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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
Judges Of the Great Interstate Drill
Announced.
SOLDIERS ARRIVING at LITTLE ROCK
Satisfaction at tho Decision of the
Emmet Guard.
DECORATING THE CITY

Special Dispatch From q Stan Correspondent.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. June 3O.-Lieut w.
r Sample Of the fourteenth United States
Infantry. actirg adJutant general of the
state Of Arkansas. today made known TO
The Stars correspondent the names of the
members Of the board Of judges for the
coming interstate drill. This question has
been one OF great conjecture among the
various companies throughout the country,
and the personnel of the board Is at present
unknown to every one. with the exception
of Lieut.. Sample, President Van Etten Of
the Drill Association and The Star.
The officers who will serve are: Capt.
James Fornance thirteenth infantry, Z. 8.
A: First Lieut.. Charles W. Abbott, Jr.,
twelfth infantry, L. s. A. and First Lieut..
Ernest Hinds, second artillery. L. 8. A.
The appointment was made by direction OF
the Secretary of War. and II is said that a
better or more capable set Of officers could
not have been selected.
Brig Gen. George VI. Taylor OF the Ar
kansas state guard will be in command OF
the encampment-
Little Rock today is putting on the finish
ing touches for a gala occasion. Decora-
tions of every possible nature are being
fixed in shape throughout the entire city,
and a military tone Is added by the presence.
In uniform, Of the advance guard of a num-
Der OF organizations which are to partici-
pate in the great encampment.
The chief topic of conversation today Is
about the arrival of the National Fencibles
tomorrow afternoon. A glorious welconN,
viii be awaiting the boys when they roll
into the depot.
A feeling of relief was experienced by
every one this morning when word was re-
ceived that the Emmet Guard will surely
chow up on Monday afternoon. Capt.
Walsh 5 men have hosts Of friends In the
city OF roses. and their coming is anxiously
awaited.
The temperature In Little Rock today Is
the hottest thus far this season, the mer-
curry having passed the century mark before
noon.
The official program Of inspections and
oriiIs Tor the coming week, although not
yet made public. has been prepared Both
the EmmetS and the Fencibles will be in
spected for the interstate contest at a.
m Thursday. July ). At D. m on the
same day the Emmets appear before the
Judges In the big contest. followed by the
EencioleS Friday morning at o'clock
Capt. Walshs men are to be inspected for
the maiden contest. in which they drill one
nour later. c. F. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
NAVAL ASSIGNMENTS.
Many Important Ones Made, as Pre-
dicted.

uhCtco.
A foreshadowed in The Star, a number
Of important naval assignments were made
late yesterday afternoon. Admiral John
G. Walker will be relieved Of the command
Of the Pacific station early in July by Com
modore Lester E. Beardsiee. now COM
manding the Port Royal naval station.
Admiral Walker on his return to Wash
ington will be ordered to duty as superin-
tendent Of the Naval Academy, relieving
Capt. R. L. Phythian, who will be ordered
to sea as soon as the ship can be found for
him. Commodore Beardslee is the junior
officer Of his grade, and has never had
command of a squadron before.
With Admiral Walkers relief, his flag
ship, the Philadelphia, will also probably
be detached from duty at Honolulu and
ordered to San Francisco for repairs. Her
commander. Capt. A. S. Barker. will then
be relieved by Capt. C. S. Cotton. now in
charge Of the receiving ship Independence,
at M9ye Island. Capt. J. J. Read has been
ordered 10 the command Of the latter ship
New foommanding officers have also been
selectsd for the cruisers New York and San
Francisco. Capt. +. 7. Kane will succeed
Capt. J. w. Philip on the New York, and
Capt. P. H. Cooper will succeed Capt. John
G. Watson In command OF the San Fran
cisco. Commander Louis Kingsley has
been ordered to the command of the prac-
uce ship Essex, relieving Commander r.
W. Dickins. who will be given shore duty,
possibly the command of the receiving ship
Dale, at the Washington navy yard. Capt
+. j. Higginson, formerly in command of
the Atlanta, has been assigned TO duty as
captain of the Mare Island navy yard, one
or the most desirable billets in the navy
1t Is said that this assignment is merely
temporary, and that when the Boston is
placed In commission he will be ordered to
command N n tha Inf
sip at the Navy Department is a story to
the enect that Acting Admiral Kirkland
commanding the South Atlantic station. has
been rendered the more desirable assign
ment OF commandant of the European sta
tlon. on the coming early retirement OF
Commodore Henry Erben.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
MACHINE Guns.
A Thorough Test to he Made I'm This
City.

