Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. ———— PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 101 lvania Avenue, Cor. 11th St, by The Ev Star Ne Company, 8. H. KAUPFMANN, Pres‘. Yew York Office, 49 Potter Building. city by carcire on thelr own ecounts at lo cents week, or 44 cents % at the Sounter Z cents each. mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage cents Per month. Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, advance. 98 second-class matter. All mail subscriptions must be paid in . known on application. Rates of advertising made Che Fvening Star. No. 13,558. CHICAGO THE PLACE DemocraticNational Committee Head- quarters to Be There. DOCUMENTS 10 BE SENT OUT FROM Uncertainty About Gorman’s Con- nection With the Campaign. BRYAN WON’T BE MANAGED — No official statement as to the location of the democratic national committee head- quarters is to be given out before tonight, but it is surely going to Chicago. This is Mr. Bryan's wish, and he is so positive in the matter that even though his managers may be convinced that this is a serious mistake they will yield to him. Senator Jones, chairman of the national committee; Senator Faulkner, chairman of the congressional committee, and Repre- sentatives McMillin and Richardson were eleseted together in an informal talk this morning, but none of them would make any statement as to the program before the time appointed by Chairman Jones for making the formal announcement. What Will Be Done. This may be accepted, however, as sub- stantially what is to be done: The head- quarters will be established in Chicago, and the subcommittee of the campaign committee ng charge of the literary bureau will have headquarters at Wash- ingion. The documents will be sent out i the general newspaper end of the cam- ill be conducted from here. Sena- mes aimself will be in charge of the headquarters at Chicago. He will go yefore the end of the week, and will + work fully in hand in a week after his arrival. There will probably be three members of the campaign com- mittee located permanently at Washington. Whether Gorman will take any part in the management of the campaign is uncertain. He could undoubtedly go to the head of Washington committee if he were wili- to do so, but it is doubtful whether he 1. It is more probable that Richardson be in charge of these headquarters, and that a prominent southern newspaper man will have general charge of the news- The literary head- probably be established in C with or at least in the same with the headquarters of the con- gressional committee. As both committees nding out documents, it is likely that they will work together. Strongheadedness of Bryan. with which Mr. Bryan in- sisted upon the selection of Chicago for the committee headquarters against ce and wishes of nearly all the ex- enced campaigners of the party, and ary to the judgment of even the chairman of the committee, shows that the candidate possesses the quality of strong- headedness to a phenomenal degree. It is understood that the reason given by him for the choice was that Chicago was the central point of the battlefield. He Will Not Be Managed. People not officially connected with the campaign seem to generally regard the se- lection, under the circumstances, as a con- fession on the part of Mr. Bryan that he Goes not hope to accomplish anything in the east, and that he wants to identify this as a western campaign as far as the dem- ocrats are concerned. Old politicians re- gard this as a serious mistake on his part, not on the ground that there is any chance to carry eastern states, but because it is considered unwise to sectionalize the cam- paign. His attitude indicates also that he is not going to be managed to any great extent by his campaign managers. He evi- dently has a great deal of confidence in his own judgment. oo ARMY LOSSES. Decision as to the Property of Officers and Enlisted Men. ‘The controller of the treasury has given a decision ir regard to the reimbursement of losses of private property of officers and enlisted men of the army under the pro- visions of the act of March 3, 1885, in which he holds generally as follows: The act of March 3, 1845, provides for three classes of circumstances under which officers and enlisted men of the army are entitled to reimbursement for the loss of private property in the military service of the United States, provided that the Secre- tery of War shall have first decided that the property so lost was “reasonable, usc- ful, necessary and proper for such Officer or soldier while in quarters, engaged in the public service in the ine of duty:” First. Where the claimant can show that the loss occurred without fault or negli- gence on bis part; Second. Where the property lost was ship- ped on board an unseaworthy vessel by or- der of a properly authorized officer, in which case it is not required to affirma- tively show*that he wes not guilty of fault or negligence; and ‘Third. Where the property was lost through the action of the claimant in pre- ferring to save the property of the United States at the same time that his own was in jeopardy, which recessarily implies the neglect of his own property for the sake of ing the government from loss, if possi- In the construction of the terms of the act in question, the controller says it is clear: First. That personal property belonging to the officer or enlisted man, but in use by the members of his family, is to be ex- cluded. Secona. That all clothing, such as he weuld usually wear in the public service while in quarters and in the line of duty, he may be indemnified for if lost; and also for all furniture and such articles of house- hold use proper, reasonable and necessary for him to have in his quarters, such as the regulations prescribe for him to occupy as an officer or enlisted man. Third. That clothing not necessary or proper for him to wear in the line of duty is excluded. That in the matter both of clothing and household effects necessary ard proper for him to have, while in every case it should be considered that a fair, dust, reasonable amount should be allowed to him for which he could properly be in- demnified, amount largely in excess of his — and requirements should be denied im. It is a status of service being in and in quarters it is the rule of the service to wear uniform. o-—____ Victim of the Lincoln Murder. CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., August 15.