Evening Star Newspaper, August 13, 1891, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE s UILDINGS. 1201 Penssyivania Avenae, comer 11th 8. by The- Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H_KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York Office, 88 Potter Building, ‘Tee Evesixo Stan is om r city by caress is nerved to rown ws montu, He CPLR Sixx? Stan 81.00 pee yang: re achied. €3.00. . = [Enternd at the Post Office at Washington, D.C., as eecond-clase mai! matter) ——« Che Evening Star. E87 All ail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Kates of advertising mule known o8 application. WASHINGTON, D.C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1891. TWO CENTS. SALOON IN YOUR SQUAR. ay be asked to sign, an appiicn: N.CANFIF KALSTROM, bia Isr to wiv hat E, THOMAS H. REGA’ of the firm of Baldwin, Kewan X this day werved Baldwin, of above fh re Uuratiine Dep ‘Lad Washinwton, D.C., August 10, _aul3-3t* 752 South DR. H. L. ioe 1 Has ieft the city on ac brother, but will return Septe <@-=> VALID CLAIMS PROMP1 EGAN, pia, Fa, ¢ a the ines of his tw Yorks Bostom, cin alsa ark and deli ‘Any steamer sailing from New York, pis OF Baitinor~ trem of char PAD. pay ment yo esl by injury received Atuctis Dighest devtee EW PoiR npany Whose prot us is only equaled by the mi chp. D. KELEHER, Disbursing Clerk Sixth Awhttor's Office. Open 4 Bank Account with WOODS & CO., BANKERS. On payday come tn and tact sour account with us, | 5, no matter tf itis small Donot hesitate on that ac- count. Pay all your bills by check: it is a receipt. If you will deposit your entire salary and pay all your obligations by check you will see your secount fncrease month by mouth. ‘You will spend lew. You will save more. Beuk open until 4.30. WooD$ & CO., BANKERS, 12m FST. RAIN OR SHINE. ‘The demand for our well-known Lumber grows, for THE PEOPLE ‘Have used {t and know it to be the best on the market. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, ; Gth st. and New York ave., And Lith and Oats. ao. eul2-6t F eur BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCTATION, SUBSCRIBED STOCK, $90:,000. Bias the best plan devieed for securing s Home, NO AUCTION OF MONEY. NO BACK DUES REQUIRED. . 1 loaned, repayable @1. per month on eseh’ Mee “6 Gob advanced. Shares: 61 per inoue kholders of the Ivy Spas cane ot eset for transter of tock will be closed from the V7th Aucust inclusive. 'H. ROZiER DULANEY, Secretary, LAWYERS: TAWY! Mo solicit your brief work at 60 conta "aa; Over ten pages, 8 cents. 3th SIX PEE CENT ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS. (€20, 000 placed in New Loans. = JOHN F. SHEIRY, For pamphiets and information apply at the office. Printer. SSE iS FSET [aul2]__ Telephone, 843-2. OFFICERS: as Dingman.Pree Alcazo Tweedale, Sec. op nates ey Pies Andrew Wall Mgr e Themes, Tres ceri ss ‘SE Smutty. | .uinorized to settle up the aflaire of 1 AMERICAN SECCEITL AND TRUST 00. ape pit PaaS _sul2-J = _ a anes neton, Aacust J, 10 areUsaL : I HAVE THIS DAY SOLD 10 MESSES. N SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY PRS eg OF WASHINGTON, BB COR 15TH ST. AND NEW YORE AVE January 22, 1867. Beorganizat under act Congress Uctober 1, 1890. Transacts the business of 8 TRUST COMPANY e In all its various branches. Also the business of a BAVINGS BANK | WASHINGTON, D. ¢ We wish to ifort at. will be . K. Lee, who Will keep in stock ail the ‘known brands of ours and the goods popu- And of» Mr. B: = ®AFE DEPOSIT COMPANY. ae SCOTT & BRO. Capital ONE MILLION OF DOLLARS. FOR SALE-THOSE ELEGANT new houses on E st. corner2d st. B,e., 202 to 218 ine lusive, coutaining 7 rooms, cellar, bath, ranxe, latrobes, slate and wood mantels, French plate beveled «iass in vesti- buledoor, leaded iiass front transous, win- dows, stone sills and solid stone frout steps,aud the most complete and cheapest houses in the city. Price, $4.400 and $4,500 each. Terus: €500 cash, and balance to suit in exe-utor, administrator, guardian of the es- tates of minors, commuttes of the estates of lunatics, receiver, assiqnee aud executes trusts of any and every description. Receives money deposits in sums of TEN CENTS and upward aud allows mterest thereon, Loans mouey upom real estate and collateral secur- ity. Sells first-class real estate and other securities. Receives SILVER WARE and all kinds of VALU- WASHINGTON DANENHOWER, Estate, 13th and G sis. no. w. au] -<d6t&tu.th&s,3w Gq > ACTION. wisHixe att oF oun wa | <a of satisfac chines to ive the hichest degree of ton, we particularly caution those Lavi ‘against ‘Small safes for rent from @5 to $123 per annum. nx old ones of from @a.m. to #p.m., eed until | our all them to be adjusted else- {a audition “to the Fagulat oiice | where than at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, where Bone ‘& p.m, as follows: but xenuine parts are |. and only the iwost reasen- ‘ouch micah sbie fang, are ade. Urders by postal Will Ou the last ousiness day of each month. Teceive tmunediatesitention, - On the Srst. second and tuird daye of each month iEELEK & WILSON MFG. CO. (Sundays excepted) 437 9th st. When the 15th fails on Sundey the 14th day will be substituted. ists, an excursion you wi need p success. loffer the best work at lowest rates. cento churches. Special PETROS SADA Telephone 30. ei} oa IMPORTING TAILOR, osdent BENJAMIN P. SNYDER. i ‘dents, CHARLES ©. GLOVER, First. GAMES M. JOHNSTON, ‘Second, Treasurer, &. FRANCIS KiGas. ‘Secret ALBERT 1 SIURTEVANT. Directors MS, Printer, ‘Suz dith st. aplt qe READ PAGE = ALL GAS STOVES REDUCED, ‘Zenae C. Robbins, dudrew Wyle. atthew G. Einery, Canriew A. James, ~ Francis Rixws, Charies C. Glover, John G. Parke, ©. & MUDDIMAN, Wiitiam i Ulark. G14 12th at. W. B. BIB: HIBES. Meraber P HT Segue Be nis AE AND pustisner, Tio E at. nw ‘Telepuo aul FINE bevk AND JOB Pu StiNas TSAMEKICAN ICE COMPANY, OFFICE ee ehh Terephone ise’ Best gulity 1h, CONE Sad WOOD. or fauly trade NOW ATTENDING MY OFFICE ept Sundays) frou 9a. m.to 5 p.m. IAMS DUNNALL 1335 F ST., WASHINGTON, D. C., Buy and sell for cash or om margin Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Frovisious and Ou Dizect pr.vate wires to New allowed on JAW. COMBOS. ING. Wo MACARTNET. jember N.Y. Stock Ex. CORSON & MACARTNE GLOVER BUILDING, 14ly F ST. N. W., Bankers and Dealers tn Government Bonds. s N&STRIEBY, Sabu freaco decorators, ab % cheerfully furnish desis, is and estunates, wmunications by ‘uy attended to. jyid-tm Be 8, GUSTANS BE BHO, DENTIST removed to 1 York ave n | bade wor. porcelain « A syecialty made of investwent securities District | tious by th use of uitro Bonds aud sii local Kaiiroad, Gas, Insurance and Tele Dhous Stock dealt iu. Awerican Gell Teiepboue Stock bought and sold. 3718 dy do-kms* INDUCEMENTS. ‘Ladies’ Bla: k and Colored Sik Gloves: aud Sc. qual UNPARALLELED SPECIAL OFFER. 