Evening Star Newspaper, July 14, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING &TAR. oie PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 3101 Fennsylvania Avesue, Cor. 11th &t., by ent Cor , Te rng SE eT Coe New York Orice, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star ts served to subcribers ia the ity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 ecnis per week, or 44 cents per month, ypies at the eh. By matil—anywhere In the nited States or pall 30 ecnts per month Satu Quintuple foreign postz (Entered at the P ada —postage p: et Star, $1 per year, with “at Washington, D. C., sulseriptions must be patd in adva ising made known on ap ion. HAWAII’S CRISIS Annexation by America or Final Ab- a at by Japan. - JAPAN’ SSEVERE PRESSURE ON HAWAII ——_-+- ——_ Arbitration is the Next Move of the Little Republic. NOWAR AFTER ANN NEXATION Editorial Correspondence of The HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 1, 18 steamer City of Peking, which to the islands by way of Japan the first information ef McKinley's election, performed a similar office in regard to the anuexation treaty, the definite news that it had been signed, conveyed in a cable- «ram to Yokohama, arriving here by that steamer on the of June. With that cablegram as an inspiration this community worked itself into a state of feverish ex- and expectation, many crediting printed rumors, based upon allege nfermation, to the effect that th affairs committee of the Senate had y reported favorably upon the treaty, 1 that a day had even been fixed for vot- ening Star. The brought citement the the 19th of June being the date Fs ne coming of the Mariposa from the Pacifie ¢cast with news a week later t of the agerly and fently aw it was on the arrival of that mer this that the Senate had been true to litions as a deliberative body and tion upon the treaty would not be . the ppointment, though un- was profound. mg Negotiations. The tie’ hews of the signing of the annexa- sting point in the alled “strong negotia- tic y ma, which has been ng between Japan and Hawaii. “s regular correspondent at Hono- lulu, Kamehameha, has kept its readers thoroughly informed of the various stages of this controversy preceding the very re- cent answer ef Mr. Cooper, Hawatian er affai panese minister, which Mr, Sni has aw time seme w.th unconcealed tmpatience apnoyance. ‘The new matter in this nent, unpublished up to the present . even in EE stablishir is in onciulu, and of importance line of Hawaiian to the following which Japan ated in this case It applies only to igrants and not to laborers. <tion upon the treaty has been h substance ¥ does not apply to labor- her shown by the fact that a la- ntion between Japan and Hawaii to regulate the new kind of en im laws sed by Hawaii, to! labor convention, of the en- F ch complaint is now made eted to by tme Japan at the time t as In contravention of of any of the imm that subject to still in fore: e of its: abrog: Hawaii is entitled under ral powers of independent govern- s to make and enforce such laws of ral ap nas it deems necessary with reference to the admission of aliens. r wele: immigration in accor its laws. labor conventions and s when they apply. coatrover en months’ ary, omes wit Japan SUL Dissatisfied. Since the aim een to eli of the Japanese minister t from the Hawaiian gov- confession that it had violated ing the immigrants, a for the injuries in- ‘¢ against similar viola- this explanation would fate of its predece: viewed as unsatisfactory by tative; and as that official per interview thrown out has ernment a eaty i future, the evidently share s in bei represe answer should continue to his course on recelpt of matter of anxious - all Hawaii was holding ntensity of its apprehen- of Mr. Shimamura, in should shake off Hawaiian er diplomatic re- or should present to be enforced by the g a, there came as an additional d excitement the treaty and of Ja- rom his fe s with the republle, atum, here I di from Yokohama, red that the of arbitrating lity tion was one of pro- In response to a ques- wnt Okuma, apan’s min- affairs, had intimated in rw of the justice n of the pe mixration ques al inter in ¥ while nableness of Japan's position he settlement of the matter throu lation by.the two govern- ments exclusively, in the event of con- tinued disagreement arbitration might be the alternative. Minister Shimamura had newspaper interview, indorsed by him curate, express 1 precisely the oppo- He spoke of the controversy er involving the honor of Japan, site opinic a m, in which, indeed, that nation’s honor was at stake, and added: “In small affairs arbi- tration may be allowed, but never where the honor of a nation is at stake. There Is no court where are t the only arm and the stron sacred a thir with by cour: cases in international law tribunal is the strong ve Honor ts too to any nation to be played of arbitration.” A ‘Falk With Minister Shimamura. Shortly after my a upon of ery arrival in Honolulu I Minister Shimamura for the purpose interviewing him. He is a slender, . frail-looking man, whose black mustache gives as yet no indications of the gray of even middle age. He ts notably courteous in manner. He was Japanese consul in New York city for some time, and speaks English fairly well. When at a loss precisely what to say, and wish- ing time to think, he prolongs the final syl- lable of every fifth or sixth word with a long-drawn-out ah. or eh. to an ex- tent that is painful to the hearer, and sug- gests an impediment of speech. It is sald that under similar circumstances Daniel Webster was accustomed to sink his voice ca Che Lvening Star. The regular permanent family circulation of The Evening Star is more than double that of any other paper in Washington, whether published in the morn- ing or in the afternoon. As a medium for unobjec- tionable advertisements it there- fore stands unequaled and un- No. 13,843. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDN NESDAY. JULY 14, 1897—FOURTE ZEN PAGES. until it became temporarily inaudible. Mr. Shimamura’s method Is just as effective. We talked over much the same points that were discussed in my interview with Count Okuma, except that Mr. Shimamura disclaimed official authority to say any- thing on the subject of annexation. In Arbitration Admissible? When the arbitration matter was brought up he called into the room Mr. Akiyama, the special legal adviser sent from Tokio to co-operate with him in the settlement of the immigration controversy. Mr. Akiyama. is smooth-shaven, stout, smiling and pug- nacious. After much questioning I elicited from them a joint answer to the query whether this issue was one in respect to which arbitration is admissible that was much milder in tone than Mr. Shimamura’s previous utterances. Possibly instructions on the subject had been received from Tokio since the date of the first interview. Mr. Shimamura sald: “I cannot say yet whether the matter does or does not fall within the class of cases in respect to which arbitration is admissible. Japan is seeking only justice. Much will depend upon the nature of the answer which I am awaiting from the Hawalian government. Japan may not object to arbitration.” After the Hawaiian answer above re- ferred to had been sent I called again on Mr. Shimamura. reminded him that he had made his views concerning the admissibil- ity of arbitration dependent on the char- acter of Mr. Cooper's reply, and asked if there was now anything that he wished to add to what he had said on this subject. He replied courteously that he could say nothing further concerning arbitration, that the whole matter now rested with his homc government. We talked for some time about other phases of the controversy, and he gave no indication of indignation or ex- citement, and no intimation of any sensa- tional action on his part, such as demand- ing his passport, and quitting the country, at which he had at one time hinted. Akiyama‘’s Angry Outburst. Counsellor Akiyama, whom I met in the Hawaiian Hotel, was not so restrained and circumspect. He said with much heat con- cerning Mr. Cooper's last letter: “It’s smoke, smoke, nothing but smoke!” He asked me if I had read the letter. I replied in the negative, saying, however, that I thought I kne: substance. He snapped out: “It has no substance. I am going home on the next steamer. There is noth- ing that I can do here. My government will now settle the matter.” Hawaii to P The issues 1 the immigration contro- versy are now distinctly formed. The que: tion is clearly one in respect to which arbi tration is appropriate, and this fact is recognized by Count Okuma, who controls Japanese foreign policy. ‘The Hawaiian government may reasonably be expected to apply at once for the good offices of the United States to bring abcut such arbitra- tion by some impartial umpire, before Japan hurls an ultimatum and mediation is ren- dered difficult. This step cannot be taken too quickly. When the- disaripointed and exasperated Akiyama gets to Tokio the tendercy of his reports end recommenda- tions, and of his influence, so far as it gces, cannot fail to be in the direction ot some vigorous action against Hawaii and in oppositicn. to arbitration. The annexation treaty news was not ex- pected at tlis time, even by the Hawalians, and came as a complete surprise and shock to’ Japan's representatives hei Neither Count Okuma in Tokio nor Mr. Shimamura here showed any eppreciaticn of the pos- bility of such an event as the speedy signing of a treaty. Japan's protest to the United States against the treaty, which, it is understocd, is to be reinforced by a similar protest to the Hawailan govern- ment against its ratification, was also a startling surprise to everybody. The inti- mation of the possibility of such a protest made to me by Count Okuma in Tokio was, I was informed by a prominent efficial here, the most definite and significant statement on the subject made up to that time by any representative of Japan, the previous policy having been to profess complete in- difference cn the subject, as a-matter in which Japan was not especially concerned. The Protest Will Help Annexation. While courteous consideration of Japan's protest may work some slight delay in voting upon the anrexation treaty, the ulti- mate effect of the protest should be to in- crease the votes in favor of annexation when the time for actlon comes. It throws a light upon the real views and purposes of Japan in respect to the islands. It shows that Hawaii is to be Japanese if not Ameri- can, and that annexation is the only way to prevent its abandonment to Asia. 1t makes annexationists of those who, averse to anreaation except as a last resort, re- fese to yield to a possible encmy control of so importent a naval and strategetic point in the adjacent Pacific, and who are un- willing to surrender to the tender mercies of Japan the progressive American com- munity and government in these islands, and will not permit the civilized and Chris- dan institutions of Hawaii to be sub- merged and lost in a pagan and Asiatic flood. Japan's political interest in the islands, frequently denied, is now clearly revealed. For many years there has been steady pressure, sometimes by officials, sometimes by individuals, to gain representation in the Hawaiian government for the Japanese in the islands. A high official at Tokio told me that when Kalakaua was king he