Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1897, Page 1

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As a medium for unobjec- tionable advertisements it there- fore stands unequaled and un- No. 13,851. WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1897-TWELVE PAGES. approachable. TWO CENTS. WAS BRUNN ROBBED? Startling Suggestion Made by a Brother of the Suicide. THE DETECTIVES ARE INVESTIGATING Deposit Slip Found in a Bank Book. Creates Suspicion. DEPOSIT WAS NEVER MADE Was Aaron Brunn’s dead body robbed? This question was asked today by the brother of the man who committed suicide Monday by jumping in the river from the Long bridge. Nathan Brunn, the brother, who made the inquiry of Inspector Hollin- berger, lives in Brooklyn, N. Y., and he cxme here to attend the funeral Wednes- day afternoon. When the effects of his brother were turned over to the widow by the police there was a bank book missing, ut this did not excite suspicion, for it was believed it had been left at the bank, or that it may have fallen in the water when the unfortunate man jumped from the bridge. The book was turned over by one of Un- dertaker Lee's assistants the day of the funeral, and, from certain circumstances, beth Mrs. Brunn and her brother-in-law thought there was possibly something wrong, and they made an investigation. A depvsit slip found in the book indicated an intention_on the part of the deceased to deposit $474.80 on the day he committed suicide, but the book showed that no de- id been made for five days previous lay. A singular part of the affair is that when the body was brought ashore by the crew of the police boat a member of the crew stated that he had seen a large red book in one of the pockets of the deceased while his body was being taken from the water. This book was searched for by the miembers of the crew, but without success, and afterward the clothing was searched by Policeman Henry, but he saw nothing of the book. The Book Turns Up. When the body was taken to Lee’s under- taking establishment the first thing found by one of the undertaker’s assistants was the big book. This particular bank book is many times the size of the ordinary one, and its weight was what attracted atten- tion. Mr. Brunn was sick Friday night and Sat- urday, and his wife feared a stroke of paralysis. Although he was so ill, no physician was sent for, as the aged man had never taken any medicine in his life. When he walked out of the house, day morning, to go to his office at street, his wife noticed that he staggered, but she knew he was bent on going, and so she said nothing to him. He reached the office a few minutes after 9 o'clock, and conversed with his friend, Mr. Charles Willis, who occupied the office with him. Mr. Brunn, as stated in The Star at the time he committed suicide, was collector for several societies, and before he reached the office Monday morning Mr. Willis had collected $5.75 for him, and this he turned over. It was about 9:30 o'clock when the aged man left the office and started to the National Bank of Washington. But in- stead of going to the bank he went to the river, and his watch shows that he jumped into the water at about 10:2) o'clock, for it was at this hour that the timepiece stopped running. Fortunately the police boat was not far away at the time, and the body was soon recovered and taken to the wharf of the boat. A Star reporter arrived at the wharf a few minutes after the body reached there, and witnessed the search made of the body. It was then stated that a big red book had been seen in one of the pockets when the dead man was lifted from the water, and the search was re- newed, but without success. If the book was in one of the pockets at that time, ii ‘was not found. Later, Policeman Henry. who was in charge of the fourth precinct Patrol wagon, called and took charge of the body. Before removing it from the wharf he searched the pockets and found a Mexican dollar and some small change, less than 50 cents. This was all the money found, although it fs known that Mr. Brunn had at least $ on him when he left the office. If he had the $. in his pos- sesston his wife did not know it, but she says he always carried a sum of money in his pocket, and never had he refused her request when she asked him for money. The % cannot be accounted for in any way, unless it had been in his bank book and was part of the $474.80 mentioned on posit slip. It may be that he stopped ewhere and peid a bill or spent the money. Detective Detailed. When Inspector Hollinberger heard the complaint of Mr. Brunn, brother of the suicide, he called in Detective Horne and sent him. out to investigate the case. The bank book, which was still wet, was shown the detective, and besides the deposit slip there was in the wet book a check for a small amount that had been given Mr Brunn by George A. Shallenberger. Policeman Henry A Star reporter Story. called on Policeman Henry at the fourth precinct today, and ascertained from him his connection with the removal of the remains. He said he searched the clothing at the wharf and re- moved the dead man’s watch and chain, a lodge pin and the money mentioned. The coat pockets he is satisfied he searched. for he took a handkerchief from one of them. While he cannot say the book was not In the pocket, he thinks if it had been there he would have found it. From the wharf he took the body to Undertaker Lee's, where he turned it over to