Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1893, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, M101 Pennsylvania Avenue, corner 11th St., by ‘The Eveni; ¢ Company, Yew York Office, 83 Potter Building. pottacnae been THe Evewrxc Stan is serve! to sabecribers tn the tity by earpiece, on thair own acconnt. me IOesnts Dor Seen toe Fie hor month. Copies at the counter, eentseach. By mail—anywhere in the Unite }Statesor Canada —postace |—50 conta per inonth. Sareupar Quaonerte Sutner Stas 61 OUperyear; With forvian postage aided, $2.00. [Entered at the Post Ottice at Washington, D. C., as secoud-ciass sell inatter-1 GH All mail eudecsis Allday Friday at 9 Biebt, Wenn's H Gaule has ne eqal HE the ual ft Ti if er E the company, reya>'e on and after Jul; ” ine Soagpan i Feaular quarteriy ¢ Mt after “Saly 1. Ii wt the companys other, anid remain gue till Tune'W 1000. tne se ‘By order of tue board 0! ds halt (14) per PNDAY, MAY 14, AN n Was throw: from car 44 of the crossing of Maryland ave. > withes ed th favor on the injured party HUGS respanaiite fo Tona!D: OF THE ASS_SSOR. olmahia, Wa-hincton, Jime 1! reby wiven to the proprietors of all ‘Mrcet cars and all othe, NoOKS AND BABBLING ttle homes reuain a 100, payable’ #100 | the eity—22 | them most. Nearly evers- knows we kesp only the best sort of to #450 Ka t0 $7.50 Rackets now, GPDON'T BURN YOURSELF UP over a coal stove. You know the reonamy of & Gas Kange— you know the comsur’ and coneentence, but o you know the BEST sort? Haif Of those whe (21k thay do don’t. | Kt the beat it wm we woulda't be sole scent 5 tor the best of evers- thine kere—2!wtgs @as EAN ‘91s—S20-$22, Whien includes “‘setfing up.” &c. PARBER & KOSS, 11th and eq 'S KEVAKKALLE HOW MANY FOLES | there are that war tting clothing al! their lives Decuuse chey bave gone to the seme old made-to- measaressiior to be ited. Way don't you xo to | ® modern tailor? Li lonzer—pay less. The | Merchant Tai‘ors’ Exchange want to suppress our ree An All-wool True Riue Serge Sust to order—wear— Stand made well, es MERTZ and MERTZ, Modern Price Tailors. 906 F st NOT BUSY suW! can ive yeu better service than in the fer your stacionery i replen: “aaa? he t ry omfortable. The ‘ant wil not hoid the SCHOOL MEDALS fade to order at lowest possiile cost of produc- ton in our own factory. Estimates and dusigus furnished on request. K HARRIS & CO., cd Cor, 7th and Da.w. \ ee 90-SUIT SALE—89.90. Your choice this week of 1.800 suits in Sacks and Cutaways of Cassimeres—Cheviots and Serges—cach Gnd every one worth fully rom $12 fo $15. All to go at £9.90. EISEMAN BROX., wei Cor. Tthand Em w. wST.—THE SIXTH AN- im, Newark to Phila 4“ pairs of @. & J. and other iw THE Cate how you wan te el Be Our typeset czperts. We guarantes satisfaction at moderate prices. _ 1107 EST. ¥.w. A SUMMER IDYL. And this i» the season when LEMON SOUR biesing most co:plete. Order supplies for howe use from your grocer, @rugyis: or other deaie:. = F quart bottte. per dozen butties, red by SAMUEL C. PALMER Palmer t Pensles intic Adver: sels MODISTE PARLORS. JACKETS, KIDING HABITS AND ROBES, ms8-3ea 1312 ¥ ST. N.W. TAILOR, 1sit F ST =. ANDINONS, PEN , Weoiuch* ir as” Fixtures, & lee, Staiged Glass, Mosaics, Maries. apveic JH CORNING, Tile Shop, 520 Lith st ET. st ck will close June 28, 1893, | Vor. 82, No 20,606. Che Evening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1893—TEN PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. SHINGT ON. D sions of the organization astee. company the ttndarsigned ownere nf tore than, Ait (G0) certificates of im erect in ald colpany hereby notify all owners of certifi ates that a weethur F certif ates In abd company will be held | im 10, Wi 1. at 3 p.m. JU “2 purpose of heaing a revort of the ‘No. parlor bs BRAINAuD H WARN Present Execative Cow KR" BRIGHTEST WORKEKS —in literature. journaltsm, law and politics use the Idison “Phonog-aph in dispatchin thelr congerondence and similar wots. ‘Do You use if? Sold om installments and rented. Ga Newer makes a meatake. WRITERS the pact, mest accurate the market Tthas s) merit possessed by uo creation. Weare sole D. C. COLUMBIA PRONOGEAPH CO. E.D.EASION, Pres. cs je! pecial fe st. nw. F. CLOMELIN, ‘Bee. COOL, REFRESHING CLARET AND ICE. Us and get a xood 8. ‘without ‘32 and up. WILLETT & KUOFF, 905 Pa. ave. nw. Be EXT 10 “adaars® suri Men fairly ‘jumped at thone $10 23, and 312 ct Fleunel Suits we prt at @8 Of conrs: there are pot ail sizes in the “‘iot,” else we would not sell them at 88 Fimrorted Fannel. * ie, S1T and $13 mrorted Serve Suits, “$13 aud § STINEMETZ & SON, 137 Pa’ AY) Be Me ater te (icky be cool and Fair morrow. OUR BEST SALESMAN. — $s our well-manafactured umber. It recommends itself and makes an aiditional en- thustastic salesman of every one who buys it Just think of joists us well fron girder and boards as even in thickness as thoush thoy had been dremed. Think of ‘em and: then and see ‘em—tuy made as an come here ‘em. rir on read LIBBEY, 1 oe. "ith ssid N BS hecetican” security Trust Company, PER CENT REAL ESTATE NOTES | THE 6 —of this compony are better inagiaucl than as ther Government Bonus, are equally as more interest. sal the tating when you can buy First Mortwace Notes paying net 6 per cent? Such notes are also ex- tremely handy collateral in time of financial stringency. 1t ©. J. BELL, President. = OVERHAUL YOUR HOUSE your house needs repat n attend to theu:—bet! ‘money than any other a F. BIRCK: TizOsT. 