promised such representation to the Japa- nese. This statement 1s not improbable. It is known that at one time Kalakaua be- lieved that the affinities of the Hawatians were Asiatic rather than American, and sought for a matrimonial alliance between certain scions of royalty of Japan ‘and Hawaii. At the time of the ‘revolution of 1843 the Japanese consul general demanded of the new government the right of suffrage for Japanese subjects in the islands. In Count Okuma’s first communication to the Hawaiian government in the pending im- migration controversy ne advanced the Vizw that the treaty between Japan and Hawaii placed the Japanese in the islands on terms of absolute equality with Hawaiians “in civil rights,” as well as in the protection of fe and property, and this proposition was construed by Minister Cooper as an- ether instance of pressure for the right of suffrage, and reply was made on the basis of this construction. It should be said, however, that in his conversation with me (though not in any official correspondence) Mr. Shimamura vigorously denied that any request for suffrage was intended or made under any reasonable censtructjon of Count Okuma’s letter. The Japanese Yeafuing for Hawaii. There has been a ¢ofistant“effort by in- dividual Japanese to.secuge the veting right. In climate, soil and wages wail is a paradise for the Japanese. "Th in love with the coyntry, and want to.take (Continued on Ninth Page.) poxe Arbitration. ENGLAND TO BLAME|4 FAVORABLE ‘REPORT Cause of the Commercial Extermina- tion of the Fur Seals. SECY. SHERMAN 10 AMBASSADOR HAY International Relations Must Be- come Embarassed. SUICIDAL AND UNFRIENDLY I As has been already stated in The Star, the Secretary of State recently sent in- structions to Ambassador Hay at London to make .vigorous representations to the British government for the better protec- tion and preservation of the seal herds of Alaska. These instructions form part of the Bering sea correspondence which has been prepared for trarsmission to Con- gress, but which is temporarily withheld. The following is the text of Secretary Sherman's letter: The Instructions. His Excellency John Hay, etc., London. The British amba dor has handed me a copy of a dispatch to him from her majesty’s principal secretary of siate for fereign affairs, which dispatch constitutes the reply of the British government to the proposals of the President. as presented in a note of your embassy. for a modus vi- vendi ‘for the suspension of all kiliing of cals for the present season, and for a Joint conference of the powers concerned, with a view to the necessary measures be- ing adopted for the preservation of the fur ul in the North Pacific. It will be seen that both proposals are rejected. I need hardly say that the President is greatly disappointed at this action, espe- cially when it is based upon such uns stantial and inadequate reasons. The P: icent’s concern, in view of the depleted condition of the seal herd, was occasioned not alone from an examination of Dr. Jor- dar’s report of 1806, and what he had rea- son to suppose were the conclusions of Prof. Thompson, but it was based upou a series of observations and statistics cover- ing a much longer period t that treated by these gentlemen, establishing a state of facts beyond refutation and which is in part set forth in my note to the British ambassador of the same date as my cable- gram to you. It is therefore quite surpris- ing that her majesty’s secretary should base his rejection of the proposals of this government, so impressively presented, upon the report of one scientist, whose facts and conclusicns are incorrectly ap- prehended, and the delayed report of an- other, which is for the first time made pub- lie concurrently with the receipt of his lcrdship's note. Lack of Good Faith Charged. It would have been gratifying to me and useful to my government, in studying the important subject under consideration, if Prof. Thompson's report coujd have been made public with the promptness which marked the appearance cf that of Dr. Jor- In that case there would have been ample time for both governments to have examined the reports ef these two em- inent scientists before the opening of an- other sealing season. But it seers to have better suited the purposes of her majesty’s gcvernment to withhold Prof. Thompson's report until an opportunity was afforded to examine that of Dr. Jordan, and thus en- able the former to pass the latter in re- view, criticise its statements, and as far as possible minimize its conclusions. It is not pleasant to have to state that the impartial character which It has been the custom to attribute to the reports of naturalists of high standing has been greatly impaired by the apparent subjec- tion of this report to the political exigen- cies of the situation. It is further to be regretted that the report was so long de- layed that no opportunity was afforded this government to examine it before the defi- nite and final rejection of the President's prcpcsals, based mainly upon its conclu- sions, wes communicated to me. This con- duet recalls the incident which preceded the arbitration at Paris, and which came near rendering that arbitration abortive, when a similar report of a British commis- sion was withheld until after the case of each government was exchanged and the report of the American commission made public. Decline of the Herd. Lord Salisbury asserts that Dr. Jordan's report does not contain any facts warrant- ing the statement that there is “a depleted condition and prospective early extinction of the herd.” The note of your embassy of the'10th ultimo does not attribute such a statement to Dr. Jordan, but it is difficult