Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1896, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE Two Thousand Farmers Make a Pil- grimage to Canton. RAIN DID NOT DAMPEN ENTHUSIASM Mr. Bryan and Senator Stewart Make Speeches, SITUCATION IDAHO IN oe YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, August 22.—Three trains passed through the city at orning over the Pittsburg and 1 on the way to Canton. They ned McKinley enthusiasts from New Castle and Lawrence counties. The first train had a flat car, which carried a callope Both were in action while eding along, and thé a cannon. train weat sight was a novel i The second train had seven coaches and rd three. Ajl the coaches were the August 22:-—-T vo thous- vics and Other citizens wood and other paris of Pa, started for Canton is morning in special trains over the Bal- more and Ohio to call on Maj. McKin vey reached Canton shortly before nov heir long journey they had many When they had paraded to the uits. 3icKinley home, thousands of people crowd- over the bare lawn and surged into the about. And then it rained» while bands played ands of enthusiastic veices cheer- nons boomed and steam cal- pnt their noise to the medley of The grand chorus defied the ele- ments. The people stood through it all for an hour. They waved their banzers and beat the helmets. They carried in- scriptions, “We want back the good old times," “We want the furnaces tarted, not the rich men’s ionest money and # chance Free trade makes cheap akes cheap money; paid in gold want wor! mo-ey.” presentation was made by ex-Con- man Osear L. Jackson. ey mounted a chair cn ond to the sentiments of 3 lope annon, bands ard of human voices re-echoed their »plause. BRY! MR. SPEAKS AT TIVOLI. Serator Stewart of Nevada on Same Platform. the August 22.— didate, Wm. J. Bryan, spoke at Tivoll late this after- n. It was the opening of a two weeks’ 3 on this side of the Mississippi, and S the first speech of importance that Eryan has made since the Madison Souar> Garden affair. Mr. Bryan's lst of callers grows in num- every day, and this morning a perfect of people kept coming and going. umed tremendous propor- Bryan kept close to the house all ing, and did not leave for Tivoli until 1 barty drove over the five “ Just outside of = wagon loads of peo- (by the Red Hook Brass Band, d to the base ball grounds, just te Watts-DePeyster Industrial ere the people had assembled. as perfect, as in fact have been ‘ays since Mr. Bryan has been up audience was composed of people from every part of the county of Dutchess, fart coming for miles with thelr fami. ies t see and hear the western orator. A committee, headed by Frank A. Ross, had cuarse of the arrangements, and had pro- ¥ided for the Bryan party and the news- Paper correspondents. Frank 8. Ormsbee Presited at the meeting and called it to order. The speakers announced were Senator Stewart of Nevada, Mr. Bryan and the democratic candidate for Congress, Mr. Lentz. The schedule for Mr. Bryan's journey tered a little. He Westward has been will arrive in Albany Tuesday, at 4 o'clock in the evening, and will leave there at 7 o'clock, passing through Schenectady, Am- sterdam, Utica, Rome and other places east ot “d in the early evening, and reach- ing Syracuse about midnight. AIMED AT DUBOIS. ¢ of the Combination in Idaho. Dispatch to The Evening St E, Tdaho, August Allexed Purpo Bpocta BO this ar. —The fusion in is primarily arranged to defeat Dubols, the democrats conceding the sen- #torship to the populists for the purpose. Dubois is very popular with the rank and file, but the leaders of the populist and democratic parties are very anxious to destroy him. A compact fusion might de- feat him. The gold standard republicans, led by S nator Shoup, will run a state and ticket of their own, as they are pathy with the plan to defeat The defeat of Senator Dubois be a blow to the cause of sliver vut the entire southwest, and par- in Washington, Oregon, Califor- . Utah and Wyoming, where he stands with Senator Teller as its foremost cham- pion. The silver republicans by thousands in these states intend to vote for Rryan, but this action. if held to, would probably drive them into the republican column. Without the support of the silver repub- licans the democrats cannot hope to carry ingle one of these states. legislativ in full Dubois. would sy ‘The democratic convention last night Frank Steunenberg for gover- Quarles, justice of the supreme R. Me id, gttorney general: G. sts nominated the following: sman, Capt. Gunn; Heutenant Fulier; auditor, J. H. An- secretary of state, L. Lewis: torney general, Lewis Anderson. IN NORTH CAROLINA. Chairman Manley Says There Will Be Fusion on Bryan. evening Star. . N August 22.—Democratic man Manley says he has no t his party will arrange electoral tusion with populist: The popultsts of th in Romulus 2. nomince for Congress. the first di Special Dt RALEI : a hth district have Linney, republican The republicans of strict have indorsed Harry Skin- ‘Per, populist. The fourth dtstriet republ!- cans fh nominated Patrick T. Massey of Johnston county for Congress. The re- publicans who favored fusioa with the pop- ulists on threatening to mak trouble at nomination, and say ther pa iy carry one county in the district without pepulist help. A CHALLENGE SUG Gen. Bragg Uses Strong Language Re- garding an Opponent. CHICAGO, August 22—A special to the Inter-Ocean from Milwaukee says: “On@ of the sensations of the Wisconsin campaign is an interview with Gen. Bragg at Fon Du Lac on Col. Gabe Bouck's can- didacy for governor the free silver ticket. n. Bragg declares that Bouck is a ‘physical coward,’ and that his dgcla- rations that he will be a candidate’ are mere wind and moonshine. Gen. Bragg ays that it is not the silver question that Eis’made Bouck and himself tt odds with other, rather Bouck's ISTED. tach but insulting lanners. Houck may. it 13, thought, chal- nge Bragg to fight a duel.” SS Bishop Spalding's Mission. PEORIA, IL, August 22—Btshop Spald- ing of this city will leave tomorrow for Europe to engage in the settlement of the estate of the late Baron von Zedtwitz, he being the guardian of the baroness, who was formerly Miss Lena Caldwell. THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 189>-TWENTY PAGES. ASKS FOR MORE TIME/AN INTERNATIONAL RACE BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A reference to the statement be low will show that the circulation sworn to is a bona fide one. It is easily possible for @ news- paper with an elastic conscience te swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of papers to newsstands, which are re- turnable, and wh‘ch are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless fare in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper, and is be- Meved to be fully five times that of our afternoon contemporary. Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, August 15, 1996. MONDAY, August 17, 1896. TUESDAY, August 13, 1396... WEDNESDAY, August 19, 1896. THURSDAY, August 20, 1896. FRIDAY, August 21, 1596... Total... Datly average........... 1 solemnly awear that the above statement rep- resents only the nuinber of coples of Tuk EVES- ING Stan circulated during the six secular days end- ing Friday, August 21, 15%¢—that 1s, the num- ber of copies actually wold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the coples so couuted are returnable to or remain in th hd. Secor une J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this twenty-second day of August, A. D. 1896. JESSE W. RAWLINGS. Notary Public, D. C. FOOT BALL WITH PAUPERS A Woman Sent to Baltimore Returned Here. Yet Washington Cares fer Hundreds of Virginin and Maryland People in Her Hospitals Yearly. There is trouble brewing between Wash- ington and Baltimore officials which may result In the local authorities taking di- sive action in the matter of assisti the poor of the state of Maryland, as has been done for many years. This morning there appeared in a Baltimore paper th following: “Mayoralty Clerk A. N. Palmer has be- gun active steps to prevent authorities of other cities from sending to Baltimore pez sons who have no means of livelihood, o: such as may wish to reach their homes, but are sent to this city, that they may be sent further on. Yesterday Mr. Palmer addressed the following nleation te Commissiones Frank of Washington city: “I have the unpleasant duff to return to you a girl who claims that her home is in Philadelphia, and that you sent her here. saying that the mayor of Baltimore would send her on. The eity of Baltimore not only cares for its own poor, but transpo} worthy cases stranded in the city to th homes, and does not send them to Wash- ington to be cared for by the authorities We returned you a bunch of five ‘bums last February, and have had only tsolate.! cases from you since. As this girl is un- able to walk to Philadeiphia, I cannot di rect her as I do the ‘bums’ that you shi over here, so send her back, and will con- tinue to send her back as often as you send her over. If she is worthy of any help at all, you should certainly send her to her home. and not make her a charge on a neighboring community ‘The official referred to as Commissioner Frank is Sanitary Officer Frank, who is away on his leave of absence. Acting Sanitary Officer Amiss remember- ed the case. : The woman in question is Jane Utsler, who Is about twenty-eight years old. Her formes home was in Johnstown, Pa., but for two years she has worked in Philadel- hia. From Philadelphia she came this way as far ss Baltimore, where, after louk- ing in vain for employment, she managed to get here. Here ske weat to the Central Union Mission, and some one there sent her to Sanitary Officer Frauk. The young wo- man wanted to go back to Philadeiphi but the transportation fund was low, and ‘she was sent as far as Baltimore. Ye: day afternoon she was led to the sanitar: office here by a boy, who met her at the epot, and her story was that she had been sent back by the Baltimore author! She called at the mayor's office In Balti- more, she said, and asked to be sent to Philadelphia, telling her sad s : after some delay, she was taken by a po- Hcem-n and put on the train. The train made no stop until this city was reached, and she was surprised to find herself in Washington instead of in Philadelphia. Shc was then sent home. Sanitary Officer Frank has frequently complained that the Baltimore authorities have unloaded paupers here when they should have sent them elsewhere. In his annual reports each year he has called attention to another aileged injus- tice practiced upon the taxpayers, that of sending the indigent poor from all parts of the state to this city for treatment. In his last annual report he had this to sey: “The states of Virginie and Maryland continue to contribute their yearly number of sick and destitute persons to our hos- Pitals. The number thus accommodated during the year from the former state was 197, and the latter 125, a decrease from the state of Virginia of thirteen, whilo the state of Maryland increased its number sixteen. It seems to me that this is mant festly unjust, not only to the taxpayers of the District, but also to the worthy sick and indigent, as it has come to my knowl- edge on several occasions that our own poor have been refused admission to some of the hospitals for the want of room, be- cause the beds were occupied by ontsiders. > Aspirants at Sarntoga. SARATOGA, N. Y., Angust 22.—Messrs. Aldridge, Fish, Black and Brackett, aspirants for gubernatorial honors before the republican state convention, which meets this week, have established their several headquarters, Other headquarters Will be opened this afternoon and tonight. Thomas C. Platt will arrive today. Nominated for Congress. W. V. Sullivan of Oxford, Miss., has been nominated by the democrats of the second Mississippt_ congressional district, to suc- ceed John Kyle, the present Congressman. ‘The populists of the fifth Tennessee dis- trict have nominated W. W. Erwin of Lin- coln county for Congress. The republicans of the fourth Tennessee district have nominated Charles H. Whit- ney of Cookeville for Congress. ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 22—So much has been said the past week about the probabilities of a fusion in the fourteenth district that Prof. W. D. Vandiver, the democratic nominee for Congress, has writ- ten a letter to A. H. Livingstone, the popu- list nominee, declining to entertain Mr. Liv- ingstone’s proposition to submit their claims to a joint mecting of the state com- mittee of their partica. KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 22—In the democratic congressional primaries, held here, ex-Mayor W. S. Cowherd, an out-and- out free silver democrat, carried every- thing, and it is now settled beyond doubt that he will be his party’s nominee for Corgress. The gold democrats had no can- didate before the primaries. PITTSBURG, Pa., August 22.—E. E. Rob- bins was nominated for Congress at Kit- tanning, Pa., today by the republican con- ferees af the twenty-first district. The nomination was made on the sixty-ninthe ballot, ECKINGTON CARS The Baitroad Company Must Run More of Them. COMMISSIONERS REFUSE 70 RESCIND Order of July 15 for a Better Serv- ice Will Stand. AN INEFFECTUAL © APPEAL Mr. W. Stuart Symington, vice president and general menager of the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company, ap- peared before the Commissioners again to- day and made an earnest plea that the order of the Commissioners of July 15 be rescinded. The order directed that thirty days from the date mentioned the schedule of the company be changed so as to pro- vide five-minute cars between 7 and 9 o'clock a.m. and 4 and 8 o'clock p.m., and not less than ten minutes at other times, on the North Capitol street route and the overhead trolley route to Brookland. After discussing the matter in all its phases the Commissioners declined to rescind the or- der and directed that the more frequent service begin Friday morning next, Au- gust 28. The time limit recently extended the company expires Monday next, but three days’ grace will be allowed to permit the purchase of necessary horses to move the extra cars. The Company’s Statement. In asking that the order be rescinded, General Manager Symington submitted the follewing statement: “In the fail of 1895, at the suggestion of the Commissioners, the cars of the Ecking- ton line were run direct to the treasury, at 1th and G streets, instead of to the Center Market. The management found ¢ did not suit the public, for the traffic receipts were cut down $23.19 per day, and the operating expenses increased 340 per day, resulting in a daily net loss to the company of $6.19. We are now asked to again make this change, or put on ad- ditional cars and give a shorter time sche- jule, and for what? We can show by an exhibit of actual traffic receipts that by the present schedule we are running cars cap- able of carrying comfortably forty passen- Sers, and the average number carried is which shows, conclusively, that we have furnished and ace now furnishing ample ac- ommodatiors to ail who care to ride. “Our roads are now running at a daily oss to us, and we cannot help but think that the majority of the complaints which ome to you, and the petitions which have reen brought to you, to get you to put these additional burdens upon us, come from parties interested in booming real estate in the suburbs. Consideration Asked. ‘Some consideration is asked for the iockholders of this line, which, as you sell know, is struggling for existence. To auip a road with rapid transit costs a seat deat of monzy, and we have succeed din securing e h to do it, but until © able to so equip we plead for help nd ass:starice, and beg that no additional rden: i y whe ble now to carry Hities for ssengers as ever pres he comuress times. nt themselves, lair cars will first run rem the power house to 5th and eets. This will be in the near future. { have shown you from wal tra veceipts that we carry an av rage of fou sengers per car, per triy rarsfers, on our North Capitol street. line. ’a the Eckington Ine the average num ver of passengers is nine, including trans- ers, and the proposed change of route will iless put us to a loss of over $00 a jay “I cannot suppose it ts your”intention ‘o fcrce us to the wall and compel-es to ‘ose more money than we are now doing.” The Extra Cost. Mr. Symington went on to say that the cost of horses alone for the new schedule would amount to $1,600, and he submitted that It would be unjust to compel the com- pany to go to such an expense while Its receipts do not now meet the cost of op- rating. The Introduction of the new mo ‘© power in the near future, he added, vould dispense with a large number of horses now in service. “How soon will tne compressed air sys- to be put on?” asked Commissioner Pow- We expect to make a trial about Sep- tember 1,” replied Mr. Symington. “Every preparation has been made for the in- Stailation of the plant as soon as it is received. We have also arranged for a partial supply of water.” Transfers Discussed. The subject of transfers, discussed at a former hearing and reported in The Star, a3 gone over, Commissioner Powell char- acterizing the system as a burden on the public. Mr. Symington admitted that he was opposed to short lines, and stated that was his intention to recommend to the -cmpany that through traffic be adopted on the 3 In regard to ite matter Commissioner Ress rema ed to be a@ case of compel swallow a bad medicine or 1 residents of Brookland and Capitol street ure provided with no other railway facilities, he said, snd therefcre the Eckington road thinks it ean compel them to submit to any sort of schedule. Mr. Symington denied emphatically that such was the case. After consultation witn Commissioner Powell, Commissioner Ross announced the decision of the voard. The Decision. “We cannot see our way clear,” he said, “to rescind the order. Mr. Symington then asked for a little lee- way. “It will be necessary for me to pur- chase twenty horses,” he explained, “and it will certainly