Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1890, Page 1

Lf THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAK BUILDINGS, Northwest Corner Peuzsyivania Ave. and 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, pe iy ail Month; one year $6, six [Entered at the Post Uitice at W Second-class mail matter.) Tae Weexty Sran—pnbit year, postaze prepa ‘aslington, D.C, ae hed on Priday—€1 0 ‘hs, Sy cents. Vor. 76—No. 15,072, WASHINGTON, pening Stat, D.C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 18990. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. THE ANNUAL MEETING © TH c Re eit te National Life insucasice Com- Pany of the United Sts" for the election Directors of wail Cota! ‘sulle yen will held at the office ct ne, 13h TUESDAY, March 1 £27-108 ‘at. new, We 1, 1890, at 10 3. HL NIT Bre 5 FIXTURE. LAMPS. CHANDELIERS, A. MUDDIMAN, 1206 F at. = MANAG Tdi, Mis Ficancnt,. bereby ream: to bribe their Tik-ta hereafter on Sunday, anno one will be sdiuitted who canuot show ticket ol Biembersiip. Cuder no consideration will any ob. ih. tod ‘feats = . Hi. LITTLE, Manager. INS WISHING TO ADORN THEIR Migmiee with fiecutitul and Historical Paint ‘would do well, beiore purchising, to examine & ‘of Charlotte Corday that can be seen at Miss NNETP'S SIUDi0, 100 Hist v.w., Good judges recognize {tk great met beauty. “pete ‘A LOVLR OF THE FINE ARTS, WH. KICHER (FORMERLY OF many friends that be cou! jad ‘with the firm of F- PETERSEN, Carpets sua Up- 3,513 Penna 127-3" | Sepa R. SPARKS BEGS TO AN- ave. ‘pounce to her friends snd the public in gen- recently removed her D sins to Peansylvauia ave. se. where she woul ‘Pleased 0 eee ull desiring work it ber Line, as she is confident she can give perfect satisfaction. 27-24" “gg>OUR SPRING OVERSACKS TAKE THE = Silk lined, aiik fuced or plain tri to $30. NOAH WALKER & C lewd, ma 87 munsylvania avenue. RDER EVERY STYLE OF some beautiful goods for ploy, the best cutters and ‘We think those who prefer ha @ INDIANA REPUBLI ti ie ‘ular meet SATURDAY EVENING, in Grand ‘Anns Bali, opposite Wil 4 EE BURNeTT will deliver an address on the ‘and Character of Hon, O. P. Morton, the War Governor of Indiana,” which was postponed on account of the weather. A number of prominent Indianians and ctate officers now in the city will be present, All Indianians and their ladies ure cordially invited. 128-28 ‘WM. M. BASS, Secretary. _ = EVERY CUSTOMER 18 PLEASED WiTH the bsndsome sp pearance and elecant fit of Our Spring Overvosts. see th £28 GEORG: ee ea NATIONAL BANK STOCK. in Bo National Baik stock fara __FUANS HPLLUUZE, 1313 F street ETHING NEW.—THE LOVERS OF Jie, TUNURSDAY, Feb. 27, FRIDAY. Fel. 28, and AY, March'l, from il aim. to 5 p.m., aud ‘the Celebrated French Soups made by the FRANCO-AMERICAN FOOD CO., NEW YORE, will be Served Hot to All Who Call. £26-3t 5 WILL SELL ROYAL BERTON SEC CHAM- page at New York prices, JOHN HMA = ae IN NTS, VAULTS, STATUARY, aes TONES, COPING. J. F. MANNING, lith and H sta, ow. ‘you intend to improve your lot in the cemetery ale tyring bow is the time to place your order. Do Bot fail to inspect my large sssortment, and if you Bnd nothing in it tosuit you my draughtsman will etoh our meee eed J. F. MANNING, 211m 14th end Heta nw. = NOTICE—! TAKE PLEASURE IN IN- forming wy friends and the public that I open make 1, eye ee ne Ol, — orthweat, 2 full line of Paints, (ly Glam Hist Sistcrisis, where all orders will receive my ber- Re eOt ee Aen ALUSHA A. RIGGLES. ge EDWAED Caves ES AMERICAN SecunTy AND TRUST COMPANY, 1419 .G street nw. RECEIVED’ upon deposit subject to check cee hi abd interest allowed ou daily balances WHO pi CENT lest iouns upon city property for \GETOWN AND TENLEYTOWN RAILROAD Sa er ain A good investment. Call and Stock for wet wueanson, 'B Morris, Dornan, Chus. Yurier, un. Verner, Joseph A. Janey, ry 8. Louchheim, A. A. Thoinss, james G. Payne, W. Beveridge, ‘Jaubey, Caleb's. Stine, Contes, Crosby S. Noyes, Wilkins, Join Ly Herrelly tin F. Morris, ome, Be _ CERTIFICATES OF STOCK, CHEQUES | ee ether securities Commdreint, Ttho- Sel 10th and D streets (ost buildiba.) . SERIAL SAVINGS AND BUILDING AS- = BOUIATION. Call for Coastitutions Bubseribe for stock—$1 per shage—between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4-30 p.m. daily at the office of JNO. A. PRESCOTT, Secretary and Treasurer, 2lé4-6m 1416 F at. n. Kelloyg Building. EQUITABLE ERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION. “EQUITABLE BUILDING,” 1003 F ST. ASSETS $1,119,062.77. shins Wonsacuy ta cock neath teacmee wil be open from 6 tS v'clock put. Advances will be wade promptly at 7 o'clock. Tle 18th issue of stuck is open for subscription. Shares are $2.50 per month. €1,0U0 advanced on each share. Pawophlets explaining the objects and sdvantages of the Association are turiuished upon application... THOMAS SOMERVILLE TRO. JOY EDSON, See'ry._ ee z = CHEAPEST, QUICKEST AND CLEANEST i: WABBINGTON GAS LIGHT CoMPANY'S COKE 4OHNSON BROTHERS, 29.5m Exclusive Sales Agents, M4 “wo Bee POPULAR SHOPPING PLACR SEVENTH STREET. DRESS MAKERS AND DRESS BUYERS. A DRESS TRIMMING TALK. fou all know how often a Dress is spoilt by the ins of it, aud alas how much beauty tasteful ing can Sd tos Dres-, therefore You know that @he thimming of » Dress is the wost nuportant part. ‘Our stock of Trimmings has been carefully selected, taining some Paris uovelties never before shown many being our own