Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1890, Page 5

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(Open unt ¥ p.m jal-eo G. = wm Tallon 4 tba ae, — matt ea earen, ton and Soldiers’ Home railway company was ee reported today by Senator Harris. The bill, se 5 UT: iM 22. ly from Fi ype ede $2) FROM @2.50 OP, reported, differs Con agar A poss Branch 1744 Penna sve Bleue Pit Carter's Little Liv Vv rget this. iGok, VITALITY AND AMEALTHY APPRTITE com by s Littie Anvostura Bitters ever) aern- ing. Bole mauufseturers, Dr. J. G. B SILUERE & muNe, At drugsioce, : ape is authorised, BP A RUS . Don't for ] THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C 2d EDITION, Lalit Tegrans to he Sa LIONS AT LARGE. Valuable Live Stock in Minois Killed by the Bloody Brutes. Qurecr, Inn, Jan. 20.—While » circus was recently crossing the ‘Crooked Creek” coun- try, which is densely timbered, a caze contain- ing s lion and lioness in one compartment and two mountain panthers in another was upset by a swollen stream . and the animals escaped. It was said at the time that the lions were either drowned or recap- joo | but it is now believed that they es A few mornings agoa farmer near the Han- cock county line found a cow and her young calf lying in the barn lot dead and their bodies mangled terribly. Bioody trails led from the barn to the pig pen of another farmer and here five shoats were found with their throats eut. Early the next day Abram Johus went to his barn and saw the straw and fodder moving. Just then ahuge animal bounded out with a horrid scream and disappeared into the timber near by. The body of a fine horse was found yesterday in a pasture a few miles above Quincy. The animal was not dead, but its entrails had been torn out. The people are thoroug! armed and many of them will not venture from their homes at night. A band of determined men is now being organized and they have resolved to capture the beast at all hazards. ae From Wall Street Today. New York. Jan. 20.—The stock market this morning was dull, as usual, for the regular list but active and weak for the trusts, which affected the market to such extent that first ices were in a great majority of the from <tol¢ percent lower than Saturday's final quotations. Pacific Mail was exceptional with a loss of 34. Cotton oil lost an equal amount, and sugar was down 1%. The stocks of the regular list showed immediate improvement, however, with the single exception of Rock Island, which further yielded % per cent. Among the trusts cotton oil was hammered down ®, but sugar lost only % on an extremely large business. ‘The decline was checked and prices were tlren carried back and even slightly above those of the opening. In the regular list Rock Island, St. Paul, Missouri Pacific and Lacka- wana were the active stocks, the others being dull and stagnant as usual, At 11 o'clock the market was dull and firm, generally at slight fractions better than the opening prices. Je aS Result of a Bar Room Quarrel. Baxrrwone, Mo., Jan. 20.—Arthur DeAtley, a well-known saloon and hotel keeper at the corner of Pratt and Eutaw streets, was shot in the left breast this morning by John K. Eagon of Pittsburg. John A. Gallaher, Chas, A. Bay- ley and Joseph Bailaine of Baltimore were ar- rested, charged with being accessories. The shooting was the result of a bar room quarrel, DeAtley is seriously injured. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. ‘The following are the opening and closing prices of the New York Stock Market, ns reported by special wire to Corson aud Macartney, 1410 E street: a] «a 44%) 45% 6 The Poe are Sceses tr as Washington Stock Exchange. Government Bonds—U. 8.48, 1801. registered 10436 Did, 1055; asked. U. 5. 4s, 1891, coupon. 108s Did, 105i asked. U. S. 48, registered, 1007, 125% did, 126% asked. U. S. 43, coupon, 1907, 125% bid, 126% asked. District of Columbia Bonds—Per imp. 6a, 1891, cotn, 103 bid, 105 asked. Per imp. 7, 1801, cur rency, 104 bid. Market stock 7s, 1802, currency. 105bid. 20-year fund, 63, 1892, gold, 103% did. 20- [fee 1800, gold, 113 bid. Water stock, 7s, 901, currency, 1-11 bid, 30-year fund, te, gold, 1902, 1223 bid. Water stock, 7s, cur- Teucy, z 1y24, fund, currency, 124 bia. M! cous Bonds—U. 8. Electric Light bonds, Ist ta, 100 bid. U. 8. Electric Light bonds, 2d, 6s, 108 bid, 115 asked. Washington and Georgetown Railroad, 10-40, 60, 106 bid. Washington and Georgetown Convertible bonds.6s, 150 bid. Ma- sonic Hall Association 5s, 1598, 1043 bid, 113 asked. Washington Market Company Ist mort- e, 68,110 bid. Washington Market company fonds, imp. 6s, 122 bid. Washington Light In- fantry first mortgage bonds. 6s, 1904, 102 bid. Washington Light Infantry bonds, 2d 7s, 1904, 9654 bid, 100 asked. Washington Gas Light Com- Rony, bonds, series A. U8, 121% bid. 12245 asked. Yasbington Gas Light Company bonds, series B, 6s, 121% bid, 123 asked, National Bank Stocks—Bank of Washington, 530 bid) Bank of Republic, 250 bid, 270 asked. Metropolitam260 bid, 285'asked. Central, 275 bid. Second, 175 bid. Farmers and Mechanics, 18s bid. Citizens. 167 bid, Uoluwbia, 182 bid. 191 asked. Capital, 115 bid. West End, 60 did, 66 asked. Stocks — Washington and Georgetown, 206 bid. Metropolitan. 17 bid, 180 asked. Co- lambia, 5834 bid, 6239 asked. Capitol and North O Street, 58 bid, 58% asked. Eckington and Sol- diers’ Home, 49 bid. Insurance Stocks—Firemens,44 bid. Franklin,50 bid. Metropolitan, #2 bid. National Union, 20% bid, 21% asked. Arlington, 175 bid, 14% fasked. Corcoran, 63 Did. Columbia, 16bid, 17 asked. German-American, 180 bid. Potomac, 90 bid, 100 asked. Kiggs, 8% bid, 9 asked. Peoyes, 5% Did, 5% asked. Title Insurance Stocks—Real Estate Title, 122 bid, 130 asked. Columbia Title, 6X bid, 6% asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks—Washington Gas, 4334 bid. Georgetown Gas, 45 bid. U. 8. Electric t, 110 did, 114 asked. ‘Telephone Stocks — Pennsylvania, 27 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac, 85 bid, #5iy asked. —- Grapbophone Company, 19% bid, 20 ed. Miscellaneous Stocks—Washington Brick Ma- chine Company, 280 bid. Great Falls Ice Com. y, 170 bid, 180 asked. Bull Run Panoram: 3 bid. National Safe Deposit Company, bid, 269 asked. Washington Safe Deposit Com- pany, 125 bid, 135 asked. Pneumatic Gun Car- Tinge, %& bid, & asked. Washington Loan and ‘Trust Company, 2%; bid, 2q asked. American Security and Trust company, 27% bid, 30 asked. Lincoln Hall, 101 asked. Baltimore Markets, .