Evening Star Newspaper, August 9, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCE! SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDING 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, | 5. 8. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York Office, 49 Potter Building, Fg Brenig Star 1s served to subscribers in the ey carriers, on iheir own account, at 10 cents week, or 44 cents gpanter 2 cents ench. sy _mail—anywhere in the nited sistem er Ceouda—postage prepaid—50 cents ae Satu ntuple Sheet Star, $1 Pa See aN Oe tet n at eae trp mall subscript! oust id in ,. Faces of advertising made ‘known’ on application. t month. Nes at the Che Fvening Star. No. 13,239. WASHINGTON, D.C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1895—-TEN PAGES. IN THE DEATH TRAP|THE CUSTOMS SERVICE| AWAITING ADVICES More Bodies in the Collapsed New York Building. TON APTER TON OF DEBRIS REMOVED All Night Long the Work Went Slowly On. MANGLED REMAINS FOUND NEW YORK, August 9.—The work of clearing av.ay the wreckage of the col- lapsed eight-story building at West Broad- way and West 3d street was continued all night and one more body has been found. ‘Ton after ton of debris was removed. The men started in their work assiduously, be- ginring with the huge pile on the front of the building facing West 3d street. Many times they came upon clots of blood, and then they renewed their efforts to reach the body from which it flowed. Blood was fcund to be scattered everywhere, showing the men supposed to be buried beneath the pile of ruins must have Leen dead before they reached the cellar in their fall. Slow Work. The work was slow, fer every pound of the great pile had to be turned over. Contractor Galligan said that judging from the way things locked this morning it will be at least several days before all the wreckage can be turned over. All night long and up to the present time the friends and relatives of the men sup- posed to be beneath tne pile of ruins were tt the scene, anxious to have their fate letermined. At 5:30 this morning two of the men turned over a piece of twisted fron which had been bent out of all shape and discov- ered a clot ot blood. Not much attention was paid to this fact, for there had been go many other just such clots exposed. Near this clet, however, was a shoe. In the shoe and encased in a black stocking was a human foot. It was taken to the strest and laid upon the sidewalk. Near by where the tcot was found was also dis- covered a shoe, the mate to the one encas- ing the foot. Missing Foot Found. ‘When the body of Charles Peterson was taken from the ruins last, night one foot, the right one, was discovered to have been Ee from the body and the other foot was re. The foot found this morning was the one torn from the leg of Peterson, the @lectrician, and the shoe was torn from the ther foot. The foot looked as if it had ean torn and not cut from the leg. It is supposed that when the man fell he was struck on the leg by the twisted plece of fron, which tore his foot off in the de- cent. ‘The workmen kept steadily at work, but fothing else wes found of interest until Bearly 7 o'clock. Then a gang of the work- Men came upon the legs of a man which were sticking out from under a ‘pile of bricks. The work was concentrated on this spot, and after a half an hour's work was lifted to the surface and hats body en to the street. Horribly Mangled. * It was horribly mangled and every bone was broken. The face was so cut and swollen that it was almost beyond recogni- tion. Although several persons who claim- ed to have missing relatives under the wreck locked at {t, none of them recognized the man as anybody belonging to them. The man was evidently a plasterer. The body was covered over to await the ar- rival of the dead wagon to take it to the morgue, unless it is identified before hand. The workmen have not yet reached the t where most of the bodies are believed be lying. -Most of the workmen who lost their lives are believed to have been in or Bear the center of the building when the crash came, and most of the bodies are ex- pected to be found near the center. That there are many bodies beneath the Fuins there i: no doubt. None of the men eported to have been lost have reported themselves alive, and it is believed that there are at least ten bodies which will be discovered before the ruins have been turn- ed over by the workmen. The bodies of two more victims were dis- eovered in the ruins shortly before noon. One was identified as that of Michz=! Flynn. His body was drawn from beneath @ mass of wreckage on the first floor. The Other body was unidentified. This was found beneath first floor. Among the list of missing last night was the name of Michael Farrell, thirty-five ears old, a steam fitter, living at Ruther- rd, N. J. Farrell turned up all right this morning. The body of the sixth victim is thought to that of Michael O'Hare, a laborer of 112 ‘alworth street, Brooklyn. No positive Mentification has yet been made. Revised Death List. The revised list of the dead and missing, ag furnished by the police, is as follow The dead—John Burke, plasterer, Brook- lyn; Claus Peterson, electrician, New York; arles Smith, electrician, New York; lichael Savage, plasterer, Brookly: Mich- 1 Flynn, York; Michael Hare, laborer, : The missing—Patrick Cashin, laborer, Brooklyn; Patrick Conlin, plasterer, Brook- lyn; James Grosso, New York; ‘Edward Hanley, plasterer, Brooklyn; John Murphy, borer, Brooklyn; Christopher O'Rourke, oklyn; Augustus Phillips, New York orge Smith, iron worker, New York; m. Hayes, Brooklyn. — LOSS OF HALF A MILLION. Great Pies of Lumber Burned at Ogdensburg, N. Y. OGDENSBURG, N. Y., August 9.