Evening Star Newspaper, September 6, 1897, Page 1

— THE EVENING STAR. ‘ JN E PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, J1C1 Fennsylvania Aveure, Cor. 11th St., by ri i Co: = Wee Raurrmate Pres ee Kew York Ofice, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star fs s ubacribers in the 10 ecnis t th th, Satrrday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3.00. The Evening Star is the only afternoon paper in Washington that receives the dispatches of the Associated Press. It is therefore the only one in which the reader can find the complete news of the world, directly trans- mitted by telegraph, up to the moment of going to press. ‘Entered at the Post Office at Waskington, D. C., ss mail matter.) i subseriptions maust be paid in advance. tes of advertising made known on application. No. 13,889. TWO CENTS WILL ACCEPT 65-CENT RATE Miners of the Pittsburg District Holding Mass Meetings Today. OBJECTS TO COMING Hawkins Changes His Mind and Will Fight Extradition. HE HAS SECURED LEGAL COUNSEL GORMAN TO RETIRE Maryland Senator Said to Be About to Quit Politics, Generally Believed That They Will Instract Delegates to Accept Prop- osition of the Operators. FORMAL ANNOUNGEMENT EXPECTED Influence It Would Have on the Maryland Democracy. Mr. Davis Laughs at Attempted Incrimination of Deputy Collector. PITTSBURG, Pa., September 6.—Mass meetings are being held all over the Pitts- burg district tcday by the striking miners, for the purpose cf appointing delegates to the district conventicn, which mects here tomorrow, to co der the Columbus com- promise and elect delegates to the national convention at Columbus on Wedne While some of the teading miners have ted that they will contend for instrac- tions to the Columbus delegates te vote for 9 cents or nothing, it is thought that the 6%cent men will be in a minority, and un- able to successfully urge their plan. A number of operatcrs have received as- surances that the miners formerly at work for them will ratify the agreement arrived MAYORALTY CAMPAIGN THE THE NEWS HERE Speclal Dispatch to The Evening Star. TORONTO, Ont., September 6.—Thornas Hawkins,. the much-wanted negro porter, who left the office of the collector bf customs at Washington $9,000 short, is in the tolls here, and is sorry he left Wash- ington, and still more sorry at the prospect of returning. 2 He was reported last night to be quite 1 Dispatch to TIMORE, Md., September 6, 189 pnerally expected here that Senator will soon issue a letter, cither nitely announcing his intention of with- drawing from the fight or throwing down the gauntlet to his epponenis and acknowl- ng himself as the issue of the cam- paign. Tho: who know Mr. Gorman | at in Columbus, and will vote to return to best believe that he fully intends to retire 65-cent rate. President Dolan, | wiiling to waive extradition and go back, from politics and spend the rest of his life Varner and District Or- | but he bas changed his mind. He has en- ganizer Cameron Miller all say that they’ feel sure that the great majority of the miners will vote to accept the 65-cent rate. President Dolan ‘s of the opinion that the They believe that he will an- this in the expected letter, and that wiil not only declire his llingness to accept a re-election to the Unite gaged Mr. T. C. Robinette, a prominent young criminal lawyer here, and will fight. He puts forth a line of defense which is States | Settlement of the strike on this basis is the Jan ugly charge against the deputy col: s i 0 ery best thr be accomplished at this | ject, f taxes, saying that he took the Senate, but will recommend the selection | VeT¥ best that can A ector of taxes, saying es At that ri the big lake shippers | \, : by the next general assembly, should it be | Lan be got in Hine, and Meany all of the | Wad of bills off to help the latter, who rtroiled by the democrat: shore man as his successor. They say that Mr. Gorman has been ious for the last three years to bring political career to a close, and is de- termined to soon make his intention known. short and about to flee himself. From the first he has asserted there was more than one in it. Detective Phelan of Washington has arrived here and is at the Elliott House awaiting the arrival of the ccilector of taxes, who is expected hourly. of an eastern | mines in the district will be at work with- in a few weeks from the time of the ac- ceptance of the cffer of the operators by the miners. = The mining officials say that the struggle against the New Yerk and Cleveland Gas Coal Company will be pushed up to the He is now in his fifty-ninth year, and has | end cf the year unless the com is Bie sar ecoe AS errant cue. been in office nearly all his life. The | beaten before that time. The acceptance eokcuthelroon at Bond street which onsibility entailed upon him | of the G5-cent rate, they say, in no W: s proved a trap to him. Chief Young of ship of the Maryland democ- Niagara Falls traced him there. up to the he digge ve told heavily on him, and he feels affects the pric the mines of thi nt of his taking the 2:20 p.m. train d of r Furthcrmore, the mem- | mine worker: Pocure : family are aaxious to have him | Armitt the district price without | fer Toronto, and wired SeaTac’ give up public life, and he is continually differential (tn “Its favor. the) fignt | ~The Gescription was read ito, the police. urged to do so. inst him will be continued. happens to board at 52 Bond street, recog- Claims of Hin Friends. ae aceiseas os. nized the new arrival. He told Detective A SCORCH His intimate friends assert that he was ~ on the point of retiring from active parti im pOlitical affairs after Lryan’s tion last year, but was induced by those in charge of the party crganization to continue in the fight. It was repre- Slemin, and the two on, Saturday evening called on the negro, who was found quiet- ly sitting in his room. Submitted Without a Struggle. He submitted without a struggle, though a loaded revelver was found in his room. naman Makes a Rec- ord on a Bicycle. NILES, Mich.. September 6.