Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1898, Page 11

_ THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1898-12 PAGER . * ‘7 Whe \p)alais Ree ¢ Jl he JU alais j0\oyal ; = OILET Set of nine 0. pects. Choice of $1.29 for Nine Pieces. That’s less than 15 cents apiece. DVHDHOHO ASH ~ The Ideal Summer Home. HE kjtchen, parlor, dining and bed rooms may be refreshingly cool looking, or as oppressively the reverse. The list below is of little priced articles that create the ideal summer home. Basement Floor. On Fourth Floor. Refrigerators and Kitchen Uten- Here are Mattings and Summer sils are on this floor. Best only. | Furniture of all kinds. Ready made Least prices for such. and made to order. ‘4 for “Jewett” Refrigerators holding | GQ QS for measuring, making and fitting best $4.75 3 pounds fee. $6 is the list price & Linen Slip Covers to 5-piece suites of ea as furniture—guaranteed same material and work for ee which $11.50 is usually asked. $1 98 the Nursery Refrigerator, combin- paar - ing water cooler. $2.48 the prevailing | $6 QQ for making Self-opentng Box Conch, price. me covered with the denim or cretonne you select. Vast variety to choose from. . 1Q¢ %* Self-adjusting Wire Screens, with wal- nut finish frames. Size 18x18 in.; adj able to 25 inches. Larger sizes, up to 44 Inches, at slight advance in cost. 65c %F Wire Screen Doors, in all sizes. 98 for those with fancy hardwocd frames. Don't forget to bring measurements with you. $1.ZD tor the usual $1.98 Porch Rockers, = painted red. Comfortable, artistic. 39¢ for the usual 50c Hammocks. $3.98 for $5 Lawn Swings, with two seat Sc *27t for 12% quality Matting. 15¢ instead of 25¢ for the Heavy Jointless Matting. 19¢ instead of 25c for the Japanese Art Matting with inserted figures. $6.98 fr fer dollars’ worth—for any size VU- White Enameled Iron and Brass Bed, complete, with best wire-woven springs and good reversible mattress. Only $1.19 for the usual $1.50 Mosquito Canopies. 10¢ *8F for Dotted Swiss, 36 Inches wide, Te yard for Dotetd Swiss, 36 inches wide. 7c Bc tet Steel Ice Picks, with iron head—10e for Galvanized Iron Refrigerator Pans—9 cents for Steel Ice Shavers. 69c tm usual $8 Water Coolers, japanned, in assorted colors. Family size. 98c Oc fx the “Fire Queen,"" a Double Gas Stove with two double burners, to cook for a small family. AQc 1 the Star On § and two t-Inch wick: Star, with four #inch wicks. 98c for Iron Wash Stands complete, with pitcher, basin, towel rack and soap dish. Japanned, in assorted culors. 1 $1.50 Ice Cream Freezers— Lightning.” ove. with single tank 98e for the Double For the Garden. $1 35 for 25 feet of good Garden Hose, com- plete with attachments. ZQ5Sc 1 sets. consisting of solid steel hoe, rake and spade, with long handle. Only 2c each THESANTIAGOHEROES Facts About the Men Who Were Killed and Wounded.: KNOWN IN MANY OF OUR CInES Gen. Hawkins at One Time Stationed at Fort Leavenworth. THE BRILLIANT RECORDS LEAVENWORTH, Kan., July 5.—Many of the wounded at Santiago of the 20th Infantry and 6th Cavalry came from Fort Leavenworth, and most of them have families here. Brig. Gen. Hamilton 8. Hawkins, re- ported wounded in the foot, was com- mander of the 20th Infantry when it left here, and has since been promoted from eolonel to his present station. He ts a graduate of the West Point Military Academy, and rose to the rank of captain of volunteers during the rebellion. He was in command of West Point and the Infantry and Cavalry School here. He will retire on the age limit in November. First Lieut. Albert L. Mills, shot through the head, was an irstructor in the depart- ment of tactics and strategy at the Infan- try and Cavalry School here, and is a most promising offcer. Capt. John B. Rodman, shot through the neck and shoulder, is a son of Gen. Rod- DIRECT FROMDAWSON aoe) enna a Tug New Englagt ‘Britis: Nowa to are YUKON RIVER‘OPENED MAY 8 Water Higher han Ever Known and the Town is Flooded. MINERS DIG MILLIONS VANCOUVER, B. €., July 5.—The first steamer to arrive from St. Michaels with gold dust and news from Dawson direct is the tug New England. This beat looked in at Nanaimo on July 3, on her way to Seattle, from the Yukon river, and 0. H. St. Dennis took the opportunity to post to Vancouver some interesting. particulars of the state of affairs in the Klondike re- gion, ani on the great gold river Yukon itself. He says: . _ a “The tug left Seattle on May 23 for St. Michaels with two river boats in tow. On June 18 we ran into thick ice in Bering sea, but escaped damage to the vessels and tug. We arrived at St. Michaels on June 21 and found several sailing vessels -an- chored and discharging their cargoes. The First Steamer. “The ico left St. Michaels on June 16. The New England was the first. steamer to arrive at St. Michaels, where several sternwheel boats are being built for the Yukon river traffic. At| Dutch Harbor, which was reached June 25, there are a great many river boats building for the Yukon trade. The Yukon river opened at Dawson on May 8 A party of eighteen Lieut. Col. William Worth. 