Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. sews See °UBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, J1€1 Fennsylvania Avenue, Cor. ate 8t., by The Evening Star Ne mpany Kew York Ofice, 49 Potter Building. Event Is served to subscribers in the on ty pore ogee thelr own aceou nt, at 10 ecnis per week, or a4 cents per month. jes at the ccunter 2 cents exch. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Cenada—postage prepal ccuts Per month. ogeTEAY Quintuple, Sheet Star, $1 per year, with ‘Entered at the Post aaeoe ‘Washington, D. C., pad-clase tter.| “CS All mail sulmeriptions rust be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. TGhe Eve Oy es earn? ing Siar. No. 13,909. WASHINGTON, D. 0. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1897—-FOURTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. HAWAII IS TRANQUIL Reports From Minister Sewall and Admiral Miller. ieee STATEMENT REGARDING INDEMNITY No Information on the Subject at the Legation. WARSHIPS AT HONQLULU Sa Se Interesting dispatches have been received fror: Admiral Miller, commanding the naval forces at Hawaii, and from Mr. Har- old Sewall, the United States minister at Honolulu, in regard to the course of events in that quarter up to the 13th instant. . Of- ficial confirmation is given of the press report that the treaty of annexation with the United States was unanimously ratified by the Hawaiian senate in special session on the 9th instant. “As this was anticipated,” says Admiral Miller, “it was not attended by any excite- ment. The sessions of the senate were open and were witnessed cach time by only & small number of people.” The admiral reports also that the Jap- anese cruiser Naniwa left Honolulu on the morning of the 7th instant, bound, so he says he was informed by her commanding officer the day previous, for Japan. As the Naniwa was going out the channel she Was observed to list seven or eight degrees several times, cnd it was reported in the mewspapers that she had struck bot- tom. She remained outside an hour before proceeding on ker way. “The survey of Pearl harbor is progress- ing satisfactorily,” says Admiral Miller, “and I propose to have target practice, re- quired by department's circular of July 22, held at once by the Philadelphia and the Bernington, leaving one ship in harwor at all times to-look out fer American interests. H. M. S. Cornus arrived here on the morn- ing of the 12th, and the usual visits and salutes were exchanged. She will remain here about three wee! and then visit other islands in the Pacific, and Chile, on her way home, her commission expiring in about six months.” Return of the Philadelphia. These advices are epted at the Navy Department as a complete refutation of the rumor that the Naniwa nad no real in- tention of going to Japan, but was hover- irg around the neighborhcod of Hawail with the intention of swooping down tpon Honolulu when the United States ships were not there, with a view to seizing the islands in the me of the Japanese gov- ernment. Now that the Nuniwa is not ex- pected back at Honolulu for several weeks at Icast, Admiral Miller will be prepared to execute the orders of the department to send the Philadelphia to San Francisco for a much-needed overhauling immed upon the arrival of the gunboat W: the lat tis the Wheeling about cizht or nine days to make the trip. She carries important in- structions to Admiral Miller and Minister Sewall for their guidance in the event of an attempt on the part of Japan or other fcreign government to interfere in any ‘vay with the status quo in Hawaii in advance of action by the United Stutes Senate on the annexation treaty. Ne Display at Honolula. The cruiser Yorktown, now on her way to San Francisco from China, will prob- ably arrive at Honolulu next week, and re- main until otherwise ordered hy the de- partment. Consequently, even after che departure of the cruiser Philadelphia for home, there will be three United States warships on the Hawaiian station, namely, the Yorktown, Wheeling and Bennington. These are all small vessels, but will un- doubtedly be sufficient fer all ordinary pur- Poses under existing conditions. The Baltimore will soon be added to the flcet. She is fitting out at San Francisco and will sail soon after the Philadelphia returns. She will be used by Admiral Mil- ler as his flagship, and on her arrival on the station the Yorktown and probably the Wheeling elso will be ordered back to the United States; that is, unless there is more prospect of trouble in that region than now seems to be the case. An Incorrect Report. It was stated in the morning papers that Minister Sewall in his report had stated that Japan had offered to accept $100,000 indemnity for the exclusion of Japanese frcm Hawaii. Assistant Secretary Day de- clares that nothing of the kind was in Minister Sewall’s report. Minister Hoshi Not Informed. Minister Hoshi of Japan said today that he has no information that Japan has af- fered to accept $100,000 in gold from the Hawaiian government 2s full indemnity fore the tion of 1,200 Japanese by the Hawalian authorities. If such an indemni- ty 2 paid by the jian government the necessity for ing with the arbi- fon arra <f course, would be ated. While no information