Evening Star Newspaper, July 15, 1897, Page 2

LATE NEWS BY WIRE Joint Proposal for Bimetallism Sub- mitted to England. EXPECTED LATER AN ANSWER Prospect of England's Participation in International Congress. TION OF THE RATIO ———_-_>——_ QUE LONDON, July 15.—A joint proposal of ference held at the fore Baron de Courcel, the French ambassador, representing France; Ambassador Hay, Senator Wolcott, Former Vice President Stevenson and Mr. Paine, representing the United States; Lord Salisbury, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the exchequer, and Mr. A. J. Balfour, first lord of the treasury, representing England, and Lord George Hamilton, secretary of state for India, representing India. ‘The proposals, after some diszusston, were taken under advisement, and British cabinet will give its answer at a subsequent conference. It is reported this evening that an in- ternational conference will summoned ited Sta ‘with probably to meet in the United States wil Great Britain partici; All the deie- ins a h_regard to gates will be uninstruct s the ratio, although it is well known, of ccurse, ited States favers 16 and Frane 3 According to today’s participation would is a prospect of son the Bank of Engia certificates. 2 € s reserve and silver = Experienced Ter- aff-ring in the Effort. , Ariz. July 15—John F. James and Henry Blake have returned from the desert region near the Mexican border, bringing a story of extreme suffer- ing and of the succ in the discovery of the famous California mine, one of th most famous of the lost mines of the w The mine lies eighty miles south of th« Sentinel river, on the Southern Pacific. in a region that appears absolutely water- less. For ten days the men and thelr bu ros were compelled to live by drinking the bitter juice of the cactus. The men a terribly broken through their suffering on the blazing desert. ‘They could stay at the mine only a sho time, but brought back samples of gold- specked ore taken from the bottom of the shaft, where yet there are tools left by the miners of thirty years ago They wili cutfit and return as soon as they regain their strength. SCORCH: cs ES A DEATH. Runs Into an Invalid’s Carriage and Fatal Runaway Results. CHICAGO, July 15.—“A scorcher” is re- sponsible for the de: of Mrs. M. A. Mor- ton, who was instantly killed In a runaway last night. The scorcher, with elevated back and bent head, while bowling along at a rapid rate, collided with the iors driven by Mrs. Morton. The frightened animal became uncon- trollable and dashed down the street, lided with a lamp vost, throwing the fortunate woman from the was instanily killed. valid for years. Phe si from his wheel. but remounted away before he could be apprehended. The horse was badly injw nd died in a few moments. —S TURKEY'S REPLY IS READY. lef That It Will Be Satisfactory to the Powers. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 15.—Yesterday Tewfk Pasha, who is conducting the peace negotiations on behalf of the Turkish gov- ernment, informed the ambassadors of the powers that he hoped the council of min- isters would make a reply to the collective noie. that would prove satisfactory, and that this reply would be presented this (Thursday) evening. H surance gives rise to the hope that will comply with the demands of owers. weather is © among the Tur! sublime por in Thessaly. e Teiterates its intention d reinforcements to Crete, and is making preparations for transport vessels. = TOO WEAK TO CLIMB STAIRS. Sarah Bernhardt sappoints the Manicipal Authorities of Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, England, July 15—Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, who arrived here today on her provincial tour, provided an annoy- ing «isappomtment for the municipal au- thorities. They had made elaborate ar- Tangements to give her a formal civic re- ception and assembled in the town hail in their municipal robes, awaiting the tragedienne. At the last moment Mme. Bernhardt re- fused to attend the reception, giving as the sole reason that she cid not feel strong enough to climb the steps. --— Confessed His Guilt. William Tuggles, colored, who has been employed as butler in the house of Col. Robert Boyd, No. 2101 Massachusetts ave- nte, was arrested today by Detective Lacy on a charge of robbing his employer. In May last a topaz ring with smali diamonds about the setting, a solitaire diamond ring and three studs were taken from the house, and yesterday the theft was reported to the police. Ome piece of the missing jewelry was recovered in a pawn shop, and when Tuggies was arrested he told the officer Where he could recover others of the miss- ing articles. He confessed his guilt, and will be given a hearing in the Police Court temorrow. ———— Quarreled Over Change. Arthur Johnson and Willis Banks, col- ored, were in the Police Court today, charged with an assault on Cephus Banks, brother of one of the defendants, in Hills- dale Tuesday. The men quarreled about a small amount of money, and Cephus was knocked down and kicked. Today he.was unable to appear in court, und the case was contniued. a Harry Thornton, a young colored man, was convicted in Criminal Court No. 1 of breaking into the stable of Charles L. Swann the 25th of last month and stealing Mr. Swann’s horse. The prisoner was re- Manded to await sentence. —_——_—_ Granted a Divorce, Judge Cole this afternoon granted Anna T. Greenwell a divorce from William M. Greenwell, and awarded the custody of the child of the parties to Mrs. Greenwell’s mother, Mrs. Ellen McCarthy, during its minority. —_—.