Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1895, Page 1

“THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Perrsylveria Avene, Cor, 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H, KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York Office, 49 Potter Building, bul fs served to subscribers in the , on thelr own account, at 10 cents 44 cents per month. Copies at the nts eaeb. By mail—anywhere in the States or Canada—postage prepald—50 cents maintnple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with es ade $3.00, ue) ee at Washington, D. C., | matter.) riptions must he paid tn advance. ing made known on applicatior Che Evening Star. No. 13,192. WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS. Te proof of the pudding is in fhe eating. Yesterday's Sfar contained 57 cofumns of advertisements, mare up ef 806 separafe announce: ments. ZBese advertisers Sought pubficite-not merefp Gpace. CARLISLE’S RETURN found Money Men Think Their Cause is Sa’e, ——————— THE ISSUE IN THE CONVENTION The Senatorial Prize in Case of Si'ver’s Defeat. THE STRUGGLE AT THE POLLS The announcement that Secretary Car- lsle is returning to Washington immediate- ly after the delivery of his speech at Lauis- Ville is cheering news to the friends of sound money, and argues to them that their cause is reasonably safe in Kentucky. Otherwise, as they believe, he would have remained in the state and visited the other localities, where his presence on the stump has been so earnestly solicited. The Coming Convention, And now for the verdict. The state con- vention will meet on the 25th instant, just ten days off. An enormous crowd will be in attendance. Not before in a quarter of a century has the democratic party in the country divided on any proposi- ational consequence. Free trade, and sailors’ rights have in that arty in a condition of enthusiastic and invincible solidarity. verything that was labeled democratic passed without question or inspection, and went through in convention, and at the polls, with an irresistible rush. The repub- hieans, while earnest enough and able enough, have been powerless to interfere with the program, and at times have con- tented themselves with merely sitting on free silvd long period kept the bid fence and watching the procession go ve A Divided Democracy. But at last something ~esembling a change is at hand. One of the old demo- cratic labels has been challenged within the party, and the astounding spectacle is presented of a real democratic divisioa on a question of principle, and the threat heard of carrying the warfare to the polls. ‘The situation excites the liveliest interest everywhere, and citizens of the state tem- porarily located elsewhere are preparing to go home and witness a convention s-ene Promising features so unusual and exciting. With Mr. Blackburn on the floor fighting for his political life, and the friends cf Mr. Carlisle determined, if possible, to obtain indorsement of his course as Secretary of the Treasury, a scrap of great dimen- sions and memorable results is most con- fidently expected. The Issue Defined. - The issue is thoroughly defined, and this will make it easy to decide at the close who has and what has been won. Mr. Blackburn wants a straightout, indorse- ment of free coinage at 16 to 1. If that is secured he wins, and if the democrats carry the day subsequently at the polls he will succeed himself in the Senate. ‘the sound money men will ask for an indorsement of the prominent plank of the last demo- cratic national platform, and the passage of a resolution indorsing the course of Mr. Cleveland as President and Mr. Car- lisle as Secretary of the Treasury. If those propositions carry the administration wins, and Mr. Blackburn, having Icst his fight in the convention, will, it fs believed, be defeated for re-election. The Senatorial Prize. But who will carry off the senatorial Prize in case the democrats elect a majority of the legislature on a sound money plat- form? Ex-Goy. Buckner, John M. Ather- ton and Congressman McCreary will be candidates. They are standing on the Car- lisle platform, and are doing some service here and there in the state. But the over- owing, the central figure on that side Mr. Carlisle. This is corceded by both sir Without him no stand worthy the name could have been made against the ver men. Until he took the field they were 8 ‘ping everything before them. The best opinion, therefore, is that he ought to reap the fruits of any winning that will be so Kenevally ascrivel to him, and that he will ap them. The country at la as well the state, will, it is insisted, demand his Sulkiag Will Mean Defea But, the convention over, the hare will still have to be caught. Before electing a Sen- first elect your legislature. If Mr. Biaekburn wins in convention will the sound money democrats sulk at the polls? 