Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1898, Page 2

2 PHS, HVENENG: STAR, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1898-10 PAGES. SHOT DOWN STRIKERS Non-Union Miners Use Weapons Near Pana, Ill. NO PROVOCATION WAS GIVEN THEM Arrested Men in City Jail Sur- rounded by Angry Citizens. EXCIYEMENT INTENSE a PANA, Ul, August 15.—The coal miners’ leck-out here reached a climax today, when a serous shooting affray occurred on the highway near ‘the city limits, lead- i the Sprin; de coal mine. s the only cne of the four large coal mines in Pana that is at pting to en non-union 1 go heavily armed to and from addition peing under“guard s and deputy sheriffs with Win- union miners have been try- » these few non-union miners working at ‘the Springside mine egating on the roads and pleading with them as they would go to the shafts in buggies driven by operators and deputy sheriffs. An Unprovoked Attack. ‘Tcday several hundred union miners were ec! greg ted on the principal highway lead- ing to the mines when Ed. Jones and Jas. Palmer, non-union men, rcde up on horse- to by cong back into the miners’ lines, and without any provocation, it is said, other than the miners asking to talk with them, began firing into the crowd, at the same time re- treating as fast as their horses would carry them, but not unti] they had emptied their Fevolvers into the miners’ ranks. Andrew Toomey had his right hand bad- shatt d by a ball and Michael Yer- cavich was shot in the thigh. One other union miner is alleged to have been ser- y wounded. A ball grazed the head of William Baker, another union miner. The union miners quickly rallied and, 1 mz headed by Baker with a shotgun, which he procured at his home near the 2 of the shoot pursued Palmer, the non-union- ist, to his home, where he surrounded him- self in his doorway by his female relatives to prevent Baker shooting. Later Palmer and Jones were arres and jaken to the jail, which is rounded by several hundred miners and cit- izens. Excitement is intense. a DOMINION IN THE LEAD. »y Chalienger Twe Minutes Behind on the Triangular Course. EEACONSFIELD, Quebec, August 15, 10 is and bright, with Unless the clear w second day's sion of the Se: haka »le to make the course in Today's race will be rece for t cup will not the allotted r course, each leg one and in length, three rounds © twelve miles to be sailed over. Mr. G. P. Duggan, Canada’s great- €st small yacht sellor, has sufficiently re- co i to sail Dominion today. Clinton H. Crane will sail Challenger, os The pects for g in of a breeze, and the pros- race are improving. Yachts are cht at 10:38 a.m., being towed to their s the windward, is on and is gaining rap- airsail and balloon jib now nearly together. er completely blanket- bi ding. oy rounded by Challen- 1:20:88, nion rounded second buoy r, 1 third buoy at in! Joon jib and er the Next buy before Chal— @ the third. Challenger round- ‘d buoy at 1:49:20. >-m.—Dominion around the second ond round, at 2:17; Challenger at p.m.—Dominion went around the boat, closing the second round, at The Challenger followed at 2:29.10. p.m.—Chalks Domini nger is gaining consider- mn rounded the buoy 2:40:40; ably. Challenger 2:41 > IN THE DETENTION CAMP. Roosevelt and Wheeler Must Stay Several Days. NEW YORK, August 15.—The Rough Riders with Gen. Wheeler and Col. Roove- velt have been landed from the Miami at Montauk Point, end are now in the deten- amp, where they vill remain jn antine for a few days. of the men were so weak that they rdly able to walk. The newspaper men could not get near enough to either Col. Roosevelt or Gen. Wheeler to have rviews with the ee THREE MEN KILLED. Struck by Express Here Train Between and Baltimor atch to The Evening Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., August 15—Three unknown colored men wi struek by an express train on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad } n Branchvill this morning, a and Sunny- pout 8:16 o'clock and iy killed. They were thrown down an embankment of twenty feet and their remains badly mangle: No one witnessed the accident, but it is supposed that the mn were on the south-bound track going teward Baltimore. Seeing a train approach- ing, they stepped upon the north-bound track and in front of the expiess. In the peeket of one of the unfortuna:e men was found a paper with Newport News writtzn, upon it, but there were no documents on the person of any of them bearing their rames. Mr. Benjamin Gallant, justice of the peace, and Constable Harrison wer3 summoned and a jury composed of Theo. Sellman, P. Pullen, Chas. Riddle, Hamond Hepkins, August Seypold, Peter Guallant, J. C. Gaylor, J. E. Bewley, J. Harrison, Geo. Smith, ¢ nk Mattox was impaneled. Th inquest will be held this afternoon. News of the accident was first secured from the railroad authorities, whe telegraphed back to Branchville. —_——_ MORE HOOLEY DISCLAIMERS. Representatives of Lord Winchilsea and Sir Edward Sullivan Heard. LONDON, August 15.—In the bankruptcy court today the registrar listened to a num- ber of unimportant disclaimers and ex- planations in connection with the charges made by Mr. Ernest Terah Hooley, the company promoter now under exdmination in bankruptey proceedings. These included statements by the counsel for Lord Winchilsea, representatives of Sir Edward Sullivan and the solicitor for Mr. Beail, whom Mr. Hooley had publicly charged with being one of the “greatest Diackmaiiers in London.” The hearing was finally adjourned Monday next. pat Nhs RE Exeltement in the Navy Department. Excitement. was caused at the Navy De- partment thfs afternoon by a dispute over the rent between a colored messenger nam- ed Walter Glover and his colored landlady. He strack her, causing her to seream unti] she alarmed the entire building. After con- siderable trouble she was removed from the building and quiet was restored. ° to SITUATION AT MANILA German Warship Reaches Hong Kong With the Latest News, She Left There Saturday Last a There Had Been No Change— A Rumor Denied. HONG KONG, August 15.