Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, Pes ‘The Eveuing Star ts served to subseribers In the their own account, at 10 cents ents per month. Copies at the cents each. By mail—anywhere in the States or Canada postage prepakl—S0 cents th. 'Y Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 year, with izm postage adiled, $3.00. and tered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter.) EP All mail sulawriptions siust be paid in advance, Rates of wivertixing mad> known on applivation. Che Eve ——3 ng Star. O66. | No 12 WASHINGTON, D.C ~ OFFICIALLY NOTIFIE Minister Willis’ Dispatch to the Sec- retary of State. THE ROYALIST REVOLT IN HAWAII ~ Consultation as to Sending a War Vessel There. od THOSE AVAILABLE —— Early this morning Secretary Gresham received official notice of the revolutionary attempts of the royalists in Mawaii through the following telegram from Min- ister Willis: HONOLULU, H. L, January 11, 1895, ‘To Hon. W. Q. Gresham, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.: At Waikiki Beach, five miles from exec- utive building, night of January 6, upris- ing of Hawatians, reported several hun- dred, well supplied with arms and ammu- nition, commanded by Capt. Nowlein and R. W. Wileox. Hon. C. L. Carter, late commissioner, killed first night. Desultory fighting every day since, without further loss of life or property to government. Three royalists killed and fifty taken pris- oners. Over fifty non-combatants, mostly whites, arrested, including three ex-attor. + Reys general and many prominent c! zens. Martial lew deciared January 7. No vessels allowed to leave. Other islands re- ported quiet. Crisis thought to be over, but excitement still intense. President Dole expressed to me his gratification that no national ship has beea in port during this disturbance. Arms reported to have been brought from Vancouver by Norma. WILLIS. Consultation With Secretary Herbert. Soon after he reached the State Depart- ment he sent to the Navy Department for Secretary Herbert, and the two cabinet officers engaged in an earnest consultation for half an hour respecting the advisability of serding a naval force at once to Hono- lulu. Secretary Herbert stated that the Philadelphia, flagrhip of the Pacific squad- ron, was at San Francisco and could start almost immediately, deluying only long enough, efter receiving her sailing or- ders, to take a few fresh stores and a little ~~ exira coal aboard She carries a comple- ment of nearly 400 officers and men, is commanded by Captain Cotton, and could make tie run of 4,080 miles to Honolulu at bigh speed In about six days. After con- sulting for some time the two secretaries came to the conclusion that nothing should be done towards sending a ship to Hawail exeept by express direction of the Presi- dent, wherefore they went directly to the White House to learn the President's wish- ~~ in the matter. ‘Two Different Views. Before leaving the department Secretary Herbert conferred with Admiral Ramsey, -- chief of the navigation bureau, and every- thing was put in train for the immediate dispatch of instructions to Admiral Beards- lee should the President decide to send a * ship to Hawail. There is a disposition cn the part of the administration officials to regard the Importance of the revolutionary movement as exaggerated, and one promi- neut official declared that he saw no reason for apprehension, for it had not appeared from the reports that any American mter- ests had been endangered by the uprising. ome naval cfficers, however, who have been stationed at Honolulu and are fa- miliar with conditions there, took a widely different view of the matter. They say that the character of the interior is such that even a small number of determined men might hold their own for maay weeks against a much superior force, just as did Geronimo and his Apaches in the Bad Lands, when opposed to a great military « fore 7 They recall the fact that a few lepers maneged to resist all of the troops that the Hawaiian government could bring to be: ainst them for a long time, hiding securely in the fastnesses of the mountains when hard pressed, and emerging in for- ays when the pressure relaxed. These cf- tic fear that the bands of Wilcox and Nowlein will thus serve to attract disaf- fected natives and gather strength. Doubt- ‘s these leaders would also offer any to secure the support of the Japan- coolies, numbering 20,000, who have been very much dissatisfied with the re- al of the governmept to give them the cht of suffrage. According to the re- ports, these Japanese have already shown a mutinous spirit, and im his report upon Hawa, which excited so much int Admiral Walker strongly urged the ger to he looked for in the near future from this element, at once proud, br and ignorant. Vessels Available. Besides the Philadelphia there is near Sun Francisco of our fast new ,cruisers, nington, commanded by Capt. +s Thormas, who defied the revolution- of Salvador in taking aboard Ezeta Sho has just re- ed from a cruise off the ccast looking ists and his fellow-refugees. te fe ag steamers, and while the ravy yard authorities report that ten days’ werk is required on her machinery, this aid undoubtedly be much abreviated if ston and Marion are ready to co sion at a moment's notice, but owing to the refusal cf Congress to pro- vide for enough enlisted men to meet the lute needs ef the navy, there are no crews for them. che Olympia will not be turned over to the gevernment until the 26th instant, and will be put on on the Sth of Felwuary, ready fer a cruise. The Ranger Moh and Alert, old low: powered sbips, eareely be chosen for use in any emergency requiring speed, and the Monterey cannct carry coal suflt- zeient for the cruise to Henolulu Mr. Carter, Who Was Killed. Mr. W. E. Simpson, late Hawatian consul at Tacoma, Washington, and now engag in journalistic work In this city, said to a Star rep y today “The name of C Islands, i eivilizing an Charles S. Carter, who was