—Early this mornirg fire started in the lumber les of Skilling, Whitney & Barnes Lum- r Compary in the eastern part of this Yown. The local fire department was in- adequate to cope with the flames, and at 6 @clock the ¢ tment from Prescott, Ont., errived in response to an appeal for assist- @nce. but from ten to twelve million feet Of pine lumber were destroyed. It is valued at $500,000, The favorable wind continuing will enable the fire fig @rs to save the elevator, which, w tents, is valued at $1,000,000, use, freight and manufacturing buildings d coal piles near the Central Vermont ero! are also believed to be safe. Dwell- gs on Washington street caught fire, but Bard work on the part of the firemen has @aved them thus far. This is the largest fire that has ever visited Ogdensburg. The loss is partially @overed by insurance. —_———__ SETTLED IT PRIVATELY. We Public Hearing of Cause. LONDON, August 9.—A swell number of persons assembled this morning in the €ourt room of the queen's bench division of the high court of justice, in expectation of fateresting developments during the second @ay’s hearing of the sult for damages Brought by Mrs. Jacoby against the Dow- . whom the plaintiff ging that she the Jacoby h written and obscene let- to ious parties. But, the crowd = disappoiuted, for it was announced t the case had been settled privately end that both parties had agreed to with- Important Changes Oontemplated to Pro- tect the Revenue From Undervaluation. Tressury Officials Believe the Govern- ment Has Suffered Great Loss by This Species of Fraud. Several important changes are contem- plated In the administration of the customs service for the better protection of the revenue from the undervaluation of import- ed goods. Treasury officials are satisfied that the government has suffered great loss from this species of fraud, and are deter- mined to apply a remedy, if possible. As- sistant Secretary Hamlin has made a spe- cial study of the subject and will probably submit a plan of additional safeguards for the approval of Secretary Carlisle. The present practice of examining but one case out of every ten of imported goods sched- uled in the Invoice is severely criticised as opening the door to fraud. Not Force Enough. Custcms officers have persistently stated that they have not force enough to ex- amine every case, nor technical information encugh to determine all values, and yet it is admitted that if the force were increased sufficiently to make more thorough exam- ination, the extra expense would be more than met by the increase of revenue. A Fertile Field. A fertile field for undervaluaticn has been in textiles, particularly woolen goods. En- el manufacturers werk principally on advance orders at fixed prices from all parts of the world except the United States. American importers demand to see the goods before they buy. Consequently the English munutacturer, with orders ahead which will keep his mills busy three- fourths of the time, runs his mills on full time with the expectation of throwing the balance on the American market, either by sale or consignment for what he can get. As a result the price to the American pur- chaser will be anywhere from 20 to 40 ver cent less than the same goods command in other foreign markets: —_2-o-.___ SONSUL WALLER’S FAMILY. EX-' It Will Be Sent to Paris by United Statca Consul Campbell. The Department of State has just re- ceived a cablegram from United States Consul Campbell at Port Louis, Mauritius, to the effect that Mrs. Waller and her four children, who arrived there last June, will be sent to Paris by him on the steamer that sails on the 20th instant. This action is taken in compliance with instructions from the department of the 6th instant, sent in view of the great in- terest which had been manifested in the case by the friends of the Waller family. It was by no means certain, however, at that time that the cablegram would find the family still in Mauritius, as Consul Campbell, in a dispatch dated June 18, in reporting their arrival, had informed the department that the colonial government was likely to turn away a large numbe: of such refugees from Madagascar, in view of the possibility of their becoming a bur- den upon the colony. In a letter to Mr. Campbell, dated Au- gust 8, the Secretary of State commended his kindly attention to Mrs. Waller in her distress, and his response to the generous sentiments which everywhere prevailed in view of the unfortunate situation in which Mr. Waller’s family were left after his de- portation to France: ARMY PROMOTIONS. The Retirement of Col. Abbot Will Ad- vance Several Well-Known Officers. The retirement of Col. Henry L. Abbot of the corps of engineers, on Tuesday next, will bring about several changes in the stations of officers of the corps. Col. Abbot was the last member of the corps brevetted brigadier general. He has a splendid war record, and since the war has been connected with some very impor- tant engineering works. His retirement will promote Lieut. Col. Peter C. Hains to be colonel, Major William Ludlow to be leutenant colonel, Captain Joseph H. Wil- lard to be major, First Lieutenant James C. Sanford to be captain, Second Lieutenant Charles Keller to be first lieutenant and Ad- ditional Second Lieutenant George P. How- ell to be second Meutenant. While the retirement of Col. Abbot re- sults in the usual promotions, it is the many changes that will probably follow in the assignmeet of officers of the engin- eer corps which causes a great deal of in- terest. Col. Abbot is a division engineer, and has charge of the northeast division, which includes all river and harbor work, fortifications and lighthouse building in New England, New York and on the great lakes as far west and including Lake Erie. He is a member of the board of engineers, board of fortifications and also of the board of engineers to comsider and report upon the harbor lines for New York. He will vacate these _ positions, which will be filled by some high officer cn the active list of the engineer corps. All these places may not go to one man. Col. Hains, who is to be promoted, is now division engineer of the southeast division. Mafor Ludlow is military attache at the court of St. James, and has recently re- turned from Nicaragua, where he went as a member of the government commission to survey and report upon the route of the prcposed canal. workman in the Holmes “castle” uncover- ed a strange construction last night, which carries more terrible suggestion of the con- spirator’s work. In the closet room+on the second floor, where Holmes used to sleep, re is a gas pipe running over the floor. Where the pieces meet the wall they turn down into the floor,and beneath the hoards fs a cut-off. The pipe runs directly to the windowless room where ft is believed Mrs. Conner was murdered. The cut-off is believed to be one of Hohnes’ instrumenis of death. Sitting in his room he could turn on the current that would fill the dark sleeping apartment with dly gas. asphy ing the occupanis. he cut-off was a secret. It was reached simply by lifting a board in the closet. es CROSSINGS TO BLAME. GRADE ‘Three Persons Killed by the Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 9.