Evening Star Newspaper, September 14, 1895, Page 2

2 ' THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE|The Reason For Advertsing: CHOLERA IN HAWAII Report on the Recent Trouble With the Bannacks. INDIAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION INQUIRY ee Region Should Be Added to the National Park. THE ONLY SOLUTION SS MADISON, S.D., September 14.—At the ecnclrsion of the Bannack troubles in Idaho and Wyoming, some time ago, the Fev. W. J. Cleveland of this place was ccmmissioned by the Indian Rights Asso- ciation of Philadelphia to visit Jackson's Hole end make an investigation in behalf of the society of the causes of the out- break. Mr. Cleveland's long years of experience in Indian work made him a particularly de- sirable person for the enterprise, and no pains have been spared to make the in- vestigation thorough. Much of the infor- Mation came from the Indians themselves, while the rest was gathered fvom the Uni- ted States troops ayd settlers engaged in the suppression of the outbreak. Mr. Cleveland ia his report tells how the Indians were out hunting in the mountains of Wyoming, around the Jackson's Hoie country, according to their treaty rights, were arrested on the charge of violating the game laws of Wyoming, pronounced guilty @nd fined beyond their ability to pay. Mr. Cieveland, in concluding his report, says: “The people of Jackson's Hole, on their own admission, elected their present justice of the peace and constable, and swore in @bout thirty additional deputy marshals, with the express purpese of keeping the Indians out of the mountains this year. “They had a special reason for wishing to do so. Nine-tenths of them, at least so their justice stated, derive their support from game-huniing tourists, for whom they act as guides, etc., at high rates. These tourists leave thousands of dollars in the Hole each year and are increasing in rumbers and eagerness to “kill a bull elk’ and get his horns at any cost. “The orly solution of the Jackson's Hole difficulty, as well as the only possibility of preserving the large game for which the ovfici tls express so great anxiety, will be foun! in adding the Jackson’s Hole coun- try to the National Park and putting it under the same. restrictions. ‘It is of no particular use to the state of ‘Wyoming, but It is a natural winter re- sort, and the only reliable winter feeding ground for the large game, both of the Present national park and of all the sur- rounding country.”” ——— THE PARIS BEHIND TIME. No Apprehension, However, is Felt A out Her. NEW YORK, September 14.—The Ameri- an line steamer Paris, Capt. Watkins, had not been sighted up to 11:30 this morning. The Paris sailed from Southampton on Baturday last, September 7, passing the Needles at 1:35 in the afternoon, and to have equaled her own record of six days, mine hours and thirty-seven minutes, she was due at Sandy Hook lightship at twelve minutes past 6 yesterday afternoon, She is therefore abput seventeen hours behind her record. he Cunard line steamer Etruria, which sdiled from Queenstown on Sunday last, the day after the Paris left Southampton, arrived this morning, and reported that on September 11, at 2:30 a.m., in latitude 48.44; longitude, 39.08, she passed an American line steamer bound west, which was sup- Posed to be the Paris. The Etruria had a very rough passage, encountering strong Southwest and northwest gales throughout the voyage, and the Paris is probably hav- ing_the sume experience, which wouid ac- count for the delay. No anxiety is felt re- garding her safety, as she is,.as is well known, a stanch vessel, and Capt. Wat- kins is a cautious navigator. —-———— FIGHTING FIRE ALL NIGHT. Many Farms Burned Over in New Jersey. EGG HARBOR CITY, N.J., September W4.—The forest fire which started yester- day in the hamlet of Weekstown, a few miles from here, turned savagely all niga ecrsuming ‘over a thousand acres of tim- ber. Many farms, orchards and hundreds of acres of cranberry bogs have also been burned over. Citizens were out all night fighting the flames, ard the alarms were again sounded today for more assistance. The fire fs raging furiously today. The extensive vineyard and wine house of L. N. Reagenauls are in great danger. ——— FIFTY THOUSAND EXPECTED. Preparing for a Large Gathering ut Chattanooga, CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., September 14.— ‘By tonight there will be ten thousand peo- ple here to attend the dedicatica exercises of the Chattanooga-Chickamausa National Military Park, beginning next Wednesday. ‘The prospects are that the crowd will run up to 50,000, but Chattanooga is prepared to take care of them comfortably. Ss ‘ THE WALLER CASE, A Cempicte Explanation Submitted by France. PARIS, September 14.—The Siecle says that the United States has received a com- plete explanation from the French author- ities of the case of ex-Consul Waller, who ig imprisoned under sentence of twenty years for having been, as alleged, in cor- Tespondence with enemies of France in Madagascar, and that his cause Is irre- trievably lost. —_——~- Strack the Imitation Liberty Bell. ARCOLA, IIL, September 14.—The Chi- cago liberty bell special train arrived here last evening and about 2,000 people gath- ered to see it. While Manager Knapp was giving a history of the bell and the guides were hoisting it preparatory to ringing it, a man named Maithews brushed throvgh the crowd and struck the lower rim three hard blows with a sledge hammer, making three dents in it. ‘The bell was consider- ably damaged. Manager Knapp said he would trust to the people of Arcola to prosecute the villain who had so grossly insul.ed American pride by striking one of its cherished emblems. Major S. A. Williams of the fourth regiment, I. N. G., fected the afrest, and Matthews was focked up. A telegram nas been sent to United States Marshal Brinton and he is expected here today to take the prisoner to Springfield. The pecple of this city are highly incersed over the aftair. ——.