confirma- tery of the report that such an offer had heen made has been received at the Japan- legation Lere, the officials at the Ie ve this would’ be a most s2tisfac- tory way out of the present difficulty, and express the hope that it will prove to be true. = Everything Tr: A gratifying feature of Minister Sewall’s Teport is that everything is quiet on the islands, and that there are no indications of dissatisfaction with the existing govern- ment and no signs of trouble of any kind. The Japanese inhabitants are represented as being apparently peaceably disposed, ard, so far as known, have no intention of precipitating an uprising against the gov- ernment. = MURDER OF CYCLIST LENZ. Judgment Reversed and a New Trial Ordere: ‘The Secretary of Stxte has received a cable message from the United States min- ister at Constantinople saying that the judgment in the case of Frank Lenz, the Pittsburg bicyclist who was Killed by Kurds in Armenia, has been reversed and a new trial ordered. Two years ago Mosto Ni-he, a Kurdish chieftain, and five of his tribesmen were arrested for the murder of Ienz and locked up at Erzeroum. They mnnaged to escap-, but were tried in their absence, and were acquitted on the ground ethat, being absent, they could not be pur- ished. # conyieted; therefore there was no vse in convieting them. ‘The United States minister at Constan<i- rople ds under instructions to press the ciaim of the mother of Lenz for $40,000 in- demaity for the murder of her son in 1804. ‘Ihe ground on which the claim is based is that the Turkish government failed to provide ad-quate protection to Lenz while possing through its territory, and it is al- Jezed further in support of the claim that secoest —_ pe ginLnnnd of — care- ess, if not of conspiracy, in connec- tien with the violent death of the young ————————-—2-___ bicyclist. The Bancroft at Maxor, Greece. ‘The Navy Department is informed that the gunboat Bancroft arrived at Maxor, Greece, yesterday. SAY HE WAS HYPNOTIZED FEVER FLAGS FLYING MR. ALBAUGH'S *REJOINDER TO Two Sons of Thomas BR. Morgan Make a Curious Charge. ~ Dispute Over the Will of the Canton * Millionaire Who Was a Cfose Friead of McKinley. CANTON, Ohio, September 20.—A contest has arisen over the will of Thomas R. Morgan, whose estate is placed at some- thing over $1,000,000. Three sons were made beneficiaries to the extent of one- twerity-fourth each of the estate. Another son was given ten-twenty-fourths. It 1s charged by the three sons and other heirs that the favored son used some hypnotic influence over Mr. Morgan, which induced him to give him more than his legal share. It is known that the son favored has fre- quently exercised mesmeric power over the others, and the contestants of the will set up the claim that such power was used on the decedent. Counsel have been engaged and the case promises to be a hotly fotght one. Mr. Morgan and President McKinley were intimate friends. The President was about to make public an appointment to a consulate for which Mr. Morgan had been chosen when his death came. Andrew Carnegie was another strong friend of the deceased. A hearing on the question of appointing executors of the estate will be held here Thursday. The will has been admitted to probate and placed on record. ———_ DON'T WANT LANDS DIVIDED. Allotment of Ute and Uncompahgre Reservation Fails of Approval. SALT LAKE, Utah, September 29.—A special to the Tribune from Ouray agency, Utah, says: The alloting commissioners for the Ute and Uncompahgre Indians held a council with the Indians heré yesterday. Capt. Beck, the Indian agent, intreduced the commissioners to the Indians, and stated the cbjeet of their visit. Chief Red Moon said he did not want the land cut up and fenced, but wanted it to remain a reserva- tion. Chairman Jeffries explained the ob- ject of the a'lctment and what the results would be. Chief Saddy refused to believe that the commissioners came from Washington; he had often been deceived by smooth-tongued whiies, he said. z Chief Chavenaux moved that the council be closed until such time as he could have his own followers assist, which was done. Chaveneux saw clearly the futility of at- tempting to control the meeting, and his motion to adjourn was well timed to pre- vent the spread of incendiarisem among his people. ———— SEALS LEAVING BERING SEA. Branding Process Drives Them to Islands North of Japan. VICTORIA, B. C., September 29.—Her majesty’s ship Wildswan of the British Bering sea patrol has arrived in this port. She brings confirmation of the small catch by schooners in Bering sea. Accprding to the story told by one of her officers, Prof. Jordan’s electrical apparatus for branding the seals proved a failure, and hot irons were used to brand a few females. Last year’s branding operations have been the means of driving the seals to new islands north of Japan, where, it is said, the Japanese have been reaping a harvest of skins. HUNTINGTON TO GO BACK. Railroad Magnate Only Left Central Pacific Directory Temporarily. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., September 29.