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THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pree't. ee ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the heir own account, at 10 cents ¢ month. tthe iy mail—anywhere in the United whe or Capads—postage prepa! cents 100! MEacureay Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage a |, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., “Ail wail subscriptions siust be pald in advance, tes of advertising made Known on application. v — Ghe Evenin q Star. WASHINGTON, D.C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. a a ee PLATT IN NEW YORK|PtAND AND MISSOURI/QVER 100 ARRESTED|ON SETTYSBURG'S FIELD/BOWLER’S DECISION/MANY ARMY CHANGES|THE CHENG-TU RIOTS He is Spurred by Quay’s Success in Pennsylvania. SIMILARITY OF EMBARRASSMENTS The Empire Statesman’s. Presiden- tial Preference. NEVER WORKED HARDER Mr. Quay’s’ extraordinary success in Pennsylvania ig said to be operating as a spur to Thomas C. Platt in New York, and the result, if any, ought to appear at the approaching republican convention in the empire state. Mr. Platt, like Mr. Quay, has long héld sway at home, and loves power. He has had his ups and downs, and recently has been rocking in rather a heavy sea. But he has seen all sorts of weather, and the present storm has de- veloped all of his gameness. Potuts of Similarity. There are certain points of similarity be- tween Mr. Platt’s »embarrassments and those that Mr. Quay recently overcame. Mr. Quay found himself opposed by a num- ber of his old lieutenants—men whom he had taught the art of politics. He had thus been shorn of his former strength in the two principal cities of the state. The mayor of Philadelphia and David Martin blocked the way In the Quaker city, while .Chris Magee, an old-time adversary, domi- nated matters in Pittsburg. This describes a leading feature of Mr. Platt’s difficulty. ‘The men who are making it warm for him are those who at one time trained under his banner. They know him thoroughly and are opposing him carnestly. He is charging them with ingratitude, as Mr. Quay did his old friends, but that is an- other story, The fact remains that in the two principal cities of the state Mr. Platt is under a heavy fire, and but little of his former power there would sppear to remain to him. In New York city Mayor Strong and William Brookfield, commissioner of Public works, are against him, while in Buffalo his support is reported as being very weak. Then in Albany, Syracuse and Elmira the strongest of the local leaders are on the side of the kickers. Must Look to the Rural Districts. Mr. Platt, therefore, like Mr. Quay, must lock to the country districts to save him. Can he marshal them as Mr. Quay did these of Pennsylvania? Unlike Mr. Quay, he is not in office. He has no prestige that comes from office. He has much in expectancy. If he can secure control of the New York delegation to the next repub- lican national convention, and throw it ef- fectively in the nomination of the presi- ential candidate, he will be a man of in- fluence with, the next administration, pro- vided the republicans win. This is a little Femgte and much more uncertain, but sometimés political managers trade suc- ecssfully on very shadowy sort of capital. At any rate, it is all that Mr. Platt has to Offer to those who can only be attracted to a standard by the hope and promise of re- ward. Looking to Next Year. Mr. Platt, like Mr. Quay again, has his eyes fixed on next year. This year's fight is merely a maneuver for position. And this makes the presidential preference of the New York leader of interest. Mr. Platt ‘e believed to be a Reed man at heart. He fannot manifest this preference now he- tause New York has a candidate in Gov. Morton, and necessarily Mr. Platt must champion the home man. How much there is or may be to the Morton boom !s a prob- lem. Not a great deal of stock is taken in it outside of New York. Gov. Mortoa has many fine qualities, and has a strong hold on the respect of the country, but he is an old man, and this may injure him. If his age should militate against Gov. Morton so as to take him out of the race after a bal. lot or two, then Mr. Platt would be free- handed, and could swing his followers to the man of his choice. And if this support should go to Mr. Reed, reinforcing the sup- Port of Mr. Quay with the Pennsylvania delegation, it would at any stage of the convention be likely to create a pronounced flurry in behalf of the New England candi- date, if, indeed, it did not lead immediately ‘to his nomination. Working an Never Before. But Mr. Platt’s fight is yet to pe won. He may not win it. But Mr. Quay's suc- cess is causing -him to work as never be- fore since he first undertook the manage- ment of political affairs at home. ——__- e+ ____ TO ACT AS SOLICITOR. ter E. Faison Will Hold That Place im the State Department. Acting Secretary Adee has designated Walter E. Faisoa, chief of the consular bureau, to act as solicitor of the Depart- ment of State after the retirement on the 15th instant of Mr. Dabney and until a Permarent appointment is made. Mr. Faison, who is a competent lawyer, and thoroughly familiar with the business meth- ods of the department, has before discharg- ed temporarily the duties of solicitor. It is not at all improbable that the designation ef Mr. Faison will be made permanent. Judge Dabney’s retirement is due to his ac- ceptance of the office of professor of law at the University of Virginia. —___-e-_____ NOT OFFERED FOR PROBATE. Court Mects Without the Alleged Holt Will Being Mentioned. There was a meeting of the Probate Court today, but no one appeared in court for the Purpose of offering the mysteriously re- ceived will of Judge Joseph Holt for pro- bate. Nor did any one appear in court on behalf of the heirs-at-law. So far as the ccurt is concerned, there is no such instru- Ment as