—Cottou quiet—middting, quiet; No. 2 winter red, spot, 0s a80: 8040804; February, S14; March, 52%) $5a854.'Corn—southern’ dull a: B64; Fs Bsqagsy: ate ern and Pennsylv: 30%; do. mixed 30. easier—prime to choice timothy, visions dull and lower. Butter quiet—western cked, 9a13; best roll, 13415; creamery, 1a25. quiet—western, 14. ‘Coffee firm—Kio cargoes fair, 194194. Sugar strong—A soft. 64. Whisky moderately active—100a110. Freights to Liverpool r steamer duli—grain per bushel, 6d.a7d. Dork for orders—Ss.a5eid.; forward, 4a.tdadsad. Sales—wheat, 5,000 bushels; corn, 108,000 bushels. BALTIMOKE, Jan. 20. — Baltimore and Ohio 100; innaeti, Washington and Balt- :_ Comsealic CHICAGO. Jan. 20 (opening). — Wheat—#anu- 4; February, 77; May. 81. Corn—January, 29%; May. 31%. Oate—February, ‘22. Pork—January, 075; February, 10.15, Lard—January, 5.62%; Feb: 5.90; March, 6.00; May, 6.1234. Short ribs— , 4.80; bo. i IMPROVEMENTS WANTED AT THE COURT HOUSE. Today Mr. Reginald Fendall, premdent of the bar ussociation, and Col. James G. Payne, chairman of the committee on legislation, went before the Senate committee on public buildings and grounds in referenco to the bill introduced by Senator Stanford for improving the ventilation and sewerage of the court THE ECKINGTON RAILROAD. ‘The bill to amend the charter of the Ecking- fe ASKING FOR INVESTIGATION. Charges Against the Civil Service Re- form Commission. ‘REPRESENTATIVE BWARTS'’ CHARGES—EE THINES ‘THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE ABOLISHED—REP- RESENTATIVE HOUE'S STATEMENT—THE THREE COMMISSIONERS WANT A THOROUGH IxVRSTI- TIox. ‘There was much laughter and a generally sociable time at the meeting this morning of the Hoase committee on reform in the civil service, The roomin which that legislative subdivision is privileged to hold its sessions is 8 dingy spartment, devoid of anything inani- mate that could truthfully be characterized as séteactive, bat the presence of a few bright men helped it ont wonderfully today. The committee had gathered together this morning for the purpose of hearing Representatives Ewart of North Carolina and Houk of Tennes- see give expression to their re but toler- ably unanimous views on service com- mission and its methods, At the head of the long table sat Chairman Lehibach and ranged along its sides were Rep- resentatives Butterworth, Bayne, bie remy Greenhalge, Lind, Dargan,jStephenson, Stone, Boatner and Andrew. To the left of the chairman and somewhat to the rear were three civil service commis- sioners, ap] tly in the best hamor and bur- dened considerably with portentious-appearing bundles of documents. Several anti-civil serv- slope gecupied seats ee com: mitte or meelves seat agains! the side walls, REPRESENTATIVE EWART THINKS AN INVESTIGA- TION NECESSARY. Representative Ewart was speedily awarded the floor and from the lower end of the table addressed the committee. He referred to a number of charges which had been made against the commission by individuals and through the medium of the press and he urged the committee to take immediate action. If the commission was guilty then it should at onc receive the condemna- tion it would merit, but if it was innocent then it ought to be vindicated before the public of the United States. Mr. Ewart was very energetic in his address and insisted that there was great and most urgent necessity for investigation. Even the President, said he, had intimated that there was popular distrust as to the methods employed by the commission, He read the letter which was sent President Harrison in April last by ex-Commissioner Ed- gerton and relurred at length to the Campbell case. Formally he MADE A NUMBER OF CHARGES which he asked to have looked into, These ac- cusations included the appointment of clerks and the promotion of messengers under the civil service commission without reference to the iaw and without regard to the enormous eligible lists, In this connection Mr. Ewart said there were names enough on the list of eligibles to provide the government with clerks for several years tocome, He held that the commission was an unnecessary, expensive and cumbrous piece of machinery. Why cxamine people day after day when there ar. so many waiting for certification? Why tax the people for this useleas éxpenditure? If there was no other charge than this accumulation of oligi- bles an investigation should be had. ATTACKING THE COMMISSION, NOT THE LAW. In response to an inquiry Mr. Ewart said he was attacking the commission and not the law. Mr. Butterworth—‘‘The administration is defective rather tl e principle’ Mr. Ewart—"Yes.” Chairman Lehibach—‘You do not claim that the present commission is guilty in the case of Campbell, to which reference has been made?” Mr. Ewart—*‘I do not,” Mr. Butterworth—“But you do charge the present commission with continuing those guilty men in office?” Mr, Ewart—‘That’s it. L; appointment when he was mission.” Mr. Dargan—“Your anxiety to make the commission obey the law makes you a tolera- bly energetic civil service reformer, doesn't it?” Mr, Ewart (indignantly)—“I am’ not a civil service reformer; not as things go now.” Then he sat down, REPRESENTATIVE HOUK STATES HIS POSITION, Representative Houk was the next speaker. He wasin the best of humor, but was also thoroughly in earnest, He commenced by re- pier Bed the fact that he had been abused as spoilaman by a fellow named McVeagh (who had married Simon Cameron's daughter, and therefore the world had heard of him). The impression that had gone abroad was to the effect that he.