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:,-V?-5!rc'-'' v::?'v"S'-'CFSS f t SfZ&piF&'Sirb "!?''& ififc-3iricz?frj- .--- v THE EVENING TIME3 has later news, elves fuller accounts, ha3 more local news. Is more up-to-date than any other evening newspaper published In Washington. SUBSCRIBERS to THE TIMES co all the news of the world and all Washington happenings for fifty cents a month. This Includes Morn ing. Evening, and theSunday Edition. VOL. 2. IO. 531. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUTJESDAY HORNING-, SEPTEMBER 19, 1895.EIGHT PAGES. ONE CENT. Telegraphic News Supplied by the Exclusive Service of tlie United 'Press and Bennett Cables, Supplemented by the Associated Press and Special Correspondents More than twice what other local newspapers have. mm&& yy uf v ttMMDDJD TIE 1ET Pressed the Button That StarteP Atlanta Exposition Machinery. DELAYED UNTIL NIGHT lusplclous Opening of the Great Cot ton State and International Show. When the Steam Poured Into the Engines the Electrical Pountaln Be gan to Play. Buzzard's Bay, Mass .Sept. 18. The gold rimmed button attached to a wire con necting Gray Gables, the summer residence of President Cleveland, with the motor in machinery hall at the great Cotton States and International Exposition at Atlanta, Ga , -was pressed by the chief executive of the United States at G DC ttiis evening. This act, coming at ttic close of an elaborate opening programme at Atlanta, was intcrded to furnish a fitting climax to the day's events In that city at the moment the button was pressed at Gray Gables the heels of the great exposition hundreds of miles distant should be started. The wire, after being carried over the poles bearing the private telephone lino to Gray Gable, ended in what Is known as the "Gcmroom," an apartment on the second floor, in which the President keeps his hunting and fishing paraphernalia Here the button was placed, not far from the telephone cabinet, and here. In the presence of the fnmllj, Trivate Sec retary Thurber, Western Union employes and a few representatives of the press, the President filled the part for which be was cast DELAT IN CONNECTING. Early this morning the line at this end was in readiness, but it was reported that there had been some delay in making necessary connections at Atlanta. Later In the day, however, the line was tested and foundtobereadyforuse. II had been arranged that a slgnil should be bint from Atlanta when all was ready there Twelve o'clock passed and no word had come The President waited. At 2 o'clock a message was received from At lanta stating that it had been decided to defer starting the machinery until the last thing on the programme. At that time the hour for acting was set at 5.30 p m , Boston time, which is cne hour earlier than the time in Atlanta. Five thirty came and the clock mined tin, but the expected word was not received and It was nearly .in hour and a half later when the expected signal came and the President pressed the button Soon after the President had ex erted the required pressure upon the button word wan telegraphed back that the wire had worked perfectly. Shortly before this time the President's evening mall was brought into the room, und picking up an evening paper, one served by the United Press, Mr. Cleveland's eye fell upon a beauly leaded article on the first page, announcing that he had pressed the button at 2 p m Thc.Frftsident read aloud some lines of the article with manifest disappro val, as at that moment it was several hours past the time mentioned in the article. Just before 5 o'clock the following message came to the President from the committee on ceremonies at Atlanta: To G rover Cleveland, President of the United States, Gray Gables The committee on ceremonies arc in itnicted by the president and director gen iraland by the lioaril of directors tocxpress to the President their high appreciation of and thanks for the great interest the Presi dent lias shown both on this and on other occasions in behalf of the success of the Cotton States and International Exposition. Under the guidance of the hand of President Cleveland one of the most Important com mercial and Industrial efforts ever at tempted in our section has now