importations, ® = Mobatr. Exquisite Hand Crochet Designa. PRICES 750. TO $4.50 A YAKD. » ‘Silk and Crochet, Black and Colors, PRICES 10c. TO 83.25 A YARD. ymep aD STEEL Giurs, In Band and Leaf Patterna, FROM 250. TO 6450 A YARD. ‘ena ai FRINGES, 5 to 42 inches deep, Silk Friage, extensively worn in Paris and London. PRICES $6 TO $10. ‘BOUAVER, In Silk, Jot, Bteel and Mohair. ~ ye Pieces, and Vi Collar, Cuffs sa Cemeteting To Points doc enints oety etgld. BLACK LACES AND NETS. — qty assis Sitsee pay RB mi Long we | the lowost prices to the bix Lest. tilly Di for 75e. & yant MBSE Seenigia facia te © yard upward BLACK LACES and an VAN DYKE SILK Laces, MOUSQUETAIRE VAN DYKE LACES v beat headac are thi hat bea, Pp ur ties ba =>ROSES, ALL COLORS, $1 PER DOZEN Beer ier vetindasy 10,000 binds for sale today. Cut Flowers of all Hinds cheaper than the cheapest, a . © CU,, Center Markel — i OF KE} ‘speak under auspices of the Woman's Chris- tian Temperance Union at Foundry M.E. church on MONDAY EVENING, March 3, at 7:0 0’ iricuds cordially invited. Adivission free. iGHT TO THE POINT! che it Po" world, for the reusons that they @ sweetest aud most agres able to take: they are absolutely rimless; they contain the purest fucredients, and they are the cheayest because they are the best, All progressive Druwgista Se. per bux sell “Bromodine” for of thes AKCHE, 509 A st. #0. hg kuowinlqo of should address TITS, —<»SPIRITUALISM AT WONN'S | a Gao £21 ay rful test iuedium, At WASHINGTON SAFE DEPOSIT BUILDING, 16 and 918 Penna, ave., south side, Capital (@ 100,900 paid in: < $200,000 Surplus (paid up in advanc 40,000 SOLICITED. EIS THUMSDAYS. HENNING, BALDWIN, cms oy Os Cash i ft PERPETUAL BUILDE. = TEPER CENT I | x RAN Ml. The“Perpet first scries of shares at 12 percent uprofit.. tis payine. 6 Percent on special payientsin advasce in sumsofe100 8 Withdrawn Le- ing the last four he surplus aud in- jouey haw id without notice, money is i or more, 1 other purpose. ‘Tue spleis owiny of this sssociation is od onomy practiced in the management, J report shows that in eiht years we 1,045,806, and the total expenses in all of those elit years were only $8,867. Thisexplains ability to pay cent, per annum on our first ies of stock now bell dees Our meubership is increasing rap- y Dut not fast enough to meet the d owingto the favorable terison wiich advapees are tuade to metubera, We advance $150 to each share for #2 month, on 3 a1 Tshares for 814 )y momthiy ; &. with privilege of paying as much iwore ‘a tuouibers can atfor, and thereby saving interest given backYo the members. the expeb: Ft << ciation and laying the foun tatic ence. ‘Ihe e ussociations, when properly rmutaged, are the very best pluces for putting away savinee und earning good interest. Shares, $1 monthly, can be sme, ‘and no bac 2 [reasurer. ‘Teesauie'p BENJAMIN, Atuctues, 1B b: Room ¥5, Corcoran Huuding. Capit Branch patie AN, MEEKER, 207 34 at, n, © e=> 8 MEETING COLUMBIA TY 101, will be held o'clock at tre rton See Cham New York ave. 1 pe xUppLied iu any quanuty bj 7 New York ave, aud 1 IE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY, GIV! =o KUS JELOWITZ, la! notice that MAKKUS @ new und ms Lo kdazig equesied to present the aud those owing him to . be received tur the entire usivess. —— B. BURNSTiNE, Assignee of Markus Jelowitz, 361 Pa ave. n.w. Gills axainet Mr. laa settle. stock, ANNOT FIND KOYAL BERTON wgue at Your «rocer’s, then call DEK, 1417 New ave ud z EHE CENTU PAN CAPITAL STOCK =1,000,000. By order of tue boud ut d promis. For information ayply at the office of the company, 1311 Fst. ow, LEWIS ABRAHAM, 125-50" Secretary. q=>THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY, CAPITAL $1.000,000. TEMPORAKLY ¢ ICEs, 1001 F st. n.w.. Previous to the erection of the Company's Building, MONEY LOANED “ON“COLLATERAL AND ON REAL ESTAlE, cca Secured Leste, gtarsitteed by the Company, cal ae rg PAID. cowres ws. on oF correnpon “i. il, WABNER, President W. B. ROBISON, Secretary. DIKECIURS: vane rles B. Bai George F. fer, pee ig ern ‘Thonas Somerville, * George i Bartol, John A. Swope, Adichard Clay, 2. 5. swormstedt Hattersiey W. Talbott. Georce Tru i a ‘ley, John B Larser, ti+-im = UNIVERSITY CLUB. who are all Car yg mol universities and colle serve the eustiipe jemr Wi or ompany, room No. TeNatioual safe New York ave. and USth st, om FU 11th prozimo, between Sooks for the transier of Jeni of 6. seringw Which Tain making up in firot-ciems style at $5. Come cary. TELD SIMPRON, Layert & WARE } ‘Trousers, Cor. Oth and G sts gw. a ON sale for a few days on! uit Violin trum the culiection of BRO} Mg le Bi Mea a end Toe Ft, E 3S, > fiom ots nee be “ER EES f2i-lm J. RGE A. AKM!4 HAS EsTAB- Mr Mite new cain at 1405 2 at new. mua to give some excelient to 7 for Feal aacate in the northwestern, nection of the several fi residences, 1Ur. oF tus ealect locations un the efiy Hiaits cura __ Suleman OR Ei ois fis endence 10 18200 at $30 t0 0:80 at. 3.20 to 4:30 and 6 t0 7 pm Washington Haws and Gossip, Index to Advertisements ae 6 Pages 3 and 6 & _ rte i HOUSEFURNISHINGS, LADIES’ Goobs. LOCAL MENTION LOST AND FOUND, MANICURE, MARRIAGES, MEDICAL, MISCELLANEOUS,. MONEY TO LOAN NOTARIES PUBLI OCEAN STEAMERS. POTOMAC RIVER PIANOS AND ORGANS, HELE Et 5 PIAA IVG WOME OIIAH Ee WE WN OWE IIHT we wis gE SUSE EL EEE NOTIC! SUBURBAN PROPERTY. SPECIALTIES... SUM. ER RESORTS. WANTED (Hew: WANTED (Hovsss),, WANTED (Lory), WANTED (Srrvations) WANTED (Miscrutanzous)...., WAN LED (Rooms) WINTER KESORTS. WOOD AND COAL. Govenyment Leceirrs revenue, $410,631; customs, $62 Casnot Inport a CLERGYMAN. department has informed the Christ church vestrymen of Lewisburg, Pa., that to bring in a minister from Canada under contract has been decided by a United States circuit court in New York to be e violation of the alien contruct la- bor law. Dest Decrease.