Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST is, 1897? LATE NEWS BY WIRE|MUROER IN MARLBORO TECKELS ON FINANC President McKinley and Party Re- view Twenty-First Infantry. WITd A BEAUTIFUL FLAG Secretary of War Alger Makes a Presentation Speech. ged PRESIDENT’S BROTHER THERE ——— HOTEL CHAMPLAIN, N. ¥., August 18. —The 21st infantry, U. 8. A., complete, the two compantes from Vermont having arrived this morning by train, was re- viewed by the President and party at 11 o'clock today. The soldiers went through the regular review and dress parade. A beautiful flag was presented to the regi- mert by Garret A. Hobart, jr. Secretary of War Aiger made the presentation speech, and Col. Kline received the flag for the regiment. Mr. Abner McKinley, brother cf the President, with his wife and daugater, arrived at the hotel this morning. ———— DENT WHITMAN UNDECIDED. His Fricn Say He Has Been Offered Presidency of Brown. coTTs CITY, Mass., August 18—In view of the published report to the effect that President B. L. Whitman of Colum- tian University, Washington, D. C., was being ccnsidered as a possible successor to President Andrews of Brown, an interview Was scught with President Whitman, who has been here attending the Baptist meet- irgs. t was found that he had gone to Nova Scot but from intimate friends of the president it is learned that overtures have heen made to him to accept the head po- sition at Brown, but that the matter has net heen decided and will not be until the middle of September. ————— BNCAIRN WINS THE CUP. G Yacht Leads Again Today. POINTE CLAIRE, Quebec, August 18.— Glencairn crossed the finish line first, win- ning the series and retaining the Seawan- haka-Corint in Cup. Her time at the fin- ish was 1:2): Momo’s time, 1:22:10. The weather was again in Glencairn’s favor. although the wind was not so stiff 4s yesterday morning. The yachts started with a breeze blowing at the rate of fifteen miles an hour, a little south of west, and the hopes of the friends of the Canadian yacht were high from the start. Sea ge VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS DIVIDED. Canadian the Memo ‘The Difierence is on the Question of nS je Conventio: Special Dispateh to The Evening Star. STAUNTON, Va., August 18.—The repub- licans in this section are much divided in sentiment as to whether the party shall put up a Virginia state ticket. Now on the eve of the conference of the state committee, which meets in Lynchburg tomorrow night, the fight is waxing warm, and the leading republicans here are all astir. ‘Two state committeemen residing in Staunton, ex-State Auditor S. Brown Allen and Assistant Postmaster John A. Noon, are opposed to holding a convention, while Postmaster S. M. Yost, his son, Congress- man Jacob Ye: nd Turner K. Hack- man, favor a ¢ vention and the nomina- tion of a ticket. It is said that a number of rooters for the «enyention idea will go to Lynchburg to- day urging the state committee to make a fight. The Indianapolis gold men seem to be at sea, but many of them-will vote for hteir fellow townsman, Edward Echols. the Roanok: convention's nominee for lieutenant governor, on purely personal grounds. a. MAY NOW DISBAND. Members of the Hlinois Republican Association Discuss Dissolution. “In ali probability the IHinois Republi- iation will vote to disband as a political organization at its meéting to be held September said a prominent mem- ber of siation to a Star reporter ‘s informant continued to say that the attitude of the President toward civil service reform had had a depressing effect upon the Ilinois republicans of this city and they “had determined to lay down and go to sleep.” The fact that the President seemed de- termined io extend father than curtail the’ effect of tue civil service law was a sur- prise to inany enthusiastic _ republicans, and had so far discouraged them in their political ambitions that they were not en- couraged to continue the work in this city* for the advancement of the party in H- linois which they had pushed in past association members, has about 100 active though there are three or four number of Illinois voters ving the employ of the government. fon of disbanding will be con- the association on September 9, "n it ts possible, if it is deeided to take the members may reorganize = of a social organization. The . has raised money for campaign for many years, and has paid the es of many Illinois voters to their jes frequently furnishing speakers during campaigns. In return for this work the association has naturally ex- pected to have a certain influence in mat- age, but, in view of the Presi- ttitude, shown in his amendment rrvice rule just before he left ° tion, it is looked upon ing that political influence will be at a minimum during the present ad- ministration. here and i Joanna Curtin today applied for divorce from Patrick Curtin, to whom she was married in County Clare, Ireland, Marca 1a. hse Eight children have been born to them, of whom five survive. Mrs. Curtin charges her husband with non-support, cruelty and with deserting and abandoning pron years ago. She prays for the custody of the youngest children and for reasonable iony and couns-l fees. Sne represented by Attorneys Richards an ley BORDENTOWN, Robinson. the wife murderer, was today removed from the St. Frances Hospital at Trenton to the Burlington county jail. Robinson killed his wife by cutting her throwt on the 7th instant at their home at Fieldsborough, and then cut his own throat in an attempt at suicide. He was taken from the hospital today in the cus- tody of Coroner Fisher and Constable Hill. —_——— ver Continues to Drop. NEW YORK, August 18.