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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-04-17

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tectly harmless. Sold by all druggists. 25c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
ALLEGED PRIZE FIGHTING.
Navel Officers Think 1t Was Nothing
More Than Boxing.

Naval officials were much concerned at
reports from Norfolk that there had been
prize fighting on board the flagship New
York, and discredited the story Immediate
ly. 1t has been the policy of the naval
commanders to encourage the development
of the men on shipboard physically, and
especially the qualities that go to make
good fighting man, for they have no use
for milksops in the navy, as the idea was
expressed by an officer today. At the
Naval Academy all of the cadets are taught
to use their hands cleverly, and boxing is
taught to all, so that an officer may defend
himself in some fashion in case he is dis
armed.
The sailors aboard ship have not had the
same opportunity to acquire this useful
accomplishment. When Capt. Evans took
command OF the New York he secured the
assent of the admiral to project for the
organization of athletic classes on board
that vessel, and every sailor has been
taught how to use his hands in boxing
The men were encouraged to resort to this
sport at leisure moments, and were sup
Piled with gloves. But in all cases, the
officers say, they were restricted to the use
OF the big pillow gloves, that were not in
tended to permit of dangerous blow. 1t
Is presumed that 1t has been some exhibit
ton of this kind that has caused the report
that prize fighting has been going on. for
the officers say that the latter would not be
permitted an instant by the naval regula-
tions, and any officer who allowed it would
suffer punishment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
THE kUCHENG COMMISSION.
All Leaders In the Recent Riots to
Ee Executed.

All Leaders In the Recent Riots to
Ee Executed.
Minister DENLY ard the British minister
to China have succeeded in overcoming the
obstacles which threatened to make the
Kucheng commission failure, SO far as it
was intended to secure the punishment of
the Chinese who were guilty of participa-
ton in the riots at Kucheng, wherein much
damage was done to missionary property
and great indignities heaped upon the mis-
sionaries. At each stage the commission
has been hindered in prosecuting it's in
Inquiries by the local Chinese officials, and
the viceroy of the province Of Szechuan
himself has stood in the way of the pun
ishment of the guilty parties. Finally, ap-
peal was made to the Tsung-li- Yamen di-
rectly, and that body has acceded to the
demands of the ministers. as Is evidenced
by cablegram received at the State De-
partment today from Mr.. DENLY, which is
substantially as follows:
''PEkIN. October 11.-Seventeen crimi-
nails will be executed at Kucheng. The
Yamen agrees that all leaders Gin the riot
ing) shall be executed; all participants SEN
fenced and all implicated shall be tried.
The commission will probably be adjourned.
An imperial decree has been issued, which
refers all the Szechuan officials implicated
to C board for punishment"
1t is supposed that the adjournment Of
the commission referred to is based on the
fact that it has practically concluded it's
work. 1t has heretofore been found i'm
possible to induce the Chinese government
to take any steps to punish the officials
whom the facts clearly showed to be III
large measure responsible for the riots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
AN UNFOUNDED RUMOR
No Conference in Contemplation When Gen.
Harrison Comes Here.
Senator Proctor Denies That the Ex-
President is to De His Guest
While In the City.

Tho announcement that Gen. Harrison is
to be in Washington in a day or two to
appear in a case before the Supreme Court
has started stories of a conference to be
held between him and some of his friends
he is to be the guest of Senator Proctor
ar d it Is intimated that Mr.. Proctor is
taking an active interest in Gen. Harrison's
candidacy for another term in the White
House.
What Senator Proctor Says.
There appears to be no foundation for
such story. Senator Proctor said today
that Gen Harrison was not to be his
guest here; that all he knew about the cx-
Presidents coming was what he saw in
the newspapers, and that he did not know
when he was expected. He said that he
believed he had seen Gen. Harrison but
once since he retired from the presidency,
and that he had had no communication
with him by any means on political SUBJ
jects. In fact. he had had but one letter
from him, and that related to purely nri-
vate matter Il know nothing of Gen.
Harrison's candidacy, If he has any. and
1 don't believe he has"
No Contemplated Conference.
The fact appears to be that Gen. Harri-
son is as careful to avoid talking of politics
with his intimate friends as he Is with
newspaper men. There is no conference in
Washington between him and his friends in
contemplation, and 1t Is doubtful whether
he will see any politicians while her.. None
of those who would naturally be close to
him. II there were any politics relating to
him afoot, have any expectation OF dis
cuSsing politics with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
Appeal of the Stanford Case to the
Supreme Court.
ATTORNEY GENERAL HARMON'S MOTION
Will Try to Have the Matter Ad-
vancsd.
MRS. STANFORD AGREES

