Evening Star Newspaper, July 27, 1897, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1897-12 PAGES. ters. The tourists will live aboard them until spring begins to break. The Trausportation Company claims to vhave made plans fcr carrying enough pro- visions to supply all . plenty of food until late next s " excursion travelers with immer. It ntion of the promoters of the to make the shortest journey on record to the gold fields. An effort will be made to make the complete trip from Chicago to Klondyke in thirty days. In addition to the crew, guides and of- ficiais, two hundred men will leave San Francisco on the special steamer. Of these tae larger portion will be from Chi- cago. but it is said there will be a scat- tering number from ali parts of the coun- ics fs the in «- try. < Seeretary a >, Trading € SENDING TROOPS FOR ALASKA. Alger of the War Depart- ment Waking the Needed Preparation: Alger has already made the “preparations for carcying out in anticipation of a decjsion to h a milit post .n Alaska, fer, > the rapidly approaching close of summer season in Alaska, there is ttle me remainin that every ste be taken hurriedly else the sol run the risk of being frozea in lefore a- will be Captain P. H. reaching their destination. The comma er of the troops oe Ray of the Sth Infentr. a aan wel now a his soldierly ability and not € having establ ed the United St station at Point Barrow, the north wtlhement in Alaska. He 1 frigid place, quainted with the srojected exn-dition. is at present at Fort D. A. ming. It is probable that in the expedition by Cap- who volunteered yes- telegraph for h service. The t 4 he had sixty picked men ie he service, and the department may avat cd some of these io make up the quota of nd t wants of Captain F y will constitute the first garri- se of tne new post. ‘The post itsetf will be_establi wr Circle City. ‘Transportatioa and al jas offered to transport North ppany ; TO Alaska and to land them at tuck destination for $150 a man ant phe a ton for freight. The steamer will ‘ ut from Augus the latest date u - will t the safe arrival of the party a! ; ». The steamer will proceed to < and will there transship to a is expected, will it the run up the river in eight days steamer, whic! ers have already been sent to S: cho to the quartermaster’s and com- stations there to provide every- ary in the way of ample of food and heavy winter cloth- an erder has been telegraphed to adeiphia to send along a number of tents of a new description constructe keep out the celd arctic winds. AFTER W Notable Gathering of Labor Leaders at Wheeling Today. WHEELING. —The con- ference of executive officials of the aum- erous labor organizations of the coun:ry at noon to- ring wa called meet in Wheeling jay for the purpose of consi = ie coal strike, has and me to win the gre been delayed in getting to work on account of of President Ratchford of the Though Gompers, are here leader gut a rudde’ aainted with the str executive head of the for zation. Those Who Were Present. Amerg » who were here this morn- ence of labor leaders were ocmington, Il., president ion; Samuel Gom- sident of the Ameri- of Labor; W. D. Mahon of t Railw Sovereign the Knights of Peoria, Ul ation; John W. 3: ot of the Pressmen’s Union, Jas He of the Typographical ary Frank Morrison of 2 Federation of Labor. Others arrived during the afternoon. Conference is Secret. The confi ret. Efforts are be- ing made to interest all unions in the coal rvative leaders say the ut- shed at the con- a tax on all of the to maintain the Debs and Mahon to as miners. 1 19 come o1 President Ratchford Arrives. On the arrival of President Ratchford at noon the conference assembled at Traders’ Assembly Hall, with President Samuel Gompers in the chair. All outsiders are ex- but a statement will be gi out dent M. M. afternoon. Pri Gar- land of the Amalgamated Association has ust arrived eaesris received by the strike morning do net bear out the depicted last night on what advices that over one-haif ners Were OUL, 4 and even more de be mag to bring in the West Vir- claime-t ret of the West Virginia m wen that another effort: must eral sirike about a ginia fic Considering a General Assessment. The leaders are now considering the ad- visability of levying a general assessment on all organized labor for the maintenance of the strike and striking miners. Some of the leaders say that in the event it is seen to be impossible to bring about a general strike in West Virginia, the conductors, firemen and brakemen will be asked to fuse to man trains carrying the Wesi V:r- gina coal. This measure, end ts used fails. of t however, is a last res pon that will pr til nearly ing i Already it i that on Wheeling will be of the W Virginia coal rs’ ‘The officiats and of ne: the union organ © country will join force c mine workers in the West ffort to anize Virginians and bring cut. ed DER AT SPRINGFIELD. DOUBLE ML Young Woman and Her Child Killed by Her Paramour. SPRINGFIELD, HL, July 27.—A doub! murder occurred nere today. James Mingl a horse tr is accused of the crime. The victims are Mary Briscoe and her in- fant child, and they were led by chop- ping their heads with a hatenet. The wo- man not d some hours ufter the The had 5 tim found. Mingle puble 4f RETURNS TO TANGIER. onsul General Burk Ed@ect Produced by Cruiser. July 27.—The United States sh returned here this morni leased With ral Burke reports that he ived everywhere along the coast with marked ect. He has not yet received an answer from the sultan to the demands made upon him growing out of the recent irritating attitude of the na- tives toward Ame itizens, but the re- ply ts expected daily, and it is understood that the government will make all the con- cessions asked. he demonstration made by the Raleigh has evidently had the desired effect, and the Moors will hereafter show more con- sideration for the persons and property of Americans in Morocco. os Game at Baltimore Prevented. BALTIMORE, M4., July 27.