Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1896, Page 1

[{_——— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, ‘AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ———- Avene, On. 18h St by e Evenii tar Newspap:r Com SH KAUFFMANN. Pres.) New York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents week, or 44 cents Dd month. Copies at the ter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepdid—50 cents per month, Saturday Quinteple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Oitice at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter.) >All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. No. 13,394. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1896-—TWELVE PAGES TWO CENTS If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. JACKSON GIVES WAY| ‘HE SIDS FOR THE BONDS/QNIY AS A PRISONER The Suspected Murderer of Pearl Bryan Makes a Confession. HE IMPLICATES BIS ROOMMATE Claims He is Subject to Irresponsi- ble Fits. HIS PROBABLE DEFENSE CINCINN, TH, Oblo, ‘February 6.—Scott Jackson, accused of the murder of Pearl an of Grecneastle Ind., near Fort Thomas, Ky., last Friday night, kas con- fessed his guilt, and he implicates Alonzo M. Walling. Walling has also confessed to a personal knowledge of the murder of the girl last Friday night. Walling tries to lay the whole blame on Jackson. Jackson, on the centrary, while he admits his own guilt, takes pains to implicate Walling. ‘The satchel which the murjcred woman 28 was shown to Jackson a few mi ago to allow him to examine the blood stains in it. He would not quite admit that the head had been ih the satchel, but said it looked as if it had been there. Jackson Accuses Walling. Jackson made his confession by small in- stallme He made it because he saw clouds of ev hering around him. Not a word regarding the details of the crime has he spoken. When he admits the girl was murdered he does it as if a third d the crime. The strik- the implication of his Ww in the crime. ng about it Alonzi Hing 3 a gu-between for Jackson loubt that Jackson was th: it William Wood, arrested 1 now on hi: portion performed. s the man that at she was killed form the operation. more Jackson speaks would burst wit riess and leaden. ted the girl Wednesday frank in stolidly ren he took her clothing out el and ma: with it. asked him. Ww: reply. = hhown him. The polic pbtai ‘In a barber ere he eft it last Monday night, enjoining th: barber to let no one but him have it. Confronted With the V “Open the val said Chief Die! handed it toeJackson. The prisoner me- 1 it, in there?” asked th sald the prisoner, under a t strain, of stains?” thundered the ains,” ined th made thos: it—did,” stam- P conversation in Co that he thought the head river. The poor ined in the bottom and wn blood. What Walling Says. Walling, in his confession, said that Jack- not b: ame out: 1 get us into trouh! “D— Race about sor Gre aid: stle bu ver Jack nd the girl's head # aid: arried it with afything in it. Wa’ ling wanted me to carry it, but I wo not do it.” as empty when he left it in the bar- where the police found it. The icn, compelled by a using ¢ircum: t three men involved, Jac eply; Wm. Wood only a little less deep and Wal incidentally. but still erim- irally. Wood's letters indicate he was the Mephistopheles of the trio. Jackson's Probable Defense. A startling statement was made by Jack- in his cell this morring, which may be ne classed as an indication of a sort of nle he will ke in case the circumstan point to him the murderer of Pe Bryan. “I am affiicted with fainting spells,” h: said, “and after they pass away I get del rious, and I don't know wkat I am doing. When I was 2 bey living in Indianapolis I ha risen a deliricm after a ‘speli’ and dressed myself, and have wandered around fer hours without knowing what I had done.” He seemed much dcpressed by the loneli- ness of the place as he was speaking to his visitor. = Wood Goes to Cincinnati. SOUTH BEND, Ind., February 6—Wiil Wood, son ef Rev. D. A. Wood of Gre castle, Ind. was arrested here on the strength of a telegram alleging that he might be an accomplice in the murder of a young woman at Fort Themas, Ky., whose headless body was found last Saturday mcrning. Detectives from Cincinnati ar- rived here and saw Wood at the central police stztion this morning. He consented to ge to Cincinnat! as a witness, although it is intimatted that he may be under a greater cloud than would hover over a wit- ness. It is alleged that Wood put the un- fortunate gir! cn the train at Greencastle, and was the last person in the place seen vith her. Wood and the officers left for cinnati today. ——.___ LOOKS LIK® FILIBUSTERING. Departure of a Mysterious Schooner From Baltimore. BALTIMORE, Md., February 6.