1f Mr. Carlisle wins in convention will the free coinage democrats sulk at the polls? The democracy, to carry the state this tUme, must be united and energetic. T suiks on the part of either faction will mean defeat. - ABBOTT'S SEAT. MR. He is Here te Sce the Papers Contest- ing It Opened. Representative Jo. Abbott of Texas ar- rived in this city this afternoon from Texas fer the purpose of being present at the opening of the papers in his contest case. These papers will he opened, according to law, the of Repre- tants have b nt on that occasion, o rning at 10 o'clock. Mr. is J. H. Kearby, a that there were ir- tion. Mr. Abbott's When the papers in opened, Tt will b of t prepare the retu ontest resent to s¢ dicial to thei the d House of Representa. statement of the , and it is us ser e here, but will ed by at- =a eres ROUBLE OVER. the the un called lus o'clock thi WORKED UNTIL 4 O'CLOCK All the Clerks Were Required to Do That Today. Much Dissatisfaction With the Order — One Clerk Expresses His New Views With Much Freedom. All the executive departments were kept open until 4 o'clock today in accordance with the recent decision of the cabinet that there is no authority of law to excuse the clerks at 3 o'clock as has been the invari- able custom during the heated term. There is naturally much dissatisfaction with the new order of things and the general opin- jon among the clerks is that the powers that be have strained a point against the clerks. The statute upon which the present decision is based has been‘in force for over two years, and has never before been sup- posed to prohibit the excuse of employes at 3 o'clock on Saturdays. So far as known the government interests have not suffered from this apparent violation of the. law and never before has one even thought it necessary to call attention to it. One Clerk's Views. A Treasury clerk, somewhat bolder than his associates, told a Star reporter that the new order discriminated unfairly against the subordinates in the service. “The Star of last Saturday,” he said, “gaye Secretary Morton the entire credit for the discovery of the unwelcome statute. I cannot see where he is entitled to any special credit for having made such an im- pertant discovery. If the law applies to clerks and other employes I should think that it embraced t officers, bureau officers and other officers. ‘They x0 and come when they ple go of and make political speeches, deliver addresses at the different colleges and go to their different states to attend to their private law eases instead of attending to their public duties in Washington. Why should they be allowed all these privileges if the law is so very strict? Some of these high officials have been away from their dutie: cne-fourth of the time and still draw their big salaries without any compunctions of conscience.” ———____-+-2+_____ WILL NOT TALK POLITICS. Judge Springer Now Declines to Ex- press Views on Public Question Ex-Representative Springer, late appoint- ed judge of a federal court in Indian terri- tory, will not assume the duties of his new post before next September. Until that time Judge Stuart, now in Washington to straighten out difficulties caused by the law of Merch 1, 1805, relating to the judi- cial service in the Indian territory, will look after the work that will later be as- sumed by Mr. Springer. Mr. Springer, during his Icng term in Ccngress, was one of the most widely quoted men in the House. On every ques- tion that came up for consideration he had views and expressed them freely. But the change from a congressional to a judicial careep has effected a corresponding change in Mr. Springer’s view of affairs. When asked by a Star reporter today if he would express his views on the action of the Memphis silver convention, Mr. Springer slowly shook his head and replied: “Now I only take a judicial view of all such matters. I do not care to express any idea regarding politics.” —__+ = THE HARLEM CA AL. ‘Whe Atlanta Will Represent the Navy at the Celebration. The cruiser Atlanta sailed from New Lon- don this morning for New York, where she will perform the part originally assigned to the cruiser Raleigh in the ceremonies at- tending the opening of the Harlem river canal on the 17th instant. At the conclu- sion of this ceremony the Atlanta will re- turn to New London to take part in the G. A. R. celebration at that place. It is the policy of the Navy Department to have the vessels on the North Atlantic station cruise in northern waters during the summer months, except when their presence is re- quired ‘elsewhere, like the Montgomery at caragua and the Raleigh on her way to ey West. The Cushing, which made the trip to jorida and back by the inland passage, sailed from Norfolk this morning for Newport, where she will remain the rest cf the summer. ‘The Minneapolis and Am- phitrite, now at Norfolk, will soon follow the Cushing. SSS THE MONITOR AMPHITRITE. Capt. Wise, Her Commander, Makes an Informal Report. Capt. Wise, commanding the double tur- reted monitor Amphitrite, which has just concluded a successful cruise from Nor- folk to Port Royal, S. C., and return, vis- ited the Navy Department today and made an informal report of his trip to Admiral Ramsay, chief of the bureau of naviga- ‘on. He said that the vessel showed up remarkably well for her first trip, and would not need to go to any navy yard for repairs. He suggested several minor changes that might tend to the improve- ment of the ship, and they will be con- sidered. Capt. Wise was djrected to cruise in the vicinity ot Fort Monroe until after inspection on the 25th instant, when the Amphitrite will go to northern waters. os West Point Cadets Appointed. The President has made the following appointments-at ge to the West Point Military Academy George B. Com! son of the late Maj. Clitten C. Comly, ordnance