Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, a7 om Cor. 11th Cann by vening Star New: x Company, Ss. H. ScAUFFMAN sp pres't. ———_—— ew York Office. 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers im the city by carriers, on thelr own account. at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents 7 month. Copies at the ecunter 2 cents cach. 'y mail—aoywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—b0 cents f month. PGatorday Cait pie eee $1 per year, with foreign postage . 1.00. (Entered at the Post Otilee at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter.) TAN mall subscriptions must be pald tn advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. 1101 The Trouble Expected When the A. P, A. Supreme Council Meets. ADVISORY BOARD AND MKINLEY -_ Its Action Will Be Investigated and May Be Undone. POPULISTS MAY JOIN THE gest kind of a political squall is be on the tapis for next week, when un of che American Pro- meets here. and trustworthy been prominent in f the execu- advisory board, and been that trouble rit of com- = pre there tin the A. P. A. There is not reme ¢ recent pol > committ therly feeli ¢ bad scars le it is all over. tlempt to conceal the fact that t It is man t in the ers, and in the talk of order. Caused It. porter says caused by the > committee of the condemning McKin- ing many of the c an presidential candidates. The of which Juds Louis ts the ¢ Jed its aut ler in a bad plight nley, when jectionabl r than thi ords It ts hinted p will be = of the order, and y the supreme ommi can howing of wh: tat- @ order against Me- en Big Secrets and frave Charges. arged big vider will Cha * two members h. When records of 1 from the board. :. The executive , Was to ri 8 action bec: port to the me final. teen members of the execut it is said that only sev bare quorum, met Fere in ch to go over One of the legraphei for to make erm merat suppor is what jon in fon and the board final- vens and the other committee had been t the man the report m. tof Stories Told. P. A. men who are for McKinley of those who inst him 1 that the executive commit- bal blunder. They say that the do to all kinds of stories Ohio man; that McKinley's ene- committee often while In poured y after story e members. It was not * committee, it is said, they were told. over the rec- and come to a con- records—in other words, public eer of a man ate acts, such his appoint- AM Ki are convin: the h membership, hile governor, &c. May Undo What is Done. Write it is that ments a‘d that there is a proba- apreme Council will undo xecutive com- Itself to Me- n candidate. uneil will have a knotty problem to comm: r any other republi ve to consider what its going to be and which to support. It to make the best bargain it can Che £vening Star. some whe political ¢ In the «¢ cquncil all standing as a which will confront the ated that is t a& movement will be made to turn the A. P. A. to the silver and popul and bring about a fusion of three bodies—silver, 3 and A. No Hope With Democrats. the advisory board consider i do some- > order recognized at Chi reporter asked the man who Iking to him. . nothing will be done along this line. » hope of doing anything in the ention. In fact, it is gen- that the democrats will condemning the organiza- there is nothing left for > fuse with the populists They have invited us to ms in St. Louis ady and willing to other parties are i shoulder or open- e ket like and Linton sweep this -e- sass pn Papers Approved, T sident has approved the papers for the promotion of Lieut. Gunior grade) Thomas W. Ryan, to be lieutenant; Ensign H. HL V y, to be lieutenant (junior grade); 2 t Engineer Wm. W. Bush, to Le p stant engineer. —- + e+ An Order Rescinded. The executive order transferring the mili- tary reservation of Fort Townsend, Wash- ington, to the Department of the Interior has n rescinded, it having been found advisable to again set aside the reservation for the occupancy and use of the post of Fort Townsend. No. 13,470, His Declaration for McKinley Declared to Be Premature. What One Representative Says—In- diana Expected to Declare for the Ohio Candidate. The action of Delegate Bradley of New York in breaking away from the Morton column and annecuncing himself for Mc- Kinley has excited considerable interest among politicians at the Capitol. It has been known to some of the New York people for some time that his preferences were for McKinley, but his announcement of that fact and that he would vote for the Ohio candidate has caused considerable dis- satisfaction among the New York delega- tion, who are not prepared to abandon their candidate at this time. Privately, the New York members, or some of the best informed of them at least have expected the disintegration of the New York delegation before the St. Louls con- vention, but there seems to have been an understanding that when the break