At rcon the thermometer registered 102 in the shade. —_.>_—_ A Colorado Sheep Raiser. MEEKER, Colo., July 26.—News has been received here that masked men have tied and blindfolded Gen. S. Alsebrook and a deputy sheriff in charge of Allsebrook’s sheep and stabbed and clubbed to death about 250 sheep, after which they rode over to Smith and Trimmer’s camp and shot 100 fine blooded rams. The mob gave Allse- brook five days in which to leave the coun- ty, informing him that they had a secret organization of 300 members in Garfield, Reutfe ard Rio Blanco counties who were sworn te rid the county of such people. ——— Fire in Norton, Mass. NORTON, Mass., July 26.—Shortly before moun today fire started in the large box factory in the center of the town owned and cccupied by A. H. Sweet, and in a short time it wi ompletely gutted. The flames spread to the lumber yards adjoin- ing. which are also owned by Mr. Sweet, and the fire is still raging. Four residences in the vicinity were burning at 2 o'clock, and still further iestruction was threaten- ed. Assistance has arrived from Attleboro’. The loss is estimated at the present time to be about $125,000, Steel W tart. CHICAGO, July 26.—The fires were start- ed today in the works of the Illinois Steel Ccmpany, which have been shut down since the beginning of the railroad strike. The plent will resume with a full force on Mon- day, giving employment to about 3,500 men. os The C. and 0. Earnings. FEW YORK, July 26.—The earnings of ihe Chesapeake and Ohio raflroad for the year ending June 30 were: Gross, $9,044,108; decrease, $1,305,657; net, $3,016,980; decrease, $185,953. POSSIBLY IN Suspicion et ae Knor Fire Was Not Accidental. THE POLICE AT WORK The Mass of Debris Still Smoul- ders and Burns. —_— LOSSES REPORTED i aphe aeesaaes The police, members of the Knox firm and the watchman in charge of the burned building are inclined to be suspicious today that the big fire may have been of incendi- ary origin. The building was guarded by a watch- man named Kingsbury, while in the stable a foreman and ten assistants were kept at work all night. During the fire Kingsbury told a policeman that shortly after 2 o'clock in the morning he saw a man in the main building acting in a susptcious manner. When he approached the man the latter asked for the ioan of a wrench with which to unscrew a gasoline tank. The man, so the watchman told the officer, was named Harris and one of the proprietors of a pat- ent gasoline motor which was being tested on the Belt Line railroad. According to the watchman's story, as related by the officer, he ordered the man out. The latter obeyed and moved toward the door, the watchman following. When the watchman reached the Gospel wagon, which was stored near the main entrance, the man was nowhere to be seen. Ten minutes af- terward the watchman discovered flames ‘n the region of the gasoline engine and sound- ed the alarm. Sergeant Byrnes and one of the officers of the sixth precinct met the man near the Belvidere Hotel a few mo- ments before the fire broke out. The facts were at once communicated to Inspector Hollinberger, the chief of detectives. A rigid inquiry was made, and the watchman summoned before the chief. He repeated his story of the fire, and two detectives were at once set upon the case. Thus far no additional information has been obtained. A member of the firm told a reporter of The Star of his suspicions d said the matter would be sifted to the ttom. The strange thing about the whole business was, he said, the presenc> of Har- ris in the stable at that hour of the morn- ing. He had no right ghere. Of course he weuld not say that Mr. Harris was directly or indirectly responsible for the conflagra- tion, but the circumstances were certainly suspicious. The police have been on the lookout for Mr. Harris all day, but up to the time The Star goes to press have not been able to apprehend him. In an interview with a reporter of The Star this afternoon Mr. W. 8. Knox said it was impossible to state what the firm would do in the way of erecting a new building. When the insurance compantes got through he would be able to state. The business of the firm was going along, however, and would continue to do so. He thought there was no doubt that a handsome fire-proof