killed in this last revolt in the Hawaiian Islands, was the son of the late Mr. H. A. P. Carter, who Was envoy extraordinary and minis- ter plenipotentiary to the United States for many year: “The Carters settled In Honolulu in with the first lot of New England miss aries who left “they # Lin has lor one of the largest mercantile houses uJ e islane Char! Carter Was @ young man,about ng lawyers of Honolulu. He 2 first to advocate annexa- prior to the revolution of Janua 1 in all ef the cou followed that and he which articip: and to He was also one of the commis- 3 who came to Talted Si for the purpose of annexing the islands to this overrment. Enth' in everythi he did, t he never undertook an’ ynul a he had given the subje qure reffection. Generous, open-hearted and loved by every one who knew him, he will + long be mourned by his legion of friends. His loss will be almost irreparable to the community in which he lived. No Action by the President. Secretary Gresham wes in consultation with the President up to 12 o'clock, re- maining there half an hour after the de- parture of Secretary Herbert. It is difficult to learn the result of the conference be- yond the single fact that the administra- tion officials are specially pleased at Min- ister Willis’ statement that the Hawaiian authorities were gratified that there were no national war ships in the harbor during the trouble. The main question under con- sideration by the President and his two ministers was as to the advisability of dis- patching a warship to Henolulu at once for the protection of American interests in the event of further trouble. Efferts to ascertain the conclusion reached in this regard were generaily un- successful. Secretary Gresham, when asked the point blank question, “Is a ship to be sent to Hawaii?” invariably replied: ‘You'll have to see Secretary Herbert about that.’” Naturally this turned the inquiry toward the Secretary of the Navy. Secretary Her- bert would not talk about Hawaiian af- fairs in general, much less speak about naval representation there. To all news- paper men who approached him on this subject he sai “You'll have to excuse me, but I haven't a word to say.” Some Unofficial Statements. Although the Secretaries were so non- committal on the subject, some of their subordinates ventured upon a feeble argu- ment to show that there was no occasion for action on the part of this government, for the alleged reason that the revolution had been suppressed and American in- terests in the islands were not in jeopardy. One State Department young man said: “Why should we send a ship to Hawaii, any how? Didn't the authorities ask us to withdraw the Philadelphia, in order that they could demonstrate their abil:ty to protect themselves, and haven't they now expressed their gratification at the absence of foreigt. ships of war during the latest trouble? American interests do not appear to be in danger. Why, then, should we send a ship to the islands?” There is # strong impression that the above language expresses the real senti- ments of the President and secretary Gresham on this subject. and consequently that there is no probability of an imme- diate change in their policy of keeping American warships as far away from the island republic as possible. At any rate, so far as can be learned at this writin: no steps whatever have been taken to fi dicate that any of the six idle ships on the Pacific coast is destined to Hawaii. The semi-official explanation of this policy cf non-action is that it is in accerd with the wishes of the Hawaiian government. This theory is founded on the report of Minister Wiilis, that the Hawailan gov- ernment thought the absence of all foreign warships would enable the republic to show its ability to maintain Itself against all internal enemies. Admiral Walker agreed that the republic was fully able to take care of .ts2If, but made a strong recommendation that the United States be represented at Honolulu so long as Great Britain and other powers main- tained fleets there. DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS. Severnl Amendments Offered in the Senate Today. Several amendments to the District ap- propriation bill were noted in the Senate today. Senator Martin introduced an amendment directing the-Secretary of the Treasury to pay outstanding certificates issued by the Commissioners of the Dis- trict, urder the act of July 14, 1892, for the cost of Improvements upon the street connecting Columbia road with Connecti- cut avenue extended, and thence along the avenue to the District line, which have been declared illegal by the Supreme Court of the Distri ‘The amencment carries an appropriation in blank for this purpose. It was 11 panied py a memorial from A. J. Warner, who undertook the contract for this im- provement. He sets forth that there is now due and unpaid a balance in his favor of $67,208.64. Complete payment under the contract has estopped by a decision of the Supreme Court of the District in a sult brought by one Ryan, questioning the legality of the proceedings. The «men:l- ment and memorial accompanying it were referred to the District committee. The Tax Penalty. Senator Gailinger presented a substitute for the tax penalty amendment introduced by him and approved yesterday by the Dis- trict committee. He said that he had con- sulted with the assessor of taxes, who had decided that the amended form would be more certain and definite, and would bet- ter serve the purpose of the amendment, which is to reduce the tax penalty from 2 to 1 per cent. In its revised shape the amendment as follows: “Provided, That if one-half 0 the tax on real and personal property shali not be paid before the Ist day of December in each year, said one- half shail then be in arrears and delin- quent; and there shall then be added to be collected with such taxes a penalty of 1 per cent upon the amount thereof, and a like penalty on the ist day of each suc- ceeding month until payment of said one- half