Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1893, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1893—TEN PAGES. SOME FAT OFFICES. Places Under the Government That Pay Large Salaries. THE MOST LUCEATIVE ARE TRE cONSCL GEN- ERALSHIPS AT LONDON AND PARIS, BUT THERE ABE MANY CONSULSHIPS THAT WITH THE FEES BON WELL UP INTO TRE THOUSANDS. ‘The best paying offices under the government are in the consular service. This applies to all federal offices, elective and appointive, and to ail branches of the government service, execu- ‘ ‘icial and legislative, military as well as civil, and the office of President is included. ‘This statement may surprise the public ip gen- eral, but the fact is well known to the of office seekers who hav. for just such information. The State Department has just issned a pam- yhilet in regard to the diplomatic and consular service, which throws considerable light on this most interesting and timely subject. A few days ago Tux Stax published an article giving ‘Ssalary list of the diplomatic offices, showing ® range of salaries from 17.500 per annum for the missions at Great Bri- tain, France, Germany, Russia and Mexico to $4,000 for the minister to Li- deris. ‘These salaries may be regarded as pretty good, but they don’t compare with the | laments attached to some of the consular offices. The most lucrative of these are in Great Britain, but there are others nearly as Good in other parts of the worl. TRZ CONSUL GENERAL AT LoXDOY. ‘The office cf consul general at London is far | abead of all others. Thesalary is $5,000 « year | and the fees silowed the incumbent for the last | fiscal year amounted to $62,446, maxing his total compensation for the year (minus office ¢x- Penses) $67,446, or $17,446 more than the salary of the President of the’ United States. which is the highest salaried office in this country. He is undoubtedly able to meet all his office ex- pense, including the salaries of two deputies | and aclerk, out of this excess of @17.446 and | hare a small baiance of that sam to his credit. | Mr. Johu C. New of Indians heid this office @uring the last administration, and Mr. Patrick A. Collins of iiasachusetts has drawn the | ize for the nest four years. B Pre office of consul general at Paris provides the next highest income to its incumbent. The salary iy $5,000 « year nad the fees allowed for the lass ‘seal year were $55,130, a total of 260,150. Outof thissum were defrayed the expenses of the consulate, inginding the salaries of two deputy consuls general, amounting to probably less then $10,000. There bas been no change in this office since the present administration came in, and Mr. pointee. Mr. Adam E. King of si It is not like!; however, that bis tenure will last mach longe: It can readily be seen why the two offices named are regarded es the best offices at the gift of the President. MB. JUDD NoT 80 FORTUNATE. ‘The consal generalship at Vienna, which has just been filled by the appointment of Mr. Max Jadd, while a good paying office, is not in the same class with the two above named. The salary ie $3,500 per annum and the fees last Year amounted to 86.537. : There are a number of better paying offices than the consul generalsbip at Berlin. Mr. ‘Thomas H. Sherman, the consul at Liverpool. with an annual salary of 25.000, received in ad- studied the Blue Book | 4 NOBLE RECORD. A Man Who Has Saved the Lives of Eight Persons. ‘NE RECEIVES THE FfMsT LIFE-SAVING MEDAL SKETCH OF RACH HEROIC ACT—THE GECRB- ‘TARY'S COMPLIMENTARY REMARES. Secretary Carlisle has made his first award of & life-saving medal. The person upon whom he conferred this honor was William G. Lee of Savanna, Ga, who has ® wonderful record as a saver of lives from death by drowning, Of the eight rescues which Mr. Lee effected it is « noteworthy fact that seven of them were made in the darkness | ofthe night. Theletter of transmittal states “that on every occasion you displayed first al- most peerless courage and then the utmost skill and resolution in your noble work. “I heartily concur in the unstinted eommends- tion bestowed upon yon by all the witnesses of letter of transmittal, which is quoted here: HIS FIRST RESCUE. “The first rescue varrated was made on the 18th of December, 1878, Frank Fyler, acting steward of the steamer Centennial, then Iying at the foot of Bull street, Savannah, Ga., and of which you had charge, was boarding the steamer in the night time when the gan; a iank slipped precipitat Into the river. Hearing scry for assistance you leaped from your bunk and dashed over- board in the darkness so quickiy that you were able to seize the man before he was sweptaway by the rapid ebb tide and convey him to one of the paddie wheels of the steamé stances were such as to endanger your life. OSE OF STILL GREATER VALUE, “Your second rescue was one of stiil greater merit. On the 15th of June, 1380, a large ex- cursion party was conveyed from Savannah, Ga., to ‘Tybee Island on board the steamer H. B. Plant, of which you were acting mate, and at about 10:30 o'clock at night Mary A. Stafford, a girl of fourteen years, suddenly fell overboard in Tybee roads, carrying with her her little brother of three years. Hearing au outcry you rushed to the side of steamer where the children had disappeared by. sprang atter the drowning little ones. As you touched the water you caught the girl and quickly swam with her to the gangway. where you were both lifted to the deck. Then for the first time you learned that the bor had also fallen overboard. ‘The dark- ness was so intense that he could not be seen, but you instantly plunged back to the water, and detecting a break in the ag phosphate. your experience told you that the child was probably there. You swam with all haste that way, reaching and grasping