Evening Star Newspaper, September 9, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING > AT THE STAR BUILDiNGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th 8t., by Cor Sse METER comeny few York Ofice, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star ts served to subs The Eveni: he eae city by carriers. on their own account, al per week, or 44 cents per mont. Copies at the ceunter 2 cents eaeh. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Conada—postage prepaid—50 cents per ont. crday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreizn postage added, $3.00. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C.. as secend-cliss mail matter.) > All mail subscriptions rust be paid In advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. IT 1S A MYSTERY Why the B. and 0. Neglects Its Deadly Grade Crossings. RAILROAD MAN'S OPINION There Should Be Two Watchmen for Each Gate. > SETTLING - BUSY CLAIMS Station Master Thomas of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in Washington at the Police Court this morning, where Le had gone in regard to the recent nt on M street northeast, when The Star re- port d to find him the depot to- at Station Master Thomas, with the aid cf tant Station Master Propps, who has the railroad 0 for sixteen doing the work formerly c ral Agent Alvey of the was abolished August 1. the bility of the rd to its ide watchmen at some of the o'clock at night, the offi comes rightly under the uperintendent ef the Spurrier, whose offi itimor office er of road in regs rail- ged negligence in respo crossin said to The Star \d we get the continued te express in re He unreserved! ilroad allows a protected at any time as it do ave had a lot of bother, at different times, S question, and the eltim agent h kept busy, at various times settling up these with the others. I wish the rail- read gz two wate to it will eventually hav 1s the I suppos a a in the matter is th expease, but I should thin more, in the long run, to settle the outside of the bother involved, and the best way is to additional men on. y is ent » With the insur- s to only something ents a d i woulkin't If, for h pay and fer lt is from 6 in the morn- week f few pe does not seem d to put two wat The « nen whe! tizens of the ne hap fo! rhe wertul ave been emp ‘Twenty Crossings. are about tw the roac ere so watchmen em- wo wat ef 1 9 at night m of four. Ist L nd aes frem 6 the with in i 9, nts, I the believe, a orth re ke av t vu or two nts 3 asctts and Delaware r which led the people ood to protest, and to the ¢ of the double’ fo: Somebod. killed there, I believe, which ‘ident th brovght about aster and m aliy tied. It to dg anything in the ma on this division supe: pract issued by the r %.—The convention met the Great Seuther t he democrats of Ohio. could ne 2 glorious i the parts he Union. believe in the rectity ve heretofore pursued,” t is our duty as loyil 1 patrio’ the means a and « citizens to m f w eal to our eld politic: ertain many opir PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT : lignorance of ti ngressman Cobbing of says the change was called to his atten- tion, and he believed then and believ lnow that it is all and that the no trick or anding in the man Lacey of Iow ue in common with repudiate the new and dangerous cons ‘ly proclaimed at and return to the honest faith of the fathers.” pu- ctrines op- as they fought RAILROAD TO THE YUKON. Company Organized in ‘Frisco to Build « Narrow Gauge Line. SAN FRANCIS ptember 9.— ompany is being organized here, and will be ireorporated zona thin the ne nas for its object the censtru wrrow gvauge railway from th or on Prince William sound, much-talked-of Cop the up valley ef river,and thence he divide te a point on the Yukoa near the boundary line. The name company will be the Alaska Central Company, and its capital stock river ef th 100004 promoter of the enterprise is Col. John Underwood of this city, and a former extensive railway contractor. Associated with him. he says, ure Elijah Smith of New York, the controlling spirit of the regon Improvement Company, and John W. Cudahy and P. D. Armour, the Chicazo kers, and one or two local capitalists. ‘The proposed road will be about :22 miles jong. Senator Perkins and Capt. Goodall are mentioned as possible members cf the board of directors, Edward Oakley, Stranded in London, Claims Degree “D.D.* nearer ees eenees No. 13,892. WASHINGTON, D. ©. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1897-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. The Evening Star is the only afterticon 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. HAVE MANY GRIEVANCES: British Trades Union Congress Discusses Wrongs of Laborers, Would Restrict Child Labor and De- clares Against Injustice of Laws as to Strikers. BIRMINGHAM, Eng., September 9.