(Houk) was an anti-civil service man, It was incorrect. He was in favor of the highest possible type of civil service which was consistent with American ideas and Amerie can institutions, He did not, however, believe in this fifth wheel to awagon. There might be a very fine system in use in England and in China, and it me be acceptable to the be- nighted people of those countries, but things were ran differently here. Mr, Houk said it might be that there was proper authority for the existence of the civil servico commis- sion, but he was of opinion that the law trod ver; near the line of constitutional inhibition, because the civil ser- vice commissioners were not representative of anybody but Roosevelt, Thompson and Lymai they hud no constituency behind them. P sonally he was most complimentary to the com- missioners, but he was sure that there was not a banking house or mercantile establishment in the country which would allow any three gen- tlemen to select employes for them, THE KIND OF COMMISSION MR. HOUK FAVORED. Mr. Houk said he favored a commission or- ganized by the head of each department, The Secretaries were better qualified to select proper men than any general and contral com- mission, “If I wanted a law tner,” said the judge, ‘I wouldn't want to take him on the recommendation of Lyman, who might have examined him and found him full of book learning. I'd want to see the man, to know him; and if Twas the head of a department I would want the same privilege. The responsibility would be mine and I would want to bear it. Now the commission is responsible really, but the country looks to the Secretary.” Mr. Houk insisted that the —— system would unquestionably be abolished; it must be because ‘THE PEOPLE WERE CRYING FoR IT. He referred to the fact that post office in- spectors, who were two-thirds detectives, had to undergo the civil service examination, and he characterized such a classification as ludicrous, He eaid that neither Mr. Roosevelt nor Mr. Lyman were able to make a detective to save themselves from perdi Detectives were born, not ground out of the civil service mill. THE RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE was then taken up and discussed. Representa- tive Dargan of South Carolina, interrupted him several times and failed to see the republican fire which he was kindling in the Tennessean’s eyes. Mr. Houk wasenthusiastic in his praise of the railway service before anybody dreamed of putting it under the commission. Several years ago, said he, it commenced to deteriorate and it gradually got worse. Down in Tennes- see it was a total wreck. A REPUBLIOAN LAUGH. Mr. Dargan though he saw an opportunity for s democratic laugh, so he said: ‘Several years ago? How many years? When?” “Oh,” drawled the judge, “about the time when Cleveland came into’ power and turned out competent republicans in order that incom- be provided with es.” : The laughter that followed was mostly repub- ican, “We're having the same trouble down in my country now,” retorted Mr. Dargan, ‘because of iecompetane xe ublicans.”” in made the entire com- “We'll join bands,” said Jus Houk, ‘and go along su together. We'll straighten out the trouble from both sides," Representative Greenhalge asked the judge if he waa nota practical politician, and the judge De gene proudly in the affirmative and added “if there were more practical politicians and fewer dreamers in the United States the country would be better governed.” The accumulation of-names on the eligible lists, he said, was set- dintppotating worthy thousands, Wat bold out say out the hope when there was not the slightest pos- sibility of a realization? He called upon the committee for the sake of the people and the distressed m todo something and ! do it quickly. ‘THE SYSTEM OF EXAMINATIONS CRITICISED, Mr, Houk argued very earnestly that the system of exaniinatious now in force did not test the fitness of @ man for a particular line of work; seer namiiien® pes on exnmingtion ta book learning Cape Saber gg al for the duties of the might have no “horse sense." other hand,s man might have lots of -‘common horee sense” and be in efficient as a clerk and to by iad elvan service Helmtencod introd: to build branch from the New York avenue and North Capitol street, along North Capitol street to the south boundaries of the grounds of the Sol- dier's Home. Ou this branch overhead wires may be used, The compa: | pew branch completed within one year | the time when said street is opened and must have the | it in a case of « $900 clerk, who was so efficient that his chief decided that he must have a pro- | motion, that he was one of the best clerks in the service. He Ligier) before the commis- the departments could better judge of the qualifications of a clerk than any outside commission could, He J. < » that if the committee vould reed and etudy hls JUDGE DRAKE MEETS ALLCOMERS AS TO WOOD'S CHARACTER. ‘The Question of Revision Again Dis- he would of it It ‘would reduce’ the wummber of eligi bles, because when they found they had af od through the eye ofa needle to into itor eZine Shaan dete top now is, when into the civil service we and take w rider reduce the num- ber of eligibles. One of the committee remarked that he thought nothing but a pestilence would do that, COMMISSIONER LYMAN WANTS 4 SEARCHING IN- VESTIGATION. At the conclusion of Mr. Houk'’s speech Mr. Lymanspoke of the Ewart resolution foran in- vestigation of the comthission and said that as some of the charges related to him personally he wanted a thorough and searching investiga- tion. He asked also for a complete investiga- tion of every feature of the service. COMMISSIONER ROOSEVELT'S REQUEST. Mr. Roosevelt asked the committee in justice and fairness to so divide the resolution as to separate