3. => TEA! + et WHY WE ARF ABLE TO PLEASE. Becanse we do all our own cutting and Aitting—Becauso we employ only sicilled Iabor—Because we persona'ly oversee all Work—Because we carefully examine all korments before sending them home. We shail be pleased to piease you, also, SNYDER & WOOD, Fine Tailoring, 1111 PENN. AVENUE (Sarr’sold na"). Ye Take a glass of our puro clarct with crushed fee for that “hot feeling.” It cools, refreshes and satisfies the thirst. As healthy as it is pletsant. Only eo Jux. Shall we send you a Jus “right away?” We close at 6 p-m., 8 pm. TO-KALON WINE COMPANY, 61s 14th set = , mocks (?) for as They'll, last about two use them “eacefully: | RL. C.—ALL MEMBERS OF PTOSTER- K. of L., are hereby notified st femuiar meetins of the assexb.y on MONDAY EVESING, Juve 20.1805." Busmess of | tance | ease ‘BY ORDER OF THE ASSEMBLY. > SPIRITUALISM, Last Sunday “of the wonderful fim. Mrs. Markie Waite of California, at the 423° ‘w. Mra. Waite closes her two ia Washington on “SUNDAY ‘everybody stiould at a geet eR ‘hatrman Bus. Com. test ANOTHER CIRCULAR PROBABLE. Information to Be Obtained In Regard to the Personnel of the Departments. The heads of divisions, chiefs of bureaus and other officials of the ‘Treasury Department recently received a circular letter calling on them for certain information regarding the personnel of the force under them. ‘The in- quiries were made for the benefit of the com- mission appointed by Congress to examine into the condition of the various gov- ernmental departments in this city. The | officials mt once began the —prepara- tion of their replies, but it was found that the terms of the communication Were so ambiguous that the statistics obtained would be of no use, as the answera were based on different interpretations of the construc- tion. They are now straggling with this ques- tion at the Treasury Department, for, as the ‘ame circular will be sent in the course of time be important. It is probable that another and more specific cireular will bo issued. The fall text of the circular is na follows: Gentlemen: You will please furnish this office (division of appointments) giving the following inform pertains to your respective offices or _First, The number and title of each divi- sion. Second. The number of persons authorized or employed in each division; the number that are mules and the number that are iemales, with the total number of both rexes, Third. The ages of the persons employed in each division: the number of years each has been employed in the department and the num- ber who entered the service under the civil service iaw of January 16, 1883, Fourth. The number employed in each divi- sion who have wives, husbands, brothers, sis- ters, sons, daughters or other relative employed in the Treasury Department or any other government establishment in Washington. Fifth. Thenumber of personsemployed inench division, as clerks or othérwise, with compen- sation exceeding the rate of $340 per annum, who are doing duty appertaining to the posi- tions of, and that should be performed by mes- sengers, assistant messengers or Iuborers, and the number of persons in each division em- ployed as messengers, assitiant messengers, watchmen or laborers who are doing clerical duties appertaining to higher salaried offices. You will please make this work special und furnish the came not later than the 25th in- stant. Respectfully yours, (Signed) J. G. Cantise, Secretary. NO PEN SION DEFICIENCY. | What the Figures From the Treasury De- partment Show. There will be no pension deficiency for the current fiscal year, which ends Juue 30 next. That is assured by figures obtained from the Treasury Department. They show that the | appropriations for pensions were: | For the tiseal year 1992-3 Deticien: - @148,787,350 y for year 1898 and prior years. - 14,144,884 Total wae. Expen: ion For eleven months ended May 81...$147,946.356 For June, up to today 10,380,000 $158, 326,366 Estimate for next eight days of $159,326,966 ‘This will leave a surplus of about $1,000,000, which will be turned into the treasury. Second Controller Mansur, at the request of the commissioner of pensions, has furnished him a statement pertaining to army pensions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1893. It shows at the close of business June 21 there still remained to the credit of army pensions $10,439,610. This will be reduced when the accounts reach that office, making the figures correspond substantially with those given above. q=~ YoU USE Blank Books, Paper and Envelopes. Pens, Ps Ink, Mueflaee, Rubber Bands, Twine, Coysing Presses, Files and Fue Envelopes, Stationery Cases, Waste Basicets, Cash Boxes and Bond Bo: re have the larvest and fulles* stock in the city at lou eat prices. Paper cut any size desired. EASTON & RUPP, Fine Stationers. 421 LTH ST. (ust above the « senue.) = WEATHER WEAR. Nie scully fort Rerens Tee wie ths temperature, | No beiter suits weve ver de- +23 ie. S12 will fiz you We $0 up in ma Just the right suit for this Lind —— ANTICIPATING THE INTEREST. Within & Week Over 87,000,000 Will Be Pat in Cireulation. Just before the close of the Treasury De- partment yesterday Secretary Carlisle decided not to wait until Monday to anticipate the July interest on the 4 per cent aud Pacific railroad bonds, and telegrams were sent to the sub- treasurers throughout the country to at once honor tne coupons and to pay the checks and registered bonds as soon as presented. A number of these checks were signed and forwarded last. night aud by Monday it is ox- pected that all will have been completed. This action will plece between today and about Wednesday $7,500,000 in immediate circulation and relieve considerabiy the present stringency. | sek? GEORGE SPRANSY, 44 7th st. ae YOU GOING ABI Ou French, German and American ‘Tourists’ Light- weieht ~teamor and Dress trunks ar-the. best inade- We