—The trades union congress today adopted a resolution recommending all societies affil- tated with the congress to by ail means possible restrict or abolish overtime in their respective trades. The foliowing resolution was then passed: “That this congress is of opinion that the law as it relates to intimidations d it punishes by fines or imprisonment any worker judged guilty of assaulting or pre- venting through fear another worker from v is, While allowing employers to black- verkers or to discharge er obtain the arge of workers who may ve been on strike or locked cut, :hus intimidati workers from pursuing their lawful empioy ment. * The parl gress was in mentary committee of the con- ence move to ex- direction. 1 in factories sion. and ¢ to considerable disc: Union of Gas Worker: Laborers introduced th2 1oHowing lution on the subject: “Considering that the employ children in factories and work 3 | cn board river and canal craft, and their consequent exploitation by the cap is injurious to the children, unjust to their parents and a crime ag: r: considering the infamous the children of the working not the same opportunities ef room and the pliy ground as the chi of the capitalist cl: ci ng that in this connection Great Britain is hehiad ether countries; considering ppy parents, under an unhappy 3 actually willi their children torn from into the facto his opinion that the time has come fer Britain to building its children’s h up ¢ Ith out of children’s wast eby instructs the parliame mittee to demand as a tempor. from the government: “(a) The wbolition of child the age of fifteen: znder the age of eighteen.” This resolution was who repre: labor unter (b) of all night = child could be to fifteen year: ome eflicie the childr at their was adopted by i of th uni uth oe SHOOT AT FORT NIA @ARA. by Members of the De- riment Team, BUFFALO, N. Y., nher .—The rifle | competition for the Department of the st continued y at Fort Niagar end of t Th In- . With infanir Infa p Ttus- McClelland, at pr four men o of ten, is ioned at Cclumbu 3, Ohio. —_— = IGNORANCE OF SECTION Nineteen Out of Twenty Congressmen Were Fooled on It. BOSTON, M: September 9.—The Her- ald y prints letters from twenty m bers of the th Cong » represent- t States, in reply to a nt out to secure the facts i » of the famous tariff bill. ption, the writers professed amendment to section 4 Pennsylvania fe ction of the Dingley With ene exe . under whi ry powers at neither ence con to provide } nas to th riitte law an invigiou: ch the bill w 1 throug smuggied in,” and the clause in uestion. Ss McKINLEY IMPROVING. Surprised Her Laying MRS. ‘riends by Aside Her Ca TEST CASE OF FEVER Autopsy on Latest Victim Will Settle Character of Disease. MAY NOT BE YELLOW JACK AT ALL Excitement at New Orleansis Rapid— ly Dying Out. NO NEW CASES AT BILOXI 2s NEW ORLEANS, La., September 9.— Sheray Seymour died at 1 o'clock this morning at Ocean Springs of the prevail- ing fever. As soon as his death was re- ported arrangements were made to hold an autopsy this morning, beginning at 9 o'clock. Doctors Murray, Carter and Was- din of the marine hespital service and Doctors Lehman, Dunn, Gant and Baily were present. It is confidently expected that this autopsy will completely deter- mine the character of the disease that Is prevailing at the Springs, as the case of Seymour is probably a fair type of the st cases at the Springs. wo! ‘The excitement in New Orleans fs rapid- dying out, but deep interest is being taken in the situation on the coast. When the board of health office opened this morning and got down to work it had no new or suspicious cases to report as hav- ing occurred in New Orleans. Details for canvassing the city have been so systema- tized now that no scetion is left unattend- ed, and every case of fever, no matter how trifling is receiving the earnest attention of the experts. Much gratification is ex- pressed over the appointment of Dr. Ru- dolph Matas as the head of the special commission representing the physicians of the city to co-operate with the officials of the board of health. Few Passengers Arrive. Merning trains from the coast to: brought few passengers this morning. There is no longer any travel out of the city to the coast towns, and everybody who intended to come to New Orleans has already turned up. Dr. Salomon's report as to the existence of two cases of yellow fever at Scranton considered reliable, and he s been authorized to co-operate with the local phy ans there in efforts to isolate the cases and stamp out the disea Dr. Salo- mon says th ver is yellow but is of a mild typ Rigid quarantine will be enforced aginst Scranton. ‘The govern- ment erts will probably be asked to go there, and aso to Perkinston, to