Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1895, Page 2

“_—_—_—_—CCo THE EVENING STAR,’ FRIDAY,” OCTOBER 25, 1895—SIXTEEN PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Return of Captain General de Cam- pos to Havana. HIS PERIL IN A RECENT FIGHT Residents of Santa Clara Ordered to Surrender Their Arms. NUNEZ ORDERED TO LEAVE HAVANA, October 25.—Captain General Martinez de Campos arrived here shortly be- fere noon from Cienfuegos. In his journey from Ciengo de Avila to Santi Spiritus, es- rorted only by a detachment of 100 caval- rymen, Le was attacked by a band of in- surgents, whom he routed after a sharp fight. During this engagement the captain general's cloak was pierced by eight bullets, and a bullet went through his saddle bag. The governor of the province of Santa Clara has ordered all the citizens within his jurisdiction to deliver up any arms which may be in their possession to the authorities, and officers of the volunteer corps Fave been detailed to search all houses. These officers have already dis- covered numbers of carbines and revolvers concealed on the premises. The governor has also ordered Nunez, a popular leader of men in that province, to emigrate with his family to some spot in another province, at least thirty miles dis- tent from Santa Clara. Capt. Gonzales, at the head of a squad of eight volunteers, has had a skirmish at the Adela plsntation near Remedios with ® band of forty insurgents. The latter lost two killed, and the troops captured four horses and a number of mules leaded with bexes, which were afterward found to con- tain 2,000 dynamite cartridges. Col. Yzquierdo, one of the Spanish officers, died recently of yellow fever, at Kanti Spritus. In the district of Sandiego del Valle the recent cyclone destroyed 1,700 huts. ———_—_ ENGLAND FOR REED. NEW Whe Delegation Will Be Solid, Says Gov. Coffin. Kpeclal Dispateh to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., October 25.—Governor Coffin of Connecticut who stopped over here on his way home from the Atlanta exposition, was interviewed on national polities. He stated that he was a firm friend of Reed, McKinley and Allison, and said that Reed would have-no trouble in securing a sylid New England delegation for the presidential nomination. Governor Coffin was much pleased with the south, and said that if the people would diversify their industries the south had the capacity to rival New England in point of wealth and commerce. —. --— NICHOLSON LIQUOR LAW. Meld to Be Constitutional in Indian- apolis Today. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., October 25.—Judge Cox of the police court in a test case today held the Nicholson liquor law constitutional. ‘The section !n question was the one for- bidding persons other than the saloonkeeper and his family to enter the saloon in pro- hibited hours. The defendant was Fred- erick Brandt, who has a restaurant attach- ed to his saloon. Under today’s ruling res- taurants to which bars are tached will have to close when the bars are shut up. An appeal is probable. Judge Sturtis from the same court, before retiring from office, a month ago, held this section unconstitutional. —— GILBERT THE WI NER. Re it of the Championship Shooting Match. BALTIMORE, October 25, 2:30 p.m.—H. Gilbert of Spirit Lake, Iowa, wins the world’s championship, the Dupont trophy and the morey in the great match. Mc- ‘Allester takes second money. They were the only men who killed twenty-five straight. McAllester missed his second bird in shooting off the tie. Giltert killed his, making thirty straight. APPOINTED JUDGE. Yancey Lewis to Take the Central District of Indinn Territory. The President this afternoon appointed Yancey Lewis to be United States judge for the central district of the Indian territory. ‘There has been a big fight for this office, and the appointment settles an interesting controversy. —_———__-e+___ NOT IN THE RACE. Senator Palmer Not a Candidate for Re-Election. DETROIT, Mich., October 25.—A special to the News from Springfield, Ill., says: “United States Senator John M. Palmer has authorized the announcement tha: he will not be a candidate for re-election. ss HEARN ALSO DEAD. Victim of the Wreek at Bowie. BALTIMORE, October 25.—The flagman who was injured in the railroad wreck at Bowie died of his injuries at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. Another Railroad ———__—_ Disagreement After Forty Years. CHICAGO, Ill, October 25.—A dispatch from Richmond, Ky., says: John G. Fee, “the founder of Berea College, and for over forty years pastor of the church at Berea, has tendered his resignation. A few weeks ago he became convinced that his teach- ings had been errcneous, and so notified his congregation. The members protested against a change, and by a large majority vote decided to adhere to the views. This produced a rupture between Dr. Fee and his congregaticn, and the doctor tendered his resigr ation. ————— ‘Troops Leave Jackson’s Hole. SALT LAKE, Utah, October 25.—A special to the Tribune from Pocatello, Idaho, says: ‘A soldiers’ train passed through here last night from Fort Robinson with four com- panies of soldiers and officers of the fifth infantry. Two of these companies are from Jackscn’s Hole and one from Ross Fork In- dian agency where they have been sta- ticned all summer to quell Indian troubles. Trey expect to be joined at Montpelier by three cempanies of cayalry. This leaves Jackson's Hole entirely free from govern- ment protection. ———————— Hennepin Canal Work Suspended. CHICAGO, IL, October 25.—A_ special from Princeton, Il, says: “Work has been suspended on the entire line of the Henne- pin canal, with the exception of two forces on the extreme eastern end. This action was taken, as the appropriations of Con- gress have been about exhausted, and work cannot be resumed to any great extent until further appropriations are made. Bight miles on the west end have been completed, and on the east end the exca- vations for twenty miles have been made and seven locks have been finished.” —_—__ Mrs. Langtry a Creditor. LONDON, October 25.