Evening Star Newspaper, June 26, 1895, Page 1

THE’ EVENING STAR pasa iD, PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY = THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor, 11th Street, by The Evening Star ‘Newspaper Company, 8. H, KAUFFMANN, Pres't. — Now York Office, 49 Potter Building, —— ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, 10 its per week, or 44 cents per month. counter 2 cents each. yy matl—anywi United yeas or Canada—postage prepaid—S0 cents per moni Satarday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., "Er All mall subectiptions tost be mail subscriptions must ‘id in advance. Rates of advertising mad Kuows on ppltcation, Che Zvening Star. WASHINGTON, D. 0., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. ENDED HER LIFE|G0!NG To sT. Louis MR. TAGGART'S VIEWS | CONSUL GENERAL WiLLIAMS|THE SAFE ROBBERY | PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS Mrs. Mary Handley Sends a Bullet - Through Her Heart. HER MIND IMPAIRED BY LONG ILLNESS The Act Evidently Determined Upon Some Days Ago. THE CORONER’S ACTION This morning about § o'clock Capt. Dick- Inson, who lives at No. 519 7th street northeast, called at the ninth police station and reported the sudden death of Mrs. Mary Handley, wife of Edward Handley, who lives at No. 521 7th street. It re- quired but a short investigation to learn that the woman’s death was due to vio- lenca She had committed suicide by send- ing a bullet from a heavy Colt’s revolver through her heart. The causes which led to the perpetration of the deed make the case a peculiacly sad one. A Confirmed Invalid for Ye: Mrs. Handley, who was upward of forty years of age, had been a confirmed invalid for several years, and her mind had become impaired. She had been an energetic and hard-working woman, and it is thought that she was rendered an invalid by over- work. On two occasions she was sent to a private i=stitution in Baltimore for treat- ment because of her mental condition, und when she returned home the last time she seemed very much improved. The marked improvement in her condi- tion was very encouraging to her friends and relatives, and it was hoped that she vvould fully recover, but last winter she Jost an interesting daughter, which proved a serious blow to her. Recently her condition assumed a marked change for the worse, and when she man- aged to go out on the porch she could get along only with the use of crutches. Sev- eral times she was ‘taken out riding by Capt. Dickinson's family, but she always had to be assisted to the carriage. The Act Premeditated. The invalid evidently contemplated tak- ing her life some weeks ago, for she re- marked to a friend: “I wonder if the Lord will forgive me if I take my life?” A few days ago she had Miss Dickinson Temove some goods in a closet, and in do- ing so the young lady came across a heavy Colt’s revolver, about the danger of which she made a remari “Don't mind that,” she said to Miss Dick- inson, “it hasu’t bee1 fired for ten years and it won't go off.” But Miss Dickinson preferred to take no chances with the weapon and so she put it_back in the closet. When this moving was done Mrs. Hand- ley evidently had suicide tn ner mind, for the removal of the goods left the revolver. where she could get it without any diffi- culty. It wag with this pistol that the Invalid took her life. The Fatal Shot. Mr. Handley works in the government printing office, and goes to work at 8 o'clock. He had left his wife's bedside and gone down stairs to eat his breakfast be- fore going to work, and was seated at the breakfast table when he heard the report of the pistol. Without 2 moment's hesitation he rush- ed up the st2ps to where he had left his wife, but when he reached there he dis- covered that his wife's agony was ended. She was on the bed, and the heavy pistel was near her side. The bullet had passed through her heart, and life was extinct. Capt. Dickinson and members of his fam- ily weut in to render what assistance they could, and, as already stated, the captain reported the case to the police, No Inquest Held. Deputy Coroner Glazebrook was notified, end after investigating the case he gave a certificate of death from suicide. Undertaker Wright prepared the body for burial, and the funeral will take place fron her late residence tomorrow. ‘The death certificate gives her age as forty-seven years and her birthplace as New York. She has lived here thirteen years. It was stated that the bullet passed entirely through her body. ——._—_ NEW JERSEY REPUBLICANS. Conventicn of the State League of . Clubs, TRENTON, N. J., June 26.—The state convention of the League of Republican Clubs of New Jersey met in Taylor's Opera Horse this morning. Gf the 271 clubs in the league not more than 100were represent- ed. One-half of the clubs in attendance were from Hudson county. A great many of the counties had not a single club pres- ent. There was a good deal of friction over the calling of the roll, the large representa- tion from Hudson, which was urging F. J. Higgins for the presidency, causing the clubs from other parts of the state to question whether some of the clubs re- ported represented had bona fide delegates present. Secretary Matlack’s report showed 271 clubs in the league, with a total member- ship of over 30,000, After the secretary’s report had been adopted, President Rogers appointed the different committees, and a recess was taken until 2 o'clock. The committee on resolutions have prepared a short set of resolutions which will be adopted. The resolutions send grectings to the young re- Publicans who constitute the active work- ers of the party and uphold protection as a cardinal principle of the republican party. Attention is called to the mismanagement of state affairs by democratic officeholders, and the work of the Senate committee praised. On the money question the resolutions say: “We believe the dollar of the laborer and mechanic should be worth as much as the dollar of the capitalist and any attempt to debase the credit or currency of the ccuntry is a blow at the country’s pros- perity.”” ee SAYS GORMAN INTERFERES. Representative Coffin Charges Him With Working for Mr. Muster. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. + BALTIMORE, Md., June 26.—Charles E. Coffin, republican Representative in Con- gress of the fifth district, In a published interview in the News today, openly ac- cuses Senator Arthur P. Gorman of: inter- fering in the primary elections of his party in the interest of Mr. Wm. T. Malster as the republican candidate for governor and against Mr. Lloyd Lowndes, Mr. Coffin states that the Senator fears Mr. Lowndes’ popularity and desires the nomination af Mr. Malster. . ~ Senator Gorman was in town today and held a long conference at the Carrollton Hotel with the democratic state and city leaders. Candidate Spencer C. Jones and other loading demccrats from all parts of the state were present and the party sit- uation was thorcughly discussed. Senator German's friends have carried all the pri- maries up to the present time and are lay- ing plans to carry those soon to be held. Gov. Brown today reiterated his withdraw- al from the contest for renomination. Rifles Will Drill for Big Prizes. National Features of the Coming Encampment —Sham Battles and Skirmishes— Dram Corps From Here. ‘The armory of the National Rifles pre- sented one of the busiest scenes in the city today. Men were rolling rubber and wool- en blankets, fastening straps to blanket bags, making white helmets immaculate, cleaning rities and otherwise actively pre- paring for the departure trip of the drill team to the St. Louis interstate drill and encampment, which opens Monday morn- ing. The company will leave Washington Saturday afternoon at 2:45 o'clock via the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and is sched- uled to reach St. Louis Sunday evening at 6:45 o'clock. The men who will do battle for the Rifles are: J. O. Manson, captain; W. B. Magruder, first Heutenant; S. C. Stokes, second lieu- tenant, sergeants, Barnes, Vermillion, Shilling; corporals, Holmes, Van Vranken, Webb, Albert, Cameron and Young; pri- vates, A. D. Albert, Bailey, Barry, Cannon, Cramer, Clipper, Davis, Decker, Drury, Du Bois, Duff, Duffey, Evans, Ellis, Ferree, Lowell, Miller, Maddex, Nichols, Owen, Pickett, H. Sheets, J. F. Sheets, Stark, “Sei- told, Small, G. W. Taylor, R. O. Taylor, Walker and Jackson. Capt. J. F. Oyster ard several members of the staff of the Rifles will accompany the team. J. O.Man- son, jr., !s quartermaster sergeant, while Corporal Goodwin is to act as advance agent and see that everything is in readi- ness at camp when the boys arrive. Returning, the Rifles will probably leave St. Louis on the morning of July 8 and reach home the following day, traveling in special Pullman coaches. Although the Rifles have but recently been mustered into the District National Guard, they have received many necessary accouterments through the courtesy of Gen. Ordway and Adjt. Gen. Mosher. The Mount Pleasant Drum Corps, which will travel over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, is due in St. Louls about one hour ahead of the Rifles. The youngsters have, therefore, tendered their services as escort to Capt. Manson’s team to the camp grounds. The St. Louis Dri", The St. Louis drill is attracting wide- spread attention and will undoubtedly sur- pass in magnitude the successful Memphis encampment held last month. In the inter- state infantry drill the entries include the Branch Guards of St.Louis, from whom the Fencibles won the championship of the United States at Omaha in 1892, and who took second prize at the Little Rock drill in 1804; the McCarthy Light Guard of Lit- tle Rock, a famous organization, which stcod fourth at Little Rock in 1894, and also fourth in the recent Memphis drill; tie noted Belknap Rifles of San Antonio, Tex., the first winners of the Galveston semi- centennial championship cup; ‘the Gover- nor’s Guard of Austin, Tex., the Bullene Guards of Kansas City, Mo., and the Louis- jana Greys of New Orleans, all winners of prizes in the maiden class at Little Rock; the Fort Worth Fencibles of Fort Worth, Tex.; the Phoenix Light Infantry of Day- ton, Ohio; company F, first regiment, Mis- sourl National Guard, of St. Louis, and the Lima City Guards of Lima City, Ohio. ‘The Indianapolis Light Artillery,the cham- pion battery of the United Stat and the famous Chicago Zouaves will also show what they can do at St. Louis. Secretary Lamont has detailed Lieut. W. F. Han- cock, Lieut. D. D. Johnson of the fifth artillery, and Lieut. W. H. Johnston of the sixteenth infantry to act as judges for the event. Elaborate preparations have been made for the reception and entertain- ment of the companies and other guests. There will be a street parade Monday, July 1, the opening day, when it is expected that two thousand national guardsmen will be in line, headed by several troops of United States cavalry from Jefferson barracks. A feature of the parade, according to a St. Louis paper, will be the appearance of “the celebrated Mt. Pleasant Drum Corps of Washington, D. C., composed of boys under sixteen years of age, who have a national reputation.” An inspection of the companies by the judges will. occupy the second day, and on Wednesday, July 3, all the companies entered will compete in the interstate contest. The celebration of the Fourth of July is to occur Thursday, when the artillery will drill, a sham bat- tle be fought in the afternoon, and 4 mag- nificent display of fireworks take place at night. The zovave companies will drill Friday, and Saturday will be known as Governor's day, when the companies will drill in the maiden infantry class and a review of all the troops be made by Gov- ernor Stone and staff, and the visiting gov- ernors. Saturday