—A further de- cline in the price of silver occurred today, the quotation tor bar silver in New York receding to 52% cents an ounce, a decline 1% cents from yesterday. The London tation for bar silver was 24% pence, a of %16 of a penny from yesterday's Yesterday's prices were low records that date. Quotations for Mexican pri up to dollars were only nomiral at 41 cents. ——_—_ Steamer John A. Dix Sunk. NEW ORLEANS, August 18.—The former «kovernment boat, John A. Dix, recently turned over to the Naval reserve, Louisiana sank this morning at the foot of Jackson street. FAIRFAX, C. H., August 18—The trial of Richard Burnett and George Chichester, charged with arson, which was to have come up yesterday, has been- postponed until the ber term of the court, @wing to the absence of material witnesses, Moses Jackson of This City Kills John Edward Wedge. Both Parties Were Colored—A Sheck~ ing Tragedy That Was Appar- - ently Unprovoked. Special Dispateh to the Usening Star. UPPER MARLBORO’, Md., August 18.— This town was the scene of another ter- rible tragedy last night about 12:80 o’cleck, when Moses Jackson of Washington, a jockey at the fair here, shot and killed James Wedge, another colored man, who lives here. The quarrel grew out of a dispute over the decision of the steeplechase yesterday. As soon as Wedge was shot he was carried to the jail and placed in the ‘hospital cell, and Dr. Leuis A. Griffith summened. Only a few moments elapsed before the doctor came and probed for the ball, which en- tered the left side of the abdomen, passing through the intestines. The man died within three-quarters of @n hour after being shot. Jackson, as soon as he realized what he had done, ran, but was soon overtaken by Sheriff Underwood and Deputy Waring, who happened to be at the hotel, and landed in jail.. The post- mortem was held this morning. ‘The coroner's jury, consisting of George L. Harris, foreman; Jno. H. Clark, Patrick Brown, Samuel En J. L. Jarboe, J. Dety Saucer, Julian Hall, W. F. Sedgwick, J. Pratt Neal, Robert Burgess, Dent Down- ing, Arthur Ifooe, with Acting Coroner Harris, convened at 8:30 in the “hospital hall of the jail, and, after viewing the re- mains, summoned several witnesses, who were examined. Dr. L. A. Griffith, attending physician, said that the man died from the effects of a pistel shot wound in the abdomen. The dying statement of John Edward Wedge, the deceased, was then read to the jury. It was as follows: “I had no pistol; it was home under my pillow. I said to the crowd, ‘Boys, do not carry on this way.” I did not offer to strike Jackson and was not fighting. Doc- tor, please send for my poor wife and chil- dren. I am dying.” W. F. Sedgwick, the next witness, stated he was standing on the bridge near the hotel; saw two women quarreling, but paid little attention to it; heard the report of a pistol and saw the flash; saw man step backwards and heard him say, will blow your brains out." Witness then turn- ed and ran. Maud Elliot was next called, and®sai.! she was struck by Maria Dent, but did not see arything of the snooting. Saw the flash and heard the report of a pistol. Did not hear any quarreling among men. Lillie Pass testified to about the same. Maria Dent was next called and said she shoved Maud, but did not strike her, but that this affair had nothing to do with the shooting; did not know the prisoner. Sarah Boston was next called. She said she saw the men pushing and fussing; that Wedge was talking with some boys, and Jackson came up, pulled out revolver and shot him. She then identified the prisoner. Joe Green and Robt. Burgess both testified to seeing the shot fired, and were held a3 state witnesses. John H. Clark testified that he was standing near and saw Jack- son shoot and. Wedge fall. Jackson said to The Star correspondent that he was shoved over by Wedge, and that he sid; “Don’t shove me,” where- upon Wedge said, “D— you, I will shove you over,” and then stepped back, putting bis hand in his back pocket and drawing what Jackson supposed to be a revolver. “As he did I pulled out my pistol and shot and supposed I killed, but I did it solely out of self-defense.” After the evidence was all taken the jury brought in a verdict “That John Edward Wedge came to his death from a pistol shot fired by Moses Jickson.”” Moses Jackson, the prisoner, is one of Washingion’s best jockeys, and rode Mc- “onso in the steeplechase yesterday, about which there was almost a riot when the decision was rendered. ———— AT CAPO) SPRINGS. Tableaux, Dancing and Whist ing Time Fly—Late Arrivals. Special Correspondeace of The Evening Star. CAPON SPRINGS, W. Va., August 16, 1807. The past week was a particularly gay one, among the most prominent ey being @ ge-man given by the young men at the springs. Among the prettiest dance! on the floor were Miss Louise Barnett, Miss McCahill and the Misses Libby of | Washington, and Messrs. Charles A. Cal- houn, D. Barton Mackall, Harry Lay, C. C. Dawson, M. Polk-Buell and Jas. P. Wiliett, dr., of the same city. : Thursday ‘morning a progressive euchre party of twenty-one tables was arranged by Mrs. Edwin McCahill of Washington. Much interest is felt in whist at Capon this season, and a large and successful whist class has been organized. Saturday morning a progressive whist party was arranged by Mrs. Herman Schreiner of Washington, at which the first