—Sir Robert Peel has compromised with his creditors at 5) per cent. Mrs, Langtry, who, it was rumored about a month ago, was con- templating marriage with Sir Roberti as 3 she cbtained a divorce from ber nd, Was among the persons to whom was indebted. He owes her about pes eS Found Dead in a Pool of Blood. ial Dispatch to ‘The Evening Star. UMBERLAND, Md., October —Wal- rimble, colored, for a number of years employed by Dr. J. J. Wilson, was found in a shanty in Butler's alley this morning dead. He was lying across a bench in a pool of blood. A coroner’s jury will inves- tigate the case this afterroon. ter THE PLAIN PROPOSITION Partnership Proposed Between This Country and Great Britain. Not Entertained in Any Degree by the United States Rep- resentativen. The United States will not consider the suggestion of Lord Salisbury for-an alli- ance for the building of the Nicaraguan canal and the direction of South and Cen- tral American affairs. It is understood that the suggestion did not come In a way to require a formal reply. It was made in a tentative way, with the intimation that it would be put in the form of an official proposition if this country should indicate a disposition to consider it. It is uncertain whether the suggestion was ever put into writing by the British officials. The sug- gestion was made verbally by Lord Salis- bury to Mr. Bayard and by him unofficially communicated to the Secretary. It is un- derstood that Sir Julian Pauncefote has brouched the subject in the way of a casual suggestion of what ought to be done, either to Mr. Olncy or to the Presi- dent himself, with whom his personal re- lations are quite intimate. No disposition to consider the matter was shown by the representatives of this government, unless, perhaps, Mr. Bayard acquiesced to the general idea that something of the sort ought to be considered. The Plain Proposition. The proposition plainly was this: That Great Britain would be satisfied if this coun- try would permit her, without interference on our part, to take possession by force of all the territory she claims from Venezuela, and would agree to the jo‘nt construction and ownership of the Nicaraguan canal. She would then pledge herself not to seek the acqu‘sition of any more territory on this continent, and would recognize and join us in enforcing the Monroe doctrine. It was represented that the governments of South and Central America are irresponsible and do not afford proper protect‘on to foreigners and fore‘gn interests, and that Great Britain and the United States should join in compel- ling proper respect to the citizens or. subjects and the interests of the United States and Great Britain, one country or the other to maintain a naval force in the vicinity to protect the interests of citizens of either country. The Alternative Presented. It was intimated that unless such an ar- rangement could be made Great Britain would not recognize the Monroe doctrine as having any force, and that she would be compelled to take such steps as she deemed necessary to protect British interests on this continent. This suggestion is treated es havirg no reference to the letter of Secretary Olney on the subject of the Mon- roe doctrine, and is entirely informal. The tone of the delayed reply to Mr. Olney’s letter will, however, be influenced by the manner in which this informal suggestion is received. Being satisfied that the United States will not consider a proposition for an alliance, probably none will be formally made, and the subject will be ignored as if never Lroached. The reply-to Mr. Olney is expected to be simply the alternative prop- osition, that Great Britain cannot recognize the Monroe doctrine, and will protect her interests in her own way. LATELY CLAIM. Efforts of the Boundary Surveyors. SAN FRANCISCO, October 25.—Capt. E. F. Dickins, the chief officer in charge of the Americar survey in Alaska, to deter- mine the boundary between the territory of the United States and Canada, has ar- Canadian Alaska rived in this city. Capt. Dickins talked about the work of the season, and also concerning a general summary of the work accomplished up to date. “The first year of the survey the Cana- dian parties worked with us to some ex- tent,” said Capt. Dickins. “We had one of our members with the Canadians and they had one of their survey- ors with us. Since then they have gone by themselves and this year we have not met them, The Canadians never discovered until about one year ago that they had any claim. Then they suddenly changed their maps and boundary. We proceeded according to our understanding of the terms of the treaty under which Alaska was acquired by the United States, which rests on the agree- ment reached some years ago between Rus- sia and Great Britain concerning the bound- ary. “The Canadians want to get a port of entry at the head of Lynn canal for the Yvkon and also to get everything in Clarence strait. They are ignoring the Portland canal. Last year we saw the Canadians on Chileat and Chilcoal inlets, but this year we have not seen them.”” Captain Dickins spoke very cautiously about Canadians. In a general way he said they aimed to establish the boundary line as far west as possible. ———— LONDON THEATER LICENSES Granted to the Empire and the Al- hambra. LONDON, October 25.—The county coun- cil today granted, unconditionally, licenses to the Empire and Alhambra Theaters, and refused the Palace Theater a promenade license. ‘Ther: was a great array of lawyers in attendence. Sir Frank Lockwood, Q. C., appeared for the Empire Theater. The vote granting the license to the Empire stood 62 to 45. — TO BE WELL ARMED. Express Company Messengers to Be Prepared for Bandits. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 25.—All the messengers in the employ of the Ameri- can Express Company have been furnished an outfit of Winchesters and revolvers to resist any train robbers. Under new regu- lations issued they are required when they come in from a trip to remove the cart- ridges from their Winchesters and revol- vers and examine the shooting irons and ammunitions. Under_ these regulations the cartridges are not %o be replaced until they start out on their next run, when the guns will be loaded, in readiness to protect the money and valuables. The company also advises its men to become proficient in rifle and revolver prac- tice, and hints that in the near future prizes will be awarded to the most profi- cient marksmen. 