detinitely determine the character of the dised aiomon has d much experies He was for many years secretary of the board, and much confidence is félt in hi knowledge of the symptoms of yellow fever. Move orts reach the city of the hard. ch the people in the quarantine suffering. They find difficulty provisions and other suppl complaining against the re- - The authorit to find some me out of their difficulties. No New Cases at Biloxt. are cndeavor- ns of helping taem No new are reported at Biloxi thi morning. The people are anxiously await- ing the arrival of Drs. Guiteras, Murray and Carter, They will be perfectly satisfled ‘th their diagnosis. Dr. Tackett, who ent to Perkinston to visit Dr. Sheedy, >» had been in attendance on patients in Oce has returned and reports has yeilow fever. Dr. the symptoms are this morning Surgeon R. D. Mur- i the following to Surgeon Gen- Washington: auto, held by Wasdin, diag- yello , Carter Watching Central American Boats, SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., September The quarantine efficers at this port are on ver. Consented by Gui- end Gant.” the urtlook for ve s from Panama and Centrai American ports. They will take precaution to prevent yellow fever & brouht to this port. They are act- Ing on the belief that the fever in Loui jana came from the isthmus. ORT FROM DR. GUITERAS. ds His Opinion Regarding Existence of Yellow Fever. m General Wyman of the marine servier received a telegram thi morning from Dr. John Guite: the yel lo’ rt, who went to Ocean Spri from the University of Pernsylva 1, at the request of the service. atch was filed at midnight last night, and was as follows: “OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss., ptember 8, 1897. “Have seen today twenty-five cases den- gue. Will hold opinion about three other There are thirty-eight sick in town. new cases, GUITERAS.” The situation is unchanged,” said Su geon General Wyman today to The Star reporter. is nothing alarming from ny point, and we fecl perfectly satisfied with what has been accomplished. 1 pre- fer to say nothing just yet as to whether cuses reported are those of genuine fever or not. That will come out Ho s tana late Spee pete int a8 A telegram has been received from the CLEVELAND, Ohio, is | custodian of the detention camp near Ocean reported here that Mrs rley’s recent | Springs that twenty-five cars with ten visit to Canton had a remarkable effect on | 2d supplies left for Ocean Springs at 6:25 her ce to stand alone the room without a cane. For twenty-three years it wes thought she wou never again regain her health enough to walk alone. SS SCHOLARLY BEGGAR IN COURT. health, and that she surprised ends by walking without a c he has not been able or walk acro; LONDO?D Septcmber ‘dward Oakley, who claimed to be a doctor of divinity of Brown University, was arraigned on the charge of begging at Bow street police court today. He was discharged, on a Con- gregationalist minister undertaking to take re of him. Oakley wrote to the United States em- bassy from the police station, claiming to be an adopted son of President McKinley. ‘The police allege that Oakley is an old of- fender. € a Will Notify Us of Anarchists. LONDON, September 9.—In response to the request of the government of the United ates, the authorities of Scotlanl Yard have been directed by her majesty’s gov- ernment to furnish information to the United States authorities when- anarchists are known to be embarking for the United States. ——_.— ‘¢ Commissioner Resigns. BOSTON, Mass., September 9.—The resig- nation of George S. Merrill, insurance com- pmissioner of Massachusetts,..has been placed in the hands of the governor, and it will probably be laid before the council at its meeting today. yesterday. Surgeon Murray’s Report. Surgeon Murray arrived at Ocean Springs yesterday and sent the following telegram te Surgeon General Wyman: “OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss., September 8. “Arrived at 5 this afternoon. Tried to get off on an engine at 9, but could not get permission from the Mississippi board until 1:30 p.m. Dr. Gant of the state board is in charge. State cordon {s established around town of twenty-five posts, which state will sustain as it is now until danger increases, ablished m accordance with e regulations laid down by the Treasury Department. ple There are perhaps fifty peo- who will occupy camp. Wiil try to ‘ensus tomorrow, us was done at ick, without which there can be no clear action. MURRAY, Surgeon.” P: ed Assistant Surgeon G. M. Guiteras, a brother of Dr. John Guiteras of Philaz delphia, who has gone to Ocean Springs, who his been detailed at Key West, has been ordered to New Orleans. He is “im- mure” from yellow fever, having had tha dread disease. Surgeor. H. R. Carter