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( 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 Office, 49 Potter Building, elty by carriers, on ihelr own account, Der week, or 44 cents per month. gounter 2 cents each. By ma! United States or Canada—posta; month. paar Quintupte, Speet, Star, $1 per year, with re! tage a |. $3.00, Gatered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter.) ‘All mail subscriptions mast be paid in advance. ites of advertising made known on application. ‘anywhere in the pre] cents | No. 13,220. ; Che £Lven g Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1895-TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. Be proof of Ge pudding is in fe eating. Pesterdap’s Star contained 36 cofumns of advertisements, made up of 638 separate announce: ments. These advertisers floua$t pubficite—net merefp Space. GENERAL HARRISON |COMPROMISE aGREED UPON] WAR ON THE TROLLEY | THE MONEY ORDER sysTeM|FOQR VICE PRESIDENT|T#E SUGAR BOUNTY/STAMBOULOFF DIES Amusement at the Periodical Yarns as to His Candidacy. 100 SHREWD 10 BE CAUGHT BY FAKIRS His Position as to the Presidency a Plain One. HIS FRIENDS’ EXPECTATIONS ——_+____ ‘Those periodical yarns ascribing to Gen. Harrison the determination never, on any account, to enter the presidential field again create in the main now only passing amusement. Comment on them as they appear plainly shows this. The object of their authors is too manifest, and the blundering ts truly, laughable. How men, ~ seeking in this way some unguarded ex- pression for use in a contest for a pres- idential nomination, shouid select a man of Gen. Harrison's astuteness, and frankness, and felicity of deliverance, as a victim for their wiles passes the understanding of his personal friends. The man who in the highest office carried himself so prudently and so well; who, as his friends assert, never says thoughtless things at any time, is expected to fall into a fakir’s trap about a matter affecting both his own and his party's fortunes and be held a captive for twelve highly exciting months! The Har- rison people can find but one genuine like- ness to this folly, and that is In the cam- paign of the individual who started after a game bird with salt in his hand and as the only hope of success, . The Case a Pinin One. According to sources enjoying every ™eans of knowing the truth, the case of Gen. Harrison, as respects the next repub- lican nomination for tle presidency, Is so plain it cannot for long, at any time, be misstated. The ex-President is not in the field for that nomination, aad will not be. He stands as any man of patriotism and dignity so circumstanced must stand. His attitude is as much one of compulsion as of Personal choice It is not permitted him, either by the proprieties established by pre- cedent, or by his own conception of things, to enter that contest. The party will be called upon to choose from among its strongest and most available men. The as- sumption is that the merits of all those considered to be within the scope of that choice will be carefully weighed. Gen. Harrison needs no tntroduction to his party. He has served one term as Presi- dent, and his party cordially indorsed his course in office by refiominating him. He was beaten for a second term, but not, his friends claim, because of any weakness en- tering in his candidacy. Since his retirement from the White House he has gone his way without os- tertation. Taking up his duties again as a Private citizen he has discharged them so well he has added to the respect in which he was previcusly held, and he is now one of the most conspleuous and best_ beloved men in the country. He has no desire, his friends ussert, for further leadership. He is playing no part. His personal lines are cast in pleasant places. and his private life is all that he could wish it. But if,” after all things having Deen considered, and every other man’s claims duly presented, the next republicen Rational convention shouid put the party berner into his hands and call upon him to go forward with it, that he would re- spond, would consider it his duty to re- nd, and promptly, and give his party the full benefit again of his courage and Sagacity, admits, those who know him well declare, of no doubt whatever. Three things assure this: He_has a soidier's sense of duty. He has a true man’s sense of gratitude. His party has honored him and his party can commana him. What His Friends Expect. Many admirers of the ex-President are firmly of opinion that he will be called to the front again. They note a growing second-choice sentiment In his favor which they interpret as pointing to his nomina- tion. After the different sections shall have complimented favorite sons in the conven- tion they are expected to come together and volce the general sentiment and put up the old leader to mak® the fight. Gen. rrison, it is said, is so strong everywhere im the respect of all the people that his name would develop a carrying power be- yond that of any other man in the party. —— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Sewer Brick. Bids were opened today for furnishing the District with sewer brick. There were two bids, one from John Miller and the @ther from Wm. H. West. Bids Opened. Bids were opened by the Commissioners today for building a truck house on M street northwest, at its intersection with New York avenue. The bidders were: J. H. Howlett, $10,000; Colurabus Thomas,$10,- 025; J .M. Dunn, $9,300; W. A. Kimmel $10,703; C. R. Monroe, $9,087; Peter M Cartney, $5,950; Brigham & Lowe, $9,60 W. W. Winfree, $9,360.64; D. F. Mockabee, 99,074; J. R. Young, $9,767; W. F. McClure, $11,200; Darby & Davis, $9,900. The con- tract will be awarded to Peter McCartney. The Anderson Furnace. If the selection of a system for