Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1895, Page 2

, LATE NEWS BY WIRE Execution of Four Chinese Mur- derers. ——+—___—_ PUNISHED FOR THE RECEN? MASSACRES How the Foreigners View the Missionaries. THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY LONDON, August 26.—The correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette at Shanghai tele- graphs that according to advices received there from Cherg Tu four of the ring- leaders of the recent massacre of mission- aries have been executed. The Chinese Side of the Story. CHICAGO, Avgust 26-Sam Moy, a Frominent Chinese merchant of Chicago, says that a Chinese paper he just received gives the Chinese version of the attacks upon the English ard American mission- aries. According to this Chinese paper the at- . tack deveioped a serious condition of af- fairs. It was tound that the basements of missionary houses were closely guarded by the disreputable Chinese hangers-on in the missiors. No decent Chinamen will have anything to do with the mission. The missionaries cannot talk the language. The Chinese in the interior who can talk “pizeon” or ony foreign ianguage are al Most always young men who have run away to avoid punishment for petty crimes or to shirk the support of their familics, going to some treaty poft instead of to the mountains, as the fugitives from justice for more serious crimes do. In time the petty crime is forgotten or compounded, or the fellow comes back, but 1s regarded as ®@ social outcast. The Unscrapulous Hanger-On. The advent of the missionary opens a new ‘field for the unscrupulous linguist. The missionary has to have an interpreter. The outcast is ready to act, and also to be- come a covert—anything for an easy living. He becomes a member of the missionary staff and the household. The missionary wants converts, the hanger-on wants some luxuries. There are only two ways to get converts in China. One is to hire them; then you have ccnverts just as long as they are paid. The other is by kidnaping children and keeping and teaching them. Good inissionaries, the paper says, do not allow any kidnapirg; but most of the missionaries, while good people themselves, don't know how bad their native staff is. It is the native staff, under the lead of a tough interpreter, which does the kidnap- ing, and the missicnaries are fooled. Kidnaping. s: One of the interpreters sees a child, say, a girl, ten or twelve years old, and finds out that her parents are poor or careless people, not likely to make much fuss ut her disappearance. He ccaxes the child to visit the mission, end often force has to be The missionary is told by the unscrupu- lous interpreter that the child wishes to he- come a Christian, that she wants to live in the mission and wants to be instructed, or some other invention which seems to be plausible, and something is added to show the importance of guarding the new can- didate from recapture by the heathen rela- tives, who, the missionary is assured, would do so to prevent the perversion of the child's faith. The Chinese Aroused. As the missionary cannot talk to the child he trusts his interpreter, who, utterly unscrupulous, practically has possess'on of the girl. She is his slave for the time be- ing, and he uses the missioa to keep her safely and out of sight until he can scll her and get the money for hér. The burning of the missions freea some of the girls, who told the stories of their kid- nap:ng, confinement and ‘the indignities to which they were subjected. The stories spread and aroused the fe- rocity of the Chinese. This started the great riot, and the mod attacked the mis- sionaries and interpreters indiscriminately. The governor of Fo Kien sent 1,00) sol- diers up to river Min to the riot and restore order, but the bandits jo! hh the rabble and whipped the so! rs. The soldiers lost half thir number and had to retreat. At the ime the paper printed it was sald the whole section was in ccn- trol of the mob. + FOUR MURDERERS LYNCHED. Short Work of 2 California Mob This Morning. YREKA, Cal., August 26.—Four murder- ers ccnfl:ed in the county jail here—John- son, Semlock, Null and Moreno—were taken from jail by a mob at 2 o'clock this morn- ing and hanged in the jail yard. Lynching of a Colored Man Presum- ably by, Colored Men. SPRINGFIELD, Ky., August 26.—Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning a mob com- Pcsec of about a dozen men took Harrison Lewis, the negro who murdered Joe Brooks, alzo colored, last Friday night, from the jail here, and hanged him to a tree in the court house yard. When the mob reached the jail they called for Jailer Smith, but his wife informed them that he was not at heme, and that he had the keys to the jail with him. This did not daunt the mob, however. Going to 2 blacksmith shop near by, they proctred some sledge hammers, and after three hours’ work succeeded in battering dcwn the jail door. Lewis was found crouching in his cell, and begged piteously for his life, but the leader ordered the men to make quick work of him. He was quick- ly seized, and after placing a rope around Kis neck was dragged to the nearest tree and strung up without further ceremony. The mob did its work in a quiet, orderly Way, and seemed to be thoroughly organ- ized. It is the opinion of many that it was compcsed of cclored men. After complet- ing their work the mob quietly dispersed. The murder was a dastardly one, and the Tegrces have been greatly worked up since its cecurrence. Friday night Lewis went to Brcoks’ house, and, calling him to the door, shot him down on his own threshold, with- out any warning. Herrison Lewis, the man who was lynch- ed, was a brother of Matthew Lewis, who narrowly escaped lynching here about two Weeks ago for an assault upon Mrs. Mur- ray Shields, and who was taken to Louis- ville for safe keeping. ————— HOVEY BEATS LARNED. Will Play Wrenn for Championship. NEWPORT, R. L, August 26.