the little fellow just as he was about to sink and carrying him back in safety to the arms of the aimost distracted mother on board the steamer. ANOTHER LIVE BAVED. “Two months later, August 20, 1830, you saved the life of Jas. C. Pope, who fell fom the gang plank of the steamer Centennial at Doboy. Ga. Between 11 and 12 o'clock at night the steamer was lying alongside her wharf aud Pope was carrying a trunk ashoreon his shoulder, when he lost his balance and fell wish bis burden into the dition last year fees amounting to $25,450; Mr. R. O. Williams as consul general at Hiavana, Cubs, received » salary of £6,000, and} the "fees of his office last " year amounted to @20.399: Mr. John A. Tibbits draws a salary of $3,000 as consul at Bradford, England, and last year collected $16,804 in fees; | Mr. Wm. F. Grinnel! has a salary of $3,000 as consul at Manchester, England. and the fees of his office Inst year were 220,553, and W. H. | Edwards, the consul general at im, has a | $4,000 and last year ¢: d tees | amouatag to €1: < THE NEXT cLass. Included in the next ciass, in order of pe: are the following consular offices, the fees i a each instance being the amount coilected last Year. and varving, of course, with the business of d, sal- the office: Lyons. Fraz ary $2,200, fees 213.463 7 John A. Earnes, saiary $2.500, fees $ Sonneberg, Germany. D. &. i. Buick, sala: fees 2 25 Pelfasi. Jermo. Italy, H.C. | €5,028; Caleatta, In 3 ‘dma, (@12,742; Aunaberg, ¥ b salary $2.500, fees $7,957: Bordeaux, France, H. G. Knowles, saiary 33,000, fees $5,959; Shanghai, China, J. A. Leonard. salary $5,000, fees 36.023: Kio de Janciro, Brazil, O. H. Dockery, salary $5,000, fees £6,972: Pragu’ Bobemia, W. A. Rublee, salary 23,000, fees 07,642 | i ‘THESE ARE NOT BAD. ‘The consulates where the salaries and fees aggregate between $5,000 and $10,000 per year are included in the following list: Reichen- burg, Bohemia. J. B. Hawes, salary &2, fees $5,987; Autwerp. Belgium, George F. Lincoln, salary $3,000, feos 93,077; Brus. sels, Belgium, G. W. Hoosevelt,’ salary 22.500, fees 24.652: on, China. Chas, Seymour, salary 500," fees 23.083 ; Barranquilla, Colombia, (ornangl Nicks oo: Ke HL W. Diederich, salary 22. Mayeuce. Germany. J. H. Suu! 37; Nuremburg. German: 34.302: Huddersfield, Ragland, W. P. Swith, sslary $2 500. fees 85,987; Kingston, Jamaica, 1... 1 (foru.erly private secreiar’ per aya | showing that you would almost ‘certa: water. Without moment's hesitation you jumped overboard with all your clovhing on, and seized the man with a firm grasp. The dangerous current seemed about to sweep you under the vessel, but with great exertion and much peril to your own life you managed to get hold of the stern line and finally delivered the unconscious and totally helpless man on board the boat. THREE MORE PERSONS RESCUED. “On the night of February 10, 1883, you added the roscue of three more persons to your | already envinbie record. hile the steamer Anita, of which you were acting mete, was un- jer Way on the St. Jobn’s river. Fia.. you heard ‘oices near the vbssel, and su-idenly discovered & rowboat close alongside apparently filled with men and women, and before headway could be stopped the boat was crushed the steamer. ander the port paddle wheel of he weatver was so dark and AWARDED EY SECRETARY CABLISLE—A BRIEF | and, while hundreds were helplessly standing | THE HIGH SCHOOL CADETS. A Sketch of the Organization and the Drill by an Army Officer. Lieut. Charles Hine, U. 8. A., who is well known in Washington, having served as 9 vol- having graduated to West Point in 1885 from the Washington High School, has contributed to the Woodward Banner, a paper published by the students of the Woodwerd High School, of | : Shi ft eaR2 al i Hae position in charge of the department of chemistry the duties of com- mandant and instructor were temporarily as sumed by Prof. George BR. Israel, who had graduated at Dickinson College at Carlisle, Ps., as captain of one of the college companies. A battalion of two companies, numbering about forty each, was organized under Lieut. Col. Israel. All those boys who could purchase uniforms were placed in the “picked” company ““A)” and the others without uniforms in the “nondescript” company (““B”). By means of entertainments money was raised for the pur- chase of fifty old Austrian rifles. THe com- panies alternated in the use of the rifles. At the end of the year the uniformed company most creditable exhibition drill, TRE DRILL MASTER. ‘The next year Prof. Israel having by his thoroughness made Prof. Paul’s scheme of mili- tary drill a success was, on account of his other duties, relieved from the department of drill, and the detail of a retired army officer, Mxjor F. H, Batee, as instructor was secured. One hundred Springfield cadet rifles were obtained from the War Deparyment. Both companies of the battalion were in this year uniformed and equipped. Major Bates not being experienced in Upton’s tactics requested Burton R. Koss, then captain of company B, Washington Light Infantry, and now major of the first battalion District of Columbia National Guard, to assist in preparing the companies for an exhibition dri This led the next year to. Major Rose succeeding Major Bates as supervising com- mandant and instructor. in which position he has continued ever since. It has been the good fortune of the writer to be associated with several hundred officers of the army and of the National Guard of the various states, but among that number he has seen few such born drill masters as Major Ross, In the fall of 1885 after three successful years fifty more cadet rifles were secured and the battalion was increased to four companies. In 1890 it was still further increased to ix cotapa- nies. In 1892 additional ritles were