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2 and propose to hold their dust until the mint reopens, which will be on August 1, when they feel that they will be able to get full cotm value for it. Others are con- sidering the advisability of sending it to the mint at Philadelphia. BUSINESS ACTIVE IN PORTLAND. Big Orders for All Serts of Supplies for Miners. PORTLAND. Oreg., July 2%—The an- nouncement that the steamship George W. Elder would sail from this port July 30 di- rect for Alaska has caused a rush to the office of the Pacific Coast Steamship Com- pany, and already one-half of the passen- ger accommodations have been sold and a large amount of freight space disposed of. The Elder can carry 200 cabin passengers and about -#) steerage, while her freight- carrying capacity is 1,400 tons. Of these berths 100 cabins are allotted to Portland for sele and one-half the number of the steerage. The balance is reserved for sale in San Francisco. Orders for miners’ supplies have been coming into the city by the hundreds, and merchants in Seattle are unable to meet the enormous demand. A wholesale dry goods house of thia city has had a force of seventy-five men and twenty-five girls at work night and day on rush orders for clothing for intending prospectors. A bag company is hard at work on an order for 1,600 canvas bags, to be made especially for the carrying of clothing and provisions. They are also securing a large number of tents. The woolen mills at Sa- lem, Oregon City and Albany, Oreg., have all Increased their forces to meet the de- mand for heavy woolen goods. Canada Cannot Atd Pronpectors. OTTAWA, Ont., July 23.—Clifford Sifton, minister of the interior, has issued a state- ment to the press to the effect that the government will not be responsible for get- ting provisions into the Yukon during the approaching winter. He is afraid that the Tush there may lead people to go in with- out taking the necessary provisions with them, and has therefore thought it well to remind all who contemplate such a move- ment that the food to be had there ts very limited. The government, however, is pre- paring to make some shelters for parties soing In and cut of the country. INFORMATION WANTED. Director Preston of the Mint Receiv- ing y Inquiries. Mr. Preston, director of the mint, is re- ceiving letters of all sorts in regard to the Alaskan gold fields. One corresponent wanted a list of the principal houses in Dawson City, another inquired the best route to the Klondike region, another ap- piled for "ork. on the supposition that the vernment is working the gold mines in Alaska. The director makes a stereotrped reply to all such inquiries, saying briefly that the government is not working mines in Alaska, and has no funds at {ts disposal to aid persons in going to the gold fields. Preposed Experiment Station. Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture expects to have an agricul- tural experiment station established in Alaska after the next session of Congress has had an opportunity to legislate on the question. Mr. Evans, botanist of the department, will make a report on the opportunities for agricultural pursuits in Alaska, and there will be other reports bearing on the same subject ready to submit to Congress in December, when doubtless an appropria- tion for an agricultural station in Alaska will be recommended. In speaking of the prospects for agricul- turai pursuits in Alaska today Secretary Wilson said he had no doubt that the pco- ple of Alaska would be able to produce their own vegetables and io some extent the cereals they will need. The hardy classes of animals, he said, could be grown in Alaska. The cattle from the moun- tains of Scotland. he said, could find as agreeable a home in Alaska as they have in their native country, ard he believed they could be raised successfully in the northerp territory. So far as is now knewn, the mining regions near the head- waters of the Yukon are at least a thou- sand miles from any part of Alaska in which agriculture could be successfully pursued. Applications From Canadians. Application kas been made to the Treas- ury Department for permission for Cana- dian vessels to enter at Dyea, Alaska, and land passengors and baggage there. Dyea is about fifty mfles north of Jun2au, and it ‘s desired to save passengers the annoyance of disembarking at Juneau and awaiting another steamer for Dyea, the head of navigation on this route to the gold fields on Yukon fronti>r. If this application should be granted, it would be necessary in all cases of vessels clearing for Dyea to give a special permit to the deputy at Juneau in the case of each vessel. In order to obviage this difficulty, the Secretary of the Treasury has constitut- ed Dyea a subport of entry in the district of Alaska. ‘This action is taken under the authority of the act of March 16, 1896, which au- thorizes the Secretary to establish subports at such places in Alaska as he may deem Proper. Some objection was made by rep- resentatives from the Pacific coast to the granting of the application to permit Ca- padian vessels to proceed to Dyea, but on full consideration of the question by the President and cabinet today it was thought advisable for the Secretary of the Treas- ury to exercise the right clearly given