the will of February 7, 1873, be- fore it, although the records of the office of register of wiils show, of course, that the alleged will was received there on the 26th of last month. It is understood that until the will is offered for probate no ac- tion will be taken by the heirs-at-law, and it ig believed that the delay of Executor Luke Devlin in offering it for probate ts due to the fact that he and the two equal beneficiaries under {t—Miss Lizzie Hynes and Miss Josephine Holt Throckmorton— do not intend to move in the matter until they have secured all the testimony pos- sible in support of the will. ee . A STANDARD WIDTH. Commissioner Powell's Idea About Streets Extended Into the Suburbs. ‘The Commissioners have under ccnsidera- tion a most important questicn affecting the width of streets extended on the lines of city streets, For som2 time thera has been a good deal of complaint from one gource or another concerning the width of these roadways, and Maj. Powell has been anxf- s to have the board adopt a width ll be a standard, and which shail adhere to. His idea is to make the roaiw: all thirty-five feet wide, and When the board meets again the subject will be finally determined. A Bevublican Representative on the Situa- tion in That State. The Free Silver Democrats Have fhe Entire Party Machinery of the Stute in Their Hands. William M. Treloar of Mexico, Mo., who succeeds Champ Clark as representative in Congress from the ninth Missouri district, is in the city for a day or two, accompanied by his wife. They are on their way home from the Knights Templar conclave in Bostcn, and are stopping at the Congres- sional Hotel. Mrs. Treloar was Miss Eliza- beth Silver, daughter of H. A. Silver, for years a prominent democratic politician of Maryland, who lived near Belair, in Har- ford county, and was a member of the leg- islature, member of the last constitutional convention, and held other positions of honor and responsibility. Although born in Maryland and so near the capital, Mrs. Tre- loar has never visited Washington before. Leaving Maryland as a young girl twenty years ago, she naturally takes considerable pride in the fact that she now comes back as the wife of a Congressman. Two years before Mr. Clark had been elected by 2,600 majority, and when the votes were counted last November and it was found that his republican opponent had beaten him by 132 majority the surprise was mutual upon both sides. When asked today to say some- thing about the political situation, Mr. Tre- loar said to The Star reporter: “I haven't gotten very far into the duties of a Congressman as yet, and so am 1ot able to say very much about politics in general. In Missouri the democrats seem to be doing what they can to help the re- publicans win in 1896. The fifteen members of the democratic state committee, one from each congressional district, were rear- ly solid for hard money when the recent state conventien was called. At the con- vention ex-Congressman Bland and Gov. Stone succeeded in having the committee enlarged by the addition of another mem- ber from each district and four members- at-large. The-entire nineteen new men ere strong free silver men, and that puts Bland and Stone in full control of the committee, and consequently puts the entire democrat- fe machinery of the state into their hands. “Mr. Bland can now have his state solidly for anything he wants, and I sincerely hope he will follow up his advantage and secure the nomination for President from the free silver wing of the democratic party, ‘as reports indicate he is trying to do. Then with somebody else nominated by the hard money wing of the party, it will be an casy matter for the republicans to elect any geod man we see fit to nominate. We shall elect our man, anyway; but Mr. Bland is likely to make our task more easy and success still more certain.” When asked regarding the report that Mr. Reed may think best, in view of his candidacy for the presidential nomination, to decline the speakership, Mr. Treloar said: “Mr. Reed wae practically elected Speaker as soon as the election was over last November. He is bound to be Speaker, and he cannot nor will not refuse it. He is a big man, and as Speaker will not make any mistakes, and so has nothing to fear from filling the chair again.” —.. FERENCE WiTH GORMAN. IN CON The Maryland Senator Will Go on the Stump. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., September 6.—Sena- tor Gorman came to Baltimore early this morning and for two hours was in con- ference with Mr. John E. Hurst, the demo- cratic candidate for governor, and the other candidates on the state ticket. There were preseht at the meeting which took place at the state headquarters in the Car- rollton Hotel, in addition to Senator Gor- man, Mr. Hurst and the other nominees, Mr. I. Freeman Raisin and other city lead- ers, Chairman H. W. Talbott, Col. John Walter Smith, ex-Congressmen McKaig and Talbott, Gol. L. V. Baughman, Con- gressman Henry Welles Rusk and other democrats of prominence. ‘The state campaign committee also met teday and made plans for an aggressive campaign from now on to November 5. Senstor Gorman expresses the utmost corfidence in the election of the democratic ticket. While he will not take any official pesition in any of the cimpaign commit- tees, he will be present in Baltimore at frequent intervals, and will aid the com- mittees and the candidates with his advice. Later on he will make a series of speeches in different sections of the state, and will do all in his power to aid in the suczess of his party. Large numbers of prominent democrats have been here today from every section of the state to see the Senator and seek kis advice. While they generally admit that the party situation is critical, they say that before election day most of the diffi- culties in the way of success can be over- come by.wise management. Chairman