evening there will what is termed a grand night skirmish. A por- tion of Sunday will be devoted to rcligious services with preaching in all the company camps. After dress parade in the evening the most important event of the encamp- ment, the awarding of prizes, is booked to occur. Battl> and Prizes. In the sham battle and night skirmish 40,000 rounds of ammunition and 300 rounds of artillery cartridges will be used. The prize cup is claimed to be the largest and finest sterling silver prize cup ever design- ed and made in the west. The management says: “In massiveness, richness and detail, boldness of conception and true artistic execution, particularly of the military em- blems, this cup will be without a peer as a military trophy in the United States.” A number of society belles and matrons beve signified their intention to act ss sponsors for the various companies. The National Rifles and the Mt. Pleasant Drum Corps expect to be in the front rank at all times during the encampment, and their friends in this city have no fear but that they will reflect honor on Washington. ———__ Marine Band Concerts. The following 1s the program of the con- cert to be given at the Capitol grounds this afternoon at 6:05 o'clock by the United States Marine Band, F. Fanclulli, director: 1. March, Prince Ananlas....Victor Herbert . Overture, Raymond. homas . Dance (Chilian), La Manana. Missud . Grand selection from Faust -Gounod . a. Gavotte, Flirting. Fanciuill b. March, Troop A. 6. Fantasia, The Sunny Sout! lsenmann %. Patrol, Turkigh............<- «.--Michaelis 8. Patriotic Hymn, Hail, Columbia....Fyles The program for the concert at the ma- a barracks tomorrow evening is as fol- lows: Fanctulli 1. March, “ 2. Overture, SS 3. Waltz, “Brilliant”. Chopin 4. Bajlet music from ‘La Reine de Saba,” Gounod 5. Characteristic, “The Road to Moscow,” De Loetz €. Selection, “The Sunny South ”..Isenmann 7. Patrol, “Turkish”. lichaelis 8. Patriotic Hymn, “Hail, Columbia ”’.Fyles ————-—o+____ The Monitor Amphitrite. The double-turreted monitor Amphitrite has been assigned to the North Atlantic squadron. Orders were yesterday issued for her commanding officer to repo! Commander-in-Chief Bunce at New Yi for service on this station under his or- ders. Capt. Watson IU. Secretary Herbert has recetved a cable message from the cruiser Ranger, at Guay- aquil, Ecuador, saying that Capt. Eugene W. Watson, commanding that vessel, has been taken {Il. No particulars are given, and it is believed that Capt. Watson's ill- ness ts only of a temporary nature. What He Thinks of the Decision of Judge Browa, TT WILL EMBARRASS JUSTICE HERE Will Make the District an Asylum for Criminals. MR. BIRNEY CONCURS Assistant District Attorney Taggart, speaking today of the opinion rendered by Judge Brown, in the case of the applica- tion made by the United States attorney of New York for the removal of Mr. Dana to this District, under section 1014, R. S. U. S., for trial upon the indictment for litel, pending against him here, sald that the opinion as published is a lengthy and elaborate one, and that, as yet, he had not been able to give the decision that careful reading and consideration by which only its full significance and effect could be as- certained. But that if his impressions of its import derived from a hasty perusal are correct the decision will prove to be a serious embarrassment to the administra- tion of criminal justice in the District of Columbia, An Absurd Condition of Affairs. “The judge apparently holds,” said Mr. Taggart, “that secfion 1014, R.S., U.S., cannot be-availed of for the return to the District of Columbia of persons who have there violated the laws of the United States and then fled from it. “It is under this section that such of- fenders have heretofore been removed to the District of Columbia for trial when found elsewhere in the United States, and if said section cannot be availed of for that purpose, there is no other provision of law which can, and this absurd condi- tion of affairs is presented: That a per- son indicted in the District of Columbia for a crime against the United States, and who escapes and seeks refuge in a foreign country with which the United States has an extradition treaty, may be appre- hended in such foreign country and re- turned to the District of Columbia for trial, whereas, if he happen to locate in New York, after escaping from the District, apparently the federal authorities, under existing laws, would be unable to secure his return to the District of Columbia for trial. How It Will Work Here. “It is to be regretted, in view of the seri- ous consequences involved in this decision, that the case did not come before the judge upon habeas corpus, so that it might be reviewed on appeal. If this decision be the law, the sooner it is remedied by Congress the better, for until such remedy is had the District of Columbia will, on the other hand, afford an asylum for offenders who have violated the federal laws elsewhere in the United States. If the provisions of section 1014 cannot be invoked elsewhere in the United States for the return to the District of péfsons accused of the commis- sion of crime there against the United States, it cannot be invoked for the same reasons in the District fpr the return to federal courts elsewhere of persons who may be found in the District and who are charged with the commission ‘of crime against the United States in one of the judicial districts of the United States. Hence the District woula become an asy- lum for criminals committing crimes else- where, and the rest of the United States would become a place of refuge for those offending here.” District Attorney Birney Concurs. District Attorney Birney explained that while he had not carefully read Judge Brown's opinion, he coincided with the views expressed by his assistant, Mr. Tag- gart. The logical, if not the actual, effect of Judge Brown's opinion would be, he thought, as expressed by Mr. Taggart, and the result would be a most unfortunate and deplorable condition of affairs. gees ANOTHER ASSOCIATED PRESS BEAT. Superiority of lts News Service Again Shown. < PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 26.