Complete arrangements have been made
by the ordnance bureau of the Navy De-
partment for the trial of machine guns in
order to determine which make is best
adapted for the use of the navy. The test
will be made at the Washington navy YARD
instead of at the naval proving grounds at
Indian Head. as at first proposed. The va
rious competitors have been notified to al
range their mounts at the Washington navy
yard at once in order that the tests may be
made next week, beginning Monday next
Among the guns that viii enter the compe-
ttion are the Gardiner gun, OF English
make; the Accies gun, made by the DrIsgs-
Schroeder Company; the Gatling gun and
the m-Nordcnfeit gun. 1t IS understood
that at least two other guns Of domestic.
manufacture will enter the competition.
All the guns are Of small canper ana use
smokeless powder and tacketed bullets. The
test Will be thorough in every detail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
AMERICAN SHIP OWNERS.
Steamships Which Cannot Fly ths
Stars and Stripes.

Replies from American ship owners, sc
far as received by the bureau of naviga-
ton, Treasury Department. show that
Americans owR under foreign flags sixty
four steel or iron steamships OF ra1. los
gross tons in transatlantic trade These
are forbidden by the old registry law OF
1892 to fly the American fag, ana are ac-
cordingly subject to foreign. chiefly British
laws.
The American steel or ircn tonnage in
transatlantic trade under the registry law
consists OF eighty-two steamships oI la3.-
3C9 gross tons, OF which nineteen steamships
of 42.S2l gross tons, including the New
York and Paris, were built abroad. ana
have been permitted TO fly the American
nag by special acts of Congress, or as
wrecks In the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
Gen. Foster Here.

Gen. John W. Foster. late Secretary of
State, who managed the case Of the United
States before the Bering sea arbitration
tribunal at Paris returned to this tity yes
terday afternoon after an absence Of about
year during which time he made an
almost complete tour OF the world He
was accompanied by Mrs. Foster in all his
travels and she returned TO Washington
with him. They made visit to ex-Presi-
dent Harrison at Indianapolis last Ned
nesday. They do not expect 20 remain
home very long, as they have made ar
rangements to spend the summer in north
ern New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
BUILDINGS STILL SMOKING.
Heavy Loss By the Fire in Brooklyn
Last Might.

BROOKLYN. N. Y. June 3O.-The hremen
Of several engine companies are stiii pour
ing streams Of water on the smoldering
ruins Of the Woodruff stores at Furman
street near State street. which burned last
night Others were making a search for
the remains Of Robert Sheppard. the Union
Ferry Company engineer. whose mysterious
disappearance last night leads to a belief
that he was buried beneath the walls Of
the burned building. II this should prove
true the death list will be increased to
thresL There wers also two men injured
The loss by the fire Is $575.000. The prop
srty was fully insured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
NOT UNTIL AUGUST 1.
Delay in the DfsmiSsaIs in the War
Department..

Department..
Secretary Lamont has reconsidered his
purpose Of reorganizating the record ard
pension office July 1. and the heavy reduc-
tons contemplated in that force will be
deferred till August l. The change of
plans Is due to the action of Congress In
extending existing appropriation laws The
legislative, judicial ard executive appro-
priation bill for next year makes a re-
duction Of 300 in the record and pension
office. and the force has already been re-
duced $50 Of that number by reason of
deaths. transfers. designations and dis
missals Consequently there are but $50
clerks yet to go in order to bring the force
Within the quota fixed by the pending
bill 1t was originally planned that the re-
duction should be made on the lst proximo
but now II is decided to postpone such ac-
ton until the new law goes into effect
and leaves the head Of the department no
option In the matter. A similar policy
mas been decided upon at the Treasury
Department, where the new bill makes
numerous changes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
sCouNTERFEIT MONEY.
Mig Batches of English md American
Bills Captured.