5 Here is another suggestion for the business man who adver- tises or ought to advertise. Advertising space is valuable in proportion to the extent and character of circulation of the advertising medium. The Star’s advertising rate for a given space for three months or more is less than 5 cents per line, without changes; for ten thousand lines to be used within-a year, changes at will, the rate is 7} cents per line. The Star’s circulation is be- lieved to be five times that of any afternoon paper in Wash- ington—no other afternoon pa- per makes public its circulation. On this basis it is therefore easy to calculate that a fair rate for space in other afternoon papers would be one cent a line where The Star charges five and 1} cents a line as against The Star’s charge of 7} cents. DISTRICT. PROJECTS’ Some of the Improvements the Com- missioners Want. TO RECONSTRUCT THE COURT HOUSE How It is Proposed to Get a New District Building. THE SEWERAGE PLANS —————o— One feature of- the estimates of the Dis- trict Commissioners, which were printed in full in The Star of yesterday, is the num- ber of new and important recommendations. The Commissioners consider each recom- mendation important to the best interests of the national capital, and will do their utmost to get an appropriation sufficient to cover them all. Perhaps of all the recommendations sub- mitted, the one asking for an appropriation of $3,100,000 for completing the sewerage system of the city and the item of $1,000,- 000 for constructing trunk sewers outside of Washington are the most important items. Many people believe that the ty- phoid fever in the city has been due to the insufficient sewerage facilities. There is little doubt that these two items will at- tract the most attention in Congress. The board of trade will assist materially to get an appropriation covering them, and it is believed that the medical society of the District will lend its best efforts to secure this much needed legislation. Then there is the item for $300,000 for the purchase of underground conduits. This means District control eventually of all the conduits in the city, which will be rented to the different corporations and bring into the coffers of the District a large revenue. And not only this; it wil! bring into compe- tition other companies for supplying light, heat and power to the citizens of the Dis- trict. The engineer department is especial- ly anxious that this recommendation go through. Other Things Needed. The Commissioners, in order to bring their estimates within the estimated reve- nues, were forced to reduce from $10,000 to $1,000 the estimate for the improvement of the bathing beach. The Commissioners, however, considered this item of such im- portance to the citizens that they inserted an item of $0,000 in their supplemental es- timates for improvement. The abrolute necessity for a morgue has long; been manifest, and the estimate of 0 for the purchase of a site and the erection of a building is considered res sonable. At the present time an insufli- cient building, without any modern con- veniences, is used for this purpose. The coroner is quite anxious that this new morgue be provided, as it will give him a place to hold inquests. The experiences of last winter is consid- ered argument enough for the purchase ot a new harbor boat, which shall be used not only for enforcing the harbor regulations, but also to keep the river free from ica, and thereby prevent flooding, and to act as a fireboat In case of conflagration on the river front, as well as raising wrecks which obstruct ravigation. An appropriation of $50,000 for this boat is asked. The District Building. Equal in importance is the item of $100,- 00 for the erection of a new smunicipal building and court house. If such an ap- propriatioa is obtained (and a strenuous ef- fort will b2 made to have it included in the ew appropriation bill) the plan which con- templates the building of a new District building around the city hall will be fel- lowed. There are numerous advantages iv such a scheme, for, aside from the facts that no money will be necessary for ground, the building will be centrally lo- cated and altcgether more convenient to the people than any other site known. 'This is no new idea with the Commissioners. Ever since the present form of government was established it has been the desire or the authorities to get a comfortable home for the municipality. d ‘Returning now to the sewer estimates, it should not be overlooked that the Commis- sioners have followed the recommendation of The Star with respect to the old James Creek cana! and included an estimaie of $50,000 to cemmence the work on ibe “high- level intercepting sewer,” which is to final- ly cost $483.40. A full description of this was published in The Star of tie 17th in- stant. BHstimates are also included for com- pleting the construction of the Rock creek and B street intercepting sewer, the Eck- ington valley sewer, the Kenesaw avenue sewer and the Brookland sewer. The Street Schedule. The street schedule in which are recorded the improvements to be made next year, has, it is understood, given much satisfac- tion. It calls for an appropriation of $00,- 000, and all sections of the city are fairly dealt with. September 11 last The Star printed a schedule that was adopted with the exception of scme few additions, which were the result of this publication. The list of streets, as published in The Star, called for an appropriation of $400,000. But the earnest appeals of interested citizen¥ and taxpayers convinced the Commission- ers that an addition of $200,000 would uot be too great, and it was accordingly made. ‘A gratifying feature of the estimates is that in relation to public schools. A new Western High School, to cost $100,000, the Commissioners are especially desirous of obtaming, as well as the erection of five new public school buildings and the re- construction of several old ones. With a desire of improving the efficiency of the police force an increase of 125 police offi- cers Is recommended. The city has grown so large within the past five years that the Commissioners deem such an increase abso- lutely necessary to insure proper police