Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR gee PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenne, Cor. 11th Street, by Evening Star Newspaper Company, 5. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. Wew York Office, 49 Potter Building. piers Sade ‘The Evening Star {s served to subscribers In the city by carriers, on thelr own account, at 10 cents Der week, or 44 cents per month, Copies at the gounter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United pe or Cavadu—postage prepaid—5O cents per moni Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with Entered atthe Tost Oce at Wash D.C. ered a ce . ‘CO All mail subscript Le be ae mail su jons mus . Rates of advertising made Knows on application. Che Evening Star. | No. 13,238. WASHINGTON, D.C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1895-TEN PAGES. OFFICIALS INVOLVED|TELEPHONE WIRES|THE WRIT DENIED Chinese Outrages Not the Work of “Vegetarians” Only. REPORTS OF ADDITIONAL OUTBREAKS Troops to Escort British Consul to Ku Cheng. {INQUIRY TO BEGIN AT ONCE + LONDON, August 8—A dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette from Shanghai says that further and reliable news of an alarm- ing nature has been recived there. It ts stated that fanatical outbreaks against the Christians have occurred at Ching Chow, @ seaport of the province of Fo Kien, and at Huhes, Taiping and An-Hul. These out- breaks, it is added, are not merely the work of “Vegetarians,” but they are said to be organized and carried out by the Chinese officials. The extent of the damage done is not yet known, but the foreigners are reported to have escaped. : Owing to the unsettled state of the prov- ince, 200 Sikhs, reliable British-Indian troops, from Hong Kong, will escort the British consul from Foo Chow to Ku Cheng, where the consul will conduct an inquiry Into the recent outrages. The Shanghai correspondent of the Pall Mall Gezette expresses *he opinion that further outrages are inevitable unless Great Britain “takes swift and deadly ven- geance.” JACKSON, Miss., August 8.—Bishop Gal- loway of this city yesterday received a cablegram from Rev. Drs. Parker and Reid at Shanghai, China, which read as follows: “Horrible massacre. More danger. Move Washington.” HONG KONG, August 8.—The British and American missions at Fat-Shan, near Can- ton, were attacked yesterday afternoon by a large and infuriated mob. The hospitals Were demolished. Some of the missionaries fled to Shameen, while others remained. A Chinese gunboat has been dispatched to queil the riot. It is reported that all the missions st Kwang Tung will soon be destroyed, and the missionaries driven to the treaty ports. The “Vegetarians” are 12,000 strong, and well-armed and organ- ized, ard able to withstand the Chinese troops. - J. Courtney Hixson, United States consul at Foo Chow, in the course of a consular inquiry on the spot, obtained the names of fifty natives implicated in the Ku-Cheng maszacre, Including the leaders and some of the actual murderers. He also obtained abundant proof that the Chinese officials knew that mischief was brewing for sev- eral days prior to the massacre. Not a single Chinese official attended the funerals ef the victims. Reports are arriving daily from almost every province of horrible official persecu- tion of native Christians and of the moles- tation and insults to which foreigners in the interior are subjected. At a public indignation meeting held here resolutions were passed expressing onger at the supposed connivance of the Chinese government in the Ku Cheng massa2res and disgust at the apathy and indifference of the British government in failing to rec- ognize the gravity of the situation. Those present at the meeting further declared that money compensation for such out- rages is wholly inadequate, and that swift and stern action is required. LONDON, August 8.—In regard to the dis- patch from Hong Kong, cabled exclusively to the Associated Press, announcing that the British and American missions at Fat- Shan, near Canton, were attacked yester- day afternoon by ‘a large and infuriated mob, which demolished the hospitals and caused some of the missionaries to flee to Shame En, it is stated that the Weslegan mission has one of the most important medical missions in China at Fat-Shan. The hospital and station are under the charge of Dr. Wanyon, who has just ar- rived here after a perilous overland jour- ney, during which he was arrested in Ar- menia as a spy. The rest of the mission staff of the Wesleyan mission at Fat-Shan are Chinese. They were attacked a few Years ago, upon which occasion a mission- ary was killed. “Mb sionaries Returned ‘Too Soon. LONDON, August S.—A_ representative of the Associated Press has had an interview with Mr. W. W. Rockhill, third assistant secretary of state of the United States, who was one of the delegates to the recent in- ternational geographical congress, and who returns to New York on Saturday next. Referring to the massacres in China, Mr. Rockhill said he thought it was a great mistake for the missionaries to have re- turned so soon tc the outlying stations af- ter the conclusion of the war, especially as they had been warned of the danger of so doing. Mr. Rockhill could not say ary- thing about what the United States and British governments might be expected to do under their remonstrances, but he ex- pressed himself as being certain that the diplomatic representatives of the diiferent countries interested would make a common cause of such cases, as they did when the Swedish missionaries were murdered at Sang-Hu. Continuing, Mr. Rockhill said he thought the Vegetarians must be the north China society known as the Tsaili, who are not so much vegetarians as abstainers and non- bmokers. They are neither a political nor an anti-foreign society, and, according to Mr. Rockhill, a number of the servants of the United States ministry at Pekin are members of it. PETREL’S OPPORTUNE ARRIVAL. Report From Consul General Jerni- =a 'The State