Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1897, Page 11

\ (SS THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1897-12 PAGES. EXPENSE OF HIGHWAY ACT| MAY AFFECT GAS COMPANY Bill for Issuance of Bonds to Oarry Out Pro- visions. The Measure Will Provide for an Is- sue Covering $5,000,000—Re: Assigned for the Act Taken. ‘There was an important conference of the Commissioners this afternoon concern- ing the fvatures of a bond bill to be pre- sented to Congress, to provide suttictent Tevenue to carry out the provisions of the highway extension act. The result of the ccnference was an or- der to the attorney for the District to pre- pare at once a bill providing for the issu- ance of $5,140,000) in interest bearing bonds, the bill to contain a feature providing that one-half of the cost of the highway ex- tension plan was to be borne by the United States, ard that there would be cstablished a sinking fund for the redemption of the bonds. A litor Petty and the attorney for the Mr. S. T. Thomas, together with . P. Richards, the engineer in charge of the general plan of highway extension, conferred upon the details of the bill, which have already been approved by the Com- missioners. The Cont Incurred. The estimated cost of the judgments for damages in the three sections involved in the carrying out of the provisions of the highway act ts $8,000,000. Of this about $4,000,000 under the law will be assessed as benefits, making the net cost to be paid about $4,000,000. The bulk of this in in the first section, amounting to about $6,000,000. Unier the provisions of the act the pro- ceedings have already begun, and, it being mane that they be made at once, it is believed all the judgments will be prepared by December. Under the law, before July 1, 1898, Con- gress must make provision to pay these judgments, or all the proceedings will fall through. This confronts the Commission- ers with a serious problem, a problem in- Yolving the collection of $8,000,000 before the Ist of June, with some decrease from this amount by reason of the benefits, the first installment of which becomes pay- abie about that time. Surplus Revenues Inadequate. The surplus revenues of the District are wholly inadequate to meet these demands, even if the appropriation bills are no larger during the current year than they have been in the past, and ft is a well- known fact that the appropriations are far less than the needs of the District de- mand. As an exaniple, it may be shown that Congress has directed the paving of cer- tain streets ard avenues, and further stip- ulated that they shall be improved in the order of rank on the adopted schedule. The appropriations for this work are so small that the schedule is now about four years behind. Three Propositions. The Commissioners are brought face to face with three propositions. One 1s to raise money by the sale of bonds; another to raise the money by increased taxation, while the third is to abandon the entire plan of street extension. It is hardly neces- y their preference is for a bond believe it is thoroughly prac- t it can be accomplished. are opposed to increasing the rate of n, aS much almost as they are to abandoning the entire plen. —= LARGE BEQUESTS MADE. Provisions of the Will of the Late Mary M, Carter. The will of the late Mary M. Carter was filed today. It is dated January 11, 1996, and names the American Security and Trust Company and Charles A. James as exec The instrument and a codicil dated March 19, 1807, contain the following Dbeque: To Corilla W. Mullikin, an aunt, $15,000; ors. Jersey Paul's P. E. Church, this city, $5,000; to trust of Rockville Academy, Rock- ¥ille, Md., 31,000; to Washington Home for Incurables, $2,000, the interest thereon to be applied to the “James and Henrietta” memorial room; to the _ children of Alfred W. and Mary R. Guin- ner of Morristown, N. J., $5,000; to John’s Church, Wilmington, Del, X00; to the diocese of Washington, inter- est to be applied in aid of poor country A mi the diocese, $5,000; to vestry ef Holy Trinity P. E.’ Church, Prince George's county, Md., $16, for keeping in order lot in the church graveyard in which James and Henrietta Mullikin are buried; of Washington parish, $00, for order the lots In the Congres- emetery of the testatrix and the late m Ginton, her grandfather; to Frances M. Donner of York, Pa., a god- child, silverware; to reading room of Balti- more and Potomac Ralilroad Co., this city, all books not otherwise mentioned; to Mann, $500; to Francina M. Max- nd arine 1. Tuscott, $2,000 each, =. Ruth and Elizabeth Hebb, friends, * each; silver ware to be sold and pro- »plied to the endowment of a bed men in the Delaware Hospital, the “Henry Harding Carter iscopal Eye, Ear and Throat this city, $5,000, to endow “the and Mary R. M. Gunton Bed,” in of the tcstatrix’s parents; to the of the late Rev. Dr. Wm. I. Bud- ot Brooklyn, N. ¥., cousins, $1,000 ain ver ware and house- : to Mrs. Emma J. Beck, inter- 00) other smaller bequests of money effects are made, and the residue of estate is divided ‘equally between the and tri of the fund for the relief of the w s and orphars of deceased clergy- men and of aged and infirm and disabled clergy of e Protestant Episcopal Church tates and the Domestic and ary Society of the said iscopal Church. ——_+>— e Boundary Soon to Be Fixed. received by Senor Calvo, ter of Cesta Rica, reports that ng is quiet in his country and also indicates the probable early determina- tion of the boundary question between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The question accurate delimitation of the boun- ne between the two countries has of long standing and it was fin- ally agreed to submit the mooted points to a civil engineer appointed by the Presi- dent of the United States. This engineer was appointed by President Cleveland some time before his term expired and has been for several months engaged with the com- mission that is working on the matter. ——__+. Nominations Confirmed. The Senate has confirmed the following: Arthur A. Hardy, of New Hampshire, to be minister and consul general to Per- sia: Sterling A. Campbeli of California, r of customs at Humboldt, Cubberly, to be postmaster at .. and Moses Emery, to be at Caledonia, Minn.; John of Minnesota, to be consul gen- Shanghe!. Information the 2 everyi eral & It has rejected Lieut. 