ladies’ prize was won by Mrs. Polk Buell cf Washing- ‘on. After the concert last week several tab- leaux followed, one of the prettiest being “The Vestal Virgin,” represented by Mr. B. H. Warner of Washington; the sw rounding virgins being Miss Louise Barn: tt of Washington, Misses Gertrude and Juli Rasin of Baltimore, Miss Eleanor Butche! Misses Elsie and Edith Turnbull of Phila delphia, Miss Conner of w York anil Miss Shaw of Pittsburg; “The Wife and Child of Sir Joshua Reynolds,” Miss Gerd: of Pittsburg and Master Warner of Wash ington. Conspicvous among the number of good dancers each evening in the hall is Mrs. Frank Li of Washington. Mr. A. G. Safford, president and organ- izer of the first American whist congress end one of the best .whist players in this | country, and Mr. Charles A, Calhoun of Washington are recent arrivals. spending August at Capon. rivals from Washington are Miss Olivia Deakins, Mr. B. H. Warner, Mrs. Frank Libbey, the Misses Linbey, Jas. P. Willett, jr., J. W. Thurston, Benj. Fowler, J. ©. Exner and Fred. Thompson. On the 26th the annual grand ball and banquet given by Captain Sale to his guests will take place. —_>__. SHOT HUSBAND AND SELF. Sensational Act of Henderson, N. C. At Hendersonville, N. C., yesterday morn- ing, Mrs. Ben F. Hood shot her husband, one shot breaking his right arm and the second taking effect*in his left breast, inflicting what may prove: a dangerous wound. Mrs. Hood then shot herself, dying in- stantly. The cause of the tragedy is un- known. of Holmes |- Mrs. Hood was a Miss Cowles, a native of Ohio, aged about fifty years. She has a brother in Ohio who is a judge and the wife of Senator Fairbanks of Indiana is her niece. ———— oe IMPORTS FALLING OFF. Decrease for Month of July Reached BAAS, S52. The regular monthly statement of duti- able goods in bonded warehouses at the port of New York on July 31 shows a de- crease during the month of $4,345,552. The velue of such stocks remaining in bond at the end of the month was $7,518,275. The decreese during July w2s due to the enactment of a higher tariff and compares with a decrease during June of $5,479,868, and an increase during May of -$5,502217. Wrapper tobacco shows a loss of $2,800,000. The decrease in silks and woolens was also marked. . ——__ +02 —-_—- Awarded te a Local Bidder. The Secretary of the Treasury today cHaRGES WeaInsT WIMNBERLY. Secretary Gage Denies the Story in + -Almost Bvery Detail. Secretary Gage was annoyed today by a sensational in @ New York E Controller of the Currency Talks to mersing paper.) It was asserted wiih con- i siderable showtg of detail that Secretary the Bankers at Detroit. Gnas fph goa ease. renked: tdar ta cabinet * #t-Pre: ah| McKinley. appolnied A. T. Wis r ef the port. of. New Orleans. sf was also made to ‘the Influence tyaict’a protest, signed by women of New Orleans, had on the Secre- CRIVICISES THE PRESENT SYSTEM - tary. This S@rotest made serious Delegates Take Occasion to Rap] charges agains rly’s character. =; » Secretary Ga; the story in almost Some of Bryan’s Theories. every detail. He ways the appointment sas rot been settled, bist if President McKinley sces fit to name Wimberly, he (the Secre- tary) will sign the fatter’s commission. ‘The Secretary is credited with having de- clared Wimberly to pe “infamous.” He de- nies the use*of such language. Secretary Gage has. been showered with protesis against Wimberly since the latter’s name was first mentioned for eollector. The story gces that tary Gage has been in doubt about Wimberly’s ‘fitness for the office, and that he is opposed to the ap- pointment. Chairman Hanna, it is sald, in- sists on“ Wimberly’s appointment. Secre- tary“Gage intimate today ‘that he was ready to acquiesce‘ in what the President ordered. : Wimberly has been the leading politician of Louisiana for some time, and ever since President McKinley came here and assumed the duties of “his: office the partisans of Wimberly have been struggling to secure his appointment. They yisited the White -House-often, and were also: frequently at the Treasury Department. As bearing on ~the cage'it-is said that on.the 7th of last month Mrs. Mathilde Guyol of New Orleans was dismissed from the sixth auditor's of- fice. statement. It qs alleged that she secured the hearty indorsement of most of the ‘Louisiana’ republicans. She at last, it is said, asked the support of Mr. Wimberly, but that he coupled. with his proposition to nid her_an insult, which she resented, and, it is alleged, that an affidavit was secured from her setting forth the “facts. This affidavit, it is said, was filed with the S: retary of the Treasury by ex-Senator Kel- logg, State Senator Watts and others. About a week ago Mrs. Guyol was rein- stated in the Treasury Department, and it is admitted that the reinstatement was not secured through the influence of Wim- herly, who, it is alleged, tried all in his power to block her reinstatement. —— SUPPLYING POSTAL CARDS, BIG CROWDS ATTEND) DETROIT, Mich., August 18.