—Thre persens were killed end two seriously in- jured on the rail in this city this morning. A wagon, Wm. Hasson,’ was struck by a Pennsylvania locomotive on the outskirts of the city at a grade cross- ing. The vehicie was smashed and Hasson was instantly killed. Edward Miskell and John Hasson, a younger brother of Wil- Hem, who were a in the wagon, were seriously injured internaily. They were taken to a hospital, where the physicians say their condition is critical. At aboi e in another section of the city . While cro: iz | the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road, was struck by a locomotive and in- stantly killed. Willie H. Stanley, six years old, was ground to pieces under the wheels of a fast-flying trolley car at 9 a.m. near his Cars in @raw the allegations made. home in West Philadelphia. No Further News of Missionary Massacres in China, : STATE DEPARTMENT POSITION Relying on the Discretion of Our Minister and Admiral. THE POWERS MAY ACT No official advices have reached the State Department concerning the reported de- struction of American misston property at Inghok, China. It is believed that the place referred to is identical with Suihing, where troubles were reported two days ago, and that this second dispatch really relates to the same incident. Acting Secretary Adee yesterday received a telegram from Nuash- ville sign d jointly by the Southern Metho- dist and Presbyterian Missionary Society officials ccnfirming the report of the out- rageous character of the Ku Cheng mas- sacre and urging the State Department to protect the American missions in China. Mr. Adee responded by telegraph that United States Minister Denby had already taken the mest vigorous measures lo secure the safety of Americans, and that renewed instructions to that end had already been cabled to the minister. S Faith in Minister Denby. It is not doubted that Mr. Denby is doing everything possible in these disttrbed con- ditions to care for the missionaries; but there are some things beyond his power to accomplish at this time. He has for many months personally and through the Ameri- can consuls in China urged the mission- warles to come down from the dangerous interior posts to the treaty ports, represent- ing to them that no matter how well in- clined he might be to do so, he could not dispatch ships overland or up shallow streams to protect them. Admiral Car- penter is also willing to do everything proper toward co-operating with ‘the min- ister, and, if he believes it to be prudent to send some of his sailors and marines overland through a hostile country, he is fully authorized by his instructions from the Navy Department to do so. Broad Discretionary Powers. The propriety of such a movement or of even going to the length of making re- prisals upon China for the destruction of American property are matters entirely within the discretion of these two ‘offi- ecers—the minister and the admiral, and every confidence is felt here in tie sound- ness of their judgment. In view cf the fact that no harm has come to the person or property of any American citizen in the treaty ports, or even at any non-treaty port within reach of our warships, it is regretted here that all of the missionaries have not heeded Mr. Dent: appeal to repair temporarily to the cuast. The State Department fully expects to se- eure full and ampie reparation and in- for all injuries sustained by and, indeed, Minister Denby made a most vigorous demand the Chix vernment to that ef- 1 that the conditions , with an ignorant upon fest, but it is reali: in China are now su population holding all foreigners without discrimination responsible for the Japanese conquest, as to make it wellnigh impossible to police the whole of the vast interior country with American forces. It is prob- able that if these conditions are not speed- ily modified, so that foreigners may freely enjoy the rights of residence conferred by treaty, the great powers will feel obliged to take joint action in the matter, but so far no proposition of that kind has been made to the United States. THE CH 2TU RIOTS. Details of the Outrages Committed Last May. Acting Szcretary Adee today received from United States Corsul General Jerni- gan at Shanghai a dispatch, dated July 12, inck sing four letters received by him from missionaries, giving in great detail ac- co.nts of the ev:nts in China leading up to the riots against the missionaries at Cheng- tu in the province of Szechuen. One of these, from Spencer Lenir, very comprehensive in scope, dated Chungking, China, says that the West China Mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church is the only American mission represented at Chengtu. The Americans there were the Rey. Olin Cady and wife, H. L. Canwright, M.D., and wife and two children, and Rev. J. F. Peat and wife and two children. This mission owned but one piece of property in Chengtu, on which was a Chinese build- ing fitted for the residence of two families, a Chinese building used as a chapel, a dis- pensary and minor structures. Mr. Lenir says that substantially all these are gone, even the paving stones being carried out of the courts. The total loss, exclusive of persona! losses, is about 6,000 