2d Cavalry, Col. H. E. No: to be colonel. —___-e— Col. C. W. Fraser Dea Col. C. W. Frazer, father of Virginia Frazer Boyle, the poetess, is dead. Colonel Frazer was a member of the 5th Confed- erate Regiment, and was one of the leading lawyers of Memphis. so Bank of Spain's Bad Plight. ‘The statement of the Bank of Spain, which has been formally gazetted, has tnereased the adverse comment on the bank management. It shows a note circulation of 136,600.00) pesetas in excess of the au- thorized issue. wires i Tt matters little what it is that you want zrwhether a situation or a servant—a “want” ad. in The Star will reach the person who can Sill your need. Influence of the Miners’ Strike on Washing- ton’s Light Producers. Superintendent Leetch Makes a State- ment—As the Strike Stands There is No Danger of Suffering. ~~ Ever since the strike of the bituminous ccal _niners began to grow into serious Proportions fears have been expressed in various large cities of the east lest a pro- longation of the difficulty would lead to coal famines. Of course, at this time of year the possibility of such a result is not so startling as it would be in winter, from the point of view of the domestic users of the output, and, in fact, there is but little to be feared at any time on this score from a strike of the miners of bituminous coal, which is used but little for domestic pur- poses. The main result of a coal famine coused by bituminous miners’ strike would be in Hmiting or absolutely cutting off the supply of the gas-producing concerns which vse that product together with naphtha and other forms of petroleum. So it ts that In the main the Washington Gas Light Company is about the only local interest that stands in danger of feeling the effect of the strike. In summer gas is used by Washingtonians to a large extent for fuel purposes, and there has been some apprehension during the last few days lest the gradual extension of the strike might result in at least partially cutting off the supply of gas to local consumers. A Star reporter today interviewed Mr. John Leetch, superintendent of the Washington Gas Light Company, on this point. Views of Mr. Leetch. Mr. Leetch said “As the strike stands at present we are in no danger of suffering. I have always made it a policy to keep at least: nine months’ supply of gas coal on hand to pro- vide for such emergenoies. I have now probably between nine and ten months’ supply ahead, and so far as the bituminous coul is concerned, there need be no feaz. You will remember, however, that under the present law we are obliged to give gas of a very high candle power, higher, indeed, than that required of any other gas-producing concern in the world. It is utterly impossible to produce so rich a gas from coal alone. It is necessary to enrich it with gas made from naphtha or water gas. For this pur- pose we use large quantities of material furnished by the Standard Oil Company, with which we have a contract. In the manufacture of this enriching gas we use a large supply of anthracite coal, which secure from local dealers. There is no present difficulty in the way of obtaining this coal, as the strike does not extend to the anthracite mines. His Only Fear. = “The only fear I have is that the strike may extend beyond its present limits, af- fecting other interests than the bituminous mining, such as the transportation of oil and other similar products. From the na- ture of the material we cannot keep a large supply of naphtha and petroleum on hand, particularly the former, which evaporates readily, and we must depend upon frequent renewals. A large part of our stock we obtain by water, but it is within the pos- sibilities that the strike may extend to all forms of transportation, so that it is use- less for us to overlook a certain slight ele- ment of danger. These strikes often spread from one industry to another with great rapidity, but as far as the situation today is cencerned, the people of Washington need have no fear of a failure in the gas supply. I belleve that we keep a larger supply of gas-producing coal on hand than any other gas company in the country. z pte. toa eis MRS. SELIGSON RELEASED. Indictment for Violation of Revenue Laws Nolle Prossed. Disirict Attorney Davis today nolle prossed the indictment returned some time ago against’ Mrs. Alice K. Seligson, in which Mrs. Seligson was accused of vio- lating the internal revenue laws. Mr. Da- vis explained to Judge Cole that Mrs. Se- acted under a misapprehension of laws, and she having paid the tax and the penalties the Treasury Department de- sirea that the case be abandoned. _ Will Serve Six Month: There was a spirited combat yesterday about 3 p.m. at 2d and'C ctreets, and when Policeman Vermillion succeeded in bring- ing order out of the chaos Alphonso Pen- nell was suffering from a severe stab wound in the left breast, inflicted by James Watking with a pen knife. After hearing the facts this afternoon in the Polfce Court Judge Kimball sent James to jail fur six months. a Retired on Pensions. The Commissioners have retired upon & pension of $50 per month the following named police officers: S. L. Redgrave, James Mulloy and R. M. Harlow. ne Wheel and Wagon Collided. A boy about ten years old named Clark met with a serious accident while riding a bicycle near the corner of 9th and E streets northwest today. He collided with a@ vehicle, and when picked up he was taken in the drug store, where it was found that his leg had been fractured. He was taken to his home, No. 507 H Street northwest, by friends. —— For Divorce. Opel E. Roston today petitioned for di- vorce from James A. Roston, praying that he be restrained from “hanging around her dressmaking establishment or house, or in any way molesting her, either by following her around or writing to her.” She also asks that she be allowed to resume her maiden name of Brown. ‘The parties were married bere January 14, 1890, and lived together until November, 1896. Mrs. Roston charges her ‘husband with beatirg and otherwise cruelly treat- ing her, alleging that “February 29, 1897, he was sent to jail for assaulting her. She is represented by Attorney E. M. Hewlett. —_— Banks Dividends Declared. The controller of the currency has de- clared dividends in favor of the creditors of insolvent national banks as follows, viz.: A first dividend, 20 per cent, in favor of the creditors of the National Bank of Pots- dam, N. Y., on claims proved, amounting to $291,147.96. A fourth dividend, 10 per cent, in favor of the creditors of the National Bank of Jef- ferson, Jefferson, Texas, making in all 45 per cent on claims proved, amounting to $164,081.68, A final dividend, 4.98 per cent, in favor of the creditors of the Dover National Bank of Dover, N. H., making in all 100 per cent and interest in full on claims proved, amounting to $164,488.81. ————__-e-—_____ No Duty ox American Salmon. The Canadian government has notified the collector of customs at Vancouver, B. C., that no duty would be charged on sal- mon brought from the United States. ——_+e-+_____ Reappointed. Dr. Z. T. Babbitt has been reappointed a member of the homeopathic board of ex- aminers, ——<.