—The- an- nouncement that Controller of the Cur- reney Eckels would make an address drew to this morning’s_ session of the | bankers’ convention an audience unusually large. A large number of ladies was pres- ent. ‘Rev. Dr. David M. Cooper of this city Gelivered the invocation. The roll of states was then called and: from each state a member of the nominat- ing committee waa named. This committee’! will meet at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning; in the Russell House to select the new officers of the association. A representa-' live from each state was then called upon to give a brief statement as to the general condition of business in his locality. Thfs | drew forth in every instance reports. of good crops, reviving business and encour- aging prospects for bankers. Marked im-" provement in business conditions and in- dications for better things in the future were the characteristic replies of all the state reports as detailed by the delegates. Nebraska's Glowing Crops. Henry W. Yates of Nebraska said the golden grain of the: ripened and ripening harvests in his state did not reflect the calamity tint to which the utterances of many of its public men and the vote of the State last fall had seemed to consent. John W. Faxon of Chattanooga, Tenn., derided Mr. Bryan's claim that the price of silver controlled the price of wheat, and sald the recent fall of the one and rise of the other offered conclusive proof | of the falsity of the claim. Only'a few of the states failed to respond with a statement of industrial conditions, When Controller Eckels came forward he was grected with a round of applause. ‘Throughout the reading of his address the large audience gave him careful attention. Eckels on Currency Reform. Mr. Eckels said, in part: “That which we term our currency sys- tem is one in name only. It lacks every element of what rightfully can be cailed a system. It violates in every essential fea- ture what in all other departments of goy- ernmental affairs we @ominate a system. it is not an orderly combiaation of parts into a whole, according to some rational pripeiple or ‘organic idea. Everywhere there is want of unity, and instead of.-pre-: senting to the world financial completeness it exhibits itself as a work of ‘shreds and patches. aie “Nowhere in any nation of equal import- ance is there to be found a curreney, aad, financial system so inadequate for the pur- poses to be accomplished as here. #t pre-(|4¢ sents in its circulation feature the singular spectacle of nine different kinds of cur- Hidders Heard Today, With a Wash- ington Mun Lowest. Bids were opened this morning in the of- fice of the third assistant postmaster gen- eral for supplying postal eards for four years from the 1>t of Deceniber next. The estimated number of cards to be used is placed at 2,070,000,000. Mr. Albert Daggett of th:s city, who had the contract from 1880 to 1898, was the lowest bidder, and will probably receive the contract. The bidders and their. respective bids vere as follcws: Wolf Brothers, Phila- hla, 25.98 cents, 51,96 cents and 21.28 cents; O. H. Miller, New York, 29.75 cents, 59.50 cents and 29.75 cents; American Bank Note Cotiptiny, New York, 44 cents, $2 cents. and_38 cents; P. W. Cowan & © Ohio, 31.17 cents, 62.34- cents. and 28.00 Wynkoop, Hollenbeck, Crawford New York, 31 cents, 70 cénts .75 Cents; W. L. Tobey, Hamilton, , 29 cents, 58 eents and 25.92 cents; Calvil, Russellvand Chas/<Lodowick, ‘Rens- seleary advo ¥,, 24.9) cents, 40 cents und 18 Traders’, Paper Company, Lockport, 30.97 cents, GLO4 canis, and, 26,5) sj; Albert bd. cents; gett, Washington, f 23.0 ‘cents, IT, cents and. 20. cents reney, all except two of which are directly. | Wolworth,,Cagtieton, N.Y. my i ctly dependent upon the credit of 54 vente and e294 centse Frank Wo Me ed States. The Treasury Depart-, ment established by it is the greatest bank- al, New York, 27:44 cents, 54 cents and’ ZB) 7 PS Pu and_H. E. ing institution in the land, clothed with the | Zownstent: Hutoke, Mas Sree bo least powers for self-preservation and bene- | ang 2) cents; George H. Friend’ Pa- ficial action. One statuie requires the Sec- and jet ’ Company, West Carl- retary of the Treasury to redeem the legal Oato, Sot ‘eents, 51.06 cents and tender notes in coin on presentation, and ‘cents; ‘Ticonderoga Pulp and Pa another compels him to pay them out that Compan¥; ‘Ticonderoga, N. Y., they may return again and again for re- | cents, 4% cet? and 20 cents. demptic These bids. were based upon the gov- “Upon every hand, the laws of the land | ernment sanjples. = Many of the bidders make it an embarrassment to the profitable | gave additiomal bids, bascd con samples conduct of the business affairs of the coun- y. It adds to the embarrassment ‘by the ‘ced inflation of the volume of the cir- culating medium at one, time and. the forced contraction through the operation of the subtreasury sys' at another. . Its only source of strength lies in the believed; forbearance of attack upon its solvency by these who hold its obligations. Designing to have banks, created uncer it and svb- ject to governmental supervision, supply the currency needs of the country, it still In-, submitted by thefh, and before any decis- jon is reached by ‘the Pcstmaster Gen- erai all the bids Will be considered to de- termihe which ‘one offers the best terms on the gove BONDSMEN UNSATISFACTORY, An Unsuecessfal Attempt: to Get 11- dred ‘Campbell Out on Ball. rs. Jones aud Langsten, counsel for sists on competing with them in their note fred fey issuing function and prevents, through tux, | dred, Campbell, who, was, ¢ommitted to and other barriers which the laws ercet, | Jail early “this month for having, accord- eccomplishing the very purpose for: wtneti' | Waite they verdict of’ the’ cobontr’s*'Fary, | they were brought into being. “A great government's fiscal operations’ cannot be conducted simply upon patziat-, ism, nor can they be based upon senti- ment. The government lacks in dignivy: when it puts itself in