taels. The American Baptist Missionary Union had stations at Sui-fu, Kiating and Yacheo. The mission and personal property in Kia- ting und Yacheo is probably all lost, though particulars had not been received by Mr. Lenir when his letter was written. At Sui-fu the Americans owned a great deal of property, but not much damage was done to it. Mr. Lenir describes the various attacks made on the missions at Chengtu, particu- jars of which have been published in the American newspapers. In the attack on the premises of the Canadian Methodist Mission, the two physicians in charge of the new hospital and chapel, which were after- ward looted and burned, kept the mob at bay, but, says Mr. Lenir, the officials would give no assistance, although several of them were quite near. Late on that evening, May 28, the members of the American Methodist Mission sought refuge in the district magistrate’s yamen, but were re- fused admission, and told they would be protected if they returned home. Relying on this promise they were entirely unpre- pared for the mob, which soon visited them, and barely time to escape. Operations were renewed by the mob at daybreak next day, and before noon the attack was general on all of the Catholic and Protestant mission he American Methodists from ing place in an attic, only six feet watched the mob for twelve hours plundering the houses. Some of the ten thousand soldiers of the province assisted in the footing, and dug up a number of bones which they took to thé district magistrate’s yamen, representing them to be the bones of babies, which, they said, the foreigners had eaten. The viceroy, and consequently all lower officials, says Mr. anir, were simultaneously suffering from a severe attack of indisposition. He makes serious charges against the viceroy, Cheo Taoti, claiming that as he had been degraded and was soon to be recalled, he was bent on giving a parting hit, both at the foreigners whom he hated, and the gov- erament. When the flames burst forth from the Roman Catholic b p's residence, scarce- ly a stone's throw from the viceroy’s ya- men, the viceroy remarked, according to Mr. Lanir, that this was a matter for his successor to attend to, and he states that only after everything -was quite destroyed did the viceroy make an effort to restore order. In the meantime he sent out tele- grams that a mutilated child had been found at a foreign place, with a result that nearly all the natives believed the story. Mr. Lanir scores the viceroy severely and demands the punishment of hostile ofti- cials. He incloses copies of the inflamma- tory placards that were posted every- where, charging that the foreigners were kidnaping children and using oil from their bodies. A letter from Dr. Harry L, Canwright confirms Mr. Lanir’s statements, Geo. W. Hill of the American Baptist Missionary Union at Yachan tells of the flight of himself and party from that place, and of an attempt to mob them while pro- ceeding down a river in a boat. He was unable to tell st the time the letter was written whether the Baptist mission prop- erty at Yachan had been destroyed, but he learned before leaving there that all the stations on the Chengtu and Yachan roads, Catholic and Protestant, had been looted, ard there had also been riots at Hung Ya Kiating, Sui-fu, Li Chinang and other places where the missions were attacked. Mr. Hill praises the action of the Chinese oneal in giving them every protection at ‘acl Consul Jernigan adds that most of the statements of the missionaries have been corroborated by other persons cognizint of the facts. —_—_—___-e-—______ RELIEF FOR THE TREASURY Mr. Reed Will Afford It, but Upon Strictly Republican Lines, Politicians Are Speculating as to Whether President Cleveland Will Accept This Aid. Conceding that Mr. Reed will be Speaker of the next House, it is practically known what policy he will advocate as to tariff matters. He has expressed himself upen this line to some of his friends, and before the last Congress adjourned it was pretty well understood what line of action he would advise in case he were elected Speak- er. The question of tariff will come up in Congress immediately upon its assembling, being precipitated by the necessity of enact- ing some kind of legislation for the relief of the treasury. The first question that Congress will have to grapple will be the one of quick financial relief for the govern- ment. Mr. Reed and his friends will put the shoulders to the wheel without mur- muring to lift the stalled wagon out of the mud hole, but they will choose their own method of doing it, and it will be dis- tinctively a republican method. Relief on Republican Principles. The relief to the treasury is to be afforded on strictly republican principles, which, as everybody well understands, will be legis- Jation that produces sufficient revenue’ for the government, and at the same time af- fords protection to American. industries. This does not nécessarily mean that there is to be a sweeping revision of the tariff on the Mnes ofa McKinley bill, and, in fact, such is far®from being the case, but there will be important changes in a few items. The object of the republican leaders as it is now understood will be to avold as far as possible, action that might disturb the business and. manufacturing interests that are now feebly recovering from the long spell of depression, and to this end the country will be given to understand that general business may be proceeded with without fear of congressional interference and in the cases where existing law will be changed the correction w be made in a manner which will not disturb business con- ditions. Will the President Accept? The question is already being agitated whether President Cleveland will accept the kind of assistance offered him by Mr. Reed and his colleagues, and upon this point opinion is divided. Many politicians think the President will be compelled to swallow the republican tariff pill on ac- count of the surgar coating of relief to his treasury which It carries. Those who‘hold