department, who died very suddenly at Governor's Island in 194 while in the performance of y, leaving a widow with a number of children. William Tidball, son of Gen. John C. Tidball, U 1 States army, retiréd, who was graduated from the Military Academy in 1Si8, and retired after continuous and distinguished military service in 189 —_____+e+— al Messenger Pizeons. A me received by the superintendent of the ? Academy, Annapolis, from ander Erownson, commanding the . *Monong: val * with the he! miles off Cape Henry orably; all well. Messages nip have been rei daily lepartu over Ss ranging from sht House Bourd Matters. lisle ha an order reral ¢ on and super- | matters pert to the light » board to ant ry Hamli ition to the oth ited to him. S previou: Treasury Receipts Today. National bank notes received today for Distinguished Sic agail Dodge continues to Her appetite Is better and ous a greater part of the tin ntative Hitt's improvement c FIGHTING FLAMES ‘A Stubborn Fire in the Owen House This Morning. HELPING THE GUESTS 10 ESCAPE Serious Damage to the Interior of the Building. THE SUPPOSED ORIGIN Pennsylvania avenue was enlivened this morning by a fire, which at one time threatened to assume serious proportions, and, even as it was, did very considerable damage. The sccne of the fire was the Owen House, 1413 Pennsylvania avenue. Before the fire was finally subdued the in- side of the hotel was badly burned and even more damage was caused by the wa- ter, as it was necessary to fairly flood the house before the stubborn flames would give in. During the excitement several people were driven from their rooms to the front of the house, and, with their heads stick- ing out of the third story windows, called loudly for help. It was necessary to take four of them down the ladders, as the stairways were completely blocked by the flames and smoke. For a time it looked as though some of those who were penned in the upstairs rooms might be hurt, but they behaved themselves in a creditable remarkably Putting Up a Ladder. manner and waited coolly until the firemen had succeeded in raising the ladders to them. One woman had to be carried down, but another, an older woman, managed to climb down the ladder without assistance. All this occurred in full sight of a large crowd which had been attracted by the fire and filled the avenue from side to side. There was natrrally considerable excite- ment and there were rumors rife that the rear rooms contained a number of people who were hemmed in ty the flames and could not make their escape. This, for- tunately enough, was rot the case. Mr. John Moylen, the proprietor of the hotel, and one of the employes lost no time, as soon as the fire was discovered, in hurry- ing through the halls and notifying every- one in the building that there was a fire. No Fire Escapes Front. The rear of the Owen House ts fairly well supplied with fire escapes, but there fs none on the front nor on the side, which fronts on a wide alley, where there was plenty of room for any number of fire escapes. A number of people who were on the upper floors started at once for the rear and made their escape that way, and several escaped down the front stairs, which open onto the avenue in a narrow passage beside the restaurant, which oc- cupies the main part of the building on the ground floor. Others, however, broke for the front rooms facing on the avenue, and it looked at first as though some oue would be hurt there. Smoke was pouring out of the windows, and the ames were rapidly drawing near to those who were penned in, but as soon as they realized firemen were on the spot and ng the ladders to their assist- stood as patiently as might be and made no attempt to jump. ‘The less said for their costumes the better, for it would take few words to describe them. Those who filled the avenue windows, two women and two me: had evidently been sound asleep when they were first noti- fied that there was danger. At any rate they looked that way and were dressed that way when they made their appear- ance at the windows. Coming Down Ladders. John Leach a barkeeper in the Owen House, lay sick abed in one of the upper rooms and was with difficulty removed to a place of safety. He was to the front of where the flames had their origin and could not have made ats way to the fire escape, even if he had been physically able. As it was he was assisted to the front window on the third floor and was the first one to go down the ladder, the women calmly giving place to him as he was sick. Dr. J. R, Harrison was also in one of the third-story windows, as were Miss Lizzie Moylan and Miss Florence Lightfoot. All of these were brought safely down the ladders. Miss Moylan had to be carried down the ladder, and when she reached the little portico above the entrance to the restaurant and was quite safe she pro- ceeded to go into a dead faint. She was earried into the store next door and restor- atives were resorted to. Others who were caught in tight places, but mana| to make their escape without injury, were J. V. Davis, J. C. Lay, Mrs. Fields, Miss Rosa Ganz and Mrs. Tichenor. it was not an easy matter to tell where the fire had its origin. In the opinion of the firemen who went first into the building it started near a wine room the third fluor, but one of the women, who was in the midst of it at the