—A finer day for the all-comers’ match in the na- tional lewn tennis tournament could not be wished for. Seciety was out in force to see the grand match between Larned and Hovey, to decide wkich man will do battle with Wrenn tomorrow for the cham- pionship. The match opened with ing. Hovey the Tennis Hovey serv- yed all around Larned, who won only the first game. The second set was more hotly contested, running to gence three times. Hovey finally took it, fe The third set also went to Hovey Larned getting four games. Hovey played a steady game, while Larned’s drives wer: too strong, and he lost continually at the net. The match we nt to Hovey, 6-1, - ee Princeton Boys Escape. SALT LAKE, August 26.—A special to the Tribune from Cheyenne, \F5o., say: The Princeton students, whose arrest was or- dered by Gov. Richards, charged with killing game, succeeded in getting awa before the machinery of the law for their detention could be put into operation. —— Took His Life While Despondent. BRIDGETON, N. J., August 26—Albert Briggs, sr., aged fifty-five years, commit- ted suicide at his home in Cedarville late last night. He had been despondent some time because of financial troubles and had threatened to take his life. He was a sol- dler in the civil war. THE TARIFF AND NOT SILVER Mr. Cleveland Said Not to Oonsider the Money Question an Issue. Problems for the Coming Campaign— To Fight Republicans on Old Lines. It is believed by some very careful ob- servers of political matters that it is a mistaken idea which the public generally appear to hold that Mr. Cleveland wants the money question to be the issue in the presidential campaign. Quite the con- trary is said to be true. Mr. Cleveland regards the money question as settled, as far as the Coinage of silver is concerned, and wants unly that it shall stay settled as he has it. The efforts being put forth by the administration are simply to prevent the free-silver men frei having any voice in the arrangement of the next campaign. It is believed that he has no design to have a gold plank put in the next demo- cratic platform, but that he will be per- fectly satisfied to have the straddle plank of "v2 repeated, or, better still, to have the question treated as the civil service reform was in his last campaign, as a dead tssue—a thing already settled. it is not believed that he wants the ques- tion given any prominence, and that when the convention meets a proposition of thie administration men will be to “avoid a question on which the party is divided.” The tariff questicn is said to be what Mr. Cleveland regards as still the issue between the two parties and the one on which the fight of "96 must be made. The purpose will be to claim that much prosperity has followed from the little reduction of tariff accomplished during the last Congress, but that vast benefits would follow a complete revision of the tariff according to the Cleve- Jand-Carlisie-Wilson theories. In his let- ter denouncing the Senate tariff bill, which became a law, the letter in which he spoke of the “deadly blight of treason,” he said that the tariff reformers should be exhorted to continue the struggle, and much moré to the same purpose. The Business Revival. In making use of the apparent revival of business as a weapon with which to strike down any movement to get an ex- pressicn in favor of free coinage in the party platfcrm, it is not believed that the administration people want to be under- stood as accepting the tariff legislation of the last Congress as satisfactory or con- clusive. Mr Cleveland is not understood to hold that the democrats can rest there. He would make a fight for more tariff re- form, and have the revenue question, the jssue of next year’s battle. With this in view, he is said to favor the nomination of a conspicuous tariff reformer #y the demo- erats next year—either Carlisle, Morrison, Wilson or himself. With some the opinion prevails that he regards himself as the test champion to attack the “deadly blight of treason.” The Tariff Question. The republicans generally would be well satisfied to have the contest over egain en the tariff question. It ts regarded as not unlikely, in view of the condition of the treasury ard recommendations that will be made by the Pres‘dent for increase of revenue, that this question will be made to occupy chief attention during the com- ing r2ssion, and this will favor Mr. Cleve- jand’s design. VALKYRIE FLOATED AGAIN. ‘The Big British Yacht Out of the Dry Dock. BROOKLYN, N. Y., August 26.—Valkyrie Hil was safely floated at 9 o'clock, when the shores or stanchions which have heen bracing the yacht up in the dry dock dur- ing the last week were dropped into the water. Soon after the yacht was takea in tow by the City of Bridgeport, and went down to Sandy Hook, where she came to anchor inside of the Horseshoe, On the way down she had her sails bent. Capt. Cranfield expects to take his first spin in the racing brig in American -vaters this afternoon. On the docks watching the floating of the boat were H. Maitland Kersey and Com- modore Glennie, Lord Dunraven’s repre- sentatives, as well as Capt. Cranfield of Sycamore. . “ John Hyslop, ‘the official measurer of the New York Yacht Club, put in an ap- pearance at the dock about 7 o'clock. He had a conference with Mr. Kersey and Capt. Cranfield, and during it displayed considerable surprise. He was afterward asked why he had come over. He replied: “I was asked to measure the boat this morning for the private information of the Valkyrie people. On looking at her, how- ever, I came to the conciusion that such a performance would be ridiculous, as the boat is in no trim at all, not having her sails aboard. You can see, therefore, that taking the measure of her now would be a superfluous work, and I so informed Mr. Kersey, thereby giving him a practical re- tusal to take the measurement. I cannot guess why they wanted my services today, but he doubtless has some purpose in view, which I, as official measurer of the club, cannot see my way clear to further.” Capt. Cranfield will probably do every- thing in his power to conceal the merits of the boat from observers until he crosses the line in the first race for the cup. He will, however, according to the intentions he kas expressed, try to get something of a line on Defender in her race with Vigi- lant on Thursday. It is thought by the sharps who know Capt. Haif that that skipper will not give away everything that he has for inspec- tien, even in the trial race, and those who remember how he fooled the Thistle people by the only partial use of the Volunteer’s centerboard all agree that Capt. Hank knows a thing or two about yachting him- self. Se DUELING IN MEXICO. The Victim’s Family Must Be Main- tained by the Victor. CITY OF MEXICO, via Laredo, August 26.