Evening Star Newspaper, October 1, 1896, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY; OCTOBER 1, 1896—-TWELVE PAGES tail stores in the center of the city were unroofed almost without exception. Many of the buildings were smashed in by falling trees. A Million Doliars Damage. The damage in the city w‘ll probably ex- ceed $1,000,000. Hardly a building escaped, and thousands of houses are roofless. The work of clearing away the wreckage from treets went on at night, and most of reets are passable. The parks zre ights. Tall trees torn up by :heir reots or broken in two lie in swaths across shrubbery ard flowers. The ruin is com- i The famous Bonaventure cemete annah, on the Thund: There, and in picturesque La Grove cemetery, monu- ments and gravestones are overturned, and in some Irstances the vaults are broken in. At the suburban villages and resorts sum- er residences were blown away and yachts eamers were driven asho-e. hesda Orphan Home, found- George Whititeld a century and a Lalf ago, seven m : nah, was heavily damaged, bot no los life occurred. The loss to the cleetric ated at $160,000, e and police and are all down. The damage to the railroads will foot up over $250,000, The wreckage of the Piant system passenger station and the Georgia and Alabama railroad freight ware- houses has been partially cleared away, SO that the yards and tracks are passabvie and trains are running on time. The Savannah, Florida and Western ratl- read suffered the greatest loss. The pas- senger depot is a total wreck. Six new Pullman cars, which were in the shed when nes ‘The electric ght, > alarm sys it collapsed. were overturned and badly damaged. The loss on these cars alone will amount to several thousand dollars. ‘The new office buildings of the Central and Georgia railway and the freight shed run- mong in the rear were badly damazed by the storm. The Casualtics. Each report that is r ived at first. It was thought o: worse than one death weuld be the result of the hurricare, but number has increas until there are elev jons reperted dead. The follow- ing is a list of dead: J. W. Johnston, Capt. C. E. Murray ef tre he fololwiag. ating, E' . Ruby Willams. J i hands of the Robert Turner; unknown man and an infant. , ‘A great many persons were seriously hurt are ck broke red: chard, hurt colored, stru Kb} John Wilson, hit by ling chimney. Bulldings Injured. Among prominent buildings damaged by the storm were th exchange, Duffy StreesBaptist C’ h, St. Phillip's African Methodist Church, Central railway ware- . Henley Hail, house, St. Georgia Hus ity market, electric railway power er, Hull & Commercial Guano etory Jones marine railway, whole: owon & De ale grocery buildin wholesale gro le's retail grocery iundreds of r in to shipping will amou ul tre ream of the $ bark E an bar! ark R. 1. tug Robert Safford of the ground in Co; ft has ha launches ve ing gone « railroad ts badly damaz being out of and Isle of near this city STORM SWEPT ves Lost and Great Damage to Property. ber 1 Ga., disastrous liv probably as fisherme n heard from. age is difficult to estimate, be less than a half mill gale blew about sixty an hour. The opera house, St. An- nasius and St. Jude's copal churen- are wreck: Glauber & Isaacs’ whole- ha: sf is a wreck: of the most ‘k's history. have heen lost, persons perish, ave not culars storm in uns Ww) known to many mere out and are and miles i ul oak trees, pride of itizens, are lying prostrate ail over the Two-thirds of the business houses are unroofed and about nty are aimost totally wrecked. Dam- ages to stocks of goods from the rain prob- ably will reach $80,000, Trees were blown across man ences and about a hun- dred small houses were blown down. The plant of the electric light and water com- pany was wrecked: damage, $20,000. ‘Tom Burgess and child, negroes, were killed by a falling house. Three negroes on a lighter in the bay were blown across the bar, and have not been seen since. Shipping Damaged. Shipping was damaged as follows: Span- ish bark Incarnation, loaded with lumber for Valercia, aground and going to pieces: Spanish brig Anton, loaded with lumber for Harcelona, stranded and leaking; schooner Lizzie Denison, from Portland, Me., blown from quarantine several hun- dred yards up a small creek; the Ameri- can bark H. S. Rauth, loaded with cross- ties for New York, stranded; schooner Sarah Fuller broke her moorings, and was blown a mile down the bay and stranded: Norwegian bark Longfellow broke her moorings, blown a mile away and stranded; brig Jennie Hulberi, loaded with lumber, blown adrift off St. Simons. Several pilot boats, tugs and smaller craft were greatly damaged. The large pine saw mill of the Hilton Dedge Lumber Company of St. Simons Island was blown down. Two other cypress mills of the same company were unYoofed and greatly damaged. Telephone, electric light and telegraph wires are all down. The government quarantine sta- tion was blown down. THE COAL RE oO Lives Lost at Shemokin and Coal Breakers Wrecked. SHAMOKIN, Pa., October 1.—The dam- age caused by the cyclone that passed over this section Tuesday night ts greater than reports indicated. It is now thought the total loss will reach $350,000. The Pat- terson breaker is almost a total wreck, but the debris was saved from the flames by the heavy downpour of rain that followed the destructive wind. Superintendent Vin- cent places the damage to the colliery at $40,000. Fourteen of the dwelling houses and twenty board shanties occupied by the mine workers were also blown down, and five of the former were consumed by flames. Two of the tenants were killed, several injured and eleven head of cattle were crushed to death beneath the dismantled barn. The killed and injured are: Jas. Hanlon, crushed in the debris of his house, died in a few hours; Minnie Kline, fractured skull in jumping from second story window to escape fire, died from injuries; Mrs. Drobinski, leg’ frac- tured: Mrs. Spielka, head badly