Evening Star Newspaper, September 2, 1895, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Fair Statement of the Situation in Central America. NOT ALWAYS AT WAR AS BELIEVED Four of the Five Republics Appar- ently Quiet TRADE OF THE ISTHMUS CHICAGO, September 2.—Mr. John Rice Chandler, the correspondent of the Asso- ciated Press in Guatemala, arrived direct frem that country today, and he was re- quested to make a full and frank state- ment of the situation in Central America, now that he is on American soil. Mr, Chandler has been in the service of the United Siates government in Central and South America for several years, and is acquainted with the situation and can speak intelligently. He says: “There is a general belief that Central Americans are always at war or on the eve of a reyolu- tion. Recently this belief has apparently been backed up by the telegraphic reports of several journals in the United States. In truth, four or five republics are today apparently quiet. “The fifth, Salvador, has had some riots recertly, due to the connivances of Ezeta, heeded by Gen. Antonio Ezeta, who is now in San Francisco trying to organize a fill- bustering expedition with American capital in the California cit: Nevertheless, the party in power, with Gen. Guittierez at its bead, has the good will of the majority of people, and it may be difficult to oust him. “The other republics are doing their best to build up their national credit and keep all turbulent elements in their places. But Guatemaia has been without revolution for scme twenty years, and there has been ab- solute peace during that period, with the exception of a war in 18) with Salvador, which lasted twe months. The greatest preduct of that country is coffee. The ex- ports this year will probably reach some twenty million. The government, under Gen. Reyman Barrios, ably seconded by his minister of war, Gen. Morales, is all for Peace. “All of the trade of Central America goes to San Francisco and New York, but there is no reason that Memphis, St. Louis, New Orleans and other cities on the Mississippi, also Chicago, Cincinnati and other western cities that are practically tributary to the Mississippi river could not get a very large share. The country is very rich in min- erals, as well as all tropical products, and on'y needs energy and capital of the Amer- icans to build up a new Eldorado. ‘One of the vital questions in Central America today ts naturally the money doc- trine and the course the American govern- ment may pursue in sustaining it. The Central Americans throughout believe that no other nation but the United States can and should build the Nicaraguan canal, and that the $100,000,000 which it may cost will be amply paid for by the obtaining of a majority of South American commerce, especially that on the Pacific side, imports and exports having been calculated to be both $2,000,000 per annum.” ae EX-SENATOR LEWIS DEAD. The Virginia Statesman Passed Away This Morning. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., September 2—Ex- United States Senator John F. Lewis died at his home, near Harrisor.burg, at 9:20 this morning, after a protracted illness from cancerous disease, in his seventy-seventh year. He was the lineal descendant of John Lewis, father of Gen. Andrew Lewis, and the first settler of what is now Augusta county. He was elected lieutenant goy- ernor under Gilbert C. Walker,and the same year was elected to the United States Sen- ate for the long term. In 1881 he was again elected Hcutenant governor on the ticket with Gov. Wm. E. Cameron, and at the expiration of his term retired to private life. He was an important figure in Virginia politics during readjuster days, ard wielded large influ- ence at that time. He was warm-hearted and génerous, and intensely loyal to his friends. — REVIEWED BY THE KAISER. The German-Americans Participate in the Berlin Celebration. BERLIN, Septeti¥er’2—Emperor William was astir early today and inaugurated the second day of the.festivities in connection with the celebrations of the battle of 1870-71 by personally decorating with branches of oak leaves the four corps standards. ‘The first regiment of the guards were drawn up in front of the castle to witness the ceremony. At 8:30 the emperor set out for the parade ground to review the Ger- man-Ameriecan veterans. The weather was beautiful and the city had put on its gayest attire. 5 Large crowds thror ged the streets, which were most elaborately decorated with flags and bunting. Leading manufacturers and merchants had vied with each other in contributing to the brilliancy of the dis- play. All the public buildings in the city Were decked in the most elaborate manner. The decorations of the Unter-den-Linden ard Friedrichstrasse were especially pro- fuse. The Brandenburg gate was covered with laurel wreaths, hanging from which were streamers of dark crimson velv-t inscription in gold letters, shaped themselves under God's guidance.” Among the specially magnificent decor. tions were those of the column of victory and the monument of Frederick the Great. Prepared as Before. MUNICH, September 2.—At the celebra- {lon yesterday of the battle of Sedan Prince Leopold, second son of Luitpold, prirce regent of Bavaria, delivered a speech, In the course of which he thanked his hearers in the name of his father for the patriotism which they had evinced. Prince Leopold said that in every town and village throughout the empire German hearts were filled with joy at the remem- brance ef the great and memorable period in the history of the-nation which conciud- ed on the battlefield of Sedan. ‘The episode of this celebration, the prince continued, was unparalleled in the military history of Germany. If God so willed he said, the army would again, as it was a quarter of a century ago, be prepared to wage war unto the last breath in a combat of life and death against any who dared lay hands upon the most sacred possessions of the fatherland. ed eee ANOTHER EASTERN WAR. fes Between Russia and Japan jeved to Be Imminent. BAN FRANCISCO, September 2.