of the Marine Hos- pital, Chicago, who started for Ocean Springs to assist, announced his arrival there last night. Arrival of Dr. White. Passed Assistant Surgeon J. H. White, who has been er gaged in the immigration service in New York city, reported’ in Washington today for duty in the south. He has had the yellow fever, so stands in no danger from it. He has had » large experience in epidemics. It 1s not known yet_to what point~he will be detailed. Passed Assistant Surgeon H. D. Gettings of the marine hospital service, who has ‘been in Europe the seven returned to W:1 2 yesterday. He 1 an expert on yellaw fever, and has made, a special study of the sdbjeet during his absence in Paris and Berlin. Br. Gettings was technical delegate, representing the United States, at the sanitary conference in Venice last May. It has not been de- cided _wheth2r he will be sent to the in- fected section. : First Offer of Comtributions. The Fruit Imperters’ Uriion of New York city has telegraphed Surgeon General Wy- man that it has at. tts disposal twenty-five boxes of lemons. for the-use*of the suf- ferers from the fever in the south. As far as the officials dre comcerned, and from their expressions of entire-confidence in what has been done, and what is being accomplished, the public: has nothing to fear as to the outcome. While they will not acknowledge yet that.the disease is yellow fever, they say that if it really is there is positively no danger of its be- coming epidemic. BELLE OF MEMPHIS SUNK Mississippi River Steamer Goes Down at Grain Island, Had About 100 Passengers on Board, All of Whom Were Rescued Without Mishap. MEMPHIS, Tenn., September 9.—The Ccmmercial-Appeal this ‘frorning has the following special from St. Louis, Mo. News of the sinking of, the Anchor Line steamer Belle of Memphis last evening near Grain Island, in the Mississippi river, just below Chester, 111, was received here: last night by General Manager G. C. Mis- sonier, through the following telégram: “Belle of Memphis sank at Grain Island 6:30 o'clock tonight in 9 feet of water at head and 71-2 at stern. Break 40 feet long through keel. Will send passengers forward on Bluff City.” Speaking of the wreck, Captain Missonier said: “There were about 100 passengers on board, many of them St. Louis people, all of whom got off withont accident.” The Belle of Memphis was built about two years ago, was worth about $60,0U0 and was insured for about, half her value. It 1s thought she will be a total wreck. aes .THIRD TICKET IN OHIO. Republicans Believe That It Will Operate to Their Dencit. Prominent Obilo politicians’ at the na- tonal capital are of opinion that republi-” cati prosptets in the coming Ohio cam- palgn will not be unfgvorably affected by the nomination of a gold demecratie tic! in that state. On the contrary, it is said, the republicen managers hope to deriy. benefit from this-action of the gold dem- ccrats, if anything comes out of the prop- osition. 5 Ex-Representative Thompson of Ohio 4: one cf those who hold this opinion. Jud Thompson is one of the best posted poli ticians .n the state, and altheugh ke is in Washington ior the present, he keeps in constant corsmunication with the republi- can managers ' the state. x “I think the conditien this year will be just as it was last fall,” said Judge 1 son to a Star reporter today. “Some ocrats will go with the gold ticket, others will stick to the regular organization and some w'll vote with the republicans. At any rate, however, there is no probability of the democrats winning, and the nom- ination of the gold ticket"does not help the cemocrats nor hurt the republicans.” Continuing, Judge Thompson explained in what respect the present situation re- sembles In the conditien existing last fall. the national campaign last year, he , there were three tickets, the gold democrats, the regular democrats and the republican: Many gold, democrats found themselves in an embarrassing posttion at first. They were confronted with the choice of voting with their life-long ene- mies, the republicans, or with the silver- populist combination: In this dilemma some of them, in prefer- ence to remaining inacti would have gone with the regular democratic organiza- tion, although against their will, When the Palmer and Buckper ticket was placed in the field they saw a way out ahd the vctes which the silver ticket would other- wise have received went to Palmer and Buckner, reducing the regular democratic strength to tnat extent and not affecting the republicans one way or the other, di- rectly. Other democrats, he said, realizing the utter inutility of the gold democrat ticket for practical purposes and appreciating the gravity of the situation confronting the country, did not waste their votes on the Palmer and Buckner