—Washington- Baltimore game of base ball postponed on account of rain. |LATE. NEWS BY WIRE |MONONGAH MEN OUT Senator Hamna is Pleased With Work of Special Session. TARIFF BILL IS ALL I? SHOULD BE Predicts That Business Will Revive Now That It is Law. ITS BEARING O OHIO Special Dispatch to ‘Phe Evening Star. CLEVE®AND, Ohio, July 27.—Senator M. A. Hanna, chairman of the national repub- lican committee, is delighted with the work of the special session of Congress. “I think the tariff bill just passed is the best the country has ever had,” said Sena- tor Hanna. “Tt think it will receive less criticism than any previous bill as a pro- tective measure It is a particularly good bill for the interests of the state of Ohio. Ohio is a large wool-growing state, and in the present bill there is the bést- wool schedule contained-in any bill previously made into a law. ‘ne infant industries, pottery, tile, glass, eic., are all well protected, and they are the ones that needed protection. The metal schedule is lowered because that in- Gustry may now be regarded as on iis feet. The iron ore schedule was left as in the Wilson law. because it was sufficiently pro- tected. ‘There have been evidences for some weeks of good effects when the bill be- a law,” added Senator Hanna. siness men have been waiting for its . and business as almost burst the bonds that have been holding it in check. Bill Will Bring Prosperity. “There never has been a doubt in my mind that the passage of a wise tariff measure would bring about this effect, and now that the bill is passed, and I know its applications, I am absolutely sure that bus- iress will soon be restored to its normal ‘condition, and from the fact that stocks are low all over the country it must follow that our manufacturers will commence to fili the demands of our home markets. “In addition we have a good harvest and a good demand for its products, and, best of all. confidence will be restored and idle capital will seek investment. This will stimulate production, and trade will be in- creased, and before the election next fall we shall see the realization of all our to the extent that we would I don't want to see a ‘boom’ in nor speculative trading. Has Come to Stay. “In my judgment this bill has come to stay. There may develop some errors iu it which can be remedied by resolution easily at any time, but the bill itself is of ‘ch a character that I believe the tariff if not for two. FE tinued success for the repub- ———— CONDEMNS CRIME OF Negro Baptist Asse fon Calls for Punishment of Perpetrators. Special Dispatch to ‘The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., July 27.—The Bannister ‘egro Baptist Association, in annual RAPE. sion here, has unanimously S of resOiutis emphatic the crime of outraging white women in the seuth, and calling upon the negroes to co- operate with the whites in stamping out the crime and bringing to justice any and all who commit the offense MAY CONTAIN CONTRABAND GOODS. Dummy Guns on the Steamer Segur- anca at Havana. HAVANA, July 27.—The Ward line steamer Seguranca, which arrived here from New York on Sunday, brought a consignment of one hundred and fifty hol- low logs, about fifteen feet in length, with the ends, although closed, showing clearly that they had been painted red for the purpose of disguise. The logs have been deposited at the Tal- dapiedra wharf, in the custody of the po- lice. They have not yet been examined, but it is Suspected, from their weight, that they contain contraband of war. Sari Gen. Jamison Attempts Suicide. GUTHRIE, Okla., July 27.—General J. C. Jamison attempted to commit suicide to- day by swallowing 100 grains of chloral. After several hours’ treatment the phy- ans said he would recov He had drinking for several days. General ben Jamison is seventy years old, and was de- spondent over financial matters. He was formerly adjutant general of the Oklahoma National Guard, and was adjutant general of Missouri under Governor Marmaduke. He distinguished himself by services in the confederate army, and was a captain under Walker, the filibuster in the war in Nicaragua. ee Shot the Girl and Himsclf. ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 27.-Nathan James, a farm hand, teday shot and fatally wounded Martha Miner,a domestic,and then killed himself. A lovers’ quarrel is 2up- posed to have been the cause. The tragedy was enacted at the home of James’ em- ployer, Charles Gadds, in Bridgewater tewnship. James, who was about fifty years oid, is said to have kept Miss Miner se- ereted in Gadds’ house for several days. The girl is dying. James killed himself in stantly. —__-+ -—_. Distinguished Americans Coming Home. LONDON, July 27.—Bishop Potter will be among the pa: ngers by the Germanic, which sails for New York tomorrow. John W. Foster, the United States special szal commissioner, will sail on Saturday. eee Ralph Langston Relensed. NEW YORK, July 27.—Ralph Langston, colored, son of Professor J. M. Langston, formerly United States minister to Liberia, who was arrested last Thursday on com- piaint of Mrs. Mary Pierson, maid at the rden Theater, for an alleged attempt to rob her, was discharged today. the prose- cuting witn being unable to positively identify him as her assailant. eee gee Boys in Camp. Correspondence of The ning Star. POINT LOOKOUT, Ma., July 26, 1897. There were tive additions to the camping colony at this point last Saturday, when that many boys came down from Washing- amp out for six we The new e J. William Beatty, Dr. Clarke J. Morrison, Robert McPherson, R. H. Ole- sen and W. G. Stuart. They reached the Point Saturday evening from Miller's wharf, where they landed from the steamer Su nts were up in doudle quick time, and the boys were soon enjoying them- selves in true outdoor style. The camp is one of the neatest and the outfit one of the most complete on the shore. °* In the pping tent there is a neat board floor, covered with Japanese matting. The cooking apparatus is of the beat, and the meals the boys cook are tempting encugh to tickle