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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
Sixteen Bodies Recovered From the
River at Cleveland.
LIFE SAVERS WORKED ALL NIGHT
Nearly All the Victims Were
Married Men.
SAD SCENES AT THE MORGUE

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 17.-One more
body. that of man. which has not yet been
identified, recovered at an early hour
this morning from the river at the scene of
last nights disaster. making the total num-
Der of dead removed to the morgue sixteen
1t is believed that there are still several
more bodies in the river, as at least three
men who were the boat have not yet
been accounted for.
Weeping wives and mothers besesed the
morgues throughout the morning, and
looked on the faces of their dead ones or
hunted among the SrueSome collection of
clothing. dinner pals and other objects for
some sign of those they feared were dead.
Some of the bereaved ones did not learn
OF the accident till early this morning, and
at once FASTENED 10 the morgues, hoping
against hope that their fears were ground
less.
The life-saving crew remained on duty all
night. and as soon daylight appeared
they pressed a greater number of boats into
service These were manned by rivernen.
VINO We're provided with graphing hooks
and lines They rowed up and down the
river around the spot where the bodies were
supposed to have gone down.
Al times their graphing hooks would
become entangled in some object at the.
bottom of the river and the men would
cease rowing. The crowds on shore would
press forward and await in GREATNESS ex-
pectancy the hauling in of the line. The
HOOKS EOuId bring to light nothing more
th2n piece of water-logged wood. After
the finding of the body early this morning
no further discoveries had been made I'D
to noon.
Following is a corrected Est of the dead:
Edward Ryan. forty years old: John Krin-
SKY. thirty-eight years old: Chas. Shoerk
tnlrty-tour years old; Charles Nuouen
thIrty-hEe years old: Fred Foyalfound
thirty-fOUr years old: Christ C.eorIach.
tflrty-two years old; Chris. Gerohan thir-
ty-tHree years DID, Chas. Benueister sew
enty -four years old; Julius E. Elske aged
tnlrtS-three; Aug HASTEN. aged forty;
m Saunders, forty five years: Fritz Bar
Tel, th'rty-s.x years; Mike Lynch, forty
two years; Mike Peopek. thirty-four years
thI1entned at Hogan & Sharcrs morgue
man aged about thirty-five years
w iIHan Beulow, twe1ty-eght years old
ieii OH the dock and drowned while on
ms way 10 the scene of the accident
Nearly all of the victims were married
men and leave large families.
The disaster was caused by the over
turning of a fat-bottomed -ow boat, In
which they were being ferried across the
OH river bed
Ihe men were labOrers on the Cleveland
ana PItlsburg railroad ore docks When
they Quit work at i::p pm. the small boat
made several trips across the narrow
branch Of the Cuyahosa river About
twenty men crowded aboard for the last
trip.
When in mid-strean the steamer Ar
aSIn passed, causing a heavy swell The
snail boat. loaded down TO the waters
edge. rocked alarmingly and the pas
seHSeFS rushed to one side. Some of them
jumped overheard. a moment later the
craft caDs.Zed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
Immigration Statistics.

A statement prepared by the commission
e. OF immigration shows the number of inl-
migrants who arrived in this country dur
ing the fiscal year ended June 80. 1885, to
nave been 3i3.26i, as compared with 25S, sd
during the fiscal year 1895. OF the whole
number 2l2.i66 were males and 1880
females. The countries from which the i'm
migrants cane are given as follows. Ans
tria- Hungary, 5.10S; Italy. 6S.O6O; Russia.
b2.l36: Germany. 31,SS5; United Kingdom.
6i,t3i; all other countries, 81 l46 The
whole number debarred and returned dur
Ing the year was 3,031, as follows: Pau
pers. 2.olo. contract laborers, 10; idiot, /;
insane. 10; diseased =; returned within one
year because of their having become public
charges, GSS. The number debarred and re-
Turned In 1895 was 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
Puzzles to he ExDIained

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
There are some things which puzzle me
very much.
one is, why during all these years the
Commissioners have neglected to collect
the tax on the street cars, as stated in last
nights Star.
Are they waiting for them to become
outlawed. as was done with tax for paw
ing against the Metropolitan road?
Another is, why it has taken so many
years for the Police Court to ascertain
ffat 1t is not illegal for a drunken man to
obstruct the sidewalk by using it for a
bed.
Another is. why the police do not exercise
some OF their authority in compelling the
beer, express ice and furniture wagons
from obstructing the streets and running
down and smashing lighter vehicles in
stead OF arresting a rider whose lamp has
exploded, as was reported in yesterdays
Star.
When these puzzles are explained / may
present some more. OBSERVER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
AN INTERESTING RUMOR,
But None of the Cabinet Officers
Would Confirm 1t.