Mr. P. A. Taltabull. who is superintendent of the es- tablishment, and who received the body and assisted In preparations for the burial. He found the book soon after the body was recefved. and turned it over to Mr. Brunn by direction of tne acting coroner, Dr. Glazebrook. Speaking to a Star re. porter he said the book was stuffed down in one of the back pockets of the de- ceased’s cutaway coat, and he did not be- Neve it could possibly have been seen while the body was being lifted from the water if it were in that pocket at the time. The k was so heavy it interfered with the removal of the dead man’s coat. This aftericon Detective Horne is following up the investigation. The police boat had gone to Alexandria, but upon its return the inspector will in- terview the members of the crew concern- ing the big red bank book. It is likely that Detective Horne will report the result of his investigation of the case to Inspector Hollinberger tomorrow. Mr. W in Certain. Mr. Willis says he is certain that when Mr. Brunn left the office Monday morning he had no intention of committing suicide. He thinks that after leaving the office he suddenly lost his reasoning powers, and this caused him to commit the rash act. Mr. Willis says he thinks Mr. Brunn lid not carry his money in the book, but had it outside. When he left the office he cer- tainly had $6 on him, for he had given him this amount, and had received 25 cents in change from him. ——.___ Government Receipts. Government recetpts from customs, $451,- 700; internal revenue, $1,466,304; miscella- meous. $11,405. National bank notes re- tion, $355,005, GREATLY HELP BUSINESS Senator Clark on the Effect of the Gold Dis- coveries, Imcrease in Circulation—Several Mem- bers of the Senate Who Have In- terests in Mining Property. Senator Clark of Wyoming is of the opinion that the great gold finds in the Yukon and the Klondike region will have an important influence upon the business conditions in this country. “It appears,” he says, “that four or five millions have been taken out by the gold hunters in a few months. It must be remembered that this has been done by but a few persons and under unfavorable conditions. It is fair to assume, therefore, that if the re- perts we hear are well founded the gold product of this region will equal that of California at its best. It will probably pro- duce fifty millions a year. This will not be put away, but for the most part will go into circulation. The products of placer mining like this are always scattered through th> country. I: may be antici- pated, therefore, that the volume of cir- culating money will be considerably in- creased each year after a vear or two, and that it will have a generally beneficial ef- fect upoa the business of the country. The increase to the annual output of gold is not confined to this northern region. About fifteen million a year is coming from Colorado, aad there is a very promising development of gojd mining in Utah. The Prospects of a very large increase in the world’s supply of gold are very promising.”” Senator Clark is going to send an agent up into the Yukon gold fields next month. There are several senators who are ex- tensively interested in gold mining. The announcement was made the other day of Senator Turner's recetving a dividend of $200,000, the second of like amount within a few months, from his gold mine in British Columbia. Mr. Turner made this gold ven- ture just before he was elected to the Senate, and its success has developed since he entered the Senate. Senator Wilson of Washington and Chas. P. Voorhees, a son of the late Senator Voor- hees, who was a delegate from Washington when it was a territory, are interested in promising gold ventures in the Couer Y'Alene region. Though it is not generally known, Sena- tor Jones of Nevada is extensively inter- ested in Alaska. His company at Juneau is said to be running the largest stamp mill in the world. They are working low- grade ore, but are clearing a profit, it is said, of between five hundred thousand and six hundred thousand dollars a ‘year. , ———— WILL DELAY THE BATTLE SHIPS. Effect of Limiting the Price Paid for Armor Plate. It is admitted at the Navy Department that the action of Congress in limiting the price to be paid for armor to $3@0 per ton will indefinitely delay the completion of the batde ships Illinois, Alabama and Wis- consin, now on the ways. Secretary Long has notified the Carnegie and Bethlehem companies of the action of Congress and has asked if they will be prepared to sup- ply the necessary armor for the battle- ships within the limit fixed by law. A negative reply is anticipated, inasmuch as the companies are on record as saying they will not supply the armor for Jess than $425 per ton. It is reported that the Carnegie company has received @ proposition for the sale of its plant to the Russian government. If the report is true it will probably become known in the company’s reply to Secretary Long’s inquiry as to whether the company will submit bids for armor under existing condi- tons. Unless the companies named agree to the terms of the government, it will be impossible to continue work on the battle ships under construction until the govern- ment establishes a plan of its own or Ccn- gress increases the limit of cost of armor cr makes other arrangements. ——____+«+______ ENROLLING THE TARIFF BILL. ‘There Will Be No Mistakes of Punc- tuation in This Measure. “A misplaced comma in the McKinley