—Wil- bur F. Eyster, who was found murdered in an alley in Lincoln, Neb., last night, was one of the most prominent business men and politicians in Franklin county. BERLIN, August 15.—It 1s efficially an- nounced that Minister of War Gen. Bron- sart von Schillendorf has been relieved from office. He will be succeeded by Gen. von Gossier. —__o—__ Councilman Charged With Bribery. RBADING, Pa., August 15.—Select Coun- cilman William Abbott Whitman was ar- rested here this forenoon on a charge of bribery. WASHINGTON, D. ©. SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1896—TWE NTY-FOUR PAGES. TWO CENTS. ‘THE STAR BY MAIL. The Star will be mailed to any address tn the United States or Canada if ordered at this office in person of by letter or postal csrd. Persons leaving the city for any period should remember this. Terms: 18 ccnts per week: 25 cents for two weeks, or 580 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 SENATOR PUGH TALKS SHERM He Thinks Alabama Will Surely Go fo Bryan and Sewall. Some Danger That Populists and Democrats May Not Fuse— The Senatorship. Trustworthy information received here from Alabama is to the effect that unless the situation in that state changes there will be no fusion of the populists and demo- crats for electors. The election a few days ago left all the old scars open, and it will require great work to get the warring parties together. The prospects, without a change, are that there will be three elec- toral tickets in the field, possibly four. If the gold democrats put a ticket in the field there will be four. It is said that there are not over 4,000 or 5,000 gold democrats in the state who would desert the democratic party for a new ticket, and that the number may not reach that amount. The gold strength is confined to the cities of Birmingham, Mobile and Mont- gomery. The republicans, it is said, will do everything in their power to induce the pepulists to fuse with them. They may suc- ceed in bringing around a number of the Populist leaders. Many of these threatened to turn the state over to McKinley should Goodwin be defeated for governor, and they are in a mood to put their threats into exe- cution if they can carry the rank of the porulists with them. The democrats say they cannot do this ,and that is why they are confidently predicting overwhelming success for the democratic ticket in No- vember. Senator Pugh Talks. Senator Pugh of Alabama has been in the city several days, having come here from Alabama, where he took a prominent part in the campaign preceding the election. He left today for Saratoga, accompanied by his wife. Before leaving he talked briefly with a Star reporter. “I participated in the canvass prior to the state election,” Senator Pugh said, “and the attendance at the various meet- ings was unusually large. The people were more interested in the questions discussed than ever before in former elections. The canvass was thorough and able on both sides, and the result met the most reason- able expectations of the democrats. I was surprised at the stubborn adhesion of the populists to their nominees for state offi- cers. The cohesive power of their nomina- tions held them together in greater num- bers than I expected. There was a great reduction in their strength, however, and the reduction would have been greater if they had not been so well organized.” Asked as to the outlook for the ber election, Senator Pugh said: “Ninety per cent of the voting population of the state is for free coinage, and no division, no matter what it is, can keep the state from going for Bryan and Sewall by over 50,000 majority.” Talking as to the national prospects of the democratic ticket, Senator Pugh said: “From the character of the free silver movement and the surprising strength it is showing in every state, I have the utmost confidence in the triumphant election of Bryan and Sewall.” The Senatorial Fight. Senator Pugh refused to discuss the mat- ter of the senatorial fight in Alabama, merely saying that he saw no reason to doubt his own re-election. A dispatch from Alabama a few days ago stated that Gov- ernor Oates lacked only a few votes of having a majority of the democratic mem- bers of the legislature. The legislature meets the second Tuesday in November, and it will be decided shortly after that who will succeed Senator Pugh. Among the friends of Senator Pugh it is said that he will be re-elected without severe opposi- tion; that Governor Oates cannot be elect- ed because he is a gold man, and that a large majority of the members of the legis- lature are rabid free silver followers who would never vote for a man tainted with gold ideas. —_.+—___ EXPRESS EMPLOYES STRIKE. Clerks, Drivers Porters of the Adams Company Go Out. JERSEY CITY, N. J., August 15.