to this opinion ntake the argument that Mr. Cleveland will have no other alterna- tive. They say that extrication from the difficulties in which the treasury finds itself is the first consideration with him, and that he will ef necessity have to waive minor | matters in conrection with it. There are others, however, who believe that the President would stultify himself by abandoning democratic principles and accepting higher duties on any articles, even if it should bring in greater revenues, for this would be in direct opposition to the cardinal principles of democracy. It has been contended all along that the Wilson- Gorm&in law would meet the demands of the government as soon as business should adjust itself to the requirements of the law, and these people claim the President would do better to support the government by more bond issues until that time arrives than to accept republican help upon repub- lican principles. The probable action of the President in this connection raises a very interesting issue, and it is the subject of increasing speculation among the politicians, It is thought that the final settlement of it will depend largely upon the shape which treas- ury affairs may assume between this time and the assembling of Congress. ——_—_+oe._—_. FOR THE NEW BUILDING. Secretary Pugh Will Gather Some In- teresting Information. Mr. James E. Pugh, the general secretary of the Y. M. C. A., interds to leave the city for a brief period of rest. Since the destruction of the heme of the association scme two weeks ago Mr. Pugh has been at werk endeavoring to start anew the ma- chinery of the exterded activities of the association, and at the same time corral all the sympathy that has been expressed for the association in its misfortune and direct it teward securing ia new bullding. He has been successful to a remarkable extent in both particulars, and in regard to the latter it may be said that the public and Mr Pugh stand on the same platform, and no one that is familiar with both of these influences has any’ doubt that the united efforts will result ig a building that will be a credit allke to thé association and to the city. During Tis absence Mr. ugh does not in- tend to fcrget that one of the purposes of his life is a new heme for the association, and therefore he intends to correspond with those who hold similar positions in other asscciations throughcut the country and ask them if they have good build- ings, and if so, hcw they went about to get them. In this way he hopes to secure seme points which may be of use to the citizens of Washington in the campaign he is confident they are going to undertake in providing a building for the association. a DR. TRYON HONORED. Awarded a Medal by the Venezuelan Red Cross Society. Surgeon General James R. Tryon of the nayy, chief of the bureau of medicine and surgery, has been elected a member of the Red Cross Society of Venezuela. He has also been awarded the bronze medal of that soctety in recognition of the services he rendered the wounded at La Guayra dur- ing the revolution of 1892, when Dr. Tryon was attached to the flagship Chicago. + e+—__\<\_ Proof Against Earthquakes. Consul General Jones at Rome has sent to the State Department: an account of a plan jost patented in Italy, by Louis Dini, a civil engineer, for building houses proof against earthquakes. It consists in erect- ing the building as though it were of one piece by means of iron frames, rigid and inflexible. This would not suffice, contin- ues the consul, unless the center of gray- ity were maintaimed at the base of the structure. Mr. Dini claims to have solved this problem. .selves in the discussion. TWO CENTS. THe proof of fe purding is in £6e eating. Yesterday's Stor confained 30 cofumns of advertisements, made up of 544 separate announce: ments. These advertisers Goug$t pubficitp—not merefp Space. A New Phase in the-Local Republi- can Fight for Delegates. HOW SUFFRAGE CAN BE SECURED A Review of the Conditions and What They May Bring Ferth. CONTRACTORS TO COMBINE ee The politicians of republican proclivities are discussing earnestly the feasibility of sending two white delegates from this city to the next national republican convéntion. The leaders among the republicans, both white and colored, are interesting them- These leaders make no secret of the fact. that their greatest aim, politically, is to haye the right of suffrage restored to the people of the District of Columbia. They will present this subject for the consideration of the next national republican convention, and they will make a desperate effort to have put in the republican platform a plank favorable to the restoration of suffrage. They believe that by sending two white delegates from the District to the conven- tion, who are favorable to this idea, that the cause will be made stronger before the convention than by the selection of a white delegate and a colored delegate. It has al- ways been the custom hitherto to send one white delegate and one colored, but those who are favorable to the selection of two white delegates claim that the colored peo- ple here are even willing to abandon the selection of a delegate from among them, with the hope of creating a sentiment favorable to the restoration of the right of suffrage. Those who are in favor of making a fight for this “home rule” idea say that the im- pression has become almost general that the only people who are favorable to the right of suffrage in the District are the colored people, and that to restore the right of suffrage here would mean negro domina- tion in District affairs. The friends of suf- frage say that this is not true, and that many white citizens as well as colored citizens are favorable to the suffrage idea, and it is proposed to demonstrate that by the selection of the two white delegates from this District. ‘Prominent Men to Be Selected. Tha idea of the politicians is to agree upon two men of influence and good stand- ing with the republican leaders all over the country, ond they are to bring the leaders into