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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-13
THREATEN TO BOLT
Malster Men Charge Unfair Treat
ment.
BALTIMORE POLITICIANS EXCITED
Outspoken Charges of Fraud
Made.
TONIGHTS CONVENTIONS

Special Dispatch to The Evering Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 13.-There is,
if possible, more excitement among the re-
publicans over the dissensions in the party
and the probable outcome of conventions
to be held in the three legislative districts
this evening, than there was prior to the
primaries. which We're held yesterday.
The republican headquarters have been
throrged all day, and the scenes and in
cidents of the primary elections have been
the subject of an animated discussion be-
tween the champions of Lowndes and Nal
ster.
The most outspoken charges of fraud are
made by the Malster men, who declare
that Mr.. Lowndes would never have car
ried his two districts had the election been
fairly conducted, but the Lowndes faction
claims that not only are the charges of the
Malster men utterly unfounded but that
the latter wing was helped to a great ex-
tent by the democratic machine
No little anxiety is expressed concerning
the result of tonight's district conventions,
and some lively rows are looked for. The
Malster men are indignant at what they
regard the universal unfair treatment their
candidate has received since he entered the
tight, and they threaten, should any Of
their delegates be unseated, to withdraw
from the Cambridge convention and hold
one of their own. This second convention,
they insist, will be the legal convention, as
it will he conducted in the interest of the
majority of the republican party of Mary
land.
Another element of the party is more
than satisfied at the result of the primar-
les, and they now insist that nothing can
prevent the nomination of Lloyd Lowndes,
ard it is significant that many of the
county delegates who have stayed over to
see the contests al the primaries and who
have hitherto been extremely non-com-
initial are now outspckeu for Lowndes.
Congressman George L. Wellington is
here and will have charge of the Lowndes
forces. Mr.. Wellington says that Mr.
Lowndes now has more than twenty ma
Jority of the delegates elected to the con-
vention, and will be nominated on the first
ballot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-13
COL. ABBOTsT'S RETIREMENT.
Changes in the Engineer Corps Made
necessary bv 1t.

Necessary by 1t.
Col. Henry L. Abbott of the engineer
corps was placed on the retired list of the
army today by operation of law on account
of age. His retirement makes several
changes in the station and duties of officers
of the engineer corps in order to provide
for the important duties vacated by Col.
Abbott. Orders were issued today detail
ing Col John NJ. Wilson to duty in charge
of the northeast engineering division, which
comprises all river and harbor works in
New England, New York, part of Pennsyl-
vania and the works on Lakes Erie and
Ontario. This work was formerly in charge
of Col Abbott. The latter is succeeded by
Col. Henry NJ. Robert as president of the
board of engineers al New York, and also
as president of the board of harbor lines at
New York. Col. P. c. Hams, who succeed
ed Gen. Craighill, in charge of the Mary
land district, has been designated a
member of the board of ordnance and
fCrtifica tions, In place of Col. Abbott. None
of the officers naned will change his pres
ent station and duties in consequence of his
rev assignment.
Col. Abbott stands high on the list of
engineers, and has rendered good service to
his country. He was born in Massachu-
sets, from which state he was appointed
a cadet at the Military Academy In 1850
From 1863 to 1865 he served in the vollln-
teer service, attaining the rank of major
general. In November, 1865, he entered the
regular service with the rank of major.
From 1861 to 1860 he received the following
brevet commissions: Captain, for gallant
and meritorious services in the battle of
Bull Run, Va. major, for gallant and meri-
torious services in the siege of Yorktown
Va; lieutenant colonel, for gallant and
meritorious services during the siege of
Petersburg, Va; colonel, for gallant and
meritorious services during the war; brig
adler general, for gallant and meritorious
services in the field during the war, and for
gallant and distinguished services in the
operations before Richmond, and especially
In the lines before Petersburg, Va.
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Pensions Allowed.