Depurtment has not called upon the Secretary of the Navy for war vessels to assist in protesting the miss‘ons, but It is known at both departments that the Petrel, on her recent voyage up the Yangtse river, assisted materially in maintaining t. ‘There has been received at the State De- partment a report from Consul General Jernigan, in which he quotes from one of the French fathers at Wuhu, saying that the arrival of the Petrel at Wuhu was providential, saving many lives and pre- venting anticipa 1 trouble. ‘ord confirms the report, that had it not been for the gners at Wuhu have suffered in the riot Petrel is the only v 1 of the © squadron which can go up the river any considerable distance, the others being of too great draught. ‘he Petrel on her rh would The lest e went to Hankow, 600 miles aboy anghai. This would not bring the ¥ to the immediate scene of the first Gisturbances, but it is believed that if a veesel were Sent up the river {t would have a ting effect upon the rioters. ‘To Protect American Interests. Acting Secretary McAdoo today sent for the Lst of vessels on the Asiatic station, with their positions, and will consider mov- ing them so as to better protect American interests. The Detroit is at Shanghai, at the mouth of the Yangtse river, but it would be useless for her to attempt to as- cend the Yargtse. The Petrel, the lightest of the fleet, is at Yokchema, a long dis- tanes awey. ‘There is no dispesition to interfere with (Continued on Third Page.) President Bryan Says He Has Only One Pole on G Street. This is Merely a Distributing Point— Extent to Which the Wires Are Placed Underground. In discussing the question of overhead wires on G street with a Star reporter to- day President Bryan cf the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company made:the statenrent that his company has only one pole of overhead wires on G street be- tween 9th and 15th streets, and that pole is not uged by the telephone cempany as a carrying pole for wires, but merely as a distributing point, from which wires radi- ate to different sections. He said the pole in question is located on the street because there is no alley in that square upon which to place it. Mr. Bryan sald that at this point a num- ber of telephone wires are carried from the main office in an underground trench, running up the pole in a cable and at the top of the pole, high above the surrounding buildings, branching off in different direc- tions by single wires. How the Pole is Used. The other wires on this pole belong to the Western Union Telegraph Company, the use of the pole being extended to that com- pany. Mr. Bryan added that in every sec- tion of the city where the telephone com- pany has an overhead carrying pole it is used, without cost to the city, by the police and fire alarm service of the city. He said the presence of this distributing pole at that spot is an absolute commercial ne- cessity, that it could be moved to another spot in the immediate neighborhood, but could not be disnensed with in a practical manner. He said it has been admitted by every engineer in charge of the District that at certain points in the business cen- ters of the city distributing poles are necessary In connection with the under- ground system. Small Fortion of Wires Overhead. Mr. Bryan said that in the business -por- tion of the city only a very small propor- tion of the telephone wires are overhead. The company has been extending its un- derground system every year, and now, within a radius of one and one-half miles of the main office, there are very few overhead telephone wires remaining. There is one heavy string on L street, but the company is willing to put them under- ground !f assurances can be received of necessary pole extensions in outlying sec- tions of the city where underground con- struction would be impracticable on ac- count of the small remuneration from sub- scribers, Mr. Bryan said that as a matter of fact the company is now able to use ouly 35 per cent of its investment in un- derground extension. ———— JUSTICE STRONG ILL. Critically Ml at Lake Minnewaska-An Effert to Bring Him Home. Information has been received in this city of the critical illness of Justice William Strong, retired, United States Supreme Court, who has been spending the heated term at Lake Minnewaska, N. Y. Since last Tuesday it is thought by the members of his family that Justice Strong has been sinking rapidly, but it is his hope that he may be able to return to his home in this city, and it fs the intention to make an effort to bring him here. It is feared, how- ever, that his death may occur before the removal can be made. It is not a matter of surprise to the friends of Judge Strong to hear of his ill- ness. A few weeks before he left the city he had the misfortune to stumble and fall while going down the back stairs in his residence, 1411 H street northwest. He escaped without the fracture of any bones, but it was feared at the time that on account of his advanced age it would be difficult for him to recover from the shock. He was confined to his bed, but recover- ed sufficiently to leave the city. He left here on the Fourth of July, go‘ng first to Spring Lake, N. J., and then to the Cats- kill mountains, where he now is. He was accompanied by his daughters. His daugh- ter-in-law has returned to the city and is getting the family residence in readiness for the judge in case he should be brought here. Although Judge Strong is in his eighty- e‘ghth year, yet he has shown bat few evidences of the weakness of advanced years. He is slightly deaf, which is, per- haps, his only infirmity. He has a wide circle of acquaintances here, and is a man who commands the respect and esteem of all who know him. - ——_—_- - SILVER HIS KNEE. Delicate Operation Performed Senator Stewart's Leg. ‘An operation was performed on Senator Stewart yecteréay to effect a cure of the fracture of the knee which he sustained some days ago in alighting from a Chevy Chase car. It was fcund necessary to make