Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. aaa PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE 8TAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pensaylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th St, by The Brenig Star Rowrpeper_ Company. New York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star ts served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. jes at the counter Z cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—0 cents per month. Saturday Quintnple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3.00. Che Evening Star. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-clask mail matter.) £7-All mat ptions must be pald in-advance. known on application. No. 13,552 WASHINGTON, D. ©. SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 1896—TWENTY. FOUR PA SECRETARY SMITH —— His Retirement From the Cabinet is Expected. CLEVELAND'S AGGRESSIVE APTITUDE ‘Intent Upon the Accomplishment of Bryan's Defeat. INDEPENDENT MOVEM ee ENT The retirement of Secretary Smith from the cabinet may be expected, and there is talk of restlessness and uncertainty in another quarter. There has been- much said about Mr. Cleveland keeping his hands off and permitting the members of his ad- ministration to do as they please about supporting the Bryan ticket. This idea does not do full credit to the President's earnestness. It is more than likely that he will not regard what may be said or done by minor officials, so long-as they are not guilty of offensive partisanship in behalf of Mr. Bryan, but he is not possessed of that Indifference which. would make it ac- ceptable to him for a member ‘of his im- mediate official household to give active euppert to a ticket whose success he be- leves would bring disaster upon the coun- try and be a condemnation of ‘this ad- ministration. Will Be of His Own Motion. There is no idea that he has or will ‘have to give any intimation of this sort to Mr. Smith. The retirement of Mr. Smith, when- ever it comes, will be of his own motion and because his sense of the fitness of things would not admit of his remaining in such close relations to the administration without being in entire harmony with Mr. Cleveland. The fact that their disagree- ment is merely one of political policy. doz: not relieve the situation much, though it does make it impossible that there should be a personal rupture between them, Smith being an anti-silver man and stop- ping only short of a bolt of the party on that question. There fs no doubt a thor- ovgh understanding between Mr. Smith and the President, and the Secretary {s no more api to yield @ point-than isthe President. Mr. Cleveland's Attitude. Tt Is warrantahle to say that the attitude of Mr. Cleveland toward the Bryan ticket ts much more positive and aggressive than has been indicated by any of the many guesses that have been Indulged tn on the subject. There is nothing passive nor in- duigent in hig attitude. He ts Intent upon the accomplishment of Btyan's defeat and it is said that he can’ be depended upon to do anything he thinks will best serve to that end. His ts not an ordinary oppo- tition, which simply disapproves, but is In- tense, and will be active. Under the ci cametances a man supporting the demo- cratic nominee would be as much out of place in his cabinet ax would a protection- Ist have been a while he was fighting for free trade. Sec- fetary Smith has never madé a formal an- houncement of his personal attitude In the present fight, but there is no doubt about his follo the policy which has been adopted by paper, which would not have been adopted without his approval, and though he has not taken the public fully Into hie contidence, it Is certain that he has not left Mr. Cleveland in doubt on the matter. The Independent Movement. A better knowleige of the character of Mr. Cleveland’s opposition to the Bryan ticket malfes it clearer what his sel are as to the independent mov inaugurated in Indianapolis. Ce tain things make it apparent that to what- degice he acquies¢es in that mov ment he is led to it by the force of clr- cumst His own statement that he has not given any advice touching the course of the Indianapolis conference must be accepted, but still the statement is war- rented that his individual idea is to také most direct steps possible to insure the eat of Bryan, and that those who fol- him, while not disapproving of the -dependent mouvement as a means of es- ‘ape for those whose partisanship will not admit of their supporting ‘tae republican nominee, will probably take that more di- rect course. No one can remain in Mr. Cleveland's immediate political household who supports Bryan and the platform which condemns all that Mr. Cleveland cherishes. THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW. tk Mr. Winfree Demands a Jury Trial and Gives Bonds. The warrant issued from the Police Court several days ago, charging Con- tractor W. W. Winfree with violating the eight-hour law in connection with the im- provements to the Wallach School building, Was returned to the Police Court today. His counsel. Messrs. Closs and Wilson, de- manded a jury trial, and gave bond for the appearance of the defendant. Thaddeus W. Jones, 10th Cavalry, detatied to attend the encamp- regiment North Carolina esville, N. C., from the %th to the 19th of September. The leave of absence granted First Lieu- tenant Chase W. Kennedy, 3d Infantry, has been extended one month. The following transfers in the 8th Infan- try have been made: Captain Egbert B. Savage, from Company E to Company K in Robert F. K to Company The following fantr. gardus Bany E from Comps Ames, from Company transfers in the 10th In- en made: First Lieut. Bo- from Company D to Com- Lieut. Robert L. Bullard, to Company D. -e- National Guard Officers Commiasioned The President has appointed Charlies Sum- ner Domer, captain, Co. C, 2d Battalion of Infantry, D. C., from July 21; Schuyler Colfax Stokes, inspector of rifle practice, 2d Battalion, with rank of first leutenan: Lee Bernard Mosher, first leutenant, Co. €, 24 Battalion; Robert Bowie Covington, first lieutenant, Co. C, Ist Separate Bat. talion of Infantry; Arthur Alexis Birney, ctor of rifle practice of the Ist Bat. talion of Infantry, with the rank of first lieu nt, William Wright Mortimer, sec- nt, Co. C, 2d Battalion of In- ry, and Frank Nathantel Robinson, sec- Meutenant, Co. C, Ist Separate Bat- talion of Infantry. eo Paving Contract Awarded. 