SAN FRANCISCO, October 15-The gov
ernment's suit against the Stanford estate
IL to be appealed Immediately to the United
States Supreme Court by the government.
The latter's counsel here, Judge L. d. Nc
kissick, has received Instructions to that
effect from Attorney General Harmon. The
dispatch, which was brief, said: Sorry
you lost, but feel you did everything pos
sible. Case should be appealed to the Su-
preme Court"
Judge McKissick hopes to have his peti-
tfon for an appeal prepared and filed some
time in the next two or three days. A ci-
tation or notice to the other side will then
be issued, and within ten days. he thinks,
the appeal should be perfected. In speak
ing about the subject, Judge McKissick
said:
when the appeal goes before the United
States Supreme Court the Attorney Cen
eral. as Is the custom, will enter an ap-
pearance, and move the court to advance
the case on the calendar, and set it down
for hearing on some specified day con-
venient to the court. The court usually
grants such requests On the motion of the
Attorney General, bit, of course, the day
for the hearing of the case cannot be
known until the court sets the date
1t is not the custom of the court to
diSplace other cases specially set for 9TH
ers newly advanced on the calendar, but
l am inclined to think hearing will be
had some time in December. But as II
all rests in the discretion of the court I
may be mistaken as 20 the time. And yet
IL the hearing is postponed later than next
January, I shall be somewhat surprised"
Attorney General Harmon will make a
motion in the United States Supreme Court
to advance the Stanford case as soon as the
appeal can be brought here, with a view to
procuring a final decision as early as DOS
s.hle. About S15000.O00 is involved
Mrs. Leland Stanford had an interview
with the Attorney General this morning
She was prepared 1t is understood, to make
a plea to the Attorney General to allow
the case to rest where II is, but when she
ascertained that it would be appealed to
the Supreme Court, she concurred with the
Attorney General in the opinion that the
governments interests, the interests of the
Stanford University and her own interests
would be best subserved by the earliest
possible final decision of the case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
AL EX AMBER ISLAND
EARLY Proceedings to Establish Who is the
Owner.
Potomac ''ats Cases and the Appeal
to the Supreme COurt-Mr.
Taggart's Work.

The Court in General Term (Chief Justice
Bingham and Justices Hagner and Nc
Comas), before whom the Potomac fats
case was heard, will meet Thursday morn
ing to formulate decree in accordance
with the decision rendered by the court on
the 7th instant affirming the title of the
United States to all the lands in contro
versy. At the same time the court will
probably appoint day on which will be
heard those owners of lots whose lands are
alleged to have been damaged, and for the
ascertainment, too. of just who are the
legal owners Of such lots
Speaking of the case today, Assistant
District Attorney Hugh T. Taggart, VINO
alone represented the government in the
case. and upon whom alone fell the I'M
merse burden Of preparing the govern
nent's case, stated to a Star reporter that
the courts decision confirmed the govern
ment'S title to some 15S acres Of land in
the Potomac flats and along the river front
frcm about Easby's Point to the arsenal
grour d3.
These lands. Mr.. Taggart thinks, will aver
age $4,000 an acre, the aggregate value
reaching the sum of s7.5S00OO. While he be-
lieves that the case will be appealed to the
United States Supreme Court, to which tri-
bunal an appeal lies direct from the Court
in General Term, Mr.. .Taggart expressed him.
self as being fully confident that the judg-
every material particular Meantime, Mr.
Taggart said. the few squatters occupying
the lands would be removed and the vast
scheme Of reclaiming and impro wing it
would be pushed forward as rapidly as pos
s!ble
Referring to the disputed question respect
Ing the ownership of Alexander Island, just
across the Long bridge, Mr.. Taggart stated
that as soon as his connection with the Po
tcmac flats case permits he will make prep
arations for the presentation Of that case
In court AS heretofore explained in The
Star, Mr.. Taggart stated that the procead-
ings would be instituted by the United States
or. possibly the District of Columbia, filing
a bill in the United States Supreme Court
against the state of Virginia, by whom the
land has been held since it was ceded back
to Virginia by the national government.
The case must necessarily be heard in the
Supreme Court, for that tribunal only has
jurisdiction in cases between the United
States and one of the states or between
states of the Union. Just when he would
be able to file the bill. Mr.. Taggart Is just
now unable to state. but he hopes to be able
to institute the proceedings for the recovery
Of the land at the present term of the Su-
preme Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The Annual Meeting of the National
LenEue to BE Held Here.