__ Fixed His Compensation. ‘The Commissioners have placed the com- pensation of William Mahoney, a repair- man in the telegraph and telephone ger- vice, at $0 per month. SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES Allen's Fcot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It cures painful; swollen, smnarting feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions, rentewt comfort discovery of the age. Allen's shoes feel Foot-Hase makes ighe-Htting or new sy. It is a certain care for Nous, and hot, ured, aching feet. Try We toda. Beat by all druggists und shoe stores. By mall for Be. tn Uy op BFial, Package Address ALLEN 8. OLMSTED, Le Roy, N.Y. THE RETURNS DELAYED. A City Minister Fails to Observe Mar- ringe License Law. Clerk John R. Young of the District Su- preme Court received in his mati this morning eleven marriage certificates from a well-krown Methodist clergyman resii- ing in the northeast section cf the city. The eleven certificates referred t> the per- formance by the minister of as many dlffer- ent marriages, yet in not one instance hed he obeyed the law by making the returas to the clerk of the court within the ten days mentioned in the existing marriage act. “The return today of these certificates,” remarked Mr. Young to a Star reporter, “makes this clergyman liable to eleven dif- ferent fines, the minimum of which is $30 and the maximum $250. There is no ex- cuse for such flagrant violations of the law, and I canrot understand why the Proper prosecuting officer does not take steps to enforce the law. “These particular certificates show that the first of the eleven marriages was per- formed the 3d of last March, the second the 9th of that month, and so on, the last one having been performed the 20th of last month. The fine authorized for a violation of the law can be collected by proceedings in the Police Court, and I trust that the law will soon be enforced by such a pro- ceeding.” —_—-___ THE OPENING SESSION. ‘Twenty-Sixth Annunl Conference of Colored Baptist Association. The first session of the twenty-sixth an- nual conference of the First Washington Baptist Association was held at Liberty Baptist Church, 18th and E streets, this morning. The conference was called to order by Rev. J. C. Dent, moderator, cf Mount Moriah Baptist Church, with dele- gutes present to the number of between ferty and fifty, from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. The moderatcr announced that Rev. W. P. Gibbons, Ph.D., who had been selected to preach the introductery sermon, could not attend, but Rev. B. N. Brown, alter- nate. would take his place. Rev. J. H. Johnson followed with a hymn, “O Lord, I Weuld Delight In Thee.” Rev. B. M. Brown read a chapter in the Bible aad Rey. W. Jackson offered prayer. After singing by the congregation, Rey. B. M. Brown took his text from Judges, seventh chapter, ninth verse, and preached the introductory sermon. Prayer was of- fered by Rev. R. L. Holmes. Rey. J. C. Dent, moderator, read his an- nual address, which was most encouraging to the association. This was followed by the selection of a committee to nominate officers, the election to take place late this afternoon. The retiring officers are as fol- lews: Rev. J. C. Dent, moderator; Rev. James Matthews, vice moderator; Rev. J. i. Loving, clerk; Deacon W. L. Laws, surer; W. W. White, recording secre- tary. z ’ The conference will continue three days, during which some interesting business will be transacted. Supper will be furnished to delegates tonight by members of the con- gregution of Liberty Baptist Church, in Which the sessions are held. —+ THE ILL-SMELLING MORGUE. Officers and Citizens Alike Complain of the Offensive Odors, Serious complaint is being made against the morgue because of the offensive odvrs which arise from it. Yesterday the body of the man Killed on the railroad was in the morgue, and hardly had the mangled re- mains been removed when the body of the drowned man reached there to be cared for. ‘This last was even more offensive than was that of the victim of the railroad accident. The officers in the station were not able to get much sleep last night for the reason that they were compelled to close their win- dows on account of the sickening odors. Life in the station today was almost un- bearable, and persons living near the morgue also had reason to make complaint. Supt. Schoenberger, in charge of the morgue, said today that with the uppliaaces furnished he could do nothing toward pre- venting such odors. There is nothing in the little building but a dissecting table, a writing table, a wash basin and an cid- fashioned ice box. This box is not large enough to hoid bodies taken from the water, and until a better-fitted morgue is provided, it is gaid, the evil cannot be remedied. The Commissioners have asked Congress for an appropriation for a new morgue, but for some reason that body aas not yet seen fit to authorize such an expendicure. SUICIDE OF A MILLIONAIRE, Nicholas C. Creede Ends His Life by ‘Taking Morphine. LO3 ANGELES, Cal., July 13.