crushed: Mrs. Crawford, arm fractured; Jas. Kopota and wife, severe contusions of body; in- fant of John Dummkie, badly cut by being thrown through window;- Chas. Klitchie leg broken. Shamokin, Mt. Carmel, Locust Gap and other surrounding towns suffered heavily. Reporis from the farming districts indicate that barns were demolished by the hun- dreds. At the Colbert mine the fan and engine house, both boiler houses and all of the smokestacks were demolished, throwing 400 men and boys out of employment. A Pennsylvania Bridge a Mile Long Demolished. LANCASTER, Pa., October 1—The greatest loss In this region is the Penn- sylvania bridge over the Susquehanna at Columbia. It was a mile and a quarter in length, and was blown into the river by the heavy wind storm this morning. The bridge was used by the Frederick 1! sections there was | left standing. | Mr. division of the Pennsylvania railroad, and was also used as a public wagon road. It connected Columbia with Wrightsville, Pa. the latter being a station on the Northern Central division of the Pennsylvania rail- road. Only two iron spans of the bridge remain. . ‘The bridge was built in 1860 at.a cost of about $150,000. The plers are apparently uninjured. It is believed several men were on it when it was swept away, and rearch is now being made for their bodies. In Columbia the electric ght station and the lace mill were partially unroofed and great havec was wrought throughout the town. Reports from the country districts tell the same story of berns heing blown down, houses unroofed and destruction wrought generally. The damage in this county is, In the ag- gregate, nearly $1,000,000. Hundreds of farmers have lost their entire tobacco crop, which was ready for the market. In addition to frame buildings, numerous brick structures were razed to the ground. ‘The largest was that of H. Burd Cassell, ex-chairman of the republican county com- mite. His brick planing mill collapsed destroying valuable machinery, and involv- | ing a loss of about $10,000. Senator Quay had just completed the erection of a large tobacco shed on his farm, and the roof of it was blown off and carried a great distance. The destruction of this bridge over- shadows .all else in relative importance. The bridge comprised twenty-seven spans, and was Insured for $300,000. Everything was carried away except the stone piers, the single iron span and one of the shore spans. The bridge proper was crushed to splinters. It was lifted bodily off the plers and de- posited just above in the water, a portion resting cn the picrs. Not a timber was ‘The loss to the Pennsylvania railroad will be inestimable. All through freigh: south was run via Columbia bridge and the Frederick division to Baltimore and other southern points. DEMOLISHED CHURCHES. Jacksonville Reports Heavy Losses to Pablic Buildings. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., October 1.—Tne great hurricane worked vast damage in this city. In the business and residence not a building that escaped serious damage. It would be prac- tically imposs‘ble to enumerate the dam- aged stores and residences, and only those of particular importance can be given. Every church, hospital, asylum and school building in the eity was more or less dam- aged. The most complete wreck was the Reformed Baptist. Church. The lower northeast corner was blown down, carry- ing with it a portion of the eastern wall. The tower fell in pieces across the side- walk, tompletely blocking the street. In- Sile ‘the church is almost a total wreck. The spire of St. John’s Episcopal Chureh was partially blown down. The Second Presbyterian Church was unroofed and the roof carried some distance away. The spires of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist were badly damaged. African M. E. Chureh suffered more se- verely than any other church edifice in the The steeple of the church was de- ed by the storm of 18%, and was re- . The steeple fell yesterday, falling across the body of the church and crushing it in. The church appears to be almost a total wreck. ——— TO CONTINUE THE STRIKE, The Lendville Winers Vote to Stay out. LEADVILLE, Col., October 1 bility of ending the strike by arb other amicable means has disappear: the time being at least, the Cloud City miners having voted in regular meeting last night to continue indefinitely their fight for uniform wages of $% per day for all of the men in all the mines. The stockade to close the Ibex group of gold mines, including the Little Johnny, the construction of which was begun by a large force of workmen this morning, will be a mile in circumference and bulet-proof. One hundred thousand feet cf lumber wil be used in its construction. All the families of union miners livirg in buildings erected on the Ibex Company's ground will be evicted, the company paying house owners whatever their buildings are worth. —-+>-—— CONSTANTINOPLE, BoMBS A Small Panic and the Troops Called Out. + CONSTANTINOPLE, Octoker 1.—A bomb xplosion Tuesday evening caused a panic in the Yenikapou quarter and a cordon cf troops was detailed to surround the Turkish quarter of Peronzagh It is believed that the mititary movement was made in connection with the arrest of Moslem agitators against the preseat regime. —_—— GEN. MILES’ PERIL. But for a Timely Rescue He Would Have Heen Killed. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., October 1.—Gen- eral Nelscn A. Miles had a narrow escape frcm death yesterday afternoon while driv- ing on the bill lead‘ng from the Cliff House to the ocean beach. He owes his life to the cvolness and agility displayed by Col- onel Amos S. Kimball, chief quartermas- ter of the department of California, and W. H. MeKittrick of Bakersfield. After inspecting the water works plant at the presidio General Miles and a party of frends started for town in order to catch the train for south. While going down a steep grade the pole of the carriage ‘n which the general was riding snapped short off rear the axle and frightened the team. The vehicle was dashed against the bluff and the driver thrown from his seat betveen the plunging and kicking mals, but Colonel Kimball and Mr. Mc- Kittrick jumped out and rushed to the horses’ heads just in time to prevent their bolting dewn the hill to almost certain destruction. —— DR. HAMILTON MUST GO. Secretary Carlisle Refuses to Keep Him in Chicago. CHICAGO, October 1.