—Foo Lee, an up-to-date Niles Chinese laundryman, is the first of his countrymen to win a € Niles, Mic! i to him that the party was in a very | picycle race in the United States. ~| He denied being Hawkins, payne he cistupted condition at the time and in des- |" gcme months azo Foo was persuaded to | 4me was Stewart. But Slemin laid his Mon” Veen oe cls, supervision and direc | n0, 9 bicycle and ina few weeks was able | hands on his valise, a small, neat affair, of tion. Very much agzinst his will he cou- . - 2 a subdued, fashionable greenish tint, and seated t in the fi i ie to ride as well as any one. He accom- , ication Cmain in the fight, and his id i in it was found package upon package of tification h the silver ‘campaign won | panied American boys cn long spins and | ! tire ae I Uigte ee Ta Ss a the ed admiration of the regu- | surprised them by making good his boasts kins,” he said, “but there are more than to “make ‘em all xo and ride um feet off. He gvew mere proficient cn the wheel and at a carnival of sports eld here entere in one of the events, and this sole attrac- tion had the effect of bringing out an im- Mense crowd. In the race were entered seme fast riders, but they were not in it Position. The | \¢ 7 asthe heat th aes ortly after the | Wit? the Cninaman, as he beat them eas official, but was |‘, come of injudicious expressions on art of th who prevented the sen- ring himself to the members of the convention. Mr. Gorman’s friends say he appreciates fully the animosity felt against him by the independent democrats, and believes that with the possibility of hi: re-election to the Senate out of the way, the majority of hem will return to the party. Recent de- opments, the factional di ‘putes and dis- cords among the republicans in Baltimor the di: isfaction with Governor Lowndes’ administration and the ntricities of s& tor Wellington hav ‘trengthened his intention of withdrawing, as he believes me in this.” Down the station they counted the bills, which were in all denominations. They amounted to $8,338. Hawkins was amazed when they told him of the haul he had made. “My God,” he said, “if I had known I had as much money as that on me I'd have gone crazy.” He then professed willing. ness to go back without giving trouble, and Washington authorities were wired. Over Sunday, however, he appears to have done some thinking, and this morning he was closeted with Mr. Robinette, who an- pounces that they will fight extradition. His story is a curious one. Only three per- sens, he . knew the combinaticn of the safe—the collector, deputy collector and the cashier. The latter was on his holiday, and the deputy, who had been there seven years, was short in his account. Out of friend- ship for him, Hawkins says, he agreed to flee, taking the money. ‘The two were to meet in Toronto. is also asserted by that the senator was again persuaded to forego giving out such an announcement at the recent democratic state cenvention on the sround that its effect, at the time, would be disastrous, and that later in the these gentlemen ‘ae sperts are trying te induce Foo Lee te give up the laundry business and devote himself to racing. aa COLLIDED WITH THE GATE CITY. Schooncr Jocl Cook R With Headgear Gone. PHILADELPHIA, September 6.—The schooner Jcel Cook arrived last night from New York with her jibboom, bowsprit and all headgear carried away as a result of having been in collision Friday morning last with the ocean line steamship Gate ches Port Haw- was to follow him té Canada and share with him the proceeds ef the rebbery. The combination of the safe, he says, was given him by the deputy. This phase of the case the police regard as of'no consequence, and vay that no attention is paid to it because it is simply riticulous. There {is nothing about the case, they sa which in any possible manner would throw the slightest suspicion on Mr. Collins. In the first place, they say, Mr. Collins 1s bonded for $20,000, and had he-wanted to rob the safe he gould have done so with- out the knowledge or assistance of the colored messenger, and could have emptied it at a time when there was considerably tore money in it than there was last Tues- day, when Hawkins filled his pockets. Deputy Collins’ Statement. Deputy Collector Collins, in conversation with a Star reporter today, said that Haw- kins’ statements concerning him were so ridiculous that they were not worthy of notice. “Tam under a $2 000 bond,” he said, ‘so that it would have been ‘absurd for me to have entered-into a partnership out of which I would have gotteadess then $4,500. He explained that, there had been 2s much as $100,000 in the safe at a time, and cnly on the Saturday before the safe was robbed there was something like $15,000 in it. “Whatever doubt, if any, I may have had about the safe being unlocked,” said Mr. Collins, “E haven't any now. In view of the statements attributed to Hawkins, 1 am more than ever convinced that he knew the combination, and that he really un- locked the safe.” It wus due to the presence of a policeman at the dining table where Hawkins was a guest that Hawkins managed to get be- hind the bars. He had the misfortune to put up at the house where’ the officer boarded. This man, whose name