Evening Star Newspaper, June 29, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 1ith Street, by The Eveniag Star N Co A © \B KAUFMANN, Prost. Kew York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the ety by carriers, on thelr own account. at 10 cen per week. or 44 cents © month. les at the ecunter 2 cents each. By mail—snyw im the United a or postage prepeid—50 cents per ment Saturday Quinttple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreien postage added. $3.00. Gutered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., &s second-class mall matter.) 7 All mall subscriptions must be paid to advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. Siar. No. 13,517 WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. STEWART FOR TELLER The Colorado Senator the Candidate of Natural Concession. HE WAS ORIGINALLY A DEMOCRAT His Estimated Strength at the Polls. STRENGTH OF SIBLEY a eS Senator Stewart expects to leave here to- morrow morning for Chicago and will re- main there until the democratic convention has acted, when he will pass judgment 2 the platform and nominees. He talked eely to a Star reporter this morning, strongly advocating the nomination of Tel- rT of Sibley. It will be observed, how- omewhat cautious remarks ‘enator that he does not say he will support Bland, or Boies, or whoever may be the nominee of the conven- He favors Teller first, but does not e that if Teller or Sibley is not nom- will favor another nominee by ined silver convention which meets Louis July 22, and to which he is a da. The Senator, it is is placing himself where he can h developments after the convention. ator Stewart declined to discuss the sive the populists and silver ond piace on the democratic not el tion. What the Senator Says. ject of your to Chi- ewart was asked by the I go there simply as a private citizen to any influence I may have to secure a ion of the friends of monetary reform on ttes for President and e that can be di there ut the success of the The great mass of the Amer- ican people 4 ingle gold standard, and n they voted or repul g for the single gold rms of both the old . declared in favor of the us #3 money, and for bimeta ts serse. It is true, tkey d equivocal language, but the n both sides t the language @ money of the xisted prior to 17: ty has at last de s it will adhere to it as long as En, that gland will governed by the great which receives from terest not less than tor clas nd, and will contributing very ple Understand. Surope, mostly to to be paid in travelers, and ide We are un- fixed charges with our imports equal our exports quently we are ai yearly to our di d private, and 2 e gold to t con- tandard is ple are op- which involves national det fore that gold standard as red us to do so. 63. ») banking institutions and trust companies have converted them- selves into a political combination, but they cannot control an exasperated people. Bank influer the people nave s come when the if the people unite aware that the do you think would best unite the silver forces of the countr: Teller and Sibley. “The two men who appear to command the confidence of all parties alike are Henry M. Teller and Joseph C. Sibley. For character and ability Henry M. Teller is the peer of any statesman in the United Stal His ability is equal to that of any man who ran for the office of Presi- Gent in the last half century. He was a democrat previous to the war. Since then he was a republican until the meeting of the convention at St. Louis, since which time he belongs to no party. He is an American citizen and belorgs to all the alike. He has not co-operazed with publican party in their departure the principles for which the party was aily ¢ His name is a ranty that he is with the people on the His services in that re- ney que: spect have to any. He is not d their conspirators, if 1 to use that term, i force bill, which was a Dill ontrol of local elections to tive of the United States. e1 silver republicans who ne to the relief of the country «nd d that revolutionary bill. He ts moc views on the tariff question, as 1 speeches will show. In short, al man, entertaining no view in conflict with any true Ame mination would, of cours of the The Democratic Attitude. “Could the democrats afford to nominate Teller?” “I think that the democrats can afford to nominate a man who will insure success. I think they can afford to have succe: “Would the populists support Mr. Teller?” The populists could vote for Mr. Teller has done recently populists did long ago. He has s party because he believed his party vas against the country. The populists left tke two old parties because they saw no hope of prosperity under the administration of either. They left their parties for re- form.” Net a Party Departure. “Would the democrats at Chicago who voted for Mr. Teller be considered as de- parting from their part “Certainly not, if he is nominated by their party. He is still a democrat in the highest sense. He belongs to no party. If they will nominate him, he is their man, becatise he is the man of the whole country. They don’t abandon their organization. They abandon nothing. They do it in their or- ganization, whereas the populists, in sup- porting Mr. Teller, take the nominee of the democratic party. If the populists can take tke nominee of the democratic party, it seems to be but reasonable that the demo- cratic party can nominate a man who is with them in all things and belongs to no party, but is willing to become a member of the great united party of all friends of monetary reform: in fact, of all true Ameri- cans against the English gold combination, which has brought distress to every house- holder in the land. The nomination of Mr. Teller would show that the Chicago con- vention was democratic in its best sense. “Would the nomination of Teller be an- fican and the American lines. alogous to the nomination of Horace Greeley, as is argued by some of those