the palate of a connoisseur. Al- though this is & very healthful place, the boys are being very carefully looked after by Dr. Morrison, and they will nat suffer for want of attention in case of sickness. ‘There is excellent crabbing and 4shing here, and the boys have good sport a‘1 the time. The bathing is of the best, and the boys will be well burned when they return. The camp has been named Camp Strout, in honor of Mr. J. C. Strout of Washing- ton. et What is described as the largest. striped bass ever taken in the Penobscot river, Maine, was caught by a Bucksport man a few days ago. It weighed forty-one pounds and was three feet ten inches jong. Miners in Kanawha Valley Also Said to Have Struck. NEW DEVELOPMENTS ARE EXPECTED Big Meeting at Pittsburg Opens With Good Attendance. THE ASSEMBLY AT WHEELING PARKERSBURG, W. Va., July 27—The miners in Monongah region have gone out en masse and news from southwest and great Kanawha valley is that the miners have banked on Goy. Atkinson’s good will and struck. There ts great excitement. Locks Placed on the Gates, FAIRMONT, W. Va., July 27.—At Wat- son today locks were put on all the gates and deputies called for, which makes every mine in the county under the county's protection. This is done by the operaiors so the county will be responsible if any of their property is burned. At Beechwood, Hite: Monongah, West Fairmont and N England, men went in today, and from all appearances no more men Will join the strike. OPDRATORS MEET IN PITTSBURG. Will Consider Arbitration and the Armitts’ Uniformity Plan. PITTSBURG, Pa., July 27.—The long- looked-for conference of the Pittsburg ccal operators, which the joint arbitration com- mission fully expects to adopt a plan which will settle the big miners’ strike, was call- ed for 11 o'clock this morning in the court house, but owing to the slowness of the operators to gather, it was almost noon be- fore it was called to order. It is the largest meeting of the kind ever held in this district. The convention being an open one, miners’ officials and many interested citizens are on hand as spectators. Those Who Are Present. The operators present, who represent practically the entire district, are: Dr. B. Frank Schmid, labor commissioner of Indi- ana; Judge Selwyn V. Owens, Secretary hop and Gen. John Little of the Ohio board of arbitration; Geo. W. Schlueder- berg, representing the Francis L. Robbins interes Alex. Dempster of the Bower Hill and Spring Hill mines; W. P. Murray of Pickands, Mather & Go.; E. Saeger and Frank M. Osborne of Osborne, Sacger & Co.; W. R. Wilson of Ridgeway, Mishop & Co.; A. W. and Thomas KE. Young, tepresenting M. A. Hanna & Co.; Col. W. Rend of Chicago; W. P. and Thomas De Armitt, representing the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Compan Wm. Bead- ling of Be. dling Brothers; J. C. Dysart, John Newell of J. W. Ellsworth & Co.: ©. W. Hitchock, A. C. Saunders, D. W. Van Eman of the Pittsburg and Chicago Gas Coal Company, Geo. and John Hosack, Frank Armstrong, W. J. Steen, E. N. Wild. man, J. W. Ailes, W. Black, R. M. Dress- bach, James Armstrong of the Mansfield Coal Company, J. Weisser of the Lake Shore Coal Company, Wm. Dinker of the cureka Coal Company, D. M. Anderson, . W. Blow uitable Coal Com- y, Wm. Shinn, Edward Boyle of Boyle Brothers, Henry ‘Floorsheim, the Finley- ville operator; John Blyth of the Blyth Coal Company, J. J. Steytler of the Slope Mining Company. To Cons ¥ True Uniformity. yet the “true uniformity” plan, which is being urged by the arbitration commis- sicn, is the only one presented by the con- ference. While the operators generally are apa- thetic and have little faith in the successful consummation of the commission's wish, they are ready and anxious to discuss and adopt some plan of arbitration which will bring about peace and put the miners to work. True uniformity calls for cash payments for every 2,000 pounds of coal mined every two weeks, abolishment of company stores end a uniform screen. The differential between the thick and thin vein coal and between Ohio and Penn- sylvania coal may also come up for con- sideration. The operators in the thin vein coal y the 14 cents difference in favor of thick vein coal is too much, and some go as far as to say it should be cut one-half. This cut, if attempted, will be fought by the thick vein operators, and may be the first rock on which the con- ference will split, as all the other points mentioned have ‘been granted as proper in former conferences and conventions. Scheme of De Armitt. There are 100 railroad mines in the Pitts- burg district, and these are operated by eighty-nine firms. Thirteen of these are said to mine and control almost 90 per cent of the coal mined in the district. The ambition of the arbitrators and W. P. De Armitt, the father of the uniformity agreement, is to have 95 per cent of the eighty-nine operaters agree to adopt a system or standard of doing business. Wil Extend to Anthracite Region. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 27.—The editor of the United Mine Workers’ Journal said today that the miners’ cause is to be car- ried into central and northeastern Penn- Sylvania, involving the anthracite and bituminous district, whose output is ship- ped to the Atlantic seaboard. Hlinots Miners Resort to Violence. MOWEAQUA, IIL, July 27.—Last night a large body of Pana and Moweaqua miners, headed by a drum and fife corps, marched on the Assumption shaft, and forced the men who were loading coal for the local trade and threshers to cease work. This morning when the whistle blew not a miner went to work. The farmers are very bitter In their denunciation of the miners, inasmuch as the farming community has contributed to the miners’ cause very lib- erally. Boone Mine Still Closed. CANONSBURG, Pa., July 27.