is Mc- Call, is a probationer on the Toronto force, and while at the dinner~ table Saturday Hawkins’ defective eye. tégether with his Washington,” mused the probationer, as he left the house, and when he had De- tective Sleeman call to see the suspect, the more experienced officer had not the slight- est doubt on the question of identity. Denied Hix Identity. But the new boarder, with his pockets filled with money, denied his identity, not- withstanding which the Canadian detec- tive took him to the office of Col. Grasett, and a short dose of the “sweating” pro- cess resulted in his weakening and giving up the money. Thus the boarder “Thomas Stewart” was deprived of his Hberty and his ill-gotten cash and locked up as Thomas Varick Hawking, alias Thomas Stewart. i The statement he made to the officers was that he went from here direct to Niagara Falls Tuesday ight,end was in Canada at the hour when he knew Cashier Chamberlain would taost lkely~ discover the loss, Now that the far-reaching in- vestigation aad work, done by Inspector Mattingly is known, ‘the police are not surprised that the mam wantedishould have been apprehengied so saon. Among the many other precautions taken, a lensthy telegram wes sent toCol. Grasett, at Toronto. The colosel is a ersonai friend of Major Moore's and it was known that he would do all,in his power fo ap- prehend the fugitive shomid he cothe that way. ~ . Cabled to-Rarope. It was possible that Mawk'ns had taken ah outgoing steamer, and “to guard against hi" escpe in this way! Inspector Mat- tingly €abled Col. John Hay “and other iiniste#s to have vessels*watehed for him. Detective Helan was sest to New York, as it was thought cert; had gone off on a train day nigh had possibly gone to Greater New Yo Soon after reaching there Detective Helan enlisted the services of the New York de. tectives and they visited all the steam- ship companies’ offices and the swell col- ored club rooms. The officers learned where he had been last summer, but could find no. trace of his having been there re- cently. Telegrams were also sent west and south .and the in that Hawkins nd Klondike route was Has Made Its Appearance at Ocean Springs, Miss, POSITIVE STATEMENT OF PHYSICIANS Sd Infected City Will Immediately Be Placed in Quarantine. NOT CREDITED HERE JACKSON, Miss., September 6.—Governor McLaurin just received tae following tele- stam from the two members of the state board of health who went to Ocean Springs, Miss., yesterday to investigate the yellow fever scare: . After a most thorough investigation in every conceivable light, it is the unanimous opinion of representatives of Louisizna, Alabama and Mississippi state hoards of health and the marine hospital service that the fever now prevailing in Ocean Springs is yellow fever. (Signed) H. H. HARRALSON. J. F. HUNTER. Heard at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, September 6.—President Oliphant of the Louisiana board of health sent a telegram to that board here at 10 o'clock confirming the report that the phy- siclans at Ocean Springs had declared the prevailing sickness: undoubtedly yellow fe- ver. The doctors of three states came to this conclusion after helding an autop: gn the body of a persoa who died yest lay. Couriers are now skirmishing around the city for sufficient members to make up a quorum of the state board of health in order to declare quarantine against Ocean Springs, which fs about one hundred miles from this city. Rigid precautions will be taken absolute- ly to isolate the ings and it is confident- ly hoped here b; ading physicians that the precautions will be successful in keep- ing the disease from spreading to this place. A case in point is that of Biloxi several years ago, when there was an epi- demic of yellow fever. Biloxi is closer to New Orleans than Ocean Springs, but the medical men were successful in confining the sickness to that city Little Alarm Felt. There is little or no alarm here, but so- Journers on the coast are returning to the Y, and will spend the balance of the summer at home. The result of the quar- autine will probably be the taking off of the excursion and regular trains which run be- tween New Orleans and Ocean Springs, and which touch at the various resorts along the Mississippi sound. The fever has been prevalent at Occan Springs for some time. Two weeks ago, after a careful investigation, the Louisiana authorities declared. the ‘disease to be “dengue,” which it probably was at that time, the disease being mild and the death tate being trifling. During the past week, however, virulent and has probably developed into ellow jack. The state beard of health has decided to enforce a rigid quarantine against Biloxi and Ocean Springs. Querantine will also be enfcreed against the other watering pluces on the gulf coast until President Obphant returrs and more light is obtain- ed on the situation. Guards are to be put on the trains and at the stations, all bag- &.ge is tc be fumigated and every precau- Uon is to be taken to keep the disease out of the city. The Louisville and Nashville DREAD YELLOW JACK|FOR THE FALL campaign | the disease has become more A GENERAL FESTIVAL ee ESS — The Republican National Committee Send- ing Ont Documents. Workingmen Enjoying a Season of Rest and Recreation, CELEBRATION OF LABOR DAY Compilation of Tariff Speeches and Statisties—Remarks of a Demo- erat Included. One of the most interesting campaign documents ever sent out from Washington has just been prepared by the republi national committee for distribution in the states where ‘the campaign this fall is to be of national importance, n in Ohio History of an Occasion