Evening Star Newspaper, August 20, 1895, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EX SEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York Ofice, 49 Potter Building, ae oer se The Evening Star ts served to subserihers in the city by carriers, on iheir own account, at 10 cents Der week, or #4 cents per month. Gopies at the counter 2 cents each. By mall—anywhere In the United States or Canadu—postage prepald—50 vente PSatnrlay Quintple § turday Quintople Sheet Star, $1 per sear, foreign postage added. $5.00. 1% 91 Der sear, with Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., | as seconil-class mail matter.) EAN mail subscriptions must he pald in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. The En ye ent iy Star. No. 13,248. WASHINGTON, D.C. TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1895-TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. Te proof of the pudding is in Be eating. Pesferday’s Sfar contained 29 cofumns of advertisements, made up of 543 separate announce: ments. Zhese advertisers Boug$t pubficifp—not merefp Space. TROUBLE EXPECTED Police Authorities Watching the Local Chinese War. nt AN ATTEMPT 10 BURN A LAUNDRY Oil Soaked Material Ignited and Thrown Into an Area. DETECTIVES DETAILED a It Is apnarent to the police that the time is not far distant when the members of the local Chinese colony will give them con- rable trouble, and that in their efforts to get rid of their rivals in business they may do serious injury to some citizens not of their own race. When the last of the ch cases were dismissed the police hed hoped there would be no more annoy- ance from the celestials, but the former of attempted murder was followed last night by the serious offense of attempt- ed arson, Had the fire fiend succeeded se eral lives would in all probability have heen rificed. Ths attempt was made on the building occupied on the lower floor by Wan Lee and his cousin, and it was after 11 o'clock when the firebug operated, an hour when the occupants ef adjoining rouses were in their beds asteep. Had the fire gained any headway, they would no doubt hav> had a narrow escape at least, and pernaps would have perished in the flames. Wah Lee and his cousin were in the laundry at the tims, and they were startled at the cry of “fire’t and the subsequent smell of burning cil under the side window. Those who had been vent upon desu and 5 ps Wah himself, s three quarts of kerosene oil, which had been pou ver some Chinese paper and newspaper fon mille can. Rival Chinnmen Are Suspect This they had ignited, and had then thrown the can into a small areaway open- ing into the c ‘Two men were seen there, and it Is sald they were not dressed in Ckinese costumes, but even if this be trve, the police think there is no doubt that the attempt was made by Chinamen. The presenc 2 paper in the can iri the Chinese know of no #gainst them, Policeman Wagner, who was near by at the time, responded to a call, and extin- guished the flames, with the assistance of the celestiuls. Water-soi and buckets of water were thrown upon the fire, and the result w that only the outer beards of the house were scorched. Trted to Throw It in the Cellar. When the can full of burning stuf? was thrown in the areaway it was evidently the intention of the incendiaries to throw it © the cellar, where it would set fire to the side wall and the flooring, but there were two pleces of board put across the crea = to make the coal cellar burglar- pre This affair, happening us It did, shows the police that the Chinese trouble is by no means ended, and that although the trouble is confined to the celestials, they realize that such affairs as the shcoting and the recent attempt at arson may result in in- 3ury to persons other than celestials. Should these dangerous affairs continue, it is possible that an effort will be made to get a Chinese detective here. Such an officer in New York is being talked.of, and Charlie ‘Ton Sing of Greely expedition fame is men- tioned for the place. Detectives Detailed on the Case. A people who are incensed Inspector Hollinberger, who realizes the importance of prosecuting these cases, de- tailed Detectives Carter and Gallaher on the e this afternoon, and these officers will make an effort to apprehend the of- fenders. Ww this attempt should have heen made on Wah Lee’s place is not known, for he does not keep a cut-rate laundry, nor has he figured in any manner, so far as the police know, in the recent Chinese trouble. But Wah has his own idea about the matter. He has only been located there a few mouths, while across the street is an old established laundry. conducted by Sam Wah; then, not many squares away there are several more laundries. Wah Lee says his business has largely increased lately, and the other Chinamen want to get rid of him. He told this to a Star reporter this afternoon, and he also said that there is a colored man who saw the two Chinamen run from where the attempt to burn the building was made and enter a particular laundry. Inspector Hollinberger is determined to have the guilty ones apprehended {f pos- etl nd has instructed the officers io leave no stone unturned in making the investiga- tion. —_—-—-—_ " LETTER CARRIERS. OTTIN: er to Be Dinxcussed at the adelphin Convention. The letter carriers’ convention in Phila- delphia September 2 will take up the recent led investigation of letter carriers by vectors from the Post Otfice Department. It is charged that the inspectors reported on trifling offenses so far back that the carriers when questioned about them could not remember the circumstances. The car- riers Insist that the Inspectors in their “spotting” exaggerated and magnified what they saw and tried to make out charges in order to show they were themselves working hard. One of the inspectors spent scveral days at Cape May when he was supposed to be at work, and was exposed hy the accidental drowning of the