—The German first-class cruiser Kaiserin Augusta ar- rived here today, having left Manila on Saturday. She reports that the situation there then was unchanged, but her officers are ex- tremely reticont. Belaizd mail information from Manila received today is to the effect that there has been renewed activity cn the part of th> Spaniards of late, due to the belief that the American resources have been ex- hausted and that Rresident MeKinley is suing for peace. According to the same authority the in- surgents throughout the Island of Visayas are reported to have signified an intention of combining with Gen. Aguinaldo against Spain. LONDON, August 15.—Nothing has been received here to justify a rumor, cabled back from the United States, that Manila nas failen and is now in possession of the Americans, The Greman cruiser Kaiserin Augusta, which arrived at Hong Kong today, is the latest vessel out of Manila to report con- ditions there, and she brings no intimation of a surrender of the city. ——— BASE BALL MAGNATES MEET. ‘The Freedman and Boyle Matters Un- der Consideration. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 15.—The board.of directors of the National League and American Association of Base Ball Clubs held a meeting at the Hotel Walton here today to take action upon the appeal of the New York club for the remission of or modification of the fine imposed for the withdrawal of the New York team from the field in the game with Baltimore on July 25. Another matter that came before the board was the controversy between the Philadelphia and New York clubs. over the alleged purchase by the New York club of Catcher Boyle from the Philadelphia club. All the members of the board were pres- ent. The board consists of A. J. Reach, Philadelphia; Harry Vonderho: Balti- more; J. Earle Wagner, Washington; H. C. Pulliam, Louisville; W. W. Watkins, Pitts- burg, and B. S. Muckenfuss, St. Louis. N. E. Young, president of the league, was not in attendance, owing to iliness. The meeting wi held behind closed doors, Was called for 11 a.m., but it was nearly 1 o'clock before the magnates got together. ——— LONDON HEAT STRICKEN. Seores of Cases of Prostration in the Streets. LONDON, August 15.—This Is the hottest day London has known for a long time. The St. John's ambulance staff is out in full force and is treating scores of cases of heat prostration. Upward of 150 cases had been treated at the various hospitals before 2 o'clock tn the afternoon. A of pofceme! © Seance aha puente toucet trae teak prostration was due to swelling of the legs and feet produced by the heat from the asphalt and wood paving on which they stood. —————— CONFERENCE OF LEADERS. Virginia Republicans Come to This City to Talk Politics. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., August 15.—Messrs. George E. Bowden, Edmund Waddiil, Jas. D. Brady and Park Agnew, the adminis- tration division of the republicen party, met in Washington for a conference to- day relative to the situation in Virginia. Mr. M. H. White of Norfolk has informed the authorities that his resignatioa is ready whenever a change is desired. The “ms” of the republican party of this dis- trict are opposed to making a nomination for Congress, because of the lack of funds to carry on the campaign. i CONDITIONS ABOUT SANTIAGO. Gen. Shafter Writes at Length to Secretary Alger. Secretary Alger today received a letter from Gen. Shafter, which is in part as fol- lows: HEADQUARTERS 5TH ARMY CORPS, SANTIAGO DE CUBA, August 4, 1808. Hon. R. A. Alger, Secretary of War, Wash- ington, D. C. My Dear Gen. Alger: Your kind letter of July 25 was handed me yesterday by Maj. Sriffen. I thank you and the President for the confideaze you express in my ability to handle the -natters intrusted to me here. The number taken ill in my command Is very great, as you will see, though not very much greater than those returned to duty, and the death rate is not at present alarming, although it is steadily on the in- crease, and the doctors teli me that the fever, malarial and otherwise, is constantly presenting more virulent features. Every effort possible is made to guard ships bring- ing supplies to the army, but it is almost impossible to enforce it, when ships must be unloaded and men necessarily must come together in discharging and receiving cargo. ‘The great trouble is that the people themselves have no fear of inf2ction, and unless you have a guard over every indi- vidual man it is almost impossible to keep em from mingling. “irhe silver question has settled itself, and American silver is received the same as American paper. ‘The missing, I believe, have nearly all been accounted for. Not a single man was captured, and the tnly men now missing are those that were killed in the thick brush and whose bodies have never been found. ‘The country has been scoured faithfully for bodies. This was done a short time after the battle. The camps now occupied are measurably good. They certainly are on the best ground that Is in the vicinity, and slight changes of location can be made. The dif- ficulty in separating camps of an army of this size is on account of the great diff- culty of supplying them with necessary food, especially during the wet season, when half a dozen wagons over a road cuts it into ruts two feet deep in places. Pack trains are very good, and we have to use them, and do use them all the time; in fact, without them we could not get along; but the sickness among the team- sters and packers has been very great— nearly every one of them, I suppose 95 per cent, has been sick, and, like the soldiers, they do not recover their strength. Supplies are abundant here of all articles of food and ciothing. I cannot fully ex- press my gratitude to you for all the op- portunities that you have given me and for the confidence that you repose in me, as shown more strongly than tn any other way by leaving me unhampered in my op- erations against Santiago. I am very sorry to see that some news- papers are attempting to throw blame on your trying to run the campaign from Washington, and I suppose some people believe tt. It is one of the things, how- ever, that I don’t suppose we can help, al- though whenever I have had an oppor- tunity I have tried to make it plain that I have been left to my own devices. I am very sincerely yours, (Signed ) WM. R. SHAFTER. $$ NEWS FROM HAGERSTOWN. Incendiary Blase Destroys Farmer's douse—A Woman Killed. ~ Special Dispateh to The Evening Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., August 15.