Evening Star Newspaper, August 2, 1897, Page 1

NDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th Bt, by The Evening Star Rewepe Company, ‘ 5 EH KAUFFMAS N, Pres’t. 7 - 3 New York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star te served to suber city by carriers, on thet © week, oF 44 cents per m Feunter 2 cents each. By mail anywhere In the Luited States of Cenada—postage prepald 50 cents Fer month ‘Saterday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per rear, with futcign postage adied. $3 (Entceed at’ the Post Odice at Washington, D. C., as wee ad-cines mail matter) must be patl in advance. Known on application. ————— Che Lvening Star. No. 13,859. WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1897-TWELVE PAGES. - The regular permanent family circulation of The Evening Star is more than double that of any other paper in) Washington, whether published in the morn- ing or in the afternoon. As a meditim for unobjec- tionable advertisements it there- fore stands unequaled and um approachable. GARY'S FRIENDS BOLT} Trouble at the Republican Primary at Laurel, Maryland. ——— MUDD FACTION GETS THE DELEGATES — Coffin-Gary Element Dispute the Count in the Election. NEGROES VOTED FOR os BOTH Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. LAUREL, Md. primaries were helu in this district, as well as in other districts of Prince George's county Saturday, for the purpose of electing delegates to the county convention to be held in Upper Marlboro’ today, which will select delegates to the state and judt conventions and name a county ticket. The primary meeting was not without in- terest, although there was no disorder. A little skirmish occurred over the organiza- tion 4 result of which the Gary element bolted the primaries and held a separate meeting. Capt. Wm. M. Potter, who was designated by the republican county central committee, called the meeting to order. He said that he had also been empowered to select the officers of the meeting — the Judges and clerks. Demand a Judge and Clerk. The Coffin-Gary element, through their leader, Mr. G. B. Timanus, superintendent of the Laurel cotton mills, fearing that the Mudd element, which Potter represented, would give them no consideration in the se- lection, demanded that they be accorded one of the judges and a clerk. Capt. Potter said he was willing to accord them this, but would suggest the names himself, not pre- ferring suggestions from them. He named four members of the Gary Club, one after ancther, but no response was heard, for the reason, it is said, that the gentlemen called were not in the room. The Gary element suggested certain men, but Capt. Potter reserved to himself the selection of the offi- ce This brought forth a protest from the Gary men, and they withdrew from the meeting, ‘mitting Capt. Potter to select three Mudd judges and two Mudd clerks. Gary Men Withdrew. The Gary people then went up on the second floor of the City Hall building, in which building the primaries were held, and organized a meeting of their own. J. W. Penn called the meeting to order and selected the following Gary officers: Wm. H. Robey, George Wilson and Wm. Crockett, judges; John P. Lewis and Luther Brashears, jr., clerks. aptain Potter had in the meantime se- lected the oflicers for the primary meeting downstairs. He named the fullowing Mudd men: Wm. H. Hoffman, J. C. Louthan and hims (Potter), judg R. Walter Gray ard Thomas Mitchell, clerks. Ball were then received by the re- spective judges of the two factions. It is said that at 6 o'clock the Mudd people bad polled onl. votes. whereas the Gary people had polled over 1). However, when the pells closed the Muad people, ing to their count, had received to the Gary people's 130. Madd Ticket Victorious. The vote for the Mudd ticket, according to the count of the Mudd judges, was us lows: P. P. Castle, 197; John H. Travers, ‘airall, 104 orge Mat- ter, colored. who had withdrawn, It The vote for the Coffin-Gary tickei; cording to the count of their judges, as follows: Luther Brashea: Diven, James E. Shipley, Frye, G. B. Thom: Ist. The Coft ry element ¢laim that it was impossible for the Mudd people to have secured such a heavy vote; thai the republican registration hardly justified it. Their delegation will go to Marlboro’ to- morrow to contest the seats of the Mudd delegates. Captain Potter, the leader of the Madd faction, explains the heavy vote by saying that the Coffin-Gary faction so intimidated the negroes that in order not hot to offend either side they voted first downstairs for the Mudd ticket and then went upstairs and voted the Gary ticket. ae ena WHOLE FAMILY POISONED. Colored Peaple of Louisville, Ky., Get Laudanum With Their Food. LOUISVILLE, Ky., August 2.