and the penalties; and if said one-half shail not be paid before the Ist day of June following, together with the one-half of said original tax due before said Ist day of June. a like penalty shall then be added on said last half of such tax, and the whcle together shall constitute the delin- quent tax t» be dealt with and collected in the manner now provided by law, and all acts or parts of acts incinsistent here- with are hereby repealed.” Mr. Gallinger requested that this amendment, as thus modified, be read to the committee on ap- propriations. ‘Two Amendments. Senator McMillan offered two amend- ments, neither of which contains a new proposition. One of these repeats an amendment offered last year appropriat- ing $10,000 to open 37th street, in George- town, Back street and the Tenleytown road. The other is practically Senate bill 444, making the surveyor of the District a sal- aried officer. Senator Martin today presented a favor- able report from the District committee on the bill to regulate Canal street. —_—$+-©-+____—_ D TRICK GOVERNMEN Wants Permission. Germuilier, a dealer In leather goods at Gil Louisiana avenue, has addressed a communication to the Commissioners re- garding the crder against obstructing the sidewalks. The writer states that the pavement in front of his store Is fifty feet wide with an awning frame twenty-tive feet from the building line. He asks pe mission to hang a few blankets and a trunk in front of the awning frame, leav- ing about twenty-three feet on each side of the trunk free for pedestrianism. Asks a Hearing. The Washingten and Georgetown Rail- road Company has requested the Commis- sioners for 2 hearing in connection with House bill $ic3, ‘“fo amend the charter of the Metropolitan Railway Company of the District ef Columbia.”. A hearing is also ed in correction with Senate bill 24H, gulate the wages of conductors and ers and other employes of the street ay companies of the District of Co- lumbia. Brightwood Railway. ‘The report of the Brightwcod Railway Company for the year ending December 31, 1894, was handed to the Commissioners this afternoon by President H. 8. Cum- mings for transmission to Congress. It states that the receipts from passengers amounted to 351,040.00. The expenses, in- cluding cost of operating, taxes and in- terest, were $37,642.84. Number of passen- gers carried was 1,167,109. ON THE EDGE OF WAR Excitement in Mexico, With Possi- ble Call to Arms. DENIAL OF END OF NEGOTIATIONS Troops Being Mobilized on the Frontier. MANY OFFERS OF VOLUNTEERS —— MEX{CO CITY, Mex., January 19.—Don Emilio De Leon, Guatemalan minister to Mexico, was seen at the National Palace today, when emerging from a conference with the Mexican minister of foreign rela- tions, and positively denied that diplomatic negotiations have come to an end over the international boundary dispute. El Universal, which is counted as a semi- official paper of the Mexican government, contains a confirmation of the report of yesterday that Guatemala has rejected Mexico's claims. These claims are considered as Mexico's ultimatum. The excitement in this city is at a higher pitch than ever, and since the question has been pending war talk is heard on every side. The high feeling not only permeates military dnd civil circles at the seat of government, but has diffused itself through the whole nation, and the department of war is daily receiving proffers of state troops, civil volunteers and money and munition appropriations. Newspaper correspondents here are hold- ing themselves ready to hasten to the southern frontier, and unusual activity is geen in many quarters in anticipation of whut the next day may develop. The greater part of the Guatemalan fsontier is occupied within communicating distances by Mexican troops and artillery, while Guatemala has taken the same steps in the mobilization of its troops on the op- posite side of the delimitation between the two republics. It is feared a clash of arms may be pre- cipitate1 at almost any time by an ill-ad- vised action on the part of stragglers con- nected with the two forces of troops. CHINESE Only One Japanese Soldier Killed in the Latest Encounter. HIROSHIMA, Japan, January 19.—It is officially anncunced that on the morning of January 17 15,00) Chinese troops from Lao-Yang enccuntered the Japanese to the northwest of Hai-Cheng. Th2 Chinese were repulsed by sundown. Only one Jap- anese soldier was killed and forty were wounded. SHANGHAI, January 19—The Russian cruiser Kreyser has been ordered to pro- ceed to Wel-Hai-Wei as promptly as possi- ble, in view of tbe fact that a Japanese land and sea attack upon that important port is expected shortly. CHEFOO, January 19. warships yesterday opened fire upon Chow Foo. The firing ceased in a short time and no damage was done. LONDON, January 10.—A dispatch from Hal Cheng, dated Thursday, says that in the fighting which occurred in the vicinity of New Chwang on Wednesday last, the Chinese were defeated with a loss of 0) men. The Japanese loss was only about fifty. —_——--— DELIBERATELY DROWNED HIMSEBF Suicide of George H. Lohman of Wilkesbearre, Pa. WILKESBARRE, Pa., January 19.—Geo. H. Lohman, proprietor of a leading restau- rant, was found dead in a pond hole early this morning. He was a man of apparently happy disposition, and carried a life in- surance of $100,000. "There !s no question that Lohman com- mitted suicide. He walked a mile to a pond hole on the west side of, the Susque- hanna river. There was a small hole in the ice, and the water was about four feet deep. Taking off his coat and vest, he jumped into the hole. When icemen came to cut the ice they found Lohman, with his feet sticking out of the hole. ——= FITZSIMMO} INDICTED. Charged With Mensinughter in Kill- ing Con Riordan. SYRACUSE, N. ¥Y., January 19.—The grand jury of Onondaga county today re- turned an indictment of manslaughter in the first degree against Pugilist Robert Fitzsimmons for the kiHing of his sparring partner, Con Riordan, in an exhibition at the Jacobs Opera House, this city, Novem- ber 17. QUINCY, IIL, January 19.