worst, told a Star arter that the fire was fiercest near the n room, which is midway between the t and the rear of the building. It raged in the middie fron After the fire department got fairly to work at the flames it was not a difficult fire to handle, but so much ti after the $ é the alarm w the people thet the flames had got a head- way that they would not otherwise have had. Delay In Turning in the Alarm, There was a remarkable delay in turning in the alarm. A middle-aged white man s passing by when he heard cries of fire from the upper part of the building, and at once started to hunt up the nearest alarm box. Strange as it may seem, there was no one in Willard’s or in the neighboring stores who a idea where tl the key. The sared to have the slightest 2 was a fire box or who had was that the firs ver the telephone and a Lor still alarm. The firs regular alarm was not turned in until after the first of the firemen were on the spot. By that time a box had been discovered on lith street between ihe avenue and F street, and an alarm went in from box 145, and engine companies 1, 2, G and 7 and truck C responded. The fire looked so tening when Assistant Chief Relt ar- red that a second alarm was sounded, which brought engine compani and and truck B. By this time the ha suined such a y that Ct a third a ided, and eng’ companies 9 and 5 and truck A were soon on the scene. This only left one company, No. 8, on duty to look after the entire city, and shortly after the third alarm was turned in this company was called to a fire at 10th and R streets northwest. Fighting the Flames. Chief Parris was early on the scene, and at once took charge of the battle with the flames. A large detachment of police were also hurried to the fire, and rendered ex- cellent service in keeping back the crowd and in preserving order generally. Several To the Rescue. ef them, notably Policemen Barry and Mc- Grath, distinguished themselves by their efforts as life savers. Barry, who used to be a fireman, was one of the first to enter the burning’ building from the ladders which had been put up along the side walls of the hotel. In company with some of the firemen a thorough search was made of all the rooms to see that no one had been overcome by the smoke, which was ex- tremely dense and made fire fighting any- thing but a pleasant task. John Eckens, the six-foot cook, who was down in the basement kitchen ‘slicing up free lunch, did valiant service in rousing up the sleeping guests. Some one of the colored women upstairs cailed him and he rushed up along the hall in the third floor and kicked in the doors as regularly as a catapult could have done it. He roused up Mr. Leach, the invalid, and got him out throughs the flames. Eckens says that when he rushed up past the landing on the third floor the flames were coming from the south wall in a tremendous burst, and it was all he could do to hold his breath and get through them. His hair and beard were burned off in the ordeal. Upon the arrival of the trucks the atten- tio. of the fir2men was all directed to the removal of the people from the upper part of the house. To those standing below it seemed a very long time before the ladders were put in place, and the helpless ones above were evidently getting very much alutmed. There was some fear that they might attempt to jump, but they restrained themselves, and were finally removed be- fore the fla: had actually reached them, though they did not haye much time to spare. Firemen Sweeney, Handy and Smith were the ones to enter the building from the front, while Carrington stayed on the ladder just outside and helped the res- cued down. By 10:30 o'clock, within an hour of the time the fire started, it was under control, and all danger cf its spreading further was over. The Damage Done. ‘The scene on the upper ficors of the house efter the firemen had vacated the premises was a sorry one. The second and third floors were entirely burned out in the middle of the building, and the upper floors were necessarily much damaged by water and smoke and flames. The three or four bed rooms around the store room on the third floor, which Was used to keep wines and liquors in, were completely wrecked. For half an hour after the dan- ger was all over a half a dozen firemen were kept busy throwing out half-burned furniture and bedding. Tne whole building was drenched with water, and in the cafe on the ground floor there was a small lake, three or four inches deep, covering the ‘whole first _ floor. Through the ceilings dripped a constant and unabated stream of muddy water, which soaked and stained the pretty velvet carpets and made them a reeking mass of filth. Up and down the cozy little din- ing rooms, where many a pretty time has been enjoyed in the halcyon days of the past by numerous famous statesmen, Were grinding masses of broken glass, plaster and charred timbers from the floors akcve. The furniture of the house be- longed to the Randall estate and was fully insured. The damage to the building and its furnishings is estimated to be severai thousand dollars. The bar room on the ground floor was little damaged and lost as little business as possible during the mis- adventure, the most serious hindrance to business being the barkeeper’s uncertainty as to whether his clothes were partly or entirely burned up. Origin of the