combination, but voted the republican ticket straightout. The presence in the field of three tickets this fall presents the same conditions, he said, with the additional element of dis- couragement, however, for the democrats of their failure to fuse with the populists. —+° FOR PENSIONS $1-0,477,637.76. Report of the Auditor for the In- terior Department. The auditor for the Interiof# Department has made his annual report to Secretary Gage. The disbursements to local institu- tions for the fiscal year ending June 30 are given as follows: Government hospital for the insane, $404,874.12; Howard University, $31,3 Columbia Institutton for the Deaf and Dumb, $70,939.85. Among the expeditures at the hospital for the insane was $15,328.64 for repairs. There was paid into the fund of this insti- tution by private patients the sum of $19,- 007.96; from sales, $1,201.29, The amount paid out for pensions during the year was $140,477,637.76, and the cost of this disbursement ‘for each $1,000 was $3.08. Since 1808: the- payments for pen- sions were as follows; 1808, $154,552,214; 1894,. $17,119,551; 1895, - $140,588,641; 1896, $138,722,127. oo THIRTY-TWO APPLIG@ANTS. oH Candidates for the Posities of Super- Vising Arefitectt ' The civil service-.contmissian has been advised of. thirty-two @ppliéamts for en- trance into the; competitive’ examination for the position, of supervisig architect. The examination for thie‘plaée for appli- cants in this city will %e, hela tomorrow, after which exam! ill Be proceeded ination with at otherslocalities: whem there are appHcants. “Places where examina are to be held @nd the* numiiér of appli- eants at each follow: Memphis, Tenn., two; Kansai City, Mo., two; New York, N. Y., six; W¥ shington, D. C., three; Atlanta, Gas ome; Chicago, Ul, four; Syracuse, N. Y., one; St. Joseph, Mo.,° one; ~Cingtnnati, Ohio, one; Philadel- phia, Pa., som Omaha, Neb., one; San Francisco, »- one; Boston, Mass., three; St. Louis, Mo., one; Augusta, » one, , Afy further applications for these exam- {nations must be. forwarded to the com- mission on or before tomorrows. |, United Sti informs ‘the Tred ee jo. ardistance 62-2 “4 a central oe ppeerea with xelation to the quarter of the-city ‘universally occupied the legations of the several countries genet Tepresentatives ‘to ear paet| Offices a8 very convenient for business, . POINT FOR DEFENSE Testimony in Lustgert Case Rather : Favorable to Defendant. CHEMISTS. CALLED 70 THE. STAND Could Not Say Positively Solution Contained Human Remains. LUETGERT es CHICAGO, September 9.—For the first time in the history of the Luetgert trial no curious crowd today blocked the entrance to the criminal court building or Judge Tuthill’s court room prior to the morning session of the court. The public seemed to have lea several tiresome lessons, that it is useless to seek for entrance witheut a reasonable excuse other than curiosity. In the court room the usual crowd of spectators gat ered, the women far outnumbering the men, as usual. The big prisoner was brought into ccurt earlier than usual, and was in his seat in front ef Bailiff Reed be- fore judge or jury entered the court room. Luetgert plainly showed the effects of confinement and warm weather, and his features were more wan than ustal. The jury also seemed to feel the effects of the several days of hot weather and tne «wo weeks of confinement which they have endured. The first witness called was H. F. Kru- ger, the druggist. who solid Watchman Frank Bialk the medicine which Luetgert ordered his employe to purchase. ‘The testimcny was intended merely «s corroa- orative of the watchman’s statement to the time, for the purpose of showing the heurs between which the alleged murder was supposed to have been commitied. Dr. Gibson on the Stand. The.second witness was Dr. Chas. B. Gibson, the chemical expert, who was placed on the stand for redirect examina- tion in regard to his analysis of fle substances and slime removed from the vat, where the state is atterapting to prove the wife murder was commiited. Prof. Gibson's testimeny proved to be little value to the state. Although the w! ness freely admitted that the bits of fleshy substance and organic matter taken from the solution were sim to human flesh, te was equally candid in his admission u on crogs-examination by Attorney Vincent, chlef counsel for the defense, that the flesh was as similar to the flesh of any other animal it was to the human. Gibson testified that a body tegrated in the manner prosecution, but denied th: Would be affected in the mz stzte has endeavored to Th Witness testified that the bones would be merely softened at the en but would not Le dissolved. The lawyers for the ¢ were highly pleased at the result of their cross-cxamination, and felt that their case had