Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1898, Page 10

10 * THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1898-12 PAGES. McKnew’s 933 Pa. Ave. Saturdass at 1pm. | We chee daily at 5 pm. Bargains and Bargains) For Friday--Remnant Day. AU of this merchandise Is up to our hichest standurd cf quality. but the as- sortments are badly brokep—and so are the prices: $1 Chamois Gloves, 25c. i 3 4 uly.) 25c. Fancy Ribbons, 14c. yd. ~ 4 ns. wide. . and 35c. Shirt Waist Sets, 25¢. . Toilet Soap, 3c. cake, 35¢. doz. . 15c. Fast Black Stockings, 1c. jies’ $15 50, $13.50, $10 and $7.50 White Pique, Duck, Linen and Crash Suits, $4.50. Fancy Silk Parasols, $1. s’ $5 Cloth Bike Suits, $1. Breeze Summer Corsets, all . reduced to 43¢. 9 Ladies Shirt Waists, 38c. 38 and 40.) Ww. H. McKnew, 933 Pa. Av. oa DOWN IN PO! © RICO. the A Washington f Describes Istand and Its People. William E. Berford of this city has ived a letter, dated July 31, at Ponce, Porto Ri son Lawrence, who is a member of the fifth detachment of the Signa: Corps and under the immediate com- mand of Capt. William H. Lamar. After recou the ents of the sea voyage ng Burford describes the town, Mil | | | but re- | tely to on the and into of mutes and put being We were not | roceed een mile 4 | way convo: » ship Massachu- + and two or three s the little ink the two torpedo boat | a’s squadron | were met s ‘elumbia and Cincinnati tely steamed into the port. No Resistance. ort was in the lead, and three ng on a tem- | right over | that obstructed view of the town and country as we steamed into the harbor. expected, town at the cefuily took place without the slight- 3 ards were immediately throughout the town, and g business was quite lively an out in crowds, laughing and hs i wherever a force of our sol e ed they were cheered all the | way. Since then our army een heav iily reinforeed and h aptured everything in sight without v much fighting. The Country and the People. “The Signal Corps’ headquarters was in the cable station at the port, but has since been moved to the city of Ponce, a place of 30,000 inbabitants, situated three miles in- land the feot of a chain of moun- tains beautiful, with its overed with tropical trees and nea The cow ar cane grows in vast z nut and banana trees are everywhere. The people are nearly all col- ored and are s any | ever wish to see. ey 2 however, and The fruit is | ll eur work for us. so plentiful as 1 supposed and ave they char, almost as as they do in Washington.” do r oe THE BLACK FLAGS. Lao Yu's Operations in the Southern Chinexe Provinces. CHIEF OF From the L ‘The Black Flag chief who has been caus- ing the trouble in the southern provinces known by a number of names, | that of Liu Yung Fook, but } he is better known as Lao Yu, while an-/ other al that of Li Yun Ting. He be- | chief of the half- | . half-Annamese army corps, which such a prominent part in the -Chinese war. Formerly he was a nant in the great“army of the Taip- ing rebel chief Wang, and after the col- lapse of the Taiping chiefs he removed with his family to the Kwang-Si province his home i and made in the y of Kum- Chow. On May a at Canton with @ bod: since then this has been 0 men), and mp outside the north gate brought his men from g-Si, near the Tonkin down the West river | with a high hand| Every town was at y levied blackmail in the provincial troops and ds making themselves | the Black Flags made | ection, bodyg' as their appearan Conflicting tements have been made about the arrival of a large body of treops in a Chinese city, but a story that at least merits slight consid- to the effect that the real ruler Kwangs, Wong Chen San, Likin bureau, is, in common of the discontented high offi- central province: very much disgusted with the weak policy of the cen- tral government, and is in league with them to prev if possible, the cession of more of the territory of China to for- powers or to Cause grave complica- with western nations. Wong Chen therefore, in the , Invited the Black t Canton protection cials of the to consult on | of the Two| against foreign invasion. The | = to Canton and left soon after | nkin frontier, and the result is re with a pretty strong force, being led regularly, and is | is which is armed with modern quick-firing weapons. | Some say that the French are at the bot. tom of the business and have been and are encouraging the Chinese local authorities $0 oppose the extension of the frontier in the direction of Canton. It ig more likely tha forward force it r British | | | he, being ambitious, looks viceregal power, obtained by cesar. Cheaper Coffee Coming. From Leslie's Weekly. Coffee of the r s to be cheaper. This is to be one alts of the war. Nearly half of the world’s coffee crop comes to the United W? consume almost twelve pounds | per annum for every one of our population, and spend on an average nearly $90,000,000 a year for coffee. ‘'wo-thirds of the world’s supply of coffee comes from Brazil, which places an export duty of 11 per cent upon the fragrant berry. The finest coffee in the world is grown in Porto Rico, Cuba and the tes. Philippines, and under the stimulation of | American 2nterprise these countries will, within a few years, be able to suppy the world with coffee. coffe consumer he can clearly understand. ae A queer method of pres>rving beer Is re- ported from Bengal, India. In that coun- try thunderstorms are a continuous pe! formance from March until October, and for months hardly a night passes without one more or less severe. It is found that the beer will never go sour if {t is her- metically sealed by having ofl poured t:pon the top. This is poured into the barrel when tapped. On the other hand, without the oil the beer will not keep a w2ek. | Okla., What this means to the | OHIOANS DECLARE A DRAW Contest Between Democrats Dowling and Myers Ended for Harmony’s Saka. Ticket Nominated by the Missouri Republicans—Political News From All Sections. The Ohio democratic state convention has nominated the following ticket: Secretary of state—Upton K. Guthery of Marion. Judge of supreme court—Hugh G. Nich- lols of Clermont. Clerk of supreme court—David 8S. Fisher of Delaware county. Food ard dairy Baker of Hancock. Member of the board of public works—T. Dwight Paul vf Summitt county. The convention adjourned at 5 p.m. yes- terday, after being in continuous session all day. There were no incidents of special in- terest after the contest between Joseph P. Dowling and Allen O. Myers had been de- clared a draw in the interest of harmony. ‘The effort to get a new plan of party or- ganization In Ohio failed of final adoption, but it was given another chance by such erence as will bring tt up next year. The new organization seems to satisfy