Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1897, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JULY 12, 1897-12 PAGES. im the week stands of arms have been fecured from the government for the m! tia with cluding Fa tridges. The militia used will be as soon as there is any reason for i: All the commanders have been rol nicated with and ordered to be ready. It is announced that the Cleveland, Lor- raine and Wheeling railroad began today hauling West Virginia coal, but there has been no trouble so far, as the strike lead- ers are trying to keep their men from creating disturbances. SMALL DEALERS SHORT OF COAL. Cleveland Operators, However, Take a Hopefal View of the Strike. CLEVELAND, Onto, July 12.-The local ators took a more hopeful view of tke situation this morning. Dan manager of M. A. Hanna & Co. as Jong as the West Virginia coal here could be no ticular there is sufficient « 1 y to jast until w! are s et coal for retiil lers. The big deal- their sup) y to hig c orders from th: pound of coa! Cine CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 12—There are ten million bushels of coal in Cincinn harbor. Otner are drawing on it heavily. Four nundred ear loads dally go to Chicago. The coal elevators worked all day Sunday, and are loading coal day and nigh i Fight Carloads of Coal Wrecked. | COLUMBUS, OFfo, July 12—A special Straitsville, Ohio al, standing on th ere let siding loese by unknown half a mile down grade aad ran throngh_a swiich, making a comple -k. The Columbus and Hocking Coal Iron Compaay, who own the mine, of- ] a reward of $5,009 for the arrest of * guilty parties. 2 JUST. THINKS THE STRIK: Gov. Bushnell of Ohio Discusses the Miners’ Troubles. A dispatch from Springfield, Ohio says: Concerning the miners’ strike Governor Bushnell seid “I have said to no one that I believed the mincrs’ strike would be over In’ a week. I believe, however, from the present zp- pear of things that an early settle- ment of the difficulties is provable. This ent I base on the knowledge that y every one concerned is anxious to the trouble endea.” The governor said that he had taken sume trouble to investigaie the condition of the miners of Ohio, and had found that they were s able to get along which they made. id that he believed | ne justice in thetr | s to the amount of an © which they might be : considered that to be to be decided persens thor- with both sides of tht matter ghiy convers: he i, “might be i- them, and they could live the 1 work every day, sely average mo a week, and that “I have Jone all in my power to 2d- vise the miners of said he, “to stain from all and commit no bre s of the peace, telling them that they now have public sentiment in their favor, and will have so long as they con- duct themsely ful manner.” on is that if a few that they will vages, the others sked concern’ of th opin pr plan nell said t re the proper per ration, ¢ did not thi but that commiss oners more fa- y involved, could h more satisfactory adjust- fairs. The governor will not go srg tomorrow, but will return to Coiumbus MRS. NACK AND THORN ARRAIGNED. + Enter a Demurrer, Which Will Be Argued July 21. SEW YORK, July Mrs. Augusta Nack and Martin Thorn, the alleged mur- derers of Guldensuppe, were arraigned in gen-ral sessions to to plead to the in- dictment found aguinst them. The prisoners seemed to be fully alive to the grevity of their situation, and for the first time since their arrest the lines of care were visible on their features. Th torn: entered demurrers to tment, coniesting the jurisdiction urt on the ground that the crime, was committed, was done beyond the Ss ot New York county. During the statement of course! the two prisoners ex- Attorn: changed ro look of recognition, nor did they speak to each otier. The demurrer will be argued on Wed- nesday, July 21. > WILBUR TO RESIGN. DE! Drexel-Morgan Interest Expected to Make Changes in Lehigh Valley Road. PHILADELPHIA, July 12. ‘The regular ors the Lehigh Valley Railread Company be held in this city tomorrow. The i is creating more than the usual Mnterest, becuse of the rumored resigna- tion of President Wilbur. It is said that Mr. Wilbur's resignation is in compliance with the understanding with the Drexel- the time the company pancially assisted by this firm of a few months ago. it is also expected that several membess of the present board of directors will re- tire, to make room for representatives of Drexel-Morgan interest —_+- ‘GAGEMENT REAFFIRMED. monthly meeting of the board of dire of will Repert That Miss Goetet is Really Marry Manchester. -In spite of the for- is good reason to believe an engagement has been virtually agreed upon between the Duke of Manches- ter and Miss Mary Goclet, although the youth of both and the minority of the duke are against formal announcement. Prior to the lication of the report by the Daily Telegraph a member of one of the families anrounced the engagement as a@ fact, and it is uadersteed in socic ty that the two mothers arranged the match. M clet is supposed to regard the arrang. disfavor, becaus2, al- of the duke are large, comparatively small. ——— TROUBLE AT ‘TIEN 'TSIN. Report of a Conspiracy to Attack the Forctun Settlement. FRANCISCO,July 12.