—It is estimated at the ‘Treasury department that the decrease of the public debt dering the month of February will amount to about $3,500,000, . Tue Act Arprovep.—The President has ap- proved the act for the relief of the Sioux In- dians at Devil's lake agency, North Dakota, ‘This bill was signed as soon as it was submitted to the President. Revenve Arpoinrments.—The Secretary of the Treasury has made the following appoint- ments in the internal revenue service: J.B, Daly, gauger, sixth Kentucky; John A. Percy, store keeper and gauger, Georgia; James Quinn, gauger, second New York. Aprnovep by THE Presipent.—The President has approved the act to authorize the President to confer brevet rank on ofticers of the United States army for gallant services in Indian campuigns; the act to provide for the term of the United States and circuit courts in Souch Dakota, ‘opay.—Internal 6.670. Tue New Ioomoranr Depor.—Secretary Win- dom has issued an order for the establishment ofan immigrant landing depot on Bedioc’s Island, New York harbor, and arrangements will be atonce made for the construction of the necessary buildings, Nava Oxpens,—Commodore A. E, K. Ben- ham has been ordered to report for examina- tion preliminary to promotion. Lieut. Henry C. Gearing has been ordered to report ior ex- amination for promotion. Lieut. E. M. Hughes and H. B, Ashmore have been ordered to the training ship New Hatapshire, Pexsonat.—Col, Chaille{Long, who bas been in the city the past weeks the guest of Col. Pat. Donan, left last night for New York.——Dr. J. HL Spalding. an American resident of Paris, as made a fortune as a dental surgeon in rench capital and divided professional honors with Dr, Evins, who attended the Em- igenie, is stopping at the St. James ile spending a week in the capital. resentative Nathan Frank of St. Lo ond Assistant Postmaster AL Whitticid are in Maj. J. A. P. Hamfson, twelfth infautry, tioued at Fort Sully, 8.D., is stopping at 15: street,——Justice D, Brewer arrived last night from Kansas and is at the Arno, where who hiv family will join him next week, He was at the Capitol exchang- ing — greetings with his frien Mr. Chas. A, Munn of the Scwntific American, New York, J. Klobscher of Chicago and W, 3. Davis of New York are Arno gu —Frank Springer of Las Vegas, New Mexico, a sou of Representative Springer of Ulinois, is at the Riggs.—Ex-Representative S.C. Millard of Binghamton, N.Y., H. C. Leeds and W dils- bee of Milton, Mxss., are at the Arlington, Capt. John Bryant and Capt. Wood head a del- egation trom New Orleans who are at Wil- jlard’s on river ond harbor matters.—Hon. B. F, Jones, ex-Representative (rom Louisiana, is at Willard’s.—Ed, E. Tarbox, a prominent St. Pwul citizen, is at the Johnson,— Wm. W. Crapo of New Bedford, Muss., for fourteen years a Representative in Congress, and J. K. Martin, a Portland, Me., hotel proprietor, are at Wormley's,——Mr. P. N. Cameron, atter an eo of several months, has returned to the city. A SICKENING ACCIDENT. A Workman Whirled to His Death in the Packing House Machinery. Fritz Siebort was killed ina frightful man- ner this morning at the pork packing establish- ment of Jucob Franz on Brightwood avenue just thie side of the Scheutzen park. Fritz was a butcher and had been in Mr. Franz’s employ for some time. This morning after all the orders for meat had been filled there was some smoked hams and bacon left that had to be put back into the smoke honse, the smoke room being on the second ficor of the factory. About 9:30 o'clock Fritz went to the clerk, Mr. Chas. J. Meister, and asked what there was to be done, as he had finished the job he had been working on. ‘The clerk instructed him to put away the left over meat for tomorrow, and he proceeded to the upper landing. The door leading to the smoke house was open and the work of hang- ing up the meat would take only a few minutes. No more attention was puid to Siebert until Mr. Meister heard a strange noise above aud looking up to the land- ing he saw that Siebort en caught in the machinery and was being whirled around as fast as the machinery could send him, his head striking the floor at every revolution of the shatt. Mr. Meister shouted to the engineer to stop the engize, but it was too lite, for the unfortunate man’s skull had been broken opeu aud his brains were scattered abont the floor. His body was otherwise terribly dis- figured, Upon examination it was found that per arpa Mi abe — was made of an old iece Oo} snafting. fie floor caught in the end of the in the smoke house is a FROM THE CAPITOL. ‘tis e|MR. INGALLS PRESIDES AGAIN. Mr. Blair's Complaint Against Newspapers. A CALL OF THE HOUSE. THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BiLL. THE SENATE, Mr. George presented a petition from citi- zens of Tabor county, Miss., for the free coin- age of silver and in doing so expressed the hope (satirically) that such petition would not be considered an evidence of disloyalty or an evidence that Mississippi had not a republican