Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING “+ PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 30) Pecssyivanis Avenne, Cor. 11th Bt, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. §. H. KAUPFMANN, Pres't. Kew York Offce, 40 Potter Building, ihers In the STAR. ng Star is served to su! city by rs, on t own it. at 10 cep's per week, or 44 cents per routh. Copies at the counter: cents each. By mafl—anywhere fn the Tnited States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cents © mont MSatunlay Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreizn postage added, $3.00 Entered at the Post O: as secomf-clase matl matter.) EF All wail subscriptions must be paid in advance. CONFEREES AT WORK t Washington, D. C., Republicans Trying to Adjust Their Differences. ———— ed THE DOORS ARE KEPT CLOSED Senators Making a Strong Fight for Their Tariff Bill. COMPROMISE ON + SUGAR The republican conferees on the tariff bill met this morning at 9:30 in the room of the Senate committee om finance anc sumed the work of adjusting the differ- ences between the two hou: The five republican conferees appointed by the House four republican conferees 2 pointed the Senate, together with ator John P. Jones of Nevada, who ac with the republicans of the Ser throust the tariff struggle, and who voted the bill, were p ent. proceeded behind closed doors. The work Insisting on the Senate Bil The S are rnaking a strong for the acceptance by the House con- of substan the Senate bilk The general impression has been that the Sen- ate ate conferees would be yielding after tne into conference, and that in the main il ill would prevail, without very yorn resistence on the t of th te ferees. It is understood, how that the senators started out wi the proposition that the Seoate bill would have to be accepted, substantially, since in it would result in :he the conference report whe An eff being made to impr House with tne idea that t the t gh the Senate by a of ten has no infer any sort of confere to make. The attitude senato is that th very best they could get ¢ the nd that it will have to be cepted as such. This is the usual way w » in dealing wi riff. The arty plurality is t pon to be used upon the Hous of th to the lopt case, however, hard- orial conferees in conference report bill would fz be that certain ‘ the bill would yote ort which did not contain those provisions which they whould be i iN. bh at the hon that a up for by to vote, or not vote on or the cc might be the not so th gument thd pied by con it Is, but, as a matt tion of two or three d for the bill would n conference report, and the can yield to the Hou: without apprehension. pleted. some ate »mixe on Sugar. ed that the House sugar sched- H have to be a i. If this prove s likely that mest other th dispute will be yielded to the Hor It is more proba however, that the friends of the Senate schedule will secure something ma ory to them than the H ey do rot hold y are likely to b y agreeing to stand by « fons im the Senate» bill if rted in return if the sugar or n= the matter of car pet will be an adjustment mo Satisfactory to the pet manufacturers than rates of the Senate bill. It ts the intention of the conferees to reach a co! eement before making any sort of report. To make a prelimin report reciting certain agreements and ing instructions as to points where agre>- ment could not be reached, would lead to endless trouble. ENLARG 2+ NG THE PRINTING OFFICE. Proposed Purchase of » 24-Foot Strip Went of the Building. Mr. Hicks has introduced a bill in the Reuse directing the Secretary of the Treas- ury to purchase, for and in the name of the Un for the improvement and enlargement of the government print- ted tes, ing office, for $170,000, exclusive of the value of any buildings and improvements thereon, that portion of square 624, which lies adjacent to the government printing office, between H, North Capitol and G etre to a line running from H to G sure starting twenty-four feet west of the present government printing offic Jel with North pitol street, c feet, more or iess. If he Treasury shali be unable © land at a satisfactory price ed to secure it by condemna- tion proceedings. The Secretary of the Treasur, soon as is acquired, shall cause the supervis reh with the advice of the public printer, to prepare the cequis plar r the necessary additious and im- pro to the present establishment, given out at police headquarte Which shall be fully adequate to meet all the present and future requiremenis of the government CON: BAKER’S FUNERAL. It Was Held This Morning at Buenos Ayres. sage was received at the this morning from United ster Buchanan at Buenos Ayr at Willis E. Baker, United Stat consul Rosario, dled at Buenos Ayre yesterday at noon, ard that his funeral took place this morning at 11 o'clock. The placed in a vault subject to the A cable me State Departme: States Mi say hes of the family. Minister Buchanan fays great sympathy was exp d on all sides for the family in their affiction. At his sugxestion, the State Department com- municated the news of Mr. Baker's death to his wife, in order to learn her wishes as to the disposition of the She re- plied that she preferred t¢ matter in the hands of ‘on, Willis, and , Who are now in Buenos Ayres. ased had b. the consular service since May, 18S he was ep- pointed vice consul at os Ayres. In March Isv6, he was promoted consul at Rocario. His death is believed te he the result of injuries received a few weeks ago in a railroad accident. He was a native of Minos. : ——— ee To Ke Principal Examiner. Chas. C. Stauffer of Pennsylvania has been promoted from an $1,800 clerksnip to be a principal examiner in the pension of- fice. Mr. Stauffer has been in the pension Office since 1880, and by efficient service has worked his way up through several grades. He has lately been doing important work as assistant to Chief Clerk Bayly of the pension office. Che Evening o Star. No. 13,839. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1897-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. CONFESSES TO POLICE Martin Thorn Has Made a Clean Breast of His Crime. Acknowledges Killing William Gul- densuppe and Tries to Shield Mrs. Nack From Complicity. New York, July 9—The Herald says that it is able to state on competent authority that Martin Thorn, in addition to the state- rents attributed to him in the confession jast night, made a complete acknowledgment of his connection with the crime for which ne and Mrs. Neck have been indicted by the grand jury. This statement, the Herald says, is made cn the authority of a police official who claims to have heard the confession, and who says that Thorn admitted everything except that Mrs. Nack had anything to do with the murder of Guldensuppe. The information given to the Herald :n- dicates clearly that Thorn’s one concern after his arrest was the protection of Mrs. k. He made no secret of his warm rd for the woman, and he insisted that she had nothing to do with Gulden- suppe's death. Ix Willing to Die. “I am perfectly willing to die,” told the detectives, “but I don’t thing to happen to her.”” Some thrilling details of the incident at Woodside just before the murder are to be found in the statements made by Thorn, “Guldensuppe went to the house,” said Thorn, “and met Mrs. Nack in the front rd. The rubber seemed to be une Thorn ant any- He had a presentiment that everything was not right, for he turned to Mrs. Na= and said: “Augusta, I think there is some put up job here. Wh William,’ Mrs. Nack replied, ng of the kind. i don’t see nto the hou uppe was killed, into the house. he said, said Thorn to her. ight a glimpse of the with whom she had been taiking of the ight car tensels ck down u wait here, house a few minute: ed her to start. nervous, and Thorn came her b he s Helped Pac After the body the Rody dy Thorn called Mrs. Nack up the two packed the two sections of the,trunk in the oil- cloth. Mrs. Nack, be helped him dispose of these pi AES, she had nothing to do with the he nor did she know what he did with it. T had a bag,” Thorn alleged to have putting the head inside i with rock: This done yme object ain positively and wily that Mrs. Nack had anything h the Killing of Guldensuppe. Feared for His Life. » Herald further says that John-Gotha i Thorn through ro motive of pub- but b » he feared for his own It is alleged that in arranging with ha for the meeting on Tuesday right Thorn emph to do wit morn had a plan to lure his quondam a to Morris Park, which is little fre- ted at night, and there kill him in y as to ¢ the impression that d committed suicide. The motive that Gotha’s knowledge of the nsuppe murder made him « dange 3 person to he around. That the knowl- © was imparted by Thorn himself would, argued, have made no difference to Ther: Nack and Thorn Arraigned. For the first time since their arrest Mr. Nack and Martin Thorn were this morning brought face to face, when together ar- raigned in part 1 of the court of general sessions to plead to the indictment of mur- der in the first degree. Thorn, handcuffed to a detective, was brought in first. He was perfectly self-possessed and looked aight into the eyes the crowd that at him. Hits phy: His eyes were and even menacing. His jaw wa: and set. His moth clos firmly. The predominant Mrs. expressions his face were cunning, resolution and moral insensibility. He stood coolly surveying his SU dings for several minutes while t court awaited for the appearance of Mra Nack. Mrs. Nack, despite her peril, had lost ncene of the feminine | A vi e for appearances. green bonnet was on her head, and her black dress was carefully arranged. When she reached the side of Thorn he turned at,once and looked at Mrs. Nack. She did not return his gaze. At the request of Mrs. Nack’s counsel, the pleading was poned until Monday morning. Thorn was asked if he had coun- sel. He replied that he had not, and Judge whburger assigned Howe and Hummel to look after the prisoner's interests. Acting Inspector O'rien, chief of the de- tective bure denied today that Thorn bad conf to him that he had killed ldensuppe. According to O'Brien, Thorn uniformly refused to say anything about his movements on Friday, June 25, the day on which Guldensuppe is ‘alleged to Fave been murdered. NOT A QUORUM PRESSE: Meeting of the s Foreign ate Committee on Relations, The Senate committee on foreign rela- at tions, which was called to meet n o'clock today to take up the Hawatian ion, failed to secure a quorum and ad- jJourned until the afternoon. a BARON "S RECALL. German Amba to Present His Letter to the President Next Week. Baron Thielmann, the German ambassa- dor, recently