line with their idea as to home tule and suffrage, so that when the time comes to present the question to the na- tfonal republican conyention the 7 outside of Washington will be in sympa! with the movement. The question of the selection of white delegates was the topic fo around the city hall and the District build- ing today, where the politicians frequent, end the colored politicians talked much to the feasibility of the scheme. Some of them approve of the idea, especially those who are opposed to the selection of Perry Carson as a delegate to the conventio They say that the relationship existing b tween the colored leaders here have be- come so strained that the selection of a colored man favorable to both elements of colored politicians is impossible, and in crder to avoid a contest before the na- tional convention a white delegate is to be selected in Carson's place, thereby closing the breach among the colored brethren, and at the same e help the cause in which the republicans are acknowledging themselves mostly interested. Although the time for the selection of the delegates is a long way off, still meetings are to be held weekly from now on, ard all heses and sides of the question discussed. uring next week meetings are to be held in South Washington and on Meridian Hill in the interest of the different aspirants. The politicians of both races of the re- publican party have concluded that the Union League Club is to have no part in the selection of the delegates from this city. An Alleged Combine of Contractors. The white politicians, including such men as M. J. Foley, Andy Gleeson and C. J. Ortlip, have determined to name the white deiegate that will go from this city, and in event that two white delegates are sent, they will see that both of them are friend- ly to themselves. These men are contract- ors, and they give employment to thou- sands of men, and, it is claimed, will in- struct their employes to only vote in the primaries for such men as delegates to the District convention as are favorable to their candidates to the national con- vention. These men have their choice as to whom the national convention should select as the republican standard bearer in the next campaign, and, although they differ in their choice, this will not enter in- to their agreement upon a white delegate favorable to them. Foley is favorable to the candidacy of Senator Allison, Gleeson is interesting himself in the Reed cause and Ortlip is fighting for McKinley, vet Foley and Gleeson have agreed upon Ort- lip as their man to go_as a delegate to the convention. It is rumored that _a delegation of poli- ticians favorable to Mr. McKinley’s candi- dacy will visit Mr. Mark W. Hanna at Cleveland, who is accredited with having charge of the McKinley boom, and will ask him to select some one to take final charge of McKinley's interest here. The man to whom the McKinley interest here has heen intrusted, it is sald, 1s an employe in cne of the departments and therefore cannot “get out and hustle” in Mr. McKinley's interest. The rumor has it that the dele- gation will urge that C. J. Ortlip be put in charge of McKinley's District boom. Robert H. Keys, the South Washington saicon keeper, who wants to succeed Col. Carson as a delegate to the convention, launched his boom for the place in great style last night. Keys ran an excursion down to Glymont, which was the largest excursion ever carried out of this city by the colored people. The George Leary was chartered to carry the crowd, but one or two other boats had to be put into s to carry the people. The excursi all-night affair, and Ke make himself all right with the boy made it known that he was a candidate to go to the national convention, and that he expected to go. He hoped for the co-opera- tion of all the boys in his candidacy. —_—>___ Died Without the Honor. Mgr. Satolli recently received from Rome a papal brief nominating Vicar General Hughes of Hartford, Conn., as a domestic prelate to the household of the pope, with the title of. monsigaor. Directions were given that the title should be conferred through the bishop of Hartford, who is row on his way back from Rome, conse- quently the brief was held awaiting the arrival of the bishop. Word now reaches the delegate’s residence of the death of the Vicar general, thus making it impossibie to execute the brief, and causing the re- gretable circumstance that the prelate died without knowing of the honor conferred on him by the pope. —_—_———_-o+____ Admiral Ammen’s Condition. Word was received at the Navy Depart- ment today thit Admiral Daniel -Ammen, who was stricken with vertigo at the Navy Department Wednesday last, is resting easy at his home at Ammerdale, Md., with good prospects of recovery. He is a very sick man, however, and will require a good season of rest before he can be pro- nounced entirely out of danger. No Surprise in Circles Acquainted With Life in the East. The Sad Event May Prove to Be of Great Permanent Benefit—The American Minister's Work. As distressing as it is, the present news from Chir.a causes no surprise in circles acquainted with life in that part of the east. The wonder expressed is that the missionaries themselves should not at the conclusion of the disastrcus war with Ja- ‘pan have taken precautions of .unusual thoroughness, and, if necessary, have re- treated for a time back on ports of as- suredsafety. The era, it is pointed out, was ripe tor the native faratic. There was a general shifting of the burden of respon- sibility for the terrible losses sustained. Civilians and soldiers accused each other, and censure and distrust became the order ef the day. Then the fanatics, to relieve the native pressure, bethought themselves of the hated foreigners, and the burden was made finally to rest there. China had been punisked for hzerboring the mission- aries, and so the cause of the trouble must be removed. May Serve a Good Purpose. The opinion is expressed that these mas- sacres, deplorable as they are, will yet, in the end, serve a greater purpose in