to understand how any one can read his report without reaching the conclusion that such is the real condition of the herd. On page 18 he says: ‘From this time (1886) on the decline has been more rapid and has been continucus.”” On page 21 he clearly recognizes diminu- tion as evidenced by photographs, as also by decrease of harems. On page 66 he uses this expression: ‘As the herd is steadily diminishing, the spring, or north- west, catch is becoming relatively unim- portant.” Other citations might be made, but it would seem unnecessary in view of his declarations, often repeated in his re- port, respecting pelagic sealing, from which I give only one extract (page 2 “Pelagic sealing, in the judgment of the members of the present commission, has been the sole cause of the continued decline of the fur seal herds. It is at present the sole ob- stacle to their restoration, and the sole limit to their indefinite increase. It is therefore evident that no settlement of the fur seal question, as regards either the American or Russian islands, can be per- manent unless it shall provide for the ces- sation of the indiscriminate killing of fur seals, both on the sealing grounds and on their migrations. There can be no ‘open season’ for the killing of females if the herd is to be kept intact.” Prof. Thompson’s Report. Prof. Thompson's report is plainly writ- ten with a view to minimize as far as pos- sible the depleted condition of the herd on the Pribyloff islands, and requires a crit- ical examination not possible within the limits of the present instruction, but its general purpose may te briefly stated. It is to be regretted that he should have con- tracted his study far within the purview of his instructions. In the outset of his re- vort he says: “The main object of my mission was the collection of information and statistics with regard to the working and effectiveness of the regulations” of the Paris tribunal. But we look in vain in his report for any discussion of that all-im- portant subject. He confined his inquiry and report to the subordinate subject of the number of seals resorting to the is- lands, and particularly to the relative num- ber in 189 and 1896. The result of his ob- servations and inquiry seemed to be that on some rookeries there was an increase and on others a decrease, but on the whole a possible state of equilibrium for the last two years,galthough he concedes a diminution as compared with 1892. If all the professor claims is admitted, it does not militate against the contention that since pelagic sealing became general the decline of the herd has been steady and rapid. ‘The apparent equilfbrium noted in his re- port is well explained by Dr, Jordan, when he says (Page 18): ‘“There is evidence that the modus vivendi of 1892-"93, by which the Bering sea was closed to the sealing (Continued on Ninth Page.) Action of the Foreign Relations Committee on the Hawaiian Treaty. Senators Dante? and Tarpie Would Like More Time for Consideration, but Offered No Opposition. The Senate committee on foreign rela- tions this morning authorized the chairman, Senator Davis, to report the Hawaiian an- nexation treaty favorably to the Senate without amendment. The report will be made in executive session this afternoon. Whether an effort is made to secure action by the Senate at this session Will depend on circumstances. If it should appear that the opposition will not make a protracted fight, or if the attitude of Japan should fur- nish sufficient reasons for hastening action, the treaty will be taken up and disposed of. The purpose of the committee is to have the Senate act on the treaty as soon as it can be done, but the session being so near a close they have little hope of holding a quorum. Ii is believed, however, in spite of the determined opposition of the sugar trust, that the opposkion is growing weaker. It is not apprehended @hat there will be any difficulty about getting the sup- port of two-thirds of the Senate for the treaty, but the power of the opposition this time lies in their ability to consume time, when senators are eager to get away aS soon as the tarifé is disposed of. It is understood, however, that the committer have not despaired of a situation develop- ing in the Senate which will enable action at this session. There appears to have been no serious op- position to the treaty in the commit Messrs. Daniel and Turpie suggested that there ought to be more tlme to consider the matter, indicating that they had not fut made up their minds, but they refrained from assuming an attitude of opposition. Mr. Gray was not present. « ———_ + e+ EAKER AS PEACE An Incident Showing Him in an Un- looked-For Role. Everybody knows Speaker Reed as fighter. Without beirg inspired by malic his ready wit is often sharp enough to give pain, and in a fight he ig the most dreaded of adversaries. If there is one thing he is cemmonly supposed to rejoice over it the factional biekerings between members of the opposition, When the democrats ou the floor of the House get into a disagree- ment amcng themselves he looks down upon them from the Speaker’s desk, a cyn- ical smile on his face, which Is oftea irri- THE KER. a tating. It never occurs to any one to thini of him in the role gia peacemaker. But in such a role he has @ppedred lately. An incident occurred some‘timé ago, in which a certain democrat in the House thought— or it was supposed he thought--he had been placed at a disadvantage at the insti- gation of one of his own party. Friends of the member who wag supposed io regari himself as having beem slighted whispered it around among themselves that the in- fluence of another democrat had been ex- erted with the Speaker against