District of Columbia-1ncrease, Clark NJ.
Trowbrdge, United States Soldiers Home,
Washington. Reissue, Joseph Johnson,
Washington; Pleasant McCaw, Washing
ton.
Marylar d-Original. Henry I. Davis de
ceased), Baltimore Reissue, Jacob Ii.
Sills, Emmorton, Hartford; John w. Rich
ardson, Pokomoke City, Worcester.
Virginia-Origiual, James Joseph Hiram,
Aylett, King William Reissue, Asbury r..
Payne, East End, Alexandria,; Thomas c.
Fell, Portsmouth, Norfolk; Amos H. Ferry,
National Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City:
Richard Reed, Urbana, Middlesex; Elkanah
NJ. Warren, Kings Mills, Washington;
Thomas Walsh National Soldiers Home,
Elizabeth City. Original widows, &C.,
Martha Washington, Richmond, Henrico.
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RECRUITING FOR CUBA.
A Regiment Being Raised I'm Okla
homa for the Insurgents.

hoHla for the Insurgents.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, August 13.-A spe-
cial from Wichita to the Journal says:
A gentleman who arrived from Guthrie
today brings the report that a regiment is
being raised in Oklahoma TO join the in
surgentS in Cuba. He says that the terri
tory is filled with adventurers, Nho would
join anything which promised excitement
and novelty, while there are hundreds of
unfortunate fellows there who would seize
upon this or any other job which promised
them good living and fair wages.
The following significant advertisement
appeared in the Guthrie Leader of Sunday
morning, and il gives color to the report
that such a regiment is actually being
raised:
WANTED-5O0 MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF
twenty-one and thirty-hre years. TO hdnt geese
Inc CUR of Mexico; must provide Winchester
rifle and Colts revoivers, calber "A, and rounds
Of Of a. Ammunition mum, ion Apply at once. Col ROBERT
Capt. JOHN TwAMLEY, Guthrie O. T
These circulars have been distributed all
over southern Kansas and Oklahoma, es-
pecially in border towns. The headquar-
tiers, or recruiting station, at Guthrie. it is
said, is a branch of i similar station st
Galveston, Tex.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, August 13.-Capt
Canute, a well-known coast pilot who has
just returned from q trip through the south
ern part of Florida, says that Cubans have
under consideration plan to establish COM
munication with the insurgents in Cuba
by means of the heliograph or sun-writing
system. 1t is stated that Key Lopaz, a
British possession about twenty miles from
the Cuban coast, could be secured for this
purpose. Key Topaz has a lighthouse from
which a view of the island for 80 miles in
land can be seen.
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THE BOND LOTTERIES
The Postmaster General Giv6 Col. Butter
worth a Hearing on Them.
Ingenious Schemes Held to he syioIa-
tions of the Lottery Law-Opera-
tions in FOrtuftOus Finance.

Postmaster General Wilson returned last
night from Long Branch, where he went
Friday. He expressed himself as decidedly
the better for the sea air and water, and
plunged into his mail with his characteris-
tic energy.
This afternoon he gave an extended hear
ing on appeal to Col. Benjamin Butter
worth, representing the National Invest
mcnt Company of Washington, the Tontine
Savings Association Of Minneapolis, the
National Investment Company of Cincin-
natl, the Pettes County Bond and Invest
ment Company of Sedalia, Mo-, and the
Columbia Investment Company of Cincin-
Eau. Two years ago these concerns were
denied the use of the mails on the ground
that they were conducting form of busi-
ness that was practically lottery. Their
| method was to advertise extensively and
invite people to buy bonds which were to
| be redeemed. some in numerical order,
some by multiples, and some by a chance
progression determined by percentage.
| In all the idea was practically to get money
from many people and give it to few by
a method disguised as a species OF financial
manipulation, but regarded by post office
| officials as a lottery scheme. The percent
| age scheme for instance, went like this
Bonds were advertised and sold with the
understanding th"t at the end of a certain
| time number representing l. per cent OF
| the whole amount of bonds sold should be
used as a multiple to determine what bonds
should be redeemed. If 1900 bonds were
| sold, fifteen, or l per cent, was taken as the
| multiple, and bonds No. /, 15, 30, 40, 60, 10
| etc, were redeemed, until the months re-
| ceipts were exhausted. All purchases were
of course, subject to the numerical order in
which they We're made. AS a rule, the man
| who got bond No. l invariably got his
money. If he got No. 81, and the receipts
stopped when No. so was paid, he got moth.
| ing Some of the concerns made use OF
most ingenious arithmetical devices.
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of battle in his eye as he feels the thrill
Of the striking Mummy Chug pass along
the line, ard then the look of triumph
when the Mummy Chug-at least an inch
and a half long-has been landed and lies
with its stubborn, bulldog head on the
thwart and lowers his little. blinking eyes
in subiection. This is a scene that must
thrill the heart CT any man who has felt
the mystic fascination of fishing rod.
The Mummy Chug is to the fish family
what the Cuckoo is to the feathered tribe
He never is tired of getting caught, and
he serves as bait for ether fish.
II Mr.. Cleveland happens to completely
empty his favorite "hol5" of fish, all he
has to do to prolong the sport is to dump
his catch back and take them over
again. Two Mummy Chugs properly man.
aged are capable of furnishing a whole
days sport to any one fond of Mummy
Chugging.
They may be caught over and over again
until the count runs into the hundreds.
The most useful function of the Mummy
Chug is as bait for bass, though he is
somewhat small.
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LIGHT-DRAFT GUNBOATS.
They Are Needed Especially for Serv-
ice on the Asialic Station.

