Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1897, Page 1

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The Star is the recognized household and family journal of the National Capital, and has No. 13,894. “WASHINGTON, D. ©., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1897-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. — = —— = no rival as an advertising med- TWO CENTS. tum. NO EFFECT ON SILVER General Opinion as to the Action of the Bank of England. SURPRISE AMONG THE OFFICIALS Might Be a Showing Drift of Pub- lic Sentiment. MALL AMOUNT REQUIRED a The “arnouncement that the Bank of England-directors had decided to hold one- fifth of the tank's reserve in silver causes surprise amorg officials and others Washington interested in the currency question. The general opinion is that the bank's action will not have any Important bearing upon the future of silver or upon bimetallism. cials of the treasury. from Secretary > down, see nothing significant in the reported action of the bank. In the firs: place. it is doubted if the has decided on this, 2 the best-posted offic: the motive actu » decision. Seere Gage said that he did not see that tne decision, if true, would appre bly affect the silver market, as it w: und would buy ket which might rise in view ion, and then fall after the neces- amount of silver had been procur Another question with the whetber the silver re in silver coin or in bullion. Provided it is the intention of the bank to buy silver to carry one-fifth of its re- rve, the total purchase would amount to bout 70,000,000 ounces. The amount of silver coin in circulation in the United Kingdom ts $128,000,.000, To take from this wmeunt a reserve without paying out that amount in gold: would not be the policy which the Bank of Ex would be likely to pursue. or six years there has been talk Bank of England would ¢ f its reserve in silver, and on several ions the positive statement has been de that it had decided to do so. It ‘s allowed under the law, as is known, to try one-fourth in silver. As this is per- ble, Secretary Gage would be glad to the bank avail itself of its legal pre- rogetive in this direction, but doubts if it will do so. is agreed that the Bank of En takes no risk in what it m: . In business circles in the United Kingdom not over $10 in silver is tender, but sovernment is compelled to receive si coin in payment for duties, revenues, The amount of silver coin United Kingdom, comp amount in use in this countr: ing at this time. There i lation in this country $1 here is in ury, for redemption of silver cer- the enormous amount of $414 In addi ion in the tre would not be by some of the tre Bank of England has done this under cement with the Amer: joners, the latter having em that France and other E ies stocd ready to com Should there ve * wants more silver, of the other European count mean an important chang surprising, s Ty offic that the that well as some do not sce how that action can be of lasting benefit to ‘3 aid Senator Roach of North Dakota, who is one of the most earnest advoc: of bimetallism jn the United States Senate. “It may be a straw shewing the direction of public sen- timent abroad, and indicating thereby a change in favor of bimeiailism. The advocates of the use of silver in world’s currency do not argue for sil- m, but want to see both used. Apparently, that is just what the Bank of England is going to do in this case. The holding of one-fifth of the re- serve in silver is such a small maiter, however, that the market value of sil: ver will not be affected, and the action of the Bink of England is only of passing importance.” The director of the mint, Mr. 4s somewhat unwilling to believe cabled report conveying the is true. f the announcement is correct,” said r. Preston, “it will not help silver any. It will involve only about $36,000,000, that is not a great di It do hot m s sarily mear that the directors of the bank to purcha: that much silver. yY doubt have a large amount of iver coin in heir vaults, 1 would only Preston, ve that the information propose v7 ing the market price of sil- ver will be affected?” Mr. Preston was asked “Oh, no. 1 don’t see why it should be. As I sald, it may not be ne to pur- any silver at all, but even if it were, ardly probable that the market would ffected. When the United States be- purchase silver under the Sher- there was only a temporary rise price of r, and it was but speculative at that. The rise did not con- tinue long, and it was but a short time when silver began to go down. x-Representative Bartine of Nevada, a ember of the execvtive committes of the American Bimetallic Unicn, who ts ow in Washington, was asked his opinion as to the effect of the Bank of England’s action upon the cavse of bimetallism. “I do not think any permanent benefit «ill grow out of the matter,” said Mr. artine. “The amount of silver involved comparatively so small as to be unim- portant. It may be, too, that the bank will not have to purehase any more silver in order to accomplish this enlarged use of silver in ‘ts reserve. There is one way, however, in which it may de us good. It may set the people to thinking about bimetallism, and to realize that it is a good thing to use both silve~ und gold in the world’s money. The metallists of the countries across the sea may Le encouraged by this step cf tne most pronounced gold-Wsing country in the world. * In some quartérs it fs thought that an explanation of this unlooked-for step upon the part ef the Bank of England may he in the theory that it is a concession to the bnretallists of England, who undoubtedly form a considerable and important faction. and to piscate them for the recent action ef the Bank of ‘England upon India_bilis of exchange. It is said that if the use of silver in the bank's teserve will have a favorable effect upon the finances of India i would be an explanation of the matter. he amount of the Bank of England’ reserve and capital is given by the States- man's Year Book for 1807 at £17,745,000 25,000). ‘The same authority puts the sits and post bills at £54,S66,000 (274,- m), the securities at £48316,000 ($211. 