The Annual Meeting of the National
League to BE Held Here.
At the October meeting of the. Civil Ser
vice Reform League of the District of Co.
lumbia, of which Mr.. John Joy Edison is
the president, that organization was In
formed through its secretary, Mr.. F. l..
Siddons, that the National Civil Service
Reform League would hold its annual
meeting in this city during the first Two
weeks in December. The time was not
definitely stated, but it was made clear
enough. so that preparations to entertain
the delegates to this city could be made.
The meeting of the executive col1mittee
of the national league. which decided to
hold the annual meeting In Washington,
was that held in New York city, September
%. After some routine business had been
disposed of, the chairman of the meeting,
Mr. Carl Schurz announced the discussion
of the time and place of the next annual
meeting to be in order. Mr.. Bonaparte
moved that If the time of the meeting be
set for December, 1t be held at Washington,
ID. c., and after some discussion, it was
carried unanimously. 1t was then decided
that the time of the meeting should be the
first or second week in December, the defin-
lite dates to be fixed by the president Of the
league.
Accordingly the local branch of the league
set about making preparations for the en-
tertainment of the delegates to the meet
ing. Mr.. Lyman was appointed to lcok
after the matter of securing a hall for
President Carl Schurzs annual address,
and Mr.. Hill WAS appointed to look after
headquarters for delegates.
The Maryland Civil Service Reform
League has decided to act in cooperation
with the District of Columbia branch at
the coming annual meeting, and will do its
share in assisting in ;hs ,labors attendant
upon it, The committees and subconmit-
- tln Nov lnpl IaD0 how mt hoo
announced, but n committee Of five. OF
which Mr.. Bonaparte Is ;he chairman, will
look after the general arrangements that
fall to the share of the Maryland delega-
ton. A similar committee from the Dis
trict association will shortly be appointed
by President Edison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
THE alaska SEALS.
Gov. Sheakley Says They Must Have
More Protection.

Gov. SneukIey Suys lHey nutc
More Protection.
James Sheakley, governor of Alaska, in
his annual report to the Secretary of the
Interior says that the claims of the Cana
dians and the British that the excessive
killing of seal on land is the cause of the
depletion is disproved by the statistics. He
says that on the rookeries now there are
many male seals, while females are scarce.
The diminution is due directly, he asserts,
to the killing at sea, where no discrimina-
ton can be made as to the sex of the seals.
He says that better protection must be
granted them than is afforded by the Paris
tribunal, and that the schooners have not
been able to make the usual catches this
season, the catch Of the British vessels be-
ing not over two hundred per vessel.
Upon the subject Of the Alaskan boun-
dary the governor says: THE people Of
Alaska over the whole country expect and
believe that the government of the United
States will defend and maintain our right
to all the territory included within the
boundary line fixed and agreed lpon by
treaty made between Great Britain and
Russia in 1928, and acquiesced in for nearly
three-quarters of a century without ques-
ton or dispute"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
WANTS COMPENSATION.
The Governments Claim Against the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company.