___ A Petition for Divorce. A petition for divorce from Jeremiah H. Conrad was filed today by Bertie S. Conrad, to whom she was married at Eliiottsburg, Pa., May 7, 1881, her maiden ueme @-ing Shearer. April 8, 180, Mrs. Conrad charges ber husband willfully deserted and aban- doned her. ‘Three children, all now living, resulted from the marriage. oe Anti-Saloon Lengue. The Anti-saloon League is arranging, by invitation, for a mass meeting in place of the regular evening service at 8 p.m. to- morrow (Sunday), the 15th, in Fifth Con- gregational Church, Sth and I streets north- east. The Christian Endeavor Society of the chucch will furnish appropriate music, and add S are to be delivered by the Adam ch, and by Mr. A. al, a templar of the of Columbia, I. O. G. T., and Mr. nck of the Independent Ore as representatives of Anti-saloon League. the believed away before art im tke last race at St. ind dropped dead, after ¢ ers of 2 inile. the s Advertisers use The Star for-a lik Advertising space is not Sab oe koe ee that it may act as a decoy duck for others. No “discount” for one, “special discount” for an- er and “extra i discount” for still an: . Like price for like service is the only fair way. BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. Below will be found the sworn cir- culation statement of The Star for the past week. It is well to bear in mind that no “padding” of any kind is introduced into this statement. ‘The average circulation exhibited is much in excess of that of any other Washington newspaper, and is believed to be fully five times that of any afternoon contemporary. Ctreulation of ‘The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, Sept. 7, 1895........ 36,073 MONDAY, Sept. 9, 1895... 28,031 TUES DAY, Sept. 10, 1895. 30,319 WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 1895. 27,867 THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 1895. 27,853 FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 1596. -27,690 Total. 177,833 Dally average. 29,638 1 solemnly awear that the above statement rej resents only the number of copies of Tuk EVEN- ING STAR circulated during the six secular days end= ing Friday, September 13, 1895—that is, the num- ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted were returned to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this fourteenth day of September, A. D. 1895. GEO. H. MICHAELSEN, Notary Public, D. C. SALOONS IN THE DIVISION All Licenses in the Section Will Be . Rejected. Excise Bourd Adheres to Their Former Determination to Shut Up Bar Rooms in That Locality. The excise board has not changed its mind concerning the liquor saloons in the Division. They will reject them all when the new licerse year comes about. This proposed action was first mentioned in The Star under date of August 17, and acted like.a bomb shell. The saloon keep- ers in the vicinity hurried to headquarters te find out what was the“meaning of the crder, but the excise board would gay noth- ing, and told them to wait until after the Ist of November before being so sure. This was not at all satisfectory, and attorneys were forthwith employed, but they could do nothing beyond getting assurances that ‘The Star's report was correct. For the purpose of helping pass judgment upon these cases a plat of the Division has been prepared, showing that section bound- ed by 10th street on the east and 1ith street on the west, Pennsylvania avenue on the north and D street on the south. In this area there are thirty-eight licensed places, thirty-six of which are bar rooms. The revenue derived from them is $14,900 per unnum. Not all of these cases will be rejected, for there are several reputable sa- loons on Pennsylvania avenue that will be Telicensed. Those south of Pennsylvania avenue, however, have little show. a MARY SHEA IN MRS. COURT. She is Charged With Receiving Stolen Goods. Mrs. Mary Shea, who used to be a famil- iar figure in police circles, but since her reformation has lived a quiet and peaceful life, was the defendant in the Police Court this morning on the seriovs charge of re- ceiving stolen property. The case was con- tinued until next Thursday, and Mrs. Shea was released on $500 bonds. , The charge against Mrs. Shea grows out of an arrest that was made yesterday by Detective Lacy, who took a young colored man into custody for housebreaking. Sev- eral weeks ago Springmann’s storage ware- bcuse was broken into, and a handsome mentei mirror and some electric fans were stcien. The Getective finally fixed the charge on Eddy Wheeler, alias “Junk’’ Wheeler. A further investigation showed that the mirror kad passed into the pos- session of Mrs. Shea, who bought it for $3.50, although the police say it was evi- dently worth a dozen times that amount. It_was afterward recovered. Wheeler pleaded guilty in the Police Ceurt this morning, and Judge Kimball held him for the action of the grand jury. Then the detective swore out a warrant against Mrs. Shea, and as she was in the uilding as a witness against Wheeler it was served on her without delay, Mrs. Shea told a Star reporter that her arrest was in the nature of an outrage. According to her story, she bought the mir- ror in good faith, and without suspecting that it had been.stolen. She said that a couple of weeks ago Wheeler and another colored fellow brought the mirror to her house and offered it to her for $4. They explained to her that it had been given to them by a lady who was moving, and found that the mifrror, which she had had built to fill a particular niche in her old house, would be of no use to her in her new home. She didn’t care to buy it, but Wheeler was Very anxious to sell, as he was practically barefoot and wanted to buy a pair of shoes. She finally bought it, and let it lie ground her house fer several days, and then lent it to a friend of hers who was fitting up a saloon. When the case against her was called Mrs. Shea entered a plea of not guilty. She asked for a continuance, acting as her own lav.yer. Her request was granted, and nds were fixed in the sum of $500. She asked if her husband would be accepted as surety, and when the judge said he would she iook a seat in the court room and waited until old John Shea could be sent for. He arrived a few minutes later, and, after they had gone through the formality of signing the bond, she was released. —_—_——. Fatally Shocked at Seeing an Ampu- tation. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., September 14.—A spe- cial from Orleans, Va., says: Addison T. Crul, a well-known resident of this neigh- borhood, died yesterday under very peculiar circumstances. About a week ago he helped to hold a little boy during amputation of a toe, and In the midst of the operation fainted and fell to the floor. He was carried home, put to bed and con- | tinued to crow worse until his death. His ; medical attendants could not discover any i v his death beyond the shock re- witnessing the operation men- Precautionary Measures Taken at Honolulu. ONE DEATH ON THE BENNINGTON The Australig, for San Francisco, Kept Outside. CHURCHES WERE CLOSED The San Francisco board of health has declared Honolulu an infected port. The Iceal quarantine officer was directed to Place all vessels from Honolulu in quaran- tine, and keep them until the ship is re- leased by the board. Mayor Sutro was in- dignant that seventy-seven passengers from Honolulu had been permitted to land from the Australia Thursday evening. The mayor said the local quarantine officer had been derelict in his duty, and there was a regular exodus from the Hawatian capital. Dr. Ruppert Blue of the marine hospital service, in San Francisco, has received a letter from his brother, who is an ensign on board of the U. S. S. Bennington, stat- ing that there kad been five cases of chol- era among the crew of the Bennington. One death had resulted. Advices from Honolulu under date of September 5 say: There was a good deal of uneasiness when the sailor on the Ben- nington became ‘affected, and that alone caused many to believe the disease would spread to the whites, and many families hurriedly packed their belongings and fled to the beach, a few miles from town, like- wise a large number going to the outside districts. The Bennington was thoroughly disin- fected, and the ship went to sea the day after the sailor died. The vessel is now anchored outside the harbor, where she has been for several days, together with the Olympic, which arrived early Monday morning, and sey- eral of the interisland fleet. There has been no connection with the other islands since the first outbreak, the people refusing in some Instances to re- ceive the mail. There is now a serious question confronting the people here. Meats and provisions are very scarce, and at one place flour and rice is sclling at $11 per barrel and sack. It was decided to place several of the local steamers in serv- ice, and the Hall was dispatched to ports on Maui with provisions and mails, and the tourists that arrived by the Australia are being transferred from the Australia to the Hall, no connection having been made with the shore. The Australia arrived Monday on Schedule time. She was met outside by agents of the vessel and informed of the situation. Precauticns at Honolulu. The Olympia is anchored in the stream, Capt. Reed refusing to have any con- nection with the Bennington or the shore. The companies of the national guard are doing patrol duty in the quarantine dis- trict. This was found necessary to fully cxiry out the instructions issued by the board of health. Luring the past three days there have been numbers of igstances wherein the natives have hidden the sick people and only made report when they have died. Many curious and false notions prevail among that class. hey believe the gov- ernment has introduced the disease to kill off the royalists, and by the aid of sev- eral unscrupulous leaders they failed to report cases of sickness. The mortality among those attacked has been great be- yond question, but it cannot be avoided as long as they continue in their present course. The city has teen well cleaned, and all disease breeding places destroyed, notably the fish market, which has been an eyesore for many years. Many believe the disease is simply fish poisoning. The board of health has pro- hibited the sale of fish and poi manufac- tured in that portion of the city affected, as well as in other localities, where the cholera has made its appearance. Guards now patrol the Nuuanu stream to prevent any further contact from that squrce. The natives consider that a hardship, but it has become necessary to enforce health regu- latiors. = No one is allowed to bathe in the harbor and last Sunday no services were allowed held in the churches. Schools remain closed and no public gatherings of any kind are allowed. Mark Twain was among the passengers by the Warrimoo and billed to lecture here, but was not allowed to land. It is impossible to say now when the dis- ease will be checked. When it seems that {t has been done, several new cases appear in different localities. Physicians are of the belief that cholera will continue to ex- ist in Honolulu as long as there are na- tives left. The infection has been care- fully guarded from reaching the other islands. Chinese Denied Landing. Four hundred of the Chinese immigrants that arrived by the Belgic and dispatched to ports on the other islands, were refused landing, the people at those places noti- fying the agent of the board of health that accompanied them that they would resist with arms any attempt to land them, They have been returned and re- shipped to the Fwa plantation, twenty- five. miles from Honolulu, thus settling what threatened to be a vexed problem. ‘The Helgic's Surgeon Blamed. The local press denounce in unmeasured terms the ‘surzeon of the Belgic, wao is accused of falsely siating the cause of death of three Chinese who died en route from Yokohama to Honolulu. The gov- ernment has made investigation ‘to the matter, and it is said proved conclusively that the Chinese died of cholera. They will take steps to prosecute the surgeon of the Belzic and the steamship company for bringing the disease into the country. One of the Chinese passengers has made a sworn statement that the men died with symptoms described as Asiatic cholera. United States Consul Mills will