him by statute to make Dyea a subport, thus relieving passengers from the annoyance of disembarking at Juneau and awaiting other means of transportation to Dyea. ee FREE QUININE CAPSULES. One Explanation Why the Opposition Senators Are Holding On. “If we have a couple of real good scorch- ing hot days,” remarked a republican sena- tor to a colleague today, “these democratic fellows will be glad enough to stop oppos- ing the tariff and get away from here.” “Oh, I don’t knew,” replied the other; “why should they? Here they have re- frigerated air, electric fans, Apollinaris lemonade, several brands of mineral waters and quinine capsules, all free. 1 don’t think they are complaining any.” For the benefit of the uninitiated it may be explained that to the senatorial per- quisites of free baths and free shaves are ided mineral waters, lemonade, bromo seltzer, quinine capsules and Jamaica ginger. There was once a senator from Georgia who proposed to abolish this “senatorial drug store,” as it is called, but it happened that the very day he intended to make the effort he was seized with a cramp colic In the Senate chamber and made a rush for the Jamaica ginger, and was so glad when it wus over that he abandoned his efforts and the drug store has flourished ever since —$$_-e—__ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. A Recess Taken 5 O'Cleck This Aftern The House of Representatives today passed the bill passed by the Senate yes- terday to ratify the compact entered into between the states of South Dakota and braska, relative to the disputed bound- ary line. Mr. Hull la.) asked unanimous consent for the consideration of a resolution to transfer $#),000 from the unexpended bal- ance of the appropriation for the pay of the army for 1896 to the appropriation for 1897. He explained that if this deficiency was not provided for the West Point c: dets just graduated and some of the pri- te soldiers would have to do without their pay until December. Mr. Gaines (Tenn.) objected. A joint resolution to pay the officers and employes of the Serate and House for the present month the day after the final ad- journment was adopted. Mr. Grosvenor (Ohlo) asked consent for the consideration of a resoiution giving to the chairmen of committees, when ap- pointed, authority to employ clerks during the recess. Mr. Meekison (Ohio) objected. “If we don't need committees during the session ef Congress,” said he, “we surely don’t need them a = —— = Mr. Dingley, the leader the majority. then arose and stated that he had been in- formed that the Senate might act on the tariff! conference report today. “As it is ox important,” said he, “that the bill become a law at the earliest — moment, I move @ recess until 5 o'clock.”* There was no objection, and the recess Was ordered. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Frontier Clause in Turkish Peace Treaty Finally Agreed On. THE POWERS CARRY THEIR POINT The Czar Presents Servia With 40,000 Berdan Rifles. TURKISH TROOPS FOR CRETE eel BULLETIN—CONSTANTINOP/.A-E, July 23.—The ambassadors of the powers and Tewfik Pasha have agreed-upon the fron- tier clause in the peace treaty. The line drawn by the military ,attaches and in- sisted upcen frcm-the first by the powers, has been accepted by the sultan with slight technical modifications. The reports that the Turkish forces have begun to evacuate Thessaly are con- firmed. Djevad Pasha -has started on a special missicn to Crete. He left last evening. The pelace patty contends that his ex- perience especially qualifies him to bring about an understanding between the ad- mirals of the international fleet and the Mussulman Cretans with reference to au- tenomy. In consequence of the recent raids by Albanians into Servian territory the Ser- vian foreign minister has informed the porte that if further ircursions take place the Servian troops will be ordered to pur- sue the raiders into Ottoman territory and that they are now held in readiness at Prokouplye, prepared to start for the fron- tier immediately. The Servian minister adds that in the event of another raid the Servian government will decline all re- sponsibility for the consequences. Powers Urged to Pay Greece’s Debt. ST. PETERSBURG, July 23.—The Novoe Vremya urges the powers most interested in the settlement of the Eastern question to pay immediately, on behalf of Greeze, the whole of the war indemnity, as the only means of forcing Turkey :o evacuate Thessaly, which is indispensable if the tranquillity of European politics is to be re- stored. Raussin Gives Arms to Servi: VIENNA, July 23.—A special dispatch re- ceived here says that Emperor Nicholas has presented King Alexander of Servia with 40,000 Berdan rifles and 25,000,000 cartridges. Turkey to Send Treops to Crete. LONDON, July 28—A special dispatch from Vienna reiterates the statement that the Turkish government is preparing to send thirty-two battalions of troops to Crete. ee A. M. E. CHURCH JUBILEE. Meeting of Prominent Colored Divines at Ocean Grove. OCEAN GROVE, N. J., July 23.