+—___ Minister Angell It Saturday. Dr. Angell, United States minister to Turkey, has telegraphed the Secretary of State from Ann Arbor, Mich., that he will sail from New York next Saturday for his post, and will proceed direct to Paris, in order to confer with his predecessor, Mr. ‘Terrell, who has arranged to meet’ him there on his way home to the United States. It is probable that Dr. Angel! will Proceed to New York without stopping in f ashington. He has already recetved full structions from the regarding his mission. ge Proposed Lincoln Statue. Representative Lorimer of Illinois has introduced a bill in the House appropri- ating $500,000 for the erection of a statue im this city to Abraham Lincoln. State Department THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1897-14 PAGES. CADETS ENJOY THEIR TRIP Reveling in Fine Weather, Fine Frait-and Coal Cinders. Company Surgeon Has Little te Do The Boys Will Reach New Orleans Tonight. Special from a Staff Correspondent. MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 15.—The Mor- ton Cadets are way down in Alabama en route to San Antonio, and thus far the journey has been successful and delightful. ‘The weather is ideal and the trip is with- cut a question the most enjoyable evef un- dertaken by the company. Everybody is in the best of health and spirits and with the exception of the re- moval of a score of cinders {rom as many eyes, Dr. Weaver has been burdened. with leisure. The boys slept well last night, but were up and ready for breakfast on arrival at Atlanta early this morning. Music is the principal diversion, and the Mortons are now singing. “Little Alabama Coon,” “While Down in Mobile” and “Louisiana Lou” are under rehearsal. Dixie has not been overlooked. The Mcrtons’ octet, with Private Petty as con- ductor, does the singing. Everybody is supplied with literature, and amusing games are in progress. At every stop the natives are “Jollied” in characteristic Morton style. Tae sol- diler boys are reveling in grapes, peaches and other fruits. The boys declare that they intend to pass the remainder of the day exploding Georgia crackers. The train is scheduled to reach New Orlears at 8 o'clock this evening. Then follows an all-night and all-day ride across southern Texas to San Antonio. C. F.C. ——— PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS. Treasury, Interior, Post Office, War and Navy Departments Represented. The President today sent the following nominations te the Senate: Treasury—J. Hart Brewer of New Jer- sey, to be assistant appraiser of merchan- dise in the district of New York. Interior—Roland T. Rombaur of Mon- tana, Edwin S. Hathaway of Montana and Villiam V. Tompkins of Arkansas, to be ccmmissioners to examine and classify ds within the land grant and indemnity grant iimits of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company in the Missoula land listrict_in Montana; Joseph C. Auld of Montana, James A. Joknson of Montana d Watson Boyle of the District of Co- mbia, to be commissioners to examine and classify lands within the land grant and indemnity land grant limits of the Nerthern Pacific Railroad Company in the Bozeman land district in Montana; Cyrus Leland, jr., of Kansas, to be pension agent at Topeka, Kan.; Chas. S. McNich- ols of Illinois, to be agent for the Indians of the Colorado river agency in Arizona. To be receivers of public moneys—C. Prost Liggett of Colorado, at Lamar, Col.; Alvah Eastman of Minnesota, at St. Cloud, rn.; Richard H. Jenness of Nebraska, O'Neill, Neb.; Wm. Q. Ranft of Mon- ana, at Missoula, Mont. Justice Isaac Lambert of Kansas, to be attorney of the United States, district of iCansas, Postmasters—New Jersey, Chester A. Surt, Helmetta; New York, Geo. G. Brown, air Port; Pennsylvania, George EB. Wash- burn, Wyncote; Colorado, Mark G. Wood- Ilinois, David R. Fish, v. Osgood, Win: Sowers, Roseville; indiana, Joe E. Shryer, Bloomfield; lowa, Wm. L. Roach, Muscatine; John W. Palm, Mount Pleasant; Kansas, Thos. D. Fitz- Michigan, Samuel C. Kirk- wide, Clare; Carl Pickert, Corunna; Alen N. Armstrong, Cassopolis; Minnesota, J. \. Henry, Janesville; Missourl, Thaddeus L. Wills, Lamar; Frank E. Miller, Neosho; Nebraska, Alfred L. Brande, Pierce; Wes- ley J. Cook, Blair; North Carolina,’ Israel v. Hargett, Rocky Mount; Oklahoma, Geo. G. Boggs, Shawnee; George F. Watson, ijireno; South Carolina, John GC. Hunter, Union; Texas, A. S. Davis, Washington, W. T. Cavanaugh, Olymp' Wise , Danforth A. Clark, Tomahawk. War—Liecutenant Colonel Daniel Benham, ith Infantry, to be colonel; Major G. S. Carpenter, 4th Infantry, to be lieutenant olonel; Captain S, Baker, 6th Infantry, to be major; First Lieutenant L. W. V. Ken- non, 6th Infantry, to be captain; Second Lieutenani H. J. Hunt, 15th Infantry, to be first Heutenant. Navy—Commander Nehmiah M. Dyer, to be captain: Lieuterant Commander Edward P. Wood, to be commander; Frank ‘I. Chambers of Kentucky and Chas, W. Parks of New York, to be civil engineers in the navy; Jos. C. Thompson, M.D., of New York, to be an assistant surgeon in the navy. ————__-e. MR. WELLINGTON WAS ABSENT. ‘The mate Consequently Did Not Con- rm the Warner Nomination. The Serzte held an executive session to- day, but did not confirm the nomination of Mr. B. H. Warner, jr. The reason for this was that Mr. Harris was