Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1894, Page 1

Ags THE EVENING STAR Ebina PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDING aot me some Cor. Lith Secs, by e Evening Star Newspaper Com S.H. KAUFFMAN, Pres't aoe Kew York Ofics, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the @lty by carriers, on t 10 cents the counter in the United cents each. By mail—anywhere States or Canuda—postage prepaid—50 cents per month. f Star, $1.00 per year; led, ; "ont Office at Washington, D. C., i matter.) subseriptions must be paid in advance. vertising made known on application. aS—S————— ¢ £vening Star. | Vor. 85, No. 20,951. WASHINGTON, D. ©., TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. SENATE AND HOUSE Not Much of Interest in Either Branch of Congress. SOME ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED The Bankruptcy Bill Reported in the Senate. THE RUSSIAN THISTLE ‘There was a much better attendance of ®®nators today than when the Senate met yesterday,although there was still scarcely a quorum present. A message from the Pres- ident, transmitting the latest Hawaiian cor- respondence, was laid before the Senate and referred to the committee on foreign relations. A Hoyse bill to amend the act authoriz- {ng the construction of a bridge across the St. Louis river between Minnesoca ard Wisconsin was passed. Deficiency Bill Reported. The last of the appropriation bills—the general deficiency—was reported to the Sen- ate and ordered to be printed. The House amendments to the bill providing for the reimbursement of the state of Nebraska of the expense of a threatened invasion by the Sioux In 1800 and 1801 were disagreed to and a confereuce asked. Bankruptcy Bi ‘The House bill to provide for a uniform system of bankruptcy was reported to the Senate by Mr. George of Mississippi, who also gave notice that he would call the bill up for consideration next Monday. The report of the committee of conference en the bill directing a resurvey of Grart and Hooker counties, Nebraska, was made and agreed to. A resolution was offered by Mr. Mander- gon and agreed to, calling on the Secretary of Agriculture for information as to wheth- er experiments in planting native pine seeds in the sand hills of the northwest were be- img carried on and whether it was advan- tageous to continue the experiments. Mr. Coke of Texas endeavored to cbtain fmmediate consideration for the House bill to prevent interference in the collection of state, county and :.unhicipal taxes as:eesed against corporations and corporate prop- y, but objection was made by Mr. Mitchell of Oregon on account of its importance, and a@t the request of M>. Hoar it was recom- mitted to the committee on the judiciary. Bills Passed. } The following Senate bills were passed: To provide for the payment of the 8 per cent greenbock certificates of the District of Columbia and for the relief of Paul Mc- Cormick. Aiso the following House bills: ‘To authorize the entry of land for gravel pits and reservoir purposes and authorizing the grant of right of way for pipe lines; to remove the charge of desertion against Oliver O'Brien and Andrew L. Grugett; authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to grant leases for sites on the Hot Springs reservation for cold water reservoirs, and to amend two sections of the Revised Statutes Providing penalties for the crime of barratry on the high seas. The House bill to subject to state taxaticn naticnal bank notes and United States treasury notes was called up by Mr. George, but its immediate con- sideration being objected to by Mr. Sher- man, the bill went over until tomorrow. ‘The report of the conferees on the Indian @ppropriation bill, announcing agreement on certain amendments and disagreement on others, was made and adopted, and a fur- ther conference was agreed to. Sundry Civil Bill Up. The sundry civil appropriation bill was then taken up and read by paragraphs. THE HOUSE. At the opening of the session of the House today Mr. McGann (Ill) asked unani- mous consent for the consideration ef a foint resolution instructing the commission- er of labor to investigate the effect of the use of machinery on labor and the cost of Production, its effect en wages, etc. Mr. Kilgore (Texas) objected. A bill to remove the charge of desertion against James Fay ws passed. The at- tempt to force the consideration of the bill to protect public forestry reservations Provided for in the special order of yes- terday was abandoned, and Mr. Outhwaite from the committee on rules withdrew the special order. The Russian Thistle Amendment. Mr. Hatch, chairman of the committee on agriculture, calied up the conference re- port on the agricultural appropriation bill. The only pofnt of difference shown by the report was the Senate amendment appro- Priating $1,000,000 for the extermination of the “Russian cactus,” cr “Russian thistle,” in the northwestern states. Mr. Hatch asked that the House further insist on its disagreement to this amend- ment. Mr. Gear (iowa) moved that the House ree to this amendment. He made a brief ument in favor of his motion. It was of vital importance to the Dakotas, north Towa and other northwestern states, he said, that the Russian thistle should be ex- terminated. It threatened the whole north- “Me Haten, in reply, said that the com- mittze oa agriculture had carefully con- sidered this —_ and had unanimously jec roposition. Titer some debate by Messrs, Baker (Vt) and Hooker (Miss.) against Mr. Gear's mo- tion, and M Cannon (IIL), Boen (Minn.), Pickler (N.Dak.), Johnson (N.Dak.) and Hainer (Neb.), in favor of the motion, the “lr. Gear's motion was defeated, 52-176, end the conferees were instructed to fur- ther disagree to the Senate appropriation for the destruction of the Russian thistle. ————_ o+—__ —_ FAVORABLE ACTION. Senate Passes Bill Relating to District Greenbacks. Mr. Martin today secured favorable action by the Senate on Senate bill 1896, to pro- vide for the payment of the 