Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 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, 8, H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York Offce, 49 Potter Building, piste bree ‘The Evening Star {s served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on ihefr own account, at 10 cents or 44 cents ger month. Copies at the counter 2 cents each. mail—anywhere in th United States or Cavada—postage prepaid 50 cents per mont! Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with oH postage (Entered at t “(SrA mall subscriptions faust be cil mail subscriptions faust be pal in advance. lias oc aavertuake Seas neoearee Dplication. a . the Post Offi at Washington, D. 0., § The Evening Star. | No. 13,215 WASHINGTON, D.C., FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO- CENTS. Te proof of te pudding is in $e eating. Yesterday's SBfar confained 41 cofumns of advertisements, made up of 697 separate announces ments, Bese advertisers foug§t pubficite—not merefe Space. NO TIPS GIVEN OUT A Story About the Agricultural De- partment Denied. NO CHANCE FOR A LEAKAGE How Others Get News About Crop Reports. MR. DABNEY’S STATEMENT —_—_+—____ A telegram from New York states that there was much kicking among the grain men on the produce exchange yesterday over the alleged leakage of the government crop report figures Wednesday. Insiders, it is alleged, are just about twenty-four hours ahead of the rank and file of traders in getting the report, or at least figures so close to the actual condition that they can work on a practically sure basis. A prom!- nent broker, who is indignant at the alleged tips from Washington, came into possession ‘Wednesday noon of figures on the condition of spring and winter wheat, said to have come direct from Washington. He had re- ceived them through a friend and refused to give names or figures, but to assure the doubters that he had a “sure tip,” the figures were placed in an envelope, sealed with the signatures of two brokers and put away. Yesterday morning the figures were ccmpared with the official conditions sent out in the crop report. On spring wheat the tip was 101 against 102.2, government figures, and the winter 65 against 65.8, official. The significance and importance of this will be appreciated when it is stated that the best local guessers were for con- ditions of 99.8 and 72.0 for spring and win- ter. It was said that the northwest also had a straight tip on the government re- port, for they were heavy sellers in this market Wednesday. ‘The officials at the Agricultural Depart- ment take very little stock in this story of a leakage in the government stock report. They say that the system in the division of statistics is such that @ leakage ts next to an imposaibility. The figures are han- dled by a number of different people, so that any leakage would be the result only of collusion between the entire force of the | office. The final figures from which the re- port is compiled are handled in @ separate Yoom, and are seer only by the chief statis- ticlan, Mr. Robinson, and his assistant. The report was sent out Wednesday pre- cisely at 4 o'clock. Mr. Dabney’s Statement. Speaking of the ffattet with a Star re- porter this morning Assistant Secretary Dabney said: “Tt is the same old story that is raised every once in a while, but never vouched for. We deny it absolutely. If these reput- able brokers in New York say those figures came from Washington, let them prove it once. That surely ought to be no difficult tatter, if all the facts are as stated in that telegram. “The truth is that there are plenty of other people outside of this department who are engaged in the work of preparing statistics of the crops in the interest of the exchanges. They sell their informa- tfon. The crops are all in the open sunlight and cannot be hidden. They can figure on them just as well as we can, and there is no earthly reason why their figures should not be as exact as ours. Only it enhances their value to say that they came from the department. For example, there are a number of people, formerly in this office, who are now in Chicago engaged in mak- ing up crop reports for the exchanges. ‘They have correspondents all over the country, doubtless, in many cases, the same correspondents that the department . When tkey left here they undoubted- ly had Ists of our correspondents, and have presumably made use of them since, although we have endeavored to change our correspondents as far as possible since ther® Still, the crops are the same who- ever reports them, and their reports might reasonably be expected to be as accurate as ours. If a man has a set of these fig- ures it is money in his pocket to say that they emanated from the Department of Agriculture. The truth {s that they don’t, and that is all there is about it.” o——_____ THE APPEAL FOR TAYLOR. Judge Cole and Mr. Birney Have Made a Report. | Attorney General Harmon has received the reports of Judge Cole and District At- torney Birncy on the petition for commuta- tion of the death sentence in the case of Thos. J.-Taylor, convicted of the murder of his wife, but he declines to allow their pub- lcation at present. It !s understood, how- ever, that both officials report in favor of the granting of the petition. —______-e— WILL CUT THEM TO PIECES. Enraged Cubans Pursuing a Quartet of Murderers. HAVANA, July 12.