1 offer my entire stock of AMERICAN WATCHES, DIAMONDS, GOLD CHAINS, LADIES’ BREAST RINGS, EAR RIN |GURKES. BEKICTLY ONE PRICE. A. L. SALTZSTEIN, gr, MANUFACTURING JEWELER, WoT. ow ‘ew at the following low prices: Style 415, 476 and 441; rexular price, fe, ww ic. | 7133m Se. 40 B ST. KE, CAPITOL HILL, Opposite U. 8. Library. 33m qq LLOYD'S 2c. EXPRESS, 1506 ST_N. is prepared to receive orders for xe! household moving; storage of ali kinds; trunks aspeciaity. Specal attention age to and trou railroads, stations. an. Ino ticket ayent tor Noricla, ew York aud Boston Steamboats. “Teiephone 430. "JOHN C. HAWLEY ay2s-lm Fropnetor. T. B. Towsen & Sox, KY GOODS DEALERS, 7th se a we. FLINTILITHIC Wf cement sidewalk: wery Moors, curbing, steps, concrete arches. Wet cellars a specialty. plait and Ornamental and adamant plaster: ity dome, collars excavated aint And estiinates furnisaed on BREEN & C 163 and PAVEMENT CO. FOR Washington News and Gossip. - Index to Advertisements, ub PERC ge EET: FOR SALE (Pianos). FOR SAL HOTELS... LADIES’ eG £ 2 4 5 | 4 ¢ g veriie SEgGES Rane NSN OON Rune Ue CMUNDERBRE Sen ae eeate ee ods ous) WANTED AND TO LOAN. NOTARIES PUBLIC. OCEAN STEAMERS, POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. PIANOS AND ORGAN! PERSONAL, Etta WANTED Gliscellancous Goveaxmext Recetprs Topay.—Internal rev- enue, $478,120; customs, $799,331. 8. T. Bart was yesterday appointed a fourth- class postmaster at Davenport, Va. Manxrxo Goops.—The surveyor of customs at St. Louis has been authorized to accept the words “British manufacture” as proper marking of goods imported from Great Britain. Tne New York Boanp.—General Appraiser Shurtleff has been assigned to duty as a mem- ber of the New York board of appraisers in pisce of General Appraiser Sharpe, granted ave of absence. e Customs Receirts at New Yorx.—The re- ceipts from customs at the port of New York during the first ten days of August were $3,286,- 626, being $122,122 lews than the receipts at the same port during the corresponding period of Jast year. ean Aporman McCaxx Rexievep.—Rear Admiral William P. McCann, commander-in- chief of the South Atiantic station, has been relieved of that duty from the 15th instant and has been detuiled as president of the examin- ing and retiring board at Washington. No Ixterest Attowep.—Acting on the ad- vice of the Attorney General the Treasury De- partment has instructed customs officers that no interest is to be allowed on refunds made in conformity with judgments obtained in cases of appeal under the customs administrative act. Sraxisa Corosies 1x Penv.—The bureau of American republics is informed that Spanish colonies are to be planted in the territor, be- tween Chanchamayo and Rio Pichis, in Peru, and that lands are now being surveyed there for that purpose, ‘The first colony méroduced will consist of 500 families. Deriaste Svoaus Nor Arrectrp.—Acting Secretary Nettleton has informed the secretary of thel ouisana sugar and rice exchange that as sugars above 16 D. S. are dutiable under pi agraph 237 of the tariff act they are in no affected by the reciprocity treaty with Spain. Tar Woot Cur in the Argentine Republic, which is now going on, promises well and an imate received by the bureau of American republics places the value of the wool which will be available for shipment to Europe in October and November at $30,000,000. ‘These shipments will have a good effect in restorin te balance of trade to the republic, which wil be accentuated by the exports of grain soon to follow. A Post Orricr Decistox.—Acting Postmas- ter General Whitficld has decided a case which came before him, that a non-resident cannot rentabox in any post office with a view to g his mail sent to that box and then fo1 warded to him at his actual residence address. ‘This action is taken on the assumption that the proposed renter desired to mislead the public as to hisactual residence or place of business. Nor Extrtiep to Drawnack.—Acting Secre- tary Nettleton hae informed the American ‘Trading Company of New York that the wrap- ping of burlap cloth around a bale of exported goods over two inside coverings, consisting of paper and water proof cloth, does not con- stitute & manufactured article within the mean- ing of the drawback provision of the act of October 1, 1890. Navat Orpens.—Commodore Wm. P. Me- Cann, ordered as president of the naval exam- ining and retiring boards on the 17th instant. Ensigns Wm. D. MacDougall, George k. Marvell and Louis A. Kaiser, ordered te the Chicago on the 18th instant. Ensign W. J. Torhune, or- dered tothe Bennington on the 18th instant. Commodore Jamer A. Greer, detached as presi- dent of the examining and ‘retiring boards on the 17th instant and to continue duties as chair- man of the light house board. Lieut. Com- mander Chapman C. Todd, detached from the Charleston and ordered as executive of the Pen- sacola. Lieut. H. G. 0. Colby, detached from the Yorktown on the 18th instant and ordered to temporary duty at the department. Lieut. Duncan Kennedy, detached from the Baltimore on the 15th instant and ordered as executive of the Yorktown on the 18th instant. Lieut. Hugo Osterhaus, detached from the Baltimore and ordered to the Atlante on the 81st instant. En- sign P. B.'Bassett, detached from the Ranger ordered to the Charleston. Rear Admiral Wm. P. McCann will be relieved of the com- mand of the South Pacific and Atlantic stations on the 15th instant. Pensoxat.