Wellington of the republican committee is actively at work, and claims that the tide of public sentiment is getting more strongly than ever in favor of Mr. Lowndes’ electicn. ———— THE CASE INVESTIGATED. Charges Against Attorney Pugh Look- ed Into by the Commissioners. The case of Prosecuting Attorney Pugh for nolle prossing the charges against Sa- Iecn eKeper Hall, in South Washington, has been investigated by the Commission- ers. It seems, after The Star’s account of the matter was presented to the Commis- sioners, the latter promptly called the at- tention of the excise board to the matter, and Inspector Woodward submitted a long report, setting forth exactly the positoin of the District in the matter. This report was then referred to the prosecuting attorney for th® District, and the latter sent his report to the attorney for the District, who was also called upon to investigete the case. The attorney for the District in his report to the Commis- sioners, it is understood, states that there is consid2rable variance between the facts as stated by Mr. Pugh and the report of Licente Inspector Woodward*of the excise board. He adds that Hall will be prose- cuted when Mr. Pugh, returns from his va- cation. —_—.__—_. WARRANTS FOR SECRETARY GRAY. Another Prosecution of the Eckington Road Instituted Today. An information was filed in the Police Court today against Mr. Hamilton K. Gray, secretary of the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home railroad, charging him with occupy- Ing public space for, private purposes. The warrant was sworn out by Matthew F. Tighe, and charges that the defendant, on the 5th of September, on New York avenue, being then and there a private per- son, did then and there occupy sald New York avenue northwest with certain poles, on which wires are strung, said poles and wires being used for private purposes, to wit: For propelling cars by electricity. The warrant was issued upon the in- formation which was made out by Attor- ney Thomas. Lawyer John Ridout, coun- sel for the company, will probably be not!- fied to have his client in court tomorrow or next week. —————— Fatully Hurt by His Own Gun. BUDA PESTH, September 6.—The Arch- duke Ladisla died today from injuries which he received by the accidental dis- charge of his gun, while he was hunting in the forest of Agya, on Monday. Pursuing the Perpetrator of the Ku Cheng Massacre. THE LEADER OF THE RIOTERS CAUGHT Rev. Dr. Reid Makes a Pathetic Appeal. PROTECTION IS WANTED HONG KONG, September 6.—The leader of the Ku Cheng riots, in which a number of English and American missionaries were killed, has been arrested. An attempt was made by Chinese soldiers to kidnap this person, in the hope of securing the reward which had been offered for his delivery to tho authorities. The total number of arrests thus far of thcse concerned in the Ku Cheng massa- cre is one hundred and thirty. Twenty- three of the number have been convicted, but up to this time sentence has not been passed upon any of them, the viceroy, Fu Kien, demanding the right to review the evidence adduced at the trials. Dr. Reid’s Story of Ka Cheng. LEXINGTON, Ky., September 6.—Presi- dent E. H. Pearce of Kentucky Wesleyan College at Winchester today received the following stirring letter from Dr. C. ¥, Reid of Shanghai, China, citizen of the United States, and presiding elder of the Shanghai district, Methodist Church South: SHANGHAI, August 10. Only two weeks ago today I sent you an account of the. Szechuen outrages, and to- day I am sending you accounts of the mas- sacre at Ku Cheng. Had our minister acted promptly and adequately in the first case, the second would probably not have eccurred, and we should have been spared the spectacle of eight young and conse- crated women dragged from their beds and brutally massacred, helpless infants hacked to death and a faithful servant of God burned in his bed. I am sending you these accounts in the hope that you will use them where they’ will do the most good. I wish I could put a copy in the hands of every editor, every Congressman and every other man who has any interest in the welfare of the church or the honor of his country. We don’t ask for revenge, but we do ask | for justice, and the protection which every American has a right to demand, and which no civilized nation has a right to withhold from its humblest citizen. Foreigners in China are unanimous in the belief that a little prompt and vigorous ac- tion would at once put an end to these things. Appealing to Washington. We have lost all hope of help from the legation at Bekin, and we are now appeal- ing directly to Washington. Will you not help us? Unless something is speedily done we shall have to abandon all our interior work, which represents so many years of toil and sacrifice. In our opinion the action required at this time is the appointment of a strong com- mission, with such rank and authority as will enable them to try and fix the guilt of the highest official. To punish a few coolies will be worse than useless. We must go Lo the source of these troubles, which is found in some of the highest fficials in the em- pire. Cc. F. REID. ——__ ALLEGED ATROCITIES BY SPANIARDS The Report Sent by a Cuban Insurg- ent Officer. Atrocities by Spaniards as revolting as those committed by the Japanese at Port Arthur have just been reported by letter to the Cuban revolutionary party in New York from Juan Maspons Franco, chief of staff, under General Maximo Gomez, the commander-in-chief of the insurgent army. Commander Garrido himself, Col- onel Franco states, led the uniformed riot- ers. The Spaniards were wild for the spill- ing of blood. Every human creature who came in their path was ruthlessly slain. Within five minutes the streets of Baire were deserted by the panic-stricken na- tives, but the Spaniards followed them into their houses and killed them in their own rcoms. “Age, sex and condition were wholly disregarded by these liveried butch- ers,” says Colonel Franco. “Old and young women, children, even infants were slaughtered. Shocking indignities were of- fered to the unfortunate victims before and after death. The Spanish soldiers stamped on the bodies of those whom they bad: slain, ard ground their hoo.s into the faces of many who were still living. Senorita Dolores* Madeira, a beautiful girl of eighteen, betrothed to an insurgent lleutenant, was seized on the street, cruelly beaten, repeatedly stabbed with bayonets, brutally insulted and finally hanged. ——>_—_. WATCHING THE COAST. Looking Out for Possible Hawaiian Filibusters. SAN DIEGO, Cal. September 6.