1 Ramsay, ehief of the bureau of ton, Navy Department, has awarded the contract for paving the approaches to Naval Academy at ‘Annapolis with fied brick to the Western Granite Con- lon Company at St. “Louis, at its bid of $20,400. Andrew Gleason of this city Was the next lowest bidder, at $20,075. To Examine Mineral Lands. The President has appdinted” Herbert Knight of Milwaukee, Wis, a commisstoner to examine and classify mineral lafids in the land grant and indemnity land grant limits of the Northefh Pacific Railroad Company in the Helena land district of Montana. A FIGHT IN PROSPECT Feeling at Democratic Headquarters Toward the Indianapolis Conference. If an Independent Set of Electors is Made There Will Be an Injanc- tion im Several States, A fight will grow out of the adoption by the gold democrats of the name of the old party organization. If the convention meet- ing in Indianapolis September 2 nominates an independent ticket, holding to the party name as the call for the convention has dene, the democratic national committee will take steps to prevent the independent candidates frem getting on the ticket. It 1s said at democratic headquarters that the Indianapolis conference had no right to adopt the name of the national democratic party. The regularity of the primaries and of the national democratic convention held at Chicago was never, they say, disputed in any way, and there is absolutely no warrant for a self-corstituted committee to make use of the party name. It is pre- ‘sumed that this is done to evade the law in certain states which will not permit fr- regular nominations to be placed.on the state ticket. If an attempt is made to put in the field a set of independent electors, calling them democratic electors, an in- junction will be applied for to prevent this use of the party name, and a hard fight in the courts of many states may follow. The idea of an independent nomination being made by the gold democrats is gen- erally gratifying to the Bryan democrats, but they do not intend to have the nomina- tion made in the name of the old party. Their belief is that an independent ticket will help Bryan, if it amounts to anything at all, inasmuch as most of the voters whom it is put in the field for would probably bave to vote for McKinley if there was no one but McKinley and Bryan to choose be- tween. -It_is doubted, however, many voters can be led to throw away their votes on independent candidates af- ter the campaign has thoroughly aroused Fublic sentiment. It 1s belleved that the sound money vote will find its way solidly into the McKinley camp. o- STYLE OF VESSEL. NEW Claim of Increased Speed by Thin Method ef Boilers. Consul Germain in a report to the State Department from Zurteh, Switeertand, tells ef a new invention made by. the. French ship engineer Bozin. It ts called “Bozin’s roller express,” and it is claimed that by this sytem the movement of boats will be increased to about sixty-two miles an hour. ‘This vessel will not slide, as in the case of ordinary ships, but rolls on the water by means of enormous hollow wheels or roil- ers. It consists of a large platform, sup- ported by movable whetls “or rétters. The platform holds the boiler,.machinery, cab- ins, etc. The propelling power of the ma- chinery is used partly to propet the whole by means of screws or paddle wheels, but principally to propel the mighty hollow side rollers. The inventor in using his new system, it !s sald, is considerably reducing the resistant, friction of the water, and thus attains with’ a minimum of expense and consumption of power a maximum ra- pidity up to fifty knote an hour and over. The results obtained with a model boat have encouraged him so that it is now his intention to make fyrther trials with one of greater dimensions. This vessel, the Ernest Bozin, is in caurse of construction. It will be of 280 tons capacity, and have engines of 750 horse power. The length will be 40 meters and width 12 meters. The three pairs of side rollers will be 10 meters in diameter. Mr. Bozin, it is stated, in- tends his boat to make the first trial trip within a few weeks by way of the Seine, across the English channel and up the Thames to London. It seems, Mr. Ger- main says, that a problem has been solved, and if the vessel can be used on the high seas, this system may produce the fastest boat in existence. —— + _____ COLORED GOLD CLUBS. to Be Formed Southern States. ‘Fhe National Republican Protective As- seclation and Campaign Bureau yes- terday appointed J. 8. Nevels of Marion, S.-C., a general organizer gnd sent,him to North Carolina, where he will organize auxiliary clubs for three weeks, after which he will go to South Carolina and work in that state, and will report pro- gress to the bureau here from time to time. 9 Chairman Poe interviewed delegates from several states who were attending a con- vention of Galilean Fishermen in this city and found there is a strong gold sentiment among colored voters in. thelr respective states, while some colored people will vote for free silver and Bryan. Arrangements were made for the organization of a large number of clubs on the return of the dele- gates to their states. A number of prom- inent colored men called at the headquar- ters cf the bureau, G F street northwest, today, and politics were generally discuss- ed, and President Poe and Secretary Da- vis were kept busy for some time answer- irg questions on the financial issue and other subject SSS EASY ON THE CLERKS. They Are in Many Allowed to Go Before the Regular Time Today. Word was quietly circulated among the bureau chiefs of the War and Navy depart- ments today that they might exercise their discretion In excusing all the clerks and employes of their offices