surveillance. ‘Then the Commissioners have estimated for three new engine companies, one for Anacostia, one for Mt. Pleasant, and one in the vicinity of Florida avenue and North Capitol street. Chief Parris of the fire de- partment, in discussing this subject, said it was a matter of the gravest importance that these engine houses should be built in the sections where it was desired to locate them, because they were so sadly in need of protecti The Contagious Hospital. Not long ago a young German suffering from a minor contagious disease was car- ried from one hospital to another, unable to receive proper care, finally losing his life, as it was believed, by reason of the ex- posure he was subjected to. Then it be- came manifest that the District should own a hospital for the treatment of diseases of this class. Then it was that the authorities started in to get an appropriation suitable for this hospital. This year the Commis- sicners have included In their estimates an item of $49,000 for the purchase of a site and erection of an Isolated hospital for the treatment of contagious diseases. For this they will make a strenuous effort. Charities and Reformatories. In the District estimates for the support of charities and reformatory institutions and associations the increases recommend- ed over the present appropriations are: Washington Asylum, $10,572; Reform School for Boys, M4; Government Hos- pital for the Insane, $1,708; Columbia Ho: pital, $4,000; Children’s Hospital, $4,( National Homeopathic Hospital, — $75 Freedmen’: ital, $1,975; Reform School Church Orphanage of St. John’s parish, $100; German Orphan As; lum, $100; National Colored Home, $1,1¢ St. Ann’s Infant Asylum, $600; Association for Works of Mercy, $100; House of the Gocd Shepherd, $1: St. Rose's Industrial School, $250; St. Joseph's Asylum, $100; Industrial Home School, $2,100; Board of Children’s Guardians, 000; Hope and Help Mission, $i Newsboys and dren’s Aid Society, $500; Eastern Dis- pensary, $10,500; Washington Home for In- curables, $3,000. Total, $95,851. The largest new item Is $45,000 for a new building for the girls’ reform school, so as to increase the capacity of that institution to 125 inmates from its present capacity of 35 inmates. The superintendent of chari- ties recommended $50,000 for this purpose, on the ground that the present per capita cost of the institution is too high, and that there is urgent need of a larger reform- atory for colored girls committed by the courts for minor crimes, and by officers of the institution®for incorrigibility. In this ease, however, as in others, it was found necessary by ‘he Commissioners to scale the estimates at the last moment, in order to bring the budget for the District within probabje resogrces as calculaged from ex- pected Districrpvenues. The/next largest itentof increage/is $10,000 forthe purchase of the property>on Delaware avenue now oceup! by the Eastern Dispensary, the title to tHe-+property to be held by the District.) \\Columbie Hospital, in addition to $5.00 for repairs, the same amount ‘being™appropriated last year for furnishing, gets\an increase of $4,000 for maintenance, the Washington Asylum Hospital is to-tve a new steam heating Plant, at a co 000. : Several item’ “gtroigly recommended by the superintendeyy of charities and favored by the Commissioners were reluctantly de- ferred for con; onal consideration, in view of financial necessities. Among them were $12,000 for a new chapel at the reform school of the District of Columbia for boys; $25,000 for building a new municipal lodg- Ing house, and'$5,000 to assist the Home for Friendless Colored Girls in building on donated property, The request of the As- sociation for Wotks of Mercy for $35,000, to purchase grourtd and erect a new home, was also laid.oyer, pending the presenta- tion of definite plans. “ In maintenance appropriations the new items are $3,000 for the Washington Home for Incurables, $1,000 for the Newsboys’ and Children’s Aid Society, $1,000 for the Eastern Dispensary and $1,000 for the Hope and Help Mission, the last three mentioned being each now. in receipt of $500 as allot- ment from the “poor fund.” For the Board of Children’s Guardians $30,000 was the figure first fixed, on recommendation of the superintendent of charities, and the reduction was made finally as part of the gencral cut-in the estimates which applied to all child-caring institutions, as well as others for which advances had been ask2d. Garfield and Providence hospitals are not mentioned in the estimates, as their appro- priations are made through the sundry civil bill, and the proposed home for inebri- ates is necessarily omitted, because of the failure of Congress to pass the bill for the foundation of such an establishment. The Supplqgmental Estimates. After the Commissioners had completed their estimates there were so many im- portant matters that needed attention they decided to submit & supplemental list, em- bodying what they considered of the ut- mest importance to the city. Of course, there is no revenue to meet the expense incident to these items, or the Commissioners would have included them ir. their regular estimates. This supple- mental list includes an appropriation of $3,100,000 for completing the system of sewage disposal recommended by the board cf sanitary engineers; an appropriation of $1,000,000 ‘for constructing trunk sewers outside ef Washington; for street lighting, $58,700; for grading ungraded streets in Washington, $500,000; for the purchase of the underground conduits at $300,000, for a storage yard for the Washington aqueduct, $10,000, and $9,000 for adapting the inner basin of the Potomac flats for a bathing pool. The question at once arises: Since the Commissioners are evidently anxious to have these matters provided for by appro- priation, how do they hope to accomplish it? That appears to be a secondary con- sideration with them. They believe the ap- propriations should be made, even though it be found necessary to issue bonds suf- ficient to cover the expense thereof. —— NO FRESH DEVELOPMENTS. Text of Great Britain's Former De- mapd gn Venesuela. So far as can be learned here there are no fresh de¥tlopinents in the Venezuelan affair, and apparently none