Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1894, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR err DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, iE STAR BUILDIN 1101 Feansylvazia Avenue, Cor. 11th i by ie th Evening Star a Company, Few York Office, 49 Potter Building, Cflice at Washington, mail matter.) ‘gi: must be paid in advance. Che Evening 2 mat! Races of ndvertising ena rao Paid im advance GEE Vor. 85, No. 20,973. PLAYING CARDS TAX Everything Ready to Commence the Collection on Tuesday. —— MUST BE ALL STAMPED Cards in Stock Are Not Exempt From the Law. A LARGE REVENUE ee ‘The tariff bill imposes a tax of 2 cents on every pack of playing cards, containing not _ More than fifty-four cards, in the United * States. Secretary Carlisle estimates the revenue from this source at $1,000,000 for the current fiscal year. Treasury experts estimate the entire stock of playing cards now in the hands of dealers at 10,000,000 packs. The annual product of domestic manufactories is estimated at 30,000,000 packs. Imported pluyirg cards are dutiable at the rate of 10 certs per pack and 50 per cent ad valorem, and are also subject to the internal revenue tax of 2 cents per pack. These foreign-made cards are treated like all other importations of du- table merchandise. The duties are assessed and coilected by the customs officials, who are also charged with the duty of seeing that each pack is provided with the regula- tion Internal revenue stamp, price 2 cents. The collection of the tax on the domestic product, including the stock on hand, de- volves entirely upon the officers of the in- ternal revenue service. 2 The preparation for the execution of this business is well advanced, notwithstanding the fact that the tariff bill ts not yet a law and ts not expected to be until Tuesday merning next. Inasmuch as this provision of the bill takes effect immediately on the day the bill becomes a law, it was absolute- ly necessary to make arrangements for its enforcement in advance. This preliminary work has kept a large force in the internal revenue bureau besy day and night ever since the passage of the bill. The necessary iretructions for the guidance of the collect- ors all over the country were Issued by Ccmmissioner Miller several days ago. As Congress made no epecial provision for the expense of collecting this tax, work has been entailed altogether upon the present force. The collectors were instruct- ed to communicate with all the dealers in their districts and to get a statement of their etock, at the same time informing them of the law and the penalties for its violation. Certain tnformation was essen- tial to the collectors in order that they might make their requisitions upon the in- ternal revenue bureau for stamps. Some cf the districts are so large that it was a physical impossibility for the col- lectors ind thelr deputies tc make a thor- cugh caftvass, in ccomplience with depart- ment instructions. In these cases the col- lectors wer? Atithorized to eritet the assist- ance of postmasters. Even with this rein- forcement it was found necessary in many districts to resort to the use of posters to promulgate the provisions of the proposed law for the benefit of dealers who could not be personally informed. This was the case in several districts where there were many stall villages at great distances from each other. Must Be Stamped. When the iaw takes effect every pack of playing cards in the hands of dealers must display the government stamp, indicating the paymeat of the tax, and every pack is- sued by the manufacturer must be similarly decorated. A peralty of %# ts Lebar aprs ve ck that may - Sued or fold after that date. "In addition to buying and affixing a stamp the dealer is required to cancel it by writing on it his name and the date on whieh it was affixed. Failure to so cancel the stamps also sub- jects the delfiquent to a penalty of Sw for each pack, Rise in Price. There are but six factories for the man- ufacture of playing cards in the United States. Therefore it will not be very diffi- cult to keep track of their output. The main difficulty in the initial enforcement of the law will be with respect to the col- pect the tax upon the stock previous- ly iste and now in the hands of the retail dealers. In round numbers there are © 75,000 establishments of this kind in the United States, and their present stock is estimated at 10,000,000 packs of cards. The + dealers have a larger supply on hand than usual. They were caught napping during | the consideration of the tariff bill by Con- > gress It seems that they got the impres- sion that the tax on playing cards would be imposed only upon cards manufactured after the law went into effect, and that it would not apply to the stock’ then in the » hands of dealers. With this idea in mind | they doubled their orders, with the result ' ~that they will now have to pay the tax - that would have fallen upon the manufac- turers if they had not been quite so previ- ous. Although the tax will unquestionably affect the wholesale price of the cards, it _ ts not likely that it will make any differ- "ence whatever in the retail market. In | View of the possible rise in the rates of manufacturers, the dealers