—Judge De La Hose occupied two hours in delivering his charge to the jury in the Verastegui-Romero dueling case, finishing at 1 o'clock yesterday morning. The jury then retired, bringing in a verdict at ¥ o'clock. ‘The hall of the court was crowded and a swarm of reporters were present. “TH jury brought in a verdict of guilty in the case of Colonel Romero, and by a majority absolved General Rocha and the four sec- onds, Prida, Castillo, Barrello and Carrello. The public prosecutor asked for a penalty of five years for Romero. The judge then sentenced Romero to three years and four months at hard labor in the municipal prison, with the liberty to choose the trade he preferred to work at, and he was also sentenced to pay a fine of $1,800 or receive one hundred days ad- ditional. Furthermore he was admonished that If he ever committed a similar offense the severest peralties of the criminal code would be applied to him. The judge then sentenced him to pay to the family of Verastegui for eighteen years the sum of $4,500 yeariy, and also to pay the cost of Verastegui’s funeral and all costs in the case. The severity of the sentence was con- sidered almost extreme, but public opin- fon justifies it. Dr. Preciado was absolved by the jury. Judge De La Hose then gave notiee that the verdict absolving all prisoners, except Romero, was, in his opinion, contrary to the law and the evidence, and he, there- fore, would send the case to the upper court for its decision, which, if unfavor- able to the prisoners, will result in severe sentences for all these. The sentence of Romero establishes a precedent that men killing their antagonists in duels will have to maintain the family of their victim or remain in prison perpetually. —_——__ A Boston Millionairé’s Death. SAN FRANCISCO, August 26—Harrison P, Bridge, a young millionaire of Boston, died at the Palace Hotel last night after an illness of three weeks. He had been enjoying good health for several months past, but the immediate cause of his death was a cold, which he contracted at San Rafael recently. The deceased was thirty- two years of age, and was a son of the late Hudson E. Bridge of St. Louis, who died a number of years ago, after ac- cumulating a fortune of several millions in the manufacture of stoves. THE EVENING STAR, tn tes ae ARRIVED AT BOSTON|The Reason For Advertsing.|TO BURN GARBAGE) “YOM!N Four Washington Commanderies of the Knights. ESCURTED 10 THEIR - QUARTERS Preparing for a Notable Demon- stration. HALF A MILLION EXPECTED Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BOSTON, August 26.—Four commanderies of the District of Columbia and their wives and friends arrived here this morning about 10 o'clock. The trip from home was made without serious mishap, and all thor- cughly enjoyed the ride. Owing to the change of arrangements by the manage- ment of the steumer Connecticut, the par- ty did not leave the New York pier unfil 7:30 o'clock, and were consequently cheated out of the daylight ride up East river. But the illumination of the city in the evening made up in part for the disappointment. Washington Commandery was received here by Olivet Commandery of Lynn, Mass., whil2 the other organizations from the District of Columbia were escorted to their several hotels by details of local ecmmanderies. Washington Commandery is housed at the Adams House; Columbia at Castle Square Hotel; Potomac, at Brigham Hotel, and De Molzy, at Copley Square Hotel. The Mount Pleasant Field Band accompan- ied Washington Commandery, and evoked much applause during the march to the hotel. All of the Washingtonians are sightseeing or resting today. Preparations for the pa- rade tomorrow are mcst elaborate, and, weather permitting, the demonstration will be the most notable one in the history of the Knights Templar. Sir A. S. Johnson of De Molay injured his hand on the train coming from Washing- ton yesterday. But his wound was dressed, and he hopes to take part in the parade. A large number of the Washingtonians’ advance guard of District knights were at the station to meet the train, and some went as far as Providence to extend greet- ings. - By Associated Press. POURING INTO BOSTON. Knights Templnr From Every Sec- tion "Arriving. BOSTON, Mass., August 26.—Knights Templar and the!r ladies from every sec- tion of the United States and visitors from every nook and corner of New England have been pouring into the city today by the thousands. Ore hundred commanderies, including over 3,500 sir knights, arrived at the different rafiroad stations, and before midnight tonight fifty more delegations will arrive. The first commandery to put in its ap- pearance this morning was Holy Rood of Ohio. There were 100 sir knights and eighty ladies in the party, which was due to arrive at 3 a.m. The train was late, but came In soon after dawn. Among the delegations which have come in today were fifteen commanderies from Illinois, irclucing Chicago Commandery, the Grand Commandery of Colorado, two from St. Paul, two from Indiaaa and Oak- lard Commandery of California. The City Early Astir. Although yesterday was the busiest Sun- day Boston has’seen since the days of the civil war, the city was ostir early today to greet the hest of strangers. Before the sun was fairly up strains of music were heard in the streets as resident command- eries moved toward the depots to meet ‘and escort early arrivals. By 7 o'clock so many bands were out, the air was full of music. One could not go more than a block or two down town with- out mecting at least one boy of knights, and the holiday spirit sooa reigned su- preme A great feature of the gathering this year is the great number of visitors who are attracted, principally as_ spectators. All trains from New England points are late from one to two hours, and a glance at the hotel registers shows that there