the investigation so as to let the pres- ent commission stand by iteown record and not be responsible for past commissions, He pointed out that by the terms of Mr. Ewart’s resolution 1t did not appear whether the charges made re- lated to e administration of the present commission or to its predecessors, The com- mission was anxious for a thorough inves' tion of their administration. He referred to the chi that by a manipuiation of the rules any result i was brought aboot He said that as the charge read it seemed to be made against the [pases commission and President Harrison. io such charge could justly be mad’ against the commission since he had been associated with it,and he wanted it made plain against what commission the charge was made. He wanted to know if it was charged that the pres- ent commission had violated the law. He said he joined in the wish of his colleagues for a thorough investigation. MR, HOPKINS§{WANTS TO KNOW. Mr. Hopkins, one of the committee, asked how it was if the committee were non-partisan that during a republican administration there were two republican commissioners and one democrat, and that the reverse order existed when the democrats were in power. Mr. Butterworth remarked that this was not a thing Mr. Roosevelt had to do with. In the first piace the law required that it should be so, and in the second place, as there were but two great parties, it could not be otherwise, MR. ROOSEVELT NOT A MIND READER, Mr. Roosevelt said that it was asking him why some one else thought it expedient to fol- lowa certain policy. He was not a mind reader and could not tell. Mr. Lind suggested that the commisston be sakesl to consider the question as to whether or not the competition of the present system could not be combined with the idea of per- sonal selection of clerks by the officials of the departments, MR. ROOSEVELT EXPLAINS THE METHODS OF EX- AMINATION. Mr. Roosevelt said he was ready to answer that, and he pointed out the fact that the recommendations as to personal character were required, and the appointees under the system are given first a preliminary trial for six months—known as the probationary period— during which the officials over them had the opportunity to determine their fitness. “But how under the law as it now is,” asked Mr. Lind, ‘can a test be made of the natural gifts and adaptability of the applicant—the ‘horse sence?" Can that he taken into account in making the selection?” Mr. Roosevelt replied that this was of course taken into consideration by the official under whom the clerk served his term of probation. Mr. Lind suggested that good sense was thus made a eeooadary qualification. Mr. Roosevelt replied that the test in this was made later, but that it was not secondary, as the clerks remaining in the service depended upon his adaptability and efficiency shown during probation. It would not be practicable, he said, to ap- point several clerks on probation and let them compete. He said that the commission asked practical questions; that they modeled their questions after those of the department serv- ice for which, clerks were desired, “How, then, is your examination better than the departmental examination?” asked Mr. Hopkins, “In this,” was the reply, ‘we leave out poli- tics from consideration, making qualification theonly test. In the other system the first de- mand was that the applicant should beiong to the right party, and then that he should have the right sort of pull. The question of quali- fication was secondary.” He guid that the com- mission had EXCLUDED POLITICS ENTIRELY. Mr. Bontner said that in his part of the coun- try the democrats were somehow ail got out of the railroad mail service, Mr. Roosevelt retorted that the same mis- take was made by him that Mr. Houk had made, in not remembering that the state of affairs they referred to was brought about under the old system, before this branch was placed under the civil-service law. The political changes in the force, which they referred to, had been made before the civil-service law. COMMISSIONER THOMPSON ASKS FOR AN INVESTI- @atioy, Mr. Thompson joined with his colleagues in asking for an investigation and asked thatit be made as thorough as possible, In reply to « statement by Mr. Houk that none of the com- missioners had their constituents behind them on the civil-service estion he pointed ont the fact that he was twice elected governor of South Carolina on a civil-service reform platform, and that he has the support of his constitu- ency. He knew there were some eminent men in his state who did not like the system, but the state approved it, as was shown by resolu- tions of indorsement passed by the legislature, Bu’, he said, if every man in the state opposed it he would still favor taking political con- siderations out of the question of departmental appointments. The law might not be perfect; if not he would like to see it improved in avery way possible. The principle should be main- tained in the interest of the public service. MR. HATTON HAS SOMETHING TO SAY. Mr. Hatton, editor of the Post, who has been attacking the law, had something to say. He declared that he had made the charges he had in his paper believing them tobe true. He said he regretted that his remarks on the subject had been taken to be personal, If the system were to stand, he did not it any better commissioner than Mr. Roosevelt, He declared he was a civil-service reformer, but that he did not believe in the present « tem. If the charges made against Mr. Lyman were true, he said, he did not consider him a fit person through whom to filter the reform, He said that he had witnesses who were ready to testify in support of the charges and that they must be protected. The committee went into executive session at the close of his statement and shortly ad- journed, LIQUOR LICENSE CASES. Applications Acted on Today—Problems in the County. Commissioner Douglass took up the liquor