Evening Star Newspaper, September 10, 1895, Page 1

=— THE EVENING STAR. poh eek e, PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Fennayivania Avenue, Cer. 11th Btreet, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H, KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York 49 Potter E ‘ ce ies eee Pelee The Evening Star fs served to subscribers In the city by carriers, om iheir own account, at 10 cents Der week, or 44 cents month. Copies at the counter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the Coes cialee or Capadu—postage prepald—5O cents Saturday foreign postage adgea. $3.00 0 St REF Fear, with (Entered at the Post Ott bi as sccond-clisa mall mnetter) biewedaaee | mail subscriptions must be pald {1 a Bates of advertising made known on amiiortion he Fen gq Star. No. 13 WASHINGTON, D. O0., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1895—-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. THE COURSE oF NG 4SLANOD abs fesse VODAY'S MACE. VALKYRIE WON TODAY'S RACE English Boat Takes the Lead From the Start, RACING OVER A TRIANGULAR COURSE Details of the Second Contest for the America’s Cup. ONLY A MINUTE TO SPARE HIGHLANDS, N. J., September 10.—The Valkyrie won the race today for the America’s Cup. Soon after rounding the first mark both boats disappeared in the mist and were not seen until again near the finish. The Valkyrie had only one minute to spare. HIGHLANDS OF NAVESINK, N. J., September 10.—A cloudy sky and a smooth, Jeaden-looking sea, over which light south- west airs were sweeping gently, was the outlook from here at 6 o’clock this morn- ing. A few stray yachts, fishermen and small coasting craft were to be seen at anchor inside Sandy Hook; but the con- testants for the America’s cup, the British challenger and the American champion— . Valkyrie III and Defender—were absent from their usual moorings, having passed the night almcst within biscvit toss of each other, off the Atlantic Yacht Club's anchorage, at Bay Ridge. The Britishers, not much discouraged by the defeat which their yacht met with Sat- urday in light to stronger breezes and a heavy sea, have shifted some of her bal- last from aft forward, at the suggestion of Mr. George L. Watson, her designer, have had her refmeasured and have given her a good trial spin since the first heat of the battle for the cup; therefore they confi- dently expected her to show up in better form today. represented Lord Dunraven on board De- fender today, and Mr. Jos. R. Rusk, owner of the sloop yacht Mis:hief when she de- fended the America’s cup against the Ca- nadian sloop Atalanta, the challenger in 1879, represented the America’s cup com- mittee on board Valkyrie. The race on Saturday was a beat of fif- teen miles to windward fer the first leg, and a broad reach of fifteen miles, intend- ed to have been a run, home. Today's race will be around a triangle, ten®miles to a leg, thirty miles in all, starting from Sandy Hook lightship and with the first leg a beat, if possible. With the wind holding from the southwest, this vould be possible, but the yachts would ave to ium very clese to tha Jersey shore to turn. Among the yachts off the government wharf at Sandy Hook this morning were the Navahoe and Queen Mab and steam yacht Peerless. On board of these and the other craft inside the Hook there were scme signs of life, otherwise it was a very depressing morning, lifeless, ieadeny, gloomy in every respect, a great contrast to the busy scenes of Saturday last. A dvuli haze obscured the horizon, cutting off the range except for about five or six miles off shore, but Sandy Hook lightship could not be made out. and it looked as if a fair view of the race would not be obtained from here. The cable ship Mackay-Bennett at about 6 a.m. put out from the Hook in order to take up her buoyed cable, and after pass- ing Scotland lightship she was soon Jost in the mist. VALKYRIE LEADING IMMED ATELY AFTER THE START. Real so-called Valkyrie weather prevailed off the Hook this morning, a smooth sea and light airs; but no patriotic American doubts Defender’s ability to make it “two straight” previous to making it “three straight" for the Yankee boat and her gal- lant Yankee crew. The only objectionable features of the last race were the crowding of the excursion steamers and the fact that a good view of the race could not be obtained, owing to the fog and haze. To remedy the first complaint as far as possible, Rear Commodore Jas. C. Bergen of the New York Yacht Club, who is in com- mand of che volunteer patrol fleet, has spade a second special request