—8. W. Roth and J. M. Glenn of Chicago, C. W. Jester of Texas, James Nathan of Memphis and Lewis Haines of New York are WASHINGTON SAFE DEPOSIT CO., 916 AND 918 PA. AVE. N. W. STORAGE FOR FURNITURE, CLOTH- ING, SILVER AND VALUABLES OF ALL KINDS. PRICES MODERATE. BOXES, $5, 87.50 AND UPWARD. awieau oy ge ‘Shurta, tye best in the marboe So aoe Papin Cones at Ce oston: oe COLLARS AND tecall for thea. TOLMAN STeaM LauxpRr, Purpose. dyin Made of the BEST mOOvzR stock and wild at Ne ana LOW prices. Kk, aes z exrocg Sg om ff ¢ ROB é st. g ae ‘Wil appreciate. m at Willard’s.-——J. W. Edson of Madison, Wis., W. H. Sears of New York is at the Randall. —— Harry L. Munger of Dayton, Ohio. Charles €._ Yeatin of New York and Stanley C, Flitch of England are at the Arlingtor A. I. Ingersoll of Shreveport, La, and E. N. Wells of Pitteburg are. at tho Shoreham. . L. Windom of New Haven, Coun., W. A. Withers of Kaleigh, N.C.\Wm. C. Stubbs of New Orleans ‘and J. 8. Doddenridge of the army are at the eae: Py eeoe 7 pe of Pane navy, Prof. H. H. Harrington of C - tion, Tex., and Prof. James Mills of Guelph, Canada, are at the Arno.—W. B. Thompson of New Or! Virginia are at lonia.—E. J. Bennett of New York, C. M. ew of Baltimore, M. V. Cutter of Great Falls, Md., and D. FP. Mott of mton, N. ¥., are at the Jobnson.—E. H. of St. J. E. Phipps of Boston, ie Anderson of CHANGES IN THE RULES. The President Approves Several Amend- ments to the Civil Service Rules. A CHANGE AS TO EXAMINATIONS FOR PROMO- TION IN THE WAR AND TREASURY DEPART- MENTS—IMPROVEMENTS IN RAILWAY MAIL SER- VICE--PROPORTION OF SUBSTITUTES TO CLERKS. The President has occupied a part of his summer outing in examining @ lot of papers left with him by the civil service commission Just before he went away from Washington, and the fruit of his labors was evidenced yee- terday in the receipt from Cape May of an im- portant document, being his approval of o number of suggestions made by the commis- sion. This was in the nature of a surprise at the rooms of the commission, for it was not expected that there would be any action taken during the hot weather. ‘The most important amendment is one that has been urged by the commission for along time. For several years there has been in vogue in the War Department, and partially i the Treasury, a system of compulsory exal tions for promotion, which, occurring at ir- regular intervals, caused great deal of com- motion amapg the clerks of those de; nts. In most cases the clerks did not want to be amined. They preferred to remain at their present rates of salary, and they went into the so-calied competition unwillingly. It has long been apparent to the commission that while the rules termed these examinations “competi- tive” they were really not so, for in ever: instance the eutire list of clerks who took an passed the examination—few if any ever Kitlea—w 8 certified back to the departments, and the men selected for promotion were taken from this list with little or no regard to their standing. There has been no question that has given the present commission more thought than this one. The three members were a unit in the belief that some sort of an amendment should be made so asto make the examinations for promotion more compulsory, and at the same time to obviate the disadvantage of compelling satisfied clerks of good standing to take an ex- amination that gave them unnecessary trouble d worry without any results. THE SUBSTITUTE FOR GENERAL RULE THREE. Accordingly an amendment was suggested to the President and this is one of those that he has just approved. By means of it the former system of compulsory, practically non-com- petitive examinations in the War and Treacury Jopartments is abandoned, and in its place the: ubstituted a regular order of examina- ll clerks desiring promotion, with provision for the selection of the fittest for ad- vancement. To this end the following substi- tute for general rule 3 is promulgated, ap- plicable to all branches of the classified service. jo far as practicable aud useful competi- tive examinations shall be established in the classified civil service to test the fitness for promotion under such regulations as the com- mission may make. Until such regulations have been applied to any part of the classified service promotions therein shall be made in the manner prescribed by the rule applicable thereto.” ‘The commission will devote ‘its time in the near future to the preparation of appropriate regulations and it 1s expe that they will be ready for promulgation in time so that the new system cun be put into effect on the Ist of next January. It is probable that the commis- sion will decide to continue the present cus- tom of having the examinations conducted by 4 board of promotions in each department, and that it will adopt the plan of certifying to. the head of the department a list of the three high- est persons on the promotion list, from which selection will be made to fill vacancies in higher gradez. As in the case of the cer- tification of eligibles for sppointment the two who are not selected will be certified the next time there isa vacancy to which it is desired to promote s clerk, with one additional. Under the present system the selections are made without reference to the standing of the clerks in the examinations, Great weight will be given in these examina- tions to the office records of the clerks as to punctuality, diligence and capacity. It. tx thought by the commission that appoi officers will be relieved by the adoption of the new rule of the importunities of clerks and their friends, such as now form one of the greatest