The Governments Claim Against the
Pacific Null Steamship Company.
The Navy Department is row engaged in
correspondence with the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, with the object of Sc
curing the return of, or compensation for,
about $4,000 worth of property. Three
years ago the Pacific mail steamer New
York was cast away just outside of the
Golden Gate. AS wrecking appliances were
lacking at the time, the company borrowed
from the Mare Island Navy Yard a guam
tity of chain cable with which to raise the
ship. The effort failed, and a good deal of
the chain, which had been passed under
the bottom of the ship with which to make
a cradle, was left at the bottom of the sea.
The Navy Department has been endeavor-
ing to cause the company to recover this
chain or pay its value, which is estimated
at $4,000, and although the company has
promised to do one thing or the other, so
far 1t has failed to keep its promise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15

Delc8utcB ITcbChts
Among the delegates and mission work.
ers present at the convention are the fol-
lowing: Geo. w. Wheeler. Rev. o. A.
Brown, d. D.. Rev. A. w. Pitzer, D. D.,
Mrs. Margaret B. Platt. John B. Sleman,
ST., Capts. Masland and Dunlap Rev. D.
W. Skellenger. D. D., VIM. Burdette Mat
thews, Rev. R. r. West. P. H. Bristow.
N. A. Robbins, C. B. Ball, Rev. Howard
Wilbur Ennis. Mrs. S. D. La Fetra, Rev.
L. T. Wfderman, d. D., Miss Ida E. Miner,
w. L. Bruen, o. B. Brown, Geo. w. Havell
Rev. S. H. Greene. D. D., Rev: Walter H.
Brooks. d. D., Mrs. E. NJ. Whittemore, :.
s. Curtis. VIM. Raws, w. c. Blackburn,
Lewis U. Bean. Mrs. NJ. Eyler, Maria Sib-
thorpe. c. M. Stocking. A. z. Bradenburgh,
Sherrard Beatty, Rev. F. stroeter, Thos
B. Ironside, w. Hoyt, Jas. P. Hall. A B.
Crane. Yates Hickey, F. Franks Chas. A.
E Bunting. W. R: George. r: ]: Reed, Percy
s. Foster, A. w. Milbury. S. H. Hadley, E.
D. Bailey. Hugh Jones, R. E. Redding, Geo
g: Sanborn. H. G. Ffthian, Rev. A ]. Hart,
Harry Taylor. T. B. Ironside, d. S. Ma
cauley, VIM. Neat, w. w. Phillips A. J.
Calvert, VIM. D. Hughes. Mrs. A. L. Prin-'
die, Rev. Stephen Merritt, Rev. c. H. Mead,
DR.. Louis Klopsch. Major Geo. A. Hilton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
CANADIAN SEALERs' DAMAGES.
PrcrnI ing for the Convention to Make
an Award.

Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambas-
sador, who returned today. will give his
first attention to the coming convention to
assemble here to reach an agreement as 20
the amount of damages to be awarded to
the Canadian sealers whose vessels were
seized in Bering sea prior to the Paris
award. He Will call on Secretary OIney
tc day or tomorrow, and arrange the day
when the convention Is to assemble In
the meantime the personnel of the conven-
ton will not be announced
The status of the :nuch-debated Vene-
zuela and Nicaragua questions remain un-
changed. so far as the British officials are
informed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
EXPECTED THIS EVENING.
Part of the Executive Family COMM
by Rail and Part by Sen.

Part of the Executive Family Coming
by Rail md Part by Sen.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland and the
children are all expected to reach here this
evening. Mrs. Cleveland and the little girls
are making the trip from Gray Gables to
Washington by rail. The President is max
Ing the trip By water on Mr.. Benedict's
yacht Oneida. That vessel left New York
yesterday morning and passed in at the
capes of the Chesapeake bay at l o'clock
this morning.
In case it had been pushed the yacht
might have reached here by or 3 o'clock
this afternoon, but it is believed that she
Is running under easy steam and therefore
Is not expected to arrive here before or
o'clock this evening. Usually on his trips
up the Potomac the President stops at In
dian Head, about twenty miles below
Washington, in order to inform officials Of
the White House When to expect him This
is done by means of telephone connection
with the navy yard Up to ) o'clock this
afternoon the Presidents yacht had not
been sighted at Indian Head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
Disbelfeved the Report.