They Are Needed Especially for Serv-
ice on the Asiatfc Station.
Naval officials are calling attention, in
view of the rioting at Hwa Sang and other
places in China, to the great value Of light
draft gunboats fer just such service as
they might now be able to render if there
were any available on the Asiatic station.
The Min river, near which Hwa Sang is
situated, is very shallow, and is not navi-
gable except to old-fashioned, flat-bottom
stern wheelers, but there are many other
of the Chi ese rivers and rivers of other
countries With which the United Stats
might become involved in trouble which
are navigable to vessels drawing ten or
twelve feet. The government is now hav-
ing built at Newport News two gunboats
drawing nine feet ten inches aft. These
could be of service for such work The
great difficulty, as some of the naval OIL
cials point out, with all the vessels built
for the United States nayy is that, ac-
cording to the laws under which they are
constructed, they are to show speciIied
draft under normal displacement. This
normal displacement is construed by the
builders as the lightest possible condition.
A vessel with normal displacement,
for instance, of 1880 tons and draft of
twenty-one feet will, when coaled and
ready for service show displacement of
perhaps 5000 tons and a draft of twenty
three or twenty-four feet. The cruiser CO.
lumbia, that, according to the law under
which she was constructed, showed a dis
placement of 1850 tons and a draft of
about twenty-five feet on her recent trip
across the Atlantic, with her coal bunkers
full. had a displa cement of about $3.50 tons
and draft of about twenty-siX feet. Ac-
cording to the records of the department,
the Philadelphia has never been down to
the normal displacement since her trial
trip. At the nearest approach to this her
coal bunkers were nearly empty. Had they
been absolutely SO she would have shown
but twenty-three tons below her normal
displacement.
Congress-" said naval officer, should
indicate the displacement anC draft of d
vessel to be constructed as it would be
when loadeI and ready for sea. The nor
mall displacement is a fiction and an i'm
position"
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THE PRESIDENT MUMMY cHuGG1NG.
Bulletins From BuXzard's Bay That
Interest Washington Fishermen.

Interest Washington Fishermen.
All fishermen take great interest in
the bulletins concerning President Cleve-
lands Mummy Chug fishing. The latest
announcement from Buzzard's Bay that
Mummy Chugs are not eaten by the Presi-
dent indicates that the catch is purely
matter of sport. All true fishermen must
envy the President as they read Of the
number of Mummy Chugs which are mas
tered by the skill of Mr.. Cleveland in
sirgle day. Anything more exciting than
an earnest struggle between the President
and a high spirited Mummy Chug can
ha1 dly be imagined Armed with a stout
rod and a reliable line, not too fine, the
President will probably come out victor
ninety-nine times out of a hundred. But
the picture of the President standing
spraddle-legged in a boat, the rod firmly
grasped in his left hand, with the butt
braced against his belt buckle, his right
hand determinedly working at the crank
of the reel to take in every inch of the
line his skill can steal from the thoroughly
excited Mummy Chug, is one that none but
the imagination Of a thorough going fish
erman can paint The perspiration flowing
down the Presidents cheeks and dropping
With little sparkling patters into the bay
the swollen veins in his temples, the
knotted muscles Of his barred arms, the light
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DETECTED BY CHANCE.
Hanging of n Murderer Who Had
Buried His Victim.