—The long-expected strike of Adams Express em- ployes in Jersey City was begun this morning. Men in the employ of the com- pany in New York also went out, and about 600 men, clerks, drivers and Porters are on strike. At 9 o'clock this morning Superintend- ent Herbert Temple of the Jersey City office said he had sixteen new porters. He was at werk in his shirt sleeves handling parcels and instructing the new men. Twenty or twenty-five men were at work on the long pie: The Jersey City force number 150 men. Less than a score of the strikers were in the neighborhood. uperintendent Temple said: ‘We have unloaded all the perishable freight from the cars. We have trucks from the New York market to carry it away. We have got out three of our wagons. The cars have been started out on time. We did not have very much <o handle this morning. Our delivery is de- layed. We expect a force of porters from Philadelphia today. Whether they will here permanently or not is a question for sor thee consideration.” An lams Express car for Chic: and another for St. Louis left the pler at sain Manager Zimmerman visited the pier this morning. He declined to discuss the strike, and referred the reporter to the De em office. ‘he strikers ure organized in the Knights of Labor. Their committee waited on President L. C. Weir Thursday and yes- terday, and asked for the reinstatement of men discharged, it is said, without just cause to give place to western men. Their interviews were unsatisfactory to the com- mittee. The resolve to strike followed the committee's report last night. The cause of the strikers was stated by one of them as follows: “The strike is caused the unjust treatment we have received since Presi- dent Weir came from the west. He put $0 a month men from the west in the places of men who for irs had been earning $75 a month. len who have the company for many years on salaries from $100 to $150 a month have been forced out by reduction in their pay to $75 and $60 a month.” LORD RUSSELL ARRIVES. Justice of Great Reaches New York. NEW YORK, August 15.—Lord Russell of Killowen, lord chief justice of Great Britain, reached New York today on board the Cunard line steamer Umbria, from Queenstown. Accompanying him are Lady Russell and their daughters and Sir Frank Lockwood and Lady Lockwood. Lord Rus- sell comes to the United. States on invita- tion of the American Bar Association, be- fore which body he will deliver an address on August 20 on “International Law.” Lord Russell and his Britain Justice Fuller of the United States Su- preme Court, Gov. L. P. Morton of he York and other notable Americans. ~~ Fusion im Washington. ELLENSEURG, Wash., August 15—Fu- sion of the populist and free silver men who left the republican party has beea effected in the state of Washington. The name of the party will be the people's He Points Out the Dangers of Inde- pendent Free Coinage. LAWS 10 RAISE THE METAL'S PRICE The Country Forced to a Gold Standard Years Ago. AN APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 15.—The crowds in attendance at the opening of the repub- lican state campaign here today exceed all expectations. Early in the morning the streets began to fill with strangers, but it was not until nearly noon that the bulk of the visiting republicans began to surge in from the railway stations in vast throngs. All parts of the state contributed heavily to the crowd, but the northwest and south- west quarters sent the greatest numbers. Senator Sherman. The Toledo and Ohio Central brought in three train loads; in all, forty coaches well filled. The Hocking Valley and Toledo also brought several long train loads of people. Portsmouth, Chillicothe and the Scioto val- ley in general sent large delegations. ‘Though it was announced that there would be no parade of clubs, a great many uni- formed marching clubs are on the ground with their bands of music. The weather is terribly hot, and the wisdom of omitting the parade feature is now apparent. Senator Sherman arrived last night. Gen. Stewart L. Woodford of New York came in this morning, and ex-Governor Foraker at noon. Lieutenant Governor Jones arrived Jast evening. General Woodford and Sena- tor Sherman spent most of the morning to- gether discussing the political situation in the Senator's quarters. The tent in which the meeting was held was no‘ large enough to accommodate the crowd that wished to hear the speeches, though it seated ten thousand people. Yet the spacious grounds about afforded com- fortable places for those who could not be admitted under the canvas. The sides of the tent were taken off, permitting the breeze to waft through, making it cool for those in the tent and enabling those on the outside to hear fairly well. Governor Bushnell was brief in his open- ing remarks, it being plain that the audi- ence was anxious to hear Mr. Sherman. The Senator read his speech, it being the first time in his life that he did so on such an occasion. No attempt was made at ora- tory, his utterances depending upon their logic and lucidity for their worth. He was cheered vociferously and the speech was well received. COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 15.—The re- publican state campaign opened here to- day at 1 p.m. in a big tent, in the pres- ence, as estimated, of 10,000 people. The teat capacity, as counted in another town, was fixed at that number, and the tent was full today. It was pitched on East Broad street, one of the finest streets in the city, and had the appearance from the outside of being a circus. The tent has a diameter of 180 feet, and the height of the center pole is 48 feet. The seats-were two-inch planks with the necessary aisles, and electric lights, for the night meeting which is to be addressed by Gen. Stewart L. Woodford of New York. The tent was secured and erect- ed by business men. Delegations are in the city from Toledo, Bowling Gréen, Findlay, Portsmouth, New- ark, Sandusky, Clyde, Tiffin, Springfield, Dayton, Cincinnati, Mansfield, Zanesville, Cleveland, the Hocking valley and other places. The weather is fine. and the day is given up by some of the manufacturing establishments to attendance upon the meeting. On account of warm weather the proposed parade in the evening has been abandoned. But, notwithstanding, some of the clubs from other cities appeared in uniform. Tne people from out of town began to arrive on the early morning trains. There is a