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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
TIE FIGHT IN ILLINOIS.
General Dyrenforfh at work for the
Union Veterans Union

Gen r. y. Dyrenforth. c0mmander-In-
chief Of the military order OF the Union
Veterans Union, IS in Chicago upon two
important missions General DyTeuforth :
object IN visiting tha' city is twofold-
to make preparations for the national en-
campment Of the Union Veterans Union,
which viii be held in Chicago in the
month of October. and TO take part in the
Illinois campaign. He proposes. ne saws.
to make Illinois the banner State in the
order and to establish the Union there as
a political power which viii be able to
control the State Legislature. SOON 10 be
elected. and to name the United States
Senator 10 be chosen by the Illinois Leg
isIaJure this winter
Illinois now has thirty regiments in the
Union Veterans Union, and is surpassed
only by Ohio. with sixty-five regiments
and Iowa. with sixty regiments BY the
sine o. the national encampneut General
DyTenforth expects. that illinois viii have
nearly 100 regiments of veterans. al or
gained t. vote in the primaries and in
the State and National elections. rs the
interests OF the old soldier may dictate.
In Chicago the union intends to take an
active part in local politics and viii en-
deavor to secure control of the municipal
Offices Chicago had no regiment in the
order six months ago, but It now has six
regiments. and General Dyrenforth has
sent for fifty additional regimental char
ters there. The cCnmander-iH-chief has
promised to establish forty regiments in
the city Of Chicago alone. and 100 Tegf-
ments in the State through the efforts
that he proposes to make to increase the
membership
General DyrenfOrth proposes also TO IN
dertaEze an active campaign in the State
of Ohio Of which he is a native, for the
purpose Of increasing the membership,
and organizing the order for political pur-
poses 4 Senator Is also to be selected
in the Buckeye State, and the order de-
sires to influence the selection Of a man
who is friendly to the interests of the
veteran
The priacipal idea Of our order said
General Dyrcnforth recently. Is 10 par
ticipate IL politics for the purpose of OBJ
tanning Iegisis tioa favorable to the old
soldier. and 20 aid the il securing their
Just share Of the public Offices. That does
not mean that we are organizing to grab
pensions OF TO secure all the public Jobs
bet within late years Il class OF pro-
fessionaI politicians has grown up in the
big States and great cities VINO seem to
have forgotten all about the survivors OF
the civil war
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
CONSTITUTION IN THE MUD.
The Yacht Hung Up at Bristol Until
High Tide.

bristol, Z. L. July 1.-THE COnstitu-
ton was found to be practically uniHjUred
when she was examined at 9 o'clock last
night TO see what damage had been done
to her keel by striking the rocks III her
race from New London TO Newport
Thursday At o'clock last night the tide
was low and nearly all of the keel was
exposed making thorough examination
possible
At O'Clock this morning, when the tide
was high. the yacht was lowered from
the marine railway and had reached the
end Of the ways when she struck bottom
and was hung up She struck Immediate
" after floating out of the cradle and it
is thought that he deviaJed from the
course OF the channel somewhat 50 that
her keel entered the mud on one OF the
banks. She was resting easily ct II
o'clock this morning. at which time the
tide was at the lowest point and it was
not necessary To put out HE@s g steady
her. She is in about eighteen feet Of va
ter AT low tide and about tWo feet Of hsr
bronze uuderbOdy below the waJeriiue IS
showing above the water Her tender.
the Mount Norris, tried to pull her of be
fore the tide fell. but without success
There Will nt another flood tide about Z
O'Clock this afternoon when 1t l. hoped
Sha can br fOated without difficulty y
diver has reported that she can rest cdSi-
" wher. she Is without damage
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
THE YACHT CLUB CRUISE.
4 XVe1ryinE Drift From Newport to
Vineyard Haven

COTTAGE CITY. Mass. July 27.-There
were many weary yachtsmen aboard the
vessels Of the New York Yacht Club
squadron. lying at anchor in Vineyard
Haven Harbor, this morning. They had
had q long monotonous drift from New
port without one enIiveniug puff Of wind
and the yachts had been trailing into the
harbor up to o'clock this morning.
Many had not come in long after that
time.
The run today was from Vineyard Hav-
en- Sound 40 the Breuton Reef Hghtship,
a distance Of thirty-seven miles The
wind was about northeast and it was on
Iy strong enough to cause the flags of the
anchored squadron to flutter feebIy.
On Monday the races for the Astor Cup
will be held, but the squadron viii not
disbaud until next Wednesday morning,
having been invited to participate in the
fete day exercises at Newport next Tues
day. On Thursday, August J. and Sat
urjlaz. August 3, the Newport Yacht Rae
ing Association viii hold i,s races. in
which the Independence, Constitution, and
Columbia VIII take part II is now said
that these viii probably be the last races
in which the Boston yacht viii sail
against the HERES 70n flyers.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
THE SCHLEY ENQUIRY.
Secretary Longs PreCcpt Topic
Generally Discussed.

