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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
COLORED GOLD CLUBS,
They Are to BE Formed In Ma
Southern States.

They Are to BE Formed In Many
Southern States.
The National Republican Protective As
ISOLATION and Campaign Bureau yes
terday appointed J. g. Nevels Of Marion
s. c.. a general organizer and sent him to
North Carolina, where he will organize
auxiliary clubs for three weeks, after
which he will 60 to South Carolina and
work In that state. and win report pro-
gress to the bureau here from time to
time.
Chairman Poe interviewed delegates from
several states who were attending a con-
vention Of Galilean Fishermen In this city
and found there Is a strong gold sentiment
among colored voters in their respective
states. while some colored people will vote
for free silver and Bryan. Arrangements
were made for the organization of a large
number of clubs on the return of the dele
gates to their states. A number of prom
fnent colored men called at the headquar-
ters Cf the bureau, Ga0 r street northwest
today, and politics were generally discuss
ed, and President Poe and Secretary Da-
Wis were kept busy for some time answer
irg questions on the financial issue and
other subjects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
FIGHT IN PROSPECT
Feeling at Democratic Headquarters Toward
the indianapolis Conference.
II an Independent Set Of Electors IL
tion in Several States.

A fight will grow out Of the adoption by
the gold democrats Of the name of the old
party organization. If the convention meet
ing In Indianapolis September nominates
an Independent ticket, holding to the party
name as the call for the convention has
dcne, the democratic national committee
Will take steps to prevent the Independent
candidates from getting on the ticket.
1t Is said at democratic headquarters that
the Indianapolis conference had no right to
adopt the name Of the national democratic
party. The regularity Of the primaries and
of the national democratic convention held
at Chicago was never, they say. disputed
In any way, and there is absolutely no
warrant for a self-constituted committee
to make use of the party name. 1t is pre-
sumed that this Is done to evade the law
in certain states which will not permit ir-
regular nominations to be placed on the
state ticket. If an attempt Is made to put
in the field a set of Independent electors,
calling them democratic electors, an In
june ton will be applied for to prevent this
Use Of the party name, and q hard light in
the courts OF many states may follow.
The idea OF an independent nomination
being made by the gold democrats Is gen.
orally gratifying to the Bryan democrats,
tion made in the name of the old party.
Their belief is that an Independent ticket
will help Bryan. If 1t amounts to anything
at all. inasmuch as most Of the voters whom
it is put in the field for would probably
have to vote for Mckinley II there was no
one but Mckinley and Bryan to choose be-
tween: 1t Is doubted, however, whether
many voters can be led to throw away
their votes on independent candidates af-
ter the campaign has thoroughly aroused
public sentiment. 1t is believed that the
sound money vote will find its way solidly
into the Mckinley camp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
NEW STYLE OF VESSEL.
Claim of Increased Speed by Thi,
Method of Boilers.


Method of Boilers.
Consul German in a report to the State
Department from Zurich, Switzerland, tells
of new invention made by the. French
ship engineer Bozin. 1t is called "Bozin's g
roller express" and 1t is claimed that by
this system the movement of boats will be
increased to about sixtytwo miles an hour.
This vessel will not slide, as in the case of
ordinary ships, but rolls on the water by
means of enormous hollow wheels or roll
ers. 1t consists Of a large platform, sup
ported by movable wheels or foifess. The
platform holds the boiler, machinery, cab
ins etc. The propelling power of the ma
chinery Is used partly to propef the whole
by means of screws or paddle wheels, but
principally to propel the mighty hollow
side rollers. The inventor in using his new
system, 1t is said, Is considerably reducing
the resistant friction Of the water. and
and consumption OF power maximum ra-
pidity up to fifty knots an hour and over.
The results obtained with a model boa t
have encoura ged him so that 1t Is now his
intention to make further trials with one
of greater dimensions. This vessel, the
Ernest Bozin, Is In course of construction.
1t will be of $50 tons capacity, and have
engines of 100 horse power. The length
will be 40 meters and width IL meters. The
three pairs of side rollers will be 10 meters
in diameter. Mr.. Bozin, 1t Is stated, in
tends his boat to make the first trial trip
within few weeks by way of the Seine,
across the English channel and up the
Thames to London. 1t seems, Mr.. Ger
main says. that a problem has been solved,
and If the vessel can be used on the high
seas, this system may produce the fastest
boat in existence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
SEVERE SPANISH DEFEAT.
Insurgents Attacked Detachments
Separately and Crushed Them.