started on Its career for the upholding of our material Interests by closer commercial relations with all portions of our country and with Istcr republics south of us. The mingling of practical people from all sections made possible by the President's appro al and aid to our efforts, will render future ill feeling between the sections Impossible. RUFUS B. BULLOCK, Chairman. Tills dUpatch was accompanied by the request that President Cleveland's reply be sent to Atlanta before the button should be pressed. In order that the President'! message might be read to the assemblage before the opening of the exposition. The following message was sent from Gray Gables: To the President and Board of Director of the Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta, Ga. Fully appreciating the value and Impor tance of tlieexpnsitlon Inaugurated tq-ctay, I sin especially gratified to be related to Its reception and progress aud to partici pate in its opening ceremonies. I sm cerclj congratulate those" hose enterprise nnd energy have accomplished such eplcn- aiu results, ana nenmiv wish ine expo sition they have set on foot will lie com pletely successful in consummating all the good results contemplated by its promoters. (Signed) GKOVEIl CLEVELAND. SCENE AT ATLANTA. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 18 The new audi torium within the exposition grounds was packed to Its remotest corners during the delivery of the addresses, all of which were received with enthusiasm. The programme presented the remarkable spectacle f ex-Governor Rufus B. Bullock, elected duet executive of the State by Republican votes during the reconstruction period, and now a leading citizen of Atlanta and director of the exposition, acting as master of ceremonies in introducing in suc cession to a Southern audience Mrs. Joseph H. Thompson, president of the woman's board, and Hooker T. Washington, the rep resentative of the negro race. Thislncnlcnt.cojplcd with theappea ranee of negroes In carriages In the paradcand th prceenccofthencgro building on thegrounds, emphasized the recognition given to the race by this exposition for the rirst tinio In the hlstorj of such enterprises. ORATIONS IN ORDER. "When Judge Speer concluded his oration the ceremony of touching the bufton took place. Wires had been stretched from Gray Gables to Buzzard's Bay and still another wire had been etretchedfroratheauditorium heretotbemachlnery building. WhlleJudge f 8peer was delivering his address, the oper- tor cleared the line to Gray Gables and Concluded on Second Page. COUNT NOSES AT TRENTON Eepublican Candidates for Gover nor Hard at Work Canvassing. Griggs In the Lend, With Kenn n Good Second, and Ward Third Gen. Sewell Ilolds Aloof. Trenton, N. J.j Sept. 18. The eve of the Republican State convention finds the corridors of tho Trenton House thronged with delegates and friends of the dflfcront candidates. Gen. Sewell, the Republican State committee and all the candidates, except Senator Rogers, have lieadquarters there. Tho situation Is very much mixed. A fair estimate would seem to give Griggs 320 votes In the first ballot; Kcan, 240; Ward, 1C3; Yoorhees, GD; Rogers, GB. To nominate 422 are necessary. The fifty-fit o votes of Camden are expected togo to Kean on the second ballot, bringing his vote up to 205. Toorhees and Ward are both banking or. being nominatedasacompromise candidate. The Ward strength, however, has for tho most part a second choice dllded between Kcan and Griggs, and it Is doubtful If it can be kept in line for Ward after one or two ballots. Mr. Grlgg's name will lie presented by ex Senator G. A. Ilobart, who, with Congress man Stewart, Senators Williams and Thompson, ex Speaker Holt and Sheriff Toffey, of Hudson, Is among his chief lieutenants. J. Gardner Roll, of Union county, will present Mr. Kean's name to the com cntlon. Senator Voorhces counts upon holding the Salauce of power in the con ention and re celMng tho nomination as a compromise candidate. His namo will be presented by Senator Stokes. Senator Rogers claims that lie will have 150 votes In the first ballot. Gen. Sewell has been asked for ad Ice by seeral, but he firmly adheres to his de termination to tako no part in encompass ing tlie