—Refer- ring to the dispatch from Chicago that the Hawaiian consul there had notified all Pacific commissioners that a filibustering expedition was about to leave this coast for Hawaii, Collector Fsher says he has not as yet received such information, but a close watch is being maintained. The presence of the famous schooner Wahlberg and two or three swift schooner yachts, about the size of the Wahlberg, from up the coast, has probably aroused suspicion. There is no revenue cutter here and absolutely nothing to hinder arms and ammunition being placed in boats, and the schooners loaded from fishing smacks. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. It is Contended That It Has No Deter- rent Effect. NEW YORK, September 6—The third day’s session of the medico-legal congress began with the reading by Clark Bell of a paper by Gustave Boehm on “The Brutal- ity of Capital Punishment.” The author contended that the death penalty had no deterrent effect; that it was a relic of, feudal barbarism and was merely an act’ of revenge on the part of the state. < Chemistry was then reached, and Prof. C. A. Doremus read a paper on “Two Re- markable Cases of Chronic Antimonial Poisoning.” Prof. R. Ogden Doremus read a paper on “Milk Adulteration.” —_——__ BILL WILLIAMS CAUGHT. The Leader of a Gang of Express Robbers. LEADVILLE, Col., Sept. 6.—‘Bill” Will- fams, alias Lloyd Mayre, alias John Mc- Mahon, one of the most noted desperadoes in the west, has been arrested and lies in jail here. Last winter he beeame the leader of the gang that robbed the Wells Fargo Express Company at Cripple Creek, and secured $20,000. The other two men were captured here three months ago, but Williams escaped. He had kept out of the officers’ reach until last night, when he came to town from Denver and was ar- rested. There is a big reward for his capture. Wiiliams was loaded down with cartridges and revolvers. He also had considerable money with him. . from the gity. . Ex-President Lincoln’s Immortal Address to Be Perpetuated in Bronze. Col. John M. Wilwon Besignated to Have Charge of the Erection of the Tablet. The act of Congress to.¢stablish a national military park at Gettysburg, Pa., approved February 11, 1895, contained an appropria- tion of $5,000 for a suitable bronze tablet, containing on it the address delivered by President Abraham Lincoln, at Gettysburg, November 19, 1863, on the occasion of the dedication of the national cemetery at that Place. It was provided that the tablet should also contain a medallion likeness of President Lincoln. Provision was also made for a pedestal. The duty of having this tablet made was devolved upon the Secretary of War, and it was provided that’ it should be “erected on the most suitable site within the limits of said park.” Col. Wilson Designated. Secretary Lamont has instructed. Colonel John M. Wilson, corpg of engineers, in charge of public buildings and grounds, to see to the prompt ,execution of the stat- utory provision, and Colonél Wilson is now making the necessary arrdngements. He wil! follow the course of action which was so successful in the matter of the monu- ment at Wakefield, Va., to mark the birth- place of Washington. Proposals for the manufacture and erec- tion of the tablet will be invited from reputable firms engaged in such work, and the award of the contract will be made by the Secretary of War, who will be gov- erned in the matter by the suitability of the design and the cost of the work. A Site to Be Seleeted. A prominent site will be selected for the park after consultation with the national Gettysburg Park commission, of which Cul. John P. Nicholson of Philsd@lphia is presi- dent. It was desired to place the tablet on the exact spot in the natitnal cemetery where the immortal eddress was delivered, but this has been found impracticable, for the reason that the statute: requires it to be erected within the limits of Gettysburg Park, and the cemetery fs not a part of the park, according to the views of the national Gettysburg Park commission. It is proba- ble that Secretary Lamont and Col. Wilson will make a visit to Gettysburg for the purpose of conferring with the com- mission as to the most suitable site for the tablet. . 4 The Portion of the Addgess.to Be Used The portion of the famous address which is to be publicly perpetuated :in enduring bronze on the field of the greatest battle in the history of the United States is as fol- lows: , “Four score and sevem years ago our fathers brought /forth*on this. continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedi- cated to the proposition thatvall’men are created equal. ad m “Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle- feld of that war. We havescome to dedi- cate a portion of that field as a final rest- ing place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It.is al- together fitting and proper that we should do this. “But, in a larger sense, we can not dedi- cate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hal- low this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggied here, have conse- crated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will fittle note, nor long remember, what we say