is hardly a town, village or hamlet in all the six New Engiand states that is not repre- sented. Nearly Half a Million. The railroad men have been taken com- pletely by surprise, but they are making hurried plans to meet the emergency, and say they expec: to bring in 400,000 peopie before the parade starts tomorrow, be- sides those from the suburban towns that make up greater Boston. The only meetings today are those de- voted to committee work relating to the housing of visiting commanderies. The excursion steamer Cygnus, which has been chartered for the entire week, made two trips down the harbor today, carrying 1,200 passengers each trip. She will start dally at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., staying out about three hours each trip. At Californin’s Quarters. At the headquarters of the California commanderies elaborate preparations are being made to receive and entertain guests, California, and Sen Francisco in particular, will outdo all their efforts at former con- claves. Their rooms at the Parker House are beautifully decorated with pott and flowers of all kinds. ie ere Wednesday morning the distribution of souvenirs will be begun and 10,000 baskets of California fruit and 22,000 bottles of wine will be given away. Golden Gate Com- mandery, also of San Fran¢isco, are hold- ing open house at the Columbian Hotel. The sir knights have stretchel a huge banner across Washington street high above the trolley wires, proclaiming their whereabouts, and everybody is invited to pay his respects to the cinnamon bear, who has the distinction of being the young: est Knight Templar in the world, being cnly six months old. Oakland Commandery is entertaining friends at Hotel Bartol, where the head- quarters, like those of the other two com- manderles, are decorated tastefully. Apollo Commandery of Chicago arriyed- at 10 o’clock and were escorted to the Parker House. These sir knights have the reputation of being the greatest entertain- ers in the order, and they have come to the Hub prgpared to sustain it. They ar- rived in what is supposed to be the hand- somest car in the Wagner service. There are about sixty-eight sir knights and about 4 dozen ladies in this party. —— THE BOSTON TRAGEDY. Hammond Afraid of His Prosecution and His Wife Friendless. NEW YORK, August 26.—A reason why Louis Hammond and his wife of two weeks concluded to end their lives by taking cblcral at the American House, Boston, Saturday, wes given teday by Mr. Ham- mond’s former partner, Irving Bitner, and by Mrs. John O’Dennell. Mr. Bitner said: “Saturday, July 27, I bought Hammond out. We dissolved partnership, and on the following Monday I discovered that on the Friday previous he had drawn from the bank a considerable sum of money belong- ing to the firm. I took no legal steps against him Maybe I should have done so if I could have found him. In all prob- ability it was the fear of this which drove him to suicide. I cannot ‘see, however, how he could have become so quickly bank~ rupt unless he speculated. Mrs. O'Donnell and Miss O’Donnell say: “Out of work, friendless except for us, it seems she clung to this man Hammond as a last refuge, and when that failed, re- solved to die.” —— REINFORCEMENTS FOR CUBA. They Embark at Barcelona for the Island. MADRID, Spain, August 26.—Reinforce- ments of troops for the Island of Cuba em- barked today at Barcelona. PARIS, August 26.—The Figaro, referring to the situation in Cuba, expreses the opin- ion today that it would be better for Spain to grant adequate autonomy to the island, Advertisers use The Star because. get ble results from their a vertising init. $5 They. know, also, that each.one. pays a like price a ertising space is not iven to one house in order t it may act as a decoy dee er ters, lo “discount” for one, ial discount” for an- er and “extra i discount” for still another. Like price for like service is the only fair way. $6, in order to put an end to the separatist movement, than to continue an onerous conflict after which, even if victorious, she would be obliged to redress the grievance of the inhabitants. HAVANA, August 26.—According to of- ficial advices, an engagement between the Spanish troops and the insurgents, lasting an hour, has been fought at Niquero, near Manzanillo, province of Santiago de Cuba. The insurgents are said to have lost fifty kiiled and wounded and their leader, Reiter, is said to be seriously wounded. No details of the affair, it is added, have reached here. SACRIFICED HIMSELF. Heroism of Engineer McKinley of the Great Northern Line. SEATTLE, Wash., August 26.—The Great Northern overland passenger train which left. this cigy at 7:10 o'clock last night ran into a landslide fifteen miles from Rich- mond Beach. The engine and tender were ditche@ and the foretrucks of the baggage car left the track. Engineer McKinley was killed. The train had many passengers, and McKinley, in the face of danger, stood at his post and succeeded in saving the lives of those he piloted only to be horribly mangled himself. ——— POLICE EFFORTS IN VAIN. Trying to Find the Perpetrators of the Explosion in Paris. PARIS, August 26.—The efforts of the po- Uce to dizcover the authors of the attempt upon the life of Baron Alphonse de Roths- child Saturday afternoon by sending him an infernal machine, disguised as a mail package, which exploded when opened by the banker's confidential clerk, M. Jod- kowitz, have proved unavailing up to the present time, The authorities, however, are confident that it was the work of an- archists, and three sus J anarchists haye been arrested, examined and obliged to give the police specimens of thelr hand- writing. They were subsequently dis- charged. M. Jodkowitz continues to improve. IZING THE ERIE. REORG’ au atl it Contemplates the Crention of a > frank Line. NEW YORK, August 26.