Although the precept issued yesterday
for the SchIey Court of Enquiry was
topic for general discussion H. official
circles today. there were practically no
developments ard nothing was said for
publication
Up to a late hour this afternoon Sec
retary Long had received no word from
Rear Admiral Kimberly. retired. on the
matter OF his being excused from seTrice
as member of the court.
Captain Lemly, the judge advocate Of
the court is making preparations to leave
the city for a months stay in Canada
Notices have not yet been sent to any
OF the witnesses who are to appear to
testify /, lore the court All of the more
important witnesses are within easy
reach, although several officers who were
with the North Atlantic Squadron during
the Santiago campaign are now in ser
vice in the Asiatic Station. and they viii
be summoned in time TO De present at the
time Of convening the court or shortly
thereafter. Some temporary changes may
De necessary to enable some Of the Off
GERS to attend especially if their presence
is to be demanded here for any consider
able length of time
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
DEM0CRACY'S CHANCE TO WIN.
Representative Patterson Discusses
the Campaign of 1904

If the Democrats nominate q good con
servative man for President in lJi, no
matter from what section Of thu country
he may come, and make the contest on
the issues Of the trusts and tariff We Siit
win, said Representative Patterson OF
Tennessee 1T thu Ebbitt House this morn
ing
There are plenty Of men in the Demo
cratic party who possess Presidential
qualifications, and they are not CcnliHed
to any particular section Of the country.
1 am opposed 10 the theory shat The
South must be barred in the matter OF
furnishing thu candidate for President CT
Vice President believe we should nom
mate the most available man irrespective
Of y hat State he may live in
The Democratic party IS now looking
to the future and the next campaign VIII
not be fought out on dead issues The
best evidence Of this Is the Ohio State
platform. / heartily endorse that plat
form because it presents to the people
live issues. It was q great disappointment
TO the Republicans when the Ohio Dem
ocrats refrained from FeaffiTmfng the
Kansas City platform. I believe Demo
cratic conventions in other States viii
also do as the Ohio Democrats did and
adopt platforms to meet the issues Of the
present instead Of the past
q see it stated in many of the leading
papers that the Republicans viii revise
the tariff next winter Well it IS not at
all probable that the Republicans viii in
terfere with the source whence they get
their money, therefore, in my opinion,
they will not revise the tariff OF course,
there viii no doubt be many separate tar
If bills introduced in the House next win
ger but / doubt If any one of them Will
ever be formally reported from the Ways
and Means Committee. However. the tar
If question IS sure to come to the front
and. in my judgment, the tariff and the
trusts viii be the issue between the two
parties in 1901
zfr. Patterson SAYS there viii be 4 lively
State campaign in Tennessee next year.
when a successor to Governor McMiliin is
TO be chosen. So far only two candidates.
he says, have announced themselves.
They are IS. II. Swiggart. of Union City.
and J. 3. Frazier, Of Chattanooga.
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RELIEF FOR WESTERN CROPS.
Prospects Frightened by Rains and
Cooler weather.

CHICAGO. July Z--F'urfheT extensive
rains iu the corn and wheat belts during
the last twcnty-four hours are reported
by the Chicago weather bureau. The
rains may be considered 60 have broken
the drought in the wheat belt and they
have greatly improved conditions in the
corn belt. although the relief to corn IS
stated To b. only partial. Heavy rains
are reported from eastern Missouri, the
Dakotas Minnesota. and the Lake States.
Local rains are reported from Kansas.
Nebraska and Oklahoma
More rain is predicted for today through
out the corn and wheat belts. The sky is
cloudy and tLe temperature much lower
Rain IS falling this morning in many 10
caIities. The prospects are that today will
complete the relief OF the corn belt The
temperature is cooler in the southwest
and west, and warmer in the lake States.
The heaviest rains OF yesterday were in
the Dakotas and Minnesota. The rain
fall yyaz general in those States and va
ries from 25 Of an inch TO inches
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
THE KEARsARGE's SHOT.
Officers of the Vessel Make an Off
ciai Report.

