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WASHINGTON, TUESDAY! JULY 25, 1893.
Price One Cent.
SOLDIERS SEN! FORWARD
Additional TroopfaCombat Riot
ous ClevelraHtrikcrs.
One TlioHKand Men En Route From
Colnmbns for the Mol-UnIed City.
SevernI Persons Injured This
JUorniiiKDeviee Intended to Pre
vent Further Dynamite Outrages.
Cleveland, Ohio, July 25. A thousand
more troops left Columbus this morning
or (this city for strike duty and will reach
here this afternoon. Adjutant General Ax
Jlne, will arrive at the head of the troops
and will assume personal direction of all
the .forces in the city. There will be 2,000
toldiers on the streets of Cleveland before
sunset tonight.
The authorities say that the riots and
mob violence will be suppressed at any
cost. The mayor hopes with the increased
force to suppress any uprising. There will
likely be bloodshed and plenty of it, if the
rioters who have been attempting to blow
up the cars persist in their efforts. Nitro
glycerine was again employed by strike
sympathizers last night. Fortunately no
one was injured, but the interior of a car
vas wrecked by an explosion at the corner
of Pearl and Library Streets. There were
no passengers on the car.
Two men were received at St. Alexis
Hospital this morning suffering from
wounds made by the bayonets of the sol
diers stationed at the Wilson Avenue car
barns. James O'Boyle was walking on
Willson Avenue near the barns when some
one near at hand cried "scab." A soldier
with fixed bayonet charged the crowd and
O'Boyle received a gash in the head. The
ambulance took him to St. Alexis Hospital
where it was necessary to put eighteen
etitches in his scalp. His condition is not
serious. Patrick Flaherty, twenty-four
5 ears of age, was in a crowd at the corner
of "Woodland and "Willson Avenues when
the militia ordered the men to move on.
They did not moe as rapidly as the sol
diers wanted them to and Flaherty was
struck by a bayonet. He was taken to St.
Alexis Hospital. Three wounds were
found upon -his head. One back of the ear
about two and one-half inches in length,
one on the forehead, and one below the
ear.
Some time last night three boys between
fifteen and eighteen ytars of age, on bi
cycles, rode on Prospect Street a short
distance east of Sterling Avenue, where
they alighted from their wheels. One of
the boys was seen to place something on
the tracks, and then the three rode north
on Sterling Avenue. A car passed, but
there was no explosion. Shortly afterward
the boys returned, and again one of them
placed something on the tracks. The next
car passed ran upon the explosive, which
caused a loud report. No damage was done
by the explosion. The boys mounted their
wheels and rode away before any arrests
could be made.
The Big Consolidated is experimenting
with a device which it is hoped will mini
mize the danger from explosives placed
upon the track. Two moderately stiff
brushes are so fastened to the fender that
they sweep each rail. A dynamite bomb
would be swept aside and nitroglycerine or
other liquid explosives will be so distrib
uted that the force of the explosion would
be greatly reduced. The first experiment
was made last night, and the inventor ex
pressed his entire satisfaction with the
result. It is expected that all cars will
be equipped with these brushes within a
few days.
The inouest into the death of Harry
Cornzweit, who was shot by a non-union
conductor, began this morning. One of the
"witnesses was N- Zuckeman, who said:
"I met young Cornzweit as he was water
ing his horse at a trough near the corner.
He was not paying any attention to the
crowd or the crewB on the car, and I am
certain beyond a doubt that he neither
threw a stone nor yelled at the men."
Harry Bernstein was positive that youn
Cornzweit did not throw stones or yell at
the cars. H. B. Joynt and Mrs. A. Berman
say they attempted to prevent Hawley
from shooting, and say they told him
Cornzweit did not throw or yell. The fu
neral of the dead man took place about 12
o'clock today from the family residence.
It was conducted "according to the Jewish
rites. Young Cornzweit was a member of
"Windsor Tent, No. 391, of the Knights of
the Maccabees. The members of Windsor
Tent attended the funeral.
STRIKERS "WITHOUT MERCY.
A PhyKlelnn Assaulted for Treating
a Wounded Man.
New York, July 25. Dr. Robert P.
Froehllch, of 61 East One Hundred and
Fifth Street, was assaulted yesterday
morning by a band of roughs because he
had dressed the wounds of a non-union
ihotorman whom they had maltreated. The
physician was beaten and kicked Into in
sensibility. Dr. Froehlich and a friend, Frederick
Dock, of 23S East One Hundred and Fifth
Street, were standing in front of the Union
Settlement Athletic Club, at 205 East One
Hundred and First Street, at 2:30 o'clock.
Tbqj)hy6ician carried a satchel containing
surgical Instruments and medicines. A boy
approached and told him that a man down
the street had been Injured.
Dr. Froehllch went with the boy to the
interseption of Second Avenue and One
Hundred and First Street. Seated on the
curbstone he saw a man holding a blogd
Etained handkerchief to his head.
The man said he was a non-union motor
man on the Second Avenue line, and that
he had been assaulted after leaving his
car because he had refused to join the
strikers. Around him wore eight or nine
men, seeral of whom .ere in the uniform
of conductors or motormen.
"Let him alone," said one of the group
as Dr. Froehlich approached. "He's a
'scab' and got all he deserved. He'll get
more, too."
"I am a physician," said the doctor. "It
is my duty to care for this injured man.
It makes no difference to me what he Is."