1), the notes in the reserve at £2. 00) ($111,335,000) and the coin in the re- serve at £2,024,000 ($10,120,000), MR. SANDEMAN NON-COMMITTAL. Governor of Bank of England De- clines to Discuss Silver Reserve. LONDON, September 11.—The important announcement made by the Times this morning in an erticle from. a special cor- respondent to the effect that the directors of the Bank of England have consented to hold one-fifth of the bank's reserve in sil- ver, has caused much excitement on the continent. The governor of the*Bank/’ef. England, Albert George Sandeman, when questioned ect teday by a representative ciated Pre refused to con- firm or deny the repo: From other Bank of England ofticials, ho’ it was learn- ed that the article was provably a ballon d'essai sent up at the instance of the gov- ernment, in or?er to asceriain ihe temper of the people on the subject before giving a final answer to the ted States mone- tary commission, headed py Senator Ed- ward O. Wolcott of Colorado. The Pall Mall Gazette this afternoon, con-menting upon the report referred to. say: ‘This startling rainor ts such a bolt from the blue that we would fain believe there must be some mistake. Should the suggested act‘on of the bank have sub- stantial foundation in fact, the whole com- mercial world will immediateiy rise up in arms and protest against so dangerous an innovation. Our contemporary « at pressure from high quarters, and wth equal mystery suggests weigity affairs of state as a possible explanation sudden and une a straight and narrow path. But the iness community will not be satisfiea with any vague and unauthorized statements of this kind, and demands aa official pro- Louncement. 3 — : CANNOT WITHHOLD PAY. Mrs. Armes’ Applicntion to the War Department Will Be Dented. Mrs. Armes, wife of Major George A. Armes, retired, recently applied to the Secretary of War for assistance in enfore- ing the payment of the alimony of $100 a month recently awarded her by the court in granting her application for divorce. She represented that Major Armes has failed to comply with the mandate of the court, and she asked that $100 be with- held from the majer’s pay as a retired of- ficer and turned over to her in accordance with the action ef the court. The matter was referred to Judge Advocate General Lieber, and he rendered an opinion adverse to her application. Gen. Lieber holds that the War Depart- ment cannot withhold any portion of Major Armes’ pay for ary purpose, even when so directed by the courts, unless Major Armes agrees to allot the amount proposed to be so withheld. The fact that Mafor Armes is on the retired list does sot change his status in this matter from that of an officer on the active list. It is a com- mon practice for the paymaster general to withhold portions of the pay of army offi- cers in order to honoi ents made by the officers, but such action is never taken without the consent of the officers con- cerned. The opinion of the judge advocate general will govern the War Department on the application of Mrs. Arme: Ti has b ented s purposely the civil courts the District by kecping outside of their liction, and t has be made that he d hims ject to trial by a military court-martial on charges of conduct gnbccuming an of- ficer and a gentleman. Although on the retired list r Armes is still subject to the orders ©. cretary of War to 2 certain extent, and in case he ref to obey an order to appear before a military court he would reader himself liable to dismissal from the army for dis of order: It is said that the o! the War Departinent @ s sidering his trial by court-martial in this city, with a view ter one thing of bringing him into the jurisdiction of the courts of the District in order that ht be cited to show cause why iid not be pu ished for contempt in s wife the alimony allowed by the courts in her suit for divor WATERMELONS COST NO MORE. Representative Livingston Says Pros- perity Hasn't Yet Struck Georin “What's all this taik about prosperity that I hear up north?’ asked Representa- live Livingston of Georgia to: “Why, hasn't it struck Georgia yet?” vaid The Star reporter. “Not much; watermelons are not bring- ing a cent more. They are still down to panic prices. You know, we measure pro: perity in Georgia by the price of water- melons. As for peaches—and Georgia peaches are the finest in the world—I tell you what's a fact; we sent peaches to ( cago and New York this summer, and adding a little money to reimburse dealers for freig the and €xpenses we were enabled to induce the people to buy the peaches. if you call that prosperity, ail right. The cotton crop is going to be shor ‘The country all the way across to Texas burnt up. Don't talk té& me about pros- perity.”” ——___e— TOLD TO THE COMMISSIONER. Letters From Pensioners Uxpressing Their Gratitude Officials at the pension office think that feelings of gratitude for pensions granted are much more pronounced in feminine hearts than in those of men. At any rate, the feminine heart is the more demonstra- tive of gratitude. A high official at the pension office, who handles the c dence coming to the commission made a coilecticn of letters expressing the thanks of those who receive pensions from the bounty of the government. This col- lection, made over a long period of time, shows that ¥ per cent of such letters come from women. Not only do women who receive pensions write their tharks to the commissioner, but mothers, wives and daughters_of pensioners take such a cours: Men take a pension as a matter of “right* and are inclined to complain that it was not sooner granted, and at once apply for an increase. But the women write the com- missioner telling him what timely relief the pension brought them, and frequently these letiers are teeming with tales of de- privation. They tell how the pension money came just in time to get food for eld people tottering toward the grave or to buy warm clothing for tender children and women who might otherwise have gone threadbare and shoeless. Such letters would fill a volume telling of domestic suf- fering. TREASURY CHANGES. Promotions and Reductions in the’ Supervising Architect's Office. The following changes are announced at the Treasury Department: Charles R. McBlair of Maryland, reduced from chief of photegraph division, at $2,000, to foreman of photograph gallery, at $1,600. Edward J. Taylor, District of Columbia, assistant photographer, promoted from $1,200 to $1,400. Gorham N. Winslow, New Jersey, assist- ant photographer, promoted from $w0 to $1,200. Emanuel Speich of Nebraska, promoted from $1,600 clerksiip in the office of the auditor for the Pest Office Department to chief of division, at $2,000. The first three changes are the result of the shake-up in the office of the supery ing architect. o~ ARGENTINA MAY RETALIATE. Presidential Recommendation garding Tarif! Changes. Minister Buchanan at Buenos Ayres has cabled the following message to the Sec- retary of State: “Argentine tariff for next year has been sent Argentine congress. Argentine president recommends, in view of the United States tariff, the following increased duty: 66 per cent yellow pine, 125 per cent farm wagons, 100 per .cent ploughs, harrows, kerosene and agricul- tural machinexy not specifically mentioned. Also recommends maximum and minimum clause according to which the president can apply at will fifty per cent discrim- inating duty in addition to regular duty. Am writing fully with regard to-the sit- oe IGEN. BRECK CHOSEN Appointed Acjutant General of the Army. SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES CAUSED Distinguished Career in the War and in the West. A SHORT TIME TO SERVE — General Samuel Breck was today ap- pointed adjutant general of the army. He has had a distinguished career, and is senerally admitted to be one Of the most efficient officers in the service. He is par- ticularly well known to the citizens of tne District throug his long service in this tcinity during and since Ux Born in Middleberough, M Feb: A834, he was appointed a cadet at the Military Academy July 1, 1851, where he was grad- uated four years later and ted sec- ond lieutenant Ist Artillery. He joined his regiment October 7, 1855, at Fort Capron, Fla., anc served at that post during the hostilities against the Seminole Indians. He was acting assistant quartermaster an¢ acting assistant comm ry of subsistence during part of this time, ard was in scm- mand of the post from April to October, 1856. In October, 1856, he was transferred to duty at Fort Moultrie, 8. C., and acted as assistant commissary of subsistence neral Sam'l Bree arterm ht ster. His battery at ained from Oc hich latter tant a with the li where he re to June 9, 1s: te he started, with his company, on an rland march to Fort Clark, Texas, go- ing by way of Heiena, Ark., Marshall and San Antonio, Te After a short leave of absence, he joined nis company at Fort Moultrie, 3. C. Creditable He served at the Military Academy from September, 1860, to April, 1861, as_princi- pal asststant professor of geography, hi tery and ethics, in which duty he was en- gaged when the outbreak of the civil war closed his peaceful career at the academy. He ed actively threvghout the enti war and made a most creditable record. He was assistant adjutant general of Gen- eral McDowell's division, Army of the Po- tomae, in the defenses of this city, from December, 1861, to: March, 1862, and was a stant adjutant general of the Ist Army Corps and of the Department of the Rap- puhanock, while engaged in the occupation of Fredericksburg, Va., in 1862, and in the expedition to the Shenandoah vailey to intercept the retreat of the confederate ferces under General Jackson in May and June of the same year. In Jul he transferred to this city for duty as assistant in the adjutant general's cfiice, in charge of rolls, returns, books, blanks and business pertaining to the enlisted men of the regular and volunteer forces, and of the records of discontinued commands and in the preparation and pubiication of the Volunteer army register, upon which im- portant duties he continued ufftil June, 1870. He wis twice brevetted during the war, first as Neutenant colonel in Septem- ber, 