op- posed to Mr. Teller’s nomination?” “Not at all. Mr. Greeley was a life-long whig and republican; never was a member of the democratic party; had nothing in common with them; was not in a condition mentally to act secret: and, unfor- tunately, became a subject of ridicule. The nomination of Greeley was a manifest blun- der. He represented no sentiment of the democracy, whereas Mr. Teller is an em- bodiment of the highest principles of de- mocracy.” The Nomination of Bland or Boles. “Weuld the nomination of Bland or Boies have the same effect as the nomination of Mr. Teller?” “I fear it would not, because it requires the populists and the republicans who have left their party to join the democracy with- out any action on the part of the democ- racy signifying a desire to co-operate. If the silver democracy have not enough re- gard for the populists and silver repub cans to indicate in some substantial way their desire of co-operation, the populists Will nominate a candidate of their own and justify themselves, on the ground that they are not willirg to trust the democracy. To insure success there must be mutual con- cessions. “There is no doubt that Mr. Teller would carry every state west of Iowa, and he would be a power in the middie west ameng republicans who are disgusted with the declaration of their party in favor of the English gold standard. There may be ether democrats besides Mr. Sibley who have the full confiderce of populists and silver -epublicans, but it would seem al- mest impossible Yor any democrat to get the same support from all parties as Mr. Telier could command. The silver men of all parties are now really in earnest for financial reform, and I believe t they will harmonize and secure victory. C<——— GREAT SAVING OF TIME. New Arrangement to Quicken Pass- age of Foreign Mails. The scheme for securing the immediate dispatch of foreign mails arriving in New York harbor has been finally agreed upon, and will be put into immediate operation. This ends a vast amount of correspondence with steamship companies and negotiations that have been in progress for a long period. Four of the big ocean steamship lines have consented to co-operate with the government. They are: The North German Lioyd, the White Star, the Hamburg-Amer- These have agreed to bring lighters into service to take the mails off their own steamers at qua- rantine station immediately on their arrival and deliver t to four docks in New York city ard Jersey City, the Battery dock, for the benefit of the New York post office, and the New York Central railroad dock, while at Jersey City the mails will be transferred direct to the trains at the Pennsylvania and Erie railroad docks This scheme, on which Second As Postmaster General Neilson has been work- ing for some time, will accomplish a time saving of six hours for the New York nails and twenty-four hours for outside ints. The basis of the agreement is the cancellation of the obligation of the steam- snip lines to transport the mails from the docks to the post office, they agreeing in lieu of that to use their lighters in this new service. Under this plan all mails will be taken by the first possible outgoing train in the required direction, and the passage from quarantine through New York city and then to the depots and across the fer- ries will be given up. Steps have been taken to begin the service at once, and it probably will be in full operation within a fortnight. oS BATTLE CREEK CEMETERY. Lieut. eo. H. Mitchell Appointed Ss rintendent by Secretary Lamont. Lieut. George H. Mitchell was today ap- pointed superintendent of the Battle Ground cemetery, rear Brightwood, D. C., in place of Capt. Dexter, deceased. The appoint- ment as superintendent was made by Sec- retary Lamont, and the assignment to this particular cemetery was made by Quarter- master General Batchelder, who has gen- eral supervision over all the national ceme- terles. Lieut. Mitchell has just completed a six months’ probationary service at the cemetery at Memphis, Tenn. He is a dis- abled veteran of the war, and meets all the requirements of the la’ He was born In Charleston, S. C., on No- vember 14, 1839, and in his early manhood moved to New Jersey and made that his home. He served in the Union army throughout the war, and was disabled by a gunshot wound, but has never applied for a pen! He was mustered into the military service as a sergeant of Company K. Sth Regiment of New Jersey Volun- teer Infantry, August 20, 1861, and was mustered out as a first Heutenant and ad- jutant, September 7, 1864. The Battle Ground cemetery is the rest- ing place of the troops who fell in defense of Washington at the time of Early’s raid. ——_—-e- TO GRAY GABLES. The President to Be With His Family on the Fourth. The President has arranged his affairs, public and private, so as to be with his family at Gray Gables on the Fourth of July, at the latest. Although not finally de- termined, there is a strong probability that he will leave this city for his summer home tomorrow evening after the cabinet meet- ing, or early Wednesday morning. The usual secrecy is observed as to his plans and it cannot now be stated exactly when or how he will make the trip. It is believed, how- ever, that he will follow his usual custom and go by rail over the Pennsylvania rail- road to Jersey City, and there embark on Mr. Benedict's private yacht or one of the government light house tenders in order to make the rest of the trip to Gray Gables by water. Arrangements will be made so that the President will be able to make the ertire trip free from demonstration or molestation. He will be accompanied by Private Secretary Thurber ané probably by Secretary Lamont as far as New York. oes ees COAST DEFENSES. — Gen, Craighill to Ahead and Make Them Effective, i Acting upon orders issued by Secretary Lamont, Gen. Craighill, chief of engineers, today made preliminary arrangements to go ahead at once with the