obtained by authority of Congress, and a regiment of eight companies was formed under command of a cadet colonel with a complete staff. ‘The growth of the city, of the school and of the military organization have been rapid, but healthy, At presont there is a complete ba‘tal- ion of four companies under a cadet major at the old or ‘Central High School.” The other battalion of the regiment consists of two com- panies from the Eastern High School, one from the Western aud one from the Business High school. Besides theee there is an independent company at the Colored High School. From the above an idea may be formed of how the nation’s capital has kept pace with the wonder- ful growth of our country. (ON MILITARY PRINCIPLES. Drill in the Washington High Schools is con- ducted on thoroughly military principles. Each boy entering the drili signs articles of enrollment, and these after being approved by | his parent or guardian are filed at beedquar- ters. y d to absent himself permission from the prin- is diffienlt to obtain, Drills take place after school on two afterzoons of id not see the imperiled per- stily seized several lite pre- ged into the river. With great ed to gei life pi servers to each of the two women, M: artord, and one of th ts Ww and Mrs. Mr. Stamford, there having been f in the boat.’ The fourth. Mr. EI was drowned, but through courage or effort on your part, the testimony e rescued him i could haye bad reserver. While you were bravely encourag- ing and supporting the three people you had reached a boa: @as sent to your assistance, and all were finaily taken oa board the Anita. in this extraordinary enterprise you nearly lost your life, having been seriously disabled by « blow intlicted by a ehair recklessly thrown from the stenmer. THE EIGHTH PERSON SAVED. “The eighth person saved by you appears to have been Harris Davis, rescued on the 5th of July, 1885, while you were captain of the steamer George M. Bird. The steamer was making a landing at Norwalk, on the St. John's | | river, when Mr. Davis, a passenger, fell head- long into the stream. Pushing through the crowd you jumped into the river where you saw some bubbles rising, and as you went under the water encountered the drowning man, who wildly eluiched one of your arms and so ineumbered you that, although you brought him to the surface, both probably would have drowned bad not ‘assistance been speedily afforded. Fortunately you wer able to catch w rope which was thrown to you and both were safely taken on board the boat. In this case, as in all the others, the testimouy s that you freely imperiled your own aS eee The Father Matthew Total Abstinence Society. An enthusiastic audience greeted the Rev. Father M. J. Byrnes of St. Aloysius Church s| last evening at the meeting of the Father Matthew Total Abstinence Society at the ball corner 5th and G streets northwest. The | reverend speaker prefaced his address with the statement that “uf there is any one wno should take au interest in the cause of total abstinence | ix is @ priest, for it ts his daty to save souls.” He appealed to young men to join in the total abstinence cause ére they had become addicted to the strong-drink habit. Delay was dsnger- was very little hope of salvation e habitual drinker. ‘There are nataral and supernatural reasons £3,000, fees £6,501; St. John. New bri M.D. Lampson, salary 2.000, fees £4.7°3 Outario, C. R Pope. sal 2,000, i 93,07) Athens, Greece ‘Truxton | Leale, salary, $6,500; Port an | There Hayti, J. 8. Durham, saiary €5,000, fees $609; | to man's temporal advantage. Honolulu, Hawaii, H. W. Severance, 84.000, ‘fees $3.475:° Messina, Italy. D. K | petency for his family. for practicing totel abstinence,” said the speaker. “Que of the natural reasons is the loss of honor and credit. The man that drinks to excess loses ail sease of shame that is nat- ural to usall. He is not trusted by any one; ‘enders him useless to himself and to society. other reason—utility. He does not do his no lack of } each week. The pla undreas uniform of dark | olne, with forage cap, makes an economical | | school suit. | The High School Cadets made thei | public appearance in May, 1882, by s¢ | “picked company” to take part inte Pars casion was observed as a holi- In 1884 we instituted the nrading as a battalion on | Washington's birsuday. We also gave an ex- ion dzill gt a school concert. “The schools | are ‘not so large that this annual exhibition drill takes place in one of the city theaters and is made compe between the comp beuary 21, 1885, we hud no less marched on a bitier cold day as part of the escort at the dedication of the Washington monument. On March 4, 1885, we were in President Cleveland's insugural parade and on May 29, 1885, gave the first an nual exhibition parade in honor of the city officials. At present two companies of the District of Columbia National Guard are composed of old | High School boys. It is expected that tnia year | two more such companies will be formed and all organized intoa battalion. Not only does the wholesome training of military drill make | boy grow to bea better citizen by inculeating & greater respect for law and order, but in time of need it makes him more useful to the state. Prof. Paul, the projector, and Prof. Israel, the organizer gf the Aigh School Cad | to see only the beginning of the realiza’ their plans, Both are dead, but their influence for good still lives. Able successors have car- ried on the work so well begun and still teach the High School boys that to be res in the commanity they must not only be thorough in studies and attentive to drill,but must tell the truth and love their country's flag. Pease A A Suggestion for Bank Examinations. ‘J. L. Warins in The American Banker. We frequently sce in the daily papers such