a ligature of the ligament attached to the pstella, or knee cap, and insert a silver suture. For a time there was ap- prehension of Llood poisoning in conse- quence of the heat end the Senator's age, but De. J. Dudley Morgan, who is attending the Senator, is now corfident all danger from that phase of the case has disap- peared. on THE CRUISER WANTA, Prospective Overhauling That Will Practically Make Her a New Ship. ‘The Navy Department has determined to give the cruiser Atlanta a thorough over- haulirg next winter, if Congress can be induced to appropriate the necessary funds. It will cost about $300,000 to do this, but if the plans in contemplatioa are carried out tHe old Atlanta will be practically a new ship when she emerges from the hands of the workmen. She will be given new boil- ers; perhaps some of thom of the tubulous type, new triple-expansion engines, and twin screws, instead of the single screw she now carries. The result will be to make the v she is now apable of only thirteen; to in- crease her horse power from 3,000 to 5,000, in addition, to increase her coal’ ca- The changes e, however, for the pre. battery will give way to raj fire gun. the most modern type, making the new Atlanta as good a fighting ship as any of her size in the navy. —— Newly App ed to West Point. Cadet appointments to the Military Acad- emy have been issued during the past week to Willis V. Merris, Dayton; Washington C. Belt, alternate, Spokane, Washington, Edward P. Nones, Louisville, Ky.; William A. Shaffer, Franklin, La.; Herman Glade, Brunswick, Ind.; Charles’ Borders (aiter- nate), Winamac, Ind. and Otis T. Wingo, Martin, Tenn. > +_______ Another Henor Long Withheld. Acting Seeretary Doe has awarded a medal of honor to John S. Kountz, drum- mer, company G, thirty-seventh regiment, Ohio volunteers, for most distinguished-gal- lantry in action at the battle of Mission Ridge, Tenn., November 25, 1863. A drum- mer boy of elghteen years, he dropped his drum, seized a musket and joined the charge, inspiring his comrades by his he- rote ardor. No Habeas Corpus for General Manager Schoepf. JODGE COLE RENDERS HIS DECISION The Police Court Had Jurisdiction in the Case. AN APPEAL TAKEN The poles of the Eckington and Soidiers’ Home Railroad Company, on New York avenue, must be taken down, according to the decision of Judge Cole this morning in Cireuit Court No. 2. ‘The poles riust be re- moved as soon as, in the judgment of the District Commissioners, it can be done without luconvenience to property owners or citizens patronizing the line. In his decision, Judge Cole, after sustain- ing the ordinance on which the prosecu- tion is based, and indicating that the writ of habeas corpus must be refused, suggest- ed his opinion that as Congress by its acts had shown its intention to do away with horsé power throughout the city, that power shovld not be substituted for the trolley system, but added that the question of the time of continuance of the poles was to be decided in the sound judgment of the Commissioners, over which question he had no control in a habeas corpus proceeding. Authority of the Court. “The first question that presents Itself upon this application,” said Judge Cole, in rendering his decision on che petition of William Kesley Schoepf to restrain the Commissioners from removing the poles on New York, avenue, “is what the authority of this court is upon the writ of habeas corpus under such circumstances; how far it may or may not review the proceediags of the Police Court. The Supreme Court bas settled that question. There can be no doubt about it.” Judge Cole recited the decision of Mr. Justice Miller in a similar case. He said of that decision: “Recognizing the doctrine as set forth by Justice Miller, the counsel for the petition- er claims that the Police Court was with- out jurisdiction in this prosecution, and the first contention in that regard is that the District of Columbia cannot maintain a prosecution in the Police Court or elsewhere in its own name for the removal cf an ob- struction in the streets; that the Tee of the street being in the United States, it has the exclusive right to protect the property, and that the acts of Congress which have been passed in relation thereto clearly in- dicate that that was and is the intention of Congress. Weare referred to several acts of Congress, among them section 222 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, re- lating to the District of Columbia, a por- tion of the act of May 17,15 3 3 that n) public reserv: in the city of Washington shall be o cupied by any private person or for any Reference is purpose whatever. same conn private also made in the tions 228 and 227 of the Rev es relating to the District of Columbia, which makes it the duty of the chief = charge of public buildi cause obstructions of x to be re- moved frem streets ani jewalks in the city of Washington as Lave been or may be improved by the Uni ates, and keep the same at all times free trom obstruc- Reference is also made to section 1818 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which poss a like duty upon the retary of the Interior in relation to pub- lic sireets, avenues, squares and reserva- tions of the United States. The case of the United States agaimst Cole, which was a proceeding under this section, for the re- moval of obstructieus from public reserva- tions, is referred to as being. indication that it was understood by the United States authorities that that was the proper meth- of remoy an obstruction in the Other cases are also referred to, are of the same general purpose of the case of the United States inst Cole, and undoubtedly that proceeding was a proper one. The More Important Question. “The more important question of this case is whether that, as an exclusive temedy, the United States can prosecute a suit of that character, having that object in view, or whether the District of Columbia is also authorized to prosecute for the purpose of removing obstructions and occupations of