—Secretary Carlisle has wired Dr. Hamilton of the marine hos- pital that he will rot intervene in the order of transfer, exchanging Dr. Hamilton with Dr. John Godfrey of San Francisco. Dr. Hamilton resigned the surgecn generalship of the marine hospital in order to accept the post in connection with the editorship of the Medical Journal. He has been in Chicago for six years—a term and a half, and in his protest to Secretary Carlisle against the transfer he alleges that he was promised a two-term appointment to the Chicago station. ———_- INSTANTLY KILLED. A Bowie Citizen Run Over by the Cars. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BOWIE, Md., October 1.—The special train from the southern Maryland fair at Upper Marlboro’, due at this place at 7:30 last night, in nearing the station ran over and killed instantly Benjamin Rowe, a resi- dent. The body was mangled almost be- yond recognition, and when taken from the track nearly dropped in half. It was car- ried to the freight office, and will be kept there until the inquest, which will be held today. The deceased lives in Bowie and Kept a store. He ieaves a wife and two children. TERRIFIC EXLOSION, Badly Hurt dianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS, October 1.—An explo- sion at the Indianapolis Brewing Com- pany’s plant shortly befsre 10 o'clock Mon- day night injured more than a score of men, five of them seriously, and caused a heavy loss cf property. The first explo- sion was due to a leaking valve in the ammonia pipes. This was followed by a more powerful explosion, which shattered the building and tore doors from their hinges blocks away. The first explosion attracted a crowd and the yard was full at the time of the second explosion. ee Temple Cup Game Postponed. PALTIMORE, October 1.—The first Tem- ple cup game between Cleveland and Bal- timore has been postponed until tomorrow owing to delay experienced by the Cleve- land team. Twenty Men at In- St. Phillip’s | LATE NEWS BY WIRE/O'STRICT AFFAIRSIBRYAN IN THE WEST Serious Railroad Collision Near Pittsburg. FIVE MEN PROBABLY KILLED All Trains Eastward Detained by the Wreck. OTHER NEWS OF THE DAY PITTSBURG, Pa., October 1.—Two freight trains collided last night at Philson, on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, making one of the worst wrecks in the history of the road. One man 1s dead, two are probably fatally Injured and several others are miss- ing, probably lying dead under the wreck. Details of the wreck are meager and dif- ficult to procure, the storm having left telegraph Ines in a bad condition. The grade at Philson is very heavy, the line descending at the rate of over 100 feet to the mile. The accident occurred at 10:30 o'clock last night. The engines were smashed to scrap fron. The other train was also badly wrecked and debris was piled as nigh as the tele- graph poles. Rescuing crews worked all night. Two bodies are reported to have been re- covered so far, and it is believed a number of others are still under the wreck. ‘Th wires are still down at points east of Bow- man station, which is west of the wreck and but meager details of the accident can be obtained. A special telegram from Cum- berland to an afternoon paper states that the entire train crew, consisting of the engineer, fireman, conductor, two brake- men and a flagman, and two tr whe were stealing a ride, were killed. ‘Thirty- four cars, which were loaded with coal together with the cngine and caboose, are piled upon the track, and traffic both east and west is entirely suspended. Trains Delayed. The names of the killed and injured have not yet been obtained. The Baltimore and Ohio eastern express, which left Pittsburg at 9 o'clock last ni was held at Rog wood, where the Camb: branch to Johnstown sects the main line. At daylight it v cided to advance the train to the scene of the wreck, where the passengers were transferred around the wre The Cleveland Base Bal! Club on the express, bound for Baltimore, to open the Temple cup series of games. During the early morning it seemed that it would be impossible to reach Baltimore in time for the game, but the Baltimore and Ohio offi- cials stated that they would make an et. fort to get the club into Baltimore by or 4 p.m. It is hardly probable, however, that a game will be played before tomor- row. ——— AN ACCOMMODATING COMMITTEE, No Republican Candidate to Ryn Against Breckinridge. FRANKFORT, Ky., October 1.—The re- publican committee of the seventh con- gressional district has adopted a resolution st_making any nomination for Con- This 13 due to a fusion between the republicans and gold democrats to unite in supporting W. C. P. Breckinridge for Con- gress. Judge George Denny, republican candi- date two years ago, who came so acar election that he contested the seat of Con- gressman Owens, was an active can: for nomination and appealed personally in vain to the committee to call a convention. STAND COLLA Gov. Drake and Vice President Stevenson Narrowly Escape. BURLINGTON, Iowa, October 1.—During parade at neon today at Iowa semi-cen- tennial celebration, the reviewing stand, containing Vice President Stevenson, Goy. Drake of Towa and staff and many other prominent people, collapsed, throwing all to the ground and injuring some thirty people. Vice President Stevenson and Gov. Drake escaped with slight bruis —_— NESS MEN’S es. B ME! Movement to Have a General Day October 31. PHILADELPHIA, October 1.