—The In- quirer prints the following editorial this morning: “It is hardly necessary at this late day to comment on the fact that the Asso- clated Press is the greatest news gathering association that ever existed. It is not only the chief news gathering concern of America, but is the astonishment of the old world. It is a fact that frequently the Associated Press furnishes its readers more foreign news than the associations of England furnish to their papers of do- mestic intelligence. In a few weeks there will be a general election, and the Inquirer will be able to give the details of each parliamentary district vote with as much completeness as if the election were held in this state. “The incomparable superiority of the As- sociated Press, which is so often demon- strated, was well shown yesterday morn- ing, when the United Press papers stated either that Salisbury would not form a Brit’sh cabinet at all or would do so under conditions. The real news was given by the Associated Press dispatches, together with the leading members of his cabinet, which is today confirmed. 5 “The leading newspapers all over the country belong to the Associated Press. In this city the service is taken by the In- quirer, Press, Times, North American, Democrat and the Evening Bulletin. The readers of Associated Press papers are quick to observe the superiority of the service they get over these served by the United Press.” —— THINKS IT’S THE LOST MINE. Discovery of 2 Rich Lede in Califor- ria. REDDING, Cal., June 26.—William Mur- ray, who has a mine at the junction of Kosh creek and Pitt river, about sixty miles northeast of here, brings news of having discovered the richest mine in this country and says it Is the original “Lost Cabin mine,” which has been searched for during the past thirty years. He has discovered a lode 800 feet wide and 400) feet high impregnated with iron ore,whic! bears gold and silver to the value of $75. to $100 per ton. The range where this mine was discovered is a continuation of that upon which is the great Lost Confidence mine, or what is generally known as the Iron Mountain. It was recently scid to an English syndicate for $300,000. ——__ Commodore MeNair’s Detail, The Secretary of the Navy has detailed Commodore F. V. McNair as president of the naval examining and retiring board in place of Acting Ad-niral Bunce, transferred to the command of the North Atlantic sta- Commodore McNair is now a member of the board, and at present is abroad with his family. He was recently superin- tendent of the naval observatory. eamer Ashore. June 26.—A dispatch received from Madras states that the Austrian steamer Thesbis, which sailed from Trieste on May 30 for Madras, is ashore on Sacra- mento shoal, near Madras. The crew was saved. He Will Return to His Duties at Havana Saturday, This is Considered a Vindication From the Charge That He Was Persona Non Grata to Spain, The intimation that Mr. Williams, U. S. consul general at Havana, was persona non grata to the Spanish authgrities in Cuba was evidently not sufficient 'to cause his recall. Mr. Williams has been in this country for about a month on leave of absence. A few days ago he had a confer- ence with Secretary Olney in régard to the situation in Cuba as affecting United States interests. That his administration of af- fairs in Cuba is not unsatisfactory to the authorities at Washington is evidenced by the fact that he has made every arrange- ment to resume his full consular functions. He has received his final instructions from Secretary Olney and is now supposed to be on his way to his post. ‘Will Sail Next Saturday. A press dispatch says, however, that he will sail for Havana by the steamer Yuca- tan from New York next Saturday. As United States consul general Mr. Williams had been a popular and an effi- cient representatives of ‘this government. Americans having large investments on the island considered it important that Mr. Williams should be there at once to look aiter their interests and properly represent the United States government. Besides this, in view of a crisis, he would be needed in the settlement of claims growing out of a war. A Clear Vindication. Although some of the utterances of Mr. Williams in regard to the political situa- tion in Cuba are known to have displeased the Spanish authorities, his return to his Post is accepted in diplomatic circles as a clear indication that no formal demand for his recall has been lodged with the Presi- dent or the Secretary of State, inasmuch as such a demand could not ignored with- out a palpable- violation’ of international usage and courtesy. ~~ THE CASTINE’S -€RUISE. She Has Sailled From Madagascar for Cape Tawn. A cable message was received at the Navy Department today agnouncing that the gunboat Castine has gailed from Lou- rencomarque, Madagascar for Cape Town, on her way to Brazil. Nothing is said as to the political situation in “Madagascar, but the departure of the Castine indicates that American interests are apparently no long- er in jeopardy. The American naval officers had a fine reception at Zanzibar. The Cas- tine belongs to the South Atlantic station, and was sent there by way of the Suez canal and the Indian in crder to in- vestigate affatrs in Mozambique and Mada- gascar, where United BStqtes consular of- ficers were said to’ have suffered affronts. Unless intercepted at Cape , the Cas- tine will proceed slewly-to the Brazilian station, where she will report to Admiral Norton, on the Newark,.and the United States will be unrepresented in the Indian ocean for some time to come. e+ —_______ DR. KERSHNER REPORTS. He Will Remain Here Until His Case in Decided. Medical Irspector Kershner has reported at the Navy Department wnder waiting or- ders.