those working for the nomination of Paul J. Sorg for governor next year, and not displeasing to the McLean, Brice or other elements, and the campaign this year will be made on the Hanna issue and next year on Senator Foraker for not taking steps against Hanna. While the resolutions do not favor unlimited colonial expanston, General Findlay, chairman of the conven- tion, said the platform meant to expand by the consent of those to be governed. The most decisive feature of the convention was its preference for Bryan in 1900 on the same platform as in 1896. There was but little fight made on any of the candidates on the state ticket. With the exception of that of secretary of state there were but two nom‘nations. ‘The victory of Guthery for that position was due to the fact that he affliated with neither faction and was in a position to profit by the friendship of both. His suc- commissioner—John | cess was largely due also to the eloquent presentation speech of Mr. A. L. Norton, the member of the thirteenth; the ticket In its entirety is a very strong one. The nom- inee for supreme judge is Senator Nichols, who now represents the Clermont district in the sencte of the seventy-third general assembly. David Fisher, the ncminee for clerk of the supreme court, is journal clerk of the sta senate. Hancock, the nominee for dairy and feed commissioner, is a well-known democratic attorney at Findlay, and T. D. arned for member of the board of orks, is city engineer of Akron and mber of the city council. By resolu- | tion the rooster was made the emblem of the ty in the coming campaign. Missouri Republicans. After two days’ session the republican state convention, which was the largest nd most harmonious ever held in Missouri, ended its labors and adjourned sine die at 7:20 last evening. The following ticket was nominated: Supreme judge (long term)—G. A. Fink- lenberg of St. Louis. Supreme judge (short Highee of Lancaster. Railroad and warehouse commissioner— W. S. Hathaway of Mexico. Superintendent of public instruction— Prof. John R. Kirk, the incumbent. The most important work of the conven- tion was the turning down of Chauncey I. Filley, who for twenty-five years off and on had been chairman of the republican state committee. ‘T. J. Atkin, a banker and business man of Humansville, was selected as Filley’s successor as chairman. At the opening of the afternoon session several members of the state committee of the state at large were selected. Among them was Dr. J. R. A. Crossland, a colored physician of St. Joseph, whose election was made by acclamation. As a tribute to the colored vote of the state the rules were suspended, and Nelson Crews, a prominent negro of Kansas City, was elected an addi- tional member of the state committee. term)—Edward California Republicans. The California state republican conven- | tion yesterday nominated Henry Gage, a Los Angeles attorney, for governor. Gage had only one opponent, George C. Pardee of Oakland, who, before a ballot was taken, withdrew in favor of Gage. The nomina- tion of the latter was then made by accla- mation. There was a long delay while the platform committee was preparing its re- port, and the delegates put in the time listening to patriotic speeches. The platform reaffirms allegiance to the national platform adopted in St. Louis in 1806, and extends the thanks of the repub- Mean party to the sailors and soldiers of the army and nav: Sampson, schley, Lee, Hobson and Dewey are complimented, and express tribute js paid to the navy. Cali- fornia senators and representatives of Con- gress are pledged to vote and work for the building of an adequate navy, and insist that a part thereof be constructed on the Pacific coast. A glowing tribute is paid to President McKinley, and the people of the United States are congratulated on the broad policy of the President, which has dissipated all sectional issues. Belief in the financial plank of the repub- lican platform of 1896 is reaffirmed, and the administration is urged to secure an inter- national monetary agreement whenever an opportunity to do so shall be presented. President McKinley is commended for his refusal to consider any proposition to look into the assumption of the Spanish-Cuban debt. The declared policy of the President to accord to the people of Cuba an oppor- tunity to form a stable government, thus redeeming the promise made to the world, is indorsed, but the platform demands the annexation of the Island of Porto Rico and other West Indian islands and of the Phil- ippines. The acquisition of Hawaii is re- joiced in. The records of the republican representatives in Congress are indorsed, and the building of the Nicaragua canal is demanded. The platform favors the foreclosure of the mortgages of the Pacific railroads by the government unless the indebtedness {s paid, and demands that Congress pass an exclusion act prohibiting further Japanese and coolie immigration, and that such ex- clusion act shall prohibit both Japanese and Chinese now located at the Hawaiian Isl- ands from entering the United States. Ex-Delegate Flynn Nominated. Ex-Delegate Dennis Flynn was nominat- ed for territorial delegate to Congress by the republican conyention at El Reno, last night. He was nominated on the third ballot over Richard T. Morgan, after a bitter fight between the factions headed by Mr. Flynn end Gov. Barnes. ‘The convention wrengled all the after- noon over a resolution indorsing the ad- ministration of Gov. Parnes, the followers of Flynn opposing the resolution and even proposing resolutions censuring the admin- istration of the governor as detrimental to the party. Gov. Barres was finally in- dersed, ho vever, several of his followers, who favored Flynn, i.sisting upon this ac- tion as a condition of their support of Flynn for delegate. Mr. Flynn at first de- clined the nomination, but accepted after several delegates who had opposed him made speeches pledging their support in the campaign. ‘ The South Dakota republican state con- vention yesterday nominated the following ticket: For governor—Kirk Phillips of Deadwood. For lieutenant governor—J. T. Keane of Sanborn county. For secretary of state—W. H. Riddle. The conveatio: met at noon. H. J. Rice of Huron acted as permanent chairman. | Resolutions were adopted indorsing protec- | tion, opposiag free silver and indorsing the | gold standard, approving President McKin- | ley’s conduct of the war, commending the administration’s course on the annexation question and favoring a change in the war | revenue law which will require corporated and other property now exempt to bear an equal share of the taxation. Robert J. Gamble of Yankton and Charles ¥: Burke of Pierre were nominated for ‘ongress. Four