—Hardin Joknson, his wife and daughter and Dan Hezlewood. all colored, were poisoned yes- terday and are lying at their home in this eity at the point of death. Late iast night hepe was entertained for Haziewood’s re- but Dr. Howard, the attending jan, said he did not believe the mem- bers of the Johnson family could recover. Johuson invited Haziewood to take din- he with him The former's prepared and cooked the vegetables, ich had been bought the night before. Yesterday. after dinner all were taken sud- iil. They became unconscious and ared to be dead. Dr. Howard was moned and edministered emetics. None ats revived until last night. the poisoning was due mum placed in the food. it is allegea that Johnson has a neigh- lor who has been jealo of him for sev- eral months and has attempted to do him injury ea previous occasions. The police are investigating the matter. es BONA WINS AT Cow Duke of Abr ‘= Yacht Takes th Prize on Time Allowance. COWES, Isle of Wight, August 2—The Duke of Abruzzi's yacht Bona won the race here today’ on time allowance. The course was shortened. ‘ The Cowes regatta week opened today with racing under the auspices of the Koyal London Yacht Club. The big yachts start- in & race for a prize of £80. The course was from Cowes twice around the Warner lightship and Westleep buoy, finishing off this place. Meteor, owned by- Emperor Wiillam of CGermaty, Aurora, the property of Charles lay Rose; Bona, the yacht recently built for the Duke of Abruzzi, nephew of the King of Italy, and the Prince of Waies’ Britannia started. Meteor, Britannfa and Aurora crossed the line together, and the Prince of Wales’ Yacht soon after assumed the lead, with Aurora a close second. Britannia then began to draw away and obtained a-good lead over her competitors. Meteor allows Britannia 1 minute 5S sec- ends; allows Aurora 18 minutes 1 second, and she allows Bong 29 minutes 27 seconds. Aurora has beer referred to as a possible challenger for the America’s cup. es W. 8. Hobart Somewhat Better. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Avg. 2—W. 8. Hobart, the young millionaire and turfman, ig suffering from ehponic' appendicitis and will probably have to submit to an opera- tion. He has had a “sinkifig spell during the past_twenty-four hours, from which he rallied with difficulty. His physicians pronounce him much improved, however, trom his condition of a day or wo agu. POLICE CHANGES IMMINENT Commissioners Are Determined to Have a Complete Reorganization. Mr. Wight Has in View a Successor to Iuspector Holliuberger—Other Changes Hinted At. While the report of the investigation into the lax methods discovered in the second precinct, in the escape of the ravisher Carr, failed to fix the blame upon eny one per- fon, yet sufficient was discovered to give the officials an opportunity to change ex- isting methods. Commissioner Wight, in approving the report, did not rely upen the facts as pre- sented therein, but made a personal inve: tigation of the entire case, interviewing himself every one who had any conection with it. His investigation agreed with the one made by Majer Moore, and while he bes always been anxious to fix the blame for what appeared at first glance a miser- able bungle, he is convincea it would be irjustice to punish severely any one con- nected with the affair. He has been there- fore content to repr'mand certain of tho: involved. But he is not through with the second precinct. There is little doubt it will be completely reorganized, and with its reorganization will foliow other changes ir other precincts. They all need a good shaking up, it is said, and will get it be- fore the autumn winds begin to whistle. An immediate change is expected in the detective department. Inspector _Hollin- berger will, it is understood, be transferred to the position of night .nspector, and Night Inspector C d t@ a precinct. There is no doubt Inspector Hollinberger will be relieved, although there is consider- able conjecture as to who his successor Will be. It is the object cf Commissioner Wight to put at the head of the detective Gepartment the very best man available, without regard to whether he is or is not a member of the force. There is, in fact, a prominent detective under consideration even now for the position. Should he be decided upon, he will be given absolute authority to select his assistants. Many of the present force will either be retired, Cropped, or sent back to active duty on the streets. And these are not the only changes. Oth- ers affecting higher officials in police cir- cies are hinted, 2nd Washington may ex- pect within a short time to find practically a new management of the police waiching its Interests. Sa STAKTED FOR ALASKA. Two Army Officers to Investigate the Condition of Things. Under orders issued by Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn, Capt. P. H. Ray and Lieut. Richardson, 8th Infantry, have started from Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., for Alaska. Their orders are to go as far 2s Circle City at least and make as much of an investigation of the conditions at the geld fields as the short time remaining of this season will permit. They wili sail on the 5th from tle, and the War Depari- ment officials are confident that they will not only be able to get into the Klondyke region this season, but also to make the:r exit before the country is closed by win- ter. Upon the report of Capt. Ray will depend the action of the War Depariment in the matter of establishing a post and a military force in the vicinity of the gold fields next spring. + LOCAL NATIO: L BANKS. Their Condition as .Shewn by the Recent Reports. Reports made to the controller of the currency show the condition of the thirteen netional banks of the city of Washington at the close of business Friday, July 23, as follows: Total resources, $19,\4s, joans and discounts, $9,084,092; United States bends to secure circuiation, $070,150; lawtui money in reserve, $3,060,154, of which $2,- is in specie; capital stock paid in, »O0, surpius fund, $1,430,000; national depos.ts, $15,701,278; average reserve held, 37.77 per cent. ————_+e-+______. £HE BRIGHTWOOD POST OF Fick. Settlement of the Diiliculty is Again Postponed. Fourth Assisiant Postmaster General Bristoe stated today that no decision had as yet been reached in the case of the pro- posed removal of the “post” 6Mice from Brightwood to Brightwood Park. It was to have been decided Saturday, but the Postmaster General was so busy noching was done. Mr. Gary was detained in Bal- timore by business today, so the subject couid not be discussed. 