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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
Large Force of WOrkmen Engaged OH
the Usual Summer Task.

A large force of wOrkmen is engaged in
making the usual summer renovation of
the Executive Mansion. All the carpets
in the house have been taken up and
shaken and stored away for the summer,
and mating substituted for them. All the
window drapery, lambrequins, etc. have
also been taken down, cleaned and put
away until needed for the functions in
the fall. The big stained glass partitions
In the vestibule have been taken down for
a thorough cleaning, and the magnificent
chandeliers in the east room are undergo
ing their annual cleaning. Most of the his
toric portraits have been taken down and
the frames brushed up and made more at
tractive. One of the large mirrors in the
state dining room had to be taken down on
account of defects in the frame. The frame
has been repaired and strengthened and
the mirror replaced. suite of new furni
ture has been purchased for the west end
of the upper corridor. All the plumbing
has been overhauled and repaired and the
electric apparatus is being put in first
class condition. The exterior of the man
sion is being repainted virgin white, and
will look neat and attractive by the time
the President and Mrs. Mckinley return
from their transcOntinental tour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
Movements of Naval Vessels.

The Dorothea has left Philadelphia for
Chicago, to take aboard the Illinois naval
militia. The training ship Buffalo has ar
rived at New York from her long trip over
from the Asiatic station. The Philadelphia
has left Mare Island for San Francisco, and
the Mayflower has left Norfolk for Hamp
ton Roads. The New Orleans has arrived at
Nagasaki. The Adams was put out of COM
mission at Mare Island Saturday, and the
Alert was commissioned at the same yard
The Zafiro arrived at Cavite yesterday.
The Dixie has arrived at Santa Lucia. The
General Alava has arrived at Padang. The
Philadelphia has arrived at San Francisco
The Essex reached Havana yesterday. The
Mayflower has arrived at Hampton Roads,
where she will await Gov. Allen, who is to
take ship in day or two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
FIFTEEN WERE DROWNED
CASUALTIES AT WRECK OF CITY OF
PADUCAH.
Steamer Sank Just as About to Leave
Wharf at BrunkhOrst,
Illinois.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, May 1.-THE first anthem
tic information concerning the wreck of the
steamer City of Paducah of the st. Louis
and Tennessee River Packet Company,
which occurred at Brunkhorst Landing
ILL.,, late Sunday night was obtained upon
the arrival of the steamer City of Clifton at
this port early today.
Fifteen persons lost their lives in the
catastrophe, six whites and nine blacks.
The dead:
Dr. ]. W. Bell of Cuba Landing Tenn.
Miss Mabel Gardiner Of St. Louis.
Charles Johnson, aged eighty -four; deck
watchman.
Frank Gardner Texas tender Of Pad lcah,
Ky.
Two white firemen, names unknown
Grant Woods, colored, boat baker.
Eight colored roustabouts, names un-
known.
The City of Paducah stopped at Brunk-
horsts Landing at $50 o'clock Sunday night
and took on a load of corn. When in the
act Of backing away from the wharf the
boat swung around and struck the hank
heavily with the stern.
A snag imbedded in the bank tore an
enormous hole i'm the hull, through which
the water rushed with frightful rapidity.
She at once began to settle and at the end
of three minutes nothing but her roof
Texas deck and pilot house remained above
the surface. The officers acted with great
coolness, and, as the boat settled helped
the startled passengers to the cabin roof
from which the boats We're lowered and
their charges carried ashore.
Miss Mabel Gardiner of st. Louis was
asleep in her state room when the shock
came and probably lost her life by re-
naming to dress. Her body was found in
the forward part of the cabin. The body
or Or. Bell has not Yet been recovered
and 1t is supposed he was drowned in his
state room. The crew and their roustabout
helpers being the lower deck in the
midst of the cargo when the vessel struck
were placed in a position of most awful
peril AS the steamer careened in settling
the big cargo, consisting chiefly of sacks
of corn, shifted, and before the men could
escape half of them were pinned down and
either crushed to death or held until the
water brought about their end.
The passengers lost all of their belong
fngs and had to be supplied with clothing
by those shore.
The City of Paducah lies in about thirty
feet OF water. and the loss will be total
She was valued at $4,000.
Capt. Mccoy of the City Of Clifton said
the passengers behaved sensbly and there
was no panic. The shock in striking the
bank did not seem to be great but every
one realized at the time that they were In
danger and all acted coolly. The number
of deck hands lost cannot be determined
correctly. 1t is possible some of them quit
the vessel at points between this city and
the point where the wreck occurred
Following is the list of survivors aboard
the Clifton: Mrs H. T. Allen Miss Carrie
Minnegerode, Mr. and Mrs. James NJ. Trus-
low, Fritz and John Gillen. pilots; John
Gillen, engineer: e. A. Lee, member of
crew; W. e. and Clarence Dodds John
Scott and ]. L Force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
ISTHMIAN CANAL COMMISSION.
Efforts to he Made to Close In It's
Work Soon.