Sir Julian Paupcefote, the British am
bassador, accompanied by the Earl of West
meath, arrived here at IL o'clock today,
after an extended tour through Canada He
was seen shortly after his arrival and asked
concerning the reported landing Of British
troops in Brazil en- route to Venezuela. He
attached no importance to the report and
said he regarded 1t as another canard as to
the seriousness of South American compli-
cations. The ambassador had received. no
advices on the subject. 1t was clear to him.
however, that no such move would be
made: certainly not by way of the territory
of an outside power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
AT THE JAPANESE LEGATION.
No Further News Received From
COren Today.

The Japanese minister has received no
additional information today concerning
the situation in Corea. The belief at the
legation is that there is no danger of fur
ther trouble. The opinion is that the dis
appearance of the queen will contribute to
the complete restoration of peace.
1t Is uncertain whether the queen has
been killed, though the opinion prevails
that she has. In 1882 there was a similar
revolt under the same leader, Tai Won
Kun, who is the father of the king.
The queen then disappeared, and for
about three years it was supposed that she
had been killed. At the end of that time,
however, she reappeared. 1t may be that
she has disappeared in the same way now.
The chances are, however, that she Is
among the dead.
tt is believed that a new condition of af-
fairs for the betterment of Corea will re-
suit from the absence of her influence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
THE CITY POST OFFICE.
Bids Opened for Roof Covering, SIX
light, Dlnin Pines &-c

light, Dlain Pipes, &c.
Bids were opened at the Treasury De-
partment today by Acting Supervising Ar
chitect kemper for roof covering, sky
light, drain pipes, ETC., for the Washington
city post oiice. The bids We're as follows:
John j. Harrington of Washington, ID. c..
$oe,G99; time to complete, four months.
Jacob Freund Roofing Company of Cincin-
rati, sG3, ,7O7; time. four months. John
Pierce of New York. $56540: time to CON-
plete, one hundred days. (The time to COM
plete was omitted in the regular bid, but
was included in supplemental paper)
Frank Baldwin of Washington, d. c. Se:,-
465; time to complete. four months C.
Thomas & Son Of Washington, stS, 800;
time. four months. John Byrd Of Philadel-
phia, $71,5S9; time, three months and ff-
teen days. Jas. A. Miller & Bro. of Chi
oago. s6j.9S6; time, four months. Manning
& Parsons of Washington, $65, ,565; time
one hundred days.
The lowest bid was that OF John Pierce,
who now has the stone contract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
LOSS OF THE PARTHIA.
An American Ship Burned - Captain
and Nineteen Sailors Missing.

Lloyds from Valparaiso. Chile. announces
that the American ship Parthia. Captain
Carter, from Liverpool on June 25 for San
Francisco. with coal. was burned at sea
on October 1. The Parthia proved a total
loss Several Of her crew landed here in enc
of the ships boats, but the captain, chief
mate and nineteen of the crew. who left the
wreck in boats, are still missing.
The Parthla was built at Bath, Maine, In
1891. She was a double-decked Ship regis
tered 2.371 tons, was 2G0 feet long, had A
foot beam, and was % feet deep She was
owned by Houghton Brothers Of Bath, Me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
JAPANESE VISITORS EXCLUDED.

An Imperial Ordinance Issued Re.
gardfnR COrea.
YOKOHAMA, October 15.-An imperial
ordinance has been issued prohibiting
japanese from visiting Corea without spe-
cial permission from the government of
Japan.
A dispatch from Seoul states that during
the confusion which followed the recent
attack on the royal palace there the rioters
entered bed room and murdered three
women. one of whom is supposed to have
been the Queen of Corea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
Notice to Subscribers.

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to report any y-irregular.ty IN :he de-
livery of The Star and also any
failure on the part of the carrier to
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