—Chester Holcomb, who has just returned from China, after twenty-one years’ service in the American legation at Peking, says the recent massacre is traceable to the result of the recent Chinese-Japanese war. Mr. Holcomb says the most interesting question in the orient at the present, out- side of the missionary massacres and the cholera, is the approaching conflict be- tween Russia and Japan. “Yhat Japan and Russia will become mixed up in a dispute which will result in war, goes without saying,” said he, “and the commencement of actual hostilities is not far off ‘The Japanese have a big grievance against Russia, and Russia is preparing to make things warm for the arese. The other day I was told frank- ly by a Japanese in a high position in the government that Japan will rue the day that she permitted herself to get into war with China. It gives Russia the opportun- ity she has longed fo — ~~ First race, half mile—Helen H. (Dwyer), 4 to 5, first; Dorcas L. (Benkholder), 10 to 1, second; Chink (Neary), 8 to 1, third. Time, .49. Hostill ———— A deal has been closed by E. C. Robert- son & Co., Cincinnat!, whereby about 150 families of Swiss will settle on 10,000 acres of land in Lewis county, Tenn. . LAYING A CORNER STONE Members of the Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria Participate. The New Building to Be for the Use of All the Lodges of the Order Here. The thousands of members of the Inde- pendent Order of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria of this city partici- Pated in the exereises in connection with the laying of the corner stone of the Samaritan Temple this afternoon. The dif- ferent orders of the society assembled in Friends of Zion Hall, on G street, and after parading through the principal thorough- fares of South Washington gathered at the new buliding, which is being erected on I street between 2d and 3d, where the exer- cises were held. The meeting was called to order by District Grand Chief J. M. Washington. The exercises were introduced by the invocation of divine blessings, after which the interesting services of the order in connection with corner stone laying were gone through with. Laying the Corner Stone. The national grand sire, David F. Botts of Petersburg, Va., performed the services of laying the stone. ‘The secretary presented to the grand chief the fhings to be deposited in the cor- ner stone, including the constitution of the order and its by-laws, with the names of the District and national cflicers, and other fokers. After these were deposited the Secretary presented the grand sire with the copper plate for the covering of the stcre, upon which were engraved the object ‘hich the building is erected; the date of the laying of the corner stone; by whom laid; the name of the national and District officials. was then placed, and the grand sire said: “I pronounce the first stone of this building—for the use of the Independent Order of Good Samari- tars and Daughters of Sowana—laid in regular form and order.” He then pro- ceeded to deliver an oration upon the “Past, Present and Future of the Order, Which was received with much applaus‘ The ode was delivered, and the Capital City Band rendered musical selections. The New Building. The new building, when completed, will be the headquarters of all the Samaritan Icdges of the District of Columbia. There are sixty-four lodges of the order in the city, with a membership of 4,000. The new building is a spacious one, in which are located the lodge rooms and a large hall for public entertainments. The officials of the lodge are: F. C. Bright, presiden W. T. Chatman, secretary, and C. H. Ma shall, treasurer. 1 board of directors are C, H. Marshall, T. Chatinan, F.C. Bright, C, D. Sydnall, Thomas H. Johnson, T. A. Smith and W. H. Hunter. There are several juvenile orders of the lodge, com- prising a membership cf iW. The other | speakers this afternoon besides the nation- al grandsire were C. H. Marshall and W. H. Hunter. —_~>___ NEARLY CHEATED THE COMPANY. Judgment for Insurance on a Man Afterward Found Alive. DULUTH, Minn., September 2.—George Fraker of Topeka, Kas., the man who w supposed to have been drowned in th Missouri river two years ago, was cap- tured in the woods near Tower, Minn., yes- terday. Fraker’s life was insured for 3 000, and the heits brought suit in the Kan- sas courts to recover. The case went to the Supreme Court, and was one of the most famous cases in the country. The insurance companies were defeated in the final decision, it being recorded last month. It was always maintained by the comp: nies that Fraker was alive, but his where- abouts were unknown. Recently it became known in some way | that Fraker was near. ‘Lower, where was known under the alias of Schnell. Attorney Robert T. Merris and Deputy | Sheriff Wilkinson of Topeka came here and crganized a party to search for nim. Fra- | ker was found in the woods, and his cap. ture was ‘effected in &-stratesig manner. He was brought to Duluth today and was taken to Topeka at once. Fraker will go without a requisition. He has been living near Tower six months. He admits his identity, and said he ‘did not leave home on ‘purpose to defraud the com- panies, but while he was near the Mis- souri river he fell in. He swam across the river and got on land. «Whe next day he read in the papers that he had been drowned, and concluded to carry out the deception and allow his heirs -tocollect the insurance. oe MARSHALL sMeDONALD. The Head of the United States Fish Commission Died Yesterday. Mr. Marshall McDonald, United States fish commissioner, died at 2:30 o'clock yes- terday morning at his residence, i5l4 R street northwest. He had been Ill since last Ncvember with a pulmonary disease, which took a serious turn about a week ago. He had been spending the summer in the Adi- rerdacks in the hope of benetitting his health, but two weeks ago he began to fail rapidly, and it was decided that he should return to Washington immediately. He ar- rived here Friday afternoon, and’ steadily grew worse from then <o the ‘iour of his death. Mr. McDonald was born in Oetober, 1835, in Romney, Va. He was educ: at the Virginia Military Institute, where he grad- uated in 1860, was made an assistant in chemistry there directly afterward, under Stonewall Jackson, and held that position until the outbreak of the war, tered the confederate servic as a member of Gen. Stonewcll siaff. Subsequently he became of engineers, and served throu: war in different parts of the field, holding the rank of major of engineers at its close. He was then appointed a professor in the Virginia Military Institute with the rank of colonel. He continued there until 1879, | when he was employed as an assistant on | the United States fish commission, in con- nection with the fishery statistics of the tenth census, the field assigned to him be- ing the collection of material relative to the Shad and other river fisheries