him, and a feeling of personal irritation was being in- flamed to add. to fhe factional disagrec- ments as to policy. The Speaker became aware, of what was being said and of the friction It was caus- ing in the camp of the apposition. According to all accepted theories with respect to the disposition of Mr. Reed, this situation should have been extremely grat- ifying to him. But he did a thing entirely subversive of these theories. He sought the man who had received the slight at his hands, and told him/that he had heard what was being said. “I want you to know,” he said, “that there is no truth in the statement that Mr. Blank influenced me against your interests. On the contrary, he did what he could for you. The opposition to you came from me directly and from men of my party, not from democrats.” The democrat assured the Speaker that he had never believed that his colleague had sought his injury, and that if he had the Speaker's declaration would have re- moved the suspicion. The Speaker's disposition to prevent a personal injustice outweighed his inclina- tion to find pleasure in the bickerings in the enemy’s camp. — o. COMFORT OF THE CONFEREES. Provided With Electric Faus, Lemon- ade and Bottled Water on Ice. It takes two extra large electric fans, numerous buckets of lemonade and repeat- ed bottles of sparkling water on ice to help the tariff bill through conference. The conferees meet in the finance committee rooms, which are on the main floor and in the southeast corner of the Senate wing. There are two rooms, which together do not make a large room, and they are ex- posed to the direct rays of the merning sun. While there are windows encugh, three of them opening to the south, the air is in a measure cut off by the tower- ing dome. and the massive porticos. To keep the inquisitive public away it is nec- essary that the door should be kept shut, and it is guarded by a policeman and two messengers. For ten men to sit in this room, thus boxed tn, from 30 in the morning until 12:30, and from 1 until 6 o'clock in the afternoon, not to mention the night sessions, which may not be so bad, is not the- mest tempting thing for contemplation. To overcome the discom- fort, as soon as the conference was be- gun, two electric fans of extraordinary size were placed in the rooms and set in mo- tion at the most terrific specd that elee- tricity can impart to fans. A negro fills the tank with tced lemonade as rapidly as it is consumed and the bottles of water are brought in a big galvanized bucket, close- ly packed in crushed ice. With these things ard big palm leaf fans and the privilege to remove ‘their coats, the conferees proceed with the task of settling their difficulties. —_—-o+_____ Naval Orders. Lieut. F. HB. Beatty has been ordered from the Naval Academy to the Adams; Lieut. E. A. Wilner, from the Adams to the Monadnock; Lieut: J. N. Roper, from the Monadnock and granted leave of ab- sence; Lieut. W. L. Rodgers, to the Foote; Assistant Engineer E, R._ Pollock, from the Minneapolis to the Cifcinnati;’ Lieut. U. R. Harris, from the Adams and granted leave of absence; Lieut, mander J. D. Adams, from the Amphitrite and granted leave of absence, at. the, expiration of which he will report for duty at the hydro- graphic office; Ensign G. Mitchell, from the Cushing to the Foote. Personal Mention. Lieut. W. C. Cowles, formerly naval at- tache at London, now on duty in the bureau of equipment, is at 1604 K street. Lieutenant Governor Northcall of Mlinois called on Commissioner of Pensions Evans this morning. The call. was of purely a social nature. ———_+2.___. Negligence in Sea Post Offices, Complaints. have recently reached the Post Office Department that mails made up in sea post offices and forelgn exchange offices frequently reach destination in this country without. being “back-stamped,” as required by the universal postal union. Railway mail clerks have been specially instructed to so all-mails recelved which have been made up at such offices, DEATH DEALINGFLOOD Nine Persons Drowned by Dam Burst in Fishkill Mountains. WATERS BECOME ROARING TORRENT Much Damage Done to New York Central Road Bed. SEVEN BODIES RECOVERED NEWBURGH, N. Y., July 14.—Melzingah reservoir in Fishkill mountains near Matte- wan burst at 3 o'clock this morning owing to the heavy rains. The water ran into the creek, and two miles below, near Dutchess Junction, washed away brick yard buildings, including a boarding house occupied by labore It is reported here that nine of them were drowned and others The flood washed away 200 yards of the Hudson River railroad track. Trains are stalied on each side of the breach. There were two reservoirs in the moun- tain, the lower cne half a mile distant from the other. The upper dam gave way, letting the volume of water into the lower eservoir. This also bursi and the water d down through a ravine. Van Buren brick ) » Hudson, just below Dutchess Junction, are a mile ant from the site of the lower reser- voir. Without warning the flood reached them through the ravine and made terrible rd Buildings were torn in pi their occupants carried away in the flood. ‘The water works system was ober ated by a private comp: and supplied the villages of Mattewan and Fishkill-on- the-Hudson. Temporary Trestle Built. A temporary trestle has been built at the break in the Hudson River railroad track, and the Montreal express, sou bound, has passed over. It will be late this afternoon before trains can be run on time. The reservoir is situated in the Fishkill mountains, about a mile east of the june- tion. It collects the surface water Trom the north side of South Beacon and t ud south side of a m boring mountain, s 500 feet above tide water. Its