structure would be erected on the present site. Stil at Work. All last nigtt the fire smouldered. Now and then it would break out, and the fire- nen would hurry tg the place with the hose and extinguish it. “It was found necessary to keep two companies at the scene all night, and, although tired and weary with their fierce battle with the flames, engine companies No. 2 and 8 kept streams play- ing upon the srkouldering embers’ all through the night. At € o'clock this morn- ing engine company No. 4 relieved them, and all day this company fought the in- satiable flames, which, Nke Banquo’s ghost, would not away. The scene this morning was one of utter ruin. Several. high.walls blackened by the smoke stood like grim specters above the smoking mass of debris that was piled high up in the air. Whenever a spot was lo- cated where the fire raged underneath, a corps of firemen would loosen the surround- ing debris and give the hose an oppor tunity to get at the fire. But it was slow work. There is evidently considerable fire under the rubbish, and Chief Parris is afraid to leave it for an instant. The-fire men show plainly the result of their hard battle with the flames, The injured are doing well, and hope to be at their posts. before long. A Narrow Escape. Another story came out today which shows what a narrow escape the men from engine company No. 2 had from being buried alive. The company, under com- mand of Foreman Kelther, was directed to take a position on the roof of Adams ex- press stables, and fight the fire from. that point of vantage. A short ladder was run up from the nar- ‘|row alley which leads from B street into the main alley in ‘the rear of the building. Up this Foreman Keiiher led the way. He was accompanied by Assistant Foreman James G. Wilson, F. R. Brill, John Car- rington and Albert Easton. ‘There was another roof a few feet above the stable roof, and Foreman Keliher de- termined that was the better place to stand. Surrounded by his men he directed the stream, little dreaming of the possibility of a falling wall. Suddenly there was a snap like the discharge of a toy pistol, and with a mighty rumble the big south’ wall came tumbling down. There was no need to warn the men. They all saw it coming and made a dash for life. They could not see a hand before them, and blinded b the smoke rushed madly for their lives. Assistant Foreman Wilson, followed by Foreman Keliher, ran too fat and fell head- long from the roof twenty feet below to the alley. Fireman Brill caught the ladder and broke his fall. Fireman Carrington jumped and landed safely, although his feet are badly bruised. Fireman Easton came down the ladder. When Fireman Brill landed he heard his foreman crying out in pain. Foreman Keliher is a magnificent specimen of a man, standing over six feet and weighing nearly zoo pounds. Brill hurried to his foreman, but found he was badly hurt about the back and needed assistance. He tried to life him, but could not. As he was hurry- ing through the alley he heard some one else cry out in pain. It was the assistant foreman. He was lying on his back writhing in agony. He had sustained a compound fracture of the leg. Fireman Brill lifted him upon his back and carried him to a place of safety, and then called for assistance to rescue the fore- man. It was well the men jumped, for a moment's hesitation would have cost them their lives. The place where only a moment before they had stood had disappeared. The falling wall had carried it away. Tie Seene Today. Thousands 6f people visited the scene of the ruins again today, and hundreds lined the sidewalk,all, day watching with idle curiosity the lazy smoke curling upward from the Fang. é ‘The story of the death of the brave fire- men who lost tibir lives was rehearsed again and again. Toward the afternvon Health Officer Hammett directed Messrs. Knox to rempve the dead horses, which were making, their presence known in a very disagreeable manner. When the first one was taken oyt the crowd drew away. The stench ;,Was, intolerable. The work of taking the carcasses out. however, must necessarily for thousands of téns of debris are pon them. Health Otfi- cer Hammett, however, says they must be removed at oncé, for they threaten the health of the neighborhood. Chief Parris today made