Evening Star Newspaper, June 18, 1897, Page 2

& LATE NEWS BY WIRE Tornado Sweeps Over Louisville, Ky., Doing Much Damage. SS CROPS DAMAGED IN THE STATE The Blow Also Visits Adjacent Points in Indiana. KILLED TWO AT IRVINGTON LOUISVILLL wind storm pa the June 18—A ed over this city between 5 and 6 o'clock this morning. te damage was done to prop- ut no lives were lost. In several eases houses w blown down and tn- roofed, but in no instance was there a fatality, though a number sustained in- ‘al and east- dicate that great damage ‘phe wheat fields n laid low, farm houses and barns reck:d and fences destroyed. nglish, Ind., the court house was damaged to the extent of 34,000, A south- nd Monon train eight miles beyond Ind s struck Dy lightning engers shaken up severely. son was painfully injured, will recover. Later, as the train was ing Gasburg. ‘nd. ran into a lerge tree that had ss the track, and the cngine badly damaged. In Jeffersenville the damage was slight, while New Albany it is estimated that $10,009 worth of damage was done to prop- erty, but no lives were lost. ‘TORNADO VISITS KENTUCKY. Hundred Houses Unroofed in Louts- viNe—Two Ned Near Irvington. Spectal Dispatch to The Evening st. LOUISVIL! Ky., June 18.—A severe tornado struck this city this morning, un- rcofing a hundred houses here and block- ing Lower Main street for an hour with rcofs of wholesale houses. A negro woman and child were killed in a cabin near the city. A son of Joln Streehls, opposite Irving- ton, Ky., wax killed, and a hired girl re- ceived injuries from which she died. The hcuse was razed, and other members of the family narrowly escaped. The storm seems to be general throughout the state. POWDER HOUSE EXPLODES. Phree Men and a Horse ‘Hazardy Conn. WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn., June 18.—At 1:0 o'clock this afternoon a quantity of powder in a building attached to the plant of the Hazard Powder Company at Haz- ardville exnlcded, and three men and one horse were killed. The dead ar . Killed at tton, head mechanic. . Pierce, overseer of mills. All of the men were married and had femilies. The building in which the explosion oc- curred, known as the “cracker” house, was bicwn to pieces. veral other buildings were damaged, and the whole shaken. slightly village was —_——.__. CRICKET MATCH AT BRIGHTON. Heavy Rain Last Night Made the Field Heavy. England, June 18.—The between the gentlemen of Philadelphia and an eleven of Sussex was resumed here today. ‘There was a heavy fall of rain during the night, and at first there seemed little Prospect to play today, but ihe game was Tesumed at noon, Ranjitsinhji and Marlow facing the bowling. The former s-ored quickly, his 74 runs only taking 75 minutes for 55 runs, when Marlow was bowled by Baily for 19, and the third wicket of Sussex went down for @, when Murdock was caught by a substitute for one run. At 123 the fourth wicket of the home < ef Ranjitsinhji, the Anglo-in- went down. He was caught ty 4 runs, The score at lunch time was 175 for five wickets, and the same figures were on the m fell, Killick being caught by King for four runs. —__ KNEW BARNATO IN A CIRCUS. Fred. Holturn of Oakland Talks of he Late Diamond King. OAKLAND, Cal., June 18.—Fred Hoiturn, who lives in Berkeley, denies the story told r of Barney Barnato that her played in a circus. Holturn ays that he and Barney Barnato perform- in the same ring in London 3 ago. “I first met Isaacs, or Barnato, as he af- terwards called himself, while working in John "s royal circus, many years 2 ind his brother joined the cir- My brother John, the ‘can- did an act where Le was shet at by a cannon which I fired. Bar- nato held the ropes that bound my brother. Ja would head. At the word ‘tire’ Barnato was sup- posed to let loose the ropes, so that my brother could cateh the cannon ball. “On one occasion yourg Isaacs, or Bar- nato,became ‘rattled,’ and at the signal'fire’ he did not loosen his hold on the ropes, but tightened it Instead. The big ball plowed along the top of John’s head, and left him h an ugly Ip wound. From that moment to this I have never laid eyes upon Barnato and his two t » two Isaacs, as we then call- t even wait to draw the . and we never heard of gain until his African success te him world-famous.” ——.__ DR. DANFORTH REACHES HOME. Hol Tells of Some of His Thrilling Ex- periences tm Cuba. MILWAUK Wis., June 18.—H. W. Danforth returned last night to his Mil- Waukee home, after a year in Cuba as per- sonal physician to President Cisneros of the insurgent republic. Dr. Danforth had @ thrilling escape from the island in a small boat, and several times in the island escaped capture by the Span- cy says the Cuban leaders are all bound y oath not to give in, and that the insur- gents have well-grounded hopes for final triumph. The Spaniards cannot withstand the effects of the Cuban climate, and all the rebels need is arms to end the war. Dr. Danforth will not return to the rebel camps. ——— NOW iT IS A WHEAT TRUST. Kentucky rmers Organizing to Ran the Price Up Materially. Special Dispateh to The Evening Star. LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 18—The farm- ers of this state will organize a wheat com- bine tomorrow. A complete organization is promised. The farmers of Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, Mlinois and Tennessee have been asked to co-operate. Leading wheat raisers say they hope to run up the Price of wheat 34 cents a bushel by holding this season's crop. ——___. oning Valley Furnaces Resume. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, June 18.