of the middle and southern Atlantic states. Upon the comp! of this work he was transferred to the fish cultural branch of the commission, taking charge more es- pecially of the propagation of don the Potomac river and of the Wytheville tr hatenirg station, Va. Subsequenil: placed in charge of the Givision of tion of fishes, a position he held at time of Prof. Baird's death. At that he had also been holding the position of fish commis ginja. He was appointed by _ Meveland United States commissio! fish and fisheries, to Pi taking the oath of o Under his administration the has been e ngly prospero scope of its work has been very increased. He took an active interest in the branches of its work, but " tastes have been chiefly in the line of fish culture, in which he devised before and subsequent to his appointment as com- ioner. many ‘mporta ments ethods of prapagat ibution. in the . but also ky inany of and in several f eign countries. He was al the inventor of a successful fishway bears his name. Col. McDonald was descended from rev. Iution officers in thre2 lines, and has taken an active part in the Sons of the Americaa Revolution, having been one of the earliast members of the local organization, its first treasurer and for some years its vice president. He was aiso a member of the ory committee which a) ization of the National Society of the nghters of the Revolution. fe Col. MeDonal will be mourned by a wide ci nds and acquaint- ances, and will be s felt by the fish- ing interests of the country. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning. T remains will be interred at Oak Hill at 11 o'clock. se About a Horse. John Weaver, a man who was employed by John W. Godfrey, a farmer, who lives on the Conduit road, is under arrest on suspicion of having stolen his employe! horse. The animal hes not been recovered and the prisoner claims that a relative | committed the robbery. NOT WITH COL. TAIT|-The Reason For Advestising. ALONG THE LINE The Will of Judge Holt Was Not in His Safe. NO FORTHER DEVELOPMENTS TODAY A Contest Over the 1873 Will Expected. NO MORE CLUES dt is not at all probable that Judge Holt’s will was burned cr mislaid in Colonel Tait’s safe. Miss Nena Tait, daughter of Colonel Tait, has returned to the city. She was familtar with her father's papers ard with the papers in his safe. She says Judge Holt's will was not there. “Absence from the city,” said Miss Tait today, “has prevented my giving earlier attention to what appeared in the local papers last week in regard to my father, the late Colonel James A. Tait, and his probable connection with the Holt will case. While it is true that Colonel Tait and Judge Holt were friends for many years, and that the latter was a frequent caller at Colonel Tait’s office, there is no evidence that the will was ever in Colonel Tait's possession, or that he even knew of its existence. ' At the time of the burning of his office there were several wills in his safe, which were saved and Kept at his residence until properly dis- posed of, the last one going out of his pos- session two years before his death. “The name of the testator was plainly written on the wrapper of each, and as I saw them frequently I can say positively that the Holt will was not among them. At thé time of Judge Holt’s death Col. Tait, then confined to bis house by the illness, from which he never recovered, spoke in fecling terms of the friendship that had existed between them, but said nothing indicated any knowledge of the dis- position the jude had made of his prop- erty. If the will had been in his possession it would have been promptly produced at the proper time.” In His Sister's Behalf. Wickliffe Throckmorton, brother of Juse- phine Holt Throckmorton, came to Wash- ington Saturday night, and yesterday went with Col. Wright to the city hall and ex- amined the three pieces of paper that once bore Judge Holt’s intention to give his god- child a molety of bis estate. Mr. Throck- morton is said also to have shown letters from Judge Holt to disprove the statement made by Judge Holt's servants and sev- eral intimate friends that he had experi- enced a change of feeling toward Mrs. Mary Throckmcrton, and had bidden his servants not to admit her to his house or mertion her name to him. ‘These letters gre addressed to both Mrs. Throckmorton and her granddaughter, and are kindly and friendly. They are said to show conclusively that if any subsequent will was made the mysterious one now in Col. Wright's safe, the Throckmor- tcn family was to be remembered. — Mr. Throckmorton had an interview with Luke Devlin during the day, and ascertained as far as may be at this time what steps are to be taken to prove and enforce the will of 1873. Washington Holt’s Movement Washington Hclt made a visit yest lay to the Holt mansion on New Jersey avenue and conversed with the servants in the house as to the source of the will of 1872 and the whereabouts of the alleged will of 1886. Without forming theories or running out clues, Mr. Holt is quietly acquainting himself with all the facts in the case. He believes the will of 1886 is in existence, and of course hopes it will yet come to lignt. He manitests no uneasiness about the will of 1873, for he thinks there isabundant tes- timony to show that it was not Judge Holt's intention to dispose of his estate in the manner set forth therein. Chancery Proceedings. With that will set aside, the estate would be divided according to law, unless, in the contest which is sure to come over the will of 1873, it can be shown positively that there was a will made subsequently, ani that certain bequests were known to have been made. In that event it is not un- likely that a suit in chancery will be In- stituted to take testimony on the charac of the missing will and the bequests tained In it, and a draft of that will would be agreed upon by the witnesses having knowledge of it. Of course, this presu: poses definite testimony as to the exis ence and the major part of the legac supposed to be contained in it. Thus far nothing is known In regard to that will more than is told by Judge Holt’s mem- o1andum, now in the possession of John Holt in Mississippi. Talks With Horatie King. Gen. Horatio King seems to have been a frequent visitor at the Holt mansion down to the lk year of Judge Holt’s life. Many of his cards are found there in Judge Holt’s reoms. Gen. King, it will be remembered, some years ago wrote several very care- fully prepared articles for some of the magazines upon