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RELIEF! (Continued from First Page.) tification of the two unknown. Later an attempt wes made to identify the two unknown men in the morgue, but with only Partial succesa, One isa young man with » dark mustache and with nothing in his clothes totell who he is. ‘The other body is thatof «man about forty years old, with black beard and hair. In his Jocket tes a sew memorsadum book, with an entry: “Money order sent to Carl A. Jones, Evans- ‘ville, Wis., No. 15110, issued from station K.” ‘He was subsequently identified by means of this memorandum as J. Bradley Jones of Wis- consin. ‘Those who were discharged from the hospital after having their injuries attendo! to w«re: 8. G. Ford. C.F. McLaughlin. ‘Wm. Lecture, 1710 I street. George McLaughlin. J. A. White, 608 E street. brooke, Md. Dr. Jones of Beabe aa ‘The Emergency Hospital force was severely taxed and did well under the circumstances, At first the injured were brought in in such numbers that it wes impossible to place them on cots, amd they were laid oa the floor in the corridors and corners until proper provision could be made for them in more comfortable quarters, ‘They were pitiable objects. covered with blood and dirt and sighing or moaning with pain. ‘The Doctors at Work. 2 The young doctors from the Emergency and the other hospitals did God's own work in their line of duty this morning. With coats off they were here, there and everywhere, and wore indefatigable in their efforts. There was little they could do before rench- ing the hospitals but clear the plaster and dirt from the mouths and nostrils of the injured so ‘that they could breathe. ‘The like of this accident has probably never eon seen in the capital. It was most awful in its results; most shocking in its details. There will be herrible work for the coroner. perience of J. D. Nevins, whose desk was lo- opted in the fallen section on the second floor. ‘He had gone to the third floor on some errand ‘and returned and had entered the door and was about to goto his desk when the crash came and he stepped back. One minute more and he would have gone down with the reat. How Three Men Escaped. ‘Mr. Harold N. Saxton of 503 L street north- west, who was on the third floor, eseaped un- injared. He was in the back part of the build- ing, and got out, down to the street through Hasslett’s awning establishment. He was the third man out, Mr. E. G. Chapmen, chief of section two, and another having escaped by the same means. How Capt. Dowd Was Rescued. Shortly after 12 o'clock, while the workmen ‘were engaged in clearing away the debris that had been looked over, a member of the fire de- partment heard a faint ery for help from a pile of debris near the front of the building. He gave the alarm and the crowd at once set to work to rescue him. They worked for twonty minutes before they were able to get ‘the beams clear and then lifted a middle-aged man from amidst the rubbish. He presented s gory sight with a big ugly cut over his right eye and his right hand ‘frightfully crashed. A messenger in the build- ing recognized him as Capt. J. B. Dowd. A stretcher from the Garfield Hospital ambulance was summoned and he was taken to the ambu- lance und driven to the hospital. When he came on the street a cheer went up from the multitude. Capt. Dowd said that Capt. B. F. Miller was under him and the ‘Among the marvelous escapes may be men- tioned that of young King, the son of Mr. King, the cashier of the Western Union Telegraph Company. Mr. King was left ons hanging girder, to which he clung until relieved by the firemen. Several others were left on the third floor at the rear and remained there for some time in imminent fear that the floor would fall every minate. They were, however, rescued by the firemen. Jumped From = Fourth-Story Window. When the crash came a clerk named Chap- man jumped from the fourth-story window in ‘The staff of Garfield Hospital, with the smbu- Jance, came on the scene early and did good co Ambulance. An Improvised An express wagon with the floor covered with straw was utilized as an ambulance. Getting the Doctors. Yorick W. Smith, a colored contractor, was at the corner of 10th and F streets at the time ‘of the collapse and jumped out of his buggy ‘and ran down to the building. Finding hun- dreds of men screaming and jumping from the windows he started to rum into the