Evening Star Newspaper, August 10, 1896, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1896-TEN PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Many Prostrations by Heat in Other Cities. NW YORK, CHICAGO, —— They Lead All Others in the Num- ber of Deaths. + VICTIMS PRILADELPE A OF THE --- LI vs NEW YORK, August 10.—Although the sky is overcast with clouds today, there was little apparent relef at noon from the intense heat which has prevailed without intermission for a week. At 11 o'clock the temperature was St degrees, according to the thermometer in the signal officer's tower. but on the street it was all the way from three to six degrees warmer. while the humidity, 55 per cent, made the atmosphere seem lifeless and stifling, in spite of a fitful breeze. The reports of prostrations and the eighth day of the Kansas City hot spell, opened with no prospects of relief. The outlook, in fact. is for the hottest, most intolerable weather that the gate city of the west has ever experienced. But little air was stirring, and the sun, if pos- sible, beat down upon the earth with even mcre intensity than it had heretofore. Street thermometers at 4:30 averaged about ® degrees, and the mark was gradually be- ing overstepped. WICHITA, Kan., August 10.—The weather has been uniformly hot for ten days, with Uttle relief. Yesterday the thermometer | ranged higher than ever, but at night a re- | freshing breeze came up. Today the heat has returned in all its force. Sunstrokes are almost unknown in this climate, but there is much illness as a result of the ex- treme heat. CINCINNATI, Obfo, August 10.—The heat continues unabated. The sky is clear and the atmosphere humid. No prostrations have yet been reported. One death ts add- ed to the list, however, that of Charles Smith, saloon keeper, who had been pros- trated Saturday. He closed his saloon lust tight and sat down to cool off and was found dead In his chair this morning. NILWAUKEH. Wis, August 10.—The heat has abated somewhat, but the relief is oniy_slight, the temperature at 7 a.m. be- ing 70 degrees, from which it advanced in- to the eighties during the forenoon, with a prospect of going above 90 degrees before 12 o'clock. The last three nights have been among the most oppressive ever ex- Perienced in Milwaukee. — COMMITTEE HEADQUARTERS deaths from the heat began to reach police headquarters early in the day, the first in- stallment, given out at 9 o'clock, showing seven prostrations and seven deaths ascribed to the effects of the heat. Among those who were prostrated early in the day was Policeman Edward M. Kien. This officer had been detailed to duty in Allen street, which {s a locality in which many of the striking tailors congregate. Officer Kien had been on the post but a short time when he fell, overcome by the heat. At the hospital to which he was taken his condition was regarded as serious. he following deaths were reported: Peter O'Brien, twenty-five years old; Nora O'Brien, four years old: Mary Donnel thirty-five years: Chas. Paule. thirty-three years: Mamie Carroll, twenty-five years: ‘elig Kinsburg, sixty-five years; John Law- ler, twenty-nine years. Nineteen additional prostrations had been reported up to noon and one more death was recorded, the latter, Raine Drucke, aged thirty-one years. At the coroner's office the following deaths have been reported since midnight from sources other than the police records: Ellen Sullivan, thirty years; Gus Kelly, T. ©. Curby, forty-six years; Charles Gillaney. Patrick: Farrelly. Mamie Carroll, seven years; Wm. Armstrong. twenty-six years:+ Adam Yulch, Robert Anderson, thirty-six ears; Charles Swanson, forty years; Peter rady, thirty-six years: M. Greftef, Nora None, Samuel Beekman, eight years; John Zega, thirty-five yeai Martin McGowan, Thomas McFadden, forty-e‘ght years; Thomas D. Burke, Michael Buckley, twen- ty-seven years: Louis Hoffman, Maria Reilly, fifty-one years. In Rrooklyn numerous cases of sunstroke have been reported,and from points throug’n- out the state come tales of suffering from the heat to a degree beyond anything ex- perienced in many years. At Hoboken, N. +. two deaths are recorded, one being Henry D. Meyer, aged forty-four, and the other an unknown man. At Orange, N. J.. Thomas Hussey died of the heat, and at Brunswick, N. J., the fol- lowing deaths occurred: Mrs. S. H. Lane. Thomes Bradley, fifty years old; Thomas Brown. At Boston and in other cities of New Eng- land there are the same conditions as exist here. Providence, R. I., reports three deaths and two prostrations, the deaths being: Michael Canning, twenty-eight years old: Waiter Thomas, six weeks old; John Natarry, twenty-eight years. CHICAGO, August 10.—Latest reports show that sixty-five persons were pros- trated by the heat yesterday. Twenty will die and three were driven insane by the heat, one of whom ended his life by poison and another attempted to slash his throat with @ razor. The dead are: Charles Buck- sledt, Dennis Carmody, John Caloshe, Geo. Carr, Charles Champion,Robert Daid, Jol Emit, James Gordon, Robert Gugand, Mi- chael Hagos, John Hartman, Patrick Ho- gan, Mary Joyse, William Lade, John Mar- ion, Michacl Marz, Justana Poinska, Ste- A Quiet Day at All of Them, With Only Routine Business. Big Hei Amo\ ¢ of Mail Matter—Repub- Encouraged by Reports From Western States. This has been a very quiet day at the verious political headquarters. At the republican committee rooms no one but the clerical force was on hand, and those conducting the correspondence wore a look of wilted haplessness as they looked over the hundreds of letters piled around them. ‘This despondency was not on account of bad news, but mainly grew from the con- templation of the immense number of let- ters to be attended to. * The hot weather does not lesson the weight of ma!l mat- ters. Letters from Kansas, Missour! and Iowa declared that matters were looking bright for the republicans fn those states and that all they needed was great quanti- ties of literature. A letter from Kaasas expressed the opinion that 50 per cent of the republicans who had been disaffected had fallen back into their party ranks. A letter from Missouri safd that state could be carried for McKinley if the cam- paign were properly conducted. At Democratic Headquarters. At democratic headquarters there was the same heat and routine. Senators Jones and Faulkner returned today from their Sundey retreats In the country. They did not get in until after 12 o'clock, and were at once overwhelmed with work, prepara- tory to their departure for New York this afternoon. On Mr. Faulkner's desk were as