—Nicholas ©. Creede, the millionaire mine owner, after whom the town of Creede, Colo., is named, committed suicide with morphine last evening at his home in this city, be- cause his wife, from whom he had scpa- rated, insisted upon renewing their married relations. On January 4 last Creede and his wife separated and agreed to dissolve at once &s much as possible without legal process thelr marital bonds. Mrs. Creede aczepi- ed $20,000 cash and surrendered all further claims upon her husband, at the time vol- untarily withdrawing from his premises. It Was understoud after the necessary time had elapsed Creede would institute legal Proceedings and begin suit for absolute divorce. At that time it appeared that both husband and wife were well satisfied that they were not required to maintain intimate relations, and while Mrs. Creede considered that the amount of cash settled upon her was insignificant as compared with her husband's wealth, she left him end took up her home in Ajabama. About three weeks ago Mrs. Creede re- turned to Los Angeles and proposed to her husband a reconciliation. This was much to Creede’s distaste, and he endeavored to avold his wife, but being unsuccessful he determined to end his life. Last evening he took a large dose of morphine and went into the garden to die. He was discovered by a servant, and medical aid was sum- n.oned, but he died two hours later. Mrs. Creede was notified of her husband's death, -but declined to discuss the tragedy. The two-year-old -child of Edith Walters Walk. er, the actress, adopted by Creede over a ear ago, is in the care of his teen re friends at > ALASKA MAIL CABRIERS PERISH. ‘Three Freeze to Death While Crossing = Glacier. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., July 13.—A letter just received here from Alaska brings particulars of the terrible death of three men, Blackstone, Botticher and Mol- que, who were frozen to death while en- deavoring to curry mail from Sunrise City across the glacier to Prince William sound. The letter came from Chas. Willoughby. He found Blackstone dead on the beach, lying in blankets, and frozen to death. The unfortunate fellow faithful dog before cae iat The bodies of Botticher and Mollique were found some distance away, the glacier, where both had perished. It has been demonstrated that horses cannot endure the rigors of the climate, and a large number of mults will be brought in next season for use in pack —_.—__ How the Ostrich Runs, From the Zoologist, Considerable misconception prevails as to the manner in which the ostrict runs. It seems to be still generally held that when running it spreads out its wings, and, aided by them, skims lightly over the ground. This ts not correct. When e bird really settles itself to run, it holds its head lower than usual, and a little forward, with a deep loop in the neck. The neck vibrates sinuously, but the head thus ena‘ling the bird, even et top eae, to look around with unshaken glance ih any direction. The wings le along about on a level with, or a Heel eter than, the is no attempt to hold them extend rive any assistance from ‘hem’ os organs = ofwhen an ostrich, at run, na an osti ‘ter a hard is very tired, its wings sometinies droop; this is due to exhaustion; they are never, by a running bird exerting iteelf to the utmost, held out away from the sides to lighten its weight or to increase its pace. But the wings appear to be of great service in turning, enabling the bird to double ab- ruptly, even when going at top speed. COST OF ARMOR PLATE An Animated Discussion Aroused in the Senate, CHALLENGED SAFETY OF OUR SHIPS Proposed Government Armor Foun- dry. RESULT OF INVESTIGATION ee Consideration of the deficiency appropria- tion bill was resumed in the Senate today. The question of armor plate for new battle ships led to considerable discussion. The bill provided a total appropriation of $9§10,- 725 for armor for the three battle ships au- thorized in 1896, and limited the cost per ton to $425. Mr. Butler (N. C.) offered an amendment reducing the total to $2,107,500, limiting the cost to $300 per ton, and provid'ng for the establishment of a government ermor fac- tory, if private concerns do not bid within $300 per ton. Mr. Pettigrew (S. D.) spoke of the .evi- dence taken before the committze on naval affairs, showing conclusively, he said, that armor plate could be made for $250 per ton. Notwithstanding this, the armor factories being in collusion, refused to make srmor for $300 and demanded $125. Instead of op- posing the trust, Mr. Pettigrew said, the naval committee now proposed to accede to its demands. It was a proccdure too dis- graceful to be tolerated, the senator as- serted. It should be discussed in a full Senate and the senator, therefore, calied at- tention to the absence of a quorum. The call disclosed the presence of forty- five senators, just a quorum, and the de- bate on armor plate proceeded. Mr. Butler spoke in severe criticism of the course of the armor factories and of the disposition in official circles to yield to them. The senator.reviewed the investigations made by Secretary Herbert as to the cost of armor plate, and read from the report of .the House committee on naval affairs rela- tive to irregularities in the manufacture of armor plate. He said the reports showed by fraud and deception armor plates had been palmed off on the government so de- fective that they could be pierced like a pine board. The senator asserted that men had been shot and put in dungeons for of- fenses of far less magnitude. Mr. Hale questioned these statements, saying that no defective plates were at present in actual service on warships. Mr. Tillman of South Carolina insisted that many of the alleged defective plates were in use, and their exact location on various warships was specified in the re- port of the House naval committee. When Mr. Butler reiterated the statement as to the extent of the defective armor in use, Mr. Hale interrupted with a sweeping denial. He said that such a condition would be appalling if it existed in reality, but there was no warrant for assertions by the North Carolina senater. He Utterly and absolutely denied that dhy proportion of the armor plate on our warships was un- serviceable. Mr. Butler declared that he knew of no more dangerous kind of high treason than the equipping of war! vessels with defec- tive plates. One of those’ vessels, the Ore- gon, with spongy, imperfect, fraudulent piates, had been ordered. to the Hawatian Islands at a time when Japan was threat- ening to take possession of those islands. It would be fortunate if the first hostile shot fired at her did not hit one of those defective plates—if, indeed, there were any good ones on her. 1 “If we are to take Hawall, if we are to go into the land-grabbing business, then,” said Mr. Butler, “we must have a fleet as good and better than (any) other country in the world” “If we are launching or that policy of agerandizement then we must be able to ete with England’ or any other na- . The South Carolina senator re- spcnded that unless there was something te fight there was no need of talk. Mr. Chandler inquired of Mr. ‘Tillman what had become of the House resolution acopted as a result of the Carnegie investi- gation. It had come to a democratic