insurgents Attacked Detachments
Separately and Crushed Them.
NEW YORK, August S.-Among the pas
sengers on board the Ward Line steamer
Niagara, which reached this port today
from Santiago de Cuba, were the sister and
son of Gen. Lucret of the Cuban insurgent
army. They were obliged to leave the is
land for their own safety, and with the
greatest difficulty managed to reach the
steamer at Santiago from a small boat.
They went on board with number of per-
sons who were bidding adieu to friends.
and were secreted in one of the state rooms
until after the steamer left the harbor
Gen. 1Iucret, with force of fnsurgent
troops, had inflicted considerable damage
to the Spanish lines of transportation, in
which the use CT dynamite played a very
important part. Much railway property
and many bridges have been destroyed in
this manner.
In consequence Capt. Gen. Weyler warned
Lucret that unless he ceased that mode of
warfare the government would retaliate by
ploWing up the residence of his family near
Santiago. The family being duly warned
Immediately abandoned their home.
other passengers arriving by the Niagara
report that the Spanish troops suffered a
crushing defeat in the battle fought near
Santiago on Tuesday, July %. The Span
iards were ordered to attack the insurgents,
and three bodies Of troops were ordered to
leave Manzanillo, Guantanamo and Santf-
ago, respectively, and to march on the in
surgents, who were supposed to be a short
distance from the city of Santiago. On the
approach of the first Spanish column. the
news was brought to the insurgents that
the enemy was approaching. Generals
Gomez and Garcia Immediately gathered
their troops and succeeded in engaging
each column before they could effect a
5uncture. The Spaniards met a crushing
defeat. leaving numerous dead and wound.
ed on the battlefield.
The hospitals and private houses at San
tiago were reported filled with wounded
Spanish troops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
COMMITTEE HEADQUARTERS
a Hundred Thousand Documents Sent Into
Nebraska THIS Week.
Demands for TariM Literature-Wha
the Silver Men Say m to Their
Correspoflaenee.

In relation to the complaint coming from
Nebraska that the refhhlicans there cam
not get the campaign literature they need,
Representative Mercer secretary of the
republican congressional committee, said
this morning that the cause Of the COM
plant was already removed. hundred
thousand documents on the honey question
were sent to Nebraska about the middle
Of this week; and they viii have no trouble
now, he says, in getting what they need.
The committee are sending out mostly
financial literature; but demands for docu-
ments on the tariff are coming in.
The. committee Is receiving many applica-
tons for tariff literature from Utah, Colo
rado, California. Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska
and Oregon, showing that the people in
these states are rot entirely absorbed in
the consideration of the silver question
Letters received at the republican head
ql arters today from Nebraska say that
MI Bryan's state Is safe for Mckinley,
and from South Dakota the information
received indicates that the republican ma
jortty will be increased rather than di-
mfnished. Mr.. Mercer went to Atlantic
CITY today to spend Sunday with mis- fam
lily.
chairman Jones of the democratic ma
ucnal committee has gone to Frostbu-e.
SIu., 10 remain with his family over Sum
day. He will go to New York on Mon Law.
Al the silver headquarters the secretary
says that about one thousand letters are
received reeei daily, fully onerfourth of them
from former republicans. who say they
ca1rot support the gold declaration in the
81 Louis platform. A visitor there today
pIed.cted that much of the soldier vote
"iH go for the silver caa,didate He said
ne nad l6tter from Thomas Spaulding,
ex.post commander Of sSprir gvfile POST
ERE e county, N. Y, saying that a majority
o. ob tne s,,,.n members would vpte for Bryan as
tne silver candidate. Thfs gentleman said
mat the post was composed of 1874 mem
oers, OF whom but four were democrats
among the letters received at the silver
neaoquarters was one giving a list of names
OF persons in Vermont Volunteering to
WcTk Tor Bryan and Sewan in that state.
ana predicting that there would be 5000
s1iver a,.tr votes In the state; one from T.. J.
Davis Hornersville, N Y, announcing the
formation of a Bryan silver club in that
piace with membership of 500, mostly re-
puplicans, and one from John Kearn Of
Connecticut announcing the formation of
cup or S0 members at Bridgeport Col
Danleis or Virginia. one of. the callers at
the headquarters today, said that he was
m Maine In II and rs, during the green
PACK movement, and during that time lie
Tor while visited Mr.. Sewall at mis- home
Mr. Sewall was then, he said, an active
greenbacker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08