came it would be by united action, and that no dvantage would be taken by any one del- egate to jump to the front. What a New York Representative Says. A New York Representative said today that McKinley would get a large number of the New York votes no matter what "he Platt said. ‘The delegate “now fully understand that Me is going to be nominated, and the New York dele- fates will vote for him because Harrison is not in the race and cannot be brought in notwithstanding the efforts of Mr. Platt. Proceeding, said: “Indiana is going to indorse McKinley at the convention on Thursday my information is that it will be done with Gen. Harrison's consent. Mr. Quay is at heart for Me and L know F the Ohio c: men as delegat nia who were Mr. Quay selected large from Pennsyly: nown to be for MeKinle second choice. ‘This assertion will be Mr. Quay’s course for the past bears out this view, but exactly when the McKinley men can make known ion cannot now be stated. Mr. s action in New York has compli- tters, his premature annot t having embarassed the situation. We be for Morton for a time yet, but I predict that before many days there will be an announcement which will relleve us of this embarassment and we can assert ourselves without awaiting Mr. Platt's con- sent.” It is believed that this announcement re- ferred to as expected means a statement from Mr. Morton himself in regard to h but no one will sta retirement which a ng to Get Quay to Withdraw. attempt is going to be as i An duce Mr. Quay to consent to his name being made to in- dropped as a candidate for the presidency and to the bringing forth of some other Ivanian for the second place on the ticket. There has been some correspond- ence between parties in Pennsylvania and in Washington on the subject. Some of . Quay’s friends are protesting on the ground that !t is not right to talk about any one but Quay without his consent, the state delegates being instr A premi- rent Penrsylvania man told a rep tive of Tne Star today that he intended to see Mr. Quay and try and get his consent to sometFing being done to secure th end place on the tcket for Pennsylvani: From the way Quay’s friends were talk- ing, however, he ‘lid not fee complishirg anything. je to make that the situation would s I nia could get the if the Pennsylv: Aelegation stand out for Quay until McKinley is nominated the ep- portunity to get any consideration from the convention will be lost. It is intimated that if Quay continues to stand tn the w: a New York man or a New Jersey man be selected for Vice President. How the Indiana Delegation Stands. An infcrmal poll of the Indfana congres- sional delegation was made today, and it vas disclosed that most of them are of the opinion that the sta convention of Indiana will on Thursday instruct for McKinley. Representative Faris of Terra Haute, who is a close friend of Gen. Har- rison, said today that the ex-President would not consent to the use of his name, and that in his opinion the McKinley men would have a majority in the convention and could instruct if they wished. “If this is done,” he “it will be the unanimous action of the convention. I be- eve myself, however, that the people generally think It would be wiser for the convention not to instruct, but the dele- 2 are liable to think otherwise. I think the proper way would be to hold a great McKinley mass meeting tomorrow night, to let Gen. Harrison speak to them, and then to send the delegates to the convention without instructions, but this does not seem to be the pregram. aa COUNTERFEIT SEE! PACKAGES. Efforts to Bay Seed Packets Like the Official Ones. There seems to be no end of trouble to the Agricultural Department from the distribu- tion of seed this year. The department has learned that requests have been made on commercial seedsmen for seed put up in papers similar to those used by the govern- ment and printed In simulation thereof. Just what the object is cannot be surmised, un- less it is that the seeds sent out by the gov- ernment this year have been tested and are regarded as exceptionally pure and strong-- something which has not been the rule here- tofore. Acting Secretary Dabney today sent out notices to a large number of seedsmen in regard to the mutter, stating that the de- partment cannot permit the government seed contractors or any seedsmen to sell red in packets bearing the name of the Department of Agriculture or any words which might cause the receiver of the pack- age to believe that it was a part of the gov- ernment seed distribution. The department is taking great pains to Have all the seed supplied it for this year’s distribution carefully tested, and, Secretary bney it is obviously improper for any one to represent as government seed any seed not thus inspected, tested, and paid for by this department. No seed van be distributed free of postage through the mails except that