—A ju- bilee of the home and foreign missions of the A. M. E. Church is being held at this Place. There were over 5,000 colored peo- ple in attendance today from different parts of the country. The morning ses- sion was held in the large auditorium, and was presided over by Bishop H. M. Tur- ner of Atlanta, Ga. The speakers included all the prominent colored ciergymen of the country, including Bishop Turner, Bishop Grant of Philadelphia, Bishop Derrick of New York and the Revs. C. E. Embry, Jacksonville, Fla.: Tyree of Louisville, Ky., and Keeling of Austin. Bishop Turner, who discussed the mis- sionary work of the A. M. E. Church in foreign countries, and especially in Africa, will sail in December for Liberia and Sierra Leone. Rev. Evans Tyree spoke on the progress the colored people were making In the southern states, and said that in many in- stances the result of their labors were equally as good as those obtained by their white brethren. Bishop Grant is to visit the west coast of Africa during the coming winter, sailing from New York in October. ‘The object of the jubilee is to raise funds to carry on the work during the coming year. The secretary, Rev. H. L. Parks of New York, in his annual repori, showed the progress that had been made in the teach- ing of the race in Africa, and the report also stated that last year over $16,000 was ecllected to carry on tae work. —.—__ TROOPS RETURN HOME. Meb at Macon, Ga., Disperses and Quiet Keigns There. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. MACON, Ga, July 23—All is quiet here this morning and troovs which have been guerding the jeil have gone home, but are holding themsclves in readiness for a sud- den call to arms. The mob which on Wednesday night Planned the whvlesale lynching of con- demred prisoners has scattered, and it is generally supposed that the lynching of Wiillams and prospective execution of Mrs. Nobles, Gus Fambles and Tom Allen satisfy them. The body of the dead negro was sent in @ wagon yesterday afternoon to Williams’ father, a respectable colored farmer. Os- car was the second one of his+sons who had met death at the hands of a mob, and the old man’s grief was terrible. The burial took place in the front yard. The body was literally shot to pieces. Tnere is not a part six inches square that is not punc- tured with a bullet hole. The trecs all around the scene of the tragedy are mark- ed and scarred by the bullets that failed to find a resting place in the negro's body. ————— PINGREE SCORES THE TARIFF. Governor Declares as Only Help the Rich. DETROIT, M July 23.—The Evening News publishes an interview with Gov. Pingree, in which the governor denounces the pending tariff bill. He says that the duty on hides means an average increase of 25 cents a pair on men’s shoes. He as- serts that Armour, Swift. Morris and the Litbys control the hide market and will coin millions out of it. As to sugar, Gov. Pingree said: “I wish somebody would tell me how a sugar duty that makes people pay more is going to benefit them, or how a higher price for sugar is goirg to bring prosperity. It seems to me the trust fs going to reap all the benefits. “The lumber schedule hits people of mod- erate means the hardest. It increases the price $2 per 1,000. But not much lumber is used these days in business blocks.” eee ARBITRATION NEWS CONFIRMED. Indiana Laber Co loner Says Hanna Will Sign the Call. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 23.—The News today received the following tels- gram from Pittsburg: “Coal operators’ meeting at Pittsburg assured. Robbins, De Armit: and Hanna will issue the call. Hurrah for arbitration, (Signed) “B. FRANK SCHMID.” Mr. Schmid is a member of the Indiana labor commission. ——-__. SUNDAY BALL WINS. Its Judge Lamson ‘Refuses to Issue Re- straining Order Against Players. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 23.—People op- posed to Sunday base ball here have. been THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1897-12 PAGES. ORDERED TO HONOLULU Change of Commanders of the Pacifie Station—No New Policy Indicated— Vessels Going to Hawat Rear Admiral J. N. Miller has concluded the business which brought him to Wash- ington, and has returned to his ship, the Brooklyn, at New York. Orders were ts- sued by ‘the Secretary of the Navy today detaching him from duty with the Brook- lyn on the 27th instant and ordering him to take command of the Pacific station, taking passage for Honolulu on the mail steamer scheduled to leave San Francisco on the Sth proximo. He will be accom- panied to Honolulu by Lieut. T. 8S. Rodgers and Lieut. P. Andrews, who served on his Staff on his special mission to the queen's: Jubilee. Lieut. Rodgers will serve as flag lfeutenant and Lieut. Andrews as flag sec- retary of the Pacific station. - Orders were also issu2d today detaching Rear Admiral L. A. Beardslee from com- mand of the Pacific station on the report- ing of his rellef in Aug:st, and ordered to Washington, D. C., for duty as president of the naval examining board. The change of commanders wil oceur on the flagship Philadelphia in the harbor of Honolulu about the 15th proximo, and it is expected that Admiral Beardslee will at once return to the United States. ‘There is no significance in the vhange. Admiral Beardslee has served his full term at sea and is entitled to relief. No Change in Policy. It is announced at the Navy Department that there will be no change in the policy of the navy with respect to Hawaii so long as existing conditions prevail, and that Admiral Miller’s