lay the case in all its details before his government by this mail. The Olympia ts coaling by lighters, and expects to depart for China as soon a8 pos- sible. Capt. Reed is anxious to get away from here. It is also learned that the gov- ernment is sending by this mail a full ac- ecunt of the epidemic and its causes to the American government and Pacifle Mail and Occidental and Oriental Steamship Com- panies, asking their co-operation in prose- cuting the Belgic and her officers for intro- ducing the disease into the island, and un- der false oath regarding the cause of death of Chinese immigrants that died en route. The quarantine on the Bennington has been declared off. All is reported well on the white gun beat. The government hes granted permission for the sailors to come ashore, but advises that no liberty be granted until the cholera cases cease. No public gatherings of any kind are allowed, band concerts, church services or meetings. The government will quarantine against China ard Japan. Daily meetings of the health board are held. Traffic between the islands will be resumed next Tuesday, after remaining in quarantine for five days, and freight and passengers thoroughly fvmi- gated. SAN FRANCISCO, September 14.—A pri- vate letter which came on the steamer Australia from an officer of the cruiser Olympia, which is now lying at Honolulu, states that the cholera is on the increase, and that it is difficult to tcll where it will stop. The Oiympia is bound for China and Japan, but it is possible that she will have ta.remain at Honolulu for some time. Badly Injured. About 9:30 o'clock this morning a young man by the name of Harry Niesbaum, who was riding one horse and leading three | port of the small sloop Spray, in which others, was run into by cable car No. 3 of the 7th street line. The accident occurred rear the head of 7th street. Niesbaum, who lives at 4) Florida avenue, \ thrown to the ground and was very badly injured about the head and body. He was removed to Garfield Hospital, where med- ical aid was rendered. ee Many Went to the Island. Perfect raciny; weather prevailed at Alex- ander Islaad today, which had the effect of drawing a very large crowd to the track. The card presented was a first-class cne both in size and quality. The track was dry and fast; six books were on. SENATOR GRAY TALKS AL REEVES IN COURT | THE LAW DOES NOT APPLY He Gives His Views as to the Financial Situation. The Permanent Cure of the Disorder Must Be Left to Con- gress. Senator Gray of Delaware was in Wash- ington on busines@ today. In the morning he called on Secretary Carlisle and was at the Capitol this afternoon. Speaking of the financial situation he said that when the returns began to come in from the cot- ton and wheat crops the present demand upon the gold reserve would cease. He ex- pressed the “opinion that the permanent cure of the disorder to our finances would have to be by the action of Congress. “I do not view the situation as a partisan, but think now ag I did before this admi istration was ifaugurated, that the evil must be corrected by the divorce of the government from the Lanking business, and the reformation bf the policy established by the laws since 1878, but which ‘the gov- ernment was; compelled to keep a pile of gold from which everybody was invited who had greenbacks jr treasury notes to heip himself. . “The Sherman redemption act was no redemption at all, While it provided for the redemption of the greenbacks it com- manded theig reissue, thus putting in operation the endiess chain, as it has been called. Until this is suppressed there can be no permanent relief. The green- backs have got to be redeemed. It has been apparent for years, but unwise legis- lation was leading up to it, and it has got to be wiped out from the statute books to put the treasury on a sound basis.” “Do you think there is any probability of an extra session of Congress being called to do this?” was asked. No. My opinion is that there will be no extra session. “If the law did not compel the rei the greenbacks,” it was suggested, “w not the treasury have to continue reissuing them, as they do the Sherman notes, to meet expenses?” “Of course,” replied the Senator, “there has got to be provision made for that. The government is compelled to use the money derived from revenue. Congress should make the provision for the redemption of these notes. Bonds might be issued for the purpose, but the detail is a matter to be decided upon by Congress. It is cost- ing tke gcvernment untold millions to avoid the issuance of these bonds.” “Do you think this Congress will give the relief desired?” d ad. replied the Sena- “to question the integrity of the re- public.” INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHOOL. The Annual Report of the Institution Submitted. The annual report of the Industrial Home School was made public by the Commis- sioners today. It says In part: “The object of the school is to maintain and educate destitute children of both Sexes, prepare them for usefulness oF to place them, as can sometimes be done, in good homes, where they will be treated and cared for as members of the family, We have accommodations and means for the support of about one hundred inmates. “Our own wards at the beginning of the fiseal year numbered sixty-two, and we had fourteen of the board of guardians, making seventy. We received during the year "01-"05 seventy-one others, viz: Of our ewn, fifty-three, cud of the guard- jans’, sixteen; and we discharged in the Same yar forty-eight, viz: of our own, twenty-seven, and of the guardians’, twenty-one, and we found at the close of the year ninety-nine inmates, viz: of our own wards, eighty-eight, and of the guard- fans’, eleven. “In the health of our inmates we have been particularly fortunate. During the en- Ure term of our present superintendent— say, six Years-among one hundred in- mates, which has been our average num- ber, not & single death has been due to disease, and ‘thé ‘only one that did occur was due to accittent, by drowning. There have been many cases:of the ordinary diseases to which children