nomination. The State Republican committee to night selected Congressman Mahlon Pitney as temporary chairman of to morrow's conven tion. HIGn "WINDS IN THE WEST. Northern Michigan Visited by Gales That Do Much Dftiniijst. Harrisvillc, Mich., Sept. 18. The scow J. II. Magruder was caught in a lift mile galo fle miles east of here last night. She is a total wreck. The crew w ere taken off by the Sturgeon Pointe life sa log crew. Alpena, Mich., Sept.18. Aheaywindand rain storm set in last night at 10 o'clock. The schooner Kitchen, of tlie Garden City tow, reports seeing a vessel founder In Saginaw bay in jesterday's blow. There was too much sea to render assistance. Shepard, Mich., Sept. 18. A severe wind itorni at 1 o'clock this morning carried the residence ot II. Flfield from Its founda tion and partly demolished it. Bay City, Mich., Sept. 18 Thlscity was visited by a heavy wind storm early this morning, scattering lumber along the docks in all directions aud uprooting many trees. Charlevoix, Mich., Sept. 18. A furious wind storm, accompanied by rain, liasscd oier tills tdwn last night. One house -was demollshedand others' were' badly damaged. Traverse City also reports a severe gale and at Williamsburg, near there, the dwell ing of George Tray was completely demol ished . ONLY A PARISIAN CANARD. Report That Amlmssndors Eustls nnd Ilunyoii Are to Change Places. London, Sept. 18. Tlie correfpondent of the United Press In Paris telegraphs that there is no ground for the roirart, which appeared in the Journal of that city, that Mr. Eustls, the United States ambassador at Paris, and Mr. Runyon, the United States ambassador at Berlin, were soon to change places. The correspondent called at the United States embassy In Paris to inquire Into the matter, and was informed that the rumor was utterly without foundation. The report was pronounced absurd and excited laughter among the officials of the embassy. Hastings Will Speak In Ohio. Ilarrlsburg, Pa , Sept 18. Gov. Hast ings has accepted an Invitation to take the stump for ten days In Ohio next month for the Republican State ticket. lie will be accompanied by Private Secretary Beit ler and will speak In many of the large cities of the State. Gov. Hastings and Attorney General McCormlck are in New York city on private business and will not return to Harrisburg before Saturday. Launch of the Brooklyn. Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 18. The United States armored cruiser Brooklyn, the sister ship of the New Turk, will be Iauunchcdat Cramp's ship yard on Weduesdaj , October 2. Tlie Navy Department has been noti fied that the ship will lie rejdy for her plunge on that date and every effort Is being made by the authorities In Washing ton to make ber launch the occasion of a great display. Hanover Count y Nominations. (Special to The Times ) Richmond, Vn , Sept. 18. The convention at Hanover Courthouse to-day nominated Dr. B. L. Winston delegate to the house Iroin that county and Isaac Diggs floater delegate from Hanoer and King William The Brunswick Democrats nominated Dr. R. S. Powell. Wiishlngtontans In New York. New York, Sept. 18. The following Wasliiiigtonlans are registered here to night: Baron Fava, Italian Ambassador, is In town, receiving Ills friends at his old quarters, at Hotel Cambridge. Arrivals 1L King, buer for King's Palace; F. B Conger, R. B. Conistock, T. J. Collins. P. A. Tracy, Grand; Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lvans, J. II. CasMdy, W. M. Walker. AV. F. Johnson, E. P. Wattans, Imperial; Mr. and Mrs. FvR. Gordon, Sin clair; .Mrs. E. Mcdfferty. E F. Webster, S. G. Dow, Mrs Adams, G. II. Long, Con tinental; L L. Driggs, J. c. Paine, Cole man; J, B. Edwards. C. II. Cannaugh, J. Gatewond. Gilsey; Mrs A. B. Gill, W. M. Ketcham, Mrs. RoseGiC. Simpson, A. Trledman. a n-Vdai"W, J. B. Hill, Broad way Central; G. W. McLalahan, St. James; frTVSYand?1 JwDrew Mf W Fowler. T. 0 Pearsall, W. A. Wanghan! jiub Jiuuii. r, . i3uim), ju. a. uaruuer, lalnr .T C. TTlltf hltlBiin Wafilniln.law T Reardou. Murray Rill; W. J. Byrd, Mor ton; Charles C. Glover, J. C. Marchand, Fifth Avenue. LEFT BY 5 7 DURB&HT IHTHE CHURCH Organist King Describes the Young Murderer's Appearance. WAS PALE AND AGITATED