Is expected for some days. Jt is said that the present un- published British demand on Venezuela !s a reiteration of a former demand, but couched in cgnsidprably stronger language. In view of the asgertion that the question involved is gne of reparation for wrongs done a British official, and does not involve the territorial question, publication is au- thorized of the first demand made by Great Britain. Its text js: IMPERIAL GERMAN. LEGATION. CARAPAS, November 12, 1804. To Serbr BP. Ezequiel Rojas, Minister of Forefgn Relations: In pursuance of a tele- graphic communication from my govern- ment, I have had the honor, in the capacity of charge of British interests in Venezuela, to protest in the name of the cabinet of Great Britain against a violation of the frontier of British Gulana, perpetrated by Venezuelan soldiers on the Cuyunt river, and to ask that an order of prohibition be issued to the Venezuelan soldiers against crossing that river, also against their cut- ting timber on the right bank of the river. I have the honor to request your excel- lency to bring this communication before a council of miristers at your earliest pos- sible convenience, and as a solution of the vexatious question is desired by the par- ties interested, I hope to receive the reply of your excellency at an early moment. (Signed) BODMAN. The protest was sent through the Ger- man minister, Baron Bodman, as the Brit- ish have discontinued d:plomatic relations with Venezuela. The text of Venezuela’s answer, also made public, shows that the demand was rejected, on the express ground that in- structions to Venezuelan soldiers not to cross the Cuyunl river would be a surren- der of the entire territorial question con- tinually urged by Venezuela. No Clash Between Him and the Sec- retary of the Treasary. It is said at the Treasury Department that there will be no clash between Secretary Carlisle and Supervising Architect Aiken on the latter’s return to the city next Mon- day. The business of the architect's office demanded the personal attention of the architect, and the Secretary simply notified him by telegraph to that effect. When he re- ceived the Sccretary’s telegram he was in Portland, on his way to Alaska. He abandoned the latter project and started post haste for Washington, at the same time notifying the department that he would be here by Monday. Mr. Logan Carlisle, chief clerk of the department, said today that the Secretary had no complaint to make of Mr. Aiken, and that there was no reason to believe that their past pleasant relations had been strained in the least merely be- cause the architect had been politely notified that his presence in this city was desired for the settlement of certain questions connect- ed with the construction of public buildings in various parts of the country. The compli- cations which have recently arisen in con- nection with the work on the Washington city post office are sald to be mainly re- sponsible for the Secretary's sudden desire for the return of the architect. The report that Mr. Aiken is offended at his recall and will resign in consequence thereof finds no credence among his friends in the depart- ment, who say he would not have extended his trip of Inspection so far if he had known of the situation of affairs in his office. age een ae MONEY. TO CARRY MARYLAND. Results of the Eastern Trip of the ’Two Senators, Special Dispatéh to ‘The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., October 25.—The dem- ocratic campaign-fund has received a sub- stantial additjon, he result of a visit by Sen- ators Gormaa ang Gibson to New York and Philadelphia, during the present week, and the democrafic Jeaders are in a jubilant frame of mind in,consequence. This is not the first occasion that the Maryland Sena- tors have invited, their friends outside the state to contribute, and the amount of mon- ey received as well as the frequency of the invitations indiedtes the nature of the task imposed in the &ffort to elect Mr. Hurst. Many democrats Admit that Mr. Hurst is the weakest mefnber’ of the ticket, and while they are confident that the other nominees will be elected, they are:by no means san- guine of his success, and strenuous efforts are being made to make him run ahead df the ticket. Unquestionably, hundreds of democrats who may be called on to vote the rest of the ticket will vote for Mr. Lowndes. ‘These men argue that in the event of Lowndes’ election as governor and the elec- tion of the democratic ticket, with the ex- ception of Hurst, the protest against Sena- tor Gorman and Mr. Rasin will be all the more apparent, and the claim of republican victory under such tonditions would be ab- surd. State Senator Wilkinson of St. Mary's county visited the republican headquarters this morning. Mr. Wilkinson said that the situation in southern Maryland is very fa- vorable to Lowndes, and that the republican ticket weuld undoubtedly be successful in Calvert, St. Mary’s and Charles counties. Mr. Wilkinson also said that Lowndes wou! poll more votes than the rest of the repubii. can ticket in his section of the state. ARMENIAN OUTBREAK Said to Have Attacked Four Turkish Villages. REPORTS OF FIERCE Fil Arrival of the Marblehead. at Mer- sina, Asia Minor. —————— CONSTANTINOPLE ——— CONSTANTINOPLE, October 25.—The United States cruiser Marblehead has ar- Tived at Mersina, Asia Minor, to protect the missionaries of that district. Fierce disturbances, accompanied by seri- ous bloodshed, are reported to have taken place at Erzingjan. Sixty Armenians are said to have been killed. The Turkish government has sent a cir- cular note to the representatives of the powers announcing that the outbreak was provoked by the Armenians. According to advices received the Ar- menians of the district of Marash have attacked the inhabitants of four Turkish villages. sTORY RIOTS OF THE RIOTS. Massacre of the Helpless Armenians in To ‘ys CHICAGO, IIL, October 25.