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Evening star., 1897-04-16
DELAY ON THE GUNBOATs.
How Work Progrcsses on the Newport
and VicksburR. 80" :. 49,

HOW " OFk progresses ON the newport
and VicksbrirE. " = '-'
BATH Me, April 16.-From present indi-
cations it seems hardly possible that the
gunboats Newport and Vicksburg. which
are being built at the Bath iron works, will
be completed by May 1. the date to which
the contract time was extended last Feb
ruary. and it Is expected the contractors
will be compelled to ask for further ex-
tension. - "T--
The delay. it is asserted, is due to
changes in specifications and other details.
While work on the Newport. which is to be
fitted up as a practice cruiser for the
cadets of the Naval Academy. now mainly
consists in the adjustment of the engines
and getting the boat ready for her trial
trip, much of the inside work will have to
be changed.
She will probably have her trial trip
some time in May or June. and will then be
sent to the navy yard at Portsmouth. N.
H.. to be fitted with rigging. spars, sails,
boats and electric plant. 1t probably will
be late summer or early fall before. she is
ready for the reception of the cadets.
On the Vicksburg work in some respects
is further ADVANCED than on the Newport.
and in others it is less SO. She was in
tended to be a sister to the Newport and
will be so In description of hull and engines.
Only her interior work and possibly some of
the deck fittings will differ. u
Evening star., 1897-04-16
BROUGHT SAFE TO PORT.
Crew of the Abandoned Sentn, Sun
posed to HIVE Been Lost.

Crew of the Abandoned Senta, Sup
posed to Have Been Lost. -.
PHILADELPHIA, April 16.-Capt Haa-
Wig. Mate Hellisen and nineteen seamen of
the Norwegian ship Senta, who were sup
posed to have been lost at sea, were
brought into this port today on the British
ship Snowflake from Penarth for Philadel-
phia for cargo of petroleum No one on
board the Senta was lost, burt all expe-
rienced distressing time during the
tWenty-four hours prior to their rescue
The abandoned ship was recently re-
ported at London as having been sighted
by the steamer Idaho in lat 4S, long. 70,
dismasted. and until this morning 1t was
beiieved that all who had been on board
the unfortunate vessel were lost s''''
The Senta left ST. John, N. B.. March
IL for Newport. England. From the time
OF her departure from St. John she had
strong westerly gales and on the night of
April l she was struck by a terrific ,.v
clone. At o'clock ON the following morn
ing her deck load of deals was swept over
board. her main and mizzenmast, together
win her rigging. were wrecked and swept
away and two of her lifeboats also went
overheard. Later on the tiller broke 'ani
the ruddsr was lost, thus leaving the ves-
sei helpless The pumps were also smash
ed and the water casks and all movables
were swept from the deck ''''5'', .
The crew had many narrow escanes from
injury from fallen masts and other flying
"reckage, and one poor fellow, a Belgian
sailor, SAILOR mad a leg broken; Three others
sustained severe bruises. but were not
seriously hurt Signals of distress were
displayed, and after the Senta had foated
about heiplessly for several hours she was
s,gnted by the steamer Snowflake. Mate
Cook of the latter vessel. with four men.
put on In small boats to lend succor to the
unfortunate crew, but, owing to the rough
sea and the danger Of their boat being
smashed by the wrecked steamer, they
were Obliged to lay Off some little distance
from '1 the vessel. After several unsliccess-
Iui attempts they finally got line. on the
Senta, which was made fast by those on
board The work Of rescue then began.
In an orderly manner with an entire al,-
seAee OF confusion the twen.y-one men
lowered themselves on the rope to the
water and passed along to the small boat
and were then taken to the Snowflake.
The injured Belgian was tenderiy aided by
companions. and later received surgical
treatment on thsnrescuing vessel
The Senta was abandoned between and
O'Clock April 2, in latitude 4SN. Iongi-
tude 800. The senta was built in HoI-
land In 1858. Her registered tonnage was
ZOOS
Evening star., 1897-04-16
Treasury Applications,

Applications for presidential offices under
the Treasury Department have been filed as
follows:
James T. Joslln OF Rockford, ILL.,. to be
assistant secretary Of the treasury.
j. Edwin Leas of Atlanta, Ga. to he SIR
veyor of customs at Atlanta C.L. Young
OF Springfield. Mass. to be surveyor on
customs AT Springfield. NJ J. Brown of
Philadelphia. Pa. to be assistant appraiser
al Philadelphia J. NJ. Clokey of Decatur
IN. TO be collector Of internal revenue at
Springfield, ILL.,
Evening star., 1897-04-16
ADDITIONAL CHANGES.
More Contemplated I'm the State De-
partmeRt.