young woman he took there. When taken into custody by the Cape May officers he gaye e different names in the effort to con- lis identity and not give away the fact thet a force of inspectors were work- ing on the Philadelphia force. When the facts came out, the department condoned the young man’s offense. It is claimed that most of the real trouble at Philadel- pia is due to incomplete districts, and hot to any faithiessness on part of the carriers. In one case it was found that a rier had two blocks set down in his ailiwick when, in fact, his ground was Gecupied by a large manufacturing con- ceru, and he had to leave mail at but one place—the general cilice of the factory. The Ma SUGAR BOUNTY CASE; Controtler Bowler Will Decide Then About Two W ene ion of Controller Bowler of the » Deparument on the sugar bounty will probably be rendered in about ecks. roller stated to a Star ter today that he had been informed anderson that the briefs of the sugar growers were in and would be for- Mr. Bowler | rguments made at the hen he made copious of counsel. As soon gs he receives the liwyers’ briefs he will give them immediate consideration. dd the fore nil ved for redemp- Government receipts— Quay'S FATE AS LEADER Tt Will Be Decided at the Philade!phia Primaries Tonight, Claims Made by the Senator's Friends and His Enemies—He Has Gained Much. It is expected that tonight will decide whether or not Quay fs to be boss in Penn- sylvanla. The control of the state conven- ticn is expected to turn on the result in the Philadelphia primaries, where the greatest strength of the anti-Quay combine is supposed to be. There are various state- merts as to the number of delegates he mvst get in that city in order to control the ccnvention, and also as to the number he fs likely to get. The anti-Quay people say that he will not get more than six or eight delegates, and that he cannot win with less than twenty. His friends just reverse these figures. They say that eight or ten will give him control of the convention, and that he will clect twenty. Contest Grows More Bitter. The contest grows more bitter as it draws to a close. The anti-Quay people say that from the first Quay has followed a course calculated to increase the number of his enemies, and that even if he should win now it would be the end of his political career in the state. They charge him with not being satistied to be boss as to polities and national a into the state politics enter, but with i upon meddling with every question me to some particular section of the arried it too far, made such powerful enemies that hrow is assured. They charge the ty due to democrati votes being cast at the republican primarie: On the other hand, Quay friends charge nearly all the crimes in the catalogue to what they term the “hog combine and claim that Quay has already got his ene- mies on the run and will come out victor. Quay Has Gained Much Ground. It fs too near the close of the fight for claims to count. The indications are that, whether he wins or not, Quay has gained much ground during the fight, which he has conducted with great skill and vigor. The outcome of the fight is regarded as important in its bearing on national poli- tles, and in that balance may be weighed difference Letween the nomination of candidate or another at the republican national convention. The democrats draw some hope from the fight in the republican ranks, and some of them zre even sanguine enough to caleu- late on possibly crrrying the state next year if the fight is kept up. But, aside frcm the overwhelming normal republican majority in the state to quench such vis- fonary hopes, there remains the fact that there is about as bitter antagonism be- tween the Harrity and anti-Harrity fac- tions in the demcecratic party as there is between the friends and enemies of Quay in the republican party. The Really Important Thing. The really important thing depending upon the republican primaries fs the deter- mination of who will control the Pennsyl- vania delegation to the republican national convention. This will nave a great deal to do with determining the character of the national platform: and nomination. MORA CLAL No Interest to Be Paid — A Possible Hitch on One Point. An agreement has been signed by Secre- tary of State Olney, Minister Dupuy de Lome of Spain, Antenio Maximo Mora and Mr. Mora’s counsel, providing for the set- tlement of the Mora claim on the basis of $1,500,009 on the 15th of September next. By the agreement, the claimant waives all demands for interest and accepts the amount named as full satisfaction of the claim. This agreement was reached as the re- nIt of negotiations conducted between Min- ter De Lome and Secretary Olney largely sirce their departure from Washington. The memorandum was signed one day last week, Mr. Mora and the attorneys being summoned to New England for the purpose of consultation and to attach their sig- natures. There Is only one point on which It ap- pears possible that there may yet be 2 po: sible hitch. The Spanish government in. sists that the payment shall be made by Geptain General Campos, in charge of the Spanish forces in Cuba, and thut the money shall be transferred to Mora or itis repre- sentatives in Havana. Mr. Mora does not accept that co2dition, and insists that as the settlement is the result of negotiations between Spain and the United States the payment should be made e:ther in Madrid or Washington. The agreement provides that the claim shall be paid in Spanish gold dollars,which are of slightly less value than the Amer:- can coins. International lawyers say that the Instructions of Congress contained in the resolution directing the State Depart- ment to collect not only the principal, but the interest on this claim, is In no sense binding, and that in case the point Is raised in any way it will be sufficient to show that Mr. Mora had the right to waive the interest. + + TWO DOLLARS FOR