Evening Star Newspaper, July 16, 1897, Page 1

— THE EVENING STAR. = = = SHED DAILY EAC SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDiNGS, rt 3101 Fen: nia Avenue, Cor. 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H AUFFMANN, Pres't. New York OF with must be paid in knewn on appli NOT GIVEN BELIEF ee The Stories of an Alliance Between Japan and Spain. a WHY THEY ARE SENT FROM LONDON ae Possibly Caused by the Bering Sea Dispute. eee AT JAPAN’S LEGATION ae scare dispatches from London a tan: between ain: at the the United ‘apitol. This is t feit of the ill-will entert two countries toward the Unit tise th tuaiion has not s to make such an alliance over that J 1 likely > opini at an © with Spain would we n Japaa if she were to have trouble with this country I h that Janan is ready to do : able to prevent th © part of t nex da dilatory p country in respect to a situation grave. n assumes an aggressive policy with the sympathy of stronger n Spain. nation. the London dispatch rit of resentment ot ondence. a sort of remin atches are r te this country that we may be menaced by ether countries, and that, therefore, we cannot afford to be otherwise than amia- Ete tow eat Britain. It is in the ny ture of a that we had better ap- rh question in a sp of accommedatie to immediate re- t bluster of uy ‘n aetion on the is likely to h serve is any probabil- s to or of ine = so fa f Hawa the government on the nal annexation will be by this country. tate Department ths received from the ambassador at Paris in re- from London he ormed 2 th. and fer that reason, , the report I by the Japanese. - report was more positively eontra- ted at the Japanese legation in this city < pointed | nber of the lega- Rewspapers are near- bitter in their « f whom they aid to the une char Philtp rtions of t ents, nt for permitti sent to Cuba from th Stated in the ive terms ere is truth in the re- t i that the pre- of nthemum decora- King Alfonso had no signific . Whatever, so far as the United States fs neerned. and ¢ in the relations betw JAPANESE Duke of Tetuan Declares ¢ Has Ne Politien! Siznifican July 16—The Mac the Pa ota Visi: ays: lor extraordinar » invest King Alfonso with Imperial Order of the Chry dered of p envoy by functionarie h troe visitors were where the q welcomed balls and ot smpliments followed, and the bay were bunting. rished con- the d with 2 of 1 gone out cf protest t ion is ry ent a a pisned at Madrid. said that the occurreace is being carefully observed in the United States.” THE MARYLAND S Reports of Their 1 Exagsere ATORS. ness Have Been There appears to no foundation in fact for e reports sent by special corre: s regarding the health of Se man and Welling- ten, by which {t Is made to appear that botl both are ¢ are seriously ill, While it Is true that nfined to thelr homes, and that both are suffering with an indisposition sufficient to prevent them from perform ing their duties in the Senate, there ao- othing alarming about their Wellington is at Cumb following bulletin, i today, fully exp will pe I hardly £O out be sday night, much congest in, abl his right 1. It is perfect- nd, strange to say, I think on than at any time be- nh suffering from neuralgia and dysentery, but is so far re- covered as to be up and about his farm at Lourel, and h that he will resume hfs duties at the Canitel within the next two or three days: in it is altogether probable that he will seen fn his seat in t Monday, if net tomorrow. wee SHARP DERATE. be rhate chamber Lively Discussion in Executive Ses- sion of the McCord Nomination. The nomination of M. H. McCord to be governor of Arizona was taken up in the executive session of the Senate today and formed the subject of a very sharp debate. Senator Berry led the opposition to con- firmation, contending that MecCord’s record Was such as to render his appdiniment to so responsible an office entirely unjustifi- able. No. 13,845. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1897—TWELVE PAGES TWO CENTS. GET THEIR CUP AT LAST Thurston Rifles Turn Over the Trophy They Illegally Held. Morton's Will Literally Possess It for a Few Dayn, at Least— Trip Notes, Special from a Staff’ Correspondent. WOUSTON, Texas, July 16- © who departed from V Wednes morning, are yet traveling, but this is the I: The t is scheduled to arrive at Antonio at 4:4 o'clock this afternoon, and the soldier lads are greatly pleased thereat. Although somewhet tired, oceurred to mar the ple: The ride yesterd hot. nothing has ure of the trip. afternoon through Ala- but from Mobile to New along the Gulf of Mexico the jour- ney was th delightful. The special car of vas transported across the at New Orleans on a an excellent river , affording the boys wiew of the city and harbor by night retired ate ferr 13s imm: % and 3 ng this morning in the midst cf the ins of the lone 1 com- are aboard the and the Mortons sre sl- nds. ntinue