Additional changes in the personnel of
the State Department force are in imme-
oiate prospect, involving changes in the
READS or two or more bureaus. Promotions
are also to be made in the diplomatic b1-
reau. In consequence of the appointment
OF Mr.. Cridler third assistant secretary
oil state Mr. Sidney Smith, an 81 800 clerk.
Is next in line of promotion ard will proba-
bly, succeed to the head of the diplomatic
bureau MIR. John NJ. Biddle who has been
on duty in the chief clerks office with so
much success for several years. has been
transferred 10 duty in the appointment di-
VISION MIR. Rochester OF the appointment
offfce takes his desk Mr.. King, chief of
the bureau OF indexes. an appointee of the
last administration, is temporarily acting
as chief clerk until arrangements can be
made with the civil service commission for
the appointment of Mr.. Michael who has
been selected Mr. Renick's successor
IN tnat office. At present there Is some
Question as to MIR. Mfcflaefs eligibility for
the pfaee, inasmucb as he has never been
IN the regular classified civil service He
Was clerk in the interstate commerce
bureau before the force of that Office was
inciuded in the classified service He Ia a
veteran OF the war and Is in the preferred
Class on that account. 1t is confidently
stated that all objections to his appoint
ment will be easily overcome The friends
or MI Renick are hopeful of their ability
TO have him transferred to another branch
OF lne government service.
Evening star., 1897-04-16
Horrible and Strange Crime at Sack
ett's Harbor.
BRUTAL MURDER OF TWO WOMEN
Their Male Associate Also Nearly
Dead.
ARREST OF A SUSPECT

WATERFOWL, N. Y, April ia spe-
cial to the Standard from Sacket:'s Hsrbor
ten miles from this city. says:
One of the most horrible crimes ever COM
mitted in this village was perpetrated in
the early hours this morning. but by whom
Is not known. By the crime Mrs. WILDER
Crouch and Miss May Daily lost their lives
and George Allen Is close to deaths door,
Last evening Allen engaged a rig Of
liveryman here. He then went to the bar
racks of the 9th Infantry and got Mrs.
Wilber Crouch and Miss May Daily, two
donestics employed by Lieutenant AEder-
son. Tney drove about the village and
surrounding country nearly all night. Be-
tween 3 ard 4 o'clock this morning they
were coming OH the road leading from this
village to Brownville, when. according to
Aliens story. Crouch leaped from the road
side and began firing at the three occu-
frightened and ran back to the livery barn
in the rear of the Everleigh House. One
of the women was between the dashboard
and the wheel. with her head hanging
on her side. The clothing Of both was
badly torn. The dress of. one of the
women was burned along the arm. as also
was her flesh, which makes it conclusive
that the firing done at short range,
causing the clothing to become ignited.
In the rig was found a six-ehambered re-
volver, with four loaded cartridges and two
empty chambers. The revolver is the
property of Allen.
According to Aliens story, he was thrown
out of the buggy near the Iron bridge,
which spans Mill creek and fell into the
water, but soon eXtricated himself, and
shot and stabbed as he was he managed
to crawl to the kitchen door of the quar-
ters, but on his arrival there. was Unable
to speak He was nearly unconscious.
Crouch was arrested and placed under
close surveillance. A knife was found
in his pocket but no blood stains were
on it, nor was there anything about his
appearance. nor about his actions. to point
toward his guilt Crouch ahd his wife
have not lived together for long time.
Evening star., 1897-04-16
WILL ACCEPT THREE CENTS.
The Citixens' Street Railway Company
Decides to Yield.

The CitiEens' Street Railway Company
Decides to Yield.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April 16.-For the
road Company has decided to give up its
fight against the three-cent fare law. A.
l.. Mason, president of the company, says
that until the ease is settled in the courts
three cents will be accepted as a. fare
This announcement was made by Mayor
Taggart.
About 1850 this morning the mayor sent
lice would receive orders to see that the
three-cent fare law was enforced He sug-
gested that the street car company had
better do something to protect itself and
its men from arrest.
Mr.. Mason said he would instruct the
employees that from row until the case in
the upper courts is settled they would ac-
cept three cents as a fare on the car.
OF the streets down town today. The street
railroad company had repeated yesterday S
verbal instructions to conductors to pay
no attention to the law fixing fares at
five cents. and had posted In the barns
giaring notice that fve-cent fares should
be collected.
An informal indignation meeting was
he1d In the forenoon hours at Illinois and
Ohio streets. The announcement. of Presi-
dent Mason, it is thought. has been made
just in time to avert serious trouble '.t
The county grand jury was today called
together and instructed by Judge McCray
to investigate the violations of the law by
the Citizens Railroad Company and its
employees. -
Evening star., 1897-04-16
SUPPOSED DEAD MAN ALIVE
Osiver Pike, Thought so Have Ne,
Buried, Turua Him.