—At an early hour yesterday morning an incen- diary fire destroyed the newly erected resi- dence of Samuel W. Miller, a farmer liy- ing at Wilson's Post Office, this county. Mr. Miller's family had a narrow escape from cremation and only succeeded in getting out of the house in their night clothes. His loss is quite heavy. The Hagerstown train for Baltimore leay- ing here at 2:15 o'clock yesterday on the estern Maryland railroad at Sabillasville ran over aud killed Mrs. Eliza Naylor, aged eighty-four years. ° . THREE MEN DROWNED Shocking Oasualty Yesterday in the Potomac at Georgetown. BOAT CAPSIZED IN MIDRIVER Survivors Can Throw No Light on the Cause. SAD SUNDAY TRAGEDY oie Se, While crossing the Potomac river yes- terday evening about 8 o’clock from Ana- lostan Island a boat containing elght young men, was capsized about one hun- dred yards from the wharf at the foot of 3ist street, which resulted in the drawn- ing of three of the oceupants and the nar- Tow escape of several more. The search for the bodies was begun immediately, and while one was recovered last night, the remaining two were brought up this morn- ing and taken to the morgue at the sev- enth precinct station. Deputy Coroner Glazebrook viewed the remains this morn- ing, and, after questioning several of the survivors, gave a certificate of death due to drowning. The victims were Charles Royce, aged twenty-two years, a laborer; Lawrence Warwick, aged nineteen, a printer’s’ ap- prentice, and John Henderson, aged twen- ty-one, a tile setter. Besides these, there were in the boat Robert Coxon, Benjamin Royce, a brother to one of the victims; Harry Macaboy, Harry Serrin and Charles Mertz. After the party went overboard there was a struggle to escape, and four of the number managed to hold on to the keel of the upturned boat until rescued. As soon as the surviyors reached the shore they went to their respective homes, and it was some time later before the police secured word of the affair. Difficult to Axcertain Cause. Just how the accident occurred is hard to tell. Not one of the survivors seems to have a clear idea of what happened. It appears from their statements that the en- tire thing occurred in a very few moments, and as each struggled to save himself ao attention was paid to the others. In fact, none of the youths know how the boat up- set. They claim that there was no fooling among the party. They are unanimons in their opinion that the boat dipped water, and in an effort to right the craft the thing turned over and all hands were dumped into the water. All of the victims and survivere live in the northwest part of Georgetown. It seams as thovgh the Bryantown base ball team, named after the section of Georgetown in which the players resided, was scheduled to play a match game of ball yesterday afternoon on Anaicstan Island with the Rock Creek Stars, a_base ball team from what 1s known as “Foggy Bottom.” The former team with some friends reached the island about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Other Nine Did Not Come. They waited for some time for their op- ponents to show up, but the Rock Creck Stars did not come. At one time it was Stated that there were fifty people cn the island waiting for the game to comraence. After practice playing with the ball for some time, the players decided to club in and purchase a keg of beer and enjoy them. selves. Several members of the party went and secured the beer, bringing back with them a quarter keg. In the meantime a good many of the spec- tators not expecting to witness a game of base ball had left the place and crossed the river in a boat. When the beer was secur- ed, some time about 5 o'clock, there were about nineteen or twenty young men on the Island. They tapped the keg and pro- ceeded to drink Its contents.’ Ifwas fully dusk when the keg was cmptied, and then the party started to go home. One of. the party, Harry Serrin, owned a batean, about fourteen feet long, which was used for ferrying purposes. The fiver, owing to the’ recent rains, is running quite higi, end the current is much swifter than ordinar- i; Serrin started to row the party back to Georgetown. In the first boat load there were cleven or twelve occupants. Some others remained on the island for a return of the beat, fearing to go over with such a crowd. On the seccnd trip there were only eight occupants of the boat. No one for a moment thought that there would he any danger in the trip, especially in view of the fact that the preceding boat load managed to safely make the trip. The Boat Capsized. In the second trip, so far as can be learn- ed, the young men were scattered all over the boat. The bow was pretty well filled, while the stern was occupied by others, and those who could not get seats were sitting on the gunwales. The load was suffictent to sink the boat deep enovgh so that the water came within a few inches of the sides, not over six inches at the most. Everything went well until within about 100 yards of the wharf, when the bateau Was nearly opposite the store house of the Independent Ice Company. One of the young men happened to be standing up, | @nd a companion gave him a slight push, probably to laugh at the startled way he would jump. The result was different from expectations. Losing his equilibrium the young man fell toward the water. In fall- ing ke threw out his hand and caught hold of the clothes of a companion. Both went overboard, and the sudden lurch of the craft, as they splashed overboard, caused the water to run in. The bateau dipped to such an extent that before the other occu- pants were aware of the fact ail hands Were struggling in the water. Victims Could Not Swim. Half of the party could not swim, the three victims being among the number. One man started to swim for the wharf and was successful