Sen- te, had been referred to a democratic naval committee. He asked Mr. Tillman, it he was a democrat, what the democrats kad done with this resolution. Mr. Tillman responded that he thought his course had shown him to be impartial in pointing ‘out the shortcomings and the raseality—if that word was allowable—of democrats as well as others. The naval committee which the New Hampshire sen- ator had referred to as having a majority of so-called democrats had simply pigeon- holed that resolution. Mr. Tillman pointed out alleged irregularities in furnishing armor plate, and referred to the fact that Secretary Herbert had imposed a fine on the Carnegie company, which fine was re- mitted by the President. “And was it a democratic President who remitted the fine?” queried Mr. Allen. “Please don't leave out ‘so called’ in re- ferring to that President,” answered Mr. Tillman, amid laughter, “as it hurts my feelings to hear him referred to as a demo- cratic President.” He went on to say he had never sought to fathom the mystery of how the Presi- dent had tried to override law and decency by remitting the fine. ‘The senator reviewed the evidence on the cost of making armor, and said that un- less the Senate adopted some remedy, such es the one now proposed, there would be an absolute and shameless surrender of public interest to the armor plate factories. Mr. Hale opposed the Butler amendment, and referred to the building up of the new navy and the incidental development in the United States of plants capable of pro- ducing everything needed for equipping the finest ships afloat. This was of vast advantage to the government in its naval Progress, and it had at the same time given employment to many workmen. It was but natural, in the development of so great an enterprise, that some evils should creep in, and he had no sympathy or de- fense for such evils. HUUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ‘The House of Representatives took a re- cess today until tomorrow at noon without transacting any business. Mr. Cannon, the chairman of the appropriations committee of the last Congress, announced that it was evident that the deficiency bill would not be ready to act upon until tomorrow, aud he, therefore, moved a recess until to- morrow at noon. araners Mr. Simpson (Kan.), under the guise of a parlamentary inquiry, asked the Speaker whether the House yesterday took a recess or adjourned. yeahs ‘The Speaker replied that the House had recessed, “I thought the motion was that the house suspended business. As a parlia- mentary inquiry I should like to know how the House could suspend business when it ‘wasn’t doing business?” » The House laughed, 'The Speaker smiled. Mr. Simpson sat down) | “The gentleman frdm ‘Kansas does not insist on a response to his inquiry,” said the Speaker, who then put Mr. Cannon's motion, which was carried. The House was in session but three minutes. + After a Post, Dffice. J. W. Gordon of tte city of Charlotte, Mecklenburg county, N. C., has written a letter to President McKinley, asking the Jatter to appoint him postmaster at Char- Jette. In this the writer reminds the Presi- dent of the fact that he was a delegate to the national convention in 1888. He met Mr. McKinley th was givei - ter by him to Gen. Harrison, he sams ost office. Mr. Gordon has been delegate - a Perna nee (cgnventions, state and na- lonal, and n an active in republican party of his state. ae _ ——_——— Ran o Nail in His Foot. John Dent, who lives at No. 1404 16th street southeast, ran a nail in his foot isis work in “Pipetown,” and in- took him to the Washitgion Asylum: Hos- pital for treatment. He was conveyed to his home aft peo e after the physicians dressed AN EXCITING RUNAWAY. Horse Dashes Along a Sidewalk to Perfil of Spectators. There was an exciting runaway, with a number of sensational features in. it, on North Capitol street in front of the govern- ment printing office shortly after noon to- day. A horse attached to a buggy, both owned by James H. McDowell of Massachn- setts avenue and North Capitol street, ran away from in front of 33 M street north- east, going south on North Capitol street. The animal, mad with fright, left the mid- dle of the street, and tore down the side- walk on the west side. The street was full of pedestrians at the time:and there were many persons standing in front of the gov- ernment printing office. Straight down the sidewalk, at a terrific pace, the horse took the vehicie, the people scrambling wildly to get out of its way. On reaching the corner of the printing office one side of the buggy struck the storm door and was partially wrecked and left behind. ‘The horse continued on its flight and took a course between the bullding «nd the row of trees on the sidewalk. In the yard of the residence of Edward Flaherty, on North Capitol street, several small children were playing. The horse jumped the low tron fence separating» th yard from the pavement and was amcrg them in an instant. Cries went up from the spectators, as it seemed certain that the children would be killed or severely injured. Aimost miraculously ail escap2d. In attempting to jump. another fence on North Capitol street horse caught its foot in the top, and, plunging violently, fell to the ground. Sergeant Falvey and Policeman Whinlan, who were standing at the corner of North Capitol and H streets, shouted to wara the pgople when they saw the fright- ene! animal, and ran across the t 10 try and stop it if possible. They c not iron the kk do so, however, but caught the aorse when it fell and soon had it under control. The damage to the vehicle was slight. The horse was uninjured. ——— FUNERAL OF SENATOR HARRIS. Remains to Be Interred in Elmwood Cemetery This Afternoon. MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 13.