streets where they are illegal. The uct of 1s71, section 77, gives the board of public works entire control, which was deemed necessary for keeping in repair streets, ave- nues and alleys in the city of Washington. In case of the District of Columbia agt. Woodbury the court had this question to construe, and decided as to the powers of the Commissioners of the District of Co- lumbia. It is said in that case that the Commissioners have full control of the streets, &c., and are under a duty to keep public highways of the city in such condi- tion that they can be used with reasonable safety. That case decides that the District of Columbia, a municipal corporation, is liable for damages for any improper ob- struction of the streets which may result in damages to the individual. When the Woodbury case went up the whole question was reargued. It was insisted with great force that the District of Columbia should not be responsible for damages for the rea- son that it had no power or authority to remove obstructions. But the Supreme Court reiterates its doctrine in the Barnes ease and held that the District of Columbia was liable for these obstructions, and it mrst follow from that principle that the District of Columbia must have authority to keep the streets in repair and in proper condition, and thus the liability for dam- ages arises. Jurisdiction of the Police Court. “Now, if they have that power, how is it to be exercised? May it be exercised by a presecution in the Police Court? The last act of Congress in relation to the juri tion of the Police Court of March, 1801, says that that court shall have jurisdiction of all offenses thereafter committed against all the laws, ordinances, &c., of the Dis- trict of Columbia. ‘This’ prosccution being ance of the Dis- d by the city council ally the same thing it follows that if the District of Co- secute in the carried on und trict of Columb In 1862, it is substan the ordinance is ve lumbia has the right to p Police Court. “St was contended also by the petitioner's counsel that the ordinance is not valid for the want of authority of the city council to make it. I have looked into the charter of 1818. It first provides that power should be given to remove nuisances; second, to cpen and occupy streets, avenues, &c., and third, imposes fines and penalties and for- feitures for the breach of their laws or ordinarces. It would seem from that that the city council would have authority to pass an ordinance to keep people from im- properly occupying or obstructing streets, and that they would have the authority to impose a fine or penalty for the infraction of such ordinance and provide how that enalty should be collected or imposed. But I do not consider that a very material question in the case, for the reason that Congress, by section 901, R. S., re-enacts that very ordinance. The- language of the section is very broad and comprehensive. It thereupon became valid, for certainly Congress had the authority to pass it, and it is the same as If Congress had passed it. It is also obvious that that ordinance is not void, becaase it does not specify with certa:nty the penalty to be inflicted TWO CENTS. THe proof of te pudding is in fe eating. Yesterday's Star contained 28 cofumns of advertisements, mare up of 521 separate announce: ments. These advertisers fought puSficifp—not merefp Space. for violation of it, the language being that the penalty shall be within certain lmits. Even if the city council had no authority to make the fine within the discretion of the court, still the ratification by Congress would remove that objection since Congress certainly had the power. Congress has the power to authorize the Police Court to im- pose a certain fine and penalty or Impose a fine within certain mits. It passes just such acts all the time, and if it may confer such jurisdiction upon United States courts gererally it certainly could confer like power upon a police court. Not Against the Common Right. “The only other objection that is urged to that ordinance for the purpose of show- ing it to be void is that it fs against the common right or is unreasonable. The lan- guage is substantially like this act of Con- sress and it certainly is extreme language. It says that public streets, avenues, &c., of the city shall not be occupied by any pri- vate person or for any private purposes whatever. Now, the literal construction of that would, of course, prevent any person from walking in the street. But that would be an unreasonable construction to put upon it. It did nct mean that no person shall walk in the street or stop in the street to converse. It means, as I understand it, that no one person shall use the public streets for any purpose that they were not intended by law to be used for or that no one private person shall use the pubic street for any purpose that any private person may not use it. for. This is the proper construction, I think, and with that construction it is not against common right or unreasonahle. “It is one of the cardinal principles cf the construction of stetutes that they shall not receive an vnreascnable construction. I think that is a reasonable construction. “I think, therefore, that the ordinance is valid. The ordinance being valid, it fol- lows that the Police Court has jurisdiction of the case. “he question whether the pe- titioner was guilty of a violation’ of the ordinance was one which the law refers exclusively to the jurisdiction of the Police Court, and even were I of opinion that the court was in error this court could not dis- charge the prisoner. Poles Should Be Removed. “The object of the prosecution in the Po- lice Court is to enforce the removal of poles and electric wires. If the poles are illegal they should, of ccurse, be removed as early as that can reaspnably be done without inconvenience to private property or persons. if “The hasty removal of them would result in both and should be avoided. The change to horse power is the only, one that could be made in a brief