—A mys- terious schooner, with about thirty men aboard, left here this morning under cir- cumstances which seem to indicate another filibustering expedition to Cuba. The vessel Was scen by an official of the Eastern Shore Steamboat Company, moored to the pier of that company, at the foot of South street, at 4 o'clock this morning. Upon his arrival she hurriedly cast off, a crowd of men jumped aboard, and she put to sea, without giving him an opportunity to discover her identity. The schooner {fs described as being much larger than those which ordinarily ply upen Chesapeake bay, and the men who boarded her are said to bave been well dressed and of a decidedly foreign appearance. Administration Men £aid to Have Been Surprised at the Offers. Did Not Expect Such a Popular Demvnstration—Satistaction Ex- pressed in Congress. Abundant satisfaction is expressed in Congress at the exceedingly large aggre- gate of the bids of gold for bonds. The result is especially gratifying to the re- publicans and anti-administration people gencrally, for the reason that it has been understood all along that the administra- tion made the offer of the popular loan with the conviction that it would be a failure, and that fact would vindicate the wisdom of the former syndicate sale. When the offer of the popular loau was made, and from time to time since the declaration bas come from administration sources, both in Congress and out, that the loan would be a failure and that the government would have finally to fall bacic upon the syndicate for assistance. This declaration was made in interviews by the closest friends of the administration when the offer was first made, and has been repeated often since, with a self- satisfied smile, and the statement that the treasury officials were confident that the syndicate policy would be vindicated. It has always been understood that the offer, made in response to popular clamor, was inspired by the belief that it would furnish an object lesson which would put to shame the critics of the President and his Secretary,.and put an end to the “dema- zogic cry” for a popular loan for all time in the future. The administration now professes great satisfaction at the resuit of the bids, but it is certainly a different result from that they had in contemplation when the idea of a deal with the syndicate for the*new ioan was abandoned and the other form re- luctantly adopted. The critics of the ad- ministration point at the difference between the prices offered for these bends and the price brought by the others at private sale, as an evidence of the lack of wisdom in the syndicate policy. To this the friends of the administration reply that the conditions are now very different, and that what was be- fore done to save the credit of the govern- ment is what made this popular loan pos- sible. Scheduling the Bids. Assistant Secretary Curtis, who has harge of the scheduling of the bids for the purchase of the 4 per cent bonds, said tnis afternoon that the work of getting them in shape for con ticn was pro- gressing rapidly, and that he hoped to be able to make some definite statement as to the action of the department tomorrow. There will be no unnecessary delay in the tter and the names of tae successful bidders will be announced as svon as pos- Although not o:feially ted, it is believed to be practically s that the .wa will be confined to the bids at 10.6877 and_upward. tions for $150,000,000 within this category, including the Dlanket bid of the Morgan syndicate for $100,0G0,0U0, at the minimum There are subscrip- ‘st consideration will be given to the $50,000,000. s jptions at and above of thi anket bid. Enough of tnat bid will then be accepted to ma the total amount of the loan, $100,000.00. f program ‘e carried out the Mor: ndicate will secure about $50,000,0( t one-half of the loan. The work of 1 be simplified considera- n_of the mass of bids at 7. Nearly all of these viduals and the smaller ke up yanking In the words of one f the tri ‘All the so- called popular o} scribe were at the lowest rates, averaging about 104, w nowing a d to subseribe t loan, showed ulso that , for some reason or other, e not willing or able to pay as much r the bonds as the big institutions which e a bus: of such tran: sf What the About sia Popular Loan. LONDON, February 6.—A New York patch to the Daily New: cess of the loan ts astonishing, and shows that the investing public does not fear th: the country will adopt a silver standard.” the The Daily Ni in an editorial on the same subje rtainly, compared with previous experiments of the kind, its able, and President ce is amply justified. air the damage to redit and will steady public confidence. Sul Secretary Carlisle will not fail to im- press upon his countrymen the costlinass of these expedients for maintaining the re- serve. Probably the most satisfactory fea- ture to President Cleveland and Secretary rlisle is the proof of the public cornfi- e in their financial policy.” The Westminster Gazette this afternoon ys that the action of l’resident Cleveland in deciding upon a popular fully Justitied, and cannot fail of favorable in- fiuence not only in the United States, but abroad. The St. James Gazette the I lishmen t nd the ‘ays that the suc- s setul reminder to ut in spite of financial disor- riiies of the adminis- in” ed States is a very rich country, and has “2 great reserve store of wealth among its people. The St. James Gazette adds: “The success is not wholly hopeful of the prospects of peacefully solving the Venezuelan difficul- and is only too likely to add to the ag- gressive self-confidence which caused the President's message and the new Olney dcetrine to be hailed with so much enthu- We have no desire to be pessimistic, e serch vainly for any indication in nited States of a disposition to con- cede anything.” —_—__. THE COAL COMBINE. It Will Not Affect the Consumer by Increasing the Price. Second Vice Pres‘dent S. M. Williams of the Jersey Central railroad is at the Shore- ham, accompanied by his daughter. They are intimate friends of the Clevelands, and Miss Williams will be one of the receiving party at the Executive Mansion tonight. Mr. Williams