capt Thaddeus W. Jones, 10Th Cavalry,
mas been detailed to attend the encamp-
ment OF the 4th regiment North Carolina
State Guard at Statesville, N. c., from the
9th to the 10th OF September
The leave OF absence granted First Lieu
tenant Chase W. Kennedy, Sd Infantry,
has been extended one month.
The following transfers in the sth Infan-
Try nave been made: Captain Egbert b.
Savage, from Company r to Comn,nv u
Captain Robert F. Ames, from COMPANY
X to Company f.
The following transfers in the 10th In
fantry have been made: First Lieut. Bo-
gardus Eldridge, from Company d to Com
Eany f; First Lieut.. Robert L. Buliard
from Company f TO Company ID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
HEAT RECORD BROKEN.
The Centary Mark Reached on the
Government Thermometer.

The Centary Mark Reached on the
Government Thermometer.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August S-The heat
record was broken again yesterday when
the 100 mark vas reached by the govern
Eent thermometer in the signal service
office Thermometers more or less exposed
to the SUMS rays rose even higher, record
ed up to 10s and 40 degrees. In the course
Of the afternoon q thunder storm broke
over the City and brought some relief, there
being fall of several degrees in the tenn
peratule. Before this occurred there was
great suffering. The prostrations in the
city numbered aboIt fifty, and as many of
the cases are very serious, the death list
Will be added to ma terally.
Yesterdays list of dead was as follows:
Henry Genie of Clinton Mo-; John Owen,
Mrs Sarah Vattelsr, Eugene Junge.
Insufferably Hot at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, August S-The ther-
mometer of the local weather bureau reg
istered 1922 degrees yesterday, which is
the highest record since the local bureau
opened, eight years ago. The place of OBJ
serVatlon is the breeZiest in the city. On
the streets 1t was many degrees warmer in
the shade while in the sun it was insuffer-
ably hot.
Worst ThunderstOrm I'm Years.
NORWICH. Conn.,. August S-The worst
thunderstorm that has been experienced for
half century prevailed throughout New
London county last night. Owing to Grip
pied wires it is impossible to get full de-
tails. So far, however, news has been re-
ceived of the killing of one man, dozens of
horses, cows and pigs and the destruction
ana partial burning of several barns and
houses, causing loss of fully $4,000
Herbert Hewitt of New London while al
supper with friends in Bozrah, was struck
dead by bolt. No marks were left on the
body.
Terrific HafIstOfn.
FARGO, N. D., August S.-A storm of al
most cyclonic character was reported i'm
the northern portion of the state last night.
The worst damage seems to have been I'm
the vicinity of Mimic and Larimore. No
houses are reported blown down, but the
damage by wind was considerable over n
small strip of territory. The hailstorm
however, is reported as being the worst
that ever struck the state, and it extended
throughout Walsh, Grand Forks and Nell
son counties. besides striking in other sec
tons 1t is estimated that it covered terri
Tory lOO miles in width of the best section
o! the state. The damage to growing and
ripe gram cannot be estimated, as the fields
were Just ready for the harvest. Windows
were broken out by the hail which is re-.
ported to have been as large as goose eggs
in some sections e0o'e S6ss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
VENEZUELAN COMMISSION
The Work of the Members Now Upon New
Stage.
Sitting the Evidence Already OBJ
Reports ON Different Branches.