appointed secretary of the imperial treasury, will leave Lenox, Mass., tomorrow for Washington, where he will present his letter of recall to the President rly next week. He has secured passage on the steamer Fuerst Bismarck, which sails July 22. Minister Rockhill's Plans. Mr. W. W. Rockhill, the newly confirmed minister to Greece, was at the State De- partment today in conference with the offi- cials regarding his mission. Mr, Rockhill will sail with Mrs. Rockhill from New York August 14. His daughters will join him at Athens later. : + @ + Whereabouts of the Warships. ‘The battle ship Oregon has sailed from Seattle for Port Angeles for coal, and this has caused a false report that she was.go- ing to Hawaii. She is going back to San Francisco. The cruiser Cincinnati, recently Getached from the Mediterranean ileet, left Bermuda this morning for Hampton Roads. ‘The Boston arrived at Kobe, Japan, today. The battle ship Maine is at Lewes, Dely Se eee Development of Smokeless Powder. Captain S. E. Stuart of the ordnance de- partment has been ordered to visit the Frankford arsenal, Philadelphia, on busi- ness pertaining to the development of smokeless powder for the .45 caliber rifle. AT THE WHITE HOUSE Money Message May Be Sent in Tomorrow. TOPICS OF THE CABINET MEETING The President Will Go to Lake Champlain. LATE CONSULAR SELECTIONS Should there be no further change in the plans of the President, the currency mes- sage will go to Congress next Monday. It would probably have gone in today if Con- gress had been in session. At the cabinet meeting today the President made known his purpose. While it is beyond doubt the intention now to send the message to this session of Congress, there is a flood of ad- vice from republican congressmen against this. They strongly urge the President to hold the message until next ion. About an equal number of republican leaders ad- vise the President not to delay the mes- sage. Both kinds of advice are still being freely given, and, as the President is al- ways open to conviction, the matter is still in such shape as to be subject to change Other matters were di: J in the cabi- net meeting, Hawaii being among them, but no definite action was taken. Import- ant matters like Hawaii and Cuba come up in some form at each cabinet meeting and go over until the next meeting, unless it i necessary that some decision be immediate- ly arrived at. President ¢ ping to Lake Champlain. It was today decided where President MeKinley will spend part of his summer vacation. About a week after his trip to Chicaso to attend the exerc‘ses of the un- veiling of the statue of General Logan, President and Mrs. McKinley, accompanied by Secretary and Mrs. Porter, will leave for the Hotel Champlain, situated on the banks of » Champlain. They will main there two or three weeks, probabl, during the month of August. In fact, the seat vernment will be practically tran: Vice President Ho- Lart and Alger have decided to ake their fa there at the time the dent is a visitor. ecretary Gage He has been to this s one of those to recommend dent. > be a visitor. nd w resort a it to the nplain was selected in a cur- . The President has received hun- dreds of invitations frum summer resorts to honor them with his presence. No offer received from the Hotel Charmplain. tary Porter remen ed having bee! ago, and spoke to the Pres ‘The proprietor of the hotel was tele- and came on here. Fin ngements with him were concluded after urn, and the announcement is made location is said 's wishes in every ¥ The hotel is not in a town, and stands by itself. This will give the E lent freedom from office- seekers. The atmosphere is cool and brac- ing, just what the chief executive wants and needs. win About August. The President and the party with him will be settled there about the Ist of Au- gust. It has not yet been decided where the President will spend the remaining part of the sixty days which he proposes to take as a vacation, Some of the time he will doubtless put in at a seashore resort. He has finally abandoned his project of going to the far west this year. He may make this trip next summer at the close of the regular session of C President. McKinle declined to commute to life imprisonment the sentence of Phillip Lashley, who is to hang at Phoenix, Arizona, today. Lashley was a soldier in the army and killed a fellow sol- @ier, He was some time ago given a re- spite that efforts might be made to secure a commutation. Those Consular Appointments, A large batch of consular appointments would have gone to the Senate today if that body had been in session. This batch will go up tomorrow, and then, as stated in yesterday’s Star, there will be no fur- ther consular nominations until Congress ends this session. A struggle has been on today among those possessing the fact mentioned to get in tomorrow's lst before “the entries close.” If they are not able to enter now they may be unable to secure places when the flag drops for the next event. The anxiety over these consular places continues. Three or four thousand applicants are scrambling for about 200 places. Representative Bartholdt of Missouri ted to the President the claims cf ex-itepresente tive Crowther for a good for- zn berth. Mr. Crowther was some time ago spoken of for minister to Corea, but that place has been