puilaing to render assistance, but thinking that doctors would be needed he ran to the nearest felephone and begyn to call up all of the physi- cians he could call to mind. He then got in his buggy and drove around looking for physicians, succeeding in finding about fifteen, whom he sent to the scene of the disaster. He says the sight was enough to unnerve the strongest, ‘and several people in his vicinity fainted. Sargeon General Sternberg’s Action. Surgeon General Sternberg and Deputy Surgeon Generals Merrill and Shannon went to the scene of the accident as soon as they beard of it and rendered aid in cating for the ‘wounded. ‘The surgeon general also ordered to the scene the hospital corps at Washington bar- racks and Fort Myer, with all the ambulances at their disposal. He also detailed Surgeon Smart to duty at ‘the Emergency Hospital, and other members of ‘the corps were sent to other places. ‘The Army Surgeons. Gen. Schofield placed the whole corps of army surgeons now in the city at the disposal Of the emergency staff. Catholic Clergymen. One striking ‘feature of the scene was the presence of four Catholic clergy- men at the wreck, ready to give spiritual asaistance to the dying and comfort the ‘wounded. Father Kervick and Father Doian were in the wear of the building and Father Walton and Father McGee were in front. How the Troops Were Ordered Out. Gen. Schofield sent Col. Corbin down to the wreck to ask if there was need of troops to keep the crowd back. Col. Corbin stated that cavalry from Fort “Myer and troops from the barracks had been placed under waiting orders to move on s mo- ‘tment's notice. Col Moore replied that the police had the trowd well in hand but that assistance might be needed when the departments let out and added their crowds. Col. Corbin thereupon stated that the troops ‘would be sent to the scene subject to call. ‘The Troops on Duty. In compliance with the orders of the Secre- (ary of War for troops from the arsenal to go ‘to the scene, Maj. Rawles brought companies I and G of the fourth artillery, commanded re- wpectively by Capts. Chasoand Ennis. ‘Mr. Imbrie’s Narrow Escape. Five minutes later and J.B. Imbrie, the ehief in charge of the decond floor, would bave Bone down with the wreck. He had a desk in the shattered area and also one in the rear of the room. He had been at the former piace and then came back to the other desk, and in about five minutes the ‘erash was heard. Then a silence followed and ‘Mr. Imbrie said he heard no sound. He rushed ‘toward the rear windows and found men jump- ing out Several bad msde the peril- ‘ous leap, but he supposes that they fell on the awning over the lower door, thus breaking their fall. A colored man named George M. Arnold, he raid, killed himself by the jump. He held some back, and, as the dust clouds were dispersed, those on the floor were able to get some air. He said that there were 154 clerks on this floor snd about 40 in the wrecked area. Mr. Joseph Fought and a fellow clerk oseu- pied desks on the drst floor near the north wall. The ceiling immediately over their heuds aid ‘pot full, ag it was sappotted Sy 2 rowef posts thst were in a short distance from the side wall. They were, however, covered with dust snd buried in the debris. Dropping on their knees they crawled along the floor to the front windows. These windows have casement pashes,which were shut by the force of the con- cussion, and breaking the glase the men escaped. Several of the clerks were extricated from beneath desks and beams and conducted to safety. ‘One of the clerks on the first floor described the scene as made still more terrible by the groans and cries and shrieks that arose from ‘the imprisoned men. Another narrow escape is found in the ex- the alley and alighted unhurt, save scratches on his leg. He stood for an hour after in front of the National Union Insurance building and ‘wasableto give information, sometimes re- assuring, of other clerks to their friends, Escaped Through the Annex. ‘Wm. A. Rawson and half s dozen others were on the second floor at the side, and when the erash came he and those around him ran through the door into the annex, getting away safely. i The Unsafe Condition of the Building. An employe of the building said to s Sram re- porter that it was common knowledge among the clerks that the unsafe condition of the building had been officially brought to the at- tention