—A terrible crime has been committed at Guanajayabo, in the Guanajay tobacco district, about forty-five miles from this city. Four burly negroes went to a grocery store at Guanajayabo. and overpowered the grocer and his broth- er-in-law an¢ stabbed them to the heart. The negroes then rushed after the store- keeper's wife and three daughters, aged, respectively, seventeen, six and four years, with the intention of assaulting them. The woman and her daughters made a desper- ate struggle, shricking wildly for help. But the negroes inflicted injuries upon all of thelr victims from which they died. The scoundrels then plundered the grocery store and disappeared. Their crime was discovered by a white man of the country district, who, as soon as he saw the bodies of the victims of the negroes, started for Guanajay and placed the matter before the authorities. The countryman found that one of the Iittle girls s still allve when he entered the store, and it was from her, almost with her last breath, that he obtained the details of the crime. ‘The inhabitants of the country around Guanajayabo and the police have started In pursuit of the four wretches, and it is said that they will surely be cut to pieces if captured. >— JACK DEMPSEY A WRECK. ‘The “Ex-Champion Fainted Several Times on His Way West. VANCOUVER, B.C. Jvly 12—Jack Dempsey, the ex-champion pusilist, passed through the city today en route to Port- where he will reside in the fu- ps2y !s a physical wreck, and looks as though he had but a lve. than once, rt time to During ‘he journey he fainted more and but for the presence of a eling cn the same train it vould have arrived alive. Dempsey had to be carried from the train to ths steamer, and his haggard appear- ance caused gen2ral comment. Sas CHINESE BADLY BEATEN. Two Hundred Killed in a Fight With Jupanese. YOKOHAMA, J Chinese at even hundred eked Hsingchu, Island of For- mosa, on July 10. Two hundred of them were killed and many were cal On the Japanese side the loss was eleven men. QUAY VS. The Fight Now On Among Pennsylvania Republicans, How the Tariff is Involved—Bringing Forth New Senatorial Possibilitics —The Old and the New. The contest for republican leadership in Pennsylvania is developing some curious features and attracting national attention. As usual in such cases, both sides profess to be confident of success. Senator Quay is touring the state, conferring with old friends and reaching out for new ones, while Gov. Hastings, on the other side, is conducting his fight from his office in Har- risburg. The stake is an enormous one, and the man who wins is likely to look back on a@ campaign which called for all the re- sources he could command. Mr. Quay's reliance seems to be on the great protected industries of the state. He has served those industries in Congress in the matter of adjusting tariff schedules, and his hope now is that they in turn will serve him. But will’ they? The answer, it is thought, rests somewhat upon whether the tariff question may be considered as settled for awhile. There Is precious little sentiment in business. If the tariff question is settled it may transpire that Mr. Quay is also. The business interests may say to -the Senator: “For what you have done for us all thanks. It was what we expected when we made you Senator. But we can- not enter into factional fighting here at home. You must adjust your differences with Hastings without any assistance from us.” But if the feeling is that the tarlit} question will be reopened next winter, if the Pennsylvania industries are preparing to ask for certain changes in the schedules, then Mr. Quay, it is believed, will not ap- peal in vain to those industries. They will decide it advisable to sustain their old friend, and even provide him with more elbow grease. It is most vitally to their ad- vantage to have a veteran on deck when their interests are in any material meas- ure involved. The whole controversy is largely personal, but the Quay people have, it is thought, fatled to ecore in their effort to belittle the men arrayed in opposition to the Senator. It sounds strange to rany Pennsylvanians to hear Gov. Hastings and ‘Chris’ Magee and “Dave” Martin and John Wanamaker derisively alluded to by the Senator's friends as local politicians aspiring far beyond their natural reach. Only a few years ago, they claim, the self-same thing was said of both Mr. Quay and Mr. Cam- eron, whose aspirations for senatorial hon- ors were rather lightly treated when first disclosed. The anti-Quay people point to this as conclusive evidence of the fact that good senatorial material is to be found in the plain men of any party. ee EX-GOV. SHEPHERD'S VISIT. Expected Here Tomorrow, to Remain a Few Days. Ex-Governor Alexander R. Shepherd and family are expected at the Arlington to- morrow morning. Mr. Shepherd left his mines at Batopilas, Mexico, about the 2ist of June, with Mrs. Shepherd and his two younger daughters. They have been for some days at Sewanee, Tenn., visiting Mr. Shepherd's eldest daughter, Mrs. Quintard. The plan was that Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd and the two younger daughters should leave Sewanee last evening for Washing- ton. They will remain here a few days and then go to New York, intending to sail for Europe on the steamer Germanic, the S3ist of this month. Dr. Francis Merchant, who has been residing at Batopilas with Mr. Shepherd, as his physician, came from Mexico with the party, but went to San Francisco to meet Mrs. Brodie, another daughter of Mr. Shepherd's. He is to bring Mrs. Brodie east to meet the family and to go with them to Europe. Mr. Shep- herd expects to spend about three months traveling in Europe, and upon his return will make, it is understood, an extended stay in Washingten. He plans to be absent from Mexico about a year. —-_____ AGAINST DEPREDATORS. The Attorney General Asked to Prose- cute Timber Thieves. Secretary Smith today sent a communica- tion to Attorney General Harmon asking him to instruct all district attorneys on the Pacific coast to begin prosecutions against persons who are known to have stolen timber from the public domain. Re- ports have been made lately by the United States district attorney for the state of Oregon that certain residents of that state were systematically robbing the public lands of their trees, and instructions were asked for. These, it is expected, the At- torney General will forward, and suits will be instituted at once. Similar complaints come also from Washington and Montana, and instructions will also be sent to the district attorncys in those states to prose- cute depredators promptly. Some of those who are accused of taking timber from Public lands are prominent and influential citizens. —___—_-2——______ Three Pension Decisions. In the pension appeal ease of G. W. Ketth of Rhode Island, who was wounded in the right foot in the war, and whose leg was