who have al- ready laid in their stock may yet come cut even in the transaction nothwithstand- _ ing they will have to pay the two-cent tax ; i 4 on_the cards row in stock. Five corporations are engaged in the manufacture of playing cards, but, as al- ready stated, there are six factories. The United States Playing Card Company of New Jersey has a factory in Cincinnati atid another in Indianapolis. The New York Consolidated Company has a factory fn New York city. So has Andrew Dough- erty and the Perfection Playing Card Com- pany. The other factory is that of the American Playing Card Company at Kala- mazoo, Mich. The annual product of the United States Company 1s estimated at 18,000,000 packs, and that of the other four _ companies combined at 12,000,000 packs. ; The Stamps Ready. ‘The internal reyenue bureau has pre- pared the stamps necessary for the execu- tion of this tax, and they will be ready for delivery in all parts of the country by Tuesday morning next. There are two kinds of stamps for playing cards—one for the stock on hand and the other for the general issue of the nufacturers after production. They are e, except in two important particulars. The dealers’ stamp fs light red in color and the manufacturers’ stamp is blue. The former contains the words “On hand August, 1894," while the Jatter stamp contains instead the words “Act of August, 1894. The exact date is omitted on both for ob- vious reasons. The stamps are about the ze of an ordinary postage stamp. They are exceedingly s‘rrple in design, but are believed to be safe from counterfeiting. There are small squares at each corner, and the main insignia Is a miniature repre- sentaticn of four cards of the suite of dia- monds, held in the usual fan-shaped fash- lon; but why only four cards, and why dia- monds, without regard to sequence, are things that “no fellow can find out.” Across the face of the cards ts printed the words ) “Playirg cards.” The ir-itials “U. S. I. ) meanirg United States Internal venue, ) are prirted in a line across the top of the #) stampr, and at the bottom, underneath the ds, is a large figure 2 and the words, August, 1804,” or “Act of August, 1804,” prding to the purpose of the stamp. The words “Two cents” are also ‘omi: ently displayed on the stamps. The Durezu of engraving and printing is turn- © ing them out in tmrr numbers In an- | ticlpotion of immed and it is safe to say that the supply will meet all cur- rent demands. Playing cards were taxed at the rate o cents per pack during the wer, but since then they have been entirely exempt frem ‘taxation. Claims to Be Made by the Republic of Colombia, She Asserts That Under a Former Treaty She Should Have Had Reciprocity Benefits. An important diplomatic secret has leak- ed out to the effect that our government has become sadly entangled with one of the Central American republics, as a result of the operation of the reciprocity treaties, end will have a bill to pay, beside which the Bering sea claims will appear trivial in amount. The country in question is the United States of Colombia, one of the Central American republics, which steadily refused all efforts of the State Department to induce it to become a party to one of the reciprocity treaties. Moreover, when her sister republics and Spain (as to Cuba and Porto Rico) began to ship their products, duty free, to the United ites, under the terms of their new. treaties, Colombia claimed the same exemption for her staples, hides, coffee, sugar and molasses. The State Department rejected this claim, as it was obliged to do, else the whole fabric of treaties would have fallen, the United States being able to offer no inducements otherwise. The Treaty of 1846. Colombia persisted in her claith, and pointed to the treaty of 1846, which declares that the Colombians shall not be assessed any duties upon their products imported into the United States higher than on like articles imported from any other foreign country. That meant, they contended, that if the staples above mentioned entered the United States free from Brazil and Cuba they should enter free from Colombia also, regardless of reciprocity treaties. They have never abated this contention; many letters have been exchanged on the subject, and at last the United States has been obliged to admit the strength and correct- ness of the Colombian position. The Government Must Refund. This being done, it follows that the gov- ernment must refund to importers the amounts which they have paid in duties on Colombian products which should have been free, or admitted at lower rates. Just what the total will amount to no one can tell at present, but steps are taking to ascertain the amount from statistics. The United States very recently induced Spain to order @ refund of five million dollars, collected erroneously upon our exports to Cuba, but a stronger case stiil is found in an instance where Great Britain was obliged to refund duties to us under the of a treaty closely correspondirg with that between the United States and Colombia. Wh: jenntor Gray Says. Senator Gray, a member of the commit- tee on foreign relations, says that when the reciprocity amendment in the McKinley bill was being considered in the Senate the question as