— Cc. P. Huntington, president of the South- ern Pacific, has only retired temporarily from the directorate of the Central Pacific Railroad Company, and will return to his former position, probably at the «annual election. So, too, will Isaac T. Gates, who resigned a directorship and vice presidency of the Central Pacific. The authority for these statements is W. H. Mills, second vice president of the Central Pacific, who states that the temporary resignations were caused by Mr. Gates’ absence in Europe and Mr. Huntington's summer trip to London. Mr. Mills stated that the absence from the United States of these two directors, and Mr. Bretherton, who is a resident of Lonéon, left the board without a quorum in this country, and.so the resignations were offered and a temporary ¢lection of substitutes followed. Mr. Mills says the resignations took place July 13 and were not announced because of their temporary character. —_—__ MAY SELECT HIS OWN DEPUTIES. Result of the Kercheval Injunction Case at Indianapolis, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.,’ September 29.— Juege Baker of the federal court has. re- fused to restrain United States. Marshal Kercheval from discharging his office ceputies and employing men of his own sele-tion in their stead. Charles Taylor, a deputy, brought suit to restrain the marshal from discharging him, claiming he was protected in his posi- tion by the civil service law. He said Mar- shal Kercheval had given him notice of discharge, saying the only reason was his preference te be served in his office by re- publicans. The court declared honesty, capacity and fitness, not partisaa service, should determine the right to hold the of- fice, because the former qualities ratker than the latter will give the people an effi- cient service. At the same time the plain- uff bad no property right in his position as deputy, and the federal court could not interfere to control the exercise of execu- tive or political powers. Deputy Taylor will appeal to the civil service commission. eae ec IRON WORKS TO START U! Pennsylvania Rolling Mills and Fur- maces Getting Ready for Work. BIRDSBORO, Pa., September 29.—The Seyfert rolling mill, employing 125 men, will resume on Monday after an idleness ef nine months, with orders for at least three months of steady work. ‘The repairs to No. 3 blast furnace of the E. & G. Brooke Iron Company are about completed, and it is expecied that it will be blown in blast by November 15. The capacity of this furnace has been increased from 125. to 150 tons a day. —_—————- ‘Three Children urned to Death. ALMA, Neb., September 29.—The farm house of A. L. Gordon burned last night, consuming three children. ~ The children were left alone in the house by the father, who went to the barn. He returned in twenty minutes to te gt sae — yn was: dangerously - forts to save his children Disease Spreads in New Orleans, But is Not Malignant, FIVE NEW CASES AND TWO DEATHS Residents of Tenderloin District Ordered to Move to New Limits. -—— NEW CASES AT BILOXI SSeS NEW ORLEANS, September 29 (noon).— Five cases and two deaths have been re- ported to this hour in the city. . The number of red and yellow flags, in- dicating yellow fever about the city, are increasing, but the disease is not growing any more malignant than it was ten days ago. A new case was reported this morn- ing at an early hour on Jackson avenue. 1t is the fourth on that thoroughfare. The board of health has decided to make its day’s records end at 9 o'clock, instead of 6 o'clock, in order to avoid as much as pos- sible conflicts between the official and the non-official reports of cases. A tent 1,500 feet away from the main building has been established at the camp of detention for the care of developed cases of the fever, until they can be removed to the isolation hospital, Not Yellow Fever. It is announced that the reported sick- ness on the steamer Tarter Prince is not yellow fever, but malaria. The cases were examined by Dr. Carter of the marine hospital service. Dr. John Guiteras was invited to accompany Presi- dent Oliphant and Dr. Carter on their trip | as far as Shreveport, to confer with health officials in the interest of’ more rational quarantine regulations. The trip will be through southwest and northwest Louis- fana, and the party will board on the train that it travels on. The newspapers were not permitted to send representatives along: Saloon Quarantined. A new cease of fever was reported today at St. Philip and Bourbon streets, where there is a grocery and drinking saloon. A number of people were in the place at the time drinking, and they were temporarily quarantined. Arrangements are being made for the establishment of a camp of deten- tion to which laborers may gu before leav- ing for the country to do work on the sugar plantations. There is a large demand in the sugar districts for labor. The board of health issued notice this morning tc physicians promptly to report all cases of patients discharged. A new law requires people living In the Tenderloin district to move to new limits. The law was to have been put into effect on the Ist, but the city was this week en- Joined from enforcing the requirements of the law. ‘To meet the possibility of a dis- solution of the injunction the city has given notice that the ordinance is not to be en- forced until the fever is wiped out. Situation at Ocean Springs. OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss., September 29— The doctors here are enjoying a much need- ed rest. There are only four cases of sick- ness in the town. Two who have had the prevailing fever will be discharged today. Two cthers have typhoid fever and will not be out of danger for some days. Thirteen New Cases at Biloxi. BILOXI, Miss., September 29.