anxious to get back into open session to consider his Pacific railroad resolution, and objected to taking up any but such nominations as were unobjected to. The confirmation of this nomination yes- terday was prevented by a letter from Mr. Wellington asking for it to be held over that he might be present when it was taken up. This letter was addressed to Mr. Hanna. It is suggested that Mr. Wellington had a design in sending the letter to Mr. Han- na, so as to make it appear that the Ohio senator sympathized with his opposition to Mr. Warner. It is understood that Mr. Hanna does not in any way sympa- thize with the opposition, and that he merely read the letter to the Senate, with- out himself making any request for delay. TO INVESTIGATE THE CROPS. Object of the Visit Zola, Professor Zolla, a well-known French scientist, representing the French govern- r.ent, has arrived here to make an investi- gation of a study of the crops and climate of this country. His investigation probably occupy some weeks, and the results will be embodied in a detailed report to his government, with a view to taking advan- tage of improved methods in vogue here as to agricultvral work"and kindred subjects. He has shown especial interest in the weekly crop bulletins issued here, as the French government has no such systematic service for gathering agricultural statistics direct from the farmers. a NAVAL VESSELS BUILDING. of Professor The Torpedo Bont Rodgers is the Nearest to Completion. Reports to Chief Constructor Hichborn of the state of the work on the naval vessels uow building show that the torpedo boat Rodgers, @hder construction at the Colum- bian iron works in Baltimore, will be first of all to be ready for trial. She is expected to run her trial about the first of next month, being advanced toward completion 90 per cent on the Ist of the present month. She is a sister boat to the Foote, and like her must make 24% knots per hour. Of the big battle ships, the Kearsarge and Kentucky, building at Newport News, are almost one-third advanced, the former being 32 per cent and the latter 31 per cent on the way. The Illinois, which was later contracted for by the same builders, is 14 per cent advanced. The Alabama, in Cramps’ yards, {s just as far advanced as the Illinois, while the Wisconsin, at the Union iron works, Cal., is 6 per cent on the way. The submarine boat, in the hands of the Coiumbian iron works, is a little more than half completed, Virginia aud Maryland Postmastern. The following Virginia appointments of fourth-class postmasters were made’ toddy: Frederick's Hall, J. V. E. Hardenbergh; Haught, M. L. Helms; Keysville, H. D, Hamner; New River Depot, G. G. Dudley: Tilda, Jacob Mundy; ‘Wilson's, A.-G. But- = “ : ‘Mary C. M. Riggs;. Ma land—Ijamsville, C. 3. rokin, J. O. Revelle; Whaleysville, N. J. Wimbrow. af mot meaning. However strong may be the 694,904,103 pounds for all kinds, valued in WINNIPEG BRATEN. The New College Crew Led by a 2 ¢ > Length. HOLD THE MOB AT BAY MORE HOPEFUL MOOD WHITE AND STEWART Feeling Among the Oonferoes on the They Indulge in an Animated Dis- Tariff Bill. cussion. MINOR DETAILS CONSIDERED TODAY HARRIS RESOLUTION GIVES WAY An Executive Session of Fifteen "Minutes. FINANCE AND TRADE Tendency Toward Improvement in Wall Street Prices Today. LONDON BUYS AMERICAN STOCKS ‘Troops at Barnesville, Ga., Guarding Negro Ravisher's Life. ts now the favorite for Wenge cup, although a Srand stand and iawn ‘Winnipeg favors. Sen- are all for New. Mr: Murphy has: been is the Winnipegs about steering. Al has been specially warned to Net 0 the umpire’s whistle when getting out'bf his course. In the .n rowed today the Winnipegs were an eighth Of length ahead at the end of Temple Island, rowing forty stroxes to the minute, as against thirty-seven for New College. They then drew out and got a lead of a length. Winnipeg Beaten by New College. : The half-mile stake was reached in three minutes and thirty-four seconds. When beyond Fawley Court boat house, New College, in a few powerful. strokes, drove their doat even with the Winnipegs. At the three-quarters stake, which was reached tn four minutes and twelve sec- onds, the Winnipegs were half a length be- hind; and from that point, although they spurted grandly and decreased the lead of New to three or four feet, they could never catch the Oxonians, who finished winners by a length, in the record time of 7 min- utes and 33 seconds. The steering of the Winnipegs was de- eldedly better than yesterday, and they were less exhausted than their rivals. At the finish the Winnipegs proposed three cheers for New College; the men in the New boat heartily responded, and the cheers was caught up on the shores, after which the Winnipegs were loudly cheered in return, ‘ The captain of the Winnipegs said to the correspondent of the Associated Press im- mediately after the race: “It was the best race we ever rowed, and as it is our first experience on the Henley course we ought to be satisfied with having rowed equal to the old record. ‘The only trouble was that our rivals rowed four seconds better than the record. We were beaten by a better crew. We tried our best at the finish, but could not negotiate it. We were pretty well pumped out in our way, but we stayed the ccurse.” The second trial heat for the Nickalls challenge cup was won by A. S. Bell and W. J. Fernie, Trinity. Hall, Cambridge, who beat J. A. Tinne and F. K. E. Hussey, Royal Chester Rowing Club. The first trial heat for the visitors’ chal- lenge cup was won by Trinity College, Ox- ford, over New College, Oxford. —_—— KENNEBEC ON A BOOM. Prempt Action ef the Governor Was All That Saved Him From Certain Death. Opposition in the House to Senate Money is Plenty, as Indicated by a Bond Sale. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ATLANTA, Ga. July 15.—A dispatch from Barnesville says: Oscar Williams, the negro who assaulted and fatally injur- ed the young daughter of Senator Camp- bell at Lovejoy last Saturday, was caught here tate last night. He admits his iden- tity, and is nearly dead for lack of food and fatigue. The governcr was immediately notified. and he ordered out troops. The soldiers got here ahead of an armed mob, who were late in learning of the arrest. By midnight the little jail was surrounded by troops with loaded guns and more were ccnstantly arrivirg. The mob was very threatening, and had a rope, but early in the morning had entirely disappeared. The governor has ordered Williams taken to Atlanta, and says he will give the $250 reward when delivered to him. The train must pass through Lovejoy. however, and {t ts said a mob of lynchers has formed there to intercept the prison. It will be almost impossible to get him alive to Atlanta. Court may convene here in jail at once to try Williams, and by prompt measures of that sort may allay the excitement which now prevails in this and all four neighbcring counties. The mob has not appeared .this morning, but its memoers are encamped along the railroad track be- tween Lovejoy and Jonesboro’ in the fleld in which the assault took place. Williams is too frightened to eat, and has spent the night in prayer. SSeS J.P. MORGAN DENIES A RUMOR. Sugar Figures. ATTITUDE OF THE SPEAKER HOUSE QUICKLY ADJOURNS ee Soon after the Senate opened today Mr. Stewart (Nev.) called attention to the ab- sence of a quorum. There was a roll call, and after fifteen minutes’ delay forty-five senators—a bare quorum—was secured. Mr. Stewart then moved a reconsidera- tion of the action of the Senate in passsing the resolution direcfing the Secretary of War to proceed in the construction of a breakwater at San Pedro, Cal. It reopen- ed the long-standing controversy over the location of a dcep water harbor on the Pa- cific coast, and led to animated debate be- tween Mr. Stewart and Mr. White (Cal). Mr. Stewart argued that the original law provided for a deep water harbor to cost about $3,000,000, while the inquiries of the Secretary of War disclosed that the break- water would cost this sum, while the entire harbor would cost about $5,300,000. Mr. White answered that government en- gineers had reported that the breakwater would give a harbor of commerce, and in addition to this there was an inner harbor available. Mr. White's Criticism. It was rather surprising, Mr. White add- ed, that the senator from Nevada, who pre- sumably represented the people of his state and not of California, should interfere in this question. This stirred up a het personal contest. With evident agitation Mr. Stewart de- clared that he resented the intimations made. He had a right as a senator to adopt such course es he desired. and he had: no personal interests to serve, such as those who represented terminal rail- roads. He did not propose to dreg in guch questions, Mr. White responded that as far as ter- minal railroads were concerned he did not represent any of them. He represented California, and in this question he had the concurrence of his colleague from Califor- nia, the California delegation in Congress and the people of the slate, and they felt that they could attend to the interests of the state without the assistance of the senator from Nevada. {t is rather singular,” proceeded Mr. White, “that when we have a matter af- fecting the Southern Pacific railroad the senator from Nevada steps in and attempts to do the duty of a senator from Califor- nia. Inferences can be deducted, and only one inference can be deducted, that the senator does not represent any constit- uency whatever in this matter. The peo- ple of Nevada have no interest in it.” Mr. Stewart Indignant. Mr. Stewart had remained on his feet, and in indignant tones answered: “I repel this charge, this criticism. I am here as a senator of Nevada. I do not allow private interests to affect my vote or my action. I can do right notwithstand- ing the Southern Pacific, or anybody else is connected with {t. I do not oppose everything that comes up that may bene- fit the Southern Pacific or the Northern Pacific, or the people at large. I do not hold up ‘any man or cerporation I hate as a red flag against legislation.” The senator ealled on Mr. White to show anything in his course in the Sen: to warrant such criticisms. Then it would be time to make charges, but until then he would proceed as he deemed right without regard to sneers from any one. cineca Special Diapateh to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, July 15.