The tsthmian canal commission will be-
gin holding almost continuous sessions next
week to close up it's work and pass upon
the final report. Chief Engineer Miller is
expected in a few days, and the data he
brings will close all of the engineering
questions to be considered. The commits
sion has been divided into number of
subcommittees, each of which is working
upon a portion of the report. Part of this
committee work has been completed and
approved by the full commission, and the
coming meetings are designed to bring be-
fore the commission the balance Of the
work already done by the committees. The
general conclusions as to route will prob
ably be framed by the commission as a
whole, although it was said today by men,
bers of the body that there was no present
indication of any change from the recon-
mendations in the preliminary report on the
question of route. The subject is still con-
sidered open, however, as no vote has been
taken which discloses the present attitude
of the individual members of the commits
Sin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14

Wants . Platform in Ohio That Will
Unite the Democrats.

thc Dc"OCTatS
John r. Mclean was asked today If there
was any truth in the story that he would
seek an Endorsement for United States
senator at the hands of the Ohio demo-
cratic convention.
mot a word" he answered promptly and
emphatically. II have not thought of such
thing. The main fight this year will be
on the governorship. and j doubt If the
convention will regard II as expedient TO
make a nomination in anyway for the
senatorship. So far as / am personally
concerned I certainly do not desire it to-
Have you any preference among the
candidates for the nomination for gov
ernor?"
mo, indeed. / am taking no part in that
matter. Several excellent men have been
prominently mentioned. i don't think there
will be any trouble in selecting a good cam
didate and believe it will be done without
serious friction. The fact that several
leading men are in the field speaks well for
democratic prospects. My main solicitude
is for the adoption Of a safe, conservative,
sound platform-one that will unite the
vote of the democratic party"
How will Hamilton county vote i'm the
convention on governor"
II am no better posted on that than you
are. The delegates will not be selected for
two months more. All these printed
statements that / am for or against this
or that man, or that 1 am in any combina-
tion, are purely fabrications. The story
that / would demand Endorsement for
the senatorship is especially mendacious
If you are going to print what l am say
ing 1 will be obliged IL you will add what
l have said many times before. that no.
body in Ohio elsewhere is authorized to
speak for me. There are plenty of means
of direct communication If L have anything
to say in which the public or the demo-
cratic party would be interested. The per-
fOrmanc6 of the democratic
tion will. as always, be the key to my ac-
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
Movements of Army Transports.

General Shafter has informed the War
Department of the departure Of the trans
port Summer yesterday from San Francisco
for Alaska, via Seattle, under command of
Captain d. S. Stanley, quartermaster She
carried forty-eight recruits of the 7th In
fantry for Alaska a detachment Of eign-
teen men for the 26th Battery of Coast Ar
tillery and twenty-five men for the oath
Battery of Coast Artillery for Fort Flagler
Lieutenant Brewer of the artillery corps
was in charge of the artillery recruits and
Captain Stanley in charge of the infantry
recruits. Captain E. r. E. Williams, as
sistant surgeon, L. 8. V, was also aboard.
The quartermaster general has been in
formed Of the departure of the transport
Sumner from Nagasaki for Taku. She will
transport General Ghaffee and part of the
American army in China to the Philippines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
MOVING CONFEDERATE DEAD.
Contract for the Undertaking Award
ed to II. w, Darby