are subject, but since our gropud has been all underdrained there have heen none of the more serious complaints, such as diphtheria. The school is a branch of the public school system of the District, nd is taught by a male and female teacher of that corps. The pupils are taught the same branches that other public school pupils learn. In addition, the girls are taught to cut out and make gar- ments, and, .in fact, make much of the clothing for ali; the children. They are also taught to cook and to do such house- work as every woman should become com- petent to perform. The boys, beside their lessons in school, are taught to do all the work required cnthe place. “We trust that those having the subject in charge will consider that the benefi- ciarles of the charity, destitute children, have the strongest possible claims upon the benevolence of the community, and that they will almost certainly repay by their good offices as citizens whatever may be expended in preparing them for that position; and finally, that the work is con- ducted on the most economical basis, since all the supervision required is given with- out remuneration, as a work of charity, and that the only persons connected with the institution who receive pay are those employed in the wogk, and whose whole time is given up to it. Such institutions secm to be approved by the experience of our best governed states, and to be in- creasing in number throughout the Union “From the report of the treasurer ft will be seen that the revenue of the school dur- ing the last fiscal year amounted to $12,- 900.65, derived almost entirely from three sources: The appropriation by Congress, the sales of products of the work- gardens and greenhouses, $1,151. .68 paid by the board of c rdians for the support of certain of their wards placed in our charge. The expenditures during the same Year amount- ed to $11,883.18, which absorbed the con- gressional appropriation and left a de- ficiency, which, however, was more than covered from. the other sources stated. “The ofticers of the Industrial Home School are: President, Henry F. Blount; first vice president, Dr. T. B. Hood; second vice presilent, J. D. McPherson; secretary, Mrs. H. W. Blackford; treasurer, B. T. Janney; superintendent, ,Mr. R. B. Bar- bour. The managers are W. B. Gurley, O. D. Conger, J. B. T. Tupper, Mrs. J. B. T. Tupper, Mrs. J. B. Edmunds, Mrs. C E. Foster, Lewis Abraham, Dr. M. D. Peck, Jas. B. Nourse, Mrs, Emily Nourse, Rev. Nelson as prendeeson G. cA fl = jams, J. Ormon Vilson, James Somer- ville. Mrs. B. T. Janney and Miss A. Wil- son.” —————— The A. A. U. Meeting. MANHATTAN FIELD, N. Y., September 14.The athletic tournament to decide who are the crack athletes of the United States began here this afternoon. : First heat, 100 yards—W. J. Wefers, New York, first; Lee, New York, second; W. W. Goodwin, Louisville, third. Time, 10 1-5 seconds. is Second heat—J. V. Crum, Chicago, first; W. F. Jarvis, Pittsburg, second; D. E. Covill, Syracuse, third. Time, ords. Three men ran in final. Crum ran like a deer, and turned his head as he finished, winning very easily, with lots to spare. Half mile run—C. Kilpatrick, N. ¥. A first; W. S. Hipple, N. J. A. C., second; A. M. Remington, Suffolk A. C., third. Time, 1:56 2-5. 101-5 sec- a Slocum Heard From. Capt Consul Sprague, writing from Gibraltar on the 27th ‘of August to the State De- partment, reports the departure from that her owAer, Capt. Joshua Slocum, started from Boston to cireimnavigate the globe alone. He arrivéd at Gibraltar on the 4th of August. He the slight craft and her sole navigater Wem the objects of much curiosity among’ the pec enerally, and of considerable hospits sntion among the naval authoyitie ibraltar. Slocum says in a letter that he sailed the distance Boston | to ltar in thirty-two s and could fave made better time. He had intended cotitinuing his journey through the Red sea, Lut had cecided to change his course on account of the fear of thieves after passing the Suez canal, and to go via the Cape of Good Hope. Charged With Attempting to Snatch a Pocketbook. HE PROTESTS «HIS INNUCENCE Remarkable Resemblance to a Well Known ‘Crook.” THE CASE GOES OVER ‘When it comes time next year to book his show for the fall and winter of ‘95-'96 the chances are that Mr. Henry Reeves, gen- erally known in the theatrical profession as Al. Reeves, will give Washington the gO-by. Reeves is the proprietor of the show which has occupied the boards at Kernan’s Theater this week. He is one of the best known men ir the préfession and has hosts of friends all over the country, but his ex- perfences in Washington this time ‘have been of such an unpleasant character that he will not soon forget them. Early in the week he left his waistcoat in the toilet rocm of the Hotel Lawrence, and when he went for it found that he was minus a handsome gold watch and a sum of money. Total loss, $254. This has not yet been r covered and the police are still on the look- out. Last evening Mr. Reeves was put under arrest on the charge of assault and attempted larceny from the person. The complainant against him is Mrs. D. J. y, the wife of a clerk in the interstate eree commission. Besides being the manager of the show Reeves does a banjo turn on the stage, but he does not come on until late, so last evening ie decided that he would go down and see a part of the show at the Acad- emy. When he got to 9th street he found that he had none of his cards with him to present at the box office and started back, as he thought, in the direction of Kernan’s. Instead of that he turned up 9th street and was up by New York avenue before he inquired his way of a small boy and dis- covered his mistake. Then he boarded an electric car gaing south. Attempted Robbery ef Mrs. Canty. About the same time, or about 8:30 o'clock, Mrs, Canty, who was walking on 9th street between G and H streets, was approached by a _ well-dressed, smooth- feced man, who attempted to take a pock- et book she was carrying in her hand. Failing in this he ran off in the direction cf an approaching car. Mrs. Corridon was walking with Mrs. Canty