—The Erie rail- way reorganization plan has been issued by Messrs. J.0'P. :tforgan & Company, New York, and Messrs. J. S. Morgan & Com- pany, London. The plan contemplates the harmonizing of interests, hitherto more or less antagonistic, of the iines composing the Erie s¥stem. An arrangement has been made with the New York; Pennsylvania and Ohio rail- road voting tristees whereby, subject to ratification,by. their beneficiaries, they un- dertake toforeciose and dejiver the New York, Penmsyiyania and Ohio property, subject oniy td:the prior lien, equipment and leased diné-securities, for which reser- vation<is made. ‘The reorganizers have also practically se- cured the Chicago and Erie, so that the Erie system will be solidified into one com- pact organization from New York to Chi- cago. New securities are to be created on the entire line from New York to Chicago, with all branches, coal roads, ete. SWEPT AWAY THE RoW. Fire Just Outside the Limits of Fort Thomas, Ky. CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 26.—The fa- mous Midway Row at Fort Thomas, Ky., burned st 2:30 this morning. The row comprised six or eight buildings just out- side the limits of the government property, occupied as saloons, restaurants and con- cert halls, and patronized by the soldiers and the thousands of visitors who go to the fort for the ride and its fine views. The fire brigade of the fort turnéi out, but nothing could save the combustible buildings. Loss $20,000, with little insur- ance. —--- = Tomorrow's Alexander Island Entries First race, five-eighths mile, sellimg.— Finnwater, 112; Renaissance, 104; Hearn, 104; Redowac, 104; Chuck, 104; Windgale, 102; Jarley, 102; Pattle, 97; Joyeuse, 97; Arda, 97; Rufus, 99. Second race, seventh-eighths mile, cell- ing—Flushing, 105; Blizzard, 105; Come Home, 105; Samaritan, 105; Hazel, 305; Eddie M., 105; By Jove, 105; Silver Quea1 105; Psyche, 105; Fidget, 105; Contest, 105; Blue Bird, 105; C. O. D., 105; Airplant, 105. Third race, five-eighths of a mile, two- year-olds—Aifinity, 110; Al Helenbolt, 110; Monolith, 107; Murray, 107; Hallie Gay, 107; Baccarat, 107; Tyro, 95; Ruth Goundy, 93. Fourth race, one and one-sixteenth miles, selling—Odd Socks, 114; Foxglove, 100; Bro- gan, 100; Prince Klamath, 98; Archbishop, ‘98. Fifth race, four and a half furlongs, sell- ing—Con Lucy, 115; McMichael, 115; Frank R. Harf, 115; Misery, 115; Jennie T., 115; Litt!e Bravo, 115; Woodchopper, 115; Jer- sey, 115; Lum Berman, 115. Sixth race, six and a quarter furlongs— Key West, 110; Mirage, 110; Watch Charm, 110; Remorse, 110; Miss Modred, 95. Ses Omaha Merchant’s Death. OMAHA, Neb., August 26—Word has been received by cable of the death of the wealthy merchant, Henry Pundt, at Ham- burg, Germany, where he was temporarily sojourning on his way to Carlsbad in search of health. Mr. Pundt was a ploneer of Omaha, having established the first ex- clusive grocery business in Nebraska in 1856. —— Defender Leaves for New York. BRISTOL, RB, L, August 26—Defender left here for New York at 12:45 p.m. in tow of the tug Wallace B. Flint, her new mast having peen put in. The riggers will work en route. oS Slashed by Desperadoes. LANSING, Iowa, August 26.—Felix Brun- ner of Galena, Ill, mate of the steamer Menominee, wis nearly carved to pieces by two desperagoes named Quinn and Rob- erts of Vigtory, Wis. While the boat was making a landipg near there last night he was cut in a dozen places ftom an inch to three inches fh length. The assailants have been lodgéd in jail at Viroqua. ——— : Fatal Shot at Block Island. CHICAGO, August 26.—Carlos H. Black- man, who was reported fatally shot at Block Island, R. L, yesterday by a boy,dur- ing target practice, is a very wealthy and prominent member of the Chicago board of trade, : a The Story Discredited. The report of the killing ef fifteen Ban- nack Indians by cattlemen in the neighbor- hood of Diamond valley, Oregon, is not believed at the Indian bureau. Commis- sioner of Indian Affairs Browning says he believes there is no foundation for the re- port. He says there is no reservation within 300 miles of the region where the affair is stated to have taken place, and that, so far as the Indian office is in- formed, no Indians were in the vicinity. “MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1895—-TWELVE PAGES. The Commissioners Agree Upon a System. TAREE CREMATORIES 10 BE ERECTED The Smith Furnace Finally Ap- proved by the Officials. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED Within two months Washington will be equipped with three garbage crematori It was Stated tcday at the Commissioners’ office that the authorities had decided upon a system of cremation for the city, and that the Smith furnace was the one se- lected. Commissioner Truesdell was the only Commissioner present today, and he stated that the Commissioners had agreed upon a system. When asked by a reporter of The Star what system had been selected, he said it wculd not be-fair to the con- tractor to state that just now. But it is understood that the Smith furnace has been chosen, and the contractor will do his utmcst to have the crematories ready by the last of October. There will be three furnaces. One will be located on the site of the old reduction plant, at the foot of South Capitol street; another will be erected somewhere on Rock creek, and a third will be erected on Boundary somewhere between ist and 9th streets. It has been a little over two-months since bids for removing and disposing of the garbage for a period of five years were cpened. Since that time the health officer has visited a number of cities, and has in- spected almost every plant that has been in, successful operation. It remained for ine Commissioners themselves, however, to determine the best system. Commissioners ‘Truesdell ard Powell paid a visit to Phil- adelphia, Camden, Wilmington and Atlan- tic City some time ago, and inspected the garbage plants in operation there. They became convinced, after carefully investi- gating them all, that the Smith system was the best for Washington. The Process. The furnace, which !s otherwise known as “the artificial gas regenerative incinerating furnace,” is in practical operation at Mun- cie, Ind.; Atlantic City; Wheeling, W.Va.; Philadelphia, Pa., and Wilmington, Del. It corsists of a gas producer, two regenera- tive chambers and two chambers for the reception of garbage. The gas which is prcduced in the gas producer passes by way of a flue to a flue connecting the first generator with the first garbage