license applications in Lieut. Gessford’s pre- cinct this morning and acted upon them as fol- lows: * Northwest—Approved: Retail—J, T. Roach, corner of Boundary ahd 6th streets; Herman Darker, 1800 6th street; G, F. Kozel, 1827 14th street; Henry Yaeger, 1918 7th street; T. F. Darcy, 1916 7th street; Peter Mattern, 1812 7th street; Henry Koch 1818 7th street; Geo. Schroeitzer, 1701 7th street; D, ©. Murphy, 2132 11th street, Rejected-Rudolph Bergmann,2003 14th street; M. V. Tierney, 1354 Boundary street; R. M. Jameson, 2001 ‘12th street; John B. Buckley, 1836 T street; Ernst A. Nauck, 1828 7th street; Dennis O'Connell, 1 th street; Jos, T. Mo- Cormick, 1804 7th et; Wm. J. Donovan, 1967 12th street; Henry Sheehy, 2100 11th street. Saturday evening the fo! wholesale applications in Lieut. Hollinberger's precinct were acted upon: Approved—S. ©. Palmer, 1224 29th street; Manogue & Jones, corner,32d and M streets; Anthony Hanlon, 1444 82d street; Mary E. Keli- her, 3345 P street; P. W. Lowe, 3279 M street; Frank Fisher, Canal road; Daniel O'Connor, 1417 36th street; Thomas J, 29th street; John Gervin, 2896 avenue; David Jackson, 9014 M street; Joseph’ E. Dyer & 60. M street; John D. Sullivan, 1403 28th street. Rejected—Wm, Hughes, 1800 36th -street; gam, Sorin at Gace rmick, e 4 3 ue, gy SEES oe After fications in Lieutenant Gessford's disteiot Commis: sioner Webb will take up the re- jected a tions in Lieut. Amiss’ precinct keep on taking each precinct in turn until Inpumerable testy been filed against all of them, pope together with the 1,000-foot said | tion, it s understood, will bar many of them, ‘ . MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1890. cussed by the Presbytery. 4 SUBSTITUTE OFFERED BY JUDGE DRAKE FOR DR. HAMLIN’S REPORT—HE MAINTAINS THAT TRE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS TAKEN AN UR- CONSTITUTIONAL COURSE—OTHER BUSINESS. The question of the revision of the confession of faith was discussed at special meeting of the Washington city Presbytery, held at the 9th street church today. The imyortance of thid subject, which is now defore the entire church, induced the presbytery at the last meeting to appoint a special day to be devoted entirely to the discussion of this qnestion, It" was was chairman, are printed in Tux Star, favoring revision and eugeeetiog a number of changes, ‘question as it wasbefore the presbytery today was on the adoption of that portion of the report of the committee answering in the affirmative the overture of the general as- sembly “Do you desire a revision of the con- fession of faith.” There wasa much larger attendance of the members than is usual, although at the be- ginning only « small representation of the ministers and elders were present, and it was ‘on that account to adjourn the discus- sion until another day, The members, how- aoe nent ® motioa to postpone was 08 JUDGE DRAKE MEETS ALL COMERS. Judge Drake, who was formerly the chief justice of the Court of Claims, and is recog- nized as the leader in the opposition to revision, took the floor and for some time was the target of questions hurled at him by the, members of the Presbytery. The {nae invited inquiries and answered them with skill and force. It was parry and thrust, The frequent a between the judge and members of the Pres- bytery enlivened a debate which at times threatened to become rather technical. A PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE. The Wordy battle was opened by Judge Drake, who offered the following as a substi- tute for the report of the committee: “After mature consideration the ibytery of Washington city are of the opinion that the constitution of the Presbyterian church does not authorize the general assembly to overture to the Presby- terians the question whether they desire a re- vision of the confession of faith, and that, therefore, they are not under consti- tutional obligations to auswer that question an reabetery for that P! reason respectfully declines to answer the re- vision overture, and that the stated clerk will transmit this minute to the assembly.” The debate on this occupied all the morning. BUSINESS TRANSACTED: During the session of the presbytery, at the request of Rev. D. 8. Rathbone, the pastor of the church at Darnestown, his pastoral connec- tion with that church was dissolved. Rev. Wilbur A. Carrington was commended to the board of foreign missions for work in the foreign field, Dr. Hughes, an elder of the Eastern Presby- terian church, asked that in the vacancy of the pulpitof their church the presbytery appoint some one to act as moderator at the meetings of the segsion. Rev. Dr. Chester was ap- pointed. Thos, T, Brown of Darnestown, Md., a candi- date for the ministry, was received under the charge of the presbytery. —— TESTS OF ARMY GUNS, The Subject of Suitable Proving Grounds Considered by the Ordnance Board. The board of ordnance and fortification, of which Maj. Gen. Schofield is president, ad- journed ite January meeting last Saturday afternoon to meet again on the 11th of Febru- ary. At this meeting the board considered a large amount of routine matter connected with the new guns and the experiments that are now being conducted, and devoted some time toa discussion of its report on the subject of prov- ing grounds for the army, which was called for atthe last session of Congress, There is an organized effort apparent on the part of cer- tain New York capitalists to obtain possession of the Sandy Hook grounds for development into a summer resort, and THE QUESTION WHICH CONFRONTED THE BOARD was whether there are not equally available and desirable sites for proving grounds in re- gions where the property is not quite as valu- able as that occupied at present, The question of the desirability of inland sites came up for discussion and was quite thoroughly canvassed. While it was admitted that a proving grouud could be established without much difficulty away from