who could be sLared without detriment to the public ser- vice today in advance of the usual hour of closing the departments. In the War Department the hour of grace was fixed at 12 o'clock and in the Navy Department the time was fixed at 3 o'clock. In order to keep the record clear, no formal order was issued in either case, and a general understanding was had that the privilege should be granted only in deserving cases. This action was taken by Acting Secretary Doe of the War Department and Acting Secretary McAdoo of the Navy Depart- ment on their individual responsibility, and was due to their personal knowledge of the reat suffering among the clerks employed in the upper floors of the big building in consequence of the excessive heat. It will be remembered that it was decided by the cebinet last summer that there was no authority of law for reducing the hours of labor in the government departments dur- ing the summer or the Christmas holidays, or, in fact, at any other time. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. Report of the Opera- tions of Repairs. Operations have been in progress during the past month for the repair and enlarge- ment of the government printing office. Colonel Wilson, the officer in charge, says that eleven steel doors are being ‘placed in position for the purpose of closing, when necessary, the door openings cut between the old and new buildings, thus completing the work for the present upon the, H street wing and other sections of the orig- inal building. An ‘aqrqument hus“ been mede for 432 cast fron hangers for electric cables. They will probably be furnished during the prerent month, and operations upon the building will be closed so fur as the ome of the chief of engineers is con- cern whether | ON A CAR PLATFORM! Mr, Bryan Campaigning on His Way to New York, STOPPING AT THE WAY STATIONS Incidents of the Meetings. : Characteristic WAITING FOR THE NOMINEE GRINNELL, Towa, August &—On_ the ond day of its trip the Bryan ty was up with the dawn. It was booked to leave Des Moines at 6:50 a.m., and left calls for 5:30, An early breakfast was served at the hotel, and at the appointed hour the party was assembled at the depot, where some 200 or 300 persons were assembled to greet Mr. and Mrs. Bryan, doubtless deeming that a better. oppertunity to reach them than in the jam and scramble of the previous even- ing. Gen. J. B. Weaver accompanied Mr. Bryan on the trip east, and Mrs. Dr. Waits of Des Moines rode with Mrs. Bryan ss far as Colfax.. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan had borne the fatigues of the previous evening’s ex- periences admirably, and were apparently in the best of health and spirits. The train was a local passenger, stopping at every station. : At Altoona about twenty men were on’ the platform. ‘hey cheered until Mr. Bry- an appeared, Gereral Weaver said they were nearly all republicang who had fallen into. line for silver. At Mitchellville there were 200 people at the. depot, and Mr. Bryan shook hands with as many of them as possible during™the brief stop. Colfax was reached a few minutes before 8 o’clack, and nearly or quite one thousand ‘people were wedged into the narrow space be- tween the tracks. Many of them were miners, with their lamps in their caps. At Gen. Weaver's Home. Gen, Weaver introduced Mr. Bryan as the next President, and he spoke as fol- lows: “Ladies and gentlemen, I am very glad to greet the people who live at Gen. Wea- ver's home.. He was a pioneer in this work and was talking for free silver long before it had come to the attention of a great many of us. And I never think of one of those pioneers who blazes out the way, or think of the abuse’generally heaped upon the pioneer, without thinking of what somebody said a year or 50 aga, that when one person saw a thing he was. called. a fanatic; when a great many saw it, he be- came an enthusist; whem everybody saw it, he became a hero. ‘The train was moving as the last sen tence was uttered and the crowd was cheering lustily. At Newton, at 8:15, there were 1,200 to 1,500 enthusiasts on the platform, on box cars, on buildtr.gs and in carriages. They were so bent on cheering that it was with difficulty that Gen. Weaver succeeded in finally restoring order, when Mr. Bryan said: “Ladies and gentlemen, I am glad to see you. é “TI believe this is Newton. If I am not mistaken your town fs the name of a man who has heen given credit for stating the law Of gravitation. Some of the laws of finance—I may say all the great laws of finance—are as certain in their operation and as irresistible in their force as the law of gravitation. If you throw a stone in the air, you say it will come down. Why? Be- cause it is drawn toward the center of the earth. The law upon which we base our fight is as sure as that. If we have a gold standard prices will go down.” (Great ap- plause.) The last words were uttered as the train was moving, and were drowned by a storm of enthusiastic cheers for Bryan. General Weaver bade good-bye to the party. At Kellogg the 500 people were appeased when Mr. Bryan shook hands with as many of them as could push their way to the rear of the car, and there was no demand for a speech, although all, including the ladies, shared in the cheering and waving of hats and handkerchiefs; in fact, in all of the gatherings, the feminine representation and feminine enthusiasm were marked features and many of the warmest and heartiest hand-clapping, and of the most stertorian manifestations of applause, came from en- thuslastic women. Reception at Grinnell. Grinnell was sighted at and 2,000 pecple were in waiting. In the midst of the handshaking there were many invitations to speak and Mr. Bryan responded. It was about an even match between his proverb- fally éffective vocal capabilities and the rumbling of a freight train switching back ‘and forth on an adjoining track, but in the end Bryan's utterances prevailed. He said: “Ladies and gentlement, I am very much obliged to you, 1 can appreciate somewhat the courtesy which you feel. Our party tried an experiment in which no great