at the time and she succeeded in getting a good look at Mrs. Canty’s assailant, who, she says, boarded a car. Harry Preston, a special delivery boy, employed at the city post office, who happened to be passing on his bicycle, saw the occurrence and also saw the man board the car. He rode ahead and at the corner of 9th and D strects found Policeman Carlsson of the first pre- cinet station and notified him. When tne car approached he pointed out Reeves as the man who had made the assault, and Carlsson at once put him under arrest. At the station house both Mrs. Canty and Mrs. Corridon positively identified Reeves the man and insisted that there couid be no mistake. Reeves was greatly taken abaek by his arrest and asserted that there must be some mistake, as he was not the sort of man to try to steal a lady’s pocket book. After some_jclay arrangements were made for his giving bond end this was furnished in the sum of $0 for his appearance for trigi in the Police Court. A “Ringer” for a Crook. ‘The case is a mysterious one from any point of view. The two women are positive as to the matter of identification. Yet, Reeves says he rode on the motor car from New York avenue, while one of the pas- sengers on the trailer has appeared to say that at the corner of 9th and G streets a man, who is the living image of Reeves, boarded the trai and rode for several blocks without going onto the motor ca: This raises the question of a possible mis- take in the matter of identity. Several members of the detective force were in the Police Court this morning and had a good look at Reeves. They say that he is a “dead ringer” for a well-known crook by the name of Farrell, whose face is in rogues’ gallery, and for whom -Detectives Weedon and Horne have been looking for several days. Farrell, who is known to have been in this city for two or three days, is said to make a specialty of the very sort of work that was attempted last night. The detectives say that the re- semblance betwee. the two men is most remarkable, and they all seem of the opin- ios that Farrell was the one who tried to rob Mrs. Canty. Marager Kernan say that it was just 8:15 when he and Reeves separated in front of the theater, At first he thought it was a joke when he learned t Reeves had been arrested as a higan- wayman. In the Police Court Today. There was quite a sprinkling of theatrical people in the Police Court this morning when the case was called: Reeves had se- cured the services’ of Mr. Campbell Car rington as his lawyer, and the court recom was crowded in the expectation of an in- teresting case. They were disappointed, for Mr. Carrington asked for a jury trial, which means that the case will not be heard for several weeks. . In taking this action Mr. Carrington said that he did it in order that they might get some additional evidence. He said that this was the most remarkable case he had ever met with in all his practice. He was satisfied beyond a question that Mr. Reeves was innocent, and yet the evidence against him seemed very strong. He was certain that they could prove not only that Reeves was not the man wanted, but also that this man Farrell is the man. The Case Goes Over. The case then went over, the bonds of $500 being continued. Reeves’ show is booked to appear in this part of the coun- try for several weeks, and he expressed his entire willingness to come back whenever he might be wanted. He seemed anxious to have the case disposed of today, but his lawyer would not hear of it. : —_-__—_ ADMIRAL KIRKLAND OBJECTS, He Has Appealed to the President to Revoke His Reprimand. ‘The atest naval sersation is the report tMat Rear Admiral Kirkland, commanding the European station, has appealed to the President direct to revoke the action of the Secretary of the Navy ia reprimanding him fer having written a letter of con- gratulation to M. Favre upon his election as president of the French republic. Admiral Kirklané is saiG to feel much aggrieved over the affair, and has appeal- ed to the President for a vindication of his course. The Secretary has furnished the President with a complete copy ef the correspondence. ——______ Union Republican Club. There, was a large attendance at the meeting of the Union Republican Club at Willard’s last evening, T. J. Losier, the president of the club, in the chair, Over fifty new members were admitted,’ includ- ing, severai members of Congress. Mr. Losier, who was delegated to represent the club at the convention of league clubs of New York, reported that as the repre- sentative of this club he was accorded a hearty welcome, and when introduced by the president 6f the New York clubs the president of the league said: “Gentlemen, I want to introduce to you the president of one of the largest and most influential or- ganizations in the country. Situated, as it is, At the capital of these United States, and composed, as it is, of representative re- peblicans, we should congratulate our- selves that we have such an organization in whom we can confide our trust, and from whom we may realize much assist- ance.” He said for many minutes there was such a clapping of hands that he was unable to speak. The convention decided to have all Mterature required procured through the Union Club, and will so recom- mend upon a circular throughout the state of New York. Campaign speeches were made until a late hour. Over a ton of pub- lic documents have been received at head- quarters and from all parts of the country. Hotel Liquor Licenses and the 400-Feet Attorney Thomas Rules That the Law Does Not Forbid Hotels From Selling Liquor. A most important question of interest to liquor men generally has just been decided by the attorney for the District. He holds in an opinion rendered to the Commission- ers this afternoon that section 16 of the act of Congress amending the liquor law, and dated May 11, 1894, does not apply to hotels, except that it raises the number of reoms which shall constitute a hotel from twenty to twenty-five. Under this ruling an applicant, if he has a hotel, can obtain a liquor license there- for, even though it be within 400 feet of a