1864, for meritorious and faithful serv- ices during the war, and next as colonel brigadier general in March, 1865, for diligent, faithful and meritorious serv- in the adjutant general's department during the war.” In the West. From June, 1870, he served six years as adjutant general of the division of the Pacific at San Francisco, during which time he was also mustering and disbursing officer at that post. He was next engaged for one year on special duty in connection with the recruiting service in the division of the Pacific. He was absent for three months on leave during 1877, at the expira. tion of which leave he served for one month as adjutant general of the depart- ment of the east, New York city. In De- cember, 1877, he was detgiled to duty in this city, as assistant to the adjutant gen- eral, and remained here until October, 1880, when he was assigned to duty as adju- tant general of the department of Dakota, from October, 1880, to June, 1885, and of ae department of the Platte, to August, i Returning to Washington in August, 1889, he served as assistant to the adjutant gen- eral until December, 1802, when he was assigned to special duty at the Army build- ing, New York city, to February, 1893, in connection with the revision of army regu lations. From February, 1893. to October, WWY5, he served as-adjutant general of the department of the east, at Governor's Is- land, N. ¥., and when Major General Miles was assigned to the command of the army, in October, 1895, Gen. Breck was assigned to duty as adjutant general at headquar- ters of the army, in this city, and has con- tinued to act in that eapacity to date. Adjutant General Breck will have only a short time to serve in his new office, for the reason that he will retire for age, by operation of law, in February next. The selection of his successor will not be made until that time, but there are indications that Col. H. C. Corbin, the senior colonel, who fs now on duty at New York city, will probably be promoted to the head of the adjutant general's department. War Record. Important Changes Caused. The retirement of Adjutant General Rug- gles and the promotion of General Breck to the vacancy make a number of pro- motions and several important changes in the stations and duties of officers of the adjutant general's department.. Lieuten- ant Colcnel Thomas Ward, on duty at the War Department, becomes a colonel; Major W. P. Hall, also stationed at the War De- partment, becomes a lieutenant colonel, and Captain H. O. S. Heistand, 11th Infaniry, the President's military secretary, becomes major and assistant adjutant general. Col- onel H. C. Corbin, now on duty at Goy- ernor’s Island, New York, will be ordered to- Washington, as principal assistant to the adjutant general. Colonel Merritt Barber, now at Chicago, will be trans- ferred to duty at New York; Colonel M. V. Sheridan will be transferred from St. Paul to Chicago, and. Lfeutenant Colonel T. Lieutenant Colenel John C. Gilmore: wii? all necessary guard. No other case in that town.” Dr. Guiteras also sent a dispatch confirm- ing the newspaper report of yellow fever at Scranton, but stating that there was but one case there, the origin of which ts not clear. There is much dengue at Scran- ton. Later Dr. Guiteras supplemented this dispatch with another, in which he repori- ed that the case supposed to be in Scran- ton was within the city limits of Pasca- gcula. The towns are very near to each other. Surgeon H. W. Austin of the Marine Hospital, Chelsea, Mass., who was ordered to report here by Surgeon General Wyman, has arrived. Surgeon H. W. Sawtelle, who has been on leave, and whose leave has been re- voked, has also reported here. They were ordered here in connection with other precautionary measures to pre- vent the spread of the yellow fever. CRETARY sueceed ‘General -Breck on’ the staff. of | Gereral Miles at headquarters of the army. DEATH LIST SWELLS Now Estimated -That Thirty-five Perished in Colorado Wreck, GHASTLY RELICS OF THE DISASTER Partly Cremated Trunks of Ten Persons Recovered From Debris. | Major Hall will probably be ordered to duty at San Antonte, and Major Arthur MacArthuf, who. is mow at that post, will be transferred to Omaha.’ at the War Depart- 1 Breck expects, sm few weeks’ vaca- is, and during his ab- wilt RIOT AND BLOODSHED Into Crowd of Strikers ~— Oe NINETEEN KILLED OUTRIGHT ——-+ Major Helstand will remain on dui ment. Adjutant to leave shortly ft tion in t as adjutant Artieles of agreemetit have just been signed between George Laigne and Joe Walcott for the most important glove contest on the coast since the meeting of Corbett and Fitzsimmons at Carson. The affair will be handled by young, Mitchell, manager of the Occidental Ciub, anf will take place early in November in the Mechanics’ Pavilion. The mer will fight for 75 per cent of the gate receipts. Of this the winner takes 80 per cent. ALGER PROSTRATED. STORIES OF SURVIVORS] SE Forty-One Wounded, Some of Whom Will Die. es Hix Trip to Somerset, Much for Him. Sceretery Alger is confined to his resi- dence in this city today with a sevete at- tack of dy which has made him s® weak that he is net abl to leave bis + Was Too NEW CASTLE, Col., Coroner Clark says that only ten bodies have so far been taken from the ruins of the Denver and Rio Grande train wrecked near this place. These, with Keo: Hines and Gordon, make fourteen in September 11.