—The funcral train bearing the remains of Tennessee's distinguished senator, Isham G. Harris, arrived in this city at 7:30 o'clock this morning. At Nashville the Washington party was joined by Governor Taylor and many state officials, includiwg Treasurer Craig, Con- troller Harris, Secretary of State W. 58. Morgan, Adjutant General Sykes, John Thompson, speaker of the senate, and Morgan Fitzpatrick, speaker of the House. Carriages were in waiting for the mem- bers of the funeral party and a magnifi- cent hearse, heaviiy draped in black, re- ceived the casket holding the remains of the dead senator. The confederate veter- ans, Captain Carnes commanding, in full uniform, acted as an escort of honor.. The line of march was quickly formed and the cortege started for the First Methodist Church, at the corner of Poplar and 2d streets, Hundreds of citizens viewed the march to the church where the remains were to lie in state throughout the morning. The casket was placed in a large op area, where thousands of citizens viewed the remains. ‘The area had been appropriately draped by the ladies of Memphis and the scenes within the church were most impressive. Many rare floral tributes were dropped about the casket by old friends. The interment will take piace at Elm- wood cemetery late this afternoon. —— HORSE WITH A PEDIGREE. His Linenge Can Re Traced for Nonr- ly Two Centuries, From the Loadon Chronicle. The pedigree of Galtee More, the winner of this year’s English derby, goes back to 1728, when the bey of Tunis sent eight pure-blooded Barbs as a present to Louis XV of France. The finest of them was Scham, a symmetrical bay stallion, some four years old, who carried the record of his distinguished descent in an embroidered bag hung around his neck. He was attend- ed by a special groom, Agba the Moor. Unfortunately for Scham, the king took 10 interest in him, and he was ill-treated by the servants of the place. At length he was got rid of, and passed into the pos- seesion of a carter, who by continuous cruelty and hard usage brought the noble arimal to death's door. A humane English Quaker, a Mr. Coke, rescued Scham and brought him to this ccuntry, still attended by the faithful Moor. Geod food and kind- ly treatment soon made a new horse of the Barb, and restored to him ncarly his pris- Une vigor and beauty. After passing into the possession of Mr. Williams of St. James’ eoffce house, Scham was bought by Frencis Lord Gedelohin, and thenceforth the herse was known as the Godolphin Arabian. The fierce fight be- tween Scham and Hobgcblin for the posses- sion of Roxana is the subject of a well- known picture by Rosa Bonheur. The first son of this unexpected union was Lath, Whom only Flying Childers could surpass. Their second foal was Cade, who fathered Matcham. Another colt by Scham was Regulus, the maternal grandsire of Eclipse. And 80 the “wondrous strain was handed Gown" to Pocahontas and Blink Bonny, to Robert the Devil and Beud Or, until in ‘the derby winner we see Galtee More, the best descendant of that love match nearly two pare ee Rach beonent the great 8 blood into the best of England. weer ——--+__ Pronounced It “Si-ou: From the New York Tribune. Congressman Hepburn of Towa tells how he once got back a $2,000 office by knowing how to pronounce Sioux. “I had been chief clerk,” he says, “of the Iowa house of rep- resentatives for several terms, but the wheel of political fortune had finally brought in a house that was not as friendly 2s I could wish. Another candidate appear. ed, and he and I had a warm fight, with the result that he defeated me by a few votes in the republican caucus. The e was organized, and this man was nauty elected chief clerk. It so happened that the first paper he had to read was a communi- cation relative to the Sioux Indians. The name ‘Sioux’ appeared very frequently, and the new clerk persisted in calling it ‘Si-oux,” to the disgust of the old westerners, who had been accustomed to the correct pro- nunciation all their lives. As soon as the house adjourned on the first day one of the republican leaders asked all republicans to remain for a caucus. The caucus havin, been convened, this gentleman arose and said: ‘I move that the present chief clerk be discharged and that J. P. Hepburn, the former chief clerk of this body, be re-elect- ed. We want a man who. knows how to pronounce “Sioux.”’ The motion was adopted unanimously, and I was reinstated because I knew better than to call ‘Sioux’ “Si-oux." ——+e+____ A Reason for Annexing Hawaii. Senator Frye in the Illustrated American. Statesmen of the earlier days, when con- sidering the commercial importance of Hawaii, had but a faint idea of the com- mercial possibilities of the Pacific ocean. The possibilities of those days are the prob- abilities of today. I am satisfied that the Nicaragua canal will be constructed and in operation within ten years. Then we shall be as near Hong Kong as Liverpool is; 1,200 miles nearer all the northern ports of China; 2,700 miles nearer the western ports of South America; 1,900 miles nearer Japan, and 1,000 miles ustralia. We shall be brought into touch with 500,000,000 peo- le with whom now, comparatively speak- we have nothing to do, The -Suez canal was a disadvantage rather than an advantage to us. Before it was built we were as near the Mediterran- ean ports and China, Japan and Australia as Liverpool was. But the moment Great Britain secured the advantage of the Suez canal, that brought her 5,000 miles nearer to those ports and left us practically 2700 miles further off; thus giving to Great Britain, in 1892, a commerce with them amounting to $800.000,000, while ours was but $100,000,000. And any nation holding the Hawaiian Islands, with naval and coal- ing stations there, controls the Pacific out- let of the Nicaragua canal and holds the key to the commerce of the Pacific ocean. ———__+0+___— To Inspect Engincering Works. Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers, wili leave here in a day or two, for an inspec- tion of the government engineering works at and in the vicinity of Duh Milwaukee and Detrote He whl be about two weeks. STRIKE IN TENNESSEE About 6,000 Miners Out and a Coal Fam- ine. Expeoted. ‘Trouble Arose Over a Five-Cent Re- duction to Meet the Rates Paid in Ohio. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 13.