form of government, Mr. Hale presented (saying that it was by request) a petition from New England iron and steel manufacturers asking that iron, coal and coke be putupon the free listand that the duty on scrap iron, scrap steel, &c., be re- duced to 24 per cent ad valorem { CLAIMS OF MARYLAND TOWNS, Mr. Gorman presented resolutions of the general assembly of Maryland asking that the sum of #200,000, exacted by the confederate army under Gen. Jubal Early from the author- ities of Frederick, Md., be refunded and reim- bursed. Mr. Morgan offered a resolution, which was agreed to, calling on the Secretary of the Interior for information as to the rea- sons that have prevented the sale of the coal lands in Alabama in accordance with the requirements of the act of March 3, 1883, and for copies of letters or papers relied upon to justify the failure to comply with the statute. The presiding officer (lr. Hale) presented a note from the Vice President to the secretary of the Senate, Mr. McCook, stating that he ex- pected to leave Washington tomorrow for an absence of about two weeks and that he would be unable to be present at the next session of the Senate. + Mr. Sherman thereupon offered a resolution, which was agreed to, declaring Senator Ingalls elected View President pro tem, Mr. Ingalls, after having the formal oath of office admipistered to him by the secretary, took his seat as presiding officer, Mr. Sherman then offered resolutions (which were agreed to) directing the secretary of the Senate to notify the House of Representatives and the President of the United States of the election of Mr. Ingalls as President pro tem, Mr. Ingails returned his acknowledginents to the Senate for the renewed expression of its contidence, A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE PRESS. Mr, Blair called the attcution of the Senate once more to the dereliction of the press of the country in not giving sufticient at- tention to proceedings in the Sen- ate, and particularly to the important facts spread by him before the Senate in his speech on the educational bill. He charged particularly that the Associated Press and its reporter failed to perform their duties in the matter. Mr. Hawley made ‘an explanation showing that the Associated Press did its whole duty and supplied to the newspapers throughout the country full abstracts ‘of the proceedings of both houses. Mr. Hale directed attention to the difference between the American press in relation to cou- gressional debates and the English press in relation to parliamentary debates; and Mr. Hoar found an ‘excuse for the press in the habit of Senators and Representatives _ preparing long written spceches and delivering them to empty benches, Mr, Blair treated Mr. Hoar’s remark ag a per- sonal ailusion to himself, and declared his dis- regard of the Senator's inuendoes or “other eudves.” The discussion was quite interesting. THE HOUSE, After the reading of the journal Mr, Hender- son (Iowa) moved that the House go into commitiee of the whole on the urgent defi- cieucy appropriation bill, the vote resulting 9 to 21. Mr. Bland (Mo.) raised the point of no quorum. The Speaker could count but 155 members present and acallof the House was ordered, Two handred and thirty-eight mein- bers responded to their names and then Mr, Henderson's motion was agreed te, see DISCUSSING THE REGULATIONS, Attorneys for the Liquor Dealers Finish Their Arguinents. The hearing of the liqnor men and their legal representatives before the Commissioners was resumed yesterday afternoon, Mr. Joseph Shillington opened the arguments. He ad- dressed himself to the practice of permitting the reports of the police lieutenants to exercise # controlling influence with the Commissioners. He contended that paragraphs b and c of the regulations were directed against persons who had been convicted or against whom a prose- cution was pending, and did not include those who are suspected only of violating the law. When the Commissioners said that they would not license any one convicted the dealers knew just what to expect and the Commissioners had something reliable to act upon. But when a police officer's suspicions were allowed to have the same effect as a conviction in court the dealer was then placed at the policeman’s mercy, made to suifer the game consequences as one who had been properly tried and con- victed, He did not mean to even intimate that the police lieutenants are not fair and sin- cere ag honestly believe what they report; but, even assuming they are, it is entirely too much power to vest in any one man or set of men and unfair to the dealer, Nothing short of atrial and conviction should outweih the presumptions of innocence which the law throws around every one suspected of crime,and where a saloon is suspected of doing an illegal busi- ness it is only fair to the keeper that a case should be attempted to be made, and where no such prosecution has been attempted, or has been unsuccessful, then the charge should have no weight with the Commissioners. Mr. Duhamel confined his remarks to the question of signatures for liquor licenses and said he claimed that a majority of both sides of a street were only needed and not a majority oneuch side. He said he opposed the require- ment of signatures from corporations, claiming that they counted twice, once as private in- dividuals uud once as corporations, Mr. Simon Woif closed the arguments, The Commissioners will look into matier next week and reply, ——— Tu New Omourr Jupor.