tariff bill cost the government over half a million dollars,” said Representative Dock- ery today, “‘but there will be no such error in this bill. “The bill originally preposed to put ‘fruit- plants’ on the free list. As it became law, however, the paragraph read ‘fruit, plant: ete., and the Secretary of the Treasury es- ‘th ed that before a correction could be made by Congress the government was compelled to refund half a million dollars in duties. “This tariff bill will be enrolled uader the new method of printing instead of enrolling by pen, and there will be no opportunity for mistakes of that kind.” 25S Personal Mention. Lieut. G. H. Peters of the Amphitrite ‘s at 1354 Columbia avenue for a few days. Lieut. T. S. Rodgers of the Brooklyn is at the Metropolitan Club. Commissioner of Patents Butterworth is still in Ohio. He is expected to return to the city this week. Commissioner of Pensions Evans will spend his vacation with his family at Brookline, Mass., and with relatives in New York state. He will not leave until after the adjournment of Congress. Ensign Horace Macfarland of the Helena is a Washingtonian, the son of Mrs. I. F. Macfarland and brother of Mr. Henry B. F. Macfarland. He has made two cruises around the world, and is now about to leave on the Helena for the Asiatic station again. Lieut. E. D. Bostick of the receiving ship Franklin is at the Chevy Chase Inn on ieave of absence. Quartermastef General Weeks has just returned from a visit of inspection of the military posts along the Pacific coast and in the far northwest. Secretary Alger ts expected to return to this city next Monday. Messrs. Joseph N. and Percy Thompson are at Atlantic City, where they will re- main during the season. Rev. Dr. Parson and family will next Tuesday go to the coast of Maine for the rest of the summer. Mr. Philip King is at Congress Hall, Cape May. ——————_--e-+____ For American Satlors. The Department of State is informed through the Russian legation that the Rus- sian Red Cross Society, in return for the courteous action of the New York scciety, has established two beds, one at St. Peters- burg, the other at Odessa, for the care and comfort of patients from the United States navy. —__—__—e-______ To Negotiate With the ians. The Secretary of the Interior has ap- pointed Samuel L. Taggart of Dubuque, Iowa, a commissioner to negottate with the Crow, Flathead, Northern Cheyenne, Fort Hall, Uintah and Yakima Indians under the provisions of the act of Congress ap- proved June 10, 1896. The compensation for the position will be $10 per diem. ——_+- e+. Bronze Bust of Stanton. AGREE TO ARBITRATE Pittsburg Operators Reluctantly De- cide to Meet in Conference. WILL TRY TRUE UNIFORMITY PLAN Report That the Strike is a Failure - in West Virginia. COAL GETTING SCARCER PITTSBURG, Pa., July 23.—The arbitra- tion commissicners who are trying to settle the coal strike have finally succeeded tn getting the consent of a majority of the cperators of the Pittsburg district to join in a general conference for the purpose cf discussing the true uniformity plan. The date for the conference has not been set, but it will be fixed for some day within the next week, and will probably be Monday or Tuesday. The call for the meeting will be sent out tomorrow. The greatest difficulty found by the arbi- trators in pushing the movement has been a certain lethargy on the part of the oper- ators. The cause of this state of affairs is the fact thet they look upon arbitration as ineffectual. They have little hope of set- tling the strike by this means and are therefore slow to act. In no case, however, has there been direct opposition to arbi- tration. Matter Near a Climax. General Little, president of the board, stated today that the matter was now yery near a climax. After this meeting has been held, he thinks, there wil! be but little dif- ficulty in completing other arrangements for the selection of arbitrators. General Little says the miners have all expressed their approval of the agreement, and are ready to do all in their power to bring the question to an early settlement. The agreement as prepared is not en- tirely satisfactory to some of the operators in “all its provisions. ‘The objectionable clauses will be taken up at the meeting, and changed to suit the desires of all con- To Sue for Back Wages. Besides what they term a battle for bread, the officials of the United Mine Workers have arranged to make a battle in the courts for money. It will be for money in the hands of certain operators in the Pittsburg district, kept from the wages of the men who went on strike. In accord- apce with instructions received from Na- tional President M. D. Ratchford and the members of the national executive board, the local district officials have placed the matter in the hands of their attorneys, and sults are to be brought for more than $12,000, the amount the strikers have for- feited. Suits will be brought on the validity of ironclad contracts which the men signed. In these contracts it was agreed that as a guarantee of good faith on the part of the employe the employer should retain 10 per cent of the employe’s wages. Money Declared Forfeited. When the men struck this money was declared forfeited, and withheld from them by the operators. The plan is to get one of the men who has forfeited the largest amount to bring suit before a justice of the beace, and it is expected that the employ- ers will take an appeal. The miners’ or- ganization will push it from one court to the other, and the Supreme Court will probably be asked finally to pass on the matter. All Peaceful in District. : ‘Phe miners’ officials report everything peaceful throughout the district. President Dolan said there was no oc- casion for apprehension in the Canons- burg district, for the reason that there were only a few men at work there, and they were relatives of the manager. Com- mittees were sent to see them. The prep- arations made by the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company to marching miners were ridiculed by the ofti- clals, who said the distance which men from the Carnegie district would be cbliged to march was in itself a guaran- tee that there would be no such march, and that none was intended by the miners. The district executive committee were busy today arranging to provide for the certitite strikers along the Wheeling di- vision, President Dolan expects to have two wegcn loads of provisions for the men tonight. Floersheim Will Sell His Stores. This afternoon Henry Floershelm, who is one of the largest operators in the dis- trict, inserted advertisements in the pa- pers offering his company stores for sale. He says he is getting in line for the uni- fcrmity movement and no one can accuse him of operating “pluck me’ stores here- after. The mines of the Washington Coal and Coke Company at Stickle Hollow continue in full operation, and fifty cars of coal are being shipped from the mines every day. Armed deputies are on guard to protect the men, and a gatling gun is in readiness for immediate use in case of attack. The Pittsburg, McKeesport and Youssh- jogheny road, which is carrying this coal, abandoned its trains one night this week cn account of the discovery of obstruc- tions upon the track, placed there, it is claimed, for the purpose of wrecking the coal trains from the Washington mines. The railroad company has increased its force of track walkers, and they are now bat one mile apart. CONVENTION OF KANSAS MINERS. General Belief That They Will Not Declare a Strike. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 23.—A conven- tion of Kansas miners will be held at Pitts- burg. Kan., tomorrow to discuss the ques- tion of striking in sympathy with their eastern brethren. Unless there is a radical change in the situation between now and the time the convention assembles it is be- Meved the delegates will be almost unani- mously opposed to a strike at this time. One contingency, however, is put forth which may materially change the senti- ment and lead the Kansas miners to vote for a suspension. Should the rumor prove true that the railroads are buying large quantities of western coal for shipment east, to be stored away in case the strike is prolonged, the sentiment favoring a strike would, it is urged by some, become very strong. General Southwestern Agent Harmon, of the Burlington reiterated today emphati- cally his statement that his road has not and is not contemplating any such action, “It would be suicidal for us to make such a move,” said Mr. Harmon, “and nothing has been further our pur- Pose than to ship east.” Mr. Harmon admitted that his road had been buying coal in large quantities at Weir City, Kan., as well as at Duluth, Minn., recently, but declared that it was for their own protection. COAL SCARCE IN 8ST. LOUIS. Tader Iron: Works Houses May Close. 8ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 23—The Tudor Iron Works in East &t. Louis hes closed down three of 150 men, on account of the scarcity of coal. It is stated that unless these works obtain @ supply of coal within a few days the en- tire mill. will have to shut down, thus throwing six hundred men out of work. It is also-stated that coal is very scarce at the packing houses at and near the na- tional stock yards, Just north of Hast St. Louis, and that {if relief. does not come very soon they will close and let out 2,000 employes. ~/ COAL HIGH AT-CLEVELAND. AT THE WHITE HOUSE Departmental Matters Considered at the Cabinet Meeting. ASSURANCE FROM SENATOR ALDRICH Little West Virginia Coal Coming Into the Ohio City, CLEVELAND, Ohto, July 23.—General Manager W. R. Woodford of the Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling toad admits that his road is not hauling’ much West Virginia coal. He says his company has on hand coal enough to last sixty days. Thomas E. Young, wanager for M. A. Hanna & Co., received a telegram today to the effect that the operatives at the Reynoldsville and Watson mines in the West Virginia fields had joined the strikers. For some reason West Virginia coal is not arriving in Cleveland in any consider- able quantity. It would appear that the railroads, their denials notwithstanding, are confiscating it at the price at mire on cars. Reliable dealers declare there is a mar- ket in Cleveland for every pound of coal coming forward, and this statement is ccrfirmed, it would seem, by the fact that one of the largest power establishments in the city bought several cars of black- smith’s coal at $3.25 a ton, where it had previously burned slack at 9% cents and $1 per ton. Ratchford Has Encouraging News. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 23.