ONE. The Aladdin-Like Performance Which Secretary Morton Promises. Secretary Morton announces his Inten- tion, as soon as the silver market “sags a little,” to pay his clerks in silver again, two dollars for every ‘one due them, using Mexican silver dollars for the purpose. Mexican dollars at market prices have within three months been worth as little as forty-eight cents, United States money, but are now worth fifty-three cents. As the Mexican dollar usually passes—any- where except at a bank—as well as the American dollar, and in point of fact con- tains fifteen more grains of silver, and Is, therefore, intrinsically worth more, the clerks say they shall watch the silver market anxiously, and when it goes down sufficiently to justify the Secretary's pro- posed joke, they will see that he Is politely reminded of it. HIS NEW COMMISSION. ‘That for Minister Ransom Did Not Ar~ rive Today. Ex-Senator Ransom’s new commission as minister to Mexico had not reached the White House this afternoon at 1 o'clock. His personal friends here have good rea- sons for believing that he will be reav- pointed within the next twenty-four hours. His health fs entirely restored, end he will return to Mexico without delay. —— Personal Mention. Gev. Oates of Alabama fs in the city and y called on the acting secretary of the vy. Mr. J. B. Moore, who was assistant sec- retary of state urder Cieveland’s ‘first ad- stration, is in the city. He is now rv af law in Columbia College, New Postmaster General Wilson spent Satur> day and Sunday at his home im» Charles- town, W. Va., and returned to the depart- ment at noon yesterday. All the Shops Burned. CAMDEN, Mich., August 20.—The entire business portion of tais village, Including From £ internal revenw customs, 460, miscellaneous, $ nearly one-half of the residences, burned yesterday. Loss, $75,000. | plaints STREET CAR PERILS Mr, Frech Brings the Matter Before the Commissioners. GRIPHEN WHO DO NOT SEE When and Why the Cars Are Stopped at Crossings. NEED OF REGULATION Undoubtedly every one has been exas- perated, perhaps a good many times, by the failure of gripmen or motormen to stop their cars when signaled, or their disposi- tion to start the cars too soon when a pas- scnger is attempting to get on or off. The absence of rules, or the failure to enforce the rules if they exist, is a constant source of complaint among passengers. The mat- ter was brought to the attention of the Di: trict Commissioners yesterday by Mr. Jacob Frech of 514 L street northeast. Mr. Frech’s particular complaint was against the Co- lumbia road, but what he said voiced com- frequently heard against other roads. The possibility of a police regulation governing the stopping and starting of cars was suggested in the interview yesterday. Mr. Frech’s statement to the Commission- ers was embodied in a communication to those officiais, in which Mr. Frech say: “I have the horor to represent that, not- withstanding protest made, it has been for a long time the practice on the Columbia cable line to violate three necessary rules for the safety of passengers, and which rules are unknown to the passengers con- cerned, viz.: First.Favling to stop for a man when he signals at the regular stopping place. It is a rule of the company that cars stop only on the rear crossing. When an ap- parentiy able-bodied man signals the car, while standing at the regular stopping place (near side of er streets), the grip- man will frequently give no sign that he sees the man if he {is the only one to get on; he will not bring the car to a stop, but he will, hewever, somewhat reduce the speed, so as to tempt or invite the man to jump aboard the moving car as it glides by him. “If the man declines to jump aboard,and if the conductor has observed hira, the con- ductor will then, and not till then, pull the bell to stop; by the time the car is thus stopped it is far beyond the man; usually fifty feet. “The conductor, with visible impatience, waits for the man to Come up to the car, and when near it pulls the starting bell and makes him jump on a moving car any- how or stay behind. “In either event the man feeis himself placed in a ridiculous position, and_ the rext time a gripman with a far-off,straight- ahead look in his eyes, whom he has s'g- naled, lets a car glide by him, ne meekly submits, takes his charces and jumps on, Why does he not complain each time? “As a rule he dees not get near the gri ; he may once ask the conducto hy didn’t the car stop for me?” ‘The reply is, ‘The gripman did not see ou." erPhe man replies, ‘He couldn't help but see me.” “The. conductor Is off about his duties and the other passengers simply hear an see an angry man, and are annoyed bk something they de not understand. “An experience or two like that soon cures the man of any desire to first ascer- tain and then maintain his rights to safety in entering a car. A Case in Point. “Seccnd. Ringing the starting bell before the man is sifely on. Whenever the car does come t> a full stop for a man, under any circumstances, perhaps at a transfer station, the conductor is likely to ring the starting bell when the lone man, or the last man of a party, is not yet on the car. “On Tuesday afternoon, 6 o'clock, Au- gust 13, a party of three men came to a standing east-bound car at 14th street and New York avenue. As cne of the men hal both hands on the nandle bars to enable him to step in the car started; he had rot time to get either foot on the stepping board; was dragged; finally let go and was violently thrown full length on the pavement. “The conductor stopped the car in about 100 feet from where the man lay; waited till he got up; then started his car, letting the men stand there. “I said to the conductor that I thought the man was hurt; stepped off the car, went to the man and told him that I had been trying to get the practice stopped which had caused the eccident to him by writing to the president of