—Judge Henry C. Caldwell, who succeeds Associate Justice Brewer as circuit judge of the eighth circuit, is a native of Virginia, but has been a resident of Arkansas for the past twenty-five yeurs, He served during the war as colonel of an Iowa regiment and at the close was appointed by President Lincoln district judge for the eastern district of Arkansas, which office he has held up to the present time, He is an intimate friend of Secretary Noble, with whom he served during the war, and it is undersivod that the latter interested Limself personally in his ap- | pointment, A Coxrnacr Awanpep.— The United States fish commissioner this morning awarded the contract for the erection of the steam and water distribut ite at Put-in- Ohi: Yo Mesum Shaw, Rendall & Co. af ‘toledo! Ohio. It is expected that the station will be in complete runuing order in time for the next white fish season in November. THE CIVIL SERVICE INQUIRY, The Promotion of Clerk Mitchell In- vestigated Today. When the civil service committce] began its session today Mr. Thompson took the stand. He said that he wanted to correct the false im- pression that had been given as to his testi- mony concerning the transfer of Sturgis. He said that he had not intended to say and did not think he had said anything to indicate that there was anything irregular about Mr. Sturgis’ appointment, The transfer of Sturgis to the War department jwas made with entire pro- priety and not by any political influence. He read the letter he had written to the Secretary of War, He said that he was perfectly satisfied with his action in this matter. There was no poli- tics in the transfer whatever. With relation tothe statement made yesterday thet he had asked Mr. Roosevelt to see the Secretary of War because he might have some influence with him, Mr. Thomjs2u ssid that be had 20 reference to political influence, There was no sort of politics in the matter. Had he knewn the Secretary of War he would have gone himself, He would not ask a political lavor, but be would not hesitate to make a per- sonal request ci Mr Windom, Questions were asked by the prosecution which gave the testi- mony a turn off the regular track. THE WITNESS’ EXPERIENCE IN THE TREASURY. Witness said that when be was in the Treas- ury he had never dismissed any clerk for polit- ical reasons, He Lad never made promotions without examination or for political reasons. Outside of the ciassitied service he had made appointments on political recommendations. The reason he had insisted on examinations betore promotions while in the Treasury was not because he thought the law required it, but because he thought it the best method of determining the fitness of candidates, Where were several hundred clerks in the Treasury and he did uot kuow more than probably thirty- five of them. He couid not know of their tit- ucss without the test of an examination, Witness was asked about the appointment of persons on the laborers’ roll and putting them at clerical work, that Lad been done time out of mind in the de- paruucnt service, but that he had put a stop to 1t in the Treasury, with the approval of Secre- tary Manning and President Cleveland, because he did not think it lawful MR. ROOSEVELT EXPLAINS THE CASE. Mr. Koosevelt took the stand, He said that he had refreshed his memory as to his conver- sation with Gen, McKeever concerning the transfer, He said that he had told Gen. Mc- Keever that Mr, Sturgis was not fitted for the duties on the commission. He said that be told Gen. McKeever of the mistakes Mix. Sturgis had made and of his unfit- ness tor service in the comimission and for that reason they wanted to transfer him. He thought that he was a young man of good capacity and good character and that he would do very well with a change of surroundings. Mr. Roosevelt stated further that his uuderstand- ing of the reason he (witness) was asked to see about the trauster was because of his being known to the Secretary of War, and from the that the clerk in whose favor he was speaking was a democrat he thought that he, a republican, could not be suspected of partisan bias in the matter, Mr. W. C. Wallace and Mr, Johnson, em- ployes of the civil service commission, testitied that Mr. Morgan had expressed the hope to tiem that Mr. Bailey would be promoted to a fourth-class clerkship and stenographer’s po- sition, ‘MR. BAILEY'S EXAMINATION. Mr. Thompson then produced the examina- tion papers of Mr. Bailey and stated that the examination was the same as that Mr. Morgan had taken, and that Mr. Morgan and Mr, Bailey had had the same advantage as re- gards access tothe general dicta- ton exercises, Mr. Bailey was put on the stand and testified to this effect, saying that Mr. Morgan, wh} was examine short time before the examination of Mr, Bail bad often given dictation from these gener. tae tion exercises; that he had had about the same opportunity ‘that Bailey had had in the matter of reading dictations from those exercises, He did not consider it any particular advantage to have given dictations from these general exercises, Chict Exaiainer Websier was examined and testiticd to the same effect. He said they had both dictated from the general exercises, but neither could tell just what exercises he was to be examined on. He did not think there was any especial advantage to either, but