13th U. 8. Infantry, Commanding 84 Brigade, ist Division, 5th Army Corps. man, the famous ordnance officer, who in- vented the Rodman gun. Capt. Rodman was graduated from the Military Academy in 1863. For service in the civil war he was made second Heutenant. He was senicr captain of the 20th on leaving here in April. Capt. A. P. Blocson, 6th Cavalry, shot in the leg, was formerly secretary of the steamers were driven high and dry on the banks of the Yukon. The Margaret, Bella, Wearge and Victoria were high and dry at Circle City about 400 yards from the water. The steamer Seattle, ;which left last--fall men left Dawson City on June 1 in small open boats and reached St. Michaels on June 15, a distance of 1,800 miles, in four- teen days sixteen hours. The Yukon is eight ‘eet higher than ever known. Daw- son is flooded. “There is a great. deal of sickness in Dawson, the death rate being three to four daily. Typhoid pneumonia and scurvy are the prevailing ailments. “The hospital and church at Dawson were burned down June 4. “It is reported that there are 16,000 claims recorded and only about 200 are on a paying basis. to $40,000,000 will come out of the cguntry It is estimated that from $10,000,000 this spring. A good part of this will be composed of last year's output. Outcoming miners say that new miners will have to go to entirely new ground for diggingy.-” At Fort Yukon on June 9 there was twenty- three hours and fifteen minutes of sun. Driven High and Dry. “On account of high water, the river x 2 Se. a Ne 11 Tomorrow morning's papers will contain the announcement of the sale of the Larrimore & Ridenour stock—which we recently bought from the trustees. It'll be one blaze of big bargains. - The Mission of the Month is to get the stocks in shape for the semi-annual inventory. All lines that are larger than they ought to be—and all lines that are nearly closed out come under the knife. We go about this task with a vim and a sincerity that accomplishes the object—and gives you real and desirable advan- tages. The aim of it is not to carry stock from one season io the next—and that’s what keeps the store always fresh—always new—always inviting—always the leader. “Cut” Prices on Ladies’ and [lisses’ Shoes. Saks variety requires many more styles than you find anywhere else. Naturally some lots will lag —but they mustn’t now. They must be hurried along. Tadtes” and Misses’ Strap Slippers, in Children’s ‘Tan Gost and Black Viel Kid Ladies’ Black Vici Kid Button and Lace Giack and Tun, with buck- Button and Lace Shees, Shoes and Oxford Ties, with hand-tucned Jes and bows; herd heels in soles; with kid or tops. ladies’ sizes; spring heels for the misses, Cut” from Sith sult end patent Seether ee UT ; plain and vesting vent z 03 ts Roi Mfrom $1.5 and $140 Q3c. | Beat" ‘trom $1.55, The Sale of Sales- [EES $1.39 Boys’ All-Wool Suits. We have sent other the one that means more to the men folks than all small lots others is this Saks Sale of Saks Suits. Here's the of Boys’ choice of thousands of Suits—made just as fine as a tees we know how to make’ them. Made for regular os worth stock. Made to uphold the high reputation of this $2, $2.50 store’s clothing—miade to give the greatest possible and $3 to 5 3 : ; 3 the special satisfaction—in wear and effec:. The closing out of iki Toe the successes of the season. No other offerings can mean so much. The sooner the choice—the better At $6.45_ | At $13.45 are All-wool Fancy Cheviot, Cassimere and Tweed Suits; also Plain Fast-color Black fots, Cassimeres, Plain Unfinished Worsteds and Clay Weaves—some In sizes as large and Blue Cheviots. as 50. . m or row’s variety will be greatly au gment- ed. There are plain Black and Blue Cheviots and neat and nobby patterned | Cheviots and Cassimeres—made up in Double Breasted, Reefer, Brownie and Sailor styles—just what you want for the. boys—and if they don’t need ‘em now—it'll pay to buy ’em and lay °em away—for the choice is to be had for 98 cents. These are Suits that are These are Suits that are marked and have been selling up to $25. marked and have been selling up to $13.50. valry = tor Dawson with eighty passengers, 1s high : eked for Trowels. and art colors. Only 3¢ yard for Serim in lovely | Ifantry and Cavalry School here. Sp be GEG GSE cet nin ae. ae i = ae = 9 tor 2-quart Watering Pot. 18¢ for ¢-quarte, | PC" *™ designs, 40 inches wide. A Brilliant Record. ‘The Governor Stongham, with 160 passen- Specials in : Specials in Specials in Ic - nes oe ss ees Lieut. Col. J. 