—The Occidental al steamer Dorle has arrived d Japan two days ahead of She brovght Yokohama ad- 2 20. The Japanese Mail gives nmary cf correspondence from Tien Tsin which shows that the state of the for- €ign colony in that city is alarming. Three Chinese were killed in the last days of May on the charges that they had stolen native children in order that they might serve as offerings to insure the safety of the founda- tions of the new French Catholic Cathedral to be dedicated Jun A Tien Tsin correspondent says: “It is reported that a conspiracy has been formed to attack the foreign settlement on June 21 and to burn the Roman Catholic Cathedral. ‘The consuls of the various nationalities have deemed it prudent to telegraph the facts to their governments and to ask for the protection of men-of-war. The gate leading from the foreign settlement to the Chinese quarter is closed every night at 11 o'clock. The Japanese gunboat Akagi is new at Taku in response to appeals from the Japanese consul. Chinese soldiers are quartered in various parts of the city for the express purpose of checking rioters. eg eee Botse, Idaho, Breaks the Reeord. BOISE, Idaho, July 12.—Sunday was the warmest day ever experienced here, with two exceptions in 187). The maximum was 108 degrees. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Fiendish Atrocities Practiced by Turks on the Armenians. BUTCHERY GOES ON STEADILY Awful Details Given by Pere Char- metant, Lately From the ‘Levant. PITEOUS APPEAL FOR AID pee tetn eee PARIS, July 12.—Pere Charmetant, direc- tor genera! of the French mission in the Levant, has received by way of the Cau- casus and Tiflis a report prepared by a number of Armenian notables and Grego- 1ian bishops on the situation in Armenia. It took the messenger who had the doc- ument in charge nearly three months io get through the difficulties and dangers along the Turkish fr er, wht was carefully guarded against all Armeniars or Armenian sympathizers. Armenians Quictly Butchered. The report, which fills thirty printed pages, goes fully into the situation. Ac- cording to its author, the Turks in Ar- menia, fearing European intervention, have abandoned the old practices of wholesale massacre, but during the last year there have been clandestine butcheries and most terrible persecutions, especially in the more remote provinces. The Turks openly boast that they have sworn to wipe out the whole Armenian race. Forms of Persecution. ‘The document recites in detail various forms of persecution. It appears that the tax collectors seize the inhabitants if they do noi pay everything demanded. “Women are taken through the streets with chains around thelr necks and kept for days with- out food. In some cases they are fastened to pillars, head downwards. Freezing wa- ter is thrown over them, or they are beaten until the blood runs. “In other c their hands are tied be- hind their backs and then cats, first made furious, are thrown upon theiv persons. Often they are burned in various parts of thelr bodics with red hot irons. Highways Are Guarded. “All the highways are guarded so as to Prevent emigration. Not a single day passes without our hearing of or witnes ing somewhere within our unfortunate provinces some act of fiendish cruelty. “The Turks and Kurds enter the houses of jans in gangs, bind the men and cutraze their | wiv sisters and daughters before their eyes. Tae document conelud-s with the de- ring ery, “Our hove is dying out. Gcd help us. pity upon us REFUSE TO HAUL COAL. Report That Ohio Roads Hanl West Virginia Product. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 12.—Positive information has been received in this that the Ohio reads have decided to ref to haul West Virginia coal. The roads and Ohio, Will Not clude ihe Ballimore the ¢ land, Lorain and Wheeling, the Wheeling and Lake Erie, and the Cleveland, Canton and Southern. An effert now being made to verify the information. A preminent coal operator said this morning that unless the miners are repre- nted at the meeting of the boards of ar- ation at Pittsburg the whole thing will farce. “The miners are not in a position ask for arbitration,” said he. “They do not want it. They have more than fui- filled their beasts. They have accomplished much, if not more, than they said they would. They are in a position to dictate. In my opinion the strike will last sixty days at least. ——_—— — SS THE MAYOR'S ACTION. to CRITICIS: Gov. Black of New York on Commis- sioner Parker's Removal. ALBANY, N. Y., July 12—Governor Black today announced his disapproval of Mayor Strong’s order of removal of Police Com- missioner Andrew D. Parker of New York city. The order of removal was issued after a hearing by the mayor on the charge of ne- glect of his official duties by Commissioner Parker. The governor says: “In my judgment, the charge has not been sustained. That the efficiency of the polic> board could have been greater, is un- doubtedly true, but the failure to attain stch efficiency scems to have been due rather to the infirmities of several of its members than to the neglect of one. The | offense charged is serious, but the testi- mony to support it is much of it trivial, and as a whole, insufficient. “A proceeding of such magnitude, whose effects must be far-reaching and harmful, should not be instituted unless evidence exists which is at least partially adequate to the gravity of the charg: regres, POLICE SHAKE-UP IN BALTIMORE. Marshal Frey, Capt. Gilbert and Ser- gennt Meehan Removed. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., July 12.