His Eyes Were Bloodshot, nnd Ho Was Evidently Very Weak Told Kins Ho nnd Ilecn Fixing a Sun Burner and Been Overcome by Gas-HlsAi-pearnnee Frightened the Witness. San Francisco, Sept. 18. Durrant, in the Emmanuel Baptist Church, pale, agitated, with bloodshot eyes and hishalr dishevelled, his coat and hat of f.and with every evidence of weakness, was presented to the Jury to-day by the prosecution as he appeared after his alleged travels from the Normal school on theaftcrnoon of April 3. It had been shown by four Itnesses that be left the school with Blanche Lamont on that afternoon and by three others that he rode witli a young lady of her description out to the church and entefed it. From the time he entered the church, about 4 30, it Is the theory of the prosecution that he was occupied until 5 o'clock in perpetrating the murder. At G he was seen in the church by another witness, George R.King, the church organist, who occupied the stand all of to-day. The murderer of Blanche Lnmont, after having killed her, locked the door to the belfry, broke the 1 ock and took th e knobs of t tlie door and threw them under tho belfry door. It was then necessary for him to cross a space above the ceiling to a rear garret of the church from which there was a passage dow n to tlie basement. TRACING EVERY MOVEMENT. It was down this rear pass-ige that Dur rant came when be burst on King's liew. Ho stopped lna space between partly opened folding doors when he saw King sitting at a piano In a corner and when King a Eked him what was the matter he did not at once jcply. When he did reply It was to ex plain that he had been fixing a sun burner above the ceiling and that he bad been overcome by escaping gas. Durrant's appearance was so startling that King ran to a drug store a block and a half distant at his suggestion, to get him some bromo seltzer and hastened back with It. King was In doubt as to whether Durrant, on his return, was standing In the vestibule at the church entrance or lying on a platform In the Sunday school room In the rear. Ashe remembered it Durrant was lying on the platform. Upon first entering the church King had detected the odor of escaping gas, the only thing In his testimony favorable to Durrant, and this led him to enter the closet used for a library where the body of Minnie Williams was nftorward found. At that time be Sid not see Durrant's coat and hat in the room adjoining the closet, but after his re turn "iv ltli the bromo seltzer he entered the Toom wltb Durrant nnd the tatter's coat and lt were then lying on a box. ONLY TWO HAD KEYS. The door to this room was usually locked, but when King arrived at the church ho .found the door open. Only Durrant and King had keys to it. The prosecution attempted to show that the defense had'trlcd to tamper with this witness nnd had gothim to change his testi mony as to place Durrant lying on the Sun day school platform instead of standing In the vestibule, but a reference to the records of tlie police court showed that King had testified on cross-examination in the pre liminary examination that ho thought) Durrant might hac been lying on the plat form. The point is Immaterial, except as to the alleged attempt to influence the wit ness. Miss Lucille Turner was on the stand for afew minutes to say that she wasnotln the church on the day of tho murder. Her tes timony was to clear up a point left In doubt by Mrs. Leak, who jesterday testified that from her front window she h.id seen Dur rant enter the church with a young lady she said looked like either Blanche Lamont or Miss Turner. The case went over till Friday on account of the Jewish holiday to-morrow, to ac commodate two of tho Jurors. King's Palace (main store ami branch) will De closed all duy to-day. THE SARATOGA CONVENTION In a Decidedly Unpleasant Predicament. BOTLER SCORES TILLMAN In an Interview Characterizes the Senator-Elect as a Spaniel. Booth Carolina Contention to Investl- gtttea Columbia Editor Hot Time Expected at To-day s Session. Columbia, S. C, Sept.. 18. There was another incipient sensation on- the floor of the constitutional convention to-day, despite the fact that the session was about as short as that of the previous day,. The matter bad Its origin In