to the cap- tains of steamers which accompany the tacers to avoid interference with the yachts, and it is predicted, if his injunc- tions are not attended to, Sandy Hook wat- ers will never have the pleasure of seeing another international yacht race under any conditions, for the next challenger may stipulate that the contest shall take place oft some part of the coast where interfer- ence will be impossible. Mr. David Henderson of the Anchor line Wind Only Four Miles. Off shore at 7:30 the wind was only blowing about four miles an hour, but this was an improvement on the light airs of earlier morning. But the coasting craft beating down along shore made but little progress except by the aid of the last of the ebb tide. However, there were breaks in the clouds here and there at intervals which seemed to hold, and promise of bet- ter weather as the day wore on. These favorable indications continaed until at § o'clock the sun began breaking through the mantle of clouds in earnest and the wind came breezing up from the southwest until it was stirring at the rate of six miles 27 hour. But off shore it was still very thick, {t being impossible to sea much further north than the end of the Hceok, and Scotland lightship could only be dimly seen. Valkyrie at 8:42 could be seen following Defender through the swash channel with her matnsafi set and in tow. Defender, at the same time wag passing the end of the Hook. There was no change in the weather con- ditions, and it was fully as thick off shore as it had been an hour before. Shortly before 9 o’clock Defender passed outside the Hook with her mainsail and jib set, and in tow of a tug. The sky at this hour had commenced to clear slightly in the northwest, and Scot- land lightsbip could be plainly seen. This gave hope that the weather might clear sufficiently to enable the watchers here to see Sandy Hook lightship and the start, ‘The fleet of tugs commenced coming down from New York, and a dozen or more were running through the svash channel at 9 o'clock and following the racers out to the Hghtship. < The Luckenback with her attendant tug followed as‘ern of Deferder, and Valkyrie was half way down the swash channel. The sea did not bother Defender in the slightest today. Some time later Deferder set her stay- sail, although she held on to her tug. Val- kyrie had then broken out her jib, and was in tow off the point of the Hook. Defender was half way out to the Scotland light- ship at that time, and the weather con- tinued hazy, although the sun had come out very warm and seemed to be burning up the mist. But at 9:10 a.m. Sandy Hook lightship could not be seen from here, al- though the two yachts could be made out on their way there. Valkyric at 9:15 a.m. was well out past the Hook, with mainsail, club topsail and two headsails set. She was still in tow: of her tug, and, like Defender, glided along easily DEFENDER BE! FORE designer; Vice Commodore Arthur Glennie, Saiimaker Ratsey, H. Maitland. Kersey, Laiy Rachael Wyndham-Quinn and Lady Atlee Wyndham-Quinn. Capt. Cranfield was at the stick, and Capt. Sycamore was bvsily engaged di- recting the crew. Both yachts were spinning around the committee boat, preparatory to getting into @ good position for the start. Defender crossed the Valkyrie’s bow to leeward, and was standing inshore on the Port tack, while the Valkyrie was jogging along before the wind, with her sheets well eft. Then she swung around and headed away from Defender on the starboard tack. Valkyrie Leads at the Start. At 10:50 a.m. the preparatory signal was fired, and the yachts began the usual jockeying for positions. The British yacht blanketed Defender, but Defender worked out from under her lee, only to be again bianketed. and the yachts crossed the line in the following official time: H.M.S. Valkyrie + 11 00 13 Defender + 1101 15 At 11:02:30, after a short tack to star- board, both boats came about and stood di- rectly toward this point on the port tack. Both beats were headed directly for this point, Defender to leeward, and seeming to point a trifle better than the Valkyrie. Defender Protents. Shortly after the start Defender hoisted THE WIND. Tie wind was still light and from the south’ it, and it would seem that the two yachts, in’ order to sail a windward course on the first leg, would have to start further out than Sandy Hook, or else turn very close to the shore. The Eatursion Flect. The schooner yachts and excursion fleet at 9:20 a.m. began to skow up off the end of the Hook, and the Navahoe ‘was just rounding the point. The City of Bridgeport was coming in