chamber. The air for combustion enters the bottom of one of the regenerative chambers, and thence passes up through a pile of bricks stacked, with spaces, to the top of the chamber; thence by means of flues con- nected with a second flue which, communi- cates directly with the gas producer into the first garbage chamber. The combustion takes place at the point of entrance, and the heat of the combus- tion in the first garbage chamber drives off the water and reduces the garbage to a charred mass. The heat then passes through the second garbage chamber, in which the garbage is sufficiently acted upon to drive off the water, and thence through a flue into the top of the second regenera- tive chamber down through the bricks and out of a flue at the bottom to the stack. At the second burning of garbage the direction of the current of the gas producer is reversed through the regenerative and garbage chambers. The advantages claimed for the regenerator is that the not gases, cr the preducts of combustion, while pass- ing through the loosely laid brick work, lose their heat, which is absorbed by the Lrick, thus saving the heat, which would otherwise pass out of the chimney and be wasted. It is claimed, further, that there are no odors from the process, and that the intense heat generated kills whatever germs there might be in the garbage. Health Oificer Woodward spoke very fa- vorably of the furnace to a reporter of The Star today. He said he had investigated it thoroughly and was convinced that it was a gcod system, and could be used with great advantage in Washington. —— __ A WARRANT FOR DALEY. A Man Whese House Was Raided Makes Charges. Police Sergt. John C. Daley of the fourth precinct, who has made so many Hquor raids in South Washington, is to be called upon in the Police Court to explain his conduct in a raid he made last night. In this raid he entered the house of a colored man named William Thomas,- at 79 K street southwest, and made an arrest. It is stated that he found a number of empty bottles, but no supply of iiquor. Michael King, the owner of the property, complains that in making the raid the police broke a lock off the door and tore up the woodshed flooring. This, Mr. King thinks, he had no right to do, and this af- ternoon he swore out a warrant in the Police Court against Sergt. Daley, charging him with destroying private property. The liquor case was in court today, and at the request of Sergt. Daley was continued until Thursday. It is likely that both cases will be disposed of at the same time. ———— No Sale Made. Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., auctioneers, offered at public sale this morning the property of the Potomac Light and Power Company in front of the power house near the south end of the Chain bridge in Virginia. The land, comprising some ten acres, as well as the improvements and other property of the company purchased at the judicial sale of the property about a vea~ ago, by Amherst H. Wilder, were offered tor sale. The highest bid received was $10,000, and the property was withdrawn. ——_ —__ Headquarters to Be Here. The headquarters of the High Tent, I. O. of Rechabites of North America, will be in this city hereafter. The fortieth session has just been held at Lonaconing, Md. Reports showed a large growth. John R. Mahoney of this city was elected high chief ruler. Other officers are James A. Cunningham, H. D. R., Lonaconing, Md.; James H. Dony, H. S., Anacostia, D. C. James L. Belote, H. T., Norfolk, Va.; L. F. Quigley, H. lecturer, Zanesville, Ohio; Geo. W. Glenn, P. H. C. R., Sykes, Va.; D. L. Diek, H. L., Lonaconing, Md.; E. W. Kir- by, H. C., Washington, D. C. Miss Celia Coleman, H. G., East Liverpool, Ohio. ——._—_. ¥ It Was Loaded. Daniel T. Chase, a colored youth, em- ployed at 813 J3th street northwest, cocked what he supposed to be an unloaded re- volver this morning. His assumption and his method of doing so were defective. Dr. McDonald at the Emergency Hospital dressed a bad gunshot wound in his right ankle and foot a few minutes after the revolver was thus erroneously and imper- fectly .cocked. —.__. Brickinyer Badly Hurt. George Turner, a colored bricklayer, at work on the new Lafayette Square Opera House, was nearly killed this morning by a pile of terra cotta tile falling on him. His skull was crushed, and a long scalp wound inflicted that took fifteen stitches to bring together. The man lies at the Emergency Hospital in charge of Dr. Fur- Jong, and is in a precarious condition. ——— Badly Hurt by a Chair. James ‘Willis, a white boy, who keeps the wolf from the door by his efficiency as a waiter, fell over a chair in sore way this noon, and the severe scalp wounds that were caused by the mishap were sewed up at the Emergency Hospital. James did not say whether the chair was on the floor or in the air when he fell over it. —>.—_ Kicked by a Horse. John A. Rollins, a stableman at Bell’s stables, was kicked by a horse and had his ankle broken this morning. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital. G GAME LAWS A Decision Reached Regardi:g Them by the Indian Bureau. The Bannacks and Shoshoncs Have a Perfect Right to Hunt Despite the Statutes. It has been definitely decided by the In- dian bureau that no atteation will be paid to the game laws of Wyoming where they come in conflict with the treaty of the United States with the Bannack and Sho- shone Indians. The Attorney General, after considering the matter, has informed the Secretary of the Interior and the commissioner of In- dian affairs that the rights of the Indians to hunt on unoccupied grounds in his opin- ion are unquestionable, and that he con- siders that.the state of Wyoming has no power to limit or abridge this right. No definite steps to enforce this determi- nation have been decided upon, furtier than thar the instructions to the United States district attorneys to secure the 1e- lease of Indians now in custody on writs of Labeaus corpus probably will be supple- mented by an order to do the same thing in case any arrest is made in the future. ‘The bureau will discourage hunting by the Indians as far as possible, and at pres- €nt no passes will be issued permitting the