—Within short time three furnaces in the Mahon- ing valley, which have been out of blast for some time, will resume. They are the Struthers furnace, at Struthers, the An- drews Bros. & Co. furnace and the furnace of the Youngstown Steel Co. of this city. The Andrews and Hitchcock furnace at Hubbard resumed operations Tuesday. voard when the sixth wicket of the home|! give the order to fire at his’ THE -EVENING. SEAR, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1897—16 PAGES, Presence in Washington of a Distinguished Scion of Royalty. Eiu Wha Koon, Seeond Som of the King of Corea, Will Study American Institutions, Prince Eiu Wha Koon, the second son of the King of Corea, and a man who 1s prob- ably destined to play an important part in the future affairs of the orfent, has arrived in Washington. He is accompanied by Pak Wong Kiu, formerly Corean charge d’ af- faires in Washington, and Sik Sung Goo. His visit to Washington is not intended to be brief. Prince Koon has come to study the institutions of the greatest republic on earth; to perfect himself in English, of which he already speaks sufficiently to make himself understood, and to equip himself with ideas of modern civtlization and progress, which may stand him in ex- cellent service some day in the future. He i3 a short, smooth-faced man, well along in his thirties; of amiable disposition and keen powers of observation. May Enter a College. He will look over the educational facilities in the national capital, and the, probabilities are that he will enter gne of the colleges here, and while pursuing the studies there- in, devote himself as well to a close investi- gation of the methods of the government and familiarize himself with the causes that have made this country that which he very properly thinks it is—the greatest on earth. As her erts will show, Corea is advanced to a considerable degree, and the capabil- ties cf her people are closely similar to those of the Japanese, while they are equally susceptible to the influences of modern thought and progress. The deci- sion of Prince Koon to make the capital of this country his abiding place is regarded as a great compliment by observers of in- ternational affairs. Paris, London, Berlin, Vienna, and particularly St. Petersburg, ars favored by most of the eastern princes for purposes of education, but the fact that the United States does not interfere with Ccrean affairs, either in a domestic or an international sense, has influenced the prince to make Washington his temporary heme. A Probable King. Prince Koon may be the next king of Corea. His elder brother, who is the pres- ent crown prince, is deficient mentally, and is in very poor physical health. A nephew of the present king’s will have claims to the throne in case the crown prince can- not succeed his father. ‘The nephew {s sald to be a man of no Principle and one who would not hesitate to use all sorts of means to further his embitions. Consequently Prince Koon has a very difficul: set of problems before him if the question of succession to the throne, to which ke would naturally succeed in case of his brother’s Incapacity, is opposed by the king’s nephew. The education he will get in this coun- try and the broadening of his powers that will undoubtedly ensue from his association with Americans of force will unquestion- ably strengthen his ability to cope with the isstes that may arise. EDWARDS ALSO ACQUITTED. Formal Proceedings in His Case Fol- lowing Shriver Trial. It was generally supposed that after the decision of Judge Bradley in the case of Mr. John S. Shriver, delivered this morning and reported in another column, that Dis- t Attorney Davis would nolle prosse the eas? cf Mr. E. Jay Edwards, the Washing- ton correspondent of the Philadelphia Pres: who, like Mr. Shriver, was indicted July 1Ss4, for refusing to answer a question asked him in June, 1894, vy Senator Gray's sugar trust investigation. Like Mr. Shriver, Mr. Edwards was usk- ed to give the committee the name of the person from whom he received information as to a conference said to have occurred at the Capitol between members of the Sen- ate finance committee and members of the Sugar trust relative to the schedule in the Wilson tariff bill. And like Mr. Shriver, Mr. Edwards, no summons having been served upon him, declined to give the name of his informant, after having voluntarily appeared before the committee. Mr. Davis, however, decided to proceed with the trial of Mr. Edwards immediately, ard to that the defendant's counsel, ex- Judge A. J. Dittenhoefer of New York and Mr. Jere M.Wilson of this city, agreed, they being confident of the court making the same ruling as that made in the Shriver case. A jury was quickly selected, the govern- ment’s case explained to the jury by As- sistant District Attorney Baker, and then air.Davis called as his first witness Frank S. Bright, clerk to the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, who testified that a summons was telegraphed to Mr. Edwards. He could not say that the telegraphic summons was ever received by Mr. Edwards. Senator Gray testified as to Mr. Edwards’ {appearance before the committee, and as to his refusal to answer the question Harry Smith, the clerk of the committee, said that he remembered seeing a copy of the telegraphic summons, but was unable to Say that the committee ever ordered ihat Mr. Edwards be summoned, finding no evi- dence of that in the records of the comumit- tee. Mr. Davis introduced in evidence also a blank copy of telegraphic summons, frank- ly stating that he had no further evidence to offer in proof of his contention that Mr. Edwards was duly summoned. Counsel for the defense made the objection that the proof was not competent or sufficient. Judge Bradley promptly sustained the objection, holding that Mr. Edwards was not duly summoned, because the telegram, if he ever received it, simply requested him to appear and testify. The judge, therefore, directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. That was done, and Mr. Edwards was discharged, Mr. Davis stating that he will call the cases against Brokers Macartney and Seymour Monday next. ————___ COINS OF EAST ASIA. Probably the Finest Collection Be- queathed to the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian Institution has received. by bequest from the iate G. B. Glover of New Yerk, formerly of the Chinese im- Lerial maritime customs, a