—Fitzsimmons left for Belleville, IL, via St. Louis, at 1 o'clock this morning. eee DESPERATE FIGHT WITH BANDI' Four of the Bill Doolin Gank Killed in Oklahoma. HENNESSEY, 0. T., January 19.—Dep- uty sheriffs had an encounter with the Bill Doolin gang some distance north of here today and four of the gang were killed. The bandits were surrounded by Deputy Sheriffs Washburn, Burchett, Christy and Solomon. A special train was run by the Rock Island at midnight last night at the re- quest of the sheriff. The posse surrounded the camp and at daylight the shooting oc- curred. Abel Washburn shot and killed Tulsa, Jack and Zip Wyait with a rifle. Alexander Dobbins, who was with the dep- uties, shot and killed Bill Doolin, the leader; Sam Green, an all-around desper- ado, met his death at Al. Burchett’s hands. ‘A’ desperate running fight is now in progress at this writing. The outlaws are entirely surroynded, with no hope of es- cape. —_>----- SENT TO HONOLULU. A Vessel Ordered There to Protect American Interests. Secretary Herbert had a conference with the President this afternocn in regard to the situation in Hawaii, the result of which was the sending of telegraphic instructions to Admiral Beardslee, commanding the Pa- cific squadron, to proceed with his flagship Philadelphia to Honolulu with all possible dispatch. It is expected that the Philadelphia will be ready to start from San Francisco by temorrow evening, and that ske will reach Horolulu in about six days. It was stated at the State Department this afternoon that this action is taken puiely as a pre- cautionary measure and not with any {dea that the presence cf a warship is abso- lutely essential for the protection of Ameri- can interests. It is stated, however, that this change of policy is due in a great measure to the indignation of many Con- gressmen over the absence of an American ship at Hawail. The Delaware Dendlock. DOVER, Del., January 19.—One_ ballot was taken in the senatérial deadlock to- day and the legislature adjourned until Monday. There was no change. Higgins received 8 votes, Addicks, 5; Wolcott, 8; Massey, 3; Tunnell, 1. There were five absentees. AN INJUNCTION ASKED Lezal Proceedings Against Rock Oreck Perk Ooinmission, Objections by Preperty Owners to the Anscanment of Benefits—Com- minsion Meets Today. 'The prediction made in The Star several weeks ago that am effort would be made by one or more of thé land owners inter- ested and concerned in the proposed as- sessment of tenetffs by the Rock Creek Park commission to prevent, by injunc- tion, the making of such assessments, was fulfilled this afternoon, The step was taken by Messrs. iiambert, Lambert and Wilson, attorneys for Mary Van Riswick, Vavarilla Lambert and Martina Carr, the widow and the children-and sole heirs of the late John Van Niswick, respectively. The bill of complaint, comprising thirty- one typewritten pages, names Mrs. Van Riswick and her children as the complain- ants, the defendants being Gen. T. L. Casey, District Commiss!oner Chas. F. Pow- ell, Prof. Samuel P. Langley, Gen. H. .V. Boynton and Mr. R. Ross Perry, compris- ing the temporary park commission, the body authorized an4 directed by the act of September 27, 1890, fo make the assess- ment. The act referred to is set out in the bill, and the statement is made that the com- missioners were duly appointed, and, hav- ing qualified, proceeded in the matter of securing the condemnation and purchase of the land embraced in the park. The cost of the land taken, say the com- plainants, has long sitice been fully paid and satisfied, and that the park having passed by law to what is known as the permanent park commigsion, the chief of engineers of the United States army and the District Commissioners, to the exclusion of the defendants (the temporary park commission), the defendants have ceased to have or exercise any office, power or au- thority whatever, under the law, in refer- ence to, regard to or any control over the said park. Further Charges. The complainants them go on to charge that the defendants, claiming to act under the authority of the act of September 27, 1800, are about to proceed to assess the beneiits alleged to h@ve “resulted to ad- jacent lands from the eatablishment of the park. lt is stated that the*eommission held an advertised meeting on the Sth instant, pre- liminary to proceeding: in making assess- ment, and that upon’ certain objections being made at that miketing by the com- plainants and others to’the making of such assessment of supposed benefits, the objec- tions were referred by the commission to the Attorney General for his opinion. The Attorney General, the complainants state has declined to @@vise the commis- sion in the matter, and they charge that the commission meet today for the pur- pose of proceeding with, the assessment of the supposed benefits. It is further set forth by the complain- ants that the threatened assessment, when made and confirmed by, the District Su- preme Court, will be a lien on the real es- tate assessed, and may Be sold for refusal or failure to pay the Wssgssment. The complainunts claim that the defen- dants are functi officli; that the time for making the dsrexsment ‘legally has. long gince elepsed; that the assessment fs unau- thorized to control the payment of the amount collected from the assessment; that payments to. be made out of euch amount have already heen made; that no benefits have inured to any land; and that the property of ,the complainants would be clouded and they would be subjected to a multiplicity of suits. Direct Tax. The complainants also charge that the afsessment would be the levying of a di- rect tax in aid of a national object, with- out regard to the rules of apportionment prescribed by the Constitution. They as- sert that if the park is a local concern, the act of September 227, 1800, is clearly uncon- stitutional, because