1t will most likely be arranged tomorrow. It is probable that the free delivery system will be made embrace Brightwood Park, in which Brightwood will still retain te ofhic A NEW REV Plaus and Sp _the Treasury Department. Plans and specifications have been pre- pared at the Treasury Department for a aew revenue cutter, intended for service at the harbor of New York, for the construction of which there i3 available the sum of $ ). ‘The vessel wili be named the New York, and will be about the size of the naval practice ship Bancroft, now in Turk- ish waters. She will have a displacement of 78 tons, will be 15s feet long by Ju feet wveamy and will be required to make sixteen Knots on her official trial. Her armament Will consist of three rapid-fire guns of probably the 6-pounder type. She will be so built that she can be easily equipped with a torpedo tube. So TRANSFER STATIONS TO GO. Rumored Change by the Capitul Tra; tion Compan A rumor that appeared to be very well founded was in circulation today among the conductors and gripmen on the Cap!- tal Traction Company trains that the com- pany intended to do away with the trans- fer staticns at 15th street and the treas- ury and 7th street and Pennsylvania ave- nue in the near future, and to issue trams- fers by medium of the conductors to pas- sergers before leaving the cars. President Dunlop and Superintendent Carl were not at the power house when a Star reporter called this afternoon, and no one else was authorized to speak on the subject. == Personal Mention. Commander W. W. Reisinger of the Pen- sacola navy yard is at 1209 13th street on leave of absence. Mr. Theodore Louis De Land, jr., of the United States mint at Philadelphia, is spending a week with his parents in Le Droit Park, this city. Assistant Naval Constructor Taylor has resumed his duties at the Navy Depart. nent, after a visit to London, where he represented this country at the interna- tonal congress of naval architecture and Marine engineering. Dr. E. Oliver Belt, who has been. ing some weeks in the mountains of West Virginia and at Asbury Park, turned to the city. f ase sie ———_-o+___ Government Receipts. Government receipts — From customs, $224,469; internal revenue, $807,075; miscel- ipneous, $112,175. Naticnal bank notes re- ‘ovived today for redemption, $264,577, TRANSFER OF THE BOOKS. Each of the Forty-Two Classes to Be Taken Separately. It has been decided that in the transfer of the books of the Congressional Library from the Capitol to the new building each class of literature shall be taken seprrate- ly. There are forty-two classes of books in the lbrary—history, biography, Ameri- cana, ete. In pursuance of this plan work was com- menced today in the library, ticketing the books to be removed. As soon as all the books of this class are properly ticketed they will be transferred to the new quar- ters and shelved, first undergoing the clean- ing process of ‘turning the (air) hose on them,” devised by Su;erintendent Green. The plan of removal which has been adopt- ed is expected to decrease the confusion of the work to a minimum. The ticketing of the books, which was commenced this morning, is being conduct- ed by the regular force of the old library, which is sufficient, it is said, for the pur- pose. This was a disappointment to many who expected that the labor of transfer- ring the books would require the appoint- ment of an additional force. Librarian Young has decided to keep a sirict efficiency record of the employes of the, new library. He will probably adopt the system in use in the Treasury Depart- ment, having examined ail of the depart- mental regulations in this respect and find- ing it more suitable for his purposes. He wants to know the standing of every em- ploye of the library as to the performance of his duties. Mr. Young is now preparing sets of rules for the regulation of the new library, ap- plying to the patrons and to the employes. It is said he is pleased with the rules lately promulgated by the Commissioners for the District building for application to the li- brary employes. He is looking into the regulations as to patrons of all the great libraries of the world, and will make up a system from their bé points, modified to suit the conditions existing here. Mr. Young will probably cause a suite of smzll rooms in the basement or the upper stcry to be set apart for the exclusive use of students and authors. This will be done to afford them quietude in which to pros- ecute their studies and examinations of bocks and documents and to give them separate desks, where they can keep their- writings and lock them up over night. This plan, it is said, has been followed with eminent success in other libraries through- out the country — cone Cate INDEMNITY FOR INJURIES. Christopher Schmidt Will Get $3,000 Through the Germany Embassy. The Treasury Department has turned over to the State Department for delivery to Christopher Schmidt, through the Ger- man embassy, the sum of $3,000 as full in- demnity to him for injuries sustained away back in July, 1802, from a rifle shot fired by United States soldiers. Schmidt was passing along the public highway, near Fort Snelling, Minn., while the sol- diers were firing over their rifle range, and was struck by a stray bullet. He was a subject of Germany, but when the ap- propriation was made for his relief, Con- gress expressly refused to admit legal