the road, and the presideat did not seem to believe either that it existed or that it was a dangerous practice, I wished that he would bring this case to iis attention. One of his friends earnestly protested against his entering complaint, and gave as a reason that they would ail be brought in as wit- nesses and would have to lose time. The injured man said nothing. The third man finally gave me his own name and resi- dence, in case I wished to make use of it. Only by Accident. “This incident illustrates two things: “I. The possibility of serious accident to a man if the conductor rings the bell be- fore he is safely on the car. “2. The natural reluctance of an in- stinctively polite man to contend for some- thing that he does not definitely understand to be his right. “Here was a man who, by a mere chance, was thrown away from the car instead of under it, but who would neither do any- thing himself to institute inquiry into the cause of an evil he did not understand nor Jet anv one else use his name in connec- tion with it. “3. Ringing the starting bell before the man is safely off. “Whenever a lone man or last man of a party is getting off a car it has been the practice of conductors to ring the starting bell before the man has safely stepped off. “This practice is evidently so much more dangerous to a man than when he is get- ting on that !t needs no illustrations here. “I append hereto copies of correspondence had with the president of the company, giving instances in detail and reasons why I think the three practices are extremely dangerous. “I desire here to say that I lay no blame to the conductors nor the gripmen for the origin or continuance of these practices, as they are evidently the result of the pol- icy of the management, and have received no check, except, perhaps, in the grossest instances. “To my five letters written in a period of nine months I have received but one in re- ply, dated July 16. This letter admits the existence of the practice of the gripman and conductor cembining to compel a wait- ing man to jump on a car as it passes him at a regular stopping place, and states that ft is wholly wrong and contrary to’the printed rules of the company. “But it does not say that any steps will be taken in the matter. Nor does it even refer to the two other practices of ringing the starting bell before a man Is safely on or safely off the car. Diseretion of the Employes. “All three of these practices it is evi- dently the intention of the company to leave to the judgment and discretion of the eonductor and gripman, who will be ex- pected to be careful not to try them on in- dividual men who accidentally learn their rights and believe that the practices are deliberately planned, skillfully executed and sephistically explained when occasion re- quires, and who, therefore, continue to pro- test against the dangerous imposition.” Having received but one letter in reply, and that so ursatisfactory, Mr. Frick states that he called at the office of the company on July 24 and found there the president, the superintendent, and two other officials of the road, and had an interview with them on the subject. Mr, Frick concludes that it is fallacious reasoning in regard to the different causes of delay that leads the manugement of the company to encourage the practice, in the belief that it saves a great deal of time, and to withhold from the passengers the rules relating to their safety in entering and leaving cars, so that they cannot be pointed to or insisted on by a passenger when he himself or a fellow passenger is imposed upon by these dangerous practices. “The enforcement of the rules," he says, “would not cost the company one minute on an average trip. All that I ask would amount in the average to but two seconds per man." He suggests to the Commissioners this the company be asked to post up in each car rules in regard to starting and stop- ping the cars on the lines above indicated, so that the public can be informed. PROMISED RAILWAY CHANGES The Manager of the Eckington Line Writes to the Commissioners, To Restore the Old Belt Line—Modern Methods of Propulsion to Be Sub- stituted for Horses. In a letter received by the Commiasion- ers today from Mr. H. K. Gray, the gen- eral manager of the Eckington and Sol- diers’ Home Railroad Company, the pur- pose of the company to make a number of important changes on the Belt line and other lines of the company is indicated. In the first place, the company proposes, according to this letter, to resume the operation of the Belt line upon the original route. It is announced also that the com- pany will as soon as practicable abandon the use of horses as a motive power on the lines where they are now used and sub- stitute a modern and approved -neans of propulsion. This is in line with the state- ment of President Newboldy recently pub- lished in. The Star. The letter says: “I have the honor to make application for a permit for the erection of a temporary frame shed on square 330,’now occupied by the company. It Is proposed to at once resume the operation of the Belt line upon the original route by 1unning continuous trips, thereby avoiding necessary transfer of passengers as at present, and in erder to do this stalls will be need- ed, and will require a) shéd about reventy fe2t long and thirty feet wide. The consolidation of both “Belt line” and the llth street and Florida ave- nue required the erection of'a large brick stable in March last, and now that it is proposed to add to.the number ef horses in order to run cars as above stated, tem- porary provision must be made until a perinanent building can he erected. An additional reason why the company de- sires to eract a temporary ‘structure is that it is intended as soon as prazticable and without unnecessary delay: to abandon the use of horses as a-motive power on the lines of the Eckington and Soldiers" Home railway companies and substitute a