a detail of four- teen men to attend the funerals of the brave firemen who perished in the flames yesterday. One of the unfortunate features of the fire is that the poor, ill-pald firemen will have to pay out of their meager salary $7.50 each toward defraying the expenses of the funerals. As one of them said to a re- porter of The Star today, ‘It isn't that I object to help! my poor unfortunate com- rades, but $7.50 taken from our pay these hard times Will be seriously felt.” Mr. ©. H. Butler, proprietor of the New jou Theater, had a talk with Chief Par- Fe this morning and agreed to give his theater for a benefit performance on the 13th and 14th of August. He said there was considerable professional taleat in the city and he felt certain they would all con- tribute to the affair. The chief thanked him for his generosity and accepted the proposition. It was expected that Fire Marshal Drew would make an investigation of the fire to- day with a view of locating its crigin, but the condition of affairs makes ‘that im- CENDIARY practicable at present. As soon, however, as the debris is sufficiently cleared away he will begin his investigation. Building Inspector Entwisle viewed the standing walls today, and ordered them taken down, as in their present condition they are a danger to life and limb. As The Star goes to press the fire is still smouldering, and it will be necessary to keep a fire company on the ground all night. The Insured Loss. The insured loss on the fire, so far as discovered by Inspector Balkam of the Fire Underwriters’ Association up to this after- noon, is $164,900, Of this only about $21,500 is on the buildings and the remainder on the contents. The insurance companies involved in ad- dition to the long list printed in last night's Star are as follows: London Assurance, $5,000; National of Connecticut, $40 on contents; Franklin of Philadelphia, $1,000 on contents; Security, $300, contents; Potomac, $3,100, contents: Westchester, $1,090, contents; Northern, British and Marine, $1,000, contents; Home of New York, $1,500, contents; Northern Avsoctation, $1,800, contents; Phoenix of En- gland, $400, contents; United Firemen’s of Philadelphia, $500; Etna, Hartford, $3,000. Inspector H. G. Balkam estimates that the loss on the Adams Express buildings is $3,000, fully covered by insurance. The loss on the row of frames is not known, nor is it known whether or not they were insured. The two alley brick houses and the two bricks on 2d street are insured in the Franklin of the District for $4,000. In last evening's issue of The Star the loss of the National Union Fire Insurance Com- pany was set down as $4,750. The company state that $1,500 of this amount was re- moved on June 9, which thus reduces the loss of this company to $3,250. The library of Mrs. Sarah Irwin Matting- ly, founder and president of the Franco- American Washington Colleges, was de- stroyed. Among the losers in household articles stored in the warehouse, in addition to those named in The Star of last issue, are: B. M. Van Keuren, $300; George H. Baner, $2,000, - The Citizens’ Insurance Company are also in {t for $1,000, THE FUNERALS TOMORROW. Services Will Be Held Over the Bodies of the Dead rome: Coroner Woodward decided today that he would hold no investigation into the deaths of the firemen who lost their lives in the Knox warehouse conflagration, and their funerals will take place tomorrow. The body of Michael Reuben Fenton will be taken from his late residence at No. 232 13 1-2 street at 8:30 tomorrow morning and conveyed to St. Dominic's Church, where solemn requiem mass will be celebrated at # o'clock. The remains of Samuel E. Mas- tin will be buried at 3:30 p.m. from No. 805 18th street, where he resided with his wife and family. The funeral of the third victim, Dennis O'Donoghue, will take place from St. Ann's Church, Tenleytown, where requiem mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. The remains will be interred in Holy Rood cemetery. Removing the Dead Animals. Health Officer Hammett visited the scene of the fire again this morning and gave in- structions for the removal of the bricks and timbers in order that the work of removing the dead horses might not be delayed. The horses, the doctor sald, must be removed, for if