be impossible to make the deal in time to run the cars, according to the new schedule, Monday morning.” Aa steted, an extension was granted until August 2 “Sorry I cculd not convince you, gentle- men,” said Mr. Symington, rising. “You made a very good argument,” re- pled Cemmissioner Ross. “Good morning. — THE LOUISIANA LYNCHING. of schedule, ed that it seem- n= the public to me at all. The ong North Forther Conference With Baron Fava at the State Department. Baron Fava, the Italian ambassador, had another conference with the acting secre- tary of state today in regard to the case of tke Italians recently lynched by a mob at Hahnviile, near New Orleans. His govern- went is very much interested in tne case, and he was compelled to break up his vaca- tion at Bar Harbor and come to Washing- tor to personally investigate the matter. The State Depariment is awaiting the re- ceipt of a promised report from the gov- ernor of Louisiana giving the facts in the case, before making a formal repiy to the request of the Itallan government for a statement of the case. : The interest of that government lies in the alleged fact that the murdered men mere Italian subjects, and as such entitled to full protection in’ all their legal rights under the treaty between the tw coun- tries. In previous similar cases the na- tional government kas paid indemnities to the families of the victims, and it is un- derstood that a similar course will be rec. ommendel to Congress in this case. It is said that Secretary Olney holis to the principle that Italian subjects ars entitled to the same protection in the United States as citizers of the United States in Italy. —-——_——+e Aguierre’s Case Transferred. ‘The State Department has received word from Congul General Lee at Havana that the captain general of Cuba has informed him that the case of Geo. W. Aguierre has been transferred to the civil jurisdiction. Agulerre is charged with rebellion against the gyvernment. He is an American citi- zen. THE OFFICIAL PROGRAM Star's Statements es to Li Hung Ohang Were Correct. Real Status of the Preparations for Receiving the Distinguish- ed Chinaman. Notwithstanding the positive editorial statement in the Post of this morning to the contrary, in an article criticising a Star news publication on this subject, tho ar- rangements for the reception and entertain- ment of Earl Li Hung Chang have been completed, as is shown by the following official program, which! was given out by Secretary Lamont in Néw York yesterday: “Earl Li Hung Chang, special ambassa- dor from the Empe¥pr of China, will arrive in New York by the steamship St. Louls on Friday, August 28. Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger, United States army, commanding the department of the. east, who has been designated by the President to act as his representative, willimeet him on his arrival and escort him with aitietachment of the 6th Regiment United States Cavalry to tke Waldorf Hotel, where he will remain dur- ing his stay in New York as the guest of the nation. The State Department will be represented by W. W.-Rockhill, first assist- ant secretary of state, tien. Ruger will at- tend the viceroy duging-his sojourn in th country and be in charge of all arrange- meats pertaining td hig visit. The Presi- dent of the United States, who !s to be in the city as the guest of ex-Secretary of the Navy Wm. C.- Waitney, will receive the special ambassador at the latter’s residence on the following day, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War and pos- sibly other members of his cabinet being present. Other Arrangements. “On Sunday a visit will be made to Gen- eral Grant's tomb at Riverside. Monday will be spent in a trip to the Military Academy at West Point, by the United States steamer Dolphin, and a sail under the Brooklyn bridge and up the Hast river. Tuesday the party will be entertained at lunch dy representative business men of New York, and later in the day an oppor- tunity will be given the Chinese residents of the city to meet the earl by arrange- ment with the Chinese consul. Wedner- day will be occupied by a visit to Brook- lyn, on the invitation of the mayor of that city, and in the evening the viceroy will be tendered a review by.the 7th Regiment in its armory. Thursday the party will go by the Pennsylvania railroad to Philadel- phia, where suitable entertainment will be rovided, and Friday and Saturday wil be spent in Washington and Sunday at Ni- agara Falls, where the viceroy will be met by representatives of the Canedian government, who will escort him to Van- couver, from which port he. sails for home.”” Time of Arrival. In its news columns this morning the Post said that Li Hung Chang would ar- rive at New York “on Wednesday, August "and that ha would be received by the Prealdent and his cab “the follewing * (Thursday). at the official ram will show tha Post is badly mixed in t dates, and that while its editorial statement that “not one single detail has up to this. time been agreed upon,” is incorrect, it is true that the details which the Post undertakes to furnish have not been agreed upon. The official statement agrees in all es- sentlal points with the ‘s lished in Thursda «ral plan of recent! It also corroi in substance the statement sent out from Phila lelphia last Wednesday on the subject, which inform; mn Was popularly supposed to have been ade public by either Ma. George W. Da- is of the army or Mr. John Russell Young, who are said to have been the only rsons in possession of the information in Philadelphia at that ume. Maj. Davis’ Part. Inasmuch as Maj. Davis represented Secretary Lamont in the matter and as the details of the plan followed the statement that that officer had completed them, after a conference with Mr. Young, the iinpres- sion obtained ated some officers at the Star Sto the ge: War Department that jhe had Authorized the publication. Th{s agpears to have been a misapprehension, gnd Maj. Davis is doing What he can to correct it. His anxiety to disclaim resporsibility for what he termed “a premature publication” gave rise to a rumor that the authorities were displeased with the situation and that Maj. Davis had been taken to task about It. As already stated, Maj. Davis disclaims responsibility for the Philadelphia state- ment. He left here last night. to join Se retary Lamont in New, York and will un- doubteily explain the matter to the entire satisfaction of. that official. The Navy's Share in the Show. The navy does not figure very exten- sively in the plans for the reception of the Chinese statesman, at least, so:far as they have been made known. According to the official program the dispatch boat Dolphin will be used in taking the Chinese ambas- sador and suite ‘to the West Point Military Academy, Monday, the 30th instant. Only that and nothing more. It is learned at the Navy Department, however, that notwith- standing they do not appear to have any place in the official program all the vesse! of the North Atlantic squadron, under com- mand of Admiral Burce, comprising a ves- sel of every type in the United States navy, will be at anchor in New York harbor dur- ing the entire time of the visit of Li Hung Chang to the metropolis. Their presence in port wiil undoubtedly lend eelat to the occasion, but so far no arrangements have been made for them to take any part what- ever in the ceremonies, not even to the ex- tent of firing a salute. There is ample time to arrange for their participation, however, in case such # course shall be deemed advisable. Orders have been issued to the com- mandir.g officer of the Dolphin to report to Maj. Gen. Ruger, U.S. A.. who is in charge of the arrangements, for the pur- pose vf placing the vessel at the disposal of the Chinese viceroy during the entire time of his stay at New York- It is prob- able also that at the conclusion of his vis- it to New York the Dolphin will be ordered around to the national capital for use in this vicinity. The vessel will be found very convenient in ease the Chinese envoy should desire to visit elther Mt. Vernon or the naval proving grounds at Indian Iead, both of which places will undoubtedly prove of special interest to him. The New York Escort. As already stated, a detachment of the Gth Cavalry will act as an escort to Li Hung Chang from the steamship wharf in New York to‘the Hotel Waldorf, where he will be quartered while in that city. There are four troops of the 6th Cavalry at Fort Myer, Va. The other four troops of regiment are divided between Fort Leaven- worth, Kan., and Fort Yellowstone, Wyo. Although no orders have been received here to that effect, up to the present time, it is assumed by “the authorities of the War Department that the troops at Fort Myer, and those alone, will be selected for escort duty on this occasion. It is also in- ferred that they will be in command of Col. Samuel 8. Sumner in command of the fost, and that they will be accompanied by the full regimental band. They consti- tute a fine body of cavalry and will un- doubtedly ake a fine showing in tho streets of New York. Their transportation to and from the metropolis can be easily effected. There are no other cavalry troops so near New York. — = Trustees Appointed. Juage Cole this afternoon signed a de- cree appointing James Dudley Morgan, Cecil Morgan, Emory L. Speer, James Mosher and Richard F. Hill trustees of the estate of the late James E. Morgan in place of William J. Stephénson, deceased, and Daniel B. Clarke, who has declined to ac- cept the office. This action was taken at the request of all the children of the late Mr. Morgan. tee —_-_+—_ . Marriage Licenser, Marriage licenses hav® been issued to the following: White—Douglas ‘H. Kincatd of Newborn, N. C., and Haddesste M. Cain of Washing. ton; Edwin S. Dickerson and Estelle Wood- ward, both of Philad@fphia,'Pa.; John H. Weeds and Clara F. Chilcoat; Daniel C. Rocg: and Catharine Polont. Ccivrea—Thomas Oscar Wood and Mary Etta Price, Ye Contractor Winfree Fails to Obtain a Concession. COMMISSIONERS ARE POWERLESS Permit Issued to the Washington and Maryland Road. OTHER MUNICIPAL ee NEWS Mr. W. W. Winfree, the contractor who was convicted In the Police Court Thurs- day last of violating the eight-hour law, appeared this afternoon before the Com- missioners and asked for authority to work overtime on the repairs to the Wallach School building. The request was made be- cause of an emergency that has arisen, ac- ecrding to Mr. Winfree, and whtch, he says, threatens the destruction of the building. Under the decision of the court, explain- ed the ccntractor, his men stopped work yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, before the repaira could be put in proper form, and this morning a dangerous crack was no- ticed in one of the walls. In order to make the structure safe, the contractor clalms that It will be absolutely necessary to work later than 4 o'clock this afternoon; per- ‘k, and even tomorrow. cn Ged eee stated that they have no power to grant the desired pene The law ie specific and gives them no dls (reg the contractor left the building, he stated to a Star reporter that he intend to go ahead and work over hours, if neces: ry. As. to the consequences, “he could give them no consideration, for a e} emergency had arisen, In his opinion, ani unless heroic measures were adopted fe building might collapse. Washington and Maryland Raitlw: The Commissioners have Girected that a permit be issued te the Washington anv Maryland Railwey Company i lay oy 2 Rhode Island avenue between 4th ces on tte the district line, east,umder € wing conditions: Hene teacie are to be laid at equal dis- tances from the middle line of the avenue. The distance between centers of | tracks erst of the Metropolitan branch of the Bal- timore and Ohlo railroad is to be twelve fect, and west of the Metropolitan braneh ten feet. Tracks and spaces mete een tear are to be ballasted in accordance with { ercss section on file in the office of the gineer Commissioner. The ditch or gutter hetween tracks shown thereon is to be con- sidered temporary, and when called upon