gained as the result of the evidence. Swiss Chemist Called. Prof. Mark De Lafontaine Ist, Was next put on the Lafontaine was edveated only in the tech- nical terms of lish, d it was impos- sible for him to couch his answers in lan- guage that the jury could comprehend. In addition to this defect in the manner of his testimony, the witness was possessed of a very faulty delivery, d his low tones could hardiy be distinguished by the court and lawyers, who were very near him. However, his testimony was nec the case of the state, as without this of experts neither the Lueigert’s supposed of her death can be established. Testimony concerning bones was the chief portion cf the evidence submitted by Prof. De Lafonta'ne. The bits of bone which the pclice gathered from the refuse pile where the ashes ef the furnace were said to have been dumped were submitted to the scrutiny of the learned chemist, who readily answered yes when questioned to whether they resembled human bones. Other of his answers were so vague and uncertain as to be valueless as evidence. Several times the court attempted to have the witness define himself as to certain terms and expressions, but such attempts were futile. The chemist gave as his opin- ion that a body could be dissolved in caus- tic potash, heated to the boiling point, and in the space of three or four hours noth- ing but the bones and some of the liga- ments and cartilages remaining. However, he would noi commit himself further than had Dr. Gibson, who preceded him on the stand. At the afternoon session Prof. De La- fontaine was cross-examined by the de- fense. LOOKS HAGGARD ned, after f Prof. Id be disin- the rged by the a Swiss ehem- nd. Prof. De story manner of Mrs. urder nor the fact WIFE MURDERER DIES EN JAIL. Parents of the Victim Refuse Buriat in Tpetr Lot. MOUNT HOLLY, N. J., September James Robinson, who, cn the night of Au- gust §, brutally murdered his wife by cut- ting her throat, at their home at Field: boro, near Bordentown, died in the county jail here last night. After the murder of his wife Robinson attempted suicide by slashing his throat with the razor. He was treated at the Trenton hospital, since which time he has been in the jail here. His system was completely shattere and the prison physicians stated that h lungs were in a badly diseased conditio: He gradually grew weaker the past few days and died last night. Prior to the at- tack on his wife Robinson had been <on- fined in an insane asylum, but was released on the supposition that he had been cured of his ailment. The parents of the murdered woman de- clare that they will not allow Robinson’s body to be placed in the same plot with that of their daughter, in the Bordentown cemetery. a. a STEAMER EUGENE STILL FLOATS. Veansel Which Was Reported Lost Re- turns to Port. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., September 9.—The sternwheel steamer Eugene, re- ported days ago as deserted and rapidly going to pleces in Alert bay, created some surprise by steaming into port in bad con- dition, but far from being a wreck. When she started from Comox, B. C., to St. Michael's, she encountered rough weather, and had to seek shelter in Alert bay. As the Eugene had failed to clear at British Columbia ports for St. Michael's, in violation of the customs regulations, an attempt was made to selze her while in their waters, and she was chased forty ™miies by the British customs officers in a tug. It is possible that the steamer may be ‘seized by customs officers here, as she was not cleared at an American port when she sailed for the north ten days ago. z fh THIS BEATS KLONDIKE. Firty-Foot Vein of Rich Quarts Struck Near Santa Fe. SANTA FE, N. M., September 9.—Re- ports from Golden, Souta Santa Fe county, say that in sinking a ne well to secure 2 water supply the. ‘paszed. fifty feet of ‘solid quartz, Alaina mnatinemeten cea SINKING FUND ‘SHORT Senator Harris’ Charges Against Pacific < Railway Management. Subsidies Paid to the Steamship Line —Conference With the At- torney General. Senator Harris of Kansas, who takes a deep interest in the question of the sale of the Union Pacific railroad, had a talk with Attorney General McKenna this morning. The situation was gone over fully. The matter of an appeal from the decree of the court at Omaha orcering a sale of the Union Pacific was talked about,+hut Sen- ator Harris declined to say what had passed. The Attorney General informed him, as he has all others, that he has the question of an appeal under consideration, but has not decided what he will do. Senator Harris expresses the belicg that the sinking fund of the Union and Cen- tral Pacitic roads in the hand of the gev- ernment is short in the neighborhood of $2,000,000 by the payment of subsidies by these roads to the