—Rudolph Blankenburg of this city, chairman of the executive committee of the business men s campaign committee, recently sent the fol- lowing telegram to National Chairman M. A. Hanna, at New York: Will our movement to have business men’s meetings ail over the country, in every city, town and hamlet, on Saturiay, October 31, have your and the national commiitee’s indorsement? We think it a fitting and desirable climax to a campign involving business interests more cian any in the history of the countr. Mr. Blankenburg has re¢ lowing reply: “Our committee fully indorses tae move- ment of business men’s organizatioa in the interest of republican suc ved the fol- “(Signed) M. A. HANNA, Chairman.” BRYAN IN MISSOURI. Estimated Plurality of 100,000 Out- nide of St. Louis, ST. LOUIS, October 1—The democratic state committee has received estimates of vote from 1,20 school districts in Missouri. Taking the increases as shown over the vote of 1802, they claim that Bryan will come to the city limits of St. Louis with a plurality of nearly 100,000, There are 2,000 townships outside of St. Louis. ‘The state committee claim they can carry St. Louis, owing to the Filley-Kerens fight in the re- publican ranks. Hoke Smith Cannot Be There. ST. LOUIS, October 1.—Word has been received by Assistant Secretary McKean of the National Association of Democratic Clubs. to the effect that ex-Secretary Hoke Smith of Georgia will not be able to attend the convention here this week. Nebraska Gold Democrats. OMAHA, Neb., October 1—Tonight the gold standard democrats of Nebraska will hold their state convention in Omaha. It is the general opinion among the local lead- ers that this convention will not only nomi- nate an electoral ticket, but will also name a full state ticket and make a vigorous fight throughout the state. There are some democrats who urge that the issue at stake is too important to he experimented with, and that the only safe course will be to vote for the McKinley electors direct. But others contend that if they nominate a ticket of their own, they will be able to draw much more ‘effectively from Mr. Bryan’s support. John Hames of Lincoln and R. S. Bibb of Beatrice have been men- tloned in connection with the gubernatorial nominaticn. eS PAYMASTER ROBBED. The Boston's Exchequer by $1,000. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., October 1.—The Empress of China brings news of the rob- bery at Shanghai of the paymaster of the U. S&S S. Boston of $1,000 by two able sea- men named Henricksen and Cooney, both from this city. The thieves escaped after their bold robbery, but were captured at Negasaki. ——— FIRE AT MILWAUKEE. Lightenea Firemen Engulfed in Flames, MILWAUKEE, Wis., October 1.—A dis- astrous fire is raging on Chestnut street between 3d and 4th streets. It broke out in the One-price Clothing Store and spread rapidly through the block. ‘Two firemen became hemmed in by the flames. One man was taken out in an unconscious con- dition; the other is supposed to be dead. ee the Sea of Fireman Killed. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., October 1.—Richard Brok, fireman of locomotive 9. P. W. and B. railroad, due in Washington at p.m. had his head torn off near Stanton. Del. by another passing train. He lived at Wil- mington, Del. He leaves a wife and chil- Crematory Not Entirely Observa ory, ite May Not He Possible —Oified Local Notes of * a S Interest. a The permit fam the erection of a garhage crematory on the observatory site has not been issued, and it is expected that some time will will intervene before one is. The residents in the neighborhood have filed protests with the Commissioners, and it may be that they will insist upon being heard before any final action ts taken. Then there is another thing that may in- tervene, and on the face of things it looks as if the whole matter of erecting the crematory will hinge upon an interpretation of this. It is the act of May Digest), relating to nuisances. It provides: “It shall not ®e lawful for any person or persons to establish, lay off or conduct any brick yard, brick kiln, pottery furnace, cr any slaughter house or butcher pen, or any soap or candle manufactory, bone boiling cr other establishment whereby offensive edors are generated to the detriment cr injury of the neighborhood upon any rear site, or upon any site not used as aforesaid within a period of twelve months, within yards of any dwelling house occupied or ed within the limits of this corporation eee they shall file the w en o-thirds of the owners or occu- pants of houses within said 150 yards, and also the permission of the mayor.” ‘The applicants for the permit ate now en- gaged in making a plat of the sye. 16 upon investigation by the building inSpector, it is found t the location is within the limit of 150 yards, it is und tood the attorney fer the District will be led upon to # upon the question whether the section above quoted applies to the case. Jf ne holds that it docs, before the permit can ‘sue, the written consent of the residents Commissioners are anxiou: mit issue. Long ago they approv been trying for ory erect and hay con tor of their approval of the Brown fu: at the foot of South Capitol street, and belleved that the c ly resume operation: nace it is matory Wiil imnz-diate- Temporary Inspector. The Commissioners have appointed J. M. Snyder a temporary inspector in the sireet nt, with com- for ‘lean- aused by the ani alley cleaning departn: pensation at the rate of ¢ duty in connection with the ing the streets of the refuse recent storm. Appointment. John 7, has been appointed clerk and night tchman at the Municipal Lodging House, vice John Parish, resisned. Vm. B. Linkius has been appointed a member of the fire departinent, vice Davis, resigned. On Taxable List. The Commissioners today placed the prop- erty known as the Emerson Institute upon the taxable Hst-of District proper This is the result of a recommendation of the board of a: At ed in The Star some ume erty will be put'upon the time to me which is now the payment of ‘taxe: Street