delivered up- on the order of members of Congress by the Department of Agriculture, or sent out dire from_the department. The act of March 3, 1875, confines the franking of seeds by members of Congress to those seeds which they receive for distribution from the Department of Agriculture. It is believed that some members of Congress, in order to please constituents, have tried to buy addi- tional amounts of seed put up in packages imilar to those used by the Department of Agriculture. ——— Naval Movements, The gunboat Petrel, which has just re- turned from China, has gone to the Mare Island navy yard, to be put out of commission. The Newark has ar- rived at Tompkinsville, N. Y¥., and the Philadelphia is reportéd at San Francisco. The Montgomery and Cincinnati have ar- rived at New London to take part in the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of that city. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1896-FOURTEEN PAGES. A POLITICAL SQUALL|™® SRAOLEY’s BREAK) THE FARMERS’ WISH TWO CASES OF INTERVENTIO: Representations to France in Behalf of American Republics. On two separate occasions last year the A Resolution to Continue the Old United States had occasion to intervene Law in Force, REAL ESTATE OF INSANE PERSONS Important Changes in the Method of Detail of Clerks. OTHER LOCAL MATTERS ——— A delegaticn of farmers, gardeners: and actual producers, consisting of George Bon- sfant, T. W. Burr, Gen. William Urich, P. B. Bewell, C, T. Shear, W. D. Sweetser, J. A. Ridgley, J. J. Hamilton, J. C. Brooks, John G. Curtis, Eiward Meyers, E. Ralo, William Henson, P. McDenald, J.W. Fields, A. W. Smith and several others, from Vir- sinia, Maryland and the District, appeared at the committee room of the District of Columbia at 10 o'clock a.m. to oppose H. R. bill No. and to ask the District com- mittee to pass the following as a joint or concurrent resolution to meet the actual condition of the deley in passing any Dill for their immediate protecticn: Be it resolved, That the provisions of the ordinance of the city of Washington, ap- proved Mi , 1857, requiring the clerks of the several markets to lay off and mark in convenient spaces th» several pavements adjoining and bordering on the market squares, which spaces mzy be used for the sale or exposure for sale of vegetables or other country produce, and extending the powers of the clerks to fifteen feet of the Streets, measuring from the curb line on which said square fronts, shall apply to the front of Center Market and to said market; that the law in stl by the District legislative ly exempting from license “persons bringing marketing to the District’ shall be ard remain in tull force; that the said ordinance and law shall be applicable to farmers, gardeners and truckmen. selling procuce of their own raising doing business on B st north between 7th and 1th streets west, in said city of Washington, and that no municipal charge whate cept 15 cents a wagon or cart for oc tion for one day, shall be made against any one of s: farmers, gardeners or truckmen: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to approve or effect any claim of the Washington Market ny to collect money for the use of ewalk or awning on said # street. To Prevent Adulterntion of Candy. Mr. Barrett has introduced a bili in the House preventing the adulteration of candy in the District and providing a fine of $100 for violation of the proposed law. Details and Transfers of Clerks. The legislative bill will work an impor- tant change in the present method of de- tails and transfers of clerks in the depart- ments at Washingten. The bill contains a on inserted by the House at the in- Mr. Dockery of Missouri lating this matter as follows: “Each head of a department may, from time to time, alter the disiributfon among the various bureaus and ofices of his deparment of the clerks and other employes allowed by law, as he may find it necessary and proper to do, but all details hereunder shall be made by written order of the head of the depart- ment, and in no c for a period of time exceeding sixty days: Provided, That details so made may, on expiration, be re- newed from time to time by written order of the head of the department, in each par- ular case, for periods of not exceeding All details heretofore made are revoked, but may be renewed as provided herein,” Real Extate of Insane Persons, A bill has been introduced in the House by Mr. Evans of Kentucky conferring jurisdiction upon the Supreme Court of the District, or any court having general equity jurisdiction, to decree a sale of real estate In the District belonging to insane persons for purposes of reinvestment. In a communication to the House District committee, Mr. William Stone Abert says, in reference to the necessity for such a la “As the law now stands the courts of this District have no power to prevent the Practical confiscation, by