amputated December 25, 1886, As- sistant Secretary Reynolds of the Interior Department holds that the soldier was en- titled to $45 a mont from the date of am- putation, regardiess of the date of medical examination. In two other cases Mr. Reynolds holds that the father of a deceased soldier has no claim to a dependent pension during the lifetime of the soldier's mother, even if she became divorced and married again, and that a soldier's mother who marries again after his death loses her pensionable- status. ——_+-e+___ Chicago's Federal Building. Acting Secretary Wike today -wrote a letter to Mayor Swift of Chicago. formally accepting the offer of the city of Chicago tendering to the government the use of a site on the lake front for a temporary federal building. In his letter Mr. Wike as- sures Mayor Swift that “steps will now be promptiy taken to expedite the erection of the building.” The acting secretary also awarded to Benjamin Hyde of Chicago the certract for the construction of the build- ing at his bid of $124,930. Mr. Hyde is said to be the lowest bidder on the revised specifications, which call for a smaller building than the one originally proposed. a Personal Mention. Dr. Geo. E. Ricker has gone fishing in the lakes of Maine. Mr. Ivan Leavey has gone to Chicago for a long visit. iwin B. Behrend sailed Wednesday and will spend most of his time ‘sity in Berlin. at the U: Mr. John Gibson left today for New York, intending to sail for Europe tomorrow morning. Col. A. S. Burt, twenty-fifth infantry; Lieut. W. Chase, twentieth infantry, and ut. W. P. Burnaam, sixth infantry, are ds in this city. L. Leckiz, who was called te weeks ago on account turned to the city. fee ce Government Receipts Today. From internal revenue, $554,050; customs, $129,618; miscellaneous, $366,043. HASTINGS|ROSE WITH THE SUN Christian Endeavors at Boston Began the Day Early. A THRONG PROMISED FOR THIS CITY Many Turned Away From’ the Meetings. IMMENSE CROWDS PRESENT Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BOSTON, Mass., July 12.—Last night was essentially Washington’s opportunity in the big hall and the two tents, for in each a statement was made by one of the Wash- ington delegation as to the preparatio that were being made to care for the thoi sands of Christian Endeavorers that are expected at the national capital next ycar. In the hall the address was made by Mr. W. H. H. Smith, the chairman of the com- mittee, and as he spoke the Washington "96 fan was being waved by every one of the ten thousand people who were in the building. In one tent Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin made the promise as to what Endeavorers might expect next year in Washington, and in the other Mr. W. H. Pennell made the ad- Gress. In the tents also the fans were dis- tributed, and everywhere the song, “Wash- ington in '96," was sung. Rev. Dr. Bagley, chaplain of the House of Representatives, was the _ principal speaker this morning, and he fully sus- tained the reputation he has acquired among his own people. Rev. Mr. Skellinger, who has charge of the evangelistic bands, has been decidedly active, and the places that he and his assistant have visited have been the scenes of much interest. All the Washington people who have participated in the various exercises have been warmly received, and the Boston committees have expressed themselves as grateful for the as- sistance rendered by them. It is the opinion that, though the attend- ance here surpasses that at any former convention, the gathering at Washington” next year will more than double it. The burden of the work in fitting up the Dis- trict of Columbia headquarters, which now present a very attractive appearance, has fallen upon Messrs. Shand and Sleeman, and to them is due the credit of their decorz- tion and convenient appointments. Reception by the Trustees. This afternoon there is to be a reception at Cotillion Hall, given by the national trustees to the state and territorial dele- gates, and all the officers of the District union will probably be present. At the Union Congregational Church, which is the official headquarters of the District delegation, there is every facility for meeting with friends and for writing home, and a good many have thelr mail sent there. Today the Washington people are sightsecing, as well as attending the different religicus exercises. Tonight, how- ever, they will all be either in the hall or in one of the big tents. Mr. Percy Foster has become very popu- lar as a musical director. He has handled the big chorus in the hall as well as in both tents, and he seems to have it under better control and to get out of it more united work than either of the other leaders. Mr. Elphonzo Youngs, jr., has been high- ly praised for his cornet playing. While the announcement has been made that the convention will go to San Fran- cisco in ‘97, that statement is conditioned upon getting a favorable railroad rate, and it may be that Jersey City, which is mak- ing 9 big pull for ‘98, will entertain the Endeavorers a year in advance of that Gate. Among the assignments made for Washingtonians are Mr. M. M. Shand, the president of the District union, to lead a sunrise prayer meeting at the new South Church, and John B. Sleeman, jr., to lead one at the Union Congregational Church— both on Monday morning. IDEAL WEATHER AT BOSTON. Thousands of Endeavorers Up With the San. BOSTON, July 12—The third day of the fourteenth International Christian En- deavor convention was blessed th's morning with ideal weather. Despite the immense amount of energy expended by the dele- gates at the great meetings of yesterday and the greater meetings of last evening, thousands of them were up almost with the sun this morning, making their way to thirty churches in the city and vicinity to attend the early prayer meeting, that be- gan at 6:30 and lasted 45 minutes. All of the churches were well filled at these early meetings, and it is estimated that fully twenty thousand persons participated in them. Besides the delegates, many r dents of the city attended before beginning their labors for the day. Some of the larg- est meetings