—The police commissioners Marshal Jacob Frey, ‘pt. Gilbert of the central district and Sergeant Meehan. The removals were the result of an investi- gation instituted by the Reform League in regard to policy playing in the city. The action of the board has caused a decided sensation, as it was unexpected. Marshal Frey has been on the force for tulrty years and has been marshal for rs. He is a democrat, while a y of the police commissioners are No appointments have been mace in place of those removed, but othe have been assigned to perform the duti temporarily. Deputy Mars! Farnan w al for the present. were preferred by the execu- ommittee of the Reform League of this city. Capt. J. J. Gilbert and Round Sergi. Edward Meehan also received their sal at the hands ef the commission- and several minor changes in the Deputy Marshal Thomas temporarily placed in ers, ferce were made. Farnam was charge of the force. The vote by which the dismissals and changes were made was a strictly partisan one, Commissioners Schriver, the only dem- erat on the police board, voting in the negative on every proposition, two republican colleagues, Heddinger ant Johnson, voted together at all times. during his long term ef service has made many important arrests and ferreted out many rrysterious cases, among them being the femous “Unger trunk mystery,” about a decade ago, in which case the vic- tim was cut into pieces, packed in a trunk and shipped to Baltimore from New York, where the murder was committed. It was mainly through the shrewdness of Krey that the trunk was traced back to the point of shipment and the criminal arrest- ed, convicted and sentenced to a long term in Sing Sing, where he now is. a Gorman Men in Control. Speelal Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., July 12—The demo- cratic primaries for Baltimore city will be held Monday, July 26, when delegates will be elected to the democratic city conven- tion, which will be held July 28. The city convertion will choose delegates to the state convention, which wil be held the following day, and will provabiy nominate candidates for the general assembly. The Gorman men will control the primaries. ———__— Baren Hindlp Dead. LONDON, July 12—Samuel Charles All- sopp, second Baron Hindlip, is dead, aged fifty-six years. (ies was cat ts Phe iden- e great wi jouse of S. Allsopp & Sons. From 1873 to 1880 he sat as member of parliament for East Stafford- shire and from 1882 to 1887 for Taunton. | iost the eivil ri today removed from office j while tis | MUST ANSWER THE CHARGE Indictment for Oriminal Libel Returned Against Mrs, Newell. Is Alleged to Have Published Slander- ous Utterances Against Mrs. Martha Roberts, Ex-Pension Clerk. Mrs. Lucy Bacon Newell, who was held in the Police Court the 1st of this month in the sum of $500 to await the action of the grand jury, on a charge of criminally libel- ing Martha Roberts, at one time a pension office clerk, was indicied this afternoon for libel. The indictment charges that Mrs. Newell, whose husband 1s said to be employed in the United States Senate, did the 17th of last month compose, utter and publish, and cause to be composed, uttered and pub- lished, a certain false, scandalous, mali- cious and defamatory libel of and concern- ing the said Martha Roberts. The alleged livelous leiter, which is said to have been sent to the pension office ex- employe, throush a messenger boy, is set cut in full in the indictment, but its lan- guage is unfit for pubiication. The Accusations. In it the writer refers to Mrs. Roberts as a “milk sop, of New Jersey avenue, Wash- ingion,” as a “thief,” “pop-eyed” and “tal- low-faced,” accusing her of being a woman of most improper character and reputa; tion. On the other hand, the writer refers to herself as a “high-bred lady,” whose family have “a Mayflower and revolution- ary record.” The alleged libelous letter concluded as follows: “If you can’t read this, get Newell to read it to you.” Mrs. Newell's husband is said to have been granted # divorce from her January 21, 18%. She has complaiaed both to Dis- trict Attorney Davis and his predecessor, Mr. Birney, that Mr. Newell made misrep- resentations in apolying for the divore: but neither Mr. Birney nor Mr. Davis found her charge to be sustained and re- fused her demani that Mr. Newell be prosecuted. Mr. Newell, it is said, was in- mental in getting Mrs. Roberts out of the pension offi. I WANT NEW MARRIAGE LAWS. Methodists Charge Discrimination Against Protestants in South Amer! ca CHICAGO, July 12.—At a special session of the Chicago Methodist ministers’ meet- ing today Rev. John Lee, chairman of the committee on religious liberty for Prot- estants in South America, read the follow- ing letter, which was received in reply to a communication addressed to President Mc- Kinley, protesting against the discrimina- tion against Protestants in various South American republics: “DEPARTMENT OF STATE, “WASHINGTON, D. C., June 21, 1897. “The President has referred to this de- partment your ietter of June 15, relative to the marriage laws of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. On October 26 last our minisier at Lima reported that the Peruvian bill concerning the registration of the mar- riages of foreigners failed for lack of agreement between the two houses. ‘The nate passed a bill satisfactory to the for- element, and the house of deputies 1 it by providing for civil marriage. The session came to an end before an agreement could be reached. mn March 31 last the department ad- ed our jegation at Lima of its hope that ru would adopt a marriage law more consonant with the general practice of modern nations, and expressed 113 concern hts of American citizens in that quarter might be impaired through the deficiency of the existing law. It was urther stated that this government would d to learn that the subject would be sion ‘of the congress atisfactorily dixposed of. ‘Copy of your letter will be forwarded to our legation in connection with the in- structions referred to. © “Respectfully yours, “WM. R. DAY, “Assistant Secretary.” eens DIED OF YELLOW FEVER. Chinese Boy Who Came on Steamer From San Jose, Guatemala. SAN FRANCISCO, July 12.