liability in such cases and made the ftem read: “Relief of a subject of Germany. To pay, out of humane consideration, with- out reference to the question of liability therefor, to the German government, as full indemnity, ete.”” The sum of $6,000 has also been placed at the disposal of the Secretary of State for the relief of subjects of Italy under authority of the following provision of the general deficiency appropriation bill: “To pay, out of humane consideration and without reference to the question of liability therefor, to the Italian govern- ment, as full indemnity to the heirs of three’ of its subjects, Salvatore Arena, Giuseppe Venturella and Lorenzo Salar- dino, who were taken from jail and lynch- ed in Lousiana in 1896, $6,000." Consul General Lee’» Report as to General Weyler’s Xote. The acting secretary of state has received a dispatch from Consul General Lee at Havana stating that he hes received a note from General Weyler, saying that neither the general government nor that of Matanzas has any Knowledge of ihe deciarauion which counsel for Samuel T. Yoion alleges he made before the chief of potice of Matanzas. a SEALER HASKELL DELAYS. Private Business Will Prevent His Vaking Charge Befure September. Col. W. C. Haskell, the new sealer of weights and measures, reported for duty this morning, but did not take official charge of the office. He explained that he had considerable private business which needed his attention, and it would require at least a month to complete it. This was Tather embarrassing, but a way was found out of the difficulty. Mr. John D. Miller, who was appointed deputy sealer, was ap- pointed sealer for one month, and Col. Haskell left to arrange his private busi- ness. The miserable quarters assigned to the sealcr of weights and measures on the first floor will be vacated, and hereafter the séaler’s office will be on the second floor in one of the rooms formerly used by the ex- cise board. oe Mr. Roosevelt Acting as Secretary. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt has re- turned to Washington and is acting as Sec- retary of the Navy in the absence of Sec- retary Long. Mr. Ruosevelt devoted the greater part of his time while away from the city in an inspection of the naval militia organizations of the various eastern and central states. He says he was surprised and gratined to note the growth of the organizations and the quality of men in the ranks, giving promise of a large ficld of usefulness in the future for the militia. He wil make the militia inspection the subject of a special report to Secretary Long. |, Counterfeiters Arrested, The-Treasury Department has been in- formed of the arrest of Wm. J. Griffith at Chico, Cal., yesterday, for making coun- terfeit standard silver dollars; also of the arrest at Sacramento, Cal., yesterday, of Carl Sweeny, accompiice of M. A. Plumley, who passed a counterfeit $10 note, ———+-e. - A New Catholic Cathedral, United States Consul Rood reports to the State Department from Tientsin, China, that a new Catholic cathedral was dedi- cated June 21, on the site of the one ée- stroyed by a Chinese mob at the time of the massacre. The ceremonies were semi- private, on account of the threatened in- terference by the natives, and passed off without disturbance. —_—__—___-e.__ Whereabouts of the Warships. The Bennington has arrived at San Diego, the Vesuvius at Boston, the Monocacy at Kinktang, the Dolphin at New London. The San Francisco has sailed from Copen- hagen for Cuxhaven. -_— Colored Margarine Prohibited. - United States Consul Tucker at Martin-' ique has reported to the State’ Department, that under the law which went into effect April 16 last colored margarine is abso- lutely prohibited from admission: to the is- Naval Orders. Ensign R. C. Bulmer has been detached from the Bennington and ordered to the In Mate Ji |, fro cepeorynce: Pagtedipace Hill, ma. Newt law. Hi throughout the summer, AT HONOLULUI Rear Admiral Beardslee’s Official Re- port to the Department. A SERIES OF NAVAL {CELEBRATIONS The Fourth of July ey a Double Observance. MINISTER SEWELL’S ORATION ae Rear Admiral Beardslee, commanding the Pacific station, reports to the Navy De- Fartment under date of Honolulu, July 17, as follows: “Since the date of my last report, June 18, 1897, there has been a series of cele- brations, accompanied by entertainments and official recognitions, beginning with the celebration of the queen’s dubilee on the 23d of June, on which occasion the ships vider my command at this port, also the Ne niwa, full-dressed shir ;at sunrise, with the British flag at the m: un, and remained so. dressed until sunset, and at noon each vessel fired a national lute of twenty- one guns. On the evening of June 25 the British commissioner gave a reception, which was very largely tended, myself, the commanding and othgr officers of the ships under my command attending in uniform. The Foarth of July. “The Fourth of July being not only the arniversary of our own independence, but also the third anniversary of the establish- ment of the republic of Hawaii, mutual notifications to that effect and invjtations to participate in the observance of the day were exchanged between the Hawaiian tanetument anal myself. “The same cour- SY was e: Japanese ship Naniwa, 1? Parties to the “A compromise became nec ry, and the matter was thus arranged: We all par- ticipated in the games, races and i!lumic nated boat processions, which wi order on the 3d, and on the Sth ie snine were full-dressed at sunrise, with the United States and Hawaiian. ensigns side by side at