period, and the acts of Congress show that that body intends to abolish such power. The change to horse power would, therefore, fm all prebability be only temporary. The contimuance of the poles and wires until such time as they can be removed without an injury to pri- vate property and inconvetifente to citizens is a public matter in the control of the Commissioners and it ad@resses itself to their sound judgment, which they will un- doubtediy exercise. Over that-question this court has no control in a h&beas corpus proceeding.” Mr. Ridout, for the petitioner, Mr.Schoepf, took an appeal, and the eourt fixed bonds at $500. Prosecuting Attorney Pugl’s Position. Prosecuting Attorney Pugh, who con- ducted the prosecution against the troiley people in the Police Court, was asked by a Star reporter what actien he would now take, and he said he did nét%rlow. He tad t scen the decision, but Zhe understood Cole had intimated t the diate removal of the poles would w hardship, not only to the railroad company, but also to the people who dive along the line of the read. In view of this Teference by the court, he thought he would not in- stitute the every-day prosecutions until he can get an expression from the Commis- sioners of their wishes in thé matter. He preferred to say nothing about the probable action of the Commissioners until he hed seen them, : Commissioners Absent. The news of Judge Cole’s decision reached the District building early in the day. The Commissioners, however, were absent from the city examining garbage plants, and the attorrey for the District beyond expressing his approval of the decision, refused to be interviewed. TUBULOUS BOIGERS. Naval Engineers Ordered to Ancer- tain Their Fitness forthe Service. Chief Engineer Perry an@ Passed As- sistant Engineer North haye been ordered to proceed to Buffalo, N. [¥., and sail on the 13th instant on the new lake steamer Northwest. They will make the round trip from Buffalo to Duluth. The point of in- terest in the trip is that this vessel is equipped with the French Belleville boilers of the tubulous type, and the,purpose is to ascertain the fitness of those boilers for naval uses. An American tubulous boiler has been heretofore thoroughly tested on the coast defense ship. Monterey with most satis- factory results, and Chief Engineer Mel- ville says these boilers have never given trouble for a single day. Indeed, it is said at the Navy Department, that the Ameri- can type, so far as tested,.has given re- sults far exceeding those shown by the French boilers, and as they are much lighter than,the ordinary shell boilers they are destined to play an important part in the economy of our new men-of-war. —_—_—__-e+___ NO BONDS NEEDED. Controller Bowler Tells Secretary Herbert How He Can Buy Stationery. The Secretary of the Navy recently in- formed the controller of the treasury that he has advertised, as required by law, for proposals for stationery for the depart- ment, and that in some case$’the contracts have been awarded for single items. and involve very small sums, one as small as $1.98. He asked whether in case of small contracts with responsible dealers he will be authorized to waive the Hond for faith- ful performance usually required of all contractors. In his reply Controller Béwier says: ‘‘Sec- tions 8718 and 8719 of the R.S., relating to the manner of entering into contracts for supplies for the navy, do not, in my opinion, apply to purchases! of stationery for the Navy Department, and while it has been the usual custom in’ all the depart- ments to require a bond from contractors, there is no specific provision of law ren- dering this additional precaution essential to the completeness of the eontract or to the validity of the payments made under it. I have the honor, therefore, to advise you that if, in the exercise of your discretion in the matter, you enter Into contracts without requiring the contractors to give Lond, for the supplies of stationery needed for your department during the current fiscal year, payments made thereunder will he credited in the accounts of the disburs- ing officer.” 2 + e+______ Bunk Examiner Appointed. The controller of the currency has#ap- pointed Frank M. Wallace of Pittsburg, Pa., a national bank examiner to succeed A_F, Henlein, resigned. ————_e California Exbibitton in Berlin. Secretary of Legation Jackson writes the State Department, under e of July 25, saying that on the 224 exposition of California products was-ogehed in Berlin. More than one-hundred firms of California | were represented. Oo Col. Corbin Has a Carbuncle. Col. H. C. Corbin, assistant adjutant gen- eral, on duty at the War Department, kas been confined to his residence on De Sales Street with a very troublesome carbuncle or. the back of his neck. DEMOCRATIC HOPES Secretary Lawrence Gardner Says They Are High. VICTORY PREDICTED NEXT YEAR Clubs Getting Ready to Actively Participate in the Campaign. ARE VALUABLE ALLIES “In my twenty years of active participa- tion in politics,” remarked Mr. Lawrence Gardrer, secretary National Association of Democratic Clubs, today, “I have never known a time when the party has shown evidence of as rapid recovery as from the crushing defeat of last fall.” Continuing, he said: “From my correspondence from all sec- tions of the country, I find every one speak- ing and writing hopefully of democratic success, not only this fall, but predicting almost a tidal wave in our favor in 1893. The change in New York state has been most marvelous. In the southern states there seems to be a dying out of the popu- listic sentiments, and the return of good times, of which they are receiving such substantial evidence, will rapidly bring them back into the democratic ranks. Clubs all over the wountry are ready to go into active organization. “The object of most of the people writing now is to secure information to prepare themselves for speechmaking in the com- ang campaign. We are receiving from all over the country a great many letters in relation to