was talked with by a Star reporter this morning regarding the agree- Taent recently entered into by the coal- carrying roads relating to a distribution of tonnage. “No ‘coal combine, as it has heen de- clared, has been formed,” said Mr. Will- iems. “There has been a general demorali- zation among the coal-carrying roads, ow- ing to the endeavor of some of them to xe- cure a major part of the traffic. The agree- ment me@ely provides for a fair and just distribution of the tonnage among them. The effect has not been and will not be to raise the price of cecal to the consumer. It would be a gced thing for the latter, in- leed, if the ccal interests could be consol- idated; but the trest law would prevent this. Under such a consolidation the busi- tess of mining and carrying cual couid be much mere economically conducted, and lower prices assured to the public.” aise: ———__—__ To Make Land Allotments. The President has appointed Jas. H. Kin- nane of Michigan to be a special agent to make allotments of lands in severalty to Indians. —_—___e+_______ Naval Movements. The battle ship Maine has joined the North Atlantic fleet in Hampton roads. The cruiser Columbia arrived at Tompkinsville, N. ¥., this morning. Correspondent Mannix Refuses to Leave Cuba. GRANTED A WEEK OF GRACE Why He Was Ordered Away by the Spaniards. THE CUBAN SITUATION The expuision of Wm. F. Mannix, Cuban ecrrespondont of The Evening Star, from the Island cf Cuba continues to be the subject of general comment among all classes who are interested in the effairs of that unfcrtw: ate country. The arbitrary action of the Spanish government is gen- erally condemned. An Associated Press dispatch from Havana states that Captain Mannix, correspondent of the Washington Evening Star, came there with letters from the United States State Department, and from officials of the state of New York, as Well as from President Cleveland, accord- ing to reports there. Nevertheless, he has received orders to leave the island on ac- count of having entered the insurgent lines contrary to the orders of the gov- ernment. He went to the mountains of Cubitas to interview Senor Salvador Cis- neros, president of the Cuban republic. Recently he went again to the insurgents’ camp for the purpose of obtaining an in- terview with General Maximo Gomez. The New York Herald tnis morning con- tains a specal cable dispatch from Havana which adds additional interest to the ques- tion. The Herald correspondent says that Capt. Mannix was ordered by the govern- ment Tuesday night to leave Cuba on the steamer Olivette, which sailed for Tampa sterday. The dispatch then continues: An atterncon paper of Havana today says that Cersul General Willjams has filed a protest against his expulsion. In reply to my questions this afternoon, Con- sul General Williams said it was true that a protest had been filed, but that his mediation in the case had been of a friend- ly rather than of an official or formal char- acter. Pending further developments, how- ever, Captain Mannix has -been given per- mission to remain in Havana another week. “The co aint in the case came from the United States, and rests in the publi- cation over Mannix’s name of certain cor- respondence describing nis experiences in the camp of General Gomez. On this evi- Gence the government accuses him of hav- ing held communication with the enemy. ea I saw Mr, Mannix tonight he said would refuse to leave Havana, except an actual vrisoner. He says that State of war having been declared, he be- Leves his American passport, issued by the Spanish minister in Washington, Senor Du- de Lome, entitles him to go wherever pleases in the Island of Cuba, and he es to stand on that right.” ‘Taken in connection with the statement of Senor de Lome, the Spanis ini a given to The Evening Star reporter vester- day, that he had instructed that the fare of Capt. Mannix to and froin Cuba should be paid by Consul Genzral Maldasano at New York, the impression prevails that Capt. Mannix was equipped with the passport from the Spanish minister, that he says x given him, and which allo him to go anywhere in the island. Spain and Cuban Correspondents. “The statement of Minister De Lome that the Spanish government would welcome, rather than place obstacles in the way of reputable and truthful corrospondents who would go to Cuba for the purpose of stat- ing the real facts about the conditions ex- isting there is absurd,” said Minister Palma of the Cuban government to a S: reporter this morning. “Its official action, taken rearly a year ago, completely disproves the truth of such an avowal. By tion issued early in 1 the $ ernment declared that no corres; a foreign newspaper should he allo’ go within the insurgent lines. An he Ameri- cen citizen, Mr. Fuentes, disregarded this erder and was seized and imprisoned by the Spanish outhorities. Only intervention by the United States government, through Censul General Williams, prevented his be- ing severely treated. He was, however, de- proclamation shows how shallow sentations of Minister De Lome continued Senor Palma. “What he means ts that truthful and reputable for- eign correspondents will be allowed to re- ain in Havana and send out reports that pass the censorship of the nalace author- itics. It would be difficult for an intelli- sent man to perceive how truthful state- ments of the real conditions in Cuba could be made unless both sides were examined and the facts stated without fear or fa- vor. Deported for Their Intentions. “There is another point in this matter that should be considered. Correspondents Reno and Solonion, who were sent to Cuba by New York papers, were deported be- cause it was known that they intended to go within the insurgent lines, “War correspondents are admitted by all civilized powers,” continued Minister Pal- ma, “to pass through the lines of either cf the contending parties, and it is easy to see that unless the Snaniards. prevent the entry into the insurgent lines of im- partial correspondents that their censor- ship would he futile. To use an Ameri- can expression this is the meat in the Spanish minister's cocoanut.’ Cuban Prospects Are Bright. “How have recent events in the island affected the future of the insurgents, may i ask?" queried the reporter, “Every day that our forces maintain themselves in the western districts is a victory,” he replied, “for with the end of February the terrific dry heats that are so deadly to persons not acclimated will be- gin, and the game of chasing about the country, either in retreat or pursuit, will commence to show disastrous results for the Spanish troops. That the reported en- gagement of Luque really was with Maceo is not quite apparent. At all events, when- ever the Spanish forces report that the in- surgents fought vigorously and well, the ergagement usually turns ont to be a vic- tery for the insurgents. The official ac- ccunts of the battle are rather curious, for the Insurgents entrenched in the houses of the village are reported to have been driven out of them by the charge of the Spanish cavalry. Gen. Luque is also reported to have petitioned for the cross of San Fer- rundo, which is given for heroic deeds. His heroism probably consisted in extricating what sas left of his forces, and beating a masterly retreat, such as was ascribed to Gen. Martinez Campos in the battle o” Bayamo.” Victory of the Spanish Organ. “Here is something that is very funny,” said another member of the Cuban delega- tion, as the reporter was leaving, ‘“‘when taken in connection with the strong lan- guage contained in the resolution intro- duced in the Senate yesterday. For about six months Las Novedades, the Spanish official organ published in New York, has been printing two or three columns every day in English to convert the American public to the Spanish side of the Cuban question. Finding that its missionary work was about as successful as was the fur- nishing of pocket handkerchiefs to the North American Indian by our kind-hearted missionaries, it followed the example above alluded to and determined to beat a ‘mas- terly retreat.’ The following pathetic fare- well to the enlightened American public is iven additional luster using the resolu- GAS introduced veneen in the Senate as a background, “Here isiwhat Las Nove- dades says in its issue of,January 31: Our Task Accomplished. “With the pregent number of Las Nove- dades we discontinue our English depart- ment. Our aim in ¢stablishing such de- partment, six mgnths ago, was to present to and defend the cause of Spain in Cuba before the press of the United States. That our efforts in this respect have not been in vain has been made lantly evident by- the frequent commehts of our esteemed contemporaries, to alf of which we extend our greetings and hearty thanks for their frequent kind remarks. ““The recent action of the Senate com- mittee-at Washington may be considered as final notice served upon the Cuban insur- gents that the United States does not pro- pose*to extend recognition to a fraudulent and iniquitous cause; and such being the case, we feel that We can now rest from our labors as far as the English section of this paper is concerned. “Vale,” “I think that is very amusing.” MILITARY AND PRIZE FIGHTS Army Officers Don’t Like the Bill Passed by the House. Yet if It Becomes a Law They Will Execute Its Provisions—Mode . of Procedure. Army officers on duty at the War Depart- ment and at headquarters do not relish the idea of employing the army to sup- press the prize fighting, and even chicken fights, as contemplated in the Catron bill passed by the House yesterday. How- ever, if the bill becomes a law they say they are prepared to do all in their power to execute its provisions if called upon. The procedure of seiting in motion the machinery of the army, as described at the department, in such a case as the pro- dected prize fight, would be for the sov- ernor of New Mexico, or any territory of the United States which may be the scene of the unlawful gathering, to call upon tne United States marshal of the territory to act. The mafshal might then, if he felt it lo be necessary, call upon the com- mander of the iccal militery department, in this case Generai Wheaton at Denver, for the assistance of the United States troops to enforce a law which it was pro- posed to violate. General Wheaton would promptly inform the Washington authori- Ues of the demand, and upon their au- thorization, which, of course, would not be withheld in such a case as a prize fight, the troops would be detailed from the nearest military post to accompany the marshal to the scene of trouble and enforce the law, acting entirely under his direction as a_posse commitacus. The War Department authorities they have an ample. force of troop: Mexico und adjacent to the Mexican bor- der to take care of any number of sports who would be likely to take chances of ar- rest on charges of felony by