hardships of the official lives of heads of departments. FRACTIONAL MARKS WILL BE COUNTED. Another amendment is adopted that will mean a good deal to those who take the first examination for appointment'to places in the service. Heretofore the marks of eligibles have been made up on the plan of giving to each the whole number nearest to his or her actual mark attained in the examinations. No regard was paid to fractious, and this fre- ques made a difference of several points in e relative standing of eligibles, many of whom have bad to wait several months for places to which, hud they received their full fractional marks, they would probably have been appointed before. The new rule is to the effect that in future markings the full amount of the record will be placed to the credit of applicants, and that fractions, instead of being ob iterated, will be regarded in the certifica- tion of eligibles. Several amendments are made in the rules applicable to the railway mail service that are of considerable importance to those now in the service and those who hope to get in. AN EXCEPTION IN THE RAILROAD MAIL SERVICE. An additional exception from examination in the railway mail service is provided, as follows: “Transfer clerks at junction points or stations where not more than two such clerks are em- ployed.” Under general railway mail rule 4 the following additional proviso is inserted: “Provided, further, that on @ line on which the service does not require the full time of a clerk, and one can be employed jointly with road company, the appointment may be made without examination and certification, with the consent of the commission, upon & stutement of the facts by the general superia- tendent; but no clerk sc appointed shall be eligible for transfer or appofutment. to any other place in the service.” ONE SUBSTITUTE 1G TEN CLERKS, In the railway mail rule 4 an amendment is made allowing one substitute to ten clerks in- stead of twenty, as heretofore. In the “emer- gency clause” of the seventh section, rule 4, Tailway mail service, an amendment is made 80 that extra clerks may be employed for periods of sixty days instead of thirty, as heretofore, with extensions in periods of sixty days, with the consent of the commission. In the same clause the provision for previous employment in the service as a condition to extra employ- ment is eliminated, and hereafter emergency clerks may be employed without reference to their previous experience. It has been the ex- perience of the service that when such emer Bency clerks are needed it is frequently impos- le'to obtain men with previous knowledge of the service. Rexzase or Sxize Goops.—Acting Secretary Nettleton has informed the collector of customs at Tampa, Fla., that the provision of depart- ment’s cjreplar of January 29, 1887, relating to releases of prohibited importations apply to seizures made from passengers’ e. He explains that collectors are, however, prohib- ited from releasing seizures in cases where the duty is $25 or upward. Securixe Uxivonmitr oF Pracrice.—The naval officer at the port of New York having called attention to the confusion arising from diverse methods of computing the value of in- voices made out in paper roubles of Russia reduced to silver etm the collector of cus- toms at that port has bee instructed to adopt in liquidation the value in silver roubles as re- ported by, the United States consul, the sam mn. as is now done in Bosto: West Porst Arrorsraexts.—The follo named persons have been appointed to West Point during the past week: Andrew L. Russell (alternate), Plymouth (second district) Has; im. L [Pi a i Atlanta (fifth Ga wath 3.V. Bieds i samepincen see Becker, Wausau (ninth district), Wis, 8 athens falic, Easton ) Pa, FOR CONGRESS TO SETTLE. ‘The Question as to the Chinese add the World's Fair. Acting Secretary Nettleton has addressed a letter to Thos. B. Bryan, vice president of the world’s Columbian Exposition, in which he say! “In your communication of the 7th instant I understand you to ask in substance what bear- ing the laws of the United States affecting Chinese immigration will have upon such citi- zens of the Chinese empire as may arrive at U. 8. ports for the purpose of visiting the world’s Columbian Exposition to be held in the year 1893. The purpose of Congress in enacting laws prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers is well understood. It is difficult to seo in what manner that purpose would be to any extent defeated or hindered by permitting Chinese citizens under proper regulations to visit the United States in 1893 for the purpose of attending the international exposition, in which the Chinese government has been formally invited by the government of the United States to participate. “If it shall prove that any difficulty or un- certainty would attend the interpretation and application of the law in this case Congress will meantime be given opportunity to take the question into consideration, and {n view of the very considerable period ‘of time which must elapse before the inquiry submitted by you can havea practical bearing the sugges- tion is made that a definite determination may Properly be deferred until after the matter shall have been submitted to Congress.” MORE ACCOMMODATING WEATHER. A Respite From the Intense Heat for at Least a Few Days. ‘The weather bureau is having an easier time of ittoday. It is a much easier row to hoe than on former days of this week, and the pre- dictions officer is taking it easy. The weather has changed from being quite abominable to very delightful, and the chances are that the cool spell will stop over a day or two so as to become acquainted with the town. ‘The general forecast for today say “The area of high barometer that has pushed away the warm wave"—the weather bureau ans that it has given it the cold shoulder— now central over the Ohio val- ley. Its influence with that of the low moving toward the Gulf of St. Lawrence has brought