disposing of garbage Is left to the contractor the Anderson furnace will be selected. This was stated by the legal representative of the contractor today at the hearing given by the Commissioners to the representa- tives of the Anderson furnace. A small model of the furnace was exhibited, and a minute description of the operation of dis- Posing of the garbage given by Wm. Cranch McIntyre. S Street Extension. The Commissioners have incorporated in @ letter to the highway commission all of the changes recommended by them from time to time in the plans of the first section as submitted by them some time ago. A map is Inclosed showing the sections af- fected by the changes, together with the ad- ditions, substitutions and obliterations as recommended. Two Appointments. ‘The Commissioners today appointed Jos. A. Englehart and 8. L. Cooper officers of the first class on the police force. —_.__ Dr. Craighend’s Estate. As the executors of the estate of the late Rev. James G. Craighead the American Security and Trust Company and Alexan- @er T. Britton today filed an inventory of the personal estate, placing its value at $76,- 639.74. The :noneys belonging to and the @ebts due the estate amount to $15,25S.49, of which the sum of $11,740 is said to con- sist of desperate notes, eee The Ratlway Conference. KENILWORTH INN, Asheville, N. C., July 18.—The third session of the Southern Railway and Steamship Asecciation con- vened this mornixg, and immediately re- sumés discussion of the changes in the as- Sociation agreement for the ensulng year along lines suggested by Mr. St. John and ethers. This will occupy the time of mem- Bers about all of today. The discussion promises to be heated. Result of the Conference Between Mr. Gor- man and His Opponents. Mayor Latrobe is to Be Put Up for Governor and the Factional Fights Stopped. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., July 18.—It is re- ported here today that Senator Gorman and the anti-Gorman leaders of the demo- cratic party in the state at their meeting here yesterday agreed to a compromise by which all the candidates at present in the field for the democratic nomination for the governorship are to be dropped and Mayo> Ferdinand C. Latrobe of this city will be nominated as a man satisfactory to all elements of the organization. Senator Gor- man is reported to have realized at last that the factional fights in the party over the governorship were likely to tear apart the organization, and he is saic to have proposed the compromise himself, and that the other side, urder the leadership of Congressman John K. Cowen, has accepted it. If this is so, it wili result in the disap- pointment of State Treasurer Jones of Montgomery county, Senator Thomas G. Hayes, ex-Juige Fisher and the other gen- tlemer. who are now out as candidates for the nomination. What these gentlemen will do is net known. Democrats whe are well informed as to the situation here as- sert that a compromise of some sort has teen decided upon, but, if they know, they refuse to divulge the partiqulars. Others not so reticent rt that Mayor Latrobe will be the compromise candidate for governor, and that all the aspirants for the place will have to step down and sub- mit to the decree of the leaders. One peculiar feature of the present sit- uation here in the democratic party is the fact that Congressman John K. Cowen seems to have totally eclipsed Mr. I. Free- man Rasin as the city leader. A few years ago Mr. Cowen was the chief opponent of the very forces he is now commanding, but at the present time he is undoubtedly the most powerful factor in city politics, and everybody today is asking what is he gojng to do with things now-that he is in control. It is said by some that he is at the back of the movement to make Mayor Latrobe governor, and that Senator Gor- man only agreed’ to the arrangement be- cause he might be defeated if the fight continued. SLAIN BY ELECTRICITY. Peculiar Accident From an Electric Light Wire. CHICAGO, IIL, July 18—Willlam Pierce was instantly killed and Louis Anderson and Ruth Hart, the latter six years old, were seriously injured in a peculiar manner last night In Evanston. Tuesday night's storm dismantled nearly all the electric light poles in Evanston and the wires fell everywhere. One which had fallen across an iron fence was overlocked. The two men were delivering ice at the point where this wire was left, and while Anderson was going into the yard, Pierce sat down on the fence to rest. His hands and clothing were wet, and the instant he touched the fence he fell across it dead. Anderson went to his assistance and in attempting to lift the body from the fence formed a circuit within himself and was rendered uncon- selous. The Hart girl saw the two men lying on the sidewalk and went up to look at them. She touched the wire with her hand and was soon lying on the sidewalk with Pierce and Anderson. It is thought that Anderson and the Hart child will re- cover, although they are in a very serious condition. Hundreds of people had been passing within a few feet of the dangerous place during the evening. See A STATE BANK TAX. Its Constitationality to Re Tested in the Supreme Court. The case of the Merchants and Manu- facturers’ National Bank of Pittsburg agt. the state of Pennsylvania has been ap- pealed to the United States Supreme Court from the Peunsylvania supreme court. The question involved is the constitutionality of the state bank tax act, and the case is considered a test one. The papers filed represent that there are 336 national banks in the state of Pennsylvania, the market value of whose stock is $128,000,000, which will be affected by the decision in the pres- ent case when rendered. A TRAIN FALLS FIFTY FEET. Twenty-Four Freight Cars Break Through a Bridge. A Santa Fe freight train bound from Denver to Colorado Springs fell through a bridge just south of Monument, Col., at 11 o'clock yesterday “morning, killing three persons, fatally injuring three and se- riously injuring fifteen others. These were twenty-four cars in the train loaded with stone, lumber and timber. The bridge gang, consisting of twenty men, were working under the north end of the bridge. Tne train passed over them and was nearing the other side, when the tim- bers gave way and the train went through into the gulch, fifty feet below. ——_—__+e CUBA'S HOPE. The Sympathy of America is Half, Her Battle. NEW YORK, July 18.