8 per cent greenback certificates of the District. It directs the treasurer of the United States to pay to the owners, holders or assignees of all board - of audit certificates redeemed by him under the act of June 16, 1880, the residue of 2.35 per cent of unpaid interest due upon them from their date up to the date cf ap- proval of the act providing for their re- demption. He is also directed to redeem and pay all the remaining outstanding greenback § per cent bonds of the District, with interest from the date of issue to the date of urity, and with interest at 6 per cent from the date of maturity to the date of the approval of the pending act. The treasurer is further directed to sell sufficient amount of the unissued 2.65 Dis- t s to cover the provisions of the nerman asked the amount of the se- so redeemed, and Mr. Martin i that the total was 1 that the bill was indorsé and unanimously District comraittee re- ported from the District committee. There Was no objection raised to the passage of the bill. WHAT MIGHT HAVE . BEEN An Order to the Army That Has Just Become Public. How Mobs Are! to Be Dealt W! Regular Troops in Case a ef Riot. ‘ 5 ——— ‘The leaders of the-riotcus mobs who con- fronted the United States regular troops during the progress “ofthe great strike Prebably did mot realize how perilously near they stood to violent death, for not only were the troops fully ‘authorized to shoot into the mobs, but the commanding officers were authorized to detail sharp- shooters to shoot down individual rioters who were particularly obstreperous, All this is made evident by general order No. 23, which was made public at the War Department today. Not for many years had the United States troops been so gen- erally in active service as during the strike, and consequently many commanding officers were somewhat in doubt as to th: powers and duties under the complex la’ and regulations touching the usé of troops. To meet this demand for exact information Gen. Schofield issued general order No. 23. It was dated July 9, and officers were in- structed to regard it as confidential, be- cause it was feared that its publication at the time would further inflame the ex- cited and lawless mobs. The full text of the order is as follows: Text of the Order. General orders No. 23. an HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, July 9, 1834. The following insiructions ere published for the government of the army:* A mob, forcibly resisting o> obstructing the executtun of the laws of the Uniiea States, or attezupting to destroy, property belonging to or uuder the protection of the United States, is a public enemy. ‘Troops catled into action against’ such a mob are gov2rned by the general regulations of the army and military tactics in respe to the manner in which they shall act to ac- cemplish tne desired. end. 1t is purely a tactical question in what manuer they shai use the weapons with wiich they are armed —whether by the fre of musketry and artil- lery or by use of the bayonet and saber, cr by both, and at what stace of the operations each or either mode uf attack shail be em- ployed. This tactical question must necessarily be decided by the immediate commanier ot the troops, according to his best judgment of the sttuation and the authorized drill regula- tions. in the first stage of an insurrection law- less mobs are frequently commingled with great crowds of compuratively innocent peo- ple, drawn there by curiosity and excite- ment and ignorant of the great danger to which they are exposed. Urder such circum- stances the commanding officer should with- hold the fire of his troops, if possible, until timely warning has been given to the inno- cent te separate themselves from the guilty. Under no circumstances are the troops to fire into a crowd without the order of the commanding offic except that single sharpshooters, selected by the commanding officer, may shcot down individual rioters who have fired upon or thrown missiles at the troops. As a general rule the bayonet alone should be used against mixed crowds in t stages of a revolt. But as soon as s warning has been given to enable the cent to separate themselves fromthe qullty the action of the troeps should bé governed solely by the tactical consilerations involve! in the duty they are ordered ty perform. ‘They are not called upon to conside: how sreat may be the Tossés inflléted upon the public enemy, except to make their blows so effective as to promptly suppress all resist- ance to lawful authority and to stop the de- struction of life the momeat lawless resist- ance has ceased. Punishment belengs not to the troops, but to the courts of justice. By command of MAJ. GEN. SCHOFIELD. GEO. D. RUGGLES, Adjutant: Genéral. ——_ oe -_____ SENATOR VOORHEES BETTER. His Physicians Think He Will Be Out in a Few Days.” The condition of Senator Voorheces; who has been confined to his home for a week past by an attack of bladder trouble, is said to be slightly improved, and his physician is of the opinion that he will be out within a few days. He does not regard the Sena- tor’s illness as at all alartiing, though the colleagues and friends of the sick man cannot but feel som2 uneasiness in the matter. The Senator rested well last night and is better than yesterday. ee Pensions Granted. Among the pensions granted today were the following: District of Columbia—Oricinal, Samuel W. increase, John Enright, Oscar D. reissus,, John,,Schwartz, United States Soldiers’ Home. Maryland—Richaré “Hackett, Baltimore; original, widows, etc., Mary L. Pines,.Bal- timore; original, John W. Monosmith, ‘Bal- timore; Mexican war survivors, increase, Charles P. Penn, Budd's Creek, St. Mary’s county; William H. Heal, Spagrowe eint, Baltimore county. Virginia—Original, widows, ete. Nan Ann Copeland, Portsmouth, Norfolk count¥; Matilda Bland (mather),. Westover; CNar! City. Original, William I. Gibson, National Military Home, Elizabeth City; increase, Fielding Diggs, Mathews, Mathews