Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1895, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1895-TEN PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. VASHINGTON, D. 1G. 7, 1805. ‘This is to certify that the mambers of Star of Bethlehem Lodge, No. 1, had the remaina of Mr. John Selden removed from potter's field, Where buried July 20, to Harmony cem Monday August 6, by Mr. James HH. Undertaker, 1206 "R st. n.w. SPIRITUALISM.—MRS. EE. MecNEIL, MEDIUM, has returned to the city, aud will’ be at home daily until further notic>.’ 1914 Pa, ave. aué-it® Ty, On insiow, 1 OFFICE OF THN EXCISE BOARD OF THE DIS- trict of Columb! Al SF — Application for a retail liquor license bas been made by Otto Toussaint, 1249 7th st. nw. ROGER WILLIAMS, Clerk’ Excise Board. It GRANITE CUTTERS, ATTENTY mesting will beh THURSDAY EVENIN Business -of importance attend. P. ©. KELLY, PRETTY HARD ON MEN WHEN THE FAa{ILY GOES AWAY. Lonesome cating by yourself. Better come down ard eat with us. Lots of stay-at-homo “habbies™ do {t—and enjoy the change immense- ly, AM the choicest substantials and delicacies if the season. — Cooks werved in most de- lightfal style. Regular dinner, 50c.—from 4 to 8. FRITZ REUTER'S, Con. PA. AVE. AND 4% ST. aut-10d I HAVE THIS DAY ADMITTED MY SBN, Oscar S. TAYLOR. TO AN EQUAL PARTNERSULP IN MY BUSINESS. J. TAYLOR, Manager, ‘the Brunswick-Balke-Collerder Co. Baltimore, August 1895. auG-3t* WE ARE AGAIN LOCATED AT OUR STORE, AND Will be pleased to see our patrons and friends at the old stand. ‘Thanking you for the liberal patromige im the past, I solicit a continuance of game. 4, S. BRY. ané-3t 1413 N. Y. ave. ALL PERSONS HAVING GOODS ON DEPOSIT with H. K. Fulton upon which interest is due twelve monibs or more are hereby notified to call T ONCE snd pay Interest, or the goods will be sold at auction August 20. aud-10t? H. K. FULTON, Pawnbroker. August §, All are President. at 7:30 $1 requested au7-2t° FOR (COUNTRY RESIDENCES—ALL | ANDIRONS, fenders, spark guards and fire sets in stock will be sold at cost until further natice. Je22-t¢ J. H. CORNING, 520-622 13th st. SPECIAL NOTICE -DENTISTRY DONE ON WEEK- Wy and monthly spstallments—10 per cent discount cal ir ir. 'T. W. . Je7-tf 11th and F sts. n.w.—Mertz bldg. Ten Get The Best Dinners In town HERE. Cooi parlors. All the “good things” jn season. Deficlous cooking. Service rfect. Regular dinner, with pint of Iced Cluret, From 5 to 7. ‘THD BELFORD, 617-621 3TH STREET. auS-Sd When You’ re Hot and Tired A drink of PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALE Will prove especially enjoxable, It's the most delictous, healthful “soft “Palmer's” equals the comes in same size bottles—but HALE AS MUCH. s rder from ‘grocers or her2. SODA AND : mi.C.Palmer, sixerat waters. 5-621 D ST. S.W. TEL. 480, aus-14d he Washington Title In- surance Company, 307 E STREET N.W., Examines Titles to Real Estate and tssues Certificates, Abstracts and Guarantee Cer- tificates to'same; prepares Wills, Deeds and other legal papers; acts as Trustee in the settlement of sales and loans. Some fine office rooms in the company's build- finest imported ales— TS ONLY a E st. n.w., for rent, with steam hat, gas and other facilities. jy20-1meo Don’t Let Your Wife fo Away without a, good supply of Stationery. he’s sure to need it. Get it now, while you think of it. Correspondents’ supplies are a specialty with us. Such dainty shay delicate tints as we have in BOX Pal ED LOVES won't be found in otl res. Pens, Tablets, Diaries, ete. Prices will please you—they’re so low. ‘Easton & Rupp, 421 11th st. Popular-priced Stationers. (Just above ave.)au7-14d EVER WANT PRINTING IN A H=U-R-R-Y-? Adams gets ‘hurried’ Jobs out on time. “HE NEVER DISAPPOINTS."* aut-14d 512 11th street. Keep Kool—drink Tharp’s California Claret—the best! Only $1 for 5 bottles. JAMES THARP, 812 F ST. au6-7d You'll Notice This: Buy It’s a fair test of a bicycle in of it. We have yet to hear of one who would have any other Liberty. the tacat in ladies’ bicycies. Rented: Usual rates. Sold: $75 and $100. The Bicycle Headquarters, 1024 Conn. Ave. these days—what its riders think the mount. The Ladies’ Liberty is W. D. HADGER, au2-3m i The Most Popular Riding School In Washington Is located at 1325 14TH ST. N.W., as the hundreds of satisfied patrons can testi! Hours for ladies—9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 6 to 10 p.m. 10 tickets for $2.00. Hours for gentlemen—7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. 6 tickets for $1.00. = “Speeial pains taken with backward pupils,"” as the boarding school circulars put it. Open every evening but Sunday, rain or shine, only We frefer not to teach pupils in the rain. 8,500 equare fect of space, with sandpapered surface, and the most lofty and star-spangled canopy of any riding school in the U. S. Lighted by elec- tric lights in the evening. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., 3y23-28a Washington, D. 0. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The undersign-d bave moved their offices, during rebuilding, from 1204 G st. to 1321 G st. n.w. THEO. A. HARDING, Real Estate and Loans. LATIMER & NESBIT, Insurance and Rents. GL. HARDING, Architect. jy19-1m AN INTERESTING QUESTION. The District and B. and 0. Road at Odds Over a Little Bill. After repeatedly requesting the Baltl- more and Ohio Railroad Company to erect gnd maintain along certain portions cf its tracks lamps, the District some time ago turned in and erected the lamps itself. The officials of the District thought just an even dozen additional lamps were necessary, and forthwith proceeded to erect them. Eight of this number they erected at Takoma Park at a cost of $114.15, while the re- maining four shed thelr effulgent rays at Lamonds, costing the District $50. To main- tain these lamps up to the time notices were sent to the company cost $250.9, making the bill exactly $145.09. .Consid2 able correspondence has been going on tween the District officials and the railroad men over this bill, and the outcome is watched for with considerable interest. ’ ——— < An Unnecessary Reservation. The acting secretary of the interlor has addressed duplicate letters to the Secre- taries of War and Navy, asking whether there is any need of continuing the reser- vation of the Suchia Islands in Puget sound. These islands were reserved at the “* instance of the Secretary of the Treasury 4 e 7 : 4 : for light house purposes. After the light house was built the Secretary of the Treas- ury recommended that the rest of the land be restored. ‘The commissioner of the gen- eral land offiee dissented, thinking the army or navy would be likely to need the tslands. ~~ New Military Instructor for Wesleyan Capt. Charles L, Hodges, twenty-fifth in- fantry, has been detailed as military in- gtructor at the Wesleyan University, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. —_——_—_—_+-e+—__—_-- Army Orders, | Lieut. Wm. V. Judson,corps of engineers, has been granted fifty days’ leave of ab- gence. The leave of Lieut. Chas. C, Ballou, twelfth infantry, has been extended one month. Beecham’s Pills for con- stipation, toc. and 25¢ Get the book at your drug- gist’s arid go by it. Asacal Gales More Than 6,000,000 Doxcs. FLOORS GAVE WAY Oollapse of an Eight-Story Build- ing. MANY WORKMEN IN THE RUINS Two Killed and a Number Miss- ing. A BRAVE POLICE OFFICER NEW YORK, August 8—An elght-story bullding in course of construction at the northeast corner of West 3d street and South 5th avenue fell with a crash this morning, and a number of workmen were carried down in the ruins. At least five men are thought to have been killed and several others seriously wounded. Those thought to be dead are: John Burke, plasterer, of Brooklyn. John Murphy of Atlantic avenue, Brook- lyn, a plasterer. Christopker O'Rourke, plasterer, St. Mark's place and Grand avenue, Brooklyu. Michael O'Hare, plasterer, Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn. ~ An Italian named Frank or James Kenny. Wm. Fox, a plasterer, is also missing. Charles Smith was taken from under a pile of bricks horribly cut about the head and body. It is said that eighty-two men were cm- ployed in the building on the different floors. A policeman was near the scene when the accident occurred. He said he heard the roar of the falling building, and immediate- ly after it saw a horse running away. Hur- rying toward the animal he saw the cloud of dust near 3d street and turned toward it. There he saw two men struggling in a Pile of debris. He pulled them out and began to release a third when the floor te- neath him gave way snd let him down into the basement. He was terribly cut, and it was feared his back was broken. a. dakota was to be an office and Warehouse building, the property of Joh! Ireland, real estate ideale I ea It is supposed that cne of the supports in the center of the third floor gave way and let the upper stories fall, crushing the lower floors. The Killed and Injured. At 1:45 the revised list of ‘the dead and in- jured was as follow: The deai—Charles Smith, clectrician; lived at 216 East 6th street; died et St. Vincent's Hospital; his skull was fractured, right arm broken, right side crushed in and severely injured internally. John Burke, laborer; married; forty-four years bee Brooklyn; dead when taken from the ruins. The injured—William Fox, laborer; broken thigh and injured internally. John Clune, laborer. James Kenny, forty-eight years old; laborer; contusions of back; not seri- ously injured. Cornelius Guider, laborer, 773 Bergen street Brooklyn; scalp wounds and contusions; not seriously injured. Will- iam Frank, laborer, residence unknown; seriously injured. Smith, two ribs fractured and contusions. The missing—John Murphy, Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn; Christopher O'Rourke, laborer, Brooklyn; Michael O'Hare, laborer, Brooklyn; Michael Savcge, laborer, Brooklyn; Edward HH. Hanley, laborer, Brooklyn; John McGuire, Brook- lyn; Michael Flynn, Brooklyn; James Far- rell, Michael Fahey, Charles Reilly, Charles Peterson. Arrest of the Contractor. What adds to the confusion is that a number of the men who were engaged on the building soon after the accident oc- curred left the scene. This makes it im- possible to state just how many men are actually missing and the true number will not be known until those have reported to their foreman. ‘The ruins fill the center of the building with