Dr. Froehlich dressed three severe scalp
wounds and seat the man home. Then the
physician started toward his own home. He
had only gone a few hundred yards in One
Hundred and First Street when he heard
footsteps close behind him. The place was
rather dark. He was staggered by a ter
rific blow on the back of the head. Eight
or nine men, several of whom he recog
nized as those who had spoken to him at
the corner, beat him with clubs, knocked
him down and kicked him about the head
and body until he became unconscious.
Dr. Froehllch says that he must have
lain on the sidewalk an hour or more. He
recovered consciousness and crawled to the
Harlem Hospital, where his wounds were
dressed. He was confined to his room all
of yesterday, and he will not be able to
get out for several days.
Strike Threatened at Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, July 25. The Chattanooga
Electp Railway Company has discharged
five employes for being members of an cm
'ployei'' union which is being formed here.
-All -labor organizations have taken the
matter up, and a lockout is expected this
evening; -when the lines will probably be at
a standstill.
Frank Libbey & Co., Lumber
Denies, 0th eU and If. T. are. nw.
GENERAL OTIS ACTS.
3Ie Proclaim a Provisional Govern
ment for the Philippine.
Manila, July 25. Pending Congressional
action concerning the constitution under
which the inhabitants of the Is and of Ne
gros shall be governed, which has been
submitted to President McKinley. General
Otis today proclaimed a provisional gov
ernment under the direction of a military
governor to be named by the governor
general of the Philippines, with a civil
goernor and advisory council to be elect
ed. The military governor will appoint
secretaries of the treasury, interior, ag
riculture, and public institution and an
attorney general and an auditor.
Bacolod will be the capital. The milita
ry governor will exercise supreme execu
tive power. The civil governor will ad
vise the military governor concerning pub
lic questions of a civil character and will
preside over the advisory council. He will
also grant commissions and attest the of
ficial acts of the military governor con
cerning civil matters. He will draw a sal
ary of $G,000 (Mexican) per annum. There
will be eight councillors, one for each of
the seven districts and one councillor at
large.
All males of twenty-one years of age who
are able to read and write English, Span
ish, or Visayas understanding', or are the
ow ners of $500 in realty, or are the rentors
of ?1,000 In realty, and have resided in
their respective districts one year, are
qualified as voters in the elections, which
will be by ballot
The military governor will prescribe the
time and place of the elections and all
other provisions, including the registration
of voters. The council will discharge the
ordinary legislative duties. The military
governor has the power of veto which will
be final when approved by the Governor
General at Manila.
The secretary of the treasury will per
form the customary duties ol that office
and the secretary of the interior will su
perviso the public lands, forests, mines,
surveys, and census, together with the safe
guards for the public health. The secre
tary of agriculture will study to develop
the resources of'the island, recommend im
proved methods of cultivation, and intro
duce new products suitable to the soil and
climate.
PATH, XRTJGER'S POSITION".
Conflicting IteiiortM as to the Boer
President' Resignation.
Cape Town, July 25. The report of the
resignation of President Kruger Is con-
j firmed by advices received here this morn
ing.
On the other hand, the "Standard and
Diggers News," the official Boer organ, at
Johannesburg, denies the report most em
phatically. A despatch from Pretoria says that the
principal cause of the difference between
President Kruger and the Volksraad is the i
fact that Vice President Joubert and a ma-
; jority of the Volksraad favor the cancel- j
j luuun oi me uuuuim uiuiiupui, uuiic
i Kruger supports 3he minority, which de
sires to buy out the company holding the
monopoly.
Another despatch from Pretoria at 12:25
p. m., says that the resignation of President
Kruger is not considered definite, since the
Volksraad has given assurances of the ut
most confidence in the President.
VISIONS OF A CONFLICT.
A French Journal Snys Russia and
.Tapnu Are Arming.
Paris, July 25. The "Politique Coloniale"
says that Japan and Russia are arming and
that a conflict between the two countries
Is possible, with Korea as the fighting
ground.
M. Quesnay de Beaurepalre has written a
letter to the "Echo de Paris" saying that
Colonel Jourauest, the President of the
Dreyfus court-martial, has refused to hear
his statement In regard to the new proofs
of Dreyfus' guilt, which he has obtained.
M. de Baurepaire declares that he will pub
lish the evidence which he possesses.
General Pellleux has been appointed com
mandant of ths Forty-fourth Brigade, sta
tioned at Quimper, In the department of
Flnlstere.
A guarantee of -fe conduct will be sent
to ex-Major Esterhazy to enable him to
come to Rennes and appear as a witness at
the Dreyfus court-martial.
The Pope and Christian Socialism.
Rome, July 25. The Pope has charged a
commission of cardinals with the duty of
studying the doctrines of Christian social
Ism in order to prevent his being misled
through imperfect understanding of the
question. In the meantime His Holiness
has forbidden Father Semeria to continue
his lectures favoring the movement.
French Admiral Compliments Spnln.
Barcelona, July 25. Before the departure
of the French squadron from this port Ad
miral Foumler, the commander, addressed
a letter to the town authorities expressing
friendship and good wishes for the pros
perity of Spain.
The Franco-American Treaty Signed
Paris, July 25. M. Delcasse, minister of
foreign affairs, today announced the sign
ing of the commercial treaty between
France and the United States. Nearly all
agricultural products have been excluded
and France receives the most favored na
tion treatment.
The Ilnuk of Spnin's Circulation.
Madrid, July 25. The negotiations be
tween Senor Villaverde, Minister of Fi
nance, and the Bank of Spain have led to
-an agreement by which the bank is author
ized to raise- its fiduciary circulation to a
maximum of 250,000,000 pesetas.
Crops Good in France.
Paris, July 25. The official statistics
published today show favorable crop re
turns throughout France, especially in the
growth of wheat.