county; original, widows, etc., Susan 0. Tresion, Richmond, Henrico county. Minneapolis’ Trial. The official report of the navai board that conducted the trial and irispection of the cruiser Minneapolis was submitted to Sec- retary Herbert today by Commodore Self- ridge, its president. "The réport tells, in a technical way, the splendid achievement of the ship in breaking all speed records in her class, substantialyvam bas been already toll in a non-techr ical way in the columns of The Star. Certaiw mimor defects in con- struction are pointed out, which, it is stat- ed, will be remedied by the tonitractors be- fore the ship is formally transferred to the goverrment. = Violated the Postal Laws. The Post Office Department was notified this morning of the following arrests of persons charged with violating postal laws: Fred. W. Crossley at Cripple Creek, Colo., by Inspector Mechen; B. H. Baker at Lake Charles, La., by Inspector Dice; Henry L. Nichols at Marshall, Mo., by Inspector Williams. —_____-e-______ Fourth. 8 Postmasters. The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was twenty-five. Of this number eighteen were to fill vacan- cies caused by death and resigyation and the remainder by removals. z <i Railway Mail Superintendents, It has been ordered by Postmaster Gen- eral Bissell that hereafter railway mail superintendent: all be appointed from the division of the railway mail service, instead of through outside influence. -———+ e+ Marine Hospital Service. The Secretary of the Treasury today sent a communication to the Senate sug- gesting an additional appropriation of $35,- 000 for the marine hospital service on ac- count of the additional services imposed by the act of 18% in connection with the quarantine service. SENATE WEAKENING Friends of the Wilson Bill Full of Hope Today. BOTH PARTIES 10 .COME DOWN If a Tariff Bill Fails Congress May Be Reconvened,... . REPRESENTATIVES -TALK ae There were signs this morning ‘of ‘the Senate weakening a little from the attitude assumeg in conference over the tariff yes- terday. Both sides are evidently alarmed by the almost hopeless conditien in which they found themselves yesterday. The pros- pect opened before thent was so bad that instinctively they are getting around to the conclusion that absolutely something must be done. The evidence that Mr. Springer's move against the ways and means commit- tee of his own camp cannot succeed has apparently impressed the Senators that nothing is to be looked for frem that quar- ter. Moreover, the attitude of the Senate corferees in repudiating all agreements reached at the former conference and in- sisting upon the Senate bill, word for word and letter for letter, was too extreme to be maintained. This morning’s meeting of the democratie conferees was no more than an informal talk, and they are to meet for Work this afternoon. To Come Off Their Stilts. There secms to be a general disposition to come down off the stilts which all par- ties have been strutting about cn. If the Senators of the conference will come back to the agreements on the several schedules which were reached at the other confer- ence, whicte left only the metal, the iron ore, coal and sugar in dispute, and agree to the reciprocity proposition as to coal, it is probable that the House would say no more about sugar and take the bill. Whether a measure so dectored could b= fot through the Senate is another question, but it is almost tne only basis on which an agreement might be reached in conference. It ts said that if Congress shoul] adjoura without agreeing on a bill Cleveland would at once call them back again in special ses- sion, and keep the fight up until somethii is done or until the Congress expires. Friends ef the Wilxon Bin Hopetal. The friends of the Wilson bill were full of hope today. They gathered about Chair- man Wilson and the other House conferees on the tariff and assured them that the danger of adverse caucus action by the tfouse had been averted and that House democrats could now be depended on to stand by the Ifouse bill to the last. At t there was an inclination among Mr. son's friends -to remain away from the it this had been adhered to it is bie the caucus wouid have lacked a quorum. But the sentiment is now felt by them to be so engiy with the Hou: conferees that Chairman Wilson and his friends are likely to attend the caucus and take a conspicuous part in it. What Mr. The confident attitude of those identified with the administration and the House bill in the present contest was pointedly ex- pressed by Representative Strauss of New York. He said: ‘The House will stay in session until the 4th of March unless the Senate abandons the farcical position of sending conferees whose instructions are ‘confer, but bring us back nothing but our bill". The House is and has been in a con- ciliatory mood, but not in a mood to sur- render. The House hi never demanded that its bill without the dotting of an i or the crossing of a t should prevail. Its conferees have had and have absolute free- dom of action. The Senate conferees ad- mit that they are bound hand and foot. “This resolves itself simply into the old story of the chief of the fire company, who, when the question of painting the engine came up, made a speech saying, ‘boys, you've always been very kind to me, and as we are abe to paint the engine I em going to leave it entirely to your taste. I don’t give a how you paint her as tong as you paint her red.’ “It is no longer a question of rates. I realize, a merchant, the force of the:cry ‘anything is better than delay." The situ- ation, however, has changed, so that the vital question is not what is best for the country for the time being, but the far more important one, shall the people of this country or shall concentrated capital be dictator? The original merits of the tariff bill—all-important as they are—are second- ary to this question.” Representative Tracey Confident. Representative Tracey of New York, who is one of the warmest friends of the ad- ministration in the House, says ‘The suc- cess of the House contention is now’ be- yond the slightest question. The caucus movement has proved a boomerang ond it will result in strengthening the House con- ferees at every point. The only question at present is as to how soon: the: Senators will open their eyes to this inevitable re- sult. I believe that they are fair men, and that the present resistance is in the belief that the House intends to ‘stitrender, but’ @s soon as they become convinced -that :the House will remain here until she terms of its members expire rather than take the Senate bill then they will yield.” ————-q- LIGHTING THE CAPITOL, An Appropriation to Provide for Elec- trie Lights. It is the ultimate hope of the members of the Senate committee on rulés that some day the water power at Great Falls may be Tarnessed aud made to produce electricity, with Uncle Sam managing the wire gafes and the switchboards. By this means, they believe, the Capitol, as well ll the other public buildings, and perhaps the streets, may be lighted. But that is far in the future, and meanwhile the legislators must have light. The present plant is.very much overworked, and it has been estimated that the present pressure upon the dyna- mos is dangerous. Some temporary pro- vision must be made, and so the committee on appropriations inserted a mew paragraph in the sundry civil bill authorizing the ar- chitect of the Capitol, with the approval ef the committees on rules,to arrange with any existing local electric lighting company to fernish a current for the Capitol building at a rate not exceeding half a cent per hour of burning of a nominal sixteen-candle power incandescent lamp or its equivalent. This arrangement is to be for a period not exceeding one year. The architect is also authorized to grant permission to the com- pany undertcking the work to lay an un- derground conduit through. the Capitol grounds in order to connect its supply mains with the building. No expense is to be charged to the government for laying such mains, and any injury to the grounds or appurtenances will be repaired by the company. No appropriation is -made by the bill to cover this contract. ‘These amendments to the bill were agreed to today without any debate. ———————————— To Reconvey Lands. Senator Gallinger today introduced in the Senate a bill providing for the reconvey- ance of certain lands by the District Com- missioners to Andrew J, and Mary E. Curtin, Vice President's Daughter Not Engaged to * A Romance That Was Not Crashed in the Bad—No Need for a Stern Parent. Vice President Stevenson this morning, through his son Lewis, authorized The Star to make an absolute denial of the story which appeared this morning in several out-of-town papers*to the effect that a Prompt interference has just prevented the marriage of Miss “Mary Stevenson, the eldest daughtes, to Mr. George 1°. Curtis, the clerk in charge’ of the congressional law library. The story printed was that Mr. Curtis met Miss Stevensoa last May and pursued his attentions so devotedly that it was understood they were engaged, that Miss Stevenson ‘wore a diamond ring, the gift of Mr. Curtts, and that one even- ing not long ago Mr. Curtis led at the hotel where the famjly stopped and sent up a note to Miss Stevenson, asking her to accompany him on @ picnic to Great Falls under the chaperonaye of Mrs. Senator Blanchard. He received no answer, the story continues, and the next day he sent a second note and im the evening called and sent up his card to axcertain the fate of his communications, Mr, Lewis Steven- son responded, and taking the young suitor aside told him that his attentions must cease. “The next day Mr. Lewis Stevenson met Mr. Curtis,” the story goes on, “returned his ring and photograph, and warned him not to do anything t® incur the wrath of the Vice President. The Stevenson family then left town.” This statement caused quite a sensation today at the Capitol, where young Curtis is bg | known. Mr. Lewis Stevenson said to a Star reporter: “The story printed in Philadeiphia is not true. Mr. Curtis was not engaged to my sister; he has called at the hotel several times, and was regarded as a mere acquaintance. There was no ring, no photograph, go love letters. I can- not imagine how such a report should have started. Nor is it trué tiat we left the city in a hurry to get my gister away from Cur- tis. My other sister, Julia, has been ill for seme time at Charlestown, W. Va., and as soon as she was able to travel we took her, together with the rest of the family, to Maine. We had beep planning the trip for some time, and were merely waiting for my sister's recovery. Oursmovements had noth- ing whatever to do with Mr. Curtis. That is all I have to say, k make this statement tor my feather as well ag fo . It has been intimated that possibly Mr. Curtis, although he declined to discuss with the eorresponlent who first at it out, could throw some light on the subject of how the romance gained cur- re The publication contained an inter- bit of personal biography concerning Curtis, Unat, it js argued, could not been a matter of common knowledge. “Mr. Curtis is poor,’ this brief history states, “but he has a good family name and excetlent prospects, professionally. His cestors for three generations won di tion.in the United States na father, Stephen Cagin of Pennsylvania ceived a gold medal for distinguished bi very at the battle of Ticonderoga. Young Curus is a graduate of Georgetown Uni- and has been admitted to practice ’ e United States Supreme Court. A’ Star reporter sought Mr. Curtis t at the law library to ascertain his vé of the affair, SS promptly i ed that Mr. Curtis is out. He will not be here today. esting Me. tine- His grand- re- w where he is? Where can ?" askel the reporter. “I do not know. No one know: reply. It may be remembered that Mr. Call made quite a fight on behalf of Mr. Curtis a few days ago, while the legislative appropria- tion