Fire. How the fire started was for several hours a constant topic of exciting dis- cussion around the hotel, without in any very marked degree affording a clear idea of its origin. The colored folks employed in the house all thought it started from the kitchen flue, but this was impossible, for that flue is at the north end of the building and the fire was in the middle of the house near the staircase. Mr. Moylan, the proprietor, seemed to think that it started from a cigarette thrown carelessly on the floor of some one of the rooms, and it was doubtless in some such way that the flames started. There was no stove, furnace or range in use in the middle of the house, and nothing from which the fire could have got a-gotng there except by the thoughtlessness of sorse smoker. How long it may have smoldered before it broke out is only matter of conjecture. ‘The hotel is @ rendezvous for late suppers and after theater conviviality. Some happy guest last night may, after several glasses of champagne, let fall the rice paper spark whence the fire spread. A Lesson From the Fire. Mr. J. G. Erck, who was a spectator at the fire, writes to The Star as follows: “The deplorable slewness and several slips of extension ladder used this morning at the Owen House fire scare, in trying to rescue the women and men whose chances of exit were obviously cut off by the in- tense smoke, would strongly suggest that a law should be passed requiring all hotels to keep in each upper-story room a long- enough wire rope ladder to reach the ground, which, in case ef emergency, could be used by the occupants, thus avoiding the terrible mental strain and impulse to jump and be killed or maimed for life.” == CAN USE ‘THEIR DISCKETION. Controller Bowler's Reply to an In- quiry ax to Florida Avenue. Judge Bowler, controller of the treasury, has written a letter to the Distriet Com- issi in regard to the provision in st of Columbia appropriation act appropriating $4,000 for avenue from Connecticut Tie Commi rs of March paving Flor avenue to 1Sth street. stated that an estimate of $12,000 was sub- da mitted to Congress for this work, but that only $6,000 was appropriated, being about half the amount necessary to do the whole work, ked whether they might i of the roadway and pay the cost theredf fro aid appro- priation. Controller Bowler informed them gbat “the object of the! appropriation was evidently to pave Florida avenue between the two points named, ahd, as no limitation has been placed upon the use of that ap- viation, it is clearly within your dis- ion to use the same within the points indicated in such manner as you may deem best for the public service.” [tor governor of Ohio. BRICE AND BUCKEYES|P—4°E 'N FORMOSA/SUBURBAN HANDICAP The Senator Designs to Make Ohio a Democratic State. HIS PLANS AND PROGRAM Dissensions to Be Industriously Sown in Republican Ranks. ——_-+—___ ORGANIZING THE ——__-—____ CLERKS Senatcr Brice has decided upon a cam- paign which he hopes will place Ohio in the democratic ranks in 1896. _ ‘The object of this campaign will be to throw the republican ranks into as much dissension as possible. The very strained relations now existing betweer. the Mc- Kinley and Foraker factions puts the po- litical soil in Ohio in splendid condition to yield dissensions. If Mr. Brice can cause the McKinleyites of Ohio to feel that Foraker and his fol- lowers are laying a campaign to knife their candidate and to spoil his chances for, the presidency, it is thought that the day will be won. Secret Meeting in This City. The campaign that Senator Brice has outlined is a very far-reaching one, and in- efvdes the small contingent of republican voters resident in this city. The demo- crats here are now making a strenuous ef- fert to organize a Brice movement. The first mecting for this purpose was held on ‘Thursday evening, and an effort was made to keep the work of this gathering secret. There were thirty-five buckeye democrats present, most of whom are employes of the government printing office:and other de- partments. The purpose of the managers of this meeting appears to be to help Brice carry the Ohio legislature. Leaders of the mevement are R. T. Baker, clerk to Con- gressman F. C. Layton, who lives near Mr. Brice’s home, end J. R. Dickman, assistant foreman of the government printing office. The Call for Organization. These gentlemen secured the meeting on Thursday eveying by sending the following appeal to clerks of the departments who have a legal residence in Ohio: ‘Phe politi- cal contest in Ohio the coming fall will be of vital moment to the democracy, as on our success depends the election by the democrats of a governor, legislature and United States Senator, and the’ strengthen- ing of our lines for the battle of 1896. “While the democrats are putting forth their earnest efforts to harmonize the de- mocracy by organizing clubs, healing fac- tional feelings and trimming their sails for the coming battle, we believe that the Ohio democrats in Washington who have Leen preferred to their brothers at home in the way of recognition, and now hold positions of trust and emolument under the govern- ment, should also show their loyaity and zeal in behalf of the cause of democracy, and for the better promotion of this feeling should at once come together, organize a strictly Ohio democratic club and formulate