here; but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining be- fore us; that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to t cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shali not have died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that govern- ment of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” —___-e-—__—_. NAMES OF NEW STREBTS. Commissioner Powell Has Commendable Plan. For a long time the question of naming the city streets, outside of the city proper, has agitated the authorities. It has been a hard problem to solye. Many schemes lave been presented, but all of them were more or less defective. Major Powell has given the matter his undivided attention for some time, and he believes he has hit upon a plan which will not only please every one, but be a credit to the city. He has prepared three lists of names, from which to select suitable names for new street running parallel to lettered streets inside the city. The first list comprises distinguished Americans. For instance, the list, alphabetically arrangéd, gives the names of prominent members of Congress, members of the Continental Congress, chief justices and associate justices of the United States Supreme Court, governors of states, foreign ministers, Presidents, Sena- tors, signers of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, Presidents and Vice Presidents paw Becekes of the House of Representa- ives. A second lst gives alphabetically all of the prominent Americans who have dis- tinguished themselves in the arts an@ scien- ces. The third list will contain euphonious In- dian names found in this country. It is the intention of Maj. Powell to pro- pose that after the boundary of the city Proper is: passed, the next street shall be- gin with the name, the firat letter of which shall correspond with the first letter of the alphabet, and so.cn until all of the let- ters of the alphabet. have been exhausted. The only question that is troubling the au- thorities, is whether it is better to have these names of one or two syllables. It has been suggested that names df one syllable be used first, and if. the list/is exhausted, then commence on the twa syllable names. In this way a stranger at hearing the name of the street can determine at once its location with respect to its distance a Very —_— Son Released, Father a Suicide. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., September 6.—Dan- fel McNulty, a prisoner in;the house of correction here, hanged himself in his cell last night. His death ends a sad history. Within the past three months all of bis family, except one son, died, This preyed on McNulty’s mind and he sought forget- fulness in drink. Wednesday he and his son were arrested for drunkenness, and be- ing unable to pay their fines were commit- ted for a short term. Yesterday a friend secured the release of*the son, but neglect- ed the father, who, irra fit of despondency, hanged himself, 3 Pefsonal Mention. Assistant Segretary C. 8. Hamlin Has re- turned from & ‘six weeks’ vacation at his summer home at Marion, Mass. Lieut. John B. Bernadon, attached to the Newport torpedo station, has reported at the Navy Department for temporary duty in the bureau of ordnance. 2 Lieut. George R. Clark, on duty at the Naval Academy, is in the city, on his way home. Secretary Lamont has returned from a short visit to New York. It May Lead to Some Interesting Developments. CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION LIKELY Question May Be Acted on by the Supreme Court. ——_—+. POLITICAL PHASE MIXED ———“—— The decision of Controller Bowler in the sugar bounty cases is expected to lead to some very intefesting developments in the near future. While there is very little in- terest in the matter of the sugar planters getting or not gettirg the five millions promised them, there is a great deal in the question of whether an officer appointed by the President in the executive branch of the government can assume the highest function of the judicial branch,and whether the declaration of a democratic national convention that protection through the tariff’ and bounties is urconstitutional, has all the force of a decision of the Supreme Court in controlling the action of the ex- ecutive departments. The decision of Mr. Bowler is regarded as a political move, which, while it may lose Louisiana to the democrats, is intend- ed to give color of ju‘licial sanction to the democratic platform declaration that all forms of bounty are unconstitutional. A Congressional Investigation. The new republican Congress will proba- bly care very little about the individual in- terests of the Louisiana planters, but they will not be apt to pass without notice this attack upon the protective tariff policy. It is regarded as ‘almost certain to result in a congressional investigation, and it is expected that articies of impeachment against Mr. Bowler may be introduced. If the planters can carry their case to the Supreme Court it will probably result dis- astrously to the democratic platform decla- rations. A majority of the Supreme Court believe in the interpretation put upon the Constitution by the tepublicans, and they would probably not let the opportunity go by to have a decision by the ‘highest tri- bunal on this question, which was raised squarely for tMe first time by the last dem- ocratic national convention, though it might not he necessary to a.decision of the case, involving the question of the con- troller’s authority, that the constitutional status of bounties should be discussed. Political Phase Mixed. The political phase of the mere question of paying the planters’ claims is greatly mixed, and on account of that the depart- ment may count en the republican Congress being silent as to the matter. By the state- ment of memberg#of the Louisiana demo- cratic delegation in Congress the appro- priation for these bounty claims was in