—A letter re- ceived today from Constantinople by a member of the Armenian National Union of this city from a young lady who was an eyewitness of the recent riots and members of whose family were among the victims says: “On the Monday of the Holy Cross im- mediately after the church service, some fifty young men from fourteen to twenty years of age, proceeded to the Babi Ali (sublime porte) to present a petition to the grand vizier. They had no evil intentions whatever. About half of this number had their revolvers and the other half had no weapons at all. But they were ill-treated by the police, who beat and siapped the pe- titioners on their faces. One of the young men fired at the major, who fell dead from the wound he received on his breast. Some of the major’s men fell dead, too. At this point the cavalry were summoned to’ the Lan of conflict. “They patrolied the streets, and riding wu and down, they trampled many ander the feet of their horses. Those who escaped death this way were beaten to death with the swords of the soldiers. Hardly from ten to fifteen were left alive from this group. ‘This was the first conflict. “The Galata bridge was closed to all Christians and Armenians, only Mohamme- Gans from Galata were allowed to come over to Stamboul. All armed with swords (tataghans). The Mohammedan residents helped the massacre by throwing domestic utensils, namely, kettles, lamps, plates, ttcngs, fire shovels, upon the Armenian yeurg men in front of Turkish Kruaks. In Falf an hour all the Softas Moohagirs (im- migrants) and Lazes were let loose, with their wives, from the Mohammedan mosques. Some had their bludgeons, others their knives, others stones. After making the streets clear of Armenian men and wo- men they attacked those Khans in which Armeniars were living. “They forced the doors open and killed every one they found. Few escaped death. Many Armenians that were found in the streets were butchered. The corpses of the dead were carried off in the night in dirt Wagons and dumped into the sea. Out of <00 residents of Tchatal Khan, 150 were found killed, and the remaining fifty were wounded. No one is to be found from the Anielieh class (those who are dependent upon daily labor work). “The houses across the Church of Kara- gomeroog were attacked, and Misak, the brother of Rey. Khoren of Kadig Pasha, his (messk) mother-in-law and his wife were cruelly butchered. The body of Mi- sak's pregnant wife was mutilated, and the bojy of her child lay by her side. The fourteen-year-o'd daughter of Misak, seeing the horrible end of her parents, had cried that she was a Mohammedan, and had es- caped torture. She has been taken away. Many are of this class. All the Armenians have great apprehension for the!r lives. Some say ‘We will be killed tonight,’ oth- ers, ‘Tomorrow.’ “In the Kassim Pasha quarter many were taken unawares and killed while at meal or asleep. The weapons used by the Turks were stones and bludgeons. Most of this havoc of Stamboul was wrought by the Bashi-bazodks, those who are not in active military service, and the ‘esshaneh- lees (criminals who have been condemned to hard labor in the imperial arsenal).” _—_ LIEUT. GOV. MILLARD DEAD. A California Oficial Passes Away After x Long Miness, LOS ANGELES, Cal., October 25.—Lieut. Gov. Spencer Millard died last night, after a. illness which has extended over a period of nine, months. Since his return to Los Angeles Mr. Millard has gradually grown weaker, and last night bis physician an- nounced that he was beyond human aid. At 9 o'clock the attending physician made his last call, and announced to the mem- bers of the family that the end was near. Frcm that hour Mr. Millard was conscicus orly at intervals, and five minutes before night he breathed bis last. Mr. Millard wil! be buried in Los Angeles. Spencer Gordon Millard was born in Ionia county, Mich:, in 1856. He graduated from Hillsdale College in 1877 and became prin- cipal of the Carson City, Mich., graded school. In the meantime he studied law, and in 1882 became a partner of Wm. O. Webster, an attorney in Ionia City. In 1887 he came to California, settling in Los Angeles, and practicing law. He took very little part in politics up to the time of his nomination for Heutenant governor in 1804, but was noted as a brilliant orator and was extremely popular in the southern part of the state. After his nomination on the republican ticket he made a vigorous canvass of the state. He spoke sixty consecutive nights and covered the entire state. When his election was announced Mr. Millard wasn god health, but just before thé assembling of the legislature in January he was at- tacked by the grip, which developed into pneumonia. He was unable to attend the legislature, and as he could not shake off the disease here, visited his father last June in Michigan. ‘The change did him no good, and in Sep- tember he returned to California, spending the time until last Sunday in the moun- tains. It was seen his case was hopeless, and on Sunday he was taken to Los Ange- les in a special car. : Mr. Millard was married at Ionia City to Miss Ida Hall, and leaves two children—a boy and a girl. — FREE THINKER’S CONFERENCE. Opened With Many Representatives in New York. NEW YORK, October 25.—The national conference of Free Tiinkers, with repre- sertatives from every city and state in the Union and Carada, was opened today in Hurdmen Hall. The especial object of the congress, which will lost for three days, is stated to be to further the total separation of church and state and to secure the im- partial taxation of all property; secular public schools, abclition of sabbatarean and blasphemy laws, free speech, free press, free mails and the right of man, woman and child. ‘Two special trains from Chicago, which will bring a large delegation of the western and Cenadaian delegates, will arrive here late this evening. President Putnam opened the congress. At the afternoon session an address on “Evolution Under-the Microscope” was de- Lvered by Daniel T. Ames, which was fol- lowed by shcrt speeches. At the night session Dr. B. B. Foote, pres- ident of the Liberal Club of Free Thinkers, will speak. — Ocean Steamers Arrived. NEW YORK,October 25.—Arrived, steam- ers Augusta-Victorla, Hamburg; Rotter- dam, Amsterdam. HAMBURG, October 25.