modern and approved means of propul- sicn.” The application for the stable was im- mediately sent to the building inspector and his report is expected tomorrow. The square on wnich it fs proposed to erect the temporary stabling is between 10th and llth and W = streets and Florida avenue northwest within the fire limits. The Permit to Be Granted. It was learned later this afternoon that the Commissioners would grant the permit, stipulating, however, that the eonstruction shall be removed within six months. The site of the proposed stable, as stated above, is in the fire limits, and according to the building regulations no frame structure can be erected there. But it is claimed that it is in the discretion of the Com- missioners te issue a permit for :he erec- tion of a temporary structure upon condi- tion that the same be removed at a specified time. This has been done before in this same square. It is understood that the railroad company will begin opera- tions within a week, and will put the con- tinuous Belt service in force during that period. ——.+——_. SENATOR STEWART’S IMPROVEMENT He is Able to Do Work as Editor of the New Silver Paper. Senator Wm. M. Stewart fs now able to visit daily the headquarters of the Silver Knights of America, which are at 1420 New York avenue. Mr. Stewart has his right leg, which was injured recently, when he was leaving a Chevy Chase car, still in plaster, and it is with difficulty that he moves about. He does not suffer pain, however, from the injury, and it is thought that within two or three weeks he will be able to discard his crutches. Senator Stewart as editor of the new weekly paper published in this city spends a part of his time at his office and per- sonally writes a large portion of the ma- terial that goes into the journal. He be- lieves he has a medium through which he can communicate with the public that will permit him to meet all criticism of the free silver movement with force. ——_+-o+______ FINE REMITTED. No Prof That the Childs Was a Fill- buster Steamer. The acting secretary of the treasury has caused the treasury officials at Key West, Fla., to remit the fine of $1,000 which was imposed on the Geo. W. Childs, umder sus- picion of being a Cuban filfbustering craft. The Childs was detained for violation of the navigation laws, not having»reported a list of passengers taken from Philadelphia to some port in the West Indies. No evidence could be obtained to show that the Childs was actually engaged in fillmustering, and the Spanish government faileg to, produce any evidence to that effect. The Childs will return to Philadelphia. The United States government ‘has no right to interfere with any yessel sailing for a port in the West Indies, unless it can be shown that the vessel is actually engag- ed in_filibustering. it is the ,intention of the officials of the governntent to continue to keep a sharp lookout for filfbusters, and suspected vessels will be closely watched. SENT TO ATLANTA. The Picture of the City Post Office as It is to Be. The large picture of the new city post office which has hung in 4 soffice of the supervising architect since fh building was begun has been sent to thp Atlanta expo- sition. The picture will be. present home of the post offi and there is nothing cn what year of the Lord thi or the place will be habit&ble. ibited as the in’ this city, jo indfeate in f will be on Presidential Appointments. The President has appointed the follow- ing postmasters: North Carolina—Oxford, J. S. Hunt. Illinois—Murphysboro’, R. J. Forrester. California—Selma, W. F. Staley. Texas—Waxahachte, W. G. Williams. North Dakota—Grafton, T. D. Robertson. IN OLD KENTUCKY|#°LO'NG Back FuNDs The First Joint Debate Not En- tirely Satisfactory. DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE STRADDLES He Tries to Work Both Sides of the Silver Question. CARLISLE LOOMS UP ‘The telegraphic report of the joint debate in Louisville last night between the demo- cratic and the republican candidates for governor gives but small comfort to those democrats in Washington solicitous for their party’s success in Kentucky. Gen. Hardin, the democratic candidate, who opened the debate, is represented as dwell- ing too much on past and irrelevant is- sues, and when, finally, taking up the issues of the day, as treating them in- definitely and unsatisfactory. « An Embarrassing Position. The meetirg was one to which the demo- crats were looking with much anxiety. It Was conceded that Gen. Hardin’s position eculd not well be more embarrassing. One of the most extreme of the free silver men, and one who had committed himself in the fullest manner in a dozen public ad- dresses on the subject, he had been put as the party’s candidate for governor on a platform dictated by Mr. Carlisle, and in its plain interpretation in the most pro- nounced conflict with the candidate's un- deniable convictions. The question from that very moment had borne most dis- tinctly on what Gen. Hardin would say Whea he came upon the stump. Say noth- ing? Silence, it was agreed, would be cowardly, and he could not afford it. Go back on his former utterances and come out for the platform? That .would cost him the respect and the support of the silver men. Come out with his old views and go back on the platform? That would cost hira the support of the gold men. Straddie the question? Here there had to be a pause, because nobody could tell how expert as a straddler Gen. Hardin on such an issue might prove to be. The general has straddled the question, and opinions as to his chances of election are formed accordingly. He is not thought to have acquitted himself well. His refer- erces to silver were confused. He brought forward no scheme of bis own, nor did he go far enough in any direction to enable bis hearers to construct a heme for themselves. Will he fall between the two Stools? Handicapped by Blackburn. Gen. Hardin’s way is made all the more