Pacific Mail Steamship Line, operated and controlled by the same men. These subsidies were charged to the operating expenses of the roads, and the amounis did not go to the net income, from which 25 per cent is taken to cover into the sinking fund. Secretary Lamar called attention to this in 1885, and recommended that something be done. The sub: have been going on ever since. Senator Harris hopes that the Attorney General will take the appeal, as that will give time for Congress to express its opin- ion. The senafor does not know whether the House would pass a resolution disap- proving of the sale of the road under the proposition of the reorganization coram: tee. He does believe, however, that such resolution would pass the Senate."This, he thinks, would have the effect of checking the projects of the reorganization comm! tee. “If the sale of the road is prevented,” said Senator Harris, “the plain duty of the government fs to take the road and operate ft. I fully believe that if the government would undertake this the railroad people would then sce that business was meant, and would pay the full amount due the government. ~All they need is to be shown that the government does not propose to be defranded of what is due it. The law fully directs this. Under the law, there is only the course of forfeiture on default or e possession. enator Harris was asked if he thought it _probavle that the President and his cabiuet would consider the matter before action is taken. “Of course, I do not know,” the senator d, “but the matter i= grave enough for President to give it the most serious dies MciKenn: an app General ro conclusion as to time. It is probable that he matter before the President and cab as there are numerous important qu tions to be considered besides that of an appeal. The committee ts work yes- rday afternoon rred.. A letter was sent to the Atto: General bear. ing on the questicn of the sinking fuol of the Union Pacific. In Is stated tot ship Cony operating expe and charg: > item of » Should have been cov- ered into the Union Pacific sinking furd. As tke same practice probably has linued since that tine the amount ed into that shoul ve been cove! has continued io iner standing is that the si fund As the under- ing fund is to he included with the other property in the sale of the road the committee deemed it proper that the Attorney General's tention d to that fac was the the commi of the alle fraudulent patents to the Pacific ra until Decembe touched u investigation issue of land CAPT. McCONIHE DEAD. A Brigadier im the War and Later Entered the Regular Army, Adjutant General Ruggles received a te this morning s; ng that Capt. Sami nihe of the 1ith Infantry died at St. Luke's Hospital, New York city, last even- ing from Bright’s diseas Captain Me- Conihe entered the army as captain of the “a New York Infantry, January, 1862, and was honorably mustered out as major of volunteers in February, 18%. He received six brevets for gallant and meritorious services, the last being as brigadier gen- eral of volunteers for conspicuous ga try at the battles of the W: n- derness and Spottsylvania. In Febr 1865, he was appointed first lieutenant of the Mth In- ntry in the regula ablishm and promote: February, SiG. He was one of the captains, and would have bh the grade of major months longe regiment Washington. ———_——~+--@-+_____ EVOLUTIONS OF THE sHIPs. nin nior n promoted to lived a few ervice with his Vancouver barracks, at News Brought by Pigeons, The acting secretary of the navy re- ceived the following message from Ad- miral Steerd, commanding the north At- lantic squadron, fifty miles at sea from Norfolk: “The squadron has just anchored in col- umn of sections near Dolphin. Very suc. cessful morning maneuvers. Assistant sec retary is inspecting Brooklyn. Massachu- setts is steaming past with all guns pivot- ed to starboard to show extreme heel. As- sistant secretary goes on board Iowa later. New York dregging for anchor and sixty fathoms of chain, lost Monda: The n-essage is dated and was brought to pigeon. ts Personal Mention. Mr. Hugh W. Barr, 324 A street north- east, has returned from a four months’ trip to Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Dr. and Mrs. 8. O. Richey returned to the city last Monday, after a month's ab- sence in the north. Assistant Secretary Howell left Wash- irgton yesterday for New York and Bos- ton on customs business. He will return next Monday. Mr. Ezra Gould, who has been spending his vacation in the northern part of Penn- sylvania, New York and Canada, has re- turned to the city. 4 Mrs. Chas. H. Javirs has gone to New York for a three weeks’ trip. Dr. James A. Freer has returned to the city, after a month's rest at northern re- sorts. : Dr. Ches. R. Collins has returned to the