broken timber, twisted iron girders and columns, bricks, laths and plaster. It makes a mound as high as the second floor and is a mass as dense and hard to handle as a bank of clay. It is said that seven men were at work in the cellar directly under the center of the wreck. The building was filled with plaster- ers, plumbers, electricians, gasfitters and laborers. - Contractor Parker and Foreman Selig- man have both been arrested. Another Cause Alleged. It was said at the scene of the disaster that the cause was undoubtedly the over- loading of the sixth floor with plaster and building material. Harry Alexander of the Alexander-Cham- berlain Electrical Company,-which was do- ing the electrical work in the building, said that his men had reported to him on Monday that the wires that had been placed on the sixth floor were out of line, showing that the walls had already got out of plumb. Me. "Parker, the ceptractor, sald that the plasterers had overloaded the center cf the building. The iron work was sound and well made. ‘The bolts were sliced clean off where the iron work parted, showing that a heavy pull had been exerted downward. —_—_—— America’s Navy Praised. LONDON, August 8.—The Post this morn- ing has an editorial commenting upon a New York letter on the subject of the vig- orcus efforts of the United States to get an efficient fleet, and ‘the details of construc- tion of the two new American battleships. The Post says: America now stands in the position of having no obsolete vessels in her fleet; in fact, it Is more homogeneous than that of any other power, and, from a fighting standpoint, this advantage cannot be easily overrated. The article urges upon the English au- thorities the necessity of keeping pace with this progres: ————— Mrs. Gardner Goes Home. NORWICH, Conn., August 8.—Mrs. Gard- ner has left for her Nebraska home in company with Mr. Landers and City Mis- sionary Swan. The presence of the latter is explained by the sudden, but absolute, refusal of Mrs. Gardner to go with Landers alone. This action is taken as a further in- dication of mental unsoundness on the part of the woman, who is still thought to be a vietim of dementia, in spit of her vigorous assertions to the contrary. On these grounds Mrs. Gardner was under constant surveillance after her identity was discov- ered. laborer, of — American Vessels Complained Of. OTTAWA, Ont., August 8.—Gov. Schultz of Manitoba has sent a communication to the dominion government in reference to the alleged operations of American whaling vessels near the mouth of the Mackenzie river. Fifteen American whalers spent last winter at Hereshel Island, tradirg with the Indians and Esquimaux in spirits and other articles, without the payment of duty. The government is urged by the goy- ernor to send an expedition to the Macken- zie river to investigate the matter and stop this illicit trading and fishing. The gov- ernment will likely do so. oe The Girls Reached Pike's Peak. COLORADO SPRINGS, Col., August 8.— ‘The alarm entertained for the safety of the four eastern young ladies who were supposed to be lost on Pike’s Peak has been allayed by a telegram announcing their safe arrival at the summit, —_—.>_—_. Taylor Deposits a Forfeit. DENVER, Col., August 3.—Hugene Tay- lor has deposited $25 with the Rocky Moun- tain News as a guarantee of his readiness to meet either E. C. Devine of Montana or c. C. Cole of Cincinnati in a typesetting contest on the Mergenthaler machine. He arnources that he is ready to cover any deposit made by them. ——>—_—_ Smallpox Among Returning Negroes. EAGLE PASS, Tex., August $,—Dr. Evans reports 115 cases of smallpox at quaran- tine station. Three deaths occutred an terday among the batch of sixty-five it arrived Monday night. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. {sobars or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas Solid lines are Dotted lines are isotherms regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High' and “Low” show location of areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. A HOT WAVE. The Prediction is for Fair Weather and Warmer Temperature. Forecast till 8 p.m. Friday._For New England and eastern New York, generally fair; slightly warmer in the interior; south- westerly winds. For the District of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary- land, Virginia and West Virginia, generally fair; slightly warmer; variable winds. The map shows the high area conditions off the South Atlantic coast unchanged since yesterday. The trough of low pres- sure extending from Texas to Manitoba has moved very slowly eastward. These conditions have induced a hot wave and high temperature to great heights in the atmosphere, and the excessive heat will continue, with a’ slight cooling now and then, till the whole atmosphere becomes cooled again. The heated term will con- tinue till Sunday at least. The remarkable cool spell in July bas been exceeded but once in twenty-five years. July, 1891, was 5 degrees below normal, and this July has been 4 degrees below. This cool weather was probably due to a remarkable cool air to great heights, and to a continued succession of high areas or cool waves crossing the country from the extreme northwest. A stagnant condition of the atmosphere is also favorable to warm weather, as the air is not mixed, and the air has added to it increment after increment of heat. If students of the map will watch for a rapid movement in the storm or high toward the east they will be able to forecast for them- selves a change in these abnormal condi- tions. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at § a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 80; condi- tion, 36; receiving reservoir, temperature, 36; condition at north connection, 36; ¢ondi- tion at south connection, 36; distributing reservoir, temperature, 81; condition at in- fluent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, 36. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 3:50 a.m. and 4:03 p.m.; Tigh tide, 9:36 a.m. and 10 p.m. Tomcrrow—Low tide, 4:26 a.m. and 4:34 P.m.; high tide, 10:12 a.m. and 10:36 p.m. The Sun and Moon, Sun rises, 5:06; sun sets, 7:04; moon sets, 7:54 a.m.; moon rises, 8:33 p.m. The Bicycle Lamps. All bicycle lamps must be lighted at 7:04. The police regulations require “All cycles, bicycles and tricycles in motion after sun- down shall carry a suitable light.” The City Lights. Gas lights all lighted by 7:24 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 3:48 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings cf thi thermometer at the weather bureau tcda: 8 a.m., 77 p.m., 87; maximum, 89; min- imum, 66. CHINESE IN COURT Gut-Rate Iaundrymen Arraigned on a Charge of Perjury. New Warrants Are Obtained and the Trial Procceds in a Breezy Way. The Chinese perjury cases came up in Judge Mills’ court this afternoon, but the defendants’ counsel thcught that, as Judge Mills had issued warrants in previous cases against Ah Sing and Sue Gow, the cases ought to be heard in Judge Scott's court. Judge Mills had no objection, and so the cases were sent to the lower court for trial. Pending the investigation of the case it developed that the magistrate’s war- rants did not sét out the offense at length, and when the case was called Mr. Jeffords Presented a new warrant issued by the clerk of the court. When the new warrant was presented Lawyer John A. Clarke, one of counsel for the cut-rate Chinamen, made an objection to the course of the government. The war- rants issued by a magistrate were aban- doned, and, after some discussion, the court permitted Deputy Marshal McCor- mick to take the prisoners to the dock and read to them the new warrant. The warrant charges that the alleged perjury was committed in the Police Court in the case in which Moy Chew was accused of having shot, Ah Sing -on the 4th of Juiy. Lawyers Aughinbaugh and Sterling appear- ed with Mn Clarke for the defense, while Col. Cook and Lawyer Smith assisted Mr. Jeffords for the government. Counsel Clarke Surprised. When the marshal was satisfied that the pair of celestials full¥ ur.derstood that they were under arrest he returned from behind the door and gave them seats in front of the judge. Mr. Clarke was still filled with objections and he said that in all his twenty years’ experience he had never before seen or heard of a proceeding such as Judge Scott had permitted in this case. Mr. Jeffords, on the other hand, said that the proceeding was regular and was the same as had been recognized by the court ever since it was a court. £ The case of Ah Sing was selected as the first to be tried and Mr. Jeffords nolle prossed the magistrate's warrants. Mrs. B. B. Collins, who has figured in al- mest every Chinese case tried in court, was first called to the stand to testify to what was said by the defendants at the hearing of Moy Chew for the alleged shooting of An Sing. She testified that she was present in court and that she heard Ah Sing give his testimony. She said that Ah Sing said that Moy Chew shot him from across the street. Ah Sing sald he was standing on the steps at his laundry on 4% street at the time the shooting occurred. Mrs. Collins was questioned as to her re- lations tc the Chinese, and she said she bore no relations whatever to them. She |-had been a missionary and has an interest in all of them. “I've never received a cent from any of them for my services,” she said. Opposing Lawyers Talk Savagely. “And she’s always been on the side of the Prosecuting witnesses,” remarked Mr. Aughinbaugh. “There’s not a word of truth in that statement,” said Col. Cook, putting him- self near the other lawyer. Lawyer Aughinbaugh, approaching Col. Cook, said: ou’re too old a man for me to neta “If there's going to be anything of this kind,” remarked Mr. Clarke, “I think the windows had better be lowered.” ‘There was more smoke than fire, and the examination of the witness was resumed. On cross-examination witness repeated that Ah Sing said Moy Chew was on the opposite side of the street, under a tree, when he fired the shot. Detective Carter testified that he had in- vestigated the case, and he told of what Ah Sing said of the shooting. He said that Sing located chew under the tree in front of his (Ah Sing’s) house, and explained the position in which they were xt the time of the shooting. Mr. Jeffords here presented a photograph taken of Ah Sing’s house, with figures showing the -alleged positions of Ah Sing and Moy Chew at the time the shoot- ing was done. Attorney Carroll Smith Testifies. Carroll W. Smith of counsel for the gov- ernment, was next put on the stand, and he told what he remembered of Ah Sing’s testimony and told how the photograph was taken. He thought the photograph was a correct representation of the posi- tions as stated in court by Ah Sing. Wit- ness said he was employed as counsel by Moy Chew in the shooting case. “How long since you were released from the insane asylum?” asked counsel for de- fendant. “Don’t answer,” sald the yfosecuting at- torney. “That's not material in this case,” said the court, “‘and the witness need not an- swer,” “It's material to our side,” remarked Mr. Aughinbaugh, “for we claim that he went crazy while trying to fix up a job on these Mvitness sald that if counsel would in- quire of Dr. Godding, he would learn why he (Smith) was in the asylum. Witness admitted that on one occasion he called on Ah Sing and gave him some advice about his conduct. A boy named Frank Haniflton testified that he was on duty loo} after the railroad switch on mssoun, ‘avenue at the h ty time of the shooting. He test{fied that he saw two Chinamen get on h Car that even- ing, and did not say at the otfir trial that he saw a Chinaman run through the park. Was With Moy Chew. Thomas W. Kerr testifibd ‘that on the night of July 4 he was witlt'Moy Chew and others from 2 o'clock until 10:30. He said he was with Chinamen during the day, and just before meeting him at night he (wit- ness) had been with Mr. Lahgley in Mades* saloon, where he got a glasg of beer. “How many beers did (you |have that night?” asked counsel. “nwo.” nly two? Ante * That's all, and I paid for them myself.” Witness was positive that Moy Chew did not leave there long enough,tp have gone to Ah Sing’s. Charles C. Langley gavé sffnilar testt- mony. : Moy Chew on the Stand. Moy Chew was called, and he denied that he did the shooting that was charged against him, and said he was not at Ah Sing’s place on the Fourth of July. Wit- ness was asked a number of questions by counsel for the defense, but as the govern- ment objected, most of them were ruled out. Witness was asked if he was friendly to Ah Sing, and he said he was; that Ah Sing is his cousin. Moy Philip testified that he is acquainted with both Ah Sing and Moy Chew. The latter was at his place on the 4th of July until 9 o'clock at night and then he (Moy Chew) went out to set off firecrackers. ‘The witness was on the stand’when this report closed. ee VIEN The annual picnic of the Presbyterian Sunday school of Vienna, which was held a few days ago at Wedderburn, formerly known as Grange Camp, was a charming event. Mr. H. C. Powell, the superin- tendent of the school, had made ample ar- rangements for taking every one to the grounds, and the first wagon load reached there about 8:30 a.m. Very soon after a large number, including many friends of the school, had assembled. Games of all kinds, jumping, foot racing, swinging, etc., kept the children at their best until the table was again spread for the evening iurfcheon. In the grand go-as-you-please foot race, Miss Jessie Maicolm and Mr. H. C. Powell carried off the honors. The tables were in charge of Mrs. Staats, Mrs. Powell, Mrs, Cox, Mrs. Hollenbach, Miss Cooper and others, assisted by the Misses Alice Keny Maud Powell, Grace Besley, Bertha 5S monds, Nellie Staats and Lizzie Hinkston, and Messrs. Fred. Besley, F. 0. Staats, Paul and Howland Kenyon and others. Be- fore separating, the thanks of the Sunday school and its friends were tendered to Mr. Wedderburn for placing at its disposal his beautiful grounds. The Methodist Episcopal Sunday school of Vienna will have its annual picnic Wednes- day next, in a grove near Mr. Bukey’s. The Vienna Independent base ball team announces its readiness to accept challenges from any club. Rev. B. J. Gibbons of the Vienna M. E. Church and his wife, who have for the past three weeks been visiting friends in Maryland, have returned to their home ‘at Vienna. The Misses Lydia and Emma Mer- rill, sisters of Mrs. Gibbons, came with them, to remain in Vienna for some time. Miss Mabel V. Cox, who has been visiting friends in Washington, fs again at her home. - The road board of the town has invited proposals for building sidewalks from the post office to Church avenue, also along Chureh avenue from the ‘tatirdad to the stores and Presbyterian Chiirch} and along Center street from its Intersection with Church avenue to the whife school house. The bids will be opened Saturday. It is | contemplated to lay other sidewalks as soon as the above are completed. The local union of Christian Endeavor societies of Fairfax couaty will have a basket picnic at Sterling Frida: Rev. S. V. Hildebrand of the M. E. Church South preached in fhe sthool house at Germantown last night. — Mr. M. E. Church has sold for Mr. W. H. Sewall a farm of forty agres on the Lit- tle river turnpike, about three.miles from Vienna, to Mr. Daniel 8. Kelly of Los An- geles, Cal., for $840. ae Mrs. Hannah Cox, formerly ofsAnnandale, died in Branchville, Md., a; few days ago, after an illness of several weeks. Her re- mains were taken to Annandale for