—The tendency of Prices this morning was mainly in the di- rection of improvement. London again bought a few of the leading international issues, principally Nashville and St, Paul. ‘The extent of foreign participation In our Securities is Teflected, tn some moasure, by the recently disclosed fact that one-fifth of the total St. Paul capital is in the name of foreign investors. The continued evidences of professional- ism in the local market makes the foreign demand particularly significant and in- sures a higher speculative level, demand from the public Increases. ee Today's business, while limited in vol- ume, was well distributed. Routine de- velopments were favorable, with the single exception of Washington tariff advices, Reports relative to the progress being made on the sugar schedule, the conceded ob- stacle to speedy action, were not satisfac- tory to those most concerned. A compro- mise is relied upon eventually, but the continued doubt on the point is growing «specially wearisome to the larger specu- lative holders of the stock. Early trading, at a substantial decline from yesterday's prices, represented both liquidation and short sales. Any material concession finds ready purchasers, how- ever, and confidence in enough tariff pro- tection is unabated. American Tobacco was a factor of con- siderable prominence as the result of Washington dispatches predicting favora- ble legislation on the company's product. During the first twenty minutes of bus- iress the stock entirely recovered its 2 per cent dividend. From this price realiz- ing sales were encountered, and the entire gain was lost. It is thought that manipu- lation in the direction of higher prices will ooh febd become pronounced in this prop- erty. Good buying of Consolidated Gas at- tracted attention because of the belief that strong investment interests were coming irto the market. As an indication of the amount of money seeking investments, and the watchfulness of capital, an incident in today’s bond market is worthy of note. The 5 per cent 100-year bonds of the Met- ropolitan Traction Company, $2,000,000 of which were offered at 105 ex the August coupon, were over subscribed twenty-five times. During the afternoon the unfortu- nate bidders of the morning were openly bidding 111 for the same bonds. When an offer to sell $2,000,000 worth of securities uncovers a demand for $50,000,000 there can be no doubt of the abundance of money. Low interest rates seem likely to continue wells into the fell, and dividend-paying stocks are likely to attract a demand sole- ly because of a failure to employ capfal otherwise. Should this prospect be realized prices are likely to exceed all recent high levels. Then, too, many of the better man-_ aged railroad properties are known to have” added largely to their.surplus accounts in the last year of enforced economies. Increasing earnings from present business, coupled with funds on hand, will make the question of increased dividends one of the first importance during the last quarter of the year. Already this fact has attracted attention, as the foreign holdings of St. Paul attest. The tariff conferees were :n a more hope- ful mood today than yesterday, and one of the leading representatives of the Senate expressed the opinion at noon that the re- publicans would be able to conclude their labors tomorrow and to summon the dem- ocratic members by Saturday. This view, he said, was justified by the present ap- pearance of things, but he added that there were still many contingencies that might arise to prevent so early an agree- ment, and that it was impossible to say precisely when the end would be reached. —We shall come out all right, however, afi, I think, soon,” he added. “We have a tedious job, but it is not a hopeless one, and tkere is no foundation to the reports that we are in danger of not reaching an agreement.” The day was spent in considering minor details of the bill, which have been passed over, with an occasional reference to the differences on the sugar schedule, which is still the stumbling block. Ther» was some discussion of a compro- mise on this schedule, and the general im- pression about the Senate was that the changed aspect in the committee was due to the fact that there was a more yield- ing disposition on the part of the repre- sentatives of both houses. Senators not in the conference, but in close touch with the members of it, express the opinion today that the contending factions are very near an adjustment which will give the sugar refiners a differential of three-sixteenths of a cent instead of one-eighth as in the teas bill and one-fifth as in the Senate pill. The House conferees also object to the Senate amerdment reducing to the extent of a teath of a cent the duties of jaggery and other :cw-grade sugars, and the state- ment is made upon apparently good au- thority that there is really almost as much of a contest over this point as over the duty on refined sugars. No one doubts, however, that a settlement can be secured on this subject if the duty on refined sugars can be agreed upon. On the House stde, on the other hand, among those in close touch with the con- ferees, it is asserted with the utmost posi- tiveness that the House conferees have no intention of yielding anything to the Sen- ate on the sugar schedule, and the opinion is freely expressed that the deadlock will continue indefinitely until the Senate yields. The House conferees, they say, know that they have practically the unanimous sup- port of the House republicans back of them in their contention for the House schedule, and, moreover, they claim that many of the Senate republicans agree with them on this point. No Bill Rather Than Senate Figures. There appears to be a grave danger that if the House conferees should yield on su- gar the conference report would be rejected by the House. Many of the strongest re- publicans in the House declare that they will see all tariff legislation fail sooner than they will yield to the sugar trust. They insist that the House shall not yield inch. The statement has been made that Speaker Reed is “trying to control the ecnference as he does the House.” Unless this is said with the intention to prejudice the efforts of the House conferees it has Says He in Not Interefted in Reor- ganization of B. and 0. NEW YORK, July 15.