—Gen. Manuel Cal- var, who fought during the last revolution in Cuba, arrived last evening from La Guayra, Venezuela. He said to a reporter: “I believe with the leaders of the revo- lution that the time has come for a de- cisive struggle. We have the sympathy of the American people, and with that on our side half the battle is won. I shall confer with the leaders in this city and place my services at their disposal. Never before in the efferts to throw off the Spanish yoke have the Cubans made such progress as they have attained in the present fight. “I know that the autonomist party, which favors home rule, is disgusted with Spain, and the leaders expressed the sentiment of the party when they declared that their stpport should be cast in favor of the Cubans. Even the liberal Spaniards are impressed.” —_.__ & An All-Day Deluge. PEORIA, Ill, July 18—The worst rain storm in recent years swept Peoria yester- day, rain falling nearly the entire day. From 7 o'clock until 10:30 it resembled a cloudburst, and small streams were turned into rapids. At East Peoria Jo2 Summers fell into a small creek and was swept away. His body was recovered after the water subsided. Railroads all suffered from se- vere washouts. os To Sell the Rond. PORTLAND, Oreg., July 18.—Judge Bel- Inger has signed the decree ordering the foreclosure of the consolidated mortgage of the Oregon Short Line and Utah North- ern and a sale of the road. The Gecree ust be concurred in by Judge Santorn of St. Paul and Judge Merritt of Utah before the road cap be <31 Probable Lynching. CHAMBERLAIN, 8. D., July 18—An un- confirmed report’ reached here last night that Nebraska vigilantes entered the region south of here ard captured four alleged cattle thieves. The captured men were taken in a westerly direction, and it is be- Neved they have been lynched. Commissioners Open Proceedings ‘This Afternoon. AN INFORMATION FILED IN COURT '| Officers of the Eckington Company to Be Taken Into Custody. AN UNANSWERED QUESTION This afternoon the authorities moved against the overhead trolley by proceedings in the Police Court for maintaining an ob- struction to the streets. As stated exclusively in The Star of yes- terday, the Commissioners decided to in- stitute proceedings against the company. This decision was the result of an extended discussion at two executive meetings of the board. These meetings were, it is un- derstood, quite breezy, and brought out a division in the board of Commissiqners as to methods of procedure. Major Powell has, it appears, always beenggainst any cempromising measure, and has favored vigorous enforcement of the law. But up to this time he has, it ‘s understood, been overruled in his propositions us to vigorous and effective procedure by the other Com- missioners. An Unanswered Question. During the past month the District bulld- ing h&s been the rendezvous of the trolley backers, of high and low degree, senatorial and otherwise. “Now what will the Commissioners do, after taking the railroad into court for maintaining an obstruction to the streets?” This is the unanswered question that is floating through the corridors at the Dis- trict building. It is stated that a test case will be tried this afternoon. If the Police Court decides to hear the case, it is the in- tention of the Commissioners to carry the railroad into court every day until the poles and wires are removed. On the other hand, if the Police Court proceedings should fail to abate the nuisance, the only alternative left to the Commissioners will be to take drastic measures and remove the wires and les themselves. The attorney for the !)is- ict has stated that in his opinion such a proceeding woul] not be contempt of court, but whether the spinal column of the Com- missioners collectively Is endowed with that degree of stiffness which would make such a procedure certain is another of the riddles that keep the citizens guessing. - When he Star reporter waited upon the Commissioners this morning for the pur- pose of being enlightened ie was very cor-*} dially received, but when it came to giving cut anything about the trolly for publica- tion they respectfully declined. The Information Filed. This afternoon Prosecuting AttorneyPugh filed in the Police Court an information against Wililam K. Schoepf, vice president and general manager of the Hckington read, and also against Hamilton K. Gray, treasurer, charging them with occupying public space for private purposes. The warrant was not issued for the president of the road, D. M. Newbold, because he resides in Baltimore, and cannot be brought here on a Police Court warrant. ‘The information filed charges as follows: Sidney T. Thomas, esq., attorney for the District cf Columbia, by James L. Pugh, ir., esa., special assistant attorney for the District’ of Columbia, who for the said Dis- trict prosecutes in this behalf in his proper person, comes here into court and causes the court to be informed, and complains that William K. Schoepf and Hamilton K. Gray, late of the District of Columbia aforesaid, on the 18th day of July, in the year A. D. 1895, in the District of Colum- bla aforesaid, and in the city’of Wash- irgton, on