overtio’ teaches the Hudson by way of a smail stream known as Towanda creek. At the west end of the ravine zre the devastate] brick yards. The reservoii feet long and feet deep. It is used a pe, about 500 , and 30 or 0 wuxiliary sup- system of nkill Landing, from the hich it is distant about ply to the regular wate Mattewan and Fi four mil ervoir of this system i ble lake, near North Beacon, which ha E e masonry and is intact. A reservoir, situated much tower down the mountain, which w built to reduce the pressure into the pi is aiso unbroken. Th wo hi connection with the Dutchess Junction 1 ervoir, though all three feed into the same pipes. Much Damuge to New Yerk Central. Superintendent Van Etten of the New York Central railroad -said teday that the accident to the Central's tracks at Fishkill Landing, caused by the bursting of the Beacon Mountain reservoirs, involved the washing out of 1,200 feet of roadbed, vary- ing in depth from three to ten feet. All the traffic was stopped a a.m., when the accident occurred, and the first train south, bound was sent through at 9:30 a.m. Mr. Van Etten said it would take until noon at least to get the northbound track in con- dition for servic Seven Bodies Recovered. At 9 o'clock seven bodies had been re- covered. Two of them were those of Peter Mulligan and wife, who kept one of the two boarding houses for brick yard la- borers that were swept aw: by the flood. The names of the others are not known. It is reported that twenty are still missing. Tons of earth and sand were washed down in the flood, and men are digging into this mass to recover other bod'es. Workmen are now digging for them in the debris, which extends for a distance of a thousand feet on the tracks of the Hudson River railroad. Trains were stalled all the way from Fishkill to Poughkeepsie. One of these was a Cook excursion train, the passengers ae which expected to start for Europe to- lay. List of the Dead. The identity of nine bodies recovered has been established as follows: Peter Mulligan and wife. Mrs. John Conroy, wife of the engineer of the reservoir, and her two children, Julia, aged six, and John, one and one-half years, Mr Annie Ferry, a widow, nine-year-old son, Willie. Selina Lowrie, aged six years. John Sinker, a Hungarian laborer. Daved by His Losses. John Conroy, the engineer whose arm was broken, was dazed by bis losses and inju- ries, and unable to say much about the dis- aster. He directed inquirers to Henry Mc- Gurgen and Michael Clark, two brick yard hands who had been in ore of the destroyed buildings. They and several other men were in the structure when it started from its foundations. Several of the men escaped by jumping from the windows as the build- ing was carried along by the flood. Clark remained in the floating structure until it struck one of the brick yard shanties, which was moved from its foundation by the colli- sion. When the current had swept tae shanty near the shore he jumped on the bank and escaped unharmed. McGurgan, in attempting to reach the bank, fell under the building, which passed over him. He clung to roots of trees that had been uncovered by the torrent, and climbed up the bank to a place of safety. His back was severely injured. Zuica gpd his brother Martin, who had left their building after the first’ “big water,” as they called it, came down, re- turned to the building to save some of their effects. Martin Zuica, hearing the roar of the advancing waters of the second flood, called to his brother and started for high ground. His brother, however, disregarded the warning and did not follow him, and perished. - Con. Murphy, a brother of the engineer, says ke slept until 1:30, when he was aroused by the people in the house, who warred him of the apes flood. He came out and found most of the peuple of the house on the stoop. The water was then about four feet deep. The men, wad- ing through water up to their hips, began carrying women and children to places of safety. The first wave, Murphy says, swept the stoop away. The second carried the house down stream, piling up a mass of wreckage. Fleod Scoops a Farrow. In the side of the mcuntain was a great furrow, which had been scooped out by the flocd as it came down the bed of the brook. ‘The stream was from fifty to two hundred feet wide, and had brought down with it great boulders, trees, timbers and other wreckage. The railroad track had been ecvered by send, mud and rocks, but ad not been swept away. Half a mile up the mountain, below the reservoir, was Cas- cade bridge. It originally covered a gup ten or fifteen feet wide. The torrent swept the bridge away and enlarged the gap to @ width of seventy-five feet and cut huge and = her | waterways in the earth and rocks. |rods above Cascade bridge was bridge, which was also torn awa: this second bridge is an almost perpendi ular fall fifty feet high, made by the flood. Melzingah brook always has more or } water, which comes from the reservoir. —— HANWA REFUSES TO ARBITRATE. Ohfo Senator Says Miners’ Out of Hix Hands. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 14.