bill was under discussion. Mr. Call desired to make the office of law librarian very comfortable, and sought to secure an amendment creating a distinct «ttice with a higher salary than ihat which is now paid to the cierk in cuarge This was opposed by the commitiee ard Mr. Call resorted to every expedient to amend the bill, but without avail. Pi ee DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. was the Watchmen Necessary. In accordance with popular demands, the Commissioners have’ directed the superin- tendent of the: Baltimore and Ohio rail- road to keep a watchman. at the grade crossing of the railroad at Brookland on the Metropolitan branch during the entire day and night. Notifying Citizens. The acting secretary of the Interior De- partment has requested the clerk in charge of the special assessment division to serve notice on all parties owning land in squares 634, 685 and 635 who are delinquent in the Payment of assessments made by the Unitet States for special improvement work done in frent of said land, in accordance with the provisions of the act of March 3, 1 U.S. S.. vol. 17, page 349. He says: t is. deemed proper that the parties inter- sted be again notified of their delinquency im the payment of this assessment before the department takes further action look- ing to the enforced payment of the amount due the United States. Your office has heretofore furnished @ certified copy of the assessment as then made. together with a list of those who haye paid the same.” Today's Orders. The Commissioners today ordered: That Kereafter when a public water main has been laid upon a street in which there are private mains that were laid under agree- ment that all premises should be discon- nected from them and connected with the public main when laid, ft shall be the duty of the chief clerk of the water department to require that this agreement be carried out and that the private main be discon- nected from the public main, at its junc- tion with the latter. ; ‘That the -vell at 7th and Virginia avenue be cleaned; pumped, dowm; description re- ported of the construg! of the well lin- ing; source of water, supply, if practicable; manner in which water, enters the well, and tests made of samples of the water taken where the wi immediately enters the well, and of sampleg taken from the water ac it is ordimarily drawn for use through the pump. Neceasary gor Health. Health Officer Hathmett in his report to the Commissioners regarding the placing of ® trap in alley in square 14, in Georgetown, says: “The true grade of the alley in square 14 is much below the present sur- face. The alley contains a number of new brick dwellings and a’ new brick stable. A trap would not afford proper sewerage, affording but temporary relief.” He certifies that the grading and graveling of this alley is necessary for the public health. Bad Shape. The Commissioners today received a re- port from Health Officer Hammett stating that a portion of the alley in square 737 is now paved, but in bad condition, be- cause of depressions and ruts that retain stagnant water. He certifies that the re- pair and paving of this alley is necessary for public health, and recommends that the work be done under the compulsory permit system. —_—._—_ Cabinet Meeting. The President and his cabinet had a num- ber of important questions before them at today’s meeting at the White House, chief among which was the tariff deadlock, the China-Jenanese war, the Hawaiian ques- tion end the Salvadorian affair. MR. STEVENSON DENIES A CASK OF GOLD A Daring Robbery of American Money in France. THE COMING HAWAIIAN COMMISSION Illinois Militia to Be Recalled From Chicago. HANGING IN NORFOLK o PARIS, July 31.—The police of France are investigating what is probably one of the most remarkable robberies on record, and it is believed that the police authorities of the United States will be asked,if they have not already been so requested, to take a hand in the investigation. In some unac- countable manner a cask of gold from New York, valued at $50,000, has been stolen while en route from Havre to Paris. The French line steamer La Touraine, Capt. Santelli, left New York on July 21 for Havre with forty casks of American gold on board, valued at $2,000,000, ard con- signed to various concerns. She arrived at Havre July 2. The forty casks of gold are betieved to have been safely lanied at re, and they are also said to have been i complete on beard the train running een Havre and this city. But when the casks were counted upon arrival here there were only thirty-nine of them; ome cask containing $0,009 in A! ican gold had by some means, still a mystery to the police, disappeared. ‘The disappearance of the cask of gold has given rise to 2 number of police theories, the strongest being that the gold was foliowel from New York by expert thieves, who patiently uwaited their chance to abstract one of the casks, and who found this chance while on their way to this city. Only Theories ax Yet. The police, pending the termination of their investigation, will not give any par- ticulars concerning the robbery; but it is believed that several persons were concern- ed in the theft, for the cask of gold must have weighed nearly 200 pounds, and cven a very strong man could not have carried such a load alone for any very great dis- tance. Among the theories being investi- gated is one which may turn out to be cor- rect. It is that the thief, or thieves, hid in the car in whi he gold was sub: quently placed, and that while on their way to Paris one cask of gol] was Unrown out of the train, and the robber, or vcbbers, jumped after it. The fact that only ore cask of gold was stolen would seem to indi- cate, according to another t that only one person was concerned in the abstrac- tion of the cask of gold from the train. The Police Puzzled. But the theories are many and the facts made public are very few, not even the name of the consignees of the gold being made known up to the present. Although it is positively asserted that the cask of precious metal was stolen while on its way to this city, there are people who ask if a mistake may not have been made in the counting of the,casks at Havre, and whether the gold was not abstracted on board La Touraine. To this the steamship company’s officers reply that it is impossible for thieves to get at the gold on board ship, so closeiy is it guarded, in addition to the fact that the small hold in which it is seal- ed is situated in the most secure part of the ship. In any case a most remarkable robbery has been committed, and the police of France are busily engaged in an attempt to solve the mystery. No News in New Kork. NEW YORK, Jvly 31.