Died From Severe Burnt.
Wilmington, Del., July 25. Florence
Simmons, aged .six, died last night after
being severely burned. A few hours pre
vious to her death she was playing with
companions in the cellar of her father's
store at Eighth and Jackson Streets. In
passing a gas jet her dress caught fire, and
in a moment the child was pnvelcped in
flames. Her father ran to her assistance,
putting out the flames, but not before her
limbs and body were badly burned. Mr.
Simmons was badly burned about the arms
and hands trying to save his daughter's
life.
$10 to Xiagara Fall and Return $10
via Pennsylvania Railroad.
Special train of parlor cars and day coaches
will leatc Sixth Street Station 8:00 a. m., July
i. ijcri5, cooa lor ten cars, allow ston-
ffl
cr at Buffalo. Rochestpr. Cknandatmia nnri
iVaUdas, returning within limit.
175,000 qnarc feet of Beat Boaf du
t $12.50 per 1,000 feet, just arrived.
HWOfMBIltCnEL
The New Secretary Introduced to
the President's Advi.ers.
Given a "Warm Welcome by Ills Fu
ture Colleagues Mr. Alger's Fare
well to IIIk Oiiiclnl Associates His
Conference "With His Successor.
Imiiortunt Slattern Considered.
The Cabinet meeting today, the last un
til the President returns from Lake Cfcam
plaln, was devoted to a considerable ex
tent to greetings and good-bys.
Ellhu Root, who is to succeed to the
War portfolio on the first of the month,
was introduced- to his colleagues in the
official family. The Cabinet members bade
Secretary Alger good-by, and the Presi
dent was wished a pleasant vacation.
All the members of the Cabinet were
present except Secretary Wilson. Secre
tary Alger arrived late and- was soon fol
lowed by Mr. Hoot, who had been, with
him for Eome time during the morning.
Mr. Root and Mr. Alger had had a short
conference at the War Department earlier
In the day during which the different chiefs
of bureaus assembled in the ireception
room preparatory to being presented to the
new Secretary. At Mr. hoot's suggestion,
however, it was thought better to postpone
the reception until Tuesday next, when Mr.
Root will be the official Secretary of Wui.
After leaving the War Department Mr.
Root was conducted by Mr. Mason, Sec
retary to Mr. Alger, to the office of Pay
master General Kenny, of the navy, with
whom he conversed some time. In, passing
through the department corridor Mr. Root
was met by Senator Eikins, of West Vir
ginia, who offered his congratulations to the
new Secretary.
Mr. Root, upon his arrival at the White
House, was shown Into the private apart
ments and later was ushered into the Cab
inet room during a short recess, and Intro
duced by the President to those present.
He then retired and took the 12:45 train
for New York. Mr. Root stated that he
would return to Washington an the first
of the month and assume charge of the
War Department.
"I have nothing whatever to say on pub
lic questions," was his courteous reply to a
query on the subject.
Secretary Alger was next to take his
leave. It was announced that he was giv
en a mo3t hearty hand-shake by all, and
that nothing but the most friendly spirit
was shown In his leave-taking. General
Alger left on an afternoon train for New
York.
The Cabinet seriously discussed the prop
osition of giving the Canadian Government
a temporary port of entry on Lynn Canal
until the whole boundary question can be
satisfactorily settled. The proposition
which, as has just been indicated to the
State Department, will be favorably con
sidered by the Dominion Government, does
not contemplate any release of territory on
America's part, except as a temporary
measure. Heretofore Canada has stoutly
refused to listen to any such proposition.
Tha destitute condition of the miners of
Alaska was considered by tha Cabinet and
the matter of their relief turned over to
the War Department after It had been as
certained that there was no fund in the
Treasury Department that could be used to
aid them.
The imprisoned Idaho miners also receiv
ed attention.
A respite in the execution of James Pow
ell, convicted of murder in the District
courts and sentenced to hang in August
was granted by the President during the
Cabinet session, in order that the attor
neys for the condemned man may perfect
their appeal.
Representative Landis' Vievtu.
Congressman Landis was received by
President McKinley this morning on In
diana State matters. Mr. Landis said he
had been feeling the pulse of the country
and that everywhere he had been he had
found an overwhelming sentiment in favor
of expansion and a general approval of our
present course in the Philippines. Speak
ing of the additional regiments now being
raised. Mr. Landis said that he was sorry
that the call could not have been made
to State organizations of militia.
If the troops needed could have, retained
their State identity Instead of being swal
lowed up in the Regular Army organiza
tion, the needed number could have been
raised in a week, Mr. Landis declared.
"WORK OF THE SECRET SERVICE.
Chief "Wilkie Makes His Annual Re
port to Secretnry Caere.
The thirty-fourth annual report of the
Secret Service Division, submitted to Sec
retary Gage by Chief Wilkie today, shows
that during the fiscal year ended June 30,
1899, there were arrested for making or
passing counterfeit money and kindred
crimes 679 persons: Of these 218 were
convicted and 293 aro awaiting action of
the courts. The acquittals were less than
24 per cent. Of 79 cases undetermined at
the close of the previous year, 64 were
convicted.
New York State led the record with OS
cases; Pennsylvania had 77; Missouri, 59;
Indiana, 41; Illinois, 35, and so pa down
to 1 each for South Dakota, Idaho, and
Mississippi. Neither Vermont( Now Hamp
shire, nor Rhode Island had a case. There
wero 433 native-born Amerlcansjamong the
prisoners; 89 hailed from Italy ;23 from
Germany, 17 from Ireland, 8 from Greeqe.