the spread of civilization throughout the Chi- nese empire than the whole of the Japanese triumph considered in its separate relation. It is assumed that both this government and the English government will press the case to its utmost limit. Japan improved her opportunity merely to secure a small extension of trading facilities. But the United States and England, it is believed, will improve this occasion to make the path in which civilized people may travel in China broader and safer in every direc- ticn, and in that way lay a subsiantial foundation for the ultimate opening up of the whole empire to civilizing influences. The hideous backwardness and superstit.on of the whole Chinese race stand revealed a little more plainiy than ever before, and will justify, it is asserted, the imposition of the strictest and severest terms by the two Christian governments. The American Minister. Some criticism along with some praise has appeared in the cables directed at the American minister at Peking. Complaint is made in certain quarters that he lacks energy and resolution. Friends of Colonel Denby in Washington are very confident that the charge cannot be sustained. They speak of him in the highest terms. They n particularly with both energy ard resolution, and refer to his unbroken service as minister to China for ten years as evidence of his undeniable capacity for diplomatic business. They predict, indeed, that when the whole’ business shall have been disposed of it will appear that the United States was admirably represented, and that no point calling for either courage or acumen was overlcoked or unimproved. His Career. Col, Denby is a Virginian by birth, and was educated at Georgetown College. Af- ter graduating in the law, he went west and settled at Evansville, Ind. He built up a large practice, and confined himself strict- ly to it. Though repeatedly solicited to en- ter politics, he declined. He served with distinction in the army on the Union side. When Mr. Cleveland was first elected Pre: icent, Col. Denby, who had amassed a com- fcrtable estate at the bar, decided to try Tor a place in the diplomatic service. He asked for Russia, but got China, and, with the exception of a vacation of several months spent at home last year, has been at Peking ever since. He stands very high at the State Department. Col, Denby is seventy years old, large of frame, and a handsome man. His bearing, is distinguished and dignified, and his cul- ture of a high order. The English-speak- ing ‘world at Peking is composed of only about seventy souls. To many men the appointment would be a sort of exile. But Col. Denby is a student, and finding a great deal of time for reading, is represented as well satisfied at his post. His influence with Li Hung Chang is said to be Breater than that of any other foreign representa tive at the Chinese capital. ———————— ME OF CRICKET. THE It Can Now Be Played on the Public Play. Ground. At the instance of persons fond of cricket, Col. Wilson, in charge of public buildings and grounds, has added that game to the list of sports that may be freely indulged in on the recently established public play grounds on the south end of the ellipse south of the Executive Mansion. He re- cently issued u permit to a local cricket club to have its games there, subject to the usual conditions that the players comply with all police regulations for the protec- tion of trees and shrubs in the vicinity. Originally, lawn tennis and croquet were the only games requiring apparatus that were permissible on these grounds. So far the children of the District have not shown any disposition to avail themselves of their privileges on this play ground, set aside for their benefit by special act of Congress. Their failure to use it is generally attrib- uted to the hot weather and to the fact that many of the children who would play there are now out of the city. —_—_——s WIDTH OF THE BOULEVARD. The Position of the Suburban High- way Commission on the Subject. It is stated at the War Department that the action of the suburban highway com- mission with respect to the proposed boule- vard to the Soldiers’ Home does not seem to be clearly understood. As a matter of fact, the commission were unanimous in favor of having the boulevard 200 feet wide, as proposed by the Commissioners of the District, until they ascertained that the statutes governing the District prescribed 160 feet as the maximum width of a public thoroughfare within its limits. They there- fore reduced the width of the propo- boulevard to 16 -feet, not becausé the! favored that width, but solely because It was the extreme width allowed by law. In case the matter is brought to the attention of Congress, there is no doubt that the suburban highway commission will join with the District Commissioners in an earn- est recommendation for the enactment of legisiation that will permit the boulevard to have a width of 200 feet as iaid down in the original plan of the Commissioners. ——+ 2 ____ The New Assistant Postmaster. The new assistant city postmaster, Mr. Wilson, will not assume the duties of the place until September. His leave of ab- sence from duty in the Post Office Depart- ment and that of Assistant Postmaster Sherwood, whom he succeeds, expire Sep- tember 5. It is likely that Mr. Wilson will enter on his duties before that date in order to familiarize himself with the new work before him. Ss Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $188,636. Government receipts —From internal revenue, $154,937; customs, $437,416; miscellaneous, $20,470. -_ Bank Examiner Appointed. The controller of the currency has ap- pointed Frank M. Wailace of Pittsburg, Pa., a_national bank examiner to succeed A. F. Heiulein, resigned. WHITE MEN WANTED) THE CHINESE MASSACRE|THE NEW VACANCY Speculation Already as to Justice Jackson's Successor. EX-POSTMASTER GENERAL BISSELL He is the Most Likely Eastern Man. AN IMPORTANT FACTOR Speculation as to the successor of Jus- tice Jackson is being indulged in very gen- erally today, but, of