Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 5."H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. ——_ New York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star {s served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at the counter 2 cents ench. By mall—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cents per month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with forelgn postage added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter.) {7 All mall subscriptions must be paid In advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. Che £Zvening Star. | No. 13,200. WASHINGTON, D.C., TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. Te proof of te pudding is in f6e eating. Yesterday's Star confained 46 cofumns of advertisements, made up ef 784 separate announce: ments. These advertisers Sought pufificite-not merefp Space, SHOT BOTH SISTERS|4CTING ApminaL BUNCE|THE COAST PATROL|°UTRAGES UPON americans | S11 VER CONFERENCE Seymour Keener Murders His Two Cousins. “ONE HAD REJECTED HIS ADVANCES A Tragedy of Rabun County, Georgia. CAPTURE OF THE CRIMINAL ATLANTA, Ga., June 25.—Lille and Laura Moore, sisters, daughters of a farmer in the mountains of Rabun county, Georgia, were killed yesterday by their cousin, Seymour Keener. Four years ago Keener fell in love with his cousin, Lillie Moore. The girl rejected Keener's ad- vane For two years he endeavored to pay her attentions, but finally she made him desist. Ever since he has been threat- ening her life. Yesterday afternoon the two sisters, young ladies of nineteen and seventeen, respectively, started from their home in Tennessee valley to visit a neighbor, who lived a few miles away. They drove past Keener’s home on their way and Seymour saw them. Shortly after he loaded two pistols, took $200 which he had in the house, bade his little sisters good-bye and started off. Half way between his own home and that of the neighbor where his cousins were visiting Keener hid in some bushes by the moun- tain road. In the course of an hour the young ladies approached, returning to their hom eener rushed out upon them with both revolvers drawn. Miss Laura, perceiving her sister's dan- ger, rushed between her and Keener. She pleaded for her sister's life and, throwing her arms about Lillie’s body, declared that she would die before Lillie should be harm- ed. Keener tried to tear Laura away, but failing in this, placed the muzzle of the pistol to the brave girl's head and shot her dead. ‘Then he turned his weapon on the older sister, Lillie, and fired seven bullets into her body. The firing attracted the attention of persons living near. They soon found the bodies and pursuit was quickly made. Keener was soon overtaken. His car- tridges were exhausted, but he fought with a knife and cut James Dickerson seriously. Keener ‘says that he shot Laura by ac- cident. He is now im jail at Clayton, in the heart of the mountains of Rabun county. — ILLINOIS’ NEW LIBEL LAW. Only Actual Damages Recoverable + Under Certain Circumstances. SPRINGFIELD, Ill, June 25.—Gov. Alt- geld today signed the libel bill. This bill provides that in any action brought for the publication of libel in any newspaper in this state, plaintiff shall weceive only the actual amount of damages, if it shall ap- pear at the trial of such action that such publication was true, or that its falsity was due to mistake or misapprehension of facts, and that in the next two regular is- sues of the newspaper, the mistake or misapprehension was brought to the knowl- edge of the publishers, whether before or after action has been brought, a correce tion or retraction was published in a con- spicuous manner and place in the paper as was the libel. No exemplary or punitive damages shall be recovered in any action brought for publication or libel in any newspaper ir this state, unless plaintiff shall before bringing the suit give notice tn writing to the defendant to publish a retraction or correction of the libel, and shall, before bringing suit, allow the de- fendant reasonable time in which to _pub- lsh such correction or retraction. Proof of a retragtion shall be admissible in evi- dence in mitigation of such damages. The provisions of the act shall not apply to a case of any libel against any candi- date for public office, unless a retraction of the charge is made editorially in a con- spicuous manner at least ten days before the election. - oe AN INDIRECT EXAMINATION. Remarkable Efficiency’ of the Wash- ington Post Office Practically Shown. It is not often that such a clvil service examination {s put through as Mr. Baker, the private secretary to Public Printer Benedict, conducted the other day. The employes examined were not printers, but letter carriers in the Washington post of- fice. It has been suspected for some time that the local carriers were to be inspected before long by the detectives of the Post Office Department, just as they have been of late in Philadelphia and other cities. But the general efficiency shown in Mr. Baker's examination re such an of- ficial plece of detective work wholly super- fluous. Having a piece of work requiring the services of 4X) printers for a few days, and having an unexhausted appropriation with which to do the work, the public printer decided to put on the men nec ry and Bet the work out of the way at uence. So last Wednesday afternoor two hundred let- ters v duly written, signed, ad- dressed and, about 