past the Hook at 9:20 o'clock, leaving Valkyrie to be towed out to the lightship by a tug. Defender at 9:27 dropped her tow and was standing out toward Sandy Hook light- ship under her three lower sails, and on the starboard tack. Vaikyrie was still in tow, with her large club topsail set and jib pulling nicely in the light wind. Shortly after 9:40 Defender went about on the port tack, and a couple of minutes later she went around again and headed out to sea and toward Sandy Hook light- ship. Valkyrie was standing out after her and was a considerable distance behind. The fog at 9:45 was thicker, as Scotland lightship could only be indistinctly seen. Defender was in a line with it and about a mile from the other side. As seen from this point Valkyrie was about half way out. Defender was then setting the large white club topsail which she tsed on Sat- urday. Then Defender disappeared in the fog, which seemed to be rolling in separate banks off the coast, for at last Sandy FHE-ITAKE 8247 : F0GAR F LUKEN SACK Hook lightship and the Mackay-Bennett cable steame-, anchored to the westward of it, were made out. A long line of ex- eursion steamers, steam yachts, schooner yachts and smaller craft, reach- ing from the neighborhood of the Hook to New York, apparently, was seen. At 10:10 the wind was still light, about four miles an hour and about south, south- west here. Mr. Lloyd Phoenix's Intrepid led the fleet, closely followed by Barber's steam yacht Sapphire. The third yacht of the fleet was the Viking. The Course. The committee boat at 10:25 displayed the signal “‘D,” meaning that the course to be sailed was the triangular course, from the starting line, ten miles to and around a mark; thence ten miles to and around a second mark. and thence ten miles to the finish line, turning the marks cn the outside of the triangle to port or to starboard, ac- cording as the yachts are sent around. The wind was then veering toward the south and was about south by west. ‘The Embla acted as the police boat. There were not one-third as many boats out to- day as were out on Saturday. ‘The yachts at 10:32 were jockeying about the course, awaiting the signals for the di- rection of the course. These were displayed at 10:45. The first leg of the triangle was to be directly south, the second northeast by cast and the homestretch northwest by west half west. When the boats came toward the im- aginary line those aboard the Defender were Capt. Hank Haff at the wheel and First Mate Terry at the spars. Aft were W. B. Durkan, Nat Herreshoff, the design- er; Newberr® D. Thorne, Woodbury Kane, Mr. and Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin, W. K. Van- derbilt and David C. Henderson, represent- ing Lord Dunraven and the Royal Yacht Squadron. On board Valkyrie were Lord Dunraven, Latham A. Fish, representing the, New York Yacht Club; George L. Watson, the @ protest flag, and the protest was allowed, it being believed-Rere that Valkyrie fouled Defender during their fuffing matches. It seemed from here ag If ne, of Defender's shrouds was injured, but nothing definite could be made out, an@ Defender’s top- mast held on well. Thé peautiful white silk club topsail was inf good shape, and there was not the slightést sfgn of a break. Capt. Cranfteld was ‘tonstantly luffing Valkyrie, in hopes to kee up with the windward work of his oppanent. Capt. Cranfield was standing in the midst of a group made up of Lord Dunraven, Commodore Glennie and others, while Capt. Sycamore was running baék and forth care- fully watching the head gails. ‘On board Defender the erew seemed to be quieter. Capt. Haff was sitting down as he steered the yacht, while Mr. Iselin, Mr. Lees and.others could be plainly seen hud- died over to the leeward site of the boat, well astern. It did not seam’ from here, however, as if one of the Defender shrouds had been carried away. Unhappily, a thick feg appeared to be making in from the scutheast, and thi8 may cutoff the view of the yachts. ‘The two yachts, at 11:43, were not more than a mile and a half off-here, and De- fender was sailing along nicely without the aid of her jib topsail. Valkyrie seemed to be gaining a trifle on Defender, as she was getting a better breeze to windward, Defender being in soft sheets, and while Valkyrie’s jib topsail did not set very well, yet it helped her con- siderably. Excursion Boats Not Troublesome. The excursion fleet was giving the yachts all the room they wanted, and as there were not over a hundred vessel# of all sorts about the racers, they were not in any way interfered with. The wind at 11:55 