—The report of the robbery of the cask of gold shipped from this city by the French steamer La Tour- raine has caused considerable excitement among the gold shippers. At the office of the French line it was said that no news of the robbery had been received at the New York office. —_.__- WANT THE QUEEN RESTORED. This is the Wi of the Hawalian Commission. PITTSBURG, Pa., July ° ‘The Hawaiian royalist commission, composed of John A. Cummings, Samael Parke> and Judge Weid- ermen, ex-cabinet officers of the royalist administration, parsed through Pittsburg today on their wav to Washington in the interest of ex-Queen Liliuokalani. Judge Weidermen was the only member of the party up when the train arrived. In an interview he said: “We want to bring about an adjustment of affairs at the Hawatian Islands. Queen Liliuokalani abdicated under protest, and is waiting for her answer. We are on our way to Washington to receive it f-om President eland. On 4 the government adopted # constitution and proclaimed @ re- ic. They wanted to send the que: Y, as she does not represent the pr. overnment. We are anxious to have the queen restored, and beiieve we will be successful in our mission.” > MILITIA AT PULLMAN, yor Hopkins Reduces the Namber of Companies to Three. CHICAGO, “uly 31.—Mayor Hopkins wired Gov. Altgeld at noon today asking him to recall eight companies of the first regiment, I. N. G. This order removes. three of the six ccmpanies now at Pullman, and leaves but one conipany on the Illinois Central tracks, that at East Hammond. The mayor said he felt satisfied that the three compa- nies left at Pullman could maintain order. The second regiment, stationed at the stock yards, will be left there for the present, and the mayor refused to say when the remain- ing companies at Pullman will be with- drawn. The action on the part of the mayor was the result of a conference between him and Vice President Wickes of the Pullman company, and Adjutant General Orendorf of the I. N. G. Vice President Wickes did not anticipate trouble, stating that the com- pany was making no effort to secure new men, and that he expected the old em- ployes to eventually go back to their places. ———.__ HANGING IN NORFOLK. The First That Has Occurred There for Fifty Years. NORFOLK, Va., July 81.—The first hang- ing in Norfolk for fifty years took place at noon today, when Madison Brown, colored, was hanged for the murder of Mr. John Dollard. The hanging was witnessed by about sixty persons and went off without a hitch. Death was caused by strangulation. The condemned man made no confession. The morning of April 7, 1893, several pis- tol shots were heard in the vicinity of Queen and James streets, The residents of the neighborhood were aroused and soon it was reported that Mr. John Dollard, a member of the select council and a prom- inent and wealthy citizen, had been killed by burglars, who were attempting to rob his store. About ten days after the murder the detectives discovered a clue and on the 18th of April their efforts were rewarded by the capture of Madison. Brown and Alex. Boush. Boush w: convicted of mur- der in the second degree and sent to the penitentiary for eightcen years. Brown, it was proved, fired the fatal shot, for which hé paid the penalty today. Te proof of tHe pudding is in f6e eating. Yesterday's Star contained 37 cofumns of advertisements, mad: up of 665 separate announce: ments. These adverfisers foug6t pubficitp—not merefp Space, THE PRINTING OFFICE SITE DESPERATE BATTLE Feeling in the House Over the Senate Amendment. Some Will Fight the Mahone Site ana More to Substitute a Public Reservation, Considerable interest is taken by mem- bers of the House in the action of the Sen- ‘| ate committee on appropriations in tack- ing an amendment to the sundry civil bill providing for the purchase of the Mahone site for a governmen: printing office. There hes been a great division of opinion among members of the House upoa the question of a site, which finally resulted in total inaction on the part of the House, with the prospect that nothing could be done at this session of Congress. The action of the Senate committee has revived the hope of frome Congre en that a way out of the difficulty is now presented. A Fight tn the House. If that amendment is agreed to in the Senate an comes ever to the House there is still, however, grave probability that it may not be agreed to, and at least a strong fight will be male against i:. The one en- couragement for the amendment Mes in the argument which the advocates of the Mahone site made when the bill was up in the House several weeks ago, mainly that it would be better to take the Mahone site than not to have any bill at all at this session. The members of the appropriation committee of the House will not discuss the Senate amendment at this time. They say that it will come up in conference, probably, and that they do not want to commit themselves for or against it. The Reserv Men Pleased. There is an element in the House which is very much pleased at the action of the Senate committee in proposing the amend- ment. This element is composed of the peo- ple who insist upon erecting a government printing office upon a public reservation. They will move to amend the Senate amendment by striking out the