work required to put the coast defenses of the country in a state of effectiveness. There is available for this work the sum 6f $5,000,000, appro- priated by the last Congress, of which amount about $2,500,000 will be expended immediately in accordance with the ap- proved project upon which the appropria- tions were based. The remaining half of the total appropriation is to be expended by contract. The present arrangements apply solely, however, to the appropria- tions which are immediately available with- out conditions. The plan of work laid out includes the building of fortifications ac- cording to the project of the Endicott board as modified to meet more modern condi- tions, at all important points along the Atlantic coast from Portland, Me., to Gal- veston, Texas, and at important points on the Pacific coast from Puget sound and the mouth of the Columbia river to San Diego, in southern California. As soon as these important works are well under way the chief of engireers and the chief of ord- nance will prepare for the execution of those provisions of the fortification bill re- lating to the continuations of the work un- der contract by inviting proposals, etc. ae Capt. Shaw Retired. Capt. Richard G. Shaw of the ist Artil- lery was placed on the retired list of the army today on account of age. NOW FOR CHICAGO/°!'STRICT AFFAIRS| THOUGHT TO BE DEAD Silver Men to Hold a Conference There Tomorrow. WHAT SUPPORT «THEY WANT The Talk of Compromising on the Vice President. NOT CONSIDERED LIKELY ees The coming week is going to be an event- ful one politically. Many important moves will be made on the great political checker- board, and it is not unlikely that next week’s game will be played in advance. The air is filled with rumors as to the play- ers to be engaged in the game; what they are doing and what they expect to do. Washingtcn is no longer the center of in- terest in this deep and absorbing contest. Chicago becomes the place where the last moves are to be made. For months the preliminary skirmishes leading up to this fight have taken place here. Practically the plans of the final struggle were planned here, and those plans will be carried out in the main at Chicago. Skurrying toward the big western city today are many of the politicai leaders of both sides, but the majority of them are silver men, billed to be on hand to take part in various ccnferences during the week. The first of these conferences will be held tomorrow. It wili be made up of members cf the Democratic Bimetallic League, cf which Senator Harris is chair- man, and of one member of each state del- egation. Sinator Harris left here last night for Chicage. He declined to talk about his plans or the plans of the silver men. The Meeting Tomorrow. The meeting tomorrow was called some time ugo by Senator Jones of Arkansas. The purpose of it Is to go over the situa- tion and compare views. No effort, it is thought, will be made to turn the confer- ence into a machine for the benefit of any man. The most important things to be considered will be how best to resist the fight to be made by the gold standard men, under Whitney’s leadership, and how best to unite the various silver elements under the democratic banner. This is the most perplexing question before the silver men. They want the suppurt of the silver re- publicans, populists and all classes of sil- yer men, and the object of the various cor. ferences throughout the coming week will be to decide the best plan to attain this end without sacrificing the principles of the democratic party. The job sometimes looks mighty ponderous, it 1s said, but the attempt will be made, with hope of suc- The silver democrats can easily find out what the populists and silver republicans want. The leaders of these parties will be in Chicago in droves. Senator S! rt will leave here for Chicago tomorrow Dr. Mott, the chairman of the American silver organization, will be there tomorrow or next day. He has called a meeting of the national committee of his party, to be held in Chicago. The object of the meeting is to lay befcre the democratic silver leaders what they want. It is even said that the committee will be on hand when the nomi- ation is made, so as to at once decide what will be the course of the sifver party. Gen. Warner, the head of the same party, will also he on hand. Senators Dubois and Cannon and Representatives Allen, Hart- man and Towne are expected to be either close to Chicago or In close communication with that city. Representative Hartman’s plan some time ago was to take several hundred western s‘lver republicans to the convertion. There will be hundreds of sil- ver men in Chicago frcm tomorrow on who are not delegates. They will be there to confer with the silver majority in the con- vention. Mr. Whitney’s Journey. The gold standard Jeaders won't show up in large numbers until the end of the weck unless they change their plans. Mr. Whit- ney will leave New York Thursday. He will go on a special train and is expected to have some eminent and powerful com- panions on the journey. Ex-Gov. Russell, Bradley B. Smalley of Vermont, Carlos French of Connecticut and others are ex- pected to be of the party. Various confer- ences of the ‘sound money’ men will be held in New York Lefcre the departure for Chicago. The silver men are in training on the ground where the battle is to be fought, while their opponents are getting realy away from the battle ground. Mr. Whitney had an important confer- ence in New York Friday night with Don M. Dickinson and other members of the gemocratic national committee. Saturday Mr. Whitney gave out an interview. He said the situation was very much like it was in 1860, and unless there was a change he saw no chance for “sound money.” ‘Mr. Whitney said that the nomination of a free coinage man on a free coinage plat- ferm “would practically disrupt the party. No power on earth can coerce or persuade scund morey democrats