of the authorities, but that they had refused to také any action. ‘The back wall of the building is plainly bulg- ing, but an army engineer who was called in to ‘examine it said there was no danger of its fall- ing. ‘The Clocks Never Stopped. An indication that the girders were palled from the front wall out of their places toward the center was the fact that on each floor, hang- ing against the front wall was a clock. “These clocks were uninjured and now remain there, keeping perfect time, though every piece of flooring is in the bottom of the demolished structure. Saving the Records. Capt. 8. E. Faunce, commander of the De- partment of the Potomac, G. A. R., was on handlooking after the pension papers that were being thrown out from the wrecked building, and he enlisted number of G. A. R.' men in the service of saving as many of the records as possible. THOSE IN THS BUILDING. A Complete List of the Clogks im the Wrecked Structure. Following is » complete list of the clerks em- ployed in the building: €. Abbott. G. B. Abrams, A.W. Allen. P. . Allen. AL Ames. J. W. Ames. J. Anderson. W.L Andrews. 8. J. Armstrong, G. M. Arnold. iP refessfireorcestie FE REEREERE EEE Pay AP OP SP rare RE sane ayn BM REP Pe op, He a it SRDManosp i al ¥ HY 7 2 of : aA F. G. Calvert. e D. D. Cameron. G. H. Cardozo. ¥ © Carroll. IW. Carter. J. Chandler. 3. E. Chapin. E. G, Chapman, G. W. Chase. 8. Cottpell, jr. W. E. Covert, supt. bldg. H. G. Chamberisin. W. F. Carter. E. A. Clarke. G. A. Camp. W. H. Church. Manera ah THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. pa if a 3 i B wW. A P. > '. Daggett. 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Wyckoff. ge rEg S nS Be BE aoe etatad act AGF OORHR ROS To az aE Fe r NO REDRESS. ‘Mr. B. H. Warner Uses Vigorous Language in Speaking of the Disaster. Mr. B. H. Warrer was at the building during the morning, as were many other of the city's public spirited citizens, Mr. Warner in speak- ing of the ditaster said: does seem as if the appalling accident which occurred this morning ought to teach Congrees and the executive authorities of the government a most vuluable though pitiful lesson, Repeated warnings have beon given by tho officers of several - of the departments as to the dangerous and over- crowded condition of the premises under their control occupied by men and women paid from the public treasury. Congress has as repeat- edly demied the necessary appropriations on grounds of false economy. “No excuse can be given by any omployer for the destruction of human life, and in these days when the building regulations are so strin- | gent on the books of our city govern: ment, and in face of the present terri- ble warning, it seems that every place where labor is employed to any extent, or where people congregate for instruction, amusement, c., should have careful and mmediate'in- spection. “The government printing office is today in @ dangerous condition, and it has been re- Peatedly so stated to Congress, both in a public and private way, but without avail. There has been dilly-dallying with the question of new building for a long time. If this building or any other occupied by gover ment employes is unsafe, our local authorities should prevent its use. The government should be liable for much heavier damages than any individual or corporation, and yet, under the Tule that it can be guilty of no neglect, nothing can be collected from it, “The sufferers from the effects of this most appalling accident are entirely without redress, even as to the expenses incident to the catas- trophe. The distribution of responsibility may relieve the consciences of our legislators, but it cannot restore human life or minister to the wants of widows and orphans.” gma xr THE PNEUMATIC GUN TESTS. Commodore Sampson Submits a Report, Which ts Not Conclusive. Commodore Sampson, chief of the bureau of ordnance, has submitted to the Secretary of the Navy, with his comments thereon, the re- portof the naval board which conducted the recent tests of the pneumatic guns of the erui- ser Vesuvius off Port Royal, 8. C. ‘The report is very long, but is not at all conclusive, and neither approves nor condemns the guns except by inference. It appears from the report that the board believes that with certain changes and under certain conditions, impossible to ex- pect in time of war, the Vesuvius, with her fixed pneumatic guns, would be