— MORE BONES IN EVIDENCE an, Hol-) ted. Under skiilful medical treatment and Pes = aa tines ana Be 5 absolute rest ke became somewhat sironger J , but there is no doubt these are less durin; ihe nd vas able to Prosecution Making Out a.Strong Case | :han naif those who perished. The most Ae ashe mesre mR ee = 8 war | STATE TROOPS CALLED T0 THE SCENE Against Luetgert. censervative estimate places the list of | Department bureau chiefs at his residen dead at from twenty-five to thirty-five. on a matter of business requiring imme- SS The remains of what is supposed to be | diate action. The Sccreta > ae = s prostration ten persons are confined in two caskets with nothing to identify them, and it is expected they will be buried here. The first man to arrive at the weck was H. Sirouss, who resided on his ranch 300 feet frora the track. Mr. Strouss was awakened by the collision. He hurried to the scene and assisted in rescuing the pas- sengers in the smoker and day coach. When he reached the scene within a few minutes after collisic four of the cars were all ablaze, and the heat was so ter- rific Another Expert Witness Declares the Was superinduced by the Ss during his hurricd trip to Semer: He traveled all night Thursday and. w: One Full Brigade Now Camped at , Hazleton. Bones Taken From the Vat ith the President until 4 o'clock ye he Belonged to a Woman, day afterncon, at which time took the train and was on the nearly 12 o'clock last night. In nis wexk- cned condition. the strain was too musi for him, ard the consequence-was that he Was unable to rise this morning. His physician counseled absolute and abstention from cfficial worry. usual remedi: vere administered. result the Secretary was sz improved this afternoon, pect of being able to attend che me the cabinet called for next Tuesday. ris trip to see the President he w companied by Mr. Victor* Mason, his fidential clerk, and brig. Gen. Rue CHICAGO, September 11.—The prospect of viewing the grewsome-exhibit of flesh, hones, slime and canvas gunnysacks reek- ing with what the prosecution assert is the dissolved body of the wife of A. L. Luet- gert drew an unusually large crowd this morning to the entrance of the criminal tourt building. In the court room there was the usual flutter of excitement when the big prisoner was led in by the colored bailiff. Professor Geo, Vincent Bailey, who: direct examination was begun yesterday afternoon, was placed on the stand as the first witness today. Professor Bailey cccu- pied the position of osterologist for the Field Columbian Museum, and is ihe ¢x- pert witness for the state on bones. The witness identified a small bone as a por- tion of the hand qf a woman. He then took a portion ot a mounted skeleton and indicated thereon the exaet position cf the bone in the hand, The particle was then rest {SITUATION VERY CRITICAL The As a ing of ‘on at it was impossible for any one to r them. In a very few minutes he at least fifteen to twenty persons were cremated. NAZLETON, Pa., teen dead and forty-one wounded record of the Winchesters wie! i Seputy sheriffs against the striking at Latimer yester of the unfortunate mines in their tracks under the terrible be four mere died during the night and f were added ‘o the record this morning. The work of 1éentifying the dead was actively going on all night, and is still so far from complete that an accur of the victims will not be obtainable some time to come. September 11 J. G. Young's Experience. J. G. Young, one of the survivors, say he was in the smoker at the rear end, and wher the collision came the front end of the car and part of the roof was thrown He nself and escaping There were from twen- ty-three to tweniy-five in the smoker, and ke does not think more than eight got out alive, all the remainder being cremated. In the day coach, which was immediately behind the smoker, he thinks there were from thirty to thirty-five person: — -2-——____ THE PRESIDENT’S ORDER. Some Difference of Opinion Rexard- ing Its Interpretation. When President McKinley returns to the city he will_probably be asked to inter- pret his amendment to rule II of the civil service rules. A difference of opinion has arisen “over the meaning of the word “no- sition,” as used in the amendment. Some officials think the word is synonymous en him, pinning him down in his seat. succeeded in freeing through a window. and cnly passed among the jury for inspee a few succeeded in making their escape. He | (yt), Ss Preside: : Later the witness said that the bone was | says all who were In the chair car got out See ee tuatahe erent meant from a smail skéleton, probebiy that ¢ safely before the fire reached that there shoul no removal from the it, as dig those in the two Pullmans. : Fred. S. Rockweil, stock agent of the Bur- Mrgton road, who was a passenger on the cked train, told his experience, as fol- woman. Other particies of bone were 1! tified as different. portions of the skeleton of a human being. - classified service except “for just cause and upon ‘itten charges,” etc., while ot ers are inclined to the belief that the ord carried with it a broader meaning and provides that no clerk shall be removed from the grade in which he was at the time the order was issued, except through the course prescribed by the President. The-President’s amendment to rule Ii ——_ SUIT REVEALS A ROMANCE. Miss Clyboarn of Chicago Claims Share of the Gregery Extate. CHICAGO, Saptember H.