During the past month the work of the
Venezuelan boundary commission has en-
tered upon new stage. Heretofore the
efforts of the commissioners have been di-
rected mainly to securing the evidence
upon which the final report is to be based.
The work from now on will very largely
cor sist in examining and classifying the
information already collected. The British
government, it is to be presumed, has put
into its two voluminous blue books all the
information upon which it relies in support
Of its claim. The Venezuelan government
has done the same thing in its three vol
umes of transcripts from the Spanish
archives.
Searching ON It's Own Account.
Independently OF this, the commission
has been searching en- Its own account.
The Congressional Library in Washington
and many public and private libraries in
various parts of the country have been
ransacked for historical and cartographi-
cal information. The archives at The
Hague have been gone through with a
thoroughness that not even the zeal of
Great Britain or Venezuela has heretofore
attempted. and, as result. important
documents which tine world thought lost
or destroyed have been unearthed. This
work. although not yet terminated. is
nearing completion. For some months
past Elements MdTkldNl,. pTeSlQens
Of the Royal Geographical Society, has
been in correspondence with the secretary
of the commission, and has furnished val
liable information on the subject of the
Shomburgk line, accompanying 1T by copies
Of maps on file In the colonial office, some
of which have never been, published. 1t
may be said briefly that while informa-
ton is looked for from Rene, from The
Hague, and possibly from other places.
the bulk of the evidence is in, and the
question now IS to determine what it is
which that evidence establishes:
Preliminary Reports.
In order to solve this problem, a number
Of preliminary reports are being prepared.
Among these may be mentioned special
reports lpcn the geographical and physical
characteristics of the region in dispute; re-
ports upon the evidence presented by the
800 or more maps which have been pub
lished since the discovery of America: re-
Forts upon the facts of occupancy and set
uement, as given by historians. and sepa-
rate reports upon the same facts devei
oped by the documents from the Dutch and
Spanish archives; crftiques upon the ar
guments ct the British and Venezuelan
governments, as these appear in the British
blue books and in the Venezuelan brief.
These reports are being prepared, for the
most part by the commissioners at their
respective summer homes
!. President Brewer spent several days this
week at the office Of the commission in
Washington. He was joined on Thursday
by Mr.. Mallet-Prevost, the secretary, and
the two spent the day in consultation.
President Brewer has gone on to his nome
In Vermont. The secretary will remain for
some days In Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
EASY ON THE CLERKS.
Allowed to Go Before the Regular
Time Today.


Time Today.
Word was quietly circulated among the
bureau chiefs of the War and Navy depart
ments today that they might exercise their
discretion In excusing all the clerks and
employees Of their offices who could be
sIared without detriment to the public SER
vice today in advance of the usual hour
OF closing the departments. In the War
department the hour Of grace was fixed
at Il o'clock and in the Navy Department
the time was fixed at o'clock. In order
to Keep the record clear, no formal order
was issued In either case, and a general
understanding was had that the privilege
should be granted only in deserving cases
RMS action was taken by Acting Secretary
Doe Of the War Department and Acting
Secretary McAdoo of the Navy Depart.
ment on their individual responsibility, and
was due to their personal knowledge Of the
great suffering among the clerks employed
In the upper floors of the big building in
consequence Of the excessive heat It will
be remembered that 1t was decided by the
CO binet last Summer that there was no
authority Of law for reducing the hours Of
labor in the government departments dur
Ing the summer or the Christmas HOLIDAYS.
or, in fact, at any other time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08

we respect and no matter how elections go
we stand behind that officer until we can
replace him by some one who suits us bet
ter" Cheers and applause.)
At Victor, where about $50 persons were
In waiting Mr.. Bryan had plenty of time
to shake hands with all of them. as the
train was sidetracked to meet another pas
senger train. He did not speak, although
requested to do so. ."rhe woods are full of
republicans who are going to vote for you."
calculated a farmer. as he wrung MIR.
Bryan by the hand. A weazen-faced, griz-
zled old man said: Il saw Andrew Jackson
shaking the hand of another Andrew Jack
son."
An infant but a few weeks old was push
ed forward to receive its share of atten-
ton.
At Ladora there were 200 or 300 people,
and the train stopped just long enough to
allow them to utter volley Of cheers.
Here committee from Marengo boarded
Stapleton, NJ A. Simmons, A. Johnson ].
A. White and ]. A. Dunn.
A Stirring MnnifestntiOn.
At Marengo there we're 1900 at the depot
and a stirring manifestation of enthusi-
asm. Only about half of those present
could get positions within hearing distance
Of the rear platform. Mr.. Bryan was in
troduced by member of the committee
and spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: The name Of
your town they tell me Is Marengo. and It
recalls one of the great battles Of history.
I have been told by some of those who met
me in the train that the battle fought at
Marengo was not more bitter as q struggle
than the battle that Is going to be fought
here for the purpose Of restoring the gold
and silver standard Of; the Constitution.
Great applause.)
IT am glad to hear of It; and wish you
success in your efforts. I am not going to
enter into a discussion Of politics, because
have not yet been notified of my nomina-
tion."
At Marengo a reception committee from
Iowa City boarded the train. 1t eoM prised
James Hart, Joseph Fairall. Mayor c. NJ
Ross; ex-Mayor .Theobald. Col. Heath, Geo.
B. Hollbert, ex-chairman of the republican
county central committee. and editor Of the
Iowa City Herald. republican paper sup
porting Bryan. and Herbert Fairall. ex-
editor of the Iowa City Republican, now a
Bryan supporter. At Oxford and Titan
small crowds greeted Mr.. Bryan, but the
stops were Short and there was no formal
speaking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08