state conventions opened at Boise, Idaho, yesterday, the democrats, silver re- publicans and two wings of the populists, ‘Temporary organizations were made, and each branch appointed a harmony commit- tee of five. The middle-of-the-roaders’ con- vention adopted a resolution in favor of the silver forces, For the sliver republicans Judge Keats was chosen permaneat presiding officer. On the question of acquired territory its plat- form says: “We deciare it to be our firm conviction that all territory over which the United States has acquired sovereignty or control is ours henceforth, to pe owned. controlled and governed as an inseparable part of the territory of the United States.” Hanna Says Go Slow. Senator M. A. Hanna of Ohio arrived in St. Paul, Minn., yesterday evening from the Yellowstone Park. Speaking of the an- nexation question, he said: “The Philippines is a problem we can- not solve in a hurry. We, of course, must retain a ccaling station there, put I do not think it likely we shall want more than Manila and its harbor. “Cuba is another problem. I never was much of a Cuban, and ain not prepared to commit myself as to the policy we should pursue there. We proposé to establish a stable government in that island, but what constitutes a stable government has not yet been dcfined. I think, however, Cuba will te an evoiution, and in about twenty Years it will be so thoroughly Americanized that there will be no ‘question as to What a stable government means.” Nominated J. 0. Wilcox. A convention of the republican “insur- gents,” as they are called, of the eighth congressional district was held at Wilkes- boro, N. C., yesterday. The convention de- nounced the convention that renominated H. Z. Linney as a “gag-law” convention, and proceeded to nominate Dr. J. 0. Wil- cox for Congress amid great enthusiasm. This splits the repubiican vote in the dis- trict. Chairman Jones Banqueted. Senator Jones of Arkansas, chairm: the democratic national committee, was last night tendered a complimentary ban- quet by the democracy of St. Paul, Minn. Senator Jones has been sojourning at Lake Minnotonka. The speecn of the evening was that of Charies A. ‘fowne, and to him was assigned the duty of drawing a word picture ef John Lind, the democratic guber- natorial candidate. ee ed DEFEAT FOR CONSERVATIVES. n of to the Sir Naylor-Leyland Elected Seat Vacated by Curzon. The election for the seat in the house of commons for the Southport division of Lan- cashire, S. W., made vacant by the accept- ance of Mr. George Curzon of the vice- royalty of India, was held yesterday and resulted in the return of Sir Herbert Nay- onservative opponent, Lord Skelmersdale. The polling was: Sir Her- bert Naylor-Leyland, liberal, Lord Skelmersdale, conservati' liberal majority, At the last clection for the seat Mr. Cur- zon, in the conservative interest, was re- turned by a majority of 764. ‘The result of the election is a bad defeat for the government, Mr. Curzon having held the seat since 1802. Peculiar circum- stances affected the contest. A section of liberal unionists, headed by the chairman of the local unionist association, declined to support Lord Skelmersdale, on’ the ground that, now that the home-rule agitation is dead, there is no longer any need for lib- erals to vote for conservatives. Thereupon Mr. Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, plunged into the fray with a let- ter urging the unionists to vote solidly for Lord Skelmersdale, because home-rule was not dead, but only sleeping. The unionist leader professed to feel con- tempt for this “little unionist revolt,” the success of which is likely to have important results as regards the relations of the par- ties in the future. All the papers agree that Lord Skelmers- dale’s defeat is an expression of the elect- ors’ dissatisf. jon with Lord Salisbury’s Chinese policy The Daily Chronicle and Daily News de- clare that it sounds the knell of the con- servative government. ———___+e+—____ McKINLEY'’S DEMAND FOR LUZON. Spaniards Will Resist the Cession of Their Most Important Island. A dispatch to the London Standard from Madrid, by way of France, says: “A very unfavorable impression has been caused in Madrid by telegrams attributing to President McKinley the intention of in- structing the peace commissioners to Insist upon the cession of Luzon, that American commerce should have the same footing as Spanish in the Philippines, and that Spain should pledge itself that none of the Span- ish colonies should be ceded to European powers. If such are the intentions of the United States government the neg ations are sur? to be laborious, even if an under- standing is ever arrived at. The Spaniards consider the cession of Luzon, their besi and most important island, to be a death- blow to their prestige and sovereignty in these regions, and that this would be irre- trievably weakened and crippled by the presence of Americans in the heart of their nies. ‘ommercial equality with States im the archipelagoes would annul the only advantage and compensation which they might have expected to have derived for the cost afd sacrifices which have been necessary to maintain their rule the archipelagces. The separation of church and state would be more unpal- atable to most Spaniards, and would create grave difficulties iu their relations with the Vatican and the church, let alone the powerful religious orders in Spain, which are always disposed to side with Don Car- los against the present dynasty. “Last, but not least, any pledge to re- frain from ceding any part to the powers would displease many statesmen and peo- ple of all classes, who are daily more and more inclined to advocate the sale of the Spanish archipelagoes to the highest bid- der, and especially to continental powers most likely to be in position to arrest the growth of American political and commer- cial influences in the far east. “Nothing could be better caiculated than the pretensions attributed to America to develop in Spain the visibly growing desire to cease all connection with the Philip- pines. and thus oblige the United States government to assume the burden of the responsibilities of their government, which would likely create conflicts with European powers, and tending, in any case, to entail for the United States more trouble and sacrifices in men and money even than the occupation and pacification of Cuba. “Even the Jower and middle classes seem fo think this, and thus in both directions pain would make America pay for wrongs inflicted.” od pe ———_+o+____ PEACE UNION’S ANNUAL FEAST, the United President Love's Explanation About the Letter to the Queen Regent. The annual feast of the Universai Peace Union opened at Mystic, Conn., yesterday. it