also have exclusive styles in Bays, Valives and Coat Cases. WOODWARD & LOTHROPS, evl5-ko 10TH. 11TH AND F STS. N.W. A DAY MAKES A DIFFERE "refer to th $40 Sorting. We are m: the $9 810 aud 811 der this evening or PA. AVE. ye22 ck GEO. D. WYCKOFF, REA er. bas rem ved frou 810 E F x. x p HERFTOFORE i. erween the undersigned, Uh iho aga nameyof The Hiss Enetneerin. Company. has been solved by mutual Coneen eee x LOTS D, BLISS. WM B. LEWIS. Washington, D.C.. June 20, 183. The Bliss Engineering Company, s corporation organized under the laws of West vire'nta, machinery and Oxture existing | THE WASHINGT( | COMPANY. | PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION DOLLARS. | Organized vender act of Congress anit under the super- Plaion oy the U.S. Government. LOAN AND TRUST is the sum- ver ware amd fe keeping inthe yany at very sates for rent No mer can deposit ¢ other valuables f stromg vaults of ble rates the cost of perfect security is «0 inex- pensive, we2iezs a Lights on Tews in New York Harbor. Assistant Secretary Curtis today gave a hear- ing at the Treasury Department to about twenty representatives of marine interests in New York as to w recent order of Supervising General Dumont placing lights on barges and tows in New Yori: harbor. Steamship interests in favor of the order were represented by D. D. €. Mink, Dr. Geo. Giavis and J. Chapman Neale. ‘Those representing local steamboat interests tho opposed the order were: Capt. Van Keuren, Capt. Pe Churchman, Capt. M. E. Staples, Capt. C. Woolsey, J. Vau Gilder and W. Hf. Hooker. GEL EAs Local Bidders Get Contracts, United States Marshal Ransdell today awarded the contract for supplying his office with coal during the coming fiscal year to Charles Woerner of this city at $4.75 per ton. ‘The contract calls for 350 tons of | white ach coal. ‘The other bidders were: John Kennedy, 4.90; R. J. Ke and Columbia .). Supply Company $4.77. ‘The contract for supplying the office with sta- tionery was awarded to John C. Parker of this city, C. C. Pursell being the other bidder. The contract for ice was awarded to the Great Falls Ice Company at 35 cents per 100 pounds. ——— A Small Fire. Considerable excitement was occasioned about noon today by a slight fire in Jones’ court, near 25th and M streets. A small frame house. owned by Gabriel Jones of Vienna, Va, | and occupied by Jobn Plowden, had a defective flue and from there the shingle roof caught fire. The residents of the alley became alarmed for tear the flames would spread and damage other houses, but the fire department waa prompt in its response to an alarm of fire, and not more than $20 damage was doue. aS eee A New Chief of >4 ion. T. Q. Munce of Louisiana has been appointed chief of the stamp division, Post Office Depart- ment, vice E. B. George, resigned. Forrth-Class Postmasters, The total number of fourth-class post masters appointed today was 127, of which 60 were to fill vacancies caused by resignations and deaths. ee Appointments by the President. ‘The President today made the following ap- pointments: To be collectors of internal revenue—Wm. H. Doyle, for the first district of Pennsylvania; Richard B. Morris, for the district of Kansas, Hurry A. MeNeally, to be collector of cus- toms for the district of Saco, Me. to all the departments, the interpretation will | POLITICS AND MONEY Secretary Morton Talks on the Pop- ulist Party. HE SAYS If IS DISINTEGRATING. The Democratic Party Can Have No Alliance With It. THE FARMERS AND SILVER, Secretary J. Sterling Morton represents that section of western democracy who hold out | boldly and tenaciously for principle. keep clear from the isms and heresies of politics and de- nounve and defy demagogy. Coming from Nebraska, the very school of political heresy, he thinks on the money question like Ne England business man, and asa candidate for governor of the state he talked against the free coinage of silver and attacked the teachings of the populists without hesitation or reserve, when politicians generally stood in fear of the yw crusaders. During the presidential eam- paign, after the election and since he has been in the cabinet, he has attacked the position of the populists and the fiat money advocates in his speeches or in letters with the greatest di- rectness, From first to last he has vigorously opposed any association of the democrats with the populiste and has urged democrats not to temporize as to matters of principle. A representative of Taz Stan had a long talk with him yesterday on the subject of tho populist agitation and the financial question in politica, THE POPULIST PARTY DISINTEGRATING, “The populist party,” the Secretary said, “is disintegrating. By the nomination of Mr. Cleveland and the wording of the platform the democrats repudiated all heresies and took the position to which it belongs, on the side of sound money and sound principles, The party is pledged to thix, and the election of Mr. Cleve- land is an indorsement of his position by a ma- jority of the people, His election meant, among other things, the condemnation of | placing artificial prices upon commodities, whether of wool or metal, tin or silver: that the government should not be forced to be a buyer ora free coiner of silver, and that sound financial policies should be inforced, with a relatively unfluctuating standard of value. I do not think the people are led away for long by demagogues. The strong common sense of the average citizen discovers the agitator and demagogue in time, and the third party, led by disgraced demagogues discharged from the two national parties, is rapidly going to pieces. All the plain, honest people of the country want is a