coilection of Chinese and other East Asiatic coins, con- sisting of 2,025 pleces, and representing the coinage of China frem 770 B.C. down to the present day. This collection is prob- ably the most ccmplete in existence, sur- passing those at London and Paris. It embraces very many specimens of those pecullar pieces of currency used both as coins and religious medals, molds of various shapes, notes, both govern- mental and privace, and coins of forcign countries struck from time to time fer commercial use tn China. The latter class includes the dollars of English, Danish, American and Mexican manufacture, as well as the entire series of the coinage of the Annamese, Japanese, Coreans and the Mohammedan cities of China itself. The colicction was exhibited at the Paris exposition, where by some mistake these originals were listed as dating from 2254 B. C. It ts bang prepared for installation in the museum by Numismatist Beckwith. aS ES TREASURY PROMOTIONS. Names of Forta rks in the le ‘Treasurer's Office. The following promotions were made to- day in the office of the United States treas- urer: = Willard F. Warner, from #1.°00, to chief clerk; George Wallace, from $1,400 to $1,809; Wm. H. Glasscot, from $1,401) to $1,600; Lemuel Adams, from $1,200 to $1,400; H. M. Seltzer, from $1,000 to $1,200; W. B. Elliot, from $720 to $819; Miss A. EK. Met- thews, from $100 to $1,000. S. E. Homan, ex-soldier, has been rein- stated in same oifice at $720, Nese Controller's Bowler’s Return. Judge Bowler, controller of the treasury, bas returned from a@ visit to Cincinnatt. He will relinquish his federal position the Ist proximo. be Finance Committee Amendments on Flax Withdrawn. THE PRODUCT OF THE NORTHWEST Messrs. Vest and Bacon Have a Little Discussion. TILLMAN WAN'IS “HIS SHARE” In the Senate today bills were passed for public buildings at Cleveland, Ohio, td cost $2,500,000, and at McKeesport, Pa., to cost $200,000. Owing to the interest in the Hawaiian annexation question Mr. Davis of Minne- sota secured an agreement for the printing of 5,000 copies of the treaty and other documents. , The consideration of the tariff bill was then resumed, at schedule J, relating to flax, hemp and jute and manufactures thereof. Mr. Vest of Missouri made a test contest at the outset, moviag to strike out the first paragraph, flax siraw at $5 per ton. He said ihe whole flax schedule was based on the idea that we could pro- duce the flax, but he denied this. Ireland wes the only country in which the flax for linen could be suceassfully pro- duced, and he declared that the Minne- sota flax had not proved satisfactory. The amendment was rejected—18 to 28— Mr. McEnery voting with the republicans. Mr. Allison of Iowa, in charge of the bill, withdrew the Senate committee zmendment on flax, not hackled or dressed, leaving the House rate of 1 cent per pound stand. He also withdrew the committee amend- ment on dressed flax, leaving the House rate of 3 cents. 2 ‘It is evident," remarked Mr. Jones of Arkansas, “that all the committee reduc- tions are to be abanduned and the chairman might as well move to accept the higher House rates in bulk." In further criticising the fiax ph Mr. Vest ironically referred to that era of Prosperity which had been “officially and ecclesiastically announced” in a recent Prayer by the chaplain of the Senate, “an emissary of providence.” Mr. Vest de- clared that such faith could move moun- tains, and that the ordinary citizen “not accredited by the Almighty” had not ob- served the advent of prosperity. Mr. Davis (Minn.) said the flax produc- tion of the northwest was a demonstrated success. He presented samples of the ar- ticle produced in Minnesota, Michigan and the Dakotas. Mr. Gray (Del.) expressed regret that the discovery of a new American product such as flax must be accompanied by the calamity of a heavy tax on an article of universal use. Mr. Morrill (Vt.) sald the position of Mr. Gray was the same as that of Mr. Glad- sone. The English free traders wanted the American farmer to continue the pro- duction of raw materials and then to send them to Belfast for manufacture. + Mr. Pettigrew (S. D.) declared that the proposed rates ought to be doubled, as an encouragement to the flourishing flax in- dustry of the northwest. The committee had raised the duties on manufactured flax from 35 to 100 per cent, said the senator, but on the raw material of flax they had giver a duty equivalent to only 11 per cent. The Cotton Duty. Mr. Pettigrew derided the result of plac- ing a duty on raw cotton. Southern sen- atcrs had done this to keep out Egyptian cotton, and yet the New England manu- facturer had been given a compensatory duty to bring in Egyptian cotton. So that, declared the senator, all that was accom- plished was to help eastern republicans to break up the solid south. This brought a response from Mr. Bacon (Ga.), who took the lead in the contest for a duty on raw cotton. He did not be- eve the cotton manufacturer should re¢ ceive compensatory duty to offset the duty on raw cotton, as the manufacturer ai ready had ample protection. The commi tee was most sensitive in seeing that the manufacturers received speedy compensa- tions, but there was not the same sensitive- ness in looking after the producers of raw materials. There was flagrant discrimina- tion, he said, between the raw products of the farmers of the south and those of the north, the cotton bagging and cotton ties used by the south being taxed, while the binding twine used by the north was free. Mr. Allen interjected the remark that the committee was deliberating on these ques- tions, and he hoped, before the Senate was through with the bill, that a just equilib- rium would be established. . Mr. Becon had some sharp and good- natured sparring with Mr. Jones and Mr. Vest over their position that tariff rates should be limited td revenue purposes. And yet, he said, these senators believed in compensatory duties to the taanufac- turer, which were not based on revenue, but were purely an additional protection. Mr. Vest immediately declarel Ms op- porition to compensatory duties. Mr. Jones said that he apposed a tax on raw materials, but when such a fax was mpesed the manufacturer was Bound to have 4 compensation. ‘But ought they to have it?’ persisted Mr. Bacon. Mr. Jones responded that they ought not to be robbed any more than any one else should be robbed. ‘Yo a direct ques- tion on compensatory duties Mr. Jones said he opposed anything not based: strict- ly on the revenue principle. There was an exciting interruption when Mr. Bacen criticised the tion of some of his associates in not favoring a revenue duty on raw materials. Mr. Vest sprang to his feet, and with great vehemence exclaimed: “This is very delectable to republican senators. Their hearts are cheered, and I can see’ their eyes gleam." 