instructions contemplate only the maintenance of the status quo in the Hawaiian republic until the Senate shall have acted on the treaty of anne: ation recently concluded between the gov- ernments of the United States and Hawaii. These instructions naturally include the full protection of the islands from all for- eign Interference in accordance with the declared policy of this government. Exchanging Stations. Several changes will occur shortly in the United States naval representation at Ha- wail. The flagship Philadelphia will give way to the cruiser Baltimore, now being fitted out at San Francisco for that duty. The Baltimore is being thoroughly overhauled and will not be ready for sea much before October. The Philadelphia will remain at Honolulu until relieved. She is in need of repairs and will be put in dry dock as soon as she returns to San Francisco. The gun- boat Bennington will relieve the cruiser Marion on the Hawaiian station. She will leave San Francisco next week for San Diego, where she will remain about ten days exercising the California naval mil- itla, after which she will proceed direct to Honolulu for a prolonged stay. She will assist in the work of surveying Pearl harbor for possible use as a United States naval station. As has been already stated in The Star, the battle ship Oregon will be held at San Francisco as a reserve ship for the Hawaiian station in case it is found necessary to increase the naval strength there at short notice. ——————e_____ EXCITING STREET FIGHT. Dairyman Johnson and His Hired Man Indulge in Fisticufts. Considerable excitement was caused about 1 o'clock this afternoon by a bout at fisticuffs, which tock place on 10th street near O street, between William W. John- son and his hired man, John Ketrick. The two men emerged from Johnson's piace of business at 1406 10th street, whe-e he conducts a dairy, both angry. Blows passed, Johnson declaring he would never allow his hired man to swear on the prem- ises. : He rushed into the dairy, and an instant later came out with a heavy stick, with which he tried to hit Ketrick., The latier knocked the club from his hands, sustain- ing at the same time a heavy bruise on the elbow. The men clinched, and for three minutes they gave an imitation in minia- ture of the Corbett-Fitzsimmons mill. Half a hundred persons gathered about, and a neighbor, Mr. Oliver, and Mrs. John- sen sought to separate the combatants. In the melee Mrs. Johnson was roughly han- died. It was almost five minutes before a peliceman put in his appearance, and by that time both men were exhausted. Offi- cer Sweet finally pacified the two men. The trouble was over a pair of discarded trousers which Ketrick had placed tempo- rarily upon a carriage seat in the stable. Johnson ordered the hired man in forcible language to remove them, and high words resulted. Immediately after the fracas Joknson discharged Ketrick from his em- ploy. —_——__ COMMODORE NORTON SUCCESSFUL, Passed Examination for Promotion to Grade of Rear Admiral. Commodore C. S. Norton, commandant of the Washirgton navy yard, passed a suc- cessful examination for promotion to the grade of rear admiral. The examination was corducted at the Navy Department yesterday by a board composed of Rear Admirals Miller, Sicard and Matthews. PENSIONS ALLOWED. Residents of the District, and Virginia. Pensions have been allowed as follows: District of Columbia—John L. Rhodes (dead), Julian G. Kaker, Abraham B. Jones, Mary A. Colhoun, Mary E. Whyte, Mary R. Smith; special, July 14, Ann Wil- liams; Thomas Waters; special, July 14, Charles L. Morrison. Maryland—William Ennalls, Golden Hill; John Green, Mount Winans; John E. Grace, Baltimore; Mary E. Harris, Windy Hill. Virginia—Herman H. Bingler, Charlottes- ville; Joseph Leas, National Soldiers’ Home, Elizabeth City; William E. Paul, Manches- ter; Henry Devert, National Soldiers’ Home, Elizabeth City; increase, Geo. W. Richard son, National Soldiers’ Home, Elizabeth City; Martha L. Bohannan, Lynchburg. ——+e+—_-—___ DECLINE TO BID. Maryland The Carnegie und Bethlehem Com panies’ Position on Armor Pilate. Secretary Long today received replies from the Carnegie and the Bethlehem companies to his invitation to submit bids for supplying armor for the three battle ships IHinois, Wisconsin and Alabama, in eccordance with the limitation placed by Congress upon the price to be paid for the armor. Both of the companies decline firmly to bid within the $300 limit, on the ground that it is not possible for them to produce armor of the quality they have been supplying to the government at that figure. The Carnegie company makes an offer, which, it is understood, the Bethle- hem concern is also willing to repeat, to supply the diagonal armor for the three battle ships at a price to be fixed by the Navy Department at its pleasure. This offer is made in order that the work on the ships shall not be entirely stopped by the failure to procure armor, and the ship builders will, if thts 1s done, be able to go on with their work until the ships are afloat, inas- much as the diagonal armor, or that con- stituting the bulkheads, ts all of the armor that is built into the ship's structure. The amount of such armor will not exceed eighty tons for each ship, a very small proportion of the total