—President Ratchford wires from Fairmont that Hite’s miners have stopped and three “locals” have been organized. “Everything,” he says, “4s coming our way.” He will address two meetings today and then return to Colum- bus. J. W. Rea, second vice president Brother- hood of Painters and Decorators, is here at the expense of his brotherhood, to be as- signed to duty by President Ratchford, free of charge to miners. FAILURE IN KANAWHA VALLEY. Many Callers in the Interests of Candidates. THE PRESIDENT’S VACATION es Secretary Sherman and Secretary Alger were absent from the cabinet meeting to- day. The session of the cabinet was un- eventful, departmental matters occupying most of the time. Foreign affairs received no attention. Secretary Sherman ~ sent word that, as there was nothing of a seri- ous nature for discussion, he would not attend. He was preparing, he said, to leave for a short vacation. This induced some talk about the vaca- tions of the cabinet members. Senator Aldrich had a short conference with the President. The senator expressed the opinion that the Senate would reach a vote on the tariff bill late thts afternoon and would adjourn tomorrow. This makes it practically certain that the currency message of President McKinley will go to Congress before it adjourns tomorrow. It is still the intention of the President to send the message, although he is still ad- vised by friends to hold it over until the next umber” of Congressmen called today to say farewell to the President. They Want to Go to Alaska. The Alaska gold fever has broken out among the candidates who frequent the White House, but the President doubtless regrets that the fever has not become more general. There are a number of good re- publicans in the city seeking office to whom the President would like to give places. He is, however, owing to the limited number of places, unable to decide what to give them. In several cases he has told these men to pick out a number of places, any one of which they would like to have, and submit the lists to him. This was done by the candidates. Since the stories of the great gold finds in Alaska a number of these candidates have discovered that among the gifts in the possession of the President are several commissionerships in Alaska. These places are not worth a great deal, but right now they would fit in mighty nicely in aiding projects which have been formed regarding the great go:d fields. The result has been that the Presi- dent is now flooded with applications for these Alaskan commissionerships. He has so many of these applications that he does not know what to do. Going Next Week. If_Congress adjourns in time to permit, President McKinley will leave next Wed- nesday for his suramer vacation on Lake Champlain. Unless Congress plods away much longer than is now thought, the President is@lmost certain to get away Le- fore the end of next week. He will go di- rectly to Plattsburg, on the west side of the lake, and from there will proceed to the hotel, three miles away. It is the in- tention of the President to have all official announcements of executive action taken while he is on his vacation through the regular machinery in this city, his purpose being to secure relief from the cares of business as far as possible. President Mc- Kinley, as already stated in The Star, will be accompanied by Mrs. McKinley and Sec- retary and Mrs. Porter. At the lake they will be Joined by Vice President Hobart, Secretary Alger and their families, making an administration which will be competent to transact business. in the Interest of Candidates. Senator Platt and Representative Fisher of New York visited the President, accom- panied by Robert A. Sharkey, recently ap- pointed naval officer of the port of New York. Mr. Sharkey has filed his bond and is ready to enter upon his duties. Senator Platt bade good-bye to the President. The New York senator will leave for his home upon the passage of the tariff bill. Repre- sentative Fisher spoke to the President in behalf of George E. Webbican, colored, for the San Domingo consulate. The President said he would not take up this appointment until September, and intimated that he would make few consular appointments until that time. Representative Hopkins has probably landed A. M. Beauprea of Illinois for the consulate at Acapulco, Mexico, and called on the President this morning to ascertain when the appointment would be made. This, like other consular cases, will prob- ably not be acted on for some time. Organizers Leave the District and Mines Working Full Forces. WHEELING, W. Va., July 23.—The strike movement in the Kanawha ‘valley and along the Norfolk and Western road appears practically lost. The organizers have nearly all departed, and those remain- ing are making no heaéway. All but one of the Kanawha soft coal mines in Kana- wha are working nearly full force, where fifteen were reported struck yesterday. At Elkhorn, Thacker, Flat Top and Po- cahontas all but those who have been re- fused work are in the mines. The opera- tors are doing all in their power to insulate the men against the magnetism of Debs and Ratchford. They are meeting with lit- tle success in getting the men out to hear them. NO OUTBREAK AT FAIRMONT. President Ratchford: Issues a Call for Labor Conference. FAIRMONT, W. Va., July 23.