Mr. Carlisle's speech, asking for the bills and debates on the subject, and we are endeavoring to supply them. These requests do not come from any particular section of the country, but from all over the country. I have received, among many others, a letter from Conn Rideout, the leading colored man in the state of Wash- ington, who wants to get all the pamphlets os text books bearing on the gold ques- ion. Maryland Will Try Clubs. Speaking of the work in some of the dif- ferent states, Mr. Gardner said: “I understand that it is the purpose of the managers In Maryland to avail them- selves of a perfect system of clubs in the coming campaign. All that is necessary in Maryland to secure democratic success this fall is some system to get the vote out, and the managers have, I believe, come to the conclusion that the best and most economical system is that by organizing a chain of clubs all through the state. “In Minnesota there is a form of organi- zation different almost entirely from any other state. Instead of having a number of small clubs, the state is organized into cne large association. Membership costs five dollars, and to the parties subscribing pers ds issued 2. certificace of membership neatly engraved, suitable for frami rc scrapbook. >> PE.8 Big Convention Im Pittsburg. “The executive committee of the State’s Sceiety of Pennsylvania met at Pittsburg jast Thursday, to arrange for the coming session of the Democratic Society of Penn- sylvenia in Pittsburg on September 5, when they expect to have the largest convention of clubs eyer held in the state. This is say- ing a great deal, because Pennsylvania has always been very active in her elub or- gunization. I see by memorandum from the Pittsburg papers, both news columns and editorial, that that city intends to enter the list as a candidate for the place of helding the next convention of democratic clubs, which will be in September of 1896. “Personally, I am in favor of holding the convention at Washington. The reason why I advance Washington is the fact that the national convention itseif, that is, the principal convention, will probably be held somewhere in the west, and it strikes me that it would be a proper move to hold the convention of clubs somewhere in the east. There is, however, one objection to this; that is the fact that the first convention ‘as held in Baltimore, the second in New Yerk, and there might be some justice in the claim that the third convention should Le held somewhere in the west. Four years ago I was very anxious that the convention be held either at Detroit or Milwaukee. I wanted it in the northwest because that was a field that we wanted to work up Guring that campaign, and thought grcat good could be accomplished from a con- vention at either of those places. Plans of the Association. “The plans at present are to have the meeting of our executive committee of the National Association of Democratic Clubs, to be held here in Washington some time next spring, at the same time Mr. Harrity calls a meeting of the national committee to arrange for their convention, and the association of clubs will determine on their place of convention at the same time. We have to have our convention after the na- tional conyention. As stated in our b; laws, the National Association of the Dem- ocratic Clubs is organized to assist In elect- ing candidates nominated by the regular organization; therefore, we hold our meet- ings always after the national convention, thereby avoiding the troubles that seem to pother the republicans by their league clubs meeting every year and entering into a wrangle about whom they shall support as a presidential nominee.” —_—_+o+____—_ MR. MURPHY MYSTIFIED. Me Has No Aspirations Toward the Registership of Wills. Mr. Dominick I. Murphy, deputy commis- sioner of pensions, returned this morning from his vacation, and was much surprised to learn that he had been slated as the probable successor of Register of Wills Wright. To a Star reporter he declared that he had no aspiraticns in the direction mentioned, and that he was unable to un- derstand how such a rumor had gaincd ercund, Mr. Murphy is looking greatly im- proved by his outing and bas enjoyed a gocd and muen xeeded rest ficm his con- finirg duties. ee 30,000 INDL FARMERS. The Same Number Are Church Mem- bers, While 20,000 Vote. Statistics received at the Indian bureau show that 30,000 Indians are now engage in farming, stock raising and other civil- ized pursuits. During the year they raised over 1,373,000 bushels of corn, and other grain and vegetables in proportion. They own 206,000 head of cattle and 1,281,000 sheep. 2 About 22,000 Indians voted at the last election. It is estimated that 30,000° out of the total Indian population of 247,000 are church members. Out of the 247,00 189,000 are self-supporting and 35,000 pay taxes. Personal Mention. Congressman McKaig of Maryland was a caller at the Post Office Department today to see Postmaster Genéral Wilson. Mr. John Tweedale, chief clerk of the War Department, left here this afternoon for Rhode Island, where he will spend his ya- cation, Capt. T. F. Forbes, fifth infantry, end Lieut. J. T. Augestin, twenty-fourth in- fantry, are in the city on leave. Mr. Henry A. Hayward has resigned his position in the Treasury Department. WRECK OF THE CATTERTHUN|FQR SOUND MONEY Blown on the Rocks Off the Australian Coast. Only Three of the European Pas- sengers Known to Be Saved—Re- port of a Boat’s Crew. SYDNEY, N. 8. W., August 8.—A boat's erew of Chinese has been landed at Fors- ter, about 100 miles north of this port. The men report that the British steamer Catter- thun, 1,406 tons, which sailed from Hong Kong on May 27 for Australian ports, was wrecked yesterday evening. Later in the day some details of the wreck were received from Forster. The steamship, it appears, was wrecked on the Sal Rocks, off Cape Hawk, early yesterday morning during a gule. The passengers, who numbered seventy pefsons, of whom fifty-five were Chinese, were asleep below when the Catterthun grounded. Only three of the European passengers and the second mate of the steamer were saved. The others are missing, but it is believed to be possible that they succeeded in taking to the boats and that they were afterward blown out to sea, and may be heard from later on. —_—_—__ DEFENDER DEFEATED JUBILEE. Two Big Single-Stickers in a Three- Cornered Race. NEWPORT, R. L, August 8.