promised. Register of the Treasury. Ex-Senator B. K. Bruce, who is among the leading candidates for register of the treasury, was at the White House, but did not see the President. He has received no information which will lead him to think he will become register, but his friends say the President is in search of a colored man of national reputation to fill this place. They point to Bruce as probably the best-krown colored man in the country. Prof. R. R. Wright, the Georgia candidate, is said to be looming up. A. E. Redstone, the former local director of the Coxey army, left at the White House today “an open letter’ for the President. The colonel suggests va- rious plans for bringing about prosperity. Col. Redstone wants more money turned out. —-e+______ USURY NOT SUSTAINED. Ineffectual Complaint’ of a Money Lender Against a Clerk. Much has been said cn beth sides con- cerning the failure of government clerks to pay debts. A case has just come up in one of ihe departments, which is of inter- est. A broker was asked by a government employe for $100. ‘The broker agreed to loan it st 10 per cent per month. The offer was accepted. Knowing the rate of inter- est to be illegal, the $10 was deducted in advance, so the borrower received actually but $00, At different periods during the two following months the borrower paid $27.50, $11, $30.25, $3 and $25, aggregating 995.8) The payments were charged up as the monthly interest, bonus, etc. They amounted to the principal pius interest at the rate of 39 per cent per annum. The clerk refused to pay any more. The broker sued, and, the defendant not appearing in ccurt, judgment was rendered for $91.05. The clerk having no progerty which the plaintiff could seize to satisfy the judg- ment, the broker requested the department te compel*the clerk to pay. The depart- ment, in view of the usurious rate of in- terest charged, refused to interfere in the case. 2 ee Government Receipts. Government receipts—From customs,$717,- 661; internal revenue, $620,860; miscellan- eous, $64,815. National bank notes received today for redemption, $745,480, FIRE ON BENNING ROAD Barn, Chicken House and Other Property Destroyed. The Lives of Two Horses Sacrificed— Total Loss is Extimated to Be $2,500. There was a destructive fire about noon teday on the premises of Messrs. C. F. Riley and James Patton, in Morrison’s sub- division known as “Long Meadows,” on the hill some distance beyond Graceland cem- etery. A big frame barn and a chicken house, about 100 feet away, were totally destroyed, while a brick stable adjoining the barn was deprived of its roof and was otherwise damaged by the flames. There were seventeen cows in the brick structure, which was used as a slaughter house years ago, and two horses were quartered in the frame barn. One of the horses was burned to death, while the other was so badly in- jured by the fire that a policeman was called there to end its sufferings. Mr. Riley, the owner of the stock, was also slightly burned, his hair and eyebrows be- ing singed. ‘The burned buildings were situated be- youd the top of the hill overlooking the Benning road, but about 2,500 fect from the road, to that the firemen had some Giffenlty’ in. establishing a line of hose this distance. .Mr. Riley was in the stable when the fire’ started: in the barn. The had been driven in from the meadow a few minutes before, and his em- es were on hand ready to do the noon ing. Formed a Bucket Brigade. When the fire was discovered there w: an outery mad? and neighbors hastened to Mr. Riley's assistance. A bucket brigade Ww formed and those attracted there by the fire rendered all the assistance they could in saving the stock. With considerable difficulty all the cows, seventeen in number, were gotten out of the building, and Mr. Riley ru into the burning frame structure to his hor He succeeded in getting one out javd in so doing he own life. rescued, burned, ame near losing his ‘The animal that had thus be. as above state: i and Policem: sufferin, is revoly Mr. s unable to return to the burnin ble to save the other animal, poor beast perished. ihe frame building kad been partly ed, the fire spread to the roof of ck buildings, and sparks set fire to Ken ho} d this latter was soon wreck. Only a few fect away from the chicken house was a big frame. building, in which several tons of hay were stored, but this building was saved by the watch- fulness of some of the neighbors. On the cther sice was the dwelling house, and this was also carefully watehed. Company Sunumoned. A message sent to police head- quarters resulted in the sending out of No. 8 engine company, but.the firemen saw at a glance that they were powerless, because of the ¢ © of the fire from the fire piug on the read. A second call was made, and to this another engine and Truck A company responded. The-hose of the two companies, about 2,500 feet, enabled the firemen to get a burning buildings, tream of water on the Origin Unknown, The cai of the fire is not known, but the police had an idea that some one may have been about the building earlier in the Gay with a lighted pipe or cigar, and that a spark from the burning tobacco started the conflagration. This, however, is only speculation. The loss is estimated at about $2,500, Mr. Riley says that the loss to :he buildings will amount to fully $2,000, while