- It is understcod that he will remain here pencing the settlement of his case. He was recently court-martialed and sen- tenced to dismissal. Secretary Herbert has heard streng arguments in favor of a miti- gation of the sentence, and is sald to be disposed toward leniency. The case will be submitted to the Presidemt for final ac- tion, + 2+______ DEFENSES OF NEW YORK. A Series of Interesting Experiments at Fort Ham{ton. NEW YORK, June 26.—Another very im- portant step in modernizing the defense of New York harbor has been completed at Fort Hamilton. It consists of a series of tests of a position finder, recently invented by Lieut. Bradley A, Fiske, U. S. N. It was found to be a valuable adjunct to the disappearing guns recently placed in posi- tion there by the government. A series of observations were taken on points of known distance from: the fort with excellent results, the error of range being but slight. Other observations were taken on passing craft, and afterwards compared with ranges taken with a tran- sit. In-every case the Fiske position finder showed an error of less than 1 per cent for each thousand yards of range, which is the standard required by both the United States and English governments, The board said the Fiske position finder would solve satisfactorily what has been a very difficult problem in completing the utility of the disappearing guns. As the gunner cannot see the enemy it is neces- sary that the range and direction be taken at some other poim, and in the case of a moving object, such ag a ship, accurately and instantaneously conveyed to the gun- ner at the moment of firing. This was done satisfactorily for the first time. ——._—_ CAMPED AT SNICKER’S GAP. The President's Troop on Its Way to Leesburg. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ROUND HILL, Va., June 26.—The Presi- dent's Troop has just stopped at this place, on its way to Leesburg. Winchester was left yesterday forenoon, and the road taken to Snicker’s Gap, where the troops re- mained until this morning. Capt. Barbour and his men, on their way to the gap, forded the Shenandoah at ferry. The troopers did not pitch tea but slept in the open air near the Snickers Gap Hotel. + While it Is expected that Capt. Barbour may remain at Leesburg a short time, it is more than likely he will push on to Wash- ington, which will be reached by the troop some time on Saturday. ese ne 5 ACIS TRIED TO BLOW HIM UP. Attempt to Kill a Cigar Manufacturer z at Hazleton, Pa. HAZLETON, Pa., June 26.—An attempt was made this morning to assassinate the family of Matteo Gerod by placing dyna- mite under the hotise, but the family es- caped injury. Gerod, who conducts a wholesale cigar manufactory, recently dis- charged several men, and it is believed that they hatched the plot for revenge. Fire followed the explosion, destroying three buildings Peter Pa has been arrested on a warrant sworn eut by Gerod@, Pascillo was one of the discharged employes. Gerod has many enemies among the Italians. Brazilian Insurgents, Defeated. BUENOS AYRES, June 26.—The insur- gents, under the command of Admiral Da Gama, in the province of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, have been defeated by the gov- ernment troops at Campos. Admiral Osorio was wounded and captured; he sub- sequently succumbed to his injuries. Castleman’s-| Trial of the Alleged Perpetrators Set for Tomorrow. AUFFORT AND DESMOND ARRAIGNED Their Counsel Make a Stubborn Struggle for Delay. JUDGE COLE’S DECISION Judge Cole today set down the case of Cherles Auffort, Edward Desmond and Jack Dempsey, the alleged safe blowers, for trial before him in Criminal Court No. 2 to mor- row morning. He also set down the case of Jobn W. Patterson, Charles Auffort and Monte Wells, charged with burning the Lady of the Lake last February, for trial before him next Monday. Judge Cole, in making these assignments, overruled mo- tions made by the defendants’ counsel for a continuance of the cases, and also over- ruled a demurrer to the indictment filed by counsel for Auffort and Desmond in the safe blowing cvse. The Proceedings in Court Today. In anticipation of a trial today, the court room was crowded, but when the case against Auffort, Desmond and Dempsey, charged with robbing the office of the Washington Steamboat Company, was call- ed Messrs. Andrew A. Lipscomb, Charles Bendheim and ex-Congressman Chas. H. Turner of New York, known as Iceman Turner, counsel for Auffort and Desmond, Dempsey not yet having been arrested, Stated to Judge Cole that they were not ready to proceed. Counsel for the defend- ants, said Mr. Lipscomb, had been notified by the district attorney that the steam- boat case would be first tried, and, acting upon that notice, they had not prepared for a trial tcday. Mr. Lipscomb filed an affidavit, signed by the defendants, praying for a continu- ance of the case until fall on the ground that the new indictment, returned yester- day, had taken them by surprise, and that they would not be able to obtain the at- tendance of certain necessary witnesses at this term of the court. Absent Witnesses for the Defense. Some of these witnesses, stated Mr. Lips- comb, would show that the gold coin spent by Auffort in Virginia had been received by the defendant in exchange for a horse, sold by him. Another material witness, a brother of Desmond, was out in Ohio. It was the understanding of counsel, elaimed Mr. Lipscomb, that Mr. Birney would first call the steamboat case, and they had act- ed under the belief that It would be call- ed today. As counsel for Wells, he wished to say that he was both ready and anxious to proceed to trial today, but in ‘the other case. Mr. Lipscomb explained that he did not for a moment impute any bad faith on the part of District Atterney Bir- ney. “Well, I do,” exclaimed