Vnser fike, Thought so Have Been
Buried, Turns Tn.
CHICAGO. April 16-Oliver Pike rbe SUD-
posed victim Of the Salt Lake. I-tah trunk
mystery. has turned up. He has written to
ms mother and friends at Eayette. Ohio.
Wnere his body was supposed to be renosinp
In grave In the Fayette cemetery. To the
fayette Record he has written a letter I'm
Wnicn ne says: Il wish to inform INV
friends through your paper that 1 am liy-
ing Notwithstanding contrary reports
"hen L wrote home a shors time since I
iouno some trouble IN proving that I was
nEseii. Tor strange combination Of cir
dead '"' WAS
lived In Fresno Cal, two wears. in
ndniord TWO years and the past wear IN
Los angeles and Redlands
since ieavin9 Puget Sound I have lived
unuer an assumed hame. and anv ono
wisning to Inquire will learn nothing dis
sIeu!,aple by writing to the places 1 have
mentioned and asking for Harry Price Inv
M.ch i name was known. OF the cause
wnicn led me to take the course did r viii
say nothing. for I do not think / couid a.
it satisfactorily "'u uo
an Iaundryman by occupation. which
business L have followed for nea ,,, g.
years. " nearly h'e
(Sigped) ..orr rx,.,p r.,
me letters to the Ohio newspapers ana
ms mother and friends are taken as an
.nehtic and they no longer doubt his iden
NY as explained I'm Pixies letter he had
some difhculty I'm establishing the rac, n,
ms existence 10 his relatives as tbey had
ioehtined his body. they thought hevora ,he
shadow of a doubt " '"'
Evening star., 1897-04-16
A NEW SET OF TREATIES
China to Be Able to Adjust Her Rev
enues to Her Needs

China is to have new set Of treaties
with the great nations of the world which
will In some measure emancipate her from
the onerous restrictions she Is now under,
and enable her to adjust her own revenues
to the nations needs.
Much Of the credit for securing the con-
sent of the commercial powers to the nego-
tiation of these treaties is due to Ii Hung
Chang. who employed to- the best advan-
tsge the opportunities afforded by his tour
of the world. Still the change would have
been long deferred had not the war which
China Yaged unsuccessfully with Japan so
involved the former in debt as to oblige her
foreign debtors to recognize the fact that
China must be given powers to raise ad-
Gitional revenues.
At present the percentage Of duty that
China from any of the great commercial
1ations is limited by treaty. and the
amount of revenue thus derived is entirely
insufficient to meet the present enlarged ex-
penses of the Chinese government. Efforts
have been made to increase the revenues by
the imposition of licking taxes, or duties
collected on foreign goods passing from one
Chinese province or district to another.
These taxes, however, have always been
bitterly resisted by foreign merchants, and
have given rise to SO much trouble that on
both sides there is disposition to abolish
them.
The Only recourse apparently Is an in
crease of the tariff rates, and this can be
accomplished only by consent of the pow
ers which have treaties with China fixing
the maximum tariff rates. 1t happens that
the first of these treaties to run its course
and require renewal is that between China
and Spain. and this will serve as the model
upon which the other treaties will be
modelled as they are renovated. Already
negotiations have been Initiated between
the two governments. and because the in
terests of the United States. are similar to
those of Spain, the Department of State is
being consulted at every step.
Evening star., 1897-04-16
MIR. PEARY'S TRANSFER.
Says He Will Resign IL Ordered tn
San FrRncfscO

The proposed transfer of Civil Engineer
Peary. the arctic explorer. from New York
10 San Francisco is being vigorously op-
posed by his friends. who say it will hamper
the raising of a fund for another expedition
TO the frozen north this season under
Pearys leadership. 1t is said that Peary
VIII resign from the navy unless he is
showed 10 remain east to assist in raising,
the desired fund Civil Engineer Peary has
oeen In the navy sixteen years. durir q
which period he has been employed in he
government service only eigh. years. For
this reason the naval officials arc onnosad
to granting him further leave ~ sIsey.ce
for private enterprises.
Evening star., 1897-04-16
MAJOR sANGER,s RETURN.
He Tells Secretary AlEer What He saw
In the Southwest.