a.m. was'very light, and the excursion fleet was still doing finely, keeping from half to threé-quarters of a mile from the racers. The scene presented by thé racing yachts and the accompanying fleet was a grand cne. It was possible to look down directly on the decks of both yachts. Capt. Haff could be seen sailing Defender for all there was in her, and Capt, Cranfield was doing the same for Valkyrie, Both the boats at 11:59 were standing off shore on the star- board tack, and Defender did not seen: to be closing up the gap on Valkyrie. Both yachts at 12:07 p.m. were still holding off shore on the starboard tack. Valkyrie was, apparently, about half a mfle ahead. Dur- ing the last half hour they sailed a close race. Defender Went About Quicker, Defender, shortly after 12:10, went about on the port tack and Valkyrie immediately fcllowed suit. Defender seemed to go about five seccnds faster than Valkyrie, and from the position they occupied in turning it looked as if Defender had crawled up a Little on ker rival. But the race was un- doubtedly a very close one. The two yachts were then headed along the Jersey shore, and while they were only about three miles from, land ‘he fog bank which had come - made it difficult to sight them accurate- iy. Defender was not carrying her jib topsail, while that of Valkyrie was doing good work. The two yachts, at 12:15, were headed toward Long Branch, and Defender did not seem to be gaining much. The fog bank was then very thick. Shorily after- ward the wind began to freshen and De- fende~ commenced going through the water at_a great rate. The two yachts at about 12:20 p.m. went about on the starboard tack. Defender was then working Valkyrie and was only a quarter cf a mile behind. She was clearly outfooting her British rival. The Defender Gaining. At 12:30 p.m. Valkyrie was being held by Defender in good shape, it seemed from here, although the fog prevented accurate observations. However, it did not seem as if Valkyrie was getting away from De- fender. At about 12:45 p.m. the Defender seemed to start ahead again and reduce the gap between herself and Valkyrie and her wind- ward werk became really superb. She pointed better than the British yacht and footed faster, and it looked from here as if she was steadily working to windward and overhauling Valkyrie. In fact, it is claimed that the American yacht was cer- tain from the gain she had made to round the first mark ahead of her competitor. By 1 o'clock Valkyrie had disappeared in the fog and the Defender could be seen from here. 2 Valkyrie First Rounds the Mark. So far as can be made out here the yachts rovnded the first mark as follows: H.M.S Valkyrie 12 58:15 Defender . 192 he turn, apparently, was made in a derse fog, and the times given are only approximate. The wind at the time of turning was !n- creasing in strength, and blew at the ra’ of from twelve to fifteen miles an hour, kicking up little white caps between here and the first mark, so that the yachts seemed likely to have a good breeze with which to sall the second leg, over which they should make good time, and if the wind holds out it appeared as If they would firish befcre 3 o’clicck. HIGHLANDS, September 10, 2:11 p.m.— The excursion fleet is heading for the lightship, which seems to show that the hts have rounded the second mark. 16 p.m.—One of the yachts had a lead of over a mile and it looks like Valkyrie. The Second Mark. MACKAY-BENNETT, September 10, < p.m.—The time of the yachts in rounding the second mark were: H. M.S. Valkyrie 15810 Defender 201 45 LONG BRANCH, September 10, 1:18 p.m.— The points of the topsails of the two yachts are all that is to be seen here of the yachts, which are nearly hidden by smoke and mist. They are gradually disappearing from view, and will scon be lost to sight. 1:20—Nothing can be seen of the yachts from here. HIGHLANDS OF NAVESINK, September 20, 1:27 p.m.—So far as can be seen here, both yachts are now running down before the wind for the second mark. ON BOARD MACKAY-BENNETT, Sep- tember 10, 1:34 p.m.—The boats are now on second leg at 1 p.m., as viewed from this point. The haze has lifted a little, and the leading boat, presumably Valkyrie, still continuss nearly half a mile ahead. HIGHLANDS, September 10—1:35.