in the best of bealth and spirits, and are liscussing the weak points of their drill and the way to rem- them. The people of 'T alize that the Morton C; mpion of the Unit was an in Houston this mer t Adjutant General Mabry has dec t the Mortons 1 © rightful holders the cup, despite the pers of the Taursten Rite of jon of the coveted cup . When it was surrendered bry. The trophy will be lite the Mo for a day or tw The Washington company bh: to the cup since the in May, 1 At that e Thurstons, 1 been challeng, compliance with the rules governing cup, failed to materialize, and upon award of the drill management they ed to send it. The Mortons won the nd were officially awarded the cup eral Mabry. ‘The company is elated lly having its correct standing rec- ognized. GE CE who in the —_ CHANGES IN STATION. Recent Orders Regarding the Medic rtment of the Army. have been made in the stations ss of the medical department of the army as follows: n F. K. Keefer, from Washington, to Fort Sam Houston, Tex., reliev- utenant A. N. Stark, who comes te Captain C. M. Gandy, from Washington, D. C., to Fort Mason, Cal., ving Captain George M. Wells, who s to Fort Ringgold, Tex.; Captain W. D. from Fort Ringgold to Fort utenant Benjamin Brooke, Thomas, Ky.. to Hot Springs, tain Wm. H. Arthur, from Fort Myer, Va. to Philadelphia, Pa., relieving Captain R. G. Ebert, who 1s ordered to this ty fer examination for promotion, after Hich he will take station at Fort Mis- sonla, Mort.; Captain Wm. D. Crosby, from Fort Missoula to Fort Preble, Me., reliev- S. T. Harris, who goes to Wyo., as the relief of Cap- Clarke no is transferred to duty at Columbus acks, Ohio; Lieu- tenant Wm. Richa from Fort Grant, to Fort Apache, Ariz.; Lieutenant from Fort Apache to Fort Cc. Wyeth, to Baltimore, Md.. jeving ©: arter, who has been erdere for examination for promotion, he will take ation at For Mont., reliev- ing Captain George E. ll, who is ordered to Boston, Mass. Tillman Made Hix Agricultural Visitors F at Home. reminds me of the time Senator turned the lawn about the gover- ansion into pbage garden,” a South a visitor at y when erved the bare ces that had bee! y the removal Gov. “This the oh he of the shrubbery in pitel grounds. “When Tillman b governor of South Carolina he found a beautiful lawn and around the tocratic 1 mansion. n had t they called the ‘wool ticket and was making a grandstand y to the farme When he observed ne beautiful stretches of lawns he said it s ste of ground, and he had the ploughed up and planted with corn, ar! Lkept groun gubernatort: t come in on whi ola o visitors to ob- governor's mansion in the midst und surrounded by rows of but the scheme went nd when the wool hat pat see the governor he would take them for a watk down in the cornfield to meke them feel perfectly home.” ee nd Assignment to Regiments. The following assignments of officers to regiments have been announced: First Lieut. John P. Hains to the Ist Artillery Battery H; Additional Second ut. Perey M. Kessler to a vacancy of second lieuten- ant, dd Artillery, Light Battery F; Col. William H. Powell to the 9th Infantry; Lieut. Col. Clarence I. Bennett to the 11th Infantry; Maj. Stephen P. Jocelyn to the 19th Infantry ‘apt. Charles H. HBonesteel to the 2ist Infantry, Company B; Lieut. Edmund L. Butts to the 2s fantry, Company G Official Naval War Records. The Navy Department prepared for issue volume 5 of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the war of the rebellion, carrying the history of the operations of the navies well into the mid- dle period of the late war. The publication is sparingly but excellently illustrated with pletures of some of the most famous ships of the old modern navy. It is to be had only upen application to Congress. ——_—__——_-e. Vreinia and Maryland Postmasters, The following fourth-class postmasters were appointed today in Virginia: Beals- ton, Ambrose Kane; Courtland, M, R. Ty- ler; Hillsville, C. T. Childress; Midland, Andrew Chambers; The Plains, R. A. Cockrell. Maryland—Brookview, E. L. Rhodes, Lankford, J. V. Kilbourn. patie Saat Cruise of the Marbichead. Secretary Long received a telegram this morning saying that the cruiser Marble- head left Boston this morning for Char- lottetown, Prince Edward’s Island. The vessel will cruise in the fishing grounds, a place where an American warship Is sel- dom seen. Her mission ig entirely friendly and pacitic. . Restored to the Service. Dr. Francis O. St. Clair, formerly chief of the consular bureau, State Department, has been appointed to a temporary clerk- ship in the bureau of commerce of the same department. THE DEFICIENCY BILL Conferees Strike Out Payment for Street Extensions. DISAGREEMENT ON G. P. 0. ITEMS A Number of Other Senate Amend- ments Retained. $8,000,000 APPROPRIATED The confererce report on the general deficiency bill was presented to the Senate today. It shows a