supply required, but as it is led as essential, the Sec- retary will probably accept the tender. —o+___ STEAMBOAT INSPECTION SERVIOE. Changes Ordered im the Pay Officers. ; DISTRICT OFFICES|S!LVER MEN Weights and, Measures, ee DR CARR APPOINTED CORONER The Police Surgeonship Goes to Dr. Burch. SOME SURPRISE FELT All slates for the position of sealer of weights and measures have been broken, and @ new candidate rushed in at the last moment and today secured the prize from the Commissioners. It 1s W. C. Haskell from Ohio, @ prominent republican, who served as a sergeant-at-arms at the last republican convention. No one hed any idea he was even con- sidered for the position. In fact, it is strongly hinted that the Commissioners only heard of it a few days ago, when they were requested by high officials in republi- can circles to make the appointment. It is known that the Commissioners had selected a local man for the position, but had to give way before the wishes of the big guns. This is evidenced by the fact that the appointment was the unanimous action of the board. It was positively known that one of the Commissioners was pledged to a prominent senator to vote for his candidate, who, by the way, is a West Virginian, but did not hesitate when ie word came to fix his name to the appoint- ment. While it is not definitely krown, there is every indication that the appointment of Mr. Haskell is a direct result of the frien: ship of Senator Mark Hanna. According to the current gossip, Senator Hanna in- terested himself personally in the appoint- ment, and the romination received verbal indorsement of the President. To a reporter of The Star the Commi: sicners respectfully declined to be inter- viewed. They believed the appointment ‘would be a satisfactory one, but beyond that declined to say anything. The position of deputy sealer of weights and measures goes, as heretofore predicted in The Star, te Mr. John D. Miller of this city. Mr. Miller is a gentleman strongly urged for the office of sealer by the merchants, and his appointment will doubtless be pleasing to his many indorsers. He is a practical scale builder, and as the bulk of the work of inspection devolves upon him he will be brought into close contact with those who urged his appointment. The resignation of Gen. Frank Bond, the present sealer of weights and measures, las been received, to take effect the Ist of August. Like the present sealer, the new head of the office of weights and measures is a non-resident. = The New Coroner. The Iong and bard fight for the coroner- ship of the District terminated today in the selection by the Commissioners of Dr. Wiltiam P. Carr. Ever since it was known that a change would occur in this office pressure for the pesition has been unprecedented. A num- ber of candidates presented themselves for appointment. They had indorsements from prominent citizens and many politicians in- terested themselves in the scramble for the office, Dr. Carr, the new coroner, needs no intro- duction to the citizens of Washington. For a number of years he has been identified with the faculty of the medical department of the Columbian University, occupying the chair of physiology, and was lately elected surgeon of the Emergency Hospital. He was the last president of the Medical Asso- ciation of this city, and is recognized as one of the ablest men in the profession. Dr. 1. W. Glazebrook will continue as deputy cororer. New Police Surgeon. The Commissioners this afternoon ap- pointed Dr. W. Thompson Burch poitce surgeon for the Distriet of Columbia, vice br. W. P. Carr, appointed coroner. Dr. Burch is the son of the proprietor of ihe Ebbitt House. —_——__ SPEAKES WILL BE LYNCHED. Negro Who Assaulted Mrs. Vaughan in Jail at Tuscumbia. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 23.—Jas. Speakes, the Riverton rape fiend, has been lodged in jail at Tuscumbia, Ala., and will in all probability be lynched tonight about 11 o'clock. Sheriff Grishan and three deputies left Riverton with the prisoner ostensibly for Chotta to lodge him in jail for safe keep- ing. They were pursued by a mob of sev- eral hundred men. The officers and their prisoners were traced ten miles, when all trace of them was lost. Nothing nad been heard from them until this morning at 3 o'clock, when the five appeared at the jail at Tuscumbia and knocked for admittance. The officers related a thrilling story ‘of iheir escape from the mob. After running across the mountains for five miles they entered a deep mountain gorge and re- mained ther2 the rest of the night and un- a eae last night, without food of any ind. They then quietly stole to Tuscumbia un- der cover of darkness, making the trip un- dicovered. When lended in jail the negro gaye a Sigh of relief and begged to be protected. Tuscumbia is crowded with excited peo- ple, who have wired to Florence that the negro is incarcerated there. Mobs are fcrming at Florence and Riverton, and will preceed at once to Tuscumbia, and will as- sault the jail tonight acd make an effort to secure the negro. The jail is being guarded by a posse of twenty-five men, who declare they will Protect the negro from the mob at all hazards. It is feared that, as an effort is made to secure the negro tonight, there will be more bloodshed, and that gen- uine