In the Southwest.
Major Sanger Of the inspector general 5
department arrived in Washington this
morning. being the first of the officers sent
out by Secretary Alger to the flooded dis
tricts to return to this city. He is prepar-
Ing a written report OF his operations. but
meanwhile he explained verbally to the
President and Secretary Alger just what
had been done by him under his instruc-
ttons to ascertain the condition of the flood
sufferers and arrange for their relief.
Major Sanger's district lay In the Mtssis-
sippi valley from Memphis down to Helena.
before leaving Memphis he talked over the
best method of proceeding with the Mem
phis general relief committee. and the
members OF the executive committee He
found that they were accustomed to 5ust
sucn emergencies as now confront them.
and decided that he could not do better
than adopt for his own guidance the plans
laid down by the committees.
Charterfng a steamboat at Memphis with
the best captain that could be found, a
man who, the major said was of the great
est help and willing to go anywhere to re-
lieve Distress he took aboard two weeks
supplies OF character suggested by the
Memphis committee, and started down the
river, accompanied by Col Rogers chair
man of the Arkansas levee toard who was
thoroughly familiar with the country TO
be visited.
IL was round that the Memphis people
had already established stations for the
relief of the refugees in many places
throughout the st. Francis district, in
addition to the big camp they had pitched
In West Memphis.
All OF these were visited. and in addi-
ton Major Sanger established stations at
other points where they seemed to he
needed. The relief boat ran up the st.
FRANCIS river, up the L'Anguille river and
across country over cotton fields and farms
In every direction where 1t was supposed
people were to be found In need of help,
acting largely upon advices OF the local
relief committees along the route
returning to the main river a visit was
made to the Flower Lake crevasse which
was found to have extended to a width of
i,SOO feet. Major Sanger says that coun-
try overfiowed from this break, some of
the richest bottom lands in the SOUTH is
under water ranging in depth from two to
twenty-five feet.
AS stations were established negroes were
sent out In canoes throughout the flooded
districts to notify the people where they
might come Major Sanger says the in
habitants of the flooded section are bear
ing their inf1iction with extraordinary pa-
thence. clinging closely to their half-sub-
merged cabins and undergoing hardships
III the hope of better times
He says that If the waters recede by
the 10th of May all will be we'll with them
and that with economy and careful distri-
button the funds already appropriated will
be suf1ictent for the maintenance of the
absolutely destitute. But if the water
holds up and 1t is not possible to make
a crop this summer the distress that will
result will be terrible.
Evening star., 1897-04-16
swi.. President nm Ar.,,r.,or

Information has been received here that
the president OF the Swiss republic has
Deen selected as arbitrator of the boundary
dispute between Brazil and French Guiana
Ihe territory involved exceeds that at is
sue between Great Britain and Venezuela
and inclpdes rich gold districts 1t was
.housht PRESIDENT Mckinley would be
designated as arbitrator. but as France was
one OF the parties TO the treaty a European
ar2trator was preferred The dispute
reached an acute stage few months ago
when French warship was dispatched to
the territory in question. In one of the
border conflicts several French officers
were killed IL Is understood that the ar
oitraton will settle the boundary line and
also ADJUST the claims growing out of the
border conflicts
Evening star., 1897-04-16
MRS. 8. M. HANNA.s DEATH.
| She Was the Mother Of the Ohio
Senator.

She Was the Mother Of the Ohio
Senator.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CLEVELAND. Ohio. April 16-Mrs 8.
M. Hanna. who died this morning at Ashe-
vile. N. c., was the mother Of six chill
dren. of whom Senator Hanna is the old
est. The other children are L. C. Hanna.
H. n. Hanna, Miss Lillian Hanna. Mrs
Col. Pickands and Mrs. j. Wyman Jones,
formerly Mrs. George Chaplin. Ever since
her husbands death. which occurred some
years ago. Mrs. Hanna has lived alone in
the large Hanna mansion at No. 738 Pros.
pect street. with only her daughter Lillian
to keep her company. Last fall Mrs. Han
ma concluded that southern trip would
greatly benefit her. and. with Miss Lillian,
visited several watering places in Florida.
For the last few weeks she has been So
journing at Asheville. and: while there.
which first developed into bronchitis and
then into pneumonia, the latter being the
immediate cause Of her death.
Mr.. Fl. M. Hanna was with his mother
when the first alarming symptoms made
their appearance. and telegraphed his
brother, Leonard c. Hanna, to Come i'm
mediately and bring DIR. Gushing, the fam
lily physician" In response to the teie-
south, and he in turn telegraphed to Sem
ator Hanna, and at the time of Mrs Ham
mas death nearly all of the members of
the family were at her bedside.
1t has not been decided as yet where the
funeral services will be held. the family
being undecided as to whe ether the services
should take place from the old homestead
on Prospect street. or from the residence
Of Mr.. Leonard C. Hanna
ASHEVILLE, N. c.. April 16-Mrs Han
na died at the Kenilworth Inn. Biltmore, at
o'clock this morning. of pneumonia. She
had been in Asheyille only a few days ago,
visiting the kindergarten, in which she was
much interested. and her death was totally
unexpected here. Mrs. Hanna came to
kenilworth Inn several weeks ago, accom-
panied by her daughter Miss Hanna.
Senator Hanna has been summoned from
Washington and Is expected to reach here
this afternoon. The body Of Mrs. Hanna
will be taken to Cleveland, Ohio tomorrow
afternoon
Evening star., 1897-04-16
IN THE SOUTHERN HEAVENS.
Many Discoveries Made by the Lowell
Observatory.