expressions: “Another good man ruined,” or “An cashier goes wrong.” Is there no remedy for such things? I think that thereistoa very great extent. The bank examinations do not go far enough. No man, I care rothow e: pert, can go to a bank and know its true con: tion mafew days by looking over the books, comparing balances, cash, reserve, &c. I hat known of instances in which a bank would be low in legal tenders or gold to send out and borrow enough to make up the shortage until fter the examiner leaves. It is true my plan i would require a larger number of bank exam- iners, but the directors ina bank would rather pay a larger amount for « trae examination and now they are on the safe si And how little | do they know of the bank's condition after a | “directors’ examination?” | Iwould so amend the law as to require the place of the cashier for two or three This appeals | weeks or & month, and require every man in | all creditors be | the bank to know and feel that his every act Leu:b, salary 1,500, foes $5.45: Hiogo, Japan, | duty by them, for the money that should go to | will be examined by another at s time that be E. J. Smithers, salary $3.00, fees $4,330: Paso del Norte. Mexico. A.J. Sampson, salary $2.500, fees $8,206; Vera Cruz. Mexico. W. W. Api son, saiary 82,000, fees $4,004; Rotterdam, Netherlands, W. E. Gardner, . 4.652: Bucharest, Roumania, salary $6,500; Beigrade, Servia, ealary $6,500; Basle, Switzer- land, salary $3,000, fees £2.587; Cairo, Egypt, een Pitts "ealney’ 85,000. fees #319; Sare- Venezuela. E. H. Plumacher, salary fees €3.609: 5 Engiand, Benja- Folsom (the President's cousia by mar- salary $2,500, fees $4,472. "foe capone af the consulates have to be met ont of the revenues of the oficc, so that the consul does not retain the entire amount of fees received. eee ‘Defending the Motner of Washington. ‘To the Eaitor of The Eveaing Star: "We cannot commend either the taste or good sense of the correspondent in your paper of Saturday evening who calls the mother of the great Washington a “prig.” It is an insult to American women in particular and to the whole ‘American peop's in general, such as leads one to ‘that the writer must bes fi a Scabies tis Be sneer taoctcge of Yeneration and esteenr the mother of Washing ton is held in by the American people would think of applving such an odious term | their support is squandered in dri | “A wupernataral reason to bes total ab- and drink to excess. He is unfaithful to the | had all the virtues of the saints in the calendar this one sin would lead him down to the depths | of perdition When a manis given to the | drinking babit he 1s leading a life worse than a then. He not only builds « fire within, but he wil! smother by a fire about him.” At the conclusion of the address Father Byrnes was tendered a vote of thanks by the F. Miss Holleran recited 7 Se ae jessre. Walsh and Byrne also addressed the meeting. knows not of. Of course the cashier can per- | form such duties as his position would require— - | steiner is that man cannot live e Christian life | that is, passing on paper or referring to such ' matters as the examiner could not know of, but . salary €2,000, fees | law of God in this very habit of his. and if he | always in the presence and uader the direction of the | slaw would keep s man trae to a } in him? But in some momen! | gives way to temptatian, either to help «friend { OF to make an investment that he sees: a“sure ‘acting cashier. Don't you believe ——-e-___. A Seusibly Planned Schoo! Building. An important improvement in the public such the principles | MARTHENA BARRISON STILL ILL. The Ex-President’s Granddaughter Takes « Daily Shower Bath of Electricity, since the fever was cured, says the New York Sun, and is-now in thet city undergoing » special treatment at the hands of Dr, William J. Morton. She has been suffering from nervous excita- bility, accompanied by twitching of the muscles. Her treatment of the esme nature as that Mrs, Harrison, with her daughter and.a nurse, living at the Gilsey H = mde ilsey House. Every morning around the corner to the | pis doctors office and seated in of FF id Hi & O ‘28 Hee & ‘connection of the machine connected with the platform that the chair tive ‘pole To waved ‘about ihe patente ative wai rs ‘and body. = cr when the negative pole the electricity cannot intervening air. ‘The result contemplated healthy tone to the nerves, and to bring temperature of the body to the normal, whether it be above or below the normal when the ation begins. Martbena has been undergoing this treatment for five weeks. A Holtz machine of the size ae, will, when managed in another way, deliver rk ten or twelve inches long with force sufficient to pierce a sheet of window glass. For medi- eal purposes it is used in entirely angther man- ner. ———-+-e+____ ROMAN PRESS CENSORSHIP. Suppressing Reports of the Anarchist Out- rages in the Eternal City. Letters received from Rome state that the dynamite situation there is becoming serious. The whole truth has not been sent over the wires evidently, as the government exercises 8 strict censorship over all dispatches, and every- thing likely to creaté a panicky feeling is sup- pressed, The ceriousnoss of the situation is shown by the fact that three regiments from northegn Haly are on their way to the city and that furloughs have been suspended among all troops in the immediate vicinity, Although not a day has without the finding of bombs by the police ail the autbori- ties declare that the attempts of the dyoauniters have practically ceased and that ali except few of the most venturesome anarchists havi left the city. Much of this deception is prac- ticed merely to allay the growing uneasiness of foreign sovereigns expected to be present at the silver wedding of King Humbert