sound, reliable currency suflicient for the purposes of trade and commerce, You can never get a majority of the people of this country to favor a cur- rency based on an artifical value, and conse- quently unstable aud liable to serious deprecia- tion, ‘Tho great troubie in setiling this ques tion has come from the fact that many of our ‘statesmen’ of both parties in Congress are demagogues and are influenced by the con- sideration of what may be the immediate effect of their action npon their political prospects, rather than by their own judgment as to what is the right thing to do, They deceive them- selves as to what the people want and then sometimes deceive their constituents into wanting what is not the best thing for them. “An evidence of the pressing needs of the populists is given in the efforts they are put- ting forth at this time. They are engaged in what they call a midsummer campaign, holding | camps and mass meetings, to press their false | doctrines upon the people. Ailen, the newly | elected Senator from my state, is holding meet- |ings and preaching the flat money doctrines | throuchou: the state, bnt is having small a diences, aud Bryan is down south talking fre coinage of silver, but with all their efforts at this unusual season it is evident that they are losing ground rapidly despite all their efforts.” posed now to fuse with the populinte?” was askes “Of course the democratic party cannot af- ford such alliance. The party i« committed to policies not in accord with the populists’ tench- ings. Ido not think there is nearly ax much disposition among western and northwescern democrats to fuse with the populists nor as much danger of such a fusion aa there is of a combination of the repub! popui in thesonth. I do not think there can be an alliance between the democrats and the popu- liste, THE SHERMAN LAW. “Do you think the advocates of the repeal of the Sherman law will have to accept a compro- mixe? “I do not know about that, Tam a little un- certain that question. the Sherman law and think it may be repeale though there is an element of donbt, Ihave no objection to the repeal of the 10 per cent bank tax ata means of supplying the increased curreney which 1 ix claimed ie needed. opposed to that tax chic‘ly because no right to exist. It of the taxing power, pretense of raising revenue, it wan never in- tended to rai suance of atate bank cu nev. there ix danger of wildeat banking, for onl; that ren sonnd sceurit issued, 1d nowhere can it be forced into cireu- Intion, for no state can gi its currency a legal tender quality. ‘The national governmentalone can muke a currency a legal tender. I see ly nnless nder one condition coinage of silver and gold alike might be agreed the absolutely free | to asa compromise. ‘That is, if they both were deprived of their legal tender quality stamp of the government would then signify | no more than merely that the coin was of a | certain weight and fineness, and the people could take which coin they plenved and refuse either if they did uot like it. ‘The two sorts of | coin would then be placed on their merits and we could oon find out what — the people wanted. The bullion value’ of gold and its coin value are the same. A twenty- dotlar gold piece is 220 worth of bullion. ‘ihe ‘bullion value of silver is $4 cents an ounce. |The coin valne is $1.29 per ounce. ‘Twenty | dollars in silver is worth 45 cents less per ounce | as bullion than itisas coin, | there is 43 cents of fiat or ficticio Twenty silver d value, laré represent an actual vaine | of a little more than #12. “Withoat the legal tender qnality, deprived of the fiat element, silver would Lave’ to. depend on the prover mexsure of supply and demand for its value, and it is not dillicult. to judge Which metal the people would want, as long. | the difference between th: denomination value | and the buliion value of the coin is so great, HOW FAEMERS LOOK AT 17. “T think the farmers are beginning to realize that they are being required to exchange their products, produced at the cost of great labor, fora product costing much less labor and posessing, thereforc. a less intrinsic value at | the ratio of their exchange than their wheat | and their corn, Here is « proposition: | ho ut by baman effort. “The Granite Mountain Mining Company pro- | duced refined silver in the yenr 1887, or 1883, according tu ite report to Secretary of Treas- | ury, to the amount of nexrly 3,000,000 of ounces atm cost for refined silver of 12 cents an ounce, The whole ontput cost that year in all £368,000. “Coined at 4123 grains to the doliar it would | make over €3,000.000 of legal tender for over 8,000,000 bushels of wheat, the labor cost of which is more than $200,000. That is, by free cvinage, under law, $863,000 of mine labor is made and forced to an equality with #3,000,000 of farm labor cost. By law this free coined silver will, when it represents only $36,300 of mine labor in Montana, be made exchangeable for #300,000 farm labor in Nebraska, In this right? Will Nebraska and other farmers hurrah for this enormous swindle of their toil? “There is no advantage to the farmer or the Inborer in a redundancy uf cheap money. It raises the price of the farm products in cheap money, cutting off the export trade and nar- rowing the market, With a fictitious price put upon wheat through the cheapness of the ney with which it is purchased, the foreign 01 iporchaser cannot afford to deal with our farmers, but goes to India, Russia or the Argen- tine for his wheat. The consequence of this is hard times here and the export of gold from the country. As soon as our wheat gets down toa price where it can find purchasers abroad, as soon