3 He had refrained thus far, he said, from exposing democratic discords, but since the senator from Georgia had gone into “this lavatory for washing democratic dirty linen,” he (Vest) would ask his associates @ few questions. Questioning Mr. Bacon. Mr. Vest was about to put a sertes of sharp interrogatories, but Mr. Bacon de- murred. He did not like the idea of being put on the witness stand by his democratic associates, and being put through a course of categorical questions. Mr. Vest, whose manner had been 4n- tensely earnest, sald the questioning had been undertaken in no offensive way. “Do you believe,” he asked, “in taxation limited to the needs of the government, economically administered?” “I do,” responded Mr. Bacon. “Then how,” persisted Mr. Vest, “could the Georgia senator reconcile his position with the fact that an idle surplus of mil- Hons was now within the treasury? Why should there be more revenue?” “If I had my way,” proceeded Mr. Ba- con, “there would be no tariff bill. The senator (Mr. Vest) remarks that since ther is to be a tariff bill, I want my share. I utterly repudiate that suggestion. I have no syr:pathy with the cry that if the treas- ury is to be looted, I want my share. But I declare that if any revenue bill is passed it ought to be equalized in its benefits.” Mr. Bacon added that he and the other democratic sepators who had voted with him had been constantly prodded by Mr. Vest and others. They had remained sitent, but he did not feel that he shou!d sit dumb day after day and Hsten to these attacks. He paid a high compliment to the ability of Mr. Vest, and said he had no purpose to invite a contest with him. Mr. Tillman After “Hix Share.” Mr. Tillman (8. C.) here came in to call the attention of his “democratic brethren” to the rates they had given in the Wilson bill to certain raw materials. If this was a fraud then the present contest over taxing Taw materials was merely as to the amount of the fraud. Then Mr. Tilman added, “And I say plainly, if we are to have thts stealing, I want my share for South Caro- lina.” > There was a momentary sensation over the vehemence of Mr. Tillman's remark. “I dont agree with that,” said Mr. Bacon. “But the people of Georgia agree to it,” persisted Mr. Tillman. Mr. Berry (Ark:) deplored the divisions on the democratic side, and said he had hoped that whatever the divisions might be he would never see.a southern democrat sup- porting a protective tax, He utterly dis- sented from the view that the south want- ed any share of tariff plunder. The south was the home of chivalry and honor, and it was not from there that a demand would come for ayghare in any grab or steal. Mr. Haw! (Conn.) called attention to past _democ: forms, and Mr. Chand- ler (N. HL), ries of questions, sought to develop ements on the plat- forms. wt } Anoti hement Outburst. ‘This s another vemwemey “Thies waspit@,st dirty democratic Hnen is nothing wew_(@-me,” he declared. “I’ve been doing it for years, and have been try- ing to get tle Seggte to.do some of it.” The senator “rp red the democratic policy on the ti «In speaking of the farlff contest “im| democratic conventtons, Mr. Tillman ref to the spurious tariff doctrine ‘drought there by “Mr. Cleveland’s ole : Turning {3 is associates he exclaimed that they Wadéset the example by giving to th 42 1994 a disreputable pro- tective tariff bi. Mr. Tillman ‘spoke of the position of the democratic party on silver, and said Prest- dent Cleveland had bought the repeal of the Sherman law through both houses by the use of patronage, leaving the party be- trayed and almost disbanded. It was time, the senator declared, that the party threw off, some of thé fossils who clung to It. Concerning the pending bill, Mr. Tilman sald it was necessary to fight the republi- cans as you fight the devil, with fire. At- tempts were made to satisfy the farmers with humbuggery and falsehood, giving him’ supposed advantages on corn and wheat, and denying him a bounty on agri- cultural products. The republicans and democrats were alike in their lip declara- tions for the agricultural classes. “I am as gopd,a democrat as any man who wears shoe leather,” Mr. Tillman con- cluded, “and as I understand it that means equality—equality of burdens and equality of opportunities.” Mr. Burrows: (Mich.) attempted to bring the debate back to the flax question, mak- ing a plea for a good rate on that article. Mr. Stewart made a general argument in support of the policy of a duty on raw ma- . ‘Tikman to Mis feet for utterance. terial. He asserted that any other course was contrary to the last democratic plat- form. ‘ The Money Question. Mr. Stewart said the money question was the real question. There had never been, he said, good times during a period of con- traction, and there could not now, whether we have a high or low tariff. He favored the passage of the bill in any shape, so as to take from the republicans the last ves- tige of an excuse for the hard times, —__—_-e-____. PROBING THE MYSTERY. Several Important Witnesses Examin- ea in the Hoffman Inquesi SAN FANCISCO, Cal, June 18.