—Except for the lack of wind, there was every prospect this morning of an ideal day for the initial yacht races for the citizens’ cup, prizes of- fered by the citizens of Newport for the fastest boats in the slcop and schooner classes. The races wére held under the management of the racing committee of the New York Yacht Club, and were open to any yachts connected with recognized clubs, The entries for the day were: Schooners Emerald, Marguerite, Alcea, Neora. Sloops, Defender, Jubilee, Queen Mab, Uvira and Narota. Early there was only a light breeze from the southeast, and the water in the harbor was smooth and unruffied. ‘A strong breeze from the southwest was blowing off the point at 10:15 o’clock, when the yachts began to come out from the harbor for the citizens’ cup races, and the indications were that the race would be a fast ore. The course was to be the same as that over which the boats sailed in the Drexel cup races. It js triangular, twenty-one miles in length, the first leg of seven miles being to a mark boat southwest of the lightship, a beat to wirdward. The boats are to go over the course twice, but the committee can terminate the race at the end of the first round. At the start a good southwest breeze was blowing. In the schooner class Emerald crossed the line at 11:31, and Marguerite at 1 5. pon boats started off on the starboard tack. Jubilee crossed the line at 11:4 and Defender at 11:41, both on starboard tack. The Defender turned the first mark at 12;39:30, Jubilee at 12:42, Defender turned second stake~at 2:18:30. She was leading the Jubilee by two miles. Jubilee turned the second mark at 1:26. 1:50 p.m.—Emerald rounded second stake boat 915 minutes ahead of Marguerit Deferder finished first round at 1: wianing the race, which ended then. Jubilee crossed finish at 2:05:35; 10 min- utes 40 seconds behind. YACHTING AT COWES. 56:45, Britannia and Ailsa Again in a Race. COWES, August 8.—In the regatta of the Royal Yacht Squadron today the Britannia, Allsa and Hester started in the race for the Cowes town cup, value, £300, from Cowes around a mark boat off Lepe to the Warner lightship and back to Cowes, a distance of about forty-five miles. A light northwest breeze was blowing. Ailsa led Hester at the start by about twenty sec- onds, and Britannia was-about one minute thirty seconds astern of Hester. The three yachts carried their largest club topsails and had a run to the Warner lightship with spinnakers to starboard. In the schooner race, the Yampa, belong- ing to Mr. R. 8. Palmer of New York, soon after the start, had a long lead over her competitors. The twenty-rater Audrey had the lead in the start, followed by Mr. Howard Gould's Niagara, Isolde, Stephanie, Inyoni and Luna. Ailsa _was the winner of the Cowes town cup. The times of the two yachts were as follows: Ailsa, 4h., 25m., 27s.; Britannia, 4h., 30m., 27s. ———— THE TOTAL ABSTAINERS. A Balnnce on Hand Shown by the ‘Treasurer's Report. NEW YORK, August 8.—The delegates of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union were astir early this morning. They attended the church of the Paulist Fathers, where solemn requiem mass was celebrated for the deceased members of the union. The celebrant was Rev. P. J. O'Callaghan of the Paulists. At the conclusion of the mass the dele- gates proceeded to Columbus Hall, where the business session was opened. A tele- gram of regret from Bishop Watterson of Columbus, Ohio, was read. The treasurer's report showed receipts during the year amounted to $2,482.33, and 2 balance on hand clear of disbursements of $866.24. Last year there was a deficit. Reports from local unions were then re- eee from Pittsburg, Baltimore and Bos- on. —_._—_ WILL FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE. Big Debts of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. PORTLAND, Ore. August 8—In the United States court the suit of the Farm- ers’ Loan and Trust Company against the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company for forezlosure of a mortgage amounting to $12,500,000 and interest from December, i894, came up today. Judge Bellinger al- lowed the bill, and the decree of foreclosure will be entered. The suit was brought June 25, 1804, on account of the faliure of the Pacific, which then controlled the Oregon road, interest amounting to about a million doliars. JUSTICE JACKSON’ ILLNESS, His Death May Be Expected at Any Moment. LOUISVILLE, Ky., August 8.—Justice Howell Jackson of the Supreme Court of the United States is lying critically ill at his home at West Meed, near this city, and his death may be expected at any moment. Since his return from Washington Justice Jackson has slowly declined, and though at times it has seemed there was a chance of prolonging his life, little or no hope is left now. ss Ocean Steamships Arrived. NEW YORK, August 8.—Arrived, Rhyn- land, Antwerp; Lahn, Bremen. LONDON, August 8.—Arrived, Massachu- setts, New York. LIVERPOOL, August 8.—Arrived, Penn- land, Philadelphia. EMEN, August 8.