and Queen Margaret next month. ‘Tremendous efforts are making to suppress the news that a bomb was found on Wednesday evening near the house of Herr von Balow, German ambassador to the Vatican. An in- fernal machine was received by the Austrian secretary of legation on Thursday, but he discreetly referred it to the inspector of police, who has been detailed to open suspected pack- ages sent to the state departments, Many officials have received warnings that they will be killed before May 1, and in all the departments of city and national government the number of guards has been doubled for their protection. The approaches to the public buildings swarm with detectives and nobody Who fails to give a satisfactory account of him- seif can hope to get near the publie offices. TRAIN WEECKERS FOILED. One of the Party Confessed and All Were Arrested. A well-arranged pian for robbing one of the Tmany outgoing trains was nipped in the bud at St. Louis Saturday night, and all of the would- | be robbers, save one, are now under arrest. Last Monday one James F. Gesney, alias John Lowe, alias Huntington, alias Roland H. Gana; his mistress, Miss Minnie Myers, alias Minnie Lowe; Louis Lutz, alias Louis Kinder- linger; Clark Goodwin, John Reed and Robert Wethered, met in a South 4th street ealoon and formulated « plan to rob one of the Satur- day night outgoing trains, Gesney, who was captain of the party. was to furnish three sticks of dynamite ready for use, and the other mem- bers of the party were to procure revolvers and sacks in which to carry away the plunder. Each did his part und was ready to meet at the sa- fon at6 o'clock Saturday night, asagreed upon. Wethered, however, weakened Ssturday at the last moment and called upon the police officials and gave away the whole scheme. As the different persons involved approached the saloon they wero put under arrest. A search of the home of the Myers weman on Clark uvenne disclosed the fans and the dyna mite that were to be used. $On being arrested all the parties confessed that they were intend- ing to rob eitber the Iron Mountain train near Jefferson barracks or the 'Frisco express at a point about ten miles from the city. The par- ties are under twenty-five years of age and Wethered and Goodwin claim to be from Texas. ‘The others are local tought. Wethered can- not be fuund, but it is believed he was allowed to go after confessing the details of the plot. ——_—_-e2___ A NASHVILLE BANK SUSPENDS, Its Embarrassment Caused by the Failure of Dobbins & Dazey. ‘The Cammercial National Bank of Nashville has suspended. Ths cause of the sus; was the failure of the firm of Dobbins & Dazey, with chief offices at Nashville, and which firm is largely indebted to the Commercial National Bank. Ata meeting of representatives of other banks in the city the conclusion was unani- mously reached that there was no reason in the present condition of affairs for apprehend- ing any other suspensions among tho’ banks of the city,and that business would gd on as usual. | ‘The Commercial National Bank ® capital stock of $500,000, and surplus and undivided Profits of $95,000. 1t is believed that all de- i | ereinety will be paid in fall, and that the stock- | holders, when the affairs of the bank are wound up, will lose little, if anythi | ‘The bank owes depositors al it = half mil- lion of dollars, Mr. Spurr, the president of the | bank, makes the following statement: “The failure of the firm of Dobping & Dazey j involved the bank in « heavy loss, the exact Mount of which cannot be ascertained. | etringency of the money market rendered it difficult to discount, and as rumors detrimental To- | bis friends sympathize with him, and otners | bank examiner to go to a bank at such a time | to the interest of the bank were being circu- cok down ou hua with contempt This failing | as be (or the comptroller) sees proper, and ; lated on the streets of Nashville, and in order | that a ran on the bank might be avoided and rmitted to share alike in its LF ge Ff I ' if gf Tt il ill i tHe i o ELLIOT IKPARD’S DEATH. ‘His Attending Physicians Give Another De- talled Account of It. At the request of Chauncey M. De- tnd the members of the faaaily af the leto F. Shepard, Dra. McBurney and McLane of New York last night gave out tbe following statement for publication: “In consequence of the many misstatements that have been made in the public press in re- gard to the case of the late Elliot F. Shepard. ‘the physicians in attendance, at the request of his family and many friends, have consented to make the following statement: _ “On Friday afternopn, March 24, we met at Col, Shepard's house for the purpose. of mak- jon under ether of 1 to ‘The out an anmethetic and gave the patient some ‘Between February 24 and March 24 several @aminations of the urine were made, but no tad fangs. proved to bs proved to bs ithy, and after careful examination the exte- tence of any disease sluded, such as might interfere with the performance of Borie acs eae ea aes 's own request un’ fe Silently boron the day of toe propoeel oer ‘en early bour on ¥ of the proj ‘oper- ‘ation, and to take no food afte At Hagel o'clock, = bad found him apex study, be was apparently in good spirita, but remarked that be felt a little nervous about the operation. He went up at once to his bed room, removed his clothes, wrapped himself in his dressing gown, looked about the room at the seemingly elaborate preparations, which had been made for the operation, and expressed surprise at their detail. He was told that they related chiefly to surgical cleanliness aud were no greater in he would find in a good bos- pital, and that we thought he deserved at least ascareful treatment ase hospital patient. He ferred to take the ether on the operating rather than on