inter- ment. It is understood that all the colored fire- men on the trains of the Southern railway are to be taken off, and their places sup- plied by white men. - Col. W. P. Price of Dahlonega, Ga., dur- ing a recent visit to the battlefields of Fair- fax county, Va., found a flag. which be- longed to the regiment of which he was a member—the second South Carolina velun- teers. The flag was entrusted to Miss Nan- nie Thomas of Fairfax county by Col. J. B. Kershaw, now deceased, seme time after the first battle of Manassas. Miss Nannie was the niece of James W. Jackson of Alexandria, who killed Col, B. EB. Ellsworth. ‘The flag has been preserved all these thirty years, and has been presented to Col. te by the two daughters of Mrs. Nannie Eglin, nee Thomas, the Misses Julla and Ethel Eglin, to be in turn given over to Pulliam Camp of Veterans at Greenville, 8. C. OFFICIALS INVOLVED (Continued from First Page.) Admiral Carpenter's management of his squadron unless the State Department should ask for a vessel; but it is thought at the Navy Department that it would be well to have the Petrel on the Chinese coast in case of her immediate need. Ad- miral Carpenter may be so advised. At the Chinese Legation. At the Chinese legation the statement is reiterated that the central government will do everything in its power to suppress the Chir.ese outbreaks and punish the offend- ers. The latest Shanghai dispatch, giving alarming reports of outbreaks in new quar- ters, was shown to the legation officials, but no additional information could be given by tLem, beyond locating the scenes of the trouble and explaining the classes involved. The places mentioned are easily accessi- ble, and are near the large cities of Amoy and Shanghai. It will be much easier to reach them than the inaccessible places where the first uprisings occurred. It is said that military forces will not be sent from Pekin or other large cities, as there are garrisons near at hand, under the direction of the governor general of the provinces. There is telegraphic communl!- cation between the authorities at Pekin and these provinces, so that there need be no delay in putting into effect such strong military policy as China may adopt. The “Vegetarians.” The “Vegetarian” fanatics, who are caus- ing the offtbreaks, are a secret pclitical order. They claim to be a religious sect, but in reality they stand to China as the nihilists do to Russia. They have long been seeking to overthrow the Pekin govern- ment, and it is the belief that their main purpose at present is not directed against Christians, but is intended to embroil the government with foreign countries, and thus lead to the embarrassment and pes- sible overthrow of the present Pekin au- thorities. For this reason it is belleved that the central government will use all its re- sources to suppress the “Vegetarians,” not only in response to foreign demands, but as a measure of self-precaution. The “Veg- etarians” got their name from :he fact that they live wholly on vegetables, denying themselves all flesh food. They are mainly Buddhists, fcr the central government al- lows Buddhism, Confucianism and one other religion to flourish, and there is no clear line of demarcation between them. THE KU CHENG MASSACRE. Story of the Murders Related by Dr. Gregory. NEW YORK, August 8—The World pub- lishes the following special cable from Foo Chow, China: Dr. Gregory, an American missionary, who escaped from Ku Cheng, gives the following accovnt of the mas- sacre there: At 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 1, a native Christian rushed into my study, saying that several of the for- eign ladies at Hwasdng, a mountain re- sort, abcut twelve miles frvm the city of Ku Cheng, had been killed that morning and that two houses had been burned. Fifteen minutes later a note from Mr. Phillips confirmed this. : He wrote that five ladies were dead, the Stewarts were missing and four persons were seriously wouded. He expressed the hope that I was then on my way to Hwasang. I immediately went to the Ya- men, where hundreds of excited natives had already gathered, and requested the district magistrate, Wong, to send some soldiers at once to Hwasang to protect those still living. In half an hour the magistrate went to Hwasang under an escort of about sixty soldiers. = Scene of the Massacre. At 3 p.m. I left Ku Cheng city under an escort of thirteen soldiers, arriving at Hwasang at § p.m. to find that nine adults, all British subjects, had been murdered end that all those still alive at Hwasang— elght only—had been more or less sevegely injured, excepting Mr. Phillips, who™ar- rived there only two or three days before, and was lodging at a native house some distance from the English cottages. I was delayed in leaving Ku Cheng, ow- ing to the fact that the coolies refused to carry chairs. On my arrival I set to work to make the injured as comfortable as possible. Miss Ccdringten received a sword cut extend- ing from the left angle of her mouth diag- onally outward and downward seyen inch- es long, completely dividing the lower lip and exposing the inferior maxillary bone; one cut on the crown three inches in length and quite down to the inner table of the