Which Has National Sancti ee < n. bl. and Maryland. While the matter was pre- OTES AND INCIDENTS pared under the direction of the national committee, it will be distributed by the Se a ttate committees. Jt seoms to t ther a misnomer that The document in question is a complla-| the first. Monday in September should be tion of about 760 printed pages of tarif designated Labor day, when it is ly a speeches and tariff statistics. cluded _a comparative s the difference for each item of importation between the Mckinle tariff law, the House tariff bill, the Senate bill and thc new tariff law acted. The rates duty are reduced to an orem equiv. lent, so as to make a comparison of the rates very easy. The other pages are devoted to a reprint of speeches and of newspaper articles bear: ing upon the tariff and upon the currency question, with discussion, of free silver and the gold standard. The second speech in the collection, and one to which attention is called by its conspicuous display, is the speech delivered by In it is n- ement showing ¥ on which th sons of toil, above all other times, are supposed to rest and enjoy themsciv according to their own dicta b It is Labor Gay, however, in the fact that it has been made a legal holiday here for those who earn their bread by the swes of their brows, to be commemorated by them and their children with almost as much enthu:iasm as is cisplayed che Fourth of July, National Independence day. Although the day has been observed in a strictly national manner for only a few rs, the celebration of Labor day has be- ne a matter of the history of the coun- a democrat from t south—Senator McLaurin of South Care. | tty—its designation a red letter one in the lina. The speech s delivered by Mr. | patriotic dates cf the United Sta MeLaurin March 23, w! ber of the Hous e he was a mem- Vhen the bill came up aurin voted with the number of ; but voted Perade Not Exsc . Though there fs no parace in the District of Columbia today by the thousands of workers in honor cf the day which has been set upart partic 1! itis fac from being an inci has grown a hetic in nual fe it mean that the workers hav mere noise and gittter is rvance; t oft a high ning of the republicans for tariff amendme: bill as a whol Following is a quotation from his speech printed fa the republican campaign doc ment: “We must admit the fact that for the next four years at least the doctrine of protection will control our revenue system, end for one I propose to demand a ri procity of proteciion between the sections forall the industries of this country, south as Well as north. ‘As democrats we have denounced the dcetrines of protection and declared that the protected industries of the north and east were robbing the balance of the na tion. Believing this to be true, and -know- ing that In spite of all our efforts for thir- ly years this doctrine s' continues in op eration, is it wise, is it just to our people not to demand fair play for our section? Must our own people suffer because of our-| cbstinacy or pride? Let us demand equ. privileges for all the products of the south, to the end that if the tariff is rebbery our protective against the rly for their benefit, *tion that labor regard to its an- rt- end flags flying, ying, the rhyth- ic step of m.rching mcn, U er- is | reseated ay the picacin Ppeciacl> of happy work- ingmen, walking with ir wives and children by their side n holiday attire faces smiling, to visit ihe resorts wh have been selected for t urpore. The dinner buck been sed by the ex- ; instead of the implements te in his grimy hands, the laborer of his wife and child. The thoughtful expression brought about by the holds the own section will cease ‘to be its only vic- | idea of a duty to be finished before the tim. _ If protection really brings higher | whistle blows at night has been changed prices, as we claim, let the people of the | for one of expectation of a y of peace south realize that fact when they market their cotton, sugar, tobacco, rice, lumber, etc. Iam sure not one of them would ol ject, but, on the contrary, would make ex- celient use of this additional remuneration for their laber.” ena tentmert, untrammeied joy and unfettered opportunity to embrace the good things of life. Program of The exercises cf tod: Day. which will be of s Tank sca tie’ Palllver's speech on “The | no unimportant churacter, will ue conduct- Representative Hopkins on “Tariff and | 4 by minor labor organizations, there be- Reciprocity,” with a dozen or more speech- | ing no combined effort on the part of the es by other representatives following in close order. Wool, coal, lumber, iron and steel, tin plate, ete., are dealt with, and some hard raps given the Wilson bill by every one, Representative Grosvenor of Ohio has six speeches in the coliection. One of them is entitled, “The Advance Agent of Pros- perity,” and in it he reproduces the re- marks delivered by him at the Ohio re- publican convention, June 22 last. Cuba comes in for defense in’ some of the republican speeches, and praise for the administration is quoted frequently from the newspaper articles. The compilation contains many inierest- ing matters of a miscellaneous character relating to politics, including election sta- central bodies, as has before Leen the case. Under the circumstanec:s, this was deemed better for all concerned. 