—The depu- ties returned this mdrniag from Hite’s mines and report no outbreak during the night. They say twenty-five miners began working there this morging, the remainder joining the union. A call will be issued by President Ratch- ford to ali organized labor and the chiet executive of each national organization 1s officially called to attend a conference at Wheeling Tuesday, July 27. In connection with the call, a public statement will be issued. This ‘statement will be embodied in a communication to President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor. More Illinois Miners Strike. SPRINGFIELD, IIL, July 28—The coal miners have struck at South Mountain, Menard county. This mine practically con- trols the local trade in Menard county. THE OVERHEAD TROLLEY Attorney Thomas Decides It Cannot Be Used on Anacostia Bridge. There will be no overhead trolley on the Navy Yard bridge. In an opinion rendered to the Commissioners today upon the ap- plication of the Capital Hallway Company, Attorney Thomas takes the ground that the Commissioners, in view of the act of 1886, are without authority to graat the permit. S Counsel for the railroad contended in his application for the permit that the Navy Yard bridge was without the limits of the District of Columbia, and consequently an overhead trolley could be permitted. The matter was laid before the attorney for the District, together with the brief of the at- torney for the railroad, and after careful = ‘The marshalship of the northern district cosa eretion: ROU CERO S| cas be, settled by the President . lidates are making the In his opinion Attorney Thomas meets | £00n. Many can the contention concerning the location of | ight. This morning Senator Mason, Rep- resentative Mills and State Senator 8S. H. Case of Chicago called on the President and presented Geo. F. Gilbert ag their can- didate for the position. This is thought to practically settie the matter. Mr. Gilbert is from Representative Mills’ district, and is a leader of the twelfth ward of Chicago. Senator Pritchard saw the President re- garding North Carolina matters. The ap- pointment of W. 8S. Clanton as assayer of the mint at Charlotte will soon be made. Senator Gear was a visitor with George D. Orput, who wants the marshalship of Oklahoma. Representative Colson of Kentucky and James Lawrence McCoy had a talk with the President. Mr. McCoy is the ~ditor of the Cumberland (Ky.) Courier. He wants to be receiver of public moneys at Pres- cott, Arizona. Before the cabinet meeting, Postmaster General Gary and Maj. J. F. Harrison of Georgia had a conference with the Presi- dent. They were consulting about several Georgia post offices. It is understood that Harry 8. Edwards is to be made nostmas- ter at Macon, Ga. and Maj. Smythe at Atlanta, Ga. The Macon appointment is what Maj. Hanson had asked for. An appointment which Maj. Hanson tried to stave off was that of a colored man named Rucker, as internal revenue col- lector for Georgia. Maj. Hanson wanted a white man appointed, but the President indicated very plainly that he would ap- point Rucker. , To Allot Indian Lands. The President today appointed William BE. Casson of Wisconsin, D. A. G. Keepars of Ohio, John T. Wertz of Nebraska, James Jeffreys of Tennessee and Howell P. Wy- ton of Indiana, to be special agents to make allotments of lands in severalty to Indians. —_————_-o—_____. ‘Will Be Transported Free. Mr. Arriaga, th- Guatemalan minister, the bridge in question by quoting the law of August 18, 1856, extending the bound- aries of the District of Columbia :0 “‘as to comprehend the lower Eastern branch and the Navy Yard gridge,” but says further that were this act out of constderation, the law of 1896 would prohibit the use of the overhead trolley on the bridge, for in the second section of the act it says: “Use e‘ther horse power or underground electric system to propel its cars.” “This language, of itself,” says Attorney Thomas, ‘excludes the idea that the so- called overhead trolley system may be pees by that company in crossing the Navy urd bridge.” While the Commissioners have not as yet pagsed officially upon the application, it is understood that adverse aetion will be or- dered at the next meeting of the board of Commissioners. —— CABINET VACATION PLANS. ‘Where the Members: Will Take Rest and tion. In addition to Pies de Alger, Postmas- ter General Gary and {attorney General Mc- Kenna will spend ‘time with the Pres- ident at Lake C! i Secretary Long w! Dolphin, he Becretary Bliss wil} spend his vacation at_his summer home ‘in New York. Secretary Gage 1i his country house near Chevy Chase, présentative, New- lands’ place, and has not decided whether he will go away for length of time. eet Wilson ig undecided what he Secretary Sherman{Has already gone to Long Island for a =: t stay, 2 of @ cruise on the SLATE . eh gaeUEL FIVE MILLIONS IN BONDS Issued to Provide the informs the Depar.ment of State that his ‘A DBL was.tod government has issued an order, dated May by Mr. Babcock ing 28, providing for the free transportation hy sy its mati service of all the publications of ut bonds of the District of Co-| the bureau of American repullica, mest of final SEEMS tS SRIETIUA preneees ee Received His Commission. Captain Charles L. McCawley has been commissioned as captain U. 8. Marine Corps, to date from June 27, 1897. —_—_—_--o+_____ every wheat-growing - ‘The Wilmington at Savannah. show that the be eee lathe Netecgte ee cea A telegram was received at the Navy De- crop will amount to about partment today announcing the arrival of ls. The wheat appears to $e Sumboat Wilmington at Savannah ———-e-______ SECRETARY SHERMAN’S DEPARTURE or four weeks. In his absence and in the direct the affairs State. months without having her hull cleaned, whereas it is customary to put a steel ship in dock for that purpose