cooler northwesterly winds and more agreeable temperatures over the whole country, except the gulf states, where a slight cooling ‘will take place today almost to the coast of the gulf.” The local prediction was for “‘alightly cooler, northerly winds and generally fair.” That means a respite from August heat for at least three or four days, and it may mean that the sun will not be able to get in his warm work again until the latter part of next week. —— M. ROUSTAN’S SUCCESSOR. M. Patenotre Is @ Diplomat Who Has Ren- dered Good Service to France. M. Patenotre, at present French minister to Morocco has been appointed to succeed M. Theodore Roustan as minister to the United States. M. Jules Patenotre was French minister to Sweden in 1880. On September 12, 1883, he was appointed minister at Pekin, and two years later was intrusted with the negotiations of the treaty of peace signed at Tien-Tsin on June 9, 1885, which put an end to the then ex- isting Franco-Chinese complications and set- tled the Annam and Tonkin question. By this treaty, as regards these two countries, China renounced her sovereignty over them. M. Patenotre remained in China until 1887, when he was succeeded by M. Constans, the present French minister of the interior. He Was next sent as minister to Morocco, where he has aimed successfully at securing for France extended commercial advantages, with the ulterior view of border France’ Exports of Domestic Breadstuffs. The chief of the bureau of statistics reports that the total values of the exports of domestic breadstuffs from the United States during the month of July, 1891, and during the seven months ended July $1, 1891, as compared with similar exports during the correspondit riod of the preceding year were us follows: Suly, 1891, $16,379,291; July, 1890, $10,733,669; seven months ended July $1, 1891, $84,709,598; seven months ended July 81, 1890, $92,773,852. SSS A Botanist Wanted An examination will be held at the rooms of the civil service commission on August 25 to fill vacancy in the position of botanical clerk in the Department of Agriculture. The salary of the position is €900 per annum, and the subjects of the examination will be a general knowledge of botany, a knowledge of current botanical publications, both American and for- eign, a knowledge of the principal works on systematic botany, a knowledge of the various terms, abbreviations, signs, &c., used in sys- tematic botany, a knowledge of the prepar- ation of index cards for new genera and species and letter writing. If applications are filed in time arrangements may be made for holding the examination at a few points (in some of the larger cities) outside of Washington, probably at Boston, New York, Chicago and St. Louis. Residents of the Dis- trict of Columbia will not be admitted. Blank forms of application may be obtained of the com n. Is a “Sheet of Music” « “Book.” Acting Secretary Nettleton has written aletter to Mr. Albert Clatke, secretary of the Home Market Club of Boston, in regard to his propo- sition that a test case be made against the Treas- ury Department in order to secure @ judicial termination of the question whether or not a “sheet of music” is a “book” within the mean- ing of the copyright law. r. Nettleton says that inasmuch as customs officers are guided in this matter by the official lista furnished by the librarian of Congress, it would seem that if any dissatisfaction exists as to his recent ruling that a sheet of musio is not a book under the copyright law, the appropriate remedy would be by legal process against that officer instead of against any officer of the treasury department. ——_-e___. Plantation Wages in Brazil. The bureau of American republics has re- ceived interesting information in regard to plantation wages in the Brazilan state of Sao Paulo. They are furnished by Mr. Frederick Rose, who is a resident of the state, and who gives the result of his own observation. A family consisting of five persons, two laboring men, two women anda woman cook, who ar rived from Europe without resources and were furnished with goods aud money to the value of #300, were able to repay this sum and retain a balance from their of $193 at the end of a year.” Another family of five, who arrived jother plantation without resources and f ied goods and money to the value of $175, had a balance of 2178 at the end of & year after repaying their debt. Another family, Consisting of a man, three boys and » woman cook, wore $100, and at the end of » year had a balance of $200 after satisfying all tions. ‘Transit of Cattle in Sealed Cars. is ROCK CREEK PARK. Still the Testimony as to Values is Heard by the Appraisers. OWSERS, AGENTS AND EXPERTS GIVE THEIR EVI- DENCE TODAY—THE VARIOUS-PARCELS OF LAND THAT WERE SPECIFICALLY CONSIDERED—SOME INTERESTING FACTS AS TO SALES BROUGHT OUT. The commission to appraise the Rock Creek Park property, Messrs. Norris, Soufferle and Burchell, continued its session in the Circuit Court room yesterday. Mr. R. E.S. White testified as to the sale in January, 1890, of ninety acres on Brightwood avenue for $90,000. It was less than one-fifth of a mile from Brightwood Hotel and was about half s mile square, on the pike. On it a num- ber of houses have been erected, six under roof and three in course of construction. The low- ent price they put on it before the sale was made was §1,100 per acre. Anna Lawrence testified that her husband, Z. A. Lawrence, owned 1.337 acres, tract 47, on road near the Military road, and left eleven chil- dren; that she was thirty-nine yearsof age. “All she wanted was wliat was reasonable and right, enongh to get another little home,” she said. She did not know what was paid for it nor how much the —_ = They had planted apple, peach and cherry trees. PCoumissioner Norrie We have the number of trees—ten apple, eleven cherry, eleven chil- dren. Mr. Perry—Children cht and sold in Bible times. ‘The government ought moths asked to pay for them now. Walter