observatory.
MEXICO CITY, April 1G-The Lowell OBJ
servatory, which was transferred from
Flagstaff, Arizona, to Mexico early In De-
crmber last for the purpose Of observing
the opposition of Mars and for the meas
Grements of southern double stars, has been
dismounted and sent back to It's original
location after months of remarkable SEP
vice.
DR.. Lee. who was in charge of the OBJ
servatory in the southern heaven, an
rounces that since January / more than
"OO.ooO double and triple stars have been
measured. More than half were new. hay-
iDg never been reported by an astronomer.
ihe report Will be the largest and most i'm
portant addition to southern stellar as
tronony since the observation of Sir John
Herschel. Full reports Of their work are to be
forwarded soon to the Royal Astronomicaf
Society at London. Among his discoveries
are many brilliant stars and perhaps fffty
dif1cuit stars separated by less than one
second OF an arc. In addition to these dts
ctveries corroborative points argument as
to the formation Of heavenly bodies will be
exceptionally Interesting.
Evening star., 1897-04-16
Suit to Coasfrue a wu-

Jose M. fznaga, executor under the win
Oh the late Mary E. Coiburn, today filed
pifl In equity against Mary Talbert Work
ana "m- b. Judge. her sole next of skin.
ana several local Catholic institutions
praying for construction of the will. The
tsstatriH provided in her will that S9OO
Snurch, Brookland, ID. c.. and sl00 each TO
81 incents, St Josephs and St AIMS
orphan Asyiums. the Little Sisters of the
s, roor, sisters of the Good Shepherd, and
DEFENDANTS. Work and Judge, object to the
requests. claiming that they are invalid
because the testatrix died within a month
after the execution of the will.
Attorney A. G. Heylmun represents the
complainants.
Evening star., 1897-04-16
Naval Orders.

Lieut. G. p. CoIvocoresses has been Or
dered to Washington for examination for
promotion VIM c.. Caszard has been com-
missioned as a chaplain. Ensign l., r de
Steigner. from the Katahdin to the Mont
gomery- Ensign c. T. Jewell, from tho
Montgomery to the Michigan Chief En-
glneer J. IL Chasmar. from the San Fran
cisco to the Cincinnati Passed Assjs,an,
Surgeon F. s. Bogert. from the New YorE
navy yard to the naval rendezvous pros
n M Pau. TO the Naval Observatory.
duty at Puget sound III
Evening star., 1897-04-16
PEACE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Desirability of a Policy Of Concilia-
ton Urged.

CAPETOWN. Africa, April 16-In the
house of assembly today a motion was in
troduced diiating upon the disastrous and
lasting effects which hostilities among the
Europeans in Africa would produce, and
inviting the house to adopt policy of
moderation and conciiiation in the settle
ment of differences In the Interpretation of
treaties and conventions
Mr.. Rose Innes, under secretary for ma
tive affairs. moved an amendment to the
eject that the ends desired would be beat
attained by q strict observance Of the con-
vention and the redress Of the genuine
grievances Of the Uitlanders. In the course
OF his remar1B IN support OF this amend
ment, Mr.. Innes said the situation WAS too
Evening star., 1897-04-16
Injured by n Base Boil Rat,

James Allen, young negro. about twen-
ty-five years Of age. while watching a game
of base ball on the monument ground this
afternoon. was struck hard blow on the
right cheek by broken bat and received
painful cut In the face. Allen was stand
ing near the home plate at the time of the
injury. The player at the bat hit a bali
with such force as to split the bat. the
jagged end flying through the air and
striking Allen In the face. inflicting a severe
Druise and an ugly wound. He received
pital.