fulfillment of a promise made to induce the planters of that”state to support the demo- cratic ticket at the last congressional elec- tion. Had it not been tor th they have declared, several of the democratic candi- dates would probably have been defeated. From this point of view the pligat of the planters is not apt to appeal very strongly to the republican sympathies, and it is only the general principle involved by the nature of the controjler’s decision which will interest them. It ts believed, however, that the result will be that In the next election Louisiana will be lost to the demo- crats, both on the presidential and the con. gressional ticket. tlement of the presidential contest of '96 as it did ten years before. Will Go to the Supreme Court. ‘There seems to be no doubt that the question will go to the Supreme Court of the United States for final determination. Within the next few days Secretary Car- lisle wili certify the case to the Court of Claims under section 1063 of the Revised Statutes, stating to the court that it is al- leged by the claimants that a right under the Constitution has been denied them, and askirg that, as great public interests are involved, the court pass upon the matter at an early date. Under the rules of the court, the cleimants might put off making their appearance for more than six months, but there seems to be no reasonable doubt that the Oxnard Company will favor an early adjudication, although Senator Caf- fery, it is understood, has protested against being forced into the courts on the ques- tion involved. The case, when it reaches the Court of Claims, will be under the charge of Assist- ant Attorney General J. E. Dodge, who is especially charged with the defense of the government in all cases before that court. Mr. Dodge very likely will ask to have the case advanced, and it is probable, in view of the interests involved, that the court will consent to try it almost immediately after it reconvenes on October 28, unless the claimants should ask further time for reparation. It is the general expectation, jowever, that both parties will be ready early in November. Whatever the decision, the case undoubtedly will be appealed to the Supreme Court. The government, it is sald, would not rest on an adverse decision, and it is equally certain that the claimants would not. In the meantime, all claims for bounty under the appropriation will be held up pending a final determination by the Suprem2 Court of the question of the constitutionality of the appropriation. ————— LOYAL, BUT HONEST. An Englishman Thinks England is Trying to “Do” Uncle Sam. SEATTLE, Wash., September 6—J. W. Kummer, who has just returned from Alas- ka on the Topeka, met on the steamer upon the return trip two young English boundary surveyors returning from a two years’ stay in the field. He says: “I asked one of them if it was not a fact that the purpose of tgking photographic views was to establish a supposed mountain range, and he replied that it was. “Is there no defined range thirty marine leagues from the shore?’ I asked. “There is none; one could as well be es- tablished anywhere,’ he answered. “Of your knowledge, do you not think England is really encroaching upon Ameri- can territory?’ was my next question. “Said he: ‘I am a loyal subject of the queen, but I must admit that a very grasp- ing spirit is being shown and that evidence of a boundary is being manufactured.’ ” psu EARTHQUAKE IN MONTANA. The Shock at Helena Caused Much Excitement. BUTTE, Mont., September 6.—At 12:25 this morning a slight shock of earthquake was felt in this city, lasting about six sec- onds. It was not severe enough to do any damage, and was noticed only by a few. ‘At Helena the shock was severe. People rushed from hotels and buildings and much excitement was caused. ‘The shock was also severe in Great Falls —severe enough to be noticed by all who were up at the time—12: ————— Will Meet at Philadelphia. DENVER, Col., September 6.—Philadel- phia has been selected by the National Wholesale Druggists’ Association as the place for the next annual meeting. The Members of both the Druggists’ and the National Proprietary Association today made an excursion up Clear Creek canon, around the Loop, as the guests of the Den- ver drug trade and the press, A Very Important Order Issued Today by Gen. Schofield. Severnl Wesiern Posts to Be Disco tinued—Extensive Movements of Troops Provided For. Extensive movements of troops are made in a general order issued today by com- mend of Licut. Gen. Schofield, as follows: “By direction of the Secretary of War the following transfers of troops are ordered: “1, The present garrison of Fort Buford, N. D., will take station at Fort Assinni- boine, Mon. “Two companies of the twenty-second in- fantry, now at Fort Assinniboine, will take station at Fort Harrison, Mon. “One company of the twenty-second in- fantry; now at Fort Assinniboine, Mon., will take station at Fort Yates, N. D. “One company of the twenty-second in- fantry, now at Fort Keogh, Mon., will take station at Fort Yates, N. D. “The three companies of the twelfth in- fartry, and Lieut. Col. Richard Comha of that regiment, now at Fort Yates, N. D., will take station at Fort Niobrara, Neb. “The two companies of the eighth in- fantry now at Fort Niobrara, Neb., will take station at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo. “The three companies of the seventeenth infantry now at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., ou take station at Columbus barracks, nio. “The four troops of the seventh cavalry now in the Department of Texas will be relieved from duty therein, and take sta- tion in the Department of the Colorado. “Four troops of the first cavalry now in the Department of the Coiorado will be ;e- lieved from: duty in that department; two troops will take station at Fort Sill, and two at Fort Reno, O. T. “The four troops of