useful, While the theory of the system is generally acceptable, it haa never been found to work satisfactorily, agd Commodore Sampson points out in his com- ‘ment that the recent tests showed no advance over the trials with the system back in 1889. ‘The faults visible at that time were no less pro- nounced at the latest trial, and in the interven- {ng period of equipment nothing had been done to increase the efficiency of the pneumatic, «vs- tem. The fault now, as then, is with’ the values almost entirely. There is an uncertainty in operation that may prove disastrous in time of action. Commodore Sampson says the ‘¥a'tes can be relied upon to fire the maximum range, but the difficulty is in modifying the dis- tance. One day the valves fixed for certain re~ sults will make a shot quite different from the ‘next day's firing, when the same conditions are supposgd to govern. ‘ommodore Sampson recommended chat the Navy Department await the results of the ap- proaching test at Sandy Hook of the pneumatic guns ordered for the const defense system. ‘There will be one eight and two fifteen-inch guns, operated on the same principal as those of the Vesuvius, There will be improvements which. the owners of the system claim, place the guns upon a thoroughly efficient basis. The valves have been altered to give the guns a cer- tainty of fire which 1 not now possessed by the guns of the Vesuvius. There is an arrange- ment, too, for elevating and depressing and training the guns, soas to remove the objec- tions surrounding the fixed weapons of the ordnance experts do ‘ice for elevating and depressing the pneumatic gun ean be applied to the system, and in any event its successful application is of minor consequence compared to the necessity of rendering the valves more prompt and certain. Secretary Herbert has practically adopted Commodore Sampson's suggestion. Therefore upon the results of the tests at Sandy Hook will depend the continuance in the naval service of the pneumatic system of ordnance. ee TO MAKE THE NEW RIFLES. Work Soon to Begin Actively at the Spring- field Armory. Preparations are being made in the ordnance department for the speedy equipment of the army with the recently adopted Krag-Jorgen- ven rifle. ‘The machinery necessary for the production of this arm was ordered during the recent competition, and the armory at Spring- field, Mass., will be fully equipped for its manu- facture by the Ist proximo. Arrangements have also been made for the manufacture of ammunition for the guns at the Frankford arsenal. The ammunition has to be specially made, as the caliber of the new gan is much smaller than that of the present service rifle It is said that the ordnance officers at Spring- field will continue the search for a better wea- pon than the Krag-Jorgensen gun. No board will be detailed, bat Capt. Blount, the recorder of the two recent boards which examined maga- zine guns, will accept for preliminary test such new devices as may be submitted. When enough guns of merithave been secured, he will ask for a board to conduct an_ examination on the lines and under the conditions of trials recently held. eee MEDICAL PENSION BOARDS. The Rules Which Will Govern Appoint- ments in the Future. Secretary Hoke Smith intends to reorganize the 1,260 boards of pension examining sur- geons, and he has announced that it is his pur- pose to appoint on these boards only men who stand in the very front rank of the profession in their respective localities and men who keep well abreast of the times in medical science. Another inflexible condition to appointment will be that of unquestioned integrity. The politics of applicants will not, it is snid, bemade of first importance, although, all other things being equal, democrats undoubtedly will be given the preference. An official, in speaking of the matter today, said that recommenda- tions by menof known character in the medical rofession would be more efficacious in secur- ing an appointment on pension boards than if made by politicians. The active work of reor- ganization will soon be begun, sighdemiaiveies eictiaili SAL AT ST. CECILIA’S SCHOOL, Concert Day Exercises Attended by Many Friends of the Institution. ‘The closing exercises of Saint Cecilia's Acad- emy, corner of East Capitol and 6th street, will be held on Thursday of next week at Metzerott Music Hall. The exercises this year are to be more attractive than