—The Boone mine fs still closed, waiting a settlement of the present trouble. The Enterprise mine is also closed. The mine of Cook & Sons, at McGovern, is closed today. The shut- down is only temporary, as no effort will be made to operate the mine until the in- Junction rotices have been fully served against the leaders of the encamped strikers. About 100 of the strikers camp- ing at the mine returned to their homes this morning. They will return just as soon as the mine opens up again. About 100 strikers are still on the scene. The strikers are of the impression that they have about succeeded in gaining the ob- Ject of their mission here. Hanna Favors Speedy Settlement. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 27.—Mr. Thos. Young, the representative of M. A. Hannu, goes to Pittsburg with Instructions to use every effort to bring about a speedy set- tlement of the strike. All the Cleveland operators were hopeful that the conference would result in some satisfactory adjust- ment. The feeling that the conference is likely to flash vanished, which is due to the apparent determination of the West Vir- ginia miners to continue working, — Excursion Company Rceorgantised. At a meeting of the stockholders of the People’s Excursion Company held this morning at 10 o’clock, in their office, room 10, G09 F street northwest,.a reorgafiiza- tion was effected, and the vacancy in the ¢ffice of president was filled by the choice of Mrs. M. L. Cooper, who 18 one of the largest stockholders ‘and the treasurer; Mrs. P. Wheeler as vice president, and Mrs. M. M. Reed as secretary, The corporation consists of five members, including J. W. Patterson and William Wilson, with only three stockholders, the ladies named. ~ Resolutions were adopted soliciting the confidence and support of the people. —<_— It matters little what it is that you want qrwhether a situation or a servant—a “want” ad. in The Star will reach the Person who can fill your need. MR. HILIYS ASPIRATIONS. Politics and other Matters Neighboring Maryland Cow Special Corregpordence of The Erening Star. LAURELN July 27.—In the event of his losing the fignt\iu the primaries in this ccunty next SatGrday for the juigeship, it is sald Mr. F. Shpwden Hill will be pushed fcr the collect: of internal revenue for Maryland. |\Postmaster General Gary 18 sald to favo’ him above all others for this pesition. Be Mr. Hill held the position under the Har- rison ad: ion, and is acquainted with its duties- He represents the Coffin- Gary element in 4his county, and was sup- perted by them“for the position of judge when Gov. Lowrijes appointed Mr. Merrick to fill out the time between the expiration of Judge Brooke’s term, which occurred last December, and the election of his <uc- cessor this fall, He will receive the same support in-his fight this week in the prim- aries to defeat Merrick, who is-the canii- dete of the Wellington-Lowndes-Mudd fac- tion. By some it is thought that Judge Merrick is not as ardent a Mudd man as was at first believed. It is well known that he owes his appointment as judge to Governor Lowndes. For this reason it is thought he is more disposed: to Lowndes in his sena- torial aspirations than he is to Mudd. The friends of Mr. Mudd, however, favored him for appointment. This appointment, too, was made before Governor Lowndes an- nounced himself a candijate for senator. ‘The contest between the Merrick and Hill factions next Saturday in the primaries for the control of the. county convention prom- ises to be interesting. Former Congressman Barnes Compton, new naval officer at the port of Baltimore, is ill at his home here. Mr. Compton is suffering from an oppression about the chest. He has had several similar attacks recently, being taken with the present one at the democratic primaries here last Sat- urday. Dr. W. W. Johnson of Washington and Dr. John Cronmiller of Laurel, his physicians, state that his condition is not serious, and that he will recover. Mr. Compton is at present resting very well, although suffering some pain. He has nev- er been unconscious since taken, as was reported. His family do not look for serious results. Mr. Compton is now in his sixty-seventh year, A few weeks ago two detectives from the Hardesty Detective Agency of Balti- more, one named John Dailey and the other Prussini, came to Laurel to secure evidence against alleged violators of the local op- tion law. They visited all of the places where it was sald the law was being vio- lated, and secured evidence, it is asserted, which was used as a basis for the indict. ment of the keepers of these places, the same being placed in the hands of State's Attorney Bellis. In one place, which was kept by Mr. Peter Watts, the detectives Were ordered out, as it Is claimed by Watts that they ‘threatened to kili him. Watts had warrants issued for them, ani yesterday afternoon they were brought from Hyattsville to Laurel. Justice Jackson tried the case. He fined Dailey $500 and costs for carrying con- cealed weapons, and placed him under a peace bond of $500. Dailey offered ball, which the justice would not take. A writ of habeas corpus, it is said, will be secured at Upper Marlboro’ today, and the action of Justice Jackson brought to the attention of Judge Merrick. Prussini, the Italian, prayed for a jury trial, and was placed under $1,000 bond, which was furnished and accepted. ee DISBELIEVES THE TORY, State Department Officials Do Not Think Japan Wants War. The officials of the State Department said frankly that they had recelved no such information as is contained in the above dispatch, and they indicated plainly that they placed no credence in it. In the words of one, the story was important, if true, for if it meant anything it meant that the Japanese intended to seize the Hawailan Islands by force of arms rather than permit their annexation to the United States, .The plan outlined in the dispatch, if car- ried into execution, he said, was certainly a hostile act, and might properly be ac- cepted as a declaration of war against the United States, to say nothing of the re- public of Hawaii. In view of the official declaration of the Japanese minister here in his second protest to Secretary Sherman against the