—Official Teport of the Miss'ssippi board of health for yesterday: Total yellow fever to date, : yellow fever under treatment, 75; new 13; deaths yesterday, 1; total deaths ——.__. SUPT. MAYS REINSTATED. Important Change in the New York Post Office. An order was issued at the Post Office Departmcnt today reinstating A. B. Mays as superintendent of mails in New York and reducing Thomas J. Clarke, the pres- ent superintendent, to the position of as- sistant cashier in the New York office. The change is one which probably will at- tract considerable attention in New York. Mays is said to be a republican and Clarke a Tammany democrat. After being in the employ of the post office for thirty- two years and acting as superintendent-for six years of that time, Mr. Mays resigned three years ago while undergoing an in- vestigation, which he claimed was a po- litical persecution. Mr. Clarke was ap- pointed to succeed him. It is stated at the Post Office Department that the change is the result of a recom- mendation made by the department com- mission, which was recently sent to New York by Postmaster General Gary to in- vestigate that office. The commission praised Mr. Mays’ work so highly that the Postmaster General determined to rein- state him as one means of improving the service in that city. ee gg AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT NEED Seeretary Wilson Wil Ask for In- creased Appropriations. Secretary Wilson of the Agricultural De- partment -wili in his annual report ask Congress to make a material increase in the appropriation for at least three branches of the work of his department. These are the bureau of animal industry, the farmers’ bulletins and the weather bu- reau. The Secretary says the facilities of the bureau of animal industry for the inspec- tion of meat intended for foreign. shipmeat are overtaxed, and that the experiment al- ready made by the bureau in the shipment of butter to England should be foliowed up by more work in this Jine. He claims that the shipments already made have pro- duced excellent results, as shown by the fact that a representative of English firms has recently been in Iowa buying up all the available butter supply for export. ‘There is a constantly increasing demand for the farmers’ bulletins, and it ig the Sec- retary’s purpose, if he secures the neces- sary funds, not only to increase the cireu- lation of the documents, but to largely in- crease the range of subjects covered. Mr. Wilson thinks there should be sev- eral new weather stations, and is also of the opinion that the forecast work can, with an increase of money devoted to that purpose, be made more serviceabie to the country at large. 2 Coming to Study Yellow Fever. The United States consul at Bremen in- ferms the Department. of State that Pro- fessor Edwin Klebs, an eminent scientist, has sailed for the United States for the purpose of investigating the toxines of yel- fever. He will visit Washington during his stay in this country. Dissatisfaction is ee eat | Week ties Doce bythe Republican House Controversy. Will Deny the Charge That Habits Are Irregular and His ‘Temper Irgnetble. In the answer which Mr. John W. Al- baugh is expected to file in the suit insti- tuted against Fim last week by Mr. Uriah H. Painter for the appointment of a re- ceiver for the Lafayette Square Opera House, and for a dissolution of the part- nership between them, it is understood that Mr. Albaugh will enter @ general denial. He will, it is said, state that they entered into a partnership in December, 189%, for the constructton of a theater in Washing- .tor, of which Mr. Albaugh was to be the manager at an annual salary of $1,000; that the cost of the building: was not to =xceed $100,000, of which each: partner ‘was to <on- uribute $25,000, the balance to be raised by mortgage, and that there'were no written articles of agreement. THis Allegationn. Mr. Albaugh will explain, it is expected, that February 25, 1896, hé, as managing partner, and with the consent of Mr. Painter, entered into a contract with Sam- uel F. Nordlinger, professionally known 2s Samuel F. Nixon, and J. Fred. Zimmer- man, doing business as'Nixon & Zimmer- man, theatrical managersy for booking all attractions at the Lafayette Square Opera House for five years, and provided that Nixon & Zimmerman should receive one- third the profits and $15,008. By this con- tract, it wil be claimed, ‘the partnership be- tween Mr. Albaugh and Mr. Painter be- came formed for the fixed and definite period of five years at least. Also that the advances of money made by Mr. Painter exceeded those made by him, Mr. Albaugh 1s expected to admit, but that the exact amount of The difference is unknown, claiming thet Mr. Painter has disbursed ‘all moneys advanced and has refused to submit vouchers therefor. Mr. Albaugh wll deny that he -has withdrawn from the business any mogey to which he was not entitled, and’ tlimt there is no money