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SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1895—TWENTY PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Constable Duncan’s Aim Was the More Accurate, TRAGEDY AT CLINTON, $C, TODAY More Reports of Fighting in Cuba. TRAGEDY IN MINNEAPOLIS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, COLUMBUS, 8S. C., June 1.—At Clinton, 5. C., this mornin; M. Duncan, state liquor constable, shot and killed J. B.Work- man, former chief liquor constable. The latter accused Duncan of having under- mined him and having him discharged. Duncan declared this to be a lie. Workman pulled his pistol and shot Dun- can twice Duncan replied in kind and killed Work- man instantly. FIGHTING IN CUBA. Col. Zamora Attncks 2 Band Led by Antonio Maceo. HAVANA, June 1.—Col. Zamora, in the neighborhood of Arroyo Cacao, attacked a band of 400 insurgents led by Antonio Maceo. Thé troops lost one sergeant and one bugler killed. The loss of the in- surgents is not known as they carried away the killed and wounded. Later Maceo’s insurgents attacked a de- tachment of soldiers at Esternonsi, but after five hours’ fighting the insurgents were compelled to re! with a loss of seventeen dead and wounded. Maj. Arminan has been engaged h bands of insurgents commanded by Zayas and Casiillo, In the prévince of Santa Clara. Several insurgents were wounded, and the bands were dispersed and sought refuge in the woods. Another band of insurgents has been raised in the neighborhood of Camajuant, near Santa Clara, capital of the province of that name. The troops in and about Santa Clara have combined in a movement, ie pursuit of the insurgents in that prov- nce. 5 * TRAGEDY IN MINNEAPOLIS, A Mother Follows Murder of Her Daughter With Suicide. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.,June 1.—A strange case of murder and suicide occurred here today. Mrs. Martha M. Elias and her daughter Annie were found weltering ‘n their blood in their rooms over a drug store, on Nicolet avenue. The old lady had evi- dently shot the girl as she slept, and then turned the revolver on herself, blowing the whole top of her head off. They were well- to-do, and the only apparent reason for the act lies in the supposition that Mrs. Elias’ mind had been affected by the violent death of her husband, several years ago. GEN. SCHOFIELD’S TOUR. Has Never Given His Presidential Chances Any Thought. DENVF Col., June 1.—Lieut. Gen. Scho- field ar »d In Denver today from New Mexico. : is making his last official visits t various military posts before his retire nt next September. When ask- ed about his presidential boom he replied: “TI have never given that matter any con- sideration. My career has been, and ts, military and scientific. I know nothing about politics, and never voted in my life. I have read a number of notices of late about my presidential boom, but thought the boom was only a boomlet, originating in the brains of New York politicians.” ——— ARRIVED FROM EUROPE. The Wife of the Spanish Minister Among the Passengers. NEW YORK, June 1.—Among passengers arriving by the Kalser Wilhelm II today were the following: Mrs. H. O. Bonnell and the Misses Bonngll, Youngstown, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Bennett, Chicago; Mrs. G. D. Clemerts and Mrs: J. L. Clements, Philadelphia; ex-Minister and Mrs. J. L. M. Curry and Miss Curry, Washington; Mrs. Howard Crosby and the Misses Crosby, New York; Mrs. Dupuy de Lome and chil- dren, Madrid; Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Ford, Washington; Miss Loulse McLaren, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Mrs. John A. Ross and Miss Katherine Koss, Kansas City, and G. B. Zug, Pittsburg, Pa. ee WARSHIPS FOR JIDDAH. England to Insist on Reparation for the Vice Consul’s Death. ALEX. DRIA, June 1.-—-Three British warships have left this port for Jiddah in order to insist upon the punishment of the Bedouins who were concerned in the mur- der of the British vice consul there and the wounding of the British consul, the Rus- sian consul and the secretary of the French legation. The remainder of the British Mediterranean squadron has gone 1o Bey- root. Jiddah ts the principal trading port of : Arabia. It is on the Red sea half way be- tween Suez and Aden. It is sixty-five miles from Mecca and is the land Rlace of most of the 100,000 Mohammedans now gathering to touch the famous sacred stone. ——__ NOTABLE SOCIAL EVEN Marriage of Miss Cameron to Bel- mont Tiffany. NEW YORK, June 1.—Miss Annie Flem- ing Cameron, daughter of Sir Roderick Cameron, was married today to Belmont Tiffany of New York. The ceremony toox Place in St. John’s Eptscopal Church, Cuf- ten, Staten Island, the Rev. Dr. John C. Eccleston officiating. Miss Catharine Cam- eron, a sister of the bride, was the maid of honor, and the six bridesmaids were Miss Jennie Tiffany, sister of the groom; Miss Maud Livingston, Miss Lena Morton, daughter of Goy. Morton; Miss Margaret Morgan, Miss Mary W. Williams and Miss Maude Wetmore. The groom was attended by his brother, William Tiffany. The ushers who were in attendance at the wedding were Mes T. Brockholst Cutting, G. Richmond Fearing, Columbus C. Baldwin, T. Appleton Smith, Stewart Melley Brice, Frank Bishop, Matthew Mor- gen, jr., and Duncan McEwan Cameron. —— VICTORY FOR PULLMAN. Favorable Decision in the Quo W ranto Proceedings. CHICAGO, UL, June 1.—Several months ago Attorney General Moloney began quo warranto proceedings against the Pullman Palace Car Company for the purpose of taking away the company’s charter and terminating .ts corporate existence. In his information the attorney general set up that the car company had violated its charter by buying real estate and building the town of Pullman, by erecting and oper- ating the Puliman building in this city, by Manufacturing brick and in other ways. The case has been pending in the courts ever since. it was elaborately argued some time ago aud Judge Baker handed down his deciste~ today. The decision was favorable to the company in all points but one. The court held that the company had the right to own the Pullman building, the brick yard Jand and co sell liquor on cars, but had no right to own Pullman Iron and Steel Com- pany st No judgment was entered against the company. It 13 understood that the company will accept the finding of the court in the mat- 4er of the stock in the iron and steel com- pany and will at once dispose of ns Denth of Col. Downes. BALTIMORE, Md., June 1.