the main, the former to star- board, except on the Naniwa, where the Hawaiian was to starboard, ‘and ‘at noon two salutes of twenty-one suns cach were tired by each ship and the shore battery. We also during the early forenoon landed our battalion to take pagt in a mixed parade of Hawaiian and United States troops, mounted police, tableau floats and decorated engines, wagons, ct which parade was reviewed by the president and cabinet, myself and officers, from a stand erected for the purpose. “At 11 o'clock a.m. there was an Inde- pendence day service at the opera house, where seats were reserved dor T occu- pying one in the box of President Dole. United States Minister, Sewell was orator of the day, and received an ovation, which he richly deserved. During the afternoon Minister and Mrs. Sewell gavea handsome public reception, which was yerg largely attended: The Fall of the Bastile. “On the lth of July, having received formal notification from M. Voisson, French commissioner, that it was the anniversary of the fall of the bastile, and was observed as a national holiday of the French re- publ and inviting us to participate in the observance of the day, the ships under my command and the Japanese ship Naniwa were full-dressed from 8 a.m. until sunset, with the French ensign at the main, and at noon each vessel fired a national salute of twenty-one guns. Mr. A! ama, the counsellor of the Japanese foreign office, hus returned to Japan. I regzet to report the death by drowning on the 1th instant of Eugene Ress, fireman, second class, serving on board the Marion. The general health of the officers and crew remains good.” ++ _. PENSIONS AND BOUNTY LANDS. A Digest of Officinl Decisions and Opinions Compiled. A comprehensive digest of official opin- icns and decisions relating to pensions and bounty lands, prepared under the super- vision of the then assistant secretary of the interior, John M. Reynolds, has just been issued. It embraces leading decisions on these subjects extending from the organi- zation of the pension syst@m to the present time, and includes decisibns by the War and Interior Departments,jas well as of the Attorney General, and the}judicial holdings of the United States Suprdme Court and the Court of Claims. The pringipal labor on the big digest was performed} by J. W. Bixler and W. L. Chitty of the poard of pension appeals, together with Capt. E. P. Hall and A. E. Rowell of the board and W. T. Pier- son, acting chief of the pension. affairs division. The work is a complete general reference book as to the laws governing in the past and present, the granting of pen- sions and bounty land warrants, and a sup- plement to the compilation contains the pension laws, carefully arranged and con- sclidated by T. Fletcher Dennis of the pen- sion bureau. ——————— OPENED UP TO TRADE. Several Places Along the West River in China. Alfred Alf, vice consul of the United States in charge at Canton, China, has in- formed the State Department that the wa- ter course in that district commonly known as the West river has finally been opened to trade and commerce gs tar westward as Woo-Chan-fu, popularly known as Ny- Chan, which has been made a treaty port. Several other places along the river have been opened to trade. The opening took place June 4, a Chinese holiday known as the “dragon boat festival.” Mr. Alf says one small American schooner already is en- tered for traffic on the river. Bees. SA Ry Nees WILL QUALIFY* TOMORROW. Mr. Powderly to Assume the Commin- sioner General of Immigration Duties. Mr. Terence Powderly of Pennsylvania, who succeeds Mr, Stump, of Maryland as commissioner general of immigration, has notifiea the Secretary of the Treasury that he will be at the department tomcrrow morning prepared ‘to qualify and assume the duties of the office, ~ SECRETARY GAGE ‘RETURNS. Back From His Trip to Boston and New York. Secretary and Mrs. Gage returned yes- terday from a visit to Boston and New York, The Secretary made an address be- fore the bankers. of Bost ists of the day and customs authorities in to the administration of He wil] remain on ings’ at his* hozirezin tary WANT TO BE LAW CLERK. ‘Twenty-Three Men Engage in a Com- petitive Examinatio: A competitive examination began at the Treasury Department this morning for the pesition of chief law clerk in the office of the controlier of the treasury, paylng $2,500 a year, and for positions on an eligible register from which in the future promo- ticns may be made to the position of law clerk iu any cf the offices or bureaus of the Treasury Department. The persons eligible to enter the competi- tion must have the following qualifications: Trey must be in the classified service of, the Treasury Department; they must have been admitted to the practice of law before the highest court of their respective states, or of the courts of the District of Colum- bia, or they must be graduates of some law school of recognized standing. ‘The subjects of the examination will be as follows: General qvestions on law, gen questions, to occupy the morning sessYon of August 2. A relative weight of one will be given t» these questions. : Question. on statutory construction, ten questions, to occupy the afternoon session of August 2. A relative weight of one will be given to these questions. Laws and practice pertaining to the Treasury Department, including the de- cisions of the controller of the treasury and of the auditors of the treasury. Twenty-seven pel s applied for the ex- amination, but twenty-three only appeared for examination this morning. They are: . A. Auer, J, H. Brunemer, Richard K. Campbell, Henry J. Davis, T. H. Greene, J. W. Howard, George G. Hend ickson, Henry C. Jones, Charles J. Kelloggs, W- M. Lytle, Allen C. McDonald, Charles E. Mc- Nabb, Edward J. Morton, Henry W. Olds, Ecwin H. Peery, 3S. Pool, John A. Stagg, J. L. Summers, J. D. Terrill, N. H. Thompson, Robert Thomson, J. L. Under- Wed and Walter W. Warwick. Mr. De Lard, who has charge of the ex- amination, says that the papers of each candidate in this examination will be marked upon its meri:s alone, and that the me of no candidate will be placed on the eligible list who fails to attain the general average of 80, marked on the scale of i0v. ——___+e. A LAND DECISION. Against the Claim for Payment for Illinois Swamp Lands. Commissioner Hermann of the general land office has decided adversely to the claim of Champaign county, IIL, as grantee of the state in the claim of Illinois for in- demnification or repaymert of purchase money received by the government from the sale of certain lands between 1850 and 1857, and claimed by the state to have in- ured to it as swamp land. This is a long- pending controversy between the federal and state governments, and three different examinations have been made in the field by varlous special agents, and in different years payments have been made of other lands likewise involved. The original selec- tion claimed as a basis for indemnity ag- gregated 160,586 acres. The decision is a hy recapitulation of the evidence and the law, as this is a test case involving 100 other similar claims now pending here. Commissioner Hermann decides the lands not to have been swamp within the mean- ing of the grant, for these re the evidence as’a whole is { show swampy character; secon4, nal field notes of survey slisprove the state’s claim and affirmatively show the lands agricultural, not mpy; third, Gaimant's testimony ts defective, having aterially changed, while kaowledze of witnesses is unreliable and mostly from hearsay: fourth, the state has recognizyl the validity and regularity cf the govern- ment sales of these lands when it accepted the 5 per centum allowance given by law on sales of public lands; fifth, the sales were made by the government to individual set- tlers and citizens of Illinois thirty years be- fore the county agents claimed the lands as swamp, and patents tssued independ- ently of the indemnity acts of Mare 1855, and March 3, 1857; sixth, the cl: suspicious, being presented thirty years after the ‘regular claim sf the county for swamp land indemnity had been finally ac- Judicated by the government. the origi- The monthly statement issued by the director of the mint shows that during July, the ceinage executed at the United States mints amounted to $570,850; as follows: Gold, $377,000; silver, $260,000; iainor coins, $33,850. No standard silver dollars were coined. It is stated, how- ever, that there is ne significance in this fact. AU of the mints were closed from fifteen to twenty days during July, for re- pairs to machinery and the ennual over- hauling, and in consequenée the coinage was unusually light. In explanation of the fact that no standard dollars were coined, it is said that the supply on hand is sufficient for all reeds and, further, that the. stock of minor ccins has run very low. In order to meet the present snd prospec- tive demands of trade, the mints were oc- cupied in coining subsidiary iver and probably would so continue through the month of August. In addition there has accumulated a large stock of uncurrent subsidiary silver, which must be recoined as promptly as possible. During the month of August the large accumulation of gold bullion at San Francisco, which now amounts to about $4,500,000, will be worked off as rapidly as the capacity of the mint will permit. The coinage of standard silver dollars probably will be re- sumed about September 1. —__—_-e-______, TO THE GOLD FIELDS. GOI) A Department of Labor Employe to Investigate Them, Samuel C. Dunham of the department of labor left Saturday morning for the Alaska gold fields. He will make an investigation, and finish his report in time for the pro- jected spring migrations. Mr. Dunham is well equipped for the work, having spent much time in mining camps of the west, and for eleven years he has been one of the corps of experts of the labor bureau, en- gaged in the investigation of special prob- lems. He has been instructed by Commis- sioner of Labor Wright to make a critical inquiry into the opportunities for business, for investment of capital, employment of labor, wages, cost of living, climate, best means of reaching the gold fields, and kin- dred subjects. He will go direct to San Francisco, and will sail from there August 9, taking the Juneau overland route, and reaching the Klondyke region about the middle of September. He will watch the winter and early spring work, and is ex- pected to send material for a special re- port, which, it is hoped, will be published about March. » ——-e-—____ WHITE SQUADRON SAILS. Left Tompkinsville This Morning for Practice at Newport. NEW YORK, August 2.