the sensational session ot Monday, and this time the' State's editorial expression of opinion as to the first vote takeri'on the Eutler county matter Is tbe "casus belli." Mr. A. H. Patterson, of Barnwell, after requesting that one of the Ute presidents take charge, brought up a resolution de nouncing tho editorial, asking for its Immediate consideration. Ten members, beaded by Senator Irby, objected to the immediate consideration of the resolution aud it was made the special order for to morrow morning's cession. When Mr. Patterson brought up his reso lution Vice President Tolbert was called to the chair. The editorial declared that the figures of the tellers were falsified by the president in staling them to the conven tion, making a tie vote, Instead of permit ting a recess. The resolution declares that this statement was not borne out by the "revote" taken and had no foundation, and, further, that the statement was "a niallcloas. fqlsehood." The consideration ot the matter tomorrqw will doubtless nuse a lively debate Ex-Senator M. C. Butier arrived in the elty to-day. When asked It he had any thing to say about Senator Tillman's attack upon him In the convention, he ald: "No.sir; Ibclleenot. My consideration forhls -brother, George D.Tillman, who is a manly man, a gentleman, and alnays strikes right out from the shoulder, never hitting hdow tbe belt, restrains me from saying a good many things I could say. I have denounced lien Tillman to tils facensa cpward, a liar, and a thief, and be did not resent it. "It I should kick him now he would howl like, a spaniel and doubtless indict me for ksaultand battery. You know yon can't Seep np-wilh a constitutional liar like lie. is, and Is.ball leave hira to, enjoy all the glory fie can" glim by attacking a man behind his bank; tv ben he has no opportunity to reply. HU statement, so far as it relates to me, is a tissue ot falsehoods from beginning to end." j IT COST ONEf LIFE. Besides Valuable Property Was De stroyed In Oshkosh.'s Mis Fire. Oshkosh, Wis , Sept. 18. Ono of the most disastrous fires that evcrjvisltcd this city broke out thisv afternoon and was not brought under control untlfproperty valued at $370,000, including ttfo large manu facturing plants,- threo Residences, one store, nnd between seven and eight million feet of lumber, was destroyed. One life was also lost. i John Zellmcr, foreman 'of the Morgan mill, entered with tbo Intention of secur ing some of bis tools, when La was o crcomo by tbo heat and burned to death. During the fire among tho lumber piles one of them fell with a crash, burying three men beneath it. They were released, but one of them was severely burned about the head, and was removed to his home. Not Qnlte n Mllo a Mintito. Philadelphia, Sept. 18. The Pennsyl vania Railroad to-day. In testing a new en gine from the company's shops, made & remarkably quick run between Jersey City and Philadelphia. The distance be tween the two cities Is 89.76 milesand to-day's run was made In ninety nine minutes Althoug'h this is exceedingly fast railroading, it, is still ten minutes behind lhe record made two years ago between Jersey City aud Philadelphia. , True mil AgnWtj Mrs. Mock. Buffalo, N. T., Sepfl6f-n is ui derstood that the grard Jury of, pie Federal court las found a true bill of indictment against Mrs. Mack, of Hamilton, Ontario, the al leged accomplice of George Morrison In the stamp eounicrfeitingscbemc, and as soon as the Indictment Is reported, probably to morrow, ber case will be tnoved for trial. CHOUfil'UWfilL SWEEP Over Seventeen Thousand Vic - tims of It in Japan Alone. NOETHEEN CHINA INFECTED Much Illness Prevailing; Among For eigners, ifaiiy of Whom nave Fled the Country Death In the Families of Missionaries Japanese Ports De clared Infect edhy Siberian Officials. San Francisco, Sept. 18. Notwithstand ing the efforts of the Chinese and Japanese officials to suppress the news In regard to cholera, tbe truth has at last come to light concerning the plague. Japan and North China are fairly alive withcholera germs. SlberianofflcJalshave declared Japanese ports infected, and from official sources it Is learned that over 1 7,000 people bave died in Japan from the plague since Its start in Pescadoras. HAS