—Col Philip N. Downes died this morning at Denton. TO FIGHT THE BELL COMPANY. A Secret Conference of Telephone Officials. CHICAGO, June 1.—A secret convention of telephone apparatus manufacturers is in session in this city for several days. It adjourned to meet in Pittsburg, Pa., in a few weeks. As a result of a conference a national organization has been formed, which will be known as the Telephone Pro- tective Association. It is generally under- stood its chief mission will be to fight the Bell Telephone Company. It is asserted that $30,000,000 invested tn telephone manufacturing was represented in the convention. The following officers Mere elected: President, J. E. Keelyn, Western nstruction Company, Chicagé first vice president, J. R. Johnson, Viaduct Manufacturing Company, Baltimore; sec- ond vice president, 5. J. Tunbridge, Utica Fire Alarm Company, Utica, N. secre- y, Paul W. Bos: Minneapolis, Minn. President Keelyn says an attorney was selected and Instructed to be present at Boston and determine the exact position of the Berliner patent-with respect to its ef- fect ppon the telephone interests of mem- bers of the assoclatio: es TO COMMAND IN HAWAII. Col. McLane Has Made Some Radical Changes. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 1.—A private letter from Honolulu, under date of May 20, printed in the News today, says among other things that Col. McLane, late of the United States° army and navy, who had charge of Gen. Grant’s funeral procession, has been made colonel of the Hawalian regiment. Col. McLane arrived on the last boat and tock charge at once. He is regarded by the troops as thoroughly military, and ha made some radical changes and inaugurat: a course of strict diacipline, which has heretofore boen rather lax. The letter adds that there are lots of rumors afloat on the island of a filibuster- ing expedition that is supposed to be on its way down to the island or else getting ready to come. The government has hired a steamer, placed a cannon aboard and has it patrol the islands, watehing for any suspicious vessels that come in sight. —— 'T ON VIOLENCE. B Lynehing Feared, but the Sheriff Dis- persed the Mob. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 1.—A special from Covington, Ind., says: Alva Bow was arrésted at Harvard, this county, for crim- inally assaulting eight-year-old Annie New- man. He was brought to this city and was placed in jail. There was talk in the streets that a mob would attempt to lynch tim during the night. A large crowd assembled in the vicinity of the jail, but it was dispersed by Sherif Moore. It was rumored at midnight that a large body of men were assembled half a mile from the city. This was found to be untrue. The sheriff says he will defend Lis prisoner with all the ‘force he can com- mand. At 2 o'clock this morning the streets were clearea of the mob and there was apparently no prospect of a lynching. ees McKINLEY’S ILLNESS. It Causes the Governor to Remain in New York. NEW YORK, June 1.—Gov. McKinley was to have returned to Ohio this afternoon, but owing to the illness of Mrs. McKinley, has decided to stay over another day. The governor said that at some time today he would pay a visit to ex-Secretary of State Evarts, and Jater in the afternoon would take a drive in the park with Mrs. MeKin- ley. In the evening he is to dine with Col. Frederick D. Grant. The governor and Mrs. MeKiniey will quite certainly return to Ohio tomorrow. MRS. ee WIFE MURDERER CAPTURED. He Had Hid for Four Days Without Food. MOUNT HOLLY, N. J., June 1.—After hiding in the woods for four days, during which time he was almost entirely without food, Samuel Neurr, the wife murderer, Was captured near Brown's Mills last night and lodged in the county jail. Although Sreatly exhausted, he made a vigorous re- sistance, but he was soon overpowered. Ali he will say is that no one saw him com- mit the crime. —_—-. —— MANY RENDERED HOMELE: Ss. ire Causing $19,000 Loss at Shenan- doah, Pa. SHENANDOAH, Pa., June 1.—A $100,000 fire started at midnight in the stable of Charles 3. Titman on Market street. The flames swept to White street and all the frame houses from White to Lloyd street were destroyed. Over 150 people were ren- dered homeless. The origin of the fire is a mystery. —__.__. Absorbed by an A. P. Paper. ST. PAUL, Minn., June 1—The Morning Call, the only United Press paper (morn- ing) in Minnescta, which was started last September, in its issue today annaunced that it would retire from the field, having sold its subscription list and good will to the Daily Globe, a member of the Asso- ciated Press. —e Unfair Chicago Cyclists. CHICAGO, June 1.—The findings in the cases of young men who practiced fraud and deceit in the great bicycle road race on Decoration day will not be known till Monday; but it is known that a large number of them stand a good chance of being. disqualified from entering any road race, in addition to being expelled from the clubs to which they belong and boycotted by thelr cycling friends. —— Guests of Cincinnantl. CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 1.—The dis- tinguished confederate ex-ofticers, who went to Chicago to the dedication of the monument to the confederate dead in that city, are here today, the guests of the Cin- cinnat! chamber of commerce. —>— To Notify Gen. Bushnell. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, June 1.—The com- mittee of notification, headed by Gen. Gros- venor, is here to notify Gen. Bushnell of his nomination. Exercises will occur at Bushnell’s residence at 3 p.m. The com- mittee was dined at Arcade Hotel today by Gen. Bushnell. a A Young Fiend’s Crimes, CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., June 1—Luke Alle, aged sixty-three, was shot and killed last evening by Wm. Mallory, his stepson. Mallory first broke one of his mother’s thighs by pushing her out of a door. He then seized a pistol and shot his step- father from behind, killing him instantly. After firing four more shots into the head of the already dead man, the young fiend escaped. Killed at a Fire. EDINBURGH, June 1.