as we begin to sell to foreign purchasers, the supply and the demand alone Fegulating ihe price, the gold beging to come ba k to us. ‘he turn in the tide of gold no- ticeable within the past few days was due to the sales of wheat, which had been brought about by the necessity the holders were under to raise money.” THE PATENT OFFICE. Methods of the Office Disclosed in the Investigation Today. The investigation of the charges against Fos- ter & Freeman and ex-Commissioner Simonds was continued at the patent office this morn- ing. Mr. Payson, in bebalf of ex-Commissioner Simonde, said that his cliont desired a full and | free investigation, and to that end Mr. Payson would make on bebalf of his olient this admission, that Mr. Simonds gave a general verbal order to the proper subordinate officers. who had charge of | furnishing copios of papers in the Draw- Daugh files and proceedings to furnish such copies as he should hold to be proper; that a carbon copy of every such paper furnished the American Bell Telephone Company should be made at the time of making the copy and such carbon copy should be kept for him. He repeated the order many times and supposed it was complied with. Asa result of these orders Mr. Simonds bas in his possession copies of several) papers of the Drawbaugh file. Here Mr. Payson stated the oftice numbers of the papers copied. These copies Mr. Simonds never saw until May 26 or 27, and did not know that they had been deliv- ered to him until then. CAPT. LORD CONTINUES. Capt. Lord was then put upon the stand and further questioned upon the practice which he yesterday said oxists in the office of permitting outsiders to make copies of files. Capt. Lord srid that typewriters not in the employ of the patent office had be permitted under Commissioner Seymour's administration as well as Commissioner Simonds’, and for many years prior, to make copies of documents on file. This custom was perinitted when the business of the office was so heavy that the regular employes could not get up the required copies. Capt. Lord, at the request of Mr. Church, read the reports of the condition of the wor of his division in the patent office for the from Jantary to April. ‘These reports showed that the work of his division was up to date. ‘This admission Mr. Church thought should in- dicate that there was not suc business in the division as toni empl that a report of “work up to date” could not have been made if the office force alone had been called upon to furnish the copies. Mr. Lord was examined at some length by Mr. Church as to the number of clerks em- ployed in the work and the details of the office, THE DATE OF THE ORDER. Mr. Church called attention to the report of Mr. Lord that on February 18 the work of the division was up to date, yet that was the date of the first order given for copies to be made by outeiders of the files. Mr. Lord stated that the order for such copies might have previously been arranged for with- out his knowledge. Mz. Lord produced the books of his office and from the entrics thereon it appeared that on February 23 the office force was able to make copies of 35,000 words. Some of the entries in the books appeared contra- dictors, however. MR. EMORY ON THE STAND. Mr. J. M. Emory, the docket clerk, was then called to the stand. He has the custody of in- terferences, apyeals, petitions and other classes of papers. He has becn in charge of the di- vision twenty-seven years, He was asked if he had any knowledge of thé ordering by the Bell Telephone Company of copies of Drawbaugh applications. He replied that come time in February Mr. Swan, the Bell Company's attorney, asked’ him if he had re- ceived orders for copies of aban- doned applications. Later in the day he was directed by Commissioner Simonds to look up the status of certain pupers, He did to just how Congress will stand on | not remember what Drawbaugh files were in- Tam hopefal of the repeal of | clude in the papers. The commissioner told | him that parties were in a great burry to obtain Tam | was a pending Drawbaugh applic: it | commicsioner did not desig was levied under falso pretenses aud bus| ticular to mako the copies, but ordered them is a prostitution | made. because under the | thut outride parties would have to do the revenue, but to prevent the ie fuct Vein will cireulate which is based on | dup! ‘he | | the aswgnment div copies of them, and that the clerks should be fet to work upon them. Mr. Emory thourbt that one of the papers ion, ‘The ate any 0: Mr. Emory had told the commissioner work, as the office was behind in its business, this ascertained from Chief Clerk Bennett, Ido not thick | The work was then distributed among the He understood thet typewriters for copying. cate copies were being made, but he did ix in the locality where | not know for whom the extra copy was being prepared. In some cases triplicate copies were made, but if they were made before a formal order was given they were made without his knowledge. OUTSIDE coPrisTs, Mr. Emory was examined at some length uyon the details of the method of securing out- side copyists, In this cuse the copyista were designated by authority of the chief clerk. Mr. Emory had no knowledge of what became of the copies further than that they were sent to ion, Consideruble time was consumed in examin- ing Mr. Emory as to his knowledge of a peti- |tion of the Bell Company to Commissioner Simonds to copy certam papers, which petition was denied. The petition was offered, how- ever, while Mr. Emory was absent from the city When the commissioner's denial of the peti- tion to copy the 1884 Drawbaugh application came to Mr. Emory the copies then under