—Arrived, steamer Prussia, New York. SENOR DE LOME’S DENIAL Has Not Reported the President Would Veto Favarable Onban Action by Congress. He Alse Points Out Some Misappre- hensions as to His Reports on This Gevernment’s Policy. Some attention was attracted in Wash- ington today by Madrid dispatches coming via Havana, alleging that the President had promised the Spanish minister to veto any action by Congress favorable to the Cubans. It can be stated positively no such promise has been made, and that such a promise would be so irregular and unpre- cedented as to be beyond the range of probabilities. The story can be set down as one intended to encourage the loyal ele- ment in Cuba. Senor De Lome’s Denial. Senor Depuy De Lome, the Spanish min- ister, says he has made no report to his government to the effect that he had as- surances that President Cleveland would veto any congressional resolution granting belligerent rights to the Cuban insurgents. “I have made no such report or anything akin to it,” said the minister. He added that it must be evident to those having an intelligent understanding of the course of public affairs that no such assurances of a President’s veto could be given him before legislation had been inaugurated by Con- gress or had reached the executive branch of the government. Misapprehension as to His Reports. Tha minister pointed out, also, some mis- apprehension +s to his reports to his gov- ernment on the question of the policy of the United States as to restoring selzed arms to those suspected of being insur- gents. A cable dispatch reports the Span- ish minister of foreign affairs as saying that the United States had given assur- ances that seized arms would not be re- stored to filibuster suspects until they had sued for them, and had thus established their ownership. There is evidently, Min- ister De Lome said, some misunderstand- ing of what the minister of foreign affairs said. The United States kas held seized arms until prcofs were offered of their ownership, but no suits were instituted. In the case of the arms taken at Wilming- ton, Del., they remained unclaimed for nearly two months. Then a ship master presented papers, showing on their face that they were his. Senor De Lore was satisfied of the irregularity of the claim, yet, as the papers made out a prima facie case of ownership, the United States re- leased their arms. Regularity of the Course Not Ques- tioned. Senor De Lome says he does not question the regularity of this course, although he has information convincing him that the arms ultimately got back to the filibusters. In the case of arms taken at Cedar Keys, Fla., the marshal has published a notice that the owners must establish their rights to the arms by a given day or else they will be forfeited to the United States. These facts indicate the policy pursued by the United States in the restoretion of arms, and it is this matter which Senor De Lome has made known to the Madrid authorities. ‘The minister declares that the battle re- ported by one of the Cuban junta now in Minneapolis is a fake revision of a small skirmish which occurred a month ago in which Maceo was reported wounded. —____-.-____—__— KURNSITZKI ARRESTED. He Says He Kept a Bucket Shop, but It is Now Closed. This afternoon Detective Quinlan and Precinct Detective Helan arrested Mr. Kur- nitzki, who was charged by the district at- torney with keeping a bucket shop, whom they found at his shop, No. 1331 F street. When the officers called at the place they heard the clicking of the instrument, but no business was being done. Mr. Kurnitzki, who was alone when the officers called, said he had closed the business and had sold out to some one who would continue in the same business. The officers went with Mr. Kurnitzki to police headquarters, where the accused was told that he would have to give $500 se- curity for his appearance. “I could give $100,000 security,” he said, “but I won’t give any. So long as you are going to make a test case of me you may lock me up.” Later Mr. Kurnitzki changed his mind and thought that he would prefer his Mb- erty to remaining In a police station during such a pleasant afternoon. What He Said to a Star Reporter. In conversation with a Star reporter, Mr. Kurnitzki said that he had kept what is generally known as a “bucket shop,” but said he had done no business for about two weeks. The reason he gave was that there was no bus‘ness to do, and, to use his own words, “the business busted of its own ac- cord.” He said he got his returns from a firm ir the Corcoran building, and he thought that" some of those who are now in business should be prosecuted, and not a man who is out of the business. The case will be called in the Police Court tomorrow, but as the prosecution is under a law which makes it a grand jury case only one side will probably ve heard. The hearing will be upon the law in the case, and should the court hold that the business is in violation of law, the case will go to the grand jury, and then other arrests will follow. If, on the other hand, the court holds to the contrary, there will be no more ar- rests. ——— WANT A NEW STATE. Proposed to Take Part of Minnesota, Michigan and Wiscon: MADISON, Wis., October 25.—In an In- terview H. C. Sloan of West Superior, a leading man in that part of the state and the representative of Douglas county in the last legislature, declared that the peo- ple of that county desired the formation of a new state from portions of Minne- sota, Michigan and Wisconsin. This, he said, they could better plan than annexing Douglas county, Wis., to Min- nesota. “J do not know a man in Superior,” said Mr. Sloan, ‘“‘who wants to have the city annexed to Minnesota, and I don’t suppose Duluth wants to make an unconditional surrender to Superior. The Michigan pen- insula is entirely separate from the rest of the state, and has small voice in the af- fairs. Geographically and commercially it belongs with Northern Wisconsin, and with the portions of Minnesota and Mich- igan with which it would be consolidated would form a rich and well supported state. There is ample territory for a new state without doing any harm to the three from which the territory would be taken.” _———_ ALUMNAE IN SESSION. Papers Rend Before the Cleveland Conventk CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 25.