Chief Hazen Of the secret service. Treas
ury Department. has received copies Of
the correspondence which passed between
the State Department and the German
foreign office relative to the capture of the
Hamburg counterfeiters Cronemeyer Thies
and their confederates. Chief Hazen also
received number of counterfeit United
States notes and Bank Of England notes
together with photographs Of the counter
feiters. The Berlin police succeeded in cap
turing nearly $30o.Uo of the counterfeit
United States notes and about $4,000 in
the Bank OF England notes. together with
the photographic stones from which they
were printed, paper machines, &C. Louis
Hancke and b. T. Nestler, members OF
the gang, are still at large although the
latter Is known to be en- board of a vessel
bound for Australia. He will be apprehend-
ed before leaving the ship IN order 20 avoid
eXtradition proceedings. All OF the counter
feiters Will be tried at Hamburg. 1t is not
believed that any of the counterfeit money
reached the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

Owing to the woeful lack of docking fa-
cilities for naval vessels on foreign sta
tions the Navy Department is seriously
considering the employment Of divers for
the cleaning OF ships bottoms. Expert
ence has shown that barnacles and marine
vegetation accumulate rapidly on the huIls,
OF the new steel ships in tropical waters
Their speed and general usefulness are con-
sderably harnpcrei thereby, and it is ex-
pcnsire and Frequently inexpedient TO send
them to distant dry Docks to remove the
cause Of their disability
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
TO COOL THE HOUSE,
Representatives Want Number of
GOOd-Sixed Electric Fans.

Ihe committee or ventilation and acous-
tics OF the House is preparing a resolution
directing the architect of the Capitol to
place number of electric fans in position
around the hall of the House at various
points to aid the circulation of air. The
beat In the House was intense today and
the members seemed to feel it Very much.
The committee think that the conditions
Gould be very much improved by putting In
a number of good-sized electric rams, and
II Il does net add to the cooln ess of the
House II will at least enable members to
keep cool sitting near them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
THE CASH BALANCE.
Receipts and Expenditures OF the
Treasury Department

The cash balance in the United States
treasury today is sl15 250. 600, of which 1884,
SoOOOO is In gold. The expenditures of the
government during the twenty mine days
OF the present month were only s., ,oO1, 900
In excess of the receipts. which leaves the
total excess for the year to date, s73 063, I59.
Today's receipts will probably reduce the
deficit to S1275O,OOO. The receipts from Gus
toms this month amounted to about Sn2, =
33o and for the year TO date. Sl3l G37, ,Go5
The receipts from internal revenue durtag
June amounted to S2,635 l25 and for the
fiscal year to date. $l44, io2 eos. The receipts
from miscellaneous sources aggregated Sl7-
eot,o4l The pension payments SO far this
year amount to Sill, ,699. 600 which is about
w less than the appropriation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
TROOPS ORDERED HOME.
Es Further Need for Militia In JeHer-
son County, Pa.

HARRISBURG. Pa. June 80.-An order
Tas issued today by Gov. Pattison with
Waving the troops from Jefferson county
and expressing to Gen. Wiley and to the
omcers and enlisted men his appreciation
and congratulations.
BALTIMORE, June 30.-The strike in the
Maryland mining region having ended. the
troops have been ordered to return to Bal
unore today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

Today being the last day CT the fiscal
year. the commissioner Of internal revenue
has Instructed collectors Of internal revenue
throughout the country to keep their Of
fees open for the transaction Of business
and the receipt Of taxes until o'clock m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

Medals of honor for gallant service In the
volunteer army during the war have been
awarded follows: William Archival and
Andrew Schmauch, Ohio volunteer infantry
and William Steinmetx, Indiana infantry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

Advices have been received from the
United States legation at Toxic, Japan.
stating that the black plague or black
death prevails at Canton. China, and tha,
all vessels from several Chinese ports to
Japan are quarantined under an imperial
proclamation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
for Agricultural Col
legeS.

Secretary Hoke Smith has authorized the
payment Of the sixth annual instailment
Of the amount appropriated for the support
Of agricultural colleges throughout the
country. The total amount of the INSTALL
ment is s950.0O0 each state and territory
receiving $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
Chicago Turfncn Indicted

CHICAGO. June 3O.-The grand jury today
indicted Edward Corrigan John Brennock
John Burke and Jos. Uhlman OF the Haw-
thorne race track and President Wheeler of
the washington Park track. The charge
egainsr each q maintaining q gambling
place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
Treasury Receipts.