—Fire broke out today in the Fifeshire main colllery and nine men were killed while trying to quench the flames."In addition, several would-be rescuers of these men Were seri- ously burned. ——— Two Sharp Earthquakes. VIENNA, June 1—Two sharp carth- quake shocks were felt at Latbach, a capl- tal of the Duchy of Carniola, yesterday. _ Denth of a French Statesman. PARIS, June 1.—M. Pierre Legrand, who was minister of commerce in several cab- irets, is dead. — Price of Spirits Advanced. PEORIA, lil, June 1.—Gen. McNulty, re- ceiver of the Distilling and Cattle Feeders’ Company, advanced the price of spirits to- day 1 cent to $1. 1-2 per galion. he In- dependent Atlas Distillery has not decided what they will do about it. aS Sent to the Grand Jury. The case of W. H. Ireland, charged with embezzling $20.12 of the funds of the Wash- ington Times Publishing Company was called for trial in the Polfce Court today. His counsel waived an examination and the case Was sent to the grand jury. Bond in the sum of $300 was given for ihe defen- dant’s appearance. TOPICS OF LONDON The English Have Been Suffering From the Intense Heat. RECORD’ BROKEN FOR OVER 20 YEARS Visit of the Prince From Afghan- : istan. INTERESTING SPORTING NOTES ———— Special London Cable Letter (Copyrighted by the "Associated Hress). LONDON, June 1.—Cable dispatches re- ceived here yesterday told of the interise heat, which has been prevailing in New York, and so it may interest people on the other side of the Atlantic to know that London has been sweltering in sympathy. This metropolis has had a full week of blazing sunshine and intense heat. Thurs- day the thermometers registered 86 d2- grees in the shade, the highest figures re- corded here for May 30 in twenty-seven years. But the heat has had a good effect upon certain lines of business, as ladies, in con- sequence of the torrid weather, haye been wearing the lightest and pretllest toilets and the men in Hyde Park and other such places during the mornings have been try- ing to keep themselves cool in gray flan- nels and straw hats, which were exchanzed in the afternoon for white duck trousers and frock coats. In fact, this cool cos- tume was wora even In the sedate house of commons, and hundreds of ladies inignt have been seen daily taking tea on the terrace of the housa of commons. The house proper has been deserted, while the terrace referred to, has presented one of the gayest scenes in London. The Visit of the Afghan Prince. Shahzada Nazrulla Khan, the second son of the Ameer of Afghanistan, who arrived here last week on a visit, at the invitation of the government, is the Hon of the hour. He is being feted and petted to such a de- gree that it will be marvelous if he returns to Caboul without having formed the idea that Great Brttain looks upon his father as a most important ruler. All the movements of Nazrulla are duly chronicled by the press, and every little detail concerning him is eagerly devoured. Considerable difficulty as to the etiquette to be observed was feit, and until about a week before the prince’s arrival it had not been settled how he was to be styled. From the moment the young prince—he Is only twenty-three years old—set foot on Indian soil he was received in right royal form and with every possible distinction. Addresses innumerable have heen presented to him. He has been received by the high- est officials everywhere, and his journey here was one long serles of receptions. Throughout his’ six weeks’ stay in this country Nazrulla will be received as the Shahzada (son of a king). He is attended by royal escorts, has been received by the queen, is received by royalty and will, in fact, have a royal progress until his de- parture. Dorchester House, which has been spe- clay hired by the Indiarf offlee for Naz- rulla Khan during his visit to London, is a magnificent mansion—probably the finest private house in the metropolis. Originally built by Mr. Holford, who is said to have made his fortune in ‘Australia, it now be- longs to his son, Capt. Holford, a well- known member of the Prince of Wales’ sulte. Trials of a Princess. The English newspapers are now openly alluding to the troutles and trials of the Princess of Wales, the substance of which was cabled to the Associated Press at the time the princess declin to represent Queen Victoria at the drawing room held at Buckingham Palace, when she was in- ain peeress, to whom the prince has for years paid much attention, Was to be present. Sketch, for instance, nat the princess is “greatly worried rtain private bothers, and that she mains in England in deference to the 's wish. She declined to hold the rawing room becau e expected the presence there of a certain personage whom she declines to meet.” Two American Beauties. ‘Two American beauties are likely to take a prominent part in the coming elections, Capt. Naylor-Leland, who married Miss Jennie Chamberlain of Cleveland, Ohio, will be the liberal candidate for the South- port division of Lancashire, which division is now represented in the house of com- mons by Mr. George N. Curzon, who mar- ried Miss Mary Leiter of Washington, and as it is whispered that the two American ladies are to take an active part in the can- vass, some lively electioneering work may be anticipated on both sides. Capt. Nay- lor-Leland represented Colchester in the house of commons, but he resigned his seat on February 2 last. Lord Rosebery Changed. The result of the derby the other day seemed to'surprise Lord Rosebery as much as any one. He looked sadly changed since he won the derby the year previous, with Lades. The premier carried a white um- brella, and the effect upon him of his recent Ulness was quite plain. The Afghan prince viewed the scene ap- parently unmoved, from the royal box. Nothing could perhaps persuade him that it was not all arranged beforehand, for the Prince of