taxation, of the unimproved or unproductive real estate be- longing to insane persons.”” Mr. Abert cites a recent decision of the Court of Appeals as a case in point to sus- tain his assertion, Vo Incrense Letter Carriers’ Pay. Mr. Mitchell (Oreg.) today introduced a bill “to increase the pay of letter carriers.” It ts the Kiefer Dill introduced in the House in December. It provides that after June a0 the pay of letter carriers in cities of more than 75,000 population shall be $600 for the first year's service, $400 for the second, $1, for the third and $1,200 for the fourth id thereafte In cities of less than 75,000 people the pay shall be: First year, $600; second, $800; third and there- afier, $1,000. The bill was referred to the commiitee on post offices and post roads. To Regulate the Practice of Medicine. In reference to the House bill to regulate the practice of medicine in the District, Mr. Gallinger said, when it came up this morning, that he would give notice that he would at an early day for its consid- eration. Mr. Call objected to the bill the last time it was taken up, but had agreed not. to object if he could be heard on it. As Mr. Call could not now be heard on the bill he would let it go over. To Sell the Force School Building. Senator Lodge introduced a joint resolu- tion authorizing the District Commissioners to “dispose of the Force school property, on Massachusetts ayenue, and to obtain by purchase or condemnation another site in the vicinity of the said school, and to erect on such new site a building for school pur- poses.” To Raise the Age of Consent. Senator Hill presented a petition from the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Newark Valley, Tioga county, N.. ¥., ask- ing thet “the age of protection for girls shall be raised to eighteen years” at the national capital. Referred to District of Columbia committee. Agninst Mr. Peffer's Resolution. Serator Wolcott, from the committee on Post offices and post roads, reported ad- versely cn Senator Peffer’s resolution that the committee be instructed to inquire “whether and by what authority the Post- master General levies fines against the pay of employes of the Pest Office Department for mistakes and errors in work; and whether and by what authority employes of that department are prohibited from Suggesting legislation in their interest and ‘Gonferring thereabout with members of ngress.”” —_—__—__+ e+______ Col. Lydecker's Assignment. Col. Lydecker, corps of engineers, already stationed at Detroit, Mich., has pcen as- signed temporarily, and, in addition to his present duties, to the conduct of the river and harbor works formerly under the di- rection of General Po. ——_—__+-e.—. Government Receipts. National bank notes received for redemp- tion today, $403,644. Government receipts— From internal revenue, $285,808; customs, $462,903; miscellaneous, $24,556, between France and republics on this hemis- phere. The details are set out in the cor- respondence between the United States and France which will appear in the forth- coming volume of foreign relations. As far back as last May the State Department, at the request of Senor Andrade, the Ven- ezuelan minister hete, made overtures to France, through cur embassy at Paris, Icoking to the re-establishment of the diplomatic relations between the two coun- tries. These had been ruptured by the dis- missal of the French and Belgian ministers at Caracas, cwing to their participation in a meeting described in tke Italian Green Book. Venezucla r2presented that her reasons for the dismissal of the French minister = were purely __ per- sonal, and not intended as a slight to the country he represented. Notwithstand- ing Mr. Eustis’ presentation of the case to the French foreign office, he received no encouragement to believe that the French gevernment would change its attitude. ‘The second case grew out of the demand for an indemnity by France made upon Santo Domingo last year, for the killing of a French citizen, and the collection of a number of claims preferred by the Freuch Kank in that country. The French govern- ment sent an ultimatum to President Heu- reaux, and was about to levy upon dhe cus- toms ‘receipts of the island, alre #aged to an American company. st was reported to the Siate Department b; the president of the company, as well us by the Dominican charge,who sought the good effices of our government to. p: nt the execution of the ultimatum. Se retary Gresham notified the French overnment of the rights of the American c mpany as a reason why the proposed action should not be taken, and although the French BOV- ernment refused to be deprived of the means of obtaining redress by reason of the fact that a foreign company controlled the finances of Dominica, the matter was finally compromised, through the good of- fices of Spain, by the payment of a suit- able indemnity to France