A FIRM HOLD IN CHINA. InChlnathediseaschasgainedufirmfoot bold. Advices by the steamer Rio Janeiro report that in Tokin the heat Is terrific, and the disease germs have been nursed by the climate into virulent life. On the Rio Janeiro little could be learned concerning Yokohama, but nevertheless the plague is reglng there. In China at Hio Tow the disease is spreading rapidlj. Miss Turner nrd the child of Dr nnd Mrs. Mcrarlaud.of the Chu dial Loudonniission, werestrlcken and died. SEVENTEEN THOUSAND DEATHS. At Nanking much illness prevails among the foreigners, many of them having been Torced to flee from the country. The ravages of cholera in Japau arefar greater than bave been reported Up to August 2S, Just before the Rio Janeiro sailed, 17,358 deaths from the disease were reported ITS EARNINGS DECItEASED. Comparative Ileport on Hrjt O. Busi ness for August. Baltimore, Sept. 18. The directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company today held their first monthly meeting since June. It was attended by all the directors, including President Charles F. Majer, who presided . The earnings of the entire system for August were $2,152,365, a decrease of $45,000 as compared with August, 1894. Massachusetts Prohibitionists. Bo ston, Sept. 18. TheProhibltion party ot Massachusetts held its annual State con v ention in Y. M. C. A. Hall to-day. Nomina tions were as follows: For governor, Edward Kendall, of Cam bridge. For lieutenant go crnor, Edward ?. Rogers, of Lee. For secretary of StJe, WiUard 0. Wiley.of Beverly. Fortreasurer tnd receiver general, Wilbur M. PuHngton, 3f Williamsburg. For attorney general, Frank M. Forbush, ot Natlck. For auditor, Herman T. Regnalt, of Attleboro. The convention then adjourned. Mile In Fifty Seconds. Philadelphia, Sept. 18. The Pennsyl vania Railroad train, which left Jersey City at 1:10 o'clock this afternoon readied Broad street station at 2.54, or In 99 1-4 minutes from leaving Jersey City. The average run was tixty-flve miles an hour. The quickest mile was made in fifty 6econds. Drew musters-Adjourn. Baltimore, Md , Sept. 1 8. The convention ot tbe United States Brewmastcrs' Asso ciation adjourned to meet In Pittsburg, Pa , In 1800. To-night tbe delegates were entertained at a banquet tendered by the local branch. Sons ot Veterans Going Home. Knoxvllle, Tcnn , Sept. 18. The na tional encampment of Sons of Veterans bos come to an end The encampment elected officers this afternoon and for to night a lisplay of fireworks has been provided near Fort Sanders. King's Palace- (main store and brunch) will be closed all duy to-day. LIQUOR SELLERS EXCLUDED Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows So Amend3 the Constitution. After u Spirited and Protracted De bate It Was Adopted by a Ulg Vdte. Atlantic City, Sept. 18. At theaftcrnoon sessionottheBovereign Grand Loilgcumend menta to the constitution. Introduced at last year's session, came up for final action. The first amendment was the addition of another section to article 16, proldlng that no saloonkeepers, bartenders, or pro fessional gamblers shall be eligible to mem bership In the order. This immediately raised a spirited debate, which lasted for more than three hours. The vote was finally taken amid tbe utmost confusion, and tbe amendment passed by a vole of 167 to 32, tbe requisite number ing 133. This amendment bis been successively Introduced at the annual cessions for four or fie years past, but Its supporters were ucver able to pass it until to-day. When this had been done, tbe hour was so late that the Eecond Important amendment was laid oer until to morrow. This is on amendment to cectlon 2 of article 16, so that it tball read thus: "No person shall be entitled to admission to ,ihls order except free white males of good moral character who have arrived at tbe ige of twenty one years; provided, however, ?bat subordinate grand Jurisdictions may provide by constitutional enactment for the admissions of Indians of not more than one eigbtb part Indian blood." UNITED FOR SILVEIt. Various Organizations Get Together ai.d Formulate Plans. Chicago, Sept. 18. Tbo new consolida tion of bimetallic leagues perfected its organization to-day and a committee of nine was