attending or in any manner participating in the project- ed fight. Troops are stationed so near the Iroads as: to insure their early appear- at any point where a gathering might anticipated. Just aéross the New Mex- n line, in Texas ig Ft, Bliss, where there are stationed troop A of the fifth cavalry, and companies D and H of the eighteenth infantry. Just above thé border, between New Mexico and Mexico, is Ft. Bayard, with a full garrison, troop I of the first cavalry, troop D of the seventh cavairy, and companies Db, E_ and G of the twenty- fourth infantry (colored troops). Further rerth in New Mexico, at Fort Wingate, there are four troops of the second cavalry, treops E, G, H and K, altogether making a force capable of acting speedily and ef. fectively against any mob that could be assembled. The War Department officials, however, while recognizing the probability of the eractment of the Catron bill, feel confident that the services of the troops will not be called for, believing that the heavy penal- ties provided for the breach of the iaw, and the fact that it is of national application, ard that therefore violators may be fol- lowed and urrested anywhere in the United States, will operate to compel an abandon- trent of the project to pull the fight off in the territories. say in New ——.-___ RED LAKE PINE. Delegation of Indians Present Their Complaint About Its Sale. A delegation of Indians from the Missis- sippl, Red Lake and Leech Lake bands of Chippewas in northern Minnesota, are in Washington to secure, if possible, a modi- fication cf the usual method of allotting their lands. The Red Lake reservation, one-third of which has the remarkable dis- tinction of being the fast and only piece of Virgin soil in the United States, never hay- ing been ceded or conquered, contains 3,- 250,000 acres, half of which is fertile farm- ing land on the plateau bordering the Red River valley, and the other half the finest timber land on the continent. The Chippe- was object to the employment of three commissioners at their expense to allot the elghty-acre tracts that ure to go to the In- dians and also against the force of timber inspectors and examiners that are slowly go-ng over the stumpage of 7,000,000,000 feet of first-class Norway and white pine to be sold for the benefit of the tribe. The whole tribe numbers about 1,700 souls. They are about as civilized as the white people around them, have their schools, churches, self-establisned courts and similar ev! dences of ctvillzation, If their pine is sold before they die the Chippewas will be the hest Indians in the world. But at the Present rate, with but twenty Inspectors | at work at a rate which in six years has covered but a mere beginning of their task, there is no large prospect of immediate wealth to these children of the forest. Army Orders. Lieut. M. B. Stckes, tenth infantry, has been ordered to report to the governor of South Carolina et Columbia, for duty with the militia of that state. Capt. Q. O'M. Gilmore, eighth cavalry, has been granted leave of absence for three months. i Lieut. Carroll A. Devoe, twenty-fifth in- fantry, has been detailed to duty as military instructor at the State Umiversity of Wis- consin at Madison. Leave of absence for forty-five days has been granted Lieut. C. G. Treat, fifth ar- tillery, with permission to go abroad. Lieut. Warren P. Newcomb, fifth artil- lery,has been granted forty-five days’ leave of absence, with permission to ge abroad. WHITE PAPER costs so little nowadays. that some newspapers print-a large num- ber of give-away'copies, which never reach the eye of readers, but go to the junk shops, or di- rectly back to.the paper mill. They think they can afford to do this, assuming that on the basis of the number of copies printed, whether actually circu- lated or not, they can build up a profitable advertising patron- age. The Star never does any- thing of ‘this’ sort. It doesn’t need to. ~The} truth is good enough for it. i ENDED HIS LIFE John Shea Blows a Hole Through His Head. CLERK IN RECORD AND PENSION OFFICE Family Troubles Thought to Have Caused the Act. LEFT SEVERAL LETTERS The report of a pistol disturbed the usual quiet of the War Department at tweive minutes past 10 o'clock this morning, and two minutes later John Shea, one of the most efficient clerks in the record and pen- sion office, had ended his life by his own hand. The suicide caused much excitement among the clerks in the department, and for an hour or more the transaction of bus- iness was interrupted. The ghastly affair occurred in the toilet room on the second floor of the building, near the northeast corner. Mr. Shea had been absent from the office, unaccounted for, since January 31, and he was marked absent again this morning. Shortly after 10 o'clock, however, he ascended the stairs from the floor below, and was seen by Mes- senger R. F Fortune to enter the toilet room. A few minutes later the pistol shot rang out, and almost immediately Mr. Percy Israel, a clerk, who had been occu- pying a closet adjoining that entered by Mr. Shea, made a very hasty exit from the room. Messenger Fortune, alarmed by the shot and the startled appearance of Mr. Israel, hastened to room and informed the chief of the division, Mr. George W. Pratt, of the condition of affairs. Mr. Pratt at once hurried to the toilet room and endeavored to open the dvor of the only closet that was closed. It yielded slightly, and then Mr. Pratt with his foot