Mr. Wm. A. Cook of counsel for Patterson. belief on facts. Mr. Birney- he would call one up for trial today, and now he proposes to call another.” Mr. Birney explained to the court that in the written notices that had passed be- tween him and counsel a mistake had been made in the number of the cases, but he felt certain that counsel knew, neverthe- less, that he would not call the steamboat case for trial until after the other had been disposed of. The mistake in the num- ber of the cases had first been made by Mr. Cook himself. Judge Cole Declines to Have Delay. After further discussion, Judge Cole final- ly disposed of the whole matter by setting the robbery case down for trial tomorrow mcrning, the steamboat case to be called Monday. If the first cese should not be concluded then, a jury would be then sworn in the steamboat case, and the jury ex- cused until the conclusion of the first case. That would have to be done, explained the court, for the re&son that no new jury could now be drawn for service during-July. ‘That matter disposed of, counsel for Auf- fort and Desmond withdrew the plea of not guilty, entered yesterday by direction of Judge Cole in the robbery case, and filed a demurrer to the indictment. In support of the demurrer Mr. Lipscomb argued that the indictment charged the defendants with entering the steamboat office for the purpose of committing lar- ceny. There was no such offense known as larceny in the District, he claimed. He also contended that the indictment failed to allege ownership in the steamboat com- pany. ‘The matter was briefly argued, but Judge Cole overruled the demurrer, holding that the term larceny was sufficient, and that it was not necessary to allege ownership in the steamboat company. Ccunsel noted exceptions to all of the court's rulings, and the case then went over until tomorrow morning. " —_.__ PANIC AT A PICNIC. Thunder, Lightning and Hail Fright- ¢ned Women and Children. MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 26.—There was a panic at the ninth ward school picnic, which was attended by 5,000 women and children, in the town of Alawotos yester- day afternoon, The park has but a small pavilion, which accommcdates only 1,000 people. Hail and thunder storms came on and everybody rushing for the pavilion, women and children were packed In the place like sardines. Several -thousand sought shelter under trees, eight of which were blown down. One of them fell on a buggy occupied by a family, but no one was seriously hurt. Another. tree was struck by lightning, and this caused wo- men and children to sgream, and some of them to faint. After the storm the pic- nickers tried to reach the city and found that the waters from the high lands had flooded the roads. Women, carrying in- fants .n their arms, waded up to their knees for blocks. A report reached the police that several children had been drowned, but this was not verified. ———— BELIEVED TO ME ALIVE. Dr. Fraker, for Whose Denth $41,000 Insurance ix Wanted. TOPEKA, Kan., June 26.—Secretary John 3, Moon of the Kansas Mutual Life In- surance Association returned from Kan- sas City last night, where he has been in conference with the officials of other com- panies interested concerning information that has come to them to the effect that Dr. Fraker, for whcse supposed death the companies are under obligation to pay $41,000 next August, is alive. The person who furnished the information says that Fraker is under surveillance and will be delivered up on assurance that the $20,000 reward which has been offered will be forthcoming. Mr. Moon declines to state where Dr. Fraker is supposed to be. See A Loan Offered Russin. ST. PETERSBURG, June 26.—The Bourse Gazette says that the Russian-French syn- dicate, receiving no reply from China, has offered the Russian government to issue a 4 per cent loan of 400,000,000 francs, the proceeds to’ be employed for conversion purposes, to strengthen the Imperial Bank, or to be expended on railroads. Qongressman Cannon Thinks at This Time It is Everybody's Race. He Has Something to Say on the Favorite Son Business—Prospects for Republican Success. Congressman Cannon of Illinois, who has been east on business matters, spent the day in Washington to do some department errands. Few public men now come to ‘Washington who escape being asked what their opinions are as to presidential nomi- nations. Mr. Cannon was not an exception. He said: “My dear fellow, everybody knows as much as anybody about it. It is generaliy the fact in presidential years that about this time, prior to a nominating conven- tion, it is everybody's race. That seems to me the case now. I don’t think that any one would be justified in saying that any one of the republican candidates who have been named is assured *of the nomination. There seems to me to be a disposition quite generally to wait for things which may happen, and a great many things may hap- pen between now and the meeting time of the republican national convention. The Favcrite Son Business. “Fhere is something of a disposition, I judge, to go into the favorite son business. That is always a sign of caution. It often means a great deal more than. state pride or local patriotism. It indicates a disposi- tion among the men who manage state del- egations to watch the movement of events. Just now there is sort of an undercurrent among the republicans in Illinois not to commit themselves to any outside candi- date, but to cast the vote of the state for Cullom, to begin with. McKinley has and Reed has friends does not yet appear that either of those candidates is certain to con- trol the delegation. As it looks just now, Mr. Cullom is quite as apt to get the vote of the state at the beginning as any of the other candidates. “Iowa will probably cast for Allison, and people in other states tell me that Allison has a great deal of reserve strength. Min- nesota may give her vote to ‘Cush’ Davis. I hear from the New York men that there ig really a disposition there to make Gov. Morton a candidate of the state. Whether that is seriously meant, or is merely a cover for some other ulterior movement, cannot now be determined. New England, I suppose, is to be for Reed, although Mc- Kinley and Allison both threaten to make inroads there. I should think, however, that Reed might expect New England solid. x" The Trouble in Pennsylvania. “As for Pennsylvania, the primacy of Quay and Cameron Is said to be threat- ened. Those Senators are not just now so much concerned as to what the Pennsyl- vania delegation to the republican national convention will do as they are to have the question determined whether or not they will be able to maintain their control upon the state organization, which they have so long had. Until that question Shall be determined—and the contest re- garding it is now on—the men who have been looked to as controlling the Penn- sylvania delegation the national con- vention are having very little to say as to presidential candidates. > Good Prospects for the Republicans. ““As to the general situation, however, my conclusions from observations in a number of business trips in the west are that the republicans, if they shall be pru- dent and discreet in the selection of a candidate, and the conduct of affairs be- tween now and election, may reasonably expect to elect the next President.” o-——____—_ Local Pensions Allowed. Virginia—Origirsl, Mcrris Dickerson, Deanes, Nansomond; reissue, Robert Sale, deceased, Dragonville, King and Queens; original widow's, etc., Jane Sale, Dragon- ville, King and Queens; original, Lucy Ann Thomas, Arlington, Alexandria. Maryland—Renewal and increase, John W. Bowman, Accident, Garrett; reissue, ‘Thomas P. Harris, Baltimore; reissue, Hen- ry Barber, Hurlock, Dorchester; reissue, Josep Guest, Chestertcwn, Kent; original widow's, etc. Laura J. Jacobs, Mount Pleasant, Frederick; original, Mary A. D. Lescalette, Pocomoke City, Worces- ter; original, Elizabeth Jones, Stockton, Worcester. District of Columbia—Original, John L. Whiting, Washington; reissue and increase, Thomas Z. McGinnis, Wastington; reissue, Joseph Bury, Washington; reissue, Harris L. Atchison, Washington; reissue, William H, Totton, United States Soldiers’ Home, Washington, original widow’s, etc., minor of John Schulz, Brightwood, D. C. ——__—__--e. Personal Mention, Representative Jacob H. Bromwell, wife and daughter of Cincinnati are stopping at the Ebbitt House. Senator Smith of New Jersey will sail from New York for Europe today. Mr. Smith will visit Carlsbad, Germany, where it is expected he will remain for a month or two, taking the waters there for the bene- fit of his health. Lieut. John A. Perry, eighth infantry, is visiting friends at 2003 I street. ——__- e+ —__—_. Kansans Sound Money Republicans. The republicans of Sedgwick county,Kan., have distinguished themselves ‘from the common herd of populistic’ Kansas counties by adopting in their recent convention a sound money plank, which the rest of Kan- sas is now examining with a good deal of interest. Largely instrumental in this re- sult is an old Washington boy—George L. Douglass, son of the late Commissioner of the District of Columbia, John W. Doug- lass. Mr. George Douglass was speaker of the assembly in the last Kansas legislature. ————_+e The Montercy to Return. The coast defense vessel Monterey, which demonstrated her seagoing capacity on her recent cruise fromm San Francisco to Callao, Peru, during the time the British held possession of Corinto, Nicaragua, has heen ordered to return to San Francisco as soon as she is relieved at Callao by the Alert, now on her way to that port from Panama. —____-e.____ Admiral Bunce's Flag Secretary. Lieut. Charles C. Marsh has been ordered to report in New York for duty on the flagship Cincinnati as flag secretary to Ad- miral Bunee. Mr. Marsh is a com it and popular otficer, and is commonly call- ed “Muncie” by his classmates, being the name of his birthplace iu Indiana. He has served at sea “nany vears, but has lately been detailed for duty at the naval ob- servatory. eee Fourth-Class Postmasters, At Morris Church, Campbell county, Va., J. A. Armstead was today appointed post- master, vice S. T. Joy, resigned. Total number of fourth-class postmasters ap- pointed today, ferty-five, of which forty- two were to fill vacancies caused by death and resignations. 2+ Naval Movements. The Detroit sailed from Chemulpo today for Shanghai. The Montgomery is at Port Limon. The Dolphin sailed from Fort Mon- roe for Philadelphia, with Assistant Secre- tary McAdoo on _ board. The practice cruiser Bancroft has sailed from Port Jef- ferson for Newport News. The Mohican is at Seattle. Te proof of the pudding is in fe eating. Yesterdan’s Star contained 49 cofumns of advertisements, made up of 852 separate announce: ments. These advertisers fous$t pubficife—not merefp Space. DELEGATES IN A ROW Dispute Over Contesting Delegations at Louisville. REPORT OF RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE Silver Men Willing to Accept a . Compromise. VERY LIVELY SCENES Special From 2 Staff Correspondent. LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 26.