a plan of action. For the purpose of as- certaining the views and ideas of all Ohio democrats in Washington it has been thought best to call a meeting of all such, and you are accordingly Invited to be pres- ent at a meeting at Eyuity building Wed- nesday evening.” Many Lenders Ignored. Comment has been made on this move- ment by the fact that political democratic bosses of Ohio were not invited to attend. Invitations were not sent to Attorney Gen- eral Harmon, Commissioner of the Court of Claims Loerns, Congressmen Pearson and Sorg, Solicitor Hough, Controller Bowler, Superintendent of Free Deliveries August Machen or Auditor William H. Pugh, who is one of the leaders in Cincinnati demoe- racy and who has secured the friendship of Secretary Carlisle by the work of or- ganization he has done for him in the Cov- ington district. ‘The members who did attend the meeting adopted the following resolution: “We, the undersigned, democratic voters of Ohio, residing temporarily in Washine- ton, hereby express our willingness to be- come members of the state democratic organization, whose object will be to fur- ther in every honorable way the perpetu- ation of democratic principles, and the advancement of our party's interests throughout Ohio and the nation.” Among the signers of the roll of mem- bership for this organization were ex-Con- gressman Donovan, George Foster, J. E. Bergen and J. E. Sullivan. Campbellites Are Suspicious. At this meeting there were two anti- Brice democrats, who, it is said, were there for the purpose of making trouble if any resolution tov greatly favoring Brice should have been offered. The meeting, however, did not have such a resolution brought before it and the gathering was not inharmonious. Since the democrats of Ohio who favor Campbell for governor have heard of this organization they have become very sus- picious and are inclined to regard it ss an effort of Congressman F. C. Leyton, an enti-Cleveland man, to promote the inter- ests of Brice at the expense of the admin- istration. These gentlemen had substitute resolu- tions with them when they attended the meeting on Thursday night, and they in- tended to offer these resolutions if there had been any movement on the part of the Brice men to offer any Brice resolution. At the next meeting of the Ohio organization it is likely that there will be stormy scenes. At least the Campbell democrats are pre- pared to make such a scene if the Brice men attempt to commit the organization to the support of the Senator. President Cleveland and Mr. Sorg. There is a rumor in circulation today that President Cleveland has asked Representa- tive Sorg if he should become a candidate It is said that Mr. Sorg did not give a positive answer, but merely referred to his former declination of this honor by saying that a campaign for the governorship would seriously affect his business interests, and that he did not feel that his strength was equal to the demands that would be made upon ft after having gcne through his congressional campaigns, Which were very trying eee GOING TO CARLSBAD. Senator Smith Will Reenperate From Tarif Fight § se Senator Smith of New Jersey is expected in Washington next week, when he will remain a few days before sailing on the umer St. Louis for Southampton. Mr. Smith will go to Carlsbad to take the wa- ate from th ters there in order to re i of his active participation in tariff in the last Congress. It was smith who informed the Hoi of ntatives on the floor of the Senate that if they did not like the ion of the original tariff bill by the Senate they could it alone. For himself he would not budge an inch in order to bring about a concurrence of views between the two houses. While Mr. Smith maintained a re- markable equanimity during the tariff dis- ssion it api rs that that stormy dg- bate had an effect on his physical condt- tion, and he may spend some months at sbad in order that he may return to scene of the conflict ready to take an active pari in wi ever question comes before the Senate, =n The Japanese Legation Receives Official Notification of It, The Japanese Army and Civil Au- thorities Are Fully Protecting the People of the Island. The Japanese legation today received an official dispatch from the foreign office summarizing the status of affairs on the Island of Formosa, as follows: “At Tai Phu Fu and Tam Sui, the two large cities in the north, all disorder is at an end and peace established. The Japanese have put into operation a civil system of administra- tion. German marines were landed at the cities mentioned, but have now been with- drawn. The foreign settlers are now under rr of the Japanese army the entire protecti and civil authoritie: The favorable tone of the cablegram is quite satisfactory te the officials here. It gives the first information of the landing of German marines. The cause of their landing is not given, but their withdrawal indicates that the protection they may have afforded to Ger- man interests is no longer necessary. The mention of the establishment of a civil system shows that martial law, which was in operation when the Japanese fleet and army first arrived, has given place quickly to an orderly municipal system. No men- tion is made of the reported uprising of the Biack Flags. An earlier dispatch to the foreign office stated that the Japanese took