—A fight for 31,0KH),000, involving ‘twa of the most prom- inent families in Chicago and incidentally revealius a romance, is the outcome of the death of Alien Gregery, known as the founder of the stock yards. r, Gregory died on August 2 supposed to be without wife or chil- dren, A large number of collateral Keirs immediately sprang up, and letters of ad- ministration were granted to Merion Saker, a nephew, and Byron A. Hathaway, and the estate was turned over to them. Now Miss Martha Clybourn bas, asked th F. S. Rockwell's Story. had just left the sleeper, in company with a gentleman, and passe day coach into the next car. ly settled ourselves when we were hu violently from our seats by the shock of the ccllision. We got out fel, A moment later a terrific explosion of gas rent the air, and after it came @ burst of flame. After getting my bearings, I was horrified to dis- cover that the smoking car had ridden over the day coach, cutting its way almost to the seats, incasing the rear in a manner to sbut off hope of escape. It was in this day coach where the horrible harvest of death took place. I procured an ax and managed to chop through a window and get out two women and men, wno were badly hurt. One man was strugeling to get his foot loo: We had hard- %. No removal shall be made from any porition subject to competitive examin: tion except for just cause and upon written charges filed with the head of the depart- = officer and ave full notic which the accused shall and an opportunity to make defense. last, and The civil service commissioners have not given their view of the meaning of the order, but it is understood they interpret it in the broad sense of declaring against any change of rating of a clerk © upon written charges. The promulgated by the Treasury De show a similar interpretation of it in ths The Scene of the Rio The 9th Regiment of the 3d Brigade, der Col. Dougherty of Wilkesbarre, the first detachment of the sta was p militia to court to turn the estate over 19 the Ameri- a Was se itposses ed eau told me he 72s | department. If this interpretation of the | arrive. They came in after # o'clock this can Trust and Savings Bank as ndmin- | Pot injured otherw:xe. He could not free | order is sustained by President. Mckinles ped on the common in istrator, on the gvcund that she is the | Bis foot, and I was compelled to stand help- ete er eects it will have a much wider influence in se curing stability of position than has been recognized by some officials. SS == WILL RETURN MONDAY. lawful widow of Allen tilled to the propert Mr. Gregory was seventy-six years old at the time of his death, | Miss Clybourn is said to be sixty-two. The story goes that back in the fifties Gregory became engaged to Miss Clybourn. It came out, however, th .e had a wife and child in east, and marriage to Miss Clybourn s an impossibility. His son died sey- enteen years ago, and he continued to sup- port his wife until she died, in 1895. For forty y. the story goes, Miss Clybourn w d patienily to be married to the man she loved, and two weeks after Gr: lessly by and see him burned by the flame The car was crowded with passengers should say that fully thirty adults were cretnated there.” ‘ Conductor Wm. Hawthorne of the ill-fat- ed train does rot place the loss of life at so : many as generally supposed. On checking | Th€ President to Make Only a Short up tickets, as nearly as he can tell, Stay in the City, eight were killed of those in the coaches. As predicted in yesterday Star, the Presi- CAMP SITE SELECTED. dent will return to this city Monday even- = ing. Wcerd to that effect was recei Dr. Murray at Gcean Springs Reports | from him at Scmerset this morning, and b to Surgeon General Wyman. his direction a call was issued for a meet- The surgeon gercral of the marine hos- | ing of the cabinet at the White House next gory and en- the center of Hazleton. The Pittston, Leb- avon and Mahanoy men had not le their appearance up to 10 o'clock. Coroner Bowmen has impaneled a jury and the inquest Into the bloody affair wat probably be held this afternoon. . Ominous Silence. So far from being morning, this place is of sullen quictude, which appears more cminous. All sorts of rumors are afloat, one being to the effect that 3,000 strikers from the South Side miners were even ee CS CO ee ee laws | Bital service received the following teie- | Tuesday at the usual hour, 11 o'clock. 1t| marching on Hazleton with the pur yers declare that her claim will be made | 8'™ this moraing from Dr. Murray ex- | is expected the meeting will be attended by | wreaking op dy sadly 4 Boney <4 vod by the testimony of numerous wit- | Plalning the situation: all the members with the possible exception i mas Meier cepekee that they had’ @ie- hesses and documentary evide Hear- “OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss., of Secretary Long, who is now in New] 22S O00 icaraing of the presence of ing has been set for Octoder = “September 10, 1897. | England. Several important topics requir-| fhe troops. . : Rede, aes “Wyman, Washington, D. C.: ing prompt action on the part of the The arrival of the soldiers was no QUEEN LIL REACHES ‘FRISCO. “In company with Wasdin, Haralson and | executive will come up for consideration at eer larg foeirmamniergeticne get p es + zo | Marshall, superintendent of L. and N.,| this meeting. On the list is the consiruc- | the gather! 