—When the inquest into the cause of the mysterious death of Isaac Hoffman on the evening of June 1 was resumed, H. N. Ferrenbach, the special watchman, who found the dying merchant upon the floor of his office, testi- fied to that act and stated that shortly af- ter o'clock that evening he met Figel on Bush street, and, after learning that the bookkeeper was going back to the office for something which, he sald, he had forgotten, saw him join Hoffman at the door. While able ‘to fix the time at which he found Hoffman dying at 6:35 he was in doubt as to that at which he saw Fig going to the office, but thought it must have been a few minutes after 6. Police Officer Cohen testified to the man- ner of his finding Hoffman. Victor Emmanuel, a clerk in the asses- testified that at 6:25 on the evening of June’f he saw two men outside the door of: Hoffinan’s office, one of whom was tal and’stoat and wore a beard, while the other was!smaller and had an auburn mustache. The taller.pf the two invited the other in- to the office, saying he would explain. Both seemed to be excited. At the entrance of the office on Bush street the witness noticed a woman, heavily veiled, walking up and down, and apparently waiting for some one inside. Detective Crockett stated that while con- dueting his investigation in Hoffman’s of- fice soon after the tragedy a-young woman, who proved to be the nurse girl employed at Hoffman's house, came in and said that she had been sent to find out why her cm- ployer had ‘not ¢€ome home to supper as usual. She was very much excited and stated that:when Hoffman left home that morning he.was ima bad temper. ; .Louis Friedman, @. merchant, swore that he-saw, Hoffman at the door of his office on June 1, at 6:15 o'clock, and asked him if he was happy, to which Hoffman responded that he could not be happy with such a mother-in-law as he had. Several other witnesses were examined upon immaterial points, and. the matter tken went over. —_—___ VIRGINIA POPULISTS TO FUSE. Would Take Second Place on Demo- ervtie State Ticket. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., June 18.—There Is con- siderable talk in Lynchburg and other parts of the state of an effort to be made by the populist party at thelr approaching convention in Roanoke to unite with the democrats and obtain the second place on the democratic ticket this fall. It is stated that Major Richard V. Gaines of Charlottesville will be presented by the populists for the place. ———— Rev. Dr. Hillis of Chicago Here. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, who succeed- ed Prof. Swing, in charge of the Central Church of Chicago, is in the city as the guest of Secretary Gage at 1347 Connecti- cut avenue. On the invitation of Rev. Dr. Hamlin, pastor of the Church of the Covenant, Dr. Hillis will occupy the pul- pit of that chirch next Sunday morning. Although a very young man, he is regard- ed as one of thé! most intellectual and elo- quent preachers of Chicago. —+ 2+ —____ Fourth-Class Postmasters. The following; changes in fourth-clase Ppestmasters have been made: Maryland—Bynum, Harford county, C. C Ni Virginia—Broadway, T. J. Pennybacker; Forestville, W. S. Green; Goodes, J. A. Alwood; Holland, R. H. Holland; Indian Valley, G. W. Dalton; Lenore, A. G. Ruth- erford; Mount Clifton, W. W. Peters; Som- erset, N. W. Newman. ———o—____ Government Receipts. Government receipts—From internal rev- enue, $489,804; customs, $538,700; miscel- ljaneous, $260,677. National bank notes re- ceived today for redemption, $384,804. Movements of Warships. The Alert has arrived at Victoria, and the Alliance at Newport. ane Collector Kilbreth is Improving. NEW YORK, June 18.—The condition of Collector Kibreth shows a little improve- ment this | mordfag. He passed a good night. suit Agi Laurada Dismissed. WILMINGPOM. Del., June, 18.—The libel suit of Blackburn;é Co. of New York against the stei#mer’ Laurada, on a Claim for supplies ,a1 inting to $81.65, was dis- miasea in tio Uplted States court here to- day. eS Nebrasku Has a Blow. NOKFOLK, Neb.,;June 18—A tornado struck here last night, doing some minor damage to buildings. A. K. Leonard and Loomis McKim were caught in the storm and received painful injuries. Leonard is badly cut about the head and ts ii internaily. McKim received a broken leg and many guts 9nd bruises on the body. aoe tarhs From - Europe. Jutie 18.—The Rev. Dr. F. E. Clarke of Boston, president of the Young People’s Society of Christian En- deavor, ré this geity today on board the steamer pn his return from a visit to Europe. Pennsylvanin Convention August 36. HARRISBURG, : \ gust 26, for the meeting of the state repub-| Ycan convention in this city to nominate candidates for state treasurer and auditor general. The state committee will meet the day before ‘the convention to arrange the eae TRADE WITH CUBA/SHOT HIMSELF FATALLY FINANCE AND TRADE Important Statement Presented to _* the Gabinet Meeting. HAVOC WITH COMMERCIAL INTERESTS Tremendous Falling Off in Busi- ness With the Island. RESULT OF THE WARFARE ee A very important statement concerning the trade between the United States and Cuba was presented at the cabinet meet- ing today by Secretary of Agriculture Wil- son. It shows that the war being carried on there is making tremendous havoc with commercial interests, so that dur- ing the last fiscal year the total value of the Cuban trade amounted to only $47,548,610, as compared with $102,864,204 in 1893. According to the trade now going on, the total for the present year will not exceed $20,000,000, or less than one-fifth of the value recorded in 1893. This presentation showing the injury which the Cuban war is doing American interests made a deep impression on mem- bers of the cabinet, especially Secretary Sherman, who expressed surprise at the vastness of the injury being done to Ameri- can interests. It is not unlikely that this statement will have great influence on the attitude of the admintstration on the Cuban question. The statement relating to the Cuban trade will be issued by the Department of Agriculture in a