is the thirty-second meeting of the union and has attracted many peace leaders, President A. H. Love of Philadelphia called the meeting together at 10:30 a.m. The sessions will last until Saturday. At the morning’s meeting letters of re- gret were read from President McKinley, ex-President Cleveland, Senator Hoar and others. A letter from Jules Cambon, French ambassador, was also read. It thanked the union for kind sentiments ex- pressed on account of his efforts for peace. In his annual address to the association, President Love clears up many of the facts which have not been’ made public. He says in part: - “There has been a trial of faith. There has been cruel persecutions and severe criticism. We have been dispossessed of our rooms because of our letter to the queen regent of Spain, imploring her to prevent war by still further concessions. We directed a letter and mailed it April 21 to the queen regent. War was declared on April 25. Our letter did not go, but was returned unopened. As our letter was writ- ten before the war and was for peace, we opened the letter and sent st to Washing- ton with the word it we did not mean to act contrary to the government or in any way inconvenience the President. The letter was received with the instruction that it could be sent through our peace penn at ‘Berne, Switzerland. This was lone. “The letter, as published, was garbled, the principal ‘ts were omitted, and the manner of sen‘ it falsely stated.” Belva A. Lockwood, in her annual report, says that the Spaniards are not such bad fellows after all, and that the Cubans are ye all 2 and do not yet appreciate great blessing that we desire to confer. The Furniture and Carpets you'll soon be needing are in Hoeke’s clearing sale,—Advt.. HUNT FOR FOREIGN MARKETS = Ss rer Baas It Has Developed in Recent Times Into an . Exact Science. Wants and’ Convenience of the Par- chaser Must Be Consulted and Sabscrved. Consul General, Mason has made an elab- orate report “to the Secretary of State in regard to the systematic efforts being made by the principal nations of Europe for the extension of their export trade. “The search for foreign markets,” he says, “may be justly said to have devel- oped in recent times into an exact, special- ized science, in which not only individual exporters and associations, but expert gov- ernment commissions, elaborately organ- ized, equipped and maintained, each play, with constantly increasing efficiency, their co-ordinate roles. From a notoriously backward position, the result of long and implicit reliance upon home markets, the United States has now reached a position from which the usefulness of export asso- ciations and bureaus of information is gen- erally recognized, although the complaint is sometimes heard that these organizations have been thus far rather too much in the hands of theorists and unsuccessful men, and are not sufficiently controlled by merchants who have had successful expe- rience and practical training in foreign trade. “Meanwhile some of the leading Euro- pean nations have advanced one important step further in the science of export, and have called into service the expert ‘com- mission organized for a specific inquiry and sent out under government authority to gather precise technical information for the education of manufacturers and mer- chants in special lines of production ang trade. The efforts of Germany and France in this direction have established a new record, to which the attention of American manufacturers and exporters cannot be too soon or too seriously directed. * * * “While the direct and immediate fruits of these well-devised and scientific quests for foreign markets will fall naturally and justly to Germany and France, there are certain general principles and facts which are suggested by these proceedings which, it rightly appreciated, may be of value to the exporters of the United States, who, as a class, with, of course, many conspicuous exceptions, have so much to learn of the science of export trade. * * * Training of Experts. “The need of the period in our country is a class of competent, well-trained young men, with good manners, a practical com- mand of French, German and Spanish—one or all—combined with intimate practical knowledge of a certain class of manufac- tured goods and the commercial methods, currencies, weights, measures and customs of foreign countries. The education of such men requires certain specialized courses of study which the commercial schools of Germany, and, to some extent, of Belgium and England, furnish, but which those of the United States, with perhaps some ex- ceptions,.do not. The all-round education Provided by American colleges and high Schools turn# cut young men more or less fairly equipped for successful careers at home; but the competition for export trade has now become so sharp as to require the work of experts, which only specialized ed- ucation, supplemented by practical experi- ence, can provide. It will henceforth be necessary that a_largely increased class of young men shall prepare themselves for, and accept definitely, as so many thous- ands do in Great Britain and Germany, the career of mércantiie employes in foreign lands, in which social sacrifices and the dis- comforts and even dangers of alien cli- mates ure balanced by the material advan- tages which such’a career offers to energy, perseverance and trained capacity. “Salesmen who frequently come to Ger- many with no knowledge of any lat.guage but English are seriously handicapped, and this disadvantage is still further increased when the traveler puts himself into the at- titude of a peddler by attempting to sell goods of wholly different classes and char. acter, as, for Instance, shoes, machine belting, lumber and bicycles. 