—The white squad- ten, whick has been anchored off Tomp- kirsville, 8. I.; sailed this morning fur New- pert for'practice off that place. The ships go. under way in the following order: The flagship New York, Commodore Sicard; Brooklyn, Massachusetts, Indiana and The monitor Puritan will follow Lieut. Ridgely Hunt, United States navy, 'in charge of the branch hydrographic office in. New York, has been recommended for retirement on account of deafness. He was examined by the board in this ci ap He py ete sty former Secte- of and ds well known in this Ate = Recommended for Retirément. Particulars of the Annexation of the Solo- mon Island Group. Steamer Miowera Also Brings News of Massacre of British Subjects by New Guinea Natives. VANCOUVER, B. C., August 2—The steamer Miowera, which arrived from Syd- ney, brought details of the recent annexa- ion of the Solomon group. The work was done by her British majesty’s ship Walla- roo. The first island made a colony was Bellona, which the Wallaroo reached cn July 16. The union jack was hoisted with the usual ceremonies. The natives were very shy at first and much frightened at the salute, but they became reassured on the snip leaving and removed the notice of the board of annexation and dug up the bottle containing the proclamation. The entente cordiale was first established by the ship rescuing a native blown cut to sea in a canoe. Runnell_ Island British protection was also placed under c the same day. The island is difficult of access and no Patives were seen. Pleased to Become British Su ject The Wallaroo called at Maru sound and Proceeded to the Stewart Islands, annex- ing them. The natives are of a high type and very friendly. They were much pleased at becoming British subjects. Runnell and Bellona lie to the southward of Guadalcanar, in the Solomon group, and Were apparently discovered by Captain Wilkinson in the Indispensable in li, It is said copper ore is abundant on them, Accordirg to Lieutenant Richards, Runnell Island is about forty-five miles iong and six or seven broad, of a uniform height of 400 feet, densely wooded, but apparently affords no anchorage. The antives resem- bled those on Tanna, in the New Hebrides. All the islands are rich in cocoanuts. Masancres in New Guine: The Miowera also brings information that news of still another massacre has been received at Sydney. Not long ago great numbers of Australia’s huge army of un- employed were attracted by stories of fabulous gold panning at Papua and other interior peints in New Guinea. Their ranks have been terribly thinned by murder, Starvation and fatal swamp fevers. To make matters worse every native who a white man wi helped a. y as marked for the The remnant of these white pioneers w. r ers wen: to Vinapa for a final effort to make thelr fortures and 1eturn. Their stores gave out and for months they lived on “dampe! and tea. Natives in the vicinity clarmed to be ill-treated by the government in the Hay of scant stores and decided to teach overnment a lesson by r all the whites within reach aa) Tomahawked at Night. The whites were raided at night and put to death with tomahawks, being easy vic- tims. After long suffering they were sick ard emaciated and could not defend them- selves. MAnj” massacres had occurred in the same place previously, but the govern- ment has never attempt Ba ted to punish the Later news confirms the occurred eighty. by. The entire massacre which tive as from Port Mores. Settlement of nati: \. whites had their heads spht Bien eee large band of savages. The government hes sent a large body cf military police to surround the natives, and shoot if neces sary. Wholesale arrests will be made. The natives will be brought Lack manacled in the hold of a steamer charte1 e cope chartered for the HELD FOR WIFE MURDER. August Mahler Claims His Wife Com- mitted Suicide. . NEW YORK, Avgust 2—August Mahler, a bartender, is in custody on suspicion of having Killed his wife, Augusia Mahler, today, in their flat in West 42d street. Mahler alleges that the woman cothmit. ted suicide by shooting herself in the head after attempting to shoot him. ‘The police say that the bullet which killed Mrs. Mah- ler entered her head in such a way indicate that it was fircd by some one above her and that the absence of powder burns makes it improbable ti In was self-inflicte a Gamat decay rs. Mahler, who was a widow when sh. married Mahier recently, was jealous of SS See attentions to her daugitters, uple had quarreled seve: e Se leeni eled several times ——— MRS. LELONG WINS DISTINCTION. First Woman to Ride Chicago to Frisco, SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 2.—Mrs. Margaret Lelong of this city enjoys the distinction of being the first woman to ride a wheel from Chicago to the Pacific ocean. Mrs. Lelong is now resting after her peril- ous trip, which lasted over six Weeks. She left Chicago alone on the morning of M 20. On the afternoon of July 8 she crossed the bay from Oakland and her trip was ended. During al! her journey she received not one unkind or discourteous word. Mrs. Lelong made the trip purely for pleasure, and she says she enjoyed it all the way, although there were many miles of walking and many more of riding over ties. She was once pursued by a herd o2 cattle, but by using her revolver she caused them to change their course. —-_——__ —_ SENATOR PERKINS EXPLAINS. Awheel From Gives Reasons for Opposing a Subport at Skaguay Bay. SEATTLE, Wash., August 2.