permitted to remain there another day they will be in such a condition that workmen will not be able to handle them. Soon afterward the force of men at work removing the debris was increased. Health Officer Hammett then ‘sent word to the garbage contractor to have his wa- gons ready to remove the animals. > NICARAGUAN CANAL, THE An Offer of Money Said to Come From ritish Capitalists. From the New York Herald, today. The White Star Line steamer Teutonic, which sailed yesterday for Liverpool,carried away James R. Bartlett, the chairman of the Nicaragua canal reorganization commit- tee, and Smith M. Weed, a member of the body. Their depa-ture was made on the strength of an offer of a party of Enghsh capitalists to furnish the necessary money to complete the canal. The committee had the offer under consideration for several weeks. Previously it had been hoped that the funds could be raised in this country. Various promises were made, but when the time came for the production of the money it was not forthcoming. E “Wet“respurce, it was concluded to pund the offer of the Englishmen, and fesers. Bartlett and Weed have been thorized to take any action in the matter they deem wise. The capital require is said to be $81,000,000, A Washington dispatch states that this action on the part of the company is regard- ed as a bluff by members of Congress. made, for the purpose of forcing some action on the bill now pending to have the United States government guarantee the bonds of the, canal company. Representatives say they rather expected that the company would take some step of this kind, but they have po idea there is any English or other syndicate that could be induced to purchase the concession to build the canal. If Mr. Weed has been sent abroad because of the effect that his visit might have on legisia- tion, there is no likelihood that such action will have the desired effect —— ee —____ The Newark Goes to Africa, A cable message was received at the vy Department today from Admiral Kirkland, commanding the South Atlantic station, saying that the flagship Newark left Rio de Janeiro this morning for Cape Town, Africa, where she is to be docked and cleaned. The Newark is very foul from long stay in tropical waters and needs cleaning badly. The dock at Cape ‘Town is the nearest one available for a vessel of her size, and that is why she has to make the long voyage entirely across the Atlantic ocean merely to have her bottom scraped. Her departure leaves the anti- quated Yantic alone on the South Atlaniie station. es A Compnater Wanted. The United States civil service commis- sion will hold an examination on August 7 to fill a vacancy in the position of computer in the hydrographic office, salary $1,000 per arnum. The subjects of the examination, in addition to the clerk-copyist subjects, will be algebra, geometry, trigonometry, Icgarithms and adjustment of observations. Those wishing to compete should file appli- cations at once. Residents of the District of Columbia will not be admitted. payee se Wants to Go to Liberia. Recorder Taylor's friend, A. E. Mannin of Indiana, is an applicant for appointment as minister to Liberia. He is supported in his claim by Senators Voorhees and Tur- pie, and also by the Negro Democratic League. Mr. Mannin is ehairman of the Indiana State League, deputy clerk of Mar- jon county and a leader of the colored dem- ocrats of the hoosier state. o-+—__—_ Ran Into a Mad Bank. Just as the Minneapolis was leaving her slip on her recent trial trip she ran into a mud bank, but was hauled off without apparent injury. Still, taking a hint from the doubt that surrounded the injury in- fiicted on the Columbia after a similar ex- perience, the Navy Department has ordered that the vessel be docked and her bottom be examined by a board composed of Com- mander Bradford, Chief Engineer Mulligan and Constructor Feaster, to make sure that her hull is uninjured before she is accepted by the government. Should age be iy discovered it will fall on the contractors, in whose custody the ship was, to make it good. —_———__+- + —____ A Titled Austrian’s Despair. Simon Steinberg, ninetecn years old, who is thought to be an Austrian of rank, at- tempted suicite Tuesday morning in @ tenement in the Austrian quarter of New ‘ork city. His