many let- ters as advertisers receive in response to “want” or “for saie’ ads. in The Star. These hundreds of letters were in addi- tion to what the clerical force had been able to dispose of since Saturday morning, and were the 11 o'clock delivery instali- ment. Senator Jones, Senator Faulkner and Secretary Gardner will leave for New York this afternoon to attend the meeting of the national committee tomorrow, and the notification of Bryan Wednesday night. The meeting of the national committee will be at the Fifth Avenue Hotel at 12 o'clock tomorrow. The important work of the committce will be to select a headquarters and to map out the campaign. While some of the western committeemen ere making a fight for Chicago headquarters, those on whom will devolve the work of the campaign are in favor of Washington as in every way the most convenient and desirable point from which to ccrduct the campaign. It phen Scherer, Vincent Sedsky, 's. Emma Walton, unknown man. Those driven in- sane from heat are: Michael Enright, at- mpted to take his life by cutting his threat with a razor: now at his home in a ertical condition: Fred Krohne, took poi- son, died at his home: J. W. Johnson, a laborer, taken to the Desplaines street po- liee station It began to grow uncomfortably warm here today at early dawn, and as the blaz- Ing sun pushed its way up over Lake Mich- igan the intensity of the heat was in- creased hour by hour at the rate of ometFical progression. To make life still more unbearable, a steamy-hot wind, a3 Daneful as a sirrocco from the sands of Sa- bara. blew over the city from the marshes and swamps beyond the southern limit. It was a blighting wind, and men sought to escape from it. It was terrihie even on the lake front and in those quar.ers of Chicago where wealth and plenty abound, but in the poverty-stricken tenement districts the agony was awful to contemplate. All night long the miserable wretches swel- tered and panted In vain for a breath of re- freshing alr. They slept, or tried to sleep, by thousands on the sidewalks and on the paving stones, while the steamy vapors Tose from the garbage heaps, spreailing Seath and disease. The city ambulances and patrol wagons from the police stations Were kept on the run all night long bearing s of the heat to the hospitals. In the men walked through the streets without coat or vest, and panted and Sweated and suffered for want of fresh cooling air. ‘ Prostrations from heat began to be re- perted as early as 8 o'clock. Animals over- come by the heat lay dead in almost every ward in town. They were so num-rous at the garbage men could not keep the pizeets clear of them. The first death from heat morn leat reported to the polce was th f Fred Retter, a laborer, at 935) Seminary avenue. He I at 7:35 o'clock. The coroner's office was buster today than it has been before in years. There were not enough deputies to do the work. All of yesterday's heat victims and a part of those who succumbed Saturday were on the books awaiting inquests. In order to get through with the work. the coroner sent out roties that in all cases.of death from ex- treme heat physicians’ certificates could tak: he place of inques The corone said that In any case of sunstroke, wher the facts were plain, certificates of doctors would quests. Herman Ash of 4859 Wood street and Thomas Wonabom of 35 West Lake street Were reported at the coroner's office as hav- ing died of heat during the night. be sufficient to dispense with in- PHILADELPHIA. Pa., August 10.—The weather bureau offers no encouragement for any immediate relief for sweltering hu- nity in this city. Yesterday was hot, ut today is hotter. At 3 o'clock this morn- ing the thermometer up tn the weather bu- reau registered SS. one degree warmer than at the same hou Sterday. Shortly be- fore nocn a cool breeze sprang up, which life bearable. The thermometer at registered 2 degrees. There had brostrations reported, but no HAVEN, Corn., August 10.—Con- till suffering from the intense -cording to the weather bureau, there is little or no promise of relief. In New Haver m: prostrations have occurred. Reports recetved at the office uf the Associated Press Indicate that the en- tire state is suffering uniformly. Men and beasts in every section of the state are be- ing overcome and crops have suffered xreatly. KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 10.—Many prestrations and sevet deaths from sun- Stroke are reported from cities in the west. At Lecvenworth Eenry O'Brien, a retired army sergeant, died from the effects of sunstreke. At Hardin, Mo., Albert Rutuar, an aged man, was stricken down and died soon afterward. At Sullwater, Okla., Jack Rule, a laborer, died from sunstroke. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 10.—The ex- cessive heat of yesterday was relieved this morning by a heavy downpour of rain, ac- companied by a high wind. The force of the wind was so great that {t assumed the appearance of a hurricane, without the ef- fect. There was some damage caused in neighboring towrs. At Bedford, fifteen miles south of here, the rain poured in tor- rents, filling cellars and flooding streets. The accompanying wind uprooted trees, ruined crops and did much mischief. FORT WAYNE, Ind., August 10.—The temperature here at 12:30 was 94 in the shade. Several cases of sunstroke have been reported for yesterday, but no fatali- ties. KAN SAS CITY. Kan., August 10.—This, is regarded as almost certain that Wash- ington will be selected. - Populists and Silverites. At the populist and silver headquarters there was nothing but the usual run of let- ters, great in number, asking for Iterature and announcing the formation of Bryan silver clubs. ——— THE BROOKLYN DRY DOCK. A Menger Account of the Accident Received at the Department. All of the details of the accident sus- tained by the big Simpson timber dry dock at the Brooklyn ravy yard last Saturday night which have so far reached the Navy Department are contained in the following telegram received by Acting Secretary Mc- Adoo from the commandant of the navy yard, Commodore Sicard, dated yesterday: ‘At 8 o'clock last evening the caisson of ary dock No. 2 slipped from {ts groove and instantly filled. The caisson capsized and sank. The Ericsson's bow was badly stove in; otherwis> apparently uninjured. The ommandant’s barge was badly injured. ¢ dock was injured. Apparently, no further serious damage. Now examining ly divers and attempting to right the cais- son. Furiher information will be mailed.” It is apparent from the above meager ac count that the damage done by the dis placement of the caisson which