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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-04
VICE PRESIDENT STEVENSON
He Has Returned to the City From His
Outing.
He Thinks the Political Situation
Mixed md is Unable to Give
Any PrOba bilftfes.

Vice President Stevenson has returned TO
the city from his summer vacation, very
much recuperated. The strain of the long
session of Congress just closed told heavily
on him, and as soon as he could leave
town he took his family to Sorrento. Me.
opposite Bar Harbor, where a most delight
ful month was spent. Chief Justice Fuller
and the Vice President occupied adjoining
cottages. Mr.. Stevenson received a Star
reporter in his parlor at La Normandie
this afternoon. He said that he would stay
here for only a few days to adjust some
matters that had accumulated during his
absence, and would then go to Illinois.
where he is booked for several campaign
speeches. He will open at Lincoln on the
loth, and will be pretty busy thenceforth
until election. When asked IL he had any
views upon the political situation to ex-
press he said:
Il have been trying to get rested and
rave hshed and loafed and have taken il so
easy that i have completely lost touch with
the political situation. L have read the news
papers, 10 be sure, but not persistently. and
1 know only what the journals have told me
from time to time. i have just gathered
this much, that the situation is decidedly
mixed L am not in a position to give You
any statement about proba bilities for L
Know absolutely nothing about the chances
In New York? i am sure | could not ven
ture a prediction"
Mrs. Stevenson and the daughters NAV
not accompany the Vice President to Illi-
nois when he goes, in a couple of days. but
Will probably follow him in a few weeks
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STRUCK BY THE LAIN,
story cf the Wreck of the Schooner
MagdalR.

NEW YORK, October 1.-The North Ger
man Lloyd steamship Lain, which sailed
from Bremen on September -, and came
nto collision with the Italian schooner
hagdala on the night after sailing, reached
ncr dock in Hoboken today. According To
the cable dispatches received here the tay
after the accident it WAS stated that The
captain of the schcorer, which became
wate- logged and was abandoned, blamed
the Lain for the accident and complaint
was lodged in Southampton, where the
crew of the deserted schooner was landed
after being picked up by the Lahn The
officers of the Lain, however tell a differ
ent stcry, and all who were on deck at the
time of the collision agree that the acciden,
was due to the fact that no lights were
Shown aboard the schooner.
First Officer Raetz of the Lain, who was
on the bridge at the time, tells the follow
ing story OF the disas
I'VE sailed from Bremen on the 25th of
September At about o'clock that same
night myself and the fourth officer had
charge OF the deck. 1t was very dark
night but lights could be clearly seen at
some distance.
We passed several steamers and ffshin.
schooners, all with lights up. and passing 1t
good distance About ILL., pm. we passed
large steamer OH our starboard side, show
ing her lights clearly. Just ten minutes
later the fourth officer saw a vessel almost
dead ahead but orly her dark outlines
could be discerned, and no lights were Wis
ible. Almost at the same moment 1 sighted
her just a trifie on our port bow. 1 ordered
the helm put hard a starboard and jumped
at OF &C to the teleSraphic sigral and stop
ped the engines. l ther ordered 'Astern at
full speed A few seconds later the schooner
showed a white light from her stern, which
was called out by the loOl out at our bow s
We could hear cries from her deck and the
ringing of bells on beard.
''In another moment We were on her; our
port bows striking her starboard quarter
l still kept the Lain backing, fearing thai
the wreckage from the schooner would foul
our propeller but when a safe distance of
stopped her engines. The wind was quite
fresh at the time. and a heavy sea was run
ming, but We lowered a boat at once and IL
reached the schooner without mshap
When our boat returned she brought Capt
Rombolo Amaturi and his crew of ten men
The schooner proved to be the Magdala.
from Liuno, Italy, lumber laden, from Mer-
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derkolix. Sweden. bound to Marseilles. The
second officer reported that there was four
teen feet of water in her.. that her rigging
was badly damaged, and she was rapidly
becoming waterlogged. We had struck her
just aft the miZzenmast and crushed her
hull badly, while the Lain, on account of
the glancing blow, was not hurt in the
least.
Capt. Amaturi expressed a desire to
leave his ship as soon as our boat got
alongside. When he came on board the
L2hn he at once stated that he had seen all
the Lahn's lights. After a time he had his
boatswain show his white light, but as we
sheered off little to starboard and he saw
our red light on the port side he stopped his
light, thinking we would clear him. We
had an English pilot on board at the time
who saw the vessel about the same time
that 1 did, but who declares that no lights
were visible. as did also our quartermaster
at the wheel.
when sailing vessel is sailing free as
the schooner was at the time her starboard
or green light, and port, or red lights, To-
Gated In the mizzen rigging, are so arranged
that they do not show to a vessel coming
up astern. But 1t is one of the maritime
rules to show a white light astern to warn
vessels following in her wake"
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Confident of AIdcrsOn's Election.
MIR. FOSTER BACK.
Fhc Ex-Secretary of State Has Been
Around the World,