liberal display of bunting on the business streets, indicating a holiday appearance. At 1:30 p.m., after the usual music and cheering of some of the well-known men, Governor Bushnell, as chairman, formally opened the exercises with a very short speech, after which he introduced Senator Sherman. The Senator was recetved with great cheering. He spoke as follows: Mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens: A citizen of Ohio has been selected by the republican national convention as their candidate for Preeident of the United States, and we are here to ratify and sup- port his nomination. We take pride in William McKinley, not only for the honor oonferred upon Ohio by the convention, but because we know him to be fitted for that great office. We know that since his boyhood his life has been pure and stain- less, that as a soldier in the Union army he was brave and loyal, that as a member of Congress for many years he exhibited the highest mental traits and rendered great services to his country, and that as governor of Ohio he proved his capacity to form difficult executive duties. And he jas the higher claim upon us that durii all his active life he has been a faith! and able ablican, peorouetly in aym- pathy with the principles of the republican party. That party does not rest its claims to your confidence merely upon the merits of its candidates, but upon the soundness of its public policy, its measures and its aims. ‘Two Questions at Issue. It is the distinguishing feature of our re- publican government that every question affecting the people of the United States must ultimately be determined by them at the ballot box. Every legal voter has an equal voice in deciding it, however difficult (Continued on Eighth Page.) AN ON SILVER) DEMOcRATIC HEADQUARTERS A Number of Prominent Pasty Men Called There Today. What Candidate Watts Says of West Virginia—Schoes of Mr. Bryan’s Speeches, The headquarters of the democratic con- gredsional committee were sought by @ number of prominent democrats this morn- ing. Among the number was Mr. C. C. Watts, who Was nominated last Wednes- day as the democratic candjdate for gov- ernor of West Virginia. Mr. Watts says he believes the democrats will carry West Virginia op the free silver issue, and that the business men of the cities who have opposed that, idea because of the repre- sentations of bankers are coming to see it in a new light, and are coming over to the Party. What Mr. Watts Says. “I have a pamphlet containing a speech by Senators Elkins two years ago,” said Mr. Watts today, “‘and the declarations in that speech are being placed before the people of the state. Senator Elkins in that speech said we were suffering from a want of more silver; now since the declarations of the St. Louis convertion he has turned around and contradicts what he declared two yeais ago. We want the people to judge in which declaration he is sincere and in whicn he is right.” Mr. Watts is a man of commanding ap- pearance and a good talker. His support- ers are commenting on his nomination, which was made at twelve minutes of 12 o'clock on the night of the 12th instant. Echoes of Bryan's Speech. Representative McMillin of Tennessee ar- rived here from New York this morning, and will remoin in the city several days in ecnnection with his work as a member of the congressional committee before going to Tennessee. Mr. McMillin was greatly pleased with Mr. Bryan’s speech at Madi- son Square Garden, and said he regarded it as a masterpiece of reasoning. He said he believed the democrats, would carry Tennessee by a majority of 30,000 or 35,000. Representative Richardson of Tennessee also reached this city today, having attend- ed the New York meeting at Madison Square Garden. Mr. Richardson presided when Mr. Bryan made the three greatest speeches of his life previous’ to his New York effort. He was in the chair at the House of Representatives when Mr. Bryan spoke on the tariff and on the repeal of the Sherman act, and presided at icago when the convention was captivated by the dem- ocratic candidate. BLAINE ON MONE. Republican Committee Semding Out the Late Secretary’s Speech. The latest publication gotten out by the republican congressional committee Is a speech of the late Secretary J. G. Blaine, from which numerous extracts have been made of.laté by silver men in fevor of free coinage of silver. The speech fs printed in full, as a means of showing that the silver utterances attributed to Mr. Blaine were wrung from a context which when given in full, presented a different view. The sub- heads ‘to ‘the speech indteate the main points: “Restoration of silver impossible without the co-operation of Europe.” “Our silver dollar must pe worth 100 cents on the dollar.” “Free coinage at 16 to 1 would force us to a single silver standard.’* “We need both gold and silver, and we can have both only by making each the equal of the other.” “An inferior silver dollar or cheap paper ae would be disastrous to the interests of all.” The committee is sending large supplies of the Blaine speech to each of the state committees, and it’asks that all requests for supplies be made to the state committees. The committee probably will make a cam- paign document of an open letter it has re- cently received, written by Gen. Jo Shelby of Missouri to Gen. Crittenden, consul gen- eral to Mexico, announcing the writer's pur- Pose to support McKinley, and denouncing the Chicago convention. —_-s—____ THE LYNCHED ITALIANS. Daron Fava at the State Department About the Matter. Baron Fava, the italian ambassador, had a long interview with Acting Secretary Rockhill at the State Department today ro- garding the lynching of the Italians by a mob at Hahnville, near New Orleans, a few days ago. The baron supplemented his note sent some days ago, and urged that as speedy steps as possible be taken to se- cure the punishment