The others were very much scattered,
Spain supplying 1. tc '
Thg counterfeit money capturedf-and se
cured consisted of ?55,CS9 in notes.-ond $20,
778.9C in coin, a total of $76,467.90. The
list of captured plates embraces' some of
the finest workmanship ever turned out by
counterfeiters. Including those for the fa
mouse $100 "Monroe head" silver certifi
cate, and other $100 plates; also those for
$50, $20, $10, $5, and $2, the latter includ
ing the "Hancock" and "Windom" heads
silver certificates, for which the members
of the division had vainly sought for more
than eight years,, and finally captured In
the hands of the Johnson brothers, at De
troit, In August, 1898T
There were also tho beautiful internal
revenue stamp plates-trsed by' the Taylor
and Jacobs gang. The total number of
captured plates was 267. There-were also
22 dies for striking gold and .silver coins,
and 413 molds for the running of spurious
coin, the largest number ever captured in
a single year.
Fifteen new counterfeit notes made their
appearance during the year, but of these
only two were considered dangerous, and
less than half a dozen of these particular
notes ever got into circulation, the makers
evidently having been discouraged by the
prompt discovery and wide. publication of
the Imperfections of their notes.
Five of tho new counterfeits were the
work of one man, who was arrested at
El Paso, Tex., and whose conviction put
an end to the circulation of that particu
lar issue. Two others, a five-dollar and a
two-dollar bill, were the work of an Ital
ian lithographer, who, with about twenty
dealers and passers, was arrested In New
York city and sent to prison. The other
notes were of such inferior workmanship
as to make their circulation' Impossible.
The report touches briefly upon the fa
mous Philadelphia case, and Chief Wilkie
pays a tribute to Operatives Burns, McMa
nus, Murphy, and Griffin for their splendid
work in connection with this particular
case. -
J New cargo of those $1.25 Bestlfioarus
' -bright, dry, kiln-dried. ,
CODE.
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American Law to iSapersede the
SpaniMh System.
The work of the Insular Commission, ap
pointed to make investigations into the civil
affairs of Porto Rico, and" to draw a code of
laws for the permanent government of ths
island, is progressing rapidlylat the Lemon
Building, and the Commission now expects
to finish its labors in about four weeks.
Tho Commission is under th3 War Depart
ment and is composed of Robert P. Kenne
dy, Charles W. AVatklns; and Henry G.
Curtis. The Commission mtde its report
to the War Department lasttMay, when it
returned from its tour of, Jlnvesctlgatian
over the Island of Porto Ricol
"It is impossible at this time," said
President Kennedy to a TImete reporter this
morning, "to give a synopsis $f the progress
of the work of the Commissfoii in codifying
these law 8. Suffice it tp say that we are
basing our work on the lijws governing
the respective States of tha Union. We are
working on the lines that will give Porto
Rico a government not differing from the
laws which govern us, Except in so far as
conditions make it necessary that they
should be different. We have already rec
ommended that the old Spanish laws be
abrogated and set aside. These include the
civil and criminal code, practice, and all
royal decrees formerly governing Porto
Rico. We are drafting these laws to con
form to the States of the Union, to have
the same force and effect as the laws else
whero in tha United States, subject of
course to such modifications as may be
made by the President or Congress."
An entirely new system of taxation is
being arranged. It will prohibit all taxes
on the consumption of the necessaries of
life. The regulations will also prohibit all
licenses by individuals owning markets or
on other pretences, and all taxes on busi
ness of the Island except on sales of intoxi
cating liquors and such oter license taxes
as are provided for In thestatutes of tho
States. Tho taxes to be raised in the isl
and will be levied and collected on the
actual value of all property except that
which is exempted In the- United States.
The recommendations wlJIinclude a com
plefe and reformed public school law. The
delays in the proceedings of the courts as
conducted under the old Spanish laws have
received the special attention of the Com
mission, and municipal judges, like Ameri
can justices of the peace, will take the
place of the Spanish supreme court in all
petty cases heretofore allowed to await
the action of the high tribunal while pris
oners lingered in jail for months and even
years.
An attorney general and one deputy are
recommended, the first to be an American,
the other a native of Porto Rico; also a
marshal an American and as many dep
uties as are necessary. The tremendous
force of clerks and other very numerous
attaches to the present Judiciary are to
be cut down to the practical number nec
essary. There is to be a system of Federal courts,
endowed with the same powers as those
in the States and Territories. One of these
courts Is to be established at Ponce, San
Juan, and another at Aguadllla or Maya-
guez.
The Commission will recommend that
the official language shall be English. The
proceedings, however, of the courts to be
known as the Porto Rican courts may be
conducted In Spanish, with an official in
terpreter for each court. The separation
of the church and state has been recom
mended, as also a complete and modern
postoffice system, postage between the Uni
ted States and Porto Rico to be reduced to
2 cents.
With the intention of formulating laws
for and giving the Porto Ulcans a govern
ment as nearly as possible like the laws
and Government of the United States, the
Commission has given Its attention to
every branch of the public welfare, includ
ing reforms in the management of the pub
lic service, including marriage and divorce,
management of public institutions, postal
and military telegraph (which belong to
the Porto Rican government), pensions,
trusts and combinations, the insane, the
public cemeteries, the Spanish bank, the
school hoards, the commissioners, the cur
rency, the salaries, the customs, the bud
gets, and the census.
NAMES .FOR COAST BATTERIES.
The Official DexiKnatlons Ordered by
the War Department.