na- tional party has ever tried before, I believe; that is, they nominated a candidate for President who has to pass through Iowa before he can get to the White House. (Applause and laughter). I remember with pleasure a visit which I made to your city three or four years ago at the fair grounds. I remember what a beautiful city you have and I am glad to sce again so many ef the faces I saw then, and to see so many new faces. “I am also glad to notice the interest which is being taken in Iowa in this campaign. From what I have seen I have been much impressed with the fact that many people who are republicans, or have been hereto- fore, are going to make an exception this time in order to restore the gold and silver standard of the Constitution. (Great ap- Plause.) I trust that the interest that is manifested now will continue to grow until election day, and I believe that the policies which are outlined in the Chicago platform are for the best interests of the whole coun- try as well as for the best interests of the people of Nebraska, Iowa and the great west, and I want you to study them and give them the consideration which their im- portance demands. I thank you for this opportunity of greeting you.” (Great ap- plause and cheering.) The previous visit to which Mr. Bryan re- ferred was made about three years ago, when he spoke at a county fair. Calls for Bland. At the conclusion of his remarks there were calls for Mr. Bland, and Mr. Bryan responded that Mr. Bland was not aboard, but would join the party in Chicago. Hand- shaking was resumed and continued until the start was made for Malcolm. At the latter place about 100 persons, chiefly farmers, gave three cheers for Bryan during the momentary stop. At Brooklyn about 500 persons listened to a short ad- dress, which Mr. Bryan delivered from a wagon, to which he was escorted by J. L. Tucker, agent of the Rock Island road at that place, and a chief of the Iowshiek county democracy. Three cheers were given at the close of the address, which was as follows: “Ladies and Gentlemen: I remember some years ago when I was ig college that a candidate for the presidency passed through our town and I got up early and went down to the train and stood for hours watt- ing for a chance to see him, and therefore I appreciate somewhat the curiosity which cne has to see a candidate for a high of- fice. (A voice: ‘Yes, but you ain’t going to get it,’ and laughter, in which Mr. Bryan joined.) I also recognize in these gather- ings which have taken place along the line that respect which the American people bave for thcse who temporarily sit in authority. It shows it is the office which we respect, and no matter how elections go we stand behind that officer until we can 1éplace him by some one who suits us bet- ter.” (Cheers and applause.) At Victor, where about 150 persons were 4n_ waiting, Mr. Bryan had plenty of time to shake hands with ail of them, as the train was sidetracked to meet another pas- senger train. He did net speak, although requested to do so. ‘The woods are full of republicans who are going to vote for you,” ejaculated a farmer, as he wrung Mr. Bryan by the hand. A weazen-faced, griz- zled old man said: saw Andrew Jackson and shook his hand, and I hope I am shaking the hand of another Andrew Jack- son.” ‘An infant but’a few weeks old was push- ed forward to receive its share of atten- tion. At Ladora there were 200 or 300 people, and the train stopped just long enough to allow them to utter a volley of cheers. Here a committee from Marengo boarded the train, comprised of Dr. Schultze, Thos. Stapleton, M. A. Simmons, A. Johnson, J. A. White and J. A. Dunn. A Stirring Manifestation. At Marengo there were 2,000 at the depot and a stirring manifestation of enthusi- asm. “Only about, half of those present could get positions within hearing distance of the rear platform. Mr. Bryan was in- troduced by a member ef the committee and spoke as follows: “Ladies and Gentlemen: The name of your town they tell me is Marengo, and .t recalls one of the great battles of history. I have heen told by some of those who met me in the train that the battle fought at Marengo was not more bitter as a struggle than the battle that Is going to be fought here for the purpose of restoring the gold and silver standard of, the- Constitution. (Great applause.) ook 2 “Tt am glad to hear of It; and I wish you success in your-efforts. I'am not going to enter ‘into a discussion of politics, because a have not yet been notified of my nomina- tion.”” At Marengo a reception committge from Iowa City boarded the train. It eomprised James Hart, Joseph Fairall, Mayor C. M. Ross, ex-Mayor .Theobald, Col. Heath, Geo. B. Hollbert, ex-chairman of the republican county central committee, and editor of the Jowa City Herald, a republican paper sup- porting Bryan, and Herbert’ Fairall, ex- editor of the Iowa City Republican, now a Bryan supporter. At Oxford and Tiffan small crowds, greeted Mr. Bryan, but the. stops were shart, and there was no formal speaking. 2 2 COMMITTEE HEADQUARTERS 4 Hundred Thousand Bocustents Sent Into Nebraska This Week. Demands for Tariff Literature—What the Silver Men Say née to Their Correspotidénée. Th relation to the coftiplaifit coming from Nebraska that the reffpblicans there can- not get the campaign Htergture they need, Representative “Mercer,- sedretary of the republican congressional cémmittee, said this morning that the: cauge of the com- plaint was already ved, A “hundred thousand documents om'the fnoney question were sent to ska jabout the middie of this week; and they will have no trouble now, he says, in getting what they need. The committee are sending out mostly financial literature; but demands for docu- ments on the tariff are coming in. The. committee is recelving many appliza- Ucns for tariff Mterature‘from Utah, Colo- rado, California, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska and Oregon, showing that the people in these states are rot entirely absorbed in the consideration of the silver question. Letters received at the republicin head- quarters today from Nebraska