to forsake a funda- mental principle of the party. Mr. Whitney said he did not despair cf dcing sorething at Chicago. He hoped that a knpwledge of the attitude of the eastern democrats would have an influence on the southern silver democrats in the convention and that they would consent to a comrromise. The Talk of Compromise. It is noticeable that all the talk of com- promise comes from the gold standard men. So far not a silver leader has given out a werd advocating a compromise of eny kind, and it is not believed here by those who keep up with the situation that there will be a dczen silver men who will do a thing in the way of a compromise. The opposite course may be expected from many of the leaders. There is a strong feeling among such men as Gov. Altgeld and Senator Tillman that it- would benefit the demo- cratic ticket to have the gold men bolt the ccnvention. That’s what they want, they say. It would remove all doubts, they claim, that the geld men had anything to do with naming the nominee. They are more afraid of that than anything else. ‘They hope that the man who Its ultimately rominated will rot receive a single gold vote. They claim that this would “queer” his nomination and render it suspicious. Stevenson to the Front. There is again slight talk about the gold men picking up Vice President Stevenson as th2 compromise cendidate. This talk was indulged In months ago, and was men- toned in The Star. The likelihood is that any man who is voted for by the gold men will be dropped like a hot cake by the silver ren. The opi: ion of such men as Col. William R. Morrison 1s that a silver man will be nomineted. They rather think it will be Bland or Boies. Controller Eckels Talks. Controller Eckels, in an interview, points out the cordial relations which Lave always existed between tte democrats of the south and east, and speaks of tho eastern men having upheld their southern brethren for years. He cannot see how the southern men can desert the democrats of the east at this time. He points out that in a busi- ness way it will be bad for the south to follow the silver wave. Too much north- ern and eastern money is invested down there, and there is a chance for much more of it if the offer of cordial relations is ac- cepted instead of being repelled. Bids for Lighting the Entire City Opened To ‘ay. The Potomac Company’s Proposal— Letter of Captain Thomas— Other Bidders. Today was the day set aside by the Com- missioners for opening tids for lighting the city. The occasion was looked forward to with more than ordinary interest, for it Was generally understood - the Potomac Light and Power Company would submit a bid for lighting the entire city with electricity. The representatives of the lat- ter company, although they admit that at the present time they are not sufficiently equipped with conduits to do the work, claim they have ample authority, and, if the contract is granted, will immediately proceed with the work. They base their claims on the several decistons of the court, which are to the effect that the Commis- sioners are without power to grant a per- mit to a company to occupy a public street for a private purpose, and urge that in the present instance it is clearly a case where @ company is to occupy a public street for a public purpose. They cite as an illustra- tion the recent legislation by Congress which authorizes additional lights, and point out that sone one must be granted a permit to do the work. Neither the United States Electric Lighting Company nor the Potomac Lighting Company has any right to occupy this new territory for a private purpose—that is, for furnishing electricity to private individuals; Lut both have equal rights to maintain electric Hghts there up- on the permission of the Commissioners. Further, that the Commissioners are with- out authority to grant a permit to a pri- vate corporation to occupy the streets with a water pipe; but when the same is neces- sary for the public good there is no trouble. When the bids were read out today it was demonstrated that the Potomac com- pany was ready for a fight. It submitted biis upon every form of lighting save gas. For electric arc lights its bid was $100 per lamp per annum east of Rock creek and $94.90 per lamp west of Rock creek. This company also bid for incandescent electric lights at $20 per lamp per annum, and agreed to substitute them for oil or gas lamps in any part of the city. This was considered the boldest bid of them all, for the Potomac company by this bid made a direct proposal to substitute its incandes- cent lights for the gas lamps. When it came to reading the bids for naphtha lighting it was found that the Potomac company also had a_ bid for doing this work. Its bid was $17.50 per lamp per annum. United States Electric Lighting Com- pany’s Letter. The United States Electric Lighting Company refused to submit a bid, but sub- stituted a letter explaining its side of the case. The letter is as follows: The attention of the United States Elec- tric Lighting Company kas been called to your recent xdvertisement, dated June 17, 1896, for proposals for public electric arc lighting in the District of Columbia, which advertisement is as follows: “Office of the Commissioners, D. C., Washington, D. C., June 17, 1896.