0 man will- ing to accept the hard life of a commercial traveler is likely to understand fully all these diverse branches of trade, and his ef- forts to sell something concerning which he is ignorant are generally and deservedly abortive. Export syndicates have their dis- tinct and often very important uses, but their best results are accomplished when they represent most fully different products in one special line or department ef trade. Hints to Exporters. ‘American circulars and catalogues may be useful here in the few instances where they reach the hands of a customer who really wants a machine or other article which he knows something about; but for this purpose they should be printed in the German language, give values in marks and pfennigs, and weights and measure- ment in metric units. Above all, the cata- logues should state clearly the net price at which the machine or other article will be delivered at Hamburg, Bremen, or at least free on board at some leading American seaport. If this is not done and the buyer is left to spend three or four weeks in writ- ing to the American maker to ascertain his best discount from list, the chances are that his order will go to a European manu- facturer, who either sends a salesman to take it or who has given a net price in his advertisement. “The unprecedented merchandise exports of the past fiscal year have given to the world a new and convincing proof of the power of the United States in a vast and varied field of manufactures. The old the- ory that cheap production and high quali- ty of product are incompatible with pay- ment of just and liberal wages to labor has been definitely exploded. It has been dem- onstrated that the modern struggle for life, which has brought into use more complex and scientific machinery, so far from de- creasing, rather increases and emphasizes the importance of the Individual. he ad- vantages of the United States consist, not only in its possession of profuse and excel- lent materials, but in its unequaled factory organization and the remarkable efficiency of its skilled operatives in every important line of manufacture. = Merchant of the Future. “The force of personal character—moral, mental and physical—was never more po- tent than today, when it is equipped with the implements of modern invention. It is not the machine, the gun alone, but the man behind it, that wins the battles of to- day on sea or land, in the hot conflict of war or the busy rivalries of peace. As the field of American commercial activity broadéns and grows more complex and difficult, the attainments and enterprise of exporters and their agents must keep abreast of the néw and more exacting re- quirements. The merchant of the present and coming generations must be, like the diplomatic, the consular, or executive offi- cer, a broader, more highly trained and educated mah than his father or grand- father had need to be. “No people, are, gifted with quicker ap- prehension, @ more ready and unerring grasp of the opportunities and require- ments of a new situation, than those of the United States. That they will master the science of taternational commerce as they have those, of cheap transportation and effective; production, is as certain as that the closing years of the century are opening for the republic a new and mo- mentous period of activity and national im- portance.” ———+2+—_____ 4 Railroad Cat. From the Obfo Chronicle. ‘Thousands of people have heard of the railroad dog, which travels so extensively over the country and really seems to know as much about trains and time tables as a railroad conductor does, but there Is 2 cat fa Colorado which, although not as famous as the dog in qvestion, is certainly as ré- markable in its fondness of railroad riding. 't was the pet of the wife of the engineer of a freight locomotive, and now it accom- pantes the er on every trip that he makes. When the train has to make a long wait at a station the cat goes off in of mice, always retutning when the sounds, and at some of the junctions where numerous trains meet it is quite a pet. ‘When the engine {s running the cat sits in the cab or on tha coal, and as its fur is jet black its beauty is not greatly impaired its grimy surroundings. Pussy must bave traveled many thou- sands of miles, for it has been doing duty for several years, and has never been known to miss a trip. : 2 THE PYTHIAN ENCAMPMENT. Investigation of Defamatory Reports is Being Pashed—Drillsx and Elections The Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, at Indianapolis, went into 2xecutive session at 9 o'clock yesterday morning and ad- journed at 12 o’tlock. Much routine busi- ness was transacted, ccmmittees were ap- pointed and reports were referred. The r2presentatives have begun to get ready for the hard work which is before them. Representative Gale of Massachusetts re- signed from the investigating committee appointed yesterday, and Gsorge M. Hanson of Maine was appointed to fill the vacancy. Representative Bangs of North Dakota was made chairman of this committee, and the members at once a@journed to begin their work. The committee was ordered to report this morning, and it has a great amount of la- bor before it. -An effcrt will be made to find out the autkor of the r2ports circulated against the officers of the Supreme Lodge, and all those who it is thought can throw any light on the subject will be summoned before the committee and asked to giv? any information that they may have. Supreme Chancellor Cclgrove appointed John H. Alexander of Virginia and William B. Gale of Massachusetts supreme tribunes. These gppointments are for six years. At Camp Colgrove the prize drills began. In class A the three companies that drilied wer? No. 9 of Katamazoo; Yellow Cross, No. 85, of Alliance, Ohio, and No. 28 of Ot- tawa, Ill. The drills took place at Newby Oval, near | Camp Colgrove. The first prize in{bis class is $1,500, the second $1,200, third $1,000 and fourth $800. In the afternoon a cavalry drill was put up by the St. Joseph, Mo., Huzzars, the only tredp entered. The prize is $500, and it 1s a question whether it will be awarded. since there was no competition. Seveval thousand peopl? witnessed the drills. The Knights of Khorassan elected the fol- lowing officers: Sublime venerable prince, J. M. Stratton, Philadelphia; imperial prince, John A. Hinsey, Chicago; imperial basha, James G. Owen, Evansvill>, Ind.; imperial kadi, H. E. Parker, jr., Galesburg, Ill.; imperial ‘secretary, H. W. Belding, St Louis; imperial treasurer, C. A. Fraze, Ga den City, La.; imperial adool, A. J. Hess, Sidney, Ohio; imperial ifkir, J. J. Sawyer, Covington, Ky —— TO AN ALLIANCE. OPPOSED Explorer Stanley Discusses the Anglo-American Suggestion. Henry M. Stanley, the famous explorer, jeurnalist and author, once an Am2ri- can citizen and now a member of the English house of commons, has placed himself on record as opposed to an Auglo-American alliance. In 2 letter re- ceived by Maj. J. B. Pond, the veteran ly- ceum manager, now in Chicago, Mr. Stan- ley discourages any agreement between the two nations. He recognizes the fact that fngland and America are bound together by numerous ties and are yearly drawing closer together, but in spite of that fac: he advises neither nation to adopt a fettering and tangling alliance. Ever since Joseph Chamberlain's famous speech favoring an. Ang! ance, Mr. Stanley has oven repe: ed by both Englishmen and Amer express his opinion. Hitherto he has fused, and his iatest lettcr, which Maj. Pond ‘has just received, is the first piece of writing on which he has expressed Inmself on the matter; Argews-Gazoust, France. “My Dear Major—With regard to this Anglo-American