the Commissioners the company Is to : the roadway between the tracks as ray be required. i The too of the rails is to be raised even with the adopted grade of the avenue. Where the Brentwood road falls within the space of Rhode Island avenue the railway company is to widen the said road so as t« give not less than twenty feet clear of « tracks on the south side for public travel. All street and road crossings now use in public travel, or when required by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, are to be lald with three-inch oak planks, and ocherwise left as to line and grade in condition saUsfactory to the Engineer Com- missioncr. The railw to dedicate to the District of Columbia any and all portions of Rhode Island uvenue which it may here- after acquire by purchase or condemnation at the time of such purchase or condemna- tion, The company is allowed to lay T rails, to remain until Rhode Isiand avenue ia paved. Whenever any square on said avenue is paved the company is to remove the T rail from that square and replace it with grooved 1ail of approved _ pattern. Nothing in this permit is to relieve the ccmpany from responsibility laid upon it by any law of Congress. ‘This permit, in- cluding alt ccnditions ther is to be accepted by the company in writing before issue. Free Library Trustee. The Commissioners have appointed A. R. Spofford a member of the hoard of trustees of the free public library of the District of Columbia. Special Policeman Appointed. George W. King was this afternoon ap- peinted an additional private of the metro- politan police force for three years, for duty at the Grand Opera Hous:, to serve without compensation from the District. Capitol Water Supply. It has been decided that the construction of the sewer in Flagler place and Albany place, requires the lowering of the water main which supplies the United States Capitol with water. The Commissioners have therefore requested of Col. John M. Wilson, United States army, in charge of public ‘buildings and grounds, that per- mission he given them to do the work. Wires to Be Strang. The Commissioners have request@d per- mission of the Western Union Telegraph Company to place one wire on the poles of tre company from Anacostia to Twining City, and from Brookland to Terra Cotta, on the Metropolitan Mne, and from Ivy City to Langdon, on the Baltimore line of poles, in order to facilitate the establishment of additional police patrol boxes. Permission has been asked of the Ches- apeake and Petomac Telephone Company to pluce a line on the company’s poles from 15th and H streets northeast to Benning Cross Road, and from Anacostia to Good Hope, in order to facilitate the establish- ment of additional police patrol boxes in that portion of the District. For the same reason, permission has been asked of the Navy Department to plece a telegre>h wire from Anacostia to Corgress Heigits, on the telegraph poles under the control of the department. Further, to facilitate the establishment of cne additional police patrol box, Capt. David Du B. Gaillard, in charge of the Wastington aqueduct, has been requested to grant permissior..to the Commissioners to place a wire upon the line of poles un- der his control, from 35th street along the New Cut road to the Conduit road. Fenderless Mt. Vernon Cars. In a communication to the president of the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway Company the Commis- sioners have invited attention to the re- ported failure of the company to comply with the fender regulations of the District of Columbia. —— Ellett Men Disappointed. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., August 22.—The result of the primary in Manchesier was a great blow to the expectations of Col. Tasewell Elleit’s friends last night. Manchester had thirteen delegates for the congressional convention, and the Ellett men were count- ing on more than balf of them. Thg clean sweep made by Capt. John Lamb in cap- turing all the delegates upset the Ellett men’s plans considerabiy. At present the Congressman has 77 1-2 votes of the 187 to be cast in the convention, with Hanover, King William and Chesterfield to hear from, with a total of 29 delegates, and of these the Ellett men claim enough to elect him, ——— Brastl Agrees to Arbitrate. RIO DE JANEIRO, August 22.—The Bra- zilian congress has approved the govern- ment’s course in agreeing to submit the Italian claims to the arbitration of Presi- dent Cleveland. ——+ Awaiting Chairman McConville. Special Di: ch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio; August 22.—The lead- ing democrats here are growing anxious about the organization of the state cam- paign committee. Chairman McConville has not put in appearance here since the central committee selected him to be chair- man and empowered him to select his col- leagues, and has not signified whether he will accept or not. The telegraph reports yesterday indicate that he has been made chairman of the national democratic speak- ers’ committee, with headquarters at Chi- cago. If he takes tis work, of course, he cannot accept the Ohio chairmanship, and the central committee will have to be call- ed together again to select another chair~ man, Beginning an Era in Yachting on the Lakes. The Vaneedor to Meet the Canada in a Sertes of Contests Near Teledo Next Week. TOLEDO, August 22—The international yacht race which will be sailed on the Turtle Light course, off Toledo, Monday rext is doubtless the most pretentious re- gatta ever scheduled for the inland lakes. It marks the beginning of an era in yacht- ing. which promises to put the sport on the lekes on a footing with sailing on the coast. No yacht races in this country have at- tracted the attention given the coming one except the international salt-water contests fer the America’s cup. Now that an inter- rational race an the lakes has become a fixture, its importance will be felt in every port that boasts a yacht clr. People hive been slow to recogrize the quality of the two boats that are to contest for the tr phies off