the third cavairy now inthe territory of Oklahoma will be re- lieved from duty therein and will take sta- tion at Jefferson barracks, Mo. Posts Discontinued. _ “2. The posts of Fort Buford, N. D., and Fort Hancock, Texas, will be discontinued and the public lands turned over to the Interior Department under orders to be promulgated hereafter. The portable public property at those posts will, by direction of the Secretary, be distributed to other posts under the direction of the respective de- partment commanders. Unserviceable pub- lic property will be inspected with a view to its sale, by special inspectors, to be ap- pointed by the Secretary of War on recom- mendation of the department commanders. “3, Where, In the foregoing, the troops and companies to be transferred have not been designated, their selection wili be made by the department commanders, after consultation with the regimental command- ers. Where posts have not been designated, the department commander will make the designation. 3 “4. The respective department command- ers will. through concert of action, give such additional directions as may be neces- sary, and arrange all further details with due regard to economy and the comfort of cfficers and men. “5S, As far as practicable, all regimental, con.pany and the authorizei allowance of officers’ baggage will be shipped by raif from initial points to the new stations of the different detachments of each regiment. “6. Commanding officers will see to it that the property to be transported is con- fined to the lowest possible limit, and that all surplus or unserviceable property is transferred to the proper officer at the sta- tion from which the troops are ordered. En route to their new stations troops and companies wiil, as to ammunition, take only the amount usually carried on the person of the soldier.” ———_»-_____ CLOSED THEIR DOORS. Another Firm of Brokers Suspend Busingss Today. The assignment of Silsby & Co. was fol- lowed teday by rumors of other embarrass- merts among local stockbroking firms. These rumors could be verified only in one case, the figm of King & Co., doing business cn 14th street between F and G, suspending today. The affairs of the firm were placed in the hands of John F. Paret, but no statement of resources or liabilities was issued. Mr. Paret said this afternoon that King & Co. would settle with all creditors, but it is not likely that business will be resumed. It was rumored that another firm of stockbrokers was embai by King & Co.’s failure, on account of being creditors; but it was claimed by the firm in question that the failure does not impair their financial standing, and that there is no danger of failure for them. It is rumored on the street this afternoon that if the continued “bull” market con- tinues there will be an increase of com- missions among some of the stockbrokers to the extent of one-eighth of 1 per cent, making the commission one-fourth of 1 per cent. The assignees of Silsby & Co. were busy today vith the managers of the several of- fices straightening out the accounts. At tke 15th street office the general manager stated that the work is progressing satis- factorily, and that it is likely the firm may resume business by next Monday. ———>__. . Is IT FRAKER?t is Asserted That the Man in Custody is Someone Else. TOPEKA, Kan., Sept. 6.—A letter re- ceived by L. W. Pack, editor of the Kansas Independent,which is published in this city, states positively that the man in custody and representing himself to be George W. Fraker, the insurance swindler, is not Fraker, but Schnell, a hermit who has lived for years in Minnesota and Michigan. Pack says the letter was written by a well-known citizen of Duluth, whose name he declines to give at this time. Schnell’s companion in the wood near Tower, it is alleged, was not arrested because his evi- dence would prove conclusively that the prisoner is not Fraker. |. P. Davis, president of the Kansas Mutual Insurance Company, said last night that there was not a shadow of a doubt as to the identity of the man arrested at Tower. He said it was George W. Fraker, and that it would be but a short time be- fore all interested would admit it. —._—_ REFUSED TO BE VACCINATED. It ‘Two Steernyge Passengers Detained at Hofiman Island. NEW YORK, September 6.—On board the White Star steamer Britannia, which ar- rived today from Liverpool and Queens- town, were two steerage passengers, who refused to be vaccinated by the ship's sur- geon. They were consequently transferred to Hoffman Island on the steamer’s arrival at quarantine and will be detained there until fourteen days have elapsed since leaving Queenstown. They are a man and fifteen-year-old daughter. They will be compelled to remain under observation until September 12, when they will be transferred to Ellis Island. ——.__ LYNCHING IN TENNESSEE, Two Hundred Men Take “Doc” King From Jail, NASHVILLE, Tenn., September 6.—At Fayetteville last night Doc King, colored, arrested on the charge of attempting to criminally assault Mrs. Charles Jones near Fayettesville, was taken from jail by a mob of 200 men and hanged. King protested his innocence, but he was identified by Mrs. Jones and her sister as the guilty man. , An Independent Investigation Into Them to Be Made, STATE DEPARTMENTS DETERMINATION British Consul Could Not Co- operate for Some Weeks. OTHER REASONS FOR ACTION It is learned at the State Department to- day that the United States government has decided to enter forthwith upon an inde- Pendent investigation of the Cheng-tu riots, with the co-operation of a Chinese repre- sentative. As at first arranged, the in- quiry was to have been in co-operation with England, but there has been a change of Plan within the past few days, occasioned, partly, by the fact that the British consul at Chung-king, who is to conduct the in- vestigation on behalf of his government, and to whom, with the concurrence of an American missionary member, it was at first proposed to intrust the preliminary investigation of the facts, has been de- .