say that Mr. Bryan's state is safe for McKinicy, and from South Dakota the information received indicates that the republican ma- Jority will be increased rather than di- minished. Mr. Mercer qwent to Atlantic City today to spend Sunday. with nis fam- fly. Chairman Jones of the democratic na- ticnal committee has gone.to Frostburg, Md., to remain with his family over Sun- day. He will go to New York on Mon lay. At the silver headquarters thé secretary Says that about one thougand letters are received daily, fully oneefourth of them from former.republtcans, who say they cannot support the gold declaration in the St. Louis platform. "A viaitor there today Predicted that much of. the soldier vote will go for the silver cagididate. He sald he had a \Wwtter from Thomas Spaulding, ex-post cofimander of “Sprirgville Post, Erie county, N. Y., saying that a majority ofthe members would vpte for Bryan as the silver candidate. ‘Thta gentleman sald that the post was composed of 164 mem- bers, of whom but four were democrats. Among the letters recéjved at the silver headquarters was one giving a list of names of persons in Vermont volunteering to werk for Bryan and Sewall in that state, and predicting that there would be 25,000 silver votes in the state; one from I. J. Davis, Hornersville, N. Y., announcing the fcrmation of a Bryan silver club in that Piace, with a membership of 500, mostly re- publicans, and one from John Kearn cf Connecticut announcing the formation of @ club of 200 members at Bridgeport. Col. Daniels of Virginia, one of: the callers at the headquarters today, sald that he was in Maine in '77 and ‘78, during the green- back movement, and during that time he for a while visited Mr. Sewall at nis home. Mr. Sewall was then, he said, an active greenbacker. ——_-+e-___ Personal Mention. Mr. Robert O. Pugh of Pine Ridge Indian agency 18 in the city on official business. Mr. Pugh is one of the veterans of the In- dian service. Mr. George F. Curtis sailed yesterday for a trip to Europe. Mr. Chas. Kraemer and @pughter, Miss Lillian, are at Deér Park for the summer. Mr. A. J. Clark js at the Albemarle, At- tantle City. Mr. Bernard Herman is spending his vacation in the mountains fear Pen-Mar, Md, Messrs. Arthur Le Réy anf Norris Rat- cliffe Fill have returnedfrom Atlantic City. Mr. E. K. Staley is eijoyim a few days’ outing at Atlantic City, - Mr. J. C. Bean of thig eity # spending his vacation with his ts in Derwood, Montgomery county, Mr. A. T. Cowell wturned from Colonial Beach. z = Col. Fred W. Ebei ing returned from a pleasure trip t! northern Maine, left Join his family at Rock: Enom- Springs, Va. Mr. Daniel B. Lloyd one of the official reporters of the Senate, sailed on the Paris for Southamptan:.on Wednesday last. Secretcry Lamont having disposed of all the important business pending before the War Denartmett, left yesterday-afternoon ‘0 enjoy a short-vication at Segbright, N. J., with its. fanny, = the lakes of ning to re- \ eStatted .om His Cruise. 4 Sgpretary.Garligle and his part¥ embark- ed on the light house tender Maple this motning at?il clock for a tWo weeks’ cruise, the altimate destination being Gray Gables. The party consisted of the Secre- tary and his wife, his son, W. K.’ Carlisle, and wife and the latter's daughter. Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, ~$860;186. Government receipts <—From internal revenue, $451,544; customs, $443,100; miscellaneous, $36,581. . the enemy was approaching. STILL }SUFFOCATING Washington Continues to Float on the Hot Wave. MOISTURE FAILED TO MATERIALIZE Sunday Will-Be as Sweltering as "the Week Days. DROP OF FOUR DEGREES The persistent hot weather has suc- ceeded in prostrating parts of speech as well as things animate, and even adjec- tives have been played out by the arduous work to which they have been put in the ‘past few days. The worst part of it all ig that there are no prospects of their get- ting a rest. At the weather bureau to- day the men who squint over the country with scientific dexterity could discover nothing in shape of promises. ‘The- map showed. that the dbstinate “high” -which has “been = meretriciously hanging over the: South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico was still there, and showed no more signs of leaving than Uncle Sam's cruisers which are in the same vicinity looking out for Cuban filibusters. Conse- ‘quently there was nothing to do but to predict a continuance of high temperature’ all the way from Mexico to Maine, includ- ing, of necessity, the capital of the nation: Showers That Never Came. Showers had been promised for last night, but nary a drop of fluid fell closer than the outskirts of Georgetown, and only a few spattered there. The trouvle was that the bank of clouds didn’t get down. this far. Pittsburg, Cincinnati and the belt between enjoyed rains, but this territory was denied them. + It was not quite so hot today, however, and people who are in the habit of thank- irg their stars for things propitious can thank the clouds for veiling the sun at fre- quent intervals and making its rays less severe. Then, too, there were breezes from the northwest that were somewaat refreshing to the multitude. The weather sharps, however, will not be satisfied with wind from this quarter, and assure an already indignant public that it will soon change again to the southwest, which means more heat. j Mercurial Altitude in Arkansas, Persons: who like to comfort themselves with comparisons will doubtless be delight- ed to hear about Arkansas. In that state, whence hails the chairraan of the national democratic committee, and which is fa- mous for many other admirable things, the thermometer has reached 100 degrees in the shade every day for the past sixteen days. To use the vernacular of that region, heard in the Hot Springs in alt its purity, Ar- kansas can give Washington cards aud spades when It comes to the weather. Physiclans are kept very busy visiting persons whom the continued heat has af- fected, and children are particularly nu- merous as patients of this character. The doctors regard a continuance