occupation, he said, was an ite peddler, but this is not believed. He was found dying in his room. e had taken a decoction of tokay wine and carbolic acid, and will probably die. ——— -+e+ German Army Vets’ Reanion. ‘The tenth annual reunion of the Bundes Kriegerfest will be held in Pittsburg August 18, The celebration is a reunion of ex-mem- bers of the German army, and is somewhat similar in its nature to our national encamp- ments of the G.A.R. There will be delegates here from all parts of the United States,and it is believed that the attendance will num- ber over 6,000, FINANCE AND TRADE Ths” ein Were Mot in Dr mand Today. a WASHINGTON NOT A FACTOR A Bill Like the One That Passed the Senate. —— THE PRICE OF SUGAR Ses ae ae Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 26.—Opening prices re- flected considerable irreguiarity this morn- ing, and the sentiment of the room was again opposed to improved values. The premicvm lst is too lengthy to warrant a further increase in the short interest, and traders, realizing this, bid up prices in order to force a covering movement. The Grangers were most in demand in consequence of their oversold condition, and all scored frac- tional gains, St. Paul gaining 1-2 and Bur- lington and Rock Island each 5-8 per cent. Nashville advanced 1-2 point through a sim- ilar process end elsewhere smaller fractions were added. There was no snap to the ad- vance, which was purely one of necessity, and the undertone of the railroad list was unmistakably heavy. Traders used the out- flow of gold in support of their arguments favoring a lower level, the actual engage- ment of the metal serving as a pretext for reopening the discussion. The postpone- ment of the tarift debate until 2 o'clock cut out Washington as factor in the early trading. The climax cannot be averted much longer and the increased tension re- sulting from its near approach is easily de- tected among traders who have taken large risks on the result. 1t is the general belief that a bill substantially on the lines of the one passed by the Senate will be submitted for the presidential autograph. The manipulation in sugar furnished no clue as to What was likely to become of the schedule relative to the duty on that article. Pool brokers vid up the price at the open- ing, and are credited with large sales through outside brokers. The price de- clined sharply 2 5-8 per cent to 101 7-%, and later rallied to 103, only to be agin forced down by free offerings. The more conservative operators are still confident that ultimate results w'll warrant their present determined stand on the long side. Distillers was marked up 3-4 per cent on covering, resulting from inside rumors of a campaign against the shorts and the formation of a new bull pool. Chicago was dull at slight fractional concessions. The market for sterling and continenial bills is strong on a small volume of busi- ness, with conditions unchanged from yes- terday. It is currently reported that the demand for exchange resulting in the pres- ent firm rates is due to the maturing of the New York Central's foreign loan, and the simflar obligations of other companies. The scarcity of bills is still marked, and Saturday's loss of gold will equal yester- day's estimates, the engagements alread: assured making a total of nearly $4,000.00 The raiiroad list was neglected during the lest hour, Sugar and Distillers attracting the bulk of the trading, but with opposite results. Sugar was weak on renewed sell- ing by inside interests, who were repre- sented by their own brokers and others less well known. The reported inability of the republicans to stand together on the question of withdrawing the differential tax resulted in some small buying for both accounts. Distillers was strong on good buying traders. Final irregular; but in the main steady, fractional gains. _o FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the ‘opening, the high- est and the lowest and ie comer ices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York-stock exchafige. dents Messrs. Moore & Schiey, No. 80 Broadway: z at slight Stocks. Open. High. Low. Close American Sugar. WOtig Oi TOLS TOR, American Sngar, pi a, MB American Tobacco, 6 SG American Cotton Oil Atchison e nd New Engiand. €. and St. Louis, Nortnern Facine Northern Pacitic, pi North American’ the Masi... a. and Ready timan P. ‘himond Phila. Traction, Texas Pacitic. Tenn. Coal and Umon Pacit) Wabasn.. Wisconsin Central, Sliver. ......2., Sales regular ¢all-12_ o'clock Railroad conv. Gs, $5 $4,400 at 10s. " . 