Lawrence. a son, testified that the house was worth £300. VALUE OF BUILDINGS. After some discussion as to the value of buildings Mr. Wilson said in the interest of humanity he would suggest an infallable rule: Find a place on Tenleytown road or Connecti out avenue extended where you can buy and ut upahome. Fix the price by such means. a ue. ) Perry—There is about 5 and 95 of advocate for this suggestion, Mr. Wilson—I give notice now that I will see to the interest of these people. Mr. Wilson called Mr. Dewey, who testified as $0 the Shoemaker quarry on the Broad Branch road and described it, ns lao. the rocks in the branch. The rock is gneiss and is a good build- ing stone. There is practically an unlimited supply of the stone, and from his best judgment it covers ten to fifteen acres, and it is compara- tively easily worked. Mr. Wilson said that further on he would show what buildings had been erected of this Stone and what the royalties have been. By Mr. Lee—In making his estimate he was considerably below the bed of the creek. THE SHOEMAKER QUARRY. Prof. Hill testified that he had examined the Shoemaker quarry and seen two houses built of it. It was a very fair building stone of gneiss. Then with some law books he explained the strata, and it was practically inexhaustible. It was 500 feet wide and a quarter of » mile long. Mr. Perry—Judge, I will not do your sums for you. Mr. Lambert—Perhaps you will in subtrac- tion. r cent of hu- e holders in On cross-examination witness described the tock as being of the granite famil By Mr. Lee—Witness in his estimate of yes- terday took in ouly the rock and Mr. Hill the shattered rock. Mr. J. C. Hornblower testified that he had used the rock for houses on M between 18th and 19th streets and on Rhode Island avenue between 17th and 18th streets, and it was a very desirable stone. It is easily worked and can be hed in large blocks. He had used some in hotels seven or eight feet long. He would not hesitate to recommend and use this stone in first-class houses in the northwest section. On cross-examination Mr. Hornblower said he had known of eight houses of this material. Mr. R. E. L. White was recalled for cross-ox- amination and said: THE SEVENTH STREET TRACT. The 7th street tract is more valuable than the park tract and a year or two ago the latter was worth about three-eighths as much as the former. By Mr. Warner—The access is on the east side id the road on the west side is used by suffer- ance only. There is a deposit of blue stone on the south end of the tract and from the evi- dences he thought it was fod, building stone. Mr. Perry—I'll admit, Mr. Warner, that there is enough stone in the park to build New York city, but there is no eity to build. sy Mr. W. Stone Abert—The Dos Passos tract of thirty-seven acres north of the Military road ‘0. 57) is worth $1,000 to €1,100 per acre and e other tract (No. 38), south of the road, 1,100 to $1,000 per acre. 3 By the commission—Tract4, on the creek, is with the other tract worth as much per acre, but by itself #200 and €300. Mr. Abert—But it may take in the creek. THE MUSIO OF THE FROGS. Mr. Perry—Then the froge may sing in creek and pond, Mr. Lambert—And prove an appropriate feature of the park. Chas. Wilson, superintendent of the Warh- ington and Georgetown railrod power house, testified that they were using 175 horse power torun sixteen cable trains of two cars each twenty-one hours per day on a consumption of 33g tons of coal per day. ir. J. G. Myers testified asto the tract of Mr. Riley (No. 23) that its most available purpose was for country home sites and was well wooded, the trees adding 50 per cent to the value of the land, and there was considerable stone suitable for foundations. A fair price was $1,000 per acre. He valued the Forrest tract at £00 and #900 per acre, the Eaton tract (suitable for sub- divisions) at’ $1,000 to §1.200 an acre, and thought there would be no trouble in selling it at Scents per foot. Mr. Myers was subjected to a lengthy cross- gzamination as to sales he had been interested MB. DICKINSON AS AN EXPERT. The commission resumed its session today and the first witness called was Mr. T. C. Dick- inson, who testified that he wasa real estate dealer. His firm had made but one sale and that was conducted by his partner, Mr. Goff, in February, 1887—the Swart property. He was juainied with the White tract, which lies on sides of thecreck. It was adapted to sub- urban residences to a ble extent. He would not fix the price at over $600. He dis- claimed being an expert. On cross-examination witness was asked asto the price of the Swart property, and hesaid that the notes were signed by Mr. ‘Mr. Wm. Stone Abert ob; Mr. Perry said he pro} double the price for which it w: piooaveratan jouble the ‘was con’ Mr. Morris. Ms. abert claimed that the price could not be disclaimed any personal knowledge of the ‘Mr. Dickinson said the was $812.62 for, aa be anderstood, 170 to 178 scres SEALERS WARNED OF American and British Vessels Pa- trolling the Bering Sea. NARROW ESCAPE OF THE MOHICAN. A Coal Dealer in the Philadelphia Suburbs Found Murdered. THE LATE RUSSIAN UKASE. SEALERS WARNED OFF. Bering Sea Commissioners Are Proceeding With Their Lnvestigations. Sax Francisco, Cat., August 13.—The Ez- miner's Ounalaska correspondent, under dote of August 7, writes that during a cruise in the vicinity of the seal islands her majesty’s steam- ers had seen and warned six sealers, the United States steamship Mohican five, the Thetis two and the Alert two. Many of these hal tobe fired on to make them halt and only one schooner succeeded in running” away. As about fifty schooners have received warning the next cruise of the war ships will result more seriously to poachers if canght in Bering sea. The Thetis was to sail at the date of writ- ing and will be followed by the others in rapid succession. The Bering sea commissioners arrived July 24 and are proceeding with the investigatio The Americans will return as soon a6 possible, but the British seem to be in no hurry. H. M. 8. Porpoive has arrived here from the China station andeach nation now has three war ships here in addition to the United States cutters. So far the cutters bave taken al! prizes. On July 28 the Corwin ordered the sealing schooner Ethel of Sandiago to leave THE CAMPAIGN IN OHIO, Leaders on Roth Sides Are ‘Die- turbed by the People’s Party. Special Dispatch to The Bvering Star. Couvunva, Omo, August 13.