Improvements, An innovation will shortly be tried by the Commissicners in the manner of selecting streets for improvement. The Commission- ers prcpose to take the center of popu- lation, which is reckoned at 6th sireet be- tween D and E streets nortiwest, and with that point as a certer strike ac with a radivs of half'a mile. In th don all streets will by fyrst improved. Afcer that the circle will be extended to a mile, and So on until every: part of the exty has’ been impreveds xable list from exempt from Bids Opened. The proposal board “at the District buiid- ing yesterday opened bids for the e tion of the Langdon school he This is the second time proy have been in- ed for this bu Iding. first time the called for a brick structure and wére ttirown o cause the lowest bid exceeded the appropriation Then the plans were amended substi- tuting a, frame house. The bidders today were: M. Dunn, $ onnors Col- laty, su; C. Thomas Son, $6,890; Par- vinl & Green, $6,542; W. F $6,503; Peter McCartney, 36, Bachus, $6, She Left Real and Personal Property Worth $14,000, H. H Kohlsaat of Chicago and T. Sand- ford Beatty of New York, named as execu- tors in the wilt of the late Kate Field, who died at Horlolulu the 19th of last May, to- Gay applied here for letters testamentary on the estate. They state that Miss Field died possessed of real estate valued at $1 (09, her personal estate amounting to $2,- 000, The following are stated to be her sur- viving next of kin: Grace Riddle of San Francisco, Henry Sedley and ry Sedley Smith of New York city, Edward Riddle of Manitoba, George, Elizateth C. and Corda Riddle of Cambridge, Mass., and Kate Wil- cox of New Orleans—all first cousins. The executors also ask that the will be admit- ted to probate. ee OCTOBER TERM. The Assignments of Judges and Some Changes of Clerks. The circuit, equity and criminal branches of the District Supreme Court will Tuesday next enter upon what is known as the October terra of the court. The assign- ment of judges will be as it was when the respective branches cf the court adjourned for the summer. Changes Among the Clerks. Because of the resignation of Mr. Andrew Y¥. Bradley, one of the assistant clerks, Mr. Wm. E. Williams will assist Clerk Young in office werk, Mr. Alfred Burhman going from Circuit Court No. 2 to No. 1; Mr. N. C. Dowrs from Criminal Court No. 2 to Circuit Court No. 2. Mr. Prescott Gat- ley will take Mr. Downs’ place, Mr. Fred. O'Connor succeeding Mr. Gatley. There will, it is understood, be no bus- iness done by Criminal Court No. 2 during THE the present month on account of the ab- sence of Chief Justice Bingham. a CHANGES IN VALUES. Present Rate pf Forcign Coins, Ace cording to the Director of the Mint. The director gf jthe mint today issued the regular quarterly statement of the present values (in gold) of the standard coins of the nations of the world. The following is a statement of the changes in the values of foreign coins!since July 1, the date of the issue of the last official statement on the subject: Boliviano of Holiyia.............$0.497 $0.490 Peso of Ceptral American states ..... es 497.490 Amoy Tael of Clitna..... [305 “703 Canton Tael of China. ‘S02 Chefoo Tael of China... “700 Chin Kiang Tael of Chi “738 Fuchau Tael of (pina..... Haikwan Toel of China. Hankow Teel of China. Niuchwang Tael of China Ningpo Tael of China. Shanghal Tael of China. Swatow Tael of China. Takao Tael of China Tientsin Tael of China. Peso of Celombia... Sucre of Ecuador... Rupee of India. Yen of Japan. Dollar of Mexico. Kran of Persia. Sol of Peru... Ruble of Russia Mahbub of Tripoli 392 412 In the above statement the figures given first are the valués ef the coins named July 1. The figures given second are the values Octobe: 1. All the coins mentioned are silver, and ttey are the monetary units of the country. The statement shows a decrease of value in the case of each coin. He is to Give a Week to Ili- nois, LONDON PRESS EXPECT: M'KINLEY aca Day Judge Tourgee to Stump in Maryland. a MISCELLANEOUS NOTES CHICAGO, October 1.—The democratic national bureau of speakers is engaged in arranging an itinerary for Mr. Bryan's tour through th. western states. It may be a day or two before it is completed, as Mr. Bryan's wishes are to be consulted and scme changes may be rendered necessary before the reute is complete. It 1s known, however, that he will speak six days in Illinois, commencing October 21, and that he may be in the state ten days. Arrangements are being made to carry him to all the principal towns in the state by a special train, It is not known, however, whether he will be ‘in Chicago on October 9; he may go from Marshalltown, lowa, where he will speak October 8, to Minnesota. Chairman Jcnes returned from New York last night. COLORADO SPRINGS, Col., October 1.—Seven hundred delegates were in at- tendance when Chairman Hodges called the republican state convention to order. The convention was harmonious, and the ticket was nominated throughout by an unani- mous vote. The report of the committee on resolutions, which ‘as unanimously adopted, on national issues say: “Resolved, That our people, i espective oinage s could s coinage under an administration in which the people of the of party affiliations, favor the free country had confi Ww et that the national convention at St. I did not tion as we view We ac- . the assurance of the party own eftorts will be devoted to the uring, of an interns unlimited coinage of silver as pledge. We believe that the pled: fulfilled, and we are firmly of the faith that the remonetization of silver, ntial to the welfare of this and i countries, will be accomplished through the efforts and under irection of the re publican par and through ko other. pt upon the silver question we heartily and cordially indorse the plat- form of the party at uis, and we de- clare our undiminished and unwavering be- 2 grea n labor and Americ 2 iprocity as enunciated in the na- tional platform.” Continuing, the