annexation treaty, that “Japan has no designs of any kind whatever inim- ical to Hawail,” the: officers of the ad- ministration are inclined to look upon the St. Louls story as a mere canard. No information on the subject could be obtained at elther the Japanese or the Ha- walian legation. The members of both le- gations declined absolutely to discuss the report. —_—__-+e— BROKERS WILL CONTEST. Dispute the Constitutionality of the Treasury's Ruling on the Tariff. Several importers have already given no- tice of their intention to contest the ruling of the Treasury Department that the tariff law became effective at the beginning of the day on which it received the Presi- dent’s approval. The brokers who raise the strongest issue are those who had goods on the Norman- nia. The ship arrived Friday, and part of her goods were entered then, but the time was so short that !t was impossible for all the entries to be completed or for the brok- ers to file bonds of indemnity, which is the equivalent of an entry. Others deeply in- terested in the decision are those who had goods on the Paris and Umbria, which ar- rived Saturday. As estimated at the New York custom house, the amount involved by the change 1s about $300,000. In other words, the goods that were brought in on the Normannia, Paris and Umbria were dutiable under the Wilson bill for $600,000, and under the Dingley bill for $900,000, The brokers say they will contest the ruling on the constitutional provision that Congress shall not pass any “bill of at- tainder or ex post facto act.” They hold that the ex post facto prohibition ig equally in force, whether involving an hour or a year. They also point out that the law on which the customs officials based their opinion related to the repeal of the bank- ruptcy law, and not to the enactment and enforcement of a revenue act. It may take a long time to determine the question, for- the protests, which will first go to the board of general appraisers, may be carried on appeal in succession to the United States circuit court, to the United States circuit court of appeals, and to the United States Supreme Court. A Following are the receipts at New York. of the first two days of the operation of Tecent tariff acts: McKinley bill— October 6, 1890. October 7, 1390. Wilson bill— August 28, 1894. August 29, 1894. Dingley bill— July 24, 1897. July 26, 1897. $576,592.84 2+» 681,987.99 $512,344.46 805,124.78 $361,114.76 128,775.05, TALKED FOR DR. TUCK. ba Senator Wellington and Represent- ative Mudll Visit the President. Senator Wellingtdp, Representative Sid- ney Mudd and,Dr,-W. G. Tuck, who is a candidate for the collectorship of internal revenue for Maryland and the District of Columbia, called at the White House at 2 o'clock this afternoon to see President Mc- Kinley in Dr.+Tuck'’s behalf. The Pri dent was at luncheon, but the party waited until he-finished, half an hour later, when Messrs. Wellington and Mudd were grant- ed a private awilience, Dr. Tuck remaining in the ante-room. )Representative Booze authorized the tise éf his name in behalf of Dr. Tuck, not Being able to join the others in person for the Yisit. At the close’ of ‘the conference, during which Dr. Tuck was introduced, Senator Wellington said fhe interview had been satisfactory. He sald also that the ap- pointment of a collector would not be made soon. The President gave no assurance that Dr. Tuck would be the lucky man. The civil service commission is in con- ference with the President this afternoon. It is hinted that the President may make changes in the civil service before the end of his holiday. Bx —_—- e Pockethook Snatcher Arrested. Precinct Detective McClue arrested Ed- ward Massey, colored, yeSterday on a charge af snatching a pocketbook from Mrs. P, H, Heiskell several days ago. The Prisoner returned“ fromm the Albany peni- tentiary several days ago. He has made a full confession. This’ afternoon he was hotographed for the gallery, and tomor- Few he will be given hearing. BRUTALLY TREATED An Assault on an Attractive Little Girl. DRAGGED BY HER HAIR Large Crowd Gathers Near the Scene. CRIMINAL STILL AT LARGE A crime horrible in Its nature, and per- haps the most brutal one that has been committed in the District since the mur- der of Elsie Kregio, was committed yester- day afternoon, in daylight, in the house of a young man named Patrick Carr, at No. 5 L street northwest. Mollie Robinson, who is only eleven years old, was the tim, and the police are locking fer ™ because the child's statement implicates him. She is now in bed under the care of Dr. Lochboehier, but the examination has not been of a nature to determine the ex- tent of the girl's injuries. The doctor says an attempt at least was made at a fel- onious assault. The affair created the most irtense excitement and attracted a large crowd. The police did not appear until the man wanted had made good his escape, and had had time to go a long way from here. Mrs. Robinson, the mother of the child, keeps a small grocery and notion store in what is known as “Snow's row,” in the al- ley in rear of the Carr house, but several docrs distant. Although they live in an alley, Mollie, the victim of the sad affair, is a pretty child and associated only with ‘ce children. Pat Carr, who is wanted by he police, is about twenty years old, and does not bear the best reputation. A‘lit 2 mere than a month ago his mother, w..0 kept a small store in the house where the assault was committed, was burned to death, and the son has since been there, lerd and master of the house. He had a small brother, and this boy, it is stated, Was there when the innocent little child was dragged Into the house and so brutally treated. Carr has been arrested a number of times for various offenses, and the police know him as a ‘freight’ jumper” and “growler rusher.” The Child's Story, It was between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon that Pat. Carr walked through the alley that is called Logan’ place. He had been in the stcre