of the pres- ent conditions as extremely dangerous to the very young and the very old, and par- ticularly so for invalids. There has been an exodus from the city to the mountains end seashore in the past forty-eight hours, and this evening's trains and boats will be crowded with additional fugitives from the war of the weather. Deadly Effects of the Weather. The first death from the heat was chron- icled in yesterday’s Star, the unfortunate victim being identified later in the evening as James Kenny, a butcher, residing at No. 1121 20th street. He was out of em- ployment, and had been out in the sun looking for work. John Clark, a colored laborer, of 64 Har- rison alley, was prostrated yesterday even- ing while chopping trees on K street, and was treated at the Emergency Hospital. John Venable of 17 Dingman court was overcome at 2ith and M streets about 6 o'clock and removed to the Emergency at 10 o'clock in a serfous condition. This af- ternoon he was reported as being con- siderably -better. Edward Hyatt of 1207 4th street north- west was taken home in a patrol wagon after being ‘sunstruck at 26th and M streets, and Myrtle Carley was treated for the same trouble at Freedman’s Hospital. Preeautionary Measures. There were no driils at Fort Myer or Washington barracks yesterday. or today on account of the heat, and Postmaster Willett has directed the cessation of the noon delivery and collection of mail while the prevailing hot spell continues. Four of the horses on the Eckington street car lines were overcome, and the schedules were reduced to.slower time in order to relieve the other animals. The report from the weather bureau at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon showed today's readings of the thermometer to have been as follows: 8 a.m., 80; 2 p.m. 91; maximum, 92; a drop of four degrees from yesterday. sae SEVERE SPANISH DEFEAT. Insurgents Attacked Detachments Sepnrately and Crushed Them. NEW YORK, August 8—Among the pas- sengers on board the Ward Line steamer Niagara, which reached this port today from Santiago de Cuba, were the sister and son of Gen. Lucret of the-Cuban insurgent army. They were obliged to leave the is- land for their own safety, and with the greatest difficulty managed to reach the steamer at Santiago from a small boat. They went on board with a number of per- sons’ who were bidding adieu to friends, and were secreted in one of the state rooms until after the steamer left the harbor. Gen. Lucret, with a force of insurgent troops, had inflicted considerable damage to the Spdnish lines of trarsportation, in which the use of dynamite played a very important part. Much railway property and many bridges have been destroyed in this manner. ‘ In consequence Capt. Gen. Weyler warned Lucret that unless he ceased that mode of warfare the government would retaliate by blowing up the residence of his family near Santiago. The family being duly warned immediately abandoned their home. Other passengers arriving by the Niagara report that the Spanish troops suffered a crushing defeat in the battle fought near Santiago on Tuesday, July 28. The Span- fards were ordered to attack the insurgents, and three bodies of troops were ordered to leave Manzanillo, Guantanamo and Santi- ago, respectively, and to march on the in- surgents, who were supposed to be a short distance from the city of Santiago. On the ‘approach of the first Spanish column, the news was brought to the insurgents .that Generals Gomez and Garcia immediately . gathered their troops and succeeded in engaging each column before they coujd effect a juncture. The Spaniards met a crushing defeat, leaving numerous dead and wound- ed_on the battlefield. ws hospitals and taivate houses at San- ago were reported filled with wounded Spanish troops. —— To Lower a Wheel Record. CHICAGO, IIL, August 8—James McCul- la, a student of the Northwestern Univer- sity at Evanston, will leave Chic: at daybreak Monday in an attempt to lower the time by bicycle to New Yor GES, TWO CENTS. | THE STAR BY MAIL. The Star will be mailed to any address in the United States or Canada if ordered at this office in person or by letter or postal cord. Persons leaving the city for any period should remember this. Terms: 13 cents per week: 25 cents for two weeks, or %© cents per month. Invariably in advance. Subscribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the lost address as well as the new one. VENEZUELAN COMMISSION ° at Se The Work of the Members Now Upon a New Stage Evidence Alrendy Ob- Sifting the tained and Making Preliminary Reports on Different B hen. During the past month the work of the Verezuelan boundary ccmmission has en- tered upon a new stage. Heretofore the effcrts of the commissioners have been di- rected mainly to securing the evidence upon which the final report is to be based. The work from now on will very largely corsist in examining and classifying the information already collected. The British government, it is to be presumed, has put inte its two voluminous blue books all the information upon which it relies in support of its claim. The Venezuelan government has done the same thing in its tnree vol- umes of transcripts from the Spanish arckives. Searching on Its Own Account. Independently of this, the commission has been scarching cn its own account. The Congressional Library in Washington and many public and private libraries in various parts of the country have been raneacked for historical and cartographi- cal information. The archives at The Hague have been gone through with a thoroughness that not even the zéal of Great Britain or Venezuela has heretofore attempted, and, as a result, important, accuments. which the world thought 1 or destroyed have been unearthed. This work, although not yet terminated, is nearing .completion. For some months past Sir Clements R. Markham,. president of the Royal Geographical Society, has been in correspondence with the secretary of the commission, and has furnished val- vable information on the subject of the Shomburgk Ine, accompanying it by copies of-maps on file in the colontal