the trial and execution of Mrs. Surratt, his special aim in what he wrote being to meet and answer the criti- cism which had been passed upon Judge Holt’s connection with that unhappy event. Judge Holt rever failed to show his gratitude tc Gen. King for this service. It seems to heve teen one of the ruling pas- sions of the oid man’s life to love thase who thought he was right in the Surratt matter and tc hate these who thought he was wrong. “The intimacy betwi Gen. King, id a member of family to a Star reporter today ceedingly close and lasting. I nave hea-d Gen. King mention that he had been to see Judge Holt and talk with him about his (Gen. King’s) will, and at that time Judge Holt bad talked very freely with him .n regard to the disposition which he intended to make of his estate, and said that he at one time intended to dispose of his property in a very different manner from his inten- tion at the time of the interview. “He made no concealment of his dislike for Mrs, Throcktmorton on account of some slight which the latter had put upon Mrs. Washington Holt. At another time, I can- not remember whether it was after this interview in regard to General King’s will or before—but I remember the cccasion quite well—teneral King came home and sald he had been to see Judge Holt and that he had found him quite sick. “Gen. King said that he had had quite a talk with the judge about his business affairs, and that Judge Holt said that he only hoped and prayed the good Lord that he might get well in order that he might set his business matters in just the shape that he wanted them to be, and that he in- tended to make a will which siould include every disp ion he wished to make of his estate, and that Washington Holt, his nephe would have entire charge of the settling of his affairs.” Counsel for Mr. en Judge Holt and 3 King's Devlin. Luke Devlin has retained Blair Lee and J. J. Darlington as counsel for him as executor of the will of 1873. Mr. Devlin says Major Throckmor- ton has been advised not to come to Wash- ington until notitied by Mr. Lee that his presence is required. Mr. Devlin had the choice of nine good lawyers, who all prof- fered their servic: —_—.—__ Worthless Cheeks. Detectives Carter and Galiaher this after- neon errested a young man who gave his reme as Charles D. Arnett of 647 Acker street northeast, and locked him up on sus- picicn of attempting to pass an alleged werthless check for $20. The check pur- ported to be given by S. L. Denty, the gro- cer, and was made payable to E. C. Rich or bearer. When taken to police headquarters he claimed that E. C. Rich was his broth- er-in-law, and had given him the check in payment for de’ Later he admitted that he wrote the check himself, and said he did so because he was in destitute circumstances. He was arrested on complaint of Mr. Levi, the keeper of a clothing store, at whose place he attempted to pass the check in payment for clothing. The young man, who only has one hand, was locked up for a hearing in the Police Court tomorrow. | wrapped up ‘fh # blanket. Pain ay use The oo use resul| slisomthara vertising They teow, also, that one pays a like price for a like i _Advi space is not sent oe ouse in order t it may act as a decoy | duck for others. No “discount” for one, “special discount” for an- and “extra discount” for still an 5 Like price for like service is the only fair way. HELD ON A SERIOUS CHARGE Residents ef Martboro’ Disturbed by Ru- mors of a Lynching, A Colored Man Aceused of Attempting to Outrage a Little Girl—Now in Marlboro’ Jail. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. UPPER MARLBOR®’, Sept. 2.—J21n Da- vage, colored, nineteen years old, was com- mitted to jail by Justice of the Peace Wm. M. Coleman of Forestville, yesterday even- ing, in the sum of $1,000 bail, charged with an assault in an attempt to commit a rape on Emmu Stewart, the little seven-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Stewart of Kent dsitrict, on Scott Pleasant’s farm near Forestville, this county. ‘The prisoner was brought to jail yesterday by Messrs. Rawlings and Hendereon, special officers. The story of the crime as reported here was that the little girl was passing by the stable when Davage, who is an employe of Mr. Stewart, rushed out, seized her and drew her in the stable, where he attempted to ccmmit the outrage. He did not suc- ceed, because the child began to scream, and as the house is but a short distance from the stable, he let her go, fearful that she might be heard at the house. As soon as she was released she ran at once to the house and told Miss Forr, a domestic, what had occurred. That night when Mr. and Mrs. Stewart returned home from Washington, where they had gone that day, and were inform- ed of the occurrence Mr. Stewart went before Justice Coleman and reported the case. A writ was issued and the man ar- rested rext morning. After his hearing he was brought here and put in jail to await the action of the Octcber term of the grand jury. He had not, been in jail over three or fgur hours, when he made an unsuccessful attempt to break jail. To make him more secure he was remoyed to another cell and placed in leg irons chain- ed to the flodr. ** When seen,,by the correspondent of The Star today he was stretched out on his mattress on his stomach, with his head He did not at- tempt to move-luntil the key had been turned on The Star man and then he turn- ed over, unceyered his head and began to stare. ‘I want everybody to know,” he said, in response to questio: “that I am not suilty of this that I charged with. Fri- day morning J was at the stable hitching up the wagog when the three little chil- dren of Mr...St@wart came down to the le, and, } children generally do, ted to rid6 in the wagon. I told them 13 golng after @ load of wood, but on my return ipfteped to go after a load of peaches, and thpy could go with me. They got to playifie round the wagon, and I took up a Whipsafii ‘made belieye I was going. to. hit ihfimrsfTaid the whip down and continued to harness my horses, when Margaret, 2 four-yedr-old sister of Emma, got the whip dnd started after her sister, who ran in the stable, and in trying to get away from her sister got hurt. She ran to the house and told Miss Farr and then came to where I was. Miss Farr came out of the house, calling the little girl to her, telling her not to play where I was any more. I continued during the day to attend to my work, and when Mr. Stewart came from his office in the War Department it