Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-17
ONLY TWO WERE RESCUED
Sinking Of a Spanish Steamer in q
Typhoon.
Mysterious Explosion in a Railway
Carriage Opening the English
Yachting Season-Notes.


Gravina, bound from Antwerp for Lisbon.
was lost off Capones during typhoon, and
only two of those on board were saved.
Mysterious Explosion.
LONDON, May IA mysterious explo-
sion took place today in a railroad car
riage, which was just arriving at the Wal
worth road station of the London, Chat
ham and Dover railroad. An occupant of
the carriage was badly injured and near
him was found brass cylinder nine inch
eS long.
Big English Yachts Racing.
GRAVESEND. Eng, May 1.-THE first
important yacht race of the season was
started from here this afternoon under the
auspices of the New Thames Yacht Club.
The course was from GraveSend to and
around a buoy beyond South End and re-
turn, a distance of about fifty miles. In
the race for the large yachts, Ailsa, Britain
mia. Isolde and Caress started.
Britannia won by minutes AZ seconds
in spite of the fact that Aflsa rounded the
Morse Buoy, half way over the course, 1
minute 53 seconds ahead of the Prince of
Wales cutter.
Ailsa's performance during the latter
part of today's race dumbfounded the on
| lockers.
Relief Work In Newfoundland.
LONDON, May 1.-THE parliamentary
secretary of the colonial office, Mr.. Sydney
Buxton, replying in the house of COM
mons today to the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles
Dixie, member for the Forest of Dean di-
vision of Worcestershire, said that the re-
lief works inaugurated by the government
for the assistance Of the sufferers in New
foundland would extend only to the opeE-
ing of the fishing season.
Duke of Hamilton Dead.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Duke of Hamil-
ton and Brandon has died at Algiers, aged
ffty-two years. He was premier Duke Of
Scotland, hereditary keeper of Holyrood
palace, deputy lieutenant for the counties
Of LaNark and Butte, and magistrate for
Suffolk. He had no male issue.
bringing Gold From Abroad.
LIVERPOOL, May 1.-THE steamship
Campania of the Cunard line, which sails
from here for New York tomorrow, will
| take f2oO00O of bar gold for the Belmont
Morgan syndicate.
American Engineers mt GreytOwn.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, May II via Gal
vestcn).-The Nicaraguan government to-
day renewed its contract with the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company. The arrange
ments call for an additional monthly
steamer to Corinto, to carry immigrants
at three-fourths rates. The government
grants the steamship company subsidy of
5000 SoleS annually.
The ministers from Guatemala and Sal
vador have been officially received here. =
The board of engineers appointed by the
United States government to investigate
and report upon the route Of the proposed
iEteroceanic canal between the Atlantic
and the Pacific, through Nicaragua, have
arrived at Greytown (San Juan Del Norte).
A quantity of electric light wire has
cached Leon from Europe for the con-
struction of an electric light system. This
is the first system of this description to be
erected in Nicaragua.
Stormy and Cold Abroad.
THE HAGUE. May IA severe storm
has been raging along the coast of Holland
for several days past. The sluices have
been closed. Large tracts of country
however, have been submerged, and the
peasants in other districts have prepared
to move their cattle and effects.
LONDON, May 17.-Cold weather, ac-
companied by snow, is reported from va
rious parts of England and from the con-
tinent.
To Aid German Sugar Producers.
BERLIN, May 1.-THE long expected
debate on the proposed changes in the
taxation of sugar, with the view of af-
fording relief to the sugar growers of
Germany was commenced IN the rcfch-
stag today. The secretary of the Imperial
treasury, Count Posadowsky Wehner said
that the bill was not brought in in the
in the interests of the beet growers Its
rejection, he added, would increase the
agitation now existing among the asrar-
ian classes. Continuing, the secretary said
that the government had gradually re-
duced the bounties sugar ay.G conlem-
plated their entire repeal, but SO long as
other states continued 20 grant bouates
to exporters Germany could rot be without
them, or her ira lie would be supplanted
"ROnstinE'' Croker and Dwyer,
NEW MARKET, Eng, May 17-Stonenell
has been officially scratched from all en-
gagements. 1t is believed here that the re-
ported trouble between Messrs Dwyer and
Croker is due to a difference of opinion re-
garding the condition of the American
horses.
The newspapers today are roasting" the
Americans for the tactics followed out in
the race of yesterday. Simms' riding is re-
ceiflnfs special attention, and it is charged
that his pulling hack and popping in again
on the other side of horses was done to in
huence betting during the race