skull; one cut across the nose beneath the right eye five inches long and_ another three inches long on the right side of the neck. The last two were skin wounds only. There were also two contusions on the right arm ard a deep punctured wound on the outside of the right thigh. Her condi- tion is serious. - Miss Hartford’s Injuries. Miss Mabel C. Hartford of the Methodist Missien, the only Amoerican residing in Hwasang at the time, was living in a small native house some twenty rods from the English cottages. She was attacked by one assassin, armed with a trident. She re- ceived a slight cut in the lobe of the right ear; was thrown to the ground, beaten about the lower extremities and the body. While the murderer was engaged in the attack a servant grappled with him, and during the struggle Miss Hartford escaped. Miss Hellis remained hidden until all was over. Her nervous system sustained a serious injury. ‘Mildred Stewart, aged twelve years, re- ceived a,wound on the outside of the right knee joint six inches long, exposing the jomt, and two punctured wounds, one on the left leg and one on the left foot. Her condition is serious. Baby S' art, thirteen months old, has to the right eye, a small penetrating wound in the left frontal region, which enters the cranial cavity, and several severe bruises on the head and body. The injuries provably will prove fatal. All the wounds apparently were made by the swords and spears. The Murders. Of those killed outright Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, Nellie Saunders and Lena Pillow, an Irish nurse, were almost wholly incin- erated in the burned house. In all prob- ability they were murdered before the house burned. Kathleen Stewart saw Nellie Saunders lying unconscious on the nursery floor, and remcved Baby Stewart from beneath the dead body of the nurse. Hesise Newcomb was cut on the left cbeek and left hand with a spear, and then was thrown over a steep embankment, where we recovered the body. Miss Marshall's throat was frightfully cut, and there was a deep sword wound in the left wrist. I failed to find any serious wound on the body of Miss Stewart. I am inclined to think she died from shock. This opinion is sustained by Miss Codrington’s report to me. Miss Gordcn received a deep spear wound in the face and in the side of the neck; one on the right side of the head. Kathleen Stewart, eleven years old, re- ceived several slight wounds and bruises about the face and the lower extremities. They are not serious. Herbert Stewart, six years old, received a deep wound on the right side of the neck four inches long; one on the crown, which chipped the external table of the skull; one on the back part of the head four inches long, cleaving the skull and expos- ing the brain; a circular scalp wound on the left side of the head“two and one-half inches in diameter; a small punctured wound in the anterior part of the chest, and a stab in the back. He died of the in- juries thirty hours later on the road to Sulkow. Evan Stewart, three years old, was stab- bed in the left thigh; received several bruises on the head and body. His con- dition is not serious. ‘Topsy Saunders’ death was caused by a spear wound on the right side of the Lead, the weapon entering the brain. The last three bodies were lying in one heap. ‘Apparently no post-mortem 1autilation has been attempted. Caused by the “Vegetarians.” This frightful massacre was done by’ members of the secret society known aa the “Vegetarians,” who have been causing much trouble alike to Christians and heathen in and uround Ku Cheng city. From various reports of those who saw the attack, I believe that abou eighty INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS ATTORNEYS’... Ane em eROSAaIAee FOR SALE (Miscellaneous). FOR SALE (Pianos)... HORSES AND VEHICLES. HOTELS .. Page LOCAL MENTIO: -Page 1 LOST AND FOU? <Page MANICURE “Page MARRIAGES MEDICAL . MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN, OCEAN TRAVEL. OFFICIAL NOTICI PROFESSIONAL PROPOSALS: RAILROADS SUBURBAN PROPERTY. SUMMER RESORTS. UNDERTAKERS .. WANTED WANTED WANTED WANTED WANTED WANTED SRR ARRATHATWAAHATRRARANTASAAR ROR men were engaged. They were armed with spears and swords and seemed strongly organized under one chief leader. The attack came Ike a thunderbolt out of a clear sky, not one of the victims hev- ing the slightest intimation of the intcn- tion to assault them. Thirty minutes from the time the onslaught commenced not a single Vegetarian.was to be seen near the grounds of the massacre. Saddest Procession in China. After urgent pleading, and finally com- manding, I was able to leave Hwasang at 3 p.m. By traveling all that night I :nan- aged to reach Suikow. At 8:30 on the morning of August 3 there was the sad- dest, most appalling procession ever form- ed in China. : The magistrates had sent runners to Sul- kow by our orders and had impressed four native boats for us. We left for Foo Chow in the afternoon. On the morning of the 4th we met a steam launch taking the: sub- prefect to Suikow. I boarded her and in- sisted on the launch towing our boats to Foo Chow, it being necessary to urrive there as soon as possible, since the effect of the extreme heat was proving serious. We