—The steamer San Juan from San Jose de Guatemala, ar- rived in port yesterday and went into quar- antine. She had no doctor on board, and consequently the body of a Chinese boy who died on board Saturday morning was taken in charge by Dr. Blue, federal quar- antine officer, and a post mortem cxamina- tion held. Dr. Blue decided that death re- sulted from yellow fever. The vessel will be held in quarantine five days. The body of the dead Chinese will be cremated on Angel Island. No other sickness occurred among those aboard the San Juan on her trip up the coast. On Saturday night last the San Juan in a dense fog ran upon a rock in Half Moon bay, but immediately sheered off, causing a slight leak in the vessel. : The steamer City of Sidney of the Pana- ma line came into port yesterday with all on board well. The cabin passengers were allowed to land, but steerage passengers were held. No sickness occurred since leaving Panama. —— BANKER PFANNER LOCATED. Found in a Hospital Suffering From Nervous Prostration. PORTLAND, Ore., July 12—Anton Pfan- ner, the banker of Forest Grove, Ore., who disappeared about six weeks ago, has been located in Victoria, B. C. Mr. L. Huff, the banker's brother-in-law, has informed Chief of Police Berry that he was in a hos- pital In Victoria suffering from nervous prostration. Pfanner made an assignment of his property before he left, and an ex- amination of his affairs shows that he was solvent and able to pay all his creditors in full. It was thought at the time of his dis- appearnce that he had committed suicide while .-mporarily insane. —=__. Celebrate Battle of the Boyne. BELFAST, July 12—The usual celebra- tions in commemoration of the battle of the Boyne took place today. Twenty thou- sand Orangemen marched in procession and great crowds filled the streets. Every- thing passed off in the most orderly fashion. —_s—__ Attorney Louis W. Hall Dead. HARRISBURG, Pa., July 12.—Louls W. Hall, attorney for the Pennsylvania rail- read and a member of the board of visit- crs to the United States Military Academy at West Point, died suddenly this morning of heart disease. ——— Actor Ratcliffe Arraigned. NEW YORK, July 12.—Actor E. J. Rat- cliffe, who is charged with having assault- ed his wife, the daughter of Peter De La- cey, was in the court of general sessions today to plead to the charge of assauit in the second degree. Ratcliffe’s counsel secured an adjournment. ees Two Brothers Killed by Lightning. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, RICHMOND, Va., July 12—While on their way from church yesterday afternoon Samuel and Oscar Mahanes, brothers, were struck by lghtning and instantly killed, near Ivy Creek Church, in Albemarle coun- ty. So Queen Receives Monetary Commis- loners, LONDON, July 12.—The queen on Sat- urday received Senator Wolcott, former Vice President Stevenson, and General Paine, the members of the United States bimetallic commission, at Windsor Castle. ———— Trotting Purse of $25,000 Assured. NEW YORK, July 12—Announcement is made today that the much talked of $25,000 purse for a trotting race is now a cer- tainty, and the event will be run off at the fall meeting at Fleetwood Park. James Butler, president of the New York Driving Club, it is said, has already secured $2,500 in subscriptions to the purse, and a $10,000 guarantee fund is said to be assured. } the war. MANY CLAIMS BARRED Would Have Boot} Offered in the Son- ate &s Ashendments, oo RULED OUP-ON & POINT OF ORDER ea Consideration ef the Deficiency Appropriation Bill Resumed. PACIFIC RAILWAY CLAIMS ————_4e—____— In the Senate today a resolution by Mr. Butler (N. C.) -was agreed to, directing the Secretary of State to secure from diplo- matic representatives abroad fyll informa- tion as to the operation of postal tele- graphs, telephones and postal savings banks. Consideration of the deficiency appro- priation bill was then resumed. The expediency of attaching private claims to the bill was discussed at length. Mr. Foraker (Ohio) had offered an amend- ment covering three insurance claims ad- judicated under the Bowman act. Mr. Hale (Me.) made a point of order against the amendment. The Vice President, in deciding the point, held that “private” referred to such meas- ures as were for the benefit of individuals without application to the general public. For this reason the Foraker amendment was ruled out as covering private claims, not to be attached to general appropria- tion bills under the rules of the Senate. The decision operated to exclude a large number of private claims which were to be offered as amendments io the deficiency bill. In view of this exclusion of private claims Mr. Hale secured the adoption of an amendment appropriating $1,000 for ex- tra labor to enable the committee on claims to examine fully all pending claims and to report a comprehensive bill, cov- ering all meritorious claims, to the next session of Congress. A Southern Pacific Clnim, Mr. Gear (Iowa) offered an amendment for the payment of a judgment of the Court of Claims for $1,310,427 in favor of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Mr. Allen (Neb.) proposed a modifica- tion of the amendment providing that the money be retained in the treasury until the final adjustment of the claim cf the United States against the Southern Pacific and Central Pacific railrcads. Mr. White (Cal.) took occasion to say that if this amendment was pressed in its original form there would be a protracted debate and no immediate adjournment. Mr. Hale appeaied to his associates not to press the amendfnent, saying he would move to table it if extended debate re- sulted. 