New York avenue, being then and there private persons, and as such pri- vate persons, did then and there occupy said avenue for private purposes, to wit: By stringing wires along said avenue upon certain poles permanently erected on said avenue, contrary to, and in violation of an ordinance of the late mayor, board of al- dermen ard board of common council of the late corporation of Washington, entitled “An ordinance for the protection of public buildings, grounds, squares and reserva- tions,” approved November 22, 1862, and constituting a law of the District of Co- lumbia. Mr. Pugh Confident. Prosecuting Attorney Pugh says he ex- pects that counsel for the road will cer- ticrari the case to the upper court, as was done in the Louisiana avenue cases. If such a course is adopted, Mr. Pugh says he will file an information every day, and will make as strong a fight against the company as he did against the merchants who occupied the sidewalks. “It necessary,” said Mr. Pugh, “I'll file an information’ for every pole.” He Is confident that he will win the case and that the poles will have to come down. —_—— The Michigan Strikers. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ISHPEMING, July 18.—Over 2,000 strik- ing miners paraded the streets this morn- ing, with three brass bands, and bearing banners announcing their demands. Guards have been stationed at each mine shaft by the strikers, and any attempt to resume work will be a signal for a big row. Opera- tors of steam shovels, who did not join in the strike, will not resume work without protection of a regiment of militia. Only pumps are working at Ishpeming and Ne- gaunee, Mich. The mining companies have a strike clause in their contracts relieving them of responsibility for non-fulfillment of contracts. The curtailment of shipments may thus cause a rise in price of ore. — Se Killed in a Collision. MARINE CITY, Mich., July 18—Last night the tug Torrent collided with an un- known schooner, and the captain of the Torrent, Ralph Hackett of Detroit, one of the best-known captains on the lakes, and the watchman, David Canary of Port Hu- ron, were killed, and one wheelsman, a young man from this city, John Cattanach, is missing. ———— Tried to Kill the Family. LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 15.—Alonzo Mayers shot and instantly killed his wife last night and attempted to kill his sister- in-law, Mrs. Irving Linson, and her hus- band. Afterward he shot himself and in- flicted a fatal wound. His-sister-in-law es- caped without injury, but her husband re- ceived a wound from which he may die. Jealousy was the cause of the crime. ———.—_—_ The Entombed Miners. 3 IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich., July 18.—No peeitive information as to the safety of the entombed miners at the Pewabic can be given. Slow progress is being made through the mass of ore, broken timbers and rocks, and work is being much delayed by continued falling of ore. A miner em- ployed in the rescue all night says no sig- pals were kad with the room in which the men are, and he fs of the opinion that all but three were killed. . ———_—>__ Government Receipts Today. National bank notes received today for redemption, $312,712. Government receipts: From internal revenue, $487,480; customs, $671,028; miscellaneous, $65,009. The European Plan to-Be Discussed at the Postal Congress, What Postmaster General Wilson Said to Director Hohn on the Subject Recently. The recent vielt of Director Edmond Hehn of the Universal Postal Union to Postmsster General Wilson has aroused fresh interest in the system of foreign mails and their remificutiors. One of the subjects to be discussed at the coming pos- tal congress will be the money order sys- tem, which already obtains in most of the European countries. Postmaster General Wilson nas informed Mr. Hohn that the United States will prob- ably not be willing to join this system, but it is possible that something may neverthe- less be done to bring about a more sys- tematic exchsnge of money orders than now exists. . Money Order Exchange. There are two systems of money order exchange in vogue in the werld, known as the list and the card systems. All the United States conventions are under the list system, while the postal union plan is that of the card. By the list method all money orders drawn here on a foreign country go first to an exchange office In the United States, where they are listed. Then they go to a central office in the country on which the order is drawn, where they are checked off and stamped and forwarded to the town where payment is to be made. The books of each country can’ thus be easily kept and balanced. By the card system a postmaster in one country draws directly on one in another country, and his order goes directly with- out passing through any central exchange office. Woald Not Wark Well Here. The United States postal authorities say that while this plan works well enough in Europe, where the distances are short and the International money order offices few, {t would cause great trouble when extended across the ocean to America. In addition to the difficulties arising from the differ- erces of language, there ig the danger of frauds, which might not be ‘discovered until weeRs after they were committed, Would be tog late to capture the criminals. It is for such reasons that the United- States has followed the course, of Great Britain and all the Engiish-speaiging eountries and colonies of the world, and steadily refused to join in any mousy order exchange other than through the exchange cffices. A PATENT Woop. Itm ty for Naval Purposes nitted to a Test. Secretary “Herbert, Capt. Cook, Commo- dore Hichborn and Naval Constructor Tay- lor witnessed a fire test of a patent wood for naval purposes at the Navy