the loss to stock will be about $50), —_———-—. ED AT THE BEACH. prow; Frederick Driver Enticed Death by Other Lada. Frederick Driver, a colored boy, living at 103 D street northeast, was drowned at the bathing beach this morning. It seems that he was enticed into deep water by his com- panions, who were treading water. Driver jumped off the float, and when he did not come to the surface his companions gave the alarm and Policeman Brown and Life Savers Tindall and McNamee went to res- cue him. They were seriously. handicapped, because of the inability of the boys to tell where Driver jumped. ‘The officers dragged for the body over an hour befere they recovered it. The patrol wagon was called and the body was taken to the morgue. The officials did all in thelr power to res- cue the Hoy promptly, and {t was no fault of theirs that Driver lost his life. Ss HOLES CEMENTED UP. to His Sand Sifted Down on the Government Printers. = Recently Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers, received a letter from the public printer saying that some of the arches in the addi- tion to the government printing office were Icose, permitting sand to sift down upon the work. An inspection of the arches was made by Col. Bingham, to whom the letter was referred, and his report has just been received. He says that none of the arches 1s loose, but that the trouble complained of wus caused by the loore dust and fine sand left in the corners of the ceiling during con- struction, dropping down through holes in the tiles at the ends of the smail cross bcams where they had been chipped to fit into position. In order to prevent the pos- sibility of mere dust sifting down from the Vibratiors of the building, caused by heavy machinery, Col. Bingham says the holes in the tiles have been filled up with Portland cement, and the repaired places kaisomined. ea ee Personal Mentiep. Lieut. W. M. Crofton, 1st Infantry, is at 2102 O street on leave of alsence. Col. Michael V. Sheridan, A A. G., sta- tioned at St. Paul, Mim, is on @ visit to this city. Mr. A. Sigmund has left the city for Pen Mar for a short yacation. Col. Meicklejohn, essistant, secretary of war, has returned from Pittsburg, where he completed arrargements for the open- ing of the Moncngahela river,to free navi- gation. Mr. B. G. Underwood of the, Boston Her- ald is at the Ebbitt House. He is arrang- ing to take a party of New England editors through the south over the Southern rail- road. ———— Navy Department Promotions, The recent death of Mr. John H. Brooks, a clerk of class $1,000 in the bureau of navi- gation, Navy Department, has resulted in the following promotions in that office Edward Mclpughhn, from $900 to $1,000; Isaac Tancil,.fronq $720 to $900 = Fourth-Cluss Postmasters. Fourth-clagp_pogtmasters were appointed today as follows: .° Maryland—Elierton, Frederick county, D. G. ‘Wachter. Virsinia—New Baltimore;*Fauquier coun- ty, M. E. Grayson; Nottoway, Nottoway county, W. A. Robertson; Oak Grove, West- moreland county, W, P, ‘Taylor, sr, ONLY NEEDED CRAPE The Weather Man’s Countenance Be- trays His Feelings. HE EXPRESSES HIS DISCOURAGEMENT Other Cities Are Suffering More Than is Washington. OFFICIAL FIGURE GIVEN ‘The weather man had the appearance of an executioner or undertaker when The Star reporter went out to the bureau to- Gay. All that Was needed to complete the resemblance was a black mask or a piece of crape. “It's no_use,” he said, mournfully, as he looked up with a woebegone expression on his countenance. “We can't coax it, cajole it, induce it, or persuade it in any manner to depart. “Yesterday,” he continued, as a drop of perspiration large as a torpedo fell frum the end of his nose and exploded on the table, “we put up a big game of bluff. We wore our winter clothes, kept the windows down, talked of skates and snowballs and «id everything we could to make belleve it was winter, hoping in this manner the leat demon would be -lisgusted and leave for somewhere else. “It was too clever for us, and raised us one or two chips, so to speak, and we had to lay down and quit the gam He paused for a moment . with a trembling foretinger, he pointed to the black and red nes on the map, which had just been made out. “Do you see anything strange that?" he inquired in a husky voice. A Horrible Grin. The reporter gazed for a moment, and then his eyes bulged with horror. Plainly the features were discerned formed into a norrible grin, traced in red ink, of the gentleman the mention of whose name is id to inspire his presence. Worse still, if to make the matter all the more cer- in, close by on the tap was a most sug- gestive emblem. It was plainly the trac- ing of a cloyen foot. “Indications are for continued high tem- eather man said, in a hol- no could gainsay such that, The map was terrible omens were about terday, with the conditions prevail- ing. The temper; S a.m. was 76 de- grees, while the humidity was only 78 de- #rees. It was Si degree at noon. Washington is not suffering near so much as are some of the other citi At 8 o'clock this morning the temperature was $4 de- grees in Chicago and St. Louis; 8 degrees in Lovisville, $4 in Indianapolis, and in Cincinnati 78 degrees. New York had a :naximum temperature of S) degrees yes- terday, and a temperature of 72 degrees at Auantic City had an east wind