forms the gate te the dry dock was considerable, und it 1s feared that, aside from the injury sus- d by the unfortunate torpedo boat Ericsson, which has already been the vic- of accidents, and that, too, before she has ever been in actual service, the loss of the of the dry dock for the time necessary make repairs will be severely felt. Fortunately all of the vessels of the orth Atlantic squadron have very re- cently been docked and cleaned and paint- ed in order to put them in condition for the evolutions which are now going on, so there will be no immediate necessity for the dock, but if any of the larger ves- sels of Admiral Bunce's squadron require overhauling before fall they will probably have to be sent to Fort Royal, S. C., for docking. It is supposed that Commandant Sicard has already «ppointed a board to ascertain the facts of the accident, and it is probable that this will be followed by @ court of inquiry appointed by the Navy Department. The duck was under reé- pairs at the time of the accident, having a large amount of damaged concrete tn the bottom of ‘the calsson replaced, but just which branch of the service had the work in hand at the time of the capsize is rot known here. te tim of an altogether unprecedented series ! SSS A Request Vrom the Butler Zuazes. The Commissioners this afternoon ad- dressed the following communication to Gen. S. Allison Wilmer, adjutant general of the Maryiand National Guard: “The Butler Zouaves of the District of Columbia, Capt. Alexander Ogtesby, com- mardirg, desire to visit Frederick on the 13th of August for the purpose of joining in the celebration of Emancipation day. “While this organization ts not a part of the National Guard of the District of Co- lumbia, 1t is a respectable organization, and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia will be greatly obliged to you if you will cause the usual order of permis- sicn for such entry into the state of Mary- land to be made.” a Au Exciting Game. The Woodburn Athletic Club defeated the Mile Limits yesterday in an exciting base ball game by a score of 22 to 18 At the end of the sixth inning the score stood 18 to 10 against the Woodburns, but by heavy hitting and assisted by errors, they suc- ceeded in scoring nine runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth inning. The battertes were: Mile Limits, Smith ind Lauer; Woodburn Athletic Club, T. A. Mar- tin and Krebs. Mr. Thomas umpired the game. ——-——_—- A Ran to Washington Grove. Quite a number of the Arlington Wheel- men took a run to Washington Grove yes- terday. At the cottage of Mra. Merrill the Misses Merrill, Miss Dodds and others en- tertained the cyclists. Among those on the run were Capt. Paris E. Brengle, Lieut. Frank C. Potts, Messrs. B. F. Larcombe, G. Smith, E. Murphy, G. Reinhardt, S. Warner, H. Walker, O. Hughes and J. Strouse. A Document Insned by the Democratic Congressional Committee, THOSE EMPLOYED IN GAINFUL LINES Mr. Bryan’s Definition of Those Who Are Business Men. SOME COMMENTS —— s The democratic congressional committee got ou. a document cn the “business men's campaign” today. It says that the republicans propose such a campaign, and that the democrats accept the issue, with definition and statistics. It first quotes Mr. Bryan's definition of a business man: “We say to you that you have made the definit:on of a business man too limited in its application. The man who is employed for wages is as much a business man as his entployer; the attorney in a country town {s as much a business man as the corpora- tion counsel in a great metropolis; =he merchant at the cross-roads store is as much a business man as the merchant of New York; the farmer who goes forth in the morning and toils all day—who begins in the spring and t all summer—and who, by the application of brain and muscle to the natural resources of the country, creates wealth, is as much a_ business man as the man who goes upon the board of trade and bets on the price of grain; the miners who go down a thousand feet into the earth, or climb two thousand feet upon the cliffs, and bring forth from the hiding places the precious metals to be poured into the channels of trade are 2s much business men as the few financial magnates who, in a back room, corner the money of the world.” Persons Employed in Gatnful Indus- tries. Then follows a table of the number of persons employed in fourteen gainful in- dustries as follows: Total in ail wainful oc- cupations, 22,735,061, or 30:64 per cent; in griculture, fisheries and mining, 9,013,201 ).64 per cent; In manufactures and me- chanical industries, 5,001,609, or 22.40 per cent; in domestic and personal —s>rvice 4,300,508, or 19.18 per cont; in trade an transportation, 962, oF 14.63 per cent: in prefessional service, 944,323, or 4.15 per cent. Total, 100.00 per cent. A few sub- divisions of the above: In agriculture, 3,- 8, or 37.38 per cent; carpenters and joiners, 611,417, or 2.67 per cent; miners, 349,588, or 1.53 per_cent; locomotive engi- neers and firemen, 7,463, or 0.34 per cent; fishermen and oystermen, 60,150, or 0.26 per oficials of banks ‘and of insurance, transportation, trust end other com- . 39.955, or 0.17 per cent; wholesale merchants and dealers, 31,199, or 0.1% per cent: bankers and brokers, 30,020, or 0.13 per cent. The document closes with ments: ‘A glance at the above figures is suffi- cient to show how radically different are the principles of the two political parties. “Viewed from the republican standpoint, the few bankers and brokers, the few wholesale merchants, the few officials of tiust, trade, transportation and other cor- porations are the only genuine business teen, and the millions engaged in agricul- ture and labor are ef no account, except as subjects for abusive cartoons. “Viewed from the democratic standpoint, the members of the national, state and locai, granges, are as much business men as the’ members of the national and local boards of trade, and their votes count just as uch. The members of the national and cal tabor organizations are as much busi- ness men as the members of the natio1 and local bankers’ associations, and the’ Votes count just as much. The locomotive engineer, who, at the risk of his own life, saves the train from wreck, 1s a far more seful business man than the stock gam- bler of Wall street, who accumulates mil- licns by wrecking the finances of railroads. And his vote counts just as much. “In brief, the millions of fcrmers, pro- ducers and laborers of all classses are as much business men as the few who live, thrive and grow rich by trading in the products of labor.” This is all