was late, for he and Mrs. Stewart nad stayed to tea in Washington that night with some friends, and did not return until ateut 9 o'clock. I took his horse out and went to call on a friend. After stopping with him until late at night I returned to the stables, where I slept. Before going to bed I looked in the stables lo see if the horses were all right. I did so, and found Mr. Stewart's driving horse, but one of my wagon horses was missing. I immediately went to the house, rapped on the door and intormed Mrs. Stewart what had happened. “She told me that Mr. Stewart had gone out and would b2 back soon and to take the horse out for him. I did so, and next morning was arrested.” In conclusion, he emphatically declared he had not assaulted the little girl as charged. Davage had not up to this morning touch- ed a mouthful of food. Some of the other prisoners have told him he will be lynched, and this has badly frightened him. Sheriff Geo. S. Dove came in town yester- day morning and after a consultation with State's Attorney Brandt concluded there was no necessity for Davage's being re- moved, as there was no probability of his being lynched. Some alarmist started a report last night that 150 men were on the way here to lynch him. ‘This report caused some little uneasiness for a while, Lut every one went to bed satisfied that there was nothing in it. Davage, it is claimed, is in no danger of being lynched. He will have a fair and impartial trial during the October term of the circuit court. He ts six feet in height and of stout build. SS CARNEGIE AND THE IRISH. He Writes at Considerable Length in Favor of Home Rule. LONDON, Sept. 2.—In a long letter from Mr. Andrew Carnegie, which is published in the Times today, Mr. Carnegie urges that the paper exert its influence to bring about a pacific solution of the Irish ques- tion. Such a course, Mr. Carnegie says, would probably command support in Can- ada, Australia and all the large cities pop- ulated by our race abroad. Mr. Carnegie then says that the language of the call for @ convention of Irish-Ampr- icans at Chicago shows the despair and disappointment of men who see in the ad- vent of the conservative party of Great Britain to power no hope for justice for Ireland. The letter then gives Mr. Carne- gie’s views in favor of home rule at con- siderable length, and concludes with say- ing: “The question is not only a British one, but, unfortunately, an American one as well, casting its baneful influence over our politics. — Believed: to Be a Ringer. PANA, Ill, September 2.—It is reported that “D. B, Saunders,” who won the mile and repeat bicygle race and cash prize at a fair here Friday, is a ringer, his real rame being Rey Peibles, a crack rider in class A of the L, A. W., who a week ago won a race at St. Louis, defeating the best riders of the country. His race here, if it really was Peibles, forever debars him from racing at league meets. Gone to Philudelphia, Postmaster General Wilson left over the Baltimore and Ohio at 9:30 o'clock this morring for Philadelphia on the private car of Postmaster Warfield of Baltimore, to attend the national letter carriers’ con- vention ther. —__——_+-e+___ A Leading California Lawyer. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2—Wm. C. Belcher, one of the most prominent lawyers in California, died last night after a ling- ering illness. Mr. Belcher was a native éf Vermont, and for several years was prin- cipal of an academy at Plattsburg, N. Y. He came to California in 1856. Scenes From the Starting of the Parade to its Close. THE CARS AT SEVENTH STREET All Arrangements Worked Har- moniously and Satisfactorily. MANY BODIES CHEERED From the time the parade wheeled down Ast street at 10 o’clgck until 1 o'clock, when fhe last organization passed by the review- ers, thére was entire harmony everywhere. There was slight friction at points, but by both sides giving away a little good feeling prevailed even between the paraders and the street cars. The day was not an op- pressively warm one, and the marchers consequently did not suffer. Over the whole Kine of march crowds lined the streets, and frequent cheers and waving handkerchiefs marked the passage of different organiza- tions. Many Places Decorated. Many of the business houses along Penn- sylvania avenue and F street were gaily decorated. with bunting and flags. It was exactly 10 o'clock when the head of the parade moved down Ist street and wheeled into the avenue. Belt line car No. 37 was halted and as the parade fairly turned into 1st street the cable cars running to the B. and O. depot were stopped at the Peace monument and switched back. The Peace monument was crowded with people, and the guy colors of dresses and parasols made an effective decoration. The parade took the north side of the avenue and did not interfere with the cable cars, which ran, carrying large crowds, who in that way obtained a good view of the paraders. Federation of Labor Banner. Stretched across the avenue a few blocks dcwn was the Federation of Labor banner, ard this was often cheered. At 4% street there was a dense crowd, and an interesting pcint was the large number of ladies in the windows and on the balconies. At 7th street there was liable to be trouble, if any- where, with the cable cars, and a slight peuse’ was made before crossing. Then Marshal McHugh and his staff rode across. and erip-car No. 5 going north and No. 10 gcing south promptly stopped. The parade. reached 7th street nt 10:15. There was a dense mass of people at this point, and many hundred little children occupied the frcnt of the line. ‘The float of District Assembly, No. 66, representing the interior of a school room, with little ones as scholars, was roundly applauded at this point, as it was all along the line of march. ‘The Cars at Seventh Street. After the parade had been passing 7th street for about twenty minutes the police and railroad pregram was divulged. Superintenjent Sailor was on hand, and with the aid of the police he broke a way through the spectators, and after the steam fitters had passed the parade was stopped while sevgral 7th street cars were put through. This process was repeated every ten or fifteen minutes, and an entire block- ade was prevented. There was some growl- irg amorg the paraders, but the delays were not long enough to create much feel- ing. The appearance of a boy dressed as a littlé red devil was received with a roar of applause as the government printing office men went by this point, as