it made an appropria- tion of $1,200,000 from the national treas- vry for the benefit and private use and en- jcyment of a small number of the people of the country. The complainants charge further that a few of the people of the District would be assessed for the pleasure and enjoyment of the people of the whole United States. They say that the park has conferred no bene- fits upon real estate in the District. The court is therefore asked to enjoin and restrain the defetidants during the pendency of the suit and forever from making and levying the proposed assess- ment for any proportion whatever of the cost and expense of locating and improving the said Rock Creek Park. Commission Mects. The commission, pursuant to its adjourn- ment, met at 2 o'clock this afternoon in room 3J, City Hall, Gen. Casey, Commis- sioner Powell and Mr. Perry being the only members present. Calling the meeting to ordex, Gen, Casey stated that the several members of the conmmfSsion had been served with notice of the filing of the bill for an injunction by Mrs. Van Riswick and her daughters, and that while no injunction had yet been granted, the commission was, nevertheless, in the hands of the law. “The commission will, therefore,” explained Gen. Casey, ‘adjourn until this hour Sat- urday, February 9. At that time we hope to see all interested.” ‘The members of the commission subse- quently held a conference behind closed doors far the purpose, it was supposed, cf discussing the bill tiled today. It is under- stood that the case will be argued some time next week, and if the complainants are defeated in the Equity Court, every ef- fort, it is sald, will be made to carry the case to the United States Supreme Court. ot THE COURTS. Equity Court No.-1—Judge Cox. Harvey agt. Dyer; F\ BE. Chapin appoint- ed guardian ad litem, Preston agt. Press Claims Co.; Wm. L. Ford allowed to with- draw as defendant's solicitor. McCormick agt. Hammersley; trustee’s account ap- proved and distribution ordered. Preston agt. Press Claims Co.; motion to strike from records Examiner Bureau of Claims denied. Burn agt. Watson; time to take testimony limited to twenty days. Gray agt. Gray; appearance of absent defendant ordered. Equity Court No. 2—Judge Hagner. Garnett agt. Hobson; order pro confesso against certain defendants. Clark agt. Dodge; report of ‘auditor’ finally ratified. Lyon agt. Ryan; testimony before W. H. Dennis, examiner, ‘drdered taken. Cireuit Court Ne, 1—Judge Bradley. Estes & Lauriat agt. Jones; judgment by default. Clayton agt, Ridenour; do. Rex- samer agt. Heine; do. Clark Bros, agt. Ransdell; appearance of Shepperd & Lav- ender for plaintiff withdrawn by leave. Ryan agt.District of Columbia; judgment in certiorari. Bartholgw agt. District of Co- lumbia; leave granted plaintiff to file amended fourth count to declaration, Me- loy agt. Smith; motion for new trial over- ruled and judgment for defendant. Owens agt. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; motion to vacate order of dismissal overruled. Lindsey agt. Lockwood; demurrer to declar- ation sustained, with feave to amend. In re estate of Annie EB. Northcutt; commis- sion to take deposition-ordered to issue. Criminal Couft No,.2—Judge Cole. United States agt: Elverton R. Chapman, violating section 102 Revised Statutes of the United States, defendant surrender by surety and ordered In custody of marshal. United States agt. Jas. T. Farrar, larceny, motion in arrest of judgment overruled, and sentence, Albany, two years and six months. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. TROOPS GUARD CARS Three Thousand Militiamen Under Arms in Brooklyn. A CORPORAL ASSAULTED BY STRIKERS So Badly Beaten That He Had to Be Taken to the Armory. THE SITUATION GROWS WORSE ————————— BROOKLYN, N. Y., January 1 3,009 militiamen were under arms in this city today, prepared to put down any vio- lence that may be attempted by the strik- ing street railway men or their sympa- thizers. The first appearance of the soldiers upon the streets, which was at 25th street and 5th avenue, was greeted with Jeers and hissing from men and boys who thronged the thoroughfares, while wcmen at the windows of tenement houses shook their fists and uttered curses at the militiamen. Detachments of troops were sent to the stations of all the trolley lines which the companies proposed to operate today. Re- serves were kept at the various armories. The police force was also on duty to a man, The arrangements were to have the police guard the cars on their runs, while the militia guarded the power stations and car houses. Special efforts will be made to operate tke lines of the Brooklyn Heights and Atlantic Avenue companies. The latter had tw2nty-five non-union men escorted to the Bergen street station early in the day, where 150 militiamen, under Maj. Cochran, were stationed. Each soldier was provided with twenty-five rounds of ammunition. Strikers who were hanging about the place claimed that the company had not men enough to run its cars, and this was in part borne out by the fact that no snow sweepers had been sent out to clear the tracks of the light fall of snow which had come during the night. The Prcspect Park reservoir station was guarded by 100 men, under command of Capt. Tob‘as, while Capt. Stokes had 15) men at the car sheds and stables at Flat- push. Militiamen Discontented. The privates did not enter upon the cam- paign with any degree of enthusiasm. In the strike of 1802 they had a long period of service at Buffalo, protecting railway property, and they professed to fear that if they should be kept on duty now for more than forty-elyht hours their employ- ers would come to the conclusion that membership in ihe National Guard is not compatible with efliciesey in psi Many were talking of re: their companies. Twenty-five thousand sandwiches and 160 gallons of coffee were ordered for the militiamen now on duty. Werkingmen Indignant. The calling out of troops seems to have