disagreement on sev- eral of the Serate amendments, the most important cf which were those limiting the price of armor plate to $300 per ton and paying claimants under the Spanish- American claims conmission. Among the Senate provisions stricken out are those for the international expo: tien at Brussels and requiring the Secre- tary of the Treasury to certify to Congress the balances due the several states under the act of 1861. House conferees accepted the amend- appropriating $150,000 for an immi- ion at Ellis Island, limiting the total final cost to $0,000; providing for the re ntation of the United States at the exposition and making an appropriation of 25,000; additional for United States : als in A WM) for an territory. ‘The bill as reperted carries a total ap- bropriation of $8,000,000. ecmmission: and deputy a; providing a salary of dditional judge in Indian Street Extension Appropriation Out. Many items of local interest w acted upon by the conferees. One of the most important of these was the item relating to payments for street extensions. The conferees struck out of the Ml ihe appropriation for payment of judgmen: for the land condemned for the exte: of 16th street by the Supreme Court o: District of Columbia in case numbe: District court, amounting to $145,717. ‘The proviso to‘this item was also strick- en out. It read as follow: That in all pro- ceedings under the act of Congress, entitled An act to provide a permanent system of highways in that part of the District of lying outside of cities," approved » Where a brew trial is order- , the jury appointed for such new trial shall levy the tax provided for in section fifteen of said act; or the court may, in summon a separate jury to in accordance with the pro- visions of section ten of said act, to levy such tax ny assessment that may be ecessary to give effect to the provisions of any portion of the aforesaid act. They the ed 41%, 35, also struck out the appropriation fer payment of jud land con- demned for the widening and extension of the following stre Lowell street, isth street, Howard av race and reservation A, upreme Court of the bia in case num amounting to $11,006.19, They also struck out the appropriation fer the opening of North Capitol street rerthward through the property of Annie E. Barbour and others, and to pay the owners of the land necessary to be taken fcr public use in th tension of North Capitol street according to the report of the apprais amounting to #21, In lieu of the provision inserted by the Senate suspending action under the law ating to the Northern Liberty Market 5 ee of conference recom- mending said thereunder to for tools, fixtures and stock in trade, and to value of stalls for the x pired portion of the fiscal year 18 prohibiting the payment of intere amounts awarded and requiring th allowances after approval by the Commis- sioners 1 be certified to Congress for ition out of the revenues of the t instead of payment by drawback te . Ingleside ter- rendered by the trict of Colum- District Court, bursement Distr certifi ‘The item of $600 for the treasurer of the girls’ reform school was stricken out. The item to pay Hugh T. T: rt $25,500) for services in the Potomac flat cases w: stricken out. Disagreed on Printing Office Items. The conferees disagreed upon and will have a further conference upon the follow- ing items: . To enable the public printer to construct an engine house for the government print- ing office, on land already owned by the United States adjacent to the boiler house ed for the use of said office, For the further establishment and main- tenance of a library in the government printing office, the uses of which shall be exclusively confined to the employes of aid office and its branches, $2,500. fo pay the Washington Gas Light Com- pany for extra lighting, being for the serv- ice of the fiscal year 1596, $3,715.0 The following was stricken out To pay Hurst fer lots 35 and 36, block 1, of Clark and Hurst's subdivisiun of part of White Haven, $1,702.83. All the other amendments put on by the Senate were agreed to by the House and re- main in the bill, Senate Items Agreed To. The principal items among them are as follows: For the necessary force to operate two fire engines, one located at Anacostia and one on Sth street between D and E north- east, from January 1 to June 30, 1898, $5,480, For one engine, fiscal yedr 1898, $4,200. For one hose carriage, fiscal year 1808, $000. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be, and are hereby, authorized to transfer the unexpended balance of the ap- propriation for the fiscal year 1807, for “house, lot and furniture for one engine company, to be located in the vicinity of North Capitcl street and Florida avenue,” to the appropriation for the fiscal year Isus, for “house, lot and furniture for one engine company, to be located in the sec- tion bounded by 7th and 12th, C and F streets northwest. Also the items for Langdon, Wallach and Lovejoy schools. G For three additional sanitary and food inspectors who shall also be charged with the enforcement of the garbage reg ila- tions, at $1,200 cach, fiscal year 1898, and at same rate for the remainder of the current fiscal year during which they may be em- ployed, $3,600. For amount necessary to pay the physi- cians to the poor in full satisfaction for all services during said period for vaczi- nating 11,980 persons during the smallpox epidemic, from October, 1894, to January, 18%, inclusive, $1,500; $75 to be paid io each physician. ‘The conferees also agreed to leave in the bill the number of small claims inserted by the Senate, including an item of $5,000 to pay A. S. Worthington for services ren- dered in litigation growing out of the high- way extension act. The Market Claims, When the conference report came up in the House this afternoon Mr. Cannon ex- plained the paragraph relating to the Nerthern Liberty market claims. He said the committee had found these claims to be excrbitantly and extraordinarily swol- len. They amounted to something over $1,100,000, and a provision had been in- serted for interest, so that there was nearly $2,000,000 in sight. The committee, he said, had eliminated the question of intere: only claims for actual Icrses and the actual destruction of property, together with the value of the licenses, should be allowed. This action, he s-id, brcught the liability d provided that of the government dowr to about $150,000, and it was provided that the claims should not be paid by drawback certificates, but certified to Congress to he appropriated for cut of the revenues of the District. Single Tax Inquiry. Representative Lewis asked Mr. Cannon what had become of the report made in the Fifty-first Congress by Mr. Toin John- son of Ohio recommending the adoption of the single tax idea in the District. Mr. Cannon replied that he did not know the committee had enough of real p tions for the District witheut rui after will o' the wisps. Mr. Cannon added that he thought the time would come when all the burdens of the District would not be laid upon the real estate, but the great personal prop- erty interests would have to bear their share. THE SENATE CONFEREES A Movement is on Foot to Attack Them in the Rear. House Members Firmer Than Ever— Senate Sentiment Favors House Sugar Schedule, A movement is on foot to bring about an k upen the Senate conferees from the This movement has started in the There appe: little doubt te is to cept the House schedule, and the know ecge of this inspires the House with confi- acnce. The republicans of the Senate are getting impatient of being held up to the s of the country as champions of the sugar trust. Mr. Aldrich and Mr. Jones of Nevada are able to hold up the conference, but if the Senate could get the question before them directly short work would be made of the disagreement. An effort is be- ing made therefore to have the sentiment of the S © so brought to bear as to in- fluence the conference. nators Might Filibuster. If the question could be got into a shape as to have the sugar schedule as the orly question in dispute, a disagreement would probably be reported, and thu direct vote be had on sugar, ‘The d: of this is that schemes might be cencocte: to held the bill in the Senate by a filibu The democrats, populists and silver rej licans do not want the bill defeated, and would not as a party lend themse! a filibuster, but a few individu able to hang the matter up indefini! Therefore a disagreement will be repor: only as a last resort, Members still continue their assurances to the Speaker that they will not agice to the sugar schedule of ,the Senate. A con- siderable number in addition to those who had already made this statemeat to him have seen him since yesterday, stating they will stay here unt Devember or even sec the tariff bill fail before they witl consent that the House shall yiéld. To all these the Speaker says ‘t! they had better say this to the conferees. , House Conferees Are Firmer. If possible, the House conferees are firmer than ever in their position. They have behind them the entire House, with rear. Senate proper. that the disposition in the § Some § a an expression of resignation to an in- definite prolongation ef the session. The situaticn has got to be such t the mem- bers of the House feel that they can better afford to lose the bill than to hav leg'slation go forth stained with a i scandal. With this same sentiment spread- in the Senate, it is hard be sup- posed that the Senate conferees will. per- longer. The members of the them to on sugar would be ely less injurious politically than it would be for them to yield everything. The Latest Outlook. It was reported late this afternoon that the tariff conference committce would to- morrow report a disagreement —-e- Capt. Chester Ordered to Washington New Details. Capt. C. M. Chester has been detached from command of the Minneapolis and or- dered to Washington as a member of the examining board; Capt. J. H. Sands to th command of the Minneapolis; Assistant En- gineer D. H. Garrison from the Brooklyn havy yard to the Indiana; Assistant Sur- geon S. B. Falmer from the Texas to the Annapolis; Assistant Surgeon F. L. Plead- well from the Constellation ‘to the Texas; Passed Assistant Surgeon C. B, Wilson to the Constellation; Passed Assistant En- gineer G. R. Salisbury from the Indiana to the Annapolis. John B, Abbott appointed pay clerk to Texas in place of Pay Clerk H. I. Varrell; Lieut. J. Hood from the Naval Academy to the Annapolis; Licut. R. Hunt from duty in New York to the Annapolis; Cadet _W. C. DuBose from the New York to the Naval Academy for course in naval construction; Cadet B. F. Eggert from the Montgomery to the Naval Acade- my for course in naval construction. 2. AT THE FEET OF LIBERTY, Painters on the Highest P. Capitol Dome. Two tiny specks moving around the base of the Goddess of Liberty surmounting the dome of the Capitol aroused the curiosity of visitors approaching the Capitol this morning. Upon drawing nearer it could be seen that the specks were the figures of two men, who seemed to be clinging to the goddess as a fly sticks upon a window pane. They were apparently standing upon nothing, and their figures were dwarfed by the immense height of their position and by comparison with tae tow- ering bronze statue above them. They had attained their place by means of a ladder, reaching from the topmost gallery of the dome to the feet of the god- dess, and were walking upon a narrow ledge. The men are éngaged in painting the iron pedestal of the statue, and after- ward will paint the tholus of the dome. ©. PROMPTNESS URGED. —— Telegrams Sent Gov. Taylor Regard- ing the Appointment of a Senator. Telegrams have been sent to Gov. Tay- lor of Tennessee by Senator Jones and other democrats, calling attention to the neces- sity of having the late Senator Harris’ seat in the Senate filled before the, confer- ence report on the tariff is made. It is un- derstood that assurances have been re- ceived that the appointment will be made before that time. a 2. Proposed Tax on Land Values, Representative Lewis of Washington in- troduced in the House ‘this afternoon sey- eral measures which have been offered by others in previous Congresses. He also in- troduced a bill in terms to the one offered@by Representative Johnson several years ago establishing the direct tax on jand values in the District of (Columbia. int of the AT THE WHITE HOUSE _— Alleged Spanish-Japanese Alliance Not Discussed by the Cabinet. REPORT GENERALLY DISCREDITED The President to Be Invited to San Francisco. en COMMITTEE ON THE WAY = ee The cabinet was in session today longer than usual, and this gave rise to a suppo- sition that important home or foreign mat- ters were under discussion. It turned out, however, that no grave subjects were talk- ed about. The reported alliance of Spain and Japan against this country was not even informally talked about. The indi- vidual cabinet officials had read the story, but a majority of them unqualificdly ex- pressed the opinion that there was no truth in the reported alliance. Secretary Sher- man, when spoken to, said he had read th story. When asked if he had any inform tion confirming or denying the report, the Secretary, as usual, remarked that he could not say what the State Department had or had not heard. W that the silent di- rector of foreign affairs ordered his coach- man to drive on. Saturday Half Holid: The question of a Saturday half holiday for the departments was informally 4d cussed and there was an informal agree: ment that, beginnirg tomorrow afternoon, the departments will close every Saturday at % p.m. Tnis will ap to all dep: ments, and will hold during July and Au- gust. Mearagua Canal Commixston. The cabinet today talked about the Nica- ragua canal commission. The President will soon appoint this commission. Ad- miral Walker will represent the navy, Capt. Carter the army, and the position of civ: ian commissioner is to be offered to Pro- fessor Haupt of the University of Penn- sylvania. It is not known whether the latter will accept. He has not yet been communicated with. Invited t San Feu lent McKinley has planned to visit Yellowstone Park next September, an-l eps have been taken to induce him to ex- tend the westward journey c'sco. A meeting of citizens was held to- day to consider the best form of presenting the President with an invitation to visit San Francisco at his earliest conveniencs A committee was appointed to go to Wash- ington and personally present to the Presi- dent an invitation to visit the Pacitic coast. Tendered to La Follette. Ex-Representative La Follette of Wis- consin has