were those held in Park Street Church, near Boston common, the Shaw- mut Congregational Church, the Old South Congregational Church, and the Old Baptist and North Avenue Baptist churches in Cambridge. After the church meetings, rallies and song services were held in the streets in many parts of the city, and hun- dreds on their way to work stopped to par- ticipate In them. Many delegates who did not attend the morning meetings were astir early, bent on sight-seeing, and went singly or in small battalions to the various points of In- terest about the city. Many Unable to Enter. The morning sessions of the convention in Tents Williston and Endeavor and in Mechanics’ Hall were attended by the same great hosts that were yesterday. Before 9 o'clock a throng crowded the steps at the entrances to Mechanics’ Hall, singing En- deavor songs while they awaited admis- sion. On the common this scene was dupli- cated outside the tents. As yesterday, hun- dreds were unable to secure admittance at the hall and later reputred to the tents. The sessions this afternoon partook more of a business character than their prede- cessors, interesting reports of the {r.forma- tion committees and reports from the de- nominattonal meetings taking up an hour of the meetings in the tents. Features of the sessions were the presentation of the state banner for the greatest proportionate increase in the number of local societies, made by Rev. Wayland Hoyt, D. D., of Minneapolis, in Mechanics’ building; of the state banner for the greatest absolute gain in the number of societies, by Rev. F. E. Mamilton of Newtonville, Mass., in Tent Williston, and of the junior state banners for the greatest proportionate and greatest actual gain in the number of societies, by Rev. J. F. Cowan, D. D., of Pittsburg, in Tent Endeavor. Some of the Addresses, Addresses on the “Cardinal Principles of Christian Endeavor"'were made at Mechan- ics’ building by Rev. Knight Chaplin, D. D., of London, and Rev. O. Smith, D. D., of Evansville, Ind.; in Tent Williston by Rev. W. J. L. Closs, Sydney, N. S. W., and in Tent Endeavor by Rev. J. L. Lamont of Belfast, Ireland, and Rev. H. Rose, D. D., of Montreal. Owing to the International fame of the speakers these addresses attracted much attention. The open debates on live Endeavor topics at each of the meetings were earnestly pa ed in and were interesting features. ddress of President Turner, D.D., of coln, lll., whose subject was, “I Ought, Therefore I Can,” delivered in Mechanics’ building, was heartily recelved and pro- duced much enthusiasm. The praise and prayer services at the morning meetings were not a bit less earnest than they have been since the convention opened, and with the chorus singing continue to be the great inspiration of the gatherings. = In Mechanics’ Hall. ‘When the service In Mechanics’ Hall be- gan this morning every seat in the hall was filled and hundreds were standing. As yesterday, the delegates and chorus united continuously in hymns and songs until the opening hour, the music, under the djrec- tion of George C. Stebbins of Brooklyn, being again a prominent feature of the meeting. Rev. M. Rhodes of St. Louis pre- sided and opened the meeting at 9:30, and Rev. J. D. Pickles of Boston offered prayer. Wm. T. Ellis of Golden Rule, in his re- the Christian Endeavor had spanned the world. In Turkey, he said, is the smallest society, of two members; in Kentucky there a society among the state's con- victs; In Toronto society thirty young peo- ple were converted in one night, while a society among the Indians has assisted in leading forty-six to Christ at a meeting. The address of the mornifg was that of Rey. Knight Chaplin of London. In Tent Endeavor. Rev. Howard B. Grose of Chicago, presi- Gent, In Tent Endeavor, and George K. Sumerby of Boston led the chorus. Praise and prayer service opened the meeting at 9:30, led by Rev. W. H. Pennell of Wash- ington, D. C. Ten thousand voices joined with him in repeating the Lord's prayer. George B. Graff of Boston read the in- formation committee's report, which dis- cussed the wonderful advance of the En- deavor work. Rev. J. F. Cowan of Pitts- burg, Pa., conducted one of the most in- teresting parts of the service, the pre- sentation of junior state banners, one for the greatest absolute gain in the number of societies, the other for greatest propor- ttonate gain. Pennsylvania received the first banner and Assinaboine, Dominion of Carada, the second. Rev. Dr. McCrary, president of the Pennsylvania union, ac- cepted for his state ard Professor An- drews for Assinaboine. “Cardinal Endeavor Principles” was the subject of the address of v. J. L. La- mont of Belfast, Ireland, who was the next speaker. He was repeatedly applaud- ed. In Tent Williston. The meeting in Tent Williston opened with President Francis E. Clark of Boston in the chair, Following the prayer serv- ices five minutes was devoted to hearing Amos R. Wells’ report of the work of the information committee during. the past year. Chairman Clark intfoduced 1s the next speaker the Rev. W. J. L. Closs ot Sydney, Australla,- who sald: “We have 150,000 Christian Erd2avorers in Australia, and please God, we are growing every day. With God's blessing I extend the greeting of the Australian Union*te you."” He urged the Endeavorers to prosecute a systematic plan whereby they can please God and help their fellow men to follow a good Christian life. President Clark suggested that the ladies remove their hats and bonnets, saying that this would better enable them to stand the heat of the tent. Hats were immediately removed amid applause. President Clark then callad for repozt from the delegates of den$minational_me- ings, and the speakers’ were allowed two minutes each on the platform * The Rev. John Pollock of Glasgow, Scot- land, was introduced, and- the greeting he extended in behalf of the poctety in his ccuntry to fellow wor! throughout the world elicited cheers and applause. ee IT MAKES HIMA¢TIRED.” Ex-Senator Sanders Says Silver Agita- tion is Hurting Business. NEW YORK, July 12.