usual, and extensive preparations are now in progress for the event. The concert day exercises of the academy were held at the academy hall this morning at 10 o'clock, a large number of invited guests being present. The program was as follows: Trio, “Conquer- | state appellate courts and that both appellate | is about forty years of age, and during the last ing Hero,” Czerney, Misses M. Cox, L. Burke, | courts might by their action definitely settle | Cleveland administration served as chief of the 1 Townshend, A. Hurtt, A. Jenkins and C. Mc- Cubbin; “Pleasures of’ Teaching the Young,” juniors ' and intermediates, characters—2iss Stanley (teacher), Mamie Foster; Mrs. Won- drous and Zenobia, 8. Perry, A. Marshall; Mrs. Scrapeall and daughters, Mi. Torrens, A. Re- ti, 8. Rapple; Mrs, Superticial and Arabella, Br'Wedaing, M. Blaine; Sirs, Quintescenco and Palmyra, [. Burch, L. Torrens; Mra. Haughty and daughter, B. Brooke, F. Tuohy; Mrs. Old School and daughters, C. Smith, B. Harbin, M. Mrs, Wilder and daughters, A. Jen- ‘Anderson, T. Loughran; Mrs. Kindly and daughters. A.’ McCullough, A. Walsh, M. Cooke; Mra. Lonely and daughters, H. Me- Kenna, H. Donohoe, A. Brady, M. MeCormick, K. Merkling; portress, A. Brady; vocal solo, iss V. Lockwood; duet, pearl waltz, Mackin, . Fitzgerald, J, Rastaetter; chorus, Vocal class; Ronda, Stros- borg, Misses Ratcliffe, Madigan, Brooks, Dugan, L. Perry, L. Heil; Rosebud, schottish, Becht, Miskes Anderson, Offenstein, Utter, Roggess, Hodhges; vecal solo, waltz song, Miss Heil; Gifts of the Fairy Queen, minims; recitation, intermedintes; diet, Gallop, Koiling, Missos I Darl . Connor, F. MeCormick, A. yrus, Minims; Redowe, Mack, Misses Roggers and M. Barnes: c voeal class. Cheap Trips to the Fair, *An arrangement was perfected yesterday in Chicago by the representatives of the Pennsyl- vania, Big Four, Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton and Monon routes providing for ebeap excursions to Chicago and the world’s fair from Cincinnati, Dayton, Louisville and other points, These excursions will be run alter- nately from the territory mentioned every Fri- day night, the round-trip rate from Cincinnati 7. from Dayton $7 and from Louisville $7. ‘This arrangement will be the means of satisfy- ing the demand for such excursions from the | territory mentioned. sata Harvey King, a colored rter at the First National Bank, Colorado gs, Yesterday shot and fatally wounded his eighteen-year-old son, William, during a row. EI A NEW WAY OF DOING IT. How the First Nickel-Steel Gun Will Be Put ‘Together. ‘The experiment sdon to be tried at the Wash- ington navy yard of the assembling of the first tracting considerable interest in ordnance cir- cles, The new process contemplates the jacket- ing of the gun in a horizontal position instead | | jacket or outer section-of the gun is placed in a | furnace containing an intense heat, and is kept in the furnace under the influence of the heat while the tube, or inner section, is pushed into | place. During the operation a stream of water | is run through the tube, keeping the temper- ature of the tube lower than that of the jacket, and removing it as far as possible from the ex- panding influence of the heat. By this process, it is thought, it will be possi- ble to control the jacketing to agreater extent than by the present method, which requires the jacket to be heated in a furnace and then taken ‘out and placed on the tube. This process serves to communicate the heat in the jacket to the tube, which is also expanded while the jacket cools, the result being to prevent the jacket sticking before it reachee 1t8 proper position over the tube. poner SES eh CLOSING THE FAIR SUNDAY. Some of the Reasons Given by Judges Jen. kins and Grosscup. Judge Jenkins, in his decision on the Sunday closing of the fair yesterday, after reviewing’ the history of the Columbian exposition and the relations existing between the United States gov- ernmentand the exposition corporation, and the relations of both to the enterprise, anid: “it was found that the scheme bad outgrown the finan- cial ability of the local corporation. Congress was asked for aid. Congress passed a law giv- ing $2,500,000 to the exposition. Section 4 of that act declares that this appropriation is made on condition that the fair shall be closed on Sunday and that if the gift should be accepted the acceptance should be