been tendered the office of con- troller of the treasury, but it is under- stood that he has declined. the city with his law partner, States District Attorney Harper. probably talk with the same position w He is now in nited will He President. Woodford, h a reserve more notic ppointment with the Pr ocial events he <r Woodford will bezin the home of Alger. Representative Adams presented to the President the case of Dr. Edward Bedios for a good consulshi: Representati and Chickering of New York d to the chief cxecutive about ppeintments. trim and able tha as minister dent a sho: in honor tonight a. n. Stewart L. neat, wi at President toc informed ny OF 1 who talked to him about con that he would probably not. ma more of these appoint until the Sth of Septemb will be aft his trip to Lake Champlain, which he figuring on with pleasure. Senator Jones of Arkan looking coo! and unrvffled in a crash suit, was on the President's visitor: The senator sa he had a minor routine matter to talk with the President about. This is the third or fourth visit which the democratic national chairman has made to the White Hou: nce the beginning of the new adminis- tration. Senator Penrose and Representatives Bingham and Mahon of Pennsylvania had state matters on which to confer with the President. Jullus Goldsmith of Wisconsin, recently appointed consul general to Berlin, thanked the President for his appointment. Mr. Goldsmith will leave for his post next week or the week after. Senator Spooner was with Mr. Goldsmith. What White House Employes Say. White House employes say that they bear a good deal of talk from department employes about the hard work the latter have to do. This amuses the White House men. Since the 4th of March a large .na- jority of the White House force has work- ed the regular hours each day and put in four and five hours’ extra work e: night. Scme of the men never leave t building until 11 and 12 o'clock at night. There is ro complaint at this. None of the men get extra pay for their extra work, May Get Off After All. Many of the congressmen who talked with the President today about the tariff sit- uation expressed the belief that the con- ferees would be ready to report early next week. This belief was apparently founded on fresh infermation as to the status of the bill in conference If, therefore, Dil quickly pa each house the Pr dent may be able to make the proj visit to Chicago. SS GOLD FIELDS IN ALASKA, Report From the Superintendent of the San Francisco Mint. The press reports of extensive gold dis- coveries in Alaska have been officially con- firmed by the superintendent of the mint at Saa Francisco. Mr. Preston, director of the mint, received a telegram from him this morning announcing ‘he arrival of $500,000 in gold from Alaska at San Fran- cisco, and that an equally large qmount is expected to arrive from the same source by the steamer of next week. It te under- stood that Alaskan guld has been reccived at Seattle and other Pacific ports for ship- ment to the east. ————__2-—_____. Late Army Orders. Capt. W. H. C. Bowen, Sth Infantry, has been detailed to duty with the National Guard of Alabama. Sezond Lieut. Wm. B Ladue, Corps of Engineers, has been ordered to duty at Cincinnati. Major Paul R. Brown, surgeon, has been ordered to Fort Columbus, N. ¥., for ex- amination for promotion. — eo -_____ Government Receipts. Government reveipts today from customs were $587,773; internal revenue, $419,021; miscellaneous, $19,149. National bank notes ones for redemption amounted to $428,- NEGRO FIEND LYNCHED Had Assaulted and Tried to Killa White Woman. He Then Attempted to Barn Her and Succeeded in Roasting Her Young Child. NASHVILLE, July 16.—A Mont- gomery, Ala. to the Banner says: Yesterday Major Terrell, a negro, criminal- ly assaulted Mrs. Martin Thomas, a white woman, livirg in the country five miles from Elba, Ala. She was in tne house alone with her six- months-old baby. After the assault the woman was struck in the head and thrown on the bed beside her sleeping infant. Fagots of pine wood were then piled upon her by the brute and set fire. ed some passersby, and sscued the woman in time to get her ng statement. roasted being given trial, when a mob broke up took him out and hanged preliminary court and him, a SENATOR BURROWS POSITION. Votes Again Wife “They si Sen: catching “em coming Cuban question,” remarked man at the Capitol today. In w way?” Well, it's just this w; ator Burrows, who is very diplomatic, and what the politicians call ‘a smooth citizer sa e and enthusiastic constituency Burrows going on the a Michigan and You see, Sen- jamoring for ¢ tension of afd to the Cubans. At the same time h S certain i the fire at the White House hot want to go in advance of the tion upon the Cul compromises the matter this wife, joins this and is in the fi thizers, while her hust venition resolut n_ policy. the min