published on a single sheet for a poster. LEGAL TENDER MONEY. these com- The Story as to Mr. Collamer and His Postal Money. Treasury offictals are iighly amused at the experience of Mr. Newton L. Collamer, a patent attorney of 1006 F sireet, with the local post office authorities over the col- lection of a postal money order for $40. According to the story, Mr. Collamer con- cluded from a perusal of treasury circular No. 123 containing information in regard to the national system of finance that while gold and silver certificates are receivable for all public dues, they are not legal ten- der. Imbued with this idea, he took a forty-dollar money order to the money or- der department of the city post office and demanded cash for it. Silver certificates were tendered him in payment of the or- Jer. He refused to accept payment in such currency, and demanded either gold, silver, greenbacks, treasury notes or national bank notes. The money order clerk had only sil- ver certificates, and did not know exactly what to do in the premises. He held a burrfed consultation with his superiors, and an cxamtnation was made of the postal ws and regulations. It is said that Post- ster General Wilson was also consulted. It was found that section 1247 of the pos- tal laws and regulations provided explicitly that: ‘Only legal tender money and national bank notes are to be received and paid out in the transaction of the money order busi- ness.” This discovery seemed to sustain the con- tention of Mr. Collamer against the use of silver certiticates, and as there was not any purely legal tender money on hand Mr. Collamer was told to call again. In the meantime, the officials of the Treasury De- partment were evidently consulted in the matter, with the result that the logal postal authorities were informed that all the re- quirements of the law would be fully met by the payment of the order in question in standard silver dollars, which are full legal tender in all government transactions. Al- though rot so stated, it is believed that the local postmaster was given a supply of silver dollars sufficient to meet Mr. Colla- mer’s order, and all similar demands for some time to come. It is presumed that Mr. Collamer has already tired of carrying his load of silver, and he has ere now ex- changed it for silver certificates, the very character of money which he at first re- fused to accept. Although one is legal tender and the other is not, they are inte changeable and practically the same thing for all ordinary business transactions. -———_—__-«.- ____. Personal Mention. Maj. W. P. Hall of the adjutant general's department has gone to St. Louis for a few days, after which he will go to Ocean City, Md., to spend his vacation with his family. Col. George G. Huntt, 24 Cavalry, has been granted leave of absence for two months. Lieut. John H. Beacom, 3d Infantry, has been granted four months’ leave, with per- mission to go abroad. Lieut. William S. Sims of the navy is in the city on leave of absence. ° Collision Between Street Cars. Motor car No. 104 of the Metropolitan Railroad Company ran into an Eckington car at the corner of Sth and F streets at 3 o'clock this afternoon, knocking the horse car from the track and smashing it badly, wile the front end of the motor was wrecked. The driver of the Ecking- ton was badly bruised. The motorman was evidently at fault. es Wm. Thompson’s Will. An exemplified copy of the will of the lste William Thompson of 1219 I street wes filed here today, the original having been filed in Montgomery county, Md. The fustrument is dated February 2, 1885, and the widcw of the testator, Helen Lucretia Thompson, is made sole beneficiary and appointel executrix. The nature or value of the estate is not stated. The Pounsy Foot Ball Team to Practice There, ag Opening of the Chautauqua C Dedication ot the New Hi of Fyttonephs. and 7 Special Corrsspondetce of The Evening Star. MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, August 9, 1806. Mountain Lak®’Park has had for years a reputation of being one of the healthiest mountain summer resorts in the long stretch of the Alleghenies, and now it looks as if this reputation is to be enhanced by the presence here of the crack foot ball eleven of the United States, that of the University of Pennsylvania, Last week the famous coach, Woodruff, together with Manager McAvoy, who is also the treasurer of the "Varsity Athletic Association, were here In company with several of the play- ers. Among the latter were several Wash- ington men, Sam. A. Boyer, who played left end on the ‘varsity team last season, and the year before that the same position on the Georgetown eleven, and Joe De Silver, who was a guard on the freshman team last year, and is now trying for a place on the bis eleven, with an excellent chance of success. Coach Woodruff looked the situa- tion over and expressed himself as well pleased with it. This time last year they went to Grimsly, Ont., Canada, but it was so hot that hard work was next to impos- sible. The contrary is the case up here in the mountains, and, in addition, several other advantages were taken note of by the foot ball people. The frst is that it 1s easy of access from Philadelphia and is on on of the main arteries of travel from the west, snd the other, the excellent training facili- ties offered aside from that of climate. These include a iarge base ball field, which in easly be iurned into a suitable tron, a lake with a long stretch of good water, on which the players can stiffen their pucks aad arms with a pair of oars, and excellent roads for the morning tramps or spins on the wheel. Before he left Mr. McAvoy made financial arrangements, so that ff favorable terms can be secured irom the railroads, the University team 1s very certain to have its training quarters at Mountain Lake Park this season. If 80 decide the team will arrive here about the Ist of September, remaining three weeks, and in the party there will be about twenty-five persons, including candi- dates for the various places on the team, coaches and trainers The Mountain Chautauqua. ‘The annual mountain Chautauqua began last Wednesday, and accompanying it are the usual crowds of visitors and partici- pants. The superintendent is Rev. Dr. W. L. Davidson of Cuyahoga Falis, Ohio. The plan of the Chautauqua is much on the order of the mother Chautauqua at Lake Chautauqua, N. Y.; that is, there is a sum- mer school with classes in languages, Ger- manic, classical and romance; natural scl- painting, music, elocution, physical kindergarten, amateur _photog- nd stenography, typewriting and bookkeeping. Among the