The War Department Issued an order
today giving names to the new batteries
recently constructed along the seacoast of
the United States. The batteries are
named as follows:
Battery at Long Islantl head, Boston
Harbor, Mass., named Fort Strong, In
honor of the late Maj. 'Gen. George C.
Strong. U. S. Volunteers, war of 18Cl-65.
Battery at Grover's Cliff, Boston Harbor,
Mass., Fort Banks, in -honor of the late
Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Bjinks, U. S. Vol
unteers, war of 1861-'65.
Battery at Plum Island, Long Island, N.
Y., Fort Terry, in honor of the late Maj.
Gen. Alfred H. Terry, U, S. A.
Battery at Delaware 'City, Del., Fort
Du Pont, in honor of the late Rear .Ad
miral Samuel F. Du'Pont, U. S. N.
Battery at Santa Rosa Island, Fla., Fort
Pensacola.
Ballast Point, San Diego, Cal., Fort Rose
crans, In honor of the lato Major Gen. Will
lam S. Rosecrans, United States Volunteers,
brigadier general United States army.
Chinook Point, mouth of Columbia River,
Fort Columbia.
Admiralty Head, Puget Sound, Fort
Casey, in honor of the late Brigadier Gen.
Thomas L. Casey, Chief of' Engineers, Unit
ed States Army.
Batteries at Fort Caswell, N. C, consti
tuting tho defences of the mouth of the
Cape Fear River and of Wilmington, N. C,
twelve-Inch battery, Battery Caswell, on
the site of old Fort Caswell, which fort is
believed to have been named in honor ot
Richard Caswell, a distinguished member
of the Continental Congress, an officer ot
the Revolutionary-Army, and first Governor
of the State of North Carolina. Eight-inch
battery; Battery Swift, In honor of the late
Capt Alexander J. Swift, Corps of Engi
neers, who was employed upon the con
struction of Fort Caswell, and who died of
disease contracted In iher field during the
Mexican war. Five-Inch battery, Battery
Shlpp, in honor ot the late First Lieut.
William E. Shipp, JFenth; Cavalry, killed at
the battle of San,Juan,vCjiba.
Battery at Hawknw'JPoJht, Ttfa., Fort Ar
mistead, in honor of the late Major George
Armisteatf, of the Corps of Artillery, bre
vetted lieutenant colonel for gallant con
duct while in command ot For McHenry,
Baltimore, Md., in the successful defence
of that post against the attack of the Brit
ish fleet under Admiral Cotmrane, on Sep
tember 13 and 14, 18J4,, an4 whose stead
fast bravery on this ocpasioif saved the city
of Baltimore from capture fad was the in
spiration of Francis Scott Key in the com
position of the patriotic words of the na
tional air, "The Star Spangled Banner."
The mortar battery on Sullivan's Island,
S. C, is to be known asr Battery Capron,
instead of Fort Capron.
Batteries N and O, Seccnd Artillery, have
been ordered from Fort McHenry, Md., to
the department of the Gulf, upder Gen.
Royal T. Frank. The recentilnspectlon by
Captain Davis, of the South; Atlantic- for
tifications, resulted In a report calling at
tention to the lack of care of armament
and the total lack of target practice. Jo
remedy this the department will furnish
more men, as It has beensBown that the
defects were due tcr u' deficiency in the
number of men required. toscare for the for
tifications. ' ..
Plenty of Boards tt25 per
' fcef for aU the carpcntenPln fown,
lOO
PORTO RldO'S
GARCIA ON GDBA'S NEEDS
He Expresses Confidence in Presi
dent MeKinley's Plans.
A Cciisuh of the IfilanclerH Regarded
an of the Hiffhext Importance to
Comhat Falwe Notion That Are
Prevalent The AhMolutc NeceH
nlty of ISducatlngr the Children.
General Garcia's mission to Washington,
he says, has thus far been crowned with
success. He has received numerous ca
blegrams from Cubabngratulating him on
tho stand he has taken and on his state
ment published In The Times. The gen
eral said this morning that matters re
garding Cuba we'r'e'Wogressing satisfacto
rily and he was confident the President
would correct the conditions complained of
by the Cubans.
"In my Interview with the President,"
said General Garcia to a Times reporter
this afternoon, 'I spoke of the importance
of taking a census for Cuba. Mr. McKin
ley said he had considered the matter, and
I infer from his. statement that a census
of the island wljrjbe. ordered. It Is most
Important that aensus of Cuba be made
at this time. Myrpeople wm see jn jt tne
first step taken by the Administration to
ward the fulfillment of the pledge grant
ing independence to Cuba. There is noth
ing that will so attract attention to the
resources of the islsnd and invite Ameri
can capital and enterprise as a full and
complete census wblth can be made by the
United States. Sjfl
"The censusesTjfaken by Spain were never
full nor complete. They were, In fact, ir
regular and misleading. The census which
will be made- by the United States' added
General Garcia, "will demonstrate the
erroneous ideas prevalent about the per
centage of the black population in the isl
and, and it will also give the real "condi
tion of the people after their long strug
gle for freedom and independence.
"Another important thing the census will
make clear is this; It will call attention to
the great need of educational facilities
which are absolutely necessary for the de
velopment of the island. The future of
Cuba depends in a large measurt; I may
say entirely on the education of the chil
dren, who in years to come will govern
the island.