pushed aside the foot of the man inside, and, with the assistance of others, suc- ceeded in lifting out the unconscious form of Mr. Shea. A stream of blood was pour- ing from a large hole over the right temple, and a 32-caliber revolver lying on the floor told plainly the story. He Was Dena. ‘The unfortunate man was then carried to the window at the east end of the north corridor, and there he was declared to be dead by Dr. B. W. Summy, one of the clerks in the department, who was near by at the time. A few mi Was carried into room which had been the sc st the dece: nds tied together with red tape and his head covered with a hand- erchief. There it remained awaiting the arrival of Coroner Hammett, who had been rotified of the affair. During these pro- ceedings the news of the suicide had spread to all parts of the building, and the cor- ridors leading to the spot where the body lay were soor. blocked with clerks ai cthe: The details of the affair Were wh’ pereG from ore to anther, but nothing definite could be ascertained. ' For some rea- scp the officials of the record and pension office refused to make any statement whai- fcever regarding the affair, and the news. paper men were referred to Gen. Doe, the arsistant secretary of war. Letters Left. In the toilet room where the shooting tcok place a package of letters had been left by Mr. Shea. One of these was ad- a d to his wife, another to Mr. John eiper, a clerk in the office, and a third r. George W. Pratt, the chief of the division in which Mr. Shea was employed. The latter epistle was as follows: ASHINGTON, D.C., Jai “Mr. George W. Prati. “Dear Sir: To you and the other of friends in the office I desire to state I am simply tired of life. I propose to end my troubles, and not only propose it, but will do it. Bid all the boys good-by If I have offended any of them I ask pardon. 1 always aimed to be right, but unfo: rately was many times wrong, not with tent, but because the fiesh is weak. I like all the boys and I like you, perhaps more than you have me, but now that does not matter. All such questions are with me settled. Good-bye—God bless you, as IT am afraid he will not do to JOHN e The envelope vf the communi Mr. Pratt bore a note in pencil, saying: “If Mr. Pratt is not here Mr. Keiper will please open. Shea. The communication brief and written in pencil. It merely asked that Mr. Keip deliver the note addressed to the wit> of the suicide, and break the news of the death to her. The letter to Mrs. Shea was of an affectionate nature, but the coroner would not divulge its contents. Coroner Hammett, after hearing the facts in the case, sent for Undertaker Gawler and directed the latter to take charge of the body. It was accordingly removed to his establishment, and Mr. Keiper then set out on his sud mission to the widow. Family Troubles. Family troubles are said to be the cause of Mr. Shea's self-destruction, and judging from the fact ihe letter to Mr. Pratt was dated January 4 it would seem that he had contemplated taking his life for some time and had deliberately planned the whole afvair. Mr. Shea had been separated from his wife for several years and was payiug alimony at the ra-e of $10 per month. Com- plaint had been made by Mrs. Shea to General Doe, the assisiant secretary of war, that her husband had refused to send her the customary. remittance for Feb- ruary. During the last few days General Doe had sent a number of times to the record and pension office with a summons for Mr. Shea to appear hefore him, but owing to the absence of the clerk the in- terview was never had. Tke dead man roomed at 2i41 Penns: 4. ry my to Mr. Keiper was wae nia avenue, while his wife resides at 908" M street. She is his second wife, and the couple had no children. The deceased has a grown son by his first wife, but he is married and living in the west. It is stated by some who knew him well that Mr. Shea had been on a spr2e ‘since Jan- uary 31, the time he was last seen at the office. Military Record. Mr. Shea was #n Englishman, and was slightly over fifty-nine years of age. He was u short, thick-set man, with a heavy reddish mustache, just becoming tinted with gray. He came to this country at an early age, and has a rather extensive mili- tary record. He enlisted in company B, fifth United States infantry, May 1, 185s, and served until May 1, 1863. He again en- listed Octcber 11, 1867, this time in com- pany G, thirty-sixth United States infan- try, and was later transferred to company C of the same regiment, being discharged with_the rank of first sergeant September 3, 1870. A month later he enlisted in troop B of the second United States cavalry, and served therein until November 1, 1875. The next day he enlisted as a commissary ser- geant, and was finally discharged June 10, 1882, Mr. Shea was appcinted to a clerkship in the adjutant general's office, War Depart- ment, September 7, 1882. July il, 18W), he was transferred to the record and pension office, and was promoted to the second class May 11, 1893, receiving a salary of $1,400 up to the time of his death. ‘The statement was advanced that in sup- pressing trouble in the west on one occa- sion with his company Mr. Shea was wounded in the head. The old wound hai been trcubling him a great deal of. late, it is said, and he had complained bitterly of it. Certain of his friends maintain that this fact had a good deal to do with his untimely end. HIS PERSONAL EFFECTS|SE NATQR QUAY Decision