—C. H. Coster of J. P. Morgan & Co. made a statement to- day denying absolutely the report that his firm had been negotiating with Speyer & Co. for a reorganization of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Speyer & Co., who rep- resent the foreign holders of the Pittsburg and Connellsville bonds, would neither af- firm nor deny the report. They simply sald there was no news in connection with the matter. Booms Break and Carry Out 15,000,000 Feet of Log: MADISON, Me., July 15—Two days of continuous heavy rain raised the Kenne- bec river to freshet height, and the booms of the Manufacturing Investment Company broke last night, and teday logs are piled up against the railroad bridge here to an extent that threatens the structure. The booms held back about 15,000,000 feet of logs, many of which have gone rushing down stream. The river has backed up also,.and the roads and low- lands are piled full of logs, so that travel is impossible *n some sections. The loss will be heavy. River drivers have sus- pended operations until the jam is cleared. ———— SUSPECTED RAVISHER CAUGHT. Jonxeph Fife Mude Two Attempts in Righmgnd Yesterday. ° RICHMOND, Va., July 15.—Police this morning captureg Joseph Fife, a negro, twenty years old, on suspicion of having attempted tg, oufrage two white women yesterday. In the morning a negro went to the house of Mrs. W. V. Marks of East Franklin street, and finding her alone, tried to outrage her. She fought him desperate- ly, and the mise pf several children in an adjoining yaad fnightened him away. Later in the day Miss Nina Russell of Norfolk, who, is an a visit here, was at- tacked by a{ negra on Chestnut Hill, and her screams frightened him off. This morning both -women identified Fife, though he makew# a denial. He is in fail, and will be brought before a special grand A SEA ABOVE THE CLOUDS. Extraordinary Once Prevalent in England. From Sctence. The curious superstition that there is an ocean above the clouds Is illustrated by the following strange story by an old English writer, says an exchange: “One Sunday the people of a certain village were coming out of church on a thick, cloudy day, when they saw the anchor of a shiv hooked to one of the tombstonea—the cable, which was tightly stretched, hanging down from the air. The people were astonished; and while they were consulting about it sud- denly they saw the rope move as though some ore labored to pull up the anchor. The anchor, however, still held fast by the stone, and 2 grat noise was heard in the air, like the shouting of sailors. Presently a sailor was seen sliding down the cable for the purpose of unfixing the anchor. When he had just loosened it the villagers seized hold of him, and while in their hands he quickly died, just as though he had been drowned. About an hour after the sailors above, hearing no more of their vomrade, cut th> cable and sailed away. In memory of the extraordinary event the people of the village made the hinges of the church doors out of the iron of the an- chor.” It is further stated that these hinges “are still to be seen there:” a bit cesire of Mr. Reed that the House con- ferees should stand firm, it cannot be a oe Ue jgamnots of, evidence much like Munchausen’s rope, ———.___ stronger than that of the mentbers o! ¢ | jury tomorrow. : | The motion to reconsider was then disa- | wherewith he once climbed to the moon. . . House generally. It would take all the eg a a greed to on a viva voce vote. If you doubted the story you were con-| . FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, pcwer he possesses in the House, if he Mr. Thurston, chairman of the committee on international expositions, secured the passage of the joint resolution accepting the invitation of the French republic to take part in an international exposition at Paris, in 1900. Short Executive Sexsion. On motion of Mr. Carter the Senate at 1 P.m. went into executive session. The doors were opened again at 1:15 p.m., and the Harris resolution, requesting: the president to suspend proceedings to carry into effect the alleged agreement to sell the interest of the United States in the Union Pacific railroad and in the sinking fend, was considered. Mr. Harris spoke in fronied with the rope. There is another quéer tale about this acrial OCean. “A merchant of Bristol,” it is ‘sald, “set sall with his cargo for Ire- land. Some time after, while his family were at supper, a knife suddenly fell in through a window on the table. When the rehant returned and saw the knife he declared it to be his own, and said that on such a day, at such an hour, while sailing in an unkaown pert of the sea, he dropped the knife overboard; end ghe day and the hour were found ‘to be exactly the time when it fe through the window.” All of which wes once implicity believed by many, and regarded as incontrovertible proof of the exisience of a sea above the sky. One is at a less to conjecture how that “un- chcse to exert it, to secure the ad®ption of a conference report