—Sealed proposals will be received at this office un- til 12 o'clock on urday, June 27, 18% for furnishing and maintaming electric are lamps in the public streets and avenues of the District of Columbia during the year ending June 30, 1897. Bpecifications and blank forms of proposals may be obtained at this office.” Inasmuch as the United States Electric Lighting Company has been specifically declared and recognized by both the courts of the Disirict of Colymbia and by Con- gress as the cnly company authorized or entitled to furnish or maintain any electric are lamps in the public streets and ave- nues of the District of Columbia, and par- ticularly in that portion of said District lying east of Rock creek, and inasmuch as no authority of law, as said company Is legally advised, exists, empowering or per- mitting you to advertise for proposals for public are lighting in any portion of the District, such authority or power having been requested by you at the last session of Congress and by Congress expressly re- fused and denied, the said United States Electric Lighting Company hercby protests against the advertisement for proposals as above mentioned, or the receipt by you of any proposals for electric lighting under said advertisen¢nt, or any action by you upon any proposal so made or received as acts entirely without authority and il- legal and void. The United States Electric Lighting Company further specifically protests against said edvertisement for proposals on the ground that the same is in clear contravention of the will of Congress, as expressed in legislation at its last session, refusing to confer upon you the power now attempted to be exercised. The United States Electric Lighting Company declines to submit a proposal or proposals under said advertisement, on eae that the same is illegal and void. The United States Electric Lighting Com- pany, however, desires to, and does hereby, inferm you that it !s prepared to furnish and maintain during the year ending June 0, 1897, as it has heretofore done under authority of Congress, all public electric are lights now in use in any of the public streets end avenues of the District of Co- lumbia at the price prescribed by Congress for such lghting by the appropriation act for the year ending June 30, 1897, viz.: Thirty (30) cents per night, subject to all the limitations and condittons of said act; and also at the same price and subject to the same conditions all such reasonable extensions and additions to existing serv- ice as you may deem necessary, provided that the total amount to be expended upon the existing service and additions shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the amount of $50,000 appropriated by Congress for electric lighting in the District. Very respectfully, : A. A. THOMAS, President U. S. Electric Lighting Co. Other Bidders. The other bidders were as follows: Washington Gas Light Company, $20 per lamp per annum, based upon its own speci- fications, and $19 per lamp per annum for @ period of one year for naphtha lighting, and $18 per lamp per annum for naphtha lighting for a period of three years. Georgetown Gas Light Company, $20 per lamp per annum. Washington Lighting Company, for light- ing with oil, $16.50 per annum. Pennsylvania Globe Company, naphtha lighting, $20 per lamp per annum. Joseph C. Chunn, naphtha lighting at $16.50 per lamp per annum. - —. Appointments by the President. The President has made the following appeintments: C. Max Manning of Georgia, to be secretary of the United States legation at Mcnrovia, Liberia. George E. Gedzie of Mexico, Stetes consul at Durango, Mexico. George B. Anderson 9f the District of Columbia, United Statesiconsul at Antigua, West Indies. F Paul Wieske of Texas,/United States con- sul at Managha, Nicaragua, in place of Charles H. Wills of Maryland, deceased. Anton M. Keller of South Dakota, Indian agent for the Crow Creek agency in South Dakota, ese Oo Death of Jennie Hill. LONDON, June 29,—Jennie Hill, the va- ety actress, died at her home at Brixton yesterday. United No Hope for the Miners Buried at Pittston, CRUSHED, SUFFOCATED OR BURNED Practically Nothing Accomplished Toward Their Rescue. TIMBERING UP THE MINE WILKESBARRE, Pa., June 29.—The ex- citement at the Twin Shaft, at Pittston, where nearly one hundred miners were €ntombed early yesterday morning, con- tinues. The scene at the mouth of the shaft is mcst pathetic. Besides the wives and children of the buried men, there are hundreds cf persons, not residents of Pitts- ton alone, but visitors from Kingston, Scranton and Wilkesbarre. The grief of the stricken families is intense. Wives and children, many of whom have not left the mouth of the shaft since the terrible acci dent, stand near the opening and urge the rescuers to greater efforts. The situation is almost the same as that reported last night. Practically nothing has been accomplished toward the recovery of the men. ‘There is scarcely an old miner about the opening of the mine who does rot believe that the men are all dead. The rescuing party which went into the n.ine at 1 o'clock came out of the shaft at 7 o'clock. The foreman reports that the timbering in the mine ts going on as ra idly as possible. He said the work was necessarily slow, owing to the danger of falling rocks, which have been loosened the terrible explosion. It !s hardly pos. Me that actual digging will begin before late this afternoon. Taking Their Lives in Their Hands. Any suggestions advanced as to the prob- able time the men will be reached are mere guesswork, as all depends upon whether the slope is completely choked up with debris or not. If not, the rescuers may possibly be able to reach the men within the next twenty-four hours; otherwise it may be two or three days. The rescuing party is 2,000 feet from where the -in occurred. ‘The gas continues to accumu- late, and the roof, which was weakened by the ‘explosion, 1s in danger of falling at a moment's notice. The men who came out of the shaft this morning bear the marks of anxiety and hard labor. “I am glad I am out of that hole for a while. I would like very much to see the entombed men rescued alive, but I tell y we who are engaged in the work of re are carrying our lives in our hands. Why, we had hardly begun work this morning, when a hig squeeze came on. I and two laborers were putting up a prop about six inches too short. I sent a laborer for a “cap.” but before he returned the roof came down and met the prop. So great was the pressure that the heavy prop was snapped off as though ft were a match. Fortunately, we succeeded In getting