—After six hours of almost unparalleled disorder and uglinees the democratic state convention was Summarily adjourned by its chairman at 1:30 o'clock this morning. The disorder seemed to be the combined result of nat- ural cussedness, whisky and hot weather, while no doubt ‘the irritation of the free silver radicals over their complete down- fall in thé committee on resolutions had a great deal to do with it. In the opinion of the conservative party leaders who were on the platform there was little in the pro- ceedings of last night to encourage the be- lef that its members realize the gravity of the situation which they are called upon to solve, while there was much to show that the democratic party in Kentucky is in imminent peril at their hands. The convention was in control of a mob, or, rather, of two opposing mobs, neither of which would allow the other to do any- thing, and the result was that, although the session lasted from 8 o'clock till nearly 1:30, absolutely nothing beyond a perma- rent organization was accomplished. The committee on resolutions was ready to report early in the evening, but the com- mittee on credentials was not,,and so the report, or the two reports—majority and minority—of the platform committee were not laid before the conventicn. The ma- jority report is a triumph for sound money, reaffirming the national platform of 1892 and indorsing the administration of Cleve- land and Carlisle. It is signed by nine of the committee of thirteen. One of the most remarkable incidents of the evening occurred along toward mid- night. The crowd had clamored for one of the popular orators of the state, C. J. Bronston of Lexington, and finally he took the stage. He counseled moderation and compromise and was loudly applauded. Then he eulog:zed President Cleveland and the hall resounded with cheers for several minutes. A little while later he again re- ferred to President Cleveland and again came the response from the sound money faction. A Storm of Rage. But this second indorsement of the Pres- ident aroused the free silver men, and they proceeded to howl the speaker down. For fully twenty minutes they howled and hissed and shook their fists at Bronston, but he stood his ground, and refused -to sit down. . “Stick to ‘em, Bronston,” cried the ad- ministration men, as they forged their way through the crowd to the stage, to be in readiness to stand by the speaker in case the threatened hostilities should take a physical form. And Bronston stuck to ‘em. At last, after twenty minutes of the wild- est rage and disorder on the part of the anti-administration faction, they actually howled. themselves into silence for lack of breath, and Bronston concluded his speech and sat down. During it all the great leaders of the dem- ocracy of Kentucky sat on the platform, Leste ashamed and abashed at the spec- ‘acle. A great deal of comment has been caused by the failure of Senator Blackburn to get cn the committee on resolutions even ly proxy, after having failed of election to that committee in his own district. The appointment of Senator Lindsay as a committeeman-at-large by the temporary chairman was another blow to the silver men, as his power and influence was recog- nized. The silver men have not yet recov- ered from the‘r dazed condition as the re- sult of the make-up of the resolutions com- mittee. They do not yet know how they came to be downed so badly, but are still loud in their boasts that they will beat the sound money resolutions in open conven- tion. Hardin and Blackburn are in a state of mind over the possibility of having to swallow their free silver utterances and go before the people of the state on a sound money platform. ‘The opponents of Hardin are making a desperate effort to overthrow him on the ground that it would be folly to nominate a@ candidate who was avowedly in direct ©pposition to the platform of the party. Mr. Henry Watterson's paper had a sig- nificant editorial this morning, demanding that the convention give the people the sound money platform as reported, and a candidate who can support it. Republicans Pleased. The republicans are fairly beside them- selves with dclight at the situation in the democratic convention. Many of the re- publican leaders of the state, including Bradicy, the candidate for governor, are in the city end are watching the proceedings with interest. They are particularly pleas- ed over the prospect that the convention may nominate Hardin as a free silver can- didate for governor and give him a sound money platform to stand upon. They say this would mean a division in the demo- cratic ranks that would give the republi- cans a walk-over in the state. They are afraid that the party leaders may succeed in running in a sound money nominee, in which case they feel. their chances would be somewhat diminished, but even in that case they would rely on the secession of the radical free silverites to the populist party to weaken the democracy. Renewing the Fight. The first fight of the day upon the reas- sembling of the convention at 10 o'clock this morning occurred over the report of the committee on credentials. It was 8 question solely effecting the governorship candidates, ccntesting delegations for Clay or Hardin presenting claims for representa- tion at the ccuvention, The matter was given more importance en account of the ed closeness of the vote between nd Hardin, and the advantage which five or thirty votes might give. The ‘convention was in fairly good order until one of the speakers, Ollie James, was denounced from the floor as making @ false statement. This insinuation of “liar” aroused the Kentucky blood immediately, and in a moment the two factions in the hall were on their feet shouting and yelling. A fa- vorite method in the convention is to howl a speaker down and prevent him from stat- ing his case. This ‘was rcsorted to in this case. Th speaker refused to “down,” and after the crowd had iet off some of its steam he continued. During all this time the report of the committec on resolutions was lost to sight and the leaders realized that the conven- tion was working itself into a lively state reception. ‘tne roll call of counties on the claims of the contesting delegations resulted in seat- ing the Clay delegates by 448 to 425. When the confusion consequent upon tho announcement of the vote had somewhat subsided Senator Lindsay advanced to pre- sent the report of the committee on reso- lutions. His appearance produced an out- burst of enthusiastic applause, which con- tinued for several minutes. The Majority Report. The following was reported by Senator