Quartermaster General Ludington has
entered into a contract with r. w. Darby
Of this city for the removal Of the remains
of the confederate dead in the Soldiers
Home cemetery and in the Arlington ceme-
terry to another section Of the last named
cemetery, which has been set aside by the
Secretary Of War for their reinterment
Bids were recently opened for this service,
and that OF Mr.. Darby was the lowest. His
figures were s4.95 each In the case Of the
bodies in the Soldiers Home and $3.50 each
for those at Arlington. He has also con-
tracted to set headstones provided by the
government at the head of each Of the
newly made graves at the rate Of 10 cents
each,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14

General Brooke, commanding the depart
ment of the east, has ordered the I'D Com
pany, Coast Artillery Capt. j. p. Wisser),
now on its way from Fort Monroe Va to
Fort Porter, N Y, to go to the -Ameri-
can exposition grounds and encamp near
the government building. The duty of the
company while at the exposition will be
to furnish guards for the government build
ing, and in general. caring for the govern
ment exhibit, operating the guns which
have been mounted, and performing such
other military duties in connection with the
exposition as may be deemed necessary by
Captain P. c. Harris. 9Th Infantry, in
charge of the War Department exhibit
The company will be provided with proper
tentage and field equipment, and its COM
mander will. to the utmost extent prac-
ticable, make the camp a model Of it's
kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14

Mr. Isaac c. Haas, who has recently
been appointed public printer at Manila,
will leave for his new post the latter part
of the month. Mr.. Haas has made ar
rangements to have shipped at the same
time all the necessary appliances for the
complete equipment of a printing plant to
be set up there. This move has been made
necessary by the large amount of work
done by the Philippine commission. It Ia
currently reported that Judge Taft, presi-
dent of the Philippine commission, will
make requisition upon the government for
the services of a dozen printers to be Sc
cured from the government printing office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
Rumored Austro-Germaa Trade Alli-
ance Against United States.
COMES FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES
London, However, Continues to In
dustriousIy Circulate the Report.
PAPERS QUOTED

BERLIN. May 14.-Government circles
furnish denial that any negotiations are
going on between Austria and Germany for
a European commercial league against the
United States. The idea is regarded as i'm
practicable, owing to the diversities of race
and commercial interests.
The representative of the Associated
Press interviewed Andrew d. White. the
United States ambassador, and Frank III.
Mason, the United States consul general
here, in regard to the matter. They both
said they had not heard of any negotiations
in connection with the league referred to.
They regarded the matter of chimerical,
and did not believe there were any two ma
tions in favor of such a league.
LONDON, May 14.-Whie the German
Austrian proposals for anti-American
combination have not yet assumed any
thing like definite form, the idea is attract
ing considerable attention both in Great
Britain and on the continent especially
the latter, where the newspapers have
eagerly swallowed an alleged interview in
which j. Pierpont Morgan is quoted as de-
clarlng that he and his associates would
not only swamp British trade, but would
paralyze German competition as we'll"
Favored by the Newspapers.
The reports of an Austro- German retalia-
toiS LloN eIIeHt, therefore, nnd mucn FAVOR
among the continental newspapers, though
there is little evidence that 1t has vet ac-
quired any official backing of a practical
character. The opinion here is that Ger
man official circles are using the peril Of
American competition as battle cry to
bring the agrarans into line, and also en-
ployed to emphasize the profitableness of
the commercial friendship of Germany and
Russia. who, it is urged by the Cologne
Gazette, "if they could reach a CONNER
cial understanding, could. without the rest
of Europe, put such pressure on America
that she would be forced to accommodate
her policy to that of the European com
mercial system"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
COST OF EGG ROLLING,
Clearing Up White House GrOund
After Easter MOnday's Snort.

According to a report made to the War
Department by Colonel Bingham, the engi-
neer officer in charge Of public buildings
and grounds, it cost the government $1O0. IL
to repair the damage to the grounds south
Of the Presidents house on account of
their use by the children Easter Monday
About $50 of this amount was expended
for labor, the remainder representing the
cost Of material, such as wire, seed and
sod. Temporary wire fencing was placed
around all the young trees, shrubs, flower
beds and fountain basins to protect them
from injury. The labor consisted in the
erection Of these fences, cleaning up the
grounds and sodding and seeding worn
places on the lawn
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DIPLOMATS ON THE ALLIANCA.
Steamer Also Brought Exhibits From
Chile and Ecuador.