Senate. In this manner he feels that they can't lose him, whichever way the game y is told in thfs connection by the s. Burrows, who declare that ion of expedte upon her part ts a slander. It alleges to be the true stery why Senator Burrows did not deliv his long-advert in the Sena’ inst the be e first day 1 uled upon hi red he did not rell enough, and Senator Hale exe him until the next day. When the time came around Senator Hale said to him: ‘New's Burrows, to deliver your you have it on your 4 na feel well enough to do it today the chigan senator, ‘A was up all night with m And I don’t doubt that s cluded the deponent, “for if it was’ rece sary Mrs. Purrows probably did keep him awake all night until he promised to fore- go delivering that speech.” eae wife.’ atement,”” ¢ D ON SECRETARY Three Distinguished Japanese, Who Are Visiting the Country. Three native Japanese who ar the United States for a few BLISS. visiting in at the Interior Department today a Bliss. presented to Secretary Th in charge of Sute an at- tache of the Japane The three were H. ane ‘Tokuzo Mishima. Mr. Naito is a memer of the Japanese parliam while the others members of a pany in Tokio, to which long. They have been sent to this country the Japanese government to oil fields and everything pertain indust They have been through the sou and W Virginia, or ney, ‘ alle data in regard to the obj visit. uch ot of th y wished to find out some informatio: from t Secreta who had it furnished t them and chatted a few minutes. The rs of the party were gre their interview with th hown about the Int Department by his secretary. The sited many points of inte i their arrival he : y will go to ? rrow and sail in a few da heir visit to this country several in Canada, also inciuded —————————— THEY WANT TO SELL TICKETS. Letter Carriers Com: Have Been Depri Postmaster General Wilson issued order No. 607 last year, prohibiting letter car- riers throughout the country from solicit- ing subscriptions for any purpose what- ever, and preventing them selling tickets tor concerts, balls, fairs and other enter- tainments. The order was regarded by the letter carriers as an exceptionally string- ent one, and as one depriving them of their rights and freedom, inasmuch as it did not allow them to do any of these things even while off duty and when supposed not to be in the employ of the gov-rnment. In many of the large cities the letter car- riers have benefit assoc! ten raise money for their associations by giving excursions, balls, concerts, etc. In addition to this, they have been of a: ance to associations of other organiza’ n the solicitation of subscriptions and the sale of ticket in ‘That They dof a Right. With the advent of the new administra- tion, the Philadelphia letter carriers nave decided: to inaugurate a fight against the aving it abolished rule, with the hope of or modified. C. G. Wil the Philadelphia letter in the city several days. Yesterday resentative Bingham of Penn Mr. Wilfong appeared before Assis Pcstmaster General Heath and put the istant case before him in a plain manner. Gen. Bingham will continue to look after the matter and endeavor to have a change of the rule. ——___+.+___ Personal Mention Assistant Postmaster General Shallen- berger is in New York, where he has gone to witness the workings of the new quar- antine mail dispatch service. Mr. Julius Goldschmidt, the new consul general at Berlin, is in the city prepara- tery to departing for his post. He has re- celved his instructions and will sail fro:n New York on the 29th instant. Mr. H. C. Reisinger has returned to the city from a visit to his faiher in Pensacola, Fla. Major H. H. Humphreys, 12th Infantry, is at 1224 Connecticut avenue on leave of absence. Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers, has gone west cn a tour of inspection of the eni- neering works at and near Chicago, De- troit, Duluth and Milwaukee. He will be gone two weeks. ° Lieut. Magill Ordered Away. Second Lieutenant L. J. Magill of the marine corps has been detached from duty at the marine barracks, Washington, and ordered to command the marine guard of eee ED Richmond at League Isi- Advertising is not an expense. It is a business investment. If you want to invest your mone) profitably you will therefore put your advertisements in such a paper as The Evening Star, that is read regularly and thoroughly by everybody worth reaching. The Star is the recognized household and family journal of the National Capital, and ha no rival as an advertising med- ium, MAY CONTINUE LONG Little Prospect for Immediate Set- tlement of Miners’ Strike. apa MINERS SHY OF DE ARMITT'S PLAN Strikers Seem to Be Holding Their Own in West Virginia. ee ae PRICE OF COAL ADVANCE ee acter, PITTSBURG, Pa.. July ~6— True uni- formity may eventually win in the Pits- burg mining district, throuch the efforts of the pe commissioners, but it will take time. It