school house or place of religious worship. This opinion was called forth by the case of William T. Whalen, who recently’ ap- plied for a liquor license at 310 7th street. At that location he runs a large hotel, Known as the Virginia. When the excise board called up the case the representative ef ihe Anti-Saloon League appeared and argued for the re- jection of the license, on the ground that the place was within 400 feet of the Acad- emy of the Sacred Heart, and according to the terms of the amendment to the liquor Jaw, dated May 11, 1894, and known as sec- tion 16, the excise board had no right to grant the license. Attorney Frank Madigan, who repre- sented Mr. Whalen, however, held that this amendment had nothing to do with the case of hotels and referred to totally for- eign subjects. He urged that the former opinions of the attorney be considered, and he was positive that the license would is- sue, for there was no doubt th» excise beard had the authority. to grant the li- cense. Section 16, which, according to Attorney Thomas’ opinion, dees not apply to hotels, reads as follcws: “That licerse for any of the purposes Specified in ary section of said act shall not be granted to ary person to conduct such business within 400 feet of a public school house, private school or house of religious worship, measured between the nearest entrance to each by the shortest course of travel between such place of business and any school house, private school or house of religious worship, e-- cept in such places of business as were located and liceused at the date of the said act, or previous to the erection of such sch»l house, private school or place of religious worship. * * *" Attorney Thomas holds further that the section above quoted does not repeal the rights given to hotels under the Sth section of the original act, which reads “Provided, That any established hotel or tavern having twenty chambers for lodging guests shall always have a right to obtain for itself a license for a bar room on com- plying with the provisions of this act, and the petition in such case must be made by the owner or lessee of such hotel or tav- er It is expected the excise board will grant the license at its next meeting. YOUNG ACTON’S DEATH. An Investigation Held by the Coroner at the First Precinct Station. Dr. Hammett, coroner. assembled a jury at the first precinct station house this afternoon to investigate the manner in which Walter Acton, who was killed by falling through an opening in the floor of the new Congressional Library building yesterday, came to his death. The jury consisted of Henry J. Tippett, J. B. Daughton, Frank J. White, Jacob Rit- terspach, C. C. Beveridge and Frederick Miller. - Immediately after assembling the jury decided to yisit the Library building to make a persoral inspection of the ground. The jury returned to the first precinct station house at 2:50 o’clock, acéompanied by several witnesses. Mr. Jones, the foreman of painters et the library, testified that Acton was in the act of removing a ladder, when he stepped back and fell through the hole in the floor. The inquest was in progress when The Star went to press. POSITION OF THE SYNDICATE. Not Bound to Maintain the Treasury - Gold Reserve. . The following statement was authorized by the bond syndicate in New York last night: “The impression has become genera] that the members of the bond syndicate entered into an agreement with the United States treasury to maintain the $100,000,000 reserve until October 1 proximo, and that upon that date said obligation will cease. Such is not the case. “The bond syndicate fulfilled all its obli- gations to the government in June last, and has not since been bound in any way to the treasury. It is true that it has from time to time since last June paid over va- rious sums in gold coin to the treasury, which have sufficed to maintain the re- Serve, but it has done so ‘voluntarily, and will continue so to do in the same spirit ard for the same motive. “So far as October 1 is concerned, it has no relation to the action of the bond syndi- cate, and it will continue to deposit gold until November 1, and December 1, and January 1, necessary, and if existing conditions make it feasible to do so. But neither the bond syndicate nor any one e can control the elements. But the idea that its relations to the treasury situation will be any different on or after October 1 from what they are now and have been all along is erroneous and should be cor- rected.” J. Pierpont Morgan, the head of the bond, syndicate, spoke reassuringly of the cutlook to a representative of the Asso- ciated Press. He said: “The bond syndi- cate is still in the ‘field. There has been no rupture. The syndicate will continue to do all that it can to help maintain the treasury gold reserve at $100,000,000. The obligation of the syndicate, expired, how- ever, some time ago." ‘ Mr. Morgan expressed surprise at the slow movement of the cotton crop and the present scarcity of the bills against bread- stuffs. He said that undoubtedly the offer- ings of these bills would be daily increased in the next few weeks, and thus a safe- guard against exports. ee Monday’s St. Asaph Entries. First race, six and a quarter furlongs, selling—Senator, 107; Electro, Tom Bren- nan, 104; Dutch. Lady, 101; Coal Mine, 98; Miss Modred Argyle (third), Jack Barry, Adjourn, 95. Second race, two-year-olds, four and a half furlongs—Inheritance, Carpenter, 115; Mario, 111; Ora, Olive, Ida Reynolds, Fred poner, Leonatus, Lottie F. (late Sweet), Third race, six and a quarter furlongs, selling—Philadetphia, Ronald, 105; Mayor B., Larimer, Repetition, Red Jim, Clara Belle, 102. Fourth race, five furlongs, all ages— Lumberman, Harvest, 122; Harry Warren, Sorora, 119; Ajan, 113; ohnny, 111; Pros- pef, Arnie T., 105. Fifth race, one mile, selling—Blue Blood, 113; Ponce de Leon, 102; Pocahontas, 28; Grey Forest, Sir Rae, 97; Gov. Fifer, Selah, 4; Trojan, > Sixth race, six and a quarter furlongs, selling-St. Laurent, Tommy Broph: Romeo, 105; Iceland, Salisbury, Flakeweod, Notre Dame, Vent, 102. a s « Had No Home. William i” a Pole, who said he has no home, wis 2 ted this morning in An- acostia by Officer Hagan and locked up at the substation to answer a charge of va grancy. ———_ It seems a little strange in view of the great eminence attained by the late Jus- tice Strons + grandson and namesake should havc the following remark “I don’t know w: grow up,” young five-year-old W nounced one day. “Whether to be a duc- tor, a Salvation Army captain or just a plain lawyer like grandfather, is what I can't decide.” 