on hand to pay the installment of rent and other expenses maturing in Oc- tober. ‘ ape He will further deny that the opera house is incomplete, although admitting that there is a vault in the bmsement net fitted up or furnished, and that it was proposed to have a.reef garden; :which would necessitate spen@img a large sum. Mr. Painter, he will claim, wamts to fit up the basament as a Turkish bat& and to com- plete the roof garden, to which Mr. Al- baugh is opposed, as the revenue from Turkish bathe is precarleas amd uncertain, and it is common history in the theatricat world, that roof gardens hawe been dis- astrous and have entailed losse Denial as.to Haltee, Mr. Albaugh will deny ‘thgt"fiis habits are uncertain and his tempek, ‘ible, assert- ing that the contrary been proved--by his forty-two years’ experienge in theatri- cal enterprises, during thirty-two years cf which he has been managers The Opera House,.hé will contend; Kes been profitable, denying that the business camnot now be carried on successfully; also that Mr. Paih- ter has been refused a voic® in tHé confrol oY the business. The allegation that the: Lyceum Theater, Baltimore, is mortgaged to its market value and that. the revenuc from it is insufficieat fo the charges will also he denied, the "renter costing $125,000, and is morigaged fbr only $35,000. Mr. Albaugh will further deny that he is without means to pay any balance found due Mr. Painter, and will contend that his interest in'the partnership assets is greater than any amount that may be found to be. due. Mr. Painter. oo AUDITOR CASTLE’S CHANGES. M. M. Holland is to: Be Reinstated- in the Office. It is understood today that M. M. Hol- land, the local republican leader, will henefit by the changes to be made by Auditor Castle of the Treasury Department. “Mr: Holland is to be reinstated In the Six:h auditor's office. He was discharged while holding an $1,800 clerkship, although he had formerly been chief of /a division. 1t is not improbable that he will be reinstated to a chiefship. At any fate, he will secure a clerkship of the grade he held previous to going put. Mr. Holland's friends have stated all’ along that ft has been the miten- tion of the administration jc recognizé him. He desired to be recarder of deeds of the District, but the polities of the <itua- tion demanded the appomtment of . Mr. Cheatham, Four men are being examined st the treasury today 2s to thetr fitness for chiefs of division in Mr. Castle’s-bureau.. Rumor has it that Some of them, possibly all, may receive this promotion. ‘The four men un- der. examination are’ Messrs. J. McE. Bishop, Arthur Clement, “Dp. W. Duncan and’ B. A. Allen. An appointment of Jocal interest at_the treasury teday was John Roberts, calored, as Jaborer,in the the well-known mi: bored for yéars at ‘the effort to better the condition of prisoners and ininates,. * 2S NO PAY FOR EXTRA WORK. in” the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The Treasury Department has issued an order preventing the payment hereafter of additional compensation for extra work in the bureau of engraving and printing, and there ts considerable dissatisfaction among the employes affected. It is said that these ‘employes wilt make @ test case so-soen as they get a chance. + > Treasury auditors -havé long protested against paying. this. remuneration, but Chief Johnson has ‘succeeded in hav- ing it done, believing that the Secretary has the power to pay @dr'the work, and that it was proper to do-so: When the new administration came in Assistant Secretary Vanderlip looked inte the question. of extra pay fer additional work and came to the‘cohciésion that it was in violation of the laws. He did not believe, it is stated, that“any department What might be ing scale @f ‘Salaries, chang- ing every month acesrding ‘to the extra time an employe may ‘haye put in. The employes could net be paid under the head of “extra time,” anduthat _@ man’s caused salary to vary each montlf, imstead of -té-.) mairig-at a fixed figu Mr. Vanderlip says it is not the policy of the eases. to otitis siete to work extra time, although a great many of them do so with complaint. He in- tends to try to so that little extra time will have to be put in. He thinks that the monty out in extra time could just as we go to new employes, and takes the position that if there is too much work for the employes now there addjtional men ought to be put in. He is now engaged in locking into the matter. He says that work ts plentiful in bureau. His opposition {to the} Literary Bureau. MATTER SENT 10 THE STATES Output of the Presses Runs into the Hundred Thousands. SILVER-WHEAT VARIATION The republican national committee is now fairly in the midst of the campaign work in various states which it is conducting through its executive ccmmittee at Wash- ington. The preparation of campaign erature is the principal visible effort of the committee, although other duties, which do not become public, are being attended to by the officers. The literary bureau, which has been maintained all the spring and summer by the committee, is 2 continuation cf the work done along that line during the iast presidential campaign. The bureau is in charge of Mr. O. P. Austin, who has pre- pared a large volume of