a vosition where it is her a mendicant asking aid from private’ citizens or a weakling at their mercy. It, possibly may be a bad thing from the patriot’s standpoint to present for redemp-' tien the currency demand obligutions which the treasury, under the mandate of ‘th law, sends forth, at a time when the gov ernment is financially embarrassed, but is a business one and is governed _business reasons. The Treasury Department should be in ch @ condition that it would not find it begn ‘responsible for the death ef Mrs. Abbie Compher the 2d instant, through an allégéd ¢riminal operation, today made an .unsyereastyl, attempt toiwsemure ithe iwo- man’s release on bail. Forme nfotlon’ ley yesterday afternoon, and the matter went over until today in order to allow the judge to read the testimony. taken at_the inquest. Assistant District Attorney Shil- ington stated to the court that ,Distriet -attornes’Ravis' before leaving the city last Monday had’ expressed himself as being satisfied with baib in the sum of $2,54 The woman's eounsel offered two. col men, Geo, R. Chapman and James H. W necessary for its protection find it | low,’ as suretics, but Judge Bradley, after citizen eliminate all the elements ee hunts | questioning them, refused to accept them selfishness when dealing with it. In order | #S,Bondsmen. to inspire confidence ie ; The judge remarked that while the evi- must stand -upon other business es- hment, ready and willing to pay the ment’s debis without asking leniency. s creditors and at no time having a larger lability outstanding than it is able, to hquidate. It certainly ought not to ins dence against the woman is circumstantial, yet a prima facie case seemed to be estab- lished, and he would not, in view of the gravity of the allege’ offense, accept other than the very best bondsmen. The court also intimated that the amount the same footing as any tablis for ite own destrtciion manag. the, means | far it the district attorney ‘was’ satisfied if those means are employed and aaneee ssi ‘amount the court would not ee a - | Counsel ‘for Mrs. Campbell ‘hope to be GEN. SWADDS FUNERAL. able to secure bondsmen satisfactory to the court some time today or tomorrow. i District W. C. T. U. Executive Meeting The ‘executive meeting of the Disyrict W. C,T,U.-was held .at headquarters, 910 F street, this morning. After devotional ex- ercises by the president, Mrs. M. B. Platt, the minutes of the last quarterly meeting were read. The treasurer's peport showed a baiance on hand of $ The-presidents df the iocal unions were requested ‘to use proper efforts’ to increase the membership.by the close of the year in October. ‘ “Resotitions were unanimously adopted in the mame of the W.C.T.U. protesting against ‘the sale of liqudr at Glen Echo Park, and so against the appointment of any legal advocate of the liquor interest to the office of United States attorney for the Districtsa£ Oblumbia. Arrangements for the Services To-' morrow. we The funeral services over the remains of Brig. Gen. David G. Swaim will be held’ tomorrow morning at 9:0 o'clock at the, family residence, 3000 14th street. Rev. Frederick D. Poy-er, pastor of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church, will conduct athe, services. The remains will be interred in Arlington ce‘netery with military honors. The fureral party will leave the house at 10 o'clock, and 2i the Aqueduct bridge will be met by a cavalry troop from Fort Myer, | which will esccrt the body to Arlington. The grave vill be near the mansion and near the graves of Gen. Sheridan, Secre- tary Gresham and Surgeon General Bax- ter. Gen. Swaim had expressed a wish. that he be buried near the latter, ms The following have been requested ‘to act-| A. .copy. 9, last resolution was for- as active railbearers: W. J. Thompson, | Warded, with a personal letter, to President Col. Janes A. Bates, U.S.A., retired; Jas. | McKim ‘ G.-Thompson, George Wilson, Capt. Will. | Efforts:ard betti inade ‘for a grand dem- em Flotcher, U.S.A., retired; Maj. W:'¥. | onstration at thecanftual W.C.T.U. meet- Huxford and George H. B. White. ing October 6, at, which time Mrs. The honovery patibearers have not yet'| Stevenson, World's, vice president, will he been announced, but as General Swaim | Present. : ¢ was a member of the Loyal Legion and an | A called egécutfte meeting fdr the second herorary member of Columbia Command- | Wednesday th September will be held, at ery, K.T., No. 2, it is expected that the henorary pal:bearers will be members of these organizations. ——o-<-. 2 CROSS GETS THIRTY DAYs. which meeting all local treasurers of the unions are invited- ~ > ee -Caw {Land at Shkagway. Some day®'agoithe Treasury Department received a teyuést from owners of vessels in the land_go00ds,“And; Ff ; Alaska, in ‘pase Afey are not able, by rea- son of stress of ‘weather, to make,the post of Dyea. Shkagway is about three miles ‘southwest of Dyea on the Lynn canal, be- tween that and Juneau. Being within of the collector at Dyca was'found, and the request Young Washingtonian Fined Beating th oe A Cincinnati special says: A. M. Cross, whose arrest at the Palace Hotel a few days ago brought out the name of Mrs. Grace Feder of Washington, D. C., was fined $25 and costs and sentenced to thirty days in the workhovse today on the of beating the Burnet House out of bul. i @ board She at once began efforts for rein-] yas made before Judge Braa- | AGES. Chango in the Tone of Japanese Press Opinions. WHAT THE LEADING PAPERS SAY interest in the