Depuart- ment this morning. A pigca of yellow pine, two inches thick, twel¥e by @ghteen inch- €s, was put in the fiirfiace’and subjected to 1,000 degrees of heat for five minutes. It rested upon the coals, and dliring that time it nevér blazed. When taken out it was charred -or carbonjzed: about half an inch on each side. This carbon forms a pro- tection and the wood chars slower as it is formed. A’ piece of ash wood of the same dimensions was subjected to the same de- gree of heat for twenty minutes,with about the same result. The Secretary and the naval officers were much pleased with the test, as it settles an important question in the matter of wood for the new gunboats. It is the intention of the department to have the wood used in these vessels sub- jected to the new process; The wood work of other vessels, where there is need -of protection from fire, will probably also be subjected to test. THE MILLERS’ PROTEST. Assistant Secretary Doe to Personally . Investigate, thé Case. As a res ilt of the protests of the millers along the Fox river, Wisconsin, against the action of the army engincer cflicers In cut- ting off thelr water supply and thereby closing down their mills, Assistant Secre- tary of War Doe left Washington today for Wisconsin to personally investigate the subject. The government has spent much money on this river with the sole purpose of improving the navigation, for no appro- priation could have been made in the river and harbor bill for any other purpose, such, for instance, as furnishing water power for private milling establishments. It is the intention of Assistant Secretary Doe to in- quire into the extent of the commerce of the Fox river and to see how far the gov- ernment works have improved navigation. e+ Personal Mention. Lieut. R. P. Davis, second artillery, is in the city on leave of absence. Lieut. John Hubbard of the navy is in the city on waiting orders, Mr. J. Ferd. Pyle is visiting the scenes of his boyhood, near Wilmington. W. H. Sardo and A. Leonhardt are spend- ing their vacation at Piney Point. Mr, Harry M. Chapman fs slowly recover- ing from a very severe illness. He hopes to be out in a week or two, Mr. Comstock, chief of ‘tne customs di- vision of the treasury, has gone to Atlanta, Ga., to arrange for the exposition customs business, Lieut. Col. Merritt Barber, assistant adju- tant general, has been’ granted twenty days” additional leave of absence. Postmaster Generat’ Wilson has gone to visit his brother, near Fredericksburg, Va., end-will be absent until Monday. The Rey. R. H. McKim, D.D., rector of Epipheny, will remain in jhe city until the ist of August, when he goes on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Rathbone, at Colorado Springs. : Mr. J. Reverdy Stewart has resigned from the Agricultural Department to accept the position of assistant in applied zoology at the Bussey Institute of Harvard University, at Boston, Mass. — Successful Armor Pinte Tests. The news 9y cable that! the armor plate supplied to the Russian government by the Bethlehem iron werks has successfully passed the acceptance tests in Russia was fully expected here. The plate is nickel steel, not treated by the Harvey process. The Russian tests differ from our own, in that they fire at the plate a number of shells from a small caliber gun, end to bass the plate must not crack or show more than a limited penetration. On the whole, the test is.not so sever as our own. Se a eee The Star Out of Town. THE EVENING STAR will be sent by mail to any address in the United States or Canada for such period as may be desired at the rate of fifty cents pér month. % 7 But all sueh orders must be ac- companied by the money, or the paper cannot be sent, as no ac- counts are kept with mail subscrip- tions, , when~b- Three Prominent Names Causing a Good Deal of Gossip. | MESSRS. ELKINS, DAVIS AND H. C. EVANS What Each One of the Three Really Desires. TALK OF POLITICIANS =—_—_<—<_o———_ The names of Mr. Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia, Senator Davis of Minnesota and Mr. H Clay Evans of Tennessee are subjects of considerable gossip among re- publican politicians at this time. Mr. Elkins and Mr. Evans are generally credit- ed with entertaining. vice presidential as- pirations. Senator Davis, it is thought, has another ax to grind, but will adopt the same methods that the other two use in acceraplishing nis purpose. Within the past-few weeks a distinct Elkins boom has made its appearance. It poses now as a presidential boom, but all politicians are agreed that this is merely a subterfuge, and that it is the second place on the national ticket upon which Mr. Elkins has designs and not the first place. It 1s the general idea that Mr. Elkins, while very glad to hold the position of United States Senator, would prefer sitting at the head of the Senate to being merely a member of that august body. They probably think it likely he couid have the senatorship any time that he wanted it if ne should decide to relinquish it temporarily, Plan of the Elkins Boom. The plaa of the Elkins boom for the vice presidency, as understood among politicians of the national capital, is this: That he is to go into the national convention as a candidate for the presidenti:l nomination and with sufficient strength to make it an object to others to trade with him. It would be necessary, of course, for him to control several delegations, capital with which to do business, and it is to obtain this capital that his friends are now said to be labor- ing. It is claimei that Mr. Elkins can Secure the support of the West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia and New Mexico dele- gations, forming a nucleus around which he might gather other southern and west- ern contingents. The West Virginia dele- gation