—The an- nual convention of the Association of Col- legiate Alumnae began three days’ session in this city today. An address of welcome was delivered by Miss Emma M. Perkins, president of the Ohio branch. Mrs. Martha Foote Crow of Chicago, president of the association, responded, after which the an- nual reports of the treasurer, Mrs. Mary Roberts Smith of Leland Stanford, jr., Uni- versity of California was read, followed by the reports of the various state directors. Miss Mary E. Adams of Cleveland read a paper on “The Local Work of Alumnae,” after which the committee on the proposed amendments to the constitution reported. Miss Laura D. Gill of Northampton, Mass., read a paper on “The new oppor- tunities for women in the University of Germany.” ee Explosion in a Candy Shop. NASHUA, N. H., October 25.—By the ex- plosion of combustible material In the candy manufacturing establishment of Charles Holman the Holman block, a large brick structure on Main street, was entirely de- stroyed by fire this morning. The loss will reach $40,000, but it is fully covered by in- surance. The firm employs 100 hands. FINANCE AND . TRADE Better Prices Throughout the Speca- lative List LATER YIELDED 10 SMALL SALES Commercial Bills Offered More Liberally. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 25.—The covering of yesterday’s short contracts resulted in mcderat2 Improvement in all parts of the speculative list this morning. Duliness fol- lewed sharply upon any cessation in buy- ing of this character, however, and prices yielded to small sales. The market for for- eign exchange declined % per cent under more ‘liberal offerings of commercial draw- ings. This fact was largely responsible for the nervousness of the recently created short interest, and induced purchases to even up the week's obligations. ‘The trading was confined to the room and no important changes in the main sit- uation were reported. Manhattan was again an active feature of the rallway list and entirely recovered yesterday's decline as the result of operations by the same interests, but in an oppcsite direction. The announcement that the change in motive power is still among the company’s indefinite contracts is a discouraging fea- ture of the situation and tends to empha- size the good showings made by cheaply operated competing lines. The granger shares were uniformly im- proved within fractional limits without anything new relative to crop conditions being evolved. In the industrial list Distillers wes a fea- ture at an advance of 1 per cent over yes- terday’s figures. The signing of an im- portant agreement looking to the protec- tion of distilling concerns with a capacity of four hundred bushels a day or over was construed to be of great advantage to the corporation named. The trading of the last hour was dull and irregular, an advance in Pacific Mail being — the only conspicuous feature of this period. —_—-—_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest uad the closing prices ef the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New Ycrk stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. SO Broadway. ©: Hi Tow. Last. American Sugar. c 1654 erican, Den. & BR. Grande, Pfd. Dis. & Cattle Feeding. igsout National Lead Co. National Lead Co. U. 8. Leather... New Jersey Central. New York Central. Eng. Cfs. Northern Pacific. ....... -. Bid. Northern Pacific, Pfd . North American. Ont. & Western Facite Mail... Southern Railway, Pf Phila. ‘Traction... o'clock m.—Columbia Rail- Metropolitan Raflroad, 14 at Riggs Fire Insurance, 100 at 7%. | Afier Samungion len 90/8 47.) as an conpon’ His, bid, HIE 224, bid. U. 8. 5s, 1904, 115% “bid. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-rear fund 5e, 104 6s, gold, 112% bid. Water stock stock 7s, 1 currency, 11 |. Bigs, registered, 2 100 bid. Miscellaneous Bonds. —Washington and_ George- town Railroad conv. Gs, Ist, 160 bid, 175 asked. Washington and Georgetown Railroad conv. 6s, 2d, 160 bid, 175 asked. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s, Railroad 5s, 100 114% 115 ‘Metropolitan, bid. Belt Railroad 5s, 85 bid, 90 asked. on, 6s, 100 bid.” Columbia Railroad 6s, 110% se- American Security and A., 102 bid. American and 0.. 102 bid. Washington 110 bid. “Washingt 110 bid. Masonite Assoc! Washington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 100 bid. ‘National Bank Stocks.--Bank of Washington, 280 Did, 300 asked. Me, 240° bid. Metropolitan, 285 bid, 310 axked. tral, 270 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 bid. Second, 140 asked. Citizens’, 130 bid. Columbia, 130 bid, 240 asked. | Capital, ‘115 bid. West End, 106 bid. ‘Traders’, 105 bid.’ Lincoln, 95 bid, 101 asked. ‘Ohio, 82’ bid. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National Safe bid, 90 asked. iitan, Columbia, 45 bid. Belt, 30 asked. asked. and Electric Light Stocks — Washington Gas, bid, 48 acked. Georgetown Gas, 47 bid. U.S. Electric Light, 135 bid, 186 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 36 bid. Franklin, 40 bid. Metro) Potomac, 63 bid ton. merican, . .. Columbia, 1244 bid, 13% asked. bid. “People’s, 6 bid, 6% asked. Lincoln, bid, 8 asked. Commercial, 4% bid, 514 asks ‘Title, 107 8 ask Title ‘Insurance Stocks.—Keal Estate Did, 116 asked. Columbia Washington Titie, 8 asked. ‘Telephone Stocks.-——Pennsylvania, 38 bid, 44 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, *34 bid. Amer- ican Graphopbone, 3 bid, 3% asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .30 bid, .B5 asked. Stocks.—Washington Market, 14 bid. Great Falls Ice, 120 bi and Washington Steamboat, 90 bid. Lincoln Hall, on bi Mergenthaler Linotype, 210 bid, 240 asked. *ix div. ‘Title, 7 bid, District Title, 12 asked. Bail BALTIMORE, October 2% —receipta, 18,358 barrel sales, M13 barrels. Whe: 86%; December. | O84 © —Flour firm, unchanged shipments, 25 barrels; sales, 76,000 bus! ern wheat by sample, 67a67%; do. on grade, 67. Corn Mrmer—spot, 38\4a38%; month, 38 bid; November, new or old, 33%4a33%; year, January and February, 34140343,—receipts, 33,494 bushels; shipments, $5,714 bushels; stock, 248,381 bushels; 11,000 ts, 21,604 Dushels; stock, 194,202 bush- irm—No. 2, $4045 nearby; 48050 western stock, 65,504 bushels. $15.50$16.00. Grain and fair, “WI ged. Sugar dull per 100 Ibs. Butter and eggs Cheese firm, unchanged. Grain and Cotton and gtain markets, re Hibbs, stock, grain and cotton bi GRAIN. Wheat—Dee. M: Beaass george eae"