by San Domingo ond the execution of the murderer of the French subj WANT A WAR VESSEL, Project to Have One Here at the Hancock Statue Unveiling. A proposition has been made to the Navy Department that it would be a good thing to have a warship at Washington to par- ticipate In the ceremonies in honor of Gen Hancock next Tuesday. Assistant Secre- tary McAdoo has approved an application to that effect, and the matter is now under ation by Seeretary Herbert. The plan was to have the cruiser Montgomery of the North Atlantic squadron sent here purpose. She has a displacement tons and was selected because she the only available vessel of the fleet which could possibly ascend the river to this point. The experts say that her draught is too great to permit a nearer @pproach than Alexandria. Because of this belief the Secrstary of the Navy 1s disinclined to order her here. The Mont- gomery 1s now ut New London, Conn., par Ueipating in a@ local celebration, but Ss abundant time to Teach here for the Han- cock ceremon in case such a step Is decided upon. The project has been prac- tically abandoned because of the fear that she might run aground in the shallow, tortuous channels lrading to this city. In case she should coue, however, she will fire a national salute and land a body of blue jackets for the parade. = WORK IN FLORIDA, Senator Call to Begin the Campaign reliminary to the State Conventio Senator Call will leave for Florida Thurs- day or Friday to begin the campaign pre- Hminary to the state convention. Call will make speeches throughout the ate, and will urge the election uf a solid silver delegation to Chicago. Senator Mll- man has also accepted invitations to speak at Pensacola and Gainesville, Fla. leave tomorrow for Pensacola, and speak there Friday. He will speak in Gain, Monday. THE ‘ation In Florida is satd to call for active work on the part of the silver men to hold the state in line with the other south- members the House jound money" men. Rep- resentative Sparkman is state chairman. He is endeavoring, it is said, to have a har- monious convention, without the money question being brought prominently tor- ward. . MRS. ALLABACH’S PENSIO} Senate Committee Recommends the MMI's Passage Over the Veto. ‘The Senate committee on pensions today considered the President's veto of the bill increasing the pension of Mrs. Nancy G. Allabach and authorized Senator Palmer to report it to the Senate with the recom- mendation that it pass notwithstanding the veto. Senator Vilas reserved the right to se the passage of the bill by the Sen- Otherwise no opposition was man- ifested in the committee. -———____+e.______ CAPITOL TOPICS, Col. Ludlow’s Exnmination Finished. The examination of Col. Ludlow of the Nicaragua canal commission by the House committee on commerce was finished today. Col. Ludlow filed with the committee a voluminous statement of the unit prices of work on the isthmus, on which the commis- sion largely based its estimates of the cost of the project. Alnbama Election Case. The Aldrich, republican, vs. Underwood, democrat, election contest from the ninth Alabama district was considered today by House elections committee No. 1, and was practically decided in favor of Underwood, the sitting member. Against the Filled Cheese Bill. The Senate committee on finance today granted a hearing to several persons who oppoge the legislation provided for in the House filled cheese bill. Arguments were made by Mr. W..W. Sherwin of Elgin, Ill, who Is a manufacturer of filled cheese; W. J. Van Patten of Burlington, Vt.; W. H. Henshaw of Chicago, an exporter of butter and cheese, and Joel Kirkpatrick of Chi- cago, a dealer. They opposed the bill on the general ground that it contemplated dis- criminating against a meritorious industry, contending that only pure materials were used in making filled cheese. The commit. tee postponed actfon, ——____+-«--_____ Another Medal of Honor. The President has awarded a medal of honor to Patrick Irwin, late first sergsant, company H, fourteenth Michigan infantry, for most distinguished gallantry in action at ier battle of Jopesboro, Ga., September 1, This non-comyaissioned officer, in a charge by the fourteentW Michigan infantry against the entrenched $nemy, was the first’ man over the line of ;works of the enemy, and demanded a surrender; upon which the con- federate commander surrendered his com- mand, sword and belt. Personal Mention. Lieut. H. A. Field of the navy is in the city on leave of absence. Lieut. L. M. Garrett of the navy is at the Army and Navy Club, Lieut. Douglas Settle, second infantry, is in the city on leave. Col. J. M. Wilson has gone to New York to attend a meeting of the board of en- wincers. Senator |. TWO CENTS. | If you want a situation or want help; if you want to buy anything or sell any-~ thing; if you want to rent a house or rooms, or have them to let, use the adver- tising columns of The Star and you will get quick re- turns. Practically every- body in Washington looks to them for business in- ducements, HIS POLICY PACIFIC)R 'GHTS IN CUB ‘|HUNTING FOR CLUES Address of the President of the Transvaal Republic. HINTS AT A SOUTH AFRICAN FEDERATION Friendly Relations With Foreign Powers. PLEASED WITH THE SPEECH (Copyright, 1896, by the Assoclated Press.) PRETORIA, South African Republic, May 4.