of the lynchers and a suitable indemnity for the families of the men killed. He presented a memoranda of @ report which he had received from the Italian consul at New Orleans, stating that the men who were lynched were Italian subjects. It is understood that the consul has furnished the Louisiana state authori- ties the same information, Baron Fava was assured by Mr. Rockhill that the Unit- ed States government wag doing all that it could to forward the investigation, and was now awaiting a report from the gov- ernor of Louisiana. The State Department has no further information concerning the citizenship of the lyncked men than that furnished by the Italian ambassador. After his interview with the Secretary, Baron Fava stated to a Star reporter that the Italian government relied with confi- dence on the justice of the United States government in the matter, and felt sure that everything possible was being done by the authorities. He declined to make any turther statement, saying that as the mat- ter stood at present it was wholly in the hands of the United states. government. ———o-___ WARNER'S MONOGRAPHS. Three New Ones to Be Sept Out From the Silver Headqgearters. The rather slim stock of free silver liter- ature which has been on hand in the va- rious silver headquarters fe to be some- what increased by a new. supply, which was arranged for today py @en. A. J. Warner, president of the Bimetgllic Union. Gen. Warner, it is said at headquarters, has arranged for the printing of something like 500,000 documents for immediate use. This will be followed by other @rders in a short time. The lterature fer which orders have been given consists:of ¢he mono- graphs which Gen. Warner-wri He has written three new mon 8, with the questions of “g! “Effect of Remonetization of Silver on Prices,” and “History of the Aet of 1873," and these are the ones to be primted now. Matters at silver party headquarters are still unsettled. A. J. Wedderburn has been yoluntarily in charge of thesestablishment for some time, but is unable to do any- thing. The institution has run completely out of literature, and is waiting on the ar= rival of Vice Chairman Stevens or anybody who can do something to relieve the de- mand which tg pouring in. Nobody seems to know what is to be done. Diffenderfer, who was:here.a few days ago, is as muchet sea as any.“ef the others. He cannot do anything untif the executive officers get here. an y ——_-o______ Ex-President Campero Dead. LIMA, Peru, August ‘Texas).—Advites. rece! gs today from Bolivia ennounce.that iex-! at Cam- Pero died on- August 22°. B cs Ed BAD SWEEPING DONE|t! #uNG CHANG’S VISIT How the Contractor Violated His Uncertainty as to Where He Will Be Officially ! Agreement Last Night. STAR REPORTERS FOLLOW MACHINES Work Was Begun Hours Before Scheduled Time. INEFFICIENT CLEANING A little more than a fortnight ago the question was raised as to the efficiency with which the present street sweeping contract was being performed. Citizens wrote to The Star, complaining of the manner in which certain of the thoroughfares of the eity were cleaned nightly, and the con- tractor replied rather caustically to the strictures laid upon him, and defended his ‘methods of complying with the contract and the specifications. At his suggestion The Star sent a reporter with his superin- tendent in the early morning one day to verify the contractor's claims. The visit was prearranged, and the result of the ob- servation was certainly all that the con- tractor claimed. The fear was then ex- pressed, however, that this method of in- vestigation was not wholly trustworthy, and accordingly last evening The Star dis- patched five reporters into various parts of the city to observe the actual workings of the street sweepers and to ascertain just how far they observed the terms of the contract with respect to the matter of sprinkling, sweeping by machines and by brooms and gathering in the dirt in carts. In short, an effort was made to survey the field thoroughly from the start to the finish. Time of Beginning and Ending. One of the most important points to be ascertained was the time of beginning and ending of the work. The specifications re- quire that the work must all be done be- tween the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. This requirement is understood by the authori- ties to be reasonable and fair, for it is thought that in the interest of good work the streets should not be swept until after the traffic of the day has ceased, in order that advantage might be takenaof the ab- solute cessation of travel to secure a per- fectly clean street. Then, too, it was un- derstood that by sweeping the streets after 10 o'clock and stopping before 6 the citizens would be subjected to a minimum of an- noyance. In the summer months it is the universal practice of the householdgrs who remain in town to occupy their front steps and porches, in order to obtain the coolest air stirring. Until 10 o'clock the parkings are almost invariably inhabited, and the op- eration of the street sweepers are produc- tive of the greatest discomfort, even when }the streets are properly sprinkled in ad- vance. These five reporters went over several miles of streets. They observed every step of the process, and, noting the condition of the streets before the sprinklers passed over them, they saw the dirt brushed into the gutters, hoed into piles, and then brushed by brooms into still more compact heaps.. They carefuily noted the hour at which the work was begun, and they re- port that the contract was violated in sev- eral most important particulars, Over Two Hours Ahead of Time. In the first place, the entire street sweep- ing force was out of the stables. at the head of 12th street by 7:30 o'clock, two hours and a half before the time specified in the con- tragt. It has been claimed by the contractor when the question of the