reading matter bearing upon the campaign. The executive committce provides the campaign literature which is disposed of to the central committees in the states where the campaigns this fall have a bearing upon national politics. About 100 separate documents have been prepared by the literary bureau, and many thousand of each document have been published by the state commitice: The total output of the presses, therefore, will in high into the hundred nds. They «re the form of leafle folders and bookiets. Tariff, currency and silver are the lead- ing topics, and upon these are rung the changes to suit the iaboring man, the farmer, the merzhant and every class of voters. The Ohio ‘state committe> has prepared in addition to the matter furnished by the national committee a poster, a copy of which has reached Washington. It purporis to show the allicged wealth of Mr. John R. McLean by exhibiting pictures of property which he is said to own or control. Néarly all the pictures are rep- resentailons‘of familiar buildings in W: ington. Oné of them, however, shows a residence in Cincinnati, which, the deserip- tlon says, was “rented June 1 to establish residence for the Ohio campaign.” The latest publication of the national commitiee is entitled “The Silver-Wheat Tkermomeier.” Two thermometers, in parallel columns, show the course of the prices cf wheat and silver. It was found in looking up the figures published by the buerau of statistics, that upon a certain date a year ago the price of an ounce of silver znd a bushel of wheat were the same, 67.2 cents. From that point, how- ever, they separated, wheat going up and silver going down, until finally one bushel oe Wheat equaled two ounces of silver in alue. The figures shown by the thermometers are as follows: 1 a Stet. 1 or aller. Sept. 2,797) 1 4; | | Sept: 1, "96 Aug. 27 } “Sept. 26 Aug. 25 Oct. 24 Aug. 29 | (ten. 6, 97 May 6 = Meh, 13 Apr. 29 Apr. 10 apr 15 | May 1 Mech, 18 | | dene 26 Meh. 11, °97] | | suyee BT July 31 Oct, 29 |] [aug 4 Oct. 24 Aug. G Oct. 15 | | Aus. 12 Oct. 8 4.3) Ang. 16 Sept. 24 153.1 Ang. 17 Sept. 17 — 52.1) | | | Aug. 23 Sept. 1, 96 | 11 | Peeps. 2, “or SMITH'S POINT LIGHT. It Will Re Put im Operation 0c- tober 15. The lighthouse board announces that the new lighthouse at Smith’s Point, at the mouth of the Potomoc, has been com- pleted and will be opened on the 15th of October. The acting secretary of the treas- ury has ordered the appointment ‘of a keep- er and first and second assistant keepers. James B. Williams has been transferred from Wolf's Trap, Va., and appointed keep- er at Smith's Point, and Charles W. Davis has been appointed second assistant keeper. The first assistant has not been appointed. The old lighthouse at Smith's Point was wrecked by. the ice gorge of three years “go and was sweet away. A light vessel has since been doing duty. This will be iscontinued after the 15th. ‘The new lighthouse is a modern one. It is known as a “caisson” lighthouse, and is so firmly planted in 20 feet of water that nothing can wash it away or damage it. The lighthouse is on the westerly side of Chesapeake bay and on the south side of the mouth of the Potemac. It is about three-eighths of a mile from the light ves- sel which temporarily marked the point. The ctructure consists of a brown eylin- drical founéatién pier, expanding in trum- pet shape to form a gallery, surmounted by an octagonal, two-stery ‘brick dwelling, with a square tower rising trom the root on the southerly side, painted white, and a black lantern on the tower. A light of the fourth order, showing a white flzsh every thirty seconds, has been put in. 1t will illuminate the entire horizon. Its fozal plane: will be 52 feet above mean high water and can be seen nearly thirteen miley in clear weather, During thick or foggy weather a bell will be struck by hand about every fifteen seconds. ————~—-_____ IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. Gen. Wilson’s Inspection of the Wash- z _ington Aqueduct. General Wilson, chief of engineers, ac- companied Captain Gaillerd on a tour of inspection of the Washington aqueduct. being as neat as a pin and the conduit in as good shape as when it was laid by Gen- eral Meigs many years ago. The conduit was io carry 30,000,900 gallons cf water a day, whereas iis present daily is about 170,000,000. gallons, a was scarcely of when INFLUENCE VOTES| THREE TONS OF GoLD Steamer Portland Bringing Bich Cargo From Alaska, Revenue Cutter Grant Brings Latest News From St. Michaels—Stories of Wrecked Vessels, PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., September 29.