—(Delayed in transmission)—The voksraad (parliament of the Transvaal) was opened today by President Kruger. Great and most unusual interest was taken in the proceedings in view of the re- cent disclosures made by the publication of the cipher telegrams exchanged betwi cil Rhodes, then premier of Cape Colony, and others who took more or less import- aut part in the Jameson raid in the terri- tory of the Boer republic. Praise for the President. The vicinity of the parilament building was crowded by a picturesque gather Boers long before the hour set fur opening of its proceedings, deed were the commen the diplomacy of “Oom Paul cleverly outfenced the Ir state for the colonies, Mr. E berlain, from first to last, and who is now the and warm in- ons pas so completely master of the situation that he towers head and over every body and everything connected with South Africa. The president, in his speech, Lrief, that the recent events malevolence and seltish obje riously interrupted the rest and px the South African Republic, adding: “It has been ever my wish to promote the development and prosperity of the Tepublic in the most peaceable manner : so I am firmly convinced that your sincere wish to co-operate with me in this policy and that you expect with the fullest confidence that this session of the volksraad will contribute in nos: Manner to the restoration of peace in this state, in order that, throu our tu 1 co- operation, our country may flourish ar prosper for the benefit of all.” (Loud ap- plause.) The president then touched upon the foreign relations of the South African & » most delicat agerly rtion of the ving ne In spite of past troubles, the republ continues to maintain friendly relation with foreign powe This su antly drop- ped, and the to the re- lations betw: e South African Republ and {ir sister tepublic, the Orange Free State, remarking: South African Federation. “I hope that a meeting between re ‘presen- tatives of the Orange Free State and rep- resentative: le will shortly be held and that plans for a closer union between the two counrties will be discussed.” (Applause.) This utterance of President Kruger was looked upon as confirming the report that negotiations have for some time ps on foot for an allia offensiv: fensive, between the South African Repu nd the Orange Free State, looking to ng any attempt upon the Britain to interfere in t s of cither country. The president afterward referred in part appropriate manter to the terrible dy mite disaster, just outside of J. | on February when 120 p kilied and thousands were render less. In this conne pres knowledg: lered by th “itlal to the Boer rs having tenderiy and ecllected about $100,000 in the first twenty-four he fte the explosion for the The president ceived, being considet tone, although m: t_moderate in situation firm- ly and sq or blu Those who read between the lin in it a continvance of the same though peace-loving poliey, which the pres dent has followed from the first, and it is not likely that there has been or will be any deviation from the course he was cail- ed upon by force of circumstances to steer after the conspiracy of the british South African Company was unveiled. _ COL. NORTH’S SUDDEN DEATH. The “Nitrate King” Fainted at a Board Mecting. LONDON, May 5. North, the “nitrate king,” while presiding at a mecting of the Nitrate Company's officers at the Woolpack buildings today nted in his chair and expired fi at 4 o'clock this afternoon, Among those present in the board room when Col, North fainted was his son, Capt. North, and in his arms the money king expired. Although the death of Col. North is be- lieved to have been due to heart disease, it is stated that shortly before his demise he ate a dozen oysters, sent to him from a restaurant in the vicinity of the company’s offices. The shells have been kept and will be examined. A couple of doctors were summoned al- most immediately after the colonel faint but their efforts were useless. There will be a post-mortem examination of the re- mains. The officials of the Nitrate Company are reticent about the matter and were even re- luctant to admit that the colonel was dead. The death of Col. North has caused great excitement in financial circles, and it also created a sensation when it was announced In the lobby cf the house of commons. ——— ees ADIGRAT RELIEVED. Gen. Baldissera Comes to the Aid of His Countrymen, LONDON, May 5.