—A part of the excursion fleet can be seen making for the second mark with the yachts, but the latter are hidden from view in the fog. HIGHLANDS, Septemter 10—1:45 p.m. The fog has just lifted a little, enabling the watchers here to see the two yachts reach- ing down te the seccnd mark at a lively rate, and with balicen jibs set. It is im- possible to distinguish between them at this distance, but it is believed that Valky- rie is Sligktty “ahead. A-mice whole sail breeze is Sicwing. ON BOARD THE MACKAY-BENNETT, September 10, Pp. Both boats are visible, running for the second mark; but they are not plain enough in view to enable the watchers here to identify them. FAR ROCKAWAY, September 10, 2:10 p.m.—What appears to be o1ie of the yachts is faintly visible through the haze. She eannot be seen yet enough to be <listin- guished as either Valkyrie or Defender. Valkyrie 2 Mile Ahead, HIGHLANDS, September 10, 2:25 p.m.— Valkyrie about mile ahead of Defender and about three miles from lighiship. 2:30 p.m.—Both boats can now be, seen from here, and there seems to be no doubt that Valkyrie is leading by a mile. HIGHLANDS, September 10, > p.m.— The excursicn fleet has gathered around the lightship. and Valkyrie is expected to erces the line first, before 3 o'clock. 6 p.m.—Valkyrie does not seem to in- crease her lead over the Defender, and the excursion fleet is keeping back, so as to give the American yacht a chance. © ON BOARD THE MACKAY-BENNETT, September 10, 2 p.m.—The yachts. are very close together; but Valkyrie is ahead. The Luckenback has taken up her position at the finish line. Defender is pushing Valkyrie hard, and it is believed here that the American yacht may win on time allowance. HIGHLANDS, September 10, 2:41 p.m.—It is estimated that the yachts have now about three miles more to sail in order to cross the finish line. Altaough Valkyrie is ahead Defender is lying well down to her work, and is giv- ing the Britisher a hot race to the finisa line. ON BOARD OF THE MACKAY-BEN- NETT, September 10, p.m.—Valkyrie has a clear lead of a quarter of a mile. HIGHLANDS, September 10, 2:47 p.m.— The yachts are now within two miles of the finish on the port tack, and are run- ning through the water in a freshening southerly breeze. ‘They have an entirely free course, ard the excursion boats are keeping well to leeward. Valkyrie Fiztshes First. ON BOARD THE MACKAY-BENNETT, September 10.—Valkyrie finishes at 2:53:40. Valkyrie Wins. HIGHLANDS, September 10, 2:58 p.m.— Valkyrie wins by about two minutes 11 seconds, elapsed time, unofficial. The Official Time. Vakyrie crossed the line (official time) at 2:55.22. Defender finished at 2:57.40. Valkyrie was given an ovation by the as- sembled fleet of excursion boats and yachts when she crossed the line. J —_—._—_ A Mistaken Rumor. A rumor to the effect that Mgr. Satolli had established diplomatic relations be- tween Nicaragua and the holy see was called to the attention of Secretary Rooker today. Mr. Rooker replied: “That is news to me. It is doubtless a mistake. Before I came here there was some talk of establishing an apostolic ad- ministrator in Nicaragua. That was about a year ago. I have never heard what the result of that effort was. However, the apostolic administrator would have had no diplomatic relations with Nicaragua. His office would have corresponded to that of an archbishop. I do not know what was finally done about the apostolic adminis- trator in Nicaragua. But the report you bring me is not true.” + e+ Army Orders. So much of special orders of August 2 as transfers Lieut. Wm. R. Smith, first artillery, from light battery E to battery B of that regiment, vice Lieut. John M. Williams, from battery B to battery E, has Leen revoked, and Lieut. Smith fs wans- ferred to battery M, first artillery, vice Lieut. Alston Harnilton, who ts trausferred to battery E. Lieut. George >. Ahern, twenty-fifth In- fantry, has been granted two months’ leave of absence, and the leave of Lieut. George W. Goode, first cavalry, has been extended one month, HORSES OR TROLLEY? What President Newbold Promises to Do, PLANS FOR THE ECKINGTON ROAD He fays It Will Soon Be Equipped With a Good System. THE BELT LINE ALSO President Newbold of the Eckington and Belt railways was in the city last evening. He said to a Star reporter that he had been actively at work upon the improvements of which he had given assurance through The Star. After unexpected difficulties and delays, he had secured, he said, the addi- tional horses necessary to restore the Belt line to its original condition as a belt, and in the meanwhile he kad been preparing the way fur the promised speedy installa- tion of an underground electric system upon the two roads. “I recognize,” he said, “the reasonableness of the public out- cry, to which The Star kas given voice, against the continued existence of the trol- ley poles on New York avenue, and the company