the bed. bout 12:45 o'clock the administration of the ether was commenced. It was explained to him that by taking full inspirations and not offering any resistance he would come more rapidly under the influence of the anesthetic, and for a few minutes he inhaled the ether un- commonly well, his breathing being fulland free. “His color now changed somewhat and it was it that he was nauseated. In another moment he vomited, After this his color was better, butas his respirations were not ratis- factory, nor his pulse, the further administra- tion of the anwsthetic was discontinued. As yet not enough ether had been given to admitof Proceeding with the proposed operation. “All our efforts were now directed to securing proper respiratory ection. As is vaual in all where respiration is not perfectly satis- factory, the breathing continuing very labored, an examination was made of the larrnx to dis- cover whether possibly some particleof food had lodged in it, but such proved not to be the case. “Phe patient’s condition was now so_alarm- ing as to call for extreme measures, and, in the hope that the symptoms might be ‘due to the presence in the windpipe of vomited material accidentally inhaled, the operation of trechwot- omy, or opening of the windpipe, was per- formed. No foreign material of any kind was found, and we even passed a rubber tube down the windpipe and into the bronchial tubes, making use of a powerful aspirating syringe, without discovering the presenee of gnything but bloody mucus. “In the meantime several careful examina- tions were made of the lungs. and the sounds were heard wich as indionto adem of these ot- gens. Oxygen n_ previously sent for, and under its influence the patient slightly fe- vived. Artificial respirations and every other means which might possibly give relief were re- sorted to. From time on his breathing became even more embarrassed, but still artifi- cial respiration was continuously kept up, although bis pulse became steadily more feebi “He sank rapidly into unconsciousness and in spite of all efforts died at 4:10 o'clock. In our opinion Col. Shepard died of sudden edema and congestion of the lungs following the ad- ministration of ether, but primarily due to some cause unkrown to us.” Se RAILWAY RATES TO CHICAGO. ‘They win* fe One and One-third or One and One-half Fares for the Round Trip. The presidents of all the Chicago ronds met jon Seturday and settled on the world’s fair rates. The matter was ostensibly left in the hands of a special committee of the Western Passenger Agents’ Association, which is to re- portat the meeting of the association today, but the presidents took matters into their own | hands, settled the rates and will hand their conclusions over to the passenger agents, who will approve them, and they will then be formally adopted aa regular ra‘es to the expo- sition. Itis not definitely known just what rate will be accepted. but it willeither be-13 or 134 with the probabilities in favor of the former. The presidents have been com: siled to take the Question into their own bands because of the impending danger of a general demoralization of passenger rates, which would have been the legitimate outcome of a delayed decision on the subject. Many of the roads were quietly pre- pines to handle excursions at their own. igures, and it would have been only a short time before there would have been a general scramble for business, which the presidents were afraid would bring rates too low for profits. eee ‘The Smallpox Hospital. The Commissioners recently referred to the health office a request that the premises and surroundings of the Smallpox Hospital be thoroughly inspected. Today the health offi- cer forwarded to the Commissioners the report ot Chief Clerk Tracy and Medical Osmun in relation to this mat- say in their report that the situated about 400 yards in the rear of the jail, and is in good sanitary condition. Is is unoccupied at present, The graves of the potters’ field just cast of the hospital are gradually approaching the build- ing and should not be permitted to come mearer than they now are. At the end of B street there is a deep gully caused by « broken sewer emptying into the lower ground waich washed away the esrth and carried it into the river. In this gully were found adead horse and dog, the horse being nearly devoured by dogs and crows. The remains of these animals have been covered with earth and all danger of unsanitary conditions removed. The sewer, they recommend, be continued to the river front and the gully filled up. AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAYs. ran £00... Auctioneers. —Rtensaboat UE a ee Re] of areti 5" i hort, at apne, a1 railroed wi sed to. 1s furnished throughout and 688, t or. ager. Mt t is Baxeop Tu mh7-te JUNCANSON BROS., Ancts.. Oth and Daca n.w. OF 300 SH. ‘OF (OLD) STOCK OF THE LAneton T MackINe "COMPANY AT NESDAY, the {NINTH OF uathou. Teaser ONE O'CLOcR P.M. Bi and D ‘we Will sell 300 ‘ot the Lanscon Type Sta — DUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers. al AT BUBLIC it N SATUR- ‘AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALES. ———— —— : ‘THIS AFTERNOON. met FUTURE Dave [ue sara CNCANSON BAUS. Auchoneere AINING HOUSE! Fur COLLECTION Fe Mjsbs loos 1 STRELT SORTS IF WILL TAKE PLACE IN PARIS a entnep Y ORF auabot i's RorieK Formerly cecupied by James Kelly as store and rest- shvnNT FOUR OCLOt! ue aha - EV ENTH, X, RUFUS @ _amab 11. 