Toledo. They have genovally been regarded as good boats, but the fact that they are probably the ‘best of their ciass ever built has not been accepted without allowances. It ts the fact, however, that these boats will represent in a large de- gree tne yachting brains of America and Scotland, and backed by a plentiful supply of money. Vancedor was designed by . Theodore Poekel and built last winter by the Ra- cine company to the order of Berriman Brothers of Chicago, especially for a race with the best boat Canada could produce. ‘The corstruction of the boat was proceed- ed with under the direction of the designer with the greatest care. Every piece ef wood put into her passed first under his scrutiny, and many of the more imporcant pieces were selected after a great expondi- ture of time by the designer imseif. ‘ancedor ts a modern fin-keel sloop, with a cing measurement of forty-live feet. The first trial given the Vencedor in a race was at Milwaukee, when she met Va- nenna and Siren, two Chicago beats of the modern racing type. Although technically beaten twice, once by the Vanenna znd once by Siren, she sailed away for Cleveland with the Confi- dence of her friends. At Cleveland she had her first real race, and the way she walked away from the cracks in that regatta gave her friends renewed confidence in her ability to bring back to Chicago the tnter- national trophies. Her proper place in that regatta was in the forty-six-foot class, but it was not a part of wisdom for the two international contestants to sail in a pre- liminary race, Canada being also in that class. So Vencedor went up into the higher class, and left Canada to compete with boats of her own sailing length. The result of the Vencedor’s race was a surprise to her most sanguine friends, She beat her local rival, Vannena, and the crack Canadian boat Vreda badly. It is through the latter boat a line is furnished on the Canadian defender. Vreda and Canada met early in the season, when Can- ada outsaijed by the Vreda one minute and eight seconds. Vencedor beat Vreda twenty-seven minutes, Canada is a Scotch boat, built expressly for this race by Fife. She was got out on ne other side and shipped in parts to Oak- ville, Canada, when she was put together. Her racing length ts about forty-two feet. Until the Canadians saw Vencedor sail they felt that their boat was well nigh in- vincible. She has been tried thoroughly against the Zelma and Vreda, the two best h in Canada. She :net Zelma a number of times under a varlety of conditions, and beat her In a majority of thelr races. Zelma has long been the crack Canadian boat. She was built by Pife to beat anything in her class on the lakes. ‘The race which these two boats are to sail Monday is the result of a great deal of hurd work on the part of both the Chicago and Toronto yachtsmen. The proposition for an international contest came from Chi- cago last fall. Commodore F.C. Berriman of the Lincoln Park Yacht Club, end bis brother, decided at once to build a boat d issue a challenge. It was proposed to sail for a perpetual international trophy, and the challenge was directed to the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toron:o. ‘The races are to be best two out of three, under the New York Yacht Club rules, with a few essential amendments. The trophy to be sailed for is a cup valued at $300. In addition to this, the City of the Straits Yacht Club offers a prize valued at $300, which is to go to the club from which the winner shall sail. This latter, accord- ing to the conditions imposed by the donor, becomes a perpetual interlake,trophy. Be- sides these prizes, there are $1,500 do- rated by the citizens of Toledo through the international yacht race committee. The crews of each boat are amateurs. Capt. Barbour of the Vancedor is some- thing more than a Corinthian, but his crew are nearly all clerks from Chicago. Capt. Jarvis of tne Canada has a crew consisting chiefly of bank clerks. However, both crews have been well seasoned and ‘drilled to their work, and will perform as well in the international race as a crew of old salts, toughened by a crutse around the world. ————— MONROE WAS A WIZARD. Charged With Flimflamming a Colored Man. Benjamin Kelly, a colored man from the country, who was at the Center Market this morning, was happy to meet his old friend, Henry Monroe, but not half so hap- py as was Henry, until Policeman Hart- man_appeared. “Well, old man,” satd Monroe to his coun- try friend, “I’m so glad to see you again.” “So am I glad,” said Kelly, and the men shook hands until the exertion tired them. “You know,” said Monroe, “I was once a fortune teller, but I've reformed and join- © church now. But being as you are an old friend, I'll tell your fortune to help you along, and won't charge you for it.” This delighted the farmer, who accepted the offer without hesitaticn. “Now,” said Monroe, “it is necessary tor me to hive three greenbacks and your hanokerchief. I will roll the money in the handkerchief and you can press it against our heart. That will put you in condition have your future told.” Kelly took the money and handkerchief from his pocket, and watched the reformed fortune teller as he rolled the bills in the handkerchief. This done, he handed over the knotted handkerchief and said: “You must press this against your breast; press it hard, and while you are doing so I'll step aside and commune.” Stepped Aside nnd Communed. He stepped aside, and, in the words of the old colored man before the judge the other day, “he took the wings of the morn- ing.” How Monroe had put ordinary white paper instead of the greenbacks in the handker- chief Kelly could not understand, but that’s what he had done. When Policeman Hart- man learned what had happened he went in pursuit of Monroe, and caused consid- erable excitement about the crowded mar- ket. But he got his man, and soon afterward had him before the Police Court. A charge of money larceny was preferred against him, ard he demanded a jury trial. There was a similiar charge against him, preferred last June by David Egland. To this charge he plead guilty, end was sentenced to thirty days, ola >-— WILES FILED Topay. Last Bequests of Mrs. Nora Morgan and Julius Wagner. The will of the late Mrs. Nora Morgan was tlis afternoon filed for probate. It provider for the following bequests: Two thousand dollars to Cecil Morgan, a son of the Geceas> he cancellatien of an indebt- edness of $2,500 to Eleancra Speer, a daughter; $300 to Robert D. S. Digges, a nephew; $00) each to George Atwood and Dentel Carroll Digges, nephews; $300 and an indebtedness, amount not specified, to Allen Percy Digges, a nephew; $100 to Mary G. Morgan, a sister; $1,000 to James Dudiey Morgai and Anna M. Mosher, trustees for Julia D. Digges, a niece; sonal property in house tS E street n: west to Anna M. Mosher and Speer, daughters. The remainder of the estate of the de- ceased is to be divided among her children, Eleanora Speer, Anna M. Mosher, James Dudiey Morgan, Ada M. Hill and Ceci! Morgan. James Dudley Morgan and Anna M. Mo- sher are named as executor and executrix. ‘The will of the late Julius Wagner, dated May 8 IS, was filed this afternoon for probate. The entire estate of the deceased is left to his wife, Anna Wagner, during ite. é FINANCE AND TRADE Decrease in Loans Shown by the Bank Statement. EFFECT OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT Early Rise in Western Union Stock. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS oe Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, August 22.—The bearish tactics of the traders that became so ap. parent at the close of the exchange terday, gave way to a higher opening io- day. This was probably due to a better feeling regarding the bank statement.which was expected not to show such a condition of the consolidated banks for the week as was at first anticipated. The trading was very dull, and the only feature was the unexpected turn for the better in Western Union, which opened at-F5%4. It was to the covering of shorts on tht report from Bos- ton to the effeet that a gigantic deal was in consummation, And that the ruling low price in the stock for the past few days was a part of the program. The rest of the market was influenced somewhat by the strength In Western Uriion, and continued to improve. The week just ended was one that al- lowed fer considcrable discussion as re- gards the one and most important feature of the present trouble, the condi*ion of the money market. This'was brougat about by the order for the importation of gold dur- ing the week. That the condition of ti cial matters has not been practically efted it must be admttted, put ihe effect of such shipments will undoubtedly have some infiuence. The condition of the Lon- don market during the latter part of the eek was not very encouraging toward ovr recurities, and while we imported a small amount of gold, stocks were im- ported to some extent at the same time. The condition of the market, therefore, has not much improved, and the present tightness will very likely continue. The bank statement was not as bad as was anticipated, in that the surplus re- serve remains practically unchanged from last week. The contraction of loans by the nks is made apparent by a decrease of ww. in that item, but, at the same time, the decrease of only $2,250,000 in le- sals shows that the process of hoarding is not So great as the street has been led to expect. The large decrease tn deposits shows a continuation of the demand from the interior. The market took the statemeat favorably, and stocks continued up to the close to show an improvement. Following is a summary of the bank statement: Reserve, decreased, $12 loans, decreased, 84.700; specte, creased, $66,400; legals, decreased, $2,234, 200; deposits, decreased, $9,095,100; clrcula- tion, increased, $576,000. By Assoctated Press. NEW YORK, August 22.—Bullion dealers and other authorities deny the current re- berts of a premium of 1-2 per cent on as- say office checks. One firm says that it of- fered gold at 3-16 and was unable to get a bid of 1-8. It ts understood, however, that the demand for gold at the interior coa- Unues large, and inquiries have been re- ceived during the week from various parts of the country for gold in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $10,000, It is announced that the loan committee of the Clearing House Association will meet Monday morning and probably issue some clearing house certificates. ——__ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL The following are the opening,the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market. todas, - i &8 reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway, American Sugar. toe or 108 Baltimore & Oh! Bay State Gas. Canada Souther Chicago, B&Q... x 5 Chicago & Northwestern 994 Ped me os + Sie 52 BK BI Chicago, Consolidated G nde, Pd. American Spirits. Erie. Dinols Central. Laclide Gas. Lake Shore. . Louisville & Nashvii Metropolitan Traction Manhattan Elevated Michigan © Missouri Pacitic. National Lead Go.. North Amer Ont. & Western. Pacitie Mail. Phila. & Keading. Pullman P. C. © Southern Ry., Pfd Phila. Traction. ‘Texas Pacific ‘Venn. Coal and iron inion Pacific, . Leather, pid. Wabash, Pia. Wheeling & L. Erie. Whecling& L. Erie,Pfa. Western Union Tel. Silver... Grain and Cottom Market. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1 street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg. Thal! mann & Co., New York. GRATIN, Wheat Corns Oats 3 st Iushels Fasion in West PARKERSBURG, W. Va. August The democratic state committce was in session here Thursday, and yesterday they adjourned, to meet at Clarksburg, Sep- tember 3. Nothing is given out concerning the meeting. but It fs believed the demo- cratic committee and populists are trying to come together, with regard to two presi- dential electors-at-large, who have not been named yet. The democratic committee has nothing else to offer the populists, as this is as far as their power goes. The populist committee will also hold a meeting at Clarksburg on September 3.