That Lieut. Lyman is to Be Re- imbursed for Their Loss, His Negligence Did Not Contribute to the Wreck of the Kear- sarge. Assistant Controller Bowers today ren- dered a decision of general interest to the navy. It related to the loss of the personal effects of Lieut. Charles W. Lyman by the wreck of the Kearsarge. The story of the wreck of this historic vessel, derived from the court-martial proceedings, shows that Lieut. Lyman, during the day the man-of- war was wrecked advised the captain to raise steam in order thet the vessel migit pass Roncador Bank before nightfall. The vessel was then proceeding under sail at such a rate of speed that with the distance te be covered, Lieut. Lyman, the navigator of the vessel, was confident the reef could not be sighted before darkness set in. His advice to raise steam was given about 1 o'clock, but the captain did not give the order to gave the steam used until 3 o'clock, and the vessel was not, in fact, under steam until 4. As a consequence of this Roncador reef was net sighted by sunset, which occurred about 6 o'clock, and at 6:3 the captain changed the course of the ves- sel trom a generally southwesterly direc- tion to a nearly westerly one. Twenty min- utes later the famous old Kearsarge ran upon the treacherous bank. Controller Bowers, without attempting to determine the causes which led to the wreck, suggests that the varying action of the currents in that vicinity, which are notoriously treacherous, had so carried the Kearsarge out of her course as to have put her much south of where she was sup- posed to be. He decides that although Lieut. Lyman was held guilty of negligence in the performance of his duty by the court-martial, in not taking a morning ob- servation, and in not specifically adv northerly course before dark, the captain is solely respons! course laid, and ice of Lieut. Lyman as to raising st ut. Lyman could not be held in any way ble for the loss of the ve: vides for ment of offic amen for property lost at loss occurs without their gence, payment is authorized to be made to Lieut. Lyman of such am: show to have been the actual value property lost under the terms of th of th In this case, according to the assist controller, the negligence of which claimant was found guilty was not cause of the of the s He that to exclude an officer or s @iman from the benefits of the act author % reim- en proper! t for I of ate pe y in shi {t must appear that ce was 2 contributing and easily cause of the loss, ———- FROM COREA. Serious Trouble Expected From Ad- vances of Russia. News has been received here from Corea that indicates that serious trouble may be expected early in the approaching spring, through the advances of Russia into the country, which will certainly arouse the Japanese to resistance. The cabinet of Co- rea now claim to have reliable information to show that the murder of the late queen was long premeditated, and that Count Miura was sent to Corea for the expr purpose of making way with her. Not- withstanding this knowledge, three j ant persons were ex: of Corea by one phase of the reform in full play in their country, and that is decree requiring them to cut off th knots. These topknots, known have been from earliest times cherished by Coreans, and no to appear in public without on: few years ago there were foi in Seoul growing out of the f: person had cut off the topknot ber of soldiers while the latte: is reported that while the kin; his own topknot in order to in reform, he’shed bitter tears whii a E riols et that some of a num- pt, and it acrificed itute the he did so. Personal Mention. Thomas D. Walker of the revenue cutter service is at the Ebbitt, from New York. ‘apt. R. H. Pratt of the army, who is in ‘ge of the Indian school at Carlisle, and s Nana Pratt.are at the Ebbitt. Capt. F. V. Abbet of the army is at the Ebbitt. A par! of prominent buckeyes at the Ebbitt consists of W. MeKennon, L. W. Jarvis, J. M. Towrsend, F. R. Morrison and H. L. Morrison of Ashtabula, and Wm. Cummings, G. B. Mallory, A. J. Green and R. J. Lyons of Cleveland. ty of sightscers from Riggs House consists Millard child W. H. Baker,vice Telegraph, and Miss N. Baker, h ter, are at the Raleigh, on their Ficrida. Vice President A. ne Southern railway is at the Raleigh. Dr. Hugh McGuire of Cumberland is at the Raleigh. J. B. Tiffany, the well-known New York decorator, is on a ure trip to the cap- ital, and “is stopping at the Ebbitt. Commaader H. Savory of t and Mrs. Savory are at the E. C. Benedict, Presi timate friend, with his wife, FE. L Hestings, another chum of Mr. Cleveland’ who is also accompanied by his wife, are at the Arlington, to assist at the White House entertainment tonight. Miss Yaw, the scprano, is at the Arlirg- ton. Y John B. Schoeffel of the theatrical firm of Abbey, Schoeffel and Grau is at the Arlington. W. W. Peabody, the Cincinnati railroad magnate, is at the Arlingten. Chas. A. Pillsbury,the Minneapolis million- aire miller, is at the Arlington. John Russell Young, who has just return- ed from an extended trip throvgh Mexico, is at the Arlington. Russell J. Wilson, the prominent San Francisco lawyer, is at the Arlington. The Stanford case brings him to Washington.. A cablegram received in thi Morton Beale, fcrmerly minist announces his arrival at Tiflis. Mr. C. H. White is lying dangerously ill at_his home, No. 822 I street northeast. Col. C. H. Carlton, eighth cay. commanding Fort Meade, S. D., is the city on leave of