—The coal miners in the Jellico, Tenn., coal mine district, 3,000 in all, are on a strike, and the prospects are that the men will remain out’ for some time, no attempt at settle- ment of differences having been made. There are also 2,000 or 2,500 men out on the Cincinnati Southern railway. This causes a serious state of affairs in the southern mining districts, and especially in Tennes- see. In explaining the situation, James W. Wilson, an operator from Jellico, said to- day: “In 1894 the miners and operators of the Jcllico districts decided upon a race for the year 1894-95, Upon the recomme: dation and request of the miners, the op- erators fixed the scal the same that which was then existing in the Jackson county mines in Ohio. The miners held that these Ohio mines were so much like the Jellico mines, in that the conditions were the same, that the same scale should exist in both. The scale was put in effect, ard because of {t the men recelved 60 cents per ton for coal mined from a seam three and one-half feet in thickness or over, and 65 cenis for coal mined from a seam less than three and one-half feet thick. Seale Was Satisfactory. This scale was satisfactory to everybody, and in 1895 we continued the scale, except that we divided it into five grades instead of two. This likewise proved satisfactory, and it was made for the purpose of giving the miners more money for mining coal in narrow seams. ‘The scale vpon which the Ohio miners, above referred to, were operating under previous to the present general strike, was 51 cents for coal from a seam over three and one-half feet, and 56 cents for coal from smaller seams. This was a reduction ct 9 cents per ton from the scale which was in existence at that time in the Jellico district. The Jellico operators then pro- posed a seale which, though a reduction of 5 cents per ton on last year’s scale, was 4 cents higher than what was paid in Jack- son district. This difference of 4 cents the Jellico operators figured as sufficient to compensate the miner for handling cars and laying tracks, all of which is done by the company in the Ohio mines. The companies have no coal on hand and are doing no business. They said they can better afford to allow their properties to lie idle than pay a greater price for the mining of the ccal than is worth to them. Lockout in Indefinite. The extent of the “lock-out” is now con- sidered as indefinite, and the situation is more serious at present than at any time since it took place. Another report from the mining district says that the coal operators last winter formed a combine, which accounts for the large supply of coal which is on hand. Thirteen of the leading operators joined in the combine, their plan was to mine all of the coal possible up to May and then re- duce s. The coal was loaded in cars of-the Southern railway and sidetracked to await results. This supply of coal is now xlmost exhausted, and the state is threa:-ned with a coal famine. For the past two days several Cincinnati firms have tried this, and the Jellico district for coal, but according to the stipulations of the combine, the members cannot sell to the Cincinnati people until. the combine says so. A special from Knoxville sys that this combine is broken by the filling of the orders by indirection. Operators say that a coal famine throughout the south will result, and that all of the men at the large mines will strike. — TENTED PEOPLE. habitants of the CON They Are the Mexican Indian Villages. City of Mexico Letter. The inhabitants of the little interior vil- lages of Mexico retain many of their primi- tive customs. They are peaceable, con- genial and religious. Their life, though monotonous in the extreme, is a happy one. They cultivate corn, seans, wheat, and possess small herds of cattle and goats The women, in addition to performing their household duties, cultivate vegetables, flow- ers, fruits and plants for medicinal use. They raise cotton, from which they spin and weave manta (a cotton fabric) for clothing. On their feast days, which are many, they go to church dressed in their bright costumes, those of the maidens be- ing white adorned with ribbons of many colors. The senoras wear striped dresses of white and blue. The hair is worn plait- ed in two braids, while upon the head is the indispensable “mazclohuati” (a head- dress worn by the lower cast Mexicans), woven in red cotton. The women’s eyes are large and expressive, and their teeth perfect and brilliantly white. The form is slight and the movement graceful. The young men dress in jackets without sleeves and knee breeches. Upon the day of their marriage they adopt trousers, which are made by the “Novia” (sweetheart), who has already woven the manta. They take their places in the ‘church with the chil- Gren, senoritas and senoras on the right and the men and boys on the left. They pray and sing in the native Mexican lan- gvage, which is richer, sweeter and more expressive than the Spanish. In the “Dias tianguis” (market day: they assemble and exchange their goods. Money is a superfiuity, and the interchange is made by means of barter and trade. Their meals consist of “maza de maiz” (four of corn), which is mixed with pow- dered chile, in making tomales, tortillas, {rcjoles (beans), and the native fruits and vegetables, of which there is an endless varlety, ‘including aguacates, nanches, te- teczas, tilapos, sandias, lores ss others, Each year the people assemble to elect their judge or alcalde, whom they usually obey implicitly. This magistrate is select- ed from the older men of the Pueblo. e+ American Ralls in India. New York Letter to St. Louls Globe-Democrat. A dispatch from Baltimore shows that one of the greatest of American industries has found its way into a field always controlled by English manufaeturers, and despite the well-organized efforts of these same En- glish manufacturers to keep the American product out. The Maryland Steel Company has received an order from India for 7,500 tons of steel rails. Small though the order is, it is the first break through the trocha formed by an English syndicate, which kept the price of rails at an artificial fig- ure. The reduction of prices which follow- ed the breaking of the steel rail pool last winter and the superiority of workmanship in the American product have attracted the attention of the Indian railroaders to this country as a source of supply. his order is supposed to be for the use of only one road, but there is little doubt that it can be safely considered as an entering wedge by which that new and practically undevelop- ed field will be opened to the American market when brighter days shine for its in- babitants. chicozapotes, me- Bishop Newman’s Success, Bishop John P. Newman visited South Onondaga, N. Y., recently, in which town he was pastor of his first church, fifty years ago. He made an address, in which “he told how he was obliged to walk a nine- mile circuit and speak at four gervices every Sunday, until a member of the con- gregation took pity on him and raised encugh money to buy him a horse. “The horse had short legs,” said the bish “and I had long legs; consequently I cou! by turns or ride without dis- 11 a SOUND MONEY THE SLOGAN Much Interest Manifest in the Kentucky Gold Democratic Convention. Promised Party Leaders to Be Pres- ent and a Ringing Indorsement. of Clevein Expected, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 13.