Wales to win the first race, the Caterham Plate, with his entry Courtier, and for the Premier to win the derby Interesting Sporting Notes. It is announced here that Count De Cas- tellane, who recently married Miss Anna Gould of New York, intends to devote part of his wife's fortune to a grand racing stable. He has already bought several horses, which will soon be run in the races at Auteuil, France. Mr. George L. Watson, the designer of Thistle, Britannia, the Valkyrie and other yachts, In an interview during the week said he regarded the fact that Defender is a keel boat as a moral victory for the LBrit- ish design. He added that it was a pity, in point of international interest, that ‘the builders of the America's cup defender had not stuck to the centerboard. It appears that, after the last race be- tween Valkyrie II and Vigilant, off Sandy Hook, in 1898, when Mr. Watson was asked for his opinion of the center board, he put it, in writing, in an envelope and asked that the envelope remain unopened until the next international race. Mr. Watson is said to have added in the interview: “I then stated that the next cup defender would be a keel boat. ; The arrivat of the Cernell crew is eagerly awaited by the English oarsmen. The American vis immediately after their arrival in E , will proceed to Henley in erder to finish their training. Quarters have already heen secured for them by Mr. w. Ss, the representative of the here, and everything possible is being done to make the Americans hap- py_and comfortable. The coming boating regatta at Henley promises to be the most exciting aquatic event in years. Several of the English rov ing clubs have been greatly strengthene recently in view of the visit of the Cornell w to England. Guy and Vivian Nick alls, the celebrated English oarsmen, have joined the London Rowing Club and the Thames Rowing Club has an exceptionally good crew in training. — ASKS CLEMENCY, Beam’s Application for Pardon From the President. Mr. Samuel D. Truitt, counsel for Joseph A. Beam, who is under sentence to be hanged here July 23 for the murder ef his step-daughter, Annie L. Leahy, on the 22d of last December, today filed with the At- torney General a petition addressed te the President, praying for a commutation of the death sentence. Beams counsel clatms that the condemned murder2r was at the time of the tragedy of unsound mind, and is now, and the affidavits of Drs. Irving Rosse and T. B. Hood and other persons are submitted in substantiation of that contention. It is understood that District Attorney Birney will oppose any commuta- tion of the sentence, being of the opinion that it ts a case demanding the infliction of the extreme penalty of the law. A KNOWN QUANTITY. It is the practice of The Star to print on Saturday a sworn statement of its circulation day by day for the preceding week. It would seem self- evident that the advertiser is entitled to this protection. Below will be found the statement for the week just past. 5 The average circulation exhibited 18 believed to be much more than the combined circulation of the other Washington déilies, and fully five times that of its afternoon contem- porary. Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, May 25, 1895. --87,949 MONDAY, May 27, 1995. Linda TUESDAY, May 23, 1995. 31,982 WEDNESDAY, May 29, 1895 31,358 THURSDAY, May 30, 1895. 30,425 FRIDAY, May 31, 1895.....0. 31,316 Total....., eeeedeeees + 194,959 Daily average... 82,493 J solemnly stear that the above statement rep- resents only the number of coples of THE Ev#s- 1NG Stan circutated during the slx secular daya end- ing Friday, May 31, 1995—that is, the num- ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furnished ormailed, for valuable cousideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted were returned to or remainia the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this first day of June, A. D. 1595. ERNEST G. THOMPSON, Notary Pubile, D. C. IMPORTANCE OF OHIO Republicans Must Harmonize in Order to Seoure Election Results. McKinley's Future Depends Upon Har- mony in His State—The Prospects Good. There are a number of reasons why Ohio is being looked to today as perhaps the most important state of the Union in its bearing on the presidential contest in 1896. The bitterness developed at the state convention’ at Zanesville was far greater than republicans or democrats anticipated. The fact that the Foraker forces took ad- vantage of their strength by not permitting a single McKinley man to have his name on the state ticket has created a very ugly feeling. It is generally conceded that the indorsement of McKinley for the presidency was a farce so far as any expression of the real sentimentsgof, jhe delegates was con- cerned. The grgat question which now In- terests every rgpublican is whether it will be possible to harmonize Ohfo republicans in order to secure a good result in the state election. The Club of the Foraker People. Experienced politiians express the be- Nef that the McKinleyites will support | Bushnell in the election. For they say that in this election the Foraker people will hold a most threatening club over the MeKinley forces. It will be remembered that the elections of last fall gave the republicans of Ohio a plurality. of over 130,000, Even the most sanguine slemocrats do not hope to change the political complexion of Ohio in 1893. But the Foraker forces are-in- clined to hold the McKinley people re- sponsible if there should be any material falling olf in the election for governor. It is believed that the Foraker leaders will tell the McKinley people that if they want their favorite to reccive the indorsement of the Ohio delegation at the national con- vention they must see to it that no Mc- Kinleyite fails to vote for Bushnell. portant in keeping together the Ohio forces. ‘The feeling among the Foraker people, who will undoubtedly control the delegation to the national convention, is not friendly to the advancement of the political career of McKinley, and in their present temper they would not hesitate to go outside of their state for a presidential candidate, if there were any material slumping in