1t is from ne idea of exciusiveness, nor of penur‘ousn<ss, however, that such a scacme has been thought out. The money which the parade anu other celebrations would have cost will be expended just the same, but ina different, and the workingmen think, a more creditable ma‘ . The total amount which would have been expended on such a celebration.2s has been seen in Washington before will be estimated, col- lected and then remitted to such charities and causes as are deemed best by the Dis- trict workers. that this, in addition to the shortcomings | C3. from Savannah, off Egg Harbor light | kins says, further, that the deputy, took of the Present dominant party, will be| The jibboom and bowsprit were snappea| him to the Eo (aud Baee teste olen tale fore {han sufficient to restore the democ- | off when she struck the Gate City, carrying Pao umnone (anid mayer itito) bin ne zi tactnaenei aries + with them all of the forerigging. That will be his line of defense,. but in mirers believe ‘that with the "aternscy | pThe Feport of negligence onthe part of | ame sy be, is line, of defens: bringing tion” out of the way, the party wil} (Re men on the schooner having caused | stolen property into the country. Hawkins > an excellent chance of victory. are highly gratified at the prospect of his political disappearance. What Hix Enemies Say. Others who plume themselves on “know- ing Gorman,” but not in the sense of cor- dial friendship, say that personal pride, and not a wish to hea! the wounds of the democracy, has made the senator consider the advisability of getting out of the way. He had nearly eighteen yea brooked party dictatorshi; defeat of Mr. John E. Hu natorial campaign two years ago, was a snub, still has suffered no direct per- sonal defeat. This year the independents 1 anti-Gorman democrats are being mar- shaied by the independert press for his complete and final overthrow, and these de- ctors say that it is quite natural that Mr. G for the fitn, hings, should prefer to leave the-field in ified ‘fashion er than <lose a con- career by a humiliating defeat. > Mr. Gorman s that he accept a re-ele to the Senate, is Say that it does not mean that assist the party in future ; = he will no longer ta! part in po! he will alway uietly, to ate charge of the party, and he w justly charged with a sullen re: Jong period of gorging at th. cy’s expe those in Interest im Mayoralty Contest. ¥ that the Marburg mayoralty boom has completely collapsed, general attention $ to the mayoralty fight has fallen off to a #reat extent, as not much interest is felt in the character of the tic dead by Mr. William 7. Malster as tli n nomince for mayor. Republicans who > not especially identified with any one three factions that kept the prelim- campaign at fever heat fear that the “nization leaders may go so far in thelr red ef Malster as to knife him at the The chagrin felt by the late Mar- ‘= Rianagers is deep, and Malster’, path ill by no means be ros trewn., ——— MAGAZINE RIFLE PRACTICE. Major Livermore and Capt. Russell Want to Suc the Krag-Jorgenson Co. Major W. R. Livermore, Corpsvof Engi neers, and Captain A. H. Russell, ordnance rtment, have notified the War De- partment authorities that they will apply ress for permission to sue the Krag- n Company in the court of claims amages on account ef the manufac- er. adopted for the use of the ciaim to have invented the to held patents ave held that army no authority to apply for a der against the War De- event the use of arms or of which they ciaim to be or patentees, and inventors Calls for Assistant Secretary Davis. Assistant Secretary of the Interior Davis Ebensburg, Pa. Ebensburg is Mr. Da- vis’ birthplace, and when the county fair was to be held there the farmers joined in a request that he deliver an address before .them. Mr. Devis’ reputation as an orator of the first order has been constantly grow- img, and since he became assistant secre- tary of the Intcrior he has been in constant cemand in varicus sections of the country. . has responded to these invitations as equeatly as he has been able to do so withoyt detriment to his official work. will return here next Tuesday. the collision was denied by Captain Morris, the master of the vessel. He claimed that all of the lights on the Joel Cook were burning brightly, and that all of the rules of the road at sea had been fully complied with. The blame for the accident, he said, lay with those in charge of the Gate City. THE NEW TRAINING SHIP. Plans Nearly Complete and Bids Will Soon He Asked. The plans for the new iraining ship for the naval cadets are nearing completion, ana bids will soon be asked. This vi et uthorized by the % Congress, and isned to give the cadets instruction etical searaznship in a manner which only be obtained by service 1. The new ship will be tructed of steel, with the thed with yellow pine and cop- nd carrying a total sail spread of feet of can sufficient to bottom she: pered, of about twelve knots in e will hay ‘commoda- tions for commanding ofiic ten ward room office nt Officers, one hundred and €: jets and ninety ors. The asts and lower yards will be of steel, and the others of yellow pine ce, and the rigging will be of wire. attery will mount six 4-inch rapid- s on the gun deck, four 6-pounders 1-pounders on the spar deck. dime: will be: Length on the feet; breadth, 37 m aft, 1 » tons. Com- the ship will cost pleted, with zbout $200,000. + 2+ Troops to Go to Zuni. Gen. Otis, commanding the department of Colorado, at Denver, has been directed to send cavalry, not exceeding four troops, to Zuni, N. M., not later than the 15th in- stant, to protect the territorial authorities in the arrest and prosecution of certain Zuni Indians, who are charged with having tortured an old squaw to death. ‘The mur- der was éspecially atrocfous. The squaw was offered up as a sacrifice, and was burned alive by direction of the leaders of 2 fanatical sect. In response to