to those nations claiming rights under the “most favored nations” clause of treaties was raised. Mr. Gray contended then that any nation having treaty rights of this kind would be entitled to the privi- leges of special agreements made with any nation under the reciprocity section of the McKinley law. Senator Evarts, then a member of the committee on foreign rela- ticns, contended that special trade agree- merts authorized by laws subsequent to the time the treaties containing a “most fa- vored nations” clause were made would supersede such treaties. Serator Gray says the first question to be raised in case claims were made of that character would be to whom the money was paid. Not to the importers, he says, because they secured a higher rate for their goods if they paid higher duties. It would be impossible to find the consumers, and the Colombian government would not ex- pect to be paid these sums. If the claims are made, and Congress is called upon to pay them, it will lead to a great deal of discussion, and the tariff policy of the coun- try will again be reviewed, EE AND GEODETIC SURVEY. CoAsT Changes Made Necessary in the Re- organisation of the Bureau. The reorganization of the force in the ccast and geodetic survey office under the reduced appropriation for the current fiscal year has resulted in the following changes im that service: Office force—F. M. Little, promoted; O. B. French, reduced; Martin Hensel, removed; M. W. Wines, removed; Theo. Wasserbach, removed; G. F. Pohlers, removed. Field force—Promoted: J. T. Hayford, Wm. Eimbeck, A. Braid, J. F. Pratt, O. H. Tittman, H. G. Ogden, C. H. Sinclair, E. F. Dickens, D. B. Wainwright, W. C. Hodg- kins, C. H. Van Orden, J. E. McGrath, B. D. Preston, G. R. Putnam, J. B. Baylor, J. A. Flemer, I. Winston, all assistants. Reduced: B. A. Colonna, G. A. Fairfield, J. J. Gilbert, R. E. Halter, P. A. Welcker, Gershom Bradford, W. H. Dennis, W. L. Vinal, A. F. Rodgers, J. W. Donn, H. L. Marindin, C. F. Iardella, Edwin Smith, R. M. Bache, H. L. Whiting, F. A. Young, all assistants. Removed: E, Goodfellow and C. H. Boyd, assistants. The coast survey is under the Treasury Departinent, and the changes were made by direction of Secretary Carlisle. The ap- propriation is $8,000 less this year than last. Nearly all the force are possessed of scien- tific attainments, — + e+ _____ THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR. He Left for a F Monthw’ Vacation Today—His Rumored Transfer. Sir Julien Pauncefote, the British ambas- sador, left New York today for a four months’ vacation in Europe, most of which time will be spent at Carisbad, in the hope that the celebrated waters of those springs will be beneficial to a chronic malady he has suffered from for some time. He will be joined there by his famfly, the members of which have preceded him across the ocean. He called at the White House yes- terday afterncon with Secretary Gresham, for the purpose of taking leave of the Presi- dent, and also to assure himself that the ne- gotiations between Great Britain and the United States, on the various matters at is- sue, are in a state that will justify his ab- sence from the country for a few months. Among the questions now pending between the two countries are the Samoan affair, the complications in the Mosquito country and the settlement of the claims of .Cana- dian sealers for alcged illegal seizures in Bering sca. Although it has been currently reported that Sir Julicn is to be transferred to the Turkish mission, it is said, at the State De- partment, that no official information tas been received there to that effect. One of- ficial said that there werd good reasons, which could not be stated, for the belief that there is no foundation for the report, and that Sir Julien will certatnly return to the United States at the exptration of his leave. During his absence, Mr. William E. Goschen, secretary of the British eribassy, will have charge of its affairs. ——+-o-+____ ANOTHER CONFERENCE. Seeretary Carlisle Calls at the White House This Afternoon. Carlisle called at the White Secretary | House at 2:30 o'clock for another confer- ence with the President in regar@ to the tariff bill. His visit was significant in view of revived reports of a disagreement be- tween the two statesmen over the sugar schedule. Some Think He Would Like the Next House Republican. THIS WOULD DIVIDE RESPONSIBILITY A Majority of States is What Re- publicans Want. THE CAPITOL DESERTED the Knights of Pythias’ encampment. is apt to change it. The indication still is that he intends to completely ignore the bill. It is understood that some of his cabinet officers have join- ed the Congressmen in urging him to sign the bill, but they have received no sort encouragement from him. The plea that his signing the bill will help democrats in the election of members to the next House ese not appear to have any affect upon What Some Members Think. There is a suspicion in the minds of some of the members of the House that he is either indifferent about having a democratic majority in the next House, or would ac- tually prefer that the republicans should have the responsibility of managing the af- fairs of that body, put upon them next time. If the next Congress