away before the roof came down any turther. So you can readily se@ what chances we are taking.” A survey of the !nterior of the mine this morning shows that the main slope ts bad- ed. It is blocked even worse than the officials are ing to admit. It is known positively that fully sixty feet that had been cleared up yesterday afternoon is blocked again by another fall that occurred before 4 o'clock this morning. AN Thought to Be Dead. Before any attempt can be made to clear this part of the slope again it will be nec- essary to do extra propping and timber- ing. This will consume a great deal of time. A few of the more hopeful, who be- leved that there might be a possibility cf the entombed men being yet alive, have now surrendered, and no one can be found who 4s willing to admit that there is any lfe underground. Hope of finding the men alive and unin- jured, by the older miners, was abandoned last night, becavse they knew the ventila- tion was bad, and that even if the men had escaped the fall they could not live twenty minutes in such an atmosphere. The uninitiated, however, recalled the Sugar-Notch disaster of 1879, in which five men were rescued from a ‘breast in the mine after they were imprisoned for five days. But the fact was overlooked that the breast in which they were was free from any blockade and in a direct line with the main current of air. This was the most remarkable case in the annals of the anthracite coal mining region, and may not be repeated again for a century. Speaking on tnis point this morning, Fire Boss Johns, who is considered one of the best experts ir. the Wyoming valley on mine ventilation, said: “It is my belief that the air current in the Twin-Shaft was shut off the moment the cave-in occurred. ‘Then if the men were not killed py the falling rock and coal, they may have lived some minutes before being suffocated. Or, if the space where they were was left clear, gas may have accumulated and exploded, which would, of course, have burned the men to death. It is not likely that it will be known how the men met death until their bodies are fcund.” Not Sparing Expense. Mine Inspector McDonald,who has charge of the district in which the mine is situated, told the Associated Press representative tcday that he was satisfied the mine own- ers were doing everything possible to hurry the work of rescue along. No expense is being spared and the best labor in the market has been secured. The disaster probably means the ruin of the company which operated the mine. The damage to the mine is estimated at $25,000, and the expense of getting the bodies out will not fall short of $10,000, and } may reach $20,000. Besides the company will be called upon to bury a great number of the victims, especially the Hungarians and Polanders. The company is recelving some censure for sending men into the mine when the higher officials knew it was in a dangerous condition. In answer to this criticism it is ciaimed that the same thing fs done every day in the coal regions. There was a valu- able lot of coal in the mine, and the only way it could be gotten cut was to prop the roof and hold it secure. The company either had to do this, or close the mine, which would have meant the loss of all the capital invested. Threntened by Water. The rescuers in the mine this afterncon encountered a new difficulty. Water is pouring into the slope and threatens :o drive the men at work out. Superintendent Law thinks it is water from the surface, and tat it will soon cease to flow into the mine. There are others of a different opinion. They think the water comes from the Sus- quehanra river, which Is near. If it Is river water the whole min2 will be flooded in a sncit time, and it would take months before the bodies could be gotten out. A party of newspaper artists received per- mission from Superintendent Law to go down into the mine this morning to mcke sketches, but Mine Inspector McLonald protested, and sald he would allow no man to enter the mine who was not a practical miner. “There are enough lives lost no he continued, “and there is no use in in creasing the number.” One of’ the artists offered to donate $100 to the relief fund if allowed to go down the shaft, but the offer was refused. The Wilkesbarre papers have long edi- torials on the disaster. The Record says: “It is too soon to ex- TWO CENTS. THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any Period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, In person or by letter, or postal card. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in ad- vance. Subscribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address as well as the new one. press opinions as to the possibility of hav- ing averted thie almost unprecedented calamity or to pass criticism upon those who authorized so large a body of men tq enter a mine in so dangerous a condition. An official investigation must follow, and it can only be ho} that it will in every re- spect be thorough and impartial. The sev- eral acts of assembly for the safety of the men employed in the mines of this state provide ample machinery for such an in- vestigation, and the proper authorities will see to it that the provisions of the law are put into full operation in this most distress- ing case.” ‘The Newsdealer says: “It seems to us that in view of the condition of the mine it was almost suicidal to drag men into it. It was courting almost certain death, as it were. Stull, we presume it was a duty that had to be performed, and with its performance has come misery, sorrow and death.” ees WORLD'S W. C. T. U. It Will Meet Next Year at Montreal, Canada, LONDON, June 29.