riot will occur. — Speakes is badly wounded, having been shot in the chin. Before departing from Riverton Thursday night, it develops that he was taken before Mrs. Vaughan, and identified in a gang of forty negroes. The authorities have promised a speedy trial for Speakes, but the chances are that he will be lynched before tomorrow morning. —__—__ TO MOVE THE CROPs. The Engraving Bureau to Print a Hundred Millions for the Treasury. Assistant Secrétary’ Vanderlip today au- thorized the chief of the bureau of engrav- ing and printing to print and deliver to the office of the Secretary United States notes, treasury notes and silver certificates to the amount of $104,000,000. This supply will be mostly of the smaller denomina- tions—ones, twos, fives and tens—and will be sufficient forthe needs of the treasury for a period of about three months, cover- ing the usual large demand for small bills to be used in the movement of the crops. The Department anticipates, in view of the abundant crops and foreign demand, an unusually large and early call for small bills. $e -____ PANAMA SCANDAL AGAIN. Magistrate’s Report Recommends Pro- secution ef Former Deputies, PARIS, July 23—The Gaulois says that An Ohio Man, Appointed Sealer of{ "5 the Enforced Resignation of Semator Jones of Arkansas and Ex- Representative Towne Freely Ex- press Their Indignation. The free silver people in Congress are ‘]xpressing great indignation on account of the forced resignation of President An- drews of Brown University. They ap- parently feel that there is some capital to be had in making President Andrews ap- pear in the light of a martyr to his con- victions. Senator Jones cf Arkansas, chairman ot the democratic national committee, spoke of the forced resignation of President An- drews as a persecution. “It is,” he said, ‘of a piece with the gen- eral policy of the gold party to stifle free speech. They have muzzled the press and have endcavored in every way in their power to prevent our side of the question getting fairly before the public. “The persecution of President Andrews is of a piece with their policy of proscription. It is a new thing in the politics of this country, and such a policy would not have been tolerated nor attempted at any time before in the history of our government. It shculd serve as a warning to the people of what they are to expect from the gcld party in this struggle.” Ex-Representative Towne, chairman of the silver republican national committee, was hot in his denunciation of President Ardrews’ forced retirement. “The enforced resignation of President Andrews of Brown University,” he said, “4s another sign, of which many have re- cently appeared, of the gravely significant fact that the gold standard and its cognate influences, having taken possession of the physical assets of the country, are moving toward absolutism in the realm of the edu- cational and formative forces that build up public opinion and in the end maintain institutions. It is one thing to plunder the producers of the world. bed “It is a thing that has been done fre- quently in human history, though never before on the scale of these modern days nor with the same certainty, dispatch and safety. But nothing in the world’s annais approaches the splendid audacity of the conception according to which it is hoped to educate mankind into a glad and rea- soned preference for its own spoliation and_ enslavement. “Think of it. This organized selfishness first devises a cunning scheme whereby it can, by concealed and noiseless but certain and pitiless operation, ceaselessly abstract a growing increment from the produce of the toil and sacrifice of other men and add it to its own store; next, the process is car- ried on until the wealth of the world is gathered into a few hands, and they not the hands that made it; and then, just be- fore the suffering masses of mankind may be supposed to be in danger of suc- cessful revolt, the newspapers and maga- zines are gradually suborned, and,crowning achievement in the history of selfishness, schools are built and colleges endowed with prodigal liberality by the beneficiar- ies and managers of the system for the purpose of teaching as a science, inculcat- ing as a faith, and propagating as a men- tal habit, the awtul principles that justify an appreciating money unit and a trust monopoly of enterprise. Prof. Bemis was compelled to resign from Mr. Rockefeller's monopoly university at Chicago for a sim- ilar reason. “All over this land today are bright men in the service of educational institutions who bear about with them truths they dare not teach. The friends of liberty and light ought to put their mites together and found a university of truth, a great center of free and fearless inquiry and honest exposition, where sincere men could con- tinue to utter, to generations not wholly lost, the natural promptings of the neart and the true conclusions of the mind. —+e-— ADOPT NEW RULES. Regulations Which Will Be Observed t Municipal Building. < An entire new set of regulations govern- ing the District building were promulgated by the Commissioners today. Among the most important are these: The municipal building shall be under the general care and supervision of the of- ficer of the watch, who shad be a member of the metropolitan