'T. Haskell was the second | gers, is on a bar at Fort Yukon. The Hat- s Neglige Shirts. 19e for 6 quarts. 25e for 8 quarts. eset 2 [= .. — Second Floor. officer in command of the local infantry | YO, Sasngre Torey miles Below Fort Men’s Underwear. Brinig Sede Negligo shirts, Neckwear. Trunks, ete. 5Qc yard tor se quality heavy All-Linen | and military school and was a member of | will be the first boals to-arrive at Dawson. f | in new 1d neat patterna, full gusseted | S1.65 fe salen, Teareliog Tete. $1 t0 | gop tnatend of $1.90 donen forthe 4 aise Tans | the PoRTa Of ofleera who Prepared the pres. | ~"Blany claims are abtalnable for $20. aattear: Taine “win preach neck, | | Suatch with Pench chet, qe © tar ancy ten Tutto aban as | Se 1.50 for bij sera ce ee erate: t drill regulations now in use in the] “The poll tax at Dawson is dog tax : bunching of regular 75e. and ferns to chod ae bean Siena ete me sdeee $5 and miners’ Mcenge éosts $10. best i “48c. Batterns to chesse from | 4c = for Manahan’s Moth Sheets, 36x40 inches. 38e for Manahan's Double-strength Moth-proof Tarine Bags. 9c pound Chinese Cam- phor that will cost you 25c at the drug inued above.) Palais Royal, A.Liseor, G@ & 11th buttons and long and 23c. army. He made a brilliant record during short sleeves—for. ° | the rebellion. “All sick people wil have first chance to for great big Huck Towels, 24x46 inches. come down on the st boat for St. #1 Rare bargain. 25¢ value for only Iie. Memmed Lockwood Sheets, 90x90 le for the Pillow Cases, 45x36 Capt. Jackson, 7th Infantry; Lieut. W. H. Wood, adjutant, 9th Cavalry; Lieut. Gris- ard, 7th Infantry, and Capt. Charles Dodge, 24th Infantry, are graduates of the military cavalry school here. is Lieut. Col. Henry Carroll, 6th Cavalry, was made a major for brilliant service in the rebellion; has served in many Indian campaigns and carries a medal of honor Michaels. At Comox. the passengers of the New England presented*Captain Joyce with = a large gold nugget ttom Klondike.” — - Ane 49c inches. BLOWN FROM CANNON’S MOUTH. Terrible Accidenial Killing of Two Artillerymen at Key West. KEY WEST, Fla, July 5.—Jacob Katm- ‘Saks’ Corner.’’ and Company, ay tS) ular Svc. grade, for.. for gallantry. mell of Battery A, and Alva F. Harper of Battery B, two re¢ruit8.of the Ist Artil- lery, at Fort Taylor’garrison, were instant- Capt. John Kerr, 6th Cavalry, was born in Kentucky and graduated from West Point in 1870. ATTORNEYS’ FEES. HASTENING .THE Major General Otis Urged to Get Them Of to Manila at Once. TROOPS | fhe Transports Can Sail From San Francisco This Week if Necessary— Recruits From New York. SAN FRANCISCO, July 5—In accordance with the wishes of the War Department, Major General Otis proposes to hasten Preparations for the departure of more troops to Manila. ‘The Peru and City of Puebla can sail this week if so ordered. The Pennsylvania has been favorably passed on by Major Ruhlin, chief quartermaster. The Titania will be taken by the government on her return from northwest ports, and other steamers are being considered. Lieut. Col. E. C. Little of the 4th Kan- sas Volunteers, who is ill, is reported, on good authority, to have tendered his resig- nation to the Secretary of War. He came to this coast in command of the regiment, kut was soon relieved by Colonel Funston. His ailment is neuralgia of the stomach. NEW YORK, July 5.—Depot Quartermas- Kimball, at the army building, this morning received a telegram from Ad- jutant General Corbin, at Washington, can- celing the order directing him to arrange for the transportation of the Ist New York Provisional Regiment from the har- Lor forts to ths cruiser St. Paul. The Ist New York Regiment will go to San Fran- cisco, @s originally intended, leaving on Thursday. ‘The 8th Ohio Regiment, according to the A Bill to Limit Those in Pension and Bounty Land Cases. An effort is being made by the Secretary of the Interior, through the passage of a Fill, to Mmit hereafter the fees of pension attorneys in claims for pension and bounty land in all cases to $10. The bill, which was recently sent to Con- gress, provides that no agent, attorney or other person shall demand or receive, either directly or indirectly, any other com- pensation for his services or expenses in- curred in prosecuting a claim for pension’ or bounty land than such as the commtis- sioner of pensions shall direct to be paid to him, and in the manner now provided by law; not exceeding $10. It also stipulates that this fee shal! not be exacted nor paid until the claim 1s allowed. The law is not made retreactive as far as contracts which gre now on file at the pension office. The penalty clause of the bill stipulates that those who violate any of the provis ions of the bill shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject to a fine not exceeding $500, or imprisonment at hard labor for a term not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretior. of the court. ‘This bill was referred 1d the commissioner of pensions, Mr. Evars, for recommenda- In a letter to tie Secretary of the =~ the unanimous ap- Kaimmell was twenty-one years vld, and | proval of those in the bureau whose opin- was born in Monroe county, Ind. Harper | ion is entitled to the greatest consideration, was two years older, and came from New | and that he fully concurs in their views. ‘Winchester, Ind. He says in his opinion this legislation should be promptly enacted in view of the Frobable filing of many claims arising out of the present war, and which will require Requisition Reccived From New York | for some years to come but little labor on for Charles 0. Keller. “re the part of attorneys to complete, and in ived a | Which @ fee of $10 will be ample compensa- Chief Justice Bingham has received a | tion for the services to be performed. requisition from Governor Black of New iit aeRO Ss ia irae York, asking for the custody of: Charles O. ROBERT WRIGHT'S ESTATE. Keller, who is under arrest here and is wanted in New York city for grand larceny. He will be returned to New York in charge of Joseph Manion, a deputy of that city. It is alleged that in December last Kel- ler presented to James Chalmers of the me- tropolis a check for $500 drawn to his (Kei- ler’s) order supposedly by a brother, C. G. Keller. Chalmers told Keller he did not Lieut. Albert H. Scott was born in Texas and graduated from the Leavenworth Mili- tary Academy in 1880. MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 5.—H. W. Dan- forth, acting assistant surgeon, reported among the wounded at the battle of Santl- ago, is a Milwauk . Dr. Danforth had previously served with the Cuban in- surgents, being personal physician for al- most a year to Gea. Maceo, the unfortunate leader, who was killed in an ambush. ly Killed by the premature explosion of a powder charge whil@ 2 national salute was being fired at noon yesterday. ‘They were serving one of the Rodman smooth bores, used in firing a national salute. The bodies of both men were hurl- ed twenty yards over the parapet into the sea and were literally blown to pieces. With Emlen Clark, another recruit, Har- per and Kaimmell were handling gun No. 10, a ten-inch muzzie-loading Rodman, which had not been used for a year. ‘They had fired one charge, and after swabbing out the cannon were ramming home a sec- ond charge of twenty-five pounds of pow- der, when it was ignited by the burning shred casing of the first cartridge. Clark, who was holding the vent, was unprovided with thumb stalls, and when the flaming gas bit into his flesh he lifted his thumbs and the entire charge was exploded. Harper and Kain:mell were standing just in front of the muzzle and were literally blown from the carnon’s mouth into the sea. Fifteen guns had been fired when the accident happened, and the salute was not firfshed, Lieut. Coe ordering the firing to cease. ‘The shattered bodies were picked up by the patrol tug Frank and were buried with military honors at sundown not far from the graves of the Maine vic- tims. report received at the quartermaster’s de- partment, is 2n route from Camp Alger to this city over the Pennsylvania railroad. Upon their arrival here they will go aboard the St. Paui. The quartermaster’s depart- ment has made all arrangements for sup- plies on board the St. Paul, and sh2 will probably sail tomorrow. ——+-— TURN-BUND AT SAN FRANCIS! His Early Service. According to the records of the War De- partment Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Hamil- ton of the 9th Cavalry, who was killed in the fight near Santiago, saw his early ser- vice as private and corporal of Company H, 334 New York Volunteers, from May 1, 1861, to June 2, 1863. In December of the latter year he was appointed a second leu- tenant of the 9th Infantry, which was then a colored regiment, was advanced to the position of first lieutenant of the same regiment in May, 1865, and was honorably Delegates From Seventeen Local Sv- cleties Are in Convention There. SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.