—Tle United States revenue cutter Grant, Captain Munger, bas arrived from Unalaska and brought the latest advices from St Michael and the surrounding country. The steamer Bertha arrived at Unalaska September 12, and reported two inches of snow at St. Michaels. Mayor Woods’ party had their boat near- ly completed for sailing up the Yukon and expected to leave St. Michael’s. They will go no farther than Munook creek. There are lots of supplies at Munook for the win- ter. There will be a big crowd of return- ing miners on the steamer Portland, and it is estimated that she will bring three tous of gold. On board the Grant are Captain Peters and crew, in all nine men of the schooner Hueneme, whch left Seattle August 15 for St. Michael's with lumber for buildng boats for the Yukon river. At 10 o'clock on the night of September 7, during a dense fog, the Hueneme went ashore on Uniak Is- and, and became a complete wreck. All on board escaped to land by means of life tines that the sailors carried ashore by jumping overboard and swimming. Eight days later the captain took three men in small boats, rowed from the wreck and started to Unalaska. After pulling three days in an open boat they were pick- ed up by the steamer Dora and taken to Unalaska, where they were transferred to the cutter Grant; that vessel then start- ed for the men left on Uniak Island. After securing them the cutter started for the so.nd the next day, September 2 The first cay out from Unalaska two saliors, Wm. Hood and Otto Severn, were drowned by being washed overboard while furling the outer jibs. The bod were not recoy- ered. Hood was from this place, where his parents now reside. —_. NO RESTRICTION AS TO TONGUE. Archbishop Ireland Says Priests Ma Use Their Native Languag: ST. CLOUD, Minn., September n the course of a sermon at the inst: tion of Bishop Trobec, the new bishop of St. Cloud, Archb‘shop Ireland, after calling attention to the many nationalities in the diocese of St. Louis, said: “It has sometimes been said that there is among Catholics in America a diversity of op:nion as to the use within the Catho- lic Church of foreign languages. There is no diversity of cpinion. Americans and Catholics will before this altar of truth believ> and assert that they are free to speak what language they will, to retain what memories they will, provided that al- ways America and the language of Amer- ica and American institutions obtain their best loyalty. Catholics in America may kneel before their God and pray in the lan- guage that best expresses their emot:ons. “The Holy Romen Church within recent times has promulgated in this regard the law of liberty by sending a message from the etesnal city that Catholics in America may speak and practice their duties in the language they may The decree of Rome proclaims that migrants and their children are at liberty hey will to join parishes where the Eng- lish language is spoken. By implication the decree allows to them the liberty to speak and practice their religivus duties in other languages if they prefer those lan- guages.” a AFTER SEABOARD AIR LINE. New York Capitalists in Norfolk Con- ferring With Stockholders, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NORFOLK, Va., September 29.—Thomas F. Ryar, I. M. Colston 2nd Henry Craw- the moving spirits in the syndicaie that is now endeavoring to secure control of the Seaboard Air Line, arrived here to- day. There have been several conferences between them and certain large st2ck- holders in the big south-bound system, but just what this portends it is not easy to say. But that the syndicate ‘’s using every meaus in its power to obtain control of the property there is n> doubt. The three gentlemen mentioned scem to be vcry confident of success, Lut on the other hand, the Seabcard cfiicials, while very reticent, seem to have absolutely no fear of the syndicate. They declare that the injunction recently obtained in Ports- mouth restraining Ryen from voting the Seaboard stock at the coming annual meet- ing will effectually thwart the plans of the syndicate. Mr. Ryan and his pariy leave for the north tonight. ——.—_— ON THE WAY TO WASHINGTON. Officers With Di Nunzio Ready Leave New Haver. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. HARTFORD, Conn., September 29.—De- tective Helan of Washington appeared be- fore United States Commissioner Marvin this morning in the case of Barredine Di Nunzio, charged with rape. They left here for New Haven to have the warrant for removal signed by Judge Townsend, and will leave for Washington, in company with United States- Marshal Farrell, this evening. to —— WILL RETURN TOMORROW. The President Expected Morning. Word was received at the White House this morning that the President and party will arrive in Washington tomorrow morn- ing about 10 o'clock. The White House is in complete readiness for the return of the President and Mrs. McKinley, having been prepared for the winter during their ab- sence. hoe Sen a ee BOSTON WENT WILD. More Excited Than Over a National Election. Lieut. Lauchheimer of the judge advocate general's office has returned from an offi- in the - CAVALRY AT FORT HALL. Little Indinn Girls, 7 Married, ‘Will Have to Go to School. Acting Secretary Meiklejohn received a this morning, announcing the ar- 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 th¢ moment of going to press. * TAMMANY’S DILEMMA Wants the Gold Democracy’s Money and Silver Men’s Votes, PLANS WORKING FOR A COMPROMISE To Be Silent on Chicago Platform and Nominate Bryan Candidate. — THE REPUBLICAN SITUATION —— Special fcom a Staff Correspondent. NEW YORK, September 2°.