18.25, 27 astornes at “- REAMER, Aucts. JBEBSARD LEONARD, Beat or, 590 06 st. ow. Two- CK HO! Ni STOR ac ee 62.0 STREET THURSDAY, MARCH TWENTY. TH Pe pe ed er ti "Gat. iat eernes oe twelve mouth, with iaterest: scctted by a'ibe Suiera re Paria sak epee cf ei a et ala, : 7 We ans ge pt its reserved toressll the property at rk aad cost of ceasing ar Be ba, AB DOWLING & SON, 612 Est. n.w. adds Se-THE ABOVE SALE 15 POSTPOXED IN CON- ence of the weather until MONDAY, MARCH TWENTY SEVEN A892, same ' our and place. THOMAS DOWLING & SOX, mb! ‘Auctios E ‘TOMORROW. Tr ENSINGER’: ue 10) At BENSINGERS AUCH BAZME 940 La. Ave. Mr. Wiliam Shoemaker of Havers town, Md., has consigned to us @ car load of horses and mares to be “sold at the Bezaar TUESDAY MORN- ING, MARCH TWENTY-EIGHTH. at TEN O'CLOCK. This is extra fine stocs, ranging in cge from 5 to 7 years, all are one pair of matched brown horses, 5 years old, weighing one thousand pounds each, very prompt rivers. ALSO - ‘We will sell a car load of horses, mares and mules consigned by Messrs. M. Fox & Son of Balti- more, embracing many good workers ‘and drivers. The above consignments will be old witbout limit or reserve. S. Bensinger, Avcrioxezr, 940 La Ave ATIMER & |, AUCTIONEERS, L SLOAN, AUCTIONEERS, WERNICKE IS HERE! BT street. TION OF ANTIQUES, COMPRISING: **Superb Large French and Dutch Cabinets, ‘Large Secretaries, Sofas, Chairs and other Kare Specimens of the Empire and Louis XIV, XV, XVI period; Fine Old Mabogany; Antiqu Specimens of Iriah, Dutch, French and Enzi WITH HIS RARE AND VALUABLE COLLEC- At No. 33 Rue Vilejust 33, At the mansion of the late M_ Spitaer, from the 17% April to the 16th June, 189%. THIS CELEBRATED COLLECTION, ‘The fame of which is universal, includes ART TREASURES Of Antiquity. the Middle Ages and the Eataloeue com, Renaienan-e eae SRA TEs Expert, M CH. MANNHEL St Sets P iM. 7 bag Water 5 wit ‘00., Auctioneers, ANNUAL SPRING SALE, oe a “wera 7 order of the y SALE TAUNTON SILVER PLATE COMPANY. py March Rich and elegant Siiver-plated Ware, French Clocks, Brouges, Tea Sets, Epernes, Tureens, Pudding Dishes, Cake Baskets, Nat Bowls and all kings of ‘Silver Ware made for tabie use. FINE LINE OF ROGERS’ TABLE CUTLERY. AT OUR SALES ROOM, Cor. 10th et. and Fa. ave. n.w., TUESDAY, MARCH TWENTY-EIGHTE. AT BLEVEN O'CLOCK A.M., THREE and HALF- PAST SEVEN O'CLOCK P.M., and will continue daiiy at same hours until the entire stock is dis- oe Posed of. 2s rarhase money tm cast, the balance at cue and "the _mbei-10¢_ WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO.. Avcts. | O7Silo in equal inualiments Saree ees, RATCLIFFE, Daku & 00... sToTIONE: rest from tue day of wale, payable aera Wa FA! AVE: ReWw, | annually: te ‘piven’ tor the” afer 3 TRUSTEES’ thr option of Sense of eases rchuser. “A Seresit PROPERT NE oe 3TH from: day of sale. the. property will be reasld mera ; | penraperane eee rome: a irene che oot 5 Ta “Liber fat fi the RIAD Fst, te 3 “ he party sect wiiam P“srt Prete f ‘Trastess, pl antec front the Previn, bosons 26 Ps. Bs rv arnt [paTGLirve bak — aie A IRR ATCLIFFE, DAK & O0., AUCTIONEERS, Lhe following described real estate, wicuate in R 20 Pe AVE Sw, fashington. of NO. 119 B ST. SE TOBE SOLD BY ACTON OS THURSDAY, MARCH 30, AT TEN O'CLOCK &. Mt. THIS HOUSE CONTAINS PURNITORE FOR WHICH Is NEW. HAVIN UT ASHORT TIME, “AND Con- ALMOST PARLOR 8U Vee Pact CRATES s, ve hundred and contained within the following metes wiz: ining for said part of lot at the ‘twenty (20) feet east trom the tance of corner of said iot aud running thence ease thifty (30) reat Fist: fResce south one mundred and isuty ve (lagy feet; theuce west thirty (30) feet, and thence morc, ne hun res anu eighty-five (1S) feet to the Place bevinuing, toxetber with the ‘uprovements, consist: ing of « “two-story frame house, No. northwest. Terms: One-third of the purchase mones to be paid in cash, the valance in cneautwo yeage from the day gisele, tor wnica the notes of the puWneser will be Per auaum irom tae day of anpually, ané ‘deed. isos sid, A deposit of $2000" 9 to be complied with in fifteen days, or the serve the richt to resell at the faulting pure! &e., at CRE ‘bearing interest at the rate of 6 Ter cent sale, . ferme ‘trustees -e- isk’ and cost of thede- conveyancing, Cost. HENRY FRANC, ) ISAAC L. Biber.) mh27 dk ‘Trustees, SPECIAL BALY OF FIFTY HEAD OF HORSES, MOLES AND ONE STALLION. Moet desirabie co oi On WEDNESDAY, MANCH. TWENTY - NINTH. ore ISB, comipencing at TeX O'CLOCK A.M. we will = i = sell at the Tyson House. corer 7 ate bw Sits"head of horses "inthe lot can be found aus ee ao WE FORCOT wa Oo.s Lonedouss conse, «*Eandoun cousty, 5 s ~ TO SAY TEE ROUSE 18 such horses will fad thie & | TOPSITH BEUSSELS AND ee ca ‘OR PARLO eB DINING ROOM. IL AND ST! S. oe first-class condition cr ‘ake cable cars to ¢ Detee carries _uibzs-dadbe RATCLIFFE, DARR & 00., Aucta. at ELEVEN <CLOCI LATIMER & SLOAN, Auctioneer, ot a7 and 475 Magen 1407 Gat. tire stock TRUSTEES’ SALE OF TW: SSrcaee, Bowey art RESIDENCE, NO. ‘412 POTkEEr Soni x x By virtue of a certain of yi : 8. BENSINGER, rer ater pgs of Saat. ated the am mah27-2e Auctioneer. c, 1624, folio 228 et “cae of the te RATCUPFE, Dane Co, ApCTIONEERS, R ya ave AW. DIPORTEWS SALE OF DIAMONDS. y-hve (BO) in Harvey” Bpai sea a Te Liter 16. folic ot orde of’ the office of the earerora Goteacbia, with “the improvementa wostory, press-brick residence, knvwe as 4ld FINEST QUALITY. ‘TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION Mithin our ART G: PENNSYLVANIA A’ Sakey Tad casaanae SOLES RRS} oem, 7PROMAS DOWLIRG & BON, Anctigns TRUSTEES aL OF Vault Ey REE ant eR ROgiHeasT ates 1224. 