whatever the advantage was, if any at all, it was the same. He did not think it would have made any difference if the dictations had been made from some other exercises, It was no more advantage to the cand date to kuow that he was io be examined trom that set os exercises than it would be to one examined in arithmetic to know that he was tou be ashed questions out of Davies. Some of these exercises were printed in the annual re- port; auy one could see them, ANOTHER CHARGE TAKEN UP, The third charge was taken up after the close of Mr. Webster's testimony. his charge was that Thomas Mitchell of Connecticut had been appointed to a position in the pension office; had been dismissed for cause; that he lad taken an examination for reinstatement and aud had failed, but that his papers had after- ward been marked up and be hud been ap- cinted, 2 Mr. Mitchell was called to the stand, He said he had occupied a position in the peasion otice for a number of years; that he bad been dismissed, no cause being given. Afterward be took au examination, At the close of the day the examiner told him that the examination was over and he de- parted. Afterward it was discovered tuat one set of law questions by mistake had not been furnished him on the examination. Afterward be was sent for by the commission, and it was shown clearly that the questions lad not been given him to answer; therefore be haa omitted a of the examination with- out knowing of the existence of the questions, HAD 4 RE-EXAMINATION, Mr. Mitchell said he sent a letter to the com- mission asking for a re-examination in place of one taken by him on July 19, 1889,§when the full list of questions was uot forwarded to him, He received an order from Mr. Lyman to go to Baltimore and take an examination at that place. his Mr. Mitcbell did, and on August 42, 1889, @ the examination as special ex- wminer in the pension office. He was ap- poiated special examiner on September 23, 1589, “There isnot awordof truth in the charge that any favoritism was shown me,” the wituess suid, To the question as to whether iy Senator or Representative had interested hinisel{ in the case Mr. Mitchell replied, “Most emphatically no.” wo letters were put in testimony written by Mr. Mitchell after his dismissal from the pension office in 1887 to the commis- sioner of pensions asking for his reappomt- ment. The attempt was made to bring out the idea that Mr. Mitchell was removed at that time for cause. Mr. Mitchell's letters, however, merely showed that he wrote that he knew of no cause for his dismissal, although he surmised that the reasou was his republicanism, Q. (by Mr. Eward) Do you deny utterly that you were removed for cause? do, UUPEACHING THEIR OWN WITNESs, The prosecution was not very well satisfied with the testimony of this witness, whom they had put on the stand, They then tried to dis- bility, ‘The committee questioned the of the perce en gos ing the creak iy of they wanted to show thet the = evidence could not the witness, contended that Sez ao Fe wed this They ear itness was dismissed tor cause and that his deni that his said that the failed on an 2 HI rY FREE 48 I Witness said this was & thing | DICK HAWES DEAD. The Alabama Triple Murderer Hung This Noon, . CHANCE FOR NAVASSA CONVICTS Description of the Arizona Dam Disaster. COLD WEATHER CHECKS THE FLOOD. _ THEY HAVE HOPE, President Harrison Looking into the Navassa Murder Trial. Bavtrwore, Feb. 28.—President Harrison, by Secretary Halford, has written the three con- demned Navssa murderers, Henry Jones, Edward Smith and George Keys, that he has referred their cases to the Attorney General. The men are confident that they wiil not be banged. ——_—o—___ AN ECONOMICAL FORGER. A Most Astounding Series of Forgeries in a Wisconsin Town. La Cuosse, Wis, Feb, 28.—When the af- fairs of J. Semsch & Bro., crockery dealers, wha failed last fall, came up in court yesterday a Certain parties had indorsed the firm's paper from time to time. After the indorsers bad generally given one or two renewals their names were forged on sureties over and over again. How many times this has been done is not kuown, but of eleven notes in the La Crosse bank seven are forger- ies. Only afew days betore the failure an agent of a Philadelphia firm was bere to secure the settlement of an old account and received nine notes upon which the name of Mr. Semsch’s father- in-law was forged. It was the discovery of this that caused Wright and the bank to attaeh. Semsch has lived lived economically and has not spent « penny, and applied the money toa better building up of » poor business in the hope of better times, oe COINAGE IN CHINA, The Whole Empire to Evjoy a National Standard Measure of Values. Lowpon, Feb. 2—A dispatch from Pekin, China, says that Li Hung Chang, the viceroy, has matured a scheme which will cause a com- mercial revolution in China, This is the intro- duction of a syatem of silver coinage complete and uniform for the whole empire. At present silver is taken in Ghina by weight and fineness, ‘The traveler takes lumps of silver, known from their general rae, as “shoes,” and when he wants money strikes off ‘tof the lumps with @ hammer and chisel and has it converted into copper coins by a money changer. An attempt has been made by Chang. the late viceroy of Canton, to mint silver dollars and subsidiary coins in China and an excellent mint has- been established for the soak apa’ but Chang