EX-Secretary of State John w. Foster,
VINO makes his home here, is back from a
Trip around the world. The Bering sea court
OF arbitration was organized while Mr.
roster was Secretary of State, and he af-
'crward became one OF the American rep
fesentatives at the court. Now that he has
returned he is giving his attention to the
printed volumes of the proceedings before
the court. The State Department is pre-
plrinS the matter for these volumes They
are to contain all the arguments British
as well as American. some of which We're
briefly summarized by cable, while Messrs
Phelps, Carter and the others were making
their speeches, covering many days The
books are expected to be valuable contri-
button to international law and forensic
eiJquence, as well as an exhaustive treat
!nent of the Bering sea question.
Mr.. Foster speaks in high praise of Baron
de Courceil, who presided over the Berng
sea court, and is just now a conspicuous
tigure in French affairs as the new minister
10 Great Britain. He is a scholar and
diplomat of the highest rank" said he, '.and
the Americans present at the Bering sea
court had the highest respect for his judg-
.,ient and learning. He is member of that
orCauizat tiOr of eminent scholars in Paris of
"L!ch the Due de Broglio is the head
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THREATENING MING Po.
rive Sapanese Warshfps Causing a
Scare at That Chinese Port

LoNDoN, October A dispatch from
shanghai says that native vessels arriving
at thst place frcm Ming Po report that five
Japanese warships are lying on the Chusan
isiahds' htty miles from Ming Po The
"arships have no transports with them.
Inc presence OF the Japanese ships near
Nlhs 10 has caused scare at the last
mentioned port as the few Chinese war
ships on the coast are obsolete and almost
worthless.
The Chusaa Islands are situated hfty miles
east northeast OF Ming Po, of the east coast
OF China, province OF Che kiang, on the
estuary OF the Tsien Tang kiang.
Ming Po is a port open TO foreign trade,
in the province of Che kiang. lts popula-
ton is variously estimated from l2u.vpo TO
5vo.Voo. The city OF Ming Po is sax miles
in circumference and Is inclosed ia walls
70 feet high. Ming Po has an active trade
and exports wood and charcoal largely to
Shanghai.
A dispatch to the Times from Shanghai
today says that according TO Chinese re-
ports no pitched battle was fought at Ping
Yang, Corea. The Chinese there. according
to these stories. only numbered l2,vv men
and they were greatly outnumbered by the
japanese troops. The Chinese general, Yeh,
it is also said, was Frustrated with dysen-
terry and withdrew his whole force. Gen.
Wei, the Chinese say, did the same, leaving
only Gen Tsa's force of :. 800 men to fight
against overwhelming odds until all were
killed, with the exception Of sDo, who were
taken prisoners.
Nothing Is known at Shanghai In regard
to the reported insurrections and mutinies
on the part of Chinese troops.
YOKOHAMA, october 4.-The japanese
government has decided upon raising a for
eign loan. the amount of which is not yet
Known.
TOXIC, Japan. October 4.-The italian
minister has obtained a pledge from Japan
that her forces Will not attack Shanghai.
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FATAL OVERHEAD WIRES,
They Caused the Loss of Two Lives
at RoSfOu.

BOSTON, October "A horrible case of
electrocuton was witnessed Congress
street by hundreds of people today Chas
Il. Day. lamp trimme: in the employ of
the Boston Electric Light Company, was
cleaning lamp and had hitched himself
to the top of the pole, when attention was
called to him by faint cry. Day Was
then seen to be helpless and unconscious
In a few second he was limp and a blue
flame was emitting from his eyes, nose,
mouth and ears. Several of the onlook ars
tried to get up the pole. One of them, A.
j. Mumes. started up the pole and reached
Days body, When suddenly he received
shock and fell thirty feet to the ground,
striking OF his head and fracturing his
skull. He died shortly afterward.
1t was more than half an hoUr before
Days b"dy, now terribly burned, was low
cred to the ground and taken to the
morgue. The accident Is said to have been
due to n dead wire coming in contact with
some of the live wires. thus divertirg the
current,
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Light PilinS n Success.

The members of the light house board
are much grati;ied to learn that the wooden
frames used by the coast and geodetic
survey in boring to determine the character
of the foundation for the proposed new
steel light house on Diamond shoals off
Cape Hatteras had weathered the late hur-
ricane without damage. The only evidence
found of the gale which few days before
had swept along the coast, was the broken
flag staff. Captain Wilde, the secretary of
the light house board, today expressed the
belief that if comparativeiy light wooden
pling could successfully stand the force
of last weeks hurricane there will be no
difficulty in making the proposed light
house perfectly secure under all conditions.
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THE GEORGIA ELECTION
Reduction in the Democratic Majority
Gives Republicans Satisfaction.
Conservatives Think 1t Will EncOur-
age the POpulists Elseyyhcre-Thc
Democratic Explanation.

The Georgia election is discussed with
interest at the two political headquarters
here today. The great reduction of the
democratic majority in that state, follow
ing the republican triumphs os the spring
elections and at The election in Connecti-
cut the other LAY, affords the republican
committee much satisfaction. The repub-
licans do not expect anything out of Geor-
gia except the possible loss of one district
by the democrats to the populsts, but the
show of strength made there by the COM
biEed populist and republican vote greatly
encourages their hopes for Alabama, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. More
over, they regard it as an evidence of the
disintesration of the solid south that so
many white votes should be cast against
the old bourbon party.
Democratic Explanation.
The democrats. of course, take a differ
ent view of the case. Their explanation of
the reduced majority is that as the demo-
Gratis had a sure thing of it anyway there
was 10 reason for extra effort and demo-
Gratis did not Inconvenience themselves to
go to the polls merely for the purpose of
piling up majority. They say that had
there been anything in the election to call
them out the usual democratic majority
would have appeared. They say further
'idt tiie ItpupiicdHS were not In the right,
and that in the only district where the demo
Gratis had any object IN making a fight
the watson district-they made decided
gains over the populists.
POpuIists Encouraged.
The conservative opinion is, however
that the result of the election will be to
greatly encourage the populists elsewhere
and lead them to make harder and more
hopeful fight wherever they have any sort
Of show of success. 1t is believed that
they will will take heart and put I'D n
suffer fight in both the south and west
II VIII certainly add a great deal Of in
tefeSt 10 the night i'll North Carolina, Ala
Dama, Virginia, Kansas and Nebraska
George Ii. holman of Philadelphia, who
Is connected with the democratic state
committee of PcnnsyIvar ia, and regarded
as especially influential with the German
voters, was at the democratic headuuar-
ters today. He says that the democrats
are OF going to lose any OF the ten dis
trlctS which they now hold in Pennsyl-
va-iia.
Confident of iItcrsOn's Election.
Gov. Wilson of West Virginia called on
Sci ator Faulkner at the democratic head
quarters today. Ee has just come from AL
dersCn's district. That is cDe of the close
hard-ighting districts of West Virginia
lie says that he never saw greater activity
ana enthusiasm an ong the democrats in a
campaign, and he is perfectly confident of
AHerSonS $ election. During one meeting
he attended there was a hard rain and in
spite of that the crowd stayed and listened
To the speeches, and showed the greatest
enthusiasm. There were 1850 or 5000 per-
sons present, and they remained to the end
manl1eStlnS the greatest interest in what
"aS said, and appla udng heartily.
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TIED UP THE ESTATE.
Litigation of the Fairs Over MIL
liens.

SAN FRANCISCO, October Airs Her.
man Oelrichs may be compelled to wait
some time for the million and half legacy,
to receive and receipt for which she came
here from New York two days ago. The de-
lay in the payment of her share in the A-
O0O,oO estate left by her mother, Mrs.
Theresa Fair. is due to the fight now being
made in the courts by Charles /. Fair, the
surviving son. He claims the legacy of his
dead brother James
BY the terms of the mothers will each son
was to receive SJO0,0S, James when thirty
five and Charles when he had attained
thirty years. 1t was provided that i'm case
either brother died without wife or chill
dren his share should go to the survivor. If
both brothers died wifeless and chidless
their legacies were to go to the sisters. Mrs.
Oelrichs and Miss Virginia Fair. Charles
claims that his marriage year ago altered
the case and makes his brothers share pay
able to him now instead of five years hence.
The sisters contest this point, desiring, il is
said, to receive the interest on the 100000
for five years themselves. Charles will re-
ceive his own legacy in two years. The
family litigation has tied up the entire es-
tate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-04

In special report to the Department OF
State United States Consul Kemmler at
Horgen, Switzerland, calls attention to the
excellent opportunity afforded American
cattle growers by the high price of mea,
in the Swiss markets. Beef cattle sold in
September at 80 to 30 francs per auintal
live weight to cents per English pound
Hogs at sl.oO to sl.05 live weight per kiIo-
1-2 to 91-2 cents per pound; sheen
dressed. s.iO to $50 per kilo. or - TO n
cents; fat calves, sl.OO to sl.40 per kilc, live
weight, or to L. cents per pound The
consul calls attention to the offer of the
kirsch d Handelsgesellshaft Zug. a reputa-
bic company Of Zurich, to accept cattle
from the United states on consignment.
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publican, and is very enthusiastic ever the
OUTLOOK for his party.
The Outlook I'm Illinois.

The outlook In Illinois.
II believe the republicans will carry llli-
nois by 10000 to $1,000 majority said Mr..
Payson to a Star reporter today. Il think
there will be a tremendous upheaval all
over the state. The democrats are disgust
ed and disgrunted OH every hand. Numbers
of them will vote the republican ticket be-
cause they have learned from bitter ex-
perience that the protection doctrine is the
best one for their interests, and others will
join the republicans because they are thor
ouShlJ disgusted with the antics of their
own party since it came into power. In
the manufacturing districts the tariff ques-
tion is the one ut issue, and upon which the
republicans will make their gains, while in
the agricultural sections the prevailing hard
times and terrible depression, attribute BILE to
democratic administra lions by the farmers
will work the havoc for the democracy. The
farmers are in deplorable &C ndition. The
prices of their product have gone down to q
point where they cannot make a living upon
them and, of course, they have got to blame
somebody, so they naturally blame the
party in power We are going to make a
big sweep in Illinois, and you can count On
that"
The Sunday Parade Scheme.
The republicans profess to see an oppor-
tunity for making some political capital in
Chicago out of matter which began with
very little thing. but has since grown to
considerable proportions. Some time ago
Postmaster Hesing of Chicago, who is a
good democrat. proposed at the semi-annual
inspection of the postal clerks and carriers
TO have ii held on Sunday and accompany il
With great parade. The clergy of the city
opposed this idea strenuously, and after
some question with the postmaster appealed
TO the department at Washington. The de-
partment tried to keep out of the mess, but
were dragged into it against their will.
To make matters worse. Mr.. HeSng in
dulged in an interview in which he made
some very uncomplmentary passes at the
Protestant clergy, in which he spoke of
hypocriteS &c. Just at this stage of the
proceedings matters took turn with the
division upon the question between sectari-
ans and the liberals, with the n. =. A. TAX
ing hand. The local politicians are TAX
ing the matter up and are threatening to
array the entire Protestant clergy against
the democrats, with the Hesing incident as
an excuse. 1t is said here that the Post
ONCE Department and the democratic man.
ayers are swearing beneath their breath at
Mr. Hesing and his Sunday parade scheme.
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TO KILL THE SULTAN.
4 Plot Against the Ruler of Turkey
Frustrslt teSl.

PARIS, October 4-The Journal today
publishes a dispatch from Marseilles. saying
that n plot was discovered, early in Septem-
her, to as;assinate the Sultan of Turkey
but tie affair was kept quiet. Two Turk S,
it appears, embarked on board the Messa-
gerie Maritime steamer Djemmah, at Aloni-
ca, having in their possession cartridges and
materials for the construction of bombs. In
addition, d quantity of dynamite was found
concealed in their baggage. The men We're
arrested and confessed that they intended
to make an attempt upon the sultans life
The prisoners We're ha nded over to the au-
II critics.
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THE FORT MYER TROOPS,
Those That Have Been There Depart.
ing 10 Their New Posts,

Troop F Of the seventh United States
cavalry, Captain Bell, Lieutenant Baldwin
and Lieutenant Sewall which has been
stationed at Fort Myer, left Washington
at O'Clock this afternoon on a special train
over the Southern railway for San An
tonic, Texas, the new station of the troop.
The families of the officers and ,nen ac-
companied' them.
Troop OF the first cavalry, Captain
Peter Bonus and Lieutenant j. r. X.
Lands, will depart at II am. tomorrow
for Fort Stanton, New Mexico
Gen. Guy V. Henry and Mrs. Hellry also
left for San Antonio.
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Many Arc Leaving the City Of shnng-
hal.

SHANGHAI. China, October 4-The mar
ried officials % the customs department at
Pekin are leaving the city, with their
families. owing to the unsettled state OF
affairs and the recent assaults made upon
foreigners. The general anti-forcign feel
ing, which causes much uneas,ness, con-
tinues at New-Chwang and Han-low.
The foreign residents Of the last named
treaty port are considering the adyisa-
bility of sending away the ladies Of their
families. small volunteer corps has been
formed amcng the employees of the customs
department at Han-kow and the foreign
residents there, now having a separate de-
fense are feeling little easier.
Confidence has also been Increased and
partly restored by the presence at Ham
Kow of the British gunboat Esk, three
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THE VACANT AECHITECTSHIP.
Four Applications for Appointment
Have Been Filed

Up TO this time applications for appoint
ment to the office of supervising architect
of the treasury have been made as follows:
w. NJ. Poindexter of Washington, ID. c..
Frank II. Carowell of Wilmington. Del.
FRANK NJ. Howe of Kansas City, Mo-, Glen
Brown OF Alexandria, Va. 1t is understood
that no appoin tment will be made until the
PRESIDENT ana Secretary Carlisle have had
further time in which to ascertain the quail
lilcations of candidates and others.
1t is said to be their purpose to selec; a
man of the very highest qualifications. All
other considerations will be only secondary.
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NaNnl 0HlerS.

Assistant Naval Engineers John s. POr-
ter and Il. ID. Hasbrouk, ordered to take
a course of engineering instruction at Paris,
sailing from New York by steamer of Oc-
tober 13. Naval Cadet Thomas G.. Roberts,
ordered to a special course of naval archi-
lecture at the same place by the same
steamer.
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Reported Vanderbilt Denial.

QUEBEC, October At is asserted on
apparently good authority that the Quebec,
Mcntmorency and Charlevoux Railway will
shortly be sold to the Vanderbilts.
NEW YORK, October AT the Offices of
the New York Central Railway the report
from Quebec of the purchase of the Quebec,
Montmorency and CharlevouX Railway by
the Nanderbilts was declared to be absurd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-04

;ier'ry A. Weidman of Honolulu. an ex-
membc: OF Queen Liliuokalanrs cabinet,
and cne of the royal commission which
ca,ne to Washington to protest against
recognition to the republic is in the city
lie says that he came on private business,
and does not think the queen will try to Se-
cure damages from the government.
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Our Japancsc-Chfnesce Fleet.

The Charleston has arrived at Yokohama
Japan. There are now five United States
warships in the east, the Charleston, Bal
timore. Monocacy, Concord and Petrol, ana
this force will be increased to eight vessels
by the addition of the Detroit Machias and
Yorktown, as soon as they can be made
ready.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-04

Treasurer Morgan has accepted the bid
Of Dunscombe & Jemson of .SCw York
for $4,000 worth of 365 bonds of the Dis
trict at $115.115 per 500.
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Treasury Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption, Sill ,42s. Government receipts
From internal revenue, s2S0.S79; customs,
st,9 137; miscellaneous. S19.2CJ.
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t& proof Of Be paooins is
in f6e eating. pesferoap's
Star eonfatneo II columns
Of advertisements, maoe up
Of 759 separate announce;
menfs. t8ese aeperfisers
fous6f pu8fteifp-nof merefp
space.