alitancc. It is a good thing for both nations to come togesher and shake hands and make @ league of friend- ship. But the necessity for tha: 1s not im- perative on either side. England is at peace with the world, though she frets herself now and then. ‘America has her enemy at her mercy, and nobody is going to in fere with her. Where is the need for this hurry? Thinks He Sees Clearly. “Then naturally, having passed the im- pressionable period of my life in America and born in Britain, having an English wife and home, I feel able to see a trifle clearer than some of those who are all American or English. I have not a particle of preju- dice, though my duty lies on this side. “My opinion is that we must not be pre- cipitate. The two nations are gravitating together and true friendship cannot be forced. It is a slow process, requiring time. There are many Americans who have not thought on the subject. There are as many English who cannot enter- tain the idea. If such people are spoken to about the alliance they are apt to say things neither kindly Americans nor kindly English would like to hear. No, wisdom suggests we leave the feeling to grow and solidify. “If elther country were in distress that would be the proper time to breathe more life into that spirit of friendship and kind- liness which we know exists and bring the reserved and proud people together. But today there is no necessity for either nation to think practically about the matter. One is fat and proud, with its Bank of England and its big navy. The other is in a quiver of delight over Marila and Santiago and glorious heroes, Dewey, Schley and Shafter. “The time is not suitable for speaking of alliances. If you Americans come out of that continent and take your share of the old world’s concerns, you will know better what an alliance means. “I am yours cordially, “HENRY M. STANLEY.” ARBITRATION PROCEDURE PLANS. Nothing in Detall Will Be Given Out Till End of Conference. No meeting of the joint arbitration com- mission was held yesterday. Both the American and Canadian commissioners are at work on plans for procedure, and will compare notes and decide upon a plan at the joint meeting today. One point, how- | ever, has been determined. Nothing in de- tail of the cofnmission’s work will be given to the press until after its work is finished. This has been agreed upon by both sides. The reason for this {s to prevent, as far as possible, the demands for hearings be- fore the commission. Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Senator Fairbanks have both stated that it would be impossible for the com- mission to grant general hearings. ’ For this reason it is thought a general discussion of the work in the press would tend to bring to Quebec daily delegations of persons anxious to be heard, and re- sult in great annoyance and delay. On the most important questions expert tes- timony will be heard, and where local interests are to be seriously affected a sin- gle representative of the interests may be heard. Beyond this, the commissioners say, they will be unable to grant any ‘Ye- quests for hearings. Briefs and documents on all questions will be received and given attention. Sir James Winter, the representative from Newfoundland, arrived at noon yes- terday. Last night Sir Wilfrid Laurier gave a dinner to the commissioners at the Garrison Club, and in all the speeches was expressed sentiment that the work of the commission would be carried out in a most amicable way, and that the results would be of lasting benefit to the two great na- tions. Yesterday a rumor was going about here that the conference would, at the joint meeting today, adjourn for an indefinite period to meet at Washington. There ap- pears to be no foundation for the rumor. It is quite possible that the commissien may take a recess after two or three weeks, but the commissioners on both sides stated last night that no adjournment would be taken until after the work had been carefully looked over and both sides had become satisfied as to what could be accomplished in the way of a general ad- justment of all questions to be decided. The state election in Maine, in which man Dingley is interested, occurs about the 15th of September, but Mr. Ding- ley says that he will be able to attend to all his duties in connection with the com- mission. Senator Fairbanks and Senator Gray are also interested in the elections in their respective states, but do not inti- mate that it will become necessary for corumission=rs on both sides. ——+e+____ No fewer than 12,000,000 acres of land eye Unen Mande. fruitful in the Sahara des- ert, erptise representing perhaps the most remarkarle of irrigation by ™means of artesian which can any: Wherebefound, BISMARCK AND HIS ILLNESS. Iron Chancellor’s Dismissal by Wil- liam His Death Sentence. Dr. Schweninger gives a hist of his Personal relations with Prince Bismerck and his illness, through the medium of his friend, Count von Heenbruch, editor of the Tagliche Rundschau. Says Dr. Schwen- inger: “My whole thoughts were centered upon the prince. Now my life seems aimless. My telegram of July 27 was in no sense a He. It was directed against the sensational newspaper announcement that the prince was afflicted with poisoning of the blood. “When I telegraphed you the prince was particularly weli. After a long series of sleepless nights he had slept seven hours and he felt fresh and invigorated. He smcked five pipes, one after the other. 1 felt no uneasiness in leaving him. He was indeed so well that I invited him to take champagne, after having forbidden him to take any alccholic drink since March. 3 ““What, my dear Schweninger, may I really drink some Sec again? cried the prince incredulously. “We drank a bottle and a half. He was once again the Bismarck of old. His pains had left him. Dr. Schweninger describes his historical return to the dying Chancellor. He says: “Death wags Gue to want of air in the lungs. H€ imagined that death would re- sult from sudden paralysis of the brain or heart. There had always been trouble in the leg since the St. Petersburg incident, but this was by no means so bad at the time of his death as at many times pre- viously. The rapid closing of the coffin was dictated by no desire to prevent any- bedy whatever from seeing the body.” Passing from his professional to his pri- Yate relations with Prince Bismarck, Dr. Schweninger relates that Bismarck had ri peated to him again and again that his dismissal was his death sentence. It robbed him of the whole object of bis life. The hermit of Friedrichsruhe had no field in which to exercise his superabundant en- ergy. “His agony of soul,” says Dr. Schwen- inger, “was intense. ~ Often did he say to me. “The old Romans voluntarily took leave of life when they were forced to quit the scene of their public activity, but this fate is not for me.’” Eulogizing Prince Bismarck’s conversa- tional powers Dr. Schweninger says: “I remember not long ago listening to him discuss a particular subject which had be better left unmentioned. In his passion tie suddenly clasped his head with both hands and stormed “If I could but interfere in this gusting business and tell them what re- sult it will have; but, as you know, Schwe inger, my trumpet will sound no longer. no longer holds wind.’ “Mournfully the iron chancellor looked into the political future. ‘We are advanc- ing toward difficult and dangerous times,” he would say ite his temperament, Bismarck’s pulse was scarcely sixty to the minute. His lungs were magnificent. One breath a min- ute would have sufficed him if necessary. “This character,” the doctor concludes, “which I got to Know as no one else, was simplicity itself. The phrase ‘no one $s great in the eyes of his valet’ did not ap- ply to Bismarck.” ——_- -+ e+ Oar Sunday Victories. From Leslie's Weekly. The old saying, “The better the day, the better the deed,” seems to find substantial support in our war with Spain. Dewey's great victory at Manila was fought on Sun- day, May 1; Schley discovered Cervera’s ships hidden in the harbor of Santiago on Svnday, May 29; Cervera’s fleet was smash- ed by Schley on Sunday, July 3; the Span- ish fiag on Morro Castle, Santlago, was hauled down on Sunday, July 17; and the first battle between our land forces and the Spaniards at Manila began on the night of Sunday, July 31, 2nding in a victory for the American troops. SS Some of the natives in Australia have a qveer idea of beauty. They cut themsolyes with shells, ke2p the wounds open for a long time, and when they heal huge scars are the result. Thesz scars are deemed highly ornamental. It AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTATE, &c. Today. James W. Ratcliffe, Auct Trustees sale of No. 443 S August 25, at 4:30 p.m. viving trustee. 920 Pa. ave. n. n.w., on Thursda: Sobn Walter, jr., sur- Tomurrow. Marcus Notes., Auct., 637 La. ave. n.w.—Sale three draught horses, express, furniture and bag- gage wagons, &., on Friday, Aug. 26, at 11 ——— AUCTION SALES, TOMORROW INCLAIR, AUCTION invite the dealers and private house FRIDAY, TWE) of Fine 66 LA. AVE. ers to ont YSINTH e have a k ing of Bed Ro: ndred pairs of Si K of Candy Ja iguments re fs consist Co AUCTIONE THREE DRAUGHT PRESS, FURNT SIDE-BAR AND WA LOT OF HAY AND MILL FEED, STABLE "POOLS, &c.. BELN H TWo i ENTIRE B MENT OF RAPID TRANSIT CO IN ALLI 3D STREP? RETWEEN sD G AND H STREETS NORTHE TIOS. ON PF AUGUST NO K FUTURE DAYS, t, 8 F ST. NW. COLLATERAL AT AUCTION, To whem it mzy concern At the request of the bolde: He auction, ‘within gy ofice, GId F stieet pw. an «tion, within ay 6! $13 F street p.w., om TUESDAY, “AUGUST THIRTIETH, Ixy ar FOUR O'CLOCK PM. gold coupon bonds ach of the Arkell York, numbering from 3 AN parties in interest Terms cash. C. G. SLOAN & 00., AUCTIONEERS, 1407 G CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE 1 AND UNIMPROVED REAL ESTA CITY OF WASHINGTON, DISTRIC LUMBIA. By virtne of decrees of the Supreme Court of the f Columbia, passed on the S2th and isth me 1806. th eauliy 16,8 urber and others @ pininants and Family A. Moxley and ‘others ure defendante. the undersigned trustees will sell at publie ane in front of th eral certain plewes or par- of land and premives hereinafter described, lying and being in the city of Wash trict o1 Columbia, pertis ines here! PROVED IN THR OF CO- and at th r say, on W THE SEVENTH Day ©) s ME ISVS, at the how OL OCK P.M. the front of lot 1! the north I2%e feet all dn square No. 1196, formerly known ax equare Ag; 28 tu that part of the District lately: known e city of Georgetown, 1 parts of said being improved three t and fronting on the east wid tween M street north and th cana T after on said day, O'CLOCK P.M., the west depth of 86 feet. ins: known as square No. U town, improved by a two-story frame dwelling frouting on P street at ite int om wh street West, or North street Thereafi on the same day, and at the hour HAL U FIVE PM. part of lot in re No. unimproved, being the west lepth of feet on F worthwest EIGHTH of FIVE wed hy us Nos. werly in the late city of George ly. ont of said street betw Thi DAY OF SEPTE O'CLOCK PM b 20 feet of inches, in equa between N One- third of the purehi wold to be paid in cash, installments, spectively, num from’ the day c to be secured by premises sold, or all cash, Purchaser. A deposit of $20) on ea bareel of property sold will be requ time of sale. ‘Terms of sale. to be & within ten days from day of sale, trustee reserves the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser or purchasers, after five days’ advertisemaut of such resale in some newspaper published in Waeh- nt per ferred pay lewd at the ington, Db. All conveyaucing, r=cording, &c., at cost of RREST, Trustee 317-319 434 st. mw. G HAM IN, Urostee, _8u25-ddds 6th and F sts, now. DUNC BROS., Auctioneers, TRUSTEE’S SALI THE YOUN CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION 7 NG, NO. v07 11TH STREET NOR’ WEsT. te By virtue of a certain deed of trust, re Liber No. 1748, follo 64 ct seq., of the ords of the District of ¢ 1, as survivin trustee, will rell at public on, in front the premises, on TUESDAY SEPTEMBER SIXT A. D. 1898, at FIVE o°CL PM. the follow: ing deseribed real « Washington, ate ¢ in the city of All of lots four (4) in said Distric and five (5) of L Harkness’ subdivision square three hundred and thirty-six ¢ ns th sume is recorded in Look ““B,” page 82. of the records of the surveyor's office of the Distriet of mbia, together with the improvements, con- sisting of a two-rtory brick building with back building, suitable for occupancy for business pur- poses Terms: One-third cash, balance in ¢ in- stallments, at one and tw rs, with interest at six (6) per cent per annum, payable se ally, from day of sale, secured upon the property sold tion of the purchuser. |A required at time of sn all posit of $300 will be o'clock a.m., In alley rear of 34 st. bet. 3d and 4th, G and H sts. ne. J. G. Sinclair, Auct., 628 La. ave. household furniture, &e., on Friday 40 o'clock a.m. n.w.