2 e Mr. Chandler (N. H.) also urged that the session might be indefinitely prolonged if the amendment was pressed. ‘Thereupon Mr. Gear withdrew the amend- ment. Mr. Mergan (Ala.) offered another Pacific railroad amendment, providing that no part of the sinking fund of the Union Pacific Railroad Company held in the treasury of the United States shall be used in pursu- ance of any agreement between the Presi- dent of the United States or any officer of the United State? and Louls Fitzgerald, chairman of the reorganization committee of the Union Pacific. Railroad Company, or any other company or corporation. Denounced as Robbery. Mr. Morgan spoke at length in support of the amendment, saying the pending agree- ment between the executive branch of the government ard the Union Pacific reorgan ization committee was In flagrant disre- gard of law, amounting to robbery, which, when fully understaod, would cause amaze- ment among the American people. At ore stage of, hls remarks Mr. Morgan referred to the House not being tn session tomorrow, and was reminded by Mr. Gear that-the House would be in session to- morrow. “I am delighted to hear that Congress will not _be running on one wheel,” pro- ceeded Mr. Morgan, “and I invite the at- tention of the House to the fact that by adopting this amerdment it can save $30,- 000,000 to the government, which otherwise the government would be robbed of. These are strong words, but I use them knowing what they mean. Let Congress adjourn vithout taking hold of this transaction and the United States government will lose $30,000,000 and the people will lose, God knows, how much in the future.” Mr. Morgan severely criticised the agree- ment made with the reorganization com- rittee. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. On account of the death of Senator Har- ris, as soon as the journal had been read today the House of Representatives, on motion of Mr. Mooh (Tenn.), as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased serator, suspended business until tomorrow noon. ———__—_o+—______ DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Payments for Street Extension. Senator Cockrell secured the adoption of the following amendment to the deficiency appropriation bill today: “For payment of judgments for land con- demned for the widening and extension of the following streets: Lowell street, 19th street, Harvard avenue, Ingleside terrace and reservation A, rendered by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in case numbered 453, District Court, $11,006.39, to be paid wHolly out of the revenues of the District of Columbia. Proceedings Under the Highway Act. An amendment to the deficiency bill has been adopted providing that in all the pro- ceedings under the highway act of 1893, “where a new trial is ordered, the jury ap- pointed for suth new trial shall levy the tax provided for in section 15 of said act, or the court may In Its discretion summon a separate jury, to be impaneled in accord- ance with the provisions of section 10 of said act, to levy such tax or any assese- ment that may be necessary to give effect to the provision of any portion of the afore- sald act.” Northern Liberty Market Claims. An amendment to the deficiency bill has been adopted, providing that all proceed- ings for the payment of the Northern Lib- erty Market claims,shall be suspended un- til further actign of Congress. GEN. WE}TWORTH’S DEATH. Formerly Surveyér of Customs at ” y “Ppbrtidnd, Me. Speaker Reed! has received a telegram announcing the deat this morning of Gen- eral Mark F. Wentworth, at his home, Kittery, Maine, The news was a shock to the Speaker and to the Maine delegation in Congress, by whom General Wentworth was held in high esteem, General Wentworth was one of the most conspicuous figure among Maine's public men. He was distinguished for his war record, for his attainments and his per- sonal bearing. He-was colonel of the 27th and 32d Maine Regiments, and was bre- vetted brigadier, gemeral before the close of He was Bhot through the body at Petersburg. General Wentworth was surveyor of cus- toms at Portland during President Harri. son's administration, and was one of Mi Reed’s strongest political supporters. The funeral will be held Wednesday. an Cum Warden’ ‘Mr. Cliff Warden, who, during the past nine years, was the doorkeeper of the press gallery of the United States Senate, was tcday appointed an ‘assistant Mbrarian of the Senate. . —___——_o—____ ‘To Admit Farm Tools Free. ‘The United States consul at Odessa re- ports that it is understood to be POLLASKY OR CRAWFORD Strong Fight for President of League of Republican Clubs. The Chicage Lawyer Seems to Be the Favorite So Far—Delegates ° Arrive Slowly. DETROIT, July 12.—Delegates to the Na- tonal League of Republican Clubs conven- tion did not come in very rapidly by to- day’s trains, but a large influx Is expected tonight. Elaborate preparations are being made at the Auditorium in the way of dec- orations, and ali‘the hotel lobbies are be- ginning to assume a holiday appearance. The two leading candidates for president of the league have opened headquarters at the two leading hotels, respectively. Mar- cus Pollasky, the Chicago lawyer, who seems to be in the lead, has established himself at the Russell House, and Leonard J. Crawford of Kentucky, a close second, dispenses hospitality at the Cadillac. Mr. Crawford's Reliance. Mr. Crawford's friends are relying on the recent change of political sentiment in Kentucky to se¢ure for him a good many votes, and they are confidently claiming that he will be elected. The combination at the Kentucky headquarters appears to be ‘Crawford, Chapin and Omaha"—Crawford for president, Ora _E. Chapin of Chicazo for secretary and Omaha for the next con- vention. Mr. Crawford was one of the at- torneys for Walling and Jackson, who were convicted of the murder of Pearl Bryan. He has been the republican dele- gate for attorney general of Kentucky, and is one of the leading lawyers of the state. About twenty-five Kentuckians are on the field now, and many more expected to help boom Mr. Crawford’s candidacy. Among the prominent blue grass men already here are D. H. Stine, president of the Kentucky State League; D. N. Com- ingoe, insurance commissioner of Ken- tucky; Augustus