a telegram ‘of inquiry asking if one troop of cavalry would not be sufficient, the agent at Zuni id the Indians wanted for the murder were considered sacred by the other mem- bers of the sect, and that any attempt to molest them would probably be met with resistance by their fanatical followers. —<—— Notes of the Army. Leaves of absence have been granted as follows: Capt. H. L. Harris, 1st Artillery, for twenty-one days; Lieut. S. E. Sparrow, 2ist Infantry, one month's extension; Lieut. Col. George B. Russell, 14th In- fantry, for two months. Lieut. Louis C. Wolf, Corps of Engineers, has been ordered to duty at San Francisco, under Col. Chas. R. Suter, relieving Lieut. Chas. L. Potter, who is ordered to take station at Portland, Ore., to relieve Capt. Walter L. Fisk of a portion of his duties. The following assignments of officers: to regiments have been announced: Captain Henry L. Harris, to the Ist Artillery, Bat- tery H; First Lieut. William Lassiter, to the Ist ‘Artillery, Battery I; Additional Sec- ond Lieut. Johnson Hagood, to a vacancy of second lieutenant, 1st Artillery, Light Battery K. © —_—_—___-e+____ ‘The Postmaster General's Trip. Postmaster General Gary and Private Secretary Dawson have gone to New York. They will visit the New York post office to confer with officials in regard to the report recently made by a commission of office officials relative to the facilities The New York office for doing its work. battery, -Hawkins intended to make. thoroughly covered. The arrest of Hawkins in Toronto con- vinces the officers that the prisoner's talk of the Dorsey Foultz case and his eom- ments about his being able to hide in this city and elude the police’was done in order to give them the impression that he was doing the same thing when the search for him was commenced. Should Hawkins not change his mind about returning without formal papers, and if the officers leave Torénto tonight, they may reach here some ti tomorrow, prob- ably about noon. If on the other hand the prisouer déclines to come, he may be able to remain in Canada for two weeks, as it would require that time to have the re- quisition papers prepared. Helan Has. Warrant. Meets With Approval. This is the result of grave conferences on the part of the labor leaders in the Dis- trict. It has met with the entire approval of all those who are concerned, directly or indirectly, in any matters affecting the welfare of the workingman. In view of the fact that there will be no grand celebration of the day, as has been the custom hitherto, there have been ar- rarged a number of excursions, and thous- ands of the working classcs took advan- tage of these to visit the country, and en- Joy the delights of a day set apart not only by a body of national character, but one which, it would seem, it is so bright and beautiful, was saved and furnished by na- ture itself as fitted exactly for the fuldll- trains have been ordered not to stop at either B'loxi or Ocean Springs. The houses of all reople who have returned tu Ne Orlear.s in the past two days are to be thoroughly fumigated. S. S. Champion a Victim. JACKSON, Miss., September 6.—A tele- gram from Edwards, Miss., about thirty miles west of here, states that S. S. Cham- pion, a member of the state legislature since 1890, and a prominent politician, dicd there yesterday evening, from what was supposed to be yellow fever. A family of nine persons, named Ander- son, living near Edwards, had been so- journing at Ocean Springs. After their re- turn seven of the family were taken sick, tisties, The republican national committee has prepared the data for a large amount of campaign matter that is being published in Okio by the state campaign committee and circulated in that state by the com- mittee. Some of the same matter will also be circulated by the state campaign committees in other states where the elec- tiens this fall will have a bearing upon national affairs. . —_-+-_____ Personal Mention. Civil Service Commissioner Rice hax re- turned to the city. Col. Alexander Mackenzie of the office of chief of engineers of the army has left for a month’s vacation in the west. After a crooked neck, attracte@ his attention. “Surely he must be the man wanted in who is a rather surly looking fellow,evinc great dread of going back. “They'll lyx me, sure,” he said today; “down there negro’s word will never be taken against white man’ He is in the county jail awaiting events. Ridiculed by Collector Davis. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., September 6.-- Collector Davis laughted heartily when in- formed of the probable defense which He ridiculed Hawkins’ alleged complicaaion of Deputy Collector Collins. It is believed now Hawk- perk ~ and Mr. Champion visited the family to ment of h festival. cee ae enero, ne) conibination, (but |= St presents the onlyapaper, ageinataAlaw-l ge tiravartem thei meatier eee | Shor’ visit to Riock Kelana ani will caake Ons Wot taede excmnaere wat Ee Marshall c’osed the safe and did not lock it. When | kins is a Police Court warrant, and De- | days afterward Mr. Champion was taken an extended trip along the Mississippi river Hall and the other to River Vie all the clerks had gone, it was an easy and both tective Helan has this warrant with him. | sick, and died yesterday. The attending | inspecting the government engineering | places were patronized impartially by matter to open (the safe andi make! away || Today “Maser \afoore ‘xeceivel mw letter physician pronounced the case one of yel-| works. thousands. A boat left for Marshall Hall with the money. low fever. from Colonel Grasett, ackrowledging ri ceipt of the letter sent Jast week, and a: suring him .that his department would make every effort to find Hawkins in event Gateman Walker at the Baltimore and Potomac station last night said before the train left he remembered Hawkins, and that he left on the 10 train for the north. this morning at 10 o'clock, and one also for River View at the sam were crowded to their anacity. Another boat lead left for Marshall Hall at Mrg Wm. J. Scanion of this city, who Was recently appointed United States vice consul at Port Antonio, West indies, has sailed from New York for his post of duty. Texas Orders a Quarantine. AUSTIN, Texas, September 6.