teachers 1s Miss Susan P. Pollock, who Is the principal of the Froebel Kindergarten of Washington, and has charge’of the same class of work here. Dr. Froelicher of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, is in charge of the department of Germanic languages. Each day. with the exception of Sunday, is begun with 1 biblical study, conducted by the Rev. |. E. Turner of Columbus, Ohio. ‘Thursday afternoon, Friday afterncon and Saturday morning Wallace. Bruce of Brooklyn, ex consul to Kdinburgh, Scotland, delivered lectures on the followirg topics: “Wit and Humor,” “Womanhed in Shakespeare” and “Landmarks of Sir Walter Scott.” Dediented By Bishop Vincent. Bishop Jno. H., Vincent, one of the epis- copates of the ‘Methodist Church, and the father of the Chautauqua movement, preached yesterday morning to a large con- gregation, and in th» afternoon dedicated the new hall of philosophy. The building is a commodious one, and occuples a com- manding situation near’ the’ main anii- torlum. The exerc'ses were preceded ly a song service, after which the dedication proper occurred, followed by a number of short addresses. Dr. ‘T. De Witt Talmage will be here the latter part of this week, and 13 to be tendered a reception Thursday evening at one of the hotels. Among the Washington guests who have reg'stered here are the following: Mt. Lake Hotel, Saml. A. Boyle, W. L. Cole and wife, Miss Florence Cole, S. J. Block, Mrs. K. T. WarneF and daughter, Jos. De Sil- ver, H, A. Meeker, Miss Cornelia Jenkins, Mrs. M. C. Burgess, Franklin T. Wood ard, Miss Sasscer, Miss Lucy Sasseer and Mi: Ghiseline of Upper Marlboro’; at the Chau- tauqua, H. P. Doolittle, Geo. W. Sp'er and wife, M'ss Mary Willard and Miss Belle Kearney. Dr. J. G. Butler, pastor of the Luther Memorial Church, and Rev. C. W. Baldwin, pastor of Wesley Church, are at cottages. Other Washington pastors who are spending the summer near by are Rev: . O. Knott and Albert Homrighaus. _——_—_ PRIVILEGES IN JAPAN. A New Commercial Treaty With Ger- many. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 10.—Ac- cording to mail advices received from the orient today, the commercial treaty be- tween Japan and Germany has been ap- proved by the privy council. The exchange of ratifications and the subsequent publica- tion of the treaty are expected to take place within sixty days. While the terms of the treaty are not known, it is believed that Japan hes conceded to Germany in the way of commercial privileges to German resi- dents in Japan more than it accorded to Great Britain In the treaty made with the British government some time ago. Advices from Pekin are to the effect that a commerctal treaty has been ratified be- tween’China and Japan. eS RECEPTION AT ESTLIN Over Three Thousand People Greet Candidate Bryan. CRESTLINE, Ohio, August 10.—Over 3,000 people were surging around the depot when the Bryan train pulled in, amidst the salutes from anvils and the music of a band. A committee, comprising Prosecut- ing Attorney P. W. Poole, W. F. Crowe, George B. Scott and Fred. Newman, had boarded the train at Bucyrus. When Mr. Bryan arrived he was escorted through the noisy crowd to a decorated platform near the depot, where, amid the wildest cheer- ing, he spoke. Mr. P. W. Poole introduced Mr. Bryan as the next President of the United States. He was greeted with great cheering. —— A TORNADOS; DESTRUCTIVE WORK. Electrical Storm Swept Over Michi- ; san. SAGINAW, “Mich, August ning and wind bordering on the propor- tions of a tormado did terribly destructive work in this city and vicinity early this morning. The,Jefferson Avenuc M. E. Church was strwck by lightning and dam- aged $5,000 worth. Fifty other buildings and factortes® Were unroofed or badly wrecked, hundreds of trees were blown down, wires prestrated and street traffic ig sucpended.:.1The damage will reach $100,000. ra DETROIT, Mich., August 10.—A very se- vere electrical:storm swept over Michigan this afternoon’ Buildings were struck by lightning and several buildings were de- stroyed by fire caused by lightning. At Muskegon the storm lasted an hour, many wirdows were blown in, smoke stacks, fences and trees were blown down and com- munication badly demoralized. At Lans! and other central Michigan points the storm was terrific, but the damage will not be great. The loss was greatest in the Saginaw valley region, many large and amall buildings being unroofed and other- wise damaged. > 10.—Light- Bank President Satd to Have Filed. The Leke County Bank of East Chi- cago, Ind, has falled. A rumor con- rected _ with it is that President Hess had fied, taking several thousand dol- lars of the assets of the concern. A re- ceiver for the institution has been appoint- ed. The losses are not expected to be large. FOR BUSINESS MEN|MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK SPLENDID SERVICE The Garbage Question No Longer Worries Householders. INTERESTING COMPARATIVE STATISTICS Supt. Stevens Secures Early Open- ing at the Bathing Beach. OTHER DISTRICT AFFAIRS > In the midst of the present torrid spelt it may be timely to note that very little is heard in the way of complaint regarding the disposition of the garbage of the city. In view of the condition“of things in sum- mers gone by, this fact is interesting, for it demonstrates clearly an improved sys- tem of removing the refuse matter from Washington households. Under the pres- ent contract Contractor Warfield is re- quired to visit 48,000 houses daily, and of that number of possibilities but three com- plaints were recorded at the health office Saturday last. The garbage complaint book shows that notwithstanding the excessive heat during the last week the summer of 1896 is far in the lead in this matter so important to the health of the community. According to the record the complaints during the present month have been as follows: August 1, five; August 3, three; August 4, seven; August 5, six; August 6, three; August 7, two; August % three, and August 10, two. Last year ten complaints were registered August 10, sixteen August 12, thirty-two August 13, thirty-seven August 14 and thirty-three August 15. In 1894 the show- ing was: August 13, twenty-six; August 14, thirty-four; August 15, forty-seven, and August 16, forty-nine. One day in August five years ago 480 complaints were regis- tered. Wagons and Carts Engaged. In the garbage service in 1891 were seven- teen carts, while today sixty-three single and double wagons were engaged in the work. It is estimated that before the labors of the force employed by the contractor cease this evening 170 tons of garbage will have been