"The President, I am sure, understands
this, and will see to it that a proper and
reliable census is made. Education is the
crying need of Cuba, for progress In civil
ization without education is an imposlbll
ity." General Garcia was at the War Depart
ment this morning and had an Interview
with General Miles on the condition of af
fairs In Cuba. General Garcia took occa
sion to thank General Miles for the latter's
kind expression concerning the Cuban sol
diers In the report on the Santiago cam
paign. General Miles stated that he was in fa
vor of organizing a battalion of Cuban sol
diers to be officered by Cubans to do such
work as is now required by the army in
Cuba. "The Commanding General of" the
United States Army," remarked General
Garcia, "has a most correct idea of affairs
In Cuba, and he seems perfectly wiling to
help us. His suggestion about organizing a
hattallon composed of Cubans is a good onr,
and one that will be well received by tha
people on the island."
General Garcia said that General Miles
spoke of the importance of having a correct
census of Cuba, and said tha one would ha
made.
CTiATTVTS ATTORNEYS ANXIOUS.
AYrnltingr a Comptroller'! riecIIon
Concerninc: the Collection of Fee.
The attorneys and claim agents who
practice before ths War and Navy Depart
ments aro waiting with deep interest a" de
cision on the question of attorneys' fees
soon to be rendered by Assistant Comp
troller of the Treasury L. P. Mitchell.
This question was referred to the Comp
troller of the Treasury some five or six
weeks ago by the Auditor for the Navy
Department, but owing to the number of
other important matters pending Assist
ant Comptroller Mitchell has been unable
to consider the question until now.
For many years it has been the practice
of the War and ,Navy Departments to de
duct from all claims allowed the amount
of the attorney's fee, turning over to the
attorney a Treasury warrant for the same,
but the Auditor for the Navy Department
raised the question that this could so
longer be done, and insisted. that the at
torney must collect his fee from the claim
ant. It is now for the Assistant Comp
troller to say whether the old practice shall
continue or whether under a recent act of
Congress the Government can no longer
deduct the attorney's fee from the awajds
made to claimants.
CHIPPEWA RESERVATION CASE.
Attorneys for Land Purchasers Want
the Matter Reopened.
Several attorneys from St. Paul, Minn.,
appeared before tho Interior Department
today in behalf: of clients who with script
purchased land -and located town sites on
Indian reservations in Minnesota and
whose titles to ifie same have been de
clared invalid by "the Government under
its treaty of 18S7 with the Chippewa In
dians. Attorney White, fof the purchasers,
seeks a reopening of the case, a review of
which is said to.be pending. This is the
celebrated contest which caused the late
outbreak of the .Chippewa Indians.
Poisoned by a Snake's. Bite.
Middletown, N. Y., July 25. Arthur lo
der, while berrying on Saturday near here,
was attacked by a large blacksnake which
coiled about his leg and bit him twice.
Loder grasped the reptile by the neck and
finally killed it. Although blacksnakes are
classed as non-venomous and their bites
seldom cause even temporary discomfort,
Loder's leg began to swell and cause In
tense pain. He "managed to reach home
and apply remedies,, hut the swelling con
tinued, extending; up his body, affecting
the arm and heady his eye on the bitten
side being swollen shut and still remaining
so.
A Cook Charged With Theft.
Detectives Helan and Boyd today arrest
ed John Fowler, colored, twenty-three
years old, on a charge of grand larceny. It
is charged that Fowler obtained employ
ment yesterday as a cook at the resi
dence of Mrs. A. M. Shaw, 114 Maryland
Avenue northeast, and that he disappeared
with a gold watch, a pocketbook containing
money, and with other articles. Fowler
lives at 925 Tenth Street northwest, and
was taken into custody at Tenth Street
and New York Avenue.
Required to Pay Alimony.
Norfolk, Ya., July 25. In the case4 of
Mrs. Clara Urso, of Tenleytown, near
"Washington, against her husband, F. A.
Urso, of this city, for support, Judge Mar
tin, of the, court of law, and chancery,. has
signed a decree by which the defendant
is required tb pay his wife ?240 per year
alimony.
1.25 per lOO feet for Boards
and plenty of them; kiln-dried,
CLINGING TO THEIR DEAD.
The Cremation of Colonel IncerMoll's
Body Postponed Until Thursday.
New York, July 25. The arrangement
made yesterday for the incineration of Col
Bobert Ingersoll's body at Fresh Pond to
morrow, was abandoned today out of def
erence to the uncontrollable grief of his
wife and daughters, who still refuse to give
up the body. Mr. Walsteln H. Brown, after
vainly pleading with the grjef-strlckea wo
men, was forced to announce this morning
that the cremation, had been postponed until
Thursday. No hour had been fixedand un
less Mrs. Inger3oll and her two daughters
b2come more reconciled to their loss thatt
they were this morning it may be neces
sary to again postpone the disposition of
tho body.
The three women are still In a state ot
collapEC, grieving beside the shrouded form
of their dead. They will hear to nothing
that means a parting from the bpjy of the
husband and father, and the warnings of
the physicians that their physical and men
tal welfare demand that the present con
dition of things be brought to an end are
without the slightest effect on them.
The simple funeral ceremonies outlined
by the family yesterday will take placs
this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The exercises
will be very brief and private and only the
family and intimate friends of Colonel In
gersoll will be admitted to the room where
they occur. Prof. RIdpatb, who knew
Colonel Ingersoll in the" West some years
ago, will read several appropriate selec
tions from Colonel Ingersoll's writings,
including "The Declaration of the Free."
Mayor Smith, ot Dobb3 Ferry, will read
the eloquent eulogy which Colonel Inger
soll delivered in Washington at the grave
of his own brother, to whom he was warm
ly devoted, a number of years ago.