85, at 104; $5,000 at 104; ment” onds. 7 8. 4s, registered, 113% S. 4s, coupon, 114 bid, 114% asked. IS Did.” TINty anked ‘olumbia Bonds. 20-year i eat fund @e: Uk bid” Water stock - 11S bid, “Water stock 7s, 102, . , funding, currency, Ld Ws. 100 bid. fund Ss, ‘ington Railroad Gs, 100 Company ~ 114 bid) Wash. ‘Company 6s, series B) 113 bid. Wash ington Gas Company conv. 6x, 130 L va Bicctric Liat comy. Se, 122 bid, 120 asked. Che apeake ay Potomac Telephone Sa, 99 bid, 105 asked. American Security and Trost F. and A. bil Amerienn Security and Trust 5s, A. and ©, 100%, ‘ashington Market Com. pans Ist x, 108 bid. ington Market Com- ny imp. Gs, 106 bid. pany, ext Gs, 403, bid Washington Market Com- Mawonle i riatton Citizens’, 8 bid, 0 rf 4 108 bid. Praders', 200 bid.’ Livcoln, 90 ‘Ohio, 80 asked. Safe Deposit avd Trust Companies. National Sete Deposit and Trust, °125 bid, 135 asked. Washing- ton Loan avd Trust, 118 bid, ced. Ameri. 2 Wash. Kallroal | Stacks. - W. iid." 300 Te on and G “a. 280 bid, ‘asked. “Metropolitan, 92. 0d. tao |. Columbia, G0 bid. @ axked.” Belt, 25 bid, 30 axked, Eckungton, 27 id. 35 asked. " George: Gas and Electric bid, Metropolitan, 6S ran, » 85 asked. Ai ‘Title “Insurance Stocks.—Ieal Estate Title, 798 bid. 112 asked. Colmabia Title. 7 bia. 8 asked Washingt tle, 5 bid. District “Title, 10 bid, 5 asked. ‘Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 36 bid.50 asked. and Potomac. * asked. Am ‘Graj . B bid, 5 Anked. mathe Gup, Carriage. 35 asked. Misce! ‘Stocks. >Washington Market, 12 bid, 18 asked. Great Palla fee, 490 big. 130 asked 4 ‘orfolk Wash- Washington Brick rf Bt Tot asked. ington eam! a 5 Mrettnes 100 bids” Eaneeln Tail, 80 bide 100 asked Say *Ex div. Gre Markets. 26.—Plour dull, uocbanged— ervele: Aipmcats. 6.504 sarets: rrels. Wheat easter- spot, 534; H Balt BALTIMORK,- Jaty receipts, 7, sales, 600 182,408 bushels: sales, 3.000 bushels; southert® corm by sample, 55056; southera corn on grade, Sle 32. Oars dull 2 white western, 48 asked; No. 2 mix < . anchanged. Sugar and cheese, steady and unchai rm, unchanged. Butter, Keported by Silsby & Co. Bankers and cHicad ppastesgs eeeekE Sab4R DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. A Poor Pavement. Cc. C. Coleman of 629 Florids avenue has written to the Commissioners calling od tention to the foot pavement in front of premises 617, 619 and 21 Florida avenue, which, she says, the inspector of streets has promised to relay, but has failed to do so. wi i Paved. W. Kesley Schoepf, vice president and general manager of the Eckington and Sol- diers’ Home railroad, has requested the Commissioners to pave the thirty-foot alley in the west half of sq 1030, also the south half of the east and west thirty-foot alley in the same part of said square, with either graholithic or vitrified brick pave- ment, under the permit system. License Suspended. The Commissioners have suspended the license of Master Plumber T. C. Clark for ten days. Haliding Permits. Building permits have been issued to A. B. Jameson for two brick dwellings, Nes. 3067 and 3080 Schoot street, Pleasant Plains, to cost $7,000, and to Lucy H. Smith for one brick dwelling at 1530 6th street northwest, to cost $3,100. ———_ Arther Naeck’s Wil. The will of the late Arthur A. Neuck, dated March 24, 1802, filed today, provides that his daughter Minna shall have his “P. H. P.” jewel, his son Arthur his “K.T.” uniform, his son Charles his watch, and his widow, Catharine M. S, Nauck, his Masonic rng and all the rest and residue of the per- scral property. To the deceased's brother, Oscar Nauck, all the real estate and prop- erty is given, in trust, to apply the rents, issues and thereof to and for the support of the widow. if she remain unmar- ried, and to the maintenance and support of the testator’s children until the youngest shall reach the age of twenty-one. When the youngest child becomes of age, such estate and property shall become vested in, and be conveyed and delivered to, the chil- dren and their heirs