The President has appointed Charles Sum-
ner Domer. captain. Co. c. I'd Battalion of
Infantry, D. c., from July 2l Schuyler
Colfax Stokes. inspector of rifle practice
I'd Battalion, with rank of first lieutenant:
Lee Bernard Mosher, first lieutenant Co
e, 2d Battalion: Robert Bowie Covington,
nrst lieutenant, Co &, lst Separate Bat
talon of Infantry; Arthur Alexis Rirnev
inspector OF rifle practice of the 1st Bat
TALON OF Infantry, with the rank of first
lieutenant, William Wright Mortimer. sec
ond lieutenant. Co. c, I'd Battalion Of In
iaEtry, and Frank Nathaniel Robinson, Sec
ond lieutenant. Co. c, 1st Separate Bat
TALON Of Infantry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
THE STAR BY MAIL.

The Star win be mailed to any address in
the United States or Canada II ordered at
card. Persons leaving the city for any
period should remember this. Terms: Ii
cents per week: 25 cents for two weeks, or
20 cents per month. Invariably In advance.
Subscribers changing their address from
one Post-of'ice to another should give ths
last address as well as the new one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
Paving Contract Awarded.

Admiral Ramsay. chief of the bureau of
navigation. Navy Department. has awarded
the contract for paving the approaches to
the Naval Academy at Annanohs With
Fiirihed brick TO the Western Granite Com
structlon Company at st. Louis. at its
Did OF sS,4'D. Andrew Gleason of this city
was the next lowest bidder. at S2O9I5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
IN A BURNING NINE.
Fifteen Men Imprisoned at Clark
City, Ill.

City, Ill.
kANkAkEE, Ill, August s.-Fifteen
miners are imprisoned in the burning mine
at Clark City. The main shaft of the
Gardnec-Wilmington Coal Company was
destroyed by fire, and forty miners were
imprisoned last evening. Before the upper
works were totally destroyed, however,
twenty-five Of them escaped
But little news can be obtained from the
mines. as the telegraph lines were badly
damaged by lightning
Clark City is mining city in the Braid
wood district, and has a population of about
zoo. The shafts are about 100 feet desp
but 1t is reported that the air shafts are in
bad shape The miners are principally
Italians and English,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08

SALT LAKE, Utah, August S.-Charles
Thied was hanged yesterday in the Jail
yard. The execution was witnessed by a
large number of people. 1t is the second
hanging in the history of Utah. Thied,
who was a saloon keeper. murdered his
wife on the night of April 80, 1894, nearly
severfng her head from her body with a
knife. He asserted his innocence to the
last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08

Col. Wilson's Report of the Opera
tf0ns Of Repairs.

tfOns Of Repairs.
Operations have been in progress during
the past month for the repair and enlarge
ment Of the government printing Office
Colonel Wilson. the officer in charge. says
that eleven steel doors are being placed
in position for the purpose of closing. when
necessary. the door openings cut between
the old and new buildings, thus completing
the work for the present upon the H
street wing and other sections Of the orig
inal building. An agreement has been
cables. They will probably be furnished
during the prerent MONTH and operations
upon the building wifi be closed 30 tar az
the office of the chief Of engineers IL con-
cerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08

4 Secretary Carlisle and his party embark
ed on the light house tender Maple this
morning ats11 o'clock for two weeks
cruise. the ultimate destination being Gray
Gables. The party consisted of the secre-
tary and his wife, his son. w. K. Carlisle.
and wife and the latter's daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
To Examine Mineral Land.

me President has appointed Herbert
hhish' OF Milwaukee. Wis. a commissioner
10 examine and classify mineral lands in
lhe laha grant and Indemnity land grant
units units OF the Northern Pacific Railroad
Montana. Va