this morning 8 o'clock, with a temperature of 72 deg The maximum temperature there yesterd: was 78 de- grees. In Philadelphia this morning the mercury registered 74 degrees. ‘The maximum temperature yesterday in Winnemucca, Nev., was 74 degrees, with a minimum of 36 degrees. Eastport, M had a maximum of 68 degrees yesterday and a minimum of 5. At 8 o'clock this morning it was degrees there. At the Top of the Heap. Concordia, Kan., was the winner yester- day in the chase for the prize at the top of the mercury tube in the thermometer, with 102 degrees to its credit. Huron was 100 degrees, while Phoenix, Ariz., was plainly tired by its efforts of the last ten days and was not in it at 98 degr The minimum there yester was i) degrees. Eureka, Cal., y! pday nad a maximum cf only 62 degrees, while Seattle’s highest temperature was 16 degrees and Williston, N._D. degre The “high” ard “low” are playing pranks out west, and the west is the loser thereby. One of these crooks by itself is enough, but when they travel in couples there 1s trouble for the sections they visit. According to the statistics of the weather bureau the average morning and afternoon temperatures for the first day of July for the last twenty years here is 75 and 78 de- respectively. 2 p.m. the local thermometer regis- tered 87 degrees. CHICAGO'S HEAT RECORD BROKEN. Thermometer Marked 8S Degrees at 8 O'Clock This Morning. CHICAGO, July 9.—The government thermometer at 8 o'clock this morning reg- istered 8S degrees, the hottest at that time of day in the history of the local weather bureau. By 10 o'clock it had risen to a trifle over 90 above, and the predictions were that the 100 degree mark would be reached befc the day was over. - The heat during the night was intense, the mercury at no time falling below 84 degrees. ‘ne humidity is unabated, with hardly a breath of air stirring. What little breeze there is comes from the south and renders the situation still more uncom- fortable. Prostrations are numerous. Deaths and Prostrations in Kentucky. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 9.—Kentucky people are suffering trom the most intense heat wave in the history of the state. Re- ports received up to noon today say eleven persons have died from sunstroke since last midnight, and as many as 150 heat prcs- trations haVe been recorded. Five Denths From Hent in New York. NEW YORK, July 9.—There was a rapid rise in temperature here today, following a night of comparative coolness. At 8 o'clock the mercury marked 72 degrees; at 9 o'clock 76 degrees, and 10 o'clock $2 de- grees. Five deaths were reported to the police up to midday as attributable to the hot wave. In the interior of the state and in nearby states the heat is extreme and numerous fatalities are reported. —— SILVER A DEAD ISSUE. Mra. Lease Hi Taken Up the Cause of Socialism, CARTHAGE, Mo., July 9.—Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease, who is here as a lecturer at the Chautauqua assembly, said in an inter- view today: the silver question is an issue of the past, and will never again serve as the leading issue for the reform elements of pelitics. If Mr. Bryan is going to make the silver question the dominant issue in the next campaign, here is one woman against him. Socialism is the hope of the country, and in the next campaign the fight will be made for industrial emanci- pation of the people.” —— Washington Party Reaches ‘Frisco. Special Dispatch to The Brening Star. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 9.—The first Washington party of Endeavorers reached here yesterday. We hope the second party will be in tonight. The latter part of our trip was like a triumphal entry, flowers ard fruit being showered upon us at every stop. : MM. 8. PREPARED TO CELEBRATE Hawaiians Hoped to Hear Annexation Had Been Accomplished. Were Deeply Disappointed at the News Brought by Steamer Mariposa —Firecrackers Were Usele: SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.—The steamer City of Peking, jyst arrived, was a day be- hind her regular time. Captain Smith ex- plained the delay by saying the vessel was Getained at Honolulu on a request from the officers of the Hawaiian government, who asked that the steamer remain in the harbor there until the Mariposa from San Francisco should arri on which the Hawaiians hoped to hear that the annexa- tion treaty had been ratified by the United States Senate, and that they could call themselves Americans. The leaders of the annexation party had purchased all the firecrackers on the Is- lands in anticipation of news favorable to their way of managing ther islands, and they were preparing for a btg celebration, but the news to fully suit them did not come, and the celebration was The Hawaiians intended by holding steamer to be able to send congratulatory messages on the Peking to their new kins- men on this In the 5 the Peking from the was the information t JapaneseTimes of recent date devot article to a discussion of the annexation s uation, over which the entire Japanese press is greatly wrought up. The premise of the argument in this paper, as represented in the Hawaiian Star, is that Japan has no territorial interest in the Haw Speakime of the signing of the annexation it says: ever may have been the cause, it deeply regretted that the step has been taken without