appointed to take charge of af falrsandtokccptlieheadqnartersln Chicago open. The committee promptly launched a bomb In the shape of the following reso lution: "That It is the tense of the committee that an early conference of blmctalllsts from all S ta tes who are willing to place the cause aboc party be called to meet and formulate a plan toward holding a national com cntlon to nominate caiMldatesfor Presi dent and Vice Presidcntof the United States upon a platform with thesotc plan savoring ot Independent bimetallism for the United States." MAHIIED BY AX ACCIDENT. Odd Fellow s' Ball Preceded bysa Per haps Fatal Accident. AtnnticCIty, N J.,Sept-18. Whllcgolrg to the bail given In honor of tho. officers and representatives of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows at the United States Hotel to night Mrs. Theodore A. Ross, wife of the grand secretary of the Sovereign Grabd Lodge, slipped and fell, fracturing her thigh and receiving other serious In juries. She was removed to her hotel, where, on account of her advanced age, fears are en tertained for her recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Ross are from Baltimore. MINE MEN NOT TO BLAME. Coroner's Jury Blames Ni One for the Osceola Disaster. Calumet, Mich.. Str-t- It? The verdict of the coroner's Jury Investigating the Osceola mine fire, In which thirty I crsons lost their 1 i es, say t hat the cause of the fire Is unknown. The Jury believe that the fearful loss ot life Is dJe to the fact that the deceased did not realize the seriousness of their danger, although they were duly i,otlficd; and exonerates the mine officials from all negligence In the affair. MARQUIS IMFEIUALT'S FUTUHE. It Is ncportert In Paris That lie. Will Go to tlicLciatlonat Brussels. Paris, Sept. IS. La Pote says this even ing that Marquis Imperiall, secretary ot the Italian IcgatioT at Washington, is about to exchange places with Signor Malaspina, secretary of legation at Brussels. The Marquis Is one of the most popular diplomatic attaches in this city. He is not here at present, and noeontirmationof the abo e-meulioneil report -could be ob tained . STRUCK THE CHUHCn. Light nlng Seriously Injures Four Peo ple in an Illinois Town. Rockford, 111 , Sept. 18. Lightning struck tbe Holsluglon Church, a few miles east of this city, while special sen ices m ere being conducted last evening. The following were Injured: Mrs. John Johnsou, badly bjrned; Mrs.Henry Stanley, seercly burned; two children, unknown,, badly shocked; Mrs. Darwin- Whitney, badly burned. Water's Queer Action. Alpena, Mich., Sept. 18 The water in the bay receded suddenly this morn lug, lowering the lecl about three feet, aud leaving scleral vessels on the bot tom. It Is now coming back gradually. Tbe taruc phenomenon occurred last sum mer about this time. Addlcks Divorce Caso. Wilmington, Del, Sept. 18. Commis sioner Cooper, to day resumed the lienrlnt of witnesses in the Addrcks divorce case. The hearing is in secret, i Witnesses for tho defense will be heard for the next several days DEATHS OF A DAY. Buffalo, Sept. 18. Samuel Biddlc, ex speaker of the Delaware legislature, died here yesterday at the hqme of his daugh ter, Mrs. W. Bowen Moore. Mr. Biddle was bom in Cecil county, Md, In 1609. He removed to Wilmington, Del , In early manhood. Detroit, Sept. IS. J. C. Parker, super intendent or the Detroit Dry Dock, jdied at his residence here shortly before noon to day. City of Richmond forForlress Monrocand Norfolk Saturday night at 6 p. m. Sec ad. CIFOSAinnfiT John Sowers, American Sugar Planter, Expelled From Cuba. NO CAUSE AT ALL ASSIGNEQ Neither I.lfeNor Liberty Secure TJndep the Captain-General's AdmlnUtra. tlon Matters Look Bad for tbo Spaniards Their Troops Fear t$ Meet the Insurgents. t KeyWcst,FIa.,Sept.l8. John A. Sowers, an American, and prominent sugar planter for tlie past thirty years, liing In Sagua La Grande, passed through this city to night, having been ordered out of Cuba by Mar tinez Campos. On the 27th of August Mr. Sowers was arrested for do cause whatever, and Im prisoned for ten days, after which he was released and given twenty-four hours to leave the country. , Mr. Sowers Is well known In financial circles and his name for the last