of Mrs. Robinson two or three times, and he had seen little Mollie on numerous occasions. Yesterday she was playing with some little com- panions in the alley when Carr, It is al- leged, came along and induced her to ac- company him to the rear of his house. His Teason for wanting her to go was that he wanted her to carry a milk bucket to her mother. At first the littles one was innocent and unsuspecting happy to think she could assist her mother to build up a trade, and she tripped along with the man ali the way to the back door of his house. But when she reached the door something told her she should not enter, and she hesitated. Carr, however, according to her story, grabbed her by the arm and insisted that she should accompany him. According to the statement of her mother, she made a desperate resistance, and in her frantic e fort to get away her arm was scratched. This violence was not enough for brute, and he grabbed her by the ha In this way he dragged her in the house and the younger boy was driven out. When the child made efferts to scream the sailant put his hand over her mouth and threatened to kill her if her outery was loud enough to attract attention. Words cannot tell of the terrible agony suffered by the child ° was being tortured in this wa: wh finished his brutal work the n sailant had poor little home. to her victim was released mother. She left the house by the back door, and her piteous cries attracted an immense crowd. The child's appearance made evi- dent the crime that had been committed, and the excited crowd indulged in some violent language, but the erson who had committed the crime was not to be found. Badly Hurt. Mrs. Robinson was in her store all this time, wholly ignorant of the mental and physical sufferings her child was enduring. and when she saw the crowd she left her store and ran through the alley to ascer- tain what was the attraction. “My child! My child!” she cried, as she saw the little one in so pitiful a condition. Her face as well as her clothing showed signs of a desperate struggle. ‘There were marks of violence and blood stains on her face, while her clothing had been badly torn. So frightful an object was she that her mother hardly recogrized her at the first glance. All this time the crowd was increasing, and perhaps a hundred times the inquiry, “Where are the polic2?” was heard. But there was no policeman there, to go and Mrs. Robinson, almost frantic, went heme with her child, Soon afterward Dr. Lochboehler was summoned and he found the ilttle sufferer in bed under her mother’s care. The doc- tor soon saw that the treatment the child had received had proved a severe shock to her nervous system, as well as to her body and head. In addition to the scratches and bruises about her face and body some of her hair had been taken out by the roots, and this, it is thought, was done by the child's being dragged. Police Are Ignorant. All last night and today the neighbors assembled on the sidewalks and about their fences and discussed the affair. Today the pelice of the second precinct said they had no information about the case, although it was stated at the second precinct station that they had heard of a rumor to the ef- fect that such a crime had been committed. Precinct Detective Barnes and Detective Bcyd went out to make an investigation, and despite the importance of the case no report of it was made to headquarters, and the detectives there were ignorant of the fact that such a heinous crime had been committed until told of it by a Star reporter. It may happen that several detectives will be detailed on the case when it {s too late, as was the case when Dorsey Foultz murdered Charles Robinson. The Foultz-Robinscn murder was com- mitted in this same police precinct, and since then a man named “Tim” Hurley nearly killed an inoffensive young colored man and escaped. Carr, as was the case with Murderer Foultz, is well known to the police, and it is thought he has prob- ably gone away on a freight train. : = AMERICAN MINERS’ RIGHTS. They Are the Same as Those Accord- ed British Subject: So far as is known to officials at the land office Americans going into British Colum- bia have all the rights to pursue mining industries that are accorded subjects of Great Britain. Americans for a quarter of a century have penetrated into British Co- lumbla in search for gold, and their right to pursue their calling has never been questioned. t In Alaska the land laws have been ex- tended to the territory in the case of min- eral lands, but not in case of coal or agri- cultural lands. A resolution for the ¢s- tablishment of two land office districts is now pending in Congress. One of these offices will be at Circle City, the other at Sitka, in order that disputes of miners cver contending claims for mining lands may be promptly and peaceably settled. seed tani x Contributed to the Conscience Fund, A conscience contribution of $20 was re- ceived at the Treasury Department today from an unknown resident of Springfield, SS Local Patents Granted. Patents haye been granted F. G. Dieter- ich of this city on a snap hook, and to Timothy W. Murphy, also of this city, for @ nut and bolt lock. . = , — Divoree Granted. é Judge Coie today granted Robert Bank- ett a divorce from Sarah Crump Bankett. FINANCE AND TRADE Sharp Break in Sugar on Wall Street Today. OTHER STOCK? FALL IN SYMPATHY Reaction Due to Realizing Sales ' and Disquieting Rumors. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS a Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 27.