bulletin. The information it contains is based on the official import and export returns published by the bu- reau of statistics of the United States ‘Treasury Department. The statistics given cover the ten years ended June 30, 186, and in some cases also the first’ nine months of the current fiscal yea The circular then vontinues: ‘The sta- tistics given show very clearly the effect of the present hostilities in Cuba upon our commercial intercourse with that island. During the last fiscal year (1896) the total value of our Cuban trade amounted to only $47,548,610, as compared with $102,864,- 204 in 1803, the year preceding the break- ing out of the war. This was a falling off 02 more than 50 per cent in the short space of three years. Such returns as are al- ready available for the current fiscal year indicate a still further decline, the records of the nine months ended March 31, 1897, placing the total value of the trade for that period as low as $14,926,817. At this rete the figures for the entire fiscal year 187 will Rardly reach $20,000,000, or less than one-fifth the value recorded for 1893.” “During the carly years of the decade covered by the avove table cur trade with Cuba had received quite an impetus, the years 1SS7 to 1803, inclusive, with the single excepticn of 1888, showing uninterrupted gains, and had it not been for ‘he opening of the war, it is not Improbable that a still greater expansion would have followed. As it is, however, commercial interchange be- tween the United States and Cuba has beea very largely abridged. “Our imports from Cuba have generally been much in exeess of our exports to that island, the balance of trade being Gecided- ly against the United States. During the ten years, 1887-1896, the value of the mer- chandise imported averaged $0,168,656 per annum, and that of the merchandise ex- ported only $14,017,572 per annum. “The largest imports of the decade, and algo the largest exports, were for the year 1593, amounting to $78,706,506 and $24,157,- 698, respectively. In 1896, the last year for which full returns are available, the im- ports fell to $40,017,730 and the exports to $7,530,880. ‘The remarkable decline that tcok place in our trade with Cuba from July 1, 1896, to March 31, 1897, occurred chiefly in the case of the imports, the total value of the merchandise imported during the nine months amounting to only $8,841,- $31, or little more than the value of the exports for the same period, the latter being returned at $6,084,986. “Of the merchandise imported into the United States from Cuba fully 90 per cent may be classified as agricultural. In the five-y2ar period, 1887-1891, agricultural pro- ducts constituted 90.92 per cent of the to- tal imports, having an average annual value of $48,455,241 as against $4,840,985 for the non-agricultural imports. During. the following quinquennium, 1592,1896, the dif- ference between the two classes of mer- chandise was still more marked, the agri- cultural imports reaching au average value per annum of $61,059,919, or 93.88 per cent of the total, while the non-agricultural commodities imported had an average yearly value of only $3,981,166, or 6.12 per cent of the total.” The sugar trade has suffered greatly dur- ing the Cuban war. On this subject the bulletin will state: “Among the products imported from Cuba sugar is by far the most important,amount- ing in value to more than 75 per cent of the entire imports for the decade 1887-1896. The heaviest shipments on record occurred in 1894, reaching as high as 2,127,502,319 pounds, with a value of $63,147,745. During the two succeeding years the importations of sugar became very much smaller, amounting in 1896 to only 1,093,171,312 pounds, valued at $24,102,835. “Returns for the nine months ended March 31, 1807, exhibit a still greater fall- ing off, the records for that period show- O54. The which in imports of molasses from Cuba, 1894 amounted to 15,893,579 gallons, valued at $1,148,412, were reduced in 1896 to 1,710,- 161 gallons, valued at $128,474. “Next to sugar the most important com- modity imported in our trade with Cuba is leaf tobacco. Prior to the fiscal year 1896 the largest importation recorded was for 1893, and amounted to 21,694,891 pounds, with a value of $8,910,058. “In 1896, however, these figures were considerably exceeded, the quantity tm- ported during that year being returned at 71,317 pounds, and the value at $20,- 613,468. These uninterrupted shipments are probably accounted for by the fact that the western end of the Island, where the chief tobacco-growing districts are situate, has only recently been invaded by the op- posing forces, the contest having until the present year been confined almost exclu- sively to other portions of the island. Since the invasion of this region, however, there has been a great decline in our importa- tions of Cuban tobacco, the records for the nine months ended March 31, 1897, placing the total amount received during that pe- riod at 3,413,920 pounds, and the value at $1,681,208. According to the returns for the corresponding months of the fiscal year 1896, the importations during that pe- riod amounted ers pounds, with a value reaching x “Among the agricultural products export- ed ‘om the United States to Cuba, lard ranks first in importance. The total ship- ment of this article during the ten fiscat years 1887-1896 reached above $25,000,000 in value, forming nearly one-half of the total agricultural exports. In 1896 the total ex- ports fell as low as 26,218,302 pounds, with a value of only $1,551,185. “During the fiseal year 1898 breadstufts to the value of $3,512,207, the highest fig- ures for the decade, were shipped from the United States to Cuba. Each succeed- ing year witnessed smaller exportations, until in 1896 the total shipments were valued at only $774,722, or little more than a fifth of the value returned for 1893. “Of the vegetables shipped from the United States to Cuba, potatoes and beans and peas comprise the principal part. The