possession of the places mentioned on June 7, since which time there has been no signs of the Chinese soldiers who caused the trouble nor of the natives who had sought to set up’a republic. + e+_____ THE ORDER VACATED. Water Street Difficut¥ to Be Left to the Courts. As intimated in The Star of yesterday, the Commissioners today gracefully with- drew from their position with reference to the clearing of Water street. It will be recalled that the order issued by the board, directing the removal of obstruc- tions to this street, was issued so that suf- ficient room could be provided on the west of the railroad tracks to permit carriages to pass. Ten days. were given in which to comply with the order. Pending its en- forcement the attorneys representing the property owners interested appeared before the Commissioners and urged a stay of proceedings pending the trial of a similar case in the Supreme Court some time in October next. 5 Their request was embodied in a letter, which, upon motion of Commissioner Ross, was handed to the attorney for the District for an opinion. As stated exclusively in esterday’s Star, Attorney Thomas’ ad- vised the Commissioners to vacate their orcer. After consultation with the attorney this morning the Commissioners approved the opinion and the order has been vacated. SAW THE PRESIDENT. ‘fhe New Minister to Venezuela Has a Conference With Him. Gen, Thornas of Louisiana, who has just been appointed United States minister to Venezuela, to succeed Mr. Hazleton, had a special conference with the President at the White House today prior to his de- parture for his post. In view of the in- terest taken by the United States in the amicable settlement of the boundary dis- pute between Great Britain and Venezue- la, the new minister's duties will be of un- usual importence. He will receive his final instructions from Secretary Olney at once, and will proceed to La Guayra with as lit- Ue delay as possible. ————__+e TO CRUSH CUBA’S REVOLT. Royal Assent Given to the Recent Ap- propriations, MADRID, June 15.—The royal assent was given today to the bill adopted by the senate on Wednesday last authorizing the government to raise, in case of need, a Ican of 600,000,000 pesetas on account of Cuba. It is believed that vessels will be pur- chased abroad and sent to Cuba in order to more theroughly patrol the coast of that island. A law has been gazetted suspending the redemption of the Cuban notes of 18) in order to defray the expenses of the war. HAVANA, June 15.—Maximo Gomez has invaded the province of Puerto Principe at the head of a band of insurgents and has arrived near Puerto Principe, the capi- tal of the province. Several important personages of the neighborhood and the autonomists of Puerto Principe are going to have a conference with Gomez, with the view of prevailing upon him to desist from further armed revolution. The people of the province of Puerto Principe are not in favor of the revolution. —— WELCOMED AT LONDON. American Delegates to World's W. C. T. U. Convention. LONDON, June 15.—The American dele- gates to the convention of the World's Woman’s Christian Temperance Union were met by Lady Henry Somerset, presi- dent of the British Woman's Christian Temperance Union; Miss Frances E. Wil- lard, president of the World’s Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and other representatives of the union upon arriving at Waterloo station. — MINISTER RANSOM BETTER. He Has Gone to His North Carolina Farm, RALFIGH, N. C., June 15.—Minister Matt Rarsom arrived here very unex- pectedly this morning direct from Lenoir and left at noca for his farm in Northamp- ton county. After remaining there a few days he will go to While Sulphur Springs, Va., and remain until his health fs tho oughly restored. is very weak, says he is better in three mo past. He is thin ard has the appearance of a man just recovering from a severe illness. OR DASHIELL’S DEATH, COLLEC Was Sitting at His Desk tacked With Heart CRISFIELD, Md., June shiell, aged sixty-eizht, toms of the port of Ci of heart failure at 8: When ilure. 5.—H. H. D: collector of cu: sfiel], die? suddenly 40 o'clock this morn- Ai- ing. Mr. Dashiell was sitting at his des in the custom house at the time of his death. He had held the position of collec- tor for avout a year. — NINE WERE KILLED. Fatal in Works. LONDON, June 15.—A beiler explosion at the Redcar iron works near Guisborough, Yorkshire, today, resulted in the death of six ‘sons and in us injuries cighteen others. Three of the injured persons died later in the day, making a total of nine killed. English Iron to Ante-Post Gossip Concerning the Big Race, DOMING MOST FANCIED BY BETTERS Ramapo Might Be Started After All. CHANCES OF THE OTHERS SHEEPSHEAD BAY, N. ¥., June 15.—K better day for the Suburban handicap race could not have been desired. The sky ig unclouded and a strong westerly breeze blows across the track, making it cool and pleasant. The grounds were in perfect condition and the lawns were never greener, the track in better condition and the beds of flowers more gorgeous in color than they were today. The starters and jockeys for the Suburban are as follows: © Weight. Jockeys, Sir Walter. 126. Doggett. Domino . 123. . Taral. Lazzarone 115. .» Murphy. Rubicon .. 119. . Midgeley. Sister Mary. 114. Hamilton. Declare . 108. - Reiff. Song and Dance. 