—State Health Officer Swearingen this merning is- : 2:30 and the last will s 6 That Hawkins asked him about the Can- | of his coming that way. This letter 5 = Bu iinea eC Sa bane Sore at AtanIe Civ | a ceoeanani eee patie ow adian connection, and when he told him | mailed before Hawkins apprehende: sued tron-clad quarantine against Ocean | for the past month. > Ste ocincy aisle beak wean nls nee for that. train did not connect, but iaid over News of the prisoner’s arrest was re- | Springs, Miss., and all other points now Dr. Joseph Taber Johnson has returned there at 6:4 in Elmira, he remarked it made no differ- | celved with much gratitication by the Com. | affected or likely to be affected by yellow | to the city from his summer vacation tae ence. Had this conversation been given to the detectives the next day the crim- iral might have been apprehended before he left Elmira. missioners and other District oificials, as well as by Mr. Davis’ friends, and they are especially glad that so large an amount of the money: has been reeovered: family will remair. upon his farm in the country until cold weather. J. H. Altemus has returned to the eity after an absence of several months, very much improved in health. At Marshall Hall, The observance at Marshall Hall is under the auspices of Carpenters’ A. 1748, K. of L., the Knights of 1 fever. It will go into immediate effect and last indefinitely. Reports from the guif coast are to the effect -that the inhabitants* are badl: CAPTURED 1 TORONTO. Detective Helan in Toron frightened at the prospects of yellow fever Chas. P. C; ert, assistant surveyoe of | trades unions jomed with the local Federa- : fica eae) Inspector Mattingly received a dispatch ee eee oe shemvare the District of Columbia, has returned | tion of Labcr. There were athletic sports Police Gather Him In With Most of ao petective | Helenvabout 245 vo'clock | snr pore otion etn ee cule ones Sway ee ene Baxope, | 2Bd Eames by the excursio#ists. There was . this afternoon. The “detective said he had me twelve years ago to keep out all per. | yw s ares f Enea | a base ball game scheduled to take place Thomas Varick Hawking, the colored | just arrived there, but that Collector Davis | some ‘Welve Years ag Paiscace eer: | where he will make a tour of England, sons, and thereby prevent the disease from entering the state. between the carpenters and painters, and a professional game between the Washing- ton Athletic Club and Potomac Club. Bowling contests were down on the pro- gram to begin upon the arrival of the first messenger in Collector Davis’ office wno went off with nearly $9,000 of the District revenues a week ago, was captured in Ycronto Saturday night. The mosi sur- Ireland and Spain. He will also visit Cuba, W. G. Kent has returned from Europe. Herndon Morsell and family have re- turned, after a five-weeks’ outing in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. had not yet reached the city. Hawkins, he informed the inspector, will have a hearing tomorrow. Not Believed Here. The marine hospital service is investigat- APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT, a se ter 1 clock. ‘he pi prising feature of the capture is the fact ing the fever at Ocean Springs, Miss, and | , Mr. and Siete or ee eene hens wriucupnat an Sie in the Perea birend that the robber had spent only about $300, | many Capdidates for Office Awaiti: the information so far at hand inclines | ents, the Row ‘and Mrs. Alex, Patties There will be dancing in the pavilion all and had $8,438 of the stolen money on his His Retern. "6 | them to the belief that the disease is not | “Oakenshaw.” Ridee reg cast, where they | 4a by the excursionists, and exhibitions person. The return of President’ McKinley to- |¥CHoW fever, though conclusive Informa- | expect to remain until about’ the seth typ Roeper Gregg gia howe ag ona 1 Swindells was on duty at police | ward the last of the week ought ca Fesune | Hon is not yet at hand. Surgeon General { September, when Mr. Anderson goes to the greatest number of tickets in excess of 4 result Mexico for the winter. er headquarters about 1:30 o'clock yesterday morning, when a messenger boy called and harded him a telegram. As -he received the yellow envelope containing the. tele- graph company’s advertisement on the outside Licut. Swindells conjectured that its contents related to the fugitive mes- serger, and in this’ he was not mistaken, for the telegram was signed by Col. H. I. Grasett, who is high constable for the city of Toronto. “Hawkins arrested,” read’ the lieutenant wken he had taken the telegram from the envelope. “Eight thousand three hundred and thirty-eight dollars found on him. No papers necessary, as prisoner consents to return voluntarily. Send an officer at once for Lim.” Causes Rejoicing. The reading of this telegram caused re- joicing among the police officials, and In- spector Mattingly was soon afterward in- formed that the much wanted man had been taken in custody. I Early yesterday morning Major Moore and Inspector