provision for the Mahone site and inserting the clause providing that a public reservation shall be selected. They think that this motion will carry, and that by means cf an amendment to an appropriation bill they will accomplish the purpose which they failed to achieve in a separate bill. What Mr. Richardson Says, Mr. Richardson, chairman of the com- mittee on printing, who has been figating a long time for a government printing office to replace the present dangerous structure, said in reference to the Senate amendment, “I am so radically in favor of a new building that I will be willing to agree to almost any kind of a bill which will provide one. I have thought, hereto- fore, that the Mahone site was too expen- sive, and the joint committee on printing reported favorably upon a site which can be bought for $106,000. However, as the session is drawing to an end and the pros. pect of getting @ separate bill throug? seems very slim, I will be willing to agree to a compromise of almost any measure just s0 we can get a government prindng office, and that quickly.” ————__-e-______ GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL. The Last of the Appropriation Meas- ures Reported Today. The Senate committee on appropriations today had reported to the Senate the de- ficiency appropriation bill, thus completing the list of appropriation bills. Following are the more important amend- ments: Increasing the appropriations for the in- tercontinental railwzy commission from $12,000 to $49,943; new appropriation of $20,000 to pay E. J. Phelps and J. C. Car- ter for their services as counsel before the Bering sea arbitration; authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay the sala- Ties of customs officers whose terms of serv- ice expired before the appointment of their successors; incidental expenses at the Phila- delphia mint, $19,909; freight on bullion and coin, $5,508; striking out authority for the interstate commerce commission to employ counsel; providing for the printing of a new edition of the abstract of the eleventh cen- sts from existing plates; tc pay the ex- penses of marshals in protecting property in the hands of receivers, $125.06); support of United States pensioners for 1804, $40,534; for ISM the same amount; for payment of railroads, other than Pacific roads, for in- land transportation, $42, to reimburse the official reporter of the Senate for extra clerical expenses in the Fifty-third Co gress, $7,730; for the payment of one year's salary of the late Senator Vance to his widow, $5,000; increasing the House appro- priation for the payment of Southerm Pa- cific railroad from $1,438,08 to. $1,080,481; increasing the House appropriation for the payment of Indian depredation claims from $100,000 to $250,000; to pay special attorneys of the United States courts, $15,000. Payn ent is provided for a large number of sinaller claims. BRINGING THE REFUGEES, «¢ What Will Be Done With Eseta on His Arrival. The arrival of the U. 8. 8. Benniggton at Acapulco, Mexico, Was announced in a brief dispatch received at the Navy Department today. The fever is reported to have abated and all of the sick, including Dr. Tibbitt, are convalescing. The vessel will spend a day or two at Acapulco, waking coal aboard, and will then proceed te Mare Island, Cal., where she should arrive about the 9th of August. Gen. Antonio Ezeta and his staff, the Sal- vadoran refugees, are aboard the vessel and wil go to California. It has been suggested that upon their arrival within the territory of the United States these refugees imay be taken off under habeas corpus, which would doubtless be followed by their release. The State Department, however, is under no apprehension on that score, as it would be a violation of the comity that should ebtain between the executive and judicial branches of the government should a court intervene in this way in the progress of diplomatic negotiations, and placé the State Depart- ment in the position of violating its pledge. There are indications, however, that the whole matter of the application of the pro- visional government of Salvador for the ex- tradition of Ezeta and his staff will soon be amicably settled, perhaps even before the arrival of the Bennington at Mare Island. Spanish Smugglers Captured. Capt. Shepard, chief of the revenue ma- rine service, has received a report from Capt. Willey of the revenue cutter McLane, on duty on the southern Florida coast, stating that on July 25 he captured seven Spanish schconers from Havana doing a pand trade along the coast. One of the vessels, the Nuera Florida, escaped in a storm. The names of the others were the Angelito, the Sevareto, the Javierina, the Fernandito, the Felix and the Virgen du Carma. They were all turned over to the customs officials ard will be fined for violations of the customs and quarantine laws. ——— e+ Treasury Receipts. The total receipts of the treasury for the present month were $37,500,000 and the dis- bursements $20,920,000. Interest payments, howe’ increase these disbursements by about $7,500,000, making the receipts and disbursemeats for the month approximate the same. The receipts from internal re nue were $25,033,000 and from customs $8,250,000. ‘The pension payments aggre- gated $13,200,000, The Chinese and Japanese Fleets Have an Engagement. CHINA SUFFERS A SIGNAL DEFEAT A Battleship and Two Cruisers Captured or Destroyed. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE TIEN TSIN, July 31.—A naval battle was fought yesterday between the Chinese and Japancse fleets. The Japanese sunk the Chinese battleship Chen Yuen, and two large cruisers, supposed to be the vessels built for China by the Armstrongs, were cap- tured or destroyed by the Japanese. The Chen Yuen was a battleship of 7,400 tons displacement, carrying 141-2 inches compound armor at the water line. Her battery included four twelve-inch guns, Pro- tected by an armored breastwork, and two smaller Krupp’s. She was also furnished with eleven Hote! cannon and tubes for Whitehead torpedoes. In addition, the Chen Yuen had twa eight an¢ one-quarter-inch and ¢-inch Krupp’s in her main battery and @ secondary battery of Hotchkiss revolving cai.non. The Chen Yuen was built for China at the Stettin works. She was a sister ship of the Ting Yuen, and was the most powerful warship in the Chinese navy, with the ex- ccption of tie Ting Yuen. Great Loss of Life Reported. SHANGAI, July 31.