and his advisers new nothing of currency, aud even if they did they rouid only make their coins legal tender in two provinces. Li Hung Chang's scheme embraces the whole empire and bas obtained the support of Prince Chun, the prime miuister and the father of the em perox, One of the arguments in favor of the Scheme is that already in all the maritime provinces the Mexican silver dollar and the japanese silver “yeu,” which is of the same value, together with smaller foreign coins, are current and of extreme benefit to trade. ‘There- fore the Chinese should issue such coins them- selves and not have to go abroud for them. Moreover, the existing system by which native bauke and change - houses issue notes at their pleasure is produc- tive of fraud, public foss and disturbance; hence Li would reserve the right to issue notes which are to be legal tender to the central & lernmeuz This vast project has been inid’ be- fore the emperor by memoria! in the usual way, supported by Li Hung Chang, Prince Chun and other influential and progressive men. _ The American pig will be allowed to land at Kiel, the German government thinking that by concentrating at that port the combined wisdom of its inspectors it may succeed in keeping out the trichinw,which it has suid the policy of Germany to declare infest the Amer j Ican porker. In truth this is a concession due to the repeated remonstrances of the liberal papers,which have almost daily for the last few months urged the necessity of cheaper meat for the workingmen, who are utterly unable to purchase it at present rates, A PRETTY FIGHT. Danny Needham and Patsey Kerrigan Have a Set-to That Ends In a Draw. Sax Franctsco, Feb, 28.—Danny Needham and Patsey Kerrigan fought 100 rounds at the Califoruia athletic club last night, when the referee declared the fight off and stated that the amount of the purse which would be awarded the men would be fixed later. He said he had examined the hands of both men and had found them in such condition that they could not continue the fight, It was 3:15 a.m. when the fight closed after lasting six hours and forty minutes, The fight was a walk around from the start, and there were pot more than half a dozen rounds in which the men attempted to force matters. Needham was knocked down three times in the fifty-tifth round and four times in the seventieth, but he arose and fought des- perately during both rounds. The seventieth showed little or no attempt at any lead fighting as both of the men were greatly cxliausted, ard the last ten rounds nota blow was a ine An Expert Gone. Exom, Iut., Feb, 28.—Dr. E. A. Kilbourne, the weil-known expert on insanity, died yester- day of paralysis, He was unconscious during the forty-eight hours preceding his death. —— Garrett Going to Cuba. Bavtrmone, Mp., Feb. 28.—Robert Garrett returned home last night from Fort Monroe, His a will him to Cubs next wee! ——_2.___ Gambling Literary Clubs, New Onteass, Feb. 28.—The grand jury sub- mitted its final report to Judge Baker yester- day afternoon. It deals principally with the mbiing now in progress and states that the evens expoinks and is of the third precinct are totally unfit for their positions, as they do not seem to know what pawns wor what is gambling parap! Tentacle econo ts and corporals an eir places filed with men of more intelligence. It also calls attention to ov orgs | oo = bling saloons under guise of “literary clubs” protected by certificates from the district at- THIRTY-SEVEN BODIES FOUND. The Arizona Dam Went Out in One Singic Mass at the Snap of a Cable. Presoorr, Axrz., Feb. 28.—A miner returned Yesterday afternoon from Walnut Grove dam. He interviewed Capt. Hunt, late of the United States army. who was on watch with Supt, Brown when the dam gave way. Capt Hunt says that all day Friday Toasty men, being all eons be secured, were employed in Diasting the waste water way to increase its capacity. The sign of the break was the snapping of « steel cable connecting the tower im the middie of the dam with the bank. This occasioned a» loud report and he said it seemed as if « bail of fire was shot from it, The next instant the tower tottered and it seemed as if the entire dam, containing 90,000 tons of rock, all moved bodily at once, roar ‘of waters and = the inding of bowlders was perfectiy patenting. The messenger sent to warn those at the lower dam, and who failed to do so on account of becoming intoxicated, has not been seen since, The first survivors arrived in Prescott yesterday afternoon, when John Hardee, Ed Davis and W. H. Russell came in, all of them being more or less bruised and skinned from climbing the steep bills ere ‘the cactus and sharp rocks to escape the floo RUN FOR YOUR LIVER, John Hardee gave his experience as follows: “I was camped on Barren creck with three others, Some time after midnight we were awakened by a deafening roar, when I ee ag out of bed and yelied at the others: “I has broken; run for your lives.’ I reached high ground aud saw the waves, at least 60 feet high, strike the tent and it was gone. The distance between the bluffs at this point is sbout 200 yards. and the water filled this space 40 feet deep. A huge bowlder weighing 100 tons, in frout of our tent, was swept away, and next day 1 went down the cut five miles in search of bodies and saw no trace of it, Some lumber had beem left on the high bluff near the lower dam, which was not reached by water, Coffins are being made of this and then floated down the stream to where the bodies are found, the latter being buried where found. Thirty- seven bodies in all have been recovered.” RUNNING FOR WATER. A Burning Mail Train Speeding to Reach # Tank, Ocpex, Uran, Feb. 28.