—Word has been received here that Senator Hanna has refused to take part in arbitration of the great strike. He told a delegation of Isbor leaders at Washington yesterday that while he grieved over the miners* troubles, the matter was not one In which he could interfere. The Summit sewer pipe works of Akron closed this morning for want of fuel. The Robinson Brothers’ sewer pips plant of Akron will also be idle after this week w less coal is secured, which se2ms unlike Strike i» ‘sin the strike are making every in- ment to bring out those who are now at_work in the Silver Creek sub district The Cleveland, Canton and Southern railroad shops of Canton have been com- pelled to shut down on account. of the Searcity of coa’ ul the 1 and wall remain closed un- strike is settled. Rumor, that there is abso- ho truth in the statement that he has refused to assist in the settlement of the miners’ strike. He said to a represen- tative of The Star today: “There is no truth in the st atement. No representative of the miners nor any one else has aske my assistance or consulted or appreach: Senator Hanna says lutely me in the matter. I regret great egre the pret ne mouble, and hope most sincerely hat it will be settled amicabl: by ar- bitration. ee ——____ COOL-LOO: if STATESMEN. Two Senators Who Are A Are Apparent Undixturbed i There are two men in th smooth exterior never si Pms to be turbed by the heat of a long day's ses They are as unlike in personal ap; n as two men can be One is from the cold- est extreme of the the other is a typical soucherner. They cre Hale of Maine and Chilton of ‘Pe Hale never adopts the neglige of summer attire. His vest is buttcned high: his coat fits smooth- ly over his shoulder: collar is stiff and wh his tie exactly in place, and his trousers are properly The im- maculate neatness is attire never is disturbed by the heat that cau: other senators to abandon their y Sand slouch into crash suits. The starch in his [nen seems to be water-proof, and the heat never loosens a button in his vest. The color of his complexion is habitual, and gives no testimony against the tempera- ture. His sack suit fits as snug and smooth as a fashion plate. Chilton abandons the vest, but his attire bars the suggestion that it is on account of the heat. His white shirt front is starched as suff us a board and shines like chin His collar is always firm and his tie place, and he wears a long frock coat trousers of very light brown “diagonal” as stiff and firm as any made for winter wear. The long skirts of his coat come down to lis knees in a straight line, without a sag or a wrinkle, and the two edges come just close enough together in front to show a strip of white shirt bosom about three inches wide from his trousers belt to his collar, Both coat and trousers hold their shape and position as if just from under the tuilor’s iron, and even the excitement of debaie does not disturb their cool com- posure. Their substantial fabric seems to defy the moisture of perspiration. The in s refuse to bag at the kn and * coat acl vledges no limpness,’ such as other coats yield to the heat. While other ‘senators swelter in crash suits or seem to be hanily able to keep on any clothes at all, these two senators, making no concession to the scorching temperature, seem as cool as a piece of ice in an army blanket. ———_____-e- CORONER WILL RETIRE. Dr. Hammett’s Resignation Wil Be Tendered in a Few Days. The position of coroner for the District will become vacant August 15. Coroner Hammett will tender his resignation in a few days, and will be allowed a month's leave of absence. Several days ago Coroner Hammett, it is understood, called upon the Commis- sioners and referred to the fact that his term of service would expire on the Ist of August, and that he was ready to hand in his resignation. The duties of the office, he said, had been arduous, and his health of late seriously impaired. The Commis- sioners told him they were sorry to lese him, and Dr. Hammett asked if he would be allowed his regular Jeave of absence. The Commissioners replied they would be glad to grant the leave, and upon the receipt of Dr. Hammett’s resignation leave of absence for thirty days will ve granted. There is a great scramble for the place. The deputy coroner nas been in the field for some time, in fact, before it was known that Dr. Hammet: would resign, and is making a-strone fight for the posi- tion. While the Commisisoners have not yet made known their selection, it is be- lieved they have made up their minds, and that the new coroner will be an entirely satisfactory man, well known in the com- munity. SS SS CIVIL SERVICE AMENDMENT. Army Nurses Ma: yw Be Reinst: in Government Service. ‘The President has amended rule 9 of the civil service rules, authorizing the rein- statement of veterans of the war in the civil service without regard to the length of time they may have been separated from it, so as to extend the privilege to persons who served during the war as army nurses, regardiess of sex. This amendment wii permit the reinstetement_ of Dr. Mary Walker and Mrs. Clara Barton, provided they desire to re-enter the service and are otherwise qualified. —— FALLS CHURCH RAILWAY. Secretary Alger to Give a Hearing to Persons Interested. Secretary Alger will give a hearing at the War Department tomorrow to persons interested in the proposition of the Falls Church electric railway to use a portion of the government reservation at Arlington, Va. The ears of that line already run to the gate of the cemetery, and the ques- tion under consideration is the route to be taken in continuing the line from that point to Falls Church. Secretary Alger favors a line running between the old and new barracks, and that route will prgba- bly be selected. «+ Detailed to the Alabama Encampment Lieut. J. A. Harman, 6th Cavalry, has been detailed to attend the encampment of the cavalry squadron, Alabama National SSS a a Disbarment Order Revoked. ‘The order of disbarment of John S. Arm- strong, an attorney of Xenia, Ohio, from practice before the Interior Department, issued three years ago, has been revoked. —______ +-_-___— Pension for Admiral Queen’s Widow. A favorable report has been made to the Senate upon the bill granting a pension of $30 a month to the widow of Rear Ad- miral Queen, approachable. ‘SHOULD