—Ex-Senator W. F. Sanders of Montana is In the city. In an interview he said: “Weare seeing better” times in Montana and all through the northwest. Business is picking up. We have been forced to adjust ourselves to new conditions, and this in itself was good for us. We have not reached the old-time ‘boom’ conditions, but we are getting to a much more comfortable position than we have been in for the last year or two. The free silver talk by newspapers and dema- gogues is something wearying. There is not a newspaper between, Minneapolis and the Pacific coast that is not full of the cries, ‘16 to 1,’ ‘The crime of ‘73,’ ‘Oppres- sion to the poor,’ ‘International agrec- ment,’ ‘John Sherman,’ and they are full of all the rest of the rot. ‘The religious pa- pene are also devoting space to the discus- sion, “Now, the silver question—the monetary questicn—is hard to handle when you are dealing wita people who do not understand it. If I had the power to pass a universal law which should create in the breast of mankind precisely the same craving for 412 1-2 grains of silver that there is for a gold dollar, so that I could have every man who cravea otherwise drawn and quarter- ed, then an international agreement for che free coinage of silver would be valuable. “But suppose an international agreement were reached, there would be a lack of confidence which would. induce one na- tion to unload its baser metal and stock up with the more precious. In my judg- ment the free silver talk is the thing that is hurting business now. “This clamor in favor of a form of money which the men who have money to invest in business enterprises do not want, is bad for bus'ness. The discontent which has resulted from the hard times of the iast two years increases this clamor for free silver on the part of many. Each evil in- creases the thing it feeds upon. Eventu- ally silver will be left just where it is now. It will make some disturbance in politics next year, but the present cond: tions will continue to prevail. some time to educate the people who are now making the free silver outcry to that point, but it will be done. “It is an attempt by some free coinage men to boom Don Cameron, but it is un- successful. I should say the sentiment was divided between McKinley ‘and Reed, with McKinley a trifle the stronger. There is some talk about Morton and some of Alli- son. Mr. Harrison made a good President, but I think the Montana people rather hold to the idea that one term is enough.” a ES ANOTHER BRAZILIAN CONSPIRACY. Peixoto's Funeral Used as a Cover for the Plotters. LONDON, July 12.—A dispatch to the Standard from Berlin says that the Ham- burghische Correspondent has advices from Rio Janciro, saying that ex-President Peixoto's funeral appears-to have served as a cover for a fresh pronunciamento of the army and navy. It is alleged that most of the officers attended for the purpose of organizing a great military conspiracy. The generals frankly declared their determina- tion to overthrow the president, who was conspicuous by his absence. It is stated that the conspirators formed a committee of public safety to supervise the action of the government in the interest of the army and the navy. i —+__ GUARDED BY SOLDIERS. | Trial of the Alleged Murderers of Mrs. Pollard. KEYSVILLE, Va., July 12.—The Marable- Pollard murder trial began at Lunenburg Court House today. The prisoners were es- corted by military to the court room. There is a large attendarce of citizens and feeling is at a high tensioni ——.=— -_ BEATEN TWENTY. POINTS. British Rifle Team nat Bisley Defeats the Canadians. LONDON, July 12—In the shooting at Bisley today for tke Kolapore cup the rifie team representing Great Britain won with a score of 638 to 618 for Canada and 593 for Guernsey. It will take | INJUNCTION DENIED|CONTRACTORS GIVEN TIME| DIVIDED SILVER MEN Judge Bingham Declines to Help the Eckington Road. TM HAD NO STANDING IN COURT An Appeal Entered That Will De- lay Final Action. PLACED UNDER BONDS Judge Bingham, chief justice of the Su- preme Court of the District, this morning rendered his decision in the Eckington trolley case, and refused to grant an in- junction to prevent the Commissioners from carrying out the law which declared that the roads should have no right to use an overhead system of electrical propul- sion within the city limits after the Ist of July, 1895. The restraining order issued by Judge Cox on the 29th of June, which tied the hands of the Commissioners, was dis- solved by Judge Bingham, and the case was restored to its Initial condition. An appeal, however, was immediately noted by the attorney for the corporation, and, as the Ceurt of Appeals will not meet until the 8d of October, the Commissioners are, it is claimed by the company, prevented from taking any active measures to abate the nuisapce on New York avenue for up- ward of three months. In order to protect the Commissioners from damages to which they might be subjected by reason of in- juries caused by the trolley wires and poles on New York avenue, the Eckington Com- pany is required to give bond of $50,000. Judge Bingham announced his decision immediately after the opening of the court at 10 o'clock. There were but a few per- sons present, including Mr. S. T. Thomas, attorney for the District, and Mr. John Ridout, counsel for the Eckington road. The chief justice began at once to ‘leliver his opinion, talking without notes for up- ward of thirty-five minutes. He spoke in a low voice, and at times could scarcely be heard beyond the bar. At the conclusion cf his remarks, Mr. Ridout said that he felt obliged to enter an appeal to the de- cision of the court, and would prepare the paper at once. A Bond Reqvired. Mr. Thomas said that inasmuch as the Commissieners would now be liable to be sued for damages to persons or property caused by the overhead trolley poles and wires, since they had become illegal ob- ‘structions, he would ask that the road be Placed under bond to reimburse the-Com- missioners or the District for such dam- ages. Mr. Ridout said that he thcught there Was no danger that anybody would be hurt by the continued occupation of New York avenue by the poles and wires, but that if some such accident should happen the company would be willing to reimburse the District. He preferred, however, that no bond should ve required. Mr. Thomas called attention to the fact that the principal plea of the road in its prayer for interference by the courts was that it was too poor to change its motive power, end he thought it was oniy a natur- al protection to the Commissioners to place the company under bond while {t was‘er- Joying the illegal use of a right which had been condemned by Congress. “We have money ‘enough for such a pur- pose,” said Mr. Ridout. “You say you have not money enough to Duy horses,” said Mr. Thomas, “and I think you ought to be placed under bonds in the Sum uf $50,000, so that we can be ab- solutely ceitain of protection.” Mr. Rid. thought this ought to be re- duced to $2i..