was the little colored youth in the dress suit at the head of the journeymen tailors. Big Crowds of Spectators. From 9th to 15th street there was a very large crowd of spectators, and at 15th street a partial bleckade of cable cara. Here and there at this point when there was an opening a car or two were sent through, but there was no trouble. There was a big crowd on the south steps of the treasury, and much cheering as the pro- cession passed. The neignborhood of La- fayette statue was also another rallying spot. On reaching the avenue again the parade took the south side and as soon as the head of the line had passed around Washington Circle there was a counter- march, and many greetings and cheers as different organizations passed each other. Countermarch at Washington Circle. At Washington Circle frem the time the bead of the line appeared there was a complete blockade of car traffic. No cars were put through here until the last or- garization had turned the circle. The pa- rade on its return passed around 15th street ard into F without trouble from the cars, and taking the south side of F street pass- ed through a thick lane of spectators clear to 6th street. The same tactics were adcpted at 9th and F and at ith and F by the car companies, and only an occa- sioral car was put through. At 6th street the parade turned and marched to the city hall, where it passed in review be- fore the marshal and his aids, and was dismissed, ending the most successful and best arranged Labor day parade yet wit- necsed here. ‘The Line of March, ‘The route of the parade as originally ar- ranged was fully carried out as follows: Beginning at city hall, Indiana avenue, east on Indiana avenue, to Ist street, to Pennsylvania avenue northwest, to 15th street, south of Treasury Department, to Executive avenue, thence to Pennsylvania avenue, to’ Washington Circle, counter- march at circle, return east to F street, to 6th, down 6th to city hall. During the march a number of attempts were made by teams to break through the line, but were promptly checked by_the police. At 19th street the Veteran Fire- men’s Association had out their apparatus, and rang their bell during the passage of the parade. ——— WEAVERS’ STRIKE ENDED. It Happily Comes to a Close on Labor Day. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2—Thos. Dev- lin’s Sons, carpet weavers, signed tho scale presented by their men, and all of their weavers went to work this morning. The surrender of this firm ends the great strike wich began about seven weeks ago and which kept about 8,000 workmen and a dozen big mills idle. The employes of the Fair Hill rolling mills have been granted an increase of 10 per cent in wages, beginning today. This is the second advance of 10 per cent made by that concern within a year. —<——>_—_. A Murderer Fatally Shot. VINCENNES, Ind., September 2.—Hill Carter, colored, shot and fatally wounded his ex-wife early today. Carter was cap- tured after being shot several times by officers. He is mortally wourded. Carter is an ex-convict and a desperate character. His wife procured a divorce from him while he was serving time for the state at Jeffer- sonville. — Resignation Accepted. Policeman E. D. Johnson, who got in trouble several weeks ago when he went to a colored church on 5th street and made an arrest, because it was alleged he was under the influence of liquor, reported for duty Friday night under the influence of liquor and was suspended. Saturday he tendered his resignation to the Commission- ers and it was accepted. ———___ Demolished the Wagon. This morning, about 8:40 o'clock, motor car No. 5 of the Metropolitan road ran against one of Carl Hoffman’s baker wagons near Florida avenue and 9th street, demolishing the wagon and injuring the horse. ———_—_ Plead Guilty. Louis H. Beeks, whose alleged “speak easy,” on Congress Heights, was raided last week, plead guilty in the Police Court today to a charge of keeping an un- liceased bar, and was fined $250 or sixty days in jail. MARSHAL McHUGH PLEASED/ NOW AT CAMP WERTS What He Says of the Parade of Which He Was the Head. The Finest Celebration of the Kind He Ever Witnessed—Good Be- havior of the Men. Chief Marshal Jas F. McHugh was great- ly gratified over the success of the Labor day parade. To a Star reporter today Mr. McHugh said: “I have seen Labor day parades in all parts of this country during the past eleven years, and I do not hesitate to pro- nounce the parade of today as the finest celebration of the kind I have ever wit- nessed. I do not mean that it was the largest I have seen, for I have been pres- ent on similar occasions in Chicago, Minne- apolis and other large cities, where work- irgmen are in greater numbers than in this elty, where the employment in the trades embraced in the unions is much greater. But in the character of the men turning out and in the orderly manner in which the day was celebrated in Wash- ington, it marks an event of which every laboring man may well feel proud. Thinks 10,000 Were in Line. “I believe that an estimate of 10,000 men in the parade is conservative, and within the facts. Nearly all the unions repre- sented marshaled a greater number of men than was anticipated. “There are many features of this celebra- tion that are subjects for congratulation to every one connected with it. Not one of the 10,000 laboring men who joined in the celebration showed the slightest evidence that he had even touched a glass of beer. It was the most orderly gathering that could be imagined. There was not an act of any man in the parade to call forth even a threat of arrest from the police,and certainly no arrest took place. This spirit of order was not confined to the paraders, but was characteristic of the great concourse of people who watched the Pparaders from the sidewalks. This crowd was handled without the slightest trouble, Calculated to Do Great Good. “Such exhibitions of labor as we had to- day are calculated to do great good to the cause. With.such evidence of the char- acter of men who compose organized labor in this city, such organization cannot ie held lightly. That parade was composed of men of intelligence and standing in the community. A finer body of men could be found nowhere, and they cannot fail to secure and hold the high esteem of every one. I hope that all men inclined to sne=r at labor organizations and to talk of short hours of labor as resulting in no good had an opportunity to see the members of our labor organizations today. “The parade