the seaboard, it seemed to be an in- evitable conclusion that such a site would be far too costly. If the grounds are on the coast but a small amount of land is. necessary, for in LONG DISTANCE FIRING 2 the open sea is used as arange, thus avoiding the danger that attends the firing of cannon shots on shore, while if the range is en- tirely over land the government would have to own as much property as can be covered by the shot of the highest power rifle made. This would mean a tract of land atleast eleven or twelve miles in length and probably halt a mile or more wide, The report of the board on this subject will be submitted to the Secretary of War for trans- mission to Congress in about a week. It will be an exhaustive document, giving the result of several months’ of close and scientific inves- tigation of the subject, At the recent meeting Capt. Daniel M. Taylor, ordnance department, now on special duty in Secretary Proctor's office, relieved Capt. C. C. Morrison, ordnance department, as recorder of the boar: Nominations Today. The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations: To be collectors of internal revenne—Ferdi- nend Eidman, third port of New York; Marcus Johnson, district of Minnesota, To be United States attorneys—Lewis G. Palmer. western district of Michigan; Patrick M. Winston, district of Washington. United States marshalls—Jno. P. ' western district of Missouri; Thomas R. Brown, district of Washington. Manning M. Rose of Ohio, principal clerk of the surveys in the general land office. Postmasters—James Abbott, Springfield, Mo.; Wm. Kerr, Galbraith, Commonsburg, Pa. APPOINTMENTS WITHDRAWN, Withdrawn—Wm. P. Roller, postmaster at Bristol, Tenn, Also the following recess appointments: Jno. Vigneaux, United States marshal western dis- trict of Louisiana; Jas. R. Clark, United States marshal western district Michigan. Mr. Randall Joins the Church, Rev. Dr. Chester, pastor of the Metropolitan Presbyterian church, Capitol Hill, announced to his congregation yesterday that Samuel J. Randalland Mra, Ragdall had been admitted to membership of the church. It was indi- cated to Dr. Chester that Mr. Randall desired to join his church and on Tuesday he went to the house to admit him to membership. Mr. Randall bad not yet been baptised, and Dr. Chester performed the rites of baptism and he was admitted to the fold. Mrs. Randall has been a member of the Presbyterian church and was admitted to Dr. Chester's church by let- ter. This action on the part of Mr. Randall does not indicate that he —— roach of death, On the contrary he is more <berfai wna pepe. ont fal than he has been for man; not as impatient to get to work as he was, but hy is perfe: confident of recovery and ex- pect# to take seat in the House before the ‘work of the session is over. Whatever others may feel for him he does not join it, Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to Daniel Murray and Josephine Magruder; Alexandér Ji and johnson Ji Delahey, beth ot Eetoee Heecee' a Mav: Ioniah ills and Touiss H Busth, phecib natn Officers Klected. At the anual meeting of the members of the Mayor M. of Cincinnati Before the Ballot Forgery Committee. Woon's NUMEROUS LETTERS OF RECOMMENDA- TION—TER OTHER SIDE OF EIB REPUTATION— 4 STATEMEXT ABOUT HEREDITARY LYING WHICH ‘BE DENIED—OTEER WITNESSES. Mayor Moseby of Cincinnati was placed on the stand before the House eommittee to inves- tigate the Ohio ballot bor forgery this morn- ing. He testified that he knew Wood, who first came to him abont August 6 last, with 8 letter of introduction from E. C. Hall, mana- ger of the Hall safe company. The mayor produced a number of letters from prominent Ohioans indorsing Wood for the smoke inepec- torship. Among these were several from Gov. Foraker, which the latter had produced during his testimony. One of the letters was from Powell Crosby, the law partner thas it (Wood's appointment) was er- in Cincinnati newspapers @ man called on the mayor and accused Wood ethan gerbe ayo | neglecting family, breaking up another family, and of cohabiting ‘with a lewd woman, The man told the mayor that he was George | W. Jewell, Wood's brother-in-law. Investigat- | ing further, the witness had Mr. Jewell’s in- formation |. Wood was sent for and the mayor informed him of the charges, Wood denied them. He said they were the result of “spite work.” ‘WOOD OFFERED TO REFUTE THE CHARGES and sent to Mayor Moseby a number of letters from Ciacinnat: business men and others giving Wood a good charactor. Wood, they said, neither drank, smoked nor chewed. Some of the letters were highly complimentary of Wood. The most Cen, vod of those produced by the mayor was one from Mrs, A. A. Gibson, a sister of George W. Jewell. She said that Jewell was a mild lunatic who had been kindly treated by Wood. The latter, accord- ing to Mrs, Gibson, was a tefider husband and during her sixteen yearsin the same house — she had never — = sn = thing tending to re what Jewell had sai Other letters from relatives! of Jewell and Wood were produced anp these all gave Wood a high character, OTHER WITNESSES. John Sullivan, a wholesale liquor dealer of Cincinnati, who was next sworn, said that Wood had called on him and left a letter to be given to Frank Kelly, secretary of the demo- cratic campaign committee, Gov. Foraker, who examined the witness, said the object of the testimony was to show that Wood was in communication with the democratic campaign committee and with Mr. Campbell. He would endeavor to show this connection through other witnesses. Frank L. Kelly of Cincinnati was the next wit- ness, He said he was secretary of the democratic campaign committee during the last gubernatorial campaign. Be was given the letter left by Yood = with Sullivan, He found that it was a letter from Gov. Foraker to Gov, Luce of Michigan. He sent it to Mr, Campbell, thinking it might be made of use, The letter was written in type writer he was