Protection of Seal Life. TARIFF AND THE ORIENT sees ‘There are n> developments in the Ha- waiian-Japanese controversy, and no reply has been received to Secretary Sherman's latest communication. The press opinion of Japan has beconie much more conciliatory, and the arbitration negotiations between Japan and Hawaii are regarded as dispos- ing of the chances of trouble between the United States and Japan. The Japan Mail explains that the man-of- war Naniwa was not dispatched to Hono- lulu for the purpose of making an armed demonstration, but simply to secure the orderly behavior of Japanese subjects in Hawaii. It adds that Japan is to be con- gratulated that arbitration, the only civil- ized exit from an international difficulty, has been selected as a means of settling a mere question of compensation. The Main- ischi Shimbun urges that the United States should be complimented by being named as zrbitrator, rather than Norway and Swe- den. It says that a decision by the United States could be relied upon as fair, and under existing circumstances, if there were ay bias at all, it would probably be in Japan's favor. This suggestion has aroused discussion in Japanese papers, and’ the Japan Mail, while approving the plan, says the United States would rot be willing, from considerations of delicacy, to act as arbitrator. There are, however, some exceptions to this cordial expression. The Hansei Zes- shi, a high-class periodical, has an article acdressed: “Te American citizens concern- ing the annexation of Hawaii.” It has the appearance of having been written by a Japanese naval officer, as the writer speaks of being aboard a Japanese man-of-war at Samoa when Germany attempted to annex that ccuntry. He says that as a result of the Samoan incident, “England, France, Germany and Japan have the right to for- bid the annexation, and we demand that these powers shall proceed to act as is reasonable.” Will Not Dare to Annex. The writer argues also that there are reasons why America will not dare to an- nex Hawaii, specifying the Monroe doc- trine, the expense of a navy to guard Ha- wall, and the competition of Hawaiian sugar with the cane product of Louisiana. He says the nation of the Pilgrims, Will- jam Penn and Washington will not in this matter “gratify their national vanity, and vanessa papas ae benefits of the three races ol world, the Kan; Ss, ~ Heb? white.” baat ee e ind sentiment in Japan for t United States was shown Sane nen ex-United States inister Dun took his departure from Tokyo. Many officials and non-cfficials saw him off, among them Marquis Saigo, Count Ok Baron San- nemiya. as well as the ministers from Italy, Great Britain, Spain, Holland and China. As to Mr. Sherman's dispatch to the | British government on the seal question, the Japan papers point out that the in- terests of the United States, Japan and Russia are alike in protecting the fur seals and sea otters. The Japan Mail adds: ‘At all events Japan has to be consulted, and, in lew of recent events, some Tokyo journals think she may not show any strong inclination to entertain proposals coming from the McKinley government. We should be surprised if such forecasts were warranted by events. Japan is con- cerned in the preservation of the seals and otters, and the discussion of measures to thit end ought to be quite independent of irrelevant matters like the Dingley tariff bill and the annexation of Hawaii. Minister Hoshi of Japan has returned from a visit to Marquis Ito at New York, and after going over the last official maii from Japan left for his summer cottage at Berkeley Springs. Mrs. Hoshi and her children have utilized the hot season for a trip to Japan, end will return in the autumn. Minister Hoshi on the Tariff. The Tokyo chamber of commerce has re- ceived from the Japanese minister here, Mr. Hoshi, a reply to its telegram concern- ing the United States tariff act. In the course of the reply the minister says: “An increased tariff was affirmed almost simultaneously with the victory of the re- publicans at the election of the new Presi- dent ‘in November last. Conferences have been frequently held by the republican party since that time with regard to the tariff question, and I have from the outset requested the authorities not to levy heavy taxes upon the imports from Japan. More- over, after Congress met in special session, I openly approached the United States gov- ernment on the subject and presented a memorial to both houses, pointing out the gross injustice that the revised tariff would inflict upon Japan: also intimating that should the tariff be enacted, not only would it injuriously influence Japan's commerce with America, but it would also bring about lamentable consequences in the friendly relations of the two countries. In fact, I did all in my power toward effecting the curtailment of the tariff.” The minister spoke with satisfaction on the prospect of a recession of the increased duties on tea and fancy matting. A SLIPPERY PAVEMENT. ] It Leads to a Cane in Court for Heavy Damages. If certain twelve men good and true, find the statements of Anne E. W. Frazer to be true and agree with her estimate of the damages due her they will award her just $5,000, and Mr. Samuel Bensinger will be that much less richer in the goods of this world, and all on account of a slippery pavement. The plaintiff states in a suit filed by her today against Mr. Bensinger that he owns a certain stable on I street, and that last January, through his alleged neglect to previde