will be his for the asking, of course. The effort to get the Maryland men would be made through Mr. Elkins” extensive business relations with prominent republi- cans of that gtate. The Virginla delega- tion would be worked upon in the same way, and on the ground of being West Virginia’s near neighbor and of Mr. Elkins posing as a southern republican. New Mexico and probably one other western Meleeation would be spared with business ines. Backed by these delegates, and with an occasional group of Elkins men from some of the southern states, it is claimed that the West Virginian would go into the con- vention as a formidable man, and well worthy the consideration of candidates de- siring first place and needing auxiliary strength to their own following. What Mr. Davis Reslly Wants. Senator Davis of Minnesota has been mentioned in connection with the presiden- tial nomination, but it has been rather in the nature of a compliment, and hardly a serious proposition. It is not belleved that he really has any hope of receiving the nomination, and some of his friends say that what he wants is to be Secretary of State. It is presumed that the national convention is deemed the best place to lay plans for gratifying this ambition. The supposition is that Senator Davis wi]l go into the convention with the Minnesota delegation back of him, and probably with acall on Wisconsin, and immediately begin some lively dickering with the leading presidential candidates. The question has been raised whether the Minnesota dele- gation would allow themselves to be traded away by Mr. Davis for a cabinet position, but it is claimed that there will probably be no trouble on tzis score, on account of conditions surrounding the senatorship, which would be vacant by Mr. Davis’ ele- yation to the cabinet. It is said that some of the leading candidates for Senator would smooth the way of Mr. Davis’ getting the cabinet plum. An Evans and McKinley Combine. The other man mentioned in connection with this gossip, Mr. H. Clay Evans, is re- garded as probably the most formidable obstacle to Mr. Elkins’ ambition to be Vice President, if such really is Mr. Elkins’ de- sire. General credence is given to the re- port that a cast iron combination will be made between Mr. McKinley and Mr. Evans for mutual aid and support in obtaining, respectively, first and second place on the ticket. Mr. Evans is regarded as probably the leading southern republican of the day in point of political influence. Recent events in Tennessee have strengthened his hold upon the southern republicans, and it is believed by many thar he could easily take the leadership of his party south of Mason and Dixon's line. ‘The general gossip in this connection is that Mr. Evans will control the southern delegations for Mr. McKinley for President ana himself for Vice President, while Mr. McKinley will give Mr. Evans some sup- port from the north. If this combination should be faithfully observed by both the supposed parties at Issue it is thought it would prove a hard game for the other candidates to beat. Mr. Evans is now in the northwest, hav- ing visited all of the principal cities and re- ceived a hearty welcome everywhere, and it is supposed that he is looking around among the politicians to feel the strength of Mr. McKinley, and ascertain whether the Ohio man will have the ability to de- liver the goods in case the contract should be closed between them. SS SS The Gold Reserve. The treasury today lost $232,182 in gold, leaving the reserve $106,807,005. The amount of gold withdrawn since July 1 is $1,282,182, nearly ali of which, {t is as- sumed, was exported. There were, how- ever, some gains through the mints and as- Say offices, making the net loss during the Jast eighteen days $733,470. The treasury officials have no apprehensions of any con- siderable withdrawals for export. They have absolute confidence in the ability and determination of the syndicate to protect the treasury, and so far have seen nothing that indicates to them a purpose to with- draw their protection. —_—__-o+___ _ Settlers Will Not Lose. In speaking today of the shortage of ex- Receiver Meade of the Marquette, Mich., land office, Commissioner Lamoreux of the general land office said that there was not the least danger of any settler losing his jJand by Meade’s irregularities. The fact that the shortage existed was discovered a year ago, and Meade removed from office, but the work of ascertairing the exact amount of the shortage was a slow one, It is now known to be $2,516, .and suit has been ordered brought: against his bonds- men for the amount. + —_—____-2+___ Fourth-Class Post ters. Twinty-nine fourth-class postmasters were appointed today, twenty-two of whom -were to fill vacancies caused by deaths or resignations, ATest Oase Now Before the Controller of the Treasury. B The Question of the Constitutionality of w Bounty on Domestic Sugar Being Considered. The constitutionality of a government bounty on domestic sugar is involved in a claim now before Judge Bowler, controller of the treasury. The claim is made by the Oxnard Beet Sugar Company of Grand Island, Neb. It is for- $11,782,50. It has been approved by Mr. Baldwin, auditor for the Treasury Department, in pursuance of an appropriation of $238,289 made by the legislative, judicial and executive bill, but its payment is suspended pending an ex- amination of the legal questions involved by Controller Bowler. It is the first of the sugar bounty claims passed upon by the treasury auditor, A Test Case. It is a test case, inasmuch as the char- acter of its decisions will apply to all sim- ilar claims, including those made in ac- cordance with the provisions of the sundry civil bill apprepriating $5,000,000 for the payment of bounty on sugar manufactured and produced