But None of the Cabinet Officers
Would Confirm 1t.
An interesting rumor was in circula-
ton in legal political circles that President
Cleveland had written a letter to one Of
the members of his cabinet. now in this
city (name not given), denouncing the
platform of the Chicago convention as an
taGonistic to the best interests Of the
country, and advocating the holding of
another convention with the view to the
nomination of sound money democratic
ticket.
None of the cabinet officers approached
ould admit knowledge of the receipt or
existence of a communication of the char
acter described. and Secretary Lamont.
who probably has full knowledge of the
Presidents views on the subject, refused
to say anything whatever in regard to the
political situation.
1t is pretty well known that Secretary
Lamont is in complete harmony With OK
Secretary Whitney with regard to the Chi
cago ticket, and will not help it IN any
way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
TO DEFEAT BRYAN.
Philadelphia Democrats Plnuuiup
How Best to Accomplish 1t.

PHILADELPHIA. July 1I.-Some of the
ieadlns democrats of this city who are op
posed 10 the election of Bryan and SewaI
and the chicago platform. held a confer
ehce today and adopted resolution provid-
Ing for the appointment of a committee OF
eeVen 10 confer with the state leaders with
view of adopting the best methods for
accomplishing the defeat of Bryan and
Ss"ail The committee will be appointed
tonight. Among those presen, vera .tnle,,
eFkeS. William VI. Sir"eriy cx-e,.lr,rar,,,
justice Samuel Gustin Thompson, John G.
Bulitt, Samuel Dickson. Iac.lp ..,,;,.I or
!ecjor oil the Port John r. Read John Cad
"aIaier and Col JOS. F. Tobias
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
Change of Offices.

An Improvement of interest Is now be-
ing made at the city hall The office of the
surveyor Of the District is being removed
from the south end Of the east wing. Sec
ond floor, to the room formerly used as
Equity Court No. 2, at the southern ex-
tremity Of the west wing, first floor. The
quarters vacated by the surveyor are to be
fitted up as court room, similar to tho
Court Of Appeals, and used as Equity Court
NO z 1t Will be In proper condition before
the opening of the fall term, and will mn
doubtedly prove an agreeable change from
the limited quarters heretofore assigned to
Judge Hagner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
GRAIN
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Nd, July 17.-FIour ouict and
steady, unchanged receipts. 1907 barrels ship
ments. 193G3 barrels; sales. 500 barrels Wheat
strong and higher-spot and month. 6Iasa6l@: Au-
gust 81 .a6lA: September, GIN a6l's: steamer No
red, 5st2aoSaa receipts. NSSS bushels: exports
12s,o41 bushels stock 12l GIG bushels sales 1877
600 bushels-sout bern wheat by sample. 5SatrIA; do
on grade osa.a6sa. Corn strong and higher-spot
and month, 2l4a32l2: August, 32a32Is; September
32A bid; steamer mixed. 3la3lA-reccipts, 81 ,343
bushels; exports, none: stock, il7.S41 bushels:
sales 1870 bushels-southern white and yellow
corn 33l2a34. Oats firm-No. = white western
22tsa22s.: No. mixed do. 2oa:ola receipts H.
I51 bushels; exports. Us SEQ bushels: stock. Boil
6gl bushels. Rye steady-No. 2. nearby. 81 asked:
30. western-recepts. 100 bushels: stock, IG.si2
bushels. Hay steady to iirm-cl,oce timothy. SIG
bid. Grain freights firm, hut not actve-s;eam to
Liverpool. per bushel. 2iad. a2S.d. August: Cork
for orders. per quarter. 2s.7l4d., August. Sugar
steady, unchanged Butter quiet and steady. EGGS
weak unchanged. Cheese firm, unchanged Whisky
unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
SutfinE Freight Rates In the West

WICHITA, Kan, July 17.-Following the
action OF the Santa Fee. the Missouri Pa
ciiic and the Frisco roads In making a
seven-cent cut in the corn rates, and a
corresponding cut in the wheat rate from
hahsas points to Galveston, 1t Is stated
IEat the Kansas City. Fort Scott and Mem
Pas tie Missouri Kansas and Texas and
,,er gulf roads will quickly fall into line.
ne gauntlet has been thrown down to the
h.caS9 lines. and when the crop begins ID
move the gulf roads intend to secure their
snare OF the business, at any cost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
For Divorce.