2 derls . Will Wait EEO has and Then Go | oe decided on Fontainbleu, formerly | tion to be given section 22 of the taritt} Indignation against the deputies is ning high and the charge is publicly made that there was absolutely no necessity for horrible slaughter. The miners, it is de clared, were not armed in any way, and if the deputies feared trouble a sin; over their heads would have di them. The fact is undisputed that of the victims were shot through t while flying from the guns of the d The local police force has been consider- ably increased and has received ord from Chief Filler to stop the slightest at- act; the scheme to be adopted for the im- prcvement of San Pedro harbor, Californi. the adjustment of various questions of state that have arisen concerning Alaska and the gold miners’ immigrauen, and per- haps the discussion of Hawaiian condi- tions. The President will not remain in Wasi ington more than a day or two next week but will leave the city again in continua tien of his vacation, and will not return to the White House before the Ist of next Oc- Bellefontaine, fer camp. Marshall has or- dered camp train to that paint and lumber and hands to erect butidings. Have rent- ed section hous and tool room and a near- by residence. Engaged working train and crdered telegraph office set up. Have sent Word to White and Richardson to report there. Water from driven wells. Pro- ions from Mobile. ‘Have fully considered sea shore camp grounds—too near to present cases of fever, SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., September 11.— Ex-Queen Liliuokalani -of Hawaii arrived in this city from the east last night. She will be here for some time, and will not for the present define the purpose of her visit, which, it fs presumed, she intends to make to Honclulu, It is understood that she has come west with the intention of communicating with her friends on the subject of her fight many bac! ay, one mile and adjacent to Blom it | te, 2 as : jon cr | tempt at disorder. While Filler not against the annexation of Hawall by the| can be made safe and effectual, but the | febe% Jt is, Palered Mhat, this portion of | cnucipate any outbreak, yet from his tong Cae re are eee emain in this city | public will complain about proximity. | Woy imeginten oe spent by th Yet finally de. | experience with the foreign he to await the arrival of the Princess Kaiu-| Round Island would be ideal, but two fer ened aioe. considers them wary and treac lani, her niece, and the daughter of A. S.| weeks will be necessary ‘to ‘proare’e z weit Cleghorn. The princess. is to leave En; land for this country on October 4 next, and will be due in San Francisco, en route to the islands, on October 21. EATER APPEARANCE. wharf of twelve hundred feet and all ma- terials will have to be carried nine miles by water, and, after all, detained perhaps, wae a rheumatism. The physicians ha refused his desire to take a hand in flatly the Rearrangement of the Pension Office would have to be sent out through Seran- z trouble. ——<— ton, now suspected and possibly inf=cted. Court. Troops Coming In, PANDO CALL§ A MEETING. Many beautiful points on bayous and gulf The pension office now presents an ap- Before nightfall there will be fully at two to four miles from railroad are ‘ : pearance of neatness it has never before | soldiers camped in Hazleton. Following Wants Respomatbitity.for Caban Ssit- seen er Hite ae ere known, When Commissioner Evans took | the 9th Regiment, which arrived from annie pene as Gen. Pando, in | 28¢,,Will cause ruinous delay. Thess re- | charge of the lureau the floor of the great | Witkesbarre this morning, came seven MA , September T1.—Gen. marks in anticipation of ccmplaints about the flatness of land and lack of shade. “I earnestly recommend that immunes properly certified be passed through camp after disinfectirg clothing, also that non- immunes be discharged on the Sth day af- ter admission, provided five days have elapsed after disinfection of clothing—ten days is eleventh date. “The Kahns boarded <t Montrose Hotel, Biloxi, which is free from danger. court was filled with filing cases and clerks’ desks, which had anything but an 2ppearance of regularity. A practice had &rown up by which clerks whose work was on the first floor would take up space for their desks, which they huag on to as ff they had pre-empted a claim under the homestead laws. This practice gave tne place an untidy appearance. Not oniy companies cf the 13th, under Lieut. Col. Mattes. They reached here shortly after noon, and under instructions from brigade headquarters joined their comrades in one command. The remaining company of the hh will arrive from Mortrose this after- Poon. The 4th Regiment, under Col. Case, from Allentown, is also on the ground. Those on the way who will augment the militia a letter to the Cubah senators and depu- tics, requests them to held a meeting and ccme to a decision ‘regarding the Cuban situation, declaring that;the:time has come to speak and fix the responsibility for the present policy upon its promoters. The reforms for the. Philippine Islands, which were agreed upon yesterday at a Have | were desks distributed among the filing cabinet meeting, upon) whieh occasion the | informed Booth at Shreveport Guiteras ut the me > ar. | force before the afternoon is over are the, draft of the proposedrdecree was approved | will go to Barkless temornen ‘ras | cases, but the hundreds of cases were ar- | stn Regiment from Lebanon, the 12th fro ranged in an irregular way. Orders were given Superintendent Barnes to rearrange the floor space, and now the filing cares are placed with mathematical precision, with convenient passageways for the filiag clerks. The desks have been moved into adjacent rooms, much to the improvement of the appearance of the place. ——___e.