incinerated or removed from the District as a representation of the work of the day. In this connection the new gar- bage crematory comes in for a share of at- tention, especially as its erection on the present site was so vigorously opposed by the South Washington Citizens’ Associa- tien and residents of the southern section of the city generally. July 28 65% tons of ga:bage were burned at the crematory, wh le 60 tons were taken down the river on scews. August 5 65% tons of garbage were burned, including 49 dead animals. August 6 the quantity of garbage burned was 71 tons, including 30 dead animals. Where the Residue 1s Taken. After the capacity of the crematory is taxed, the remainder of the refuse matter is leaded Into scows and towed down the rive: to the farm of Mr. Kentz, just beyond the District line, and there deposited as fertilizer. It is the boast of the contractor that not one particle of the garbage is al- low:-d to get into the water. The garbage wrarf is surrounded by nets, and such mat- ter that may chance to get overboard Is Promptly fished up. “While I do not consider the Washington garbage crematory the model of its kind 1 the United States,” says Health Otfleer Woodward, “it is accomplishing very satis- factory work, indeed. It consumes its lmit, sixty odd tons per day, in a complete and sanitary manner, ard there is no objection to be made. The garbage service of the city this summer is very complete, and a vast Improvement over anything we have had in the past, and it is being bettered every day. System of the Health Bure: “I attribute the good work to the new contract with the garbage collector. It gives the health officer greater power, pro- vides for the imposition of fines for neglect, and for the collection of garbage by the health officer in cases of neglect, the cost of the same to be charged to the con- tractor. Then we have detailed an in- spector whose ‘duty it is to only look after complaints and watch the carts and the collectors at work. Another feature fs that two years ago a daily service was provided only for the center of the city, while now collections are made, or are supposed to be made, from every housc every day in the year with the exception uf Sundays. Complaints Against the Crematory. Health Officer Woodward several weeks ago received many complaints from persons who resided in the vicinity of the crema- tory, setting forth that the furnace worked beautifully during the daytime, when it was likely that an inspector might be in the vicinity, but after nightfall the odors that emanated therefrom were disagree- able, if not unbearable. In view thereof, Health Officer Woodward mae en arrange- ment with the South Washington Citizens’ Association, promising to send an inspector or visit the locality in person at any time he might be notified that matters were not as they should be. Only once, according to Dr. Woodward, has he beea summoned, and then the trouble was too much smoke neenen than an excess of odors. Vhen a complaint about gar e ceived at the health office it & catenaten blank form. This is placed in the hands of an inspector, who conducts an investigation and reports thereon promptly. If the contractor 1s judged to be at fault the pa- per is forwarded to him for further report, and then the health officer disposes of the matter. Washington, so the contractor de- clares, enjoys a superior garbage service to that of any other city in the country. Good News for Rathers, The free bathing beach ia doing a rushing business these hot days. Yesterday was a red Jetter day, when the record of the beach was broken, 73 persons entering the water. In view of the condition of things, Superin- tendent W. X. Stevens this afternoon sub- mitted the following communication to the Commissioner: “Ladies’ mornings at the bathing beach are growing more and more popular daily, and as the attendants are now paid to keep cpen only after 10 a.m., Officer Brown and myself have to do the whole service of opening houses, making entries on the book, taking charge of valuables and reopening the houses as each bather comes out, and as the ladies expect us to be in the water teaching them to swim we find it impossible to do ail. There is also a demand for early opening to the public generally. I -there- fore recommend that from this time for- ward the beach be open for entries from 7 a.m. till 7 p.m., excepting one hour at noon and a half hour at 5 p.m.; the ladies’ morn- ings from 7 to 9 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to be continu and that the Pay of the employes be raised.” The suggestions contained in the forego- ing were approved by the Commissioners. A Fine and Reprimand. The Commissioners this afternoon order- ed that Private J. A. Noone of the fire department, tried July 25 for violation of the rules of the department, be fined $10, and that he be severely reprimanded by the chief engineer. mH Protests Against Improvements. The Commissioners today gave a hear- ing to several parties who desired to enter objection to the making of certata im- provements, consisting of the laying of cement sidewalks on Connecticut avenue between Q and 20th streets, 20th street between Connecticut avenue and R street; the laying of cement sidewalks and setting new granite curbs on O street between 9th and 10th streets, 13th street between L street and Massachusetts avenue, and F street between 19th and 2ist streets; lay- ing cement sidewalk and resetting present curb on H and I streets; setting new gran- ite curb on 15th street northeast; setting old bluestone curb on 15th street northeast and laying brick sidewalks on P street northeast. ‘A petition, signed by T. D. Yeager and seventeen other property owners on O street between 9th and 10th streets, was presented objecting to the laying of the sidewalks and setting of curbs on the street mentioned, for the reason that “new brick sidewalks were laid about two years ago, and that they are now in splendid con- dition, and that the proposed improvements are not, in our judgment, necessary for the public health, safety and comfort.” William Scanlan, Wiliam Hutchinson and others also entered vigorous objection to -“e proposed improvements. PNT a IEEE ERE Nts i At rch BOR ERDAS A NSM ST AE i Bi ARAN Ae CALE lh ef tlh ND cd BESET DRE nae NII EMA ec Wee SSR UD UES PNR rule A ree RASA FS AA SANA At aoAAN Rts ht a Mi te EA ie Sa Ee BEES MEO HH WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT Oaptain Gaillard’s Report on the Operations During the Month of July. Capt. Gaillard, the engineer officer in charge of the Washington aqueduct, has made a report of