were welcomed by, and our hearts were devoutly thankful to, United States Consul Hixson, for his prompt action and successful efforts in securing and immedi- ately dispatching a rescuing party, the presence of which greatly relieved uur fa- tigue and sufferings durimg the remainder of the journey to Foo Chow. At noon we met Mr. Gibbs, who kindly came in a houseboat to meet us, bringing more supplies. About 1:30 p.m. he greeted us and cheered us. We arrived at the United States consulate on the jetty at Foo Chow, where Consul Hixson and a large party of friends soon had the injured comfortably resting on clean beds. Authorities Implicated. When the question is raised as to the cause of the terrible massacre, «ne need have little doubt that the “Vegetarians” were the active participants, and that the Iccal and provincial authorities ere directly implicated in the crime seems cer- tain, for the society has been strong around Ku Cheng for two years and in- creasing. The members have been growing bolder in their threats and acts as the months have passed. Early in July last several hundreds at- tacked a village near Ku Cheng cnd killed and wounded several natives, not Chris- ans. = FOX HUNT AND TOURNAMENT. A Large Crowd Enjoys a Good Time at North Takoma. Yesterday was the gala day of the sea- son at North Takoma, and hundreds of spectators assembled to witness the vari- ous field and other sports. These consisted of a fox hunt by the Edgewood kennel, the hounds being followed by the members of the Takoma Riding Club and the Edge- weod Hunting Club, an old-time tournament and other field sports, the coronation of the queen of love and beauty, and a sum- mer evening's hop in the ball room of the Hotel Takema. The hunt took place at 3:30, when the hounds were let loose on the trail of a drag, which had previously been tracked along a course which would give the spec- tator: the best view of the chase. Among the foremost riders aftcr the hounds were G. A. Fowle, T. W. Schaeffer, S. Hirsch- | berger, Dr. Carroll, William Seabold, R. F. Keys and E. C. Keys. The trail was lost in the woods half a mile back of the hotel, and the riders soon returned to participate in and witness the tilting. The tournament was held on the hotel grounds, some distance from the house. The following were the entries. G. A. Fowle, knight of old Virginia; T. W. Schaf- er; knight of Takoma; Dr. Carroll, knight of No Name; R. F. Keys, knight of the Old Dominion; E. C. Keys, knight of Edge- wood; S. Hirschberger, knight of the Burnt Mill, and William Seabold, who was styled by the herald the “knight before last.” The prizes were a handsome saddle, a bridle, and a pair of spurs. Judge Barrett opened the contest, Mr. Burton was marshal of the day, and Messrs. C. B. Graves, J. D. Browning and Alfred Wood the judges. The riding was first-class. Mr. Fowle won and gallantly crowned Miss Taylor as the queen of love, and the prizes were de- livered by the judges. Dancing closed the festivities of the da: @ ———+-—_ : Coming to the Capital. ;At yesterday’s session of the state con- vention of the Sons of St. George at Wilkesbarre, Pa., President House ap- pcinted William Pooler of St. Clair grand chaplain and James Stevens of Washihg- ten, D. C., assistant messenger. In mak- ing the latter selection, President House incidentally referred to the growth of the order in the south. A strong effort will be made to have the next convention held in Waskingten, and thus encourage the growth of the southern membership. The following additional officers were elected: G. L, S. H. Hill, Reading; G. O., E. Gray, Norristown. ' Castoria For Infants and ‘Children. CASTORIA PROMOTES DIGESTION, and oer. comes Fiatulency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea and Feverishness. Thus the child is rendered healthy and its sleep NATURAL. 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King on Maple avenue, where they expect to spend several weeks. - ‘Tuesday evening a large and jolly crowd set out from the residence of Maj. King on Maple averue in a comimodious wagon to enjoy one of the old. inioned hay rides for which the village is becoming quite noted throughout thts section. After a beautiful ride of six miles, the objective point—Chain bridge—was reached, where some time was enjoyed in viewing the river and the Little Falls under the en- chanting influence of the full moon. Those enjoying the trip were Mrs. White, the Misses Graham, Stockbridge, White, King, Ossire, Pennywit and Gurley, and the Messrs. Olcott, Mitchell, Stockbridge and Gurley. —_->—— Russian Wheat Crop Injured. Consul General Karel, at St. Petersburg, furnishes the Stgte Department with a re- view of the crop prospects in Russia. No estimates are given, but the report is to the effect that while in some regions there is a good crop, in others the outlook is very pcor, owing to bad weather, late sow- ing and other conditions. Mr. says that both winter and spring wheat has suf- fered, as has also the rye crop. <_< —2+__@_—_ 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 per month. S27 But all such orders must be ac- companied by the money, or the paper cannot be sent, a8 nO oe counts are kept with mail subscrip- tions,