difficult by the course Mr. Blackburn is pursuing. The two men, the one a candi- date for the gubernatorial nomination, and thé other a candidate for the Senate, start- ed in the same boat, and remained together in it until the meeting of the democratic State convention. Then they parted com- pany. Gen. Hardin, after accepting his Nomination on a gold platform, or one ad- mitting of such an interpretation, relapsed into absolute silence unt!] last night. Mr. Blackburn, on the other hand, kept right on in his advocacy of silver, and ts going as far in his deliverances now as he did before the state platform was adopted. This affords a contrast which, it is thought, must injure Gen. Hardin. The friends of silver will note the difference between his course and that of Mr. Blackburn, and in accepting Mr. Blackburn as their leader will, in a measure, repudiate him. Carlisle Looms Up Again. And, now, again Mr. Carlisle looms large on the home horizon. What is he going to do about it? It is generally understood that he will take the stump during the cam- paign, and speak for the democratic tick- et. The administration is very much in- terested in the fight. If the day is lost the charge will be made that defeat grew out of the platform; that if the adminis- tration had kept its hands off and permit- ted the making of a platform in conso- nance with the party’s history in the state the old-time party majority would have been rolled up. But how will the appear- ance of Mr. Carlisle affect the Blackburn peeple, who, despite his frequent disclatm- ers, still regard him as a senatorial can- didate? Will not factionalism increase? And is not the allaying of factionalism the only possible hope of democratic success? A colloquialism in use in blue grass cir- cles is that “things are pretty filckety in old Kentucky." And they are regarded as getting no better fast. With Mr. Carlisle facing in one direction, Mr. Blackburn in the opposite direction, and General Hardin trying to face both ways at once, the de- mocracy is in the sorest straits it has known since it first assumed power in the state. Last night’s meeting inaugurated a_se- ries of twelve joint debates between Gen- eral Hardin and his republican opponent, Col. Bradley. ———___+e+____+ ADMIRAL BUNCE’S FLEET. Ordered to Boston During the Knights Templar Concluvy The Secretary of the Navy has decided to order Admiral Bunce and his fleet to be at Boston on the 30th and 3lst instants on the occasion of the Knights Templar con- clave. It is sald that Admiral Bunce’s fleet {s not large enough to permit of satis- factory work in the way of maneuvers, and that for this reason the Secretary has yield- ed to pressure to have the fleet used for exhibition purposes. The Knights Templar were anxious that the fleet should be at Boston on the 27th instant, when they hold their grand parade, but this cannot be ar- ranged. Ex-Speaker Reed requested the Secretary to have the fleet at Portland, Me., for two or three days from the 27th instant, and orders were given to this effect some time ago, with instructions that nothing should interfere with carry- ing them out. For this reason tne fleet can be at Boston only during the last two days of the conclave. The vessels of the fleet that will be at Boston will probably be the New York, Minneapolis, Dolphin, Atlanta, Raleigh and Montgomery. The Columbia, just out of the dry dock, will probably not be enabled to join the fleet until next month. SS EASTERN OUTRAGES. Admiral Kirkland May Go to the Mediterranean to Protect Americans. Admiral Kirkland sailed today with the San Francisco for Havre, France, and it is persible that the cru'ser may continue on to the Mediterranean, although it has been thcught by officers here that the Marble- Head will be sufficient to protect American interests. When Admiral Kirkland was in Asiatic waters befere he made a careful report to the Navy Department upon the allegations that had been made of cut- rages against Americans. This report shov-ed that wl ile there were many rumors afloat 2s to outrages, such as the crucifix- ion of some persons, he was never able to fing any person who could give any detinite information as to any such affair, or to defiritely locate the place where it is al- leged to have taken place. It is said at the State Department thet Minister Terrell is taking every possible precaution to protect Americans and the'r property. River and Harbor Improvement Contract- ors Olamoring for Money. The Treasury Officials Explain Why Warranta to Pay for Such Work Are Withheld. Numerous complaints from disbursing of- ficers in the various river and harbor dis- tricts of the country concerning the delay in forwarding money from the Treasury Department in response to requisitions are being received almost daily. It fs represented in these complaints that contractors and laborers are clamorous for their money, three or four months having elapsed since many of them were paid. The War Department officials are reluc- tant to discuss the question, but admit that complaints are made, and that instead of being confined to any one or two dis- tricts, they are quite general. There has been especial criticism from the Detroit and St. Louis districts, in each of which the gcvernment is in arrears to the extent of about $150,000. The War Departmen officials say they are not responsible for this state of affairs, It has been the practice, heretofore, for the engineer officers in charge of the river and harbor work in the various districts to scnd in their requisitions at or about the beginning of each month for the money supposed to be necessary to meet the ex- penses of the month. Settlements Sald to Be Delnyed. The chief engineer forwards them prompt- ly, giving full credence to the estimates of the subordinate officers in the field, but the Treasury Department, it is said, now shows a disposition to withhold settlement longer than was formerly the case. The War De- pertment officials complain that this has had the effect of keeping the government in arrears to employes, of causing criticism of their department, and of hardship to per- sons dependent upon this work. In the case of the work in the Detroit district, for irstance, it is represented that Gen. Poe, in charge of the work there, was compelled to send two telegrams crging attention to his requisition before he could get the meney upon it. Rumor placed the amount of requisitions withheld at from $5,000,000 to $6,000,000, but the chief of the warrant division of the treasury, when seen, said this report was an exaggeration, and that his books show that only a little over $6U0,-. 