is in control of the democrats, as this one is, “nominally,” responsibility for the affairs of the govern- ment will rest with the democrats for the full four years of Mr. Cleveland's term. The experience of the first two years has been rather discouraging, and it is possible that Mr. Cleveland would like to have the responsibility divided during the two years immediately preceding the next presidential election. In the judgment of the best in- formed democrats, another democratic Con- gress means a free silver Congress, and it would probably not be agreeable for Mr. Cleveland to veto a silver bill just before the beginning of the presidentiai election. A Majority of States. While the republicans are fighting for election in as many districts as they can, and their campaign committee is working hard for the next House, the long heads in the party are much more anxious to get a majority of states than they are to get a majority of members of the House. The election of the next President may be in- volved in securing a majority of the states, while nothing but responsibility without Power to perfect legislation would be car- ried with their majority in the House. ——_+-e+_—__. LABOR HEADQUARTERS HERE. Representative Hudson Thinks That the Movement Will Be Successful. Since the acknowledged failure of the A. R. U. strike there has been a manifest tendency on the part of the labor ieaders to urge their followers to unite for the bet- terment of wage earners in politics. Prest- dent Debs of the A. R. U. has proclaimed this as their wisest course. Representative Hudson of Kansas said today: “I have no doubt this movement to found headquarters of the labor organi- zation in Washington will be successful. It is not intended to remove the existing headquarters of the Knights of Labor from Philadelphia or to bring the central offices of any order here, but merely to have headquarters where representatives of la- boring organizations will be maintained,who can work in the interests of labor. The true friends of laboring men have always advised them to avoid strikes and have recourse to the ballot for the betterment of their con- dition as a class. There is a greater ten- dency toward united work among the dif- ferent ——.. at this time than ever before. This tendency was manifested in the petition for the free coinage of silver and against interest on bonds, which was recently presented to the House from unit- ed labor.” It is understood that the organizations will maintain agents here to look after their — interests as some of them do now, but that these representatives will be expected to co-operate for the furtherance of legislation deemed to be for their inter- ests. o-_______ NO OFFICIAL NEWS. Received as to the Reported Stirring Events at Blueflelds. Neither the State nor the Navy Depart- ment is informed officially of the stirring events reported to have occurred at Blue- fields, resulting in the arrest of British Vice Consul Hatch and some American res- idents of the place by the Nicaraguan au- thorities. They are anxiously awaiting of- ficial news, but, meanwhile, are satisfied that the American naval commanders are fully equal to the task of protecting ali Americans in Bluefields who are entitled to such protection. By direction of the State Department Capt. O'Neil of the Marblehead repeatedly warned the American residents of Bluefields that if they meddled in the broils between the Nicaraguans and Mos- quitos, and by taking up arms against the former violated the laws of the country, they would withdraw themselves from the protection of their own country. All that our government can do consistently is to see that the arrested Americans are proper- ly treated, are tried speedily and receive exact justice. All this will probably be looked after by United States Minister Baker at Managua, where the prisoners have doubtless arrived by this time. —————+o-—___. Farther Test of Shells. There was a further test of the Taylor eight-inch cast-steel shell at Indian Head yesterday, this time with satisfactory re- sults, the sbell piercing the four-inch armor plate and being found broken up in the earth bank behind. This promises well, for the object of the designers of the shell was to secure a projectile combining in a meas- ure the qualities of the armor pierced and the ordinary percursion shell, so that it may enter the side of the ship attacked, as does the first, and yet be sure to explode almost immediately after the impact with destructive results. The experiment is like- ly to be pursued further in the future. ——-_e-__. More Acts Approved. ‘The President bys approved the following measures: The act to prevest the recording of sub- divisions of land in the District of Colum- bia in the office of the recorder of deeds. The act to open, widen and extend alicys in the District of Columbia. The act authorizing the purchasers of the property and franchises of the Choctaw Ccal and Railway Company to organize a corporation; also ten private pension and relief bills. WASHINGTON, D. O., SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1894—EIGHTEEN PAGES. The President Has the Report, but is Not Likely to Agt:Bgpn. The Findings ‘ot the Givil Service Commission Now in ,the,President’s Hands—Additiona}, Testimony. ——— ee According to current .uridgrstanding Mr. Cc. H. J. Taylor, recorder. af deeds of the District, has been tried ang convicted by the civil service commjasiqgn of palpable violations of the civil gervige law against the collection of money for campaign pur- poses. The civil service. commission com- pleted the preparation of ita. report in this case late yesterday afternoqn, and sent it by special messenger to White House for the consideration a) action of the President. The report was signed by all three of the commissioners, and is said to show in a most unmis- takable way that Mr. Taylor was guilty of the charges made against him of receiving campaign contributions from col- ored employes in the executive departments under implied threats of dismissal in case of non-compliance with his demands. There is no doubt that the commission has made out a strong case against Mr. Taylor, ‘but there is considerable uncer- tainty with respect to the President's ac- tion in the premises. In view of the fact that the President will be very busy with congressional matters and other important affairs of state up to the time of the ad- jcurnment of Congress, and as he is going away for a long vacation immediately there- ‘ter, it is not considered at all probable that he will find it convenient or agreeable to dispense with the services of his faithful henchman for several months to come, even if he should finally conclude to act in accordance with the report of the civil service commission, © It is said that additional testimony of a strongly criminating character has been filed with the commission against Taylor since the conclusion of the original investi- gation, and that it will be made the sub- ject of a supplemental report to tne Presi- dent. This evidence, it is understood, was furnished by colored mesengers in the Treesury Department, several cf whom, it is alleged, swore that they had paid money to Taylor in person for political Purposes, in order to insure their retention in office, ————+ eo ____ PRESIDENTIAL PLANS, Mr. Cleveland W: The President will leave Washington as soon after the adjournment of Congress, at 2 o'clock on Tuesday next, as it is possible for him to get away, and he will then re- main permanently at his summer home, Gray Gables, on Buzzard’s bay, until late in the fall, His summer cottage will be transfcrmed into an executive mansion for the time being, and all public business re- quiring executive action will be transacted there and notice thereof transmitted to the White House at Washington for promulga- tion to the public. The-details of the Pres- ident’s trip to Gray Gables have not yet been firally arranged, but it is settled that he will leave the city as soon as he can get away consistently with his existing engage- ments, we ‘The parade of the Knights of Pythias will take place on Tuesday, and’ the President has (pian to review Jt bnless prevented by the exigencies of public business. The Probabilities are that he will be closely en- gaged with congressional matters the entire day up to 2 o'clock, although there is now no certainty of the enactment. of legislation on Monday or Tuesday moraing that will prevent his giving an hour@ time to the Knights of Pythias’ review, An effort will be made to have him attend the reception at Convention Hall Monday, evening, and he has also been requested» to grant the officers of the order an unity of pay- ing their respects to him. ‘Bhe best infor- mation obtainable today, i to the con- clusion that the Presidemt will leave here on his vacation Wednesday morning of next week at the latest. DYNAMITE, GUES. Capt. pson Satisigd They Are Not juitable for Use on Shépboard. The transformation of! the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius into a torpedo catcher, which was delayed in order to profit by the experiments now being made with the new dynamite guns at Sandy Hook, will at once proceed according to the original plan. Capt. Sampson, chief of the ordnance bureau,who personally witnessed the Sandy Hook tests, has returned to this city, and while satisfied that the dynamite guns as there mounted on training and elevating carriages are all that the inventors claim, still he has been confirmed in his belief that they are not suitable for use on shipboard. The drawbacks to such use are the great weight of the guns and compressors and boilers, the valuable space occupied, the short range of the weapons and the im- possibility of aiming them without turning the whole ship. Besides, the ordnance bureau has been meeting with a hign meas- ure of success in its efforts to develop the use of high-explosive shelis in ordinary rifled guns. It has already accomplished the projection of @ six-inch shell, charged with high explosive, at a speed of 1,200 feet per second, over a distance of four miles, and if the twelve-inch rifle performs as well, with a 200-pound charge of dynamite, and its superior accuracy and long range. it will be ruch more efficient for ship use than any other form of gun. ————-_e-____. TARIFF BILL, It is Still Unsigned at the Treasury Department. The President took no action on the tariff bill today, and there remains but one day more—Monday—ir. which