today was a far greater suc- cess than it was on last Labor day. Labor Gay is destined to grow in importance and to redound greatly to the good of labor organizations.” ——— DEATH OF MAJ. SYLVESTER. The Associate Editor of the Post Passed Away Yesterday. Major Richard H. Sylvester, associate editor of the Post, died yesterday at his residence, 422 Sth street. Major Sylvester's association with Washington newspaper work dates from the birth of the Washing- ton Post, which he has been connected with &s the principal associate editor since that time. He was widely known in Wash- ington and the west, where he lived before coming here, and was universally held in the highest esteem. He was a writer of great force and a man of fine intellectual and moral. qualities. His editorial work has always ranked high, and he was re- garded as an authority, particularly as to political matters. His death occurred unex- pectedly yesterday morning, but his health has been brcken for the past year. He was a man of wonderful industry and pos- sessed an activity and energy remarkable in one of his age. In August, iS), he was stricken suddenly ijl at his desk, and for some time his condition was regarded as critical, but after an absence of a month during his convalescence he returned to Washington and resumed his newspaper work. His health gave way again, and for three months, up tothe time of his death, he had been confined to his room. On awak- ing yesterday morning he seemed to be in better health and spirits than he had been for some tine past, but at 9 o'clock, al- most without warning; he passed quietly away. Major Sylvester has had a varied and useful career in intellectual pursuits. He was born at Charleston, N. H., April 1i, 1830. His mother was a daughter of Senator Henry Hubbard. His father was Henry Sylvester, who held various yos!- tions of trust in Weetington under Presi- dents Jackson, Van Buren and Polk. Major Sylvester was four years at Phillip Exeter Academy, was a short time at Yale and was a graduate of the Ann Arbor law school, at which place he was admitted to the bar. He removed from Michigan to Iowa, where he occupied a position of re- porter of legislaii debate, and later be- came associated with the Lowa Capital Reporter, afterwards the Iowa State Press. He was for two terms superintend- ent of public schools of Johnston Coliege, au os aed years eee! of Iowa ve ing the war he wi ‘spa- Per correspondent. Selene in e became associated with th Louis Times, and was for a number = years its managing editor. When the Post was established in Washington he began his association with it as principal associ- ate editor. He was a man greatly beloved by all his associates and held in universal esteem. ies erhaps ie characteristic which :nost marked the late Maj. Sylvester was his gentleness and courtesy to his asscciates. To work with “the major,” as he was af. fectionately called by all his acquaintances, was to tove him. He was a hard worker, always the hardest on the paper with which he was connected, yet he never spoke of his work. Reserved, yet full of sympathy; firm in opinion, yet never offensive, and al- ways considerate, he won friends as few in his trying position have won them. The countless irritations of newspaper making did not sour his temper or wreck his judg- ment. A disappointment more than ordi- rarily serious he would greet with a bit of drily uttered humor. Not only his imme- diate associates loved him, but the printers, from the foreman to apprentice. Susges- tion took the place of complaint. He gained his purpose and no smart was left in the other's heart, Such a man has not lived in vain, no matter whether his store of honors be small or great. His life has been a les- son whose effect never dies. The funeral will be private, from the family residence, 422 5th street northwest, at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. It is ex- pected, however, that the employes of the Post and newspaper men will be present. —_.——_. CAUGHT UP A SMALL BOY. Exciting Incident of a Balleon Ascen- sion. LINCOLN, Ill, September 2.—A balloon aacension and parachute performance by Prof. Fry, in connection with Labor day, furnished quite a bit of excitement. James Irvin, @ boy of seven, was in the way dur- ing the inflation of the balloon, and was caught in the ropes when the balloon was released and to the horror of the aero- naut, was above him and could not be reached. The voice of the aeronaut could be heard commanding him to lie still and hold on. The balloon ascended 2,500 fed, when the parachute was cut loose, and the aeronaut and lad landed safely in a corn- field, both thoroughly frightened. ———— LOUISVILLE CLOTHIERS ASSIGN. Threatened Suits by Banks Caused the Catastrophe. LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 2.—Henry H. Wolfe & Co., No. 644 Westman street, one of the largest wholesale clothing firms in the south, filed a deed of assignment in the county clerk's office at noon today. The firm owes $200,000 to $250,000 and has assets which they believe will equal if not exceed that sum. Attorney T. W. Shindle has been named as assignee. The firm is composed of Henry H. Wolfe and Isa- dore G. Sternberger, brothers-in-law. The cause of the assignment is due to threatened suits of $30,000 by two banks and of suits for small amounts by various eastern concerns, The District National Guardsmen by the Seashore, 4 RECEPTION BY JERSEY RIFLEMEY The Meeting Promises to Be the Best. SCHEDULE oF CONTESTS Staft Correspondench of The Evening Star. CAMP WERTS, SEA GIRT, N. J., September 2, 1895. With rain pouring down as though the heavens had opened for the purpose of washing Jersey into the Atlantic, with lightning flashing and thunder rolling, the detachment of District National Guards- men ordered to the rifle competitions at Sea Girt marched from the railroad sta- tion to the city of tents Saturday after- noon, halting for a while in an opportune- ly open building, but not before every member of the party was wet as far as moisture could easily penetrate. Warm welcome, though, did much to cultivate forgetfulness as to hurried discomforis, and in a little while the Washingtonians were—as they always scem to be in New Jersey—thoroughly at home. At the sta- tion—which was reached by 6 p.m.