Mattingly held a conference, at which Collector Davis was present. These officials decided, in view of the prisoner’s willingness to return without ex- tradition papers, to send Detective Helan to Toronto for the prisoner, while Collec- tor Davis was to go on and represent his Wyman is absent from the city. He has been attending the British Medical Associ- ation meeting at Montreal, and is now at Vineyard Haven on his way back. During his absence Surgeon Bailbache is in charge. The cases at Ocean Springs were first call- ed to the attenffon of Dr. Bailbache last Friday in a telegram from Assistant Sur- -geon Wasdin, who is tioned at Mobile, asking permission to accompany the state board of health to Ocean Springs to inyes- tigate the fever. Dr. Wasdin was directed to proceed. Yesterday morning he, telegraphed as fol- lows: “Of five or six hundred cases here have seen five; an endemic infection, spread by carriage; mostly white; non-paroxysm- al; disproportionate in pulse; prostration. Insisted on and made first autopsy on aduli of sixty, said to be typical case of fever. Matter “under advisement. Drs. Oliphant @resident Louisiana state board of health), Harralson, Saunders and others will be here jater.” in the early appointment cf a number of consuls. It was the intention of the Presi- dent when he left te make a@»number of these appointments geon after his return. He will have no other pressing business, Many of the candidates for eonsular and other positions have-rpmaine@ in the city since the President“left, and- will be on hand when he returng, to visit him reg- ularly each day to aseertain their chances. ~ It will be several months before the Pres- ident will have dispaged of thé bulk of the patronage yet at his command. There are many collectorships-and other federal po- sitions to be filled “im. the various states. Seme of them will have to bethandled gin- gerly. Maryland offices are points in ex: ample: Anether i problem is the col- lectorship cf the pogt of New. Orleans. In addition, there are fights over post offices all over the. countfy’ especially ‘in the south, ‘which will be troublesome. So there will be no end to the political bickerings and charges which the President will-have to listen to when he-again enters the White House. ry 200. This will be awarded at the dancing pavilion soon after the arrival of the last boat. Dr. William W. Johnston has returned to the city after a month’s holiday in Canatla. Mr. Robert W. Test, the clerk at Central High School, who has been for some time in Laport, Ind., has returned to the city. Mr. Test was admitted to the bar of the state of Indiana at that place. He will return to Indiana next year to begin the wen ete his profession. ‘The state treasurer of Ohio, Mr. . Campbell, is at the St. James.” ace Dr. Linn E. La Fetra is on a brief visit to his parents in this city, having just com- pleted his three years’ service in the lead- ing New York hospitals. Mr. Edward Bailey of the Department }of Agriculture returned last night from his Yacation, which he spent at White Sulphar Springs and other places in West Virginia. Dr. James D. Morgan has returned from a visit to Montreal, where he attended the British Medical Association meeting. Committee in € rec. The committee of arrangements at Mar- shall Hall consists of J. P. O'Day, J. K. Potter, George Blackston, E. Wilson, F. V. Tolson, J. Blakely, W. E. Eckhoff and B. B. Johnson. Athletios at River View. The card of athletic events at River View is of a most interesting character and has been most carefully arranged, directed by the Central Labor Union, the Iccal repre- sentative body of the trades unionists, There will be dancing during the day and a prize will be awarded for the greatest number of tickets sold. The prize consists of $20, and will go to the person disposing of the greatest number over 100. The card is as follow: Tug-of-war—Between teams from the Central Labor Union and Bvilding Trades Council. Base ball—Electrical Workers against Gas and Steam and Hot Water Fitters. ‘One-half-mite boat race—Open to ail. ‘One-half-mile foot race—Open to all. One-half-mile foot race—For members of John Guiteras, professor of the University of Pennsylvania, to proceed to Ocean Springs. Dr. Guiteras was formerly in the marine hospital service, and is the ac- knowledged authority on fevers in this KRUPP WITHDRAWS HIS. OFFER. Sentence the allowance of q Sack race. Cpe Pelee ga erent Mens Fine tc eae eee aga eae yet replied to this request. de stamcjekener woken? to get the money recove m the pris- j poacoon oner ‘press it here to Mujor Moore. | autopsy and consultation, to give the num- ———____-2+_____ | Broad-jumping Detective Helan was Ta New York wen, the inhabitants of Ocean _ Pe Superintend the Census. ‘Throwing the hammer. the news reached here, and- he was or- A ep oerere It 6 stated that Mr. 8. N. D. North of ‘The Committees. dered to proceed to Toronto without - de-' Boston has been selected as the superin-/ The committees in charge at River View Jey. Last might Collector Fiat tendent of the next census, and that his|are as follows: ” Bias repartee ee er oe ee appointment will be.made as soon as the| Executive committee — William Silver, wont. gaya He Had a Partner. necessary: legislation can be enacted. The| chairman; John H. Shandley, Richard Wotowing te: sored) of Tee: Sigttinn, ment of a. permanent bureau of census, | /@nis, Gabriel Edmonston, William Whyte, comes the news that the prisoner impli- aw some views on that | J. D. McKay, Joseph McCrink. cates the deputy collector, who, he says, subject in ‘message to Congress. Floor committee—W. C. Watson, Josep? .