aggravated instead of alleviating the situa- tion. It has caused indignation among the labor unions and there is a prospect that other trades will be called upon to strike in sympathy. Master Workman Connolly said to a re- porter that a general strike may be order- ed before Sunday dawns. The attitude of the strikers and their friends at present is passive. At noon there was no chanze in the nu-n- ber of roads in operation. Cars were run- ning under police guard on the Court street, Putnam avenue and Flatbush ave- nue lines. The cars were allowed to make their runs in peace, except that in one or two instances stones were thrown. There had been no effort to operate the Atlantic avenne and Brooklyn Heights lMnes. Al- thcugh the police made a tour of the city and requested :ll the dealers in firearms not to sell pistols or guns to strikers, many of them were armed. So long as the strike leaders can keep them cool and un- der subjection it was believed there would be no shooting. Some of the men, however, were drinking heavily and manifested a spirit of recklessness. The police were given orders to arrest any striker who was inciting to acts of violence. The members of the board of mediation and arbitration are still in the city and will make every effort to bring about a settlement today if possible, although they concede that they have no reason to an- ticipate success. Charged by the Soldiers. At %th avenue and 12th street a large number of strikers were placing boulders and other obstructions upon the tracks. They were charged by the soldiers, but ran to safety. This was near the car shed of the Yth ayenue trolley line. All over the city the strikers were mak- ing determined efforts to make new meh desert their work. The men generally have refused, but at 24th street and 5th avenue induced fifty men who came from Jersey City and Hoboken to go back. A Soldier Badly Beaten. The first demonstration of violence towards the soldiers took place at the Hal- sey street depot, where Corporal Cherry of company I, forty-seventh regiment, was knocked down by a crowd of strikers. He was so severely beaten that he had to be taken to the armory. ‘Two Halsey street motormen were as- saulted by a mob, and so badly hurt that they could not continue the trip. Police Commissioner Welles sent word to the railroad companies to wheels.” A cer of the Putnam avenue line was at- tacked by a mob of strikers this morning near the vacant lots on Halsey street be- tween Ralph and Hcward avenue; Motor- man Kelly and Conductor Hawkins were badly beaten, and the latter had to be re- moved to a hospital. The police charged the mob and arrested one man. Another car of the same line was also at- tacked and the motorman beaten. A car on the Halsey street line, in charge of Con- ductor Joseph Whalen, was held up at the corner of Ralph avenue and Halsey street by a large crowd of strikers, who tried to induce the motorman and conductor to quit. Failing in this, a rush was made for the motorman, but he held on with all his might. Conductor Whalen was also attacked, but before the strikers could do any damage they were dispersed by the police. Mob in Eust New York. Companies F and G of th2 forty-seventh regiment were sent to the East New York depot, on Fulton street, at noon. A crowd of strikers had collected there to prevent cars from being started. The police chars ed the mob and used their clubs freely. Two strikers were badly hurt. Nearly 1,600 strikers and sympathizers waylaid two Broadway cars near Flushing avenue and carried off the motorman and conductor as prisoners. The police were powerless to prevent the act. Justice Cullen has denied the application of Maj. McNulty for a writ compelling the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company to show cause why they should not run cars on Fulton street ard other lines. Mail Cars Attneked. Two cars of the Fulton street line, one fiying the United States mail flag, reacned Williams place and Fulton street at 1:40 p-m. This is two blocks from the Fulton street station. A crowd of about 1,400 strikers surrounded the cars and chased the four policemen from them. Passengers “moye their ) TWO CENTS. r Te proof of the pudding is in f6e eating. Yeoterdar’ Star contained 42 cofumns of advertisements, mare up of 557 separate announces menfs. These advertisers fought puBficifp—nof merefp space. and a number of non-union men were also driven off. Police reinforcements «rrived, but could do little or nothing with the large throng. The motormen deserted their posts, and the cars were left at the mercy of the mob. 5 Trolley wires were cut at Manhattan crossing and Stone avenue in two places. The mob is constantly increasing, ond serious trouble is expected. At 2:10 p.m. two more Fulton street cars were held up at Williams place and Fulton street. The crews deserted their post. The Sumner avenue line is blocked, the circuit having been burned out by inex- perienced hands. The Bergen street line sent out three cars this morning. They proceeded as far as Vanderbilt avenue, where they became stalled and were compelled to return to the depot. The officials dispatched three other cars, the first of which was a sweeper, the ne: a salt car and the remaining one a passen- ger car, over the Sumner avenue line. When these cars reached Sumner avenue and Dean street an angry mob cf women and boys surrounded the cars and snow- balled the mea vigorously. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION A Few Places Filled, Including a Local Justice of the Peace. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: James D. Tillman of Tennessee, to be envcy extraordinary and minister plenipo- tentiary of the United States to Ecuador, ‘Treasury—Daniel Murphy, to be collector of cusoms district of Humboldt, Cal.; Geo. M. Hanson of Maine, to be collector of customs, district of Passamaquoddy, Me.; Harry L. Taylor of Marylang, to be sec- ond assistant engineer in the revenue cut- ter service. Postmasters—Harry Schiffer, Durango, Col.; Martin V. Woodworth, Danielsonville, Gon: Charles J. Pettibone, Bancrcft, Iowa; George P. Fallon, Weyne, Pa. Justice—Samuel C. Mills of the District of Coiumbia, to be a justice of the peace in the District of Columbia, to be assigned to the city of Washington. —_____-.