in reaching it. The other members of the party managed to straggle long enough to catch hold of the keel of the capsized boat and lustily yell for assistance. Their cries were heard. Joseph Ritter, a well-known riverman, hap- pened to be at Cumberland’s boat house, at the foot of 82d street, and quickly jumping into a beat he rowed to the scene. The young men clinging to the boat were near- ly exhausted when he reached them. Rit- ter had some difficulty in getting the men off, but compelling them to listen to him he towed the upturned boat to the wharf, and then managed to get every one safely off. It was net until then that he learned of the three missing members of the party. Henderson, Warwick and Royce were seat- ed in the bow of the boat just before the accident occurred. Not one of the survivors remembered see- ing them struggle in the water. From their story it seems as though the three sank as soon as they struck the water and never came to the surface again. This may hard- ly be probable, but in the excitement of the moment each youth was for saving himself, and paid no attention to his com- panions. One of the members of the res- cued party had part of his clothing torn from the upper portion’of his body. Some companion in an effort to save himself had grasped ‘hold of him, tearing the coat and shirt and scratching the neck in the fran- tic movements of the hands. Royce’s Body Recovered. With the hopes of rescuing the bodies of those missing, and possibly restore life, an energetic search was made. Ritter, with Frank Bremmer, spent’ some little time in the vicinity, and inside of half and hour had suceeded in recovering the body of Charles Royce. The body was caught on grappling hooks nearly 200 yards from the scene of the drowning. By the time this was accomplished: the report of the catas- trophe had spread all along the river front and a number of small boats were at the scene, dragging the river bottom in an ef- fort to recover one of the bodies, As soon as recovered the body of Royce was taken to Cumberland’s boat house. An involuniary contraction of a muscle of the face after the remains had been brought to the surface lead to the belief that life was not entirely extinct. Without loss of time efforts to resuscitate and restore respira- tion were commenced, and contin: for some time, but without avail. By this time the police had been notified. A young man had informed Policeman Pratt of the triple drowning, and he in turn immediate- Saleen the station. Sergeant Myers and Detective Burrows and Policeman Pratt were at the scene. Thinking that possibly the Ife of Royce might be restored with proper medical assistance, the patrol wagon was summoned by Sergeant Myers and a hurried trip made to the Emergency Hospital. Life was extinct, however, and the corpse was breught back to the George- town station and the coroner notified. The Other, Bodies Found. ‘The search at the scene of the drowning was continued ‘for Several hours after the recovery of Royce’s. body, but at last the draggers gay* up thp task, The police har- bor boat was notified and instructed to reach the scene this morning and to drag the river bottom. . Before the boat reached Georgetown. this: niorning, however, the other two bodies had been recovered, and were taken to the Georgetown station. The remains of Warwfck‘were brought up with the aid of a grappling hook about 7 o'clock this morning, -and~iess than two hours later the body of Henderson was brought up, Frank Reynolds being “successful in doing this. Certificate of Accidental Death. Shortly b2fore 14 o'clock this forenoon Deputy Coroner Glazebrook appeared at the station house, and viewed the remains. Several. of the survivors were present, among the numbar being Benjamin Royce, Robert Coxon and Harry Macaboy. The two first named told their-story, and cer- tficates of accidental death, due to drown- ing, were issued. The remains of Warwick and Royce wers turned over to Undertaker John McCarthy of M street, to prepare for interment, while another undertaker took charge of the remains of Henderson. War- Wick, whose parents ar> dead, resided at 1724 34th street. Henderson lived at 34th and T streets, while Royce lived at 2064 82d street. Accounts by Survivors. According to Coxon, who told his story to a Star reporter this morning, he did not see any of th> three drowned young men after all hands went oyerboard. Coxon was the first man to go overboard, and he swam frem the plac2 to the wharf. “It was late in the afternoon when I went over to the island,” he said. “I was with John Hen- derson, one of the drowned men, and another young man by the name of Fowler. We mt another boat with the young men in it, and they invited us over to the island. “When we got there the keg of beer was nearly empty and did not have any more than one or two gallons in it. I had just fixed up my horse before I met my com- panions, When the beer was all gone we started for home. Serrin had his boat and took over about eleven: or twelve in the first load. I wouldn't go over in the first boat because of the crowd, thinking that it might be swamped. In the second load there were only elght of us. One of the boys was sitting on the empty beer keg, while Henderson, Royee and Warwick were up in front. When we were near the Georgetown wharf Flossie Mertz gave Ben Royce a slight push. He grabbed hold of me, and both of us went overboard. When I came up the boat was upset and four or five yards from me. I thought that I could swim to shore and started out. While on my way I met a man coming in a boat and asked him to take me in, but he said he was going after the others. I reached the wharf, caught hold of a pile and climbed ashore. None of the party were drunk.” Royce, a brother of ‘one of the drowned boys, told substantially the same story. He, however, claimed that he did not feel Mertz push ‘him, as Coxon stated. When he went overboard the bateau upset, and when he came up he stru:gled to reach the keel of the upturned boat. He was suc- cessful in this andhung on until rescued. He further claimed ‘that none of the party were drunk and\that'there was no fooling on the journey across the river. Harry Macaboy, another of the party stated to a Star ‘reporter that as soon as the two boys, Royce and Coxon, went overboard the boat’ upset, and threw all hands in the weter:* He could not swim and struggled htird’to save himself. He stated that he went“down twice before he was able to grasp hold of the boat. He held on to it ik€ grint death until rescued. He, like the other two, claimed that all in the boat were sopei te POLICEMEN, ON TRIAL, Judge Fugh Will Preside Over Five Sets of Charges. Trial Officer Pugh,,,who !s, now on ‘his an- nual ‘vacation, returned™to the city: today tovhear testimony in the case of several policemen who are charged with various offenses. 