prior to August 28, 1894, when the bounty law was repealed. A Sult in the Court of Claims. A suit involving the payment of sugar bounty is now pending in the Court of Claims, and it is understood that the gov- ernment atlorneys propose to resist it with the contention that the payment of the bounty is in contravention of the Constitu- tion. At any rate, that is one of the ques- tions to be determined by Controller Bow- Jer, in the case pending in his office. —_~e-____ - NAVAL MANEUVERS. Admiral Bunce Arranging for the As- sembling of Hix Squadro: ‘The various vessels of the North Atlantic station will assemble at Newport, R. L., not later than August 3, when it is ex- pected that Admiral Bunce will begin his fleet exercises and maneuvers. All the ves- sels except the Amphitrite, assigned to take out the naval-miiitia, have been ordered to return in time to assemble at Newport at the date named. The Atlanta has arrived at Key-West and is in quarantine. It is now a question whether she can be got ready in time to start with the fleet. She will have to remain in quarantine several days and may have to be put in dry dock. The Raleigh, which is also at Key West, is under orders to proceed north at once and will take out a portion of the naval militia. She {sy expected at Boston in time to: take out the Massachusetts naval militia, but if not, the Cincinnezti will be assigned to that duty, notwithstanding Admiral Bunce does not like the idea of having his flagship taken away for the use of naval militia before the New York arrives from England. The Cushing is under orders to cruise with the New York militia oft Gardiner’s bay. Condition of the Co! bia. Some surprise is expressed that no#hing fore has been heard from the Columbia of late, and notwithstanding -the statements of naval officials to the contrary, there is an impression that her recent experience in dry dock has resulted in severe damage. Capt. Sumner has been asked why he has not sailed, and a cable has been expected during the day announcing her departure. It was stated at the ent today that a mail report had been received from Capt. Sumner, saying that the damages as the result of the. docking were even less:than reported by telegraph. The anxiety about the Columbia is due to the fact that the de- partment wants her to arrive in time to be docked and undergo such repairs as may be necessary before she joins the squadron at Newport. ————— STARBOARD ENGINE WRECKED, Sesious Character of the Ericsson’s Accident. As understood frem the meager data sup- Plied by Lieut. Usher’s telegram, the in- jury sustgined by the torpedo boat Erics- son on her speed run yesterday consisted of the wrecking of the starboard engine. ‘It is believed at the Navy Department that the pin holding In place the nut which re- tains the piston of the starboard low-pres- sure engine on its rod became displaced, and smashed the big cylinder. A similar accident occurred! last fall to ghe port en- gine, and the repairs consumed many months, as it was necessary to make two castings before a sound cylinder could be secured. A careful investigation will probably be made to determine whether the last acci- dent resulted from bad material and work- manship, too light construction or from the forcing of the engines beyond their capac- ity. It is scarcely believed at the depart- ment that the Ericsson was running at the rate of twenty-eight knots per hour when the smash came, as reported, but if this is true it is said by naval officers that she must have been carrying a far greater pressure of steam—probably by thirty or forty pounds per inch—than would be per- mitted on a regular trial trip by the naval regulations. These provide that at no time shall the pressure exceed by more than 10 per cent the working pressure as designed, id it is said at the department that by no possibility could a speed of twenty-eight knots be attained with such pressure of steam ir a boat designed to run at - ty-four knots. aie ——_____e. NO VENEZUCLAN REVOLUTION. Recent Reports of One Positively De- micd at the Legation. Positive denial fs made at the Venezuelan Jegation of recent reports in this country of a revolution in Venezuela. The most recent advices to the legation were dated on the 9th of the present month, and they indicate a condition of general quiet and peace throughout the republic. Senor And- rade, the Venezuelan minister in Washing- ton, said today that he does not place any credence in the report that arms had been landed on the island of Trinidad for use of Venezuelan insurgents.. He added that there always is more or less disaffection toward Venezuela in the islands off the coast, but as a disturbance aimed at Vene- guela had been suppressed recently by the governor of Trinidad, he does not consider another demonstration was at all imminent. oo West Point Cadets Appointed. Cadet appointments to the Military Acad- emy have been issued to Wayne McI. Walk- er, Butler, Pa.; Wm. A. Shallenberger (al- ternate), Rochester, Pa.; Geo. D. Borup, St. Louis, Mo.; R. M. Snyder, Canton, IlL; Geo. H. Baird, Chicago, Il; Fred. H. Phil- Ups, jr., Chattanooga, Tenn.; Robt. B. Steward (alternate), Chattanooga, Tenn.; M. H. Manion, New Orleans, La. ——_—e—___ Condition of the Treasury. Today's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Avaliable cash bal- ance, $190,698,750; gold reserve, $106,807,905; net silver, $29,980,690; net silver of 1890, ‘| 25 cents; United States notes in the treas- ury, $22,089,712; treasury notes of 180, $80,636,314. Total receipts—This day, $1,223,- 516; this month, $17,442,161. Total expendi- tures “This day, $822,000; this month, $30,- The Government Has Not Assented to a State Funeral. MR. JOHN MORLEY DEFEATED The Conservatives Have 184 Ma- jority So Far. FIGHTING IN FORMOSA