positive. There were no in- structions given him about the letter. He did not know when Gov. Campbell received the letter. The witness had simply given it to Lewis J. Barnfield of the democratic campaign committee to be given to Mr. Campbell. A DANGEROUS CROSSING. Letter from Major Raymond to Sa- perintendent Carter of the B. and P. Major Raymond, the engineer commissioner, today wrote the following reply to Superin- tendent Carter of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad, relative to the railroad crossing at E street and Virginia avenue: “I have to the receipt of your letter of the 17th instant in reply to my letter of the 6th instant to Mr, Oden Bowie, presi- dent of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad company, requesting that company to put ite tracks at E street and- Virginia avenue in a proper condition for crossing without delay fin compliance with the repeated directions of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, “You remark that the company is willing in ordinary cases to keep the street crossings in good condition, but you think the crossing re- ferred to should not be maintained since ft is one of unusual danger to persons and vehicles and public travel should not be invited in this direction. You further a that you do not wish to place any responsibility on the com- pany by putting the crossing im condition to invite persons and vehicles to cross im that wi ‘Section three of the act to authorize the ex- tension, construction and use of a lateral branc! of the Balumore and Potomac railroad into and Within the District of Columbia, approved Feb- ruary 5, 1867, contains the following provision: ‘That whenever the said company i the con- struction of a railroad imto or within the said District, as authorized by this act, shall find it Recessary to cross or intersect any established Toad, strect or other way it shall be the duty of the said company so to Toad across such estal other way as notto impede the passage oF transportation of persons or property along the line.” From this it appears to be the duty of the railroad company to keep the street cross- ings in good condition in all cases, ordimary or extraordinary, and it does not appear to be within the discretion either of the Commis- monors or of the company to make any excep- tions to this requirement for auy reason what- ever, Furthermore,1 know of no authority except that of Congress which can reliew company from full ousibility for the pr lic sufety, Please inform me as soon as possi- ble what action the company intends to take in this matter.” — The Father-in-Law Had a Knife. Saturday night Wm. Quigley called on his son-in-law, Wm. F. Bayliss, at the latter's resi- dence, 2619 I street northwest, and they got into an animated conversation about family affairs. The father-in-law, it is claimed finally drew a knife and cutting at Baylixs, inflicted a wound in his rightarm. The latter was taken to the emergency hospital where the wound was dressed. Bayliss refused to make any com- plaint against his father-in-law, ~ Defenses of the City of Washington. ‘The Secretary of War has ordered Col. H. L. Abbott, Col. C. G. Comstock, Col. G. B. Hous- ton and Lieut, Col, Geo. L. Gillespie of | the engineer corps of the army to meet | in Washington for the purpose of examining such parts of the Potomac river as they may think desirable with a view to the prepara- tion of plans forthe defense of the city of Washington, Cold Wave Coming. A bulletin from the signal office says: “Hoist When the committee reassembled, Mr. Wood was called but did not respond. So Joel L. Kinney was placed on the stand. He said he knew Lewis Bernard. On the night of October 5 Bernard came to Washington with witness, That night and the next day they discussed Ohio politics. Gov, Foraker at this point said he wanted Mr. Barnard subpoenaed and a tele; h sum- mons was accor ing sent to him. Continu- ing, the witness sai that wood had showed him dispatches from Goy. Foraker promising to help get Wood's ballot boxes introduced in Ohio, He had not agreed to give Wood any compensation, Recess was then taken till 1:30. THE DISTRICT RECORDERSHIP. A Bill For Home Rule and Reduction of Fees. Senator Ingalls has volunteered a solution of the recordership question. This after- noon he introduced a bill which provides for the reduction of fees now in force as provided by law. The bill starts out with the provision that the recorder of deeds shall be a resident of the District, The legal fee now in force for recording, filing, in- dexing, or for making certified copies of any instrument containing 200 words or less, is fifty cents, and fifteen cente for each addi- tional hundred words. This is to be reduced to thirty cents, and ten cents additional in- stead of fifteen cents, Other reductions are: For each certificate seal, sixteen cents instead of twenty-five cents; for searching records, sixteen cents instead of twenty-five cents, and three cents for each additional year instead of five cents; for recording town plats, two cents for each lot instead of three cents as now provided; for re- cording a plat or survey for each course, 3 cents instead of 5; for filing and in- dexing any ae or} required by law to be filed, 10 cents instead of 15 cents; for each examina- tion of title by the party or his attorney, 30 cents instead of 50 cente; for taking any acknowledgment, 25 cents instead of 50 cents. It is also provided that any excess over and above $3, Per annum, to be allowed as sal- ary to the said recorder, and the necessary ex- penses of the office, as provided for by law, shall be deposited with the treasurer of the District. CAPITOL TOPICS. 