operations during the past month, in which he says that the total amount expended for construction and maintenance of the aqueduct and tts ac- cessory works to June 30, 1896, including the Washington aqueduct tunnel and the new reservoir near Howard Untversity, was 96,416,267.53, of which amount the District of Columbia paid $1,255,148.76. During the month of July the height of water on the gauge at the mouth of the conduit at Great Falls varied between 14%. feet and 152.0 feet above the datum plane. A table is given of the condition of the water daily during July, from which it appears that at Great Falls the water was very turbid for twenty-four days, turbid for four days, and clear for three days. while during the same period at the dis- tributing reservoir eMuent gate the water was very turbid for nine days, turbid for thirteen days, slightly turbid for four Gays and clear for five days. Bad Condition. “A study of the records of this office,” ys Captain Gaillard, hows that the condition of the Potomac at Great Falls during the month as regards turbidity has been worse ‘than during any July in the nineteen years that the condition has been recorded by this office, a fact which was also true regarding the previous month. Except on one occasion, when the water was purposely shut off from the dis- tributing reservoir, the water level in this reservoir during the month varied only between 143.8 and 145.95 feet above datum plare, a higher mean level than has een maintained in this reservoir during any July since 1889, a condition due partly to the removal of deposits from the conduit, partly to the uncompleted work of raising the dam at Great Falls and partly to the sitght decrease in the dally consumption and waste of water resulting, it is believed, from the introduction of the additional meters required by the distribution branch of the water department of the District of Columbia. “Current meter observations were taken in the retervoirs between the two reser- voirs July 20 for the purpose of determin- ing (in connection with other observations yet to be taken) the co-eificient ¢ in for- mula V—C V R §, in order that the daily and hourly consumption of water can be determined hereafter from gauge readings at the two extremities of the conduit with- out the necessity of shutting off the water from the distributing reservoir and low- ering its level over three feet during the prceress of the measurement. “Estim: tes of materials for inserting the valves and blow-offs in ihe thirty-inch and thirty-six-inch mains have been prepared, and correspondence is now in progress with a view to securing special apparatus for inserting the valves and blow-offs with- out inconveniencing consumers by tem: Porarily shutting off their water supply.” Raising the Dam at Great Fal In regard to the project for increasing the water supply of Washington, D. C., by raising the height of the dam at Great Falls, Capt. Gaillard says that operations Were prosecuted with great disadvantage curing most of the month, on account of high water in the Potomac, the reference of the water surface behind the completed Fortion of the dam varying from about 150.7 feet to 154.0 feet in the Virginia chan- nel, and from 149.5 feet to » feet in the Maryland channel. Because of this state of affairs 1t was possible to lay masonry on that part of the dam across the Virginia channel on but three days only during the Maryland channel only between July 1 and =. The floods which caused so much damage alcng the upper portions of the river in- flicted no injuries or loss of property upon the works at the dam except the loss of some of the rip-rap pavement which is laid in advance of the masonry in order to pro- tect the workmen engaged in raising the coping stones from the rush of water over the dam. This rip-rap is never displaced, even against a bead of several feei, unti! the water begins to pour over its crest to a depth of a foot or more, when the stones on the down stream slope are then dis- placed _and frequently carried over the dam. Two hundred and fifty lineal feet of dam were completed in July, of which 10 feet were in the Maryland channel and 0 feet in the Virginia channel. The total length of dam now completed is 1,644.8 lineal feet. oe LEAGUE WHEELMEN. The Local Delegation Left for Louis- ville This Afternoon. The delegation from the local divisjon of the League of American Wheelmen attend- ing the national meet at Louisville, Ky., left the city yesterday afternoon at 2:20 o’clock on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. ‘The party was not as large as was ex- pected, and consisted of but four people— Chief Corsuil Robertson, Capt. William Jose of the Washington Road Club and the official handicapper ‘of this division; Mr. John C, Wood of the Washington Road Club and Mr. H. A. Givens. They reached Louisville this morning at 11 o'clock, in plenty of time for the opening of the meet. At Charlotteville the train stopped and an addition to the party was made. A number of southern people en route to the meet joined the party at this place, and the entire body proceeded as one delega- tion. After the meet the Washington par- ty will proceed via Cincinnati to Chicago, probably leaving Louisville by Saturday or Sunday. On the return home a stop will be made at the Mammoth Cave in Ken- tucky, and a trip made through the cavern. The delegation will probabiy be gone for two weeks, and during that time they ex- pect to have a jolly time. The membership of the local division has been steadily crawling up of late, and at present numbers 192 members. If this number reaches 200 before the end of the year the division will be entitled to a del- egate at the meeting of the national as- entire month, and on that part across the | FINANCE AND TRADE A Better Feeling Prevails in Finan- cial Circles. LESS HESITATION AND UNCERTAINTY Covering of Shorts and London Advices Help Prices. > ENERAL MARKET REPORTS ee ee G Special Dixpat-h to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, August 10.