considered as an agree- ment to the conditions. It is enid that this legislation by ‘Congress was without the power of Congress in that it secks to estab- lish a religious test. I cannot concur in that suggestion. ‘The legislature with respect to the first day of the week has nothing to do with the matter of a religious test or the compulsion of the observance of a particular religions belief or service: the day of rest is needful for hn- manity to recover from the strain of ix days’ Inbor. This isfounded on humanity, and is jus- tified outside of any question of creed or of re- ligion. ‘The laws of tke state bearing on this point provide for rest and for non-interruption of religious services. Tt is not compulsory on any one to go to chureh, but it pro pence for those who wish to go to church. “Any person has a right to annex toa gift nickel-steel gun, under = new process, isst-| grandeur of the glistening white pulaces, of in the usual perpendicular manner. The | THE PRI ‘CESS DREW WELL. Over a Hundred Thousand Persons Went to the Exposition to See Her, The Infanta of Spain made her first visit to the world’s fair yesterday morning. The temples of art and science, stored with wonders of human ingenuity, and the wondrous size of those beautiful structures interested her. From the time the fair guest entered until she arrived at the administration building her face wore the | better advantage for displaying the artistic | beanty of their construction. Long before the hour of the arrival of tho princess and her entourage the roadway over | which she was to pass was lined on each side by thousands upon thousands of peovle eagerly waiting to catcha glimpse of her, and the | grand plaza around the administration building | was packed with humanits Me | At ll o'clock the board of administration estimated that there were 100,000 Jeo the grounds when the princess arriv. car- Tiages bearing the infanta and patty arrived at the west entrance of the iy Plaisance shortly before 11 o'clock. the carriages and the Chicago escort, As the procession entered the a mighty cher went up from the tens of thou- sands of human throais that fairly made the buildings tremble, while the bands in the vari- ous pavilions with one accord began to play. As the royal ¥ plaisance they were met by the joint committee onceremonies. The procession then started down Midway Plaisance, the cadets of the Michigan Military Academy closing up the rear. ‘There were strange rights seen along the midway. The savages of the Dahomevan village. the barbarians from the Chinese theater and the streets in Cairo and the other quaint and queer resorts were all ont to see the princess, and all were attired in the fantastic costumes of their native lands, oo acu the party moved along eac! a ferent nationalities represented did homage to the princess after the manner of their country. guests were escorted to President Paimer's re- ception room. The entire company the: ired to the breakfast room, in pavilion “C. ‘The walls of the breakfast room were elaboratel: decorated with banks of flowers and the 8) and American colors intertwined. When the royal party entered iittle flower girls preceded the princess and paved her way with pansies, At its conclusion the royal party left the ad- ministration building and were escorted to Mrs. Palmer's reception room, in the woman's | building, where they were received by the committee on ceremonies of the board of lady managers. At the conelusion of the visit at the woman's building the party took carriages and were any condition that is not illegal or immoral. The appropriation by Congress of money to the exposition can be rightfully construed as charitable bequests, and it is clear that to such bequests there can be attached conditions which the courts must enforce. ‘The local cor- poration accepted the money and passed a rule closing the fair on Sunday. It has received a large sum of money as a conditional gift, and the conditions must be observed by the donee, anda court of chancery, on proper presenta- tion, must see to it that the conditions laid down are enforced. In retaining the $500,000 or more out of the $2,500,000 the United States did no more than it had a right to do, because ‘the national hogor is involved. “The resolution to open the fair on Sunday was not legally passed. The corporation can- not change rules oncg adopted by the commis- sion as soon