resolu- tion reads: We favor free silver, but we value free government mo! nd while the success of the party upon the Chicago platform might bring silver monometallism, it would af- no hope of bimet: lism in this coun- Previous to the nomination of the ticket United State nator Wolcott delivered a brilliant speech. Nominations for the more important sta ollicers Were made as follows: Governot Judge George W. Allen, Denver; liew governor, man Hosea send, Silver Chit cre State, Edwin Princ rand Junction, PROPrH The English LONDO e has en editorial this mornin: upon the polit outlook States, in the course of The American pe power of righting themselves at the su- preme moment. If we were compelled to prophesy, McKinley would unquestionably be 01 Daily News commenting the United in » a wonderful Tie Mcrning Post says in an editori: tnglish interest in the presidential elec- tion is far more financial than political. The election of Mr. Bryan would be a serious blo: upon the history of the Union; but the success of Mr. MeKinley would be no security against the which Mr. n threatens. And if nothing better to be expected than the statesmanship of Mr. McKinley or the dexterity of Mr. Sherman, the British investor will con- tinue to look askance at American securi- ties.” ——— SACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS. jcott in Ni Suceced Himself. October 1.—The Massachusetts republican state convention met here to- day for the nomination of presidential clectors znd state officers. The proceedings were harmonious, and the work of the convention was accomplished with celerity. Ex-Goverror J. Q. A. Brackett and W. H. Haile of Springfield e designated as electors-at-large. Roger Wolcott, who has filled the executive office since the death of Governor Greenhalge, was unanimously nominated for governor. The rest of the ticket is as follows: Lieutenant governor, W. Murray Crane; secretary of state, W. M. Olin; treasurer and receiver general, E. P. Shaw; auditor, John W. Kimball; at= torney general, Hosea M. Knowiton. — MOUNT. nated to IN THE INS. Mr. Bryan Spenks Today at Clarks- burg, West Virginia. CLARKSBURG, W. Va., October 1.—The Bryan party left Grafton at 8:30 this morn- ing and arrived here an hour later. Two short speeches were made, one from the hotel balcony and the other at the fair grounds. Mr. Bryan came near being held at Grafton by a subpoenae until this after- noon. When that place was reached, after 1 o'clock last night, some newspaper cor- respondents caused the arrest of two al- leged pickpockets, who had been following the train for some weeks, and they asked that a subpoena be issued for the nomi- nee’s detention, claiming that he was an important witness for the defense. The proccedings before the magistrate lasted until 4.30 this morning, and resulted in the refusal to issue the subpoena, and consequently Mr. Bryan was not detained. The trip this morning was continued in the special car, chartered by John T. Mc- Graw, national committeeman of this state. The errangements for the trip through this state have been much better than at any other place. Mr. Bryan spoke at 10 o'clock to a few hundred people from the baleony of the Traders’ Hotel. In the crowd were Bryan and Sewall clubs and “Hickory” Clubs, the members carrying canes inade of chat wood. A large crowd listened to him at the fair grounds, and Bryan was cheered and ap- plauded enthusiastically. ife left ‘or Park- ersburg at 11:30. ——-___ TOURGEE IN MARYLAND. He Predicts a Majority for McKinley in New York. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, M4., October 1.—Judge Al- bion W. Tourgee of Michigan visited the republican headquarters this morning, Judge Tourgee will devote a week to cam- paigning in this state. Tonight he is to ad- dress a republican meeting at Garrett Park. Montgomery county, and the remainder of the week he will be heard in Baltimore, He-has just returned from a tour of west- ern New York and New Jersey. In the former state he reports that party lines are practically obliterated, and that hundreds of democrats attended the meetings he ad- -dressed. He says that New York will give McKinley a majority of over 200,000. nee ea Burned in Port, WILMINGTON, N. C., October 1.—The Swedish bark Verdandi, Capt. Westerberg, was destroyed by fire while In port, and both the vessel and her cargo of rosin are @ total loss. OVER IN GEORGETOWN. More Damage Reported From That Seeti The damage by Tuesday’s cyclone across Rock creek becomes greater as the investi- gation proceeds. In Oak Hill cemetery considerable de- vastation was done by the storm, and the beautiful city of the dead presents a deso- late appearance. The handsome trees of the grounds fell in all directions and leaves and limbs were scattered all grounds. One monster tree struck the side of the chapel, and all day yesterday and up to last night there was a force of men working to remove this. The monuments in the cemetery were knocked over and turned in every direction. Many handsome inarble pieces were broken by the falling ‘res, The monument of John Howard Payne and that of Bishop Pinckney fortunately es- caped injury, though all around trees and large limbs were piled u ‘The wharf of Wheatley’s perhaps sustain- ed the worst damage. The tugboat Meredith and a barge from Phila: loaded with coal were moored. Both boats broke from their moorings and became un- controllable, and were tossed and pitched around. Capt. Ross was on the tuxboat, and the water dashed over the sides and filled the hold. The continual bumping bad the effect of opening the bottoms of both boats, and they sank in about twenty-five fect of water. The barge is not visible, and only a small portion of the tugboat can be seen. The steam launch Bartholii went down at the G street wharf from almost the same cause. There were several scows loaded with stone from the quarries of the upper Potomac moored at the wharf, and they shifted their loads to the