—The eigh- teenth biennial convention of the Nord Amerikanischer Turn-bund opened in this clty today. The principal officers of the national organization, the headquarters of which are at St. Louis, received a warm welcome on their arrival in this city. Delegates from seventeen turn-bezirks, representing all parts of the United States, are registered at the hall of the San Fran- cisco Turn Verein, where the meetings are held. Erster Sprecer Heinrich Braum pre- sided at the openiug of the convention, and will continue until his successor is chosen and installed. The deliberations will con- tinue during three days. This evening a reception and banquet will be given the visitors, a trip through Chi- town to the ocean beach, through Golden ate Park and notable sights In and about San Francisco. On Saturday eyening the delegates will be escorted by local organizations to the Gepot on their trip to San Jose, where they will attend a three days’ tournament and festival. = — FOR A GRAVE CRIME. —— SLANDERED DR. STOECKER, Emperor William's Intimate Friend, Baron Halberg-Strumm, Punished. BERLIN, July 5.—Baron Halberg-Stumm, an intimate friend of Emperor William, has been sentenced to twenty days’ imprison- ment or to a substantial fine for slander- ing Dr. Stoecker, forrser court chaplain. Disposition of Property of a Former ‘Washingtonian. A copy of the will of Robert Wright, for- merly a resident of the District of Colum- bia, and quite well known here, but who lived at the time of his death at Devon Lodge, 62 Orford road, Walthamstow, Lieut. Col. Emerson H. Lisew 24th Infantry. mustered out in June, 1867. He was a) D- Pointed captain of the 39th United States infantry, in June, 1867. A short time be- RRR GRE REAP RRR RRB ERE REBELLED @ @ Wool- (¢ Mesh-- fabric. COATS... ESTS. wows TROUSERS New €&ra ( the newest fabric for men’s hot-weather wear, is designed to ( take the place of washable goods—is as light in weight and @ looks as well—no bother laundering—most desirable colorings. Men of critical taste will welcome the advent of this new It asks but a single trial, : Mertz & Mertz, — 906 F Street. fore this he had been appointed captain of the 39th United States Infantry. He at- tained his present grade on December 9, 1896, was serving at Fort Robison, Neb., at have the full amount, ‘but would. let him have $125 and he could call two days later for -the balance. Thé check was returned county of Essex, England, has been filed for probate with the register of wills. The will bears date of August 10, 1895. Mr. Wright died in the early part of last year. After provicing for annuities for his wife and immediate kin, he contributes liberally to an old English church. In a codicil, dated June 6, 1896, the testator provides still further for his family, and directs that his executors and trustees cause ali his shares in the National Metropolitan Bank of this city to be transferred to Sarah Vir- ginia Benjamin, wife cf Chas. F. Benjamin, for her sole use and benefit. Mrs. Benia- min is a resident of Washington. The copy of the will is a handsome parch- ment affair, and to it is attached a certifi- cate from Wm. M. Osborne, the American consul general et London. An application was filed several da by Sarah Wright, wife of the deceased, asking that letters of administration be is- sued io the National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Comfany of this city, to proper- ly administer all of Robert Wright's prop- erty in the District. Ses Sees Death of Mrs. Eliza Barry. In the death of Mrs. Eliza Barry this morning Washington loses one of its old- est and most fespected matrons. For al- most a century she has lived in this city, bringing about her a large circle of friend: who will mourn her loss. Kind, generous and with a disposition that was gentleness itself, she won for friends all who knew her. Mrs. Barry was identified with the oldest and best society of the capital. She was born here and married at an early age Richard Barry, who for forty years was connected with the navy yard. Her family consisted of four daughters until recently, when the youngest, Annie, died. The daughters never marri living with their aged: mother at the mily home, 1400 15th street northwest. Although at the advanced age of ninety-one, Mrs. Bar- ry was a remarkable woman. Up to with- in a short time ago she enjoyed excellent health and took an active interest in her home. The funeral will take. place Thursday morning, and the interment will be at Con- gressional cemetery. ——— Philip Williams, colored, was today fined $5 by Judge Scott for assaulting William Anderson, also colored. He was further fined $50, with thirty days in default, for having a dirk knife concealed on his per- | son. trom the National Shoe and Leather Bank the commencement of the present war, and since that time in Georgia and Cuba. Lieu- tenant Colonel Hamilton was originally ap- pointed to the army from New York. Henry W. Wessels of the 3d Cav- al-y, who was wounded, served as: q@ pri- vate and sergeant of the 7th Infantry for a short time during 1865. He was appoint- ed second lieutenant of that regiment in July, 1866, and attained his present rank August 16, 1892, and was serving at Jeffer- son barracks when the war broke out. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Carroll of the 6th Cavalry, who was wounded, se! as a private, corporal, sergeant and first ser- nt in the 8d-Artilllery fi January, , to January, 1864, and private and sergeant of Company G of the same regi- ment for a short time in the latter year. He was appointed second lieutenant 3d Cavalry May 18, 1864, and attained his present le May 23, 1896. He was serv- ing at Fort Leavenworth when the war broke out. 1g marked ‘‘No account.” Keller néver called for his balance, and, it is alleged in tne requisition, is a fugittyw from justice. - ; Keller was arrested about ten days ago and was locked up by Detectives: Helan and McNamee on the charge of fraud. He is a Russian, about thirty-eight years old, and claims he is an inventor. ‘It was in connection with an. tion of &° stgnal light that it is all he bes ieceroe —— Agent Dubois in thi ap amount 0} money not much k Feta $100. ‘The case ‘was taken into the Police Court and con- tinued until tomorrow" f - thas Mr. is oul — HE ADMITS HIS GUILT. -50 Criminal Career of John F. Waters, Arrested at San Francisco, SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.John F, Wa- ters has been arrested on an indictment for embezzlement found in Boston three years ago. He was a salesman for Carius & Smith, jewelers, of that city, and fled with goods valued at over $1,000. Coming tu this city he enlisted in the 4th United States Cavalry, deserted, was caught and imprisoned at Alcatraz:, He had no sooner been released than he wis taken into custody for the old crime. He see eeweneceevces meee purchase, involves the outlay .of able money, it will be necessary to oe tim’ for the sale of’ the road.as-will enable prospective purchasers to make the Th Ta that minediately. e new law provides admits his guilt. WHAT DO Tailors, Ls ER ‘perin the work te OF Tew ee WAR REVENUE STAMPs. Rallroad and Steamboat Companica and Their Bills of Lading. The demand for stamps still continues at the internal revenue office in this ¢ The office is not thronged with people, as was the case for the first few days, but there is a pretty constant stream of per- sons going in and coming out, and chia centinves practically ll day. The kinds that are most frequently called for are those used on proprictury mecicines and fer commercial purposes. Today the sale of stamps of this description was suspend- ed for a time while awaiting a new supply from the Treasury Depariment. It is said that the difficulty in maintaining the sup- ply is not so great as it was, and that in a short time all that will be necessary will be to meet the curient needs. A large shipper of goods by freight from this city told a Star reporter today that the railroad compantes and steamboat companies placed at their own. cost the stamps required by law on all bills of lading, but if the shipper desired a dupli- cate bill of lading then he must pay for the necessary stamp. All original bilis cf lading as they are termed, he stated, were stamped by the companies, while before signing duplicates the companies required the shipper to attach stamps. ee PROSPECTS ARE FAVORABLE, For Satistacto: m of Loyal Commisssion Negotiations. ST. JOHN'S, N.F., July 5.—Sir James Winter, the premier, and Receiver General Morine, the colonial delegates to London, Wire that prospects are favorable for a satisfactory copclusion of the negotiations for a royal commiesion. .Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colcries, concedes the right of Newfoundland to insist upon a revision of French claims on the west coast of the island and upon enforcing a strict observ- ance by the French of their treaty agree- ments. Mr. Chamberlain also agrees that New- foundiand is entitled to membership on the commission appointed to adjust the differ- ences between the United States and Can- a. The British government will insist upon the presence of a British consul at St, Pierre. - ew .- MURDEROUS ASSAULT. George Williams Slashes Martha Lowe ‘With a Razor. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. HYATTSVILLE, M@., July 5.~Martha Lowe and George Williams, both colored, became involved in a quarrel about 1 o'clock this morning, at Bladsnsburg; when