99. Griffin, This Morning’s Work. The horses were all out early, and were cantered slowly and then breezed a quarter through the stretch. All moved well and seemed absolutely fit to run. There was a good atiendance at the track to watch the final work, and after it was over and breakfast had been eaten there was some talk about the race. Never before in the history of the suburban has there been such a strong favorite as Dom- ino, not one in a dozen treiners being will- ing to admit even a possibility of his de- feat. A few raid that Domino was not bred to go the distance, and that it would be fourd that he lad undertaken too much to carry 123 pounds and run a mile and a quarter against such known stayers ag Sir Walter ani Lazzarone. It was conceded on all sides that the only possibility of defeating the black colt Mes in a hot pace all the way and a weakening on the part of the Keene horse when the last furlong comes. But no one can see where the pacemaker is to come from. It is not expected that Taral will take Dom- ino out at the start, as he has done in mile races, and Sister Mary is the only possi- bility thought of in that respect. Seng and Dance is the light weight, but he is a rater, and so are the others, with the exception of Rubicon, who likes short races. A slow race and a sprint of half a mile or so, it is argued, make the victory a sure thing for Domino, barring accidents, the only horses of the lot likely to be with him at the end in such a race being Rubicon and Sir Walier. Domino the Favorite. Domino will probably go to the post at 2 to 5 in the betting, although as good as 4 to 5 was laid yesterday. Taral knows him thoroughly and will be sure to ride him from end to end in the best way for the horse, and the jockey rarely makes a mis- take. The colt has yet to make his mark at a mile and a quarter, the only times he has been sent at over a mile being at Chi- cago, when he was beaten badly at a mile and a half, but the start was delayed an hour and a aalf and the colt was not in con- dition; once at Gravesend, when he ran a dead heat with Henry of Navarre at a mile and an eighth, and at Morris Park, when Henry of Navarre and Clifford beat him badly at a mile and an eighth. This surely is not 4 remarkable showing for a suburban candidate. Sir Walter a Stayer. Sir Walter is a known stayer and can run fast, too. He has taken up weight and run a mile and a quarter close to record time, and has repeated the effort when cail- ed upon. As far as he is concerned, the race will not be over until the horses have passed the judges. Doggett has ridden him ever since he was broken, and can be de- pendcd upan to get ail in the horse out of him and ride for his life. Lazzarone ran second in the Brooklyn handicap and was expected to wi but Hornpipe was too much for him at the weights; he carries but two pounds more ut he needs a pacemaker, and there with the possible exception of Sis- ter Mary. Rubicon tried a distance in the Brooklyn handicap and did not like it. McDonald has something up his sleeve generally, and it may be that it is there today. His only chance, however, is thought to be a brush in_ the stretch with Domino. Declare has not shown suburban form this year, and the starting of Song and Dance is very doubtful. Thus the contests seem to be narrowed down to Domino, Sir Walter, Lazzarone and Rubicon, and the possibility is that they will be the only starters, although it was sald this morning that Ramapo might be sent to the post at the last minute. ——— RETURNING FROM EUROPE. Americans Who Will Spend the Sum- mer at Home. SOUTHAMPTON, June 15.—The depar- ture of the new American line steamship St. Louis on he- return trip to New York, after her first voyage across the Atlantic, was witnessed today by large crowds of People. She took 200 passengers, inciuding Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chicago. LIVERPOOL, June 15.—The steamship Campania of th? Cunard line, which sailed for New York today, takes among her pas- sengers Mr. Eugene Higgins and Mr. Mar- maduke Richardson. NEW YORK, June 15—Among the pas- sengers returning to America by the steamer Paris, which reached her dock to- day, are Andrew D. White, ex-president of Cornell University and ex-minister to Ger- many and Russia, and Senator and Mrs. Redfield Proctor and their son of Vermont. SUICIDE OF A COLLIE. It Dived to the Bottom of a Pond and Stayed There. NEW YORK, June 15.—A special to the World from West Point, N. ¥., says: Pier- pent Morgan's prize collie, Roslyn Wilkes, deliverately committed suicide today. The animal was hought in Ergland and is.re- ported to have cost $10,000, The dog came over decorated with many prize ribbons. When Rob Armstrong, the ken took the dogs out for exercise Wilkes went to the pond for a bath as yfuily as the rest, but when the others me out the prize winner refused to de so, Then Armstrong walked into the wate When tke collie saw him coming the would- be suicide dived and stayed down until MARRIED TO CARL BROWNE. farshal. —Carl browne mie Coxey, erstwhile Goddess of Peace of the commonweal, were secret- ly married tevening by Justice: I* Je and groom separated after the . with the expectation of keeping »s until the Fourth of n they will have another and a » riage in Washington. ‘The groom is forty-five years of age and the bride eighteen. M and Miss