______ . Personal Mentio: Secretary Bliss went to New York last evening. He will return here Monday. Colonel George L. Gillespie, Corps of En- and sent to the queentregent’ for her signa- ture, include a modifieatiom of the penal.| code in regard to off 8 against property and public order and in regard to secret political associationsg ¢speeially the one known as “the pact e@f:blood,” which will be severely prosecut ~ The other reforms he Philippine Islands are drafted: with’ intention of assuring justice to the natives. It is reported that: reinforcements of troops will shortly be sent to the Island of Porto Rico. ‘Sts The Spanish cabinet: ll be modified be- Williamsport, a battery from Phoenixvill and the Governor's Troop and City Gray: from Harrisburg. Company E of the 13th Regiment, scattered over a territory of about ten miles in and around Honesdale, was ordered out at midnight and at 2:30 o'clock this morning was bound for the scene of trouble with nearly a full quota. While everything is perfectly quiet this afternoon it is an accepted fact that the situation remains extremely critical. Night may bring with it a continuation of the calm or it may see an cutbreak the con- sequences of which are fearfully consid- “MURRAY, Surgeon.” This telegram was also received: ‘OCEAN PEaaNGa: Miss., “September 10, 1897. “Wyman, Washington, D. Ce = “Six new cases of sickness are reported by three physicians. There is diMiculty in procuring prompt and definite data. Guit- eras reports that Scranton will have about cre hundred people for camp. athe! siswec! Cray BRAY, Surgeon.” brgeon gereral sent the aero following. “WASHINGTON, September 11, 1297. fere the assembling, of fhe cortes; but it | “Strgeon Murray, Ocean Springs, Miss, giners, is in this city on business with | ered. The foreigners are apparently cowed is understood Gen. Azcarraga will remain} “Complete ouuit—microscopre -and ‘bac- | the War Department. He is at the Eb-]| by the preserce of the troops, but Satur- premier. terlological—except media, which can be | bitt. day night is a drunken at.d boisterous pe sent later if required, shipped to Ocean Springs today for use of Passed Assistant Surgeon Wasdin. WYMAN.” All leaves of absence from the bureau have been revoked, in order to have the full force available if required. Surgeon H. W. Austin has been ordered to report riod with them, even in time of peace, and apprehension felt for the epproach of darkness while the situation is as tense as it is today. Gen. Gonin, commander cf the 3d Brigadlé arrived here shortly before $ o'clock. jeft_ Harrisburg at 2:5 a.m. and met Mr. Thomas-P. Cleaves, clerk to the com- mittee on appropriations, U. 8S. Senate, has joined his wife at Plymouth, Mass., where the latter has been sojourning for some time. They will shortly proceed to Maine on a visit to ex-Governor Cleaves Baronet Charged With Forgery. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, September 11.— Sir Harry Westwood Cogper has been held by Police Judge Low togumswer before the superior court to the felony charges, ‘i a: | here from Chelsea, Mass., an and other relatives in that state. ‘staff in Lebanon. As soon as he reached one of shaving fal oe counter- | Sawtelle, who bas been at’ Augusta Sicr | Mr: Lucius T. Smith, Jt, and Mr. Ernest it js he opened brigade headquar- feit blanks in his pa mn of seed | arrived ' yesterday. This does not’ mean | F: Fisher leave Monday for Taylor Univer- ters in the office of the division superin- draft notes .of the ! of New South | that these and other officials will be sent | sity, Upland, Ind. tendent of the Lehigh Vailey Coal Com- wae ae anes 8 rbaving eounterfelt | to the fever districts, but they will be on |- Mr. John Doyle Carmody of the Corean| pany, from which point he assigned the legation has gone to New York for sev- eral days. s Mr, Albert K. Arnold of the pension of- - various commands to points on the cut- skiris and surrounding the city. hand to receive instructions according to requirements. Naval Conmstrecter 's Return. nile Disposition of the Fercen, Naval Construeter Dashtell, a member of | eon General Wy: received several tele- | fice is in New York state for a month. t embers’ i — Sa ms from M! ints tative Livingston of Georgia isin] The %&h Regiment was to Hagle the dry dock beard, who was sent to Eu- Frama, from Miswiatppt point Resting on tha ciig an beaioean. Park, ccmmanding the road from Drifton rope to gather certain=information as to Surgeon Carter ti from Guit- Senator Carter of Montana is here for a] gnd one from Latimer. : Totumned to Che ey oeatraction, there, has | port, Miss. concerning case at Per-| few dcys. The 12th Regiment tock up a positien#t” returned to the city, and today had an in- ton as follows: General John A: Halderman, who arrived Hill, on the opposite side of the terview with Acting Roosevelt, in] “One case yellow fever—Dr. Sheely, at | from Bremen on the is sti | Donegal jane eprnan ac- } Perkins ‘Et-was’ contracted at Ocean | in New York, at the United ‘Club, | town, and holds the Jeansvitle road, lea@- count of the of Springs. ‘The “case ts isolated and under ' where he will remain for Weeks. ling from Audenreid. The 24 Battelion cf