NEW YORK, May 14-Among the pas
sengers who arrived today on board the
steamer Allianca from Colon We're:
Limo F. Corea. Nicaraguan minister at
Washington: Antonio l.. Arriaga, Guate-
malan minister to the United States: Jose
l. Santa Maria, secretary OF the Chilean
legation at Washington; Rudolph Wieser
agent for the government of Nicaragua
Charles q. Cross. Ernest Thomas Carlos
Cabozon and William Youngo, Pan-Amer-
lean exposition commissioners from Chile
and Mrs Bridgeman. wife of the United
States minister at Peru. !.
The Alliance brought a large consign-
ment of exhibits to the Pan-American ex-
position from Chile and Ecuador
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NON-UNION MEN ARMED.
Fears of Serious Trouble at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May IA Sc
riCus clash is feared between 400 striking
shopmen in the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
and Northern railway shops here. Threats
have been freely made and the new men
at work in the shops are understood to
have armed themselves.
Today two Of the strikers were attacked
but were not seriously injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
PREPARING FOR DEPARTURE.
All the Ambassadors VIII Sail for
EurODe.

All of the ambassadors here are prepar-
ing to leave Washington at an early date
for European vacations, during which they
will confer with their several foreign
officers The Russian ambassador, Count
Cassini, sails on the 9th instant. leaving NJ
de Wollant as Russian charge d'affaires
The French ambassador NJ. Cambon, goes
on June g. leaving Mr.. de Margerie in
charge of the French affairs during his alb
sence. The British ambassadors depar-
ture is set for June 5. The Italian ambas-
sador sails on the 10Th instant, and no
word has yet been received as to when
his successor will arrive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
TWO MORE CLAIMS
Filed for the Spanish Com fxsiOn to
Consider,

Louis Wertheimer has filed a claim with
the Spanish treaty commission for $50, $50 ~
for damages growing out of the alleged de-
tention of tobacco shipments caused by
General Weylers orders in Cuba.
August Bolten has filed claim for $1O, ,00o
for Imprisonment and suffering at the
hands of the Spanish authorities. Bolten
alleges that although he had passports and
papers, he was seized at Santiago by the
Spanish authorities in 1895 and locked up
in filthy prison for nearly four months
before he was finally set free and permit
ted to ship as a sailor on an outward-bound
vessel
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Cavalry Troops Goinx to vermont.

Depot Quartermaster Tue, u. S. A., yes
terday awarded the transportation of
Troops f and G, 18th United States Caval-
ry. recently recruited at Fort Myer, Va,
from Washington to Fort Ethan Allen,
Vt, to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
The movement will consist of three officers
and 1G2 enlisted men, with all of their
troop lmpedimenta except horses. The
command will leave here next Saturday
about 1:3o pm. and reach it's destination
Sunday forenoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14

A general court-martial has been ap-
pointed to meet at Fort Mcpherson, Ga,
for the trial of such persons as may be
brought before 1t.
The detail for the court is Col. John w.
French, 22d Infantry; Capt. Henry M. Hal
lock, assistant surgeon; Capt. Albert b.
Scott, 18th Infantry; Capt Fielder NJ NJ.
Beal, Sd Infantry; Capt. Joseph c. Castner
4th Infantry; Capt. James A. Hutton, 26th
Infantry; Second Lieut.. Oliver s. Eskridge
18th Infantry; Capt. Thomas F. Dwyer
26th Infantry, judge advocate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
PASSING OF THE MINNESOTA
The Historic Old Wnrsliip to BE SOLD
at Auction.

The old Minnesota is to be offered for
sale at auction, following the custom of
disposing of naval vessels which have out
lived their usefulness The passing of the
Minnesota is an historic incident. The .ves-
sci figured in several important naval
fights, including the engagement between
the Merrimac and the Union squadron in
Hampton Roads. The Minnesota has been
used at Boston as barracks by the Mas
sachusetts Naval Militia, but the latter or
ganization has no further use for it. There
some talk of the Minnesota being used
as a receiving ship for landsmen, but a
board Of naval officers has. reported her
uHseaworthy and so far deteriorated as
to make her rehabilitation cost more than
the 20 per cent limit of the law. The old
Minnesota was built in Washington in
1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
Commander schuetxe,. Return.