—Sale of Aug. 26, at also 100 pairs of shoes. AUCTION SALE! THIS AFTERNOON. JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER. (Successcr to Ratcliffe,” Sutton & Co.) TRUSTEE’S SALE OF A TWO-STORY BRICK HOUSE, NO. 443 5 STREET NORTHWEST. By virtue of two deeds of trust, recorded re- spectively In Liber No. 1600, follo 130; No. 1827, folio 57 2t seq., of the land records for the District of Columbie, and at the request of the party se- cured thereby. the undersigned surviving trustee will offer tor sale by public auction, 1n front of the remises, on THURS: THE TWENTY-FIFTH AY OF IST. ALD. i898, AT HALF-PasT ‘OUR O'CLOCK P.M., the following described real estate, situate ip ibe’ city of Washington, ih thé District of Columbia, to wit: Lot numbered eighteen (18), iu W. H. Stewart's subdivision of lots two to eight, in square east of square num- bered four bundred and seventy-five (475), together with all the improvements, rights, &c. ‘Terms: One-third cash, ‘the balance in one ang two years, with interest from the day of sale at six per cent per aonvm, secured by deed of trust on the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of $100 ‘required ‘upon acceptance of bid. HM the terfas of sile are not complied with within fifteen days from the day of sale the tructee reserves the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the default purchaser, after five days’ advertisement of suck resale in’ some newspaper published in Washing- ton, D. C. All conveyancing, stamps, &c., at the purchaser's cost. JOHN WALTER, Jr., Surviving Trustee. aul3-d&de FUTURE DAYS. ©. G. SLOAN & Cv., AUCTS., 1407 G ST. EL. 4 SEVENTH, 1898, AT “TEN O'CLOCK A.M., WITHIN OUR AUOTION ROOMS, 1407 G STREET NORTHWEST. VERY HANDSOME OAK FOLDING BED, CON- SUL TABLE AND 2 CHAIRS 'TO MATCH, OLD; OAK HALL RACK, SIDE DESK AND BOOKCAS! BARBER CHAIR: ROOM SUIT PARLOR FURNITUR: XTE IRS, ROCKERS, PICTURES. Halit MATYRESSES, BOLSTERS AND — PILLOW: RUGS, CARPETS, MATTINGS, KITCHEN GOODS, ETC. ‘D, AT TWELVE M., HORSES, CARRIAGES, HARNESS, BICYCLES, TERMS CASH. ©. G. SLOAN & CO., au25-2t AUCTIONEERS. ‘THOS. J. OWEN, AUCTIONEER, 913 F ST. N.W. TRUSTEES’ SaLE OF VALUABLE UNIMPROVED REAL ESTATE ON THE EAST SIDE OF BRIGHTWOOD AVENUE. By virtue of a deed of trust to us, duly recorded among the land revords of the District of Columbia, in Liber 224y, folio 184 et seq., we will, at the juest of the holder of the note secured ‘thereby, sell at public auction, in front of the premises. HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. ON TH DAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A.D. 1898," the féliowing described real estate, situate in the county of Washington, District of Columbia, to wit: that certain piece or parcel of land and premises known and distinguished as and be- ing part of a tract of land called “Girl's Portion,” being part of the farm of the late Abner C. P. Shoemaker, and beginning for the same at a stone on the east side of Brightwood avenue, said stone delng the southwest comer of sald farm, and being also the southwest corner of the piece of lai hereby described, and running theuce along the east side of Brightwood avenue north 4 52 minutes, east 164.94 feet to the Intersection of sai avenue With the center of Aspen street proposed; thence the center of said pi street east 080,37 feet to its intersection with the center of SE EARLY Pek ioncd Sob ccee Gone of Pro} feet to peat, of, the farm of the said Abner C. >. Shoemaker, al e south boundary Giara "A" Newinan's portion of auld estate: thence with said south worth 61 degrees 53% minutes west 1,127.53 feet to the point of begin- ning, together With the improvements and xppur- - PPU All conveyancing, reve- nue stamps, etc., at purchaser's cost ms 10 be complied with within ten days, otherwise the surviving trustee the right to resell at risk anu cost of U iting purchaser FRANCIS H. SMITH. au23-d&ds Surviving Trustee DUD IS., AUCTIONEERS, . IMPROVED BY A G, KNOWN Under and by virie the Supreme Court of the District bia, paswed in equity cause No. 18924, oa the Ipth day of August, 1Sus, being suit of Mary C. Larmon against Pray Rich et al., the underwigned receivers ai aypolpted in this will offer for Ne auction, tn fron TUESDAY,” AUG! FIVE O'CLOCK the subdivisioa of S bian € records ords of the office of the survey: Columbia. The said lot having a front feet B inches on Ith street um hack, of the same width, 100 by a’ two-story brick dwelili No. 1528 15th street northw The terms of » be: One-third of the pur- chase money in the balance in two equal inotallments, at two years from day of sale, secured by deed of trust on the property sold, and ‘bearing interest at 6 per cept per anus, all cash, at the opticn of the parc! be required at time of sale, © ccuveyancing and revenue stumps to be a of the purcaaser, If th of mule complied ‘with within t from da the Tecelvers reserve th: eneil 1 District « erty at the risk and ¢ defauitiag pur- chaser, JAMES. H. TAYLOR auld-d&ds JOHN RIDOUT, Receivers THOS. J. OWEN, AUCTIONEER, 918 F ST.N.W. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE BUILDING By virtue of a de among the land gec Ma, in Liber 2121 the’ request of the therebs, sell, premises, ‘FRI following deseri ty of Washingt those cei original lot numbered two five ©), sald subtivi is recorded in cfiice of t of the District of Columbte, follo 158, Also lots lettered : f .” in Brooke . Junior's. subdivi of original lot numbered seven (7). red weven- . a8 recorded f the aur- District of Columbia, in Liber F..” folio 157, together with the improvem and appurtenances thereunto belonging or In any- wise appertaining. Terms of sale: One-third cash. balance in one and two years. represented by the cotes of the purchaser, bearing 6 per cent interest, payable semi-annually, and secured by a deed of trust upon the property sold. or al! eash. st the option of tha purcbarer, A deposit of $100 on each lot requi-ed at thme of sale. All conveyancing and recording at the cost of the purchaser. Terms of sale to be complied with within ten days from dete of sale, otherwise the trustees rescrve the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the default! pnrebarer, after five Gays’ advertisement of sucl Terme Jn some newsprrer published In Washing- ton, D. C. The lots will be offered separately. ALBERT A. WILSON, Trustee, JOHN b. LARNER, Trostee, 24-08 __ 1835 F st. THOMAS DOWLING & ©O.. AUCTIONEERS, 612 E ST. é SALE OF VALUARLE IMPROVED PROPERTY. BEING NO. 122 EAST CAPITO} PPOSITE THE NEW LIBRAM STREET. 1 BUILDING. By virtue of a deed of trust. dated Getcber ®, 1894. and recorded in Liber 1949, follo 260 et seq., ‘of the land records of the District uf Columbia, as gurviving trustee under said deed of trust, I will sell, at pulic auction, tn fron ot the premises, om MONDAY. THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF AU- GUST, 1898. AT HALF-PAST FOUR OCLOC the following describd real estate, sitvat *., and designates feet eleven (11) ered eigitt 1S), west twenty-four (24) feet inches oa East Capitol strec:. era four s4) fect of suid numbered seven (7). reserved in Burch, recorded in iiber W. B. ds of catd District, a substantial brick