2 Private John C, Heide was charged with shooting a dog belonging to Mrs. Knapp when there was no necessity for ‘it. The evidence showed that while patrolling hit beat Mr. Heide was attacked by two dogs and he shot them both. The witnesses were cross-examined by Mrs. Knapp, who showed much ingenuity in doing so. Private Thomas Lynch pleaded guilty of being asleep for a few moments When he should have been patrolling his beat. Mr. Lynch stated that his little girt was badly hurt on the evening In question and that this prevented his getting his usual amount of rest. Lieut. Boyle gave the accused an excellent character and said he was one of the best officers in his precinct. Private Wiswell Wheeler pleaded guilty of failing to call in on one occasion when he should have done so. He said he sat down on a bread box and fell asleep. Private 8. 8. Ellis was charged with be- ing in a saloon for an hour and twenty minutes,.during which time he sat down, smoked a pipe and fell asleep. He denied the charge. Private J. M. Copeland was charged with being under the influence of liquor while on duty. Sergt. Keefe said he found Copeland in an unfit condition for duty as the result of the lattar’s drinking, relieved him from duty and took him to the station house. There the officer was overlooked by Lieut. Boyle and Police Surgeon Mayfield, each of whom thought Copeland had been drinking. The officer denied the accusation. ———— Clashed at With a Cleaver. John H. Dove, aged forty-eight years, a colored cook, employed by George Hilton, the keeper of a restaurant on M_ street near 80th street, became involved in a Quarrel this morning about 10 o'clock with John Moton, a colored errand boy. The trouble grew out of an order given by Dove which Moton did not obey as guickly as expected. Incensed, the cook picked up a cleaver, about a foot long, which had been ground down so often that it resem- bled a big dirk knife, and made a vicious slash at the boy. Fortunately for himself Moton jumped backward, the edge of the cleaver striking him on the ear and slitting it. Policeman Housel arrested the cook Jater and locked him up at the Georgetown station on a charge of assault with intent to kill. Dove claims that Moton first cut him with a penknife. ———_—— Disorderly Conduet. The hearing of ths charges against Wil- liam Westbrook,’ Joh Shugue and Dennis Sutherland of djsorderly conduct and as- saulting Henry,.M. Jeansfora were today ecntinued in the Police Court until Wed- resday. It is alleged that the men yester- Gay became in a dispute on a Great Falls car,,and that when Conductor Lensford ordered snare. to desist they be- crme v2ry unruly and. also assaulted Lans- ford. After mich difficulty the accused were ejected, but after this was done one of the men threw a stone and struck Lans- ford in the eye, injuring that m2m- ber. Stall Sewers to Be Laid. The District’ idsioners have directed that 225 linear Jeet of fifteen-inch sewer and two manh bexconstructed in Mor- gan avenue between Lydecker avenue and Lamar place, at’ an estimated cost of $465, chargeable to the “appropriation for sub- urban sewers, 1809; and that 65 linear feet of ten-inch sewer be constructed along the north side of Massachusetts avenue be- tween North Capitol and 1st streets, at an estimated cost. of $95, chargeable to the i: Neainpese for main and pipe sewers, Pin sere Sad Race Declared Off. The proposed race between the eights of the Potomac and Analostan boat clubs has been declared off. cE —— Postpones His American Tour, Sor ee eee poned his American tour in- definitely on account of the -illness of his uguat 15.—The lord mayor | KEENLY CRITICISED) REV'EW: OF WARSHIPS FINANCE AND TRADE ‘The Anti-Saloon League Reviews Excise Board Work. ALLEGED LOOSENESS OF METHODS Influences Befriending the Saloons Charged to Be Operating. REFORM DEMANDED In a lengthy communication to the Dis- trict Commissioners the Anti-Saloon League, in reviewing the work of the Dis- " trict excise board during the present licens year, claims that the beard’s good record in keeping down the number of licensed places has been very much marred by cer- tain actions and nor-actions on its part. for which, it asserts, no plausible excuse can be found. The league charges © that from the standpoint of a very large number of citizens of the District who regard the saloon as evil, out of which no good can come, the record of the board is unsatis- factory ani disappeinting. “The law of 1893,” it 1s statea by the league in a letter received today, by the District Commission- ers, “was evidently intended to lessen the evil of intemperafice in the District. The beard is clothed with the broadest discre- ticn, and yét, with it all, it has licensed al- ready this year 527 bar rooms. Washing- ton has more saloons in proportion to pop ulation than any other city of the ccuntry, with a few possible exceptions. Very Vigorous Claims. “The members of the excise board are in- telligent men,” continves the communica- tion, “honorable and upright; they are well informed as to the evils growing out of saloons; they recognize that the law gives them a broad discretion in considering ap- plications for licenses; they know that cer- tain sections of the city are cursed by sa- Joons and ‘clubs.’ Men and women have pleaded with them to abolish at least some 0? these numerous places, and yet these in- telligent, honorable business men who com- pese the excise board have turned a deaf ear to pleadings, have thrown aside pro- tests of property owners and residents, have ignored the reports and recommenda- tions of the police department and permit- ted these 500 or more saloons and ‘clubs’, some of which are the vilest dens of in: famy, to go right on in their nefartous bus- iness. And these gentlemen have the as SLrance to expect the plaudits of the Chris- tian people of the city for their work in re- ducing the number of license places in the District. It is the opinion of some whc have observed the actions of the board that about all of the licenses they dared to al- low this year have been allowed. Disapproved, Then Allowed, “But the members of the board, intelli- gent and honorable as they are, have been and are handicapped in their ‘good” work no doubt by the influence of a few citizens who have occasion to interest themselves, from time to time, in various applications for Hcenses. Through certain influences these citizens are able to bring to bear seemingly such pressure that applications for license that had once been disapproved have been taken up, reconsidered and al- lowed; applications for renewal of licenses have been rejected and the applicants or- dered to close up their places two months hence; and when such time of grace had elapsed, additional time was given. Ad- ditional time. For what? For the purpose of giving the dealer time to dispose of his stock or to sell out his place to another, against whom there are no charges, or to give him time to locate in a neighborhood where people will not object to him, even it he is a law breaker.” Room for Improvement Alleged. A number of alleged instances are quoted in support of these assertions, and in con- clusion the document contains the follow- ing: “In view of the aforegoing facts taken from the record of the excise board dur- ing the present license year, it would seem that there is great room for improvement. The law, by virtue of which the excise board was created, was undoubtedly de- signed not as a reverue measure, not for the purpose of increasing the number of dram shops in our midst, but rather for the purpose of decreasing the number and lessening the baleful. influence of liquor drinking. It may be said that there is a decrease in the number of bar rooms, but the decrease is too insignificant to be worthy of much notice, and even though insignificant very little credit for it is due to the board. Out of more than 500 appli- cations for renewa! of bar room licenses in November last only six failed to get license. This is a very poor showing when we take into consideration the number of reports of violations of law by the police and inspector, and the opportunities of the members of the board of personally observ- ing the location and character of the bar rooms as they travel about the city in the performance of their duties as assessors. irresponsibility Charged. “The gentlemen of the board may have been, and no doubt were, conscientious in all they have done and are doing, but cer- tainly their record of laxity, uncertainty and vacillation, their failure to abolish the dives that curse several sections of the elty, their refusal to weed out some of the saloons on streets where they are disgrace- fully numerous, and their action in licens- ing so-called ‘clubs,’ which are organized principally for dispensing liquors Sunday, make it appear that they have not meas: ured up fully to their responsibility as ex- cise officers. There is no doubt that their work as assessors has been eminently sat- isfactory to all, as evidenced by the com- mendations and indorsements of many citi- zens. In this work they have proved care- ful, energetic and faithful. Becuuse of their good record as assessors, they have been indorsed by citizens and reappointed to office by the Commissioners. Their rec- ord as an excise board very likely was not seriously taken into consideration by citi- zens or by the Commissioners. And yet a proper administration of excise matters is of vital importance, not only to ths moral interests of the city, but to the material interests as Well. “We bring these matters to your atten- tion not for the purpose of criticising the gentlemen of the excise board, or to place them in any unpleasant light before the public, but rather to call to the attention of the Commissioners, who are interested in and responsible for the welfare of the city, the aforegoing facts with the hope that the matter may come to the notice of the excise board, and that much good to the community may result therefrom.” The Commissioners, it is understood, will refer the letter to the excise board for a report. - —+——— : STREET EXTENSION DIFFICULTIE: District Commissioners Make Sug- gestions Looking to Relief. ‘The District Commissioners today wrote Messrs. W. A. Gordon and others relative to their request for the opening of Q street east of 28th street that they appreciate the desirability of extending that highway and will be glad to do all they properly can in the matter. But so-many spplications of like nature have been received that the revenues of the. District would not justify the. expense wkich compilance with them all would in- volve, and the Commissioners find it diffi- cult to prefer any particular improvement when all are of equal importance to the sections to which they The Commissioners believe that much could be accomplished toward relieving them of this embarrassment by the peti- tiones themselves securing the dedication of comparatively large tracts of land for the street, which would also, in all proba- bility, materially improve the chances for ultimate success. : —_-—_— 7 Today’s Presidential Appointments. The President today made the following p appointments: . State—Alexander be United States consul at Catania, Italy. It May Be Held in New York Harbor Satur day. Being Considered by Naval Officials— Salute to Be Fired Grant's Tomb. at ‘The Navy Department has under favor- able consideration a review of the principal warships of Admiral Sampson's fleet in the harbor of New York next Saturday after- noon. Four battle