A half dozen servants who were employed
by "Colonel Ingersoll when he lived In
Washington were among the visitors at
Dobbs Ferry this morning. They came from
Washington to take a last look at the deaa
man and lingered about the place during
the entire forenoon. Three day laborers in
Dobba Ferry, who knew Colonel Ingersoll,
called at the house and asked to be allowed
to see the body. Thelt request was granted.
Mrs. Anton Seidl, widow of the late or
chestra conductor, was another caller.
Numerous telegrams, many of them from
men of national prominence were received.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles telegraphed an ex
pression of sympathy.
A RTJSE TO PREVENT LYNCHING.
Murderers of Rahhi Ginsherjr Saved
by a Fire Alarm.
Binghamton, N. Y., July 25. An alarm
of fire was turned In at 8:30 o'clack last
evening to allow the authorities to land
the murderers of Rabbi Louis Ginsburg
safely in jail. Robert Russell and Robert
Wade were captured in Springfield,. Mas3.,
and were brought to this city. The Jewish
people here were very much exercised over
the murder, and once before when there
was a rumor that the murderers were com
ing they assembled at the depot and threat
ened revenge. Last night angry crowds
began to assemble at train time, but just ,
before the arrival of the train an alarm of
fire rang out from a box in tbeiwestern
part of the city and the storras cir
culated that a largefire was in progress.
The crowd hurried to the scene and the
train with the prisoners was, stopped on
the eastern outskirts of the :Ity, the men
being taken to- jail in the. patrol" wagon
before the crowd returned from the supposed-
fire-
When thecrowd found it naa oeenuupeu
a rulh wasmatle for the stone stAtcttire.
All the doors had,been -locked and Barred
and the men placed In burglar-p'rottrj steel
cells where they cowered In terror. The
crowd, climbed up ta the barred windows
and shouted for a sight of the murderers.
A deputy sheriff appeared on a balcony and
made a speech, but they wouldnot listen
to him. Then a large hose was procured
and as they surged forward the stream was
turned on the mob. For a moment it hes
itated. Then there was a backward move
ment and it broke, scattering in 'all direc
tions. It had the- desired effect and the
leaders, who were soaked, went to their
homes to change their clothes and the re
mainder of the mob melted away.
RESCUED A WASHINGTONIAN.
Roy Hopkins Nearly Drowned at Xar
rngraiiHett Pier.
Narragansett Pier, R. I., July 25. The
firsl narrow escape from death by drown
ing took place here yesterday, when Roy
Hopkins, of Washington, a pier cottager,
nearly lost his life by attempting to reach
the life raft in a heavy surf. Miss Davis,
of Philadelphia, who Tvas on the beach,
noticed that the bather showed signs of
exhaustion, and called the attention of
her friends to the fact.
O. L. Keep, of New York, and a Mr.
Hazard boldly entered the high surf and
swam to the exhausted bather's aid. One
Mr. Hopkins sank beneath the waves be
fore his rescuers reached him. Then he
went down a second time after being buoy
ed up by Mr. Hazard. Mr. Keep then
reached the struggling bather and lent
his aid to Mr. Hazard. They both seized
Mr. Hopkins, who was unconscious, and
towed him ashore, where a large crowd had
assembled. Mr. Hopkins was taken into
the pavilion, where restoratives were ap
plied, and a physician was summoned. In
the course of an hour the half-drowned
bather regained consciousness.
WELSH LIKELY TO RECOVER.
The A'lctlm of a Vicions Attack Rest
ing: Quietly at the Hospital.
William Welsh, who was seriously in
jured yesterday'afternoon by being struck
by Oscar Browne colored, and who was
removed to the Emergency Hospital, was
reported today to be improving. The at
tending surgeons believe ,that the wound
ed man will recover. " -
Welsh is a foreman Inuthe employ of the
Crawford Paving Company and Brown Is
a laborer employed by the same company.
The gang of laborers of which Welsh wa3
foreman was repaving H Street, between
Fourth and Sixth Streets northwest.
Brown was directed to remove some mate
rial, and then, it Is said, he struck Welsh
on the head twice, using a sledge as his
weapon. Brown is in custody at Police
Station No. 6.
A Constable Dangerously Hart.
Norfolk, Va., July 25. An unknown ne
gro, after holding up and robbing William
Brooks, In Norfolk county, nearly killed
Constable Mathews, who attempted to ar
rest him. The constable ordered the ne
gro to hold up his hands. He obeyed, but
In one hand he held up an Iron coupling
pin, which tho darkness hid from the con
stable's view. While Mathew3 was search
ing his prisoner tho latter brought the
coupling pin down with terrific force upon
Mathews' head. While the constable lay
unconscious his assailant seized his pistol
f and fired three bullets, which entered the
constable's arm and hand. Mathews con
dition ia serious. His assailant escaped.
Cool and Pleasant at Bay Ridge.
The season at this delightful resort, embracing
salt water bathinff and many novel attractions
for amusement and entertainment on the Chesa
peake Bay, U now at its height. Trains from
Baltimore and Ohio depot, week days, 9:30 a. m.
and 4:30 p. yi. Sundays, 9:35 a. m., 1:30 and
3:15 p. m. Rate CO cents.
Carpenters' lists bid "on promptly
and best boardi gold at L25,
MB. GAGE'S MMM
His Right to Hold Office Questioned
in Chicago.
The finery Aro-e Frcm a Revelation
That He Is a Lnre Shareholder
In the First .Vational Bank There.
The Secretary of the Treasury Re
plies That He Is Violating Jfo Lair.
A despatch was received from. Chicago
this morning stating that the question had
been raised there as to whether Lyman J.
Gage has been holding his office contrary
tothe law relative to the Secretary of the.