Hugh Call this afternoon filed suit for
divorce from Hanrah Call According to
the bill, the couple were married about Au-
gust l, 1891. in New York city, the defend
ants maiden name being Hannah McNeir
They lived together until December IL, 1885;
when, says the husband, his wife deserted
him without cause, and has remained away
up to the present time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17

LONDON. July 17.-According to a dis
patch received here today from Pekin. the
Petition of the Deutsch- Asitische Bank to
the board of revenue for permission to
establish a hank at Pekin has been refused
i ne REFUSAL is attributed to Russian infiu-
ehce- Negotiations are still in progress for
the establishment of an American banl = :
the Chinese capital 'N at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
The Case of Irving 8. Rcnu

In report Of the case of Irving S. Beall
In The Star of Wednesday a statement
was made to the effect that the marshaPs
jury had declared Beall to be suffering
from acute mania. DR.. Irving c. Rose
writes to The Star that the jury found
a verdict of moral insanity" The mar
shafs return states the verdict of the iurv
to have been emotional insanity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
To His Children.

The late Louis krause, by his will, dated
April 1. 1891, and filed this afternoon for
probate. bequeathed $500 to each Of his
three children, John Krause, Josephine
Krause and Lizzie Mercer, and the re-
mainder of his estate to his wife, Therese
Krause, who is appointed executrix.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
HalIett Il Davis A.,irn

CHICAGO. ILL.,. July 1.-THE Hallett e.
DAVIS Company, dealers in pianos and Or
Gans. made an assignment in the county
court today to George G. Aldrich. A state
ni-nt was filed showing assets of s2SS. ESQ:
liabilities S1iOOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
WRECK On THE GR.xD UpY
An Engineer Killed in n ColIixion n,
ThOmnaYille. Ont

LONDON, Ont. July 1.-THE Wabash
express. which left mere at II 30 this morn
Ing for Detroit on the Grand Trunk. col
Hiei with a freight train at ThomasvtII.
oil'- Engineer William Booth of this civ
was instantly killed. Although a num-
per OF cars We're smashed. no passenger
Hd5 injured A misplaced switch Is said
10 nave caused the accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
May Sell Securities.

In the Probate Court this afternoon Luke
Devlin. Josephine H. Throckmorton and
Elizabeth Hynes. caveatees in the Holt will
case, filed written consents that the court
may at any time during the pending of the
appeal noted July 10 order the sale of any
of the securities or the investment of the
funds in the hands of the administrator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
Guinness Again Won.

LONDON. July 1.-THE Hon. Rupert
Guinness Won today in the race for tho
Wingteid sculls. defeating Vivian Nickalls
THIS is the second successive victory In the
&C ntest for this trophy won by Guinness
Last year he defeated Guy Nickalls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
Badly Inlured.

Last night about $3.50 o'clock a colored
man named Dennis Farrall was seriously
injured while coupling cars at the power
house Of the Metropolitan Railroad Com
pany. in East Washington. The injured
man, who lives at No. 412 Delaware avenue
southwest was taken to Providence Hos
pital for treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
Humber Bicycle Works B.r,ea

LONDON, July 1.-THE Humber bicycle
WORKS at Coventry burned today. There
were 1850 unfinished bicycles in the fac
.oIy; an OF winch Were destroyed. The
total loss by the fire is $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
UNSOUND MONEY.
Charles County Citizen Objected t.
Taking Silver.