¥, but Judge Bingham placed the bond at che higher figure. Mr. Ridout sald later that he would have the bond filed at once, and would have the papers filed with the clerk of the Court of Appeals by tomorrow evening, so that he would not use the full limit of ten days allowed by the court for filing an appeal. Effect of the Decision. The action of the court today practically wipes the Eckington road out of court, ex- cept so far as its appeal ts concerned. Ow- ing to the peculiar circumstances, however, this appeal is unusually powerful, as by the aceident of time this climax in the affairs of the company comes at a period when the court has adjourned for the summer and when a mere appeal from the decision, even so just as this appears to be, operates, ac- deprive the Commissioners of the right to enforce a statute as to the meaning of which thare is not the slightest question. ‘Phe case, however, presents some peculiar features that show how easily, perhaps, this dilemma that now confronts the au- thorities may be reversed. It is now the inability to secure final judgment at once that enables the road, it may be, to main- tain this unlawful method of street car propulsion. If, however, any accident should occur that would disable the car line between 7th street and the boundary by destroying one of the poles or a stretch of wire, it is perfectly competent for the Commissioners, it is generally thought, to refuse to grant to the Ecking- ton company a permit to replace the ap- paratus. The process then would probably be that the railroad would go into court and apply for a writ of mandamus to com- pel the Commiss‘oners to issue the permit. Whatever the disposition of this application might be an appeal from the decision would once more carry the matter to the Court of Appeals. and so effect a postponement. but meanwhile the road would be prevented from the overhead system within the city. limits. It was suggested this morning by some of those around the court house that the Commissioners, if they so desired, would have the right to destroy the poles or wreck the road within the city Mmits by cutting a wire sometime between the ren- dering of the decision itself and the formal filing of the appeal or of the bond. This, however, it is stated, would not be per- missible, as the mere verbal notice of ap- peal given by Mr. Ridout immediately after the decision was rendered automatically operated as a stay against any further ac- tion by the Commissioners within the scope of the question in controversy. This ques- tion is one merely of an injunction to re- strain the Commissioners from forcibly re- moving the poles and wires from the New York avenue route and has no reference to an interruption of traffic by the stoppage of cars that are propelled by the now unlaw- ful means of the overhead trolley. Mr. Thomas’ Opinion. Mr.Thomas, the attorney for the District, said to a Star reporter that in his opinion the appeal noted ‘this morning practically ties up the whole question until the decree of Judge Bingham can be affirmed by the Court of Appeals. He could not suggest any remedy whereby the Commissioners could overcome the obstacle presented by the delay allowed by the law and made unusually effective by the adjournment of the courts for the summer. He agreed that the appeal does not cover an action by the Commissioners relating to the stoppage of the cars without any reference to the de- struction or removal of the poles and wires, but he cotld not say whether such action would be taken. He had not then been called upon by the Commissioners for an opinion. ‘Mr. Duvall, who assisted Mr. Thomas in the argument of the case before Judge Bingham, said that he had no doubt that a citizen who felt himself injured by the il- legal occupation of New York avenue might, under some circumstances, be au- (Continued on Eighth Page.) Government Does Not Take Charge of the Tron Work. ‘The Two Beams Arrive at the City Post Office—Result of Today's Hearing. Assistant Secretaries Hamlin and Wike gave a hearirg at the Treasury Depart- ment this morning to Judge Fleming, rep- resenting the architect's office, and Repre- sentative Sulzer of New York and others, representing Tharp & Bond, the delinquent contractors for iron work on the Washing- ton city post office building. It resulted in a verbal understanding that the depart- ment will rot exercise its legal right to ab- rogate the contract for the present in or- der to give the contractors a few days to demonstrete ir. a practical way their ability to proceed promptly with the work without further delay. The supervising architect argued in favor of a forfeiture of the con- tract, but Aesistant Secretary Hamlin con- cluded that it was better for the true in- terests of the public to permit the contrac- tors to go on with the work, especially as they are now fully prepared to do so. The two missing teams, which have caused the main delay so far, were delivered at the building today, and there is now no reason —according to Mr. Hamlin—why the work should not be prosecuted vigorously. Assistant Secretary Hamlin said to a Star reporter this afternoon that the time of the contractors had not been extended. The department had merely suspended the fore- closure of the contract for a day or two, without releasing the contractors from their legal penalties,in order to see whether they can fulfill their promise to proceed promptly with the work without further delay. Mr. Hamlin said this course was taken because of the belief that it would result In an earlier completion of the work than if it were undertaken at this point by the government, which would have to go into the open market for materials and k valuable time in getting them. Se —_—_-2-+-.