is willing and even desirous to remove them just as soon as a substitute motive power that will be satisfactory to the community can be put in. Some time ago I arranged with Mr. Saxton, who made the 9th street electric line, to go over the Eckington line from New York avenue and Boundary to Center market, and to suv- mit a detailed estimate of the cost of equipping this section of the road with the system used on 9th street. He has sub- mitted these figures to me, and they aggre- gate in the neighborhood of $250,000, in- cluding some $17,000 for necessary enlarge- nent and improvement of the power house which is used for the Eckington overhead trolley. It is reported to me that some of the machinery in this power house is old and crude, and that to supply the power to operate both the underground system and trolley we would be obliged to add two or three additional units to the power house, as it would be necessary to run sep- arate generators for the two systems, the overhead and the underground. “I have been unwilling to push ahead and incur the large necessary expense in- volved in supplying the roads with rapid transit without ‘the formal sanction of the system to be used by the directors of the company building the road between here and Ealtimore, and with which I am as- sociated, which owns a controlling interest in the Belt and Eckington lines. Owing to stmmer absences from the-country, I have been unable to get together a quorum of directers until today. A Meeting in Baltimore. “A meeting was held in Baltimore this morning of the directors of the construc- tion company, and I submitted Mr. Sax- ton’s figures, and urged the immediate equipment of the Indicated section of the road with an underground electric system. ‘The only question raised was whether it would be more desirable to put in im- mediately the proposed small section of road, utilizing the present Eckington power bouse, at a cost for enlargement of some $17,000, which would finally be wasted, since this pywer house is to be abandoned, or to begin as speedily as practicable the installation of the underground electric system over the whole of the Eckington and Belt lines, the wer to be obtained irom the great power house at Hyattsville, which is intended to supply the electricity for the Washington end of the Baltimore and Washington railway and the local sub- sidiary ‘ines. It was decided that Mr. Huff, the electric engineer of the company, should visit Washington tomorrow to make an examination and report of the electric equipment required to operate both the Eckington and Belt lines. As soon as this report is rade, which will be immediately, the question will be promptly decided, and steps taken to put the same in operation. “If the decision is to contract for and be- gin work upon all parts of bota railways rather than to equip at this time as a dis- tinct work the section upon which the illegal poles «re found, it will be necessary to put in horses temporarily upon New York avenue. The Horse Question. “I have not been unmindful of The Star's suggestions on that point, but unless it is unavoidable the company does not wish to go to several thousand dollars’ expense for temporary horses, which will be practi- cally worthless in a short time through the installation of a rapid transit system. 1 am told that the substitution of horses for the trolley would be injurious both to the ecmpany and its suburban patrons. An official of the Eckington company, who ex- amined the question at my request, reports that ‘to take down the poles on New York avenue would, I think, practically destroy all of our Sunday and excursion travel, as there would be no way of reaching the trolley cars except by riding on the horse cars, and very few people would care to ride a couple of miies on a horse car in crder to ride about the same distance on the trolley cars, so that in this way the road would lose one of its principal sources of revenue. The Catholic University at Brook- land opens the McMahon Hall of Philosophy in October ard expects a very large num- ber of students from all parts of the world.” “The greatcr part of these students must board in the city and ride in and out daily in the cars. It will be a very serious dis- advantage to the univerrity if these stu- dents must trarsfer at the boundary and come in town on the horse cars. A major- ity of them ride in tosith street and New York avenue and take the cable from there. There is a!so to be quite a great celebra- tion at the university in October, at which nearly all the distirguished Roman Catho- lic prelates in the country will be present, and the authorities of the university are particularly arxious that we have the trol- ley cars on New York avenue at that time. Putting herse «ars on New York ayenue would seriously inconvenience nearly all the patrons of the road, and would cer- tainly affect the value of property in Eck- ington and Brookland, and would, there- fore, work injury to the road.’ “Of course, 1 recognize that the company has no right to maintain illegal obstruc- tions, no matter how much its business may be injured by their removal, but my hope is that the compat y by beginning im- mediately end vigorously the work of equipping New York avenue with the un- derground systera will cause the public it- self to be unwilling to inconvenience both itself and the company by compelling the use of horses for the short time before the underground system will be in running order. An Alternative Promixe. “I feel authorized to promise the people of Washirgton, through The Star, either one cf two things; either the company will begin promptly and finish speedily an un- derground system of rapid transit from the New York avenue station of the Baltimore and Ohio to Center market, which will allow the trolley cars to run through to Center market without change, or it will decide to begin as soon as practicable, and as one operation the equipment of the whole of the Eckington and Belt lines with an underground system, utilizing the Hy- attsville power house, in which event, as considerable time will be necessary to’ ac- complish the change, horses must be put for a while on New York avenue and the poles removed. I repeat most emphatically what I said before to The Star as the recognized anti-trolley cham- plon of the city’s interests, that the company has not the slightest in- tention or desire to use the overhead trol- ley in Washington, and I will add that we would have been’ before this in accord with local public sentiment but for the fact that during the few months since the Baltimore interests bought the Eckington and Belt lines from the Philadelshia syn- dicate we have been absorbed in the stu- pendous work of starting construction upon the main line between Washington and Baltimore, which is now well under way. I told The Star not long ago that both the Eckington and Belt lines would soon be equipped with an unobjectionable rapid transit system, and in a very short time my words will, as The Star has de- manded, be crystallized into ‘acts and ‘acts.”" The Local Interest. The company to which Mr. Newbold re- fers as having a directors’ meeting yester- day on the subject of Eckington rapid transit is the Baltimore-Catonsville Con- struction Company, which is building the line between Baltimore and Washington, and which, it is said, is to equip the Belt and Eckington lines with underground rapid transit. When the Washington and Baltimore line has been built and the Belt and Eckington lines equipped the whole property is, it is said, to be turned over to the Washington and Maryland Company, under whose charter the system is to be operated. The persons interested in the :at- ter company and the construction company are identically the same. The corporation which has obtained control of the Ecking- ton and Belt lines by purchase from Wi- dener and Elkins is a Baltimore concern, nine-thirteenths of the stock being held by Baltimoreans, and four-thirteenths by Phil- adeiphians. The Washingtonians who in the sale of a controlling interest to Wi- dener and Elkins were left with small blocks of Belt or Eckington stock on their hand: have no interest as such stockholders in the Baltimore trolley corporation which now controls these two local lines, and have no influence in the concerns of these roads. Their function seems to be to grieve that they could not have rid themselves of their Belt and Eckington stock at the same time that their more fortunate fellow-citizens sold to Widener and Elkins, and to await the time when they will possibly be frozen out by the controlling Baltimoreans. Mr. Newbold in his talk with The Star reporter recognized this lack of Washington inter- est in the project and the feeling of local hostility against it, due mainly to the trol- ley fight, and he intimated that the road was desirous, for obvious business reasons, to stand well in Washington, and that it would readily go to large expense in the way of improvements of the equipment of the local reads to secure the support of public sentiment. ———.