1 shall be a jurist that his favorite | made | when 1! iiam an- | FINANCE AND TRADE Declines in All of the More Active Stocks. FORTHER TALK OF A NEW BOND ISSUE When Gold Exports Are Likely to Cease. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, September 14.—The large zold deposit by syndicate banks, promised at the close of yesterday’s business, hay- ing no foundation in fact, resulted in lib- eral sales of long stock this morning by disappointed purchasers for a turn. De- clines varying from 1 to 2 per cent were recorded in all of the more active issues. The coal shares were an exception, a small Volume of business resulting in moderate gains in the higher-priced members of that group. The sales of St. Paul were attrib- uted to the monetary trust and the usual folluwing of room traders, and were largely responsible for the violent fluctuations elsewhere in the granger shares. Tennessee Coal and Iron declined under a general lightening of the long account Pending the removal of the present dis- quieting speculative conditions. ‘The show- ing made by the fron indusiry throughout the country must sooner or later attract new buying 1o this property, as its earn- ings indicate that a large aud profitable business is being conducted along con- Servative lines. The continuation of such an advance as was ‘n progress at the be- ginning of the present week would have een singularly inharmonious, and the friendly interests behind the movement are no longer anxious to force higher prices. There can be no doubt that the forces at present operative in_ speculation are far from satisfactory. The government's contract to give the bond syndicate an option on all bond issues prior to the first of October, the near approach of that date and the tension resulting from the syndicate's efforts to keep the gold re- serve intact combine to encourage a be- lief in a new government loan. Tie pres- ent course of prices is the result of tho discounting process, a higher level being sure to result from the actual announce- ment that this action has been agreed upon. 2 It is altogether likely that commercial bilis will begin to come into the exchange market in sufficient volume to dispense with the necessity of large gold exports during the coming month, but in the meantime there is a period of uncertainty to contend against which is not entirely reassuring. ‘There is a large short interest in the mar- ket, one of sufficient proportions to force a sharp recovery of this week's 5 per cent de- cline, but radical changes must ensue to make a covering movement extend beyond the limits of a tracers rally. The local banks will help to make up the loss in goid at the rubtreasury, but the artificialty of this course is its weak feature, and neces- sarily curtails the epoch of its success. More revenue and more bonds are both needed, but the former is practically de- pendent upon the latter for materialization. ‘The coal situation, beyond the advance in rates previously reported, is unchanged from last week. It is believed that a bus- iness attempt will be made to adjust pres- ent differences as soon as the exchange market relapses into a normal condition. The trades reports for the week continue to reflect many encouraging features which may be relied upon to find their way into the speculative incentives of the hear fu- ture. The bank statement refiects a loss of nearly nine and one-half millions in lawful money during the week, the major portion of which is in legal tenders paid into the subtreasury for gold withdrawn. The loss of two millions in specie represents the amounts paid out by the banks to strength- en the treasury’s reserve. The increase in icans is again large, and indicates a grow- ing demand for money, presumably for business purposes, as the course of specu- jation would scarcely warrant its applica- tion to stock exchange ventures. A gradual hardening in interest rates may be relied upon in the near future as the result of this demand. Bankers have been confident that money would go into business enterprises during this season and report increasing signs of the fulfillment of their prediction. The statement in detail follows: Reserve, decreased, $5,161,52 loans, increased, $4,- 533,100; specie, decreased, $1,111,600; legals, decreased, $7,524,700; deposits, decreased, Ss, 100, and circulation, increased, ov. —= FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high est and the ‘owest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New Yor’: stock exchapge. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Etocks. American Sugar. ‘American Sugar, American Tobacco American Cotton O11 Atchison. g Canada Southern Oanada Pee.fic Cy C. & Bt. Le Chicago. B. & Q- Chic. & Northwes! ern, Long Island ‘Traction - Metropolitan 7 raction.. Manhattan Flevated. ‘Michigan Central, Missouri Pacific. Natwnal Lead Co. National Lead Co., Pa . U. S Leather. New Jersey Centrai. New York Central. NY EN. Northern Pacific, North American. . cnt. & Western. ing & L. iirie..... 15% 15% 15% Wheeling & L.Erie,Pid. 50 SU Western Union ‘Tel..... 924 98 Wisconsia Ceutral. Silver Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets, reported b thes a Pa Hibbs, stock, grain and cotton broker, 1421 F st. = 2 GRAIN. High. Low. Close. 59° STB OTB. eB 613 28% 27 aT x ist sm Re” ie = 214 2oigB Dunks w 9. 9.40 5. 5.7 Ob. 4. 4.30 High. Low. 7. 7.90 8. 7.96 8 8.04 6b. 8.10 Baltimore Markets. Flour steady, unchan: shipments, 71 barrel: dt hels, Hay steady, . cholee "good choice Aimaths, $14.50 $15.00. rain freights steady, unchanged. Si ed. “Tigges and cheese butter steady, unchang ed.