—Tomorrow the national democrats of Kentucky will Sound the keynote of their first campaign since their successful onsiaught on Bryan- ism and silver last year. In every county in Kentucky local conventions were held last Saturday, and a surprising amount of enthusiasm was exhibited in all these meet- ings. Not less than fifty representative Voters attended the smaliest of the pollt- ical gatherings, and that, too, in a busy farming season, when the tillers of the soil were greatly behind with their work. The leaders are greatly encouraged by the re- ports from the county conventions, and say they will set a pace at the general gather- ing tomorrow that the silverites can never hope to override. The Indications are that there will be an unusually large attendance este “off year” convention in mid-sum- er. Distinguished Delcgates Coming. There are such distinguished delegates en route here as John G. Carlisle, Senator Lindsay. ex-Gov. Buckner, Gert. Lewis, Judge Painter, Judge L. P. Little, Col. W. C. P. Breckinridge, Jas. A, McKenzie, Judge Helm, ex-Mayor R. P. Jacobs of Louisville and Judge John Quincy Ward. John G. Carlisle will be made permanent chairman, if he can be induced to accept the honor, but if he feels that he can do more good on the floor in a speech, he will be aliowed to have his way. In that event it is quite probable that ex-Minister to Peru James A. McKenzie will be urged to preside, Speeches be made by many of the democratic leaders whose names have been mentioned above, and in addition it is now said that Mr. Bynum, chairman of the na- tional democratic committee; Col. Josiah Patterson of Memphis and ex-Gov. Jones of Alabama will be on hand to light anew the signal fires ef democracy on the hill- tops of hope. A platform, full of sound money picdges and indorsements of Cleve- land and Carlisle, will be adopted with a whoop of fervor, and ex-County Clerk John G. Orndorff of Logan county, a very popu- lar leader, and a campaigner of the old Elijah Hise pattern, will be nominated for clerk of the court of appeals. The national democrats say they will win the appel- late clerkship or know the reason why; but if they are not successful they will give the opposition fresh evidence of their strength and intentions. Jobn S. Rhea’s Ambition. The latest hit "of political gossip to find its way into the mouths of the prophets is that John S. Rhea, the game little con- gressman from the “bloody third” district, is being groomed by the leading silverite for Lindsay’s shoes. According to this story, the silver men are tired of trudging along under the Blackburn-Hardin banner, which in later years has brought only de- feat, and they want new blood and elixir of life in the silver body politic. Rhea is one of the best stump speakers in the south, he is a fighter who knows no such word as backdown, and believes in carrying the fighting right into the mouth of the en- emy’s cannon. For this reason he fs looked upon as being the one political Moses who can lead the bewildered ones from the wil- derness of defeat. It is understood that Rhea fs not averse to accepting such marks of esteem from his party. Strife Among Republicans, The republican family fight is raging with a fury that seems only just now gath- ering strength. When Gov. Bradley's com- missioner, Adjutant Gen. Forrester, who is a “never-give-up” fighter, returned from Washington and began to abuse Senator Deboe and pay his respects in terms not over gentle to the other political enemics of the governor, the cat was out of the meal barrel. In the offictal paper of the state, the Frankfort Capital, of which Mr. Forrester is editor, he tlays what he terms “the Hanna-Deboe-Todd gang” alive, and olds them up to the ridicule of the entire ¢lement which he and his paper represent. So bitter is the factional fight becoming, there is talk of the two factions espousing opposing candidates in the coming state election. Fight on Mayor Todd. And the fight against Mayor Todd in this city is just as unrelenting. The Brad- ley faction is scoring him on every hand for ignoring them and mistreating reputa- ble leaders to pay political debts to his own friends. The fecling became more in- tense iast week, when an enthusiastic gathering of republicans, calling themselve the “old liners,” met and signed an agre: ment “to not support Todd for mayor. Over 250 are taking part in this refrac- tory movement, and it threatens to undo the Todd fcllowing unless it is side-tracked. eye are ess TO DISCO ISLAND. GOING Cc. D. White and Chariex Schachert to Look for Fossils. Two scientists of this city, Mr. White and Mr. Charles Schuchert, c. D. acting under orders from the National Museum, have gcne to Boston to join the Peary expedition which starts for the arctis re- gions Thursdey. The two scientists will cisembark at Disco Island off the western ccast of Greenland, at about the*70th par- allel. Recent discoveries in this region have brovght to light fossils which it is said ‘tend to prove that Greenland was once a country of tropical climate. Disco Island and the adjacent mainiand of Greenland are especially rich in interesting tessils and formations. Until about the latter part of September, the two men will pursue their investigations, when they will look for the return of the Peary ship. —-e-+______ NEW YORK’S POST OFFICE NEEDS. Result of Mr. Heath’ spec: First Assistant Postmaster General Heath has returned from New Yerk. He went to the metropolis to make a per- sonal inspection of the office there and see what its needs were in regord to a larger Recent In- force. Thirty or forty additional tem- porary carriers have been authorized for immediate employment there. Forty-nine temporary clerks now on duty will be con- tinued. At Madison Square a full post office will be established, to take the place of the existing substation. These changes are pending appropriations incident to the abolition of the Brocklyn post office in the Greater New York act and the consolida- tion following. ———__-e New Rule as to Permits. The Commissioners have ordered that hereafter all applications made by electric light companies for permits to make house connections must be accompanied by a re- quest for such connections, signed by the owner or occupant of the premises in ques- tion. J CATARR |