which yielded ‘to the Senate on sugar. Mist Republican members of the House in great numbers have gone to the Speaker to notify him that they will be obliged to vote against the report if it contains any- thing more favorable to the sugar trust than the House schedule. If he favored the Senate scl.edule it is doubtful whether. he could secure its adoption by the House. If he has but accurately reported to the conferees the sentiment of the House as expressed to him it should be enough to discourage the friends of the trust. There is no evidence that he has in any way interfered with the conference. it is unnecessary for him to speak to the RIVER AND HARBOR WORK. The following are the opening, the highest west and the closing prices of the stock market today, as reported members New and the New Y by Corson & Macartney, York stock exchange. Messrs. Moore & Sch Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. Improvements in Progress in Dela- ware, Maryland ‘und Virginia. In his annual report to the War De- partment, Major William F. Smith (re- tired) gives the details of improvements of rivers and harbors in Delaware, Mary- land and Virginia. At Wilmington, Del., harbor a channel three feet in depth and twenty-five feet wide was made from Churchman’s bridge toward the bridge at Christiana village, and a similar one above that bridge. These have improved the navigation of the river. Shoaling during 1295 Ac Atnerican Cotton CHIKON ....... 6 al say State Gas. . Canada Southern Canada Pacitic. = known part of the sea” connected vith th vie boon House conferees on the subject. They| the year has threatened the mainterance | support of the resolution. rest of it. A physi Shy cue ‘coc Brent ae engly informed as to the senti-| of the fifteen-foot chaanel. Domestic and | | The resolution was laid aside temporarily, | tity wouta te SS ee ee ment of their colleagues, and there is little | foreign commerce passing through this | 20d Mr. Tillman secured the passage of the patter eer ay + doubt that the Senate conferees appreciate | harbor during the year amounted in value | Dill in relation to interstate transportation Sarna that the tariff bill is jeopardized by the demands of the trust. While the sugar schedule has not yet been actually under formal discussion by the conference, it is appreciated that it is behind the general disagreement. Third- class wools are the only really serious thing in the way besides sugar, and the situation as to that would not be so diffi- cult if the shadow of the sugar schedule were not across the path. o IMPORTS OF SUGAR. to $30,427,750. The improvement of Smyrna river, Dela- ware, which consisted In dredging a chan- nel between the turning basin at Smyrna Landing and Cove Landing Beach, has been of great benefit to navigation. Litigation as to the right of way for the construction of the inland: waterway from Chincoteague bay, Virginia, to Delaware bay has returded improvement upon the project. The balance available for this work July 1, 1897, was $27,052. The channel of the Pocomoke river, Maryland, below Snow Hill, was widened and deepened. At Queenstown harbor, Maryland, a channel 8 1-2 feet deep and 100 feet wide was completed from the Chester river to the inner harbor: Col. Peter C. Hains, in charge of im- provements on the Patapsco river ‘and Bal- timore harbor, Maryland, has submit@-d a report to the Secretary of War, in which he says that the dredging in the Patapsco has resulted in the removal, up to June 30, la: of 1,270,582 cubic yards of material. cently hard material has been reached in the Cutoff channel, but it is thought no freat difficulty will be met tn its removal. There is an available balance of $44,651 for continuing the work. of distilled spirits, and declaring such spirits to be subject to state laws to the same extent as spirits distilled In the state. Mr. Allen of Nebraska spoke in support of the Harris resolution. TIOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. It matters little what it is that you want tion or a servant—a in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. —_— Tests of Bullet-Proof Cloth. From the Chicago Teibune. The War Department has determined to look into the question of the efficacy of the bullet-proof coat. A test was made at Fort Sheridan las: week and it will be followed by a second test. At the recent test Iive animals were not shot at and the experi- ments were conducted in the shooting ranges. At 100 yaids the bullet made one penetration of the coat and it is claimed this would rot have occurred if the chem!- cal preparatiun intended for the outside of the coat had been on it. = The test was watched by Count Stanislas de Korwin Sarnecki, who is said to repre sent the Austrian government and to be making an examination of the coat for that government. He is supposed to be engaged also iu making a report of the condition of the United States army. He was enthusias- tle over the Sheridan post and declared the condition of the officers and men, the disciplins, the cuisine, the maneuvering and almost everything connected with the army there was superior to anything in the Eu- ropean armies. No business was transacted by the House of Representatives today. Immediately after the journal was approved a recess was taken on Mr.