YORK, England, August 13.-Robert Hud-
son, young and highly educated man,
who had run through his own and his
wife's fortune, was executed by hanging
here today for the murder of his wife and
child on Helmsey Moor, Yorkshire, in June
last. He decoyed his victims to the moor,
cut their threats, shooting them with a
revolver, and buried them on the moor.
Before he killed his wife Hudson had ad-
vertised for another wife, under the name
of Hunter.
The crime was accidentally discovered by
a man, who noticed the freshly tu.1ed
earth on the moor Investigated the matter,
and dug up the bodies. After being tracked
for five days, Hudson was captured, and
his trial and condemnation to death fol-
lowed. He died calmly.
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able In the plans, will be secured wnen the
actual work is completed.
Description of the Interior.


Description of the Interior.
On the first floor of the front part of the
building the cars of the Washington and
Georgetown road will enter through a
large archway at the east end, and pass
ing around and through the front portion
of the building, on loop, will emerge from
similar arch at the west side. The por-
ton within this loop will be divided into
two sections, separated by the tower. On
the east side of the tower, and behind it,
rooms for conductors and gripmen, toilet
rooms, superintendent's room and e.
ceiver's room have been provided. West of
the tower will be a passengers waiting
room, thirty-five by forty-eight feet, with
the necessary toilet rooms and Iavatories.
In the tower will be passenger elevators
running to the roof and stairways leading
to the floors above. The rooms on the
first floor will be finished in oak, with
white columns, and the stairways in the
tower will be ornamental black iron and
oak, and the ceilings and walls of all will
be in sand-finished plaster. The waiting
rooms and offices will be continued on the
three floors above, and in the rear of this
part of the building. and separating 1t from
the car storage portion will be transfer
tables land car elevators.
An Asphalt Roof.
There will be an asphalt roof on top of
the building, on a level with Prospect
street, where a very handsome entrance
will be erected, from which a COW
cred way will run across the build
ing to the tower for the accom-
mediation of persons coming from Prospect
street. The building will be lighted by an
open light well running through the center
and an additional light well at the south
eastern corner of the car storage part. 1t
will be seen that the new union station will
be notable in it's construction and archi-
lecture, and it is expected that it will be
completed and occupied in about fourteen
months.
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THE STATES AND BRAZIL.
Nothing Definitely known of the Com
mercful CrentY NeSntiatinna

Nothing Definitely known of the Com
mercfal Treaty Negotiations.
It was stated at the State Department to-
day that, while nothing Is known officially
about the reported negotiations of COM
mercial treaty between the United States
and Brazil, it is fact that the govern
ment of Brazil has been desirous Of enter
ing into a commercial arrangement with
the United States ever since the abrogation
Of the reciprocity treaty which had been
concluded between the United States and
Brazil, which fell when the Mckinley tariff
law was repealed. Whether or not the de-
sire of the Brazilian government has re-
suited in the reopening of negotiations for
a commercial treaty is not known, although
such action Is probable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-13
HE MUST BE A MOSES.
The Kind of Man Representative
Baker Says May Be President.

Baker Says May Be President.
Representative William Baker of Kansas,
who has spent the past two months in
travelling with his family through portions
of Pennsylvania, New York. Canada, Maine
and two or three other states, is back in the
city temporarily before going home, and
was seen at the Capitol today by The Star
reporter. Mr.. Baker who was the only
spared monument among the peoples party
or populist members in the Kansas de.ega-
ton at the last election, has served in Con-
gress for two terms, and has now entered
on his third term. He succeeded Mr.. Tur-
ner who is now practicing law in this city
The district 0he SIXTH, as veil as the en-
tire state, had heretofore been overwhelm-
ingiy republican, but Mr.. Baker takes no
little pride in the claim that his district was
the birthplace of the peoples party, and
that he was the first man to be nominated
for Congress by that fledgling, then only a
few weeks old.
When asked if he expected to remain and
attend Senator Harriss' free silver conven-
ton, to be held here tomorrow, Mr.. Baker
said:
II certainly shall. for 1 am heartily in
sympathy with the movement Indeed,
cannot well understand how any man can
feel otherwise"
When asked which party he thought most
likely to elect the next President Mr.. Baker
smiled and replied:
That's a hard question, but I can an
swer il. 1t may be either the republican,
the democratic or peoples party, or even
some other not yet born, and it surely will
be the one of the entire lot that can find
and nominate such a Moses as Abraham
Lincoln proved to the republican party in
1850. You know strange things sometimes
happen in politics. as the Kansas republi-
cans learned in 1890, when the peoples
party wiped out their $1,000 majority Of
| two years before, and elected most of the
congressional legislative and county tickets,
and almost elected the state ticket. If you
ask me who that Moses win be, or which
party will be first to discover and nominate
him, why, that is quetion l am unable to
answer
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FIFTEEN VICTIMS so FAR.
Another Body Found in the Wes,
broadway Ruins.