city, after a month’s vacation. His fam'ly will remain away until the latter part of October. Commander John Schouler of the navy has resumed his duties in the bureau of navigation after a few weeks’ absence on other duty. Navy's Carrier FINANCIAL TROUBLES Silsby & Company Suspend Payments on Old Accounts. — + TEMPORARY EMBARRASSMENT J. R. Willard & Company Fail for a Million Dollars. ck aS 5 FACTS IN BOTH CASES — What is familiarly known ne street” in Washington, wh generic term all that h includes part under the of Washington where brokers and speculators in stocks and grain pursue their ticklish operations, Was agitated by ex pment this n over the annow ment of the ass of J.R. Willard & Co. of New York, = bond and grain brokers, who had a br office on the second floor of No. 143 F street, t ch ad the emb: Silsby & Compeny incorporated), and broker: itivnal Me cropol Street, opposit reasury On the tightly F street entrance the following notice was posted: “J. R. Willard & Co. have this day general assignment for the thelr creditors, under the laws of the of New York “J. L. STARBUCK, Assi, was also a with main offte: an Pank b the a the on 1 votive pos: on. divid’ the cashier's compartment n the quotation room in Stlsby & S office rear of the Nat it was typewritu s pany’s paper, and read as follows: “To patr 1 rece f © ofa Well-known ho: carrying a lar many of you w temporary 1 conn- dent it will be We do not pro: closing cur business, but ask the of ovr patrons, on the old ac un*s, for a few « “Checks will be given in settlement of me, 4a part of which can be used as re- gins On New accounts Hl new eceouats will 1 axily, as usual. convenie Old accounts e: 1 when BY & COMPANY.” this was ted a typewritten New York, dated today. Ik was 4 to George W. Silsby, and reed as follows “Sorry you concluded to York iminediat i thro ie oe inet those fam the A bbard of . to be th When The for the pi bar ssment of of i the pose & Co.'s place this mor usual crowd of speculators p avotations x being chaiked tickers clicke tically and the as the same w "for Mr. that he © would where Ho quiries Klausm: eral man pany’s emb: was inrclin ment as a matt plains it & Company Mas origin 3 rit has ever are the ¥ have not been minor c we owed y morning.” Klausm said in repiy to a qvestion that “the well-known spoken of in the post ice pi above was not the firm of J. R. Willard Co., but declined to indicate which it w The Embarrassment Expected. Inquiry among brokers and speculators developed that there has been general ex- pectation for some days past that the firm would take some such step as that fol- lowed today. ons having ‘ounts with the firm and who desired to withcraw all or a large portion of the money to their credit the results of de ck, have be jays. One we ing one office in this to get more than Sciilement for lators have been on one the embarrassment of the firm. Fei ice Lefore. Silsby & Company, the firm title, has failed twice before in Washir about two years ago. Pttled their accou! allowing their creditors to u the owed them in further deali Operations money es in stock, There was no ind y & Co.'s office today that anything out cf the gen- eral run had happened, and there was a involve hopefu to a general expression among those by the firm's embarrassment of ness at the ability of Mr. Silsby the obligations of the firm. Pri versation with several of these gentlemen, however, developed that the open expres- sion of so much confidence was inspired a fear that any other course might jeopa: dize the settlement of their accounts. The Willard Fatlere. The firm of J. R. Willard & Co., whose failure is noted above, was composed of James R. Willard, Elmer Dwic; and Jay Dwiggins, with offices in this city, New York, Buffalo, N. Y.: Philadelphia and Montreal. No statement of the condition of the firm is yet obtainable, but it is es- timated that their liabilit will reach $1,009,000, Jay Dwiggins is at present traveling in Europe. J. R. Willard, senior member of the fi has been a member of the consolidated ¢ change since September 2%, 1805. He had represented the firm in Chicago, end had a branch office in that city up to a few months ago, when it closed and the Wusi- ness was taken over by John Dickinson & Co. Elmer Dwiggins was the working head of the firm. He made application to be admitted to membership in the con- solidated exchange on July 31, but was not admitted. Elmer and Jay Dwiggins, who are broth- ews of Zimri Dwiggins, who large system of cot in IUinois, Indiana and other states, most of which failed in the panic of 1883. et Cause of Failure. “The cause of the failure,” said Assizn>e Starbuck in. New York today, “is simply that the firm has been upon the wrong ‘side of the market. They have been short ‘on stock and grain.”