—While both Gov. Campbell and Maj. McKinley have said that the people's party movement in Ohio does not signify anything and that they do not ex- pect it will cut much of @ figure in the cam- paign, Tae Stax correspondent learns that the lenders of both partis are much dixturbed be- cause of it and are watching the developments With great interest, The farmers’ party, as most peopie here pre- fer to call the party that made a *tate ticket a® last week, will have little financial but it will not need much conduct of a campaign now defined by ite It is to be of the kind known “ous the kind leade: 1 phi cons. They willapeak from bay wagons. Barbec 1 in connection and when this ts not the case the speakers will be quartered among the farmers of the vicinity. The epeakers will ask litde more than their expenses, waich will of course be very light. In this way it is proposed te have the farmers in a kind of frenzy, like that Which prevailed in Kansas one year ago. The peoples party will have county tickets in the field in about two-thirds of the counties and this will add mew zest to the work in these counties. Althongh it is but a week @rty put its tacket im the th old partion in eit candidate aud will probably be on the stamp f no on to the close of thecampaign. His campaign says no headquarters will be opened here in Columbus. That would be an unnecessary expense. All the work that will devolve upon him can be done very well in Tit he will have the adwa tage of c ing with Mr. Seitz when- ever the Inte Chairman Neal of the democratic executive commitice t yet oj hea: tere here. He to announce bis ments of secretory and treasurer this MAS. MOKINLEN'S PLANS. Maj. McKinley beg: co and will work hard and continually until the close of the cam= paign. He will make one speech every day and some days two. TAR-HEKL FARMERS IN SESSION, ‘The hor of the Subtreasury Plan Pleading for Democratic Harmony. Special Dispatch to The Eveuine Star Raxrion, N. August 13. The annual meet ing of the North Carolina Farmers’ Alliance is in session at Morehead, the leading watering place of this state. Col. Polk, president of the National Alliance, who has been resting at bie home in this city several days, wont down, as id 600 or 700 delegates from the wertern and central portions of the state. These were aug- mented by the eastern delegates until the num- Bering sea and her captain promised to do. so. | ber of alliance men now in attendance on the 1 A few minutes after, however, three rifle shots | were heard on the Ethel and @ boat from the Corwin pulled to her through the fog. sealing boat was found in the water and on this evidence the schooner was seized. Her captain claims that one of the crew was firing ate bottle in the water and that his schooner was too small to take the small boat on board. The Ethel was brought to Ounalaska and her crew is now in the custody of the marines. She had taken fifty-eight skins on the day before the seizure and had three hundred and seventy in all. Next week the steamer will be sent to Sitka with the prizes and the prisoners and the necessary evidence to convict the latter. Lieut, ‘Tyler, U: 8. N., willcommand the Laninfa and Ensign Dodd the Ethel, a CLOSE SHAVE FORK THE MOHICAN. Missed by Ten Fect Running on the Rocks at Full Speed. Sax Fraxcrsco, August 13.—Officers of the U.8. ship Mohican, writing from Ounalaska, August 1, ray that the Mohican nearly ran on to the rocks at St. George Island during a fog. The ship was going at full speed when breakers were seen ahead. The engines were reversed and the vessel's bow missed the rocks by about ten feet. The cutter Rush picked up seven men in a whale boat from the whaler Triton. They had been lost in the fog and drifted around ten days before being picked up. They were in terrible condition when found, one having gone mad and four others are not expected to Nearly all sealers have been notified toleave the Bering sea and have complied survive. with the order. —_—_— . KILLED IN HIS OFFICE. Murder of Job Haas, a Philadelphia Coal Dealer, This Morning. Pumaperruia, Pa., August 13.—Job Haas, a coal dealer, corner of Gorgas Lane and the Philadelphia and Reading railway, was found murdered at his desk about6 o'clock this morn- ing. He had left home but a short time before. His head was crushed in and it is supposed to have been done by acolored man who was seen about the place. The iurniture in tho office was upset and broken and the walls and floor were spattered with blood, and there wasevery indication that Haas murderer bad had u fearful tussle before he had accomplished is purpose. From the appearance of the body it is thought that Haas’ slayer had struck him on the head with a heavy club and stunned him. Then he finished him with a hatchet. Both weapous were found on the floor near by. scorns aed a GREAT GLOOM IN GERMANY. Effect of the Ukase on the Exportation of Russian Kye. - Loxpox, August 13.