he can either sign it or return it to Congress without his approval. Otherwise it will become a law without his approval, and go into effect at the beginning of business Tuesday morn- ing. Secretary Carlisle still has possession of the bill. It is in the right-hand drawer of his desk in the Treasury Department, and will probably remain there until it is sent to the State Department to be re- corded and filed in the archives. Secretary Carlisle and Attorney General Olney were together for several hours this morning, making preparations for the enforcement of the bill on Tuesday next. ———__«-____ Appointments. The following appointments have been made by the Attorney General: Thomas E. Milchrist, late United States attorney at Chicago, special assistant United States at- torney for the northern district of Illinois; James A.Marshall of Salt Lake City, special assistant United States atterney for the territory of Utah; F. D, Kelsey of Sitka, assistant United States attorney for the dts- trict of Alaska. E. D. Roe of Delaware has been appointed special agent of the.Department of Justice to investigate violations of the intercourse acts. —————-e+___—__ To Investigate Caisson Explosions. Capt. Roger Birnie, the crdmarce expert who reported to the ordnance bureau on the first disastrous caisson explesion at Chi- cago, has again been order¢d to proceed to Fort Sheridan “‘to examine pnd report as to certain ammunition,” probably meaning the lot of shrapnel that explofied during ma- neuvers a few days ago. Series of Orimes Committed by Desperadoes, STIRRED UP ALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD Murders and Assaults in Northern Mlinois. CHASE OF THE CRIMINALS —_——_—_—- CHICAGO, August 25.—At 10 o'clock last night a north-bound train on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul road was held up by two men at a small station between Cook and Lake counties. One of the de- tectives of the road, who was riding on the train, was shot and killed, and the watch of the conductor, who was in charge of the train, was taken from him. The train had stopped to allow the engin- eer to take water from a tank, and within thirty seconds after it had come to a stand- still two masked men climbed into the ca- boose and ordered the conductor and one brakeman, who were in the car, to throw up their hands, The railroad men were forced ta obey, and the robbers had just taken the conductor’s watch from him when Detective Owens entered. He was shot and instantly killed by one of the bandits, both of whom jumped from the train and disappeared in the darkness, A fal train carrying a number of Special officers of the road was sent before ae to run the robbers down, if pos- The robbers were reported today as hav- ing taken refuge in Des- plaines river. eg atta se Pursuft of the Murderers. A special train bearing a large number of policemen and detectives was sent out at 9:30 to Desplaines. The officers were armed with Winchesters and carried orders to shoot on sight. Trainmen who passed through Desplaines this morning declared that they were informed at that village that ‘two city police officers had been shot by the three bandits. The story went out that the pursued men in a farmer’s stolen wagon had been closely pressed by a patrol wagon load of police between Jefferson and Norwood Park on the Maywood road, Leaping from the wagon the three men took refuge under a bridge and when the officers dashed up and began to pile out of their wagon the pursued men turned loose their revolvers and shot two of the officers. In the confusion which resulted after the first fire the men escaped to the w where they were soon surrounded by police. Messengers were dispatched to Jefferson for physicians and brought the news of the shooting to that village. Watchman Shot at Mayfair. Another report was that the train robbers after leaving Deerfield, on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, cut aross the country to Mayfair, The depot at May- fair is on Holcomb avenue. Sitting at the depot was a Chicago and Northwestern rail- road policeman, Patrick McGrath, who had been apprised of the deed of violence at Deerfield. He was on the lookout for any suspicious characters, ‘The cher saw the men approaching and started up to intercept them. Just here the robbers brought their guns into play and began firing at the officer. He dropped to the ground, shot in the arm and Bide. After this bit of bloody work the bandits hastened out Holcomt avenue to Law- rence avenue. On the way they met a farmer in a wagon on the way to the city. It was but a moment’s work to throw him out and take possession of his vehicle. With horses to draw them the thieves made better time and were soon on their way through Lawrence avenue to Milwaukee avenue. By this time that part of the country was in a turmoil. Boys and men on ponies and horses, hastily saddled, were in the chase after the desperadoes. Out Milwaukee ave- nue galloped the robbers in the wagon, while behind them at a respectful distance clattered the horses of tne pursuers. Be- hind these again came a patrol wagon et full speed, in which were four policemen. The pursued men kept on out Maynard road, when they took to Orchard place woods