___\_ WANT MORE TIME. The Railroads and Safety Appliances for the Protection of Employes. The interstate commerce commission granted a hearing today to the representa- tive of the receivers of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company on their petition for an extension of time within which to comply with the act of Congress requiring all railroad companies engaged in interstate commerce to equip thelr cars with grab irons and hand-holds for the greater security of men employed in coupling and uncoupling cars, by the Ist of July, 1895, and authorizing the Ameri- can Railway Association to designate the height of drawbars for freight cars. Mr. H. T. Conkling, attorney for the Erie road, presented the grounds of the petition, which asks for one year's extension of time, when the law shall be carried ‘nto effect. He said that 60 per cent of the cars on this system were equipped as the law required. . When Mr: Conkling concluded, Commis- siorer Morrison said that while argument was well enough, facts were wanted, and he asked for sworn testimony.. Mr. John W. Cloud, secretary of the Master Car Bunders’ Association, thereupon was put on the sfand. . He believed that up to date between 50 and 75 per cent of the cars of the country had been equipped as required, but to take out of service at one time all the cars not £0 equipped would materially cripple inter- state traffic. Before Mr. Cloud left the stand the rep- resentatives of the trainmen, several of whom were present, were asked if they de- sired to ask any questions. Replying for them, Mr. P. H. Morrissey, first vice grand master of the Brotherhood of Trainmen, replied that he had no interrogations to put. He said that, as he understood the law,.it was designed to give greater secur- ity ‘to the brakemen and switchmen, and he thought that unless some better reason was given for delay than had been ed- duced, the law should be put into effect. Mr. G. W. West, superintendent of motive power of the Ontarfo and Western road, confirmed Mr. Colud’s opinion as to the difficulties of carrying the law into im- mediate effect. He said it would paralyze business to attempt to enforce the law in ail cases at once. He also spoke at length of the danger of placing grab-irons on the ends of cars, as the law required, and made many suggestions as to what changes should be made. He thought that on fiat cars the irons should be in the corners of the cars, and also on box cars, whenever there were ladders. Chairman Morrison said there had been applications from several railroads and the commission had received notice of many more for an extension similar to that asked by the Erie and intimated that when a de- cision should be reached it would apply to all roads, a Against Americun Petroleum. A dispatch from Minister Alexander at Athens to the State Department says that among the measures likely to be considered during the present session of the Greek chamber of deputies is the ratification of the new treaties with Russia and Belgium. The minister says: “I learn that the treaty with Russia allows the importation of Greek currants into that country free of duty, while the Greek government agrees in turn to buy petroleum exclusively from Russian companies, which it would prob- ably be compelled to do at any rate, Pe- troleum {s one of the government monop- olies In this country. Greece has for some time bought its supply entirely from Amer- ican companies, having imported 2,042,810 galions last year from America, American petroleum is still preferred, but I am in- formed that American companies will no longer sell it here because an agreement has been made by the Russian companies and themselves that each shall furnish pe- troleum only to certain countries, and Greece is cone of the countries allotted to the Russian companies. I do not know, however, that this Information is correct.” ee Trade Increase With Jamaica. ‘The imports into Jamaica from the United States during the past fiscal year, accord- ing to United States Consul Eckford, in- creased $408,070, while those from the United Kingdom decreased $410,144. The consul says the United States is* the nat- ural m@@\ket for Jamaica, and, in his opin- fon, of ten and one-half million dollars’ worth of imports to that fsland the United States should supply fully three-fourths. Of cotton goods there are $1,475,751 worth imported, of which the United States fur- nishes only $156,269 worth. The consul ad- vises United States merchants to pay more attention to native tastes in supplying pat- terns of fabrics, and packing the cloth in rolls of suitable size, as do the British, and thus command the market. Changes at the Navy Department. As a matter of general convenience, Sec- retary Herbert has ordered a shifting of offices in the Navy Department. The bu- reau of supplies end accounts has been given some of the rooms occupied by the bureau of ordnance. The latter bureau fs moved from the first floor into rooms on the third floor occupied by the bureau of yards and docks, and this bureau takes the vacated rooms on the first floor. The rooms occupied by the two naval ex- amining boards are given to the branch printing office, and the two boards, as weil as the steel inspection board, have been transferred to quarters at the navy yard. The Convention to Be Held Here Next Month, UNDER DEMOCRATIC AUSPICES ee Complications That Embarrass Free Coinage Folks. THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE The free silver convention which has been called to meet in this city August 18 is attracting attention among politicians and is the subject of considerable gossip. It is thought that the convention will forc- ibly accentuate the already obvious split in the ranks of the silver people and call