prep- | aration were returned to bix room. Mir. Church neked if it was in the ordinary course of business to have copies. made before the receipt of a formal order was filed. Mr. Emory said it would net be, but that these | copies were prepared by the direction of the M Emory could not know pplication had been lodged ether a formal | With the commissioner or not, AFTER RECESS, At this pointa recess of forty-five minutes was taken and upon reassembling Mr. Emory again took the stand. He was asked what was said by the comminsioncr as to payment for | making the copies. He replied that he bad Leen directed not to deliver the copies without payment. Mr. Payson asked the witness if Commis- “What is silver? An eurth product dragged | sioner Simonds had not called upon bis law clerk for a decision as to the possibility of one of the applications being an abandoned one. Mr. Emory replied that he thought such was the case. ‘MISS LONGFELLOW CALLED. ‘Miss Carrie A. Longfellow, a typewriter, was (Continued on Third page.) in par- | | | | | of them. COURT OF INQUIRY. It is Dissolved by the Secretary of War Today TO AWAIT RESULT OF THE CIVIL COURTS Col. Ainsworth’s Indictment Ex- pected by Military Authorities. FUTURE ARMY PROCEEDINGS. The following special was issued today by the Secretary of War: War Derantarer, Orrice or THE BecRETARY. WaAsurxotox, June 22, 1898. In the matter of the military court of inquiry, appointed June 10, 1898, to investigate the con- uct of office of Col. F.C. Ainsworth, chief of the record and pension office of the War De- partment, so far as it may have any connection with or bearing upon the disaster of June 9, at the Ford's Theater building, and to express an opinion as to who is responsible. Since the foregoing court was ordered the civil authorities of the Distzict of Columbia by a coroner and the legally chosen jury have inves- tigated the disaster at the Ford's Theater build- ing for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of the same and of fixing the responsibility therefor, and the procedutes under the civil lav are ‘still in progress. That there may be no interference by tho military with the operation of the civil law in the ease, and believing that the ends of justice and the interests of the military service will be best subrerved by leaving the matter at this time to the determination of the civil authorities, free from any influence or complication that might ensue from a military inquiry, the order of June 10, 1893, is hereby revoked and the court dissolved. (Signed) Daxrex 8. Lamont, Secretary of War. TRE OBJECT OF THE ORDER. The order explains itself, and it is extremely difficult to obtain any additional light on the subject. It is taken by army officers to mean that the Secretary of War merely desired to avoid any porsibie conflict with the civil authorities in the farther investigation of the 10th street dis- aster so far us Col. Ainsworth is concerned, and te defer military action in the case altogether ‘until after his possible indictment by the grand jary and his subsequent trial by petit jury. ‘WAIT FOR THE CIVIL TRIAL. ‘There is no doubt at the War Department of Col. Ainsworth’s indictment, and his trial follows as a matter of course, The dissolving of the court is understood to have been on information that in case of Ainsworth’s indictment he will not be brought to trial till some time late in the fall. It was deemed best to have the civil authorities pass finally on the case before proceeding further on military lines, Otherwise the military inquiry might bave been concluded and Ainsworth acquitted or convicted aod military authorities before the passed on the question of his As the latter have - in ‘the. matter, the military ROUR it only Proper that they in jurisdiction the case in all its en The dissolving of the court does not mean that the depar‘ment does not propose to take any action in thy case. It indicates merely that nothing will be cone until after the civil courts have finally passed on the case. FUTURE MILITARY PROCEEDINGS. Col. Ainsworth wili be investigated by mil- itary court, regardiess of the action of the civil courts. His acquittal by the civil court would | not prevent his subsequent trial and conviction by court-martial, no more than his exoneration by acourt of inquiry would prevent his trim and conviction by a civil WILL XOT BE SUSPENDED. Itean be stated on unquestioned authority that the War Department will take no further action in the case of Col Ainsworth until the civil proceedings have cloved. This means that he will be regarded as innocent of all culpability with respect to the accident until the contrary is established by judicial pro- cedure, and that the President, who alone can actin the matter, will not suspend Col. Ains- worth pending the civil proceedings. ee TO BE INDICTED. Ainsworth, Sasse, Covert und Dant Will Be Held, Says Mr, Birney. The examination of witnesses by the grand jury in the matter of the deaths resulting from the disaster at Ford's Theater building, which was, as stated in THe Stax, commenced yester- day, was continued today, and much im- portant testimony was given. At the re- quest of District Attorney Birney, the Secretary ot War directed that the plans and specifica tions of the repairs in progress at the time of the accident be furnished his office, and today they were, with other docu- mentary evidence in the case, pre- sented to the grand jury. District Attorney Birney stated to a Stax reporter this afternoon | that Secretary of War Lamont was affording him every assistance, and that he (Birney) would be able to present to the grand jury an | even stronger case than that made before the