18 THE LATE JUDGE KELLEY's SEAT. Mr. Baker and Mr. Butterworth have been having considerable of a discussion as to the possession of the Inte Judge Keliey's seat in the House, This morning however, Mr. Baker was in serene ion of the coveted prize. Whether Mr. SRatterworth has given in or whet idea of possession being nine points of law is | wiicu not known. THEY ARE BETTER KOW. ate & severe sufferer from the grip. tack at ane time to be positively dan- gerous, but he is better now and was at the Capitol today. . W. H. Michael, clerk to the Senate print- ther Mr, Baker goes on the | $i; THOMAS FE. CONKY. cold-wave signal; temperature will fall to 24 degrees, or lower, by 8 a.m. January 21. > Range of the Thermometer Today. The following were the readings at the sig- nal office today: 8a.m., 55; 2 p.m, mum, 62; minimum. 45. Custom House Statistics show that 2,454,504 cases of champagne were imported during the last decade, of which over one-fourth was “G. H. Mumm’s Extra Dry.” Their importation during that period was over 200,000 more than any other brand, indicating its popularity. — MARLED. PFCK—OFTFERDINGER On Saturday, Jan’ 18, OPEC, MDa Nowy, y Kev x iH. sr 3. TEEDINGER of Woskie” Shce Oe A OF PRESTELE—GAKTEELL. On SOCRRCE pate foe ee, ae ir. hl beeline AU. TRELA, both of this city. — s DIED. ADAMS. Entered into rest Sunday, Ji uery Isv0, Kev. CHARLES ADAMS, pre e — F—| years. Funeral services at the Metropol: Four an half and © streets, at 4.30 p.m. y, Januar, Tuterment at Stratham, Nit? KET. Op Saturday morning, J 1 west, ARMISIEAD BANKET, aged Sifty-ove At rest, Warrees pr Hrs Wire, Funeral will take place Tuesday, a! o'clock ecu ang at Liberty Ba; tist church, comer of streets northwest, Ou January 19, 1890, ALICE BOOTH, y-ohe pears and throe moutle, mm the residence of Ler promos, Senate Badeusvurg toad, luesday, January ah Ou Jamiary 19, 1890, MARY GENEVA,ouly dew id and the uite Lagaie Boyd, ti tbe ot her age. take place from the residence of her o heveuth street mcuthenst, ob at? o'cock pm. Friends reistives ate respectiully uvited te attend. BKONAUGH. On Monday, Jauuar; 9:10 o'clock am, JAMED BRON ACU MiPaueral will take place f Wealey chur Wucra. will take place from ou Wednesday the SM tuetant of ‘clock. i iE . Un Monday morning, January SAkAn, wife of Josephs, Barmeet vate op Wednesday at Kock Oreck cemetery.” [Puladelphia papers please copy. CASTLEMAN. On January 15, 1500, at bome of Ler mower. Mra kather MoGraw, Abe; Va. Ofcougestion of the Iuuge, KALE, wile of Moury Bi ‘CasUeman. Kelauves and friends are respectfully invited to st- tend her funeral at Oak Hill cemetery "Tuesday after: Boon at ¥ v'clock CLARY, On Sanday, January 19, 1890, at 6 HE brevet be reenonal Ua ten M.E, church, corner us BAN 800, BOYD. dsughter of Le 180, at 9 o'clock, Funeral strictly Funeral from the residence of his @mughter, Mrs. Albert Ray, No. 1701 1 street north: Uemday, Jonuary t1lam. —* “ CLEARY. On Monday, January 2 1890, at 6.1) Yeluck ami, JULIA, beloved wife of John Cleary, jorty-oue years, Fuueral from her late resi 1220 Twenty-ser- uth street, Weat Wanhineton, Wednesday, the 25d fe- stant, at 9:30 o'clock am, Requiem meee at i riuity church, a CONRY. On Sunday, January 19. 1800) st 8:30 NY, beloved tusband of Coury, after a linwe of wi Unews of uineteen, tbs bore with Christian fortitude, aged forty-ee *Suneral on Wedneeuay, January 22, 1800, st 2. i ra 2 pau: from hie lote renidéuee, Ne; a0b G suaset marke Maj. “Ben” Durfee, who is clerk to the Sen-| west. Relatives aud trieuds requested to etteud st er ittee on fi ce, b the — services st Hamline M. rE. urch, ‘NELLY. On 81 — His at-| Donn andar, Zenuery, 19, 1800, a6 12m, x DON Bees ‘We have lost a priceless Jewel—our mother, Funeral from her late residence, No. 19 Fourth street northeast, Tuesday at 5-50 am., and wo ing committee, returned to duty toda; ‘a | Dt. Joseph's church. where requiew mass be said peclonged struggle with the tducnas. oi | Aan ray ienomry 27, 3800, au still far from wel Jonane City Tenuesees’ MALTA ELMERDORE a daughter of James A. and Hachael W. Maher, aged The World’s Fair Committee. weeks and two days. The committee on world’s fair; appointed | ytnbANEY will we piace from the veut at Mong by the Speaker this afternoon, will get to work | Ulivet Wednesday, January 22, at 2:30 o'clock p. ssoonas possible, The interests of the four |, ICHAI cities competing for the location of the fair OPonabtte ila rr ‘Tuesday, Janvary vata aud are supposed to be thoroughly represented on the committee, The O'BRIEN. short ines, M! fo sk Paul's church, corner west. Melatives ends TINNEY,, ooo Caranzn Axp Diseases Or Tua ‘of the fair be agreed For these Giscases the use of the genuine Carlsbad r neg Panel be | Sprudei Balt is highly juestion of the site Hofmeister in a reoent lecture says: adda omeng od if the | The unnatural motions of the stomach chosen fore the appro- | Ure and beichings, the irritations of she intestines re- has been agreed upon. the | sultingin gstarrh of the bowels,and the infamed disappointed cities will put ob-| mucous metbranes are the most) fruitful of way of the passage | il known causes of discase. Out of them ‘establishing the fair. It is altogether | STOW most kidney and liver troubles, diabetes, that the question of loca-|*!! rheumstic affections and gout I have test. Teisacommon be. | found thet the unnatarel motions of te ‘every day, that the fair will not morperen pate eapmagep are ps and a great many ‘are | 204 health results from the use of Cerlebed date Balt. ‘The dinrvtie Beate of thie wuten, tt giet ection Upon the inflamed intestines are ail pot ‘ orn ‘Beware of imitations. & MENDELSOX of Gos test ara of | 00." Bole Agenta, 6 Barclay ot, X.¥. ‘ companies beld in New York on Satur- following boards of directors were| Gat Tux Bsr. National Company— THE CONCORD HARNESS. ae ew Reid, Andrew ‘Smith, W. N. Haldeman, LUTZ & BRO, Gemmust Me. Bryan, Kurts Soho: i 497 Penn. ave., adjoining National Hots, Company— Peden Mills, Samuel A. | Horse Blankets and Lap Robes st low prices c. Btileon Hutchins Warburton,” - —_o—_— Got a Medal. ‘ Curzvarx Car science and the arts of the Franklin institute of FoR PITCHES'S .> CasToRia, aa