every nine months. The delay in the case of the In- diana has been due to the recent accidents to the dry docks at New York and the indisposition of the naval authorities to put the big ship in the new and compara- tively untried dock at Port Royal. More- over, that dock is not deep enough to per- mit ofthe operation of fitting the ship with bilge keels in accordance with the purpose of the department. Consequently proposit at Halifax, notwithstanding their dislike to sending the ship to a foreign port for such @ purely routine operation. sel is cleaned very soon there is of her submerged plates pitting. Representative Sulzer Wants Sena- duced in the House today as follows: a state of public war exists in Cuba and that belligerent rights be accorded to the Cuban government, also, a constitutional amendment for the election of United ROOSEVELT DEFIES JAPAN GAVE LIFE FOR GOLD Old Montana Miner Saw 2,000 Graves in Klondyke Basin. iisenciniss STORY OF PRIVATION AND DEATH Do Not Have to Ask Her Consent to Annex Im an Addrees to Ohio Naval Reserve He Dwet of Lake Navy. on Importance Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July. 23.—The Ohio naval reserve, now cruising about John- ®on’s Island, near Sandusky, Ohio, were re- galed yesterday afternoon with a warlike Some New Light on the Situation at the Mines. speeck by the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, as-] RUSH FO) SK G ¥ sistant secretary of the navy. The Ohio re- ee CROW serve, as a result, are quite ready for a ae naval encounter with Japan, Spain or even = GREAT FALLS, Mont., July 23.—Frank England this morning. a 2 * The four divisions of the Ohio navat| M0S*. a cld-time miner in this section who four years ago was one of a party of Americans to first visit the Klondyke coun- try, returned today and tells s story horrors ard starvation seldom equaies, even in modein novels. He describes the Kiondyke as a placer camp, seven miles long and thirte wide, located in a sink, walled in ers of rock 3,009 fect high. Gold, he says, abounds, but no ordinary man can stand the hardships of the uncivilized region. When Moss left here four years ago he was a sturdy fellow over six feet tail. From hardships and privation he is a ertp- ple for life and badly broken in health. Saw 2,000 Graves in Ki In three years he saw over 2, made in Klondyke dying from starvation. brigade were inspected yesterday by As- sistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt, Capt. Rush and officers of the United States steamer Michigan, Adjutant General Axi- line and Assistant Adjutant General Kings- ley. They made a fine showing considering the short time they have been in the ser- vice, and were highly complimented by the secretary. Mr. Roosevelt's Addrens. Mr. Roosevelt then addressed the reserves in these words: “Officers and men of the Ohio naval re- serve, I read in the papers this morning that Japan does not propose to allow us to annex Hawaii. The United States is not in @ position which requires her to ask Japan or any other foreign power what she shall or shall not acquire. “It is upon you, gentlemen, and upon organizations of your kind, that this nation depends to uphold her dignity in whatever misunderstanding we may have with for- eign nations. We are nationally a peace- loving people, and it is absolutely necessary to have, in addition to our regular navy, however efficient its officers and men may be (and they are efficient), such organiza- Uons as yours as a nucleus around which to build a reserve force to our navy, which, in case of a declaration of war, would be of some service in twenty-four hours ana of great service within two weeks. Importance of Lake Reserve. “You may get some idea of the import- ance the Navy Department places upon the formation of an efficient naval militia along the great lakes when I tell you that I declined an urgent request to make neces- sary Inspections of the various divisions already in existence along our seacoast, and which will eventually be extended to all of our large navigable rivers, in order to investigate the beginning of this move- ment along a frontier bordering on a for- ees power and extending across a conti nent. “I say, then, that it gives me great pleas- ure to note the splendid development you have shown in a wonderfully short period of time, and in behalf of the department 1 represent I promise you its unqualified sup- port and encouragement, for men who spend time and money tr’such earnest work as you must have done are sure to prove themselves equal to any emergency where duty calls them, from parades and reviews to the more serious work of upholding a nation’s honor.” The steamship companies bring in all food and allow no private importation. Consequently it is not uncommon to go for weeks with but a scant supply and for days entirely with- out food. The gold brought in last week to Seattle, Moss says, does not represent the firdings of individual shippers, but a large proportion ‘as confiscated from the effects of those 244”) miners who Tell a prey to the hardships. At the death of a man possessed of dust his body was buried without a coftin and the dust divided among those who cared for him. With proper re- liefs established by the government says, gold can be taken out at th $2,000,000 a month. Horablower's Rich Strike. The richest strike has been made by a twenty-o1e-year-old boy named George Hornblower of Indianapolis. In the heart of a barren waste, known