National bank notes received for redemp-
ton today, SIi430i. Government receipts
From internal revenue, SS6l, ,277 SO: Gus
toms, s216, 4SI.3S; miscellaneous, S246, ,906 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

SRe proof Of f8e puooms is
in f6s eating pesferoap's
Star oonfainee 81 columns
Of aeoerfisemenfs, maoe UP
Of 100 separate announce;
memfs. SBese advertisers
Bous8f puSfietfp-nof merefp
space.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-18

burg, Newark. nor Rochester merchants
interviewed express noteworthy entnus-
iasm az to the trade prospect.
While no gain II reported In traoe
circles at southern cities, several thousand
coal-strikers have gone back to WORK
IN the Birmingham district, several SOUTH
erp railways are calling for more coal
and southern iron-works are shipping
more iron than year ago. 1t In reported
that Atlanta hardware obbers based re-
cent prices on the Wilson bill. and tnat
the prospective passage OF the senate p'i
will make q difference In profits In con-
seouence Little Rock expects eastern
cotton manufacturers to buy more freeIy
now. and three leading Texas cities, IN
view of the excellent crop prospects IN
that state. and prospectively the largest
cotton crop on regard, regard the business
outlook very favorably. The proposed
change IN the sugar schedule exerts ma
terial depression in Louisiana.
The region west OF pennsylvania anu
east of the Mississippi river reports al
most uniformly favorable trade conditions:
with gains in demand, and industriai
activity. exceptions being In the ihd'ana
and Illinois pottery Industries. and among
Indiana clothing manufacturers, VINO re-
mort that they expect to reduce wages.
Money at nearly all the leading nnanc'ai
centres has hardened. The demand LOT
shipment West, to move ana carry ~,
crops. has begun to exert an appreeiao'e
influence.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-18
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

RICHMOND. VA, August i7.-Auction
offerings on Change to-day, ~ packages.
and taken in. Highest price. $2ij0; low
est. 500. Average. $40.
Private sales: Filters. 81: cutters. 2;
wrappers, 3: dark leaf, ); Tugs. 81. Total,
50 hogsheads.
Revenue collections: Cigars and olga
rettes, si,226.92; tobacco. si,5I6.5o. Total.
S2.s03.i2.
The market was fairly active to-day
on hogshead tobacco. but nothing of I'M
usual interest took place. The loose sales
were only small, and OF very poor quality,
but prices were good for such tobacco
as was offered
There is talk Of a meeting OF tobacco
buyers 10 express their views as to loose
tobacco sales rules. The warehousemen
agree TO be governed by an arbitration
or committee Of buyers. and perfect har-
mony In the tobacco ranks prevails. Every
one i'm the Tobacco Trade has the markets
interest at heart. and each wants TO ac-
cept the best rules for ALL
Among visitors here to-day are Messrs.
c. c. Dula, of Danyille. Va. T.. 7, White.
j. NJ. Currin, and W. A. Adams. of Ok
ford. n. c., and Il. T. McCue. OF Wash
ingtcn, ID. &.
Messrs. X. b. Dula and son. OF St. Louis.
Mo. leave for the West tonight.
Mr.. j. NJ. Currin, of Oxford, n. c., re-
ports damage to bright leaf In Eastern
North Carolina on account OF rains and
storms.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-18
EASTERN WAR LOANS.
Japan and China Both Take Steps to Sc
cure the Needful.

LONDON, August 1.-THE Shanghai
correspondent of the Central News says
that by special decree the japanese i'm
pcrial government has authorized loan
of $J0,OgO00.
The Japanese government has promised
Admiral Freemantle, who commands the
British squadron in Asiatic waters to
give forty-eight hours notice IN case the
Japanesc fleet bombards Wei-liai-Wei or
Chee-FOo.
The eight vessels that passed Chee-Foo
westward bound on August 18th were the
Chinese fleet. which was fleeing from the
Japanese cruisers. The fleet went TO Luz
Klng Tao northwest OF Chee-Foo, where
il has been left undisturbed by the
Japanese.
The finding Of the official investigation
AT Shanghai of the sinking Of the Kow-
Shing is that the steamer Kow-Shing was
sunk on July 25th by a japanese naval
vessel and that Captain Galsworthy ana
the other officers of the kow-Shing
showed great coolness and judgment under
the trying conditions OF the conflict. The
court adds that the KOw-Shing's English
officers used all means In their power 10
avert the catastrophe, and deserve nigh
praise for their efforts.
Torpedoes Will be laid at the entrance
of Toxic and Nagasaki harbors early next
week.
THE CHINESE ACCOMMODATION.
berlin. August 1.-THE Post says
that the syndicate of Berlin bankers
which met at the Disconto Geselschaft
Yesterday has received a cable message
from Shanghai accepting the syndicates
terms for Il II O00 900 loan.
SILVER GOES UP.
AMSTERDAM. August 17.-Silver In
omen market to-day advanced from AZ TO
As guilders per kilo. fine, on account OF
the Chinese loan
JAPANESE BLOCKING PASSES.
YOKOHAMA August 1.-THE Jana
nese are blocking the passes in the north
Of Korea with Il view TO preventing the
entrance of Chinese troops. The Japa-
nese feet is seeking the Chinese feet.
In TO the present the search has been
unsuccessful
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-18
TROOPS ATTACKED.
An Unaccountable Suicide.