000 in requisitions stand unpaid. In the Treasury Department. The requisitions for river and harbor work come from the War Department, and when indorsed as immediately necessary, are, according to Mr. McClennan, forth- with paid over to the engineer in charge. It was the custom, it was explained at the Treasury Department, ‘until the administra- tion of Secretary Foster, to issue warrants for requisitions of officers in charge of river and harbor work immediately on their | recetpt. But under Secretary Foster's direc- tion, a change was ordered, by which the amounts standing to the credit of disburs- | ing officers were reduced from over $10,- | 000,000 to about $20,000,000. This change was the result of an investigation which showed that requisitions were often made by disbursing officers for large sums when tueir balances were large, and there was, ix is stated, absolutely no immediate use for the money for which they called. o KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. Annval Session of the Grand Lodge Meets Today. READING, Pa., August 20.—The twenty- seventh annual session of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, opened here today, with over SW delegates and past officers ‘n attendance. Reports received show a membership of 44,169 in this state. The following cfficers were on duty: Grand Chancellor R. H. Jackson, Pitts- burg; Grand Vice Chancellor Charles G. Freed, Philadelphia; Grand Prelate H. N. Dunnel, Scranton; Grand Master of the Exchequer Julius Mountney, Philadelphia; Grand Master-at-arms Charles F. Linde, Philadelphia; Grand Inner Guard Joln S. Graham, Lancaster; Grand Outer Guard C. M. Deem, Reading. At the opening Mayor Shanaman and Cyrus T. Fox delivered addresses of wel- come, to which Grand Chancellor Jackson responded. This afternoon there was a highly creditable parade, in which 1,000 members of the Uniformed Rank partic- ipated. Among the speakers this morning was Past Chancellor Stratton of Philadel- phia. ———— DR. EISENBRAY’S SUICIDE. Probably Affected by His Long lll- |, mess. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 20.—Dr. Lehman Eisenbray, a prominent dentist of Chestnut Hill, committed suicide at his here on Chestnut Hill this morning by skeoting himself. Dr. Eisenbray had an office on Arch street above 17th, and his patrons were among the most prominent pecple of the city. Abcut a year ago Dr. Eisenbray became a sufferer from nervous diseases, and he remcved to Florida, thinking to benetit his alth. He remained there during all last ter, and returned home in April last. Sirce then he has been almost continually confined to his bed. About a month ago he threatened to take his life, and since taen bis family have kept a careful watch on his acticns, but today he in some manner ob- tained 2 revolver rrd took his life. eas CHASING INDIAN OUTLAWS. They Are Charged With Depredations and Murder. WILCOX, Ariz., August 20.—A troop of cavairy has been sent to the Horn basin country in pursuit of a band of Indian out- laws, who have been committing depreda- ticns in that region for several monthe. A squaw has arrived here, who says she was captured by the band, who murdered her mother and forced her and her papoose to acccmpary them. She finally escaped, and rode night and day until she arrived mere to report the matter to the authori- tles. Several other murders are said to have been committed by the outlaws. —— ELECTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Members of the Constitutional Con- ention to Be Chosen. COLUMBIA, S. C., August 20.—There is an election in South Carolina today for members of the constituticnal convention, which meets on September 10. The demo- cratic primaries were held on July 30, and resulted in the ncmination of about 315 re- form and 43 conservative democrats. In a rumker of counties the democratic candi- dates are unopposed today, while in others there are independent democratic candi- dates and republican tickets in the field. Senators Irby and Tillran, Gov. Evans, ex-Gov. Sheppard and Congressmen Stokes, Wilson and Talbert are all umong the democratic nominees and sure of election. They will to a large extent shape the work of the convention. SS Reported Arrest of Lynchers. TACOMA, Wash., August 20.—It is re- perted that several ranchers living near Ellensburg have been arrested for alleged participation in the lynchég of the Vinsons at Ellensburg last week. The names of the arrested men have not been learned. LEDBY FOURMINUTES The Defender Defeated Vigilant on the First Round. TRIAL RACE OFF NEW JERSEY COAST Owing to Accident Second Round Was Not Sailed. , DETAILS OF THE CONTEST SS NEW YORK, August 20.—The first of the trial races of the yachts Defender and Vigilant, to decide which shall contest with Valkyrie III for the America’s cup, was sailed today. The course was ten miles south southwest from Sandy Hook lightship, which meant a beat to and around a mark boat off Asbury Park. The wind wes light from west south- west, not mcre than eight knots an hour, and the sky was somewhat overcast. HIGHLANDS, 11:10 a.m.—Defender is near the starting line, but Vigilant is about two miles away. It is expected that the gun will be fired in about thirty min- utes. The yachts are off. Vigilant cross2d the line at i1:45 and Defender at 11:46. 