—United States Senator Geo. C. Perkins of Califor- nia has arrived in this city from Wash- ington, D. C. The senator was asked con- cerning his opposition to the measure creating Skaguay bay a subport of entry. Senator Perkins said: “My opposition was made on the ground that in the application for the creation of the Skaguay bay subport not a single name of an American merchant or busi- ness man appeared. The names were those of Canadian business men, and were signed in their own interest in the sailing north of the steamship Islander. “There is no use in conv bottoms into coasters which the treme mation of Skaguay into a subport allows. My opinion is sustained by the opinions of commissioner of navigation and a solicitor of the Treasury Department, neither of whom thought the privileges should be granted. The matter came up at a cabinet meeting, at which time a dispatch from ex- ry Foster on the subject of the Strikers Gather at His Plum and Tur- tle Creek Mines. TRYING 10 GET THE DIGGERS OUT President Dolan Arrested, Charged With Inciting Riot. — FAIRMONT STRIKE GAINING PITTSBURG, Pa., August 2. ‘Three hun- dred strikers from the Beech Clty min: 5, on the Panhandle railroad,macched through the city at 2 o'clock this morning. They were bound for Camp Determination, at Turtle Creck. The men were mostly for- eigners, and carried canes and clubs. About an hour after the Beech Cliff men marched through, another ghostly regi- ment entered the city from the west and marched silently toward the De Armitt mines. They were the Imperial miners, 400 strong, headed by a brass band. The first delegation also had a ban The march was without noise of any kind until the Oakland power house was passed, when the bands started up a lvely march. Diggers Ran the Gaantict. It is stated that all the miners of the Montour Run gathered at the Plum Creek mines before the men started to work. A line was opened up, and as the diggers neared the pit mouth they passed between the lines of the strikers. There was no attempt at force, but a number of the dig- gers stopped and talked with the strikers and then passed on into the mine. Some were induced to come out. About an hour later the strikers moved off in the direc- tion of the -McCrea school house. At the Oak Hill mine a mMoustrs was made, but no men were indu u quit. How many menu are in the mine i net known. The strikers sev only eight, but it is known that fifteen new men went in. At the Sandy Creek mine many men are out. The company say 100 are at work, while the strikers say only twenty-two went in. At 9:15 the marchers left Turtle Creek about 2,000 strong and started for tue mass meeting at the McCrea school house. The procession was headed by four brass S The meciing was sChejuled for 11 o’cioek. President Dolan Arrested President Dolan, who was arrested early this morning on a charge of riot and un- lawful assemblage, gave bail for g hearing on Wednesday, and again joined the strik. ers. Speaking of his arre Mr. Dolan com- mented bitterly on the action of Superia- tendent De Armi He accused the opera- tors of trying to incite rot by vausing an arrest at such a time and piac aims he was not disturbing any one, and what his arrest was made without ca He thinks the arrest, however, will ihe cause of the strikers. De Armitt Steals a Mar. The detachments sent to Plum Creek mines this morning found that De Armitt had stolen another march on them. It was the intention to hold a meeting at the Bethlehem school house, an@ to invite the Plum Creek miners there to attend. When the marchers reached the piace they found help that a fence had been erected around the school property, and notic bosied that no sing wovld be allowed. This move ered considerable ill feelir he school house grounds the onl: lic place in the vicinity the mines a meeting could be held. The leaders of the marchers said they would not disobey the notices, and the men marched back to McCrea’s school house The marchers ai a.m., in the vicinity of the Turtle Creek mine, numbered 1,500, This is by actual count of a body of 1,026 me:: and a careful estimate of smailer bodies of men. If reports received by the leaders are true, and there is no reason to doubt them, there will be 3,5) men on the ground by 2 p.m. to try to shame De Ar- mitt’s men to come out. Other bodies of men are arriving every few minutes with brass bands and enthy sm. This means a long fight if the leaders are able to con- tinue the good order among the men. So far during the marching not a striker hes shown any sign of the use of liquor. Persunde Men Not to Work. While the ranks of the strikers at Turtle Creek were being augmented, parties of marchers were in the field to incuce the miners not to go to work. About 200 rail- road mea will be at the meeting this morn- ing. None of these delegations had been counted upon by the st cials when listing the expected recruits from all over this end of the district. Four hundred men from the third Mo- nongahela pool miners passed throaxh Me- Keesport at 2:30 o'clock this morning for Turtle Creek. They were headed by two bands and the American flag. The proces- sion was an orderly one. STRIKE SPREADS AT FAIRMONT. About One-Fo: h of the Miners Have Gone Out. FAIRMONT, W. Va., August 2.—One by ene additions are being made to jum- ber of strikers in the Fairmont rict, under the effcrts of Joseph W. Rea and one arsistant. Eleven hundred and thirty men are now with the strikers, while nearly three Umes that number are still at work. It is thought tkat this will not be the cose a weck hence. Rea’s work among the miners is proving very successful. The secret of the general strike, however, should there be one, is that the operators are getting no contracts of over ten days’ duration. The men say this is no permanent benefit for them, so they will join the strikers. JELLICUO MINES 10 RESUME, Preparations Being Made 2,000 Men to Work, KNOXVILLE, Tenn., August 2.—Reliabie information has been received from the Jellico district, where the mines ha’ to Set meetii las. week, and it is understoog - that a satisfactory wage scale will be posed. As yet the miners have - enced little suffering on of the strike. of Henry Tayler, the syndicaic