suitable and sufficient guttering around the premises, rain and melted snow ran over the pavement in front thereof. The 27th of last January, so the plaintiff further charges, the said pavement be- came covered with ice, and in walking past she slipped and fell on it, breaking her left. arm .and wrist. She claims, through her attorneys, Messrs. and Douglass and Darr and Leekie, that the ice accumulated through and because of Mr. Bensinger’s + negligence, and claims $5,000 damages. —_>——_ THAT “CAP.” HATFIELD STORY. jo Truth in the Report of a Conflict With the Sherif. A Wheeling, W. Va., dispatch says: On Saturday a story was sent out reciting that a battle had been fought between “Cap.” Hatfieid and his friends and officers of M:ngo county, in which dynamite and Win- phe Register, Wheeling, W. Var Theke has ‘Phe ; ing, W. Vac: 2 been no fight, with the Hatfields. We have Heat FRIENDLIER FEELINGS | ORFOWLERSERIOUSLY HURT! FINANCE AND TRADE An Asistant in Health Office Injured by Acsident. Dullness and Lower Prices Prevailed at New York Today. aoa Collision of Bicycles on Fifth Sireet— Fatal Result Not Anticipatea— Workman Also Hart. There was a literal and painful mix-up of District government officers at 1:20 o'clock this afternoon, near the corner of Sth and F streets. As a result, Dr. William C. Fowler of the health office is now under surgical attendance and W. C. Simpson, colored, an employe of the street and sew- er department, displays several bandages. Assessor Matthew Trumble figured in the incident to no inconsiderable degree. Dr. Fowler was riding north on Sth stree+ on his bicycle at a leisurly pace. After GENERAL MARKET REPORTS —o—— Special Dispatch to the Evening Star, NEW YORK, August 1 Duliness and attempts at: depreciation were the most Se flistance above F street he | conspicuous features of today’s stock & bicycle ridden by Stinpson. | market. “= 4 The men fell to the ground wich ahagh, arket. London prices came in a trifl unde the local parity, but the final figures reflected fractional gains, particulariy for. Nashville and St. Paul. A probable advance in the Bank of Eng- land’s discount rate, and more satisfactory political advices from the cast, served to steady the foreign miscellancous security markets. Fears of gold exports to the ited States were somewhat lessened, but the advance in wheat clearly indicates that this influx of cofn cannot long be delayed. The volume of local commission business fell off slightly and prices around midday were given over entirely to the profes- sional trading element. Under cover of the dullness prices were offered down, but the Process was attended with extreme caution. The whole market was put off fractional- ly, however, in spite of the fact that the weight of argument favored an advance. Earnings were again substantially im- proved. St. Paul reported a gain of $52,000 for the secund week in August, and Mis- souri Pacific a gain of over $62,000 for the same period. Chicago and Great Western also reported a considerable increase in net. For a time these figures attracted buy- ing, but not in sufficient vohume to over- come the tactics of the professional ele- ment. At the beginning of the final hour the market was almost at the stagnation point, with a steady undertone prevailing. The sellers of the early morning at this hour made an effort to buy back the stocks seld earlier in the day, which resulted in an immediate recovery The strong closing in the wh. served to steady stock values partments. The failure to force material hquidation, even of speculative holdings, having become manif-st, it is now likely, that new buying will be inspired. The declaration of the regalar dividene on Burlington was announced during the day and was in no sense a disappointment The earnings of this property are certain to increase, and the next dividend period is relied upon to warrant a change in the rate of disbursement. St. Paul is known to be earning more than enough to warrant the payments cf 5 per cent dividends, an‘ some developments in this connection are likely during the coming month. The bvying of the Grangers solely on the prospect of earnings ts especially confident uotwithstanding the surface conditions of hesitancy. Missouri Pacific and Northern Pacific common are in good jemand, al- though manipulation is substituted for earnings in the case of the latter. American Sugar was liberally bought well up to its best recent level and the entire industrial list was sympathetically tn- fluenced. and at that moment with Assessor Trimble in the vehi - ed north into Sth street from F mee. tes fore the horse could be brought to a stand- still the buggy had dassed over Dr. Fowler. A large crowd gathered, and it was seen that the physician was badly hurt. Uncon. scious, he was Carried into the residence of Mr. Chap. Lord, 610 5th street. Without delay the news of the accident reached the District building, and Health Officer Woodward hastened to the side of his injured assistant. Dr. Fowler was soon restored to consciousness, and a good-sized Sut_at the back of his head, caused by a vheel of the buggy, y Wooleura, SEY, was sewed up by Dr. The Emergency Hospital ambulance was summoned, but was not pressed into serv. ice, Dr. Fowler being removed to bis hom: 1141 5th street, in a cab. It is thought th. he sustaintd no injuries internally, and Dr. Woodward thinks he will be able to re sume his duties in a few days at most. Simpson was sligatly injured on the right arm, but no bones were broken. Dr. Fowler was on the right side of the street, 12nd, he says, Simpson approached » the la him, er on the wrong side of the The colored man was wobbli an extent that it was Hateteeans Pris Fowler, so he declares, to know in what direction to turn in order to avi col- izeeti 0 avoid a col. Simpson's story is to the effect t Fowler was at fant, n° Steet that Dr. The force of the collision. according to Simpson, threw the doctor beneath the vehicle. Just a moment prior to the accident Dr. Fowler passed Detective Gallaher and re- marked: “Please don’t arrest me for scorching.” a herse and bugey, ——~—.