time of beginning has been raised before. that the machines left the stables early, of course, but only to reach their starting points in order to be able to start promptly at 10 o'clock, and so to lose no time. Last night, The Star is to- day able to state, without fear of successful contradiction, that, with the exception of a very few stretches of streets left as out- lets, the entire section of Washington lying north of F street, south of Florida avenue, west of 9th street and east of 14th street, an area including over one hundred city blocks, and comprising probably the closest built and the most densely populated part of the city, was completely but not well swept, broomed and finished before 10 o'clock, the hour at which, under the terms of the contract, the work should have,just begun. ‘These ‘outlet streets were swept later in the night, in some cases at the close of the work. Why the contract was thus violated in this particular is easy to understand. By work- ing overtime a small force can be made to approximate to proper results. That it has been violated night after night in the same manner is the common evidence of citizens who keep their eyes open. Why it is not re- ported to the Commissioners by the official inspectors, who are supposed to follow the entire work, and to pass judgment upon the manner in which the contract is carried out, is only to be surmised. Bad Work Done.” Nor was this all. The work was not well dene. The sprinkling was poor at best, and absolutely lacking in some places. Nowhere was there more than a bare sufficiency of water used, and then only in rare and wide- ly separated spots. In places the sprinkler was run down the street at a trot, and the scanty drops of water barely ruftied the dusty surface, while the sweeper was so far behind that much of the moisture had evaporated before the hickory brooms that last seven days had touched the accumula- tions. Throughout the territory covered by the observations the air was filled with dust. Those of the reporters who rode on bicycles, the better to follow and observe the work- ings of the contract, noted that as they mounted and dismounted the saddles of their machines were in a few seconds covered with dust, that must have been merely small samples of the clouds rolling through the windows opened. Poor Gutter Cleaning. Nor was the sweeping itself well done. The brooms were not Iaid down hard, and in many cases the dirt was merely smear- ed over the asphalt. Occasionally there would be observed long ridges of untouch- ed dirt in the center of the street. Places were numerous where the midline of the thoroughfare was marked by mountains of refuse left as indicators for the edges of the sweeping machines. The work in the gutters was equally careless, The hoe men dragged their im- plements along Hstlessly, as though afraid of wearing out the metal, lifting them ce- casionally to provide the heaps of dirt to which the brocm men indifferently aimed to push the particles. Owing to the wretchedly inadequate sprinkling the gut- ters were in almost every instance as dry 9s a bone when the broom work was done, and the dust raised by this force was in evidence in choking volume in every square. The repcrter who went through the swept section with the contractor's super- intendent a fortnight ago was in the party, and he observed @ far different state of affairs. Streets that were then spick and span in the morning, several houra after the sweepers and carts had finished their work, were grimy ard dirty at 9 o'clock last night, even though the entire outfit had been past but a few moments. The hickory brooms were revolving at a rate that told cf efforts to prolong their lives beyond the allotted seven days, and there were ample evidences of an ecotiomical ad- ministration to be had at every hand. The District inspectors were on duty, following the trail of the sweepers and o! ing the blithesome work of the sprinklers, but no : (Continued on Eleventh Page.) Received. He May Go to Gray Gables or the President May Meet Him on Governor's Island. Although it is settled that President Cleveland will not return to this city to receive Li Hung Chang, the royal Chinese ambassador, it is not so well settled where the meeting of the two statesmer actually will take place. As already intimated in The Star, the chances are strongly in favor of the selection of the President's modest cottage on the shores of Buzzard’s Bay as the place of meeting, but if this should be found to be impracticable it is more than likely that the military post on Governor's Island, New York harbor, will be utilized 8 a presidential audience chamber for this occasion only. The arrival of the Chinese ambassador at New York will be made the occasion of an imposing military and naval demonstra- tion, in which all the troops in the vicinity of New York and all the vessels of the North Atlantic squadron, now in Hampton Roads, will take part. It is also probable that Assistant Sccre- tary Rockhill of the State Department and high officers of the army and navy will be specially delegated to receive Li Hung Chang’s party in New York harbor. The Gispatch boat Dolphin will play an import- ant part in the proceedings. ie case Gray Gables is selected as the place of meect- ing, she will be placed at the disposal of the Chinese diplomat to convey him thither as the special guest of the President, and if the meeting is arranged to take place at New York the Dolphin will be used by the President for the trip from Gray Gables to the metropolis and back. Li Hung Chang will be a passenger on the American liner St. Louis, leaving South- ampton on the instant, and is due to arrive at New York cn the 2sth instant. The question of his reception and entertain- ment is now being considered by the Presi- dent and his guests, Secretaries Olney, Carlisle and Lamont, Notwithstanding the practical certainty that the official reception of the Chinese statesman will not be held in Washington, he will visit this city for about a week in accordance with his original plan. ————_+-e+__ TO RUN FOR $56,000. Great Race for the F This Aftern NEW YORK, August 15.