—There was an excit- ing race on the Central Pacific road yi near Blue creek, 35 miles wost of here, It was a race against time and the goal abead was the water tank six miles distant, As the west- bound fast mail reached @ point six miles east of Blue creek the engineer discovered that the mail car, which was filled with through mail, was on dire. An effort was made to put it out, | but there being no water near the enginoer opened the throttle and resolved to reach the wator tank if possible in time to save the valuable cargo, Each minute the burning train mile nearer the promised reseue, and minutes landed it under the spout tank, but too late. The interior six of the was a seething mass of Hames and 158 sacks of through mod were almost totally con- sumed. Word soon spread through the couches that the tren was on fire. The greatest excitement prevailed and only the Lightning speed of the train pre- vented the passengers from jumping from. the cars. Thomas Orchards, chief clerk railway mail service of Ogden, was on the train, He says ho is unable to give even @ theory of the firing of the car, —_~»—___ FIFTY-FIVE FEET. Prospect, it the Cold Weather Keeps on, That the Floods Will Cease. Crxcrxsati, Feb. 28.—The most cheerful in- dication that the preseut flood im the Qhio river bas almost reached its limit is the colder weather and the appearauce of snow this morn- ing. Set off aguinst that is the report from up the river, which shows that from Wheeling to Cincinnati the river is everywhere rising and, worst of all, that at Marietta and Parkers- burg there is heavy rain falling today. At Portsmouth the rise is about a half an imch an hour, The guage here at 11 o'clock showed 56 feet 112; inches, and rising $y to % inch an hour, —__.»___ DICK MEETS HIS ROPE, As Brutal and Cowardly a Murderer as Ever Stretched Hemp, Bremivonax, Ava., Feb, 28.—Dick Hawes was bung at the jail here at 1227. Few saw the execution, though thousands were ak The crimes for which Richard R, Hawes paid the penalty with his life today was the murder of his wife aud two children, May and Irene ‘Tuesday morning, December 4, 1888, the body ‘of May was found flosting in “un artificial lake at East Lake, a pleasure resort six miles from this city, but it was not identified until the nextday. The discovery led to still further investigation and the residence of Hawes was visited by several persons, who fonnd the place deserted and evidences that a horrible crime had been com- mitted. There were blood splotches on the floor aud walls, and in a corner of one of the rooms a bloody club was found) The same day it was learned that Hawes had been mar- tied to Mies May Stoery at Columbia, Miss, He Was arrested the same nigut while through Birmingham on bis way to Georgia to spend hishoneymoon. He identified the body of his child, but stated that he had been divorced from his wife and she had gone away. The children, he said, had been pinced in a.con- vent at Mobile and he was at a joss to under- stand bow her body came to be found where it was, The palpable umprobability of such « story convinced those who heard his statement that he had murdered the rest of the family, By the direction of the coroner the lake was drained and the bodies of Mra, Hawes and lit- Ue Ircue, heavily weighted with railroad iron, were found on the bottom, THE RIOT. The finding of Mrs, Hawes’ corpse in- flamed the public mind to a state of fcenzy. All effurte of the press and city and county authorities to allay the excitement were futile, The jail was stormed by 10,000 people determined to lyuch the murderer, dhe sheriff ordered them to halt, bat the mob replied with cries of derision and pressed for- ward. The order was given the guard to fire and a volley resulted in’ the death of ten persons and the wounding of many more. The spirit of the mob was broken by the storm of bullets and it never re turned to the attack, contrary to the expecta tion of the authorities, who had in the meau- time telegraphed the governor for military assistance. Hawes’ trial commenced on April 26 and lusted eleven days. The jury returned s ver- dict of guilty, with the death penalty, after two hours’ deliberation, Wants a Domestic Release. New York, Feb, 28.—Frank Hankinson, the well-known base ball player, has applied to the supreme court for a divorce trom his Hankinson, alleging infidelity. a From Wali Street Today. New Youn, Feb. 28.—The stock market this morning was quiet and feverish, but withe strong undertone in the leading shares. Lon- don prices again came higher, but agein the market, being under considerable pressure to sell, iiled to respond, and though was up dy, Tennessee coal was down 1 and the others were irregulerly and only sligntly changed from last night's figures, drive at the opening, however, resulted im down Northern Pacitic preferred 13g and Teunessee coal each, with the others slight fractions only. The pressure was re- moved toward 10:30, howev 7, and the reaction lowes Now Bagland displayed peaiive se New E: ry ve ive sing boss Spat oeut aier Chick ee moe and stagua 5 i and sugar setiled down to extreme dullvess tion, Atl o’ciock it was dull and a