Treasury by failing to wholly give up the
banking interests with which he has been
connected in that city.
The despatch went on to say that some
financiers believe that under the Consti
tution the Secretary of the Treasury can
not nold stock in or be an officer of any
national bank. According to the list of
stockholders of the- First National Bank
of Chicago, given out today, Mr. Gage
owns 700 shares of the stock. At the time
of his appointment to the Treasury De
partment he was president ot the bank.
It was understood at the time that Mr
Gage withdrew absolutely from the con
cern. He has seldom been In Chicago since
he first came to Washington, and has sold
his residence in that city.
Not very long ago it was announced
that at the close ot the Administration he
would reside in. New York and become
connected with some larger financial instl
Ufcons cf the metropolis. His name was
never connected with the First National
Bank except in a reminiscent way. The
surprise was therefore great when the
published list showed him to be' one of the
largest stockholders' of the ihstitution.
The information came- out in the efforts
to apply the new personal property. tax
act to comcratlons. The board ot asses-
i sors an? board3 of review demanded from
corporations a complete list of their stock
holders. The Jiew act alsp reraires that
all assessments and schedules oZ property
be published.
Secretary Gage, when seen this afternoon
said that he is a stockholder In the First
National Bank, of Chicago, and that he is
glad of it. He said moreover that he might
be a director in the bank and still be eli
gible to the office of Secretary of the Treas
ury. The Secretary says he looked that
question up before accepting office and
found that his interest in the bank Is in
no way a violation cf law or propriety. If
he is violating the law, he says, he can be
impeached and he welcomes the challenge.
THE PATENT OFFICE REPORT.
Recommendations Made to Congress
by the Commissioner.
The Commissioner of Patents today pub-
1 lished his annual report with the Issue of
patents for the week. Commissioner Du
ell complains of the lack of office room,
whereby the records and stock cannot be
made accessible and he wants the clerical
divisions suitably rearranged for the cleri
cal force and transaction of business
He recommends that when the General
Land Office vacates the Patent Office
Building, the rooms be assigned as soon as
possible sufficient for the needs of the Pat
ent Office. This is Important in- view of
the fact that millions of dollars worth of
property may be lest by the destruction ot
the assignment records, many of the orig
inal assignments having been lost by the
owners who depend solely upon certified
copies. Money cannot replace these rec
ords. --
The Commissioner also calls for general
legislation increasing the powers of the
Commissioner of Patents, and refers to a
readjustment of salaries and a reclassifi
cation of the clerical force. He also asks
for authority to dispose ot models ot ex
pired patents.
Applications awaiting action by tha
Patent Office June 30. 1S09. were 2.9S3 la
number; applications forfeited after al
lowance because of non-payment of the fi
nal fees during the fiscal year, 4.021.
The number of patents Issued this weeTc
was 434; designs, 23; trade-marks, 21;
labels, 8: prints, 2; reissue. L Patents
issued to Washington inventors were as
follows: Frank L. Dyer, for a cotton
press; Frank F. Fletcher, for mechanism
for rapid firing guns, and. Theodore J
Klng and A. D. Babendrler, for a ra'lway.
DEWEY RECEPTION PLANS.
Preparing to Erect a . Reviewing
Stand at the Capitol.
This morning Colonel Bright and El
liott Woods, of the Office of the Architect
of the Capitol, called on W. V. Cox, who
is acting chairman of the committee of
one hundred during ths absence of Mr.
Moses, in regard to the arrangements for
the Dewey exercises. The gentlemen have
promised to cordially co-operate withthe
committee in carrying out the details in
cident to the occasion.
As a result of today's conference, " Mr.
Woods, who is acting Architect of the
Capitol, has undertaken the preparation ot
drawings of the reviewing stand for the
committee. At the request of the com
mittee and with the approval of the Vice
President, the Capitol police board will su
pervise the arrangements for handling the
large crowds in the Capitol and on the
grounds on Dewey Day.
RURAL TYTATL DELIVERY.
Mr.
Merritt Secures a Mounted Car
rier for EeUIiiRton.
-Postmaster Merritt was at the Postoffice
Department this morning and discussed
the needs of the free delivery service with
Superintendent of Free Delivery Machen.
Only the Eckington case was considered
with the result that an order was issued
authorizing the employment ot an addi
tional mounted carrier, thus giving the
citizens of Eckington an early morning
delivery.
The needs of Brookland, Petworth, and
Anacostia will be considered later.
Alleged Poitoners Arretted.
Fort Wayne, Ind., July 25. Mrs. Martha
Hassenfuss, her son, Otto Hassenfuss, and
Mrs. Sarah Anna Krieg are now In jail,
charged with the murder of Karl Westen-feldt-
He died In this city last Wednesday.
Mrs. Hassenfuss was his housekeeper, anil
had employed Mrs. Krieg at various times
about the house. Westcnfeldt had been
sick a few days, but hi3 death came sud
denly and the coroner ordered an investi
gation. The city chemist reported yester-
I day that he found seven grains of arsenic
in the stomach. The three named wero
then arrested.
A Woman's Fatal Stumble.
Charleston. W. Va., July 25. With her
husband's loaded pistol in her hand. Mrs.
Gus Henderson, a young colored woman,
stumbled on the door stoop of her home.
As she fell the weapon discharged and the
ball entered her abdomen. The -husband
had just finished cleaning the weapon.
She died on Sunday.
Flynn's Daslness Collecre, 8th and Iv.
BusinesG shorthand, typewriting-r?25 a year.
Frank Iribbey & Co., sellers of 9IJSS
boards, at 6th st. and N- Y. ave. nir.
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