on the Desplaines river, south of the Higgins road. What McGrath Says. McGrath, who was shot at Mayfair, prob- ably escaped instant death because he had @ penholder in his pocket. He noticed some men—three, he says—on a flat car which was attached to a south-bourd train, and shouted to them to get off. He thought the men were suspicious-locking characters and that they might have had something to do with the Deerfield robbery. When the men were crdered to leave the train they an- swered with revolvers. McGrath fell to the latform with three shots in his body. One ullet struck the left arm, one entered his bedy and a third struck near his heart, but was diverted by a penholder which the offi- cer had in his pocket. McGrath was brought to the city and taken to St. Luke’s Hespital. The Northwestern railroad officials re- ceived word at 11 o'clock that the fleeing bandits near Mayfair had shot and killed two special policemen who attempted to in- tercept their flight. More Policemen Killed. The information recelved indicated that the desperadoes, after their early” hold-up, boarded an in-bound train at Deerfield. Holding up the conductor, they robbed him of all the money he had, and then pulling the bell rope jumped from the train near Mayfair. Starting for the woods, they were by two special policemen, Plunk and Yunt, and, opening fire, both ofM- cers fell, mortally wounded. The robbers then continued their flight, and after an ex- citing time reached the woods in safety. Three miles from where the farmer named Eggerston was held up his team was found. The wagon had broken down and had been abandoned by the desperadoes. Both of the horses were completely ex- hausted. The officers traced the fugitives to a corn field, through which they ran, and a score of policemen took up the trail. When news of the shooting and robbery reached Evanston Chief of Police Carney was at once on the alert for suspicious characters. The oflicers found two men lounging about the water tower in North Evans- ton, and he at once locked them up, tele- graphing the railway people and Chicago police. In view of the developments at Mayfair it is not believed the men under arrest at Evanston are implicated in the killing of Officer Owe. Superintendent Barr of the St. Paul today received an official report on the robbery and murder at Deerfield last night on one f the company's freight trains. : “I think,” said Mr. Barr, “that Detective Owens must have tried to arrest the man when he was shot. There is nothing strange about the fact that the detective was on the train, Our special agents fre- quently go out on freight trains to look for thieves. Desperadoes Fought Desperately. The desperadoes were finally captured in the woods in Elk Grove about noon by five Chicago policemen. The men were sur- ‘ound2d and fought desperately, firing as often as their revolvers c: be loaded. After fully 100 shots had en exchanged the men both fell seriously, but it is thought not fatally, injured. They gave their names as Will Lake and W. F. Gorden and were brought to Chicogo and locked up in a West Side police station” { Star. TWO CENTS, A BIG BILL TO PAY CLEVELAND'S HOPE RECORDER TAYLOR'S CASE HELDUP BY TWO MEN GREAT CHINESE VICTORY Defeat of the Japanese With Much Slaughter. Killing of. 1,300 Soldiers—Energy in Haunting Down Suspected Spies— Massacre in Formosa. SHANGHAI, China, August 25.—The let- ter from Chemulpo, Corea, received at Che- Foo yesterday, announcing the defeat of a Jayanese force and the killing of 1,300 Jap- arese soldiers, is much commented upon here. If the report of the battle is correct, the Chinese cavalry, in dividing the Japan- ese force in two parts, did excellent service, and the subsequent heavy fire of the Chi- and it is given out that they will be ed from China; but nobody so nodes tenet see verely. The Japanese elsewhere in China are sub- jected to the most harsh treatment. ‘In the island of Formosa the Chinese authorities have been decapitating Japanese subjects, supposed to be spies, in numbers. cording to advices received here from For- operat the transit dues on yarn, ——_-- TO CURE DIPHTHERIA, Dr. Koch’s Treatment to Re Trieé in tive cure for diphtheria, will be introduced into this city by the board of health as soon as an appropriation can be secured for the purpose. The treatment was covered by Prof. Koch and worked out in the institute for Infectious diseases at Ber- lin. In order to study its workings, Herman 0. Cyrus Edson. In 250 cases the anti-toxine treatment produced the following results under Prof. Koch's prescriptions: Where the treatment was applied within the first twenty-four hours, all cases were cured; where patients were inoculated on the second day of the disease, 97 per cent —. eat a. Byad disease can be endered Immun: symptoms been developed. ¥ ees cases are treated within thirty-six hours the mortality can be rendered practically nothing. It can be seen how wonderful the treatment is when it is recalle@ that the ber cert, The sutbaeeine ee aid anti-toxine treat on the following facts: eis 1. It hasbeen found that where a person contracts an infectsous disease, and re- covers from it, that person cannot contract the same disease te length et . again for a greater or less caused by the germ of that disease, but & poison (toxine) created by the germ. ih diphtheria the Klebs-Loeffier bacil disease create a poison, png from the throat by the body, jeath. 