—The heavy storms which descended upon Sheepshead Bay yesterday made the track a trifle heavy for today’s great race for the ninth Futurity stakes, and the workmen were out early with their harrows pulling over the earth to iet it dry as well as possible before the contest for the $56,000, the richest stake in the world for two-year-olds. The entry list as given out by the secretary is as fol- low: Ornament, 116, Sloane; Ogden, 115, Tuber- ville; Rodermond, 115, Hill; Challenger, 115, Doggett; Bastion, 115, Clayton; Scottish Chieftzin, 113, Taral; Rhodesia, 112, Simm Panmure, 108, Walker; Box, 108, J. Perkins; Octagon, 108, Griffin; News Gatherer, 105, Ballard. The last trials of the candidates were had ‘Thursday. After her victory at Brighton Beach on Tuesday last, when Rhodesia defeated Dwyer’s Cleophus in-a canter in fast time, she became a strong choice among the bet- ting men and bade fair to displace Orna- ment at the post of favoritism. She got an easy gallop, covering the six furlongs in a trifle better than 1.17. ‘The actual favorite is the westerner, Or- nament, winner of both halves of the double event, and second to Winged Foot in the Great Trial stakes. Since the New Eng- land Jockey Club meeting he has had a rest, and is probably all the better for it, as he has been doing strong gallops, and ‘Thurs- day ran a good six furlongs, although not up to his best work, of 1.15%. With Sloane in the saddle, he will be driven hard to win, but he will not feel the weight of Garrison's urging, and, as he is a very sluggish colt, he may not show his best form. He will be at a disadvantage, owing to the new rule forbidding the assistant starters to hold horses for a good start, as he is a very bad actor. At 1 o'clock the track had dried out con- siderably, and dust was flying on the turns, while the only damp spots were along the rail in the stretch, and on the far side it was improving rapidly with every hour, as the strong breeze from the sea and the hot sun were having their effects. The crowd did not begin to gather until nearly 2 o'clock, the spectators at this big race being always slow in appearing. A better day could not have been imag- ined for the race, for the air was clear and cool, a strong sea breeze tempering the sun's rays, and the lawns and infield were as green and fresh looking as if a hot wave was a thing unknown. The flower beds were bright with the colors of the late summer and ike buildings were fresh and clean. By 2 o’cleck the fringe of spectators in the grand stend had been increased, until the best cf the seats in the front rows had been taken, and the turnstiles were click- irg as train after train deposited its load of human freight into the siation one after another, as fast as the passengers could be discharged. Ornament was still the favorite, although Rhodesia’s following had steadily increased end she bade fair to close almost an equal favorite with the westerner. ——_———__ NEW FIVE-DOLLAR NOTE. rity Stnkes The Silver Certificates of That De- nomination Issued Today. The United States treasury today began the issue of the new series of five-dollar silver certificates and will continue their distribution in the regular ways of busi- ness until the heavy demand shall have been fully supplied. Owing to the limited supply on hand they are being !ssued in small amounts only to banks and individ- uals in exchange for other notes. The dis- bursing officers of the different depart- ments were each given a package of about 1,000 notes for issue in payment of sal: ries, etc. So it will not be long before the new notes will be in general circulation in this city. As has been already stated in The Star, the frontispiece of this note is an allegorical representation of “America en- lightening the world,” containing partly draped female figures of “America,” “Fame” and “Peace,” with a representa- ticn of Jupiter in his chariot in the act of hurling a thunderbolt. Vignettes of Grant and Sheridan are prominent features of the design of the back of the note. Ac- cording to one treasury critic the design of the five-dollar certificate is more artistic and suitable than the designs of the one- dollar, two-dollar or ten-dollar notes of the new serles. ——__-e-_______ CANNONADING OL TANKS, One Fired by Lightning—Trying to Snuve the Others. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 15.—A spe- cial from Lima, Ohio, says: At 1 o'clock this morning lightning struck a 36,000-bar- rel ofl tank on the Kemper farm, three miles south of here, owned by the Stand- ard Oil Company. It is situated in a group of big tanks and the fire has «ommuni- cated to three others. The Standard peo- ple have hired 300 men to throw up em- bankments and have their cannon on the ground, and are shooting the tanks to let out the oll. The smoke from ‘he burning oll obscunes the sun and it is as dark as ‘an eclipse. The loss will reach $75,000. A TRAIN DERAILED Nearly Successful Attempt to Wreck the F. F. V. TORNED INTO AN OPEN SWITCH Narrow Escape of Passengers From Wholesale Slaughter. PERPETRATORS UNKNOWN A dastardly attempt at train-wrecking, which was partly successful and which only remarkable good fortune prevented from being entirely so, was made last night at Ravensworth, Va., ten miles weat of Alexandria on the Southern railway. ‘fhe tracks of this company are used as far as Charlottesville, Va., by Chesapeake and Ohio trains from this city, and one of the most important of these is the “F.F. Vv.” leaving Washington at 11:37 p.m., and usvally patronized at this time of year by many passengers bound for the springs and summer resorts in