largest shipments were made in the fiscal year 1803. The total value of all vegeta- bles exported during that year reached close to a million dollars, the exact figures being $978,261, and of this sum $554,153 rep- resented the value of the potatoes exported and $302,962 that of the beans and peas. In 1996 the total shipments of vegetables came to only $3%6,792, the export of pota- toes having fallen to $217,315, and that of beans and peas ¢0 $148,579. “Dairy prodycts also occupy a position of some {mportance among the agricultural products exported to Cuba. The falling off “The most important manufactured pro- ceee snpered. into the United States from Cul Bt ie Frank A. Wright the Victim Today of an ; Acoident. One Cham- arged, the Ball Enterin, His Bedy Near the Heart. Frank A. Wright, twenty-eight years old, a son of Police Sergeant Charles T. Wright ef the fifth precinct, shot hiniself through the left side this morning about 10 o'ciock while repairing a “bull-dog” revolver, and a fatal wound was Inflicted. The sad acci- dent occurred in his tin shop, over Charles 8. Prather’s blacksmith shop, at No. 1230 D street southeast. His father was among those who resporded in the patrol wagon when the news was sent to the police sta- tion. In the meanwhile Dr. Carroher, who had been summoned, put in an appearance, but because of the nature of the wound directed that the victim be taken to Prov dence Hospital, which was done. The vi tim of the mishap, as already stated, is twenty-eight years oll, ard is married. He rented the shop on the second floor of the D street bullding a few weeks ago, and bad Mr. William Repetti in his employ. This morning he had some work to attend to, and had his assistant make a fire in the firepot. Before starting out on the job, however, he remarked that he would make an extra dollar today by selling a revolver. The weapon was out of order, and he went up in the shop to make the repairs necessary to make it salable. Mr. Pra- ther, Mr. Repecti and others were in the blacksmith shop at the time, and were en- gaged in conversation when suddenly they heard the report of a pistol shot. Without a moment's hesitation Mr. Kepetti hasten- ed upstairs ahead of the others, and as he reached the top the wounded man was fall- ing. “My God, Bill, I've shot mysel “there's the pistol on the floor. “Never mind the pistol,” his workman told him. “Is there anything I can do for you “Yes,” answered the apparently dying man, “get me a doctor.” The several men who were there did all they could for him. While some of them went in search of a doctor, others remained and made him as comfortable as possible. In a few minutes Dr. Carroher was upon the scene, but, as already stated, Wright's condition was such that very little could be done for him. The young man was standing near a bench’in the shop at the time the accident happened, and he fell to the floor between the bench and an open window. On the bench was an oll can and pieces of cloth he had used on the weapon, and two of the bullets were also there. The bullets were in the chambers of the revolver while the young man was handling it, and when it was picked up two chambers were filled and in another there was an empty shell. When the ratrol wagon reached the shop the wounded man’s father was first to leave it and enter the building. He was greatly affected by the sad scene, but his son was still fully corscious, and was able to explain hcw the acctdent had happened. He told his tather substantially the story related above. It appears from his state- ment that the pin which holds the cylinder in position was Icose, and it revolved with th? cylinder. This pin he wanted to re- peir so as to make it stationary, and was so e1saged when the self-acting weapon was discharged. At Providence Hospital Wright was put urder the care of the sisters and physi- clans, but the latter found that he was in a dying condition, and that there was no apparent chance for his recovery. The bullet had entered the breast near the left ripple and ih the region of the heart. Very little blood had been spilled before he reached the hospital, and the physicians Saw at a glance that an internal hemor- rhage was doing its deadly work. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the physicians at the hospital stated that the patient was in so serious a condition that he could hardly last many hours. ae THE CAR DERAILED. ” he said; F Street Sewer. The expected occurred this afternoon shortly before 3 o'clock. The big car which runs back and forth on the elevated track above the sewer. now being excavated on F street, and which carries a large iron receptacle holding a cubic yard of earth from the point of Its excavation to the place of deposit above the finished sewer, became deratled when goirg rapidly be- tween 11th and 12th streets, in front of the Columbia Theater. Two colored men were on the car when it became displaced, and one of them was thrown violently on the Metropolitan car tracks. His name was Frazier Dickinson. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital, where it was found that he had sustained quite serious injuries, including a badly broken arm and a dislocation. Observcrs of the manner in which the operations of the excavation of the sewer in question have been conducted have been loud in their criticisms about the careless- ness in the management as well as the carelessness of the men employed. Only a few days ago on the block between 12th ond 13th streets the box carrying the carth on the car which was today derailed dropped its contents, which weighed 2,500 pounds, cen four colored workmen, injuring two of them severely. The car has been run at a very high rate of speed, considering the filmsy construc- tion of the structure upon which it is car- ried, and it has been the source of great nervousness to all Metropolitan railroad passengers who have been aboard cars which passed the car above when in opera- ticn. >— The Charges Withdrawn. Thor.as A. Sembly, the