office, sume of which have never been. published. It may be said briefly that while informa- tion is looked for from Rcme, from The Hague, and possibly. from other places, the bulk of the evidence is in, and the question now ix to determine what it is which that evidence establishes: Preliminary. Reports. In order to solve this problem, a number of prelimmary repofts are being prepared. Among these may be mentioned special reports apcen the geographical and physical chareeteristics of the region in dispute; re- ports upon the evidence presented by the 300°or more maps which have been pub- lished since the discovery of America; re- Forts upon the facts of occupancy and set- Uement, as given by historians, and sepa- rate reports upon the same facts as devel- oped by the documents from the Dutch and Spanish archives; critiques upon the ar- guments «t the British and Venezuelan governments, as these appear in the British blue books and in the Venezuelan brief. These reports are being prepared, for the qeost part, by the commissioners at their respective summer homes. President Brewer spent several days this week at the office of the commission in Washington. He was joined on Thursd: by Mr. Mallet-Prevost, the secretary, and the two spent the day in consultation. President Brewer has gone on to his nome in Vermont. The secretary will remain for some days in Washington. —+-2 + HEAT RECORD BROKEN. The Cemtury Mark Renched on the Government Thermometer. ST. LOUIS, Mo., August &—The heii record was broken again yesterday when the 100 mark was reached by the govern- ment thermometer in the signal service ioffice. Thermometers more or less exposed to the sun’s rays rose even’ higher, record- ed up to 108 and 110 degrees. In the course of the afternoon a thunder storm broke over the city and brcught some relief, there being a fall of several degrees in the tem- perature. Before this occurred there was sreat suffering. The prostrations in the city numbered about fifty, and as many of the cases are very serious, the death lst Will be added to materially. Yesterday’s list of dead was as follows: Henry Genie of Clinton, Mo.; John Owen, Mrs. Surah Vatteler, Eugene Junge. Insufferably Hot at Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 8.—The ther- mometer of the local weather bureau reg- istered 10 degrees yesterday, which is the highest record since the local bureau opened, eight years ago. The place of ob- servation is the breeziest in the city. On the streets it was many degrees warmér in the shade, while In the sun it was insuffer- ably hot. Worst Thanderstorm in Years. NORWICH, Conn., August 8.—The worst thunderstorm that has been experienced for half a century prevailed throughout New London county last night. Owing to crip- pled wires it is impossible to get full de- tails. So far, however, news has been re- ceived of the killing of one man, dozens of horses, cows and pigs and the destruction and partial burning of several barns and houses, causing a loss of fully $15,000. Herbert Hewitt of New London, while at supper with friends in Bozrah, was struck dead by a bolt. No markg were left on the body. A Terrific Hailstorm. FARGO, N. D., August 8.—A storm of al- most cyclonic character was reported in the northern portion of the state last night. The worst damage seems to have been in the vicinity of Minto and Larimore. No houses are reported blown down, but the damage by wind was considerable over a small strip of territory. The hailstorm, however, is reported as being the worst that ever struck the state, and it extended throughout Walsh, Grand Forks and Nel- son counties, besides striking in other sec- tions. It is estimated that it covered terri- tory 100 miles in width of the best section of the state. The damage to growing and ripe grain cannot be estimated, as the fields were just ready for the harvest. Windows ae nea the hail, which is re- fed to have nas large as in some sections. = preted —_-___ IN A BURNING MINE. Fifteen Men Imprisoned City, 1. KANKAKEE, JIL, August 8—Fifteen miners are imprisoned in the burning mine at Clark City. The main shaft of the Gardne--Wilmington. Coal Company. was destroyed by fire, and forty miners were imprisoned last evening. Before the upper works were totally destroyed, however, twenty-five of them escaped. But little news can be obtained from the mines, as the telegraph lines were badly damaged by lightning. ’ Clark City is a mining city in the Braid- ‘Wood district, and has a population of about «00. The shafts are about 100 feet desp, but it is reported that the air shafts are in ad shape. The miners are principally Italians and English. a Second Hanging in Utah. SALT LAKE, Utah, August 8&—Charles ‘Thied was hanged yesterday in the jail yard. The execution was witnessed by a large number of people. It is the second hanging in the history of Utah. Thied, ‘who was a saloon keeper, murdered his wife on the night of April 30, 1894, nearly severing her head from her body with a ——— . He asserted his innocence to the at Clark PRINCE LI’S VISIT ———___—___ The Chinese Envoy Expected at New York August 21. COMES HERE THE FOLLOWING WEEK > Expects to Remain a Week in Washington. CURRENT TOPICS ABROAD —_+—__ (Copyright, 1896, by the Assoclated Press.) LONDON, August &—Outside of the de- feat of the government in the house of lords, when amendments were made Thurs- day to the Irish land bill, in spite of min- isterial opposition, and the possible conse- quences of this further demonstration of the inability of the administration to carry cut its parliamentary program, Li Hung Chang has been the center of interest dur- ing the week. The vicinity of Lord Lons- dale’s mansion on Carlton House Terrace, temporarily the residence of the Chinese envoy, thronged daily with people who are anxious to catch a glimpse of the dis- tinguished traveler, and he is cheered by the crowds outside the house every time he appears. The newspapers publish columns describing his movements each day, and the government officials are treating him with royal honors. Li Hung Chang drives about in a style which suits him