An official report Of the UniHtenuoual
discharge Of a I-pounder shell from
gun on the flagship Kearsarge. the projec-
tile of which struck the City Hall in
Newport, r. I, was received at the
Navy Department today.
The report was made by Lieut.. Com
mander G A Merriam, the executive
officer of the vessel he says the shot
was fired at evening quarters on Thurs
day and was seen to strike the water and
continue its direction toward the city
Two officers were Immediately sent ashore
to investigate, and found that no person
had been injured. No explanation Is given
of why the shell was left in the gun. IN
an endorsement Of the report Captain
lIcCaIIa. the commander Of the kear-
sarge. says the greatest care VIII be eX-
ercised to prevent a second occurrence of
this character
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
MERITS OF THE GAM SYSTEM
A Glowing Report Returned to Brit
ish shareholders.


LONDON. july 1.-THE Parliamentary
Committee on Underground Railway
Schemes has issued a report which
recommends the construction Of
new line from Eammersmith alou- Pic
cadilIy 70 the city, with d branch from
PiccadIuy Circus to the Angel Inn AT
IsIington-
At a meeting Of the shareholders Of the
Metropolitan Underground Railway
Colonel MeIIor the chairman IL discuss
ing the adoption Of an electric system on
the line, said that the CAM tender stood
out from all others by reason Of sim
plicity and economy The c0mpany-s e1-
perts. RhO were sent to Budapest to eJl-
anime the CAM system there reported
that il possessed features OF such novelty
and importance as to amount practically
TO a new departure Ia electric traction.
If the CAM system was what experts
declared II 20 be, then It was destined to
render vaIueIess millions Of dollars worth
of electrical plants in Great Britain, and
also ia the United States.
The system required no sUb-stations
with moving machinery. thereby saving
Gf50.G@0 in the capital outlay and e go
in the annual Up-keep.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
DRIVEN OUT BY THE BOBRS.
British Troops Compelled to Evac-
Uate BrcmeTsd0Tp.
Steinncker'S Horse Has Running
Fight OF sixteen Miles and Loses
Ten Men Killed and Wounded
Several Others Reported Missing

Ten Ne" N'iied and "uhded'
"'"''S
LONDON. JuIv g--Accordfne to ad-
"a. .4.--
vices received pE jhe NdI c4iIS@ I'''"s
from C.-r.7-~T ord Kitchener the British
7..-
ana BocFS nave n@d anoJhtT serious cash
in which the former suffered severely.
-,-
Ahe Hght occurred between q Ne'>lS"-
mont Of English horse and two of the
.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
GARMENT WORKERS TO RETURN
The Strike in New York Practically
at an End

NEW YORK, july 1.-THE garment
workers strike, which began last Sunday.
is practically at an end and l9.eJf strikers
viii go back to Work tomorrow. and as
many more on Monday. The leaders Of
the strike are at present endeavoring to
figure out whether they have gained all
the objects Of the strike or stand about
where they did when the strike began.
Their demands were for Gfty-niue hours
work week and for guarantees from the
manufacturers that their wages would be
paid by the contractors or middIemen
employing them The 20,0o0 or more gar
ment makers who are going back to work
tomorrow and Mond4y say they have CON
tracts from both the contractors and
manufacturers that they VIII receive their
wages. There Is a doubt, however. as to
where the responsibility wiII rest IN the
contracts. The contractors may decide 90
fan back on the manufacturers and the
manufacturers may throw the resp0usi-
bility on the contractors.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
THE ASPHALT CONTROVERSY.
Report Received From Sir. Russell
I,y the State Department.

William W. Russell, the United States
Charge d'Affaircs at Caracas, has inform
ed the state Department by mail that the
status Of the asphalt controversy IN Ven
ezueIa, in which two American concerns,
the New York and Bermudez Company
and the Warner &, QuinIan Company, are
involved, IS practically unchanged
He says that q strong movement was
made by a local judge to put the Warner
& QuinIan syndicate in control of the as
phalt lake known as La F'elicidad. but
he had been superseded by a judge who
had reversed the decree, and thus left the
possession
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
GUARDSMEN BREAK CAMP.
The sIcn Paid on and Tents struck
at Noon To-day.