police, and in the exe- cution of his duties shall have charge of the watchmen and elevator operators, and supervision of janitor, laborers and mes- sengers. ‘The elevator conductors shall enter on duty at 8 o'clock a.m. One shall remain on duty until 4:30 o'clock, the other until 6 @clock p.m. Passengers shal] not be car- ried from below the first floor after 3 o'clock p.m., nor during office hours carry down employes, other than heads of offices, except upon special orders. All outside doors, except the main en- trance, shall be locked at 6 p.m. and the front door to the detective office shall be locked at 4:30 p.m. The employes are forbidden to enter the building on Sundays or holidays, nor be- tween 4 o'clock p.m. and 8 o'clock a.m. on other days, without a permit from the head of the department in which they are em- ployed. All persons who enter the building be- tween 4 p.m. and 8 o'clock p.m., and on Sundays and holidays, shall be required to register their names, the exact times when they enter and depart, and the rooms the: visit, the commissioners and assistant com- missioners, the janitor and his force, alone excepted. Persons not employed under the District government, senators and representatives and heads of executive departments ex- cepted, will not be admitted to the munic- ipal building on Sundays nor holidays, nor cn other Gays after 3 o'clock p.m. without @ permit from one of the Commissioners or from the official head of the office to be visited. —_—.—__. Kentucky Miners Will Not Strike. MIDDLESBORO, Ky., July 23.—The miners of the Middlesboro district decided not to go out at a meeting last night. Those who quit will resume work Monday. This embraces five mines and twelve hun- dred men. —__->——_ Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York Wheat—Sept. Dee. july 23.—Flour ; exports, 9,300 at ‘wr and 80K: . Sat % 5 ruber Teste Nes 3; August, 7 : 9 i. leamer No. 2 1764 —rece 134,412 bush- Sle! exporte, 62,006 bashelé: stock? 808-788 bashes; m . ANGRY FINANCE AND TRADE Bears Make a Vigorous Effort to Raid Wall Street. WITHOUT © SIGNIFICANT RESULT Granger Shares Were Again the Features of the Day. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. " NEW YORK, July 23.—London cables re- flected a favorable change ‘in speculative seatiment at that center this morning, and the selling orders of the last day or two Save way to liberal purchases throughout the international list. St. Paul was es- pecially favored in the foreign buying, but local realizing prevented any significant gain as the result of this new business. Opening prices in all departments re- flected some improvement, but the reac- tionists worked vigorously in the interest of depression. Some irregularity followed from these efforts, but no significant de- clines were accomplished. The undertone of the market was decid- elly strong, and substantial gains were only prevented by the customary profit tak- ing. The passing of the tariff bill in the Sen- ate is relieé upon to supply the incentive to a demonstration of approval at the close of business tomorrow. If this event is not disappointing it likely that the new strength of the market will be taken ad- vantage of to realize profits. A decline of perhaps 2 per cent would probably allow most of the speculative long acecunts to liquidate. Once selling of this character is disposed of the new buy- ing should reflect the aggressiveness of the capiial recently made in the stock market. Money derived from successful market ventures is liberally risked in the hope of duplicating such successes. Confident buying in the presence of fa- vorable earnings 1s within reasonable ex- Fectation, The market has had a substan- tial rise and some setback is believed to be imminent, but recent sales in the short eecount have been singularly unprofitable. Buying at the decline is consequently more likely to find favor than selling on the ral- lies. be shipped Some gold will tomorrow, probably only $800,000, but the banks will supply the coin and not the subtreasury. Orders for a similar amount were canceled later in the day, the margin of profit not warranting the undertaking. Tuesday's steamers will take out at least $10,000, but the special causes of the outflow are too well known to occasion any alarm. The granger roads were agein the fea- tures of the stock market. Burlington ad- vanced 1% per cent on good buying, cross- ing St. Paul in the process. These two properties are now selling about at a parity. One has a corn crop to move, the other a wheat crop. Both are ecnsidered to be 5 per cent dividend payers after this quarter. Burlington has still a large uncovered short interest, and St. Paul finds favor in the eyes of the Stand- ard Oil Interest, now so heavily committed to tmprovement in the security market. The buying of each therefore about equally confident, but sooner or later Bur- lington will suggest a refunding scheme and the old-time discrepancy in price should follow. The various specialties were again in g004 demand, but the volume of the buying was less liberal than yesterday. Sugar showed some indication of a return of in ierest cn the part of the larger traders, and moved up from the opening level. |The reighboring industrials were also strong, tobacco especially conforming to recent ru- mors of favorable inside developments. —— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members’ New York stock exchange. " Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close 13% 1B% 18K IB {26 BN BI BI May sty 144 ia its* ig iis* To 80% 78% BOX American Cotton 15° 14g 18% Atchison 3 Bay Baltimore Chicago Gas. M. & St. Pi Erie..... General Electr Ilinots Central Lake Shore.. Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central... Missouri Pacific. Nationa) Lead Co. National Leaa Co., pia New Jersey Central New York Centra rthern Pacific Northern Pacitic, pfd!!. 42423 Ont. & Western. 16 16 Pacific Mail... BK BX Phila. & Reading. 28% 23% Fuliman F.C. Co. m1 i Southern a 303g 30; Phila. Traction - ried Spied Texas Pacitic...... lig “12 Tenn. Coal & iron. . > a Union Pacific... 1% TX C, 3. Leatner, pia. Cy bry Wabash, pfd.... 1g 15% Western Union Tei. 36 OG Sliver... Sees Laclede Gas: + BOX “BOG See es WwW: ington Steck Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Capital Trac- ton, 20 at 54%: 15 at 54%. American G: ti » 5S at 155% istrict of Columbia Bonds. bid. 30-year fund Ge, A ‘Zs, 1901, currency, 112 bid. “Water stock currency, 112 bid. 3.65s, funding, id. Miscel Metropolitan Raltrond 116 bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv. Metropolitan rqad certificates of indebtedness, ‘asked. » Washington Gas Company 6s, series A, ‘110. bid.” Washington Gas Company 6s, U.S. Electric Light debenture iinp., 100 bid, and Potomac Telephone 5s," 103 bid, Security and Trust Se, F, and A. 100 bid. American Security id. » teeputtie, 200 wig” Satereoeainee, : 4 : 277 bid, S10 asked. Central, 235 vid. Rermers and Mechanics’, 170 bid. 130 bute” West ‘Bnd, Tor bid, 101 asked. Tikeols, 108 bid, 107 ‘asked. “Ohio, 90'asked. Silitedbesg. “‘the dependabie store.” Reductions before ° inventory. It’s as plain as day why we've so effectively cut prices throughout the store. Such is necessary to get the departments in shape. Price cutting such as we are doing makes friends for the store, and friends are the necessary elements to a store’s suc- cess. Please notice that “the dependable store's” values are not for unworthy merchandise. Half and more than that of the bargain selling going on about town is undesirable goods. Reductions in wash suits and skirts. Lt of white duck skirts and striped and dotted nary aml black duck skirts, made “ith deep hems and full width, cat to 79 cents. Fine “inen crash skirts well made, with deep hems and geperously full- reduced from $1.50 to 98 cents. Fine linen skits —extrawide—dhoronghly shrank and have seven-inch stiNened bem Iso lot of fine que skiris, minde with doth tallor-iade—redue-d to $1.49 each. TAnen crash suits some (riemed, others plain—blazer-style jackets, — deep-hemmed skirts were $2.98 —reduced to $1.85 each. White duck ‘and linen crash suits Eton and blazer styles tailor-made were $3.98 — reduced to $2.95 each. Finest tatlor-made “novelty” trimmed Minen and linen crash snits—most strlsh cut Jackets, entire suits faultlessly ana duced from $5 and $6 to $3.98 cach. Reductions in boys’ clothing. Bors’ fine blue ali-wool flannel blouse sutts made beantifally—some are trimmed with red and some with white—regular $2.50 sults—reduced to 98 cents. 2% dozen boys’ good quality Galatea wash pants—for boys 4 to 10 years—regular 2c. pants reduced to 15 cents. Men's and boss’ light and dark sammer coats—all sizes—regularis sold for S0e.—re- duced to 39 cents Men's fine Mack alpaca coats—sizes 34 to 44 regular $1.50 coats reduced to 98 cents For tomorrow pest quality boys’ Mothers’ Friend laundered pereule shirt waists to go for 59 cents. All of our fine big and little boys, that w . tomer: row for The finest quality cioth suits, nicely made—plented Sleeves sults whieh 29K for $1.48—redueed to 69 cents. Men's fine blue all-wool tricot conts—all ’ $2.48 each. ‘Men's and youths’ crash linen suits—coat, pants and vest-<izes (> 42—the suits reduced to $1.98 each. Rors’ watte laundered shirt waists, with collars and cuffs—they have been 30c. reduced to are 33.65 25 cents Shirt waists cut. No old styles to slaughter. "Tis easy enough to buy them for noth- ing ‘most and sell them at ridiculous prices. Ours are the season's best and there is a big variety yet- All 75c. and $1 waists, con- sisting of fine sheer lawns, dimities, batistes, etc. re- duced to 50 cents. All $1.25 to $4 waists, con- sisting of prettiest of effects, in all sizes—the most exclu- sive effects—reduced to 98 cents. 250 $1 & $1.25 wrappers, 68c. We place on sale tomorrow morning 250 ladies” figured lawn wrappers, mostly dark colors—navy and Mack grounds— trimmed with Valencienues lace—line@ with India Mnon—bound armholes--full skirts. They have been $1 and $1.25—choice for 68 cents. Some very big values. ‘2%e., 20c. and Se. white and black plain and fancy vellings to go tomorrow for 21 cents yard. B-inch ell-silk, satin and gros grain rib- bons, in all colors—16c. sort, for a day, gic. yard, B%inch French taffeta ribbon, in all colors except blue, the most popular 25c. ribbon this season—to go for 16c. yard. Our high-grade moire ribbons, which” are sold everywhere for 39c.—to go’ for 23c. yard. Ladics’ black slik belts, made of beiting worth 36c. yard, with" handsome silver Duckle—to go for