—A hungry tiger, with a big hunk of meat at one en@ of his cage and an oper door to liberty at the other—that’s Tammany. If he springs on the meat the keeper will get a chance to close the door. If he chcoses liberty he may go hungry. Tammany wants the moncy that Flower and Whitney and other gold democrate would contribute to the campaign If sil ver is ignored, They Iso want: «6to preserve their standing with the regu« lar democratic national organization an@ to get the votes of the silver men in New York city, which are needed to secure the election of their ticket. Both votes an meney are essential to success, afd it ts bard to tell which they need most. The money is @ present, tangible thing. can be accomplished with the sil is a gamble. The leaders do not want to moke a choice; they want both. The sa rifice of principle one way or the othe is not troubling them. Their plan ts sell the platform to one faction and + the ticket to the other. It has been a maxim with Hill that if he had the fandidate it mattered rot who had thegplatform. In this instance, howev the gold people, with whom Hill is 4s cleted. can't afford to let the platform of Chicago figure in this fight on the same side with them. They thercfore feel com pelicd to demand both tcket and plate form. Demands of Silver Men. The silver men are making a similar de mand, bat they are weakeniag on tho platform. This is the situation they are confronted with in trying to make their dex They intend to do the best they can with it, and at the same time get the zign contributions of the moneyed They have decided what they will That is, not to say anythiag » the Chicago platform and to nc mayor of Greater supported Bryan serve. A New York « last year without re upporter of Bryan is what the silver mand, and there were many York last fall, who did not be A man who supported Bryan simply in the name of party regularity ia not objected to by Messrs. Hill, Flower and Whitney, especially when his electioa will secure their busiaess interests as in- volved in the municipal government. The question is to find a man of that dclic shading of principle necessary to satisfy both sides. They want a chameleon cane didate who will take the color of silver or gold ascording to his surroundings. If such 2 one can be found he will be accepted by all factior The nomination of Henry Goorce by the silver democrats, in a moot convention, with a conditional candidacy, will probably prove a fortunate thing for Tammany. Ag least they think so, and it is not certain that they did not connive at it. Assurances From Henry George. It seems that they have the assurance of Mr. George that he will not remain in the field unless Tammany gives “grave provoe cation” for his doing so. If this means anything it is that if Tammany should nominate a gold ticket nd ignore the Chicago platform—that is, if they should go back on the silver men altogether—he would feel compelled to make the fight, Any action short of that on the part of Tamma:y would hardly be regarded as “grave provocation.” However, there hag been a more explicit understanding than this as to what would result in the retires ment of Mr. George from the field, and, support of the It generally sjeaking, the Tammary ticket by the silver element. is in exact terms that the candidate sh be a man who, whether believing in silve or gold, voted for and contributed to the support ef Bryan, recognizing party aus thority as expressed in the national cone vention; and also that the power and ins fivence of Tammany if put in control of- the municipal affairs shall be extended ta the support of the naticnal candidate in 1900, whocver he may be or whate the platform may be. The silver men insist also that they shall not be discriminated against in N York affairs The Tammany managers have avowed their intention to comply with all th conditions. If they do Mr. George will un- Gecline to enter the fight, and the urited democracy (silver) will not run ate Ucket. will not, however, insure Tgmmany ; e or_me Phere the support of all the silver men. The seems t9 be no doubt that Purroy, with srch a feree as he can conirel, will fight Tammany to the bitter end. Others of the rank and file may refuse to accept such @ compromise and may refuse to vote or evea vete for Low, and beside: me local dis- trict bosses with personal lowing in the ferm of sll organizations, are liable te make the best terms in their own interest they can. Still Hope for Compromise. Tie republican managers say this mora- ing that they nave not yet given up hope of a compromise with the Low people, and that they will not give up hope until by the operation of the election tirement of candidates will be impossible, Under the new law, a candidate cannot withdrew his name later thaa twenty days before the election. Until the intervening time has expired, they sey Jen. Tracy will stand ready to retire if Mr. Low will. Mr. Low has given them no indication that he will agree to anything, but they intend that the fault shall lie with him and the Citizens’ Union if a compromise is not ef- fected. The feeling against Mr. Low and the Citizens’ Union at the reguler republican convention last night was such as to give little promise of compromise. The repub- licans had delayed the nominations until night in order to give an opportunity for a conference between committees of the several factions, and the Low people had shown no disposition to treat with them. vention who had the temerity to urge the convention to accept the Citizens’ Union E Wf | eke Ey it I 5