—Arrived, Havel,New x via Southampton. Work Laid Out for the Democratic League Clubs. MR. CHAUNCEY BLACK'S CONFIDENCE He Expects a Democratic Victory in Pennsylvania. AID TO THE ADMINISTRATION Chauncey F. Black, président of the Na- tioral League of Democratic Clubs, who is here to confer with Senator Faulkner and Mr. Lawrence Gardner concerning the cam- paign work of the organization, expressed the opinion to a Star reporter today that the democrats would be successful In Penn- sylvania in the election of judges to the superior court. “We intend,” he said, “‘to nominate can- didates for the six judgeships and, as san- guine as it may seem to say so, I am con- fident that we will elect them. The fight that the republicans have got themselves into has so split them up and caused so many antagonisms that I believe we are warranted In the confidence we feel.” Mr. Black said that the League of Demo- cratic Clubs would get to work at once, and he believed that they would be of ef- fective service in all states where elec- tions are to occur this fall” Importance of the Conference. The gentlemen attending this conference do not care to discuss their plans, but the conference is one of considerable import- ance to the administration. The organi- zation of the League of Democratic Clubs is to be used to the utmost to advance the cause of the administration, and the policy it represents as to questions of finance and tariff. The purpose is to en- courage the clubs In every state in the Union to use all their efforts and influence to hold the democratic organization to the principles of sound money and tariff reform, and to secure indorsement of the democratic administration. This club or- garization is very perfect and capable of effective work in nearly every, if not in every, state of the Union, and the purpose is to use all its power to overcome the independent free coinage of silver and anti-administration sentiments in the dem- ocratic party. Wherever state conven- tions have indorsed the administration the leegue of clubs will render every possible assistance to the democratic ticket. Where conventions have not yet been held their influence will be exercised to secure in- dorsement of the administration and the sound money principles. Where conven- tions have already been held and have taken a position antagonistic to the ad- ministration such assisiance will not be given as in other states, the efforts of the league being devoted chiefly to se- curing the election of sound money dele- gates to the next national convention. + Work of the Lesgue. The work which the league is undertak- ing is purely national in characier and has in view the assistance of the scund money democrats to get control of the democratic national convention. The werk of the leagte will begin at cree, but there will be ro meetings before next month. The first meeting will be on the 5th of September at Lancaster, Pa. ‘Phis is interded to be the first grand ratly of the demccrats in Penn- Sylvania preceding the state convention. Every club in the state is to be represented and democrats of raticral reputation who are advocat2s of sound morey are expected to be present. This meeting will be follow- ed by others, beginning in the states where elections are to be held whose conventions have indorsed the a¢ministraticn, and ex- tending on this line throvghout the coun- try, one following the other in order of the strength of the ecministraticn in the par- ticular states. Result Expected. It fs believed that the impetus derived from the league meetings in states which stand for souad money will gather strength for the administration in those states which are doubtful on this question, and, by the prestige thus acquired, go a long way toward overcoming the anti-adminis- tration sentiment in other states. It is probable that the meeting following that of Pennsylvania will be in Maryland. The plans of the league as to Maryland contra- dict all talk of administration antagonism to the democratic ticket in Maryland which Wes nominated at the convention said to be controlled by Mr. Gorman. This con- vention, having indorsed the administra- tien and the ticket being a sound money ticket, the league will give every possible assistance tv it, and, representing the ad- ministration, will do ail possible to over- come the evil effect on the party of the antegonism of the Cleveland people in Maryland to Mr. Gorman, Will Assist in Kentucky. Likewise the league will assist in the election in Kentucky through upholding the interests of the administration. Thus it will be seen that the program of the league Is very comprehensive, and it is ex- pected to be a powerful factor in overcom- ing the silver dissensions in the democratic party and sustaining the administration and in securing the election of sound money delegates to the rational convention. It is expected that the influence of this work will be potential in the selection of a sovnd money candidate for the presidency. 2+ ____. GRANTED AND REFUSED. President Cieveland Acts Upon Ap- pliextions for Pardons. The White House mail from Gray Gables this morning contained the papers In two pardon cases, The President has granted the application for pardon in the case of J. F. Honeycutt, convicted in North Caro- lina of counterfeiting and sentenced Octo- ber 19, 189%, to three years’ imprisonment in the Albany penitentiary and to pay a fine of $100. The pardon is granted solely upon representations made to the President by the officers of the prison at Albany that Honeycutt has consumption in a very ed- —— stage and has but a short time to ve. The President denied the application for pardon In the case of Jim Barry, convicted in Texas of assault with intent to rob, and sentenced in May, 1893, to three years’ Im- prisonment in the Minnesota state prison. In his indorsement on this case the Presi- dent says he is not satisfied that the heal of the convict is in such a precarious con- dition as to call for his pardon. —_—__+- e+ —___. Will Resume Business. ‘The Merchants’ National Bank of Rome, feorgia, which suspended payment April 1895, having fully complied with the conditions imposed by the controller of the currency precedent to resumption, and its capital stock being unimpaired, has been authorized to reopen its doors and resume business. ————— Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $465,608, Government receipts— From internal revenue, $541,856; custorns, $936,408; misccllaneous, $23,402. oo Gone to Long Branch, Postmaster General Wilson left the city this morning for a rest at Long Branch until Monday night.