BE RELEASED —— eee Report on Americans Held in Cuba. eee ee eee CASE OF THE COMPETITOR PRISONERS ee eee This Government Should Demand Their Freedom. —s— JOINT RESOLUTION OFFERED ———— Senator Davis, chairman of mittee on foreign relations, from that resolution: the com- today reported committe: the following joint “That the President be empowered to take such measures as in his judgment may be necessary to obtain the release from the Spanish government of Ona Mel- ton, Alfred O. Laborde and Wm. Gilder, and the restoration of the schooner Com- petitor to her owner, and to secure is authorized and requested to emp m this he y such ans or exercise such power as may be sary.” The report recites all the facts that have been brought out in the Competitor case, her ownership, capture and citizenship of the three men named gether with the in the resolution, to- proceedings thus far had by the Spanish authorities, the trial, sen- tence, ete. ‘The report characterizes it a “mockery of a trial.” The affidavits of the parties ar> cited to show that they were coerc into Spanish waters, in which case they we not amenable to Spanish jurisdiction. They were not sub- ject to piracy and intended no act of dep- reaation on the high seas, nor were they Subject to the Spanish authorities on ac- count of alleged rebellion. Reparation Shauld Be Dem The report any of the fi then says: of going o the conduct of Spain, as hereinbefore detailed, constitutes such delay and denial of justice and such an actual infliction of injustice upon these men as to make it the duty of this government to demand reparation therefor, irrespective of any act which these prisoners may have committed up to the date of their capture. Among the acts of reparation which ought to be ¢ ‘manded should be the release of these captives.” Secretary this position. The report declares that the rights of the have been violated and continues» “They have been tried and sentenced to death by a summary naval court-martial in a proceeding which has been annulled by the appellate courts of Madrid, upon the ground that such a court-martial had no jurisdiction whatever over them. Ten months have elapsed since this death sen- tence was annulled, and they have not again been brought to trial. In the mean- time they have been subjected to pro- tracted preliminary examinations, pre- paretory to their trial by another court- martial, which in the fact that more formal first.” arts is quoted to sustain men differs from the it in its first only is less summary and character than the The Farce of a Trini. The report says that the men at the first trial d'd aot know until after the testimony for the prosecution was in that an inter- preter was present, and the only translation made to them was at the close of the pro- ceedings, when they were ed had anything to say, and ne: rily they could have little to say, yet one of them protested that he had not understood one word of the proceedings against him by which his life was adjudged forfeited. With asl if they these protests,” continues the report, “the trial ended and the defendants were immediately sentenced to death. It is now fourteen months since they were ar- rested, during all of which time they have been held in the Cabannas fortress as pris- oners, Melton and Laborde are unquestion- ably citizens of the United States, Gilder is a British subject, but he was a sailor upon an American vessel when taken, was acting as its mate, and it is the opinion of your committee that he is entitled to be protected by this government. He was serving under the flag, and he is entitled to be protected by it. “This Government Should Demand.” “In our opinion, these acts of delay, and denial of justice and of the infliction of in- justice, vitiate and make void any right which Spain had in the beginning of this transaction to proceed criminally against any of these men, This government should demand that they be set at liberty and that the Competitor be restored to her owner, as there is no evidence that the owner knew anything about the divergence of the vessel from its regular voyage to Lemon City, Fla. Americans Who Have Suffered Injury. Representative McRae of Arkansas today introduced in the House a resolution calling upon the Secretary of State for a list of all Americans, native or naturalized, who have filed claims in the State Department against Spain for injuries to person or preperty. _—_—_——__-»-____— THE SAN PEDRO HARBOR. Senator White’s Remark Southern Pacific's Oppo: Senator White of California is one of the most amiable and witty men in the Senate. There are times, however, when his words are not as sweet as the honey of Miletus, but are as fiery scorpions, for instance, when a Pacific railroad job is the topic. In the Senate today Senator Stewart of Nevada gave notice of a motion to recon- sider the vote by which the San Pedro harbor resolution was adopted yesterday. Senator White was on = feet in an tn- stant. “I do not know exactly what the object of the senator from Nevada is,” he re- marked blandly. Then his voice changed and in a tone of unmistakable sarcasm and bitterness he added: |. “I understand the Southern Pacific Rail- road Company has some objection to ihe resolution, but if the Senator from Nevada makes the motion I shall move to Jay that motion on the table. Senator Stewart deferred making his mo- tion. The following assignments to regiments of officers recently promoted from non- ond Lieut. Fred L. Munson, to the 9th In- fentry, Company I, Madison barracks, N. Y.; Second Lieut. Thomas M. Anderson, to the 13th Infantry, Company H, Fort iets N. ¥.; Second Lieut. John EB. Hunt, to the 25th Infantry, Capon Fort Custer, Montana.