CAMP ORDWAY. LEESBURG, Va.
July Z7.-At noon today tents were struck,
the white canopy falling at the given sig
nal. and the annual encampment OF the
District Ciuardsmeu came Jc an end
The troops were paid this morning. the
acting paymaster Captain Andrew Par
ker. distributing over $L05e among them
The First Regiment was the first OF the
organizations paid. the First Separate
Battalion came next and was followed
by the other organizations
All but Government employees received
fun pay. ranging from $50 for privates.
To 5000 for the coioneis, covering q peri
cd of six months service.
The Quartermaster's Department was
busy today collecting supplies. Few losses
were reported. The commissary issued
the last rations for lunch, and at l2:l5
to the air Of the Star spangled Ban
ner," the flag was lowered
The Guardsmer return to Washington
on special trains this afternoon.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
SLAIN BY HIS COMPANIONS.
a Michigan Child Murdered for
Forty-eight Cents.

ALPENA. Mich-. JuIy 27--Cyrus l.arE e,
the eight-year-old son f F. d Lark. Cd
itur OF the Rogers City Advance, mys-
terioUsIy disappeared from that jlIaEe IN
Tuesday af.ciEoua and no trace Of hin
could be secured. Ycst,cIay his body WIS
taken from tn river. According Il tue
confession Of Harycy Nelson. also eight
years old, the T-arIle hoy was murdered
by companions Of his owT q 20 N nE,jcr -
secure IS cents Which he possessed
According @ ths Ecison boy, young
Larle. in the e.. rAnv Of the nine year
cid son OF Prosecuting Attorney Rcod.
Nelson and several othcr boys about the
same age, wtr@ prayiug near IN HUeft
Schoer mill boom ~ tuesday afJcTIJpu-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
TROOPS TO LEAVE ALASKA.
The Department Discontinued and
General Randall Ordered Away.

Secretary Root has issued the official
order for the discontinuance of the De
partment Of Alaska and relieving Brig.
Gen. George NJ Randall Of command
there. With his personal staff General
Randall is ordered to Vancouver Barracks
to assume command Of the Department
of Columbia General Randall viii leave
Fort St. Michael about September u. ana
thereafter the Territory Of Alaska viii be
under the Department OF Columbia. Com
panies F and /, Seventh Infantry, viii be
transferred to the Department of CoIum-
bia
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
BARRING OUT ILLITERATEs.
VyouId-Be Australian Citizens Must
Be Able to Write English.

SYDNEY, New South Wales, July n
Among the measures tat are awaiting
the consideration of tl.a Federal ParIia-
rr.snt is one known as the Commonwealth
Emigration biu.
Among other restrictions Of immigra-
ton it prohibits the entrance into Aus
traIIa of anybody who IS unable 10 write
hfty words Of English from dictatiou and
anybody who has been convicted. within
three years, Of q Eon-poHticaI offence
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
A REFUSAL TO HANDLE CARS.
No,v York Central Employees nj Huf-
faIo Tay strike

RE-FFAI-O. Ju5v g1--EmployeS OF the
New York Central shops have refused TO
handle twsuty-sIZ IachaEFanna cars sent
into the shop for repairs and strike IS
imminent = committee Of three has
been appointed by the cay r.pairers 20
Wit anon the officials cf the company
ana deliver their uIumatum-
The refusal 10 handle cars is because
Of fhe strike which las existed in the
I.aclawauua shops at Scranton for some
months Dgst- II the strike extends 10 the
PuTaIo shops il VIII involve 800 men
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
BRIDGE TRAFFIC RESUMED.
The New York. Tr ooI<Iyn Structure
again ia Full Use.

NEW YORK. July 27.-Everythiug was
as it used to be at the Brooklyn Bridge
this morning The esame old crowds throng-
cd over it and the same old rush went
on.
There were many persons coming across
on loot in the early morning, as there al
ways are. but it was not for lack Of
transportation facilities. The bridge cars
worked on their regular schedule and
there was the usual procession Of trolley
cars v;hizzing across on either side. those
on the south side empty and the others
jammed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
PANIC ON A STREET CAR.
Three Women Sustain Injuries That
are serious.