Lieut.. Commander William Fl. Schuetze
OF the navy, who has just completed a four
years tour Of service on the U. S. 8. Phil
adelphia on the Pacific station, has report
ed at the Navy Department for duty in the
compass office Of the equipment bureau.
Commander Schuetze is we'll known in this
city, through his long service here after
his return from Siberia, where he went in
search Of the lost Jeanette expedition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14

BERLIN, May IA dispatch to the
Lokal Anzeiger from ST. Petersburg says
Maxim Cork. the author, and Wengeroa
an editor, and the latter's sister have been
arrested by the police, who searching
day and night for a secret press used in
printing revolutionary proclamations which
are distributed among laborers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
New Transpacific Line to Liverpool.

The bureau of foreign commerce has
been informed by the Tacoma, Wash,
chamber Of commerce and board of trade
that new line Of steamers has been
established between Tacoma, and Liv-
erpool, via the. .Suez : canal, touching
all the Straits 1rorts.t and those of
India. Arabia, Egypt the Mediterranean
and the continent. There are nine ships
engaged in this line, WITH a tonnage vary
ing from 1900 to 1000 tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
Col. Mackenzie Receives His Commits

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Mackenzie,
who has been first assistant to the chief
OF engineers for several years, received his
commission as colonel OF engineers today,
and was the recipient of congratulations
from his legion Of friends. His promotion
resulted from the retirellent of General
Wilson and the appointment of General
Gillespie to the head of the engineer de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
His Heart Was Four Times Too Large

ELGlN, H., May 14.-Robert b. Brown,
the man with the musical heart" whose
melodfous pulsations had for years fur
nlshed him a living and physicians sub
Ject OF much fruitless speculation. died at
the Sherman Hospital here yesterday of
pneumonia.
post-mortem examination revealed the
fact that Browns heart was four times
normal size
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14

Missouri Society VIII Present Him
With a Loving Cup.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 14.-The Mis-
souri Society of California has completed
preparations for reception to Secretary
of the Interior Hitchcock on next Friday
evening. A feature of the affair will be
the presentation to Secretary Hitchcock
of a silver-mounted cut-glass loving cup
by his fellow Missourians.
The quarters assigned to Secretary Hitch
cock and his daughter at the Palace Hotel
have been tastefully decorated by COM
mittee of ladies connected with the society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICES.

The President Will Promote Volunteer
Officers Before Their Time Expires.
1t Is the purpose of the President to mus
ter out several high ranking officers of vol
unteers on June 20 instead of June 30, and
appoint and promote other officers Of vol
unteers In the ten days remaining before
the volunteer army expires by limitati ion.
This will enable the President to recognize
in a substantial manner the merit orious
services Of army officers who have been
recommended for promotion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14
Could Not Go to Palo Alto,
ENTERTAINING OHIO VISITORS.
Society in Frisco Makes 1t Pleasant
for Their COuntrYmen

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-THE mem
bers of the Ohio Society will turn out I'm
force tomorrow at Berkeley during the
commencement exercises at the university
Governor Nash will be present with his
staff and all the visiting congressman. On
Saturday the governor after attending the
launching Of the battle ship named after
his state, will go around the bay as the
guest of Surveyor General GIeaves on the
tug Resolute- On Sunday evening the gov
ernor will leave for home
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DeSOIatiOn in the TransyaaI.

LONDON, May IA parliamentary
paper just issued shows that 634 farm
buildings. mills, cottages and novels were
burned in the Orange River colony and the
Transvaal from June, 1900, to the end of
January, 1891.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-14

DETROIT, Mich, May 14.-Fire early
this morning totally DESTROYED the entire
plant of the Walkerville. Ont. match fac
tory and large quantity of match stock
The total loss is given at S11500o. with
s'3.Cp insurance. About 100 men We're
employed
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Mr.. Uhl still Unconscious.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May 14.-Ex-
Ambassador to Germany, Edwin F. Uhl.
suffered sinking spell early today. but
later rallied somewhat. He is still uncon-
scious and the physicians have given up al;
hope.