a3 tenants in common. The widow Is appointed executrix, and it is requested that no bond be required of her. -_-— — A Severe Accident. This morning about 8:30 o'clock a serioug accident was caused at the north front of the new library building by acid eating the rope holding a swinging scaffold and pre- cipitating two of the workmen to the ground. The men were at work washing the front of the building at the time. Mar- ~ Un Chamberlin, who lives cp A street north- east, was one of the jured about the body. He was taken in the fifth precinct patrol wagon to Providence Hospital. The other victim was Alfred Lewis, colored, of G09-4th stréet, He was painfully injured about the legs and body, _ and the ambulance eofyeyed Mm to the Emergency Hospital al eroad — Resting Well. Willie Hooker, the little beyawho was tun over and deprived of a leg by 2 Baltimore and Ohio gnsine last Saturday, wav feport- as resting w today, . eth day, although he wag , —_—> : Two Courts-Martial. : A general court-mantigk thas > bem cape | pointed to meet at vest Fia., on the 30th of July, for the triat of’ such prisoners as may “b® Sroucht before it. ‘The detail for the court is Capt. Henry Romeyn, fifth infaniry; First Lieut. Chi W. Foster, third artillery; First Lieut. Wm. F. Martin, fifth infaniry; Second Liew x artiNery; Schindel, this A general court-marttal is in session at Fort McPherson, Ga. for the trial of varie ous prisoners. The detail for the court is Lieut. Col. Ea@mund C. Bainbridge. third artillery; Maj. Joseph G. Ramsay, third ar- tillery; Capt. John G. Turnbull, third ar- tillery; Capt. James O'Hara, thirf artitery; Capt. Charles Humphreys, third artillery; First Lieut. Sedgwick Drott, third arttt- kery; First Lieut. William EL turkhi adjutant, third artillery; First Lieat. Henry H. Ludlow, third artillery; First Lieut. El- mer W. Hubbard, third artillery; Second Lieut. Jay E. Hoffer, third artillery; First Lieut. George T. Bartlett, third artillery, Judge advocate. ee ie A Rain of Frogs. It rained frogs at Cambridgeport, Mass, during a fierce shower Tuesday afternoon, Ters of thousands of them fell over a.small area—perfectly formed little fellows, dark brown, almost black in color, hot mote Than’ an inch and with uncommeniy prominent eyes. Where they came from and how they~ got here scientists must-enswer, if they can, but here they are, and none the worse for ‘their aerial journey. They appeared as in a twinkling, and streets and sidéwatke fairly swarmed with the liveliest sort of hopping army, where none was to be seen a minute before. eee. A Cholera ‘Seite. ~ mid News has reached Carthage, dj, thot Mrs, Joseph Hatfield has died at Oxv near Meridosia, on the ‘Ifinois Hiver, with what physicians pronounce genuine Asiatie cholera. Mrs. -Hatfield was ill only two hours. It is not known what precaution has been taken to prevent a spreal of the disease. The case has cwised considerable excitement in the vicinity. Mr. Gindatome’s Ever... ‘The London Lancet says that the pupil of Mr. Gladstone's eye, Which war ‘revently operated on, has become #o.obstructed that a needle operation is necessary. His other eye is affected with an immature cataract, but he can still, akied by the application of a solution of atropine, see to write and to read good print moderately well. [lis gen. cral health is good, ‘anf ints “remake able. eee. Fe The Star Oat of Town. THE EVENING STAR will be sent by mail to any address in the United States or Canada for such period as may be desired at the rate of fifty, cents per month,» .. a 7 But all such orders must be ac- companied by the monéy, or the paper cannot be sent, as no ac- counts are kept with mail subscrip- Christian Endeavor Ratirond Rates, A dispatch from Chicago states that the Young People’s SotTety" of Chetettan En. deavor has already begup to agitate the westion of low rates: for its meeting Rext year, which, according to Its program, will be held in San Francisco. has requested that a rete of $5 for the round trip between Chicago and San - cisco be granted to Mt. Af it templates securing this rate, it has gun the agitation a month 100 a0en, chances Bgl Fond = keep up the agitation pretty steady now and the date of the meeting 4 we is —— pay r jowest tariff ever any tran! tinental PE vVvvseore a