SOFIA, July 18—M. Stambouloff, who was murderously assaulted by four men while returning home from the Union Club on Morday right, died at 9:35 this morning without having uttered a word since 10 o'clock last night, when the death struggle began. All hope of the ex-premier’s re- covery was abandoned last evezing, when it was noticed that meningitis had super- vened, and thereafter the sufferer did not recognize any one. A catafalque is being prepared upon which the remains will lie in state. The ampu- tated hands of the murdered man have been preserved in alcohol. The interment will take place on Saturday. The government has not yet proposed to give the remains of M. Sambouloff a state funeral. The widow ofthe deceased statesman has received many telegrams of condolence from high personages in different parts of Europe. JOHN MORLEY DEFEATED. A Scrious Misfortune to the Liberal Party. LONDON, July 18.—The liberals received the news of another serious defeat today when it was announced that Mr. John Morley, whe was chief secretary for Ire- land under the Rosebery government, had been defeated at Newcustle-on-Tyne, where both the conservative candidates were suc- cessful. The result of the election was as follows: “C. F. Hammond, conservative, 12,883; W. D. Cruddas, conservative, 12,170; John Morley, lberal, 11,302; J. Craig, Mb- eral, 11,154; F. Hamill; 1svor, 2,302. At the election of 1892 there was _enly one cen- servative candidate opposed to two liber- als, and the total conservative vote then was 13,823, to 25.053 polled during the elec- tion just ended, a gain of 11,230 yotes: for the conservativer Morley, in 1892, polled 11,805 votes, and when he was re- elected in the same year on taking office as chief secretary for Ireland, he polled 12,928 votes, consequently he received 1,126 votes less yesterday than he did when re- elected in 1892. = The defeat of Mr. Morley has caused a great sensation throughout Great Britain, After the result of the election was an- nounced, Mr. Morley, in a speech at New- castle, said: “This is one of the most tre- mendous battles ever fought in any British constituency, and I greatly regret to say we have been defeated. But we have be- shown that we knew how to bear tri- umph with mederation, and I hope we shall show that we know how to bear de- feat with cheerful courage.” (Cheers.) At the conclusion of his remarks Mr. Morley paid a tribute to the fairness of his opponents in the contest, and thanked his supporters for their efforts during the cam- The Result. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the following was the result of the elections: Conserva- tives, 253; unionists, 43; total, 296. Liberals, 70; McCarthyites, 34; Parnellites, 6; labor, 2; total, 112. FIGHTING IN FORMOSA. The Black Flags Attack the Japanese Troops. HONG KONG, July 18—A large force of Biack Flags recently attacked the Japanese troops at Tokoham, Island of Formosa, and fought with desperate courage. The Japanese were only saved from defeat by the superior discipline of their troops, But they were finally Gp Bare to retreat befcre the onslaught of the Chinese. When these advices left the island the Black Flags were advancing to attack T: and another battle was immine: Sad News for a Father. LONDON, July 18.—When the chief stew- ard of the National line steamer France, now on his way to New York on board that vessel, reaches the United States, he will receive terrible news. His sons, Robert Coombs, thirteen years old, and Nathaniel Coombs, eleven years old, murdered their mother at Plaistow, an eastern suburb of London, on July 8. The boys stabbed her while she was asleep and kept the body for nine days in the house in which the crime was committed. When the remains of the vnfortunate woman were discovered the two boys were playing cards. The only reason given by the lads for their crime is that Mrs. Coombs whipped the youngest of them. : An Apology. LONDON, July 18—The newspaper which first published the allegation that Willie Sims,Richard W.Croker’s colored jockey,had driven a kcrse to death in a race against time from Newmarket to Cambridge and ae has apolog'zed to Messrs. Croker and ms. —_—._—_ SILVER CONFERENCE. No Decision Yet to Undertake a Ca! paign Next Year. CHICAGO, July 18.—The executive com- mittee appointed by the recent silver con- vention at Memphis met in conference here today with the members of the Bimetallic League, with ex-Congressman Sibley as chairman, The issue discussed was the ad- visability of separate political action In the campaign next year, but no definite action was decided upon, and it was expected that another meeting will be held tomorrow. Among those present today were J. Goodwin of Memphis, Charles Coffin of Arkansas, J. O. Ralphenyder of West Vir- ginia, Secretary Ackler of Nashville, Gen. A. J. Warner of Ohio, A. W. Rucker of Colorado snd ex-Judge H. W. Miller of Chicago. ie ALEXANDRIA MAN HUNG. ‘Two Negroes Pay the Penalty of Their Crimes in Pennsylvania. GREENSBURG, Pa. July 18—John Gocde and William Freeman, two negroes, were hung this morning in the court yard here. The men walked to the scaffold with firm step at 10:08 o'clock. The trap was sprung immediately. Death was caused by strangulation, Goode's crime was the a of Max y coke worker, over & et cep oe claimed he shot in felf-defense. -He came from Tennessee,and was twenty-five years old. Freeman killed is mistress, Gertie Timberlake, July ris; "pecauce she refused to give him mcrey. He was twenty-eight years old, end trom Alexandria, Va. He was also |} "the coke regions. About up pers.rs witnessed the executions. | Outgo of Gold. NEW YORK, July 18—The steamship Normannie, which sails teday, will take —_ gold, shipped by Nesslage, Colgate & Co,

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