E. Wilson of Louisville, prominent candidate for United States een- ator when Deboe was elected, and John W. Yerkes, national committeeman from Ken- tucky. Pollnsky Popular in Detroit. The candidacy of Marcus Pollasky is especially popular in Detroit and Michigan on account of his long residence in the state. His friends are claiming for him the solid Michigan delegation. The presi- dency and the location of the next con- vention are almost the only topics of in- terest discussed around the hotels in con- nection with the convention. The resolu- tions adopted will doubtless be an indorse- ment of last year's St. Louis convention. The first session will be held tomorrow at 10 o'clock. —_—. —_— CONSULAR AGENT MADRIGAL. He is Persona Non Grata to the Spanish Government. The State Department has been o‘icially advised that’ the Spanish government has refused to recogaize Rafael Madrigal as United States consular agent at Sancti Spiritus, in the consular district of Clen- fuiegos, Cuba, on account of his sympathy and alleged efforts in support of the cavse of the Cuban insurrectionists. Mr. Madri- gal is a Cuoan by birth, bat is a natural- ized citizen of the United States. He is persona non grata to the Spanish authori- ties in Cuba, and they refuse to do busi- ness with him as the representative of the United States. It is reporied that he has been of great service to the citizens ot this country arrested for alleged com- plicity in tne « friends are indignant at refs Spain to grant him exequatur. Th: ernment is powerk BOv- 's in the matter, how- ever, it being recognized as the right of any government to refuse 19 -lo business with a person who is obnoxious to it. +--+ ______ FOR CLERK HIRI Resolotion Providing for Their Bona Fide Employment. Representative Miers of Indiana has in- troduced-a resolution in the House amend- ing the law relating to the employment of clerks of representatives, so as to provide that each representative and delegate be allowed $100 a month for clerk hire, pro- vided that he shall certify to the clerk of the House on the first day of each month that he has employed a clerk and shall give the name in full. The name shall then be placed on the pay roll and the certificate issued to the clerk himself. — MINISTER WOODFORD. He Has Been in Consultation With State Department Oftciats. Mr. Woodford, the United States minister to Spain, was at the State Department to- day conferring with Secretary Sherman and Assistant Secretary Day in regard to the relations between the United States and Spain. He has been given a copy of the brief in the Ruiz cave, prepared at the State Department, which he is to present to the Madrid authorities in support of the claim for indemnity. Mr. Woodford has several social engagements in this city next week, including dinners with the President and Mr. De Lome, the Spanish minister. He will sail for Madrid on the steamer leaving New York on the 28th instant. o HAWAII WOULD ARBITRATE. Offer Regarding Wer With Japan. Conscious of the justness of her case, the republic of Hawaii has offered to submit to arbitration the differences between it and the government of Japan arising out of the immigration controversy, but so far the iatter has made no response to the offer. According to telegraphic information from San Francisco, the offer was contained in the reply made by the Hawaiian minister of foreign affairs to the Cemand made upon the Hawaiian government by Mr. Shimu- mura, the Japanese minister at Honolulu, for indemnity for the exclusion of a num- ber of Japanese immigrants, in alleged con- travention of the treaty between the two countries, It is stated at the State Department that the question of the arbitration of the dif- ferences between Japan and Hawaii has not been brought to the attention of the United States government in any form, but that there !s no reason to doubt that Ha- wali is perfectly willing to accept that method of settling its controversy with Japan. —_——___-.«-—___-_. Judge Kimball’s Emphasis. “This practice must cease,” stated Judge Kimball this afternoon in the Police Court as he sentenced Lottie Jackson, James Jackson and Lottie Geary to sixty days each in jail on conviction of unlawful co- habitation. ‘There is hardly a day passes that I do not have half a dozen such cases called to my attention. I shall impose a jail sentence in this case, and that shall be my rule hereafter. Something must ke done to check the frightful condition of immorality that prevails thpoughout the city.” = eee Failed to Pay Alimony. Wm. T. Newton, who is suing Olivia W. Newton for divorce, was today ordered by Judge Cole to show cause Saturday next why he should not be committed to jail for failing to pay his wife the alimony al- lowed her March 15, 1897, $20 a month. —— Bicyeles Stolen. Three reports of stolen bicycles were made to the police yesterday. The reports were made by Harry W. Gore, V. Easton and Miss Mollie Rollers. The wheel be- lorging to Miss Rollers was taken from the yard, while the others were taken from the streets. . —_———__ Carrying Concealed Wenpons. Samuel Wade, charged with carrying a concealed weapon, was convicted this af- ternoon in the Police Ccurt and sentenced by Judge Kimball to 120 days in jail. —__—__ “Want” ads. in The Star because they bring answers. saat FINANCE AND TRADE Prices of Stocks Rule Stronger on Wall Street Today. THIS IN SPITE OF FOREIGN SELLING American Sugar Was the Leader, Scoring 4 Per Cent Advance. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS SS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 12.