NEW YORK, August 13-Another body
was removed this morning from the ruins
of the collapsed building at West Broad
way and West Sd street. 1t was terribly
mangled and decomposed, and was the
body of an exceptionally large man. Every
bone in the body was broken, and great
pieces Of flesh were scraped from his arms
and legs. Part of mis- face was crushed, and
he presented a horrible spectacle.
The body was removed to the street and
was placed in coffin. This makes the
fourteenth body which has been removed
from the ruins, and one who Gied in the
hospital makes fifteen dead thus far. The
body was identified as that of Pietro
Morino. laborer, OF New York.
Contractor Galligan, who has charge of
the work of excavating the ruins said this
morning that the work of searching for
missing bodies would be concluded, he be-
lieved. by tonight. He was of the opinion
that there are still two more bodies in the
ruins.
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MINISTER DENBY's COURSE.
1t Has Met the Full Approval of the
State Department..

state Department.
Advices have been received at the State
Depal tment that Minister DENLY is con-
sulting with the British and Chinese au-
thorities rels tive to the full and complete
investigation of the riots at Ku Cheng
The commission had not yet been appoint
ed, but it was being formed. Officials of
the Interior Department have no doubt
that the United States interests will be
carefully looked after when this commits
sion is appointed. 1t is further stated
that Minister DENLY has so far done all
that was possible for a representative of
the government to do to bring about repa-
ration and redress. The State Department
has given such Instructions as will cause
the minister to neglect nothing in the in
terests of Americans in China. He will
also, with the cooperation of Admiral
Carpenter. take steps to protect American
interests should any more riots occur
Telegrams have been received at the
White House regarding these riots and
they have all been sent to the State De-
partment.
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Personal Mention.

Mr.. John r. Young, clerk of the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia
will leave tomorrow for a months sojourn
at Orkney Springs. Va.
Mac Fairfax and DIR. W. Burlington
Wright have gone to Kennebunk Beach for
a months outing
District Paymaster Darneille IS recover
ing from his illness.
Professor Peyton G. Halyburton is in
Graham's 1913 L street northwest.
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HIS APPOINTMENT REVOKED.
Mfr. Borden No Longer Consul for
Uruguay ut Florida.

The Treasury Department Is Informed
that the government of Uruguay has re-
voked the appointment of N. b. Borden as
its consular representative for the district
of Florida. Borden was formerly consul
for Spain and several South American
countries for the Florida district. Soon
after the outbreak of the Cuban insurrec-
ton he was suspected of completely in
filihustering expeditions, and was compelled
to surrender his commission as consul for
Spain and for one or two other countries.
Two yachts consigned to him while acting
craft. and We're found to be laden with
machetes and other articles raband of
war, supposed to be intended for the use
of the Cuban insurgents. The action of
Uruguay in dispensing with Mr.. Bordens
services is said to have been taken in con-
sequence of his alleged betrayal If his of
fetal trust in the case of Spain.
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Claim Against the Choctaws.

James Coleman, attorney for the heirs of
Albert Pike of Arkansas, today filed in .he
Court of Claims a claim for 100000
against the Choctaw nation of Indians.
Albert Pike for many years was the attor-
ney of the Choctaw nation, and his suit is
on account of services rendered in success
fully pushing claims of the Choctaws
against the United States, in ono Of which
81 S5S, 79S was allowed tho Indians.