braves to leave the reservation. It is prob- able that a small number of soldiers will be kept at the Jackson's Hole country during the remainder of the hunting season, and if it should be deemed advisable at any time to permit the Indians to leave the reservation to hunt, the whites probably will rot be permitted to molest them. It is hoped, however, that the work on the irrigation ditch soon to be contract2d for will furnish occupation and money for the Indians and make hunting unnecessary for their maintenance during the winter. No _ immediate trouble is anticipated, the Indians now are all on their reservi tions and are likely to remain there for the present. © —_—>——_. STOPPING THE CARS. Orders Given Today to Conductors of the W. and G. Railroad. An order issued today by the authorities of the Washington and Georgetown Reil- toad Compary is supposed to be due to the recent agitation as to the necessity for a police regulation respecting the stopping and starting of cars. Conductors said they would be inclined to think that the whole affair was a joke were it not for the pos- sible consequences of a violation. This order, which, more correctly sp2ak- ing, is rather calling attention to one of the rules in the company’s book of rules, requires the conductors not to start the cars until the passenger is well on board, and is intended, presumably, to give the passenger an opportunity to get a seat without being in the least degree jostled. The conductors who were talked with by The Star reporter said that it would be im- possible to carry out the order. They were, they said, allowed thirty-six minutes to go from the Navy Yard to Georgetown, but if they were to wait for every person who gets on to get a seat before they start up egain, it would take fifty minutes to make the run. “As a matter of fact,” sald one conduc- tor, “I do not believe the company expects us to obey the order. If we get behind two minutes, unless it be from an accident to the cable, the conductor and the gripman are each given a month, which costs them $60 apiece. and I tell you that after a man has suffered to that extent, the next time he gets < chance to run his car he is not seine to care whether people get seats or no! “So far as I am concerned, I am going to vse my best judgment in starting my train after a passenger is on board. If the party be old and infirm, or seems to be sick, I will wait all the timapnecessary for them to get seated, but active, healthy people will have to look out for themselves the same as they have done heretofore. The company has been putting on a good many new conductors recently, and perhaps the new order is for their benefit.” a MINISTER DENBY’S COURSE. He Will Await Definite News Before Reporting to the Department. Minister Denby has not yet advised the State Department concerning the present situation in China. Acting Secretary Adee said today that the minister was not the kind of a man to report what he intended to do or to report progress to certain stages of business he has in hand, but would be mor: likely to report accom- plished fact. He had no doubt that the minister was doing all that it was possible to do. - Home From an Inspection Tour. Chief Engineer J. H. Perry and Passed Assistant Engineer Norton, who were ap- pointed @ board to inspect the new com- mercial steamers plying between Buffalo, N. Y., and Duluth, Minn., have returned to their desks in the Navy Department. They have not prepared their reports, but speak very highly of the Northwest and the Northland, :he two vessels inspecicd, as equal to transatlanuc liners. ———~e.___ ‘The Indiana Nearly Ready to Sail. Chief Constructor Hichborn of the navy has returned from an inspection of the work on the battleship Indiana, now pro- gressing in Cramp’s yards at Philadelphia, and expresses the opinion that the vessel will be ready for trial by the Ist of Oc- tober. ——___-e+______ Commodore Matthews Returns. Commodore Matthews, chief of the bu- reau of yards and docks, returned today from Newport, where he has been spending a few weeks. While absent he has been preparing a report upon the necessity for rew buildings for the Annapolis Naval Academy. Before the report is completed Commodore Matthews will visit the Milj- iry Academy at West Point to see if the arrangement of the buildings there will offer any suggestion for new buildings at Annepolis. ee —— A Railroad in Nicaragaa. Mr. Thomas O'Hara, United States consul at San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua, informs the State Department of the current re- port there that money has been subscribed for the building of a railroad between the towns of Managua and Rama. The road will be 102 miles long and will open up a fertile section. Mr. O'Hara also says there is much talk of the establishment of tele- graph and telephone lines between Blue- fields and Rama. ——— Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets, reported by W. B. Hibbs, stock, grain and cotton broker, 1421 F st. GRAIN, Oh ists Goa, oes A BIG OOH OLE 68% GG 685% se So° Su Se 30% BU%-1 20 4 19% 19% 19 927 932 9.2 Lard—Sept 5.90 2 Ribs—Sept 5.72 corto: Month. September October. November. December. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, August 26.—Flonr weak—western super, 2252.50; do. extra, do. £ 3.16a3.40; winter wheat 3.65 3. 10., spring wheat stratzht, 3.35% receipts, 13,640 barrels; shipments, 13,475 barrel: sales, 200 barrels. Wheat weal 34; September G5a65%: 2 61: FINANCE AND TRADE . Interest Centered in the Granger Stocke, THE RAILWAY LIS? WAS STRONG Gold Exports Exciting Some Discussion. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, August 26.