the vote of the McKinley men in the gubernatorial election. Must Be Harmony. It is generally conceded that if Mr. Mc- Kinley is to have the support of the nation- al convention for the presidency ho must be at harmony in his state, and must not be in any position to risk the vote of that state in the election. While Ohio is re- garded as solidly republican in the presi- dential election, even a risk of having the vote there materially diminished would be a club in the hands of friends of, Reed, Morton, Allison and Harrison that would result in a tremendous loss of strength to the Ohfo champion of a high protective tariff. This interdependence of the Mc- Kinley and Foraker people, it is thought, will prove exceedingly strong in promoting harmony. No more sure indication of the wiping out of old scores among republican factions of Ohio will be seen than in the attitude of Gov. McKinley, Senator Sherman and other leaders of the McKinley faction during the summer and fall. Senator Sherman con- ducted himself at the convention in such a manner that he can consistently do every- thing to promote the cause of Bushnell, but Gov. McKinley himself and his friends will have to speak for the man whose nomination they fought so bitterly. There are many republicans who believe that McKinley's future will depend on a vigor- ous support by himself and his friends of all the candidates whose cholce caused them so great a humiliation. FINED FOR ASSAULT. Conclusion of tite Case Brought by Annie Conners Agninat Thos. Collins. This afternoon in the Police Court Judge Kimball disposed of the case of Thomas Collins, the tinner, convicted of a charge of assault on Annie Conners, a seventeen- year-old girl, at the house of her father, on New York avenue. As published in“The Star at the time, Conners called on the young lady during the afternoon one day, about two weeks ago, and she chafged that he indecently as- saulted her. She said she invited him to call in the evenings, but he called in the af- ternoon, when her father was away, and took advantage of his absence from home. ‘The jury was out several hours, and finally a verdict of guilty, with a recom- mendation to mercy, was returned. Lawyers Hay’ and Shillington argued for a new trial this afternoon, and their mo- tion was overruled. ; Judge Kimbali made no comments on the case, but imposed a fine of only $25. Then counsel asked for time to pay the fine, saying that Collins was a business man and would pay the amount imposed next week. “I don’t give time for the payment of fines,” said Judge Kimball. Policeman Doyle, the defendant’s brother- in-law, paid the fine and settled the case. ee The Star Out of Town. THE EVENING STAR will be sent by mail to any address in the United States or Canada for such period as may be desired at the rate of fifty cents per month, 7But all such orders must be ac- companied by the money, or the paper cannot be sent, as no ac- counts are kept with mail subscrip+ tions, At this time this threat seems most im- THE PRESIDENCY Advantages in Beginning the Cam- paign a Year in Advance. MANY MATTERS MAY BE EXPLAINED Recent Happenings That Might Have Proved Disastrous Later. THE WORK IS_ EXPENSIVE Se It is observed in political circles that some advantages go with the policy® of opening a presidential campaign a full year in advance of making the nominations. New positions may be canvassed, old atti- tudes explained, suggestions of pith and moment thrown out, and all in good time to prevent the taking of snap judgment by either side or anybody. Everybody is freer-Handed, and moves about with less fear of being ambushed or in any manner suddenly overwhelmed. Illustrations are offered. The speeches of Secretary Carlisle might have been peril- ous if delayed a year. Made on the very eve of the inauguration of a national con- test, they would have provoked an assaylt dangerous to the administration and to himself. There would have been no ade- quate time then for such argument in support of them, as 1s now being advanced. Taken on one flank by the free silver democrats, on the other by the free silver republicans, and pushed hard in front by the main body of the republicans, the Sec- retary would probably have been routed. As it is he has time to fortify himself, and to call to his support all those members of his party who, now that the money issue has become the leading issue, are disposed to question the wisdom of the free silver policy. The speech of Senator Sherman at Zanes- ville would Hkewise have been dangerous to him and to his party under other circum- stances. It was in a measure a surprise to both sides. The gold men were expecting a much more vigcrous deltyerance in sup- port of their side of the controversy, while the silver men were expecting nothing for their side. Mr. Sherman sees something more for silver, and within the coming year Is likely to make his meaning very much clearer. But a year's time, it is thought, will prove valuable even to him. By June of next year he will probably, by a careful working out of the problem, as he sees it, have demonstrated just how much further and with what agencies this gcvernment can afford to go in the prem- ises. His latest views are already chal- lenged. Senator Hill as much as announces antagonism to them. But Mr. Sherman is in the habit of meeting all comers on the money question, and, as he need not hurry in the present case, his equipment when he does take the field is likely to be the most complete that even he has ever exhibited. Mr. Depew's Dinner. Mr. Depew’s harmony dinner is another instance in point. That might have been dangerous but for the time to fully explain it. Mr. Depew is not himself a very rich man. His standing in public life rests upon his wit, his culture, his bonhommie. But in his office as railroad president he touch- es shoulders with many of the richest of men, and in campaign years in the past has, some of his friends complain, suffered in his political ambitions because of the fact. How readily, therefore, on the eve of a preside:.fal contest would the demo- cratic managers have seized upon such a dinner and fed a multitude with it! Mr. lands