1226 end 1228. TH No Nee 12s By virtue of several cote of trast to va, dated the STREET ‘ot iver, “as Hepousse Silvar; Tail Hall Clocks; Rare Old | | BY virtue of ot tne | Hor ket ie folloy 401, aie $00, 476 ant Cut Glass, Empire Scredus, Dresden and other | Pisirits of Columbia panned on the llth day of Poo- | 4i8'et weg. of ts iand records of the District of to Fine Chins, Cavinets, Florentine Mirrors, Ex- i Rigas, is coiuplatsant | buiders of the: Sotes the Soden eaed eosin oak quisite Tables, Corner Pieces and many other | an] Norman Beator and others are defen saute, sell, at public auction, iu front of the ‘on Destin arices that canner beeuumerated.» | Shame No, Lol fhe Cony covkew of eid, cour, | WHUNERD AY" tue SUPT Ba GP APEC Tait = dersisned was = o : ‘The entire collection to be sold at public make sale Of the real estete in said cause “ia of land and ts described, I,'will. in “purgaance of ‘the ~sid de- | Wugrinclaahd and, premines auction by catalogue i Sree pete, TR ENDAY. " Tee od kate 4g, PAY ee yt — WITHIN OUR SPACIOUS SALES ROOMS, (or. to nt of the grviilons | HEP ~ 23, GD. pw 1407 G street, near U. 8. Treasury, numbered Sed one bsndred and TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND sienna ubdiviion of rect of sganre mama ty * a rence FRIDAY, a ee ence ot Colatabas MARCH TWENTY-EIGHTH TO THIRTY-FIRST fot ef old sulject to trust of 81-750 pape ; TY, 4 So iins nlgles ae Resa tale ga tagt of 81.5 INCLUSIVE, 1693, third of the purchase money in cash. the balance in sale: One-Bith, Ero equal isatalinente at our and two year from the tn one year from COMMENCING ELEVEN A. M. AND THREE P.M. | day of sale, with Interest secured by & lien on the cent por annual and Property sold to the satisfaction of the trumec: or ail | SrtA ONer cet Per & EACH DAY, Cash, at the purchaser's option, All coaveyuncine | Chsrus'ar perce owt and recording st the purchasers cost. A a | naar St percha, Goods on exuibition within our asles rooms | $100 will be ‘required at the tims of salen Af the | Aoguired 0B eas Prudetpaage ery terms of sale shall not be complied with within ten | Sivas tuesow y trom ‘unsil 6 p.m. upto day of | days trom day of sale the trustee reserves the right to sale, and we will be pleased to have you call | Fesril the property at the rick aud cost of tne detsult. | qahos aka and examine taem, as they are pronounced by | ins parchtwr > 'T. E- WAGUAMAN, Trnster, = ; connoteeaure and otuers % be the fnestaotof | mk2s-dbas Wir Fen. |] ATIMER & SLOAN, Auctioneen, 1407 Gt, antiques ever seea in this’ section of the ‘ATCLIEFE, DARE & O0., AUCTIONFERS, VaLual PERTY DN Wrst pecilng R 920 PAL AVE. ¥.W. er fT BOUTHWRST. AT FUBLIO MER TRUSTER'S SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY i 03, ee = epee teeny? SITU ATE ON WASHINGTON STREET, GEOBGE- otters PM te front of tae tren arta ool = S| Be ie tendon rm tte aes tt | tn jaiy. 187, a fiber No. FUTURE DAYs. 167'sed 198, et » of the PUBLIC GALE OF VALCABLE LAND IN ALEX | jn front of the premises on THURSDAY TH ‘ANDRIA COUNTY, VA. BAY Or APRIL Fs —— e fol:0 “ing deacribed real est By virtue of a decree entered at November | city of Georgetowa, in the D:strict of Columbia, to- tone, 18% of the Sircult court of Aistandes Sit “Ail Ghar plece or parcel of land, xnowa ax pare Cirinta, 1 the ‘chancery. osuse of ‘Caatle | of lot na freenis tpee 20)» tn els comaestoners for Ghat” pazpose soyginted fate premiiees, offer fot sale’ all of that” bistose TIMER & SLOAN, Auctionsers, 2407 G , offer ‘ 3 j spfatt Teemerly “owned by’ Caleb ‘Cusning and con- | Pwo (2 tae ee a ~ pine} fg 3 SHEE See LET Wmoered by ater ton om | SESH SSSenMGt | sewnar or wc Tarren covrames a ja ‘large ten-room | Siiel with Washington strcet twenty-seven (27 JEWELRY OF W. & TAPPAN CONTAINED Awelline honee with baveweut, large, bars with base. : 5 4 | ment hrae tena bores. Tas shade trees | ($1) feet: ten south two (2) feet and then east Si IN STORE NO. 604 NINTH STREET, BE- | tud besutifa! shrabbery, it View of the | four (SA) feet to the place-o! beginning. together mi city of Weshinevon. Was the sub- | Si! the appurtenances, riruts, privileece aud heredita- Srben home of te fitas ing while he | ments thereto brionsiss or io unywise pine. thy trees and | "Terma: One-third of the purchase money fu cash hr in their fally | and'the balance in Gand 12 zouthe, ‘notes 20 bear iz: | AUS nd x alspont 6 | ferent at the rato G Pur cent per abr from the day | within be gia, paracte Semlanatally aud to "be acured by on or = option of the purchaser Copyyantine, be tp W100 at time of sale. ‘gis of aule to fev complied. within Bfiwen Gaye: ‘the to poo | ee ston ney shall bave been paid. \UARDIAN SALE_OF A DESIRABLE BRICK = a Ly eet east ast stom De gsr STREET NORTHWEST.” SO. 908 M) niaetdeas EAviWeig spokse wees. c Brenterie, Prince William county. Va. | | By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the | 7WHOMAS DOWLING & SON, AMES CLEMENTS, District of sais ‘ss i ot | T" — 4 ‘TRI CALE OF Vale, athe 9% i A FB. H. JOUNG, clerk of the circuit courtof Alex DAY, the TWENTY. Tr OT TEE Port Sere uy o cary tat James ‘Clements om scTHALY PAST FOUR A, epee § a Rosmtest See geen oe it ua Ras | an’ nace se Labs be at ae sald’cause and in accordance with decree t's elds | one Tand ‘of the jivon uodar tay band on tis in Opy of 5 Bo. Shot M"Sirvet aoraa: | ant stehe sscticn {= fret of the premises og gh Oe Toone. ‘ al ec d Fiatar Wake ties ierock 5 2 2 cae. aay palance te tw saual per- | RAL. CLOCK: owing MAS DOWLING & SOM, Aucts. G12 Est. nw. er cont fron day of wales for which attuned tte ty of T socio the promissory notes of the ‘be ‘Columbis, end ky an CHANCERY SALE OF VALU! rapt on the pronerty wold. ra ater Ran abd ity an the. weme tag” aSIRBET ‘NouTHW EST. time tale Ail comveptaeinse Fo eS eo ot ates Tre STHEET SomTeEAST ° 1 JORESTON Gaardian, xe (0. ent ‘ride tak) thy ave (3 Tet dewp, By virtue of a decrve sa ae he ast an! nom a io, $18 oth ot. 2. ‘era, One ied con Palnngy tp ene snd tye Sioeeeys fase, mal O% BROS. snetioneers._ | years, terest. secured ‘raat S03f, Wherein Annie re Oultiberet al. arecom” i SLOAN, Aucts., 1407 Gat. or Sica. satu" tenee <3 tf at ‘suction, im 4 amy fee, respective Br ‘the times herein- 4 the vigin cs nesell ot sak ene ceed