—Sp2culation this morning centered lergely in the granger stocks, St. Paul in particular being in yood demand. Purchases of about 10,000 shares of the stock mentioned were credited to the covering of short sales made consider- ably under prevailing prices. The operator for whose account the ma- jerity of such purchases were made is now on the long side of the market, strong in- terests behind the upward movement hav- ing compelled his-abandonment of original views. Nerthwest and Rock Island were advanced for substantial net gains, all ad- vices reiative to business prospects seem- ingly warranting higher prices. The strong optimistic circular on the fu- ture of St. Paul sent out to the clients of the recently organized monetary trust was undoubtedly an important factor in to- day's trading, a comprehensive interpreta- tion of the argument making it applicable to the entire group of grain-carrying roads. London sold some stocks at the advance, but the volume of business from ‘that ce! ter continues too small for serious consid- eration a speculative factor. The railroad list in general, while ne- glected in many instances, was strong at fractional gains from opening prices. Sen- timent is strongly opposed to short sales, the street arguing that the end of the va- cation season and the end of professional domination will both be chronicled on the same date. Concessions will occur from tim2 to time, of course, but purchases at the decline will in the long run be found more profitable than sales on rallies. Sugar was active under liberal sales for both accounts, a further reduction in the manufactured product inspiring an attack by the usual bear element. This reduc- tion in rates to the trade is the second since last Wednesday and indicates the necessity of making concessions in order to attract business. Frcm all surface indications the desire of the largest interests in the property is not in the direction of improyement. The attitude of the new tobacco com- biration cortinues to look genuinely ag- gressive, the cigarette monopoly of the American company being liable to sudden overthrow and demoralization. Arguing from this standpoint, the room sold the stock of the latter company down, to % 3-4, a loss of 21-4 per cent from initial figures. Unless some immediate agreement can be reached by the rival concerns, the usual ecntest for business will be followed by viclent market fluctuations. The market for sterling exchange was somewhat weaker in tone this morning owing to an increased supply of cotton and grain bills. Some gold will go out tomor- row in settlement of recent bond sales for European account. There is considerable uncertainty as to what amount of gold will go out during the week, but the opinion prevails that the movement will show 8 falling off from last week. ‘The trading of the last hour was influenc- ed by realizing sales in the more active features of the morning, but the general tendency of the market was unchanged. Tennessee Coal and Iron was advanced cn purchases inspired by rumors of im- portant favorable developments in connec- tion with the iron trade. The present sit- vation is working around to what promises to be a complete verification of early fore- casts on the subject of next fall's market. An increased public demand will undoubt- edly be forthcoming and intrinsic value will in all probability improve. ————— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high. est and the :owest and ihe closing prices of the New York stock market tcday, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New Yor’: stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Stocks. Low. Last. American >ugar........ 106% TK American Sugar, Pid. sense American Tobacco. 98 98” MAY ‘American Cotton Oli... 253 953g 253 Atchison. Iss 19 | 18h Canada Southern: 5655 Canada Pacific Louisville & Nashvilie.. Long Island Traction. 15 15 15 6 Metropolitan ‘Iraction.. Manhattan Elevated. . Michigan Central ‘Missouri Pacific. National Lead Co.. National Lead Co., Pid. Leather. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12_ o'clock and Georgetown Kallroad rights, $1,000 at 150; $200 at 160; $200 at 160. Washington and George- town Railroad, 5 . S. 4s, registered, 112 bid, js, ~oupoa, 112%4 bid, 113 asked. bid. Ss, 1904, 115% bid. ‘ear fund 58, 103 id. Water stock r stock 7s, 1 109 m.—Washingion a Bonds. 30-year fund Gs, gold, 11 1, currency, 115 bid) Wat 658, funding, currency, and Georgetown Rat! 2d, 150 bid. ‘Metropolitan Railroad conv. 68, 108 bid. Belt Iail- road Sx, 82 bid, S7 asked.” Eckington Railroad 6s, 100 did. Columbia Railroad 6s, 11124 Wid, 112% asked. ington Gas Company 68, series A, 113 bid. Washington Company 6s, series B, 114 bid. _ Washington ny conv. 6s, 125 bid. U. 8. ric Light cou’ 125 bil. Amer- jean Security and Tru find A., 100 bid. American Sec rust Ss, A. and O., 700 bid. Washington 110. bid. ‘Washington Market Company 110 bid. Washington Market Company ext bid. Ma- sonic Hall Association 5s, Washington 1 Light Infantry Ist 63, 100 bid. tocks.—Baak of Washington, ie, 250" bid. |. Se 130 bid, 5 Y , 106. bid pid, 105% asked. Lincoln, 100 bid. Ohio, id. Safe Deposit and ‘Trast Compantes.— Deposit and Trust, 121 bid, 130 asked. W om Loan and Trast, 121 bid, 126 asked. “American Se- Washington curity and Trust, 187 bid, 142 asked. Safe Deposit, 50 asked. Railroad Stocks.—Wasbington and Georgetow: orn. = mber, 42242! 17, r. | | i 0. 2 mixed, 2 H stock, 134,885 Iushels. Rye dull | and easy— 47%—receipts, 4,643 bushels; stock, 39,536 bushels. Hay steady, good demand | for choice—choice timothy, $15.00. ‘Grain freights dull, demand slow, rates easy--steam to Liv sr bushel, 2d. August; Cork for orders per «u: 28.7. August. Sugar firm—zranulated, 00 pounds. Butter steady—fancy cream- do. imitation, 15216; do. ladie, 14; good | tore packed, 10a13. Egzs firm—fresh, » prices higher—fancy do. 85 pounds, 9a Metropolitan, 95 bid, #S asked. “Colum- I Jas and Electric Light Stocks. —Washington Gas, £04 bid. Georgetown Gas, 50 bi . S. Electric Light, 133% bid. Matiranee’ Stocka.—Firemen's, 38% bid. Franklin, ce § 40 bid. Metropolitan, 7 bid. Corvoran, [ bid. Potornac, 65. bid. Arlington, 140. b American, 165 Wid. National Unio lnmbia, 18 bid. Riggs, 7% bid. Peop’ Lincoln, 8 bid. Commercial, 4% bid. ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 10@ }, 115, aaked. | Columbla Title, 7 bid, 8 asked. ‘Telephone, Stoc} nnsylvania, ST bid, Chesa- ake and Potomac, 55 bid. Aneri-an Graphophone, bid, 5 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carciage, .25 bid, 130 asked. Miscellaneous Washington Market, 12 bid. Great Falls Ice, 130 bid, 140 esked. Lincoln Hall, 70 Md. Mergenthaler Linotype, 190 Did.