coroner's and that he felt assured — that Dant, Sasse and Covert would be indicted. He e: pected that the hearing of testimony y the grand jury would be concluded next Monday or Tuesday. In the event of indict- ments being found it would be several days later before they could be presented in court, because of the great care necessary in their prep- aration. ‘The indictments would also necessarily be very voluminous. The district attorne; thought, however, that the indictments woul be ready for presentation in court not later thin Friday next, provided, of course, the grand jury decided to indict the parties or a The arraignment of the indicted persons would immediately follow, and the earliest practicable date set for their trial, which, as heretofore explained in Tux Stan, wouid be sume day early next October. UTAH HAS A VOLCANO. An Immense Column of Smoke That Has Keen Rising for Several Days. Denver, Cor., June 23.—A special to the Republican trom Green River, Utah, says An immense column of smoke has been ob- served for several days rising a few miles north of Thompson's Springs station, east of Green River, onthe Rio Grande Western railway. C. H. Hallet, a well-known mining man re- turned from that section yesterday and reports that it is caused by a volcano that bas just burst forth. Owing to the smoke the party was un- able to approach closer than a quarter of a mile, but powerful field glasses showed a break in the formation through which the sulphurous fumes were pouring. A similar disturbance took placo near Crevasse, just across the Colorado line, four | years ago, when for three weeks @ voleano ‘emitted smoke and fumes of sulphur. EA One Jockey Breaks Another's, Skull. Hackexsack, N. J., June 23.—James Allen and James Gott, colored jockeys of this place, quarrcled Inst night over a woman and today Allen ts in @ hospital suffering from a fractured skull, the result of « blow from a piece of iron. His recovery is doubtful Gott is missing. CALAMITIES IN THE WEST. Fire, Rain, Wind and Hail Create Much Damage. Leoxanpsvitie, Kax., June 28,—Twelve bus- iness houses and three dwelling houses, about one-third of the town, were wiped ont by fire Yesterday afternoon. Loss, about $30,000, par- tially insured. Those who defeated the propo- sition to bond the town for $5,000 for water works a year ago were the only ones who lost fn the fre, ixviexD, Kax., June 28.—Wedi scyclone struck Winfield, Prana afin small houses and injuring a number of peo) but only two fatally. The Chi is completely destroyed. ‘The itt Hotel and ‘Thomson block, thi building, are badly damaged. and the plate glass front of the First National Bank building was blown out. The west wing of the court house was also blown away. Macox, Mo., June 23.—A terrific wind storm cccurred’ here Wednesday night. In Macon great damage was done to bui and shade and frait trees. In the country north of here crops and fruit trees were destroyed by whole- sale. The large brick residence of Charles Norton was struck by lightning and was ished by the wind. Several of the inmates were injured. No deaths have as yet been “Gorcars, 0.T., Jane 23.—A terrific bail and wind storm visited the northeastern of this territory Wednesday night, doing thou- sands of ‘of damages to’ property and crops. —————— REPRESENTATIVE MUTCHLER DEAD. ‘He Was One of Pennsylvania's Best Known (Conzressmen. Earrox, Pa., June 23.—Wm. Mutehler of this city, democratic member of Congress from the eighth Pennsylvania district, died suddenly of heart disease this morning. He bad been in poor health of late, and was taken ill at a Pike county fishing resort three weeks ago with heart trouble, He recovered, came home and had been aple to be out, but still suffered from his stomach and heart, Deceased leavesa widow and one son, Howard Mutchier, proprietor of the Easton’ Express and the Northampton William Mutchler was born in this (North- ampton) county December 31, 1831, and was therefore in his 62d year. He wase lawyer by profession. In 1867 President Johnson Pointed him assessor of internal revenue, office he heid two years, He was chairman of the democratic state committee in 1869-70 and was. member of the 44th, 47th, 48th, 51st and 52d Congresses. In the last Congress he was a member of the ap- propriations committee. He was re-elected to the 68d Congress last fall by « large majority. hasten tw dats MES, SHANN'S TRIAL POSTPONED. secured a postponement of the trial August 8. Judge Abbett was reluctant to grant further delay, but ized the ment of Mr. Vanderbilt, who has just the case to fill the vacancy created by the drawal of Barton and Dawes, who were Shann's counsel until a few days ago. court intimated that, once begun, the would have to be finished in ten days. oe CUTTING DOWN THE VALKYRIE. Lord Dunraven's Yacht Measurements Ex- ceeded Those Allowed for the Race. Bostox, June 28.—A cable dispatch to the Heraid trom London says: The Valkyrie has deen officially measured by Mr. Dixon Kemp, secretary of the British Yacht Racing Associa- [ He agreement no boat can sail for the America’s cup which is more than two per cent over 85 In view of this condition of affairs the Valky- rie has been all around in her mainsail, topeail and headsails, her spars have been lightened to reduce her ber mast bas been shortened eighteen inches; also her top- mast, and some of her lead keel bas been cut off. When she first came out on the she rated 149 tons. She now rates 147. ‘The alterations will make her just safe inside the limit of 86.70 feet. nae: CAPE COD’S SHIP CANAL, Bosrox, June 23.