course, there is very little light on the subject. As a matter of fact, this speculation has been more or less active for several months. Justice Jack- scn’s health had been such for a long time that it was thought there would be a va- cancy cn the bench caused either by his resignation or death. It was believed last winter that he would resign, and the mer- its of a number of men available to suc- ceed to the vacancy were then extensively discussed. The opinion then was and now is that the vacancy will be filled by the ap- pointment of an eastern man, since after the failure to secure the confirmation of either Hornblower or Peckham of New York, the Mast vacancy was given to the south through the appointment of Mr. White of Louisiana. Ex-Postmaster General Bissell. The impression is that the appointment will go to New York, but it is not thought that Mr. Cleveland will run the risk of a repetition of the Peckham-Horn- blower experience. The man whom gossip mentions most frequently as likely to secure the appointment is ex-Postmaster General Bissell. It was understood amon New Yorkers just before Mr. White was ap- pointed that Mr. Bissell was to be select- ed. It was said that Mr. Cleveland had de- cided on that selection, but for some rea- son, probably because he did not want to give the place to New York after Hill had defeated two men from that state, Mr, Cleveland changed his mind. When Justice Jackson's resignation was expected last winter, the belief became general among democrats in Congress that Bissell would succeed him. Now that the vacancy has occurred, gossip has naturally taken up the ex-Postmaster General's name again. Leas Talk About Carlisle. For every vacancy that has occurred when Mr. Cleveland has had the power to appoint the name of Secretary Carlisle has been mentioned. This time there is less talk that way, for some reason. While Mr. Carlisle's name is mentioned, a great deal of doubt is express=4. It is believed that both Mr. Cleveland and the Secretary himself have other plans for the future. It is thought that if Mr. Cleveland should go to his cabinet for a justice he would be more apt to select Olney or Hoke Smith, It is said that Representative Josiah Patterson of Tennessee will probably be pressed for the appointment. He is cne of the most devoted Cleveland men of the south, and it is said that the President has great respect for his ability. An Important Consideration. One question in connection with the selec- tion of a man for the place, to which im- pertance is attached, is whether the can- didate’s views on the income tax and kindred questions will be taken into con- sideration. There is liable at no very great distance to be a further agitation of the income tax question in the form of new legislation; or if not that, of some kindred proposition to make taxation bear most upon successful industry and wealth. It is believed that in making his selection Mr. Cleveland will take this into consideration, and prefer a man holding different views from those expressed by. Justice Jack- son in his vote to sustain the income tax, It is thought that he will select a man of most conservat!ve views on all great ques- tions, and one not tinetured to the least degree with the ideas of populism. Seeretary Olney Not Likely. - A gentleman near to Secretary Olney said this- afternoon that he did not believe Mr. Olney would be transferred to the Su- preme bench, for the reason that it wis settled several weeks ago that the next vacancy on the bench would go to the state of New York. He would not divulge authority for this statement, but said nificantly that the future would prove its accuracy: Lindsay and Harmon Suggested. CINCINNATI, August 9—The Times: Star's special from Frankfort, Ky., “says that Senator Wm. Lindsay will be pressed for the supreme bench, to succeed Justice Jackson, and that Secretary Carlisle will then be re-elected to the Senate. In this city there is a movement for the appointment of Attorney General Harmon to the Supreme Court bench. ———— MISS HUNTINGTO! QUEER ACTS, Lost Her Plince in the Departments, Which May Have Affected Her. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., August 9.—Miss L. Huntington, a young woman who regis- tered as a guest at the Grand Hotel last evening, entered the State Bank of Indiana, threatening that if she was not given 5 00 she would return to her hotel and cut her throat. While one of the attaches en- gaged her attention another official sent in a police call. Soon thcreafter, however, the woman returned to the hotel, apparentiy having recovered her normal condition. She is a woman of superior educat Within recent years she has held a posi in one of the departments at Washing but was thrown out by political changes. This is supposed to have unbalanced her mentally. THE BOND SYNDICATE. Dist to the Mem- NEW YORK, August 9.—Notice has been given to the members of the government bond syndicate that a distribution will be made tcday of 34.4946 per cent of the cap!- tal certributed for the operations of the syndicate. This payment is 30 per cent on account of principal and 4.4916 per cent on account of the premium paid for the bonds, and lecves 30 per cent still due. It is understood that this balance will be re- tained by the managers of the syndicate until the sterling exchange market re a point which shall preclude the possi of further gold shipments this year. London operations of the ate were terminated yesterday by ‘the actual de- livery of the bonds to the holders of tae syndicate cor tract ——— DEADLOCK IN MISSISSIPPI. Twenty-One Ballots for Raflrond Com- missioners. Miss., August 9.—When the state convention reassembled this morning the balloting for railroad ccmmissioners was proceeded with. The convention is in what seems a hopeless deadlock on these nominations, twenty- one ballots ‘having been taken without result. The deadlock is on the first dis- trict, and candidates for tnree districts are to be nominated. There will probably be a fight on the remaining two also. JACKSON, democratic