—A Berlin dispatch says the news from eastern Prussia is of the gloom- iest character. The people there have just be- come generally aware of the Russian probi™: tion of the export of ryeand they regard it almost asadeath sentence. Those near the frontier have been depending of Inte on rye purchased in small quantities across the bound- ary in Russia. ussian officials now refuse to let even a pound of grain go over the line and have threatened with imprisonment any crson caught selling or any German found on Rinssian soil with grain purchased there. ‘The scenes described are heartrending and numer. ous applications have been made to the local authorities for relief. These applications are fast consuming the money devoted to the sus- tenance of the~ poor ‘and there is some talk of petitioning the Russian government to insue army rations to the distressed. It is be- lieved that Chancellor Caprivi will adopt this course rather than repeal the corn duties. In the manufacturing centers of Germany, espe- cially Chemnitz, Platzen and Greiz, the dis tress of the is increasing, dullness trade being combined with the high price provisions. Bj of Her | said, but as the sesso: convention is nearl: important business A good deal of being transacted, it ts t up the pro- ceedings promise to be as hot ts the weather. There uo longer remains the shghtest doubt that Presideut Polk favors the organization of the new party, but it is believed that President Elias Carr, president of the Worth Carolina Alliance, ix opposed to it. It is also believed that if a'vote is taken either at this convention or primarily at the county and suballiances throughout the state the proposition will be defeated. But that will not prevent the third partyites from carrying out their plans, as hasbeen done in Ohio, The subtreasury men scem determined to put third ticket im the ficld, and that fact is what is alarming the democrats so much just now. AUTHOR OF THE SUBTREASURY acHEME. Capt. Harry Skinner of Pitt county, N. C.,@ brother of Congressman Thomas G. Skinner of this state and a prominent member of the last iegislature, is the author of the subtreasu bill, having originated the idea or “plan.” is not a member of the Farmers’ Alliance, he ever. Being a lawyer he is ineligible to mem- bership in that order, but he stauus well iu the exteem of the alliance men, expecially the sub- | treasury element. He is now engaged in making speeches to alliance men throughout the eastern counties counseling democratic harmouy. He is utterly opposed to the third party proposition, and eloquently urges all democratic alliance’ men to stand by their old colors, and work out the reforms they demand inside of the party or- ganization. The democrats hope that his efforts will re- sult in considerably allaying the third party feeling among the subtreasury men, but that is doubtful. Capt. Skinner fiuds himself very much in the position of the Atlanta Constitution. He has been putting the alliance men on the back and putting a weapon in ther hands, and teaching them how to use it agamst bis own party. Now that they lave learned the use of the subtreasury blunderbuss Le will find it difficult tukeep them from firing it right into the democrauc camp. ——__ THE FRENCH FLEET AT COWES, Program for the Entertainment ef the nitors. Loxvox, August 13.—The program for the reception of the French visiting squadron is about ae follows: The squadron will be due at Cowes on Wednesday next, and on the 20th Rear Admiral Gervais will dine with the queen at Osborne, in accordance with the invitation ex- tended by her majesty. On the ist the queen will review the French fleet, which will then leave for Portmouth with a brite naval escort of honor. Admiral the Earl of Clax-Wiliam, commander-in-chief at Fortsmoat, will cive a bail in honor of the visitors, which will be ate tended by members of the royal fainily and nobility from all parts of the kingdom. The authoritics of Portsmouth will wine and dine the fleet on one or more days, and altogether no effort will be to equal the how no offo spared to eq pilaliay A Terrific Hail Storm Keats Upon the Minne sota Fields. Curcaco, August 13.—A dispateh from Mel- rove, Minn., says: One of the most ter- ritic hail storms ever witnessed here passed through here yesterday. Thousands of acres of finest wheat fn this county were knocked down in a few moments, many of the farmere losing all their crops, even corn and tutors. Large ficlds of wheat looked as if they had been passed over with # land roller and then dragged. The width of of | the storm ranged from two to five miles, and its course was from east to west. The most bread is the staple of the | damage done was in Lake George and Spring class of working people and any in- | Hill. as the farmers had not yet begun cutting already Eroase of the starvation to many. in the manufacturing districts to i to America, but few of, the people are suficiently id ahead in’ money to do so. the antry, sin, co ganacal Seoting te thet af pothetio ‘The prevalent distress in Germany reacts on eae the Jewish refugees and everywhere border they are being turned solutely equij themselves. without money and therefore are not ted to enter Germany. pea Se OUR TRAINING SHIPS ABEOAD. the Duke of Edinburgh. Ligh price would mean | in those towns, and the grain was ‘Lhere is a strong desire | stroyed. totally de- —— CURRENT TOPICS ABROAD. ‘says a correspondent writing from Sile- | Vartous Matters of More or Less Interest tm Europe. xpox, August 13.—A Munich dispatch save Prince Bismarck continues to thoroughly Teck unioe the | enjoy himacif at Kissongen. We showed his with funds to take care of | gallantry by kissing @ young lady who had majority of the refugees are | modestly asked to be allowed to kiss his hund. is growing enormously wealthy out industrial and other investments. of £10,000 a year from bis lustrial works. A Rome dispatch says the British and Italian Drvoxrort, August 13.—Upon the arrival at | governments have been in consultation rela- this naval station of the United States appren- tice training ships Jamestown and Portsmouth tive to Russian proceedings in Abvesinia. The Italians have come to the conclusion that the expedition is not all Mashkott jtogetaer scientatie their commanders, in secordance with the reg- | in its objects, and it ix said that Licut. Mashko® the navies of the world & Ha H i H f He FEFAd i i i F ? 7 i F j i i i | f is t Ath 3 jiu: [ i rl vat * has given the Abyssinians information that is tg much less subservient to I than