—Cols. Felton and Loutrel, assistants to the quar- termaster general, were waiting to proffer their services, while Col. Theodore Mosher, the District's adjutant general, was on hand to let the detachment know that they had some one on the ground who was ready to lend a hand. Everything moved along without a hitch except for the rain. Quartermaster Par- menter saw to baggage details, Adjutant Vale assembled the detachment and turned it over to Major Harries, the team captain after which came the rain and the publica- tion of orders; the tent assignments, the issuing of blankets and wash basins and candlesticks end the et cetera of camp; then followed supper. Reception by New Jersey Riflemen. A novel and enjoyable feature of the first night at Sea Girt was the reception tender- ed the visiting riflemen by the New Jer- sey Rifle Association. The affair was held in the handsome club house on the camp grounds, both the building and the adjacent lawns being profusely decorated with Chi- nese ianterns and the national colors. It was about 9:30 o'clock when the District detachment, each man looking as spick and span as was possible after the drenching received earlier in the evening, fell in un- der command of Major Harries and pro- ceeded in column of fours toward the club house. Discipline was for a moment re- laxed, as Col. Clay dryly remarked, hose lanterns remind me of the ghosts of the bull's eyes we failed to make in former years.” The laugh which naturally followed the utterance of the colonel was quickly checked, however, for the command “Halt” Was then given directly in froat of the club house. “Better let ‘em know who we are,” sald the team captain. “Are you reaaty? Go!” Not only the receiving party, but the en- tire camp learned in short orjer that the District represer.tatives were in attendasce for an enthusiastic “D. C. Rifle Team, Iv C. Rifle Team, D. C. N. G., D. C. N. G, Snap! Bang! Bull's-eye!” rang out as only members of Gen, Ordway’s brigade can give vent to it. ‘The individual members of the detach- ment were presented to the governor of New Jersey and Mrs. Werts, who stood just inside the entrance doorway, and to the staff of the governor. Dancing was the feature of the evening, and it was con- tinued until midnight. The showy uniforms of the militiamen, augmerted by the elaborate costumes of the ladies, many of whom were in attend- ance from New York city, Philadelphia, Georgia and the near-by seaside resorts, contributed to make the reception’ one to be remembered. Gen. Bird W. Spencer, the state inspector general of rifle practice, as affable as ever, was an ideal master of ceremonies. Promises to Be the Best. There is present promise that this, the fifth meeting of the New Jersey State Rifle Association, will be more successufl in every respect than any of its successful predecessors. Already there are regimental teams from New Jersey, Georgia, New Yerk, Pennsylvania and the District on the ground, but within an hour or two Massa- chusetts and the army will almost surely be represented. The army team comes, it is understood, from the thirteenth infan- try, now stationed at Governor’s Island. Later in the week the regimental team of six will, it is believed, be expanded into a team large enough to compete for the in- terstate and Hilton trophies, the other members being selected from the engineer battalion at Willett’s Point. Information is as yet a trifle indefinite on this point, but a conclusive telegram ts looked for at any moment. The outlook is for some of the keenest rifle competitions in years, a there is corresponding increase of fight the blood of the “‘cracks.” ‘The program for the week has been defi- nitely decided upon at last. Gen. B. W. Spencer, Col. Asher Minor of Pennsylvania, Major G. H. Harries of the District and Capt. Williamson of Georgia met in con- |sultation and agreed—they being the only ‘state team captains in camp—upon the order of procedure. Today will be devoted to practice in pool and individual matches; tomorrow the regimental interstate match —ten shots per man at 200 and 500 yards, and two skirmish runs of twenty rounds each--will be dispcsed of; Wednesday, the Soldier of Marathon, now held by Jersey, will be shot for; Thursday, Pennsylvan! will know whether the Hilton trophy is or is not to rernain with it for another year; Friday, the President's match, for the championship of the United States, will be the center of attraction; Saturday the Wimbledon cup is to be competed for. All through the week there will be other matches on, for New Jersey teams and for indtviduals. Rules of Camp. Orders governing the District of Colum- bia detachment while in camp have been published. Trumpeter Carroll of troop A will blow calls in accordance with the fol- lowing schedule: Reveille, ; assembly and mess call (breakfast), 7:00; assembly for ammunition issue, 7:45; assembly and mess call (dinner), 1:00; ageembly and mess call (supper), 6:00; tattoo (roll al), 9:30; taps, 10:00. No member of the detachment will be permitted to leave camp without a pass, signed by the team captain, and holders of passes who return after taps are uired to refrain from disorderly conduct of any sort. DESTRUCTI OF DERELICTS, Nations Many Combine to Remove Dame gerous Hulks From the Sea. There is probability that another effon will be made to secure an international agreement looking to the destruction of Gerelicts at sea. Great Britain, which first rejected any proposition in that direction, may now ask that a conference be held by which various nations interested in maritime matters may agree upon a plan which will materially assist in destroying these dangers to navigaticn. Last year the admiralty office of Great Britain consider- ed the question of joint action with the United States in destroying derclicts in the Atlantic ocean, but finally reported against it, holding that the danger to navi- gation from derelicts was not great, and that the method now being pursued would destroy those most dangerous to British shipping interests. But within a month after this report sixteen derelicts were . discovered in the pathway of transatlantic steamers and near the Irish coast. This again started the agitation for an interna- tioral agreement, but whether it will re- sult in a conference is undetermined. The reccrd thus far this year shows that there are not only many Gerelicts, but that they have been in the track of vessels, result- ing in frequent cases in narrow escapes from wrecks. ——_—__-e+______ The Fernbrook Carpet Company at Lud- low, N. Y., have closed down indefinitely. The weavers in the mills demanded an in- crease of three-quarters of a cent per yard, and, not getting It, sald they would strike