consulting the views of Japan, which is, next to America, most Vilally interested in the status of the Ha- waiian Islands.” This the Hawaiian Star considers a! rogance with a vengeance, ad says: “We have employed Japanese as laborers, but that does give Japan any ‘vital in- terest’ in the islands. This is a country of Anglo-Saxon civilization, not of Asiatic laws, its religion, its tone of thought Anglo-Saxon. Its affinities are with t United State: fails to see what ‘vital intere here.” “ar- OREGON UNDER SAILING ORDERS. Capt. Barker Disclaims Any Unusual Significance in t SEATTLE. W. July that iplomatic relations between Japan and the United States are sirsined may be respon- sible for the sudden orders rescived by Capt. Barker of the battle ship Oregon. Capt. Barker had just recuraed from Port- land, and it wa ed he would rema here al days, Last evening, however, the order was given for the ship to mak, ready for sea, and will leave today. Capt. Barker id that he was to Port Angeles, where he would take on 400 tons of coal, and that if he were poling to Honolulu he would take double that quantity. When asked the direct question if he was going to Honolulu he said: “You cannot get a Honolulu scare out of me. have been ordered to coal and in Concord at Port Angeles. We sa! that is all I know voday; ————_ VETERAN SOLDIER MURDERED. Santa Monica, C Mysterious Death SANTA MONICA, Cal, Mcnica is greatly excited by a my Agitated Over murder. The body of Joseph Dupl: found in a vacant lot near the Pacific depot with his face and bedy te ribly bruised. Duplain was a .French-Swiss, seventy- four years of age, and had been a member of the Soldiers’ Home for several years. —— LOSES PURSE AND JEWEL Swift Renclies San Francisco inux Money and Diamonds. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. July 9—Mrs. Swift, a lady from the east, has just ar- rived on the train, and reported the loss of a small fortune. She was on the regulac overland train, and when the sleeping in which she had a berth came to a stop at the Oakland Mole her purse and all her Jewelry were goae. She informed the police that her purse, containing $2,500 in greenbacks, two ear- rings, in each of which was a diamond weighing two carats, and a diamond brooch valued at $150, was taken from under her pillow during the night. ENGLISH OFFICER SHCOTS HIMSELF. Leaves a Brief Note Explaining Rea- son for His Suicide. LONDON, July 9.—Captain Francis Yorke McMahon of the Ist Royal Dragoons, the brother and heir presumptive of Sir Horace Westropp McMahon, Bart., has committed suicide by shooting himself at his brother's residence. He was financially embarrassed and left a letter saying: “I cannot stay in the army and I can- not live on nothing outside, so I am sure this is the best. God knows where I'm oft to.” Sir Horace McMahon testified at the in- quest that his brother had only to ask in crder to get all the money he needed. SPREE REACHES QUEENSTOWN. Delay Caused by Injured Shaft—No Excitement Among Passenge QUEENSTOWN, July 9.—The North German Lloyd steamer Spree, Captain Meier, which sailed from New York on June 26 for Bremen, via Cher- bourg, and which should have arrived there July 4, reached here today in tow of the British steamer Maine, from Philadelphia for London. All the Spree’s passengers and crew are well. The delay was caused by the cracking of her crankshaft on July 2, when about 550 miles west of the coast of Ireland. The sea was calm at the time of the accident and the Spree drifted until 8:30 p.m. on July 5, when the Maine hove in sight, and steamed close to the North German Lloyd vessel. The captain of the Spree sent one of his boats to the Maine and arrangements were made to tow the disabled steamer to this port. There was no excitement at any time among the passengers, and the lat- ter enjoyed themselves as best they could under the circumstances. The passen; will be landed and forwarded by special trains and boats to their continental des- tinations. —-—_—s After Ni Recruits in the West. The Navy Department is about to under- take to get more western blood in the navy, and to this end Lieutenant Commander J. M. Hewley, now on duty in the bureau of navigation,with a surgeon and a boatswain, will start from Washington early next week on a tour of the larger western cities with a view to securing naval recruits. ——_—_—_-2-—___—_. Fer the Georgetown Collectorship. Colonel Amos: Webster, formerly chiet clerk of the Treasury Department, has filed an application for appointment as collector of customs at the pcrt of Georgetown, D.C. Its | The regular permanent family circulation of The Evening Star is more than double that of any other paper in Washington, whether published in the morn- ing or in the aficrnoon. As a medium for unobjec- tionable advertisements it there- fore stands unequaled and un- approachable. ————— CRISIS NEAR AT HAND Important Development in Miners’ Strike Expected in Few Hours, aad LABOR LEADERS IN CONFERENCE Prospect That Other Organiza- tions May Take Up the Fight. GENERAL SITUATION THE o— PITTSBURG, Pa., July 9.