—News had just been received here of a desperate battle between the fleets of China and Japan, in which the Chinese were defeated, and the Chen Yuen, the largest battleship but one in the Chinese service, was sunk, and two other large Chinese vessels, said to be first-class cruisers, —_ cap’ mod Yee =. The battle was oly contest it the Japanese appear to have handled their guns, ships and torpedoes with more skill than the Chinese. The Chinese fleet engaged carried nearly a thous- and men, and a large number of them are reported to have been killed or drowned, Later dispatches say that few, if any, of the Chinese engaged in the battle escaped. = | a officers, in command of the Chen Yuen, are reported to have met dea with the crew of that vessel. “a Significance of the Defeat. The news of the battle was received here by private telegrams from Tien Tsin, and it is admitted that if the report is true, it means that an end has been put to the power of China, co far as fighting Japan upon the sea is concerned. Not one of the remaining ships of China will dave show it- Self cut of port if 4c is true that the first- class battle ship Chen Yuen has becn sunk by the Japanese. The Chen Yuen must have started out from Taka after leaving the Chinese transports there. ‘The two Chinese cruisers to have been captured or destroyed during the en- gagement which ended so fatally for the Chen Yuen are the Chin Yuan and the Foo Ching. The Chin Yuan was a protected cruiser built at Elswick, England; she had displacement of 2,300 tons and attained an average speed in her trials with all weights, batteries and crew aboard of 18\% knots. Her armament consisted of three S4-inch Krupps and two 6-inch Arm- strongs, protected by splinter-proof shields, She also carried eight 6-pounder rapid-fire Seechhes guns, six Gatlings and four tor- ubes. The Foo Ching was also an English built Protected cruiser, very much similar to the Chin Yuan. She had a displacement of 25400 tons, was built of steel in isw) and carried ten guns of about the same caliber as those carried by the Chin Yuan. Japanese Official Statement. YOKOHAMA, July 31.—The following om- cial statement of the difficulties between China ani Japan which led to the outbreak of hostilities between those two countries has been issued by the Japanese govern- ment: Japan and Chira were approach a settlement of their difficulties when China suddenly requested Japan to withdraw her fleet from Corea and to give a formal come pliance with the Chinese demands by the 20th, otherwise the whole Chinese forces were to land and a sea advance upon the Fort of China was to be made. The Japanese regarded this as an ulti- matum, but acting under the advice of the friendly powers, they agreed to the pro- posals, in principle, in amended form, at the same time declaring that if the threat- ened Chinese advance was made on the 20th, it would be regarded as a menace to Japan. It is conjectured that the Japanese naval commanders were instructed to be on the a vive for the Chinese warships, and seeing the latter advancing on July 27, they opened fire. Bn a The Japanese do not believe that the Kow Shing, the Chinese transport sunk by a Japanese cruiser was flying the British flag. but in any case they regard it, if true, as being a russe de guerre. The Japanese indignantly deny the charges of brutality it gfainst the officers and crew of the cruiser which sank the Chinese transport Kow Shing. No offi- cial report has been received at of this engagement. Japan a issivings are ofi- cially expressed here regarding the possible result to the Philippine Islands in the event of Japan becoming the dominant power in the far east. It is said to be pos- sible that Japan might utilize the troubles at Mindanao Island, Malay archipelago, as a pretext to execute her Protestant Missionaries Suffer. SAN FRANCISCO,July 31.—Reports from Hong Kong show that there is unrest both in northern and southern China and that the outlook for foreign missionaries is bad. Anti-missionary disturbances are reported from Kiang Yon, on the Yang Tse Kiang, but a far more serious affair occurred at Shek Lung, near Tung Kun, on the Pearl river, on June 20. In this instance the American Presbyterian Church was demol- ished by the mob, and one Christian,wheth- er a foreigner or native has not yet been ascertained, was killed. The Roman Cath- olie Church was well guarded by Chinese soldiers, and it is a fact worthy of notice that here, as at Kiang Yon, the Catholic missionary escaped scathiess, while the Protestant brethren suffered heavily. The Telegraph Service. NEW YORK, July 31.—The Anglo-Ameri- can Telegraph Company issued this morn- ing the following notice: “Government messages to Tien Tsin and Pekin, when not written in plain language, are accepted, but are subject to the scrutiny of the Chinese government. Government tele- grams in secret language for Foo Chow are admitted. Shanghai notifies that lines te Chefoo, Tien Tsin and the north wre in- terrupted.” - “The central cable office of the Western Union Telegraph Company has received ad- vices from Hong Kong and Shanghai to the effect that the Chinese telegraph com- panies will not accept any telegrephic mes- sages respecting the war between ‘hina and Japan, The Chinese land lines north of Shanghai are interrupted, cutting off Tien Tsin and Pekin. The Commercial Cable Company this morning sent out the following notices: The Eastern Telegraph Company notifies us that the lines to Chefoo, Tien Tsin and the north are interrupted. The m ambitious de-