three decades has been considered a synonim tor Integrity and probity. CAMP08 IS CRUEL. He feels very Indignant over his treat ment and says that the Spanish government has begun a system of persecution unheard of In the annals of war. Persons are arrested upon the most flimsy pretext and life and liberty are insecure. Passengers on the Mascotte to-night say that matters look very gloomy for the Spaniards. The insurgents are commltlug great depredations all over the country And the Spanish troops fear to meet them, as they are invariably driven back to the towns. Roloff with a heavy force Is operating around Placetas and tbe whole country 1? In sympathy with him. TROOPS GENERALLY WORSTED. Up to the departure of tbe Mascotte to day over seventy arrests bave been made of Cuban sympathizers- Theaulhonties are searching every bouse looking for contraband goods. To-day they searched tbe place of L. Somelllan, bnt failed to find anything to implicate him. Tbe fireman Lopez, who wastakenfrosa the Mascotte on her last trip for landing a box of cartridges, bas been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. The boatman suffered tbe same fate. Many skirmishes between the Insurgents and troops are reported, the latter gca erally being worsted. SPAIN'S CASH GETTING LOW. Negotiates a Lonn of Twenty Million Dollars With Parisian Hankers. London, Sept 18 The Standard will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Cubs saying that the funds used In the efforts to suppress the insurrection In Cuba have hitherto been drawn from the Bank of Spain, but that the government has now made arrangements with Farlsian bankers to open a credit of iM.OOO.OCO sterling, for six months, renewable for another six months, at 5 per cent- Interest In return for this credit the bankers are to get a prominent part in a Spanish Cuban loan when tbeisland shall bave been pacified. Wilmington, Del, Sept IS Five wit nesses were examined I "Jnited States' court in tbe trial of the Cubans this after noon. No material facts were brought out. the testimony bearing solely on the move ment of the tug which took the Cubans to New Jersey and to the arms and ammuni tion found upon tbe party. Sangiillly Again Arrested. Havana, Sept. 18. Eighteen per-ons were arrested here to-day upon the charge or be ingconcernedlntbelnEurgcmenme. An.ong the number arrested was tbe Secretary Julio Sangullly, who several moutlis ago was ar rested and committed to Moro Castle on the charge of treason. VICEROY NOT PUNISHED. Chinese Authorities Derelict In Re gard to Ku-Cheng Jlassicre. Shanghai, Sept. IS. Notwithstanding the efforts or the British consul, the authorities refuse to punish, the viceroy and other exaUedotficlalswhoaredcenied responsible for the Ku-Cheng massacres. Noattempt was made, however, to hinder the exrcutlon at Ku-Cheng yesterday of tho seven prisoners who had been convicted ot participation In the masacres. TO TRADE PLACES. Interesting Rimior About Ambassa dors Eustls mill Uunyon. ParLs, Sept. IS. The Journal says the report finds credence that Mr. J. B. Eustls, United States Ambassador to France, whl shortly change places with Mr. Theodore Runyon, United StateB Ambassador to Germany. Veteran Dies, by Accident. Vorristown, Pa, Sept. 18. Thomas Shaw ley, aged seventy, a veteran of two wars, broke bis neck last night by falling down a cinder bank near Conshockcu. His body was found this morning He was an inmate of Hampton Roads, (Vs.) Soldiers' Home. Murine Hand Coneort. The following programme will be ren dered to-day by the Marine Band at tho barracks: March, "Under the Double Eagle." Wag ner, Overture, "Pique D.une." Suppe. Largo, from song In "Xerxes," HandeL Grand selection, "Reminiscences of Scot land," Godfrey. Symphony, "Cleopatra," Manchlnelll. a. Gavotte, "Flirting," and b, March, "Light Artillery." FancluUL Selection, "Robin Hood," De ICoxen. Tafc rlotlc hymn, "Hall Columbia," Fyles. THE WEATHEIl TO-DAY. The District ot Columbia and Maryland generally fair durii g tbe day, preceded bv local thunderstorms in. Maryland; con tinued arm; w cstcrly v. lrds. Virginia, North Carolinia, and South Carolina fair aLd cinlint-cd warm, couth westerly winds. 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