ALTOONA. PA, August Thank Ex-
aminer William Miller, who has been
working on the accounts of the suspended
Second National Bank. OF this city. for
the past two weeks. committed suicide at
/ o'clock to-day by shooting himself
through the head. He died instantly.
The examiner had just returned from
dinner, and after talking a moment with
j. y. Levan, president OF the bank. IN
his private Office. walked into the count
lng-room. A moment later a shot was
heard. and when Levan entered the room;
Miller was lying on the floor, with blood
and brains oozing from hole in his
head He had just completed his exami..
nation OF the affairs OF the bank, and
submitted the result TO Washington.
Examiner Millers home was at MERGERS
burg Pa He was aged about 10 years.
and was appointed a bank examiner about
two years ago, succeeding Hugh Young.
No reason Is known for his self-destruc-
ton.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-18
years, gave the family delightful sur
prise by his unexpected arrival yester-

years, gave the family a delightfui sur
prise by his unexpected arrival yester-
day.
Miss oteiia Noteworthy left yesterday to
visit her niece. Mrs. Edwards, OF Isle OF
Wight county
Mrs. Drewry and daughters. Misses Kate
and Minnie Lee, OF Manchester, are visit
ing M ,.rhe Grove" the family OF Mr..
n w. Turgle. near blackstone
Mr.. ]. =. l.. Phillips. OF Norfolk. has
accented "A position with the Norfolk and
Wcstsr, railroad at this place.
Mr.. Il. r. Dance, conductor OF the
suburban train between Gimerton and
Lambert Point. has moved his family
20 Norfolk.
Mr.. ID. T.. Dyson. with his wife OF Jack
.onyillc. Fla. ~ staying with his father,
Mr. II. ii. Dyson. near this place.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-18
MISS oDgTTe TYLER HOME.
She Refuses TO Discuss the Rumor OF the
Renewal Of Her Engagement to Gould.
(New York HeraldD

Miss Odette Tyler the actress. return
ed from Europe on the Havel, which ar
rived here from Bremen on Wednesday
night Although she was down on the
passenger list as Frau Kirkland Miss
Tyler. when / saw her at Manager
Charles Frohman's office yesterday after
noon. assured me that she was not mar
ried. either TO Mr.. Howard Gould or TO
any one else.
Miss Tyler went abroad about month
ago and soon afterward Mr.. Howard
Gould sailed for Europe. Mr.. Gould's IN
gagement TO the actress, the announce
ment Of which last winter caused so
much excitement in society and theatri-
cal circles. had been broken several
months before, but the gosslps AT once
set afloat the rumor that the lovers RAD
made up their quarrel and that they IN
tended TO be married on the other size,
and probably reside there IN future. IL
was confidently stated by many people.
who claimed TO know all about II, That
In any event Miss Tyler would never
be seen again on the stage IN TINS coun-
try.
When | saw Miss Tyler yesterday my
frat question, OF course, was az TO
whether or not she had renewed her en-
gagemcnt with Mr.. Gould.
"Now that Is the one subject on which
I will not talk" replied the actress, Il
decline positively TO discuss my private
affairs or TO have anything whatever 10
say about Mr.. Gould"
General William n. Kirkland, MISS
Tvler's father. however, when seen later
denied emphatically that his daughter
had any idea OF renewing her engagement
with Mr.. Could
Miss Tyler spent most of the time she
WAS abroad in London as the guest or
Mrs. r. J.. O'Connor. the wife Of the irish
member Of Parliament. She visited Paris
for only a few days. She returned TO
America to take the part Of Gertrude
ElIiugham In the revival OF "Shenan-
doah" at the Academy Of Music, the re-
hearsals Of which have been going on
for some time. The part Is not new
one TO her. as she appeared in I lew
seasons ago on the road.
During a visit which Miss Tyler made
10 virginia few months ago she began
a novel which Is now almost completed,
and which will be published. she told me
Yesterday, early in November. Il have
written several short stories for maya
zines and papers," she said. but this
will be my first attempt at book l
call the story Boss, the Nirginian.' The
scenes are laid on a plantation in the
old Dominion. and the heroine Is study
from life. The book will not be autobio-
pranhical I'm any sense"