—A fair volume of buying orders from London and a moderate local demand combined in establishing a stror.g speculative undertone at the open- ing of today’s stock market. The anthracite coal shares were in un- usually good demand, substantial advances being recorded in all parts of this group. i Delaware and Hudson, New Jersey Central and the several Reading issues were most conspicuous in this moyement. Under cover of this surface indication of strength, profit-taking and liquidation was in progress in sugar and the grangers. The deciine in the former property ex- tended almost to 5 per cent, and a frac- tion over 1 per cent was deducted from the latter issues. The selling, so far as it represented profit taking, came largely from one source, but the rocm sold a few stocks in the interest of fractional profits in the short account. During the declining period the coal shares were forced into a sympathetic reaction, but they were at all times a trifle superior to the general market. The course of peices was ulmost wholly a disappointment, notwithstanding the fr quently expressed opinion that a reaction was due. The change in foreign sentiment and con- tinued favorable crop intelligence were relied upon to stimulate an active and higher market. Had it not been for the un- sympathetic action of Sugar these hopes would have probably been realized. ' Rumors of all sorts accompanied the de- cline, the resignation of Mr. Havemeyer be- ing the most effective. planation thereof have natu stock ix an extremely sensitive The attempt of an operator—supposed to have made the lion’s share of the re- cently created profits—to sell out and con- vert his gains into actual cash was fol- lowed by selling in all parts of the room. A short interest, estimated at something over 75,000 shares, was forced out of su- gar during the time of the conference com- mittee’s debate. It is now shrewdly hinted that this par- ticular short interest and not the Senate schedule was wholly responsible for the successful campaign on the long site ot sugar. In any event, the one man interest- d above all others in advancing the p now endeavoring to get cut of his hold- ings, and traders are ever watchful for an opportunity to offer down the price. American Tobacco was also : similar influence. The price of this property yic! ly to realizing sales. Tne lower-priced in- dustrial shares were relatively depressed. There is no indicaticn of any permanent change im sentiment. The outlook for improvement ts bri and the character of the buying at toda geciine wes v improved character. The depression wll extend to the point at which traders will ende to repurchase today’s sales, Th of front is likely within the next t four hours. The new demand st vnusuaily confident. If this di dency is confined strictly to the « reactionary limits the rebcund will be »ndition. den and effectual, £ eS FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and tbe 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. American Spirits........ 12 12% 118% American Spits pfd... 316 31.3 American Sugar........ 140% 140% 1853g American Sugar, pfd... 11036 American Tobacco si American Cotton Oil 148 Atehison......... : 1B Baltimore & Onio....... 104% 2, Bay State Gas Canada Southe Canada Facitic Chesapeake Cacet. & St. Louis. Chicagoa& Nortnwestern. Chicago Gas... CM. & St. Paul CM. & St. Paul, pfd. Chicago, R.I. & Pacitie: ° . Paul, M.&O Consolidated Gas. Del, Lack. & W . Delaware & fiudson. Den. & Rio Grande, pf Erie General 2 Mlinois Central. Lake Shore.. Louisville & Nashville. Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central. Missouri Pacitic. Nationa) Lead Go. National Lead Co., pid. 101 *102" New Jersey Central SSK 90% New York Centrai Wg 01% Northern Pacific i“ 4 Northern Pacific, pf a 4ly Ont. & Western. 16s 16% Pacific Mal. - 4 Bl Phila, & Reading. Big Mah Puliman P. C. Co. 170 170 See Ry., pfd. mx 30 eS eS a eS a ‘Texas Pacific...... ily “I Tenn. Coal & iron-.--2. ig My Union Pacific. Tee U.S. Leather, pfa... Cl% 62 Wabash, pfd. 1K 153, Western Union Tei Sliver. Washington Stock Exchange. —1 call—-12 o'clock _m.—Metropolitan pafioad dae 000 at 118. Citizens’ National Bank, 10 at 133. U. S, Electric Light, 5 at 93. American Graphbophone, 70 at 9. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 80 at 40 cents; 100 at 40 cents. Mergen- i 10 at 118%. Lanston Monotrpe, 10 BE 152 1M Re’ 15%: 100 At 13%; 13 at 13%; 30 at t 15%, 3; 50 at 15%. After I Traction, 10 at bei. Mergonthaler type, 20 at 118: 10 at % vipinct of Columbia Bonds. 20-year fund 5a, 101 3 ind 68, gold, 112 bid. Wa Senaeheie 7% ut bid. Water stock 7s, 1903, currency, 112% Bia.” 365s, funding, “curreney, 110 bid, 115’ asked. scellancous Stocks.—Metropolitan Rallroad 5s, uve bid. Metropolitan Rallroad conv. 6s, 117 Mid: Metropolitan Rat road ceztificates of indebtedness, A, 108 bid. Metropolitan Rallroad certiticates of indebtedn ss, B, 108 b.d, 120 asked. © lumbla Rail- road 6s, 117'bid, 120 asked. Washing: y pany 6s, series A, 110 bid. Washington Gas Com- ny 68, series B, 111 bid, U.S. Electrie ight Aebenture tmp., 100 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s," 103 Wid. American Security and ‘Trust_5s, nd A., 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, A. and 0., 100 bid. Wasuington Market Company Ist Gs," 106 bid. Washington Market Company imp. 65, i06 bid. Washington Market Com ext. Ga, 106 bid. “Masonic Hall 103 bid. = Agetlonsl Baik Stosts,—Bank of Washington, 200 bid. Bank of the Republic, 200 bid. Metropolitan, 277 vid, 310 asked. Central, 255 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 175 bid, 195" asked. | Second, 130 Did. Citizens’, "132 bid. "Colnmbia, 125 bid. Capi- tal, 118 bid. "West Ena, 104 bid, 107 asked. Lin- coli, 102 bid, 107 asked.” Ohio, SD asked. | Sate Depoalt and Trust Compantcs.— National Safe Deposit and Trust, x120 asked. Washlazton Loan and Trust, x118 bid, 124 asked. American Security and Trust, 142 bid. Washington Safe Deposit, 55 bid. saa es Stocks.—Capital Traction, 54% Md, acted, Metropllan, 117 bid. Columbia, 60 "bid. Beit, 20 ask: De Teg ae Electric 1 .— Washington Gas, xan ae 45 asked. Georgetown Gas, bid. U. 8. Electric Light, 93 bid, 95 asked. vas Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 30 bid, 38 i Franklin, 38 bid. Metropolitan, 65 bid, SOueked. 4 tional a i} | “Insurance Stocks.—1 asked Gambia Tite, 3 bid ‘Telephone Stocks. jraphophone, 8% Gra) % ee 1 a a = Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, July 27.