—Miss Fraaces E.Wil- lard states that the world’s W. C. T. U of which she is president, will meet in Montreal, Canada, cither next spring or next autumn. The following have been appointed fraternal delegates to the con- vention from Great Britain: Lady Henry Somerset, Miss Agnes Slack, Mrs. Hannah Whitall Smith, Miss Agnes Weston, Mrs. Ward Poole, Miss Mary Phillips and Mrs. Hughes. venneth Vaugh of Mrs. Hugh in is the nom de plume 1 she is a lending jour- nalist in Wales. Miss Agnes i known the world over as the ‘saiiors” friend.” Last ar she lodged 150,01 sail- ors in homes that she has built at Ports- mouth. No weman is better known and loved throaghout the British empire than Miss Weston. Miss Agnes Slack is the sec- retary of the rid’s W. C. T. U. Mrs. Hannah Pearsall Smith's books have bce translated into fift lang) She the author of “The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life,” and is secretary of the Brit- ish Wo Temperance Association. M Mary Phillips is a wealthy Quaker lady of London and a leader in the councils of the Society of Friends. sees ee DEMOCRATIC CLUBS. The National Association to Have Headquarters at Chicago. Mr. Lawrence Gardner, secretary of the Gemocratic congressional campaign com- mittee, and also of the National Associa- tion of Democratic Ciubs, will leave for Chicago tomorrow morning, where he will establish headquarters of the latter or- ganization in parlor 2 and the accompan: ing suite of the Auditorium. Ex-Gov. Chauncey F. Black, president of the Asso- ciation of Clubs, is ill, and will not be pre: ert; Postmaster General Wilson, chairman ov the executive committee, will be deta’ ed here by his official duties, and his place ‘will be taken as chairman pro tem. b Represet.iative Benton McMillan of Ten- nessee. fhe headqvarters will be fully supplied with literature, blanks, instructions, and so forth, pertaining to the National Asso- ciation, end a circular letter has been sent to all the delegates-elect to the convention inviting them to headquarters for confer- National Association now has a p ef over 1,4 clubs, embracing memi. every state and territory, numbering about 500,000 members. Many ‘others are being d it is expecied that in this ¢ sn, which, the officers of the association » Will be ‘peculiarly a campaign of the it is expected that there will be at 3,000 clubs in the field, as there were nearly 5,00 in the last contest. On the evening of Monday, July 6, a con- ference will be held in Chicago between the executive commitiee and the chairmen of the state associations, which are twenty 1m number. At this conference plans will be arranged for a convention of the clubs to be held in St. Louis September 30, the cit- of St. Louis having assumed all the S attendant upon the convention is confidently expected by the asso- c:ation that it will be one of the largest pupuiar gatherings ever held in this coua- try. “EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY. One Commutation and a Number of Applications Denied by the President. The President has commuted to one year’s actual imprisonment the two years’ sentence imposed upon Thomas J. Reed on conviction in Indian territory of lar- ceny. The President has denied the applica- ticns for pardon in the following cases: Stanley Smith, convicted in North Caro- lina of assault; James E. Gates, convicted in North Carolina of illicit distilling; John Crilly, convicted In Oklahoma of counter- feiting; Arch Wolf, convicted in Arkansas of assault, ete.; Louis Knight, cenvicted in Georgia of murder; George N. Thomas, convicted in California of smuggling; R. W. Keith, convicted 1n North Carolina of illicit ing; D. A. Barlar, convicted in Alabama of counterfeiting; Henry H. Farmer of Virginia, violating postal law William Smith, counterfeiting in Okla- hcma; Martin W. Weeks, convicted in Oklahoma of perjury; Peter Stevenson of Illinois, embezzlement, and Hyman Rubin, convicted in New York of illicit distilling. eee SURVEYOR HARRISONS ARREST. Claim of the British as to the Terri- tory He Was In. The British embassy here has received from the foreign office a report regarding the arrest of Crown Surveyor Harrison on the banks of the Cuyuni river. The claim of the Verezuelans that the arrest made on the left bank of the Cuyunt is ac- knowledged, but it is denied at the em- bassy that the territory at this point ts within Venezuelan jurisdiction, accordin to the provisional line which both par heretofore acknowledged. It 1s stated at the embassy that the Cuyuni river is the provisional line only west of the mouth of the Acarabisi creek. The arrest of Harri- son’s party took place on the left bank of the Acarabisi, and upon territory which is claimed to be within the provisional line. It was also far within the Schomburgk line. The Aberdeen line follows the Acara- bisi for some distance, and its general route is now the provisicnal line. ——_____-e Personal Mention. Mr, Edward I. Renick, chief clerk of the State Department, resumed his official duties today, after a few weeks’ holiday at Cape May and Atlantic City. Secretary Hoke Smith left the city last evening for Athens, Ga., on account of the illness of his youngest daughter, an infant of nine months. Secretary ih had just arrived in the city Friday m Athens, where he had been on a visit to his family, but received a telegram yesterday abcut his daughter, which prompted him to take the first train south. It is thought that the condition of his child is serious and that his stay out of town will be pro- Icnged some days. Capt. Wm. Baird, 6th Cavalry, Is at 1730 H_ street on leave of absence. Lieuts. A. M. Palmer, 24th Infant; K. Augustin, jt th Infantry, and 4 Kerhart, 4th Artillery, were registered at the War Department today. Battle McCardle of Mississippi was ad- mitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Saturday. Lieut. Lucien Young will leave here Thursday. for Sar Frencisco, whence he will sail for China, to jcin the cruiser De- troit, to which he will be attached for the next two years at least. Sie alas as Baron Fitsharding Dend. LONDON, June 29.