—Although thy early cables from ondon reported our se cvrities sted on that exchange as selling at a better range of prices, still our market opened in a very slumpish condition, with prices about Saturday's closing. The con- dition of the market at the start this morn- ing was simply a colmjnation of the slump that was so prevalent at the closing of the market last week, and so characterized in the prices of some of the best-listed securi- ties. , The feeling of hesitation and uncertainty which hes been so prevalent in financial circles for some time has abated some- what. but the necessary amount of courage will not be forthcoming for some time, when affairs will return to their origina) state, and the necessary feeling of con- fidence will return. In the meantime, how- ever, the feverish and unsettled conditions of things may be looked for, which will not be benefited to any extent by the hard political campaign now upon us. The political demonstration of Wednes- day night, with the extensive preparations already in progress, has somewhat dis- turbed the street. As there are a number of the banks that are a little below their reserve, it is very likely that in consequence there may be a shifting of loans today, but the effect may Dot be felt, as the street is not borrowing much call money of the banks. After the noon hour the cov shorts, which was influenced to tent by the earlier buying of Londen, caused the market to take on a better tone and prices rallied somewhat. Sugar, after declining to 95, rallied to 967-8; Manhattan sold as low as 74z during the morning sell- ing, but recovered to 76 on very light buy- ing. Like recoveries were noticed in all the active securities. The accumulated short interest, which has now assumed enormous proportion: wili undoubtedly, after this unreasona and unwarranted scare has simmered down to its exact state, show Itself in the sharp advance of price to an extent counter- part of this enormous decline. Toward the close a distinctly better feel- ing was developing in the market, and the fect that loans for the day had been ar- ranged on a basis not above six per cent and the pronounced weakness of the for- eign exchange market were the real causes to this effect. At the same time there has en a disposition to pick up both bonds 1 stocks, which closed in a more healthy cor dition, —_— => NCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. FI The following are the opening,the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as ~eported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schiey, No. 80 Broadway. American Sugar... American Sugar, Pt: American Tobacco. American Cotton Oil. Atchison... Balttmore & Ohio. Bay State Gas. Canada Southern... | Canada Pacite. cn ke c ros ci & St. Louis , Chicago, B. & Q. icagu Gas. M. & St. Pi Delaware & Hudson. Den. & Rio Grande, P Dis. & Cattle Feedi: Louisville & Nashville. Metropolitan Traction Manhattan Kievated. Michigan Central. Missouri Pacific. Nattonal Lead Co... National Lead Co., Pid New Jersey Central. New York Central Northern Pact Northern Pacitic, North American. Ont. & Western. Pacific Mail. Phila. & Reading Paiiman P. C. Co. Southern Ky., Pra. Phila. Traction. Texas Pacific. ....-; ‘Tenn. Coal and Iron Union Pacific... U.S. Leather, pid. eeling & L. Erie Wheeling & I. Erie,Pid. Western Union Tel. Sliver. Wi wi Washington Stock Exchange. _Sales—regular eall12 o'clock m.—United States Electric Light, 5 at 100'y, 26 at 100. After eall— Lansion Monytspe, at Govermment Boi Did, 106 asked. ask a. h <_S. 4s, registered, 4s, coupon, 106 lily bid, 112 ws District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year Fund. 104 bid. 30-yoar Fund. gold Gs, 110 bid Stock currency 7s, 11, 110 bid.” W Steck cu reaey 7s, Jus, 110 bid: Fund, currency 3.058, 110 asked Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad 5s, 100 bid. Metropolitan Hailroad conv. 6s, 110 Wid Belt Hailroad Ss, To bid, 80 ask: inactom Ratlroad 68, 9 bid, 05 asked. mmbia Hailroad Gs, 10S bid, 12 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac sembly of the league, which will meet some time in February next, at the call of the national president. ——— PROTECTION FOR THE SEALS. Russia to Make Overtures to Other Countries. ST. PETERSBURG, August 10.—Several special conferences between Prince Loban- off-Rostoveky, the Russian minister for foreign affairs, and the other ministers have resulted in a decision to continue the Bering sealing agreement of 1893 and 1894, but to make overtures to the United States, Great Britain ¢nd Japan with the view to establish tetter protection for the seals. SS ee He Squandered $230,000, KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 10.—Dr.Wil- Nam H. Vallett, formerly of Philadelphia, and who is said to have squandered within the past ten yeare a@ fortune of a quar- ter of a million dollars, left him by his grandfather, the late Henry Vallett of Cin- clznati, died here last night in a boarding hovse, where for several months he had been provided for by friends. He died pen- niless. ra a Grain and Cotton Market. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, ‘Thal- correspondents Messra. Laden! mann & Co., New York. Gra. if i * Kf er of sevecaaaaee | aaa BORRSREENNET abavy BASESREEE sat BSRSSEREE 2 a Telephone Ss, 100 bid. Ameriaan Ne arity and ‘Trust 5s, F. and A., 100 bid. American urity and Trust 5s, A. and ©, 109 bid. Washington Market Company Ist Gs, 105 bid, Washington Market imp. Gs, 105 bid. Washington Market exten, 64, 105 ‘bid. Masonic Hall Assoclation. Se 103 bid, National Bank —Bank of Washington, ° bid. Bank of EK 240 bid. Metropolitan, 270 bid. Central, id. Farmers and ua tes’, 170 bid. 110 bid. West End, 110 asked. Traders’, 100 asked. Lincoln, 93 bid, 100 aaked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. tional Sate Deposit and Trust, 120 acked. Washington Laan and ‘Trust sked. American Security aod Trust, 140 asked. Washington Saf pit, 50 bid Xatiroad Stocks.Capital eTaction Compa asked. Metropolitan, 105 bid, 111 asked. Dla, 55 bid. Belt, 25 asked. ' Eekington, Georgetown and Tennallytown, 25 adked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.--Washington Gas, 45 asked. United States Electric Light, 98 bid, 29% asked. + Insurance Storks.—Firemen's, 32 bid. Franklin, 32 bid. Metropolitan, 8 bid! Corcoran, 50D Potomac, 55 bid. Arlington, 125 bid.‘ Germai American, 130 bid. National Union, 9 bid, 14 asked. Columbia, 9 bid, 14 asked. itiggs, 7 bid. People's, 5% vid, G asked. 8 asked. Com- mercial, 5 asked. Title “Insuratce Stockx.—Real Extate Title, 100 bid, 110 asked. Columbia Title, 6 asked. District Titie, 5 bid, 10 asked. - Telephone’ Stocks.—Chesapeake and Potomac, 08 asked. American Graphophone, 4! 5 asked. Pneumatic Gun Cartlage, .10 bid, .25 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks. jer Linotype, 117 asked. Lanston Monotype, 4% bid, 6 asked. Great Falls Tce, 120 asked. folk ‘and Wasiiington Steamboat, 90 asked. cose es Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., August 10.—Fiour duli—west- ora super, $1.80a$2; do. extra, §2.2;a$2.05; do. Saag 80; winter wheat patent, §3.40a83.65; $3.50a§3.75; wheat straight, ; exports, mone: