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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31
MILITIA At PULLMAN.
Mayor Hopkins Reduces the Number
of COmpan nfes to Three.

of Companies TO Three.
CHICAGO. July 31.-Mayor Hopkins wired
Gov. Altgeld at noon today asking him to
recall eight companies of the first regiment,
L. N. G. This order removes. three of the
six companies now at Pullman, and leaves
but one company on the Illinois Central
tracks. that at East Hammond. The mayor
said he felt satisfied that the three compa-
nies left at Pullman could maintain order
The second regiment. stationed at the stock
yards, will be left there for the present and
the mayor refused to say when the remain
ing companies at Pullman will be with
drawn. The action on the part of the mayor
was the result of a conference between him
and Vice President Wickes of the Pullman
company, and Adjutant General Orendorf
Of the 1. N. G. Vice President Wickes did
not anticipate trouble, stating that the COM
pany was making no effort to secure new
men, and that he expected the old en-
ployes to eventually go back to their places
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31
Treasury ReceIpts,

The total receipts of the treasury for the
present month were s37,5o0.O00 and the dis
bursements s29,920,000. Interest payments.
however, increase these disbursements by
about s1,5O00OO, making the receipts and
disbursements for the month approximately
the same. The receipts from internal reve-
nue. were S23.033,O00 and from customs
S,2O.oOO The pension payments aggre-
gated Sl3, 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31
Railway Mail supertnteudent..

1t has been ordered by Postmaster Gen.
eral Bissell that hereafter railway mail
sIrerintendents shall be appointed from the
division Of the railway mail service instead
of through outside influence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31

Senator Gallinger today introduced in the
Senate bill providing for the reconvey-
ance of certain lands by the District Com
missioners to Andrew ]. and Mary E.
Curtis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31
Marine Hospital Service.

The Secretary of the Treasury today
sent communication to the Senate sug-
gesting an additional appropriation of $780,
600 for the marine hospital service on ac-
count of the additional services imposed
by the act of 1893 in connection with the
quarantine service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31
Violated the Postal Lawa.

The Post Office Department was notified
this morning of the following arrests of
persons charged with violating postal laws:
Fred. w. Crossley at Cripple Creek, Colo
by Inspector Mechen; Il. II. Baker at Lake
Charles, La, by Inspector Dice; Henry J..
Nichols at Marshall. Mo-, by Inspector
Williams,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31
SENATOR VOORHEES, hEa-rnEaR
His Physicians Think He VIII he Out
in u Few Days.'f" or

IN Few Days.
The condition OF senator Voorhees,, who
has been confined to his home for a vice..
past by an attack Of bladder trouble. is said
to be slightly improved. and his physician
Is Of the opinion that he will be out within
a few days. He does not regard the Sena-
tors illness as at all alarming, though
the colleagues and friends of the sick man
cannot but feel some uneasiness in the
matter. The Senator rested we'll last night
and Is better than yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31
Cabinet Meeting.

The Pr esident and his cabinet had a num-
ber of important questions before them at
today's meeting at the White House. chief
among which was the tariff deadlock, the
China-Je nanese war, the Hawaiian Ques-
ton snd the Salvadorian affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31

$& proof Of fee puooins is
in f6e eating. 1pesferoap's
Star eonfatnee 81 columns
Of advertisements mace up
Of 665 separate annoanee>
menfs. S8ese aeperfisers
bous6f pu6fietfp-nof merefp
space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31
Fourth-CIass Postmasters,

The total number of fourth-class post
masters appointed today was twenty-five
OF this number eighteen were to fill vacan-
cies caused by death and resignation and the
remainder by removals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Watchmen Necessary.

In accordance with popular demands, the
Commissioners have directed the superin-
tendent Of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road to keep a watchman. at the grade
crossing of the railroad at Brcokland on the
Metropolitan branch during the entire day
and night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
ANOTHER IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Three Men Lose Their Lives and EleveI
Are Injured .Sear Ashland.

Three Men Lose Their Lives and Eleven
Are Injured .Sear Ashland.
ASHLAND, Aug. %. - Two men were
killed and eleven injured by an explosion
of gas in the Gilberton colliery near this
place. The killed are-Frank Mccormick,
fire boss; Lewis Ball, driver
The injured-William Birmingham,
fatally, since reported dead; Cornelius
Leahy, iunide superintendent, fatally:
james Tooney, George Davis, Will Davis.
Harry birmingham, William Penn, Will
lam Schultz, Hardy Buchanan. Enoch
Fingle, and John kester-all miners and
all badly burned,
The explosion, which occurred shortly
after noon, was primarily caused by fall
of coal, which become dislodged by the
mining operations. This released an i'm.
mense volume of gas and ut the same time
forced it along the cangways to a dis
tance of more than 600 yards, sitting and
choking the miners as it swept along
Finally it reached gang of miners who
were working with naked lamps, and in
stantly ignited. An explosion that shook
the earth and was heard by the people in
their homes above followed Flames and
smoke burst from the mouth of the pit
and inside and out there were scenes of
frenzy. The imprisoned and burning
miners forgot their pain in an agony of
terror, and their wives and children
rushed to the scene, shrieking with a fear
aud despair.
Rescuing parties We're quickly organ
lied and the men were brought to the sur
face as rapidly as possible. A temporary
hospital was erected and medical attend
ance procured, the injured being re-
moved either to their homes or perma-
nent hospitals as soon as their sufferincs
were somewhat alleviated. Superintend-
ent Leahy, who is among those fatally it,
jured, was formerly warden in the
Schuylkill county prison. He has been
prominent III politics and is widely known.
The mine in which tine explosion occurred
is the property of and is operated by tine
Reading Coal and Iron compauy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
TOWARD FURTHER IMPROVEMENT
The General Trend of Trade as Israd-
streets Observe the Same.

The General Trend Oh Trade lSrad-
streets Observe the Same.
NEW YoEK, Aug. 25.-Bradstreets says:
Serious industrial disturbances in New
England, drought la the central and far
western states curtailing all staple crops,
and disposition in all lines to continue
to buy for nearby wants only fail to
greatly influence general trade through
out the country, the trend of which is
toward further improvement. North
western states east OF the Missouri and
the Atlantic and gulf coast southern
states report relatively greater gains in
volume of traffic and in the spread of that
better feeling and confidence in larger
volume of business in the fall on which
improvement in business depends.
Prominent among evidences of eXpan-
sion in general trade is this weeks hank
clearings total, $500, 0,OO0, 900, gain over
last week of about 4 per cent. and over
the like total one year ago, when clear
ings got down to about low water mark,
the increase is 90 per cent. But compared
with the total in the like week two years
ago this weeks aggregate clearings show
q decrease of Is per cent. 1t is also worth
noting as o sign of the business movement
that every city's clearings total for the
week is larger than u year ago except one.
Gains in clearings at whisky markets
Louisville, Cincinnati, Peoria and Lexing-
ton-have naturally been expanded extra
ordinarily. skze
Rain has helped pasture land in Kansas
| and Iowa, hut not the yield of corn. Kan
| sas City trade is only of fair volume and
that Mt Omaha is quiet. The moderate gain
| Mt Milwaukee and the striking improve
ment in general traie at St. Paul and
| Minneapolis continue. Exports of wheat
| flour included rs wheat), both coasts this
week six days. equal 3,,s2. 100 bushels,
| against 2,979, 900 bushels last week, 3,4 IT,
| 600 bushels week before last, and as COM
pared with 4, 500, 600 bushels in the third
week of August one year ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25

70 the present day the superstition is
riio that blood stains cannot be washed
out. During the French revolution so
Priests were massacrud in tho Carmelite
chapel at Paris, and the stains, SO called,
oi 'hcir blood are pointed out today.
Sir Walter Scott, in his ''Tales Of q
Grandfather, declares that the blood
stains Of David Rizzio, the italian pri
var" secretary of Mary, queen of Scots,
VINO was stabbed at Holyrood palace by
certain Protestant leaders of her court,
uded by her husband, Darnley, are still
o. be- seen.
In Lancashire tho natives show a
Stone called the bloody stone," which
Was so marked to show heavens dis
pleasure at some of Cromwcll's soldiers
Nt1citics at Gallows Croft. In ''Mac-
n'th, act ., scene I, Shakespeare al
iGd,' to tho idea, "Yet here's spot.
The truth is blood cannot be cas-
W oxpungcd. In the first place, if that
~, murdered person, it is not attempt
'd In the next place, blood contains
oxide Of iron, which sinks deep into the
hucr of wood and proves indelible to or
binary washing. Thus it is true that
Tones of porous nature and wood not
OF the hardest kind are susceptible to
the stain of blood produced by the oxide
oi iron which the blood contains But
tho blood of pig is as good as that Of
murdered man.-PearsOn' Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
CONGRESS TO ADJOURN TUESDAY.
'" "ouses fnss an Adjournment Reso-
iution-The Tarifr Bin.

AuIOufnInent
iution-The Tarifr Bm.
"AsHiNGroN, Aug. 25.-Y esterday wa
.he wind-up of all the Legislative busines.
'n'the senate. Last night. today and to-
morrow senators and representatives were
are ana will be leaving in all directions
me senators who were recalled on what;
democrats thought was party expediency
nave LETT the city again, or will have
departed before Monday. Senator Harr;s
recognized that further legislation wo.
OUT OF the question. and when the senate
was doing business behind closed doors he
h"a the order directing the serceant-at-
arms TO compel the attendance of absent
senators rescinded, A few moments he
lore adjournment Quay notified the sem
ate that this was the end of all leyisla-
tive business. He said: II desire to men.
ton that it is more than probable that
there will be no further Legislative busi-
ness transacted at the present session,
ana IL any senator has any matter of that
character which he desires disposed of
today it bad better be done now before
the senator from Tennessee takes us into
executive session."
No More Business This Session.
Cockrell-l supposed we were through.
Quay-If we are through it is all right.
And as Hnrrs Immediately had an
executive session Of one minute and the
senate adjourned it was obvious that all
was over.
On Monday when the senate meets there
Will be little or nothing done except to
confirm nominations to which there is nc
objection and an early adjournment to
meet again on Tuesday for the final ad-
1ournment. In neither house will there
he anything like quorum on the two leg.
islative days yet remaining of the second
session of the Fifty-thrd congress. The
final adjournment is fixed for Tuesday,
:or tho house passed concurrent resol u.
ton Tor adjournment on that day and
when 1t came over to the senate it went
| through as though creased
And He VIII Not Sign the Bill.
The adoption of the final adjournment
! resolution is considered positive proof OF
! the presidents intention to let the tariff
bill become "A law without his signature.
without such proof Speaker Crisp
| would not have sanctioned the resolution.
a whisper has it that Crisp was told by
Cleveland that he would ignore the bill
The members of the cabinet are unani
nous i'll believing that the presiden,
| should sign the bill. One OF them said
just prior tie entering the cabinet council
that they would dc their best to induce
the president to change his mind and sigr
the bill. They might succeed He didn't
know. He observed, however, that one
might rs well expect to shift the Wash
| ington monument by a breath. Still, they
| would do their best
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
TWO SCORE CHOKED
The Mine Terror Does Some
More Dreadful Work,
rHIRTy-SEveN DEAD IN ONE PIT.
Three More Die III Another With a
Dozen Fatally and Badly.
Injured.

Sixty-two Men in Washington Mine
Tempt Death Until Its Jaws Close on
More Than Half of Them-Killed While
Watching Pit Fire-Others Near Ash
land, Pa, Let Loose Volume of Gas
and the Result Is Three Additions to
the Death Roll and More Probable.
SEATTLE, WASH, Aug. 25-A terrific
gas explosion occurred in breast 90 on the
sixth level of the Franklin mine at Frank
lin, near this city, yesterday afternoon.
Sixty-two miners were imprisoned, and
thirty-seven We're killed. The fire was
soon extinguishcd and the work of taking
out the bodies began. All were recov-
sd. Following is list of the dead as far
as identified: Frank Willis, Ed Maxwell,
Il. W. Jones, John Frantalli, Joseph Daw-
son, H. X. Roberts, John Irving, Joe
Cassell, James Gibson, Ed johnson, Andy
Engdahl, Andy Crer, John w. Pugh, Joe
l.. Bessie, Ike Clements, Pete Harri, Rob-
ert McCoskey, Evan d. Jones, Peter Eay,
Louis Farr, Phil de Mari, John Stran-
drige, John Z. Jones, John Morris, John
Hall, Charles bunker, Charley Straens,
Jacob Olson, Evan Hughes, Rocco Tetti,
ID. d. Jones, A. J. Jones, and w. p
Jones.
How the Horror Happened.
About half of the miners were negroes,
having been been brought from the east
four years ago to replace strikers. The
mine is owned by the Oregon Improve
ment company and produces the best coal
i'll the state of Washington. The damage
70 ha is
of the disaster is rs follows: Just before
l O'Clock p. m. a fire was noticed by some
of the drivers on the sixth north level and
warning was given to the men inside who
were working in different places-some in
the brepst about the level and: others
along the gangway-as soon rs it was
known there was fire. Many of the
men in the gangways rushed back to noti-
fy the miners further In, while others
lu she'd out and reached the main shaft.
/ is certain that all the men in the breast
reached the gangway ill safety. In all
about seventy men were at work in the
sixth level north. and of that number
about forty fingered at breast 62, where the
fire originated, and made an attempt to
put out the fire.
fingered In the Jaws of Death.
The breast was burning fiercely and be
fore the miners knew it the fire had com.
munieated to breast go and some began to
issue from breast 61 in that immediate
vicinity. Several Of those who had lin
gered At the burning breast 62 took warn.
ing and fled. but all who remained were
overcome and asphyxiated. 1t is evident
that all the men had time to come out, for
| those who worked in the further breast
| reached the shaft in safety, while those
! who were nearest the shaft and con.
sequently more removed from danger
| persisted. They evidently believed they
were in perfect safety from the fire, bu;
while they fingered the smoke oozed OF,
from an outside place further south. The
bodies We're all found south of breast c.
They were all found along wiehin a space
| of SnQ foot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
Surrendered &. the i,oers.

Csrf Town, Aug. a5.--Adviccs received
bose from Pretoria, dated Aug. :, say that
,la unexpected submission of Chief Mala-
t.rh has been joyfully received through
u, the Transvaal The details of the
chiefs surrender shows that Malaboch.
under cover OF u white flag, accompanied
ty bi- brother. his two young sons, and
four Indians emerged from the caves in
which they had sought refuge and sur
rendered 20 the Bocrs. But the chief d id
not surrender until his enemies had en-.
p.oycd every means including the smoke
y. large fires To drive him from his place
al .tfugs1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
RUN DOWN.
Murderous Desperadoes Cap
tured.
surrounded Near Chicago
This Morning.
Took a Combined Force to
Land Them.
Both Were Wounded. When
They Surrendered.

CmcAGo. Aug. 25. = Two des-
r,radoe> who shot and killed Detec-
i've Owens. of the Chicago, Mil.
Nauhcc II st. Paul railway. while he
wa. resisting their attempt to hold
un q train, were surrounded this
morning in the Virgins road, &c
miles northwest of this city. Two
more detectives have been wounded
hy the murderers, Extra men have
gone nut with Winchcsters, and ar,
Preparing TO close in on the fugitives
nom all directions.
40 l.jy the murdercrs were cap
,irrd: both wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25. - Manager
Dough OF the Hotel Metropole of this
city claims to have discovered that Will
lam 5. Belding, aged 2s years. clerk, has
robbed the establishment by false entrles
OH the books of between IS 900 and 5000
and then Disappeared, leaving many other
creditors. Bedding is western man,
his father being nn ex-ofiicer OF the
United States army living at Toledo. ..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
suicide of tn. Champion Runner.

NV IOER, Aug. 25.-Willie d. Day,
tlc champion 81. mile runner of the
world, committed suicide by hanging
himself from tree near the club house
Of the New Jersey Athletic club mt Ber-
-eu Po.ut Day was arrested ON Tuesday
upon a complaint made by the Manhat-
tIu Laundry company ot Jersey City, for
whom he had acted as n collector, which
alleged that he had collected si12, for
which h. had failed to account 1t is
thought that he brooded over the accusa.
tom 10 secret and becoming discouraged.
Ggg.Gea TO end his life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25

Deficiency Appropriation Bill Signed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S5.-The president
has signed the deficiency appropriation
bill, the last of the appropriation. bills of
the session.
The president has also approved the fol-
lowing bills: Granting the Northern Mis-.
sissippi Railroad company the r1ght of
way through certain Indian reservations
In Minhesota; empowering fou1ih class
postmasters To administer oatl6 TO pen
sloners; extending the time for the com-
pletion Of the railroad bridge over the
Columbia river near Vancouver, WASH
ington; providing for the opening of Ger
tain abandoned military reservations;
repeating house resolution i0i, first ses-
sion, fifty-first congress, granting the
secretary of war perm.s .ssion TO license the
use of pier at the mouth Of the Chicago
ri
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
WERE ACQUAINTED A WEEK.
Pretty st. Louis Cashier Msrries the So
of = Chicago lawyer.

Pretty st. Louis Cashier Msrries the Son
Of = Chicago Lawyer.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 25.-Miss Lille NJ,
Hudson, the pretty cashier at the drug
store In the Equitable building. surprised
her friends and employers by the. unex-
pected marriage to Charles H. Cohr, son
of a prominent attorney in Chicago. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. DIR.
John Matthews at the Centenary NJ. E.
church.
This matrimonial venture is tinged with
romance. The principals were acquainted
whole week. 1t was because q this fact
that the bride concluded that it would be
dangerous to disclose her matrimonial in.
tentions to her father. Mr.. Cohrs boards
at a fashionable house on Pine street, west
OF Garrison avenue. He is employed in
the local freight ofIics of the Missouri,
Kansas aud Texas road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25

The American beauty owes her
prestige more to clear complexion
nan to any other attribute. A cup
oi Parks Tea will enable anyone to
Possess this. 1t clears the skin and
removes pimples and that sallow.
muddy look. Parks Tea is used by
thousands Of ladies for the COM
plexion. Without being a cathartic
- cures constipation. Sold by Hartz
y U!lemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
New York Times Not for Sale.

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-The Chicago Times
special stating that H. II. Kohlsaat. of
this city, had purchased the New York
Times is denied in a dispatch from New
York, which says: George +. Spinney,
publisher, and Charles X. Miller, editor
of The Times, both assert that that news
paper has not been sold to Mr.. kohlsa,.t
or to any other person. They say that
gentleman was one time negotiating for
its purchase. but the negotiations fell
through. They add that it is not for sale
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
Have You Money
To Invest?
If so, read this:
q Per Cent Loans.

The following is a partial
list of completed gilt-edged
first mortgage loans on hand.
which we offer for sale, sub
Ject to previous selections,
for their face ~ accrued
interest. Th.s, .uans have
been carefully selected by
us. and are first-class in
every respect They are all
z PER CENT net to the inves-
tor. We have many other
loans to offer. il these are
not in amounts 10 suit the
investor:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
LEARNED MAN INSANE.

Ex-ProfessOr of Languages at Stanford
University Placed Under Arrest.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. On N. Mans
field, Formerly professor of languages at
Stanford university, was arrested for In.
sanity. For some time be has bs1n living
at 1oi2 Clay street and his co3duct has
been SO singular that people in the neigh
borhood stood in great fear Of him 1t is
said that his eccentricities caused him to
be dismissed from his position at the uni
versity. iIe was once professor Of Ian.
guages at Harvard college, but there also
his mental vitgaries causcd him to lose the
confidence of his associates and finally his
position. He WINS taken into custody while
delivering an incohercnt religious address
on the street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
MOVE IN PULLMAN CASE.
Moloncy Sreks Leave to File an Informa
tion in Ono Warranto.

tiOn in Ono WarrantO.
CHICAGO. Aug. 2a.-Attorney General
Moloney appeared before Judge Hanecy
and asked leave to file information in
quo warranto against the Pullman Palace
Car company. The motion was opposed
by Attorney Rankin on behalf of the
Pullman company. He said that j. S.
Runnells. the company's counsel, was out
of town on advice of his physician and
that Mr.. Runnells would wish - contest
the attorney generals motion.
After an argument by Moloncy Judge
Hanecy decided that he could not take up
the motion and the attorney general left
the courtroom. He said that he would
try to find another judge to hear his mo.
tipn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
Tried to XIII Hippoiyte.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 25.-News is
received here from Hayti that twenty-four
men plotted to kill President Hippolyte.
One of them told his sweetheart and she
gave il away" the result being thas only
two of the conspirators showed up at the
right hour. They fired at Hippolyte, but
missed. Several of the conspiratOrs were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
Wife Murderer Hanged.

HELENA, Ark, Aug. E5-Phiiip Pettus,
who murdered his wife here in April. 1SaS,
because she refused to live with him. was
hanged in the Jail yard Of the court house.
Pettus and his wife were colored.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
Arrratch for nm Old Murder.

hNoXVlLLE, Tenn, Aug. 25.-Anderson
Boyd. alias Jacob Hul;z, colored. has been
Committed to Jail here on the charge of
numbering L Uhl in Marion county, o.,
ten years ago. Boyd disclaims any
knowledge of the crime.