bottom’ by capsizing. The warehouse of J. G. Waters at 324 and Water streets was unroofed, in fact, the roofs of the whole row were taken off. The east wall of the building fell out. John- scn’s boat house is also unroofed and wrecked, and some damage was done to the boat houses of the Potomac Boat Club and the Columbia Athletic Clu In the Storm's Path, The one-story frame building on Water street, occupied by Mr. William Kinsinger, Was entirely wrecked. The wind blew out @ good portion of the building, and what ruin that was not accomplished by this ineans was done by the falling upper por- ticn of an old warehouse adjoining. The o!d tobacco warehouse on 2d stree*, forn.crly a penitentiary and now used as red tenement house and church, was de aving the building in a dangerous posi- ion. é Johnson's warehouse near Jefferson street on Water street was also demolished. The roof an woodwork was carried away and a large portion of the front and side walls went with it, the break extending to the level of the second floor. Wheatley’s saw mill was also damaged, and at the foot of 30th street ano her frame building used for similar purposes was damaged considerably. At Georgetown University the east south buildirg and the west south building were damaged and unroofed, and the fire wall of the building used as the infirmary, crumbled and came down. ‘The main building escaped with damage. The slate was blown off in eral places, and the rain spouts suf little ered. The mcst damage was done in the library, where U: skylights were crushed in, but, fortunately, no injury was done the books The Academy of Visitation, on 35th stree Was damaged. ‘The immense barn erected a short time ago was in the path of the wind, and the walls on the east and west | sides fell out from the roof of the second | ticor clear to the top. Other the academy and convent suffered. | A row vf three-story houses opposite Rowzee's Hotel, two of which are occupied by James Hayes and the other by Thomas iggins, also suffered. Buildings Injured. The roofs of the House of the Good Shep- blown away, and the old Earle mansion ad- Joining, the site for the Western High School, was damaged considerably. ‘ihe st coping walls of the seventh precinct station were also damaged, and the chim- n and roof of the Threlkeld School, at i and Prospect avenue, were blown away. The roof of the M street arket house—the rear portion—came off, and the Un roof of the engine house also su ed. Old Forrest Hall, one of the oldest build- ings in this section of the city, was dam- aged considerably. The roof was torn off and the front of the attle story fell out. The conservatory of Mr. Blount of George- shts was also demolished by the | The old Seminary building at sth | and N streets felt the fury of the storm, and the roofs of the rear buildings came off, while a large tree in the yard rests j 2zainst the side of the house. The Gay Street Baptist Church is dam- | aged to a consiterable extent, the roof hav- jing disappeared and other damage being done. h SURROUNDING COUNTRY. Fatalities Reported Out gomery County. Destruction of property of almost every kind is visible in any direction you look in Gaithersburg, as a result of the tornado that swept over this section on Wednesday morning. Telegraph and telephone com- munication is still cut off, and the exteat of the damage is only partially known. The Western Union Telegraph Company is prob- ably the heaviest loser, and the Boyds and Montgomery telephone companies have set to work repairing their lines. Right in the town travel on the streets could not be resumed until last night, such a mass of wires, poles, shade trees and fencing were piled in the streets. Epworth M. E. Church was considerably damaged, stzined glass windows being blown in; Mr. Alex- ander Gloyd lost several hundred dollars’ worth of new machinery; Mr. Z. A. Briczs’ barn was wrenched from the foundation; Mr. C. F. Shaw lost a windmill; residences of Rev. Wm. D. Beall and Edgar in Mont- Mr. Fulks damaged, and the farmers in general about town entailed losses of fences, cut- buildings and crops in their fields. Mr. R. A. Burriss reports the loss of all his siock by the blowing in of his barn. Five hu- man beings are known to have lost their lives in other sections of Montgomery coun- ty. A traveling salesman brought word last night of the death of Mr. Sherman near Olney, from shock. Robert Boyd and John Howard perished in Mr. B. R. Cod- wise’s woods, where they were incarcerated in a shanty in which they were sleeping, a tree blowing upon them. The ruins then took fire and the men were burned alive. Justice C.B.Baughman held an inquest yes- terday afternoon, and Foreman Gloyd, for the jury, announced a verdict of accidental death. The men hailed from Alexandria, and have families there, where their re- mains have been sent for interment. In Ragtown a-colored man, Samuel Riggs, lost his house, and one child was killed in the ruins. John Hall of New Goshen, col- ored, was also killed in his barn, with his stock, while liberating it from the wrecked building. David Stewart escaped from his new house in Emory Grove, with his fem- ily, as the house was demolished and con- sumed by fire, with all his property. ———ee For Divorce. Anna T. Greenwell today applied for di- vorce from Wm. M Greenwell, the papers in the case, by order of the court, being withheld from publication. THEY MUST STUDY. Peansy Boys Cannot Be Athletes at the Expense of Their Minds. PHILADELPHIA, October 1.