—Barou Fitzharding ig dead. He was born in 1826, and was a member of parliament for Chelte.ham from 1£36 to 1835. L NEW OARS ARE TRIED Yale Experiments With the English Make at Henley. FRIENDLINESS TOWARD THE AMERICANS The Eton Public School Eight Has Been Withdrawn. MAGNATES AT PITTSBURG ape HENLEY, Eng., June 29.—During this morning's practice of the Yale crew, Whit- ney replaced Longacre and Wheelwright replaced Clarke. Longacre went to Read- ing yesterday evening. He is suffering from neuralgia in the face, was up all night, had a tooth extracted, and 1s rather weak. He did not return in time for the early practice today, but expects to be able to take his 1 in the boat this af- ternoon. Clarke is sufferig from a sore throat, which kept him ashore. Wheelwright steered this morning until First, Trinity's coxswain, volunteered to steer for the Yale men. The offer and its prompt acceptance were further indications of the friendly terms existing between the Americans and their English rivals. Whitney Cid very well at No. 6. The new hh oars were tried today. Their newness prevented any accurate es- timate being formed of their value; but the Yale men think they will not prove bet- ter than the old ones. Capt. Treadway had to use his old oar, the maker omitted to forward a No. 7 oar with the rest. ‘The aluminum fin of the Yale she Was twisted and retarded the headway of the boat Saturday, has been removed and the old wooden fin has been put on. A new wooden fin has been ordered for the new beat. The crews were all out late this morning, and did light work, and there was no tim- ing. The day was fine, and a slight wind Was blowing off the Bucks shore. With Trinity’ nd crew acting as pacemaker , which and hav d of two men, the Yale crew bea pa over half the course by a quart - The stroke of the Americans was 40 to the ute, and the time 3.38, The Dubiin University crew and the Lon- don Rowing Club eight have arrived here. The Eton Public School eight has been scratched for the grand challenge cup, and, therefore, it is not likely that Yale will row Monday, July 6, but there is little doubt that the fi race of the America Will occur Tuesd seas Dr. McDowell, the American champion Single scuiler, says he is in good condition. and in the race for the diamond sculls will row the Englishmen for the last MAGNAT cS AT PITTSBURG. Preparing to Consider th Freedman Dispute. PITTSBURG, Pa., June 29.—There was a gathering of base ball magnates at the Monongahela house in this city this morn- ing. They came to attend the meeting of the board of directors of the National League to consider the case of Rusie, the New York pitcher, who refused to sign with the clvb for this season, unless a fine of $200 was remitted. At 11 o'clock, the appointed ho for the meeting, Hart of Chicago and Stucky of Louisville had not arrived, and the mecting w postponed uri u oe postponed until later in A telegram here at 1 o'clock. Those present this morning Esrl Wagner of Washington Rusie- Messrs. tated that they would be Sutherland, his attorne ; ew Pittsburg, Arthur s n of Boston, Col. John I. Rogers of Philadelphia, Andrew Freedman of New York and Pr dent Young. Johu M. Ward and Carney Flynn, the suspended New York pitcher, were also on hand, and will appear before the board during the session. —__ THREE ARE NOW DEAD. Result of a Woman's Unfaithfulness on the kfoot Reservation, SALT LAKE, Utah, June 2%.--A special to the Tribune from Helena, Mont., says: ‘Two men and one woman dead and a man under arrest as accessory to a murder is the result of a woman's unfaithfuiness and a man’s perfidy. The dead are Paul Vin- ette, a half-breed; his wife and Took-a- Fine-Gun, a fuil blooded Indian. The man under arrest is Makes-the-Fire, a brother of the Cead Indian. The scene of the trag- edy wes the Blackfoot reservation. Took- a-Fine-Gun had been paying attention to Vinette’s wife in spite of Vinette’s protests. Wednesday the latter caught the couple alone, and shot at the Indian, who escaped uninjured, vowing vengeance Next day Vinette mounted his horse to hunt for missing cattle. 1 1 not pro- ceeded far when two shots were hes Vinette’s horse came a-Fine-Gun and Make ‘00k- up, saying the: te. Then, with Mrs. Vinette, the trio rode away. Mounted yx foliow and in the morning two shots were rd in a clump of bushe: An inve: ation revealed the bodies of Mrs. Vinette and Fine- Gun. He had killed her by her through the head, and him ke manner. Mak+s-the-Fire was captured later and locked up on the charge of mur- der. The bodies were buried once to keep the Indians from attempting to take the life of the man under arrest. LE, CABRIES IN CLOVER, Charging Their Own Prices for Hacks in Richmond, Special Dispatch to The Even! RICHMOND, Va., J Already @ famine in horses and carriages is felt here on account of the coming co! rate re- union, and it is claimed by many that the prices being charged are licile less than highway robbery. Seddle i cannot be secured for less than $6 a da i in most cases $12 to is the price. For hacks the price from $15 to $24 for a day, not incl the evening. ‘The city ordinance, which prohibits a charge of more than $1. an hour for hack: is be- ing violated, and the liverymen treat- ing those who will officiate in the parade just as they ke = nm Prof. Prettyman, May Re} Speclal Dispatch to The Evening BALTIMORE, Md., June licans are still hoping to bh of their pa elected ndent of the state normal school, although indica- tions peint to the retaining of the demo- cratic Incumbent, Prof. E. B. Prettyman of Montgomery county. Dr. Purnell of Car- roll county is the most prominent aspirant for the position, and if the board decides upon a change he will be likely to be chosen. There is a decided movement on foot to retain Prof. Prettyman, and the eiection of Dr. Purnell or any other repub- ican will be someti:ing of a surprise. Prof. Prettyman’s predecessor, although a re- pablican, was kept in office a number of years by the democrats, and ii is thought that the precedent thus established will be adhered to. r -The repub- » a member