*Cannon’s motion until tomorrow, Mr. Cannon having given as- surance to Mr. Bailey that in his opinion a partial or complete conference report on the deficiency bill would be ready by chat time. Gene Ilinois Central. Lake Shore... Louisville & Nashville. Netropolitan 7 Marked Increase for June Over Those of June Lust Year, The records of the Treasury Department show that the imports of sugar during June, 1887, at the principal sugar ports, Baltimore, Boston, Galveston, New Or- leans, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco, at which about 96 per cent of the whole importation is made, amount to Missouri Paciti Nationa) Lead C ‘National Lead Go., pta. 2New Jersey Central. New York Centra: Northern Pacific. . Northern Pacific, ptd. Unt. & Western. Vacitic Maul... Phila. & Reading. Vuliman P. C. Co. ——— THE REPORT DENIED. Rumor as to Assassination of Prince Wha Not Credited. It was stated in a New York morning Paper that Prince Eui Wha, heir apparent to the Corean throne, was in the city, and had come to America, ostensibly to com- plete his education, but really to avoid as- sassination. The account was that the prince was in mortal terror of his life, and wore @ coat of mail continually, to ward off the assassin’s knife. Two Coreans in San Francisco, ut present, it was stated, representatives of the Corean progressive party, were in this country for the pur- pose ef killing the prince, whose mother had been assassinated. Secretary Tam E. Ye of the Corean lega- tion was seen by The Star reporter this if- ternoon. He sald that the prince was in Washington at present, having come here last month, to enter a college in the au- tumn. He declared that the idea of the the foreign markets at $13,500,125. The beet sugars below No. 16, Dutch standard, aggregate 264,165,952 pounds, and the cane and others 358,614,709 pounds. Above No. 16, Dutch standard, kinds not stated in treasury reports, imports were 20,781,556 pounds. The free importation of Hawaiian sugars under the reciprocity treaty amounted to 44,341,886 pounés—foreign market value, $1,270,655. Compared with importations for May there is a decrease of 93,749,892 pounds. The sugar imports for June, 1806, amounted to 472,687,376 pounds of the for- eign value $11,863,068. For the first six months of 1896 there were imported 2,442,- 615,329 pounds, foreign value $60,202,778, and for the first six months of this year, ended June 30, 3,241,697,768 pounds, of the foreign value of $62,785,671. A MISSING HUSBAND. Jncob Goldberg Alleged to Have De- serted Hin Family, Mrs. Annie Goldberg, who lives at No. 908 D street northwest, has asked the po- lice to find her husband for her. His name is. Jacob Goldberg, and he is said to be a tailor, twenty-eight years old. Eight days ago he left home, permitting his wife and four little children to look out for them- selves. The wife was of the impression he had gone out of thé city, and had been unavoidably ,detaiged. He would soon re- turn, she thught.. but day after day she waited. for ‘him 4m vain. When she had about reachtd thé! conclusion that he had roo —_—o Government Bonds. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Amezican Graphopbone, pf@., 5 at 10. Mergenthaler Lines: Sut tht After call—Second National Bank, at 132. on 40 at 15. District of Columile Bowde 20-year Fund. Se, id Ge, 112 bid. Water ilo pid.” Water Stock cur- Fond. currency 8.658, 1 lanoces Bonds.—Metrepsiiion Railroad tai conv. Gs, 112 tan Railroad Cortificate of ————__ Grain and Coiion Markets. Furnished by W. B Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York ——————-2______ Granting Leaves of Absence. The Secretary of War has amended para- staph 46 of the army regulations Elec- 80 to | deserted hertand!the children, or had met stock, ange, correspondents Messrs. 104 asked. provide as follows: na ath some Boe Ry; she called on es pe ee pr palace rs ‘too “A department commander may grant | lice at head Fete ee oe H Chose. = S ance. esterday the detectives made oa 2 2 leaves for one month, and the commanding | an effort to locate him, but did not suse Waste aes. Se ae en general of the army for four months, or | ceed. They fhowapelteve Be has ‘gone to = o 108 they may extend to such ‘lods. New Yo. nd dt not intend to return. granted by subordinate See nt ae The missing‘man/weighs about 160 pounds r manders. AP-| ond has dark helt and black eyes, When i plications for leaves of more than four he left he Was ‘Wearing a -pair of light ios months’ duration, or from officers cf the | trousers, a dark ack coat and straw hat. £30 pbegpinesl es cig ergata than | He had an laccolint at one of the local eh by ‘rom partment “ommand- ers desiring leaves of absence to pase bes banks, but the pdlice have not yet learned tional Safe yond the territorial mits of their com- mands, will be forwarded to the adjutant general of the army for the action of the Secretary of War.” —_—_+o-+_____ what disposttion, lf any, he made of the money. deposited there. ——__ louse Bills. Parr a a A New Counterfeit Discovered. @ Chiet Hazen of the secret service has 3 given notice of the discovery of a new asked. counterfeit $10 silver certificate. It is of asked the series of 1891, check letter D, with the ios ae small carmine seal, the portrait of Hen-. = dricks and the names of Tiliman and Morgan as register and treasurer, re- ‘Title, | spectively. The counterfeit is described as a apparently a wood cut | poorly executed, the. seal being light pink instead of carmine, the numbering irregu- |" lar and the printing and engraving bad. cote: Sines Ss gars peg ae ee ‘tates firmly HH