__. EGYPT AND GREECE. Their Commercial Agreement of In- terest to the United States. The State Department has been supplied by Deputy Consul Washington, at Cairo, with a translation of a portion of the com- mercial agreement recently entered into between Egypt and Greece. The agree- ment is of interest in the United States because it directly affects the existing un- derstanding betweer. Egypt and this coun- try. By a protocol to the former Heleno- Egyptian tariff convention its provisions were made applicable to the United States, so that the probability is that a new agree- ‘h this country will now become “ ry. This old tariff was denounced by Ezypt in 1891, and the yptian gov- ernment has several times since asked the United States to consent to a new conven- tion. This country, while not denying the request, had contended that the protocol was still in force: What the course of this government will be now that the treaty on which our understarding is based is total- ly abrogated remains to be seen. The iew agreement is in most essential respects similar to the Egyptian treaties with Great Britain, Germany, Italy and other Euro- peaa countries, negotiated by the khedive during the past five years for the purpose of putting the commerce of that country on a harmonious fecting. A “favored na- tion” clause is secured, and Greece also agrees to a provision for ad valorem duties, which ere not to exceed 10 per cent on products of the soil, except in rare cases, when it may be raised to 15 per cent. The new agreement will again permit Grecian tobacco to enter Egypt. It has been in- hibited for four yeers past. ——__-o.___ THE VACANT JUSTICESHI A Romor That the President W Again Nominate Mr. Hornblower. A report comes from New York, alleged to be based on information from some of Mr. Hornblower's friends, that the Presi- dent is going to nominate Mr. Hornblower, whom Mr. Hill defeated for the Supreme Benci: during the last Congress, to suc- ceed Justice Jackson, and that Mr. Hill will not this time oppose his confirmation. ee HIS SPREE ENDED IN DEATH. Suicide of William Palmer, the Thea- trical Manager. ST. LOUIS, Mo., September 10.—William Palmer, traveling manager of the Trilby Company, now showing in this city, com- mitted suicide early today in a icom of the Southern Hotel. Last Friday William Palmer, who is a brother of A. M. Palmer, the New York theatrical manager, disappeared. His broth- er was notified and came on immediately from New York. He interested Detective Sam Allender !n the case, and after a lengthy search the missing man was found at midnight last night in the bar rvom of the St. Nicholas Hotel, in an intoxicated condition, and showing the effects oi a protracted spree. Detective Allender took Palmer to the Southern Hotel, where he put hin to bed, remaining at his side until 3 a.m. The de- tective then retired to an adjoining room to rest. On arising today and trying to get into the room occupied by Palmer, Detec- tive Allender found the door locked. He immediately called the hotel people, and together they forced the door. Palmer was found lying on the bed dead with a bullet hole in his head. He had shot himself while the detective was asleep. —_—> WHY GOLD IS EXPORTED. Gen. Brown of the Bond Syndicate Ex- plains, BALTIMORE, September 10.—Gen. Alex- ander Brown of the bond syndicate said to- day: “The syndicate has ample gold on hand and will act at the proper time. There are two reasons for the gold exports. One is the small demand from abroad for our products. However, Europe will shortly buy cur grain in sufficient quantities as to prcduce enough exchange to supply the de- mand of remitters. “The other is the stock market. Foreign- ers have sold more securities than they have purchased. London 1.ow shows a dis- position to buy beck the securities that it sold. The treasury will be taken care of.” ——— MR. MILLS D STRICKEN. A Slight Case of Paralysis—He in Bet- ter Thix Afternoon, Mills Dean, the well-known attorney-at- law of this city, was stricken with paraly- sis on Saturday evening, but has so far re- covered that his friends have no doubt of his ultimate total recovery from the attack. Mr. Dean’s right leg, right arm and speech were affected. This afternoon he was much better, having regained the use of his leg and of his arm with the exception of a slight numbness of his hand. His speech is row almost perfect. It is expected that his complete recovery will be effected in a few days. ————— Broke a Rib. George Fleet, a lusty, big colored laborer, wieldirg a maul while at work on sewer at the 15th street side of the White lot, struck a stake such a heavy blow that he broke a rib. rat the Emergency Hospital.