A small panic w2s occasioned in car
No. 254 Of the Washington Traction Com
pauy on the ConHectieut Avenue line.
near De Sales Street about I O'Clock this
afternoon. when a hadiy insulated eIec-
triC wire set fire tc the car.
Three women passengers we're seriously
injured. The flames spread so rapidly
as to cause the passengers TO spring from
their seats and make a rush for the
street Several jumped from the car
windows
I'll three women had TO be sent home
after receiving medical attention.
Mrs. Burgess. i X feared. sUstsiHed in
ternaI injuries. She was taken 10 her res
idence, 2126 r Street northwest, in a ply
sicians buggy
Martha Lynch c0Iored. Of 1z1 Twenti-
eth Street northwest, received Iacerated
wound of the scalp and was sent home in
d cab
a woman who refused - give her name
or address. was badly shaken up and Sc
rious consequences are feared She was
conveyed u her hone in a IocOmobiIe.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
UNEAsINEss AT JoHNsTowN.
Fears That the Cambria Iron Plant
VIII Be Closed.

ALTOONA. Pa. July 27-Considerable
uneasiness was manifest in Cambria Iron
Company circles this morning whom It
was learned that within two weeks tie
200 employees IF tle company ia Johns
town have been so thoroughly organized
by Amalgamatcd Association men that
the big mills arc in danger Of being closed
on short notice. \ telephone correspond
ence with dr. Shaffer this morning
brought forth the following declaration:
we are now IL shape 70 close the
Johustoxn plant Of the Cambria Iron
COMPANY Whether W. viii do so de-
pends. upon certain developments"
Ny SHaffer would not explain the last
sentence. but the inference Is the Cambria
peopIe are to De used as q lever upon the
United States steel Corporation TO force
q settlement
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WENT THROUGH A BRIDGE.
Two Men Killed in "A Construction
Truin wreck

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 27-A construc-
ton train on the Dayton and GreeuviIe
Traction Line went through 4 bridge near
Dayton this morning. Two men were
killed and several Injured. The dead are.
0. +. Chase. of the Detroit Construc-
ton Company. Detroit, and W. 3. Gra-
veil. Chicago Heights. Ohio.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
SNOW IN PHILADELPHIA.
Flakes Said to Have Been Seen in
the Quaker City at Midnight.

PHILADELPHIA, July 27--With the
Thermometer at 60, fakes Of sn ~ fell
here at midnight and persons with UNI
brcIlas raised caught them ana examined
them with curiosity.
The fight Of the tiny crystals was very
brief. II was only a passing cloud of fine
DRIFT. but it was snow, falling IL the
middle Of the hottest summer on record.
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DUTIES OF THE EXCISE BOARD.
Its Powers Defined by the Attorney
for the District

The Attorney for the District. - b Dr-
vail. today rendered an opinion To the
District Commissioners relative TO the
right Of the Excise Board TO decline TO is
sue a LIQUOR license to resort said to be
disreputabIe. Such cases. the AJtOr-
ney says. are matters for police cosni-
zance. and the board, in my Judgment,
would not be justified IN refusing . re
nevaI OF the license therefor"
In the opinion Of the Attorney the EX-
else Board is not authorized to pass upon
the question Of whether or not a resort
was frCQueuted by disreputabIe people
The only question to be considered by the
Excise Board Is whether an actual viola
tion of the excise law has been commit
ted
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Mr.. Stowe has notified the State De
partTneuJ OF his intention 10 leave Cane
Town before the arrival Of his SUCCESSOR.
Ise explained IN his despatch that he had
3nt-uded to remain, as requested by the
department but on aSCeTtaiuiug that his
successor would probably not be appoint
- until September and II being impoS-
SiBle for him &c stay at Cape Town for
the long period that must eIapse before
the new Consul General relieved him, he
had decided 20 sail OH August Z. being en-
abIed 10 take advantage Of q reduced rate
on the steamer Of that date.
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RUSSIA AND MOROCCO.
Comment or the Prospective visit OF
the Embassy to St Petersburg.

ST PETERSBURG. July Z7--Comment-
ing on the forthcoming visit here Of the
Moroccan Embassy to Europe, the No
voc Eremya" today says the essential
object Of the visit Of the embassy is To
cement closer relations between MOROCCO
and Russia
Thanks to the new development of Mo
roccau diplomacy. many political com
pIications have been removed and tho
mission VIII be received in St Petersburg
with the same cordiality that it met IN
France.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-27
GENERAL CUs8ING's WILL
His Estate in Its Entirety Left to
His Widow.

The will of General Samuel T. Gushing.
I. s 4. dated September =, 1874, was
filed today for probate. The document
was written by the testator in Travis
county. Tex, and states that the tesla
tor was a captain ana cOmnissJry OF
subsistence in the United States Army.
BY the terms Of the VIII the entire es-
tate Is left to the widow. Ms Kate Y
Cushing who IS named eNecutriS-