| tained at his post, and it is said will not be eble to begin the inquiry for a month or more, Other Reasons for This Action. There are also understood to be other Teasons why the State Department of this government has decided upon an inde- pendent investigation, such as France has already made, and such as England will make later. It is not true, however, as has been represented, that the policy of this government has been changed by any feel- ing of dissatisfaction or resentment caused by whatever apparent delay has super- vened on England’s part in proceeding with the inquiry. The department also unques- ticnably has other reasons, which it is not yet prepared to make public. China is expected to lend her support to the American inquiry to the extent of sup- plying an escort to the persons who will conduct it, but who have not yet been designated, and will probably furnish an official who will co-operate with the Ameri- can investigator as in the Ku Cheng in- vestigation. The investigation is expected to be made by some official new on the Chinese coast. It will probably take a mouth to reach Cheng-tu, which is the capi- tal of the interior province of Szechuan, ard lies some 1,500 miles from the nearest ocean port. ‘ ~ Communicating With Mr. Denby. For the last fortnight Acting Secretary of State Adee has been in communication with Mr. Denby on this subject, and there is every reason to believe that just as soon as a consul of the United States on the seacoast can reach Chengtu the investiga- tion will begin, The remoteness of this peint from any place where a consular representative of this government is lo- cated led the State Department to request the British authorities, shortly after the Chengtu riots occurred, to direct its con- sular representative, whom they had or- dered to make the Investigation, to take care of American interests. This was nearly two months age, and although Brit- ish retribution is usually swift it does not appear to be so in the Chengtu incident. While none of the American missionaries met with injury in the Chengtu riots, the missions were all destroyed, and it was charged that the Chinese officials refused protection to their occupants until after the mob had finished its work of destruction, Minister Denby cabled to the department about the matter, and after correspondence with the British government he was in- structed to ask Sir N. R. O’Conor, the Brit- ish minister in Pekin, to direct the British consul at Chinking, a place a short dis- tance from Chengtu, to make an investiga- tion for the United States government as well as for his own. ‘Would Wait No Longer. The matter remained in this condition until a few days ago, when the State De- partment was informed that the British consul would not be able to begin his in- vestigation for several weeks. It was thereupon decidedeto wait no longer for British action, but to undertake an inde- pendent investigation without further de- lay. The British government has been ad- vised gccordingly, and there will be no in- terruption in the friendly co-operation of the two governments in the protection of fereign interests in the oriental kingdom. ee PENNSYLVANIA'S’ DELEGATION. What Friends of Mr. Quay Announce as His Purpose. Some of the friends of Mr. Quay here are_ talking a great deal of what he intends to do about the Philadelphia delegation to Congress. According to their gossip, his amiable purpose is to send an entire sei of new men to the Fifty-fifth Congress and slso to interfere with the organization of the committees of the House of Repre- sentatives this winter. First and foremost, they say, Penrose is to succeed Bingham in the Fifty-fifth Congress. In regard to the organization of the House in the Fifty-fourth Congress, it is said that he will play upon Mr. Reed’s am- bition as a candidate for the presidential nomination to have Dalzell and Bingham turned down. Dalzell has a claim upon the chairmanship of the ways and means com- mittee, and Bingham upon <hat of the com- mittee on appropriations. It is not likely that in any event both places could be given to Pennsylvania, but it is said that Quay will make it a condition of “his friendly interest” in Reed's presidential ambition that neither of these men shall be so honored. If Mr. Reed is convinced that Mr. Quay is going to control the Pennsylvania dele- gation in the republican national conven- tion, the Senator’s influence may be very great with him, but it is hardly likely that he would make such an obvious deal as that. Harmer, whom Quay is credited with @ purpose to down, is al: unfriendly terms with and Bingham are said to be Quay’s par- ticular mark for reprisals. —$<$§_-o——_—— FRAUD ORDERS ISSUED. The Companies and Persons Debar- red From Using the Mails. Seven fraud orders were issued this morning by the Post Office Department against concerns carrying on business in various parts of the country. The com~- panies and persons debarred the use of the mails are: The Southern Construction Company and J. B, Fleming, St. Louls, Mo., false pretenses; the Dixon Watch Company. and G. Henry & Company, Chicago, TIL, selling marked playing cards; George Nye, Milwaukee, Wig., false pretenses; the Brit- ish-American Press Association and J. V. Labarre, New York city, false pretenses; Henry C. Kramer and Mrs. H, C. Kramer, New York city, false pretenses; E. R. Sa- vigny. New York city, false pretenses; the Southern City Manufacturing Co., Ladies” Benefit Employment Company, Neta L. Wéllard, alias Princess Willard, alias Mery Willard, A. P. Willard, C. D. Willard and F. A. Willard, with offices in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles, Cal., fraudu- lent employment bureau.

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