—What may be regarded as the final step in the Cape Cod canal was taken yesterday, when the business meeting of the Old Colony and Interior Construction Com- | pany, which has been chartered for the express purpose of building the canal, was held and organization effected. J. S Anthony was elected president. The new company is capitalized at $7,500,000, Some $4,000,000 bas | divided intoshares of @1 | already been pledged by Boston and New York bankers. ‘The canal will begin at some convement point | in Buzzard’ bay and run through the town of | Bourne and Sandwich to point in Barnstable bay. Itwillhave a depth of not less than twenty-three feet at mean low water. seestasedive THE MAPLE SUGAR SEASON, Nearly Five Million Pounds Weighed and pected at Montpelier. Brauixotox, | pounds have tested ninety degrees and over, | 4,083,880 pounds have tested betweeneighty and inety- degrees and 690,880 pounds lees than eighty d The amount of bounty will, | therotoresbe fa, the vietity of @72.800," Thic covers the product England Staten, The Vermont bounty will be close $70,000. ——— A Nearo Preacher's Sutcide. Rome, Ga. , June 23.—Caleb Wright, a preacher in the chain gang, committed suicide by jumping into the river yesterday. He was | sentenced for wife beating, and bad to the convicts several times. It is believed be | committed suicide on account of learning of his wife's faithlessness. ——ood International Wheelmen's Meet. Saorxaw, Micu., June 2s.—At a meeting of the race committee of the State League of American Wheclmen held in this city yesterday it was decided to hold the international meet | in which wheelmen from all over the world will compete at Detroit August 1 and 2 under the | auspices of the Michigan Division League of | American Wheelmen in this country, and over | 150 entries are expected, with prizes amounting | to €5,000. More Labor Trouble at Lemont, Ill. Lemont, Inx., June 23.—Fully 100 men in | the employ of Campbell & Co, on section 8 of the drainage canal sagt desnerens end claim that their wages for two mon: havo not been paid them. "The strikers are be- having quietly, but declare they will have their money before they return to work. ——__ | Another Richmond Terminal Postponement. Ricawonn, Va., June 23.—The stockholders’ meeting of the Richmond Terminal Company was adjourned by the secretary today until July 21. — ‘To Close Until Wednesday. Sr. Louis, Mo., June 23—Tho merchants’ exchange has decided to close from noon July 1 to Wednesday morning, July 5. ‘The cotton exchange, the curb, banks and street markets will only close on July & & demol-_ HUNDREDS PERI Sinking, of the British Battle ay Tar Lamentable Disaster in the Eastern Mediterranean. L088 OF TWENTY-ONE OFFICERS. The Vessel Sank in Fifteen Minutes Aftar the Oollisi —————— SECOND MISHAP TO THE VICTORIA. a nn Report by Admiral Markham of the ‘Trafalgar. a flagship of the Mediterranean squadron, and hundreds of lives bave been lost. The Victoria, which flew the flag of Vice Ad- miral Sir George Tryon, K. C. B., was run into mous hole made in her ride, through which the water poured in torrents. The immense hull of the Victoria st onos began to settle, and before those on board of ber could cast loose their small boats she went il il “I regret to report that while maseuvring off Tripoli this afternoon the Victoria and Cam- perdown collided. The Victoria sank in fifteen SCENE OF THE DISASTER. ‘The scene of the calamity was near Tripoli, a commander, —— Felticome; whaplain. Rew, Samuel 8. Morris; feet surgeon, Thomas Bob ster; fleet paymaster, Valentine D. J. Rickoord; fieet engineer, Felix Foreman. The complement of officers and crew af ‘the Victoria comprised 600 men. A change had recently been made in the com- mander attached to the Victoria, Charles L. from the Greek shore. The boat's crew instructed to proceed along the shoal from the shore until ten fathoms of water was reached ‘and then to mark the «pot with « buoy. captain of the Victoriaandason of the late Earl of Mayo, who is the youngest post captaia in the British navy, was beld responsible for the accident and was severely reprimanded by © ‘The Victoria was « twin screw battle ship of 10,470 tons and 14,000horse power. She screw battleship. She is of 10,600 tomsand 11,500 horse power and carries ten guns. ‘Admiral Sir George Tryon was commander- in-cbief on the Mediterranean station, He was made a vice admiral August 20, 1891. TRYING TO SAVE THE SHIP. Assoon as the officersof the Victoria siw thet there was danger of their ship foundering orders were given to close the collision bulk- heads in order to keep the water in the com- partment into which the bad shoved ber ram. The sailors tried to obey the order, but the ship was making water too fas to allow of closing the bulkbeads, and while the men were still trying to sbut them the vessel, with her immense guns and beavr top hamper, turned over and carried them down. IN Loxpox, As soon as the news of the disaster became known in London the Duke of Edinburgh, who was lately promoted to the position of admiral of the ficet, visited the admiralty and conferred with the officials there. ‘A meeting of the admiralty board was beld ‘and a telegram of instructions was sent to Rear Admiral Markbam. ‘The news of the calamity has cansed the most Intense excitement, not only among those who bad friends on board the ill-fated s :ip, but among all classes of the population. The ad- miralty office in Whitehall is besieged by rela- tives and friends of the officers and crew, re- porters weoking further details of the disaster ‘and throngs of people attracted by curiosity. So dense was the throng in the vicinity that the admiralty officials were compelled to summon the police to restrain the crowd. Wo informe- ‘Continued of Azth pave