Virginia and West Virginia. The train, which is known in road parlance as No. 3, left the Pennsylvania depot on time last night. It was in of Conductor Petius, and Engineer Was at the throttle of engine No. 128, with Fireman Lester as his assistant. At 12:19 as the short spur track at Ravensworth was reached, the train being at full speed, the engine left the main track and plung- ed along on the ties of the siding, carrying the mail and express cars and combined baggage and smoking car with it. After running this way for one hundred feet the engine collided with a box car which was standing on the siding, and ite impetus was checked. Baggage Master Coffman, who was seated in his chair, was badly bruised about the back, but no one else was hurt. Shocking Develop =. Investigation in the cause of the derailing of the train discovered that the switch lamp which usually hangs at the entrance to switches had been removed and the ewiteh lock had beer broken and the switch thrown aside, £0 as to allow the train to run in on the siding. The lamp was found in the woods nearby, and the switch lock had been broker. with a sledge hammer. parties doing the work were evidently unfamiliar with switches, as they threw it in instead of out. Had the latter course been taken the wreck would have been disastrous. When the wreck occurred Flagman Mus- coe went back to protect the rain and was fired at three times by unknown par- ties, who are believed to be those guilty oft the crime. Exagecration Causes Excitement. Greatly exaggerated reports were cireu- lated here this morning regarding the af- fair, and much excitement wis created by stories of wholesale disaster to passen- gers and train hands. A wrecking train was sent from Alexandria, in charge of Trainmaster T. D. McCarthy and Master Mechanic Thomas, accompanied by Dra. Snowden and O'Brien. There was nothing for the physicians to do, save to relieve the somewhat painful injuries of Baggage Master Coffman, but the wrecking crew cleared the track, and at 4:45 a.m. the train, drawn by engine No. %% of the Southern railway, with Engineer Fowler in charge, continued on its journey, the baggage master going with it. The mail car, express car, combined car and en- gine, No. 128, were left at Ravensworth. The total damage will not exceed $200. Theories Point to Tramps. No detectives bad reached the scene up to this afternocn, but it is probable that vigorous search will be made for the per- petrators of the crime. Ravensworth, as before steted, is situated in a sparsely pop- ulated neighborhood, the only house any- where near it being that of Gen. W. H. F. Lee. There are dense woods surrounding it, and it is an ideal spot for a hold-up. The fact that the switch was run into on @ heavy up-grade and that the engine struck the box car is regarded as fortunate for the train and its occupants. As there was no attempt to attack the train when it stopped, the work is believed to be that of tramps, who have been plentl- ful in that section recently, and suspicious in their actions. It is thought that it was their intention to cause a complete wreck, and then rob the dead and injured in the excitement following. Two weeks ago to- night residents near Mallow, the first sta- tion south of Alexandria, reported tu the Alexandria police that three trainps were evidently bent on mischief on the railroad near there. Two policemen, armel with shotgunes, were dispatched to Mallow, but the tramps had disappeared. A farmer re- ported seeing two hard-looking tramps in the vicinity of Ravensworth yesterday evening. —_.——__— ORDERS WERE NEGLECTED. CINCINNATI, August 15.—A head-en4 collision took :'ace about 3:30 this morning three-quarters of a mile east of Torch Hill, Ohio, on the BaltimSre and Ohio Southwestern road, fifteen miles west of Parkersburg, W. Va. A west-bound pas- senger train, No. 1, and east-bound freight train, No. 80, came together with a crush in a cut. The trainmen apparently hed no time to jump, and they all went down with their engines. Engineer Fred. Rumpf and Fireman Huff- man of No. 1 were instantly killed, also Engineer Wm. Johnson of No. 80. 'Fire- man Thompson of No. 80 wa3 badly scald- ed, also Brakeman Overly of No. 80. Postal Clerk Orgon was slightly injured. The engineer of the freight had orders to take the siding at Torch Hill. It is im- Possible to conjecture why he did not do 80. The fact that he was not far east of the siding leads to the supposition that his intention was to run beyond and back in the siding. The postal car was consider- ably damaged, but the other cars of the passenger train were not injured. ———_—_—_ Personal Mention. Mr. Giles F. Dyer, ir., of this city t¢ Spending several weeks with Mr. M. M. Janneson, near Bryantown, Charles coun- ty, Ma. Mr. J. Lamb Doty, United States consul at Tahiti, Society Islands, has returned te his home in this city on a leave of absence. Mr. Wm. B. Howell of the Treasury De- partment, Mr. Clarence G. Allen of the In- terior Department and Dr. George B. Welch arrived yesterday from a European iD. Mr. John Theophil, the organist of St. John’s P. E. Church, is summnering at Buens Vista, Washington county, Md. Mr. E. Clair Totten is spending a few days at Atlantic City. Dr. Charles Warren Stoddard of the Cath- olic University and Mr. Kenneth O'Connor have gene to Boston by sea. After a short visit to frienis there, they will spend the remaining season at Cape Cod. General Miles hes gone to New York to attend a meeting of the board of fortifica- ns. W. Harvey Muzzy, Dr. O. D. Darrell, L. R. Darrell, Dr. H. M. Haynes, M. Le Roy Gough, 8. B. Maize, James A. Hendley and Edw. O. Asmussen are at Atlantic City. Lieut. D. 8. Stanley, jr., 221 Infantry, ts in the city on hie way to the school of ap- plication et Saumeur, France. He is at the Soldiers’ Home. Lieut. F. G. Mauldin, 34 absence Artillery, is in the city on leave of .