4 o'clock in the after- roon, mailed at the general post ottice. The next morning every printer who had been itt to was on hand and reported for duty. ‘This is the most temarkable Instance of ptness on the part 95f the foree in the ington office, or for that matter, in any office in the country. It 's a phenome- nal circumstance that in addr so many en 2pes no mistakes be made, and that every a should Le go accurate th; er could find the ad- Ing of this inet have here in Washington really a better class of post office employes than in any other large city that I know anything abot he most part, our carriers are bright young men, a large proportion of them from the High School and other ad- vaneed schools, and they p a pretty fo0d examination in order to get into the »y are usually of American the ch pluck ed senso t r employment cipline: on ch , but comp! than in ‘other lar hAS awar: ‘aming o room, fram steel vault linin, of Pittsburg, E Gove for a Practice March. Troops A and H of the and battery C of the thir: here this morning fer a p: Buford panied by the sixth « in command of Ma. alry. He Will Assume Oommand of the North Atlantic Squadron Thursday, No Program for Maneuvers Yet Ar- ranged Because His Fleet is So Scattered. Acting Admiral Bunce was at the Navy Department today making final arrange- ments to assume active command of the North Atlantic squadron on Thursday. He will go to New York tomorrow and on the next day will hoist his flag on the Cincin- nati, which will be his flagship until the cruiser New York returns from Kiel. No definite plans have been made for a cruise of the North Atlantic squadron. In fact, the fleet Is now so scattered it Is doubtful if the admiral has more than two vessels with him at a time for weeks to come. The Montgomery is at Greytown, the Raleigh is cruising off the Florida coast and the Atlanta, at New York, is under orders for Cuba. The New York and the Columbia are expected at New.York about the 10th proximo, and the Minneapolis is undergoing repairs at Norfolk. The project for squad- ron exercise and maneuvers will be held in abeyance until more definite Informa- tion is obtained with respect to the vessels that may be available. Admiral Bunce has conferred with Secretary Herbert and Ad- miral Ramsay on the subject, and it is expected that satisfactory arrangements will be effected in a short time. The re- turn of the New York and Columbia, the completion of the Minneapolis and the commissioning of the Mutne and Texas will ae Admiral Bunce a large and formidable leet. Mrs. Bunce and family will leave here to- Torrow with the admiral, and will spend the summer on the Massachusetts coast. —_____- oe. —. CARLETON SUSP! coL. NDED. Result of a Misunderstanding With Lieut. Gen. Schofield. Word has reached here that Col. C. H. Carlton, eighth cavalry, has been suspend- ed as a result of a misunderstanding with Lieut. Gen. Schofield while the latter was inspecting the military post at Fort Meade, S. D., where Col. Carlton is stationed. Ac- cording to the story told here, Col. Carl- ton offered mounts to Gen. Schofield and party, which were declined. Under the im- pression that he desired him to review the troops, Col. Carlton went out on the field and did so. Gen. Schofield left the post shortly afterward, expressing pleasure at the showing made during the review. The party was escorted to the depot, where the train was in waiting, and just before its departure an orderly was sent to Fort Meade with a sealed envelope, the con- tents of which directed Col. Carlton's relief and ordered him to make an explanation of his corduct in reviewing the troops to de- partment headquarters. ‘The friends of Col. Carlton say that Gen. Schofield was offended because Col. Carl- ton did not consult him in regard to re- viewing the troops after he had refused to accept a mount. No official report of this matter has been received at the War -De- partment. It is said that Col. Carlton will ask for a court of inquiry. oe +—______ NO MORE COLLECTIONS. A Decision by the Board of Appraisers Promulgated. Assistant Secretary Hamlin today issued a circular to collectors and other customs officers calling attention to the recent de- cision of the New York board of general appraisers sustaining the appeal of the Central Vermont Railroad Company against a recent decision of the collector of customs at Burlington, Vt. The collector, under the authority of section 4382 of the Revised Statutes, collected a fee of 25 cents for re- ceiving manifests of 280 railroad cars ar- riving at the poft of St. Albans from Can- ada, and containing goods for entry. The board of general appraisers held that the section of the Revised Statutes under which the collection was made was repealed: by section 22 of the present customs adminis- trative act. The assistant secretary an- nounces that no appeal can be taken from the board's decision to the courts under the act of June 10, 1890. This does away with the custom, which has prevailed for- many years, of collecting a fee of 25 cents on all cars entering the United States from Can- ada. + o+_____ COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY. Changes Made in the Reorganization of the Bureau. ; The reorganization of the cffice of the coust and geodetic survey, announced in Saturday's Star, has resulted in the fol- lowing change: Promotions—A. F. Rogers, from $2,500 to $1,000; O. H. Tittman, from $3,000 to $3,200; W. W. Dutiield, from $2,000 to $3,000; C. H. Sinclair, from $2,200 to $2,500; S. Forney, from $1,800 to $2,000; C. H. Van Orden, from $1,800 to $2,000; Fremont Morse, from $1,600 to $1,500; W. B. Fairfield, from $1,600 to $1,800 I. Vinal, from $1,400 to $1,600; L. Faris, from #0 to $1,200. Reductioi Andrew Braid, from $3,500 to $3,000; Wm. Eimbeck, from 33,000 to $2,500; Wm. McKenzie, from $1,800 to $900. Removals—Geo. Davidson, #, G. A. Fairtield, $5,000; R. M. Bache, 200; J. E. McGrath, $1 Edwin Smith, $2,000; R. E. Halter, S00, Secretary Carlisle authorized the publi- cation of these details on the theory that he had no secrets to suppress tn his public ” acts. —_—__+ e -—— Naval Cadets Appointed. The following cadets to the Naval Acad- emy have been appointed during the past two weeks: W. D. Humphrey, Richmond, N. C.; C. F. McRae (alternate), Fayette- ville, N. C.; Robert G. Finney (alternate), Richmond, Va.; Philip Kearney, St. Joseph, Mo.; Robert H. Good (alternate), New York city; Roland L. Willis, New York city; Guy L. Jones (alternate), Chicago; Wm. S. Case, Chicago; C. D. Bird (alternate), Chicago; J. S. Dodge, Elkkert, Ind.; A. W. Northup, Bedfora, Ohlo; R. H. Hastings (alternate), Willoughby, Ohio; Thos. A. Beck, Coving- ten, Pa.; W. S. Miller (alternate), Galves- ton, Tex.; E. S. Jackson (alternate), Seran- ton, Pa.; Russell Montgomery, tland, Ore.; Hurtingten Johnstone (alternate), Portland, Ore.; D. H. Wells, jr., Salt Lake B, Palmer (alternate), S: B. Greaves, Glencoe, Minn. (alternate), Montgomery, 3 Kirkpatrick edo} Kan.; C! ckford, South Orange, N. J.; S. L. Hig- rnate), Reselle, N. J.; Ralph H. mith Center, Kan.; A. E. Draper Elsworth, Kan.; Allen Bu- ansville, Ind.; F. Simpson, jr., o-—__—_ The number of excursionists visiting Washington is increasing daily. The sight- seat tors to this city during the su hs are most numerous after the Fourth of July, when the springs of Vir- ‘a and other southern states are visited. 12 Capitol has lately been visited by numbers of these excursionists, but test crowds do not come until after the Fourth of July ce! ions are over and when this city is made a stopping place for northern excursionists on their way to the springs of the south. Three More Revenue ‘Cutters Added to the Fleet. THE CRUISER ATLANTA SENT THERE Inglorious End of One Filibustering Party. STORY OF THE DISASTER ee The Secretary of the Treasury has de- cided to materially strengthen the South Atlantic and Florida coast patrol and for that purpose will probably send down the revenue cutters Forward, Morrow and Winona. These cutters will be assigned to the double duty of enforcing the quaran- tine laws against yellow fever infected vessels from southern ports and prevent- ing the departure of any Cuban filibuster- ing expeditions. It is thought that with these additions to the naval force in these waters it will be almost impossible for any armed vessel to reach a Cuban port. A sharp lookout will be kept in all of the rivers and arms of the sea indenting the southern coast, and any expedition found ae against Cuba will be promptly dealt with. The Atlanta Added to the Fleet. The cru'ser Atlanta at New York has been added to the United States fleet en- gaged in the enforcement of the neutrality laws in the Gulf of Mexico and the West Indies. The Raleigh will cruise in the neighborhood of Florida. The Atlanta will make her cruising grounds farther south in the vicinity of Cuba to intercept if pos- sible any American filibustering vessels that evade-the patrol of the southern ports of the United States. The orders to the Atlanta were issued yesterday and she is expected to start from New York this afternoon or tomorrow. Where She Will Cruise. She will proceed first to Port au Prince, Hayti, after which she will cruise along the south coast of Cuba until necessary to replenish her coal bunkers, which duty will be performed at Santiago de Cuba. In case the Raleigh and Atlanta are not adequate to the purpose of preventing further filibustering other war ships will be sent to their assistance in addition to the fleet of revenue cutters already ordered to patrol duty in the gulf and the west Florida coast. Necessity for Prompt Action. The administration is said to redlize the necessity for prompt and vigorous action in this matter and will give the Spanish government no further opportunity of ac- cusing the United States of neglecting its duty as a friendly neutral nation in the matter of the Cuban insurrection. An Inglorious End. Word reaching official quarters in Wash- ington indicates that the filibustering ex- pedition which was believed to have gone to Cuba on the steamer George Childs has come to an inglorious end. The boat was located after reaching Jamaica, but nothing definite has ever been heard as to the party beyond vague statements that they had landed at some remote point on the Cuban coast. The last of these reports was two weeks ago, on the 7th instant, from which time there has been no mention of what the band was doing. Met With Disaster. Information now reaching officials here leads to the bellef that the party aid not reach Cuba, but met with disaster off Flor- ida, resulting In extreme hardship to its members. Six of them have returned to Key West In a femished condition, Laving lived on crabs In the marshes of the keys off the Florida coast. From the fact that there has been no trace of the party in Cuba, the officials here believe that those who have suffered such hardships in the key swamps are the main band of the Childs party. An Insurgent Leader Killed. Official confirmation was received from Havana today as to the engagement be- tween Major Garcia Delgado, with his Spanish command, and Cassalles’ insurgent forces. Cassalles and two others were kill- ed and the band dispersed. The engage- ment is said to have been specially import- ant because of its locality. It occurred on the plantation of San Jose, near Placetas, province of Santa Clara. This is the point nearest to Havana that the insurgents have reached. There was added feeling over their proximity to the capital because their commander, Cassalles, first enlisted in the Cuban volunteers, Inthe service of Spain, and afterward deserted to the in- surgents. His death, it is claimed, will break up the operations nearest Havana. The Raleigh Looking for Them. In view of the developments as to the Childs filibustering party, it is not improb- able that the United States cruiser Raleigh will turn her attention to them. She left Key West yesterday without announcing her destination, and it is possible she has received the information which now reaches here. Personal Mention, Lieut. Col. W. S. Worth, thirteenth in- fantry; Maj. Charles Bird, quartermaster; Lieut. E. L. H. Paine, thirteenth infantry, and Lieut. M. J. Lanihan, second infantry, are among the latest military visitors to the city. bs Dr. S. DeLancy Hicks has postponed his contemplated trip to Europe. Mr. Harry L. Collins, son of Mr. Joseph F. Collins, recently carried off from Cor- nell with credit a degree for both mechan- ical and electrical engineering. He and Mr. Wm. Purman were the only ones from this city who received these degree: Doctor Abbott Smith Payn will leave in a few days to assume the duties of assist- ant resident physician in a New York hos- ital. cant. Theo. F. Kane of the navy, who is on leave, is on a visit to this city. Chief Engineer A. Kirby of the Texas is in the city. —————_-o+__—_ Fourth-Class Postmasters. At Otter River, Campbell county, Va., Mrs. M. E. Stewart was today appointed postmaster, vice B. J. Wilkinson, resigned. Total number of fourth-class postmasters appointed today, 31, of which 24 were to fil vacanctes caused by death and resigna- tens. a or Local Patents. were today allowed to the follow- Carl Barns, toy Carl Barns, leaf-holder for music Dr. Thomas M. Chatard, roasting ace; William downey, drainage sys- tem for stables; William F. Downey, ve- hicle seat; Albert W. Smith, electric arc lamp. Paten ing Washington inventors: top; —< Elevator Contract Awarded. The contract for the construction of two hydraulic elevators in the west wing of the Treasury Department building was today awarded to the Standard Elevator Com- pany of Chicago, at its bid of $18,650. Chinese Mob Was Encopraged by a Pro- vincial Viceroy, The French Minister at Pekin Has Sent an Ultimatum Demanding Prompt Redress, LONDON, June 25.—A special dispatch from Shanghai says that details have been received there of the outrages upon Ameri- cans and other foreigners at Cheng Tu, capital of the province of Szchuen, show- ing that their sufferings ‘have been appall- Ing. The viceroy of the province, it appears, encouraged the Chinese mob to destroy the missionary and other property, and it is reported ‘that a Chinese official attempted to tehead Bishop Dunand. ‘The French minister at Pekin has sent an ultimatum to the viceroy of Nanking de- manding prompt redress of the wrongs done to foreigners and announcing that in the event of non-compliance with the de- mands of France the commander of the French squadron will be empowered to act at his discretion. —_—-___ STUCK TO H Post, The Courage of a Motorman May Cost Him His Life. PITTSBURG, Pa.,June 25.—The fast meat train on the West Pennsylvania road col- lided with an electric car on the Sharps- burg and Citizens’ line at Sharpsburg at 2:30 this morning and five persons were in- Jured, The names are: Dan Nolan, motor- man, fatally injured; Dr. G. M. Kelly, badly hurt, but not fatally; Dan Cyphers, Mrs. Noble and Frank Dougherty, cut and bruised. There were about thirty passengers on the car, and the accident occurred at a crossirg. Just us the electric car reached the railroad tracks the troliey came off, leaving the car in darkness, The engineer of the approacting train, which was run- ning at a high rate of speed, did not see the car until he was quite near to it. He applied the air brakes, but could not pre- vent the collision. Most of the passengers on the car were able to get off before the accident occurred, but the motorman stuck to his post and will probably forfeit his life as the result ———— SEVERE STORM IN THE WEST. Considcrable Damage by Hail—Mother and Infant Drowm KANSAS CITY, Kan, June 25.—A big rain and hail storm visited this place last night, accompanied by high winds. Con: erable damage to the gardens and to fruit was done by the hail. Theblades of grow- ing corn were torn into ribbon: KIRKSVILLE, Mo., June 25, hail storm raged here last. night. Reports of the destruction of erops and property are coming in from all parts of Adair county. On Sugar creek, in the Ciariton bottoms, eight miles west of here, Mrs. Stewart and her infant daughter were drowned in the overflow. ee WILL NOT TAKE PART, Harvard's Reply to the Oxford-Cam- bridge Challenge. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 25.—The Har- vard athletic committee has voted to reply to the challenge of Oxford and Cambridge for an international athletic meeting. The members of the committee refuse to make public the purport of the letter, but it is known that Harvard has not changed her position in the matter, and that she will not participate in such a meeting under the circumstances, Harvard's reply will probably not be ready to forward for several days, and will not be made public ugtil it has been Geliy- ered to the Englishmen. —_—_—.__ HAVE FAITH IN CHICAGO. English Capitalists Subscribe for a Gold Loan Several Times Over. LONDON, June 25.—A tbree-million-dol- lar gold loan of the city of Chicago at 4 per cent was offered here yesterday and was subscribed te several times over with- in a few hours. The manager of Speyer Brothers, who floated the loan, said to a representative of the Associated Press: “I must confess I had some doubt whether the bonds were marketable, as I feared an idea prevailed here that Chicago was given over to rioters. But we never handled a more successful loan. It was taken by the leading insurance companies and some of the most responsible and heaviest investors in Englan —— ARCHBISHOP OF ST. LOUIS. The Official Document Has Been Re- ceived From Rome. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 25.—Most Rev. Joseph Kain has received from Rome the official document declaring him archbishop of St. Louis and translating Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick to the see of Mar- cianapolis. When asked if he would give out the communication ‘for publication the archbishop said he did not deem it neces- 2 There was nothing new in it; it w: merely a formal document. — BERING SEA BILL, It Passes Third Reading in the House of Lords. LONDON, June 25.—The judicial commit- tee amendm bill, enabling colonial judges to sit with that committee, p: a its third reading in the house of lords to- day. THE he seal fisheries bill passed its second and third readin; ———.__—_ Ocean Stenmships Arrived. QUEENSTOV Arrived, steamer Pavonia, Boston for Liverpool. GLASGOW, June —Arrived, steamers Assyrian, Philadelphia; Pomeradia, Mon- treal. - BREM June 25.—Arrived, steamer Weimar, Baltimore. LONDON, June jolico, Baltimore. —+-—z Barber Shops to Close Sw SPRINGFIELD, Ml, June 25 1 all barber shops in Iinois must remain efosed on Sunday. he Cody bill has be- come a law by legal limitation, Goy. Alt- geld neither approving nor vetoing it. This bill, which is entitled “An act to prohibit ‘om keeping open on Sun- introduced at the request of the nion, representing, it is s of the craft in —Arrived, steamer Mi- Going to Lourdes. NEW YORK, June 24—There will be an- other pilgrimage to the shrine of Lourdes this year under the dirgction of the Fathers of Mercy. The pilgriyns will sail on the steamship WeSterland, cn July 10, and will return in the middle of September. Mgr. Satolli has indorsed the pilgrimage. eee Crisis in New South Wales. SYDNEY, N. S. W., June 25.—Owing to the rejection of the land and income taxes assessment Dill, parliament will be dis- solved. ‘A rain and” A Majority of German State Govern- ments Want It. THE CHANCELLOR 10 NEGOTIATE European Movement io Settle the Money Question. TERMS OF THE CALL > There is apparently considerable con- fusion as to the prospects of an inter- rational conference to consider the re- habilitation of silver, to be called on the initiative of Germany. This is due to the cenflicting reports that have been received and also spparenely to the complications of the questicn as it presents itself in rmany. those who have given attention to the pregress of the agitation in Germany say that Chazcellor von Hohenlohe announced in the beginning that Germany's action in the matter would depend upon two cir- cumstances. The first of these was that the German state legislative bodies should instruct for the issuance of the call, and the second that there should be a sub- stantial agreement among the powers as to the terms of the cail. The latest report makes it appear that a majority of the federal governments want the conference and desire that Germany should issue the eall for it. Terms of the Call. It is understood now that accepting this action cn the part of the different states in the light of an instruction thechancel- lor will proceed to negotiate with the other European powers as to the terms of the call. The United States have made known their wishes in this respect so far as the legislative braneh of the government can act, in the resolution appointing —con- gressional delegates. In this resolution provision was made that the United States should be represented only in case the con- ference should be called to provide for a restoration of bimetallism. When the question was before the Prussian diet an effort was made by Chancellor Hchenlohe to amend the resolution so as tg leave out the requirement that the call should be on these lines, but it fuiled. Rasis of Bimetallism. If the other federal German states have taken the same position as Prussia the chancellor, ft is held, will be virtually pledged to vote Germany for a call on a basis of a return to the bimetallic system. It then remains to be determined whether the other powers will accept this basis, and especially what England may do in the premises. The advocates of an internation- al understanding feel that the change of administration in England will be im the interest of the movement, and they 2re, upon the whole, considerably encouraged over the outlook for another conference. ee =e NO MORE ARMOR TESTS. The Tug Triton to Be Laid Up for Re- pairs. Owirg to the fact that the tug Triton ts to be laid up for extensive repairs there will be no armor or great gun tests at the Indian Head proving grounds for several weeks to come. The Triton has been used in transporting the heavy material from the navy yard to the proving ground. It has been found necessary to send her to Norfolk for repairs. Her ‘absence will cause no embarrassment for the reason that there are no big plates or projectiles requiring ballistic tests at present. Nearly all the ordnance material authorized by Congress has been already tried and ac- cepted, with the exception of a few hun- dred tons, which will not be manufactured until fall. In the meantime. the officers and men at Indian Head will make im- portant. investigations in firing high ex- plosives from ordinary rifles and in trials of smokeless powder. During the tempo- rary embargo they will get their mail from Glymont and will establish communication with Alexandria by the use of a steam launch. oe EX-SPEAKER CRISP. He Will Arrive Here July 2 En Route to Europe. Ex-Speaker Crisp will arrive in this city on July 2, on his way to New York, where he will take a steamer for Southampton on July 5. He will be accompanied by his son, Charley Crisp, who acted as his clerk during the Fifty-third Congress. Mr. Crisp has delayed bis visit to England, so that his son niight graduate in law. They will spend two months in England. The ex-Speaker’s son has studied law during the last five years, and even while acting as cl Gevotc several Blackstone. Mr. Crisp wishes him to pra tice law, but it has not yet been determined whether he will make his residence for this purpose at America, , of Whether he will seck some larger community, —— ECTION CASES. Evidence in ©: Four Been Printed Contested el lon cases are being laid be- fore the clerk of the House of Representa- tives daily. There are over two dozen of these cases, but at present the evidence of but four of them has been printed. These are the cases of William F. Aldrich agt. Gaston A. Robbins of Alabama, T. H. Al- to reading con ‘TESTED £ Them Has drich agt. Oscar W. nde od of Al. bama, John I. Rinaker agt. Finis E. Down- ing of Illinois and George Denny, jr., agt. W. C. Owens of Kentu The evidence presented in these cases is quite volumi- nous, making, in printed form, trom about three hundr-d to stven hundred pages. In a few days they will be in form for dis- tribution. ee Army Orders, The resignation of Veterinary Surgeon M. A. Piche of the first cavalry has been ac- cepted by the Secretary of War, to take ef- fect on the 30th instant. Additional Second Lieut. M. O. Bigelow has been assigned as second Meutenant of tenth cavalry, traop K i Second Lieut. Wm. G. 3! lieutenant of the si The following tr fantry are order ¥, troop in the tenth in- rd d H. Plummer, from company I to co’ D. t Lieut. Edw, First Lieut. Frederick Wooley, from com- pany D to company I. +2. _____ Contracts Awarded, The contracts for the general supplies for the Post Office Department for the new fiscal year, were awarded today. The prin- cipal articles’ contracted for are letter scales, wrapping paper, canceling inks, ink- ing pads, twine and stationery, the value of the whole being $250,000. ~ —— Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $157,075. Government receipts —From internal revenue, $275,531; customs, $246,071; miscellaneous, $15,973. IN BEHALF OF THE QUEEN The Rumored Filibustering Expedition Against Hawaii. Clearing of the Schooner G. W. Wat- son From Seattle—Her Alleged Intentions. SEATTLE, Wash., June 25.—The schooner G. W. Watson, which cleared from this port at the local customs office last night with 75,000 feet of lumber for Honolulu, intends to take on field pieces, small arms and ammunition off Cape Fiattery. A large shipment of arms and ammunition has been made to the sound by rail and is now either stored or cached at various points along the sound in the vicinity of Everett and Whatcom. = After the Watson rounds Cape Flattery, it is said, she will dump her big cargo of lumber into the sea, and a large number of small sloops and schooners will sail sea- ward from near the points named, bringing the new cargo. After the lumber cargo has gone into the waves it is said that she will head for a small island in the Ha- waiian group, which has been selected and is peculiarly adapted to the landing of the contraband cargo. If her plans do not misearry an {nsurrection may be expected to follow. ‘A bold scheme fs said to have been un- ed by the government agents recently. id that some San Francisco ship- pers and a woman in Honolulu who js 00,000 proposed fitting up a schooner at this port, with heavy guns and small arms, and then go to a small island in the Hawailan group and fortify them- selves. It was calculated that the Strength of the royalists and the allies of ex-Queen Liliuokalani in San Francisco would greatly help out the scheme. It is also said a cer- tain man in this city, well known for his fighting abilit: was offered command of the expedition at a salary of $300 per month. If successful he was to have a high position under the royal government. Hawaii on the Alert. Hawaiian officials have been cognizant for some time of the plans at San Fran- cisco to fit out an expedition intended to overthrow the Dole government, and their agents on the coast have been active in securing information. News reaching here from Hawaii has shown that the authori- tics took a grave view of the matter. A small government craft, used for customs purposes, was fitted up with gatling guns and sent on a cruise around the islands to watch for the expedition. The land forves under Col. McLeaa, who recenily went from Washington to assume command, Were put in readiness for the expected descent. A new Hawalian law provides for the exclusion ‘of persons suspected of having designs against the government. The Hawaiian legation here is closed for the summer, and the new minister has not yet arrived. The charge d'affaires, Mr. Hastings, is in Maine, but keeps in com- munication with Washington on pending business. It is 19t known whether the Hawaiian officials have called the attention of the State Department to the filibustering plans. It is said, however, that this would not be necessary in order to have the United States authorities act if the expedition has assumed the definite shape stated in to- day’s dispatches from the Pacific coast. It is said that the suppression of filibustering under the neutrality laws applies to Hawaii exactly as it does to Spain, and the extent of this application was shown in the Presi- dent's recent proclamation and the orders of Secretary Olney and Attorney General Harmon. eS THREE MORE WAR VESSELS. The Texas, Maine and Lancaster to Be Soon in Active Service. Three more vessels will be added to the active list of the navy within a few weeks. These are the second-class battle ships ‘Texas ard Maine and the gunnery practice ship Lancaster, one of the last of the old- time frigates. The Maine and the Lan- caster will be put in “commission at New York, and the Texas at Norfolk. The au- thorities are now considering the detail of officers and mien for these vessels. The probabilities are that Capt. T. F. Kane will command the Maine, Capt. M. L. Johnson the Texas and Capt. W. B. Hoff the Lan- caster. Congress has authorized the enlistment of 1,000 additional men for the navy, and it will take nearly the entire number to prop- erly man the new ships. Recruiting will begin as soon as the law takes effect, July 1 next, and it is expected that a number sufficient for the three vessels named will be secured by the 15th proximo. The Lan- caster will be kept permanently on ihe home station, with headquarters at New- port. The Maine and ‘fexas will remain in home waters for several months in order to determine their qualities by a practical test before sending them abroad. They are both government-built ships, and, in a sense, are experiments. The authoritie: will, therefore, keep them under observ. tion for a general “shaking down” before sending either of them on an extended cruise. They available, gency. can be made immediately in case of an however, emer- ‘ON TO VAN BURE WASHIN Compilation of Innugural Addresses, Messages und Proclamations. Representative Richardson of Tennessee is making good progress in his work of compiling the inaugural addre: mes- sages and prociamations of Presidents frcm 1780 to date. At the last session of Congress this work was authorized, and the joint committee on printing of the Jiouse and Senate requested Mr. Richard- scn to make the compilation. Mr. Richard- son has been engaged on the work for sey- eral weeks, and the first volute of the compilation will be ready to be sent to the government printing office today or tomor- row. ‘This volume covers the period from Washington to Van Burean, inclusive. B sides the documents to be embraced in this werk there will be steel engravings of all the Presidents. Mr. Richardson has found it rather difficult to decide upon a title for this compilation. He now inclined to cail it “Papers by the President he com- pilation when complete will make three or four volumes. +o+ — W REVENUE CUT? Windom Launched at fowa, Last Saturday. After many months’ delay waiting for a favorable tide, the revenue cutter Willian inched at Dubuque, Iow: A oR. The Willizm Dubuque, Saturday, be taken at gnce to Louis to ele her equipment. It is a vessel will tireiy complet be on three mont he will timer new in every respc 5 in th service § ani ltf the speed ent cor pounder and two one-pound r: The include Jorge: cutiasses and revoivers, thirty of eac crew of fifty men. Miss Dodge's Improvement. The improvement in Miss Abigail Dodge’ ecndition continucs and she ‘will probably be removed to her heme, Salem, Mass., to- morrow. . FOR SOUND MONEY The Majority of the Committee on Resolutions at Louisville. BLOW AT THE FREE COINAGE MEN Meeting of the Congressional Dis« trict Delegations. : THE KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS Special From a Staff Correspondent. LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 25.—Far into the night last night the political headquarters kept open at the various hotels, and -he wire pullers were at work fixing their deals for today. Senator Joe Blackburn presided over the free silver headquarters, and coat- less ard perspiring, but ever genial and magretic, welcomed the incoming delega~ ticns, while behind him was Phil Thompson of Washington, and the free silver candi< date for governor, Gen, Harding, was close at hand. The sound money people made Clay’s headquarters their rallying point, and Mr. Van Senden, Secretary Carlisle's private secretary; Superintendent Johnson of the bureau of engraving and printing, and Mr. Sam. Gaines of the Treasury De- partment. represented the national admin- istration, conducting campaigns in the enemy's territory. The sensation of the evening was the withdrawal of Lieut. Goy. Alford from the governorship race. He is a sound money. man. In the card of withdrawal he said: “The results of the primaries as now known seem to indicate ‘hat the democratic party, is willing to make either Mr. Clay or Gen. Hardin its nominee. Prior to my an- nouncement I felt, and now feel, that, all other things being equal, one of these gen- tlemen should be preferred. Besides, in the present critical condition of the party I am unwilling to be the leastwise a disturb- ing element in the deliberations of the state convention. *For these reasons and because of other sufficient conclusiens, I desire to recall the declarations made in my interview, in so far as they made me a candidate, even in the qualified sense in- tended. A Change in Tone. As the evening wore along there was @ change in the tone of the silver men. They indicated an intention not to ciamor for the 16 to 1 ratio, but to leave that unsettled, contenting themselves with demanding the free coinage of silver at a ratio subsequent- ly to be fixed and the making of silver a money of primary redemption. The sound money men do not place any confijence in this apparent step toward a compromise, believing that if the silver men find a strong sentiment in the convention for their side they will proceed to the most radical ends. The silver men will probably follow the policy as outlined in these dispatchos yes- terday and will make a desperate effort to nominate Hardin before a platform has been adopted, whether or not they secure control of the tempgrary organizit! This will be vigorox opposed by thi sound money men, who believe that it would be a serious mistake to nominate @ candidate before drafting a platform. Silver Men Bonsting. The silver men were loudly boasting this morning that they would organize the cen« vention. The sound moncy men were kope« ful of being able to.control the meeting, but they were not as confident as their opponents. The coolest-headed politiclang were not making any ‘ets on either side, realizing that the contest was a close one, The sound money men were willing .o set- ue the financial question for the party by reaffirming the national platform of 1892 and indorsing the financial course of the President and Secretary Carlisle. The free silver people say they may reaffirm the national platform, but that to indorse the administration's financial policy would be to virtually accept the gold standard. If the convention refuses to stand by the administration it will he upon this ground, District Delegations Meet. Shortly before noon the delegations from the various congressional districts met in Convention Hall and began the work of selecting their men for place on the com- mittees on resolutions and permanent or- ganization. This is the beginning of the fight on the question of platform, and in each case there was a stubborn contest, the factions battling for every inch of ground. All over the big building the delegations were scattered, and from the various rooms an occasional cheer reached the main hall, showing that one side or another was gain- ing. The factional leaders were hard at work and every little county boss had his followers around him in an alcove or a window niche, forming a nucleus of sound money or free silver streng=h. A bar room had been established in an ante-room adjoining the main convention hall, and was doing a land office business among the thirsty bourbons. The total number of delegates to the con- Yention is S78: necessary to & cho By a count of the county delegati come with instructions for governor, Hardin has a majority of about @ votes over Clay, but the Clay leaders claim that their main strength lies among the unin- structed delegates. No estimate can be made of the strength of the financial factions. The free silver and Hardin forces Judge W. M. Beckner of Winche their candidate for temporary chairman, Judge Beckner is recognized as a shr lawyer and fine parliamentarian. served in the legislature, in the cor tional convention and part-of a term in Congress. Committee on Resolutions. A poll of the congressional, delegations made by The Star correspondent in j after election of committeemen shows that of the eleven elective members of the committee on resolutions eight are now declared for sour money and three are for free silver. Two additional members of the committee on resolutions will be ap- pointed by the t ry chairman. The poll of the commities on resolutions by to The Star corre- lers of each delegation delegations was given ndent by the I follows: First district, Gus Coulter, free second district, Congressman silver; third dis free eil- ¥ fourth dis Iker, ad- tration man Mather- sound mon th district, Colonel tion, sound seventh district, ound inoney; eighth dis- McCreary, sound sceund -ommittee en pel ade up in me propo! It main firm to their t means, of course, men are in the Jead for even if the ted hat the sound on the matter of iwo men at la 5 silver ran’ on resolutions is sul safely 1 money. Senntor Blackburn's Defeat. The news that the committee on resolu- tions would be strongly a sound money body quickly circulated among the silver men and caused the utmost surprise in their ranks all through the early morning, The silver men had been bragging that