as Boulder field, he found a nugget for which the transpor- tation company gave him cated his claim at the find and in four months had taken out over $103,000. The richest section of Alaska, Moss says, is yet undeveloped. I is 100’ miles from Klondyke, and known as the Black Hole of Calcutta. It is inhabited by ex-convicts of Bohemia, and murders and riot take the place of law and order. _ A few months ago Klondyke organized a Justice committee, and its law prevails there now. With the great crowds preparing to go to the scene now, Moss says, hunger and suffering will be great when added to other hardships to be overcome by those wlio survive. Moss returned with $3,000 in dust and leaves tomorrow for his old home at Dubuque, Iowa, where he will spend the balance of his years. Steamer Queen Snils Today. SEATTLE, Wash., July 2%.—Today the big steamer Queen will start on a voyace to Dyex. Although the Queen will carry from the scund 400 people, about 250 of whom will go te Dyea, the great majority sees to win fortunes in the gold fields, Those who leave here on the Queen Intend. ing to go directly by the inland trail shouid reach Dawson Gjty betore the which is looked™for about September 20, The steamer Monte Cristo, which for the Past year has been towing on the Skagit river, is to be sent north to ply on the Yukon. FLOCKING TO KLONDYKE. Billx Introduced Into the House of Representatives. Bills were introduced in the House yester- day as follows: By Mr. Lacey of Iowa—To extend the public land laws to the territory of Alaska. By Mr. Broderick of Kansas—To amend the naturalization laws of the United States. By Mr. Davison of Wisconsin, to pay government employes extra for work in excess of eight hours a day. By Mr. Sulzer of New York, to direct the foreclosure of the government lien on the Pacific railroad. By Mr. Gaines of Tennessee, for the im- provement of the lower Cumberland river. By Mr. Lewis of Washington to enforce the rights of naval prisoners to counsel and to record of their trials. By Mr. Broderick of Kansss, to divide ee state of Kansas into two judicial dis- cts. Prospectors Leave Good Cla’ the New El Dorado. SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.—Among the arrivals from Alaska on the steamer Ber- tha was Dr. C. F. Dickenson of Kodiak Island, which les just at the head of Cook's Inlet. He says the gold excitement all over the territory of Alaska is some- thing unprecedented, and that people are flocking to the Klondyke in a way that threatens to depopulate many of the trad- ing posts and coast towns. “When I left Kodiak, two weeks ago,” said Mr. Dickenson, “the people were leav- ing all that section of country and flocking in the direction of Kiondyke. In a way the situation is appalling, for many of the industries are left practically without the means of operation. “Mines that are paying handsomely at Cook’s Inlet have been deserted. In my opinion, there are just as good placer die- gings to be found at Cook's Inlet as in the Klondyke region. There is not a foot of ground in all that country that does not contain gold in more or less appreciable quantities. The great trouble has been that people have not had either the cour- age or opportunity to thoroughly prospect the country. I think that in another month the country about Cook's Inlet will be practically deserted. There is room there for thousands of men, and there is cer- tainly no better place in the world for a poor man. Gold Companics Forming. The Klondyke craze has struck the specu- lative element hard. Companies of all kinds are being organized, while the signs and window letterings are appearing with marvelous rapidity in the principal busi- ness streets. Such titles as “Yukon Trad- ing and Development Compan Yukon Gold and Supply Company “Klondyke Improvement Syndicate’ be seen on every hand. The first mining company’ to file articles of incorporation is the Alaska and Yukon Gold Exploration and Trading Limited. The capital stock is $200,000, fu ly subscribed. Gold Going to Philadelphia. Five French Canadians who were suc- cessful on the Klondyke and are now bound for Montreal, are at the Commerciul Club in this city. They came from Seattle, having reached that city by the steamer Portland. They could not get the prices for their nuggets that they wanted then, and they will not accept the bid made by the Selby smelting works in this city. As the San Francisco mint is closed pending the change of administration, these five miners will cacry their bullion to Philadel- He Has Gone Away for a Short Period of Relaxation. Secretary Sherman left here this after noon for a short season of rest and recrea- tion at Amagansett, Long Island. His deughter, Mrs. McCallum, is summe-ing there, and*the Secretary thinks the change of climate will aid in restoring his health. The length of his visit will depend upon circumstances. If the place agrees with him and his public duties do not aire his return sooner to Washington, he wilt absence of Assistant Secretary Da: is well, Second Assistant Secretary Adee will of the Department of —-e+____ DOCKING THE INDIANA. The Battle Sh May Halifax, The battle ship Indiana h: Be Sent to gone sixteen the authorities are seriously considering a ition to having the Indiana docked Unless the ves- danger ————_-e— TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION. tors Elected by the People. Bills and joint resolutions were intro- Mr. Sulzer of New York, declaring that