Taking silver.
A tall colored man. who had driven over
the rough road from Charles county to
this city. arrived here early this morning
and was about the first one to call at the
business place OF a commission merchant
where he wanted to transact some bust
ness.
Good mornin', boss" he said to the
dealer. Use got some rice fat chickens
here. Does you want ter buy emf"
The fact that the chickens had come
from Charles county did not prejudice the
dealer against them. and when the fowls
had been weighed the dealer counted out
four silver dollars and some small change
What's dis2' asked the old man, as
his eyes seemed to grow as large as
SaucerS.
Silver dollars" he was told.
Silver dollars" repeated the Charles
county man: "dey amt no good, cause
uey's unsound money"
What do you want?"
Il wants gold or nothin'."
The merchant had gold in the store
and he wanted the chickens. 1t therefore
became necessary for him to deliver a
campaign speech, which he did. and with
the assistance of a policeman he succeed
co IN convincing the man that he could
puy as much sugar and coffee Just at the
present time with the big white dollars as
ne could with little yellow ones, and he ac-
cepted the coin and went home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
Licenses Granted.

The Commissioners today granted retail
liquor licenses to j. H. DeAtley, 1922 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest: Joseph Cato.
so Z street northwest; Alexis Adj, 6lO
Louisiana avenue northwest.
Transfer-Elzabeth Hofmann, 400 9th
street southeast.
The application Of Arthur E. Dowell
was rejected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
RedeeminE Greenbacks In Silver.
10 the Iditnr of The Erenir1, Star.


I noticed the statement in The Star of the
tention of the treasury to redeem green
backs in silver, although it was added that
the officials here knew nothing of such
intention.
Now 1 would like to know what reason
there is why they should not be redeemed
in silver. Everybody knows that the green
backs are being used all The time to draw
the gold out of the treasury, and that in
turn necessitates the selling Of bonds to get
gold to keep up the reserve. The sale Of
bonds increases the public debt to lay
which and the interest thereon in gold the
people must ne taxed. Now, if the green
backs were redeemed in silver that would
stop their being used to 1raw out the
gold, and that in turn would stop the sale
of bonds and taxation to pay the interest
and principal of the same. Hence, 1 Go
not see why it would not De a good thing
to do.
Just so long as the few spectators and
others can make Is Of 1 per cert by ship
ping gold to Europe they will continue to
drain the treasury of its gold by the use
of greenbacks; but the moment the green
backs are redeemed in silver their game
will be stopped. Why not stop it?
But says man at my elbow. if the gov
eminent refuses to pay its bonds and their
interest in gold it would create a l1nic
There is no reason why it may not pay
these in gold, and still rele.m its green
backs in silver 1t would simply re using
the option which the law gives it, ard If it
would stop the raid on the gold why should
it Eot do 1t?
So far domestic trade is concerned, the
silver is just good the gold or green
backs. l have yet to learn OF single
instance where any citizen has refused to
receive the silver dollar, or mas refused to
sell his goods or produce for silver at the
same price as for gold or greenbacks.
Why, then, not use the silver in place Of
the greenDacks, and stop the use Of the lat
ter for raiding the gold reserve?
Surely the people who nave to pay the
taxes are entitled to as much consideration
as the spectators in gold, and # the add
i1linistration had adopted this policy long
ago the silver question would have had
much less prominence, and our debt would
have been many millions less. If this be
not so, will The Star or some one explain
why? INQUIRER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
DID NOT SEE HILL.
Senator Jones' Trip to New York Was
on Private business.

CoheS We" w us
ON Private business.
Senator Jones of Arkansas has returned
from New York. He said to a Star re-
porter this afternoon that he did not so
to New York to see Senator Hill, and did
rot see him. He said that he had not seen
Senator Hill since the convention. and had
no engagement with him at any time. His
visit to New York was entirely on private
business, which occupied all of the brief
time he was there, and he did not see, or
attempt to see, any of the prominent polit-
ical leaders. and had no intention Of doing
SO when he went
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
Government REGENTS.

National bank notes received today for
redemption. $685. 1877. Government receipts:
From internal revenue, $524. $40; customs
SIS. 3SI: miscellaneous. $50. 100.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
To Meet mt Denver.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, July lit is off,
cially announced that Denver has been
chosen as the place for holding the next
Baptist convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
Grim and COtton NnrLet.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1921 F
street, members New York stock exchange
correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thai
mann & Co., New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17

The following are the opening, the highest
and the lowest and the closing prices of the
New York stock market today, as exported
by Carson a. Mccartney, members New
York stock exchange. Correspondents
Messrs. Moore q Schley. No. 80 Broadway
Open High Low Close
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
An Army ASSIGNMENT.