ships and two armored cruisers of the fleet which rendered such noble service off the coast of Cuba, cul- minating in the destruction of Cervera’s fleet of Spanisn warships, are expected to arrive at the metropolis by the end of the week, and in response to a popular demand the naval authorities are disposed to have them pass in review through the harbor and up the North river as far as Grant's tomb at Riverside Park. If present plans are carried out the ves- sels will fire a salute at that point and re- turn down the river to their anchorage in the bay. It was first proposed that the officers and men attached to the war fleet should march in parade through the prin- cipal streets of New York city, in order that the people might give them a welcome worthy of their efforts in behalf of their country, but a suggestion to this effect was not favorably considered at the depart- ment, where it was not thought proper, in view of the severe hardships which these men have undergone that they should be subjected to the fatigues of a long march s¢ soon after their arrival at New York. The plan of having a naval parade met with more favor, and will probably be adopted. Acting Secretary Allen is some- what enthusiastic ov2r the idea, and unless scme good reasons are offered to the con- trary. he will issue the necessary orders this afterncon. In case the naval parade ig Getermin2d upon, it will be participated in by the flagship New York and her sis- ter ship, the Brooklyn, and the four big battle ships, Iowa, Oregon, Massachusetts and Indiana. The Texas, now at New York, may also take part. = QUARTERMASTER’S DEPARTMENT. An Outline of the Vast Work of the War. Since the declaration of war the quarter- master’s department has purchased six- teen large vessels and eleven small boats, and has chartered sixty-six ships and boats of various kinds for the transportation ef troops and supplies to Cuba, Porto Rico, Honolulu and the Philippines. Upon this department has also devolved the duty of equipping the entire volunteer force with all articles of clothing. It has also had to provide for all camp and garrison equipage, arrange for camping grounds, water sup- ply and sewage facilities. It purchases and supplies ail the artillery, cavalry and draft horses, mules and wagons, ambu- lances, harness and forage and grain for the animals. Thousands of these animals and equipment for them have been put- chased during the brief war, and about 1,000,000 pounds of hay and grain are now needed to feed the animais. All the trans- portation of troops by rall, as well as by ships, is under the direction of the quarter- master’s department, and in this connection it has had to deal with railroads in every part of the Union, as the’ troops have been transported from every state and territory to the different general camps and from these camps to the seacoast. Some criticism has been passed upon the quartermaster’s department, but the offi- cers believe that in view of all that has been done in so short a time a great deal has been accomplished and in a most sat- isfactory manner. ———_—_++ THE BLOCKADE RAISED. Instructions to Be Issued to Clear Vessels for Cuban Ports. The Treasury Department will this after- ncon issue Instructions to collectors to clear vessels for all ports in Cuba and Porto Rico. Both American and foreign vessels will be cltared with merchandise for Cuban ports, but for ports in Porto Rico only ves- sels under the American fiag will be cleared with merchandise. Vessels in ballast will be cleared for Porto Rican ports, no mat- ter what flags they sail under. ————+ 0+ _______ LATE ARMY ORDERS. Leave of absence has been granted the following officers on account of disability: F. R. McCoy, 10th United States Cavalry, extended ten days; Cadet Chas. H. Rich, fourth class, United Stats Military Acad- emy, until August 28; Capt. J. Q. Anderson, 33d Michigan Volunteer Infantry, one month; Capt. William Lassiter, 16th Infan- try, one month; Capt. Theodore Mosher, 24 Infantry, six months; Col. William H. Gard- ner, deputy surgeon general, U. S. A., four months; Col. J. S. Switzer, 4th Infantry, two months; Capt. J. A. Penn, A. Q., one month. Tha following named officers have resign- ed; Col. Wendel P. Bowman, Ist Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; First Lieut. 5S. L. Johnson, 9th Volunteer Infan- try; First Lieut. G. M. Jeuett, Sth Massa- chusetts Volunteer Infantry, and First Lieut. A. A. Caswell, 14th Minn2sota Vol- unteer Infantry. The following officers have retired from active service: Col. A. H. Brainbridge, 4th United States Infantry, after forty years’ service; Col. Hugh A. Thaker, 16th Infan- try, after thirty years’ service. Major Wm. H. Arthur, chief surgeon, has. been assigned to the command of the Unit- ed States hospital ship Missouri. The following acting assistant surgeons have be2n assigned to duty: R. C. Rind, to Chickamauga; J. N. Goltra, to Fort Monroe, Va., and A. R. Booth, to Montauk Point. Major Robert Burns, surg2cn, has been ordered to report to the commanding gen- per at Montauk Point for assignment to uty. Major C. L. Heizman, surgeon, has been ordered to Montauk Point. First Lieut. E. N. Jones, jr., 8thgInfantry, bas been order2d to Montauk Point. First Lieut. M. H. Barnum, adjutant, 10th United States Cavalry, has been ordered to Montauk Point. Chaplain Chas. B. Carlisle, 2d United States Volunteer Infantry, has been order- ed to report to the adjutant general of the army and to proceed from Washington to Santiago de Cuba to join his regiment. First Lieut. P. J. Reddy and 2d Lieut. B. B. Daggett, United States Volunteer Sig- nal Corps, have been assigned to duty at the Washington barracks. The following named acting assistant sur- eons have been ordered to report to the chief surgeon of the 4th Army Corps to await transportation to Santiago: W. L. Coleman of Houston, Tex.; J. F. Cronin of a = L De Some ot a Or- leans, La.; J. B. Sewell of Baldwin, _Acting Assistant Surgeon W. J.’ Hughes has been ordered to report to Major DeWitt at Fort Monroe to await transportation to Ponce, Port Rico. The foilowing-named acting assistant surgeons have been ordered to Chicka- mauga Park, veg tga report og ep nena manding general for assignment to duty: T. H. Landon, from Canton, Ohio; H. A. wCaptain W. GC. Re Colquhon ‘aptain W. C. oun, assistant quartermaster, has been ordered to this city to report to the quartermaster of the army. Major L. B. Almy, chief surgeon, has been ordered to proceed to Montauk Point for assignment to duty. Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Ladenbureg, seen & Co., New York. ee a Ta See 4% oe 63 nat & i Re Ss Teas sie 22 922 912 Hz 535 530 5.30 wi3,22 2B EE HEB E “Sm bh Se be 1. New York Follows London's Higher Range of Prioes. ADVANCES EXTEND 70 5 PER CENT Low-Priced Issues Will Soon Com- mand Attention. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, August 15.—Téday’s stock market conformed strictly to last week's predictions, and moved easily along the ‘lines established by the believers in higher prices. London sent over a slightly higher range of prices and reported a moderate demand for the favorite international 1s- sues. Following the foreign advance, the local market opened well in advance of last week's closing parity and continued to im. prove under the impetus of an aggressiv commission house demand. The accumulation of mail orders over Sunday contributed largely to the early buying, and started the day with an en- thusiasm which large profits failed to en- tirely overcome. In the railroad list ad- vances extending to 2 per cent were re corded, while in the industrial department 4 and 5 per cent were added te Saturday's prices. The buying had every appearance of confidence, and was directly iraceable to sources of recognized conservatism and experience The pool buying of St. Paul was one of the features of the day, large blocks of stock being absorbed on an advance which had almost no reactionary features. Larg« earnings and a lack of effort to make the stock reflect its improvement in intrinsic Value have at last made an impression on certain firancial interests and a period of adjustment is in progress in consequence, The Grangers have been safe guides here- tofore, and a market responding to their leadership will not easily be persuaded in- to overdoing. The low-priced issues are to be consid- ered seriously from pow on, as the specula- tive demand is not lMkely to exhaust itself while they are near their present leve! The movement in Northern Pacific com- mon is likely to be duplicated in or stocks in the very near future, Southern preferred, if not influenced by yellow fever, being its logical suce. The entire list is moving upward toward a permanently higher level and the usual reactions can scarcely fall to make a phenomenal show- ing for the full year. In the industrial department a 4 percent advance in American tobacco was the fea- ture, the stock at one time crossing sugar, as previously predicted. This result ts en- tirely consistent with trade conditions and is likely to be emphasized still further. The Rubber issues scored rapid and substantial gains and have an abund of merit tc offer in justification of present prices. Dis- crimination is a difficult task in such a market, the one weak spot being Manhat- tan. On a staiement of earnings showing decreases even in the presence of the crip- pled condition of the principal competitor— du> to extensive improvements—its reaction toward par is the natural penalty for # re- rogressive policy. — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. New York Stock Market. Opev. High. Low, Close. American Spirits....... 13 18% American Spirits, pfd... 3Ty 87% American Sugar... % 1393) American Sugar, pfd... ll4y 314s American Tobacco. 134 aBSay Atchison . 14% Atcnuson, pt 85% Baltimore & 16% . & St. Louis B. Q. - Chicagoa Nor tawestern Cnicage Gas © M. & St. Paul... Chic St. P., M&O Chicago, K.1. & Pacifie. Chig. & 'G Western. Consolidated Gas. De}, Lack w. Delaware & Gudson Den & Kio @rapae, ptd Ene. . General @tectnie... 27. Ubois Centra . Lake Snore. ge Louisvine & rule, Metrepolttan Traction. Man rattan Zievated, Michigan Cencrai.. Miasouri Pacific. - National Lead Go New Jersey Centrai New York Centra: Normern Factac.. Northern Pacife, pfd.. Ont, & Western. Pacitie Mau. Phila. & 3 southern Ky.. pfa. Texas Pacitic...... Teng. Com & iron. Union Pacihe. Union Pacific, pra. Westera Union Tei. Am. Steel and Wire |.” Am. Steel and Wire pid. Rabver. Rubber Washington stock Exchange. Sales—regular coll—12 o'clock m.—Liveoln Na- tional Bank, 5 at 116. Mergenthaler Linotype, 5 at 187. American Grapbopbone, 10 at 13. District of Columbia Bonds.—3.658, funding, cur- rency, 112% bid. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Rajlrosd 5s, 119 bid. Metropolitan Railroad copy. 6s, 12) bid. Metropolitan Railroad certificates of indebtedness, A, 108 bid. Metropolitan Railroad certificates of indebtedness, B, 197 bid. Columbia Railroad 6s, 122 bid. Eckingtof Railroad 6, 100 bid. Wasb- ington Company 6s, series A) 11244 bid. Wash- ington Gas Company 6s, series B, 113 bid. U.S. Electric Light deb. imp., 105 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 103 bid. American Se- curity and Trust 5s, id. Masonic Hall Auso- elation 5s, 207 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washingt bid. Metropolitan, 305 bid. Central, 14 Far-ners and Mechanics’, 181 bid. Second, 1 Citizens’, 137 bid. Columbia, 130. bid. 118 bid.” West End, 85 bid, 90 asked. Tra 96 bid. Lincoln, 114’ bid, 117 asked. Safe Deposit’ and Trust Compantes,—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 113% bid, 115% asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 126% bid. American Security and Trust, 149% bil Insurance Stocks. —Firemen’s, 26 bid. Franklin, 85 bid. Metropolitan, 70 bid. Potomac, 6? bid. 70 asked. Arlington, 125 bid. German-American, 180 bid. National Union, 10 bid. Columbia, 104 bid. Rises, Tia bid. People's, 5% bid. Lincoln, D2 did. tle Insurance Stocks.—Real. Estate Title, Tl Railroad Stocks.—Cupital Traction, 73% bid, T4 asked. Metropolite 4d. Gas and Electric Tight Stocks.—Washington Gas, Gas, 48 bid. U. 8. |. 105 asked. 47% bid. 101s Electric inn IMHUH |