absence. He is ai the Shoreham Col. P. C. Hainer, corps of engineers, and Major F. H. Phipps, ordnance departinent, are in the city in attendance at the meet- ing of the board of fortitications. Capt. R. H. Pratt, tenth cavalry, is in the city on business before the Indian bu- reau. Licut, Col. J. A. Smith, corps of engineers, is in the city under orders from the chief of engineers. Paymaster S. R. Calhoun of the navy is in the city on leave of absence. Naval Constructor A. W. Stahl has re- ported at the Navy Department for duty. SS Resolution Approved. The President has signed the joint reso- lution authorizing the application of part of the funds appropriated for the Burling- ton (IL) post office building, to the fire- proofing of the structure, also the act to reconvene the United States delegates to the international maritime conference of 18s9. New York of Mrs. 1. Mrs. John Postal daugh- way to a, He is Greatly Benefited by General Harrison’s Withdrawal. WILL NOW BE UNEMBARRASSED Free to Go for the National Com- mittee Chairmanship. COMBINATION WITH PLATT — ——— Senator Quay, it is thought, much more distinctly than any cne of the presidential aspirants of his party, benefits hb political arena. His frien¢ Ue doubt now of his ent apility to piu the chairmanship of the republican na- tional committee, and they believe that the wide recognition cf the fi that he is mest likely to conduct the republican cam- paign will add to his influence at Louis in the making of the national ticke Openly Disliked Harrise Had General Harrison r in the race, and, as his friends believed he would, have skown such strength as to ind his ability to win it, Mr. Quay’ tions would have been defeated. lations, or rather the want of mn existing between ihe two men would precluded the possibility heir wo: together satisfactorily as candid: chairman, Mr. Quay dislikes Ger n, and openly proclaims the retired from the chairmanship of the « mittee after the campaign of ISSS because 2s w aliezed, General Harrison refused to support him in the matter of the sonal attacks on him that were sun. But with the ex-1 running, the field ef contestants is objectionable to Mr. Qu and ke be unembarrassed in ma. he any of the: t out of the un- In His Own Sinte. The first effect of this rew c es is ex, din Mr. Q: The Senator aspires to lead the Pennsylvania dele; and maneuvering to progress, Sixty-four > will ition of ontrol ay's nd ion to that end votes are St is n Inv 5 ze majority of Id Like to have ist for £ prac home field paigning. Pennsylya Quay hin a good Politics are one vince these fore t or ever cted to mak: e the predicted, will pour i rd M be s him peop! Result of Success, ecess in November would make him an cutocrat at home. Both as th who piloted the ticket to victory, ¢ as a Senator, he would have an i " with the new Pre patronage as a yihing sylvania rep office without the ¢ something in the n osity to ext Combinadion With in such more th stan Piatt. To whom } those Pen: controlling— intends to vivania -votes he succe: chether the full sixty-f aller numbe still ur s both Mr. Reed and Mr. M vle that hi ither. Mr. talk of an alliance bi Thomas C. Platt, cont ot naming the ticket. over 100 vot one-fourth ry therefore, weuld iS No positive st nt betw But they a and ail of their m refully ed. If Morton it will be to go to Mr. that step might develop a move on That Mr. Platt will forw ion to be national swing nearly in the of to nominate. uch Mr. } man is consider may be nominated ¢ fc THE GRADE Mr. McMillan Confident That the Measure Will Pass. The Senate committee cn the District of Columbia vill be greatly some action is not secu Congress on Senate bill 1 doing away with certain gr on the lire of the Baltimore ir. the city of Washington. disay = for provid de to a Star reporter the committee, “When t lera- ident up for con: ars ago, the 5 nd Potomac willingne y conforming to the bill wkich has | tion, about three y: of the Baltimore ral w thi plan outlined in introduced in the Senate curing the + ent session on this subject. The next thing to be done is for the representatives of the Pennsylvania company to cen: Commissio of the Distri in der to formula detail, stall be 5: company and the D: pate that there will be a curing tne adoption of a way with grade crossi matier wa: practically a dropped because of the panic coming that time, which made any expensi provement by the railroad com diheult. The situation in the world nuw having changed, we assured that the improvements plated will be accomplished. ct a= DMINATION. with the t of Columbia, lan which, in the te s : to both trict. I do 10! aim cont MR. UHL'S Delay Simply Caused by Necessity the Usual Formalitics. While the nomination of A retary Uhl to be ambassador fo Germany has been delayed longer than was exp ed, it is said that there has been no hit and that the delay has been caused s the necessity of sw malities usual in such affal tomary, it appears, in making pointments to first ascertain wh: person selected will be persona government to which it is propos cred: jm. In this case, the nomi Mr. Uhl went directly before William, in view of the fact that be ambassador he would have the right to approach him in person. Today word came from Berlin that Mr. Uhl's appoiniment would not only be unobjectic but would be welcomed with g ation Dy the emperor, so that nothing now remains to be done but to submit the nominatios for the action of the Senate. it is ther la tot