12:06 p.m.—Defender appears to have overhauled Vigilant and to be windward of her and crawling ahead prettily. 1:10 p.m.—Defender rounded the stake boat at 1:09:20, and soon squared away urder sail on the run home. Vigilant was about a mile behind, and the wind still steady from the southwest. Defender, a minute sfter rounding, broke out her spin~ naker ani bailoon jib, ana went tearing along for the finish line at a steamboat pace. Vigilaat rounded the mark at 1:14:37, just 5 minutes 17 seconds behind Defender. She then squared away for the run home. At 1:50 p.m., or about forty minutes after rounding the mark, it was estimated that Defender had a lead of twelve minutes on Vigilant. p.m.—The committee boat has just signaled that the ccurse is to be sailed over twice. 205 p.m.—Defender has turned the mark, and is standing off again on the starboard tack, in a beat to the outer mark for the second time. 2:10 p.m.—Vigilant rounded the lightship at 2:08:30, only four minutes behind, and had pulled up 1 minute 15 seconds in the run home. After rounding Vigilant stood away after Defender on the starboard tack. The Race Called Of, 2:40 p.m.—Defender has eased off and is now running back toward Sandy Hook. The race has been called off. Vigilant, Instead of following Defender, continued away toward the Jersey shore toward the outer mark. But the stake boat is on her way home and is pass.ng the Highlands. It would seem from this that Defender, for some unknown reason, has given up the race and the Vigilant is keep- ing on in spite of it. ‘ :38 p.m.—it is understood here that De- fender’s jib split before it was taken in. Defender is stiil standing toward Sandy Hook and is evidently out of the race. NEW YORK, August 20.—This morning there was every prospect of a fine day’s racing for the rival yachts, Defender and Vigilant, both eager to do battle in defense of the America’s cup. The racers passed the night in the lower bay, under the lee of Sandy Hook, rising and falling prettily to the ocean swell, their tiny riding lights sparkling like gems from their forestays. When “two bells” tingled merrily over the blue waters of the bay, echoing far and wide through the crisp morning, the anchor watches were relieved and “all hi is” and the cooks were piped on deck to prepare for the business of the day. What little haze there was about the Long Island and New Jersey shores was soon dissipated under the influence of the breeze and the rays of the sun, and by 7 o'clock the morning was perfect in every respect. The white caps, which had spe! ed the oceaa yesterday, were no longer there, but the sleeping ‘waters were fast being ruffled into renewed life. The race today, according to program, was to be tei miles to windward or lee- ward and return, as the wind serves, the committee reserving the right to send the yachts over the course a second time. The second race to be dec‘ded on Thurs- day, will be over a triangular course, eight mules to a leg, and the America’s cup com- mittee at the conclusion of this contest will decide as to the recessity of a third race on Saturday. Talk of the Yachtamen. Prior to the race today the opinion pre- vailed that both Vigilant and Defender would show up in much better form than they have hitherto done, and the handlers of the latter yacht were understood to have expressed the belief that they would give the old cup defender a more severe beat- ing than any previously administered, in spite of the fact that Vigilant is under- stood to have been greatly improved. But the experts who have studied the question most closely say that Defender needs to be tuned up to the highest pitch in order to defeat Valkyrie in a light breeze. The English yacht, since her ar- rival here, has been closely examined by men competent to express an opinion on the subject, and they joined in saying that she should prove to be a remarkably fast boat in light airs, owing to her great beam, although the Defender is looked upon, on account of her finer model, as likely to beat her in going to windward. In any case close contests between the cup challenger 2nd the cup defender are anticipated. Hence, more interest was taken in the trial race today than would otherwise have been the case, in view of the repeated defeats inflicted upon Vigilant by Defender. Both Defender and Vigilant have been measured; but for obvious reasons the figures are kept secret for the present. It is said, however, that there Is very little difference in the measurements of the old and new cup defenders, a fact which causes some astonishment. Making Ready, The Defender at 8:30 a.m. had her jib up in stays and was otherwise making ready for the fray, while a small fleet of fishing vessels clustered around the two rivals, watching the crew setting sail or preparing to do so. Soon Vigilant’s big mainsail was started up the mast, and by 8:50 it was weil to the breeze. By 9 am. the smoky haze, which had been hovering over the Long Island shore, had almost entirely cleared away, and the wind was holding good from the westward. Vigilant’s club-topsail soon followed her mainsail aloft and in three minutes was in good shape. Almost immediately afterward the crow of Defender tailed on to the halyards of that gallant yacht, but some time elapsed before it was setting to the satisfaction of Capt. Haff. Vigilant tripped anchor at 9:10 a.m, and glided away under mainsail, club- topsail and foresail. The breeze by this time had fallen off somewhat, and Vigilant slowly headed out- side the Hook. Defender, at 9:20, was taken in tow by the press boat and started for Scotland lightship with her mainsail hoisted and her Jib, in stops, on the stay. The Course 8S. S. W. ‘The wind had pulled around slightly to the westward and had increased tm strength. The weather was delightfully clear and braciug. At 11:30 a.m. the commodore boat sig-