—A special dispatch re- ceived here from Rome says that the Ital- fans have entered Adigrat. the fortificd Adigrat is town in the province of Tigre, northern Abyssina, from which a large force of Italians under Baraticri advanced west, when they were so terribly defeated j north of Adua, says the New York Sun, In describing the state of affairs in At sinia, All that escaped from the Ab; sians fled north, and the garrison at Adi- grat was left to its fate. ° According to the best information the Adigrat garrison numbered abou D0 men, and since the Adua defeat the town has been closely invested by about 20,000 Abys- sians, so that escape In any direction was cut off. As soon as Gen. Baldissera took com- mand he began to prepare to advance to the relief of the imprisoned force. His careful preparations have resulted, accord- ing to the above dispatch, in the first im- portant defeat the Abyssinians have sus- tained, and in the relief of the garrison. Se Baron Von Ketteler to Leave. Baron Clemens Von Ketteler, counselor and first secretary of the German embassy in this city, has been appointed German minister to ‘Mexico, in March la of the South African Repub- | American Citizens Are to Be Tried by Civil Tribunal. The Administration Will Not Tolerate Trials in the Military Courts of the Spanish. So far as known, there is no truth in the report that the Spanish minister here has protested against the change in the United States consulate at Havana, whereby Gen. Lee supersedes Mr. Williams. On the con- trary, the best information obtainable in diplomatic circles is to the effect that Mr. Williams’ retirement from official life was mainly due to the representations of the Spanish authorities at Hav t the many questions at issue between the United States and n arising out of the situa- tion In Cuba could justed by a new Ame at Havana. It is represented t Mr. Willi been cha non grata with the authorities almost continuously s k of the p se of his stead cilivens of the United or vatural arrested in Cub more readily ad- an consul general ms hi native 1 for alleg complicit the insurrection, should be accorde 1 by proper civil tri- protected in all their contention has been resisted in sev- by the Spanish authorities, who the more sum y court. The msul General y learned that by United States government, that a non-com- pliance would pr d to an open rupture with the United State - observed in the case = captured on the neral Lee has y instructed to insist upon their being tried by a civil court. A change in the office will make no difference in the polley of the government in this important particular. ——__ + e+ QUAY FOR SECOND PLACE. 1 Gossip Comes Ohio, ar CLEVELAND, ~The nom- ination of Will regards a certainty today . Hanna's of So sure are the leaders of the Ohio man that they moveme ave alre heduled to take place here the latter part of this week. ich is agitating the ¥ here this mornin will accept the vice fornia, Indiana, West evada conventions, k, is fraught w: but he is . Idaho and ake place this ¥ est to Mr. Hanna, 5 nominal confidence. An al ndidat between the Ohio sylvania leader is summation devo! uch an } alliance, it is hel’ ld clinch the nomi- nation of McKin Up to only talk of an liance between ley and an on was in ee to Adjuta MecAlpin of New York or ¢ plea itis prob on the part of the to consummate this sibly be mar y management f it can 7 ‘Quay has all t to mpany w ne who maki visit Mr. Hanna at least once a day, “and as ne can never expect to be nominated, it may be that he would consent to tthe second place, and that, I believe, will be the out- come of the convention.” RS RUNNING. FORTY € State of the Street Railway Strike at Milwaukee, MILWAUKE: Wis., May 5.—Federated Trades Council, at its meeting last uight, did not s been reported, order a sym- pathetic nike. Resolutions indorsing the cause of the strikers and promising: moral ard financial support were adopted. A com- mittee was appointed to go to the council meeting tcmorrow and complain of the of- ficiousness of the police in helping to 1 and in some instances collecting fares. At § o'clock this morning the street car lines were tied much more closely than at the sume hour yesterday. Only three cars had been run ail the morning, while yest. twelve or fifteen were in operation t o'clock. All the electrical workers in the employ of the street raliway went on a sympa- thetic strike this morning. Company als have managed to keep the plant in tion. Police are guarding the Riyer street power house, the principal source of the company’s power supply A number of electricians employed by priyate firms and individuals struck in sympathy. In all about 275 electricians are on the street today as a result of the walk-out at the power houses and the sympathet strike at pr stablishments. The rail- way has enough men left, however, to sup- ply great system with motive power. Strageling cars were moving on ail lines at il o’clock, but, as a rule, people are not riding on them, and busses are well patron- ized. The streets are free from excitement. Not a man returned work at 12 noon today, the hour fixed by the street railw company when ail employes were to report for duty or be discharged. Women present at all headquarters, some children in their a They were more demonstrative than the men, Jeered the men who were running tl At noon forty ii twice the numbe There is no sign of we were with side. The street car people are receiving recruits from outside cities on every train. —_—+__ Notes From Annapolis, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 5.