Additional Second Lieut.. Harry F. Jack
son. I'd Artillery. has been assigned to a
vacancy Of second lieutenant, I'd Artillery,
Battery B.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17

Bernard wetzel and an unknown womar
were found dead in lagoon at Belle Isle
Park. Detroit. They are thought to have
committed suicide together
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
WIFI Filed.

Josephine c. Bauerdorf. by her will. dated
July %. 1885, and filed today for probate
beQueathed her entire estate to Reinhold
j. NJ. Doerner of this city, who is also
named as executor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
Probate Court-Iudee Haener

Estate Of David Patterson: answer filed.
Estate of Maxwell N. Cornelius; inventory
filed. Estate of Margaret Leayy: will adj
mitted to probate and letters testamentary
granted to Cary A. Bone: bond. 500. Estate
of VIM. Fletcher: order of reference to Jno
Holt; consent to order for sale of securities
and investment of assets filed. Estate of
VIM. Scherger: order sustaining exceptions
to account. Estate of Annie c. Ayres; ac-
count of sales filed and account of executor
passed. In re Amanda J. Scott, guardian
account passed. In re j. Frank Supplee,
guardian: do. Estate of Alfred /. D. Sup
plee; do. Estate of James Henning; do.
Estate of Mary F.. Shepherd; do. Estate
of Percival F. Mancoses: inventory filed.
Estate of Patrick H. C. Brennan; will ad-
granted to Mary A. Brennan; bond, 500.
In re Chas. b. Beatty. guardian; order al
lowing guardian to borrow S125 for repairs
of property. In re Geo. +. Softer. guardian
order to file account. In Margaret A.
Stiison, guardian; order to show cause
Estate of Jas. NJ. Reynolds; reference to
auditor. Estate of Catharine S. Bates; will
tary granted to VIM. J. Wilcox and Mary
NJ. Cassin; bond. 5000. Estate of Elise A.
Hall: do. to Frances l.. Robinson; bond
5000; bonded and qualified. Estate of Vic
tor Z. Barrinser; do. to Maria Barringer;
special bond, $500. Estate of Ann Davis:
will partly proved. Estate of Sidney w
Dowd; will admitted to probate and letters
of administration C. t. a. issued to Jno W.
Watson: bond, 5000. Estate of Arthur
Whelan: inventory filed Estate of Thee.
Wilson, petition for probate Of will filed
Estate of Josephine c. Bauerdorf; will filed
Estate of Chas. H. Ruoff do. with petition
Tor probate. Estate of Louis krause; do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
THE COURTS.

Equity Court No. Judge Hagner.
Lee agt. Lee: divorce vim. mat. granted.
Conrad agt. Conrad: do.
Circuit Court No. Judge Hagner.
Davis agt. Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company: commission ordered
to issue First National Bank agt Apple
man; Judgment for plaintiff for confession
Richard & Co. agt. Foley: death of plaintiff
suggested and executives made parties
plaintiff.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-16
City Government Meeiinn.

| AT the Saturday evening meetjns, of III,
| Waterville city government the FOLLOWING
business was transacted: The Joint stand
ing committee as published in the .Jo,r
nal OF Tuesday, were adopted. The bopf
OF Martin +. Bartlett, city treasurer. fl xed
at $50, O00 was accepted and approved
Alderman Ransted introduced an ordo,
providing for Il joint committee consist
ing OF the mayor, two aldermen and sucb
OF the common council rs may Join, whose
duty 1t Shall be to take into consideratio,
the matter of appropriations and report n.
soon rs may be
Mayor Webb deferred the appointnent
oil the aldermen until another day. Int tLo
councllmen ON the committee are pcpney
Blaisdell and Rancourt.
by Ransted Ordered, that the citv
treasurer be authorized to pay the weel,,y
slips of Street Commissioner Green bn.
no others.
By the same alderman: Ordered. thar
the committee on electric lights and cleo
URIC apparatus be authorized to make a
contract with some reliable person for the
care oil the street lights of the city.
by Alderman Ge.chell Ordered TINT
all policemen be and are hereby re,novod
by Alderman Ransted: That the hond
Oh the collector of taxes be fixed at $40 oon
An order for il Joint convention of hon,
poaros Tor the purpose of electing assist
ant assessors was passed
inc following gentlemen were elected