4. The reason why & person who has re- bs be an fectious disease cannot ‘take’ that disease again for a period of time is because there has been created in the body of that person an anti-toxine, some substance which neutralizes the person of the disease, just as acid 5. Dr. Koch has - taka io found that if large ani. cows, &c., be given small doses of diphtheria bacilli, ti will become slightly sick, giving them ca dose after th; we and another there comes a tine ee, e of these animals an antidote to this poison. ee off in such quantities as will injure the animals and may be used at once woe person who has just contracted the dis- As however, the an into a man would create a fever the serum of the animal’; sepa- — before it is used. : <3 contains the anti-toxt tance. If this anti-toxine serum te injector Mant a healthy person it has no febrine effect what- SXerj Dut tt neutralizes the poison of diph- It takes from four to six an animal into the work of maki done by a sanitary get none of it. ‘The board will ask for an appropriation of $30,000 to carry along the work, —>——. WROTE A LETTER WHILE ASLEEP. A Remarkable Case of Somnambulism Well Authenticated. SEDALIA, Mo., August 25.—A most re- markable case of somnambulism, well au- thenticated, is reported here from ten miles north of this city. Miss Susie Sterlin, Gaughter of Joreph Sterlin,a wealthy farmer of Pettis county, had been taking music les- sons, but the term had expired. About mid- night last night Mrs. Sterlin was awakened by hearing her davghter leavirg her room ard Mr. Sterlin was apprised. He followed the young lady end was artounded at hear- ing her call to her brother, who was in his room, to weke and get a igtter she had, as she wanted it mailed at ofce. In- vestigrtion disclosed that Miss Sterlin was in a sound sleep, but she had in her posses- sion a very intelligible letter that she had written while asleep, addressed to her teacher, apprising her of having gained the parents’ consent to continue her musical studies. —— BRITANNIA DEFEATED. Beaten by the Satanita by Minutes. WEYMOUTH, England, August 25.—The Britannia and Satanita raced today in the Royal Dorset Yacht Club regatta for the queen’s cup. The course was to and around the Shambles and return, to be sailed over twice. The Satanita won by four minutes. Fourth-Class Postmasters, Thirty-three fourth-class postmasters were appointed teday. Of these sixteen were to fill vacancies caused by resignations, thir- teen by removals and four by deaths. Four injection of the blood of 5 THE CAMP IS READ Hf i i i i i stay in the District of Columbia, is plete. Seventeen hundred tents are The citizens have about wound up theld task, and at 4 o'clock this afternoon wilf Geliver over the camp to Maj. Gen. Carnes han, commander-in-chief of the U: Rank. The ceremonies will be brief simple. The committee on camp and Y srounds will assemble at its headquarter tent at 8:50. At the same time, Gen. Cage nahan and staff will assemble at their hea@e quarters tent. A messenger will be patched from the cltisens” committee to fit rank officers with information that they are ready to be received. Gen. Carnahay and staff will march to the citizens’ tenf, The Pythian soldier and Chairman Lawe rence Gardner face each other. Hi i f BE i : i ' fl i H FS ae | ; 5 g } 8 8 L : g g £ fl fe Be 4 & i i Hl etl tt i i i i he ih ul F f i ft : i by fi i i ( Fy i g F i a F 2 i g 2, i ictal be done cannot now be stated. The ground committee will then rest on its pn HB Ae o . Carnehan almost immediately Possession of the place will with Staff to his tent, and the assienment divisions and battalions will be made with ity. Im Position. Subchairman Smithmeyer at noon in position, as follows: Minnesota, 3 brigade and 4 regimenta{ terts; Michigan, 5 brigade and 10 regiment gade and 6 regimental; erd 8 regimental; and 10 regimental; Nebraska, 3 brigade 6 regimental; New Jersey, 5 brigade and 5 brie regimental; Tennessee, 5 brigade and 6 nee regimental; Idaho, regimental. The post office tent was opened Collections of mail will be made from a.m. tll 8:30 p.m., and the office will for the delivery of mail from 7 am. to p.m. The following named attaches of ity post office will have charge fice: "O. H. Chamberlain, 8. D. Boss, Henry, G. T » J. A. Stewart and W. H. Cowen. The telegraph lines were put in order this afternoon, and the offices for business. The Western Union is in charge of Operator George H. Dur and the Postal Telegraph office is the care of Operator C. L. Bailey. outfits expect a large business. Mess ten’ are springing up to the south of the camp grounds, and the entrance from 14th street is taking on a fete look. Privilege booths and tents are being put up, and the is becoming festive with venders of bad: lemonade, peanuts and all the other dentals to a holiday period. On the Ground. Gen. Carnahan was oa the ground at am early hour. At noon he visited the War Des partment, it was given out at camp, to make arrangements for the loan of tentg in case of necessity. The committee bas al-