as the commission's bask is turned. As to the state court which hat on this case I will say that the United States was not a party in that court. I think that there can be no question but that the United States has a Tight to use courts of its own jurisdiction to adjudicate matters pertaining to governmental affairs. In my opinion the injunction asked for should issue.” THE DISSENTING OPINION. Judge Grosscup delivered the dissenting opinion, He concurred, he said, im the opinion of Judges Jenkins and Woods that the power to modify rules of the local corporation was given to the commission to protect the national honor. He concurred in the opinion that the exposition was national in its character. But it is a characteristic of American thought that such things should be done by the people with the aidof the government. If the power to close the grounds is assumed for the goverh- meut it must be found in with partnership or contract. | Congress had voted €2,500,000 to the fair and made it a condition of the gift that the fair should be closed on Sunday. It is immaterial whether this was a contract or a donation. The corporation accepted the gift and the conditions and @ rule closing the fair on Sundays. n the government withheld 1,140,000 of the 5,000,000 coins it had agreed to give the corporation. Who knows that the corporation would have accepted the gift and surrendered its views on Sunday clos- ing if it had known that part of the appropria- tion was to be withheld? “Thia law was passed by Congress after thed acceptance of the former conditional gift. It was # new condition imposed without the con- sent of the other party. The construction placed on this act by the law officers of the gov- ernment attributes to Congress a purility of purpose. The national commission was in- trusted with the task of providing jurors of award, and this was as clearly a portion of its duties as anything else that it had done,and the expense should be borne by the commission, as was the cost of classifying the exhibits. This expense should not be saddled on the local cor- poration by Congress. Congress has no power to create indebtedness for the local corporation, and the act of March 3, 1893, was unjustifiable. “The government has broken faith with the corporation. and no court of equity could insist on the corporation observing the hard condi- tions imposed by the government. The gov- ernment has no more rights than a private indi- vidual, and whether as contractor or donor, it should be compelled to live up to its promises. When Congress withheld the@,140,000 souvenir coms the situation changed. The previous act was as if it were not. The Sunday closing question is of no more importance to the | corporation than to the people of the United States. I am of the opinion that the injunctions should uot issue.” THE APPEAL. directory, addressed the court and prayed an appeal to the appelinte court, which, he said, is in session. The matter could be definitely decided in a few days. He asked also that the court fixa bond which would act as a super- leas. He said the gravity of the situation was in- creased by the decision of the state court on this same question being opposed to the decision of the federal court. There was danger of an unpleasant conflict of authority between the courts. He suggested that it could be have the case from the state court taken to the the matter. District Attorney Milchrist said he would ask that the order of injunction prayed for by the government be issued. Judge Woods finally said the court would an- nounce its decision on the subject of the appeal and supersedeas at 9:30 today. ee ‘The Assignment of Naval Cadets. Of the seven naval cadets reported physically deficient by the academic board and granted a re-examination by the Navy Department board all but two will be honorably discharged with ayear's pay. The two cadets who passed the second examination successfully are L, H. Gross of Illinois and E. A. Eider of Massa- chusette, The names of those who failed have already been published in Tux Stan. With these five rejections the question of appointing line eadets to the surplus vacancies is not so imperative as it was before. Secretary Her- bert is quoted cs taying that he has riot settled in his mind whether any except the seven cadets of the engineer division at Aunapolis could be appointed to the twenty vacancies | among the