—The partic- ipation of the University of Pennsylvania students in athletic contests will hereafter be under clorer supervision and stricter rules than now prevail at any institution of learning. mittee has adopted a new code of eligibility, according to which no student will be al- lowed to play on a ‘varsity team, or even practice for it, if ke has been dropped from changed from one department to another without first passing satisfactory examina- tions. Candidates for the ‘varsity crew nation before May 1, and a candidate who receives move than one condition will be | barred, except that if he receive only two conditions he may try examinations again in June. These regulations will effectively shut out men who come to the university mainly for the sake of sports. see ge The Spanish Loan. ~ MADRID, October 1—It is denied here that there has been a hitch in the nego- tiations for a loan to the government of a millilard of pesetas. On the contrary, it is stated that the loan will shortly be con- uc 2d, and the south upper wall fell, | portions of | herd, on the New Cut road, were torn and | ‘The university athletic com- | j | t (BEARS TURN IN over the | | Northern F FINANCE AND TRADE Slight Effort to Make an Upward Market. + AND BUY — + No Decline Likely toBe Experi- enced Immediately. OF THE > NOTES DAY Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. W YORK, October 1.—The liberal sales of long stock which characterized the trad- ing in yesterday’s market attracted some selling by the room element this morning. The failure to make more than a fractional impression on the short side of the market resulted in an early abandonment of short selling. Traders bought back the stock sold during the morning, and prices improved in all departments in consequence. The strong undertone which has prevail- ed for several weeks continues, operators iy engaged in depressing values now being noted among the most conspicuous buyers. Strong Interests are in the market and no decline can proceed far without encountering determined opposition. Com- mission houses were disposed to predict a reaction in consequence of yesterday's real- izing, but London's favorable attitude has inspired renewed confidence. Concess'ons ecntinue to attract buyers, and optmism is strongly marked in all ac- tive financial circ The market for foreign exchange is sad to be a shade firmer, and the repayment of sterling loans is credited with increasing the demand. The movement of gold from Australia will sufficient to overcome the tem pcrary cessation in European imports. Th tendency of the money market continues to be encouraging to the borrower, although a slight stiffening in rates would revive the Evropean import moveme The continuation of the per cent count rate by the Bank of England kenerally expected, and consequently no significant effect on values. Commission houses report a moderate increase in the investment demand, and ere in the main “hopeful 0: a broadening market. The political side of the specu- lative situation is not lacking in harmon with the dominant sentiment. aie ‘ANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, b dis- was bad Fr The following are the opening,the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corton & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. "Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. & Broadway. Open. American Sugar... 2 Sugar, Pid. Tobace: Bay state Gas Canada Southe Lake Shore...........-- wille & Nashville... Sy jorthern Paciiie North American Ont. & Wester: 5 Pacitic Mait....1 aiR Piula. & Reading 2 | Pwiman x 14s Southern Ri we |rested by Precinct cne class to a lower class, or if he has | Phila. Tract Texas Pacitic. . Leather, bs bash, Pia. : co Wheeling & : Wheeling& 1 ; Western U: Silver... Washington Stock Exchang Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Capttal Trac- tion, 1 at “Columbia Bonds.—20-year Fund., ir Fund. gold 6s, 110 bid. Wi rrency. 7s, 11, 110 h Water erency Te, LW, AL id, 2s hd. ireeilain Fund. currency 3.658, us Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad bid. Metropolitan Radiroad conv. €s, 102 Metropolitau Kaliroad Certificate of it Railro . sked toad 6s, 113 asked.’ Washington A, Gs, 108" bid, Wash 109 bid. 100 bid. and A., 100 bid. A. and pany dst ny imp, ‘Traders’, 1 a. fe Deposit nd ‘Trust Companies, National Safe Deposit and Trust, 122 ask. Washi an asked. American Security a Trust 14l4y asked. Washingtou Safe De- Dosit.” 60 bid. Railroad Stocks.—Capttal Traction aT Gt asked. Metropolitan, 90 bid, 104 asked Why asked. . 33 bid Metropoli- National Union, bid. Tide, 110 Gly wid. 9 bid. Poetmatic Gun Miscellan cous Stocks.—Mergenthaler Linotype, 106 bid, 10S asked. 6 eat Falls doe, 130 asked. win Hall, 90 asked. Lin- The Marringe a Failure. Maggie E. Purcell, formerly Flynn, to- day petitioned for divorce from Andrew Purcell, to whom ske was married at Bal- timore, Md., October 7, 1886. They lived together intil January 6, 1895, when, she charges, she was compelled to leave her husband because of his cruel treatment of her. She also charges her husband with habit- ual drunkenness, and that while drunk he drove her and their two children from the house, compelling them to seek the pro- tection of the police authorities. She also prays that she be granted the exclu care and custody of the children. Atto: ney A. E. L. Leekie represents Mrs. Pur- cell. ae Another Case. Jvdge Miller was surprised this morning when a young man named Clifford J. Dewey appeared before him and answered “rot guilty” to a charge of stealing WU- Nam Milburn’s bicycle. He had been ar- Detective Hartigan. Several weeks ago the young man was in court on a similar charge, and was held for the grand jury. In the Criminal Court | he wi d ‘and he so informed J will be required to pass preliminary exami- | he Was acduitted and he so inforined Judge Miller today. The case brought against him teday was sent to the grand jury, and bord was fixed at $300. —_——_-— Coinage During September. A statement Issued by the director of the mint today shows that 5,448,197 pieces of the total value of $5,915,333 were coined at the United States mints during the month of September. The most significant feature of the statement is that 3,240,400 pleces of the value of $2,754,185 were coined during the month, of which amount $2,700,100 were standard silver dollars. The coinage of one cent pieces was 2,(22,100,