—The develop- ments of the next twelve ours promises to have a most important the miners’ strike, outcome prevails on a bearing nd anxiety 1 apon as to the estness now marks the great strug it will require but a few days telling effects of the fight to b e plainly evident throughout the districts in ; The result of the conference of promi- nent labor leaders in this co! toda to consider a proposition for the co-operation of the various trad- is awaited with anx- fous in t. Pr ent Gompers of the American Federation of Labor arrived in Pittsburg f n Washington th jorning, but at 10 o'clock he had not yet dent Ratchford or ny of th ers. He exp sed himself as desirous cf ling the strikers in every possible man- ner. The conference is sc heduled to be held at the Monongahela House. Just what is propose ts know but at is the opinion tha he n ting is to outline plans for makin the strike and Possibly to have the other trades organiza. ticns refuse to handle or use coal mined during the strike. i pers a President Gompers was in conference with Col. w. P. Wealthy coal operator of Chic: morning. The latter advocated arbit and said the | conditions of trade will not justify the nd sudden increase that miners r >w ciaim. He further stated th he be- lieved ry strike would mate in he oe ks, 1 that n would compron ge preci The suggestion t joint meeting the arbitration th of Ohta, Inktton Minois and Pennsylvania be held in thie city next week, and ane the strike, we rec re, and it is believed rs wou mine a ' inning d@ the headquariers of the Uni kers this A number from n mines came to see if th co i not get j enough men to work to dig coal so as to run two eng The com; ims to have to d States mails, The Casth non ra‘iroad connec- e firm will be al- lowed to Work enough men at the advanced price to Keep their own machinery in mo- lion. Mines Opening Encr' Keeling Bros s. are working eight miners driving a tunnel entry. A resolution was passed last Satur at the convention that no coal should be mined until the ma- jority of the operators paid the advance price, and even if one firm does sien the scale to pay 69 cents per ton the men are to refuse to work. Operators were al- lowed to repair their mines at the tc. rat however. A number of operators are de- sirous of opening entries now The operators point to the fact chat all th mines on the Penn Ivani: road thin the fo nile limit have in operations and shipping coal One or bought frem the Ke Coai Company 1 which ha standing on a si cents a te vance. The cont carloads a < the strike lasts The Cent Associati carries all coal mined withi a radivs of forty miles of Pittsburg to the la ®) cents per ton. This is called the mile limit. The mines on ihe Pennsylvania railroad coming ch of that rate are the veland Ga Compan quesne mine, Elkins Gz and the V cars. 3 cay ‘ompany, cnnsylvania x Shipment. The Pennsylvania railroad claims to have started 1,000 cars of « westward yester- day, and has promi: to supply cars enough each to ship equal amounts. The mines on the Pe yivania railroad usually ship eastward or coke coal, but in times like when orders are numerous for coal, i firms dispose of the coal at advanced prices. FUEL SCARCE AT CLEVELAND. Cannot Get Cargoes ut Down. Lake Steamers and lants CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 9.—The situa- tion in this city over the coal strike is be- coming desperate. The Cleveland railroads are growing bolder in confiscating coal, and those who depend upon a regular sup- ply are becoming anxious The schooner B. W. Parker of Detroit has been delayed in Cleveland since Sun- day owing to the action of the Erie rail- way. The boat was loading coal at the Cleveland Shipbuilding Company's works. An Erie engine backed on the high trestle which leads to the car dumping machine and carried away thirty cars of coal which were to have been loaded into the Parke The boat will have to go up light. Se’ eral boats were delayed today owing to the difficulty in securing fuel. ‘The Interocean Coal Company, one of the heaviest fueling firms on the ls has only coal enough to last its ¢ omers a few days. Several other fueling firms have nearly exhausted their supply. The Penn- sylvania and Ohio Fueling Company has suspended business altogether in Cleve- land. There is considerable fuel in the upper lakes, and some of it may have to be brought down here. It is generally ad- mitted now that the coal dealers and mine operators were very poorly prepared for a strike. The Morris Coal Company has ceased shipping coal altogether, and, in fact, coal dealers as a rule have delivered nearly all their coal. ‘The vessel men say that the strike will cause all but the exceptionally large boats to lay up. When the strike will be de- clared off there will be a heavy demand for _ beats and the vessel men hope then to ob- tain better rates. The vessel men take, indeed, a very philosophical view of the situation. They hold that it will improve fall traffic and that the miners will doubt- less be victorious in the fight. The great plant of the Cleveland Steel Company closed this morning owing to lack of fuel. A number of other plants are pre- paring to shut down. The coal miners on the Wheeling and Lake Erte district won a great victory today. Col. Myron T. Herrick, the receiver for the W. and L. E. railway, received a private dispatch at noon today saying that only one man went to work at Dillonvale. ‘This is the place where the receiver for the W. and L. E. decided to make the test. Mr. Herrick said that he was led to believe that the men wanted to work, and that,