—London canes re- porting concessions throughout the inte national security list were entirely ignored in the making cf prices in this market. Initial sales reflected gains in almost eve: instance notwithstanding a restricted vol- ume of professional business. ntered largely in Sugar, a Sain of more than 4 per cent in this prop- erty diveriing attenticn from the less mys- terious issues. Railroad securities, held spemiatively, were marketed in order that they might be replaced with Sngar. This action fully sustains the preiiction that the marke: was to be led toward a new high level by the leading industrial. Dividends at the rate of 1 per cent a month, and an eror- mous and steadily increasing surplus, have at last become superior to hostile but fu- tile attacks outside of Wall street. Money rates hanzing listlessly around 1 and 2 per cent make a security with sucn a dividend record extremely attractive, even among the skeptics of the so-called conservative Investing class. There are undoubtedly fewer sugar cer- tificates in stock exchange circles than ever before in the history of the company. The number held by safe deposit and other strong-box institutions is considerably larger than ever before. Mantpulation in Sugar ts consequently not extinct, but is approaching extinction. A fair proportion of the business in the stock today repre- sented the covering of short contracts. The remote prospects for a profit in that ac- count have finally forced an abandonment of pessimistic opinions founded on preju- dice. Sugar today is but a few points under the highest point ever reached in its history. Washington advices continued to report difficulties for the sugar schedule in _con- ference and the probable adoption of the House rates. The largest buyers of the stock announced a certain defeating of the House rates, a possible compromise and a probable acceptance of the Senate amend- ment. The tape, it will be remembered, foreshadowed & sound money victory last fall, several days prior to the elections. The object lesson may be jin process of duplication at this time. In any event, the owners of several large bank accounts are superstitious enough to believe in such forecasting and were noted among the buy- ers of Sugar today. Railroad shares were neglected and ir- regular. The Granger roads were barely steady even im fhe presence of good earn- ings and fa crop conditions. A greater public demand for securities would probably force this group of securi- ties into greater activity, but the trading elerent finds more attractive material. The undertone of the market is decidedly encouraging. No considerable offering of stocks is reported anywhere, and an in- creased demand can have but one effect on prices. Confidence in higher prices based on legit- imate business growth is reflected cn all sides. The short account has few followers beyond the fraction-seeking room elemen Chicago Gas and several of the low- priced shares were given excelleit support throughout the day. The former property will in all probability be made active upon the completioa of the consolidation now pending. The fore:gn exchange situation has im- proved somewhat during the last few days. Europe recognizes fully that we have been selling gold simply for the profit to be de- rived from such a transaction. The refusal to ship gold simply on de- mand has emphasized the faet and at- tracted attention to the favorable condi- tion of our international trade balances. The currency message has ceased to be interesting. —_—_.+—__. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. . The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 90 Broadway. American Sugar... American Sugar, pf American Tobacco. ‘American Cotton Ol Mahattan Elevated Michigan Central. Missouri Pacitte. National Lead Go. Nationa! Lesa Co., pid New Jersey Central New York Ceatra: Northern Pacific... Northern Pacific, pfd. Ont. & Western. ry : Pullman P. C. Co. Southern Ry., pid. Phila. ‘Traction . ‘Texas Pacinc. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Capital Trac- 4%, at 14%, 75 at Lnetrict of Columbla Monte —20-vear Bund, Se. 101 bid. 30-year Fond. Gs, 112 bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 1961, 110 bid.” Water Stock cur- gency Ts, 19¢3, 1i1 bid: Fund. currency 3.6m, 112 Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railrvad conv. 6s, 113 bid. Metropelitan Kailroad Certificate of Indebtedness, i, 108 bid, 110 asked. Belt Railroad Ss, 60 bid. ‘Columbia Mallmpad ts, 116 bid. Wanb- ington Gas Company, ser. A, 68, 111 bid. Wash: ington Gas Company, ser. B, 6s, 112 bid. Chesa- peake and oPtomae Telephone 5s, 101 bid. Ameri- can Security and Trust 3s, F.'and A., 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, A. and O., 100 bid: | -Washingten Market Company Ist 6s, 107 bid. Washington Market Company Imp. @s, 107 bid. Washington Market Exten. 68, 107 bid. Masonje Hail Association 5s, 103 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 200 Did: Metropolitan, 277, bid, 310 asked. | Farmers and Mechanics’, 170 hid. Citizens’, 320 bid. Co- lumbia, 125 bid! Capital, 118 bid. "West En, 104 bid, 107 asked. " Lincoln, 101 bid, 106 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companics.—National Safe Deposit an Trust; 114% asked. Washincton Loan ‘Trust, 119 bid, 125 ‘asked. American Security and Trust, x141 bid. Washington Safe Deposit, 54 bid, 56 asked. At 42 44 Gas, 42 bid. United States Hlectric Light, O4%p bid ce Stocks.—Piremen's, 3) tll. 40 asked. Franklio, 38 bid, “Metropolitan, 65 bid, 80 asted. Potomac, 67 bid.’ Arlington, 135 bid. German-Am>rican. 