— A SAD ACCIDENT. Drowning of Carl Willett While Skating on the River. There was a sad accident at the bathing beach today where a number of persons were skating. There was a jolly crowd cf skaters there, larger perhaps than vsual, for the ice has disappeared from other streams and that is one of the few places where there is ice strong enough to hold skaters. Among those who were enjoying the smooth, icy surface was Carl Willett, sixteen years old, son of Mr. R. H. Wil- lett, the lumber dealer. He was more un- fcrtunate than the others, for he cither went into an air hole or broke through where the ice was thin and disappeared beneath the ice. Persons on the pond made every effort to rescue the boy, but they were powerless to do so. Word of the fatal accident was sent to the police. The ambulance was sent to the beach for the body, bat when the beach was reuched the body had not been re- covered. Undertaker Gawler will take charge of the body when it is recovered and make preparations for the funeral. The body had not been recovered at 2:30 ‘o'clock this afternoon. Deceased lived with his parents at No. 1220 Connecticut avenue northwest. Sa PREVENTIVE OF DISEASE. Medicnl Society Recommends That District Hiological Laboratory Be Esinblished. The president of the medical society of the District, Dr. Samuel C. Busey, today sent to the chairman of the appropriations committees of the Senate and House the following letter: “I am directed by the Medical Society of the District of Columbia to transmit to you its recommendations. “That there should be established, under the imniediate and direct supervision of the health department of the District of Columbia, a biological laboratory, equipped with a skilled bacteriologist, a competent assistant and janitor, avd supplied with all the appurtenances necessary for bacte- rio slogical examination of water, soil, dusts, milk and foods, and also to deter- mine the presence and nature of specific pathogenic germs in cases of suspected contagious and infectious diseases. “I am advised that the appropriation necessary to establish and properly con- duct such a laboratory should consist of the following items: Salary of skilled bat- teriolcgist, $1,800; salary of competent as- sistant, $900; salary of janitor, $480; ap- purtenances and one year's supplies, $2,000, Total, $5,180. , “The Medical Society of the District of Columbia believes the establishment of such a laboratory in connection with the health department of this city has become an absolute necessity to enable that de- partment to fully discharge its duties to the public, and to protect the community from certain prevalent preventable dis- 3. In view of investigations made by the society (see report of said society, made to House of Representatives) the chemical and bacteriological examinations of the milk and drinking water supplies are so imperative that it is not believed that Con- gress will deny the necessary appropriation out of the revenues of the District of Co- lumbia to establish such an important ad- dendum to the health department. “The Medical Society of the District of Columbia is ready and prepared at any time, through its committee, to appear be- fore your committee to demonstrate the practicabllity, value and necessity of its recommendation.” SS Was a Mistake. Some weeks ago the papers published a dispatch from San Francisco, Cal., stating that Col. Cienfuegos of the Salvadorean army had been murdered on his way from: Acapulco to the City of Mexico, and the Mexican minister at Washington having called the attention of his government to that report, the necessary official inquiries were made, from which it appears that at the time of the publication Col. Cienfuegos was on his way from the City of Mexico to Acapulco, a direction opposite to the one reported In the dispatch; that he ar- rived safely at the latter port about the 4th of December, and that he was seen there on the 24th and stated that he had not met with any accident on his way from the City of Mexico. Se Statue to Dr. Gross. Mr. Adams (Pa.) has reported to the House from the library committee a bill appropriating $1,500 to provide a pedestal fer a bronze statue to the late Prof. Samuel D. Gross of Philadelphia, to be erected in Washington. —————_-. ‘The imports of France for the year 18} amounted to 4,119,465,000 francs, and the exports footed up 3,275,047,000. ‘TheNebraska house has tabled by a vote of 62 to 28 a resolution calling for the tree coinage of silver. In the Idaho house a resolution to submit the woman suffrage amendment at the next gereral election has been passed, and will be signed at once. ‘Ten of the leading fruit canning factories of East Baltimore, which have been shut dcwn since the Ist of October, will start up on Monday, giving employment to about 1,500 people. M. Raoel Touche, the French dramatist author, has committed suicide. THE NEW SENATORS Their Probable Connection With Re- publican Presidential Aspirants. WHAT THE -HARRISON MEN CLAIM Mr. Reed’s Winnings Include the Ablest Campaiga Orators. M’KINLEY’S ONE MAN Now that the senatorial elections throughout the country are over, the friends of the different republican presi- dential aspirants are casting up the results as they appear to aftect the fortunes of their respective favorites. It Is not con- tended, of course, that in any of the races the presidential question entered as a dl- rect or controlling factor, but inasmuch as several of the newly chosen Senators ere known to have pronounced preferences on the subject, a connection is traced in near- ly every instance. And, the office of Sena- tor being one of importance, it is agreed that any man