far better than any of those adopted during his previous enter- tainments. The four magnificent equi- pages which Lord Lonsdale had specially butt for Emperor William's visit to Low- ther Castle, painted yellow, his: lordship’s own color, but which the Chinese statesman takes as a particular compliment to him- felf, are used by Li and his suite. To these gorgeous vehicles are horsed four splendid chestnuts, ridden by postillions in yellow jackets, white waistcoats and white beaver Postboy hats, A controversy is raging in regard to Li Hung Chang's proper title, and as a result the secretary of the Chinese legatiyn here has sent a request to the newspapers ask- ing them to style the Chinese traveler Li Chung Lang, meaning grand Premier Li, instead of Li Hung ci which is his family name. Some of the Lewspapers have complied with the re- quest, but others stick to 11 Hung Chang. The latter's cwu cards read “Le Comte Li Hung Chang” and further state that he ts “Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- tentiary,” which disposes of the persistent statement that he has no authority to do anything but look over Europe. Lis American Visit. The plans for Li Hung Chang’s visit to the United States have been greatly cur- tailed. He will hurry home in haste, and it is hinted that this is due to intrigues against him in China. The Chinese envoy will arrive in New York August 21, Fri- day, and will hold his first reception Sat- urday, the following day. On Sunday, August 23, he will take an early ttain for Philadelphia, where he will lunch and re- main for a few hours. Li Hung Chang's son, Viscount Li, says that if the Sunday observance is not op- posed to it, Li Hung Chang will hold a re- ception on August 23 in Philadelphia, and the traveler would not object to a visit to the Cramp’s shipyards. During the afier- noon he will proceed to Washington, where he will remain a week. Li Hung Chang will then go direct to Vancouver, B. C., where he will embark for China. He much regrets that he cannot stop at Chicago or elsewhere in the United States, and is therefore unable to accept the proposed receptions at Boston and Philadelphia. In Washington he hopes to see all the Sec- reiaries after his audience with President Cleveland, when he wiil present his cre- dentials. Z It is learned that Sir Jutlan Pauncefote's visit to London is duc to the direct sum- mons of the Marquis of Salisbury. The British ambassador was present at @ spe- cial meeting of the cabinet on Monday, called to consider the Venezuelan question and the arbitration scheme. The officials of the foreign office say there are no new complications {n the Venezuela or arbitration questions, and that it is the desire of the British govern- ment to meet the issues in a friendly spirit. Not for a long time has the queen been so moved by any act of kindness to her family as she was by the letter from the pope, accompanying the present of a mas- sive gold antique bracelet sent by his holi- ness to Princess Maud upon the occasion of her wedding. The letter is filled with ihe kindest sentiments of affection, such as a parent might have used, and ihe mis- sive is considered another proof that the -Vatican desires to be on friendly terms with the Anglicans. The water famine in the East End of London has become a great scandal. Many children have died, others are sick and others still are becoming ill owing to the scarcity of water. Few houses are allowed a supply of more than an hour daily, and the water furnished has a filthy deposit. The result is that scarlet fever, diphtheria and other diseases caused by uncleanliness have broken out seriously, and, to make the scandal greater, while the East End has been thus deprived of water Te fountains in the West End,or fashionable part of Lon- don, have been running, thereby wasting water which would most likely have saved the lives of many poor children in the un- aristocratic portion of the metropolis. American Cycles Abroad. The competition of American bicycle manufacturers is beginning to be seriously felt in England and on the continent, and it is understood that an American firm is to commence immediately the construction of a large factory at Coventry, capable of turn- ing out 5,000 bicycles yearly. In addition, according to the report, the American firm has planned the prompt erection of a sim- ilar factory at Puteaux, France. A cycle company of Toledo, Ohio, was notified yes- terday that they had been awarded the high- est honors, a gold medal, at the Innsbruck international exhibition. The theatrical fund, which was started at the beginning of the present century, has developed into a mild scandal, and will be the subject of a notice in the house of com- mons on Monday. The fund is rich, and has few members, and a determined <ffort is being made to bring about a thorough in- vestigation of its administration. The whole dramatic profession is up in arms on the subject. ‘Denver” Smith, the American heavy- weight pugilist, who has expressed his an- xiety to arrange for a meeting with Jumes J. Corbett or Robert Fitzsimmons, ard who recently arrived here from the United States, only remained in London iwo days, and sailed for Africa on Saturday. During his stay here he called at the National Sporting Club, saying that he wanted that organization to put up a purse for a match between Corbett or Fitzsimmons and him- self, but the match-maker of*the club de- clined to entertain the proposition. ‘The philatelists of London have formed a fine club, with headquarters on Jermyn street, and will hold a reception every Wed- nesday..The club is open to stamp col- lectors of all countries, and it is intended to Pomme ees ier of be eo of the The ” Dukevf Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, (the Duke of Edinburgh), to the Grand Duchess of ‘Wurtemberg is off, and the early marriage of this delicate prince 1s the object of great solicitude upon the part of his parents, as, if he dies without an heir, the Duke of Con. naught, brother of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, will be the wext heir to the that