assistant engineers, With the cases before the retiring boards and Namining boards there will probably be five additional veeancies in th are now fifteen vacanetes in the marine co: viding places for ire graduating class is not now so serious as it at first appeared. Sgeeteiiecie ins The Welsh coal people are disappointed to find that the Campania, on her late brilliant trip, used Virginia coal, not Welsh, Ther think that with Welsh coal she could make a five-daya’ passage. ‘The total immigration to the United Sintes during the ten months ended April 30, 1893, ‘was 834,825, a decline of 119,133 trom the im- migration of the corresponding ten months of the previous year. Cramps’ shipyard will be open to the public prior to the launch of the Massachusetts at 10 o'clock tomorrow mornin; . Edwin Walker, counsel for the world’s fair | x, 4 the probiem of pro- | driven to the Palmer House. ——__+e-+- ——_ LATE NEWS FROM SAMOA. Malictoa and Mataafa Again Approaching = Collision. A letter from Apia, Samoa, dated May 24, vis San Francisco, says: It may be safely predicted that Samoan af- fairs are approaching a climax. Indeed, before this reaches you Maltetoa and Mataafamay have tried conclusions and the all important ques- tion as to which is the strongest party may have been forever decided. Lately several important events have taken place, and it now seems as if active hos- tilities were on the very point of being com- menced. A fortnight ago Matanfa addressed » peaceful overtures, reminded his majesty of bygone occurrences and suggested that a huge and general meeting of Samoans should be held to choose a monarch. He suggested various Villages as suitablé places to hold the proposed meeting, and repeatedly appealed to the king “not to be angry” with him. posing partios and under erieting cheumetaaces €: circumstances it is simply impossible to obtain reliable infor- mation as to their paaes numbers and com- rative stre Feeling already runs pretty igh. ‘There have beeu fights and assaults and all sorts of domgs. Polish Students Attack Archbishop Sembratowicz was mobbed by forty Polish students m Lemburg, in view of his visit to the pope, which the Poles regard as treason to the Greek Catholic Church, of winieh he isa prelate. The archbishop was driving to attempted to defend the archbishop, severely cut and bruised on the face and the neck. The archbii 's face was i and he was covered with filth. Both he and the bishop were accompanied home by the police. i The Committee Trip Postponed. The Pacific coast trip which the Senate com- mittee on immigration and naturalization ex- pected to take this week, in furtherance of the investigation recently begun by it in New York, has been postponed until the first week in ¥ August. The committee on territories, also | charged [with the duty of making an investiga- tion during the recess of Congress, will accom- pany the committee on immigration when it ! goes west, in the interests of economy, and it Was owing to the inability of Senators Hill of New York and Platt of Connecticut to make the trip at this time that the postponement was made. Mr. Hill, chairman of the committee on immigration, says he will call the commit- tee together in New York next week. At that time Senator Chandler of New Hampshire, who has beeu up in Maine fishing, with Senator Frye, is expected to be in attendance, but Seu- ator Voorhees will be at home in Indiana. Sienna: A New Chief Appointed. Secretary Carlisle has appointed Worthington Ford of Brooklyn, N. ¥., chief of the bureau of statistics, Treasury Department. Mr. Ford Conclusive 3 Reasons FOR ADVERTISING IN The Evening Sfar: i AND ESPPCIALLY Oo BY Thess wavine MONEY tO BECATSE ITS ADVERTISI BECAUSE IT IS PUBLISHED AT A’ HOUR OF THE DAY WHEN JTS KEADEKS HAVE THE TIME AND INCL ADVERTISING COLUMNS, AS WELL AS TO READ THE NEWS. 0 = PROPORTION TO EXT! QUALITY OF CIRCTLATIO THAN THOSE OF ANY OT Use Platt’s Chlorides to Disinfect | The house drains, water cicsets, stables, &c. | SPEND. ): ih) 3 RATES ARE MUCH Low po PAPER IN’ wasnt AMONG THE VERY LOW ‘WHE UNITED STATES. expression of one lost in amazement. With a| 5 beantifal day the white city never looked more | #4 attractive, and the buildings never appeared to A mounted platoon of park poi eueeeten ja Fruseers ac TO CONSULT ITs | Pally for prineinal points south on, nauvilie aysten. 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