of force and inflacn-e com- ing into it on the eve of a presidential elec- tion has an eacepticnally good opportunity to exert himself in behalf of his presiden- tial choice. The Harrison Me! Claim. The Harrison men claim to stand at the head of this poll. They point first to the election of Mr. Dikins in West Virginia, who is not only a politician of experience and great capacity, but the most untiring of workers. He is known to be enthusias- tically in favor of the renomination of his old chief, and net improbably will look af- ter the Harrison interests throughout the south. As the first straightout republican elected to the Senate from the south by straightout republican votes in many years Mr. Elkins is expected to put himself at the head of the new republicanism of his section, and to have a potent will in all southern affairs in the event of the return of Gen. Harrison to the White House. The success of Gen. Sewell in New Jersey gives the Harrison men almost equal pleasure. Although hardly so well known as Mr. Elkins, Gen. Sewell is regarded as a very able and adroit man,and as the recognized head of the republican organization in New Jersey he may be expected to cut a prominent figure in the next republican national convention. His intimacy with Gen. Harrison seems to justify the claim of the Harrison men that the New Jersey jeader will werk hard for the return of his friend to office. The choice of Mr. Carter in Montana, Mr. Warren in Wyoming and Mr. Dolph in Oregon, likewise pleases the Harrison men, and it is observed that Mr. Burton, who is leading in the still unde- cided contest in Kansas, is an Indianian by birth and education, and to be placed in the Harrison column. Mr. Reed's Winnings. But Mr. Reed's winnings are also ac- counted very good and encouraging. The New England results are all his. Mr. Fry who will probably place Mr. Reed in nom- ination before the next republican national convention; Mr. Hoar and Mr.Chandler, all succeed themselves in the Senate. New England is claimed as solid for Reed, and these three Senators indorse the local sentl- ment. In the northwest, Mr. Burrows, who won the senatorial race in Michigan handily, is a pronounced Reed man and is expected to prove of great help to the Maine man. It is not believed that there will be any re- vival of the Alger boom next year, and this will leave Mr. Burrows unembarrassed to go all lengths for the candidate whose success he really desires. Mr. Wolcott is classed as a Reed man, and his personal popularity, united to his ability and fine ad- dress, enters largely into the Reed hope of securing the principal delegations trot beyond the Mississippi. . Only One McKinley Prizc. The only McKinley winning seems to be that of Mr. Pritchard in North Caro- lina. But that is comforting to the friends of the buckeye candidate by reason of hav- ing been secured at the expense of Mr. Reed. The race finally came between Mr. Pritchard, a known McKinley man, and Mr. Holton, whom Congressman Settle de- clared for and tried to serve as a Reed man, This gave to Mr. Holton’s candidacy a Reed badge. But after all possible com- binations had been tried and had failed, Mr. Pritchard won. His speeches on the stump were all in praise of the McKiz bili and of its author, and when the time comes for choosing delegates from North Carolina to the republican national con- vention the new Senator and friends will move, it is claimed, for McKinley in- structions. Mr, Cullom of Illinois and Mr. Thurston of Nebraska are not classed. Mr. Culiom has several times been mentioned us a presidential possibility himself, and this has kept his name out of the list of those training under well-known banners. What his expectations now are nobody seems authorized to declare. It is hardly prob- atle, however, that he will raise anybody’s flag, not even’ his own, until the approa: ing problem grows clearer than it now is. A dark horse, if he keeps himself suffi- ciently dark, may carry off the next re- ptblican nomination. Mr, Thurston is a new quantity in national Mfe yet to be appraised. A great deal is expected of him. He is one of the famous orators of the west, and his connections, both busi- ness and political, are said to be highly influential. There ts a feeling that he may declare for Mr. Reed; but it is difficult to say upon what this Is founded. He is a protectionist, and gave to the Harrison ad- ministration a hearty support. A Summary. A svummary seems to show that the Har- rison. men have won the managers and the Reed men the orators. The Reed men have ncbody to show like Mr. Elkins and Gen. Sewell, both of whom are at the head of strong organizations at home, and both masters of the art of maneuver and combi- nation. There seems no room to doubt that each will head the delegation from hi ate to the next national convention and labor industriously for Gen. Harrisen’s success. The Harrison men, on their side, have no- body to show of oratorical capacity the equal of that possessed by Mr. Fr Mr. Wolcott and Mr, Burrows, all of whom are likely also to exert themselves in the next national cenveniion. They are not only orators, but men of much personal popu- larity and the widest acquaintance with publle officials, and therefore to be feared when working in union in anyboy’s be- half. That Mr. Reed will greatly benefit by their friendship and activity everybody concedes, and it may turn out to be @ friendly ccntest among them as to which one of the three shall push the Reed senti- ment the farthest in his section. The Reed boom, indeed, is regarded as being in good shape and in good hands, both east and weg — Mr. Turner IL. Representative Turner of Georgia was overcome by an attack of illness at the Capitol today which may prove serious, He was taken to the ways and means com- mittee room and vlaced on a sofa and physicians summened. At first it was thought that the attack might be apoplexy, but afterward it seemed to be something of @ much milder nature.