would have been multiplied fuid, and his table service de- haming by comparison that of itself. Aggregated capital would been coun with the function, and the impression sought to be made, that it was a bid for the contro! of the republican andidate for the presidency. That {ts pol- ics when the battle has actually begun hat is precisely what happened to M Blaine in 1884. His New York admirer: some of whom were very rich men, gay him a dinner while the campaign was in progress, and it was described by the dem- ocratic newspapers as the richest feast out- side of Bible histo-y. It cut a big figure in the contest, and, as interpreted by his op- ponents, cost Mr. Blatne some votes among the plain people. But Mr. Depew has time in which to describe and interpret his own , and to show that it had no other object'in view than that confessed to by imself, and, for that matter, appearing plainly ‘to everybody without a’ confession. Gov. Morton’s Fainting Fit. The weakness that overtook Gov. Morton on the reviewing stand on Decoration day was an experience a reviewing officer might have any year in extreme warm weather, and the New York leader may congratu- late himself that this is an off year in national affairs. A similar experience, though suffered under different circum- stances, cost Mr. Blaine the presidential nomination in 1876. He fell in front of a church door on a Sunday morning. The national republican convention was then in session at Cincinnati, with Mr. Blaine in a safe and most promising lead. The next day would, perhaps, have witnesse® his nomination. But by the next day his op- ponents in the convention had magnified his aifliction into a dangerous sunstroxe, likely to result in total incapacity, if not in early death. That killed Mr. Blaine’s chances. had, however, suffered no such stroke. He enjoyed life and played a great part in affairs for many years after- ward, and his physicians have stated that there was no connection whatever between his trouble on that hot Sunday morning in 1876 and the trouble which finally subdued his once splendid constitution. Gov. Mor- ton has played in better luck, so to speak. He has succumbed at a time when the full responsibility of the iced water can be indisputably fixed. It 1s likewise known that he was soon again on his feet, and that he carried out the greater part of his program for the day. And he Is now back at his desk again at Albany, looking after the state’s business, and looking fully re- stered to health and strength. The episode may be entirely forgotten by next year, o1 if recalled, then so will be the splendi recuperative qualities he displayed. In any event, his presidential prospects are not likely to be injured by what, in Mr. Blaine’s case, proved to be an overwhelm- ing misfortune. An Expensive Campaign. It does not escape attention that this long campaign, extending, as it will, over eighteen months, must prove to be very ex- pensive. Both sides will be obliged to raise for purely legitimate expenses large sums of money. Stumping bills and printing bills and bills for clerical help will all be heavy. But the issue is such that contri- butions, it is predicted, will be liberal. The people want the discussion to be thorough, ‘and will willingly pay for the instruction. ——_—_—_+-2+—____—_. Personal Mention. Sir julian Pauncefote, the British ambas- sador, sails next Tuesday for his summer vacation in Great Britain. Mr. Cecil Spring-Rice, second secretary | of the British embassy, has been trans- ferred to Berlin, and sails on June 3. Postmaster General Wilson left here this afternoon for his home in West Virginia. From there he will go to Oxford, Miss., where he will deliver the address at the commencement exercises of the University of Mississippi on June 4. Secretary Herbert did not return to this city with the presidential party, having stopped over at Harrisburg to take the train for Buffalo. here tomcrrow or Monday. Mr. Louis H. Finney, private secretary io Secretary Herbert, will leave New York on the 3d instant to attend the raval celebra- tion at Ktel. Mr. H. W. Van Senden, private secretary to Secretary Carlisle, has returned to the city from a visit to Kentucky. Lieut. S. A. Kephart, fourth artillery, stationed at Fort Monroe, is in the city on leave. °. Overcome by the He... Henry Martin, an old soldicr, aged about sixty-five years, living in Anacostia, was overcome by the heat while walking on Harrison street this afternoon. He was taken to the Anacostia substation, where he was attended by Station Keeper Eck- Jauf. He will probably recover. He 1s expected to + = NOT SUFFICIENT. dier’s Word Did Not Go in Court. Harry Candler, a witness in the case of Billy Williams, Eddie Desmond and Jack Dempsey, charged with robbing the office of the Washington Steamboat Company several weeks ago, was brought before Judge Cole this morning by Detective Weedon, when District Attorney Birney asked that Candler be required to give a bord in the sum of $300 for his appearance as a witness when needed. Candler, who is claimed by the police au- thoritles to be the proprietor of a Jackson City resort where the indicted patties made their headquarters, stated that he had no intention of disapfearing, and said that he would give his word of honor that he would be on hand when needed by the govern- ment. That promise did not strike either the court or district attorney as sufficient security, and Judge Cole told Candler that he would either give the bond or go to jail. Candler then asked to be allowed to go out in custody of an officer in search of a bondsman, and he was allowed to leave in custody of Deputy Marshal Springman. This afternoon he returned with Jacob Diemer, who gave bond in $300 for Cand- ler's appearance, whereupon the latter was released. Harry —__>__. THE JANE MOSELY. Returned to Her Owners by Order of the Court. Chief Justice Bingham this afternoon, in the case of the libel filed yesterday against the steamer Jane Mosely by the People’s Transportation Company, in which $30,000 damages are claimed, directed that the steamer be turned over to the owners upon the filing of a bond in the sumi of $30,000. The owners, Messrs. B. Frank Bond, Isaac Filbert, Hugh Sisson, jr., and others, of Baltimore,Md., were represented by Messrs. Frederick W. Brune of Baltimore and Ran- dall Hagner, the Transportation Company being represented by Messrs. Cook & Suth- erland. The bond was given and the boat released. Ss Arrested for Assault. The latest development in the recent es- capade of Robert Taylor and Lawrence Milton Boyer, who, as heretofore stated in The Star, were arrested Monday last for the robbery of the store of W. H. Truslow, in Anacostia, {s that a few days before that act was committed Boyer obtained a policy of insurance, through the agency of Jordan & Richardson, in the Hartford Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn., for $1,500 on furniture at the house No. 239 Jackson street, where the parties lived, which has since been ascertained to be worth $400, but which when the policy was applied for was represented by Boyer to be valued at $2,000. —_->—_—_ The Moral Infiuences of Mastic. Prof. T. W. Torlins, who ts instructing the children of the public schools in chorus work, will deliver a sree lecture tomorrow evening at All Souls’ Church, 14th and L streets, on “The Moral Influences of Music.” — A Breese at the Track. The heat at Alexander Island today was something intense, but a brisk northwest wind made the day endurable. The card presented was a good one. The track was dry and fast. Attendance good. Ten books 2 on. First race, five furlongs—Jersey (Ham), 6 to 1, first; Berwyn (Alford), 3 to 4, second; oes LES (Welehanty), 7 to 5, third. Tine, LIFE AND DEATH. What Scientists Have Discovered in the Study of Protoplasm. From the London Saturday Review, In the descending scale of animal life the re‘ations between the organs are less end lees intimate, and the misleading sud- detness of the arrest of the machinery fades away. The heart of a turtle from which the brain has been removed will con- tinue to beat for days. A worm or a star- fish may be cut to pieces, and each piece remains alive, sometimes even reproducing the whole. Who shall name the point of dtath of an oyster or of a sea anemone? No stoppage of a single organ causes sud- den and conspicuous change in the whole. When protoplasmic death of a part occurs, either the part is sloughed away and re- placed or the ripples of destructive change spread slowly from cell to cell, each unaf- fected part remaining active to the last. In the simplest animals of all, organisms that consist each of a single cell, death may be scen at its lowest terms. There is no composite multicellular body, no bodily mechanism to break down, no posstbility of the failure of one set of cells gradually creeping upon others. Each organism is alive or dead as its protoplasm is alive or dead. Here, in their simplest forms, are life and death; and here, asking if death be in- herent in living matter, we find surprising answer. Violence of heat and cold, me- chanical for and the assaults of chem- ical affinities may destroy these single par- ticles of life; but it is not overthrown by rude accident, and if provided with food and drink, their protoplasm lives forever. Each particle feeds, until, outgrowing a convenient size, it cleaves asunder and one \fe becomes two lives. So far as reason and observation can inform us the living particles in the ponds and seas of today have descended in a direct continuity of living material from the first dawn of life. No other solution is open, save the possibil- ity of a spontaneous generation of living matter so continual and so common tkat it could have eluded the search of science. ‘This is that “immortality of the protozoa” hinted at by Lankester, in England, blazon- ed into fame by Weismann. Whether or no the protoplasm of the tis- sues of higher organism be potentially im- mortal can only be a matter of inference. The productive cells, indeed, form a living chain, binding the animals and plants of the present with the animals and plants of the remotest past. This reproductive proto- plasm !s immortal in precisely the same sense as the protoplasm of single cells is immortal, and there seems no reason to be- eve with Weismann that the protoplasm of the other tissues has acquired mortality and is different in kind. It dies, but only because It is part of a complex structure. The machinery of the body is not regulat- ed to last forever; on the othér hand, it is to the advantage of the race that it should break down when reproduction has been accomplished, and its break-down results in the ruin of its component parts. There is no reason to suppose that the protoplasm {tself grows old. A slip cut from a tree many centuries cld may be grafted on a young tree and so enter on a new lease of life. Were the process to be continued, a continulty of protoplasmic life might be maintained. So far as we can tell, death is not inherent in living matter. Protoplasm may live forever, as a flame shieided from the wind and fed from an endless store would burn forever. soe Two Quee: om the New York Sun. The Queen of Italy has a pet hobby of collecting shoes which have graced the feet of famous women of history, and also those which are representative of the different kinds worn by various nations at different times. Among the historical shoes are the identical pair worn by Mary Queen of Scots on her way to the scaffold, an- other pair which belonged to Joan of Arc and dainty shoes and slippers once owned by Marie Antoinette, the Queen of Prus- sia and Ninon de L'Enclos, while the crowning glory of the whole collection is a pair of tiny silk socks, the first ever wern by the Crown Prince of Italy. Queen Regent of Spain has a life full ures and responsibility, and yet she is always bright and gay and as fond of in- nocent sports as her children. Her sum- mer palace is at San Sebastian, close to the water’s edge, and here she enjoys the freedom of the quiet domestic life which she lives. She is an expert swimmer and an accomplished musician, duets with her daughter being her favorite pastime. Still with all her fondness for the simple pleas- ures of life, she is a wise ruler, majestic in her bearing on all state occasions, and receives nothing but praise from her son’s subjects. She has never discarded her mourning since the death of her husband. The little King of Spain has fair, curly hair and blue eyes, and is very delicate, but intelligent and full of determination, with a keen sense of his own importance. He was nine years old on May 17. He Icoks upon his soldiers as entertaining toys. FINANCE AND TRADE Awaiting the Action of Foreign Speculators. NOTHING 70 WARRANT STOCK SELLING The Outlook Declared to Be Prom- ising. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 1.—The evening up of traders’ contracts, an irregular process at best, was responsible for the narrow fluc- tuations and decreased volume of business this morning. The London market was closed for.the Whitsuntide holidays, and will not reopen for business until next Tuesday morning. The attitude of the fcr- eign market having come to be regarded as a dominant speculative influence, trad- ers are inclined to proceed cautiously pend- ing some decided action on the part of London operators. Since the last fort- nightly settlements the volume of foreign business has fallen off considerably, and the local market has reverted to the pro- fessional element. The better sentiment cf the street continues favorable to higher prices, and {t is thought that no significant concessions will be permitted until London declares its position next week. There is nothing in the present situation on which to base a selling movement, and any activity is likely to be in the interest of improved values. The profits derived from the recent ac- tivity In the Chicago markets are destined to find their way Into the stock market during the summer, and the impetus given speculation will be sufficient to make sub- stantial additions to present values. The damage to winter wheat is not likely to have any sericus effect on the earnings of the railroads, as the corn crop will, from present indications, fully make up the de- ficiency. The outlook is decidedly promising, the reactionary devices of sold-out bulls being the one discordant element. The selling of stocks during the final trading, resulting in lower prices throughout the list, was the result of a bear attack, organized in the hope of depressing prices in the foreign market. The ease with which prices ylelded was the direct result of a narrow market and the temporary absence of support. Any further concessions will undoubtedly at- tract purchasers, es the policy of buying on weak spots is still in force. The sev- era! stocks in which pools are operating continue to hold well and are carefuily guarded against surprises from the pro- fessional room traders. The grangers sold down fractionally the resuit of the day’s trading, but no new developments were reported. National Lead common sold up 11-8 per cent under a fair demand, inspired by rumors that dividends would be renewed at next week’s meeting of the directors. Sugar was strong on early trading, but yielded in sympathy with the rest of the list later in the day. Foreclosure proceedings against Erie are considered probable during the next ten days, but the terms of the reorganization are matters yet to be determined by the regular reorgan!zation committee. Completeness rather than leniency is likely to prevail in the consideration of this subject. The bank statement shows few important changes. The banks have gained $2,327,000 in lawful money, mostly from the interior, and have increased their loans ver $2,000,000. The increase in surplus Taises that item to about $41,250,000. The statement in detail follows: Reserve, in- creased, $1,246,100; loans, increased, $2,448,- 500; specie, increased, $1,056,600; legals, in- creased, $1,271,000; deposits, increased, 26,400, and circulation, decreased, $62, 200. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspendents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks, © , American Sugar American Suga American Tovacco. American Cotton Oil Atchison... Canada Southern. Canada Pacific. Chesapeake and Ohi C.. C.. C. and St. L. Chicago, B. and Q. Chic.and Northwestern. Chicago Gas C..M. and St. Pani C.. M. and St. Pani Pfd. Chic.. H.L and Pacific.. Del.. Lack. and W...... Delaware and Hudson. - Den. and R. Grande Pfd Dis.and Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Miinois Central Lake Shore. iri Long Island Traction. Metropolitan Traction. . Manhattan Elevated. 5 lage Co. U. 3. Coraage Co. Pd. New Jersey Central New York Ceutral N.Y. and N. E. Cis... N. ¥., C. and St. Lonis.. Northern Pacific........ Northern Pacific Pid: Nortn American... Ont. and Western Southern Railway. Phila. ‘lraction. Texas Pacific. denn. Coal and Union Paeific. Wabash. Wabash Wheeling and L. Erie. Wheeling and L. FE. Pfd. Western Union Tel. Wisconsin Central sliver... = Grain and Cotton Markets, Cotton and grain markets, reported by -W. B. Hilbbe, stock, grain and cotton broker, 2421 F sf. Wheat—July. septs Corn—July Sep’ Oats—July Pork—Ju' Sept Lard—Juiy Sep i. Ribs—July- Sept. Month. Juiy.. August. September. October. . Bultimore Markets. BALTIMORE, June 1.—Flour du shipments, spot and month, 80aS0'4 Musi; September, SIs Ft |, unchanzed—re- 000" bushels; Dushels; southern ‘Ww low, 57. Oats quiet ern, 8744035; busheis; stocl 14,4 313.00. r firm, unchanged. Butter and ged. Cheese quiet, unchanzed. Seine Washington Grain Market. —receipts, 1 Kye 4 Reported by the Grain Exchange. Spring patent flour, per barrel, 4.735.00; sprii straight flour, per barrel, 4.25a4.50; winter patem flour, per barrel, 4.5 winter straight flour, per barrel, 4.00a4.25; winter extra flour, per barre), $Soa3-75;" clipped white oats, ,, 40asl? 2 mixed ite oats, per bushel, per bushel, $4%4335; 2 yellow corn, per busbel, GOa61; No. 2 white corn, per bushel, 60a61; No. 1 timothy hay, per ton, 13.75a14.00; No. 2 tim- othy bay, per ton, 11.50al2.60; No. 1 ‘mixed hay, r ton, '12,00813.00; No. 1 clover hay, per ton! .00a10.00; No. 1 et r ton, 18.50014.50; bulk bran, per ton, 17. bulk riddiings, Pr tO LT OORIS.OO; eye straw. per tou, 13.508 4.00; wheat straw, per ton, $6.00. The above te deliv: on track, Wash- quotations for car ington.