___ SHLEY B. WRIGHT'S FUNERAL. The funeral of Representative Ashley B. Wright was held from his late residence, in North Adams, Mass., yesterday after- roon at 2 o'clock. The obsequies were very simple, in accordance with the wish of Mrs. Wright. Rev. Dr. George W. Brow: r tor of the Methodist Church, and Re: William Foster of Amsterdam, N. Y. former pastor, a officiated. Prayer was of- fered and Scripture read, but there was no address or music. A large number of citizens viewe1 the remains in the foreroon. The casket was almost hidden by the floral tributes. ™ ——_-2+—____ A HARROWING EXPERIENCE. A Bridegroom Has a Race for Life in a Tunnel. From the New York Journal. The story of au unhappy bridegroom, whose hair gerw gray in a single morning, and that the morning of his marriage, is reported from Zigrad, in Hu: gary. Mitru Popa, born in Teregova, son of a small farmer, and affianced to a daughter of a prosperous citizen cf Zigrad, recent- ed FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stcck exchange. Correspondent Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. ly started for Zigrad, there to wed and | American Spirits... Wy My 4 bring home his bride. The vlace can be | American Spirits, pt ist reached in two hours by the mountain | S@erican Sugar... + ten road. There was, however, 1 short cut: * it led through the railway tunnel with a is: single line of rail. Popa laid car to the 348 ground and listened. As there was not the slightest vibration he tock courage and ventured into the dark pussag>. Here, the report goes on, he had been stumbling along as best he could, when, after ten min ‘S passed in the total darkness, and being, as he judged, near the center af the tunnel. he heard the distant rumbling of an approaching train. The noise grew louder behind him, and Popa ran; louder still, and Popa raced. It was a via dolorosa with the small point of daylight far cff amid the darkness, and if he could win it. then it meant life, safeiy aud bride, but the thunder of the train grew ever nearer. Fortunately the grad- jent was a steep one, and th> express was called express by courtesy only, and the tace between the man-and death termina- ted at the tunnel’s outlet, the man winning by about ‘is own length. The mercifully sluggich “‘schnetlzug™ passed into the daylight as the bridegroom fell prostrate en the bank. When he had started be had dark brown hatr; when he arrived at the bride's house it was white as the bride's veil. The lrdy, huwever, ac- cepted him on the somewhat dubious €rounds “that the heir would cozme all right in time, and that the injury was cov- ered by insurance.” o+___—_ Found a Salphur Lake. From the Los Arzeles Times. A surprising discovery. was made cently on the San Joaquin ranch, neac Santa Ana, by workmen engaged in drain- ing a section of peat land near the bog. It is nothing less than a subterranean lake of clear sulphur water, unlike the harsh alkali water which surrounds it, and ap- parently boundless in extent. A twenty- foot pole failed to reach bottom, and i eral measuremerts to determine the area of the stream were unsuccessful. The wa- General #lectrie.. Tinois Central. Lake Shore... Loutevme « — jetropolitan Traction... Behetien! Elevated. jc Northern Pacific, pfd. Ont. & Western. Southern Ry., pfd Phila. Traction ‘Texas Pacitic.... Tenn. Coal & tron re- cents, ents, 100 at Mergenthaler Linotype, 6 at ter is not more than three feet from the | ,:pistrict, of Columbia, Bonds. —“20-rear Fund. surface of the ground, and is still and | (ls, Ma. Fen aes as bid tone quiet. ¢ Steck cm 113 bid. Pend. carren rrency 7, 3.Gos, 111 bid, 114 asked, ‘Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad The workmen first discovered a sinkhol: a foot or so in diameter, and were remov- ing the grass and earth frofn the spot when | 14 bid. Metropolitan Raiirowd cony. 6s. Lis Metropolitan Railroad Certificate of Indebtedne a drive of the spade into the hole let out | A Ty) tnd, Metropolitan. Ieatlrond a terrific stream of water, which burst upon them and continued running for a considerable lergth of time. When it ceased the men found that the drainei area, where they had been working had sunk from six to eight inches for many rods around. They supposed at first that they had struck an artesian flow, but the fact that the water is standing perfectly ‘still d.sproved this, and they concluded that there must be a lake beneath the cov- ering of peat. They sounded it in every direction, but could find no limit to the ox tent of the water. There has been at times mvch travel ever that part of the ranch in which the lake is located, and it seems: strange that it should not have been dis- covered before this time. ifieate Indebtedness, B. 108 jumbia Kailroud ts, ‘ashington Gas Company, Washington Gas Company, 4 Ae, "nited States Electric Light Debenture ‘Chesapeake and Potomac T ty ser. rit i f 5 E 4 i i i af aaeRRENT