colored demo- cratic politician who got in trouble se eral years ago for imitating Senator Gor- man’s signature, and who was arrested Wednesday for passing a forged check on Bernard Conroy, a South Washingtor: saloon keeper, is not to be prosecuted for the latter offease. The charge against him was nolle prossed in the Police Court today. Sembly brought considerable influ- ence to bear on the saloon keeper, but the latter would not consent to the withdrawal of the charge until Sembly had made a written confession of his guilt to be held over him in event of his repeating the of- mg This he did, and the charge was nolle ———— New Virginia Postmasters. Fourth-class postmasters were appointed today as follow: Virginia—Briery, C. R. Wood; Hitchcock, T. J. Langford; Reynolds Store, C. W. Moore; Riner, G. D. Surface; Shaws: W. T. Wills; White Stone, H. D. McNam- ara; White Top, H. C. Weaver. Oo Baltimore Markets. BALTI tl cS <P ised, 23icat4 Ee white, “2 ; No. 2 mixe a receipts, - ‘xports, rock, 195,942 eshels. 644 bushels; none; ‘st Rye thmer—No. 2 nearby, 38; No. 2 west 38%—recelpts, 17,969 bushels; ex 17,143 bush- els; stock, 142,600 bust-ets. ‘Steady —chotce timothy, $13.50a$14.00. Grain freights very quiet, changed. strong, unchanged. Butter mready. anchanged.. Bars weak. unchanged. Cheese une! Sa Graim and Cotton Markets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers &nd brokers, 1427 F st.. members New York stock ex se, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Gane Co., New York. Wheat—Juiy.. Prices of Stocks Advance Again Today on Wall Street, ee Sa INDUSTRIALS WERE THE FEATURES Chicago Gas Reached 90 and M. y Go to Par. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS —~——___ Spectal Dispatch to The Bvezing Star. NEW YORK, June 18.—Opening prices were fractionally higher this morning, an improved commission demand being notic- able throughout the active lst _ London's prices refiected continued Indif- ference at that center during the opening hour, but subsequent purchases by influen- tial Interests forced advances to the local parity. The granger shares were in good demand throughout the day, the advances in St. Paul and Burlington being expecially note- worthy. The coal shares continue to ret ot a lack of sympathy with the sencral market. The latter group was for the most part sligntiy under the opening level during the strong- est of the day. Tre extensive selling of this group prior to the upward movement in the gSeneral list had resulted in the creation of an enor- mous short interest. The early effort to reduce obligations in the short account forced prices up rapidly until at the present level substantial gains are recorded. The short interest being reduced and le- gitimate argument favoring advancement being absent, it is not unnatural that the various issues should fall to mainiain the improvement. most conspicuous features of the Taarket are the industrial shares. Chicago Gas was again the most responsive special- ty in this department. The buying over 9) was fully as confi- dent as any which preceded it at lower prices. The effort is centered on forcing the price up to par and to ma‘ntain that price on Its dividend basis. American Sugar fully recovered its di- vicend of last Wednesday anJ a fraction in addition. At the advance some really ant realizing was attempted, but Mesproeds m4 was taken away from the sellers in the in- terest of buying cheaper stock. This ob- ject was accomplished by breaking the Price from 1251-2 to 1235-8 At the de- cline, which was only momentary, new buying was apparent, and the bulk of the early loss was recovered. Reactionists are gradually disappearing from the ranks of influential interests. The small traders whose obstinacy prevented their getting into the market on the right side at the right time, are still exhausting themselves in efforts to restore the early level. Actions of this character rarely command a following of material propor- tions. The engagement of $200,000 gold for ex- port was used as an argument against im- provement, but no one seriously considered this influence. The coin will not come out of the subtreasury, and is, therefore, of lit- tle consequence. Sentiment is optimistic, and no serious influences are at work to destroy this be- lief. ——___ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. " Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway. Open. High Low. x American Spirita....... 10% 1% 10% Ug American Spirits, ptd.-. 50° 30% 4 American Sugar. 124 American Sugar, pt American Tobacco. American Cotton Ol) C.M.& St. Paul, pfa... 187% 138 Chicago, age & atop ae ae ‘Chicago, St. Paul, 3% Consefidated Gas. 108% 1056 *Ex-div. 1. a Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Washingtos Gas, 25 at 42%. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 100 at 45 cents. Lanston Mouotype, 5 at 114: 100 at 11%. Aft ‘all—Lanston Monotype, Wh. columbia Bonds. f fund 112 iid. Ta toot, currency, 1138S bid. “Water stock 1% 3s, 1901, currency. 1 currency, 114% bid. 3.606, funding, currency, 1 bid. tan Rallroad Se, tan Rafiroad conv, certifica’ Belt Rallroad 5s, 60 bid, 80 asked. Reki road Gs, 80 bid. Columbia Railroad 6s, Washington Gas Company 6s, series A, 113 Washington Gas Company 6s, series B, ke and Potomac Telepho American Security and Trust 5s, F. ican Security and Trust 5s, A. and Washington Ma: Washington Market ‘Deposit and Trust nies. —Natfonal Safe eposit. aed Teast, iis soked Washington. Tova and Trust 119 bid, 122 asked. American Security and Trust, 142 bid. Washington Safe Deposit, bia. 1 Stocks.—Capital Traction, *53% bid, 56 acted "Metropol tan, 118 bid, 114% asked. Co- : Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, asked. own 4140 bid, 42% sas" Gas, 45 bid. G. S urante Sterks -Prantiin $8 id." Metropotitan, 68 bid. Corcoran, 55 bid. Potomac, 67 bid. Ar Hokaditnion, 10 Md Th waked Columble 2 hid, tl yf L be ‘14 asked. 5 People’s, 5% bid. Tite inatrance Stocks. Real Estate Title, 98% pid, Columbia