is expected that it will require several pS a month, to secure s of the operators to the p fon, and Gen. Little has advised t no time limit be put on the movement, as at the former attempt. In the mean the miners’ officials s: forts will be spared to force t 2 to a sucessful i nes along which the rators ex pect to work is te get the thiriesn Make ship interested first. These will be banded together to force the smaller tors into line by well-known — iy methods. Every wire will be pulled to bring firms and men into line. Rate AMloof. The posit of miners’ officials in this new pl of the strike moy at ts queer. M Ratchford, the national president, will have nothing to do with it He has persistently refused to come tw Pittsburg for a conferen In his com- munications to the distriet officials he las > did not believe it ¢ , and he has otherwis ron the scheme, President Dolan and Secre' have cut loose from their nati tive in the ment and propose to give it w support. Cameron Miller, x-oftirial, and one of the officers ive part In the last movement of the kind, will also give the plan some at- Armitt, in naming the Ist of ors in the Pittsburg district, has in- those with mines on the Pennsyl- Vania railroad in the fifty-mile limit. He Will undertake to secure their signature to the document and those whom he t get to sign, he believes some az i cant hed with them whereby r will not compete for the wes} " + Hastings Signs Weighing ii r Hastings ye ing bill, introduc: MeWhinney of Homestead, compelling operators to pay for coal mined before screening, which is known as run-of-mine coal. This removes one clause from the uniformity agreement, as uniform’ screens was one of the leading features. The operators will have their attorneys review the law to ascertain if it is constitutional, and it will play an important part in the agreement. The operators, almost to a man, are opposed to it. HIGHER WA sterday a by Ry si a the presentative SPRINGFIELD, ML, July 16, ~The miners: in the Pana district have been offered in- creased wa the operators, but they have declined and will not return to work. The families of many of the miners are destitute ana the strikers have organized a commissary and : from business men and farmers. are being given rations daily, There iners idle in the Pana district. county the Girard mine 1s now in operation, © miners at the two mines at Tayle ein » hav on strik At Decatu mine at work and probably will continue rE STRICT MINERS STRIKE, * voted un: join the stri resident Hunter of the United M addressed a mass meeting held at Bartonville, and after re- perts from the verious mines had been heard a general susp ad. he men refused to strike last week on tho a that the southern Himots min still running, and their suspen had much to do with the decision, In con- will throwin sequence to shut down employment a thous ICE RAISED AT CLEVELA Advance of 45 Cents aT. Increased Railroad Rates, CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 14.—An ad- vance of 45 cents on all coal from the West Virginia fields coming into Cleveland was made this morning. The increase was forced by the Baltimore and Ohio, which coal 45 cents, making the rate to Cleve- lard $1.50, Instead of $1.05. It was reported yesterday that such an advance had been made, but the valley people, otherwise the Baltimore and Ohio, denied it at that time. It affects all roads to which the DBalti- more and Ohio transfers West Virginia 1 sxcept for the foregoing the coal situa- tion presents no new pheses. RATCHFORD HEARS Goop N=EWs. President of Miners’ Union Talks of Proposed Uniform Secaic. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 1%.—Mr. Ratch- ford, president of the Miners’ Union, sey “I have encouraging word from mount, W.Va., district. Several mines have suspended. Our agents there are making g00d progress. They give ihe names of some of the suspended mine: Being asked as to the importance of sach suspended mines, Mr. Ratchford said “The agents would not give the names cf small ones They were directed to go into the heart of the district and work on the big mines. Whatever the big imines do will influence the smail mines.” Being asked about Mr. De Armitt, Mr. Ratchford said: “His policy has always been to put up somethiag that looKed feas- ible and get the operators and miners io work at it while his company’s mines con- tinued. His purpose now is to prolong the strike and reap the harvest, but in this ho will not succeed. As soon as the West Virginia coal ts shut out steps will be iaken to stop De Armitt.” Senator Hanna Will Assist. Senator Hanna has replied to the request of the state arbitration commissioners, ask- ing his assistance in settling the coal strike. His response was that he would be very glad to co-operate in @ settlement, and that a representative of his was now on the ground ready to act and forward a settlement.