at- tention to the dissensions existing among the friends of free coinage in the several Political parties, The coming cenyention was called sson after the adjournment of the recent bi- metallic convention at Memphis. The sum- mons was issued by Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas, Senator Harris of Ten- nessee and Senator Turpte of Indiana. It has been asserted that the meeting was called because these prominent democrats were afraid that the non-partisan national committee appointed by the Memphis con- vention would take the silver question out of the democratic party, where these Sen- ators desire to have it made an issue, it is said. It has been claimed that the free silver democrats of the south were very jealous lest they should not be permitted the credit of identifying the silver movement with the democratic party of the south. By Way of the Democracy. Color was lent to this assertion by the language of the call, the opening para- graph of which said “That the only hope of securing the free and unlimited coinage of ellver at 16 to 1 is through the action of the democratic party.” The further declaration was made that a thorough or- ganization of the democrats of the United States who favor free coinage is a neces- sary and proper means of controlling the national democratic convention of 1896 up- on this question. To arrive at this end, therefore, and “to take such steps as may be necessary to a thorough national organ- ization of the silver d “an “invi+ tation was issued to democratic leaders to meet in this city August 18, as the call said, “in order that we may confer and co-ope- rate in establishing such organization, and uu are requested tc bring with you such lemocrats as are in full sympathy with thts purpose. It is important that a democrat acceptable to the democracy of your state and willing to represent it on a national executive committee should attend this conference.” The Non-Partisan Committee. In the meantime, however, a national committee has already been. formed by the non-partisan silver people, who were at the Memphis conyention, a meeting call- ed and the movement well under way be- fore the Jones-Harris-Turple combination have cleared for-action. The committee- men have beer named from all but six of the forty-four states, and from New Mexi- co and Utah. They are led “The Na- tional Committee of Bimetallists,” and they train with the “American Bimetallic Party,” of which Senator Stewart is a leading member. The national committee will hold @ meeting in Chicago about the middle of August to consider the general interests of silver. The committeemen are members of all political parties, and for the purpose of advancing asllver promise to relegate politics to a secondary position. With these two rival organizations, grow- ing out of the same meeting, the Memphis convention, in session about the same ie, and each exhorting the friends of free coinage to a different course, it is thought that a striking picture of discord will bé presented. The bimetallist committce claims to be the legitimate offspring of the Memphis convention, and, as a non-par- tisan body, the rightful representative of its alms and purposes. In proof of t assertion it is claimed that the convention was once on the point of declaring war on all political parties that would not. sup- port silver. It has been stated as part of the secret history of that meeting that the committee on resolutions, by a vote of 16 to 12, passed a resolution declaring lack of confidence in the old parties, but that in a spirit of compromise to certain ele- ments the resolution was not reported to the conventten. Republican Silver Men. {t must be remembered that there Is an- other branch of tho silverites, who do sot affiliate with either of the factions before mentioned. These are the republican sil- ver men, under the leadership of Senators Dubois, Teller and Carter, the men who want the republican party to crown itself with glory by espousing the cause of fres coinage. They are operating along lines of their own laying down. It is claimed, however, by all the fac- tions that before the election of 1896 oc- curs there will be a proper understanding between these dissenters and a ticket pre- sented, to which the populists, the demo- crats, the republicans and the bimetallic party can give allegiance, and with which to make combined battle for a common cause, that of free coinage. This, of course, is in the event that neither of the eld parties can be induced to declare for free silver at its national convention. ———— STREET EXTENSION, he Landscape Engineer Has Some New Ideas. In a letter to the Commissioners today, Mr. Frederick Law Obnsted, the landsccpe engineer who is going over the plans of street extension, says at present he is en- gaged in the stndy of the street plans in region between Connecticut avenue and Rock Creek Park, and expects to sub- mit a study of a plan for consideration chortly. After this is done, he says he will take up the stucy of the District between Observatory Circle and Connecticut ave- nue, and will then provide for the exten- sion of Zith street across Rock creek, a8 suggested, and also for a trunk line suitable for an electric railway from 2ith street Rock creek bridge to the end of the terrl- tory nearest the American University. Mr. Olmsted asks whether the street railway extending from Rock creck toward the American University is to be a cable Ine or an eiectric line, also whether there Is any special difficulty in running a catle line ou a curved roud having a very long redius of five to ten thousand fect, or what the limitations are in this respect In nig plans for the region between Cor} avenue and Ro: creck Park he as: Rockville road to the intersection of Yura street with Connecticut avenue. On the map submitted for his consideration, Mr. Olmsted says a few hundred feet of such an avenue is shown, Wut a slight change in its angle will be required to strike Connec- ticut avenue. He intends, he says, to recommend a circie in Connecticut avenue at that point. —_.—_—_ Arrived at Shanghai. ‘The gunboat Yorktown arrived at Shang- hai today.