—Fiour quiet and firm, un- i changed receipts, 19.240 barrels; experts, 8.454 bar. relx. Wheat unsettivd and higher spot and month, steamer N els: 2 rd, TGaTbiiy — rove 3 stor 28, 104,780 ‘ound . LABOO1 thant 51.000 bushels —seather wheat ly sam 40. ou grade, ThaSL. Corn firmer spot Month, R1KaR: Anzust amd September, Ata Steamer mined, 2Tt28 receipts, 2 2 exports. 119.09 bawhels: stock, XS bushels; sales, 231,000 bustvels son 52 Fellow, 35. Oats en 27; No. 2 mixed, Be ga24— tev EXpOTtS, 10,000 bisirele: stork. firmer No. 2 nearby, SOWANOK: Augnst. TatyaTey : spin Fi Fey bia; Sagar fir, ‘w Eezs tra, Whisky un ——— Government Bonda, Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers, Moamevd. Butler quic ariannced. Chese stend un unchanged. 2 per cents — 4 per cont registered. oe Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co. and brokers, 1427 F st., members > Stock exchange, corresporaents Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co. GRAIN Messr ew York. — ap ETING ARRANGEMENTS, The Morton Cadets Will Be Appro- printely Welcomed Home. The preparations for the receptio a of the Morton Cadets on their return home to- morrow are going an apace, and there wili doubtless be a general turnout of citizens to give the brave boys home. The fact that the turn without the cup will greater popular a glad welcome Mortons will re- doubtless cause a demonstration than would have been the case had they brought it with them, as the people here share the opinion of the people of San Antonio that the Washington boys were clearly victors in the contest, and hence will show their sympathy as well as their appreciation for the cadets, The organizations meet the cadets and depot on their arrival here will be deci on tonight, and the other final arc ments will’ be also ine! The banquet at Freund which wil bring to a cl of the home-ecming 10 e a brilliant affair, and Sait sei “3 a number of distinguished guests as weil as the érill team and the stay-at-homes Se which will turn out to scort them from the 8 tcmorrow night, lose the celebration Mrs. May Obtains a Divorce. Judge Hagner today g: ley McIntyre May a Russell Ma: Mrs. nted Lillie Fray. divorce from George on the ground of desertion May was granted the svardianship of one of the ch, and the father that of the other each parent tc have the privile ing the children, May was ordered to pay sult. ‘The parties we: pure, Va., July 18, 1Ssy about two years ag ted by Attorney > astod fren, BE) hild, Ada, e of visit wi Dixon has been or- 1 to the Brooklyn navy yard: = Pas: Assistant Surgeon 8. S. White to the C. cord; Civil 5 Ww. Norfolk navy yard; Civil Chambers to the New York Burned in From the Cincinn: Raymond Green, five years old, was at Play in Jeffersonville, Ind., around a mor- tar bed, which had been filled with lime and was undergoing the slacking process, The bubbling of the lime and water attract. ed his attention, and in an instant he leaped into the burning caldron. His screams attracted the attention of his parents, wha Side opposite. They went to the child's rescue, but before he could be taken wat of the boiling bed he was burned almoct to 5 d his i ae P aud his limbs and arms badly dis- Enquirer, = _ see New Proce Making Mosaic Floors, From the Ya’ lentitie Monthly. The manufacture of mosaic floors has been brought within economical Piishment and satisfactory Small particles of Wood, such as sawdust, wood flour and fine shavings, are treated first with a mixture of Shellac and alcohol, and then with a cement made of curd and slaked lime, and while this mixture is still damp it ts put into hot molds of the de- sired shape and size and placed un- der pressure the Joint action of the heat ssure unites the wood most thor. th — the shellac and cement, a few minutes the compound is taken out of the molds and complet cooled and hardened. Great care is ne Sary that no foreign substances, especialiv of an vlly nature, be present, as this would prevent the cement from being absorbed into the pores of the wood. In making dif- ferent-colored mosaic the natural color of the woods used is taken into account, then the wood itself is dyed and last dy dls- solved in alcohol are mixed with the shel- lac. The process is then performed as be- fore. It is said that, notwithstanding its hardness, this compound possesses all the perfection of wood, thus rendering it of Particular adaptation for use as a floor covering in the case of living rooms and private dwellings, and the vantage is claimed for it of being unaffe any changes of temperature. SSEee' est Outwitting a Store Detective. From the Philadelphia Record. A detective in a well-known retail store is engaged in the mental process of kick- ing himself whenever he thinks of a cer- tain transaction which took place last week. At a time of day when the store was crowded the detective, who was keer- ing a sharp lookout for evil doers, was ap- preached by a well-dresse4, intelligent-look- ing man, who informed him that he was employed as a detective in another store, and had followed a shoplifter from his firm's store to the present Place, where they would find her at the glove counter Stealing gloves. ‘Let her alone,” said the strange detec- tive, “and when she loads up I will follow Sad ren and we can then make a big ul. Consent was given to this plan, and the shoplifter stole $200 or $300 worth of goods unmolested. Then she went out, followed by the strange detective. That was the last ever seen of the pair, and the store accom- attractiveness, By Balloon to Klondyke. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Prof. Rufus G. Wells, physician and sci- entist, has decided to go to Alaska by bal- loon. The professor is an enthusiastic aeronaut and admirer of Prof. Andree. He believes that Andree will solve the north pole problem, and he thinks that it will be just as easy to reach the famous Klondyke region by balloon. “It is the best and quickest way to reach a : Hy | i a f F if f | i f tt il