—The funeral of the late Captain J. F. MeGlenscy, U retired, took place from the Naval Academy this afternoon at 2:30, the marine gterd acting as escort, the interment being in the naval cemetery. The following named officers acted as pallb s: Cap- tain P. H. Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel Me- Lare Tilton, Commander Edwin White, Commander Asa Walker, Commander W: T. Swinburne, Lieutenant Commander Ch. Belknap. The board house is being overhauled and put in readiness for the board “of visitors, who will be here dung graduation week. The families who have been oceupying the building have secured quarters in town, on Hanover street. The death of Commander Felix Me- Cauley in Philadelphia puts Lieutenant H. G. Drexel, who is now stationed at the Naval Academy, at the head of the list of junior lieutenants. Pay Director and Mrs. Goldsbcrough arc visiting their son, P. L. Goldsborough, at Cambridge, Md. Miss Hester Gordon of Georgetown has been the guest of the family of Pay Director Murray. Officers Today Investigating Elsie Kreglo’s Terrible Death. MURDERED IN SIGHT OF AOME Suspects Under Arrest, But No Definite Evidence. THE CORONER’S INQUES apt, A crime, revolting in every committed yesterday in a ret of woods just to the north of th Park, near Klingle Ford the sixteen-year-old daughter who lives on the Klingle esta in such a brutal and ghastly nm was killed ner that {t will go down in the criminal history of this city as unsurpassed for cruelty and erocity. Up to a late hour this afternoon there Was no one under arrest against whom there was more than a ® jow of sus picion, Yesterday afternoon Elsie Kreclo, who lived with her s and rs in a farm house just to the north of the Zoo end a short distan east of electric ro: Jeft th cow cut to pasture. She fastene the cow to a stake driven in the ground nd Was pres ng to the house sm ar as can 1 it was in the neighborhood of 3:40 o'clock when the t iy occurred. Just above the litle stream there fs a small hill sloping down toward the water, there is thickly wher pla of ravine or marshy up with trees and grow underbrush. The members of the family ho were at the house were startled by several piercing shrieks and hurried out in the greatest alarm to look for Elsie, the youngest of the daug! When the parents their daughter the sight was enough to make a strong man sick, The boly of the girl was lying partly in the her throat cut in half a dozen different places. The mother once rushed to the side of her child took her head in her lap, calling to her daughter to speak, but the latter was nable to do so, imme- diately It was but a few moments when other people came rushing to the scene of the murder, and a haphazard investigation was at on rted. The condition of the body told only too plainly the story of the crime. The details were filled out by the appear- ance of the grass and bushes along the jope of the hill, It was evi nt that Isle jhad been accosted while at the sum- mn of the elevation, n Where had picketed the cow. From there to he bottom of the hill there was every sign of a flerce s . A portion of her cloth- ing was found on a bush, along the way. From t and other pieces to bottom of the The Home of the Kregiox. hill murderer and victim fought fiercely, and the struggle only ended in the death of the poor girl. > erlme wi too evi- ination morn h the deputy c proved conclusi ne haa The Last of Life. The first person on the der after the eries were h cene of th ard w mur- 4 young colored man named William Thomas, who was employed by the Vollens family, neigh- bors of the Kreglos. When he reached the edge of the brook he was slosely followed by Annie Kreglo. in the which ri ¥ She could just be heard then calling out in her agony, and before any one could reach her sh 4 fallen back into the shallow stream. Ss appears to have t prived of his senses Ly fear, and wa en de= utters An ly powerless to do anything. All about it today is that he saw the a man disappearing thr going off toward the southwe bly in the direction of the electric The young colored man, or boy, has not yet been able to say whether the man he saw running away was white or black, and is unable to give any descripzion of him at