190 bid. Columbia, 12 Mg. 14 gated: “Higgs, 734. bid a, 5 bid. Title "Insu : wie, Stes ses uaee eS ‘and Potomac, 64 GT asked. A Dhcne, 8% 11d, 1% asked. Sm can Grapher Pueumatic Gua Carriages at Digicel bid. is tated: Weshinzton Market, Tid, Ghent Ran Tce, 125 bid, 125 asked. xEx. div. ———_ ‘Baltimere Markets, BALTIMORE, Md., July 12—Floor quiet, ap changed receipts, 5.254 barrels: 386_bar- Fels; wales, OM harrela., Weal steady. spot, » TWaTl hy; August and September, 7 steamer No, 2’ red receipts, Stok, 64 southern wh Oats steady BaZiy rocely = stodk, 142,348 bnshe Rearby. “3s; No.2 western, 209 sales—receipts, 184 bumiels, exports, 2n714 bash els: stock, Mb Bestel 1 e and « grapaiated, $4. 95%. TaalG, do ner medium, 94: do., small, S per gallon for ‘fnished cools in $1.280$1.29 ernment Bonds, Qyotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. Ra Asked registered... oe ow coupon of 190) cel of coupon ef 12> tered wf 19% m of 1904. gistered of Curreney 6 por cents of ISIS. . Currency 6 por cents of 1899 Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & ( and brokers, 1427 F st.. members steck exchange, correspondents Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., banke: w Yor Messrs. New York. Policemen Roughly Handled While Eftecting Jane Mal Blagden’s alley, near 10th and M str northwest, was the scene of a small-sized riot about noon today. Bricks and s were thrown at the police, who were the making an arrest. It appears that Poll: man James Ryan entered the alley to ar- rest Jane Malvey, colored, for whom he had a warrant, but she resisted and a number of others in the alley were soon assisting her. 2 The policeman found it necessary to in a call for assistance, and Polic Lutton responded with the reserves, In the meantime Ambulance Driver Goheen had gene to the officer's assistanc: and he Was struck on the back and legs by sev- eral of the missiles, which were by this time flying thick and fast. A brick strack Pelfceman Lutton in the back and Po! man Bryan was roughly handled in a g¢ eral way. Although the battle was a fierce one and raged for several minutes, ‘he colored woman did not escape. Luc Henry Malvey and Henry Rice were ar- rested with her for alleged participation in the row, and other arrests will follow The cases will be tried in the Police Court tomorrow. Price Agnin Indicte: John Price, the alleged crook, who 4: claimed to have robbed Arthur O, Baben- dreier of the Metropolitan Railroad Com- pany of a satchel containing $1.250 the 30th of last March, and who was recently indicted, was again indicted this afternoon Price was arrested in New York severa days ago, end is awaiting extradition. Tod: indictment contains two coun’ one alleging the property to have been of the railroad company, and the of that of Mr. Babendreier. District Attorney Davis will forward a copy of the new i dictment to the New York authorities, and expects Price to be sent on for trial here ina few days. - _— Identification Not Certain. In the Police Court late this ufterncon Thomas McMahon, white, was placed on trial on a charge of rape, preferred by Susie Semley, colored. The woman claimed that Saturday night, July 3, while walking near Daish's mill, she was attacked by three men. One of them forced her, at the point of a pistol, to accede to his desires. At the station house the next day the woman recognized McMahon as her assail- ant. In court this afternoon, however, she was not so positive as regards the identi- fication. pat ee ees Bureau Chiefs’ Terms to Expire. The commissions of Surgeon General Tryon, as chief of the bureau of medicine and surgery; Commodore Hichborn, as chief of the bureau of construction and re- pair, and Commander F. E. Chadwich, as chief of the bureau of equipment, will ex- pire within the next two months, and the Secretary of the Navy is considering the question of the selection of their success- ors. The impression at the Navy Depart- ment is that each of the three bureau chiefs will be reappointed for another term of four years, but that depends entirely on the wishes of the President in the matter. o Americans Protected by the British According to a report just received at the State Department from United States Con- sul Little at Tegucigalpa, Honduras, the consular agents at San Pedro and Puerto Cortez, were materially alded in their ef- forts to protect citizens of the United States and their interests, during the re- cent revolution in Honduras, “by the prompt and firm support given them by the British man-of-war Intrepid, under command of Capt. Burr.” —_—_—__e-___—_ Important Naval Assignments. Among important naval assignments ex- pected to be made within the next fe days is that of Commander B. 8. Rich- ards, now on light house inspection duty, to the command of the cruiser Alert on the Pacific station, and that of Commander F.M. Symonds, in command of the gunboat Pin- ta, now on her way from Alaska to San Francisco, to the command of the new gunboat Martetta. ee Applications for the Controllership. Two applications were received at the Treasury Department today for appoint- ment as controller of the treasury, an of- fice which has been vacant since the de- parture of Judge Bow:er, on the Ist instant ‘The applicants are H. C. De Motte of Bloomington, Ill., and A. Nelson Lewis oi Philadetphia, See Landes oR Fourth-Class Virginia Postmasters. The following fourth-class postmastert were appointed today in Virgini: Accomac, H. C. White, sr.; Armel, W. F. Range; Bumpass, R. M. Bagby; Harris. ville, W. H. Borden; Louisa, M. W. Wale; Mira Fork, W. A. Hylton; Pine Top, W. T. Martin; Powcan, H. M. Anderson; W: kins, G. H. Sterns. —————_e—_____ E ree the Veto Privilege. Representative Maxwell of Nebraska to- day introduced a joint resolution for a con- stitutional amendment providing that no bill passed by Congress shall deal with more than one subject, and giving the President power to veto separate items in appropriation bills. ——————_e—___. jo Pases for Federal Officials. Representative Stokes of North Carolina today introduced in the House a bill to Prohibit the issuance by railroads of free